This White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Pizookie has all the flavor of the classic cookie wrapped up in an easy-to-make skillet cookie that is just slightly underbaked and perfect to share with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
It's no secret that I love myself a good pizookie! I recently shared a recipe and made a video for a chocolate chunk pizookie, and I've even made a microwave version of it, too! So, I decided to keep the Pizookie love going by sharing this white chocolate chip macadamia version with you today.
A pizookie is basically a giant, ever-so-slightly underbaked cookie cooked in a skillet or pizza pan <— hence the name Piz-ookie. Pizza + Cookie.
How Do You Serve A White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Pizookie?
This White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Pizookie is best served with a few scoops of ice cream plopped right on the top when still warm and eaten straight out of the pan. My recipe makes one, ten-inch pizookie so you'll definitely need to find some help eating it! When making it for my family, I scoop up individual portions of it on a plate and add the ice cream then. But I'll admit, it's super fun to just eat out of the pan for date night!
Start with a 10″ cast iron skillet. You can use a regular 10″ skillet, but the cast iron makes the crust extra crisp and enhances the whole experience. This is the one I have — it is inexpensive and will last you a lifetime if taken care of!
Preheat your oven and set the skillet on the stovetop over medium-low heat.
Add the butter to the pan, melt it completely and stir in the brown and white sugars and vanilla extract until combined. Remove the pan from the heat.
At this point, you want to let the pan cool off for about five minutes to let it cool down enough so that the warm butter and sugar mixture doesn't cook the egg when added.
When cool, stir in the egg and use a fork to whisk it in.
Add flour, salt, and baking soda to the pan and stir it carefully with a spatula until it is well combined and looks like cookie dough!
Now it's time to add the white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts! Stir them in until they are evenly distributed and lightly tap and form the cookie dough into the pan so that it's even in the pan.
Bake in the oven for about 15-25 minutes or until golden brown on top, and still a little soft in the center.
Serve warm and vanilla ice cream!
If you have some white chocolate chip macadamia nut pizookie left over and want to enjoy it warm again, just cover the pan with foil and pop into a 375-degree oven for a few minutes. It won't take very long to heat it and will be toasty and warm, ready to devour again!
What Kind of White Chocolate Should I Use?
I prefer to use chopped white chocolate bar instead of white chocolate chips in this recipe. I feel the bars melt better and the variation of size between the pieces of chocolate really adds to the pizookie. You can find white chocolate bars like this in the baking aisle near the other baking chocolate.
This pizookie takes all the flavor of the classic white chocolate macadamia nut cookie and turns it into a gooey, warm pizookie with a crisp crust and soft interior.
Stir in white chocolate chunks and macadamia nuts. Place in the oven for 15-25 minutes or until golden around the edges and still soft in the middle.


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'Jackets jumpstart their offense in fourth quarter, beat Alameda
By Tim Haran Daily Planet Correspondent
Senior forward Louis Riordan scored a game high 20 points Tuesday night, including five 3-pointers, as Berkeley High defeated Alameda 66-50.
The win pushed the Yellowjackets to a perfect 10-0 in the Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League and 19-5 overall, clinching the league title. The visiting Hornets dropped to 5-4 in the league and 12-11 overall.
But for a team that has dominated the ACCAL this year, the 'Jackets found themselves outrebounded and outhustled for most of the game by a more intense Hornets team. Berkeley clung to a narrow lead throughout the first three quarters before stepping up its own intensity and outscoring Alameda 20-11 in the final period of play.
"We were fortunate to have a scare like this and still be able to win the game," said Berkeley Coach Mike Gragnani after the 'Jackets notched their 12th straight victory. "It didn't cost us a loss to teach us something at this point in the season."
After jumping to an early 13-2 lead, Berkeley went cold from the field and missed several outside shots. Alameda capitalized on the long rebounds and cut the 'Jackets lead to eight points at the end of the first quarter.
The Hornets maintained momentum early in the second period, scoring the first six points of the quarter and eventually grabbing their first lead since the game's opening minute on a three-pointer by Quincy Scurry with 2:11 left in the half. Scurry scored seven of his 11 points in the quarter and Brian Brooks added another five. Two players scored all of Berkeley's second quarter points: Riordan with eight and guard Ryan Davis adding four.
"We came out really flat," Riordan said of the team's first half performance. "They were just beating us down the court and we had no intensity on defense."
Gragnani added that the 'Jackets have played several games this season where they've built big leads before letting the other team back in the game.
"We've been jumping on teams and then resting," he said. "It's just a sign of an inexperienced team."
In fact, only Riordan and senior guard Ramone Reed had any varsity experience prior to this season.
"We're in uncharted waters," Gragnani added. "Most of our team's never been in a situation like this before. They've got to respond to it and if we don't, it's going to cost us big down the stretch."
Sparking the 'Jackets in the fourth quarter with eight points was guard Byron St. Jules. His key steal and layup with 6:32 remaining stretched the Berkeley lead to 50-41. Then the offense kicked in as the 'Jackets scored 16 points in the final five minutes of the game.
"We get the lead and then we don't maintain the same intensity," St. Jules said. "We should be playing fourth quarter ball all game."
Behind Riordan's 20, Berkeley's St. Jules finished with 14 points, Davis added 13 and post men Reed and Jahi Milton each tossed in six.
Nine Berkeley High seniors were recognized prior to playing in their next to last regular season game as a 'Jacket. Berkeley travels to Encinal on Feb. 20 before finishing its league play against El Cerrito at home on Feb. 23.
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NO Blues, ondertitel 100% arabicana, is een Nederlandse band, in 2004 begonnen als project van productiehuis ON (Oost-Nederland). De band speelt een vorm van fusion met elementen uit Amerikaanse muziek, folkblues, en traditionele Arabische muziek, taksim. Dit komt ook tot uiting in het instrumentarium, waarin plaats is voor zowel een elektrische gitaar als de oed. Veel nummers gaan vloeiend over van de ene stijl naar de andere. Van de in 2005 uitgebrachte cd Farewell Shalabiye ("Vaarwel schoonheid") werden meer dan 10.000 exemplaren verkocht.

De kern van de band bestaat uit Ad van Meurs, Haytham Safia en Anne-Maarten van Heuvelen. Daarnaast spelen een aantal gasten mee: Osama Maleegi (percussie), Ankie Keultjes (zang), Eric van de Lest (drums) en Tracy Bonham (viool, zang).

