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A successful agri-business is dependant on favourable environmental conditions. In this regard environmental management adds value through the whole value chain up to the consumer and even beyond with the discarding of waste. The value chain of agriculture starts with the producer/farmer and ends with the consumer. This paper focuses on the fresh produce markets as part of the value chain in agriculture. The fresh produce markets serve as a marketing platform for producers of fresh vegetables and fruit to wholesalers and the public. Marketing is an integral part of any successful business, thus the impact of the fresh produce market in the agricultural value chain cannot be overstated.
A participatory approach was followed with the introduction of the environmental management system in the fresh produce market in Bloemfontein, South Africa, where employees from the market where contracted to serve on an EMS team. Notski Africa Trading, the appointed consultant, guided the EMS team through the whole development of the environmental management system. Care was taken to involve as many of the employees as possible in the EMS team and as promoters of the EMS. The benefit of this participatory approach was a total buy-in and commitment from the fresh produce market. The ISO requires that organizations maximize participation of producers and consumers. Therefore, the producers and the customers of the fresh produce market will eventually be included in their environmental management system. The fresh produce market in this regard facilitates the introduction of the producers of fresh fruit and vegetables to environmental management. The commitment from the fresh produce market will ensure that the environmental management system is reviewed and maintained on a regular basis. By giving the employees control over the development process of the environmental management system, they regard the system as their own and as their responsibility.

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The National Football League has banned the use of the ultra-popular headphones, Beats by Dre.
That’s because the NFL has struck an exclusive deal with the struggling competitor Bose in a deal that was struck back before the season started. As a condition of that agreement, Bose’s headphones would be the official headphones of the league.
The NFL ban reportedly goes into effect immediately.
Beats Electronics has worked extensively to get athletes wearing its product, featuring stars like Colin Kaepernick in its advertising, and sponsoring numerous others.
The deal will prevent players from using the headphones specifically while they’re on camera, as that is vital publicity for Bose, which ranks far behind Beats in the headphones market.
Though Beats by Dre are expensive — headphones costing $100 or more — Beats dominates with 61 percent of the market share, compared to Bose’s 22.
Most consumers forgot that Apple bought Beats by Dre back in May for a whopping $3 billion, citing the company’s headphones and music streaming service as reasons for the acquisition.
TechCrunch later updated its story to say Beats would be gradually rolled into iTunes instead. Another important thing to note is this isn’t the first time a major sporting body has decided to ban Beats.
FIFA tried a similar tactic as the NFL’s ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but prominent players, including Mario Balotelli and Neymar defied that ban and visibly wore the headphones.

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Trinidad may be one of the smallest cities in California however, visitors – don’t be fooled. This is a great place to visit when driving along US Highway 101 during the spring and summer months. Memorial Lighthouse is in the foreground; in the distance we see Trinidad Harbor, fishing boats, Trinidad Head, and a glimpse of the pier. Trinidad has been one of the best locations to sport fish for Ocean King and Silver Salmon for years!
Late spring storm front begins to pummel the North Coast of California just before the opening days of Salmon Season. The Memorial to Lost Fishermen stands in the rain reminding us of those who labored on the seas catching the north coast bounty including salmon, crab, rock fish and other commercially important seafood.
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While the GOP voted to have a platform that is thoroughly pro-life and that supports banning abortion, they didn’t put any emphasis on Todd Akin. After all, Akin has been the one who has consistently taken a biblical stand on the issue of abortion. He is firmly against abortion for any reason, including incest and rape. I fully support him in that stand.
Eric Rauch from Political Outcast rightly points this out in an article titled GOP Convention Goes To Bat For Akin. In the piece he writes,
Yesterday, the GOP Convention voted in favor of a party platform that supported banning abortion. This came on the heels of a CNN poll released late last week that showed that the vast majority of Americans favored either very limited legality or complete illegality of abortion. For once, the GOP seems to be making a statement and sticking to it.
What is particularly interesting about this decision is that the GOP has essentially taken Todd Akin’s position and not Mitt Romney’s. However ineloquently it was stated, Akin’s position is one of total pro-life, while Romney’s is a compromise. The majority of respondents in the CNN poll claimed that the life or health of the mother or the instance of pregnancy by rape or incest should be grounds for a legal abortion. Todd Akin disagreed, which is, in reality, the consistent pro-life position. Romney tends to side with the poll respondents. Now it appears that the GOP is siding overwhelmingly with Akin. Good for them. Maybe Republicans are finally getting sick of the media dictating to them what they are allowed to believe (but I’m not holding my breath just yet).
I agree with his assessment. Akin has firmly stood up for the unborn, while Romney’s record has shown that he has not done that. However, while the principle is at least upheld in the platform, the GOP is not backing Akin in the least. In fact, Romney and the Republicans have called for Akin to step out of the race. But it’s now gone further than that.
Now RNC Chair Reince Priebus comes out and and insinuated Akin is in the race for political gain. At the same time Priebus says he’s not in things for political gain. In fact, Priebus goes on to say that he’s concerned for the direction of the country and is about liberty and freedom and that if a person doesn’t have a chance to win, they should step aside and let someone who can win. Well hold on. What is the person doesn’t hold the same values as the person Mr. Priebus says should step down? Just because someone can win does not mean they should win.
Priebus then finished the interview stating that there would be no more support from the RNC for Todd Akin. Well there you have it. Akin can win and has been serving his district for over a decade. The man knows how to win, but the RNC leader that says he has no political aspirations won’t send Akin anymore support or money.
According to Dana Loesch “Akin would need to raise well over $100k each day to remain financially competitive with Claire McCaskill. Priebus also stated in a separate interview earlier that Mike Huckabee was still slated to speak at the RNC, despite having seemingly characterized Akin dissenters as ‘prophets of Baal.'”
