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There is a notion that I subscribe to, and I may even have initiated, that the walls of every restaurant continue to contain all the best aromas of the cooking that has gone on within them. The longer any restaurant stays in operation, the better it will smell as the walls reverberate, albeit silently, with all that the kitchen has delivered over the years.
If that is the case, and it certainly was last Saturday evening in Paris, then chef Julien Roucheteau and his team at restaurant La Scène Thélème start with certain advantages.
The restaurant is close to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris's smart 17th arrondissement where, in its current incarnation as a first class restaurant with a theatre attached, Roucheteau is the third talented chef to occupy this space in the past 40 years.
In the early 1980s this site was home to Le Bernardin restaurant and the piscatorial cooking of the late Gilbert Le Coze before his more determined sister Maguy moved the restaurant to New York (for more details on what this indomitable restaurateur achieved this see the chapter on her in my book The Art of the Restaurateur that Phaidon published in 2012).
This space then became talented chef Guy Savoy's eponymous restaurant. And it was here that Savoy first met Jean-Marie Gurné, initially as a customer. In those days Gurné must have been a good customer, judging by his figure and also by his former role in Nestlé, for which he worked for many years in Switzerland, the US and the UK. But when Gurné turned 60 he began to appreciate that it was the 'now or never moment' to realise his dream – of opening a restaurant with a theatre space attached.
Gurné is adamant that, although he is today chairman of La Scène Thélème, he still fulfils the vital role of being what every restaurant requires – that of the customer. And he can fill this role so well because of his own experience as a customer in many of the world's top restaurants, but also because he has hired two exceptional people to run the restaurant on his behalf.
First of all there is his restaurant director, Frédéric Pedrono, active for the past 12 years in three-star Michelin restaurants and whom I last encountered at Yannick Alleno's Pavillon Ledoyen . He had initially been attracted by the slightly more informal atmosphere of this new venture and by the opportunity of bringing together a younger team comprised, he confessed to me quite explicitly, of equally talented and hardworking young men and young women.
In charge of the kitchen is the talented and relatively young chef Julien Roucheteau who was formerly in the same post at the Hotel Lancaster under the aegis of Michel Troisgros. La Scène Thélème has already been awarded its first Michelin star and Pedrono is adamant that his goal is to secure a second.
The combination of a Michelin-starred restaurant and a theatrical space is, I have to say, a very French affair. The theatre, which seats about 45, is located behind the reception and it is into this space that all the spectators, waiting patiently outside, either on the street or in Gurné's café opposite, are led when the doors open at 7pm.
On the night we attended, Gurné was the host introducing Catherine Salviat, well-known actor at the Comédie Française, on to the stage for a spirited performance based on the letters of the Russian playwright, Anton Chekhov. When she had finished, the audience (and actor) repaired across the road for a welcome, complimentary, glass of wine.
When we got back in the theatre space was no more. The curtains had been pulled back, the stage had been removed, and the entire ground floor was now a restaurant. We were shown to a very comfortable, modern table and the second part of La Scène Thélème's performance got under way.
The menu is short. There are three starters, supplemented at the moment by two variations on asparagus, white from Vardennes and green from the Vaucluse. Most of our table, however, plumped for a starter headlined Fraîcheur or freshness and described as a variation on langoustines with shiso, the Japanese variant of the mint family. This was an exquisitely pretty dish, perhaps lacking a touch of acidity, of cylinders of langoustine topped with caviar in a scented jelly.
Before then we were served perhaps the best bread I have ever had the privilege of eating in a restaurant. Rolls that were not too large, that had all the crunch and texture one could wish for, and proved to be a promising sign for all that was to follow.
For our main courses, we each chose differently: one of us plumping for a dish of sweetbreads with morels, another a very delicate fillet of John Dory topped with the finest slices of celery and served with ravioli made of celery; and another a fillet of lamb smoked in hay. With this we drank a 2016 Viré-Clessé from Lafon and a charming Tibouren-based 2014 Clos Cibonne, Cuvée Olivier Provençal red.
It may have been this appetising red wine, or perhaps it was just the sight of the cheese trolley, or perhaps it was the bread, that persuaded me not to order dessert, which is I believe a greater test of any kitchen, and to plump for cheese instead. But the cheese trolley here is one of the most alluring and best selected I have ever encountered. A couple of hard cheeses, including a Comté from Bernard Antony in Vieux-Ferrette and several unnamed goats' cheeses from Dominique Fabre in the south west of France, provided an excellent finish to what was an excellent meal.
Gurné will open a second location, close to the Bastille, in the second half of June where the focus will be on a more music-themed performance space with a less expensive bistro menu. This, I believe, will have considerable potential for a possible transfer to London. In the interim, for lovers of French theatre, or those who simply enjoy high quality, modern French cooking (the short performances are optional), then do head for La Scène Thélème.
La Scène Thélème 18 rue Troyon, 75017 Paris; tel +33 1 77 37 60 99
Closed all day Sunday and Monday, and Saturday lunch
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05-16-2018, 02:08 AM (This post was last modified: 05-16-2018 03:11 AM by nikola-wan.)
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(05-08-2018 07:15 AM)Vaygr Wrote:(05-08-2018 03:30 AM)nikola-wan Wrote: I just got my latest EVO2 Off-Road MEGA 2560 working tonight.
Thanks for the kind comments.
I have now posted my modifications to the EVO2 Arduino code on github:
I have included my TOUCHOSC file. My mods include getting the PID sliders to report the adjusted PID values, plus a working battery voltage and battery percentage display with a background RED LED that lights below the low battery threshold.
