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Potter's Cookbook Exacting Yet Flexible
A WRITER'S WIT
I did not want my tombstone to read, "She kept a really clean house." I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, "She opened government to everyone."
Born August 31, 1933
A. Richards
My Book World
Potter, Margaret Yardley. At Home on the
Range. With a foreword by Elizabeth
Gilbert and introduction by the author.
San Francisco: McSweeney's, 2012.
This book was originally published by Potter in 1947 and may be the second cookbook I've ever read from cover-to-cover (the other, Mildred O. Knopf's Memoirs of a Cook). Often, I'll casually peruse the contents, checking out the ingredients of a particular recipe, to see if I might like to prepare it. But At Home on the Range is no ordinary cookbook. The author seems to create a story with each recipe. Even its presentation on the page defies modern conventions where one lists the ingredients above and directions below. No, Potter's entire recipe is frequently a delightful but informative narrative, giving one the most minute detail about how to prepare it. Here is a notable example:
CHICKEN CACCIATORE is made for six with 2 three-pound frying chickens cut up, dusted with flour, salt and pepper, and browned in ½ cup of olive oil. Fish out the chicken, put the pieces in a casserole, and add to the oil a chopped garlic clove, 1 cup of chopped onions, and an optional pinch of sweet basil and rosemary. When the onions are soft, pour in 1 can of tomatoes and 2 tablespoons of tomato paste. Let this simmer for 15 minutes. Pour over the chickens, cover tightly, and cook in a 350° oven for 45 minutes. Serve it with buttered boiled spaghetti, and pass the grated Romano or Parmesan cheese (51).
I've prepared perhaps a half a dozen different recipes for chicken cacciatore (my late Italian uncle informed me cacciatore means "of the hunter," intimating a certain flexibility of contents), but I find this one fascinating. First, Potter uses different phraseology, "dusted with flour," instead of perhaps the more common "dredged;" she specifies "fish out the chicken," instead of "remove the chicken"; "pass the Romano or Parmesan cheese" instead of "sprinkle with," subtly indicating that cheese is an option. "Buttered boiled spaghetti," however, sounds a bit redundant to today's ear. Second, Potter departs from most cacciatore recipes by preparing the sauce separately and then pouring it over the chicken; most directions require one to add all ingredients following the browning of the chicken (usually with garlic and onion). And finally, her recipe is baked in the oven instead of simmering in a skillet or Dutch oven.
Overall, Potter's directions are exacting yet flexible, her opinions strong, so much so that I shall have to try this one, too, just to see how it tastes—not to mention the other two dozen recipes I've marked with Post-It arrows! McSweeney's has recreated the original end papers and added engaging chapter fonts, as well as pert little illustrations, giving the book its historical and artistic due. If you love to cook AND read, you'll love this book.
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A Mother's Recipe
With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood.
I. Duncan
Pfeffernüsse
Pfeffernüsse are tiny spice cookies popular in the Netherlands and other northern European countries.
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 Tablespoon cardamom(n)
1 teaspoon anise seeds
½ cup candied pineapple
2½ Tablespoons grated orange and lemon peel (from 2 oranges and 1 lemon)
Sift and mix all dry above ingredients together.
Then mix in a separate bowl:
5 egg yolks (beat egg whites separately)
Cream butter and yolks and add
¼ cup molasses
Stir until smooth.
Add flour mixture and fold in well-beaten egg whites. Refrigerate dough for at least an hour, maybe longer. With floured hands shape dough into small balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Let stand uncovered for 12 hours at room temperature. Bake cookies at 350 for 15 minutes. Let cool. Glaze with confectioner's sugar blended with milk. Instead, if desired, toss in sifted confectioner's sugar.
"Makes about 83. First used successfully 1960. This is my own—using from 2 other recipes." -Norma Richards Jespers
Because Mother's heritage was partly German and because my father was Dutch she felt compelled to make Pfeffernüsse at Christmas time. No one ever asked her to stop.
Norma Richards Jespers and Son, 1982
NEXT TIME: New Yorker Fiction 2017
Book-TV Update
Everything has two sides—the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.
Olive Schreiner
Born March 24, 1855
O. Schreiner
Each weekend I try to view selected portions of C-SPAN's Book-TV, forty-eight straight hours of recorded author readings of nonfiction now hitting the shelves, and sometimes six- or eight-hour segments covering book festivals around the US. C-SPAN, by the way, is supported by most cable and satellite TV providers, so check your listings. You can also view at any time any reading at Book-TV's Web site. And if you do wish to tune in, you can view, download, and print a copy of the weekend's schedule off the Web site. Please find below a presentation that recently piqued my interest.
Adrian Miller. The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 2017.
I found Mr. Miller's reading, held at New York's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, not only entertaining but quite edifying. His book scours history to locate the African-American men and women who cook for the nation's first families and tells of their struggles. He includes anecdotes about presidents without much of a palate to tantalizing recipes that have survived. He describes one concoction, which sounds fascinating, in which one empties out a jar of pickles, mixes a packet of Kool-Aid with the remaining juice, repacks the jar with pickles, and lets the concoction cool in the fridge for two weeks. Mm, yum! The sweet-tart nature of that description creates a curiosity I can't pass up (this book is on my Wish List). Perhaps you'll find it tempting, as well, and tune in to Adrian Miller's presentation. I hope you'll be moved to buy a copy of his book.
Grog for the Game
I think we Southerners have talked a fair amount of malarkey about the mystique of being Southern.
Reynolds Price
Born February 1, 1933
DK's Grog
For the last two Christmases a kind friend has left on our doorstep an icy milky potion that leaves the body relaxed, the mind supple, clear. But because it is a family formula, our kind friend will not release the recipe. And I respect that. Sort of.
So what does one do but head for the Internet, the god of all knowledge, and Google (the Internet's favored son) "drinks with milk and bourbon." One can determine that much. There one finds several of the recipes lacking, not quite like the friend's mixture, so one tinkers with them a bit and the following is what one comes up with:
2 oz. of Jack Daniels
1 or 2 oz. of Amaretto (or some other tasty liqueur)
3 oz. of Half and Half (some recipes indicate whole milk, ye gods)
1-2 tsp. of powdered sugar (to taste; I happen to have TWO sweet tooths . . . teeth)
Caloric Intake: at least 5,000
This is one of those concoctions that MUST be shaken with ice until homogeneous, never stirred or mixed. Save the nutmeg until you have poured the drink into a tumbler and sprinkle a tiny bit across the top. The pleasing arrangement, rather like tea leaves, will forecast which team is going to win the Super Bowl. If you do it right you won't care. Otherwise, the dots of nutmeg may spell out your future, if you'll win that case in court, whether the boss you hate will choke on his or her sandwich and die all alone in his or her chair. It's powerful stuff, so be careful with the knowledge you attain.
Finally, you must be sitting down. The effects of this drink—mesmerizing, enlightening, need I say intoxicating—may last up to an hour or two. Consume a second at great risk.
The world has a long history of gathering in an arena to watch men smash each other up. It's the reason why high schools still teach Beowulf. Even today we must have dragons to slay, and as we look on, we must have grog . . . gobs of mighty grog!
TUESDAY: MY BOOK WORLD
New Yorker Fiction 2014
Prejudice, which sees what it pleases, cannot see what is plain.
Aubrey de Vere
Born January 10, 1814
Overpopulation?
Because of last week's 2013 presentation, I chose not to profile the January 6 story until today. From now on I will consider one story per week, presented a few days before the cover date, so that readers might locate a copy and read the story if their interests are so piqued. RJ
Grant Cornett
January 6, 2014, Antonya Nelson, "First Husband": This outing provides a short, or long, few wee hours in the morning, when a middle-aged woman is called upon by her youngest stepdaughter, her favorite, to sit with her three children, while she hunts down her alcoholic husband. ¶ This story seems to have too many characters for the modern reader to keep track of (you expect to do so while reading a novel): an ex-husband, three stepchildren and their spouses, their offspring, in this case two squalling girls and one dutiful boy, whom Lovey, the step grandmother loves more than the others. In their ongoing game of Monotony (Caleb's renaming of Monopoly), Lovey keeps allowing him to win, even if he is the banker. It may be emblematic of Lovey's relationship with all of her relatives, all her spouses and lovers: she's the ultimate "loser," putting everyone's happiness above her own. ¶ Nelson's natural milieu seems to be this nexus of modern relationships, who somehow rule each others' lives in a stranglehold of angry love. She understands this tangle (though I hate so many names to keep track of for no apparent reason than to show how many people are in this family) and distills it for us with loving insight. Caleb's last words of the story, when he discovers that Lovey has been hiding the money she was winning at Monopoly:
"'Lovey,' he said, 'what happened to your money?' ¶ 'What do you mean?' ¶ His face was suddenly furious, his rage as rare as his laughter, and this time aimed at her. ¶ 'Don't let me win,' he demanded. 'Don't you dare let me win!'" (61).
Nelson had three stories published in the magazine in 2012 and none in 2013. She gets 2014 off to a rousing start! Just not so many characters, please! The magazine states that Nelson "will publish Funny Once, her seventh short-story collection, next spring." Watch for it.
Grant Cornett, Photographer
January 13, 2014, Dinaw Mengestu, "The Paper Revolution": Two young men enter a university in Kampala, Uganda, in the 1970s, and quietly go about starting or involving themselves in a "revolution." ¶ The "boys," Isaac and "Professor Langston," the narrator, wish to become noticed on campus and devise ways to do so on "paper." The narrator, at least, has been inspired by a historical writers' conference that had taken place about a decade earlier. As a result, they "publish" pamphlets (handwritten) with clever sayings, but they don't have much bearing on the current politics, nor are the two young men influenced much by such politics; they simply wish to forge a future for themselves in their new Africa. Mengestu's novel All Our Names will be out in 2014.
[The magazine gives no credit for the story's illustration.]
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Heroes of the Resistance (Hardcover)
A Guide to the Characters of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal)
By J. M. Lee
Penguin Young Readers Licenses, 9780593095393, 88pp.
When you're not adventuring with the Gelflings when watching Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on Netflix, take to the page and explore this visual character guide to the fantastical world of Thra.
Meet the extraordinary cast of creatures from Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. This exclusive character guide, featuring stunning full-color photos from the show, will have you feeling as knowledgeable about the world of Thra and its inhabitants as the wise and all-knowing Aughra.
J. M. (Joseph) Lee is a staff writer and creative consultant on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, a 10-episode Netflix prequel series scheduled for 2019. He is a novelist, writing mentor, illustrator, and graphic designer with a background in linguistics and film. As a writer, he finds the most rewarding stories in fusion genre, from nostalgic historical fantasies to gritty sci-fi westerns. On the side, he enjoys dabbling in experimental short fiction and drinking a lot of coffee.

