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Tomorrow's Film Forum May Catch Angry CT Movies Readers By Surprise.
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Some Christianity Today Movies readers have sent in some very angry mail in response to Josh Hurst's review of Facing the Giants. They're saying things like (and I quote…)
Shame, shame, shame on you for giving Facing the Giants a bad review! I've heard that Christianity Today is anti-Christian. Now, I believe it!
Yep. "Anti-Christian." Christianity Today is "anti-Christian" because a guy wrote that there are some flaws in a movie made by Christians.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think God's a fellow who cares about excellence. Grace, yes. Love, yes. Being salt and light in the world, yes. But excellence too, last I checked.
Wait until tomorrow, when Film Forum reveals that the majority of the Christian film critics who saw the film are finding fault with the film, to some degree or another. Sure, some of them like it better than Josh did. But most of them are willing to voice what they perceived as flaws.
Will CT readers then decide that they're witnessing an "anti-Christian" conspiracy?
Here's the line I still can't get out of my head:
I think your reviewer needs to be more in touch with the average Christian rather than set themselves up as a movie critic.
Let's try translating this comment into a few different contexts:
"I think your plumber needs to be less-adept at plumbing, more like the common person who doesn't know how to fix broken pipes, rather than set himself up as a plumber."
"I think the doctor needs to be more in touch with the average patient rather than set himself up as… oh… a doctor. After all, my sister feels fine, and she's happy, so how DARE he say that she needs to have surgery?"
I just don't get this perspective.
"We're Christians. We make Christian art. We don't need 'critics.' We've got Jesus, and so anything we do is beyond criticism."
Man, I've been accused of a lot of things. But I certainly hope I'm never guilty of aiming to be like the "average" anything.
There are many things to admire about Facing the Giants, and we can all be impressed with how much the filmmakers accomplished with so few resources, supported by volunteers. Compared to other low-budget, Christian-produced films, well, it's certainly better than the norm. But does it stand up to the great films of movie history? Should we excuse it for its weaknesses just because it was made by Christians?
If we do that, we set the bar pretty low for other Christian artists, telling them there's really no reason to aim higher.
Just because a film has an inspiring story about how it was made… and just because the story that the film tells is inspiring… does not mean that the film is flawless or somehow excused from critique. It's like football. If you want to play in the big leagues, you have to step up and play big-league ball, and take big-league criticism.
Your whole team may be made up of Chrsitians, but that doesn't give you the right to say it's "anti-Christian" when someone throws a penalty flag against your team.
Just when one thinks that we no longer need to convince our Christian community that G-d wants our first fruits, and not merely our average fruits…
T.C. Truffin
A friend of mine has a theory that all of the world's problems could be dealt with if only we asked 5 simple questions. Unfortunately, we usually end up asking a different question alltogether: You think you're better than me?
And that is the crux of "get in touch with average"-itis.
M. Cruz
I haven't seen the movie, so I can't comment on its merits or lack thereof. But as to the comments themselves, who ARE these people?! It would never enter my mind to say something like this. If a movie is poorly done, then it just is! Mainstream movies get panned all the time!
This makes me embarrassed to be a Christian. It really does.
One caution, Jeffrey. I'm not sure the readers who wrote in are representative of CT's readership. I don't think you implied that in your post, but neither did you caution against it.
I mention this because, reading the post, I do get the impression that you're weary of CT "readers," but CT readers have often written in with their compliments for the magazine's movie coverage. I'd rather highlight that good, than curse the "darkness" (so to speak) in these latest responses.
Gene Branaman
That's a very telling statement but this phenomenon is not limited to Christians. I think most people in our society don't have clue one about what criticism really is & the role it should play. I know of so many people who have been angry at reviewers because they panned their favorite big studio film, just like the person quoted above about Facing the Giants. I find it's very rare that the Average Joe or Josephine out there can really look critically at film or TV.
Partly this is because they're used to "reveiws" that give a plot synopsis, including spoilers, & then rave or pan the actors (or their private lives), locations, filmaking techniques, clothes, hairstyles, etc. Real film criticism that has a POV – dare I say *worldview*? – of the sort you, Jeffrey, or Peter Chattaway or Steven Greydanus (to name just 3) is a rarity for most people these days. They read People, Entertainment Weekly, etc; magazines that trade in 1 or 2 paragraph, glib & sometimes snippy takes on films (I refuse to call those things reviews). They watch Ebert & Roper give their truncated 3 minute soundbite reviews on TV, or tune in for just the direction of the thumbs at the end – but very rarely do they actually read their print reveiws.
When confronted with real film criticism, most folks blanch. They really don't know what to do with it. That doesn't fully explain why this CT reader was so hostile or the "anti-Christian" charge. But I think there's a very visceral reaction against criticism at times & this is just another example of it.
We who love film seek out good reviewers & books on film criticism, like your upcomming book, that relate film as an art form to our culture & take seriously how film affects culture. We understand that a good film can be good because it fires on all cylinders but great film can be culturally important in addition.
But I don't think most people know how good the medium can be. Partly because of TV. Filmed entertainment is beamed into our homes 24/7/365 & a whole lot of us can't recall a time when it wasn't. We all know there's a whole lotta junk on the airwaves – the legacy of what Murrow called a "vast wasteland." I'm sad to say that most of my friends, Christian or not, can't tell the good from the bad & many of them don't want to think critically about what they watch. They just want to be entertained.
And it goes beyond film, of course, into literary & music criticism. We, as a society, need to learn how to think critically. Being Christian, I think we should lead the charge & bring light to that area of our culture.
Passer-by
Interesting. But isn't calling CT "anti-Christian" because of one film review a little like, well, calling Facing the Giants a one-star film because of one area of critique? I think this little mini-debate underscores a fundamental flaw in "Christian" film critique. Using only one standard of "rating" for a film (stars, hearts, thumbs, whatever) is like someone saying Dwight Moody was a one-heart Christian because he smoked cigars and was a glutton.
It seems to me, as a film consumer and not a critic, that FTG (and all films for that matter) should be rated by a "Christian" reviewer on at least three scales: craftsmanship, content, and spirit. So, maybe this film truly does deserve a one-star for craftsmanship (acting, cinematography, editing). Fine, but then maybe the film's content (script, storyline, plot) deserves two stars or more, and its spirit (inspiration, Christian message, character development) may be four stars. For a Christian reviewer to give FTG only one star to represent all those aspects of the film is, to me anyway, fundamentally unfair. A single scale rating judges the relative merits of the entire film by what is perceived to be only the world's standard of "excellence," which is presumed to be excellence of "craftsmanship."
And here's where I'll be a bit provocative, I'm sure. I do not see that Scripture ever calls or expects Christians to be excellent in relation to the world. The biblical language of "excellence" in both Hebrew and Greek is consistently in reference to moral and spiritual excellence. As mature Christians, and as artists, we should always be driven to express our artistic gifts to the best of our abilities because we honor God by the use and stewardship of our gifts and talents. But God does not condemn the gifted individual whose purely motivated efforts (their "first fruits") are less than some arbitrary standard of "excellence" defined by extra-biblical standards (ie, who gets to determine what is "excellent" and what is not if God has not done that?). I would suggest that God would not judge a film "excellent" by comparing it with the world's ideas of excellence. Rather, He would judge based on content and spirit, which is how the Scripture says He judges excellence.
So, if a film is a theatrical release, does that mean a Christian reviewer, in order to be relevant and acceptable in the industry, must judge and "rate" a film only, or predominantly, on how it compares with films in the "big leagues"? Or, does the Christian film critic have a responsibility both to review and to rate a film by a different standard? If a film is not great, but it inspires and has a well-crafted message, should the Christian film critic rate the film only by the world's standard? Giving FTG a one-star rating says, "I have judged this movie to be substandard. It's a waste of time and money." Giving it a one/two/four-star rating, though, would send a completely different, and I would submit fairer, message. In the one-dimensional secular world, perhaps a single rating scale is fine. But Christian film critics, it seems to me, should be multi-dimensional, representing the "spirit and truth" of a film that the world will not (cannot) see, and reflecting those spiritual dimensions in the rating scale used.
It's one thing to be a film critic who is a Christian and to seek to be acceptable in the "world" of film criticism, but it is quite another to assume the mantle of "Christian film critic". I think if one wears the latter, then it assumes a higher responsibility and a different standard. And please don't read "lower standard" into that sentence–it is a different standard in the same way we as Christians are called to be a "peculiar people" and be distinct from the world.
Sorry this has been so long. I'm not trying to "challenge" your views, Jeff, but just respond to the discussion. I'm also not interested in deciding who is a "film critic and Christian" and who is a "Christian film critic". And, yes, I too condemn the bizarre "anti-Christian" comment about CT–totally legalistic and judgmental. These are just thoughts on my mind stimulated by your post. I greatly appreciate and value your insights as one of a very few Christian film reviewers whom I truly respect. Keep it up.
Hurst! Chattaway! Overstreet! You ignorant blaggards in league with the Dark Lord himself! How dare you apply intelligence, taste and discernment when reviewing Christian films! The born again collective doesn't won't like it. That ghastly old cliche of christians eating themselves by playing the man and not the ball-not "Gee let's LISTEN to the critique and DIALOGUE about it-and maybe even improve next time" it's the sad old herd menatility of "How dare you criticise!!"
Most Christian films are made under pretense reaching the unsaved. But really many (not all) are simply made to please (or not offend) other christians. I'm imaginging that the 'real world' (if they even care) would be looking at this whole debate and chuckle-all thier cliched perceptions & prejudices of Christians and the films they make happily confirmed. Wake up to yourselves. Now exscuse me-I'm urgently required on the palnet earth….
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Anonymous, too
Your unchecked criticism and sarcasm add nothing to this discussion. Your negative and cynical comments are just as offensive as the judgmentalism of the "CT is anti-Christian" writer. You're just the other end of the spectrum. Jeff's comments in his thoughtful post are measured and constrained, while yours just seem mean-spirited. True "dialogue," if you're ever really interested, requires humility and grace. Without those, it's all just competing monologues.
J. Caution
To Passer-by:
