Cleaning Products Pilot Project (CPPP)
The Cleaning Products Pilot Project is the first pilot project established under EPA's proposed Guidance for Acquisition of Environmentally Preferable Products and Executive Order 12873. As a result, many of the lessons learned could help guide future pilot projects. The following are highlights of some of the most important lessons learned:
Interagency teamwork is not always easy due to different agency missions and cultures. In the Cleaning Products Pilot Project, for example, Public Building Service (PBS) officials were originally hoping for a list of environmentally preferable cleaning products that it could immediately begin using in the 7,700 Federal buildings it oversees. At times, PBS officials felt that EPA was taking too long to reach consensus with manufacturers, trade associations, and vendors. PBS officials would have preferred to "just do it" and at times felt that things would have progressed more rapidly without EPA's participation. Similarly, GSA's Federal Supply Service (FSS) was primarily concerned with the demands of their customers -- the federal purchasers -- and feared that some of EPA's technical proposals were too difficult to convey and would be ineffective.
EPA, on the other hand, wanted to accomplish three goals:
- ground environmentally preferable determinations in hard science
- provide the customer with as much environmentally relevant information as possible
- satisfy the needs of GSA, EPA, and the requirements of Executive Order 12873, while taking into consideration the diverse views of the stakeholders.
Despite these differences, GSA and EPA's collaborative effort produced a more effective and scientifically sound approach to the pilot project than would have been developed if the agencies had acted independently. GSA contributed extensive cleaning product and procurement experience and EPA brought significant scientific, technical, and environmental expertise to the project. As a result, the project developed an approach that successfully meets the objectives of a broad audience, including cleaning product trade associations, manufacturers, unions, vendors, janitorial contractors, and users.
One of the unexpected difficulties encountered by the Cleaning Products Pilot Project team was identifying all of the stakeholders. Although attempts were made to identify all potential stakeholders before the project began, new stakeholders appeared at various times throughout its development. Each new stakeholder presented their own understanding of environmentally preferable purchasing and these understandings were not always compatible with the previous consensus. As a result, significant time was spent explaining, defending, and modifying decisions that had been made earlier in the process.
The customers in the Cleaning Products Pilot Project are Executive agency personnel who purchase cleaning products through GSA. Procedures for identifying environmentally preferable products must be easy for them to follow. Otherwise, the ultimate goal to increase the purchase of such products will not be achieved.
While the environmental attribute matrix was under development, the GSA/EPA team consulted with some of the government purchasers who would be using it. Their input was invaluable. For example, the language used in the catalog to explain how to use the matrix was crafted with the help of purchasing agents. Customer input helped guide the direction of the project and will help ensure its success.
The Cleaning Products Pilot Project has been successful, in part, because the project began with a narrow, but well- defined scope. The project was not designed to develop criteria for evaluating the environmental preferability of all cleaning products purchased by the government. Instead, the team decided to focus on evaluating a particular subset of cleaning products, daily-use general purpose cleaners and 15 degreasers, and identifying specific environmental attributes that would allow purchasers to select appropriate products. Additional cleaning products, such as floor care systems, carpet cleaners, sweeping compounds, and de-icing compounds, were not included in the pilot project because the additional attributes necessary for evaluating their environmental preferability were too numerous to include in one pilot project.
The information gathered during the Cleaning Products Pilot Project's small-scale Philadelphia pilot project and the RM1 provided an objective framework for comparing the relevant environmental attributes. Direct product experience is invaluable and necessary for adequately understanding the environmental and health and safety issues that must be considered when evaluating a product's environmental preferability. This further illustrates the importance of bringing together a team that includes the product's end user, along with procurement and environmental experts.
One of the earliest debates within the Cleaning Products Pilot Project was whether to use a "green dot" to identify environmentally preferable cleaning products or whether to adopt an informational (matrix) model. The supporters of the "green dot" approach were concerned that customers would not use additional environmental information if it were provided. Initial responses to an informal customer survey suggests otherwise. Customers have found the information "very useful." The GSA/EPA team is continuing efforts to assess the effectiveness of the informational approach through more formal means.
At the time this report was written, the GSA Commercial Cleaning Supplies catalog had been available for less than a year. While sales of biodegradable cleaners have steadily increased, they are still only a small part of the overall cleaning products market, even among government customers. Information dissemination is slow because government procurement is so decentralized. One GSA official compared changing the government's procurement procedures with turning the Queen Mary cruise ship in a bathtub, "It's not impossible, it just takes time and patience."
Despite constraints limiting GSA and EPA's ability to gather complete cleaning product formulations, the Cleaning Products Pilot Project succeeded in developing practical and effective methods that allow purchasers to make environmentally preferable decisions based on information voluntarily provided by vendors. While not all vendors cooperated equally, those that provided information for the matrix have enjoyed increased visibility in GSA's Commercial Cleaning Supplies catalog.
While the GSA/EPA team members acknowledge that EPA's involvement with the Cleaning Products Pilot Project was a crucial component in its success, some manufacturers and vendors were reluctant to voluntarily provide product information because of concerns that EPA was preparing to regulate the industry. These fears were alleviated once they understood EPA's non-regulatory role and realized that the project was for their benefit, as well as the benefit of government customers, the general public, and the environment.
The Clinton Administration's Reinventing Government initiative is intended to improve federal government efficiency and responsiveness. Consistent with those goals, the Cleaning Products Pilot Project developed simplified methods that can be used by thousands of federal government purchasers worldwide to identify and buy environmentally preferable cleaning products. The matrix developed by the GSA/EPA team also allows the procurement agents to be more responsive to building tenants, custodial staffs, and local communities' environmental needs.
One of the most important reasons for the continued success of the Cleaning Products Pilot Project is a recent change in the way in which products and services can be purchased. Under President Clinton's Reinventing Government initiative, federal agencies are allowed to purchase commercially available products. This change allowed GSA to introduce environmentally preferable cleaning products to federal buyers faster than it could have under the previous system. It used to be necessary to develop government specifications for each cleaning product, a process that required significant time and resources. The increased flexibility under the new procurement procedures allows government buyers to immediately switch to environmentally preferable cleaning products.
The additional flexibility has also allowed GSA to expand its role beyond managing government contracts and overseeing supply. GSA is becoming a vital source of product information. GSA's Commercial Products Acquisition Laboratory (CPAL), for example, is currently investigating numerous commercially available products that could be made available to government customers at GSA's discounted rates. The performance and attribute information GSA is collecting will be made available to government customers to help them select products appropriate for their needs. GSA's new role will save federal buyers significant time and money because they will not have to independently collect the information necessary to compare products.
A more general benefit of the federal government's increased purchasing flexibility and emphasis on environmentally preferable purchasing results from the influence the government's purchasing preferences have on the consumer market. The government market is large enough that manufacturers will begin developing additional products with beneficial environmental attributes. These products will also be available to the public, which will result in an increase in the availability and use of environmentally preferable products.


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Do mergers require shareholder approval?
Mergers are transactions involving the combination of generally two or more companies into a single entity. The need for shareholder approval of a merger is governed by state law. Typically, a merger must be approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the target company.
What happens to shares in a reverse triangular merger?
In a reverse triangular merger, the acquirer creates a subsidiary that merges into the selling entity and then liquidates, leaving the selling entity as the surviving entity and a subsidiary of the acquirer. The buyer’s stock is then issued to the seller’s shareholders.
How does a reverse merger affect shareholders?
During a reverse merger transaction, the shareholders of your private company will swap their shares for existing or new shares in the public company. Upon completion of the transaction, the former shareholders of your private company will possess a majority of shares in the public company.
Is a reverse triangular merger good for shareholders?
The reverse triangular merger is a perfect model for acquirers since the seller retains its identity and even its business contacts, thus making the acquirer benefit from existing clients. The acquirer may also qualify for a tax-free merger if the shareholders of the selling company hold stakes in the acquiring firm.
What are the approvals required in merger?
The existing Law requires that a scheme for merger and/ or any arrangement should be approved by a majority in number representing also 3/4th in value of shareholders/creditors present and voting.
Who votes in reverse triangular merger?
