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DEARBORN, Mich., July 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
- Ford is the presenting sponsor of the 67th annual Bronner Brothers International Hair Show & Convention, which kicks off this weekend in Atlanta
- Ford is bringing together some of the country's top natural hair industry experts for a panel discussion hosted by LaTavia Roberson of R&B Divas Atlanta and a Grammy Award winner
- Ford will give away the keys to a 2015 Mustang to a Bronner Brothers attendee, while participants can experience and learn about Ford's newest products in a fun and meaningful atmosphere. Test drives, including the new 2015 Expedition, will be offered – along with an interactive booth display and surprise celebrity appearances
This weekend the city of Atlanta will be abuzz with thousands of hair industry professionals as part of the 67th annual Bronner Brothers International Hair Show & Convention. Ford, an 11-year collaborator on the trade show, will be there to shine the spotlight on the business and activity centered around the natural hair care industry as part of its involvement in this year's show.
The panel, "The Business of Natural Hair: Changing Landscape or Trend?" will be hosted by LaTavia Roberson of R&B Divas Atlanta and a Grammy Award winner. Panelists include Jane Carter, CEO of Jane Carter Solutions; Tamika Day and Jamal Edmonds, natural hair stylists and 2013 Ford Top Ten Winners; and Lexi, founder of natural hair blog www.lexiwiththecurls.com.
"We are thrilled to be able to provide the forum around a conversation that is so relevant within the beauty industry as a whole," said Shawn Thompson, manager, Ford Multicultural Marketing. "This panel discussion will not only generate dialogue, but it will hopefully provide industry professionals with additional information that will help their respective businesses continue to thrive and adapt to the ever-changing beauty landscape."
Bronner Brothers, which is billed as the largest cosmetology trade event of its kind, will take place at Georgia World Congress Center, Aug. 2-5, 2014. Ford's natural hair panel will take place Sunday, Aug. 3 from noon to 1:30 p.m. In addition to showcasing new industry tools, trends and technology, the convention features educational classes, competitions and entertainment events targeting licensed barber and beauty professionals.
As part of its collaboration, Ford will provide an opportunity for attendees to drive some of its latest products, like the new 2015 Expedition. In addition, one Bronner Brothers attendee will walk away with keys to the all-new 2015 Mustang.
"Ford's commitment to diversity and inclusion is integrated across every aspect of the company," said Thompson. "Through efforts with trusted brands like Bronner Brothers, we maintain the ability to drive deeper brand connections with multicultural consumers. This year marks the continuation of an exciting collaboration that celebrates black culture and its influence on creative beauty trends around the globe."
Throughout the show, interactive activities will take place at the Ford display, including giveaways and surprise celebrity appearances.
"We are introducing new ideas that put Ford front and center, while also re-energizing Bronner Brothers' commitment to our core audience -- most of whom are professional stylists and barbers seeking education and networking," said Gerald Render, vice president, marketing, Upscale Magazine. "With Ford at the helm as presenting sponsor again, we have an extraordinary opportunity to deliver an experience that celebrates African American beauty and culture like no other."
Be sure to join the social conversation throughout the weekend by using hashtag #fordup and #BBHappyHair.
To learn more about Ford's newest products, log on to www.ford.com.
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 186,000 employees and 65 plants worldwide, the company's automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford and its products worldwide, please visit http://corporate.ford.com.
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Stuart Anderson MP has endorsed plans which would deliver millions more pounds for public services in Wolverhampton. The plans, which are part of the Local Government Finance Settlement, would see funding available to the City of Wolverhampton Council grow by £18.9 million in 2022/23.
The annual determination of funding for local government is currently subject to consultation. Stuart has written in favour of the plans, which would make an extra £3.5 billion available to local councils, including over £1 billion for social care. It would equip councils with the largest cash increase in a decade, including £822 million for vital frontline services.
The plans would see core spending power available to the City of Wolverhampton Council increase by 7.7% to £264.8 million. It would include £477,000 for services such as homelessness, planning, recycling and refuse collection. Wolverhampton would also benefit from a £1.6 million New Homes Bonus, as well as a £14.8 million Improved Better Care Fund and £15.4 million for the Social Care Grant.
The funding for social care would build on £931,990 Wolverhampton has received in recent months to help the care sector respond to workforce challenges this winter. This funding includes a £162.5 million Workforce Recruitment and Retention Fund. The City will also benefit from £197,247 funding via the Local Reform and Community Voices Grant.
Stuart also welcomed the Government’s announcement schools in Wolverhampton will receive £295 million in funding next year. This represents a funding boost of £25 million. Every primary school will receive at least £4,362 per pupil, and every secondary school at least £5,669 per pupil. It follows the investment of nearly £5 billion in education recovery, which includes £1.5 billion on tutoring in schools and colleges across the country to help children and young people catch up on lost learning during the pandemic.
Stuart Anderson MP said: “Public services have been at the forefront of our response to COVID-19, and there have been many stories of individuals going above and beyond to serve their community at this challenging time. I am delighted that councils are set to benefit from the largest increase in grant funding for 10 years. The plans will also help to level up and re-balance education funding around our country, giving all young people the great opportunities that they need to succeed.”

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Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has declared Tuesday, January 24, a public vacation in Ondo State for the gathering of PVC.
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It was 45 years ago — Dec. 10, 1969 — that Johnny Bower donned his pads, pulled a game jersey over his head, and stepped onto the ice to play his last game for the Maple Leafs.
A few weeks later, Bower suffered knee cartilage and ligament damage in a workout and his career was over.
He was 45 then; he is 90 now, spry and busy, if, he thinks, somewhat smaller.
“My back hurts and my hands have arthritis and I think I have shrunk,” he says over the phone.
He decides he needs confirmation, and calls out to his wife.
“Nancy, have I shrunk?”
Yes, he is told. He was listed at 5-foot-11, but he’s now 5-foot-9, and is down to 170 pounds from his listed playing weight of 189.
He attributes his long life to Nancy, his wife of 66 years. They met on a golf course and married in Cleveland, where Bower was playing in the minors.
Their banter has the rhythm of a comedy duo.
“Nancy, we’re eating at 7 tonight?” he asks.
“If you’re lucky,” she responds dryly.
“I wouldn’t trade her for all the tea in China,” Bower says, laughing. “I was so fortunate to find her.”
The hockey world may have lost Jean Béliveau, but we are lucky we still have Bower, who is embracing his role as one of the game’s greatest ambassadors.
Heads turn when Bower walks into a room, and he’s regarded with awe. But Bower is an unassuming legend.
“He’s like somebody who can’t believe his luck — that he’s got this life,” Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden says. “This kid from a pretty tough background in Prince Albert, and who scuffled around the minor leagues forever.
“But I’m sure he was incredibly grateful for that,” Dryden adds. “And then, all of a sudden, at an age when nobody gets a chance, and he gets his chance in Toronto and I think at age 33, and he has this career after that, where he’s winning Stanley Cups.”
Bower is one of the last living links to the Maple Leafs’ 1967 Stanley Cup. After that championship, Bower walked off with two bottles of champagne. One bottle he drank to celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary. The other bottle remains unopened, at home. Bower vowed he wouldn’t open it until the Leafs won the Stanley Cup again, but his resolve is weakening.
“Maybe I should sell it on eBay and see what I can get,” Bower jokes.
He turned 90 on Nov. 8, and said he didn’t want anything fancy. But his children, Cindy, Barbara and John, planned a surprise luncheon for him, attended by about 50 guests.
And at the Air Canada Centre that night, the crowd sang “Happy Birthday” and he was given a framed print, signed by players from both the Leafs and their opponent that night, the New York Rangers.
Bower’s mind is sharp, but his memory is fading somewhat, and the body is starting to betray him too. He’s got a bad back and receives regular treatments for his terribly arthritic hands. He doesn’t drive, but he’s still got his driver’s licence.