I think breaking up a film's review into craftsmanship, content, and spirit ignores the fact that these three aspects of a film are (and should) be connected. From my experience watching films, the spirit of a film will definitely be more effective if the craft and especially content is excellent. Film is a medium used to convey information, and if the film is poorly-made, the message (however noble) will suffer as a result.
I don't want to pull a Marshall McLuhan on you (I'm afraid Woody Allen might pull him out and tell me I have no idea what I'm talking about), but as he puts it, the medium is the message itself. You can't simply divide a film into three categories and evaluate them separately, because a good film will effectively use all of them toward a common, noble goal.
Thanks for your reponse and thoughtful insights. I would agree with you in principle that all the aspects represented in the three scales I suggested are interrelated. However, I still feel that a "one star" rating on a single scale is by its nature an elitist measure–it is the equivalent of the reviewer proclaiming that he is sure the film is not only a waste of time and money, but that it is worthy of scorn and perhaps even mockery (though he may not say that or mean it, that's what a "one star" rating communicates to the average person). A multiple scale rating is a protection from the elitism inherent in a single scale rating.
My gut biblical view would be that a truly "Christian" approach to film review and rating should be different from how the world does things. Perhaps it would be more Christian to simply do away any kind of rating scale entirely, single or multiple. That would do the "least harm" and force people to read the entire review to form an opinion. The one-scale rating is simply far too subjective to be truly meaningful. If being a "Christian" film critic is about more than just reaching a demographic, then I think the rating paradigm needs a rethinking.
As to Marshall McLuhan, in my understanding he was all about how the actual, physical medium (TV, film, print, etc.) affects the perception of the message transmitted on that medium. The classic expample being the reduction of the war in Viet Nam to a screen-sized event. He wasn't talking about the quality of what was presented on that medium at all. In the case of FTG, I would say that perhaps the filmmakers have connected with their audiences in some way through the medium of film in a way that actually transcends the issue of craftsmanship. They have made the medium part of their message, so that the things that critics howl about (acting, script) actually enhance the film experience for the common man who feels like one of the people on the screen rather than a dispassionate observer. Or not, but it's an interesting thought.
Just some random ponderings. Thanks for your comments and insights.
Meltdown Mel
Facing The Giants stinks; plain & simple it is not a B movie but a DMinus film ..preachy & well intentioned but a poorly done dud.The theology is also rancid :come to Jesus & your football team will win; your wife will conceive for you shall no longer fire blanks;you will receive a 25% raise and the LORD will give ya brand nyoo truck..hallelujah!!! What kind of gospel is this ?? Not the one I see in the pages of the New Testament
Perhaps it would be more Christian to simply do away any kind of rating scale entirely, single or multiple.
Yes, I completely agree, not only as a Christian but as a critic in general. Labeling a film–a product which so many individuals have invested time, energy, and sometimes heart into–with something as simplistic as a star rating is not the best way to go about reviewing it, morally or intellectually. As you said, it encourages readers to skip the text and move right to the rating, thus destroying any potential for meaningful discussion. So yes, I think you are absolutely right here.
As for McLuhan, I was just applying his famous "medium is the message" quote to the art of filmmaking and didn't really mean to say film was his main focus. His Understanding Media does have a very interesting chapter on film, however, that I think any fan of the medium would benefit in reading. David Cronenberg also explores the McLuhan-to-entertainment connection in his amazing film Videodrome, which is worth checking out.
Stuart B
Mr. Screwtape, you're needed…
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Looks like it's time to watch Brick again, Jeff. 🙂
I liked Lazrescu. It was interesting, but didn't wow me in any way. I guess this is the thing: it was flawless at what it did, but what it set out to do was so minor in the first place. Definitely worth seeing, but I'd never watch it again.
Did you ever write a review for Click? Finally saw it last night…derivative, sometimes crude, but has three very good things going for it.
and Kate Beckinsale.
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Alexander Sims in the #27 BMW iFE.20 took the pole for both races and won the second race in the all-electric ABB Formula E Series Season 6 opener in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. It was the first Formula E win for Sims. His new teammate Maximilian Günther finished second on the track in the second race, but he was penalized for passing under the safety car and demoted to eleventh in the final standings.
Sims' performance in qualifying for Friday's race one demonstrated the speed of the iFe.20. He went on to lead the first half of the race, but he noted that he was using more energy than his rivals to stay in front of the pack. He fell back to third, and eventually to eighth, acknowledging later that he may have been too conservative with energy management late in the race. Günther ran in the top ten much of the way, but he had to serve a stop-and-go penalty for a technical infraction and fell to eighteenth at the end. The overall win went to Envision Virgin's Sam Bird. The new teams from Porsche and Mercedes made it clear that they would be contenders; Porsche's André Lotterer finished second and Mercedes' Stoffel Vandoorne finished third.
Maximilian Günther finished second on the circuit in race two, but was later penalized.
Sims' pole for the Saturday race was his third in a row; before his two poles in Diriyah he had qualified on pole for the final race of Season 5 in Brooklyn, New York in July. He led from flag to flag, managing energy well. In Formula E racers must run through a designated attack zone on the circuit two times in each race. After running through the zone the car is granted an extra 35 kw of energy for four minutes. Sims used his runs through the attack zone to increase his lead, but both times the caution flag came out soon after he ran through the zone, eliminating his extra edge. Still, he managed to stay in from for the entire distance. Günther, running second behind Sims, was able to keep the rest of the front runners at bay on the circuit. Günther passed two cars at the end of the second safety period, moving up to third and eventually finding his way into second. But even though the caution period was ending, the safety car was still on course when he made his passes, so he was penalized post-race. Second went to Audi's Lucas de Grassi and third went to Mercedes' Vandoorne.
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Karma and a $1,400 tip
By Reade Brower | Jan 07, 2021
Last week a Portland Press Herald story by Meredith Goad shared with readers that a customer to "Bird & Company" left the staff a $1,400 tip: about $150 for each employee.
The $1,400 was nice, but it was the note that gave many hope that mankind is indeed more good than bad. The story shared they were regulars who stopped in for takeout tacos for their Friday date-night with trivia. Their inspiration for the tip was not the tacos but what "Bird & Company" did to make their community a better place.
The grateful tippers had learned about the free lunch for kindergarten to eighth grade program where parents call in and Wills Dowd prepares a couple of tacos and a salad for pickup before the restaurant opens at 4 p.m.
The other program mentioned provided a 50% discount on food, while preserving dignity. Before being canceled in mid-summer, all the customer had to say was "I wish the weather was nicer" and viola, the bill was reduced by half.
Apparently, the proverb "no good deed goes unpunished" came knocking at Chef Dowd's door as customers, clearly ones not in need of a hand-up, began using the phrase. Dowd said this anonymous tipper restored the faith he never lost, but had seen waver, in those early days of the pandemic. Wonder what would have happened if Dowd had introduced a second catch phase, "The weather out there is great," which would have signified the customer would pay double; once for himself and another for someone in a less fortunate state.
The note from the kind regular read: "It's people like you that give us hope! You're inspiring!! It's truly amazing how a single, selfless act of community can inspire and motivate people to just be decent and do the right thing. Now more than ever, we sure need that!"
The tipper family are regulars but because his clients are masked up, Dowd cannot match the tip to a face. But he is grateful and told Goad "it's those people who make the hospitality business worth it."
Hope for a smooth transition Jan. 16, 2021, fades. It turns out hypocrisy is an easier currency to trade on.
Those who complained about the Mueller investigation and impeachment are now digging in their heels in the ultimate hypocrisy. The Mueller investigation seemed justified, as did making sure our elections are on the "up and up." That's where the similarity ends.
Personally, not a fan of impeachment; why waste time, money, and cause turmoil when the result is pre-ordained? The same goes for the 2020 election; it's over, let it rest, practice what children are taught; good sportsmanship, congratulate the winner.
Instead, after 60+ failed lawsuits and a Supreme Court that more than once found charges of election fraud baseless, time to move on.
Not so says Sen. Ted Cruz who is organizing a long-shot formal protest to erase the voices of over 77 million Americans who voted for Biden, 7 million more than for Trump, the first one-and-done president in over 30 years.
It was during the 2016 campaign that Ted Cruz called Trump a "pathological liar, he doesn't know the difference between truth and lies" and calling him "straight out of a psychology textbook," as well as saying Trump was "utterly amoral," "a narcissist at a level I don't think this country's ever seen." He also was quoted saying: "He (Trump) is proud of being a serial philanderer, describing his battles with venereal diseases as his personal Vietnam" in an interview Trump had given to Howard Stern in the early 2000s.
Cruz went on with reporters telling them; "Donald is a bully," adding "bullies don't come from strength, they come from weakness."
Trump's response was to call Cruz's wife "ugly," to which Cruz responded "Donald, you're a sniveling coward and leave Heidi the hell alone," and back and forth it went like schoolboys on the playground.
Perhaps an ultimate irony is Trump's rant, after Cruz beat him in Iowa (a foreshadowing of the future perhaps): "The state of Iowa should disqualify Ted Cruz from the most recent election on the basis he cheated — a total fraud!" How fitting is that?
Then, calling the kettle black, Trump blustered: "Ted Cruz is a total hypocrite and, until recently, a Canadian citizen who may not even have a legal right to run for president." Trump followed with a tweet, "If Cruz doesn't clean up his act, stop cheating, and doing negative ads, I have standing to sue him for not being natural born citizen."
Now that their spat is over, they are content bringing the rest of their followers down with them. Pathetic, sad, and not very American.
"Donald can't defend his own record. Whenever you point out what he's actually said, he just screams, 'liar.' He insults you. He attacks you. He makes it personal, and he gets very rattled. He doesn't like anyone pointing to his actual, substantive record. And I think that's a sign of weakness." — Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas (b. 1950)
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But since you have elected to post in the ArtRage Critique forum might I suggest that it is perhaps a little too, shall we say, "analog" maybe?
Would love to see what you could do using ArtRage.
Hi markw, Thank you for the kind words. I'm going to do one with ArtRage and share the results. I'm really happy to be a part of the community. Thanks again.
Its a good drawing. Not the best likeness i have to say,but I can see that you can draw.. And what the other already have said.. This is a Artrage forum.. Not a show of everyting forum. My personal critique is that i really don't want to see this stuff. I just want to see what people can do with Artrage.