In a reverse triangular merger, the sole shareholder of Sub is Pubco, and thus the shareholder approval is achieved through a board resolution of Pubco authorizing Sub to enter into the reverse merger.
How does a reverse merger work?
In a reverse merger, a private company buys out a public one, then has shares of the new business listed for public trading. Basically, this means going public without the usual risk and expense of an initial public offering — and being able to do it in weeks rather than months or even years.
Who benefits from reverse merger?
With a reverse merger, a private company can go public in as little as 30 days. Public companies have higher valuations compared with private companies. Some of the reasons for this include greater liquidity, increased transparency and publicity, and most likely faster growth rates compared to private companies.
How does a reverse merger works?
How is a reverse triangular merger taxed?
Generally, the reverse triangular cash merger is treated as a stock sale for tax purposes. As a result, the buyer will not receive a step-up on the basis of the assets of the target company. See further discussion in Asset Sales vs. Stock Sales.
Do shareholders approve the accounts?
Shareholders are not asked to approve the accounts – they are merely provided with a copy – although they can ask questions on matters in the accounts. There may be additional matters that require a vote and the notice calling the meeting should tell you this.
What is a’reverse triangular merger’?
What is a ‘Reverse Triangular Merger’. A reverse triangular merger is the formation of a new company that occurs when an acquiring company creates a subsidiary, the subsidiary purchases the target company and the subsidiary is then absorbed by the target company.
What are the qualifications of a reverse triangular merger?
Qualifications of a Reverse Triangular Merger. In a reverse triangular merger, the acquirer creates a subsidiary that merges into the selling entity and then liquidates, leaving the selling entity as the surviving entity, and a subsidiary of the acquirer. The buyer’s stock is then issued to the seller’s shareholders.
Is a reverse triangular merger a tax-free reorganization?
If nontaxable, a reverse triangular merger is considered a reorganization for tax purposes. A reverse triangular merger may qualify as a tax-free reorganization when 80% of the seller’s stock is acquired with the voting stock of the buyer; the non-stock consideration may not exceed 20% of the total.
What are the steps involved in the process of merger?
Formation of Acquisition Subsidiary (capitalization with merger consideration) Agreement and Plan of Merger and Articles of Merger Board and Shareholder Approvals of constituent corporations (Acquisition Subsidiary and Target Company) 6 Acquiring Company Shareholders Acquiring Company

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Although it may be cute when your puppy is mouthing at your hand, the older it gets, the more teeth they grow and the harder the biting becomes. If it is time to ‘nip’ your Cavapoo’s biting in the bud, then here are some top tips to follow.
Nipping is normal puppy behavior, but you can train your Cavapoo to stop biting through reducing their bite pressure and redirecting their gnawing focus. Follow our guide on how to train your Cavapoo not to bite, by learning some nice mouth manners.
So far we have been lucky with our Cavapoo Rosie, in that she has fitted in really well with our family and lifestyle. Likewise, we have adjusted to her personality. We now know when she wants to play, how to control her boisterous moments, what to do when she starts to become mouthy and what her affectionate growling means.
In order to teach her to stop mouthing and biting, we had to be firm in our approach and employ a few simple methods. Here we explain more.
How to stop your puppy from biting
Biting is part of the course of owning a puppy. It is a natural instinct and is often used to release the pressure of puppy teething, to help explore the world around them or to increase happy endorphins to the brain.
It is really important to understand that it is almost impossible to train a dog not to bite overnight, although you can teach it to decrease its bite pressure and ultimately redivert your puppy’s bite attention onto something else.
How to decrease your puppy’s bite pressure
The reason you want to decrease the bite pressure in the first instance is so that you do not confuse your dog. You want them to know that you understand play biting is fun but only when it is done in a controlled manner.
Skin is sensitive and we want our dogs to understand the concept of being gentle. The easiest way to do this is to use a word such as ‘ouch’ or make a high pitched noise that alerts your dog when they are biting too hard. This prompt should stop them in their tracks for a few seconds.
This alert is something that your Cavapoo would have already experienced when play-fighting and pouncing with their siblings. All you are doing is simply replicating an already learnt behavior, that lets your puppy know that the playing was too rough.
If you do this each time they bite your hand, ankle or feet too hard, then your puppy will soon understand what acceptable biting is and what is not. Remember to praise your puppy each time they stop or decide to lick you instead.
Teaching your Cavapoo some mouth manners
Once you have taught your puppy about reducing bite pressure the next step is to teach your puppy not to bite you at all! Fingers and feet are great for your Cavapoos to chew as they are the perfect texture. Squidgy but firm and easy to grip.
Ideally, you want to redirect your puppy away from your feet and to a chew or toy instead! Therefore make sure you have a substitute to hand which you can place in their mouth every time they lunge at you.
If they forget (as naughty pups do), simply walk away. After a short time-out, return to your puppy and encourage them to continue to play again. It is really important that your Cavapoo understands that gentle play means they get to continue, but painful play makes everything immediately stop.
Top tips for training your Cavapoo not to bite
If you are trying to keep play biting to a minimum, then there are certain rules that you should follow:
- Do not handle your Cavapoo when they are overstimulated. Puppies rarely listen when they are overly excited and if you try to prevent the zoomies by picking them up, then the first thing they will try and do is fight you to get down. Only reward your puppy with treats, praise and play when they are relaxed.
- If your puppy forgets that your hand is for stroking and takes a nip, walk away. Puppies learn through consequences, but rather than yelling or telling them off, strolling away gives them time to understand what they did wrong.
- Substitute body parts for toys and chews. Every dog has a natural instinct to gnaw and we do not want to prevent this, rather redirect their chewing habits onto something far more appropriate. So swap your cables, carpets and leg calves for cuddly toys, stuffed Kongs and pet-friendly chews. This allows you to be in control of the biting. For more inspiration on the best toys for Cavapoos, check out our list of accessories from Amazon.
- Use non-contact forms of play such as tug of war or fetch, as this will distract your puppy and refocus their attention elsewhere.
- Use a special sound or word that grabs your dog’s attention and prevents them from biting. Therefore when your puppy goes to bite you or your furniture you can interrupt them with a noise that instantly signifies that something better is about to happen (namely a treat).
- Take them on regular walks to the park. Often dogs start to bite when they are bored or overexcited and need to burn off mental and physical energy.
- Provide plenty of opportunities for your puppy to play with other vaccinated puppies. Playing and socializing with dog friends is important for your puppy’s development—and if they spend their energy frolicking with other dogs, they will feel less motivated to play roughly with you.
- It is also claimed that by spaying or neutering your dog will help to reduce the risk of bite-related behaviors, due to a decrease in hormones. There is, however, no guarantee that your dog’s behavior will change after being spayed as it is largely dependent on your dog’s individual personality, physiology, and history.
Above all please be patient and understanding with your puppy. Playful mouthing is normal behavior for young dogs and they will not respond well to negative training such as slapping and shouting.
What age does a puppy stop biting?
Play biting may hurt but you need to remember that it won’t last forever. Most of the time the biting will correlate with your Cavapoo teething and once they lose all their puppy teeth and grow new adult ones, at around 6-9 months, the biting should stop or at least subside.
The most important thing is to avoid getting upset and annoyed with your dog or resorting to punishments as this will only confuse your Cavapoo and could damage your relationship down the road.
What to do if your dog does not stop biting
As mentioned above most puppies’ mouth as a form of play or to relieve the pressure of teething, but some dogs may snap if they forced to do something they do not like or if they are scared.
You should be able to pick up on the signals that your Cavapoo will give off if they are feeling frustrated. Instead of a relaxed body, they may stiffen or freeze, and their tail will almost certainly stop wagging. Your dog may also pull back their ears and their lips will expose their teeth. In some instances, they may even growl.
Each day about 1,000 U.S. citizens require emergency care treatment for serious dog bite injuries. Children are the most common casualties, with half of all bite wound victims being under the age of thirteen and most are as a result of having interacted with familiar dogs. The UK has also seen a rise in dog related hospital admissions to around 8,000 bite injuries a year. Here are some recent studies showing dog bite statistics in the US and dog bite injuries in the UK.