Yet he maintains a schedule that would tire out a man half his age. He rises at 8 a.m. every day, has breakfast and waits for a pickup at 9 a.m. to attend a personal appearance. He’s on the go for the rest of the day.
In the early evening, he and Nancy have supper around 7 p.m. — if he’s lucky! — and he’ll watch the Leafs and go to bed at 10 p.m., even if he has to miss some of the third period.
Nancy is the boss of the household. She’s usually the first one to answer the phone. When you ask for Johnny, he picks up and you can hear her in the background naming dates and appearances as they try to squeeze in a reporter.
“No, I can’t see you tomorrow,” Bower says apologetically.
He explains he’s supposed to drop the puck in Markham. The next night is busy, too; he’s in suburban Toronto as a guest of the Brampton Beast, who play in the East Coast Hockey League. And this past weekend, he flew to Newfoundland for another personal appearance.
Nancy, Barbara and Cindy manage the personal requests that come in. Debbie Sittler, sister of Leaf legend Darryl, arranges for him to appear at special events for the NHL Alumni Association.
“His hockey life is his world, that’s his life and it will be until the very end,” Barbara says.
But make no mistake. His wife and his children are still No. 1.
“He and Mom are inseparable,” Barbara adds. “If he did stop, that would be the demise of him.”
Bower has one sibling — a sister, 96-year-old Anne Margaret Batting Letkeman, who lives in B.C. (corrected Dec. 16) — plus six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Bower was recently laid up with a nasty cold, but as soon as he recovered, he was on the move again, meeting up with former Leafs Bill Derlago and Wilf Paiment. The following morning, he was at the dentist’s office. And a few days later, he was meeting with some NHL oldtimers at a restaurant, where he reprised a few verses of “Honky the Christmas Goose” to loud applause.
(That song — which Bower recorded in 1965 — climbed to No. 29 on the CHUM charts in Toronto and the single sold 40,000 copies, making “Honky” the biggest-selling Canadian-made record to that date.)
Of course, Bower, who never made as much as $1 million over his entire career, has always been a businessman too.
Bower receives a fee for many of his personal appearances, but it’s a labour of love. He enjoys spending time with people and gives freely of his time whenever he can.
Dryden got to know Bower closely when he was president of the Maple Leafs from 1997 to 2003.
“There are no star airs about him,” Dryden explains. “He’s just a really genuinely a nice guy, but I think beyond that, he was such a perfect match for the Leafs team.”
Bower’s game on Dec. 10, 1969 was his first and only start of that season.
It started well; the Leafs led the Canadiens 3-2, “and the old man in the nets was a big reason,” the Star’s Red Burnett reported. But the Habs stormed back in the final frame with four goals, the last one into an empty net, and Montreal won 6-3.
He suffered his career-ending injury a few weeks later and then in March, 1970, he was named Leaf scout and goalie coach.
Bower stayed with the team until July 18, 1990. At age 65, Bower announced his retirement from the Maple Leafs organization. He had spent 32 years with them.
As the late Star columnist Jim Proudfoot wrote, the decision was not entirely of his own free will.
“No formal announcement was ever made even though the decision closed a memorable era in the history of Toronto’s National Hockey League franchise,” Proudfoot wrote.
Bower had reached normal retirement age that previous November.
“Johnny Bower is like Packard — a marvellous product they no longer make,” Proudfoot wrote. “You don’t find many of them around.”
Corrected Dec. 16 to indicate Bower has one living sibling.


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Preschool lessons on community helpers. Browse community helpers resources on teachers pay teachers a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. We used this activity with our preschoolers when we did our theme on community helpers. Teaching kindergarten students about community helpers is an important unit and one all students will enjoy. There are also a couple printables that introduce.
Lets celebrate the work people do in our communities. Heres a map activity that helps children learn more about the helpers within their own neighborhoods. The puppets kept the students engaged and allowed for some great discussion time with the students the students really enjoyed talking about our community helpers. This theme is all about doctors nurses and hospitals.
As children build literacy develop vocabulary practice math concepts and participate in dramatic play and movement activities they also gain confidence in relation to their own medical experiences. Love to learn about community helpers with free downloadable activity sheets. This weeks playfulpreschool activities focus on a community helpers preschool theme. Our preschool community cultures worksheets and printables will help your kid grow familiar with his neighborhood.
Community helpers and all around town preschool and kindergarten activities games and crafts. Do you know when your child should have his or her first dentist appointment. Hell learn what different street signs mean and get to know the various community helpers who make sure the community runs smoothly. Whats more fun for young children than acting like grown ups.

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Lindsay Lohan is undoubtedly more famous these days for her multiple arrests than she is for her acting.
After the Liz & Dick star's latest bust early Thursday for allegedly assaulting a woman at a New York nightclub, E! News has assembled a handy scorecard of all of Lindsay's run-ins with the law so you don't have to.
May 26, 2007: Lohan is collared on a charge of driving under the influence and possession of cocaine after losing control of her Mercedes in a booze-fueled car wreck in Beverly Hills.
July 24, 2007: The actress is taken into custody in Santa Monica on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving on a suspended license and possession of cocaine after she gets into a verbal argument with a woman whom she chased in her SUV.
Aug. 23, 2007: Lohan pleads guilty to misdemeanor cocaine use and driving under the influence and is sentenced to one day in jail and 10 days of community service and placed on three years' probation.
Nov. 15, 2007: LiLo spends a whopping 84 minutes in the Lynwood, Calif. jail before being released due to overcrowding.
March 13-16, 2009: A Beverly Hills judge issues a $50,000 warrant related to Lohan's May 2007 DUI arrest only to rescind it three days later after her attorney Shawn Holley shows that the starlet has been complying with the terms of her probation.
Oct. 16, 2009: The judge in her DUI case extends Lohan's probation by an additional 12 months so she can complete her court-ordered alcohol education program, which she had up until that point failed to do given her ever-busy career.
May 20, 2010: Her probation is revoked and a bench warrant is issued for the thespian's arrest after Lohan skips a court date to attend the Cannes film festival and then claims she couldn't get back because, in the words of her attorney, "her passport was stolen." The judge sets her bail at $100,000, which she later pays to win her freedom.
May 24, 2010: The trouble-prone party girl is fitted with an alcohol-monitoring SCRAM device on her ankle and ordered to refrain from drugs and booze and undergo weekly random drug testing as part of the conditions of her bail.
June 8, 2010: A judge rules Lindsay's in violation of her probation, hikes her bail to $200,000 and issues a new bench warrant for her arrest two days after Lindsay's SCRAM ankle brace suspiciously lights up at an MTV Movie Awards afterparty. The warrant is subsequently recalled after a bail bondsman covers Lohan's bond.
July 6, 2010: Lohan is sentenced to 90 days in jail for failing to attend her court-ordered weekly alcohol education classes.
July 20, 2010: Linds surrenders and ultimately ends up serving two weeks due to prison overcrowding and the non-violent nature of her crime.
Sept. 24, 2010: Lohan's probation revoked after she flunks a drug test which found cocaine in her system.
Sept. 28, 2010: Lohan leaves jail and goes directly to rehab.
Dec. 12, 2010: During Lohan's rehab stint, a staffer at the Betty Ford Center accuses the starlet of attacking her after she asks Lohan to submit to a drug and alcohol test. The charges are later dropped.
Feb. 9, 2011: Surprise! LL is taken back into custody after pleading not guilty to stealing a $2,500 necklace from a Venice jewelry store.
Apr. 22, 2011: Lohan is given 120 days in county jail and 480 hours of community service after a judge finds she violated her probation on the 2007 DUI. At the same time, her necklace-jacking charge is knocked down to a misdemeanor.
May 26, 2011: She's released from L.A.'s Lynwood Jail due to overcrowding and serves out the rest of her stint under house arrest.
