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I had been studiously avoiding writing about Wikileaks. I've been interviewed a couple of times in the last few days on various aspects of the ongoing saga, though, and it has highlighted some points that I think are worth mentioning. (Slightly misquoted in BBC News online here, and brief comments about digital activism on BBC Radio 4's World at One, about 25 minutes in, here.)
One of the most interesting aspects of the Wikileaks saga, from the point of view of research into privacy-enhancing technologies, is how totally uninteresting it is. Given that we have spent years researching means for sender- and recipient-anonymous communications and censorship resistant access to content, a hugely subversive and risky site like Wikileaks is nothing more than a website with an encrypted submission form. Use of Tor is advised, but for the highest levels of security postal submission is still considered the gold standard.
In a similar vein, both the attempts to block Wikileaks and Wikileaks' response to those attempts have been brutally practical and theoretically unexciting. Rather than firewalls and DNS or IP blacklists, we see political and economic pressure on hosting companies and DNS registrars. Rather than untraceable distribution of content and proxying of blocked connections we see Wikileaks' hosting hopping between countries and companies, and appeals to the community to mirror content widely.… Read full post

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Here's a neat case of self-perpetuating archaeology. Medieval history spawned sword & sorcery literature. This literature spawned tabletop fantasy role-playing games and Medieval re-enactment groups. These games and groups spawned live action role playing. And now the larpers have created a market for faux-Medieval coinage, which they are buying at game stores, using at larps and dropping here and there. Metal detectorists are starting to find coins like the one in the picture and submitting them to intrigued museum curators.
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We are a firm that celebrates diversity, inclusion and service within the global communities in which we live and work. - Jon A. Ballis, P.C., Chairman, Global Management Executive Committee
As a firm with a global presence, we embrace and promote diversity and inclusion, both within our own organization and throughout the legal profession. We are proud of our employees' rich and varied backgrounds, knowledge and skills, which make us stronger as a Firm.
Diversity at Kirkland transcends race, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, country of origin and political affiliation. We value and encourage diversity with respect to each individual's work style, career path and professional and life experiences. We continually strive to build and maintain a culture that values and gathers strength from our differences.
To achieve this goal, a dedicated and active group of partners leads our Firmwide Diversity and Inclusion Committee. The committee has racial and ethnic diversity, gender and LGBTQ+ subcommittees to ensure that our programs and policies address the needs of all attorneys.
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Kirkland's Inclusive Leadership Series continues the Firm's tradition of involving our young attorneys in the conversation. The Inclusive Leadership Series is a series of ongoing engaging programs geared toward building an inclusive, welcoming culture and fostering dialogue and connection among Kirkland attorneys at all levels.
The series kicked off with our Kenji Yoshino program, a Firmwide videoconference with NYU Law Professor Kenji Yoshino. Kenji discussed the issue of women and minorities downplaying aspects of their identity to blend into the mainstream. He offered insights on the consequences of "covering" and why this causes an underrepresentation of women and minorities in the legal profession.
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The Diversity Leadership Series provides training, mentoring and leadership opportunities for Kirkland attorneys and clients to solidify social and professional connections with and among diverse attorneys.
- The Firm sponsors the Kirkland Connection Series, a series of informal events where diverse attorneys connect socially with senior partners in their practice groups or offices.
- Kirkland's "Path to Success" speaker series gives attorneys the opportunity to meet and learn more about senior leaders, who share stories about their career paths while advancing the diversity dialogue at the Firm.
The Firm hosts ongoing Firmwide programs with industry experts like Vernā Myers and Jerry Kang to broadly reach attorneys at all levels and promote cultural fluency, inclusion and awareness of unconscious bias and other key issues.
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If your particular question has not been answered below please give the Augusta office a call on +64 9 300 6161 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. We will be happy to help. For questions relating to how your shareholder details are held by our registrar, please contact Link Market Services.
What is Asset Plus' current dividend policy?
The directors of Asset Plus have adopted NPT's policy for the payment of dividends by the Company. That is:
The distribution policy of the Company is to distribute between 90% and 100% of Distributable Profit to shareholders each financial year. Distributable Profit is defined as the net profit/(loss) before income tax adjusted for non-cash items and/or non-recurring items and current tax.
Does Asset Plus have a financial disputes resolution process for handling shareholder complaints?
Yes, if shareholders wish to make a formal complaint they should contact the Company and we will send out a Complaints Form. Once the completed form has been received we will aim to provide a response within 20 working days. If a complaint cannot be satisfactorily resolved Asset Plus' disputes resolution provider is Financial Dispute Resolution (FDR). FDR is a free and independent service and you can find more information on their website – www.fdr.org.nz
Is Asset Plus in the Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE) Regime?