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And Another Thing…
By Eoin Colfer
Colfer picks up where the late Douglas Adams' left his popular series, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. For a huge Adams fan like me, this is very dangerous territory. I almost hate to admit that Colfer largely won me over. Honest.
Colfer's own Artemis Fowl series (aimed primarily at young adult readers) has it's own sense of the absurd, so one can see why Adams' widow and daughter asked him to continue the Hitchhiker series. Though I'm not so sure there was any reason to continue: Adams' last book had a very final feeling to it. Still, the deed is done.
While Colfer doesn't have quite the twisted wit of the late Adams ("The ships hung in the sky in much the same way as bricks don't." — Adams), but he does have an incredible imagination and peppers this "part six of three" with a wide range of bizarre creatures, cultures, and unexpected happenings. He is also quite sly with the names he gives random characters.
More important, Colfer stays true to the underlying theme of the Hitchhiker series of probability and improbability, the main characters continue to behave just as they should, and you still wonder what new craziness each turn of the page will bring.
So, don't panic. After all, if we can't have Adams on our planet any more, it is nice to have Colfer.
If you've never read any Adams, this is going to make no sense to you whatsoever. Sorry. (But it is kind of your fault for not reading Adams.)
The Vogons, who destroyed Earth at the beginning of the very first Hitchhiker, are intent on destroying Earth in every parallel universe as well as eliminating any stray humans in the galaxy. A reunited Arthur Dent, Trillian, Ford Prefect, and Random are on the next Earth to meet its doom when Zaphod Beeblebrox appears to rescue them.
Unfortunately the rescuer winds up needing rescuing. This gives rise to various deals being made that involve contacting the god Thor, transporting our refugees to a hidden colony of humans, ending the life of an immortal, and evading the hot-in-pursuit Vogons.
And that's just the beginning. But that's all you're getting here.
There's quite a website connected to this book that you might enjoy if you click here.
New World Monkeys
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
By Nancy Mauro
There's a lot going on in this compelling and chilling novel. Immensely readable, with a primary focus on the troubled marriage of its two protagonists, the plot embraces a wide variety of sometimes bizarre situations. A vein of violence — repressed and overt — courses throughout. It's disturbing. That's what makes it good.
That introduction was the hardest I've ever had to write, simply because Mauro's first novel is so different. You think you're in familiar reading territory — the troubled urban marriage. Then she sweeps you right down the rabbit hole into a looking glass world shaped by century old bones, a voluble pervert, townspeople that belong in a Stephen King book, and a shocker of an ad campaign for cheap jeans.
It sounds crazy but somehow Mauro makes it all work. In fact, as you are reading, it all seems completely logical. It's only after you put the book down that you ask, "What the heck was that?" And then start really thinking about how the disparate elements relate to each other and to the floundering marriage of Lily and Duncan.
Ultimately it all comes down to human communication and its inherent inadequacies. Mauro's Lily and Duncan spend so much time listening to their inner voices and looking for hidden meanings in the other's words they've become emotionally paralyzed. Every other element ties into this problem of communication. As bizarre and disturbing as parts of this novel are, they all coalesce around this central theme.
Ad man Duncan and his dissertation-focused wife plan a summer where she stays in her family's inherited country manor with Duncan coming up weekends. They both suspect this is the beginning of the end of their relationship. On their first drive up, a wild boar crashes into their car setting off a series of events that colors their relationship with each other as well as their summer neighbors.
Add to this the unearthing of human bones in the overgrown garden, Lily's interest in the adventures of a local pervert, and Duncan's development of a fantastic advertising campaign that could revitalize his career. Yes, there's a lot going on in this novel.
But that's all you're getting here. If you want more, go to Mauro's really great website by clicking here. It's worth the visit. Just like her book is worth reading… and thinking about afterwards.
By Richard Dawkins
Dawkins lays out all the evidence for evolution — from molecular genetics to poor body design to plate tectonics and more — in one easy-to-read and entertaining book. Even if you think you understand the process, Dawkins will enlighten you further.
I tried to approach this book as a sceptic. From that viewpoint, the first chapter is rather irritating: Dawkins can be downright snarky at times. He has no patience for those he calls "history deniers." But once he got past his complaining, things really picked up and I quickly became engrossed in the depth, breadth, and clearness of the evidence he presented.
I've read a fair amount of popular paleontology books over the years and still learned (relearned?) new things from this book about atomic numbers, isotopes, and radioactive half lives; embryo development; and plate tectonics. Dawkins also included fascinating facts about different creatures from dugongs to koalas.
I can't imagine any non-evolutionist reading this book and coming away with anything less than severe doubts about previous beliefs. Unfortunately, I suspect that due to Dawkins' most recent and hugely successful book, The God Delusion, he won't reach many of the people he purports to be writing for. Well, at least the rest of us can enjoy this work.
Even I approached this book with some trepidation, as a huge fan of the late Stephen Jay Gould. Gould didn't quite agree with certain aspects of Dawkins gene-centric approach to evolution. I needn't have worried, there was no Gould bashing. This book focuses on what is well known and accepted, not on the subtleties of their minor disagreements.
If you have any interest in evolution, this book is for you. It clearly demonstrates, as Darwin famously said, "There is grandeur in this view of life."
What's This Thing about Lee Child?
Lee Child seems to make women swoon. Why is that?
There are probably hundreds of mystery and thriller writers I have never read — many of them quite well known. Lee Child was one of them until I went to a book reading by Steve Berry and overheard a group of women talking about different writers. Someone mentioned Lee Child's name and — in unison — every woman in that group went, "Lee Child! Oooh!"
That got my attention.
Now that my ears were perked to his name, I noticed that same reaction from women again and again. I had to read for myself.
Jack Reacher is Lee Child's recurring character, and he certainly strikes me as a man's man, not a woman's fantasy. He's a rolling stone, with no possessions other than the clothes he wears and a folding toothbrush. A loner by nature, he inevitably gets ensnarled in some evil activity and must use his wits and formidable physical skills to fight for survival — for himself and the inevitable other victim(s).
Blood is spilled. Often copious quantities. He has sex, which he appreciates but not enough to hang around for more. He is uncontainable and untamable.
So why do women find him so darn attractive? And his creator Lee Child by association (Lee Child's cover picture looks a lot like his description of Jack Reacher. Accident? I think not!)?
Lee Child writes a good thriller — his language, pacing, and story structure are all strong. Especially for this genre. But I would think the aloofness of Jack Reacher and the bloodiness of his (always for good) actions would limit his appeal, not strengthen it.
Then I remembered Clint Eastwood and his movies from the High Plains Drifter era. Jack Reacher is very much a modern interpretation. I didn't get why women liked Eastwood then and I don't get why they like Lee Child now. But I watched those movies because they were good entertainment. And while I will never swoon, I will read every Jack Reacher book that Lee Child turns out.
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In 2007 were you an employee whose employer paid you as an independent contractor? Employees usually receive a Form W-2 while independent contractors usually receive a Form 1099-MISC.
Generally, a worker who received a Form 1099 for services provided as an independent contractor must report the income on Schedule C and pay self-employment tax on the net profit using Schedule SE. However, if the worker was actually an employee, rather than an independent contractor, the worker is not required to pay the full self-employment tax, and expenses can only be deducted as an itemized deduction.
Beginning in 2007, Form 8919, Uncollected Social Security and Medicare Tax on Wages, may be used if you were an employee and your employer did not withhold your share these taxes and you meet certain criteria. These taxes will then be credited to you social security records.
*You filed Form SS-8, Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding, and received a determination letter from the IRS stating that you are an employee of the firm.
*You have been designated as a "section 530 employee" by your employer or by the IRS prior to January 1, 1997.
*You have received other correspondence from the IRS that states you are an employee.
*You were previously treated as an employee by the firm and you are performing services in a similar capacity and under similar direction and control.
*Your co-workers are performing similar services under similar direction and control and are treated as employees.
*Your co-workers are performing similar services under similar direction and control and filed Form SS-8 for the firm and received a determination that they were employees.
*You have filed Form SS-8 with the IRS and have not yet received a reply.