The secret to getting the EVO2 telemetry back to the TOUCHOSC application was only sending one message - immediately after the TOUCHOSC app pings the EVO2 Wifi. There is a short window where TOUCHOSC listens, then closes its connection to the Wifi.
I reworked my first attempt - bending the shield serial pins out made the shield too sensitive and it would pop off if the robot fell over. My suggestion to JJROBOTs- if they are redesigning the shield would be to put jumper headers for the Wifi serial to the shield pins 0 and 1. This would have allowed me to remove the jumpers and connect the Mega serial1 pins to the Wifi - bypassing the shield pins.
My rework was to unsolder pins 0 and 1 from the shield and resolder them to the top side of the shield - making sure the pins did NOT make contact with the arduino pins 0 and 1 when the shield was plugged in.
I also decided to change out the inline 6x AA battery box and created a 2 row 3x AA battery box by cutting off a larger 2 row AA box. This allowed me to put the batteries between the two stepper motors to further reduce the EVO2 MEGA center of gravity.
I've got several photos of my latest modifications - I'll post those in separate messages in this thread to keep from being banned again.
My tire info is in post #9:
My github site also includes my stretched "Stealth" EVO2 front and back bumpers, stretched electronics platform and stretched stepper motor platform. The platforms are now 130mm long - just enough to bolt the Arduino MEGA and fit inside the side panels.
Here are some photos:
First the relocated Serial pins to the top of the shield:
MEGA Serial1 to shield Serial1
Gyro i2c cabling
New battery box between stepper motors
I added an external power switch on the side
I soldered red wire to the +9V terminal on the battery pack - but didn't check which wire was center conductor (plus) to the Arduino. So I reversed the power leads from the Arduino - now I'm switching on/off the ground lead.
I took your suggestion and purchased a 17mm to 12mm metal hex adapter on Amazon - I didn't want to wait for the shipment from China
I did have to use my grinding wheel to shave off some of the adapter so the washer would fit flush with my big wheels. I also cut off the captive washer on the bolt that came with the brass coupler and smaller wheels - otherwise I would have had to find longer bolts to attach the big wheels to the coupler.
I forgot to post a photo of my EVO2 MEGA Off-Road
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Great work :-)
I`m building my own "Off road" version - how does it handle obstacles (not flat surface) when you have a low center of gravity? Does it not need to lean forward and use a top weight when trying to "climb" angled surface..?
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(05-16-2018 07:04 AM)@mundsen Wrote: Great work :-)
Great question!
I have tile and throw rugs in my house. I found the original wheels with an O-ring had difficulty transitioning to the throw rugs from the tile.
The larger 1:8 scale wheels can easily handle the transition.
I am using the "Pro" mode which has more aggressive 'angles'. I have found that I can easily turn the MEGA Off-Road in either direction on a fairly deep pile carpet - but if stopped on the carpet - I need to drive backwards to get off. Sometimes with 'shag' pile carpet I need to jog the robot forward and then back to begin to move. I believe the backwards angle in the code is larger than the forward angle - has something to do with that.
I haven't tried driving outside on any surface other than concrete. I think the aggressive off-road treads will help here.
I'm still experimenting with changing the PIDs - although I've found that reducing the Stability P to 0.200 helps a lot with the changed center of gravity.
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Do you have a discount for him?
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RE: B-robot EVO. OFF ROAD version
Neat, I look forward to trying it. subscribed.
These AKA wheels from the link above measure as:
83.4mm (3.28 in) hub diameter
112.4mm (4.42 in) tire diameter
I'm using the six AA holder that came with the robot and I use NIMH.
Only changes are a GoPro mount (no GoPro while testing), USB cable (easier to program) and some tiewraps.
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It's obvious to geeks that the equipment which performs CCDP-mandated logging will have to be:
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- reasonably secure (doubtless the Home Secretary will say "very secure")
- permit secret-but-authenticated access to the police, security services and council dog-catchers to query the databases
…re: the latter: you don't want to tip off some suspects within an ISP by letting them see that they are the subject of an enquiry.*
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It will need to be a certified system – ie: built to a secure specification, include special crypto hardware like tamper-resistant keystores, tested, and then put in a tamperproof box/rack so it can't be faffed-about with – because it will be trusted by government agencies and they like to have that sort of thing.
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In the Network Service Provider trade it's known as massive cost overheads and a barrier to market entry.
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Hull City owner Assem Allam today insisted the club has ALWAYS been known as Hull City Tigers - and all he wants to do is shorten the name.
The Egyptian-born benefactor also warned "no-one on earth is allowed to question how I do my business" as he faces protests from fans.
Dr Allam announced in September he wanted to change Hull City's name to Hull Tigers - believing the word 'City' to be "lousy" and "common".
He has told fans Hull Tigers is more marketable and will help generate greater commercial income - key because he cannot buy the freehold to the KC Stadium.
The 76-year-old, who says he has put £75m into the East Yorkshire club so far, met with supporters' groups 11 days ago to discuss the club's name.
At the time, those talks were hailed as "essentially positive" by the City Till We Die supporters' group, formed to protect the name of Hull City AFC.
However, a Hull City club statement released last night confirmed Dr Allam remained in favour of switching to Hull Tigers early next year.
And in a stormy live radio interview today, he said the East Yorkshire club was already called Hull City Tigers - with Tigers being part of the name since 1904.
Dr Allam told BBC Radio Humberside: "It's Hull City Tigers now, and has been all the time.
"The name as registered with the FA and the Companies House always has been Hull City AFC Tigers Ltd.
"So I'm not adding Tigers, it is there. I'm not adding City, I'm not adding Hull, I'm removing AFC, that's all.
"Then considering, by early next year, the decision to further shorten the name."
