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Discussion in 'Zones and Populations' started by ttobey, May 6, 2015.
it is not my picture i found it on the internetz plz dont hurt me or dog
Bah I am not even on any list.... I don't even get coal this year, but that's okay, I have harvests. Yay for that I am very grateful!
I just leveled up out of my cube into and office. Ding! You have gotten better at driving people around you crazy! (100)
I never hurt any animal or furry or feathered creature, not ever!!!
I told you that campaign to get you an office would work!!!!! Looks like I have to change my Sig again!!
7 days until the Mini Winter ROAD TRIP!!!!
Have fun, send a postcard.
But, but, but ttobey... we were looking forward to taking you with ussss.
Just ignore the snake like sibilant at the end there... hssss.
Stopped by here ... thought of you.
That's because I'm like the warden in a forum full of insane people.
Well I wouldn't go that far. I think that looks like you standing behind the bushes next to the porch in some sort of grey uniform. LOL Gratz on the office
Congrats on the office
Grats on being elevated from a cube-dweller existence. Time to hide wine n snacks in the office
good for you ttobey
I just came back from Europe the trip was a pain I rather travel virtually.
no airplane food ( it's worse than from the cafeteria )
but I went to some Christmas markets , had Feurzangen Bole and Gluehwein , Grog and Apfel Strudel , Gern Knoedel und Dampf Nudeln .
wow now I am hungry and I want some hot drinks.
It snowed there the night before I had to go home , so everything looked so peaceful and quiet , until I hit the rush our traffic
and the , and the cars navigator kept on changing my rout every 3 minutes.
He is going with us, just like on all of our other ROAD TRIPS. He always says he isn't but then we take him along anyway and at least a few of us and the videographers catch him having a great time and this one will be no different!!!
YAY!!! Schmet is back and in time to go on the Mini Winter ROAD TRIP too!!!! I bet she will have some snazzy outfits to wear that she will look absolutely adorable in!!
6 days until the Mini Winter ROAD TRIP!!!!
Can you feel the excitement building???
and if we would not take him he would come after us anyway , like the one time he went on our road trip when we where done
he needs this to blow up stuff and blame others .
And ttobey I got the ratonga hero painting and put a sign under it with your name and framed it with roses ( anybody know where I can get any of those roses that smell like runny cheese ) ?
No not really.
I resemble that remark
Ttobey , could just be a bad taco ...
Nah, if it was a bad taco, he'd definitely feel something building.
yea he would be all green and moldy yuk
nah he is just a ratonga temperamental , but o soooooo handsome .
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SoulWorker, free-2-play anime action MMO, combines pacy combos with a real anime feel. You'll need excellent reactions and precise timing to take it to the merciless creatures in this post-apocalyptic world.
Anime feel and gaming its truly just fun
Akasha System gives replay value
Each of the 4 characters are very different and useful
Anime storyline is fun at times
Energy system right now ruins the game flow. It should just outright be taken out.
The game isn't very noob friendly bosses one shot.
Cash shop is too over the top in prices. You don't need the stuff but things shouldn't actually cost that much
More encouragement in grouping activities would greatly help the game
This is a very extreme case of hot and cold. This game should be epic but its own management is holding it back. The energy system just shouldn't even be a thing. And the prices in the shop are all out of wack. But of these things show one of two things. Whoever handles it has no idea how to price the market. And whoever is controlling the systems just is outright ignoring how energy systems are handled historically. If these issues are fixed the game would be an household favorite because it's that fun.


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Travel Tips : What is in a name?
And to secure SEO of course you put the name of the city in the name of your accommodation. Like Baan Somchai Bangkok. Or something in the name the refers to a nearby location. Like Somchai Riverside Hotel or Somchai Park View Hotel. The latter is a bit weird if there is no park at all nearby. But what is a hotel, homestay or resort? I will discuss the types of accommodation used in Thailand.
In Thailand the name resort has sometimes a bit other meaning as you would think of. Most times they are outside town and have bungalows where you can park your car next to your room. Originally this kind of places where meant for people who needed a room only for a few hours and do not want to be seen too much. So in Thailand sometimes the word resort is used for short-time hotels. Most times this kind of hotels have a name with a number and offer 24h service. In other countries you might call this a Motel.
A hotel is basically a place offering short-term paid accommodation with facilities that may vary from breakfast to full-service restaurants, from shared bathroom to private swimming pool, from a single room to a 3 bedroom suite, from a business center to a fitness or massage spa. But there are a few names used for places that offer accommodation :
- Guesthouse : As a simple hotel, originally in a private house that has been converted for accommodation. In my personal opinion a guesthouse should be cheap and offer guest to be able to socialise with other guests.
- Homestay : A place offering accommodation in their own house of the host. A bit like a Guesthouse, it should be cheap and offer guest to be able to socialise with other guests.
- Resort : A luxury hotel offering accommodation and recreation like sport, entertainment, restaurants, swimming pool, etc. Personally I think a resort should be located in a big garden.
- Boutique : Seems to be used in combination with Hotel, Resort and even Guesthouse. A place with between 5 and 80 rooms offering upscale accommodation. In the lower segment of hotels, resort and of course Guesthouses the term boutique is nowadays overrated to attract customers. Personally I think a boutique should not have more as 20 rooms and have a boutique (personal) atmosphere.