It is important to understand that any dog, no matter how cute or calm it temperament appears, has the ability to bite and is capable of causing significant damage. Therefore, we should always be aware of this when we are interacting with our Cavapoos.
If your dog is giving you warnings that they are unhappy, then you should remove them from their current situation immediately. If you are out and about then hold them away from your face but in a tight grip, without constriction, until they have stopped struggling and have calmed down. If you are at home, then place your dog in a quiet space, such as their crate so that they are away from harm.
If your dog follows through with an aggressive bite then it is likely to be much more painful than normal mouthing that happens during play. This is not acceptable behavior and if the steps above fail to be effective, then you may need to seek assistance from a professional dog training expert. Muzzles may also need to be worn if you are out and about around people and other dogs.
If you can start teaching your Cavapoo how to control their biting from the first day you collect them, then these simple methods will soon take effect. But remember, puppies are playful and providing they are encouraged to pounce, frolic and run around in a positive and controlled way, then they will soon learn good mouth manners that you can be proud of.

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2013 was the end of Ireland’s property crash – the worst in the history of the developed world – and this year will see that consolidated in to a recovery, though problems remain.
That’s according to the annual residential property survey from Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, which noted that property prices increased across all regions as did the volume of property sales and sales instructions in 2013 with 2014 set for further growth.
According to a survey of 400 estate agents for the report, prices in Dublin are estimated to have risen by 15.7pc in 2013.
While the recovery in Dublin has been broadly recognised, the SCSI survey suggests that prices grew in all regions and in almost all categories last year, with prices estimated to have risen by 5.7pc outside the capital, albeit that they were coming from a very low base.
Its estimated prices increased by an average of 8.1pc in Munster, 4.6pc in Leinster and went up 3.9pc in Connacht/Ulster. The report was compiled by Amarach Research for the SCSI.
Dermot O’Leary, Chief Economist with Goodbody Stockbrokers said 2013 will go down as the year of the recovery in residential property prices but he pointed out that given the level of cash transactions, it was largely a credit-less recovery.
“Renewed consumer confidence has been a key trigger for the recovery and it’s interesting to note that many agents referred to positive media reports playing a big role. They are also saying that mortgage finance became more available during the year and this provides some room for optimism,” Mr O’Leary said.
The key issue in 2014 according to the economist will be supply and he warned that it would be naive to think that the market will cure all its own ills.
“While development financing is available for house building this survey suggests there is a 35 to 40pc equity gap and we cannot or should not expect banks to shoulder all that risk. The construction sector should try to tap into the interest which exists for investment in Ireland to fill that gap,” he said.
But Mr O’Leary urged the banks to provide more options for people in negative equity or with tracker mortgages as this would free up the market overall.
“We must remember that despite the falls, prices still cannot be described as ‘cheap’ in general and the Government must make the right policy choices around financing, development and planning to avoid a repeat of the past” he concluded.
Simon Stokes, Chair of the Residential Group of the SCSI said the property picture was very much a case of an urban led stabalisation and recovery with the regions languishing behind.
While the majority of agents were forecasting possible further price increases in urban areas due to a lack of stock and improvements in sentiment in 2014, future policy needed to take account of the different factors driving demand across the regions in what has become a multi-tiered market.
“In Dublin and parts of Cork, supply is the key driver of increasing prices, but in Munster it’s availability of finance while in Leinster it’s greater consumer confidence. The lack of movement in the property market means fewer second hand family homes are coming on the market together with the absence of new house and apartment building is having a big impact on the property markets, especially in cities. But even within cities the picture is not straightforward with parts of Dublin like the city centre, South Dublin, Fingal and Dun Laoghaire recording double digit growth while others remain flat,” Mr Stokes said.

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As Minnesota and Wisconsin brace for major flooding along the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers, many folks in Washington County have noticed that their driveways, roads and fields are already underwater. According to the National Weather Service, the St. Croix River has a 90% chance of reaching Major Flood Stage, which is 689 ft, and a 60-70% of reaching 691 ft. Along the Mississippi River, the chance of reaching major flood stage in St. Paul and Hastings is about 97 percent. In addition, people everywhere in the area should expect to see lowland flooding, ponding, flooded basements, and water backing up into places that don’t normally get wet.
There are a few factors contributing to this wetter-than-normal spring melt. To begin, we had an exceptionally rainy fall, which left the soil wetter than normal when it froze at the beginning of the winter. In addition, there is fairly deep frost – 2 to 4 feet – in most of the region. On top of that, there is still a lot of snow left to melt. The Weather Service estimates that we have the equivalent of 1.5 to 4 inches of water spread over a wide area. In short, there is a lot of water and melting snow with no place to go.
Protecting homes near area lakes
Last week, the Valley Branch Watershed District began to manually lower water levels in Lake Elmo and West Lakeland Township lakes in order to reduce the risk of flooding during and after the spring snowmelt. The district began with Horseshoe Lake, which it is lowering 3 to 5 feet by adjusting the lake’s controlled outlet structure. Over the following month, the district will then lower water levels by 0.5 to 1 feet on Lakes Elmo, DeMontreville, Olson, Jane, and Long (Mahtomedi) as well as in Crombie Pond, Hedges Pond, and Hedges Bog. The drawdown will create extra storage space for the melting snow, which will eventually return the lakes to their normal levels. People should be cautious fishing or snowmobiling on or near these lakes, as there could be thin ice, especially at lake inlets and outlets, due to the drawdowns.
Washington County and communities prepare for river flooding
Washington County Emergency Services and cities along the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers are bracing themselves for flooding. In Stillwater, the city has closed all parking lots east of Water Street, as well as the bike and walking trail. The city will also be constructing a 2000 foot long temporary levee/wall from Nelson St. to Laurel St. The wall will be built to a 694 ft. elevation.
In Afton, the city’s new levee was built to withstand a major flood event and the city is closing the flood gate opening in the levee at the east end of 33rd Street this week.
Along the Mississippi River in Newport, the city will create temporary barriers to protect sanitary sewers and three lift stations within the flood zone and will supply sandbags to any residents that want to use them to protect their homes.
Other cities, including Bayport, Hastings, Hudson and Prescott are providing sandbags for residents as well. On average, it takes two people about one hour to fill and place 100 sandbags, creating a wall one foot high and 20 feet long.
Volunteers needed in multiple communities
Stillwater sandbagging efforts began on Thursday, March 21 and will continue until Tuesday, March 26. All 300 volunteer slots are full.
Volunteers are still needed in the following communities:
- Bayport: To volunteer contact City Hall at email@example.com or 651-275-4404 and provide your name, telephone number, and email address. Please note that your contact info will be shared with local residents in need of assistance.
- Hudson: Email firstname.lastname@example.org and provide your name, phone number, and email address.
- Lake St. Croix Beach: Help fill sandbags at city hall this Saturday, March 23 from 10am-12pm.
- St Mary’s Point: Help fill sandbags at the Ice Arena on Saturday, March 23 from 8am-noon. Contact City Hall to sign up for a shift: 651-436-1099
- Prescott: The city will hold an emergency Council Meeting today, Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 5:30 PM to discuss flooding. Volunteers are needed to fill sandbags – see website for more info.
- Hastings: Volunteers are needed to fill sandbags. Signup online.
To keep up-to-date on volunteer flood response needs in Washington County, follow @WashingtonCoFloodResponse2019 on Facebook or check the Community Thread website.

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Pier Luigi Bersani, the Democrats's leader, with a mandate from the head of state to try and win support for a centre-left administration, came away empty-handed after meeting parliamentary leaders of the Five Star Movement on Wednesday morning. Talks with Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right alliance also came to nothing on Tuesday.
Vito Crimi, senate leader of the Five Star Movement, expressed approval for the eight-point programme of political and economic reforms put forward by the Democrats. But he ruled out giving Mr Bersani's proposed government the support it needs to pass the first hurdle of a confidence vote in the upper house.
The Five Star Movement faced with a dilemma: to govern or not to govern. If the Movement
accepted Bersani’s offer, it would have lost its credibility for two reasons. First, the Five Star Movement voters would have criticized the party for signing an agreement with the old establishment that the Movement was supposed to overturn. Second, the whole country and the world would have understood the Movement's inadequacy to lead a country in a time of crisis.
