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Should PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) Snack on Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ)?
Published on July 19, 2013 at 10:18 am by The Motley Fool in News
If activist investor Norman Peltz had his druthers, beverage giant PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) would calve off its drinks business, and focus on just the snack-food portion by buying Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ).
While PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) management hasn't warmed up to the idea, there is some sense to what Peltz proposes, even if, as a huge shareholder in both Pepsi and Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), it's a bit self-serving.
In Peltz's 59-page manifesto, the investor spells out a case of underperformance due to Pepsi's beverages unit. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP), which has suffered from more than five years of negative volume growth, and more than a decade of declining per capita volume, is perennially No. 2 to The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), which he says is a more-focused competitor with structural advantages.
Conversely, the snack-food business already comprises two-thirds of its revenues, has the top market share in salty snacks, and is experiencing volume growth across all its business lines. By getting rid of the beverage unit, which includes PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) and Gatorade, it could achieve significant increases in shareholder value worth at least $33 billion by merging the remaining snack foods business with Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), whose stock has languished since splitting from Kraft Foods Group last year.
Peltz points out that there are numerous examples of other such successful acquisitions and divestitures to support the move, including Pepsi's own spinoff of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) back in 1997. He estimates the merger could lead to an implied value of $175 per share for Pepsi, and $72 per share for Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), by the end of 2015.
Kellogg was launched into the No. 2 position behind Frito-Lay after it acquired the Pringles chips business from The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) last year. The 12% increase in revenues it enjoyed last quarter were helped along by the strength of Pringles sales.
Analysts feel that using Mondelez' global distribution network would help PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) continue on its snack-food growth trajectory, because even though Frito-Lay is expanding, it's nevertheless been losing market share in North America. Organic growth has decelerated from 6% annually between 2002 and 2009, to 3% between 2009 and 2012, which Peltz feels is due to being weighed down by the beverage business.
Although the best outcome of a merger would be the elimination of the Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) name, which was horrible from the beginning, and which Peltz likens to sounding like a disease, his Plan B is to go ahead and divest the beverages business regardless.
PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) management has said thanks, but no thanks, intimating that it isn't going to get rid of its beverage business, and isn't going to make any big purchases like Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ); but the underperformance Peltz has highlighted, and the solution he's offered, could create investor pressure to do something, if not follow this plan exactly.
Peltz has a history of shaking up staid corporations, having driven Cadbury to split its drinks and candy business in two, then pushing Kraft to acquire it. He then pushed for the Kraft split-up. So look for some sort of deal to bubble up soon, if not tomorrow, then in the near future. A $170 billion snack food giant might not be out of the question.
The article Should Pepsi Snack on Mondelez? originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Rich Duprey.
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Half of unmarried LGBT Americans say they would like to wed
By Seth Motel and Meredith Dost
In a historic decision, the Supreme Court ruled today that the 14th Amendment requires states to license marriages between people of the same sex. The decision affects the lives of tens of thousands of Americans: About half the country's unmarried LGBT adults said they would like to get married someday, according to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey.
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In 2013, 16% of LGBT adults identified as already legally married, though gay men (4%) and lesbians (6%) were far less likely to be currently married than bisexual men (23%) or bisexual women (32%); most spouses of bisexuals were of the opposite sex.
There is overwhelming support for same-sex marriage among LGBT adults. Our survey, conducted online using the GfK Knowledge Networks panel, found that 93% were supportive of same-sex marriage, with 74% strongly in favor. There was less agreement on whether the fight for legalization should be a top priority for the community: 58% said it should, while 39% said the push for same-sex marriage took too much attention away from other important issues.
In general, LGBT adults and the American public overall have similar views about which reasons for marriage are important.
In the 2013 survey, 84% of LGBT adults said love was a very important reason to get married; in a survey of the general public that year, 88% shared that view. By wide margins, companionship and lifelong commitment were the next-most important reasons for LGBT adults, as well as for U.S. adults overall.
But LGBT adults differed in a few regards: 46% said that getting legal rights and benefits was a very important reason to marry, twice the share of the overall public (23%). Gay men (60%) and lesbians (56%) were particularly likely to say this is a very important reason.
LGBT adults placed less priority on some other factors for marriage. While 28% of LGBT adults cited having children as a very important reason to wed, about half of U.S. adults (49%) said that was a very important reason. LGBT adults were also less likely than the overall public to say that a top reason for marriage is to have a relationship recognized in a religious ceremony (17% vs. 30%).
The high court's decision comes on the heels of surging public support for same-sex marriage: 57% of Americans favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, up from 36% in 2005 and 27% in 1996.
Democrats and Republicans both have become more likely to support same-sex marriage over the past decade, but a large gap remains. In a Pew Research survey conducted in May, 65% of Democrats favored allowing same-sex marriage (up from 45% in 2005), compared with 34% of Republicans (up from 19% a decade ago).
While there are significant divides on the issue by religion and age, most Americans have come to see legal recognition of gay marriage as "inevitable." Back in May, that view was held by an equal number (72%) of Republicans and Democrats as well as 74% of independents.
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Taylor Swift is apparently a big sci-fi fan.
By Marcus Gilmer on October 23, 2017
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We're closing in on the November release of the new Taylor Swift album, reputation, which means it's time for Swifty to crank the promotional machine up to full blast and the singer has obliged with a teaser for her next video for the song, "...Ready For It?"
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While the full video is due Thursday night, according to the Facebook post, the clip Taylor has shared certainly got us talking about the myriad possible inspirations Taylor's channeling and how it may relate to her new "persona."
First of all, here's the clip.
There's a lot -- A LOT -- to unpack here even for a 15-second clip.