However, the City Till We Die group has accused Dr Allam of not knowing the difference between the holding company's name and the club's playing name.
In a statement, it said: "Until he registers a new name with the Football Association, the club remains Hull City AFC.
"His belief that we are already called Hull City Tigers, a name ripe for shortening, is therefore spectacularly ill-judged and erroneous.
"Let us be clear - Dr Allam CANNOT change the football name of the club without approval of the FA, who in turn require consultation with fans.
"By claiming we are now called Hull City Tigers, he has announced a new name and gone back on that promise - it took him 10 short days."
The Football Association has yet to comment on the issue of the 109-year-old club's name.
However, rule 3L in the Association's rules states: "Any application for a change of playing name must be received by The Association before 1st April in any calendar year in order for it to be considered by Council for adoption in the following playing season.
"Council will use its absolute discretion in deciding whether to approve a change in a Club's playing name."
Listen to Assem Allam's interview
Full transcript of Dr Allam's interview on BBC Radio Humberside today
Talk us through this statement you've made regarding the name change for Hull City AFC.
No, I have not changed names. I don't know where you have got this from. I don't change names.
If you mean shortening the name, yes we have shortened the name by removing the AFC.
That's already happened?
Oh yes, earlier this year.
So that was done in consultation with the Football Association and the Premier League?
Why do I do that?
Forgive me, are you talking about the holding company for the football club of the football team's name?
The football club's name as registered in the Companies House and with the FA changed from Hull City AFC Tigers Ltd to Hull City Tigers Ltd earlier this year.
Tigers wasn't part of the name before though, was it?
Always been a part of the name. Look, from 1904, Hull and City and Tigers, always there. So there's no addition to the name, no change of name.
But they were called Hull City AFC since 1904 and Tigers has been their nickname.
No no no, Tigers was in the registered name. Tigers is part of the registered name with Companies House and the Football Association.
Now the fans I spoke to last week were absolutely delighted having been given your time and had a meeting with you last Friday to talk about the name. They really felt they'd made progress, that you were listening to their concerns and that you might consider keeping the name as it was, as it has been. So were they mistaken in feeling encouraged?
No, there's nothing changed. I explained the position, I explained why we're shortening names, to have a more powerful impact on the market, to enable the club to grow globally, to try to generate commercial income. Like other clubs, but gradually do it, look at Manchester City and United.
So they understood the position why we need the money. I'm here to look after the football, improve the quality of football for the fans and for the area.
Promotion to Premier League is an achievement.
The next step in a few years I would like to see the club go into Europe and get players from Europe playing here.
But can't it do that as Hull City AFC? It strikes me that a man with your obviously talented business brain could make this a commercial success with its existing name?
You need money. You need money. It doesn't come for nothing. You need money.
To do money you need to promote yourself, you grow globally, generate cash, commercial income from commercial activities.
It doesn't come to you as a present. We need money.
If you look at the accounts which will be published next week for the year ending 31st July this year you'll see about £75m spent since I bought the club.
But it's money well spent as we have better football.
If you want better football, I'll help with this. If you want to worship names, do it. As I keep saying it's a free country.
The thing is Mr Allam you have rescued the club, spent millions. This is the point surely where you could turn from hero to villain. Why would you want to upset your customers if you want to make money?
You never need me to turn into a villain. I am here, I bought the club for the fans, and it will always be the case.
I turn from this to that, only if I didn't achieve the objectives.
The objectives were to save the club and go to the top category of football and carry on improving. That's what I'm doing.
By the way, any question about AFC I'm not answering.
Ok, that's fine, I think you've already answered that question, so the club's name has already changed, and you want to add the name Tigers to it?
No, I don't know why we keep... The club has not changed names and I will not change the club's name. We have shortened the name by removing AFC.
But people would argue that is changing the name?
They can please themselves, I can't help them.
Changing names is introducing a name instead of a name. We have not. We've shortened the name and I will carry on unless....
In the meeting, someone came up with a bright idea, they said 'ok, we understand, would you like us to think of another way of generating income?'
And I said 'yes of course, and I will give you a short notice meeting as soon as you come up with a different proposal'.
You did say you'd conduct extensive market research into what impact a name change would have as well. Have you commissioned someone to do that research? How are you going to do that research?
No one on earth is allowed to question how I do my business. No one on earth. Let's kill this point.
I know how to run my business. Nobody will question this or that. Leave the answers to me.
I promised to get you good football and I've done that. Leave this to me. Otherwise everyone will question how I run my business tomorrow.
Are you going to look at sports around the world?
All you need to do, as the gentleman suggested, is to come up with an alternative to generate cash. I will listen and I will jump on the opportunity.
And you have evidence that if you don't change the name you won't be able to make money?
Change the name to what?
To Hull City Tigers? Or Hull Tigers?
Again, you call it change of name. I haven't changed names. Do you mean shortening the name?
Well, it's lengthening it, isn't it? It was Hull City AFC, if you want to make it Hull City Tigers, that's longer.
I don't know what to say. Can I say this for the last time? No change of name. We're shortening the name.
The name as registered with the FA and the Companies House always has been Hull City AFC Tigers Ltd.
So I'm not adding Tigers, it is there. I'm not adding City, I'm not adding Hull, I'm removing AFC, that's all.
And then considering, by early next year, considering the decision to further shorten the name.
It's Hull City Tigers now, and has been all the time. To shorten, to remove one word... Do I remove Hull? Or remove City? Or remove Tigers?
People would argue that Tigers isn't part of the name now, but we could get...
It has always been part of the name!
It's always been the nickname. I was on the pitch with you during that wonderful celebration you threw at the KC Stadium and everyone was chanting City Till We Die. It means something to them.
They can 'City Till They Die' as much as they like.