By refusing to compromise right away, the Five Star Movement might lose its ''charm'', seen as an alternative to the same old system and blinded by its anti-establishment ideals. Also in this case, Italians realize that the movement is just an opposition party, unable to lead the country.
Mr Bersani is scheduled to report back to Giorgio Napolitano, head of state, On Friday. Given the Democrats's failure to secure guarantees they would win a vote of confidence in the senate, Mr Napolitano is expected to launch a fresh round of consultations with all parties after the Easter break in his search for an alternative.
Mr Napolitano, 87, wants to avoid an early re-run of elections that risks producing similar deadlock.
Analysts suggest that the head of state would ask Mr Bersani to step aside and name another centre-left politician, possibly his deputy, Enrico Letta, as prime minister to lead a coalition government with the PDL. Angelino Alfano, secretary of the PDL, who is close to Mr Berlusconi, could be named as deputy prime minister. Other alternatives would be for Mr Napolitano to appoint a technocrat prime minister or to extend the term of Mario Monti's current caretaker until new elections are held.
By Guylain Gustave Moke
Photo-Credit AFP Mr Bersani


Johan S. Svendsen (1840-1911) + Hakon Børresen (1876-1954) vc's
January 15, 2013 at 11:10 PMJohan Severin Svendsen (1840-1911) is more well known of his more often played Romance for violin + orchestra op.26 (1881), but he also wrote a violin concerto in 1869
Violin concerto opus 6 in A major
Movement 1 : Allegro moderato ben risoluto
Movement 2 : Andante
Movement 3 : Finale, allegro giusto
Less well known is Hakon Børresen (1876-1954) who wrote a violin concerto in G major opus 11 in 1904
Movement 1 : Introduction. Allegro moderato
Movement 2 : Adagio
Movement 3 : Allegro
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SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring September 11, 2011, as Patriot Day in the State of California.
The text of the proclamation is below:
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Ten years have now passed since the terrible events of September 11, 2001. On that day, Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners to use as suicide missiles against major American landmarks, including the Pentagon and New York’s World Trade Center, where most of the nearly three thousand victims perished.
Since that day, we have struggled to find words to speak of the unspeakable, understand the unimaginable and respond to the unanswerable. While there is no redemption to be found in such a heinous act of aggression, we shall always remember the courage of the First Responders who ran into the burning buildings, the resolve of the thousands who volunteered to serve our country in the wake of the attacks, and the solidarity of ordinary citizens who put aside all differences and united in their mourning.
On this somber anniversary, I urge all Californians to commemorate the lives we lost and the bravery of those who responded. I have ordered all flags on state buildings to be flown at half-staff, and I hope that others will follow the same observance at their homes and places of business.
NOW THEREFORE I, EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim September 11, 2011, as “Patriot Day.”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 9th day of September 2011.
EDMUND G. BROWN JR.
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My sister is pregnant and is in the ‘get the baby out” stage, or maybe it is the “I think i changed my mind. I don’t really want to have this baby” stage. Either way, i was thinking that after bombarding her labor stories, which can be kind of scary, I would write about a good/fond memory of labor/childbirth/the aftermath.
With Rollie, my best memories are:
When I first had him, they had the specialists to come in and suction him, since he was not breathing well, and then they let me hold him for a second before taking him to the transitional nursery. I had him for maybe ten seconds, not enough to even take it all in, but my mom was in the room by that point, and she got to see me hold him for the first time. And I got to see her face when I told her that he was named for her father and brother. Now that I have kids, that means more to me than I thought; I can only imagine that looking down at one of my kids and seeing them holding their newborn will really do a number on me, and even if Mom is not around anymore, that memory will be pretty special, and really she will be there, because I will undoubtedly think of her standing down looking at me, her first baby, holding my first baby.
The day I brought him home from the hospital was humid and rainy, but when we pulled into the drive, I got out, and carried Rollie in his carrier onto the porch. my mom came out and while Todd unloaded some stuff, Mom and i stood on the porch with the baby, and we looked up, and the rain had stopped, the sun poked through, and we saw the biggest, most beautiful rainbow ever.
Introducing Rollie to Quint (the dog). I sat on the bottom stair and had Rollie in my arms and we let Quint in and he bounded over to see me, and nuzzled Rollie gently, smelling him. And then Rollie let out a big cooing/crying sound and Quint jumped straight up in the air like a cat, and ran and hid behind the couch.
The first time Lisa changed Rollie’s diaper, he peed in her face. That image never gets old.
Having a great labor experience and her coming into the world almost on the dot of midnight, and being healthy, and getting to hold her and have Todd there, and they didn’t take her away from me and it was just wonderful.
McDonald’s, rather than crappy hospital food, after her birth. It was one of the best meals i have ever eaten. The second time around, i knew that I could get takeout menus from the nurses station, and I knew to send baby to the nursery while i ate and not freak out about it, and pretty much the whole hospital experience was like a vacay.
Rollie came to the hospital to meet Tiller and he was totally unimpressed with her – all he wanted was my milkshake, so he climbed up in the hospital bed with me, and we shared my milkshake and watched cartoons, and I was so relieved, because I realized that my heart really did have enough room for two.
We had Tiller on a Saturday, but had gone into the hospital on a friday afternoon, and so the first day she was in the world, we sat around in the room and had football to watch all day! It was awesome, and i loved watching Todd, his dad, Rollie, and Tiller sitting in my hospital room and watching football together. I loved watching UGA beat the vols that afternoon, with Tiller in my arms asleep.
My Dad falling asleep in the room, with Tiller in his arms.

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RIDELL Camidge delivered the most scintillating individual performance of the season on Saturday night as the league-leading Joondalup Wolves hammered the winless South West Slammers by 60 points at HBF Arena.
It always had the potential of being a tough night for the Slammers as they made the journey from Bunbury to Joondalup and arriving with a winless record up against a Wolfpack team on top-of-the-table.
The Slammers could have done with the presence James Allen, Chris Douglas, James Goodlad and Cory Richardson to help in their competitiveness but the Wolfpack too were missing Trian Iliadis and then lost Earnest Ross in the opening minutes.
But the Wolves’ depth is their great strength and with Ridell Camidge leading the way with a dazzling individual performance, the home team delivered a relentless performance to end up winning 115-55 to make it five straight wins and consign the Slammers to a 14th consecutive defeat.
Whether he was dropping three-point bombs in a brilliant shooting display or taking the ball hard to the ring and either needing to be fouled or finishing strongly at, or above, the rim, Camidge produced the best individual display of the SBL season to date.
He finished the night with 46 points, three rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block on the back of shooting 15/27 from the field, 8/19 from three-point territory and 8/8 from the foul line to more than cover the absence of Ross and Iliadis.
In fact, he threatened to outscore the Slammers on his own for most of the night before coach Ben Ettridge sat him for the final seven minutes of the contest.
ROUND 12 MEN’S SBL PREVIEW
JOEL WAGNER | 350 SBL GAMES
BUCCS GOING SOLIDLY BUT JOSEPH SEES PLENTY OF ROOM FOR GROWTH
DRISCOLL EXCITED BY WHAT FUTURE HOLDS FOR EAGLES
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Wolfpack coach Ben Ettridge couldn’t speak more highly of not only what Camidge produced on Saturday night, but the way he’s settling in overall.
“He is working it out. The kid is a scorer and has played in some big time programs, and put up some numbers there,” Ettridge said.
“It was always going to take him a while to work out the ups and downs of being a pro, and living away in a different country. But credit to the boys for getting around him and helping him get through those couple of flat spots.
“He’s now shooting the ball really well and he just provides us that weapon where he’d be the first option on most teams, but he’s the third option on ours. He is as pure a shooter as we’ve had. We thought Brian Sullivan was phenomenal and Brian is a better ball-handler, but Ridell is as pure a shooter as you can get.”
The Slammers’ one previous visit to HBF Arena in 2018 was a Sunday afternoon to forget with the Wolves winning 97-48 so those few players backing up again on Saturday night knew how ugly things could potentially get if they didn’t bring their A-game against the Wolfpack.
