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| Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 04/15: APA ... - StreetInsider.com (subscription) Posted: 15 Apr 2010 07:36 AM PDT The details of the deal will pay Mariner Energy $26.22 per share in cash and stock, which is a 45 percent over the Wednesday closing price. Shareholders of Mariner would receive 0.17 of an Apache share and $7.80 in cash for each share owned. Apache would also assume $1.2 billion in debt from Mariner in the deal that could be completed in the third quarter. "This is a strategic step and a natural extension into the deepwater Gulf for Apache," said G. Steven Farris, Apache's chairman and chief executive officer. "Mariner provides an exciting new platform for growth in the deepwater and complements our strengths in the Gulf Shelf and the Permian Basin. Based on our experience working with the Mariner team, we also believe the two companies will make an excellent cultural fit." Apache has been looking to acquire assets to expand its exploration efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, and said Monday that it planned to buy Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN) for $1.05 billion. The deal for Devon will add to Apache's core areas on the shelf of the Gulf of Mexico, while the addition of Mariner will bring the company a stronger position in the area's deeper waters. The deal is the latest in a flurry of activity in the energy sector, which has seen companies place bets on higher prices for oil and natural gas while the economic recovery takes hold.
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| Best of the latest books on Latin cuisines - Seattle Times Posted: 09 Apr 2010 07:03 PM PDT The bold flavors and fresh tastes of Latin cuisines make them an exciting way to perk up your palate in the heat of summer. Cooks from Mexico to Rio have long known the powers of cumin, peppers, chocolate and the delicate balancing of sweet and acid. All are used liberally in several new cookbooks that reveal the secrets of Latin cuisines, and explore the diverse cultural influences that have shaped them. "Nirmala's Edible Diary" by Nirmala Narine (Chronicle Books, 2009) tumbles through South America's 14 countries with gorgeous, color-saturated photos and more than 70 recipes that illuminate the influence of African slaves, native Arawak Indians, Chinese, Javanese, Portuguese and other colonial powers on the continent. A woman of Asian-Indian descent raised in Guyana, Nirmala offers engaging reminiscences of her childhood, travels and lessons of her grandfather — an Ayurvedic doctor and Hindu priest — in a book that is part travelogue, part cookbook. Organized by country, the book allowed readers to eat their way around the continent. Start with a bracing Brazilian caipirinha cocktail then continue on to an appetizer of chicken and plantain tamales from Colombia. A cardamom-scented taro-and-coconut milk vichyssoise from French Guiana will cool off a hot day, and Peruvian potato salad spiked with fruity yellow chili would make a good summer side dish. "The Brazilian Kitchen" by Leticia Moreinos Schwartz (Kyle Books, 2010) focuses on the little known but increasingly popular cuisine of Brazil, where colonists, immigrants and native influences have created a food that is as diverse as it is unique. The author is a native of Rio, and she offers myriad croquettes, empanadas and fritters stuffed with beans, meat or fish as crispy, hot, salty bar food. Dishes like salted and peppered melon — seared melon offset by mango-and-yellow pepper sauce — and grilled fresh cheese with Brazil nut and cilantro pesto promise refreshing summer meals. In "Daisy: Morning, Noon and Night," Food Network host Daisy Martinez (Atria Books, 2010) offers recipes such as chili-spiked hot chocolate, Latin johnnycakes (called arepas) and breakfast tamales to remind us that Latin food isn't just for dinner. But if you are thinking dinner, black bean and fresh cheese tostadas and spicy gazpacho shooters laced with tequila promise unusual cocktail party fare, while shrimp tacos with tomato and avocado salsa suggest a hearty weeknight dinner. Many people consider Spanish food the mother cuisine of Latin America, and chef Jose Pizarro's "Seasonal Spanish Food" (Kyle Books, 2010) outlines its basics. Sultry photos on matte paper and anecdote-rich sidebars about tapas, cheese curdled with wild thistle, and customs like stringing fresh peppers over smoldering oak fires to make smoked paprika, conjure up the deeply sensual experience of eating in Spain. Organized by season, the book offers recipes for vibrant dishes like an artichoke and sheep cheese salad that contrasts vinegar and arugula with toasted pine nuts. In summer, tomatoes take center stage with refreshing tomato-and-melon gazpacho and cinnamon-laced tomato jam.