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With the red carpet unfurled and chandeliers glittering, the elegant Organization of America States building in Washington, D.C. set the scene for the evening. Luminaries from the worlds of philanthropy, politics, business, fashion and Hollywood all gathered to celebrate the renowned designer and the exceptional humanitarian organization that works to feed people around the world.
Mingling among bountiful clusters of spring cherry blossoms, guests included Congresswoman and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, God’s Love We Deliver Vice Chair Blaine Trump, entrepreneur Steve Simon, actress, singer and activist Lynda Carter, Ambassador Mary Ourisman, the chef Spike Mendelsohn, model and businesswoman Beverly Johnson and White House Social Secretary Deesha Dyer, models Cameron Russell and Jessica Hart and actress Cody Horn. Legendary senator Bob Dole, one of the two men for whom the award is named, made an unexpected and deeply moving appearance, spending a few quiet moments with Michael Kors at the start of the evening.
Rick Leach, President and CEO of WFP USA, opened the ceremony, thanking the guests for their important support of the organization. Actress and philanthropist Olivia Wilde then took the stage to talk about her friend Michael Kors and introduce a short film about his philanthropic work. She was followed by Hunter Biden, WFP USA’s Chairman, who spoke eloquently about the work of WFP USA before introducing his father, Vice President Joe Biden.
V.P. Joe Biden’s speech began with a moving tribute to the two men for whom the award is named, the late Senator George McGovern and the aforementioned Senator Bob Dole, longtime friends and colleagues and men who worked tirelessly to end world hunger. With his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, son Hunter and daughter in-law Kathleen Biden looking on, the Vice President spoke about the work his own family has done and continues to do to help the world’s most vulnerable people. Then he turned his attention to Michael Kors, saying, “Tonight we honor another American, an icon who exhibits the same passion for people in need as [those] two former elected officials did.” In presenting the award to Michael, he added, “What an incredible phrase, Watch Hunger Stop.”
Amid warm applause, Michael accepted the award, saying: “I’m awestruck to be in Washington, D.C. accepting this award from the Vice President of the United States. And humbled to be a part of the incredible work that WFP does day in and day out, all over the world, to help fight hunger.”

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Residents from the town of Barawa, Somalia are claiming a major battle has broken between two different al-Shabaab factions, leading to a significant gun-battle followed by a tense period of calm.
Details about the incident are scant, but reportedly it involves the power struggle between the group’s leader, Ahmed Godane, and a former spokesman who reportedly objects to ties with al-Qaeda.
Al-Shabaab dismissed the reports as “lies” and insists the group remains “united,” though it seems entirely possible that the fighting could’ve involved an off-shoot faction, as the group has always been loose-knit.
Barawa lies south along the coast from Mogadishu and north of Kismayo, deep in rebel-held territory. There is no way to independently confirm reports in the area, so it is unclear how big of a deal these reports are or if they indicate any sort of growing divide.
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Woman's festive costume, made by Sarakatsan. Sofia region of Bulgaria, early 20th century.
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Ensemble, first quarter 20th century, Bulgarian.
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Bonnet | German, late 19th century | Materials: wool, silk, paper |Bonnets such as this were worn specifically by young women and girls in the town of Breidenbach, Hesse in central Germany | In peasant embroidery, red threads are associated with protection. The butterfly motif is a common symbol for beauty, transformation, and luck | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Bonnet, late 19th century, German.
Traditional lady's embroidered shoes from Valencia, Spain, used during celebrations called Fallas, 1940's.
Traditional Hungarian shepherd cape, 1840-70.
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1840–80 The dushegreya in Russian costume is also commonly known as a "body warmer". The style is seen both with and without sleeves. The cut is similar to the sarafan or the short epanechka bodice with the addition of padding and tubular pleats at the back. Sleeveless styles are cut straight across the body and hang from narrow straps. Dushegreya were worn over the sarafan for additional warmth when outdoors.
Jacket, 1840-80, Russian.
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Headdress or 'Kokoshnik' | Russia, circa 1820 | Red velvet heavily covered with embroidery, done with gold and silver thread, spangles and colored glass jewels. Trimmed with gold gimp, and with lace made of glass and satin stone beads. Lines with light tan colored cotton of indistinct design. Worn by the noble women of the Province of Moscow about 1820 | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Headdress (kokoshnik), about 1820, Russian.
Bodice, Austrian, silk, metal, wool, synthetic, 1890-99. This handsome piece incorporates an interesting combination of materials with lively patterning and embroidery. The puffed sleeves mimic the leg-o-mutton style prevalent in the 1890s. Regional costumes often evolved over time, incorporating fashionable trends with traditional forms.
Woman's coat, Central Europe (Romania, Hungary), c. 1900.
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Lambert and Queen were initally introduced back in May of 2009 when they performed together on the American Idol stage. He later joined Queen in Russia, Poland, Ukraine and London in 2011. The rather flamboyant and theatric Lambert said to GMA, “I’m honored to be able to pay my respects to Freddie‘s memory; he’s a personal hero of mine, and I am deeply grateful for the chance to sing such powerful music for fans of this legendary band.I know this tour will be a huge milestone for me, and with the support of Brian, Roger and the rest of the band, I feel like magic will be on display".
Other famous Idol alumni include, Kelly Clarkson, Phillip Phillips, Carrie Underwood, Scotty McCreery, and Chris Daughtry.
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Newman junior soccer player Sophie Andry is hoping the word circulating around the school this week is true.
Rumor has it that teachers won’t be allowed to give out any homework assignments Wednesday night.
If so, assignments will likely have to be done in the friendly confines of Tad Gormley Stadium, where most of the Newman student body will likely be Wednesday.
That’s where Newman will try to pull off the rare soccer double and win both girls and boys state championships in the same school year.
It’ll be Newman vs. the north shore in the Division IV championship matches on Day 1 of four straight days of LHSAA soccer.