But we're pretty sure of one thing: Swift has been watching a lot of sci-fi in preparation for this video and really wanted to channel it all into a video for a song about late night fun with one of her exes(Opens in a new window) (maybe).
After a quick roundtable of Mashable's Taylor Swift experts, here are some of the cultural influences Taylor is giving a nod to (or ripping off, depending on your point of view).
Yeah, there's definitely something about Taylor holding a glowing orb that reminds us of Michael Fassbender and the 2012 entry in the Alien franchise.
Who knew Swift was such a big Ridley Scott fan?
Though we'd be remiss if we left out the OTHER big orb of 2017 as potential inspiration.
Speaking of Ridley Scott! There's definitely an overall sci-fi vibe going on here with some camera work and general aesthetic that seems to lend itself to another Scott sci-fi film. Plus, the buzz around the Blade Runner 2049 release seems like a good bandwagon for Swift to jump on.
A weird futuristic setting? Interesting camera pans? A dark and gloomy aesthetic?
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Yep. Familiar.
Ghost in the Shell (Scarlett Johansson version)
Probably the most obvious influence, to be honest.
I mean...
The Star Wars Prequel
Okay, this one may seem like a stretch but it's there.
Take our hooded, evil-eyed Taylor.
Where have we seen this before?
That's right: sandy-hair-cherub-turned-sand-hating-bad-boy Annakin Skywalker.
That's right, Taylor Swift is now a Sith Lord.
We'll find out even more when she unleashes the full video upon the world on Thursday.
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Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.


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I'm really excited to share this one with you because it's one of the brand-spanking-new-shiny-out-of-the-box recipes from my ebook, The Paleo Athlete.
To get the skin really crispy, make sure it's really dry before you put the chicken in the oven. If you're lucky enough to have a convection oven, you'll want to use that setting.
Can You Sub Bone-In Chicken Thighs?
Can't find bone-in chicken thighs? You can use boneless, but cut the baking time down by about 5 minutes.
Make this a complete meal by throwing on some veggies as a side dish, and you're good to go. I like the skin-on thighs because they stay moist in the oven.
If you can only find skinless, you can wrap the thighs in bacon before you bake them…winning. As an extra bonus, I save the chicken bones to make stock in the slow cooker.
This Crispy Italian Chicken Thighs recipe is so simple and flavorful that you'll want to make it every week! Paleo, gluten-free, and whole30. Found out how!
Mix the garlic powder, red pepper flakes, oregano, and salt in a small bowl.
Place the chicken thighs on the baking sheet and dry the skin well with a paper towel.
Sprinkle half of the seasonings on each side.
Bake about 45 minutes until the thighs are cooked through completely.
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Wow, we must really like ours a lot crispier because I always make them at 425 degrees for 42 minutes.
Your recipe says 425 degrees for 45 min. Is that regular or convection? Cause in the comments above you wrote you only cook them for 25 min in convection. Can you please clarify?
It depends on your oven, Rachel. Start with 25 and increase from there if you have convection. The convection oven I used to make this recipe was very small so it heated up fast and stayed very hot. Ovens will always vary. If it's a regular oven, it'll probably take ~40 minutes but again, that depends on your oven and the size of the chicken thighs.
Recipe says 425 for 45min….
My husband and I make these with boneless, skinless chicken thighs. They're fantastic and reheat really nicely. You don't have to worry about the "Rubbery" skin.
What I love about your recipes is that they truly easy; I've often wondered why I didn't think of some of them myself. I've bookmarked many , and have made 2 of them so far. This one was last night's dinner, which I had prepped and in the oven in 10 minutes or less.. Steph, I have to tell you that I nearly fell over when my non-Paleo, junk-food-loving husband said (gushed, actually) "Wow, your seasoning is SO good!" (Confession – I left out the pepper flakes to avoid nightshades right now and added basil instead.) I just wish that I had thawed more chicken! I'm going to make a big batch of the seasoning to have on hand, because this dish will be making frequent appearances in this house for sure!
Am I missing something? What do you do with the other half of the spices?
Sprinkle half on the top, flip, and then sprinkle the other half on the bottom.
I've made these multiple times, and can I just say yummmmmmm? I swap paprika for the red pepper, because my toddler hates spicy food, and these seriously taste just like rotisserie chicken! We all gobble them!
I love it when the kiddos give it a thumbs up! Thank you Janet!
Can someone confirm…skin side on the bottom? Would think on top so it can crisp? Hmmm. Thx! Can't wait to try these!
Hi Caroline…I season the bottoms (the meat side) first, then flip so the skin side is up when you cook it.
Thanks! I had the same question about the skin!
This will work with drumsticks…no???
My partner just recommitted to me because of this recipe.
This spice blend is ON POINT! Thank you for sharing!
Hi there…no you season them on the bottom and then bake them skin side up.
Hi Julianna…if you use bone-in chicken thighs it should work pretty well.
For grilling, the cooking time will be different, and I'm not sure if the skin will come out as crispy. It'll help keep the chicken moist, but I don't know about the crispy skin factor.
I made these the other day with boneless skinless thighs and Italian seasoning (along with garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and salt). They turned out SOOOO juicy and crispy. Like Shake & Bake. Amazing and simple.
I love these! Making them again this week. My in laws want me to cook for our family dinner this week (they used to cook and cater professionally so theyre intimidating) but I think this dish could be a winner! Simple but flavorful.
I think the winning tip is to get the skin on. Don't skip on that if you can help it!
Is it flavorful on the inside without marinating the chicken?
The spices go on both sides of the chicken so you'll get some of it on the meat. Chicken thighs are definitely more flavorful than breasts!