Na het verschijnen van hun vierde album Hela Hela in december 2010 kondigde NO Blues aan ermee te stoppen, omdat de onderlinge wrijvingen tijdens het schrijven van nummers te groot werden. Wel zou er nog een lange afscheidstournee plaatsvinden in 2011 en 2012.  Daarna verschijnt echter gewoon een vijfde album Kind of NO Blues. In februari 2015 wordt ook "gewoon" weer een zesde album aangekondigd en treden ze op tijdens het poëziefestival Het Tuinfeest in Deventer in 2016. Het is alleen nog niet bekend of het collectief verder gaat nu Ad van Meurs is overleden.

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A Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman
Ru Freeman's gorgeous debut novel A Disobedient Girl opens with eleven-year-old Latha enjoying her daily indulgence—an afternoon wash at the well using a rose-scented soap. The soap is a symbol of status and she has stolen it from the Vithanages, a family raising her to be a servant for Thara, their same-age daughter. The two young girls become as close as sisters, but as the years pass and Latha's duties to Thara increase, she begins to bristle in her role as servant. When she and Thara flirt with a pair of local boys, Ajith and Gehan, the obvious class disparities rise to the surface and Latha fumes with resentment. Thara proclaims Ajith her ideal mate and Latha comes to care for Gehan, a gentle, lower-caste boy who obviously cares for her. But the course of love (as they say) never runs smoothly and the romantic lives of Latha and Thara are no exception. A simple desire to show that she is more than just a servant girl, and to be rewarded for her years of service, sets Latha on a path that will affect the lives of everyone she touches.
Throughout the novel, Latha and Thara's story parallels that of Biso, a young mother of three who flees an abusive husband as well as a scandal in her small village that she helped to create. How these two stories will intersect is unclear for much of the book, but the author's steady hand and gorgeous prose lead us along with full confidence that they will eventually come together. A pair of gold earrings, a red sports car, and a series of mysterious explosions give us tantalizing glimpses along the way, but things are never quite what they seem. And the life-changing secrets that bind these women together are the very secrets that tear their lives apart. Moving with the characters through love lost and love gained, through surprise insights and tragic misunderstandings, the reader is enticed forward to a thrilling denouement that is the perfect combination of shock and sudden understanding. Days later, I'm still savoring the bittersweet longing delivered by A Disobedient Girl's exquisitely resonant final chapter.


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Rectory Farm Crown Road and RC Church
Rectory Farm ownership post Whalley-Smythe-Gardiner
Ownerships with tenancies where known
Martin Whitworth's complete dissertation except the appendices.
Martin Whitworth's conclusions
Photo of Rectory House in 1987, and of the entrance to the RC Church and Rectory House in 2000.
It is believed this house was re-built on the site of a former farmhouse by the Symes family in c. 1630. This is one of many conclusions from the dissertation by Martin Whitworth in 2010, detailed below and with a separate file of its conclusions.
Rectory House was originally Rectory Farm which was the base for one of the larger farms in Wheatley. and was 245 acres in 1910. Edmund Greaves lived here and ran the farm from about 1942. His borther, Leslie, had a tenancy on the fields. This farmhouse was relocated to Castle Hill in 1962 (the Greaves family still run the farm today - 2019), and the old farmhouse became a private house. It was re-named Rectory House.
The father of Matthew Yates father bought Rectory Farm in the 1980s, and it appears that C B Yates & co, Chartered Accountants, operated from here in 1988 according to the photograph from the 1988 Centenary booklet.
Ownership history of Rectory Farm from archive and Magdalen College records. Whalley-Smythe Gardiner sales of 1846 are referred to, see record number 2287. Second pdf shows tenancies added, where known.
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Constructed of hewn and sawed timbers and erected on Virginia's western frontier in present-day Franklin County at the end of the colonial period, the Snow Creek Anglican Church replaced an earlier chapel at the site. The second Snow Creek church was one of a half-dozen churches and chapels ordered to be built in 1769 by the vestry of the newly established Camden Parish, which was located on the fringe of white settlement in the southern Piedmont and eastern foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. In 1770 Anglican vestrymen paid two men 7,520 pounds of tobacco (approximately $50 today) for building the 32-by-24 foot structure. The Anglican Church vestry's specifications for the building required it have two doors and five windows, a clapboard roof, plank floor, pulpit and reading desk, small communion table, and benches to seat the congregation. After the American Revolution led to the disestablishment of the Anglican Church, when most of its rural parishes such as Camden ceased to function, the original congregation of Snow Creek most likely disintegrated. By the late 1780s the Baptists probably began using the building for worship. In 1824 a Primitive Baptist congregation occupied the church and continued to use it until the congregation died out by around 2000. The former Snow Creek Anglican Church is one of the oldest known buildings surviving in western Virginia. The property also includes a cemetery dating to around 1753, when the first Anglican chapel was built on the site. A complete restoration of the church was completed in 2016.


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U.S. Labor Department's OSHA proposes more than $1.1 million in penalties to Milk Specialties Co. in Whitehall, Wis.
Region 5 News Release: 09-694-CHI
Contact: Brad Mitchell or Scott Allen
WHITEHALL, Wis. -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Milk Specialties Co. in Whitehall with violations of federal workplace safety and health standards and proposed $1,145,200 in penalties.
OSHA began a December 2008 inspection in response to a complaint alleging a variety of safety hazards at the company's whey processing plant. Willful citations have been issued for the employer's failure to comply with OSHA's confined space entry and control of hazardous energy requirements. Untrained employees entered confined spaces and performed maintenance and cleaning on powered equipment without protection from various hazards. Proposed penalties for the 17 willful violations total $1,071,000. OSHA defines a willful violation as one committed with plain indifference to or intentional disregard for employee safety and health.
"I am committed to ensuring workers return home to their families safe and healthy at the end of every shift," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "Employers must fully address hazards, properly train their employees and plan their work in a safe manner."
Seventeen serious citations, with proposed penalties totaling $52,400, include combustible dust and electrical hazards; lack of exit route lighting and signage; lack of confined space evaluations; uninspected fire extinguishers; and untrained and uncertified powered industrial truck operators, among other issues. A serious citation is issued when death or serious physical harm is likely to result if an accident were to occur from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
Four repeat violations with penalties totaling $21,800 address the guarding of floor and wall openings, ladders and respiratory protection, and other issues addressed in previous inspections of this company. OSHA issues a repeat citation when it finds an employer's violation is substantially similar to a previously cited condition that was affirmed as a violation through a final order of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Milk Specialties has been inspected by OSHA 15 times since 1974, including four inspections in Wisconsin between 2006 and 2008, with citations resulting from many of the same safety and health hazards cited in the most recent inspection.
The company engages in the research, development and manufacture of protein and fat products for nutritional applications and feeding regimes that include products such as pasteurized milk extenders, spray-dried protein encapsulated fats, dried whey permeates, and condensed whey and liquid whey products.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, OSHA's role is to promote safe and healthful working conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, outreach and education. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
U.S. Department of Labor releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format (large print, Braille, audiotape or disc) from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. The Labor Department is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance.