The Newman girls, a No. 5 seed, will play No. 3 Hannan at 5 p.m., and the No. 2 Newman boys follow against No. 5 Northlake Christian at 7:30 p.m.
“It would be pretty big for the school and for both teams,” said sophomore Sam Moses, who has 21 goals this season for the boys team. “It would be pretty special because it’s pretty rare.”
Indeed it is rare.
Well, except for the Greenies, who have a knack for pulling off the double.
It’s only happened six times in LHSAA history. Newman has done it three of those times, pulling off the feat in 1999, 2001 and 2005. Slidell was the first school to do it back in 1992. Ben Franklin also did it in 2004 and again in 2014.
Now Newman gets its shot to do it for a fourth time.
“I’d say it’s my dream,” Andry said. “I have been thinking about it nonstop.”
Andry and her teammates are motivated by a loss in the title match two seasons ago.
“Going as a freshman and losing was really hard, so we know it’s like,” Andry said. “A lot of us were on that team, so we really want to win.”
Newman’s girls and boys teams have won seven state titles apiece.
The girls team making it to the final may not be as much as a surprise.
Lynsey Winkler, in her second season coaching the girls, liked her team’s chances of getting to the final, especially with the returning experience from that 2014 runner-up squad.
“We have six or seven girls from two years ago, so I knew we had a chance,” Winkler said. “We have played well and started peaking at the right time.”
The boys team’s success wasn’t as certain.
Matt Jacques lost 12 seniors off last year’s team. This team has just one senior starter in goalkeeper Connor Nelson.
“To be honest, I really didn’t know how this team was going to perform,” Jacques said. “I think I started to see it midway through the season. We played Country Day. We didn’t really have a great game. But it was how we responded and turned things around after that game.”
Jacques is going for his third state title after leading Newman to back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010. He’s also been on the other end, losing in 2008 and 2013.
Winning another one Wednesday (especially if the girls win earlier in the day) would be even more special.
“There’s definitely a lot of buzz going around, and the school is excited for both teams,” Jacques said.
Newman is part of what could be a stellar four days for teams from the greater New Orleans area. In addition to Wednesday’s two all-New Orleans area finals, there are six more area teams (Sacred Heart, Lakeshore, Ben Franklin, Holy Cross, Mount Carmel, and St. Paul’s) vying for championships.
New Orleans could crown itself the state’s soccer capital this weekend.
And the headquarters could very well be Uptown at 1903 Jefferson Avenue if Newman can pull off the double.


Daily Archives: December 15, 2010
Yeah, I know – you’re just downright shocked, aren’t you?
That’s what you get for doing the party’s business instead of the people’s business.
Here’s what Gallup had to say about their poll results:
Americans’ assessment of Congress has hit a new low, with 13% saying they approve of the way Congress is handling its job. The 83% disapproval rating is also the worst Gallup has measured in more than 30 years of tracking congressional job performance.
Frankly I think its rated too high at 13%. Their performance has been abysmal. And while I understand that we’ve had a financial crisis and are in a recession (or out of it, or … whatever) with high unemployment, it really doesn’t matter. This Congress has done things that have received almost universal condemnation and has gone places where the American people clearly and forcefully said they didn’t want them.
Why wouldn’t they be at 13%. And, as of today, they’re attempting to drive that rating even lower with their shenanigans.
There are a couple polls that left me shaking my head. There’s an Washington Post-ABC poll that claims:
In the new poll, just 41 percent of respondents say the GOP takeover of the House is a "good thing." About 27 percent say it is a "bad thing," and 30 percent say it won’t make any difference. Most continue to say that the Republicans in Congress are not doing enough to compromise with Obama on important issues.
Except the GOP hasn’t taken over the House yet. We’re stuck with the rump 111th Congress. So I’m not really sure of the relevance of this poll. Seems to me that regardless of who does or doesn’t think the GOP’s coming takeover of the House is a “good thing” or not really doesn’t matter. It’s an opinion expressed without anything to base it in except, well, conjecture. And of course the last sentence is nonsense since the present Congress is majority Democrat.
Andrew Malcolm got a bit of a amusement from it as well:
With Republicans still 20 days away from taking control of one chamber of Congress, the House of Representatives, the Washington Post could no longer resist delivering the polling news that Americans are not yet convinced the GOP is the party for them.
The bold headline: "Public is not yet sold on GOP"
Imagine, waiting for the 63 new House Republicans to actually take the oath on Jan. 4 and perhaps find their seats before polling on what dismal failures they are. With Democrats controlling merely the presidency and the Senate, the newly elected Republicans have yet to accomplish a single meaningful thing. And clearly the public knows it.
There you go – the worst Congress in history trying to drive their approval rating even lower than it is now and WaPo/ABC are polling and “analyzing” stuff that hasn’t even happened yet.
Yeah, we’re well served by today’s media (and all those editors), aren’t we? About as well as we’ve been
screwed served by the 111th Congress.
nyone who remembers the recent passage of ObamaCare remembers the size of the bill – over 2,000 pages – and the fact that almost no one knew what was included in its pages. Nancy Pelosi infamously said, “we’ll have to pass the bill to find out what’s in the bill”.
There was very little if any debate on the bill and it ended up being rammed through Congress under the reconciliation process. We’re still finding out all of the little poison nuggets in that mess of a law.
Then November shows up and the American pubic spanks the Democrats for doing business the way they did, taking away 63 seats and a majority in the House in a bloodbath of an election. Quit spending like drunken sailors and focus on jobs and the economy the people said.
And the Democrats learned what? Nary a freakin’ thing. They’ve never passed a budget for government this year in Congress – one of its main functions – but instead have passed a series of continuing resolutions to keep it funded. That last continuing resolution is about to run out and – back up to their old tricks — Congressional Democrats have advanced a 2,000 page, 1.1 trillion dollar omnibus spending bill that is designed to fund government (and lard out the pork) through 2011.