PERUVIAN POTATO SALAD This unusual potato salad from Peru is dressed with a sauce of coconut milk, cheese and aji amarillo (yellow chili powder). The sauce and potatoes can be made a day ahead and refrigerated. Start to finish: 1 hour Servings: 6 2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes Salt 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 small shallot, minced 1 tablespoon aji amarillo powder or sweet paprika powder 14-ounce canned unsweetened coconut milk 6 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro Ground black pepper 4 large hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped In a large saucepan, combine the potatoes and 1 teaspoon of salt. Add enough cold water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cover and cook until the potatoes are just tender but still firm, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately drain and set aside to cool or refrigerate until ready to use. Meanwhile, in a medium nonstick saucepan over low, heat the olive oil. Saute the garlic, shallot and aji amarillo powder for 2 minutes or until the mixture is soft. Whisk in the coconut milk and cheese. Cook, whisking continuously, until the mixture is reduced to about ¾ cup. Add the cilantro and whisk for another minute. Season with salt and pepper. Place the potatoes in a large bowl. Pour in the cheese mixture. Mix well to coat. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with eggs before serving. Serve immediately or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 459 calories; 285 calories from fat; 33 g fat (19 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 172 mg cholesterol; 33 g carbohydrate; 14 g protein; 4 g fiber; 571 mg sodium. Recipe from Nirmala Narine's "Nirmala's Edible Diary," Chronicle Books, 2009 Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Hi-Desert Cultural Center Team to Take Center Stage for ... - Biloxi Sun Herald Posted: 12 Apr 2010 10:27 PM PDT '+'>'); } --> JOSHUA TREE, Calif., April 12 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The prestigious annual Intel Visionary Conference is now in its ninth year and scheduled for April 14–16, 2010 at the Hotel Sofitel in Washington, D.C. Policy makers, government officials, and education technology leaders from across the nation will attend the event and, on the final morning of the conference, will see and hear history in the making – while getting a first-hand demonstration of the very near future as well. With Radnich, touted as one of this nation's most promising up-and-coming composers and pianists, performing from Joshua Tree's Blak Box Theatre, and with Knudsen, one of Yamaha's top innovators in the area of music technology, emceeing the session in Washington, D.C., the team will lead the prestigious conference audience through a performance and demonstration of some of the most innovative methods available for music education. With two Yamaha Disklavier reproducing grand pianos connected to each other over the Internet, Radnich's keystrokes and foot peddling in Joshua Tree are faithfully reproduced live on the piano at the Washington, D.C. conference, with every nuance of Radnich's performance perfectly duplicated on the remote piano. The keystrokes Radnich creates on the Joshua Tree piano are played live by the piano in Washington, and vise versa, even though the pianos are separated by thousands of miles. The session opens with Radnich and Knudsen recreating part of their virtual performance that is currently featured at Disneyland's Tomorrowland in the "Home of the Future" exhibit. This is followed by Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center student, Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz, who will appear on the conference stage and receive a remote master music lesson from Radnich, followed by Performing Arts Center Director, Stephen Catanzarite, who will walk the audience through the evolution of the Center's remote learning programs with George Litterst of TimeWarp Technologies, the inventor of many of the technologies being utilized. The session's finale will feature Radnich accompanied live in the curve of the conference piano by Patti Cohenour, originally known as "Christine Daae" in Broadway's Phantom of the Opera. She will be singing her signature song "Think Of Me" in what might be termed the ultimate example of a "phantom" performance. This performance with Cohenour will also include several original works from the music of MACAW, written by Radnich and arranged with Knudsen. Showing: Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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Ginjiro Inagaki, who runs a noodle shop in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, allegedly fired an arrow sometime around midnight on March 12 in violation of the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties, Kyodo News reported. Inagaki said, as he had no money, he thought venison would sell for a high price, Kyodo said, citing local police officials. The deer was found March 13 with a 52-centimetre arrow stuck in its abdomen and died two days later. The iron arrow had pierced its lung and members of a local citizens group removed it, the group that protects the roughly 1,000 deer in the park said. An autopsy found a 35-centimetre-long male fawn in the deer, the Mainichi daily reported. '; PrintArticle();//--> Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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