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MyON reader is a personalized literacy environment that includes more than 1,100 digital books. MyON creates individual profiles with recommended book lists based on reading ability and interest and includes reading supports such as audio, highlighting, and a dictionary. The program allows administrators to forecast reading growth by class, grade, building, and district. Teachers and students can also track what students read, how long it takes them, and how well they comprehend the material through a growth chart and dashboard.
CARE will match school funds for a minimum purchase of $4,250. All K-12 public, private, parochial, and charter schools in the United States are eligible. To apply, schools must complete and submit a CARE grant form, available here, by 12 p.m. CDT May 31, 2011.
CARE grant winners will be announced June 3.
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I get emails from the Royal Canadian Mint all the time, Amy and I have a small, but personal coin collection, and I enjoy looking at all the kinds of coins that the mint creates. Canada has some of the most unique collectable coins in the world…we were the first to add printed colour to circulating coins, the first to make glow in the dark coins, the first to create coins that incorporate glass (which are so cool looking!), and the list goes on.


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Iconic Children's Toy Play-Doh Got Its Start As?
Answer: Family Guy
It's hard to imagine Family Guy not headlining the cartoon sitcom market alongside other animated titans like The Simpsons, South Park, and Futurama, but once upon a time, the fate of the show was grim.
The show launched in 1999 and ran for three seasons on the Fox television network. When it came time to renew the show in 2002, however, Fox executives balked at the prospect of green-lighting another year of production for a show they viewed as waning in popularity, expensive to produce, and in competition with other high-profile adult-oriented cartoons on their slate like The Simpsons and King of the Hill.
Despite Fox executives' belief that the show wasn't popular enough to renew, the show had garnered a large following and sales of the first three seasons on DVD radically exceeded expectations. Further, the show had gone into syndication on Adult Swim and had stellar ratings.
Fox renewed the contract and in 2005, Family Guy began airing again; it remains on the air and has won a total of eight Emmy awards.