- Hostel : A place offering dormitory, mostly with bunk beds and shared bathroom and sometimes also kitchen and living room. Aimed at socialising of younger travellers.
- Poshtel : Comes from 2 words posh hotel. It is as a hostel but then more luxury and actually sometimes it is just as a hotel but using a different name to attract other kind of customers. Personally I think that price-wise some poshtel are in the hotel or boutique hotel category. If you then still get a shared room and/or shared bathroom I think you could better stay in a hotel.
- Floatel : A floating hotel, most times floating on a lake or river. It could be a ship or rooms build on a ponton.
- Inn :In the same category as guesthouse or homestay but from the beginning setup to be serve as accommodation. Originally a Inn would be upcountry or along a highway, from the time people still needed horse for transport.
- Lodge : In the same category as guesthouse but originally setup as free standing house in a park, being part of an estate to offer accommodation to travellers.
- & Spa : As add-on for hotels and resorts to attract spa lovers but most times it just means that there is a massage within the premises of the accommodation. Personally I associate a spa with a natural spring and a place offering miniral baths. But I might be old fashioned.
- Bed & Breakfast or B&B : In the same category as guesthouse but at least you should be able to get breakfast. Although in Thailand it seems that sometimes the name is just used because it looks international.
- Cottage : A small old-fashioned house, again in Thailand the name is sometimes totally misinterpreted. A condo building that has been converted into a hotel is not really a cottage.
- Resotel : Not sure if this is only used in Thailand but it seems to be a resort along a river.


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Attention, shoppers! Pricey rack browsing has its surprises, at least for those in Paris who happen to find themselves at Colette for its Music Box live sets. Yesterday, Busy P (alias Pedro Winter) and DJ Mehdi of Ed Banger recorded an afternoon sampling of the latest from Boombass (duo Cassius), Brodinski, Pilooski, and Sebastian. All were on hand to celebrate the release of the new Busy P and Mehdi compilation mix "Let The Children Techno," a riotous mélange of electro, dupstep, fidget, and funk, with all but one track previously unreleased.
Colette's downstairs Water Bar was packed with jeunesse dorée for a very old-school afternoon of Ricard mixed drinks and devastating raspberry, white chocolate, and green tea brownies. (They came from Paris's newest brassiere, Nanashi, in the 10th arrondissement, where Kaori Endo mixes Japanese bento box and European fare.) Elliott Novak, an Ed Banger on hand, says the big change with this LP is in its diversity. "There's lots of funk in there, but it's still very true to Pedro and Mehdi's electro, dancefloor sound." The mix of live music and delicate merchandise could have created a bull-in-a-china shop scenario. But after experimenting with a few upstairs musical moments last year, Colette is now set to go live monthly in the Water Bar—far away from all those dresses, sneakers, books and electronic gadgets.
"Yeah, it's true, the crowd for this is very young," says Colette's Sarah Lerfel, "And it's surprising because it's the afternoon and nobody's really dancing yet. It's just a chance to get together." The next day the store held one of its regular Cooklettes: the chance for a table of 12 to learn how to make the Madeleine cakes immortalized by Proust. And for Paris Fashion Week, which kicks off next week, Colette will play host to London designer Carri Munden of Casette Playa and her latest Ken X collection, inspired by her love affair with Barbie's beau Ken of and American designer Jeremy Scott. He'll be showing off his debut arm candy for Swatch.
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Wat Phra Kaew (วัดพระแก้ว), formally Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram (วัดพระศรีรัตนศาสดาราม), is the most sacred Buddhist temple of Thailand. While construction of the temple was completed in 1784, it has a sanitised appearance as if it was built only yesterday.
The temple houses a diminutive jade statue, the Emerald Buddha (พระแก้วมรกต), of uncertain but long provenance and revered as the symbol of the Thai state. According to the legend, it was created in India in 43 BC after which it was taken to Sri Lanka, Cambodia and eventually Siam. Art historians, however, describe the statue as belonging to the Chiang Saen style of the 15th century, concluding it must have originally come from Lanna (current Northern Thailand). It was taken to Luang Prabang in the current state of Laos in 1552, and moved to Vientiane twelve years later. In 1779, in the Thonburi Period, General Chao Phraya Chakri captured Vientiane and returned the Emerald Buddha to Siam. When he was crowned as King Rama I, he moved the Emerald Buddha to its current location in Rattanakosin.
Visitors line up around the building for a chance to walk by the Emerald Buddha with offerings of lilies and incense. You must take off your shoes before entering the bot, and taking pictures inside is not allowed. Also show respect by sitting with your feet pointing away from the Buddha. The Buddha's clothing is changed three times a year depending on the season; you can see the other outfits in the Pavilion of Regalia, Royal Decorations and Thai Coins after the tour.
Continuing the tour, the temple actually consists of a series of courtyards full of chedis and buildings all in different sizes and colours. Some buildings are in gold, some are decorated with broken porcelain and there are smaller wats containing Buddhas of various poses and sizes. Also check out the enormous mural of the Ramayana that decorates the exterior wall. Other interesting structures include the group of eight prang towers, the Sri-Lankan style Phra Si Rattana Chedi, a model of Angkor Wat, the Royal Pantheon, among others.