So simple, so yummy!! Used fresh oregano from my garden. Next time ill let the chicken marinate for an hour or so to let the flavors penetrate the chicken a little more. Great recipe!!
I made this last night using chicken wings and chicken leg quarters. Fantabulous! Delicious, crispy skin. Such an easy, simple recipe and no marinating is necessary. There was plenty of herbs/spices for 2 lbs. of chicken.
🙂 Glad you enjoyed it!!
Sweet!! Super glad to hear that, Candy!
When I make this recipe it sets off our smoke alarm.
Hi Carolyn…here at Stupid Easy Paleo, macronutrient counts are not provided. Our best solution is to get the MyFitnessPal app where you'll be able to enter the recipe ingredients and get the counts from there.
Just curious if you eat the skins?
Thanks for all you put out there!
Thanks for trying the recipe. I'm glad that you enjoyed it!
This has become my "go to" recipe for chicken! We really love it, both hot out of the oven, and cold on top of a salad the next day for lunch. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!
You're very welcome Adria! If you want an extra treat, reheat the next day in a cast iron skillet. The skin gets double crispy 🙂 Glad you love it!
Thank you so much for this delicious recipe! We make it at least 2-3 times a month – it is one of our very favorites!
So darn happy to hear that Melody!
This is a family favorite. I make this almost once a week! Thank you!
That's awesome Gabriela! I appreciate you coming by to let me know!
This was a great,tasty dish. So easy. I sliced potatoes and put in bottom of casserole pan and sprinkled the spices on and then put the chicken on top of it and cooked for 45 minutes. Turned out fantastic!!
That sounds so yummy! Thanks for sharing, Mary!


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BIO/CV/ ARTIST STATEMENT
SCULPTURAL PAINTINGS
REGISTRY OF SITES OF RITUALS
Part of my creative practice is to cleanse geographical sites which have historical ties to traumatic events for black bodies. This is a listing of the locations and events which have effectively been cleansed.
Ritual Blessing of the site of the Montgomery County Jail (2
This live performance was a 'Ritual Blessing'. The site was infused with a clean healing energy different from what was there previously. Energies of these sites are shifted when black bodies perform with black joy and reflection. We direct our intentions toward manifesting an equitable future.
The live performance was recorded and edited into a film titled 'Remembrance Blessing'. It was then projected onto a building next to the Red Brick Courthouse on Nov 4/5, 2021 on a weekend dedicated to reflecting upon the past tragedies of this area.
The Cleansings of the Lynchings of Rockville, MD (2020)
title: Randolph, Peck, Diggs-Dorsey
https://youtu.be/4NJOL3hMxaE
The performance at VisArts was a ritual cleansing of one of the sites where three African-Americans were lynched in the 1880s. Sidney Randolph was lynched a block from VisArts. Four performers ritually cleansed the space. Each performer will served as a surrogate for one of the lost lives; the creator of the ritual presided as high priestess over the ceremony. The artist Liz Miller conceived the ritual cleansing concept in conjunction with her wearable hair sculptures.
The ritual transforms these headdresses from adornment to artifact. The bond is sealed when the DNA of the wearer is deposited upon the pieces themselves. The sculptures are activated by the black bodies whose liberation and joy propel the ceremony. Not only do they cleanse and transform the energy of the space by their movements, but they are tapping into a rich reservoir of ancestral energy and releasing it into the present. Rather than seeking freedom from the colonizer, true emancipation comes from unlocking what is embedded within.
The History:
"In 2017, the Equal Justice Initiative published research documenting more than 4,000 racial terror lynchings in America between 1877 and 1950.[1] Based on fanatical fears regarding interracial sex and the desire to maintain white supremacy through an unquestioned racial hierarchy, lynchings during the post-Reconstruction era (1877 onward) in former slave states like Maryland became particularly targeted to terrorize the Black population, often carried out over any infraction, real or imagined.[2] The extra-judicial nature of lynching allowed former enslavers to continue to exert dominance, power, and control over Black people.[3] Maryland's statewide number of lynchings has not been definitively established, as research is ongoing. The number varies between 28 and 40 depending on the time period under consideration, and the majority took place on the Eastern Shore.[4] Lynching activity nationwide peaked between 1880 and 1900, and at least 20 of Maryland's cases took place within that period,[5] including the three documented lynchings in Montgomery County: George Peck and John Diggs-Dorsey in 1880 and Sidney Randolph in 1896."
George Peck (c. 1858-1880)
Peck lived in the Poolesville/Beallsville area his entire life, which was about 22 years. In January of 1880, he was accused of attempted assault on a white girl and arrested by the constable. Before he could be transported to Rockville for a trial, a crowd of local men seized him in the night and hanged him from a tree in downtown Poolesville until he died.
http://montgomeryhistory.org/lynchings-in-montgomery-county/lynchings-george-peck/
John Diggs-Dorsey (b.1856-1860, d. 1880)
On the morning of July 25, 1880, while James was out of town, Linnie Tschiffely appeared at a neighbor's house badly beaten, and accused John Diggs-Dorsey (her servant at the time) of raping her and physically assaulting her the night before. After a two-day manhunt that spread out into Maryland and into Washington, D.C., Diggs-Dorsey was apprehended on July 26 while walking along a public road and brought to the County jail in Rockville. Several hours later, in the early morning hours of July 27, the jail was forced by a lynch mob. Diggs-Dorsey was removed from his cell, marched in leg-irons to a place one mile outside town on Route 28 and hanged from the limb of a tree until dead.
https://montgomeryhistory.org/lynchings-in-montgomery-county/lynchings-john-diggs-dorsey/
Sidney Randolph (b.1868-1870, d.1896)
Sidney Randolph, a native of Georgia in his mid-twenties, was lynched in Rockville, Maryland on July 4, 1896 by an officially-unidentified group of white men from Montgomery County. Sidney was accused by a distraught white man for the gruesome murder of the white man's family. Removed to the jail in Baltimore to avoid an immediate lynching, Randolph survived repeated interrogations while imprisoned from May 25 until July 4, when a masked mob of white men dragged him from his cell in the Rockville jail, brutally beat him, and hanged him from a tree just outside of town along Route 355. His murderers were never identified or brought to justice for this crime.
https://montgomeryhistory.org/lynchings-in-montgomery-county/lynchings-sidney-randolph/
This information was gathered with the help of Sarah Hedlund of the Montgomery County Archives.