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4 Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2014
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This year social media will do more than introduce the masses to a royal baby and the peculiar dance moves of Miley Cyrus. In 2014, social media will continue to be a necessity for small business marketing, not just a fad that will fade away.
That's just one of the predictions Sharon Geltner, a marketing teacher and small business counselor at Palm Beach State College, has for the new year.
Geltner's predictions are based on her marketing prowess and her conversations with new business owners. As a counselor, she helps small businesses get started, which includes marketing advice.
"The small businesses I work with know that social media has a lot of marketing potential," she says. "I think in 2014 we'll see new social media tools revealed and smarter strategies from small business owners."
Here are a few other predictions Geltner has for 2014:
1. LinkedIn will become the go-to social media site
LinkedIn is making big strides to earn your attention, Geltner says. The site, known among Geltner's clients as "Facebook for grownups," has attracted a lot of new users with business-centered features like endorsement tools and the ability to join groups.
"LinkedIn will become a social media powerhouse in 2014," she says. "More business owners are realizing the treasure trove of information that potential clients list on profiles."
Geltner expects business owners to search LinkedIn for potential clients and use the information offered online to do research before cold calling a prospective customer.
2. YouTube channels will grow
Geltner predicts more businesses will turn to video to spice up marketing campaigns in 2014. With YouTube channels growing in popularity and video equipment becoming cheap and easy to use, Geltner says more emails and social media posts will contain videos rather than lengthy paragraphs.
"People click on videos," Geltner says. "If your business can pack information into an informative and engaging video, it could be more effective than writing the same content."
If Geltner doesn't convince you of YouTube's power, statistics will. Every second that goes by, an hour of video is uploaded to YouTube. Retailers are flocking to the video hub as a way to boost online sales. For example, online retail store, Zappos, says 250,000 visitors were driven to its website by YouTube in 2012.
3. Twitter's popularity will fall (with SMBs)
Geltner says the small business owners that she interacts with aren't embracing Twitter quite as much as we're led to believe. She's not convinced that this platform will become a vital tool in the marketing toolbox.
"I really think Twitter has a 50/50 shot of making it in the small business world," she says. "I know I'm probably in the minority with this line of thinking, but Twitter seems to be an afterthought for many businesses. We'll see how it goes."
Geltner isn't the only one who thinks the 140-charcter site is a bit overrated when it comes to marketing. According to statistics from Peer Research, Americans aren't in love with Twitter. In fact, the U.S. ranks eighth in Twitter engagement across the world, behind countries like Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.
4. Small businesses will get selective about social media
Every small business struggles to balance time, money and resources. While many small businesses gravitate towards all social media platforms because of their free marketing potential, Geltner expects businesses to be more efficient and selective in 2014.
"The novelty of social media is starting to wear off," she says. "Business owners don't need a presence on every social media site that exists."
She believes small businesses will focus on one or two platforms rather than offer a meager presence on every site. A shift towards quality over quantity is also expected.
"Small businesses have enough experience with social media to realize that they don't have to post every 30 minutes, but when they do, the content should be worthwhile to readers," she says.
While Geltner says social media tools are an affordable way for small businesses to generate leads and promote a brand, she reminds owners not to forget about traditional media. Geltner says social media isn't a silver bullet and advises every small business to combine its social media marketing with traditional marketing tools like email marketing to have the most successful year.
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Jon Borillo
Very interesting insights. The thing that caught my eye, though, was that last one about how many companies will start to get selective about their social media platforms. To be perfectly honest, it's about time! There are simply too many social media sites out there–some of which are just copies, if I may, of more popular sites. It's time to separate the "men from the boys", so to speak. And getting the right ones can definitely put your biz a step ahead.
Youtube keep growing, no competitor for youtube. Google Plus is the 2nd largest social media network after the Google, may be left behind the Facebook in upcoming years.
Our business has already dropped Twitter; never really worked for us. Facebook has been huge for us. Will have to give LinkedIn a re-look. YouTube here we come; been meaning to be there already. Thanks for the reminders of what we already sensed.
Maciej Fita
I agree with number 1. For us it is our top referring source and that trend is quickly climbing for our clients as well. LinkedIn can be a great source for visibility but you have to be active with content.
Wayne Allen
I agree with Sharon also, I think Schick media has its place but business its moving to more content directed exposure.
Agree 100% with Sharon.
I believe her predictions of Linkedin up and Twitter down for 2014 are dead on