Wat Phra Kaew is in the northeastern corner of the Grand Palace.
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In this article, we'll be going over ways in which you can find some great websites to acquire, which we can then either immediately sell for a decent profit, or hold onto for some long term income. There are many different ways in which an Online Marketer can gather a portfolio of money-producing websites, but here are just a few.
Building Your Own
One option of course, to getting websites that you can use as virtual real estate, is building your own. This is a relatively simple process, and all it requires is either a little bit of web design skill (with HTML and CSS), or the understanding of how to use a Content Management System (CMS) like WordPress or Joomla… and of course, a bit of SEO skill as well. This is a great place to start when you're just learning how everything works, and you don't have much of a budget. If you know SEO, then getting sites like these to rank in Google for a few profitable keywords is not that hard, and you can build a whole bunch of these little income generators. If you want, you can even sell them later to purchase a more established website that's for sale, and then work on monetizing that. These don't have to be big, complicated sites either, just a few simple pages with all the necessities for SEO will suffice.
Buying Websites For Sale
There are many places you can find good deals on websites. The largest marketplace online for buying and selling websites, as you may already know, is Flippa.com. They offer some pretty great services, and, if you look around, you can usually get some pretty good deals there as well. In case you haven't used it before, Flippa is essentially an auction site like eBay, but it's solely dedicated to websites and domain names. A good tip is to try to find sites with "uglier" looking auctions, since the good-looking, professional ones, are usually also the pricier ones which are also getting the most bids.
Finding Sites In The SERP's
Another great way to find websites even cheaper, is to just look for websites in a given niche using a search engine like Google. Just search for the keywords that are related to your niche, and look for websites that way. The type of sites that you want to look for, are generally small, ugly WordPress blogs for example, that have excellent search engine rankings, but, aren't being monetized in any way (ideally). You also want to make sure that these blogs haven't been updated recently (a little harder to do with the Freshness update, admittedly) and of course, the fewer pages they have, the less dedicated to this blog the person was, which means, the less likely it is that they'll feel attached to it, and the more likely it is that they'll be willing to sell it to you for a great price.
If you find a site that matches this criteria, the next step is to contact these people, and begin talking about the site. You can either use the contact forms provided on their websites, OR, you can use a whois directory, like whois.sc to find these people's information. If they have no contact forms on their websites, AND nothing listed in the whois directories, then there's no way you can contact them, so just move on.
However, if they do, you can reach out to them, and ask them questions like "Are you still updating this site?", and "How much revenue is it generating?" (in most cases, it's not getting any revenue, and so you can scoop it up dirt cheap, and then monetize its already existing traffic very easily). This is far more time-consuming than just finding websites to buy on a site like Flippa, but especially in the beginning when you may have a low budget, you can really score some amazing deals using this method.
The Option Option
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Publications and Scientific Articles Relevant to Minority Health by OMHHE, CDC, HHS and Others. For further information, please see CDC Publications.
Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities Among Rural Adults — United States, 2012–2015
Everyone should have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible, but recent data show many racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes in people living in rural areas. Race and ethnicity are important to consider when assessing health outcomes and health differences in rural communities.
What are health disparities?
Health disparities are differences in health outcomes and their causes among groups of people. Reducing health disparities creates better health for all Americans.
Health disparities in rural communities
This MMWR examines health disparities among racial/ethnic populations in rural communities in the U.S. While researchers often refer to differences between rural and urban communities, this report emphasizes the importance of research on disparities within rural communities. These communities often have worse health outcomes and less access to care than urban communities do.
Key points of this report show that in rural areas of the U.S.:
- More American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), blacks, and Hispanics self-reported fair or poor health than whites.
- Frequent mental distress was reported more often among AI/ANs and blacks compared to whites in rural areas. Depression was also more common among AI/ANs than whites.
- Fewer blacks and Hispanics reported having health care coverage than whites.
- Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders less often had a personal health care provider than whites.
- Compared to most other racial/ethnic groups, whites more often reported binge drinking.
- Blacks and AI/ANs were more likely to have obesity or severe obesity than whites.
An overarching goal of Healthy People 2020External is to achieve health equity and eliminate health disparities. To reach this goal and improve the health of populations, health programs must know what the needs are and how they can work with community groups and others to address them. Health programs should examine data by race/ethnicity and other demographics and use community health needs assessments to better identify disparities and develop effective initiatives to eliminate them. Programs can implement the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services StandardsExternal to increase their ability to address the health needs of rural racial/ethnic populations. Using these standards will help rural health programs not only be more effective overall but also reduce disparities.
Learn more about this report and other rural health topics.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator's blog on National Rural Health DayExternal
CDC Vital Signs: Racial Disparities in Age-Specific Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 1999–2015
This CDC Vital Signs looks at disparities in life expectancy and the leading causes of death for blacks compared with whites in the U.S. The death rate for African-Americans (blacks) declined 25 percent from 1999 to 2015, but disparities still persist between blacks and whites. Although blacks as a group are living longer, their life expectancy is still 4 years less than that of whites. The study also found that blacks in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are more likely to live with or die from conditions that typically occur at older ages in whites, including heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Social and economic conditions, such as poverty, contribute to gaps in health differences between blacks and whites, according to the report. In all age groups, the analysis showed that blacks had lower educational attainment and home ownership and nearly twice the rate of poverty and unemployment as whites.