Further links for reference:
https://montgomeryhistory.org/lynchings-in-montgomery-county/
(raindate: 4/25, 3-4pm)
3 - 3:30 PM (ground performance) , 3:45-4 (rooftop performance,
Performers: Liz Miller (high priestess), Kay Harvey Bonham, Anastasia Johnson, TBA
This performance will cleanse the space of the VisArts location at 155 Gibbs st. in Rockville, MD. It is in close proximity to the actual site of the last lynching listed. This site will experience a 30 min ritual in the closed promenade in front of the building and then the performers will perform a 15 min ritual on the rooftop of VisArts to further cleanse the area, as the people in question lost their lives in midair.
'Processional' -Alvin Ailey
'Swing Low (Sweet Chariot)' -Etta James
'Lift ev'ry voice and sing' -BeBe Winans
'Lift every voice and sing' - Wardlaw Brothers
'Strange Fruit' Nina Simone
'A change is gonna come' - Sam Cooke
'They don't care about us' - Michael Jackson
'Black or white' -Michael Jackson
'This is America' -Childish Gambino
'Formation' - Beyonce
'Freedom' - Pharrell Williams
'Glory'- John Legend
'Wade in the Water' -Sweet Honey in the Rock
'Wade in the Water' - Alvin Ailey
pic: approx location of lynching
Pic: Montgomery County Jail Building where he was dragged out of to his death in 1880.
UBUNTU- Baltimore, MD- multi-site cleansings (2020)
Enslaved Africans, upon arrival, they were marched to the largest open-air market, a 1/2 mile away. Formerly privately-owned, Lexington Market was the oldest open-air market in the U.S. where slaves were auctioned off.
Fells Point
Fells Point served as a secondary departure point for slaves which were not sold at auction. They would be paraded to Fell's point to board ships for New Orleans, LA. During the march to fells point, freed blacks would run alongside, hoping to catch a glimpse of their loved ones for the last time.
Black Wallstreet
The rapid laying of railroad track westward was a vital component to the expansion of the slave trade. The conditions on hot railroad cars must have been similar to the horrific conditions on slave ships. Former Railway station on campus of Maryland Insitute College of Art.
Confederate Monument
On superficial grounds, the police raided the neighborhood known as 'Black Wallstreet' in Tulsa, OK on May 31st, 1921. 300 African-Americans were killed and another 6,000 others detained. Baltimore has its own neighborhood known as 'Black Wall Street' on St. Paul st. and 25th.
A bronze statue of Roger B. Taney, (5th chief justice of the United States), once sat upon the stone pedestal in Mount Vernon Park. Taney was a slavery defender, widely known for penning the majority opinion in the infamous Dred Scott case. Governor Hogan had his statue quietly removed after the violent events in Charlottesville, NC (2017).
Freddie Gray
N. Mount Ave and North Ave is the intersection where Freddie Gray was last seen alive. In 2015, he was picked up in a police van and given a 'rough ride' and died in police custody. His death was ruled a homicide. After a long grueling trial, there were no convictions of the 6 officers involved.
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Marco was born on the early 80's in Rome, since his youth his passion for music take him deep into the clubbing world. After his graduation as electronic music producer at Nut Academy in 2009, Marco is always in constant evolution.
His genuine enthusiasm and creative nature take him to become an official member of the prestigious management booking agency, Beatside and to share his art throughout the exclusive parties target by International Talent in the temples of Italian techno music like Old River Park and Metropolis Club. His dj sets in several clubs all over Europe give to the devotee clubbers unique moments and become more and more popular, set up the name Audiomatiques within of great stable of techno talents made in Naples.


China is warning about the possible effects of a trade war withthe United States.
the presidency of Donald Trump.
warned that a trade war would hurt American businesses.
"We do not want to see any trade war breaking out between the two countries," Li said.
One opinion piece noted the many business interests The Trump Organization has in China.
so many trademark requests at one time.
The requests involved businesses such as golf clubs, hotels and restaurants.
company would be if relations worsened.
put"America First" while keeping good relations with China.
During the 2016 election campaign and since he took office, Trump has strongly criticized China.
activities in the South China Sea and China's relations with North Korea.
requirelarge taxes on Chinese exports to the United States. He has not taken those actions yet.
But inApril, the U.S. Treasury Department will release a report on currency actions.
This all worries Chinese officials even though the two nations are opening contacts with oneanother.
Tillerson would talk about fair trade.
companiesand others were already benefiting.
wecan always sit down and talk to each other, and work together to reach consensus," Li said.
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Composting food scraps has been a big part of the sustainability mission in eco-conscious restaurants. But forward-thinking chefs are now going one step further, embracing nose-to-tail cooking, turning food trim into dog biscuits and upcycling scraps into soups, pasta sauces and salads. As these moves take hold, operators are realizing that their efforts are not only promoting sustainability, they're shaving points off food costs, too. Although many of the strongest zero-waste advocates are operators of smaller independent restaurants, their ideas can be scaled up to larger, multiunit concepts.