Oct. 19, 2011: The Mean Girls star has her probation revoked (again!) after she fails to perform her community service obligations. After being briefly detained, she gets out after posting $100,000 bail.
March 14, 2012: Lohan is accused of allegedly sideswiping a person with her car outside a Hollywood hotspot and then fleeing the scene. L.A. prosecutors decline to prosecute, citing "no direct evidence."
March 29, 2012: The comeback kid finally completes the probation in her DUI case and is placed on informal probation for the necklace theft.
Sept. 19, 2012: Lohan is arrested for allegedly clipping a man with her car outside New York City's posh Dream Hotel and then leaving the scene. Manhattan D.A.'s office, however, opt not to bring charges, citing insufficient evidence.
Oct. 10, 2012: Cops respond to a disturbance call at the Long Island, N.Y. home where Lindsay is staying with her mother, Dina Lohan, after the two allegedly have a massive blowout. No charges are filed, however.
Nov. 29, 2012: Lohan popped outside Club Avenue in downtown Manhattan after she allegedly punched a woman in the face.

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Apprenticeship Week 2014
On Wednesday 5 March 2014, as part of Apprenticeship Week,
Devon County Council proudly hosted and sponsored the annual Apprenticeship, Skills and Employment Event 2014 at Exeter Racecourse on 5th March.
Hundreds of young people met with training providers and potential employers to learn about the wide range of apprenticeship opportunities available. The event provided an interesting and interactive platform for young people to learn more about apprenticeships and how they can get a head start in exploring their chosen career. Hands-on activities gave participants a flavour of what apprenticeships are about and what it is to work in different business sectors.
A large number of employers took part in the event and were eager to meet motivated and ambitious apprentices and help them achieve their potential. Exhibitors were impressed with the enthusiasm and energy of the young people who attended the event.
Training providers with extensive experience in delivering apprenticeship provided guidance and advice on available programmes to gain knowledge and skills required for a successful career.
Apprenticeships and support for Devon’s young people are a priority for Devon County Council and it is focusing on working with businesses and young people to encourage take up of apprenticeships and highlight the value they bring to businesses.
The event started with a Business Breakfast which got together businesses that have taken on apprentices and employers that are new to apprenticeships.
The audience was keen to hear apprentices’ success stories and learn how easy the process of taking on an apprentice can be. Keynote speaker, Greg Fitzgerald, shared the story of his journey from apprentice to chief executive of construction company Galliford Try.
Feedback from businesses, schools, students and parents has been very positive, with attendees praising the event as an excellent gateway to alternative routes of education and employment. It was seen as a very informative and engaging event providing a wealth of opportunities to get involved and learn more about apprenticeships and the benefits they bring.
Apprenticeships give access to enthusiastic talent with fresh ideas and enable businesses to create the workforce with the right ethos and skill-set for their organisations. Companies can grow their own talent and develop a motivated, skilled and qualified workforce, while creating loyalty and continuity.
Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, Cabinet Member for Economy and Growth at Devon County Council, who gave the welcome address at the event, said: “It is crucial that we get more employers from a range of sectors on board and offering apprenticeships. Young people in Devon are our future workforce and it is vital to our economic growth that we attract and retain young talent within the county. We hope to see more businesses coming forward and taking on apprentices following the Apprenticeship event we held last week as part of this year’s National Apprenticeship Week.”
The event was organised in partnership with Education Business Partnership South West (Careers South West) and the National Apprenticeship Service.

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Polimarin as an organizer of vocational education in the maritime field under the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education needs to improve the quality of information technology owned. Revitalization is one of the efforts to improve the quality of information technology in Polimarin. The research method used is quantitative and uses the type of explanatory research, which aims to examine the impact of two variables, namely the independent variable (revitalization of higher education in maritime vocational) and non-independent variables (quality of human resources). The data taken were 50 respondents Polimarin respondents. Data collected through questionnaires answered by respondents, each answer in the questionnaire answered by respondents was scored based on a Likert scale. For the purposes of data analysis, the linear regression analysis technique was used in the SPSS program (Statistical Package for Social Science). The formulation of the problem in this study is whether there is an impact of revitalizing higher education on maritime vocational education on the quality of information technology in Polimarin Semarang. The measurement of the impact used a regression analysis between revitalization variables with Polimarin Semarang human resources. In addition, other measurements use significance values. With the results of regression analysis and significance values it will show a positive or negative impact. The results of this study are regression statistical tests showing the results of the t count value of 2.447 and a significance value of 0.018. Then there is a significant (significant) impact on the variable of revitalization of vocational higher education (variable X) on the variable quality of information technology (variable Y). The impact of the variable revitalization of vocational higher education (variable X) on the information technology quality variable (Y variable) is 11.1%, while the rest is impacted by other factors.
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Volume 8, Issue 4 - Dec 1980
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Malate Stimulation on Growth Rate of Leuconostoc oenos
Lee, S.O. ; M. Y. Pack ;
Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters, volume 8, issue 4, 1980, Pages 221~227
The presence of L-malic acid in culture media contaniing glucose stimulated the growth rates of Leuconostoc oenos strains. The L-malic acid also stimulated the synthesis and activity of D-malate dehydrogenase (D-LDH) resulting in rapid production of D-lactate from glucose. The rapid utilization of glucose under the presence of L-malic acid may explain, in part, the stimulatory effect of the compound on the growth rate of leuconostocs.
Pectin Transeminase produced by Aspergillus niger and two yeast species.
Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters, volume 8, issue 4, 1980, Pages 229~235
Pectin transeliminase (PTE) was produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Schizosaccharomyces pombe 4683, and Aspergillus niger in the media containing 2% pectin and examined for its characteristics. The Production of the enzyme was higher by Asp. niger than by the two yeast strains, showing that the PTE activity was proportional to reducing power. The enzyme was proved to reduce pectin and produce 4, 5- unsaturated galacturonic acid. The optimum activity of the PTE was found to be at pH 6.0 and
. The activities of these enzyme were stable below
but decreased at the higher temperature. Substrate inhibition of the PTE activities was appeared at high concentrations of pectin. Those PTE activities were increased under 0.6M of KCI and NaCI, but that maximal activities at the concentration of 0.2M MgC
Studies on the Population of Toxigenic Fungi in Dried-Persimmon -Screen test of Aflatoxin-
Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters, volume 8, issue 4, 1980, Pages 237~245
Microorganisms growing on Dried-Persimmon have heed isolated ana identified. Fluorescent substance were extracted from a putrefactive Dried-Persimmon after invaded Toxigenic Fungi, and compared with Aflatoxin by Thin layer chromatography and u. v. absorption spectra. The results obtained were summarized as follows: 1) Fungal invasion was frequently appeared at the beginning of storage, and after then Bacteria invasion was followed. 2) Several Genera of microorganisms (Aspergillus sp., Escherichia sp., Mucor sp., Alternaria sp., Penicillium sp. ) were observed in Dried-persimmon during storage. Aspergillus sp., one of all Genus was predominant. 3) Two strains (Aspergillus flavus Group, Penicillium citrimum Series) of 6 Fungi had Fluorescent substance, which was presumed Aflatoxin-like substance. 4) The Rf value of T. L. C. ana λ max of u. v. absorption spectra showed the same value as the standard of Aflatoxin. It is suppose that the Fluorescent substance in Dried-Persimmon is a Aflatoxin-like substance.