Instead of bringing up a straight spending bill that funds government at its current levels (or, here’s an idea, maybe 2008 levels so they could show the American people they’re serious about cutting spending? Nah.), we get 1.1 trillion in pork, payoffs and profligacy.
Same old Democrats doing the same old thing as though November never happened.
And they’re not alone:
Despite strong opposition from Thune and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), several Senate Republicans are considering voting for the bill.
“That’s my intention,” said retiring Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) when asked if he would support the package.
Bennett said earmarks in the bill might give some of his GOP colleagues reason to hesitate but wouldn’t affect his vote.
“It will be tough for some, but not for me,” he said.
GOP Sens. Kit Bond (Mo.), George Voinovich (Ohio) and Susan Collins (Maine) also told The Hill on Tuesday they would consider voting for the omnibus but want to review it before making a final decision.
And there you have it. If Bennett wonders why he’s soon to be unemployed, it couldn’t be more plainly obvious than his remarks about this. And as for the other “usual suspects”, apparently they don’t much care about the November message either (and if you happen to have one of those people as your Senator, you might want to remind them of that message).
This is the “business as usual” nonsense that has to stop and stop now. This Congress has all but abrogated its budget responsibilities for the entire year and now, on the eve of a government shutdown and the end of their session, they decide to act. But not with a continuing resolution to keep essential government services funded until the new Congress can meet to take up the budget, but with a 2,000 page pork laden, 1.1 trillion debt-fueled monstrosity that will be allowed little debate and passed without most knowing what the hell they’re voting for. On that principle alone, I’d vote “no”. “No” until I can read and consider the bill, debate it, amend it and do what is supposed to be done before passing legislation.
There are a few things that have leaked out concerning what is in the bill:
The 1,924-page bill includes funding to implement the sweeping healthcare reform bill Congress passed earlier this year as well as additional funds for Internal Revenue Service agents, according to a senior GOP aide familiar with the legislation.
Obviously that doesn’t cost “1.1 trillion”, so there’s an awful lot more (I wonder if the IRS agents mentioned are those whose job it will be to enforce health insurance compliance through the tax system?).
So here we are again, faced with a debt-fueled, pork laden 1.1 trillion dollar last spending fling by Democrats and you have 4 Republican Senators thinking about supporting this nonsense in contravention of the will of the people. For those like Bennett, Bond and Voinovich (both of the latter I believe are retiring) there’s probably nothing that can be done to punish them or change their mind. That’s the problem with the lame duck session of a Congress. And it is, as I’ve pointed out before, a major problem. There is no accountability mechanism for those who’ve been defeated or are retiring so they can do pretty much what they wish. This is their last fling and they’re going to go out as they’ve always been – earmark addicts and debt spending fanatics who really don’t give a rip about what Americans have said they want.
Collins, of course, is always ready to side with those who spend like fools and have gotten us in the shape we’re in. And unfortunately Maine GOP voters have yet to ensure Collins understands their new priorities. She’s not up for re-election again until 2014. With that cushion and no apparent pressure from her constituency, she appears to feel free to proceed as usual. However, we can’t afford “as usual” anymore.
Many think that stopping this bill and insisting that it be a clean, clear continuing resolution to fund government is a priority. I’d be one of those. But the GOP worries that if it does so, and government gets shut down right before the holidays, they’ll be blamed and suffer for it as they did when Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton went toe-to-toe one year over spending and shutting down government.
I’m not so sure, given the current conditions, that Democrats would enjoy the same wide-spread support now that they did then. Not given the midterms, not given the message very forcefully sent by the electorate and certainly not given this deficit building monstrosity of a bill being considered.


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Veteran Evan Dietrich-Smith wasn’t really challenged in his first start at center
The Packers benched center Jeff Saturday in favor of Evan Dietrich-Smith prior to last Sunday’s game. After re-watching every play, I still have no idea whether the move will make the offensive line better heading into the playoffs. That’s because the Titans were so awful on defense that Green Bay could’ve scored 40 points with assistant coach James Campen hiking the ball. And trust me, that’s only a slight exaggeration.
In pass protection, guards T.J. Lang and Josh Sitton were so dominant that Dietrich-Smith oftentimes had nobody to block. He would occasionally offer some assistance, but it was seldom needed against overmatched defensive tackles Jurrell Casey and Se’Derrick Marks. In the run game, EDS provided better push on double teams and was slightly more effective making blocks on the second level. There were times, however, when the three-year veteran from Idaho State looked a bit confused as to which defender to engage. In those instances, he pretty much just flailed about aimlessly until the play was over.
All in all, I thought Dietrich-Smith did OK in his first start at center. But I’ll reserve further judgment until I see him line up against better competition. That should come this week against the Vikings. While defensive tackles Kevin Williams, Letroy Guion, Christian Ballard and Fred Evans are hardly a fearsome foursome, they are an athletic group of veterans who play fast indoors. If EDS holds up as well as he did last Sunday, I’ll feel a lot better about the state of the O-line heading into the second season.


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Or, at the least animal feed, so the price at the grocery store isn't as bad, and farmers/ranchers are not as pinched as before.
That's why you see "Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)" working on gettign rid of the corn/ethanol requirement. The requirement is raising the cost of corn so much that it is becoming cost prohibitive for ranchers to use corn to feed their cattle.
That's the thing with Microsoft. Since anyone can make compatible hardware, you go from Cheap plastic crap that lasts a day to good quality stuff that will last a life time. You have a range, so you have to pay attention to the brand.
They wouldn't have lead a bloody and long armed revolution against the English Crown. Should George Washington not have done that? Gandhi & MLK are great men, but their way isn't the end all be all. It's one tactic in a bag of tactics.