But let's take this. Tigers is in the name, I keep repeating this, with FA and Companies House, for ages.
Forgive me for repeating myself Dr Allam it's just all the Hull City fans I've spoken to don't agree. They've been under a completely different impression as to what is the club's name.
It's not my opinion, for God's sake. Look at the records. Talk to Companies House, talk to the FA. It's not an opinion, Tigers is there for ages.
So finally what happens next Dr Allam? Are you going to be consulting further with the fans or are you going to be acting unilaterally?
Nobody interferes with how I do my job. Leave it to me.


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3. Beat pudding mix, milk and sugar in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP; spoon into pastry bag fitted with basket-weave tip.
4. Pipe pudding mixture onto tops of cupcakes. Add chocolate chips for the eyes.
* How to Store: Keep frosted cupcakes refrigerated.
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The transmission vacuum modulator valve determines how much load is on the engine so the transmission can shift properly. It has a vacuum line that connects to the intake and measures the amount of vacuum in the engine.
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The modulator valve is a part of the transmission vacuum. Inside the canister of the vacuum modulator, the valve works with a diaphragm and a calibrated spring to measure load. When the diaphragm senses changes in engine vacuum because of load changes, the diaphragm pushes against the valve while the calibrated spring moves against the movement of the diaphragm.
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Then a wail for their sins
It's probably just me, but if I'm told that a piece of music is "uplifting" or "touches the core of what it is to be human", I run as fast as I can from it - comments Henry Holland on The composer without a shadow? Henry was writing in praise of Richard Strauss, and I wonder what he makes of the music of a contemporary and friend of Strauss', Edward Elgar?
This morning I attended a performance of Elgar's Piano Quintet led by pianist Ashley Wass, and, sorry Henry, but this is a work that is both uplifting and deeply human. Given the over-exposure of the Cello Concerto it is difficult to understand why Elgar's String Quartet and Piano Quintet aren't better known as all three works are from the same period.
They were written when the composer was living in a cottage called Brinkwells at Fittleworth in Sussex between 1917 and 1919. Near Elgar's cottage was a clump of dead trees that had been struck by lightning. Their branches were distorted into strange and almost human forms. Local legend said that impious Spanish monks had held black masses there, and as punishment had been struck down by lightning and turned into the withered trees. The ghostly shapes provided inspiration for both Elgar's Piano Quintet and String Quartet, and also his Violin Sonata. Elgar's wife Alice wrote of the Quintet in her diary:
'Wonderful weird beginning ... evidently reminiscent of sinister trees ... sad 'dispossesed' trees and their fate - or rather curse - which brought it on ... then a wail for their sins - wonderful.'
My header image of the trees at Fittleworth comes from the EMI recording of Elgar's chamber music by the Vellinger Quartet and Piers Lane. If you love the Cello Concerto but don't know these works you have a gap in your CD collection that needs filling.
In today's concert the Elgar was coupled with Frank Bridge's Piano Trio No. 2 from 1929. It is unfortunate that today Bridge is remembered mainly as Benjamin Britten's teacher. This late Piano Trio is a a tough, sinewy work that hovers tantalisingly between tonality and the chromaticism of Schoenberg. Forget the baggage associated with Bridge, this is one of several great works by him that should be recognised for their own merits.
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, and Elgar's music from his Brinkwells period is a painfull reminder of the carnage of war, as is Strauss' Metamorphosen. But some victims of the Holocaust are still forgotten, read about them here.
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- Scott said...
"It's probably just me, but if I'm told that a piece of music is "uplifting" or "touches the core of what it is to be human", I run as fast as I can from it - comments Henry Holland on The composer without a shadow? "
Well ... yes, it is, Henry, as least as far as I'm concerned.
It strikes me as a marvelously silly and cynical conceit to dismiss a piece out of hand simply because someone has been touched by it beyond interesting sounds and technical ingenuity.
It sounds to me like a singularly cold and soulless manner in which to live. But to each his own.
Note that I'm not saying that Henry Holland is silly or cynical or soulless; I have no idea whether he is or not. I'm just saying that his comments strike me that way.
- 5:32 pm
- Pliable said...
Perhaps Frank Bridge's time has come?
This was the second live performance of his music that I have heard in just over a week. On Friday January 18th I heard his Three Idylls for String Quartet played by the Heath Quartet at an Aldeburgh Friday lunchtime concert.
The coupling was Beethoven Op. 132. A very wet January lunchtime in Aldeburgh - completely sold out. And classical music is dead?
- 7:24 pm
- Henry Holland said...
Glad you enjoyed the Elgar, Pliable, but I prefer his larger utterances (I just got the Barbirolli Gerontius and it's wonderful).
Instead of leaving long-ass comments on blogs, I've decided to start blogging. Yikes. Scott, a response to your comments is at my place.
- 7:33 pm
- akaTreeFinder said...
Do you still have a copy of Mrs Penny Powe11's book in your library? I would love to see a picture of the original published dora letter.
- 8:50 pm


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Advisers may be wondering how they can guide clients on estate planning when the country is still awaiting potentially significant changes to U.S. tax policy from President Donald Trump. Should they wait to discuss such planning with clients until there is a more-definitive policy?
The answer to that is a resounding no. A large component of estate planning, for one, involves transferring assets to irrevocable trusts. This offers a number of non-tax-related benefits, including asset protection, divorce protection and management structure for potential future disability.
There is no point in waiting on new tax laws to implement planning that is protective and vital no matter what the ultimate platform may be. Clients need advisers to help them focus on the importance of planning for their futures, instead of being transfixed by the ever-evolving tax debate in Washington.
It may actually be better to go forward with tax planning before changes in policy are made, anyhow.