Jehangir Mehta, chef-owner of Graffiti Earth in New York City and an avid food waste crusader, created a soup from food scraps that even has its own hashtag: #eatmycompostsoup. There's no standard recipe for the item, which he also introduced to the dining program at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Instead, the coconut-based soup features vegetable peels, stems and roots left over from the day's prep and what Mehta calls "cosmetically challenged" vegetables—ingredients that previously may have found their way into the compost bin.
"Using vegetable scraps and ugly produce in a plant-based soup recipe reduces food costs from 28% to 12%," he says. Graffiti Earth also upcycles used espresso grounds from neighboring Birch Coffee to flavor its ice cream.
Darin upcycles some of the trim into staff meals and incorporates protein scraps into his dog-friendly Barky Brunch menu served on the patio. There's also a separate bin for compost, which fertilizes LACMA's on-site garden. While Darin can't put an actual number on food-cost savings, he does see a reduction in energy costs, which also contributes to reducing the carbon footprint.
Chris Pandel, chef-partner in two meat-centric restaurants in Chicago's Boka Restaurant Group, butchers whole animals in-house to reduce waste. The center cuts go into the steaks at upscale Swift & Sons, while the trim is upcycled into sausage and pasta sauce. Pandel's meat supplier also sells him trim at a much-reduced price that he upcycles into a Chicago hot dog; it's on the menu on Cubs game days at Dutch & Doc's, his restaurant across from the pro baseball team's home, Wrigley Field. "We shave 1 to 2 points off food costs by utilizing all the trim," he says.
But nose-to-tail cooking no longer applies only to four-legged animals. Pandel also does his own fish butchery and works with seafood suppliers to "send all" instead of ordering just fillets. "When you spec 'send all,' they will give you the head, bones, skin and trim, which I can turn into fish soup, appetizers and more," he says. Saving even more, one of these dishes may get drizzled with roasted lemon vinaigrette, which Pandel makes from juiced lemon halves rescued from the bar.
At Le Coq Rico in New York City, whole-bird utilization is the ticket to reducing waste. Chef Antoine Westermann sources heritage chickens and other poultry and serves the meaty parts as entrees. Also on the menu is the restaurant's shareable giblets platter, a signature that's become a top seller on both the restaurant and bar menus. It features a brochette of duck liver, apples and heart, glazed wings and roasted chicken liver on horseradish toast and spiced croquettes made from meat picked from the bones after cooking poultry stock. The kitchen conserves every bit, using neck bones to make jus, leftover duck meat for rillettes and terrines and scraps for chicken meatballs.
Customers are also in on Le Coq Rico's zero-waste mission. Guests taking home leftovers get a recipe card featuring ways to repurpose uneaten meat, bones and even the poultry juices that collect in the container. Current recipes include poultry broth bouillon with vegetables and a seasonal salad with croutons and Parmesan shavings.
The United Nations' Champions 12.3 coalition recently released a new study, "The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste: Catering." The data revealed that for every dollar caterers invested in programs to curb food waste, they saved $6 in operating costs.
Although a supplier of waste reduction technology provided the data, the foodservice operators in the study went beyond using the company's equipment to measure food waste. Staff training, repurposing excess food and reducing overproduction also impacted the cost savings.


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Communications Office Recognized by the Florida Public Relations Association
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DOH COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE RECOGNIZED BY THE FLORIDA PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION
~ Receives Three Image awards and a Grand Image award ~
TALLAHASSEE—The Florida Department of Health's Office of Communications received four Image Awards from the Capital Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association's (FPRA) this week in the categories of crisis communications, media campaigns, and online promotions.
Campaigns receiving image awards included the public relations and crisis communications plans for "Fungal Meningitis: Injecting the Truth" and "STD: In the Dark". An Image Award and Grand Image Award were received for the Online Promotion of the "Eat Healthy, Be Healthy" campaign, produced for the Council on Dietetics and Nutrition.
"Effective health communication informs and motivates people to make healthy choices," said Dr. John Armstrong, Florida's Surgeon General and Secretary of Health. "The Department is grateful for the recognition of our health communications team, working every day to connect Floridians to important messages that matter for health."
The "Fungal Meningitis: Injecting the Truth" campaign highlighted the Department's concentrated and effective effort to disseminate timely information related to a nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis caused by contaminated injectable medications. The "STD: In the Dark" campaign educated Florida's youth about the importance of gaining accurate information about sexually transmitted diseases and the life-long complications caused by STDs. The Council on Dietetics and Nutrition's "Eat Healthy, Be Healthy" campaign promoted the work of dieticians and nutritional counselors and the impact they have on overall health.
The annual awards competition is conducted by FPRA's Capital Chapter and recognizes outstanding public relations campaigns while encouraging and promoting the development of the public relations profession.
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Is Technology Shaming You? Or Is It Making You A Better Person?
Sydney Loney
Technology has its good side – and its bad side. But like anything, moderation is key. Here is how to find balance in this digital age.
Finding balance in how you use technology
Always on your phone? Have you checked how many steps you made today? Did you pin a week's worth of recipes yet? Perhaps technology is more of a burden than it is a modern tool.
The perception nowadays is that more information is always better and that you can take control of your life with it, says Timothy Caulfield, a Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy and a law professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. "There's this phenomenon that we're supposed to be constantly improving," he says, "and if we're not striving to improve ourselves, we're somehow living a slightly less valuable life."
Does your wearable tech shame you?
Caulfield says he finds himself falling into the trap, too. An avid cyclist, he eventually stripped all the techy gear off his bike – even his speedometer – just so he could relax and enjoy the ride for once. "Unplugging is definitely part of it," he says. "I really think we have to accept more of a 'relax' mentality."