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Rulings on causes of death are often not cut-and-dried and can be controversial. In a recent California case, the Sacramento County coroner's office ruled that Lori McClintock, the wife of U.S. congressman Tom McClintock, died from dehydration and gastroenteritis in December 2021 after ingesting white mulberry leaf, a plant not considered toxic to humans. The ruling triggered questions by doctors and pathologists about the decision to link the plant to her cause of death. When asked to explain how he made the connection, Dr. Jason Tovar, the chief forensic pathologist who reports to the coroner, what does female viagra look like said he reviewed literature about the plant online using WebMD and Verywell Health.
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FDA Allows Marketing of First Direct-to-Consumer Tests That Provide Genetic Risk Information for Certain Conditions, Including Celiac Disease
23andMe has been approved by the FDA to offer direct-to-consumer genetic screening for a number of diseases, including celiac disease. While CDF applauds accessible, lower-cost, genetic screening for celiac disease, patients are strongly advised to share their results with their physician for medical guidance before taking any course of action.
Celiac disease is a serious, genetic, autoimmune disorder caused by an immune reaction to the ingestion of gluten. Although it is often thought of as a rare disease, researchers tell us that it affects 1% of the world population, or approximately three million Americans. That 1%, however, may be a gross underestimate. A recent study published in Gastroenterology indicated that as many as 3% of all adolescents in the Denver metropolitan area develop celiac disease between birth and age 15. More shocking is that only about 20% of all cases have been accurately diagnosed. We also know that approximately 40% of the American population has the genetic biomarker necessary to develop celiac disease, however, only a fraction of those with the genetic biomarker will ever develop the disease. The likelihood of developing the disease without the genetic biomarker is almost zero.
Celiac disease genetic screening is recommended for the following populations:
1) First-degree relatives (parent, sibling, child) of a patient with celiac disease. A negative 23andMe test for the genetic biomarker means that they will not develop celiac disease and, therefore, need not be tested every 2-3 years for celiac disease for the rest of their lives.
2) Individuals who have started a gluten-free diet to mitigate symptoms associated with celiac disease, but have not been tested for the disease. A negative test for the genetic biomarker can rule out celiac disease. If the individual tests positive, however, he/she should consult his/her doctor and discuss the impact of a serology test for celiac disease which would require undergoing a gluten challenge (two slices of wheat-based bread daily for 6-8 weeks).
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Facilities & Impact
BRAZIL SANDAL, ESPADRILLE, AND MARY JANE FACILITY
The Brazilian facility where we manufacture many of our shoes is woman-owned and operated. Family-run for two generations, our Brazilian partners have a passion for research and equality, and strive to create supportive working conditions for the artisanal leather workers they employ. Their facilities are audited by Bureau Veritas.
BRAZIL SANDAL, HEEL, AND BOOT FACILITY
This Brazilian footwear manufacturer is woman-co-owned and run, and partners with brands across the world and within Brazil to create women's shoes inspired by heritage cobbling techniques. Their facilities are audited by Bureau Veritas.
CHINA WOVENS FACTORY
Our facility in China was chosen for its proximity to local silk and its WRAP Gold Certification, ensuring that they provide a safe, compliant workplace for all employees.
INDIA WOVENS AND ARTISANAL CRAFTWORK FACILITY 1
This facility in India is women-owned and audited by the Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) under their most comprehensive 4 Pillar Certification program. The factory has received a certification for their upholding of high standards of labor, environmental, and business ethics.
INDIA WOVENS AND HANDWORK FACILITY
Our primary vendor in India uses a Triple Bottom Line framework, accounting for their social and environmental impact as well as their financial reporting. They are woman co-owned, and have established a foundation that covers the cost of educating the daughters of all employees. They are certified Oeko-Tex and REACH. Currently, select facilities are certified by GOTS and WRAP, and they are in the process of certifying all facilities by WRAP. Their facilities have been carbon audited and offset since March 2021, and our facilities are Bureau Veritas audited.
This facility is woman-owned and has been certified Platinum level by Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP), the world's largest independent certification program focused on the apparel sector. Their facilities also utilize solar power generated from panels on their roof, which contribute to roughly 30-45% of their energy needs.
ITALY ACCESSORIES AND HANDBAG FACILITY
Family-operated since the 1960s, our Italian manufacturing facilities use artisanal handcrafting techniques to produce high quality shoes, bags, and accessories. The facility employs an equal number of men and women, many of whom have been working with the manufacturer for over a decade. Workers at the facility share an on-site community garden, where they produce olive oil for their own use.
ITALY CLOG AND BALLERINA FACILITY
Family-owned and operated for nearly 40 years, our Italian shoe manufacturing facility has an established expertise in supporting brands that prioritize environmental responsibility. The facility incorporates metal-free tanning processes and recycled leathers into their production processes, and carefully researches all fillers, working with certified companies to ensure quality and compliance.
PERU CUT AND SEW FACILITY
Our Peruvian vendor for our cut-and-sew tees has been certified Gold level by Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP), the world's largest independent certification program for the apparel sector. This means they comply with WRAP's core principles and provide a safe, sustainable workplace for all employees. We work closely with this vendor through a woman-owned exporter.
PERU HANDKNITS
Our handknits are made in Peru by a team of local artisans -- most of whom are women and mothers -- under the Promperu Fair Trade Certification program. This program connects women in the regions of Lima, Huancayo, and Cerro de Pascua to an export market, facilitated by a woman-owned exporter. Weaving and knitting experts use local alpaca yarns and pima cottons, and work from home while earning a fair, living wage; they meet twice a week in homes or church halls to discuss the progress of the knitting and any fit issues. The Jefa de Group -- or Chief Knitter -- coordinates with our partner to arrange trims, finishings, and completion of the export paperwork.
PERU MACHINE KNITWEAR FACILITY
This facility in Peru is certified by GOTS, ensuring organic cotton content and an ethical textile supply chain. We work closely with this vendor through a woman-owned exporter.
PORTUGAL CUT AND SEW FACILITY
Our Portuguese facility for cut and sew tees is woman-owned, and has been audited by the Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) to assess safe and compliant work conditions. They are Oeko-Tex Certified, meaning that all components and production processes are free of potentially harmful chemicals and other restricted substances.
PORTUGAL KNITWEAR FACILITY
For machine-made knits, our Portuguese partner has been a family-owned and -operated business since 1975. They are Oeko-Tex Certified, meaning that all components and production processes are free of potentially harmful chemicals and other restricted substances.
ROMANIA OUTERWEAR FACILITY
Our woman co-owned Romanian facility is powered by 70% solar energy. This facility has been audited by the Fair Wear Foundation and Bureau Veritas to create a safer, more worker-friendly work environment.
TURKEY KNITWEAR FACILITY
Owned by two sisters and founded by their mother in the 1990's, our Turkish vendor is audited by Bureau Veritas as well as by a member of the DÔEN Product Team to ensure they uphold our principles of environmentally responsible and ethical production.
LOS ANGELES SEWING FACILITY
Our LA facilities have undergone auditing by Bureau Veritas, ensuring compliance to both local and global labor standards. In addition, workers are paid using a non-piece rate payment structure per the newly passed Garment Worker Protection Act. All of our samples for our LA production are sewn in a woman-owned LA-based facility.
Facility Audits & Certifications
BUREAU VERITAS CERTIFICATION
The Bureau Veritas certification process is designed to assess the health and safety of workers, production quality, and sustainability management. Auditors help facilities find ways to limit carbon-intensive activities, improve traceability of raw materials, and responsibly manage natural resources. In addition to ensuring compliance with all local and international laws and workplace regulations, Bureau Veritas assesses the prioritization of women's rights, including equal pay for equal work, equal representation, and policies for advancement and training. In addition, Bureau Veritas ensures the right to collective bargaining.
FAIR TRADE USA CERTIFICATION