And it may actually be better to go forward with tax planning before changes in policy are made, anyhow. For one, many tax commentators do not believe that estate tax repeal will come without a sunset provision (e.g., in 10 years the taxes will come back into force). Or, even if it does, a future administration may still reinstate them.
If President Trump repeals the generation-skipping transfer tax, it may be impossible to thereafter shift assets outside of the transfer tax system, as there may be no tax system to shift out of. That might leave clients unable to move assets permanently outside the tax system ("GST exempt" in current jargon) until the estate tax rules are reinstated at some future date.
If you can succeed in convincing clients to plan today instead of in a potentially more uncertain or challenging tomorrow, what should they do differently in using trusts now?
Here's a checklist of ideas to put on the planning table with your clients:
- Flexibility is the key. Clients should use trusts that are flexible given the uncertainties and variability in what may occur with the tax laws.
- Consider trust-friendly jurisdictions instead of the client's home state. Four states in particular — Alaska, Delaware, Nevada and South Dakota — appear to have led the charge for creating tax and legal environments that are conducive to trusts. This is important now, because if significant changes in policy occur, these states may react quickly with new laws. Many other states might not follow for a decade or longer.
- Use trust protectors. A protector is generally an independent person (not a beneficiary or trustee) who acts in a fiduciary capacity and is given powers to remove and replace the trustee, change the situs (where the trust is administered) and governing law of the trust, and wield other powers. This position is relatively new in terms of U.S. trust planning, but it is a great means of adding additional flexibility to an estate plan.
- Be certain the client may benefit from the trust assets. Unless there is a personal, legal or tax reason otherwise, make a spouse the beneficiary, so the client can indirectly benefit through the spouse receiving distributions from the trust. Even if the client is not currently married, the trust can add the right of a future spouse to be a beneficiary. In some circumstances, a floating spouse can be added – whomever the client is married to at any time will be a beneficiary.
- For single clients, or clients who are worried about only being able to access trust assets through a spouse, create a domestic asset protection trust. This is a trust, formed in one of the 17 states that permit them, in which the assets are outside the client's estate but the client can nonetheless remain a beneficiary. If the adviser team is too concerned about the risks of a DAPT, use a hybrid DAPT. This is a trust formed in one of those same states that does not immediately list the client as a beneficiary of her own trust but which instead gives a person, acting in a non-fiduciary capacity, the power to add any descendant of the client's grandparents as a beneficiary.
- Consider a loan provision that gives a person, not acting as a fiduciary, the right to loan trust assets to the client who created the trust. While adequate interest should be charged, adequate security for the loan should not be required. This is a power that has been used historically to make a trust a grantor trust (taxable to the client/grantor). In recent years, this power has fallen into disuse as swap power (the right to swap assets outside the trust for assets in the trust of equivalent value) became the default technique to create grantor trust status. The loan provision, however, can be added not because it is needed to create grantor trust status, but to provide another way for a client to access trust assets without making them reachable by creditors or causing estate tax inclusion.
- Most or all trusts should be set up to be grantor trusts. This means that trust income is taxable to the grantor. The most common provision used to achieve this status is the swap power noted above. Under current law, this power can permit the client/settlor to swap assets from her personal name into the trust, in exchange for assets of equivalent value. This can be used to pull highly appreciated assets out of an irrevocable trust so they are included in the client's estate on death, and can achieve a step-up or increase in income tax basis. This means the basis on which capital gains is calculated is reset to fair value, thus eliminating capital gains on a later sale. If the Trump administration enacts a capital gains on death tax, this same swap power may be used in reverse to swap appreciated assets from a client's estate, where they would be subject to a capital gains tax on death, into an irrevocable trust, where they might avoid that gain. This flexibility is another reason to plan now and not wait.
The tax law is uncertain, but estate planning should proceed as always. And if that planning is done with creativity and flexibility, clients should benefit no matter what the final tax policy may be.


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This is how much Americans spend to attend a wedding
It's truly an honor to stand by your friend's side as she exchanges vows with her beloved and takes her first steps toward marital bliss. If only those precious moments could make up for the exorbitant costs that come with being a part of her special day.
Members of the wedding party spend an average of $728 on gifts, travel and attire for the wedding, bachelor or bachelorette party and shower, according to a new Bankrate report.
The average price varies depending on where you live. Northeastern wedding party members should be prepared to shell out even more than that, with an average all-in cost of $1,070 to participate in all three events.
While those figures may be eye-boggling, it's actually an extremely conservative estimate. According to figures from leading wedding website The Knot, a destination bachelorette party alone costs on average $1,106 ($1,532 for a bachelor). That typically includes all the costs for the bride- or groom-to-be, which, more often than not, partygoers tend to split.
Pre-nuptial costs
In a 2017 report, Zillow calculated how much cash is needed for a 20% down payment on a home, and how much of that money is going toward bachelorette parties instead. If I attend just nine of these trips in a lifetime, I will have spent up to $9,954, or 24.8% percent of a down payment on the median U.S. home.
Of course, not everybody would necessarily save that money for a down payment if they didn't spend it boozing with the bride-to-be. But they would be wise to do so.
With 80% of millennial renters wanting to purchase a home (and 69% say owning a home is necessary to live The American Dream), it's not as if young adults don't want to buy a home — they just don't have the means to buy one.
Still, it's tough for most young people to avoid pre-wedding celebrations just so they can save up for a down payment. Most of us live spread out from our friends from different eras of our lives — and even without making a trip to Las Vegas or Austin, the chances of us staying local to celebrate our friends' engagements are highly unlikely. I personally find this extravagant spending untenable and have successfully convinced two friends to plan staycation weekends in Brooklyn instead.