Caulfield now evaluates every technological intervention to determine whether it will add stress, suck time, be a distraction or cost money. "If it's going to make my life easier and save time, then I embrace it," he says. "If it's not, I don't."
With access to pretty much anything online, aren't we all experts?
We need to start thinking before we auto-click. Sure, it's cool that you can just look online to learn how to cook rice in your new Instapot without burning your way through three batches, says Dr. Pamela Rutledge, director of the Media Psychology Research Center in Newport Beach, CA.
But feeling like you have to be master of your domain for every little thing is neither productive nor healthy. "Do I feel like I can fix everything in my house? No. Would I look to see if the solution was within my frame of reference? Probably."
She says that while she isn't about to rewire her entire electrical system, she might research it just so that she can have a more informed conversation with her electrician. "You have to make adjustments to what you're willing to do and not willing to do," she says. "You need to set boundaries and find a way to manage your time in this new world."
Are our DIY efforts harming our self esteem?
To detox technology or not to detox technology? That is the question
Instead of dropping your devices altogether or taking a "break" from them, she recommends deciding where technology helps and where it hinders you.
"The solution is to go back to basics, not throw out your phone," says Rutledge. "It means asking 'What are the important things in my life and how can I use technology to facilitate them?'"
Sometimes it's just about knowing your limitations
Katrina Onstad, author of The Weekend Effect: The Life-Changing Benefits of Taking Time Off and Challenging the Cult of Overwork, shares a story about her daughter seeing a birdhouse on Pinterest. She wanted to make one just like it.
"It was way beyond me, and it was a disaster," says Onstad. She felt as though she'd failed herself and her daughter, not to mention the local bird population.
These types of projects can be emotionally exhausting and make you feel as though you're always falling short if you don't get everything just right.
"It becomes a way to give you credentials as the perfect mom who can not only hold down a job and raise kids but also build a birdhouse," she says. "Instead of being a form of rejuvenating leisure, many of the tasks we set for ourselves actually become depleting."
Onstad says that, at some point, you need to draw a line, and that line will be different for everyone, but draw it you must. "It's much healthier to find activities that are soothing rather than things that are imposed on you by the impossible standards of womanhood we all seem to be living under now," she says.
Find out how social media is making us feel more alone than ever.
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Generalized multi-stream hidden Markov models.
For complex classification systems, data is usually gathered from multiple sources of information that have varying degree of reliability. In fact, assuming that the different sources have the same relevance in describing all the data might lead to an erroneous behavior. The classification error accumulates and can be more severe for temporal data where each sample is represented by a sequence of observations. Thus, there is compelling evidence that learning algorithms should include a relevance weight for each source of information (stream) as a parameter that needs to be learned. In this dissertation, we assumed that the multi-stream temporal data is generated by independent and synchronous streams. Using this assumption, we develop, implement, and test multi- stream continuous and discrete hidden Markov model (HMM) algorithms. For the discrete case, we propose two new approaches to generalize the baseline discrete HMM. The first one combines unsupervised learning, feature discrimination, standard discrete HMMs and weighted distances to learn the codebook with feature-dependent weights for each symbol. The second approach consists of modifying the HMM structure to include stream relevance weights, generalizing the standard discrete Baum-Welch learning algorithm, and deriving the necessary conditions to optimize all model parameters simultaneously. We also generalize the minimum classification error (MCE) discriminative training algorithm to include stream relevance weights. For the continuous HMM, we introduce a. new approach that integrates the stream relevance weights in the objective function. Our approach is based on the linearization of the probability density function. Two variations are proposed: the mixture and state level variations. As in the discrete case, we generalize the continuous Baum-Welch learning algorithm to accommodate these changes, and we derive the necessary conditions for updating the model parameters. We also generalize the MCE learning algorithm to derive the necessary conditions for the model parameters' update. The proposed discrete and continuous HMM are tested on synthetic data sets. They are also validated on various applications including Australian Sign Language, audio classification, face classification, and more extensively on the problem of landmine detection using ground penetrating radar data. For all applications, we show that considerable improvement can be achieved compared to the baseline HMM and the existing multi-stream HMM algorithms.
Missaoui, Oualid, "Generalized multi-stream hidden Markov models." (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 990.


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A field guide to mounts in the World of Warcraft. Each class gets at least one special mount that no other class can use. Paladins and warlocks earn their first class mounts much earlier than most (level 20) and then another at level 40.... 28/02/2017 · Worgenskinning get basic riding training at level 20 from their running wild ability that they get at that time. It allows them to travel at mount speed on all fours. They have one racial mount, a horse, that they can purchase at level 20 near the Worgen tree in Darnassus - where you arrive when you leave the Worgen starter zone.
The amount of gold you get from them you could get from any random gold awarding missions, which take less than 1/20th of the time it takes to get a supply cache. And the same goes for AP. The entire system needs a rework - raise the mount drop chances and … how to grow venus fly trap at home 2/09/2008 · At lvl 30 you can get a mount that increases your speed by 60%. This is either bought or trained at your class trainer, depending on class. Note that you will have to train riding as well when you are buying it at a mount vendor.
Paladins are one of two World of Warcraft classes who are lucky enough to get free mounts at level 30 (revised from level 40 in patch 2.4.3, 2008/07/15), while all others are paying about 35g each for the training and mount.
1/07/2017 · You can only get mounts at level 20, and the licence if I'm not mistaken, is 4 gold. There's a mount you get as an achievement for buying heirlooms that can be used at level 1 but I won't depress you but saying how much gold that would cost you.