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The 14 Best Pizza Spots in Amsterdam
By Elysia Brenner Published On 04/15/2015
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Amsterdammers are only human, and therefore love pizza. And despite the abundance of chains like Domino's, New York Pizza, and Turkish-Italian comfort food hybrids, we've got plenty of, well, real pizza in town too. You know what we're talking about: pastry-style crusts loaded with inventive toppings and crisped to perfection, usually in a wood oven. Here are 14 best places to get a truly Italian pie..
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Transvaalbuurt
Most nights, the playful, leather-accented interior is surprisingly bustling for this somewhat sleepy shopping street. That comes down to the wood-oven pizzas that are a combo of a thin, supple crust topped with a zesty, tomato-y sauce and inventive Spanish-influenced topping combos, which are served next to a menu of pintxos: the other Spanish small bites. The pizzas are also available to-go -- you'll get a stamp for each and the 10th one free. However, on a warm day, the Steve Bikoplein terrace is worth sticking around for -- and for the cool nights, there are board games inside.
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In our rigorous research into public opinion (i.e., asking everyone we know what their favorite pizza place is), this is the name that came up more than any other. And no wonder: you're probably not getting a table (unless you have a good, long while to wait), but it's still worth a bike ride to pick up these thin and crispy pies coated in zesty tomato sauce, milky mozzarella, and toppings your taste buds won't forget.
Fuoco Vivo
Oud-West
The homey, bare-bricks location isn't fancy, but it doesn't need to be. All your attention should be on the star attraction: the sourdough pizzas, the recipe based on way-back-in-Naples pizza legends. The ingredients scream fresh, and the sausage and several of the cheeses are even created on-site. The spot is unsurprisingly a favorite with homesick Southern Italians.
Odessa Pizza & Grill
"That boat bar way out near Panama" has been reborn as a pizza and grill restaurant. The boat itself (from the rooftop terrace through the serre with sliding glass roof and bar area with room for dancing down to the cozy bowels of the boat) is still worth the bike ride on its own. But if you're into flaky whole wheat pizza crusts loaded with, but never sagging from, plentiful fresh toppings, the destination is all the more satisfying. Pizza sibling bonus: Odessa a bit too far North and East for you? You'll find "big brother" Marathonweg bar & grill on the Southwest side of town.
YamYam Trattoria Pizzeria
Westerparkbuurt
It feels like eating in a very chic Italian cafeteria with a surprisingly varied menu -- but we're here for the pizza, which is crispy and authentic. And if you get one without the truffle cream, you're doing yourself a disservice. Do treat yourself to a gelato for dessert as well (soon available to go).
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De Pizzabakkers
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This classic- and clean-looking cafe's pizza & prosecco formula has proven so popular that there are now four Pizzabakkers in Amsterdam (and two beyond). However exciting the menu of bubblies, this chain's got a lot more going on than its scroppino machines (serving lemon sorbet, vodka, prosecco, and limoncello smoothies)... namely, some really original and consistent pizzas.
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Another chain of four in Amsterdam (and three in Utrecht and Laren), Da Portare Via's success has come from its dedication to simple, pure ingredients and traditional wood-oven cooking. Some of these locations are more for takeout than on-site dining, but what you're taking home is a thin and crispy crust topped with a balanced mix of flavor-popping toppings. Plus a tiramisu or chocolate mousse, if you're smart.
Renato's Pizzeria
Powered by imports directly from Italy and with a trattoria-style decor, Renato's sticks mostly to the classics for pure authenticity. The buffalo mozzarella is creamy and the dough is made fresh for each day and baked thin and crunchy (or not-so-thin in the Sicilian version), for a light overall effect with bursts of flavor from the traditional toppings.
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Restaurant De Italiaan
The bi-level restaurant looks like Tuscan pop art... and serves pizzas that qualify as a pan-Italian version of the same. It values fresh and local ingredients over keeping it strictly from the (say, Roman) source, and it shows in deliciousness. This is also the only spot on the list to offer a gluten-free alternative for the crust (cooked in a separate oven).
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SOTTO - Pizza Legàle
Oud-Zuid
SOTTO is taking over the Oud-Zuid pizza scene with two locations in the 'hood serving crispy crusts with soft, breaded interiors, topped with simple, high-quality ingredients, all by candlelight (okay, and some dim overhead lighting). To them, pizza is a purely Neapolitan art... one that they take very seriously. They trained with the True Neapolitan Pizza Association (AVPN), the mozzarella is made from buffalo milk, and the tomatoes are imported from the slopes of Vesuvius.
Eatmosfera Ristorante Enoteca
Eatmosfera
Rembrandtplein
This simple and authentic charmer with a "gezellig" courtyard terrace is hidden down a short (but HORECA-packed) alley. There's plenty of fast-food and tourist-trap pizza pits around the corner, but those in the know know that this is the best pizza game in this part of town. And now you know too.
De Pizzakamer
Wood-oven pizza offerings span the range from traditional to unexpected in this trendy pie tent. The restaurant doubles in popularity in the summer months, when the terrace is open until midnight.
Il Pecorino
If we call this the best pizza available above the IJ, will anybody argue? (Some dare to argue it's the best in all of Amsterdam.) The denizens of Noord liked the pizzas so much that the original location had to shut up shop... and move to TWO new larger spaces decked out in Italian-cinema style. If you don't live in Noord, you'll want to head for the waterside (and, ahem, ferryside) Wilhelminadok. What you'll get is Neapolitan-style classics with fresh ingredients baked up in a wood oven.
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Pazzi Italian Slow Food
Jordaan & Oud West
The look is rustic-Art Deco against oversize windows. The motto is "Italian slow food." The pizza is a crunchy flavor-bomb, topped with rich ingredients like a creamy truffle sauce paired with spicy sausages. And now there's a second location!
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Sea Cucumber Means Money
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To tell you honestly, I am not an expert on sea cucumbers. I first heard it through a Christian radio program. Since then I got curious until I attended a session and discovered so many things. One is I found out that this aquatic resource is common in the Philippines yet only a few knew its high income potentials if cultivated and process properly. I could not believe how high the demand for this aquatic resource in the international market. This could mean livelihood to many to aleviate poverty or entrepreneurial pursuits or investment opportunity. I need not be a business guru to understand that this matter. So are you.
Sea cucumbers are actually not new to Philippines as our country is surrounded by bodies of waters. Harvesting of sea cucumbers has been a source of income to many families in the Philippines, especially to those living near the sea shores. It's just that many of us still need to be educated on its proper cultivation and processing for a more profitable business and long term source of income.
Let me quote a portion from an article written by an expert on this field… excerpt from http://www.bar.gov.ph/bardigest/2004/aprjun04_brightpotential.asp
…Sea cucumbers may be weird marine creatures but to some people, they are delectable. Across Asia, they have long been a staple in peoples' diets, mainly in soups, stews and stir-fries. They are highly nutritious — described as "an ideal tonic food" — as they provide more protein and less fat than most foods. "Like tofu, it is flavorless but absorbs the flavors of its surrounding seasonings and foods," wrote a food maven and epicure.
Generally, sea cucumbers are sold as trepang, which is easier to store and handle than the fresh product. They are valued as an exotic delicacy and a flavorful condiment for soups, noodles and other dishes.
In some parts of Europe, whole beche-de-mer can be stuffed with a filling of pork, cornstarch and chopped fried fish. Cooked fresh and quickly on a hot griddle, espardenyes are served with olive, sea salt and a squeeze of lemon in Spain.
Like their terrestrial cousins, sea cucumbers can — unsurprisingly, perhaps — also be pickled. In some instances, they are prepared as salads and eaten fresh minus the internal organs. In other parts of the world, the internal organs of some species like Stichopus variegatus are also fermented for food.