Average guest goers
Of course, guests who aren't even part of the wedding party still dole out a lot of money to simply attend a wedding. Guests attending weddings for a close friend or family member spend an average of $628 on wedding festivities. If you're attending weddings and related events for more distant friends or family members, you should expect to spend an average of $372, according to Bankrate, which surveyed 2,228 U.S. adults.
"Wedding season can be a stressful time, and not just for the bride and groom," said Bankrate analyst Robert Barba. "While it's fun to celebrate with friends and loved ones, the associated costs add up fast and can wreak havoc on your budget if you're not prepared. It's imperative to start planning early – open a dedicated savings account to start your own wedding fund.
"You shouldn't go into debt to celebrate others. If you feel you can't afford the financial burden of attending, think twice before RSVPing," he added.
It should go without saying, but you shouldn't be funding a friend's happiness at the expense of your own financial health.
Melody Hahm is a senior writer at Yahoo Finance, covering entrepreneurship, technology and real estate. Follow her on Twitter @melodyhahm.
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There are many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate professional, integrity, in-depth community and market knowledge, marketing savvy, effective negotiation skills and a high-quality professional network, all of which are hallmarks of how I work.
In my experience as a Roselle Park real estate professional, I've also found that providing the very best service is essentially about putting my clients first. This means keeping myself accessible, being a good listener as well as a good communicator, and responding quickly to your needs.
This "client first" philosophy has always been my approach and it requires me to continually improve my skills and ways of doing business. In addition, I've found that the latest technologies are enabling me to do everything I've always done, only much more quickly and efficiently. They've also helped me to extend the range of services I provide to my clients.Serving Roselle Park, Union, Cranford, Elizabeth, Linden, Roselle, Rahway, Clark, Westfield, Berkley Heights, New Providence, Garwood, Kenilworth, Mountainside, Bergan, Middlesex, Essex, Mercer Counties
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Tonight's freebie is a shadow box that I created using one of my wood layer styles. I had a suggestion for a shadow box action but I figured it would be easier to just make the template so everyone can use it. There are two layers: the front "shelves" and the back. You just need to add your trinkets! As always, in.psd and individual .pngs.
Ok, bath and bedtime for me!


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R. Craig Noel
Craig Noel has been a significant figure in the development of American theater, leading The Old Globe in San Diego from its inception as a community organization to an internationally respected, Tony Award®-winning institution. Noel is among the last of a generation of artistic visionaries who established resident theater companies beyond the confines of Broadway and Hollywood in the mid-1900s. Over his 70-year career with the Old Globe, he directed more than 200 works, produced an additional 270 works, and created innovative and influential theater programs.
Born on August 25, 1915 in Deming, New Mexico, Noel moved to San Diego as a child. He began his association with the Old Globe in 1937 as an actor and later as a director. After fighting in the 37th Infantry for the liberation of the Philippines, Noel served in post-war Japan as director of the Ernie Pyle Theatre (Tokyo's largest performance venue which Special Services operated for the entertainment of American forces) before returning to civilian life as one of two junior directors for 20th Century Fox, alongside Orson Welles.
Noel returned to lead the Old Globe Theatre in 1940. In 1949, he launched the San Diego National Shakespeare Festival and 10 years later guided the Globe from community to professional status. In the early 1960s, Noel developed an audience for new plays with seasons he programmed at the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, bringing the genius of such playwrights as Beckett, Ionesco, Pirandello, Brecht, and Albee to local audiences. The success of that series led to a new play series at the Falstaff Tavern, later renamed Cassius Carter Centre Stage.
Among the more than 200 productions he has directed, his more recent projects include the world premieres of Lillian Garrett-Groag's The White Rose and Reuben Gonzalez's The Boiler Room, and the American premiere of Alan Ayckbourn's Mr. A's Amazing Maze Plays and Intimate Exchanges.
His passion for arts education led to the creation of the Globe Educational Tours in 1974, the Master of Fine Arts program in 1987 (in conjunction with University of San Diego), and Teatro Meta, the award-winning, bilingual playwriting program that served thousands of young people in San Diego's public schools in 1983.
He is the founder of the California Theatre Council and a former vice president of the California Confederation of the Arts. His many awards include a Conservator of American Arts Award from the American Conservatory Theatre and the University of Arizona Alumni Association's Outstanding Citizen award. The San Diego Critics Circle named its annual honors the "Craig Noel Awards for Excellence in Theatre," in recognition of his work as a guide, mentor, and ally to virtually every professional theater endeavor in San Diego's history.


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From executive producers Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble, and based on Caroline Kepnes' best-selling novel of the same name, the Lifetime drama series You gets deep inside the head of bookstore manager Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley, in an unsettling creepy performance that will stick with you), who crosses paths with an aspiring writer, named Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail), that he quickly finds himself obsessed with. Using the internet and social media to gather the most intimate details of her life as a way to get close to her, what seemingly starts as a crush quickly becomes something much more dangerous.
During this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, co-stars Penn Badgley and Elizabeth Lail talked about how You was like nothing they'd ever read, how creepy and unsettling this premise is, what made them most nervous, whether viewers should root for Joe and Beck to be together, why putting too much about yourself online can be a scary thing, the challenges of making a real and genuine connection with someone, and how they can't wait to see how fans will respond, throughout the season.
Elizabeth, when this came your way and you found out what it was, were you like, "This sounds crazy, I'm not sure about this," or was it, "This sounds like nothing I've read, please sign me up"?