Among the key findings from the report:
- Blacks ages 18 to 64 are at higher risk of early death than whites.
- Disparities in the leading causes of death for blacks compared with whites are pronounced by early and middle adulthood, including homicide and chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.
- Blacks ages 18-34 years and 35-49 years are nine times and five times, respectively, as likely to die from homicide as whites in the same age groups.
- Blacks ages 35-64 are 50 percent more likely to have high blood pressure than whites.
- Blacks ages 18-49 years, are two times as likely to die from heart disease than whites.
- Blacks have the highest death rate for all cancers combined compared with whites.
MMWR: Vital Signs: Racial Disparities in Age-Specific Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 1999–2015
2014 and 2016 Strategies
Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities – Selected CDC-Sponsored Interventions, United States, 2014
Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities – Selected CDC-Sponsored Interventions, United States, 2016
CDC's Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) published related MMWR reports in 2014 and again in 2016 to highlight effective public health programs for addressing health disparities.
CDC Vital Signs: Leading Causes of Death, Prevalence of Diseases and Risk Factors, and Use of Health Services Among Hispanics in the United States — 2009–2013
The CDC Vital Signs: Leading Causes of Death, Prevalence of Diseases and Risk Factors, and Use of Health Services Among Hispanics in the United States — 2009–2013, published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), is CDC's first national study of leading causes of death, disease prevalence, risk factors, and access to health services among Hispanics or Latinos living in the U.S.. The study, conducted by CDC's Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, used recent national census and health surveillance data to assess differences among non-Hispanic whites, Hispanic/Latinos, 1 out of 6 people living in the U.S. are Hispanic and Hispanic/Latino origin subgroups overall and by sex and nativity, and to identify subpopulations of Hispanic/Latinos at greatest risk for leading causes of death and disease.
For more information, including the Report, Infographics, a Digital Press Kit, and related materials, see CDC's Vital Signs, Hispanic Health Webpage.
For just the report, it can be found directly at MMWR Weekly, May 8, 2015 / 64(17);469-478.
CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report – United States, 2013
The CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report – United States, 2013, published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), is the second consolidated assessment that highlights health disparities and inequalities across a wide range of diseases, behavioral risk factors, environmental exposures, social determinants, and health-care access by sex, race and ethnicity, income, education, disability status and other social characteristics. It provides new data for 19 of the topics published in 2011 and presents 10 new topics.
For more information, including the 2013 Report, a Report Fact Sheet, Topic Tables, and related materials, see CDC's Minority Health, Health Disparities & Inequalities Report Website.
For just the report, it can be found directly at MMWR Supplement, November 22, 2013, Vol. 62, Supplement No. 3, pg. 1-187.
CDC Health Disparities & Inequalities Report – United States, 2011
The CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report – United States, 2011, is the first in a series of periodic, consolidated assessments that highlight health disparities by sex, race, and ethnicity, income, education, disability status and other social characteristics in the U.S.
The report provides analysis and reporting of the recent trends and ongoing variations in health disparities and inequalities in selected social and health indicators, both of which are important steps in encouraging actions and facilitating accountability to reduce modifiable disparities by using interventions that are effective and scalable.
For more information, including the 2011 Report, an Executive Summary, Report Fact Sheet, 22 Topic Specific Fact Sheets, and related materials, see CDC's Minority Health, Health Disparities & Inequalities Report, 2011 Website.
For just the report, it can be found directly at MMWR Supplement, January 14, 2011, Vol. 60, pg.1-116.
- National Partnership for Action (NPA)External
- National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health EquityExternal
- HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial & Ethnic Health DisparitiesExternal
- Measuring Healthcare QualityExternal 2010 National Healthcare Disparities ReportExternal Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) Summarizes health care quality and access among various racial, ethnic, and income groups and other priority populations, such as children and older adults.
- HHS OMH Culturallly and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health CareExternal Sponsored by HHS OMH, CLAS includes recommendations for national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services in health care.
- Making Cancer Health Disparities HistoryCdc-pdfExternal A Report of the Trans-HHS Cancer Health Disparities Progress Review Group.
- For more, please see HHS OMH ReportsExternal
- Healthy People 2020External
Meeting on Health Care DisparitiesExternal U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
Washington, DC
June 12th, 2009
HHS in the 21st Century: Charting a New Course for a Healthier AmericaExternal Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM)
December 9th, 2008
Minorities in Medicine: An Ethnic and Cultural Challenge for Physician Training, An UpdateExternal Council on Graduate Medical Education,
17th Report, 2005
Disparities in Lung Health SeriesExternal American Lung Association,
CDC's Office of Minority Health was established by the CDC Director on August 8, 1988 as a small coordination office, set up in response to Secretary Heckler's 1985 landmark report on minority health. To view the full report, see the links below:
The Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black & Minority HealthExternal Margaret M. Heckler, HHS Secretary October 16, 1985.