No, the Bush "cronies" were good. They new back in the early 90's that invading Iraq was a fool errand. Same with Afghanistan. But look at Halliburton's profits since we engaged in "state building" over there.
Same reason why slave owners gave up slavery for workers - you don't have to take care of them. Communist leaders "gave up" communism by transferring public entities to themselves as private businesses making them instant billionaires with no legal obligation for the workers/people anymore.

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Competition: Newspaper dispute to set predatory pricing practice precedent
Gildenhuys Malatji is acting on behalf of the Competition Commission in this headline making case, in which Legalbrief Today reports as follows: The outcome of SA's first under-pricing case involving Media24 is being eagerly awaited by competition experts, says a Mail & Guardian report. It's a case that has seen the Reserve Bank Deputy Governor and a wide range of economists and former staff members take the stand, and it still has a way to go after the Competition Tribunal provided more time for evidence to be presented. Lawyers and advisers are hoping that a ruling by the tribunal will provide some clarity on how to define under-pricing, which falls under predatory pricing in the Competition Act, particularly as there is little international jurisprudence on the matter. This case was presented to the Competition Tribunal in 2011. Section 8(d) of the Act prohibits the 'selling (of) goods or services below their marginal or average variable cost', but there is no clarity on how this should be calculated. The Competition Commission alleges that Media24's community newspaper the Goudveld Forum was a loss-making publication that was used as a 'fighting brand', pricing its advertising below cost to undermine Free State Goldfields competitor Gold-Net News, which eventually closed. Former commission head and Corruption Watch executive David Lewis said the importance of a hearing into the loss of a relatively small Free State knock-and-drop should not be underestimated. 'This is an extremely significant case and the impact of under-pricing on the market should not be dismissed.'
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Conagra Brands And The J.M. Smucker Company Terminate Agreement For Sale Of Wesson Oil Business
CHICAGO, Mar. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) today announced that the company and The J.M. Smucker Company have terminated their agreement regarding the sale of Conagra's Wesson oil business to The J.M. Smucker Company. This outcome follows the decision of the Federal Trade Commission, announced on March 5, 2018, to challenge the pending transaction. Conagra Brands issued the following statement:
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Yesterday, I promised to share this recipe with you, but I’ll be honest here. I wasn’t sure I SHOULD share this recipe. It is a very special recipe. It is the secret to my cinnamon roll success. These amazing cinnamon rolls make me very popular. I plan to barter these in the event of a Zombie Apocalypse. Cinnamon rolls for protection. I may not have an insane food supply, but you’d better believe that I have enough food stored to make millions of these babies! Yes. They’re that good. Even my husband, a cinnamon roll connoisseur, said last night, “These are really good. As good as Cinnabon, just not as chewy. And I like a chewy cinnamon roll.” Not me. I like enough chew that they feel substantial, but not so much that they feel tough. I want them to melt in my mouth. YUM!
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The New York Report on Nullification, written by Martin Van Buren, is many things. Part political and constitutional theory, part historical review, it is also a ringing defense of Andrew Jackson as a leading proponent of states' rights and bulwark against consolidation notwithstanding some of the reasoning in his Proclamation Regarding Nullification and an exhortation to South Carolina and the other states to rise above local interests in favor of the Union.
While these strands frequently overlap, and although I may vary from this course, my intention at this point is to focus to the extent possible primarily on the more theoretical aspects of Van Buren's Report, those portions of the Report that set forth, in the Report's own words, “a frank and explicit avowal of the principles which, in their [the members of the Committee of the New York legislature that released the Report] opinion, ought to be applied to the construction of the Constitution of the United States, and to control in that respect the administration of the government established by it.”
Van Buren began his substantive discussion with the observation that the process of creating the Constitution represented a clash between competing fears of “anarchy” and “consolidation.” Those who feared anarchy “believed, that unless great vigor was imparted to the Federal arm, it would not be able to sustain itself against the power and influence of the States, and effect the great objects which all desired to accomplish, through the agency of the Federal Government.” Their opponents, who “supposed, that the natural tendency of the new system would be towards consolidation,” argued that “the powers delegated to the government, thus created, [should therefore be] granted with a sparing hand, scrupulously and vigilantly guarded, and the remaining powers and sovereignty of the States amply protected.”
Experience has proved, Van Buren maintained, that the tendency toward consolidation is the bigger problem:
Time, and the course of events, have solved the great problem that divided the [Constitutional] Convention. It is now apparent that the tendency of the system is to encroachments by the Federal Government upon the reserved rights of the States, rather than to an unwillingness on the part of the States to submit to a full exercise of the powers which were intended to be delegated to the General Government.
Fortunately, the Convention wisely foresaw this result and produced a Constitution that delegated only a few, specifically defined powers to the federal government and reserved “the great mass of the business of the people” to the States:
The Committee are advocates for the reserved rights of the States, and a strict construction of the Constitution of the United States. Experience has, they think, fully demonstrated the wisdom of the determination of the Convention to commit to the Federal Government, the management of such concerns only, as appertain to the relations of the States with each other, and with foreign nations, and certain other matters particularly enumerated in the Constitution: leaving the great mass of the business of the people, relating as it does mainly to their domestic concerns, to the legislation of the States.
This tendency toward consolidation, Van Buren argued, has to a great extent driven the political history of the country since 1789, as the people have periodically reacted against the tendency by “ris[ing] in their strength, and driv[ing] from power, the agents employed in giving it effect.” The first such rising was “the memorable civil revolution of 1800;” the second was the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828.
The anarchy and centrifugal tendencies feared by advocates of consolidation, in contrast, have not come to pass and have not been a factor in the history of the country. “[N]ot an instance has occurred in which the resistance of a single State, to the measures of the Federal Government, has excited sufficient sympathy or countenance from her sister States, to afford cause for a well grounded apprehension of detriment to the Union, by an improper combination amongst its members.” Even now, “at this critical emergency in our public affairs,” other States are “throwing their great moral and physical weight into the scale of the Union.”