ELIZABETH LAIL: It definitely was nothing like I had read. When you read the script the first time, there's so much inner monologue on Joe's part, which at first, I was nervous about. I was like, "Are they gonna be able to pull this off?" Hearing someone's thoughts can go either way. But then, what I was most thrilled about when I saw the first couple episodes was the way they managed to make hearing his inner dialogue so seamless.
Did you know, from the beginning, that you'd also get to do a little of your own inner dialogue?
LAIL: I didn't. I really didn't. I knew that Beck was going to be more than just a movie that he watches. I knew that we were going to learn more about her, which you inevitably have to, if you're stalking someone, and I hoped there would be surprises. I knew that she would have a lot to do.
The whole concept is a little scary and creepy, and it's also a little scary that he's really digging into her, in a way that she is totally unaware of.
LAIL: It's gross. It's absolutely gross. It's worst case scenario, if you were to meet someone and they just took it next level. I just watched Unsane, the Steven Soderbergh film, and she knows that she's being stalked, which gives her all of this anxiety, but Beck doesn't know. She wouldn't experience that anxiety until she potentially would find out.
Penn, when you read this and learned about the concept of it, what excited you about it and what made you nervous about it?
PENN BADGLEY: I'd say, by-and-large, that I was just across the board nervous, and less excited. From the first moment, Joe is all wrong. You also discover that in the book. I read the book first and was compelled by it, as a story, but not necessarily because I wanted to bring this guy to life, knew how and knew that I could. I wasn't sure about all of those questions.
Which is probably a good thing. You don't want to over-identify with somebody like.
BADGLEY: Right. It's funny you say that because I feel that people are somehow responding to this show in a way that surprises me. Getting this show on the air requires a lot of different people. That requires hundreds of people to sign off on something, to watch it, and to edit it. I am just really excited to see how people respond. I've been really repulsed by certain parts of Joe, and it's weird to play somebody that you actually feel that way about. It's a challenge. In fact, over the course of five months of shooting the 10 episodes, I didn't always necessarily do it as well as I could have. It's hard to do that, all the time. I learned a lot, as an actor. I was able to detect that the role would be able to give me the opportunity to think this way and to apply that to a role. You don't always get the chance to do that. I think that was partly why I took the opportunity.
Do you want people to root for Joe and Beck to be together?
BADGLEY: I really don't know.
LAIL: I think you do because, if they're not together, then what will Joe do?
BADGLEY: That's even worse.


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An Australian billionaire is planning to create a theme park; an animatronic Jurassic Park with the largest number of robotic dinos on the planet.
Clive Palmer is the most fun billionaire on the planet. Instead of putting his money in the stock market or locking it in a safe, he actually uses it for amazing projects; he's like a ten year old who has just been told he can have anything he wished for. The Australian billionaire is already building a copy of the Titanic (dubbed Titanic II), which is due to set sail in 2016 for the maiden voyage its inspiration never completed. Now, he's announced another project: a "real" Jurassic Park.
Though he won't be cloning any extinct animals, he will be buying 165 animatronic dinosaurs and littering them around his Coolum Resort on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia. So far, he has ordered 117 of them from central China, to back up his already purchased Tyrannosaurus Rex and Omeisaurus. The new order includes a 7 meter tall Memenchisaurus and a 1200kg Brachiosaurus.
The animals won't be able to walk, understandably, but they will sway their tails, blink and appear to breathe. In addition to the dinosaurs, Palmer is planning a mini-golf course, motor museum, tracked car ride and gallery. The park has received criticism from locals who believe it will cheapen the area, but hey, who doesn't love dinosaurs?


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An exciting new local group called All the King's Men has quickly built a strong following, performing regularly in the Greater Vancouver area.
Together, the musicians have created a tremendous new local group with great vocals and a strong on-stage charisma, which immediately wins over any audience. Performing a diverse range of songs, the set list includes titles by The Beatles, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, The Who, U2, Proclaimers, Peter Gabriel and many more... Literally every song flows into the next and the sets are very well received. Don't miss your chance to see All the King's Men.
The four group members are all established businessmen, performing only because they love to play... Numerous recent shows have been rewarded with standing ovations and encores from a packed house. Don't miss your chance to enjoy All the King's Men! Musically speaking, they're an impressive group with an interesting history...when you get to know them!
Brian King Lead Singer and Guitarist
Brian King (lead singer and guitarist) is a renowned singer from Winnipeg who has performed with Billboard Heroes, The Freeze as well as C.A.R.A.S ® award winning band Fabulon. He has opened for INXS, Steppenwolf, Trooper, Chilliwack and Sarah McLachlan. Brian owns a professional painting business but his passion is music!.
John Donnelly Bass and Vocals
John Donnelly (bass and vocals) is a music industry veteran and original member of Columbia recording artists Queen City Kids, achieving two gold albums in the early 80's. John produces large-scale concerts and festivals including Surrey Canada Day, Fusion Festival, Khatsahlano Street Festival and many others...
Chris Pettypiece Guitar and Vocals
Chris Pettypiece (guitar and vocals) is an enthralling guitarist and strong vocalist. He is currently a senior executive at Telus, and is an incredible craftsman who makes beautiful guitars as well as he plays them.


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Detecting phosphoproteins - different results when samples rerun (Jun/29/2011 )
Hi guys!
I´m trying to detect phosphoproteins, primarily ERK1/2, from rat brain tissue samples. I haven´t been able to induce an ERK phosphorylation with ligands that have previously been proven to do so in brain slice incubations. And believe me, I have tried
What I have noticed is that when I have rerun some samples I can get very different results... Previously I put pERK + tERK primaries to the same solution and chicken-anti-rabbit-ALEXA + rabbit-anti-mouse-HRP secondaries to the same solution to detect tERK with fluorescence and pERK with chemiluminescence at the same time from the same blot. Later I saw that it´s not a good idea; this compination can interact and give any kind of results.