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Ideas for PSSA Motivation Bulletin Boards
by Erin Schreiner / in Science & education
In Pennsylvania, students in the third through eighth grades, along with those in 11th grade, take the PSSA, or Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, test. This test is a standards-based assessment that measures students' progress toward mastery of content knowledge. To increase the likelihood that your students do well on this test, get them motivated for success. One way to effectively motivate your learners is through the creations of notice boards.
Smart Cookies Board
Show your students just how smart you think they are by making a "Smart Cookies" board. To prepare this board, cover your board surface with a plaid tablecloth. Create cookie cut-outs. Write each student's name on a cut-out, and attach them around the board surface. Place the words "We're Smart Cookies" in the centre of the board.
Show your students just how smart you think they are by making a "Smart Cookies" board.
Write each student's name on a cut-out, and attach them around the board surface.
PSSA Challenge Questions
Make your motivation board an interactive one by placing challenge questions around it. Type out challenge questions similar to those that students may face on the PSSA on sheets of paper. Gather these questions by reviewing the sample questions provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, or compose your own questions relating to the standards for your subject area and grade level. On separate sheets, write the answers. Staple these to your board, placing the answers on the board first, and then attaching the sheets containing the questions over top of the answer in a way that students can lift the paper and reveal their answers. Encourage students to visit the board and build their knowledge.
Make your motivation board an interactive one by placing challenge questions around it.
Staple these to your board, placing the answers on the board first, and then attaching the sheets containing the questions over top of the answer in a way that students can lift the paper and reveal their answers.
Refresh students' memories on basic facts that could come in handy on the PSSA and motivate them to do their best on the test through this engaging notice board. Cover your board surface with black fabric or paper. Cut the words "Reach for the Stars on the PSSA" out of white paper by hand or using a die-cut machine. Attach these words in the centre of the board. Purchase pre-cut metallic stars, or cut your own from metallic paper. On each star, write a content-area fact that will be useful on the PSSA test. For example, if you are preparing students for the 8th grade PSSA in reading, your may include the definition of a simile on one of the stars, as this information is one of the things that students may be tested on. Staple these information-rich stars around your board.
Refresh students' memories on basic facts that could come in handy on the PSSA and motivate them to do their best on the test through this engaging notice board.
Cut the words "Reach for the Stars on the PSSA" out of white paper by hand or using a die-cut machine.
Why Try? Board
While taking the PSSA test may not be the most exciting thing your students do, there are some definite reasons to put effort into the test. Remind your students of reasons why they should give the PSSA their all with a "Why Try?" board. To create this board, cover the board surface in fabric or paper. Choose an image of a child with his head down on his desk or looking less-than-motivated with a bored expression on his face. Type out the words "Why Try?" and make cards of cardstock featuring these words. Give each student a card, and ask him to write at least one reason why he should try. If students struggle to come up with reasons why the test is important, help them out by giving them suggestions such as, "Doing well on the test shows future teachers how smart you are" and "High test scores will make your parents proud." Place the student-completed cards on the board surface.
While taking the PSSA test may not be the most exciting thing your students do, there are some definite reasons to put effort into the test.
If students struggle to come up with reasons why the test is important, help them out by giving them suggestions such as, "Doing well on the test shows future teachers how smart you are" and "High test scores will make your parents proud."
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Erin Schreiner is a freelance writer and teacher who holds a bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University. She has been actively freelancing since 2008. Schreiner previously worked for a London-based freelance firm. Her work appears on eHow, Trails.com and RedEnvelope. She currently teaches writing to middle school students in Ohio and works on her writing craft regularly.