Fair Trade USA Certification is a sustainable sourcing model that aims to improve the livelihoods of producers, protect the environment, and build resilient, transparent supply chains. The certification requires meeting rigorous standards to ensure safe and healthy working conditions,fair and consistent compensation, environmental protections and product traceability, and elimination of forced/child labor
FAIR WEAR FOUNDATION CERTIFICATION
The Fair Wear Code of Labor Practices was developed from ILO Conventions and the UN's Declaration on Human Rights. Their standards include the freedom of association, the right to collective bargaining, the payment of a living wage, non-discriminatory and safe workplace conditions, the prohibition of child labor, and more.
GOTS FACILITY CERTIFICATION
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) is a certification program that determines a set of industry-wide standard requirements for the production of organic, ethically produced cotton textiles. This comprehensive environmental and social certification encompasses the entire cotton supply chain from the planting and harvesting of organically grown cotton through to the manufacturing and labeling processes. GOTS standards.
PROMPERU FAIR TRADE CERTIFICATION
The Promperú Fair Trade Association follows the 10 core principles of the World Fair Trade Organization, and works directly with suppliers and the artisans they employ to uphold workers' rights. Included in the 10 principles are critical commitments such as reducing poverty through opportunities and ownership, fair compensation for labor including equal pay for men and women (and at minimum a local living wage), and working in non-discriminatory, safe, and environmentally responsible workplace conditions. Promperú Fair Trade is committed to helping all suppliers achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
SEDEX AUDIT
The Sedex Database is a platform that was created to exchange ethical and sustainable production information. For the Sedex Pillar 4 Audit, the Sedex Self Assessment Questionnaire uses 4 major pillars – Labor Standards, Health & Safety, Environment, and Business Ethics – to conduct a rigorous audit of a facility that encompasses legal requirements and international standards.
WRAP CERTIFICATION
The Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) audits production facilities for their adherence to 12 core principles of workers' rights and environmental responsibility. The WRAP certificate is a recognized symbol of a commitment to uphold social and ethical standards.
AMFORI SOCIAL COMPLIANCE AUDIT
Amfori BSCI enables its members to become better businesses by monitoring and improving working conditions in their supply chains. Amfori provides its members with the tools to carry out human rights due diligence – identifying and mitigating any risks in supply chains and supporting remedial action. Amfori uses a strict code of conduct based on internationally recognized principles in human rights and business.
Material Audits & Certifications
GOTS COTTON CERTIFICATION
This comprehensive environmental and social certification encompasses the entire cotton supply chain from the planting and harvesting of organically grown cotton through to the manufacturing and labeling processes.
The Oeko-Tex Certification Program is run by the International Association for Research and Testing in the Field of Textile and Leather Ecology, which works with suppliers to confirm the human and ecological safety of textile products and leather articles. They also work directly with production facilities to make sure manufacturing conditions are socially and environmentally responsible per the Oeko-Tex standards.
REACH CERTIFICATION
REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals. As a regulation of the European Union, REACH is centered on the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals. This certification helps promote alternative methods for the assessments of hazardous substances in order to reduce animal testing.
MADE WITH CERTIFIED RECYCLED MATERIALS
This style was made with care using recycled materials certified by the Global Recycling Standard (GRS). The GRS allows us to verify the recycled content of these materials and ensure responsible social, environmental and chemical practices in the production process.
RWS CERTIFICATION
The Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) is a voluntary program that helps sheep farmers meet consumer, retailer, and brand demands. The standard certifies they meet rigorous animal welfare and land management requirements.
Materials & Fabrics
The cultivation of organic cotton improves soil health and biodiversity, optimizes irrigation usage, and eliminates the use of synthetic fertilizers and restricts the use of synthetic pesticides. Our organic cotton is 100% GOTS certified, which ensures these stringent environmental and social criteria are met throughout the organic cotton supply chain.
A linen-like material derived from the natural fibers of the inner stems of a nettle plant, ramie is classified as a cellulose fiber. It is durable, extremely absorbent, and naturally bacteria- and mildew-resistant.
Liberty Fabrics Tana Lawn™ Cotton and Cotton Poplin are produced using environmentally responsible practices that help improve the livelihoods and welfare of farming communities, and reduce stress on local environments where cotton is grown and produced. Most Liberty Fabrics are printed in Italy and exclusively colored for DÔEN.
COTTON/VISCOSE BLEND
We use a blend of organic cottons and conventional viscose for a variety of styles. Our organic cotton is 100% GOTS certified, which ensures stringent environmental and social criteria are met throughout the organic cotton supply chain. Viscose is derived from wood pulp; due to deforestation and chemical usage concerns, we are actively searching for certified, responsible viscose suppliers that meet our quality standards.
RECYCLED YARNS
Recycled yarns are made by using leftover scraps either from pre-consumer or post-consumer waste, giving a second life to material that would otherwise be discarded.
A cellulose fiber derived from wood pulp, viscose is often thought of as a more responsible, biodegradable fabric. However, depending on the supplier, the production of viscose can lead to biodiversity loss and deforestation,and is reliant on many toxic chemicals, which are highly polluting and can contaminate water supplies. We have been searching for a responsible viscose from certified suppliers – including farms that use a nearly closed-loop system for their viscose production – that meet our quality standards.
Silk comes from the fibers spun by the silkworm. Silk is a natural material that biodegrades, albeit at a slower rate than plant-based fabrics.
All of our Alpaca wool is 100% sourced from Peru with visibility into its origins and impact. A natural fiber, alpaca is naturally lanolin free, meaning that chemicals used to strip lanolin in other wools do not need to be used. Alpacas have soft hooves that leave practically no trace, and grazing habits that leave their natural habitat healthy. Our raw material partners in Peru have been working with the tradition of alpaca fiber production for generations, and treat their animals like family members. We are proud to continue working with this heritage of craftsmanship and animal husbandry.
WOOL AND CASHMERE
Although both wool and cashmere are natural, biodegradable fibers, there are challenges when it comes to calculating their impact on the environment. Wool is water-intensive, and the sheep it comes from cause an impact on their grazing lands. Some of our knits contain polyamide, a nylon fiber added to natural fibers to increase strength and durability.
MADE WITH TRACEABLE ALPACA
Traceability is the ability to trace or map the production of garments throughout the supply chain. This process allows us to track the making of garments from start to finish – from breeding and hand sorting to sourcing and spinning; it gives us visibility into the work of our partners to ensure they're operating according to our social and environmental principles. Simply scan the hangtag on our Traceable Alpaca garments to learn more about its journey, which begins in the Peruvian Andes and ends with you.
DYES AND CHEMICALS
We work with Oeko-Tex Certified facilities to ensure that no azo or formaldehyde content is included in the dyeing processes of any of our fibers. We also partnered with Bureau Veritas, an auditing and certification organization, to write and approve a Restricted Substances List (RSL) that was implemented with our manufacturing partners mid-2021.
Our eco-shippers are made from glassine (derived from 100% recycled content and a minimum of 90% post-consumer content) and are 100% recyclable, biodegradable, and compostable. In 2022, we implemented the use of our glassine bags to ship our products as a next step in eliminating the use of plastic in our supply chain. The glassine bag is made with paper, cellulose, and vegetable ink, making it naturally compostable and easily curbside recyclable. The new bag meets the ASTM D6400 standard for certifying compostable products and, through testing, we've found that the new glassine packaging converted into compost in just 30 days, as compared to the 12 week requirement to meet this standard. These bags are shipped to our manufacturers and each garment you receive has made its journey from our manufacturing partners to your home in this one protective pouch, eliminating unnecessary packaging waste along the way.
Our Heirloom garments are made with love and the intention to be collected and handed down for generations to come. The Heirloom styles are made in small batches and limited quantities due to the special techniques, processes, meticulous craftsmanship, and luxe fabrications. Each collection will include Heirloom styles and the items will be labeled as such.