It would prove another long night despite the arrival of Terrell Carter to give them a presence inside and experienced point guard Michael Lay back in the line-up, but the Slammers actually started encouragingly.
Carter and Lay scored to help put them up 9-6 which became 12-8 with a Tyler Livingston triple, and with Earnest Ross leaving the game with a sore back after taking a hard fall, there was the makings of a strong showing from the Slammers.
They even still led 17-15 when Lay knocked down a triple heading towards quarter-time but Ridell Camidge knocked down two more threes to give him three for the opening quarter, and Sam Curtis nailed two from downtown as well.
That saw the Wolves finish the quarter on a 12-0 run to lead 27-19.
Things then started to get ugly in the second quarter as the Slammers managed just the seven points while the Wolfpack put up 30 including another 10 points from Camidge to give him 27 for the half.
Camidge then came out in the third quarter a man possessed starting with a three-pointer and then knowing his shot was falling and the Slammers had to close out hard, he started taking the ball to the rack and doing so emphatically.
He capped it off with a thunderous dunk that shook HBF Arena and in the end, the Slammers had to foul him on the way to the hoop to avoid more such finishes. Camidge added another 13 points in that third quarter with the Wolves’ lead growing to 85-45 by three quarter-time.
Camidge was threatening to become the first player this SBL season to break the 50-point barrier when he nailed two more threes to start the fourth term, but he had to settle for the 46 which was still the highest individual score of 2019.
But with Camidge sitting, it was a chance for other Wolves players to have some fun and that saw Sean Easther knock down two triples, Sam Curtis nail two more from downtown inside 15 seconds, Joel Offereins do some impressive things and the same for Lachlan Strelein.
There was no let up from the Wolves who finished the game with a 15-2 run to win 115-55 and improve to 13-3 on the season while the Slammers are 0-14. They have lost their two visits to HBF Arena as well by a combined 109 points.
On top of Camidge’s 46-point night for Joondalup, Sam Curtis had the best game of his 66-game SBL career with 12 points, three rebounds and three assists while hitting four threes.
Seb Salinas showed he has plenty of gas in the tank with 12 points and three assists in his 423rd appearance while Joel Offereins made his first start and had six points, six rebounds and two assists.
Sean Easther produced a season-best 11 points, five rebounds and three steals as well with the Wolfpack showing their depth with Reece Maxwell also adding seven points, five steals and four assists, and Damian Matacz seven points, three rebounds and two assists.
For Ettridge, he was happy to see different players step up and grab their opportunities with Iliadis not there, Ross getting hurt early and them not having to rely on Kevin Davis too much inside.
“It’s about us having opportunities with different people in front of us. It’s that point of the year where it’s just a grind and you’re in the middle of winter and there’s still 10 weeks to go,” Ettridge said.
“It’s about finding different ways to motivate and credit to the boys, they didn’t go out there and disrespect the Slammers. They went out and played hard, and played them the way we wanted to play them.
“We shot the ball exceptionally well which blew it out a bit more but it’s always tough unfortunately when you have a couple of injuries. But we’ll manage those through the week and hopefully be ready by next Saturday.”
It was tough going for the Slammers and first-year coach John Triscari who has craved this opportunity to coach in the Men’s SBL for some time.
Tyler Livingston top-scored with 16 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals while Terrell Carter had 14 points and six rebounds despite being hindered by foul trouble.
Michael Lay added seven points and five assists in his 199th SBL appearance with Lucas Goff contributing five points and two blocks, Brody England four points and five rebounds, and Phoenix O’Neill four points and five boards.
MEN’S SBL FIXTURES – WEEK 12
Kalamunda Eastern Suns 89 lost to ID Athletic Perry Lakes Hawks 94
Texture WA Perth Redbacks 83 lost to Lakeside Lightning 101
Mandurah Magic 93 defeated Prestige Honda Melville Cockburn Cougars 77
CMTG East Perth Eagles 86 lost to Bethanie Warwick Senators 106
Sinclair McDonald’s Rockingham Flames 83 lost to Willetton Tigers 93
Willetton Tigers 92 lost to Quadrio Earthmoving Geraldton Buccaneers 101
Lakeside Lightning 92 defeated Silver Lake Resources Goldfields Giants 87
Chambers Franklyn Joondalup City Wolves 115 defeated Print Sync South West Slammers 55
Bethanie Warwick Senators 115 defeated Silver Lake Resources Goldfields Giants 87
Prestige Honda Melville Cockburn Cougars 65 lost to Quadrio Earthmoving Geraldton Buccaneers 99
MONDAY – ALL-STAR GAME
Australian All-Stars 113 defeated World All-Stars 112


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Red Wine Pain de Campagne.
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You can cook Red Wine Pain de Campagne using 7 ingredients or fewer. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Red Wine Pain de Campagne
- Prepare 125 grams of Bread (strong) flour.
- Provide 125 grams of Cake flour.
- You need 63 grams of Whole wheat bread (strong) flour.
- Prepare 4 grams of Salt.
- You need 3 grams of Dry yeast.
- Prepare 100 grams of ❤Red wine.
- Prepare 110 grams of ❤Water.
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Red Wine Pain de Campagne instructions
- Warm up the ❤ liquids to about body temperature. Put all the ingredients including the dry yeast in a bread machine and start the kneading program. Take the dough out after 6 minutes..
- Round off the dough, put it in a bowl, and leave it for the 1st rising Let it rise in a 30°C oven for 60 minutes..
- When the dough has doubled in volume, and a finger poked into it leaves a hole that doesn't fill in, the dough has risen enough..
- Bash the dough lightly with your palms to deflate it, round it off again and place it seam side down. Cover with plastic wrap and a tightly wrung out moistened kitchen towel, and let it rest for 20 minutes..
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- Very gently invert the risen dough in the banneton onto a parchment paper lined baking tray. Slash the top..
- Turn the down the oven temperature from 240°C to 220°C, and bake the bread for 22 minutes. Done!.

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Glenn is a highly qualified and skilled creative, working on large scale projects and managing teams across the world. A professional, natural born problem solver. As well as running creative agency Sparkle* Glenn also spends his time guest lecturing at Edge Hill University , training staff and students in post production and VFX. Now in his eleventh year in the film & TV production world, Glenn takes Sparkle into the next decade with his advanced knowledge of cutting edge software.
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Glenn’s Career started out at the turn of the century in Sydney Australia working at Fox studios learning his trade. On returning to the UK he freelanced for several years across the UK learning to build his skill and passion within VFX. In 2005 he co-founded Sparkle Media Ltd. Sparkle* took the North West by storm and quickly gathered clients such as the BBC. Within the first four years they’d gained several awards including Best Short Film in Cannes, L.A Media Award and Best Animation in the Montreal Film Festival. As the agency grew they began more adventurous projects, in 2008 Glenn produced several commercials for Reebok, this included taking a crew and staff of 20 to Sydney to film on site in Australia. In 2010 Glenn changed the direction of the company to become Sparkle Visual Effects, currently the only high end VFX company within the North West. The new Sparkle* quickly gained new clients including Sony, Sky, Sky Sports and a 10 year exhibition in the New Museum of Liverpool.
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RBA shadow board says case building for rates rise
The Reserve Bank's shadow board says the threat of a Sydney property bubble and rising inflation means a rate rise is likely over the next six months. Shadow board member Professor Warwick McKibbin tells business editor Peter Ryan that the cash rate has been left too low for too long.
NICK GRIMM: Interest rates are almost certain to be left on hold when the board of the Reserve Bank meets tomorrow.
But rising inflation and growing concerns about a property price bubble in Sydney are combining to make an interest rate rise more likely over the next six months.
With more, I'm joined by our business editor Peter Ryan.
And Peter, interest rates have been at the historic lows - around 2.5 per cent since August last year - so is that party of cheap money free for all about to come to an end?
PETER RYAN: Well Nick, certainly a rate cut is looking highly unlikely tomorrow and no market economist is expecting a rate rise - all 23 economists polled by Reuters think rates will stay on hold - but that doesn't mean there won't be plenty to talk about tomorrow.