To some people, sea cucumbers are more than just food. In fact, there are people who believe sea animals possess some aphrodisiac powers. The reason for this belief is the peculiar reaction of the creature on being kneaded or disturbed slightly with fingers. It swells and stiffens and a jet of water is released from one end. This behavior is similar to the erection and subsequent ejaculation of the male sexual organ.
By the way, people in Palau use the sea cucumber to protect their feet when walking in the reef. They squeeze the sea cucumber until it squirts out sticky threads, which they put on their feet. Even though this practice may sound harsh, the sea cucumber returns to the reef unharmed.
In the Philippines, sea cucumbers are found in burrows, seagrass beds or sandy areas with large amounts of coral rubbles. Some are found in waters of up to 20 meters deep. These can be found off the coastal waters of Zamboanga City; Zamboanga del Sur; Zamboanga del Norte; Basilan Province; Jolo, Sulu; South Cotabato; Surigao del Norte; Villas eal and Catbalogan, Samar; Negros Occidental; Cebu; Calatagan, Bangas; Polilio Island, Quezon; Masinloc, Zambales; San Vicente, Cagayan; San Fernando, La Union; Bolinao, Bani and Alaminos, Pangasinan.
For almost a century, the harvesting and processing of sea cucumbers has been a source of income for many Filipino families. As Naga, the publication of the World Fish Center, reported in 1987: "The steady demand for sea cucumbers from other countries has made sea cucumber harvesting an attractive source of income for many Filipinos. In many islands and coastal villages, the income derived from it constitutes a significant portion of a family's livelihood."
Today, sea cucumber is a multi-million dollar industry. In the United States, price rate of dried sea cucumber is pegged at US$180 to US$250 per kilogram. The Philippines is home to 100 species of sea cucumbers, of which 31 are commercially important. "There is a big export market for sea cucumbers particularly for Hong Kong, China, Korea and Japan," says Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero III, former executive director of the Laguna-based Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD). Aside from food, there's also an emerging market for the use of sea cucumbers in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Common medicinal uses of sea cucumber in China include treating: weakness, impotence, debility of the aged, constipation due to intestinal dryness, and frequent urination. As demand continues to escalate, the supply dwindles – to the extent that their population is now in jeopardy.
Sea cucumber stocks are under intense fishing pressure throughout the world, according to a recent report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Most high value commercial species have been depleted. In Asia and the Pacific, the most sought-after species are largely depleted. The region generates some 20,000 to 40,000 tons per year, which are exported to China and other Asian markets. Most of them come from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.
"The fast pace of development of sea cucumber fisheries to supply growing international demand is placing most fisheries and many sea cucumber species at risk," pointed out the FAO report, Sea Cucumbers: A Global Review of Fisheries and Trade. Sea cucumbers are utilized almost exclusively as an export commodity. This huge export makes the population of sea cucumbers in the country to decline significantly. "Yes, we used to have a lot of sea cucumbers in our coastal areas," admits Dr. Guerrero. "They have been depleted because of over-harvesting."
But the good news is: There are now on-going projects for the artificial breeding and culture of sea cucumbers being conducted by the Marine Science Institute (MST) of the University of the Philippines (UP) in Bolinao, Pangasinan. In Mindanao, the UP is also conducting pond culture of sea cucumber in Davao City, in cooperation with a private entity, the Alson Aquaculture.
In addition, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has recently established the country's first-ever commercial hatchery for sea cucumber to enhance massive raising of the commodity nationwide. The hatchery produces 60,000 "juvenile" sea cucumbers every month, which can be distributed to farmers who are interested in culturing them in fish ponds, or for sea ranching (stocking them in a designated space in the sea for gathering later).
"Sea cucumber is a good material for sea ranching because, based on its behavior, it can travel just one to two meters a day and about one kilometer a year," the BFAR said in a statement.
The mortality rate of cultured juveniles is high. But once they weigh 20 grams and placed in the seafloor or in ponds, the survival rate is almost 100%, according to Dr. Westly Rosario, executive director of the BFAR's National Fisheries Research Development Institute.
In a recent report, Northern Luzon news reporter Yolanda Fuertes wrote: "Aside from the initial cost of the juvenile sea cucumbers (Php5 each), they are not fed commercial food, depending only on organic matter in the culture pond for nourishment (salinity should be at least 20 parts per thousand) or the sea tidal flats which are their natural habitats."
Dr. Guerrero said that sea farming of sea cucumbers "can be a profitable and environmentally-friendly livelihood industry for coastal communities." The PCAMRD, a line agency of the Department of Science and Technology, is supporting such kind of projects.
A study conducted at BFAR showed that it takes six months for the sea cucumber to reach 250 grams, the desired weight in the export market. One hectare of fishpond can accommodate 10,000 sea cucumbers. This means that after six months, a farmer can harvest at least 2.5 tons. But before they can be exported, they have to be dried first – shrunk to about 10% of their live weight. So, the marketable harvest would only be 250 kilograms. At P4,000 per kilogram, the farmer earns a whooping Phpi million from his one-hectare pond in six months.
As I have said earlier, we just excerpt above article from http://www.bar.gov.ph/bardigest/2004/aprjun04_brightpotential.asp
For more specific details about sea cucumber, you may click to link below for more info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_cucumber
http://www.spc.int/coastfish/news/bdm/13/03.Schoppe.html
http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5501e/y5501e0c.htm
http://www.bar.gov.ph/bardigest/2004/aprjun04_brightpotential.asp
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/i0375e/i0375e04.pdf
For interested investors, entrepreneurs and those who would want to enter into the sea cucumber business, I can refer you to someone who is sincerely promoting it. Not to mention other agriculture and aqua culture potentials he help promote and develops in the past. His details are available upon request.
Photos are excerpt from Google Images, credits to below link: http://www.diytrade.com/china/4/manufacturers/820682/main/Denma_Trading_Company.html
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=high-demand-in-china-threatens-phil-2009-06-25
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Moringa Recipe
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I won't deny that I am not an excerpt on cooking and recipe, so I just gather some from those who trully cook using moringa tree parts(malunggay in filipino native language). I did this because moringa is now a craze and the world is easily turning to organic products. Most of which are excerpt from one of my favorite moringa blogger…
http://bellybites.wordpress.com/
Puto de Moringa (Steamed Muffins)
1 cup powder skimmed milk
3 tbsp moringa (malunggay) powder
2 whole eggs, beaten
Mix well all dry ingredients
Add water and vanilla.Fold in eggs, mix well until free from lumps
Fill puto molders with the mixture (3/4 full) and arrange in the steamer
Steam for 10 to 12 minutes.
Serve with Malunggay-Gulaman Juice
Moringa Tea
Kindly click to link below for actual article and procedure…
http://crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/malunggay-moringa-tea/
http://crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/how-to-make-malunggay-moringa-powder/
Moringa and Coconut Cookies
http://crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/gfcf-diet-malunggay-moringa-and-coconut-cookies-2/
Moringa Capsules
http://crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/malunggay-capsule-procedure-bureau-of-plants/
Moringa Pastillas
http://crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/malunggay-pastillas-how-to-make-it/
Polvorones de Malunggay
http://crisonthesidelines.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/polunggaypolvorones-de-malunggay/
More of my articles about moringa (malunggay), are through links below:
https://fyi09.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/moringa-oil-as-biofuel-is-better-than-jatropha/
https://fyi09.wordpress.com/2010/01/09/moringa-facts-and-benefits/
https://fyi09.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/the-science-behind-moringa/
https://fyi09.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/greener-pasteur/
https://fyi09.wordpress.com/?s=moringa
https://fyi09.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/wealth-behind-moringa/