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UK recession may not be as bad as feared, says Bank of England economist | Business
Britain's economy is on course for a shallower recession than feared after a series of surveys showed business activity has recovered at a modest rate, the Bank of England's chief economist said.
Andy Haldane said recent data was coming in "a shade better" than a scenario for the economy published by the Bank this month, but risks remained that the recovery could be slower as companies and consumers remained cautious.
Epidemics of infectious diseases behave in different ways but the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed more than 50 million people is regarded as a key example of a pandemic that occurred in multiple waves, with the latter more severe than the first. It has been replicated – albeit more mildly – in subsequent flu pandemics.
How and why multiple-wave outbreaks occur, and how subsequent waves of infection can be prevented, has become a staple of epidemiological modelling studies and pandemic preparation, which have looked at everything from social behaviour and health policy to vaccination and the buildup of community immunity, also known as herd immunity.
Is there evidence of coronavirus coming back in a second wave?
This is being watched very carefully. Without a vaccine, and with no widespread immunity to the new disease, one alarm is being sounded by the experience of Singapore, which has seen a sudden resurgence in infections despite being lauded for its early handling of the outbreak.
Although Singapore instituted a strong contact tracing system for its general population, the disease re-emerged in cramped dormitory accommodation used by thousands of foreign workers with inadequate hygiene facilities and shared canteens.
Singapore's experience, although very specific, has demonstrated the ability of the disease to come back strongly in places where people are in close proximity and its ability to exploit any weakness in public health regimes set up to counter it.
What are experts worried about?
Conventional wisdom among scientists suggests second waves of resistant infections occur after the capacity for treatment and isolation becomes exhausted. In this case the concern is that the social and political consensus supporting lockdowns is being overtaken by public frustration and the urgent need to reopen economies.
The threat declines when susceptibility of the population to the disease falls below a certain threshold or when widespread vaccination becomes available.
In general terms the ratio of susceptible and immune individuals in a population at the end of one wave determines the potential magnitude of a subsequent wave. The worry right now is that with a vaccine still months away, and the real rate of infection only being guessed at, populations worldwide remain highly vulnerable to both resurgence and subsequent waves.
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The Bank's monetary policy committee warned this month that economic contraction in the second quarter of the year, which includes the period of the most severe lockdown, would be steep and lead to a 14% decline in 2020 overall.
It said a rapid recovery should be expected next year, leading to its scenario being viewed as relatively rapid V-shaped.
"This is perhaps still a V but perhaps a fairly lopsided V," he said, referring to the shape of the economy's downturn and recovery. "The risks to that probably … lie to the downside rather than the up and as I say, a rather more protracted recovery even than the one that I have mentioned."
Haldane's recasting of the Bank's outlook follows a poll of City economists last week that showed they view the downturn over the coming months as less severe than Bank policymakers.
The median average of more than 70 economists surveyed forecast that Britain's economy would contract 7.7% this year, then grow by 5.2% in 2021.
Andy Haldane, the chief economist of the Bank of England. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian
This prediction came as IHS Markit said its composite index – measuring activity in the dominant services sector and in manufacturing – rose to 28.9 in May's preliminary from 13.8 in April's final reading, revealing a stronger bounce back in business confidence than earlier estimates. PMIs below 50 represent a decline in activity.
Speaking at a CBI webinar on Tuesday, Haldane also played down the prospect of an emergency cut in interest rates to below zero as a way to support the economy through the coronavirus crisis.
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Pritzker took action Friday on his first order of business before even taking office on Monday.
He urged Democrats who control the General Assembly last week to increase salaries for top jobs like the Transportation secretary and prisons-systems director to $172,500 from $150,000.
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News: Neillsville (18 Jul 1918)
Contact: Ann Stevens
Email: ann@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Zimmerman, Calway, Mularky, Hambright, Brandt, Plummer, Edwards, Leason, Vincent, Bruley, Rowe, Knop, Hemp, Mead, Root, Free, Carlton, Clark, Marsh, Skewis, Neverman, Heyder, Simons, Ehlke, Marthaler, Kleckner, Edwards, Otto, Winklerman, Morganson, Potter, Churchill, Brameld, Anthony, Salino, Cardorelli, McIntyre, Kennedy, Jacques, Redmond, Crothers, Hales, Huntzicker, Tragsdorf, Selves, Blackman, Rush, Furlong, Ayers, Lowe, Rass, Crandall, Frankenburg, MacFarland, Miller, MacMillan, Subke, Stelloh, Martin, Krumrey, Klopf, Raether, Maxwell, Uhlman, Yndagliato, Holverson, Mott, Phillips, Naedler, O'Brien, Hodgkins, Harvey, Bullard, Schultz, Parkhill, Hopkinson, Anding, Gress, Korzelius, Kaudy
----Source: Neillsville Times (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/18/1918
Neillsville (18 Jul 1918)
George Zimmerman left Saturday morning in his car for Chicago where he will spend several days at the R.C.U. convention.
F.D. Calway was at Madison the first of the week.
A.R. Mularky went to Milwaukee Monday on business.
Harry Hambright was here from Marshfield on Tuesday.
Misses Agnes and Lydia Brandt are visiting friends at Wausau.
Mrs. Frank Plummer of Lyon spent Sunday here with relatives.
Miss Clara Edwards of Bloomington is visiting Miss Flossie Leason.
Mrs. F.D. Calway went to Minneapolis Monday to spend a few days.
Mrs. John Vincent went to Beaver Dam on Friday to spend a short time.
Miss Marie Bruley went to Ladysmith Tuesday to spend several weeks.
Mrs. Ralph Rowe and baby of Fairchild are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Rowe.
Jesse Leason came home Friday from Camp Grant for a few days furlough.
Mrs. Wm. Knop of Winona is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hemp.
Mrs. Mead of Berkley, Cal., is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Root.
Miss Gladys Free and Mrs. T.V. Carlton visited with friends at Sheboygan last week.
Jesse Leason came home last Friday night on a four-day furlough from Camp Grant.
Mrs. Sybil Clark of Milwaukee is spending a short time with Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Marsh.
Mrs. John Skewis of Rock Rapids, Iowa, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Neverman.
Miss Clara Heyder spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Art Simons at Humbird.
Arthur Ehlke, teacher in the German Lutheran schools, went to Oshkosh Monday to attend Normal.
Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Marthaler of Chicago are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Kleckner.
Miss Flossie Leason is entertaining her college friend, Miss Clara Edwards, of Bloomington.
Emil Otto and family drove up from Dodge County Saturday in their car to visit Emil Winklerman and family.
Ira Morganson was quite badly burned last week at the Mularky garage while working on the acetylene welding machine.
Mr. and Mrs. Dell Potter drove up from Maceda in their car and are spending a few days with Dell's mother, Mrs. Eva Potter.
Mrs. B.P. Churchill and daughter returned home to Milwaukee Saturday, accompanied by Theodore Brameld, who will visit them for a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Anthony and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Salino of Madison returned home Monday after a brief visit at the home of L. Cardorelli.
Mrs. E.L. McIntyre and son returned home to Milwaukee Saturday evening after a three weeks' visit with her mother, Mrs. Lillian Kennedy.
Word has been received from Lieut. James Jacques that he arrived safely in France and that he is connected with the Headquarters Dept. of the 134th Field Artillery.
Leo Redmond was here from Racine for a few days last week. He is a member of the Home Guards and had been in camp at Camp Douglas.
Geo. Crothers of this city, E.T. Hales of Humbird and John Huntzicker of Eaton, County School Board, were in the north end of the county Saturday on business.
Mrs. Will Tragsdorf and two children came Friday to spend a few weeks with Mrs. B. Tragsdorf. Will Tragsdorf is on his way home from the Panama Canal, also, but stopped off to spend a few days in New York.
Mrs. Ted Selves and Elgie Blackman went to Pine Bluff, Wyo., Monday to see Mrs. Mary Blackman, who has been sick there for some time and they expect to bring her home with them.
Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Rush and son, Robert, were at Fairchild Monday evening to attend Chautauqua, their niece, Miss Furlong, being a member of the musical company which entertained the audience on that day.
In last week's Times mention was made of the auto accident in which Mrs. M.V. Ayers was injured. The Times stated that Mrs. Mary Ayers was one of the victims, whereas Mrs. M.V. Ayers was the lady hurt. It is understood that she was more seriously injured than first thought.
There will be sent from Neillsville a large number of select men August 26. The local board will have to furnish them with lodging on the night of August 25. If any persons wish to furnish lodging, please advise the chief clerk the number they will accommodate on or before 11 o'clock a.m. August 25.
Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Lowe returned last week from their visit at Waukeshau and Darlington. Mrs. G.W. Rass and son drove them up from Darlington in their car and on Tuesday Mrs. Rass and son went to Osseo to spend a few days and from there go to Menomonie and Minneapolis before returning home.
Rev. Brandt was at Rice Lake over Sunday.
Crandall's restaurant will be closed until Sept. 1st.
Cyril Neverman went to Alma Center Tuesday to work.
B. Frankenburg also returned home to West Bend at the same time.
Mrs. MacFarland and Mrs. Miller of LaValle are visiting friends here.
Miss Beatrice MacMillan returned Saturday from her visit at Lima, Ohio.
Mrs. Henry Subke and children went to Westby last week for a visit.
Mrs. Anna Miller of Milwaukee is visiting her brothers, the Stelloh boys.
Mrs. A.C. Martin went to Minneapolis to visit with her sister Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Krumrey went to New London Saturday to visit for a few days.
Gus. Klopf and Albert Raether came up from Milwaukee Saturday on business.
Mrs. Maxwell and daughter, Irene, went to Wonewoc last week to spend the summer.
Hugo Uhlman was here from Antiwa last week, leaving for the west on Saturday.
Miss Theressa Yndagliato left on Saturday to resume her work at Glendive, Mont.
A.H. Holverson has bought the Gotlieb Klopf property at the rear of Dangers' store.
Orrin Mott of Tennessee has been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips.
Mrs. Henry Naedler went to Madison Saturday to spend a couple days with her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon O'Brien returned home to Rockford, Ill., Tuesday after a visit with relatives here.
Mrs. Hodgkins and Mrs. Havey of Fond du Lac are guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Bullard.
Quite a large number of Neillsville and vicinity people attended the Red Cross picnic on Sunday.
Mrs. M.L. Schultz of Milwaukee spent a few days last week with Henry Schultz and family.
Capt. H.W. Klopf spent Sunday with the 8th Regiment of Home Guards at Camp Douglas.
Mr. and Mrs. George Parkhill and Mrs. Hopkinson of Abbotsford drove here Tuesday in Mr. Parkhill's car.
Mrs. Richard Anding of Altoona spent a couple days here last week with Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Gress.
Mrs. Edw. Korzelius and baby returned home to Waters Meet, Mich., Saturday, after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Kaudy.