Preparation of koji for Red pepper paste by using Stainless Steel Trays Covered with Lids
Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters, volume 8, issue 4, 1980, Pages 247~253
This experiment was carried out to improve the method of koji preparation by using stainless steel frays which were specially designed and covered with lids. To elucidate changes in chemical composition and formation of enzymes during the preparation of koji with glutinous rice for red pepper paste. professes, amylases, reducing sugars, nitrogens, and microbial contaminations were determined and compared with the case of using trays without lids. The results obtained were as follows. 1. The activities of protease and amylases (both liquefying and saccharifying activities) during the koji preparation were found to be higher incase of using the trays with lids than that without lids. 2. The contents of moisture, soluble nitrogen, amino nitrogen, and reducing sugar were also higher in case of using the trays with lids. 3. Contamination by yeasts and bacteria were markedly low in the trays with lids. 4. Temperature of koji was higher in the trays with lids, however the level of moisture loss was 1ower.

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The new military thriller Behind Enemy Lines takes as its very loose point of departure the story of NATO fighter pilot Scott O’Grady‘s Bosnian misadventures. Shot down by Serb forces in 1995, the pilot dined on grass and insects, dodged the enemy, and embraced the Virgin Mary before being scooped up by the Marines after six emotionally and physically fraught days. For his troubles, he ate at the White House (but skipped the salad), was mentioned by media outlets more than 1,500 times, received the obligatory tongue licking from Larry King, and became a Newsweek cover boy. Within weeks of being rescued, America’s newest hero had clinched a book deal worth at least half a million; shortly thereafter, he signed with ICM. Although the real story of how O‘Grady was shot down was detailed in a Pentagon report released soon after the rescue, it was all but ignored by media more concerned with manufacturing celebrity than reporting truth, particularly about a war in which the American public evinced little interest. According to the Pentagon, not only is it possible that Bosnian Serbs specifically targeted O’Grady because they knew he‘d flown sorties over their territory, it was U.S. intelligence snafus that actually put the pilot in the line of Serbian fire.
None of this background would matter a jot if the movie didn’t play so fast and loose with it, most comically in its suggestion that the pilot‘s shootdown was instrumental in Milosevic’s eventual defeat. But Behind Enemy Lines does make a claim on history, however vague, and not just Bosnian history. Although conceived long before September 11, the film nonetheless shadows recent events by cleaving to the standard Hollywood formula of liberal pieties, technological fetishism, and a gross reverence for military authority that borders on the fascistic. (“White House, moguls agree to step up showbiz efforts,” read a recent Variety headline, in a story about Hollywood‘s so-called “contribution to the war effort.” Step up? As if Hollywood needed the encouragement.) To that end, the film is yet another of the industry’s feature-length advertisements about how neat it is to fly bombers and play war games in the mud — because, like, you know, people with weird accents are suffering, though mainly because it‘s so cool. Which is why it’s perfect that Owen Wilson, miscast and winning, is Chris Burnett, the dude in peril — a navigator shot down in Bosnia soon after mouthing off to his superior officer, Gene Hackman‘s Admiral Reigart. “I didn’t want to be a cop,” says Burnett. “I certainly didn‘t want to be a cop in a neighborhood nobody cares about.” But once Burnett is wallowing in a ravine teeming with Muslim corpses and, more important, being hunted by Serbs — and an unshaven, sneery, chain-smoking people they are — he and everyone else cares very much.
A slag heap of outrageous coincidence and shimmering be-all-that-you-can-be posturing, the film is for all intents and purposes another Top Gun retread, which is why its lies don’t register as deeply or offensively as those put forth by films like Mississippi Burning — it‘s too silly to take seriously. It seems that even the filmmakers would agree. According to the notes for Behind Enemy Lines, first-time director John Moore was tapped after the producers watched a commercial he’d directed for the SEGA video-game system: “[I]t was like a mini–feature film, telling a thrilling adventurechase story involving helicopters, motorcycles and incredible stunts, with a unique visual style and editorial flair,” producer John Davis enthused. “From that 2-3 minute spot, we could tell that John sees things differently than most filmmakers.” Well, that‘s true. Moore sees things differently than most filmmakers because he sees things as a television commercial. That’s not a dig against commercials; there‘s more visual and narrative savvy in Wong Kar-wai’s recent online ad for BMW than in most movies, and a handful of great film directors started in advertising. Bad ones, too. But the good ones make movies — not wide-screen ads or extended-play videos — and Moore hasn‘t begun to make that leap. His images are advertisements for themselves, nothing more: He sells the individual shot, along with the armed forces, but never gives his mechanistic flicker the pulse of life. “John takes you, the audience, out of a comfort zone,” said Davis, “dropping you into the middle of hell.” That’s true, too.
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This is the latest monthly update to the right column of the blog, updating my favorite comics and TV for the previous month. The listings are alphabetical, not by rank of how much I liked them in comparison. My criteria for what makes the list is when I read them, not necessarily when they were published.
Well, March was a hell of a month for comics. For me personally, I didn't have a ton of new stuff, but I did have to pare down the list to get to 20, and there were a lot of good graphic novels. For me as a new retailer, it was a phenomenal month. The Death of Captain America, the new Buffy comic, The Dark Tower series, etc. etc. There were a couple new books I liked, including Jay Faerber's new superhero book Dynamo 5, McDuffie and McKone taking over the FF and Joss Whedon and Georges Jeanty's excellent first issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but mostly it was reliable favorites. 3 DC books (Spirit, Brave and the Bold and Manhunter, the common denominator of the first two is fun and the third is just an example of how to take advantage of the ongoing series format), 8 Marvel (despite my hatred of Civil War, which probably speaks to the level of talent at Marvel right now), only 2 Vertigo (no Jack of Fables or American Virgin in March, and Fables was a little weak) and 7 indies (2 Dark Horse, 3 Image, 1 Oni, 1 Devil's Due).
Graphic novel a day may be pretty much dead as a feature. It's not that I'm not reading them, it's that I just can't seem to find the time and energy to write about them. At any rate, I think I read more like a graphic novel every other day, but the Daredevil Omnibus took me four days to get through, and then I was inspired to go back and reread Born Again (pretty damn good) and Man Without Fear (not as good as I'd remembered.) I also tried to read the Daredevil/Elektra Love and War HC with Elektra: Assassin in it, but found it pretentious and boring and didn't get past issue one of Elektra: Assassin.
No new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, The Office, Studio 60 or Veronica Mars. Only two episodes of 30 Rock, but they were both really good. Heroes only had one, "Parasite," but it was a phenomenal episode, maybe the second best in the show's history, after "Company Man" the previous week. Thankfully, Andy Barker P.I. is a really funny new show (that's probably dead, given that it's smart and quirky) and The Riches is dark, features a brilliant cast and has my mild interest. Raines is imperfect and probably going to get old but has some style and a great lead actor in Jeff Goldblum, not to mention a terrific (and underused) supporting actress in Nicole Sullivan. Finally got around to watching the first episode of The Black Donnellys, and I like it... good crime stuff, maybe not exceptional when compared to stuff like The Shield, but certainly watchable... of course, I haven't watched the rest of the episodes on my Tivo, which tells you how deep my interest runs. Good thing, too, as it's been pulled to make way for a reality show about jackasses crashing real weddings... which the (stupid) couple is in on. Yeah, gay marriage would totally cheapen the institution, but bringing on the producers of Punk'd to ruin it weekly on national television, that's fucking perfectly acceptable. I'm annoyed the show is even on the air, I'd be livid if it were replacing something I really liked.
As for the familiar shows... Scrubs has been pretty weak, but came on strong late in the month, and besides, pickings are kinda slim right now for new episodes. Battlestar Galactica, after stumbling around punch-drunk ever since the show lifted off from New Caprica, delivers a nice one-two punch of a season ender. Now if only they can come on stronger next season and really follow up on all that potential... hopefully with an ending before the whole thing just gets old. Lost also stumbled a bit early this year, but has had some really strong episodes lately, and the confrontation between Ben and Locke was probably one of the best moments of the show ever. And 24... well, it's 24. Formulaic, getting predictable, but serving up good action and amusingly predictable "24" moments of torture, Kiefer Sutherland yelling and impossible to believe bad security at CTU. The latest episode, which sees Jack teaming up to fight crime with a developmentally disabled man who was working with his brother the mercenary terrorist, was cringe-worthy. I might be done with 24. Fortunately, April sees the return of The Shield, Entourage and The Sopranos, as well as Heroes, so it's looking like a good TV month.