Now the big one that will be talked about inside the RBA boardroom is consumer inflation, which came in at 3 per cent annualised last quarter. That's at the top of the Reserve Bank's comfort zone of 2 to 3 per cent. It's usually the main reason for the RBA to be on rates alert.
Another factor is the jobs market. The jobless rate is tipped to come in unchanged at 6 per cent when the ABS releases its data for July on Thursday.
An expected peak in the jobless rate could make the RBA board more confident that the worst is over. Just this morning there's more to add to the RBA's agenda for tomorrow - a private gauge by TD Securities and the Melbourne Institute says inflation rose just slightly in June to 2.6 per cent annualised. That adds to the case for rates to stay on hold for now.
But the ANZ job ad series is showing modest gains up 0.3 per cent in July. Job ads in newspapers and on the internet are around 6 per cent higher than six months ago.
And retail sales for June up are 0.6 per cent in June according to the ABS. This is better than expected and a sign that consumers maybe are starting to spend again.
NICK GRIMM: Dipping into their pockets. Peter, we usually, we've been led to expect to receive just carefully crafted statements from the RBA board, but there's a group of economists who enigmatically calling themselves the "shadow board" and they say it's going to be hard to avoid a rate hike?
PETER RYAN: Yes it's very handy having a shadow board and this is based at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. And as the name implies, it tries to mirror the discussions that would take place inside the RBA boardroom on the first Tuesday of every month.
The nine members include academics and market economists who are experienced in reading the economic tea leaves. There are two former RBA board members, including Professor Warwick McKibbin - a well known inflation hawk.
He told me earlier today that rates have been too low for too long and that the easy access to low interest mortgages is creating a dangerous housing bubble in Sydney.
WARWICK MCKIBBIN: I've been concerned about the valuation of housing for at least 18 months. The problem isn't currently what the price is, the problem is what will happen if interest rates move back to more normal levels.
And so you can debate whether or not they're fairly valued today but I think it's pretty clear that as interest rates rise back to what would be considered normal that there will be some adjustment in the housing market.
PETER RYAN: Would that be a reason for the Reserve Bank to be extremely reluctant about making another rate cut, given that there are a couple of economists out there predicting that?
WARWICK MCKIBBIN: I would believe there's no chance of a rate cut unless there's a crisis generated from overseas.
I think really the pushing of monetary policy around the world and forcing asset prices to rise above fundamentals really is a concern for central banks.
It does require a clean up after this and that's always much more costly than any benefit you may get in the short run.
PETER RYAN: And what's your prediction as to when rates might start rising?
WARWICK MCKIBBIN: Well, again, the role of the shadow board is not to predict, it's to say what rates would be. My view is the bank should be moving towards a higher rate as soon as possible but I would rather not have been in the current situation in the first place.
PETER RYAN: That you believe that rates have been dropped too low?
WARWICK MCKIBBIN: I do and I think that the banks were in a position where they had no choice because the fiscal side of the economy hadn't been adjusted.
The Government has tried to push a reasonable budget through the Senate and the Senate's blocking it.
It's a very dangerous situation given the geopolitical and economic risks that are out there in the world today.
PETER RYAN: And when do you think the Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens will start talking about getting rates back to what he would see as a normal level?
WARWICK MCKIBBIN: Well, firstly, it's hard to predict what normal is. From my point of view normal is higher than where they are today.
My guess is the bank has to start that process pretty soon, but there's a lot of different opinions out there. A lot of market economists believe rates will fall - I just don't buy that argument - but I think the bank has to make a reasoned argument as to where they think rates will be and they will do that.
NICK GRIMM: The former Reserve Bank board member Warwick McKibbin and Peter Ryan is with me.
Peter, it's been another bumpy morning on the Australian share market. Now how closely will the Reserve Bank be watching sharemarket volatility given the heavy falls that we saw late last week?
PETER RYAN: Well, the global picture is something the Reserve Bank will be watching very closely. Australian shares were 0.5 per cent weaker or as low as 0.5 per cent weaker earlier today with the big four banks and the miners weaker.
But of course the big focus is on whether or not the US Federal Reserve will start raising interest rates soon rather than later. The Australian dollar is a little higher this morning and late morning trade 93.2 US cents.
NICK GRIMM: Okay Peter, thanks very much. Our business editor Peter Ryan there.
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In 2017, expect technology to cater to — and imitate — humans, as robots get smarter and customers expect personalized, on-demand service.The past year was one for retailers to kick the tires of emerging tech such as chatbots, virtual and augmented reality, mobile payments and drone deliveries; 2017 promises more implementation and, hopefully, monetization.“This year will be about how to generate a return on tech investments — not creating them, but understanding them,” said Kimiko Thornton, who as senior director of innovation at Westfield’s Bespoke, works with retail-tech start-ups in San Francisco.Thornton foresees fashion companies increasingly behaving like tech firms with rapid prototyping and live testing (often in the form of a pop-up store). One pop-up at Bespoke, for example, saw a 400 percent sales jump online after opening a physical location in Westfield San Francisco Centre, the home base of Bespoke.Similarly, RocksBox founder and chief executive officer Meaghan Rose said that retailers will increasingly act like tech companies like Google in that they will acquire other firms to stay relevant while focusing on the core business. She has found that tech, and data, are evolving in a way that allows businesses to truly listen to what the customer wants, and to personalize and target advertising accordingly. She also sees it allowing brands to facilitate a community network among customers.This is especially important when the customer’s inspiration moment takes place at home, said Lisa Bougie, who is chief merchandising officer at Stitch Fix, which, like RocksBox, shares its data with retail vendors and has developed in-house brands based off of in-depth customer feedback.Rati Sahi Levesque, who is chief merchant at The Real Real, said that Facebook data increasingly allows personalization and targeting of advertising, and that the company, like many e-commerce pure-plays, will increasingly experiment with physical retail offerings.On the personalization front, Robin Chan, cofounder and chief executive officer of “Uber for fashion” service Operator, said that tech such as chatbots that use artificial intelligence will enable brands to deliver customer service, rather than just transactions, to build loyalty. “AI and chatbots so far have just scratched the surface,” he said. “They should know what you buy and add on to that. I think we’ll see deeper things that build brand affinity."He is also predicting autonomous deliveries from companies such as Uber and Amazon, which has begun testing drone deliveries in the U.K. “The biggest cost of on-demand delivery is human capital,” Chan said.The purchase path has become more diversified. “Consumers crave omnichannel shopping experiences with little resistance across the digital and physical,” said Doug Baldasare, founder and chief executive officer of in-store charging station provider ChargeItSpot. He predicts that the option to buy online and pick up in-store will flourish, and that retailers will follow the lead of Amazon Go with self-service kiosks and other streamlined checkout options. In the short-term, however, he said that fragmentation in the mobile payment landscape will hinder the speed of adoption. “Banks, retailers and credit card companies are all trying to control the mobile payment experience,” Baldasare said.Finally, 2017 might be the year in which contextual commerce, which means selling at the point of inspiration on platforms such as Pinterest and Twitter, might finally take off.Brian Marvin, chief operating officer and cofounder of contextual commerce platform Bringhub, highlighted media outlets such as NBC Today and Buzzfeed that have connected editorial content to commerce, and Facebook’s partnership with Shopify, which gives users access to product catalogues and purchases within Facebook Messenger. “In 2017, traditional digital marketing will begin to merge more drastically with commerce, creating the opportunity for marketers to merchandise their products at the moment of discovery. As publishers, retailers and brands continue to invest more in contextual commerce, marketers will see an uptick in return on investment,” he said.