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Hearst's TV-tied brands are seeing their rate bases jump again.The company announced Tuesday that Food Network Magazine will see its 11th consecutive rate base increase since officially launching in 2009, with sister title HGTV Magazine increasing its rate base for the third time since launching its first official issue in June 2012.
With the July/August 2013 issue, HGTV will raise its rate base to 800,000, and the title will increase again to 1 million with the January/February 2014 issue. Big sister Food Network Magazine will increase to 1.55 million with its July/August 2013 issue and will raise its rate base twice in 2014—to 1.6 million with the January/February issue, and another bump to 1.65 million with the July/August edition.
Hearst publishes these titles in a partnership with Scripps Interactive Networks—the HGTV and Food Network channels are distributed by Scripps to almost 100 million households.
HGTV Magazine first went to market with a test issue in October 2011—at the time, the publication had a rate base of just 450,000. Similarly, Food Network Magazine, which launched its first official issue in 2009 and was the first joint venture between Hearst and Scripps, has seen similar success, boasting its seventh rate base bump by the summer of 2012, with its 11th to come in 2014.
"It's one thing to tune in once a week and say 'I like this show' but it's another thing to say I like this brand enough that I will spend $18, which is our introductory price on Food Network Magazine," Loughlin told AD.
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The tradition of the Olympic games have been around (off and on) since 776 BCE. One of the longest time honored traditions civilization has. But the Olympic torch ritual has been around for less than a century. It is not surprising that the world trek is newer since the original games never left Greece when they were held. So, who created this ritual? You may not ever guess who thought of this world unifying celebration. Read on to find out who.
The Nazis
Yes, that's right. The Nazis were the perpetrators of the world unifying Olympic torch ritual that would try to touch every member county of the world in a unifying effort to create world harmony. Ironically, Hitler at first refused to even host the Olympics. He claimed that the whole thing was an invention of Jews and Freemasons. He abhorred the idea of anything that would bring the world together. Until, close associates showed the Fuhrer how it could help extend the Nazi view of itself and showcase the Greater Germany to that same world.
The image of Nazi superiority was important to Hitler. He believed that the Olympic torch ritual would convince the world of the Aryan direct connections to greatness. Hitler was sure it would become a symbol of the greater power of Germany. This would make a direct tie to Ancient Greece and show the transfer of power from one ancient power to a new world power. But how could he see this as anything but a world unifying event? In very subtle ways of course.
Stealing Heritage
Hitler wanted to establish the greatness he saw in the ancient games as direct heritage to the greatness of the German people. By running the Olympic torch ritual directly from Greece to the 1936 games in Berlin was his way of tracing the path the Olympics took through history and claim it as his own link to the past.
Of course, a stop along the way at Czechoslovakia for the Olympic torch ritual fit into his plans as well. The soon to be invaded country held a small population of German people who took it as inspiration. Two years later, Germany would invade Czechoslovakia because of the "risk of threat" to the German people in the country much to the celebration of the indigenous Germans.
A Weaponized Torch?
While the original torch was never meant to be an actual weapon, it was designed to represent one. The Krupps factory was the manufacturer for the torch used in the Olympic torch ritual and was proud of its contribution of manufacturing ammunition for the Nazi war effort. The first torch was actually made to light a new furnace to be used in manufacturing long range artillery. The factory was named after Krupp's mother, Bertha. The long range cannons that came out of this factory came to be known as "Big Bertha", a weapon that devastated Allied targets throughout World War II.
Proudly, the Olympic torch ritual no longer represents the dreams of madmen. But, have we successfully took possession of it away from the Nazis like they tried to steal it for themselves? Does its tie to Nazi history still taint the efforts of the Games as an effort to world peace?
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Q: How to define a Rails environment-specific class? I've got a class in Rails that is using factory girl which will not be defined in a production environment, so I need to only load the class if the environment is not production. I've tried using a simple return statement as seen below, but it returns an Invalid return (SyntaxError):
return if Rails.env.production?