LG Electronics Inc has said that they will launch their LG Pay Mobile Payment System solution in the US coming June with their upcoming phone releases as reported by Yonhap News. LG's mobile payment system will use Wireless Magnetic Communication technology and the older NFC technology. Though this Mobile Payment System is not new, being launched less than a year ago in South Korea.


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Shehayyeb Dismisses '$9 Million' Suspicions, Urges Students to Limit Demos to Afternoon
by Naharnet Newsdesk 07 November 2019, 17:55
Caretaker Education Minister Akram Shehayyeb on Thursday attributed "claims about the loss of $9 million in the file of refugee education" to "a shortage in funding according to UNICEF."
"To boost transparency over the file, I sent a memo to the Central Inspection Board asking it to look into the file to unveil the truth," Shehayyeb said at a press conference.
"The process of distributing funds earmarked for refugee education which the ministry receives from donor nations through UNICEF is subject to a mechanism that is pre-defined by UNICEF," Shehayyeb added, noting that the said mechanism is subject to audit by "an independent international auditing firm tasked by the U.N."
Commenting on the student demonstrations that have engulfed Lebanon in recent days as part of the massive anti-corruption protests, the minister advised students to "return to schools until 2:00 pm everyday and rally instead in the afternoon."
"This is your right and this would be a healthy approach that would preserve your educational course and academic year. Students are the builders of the future and the country and their right to express their opinion is sacred," Shehayyeb added.
Thousands of students took to the streets across Lebanon Thursday to demand a better future as anti-government protests now entering their fourth week continued to spread.
Pupils carrying their schoolbags picked up the baton from thousands of women who ignited the main protest site in Beirut on Wednesday evening by banging pots and pans to demand their rights.
Grievances initially focused on poor infrastructure and abysmal public services quickly grew into an unprecedented nationwide push to drive out an elite protesters say has ruled the country like a cartel for decades.
Thousands of university and high school students streamed into the streets of Beirut and other towns to boost the protests.
"All of them, all of them are thieves," chanted one pupil, perched on the shoulders of a schoolmate outside the education ministry.
Setting off coloured flares and waving Lebanese flags, students blocked off traffic to demand the wholesale removal of the current political class and its sectarian-based power-sharing system.
"What if we had a young, educated, ethical and competent political leadership?" was the question asked on one placard.
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Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet enters 2020 race for president
Sean Rossman
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet announced Thursday morning he is running for president in 2020.
Bennet, a Democrat, announced on "CBS This Morning" he'll seek the nomination, hinging his announcement on the issues of economic mobility and restoring integrity in government.
"This country faces two enormous challenges, among others. One is a lack of economic mobility and opportunity for most Americans, and the other is the need to restore integrity to our government," he said. "If we keep going down this road, we're going to be the first generation of Americans to leave less opportunity, not more, to the next generation."
Bennet, 54, has served in the Senate since 2009 and formerly served as superintendent of Denver Public Schools from 2005 to 2009.
He had openly considered a run for president before his announcement. On April 3, he announced he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He said he detected the cancer early, and his "prognosis is good." Weeks later, his office told The Hill he was cancer-free after having surgery.
He enters a large field of Democratic candidates looking to unseat President Donald Trump.
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Oxford Dictionaries have named "Selfie" as their word of the year.
The word itself wasn't created in 2013, but thanks to celebs & front facing cameras on phones the term has gone stratospheric!
The term "Selfie" is slang for a self-portrait taken in a mirror or on a front facing camera.
To demonstrate I thought I'd show off my best selfie taking skills. Behold, my face in many odd poses!


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Gravity (2013)
Posted on October 6, 2013 November 3, 2013 by thekneejerkreaction
Right out of the gate, it must be said that 'Gravity' is a stunningly beautiful film. Director Alphonso Cuaron (Children of Men) proves once again that he is essentially Michael Bay's intellectual nemesis, seeing as how they occupy opposite ends of the 'film-making talent' spectrum (HACK———-VISIONARY). Cuaron has gained a notable reputation as a very disciplined director, with a high degree of technical 'know how' that he brings to the table in full force with this film.
The story is fairly rudimentary, as it focuses on a shuttle mission (to add a new component to the Hubble Telescope) that is abruptly and catastrophically interrupted by a storm of high-velocity debris (stemming from them pesky Russians deciding to destroy a satellite with a friggin missile!). As chaos is unleashed in low orbit, Sandra Bullocks 'Mission Specialist Ryan Stone' is catapulted into space. Through a series of not-unbelievable actions, Stone and George Clooney's 'Matt Kowalsky' character engage in a haphazard plan to do whatever they can, with whatever they have, to survive the terrifying ordeal. It boils down to a case of 'get to Point A, get to Point B, get to Point C' before all bets are off.
As much of a marquee name as Clooney is, 'Gravity' really is Sandra Bullocks show and she does a great job with an admittedly thin character. We're never given time to get to know these people before the shit hits the fan, as the main catalyst for the action comes about in the first 15 minutes, and 'we' join the proceedings mid-mission; with all characters engrossed in their work and surroundings. As Stone and Kowalsky forge toward salvation, their dialogue (used to keep the rattled Stone character even keel'd in her panicked state) reveals glimmers of who they were on Mother Earth, but given the horrifyingly tense situation they find themselves in, the characters are understandably broken down to their base parts, fueled by the instinct to live.
But, thin characters aside, Outer Space is the main character here. The way Cuaron has chosen to show Earth and the details of 'orbit' is hypnotic…and cringe-inducing. The opening shot is a vast, magnificent view of the Earth's sunlit surface, that we are given the chance to just watch. As we take in the breathtaking vista, the action comes to us and becomes one of Cuaron's signature unbroken shots that drifts smoothly around, among and through the scene for easily 10 straight minutes, with no cut in the editing. In fact, the entire film is a series of slickly connected looooonnnng shots that don't shy from 'stepping away' and simply letting us take in what is transpiring.