"We Rockfort women are at our best when we're wearing the least," she'd say. But Lordin Heaven, I don't think she had in mind that I'd be wearing a man's jockey shorts, standardArmy issue, second-hand no less. And I'll say it plain, as much time as men have spent gettinginto my drawers, I can't quite get right with walking around in theirs.


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Secretly depressing
CBC have created a YouTube playlist of secretly depressing songs.
Songs that, as you're dancing to them, you suddenly realise have crushing lyrics.
It's not a bad list, but somewhat oddly, they include Girlfriend In A Coma.
Secretly depressing? It's a Smiths song for a start, which surely means if you'd never heard it you'd swallow hard before pressing play.
More importantly, it's called Girlfriend In A Coma. Surely nobody playing a song called Girlfriend In A Coma is going to be surprised it doesn't turn out to be a partner piece to If You're Happy And You Know It?
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Costa Coffee has announced the launch of a new brand identity for its Costa Express self-serve machines.
The new look will be supported by a marketing campaign, running from now until November 4. The campaign will feature the brand's new slogan, 'Real milk. Real beans. Real quick', and will be supported with marketing activity, as well as media partnerships with Daily Mail Online, Metro and Magic FM.
Costa Express self-serve machines are available across the convenience and forecourt channels and are operated in a number of UK offices and a further five international markets.
Costa Express marketing director Kirstey Elston said: "Costa Express has continuously been at the forefront of delivering great coffee to customers on-the-go. Using fresh, high quality ingredients combined with state-of-the-art technology, Costa Express machines confidently provide a great experience and delicious Costa Coffee, when coffee lovers need it most.
Daniall Nadeem, owner of Nisa Motherwell Road, in Bellshill, Scotland, operates one of the new-look Costa Express machines in his store.
He said: "It's a fantastic machine and beats the queues that you get in a barista coffee shop. You get customers coming in for it because they trust the brand and know that it is the best coffee around. It's no exageration to say that some people buy five to six cups at a time!
However, Daniall argued that Costa's social media presence and the point of sale (POS) material it provides to convenience retailers could be improved.
He added: "Costa don't tend to do as much social media activity as other brands. We want them to work with us on promotions and I actually put a request in nine weeks ago for some more POS but they still haven't come back to me.
Costa UK has announced a 2.0% drop in like-for-like first quarter sales as a result of low footfall "in traditional shopping locations", although new Express coffee machines in c-stores helped drive up total sales.
The Coca-Cola Company has agreed to acquire Costa Coffee, the UK's largest coffee chain, from parent company Whitbread in a deal worth £3.9bn.


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Frazier & Deeter, LLC announces intent to acquire Nashville–based Work & Greer, P.C.
Nation's 77th largest accounting firm signals beginning of a national expansion initiative with its entry into the Nashville, Tennessee marketplace.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (May 4, 2012) – Frazier & Deeter LLC, one of the largest independent certified public accounting firms in the nation, announced that they have reached an agreement to acquire the Nashville-based CPA firm of Work & Greer, P.C. The addition of Work & Greer represents Frazier & Deeter's first acquisition outside its Atlanta, Georgia headquarters and signals the firm's intent to expand into other major metropolitan regions.
"Work & Greer has a terrific track record of client service since its founding in 1982. They have developed deep industry expertise in serving public utilities, which represents a great strategic fit with our service offerings," said Seth McDaniel, Managing Partner of Frazier & Deeter.
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Q: Passing data from object to parent in java In my project I am trying to implement a event handling for my websocket instances. So I basically have 3 classes:
My AuthClient class which extends a WebsocketClient and has onMessage callback. In this onMessage method the websocket can enter different states like "hello", "pending_finish", "finish" and so on.
public class AuthClient extends WebSocketClient  {
 @Override
 onMessage(String message) {
   switch(message) ... // data events here
 }
}

I am now trying to write a parent class called ClientManager where I want to store and manage multiple websockets.
// trying to receive data from specific data events for each client here
public class ClientManager {

private int maxClients;
private final Map<String, AuthClient> clients;
private final HashSet<String> tokens;

public ClientManager(HashSet<String> tokens, int maxClients) {
    this.tokens = tokens;
    this.maxClients = maxClients;
    this.clients = new HashMap<>(maxClients);
}
}

My question is, how can I pass data which I receive from a WebsocketClient within this onMessage callback to my ClientManager? I need a solution that does not have any great performance loss.
I already tried implementing an interface with the events, but I don't quite get it to work with sharing data.