Against this historical backdrop, Van Buren then turned to the core issue of secession, which he phrased as “the claim which is advanced, that a single State has a right to withdraw herself, against the wishes of her co-States, from the Union, whenever, in her sole judgment, the acts of the Federal Government shall be such as to justify the step.” And so, too, I will turn to Van Buren's discussion of that issue in my next post on the topic.
The image at the top is a “[c]artoon drawn during the nullification controversy showing the manufacturing North getting fat at Southern expense.”

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In forex, the markets are watching a fixed game with the USD/Chines yuan (USD/CNY), leaving plenty o...
Bank of Japan Devaluating the Yen?
12/04/2009 12:01 am EST
Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Masaaki Shirakawa is in a tough spot. Will he resist the calls from Japanese corporate and government leaders to take decisive actions (such as currency intervention) to stop the rise of the yen? Or, will he resist the calls for action, hoping to discourage other nations from also intervening in the FX markets to weaken their currencies versus the flailing US dollar in order to gain a competitive advantage in exports versus other nations.
On Tuesday, the BOJ board voted to provide ten trillion yen in three-month funds at the current 0.1% rate, as well as one trillion yen into short-term money markets in order to provide ample liquidity to an economy struggling under the weight of a strong yen. Japanese consumer prices fell by 2.2% in October versus year ago levels, which marks the eighth consecutive month of falling prices. This is leading some analysts to fear that deflationary pressures will get worse unless something is done to curtail the rising yen.
The BOJ actions were designed to—hopefully—stem the tide of the rising yen, as it makes a statement to the market that the BOJ will maintain an accommodative monetary policy for some time to come. However, with Vietnam devaluing its currency by 5% last week and China's slow movement to allow the renminbi to float freely versus its current peg to the USD, BOJ officials may eventually have no choice but to intervene in the FX markets to stop the yen's rise in order to prevent its economy from sliding even further.
Looking at a daily continuation chart for yen futures, we notice the market has been in a significant uptrend since yearly lows were made back in early April. Prices remain above both the 20- and 100-day moving averages, which would confirm the current bullish trend.
The 14-day RSI has moved out of overbought levels, but is still reading a rather strong 64.99. Taking out the spike above 1.1700 caused by the "flight to liquidity" after the Dubai World debt crisis was announced, resistance is found near the 1.1650 level. Near-term support is seen at the 20-day moving average, currently near the 1.1250 area.
By Mike Zarembski of OptionsXpress.com
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Games Press has announced a new deal with Oxygen Interactive that sees the launch of the Oxygen Press Centre, an online resource featuring game news, product information and assets.
The site will provide info about all of Oxygen and Liquid Games' titles, and will keep registered users informed of new additions to the catalogue via an integrated mailing system.
âHaving enjoyed a successful relationship with Games Press for many years, we knew they were the right people to take our PR operations online,â said Oxygen's David Bancroft.
âWeâre delighted with our new press centre, which was delivered on time and on budget to our exact specifications.â
Steve Owen, technical director for Games Press, commented: "We're proud to be working with Oxygen. Theyâve expanded to the point where an online press centre is a must, and we were able to get a sophisticated system up and running for them very quickly using the same technology that keeps over 12,000 Games Press users supplied with press releases and assets each day.â
The Oxygen Press Centre can be found at Gamespress.com/oxygen.


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Ive got that brown goop aswell, its completely harmless. Infact its good for your tank. They eat amonia and help produse oxygen for your fish ^.^ YOu can see it all over my heater in the back and on the roof of my hut in my pic.
me too. we have the same filter (aqueon). and the pump part of my filter has the brown stuff too.


Pentagon chief: Iraqi strike may be 'mistake' by 2 sides
ABOARD THE USS KEARSARGE - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says an American airstrike that may have killed a number of Iraqi soldiers seems to be "a mistake that involved both sides."
Carter has called Iraq's prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, to express condolences.
Carter spoke to reporters during a visit Saturday to the USS Kearsarge in the Persian Gulf.
The U.S. military says an airstrike Friday against Islamic State targets may have resulted in the death of Iraqi soldiers near the city of Fallujah. The military didn't say how many may have been killed. Other officials said the Iraqis initially reported that about 10 may have died.
The U.S. military says the strikes came in response to requests and information provided by Iraqi security forces on the ground near Fallujah, which IS controls.
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Afford disability services says resident backlash to a proposed group home in Narellan for young disabled men is unwarranted.
Residents from Camden Views Estate spoke at Tuesday’s Camden Council meeting to oppose the development application.
If approved, the group home will allow five men aged between 18 and 30 to live independently with the assistance of 24-hour nursing care.
An Afford spokeswoman said resident concerns were unfounded.
“It is an understandable reaction to the unknown, but we look forward to working with our neighbours toward positive and inclusive outcomes,” she said.
“Afford run many group home across Sydney and have never experienced complaints or concerns raised by neighbours.”
Afford’s executive manager of client services Casey Hailes said at Tuesday’s council meeting the group home would benefit its residents and the broader community.
“Local population growth means there is a growing need for disability services,” she said.
“The group home will allow our clients to live independently and contribute to their community.”
Ms Hailes said southwest Sydney was an ideal location for group homes.
“Our clients cannot drive so there will be no increased traffic, there will be no excess noise and they do not pose a risk to the local community,” she said
Narellan resident Nick Harvey spoke on behalf of some of his fellow Valley View Estate residents at the meeting to object to the proposal.
“This is a major issue for the community,” he said.
“We did not choose to live next to a group home.”
Mr Harvey said residents were concerned about their safety and security and how traffic would be impacted.