“My personal philosophy to beauty is paying attention to oneself. I love to be outdoors, lots of fresh air, trying to take care of yourself as best you can. I always notice that comes through,” says Felicity Jones, the global face of @shiseido-owned @cledepeaubeauteus, which launches today. Head to WWD.com to read more about the actress’ love for beauty and how she prepared for her new role in “The Basis of Sex,” playing the young Ruth Bader Ginsburg. #wwdbeauty (📷: @dandoperalski)
For men’s fall 2018, @giuseppezanotti drew on elements from streetwear, sport, biker, combat and rock ‘n’ roll. Pictured here are a pair of shoes from the collection, featuring zippers, rhinestones, and silver hardware. Head to WWD.com to see a roundup of the accessories from Milan’s men’s fall 2018 shows. #wwdfashion (📷: Andrea Delb)
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of @ralphlauren’s snowboarding collection, the brand is mining its archives. The iconic brand is reintroducing vintage styles and dropping new designs for a color capsule that will be available in Ralph Lauren stores and @openingceremony on January 25. The capsule will consist of 10 pieces, including the Snow Beach Pullover, pictured here, which is a collector’s item that rapper Raekwon wore in Wu-Tang Clan’s “Can It Be All So Simple” video. #wwdfashion (📷: Tom Gould)
For @rochasofficial’s pre-fall 2018 collection, creative director Alessandro Dell’Acqua channeled the sophisticated and intriguing Catherine Denevue in the film “Belle de Jour.” Polished collarless coats, midi skirts, suits and ’60s graphic motifs were all featured in the collection, adding a sense of discreet luxury. See the rest of the photos on WWD.com #wwdfashion
“We tried to produce clothing of that couture quality, but the most daunting part was that we only had a matter of days [to do it],” said costume designer Lou Eyrich, who recreated Gianni Versace’s iconic looks for @americancrimestoryfx. Eyrich searched online retailers and vintage shops for original pieces from the design house and for @penelopecruzoficial, who plays Donatella Versace. Head to WWD.com to read how she created the Versace world. #wwdfashion
Only three months after her stellar debut catwalk season, @kaiagerber has inked her first big design collaboration –– with @karllagerfeld. The collection blends Lagerfeld’s Parisian chic aesthetic and the model’s signature West Coast casual style via RTW, accessories, footwear and more. The #KarlLagerfeldxKaia collection will launch in September with a series of events. Get all the details on WWD.com. #wwdnews #wwdfashion
Harrods plans to remove the famous statue of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed from the bottom of the Egyptian escalators and hand it back to Mohamed Al-Fayed. “We are very proud to have played our role in celebrating the lives of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed at Harrods and to have welcomed people from around the world to visit the memorial for the past 20 years,” said Michael Ward, Harrods managing director. “With the announcement of the new official memorial statue to Diana, Princess of Wales at Kensington Palace, we feel that the time is right to return this memorial to Mr. Al Fayed and for the public to be invited to pay their respects at the palace.” More on the news, with reporting by @loreleimarfil, at WWD.com. #wwdnews


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I think the measure of a good family gathering is if at anytime during the visit you laugh so hard you wish you were wearing a diaper. Sitting at my Grandma’s table eating Christmas dinner, the thought did cross my mind.
Earlier in the evening, I was discussing with my Grandma the flavoring of her Pizzelles, those Italian snowflake cookies that are made in a waffle-iron-like contraption. She used anise extract. So as we were gathered around the table tucking into her homemade cheesecake for dessert, she asked if I could taste a special flavor. Being a few Manhattans and glasses of wine in, she couldn’t wait for me to guess and just blurted out, “Anis, it’s got anis in it!”
She totally meant to say ‘anise,’ but it came out all wrong sounding like ‘anus’ to the disgust of my uncle who missed the earlier conversation about the flavoring.
“Did you shit in our cheesecake?” my uncle asked, horrified. As he began to regurgitate cheesecake, Roark and I entered what would be a 10-minute laughing fit with the whole table soon joining us.
It’s moments like those that explain why I love the holidays. For weeks in advance, everyone I knew was ranting about how they hate the holidays and how commercialized the season has become. Honestly, I don’t even notice it, partly because we don’t have TV so I don’t get advertised to for hours each day, but also because I’m not going to let anyone steal my joy.
For me, it’s about celebrating traditions and spending time with family and friends. It’s never been about gifts, and I’ll be damned if someone tries to make me feel the pressure of spending money to prove my love. This year, for the second year in a row, Roark and I hosted our now annual Christmas Party for our friends and colleagues. It’s our way of acknowledging how important they are to our lives and our gift of community and togetherness to them in this special season. Most of my family members took away homemade gifts of love this year, and that is mostly what was returned to me. And honestly, while I wouldn’t ever turn down a Lexus with a big red bow on it, I wouldn’t have my Christmases any other way.
And speaking of homemade gifts, these Chocolate and Almond Biscotti were a huge hit. I find Biscotti are the perfect treat around the holidays. They are sweet and full of flavor, but aren’t loaded with butter or fat like most holiday desserts, making them friendly to an overloaded stomach. I made a batch and divided it into thirds: one for me, one for Roark’s family, and one for my family. They were the perfect after dinner treat with a cup of coffee and a slice of ‘anus’ cheesecake.
I hope your holiday season was just as magical and filled with laughter and love, and I wish you the best New Year! See you in 2014!
- 2 Cups of Spelt Flour
- ¾ Cup of Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 3 Eggs, plus an additional 1 Egg for the glaze
- 1 cup Turbinado Sugar, plus 2 Tablespoons for sprinkling
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ teaspoon Almond Extract
- 1 Cup of Raw Almonds, toasted and coarsely-chopped
- ¾ Cup of Chocolate Chips
- Preheat the oven to 350F. In a large bowl, sift in the Flour, Cocoa Powder, Baking Soda, and Salt. Combine until evenly mixed with a fork.
- Using your stand mixer or large bowl with electric mixer, beat together the 3 Eggs, 1 Cup Sugar, Vanilla Extract, and Almond Extract. In ½-Cup increments, mix the Flour Mixture into the bowl until everything is combined and moist. Finally, toss in the Almonds and Chocolate Chips, stirring until they are evenly distributed in the batter.
- Divide the batter in half and on a floured surface, with your hands roll each half into a log that is as long as your baking sheet. Line the baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper, and place both the logs on it. Flatten the logs using your hands so they are about ¾-inch tall. Beat the remaining Egg and bush it along the tops of the logs. Use the remaining Sugar, and sprinkle it on top of the logs. Bake the logs for 25 minutes.
- Once you remove the logs from the oven, allow them to cool for 15 minutes on the pan. Then, using a bread knife and cutting board, cut the logs into 1-inch slices. Place the slices on their sides on the baking sheet, and return them to the oven. Allow them to bake for an additional 20 minutes, making sure to turn the sheet halfway through baking. If you like your biscotti extra crisp, you can bake them an additional 10 minutes, as well as flip them to their opposite side on the baking sheet at the halfway point.
- Remove the biscotti from the oven and allow them to cool. Store in an air tight container for 1 week or freeze.


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Sex-predator Epstein ‘had to have young girls, three times a day’
Shocking picture emerges of a man who once said criminalising sex with teens is an aberration
A week after his death, multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein is being seen not only as a sexual predator with an insatiable appetite but also one whose proclivities were known in his well-heeled world.
Even in a country where numerous powerful men have been brought down by revelations of the #MeToo movement, Epstein’s alleged sexual aggressions against underaged girls and young women stand out as shocking.
His suicide on August 10 in a federal jail in Manhattan provided the latest jolt – but no final closure – to his disturbing story...

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The Lafayette’s Michael Kelley ‘14 and the sports editor for Lehigh’s The Brown and White debate who will win the 149th edition of “The Rivalry.”
Why Lehigh will win:
By Kerry Mallett ‘15
Sports Editor | The Brown and White
Why will the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks win on Saturday and walk away with a Patriot League championship, FCS playoff bid, and bragging rights for at least another year?
Lafayette’s perpetual inferiority complex is one reason, but the fact that no current Lafayette player—not even the seniors—have won a Lehigh-Lafayette game is another. Not a single one of their players can even imagine what it would feel like to beat the better school from South Bethlehem, because they haven’t managed to do so since 2007. And after Saturday’s game, they are going to have to wait at least another year.
On the other hand, Lehigh has won the game for the past six years, and the seniors are hungry to have an undefeated-career record in rivalry games. Our younger players share this hunger and will be motivated to increase the rivalry to six consecutive games.
The Leopards also haven’t won a Patriot League championship or gone to the FCS playoffs in their four years, while Lehigh accomplished both in 2010 and 2011. The Hawks have the experience in playoff situations and have shown, especially after the 148th rivalry match, that they can come back from a big deficit and play clutch late in the fourth quarter.