A: This looks like a good use case for an observer pattern.
Your observer would be your manager class and your observables would be your websocket clients. Any time you create a new websocket client, register your manager class instance with it using the registerObserver method. Then when you desire to forward a message from your websocket client to your manager, you can simply call the notifyObservers method to forward the request out to any registered observers. Take a look at the pattern info here:
https://www.baeldung.com/java-observer-pattern

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The Manuscript Collection Values of Radya Pustaka Museum, Surakarta, Indonesia
Margareta Aulia Rachman
Department of Library and Information Science
The purpose of this paper is to identify the value of the manuscript belonging to the Radya Pustaka Museum Library and explore the fundamentals of collecting the manuscript in the museum by describing the history of the manuscript for the Javanese community. The manuscript collection of Radya Pustaka Museum Library is one of the cultural heritages of Indonesia. The collection of such manuscripts has historical, cultural, archeological, artistic and educational values; therefore, all these are valuable for education to be preserved. The history of Radya Pustaka Museum functioning as a site to store manuscripts has significance, especially, to Javanese and is considered as cultural heritages owned by Indonesia. The richness and diversity of the manuscripts owned by a nation can prove the existence of its culture in the past. The values contained in the manuscripts and the physical texts can enchance the understanding of the past culture which can be used as a future representative. Identifying the value of the manuscript can help librarians determine priorities for conservation measures to extend the life of the manuscript. In addition, it can be used to propose funding for donors from the government and the community.
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When technology fails, when the grid goes down, when the dollar and the economy collapse, you'll still want to eat. Will you know how? Supermarkets won't help. With trucks at a standstill, within hours after the crash, store shelves will be bare. With electric power a thing of the past, your freezer and refrigerator will be more useful as an armoire than for food storage. Your home reserve of Ramen noodles will last for a while but that stuff in the fridge is as good as gone.
Unless you've prepared, you'll find yourself hungry within a couple days. If you don't know how to forage, you'd better be close friends with someone who does. Mormons, Amish and other groups that embrace stockpiling as part of a philosophy may see waves of converts seeking a place at the table. Self-reliance is a religion with them.
It sounds dire but we're a razor's edge from the Grand Cull. Signs have become omens have become warnings and millions of lives could be in the balance when such a collapse throws a country into chaos. Take a look at Haiti.
I've long said that I'd rather be happy than right but then again, I've been right so often I may as well learn to be happy about it. Cast my bleak assessment aside and there are still ample reasons why people should be growing at least some of their own food.
On a cheerier note, humans are programmed to survive and though we've spent the past century and a half on an onanistic march away from Mother Nature, it's in our DNA to rely on and stay connected with Earth.
Dig it. If you feel blue, go play in the dirt. Scientists have found that a common, harmless bacteria living in healthy soil, Mycobacterium vaccae, can relieve depression and increase happiness.
In tests, exposure to M. vaccae relieved signs of depression both in humans and in laboratory animals (sad rats?). The mechanism is not understood by the science guys but they suspect that somehow, some way, M. vaccae cause the brain to release serotonin, the "feel good" brain chemical. Researchers suspect the bacteria are affecting immune system cells causing a release of cytokines. These in turn may stimulate brain neurons to release serotonin.
M. vaccae has been the center of many studies recently. Early childhood exposure to the bacteria has also been shown to reduce the incidence of adult onset asthma and allergies. That finding supports the "hygiene hypothesis," that is receiving growing support. We have made our surroundings so sterile and protect our young from bacteria so obsessively that it weakens and compromises our immune system which explains the increase in childhood allergies and asthma.
Exposure to bacteria is natural. It primes the immune system. Now we find exposure to certain bacteria makes us happy. Every little boy knows how much fun it is to play in the dirt. Maybe kids should play in the dirt more.
Using antibacterial soap is not only dumb, it makes you dumb. Further studies by scientists on M. vaccae shows that the bacteria may make you smarter. Mammals exposed to the live bacteria performed much better in intelligence tests.
"This research suggests that M. vaccae may play a role in anxiety and learning in mammals," said one of the researchers. "It is interesting to speculate that creating learning environments in schools that include time in the outdoors where M. vaccae is present may decrease anxiety and improve the ability to learn new tasks." Oh, and remember, the feel-good bug is only in healthy soil, not sprayed with killer chemicals.
Just eat it. The sun is at the perfect angle, the weather is cooperating, so get out in the yard or on the balcony and start your own food chain. It's easier than you realize if you recognize Mother Nature as a partner and not an adversary.
Start with some of the easiest and, coincidentally, most healthful, garden plants to grow: Swiss chard, kale and spinach. You actually could have started these crops outside a few weeks ago but it's just as good to do it now.
These leafy greens are the most nutritious veggies you can grow and they could provide you with food all the way to Christmas if you play your cards right. Once the leaves reach about 6 to 8 inches long, you can start harvesting the longer ones on the outside of the plants. Use a scissors or sharp knife. The leaves are easy to rinse and the smaller, tender, younger leaves can be eaten fresh in salads. Don't boil greens (that goes for collards, too). You'll leach out most of the nutrients. Just steam them lightly. (An exception is poke.) A little organic butter or balsamic vinegar and wow, good food. You can keep harvesting these plants through the summer and autumn. They even do well in big pots on the balcony or patio for apartment dwellers. Plant a cherry tomato in a big planter and you'll barely be able to keep up with the harvest.
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FTISLAND's "Pray" tops YinYueTai's music video charts
FTISLAND's latest title track is a hit! The group's music video for "Pray" was recently spotted topping China's music video charts soon after its release.