Another terrific element is the sound design. As the opening TITLE CARD tells us, there is no oxygen, therefore no sound. This adherence to reality is well-maintained throughout the flick, and leads to several nail-bitingly good scenes of tension. It really is something to watch a character desperately focusing on a key task in the foreground, while in the background (and unknown to them), the 'world' is being violently torn apart…silently. When there is sound, they manage to convey the idea of vibration through surfaces as opposed to vibration through atmosphere. In many respects, these details made me think of another terrific film of human survival, 'Cast Away' (2000). In that film, much of the action occurs without the benefit (or detriment, depending on your PoV) of musical score, at least until the climax. It was just the sounds of the ocean, or the wind or the rain…and the main character, Chuck (Tom Hanks). Here, it's small instrument sounds, panicked breathing and often, just silence.
If I had to complain about something, I would have to say that there are times (particularly in the 3rd Act), where a 'big' manipulative musical score was introduced…but not necessarily needed. It was like they felt that they had to make up for the realistic lack of sound with a grandiose score that, in the end, almost cheapened the events it was playing for. The end scene did NOT need a huge John WIlliams-wannabe musical accompaniment. I feel that it would have played much more effectively with something small and subtle….if anything at all.
'Gravity' was pretty much exactly what I hoped it would be, and what I hoped it would be was an 'experience'. This flick was as close to a perilous and harrowing space accident as I EVER want to get. It's a gorgeously crafted movie that makes GREAT use of the 3D format, as the realistic environments and tension-loaded situations depicted essentially beg for the 3 dimensional treatment. Cuaron is a master of his craft, and if there was still any debate about that before this, 'Gravity' should nicely put a cork in the naysayers. This is also one of those films that really does deserve to be seen on The Big Screen. To wait till a DVD/BluRay release is doing yourself a huge disservice…unless you own a big motherfucker of a TV, with a finely-tuned surround sound system to boot! Go see this soon. I guarantee it'll get your ticker pumping like a racehorse's. Mine sure did.
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As if examining a most priceless masterpiece, handiwork crafted by the gods themselves, you trailed your fingertips across the young knight's face; a tundra of snow graced the moon, tainted with pools of blood, and valleys of black and purple. His armor, tainted with the faintest hues of black, shimmered as the sea under a midnight sky, cobalt cloak ripped and torn at the ends. Despite his unconscious condition, the grip upon the hilt of his blade was one of vigor, concentration, as if he still battled ferociously even within his nightmare world.
Your eyes glowed with a most ominous glee, and a smile stretched across your mouth.
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Q: PHP Post Request - Stays on the same Page I'm having some trouble sending a PHP Post request with cURL.
What the code should do: Go to http://www.example.com/index.php with the Post Data.
What the code does: It loads www.example.com inside the Page where I run the script. And if i try to use the website, I will get a 404 error.
Here is my code:
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A: Try this:
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curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_URL,$url);
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A: You see 404 every time you try to open a non-existent link from YOUR web site.
That is because your browser tries to open yourwebsite.com/nicelink.php instead of example.com/nicelink.php
Why does this happen?
Lets see what you do:
1) You open yourwebsite.com/script.php
2) Script loads data from the example.com and outputs it to your browser in the yourwebsite.com context
3) All links like nice link are not related to your browsers current opened address yourwebsite.com!

And use http_build_query()
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There is a delivery charge based on the value of the order - see details at the bottom of this page. There will be an extra delivery charge for 200cm Opening Chelsea Arch because of its size, depending on the destination.
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Award-winning Kent pub for sale after 12 years of ownership
The Bell Inn, an attractive 16th century pub in the Kent village of Ivychurch, has been brought to the market through Christie & Co, with a price tag of £545k.
The cosy country pub comprises a restaurant, saloon bar, lounge area and snug, which can accommodate a total of 65 covers, with period features including a brick fireplace and wooden beams. Additionally, the property also provides four bedroom owners' accommodation on the first floor.
Externally, the Bell Inn features an outside dining space in the form of a spacious, sheltered beer garden for up to 85 covers to the rear of the property, backing onto the village churchyard, which proves very popular with patrons in the summer months.
Maintaining an exceptional reputation, the Bell Inn has been awarded CAMRA Pub of the Year in the Ashford, Folkestone & Romney Marsh area on four occasions between 2010 and 2016 and prides itself on serving real ales and home cooked food.
Situated in the heart of the village, the pub attracts a strong mix of local guests and visitors from further afield, hosting a number of themed evenings, music events and its ever popular annual 3-day Beer & Cider Festival.
Having owned and operated the business for the past 12 years, Mark and Vanda Rolfe are now looking to retire and feel the time is right to hand over the reins to a new operator who can take the well established business to the next level.
They said, "Sadly the time has come for us to call time at The Bell. We have enjoyed 12 fantastic years here making many new friends and forging links with the local community. However we look forward to handing the business over to someone with the same passion and enthusiasm as we have had. A hard decision but retirement calls."
James Hughes, Senior Business Agent at Christie & Co's Maidstone office, is handling the sale and commented, "The Bell Inn provides a fabulous opportunity to acquire a profitable, award winning village pub that has been under the same ownership for the past 12 years.
'It is ideally suited for either a hands-on owner operator looking to capitalise on the already strong trade or alternatively, a multiple operator looking to add a successful pub to their portfolio."
THE BELL INN, ROMNEY MARSH