My novel for March was Gates of Fire. Which I borrowed, but haven't read. Novel of the month is just a spectacular failure, I guess.
This was a month for discovering a ton of new feeds. There was a new webcomic out of New Orleans, starring my friend Leo and written/drawn by Josh Neufeld (New Orleans A.D. After the Deluge), there was the re-independencing of Comics, Covered, and through links to Comic Pants, I found an interesting comics review/commentary site called Blurred Productions. But mostly, it was a month of finding people whose work I love doing blogs. I was delighted to find blogs for Becky Cloonan, Cliff Chiang and Vasilis Lolos, three of my favorite artists. I was interested to find a blog from TV writer Jane Espenson. A link to the brilliant Steampunk Star Wars art he's doing lead me to Eric Poulton. And most importantly, a random link from Entertainment Weekly let me find the site of Alan Sepinwall, professional TV critic whose writings I've been reading since I found a link from rec.arts.comics usenet to his NYPD Blue recap sites. Alan is one of the best TV critics I've read, both because his tastes seem to synch up nicely with mine and because he can write in a style that is witty, intelligent, insightful and yet relatively spoiler-free. I'm delighted to be able to read his writing on a regular basis again.

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Family activities After giving birth — newborn baby care Midwife Maria Sahlin explains the huge transition newborn babies experience at birth and what happens during the first 48 hours after giving birth. And then I support new parents as they discover all about newborn baby care. Here she describes what usually happens in the first 48 hours after giving birth: In the womb, your baby is constantly and effortlessly provided with all the nourishment they need.
The moment they are born, this certainty and security disappear in an instant. And this transition is huge. This is why they can be restless and find it difficult to settle down. First contact after giving birth After giving birth, your baby will usually be quite alert for about two hours.
This is the time for their first contact with you as parents. The very best thing for a newborn baby is to get skin-to-skin contact — especially with Mummy in this phase. Many factors are at play here.
A baby maintains their body temperature best when they get skin-to-skin contact. There are also many positive effects on Mummy when the baby begins to nudge and push against her breasts.
Newborn babies need plenty of skin-to-skin contact with Mummy or Daddy.
Use water or fragrance-free and alcohol-free baby wipes. I quite like it when she won't go to sleep on nights that he is here to help. Antihistamine cream This can reduce swelling and soothe insect bites and stings Thermometer Digital thermometers.
This hormone makes a new mother responsive to bonding with her baby, and stimulates breast milk production and uterine contractions. After a few hours, your newborn baby usually falls asleep and will sleep quite deeply.
This is because the two of you have just experienced one of the greatest moments in your lives and are caught up in the magic of discovering your little miracle. You new parents are suddenly not tired anymore. If your baby is within the normal size range and has ingested a little colostrum after the birth, they can sleep for many hours; some babies may sleep for up to 24 hours, which is completely normal.
If a baby is in a separate room it can be difficult to know when it wakes or needs attention. If your baby's nappy is dirty, use the nappy to clean off most of the poo from your baby's bottom.
Different circadian rhythm in the womb When your baby embarks on their second day of life, they often change their tune! Virtually all babies are restless when they wake up from their first sleep. Your baby wants to nurse frequently, they often pass a stool for the first time and generally find it difficult to settle.
So much of everything that happens when a baby is born is cleverly designed by nature. But the fact that newborn babies have a different circadian rhythm to their parents is less ingenious. Try to rest and sleep when your baby sleeps. Furthermore, this period of alertness with a lot of loud crying often occurs around 10 p.
Babies tend to stick with the pattern they had in the womb: No-one is really sure why. Carry your newborn baby close By this stage, most new parents are usually feeling completely exhausted.
This is only to be expected. The birth process and adjusting to a life outside the womb is a huge transition for a newborn baby, both physically and mentally. Try to rest and sleep when the baby sleeps too.
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Picture. You have been in a relationship for a few months, and you begin to notice your new boyfriend spends a lot of time talking about himself and his accomplishments. Your beautiful new girlfriend seems to look around every room she enters. Full of herself, she waits for heads to turn and approving looks to come her way. When you share a success or an exciting event in your life, inevitably the conversation turns to your partner's self-absorption with their achievements or more thrilling adventures.
Their massive ego needs your constant approval, accolades, and attention, but they rarely return those gifts to you. It has become a one-man or one-woman show in which your partner is the leading character, and you are merely the supporting cast How to Darwin with self centered man cheering audience.
No one likes self-centeredness, especially if you are spending the majority of your time with. Self-absorbed people can suck the life out of you, as you do backflips to prop up Shanon Sydney american pie egos and insatiable need for reinforcement.
When you encounter a person like this they tend to be consumed with their own thoughts and concerns. They are not good at actively listening to others or curious enough to ask conversational questions. If you are a kind, empathic, and giving a person, you might give a self-absorbed person a lot of grace. You might think you just need to give more, praise more, and be more accepting so that you'll receive a few crumbs of approval.
At first, you may mistake your partner's self-absorption for confidence, high self-esteem, and positivity. In both On the Origin of Species and The Descent of Man, Darwin's most and Dubbo massage orchard against' columns, rambling in a self centered way” (Desmond and Moore, ).
In the full Darwin sense of life, no single individual is capable of, or worth whom we write, but the self-centered man of self-exaltation described by Augustine. believe “that very many structures have been Fremantle american massage Fremantle for beauty in the eyes of man, in natural selection requires a strong moral turn from self-centeredness.
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You may have encountered some or all cenyered these behaviors. In articulating and advancing the concept of natural selection as the ultimate engine that shapes the nature of living things, he challenged the entirety of how human beings understand the world and our place in it.
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Is possessiveness a part of this behavior trait. Very nice of you to say so. In difficult situations such as this, its better to focus on minimizing the frequency and duration of contact, set strict boundaries and limit your responses to.
You'll be interrupted or talked over with little regard for your feelings. All rights reserved. Self-Centeredness and its Roots in Narcissism What makes self-centered Woodridge doll house so annoying to others is that they indicate a total disregard for the other person's opinion, value, or existence. Here are nine subtle differences between being a narcissist and just being self-centered. Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read and comment.
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One problem with interviews is what psychologists call a "similar to me" bias. Someone who is similar to me on completely irrelevant characteristics--same home town, same hair style, same musical tastes, same ethnic heritage--is seen as more competent as a result. Since interviews seek genuine competence, this is a problem, and centeref are Drinky girl Mackay to resist How to Darwin with self centered man.
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Company behind NJ offshore wind project opening offices in Newark
As part of the move, Ørsted North America will open an office in New Jersey’s largest city to handle its digital operations for North America, namely its offshore wind infrastructure.
State officials are eyeing the offshore wind and clean energy industry as key economic sectors for the state’s post-COVID economic recovery. Gov. Phil Murphy’s goals call for the availability of 7.5 gigawatts of offshore wind by the year 2035.
“While most of our employees will be based in southern New Jersey when our projects are operational, this headquarters ensures that the economic benefits of offshore wind will be spread across the entire state,” reads a statement from Davide Hardy, who heads Offshore North America, Ørsted. “Newark is a fast becoming a tech hub and we’re proud to play a part in its resurgence.”
The office’s workforce will expand to at least 40 employees over the next two to four years, Ørsted said.
“In addition to providing high-tech job opportunities for our residents and helping make Newark a more attractive destination for innovative business, having Ørsted join our growing tech hub can inspire a new generation of sustainability innovators committed to tackling the climate crisis,” Newark Mayor Ras Baraka added in the Thursday announcement.