- Volume 1: Executive SummaryExternal
- Volume 2: Crosscutting Issues in Minority HealthExternal
- Volume 3: CancerExternal
- Volume 4, Part 1: Cardiovascular & Cerebrovascular DiseaseExternal
- Volume 4, Part 2: Cardiovascular & Cerebrovascular DiseaseExternal
- Volume 5: Homicide, Suicide, & Unintentional InjuriesExternal
- Volume 6: Infant Mortality & Low BirthweightExternal
- Volume 7: Chemical Dependency & DiabetesExternal
- Volume 8: Hispanic Health Issues, Inventory of DHHS Programs, Survey of Non-Federal CommunityExternal


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- Passing score: 80%
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- Test languages: English, Spanish
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This week in the magazine and online, Bill Buford chronicles his apprenticeship to a butcher in Tuscany. Here, with Matt Dellinger, Buford talks about pigs, chefs, and his next culinary adventure.
MATT DELLINGER: Your new book, "Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany," comes out in May. Of all the experiences you write about, where does butchering a pig fall, as far as level of difficulty?
BILL BUFORD: In Italy, butchering a pig is regarded as very elementary. When I'd been at Dario Cecchini's butcher shop for a month, I finally got brave enough to have a conversation with the Maestro, Dario's colleague and mentor. I interviewed him at a coffee shop, with the benefit of having my wife, Jessica Green, by my side—she speaks Italian and therefore somewhat understood what the Maestro was saying. In the course of the interview, I was being proud about the fact that I could bone pigs, and he said, "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Molto elementare"—it's very simple. The real task is butchering a cow's leg. Pig, simple; cow's leg, complex.
How did you end up working for Dario?
The truth is, I ended up at Dario's butcher shop because all the other people I asked to take me on said no.
You were looking for an apprenticeship in Italy?
Yes. A couple of years ago, The New Yorker published an article of mine about the day I discovered fresh pasta, at the Trattoria La Buca, in Zibello, Italy, run by Miriam Leonardi. It had a kind of lightness, fluffiness, and evanescence that I'd never experienced before. It was a revelation, and led to my wanting to know how to make this kind of pasta, which nobody in America seemed to be doing. You really learn Italian cooking only by going to Italy and learning from Italians. Miriam was the first person I phoned and asked. She was apoplectic at the prospect and told me, sure, I could spend an hour there in the kitchen, maybe, one day, one afternoon, but never in her life had she let anyone in her kitchen, and she wasn't about to let an American in her kitchen for who knows how long.
She didn't want you stealing her secrets?
There was an Italian thing I discovered: Don't commit now, especially on the telephone—which is, after all, a suspicious device—when you can commit later, when there's really no choice and there's nothing better on offer. Here in New York, you want to go to Italy for two weeks, a month, and learn this Italian thing, and you want to arrange it beforehand. You don't just want to go wandering around with a suitcase hoping that someone's going to take you on. So I went through a whole list of people, including Valeria Piccini, who runs a great restaurant, Da Caino, and who was here in New York and hosted an event at Alain Ducasse. I managed to get myself invited and to sit next to Valeria.
You were stalking chefs.
I was stalking. I went on about how I wanted to learn pasta, and then I said, "Maybe I could come work for you," and she started gagging.
And how did you find Dario?
I had a newspaper clipping saying that Dario was the most famous butcher in Italy and probably the most famous butcher in the world. He had come to America for the thirtieth anniversary of Alice Waters's Chez Panisse, and he recited Dante at the celebration dinner. And a woman who worked in the kitchen at Babbo kept a picture of Dario at her station there. So Dario was a figure. I phoned him, out of desperation, and he said, sure, come on. "Accidenti! Vieni! Pronto! Ora!"
What do you learn from going to Italy that you couldn't learn from a very fine cookbook?
You learn a number of things. For one, there are a lot of Italian orthodoxies. I know that Italian cooking is meant to seem sometimes quite improvised and informal, and you don't really use measurements. But, actually, it's highly codified. There are things you do in Bologna, say, that you would never do in Tuscany. When the Maestro finally taught me how to cut beef and was breaking down a cow's leg and going through each piece, he explained, "In Tuscany, you eat this part with peas and olive oil, but in Umbria you eat it with fava beans and olive oil." Something about the way he said it told me that you'd never, in Tuscany, eat it with fava beans. It just wouldn't be done.
One night Dario and I and my wife and his wife at the time went to a restaurant not far from Dario's house. He looked at the menu and saw air-dried goose. He threw the menu down, he screamed, he shouted at the owner of the restaurant, he humiliated him in front of a party—a birthday party for some geriatrics who were up on the stage doing the Beach Boys in Italian. He just went berserk. To the restaurant proprietor, Filippo, he said, "Filippo, you have a beautiful panoramic view"—the restaurant was on top of a mountain—"of all of Tuscany. When in your life have you ever seen a goddam goose in that sky, ever?" And then he threw the menu down. "Cazzo! Cazzo!"
In Italy, what you're really learning is centuries of a culture of producing food in a particular region. As Mario Batali has said, these guys have been doing it pretty well for seven, eight, ten centuries—who's to think you're so smart that you can do it better? Here in America, it's not so codified. One of the things that baffles the Italians who taught Mario is how Mario can be so successful when he does things like put raw eggs on top of his spaghetti carbonara. They were really perplexed. One of them said, "I've seen it! I've seen it with my own eyes—the eggs were raw! The eggs were raw!"
They don't like "fusion" cuisine.