Besides the team’s accomplishments, the Hawks have a line-up that absolutely trounces Lafayette’s.
Senior running back Keith Sherman has 945 rushing yards and seven touchdowns this season. He had a career high 184 rushing yards last week against Colgate and will easily be able to break through the Leopard’s feeble defensive line.
Senior ride receiver Lee Kurfis, who has 8 touchdowns and 1,272 receiving yards on the season, will continue to do what he’s done all year. He will grab big receptions all day and easily blow past Lafayette’s measly cornerbacks and safeties.
Nick Shafnisky, the Hawks starting quarterback after senior Brandon Bialkowski’s season-ending shoulder injury, is a freshman who has won two straight Rookie of the Week titles. In his first two collegiate games, he completed a combined 22 of 33 passes for 270 yards with four touchdowns and only one interception. It will be fun watching Lafayette’s defense trip over each other trying to catch this young quarterback.
Now, that’s not to say that Lafayette doesn’t have a solid squad. The team has a reason to be proud of its offensive players. Senior WR Mark Ross, only needs 80 yards to reach 1,000 on the season for the second time in his career. Junior TB Ross Scheuerman is also having a stellar year and is is 72 yards short of 1,000 rushing yards on the season.
But that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to crush them on defense.
Senior defensive back Tyler Ward had made 59 solo tackles and has been a force to be reckoned with all season.
Junior defensive linemen Tim Newton has four and a half sacks, totaling for a loss of 22 yards for opposing teams, and will give Lafayette’s freshmen quarterback Drew Reed a difficult time in the pocket throughout the game.
The final reason Lehigh will beat Lafayette is simple: home field advantage.
While the Leopards thought they had a fighting chance last year, keeping the scoring margin to 38-21, the year before they choked and lost to the Mountain Hawks 37-13 on our home turf.
Welcome back to Goodman Stadium, Lafayette. It’s game time.
Why Lafayette will win:
By Michael Kelley ‘14
Sports Editor | The Lafayette
Why will Lafayette defeat Lehigh for the first time since 2007? Easy answer.
For starters, this is the most put-together team I have witnessed in my time on College Hill. I watched a team last Saturday bounce back in eye-opening fashion from such a devastating loss to Colgate. And what a bounce back it was: a 27-14 victory against No. 5 ranked and previously undefeated Fordham. It was one of the biggest wins in program history.
Let’s talk about momentum. Yes, I understand the Mountain Hawks defeated Colgate in impressive style and carry their own momentum into the 149th rendition of ‘The Rivalry.’
But Lafayette started its season 1-5. Many members of the media, including us at The Lafayette, wrote this team off. Yet Head Coach Frank Tavani would repeatedly reference his senior class’s leadership this season. This was when the Leopards were 1-5.
Their performance over the past month has put enough truth behind that statement. I have covered Lafayette football for three seasons now and in 2012 and 2011, I watched total team collapses in the form of lack of effort, frustration, intra-team bickering, etc.
But this season, leadership is obviously in place and that gives me real reason to believe that this team will be physically, mentally and emotionally ready come 12:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.
Need more? How about an offense that has soared since the emergence of freshman quarterback Drew Reed. The Lakeland, Tenn. native has started four games and the Lafayette offense has averaged just over 34 points per game while going 3-1 in that span.
In his time as the signal-caller, which amounts to just about nine halves of play, he’s thrown for 14 TDs and 1,303 yards, with a stellar 73.6 completion percentage.
Reed has help on offense. Wide receiver Mark Ross ‘14 is one of the most dynamic receivers in the Patriot League and is slowly but surely building a rapport with Reed that will certainly play a role in the outcome of The Rivalry tomorrow.
Pick your poison. Double cover Ross, but Reed will find another open target. In his start against Georgetown, Reed completed passes to nine different receivers.
Now that the passing attack is finally cooking, we have seen breakout performances from running back Ross Scheuerman. In his latest outing against previously undefeated Fordham, the junior totaled 201 yards and two touchdowns. He leads the league in all-purpose yards, averaging 155 yards per game.
I expect a heavy dose of Scheuerman to balance the passing attack tomorrow, especially seeing as though the Mountain Hawks have the Patriot League’s worst rush defense.
Defensively, this unit is as healthy as its been thus far. And it is consistently getting pressure and forcing mistakes in the form of five sacks and five turnovers last weekend against Fordham.
Expect a variety of looks to cause confusion for Nick Shafnisky, Reed’s far less impressive freshman QB counterpart. If Lehigh had senior Brandon Bialkowski, we might be a little more concerned.
Lehigh’s offense runs through senior running back Keith Sherman, who’s getting close to the 1,000 yard mark for the season. Too bad the Leopards have the Patriot League’s No. 2 rush defense. Sherman will be shut down.
I’ll close this column with a statistic: Lafayette is 4-2 in championship games against Lehigh. History is on its side. Throw in the determination of a strong senior class who has yet to beat their archrivals, and I think that Lafayette has more than enough to capture their first Patriot League championship since 2006.
It’s the beginning of a new Leopard dynasty, with Drew Reed at the helm, and it starts with a victory against Lehigh…in their own stadium. It’s our time now.

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If you have found yourself here, you or someone you love are probably looking for relief. When we are stuck in feelings of grief, anger, despair, or worry we lose a sense of joy and aliveness. Therapy can be a powerful step towards healing and a more satisfying life. My passion and experience center around helping others achieve a deeper sense of clarity and balance. I am a relational therapist who brings a compassionate and discerning ear and honestly shares my perspective. I will help you connect with your core self and work with you to help you move away from trauma, depression, anxiety, and unfulfilling relationships. Therapy with me is a chance to make sense of your experiences. Together we will try new, healthier ways of being and facing your problems.
In addition to working with individuals, I help families overcome difficult situations and find their way to collaborative family connections.
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The experience of working with me includes:
1. ENGAGED PRESENCE
Therapy is a vulnerable endeavor where you will, most likely, touch places that are both intense and unknown. I will make sure to follow your lead, provide a safe and supportive environment, and be engaged in the process with you every step of the way.
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I will help you learn to listen to and work with your body, thus allowing you to find an effective way of releasing pockets of pain stored inside. I will also teach you methods of creating a sense of inner safety and security, by gently utilizing such techniques as grounding, body awareness, and breath work.
Whether it is an improved self-care routine or a specific way to talk to your partner, once we identify the root of the matter, I will help you come up with practical ways of addressing the issues at hand.
My Role as a Therapist
Upon scheduling your first appointment, you will be sent some forms to complete before your session. These forms will provide me with some information about you, and give you an idea of what it is like to work with me.
WHEN YOU ARRIVE WE WILL:
-Go over the forms you filled out
-Talk about what brought you to counseling
-Establish our goals for therapy
-Discuss your history, as well as any contributing factors related to your therapy goals
-If all goes well, we will then decide how often we will meet
FOR THE FOLLOWING SESSIONS YOUR JOB WOULD BE TO:
-Bring the material you want to work on
-Discuss anything that came up after the last time we met
-Talk about current events happening in your life
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
-By deepening your understanding of issues at hand
-Coming up with clear strategies of how to deal with challenges you are facing
-Identifying some things you can do outside of therapy to support your process
Keep in mind that therapy is rarely a quick fix, but rather a rich process that requires time and patience. The more actively you participate in this process, the greater the results.
Why Going to Therapy Does Not Mean You are Weak or Flawed
When you seek therapy you make a commitment to heal from your past, face a challenging situation and grow into a person you aspire to be. It takes self-awareness and strength to know when you need extra support and ask for a helping hand. A trained professional can help illuminate the blind spots we all inevitably have and offer a different perspective on the situation you have not considered before.
Therapy offers long-lasting benefits and support, giving you the tools you need to face challenging situations, break detrimental patterns, and better your relationships. Most of us think that having a 401 (k) plan is a smart idea. It sets us up for a better, more secure future. Well, therapy is a similar investment in your emotional and relational health. In fact, it is one of the most important investments you will ever make.

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