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La Burgerranch o Burger Ranch () è una catena di ristoranti di fast food di origine israeliana. Nel 2010, la catena disponeva 107 ristoranti con oltre 1500 impiegati, in competizione principalmente con McDonald's e Burger King. Nel 2014, la catena subì un calo drastico, arrivando a possedere 79 ristoranti.

Storia
Il primo ristorante della Burger Ranch, fu aperto nel 1972 a Tel Aviv, alla Ben Yehuda Street da Barry Scop e Ron Lapid. Nel 1978, fu aperto un secondo ristorante alla Ibn Gvirol Street. Mentre nel 1979, altre due filiali furono aperte a Ramat HaSharon e Dizengoff Center. Quando nel 1993, McDonald's si espanse anche in Israele, Burgeranch era la più grande catena di ristoranti in Israele, con 49 ristoranti.

Nel 1997, il 74% delle azioni di Burgerranch furono acquistate dalla Paz Oil Company Ltd. A fine 2001, la Paz finì di acquistare totalmente la compagnia, diventando a tutti gli effetti, i nuovi proprietari. Nuovi ristoranti furono aperti alle stazioni di servizio, della stessa Paz. Nel 2006, Paz vendette la catena all'imprenditore israeliano Yossi Hoshinski. A inizio 2008, Hoshinski morì a causa di un infarto e la società fallì. Solamente qualche mese più avanti, la Orgad Holdings acquisterà la Burgeranch per oltre 20 milioni di dollari.