Ørsted accounts for one of the two major proposals for developing a second round of offshore wind farms in New Jersey, calling for wind farms with a 2,400-megawatt capacity. The second bid is from a 50:50 joint venture between Shell New Energies and EDF Renewables for a 2,300-megawatt project.
The Biden administration has shown increasing willingness to prioritize some of the state’s offshore wind goals, such as a potential upcoming approval for Ørsted’s 1,100-megawatt project.
In addition to the offshore wind farms, the state is moving ahead with a 200-acre “wind port” in Salem County, from which the state would ship out wind turbine components to the rest of the country.
And the state is pushing through a $250 million manufacturing facility for the wind turbines, based in Camden County along the Delaware River.


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Where Did All the Money Go - Again?
Almost a year ago, Senator Ben Pangelinan asked in his weekly column in the Marianas Variety Guam, “Where did all the money go?”
Pangelinan wrote in October 2011, “Fiscal Year 2011, which ended last Friday, shows that GovGuam is tracking to collect 95 percent of the General Tax Revenues projected, or over $621 million. On the other hand, only 47.5 percent (approximately $47.5 million) of budgeted income tax refund payments made it into the pockets of waiting recipients. In addition to not paying refunds, the Calvo administration has withheld approximately $16.7 million of allotments from GDOE, UOG, GCC, the Unified Courts and the Guam Legislature.”
The brusque lawmaker rails again this year at the floundering Calvo administration’s continued refusal to pay out tax returns with present and available funds for that very purpose. Pangelinan demanded in a letter to governor Calvo that he pay out the over $13 million the government of Guam received in Additional Child Tax Credit reimbursements from the U.S. Treasury funds received almost two weeks ago by the local government.
“The pattern of behavior by the Administration to mislead the people is wrong and simply politics at its worst. For whatever reason, the Governor continues to hold the income tax refund money as ransom for some political agenda. Perhaps he is trying to leverage not paying refunds to pressure the Legislature to implement his unwavering assault on employees’ and retirees’ livelihoods…..really the Governor is just kicking current financial obligations to employees and retirees down the road to a ,” the legislature’s intellectual powerhouse explained to a reporter from the PDN.
According to the math- and truth-challenged Director of the Department of Administration, Benita Manglona only approximately $400,000 in refunds are actually being doled out per week. Incredulously, Manglona informed local media that giving residents the millions supplied by the Federal government would force layoffs of government of Guam workers…the same line she and the Administration have used repeatedly, including last June and again in October 2011.
Public law requires no less than 90% of all Additional Child Tax Credit reimbursements received by GovGuam shall be deposited directly into a locked fund account referred to as the Income Tax Refund Efficient payment Trust Fund.
Senator Ben is right. The Calvo administration is breaking the law and the media and legal authorities are turning a blind eye. There is NO TRANSPARANCY (sic) in this administration until the media holds their feet to the fire. Keep it up senator or better yet demand that the OPA audit the deposit of this money. [from the guampdn.com comments]
In words that are becoming increasing familiar this election cycle, Pangelinan also explained that keeping “this Administration open and transparent” is really hard work.
Pangelinan used familiar language that has repeatedly come from Write-In candidate for Public Auditor Carl Gutierrez, promising the people of Guam that he will continue the diligence necessary to hold the Calvo/Tenorio administration “accountable and provide the checks and balance to protect the people and their interest over and above elected politicians’ personal and political interests.”
Only 47.5 percent of budgeted income tax refund payments made it into the pockets of waiting recipients, Senator Ben Pangelinan warned last October.
‘Accountability’ and ‘transparency’ are rapidly becoming the buzzwords for Guam Elections 2012. And this time, they might actually mean something to a public starved to know the truth about what is going on with the opaque Calvo/Tenorio administration.


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FORT LAUDERDALE—July 8, 2020—AV technology integrator and government IT solutions pioneer, BIS Digital has signed a contract with Camden County, Georgia to add wireless presentation, video conferencing and webcasting technology to their court technology system. The solution entails equipping Camden County Superior Court with CYNAP, an all-in-one wireless presentation and collaboration system. The new technology addresses some of the physical challenges of re-opening the courts which were temporarily closed due to COVID-19.
“We’re proud to offer virtual courtroom technology to help Camden County ensure access to justice while protecting the health of its citizens,” says BIS Digital President Steve Coldren. “We look forward to our continued partnership throughout the pandemic and beyond.”
“When I learned BIS Digital offered virtual court technology, I was hopeful it could help us comply with the Superior Court of The Brunswick Judicial Circuit COVID-19 Operating Plan,” says Superior Court Clerk Joy Lynn Turner. “Thankfully, it not only addresses some of the challenges posed with social distancing, but it integrates with our existing public address (PA) and digital court recording (DCR) systems.”
The Operating Plan incorporates guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Georgia Department of Public Health and stipulates that all visitors not from the same household must maintain a social distance of at least 6 feet. It also mandates new maximum room capacity figures, limiting the number of persons permitted in the courtroom gallery.
CYNAP and its web publishing feature means family members and observers not directly involved in the case can view the proceedings electronically in the jury assembly room. The video streaming feature will enable the Court to broadcast non-closed sessions live on YouTube.
The system, which includes a media player, supports good hygiene and further reduces risk of Coronavirus transmission by allowing participating attorneys to share with individuals both inside and outside of the courtroom documents, videos and audio files by wirelessly connecting their own devices.
Camden County’s Magistrate Court plans to use CYNAP to communicate with the county’s detention center, and other courts and county divisions are considering the technology due to its versatility, reliability, and ease of use.
“This upgrade fits well with the county’s strategic plan to become a leading technology hub,” according to County Administrator Steve Howard. “Integrating CYNAP into our county systems in addition to the development of Spaceport Camden, a future space research center and commercial rocket launch site, puts us one step closer to positioning our community as a world-class technology leader.”
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The 2016 Dakar will be kicked off with a prologue
Just a few more hours until the 12 MINI ALL4 Racing vehicles will roll over the start podium in Buenos Aires. X-raid has completed all the on-site preparations and is ready to tackle the 16 stages across Argentina and Bolivia. On Saturday, the Dakar schedule features a prologue contested outside of Buenos Aires and the day after tomorrow, the first stage will take the field to Villa Carlos Paz.
On the past four days, the Trebur based team worked extremely hard. The last part of the preparations began on 29th December when the team collected the racing and service cars in the harbour. In late November, the team had brought the entire baggage to Le Havre and from there, they were shipped to South America.
All the preparations in Buenos Aires completed
To find out if all the MINI ALL4 Racing cars had survived the shipping unharmed and to conduct the final checks, two shakedowns were executed on 30th and 31st December. At an area located about an hour from Buenos Aires, the drivers covered the final kilometres prior to the start. “In a shakedown it’s not about testing the car,” revealed Nani Roma. “After a few kilometres we know if everything is fine with our MINI ALL4 Racing - and that’s it.”
On first January, crews and mechanics couldn’t sleep late although it was New Year. After all, the MINI ALL4 racing vehicles as well as the drivers and co-drivers had to come to the Technopolis for the administrative checks and the scrutineering. During the scrutineering it was controlled if the racing cars met the technical regulations. Afterwards. the 12 MINI ALL4 Racing Armada was taken to the parc fermé where working on the cars is absolutely prohibited. Only tomorrow morning, the crews may get back to their cars. In addition, drivers and co-drivers also had to pass the administrative checks and submit all the necessary documents.
“We finally get started. The past days were busy but the tension kept on increasing all the time,” said X-raid team manager Sven Quandt. “When the rally is running, we virtually are getting in a kind of routine. Everybody knows their tasks. We are prepared as well as possible.”
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Dakar is go: 12 MINI ALL4 Racing line up for the start of the 2016 Dakar Rally


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Sam, 28, and Max, 29, co-star in the movie together as two first-year students at Oxford University who join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening.