“The families of Valley View believe in ‘open sharing’ in the neighbourhood,” he said.
“I’m unaware of how a group home benefits the community.
“[Afford] have selected an inappropriate location for the home.”
NSW planning legislation defines a group home as “permanent household accommodation for people with a disability or people who are socially disadvantaged”.
Mr Harvey said residents were worried about who would live at the group home if Afford were to sell the property one day.
“We all have young kids,” he said.
“If it were to stay a disability home we would have no problem but it is the potential for it to change that is worrying.”
Mr Harvey said the consultation process between residents, council and Afford had been inadequate.
“Full community consultation and disclosure was one of the keys of this proposal and we have had no communication from council and very sporadic communication from Afford,” he said.
“We just want answers and no one will give them to us.”
The Afford spokeswoman said they went above and beyond to ensure group homes were filled with care, fond memories and the best quality support the disability sector had to offer.
“Afford group homes are safe and comfortable environments where housemates are able to build lifelong friendships and support networks,” she said.
“Group homes are places where people with disabilities can feel safe and comfortable – in a homely environment which is truly theirs – and have the opportunity to explore and enjoy all that their local community has to offer.”
Councillors deferred the decision to allow for Afford to meet with residents and discuss the issues raised at the meeting.


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I’m not going to be hating on any particular diet regimen today, I’ve done that. (See “Stop Dieting, Start Eating). I’m also not going to talk too much about supplementation; I’ve also talked about vitamins and supplements. What I am going to talk about is food that our not so distant relatives used to consume, and that for whatever reason we don’t feel like we need to consume.
Before I get into the things that we used to eat, and the reasons that we used to eat them I must make a bit of a statement. Your body needs certain nutrients daily in order to be able to make many different physiologic processes work. It was intended that we consume these nutrients by eating them. Somehow through the passage of time we have learned that we can take certain things in supplement form, and while this is a great way to ensure that we get things that are missing from our diet, it is not really the way nature intended for us to get such nutrients. So with that being said, in order to get the nutrients that we need for vitality, you either need to eat them or you need to take them. Period.
With that in mind, let’s look at foods that used to be staples in the every day diet not so long ago.
Cod Liver Oil
I’m sure that you have heard your parents and grandparents complain about having to take this supplement before, it was definitely one of those commonly used supplements during their era. In my era, it’s not so popular. So why was cod liver oil such an important part of the diet? It was the original vitamin D supplement. We know that there are a lot of ways to get our required amount of vitamin D, and the most well known way of getting it was from the sun. The sun however, was never intended to be the best source of vitamin D. Our diet was. So for those of us who live in an environment where the sun is only potent in the winter, we need our diet to be high in vitamin D to help keep our immune system strong, help promote strong bones, and to help prevent the winter blues. Not only is cod liver oil rich in vitamin D, it is also rich in EPA, DHA, and Vitamin A. The great thing about also being rich in vitamin A, is that it helps to prevent vitamin D toxicity. (And vice versa) The fact that cod liver oil is high in EPA and DHA means that it is high in Omega 3 fatty acids. That is great for reducing inflammation in the body, especially since the typical North American diet contains way more Omega 6 than Omega 3, which will tend to leave your body in an inflammatory state. A lot of people are trying to increase their levels of Omega 3 by taking fish oil capsules, but many families used to just consume cod liver oil instead.
This one has been making a comeback in recent times mostly due to the increase in people following the paleo diet, but it’s not a bad thing. It’s actually a really good thing that we are rediscovering bone broth. Good quality bone broth is rich in many different nutrients, including many amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. When bone from chicken or other livestock are simmered over the course of days, substances such as the marrow, ligaments, and tendons are broken down. This releases substances like glycine, proline, alanine, glutamine, collagen, glucosamine, and chondroitin sulfate into the broth, making it much easier to consume. It also contains minerals like calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus among others in forms that are far easier for us to consume. Bone broth is great for immune health, which is why so many people will consume real chicken soup when they are feeling under the weather. The amino acids that are contained in bone broth have been found to reduce inflammation in the respiratory system, and improve digestion. Substances like glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate are ones that many older adults are taking in supplement form to help reduce inflammation in the joints. It may take a bit of time in order to prepare bone broth, but it’s handy to have available especially during cold and flu season.
Disclaimer – I am not telling you to go out and find a farm where you can get raw milk. I am just pointing out that fresh milk has been shown to have benefits that pasteurized milk does not.
Okay, now that I have gotten that disclaimer out of the way, I’m going to talk about things that are found in raw milk that aren’t found in pasteurized milk. Raw milk is considered to be milk that is unpasteurized and unhomogenized, from grass fed cows. The first thing that is found in higher levels in raw milk are nutrients like calcium, magnesium, and potassium. These nutrients are found in lower quantities in pasteurized milk because they are mostly lost during the high heat of the pasteurization process. Raw milk can also be great for allergies, while pasteurized milk can be considered highly allergenic. Why? Raw milk contains a number of immunoglobulins, ones that are typically denatured during the pasteurization process, and probiotics, which are essential to overall health. Raw milk also contains the enzyme phosphatase, which is essential for many biologic processes. Its absence in pasteurized milk is also known to be one of the indicators that the pasteurization process has been completed. I know this one is a bit controversial, and like I mentioned before I am not advocating that you start consuming raw dairy. I am simply presenting the facts, and telling you that this is something that our ancestors used to consume.