Fusione con Burger King
Nel 1992, quando Burger King entrò nel mercato israeliano, discusse un accordo con Burgeranch ma esso fu rifiutato. Col tempo, Burger King riuscì ad aprire oltre 50 ristoranti, Burgeranch per contrattaccare tentò di impadronirsi di Burger King in Israele, ma fu bloccato dalle leggi monopolistiche. Nel 2005, dopo che Burger King dichiarò bancarotta, fu acquistato da Orgad Holdings.

Nel 2010, Orgad Holdings dichiarò che Burger King in Israele, si sarebbe fuso insieme a Burger Ranch, al momento della fusione, entrambe le catene disponevano in totale 107 ristoranti.

A novembre 2014, fu riferito che un gruppo di investitori, erano in trattativa per l'acquisto di 51 locali dei 72 ristoranti di Burgeranch per la conversione in Burger Kings. Le restanti 22 località volevano chiuderle. L'accordo fallì però, Burger King sarebbe stato rilanciato a dicembre 2015.

Aeroporto di Tel Aviv-Ben-Gurion

A ottobre 2011 fu annunciato che Burgeranch aveva superato McDonald's per le due località principali all'Aeroporto Ben Gurion. Per via del grande afflusso di persone, si stima che queste due sedi abbiano fatturato 8 milioni di dollari l'anno, quattro volte il costo d'affitto dei due ristoranti (2,2 milioni).

Casherut
Solamente i due terzi dei ristoranti di Burger Ranch, forniscono cibi che seguono il kashèr. Le motivazioni per la quale non tutti i ristoranti della catena, possono servire cibo kasher è per dispute aziendali. Oltre tutto, i ristoranti kasher certificati hanno l'obbligo di chiudere il sabato e durante le festività ebraiche. Ciò avviene perché un ristorante israeliano non è autorizzato a servire entrambi gli alimenti, per ovviare a questo problema, la catena ha deciso di rendere una parte dei suoi ristoranti solo kasher, mentre l'altra parte serve gli alimenti non-kasher.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni