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Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson are dressed to the nines while arriving at the premiere of their latest film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday (November 17) in Los Angeles.
“I hear I was just on the X factor? That’s the closest I’ll ever get to singing… Best of luck to “Only The Young”. Rockstars! @OTYOfficial,” Sam recently tweeted.
FYI: Liam is wearing Dolce&Gabbana.
10+ pictures inside of Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson at The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 premiere… More Here! »
Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, and Josh Hutcherson get together for a group photo while attending a press conference for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 on Saturday (November 15) in New York City.
The 24-year-old actress and her hunky co-stars were joined by a large portion of the cast including Julianne Moore, Sam Claflin, Natalie Dormer, Willow Shields, Donald Sutherland, director Francis Lawrence, and many more!
Liam recently made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he dished about how kissing Jennifer was often times pretty awkward during filming.
“Anytime I had to kiss Jennifer was pretty uncomfortable. I mean look, when you look at it on the outside, it looks like a great picture. She’s one of my best friends, I love her,” Liam explained. “But if we had a kissing scene, she would make a point of eating garlic, or tuna fish. Or something that was discussing. And right before the scene she’d be like ‘I had tuna,’ ‘I had garlic, and I didn’t brush my teeth.”
FYI: Liam is wearing an Allsaints sweater and t-shirt and Josh is wearing an Allsaints jacket.
Liam Hemsworth on Kissing Jennifer Lawrence
Sam Claflin flashes a smile while hitting a photo call for his new film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 at Villamagna Hotel on Wednesday (November 12) in Madrid, Spain.
The 28-year-old English actor recently talked about letting go of his dreams of playing soccer after sustaining an injury.
“When I was 16 I injured myself badly and had to sit out of soccer,” Sam shared to German magazine Jolie (via Belfast Telegraph).
He added, “In that time, I realized a few things. I was very small at the time; all my friends were bigger and more muscly than me. I just wasn’t strong enough or talented enough to keep up. So, with a heavy heart, I had to say goodbye to that dream.”
25+ pictures inside of Sam Claflin arriving at The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 photo call… More Here! »
Sam Claflin rocks a brown blazer while hitting the premiere of his latest film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 on Tuesday (November 11) in Madrid, Spain.
The 28-year-old English actor recently opened up about being a sex symbol.
“I find it very uncomfortable, if I’m honest,” Sam shared to German magazine Jolie (via Telegraph).
He added, “Because I don’t see myself that way at all. When I first got the script for The Hunger Games, I thought, ‘Why is it me they want to cast as Finnick Odair?’ I knew I was capable of playing him, but I found it hard to sell myself that way. Because I just can’t understand why anyone should find me sexy.”
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Natalie Dormer and Jena Malone display their style on the red carpet to premiere their hot new movie The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 on Monday (November 10) at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, England.
The duo were also joined on the red carpet by their co-star Sam Claflin. Earlier in the day, both Sam and Natalie were seen out in London doing some promo work.
The night before, Natalie and her partner Anthony Byrne were holding hands as they departed from their hotel in London.
The stars of The Hunger Games are set to premiere their film all over the world – stay tuned to Just Jared over the new few days for all the pics!
FYI: Natalie is wearing a Nicholas Oakwell dress. Jena is wearing an Emilia Wickstead dress, Charlotte Olympia shoes, and a Montblanc ring.
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Jennifer Lawrence is a vision in white while stepping out at a photo call for her new film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 held at Corinthia Hotel London on Sunday (November 9) in London, England.
Don’t forget – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 hits theaters on November 21!
FYI: Jennifer is wearing a Public School suit and an EF Collection necklace. Julianne is wearing a Dries van Noten dress, Aquazzura shoes, and Venyx jewelry.
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Whether you are or aren’t a Drake fan, you’re going to love the new video for his latest single, Nice for What. While the tune is so good that you’ll bust into a groove this very minute, the video features cameo appearances from a bevy of celebrities that’ll have you say, “DAMN!” We spot actresses, Rashida Jones, Zoe Saldana, Emma Roberts, Insecure’s Issa Rae, Olivia Wilde, Tiffany Haddish, Black Panther’s Letitia Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, ballet star Misty Copeland, model Jourdan Dunn and many many more.
Now of course, many music videos have special cameos and celeb appearances but what makes this one so notable is that these women are portrayed as beautiful and empowering. They aren’t objectified, they’re free and seem to be having fun in every way.
Side tracking from the vibe of this video, we also spotted noteworthy beauty looks. From wild and natural curls to bold, snatched makeup looks and free-spirited hair, the beauty looks were stylish!
All in all, Drake’s Nice For What is the kind of celebration of women we need—And we’re all for it!


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What could be considered as vintage shoes? It’s somewhat a matter of perspective—shoes commonly in trend during the eras preceding that of the 21st century have now come to be considered as vintage.
Whether it’s the roaring twenties or the funky seventies you want to emulate in your ensemble, there are plenty of heels out there, currently in vogue, which can help you bring your vintage look to completion.
Polka Dot Pumps
A pair of quirky polka dot heels are perfect for pulling off a flirty and sweet fifties getup! If you’re going for the vintage dress with the stockings, polka dot pumps are really going to bring the look together. This pattern is trendy and timeless, and recreates a certain nostalgia that takes us back to simpler times.
Frills and Fancies
Add a little bit of embellishment with frills and dainty florals, and you’ve got a great recipe for some go-to retro style heels. No matter the style, some washed out delicate florals and flowers are going to help you really round off your vintage inspired ensemble!
Mary Janes and heels with wide buckle straps are great for going retro with style! They really bring out the old in old school, and give off the innocent but snarky vibe.
Bold and Bright
Nothing says the eighties like colors that are in-your-face bold, and give off a whole lot of personality. A lot of it is also about the combination of bright, neon colors that seem to clash yet go together like nothing else.
Some solid elevation with platforms is a great call back to the sixties and the seventies, with the hippies, the yuppies, and the disco fanatics. Whether you want to play it low key with block heels, or go all out with sturdy, imposing platforms, your retro chic fashion statement is bound to be a head turner.
Any regular heel wearer knows the trials and tribulations that come with running around in heels.
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Our Heel Candy Wraps’ online store offers a varied and off-the-wall selection of prints and patterns to reinvent your old or damaged high heels. Not only is it an accessible remedy to worn out shoes, you can get creative with heel wraps and retro revamp any old pair of heels too!


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It’s autumn and all Malbec grapes have been harvested in the region around Cahors. The grape juice of the new vintage has finished its alcoholic fermentation and has been turned into wine, and nature is now unfolding its final autumn spectacle right before our eyes: leaves of all colors and shapes flying in the wind, cold November rain, and the scent of humidity and earthiness are leading us into winter’s cocooning season.
One of the typical flavors of this season can be found within the fascinating spectrum of mushrooms whose earthy underwood aromas rise from the humid soils as we take our autumn walks. Harvesting mushrooms by hand in the forest is the privilege of knowledgeable connoisseurs and adventurers; however, more risk-averse souls can find many seasonal varieties at farmers’ markets.
The kings of the mushrooms
Mushrooms come in many shades of brown with slightly different tastes, but porcini mushrooms, also called cèpes, are the kings of the culinary world, and their majestic size and characteristically rounded brown hats overshadow most other edible mushrooms. Unlike button mushrooms, which can be found in most supermarkets, porcini are difficult to cultivate; these fungi depend on distinctive symbiotic connections with living trees, and thrive best in oak, chestnut, or pine tree forests, where they produce their edible fruit bodies in late summer and autumn. The abundantly wooded regions of France – in particular, in the southwest, including the region around Cahors – meet the criteria for porcini to develop; thus they have become an ingredient in many local specialties of the southwest.