Additional Information
I'm using the mail_view gem. Here's the full error trace (only 1 line was printed):
mail_preview.rb: app/mailers/mail_preview.rb:1: Invalid return (SyntaxError)

Here's the relevant part of the file:
return if Rails.env.production?

class MailPreview < MailView
  include FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods

  # ...
end

A: I think you can do:
unless Rails.env.production?
  class MailPreview < MailView
    include FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods
    # ...
  end
end

Though then in your code you need to check if the constant exists. I'd rather leave it open, and do a check in your controller or model or wherever if it's production, use this class.


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Q: Padding Severity Level Field in Enterprise Library Logger I am attempting to find a way of padding out fields within the enterprise logger library Text Formatter.
The current format of my log file entries is as follows:

02/01/2015 15:36:43.946|Information|Test Information Message
02/01/2015 15:36:43.946|Error|Test Error Message

However for ease of readability in a text based viewer like notepad, I would like them to be formatted as follows:

02/01/2015 15:36:43.946|Information|Test Information Message
02/01/2015 15:36:43.946|Error      |Test Error Message

Is this something that can be achieved in the configuration of the tokens or would a custom formatter be needed and if so are there any good examples that would give me a start point for what I am trying to achieve.
Also is there anyway to display a single value from the extended properties collection within a log entry?

A: There are a few ways to do what you want.  One way is a custom formatter (as you mention).  Another option is to create a custom LogEntry:
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRoot("paddedLogEntry")]
[Serializable]
public class PaddedLogEntry : LogEntry
{
    public string PaddedSeverity
    {
        get
        {
            return this.Severity.ToString().PadRight(11);
        }
    }
}

LogWriter logger = new LogWriterFactory().Create();
PaddedLogEntry logEntry1 = new PaddedLogEntry()
{
    Message = "Testing 123...",
    Severity = System.Diagnostics.TraceEventType.Information
};
logEntry1.Categories.Add("General");
logger.Write(logEntry1);

Using a template string: {timestamp}|{property(PaddedSeverity)}|{message}.
Instead of creating a custom LogEntry you could also piggyback on the ExtendedProperties:
LogEntry logEntry3 = new LogEntry()
{
    Message = "Oops!",
    Severity = System.Diagnostics.TraceEventType.Error
};
logEntry3.Categories.Add("General");
var extendedProperties = new Dictionary<string, object>();
extendedProperties.Add("PaddedSeverity", logEntry3.Severity.ToString().PadRight(11));
logEntry3.ExtendedProperties = extendedProperties;
logger.Write(logEntry3);

Using a template string: {timestamp}|{keyvalue(PaddedSeverity)}|{message}.

Also is there anyway to display a single value from the extended properties collection within a log entry?

The answer is yes.  In the last template, I use that approach with the {keyvalue(PaddedSeverity)} token.


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The Echo of Moscow, Twitter and who controls media in Russia
A tacky tweet is behind the threatened dismissal of a journalist of the most important independent Russian radio, Ekho Moskvy. Media freedom in Russia, increasingly at risk, has been promptly mentioned, but the case of the Echo of Moscow could have happened in any Western country, and the reactions would not have been less strong.
by 28 November 2014
Let's start with a fact. Russia is listed 148th by Reporters without borders for media freedom. Italy does not score much better (49th, after Nigeria), when you consider the European and the Western democracies context. With no claim of lecture anybody, then, we can write without fear of contradiction that Russia is not a country that stands out in the media freedom panorama.
That said, the episode of Radio Ekho Moskvy has something that does not convince me to the end. But first let's see what happened.
In early November Aleksandr Plyushchev, a long-time presenter of the radio, wrote a tweet about the death of the son of Putin's chief of staff, Alexander Ivanov. The man died in road accidents in the UAE the day before. "The death of Ivanov is the proof of existence of divine justice?", Plyushchev wrote. The tweet referred to a case in 2005 in which Ivanov hit and killed a 68 years old pensioner while he was walking on zebra crossing in Moscow. Ivanov has never been punished for the murder.
Divine Justice
Plyushchev was handed a notice of dismissal due to serious ethical violatio. The notice was signed by the director general of the radio, Yekaterina Pavlova, appointed less than a year. The main shareholder of the radio is the state giant Gazprom, and this led Western media referring to Plyushchev's dismissal as yet another act of intimidation of the press critical of Kremlin.
A few days ago, however, the board of directors of Gazprom Media met and decided to withdraw the dismissal of Plyushchev, which will only be suspended until January. In return, Ekho Moskvy should draft a code of conduct for its journalists in the use of social media. The draft is said to be already being examined by the editor in chief. Meanwhile Plyushchev has deleted his tweet and apologized.
A self-fulfilling prophecy
What's wrong so far? Plyushchev tweet was tacky and not suitable for a professional journalist. We should see the guidelines to tell whether they will result in a limitation of press freedom. For as we have seen so far, though, the story could have happened in any of the top-of-the-list countries of Reporters without borders.
The fact that Ekho Moskvy is partly owned by a publisher with many interests beyond communications, like Gazprom, comes as a standard here in Italy. While the BBC and the Associated Press, just to mention two giants of accountability and authority, have since long issued codes of conduct for journalists who tweet or write on Facebook.
The episode of Ekho Mosvy is not a case of censorship of the media, and mentioning the disappearance of press freedom in Russia every time a journalist is dismissed or suspended, will turn it into a self-fulfilling prophecy.