For Dario, "fusion" is an awful word. But, having said that, in Italy you learn a sense of composition: certain things go with certain things. At the fancy restaurants, it's like writing a sonnet. You're working within a very formal structure for what goes with what, but there's quite a lot of room for creativity. Often, the creativity is dictated by the season, what's fresh. When you get back from Italy and go to a typical Italian restaurant in America, you look at the menu and see all the shit they're putting in the pasta to make it interesting, and you think, Yuck. It's too complicated. The Italian view is, it's not just two or three ingredients; it's the right two or three ingredients that all talk to each other. You want to make sure your two or three ingredients are perfect, in and of themselves.
In the book, you make some observations about food and American culture.
Utterly banal, obvious observations that the mass-marketing of food is killing it. What makes our food so plentiful has ruined what makes it interesting. Basically, if you can refrigerate it and ship it, then it's ruined. What I learned from all these people in Italy—they're all extreme in their traditionalism—is how to make food with your hands, and how the kind of food that you can make with your hands is going to be idiosyncratic, expressive, and unique to the place where you are. You're trying to make food that's unique to the place it comes from. That's what it comes down to, in a nutshell. The closer the food is to the place, the more intense the flavors—more vibrant, more alive, more of the earth.


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In the police force, one of the decisive places was always given to the so-called crisis negotiators, who could find a way out of even the most difficult and desperate situation. The main characters of the American series" Negotiators"are" anti-crisis managers" who are among the first to stay at the scene of a potential crime. They negotiate with criminals and victims, trying to persuade people not to commit a rash act. Someone else's soul for them is not dark, but during their life they really could not understand their own feelings.The fact that Matt and Emily are lovers, but each of them considers himself a leader. They intend to impose their own point of view, not really going into the feelings and experiences of the partner, which leads the relationship of the police to a dead end. The main characters can easily cope with the work, but to find a common language in the brewing love drama for them is almost an unsolvable task.Viewers who prefer watching intricate psychological fighters are invited to evaluate this work and advise their favorite characters what solution can be found in such a confusing situation. Every day it gets worse, so they certainly can not do without help.
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An action packed day of thrills and excitement followed by an evening of pleasure and romance. The Sydney Skywalk Package is the ultimate in fun and excitement both on and off the water. This romantic overnight charter will indulge you and your partner to a day never to be forgotten.
Your action packed day begins with a breathtaking Skywalk on the top of Sydney Tower. Once aloft you can marvel at the magnificent panoramic views.
Back on ground level you will be whisked away for an exhilarating 2 hour sail on board a beautifully appointed luxury yacht. After all the excitement and fresh air it's time to relax and celebrate the day's accomplishment with a refreshing cocktail in the lounge at Jordons International Seafood Restaurant, Darling Harbour.
Tantalize those taste buds with a delicious 3 course meal and complementary bottle of wine at this award winning restaurant as you marvel at the magnificant city skyline.
To complete your charter experience snuggle up in the luxurious and beautifully restored art deco surrounds of the Grace Hotel for an evening of music and romance.
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Our collection of Australia Day recipes includes over 25 delicious & classic 'Aussie' recipes… from Milo inspired desserts, to Tim Tam sweet treats, choc ripple cakes, iced vovo tarts, lamington ice-cream cake and more!
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Tim Tam Recipes
It just wouldn't be Australia Day without everyones favourite chocolate coated biscuits. Our simple Tim Tam inspired recipes will take your packet of Tim Tams to a whole new level! From cheesecakes to cheesecake balls, fudge and more! Mix and match with your favourite Tim Tam flavour.
No-Bake Double Layer Tim Tam Cheesecake
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White Chocolate Tim Tam Balls
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Chocolate Ripple Cake Recipes
When it comes to Australian desserts, it doesn't get any more famous than a classic chocolate ripple cake! Made from a packet of Arnott's Choc Ripple biscuits smothered in whipped cream, chilled overnight… and then decorated with all your favourite Australian chocolates and berries!
Classic Chocolate Ripple Cake
Baileys Chocolate Ripple Cake
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ANZAC Recipes
ANZAC stands for "Australian and New Zealand Army Corps" and ANZAC biscuits are traditionally made to commemorate ANZAC Day on the 25th April each year. ANZAC biscuits and slices are super popular amongst Australian families… and make a great lunchbox treat!
* Please note that our ANZAC recipes have been approved for publishing by the Australian Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Almond & Chocolate Chip ANZAC Biscuits
Chocolate Chip ANZAC Slice
Classic ANZAC Slice
Milo Inspired Australia Day Recipes
Milo is a malted milk powder made by Nestle. It's most often used in hot and cold drinks mixed with milk…. however it's also AMAZING in baking recipes! From slices to biscuits, fudge to balls and more!
Milo Mousse Chocolate Slice
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More Classic Australia Day Recipes
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Wagon Wheel Slice
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Lamington Ice-Cream Cake
Soft sponge lamington fingers covered in chocolate and coconut make the base of this delicious and simple ice-cream cake.
Clinkers Rocky Road
Everyone's favourite chocolate covered hard candy gets a chocolatey makeover in this simple rocky road recipe using Clinkers.
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3 classic 'Aussie' chocolate form the most amazing Australia Day recipe… this is one for the true chocoholic!
Clinkers Slice
Our famous Clinkers Slice is completely no-bake and perfect for an Australia Day party!