Now I put first just pERK and later tERK. However, I still get different results of pERK after rerunning... also, some ligands that should INCREASE pERK seem to DECREASE it etc... argh!
Any suggestions?
I´m gratefull for all help!
induced phosphorylations normally exhibit typical kinetics which is not a linear increase but Koshland kinetics; so it is extremely important to have the kinetics of phosphorylation under control
don´t you think that parallel use of two antibodies may affect each other? the polyclonal may compete with the monoclonal for the same epitope?


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When I first saw the nomination I confess I thought perhaps this was a clever way of implying; 'it's a MYSTERY why this BLOGGER should get an AWARD'.
Thank you Lorraine for the nomination, it's an honour to be recognized, and I appreciate the opportunity to add to my trophy shelf. Please be sure to check out Lorraine's wonderful site at: www.lorraineambers.com
First off, the rules:
- Post the award/ image on your blog (I created my own, but many images are available online)
- Thank whoever nominated you and give a link back to their blog.
- Mention the creator of the award and give a link back to their blog.
- Nominate 10+ (I limited mine to 5) deserving bloggers and notify your nominees by commenting on their blog
- Ask your nominees 5 questions of your choice; including one weird or funny question.
This award was created by Okoto Enigma and you can find her blog HERE.
Here are my answers to Lorraine's questions:
1. Tell me who's your favorite character and why.
Difficult, but I'm diverting to tv/film and choosing David Brent, Ricky Gervais' character in the original BBC series, the Office, and more recently, the movie 'David Brent – Life on the Road'. A hilarious egocentric character, misogynistic, questionable intelligence, a host of other faults, but once you peel back all the layers, a vulnerable soul.
2. What is a pet peeve of yours?
The person at the check-out who insists on having the cashier scan 12 lottery tickets to check for winners, while I'm standing there holding a pint of milk. They win $10 and buy more tickets.
3. What's your favorite comfort food?
Chinese Food. (fried chicken and pizza will also do)
4. What brings you comfort when you're miserable or ill?
A hot bath and staying home from work, the house to myself.
5. What do you do for fun? (Something that makes you connect with your inner child.)
Watch SpongeBob, and PlayStation 4 on weekends.
And here are my
victims nominees:
My five questions:
- Name one of your biggest goals you want to accomplish before you retire.
- What is the worst job you ever had (paid, volunteer, or otherwise)?
- What is your favourite writing quote?
- As a writer or artist, what do you hope to leave behind as your legacy?
- Who is your favourite musician?
And there you have it.
Until next time,


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http://elyonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/eol-logo-1.jpg 0 0 Karl Bedingfield http://elyonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/eol-logo-1.jpg Karl Bedingfield2011-08-01 09:06:102011-08-01 09:06:10This is your Masterplan Burwell
This is your Masterplan Burwell
There was a high turnout at the first Burwell Masterplan Working Party last week as Councillors and officers explained how residents and the community would be fully involved with the development of their Masterplan.
The meeting, at the Burwell & District Day Centre in Ash Grove on Thursday 28 July, was attended by over 70 people who had come to hear how the Masterplan would work.
The full ECDC press release can be viewed here:This is your Masterplan Burwell


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Charles Sanders Peirce
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Charles Sanders Peirce
|September 10, 1839 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
|Aprile 19, 1914 (aged 74) in Milford, Pennsylvanie
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Stateestics,[1][2] Filosofie,
Metrology,[3] Chemistry,
Experimental psychology[4]
Economics,[5] Lingueestics,[6]
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Charles Sanders Peirce (/ˈpɜːrs/,[8] like "purse", September 10, 1839 – Aprile 19, 1914) wis an American filosofer, logician, mathematician, an scientist who is sometimes kent as "the faither o pragmatism".
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- ↑ Hacking, Ian (1990), "A Universe of Chance", The Taming of Chance, pp. 200–215, Cambridge U. Pr.
- ↑ Stigler, Stephen M. (1978). "Mathematical statistics in the early States". Annals of Statistics. 6: 239–265 [248]. doi:10.1214/aos/1176344123. JSTOR 2958876. MR 0483118.
- ↑ Crease, Robert P (2009). "Charles Sanders Peirce and the first absolute measurement standard: In his brilliant but troubled life, Peirce was a pioneer in both metrology and philosophy". Physics Today. 62 (12): 39–44. doi:10.1063/1.3273015.
- ↑ Cadwallader, Thomas C. (1974). "Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914): The first American experimental psychologist". Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. 10 (3): 291. doi:10.1002/1520-6696(197407)10:3<291::AID-JHBS2300100304>3.0.CO;2-N.
- ↑ Wible, James R. (2008), "The Economic Mind of Charles Sanders Peirce", Contemporary Pragmatism, v. 5, n. 2, December, pp. 39-67
- ↑ Nöth, Winfried (2000), "Charles Sanders Peirce, Pathfinder in Linguistics", Digital Encyclopedia of Charles S. Peirce.
- ↑ Joseph Brent (1998). Charles Sanders Peirce: A Life (2 ed.). Indiana University Press. p. 18. ISBN 9780253211613.
Peirce had strong, though unorthodox, religious convictions. Although he was a communicant in the Episcopal church for most of his life, he expressed contempt for the theologies, metaphysics, and practices of established religions.
- ↑ "Peirce", in the case of C.S. Peirce, always rhymes with the English-language word "terse" and so, in most dialects, is pronounced exactly like the English-language word "purse (help·info)". See "Note on the Pronunciation of 'Peirce'", Peirce Project Newsletter, v. 1, nos. 3/4, Dec. 1994.
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