Not only is "Pray" atop the charts, but so is their pre-released track "To The Light" which takes second place. Following the two FTISLAND's music videos are Red Velvet's "Ice Cream Cake," Super Junior D&E's "Growing Pains," and FIESTAR's "You're Pitiful." The V charts accumulates its chart's score by the numbers of shares on SNS, to which "Pray" scored 99 points.
The male band finally made a comeback with their 5th studio album I Will, and is currently promoting their self-composed and rock track "Pray," which has received a lot of love from fans.
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What makes these stocks interesting?
Stocks may show a lack of direction in early trading on Wednesday on the heels of the strong upward move seen in the previous session. The major index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open for the markets, with the Dow futures up by just 11 points.
The mood on Wall Street is likely to be a cautious Wednesday morning, with investors weighing reports about China looking to slow down monetary easing and data that showed Germany's business confidence fell to a 3-year low in April.
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CNBC: Bed Bath & Beyond Looks For Loan or Potential Sale to Keep Afloat
January 19, 2023 at 12:32 PM EST
By Bryan Wassel
Bed Bath & Beyond is reportedly in discussions with both prospective buyers and lenders as it seeks to keep itself operational during a potential bankruptcy filing that could happen within weeks, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The retailer is seeking a buyer that would keep both its flagship banner and buybuy BABY open as well as a lender to provide the necessary liquidity to keep the company going during the Chapter 11 process.
"Multiple paths are being explored and we are determining our next steps thoroughly, and in a timely manner," a Bed Bath & Beyond spokeswoman told CNBC. She noted that the company doesn't comment on specific relationships but confirmed that it is working with strategic advisors to regain market share and enhance liquidity.
One potential buyer is Sycamore Partners, which has a particular interest in buybuy BABY, according to the sources. Buybuy BABY has been outperforming Bed Bath & Beyond as a whole for some time and is considered more likely to survive going forward — and the retailer explored bids for buybuy BABY alone in early 2022. The sale of the flagship banner also is on the table, but with a smaller store footprint than the 691 Bed Bath & Beyond and 122 buybuy BABY stores the retailer currently operates.
Bed Bath & Beyond also has attracted interest from Authentic Brands Group (ABG), according to the sources quoted. ABG has acquired numerous struggling brands in recent years, including Reebok and Ted Baker. Spokespeople from both Sycamore and ABG declined to comment on the matter to CNBC.
Bed Bath & Beyond warned of the potential bankruptcy earlier in January following a 32% year-over-year comparable sales decline for Q3 2022, which ended Nov. 26, 2022. The company has been pursuing a turnaround plan, but losses only deepened, to $385.8 million during the quarter, which was 40% larger than the loss in Q3 2021. This brought the retailer's net loss for the first nine months of 2022 to over $1.1 billion.
Bed Bath & Beyond also is reportedly planning further cuts to its workforce on top of the 20% laid off in August 2022, according to CNBC.
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What makes the Nest thermostat "smart" is that the device can learn your patterns, your temperature preferences, and even your family's routine so it comprehends when you're away. Over time, you can stop messing with your thermostat because it will automatically raise the lower the temperature and adjust for the seasons. If for some reason your routine changes, like if you go on vacation, if you forgot to adjust your thermostat, you can just get out your cell or tablet and make any adjustments through the app.
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The Ecobee3 Smart Wifi Thermostat comprehends your routines, similar to the Nest, but a nice feature of the Ecobee3 is the remote sensors. If your thermostat isn't located in a central location in your home, the remote sensors help the Ecobee3 comprehend if you're really away from the home or if you're just lingering in one room.
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Margy MacMillan, 1 results 1
Mount Royal University. Marketing and Communications, 1 results 1
Mount Royal University, 1 results 1
Faculty of Communication Studies (Mount Royal University), 1 results 1
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Great West Newspapers Limited Partnership, 1 results 1
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Mount Royal University. Marketing and Communications fonds
CA MRUASC F0058
Fonds documents the Department of Marketing and Communications' development of Mount Royal's logos and graphic standards.
Mount Royal University. Marketing and Communications
Margy MacMillan fonds
Fonds reflects MacMillan's career as a professor and librarian at Mount Royal University. The fonds is arranged into three series which document her teaching, scholarship, and service activities. Other records in the fonds reflect MacMillan's other academic activities and research interests, and include annual reports, a promotion dossier, news clippings, and video recordings.
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Airborne leaflets collection
CA MRUASC CA MRUASC C0017
Fonds mostly consists of propaganda leaflets dropped from Allied and German aircraft during World War II, and it also contains a few American leaflets from the Vietnam War and Gulf War. The leaflets targeted enemy combatants, munition workers, and civilians and were designed to undermine morale, persuade their readers to surrender or stop fighting/working, or provide access to censored war news.
Fast Forward Weekly (FFWD) collection
CA MRUASC C0005
Collection consists of a near-complete print run of Fast Forward Weekly (FFWD), a Calgary-based local news and entertainment weekly newspaper that was published from 1995 to 2015 by Great West Newspapers Limited Partnership. The 934 newspaper issues in the collection are bound in volumes in chronological order. The collection also contains one series of CD and DVDs containing digital photographs, articles, and web page images created by Fast Forward Weekly's staff for the newspaper.
"Fast Forward Weekly (FFWD) was a news and entertainment weekly which provides news, alternative viewpoints, entertainment information, review articles and specialized advertising. It was distributed throughout Calgary, Banff and Canmore. It is owned by Great West Newspapers, LP. With an assessed readership of 70,000 upon a distributed circulation of 30,000, the paper was one of the most widely circulated and well-respected alternative newspapers in Canada."