Weet-Bix Slice
This simple slice is great for school lunch boxes … and just as good for an Australia Day BBQ with friends.
Iced Vovo Tarts
Our sweet little iced vovo tarts are inspired by the famous Arnott's classic Iced Vovo biscuits. Jam, coconut, biscuit and marshmallow are the key ingredients in these yummy tarts!
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Title: Fall Like Rain
Author: Ana Tejano
Pages: 162 Pages
Publisher: Amazon Media
The Blurb
Rain De Castro has been in love with her best friend, Mark Velasco, for almost the entire time she has known him, but she's clearly in the friend zone because he's happily in a relationship. Or so she thought, until the news of his break-up reaches her. Now that Mark's single again, she decides that it's time to get out of the zone. But when her cousin Lissa comes into the picture and sets her eyes on Mark, Rain feels troubled when he gets a little too friendly with her. Rain is determined to fight for what she feels this time, but is it worth the effort if it's a losing battle from the start? Will she back off to give way for her best friend's happiness, even if it means losing him to someone else again?
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Sometimes you just need a good romantic story. A will-they-won't-they tale that has you screaming "Just kiss him, you fool" at your book and that is exactly what I got with Fall Like Rain.
Rain has been in love with her friend Mark for as long as she can remember. However, they are like ships that pass in the night. When one is single, the other is taken. Plus there is the added risk of ruining their friendship. Rain isn't really prepared to love Mark from her life by complicating things with love and relationships. However, fate throws them together and it is up to them to make it work.
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Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
What: Shares of American Eagle Outfitters closed up nearly 12% Wednesday after the teen-oriented apparel company posted better-than-expected results for the second quarter.
So what: American Eagle shares have been battered over the past year on slumping sales, but today's Q2 beat -- EPS of $0.03 on revenue of $711 million versus the consensus of breakeven and $689 million, respectively -- suggests the worst may be behind it. And although same-store sales slumped 7%, they were also ahead of Wall Street's forecast for an 8% decline.
Perhaps the most positive news today, however, is regarding the company's current inventory position: Excluding the change in ownership terms, inventory at cost per foot declined in the mid single digits. More important, clearance units were well below last year, indicating that the pressure on its gross margins is starting to let up.
So, while American Eagle didn't deliver a blowout quarter by any means, there are definitely signs that management's merchandising initiatives are gaining a bit of traction. Of course, the company is still in the process of trying to find a permanent CEO while trying to negotiate this significant turnaround, so its longer-term competitive position remains highly uncertain.
Now what: Based on a mid-single-digit decrease in same-store sales, management now sees EPS of $0.17 to $0.19 in the third quarter, bracketing the average analyst estimate of $0.18. "We successfully cleared through spring and summer merchandise and entered the second half of the year in a good inventory position. We made progress on merchandise improvements, which will ramp up through the holiday season," said Interim CEO Jay Schottenstein. "We remain vigilant on expense management, while pursuing strategic initiatives crucial to our future success. We are confident that these efforts will position AEO to achieve stronger operating results and deliver increasing shareholder value."
Of course, given the uncertainty still surrounding American Eagle's merchandise turnaround and its ongoing search for a CEO, I'd be apprehensive about chasing today's big run-up.
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According to the Economic Survey 2007-08, the markets were more stable in 2007 compared with the previous year. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio was higher at around 27 by end-December 2007 as compared to around 21 at end-December 2006, the Survey said.
The valuation of Indian stocks as reflected in P/E multiples of around 27 times by December end was the highest among the select emerging markets. In India, as on December 30, 2007, market capitalisation of BSE 500 at $1,638 billion was 150% of the GDP which compares well with the other emerging economies as well as select matured markets, the Survey said.
It added the strong fundamentals of economy in tandem with higher growth would help in sustaining the interest of domestic and foreign investors in the domestic capital market.
According to the Survey, corporate earnings are expected to remain encouraging. Strong projected economic growth and supportive policy initiatives would enhance the investors preference to invest in the financial instruments like equity and debt papers, the Survey said.
Performance of the stock prices in the secondary market hinges on the long-term and short-term factors. In the long run, strong output growth is important to sustain investment activity across the globe. India would continue to attract significant cross-border portfolio investments since its growth performance was better among the emerging economies, it added. In the short term, expectations of higher relative returns from investments in India, favourable risk perception of investors and improved global liquidity would help the country in being an attractive destination for investment, it noted.
The capital markets remained buoyant. The stable macroeconomic conditions as reflected in the moderate rate of inflation, growth-conducive interest rate scenerio, improved fiscal conditions and larger investor participation augured well for the capital markets measured in terms of volume and value of transactions. The Survey said the BSE Sensex more than tripled between 2003 and 2007. The market activity expanded during 2007-08 with the Sensex and the Nifty scaling new peaks of 21,000 and 6,300, respectively, in January 2008. Large inflows from FIIs and wider participation of domestic investors, especially institutional investors, were instrumental in the market rally. The number of FIIs rose to 1,219 at the end of 2007 from 1,044 in the corresponding period of last year.
Factors adding buoyancy to the bourses were the relatively high GDP growth of India amongst the emerging economies, the continued uptrend in the profitability of Indian corporates, the persisting difference in domestic and global interest rates, impressive returns on equities and a strong rupee on the back of larger capital flows.