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Board backs $11M in bonds for Marlborough projects
Evan Lips/Daily News staff
Finance Committee members last night whipped out their calculators, engaged in feisty debates and tried to establish an agreement on a bond package that they hope improve the city's infrastructure.
At the end of their three-hour meeting, committee members recommended more than $11 million in bonds to address needs in 11 categories. The full City Council must give final approval.
"I would like to thank the councilors, because I know things got testy at times," Chairman Michael Ossing told fellow committee members. "It is a lot of money, but I believe we're still focused on Marlborough's best interests."
The bond package recommended by the committee calls for spending on several major projects:
* $389,500 will be issued as a five-year bond directed at upgrading equipment used by city departments, including the purchase of a $109,000 asphalt-grinding machine used for road repaving. A proposed amount of $445,388 was cut by about $55,000 after members balked at buying new code enforcement cars.
* $2.6 million was approved in 10-year bonds for road-related reconstruction, with at least one road in each ward scheduled for fixing. Board members voted against paying $440,000 to repave Poirer Driver, a high school access road.
* $200,000 was approved for sidewalk construction
* $475,000 was approved for sewer construction.
* $200,000 was approved for new water meters.
* $1.6 million was approved for a water main construction project, including the replacement of a major line under Hosmer Street.
* $110,000 was approved to improve the conditions of city parks.
* $350,000 was approved in city-wide and other School Department technology, with $140,000 going toward the replacement of 140 teacher computers.
* $2.2 million was approved in a 20-year building renovation bond that includes giving the high school's old air conditioning system a $1 million upgrade. But the committee voted against spending $600,000 on Public Works site improvements.
* $1.1 million was approved in five-year bonds to replace old Public Works equipment.
* $1.8 million was approved in a 30-year bond for early work on new services in the Sudbury Street neighborhood.
(Evan Lips can be reached at 508-490-7461 or elips@cnc.com.)


PALIN: Said of Democratic presidential candidate Obama: "94 times he voted to increase taxes or not support a tax reduction."
BIDEN: Complained about "economic policies of the last eight years" that led to "excessive deregulation."
PALIN: Criticized Obama's "plan to mandate health care coverage and have universal government run program" for health care, and added: "I don't think it's going to be real pleasing for Americans to consider health care being taken over by the Feds."
THE FACTS: Wrong on several counts. Obama's plan does not provide for universal coverage, only mandates insurance for children and doesn't turn the system over to the government. Most people would still get private insurance through their work. Obama proposes that the government subsidize the cost of health coverage for millions who have trouble affording it and he'd set up an exchange to negotiate prices and benefits with private insurers — with one option being a government-run plan.
BIDEN: Warned that Republican presidential candidate John McCain's $5,000 tax credit to help families buy health coverage "will go straight to the insurance company."
THE FACTS: That's not surprising, the money is meant to pay for health insurance. The Obama campaign tried to capitalize on the candidates' health care exchange by issuing an ad Friday contending that the Republicans can't explain "the McCain health tax."
PALIN: "Two years ago, remember, it was John McCain who pushed so hard with the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reform measures. He sounded that warning bell."
THE FACTS: Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska led an effort in 2005 to tighten regulation on the mortgage underwriters, McCain joined as a co-sponsor a year later. The legislation was never taken up by the full Senate, then under Republican control.
BIDEN: Said McCain supports tax breaks for oil companies, and "wants to give them another $4 billion tax cut."
THE FACTS: Biden is repeating a favorite saw of the Obama campaign, and it's misleading. McCain supports a cut in income taxes for all corporations, and doesn't single out any one industry for that benefit.
THE FACTS: Not correct. The Pentagon says there are currently 152,000 US troops in Iraq, about 17,000 more than there were before the 2007 military buildup began.
BIDEN: "As a matter of fact, John recently wrote an article in a major magazine saying that he wants to do for the health care industry, deregulate it and let the free market move, like he did for the banking industry."
THE FACTS: Biden and Obama have been perpetuating this distortion of what McCain wrote in an article for the American Academy of Actuaries. McCain, laying out his health plan, only referred to deregulation when saying people should be allowed to buy health insurance across state lines. In that context, he wrote: "Opening up the health insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over the last decade in banking, would provide more choices of innovative products less burdened by the worst excesses of state-based regulation."
PALIN: Said Alaska is "building a nearly $40 billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever to flow those sources of energy into hungry markets."
THE FACTS: Not quite. Construction is at least six years away. So far the state has only awarded a license to Trans Canada Corp., that comes with $500 million in seed money in exchange for commitments toward a lengthy and costly process to getting a federal certificate. At an August news conference after the state Legislature approved the license, Palin said, "It's not a done deal."
PALIN: "Barack Obama even supported increasing taxes as late as last year for those families making only $42,000 a year."
BIDEN: "The charge is absolutely not true. Barack Obama did not vote to raise taxes."
THE FACTS: The vote was on a nonbinding budget resolution that assumed that President Bush's tax cuts would expire, as scheduled, in 2011. If that actually happened, it could mean higher taxes for people making as little as about $42,000. But Obama is proposing tax increases only on the wealthy, and would cut taxes for most others.
PALIN: Said a McCain-Palin administration "will support Israel," including "building our embassy ... in Jerusalem."
THE FACTS: Moving the US Embassy from its present location in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is a perennial promise of presidential candidates courting the Jewish-American vote. In fact, moving the embassy is actually required by US law. But successive administrations of both parties, including George W. Bush's, have made the same pledge only to find that the realities of Middle East peacemaking have forced them to invoke a waiver to delay it. Jerusalem is claimed as a capital by both Israel and the Palestinians and Israel's occupation of east Jerusalem is not internationally recognized. The city's status is one of the key issues of disagreement in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.


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We are pleased to announce that Sumitomo Corporation Group has increased their shareholding in Union Harvest (M) Sdn. Bhd., formerly known as Union Harvest (West Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Union Harvest (M) Sdn. Bhd. is thereby now a subsidiary company of Sumitomo Corporation Group.
The following press releases has been announced in Sumitomo Corporation's website and also in New Straits Times.
Sumitomo Corporation has been involved in the fertilizer business in Malaysia since the 1980s when it supplied japanese-grade ammonium chloride to local fertilizer companies.
In the mid-1980s, Union Harvest brought in Sumitomo's first shipment of japanese-grade ammonium sulphate into Malaysia. A great partnership has been formed since then.
Together, we look forward to serve the plantation industry, agriculture farms and to create more business opportunities between Japan and Malaysia in the years ahead.


"Room" is both accomplishment and conundrum. The film's first half is so agonizingly difficult to sit through I desperately wished I were anywhere else, while its unexpectedly affecting second half so completely turned me around there was nowhere else I'd rather have been than right in the moment with this singular film.
Adapted by Emma Donoghue from her best-selling novel, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for its exceptional literary qualities, "Room's" up-and-down effects are intentional.