I know some people who still consume organ meats, but they are usually older or are avid hunters. We tend to stick to steak, or roasts when consuming meat. I’m with many people on this bandwagon, since I haven’t developed a taste for organ meats. While many people are grossed out at the thought of consuming liver or heart, these organ meats definitely have some nutritional benefit to them. Let’s talk first about the nutritional benefits of liver. The liver is the main detoxifier of the body, so consuming beef liver or liver from other sources can also help to support detoxification. Liver is also very nutrient rich. It contains B vitamins like Niacin, Folate, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, B12, and other vitamins like Vitamin A, Zinc, Choline, and RNA. Most people are deficient in zinc, so being able to consume foods that will help improve that deficiency is very helpful. Heart is another organ meat that is very nutritionally rich. Specifically, heart is rich in CoQ10. This is a well-known vitamin when we are talking about aging, but it is of more importance when we are discussing cardiac health. Most cardiac drugs that patients are on will deplete CoQ10, so replenishing it is important. Replenishing it through supplementation can be very expensive. Heart is also rich in amino acids (since the heart is basically a chunk of muscle), and collagen. These nutrients are important for protein synthesis, and connective tissue regeneration.
Again, this one is starting to make a bit of a comeback. Kombucha seems to be one of the newest buzzwords that we are hearing. Fermented foods are amazing for us, so I’m good with them making a comeback. Kombucha isn’t the only example of a fermented food. We can also throw kefir, kimchi, apple cider vinegar, and sauerkraut into the conversation. So why are fermented foods so good for you? Bacteria. We tend to have this fear of bacteria in the body, but that fear isn’t totally rational. Yes, there are some bacteria that can be problematic when we get exposed to them. Those aren’t the ones we are talking about in this case. We are talking about good bacteria, or probiotics. Many people either eat yogurt to get them, or take them in supplement form. Probiotics help to keep your gut functioning the way it was supposed to, and help to prevent bad bacteria and fungi (like yeast) from over colonizing your intestines. That colonization can often happen without our knowledge, and we don’t notice there is a problem until we have an overgrowth. Without good bacteria present in our gut, yeast has a free pass to set up shop. How do we get yeast in our colon? We consume it in large quantities, we drink chlorinated water, and we take antibiotics (I’m not hating on antibiotics, I’m just pointing out that they kill all bacteria not just the bad ones.) So by consuming fermented foods like kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, and kombucha we are not only exposing our bodies to probiotic bacteria, but saccromycies billardian (a good form of yeast!) This will help to improve our digestion, and improve absorption of essential nutrients.
So, we have previously been told that fats are bad. That isn’t exactly accurate. Certain fats are problematic, while other ones are actually very important. Saturated fats are actually very beneficial. Fats like grass fed butter, and coconut oil are amazing. One of the many misnomers that we have been taught is that low fat diets are a great way to lose weight. Saturated fats like grass fed butter and coconut oil are actually amazingly beneficial to include in the diet when you are trying to lose weight. Why? They help to decrease medium chain triglycerides, also known as the sugar fats. Consuming good fat will actually help to curb sugar cravings as well. That is why when people try and do low sugar and low fat diets simultaneously they usually can’t hack it. So what kinds of nutrients are found in grass fed butter (not conventional butter)? Vitamins A, E, D, K, nutrients like Lecithin, Medium Chain fatty acids, cis-Conjugated Linoleic acid, selenium, iodine, and manganese. Fat is important for us to have in our body, why? There are many reasons why fat isn’t the bad guy, but I’m a neuro nerd so I look at this one. Ever heard of myelin? It’s a coating found over most neurons. It starts developing in utero, and continues until adolescence. It’s like insulation on a wire. It helps to protect the signal going through the neuron, but it also makes the transmission happen faster. Why is myelin so important? Well, when we don’t have it because it’s been lost, we end up with a demyelination, which is hallmark of conditions such as MS, Guillain Barre, and other neurodegenerative disorders. So fats are not the bad guy (when we are talking about the right kind of fats), they are actually essential. That’s why consuming the right ones is quite beneficial to overall health. (I’m not saying that if you don’t consume fats you will develop a neurodegenerative disorder, I just wanted to point out that fat does play an important role in the development of the body.)
Dietary information changes all of the time. We are constantly being inundated with information about what might be good for us, or what we just discovered wasn’t good for us. It can be super confusing, to the point that you don’t even really know what to eat anymore. You know what, that’s okay. I’ve just highlighted a few things that used to be staples in the diet, which have kind of fallen by the wayside. Most of these are very easy to acquire, and to introduce into the diet. (Except for raw dairy) I am sure that many people don’t even realize the positive impact on the diet that these former staples can have, I know that I wasn’t until I took a course on the topic. So next time you are trying to improve your diet, give a couple of these foods a try. You never know, you may end up loving them.
*As always, this blog is for information purposes only.


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He was questioned for two hours by State prosecutors this morning about the 1994 privatisation of a fertiliser company.
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The legal moves are being seen as a politically inspired warning from the regime of President Putin aimed at business 'oligarchs' ahead of elections. However, they have rocked business confidence in Moscow and yesterday shares in Yukos slumped 6%. Today they slipped a further 26 cents.
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Saudi Stocks Whipsawed as Global Website Outage Sparks Selling
Saudi stocks plunged the most in weeks before recovering as a global outage in websites across the internet fueled volatility.
The Tadawul All Share Index fell as much as 1.1% in Riyadh, the most intraday since April 29, before erasing the slump to close up 0.1%.
“People are panic-selling because of the global outage we just witnessed -- there is a global concern,” Abdulmalik Alsalem, an analyst at Samba Capital in the Saudi capital, said as the benchmark index fell sharply.
Several international websites were temporarily unavailable on Tuesday, including the New York Times, Bloomberg News, Reddit Inc., and the U.K. government, after services from content-delivery network Fastly Inc. went down. Saudi shares followed moves in global equities, which also slumped as the outage struck.
Most Saudi stocks have “rallied quite a bit” recently, and investors are “willing to take some profits,” said Pritish Devassy, head of equity research at Al Rajhi Capital. The Tadawul index remains among the best-performing gauges globally this year, advancing 24% in 2021.
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