The market movement, both at NSE Nifty and Sensex, remained subdued during February and August 2007. The sell-off in Indian bourses in August 2007 could partly be attributed to the concerns on the possible fallout of the sub-prime crisis in the West, the Survey said.


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As supply chains have gotten more complex, and logistics service providers (LSP) have become more sophisticated and experienced, an increasing number of firms has turned to outsourcing some or all of their logistics functions. This is a major step, and for those new to outsourcing, it is important to understand that the decision will be an important one, requiring careful and thorough research.
The first and most critical challenge will be choosing your logistics partner. What should you look for in an LSP? While each firm will have its own unique needs, there are some basic criteria that every outsourcing firm should consider. While many firms will concentrate almost exclusively on cost, in my opinion, there are at least 13 other factors that should be considered first. A brief summary of these follows.
Financial Stability. Though it may feel awkward to question a prospective candidate about its financial stability, this is an essential part of due diligence. For one thing, you want assurances that the provider will be around for the long term. For another, if you are signing a sizable contract, as is common today, you will need to ensure that the LSP has adequate financial resources to provide the support you need.
Business Experience. How much experience does the candidate have in providing logistics services in general? How about in your particular industry? Finding a partner that has experience in your industry will shorten the learning curve and help to ensure the performance you need.
Management Depth and Strength. When you enter into an outsourcing arrangement, you are not just purchasing services, you should be purchasing expertise, as well. Check out the people at the top. Are they capable of the innovation and creativity that will enhance your operations?
Reputation. Seek out some of the LSP's other clients and ask them about their experience with the company. Also get the names of a few clients that have left and find out why.
Strategic Direction. Just as your company has a business strategy, so should the LSP. Surprisingly, many do not – and a large percentage of those that do seem to have a planning horizon of one afternoon. You might argue that the provider's strategy should be the same as yours, and that is true up to a point. But a well-managed LSP should have its own goals and objectives, as well. It must have its own commitment and direction.
Operations. There is no substitute for a careful, in depth evaluation of the LSP's current operations. Assign a qualified person or team to assess the quality and efficiency of their operating performance.
Global Capability. If you have global needs, can the provider meet them? Be careful on this one. It's not enough to be able to locate China on a map.
Information Technology. Don't accept any excuses here. In any logistics operation, state of the arts systems are critical. Be sure they are compatible with any ERP system you may use.
Commitment to Continuous Improvement. Is the provider committed to ongoing performance enhancement? Does it have a formal procedure for continuous improvement?
Growth potential. If, like most companies, you anticipate growth in sales volumes, product lines or markets, you need a partner that will be able to keep up. Make sure it is in a position to support your growth.
Security. Unfortunately, terrorism has become more than a theoretical threat in the United States and elsewhere. Today, it is essential to secure your supply chain against not only theft and pilferage, but also against infiltration by terrorists. Sadly, we are not always protected from our own employees. Make sure the candidate has all the necessary security precautions in place.
Ethics. If we have learned one thing over the past decade, it is this: You have to be extremely careful with whom you deal. Ask providers about their codes of ethics. Though only the larger LSPs are likely to have formal ethics policies, even the smaller ones should at least have some kind of code for their employees. But keep in mind a written policy is no guarantee of ethical conduct. In the words of Mason Cooley, "Reading about ethics is about as likely to improve one's behavior as reading about sports is to make one an athlete."
Chemistry and Compatibility. Chemistry isn't just a factor in picking a spouse. It is also something to consider when picking a logistics partner. Follow your instincts and heed your intuition. If you have concerns about personal chemistry and compatibility at the outset, think twice about going ahead with the deal. The situation is unlikely to improve over time.
Cost. Certainly, cost is not the least important consideration, but neither should it be the overriding determinant. The manager who selects a provider based solely on cost has committed to an outsourcing strategy that has little chance of success. Cost should be a factor only in deciding among candidates that meet all the other criteria.
As supply chains have gotten more complex, and logistics service providers (LSP) have become more sophisticated and experienced, an increasing number of firms has turned to outsourcing some or all of their logistics functions. This is a major step, and for those new to outsourcing, it is important to understand that the decision will be an important one, requiring careful and thorough research.


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Join Terrier football alumni for a day of reminiscing and catching up on all things Hiram!
Please check-in for the day at our registration table in the Alumni Tailgate Tent. The Tailgate tent is located in the parking lot between East Hall and Price Gymnasium.
Enjoy a traditional tailgate lunch with fellow Terrier football alumni. Exclusive seating for Football Alumni will be set up in a tent on the north end of Henry Field.
Join in conversation with Coach Henry Stanford as he provides an update on the Hiram College Football program.
Help welcome six Terrier athletes into the William H. Hollinger Athletics Hall of Fame. Inductees will be announced before kick-off. Watch the 2018 inductees from the alumni football tent.
Cheer on the Terriers as they aim to defeat the Alleghney Gators!
Tickets are just $5 and include your tailgate lunch, alumni giveaways, yard games and caricature drawings as well as entrance into the football game. Football alumni will enjoy access to an exclusive tent on the south end of Henry Field.This spot is prime seating to enjoy the game and have fun with former teammates.
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