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NVIDIA ForceWare 280.26 WHQL drivers released
A ton of 3D Vision improvements in this one.
By: Steve Dougherty from Aug 9, 2011 @ 8:56 CDT
NVIDIA have just released the first major WHQL approved software suite for August, designed for all GeForce cards from the 6-series up as well as the ION platform.
The new 280.26 drivers include updated builds of the Physx system software (v9.10.0514) and HDMI audio drivers (v1.2.23.3) as well as implementing support for SLI on AMD's 990FX, 990X and 970 desktop chipsets (on certified boards).
One of the biggest changes however is in relation to the 3D Vision component, with its controller driver now included in all GPU driver installations. 3D Vision Monitor support has been extended to include some of the latest compatible monitors, including the ViewSonic V3D245 as well as 3D Vision compatible projectors including the Acer X111, BenQ W710ST and NEC NP-V300W.
Further to the above, there's a ton of new 3D Vision gaming profiles added to the 280.26s for the following titles :-
Alice: Madness Returns, Back to the Future (Episodes 1-5), Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Chuang Shi Xi You, Dao Jian 2, The Darkness 2, Dead Island, Deep Black, Dou Zhan Shen, Dragon Ball Online, Dungeons and Dragons: Online, Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, L.A. Noire, League of Legends, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Mars, Might & Magic Heroes VI, Mount & Blade: Warband, Mount & Blade: With Fire and Blade, PROUN, RAGE, Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad, Rise of the Immortals, Rusty Hearts, Serious Sam 3: BFE, Virtua Tennis 4, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.
Existing 3D Vision profiles for Crysis 2, Deep Black and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition have also been updated in this latest WHQL suite.
You can download the latest drivers directly from NVIDIA's website for XP 32/64-bit, Vista 32/64-bit and Windows 7 32/64-bit.
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DUTCH KING VISITS FIRST OPERATIONAL RNLAF F-35 AT LEEUWARDEN AIR BASE
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LEEUWARDEN AIR BASE, NETHERLANDS – King Willem Alexander from The Netherlands paid a visit to Leeuwarden Air Base on Wednesday, together with the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), Lieutenant General Dennis Luyt. The King's reason for the visit was the brand new and first operational F-35A from the 322nd Squadron and the re-established future – MQ-9 Reaper – 306th Squadron.
A "game changer"; that's how the F-35 was explained to the King. The new 5th Generation fighter jet is forming a basis for a "5th Generation Air Force", together with the MQ-9 squadron. This is necessary, because there are still threats in Europe and in the world, and the Armed Forces must make every effort to protect freedom worldwide. That requires investment, like replacing outdated aircraft like the 40-year-old F-16.
King Willem Alexander in the cockpit of the brand new F-35A, getting extensive info about the 5th Gen jet from 2 RNLAF F-35 pilots. Photo: Ministerie van Defensie
First operational F-35
The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is such an investment. The first operational F-35 landed at Leeuwarden AB on October 31, 2019, after the brand new jet was thoroughly tested and evaluated in Cameri (Italy), where the Italian aircraft manufacturer Leonardo is manufacturing the F-35 for Lockheed Martin. The last months, preparations have been made for the arrival at Leeuwarden AB: a new office, training buildings and hangars that are adapted for the new F-35 squadron at the airbase. The security measures are very strict, as the King could experience when he arrived at the airbase.
King Willem Alexander in the first operational RNLAF F-35A, wearing a 322nd Squadron coverall, the first RNLAF F-35 Squadron. Photo: Ministerie van Defensie
F-35 Flight Simulator
After passing the security, King Willem Alexander was given the opportunity to spend some time in the F-35 simulator to test his flying skills. The King is a pilot himself and a former Fokker F70 pilot, nowadays flying the Dutch Government Boeing 737 BBJ, but he also flies for KLM on a regular basis. "It went very well for him," Leeuwarden AB Commander Arnoud Stallmann said to defensie.nl. "You can tell that he is an experienced pilot." The King then visited the 1st operational F-35. Nine F-35s will arrive soon at the airbase.
MQ-9 Reaper
The King also received extensive information about the MQ-9 Reaper, an unmanned reconnaissance and attack aircraft, also commonly known as a drone or UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Four Reapers are expected to be delivered to the RNLAF 306 Squadron in Mid-2020. The former Reconnaissance Squadron – deactivated in 2010 – was re-established last year to be equipped with the Reapers next year. Two Reaper pilots already successfully finished their training earlier this year at Holloman AFB in New Mexico.
A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned reconnaissance and attack aircraft at Holloman AFB, home base for the training of future Reaper pilots. Photo: Ministerie van Defensie
The visit ended with the King talking to personnel from the new F-35 Squadron about the new fighter jet and their task now and in the future. On behalf of all the staff, Lieutenant General Dennis Luyt thanked the King for his interest in the staff and their new aircraft and systems.
(Head photo: Ministerie van Defensie)
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The National Network on Right to Food Nepal (RtFN) is a national level loose network for undertaking collective efforts and coordinating individuals and organization who are engaged in promoting the human Right to Food in Nepal. It was formed in July 2007. The RtFN is to serve as a watchdog in the cases of human right to food violations and advocate for inclusion of human right to food as a fundamental right in the new Constitution of Nepal and thereof policies, and hold the State and other relevant parties accountable for realization of the obligations to respect, protect and fulfill the human Right to Food as stated in Article 11 of the General Comment 12 on the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) of 1966.


Amandla Stenberg tells Broadly that her controversial character in Nazi Germany "begins with all of these internalized notions around race and belonging and rejects her other nation because she's just trying to be a part of the community."
Iraq's prime minister said that young ISIS recruits like 16-year-old German schoolgirl Linda Wenzel "are accountable for their actions".
What started as "wrestling on roller blades" changed after Riot Grrrls claimed the sport as their own. With knee pads and stage names, the Riot Rocketz from Leipzig, Germany are keeping a strong feminist tradition alive.
Marlene Dietrich was a German-born, anti-fascist screen siren who still captivates audiences 25 years after her death.
In video games like "Red Dead Redemption," "Heavy Rain," and "The Last of Us," multidimensional father figures are abundant. But where are the playable mothers?
Between the end of her silent film career and her 50s comeback, the actress brought Jewish inventors to America to collaborate on patents. Whether it was philanthropic or exploitative remains up for debate.
Ivanka Trump was visiting Berlin for a women's rights summit, and she didn't just get booed inside the conference hall. We joined protesters as they held their own anti-Ivanka soirée.
Multiple women have been attacked in Berlin's streets since December—and in one case, acid was squirted in a woman's face from a toy water gun.