Aromatic intensity and a chewy texture make porcini stand out from other mushrooms, whose textures are usually more fragile, and whose aromas are often more delicate. Porcini have a generous and sturdy bite and a unique flavor that ranges somewhere between hazelnut nuttiness, warm earthiness, soft creaminess, and umami heartiness.
Although the porcini seasons are relatively short, the harvest can be very meager or plentiful depending on the season’s weather, and porcini can be widely found as a dried ingredient in supermarket aisles, sliced or powdered. You can easily substitute fresh porcini with dried slices or chunks by simply soaking them in warm water or broth, but make sure to keep the delicious soaking water and use it in a soup, sauce, or risotto, to add depth and complexity.
Keep it simple
Carefully cleaned with a dry kitchen towel or a special mushroom brush, and most importantly, never rinsed under water, fresh porcini bring tons of flavor to any dish. Thinly sliced into a carpaccio, the freshest porcini present their delicate, mellow creaminess and supple earthiness, but pan-seared at a medium-high temperature, they reveal their full bandwidth and aromatic power, adding a delicate smoky dimension and the nuance of toasted nut aromas.
Pan-seared in butter with no more than a hint of garlic and a sprig of thyme or rosemary, porcini are a delicacy in themselves, to be savored on their own, or on a crunchy slice of grilled pain de campagne slathered with fresh butter. But they are also great for further preparations in soups, sauces, stews, risottos, pasta dishes, or even pâté.
To appreciate the porcini’s natural greatness, keep the seasoning as uncomplicated as possible, using sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, olive oil or butter, and fresh herbs; and pair it with simple yet high-quality ingredients that stand up to the mushroom king’s nobility – along with a bottle of Cahors, of course.
How to pair Cahors wine with porcini mushrooms?
Depending on your dish’s intensity and the other main ingredients, you can choose from the wide range of traditional Cahors styles that have undergone oak aging in barrels or wooden casks. Wines with shorter oak aging periods discreetly bring subtle spice and fruity abundance to your pairing, while wines with longer oak aging add more structure, underwood, spice, and depth.
For more inspiration, we are presenting two porcini recipes that will certainly impress your wine-loving invitees: an easy to make Tarte aux Cèpes that can be prepared in advance and served as an amuse-bouche or starter, and Purple Tagliatelle with Porcini and Beef, a super versatile dish for any weekday night or special occasion that requires a soul-warming treat.
Tarte aux Cèpes (Porcini Tart) Recipe
Serve cold or warm as an aperitif or starter
Ingredients for 4 portions:
- 100 g fresh pearl onions (or small red onions)
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 200 ml red wine
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 3–4 sprigs of thyme
- 1 pinch of sugar
- 1 portion puff pastry dough
- 400 g fresh porcini (or other fresh mushrooms)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 glass of pickled beetroot in small cubes
- 100 g full-fat crème fraîche
- Sea salt and pepper
Steps to Make It :
- Peel the pearl onions and cut them into halves (or thick slices if you use regular red onions). Melt 2 tbsp butter in a saucepan over medium heat, then add the onions into the pan. Let sizzle very gently for 3–4 minutes, eventually turning down the heat. Turn the onions once with a spoon or spatula, and wait another 3–4 minutes until they become translucent.
- Add the red wine and red wine vinegar to the saucepan, along with the thyme sprigs, a pinch of sugar, a pinch of salt, and some pepper to taste. Cook on low heat until the liquid has fully reduced and the onions are cooked all the way through. If needed, add a few more spoonfuls of red wine or water to prolong the cooking time until the onions are ready. Once cooked, remove the thyme and set the onions aside.
- Heat the oven to 200°C (or 175°C fan) and line a baking tray with a sheet of parchment paper. Using a glass with a thin rim or a big round cookie cutter, cut out four circles of puff pastry dough and place them onto the parchment paper (you can also cut squares with a knife, or other forms if desired). Cover with another layer of parchment paper, then place a second baking tray on top to avoid the puff pastry rising too high (or use other flat-bottomed and oven-safe cooking ware – for example, a Dutch oven or oven-proof pan). Bake for 20 minutes. Once the puff pastry is browned and crispy, peel off the parchment paper and let the circles cool on a rack.
- Remove the earth and any dirty bits from the porcini and their stems by gently rubbing with a dry cloth or paper towels, or use a special mushroom brush. Especially crusty parts can be easily cleaned by scraping with a sharp knife. Once cleaned, cut the porcini into big, generous chunks.
- Using a large knife, slightly crush the unpeeled garlic cloves. Melt 2 tbsp butter in a heavy saucepan over a medium-high temperature, then add 2 tbsp olive oil and unpeeled garlic cloves. Let the garlic infuse for a few seconds, then add a handful of porcini. Allow them to sauté and sizzle until they are golden brown underneath before you start moving the pan. Turn them once and wait again. When all sides are golden brown, place them on a sheet of kitchen paper to remove the excess fat. Proceed with the next batch by starting to melt some more butter and adding more oil, then add the remaining mushrooms.
Garnish the individual puff pastry portions by covering with a thin layer of crème fraîche, sprinkling some sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to your taste, and arranging the onions, porcini, and beetroot cubes on top.
Pick a Cahors that has been aged in oak for 12 to 18 months, which will add both supple tannins and delicate spice to the tart, all the while keeping a touch of fruitiness.
© Stefanie Köhler, Gouttes & goûts

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There has been a lot of talk recently about the possibility of a nuclear conflict between the United States and Russia. There was even a poll on Twitter the other day — offered by a mainstream media outlet in the U.S. — asking which country might emerge the winner from such a war between the two superpowers.
My answer: no one would win. Everybody would lose.
It is possible, indeed, probable that all the war talk is propaganda associated with the U.S. presidential election. But it is also possible that the U.S. might be seen as vulnerable right now because of the chaos associated with its presidential election — and its perceived weakness — and its enemies might see this as an opportune time to strike it.
Of course, nuclear war would profit no one — not even the weapons makers, because civilization as we know it now in North America, Russia and much of Europe would be over. It was Einstein who said World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones . . . if there is anyone left to fight that war.
So, if we are on the eve of World War III, is there any point in stocking up your pantry now, just in case? Would there be any point in building a bomb shelter or . . . well, you get the point. Is there anything one can do in hopes of riding out the nuclear storm?
Wow, I thought Fox “News” stopped broadcasting in Canada. I must have misheard and you must be still listening to them.
Fox “news” and their insane right wing promote fear and anxiety. It is their bread and butter. If people had a positive outlook on life, fox news and their legion of sheep would not have a reason to exist. There mere existence depends on promoting unreasonable fear and hatred.
WW-III is not right around the corner. The gold peddlers and doomsday supply companies only advertise on Fox “news” because their low-intelligence audience are stupid enough to buy their crap. Of course they *want* you to think nuclear armageddon is coming so you will buy their survival crap. Have you never heard “a fool and his money are easily parted”?
What *could* happen, though unlikely, is one of the apocalyptic cults getting their hands on a tactical nuke. They probably wouldn’t have the knowledge needed to actually detonate it but they would be able to take it apart to get the nuclear material inside and use it on a dirty bomb. But, contrary to what the Fox “news” people want you to believe, getting a dirty bomb into the U.S. or any western country would be next to impossible. Security is so tight an old radium-faced clock would set off alarms, let alone a few pounds of fissile material.
As I’ve said countless times, you worry too much.
Small point: It’s not just Fox that’s talking about this. All the major networks and news outlets are hot with it (except CNN which can’t seem to tear itself away from ‘Breaking News’ about Trump’s latest mouthings).
But I do agree that at least some of the fuss is overplayed to build audience. As you suggest, a limited action is more likely than full-scale war. There are a number of issues involved which are causing this saber rattling, but I doubt that either Russia or the US would destroy themselves over it.
The UK is the one to watch right now. A shooting war may very well begin between them and Russia over Syria, and that would bring others into the fray.

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