When a joint session of the U.S. Congress gave Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu 29 standing ovations — four more than President Barack Obama received for his last State of the Union message — there was little doubt that Israel is an integral part of the American body politic.
It was a hardline speech by an Israeli on the right of the Israeli spectrum that firmly rejected Obama's proposal for Middle East peace: the pre-1967 war frontier with minor land swaps for both sides.
It was also a demonstration of why the United States cannot continue to pose as a "valid interlocutor" between Israelis and Palestinians. And why former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, D-Maine, quit as Obama's peace negotiator after two years of long-distance commuting between the Mideast and the United States.
Former six-term U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga., but more recently a Green Party candidate, told Iran's "Press TV" she was required to sign, "as were all members of Congress, pledges of support for the military superiority of Israel and for Jerusalem as the capital of Israel."
McKinney also claimed her final term in Congress came to an end after the American Israel Public Affairs Committee "funneled money into the campaign of her Democratic Party primary opponent, Hank Johnson.
McKinney's interview to Press TV came on the eve of the annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington May 22. It was widely published over the Arab world.
AIPAC, with 100,000 members, is arguably the most powerful lobby in Washington and doesn't have to register as a foreign agent.
The joke on Capitol Hill is that Israel doesn't have to lobby because it's the 51st state. Which Arab governments assume anyway.
With the new merger of the Palestinian authority and Hamas, dedicated to the destruction of Israel, along with civil wars in Libya, Syria, and Yemen, as well as the growing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, the "Arab Spring" didn't even last till summer. Reasons enough for Netanyahu to conclude Israel has at least two more years to continue consolidating Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Complacency didn't last long. The Syrian dictatorship, after killing more than 1,000 of its own people in countrywide anti-regime, pro-democracy demonstrations, organized Palestinian refugees to mark the 44th anniversary of the Arab defeat in the Six Day War defeat by "peacefully" penetrating Israeli defenses on the Golan Heights. Several hundred showed up and ignored Israeli warnings to back off.
Israeli gunfire allegedly killed 22, wounded 350. This was clearly a Syrian attempt to detract world attention from its 8-week-long, bloody repression of anti-regime demonstrations. Foreign reporters were kept out but Twitter messages and cellphone news coverage kept the story center stage.
In the West Bank, Palestinians marked the 1967 war's Naksa Day ("catastrophic setback") by demonstrating up and down the separation wall; dozens were injured.
And Netanyahu faced an ugly low upon his return from a U.S. high.
The man who ran Israel's formidable Mossad for eight years is criticizing Netanyahu for ignoring the 2002 Saudi Arabia peace plan — to which all 22 Arab governments subscribed. Israel was to withdraw to the pre-1967 war frontier with minor rectifications on either side. And all Arab governments agreed that in return they would recognize Israel diplomatically and commercially.
This, essentially, was the plan that Obama dusted off and Netanyahu shelved.
But ex-Mossad chief Meir Dagan is a dagger in Netanyahu's body politic. And Dagan isn't alone. Several former intelligence chiefs are lined up with Dagan. They also know first-hand how anxious Netanyahu is to detract from Palestinian pressure for their own state in the West Bank and Gaza — by bombing Iran's nuclear installations.
As Dagan put it, "This would mean regional war and in that case you would give Iran the best possible reason to continue its nuclear program."
And the regional challenge that Israel would then face, said the spy chief, "would be impossible." He and his intel colleagues know that Iran has formidable asymmetrical retaliatory capabilities — from Bahrain, homeport for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, with a local population that is two-thirds Shiite, many of them pro-Iran, to the Hormuz Strait, Qatari and Saudi oil terminals, and Hezbollah and Hamas rockets and missiles.
Dagan, Yuval Diskin, head of Shin Bet, the internal security agency, and Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, the military chief of staff, all stepped down this year, And Dagan made clear he and his retiring colleagues served as a brake on the gung-ho Bibi Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
According to Israeli media reports, a week before retiring, Dagan tried to send a message to the Israeli public to warn about Netanyahu's plans for an attack on Iran. But military censorship blocked any reporting of Dagan's views. He was no sooner officially retired than he evaded the censors.
Haaretz front-paged a commentary by Ari Shavit that said, "It's not the Iranians nor the Palestinians who are keeping Dagan awake at night, but Israel's leadership."
Dagan appeared on stage at Tel Aviv University last week, where he told Shavit he is deeply worried about the next turn of the Palestinian wheel at the U.N. General Assembly in New York next September. This is when the Palestinians will request recognition of a Palestinian state with its pre-1967 war borders.
The vote is expected to be unanimous — other than two dissenters: the United States and Israel.
This is when Dagan expects Netanyahu to attack Iran. By going public now, he hopes to put the kibosh on the well-rehearsed plan.
Israeli media added other intelligence names against the prime minister, e.g., Amos Yadlin, also retiring as head of military intelligence.
Dagan is no wooly-headed liberal, reported The New York Times. He was first appointed by super hawk Ariel Sharon. He served under three prime ministers and was reappointed twice.
He is credited with major intel operations that destroyed a Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007 and organized the successful assassination of key Hezbollah operatives who were planning to kill Israelis.
Dagan detractors — and there are many in the ranks of the governing coalition — accuse him of grandstanding as he prepares a political debut. But by law, after serving as a top spy chief, he has to wait three years before entering the political arena.


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Our Company – Extrastone – Portuguese Limestone Blocks
Nowadays, we live in a constantly changing reality, where innovation, differentiation and usability are the words that define the market.
Extrastone, a company incorporated in 2006, with the purpose of extracting and marketing Ornamental Stones, namely Creme Fátima Blocks. The company was acquired in 2016, taking advantage of their long experience, more than 25 years, related to the extraction of ornamental stones.
During the year 2016, the company acquired land that allowed the duplication of the exploration area, which allowed to secure future reserves. Final customers are becoming more demanding, always looking for a highlight for their product, in order to have an element of differentiation, whether it's social, business, technological or emotional.
Our exploration area belongs to the core of quarries in Fátima, Portugal, where we carry out our activity of extracting the raw material. The process is lead by teams of specialized professionals, so that we can deliver to our customers the product with the required quality standards, at competitive prices.
Nature is our place of work and, with environmental awareness, we try to maintain virgin areas as well as recover areas that have already been drained. We are also committed to maintain the best carbon dioxide ratios emitted per cubic meter removed.
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Our values ensure the effectiveness of our integrated and decentralized approach to the market and help us achieve our goal of improving the global distribution chain for the raw material of Fatima stone.
FEEDSTOCK CONTINUITY 100%
DEADLINE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 100%
OWN SUPPLY 100%
EXPLORING AREA DUPLICATION 100%
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION 100%
Take on local products and traditions (Fatima) and take them across borders, energizing the local economy, helping country people, contributing with our products to the modernization and construction of the new milestones of humanity.
By investing in the promotion and sale of our product directly to the final customer, achieving sustained growth in order to offer better conditions for work, create more jobs and bet on new technologies that will allow us in the future to start selling our finished product.
We actively contribute to the development of the social and economic structure of the communities in which we operate, we try to be defenders of the environment, calling for a rational extraction of our natural resources, requalifying degraded or abandoned areas, namely through renaturation and recovery of natural habitats.
Estabilished in 2006, Extrastone has now become a company more mature and confident about its goals.
This is why we want to proceed in using the new technologies in the market, both on the extraction and treatment of stone, and in communication. We want to be closer to our customers, betting on services and platforms that allow us to establish a bridge between a quality service and proximity to our customers. The purpose is to combine the unquestionable quality of our products with a human enterprise, made by people and for people.
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