Yes, the Company elected to become a Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE) as part of the restructure and corporatisation of The National Property Trust.
How can I sell my Asset Plus Limited shares or buy further shares?
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Yohei Kono, a retired liberal politician whose name is most often associated with the statement over wartime sex slavery he made in 1993 as the chief Cabinet secretary, has urged Japan to handle its delicate relations with China in a discreet and coolheaded manner to win Beijing's trust and mend ties.
Asked recently about hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's desire to apparently packpedal on the 1993 statement that acknowledged the Japanese military's responsibility in the forced recruitment of women and girls into sexual servitude and apologized to the victims, Kono only said that "historical facts should be acknowledged as such."
Meanwhile, he opposed Abe's call for lifting Japan's self-imposed ban on exercising the right to collective self-defense, warning such a move would change the fundamental principle of the Constitution and should first be OK'd by the public.
Describing frayed Sino-Japanese relations as being in their "gravest condition since the normalization of ties" four decades ago, Kono said one of the underlying causes of why the Japanese public's sentiment toward China has also deteriorated is the failure to realize how much effort had been put in by both sides to reach normalization.
"Forty years ago, Japanese and Chinese politicians finally managed to agree on the normalization of ties only after strenuous endeavors from both sides," Kono said. "Behind the Chinese efforts, including during negotiations toward the ratification of the 1978 Japan-China Treaty of Peace and Friendship, is the decision by the Chinese leadership to put aside the (territorial) issue over the Senkaku Islands and leave it to 'the wisdom of future generations.' "
The former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker was apparently referring to the famous words by then-Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping regarding the row over the Japanese-administered, Chinese-claimed islets in the East China Sea.
But the Japanese government, while acknowledging the Chinese decision, has not adequately conveyed to the Japanese people such details of the negotiation process, Kono said.
As time passed with "the next generation's wisdom yet to be found," he said Japan came to "take for granted" the status quo of its control over the Senkakus and took the issue too lightly.
Kono, a three-time foreign minister, also criticized former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's poor handling of Japan's purchase of some of the disputed islets last September just a day after Noda met with Chinese President Hu Jintao.
"Mr. Noda apparently thought it better for the state, rather than the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, to maintain stable management over the islets, but for China the purchase itself was the issue when it was unclear what kind of government would come into power next (in Japan)," Kono said.
"If he really thought buying the islands was the better way to go, Mr. Noda should have at least done all he could to explain it thoroughly at the talks (with Hu)," he said. "Even though that would have been unlikely to win China's nod in any case, going through such a process is what summit diplomacy is for.
"Going ahead with the purchase without having done so — as if to say to China there's no use arguing — was a diplomatic blunder," Kono said.
Looking forward, Kono said he is "not pessimistic" about how Sino-Japanese relations might proceed under Abe's administration. He pointed to Abe's achievement in salvaging chilled bilateral ties by visiting China at the start of his previous prime ministership in 2006 and agreeing to build a "mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests."
"It is important, first and foremost, to win China's trust," Kono advised. "One must not deal with Japan-China relations hastily as shortsighted projections and remarks would only give rise to a negative spiral."
He said Japan should deal with China "courteously, cautiously and in a coolheaded manner," adding it is also necessary to deepen grassroots exchanges between the two countries that, compared with those between Japan and South Korea, remain relatively limited.
"What is most important with regard to the Senkakus is not to change the status quo," he said, urging Japan should not undertake such moves as stationing government officials there to boost effective control.
Meanwhile, with regard to Chinese President-in-waiting Xi Jinping, Kono said he has met Xi two or three times before the latter became general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and has the impression of him as an amicable person who is discreet and listens carefully to others.
On Xi's remarks that China would not seek regional hegemony, Kono, citing a speech he made at the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences in September 2011, said he has in fact called on Beijing to say so frequently as China's maritime strategy is being seen by neighboring countries as a threat.
"This was what the Chinese side has kept telling Japan, just as Sun Yat-sen said in his famous speech in Kobe a long time ago that Japan should go not for the way of might but the way of right," Kono said of Sun's speech on Pan-Asianism in 1924. "And I thought now it's time for the Chinese side to adopt those words."


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Final day of voting in European electionsComments
Most EU countries go to the polls today on the final day of voting in the European elections.
Germany, Spain, France and Poland are among 21 EU member states voting.
On Saturday, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia held their elections.
Opinion polls suggest at least a quarter of seats in the parliament will go to anti-EU or protest groups.
751 MEPs are being elected for the next five years.
These elections will also for the first time influence who becomes president of the European Commission.
All of the results will be announced after 2100 CET on Sunday.


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A few years ago, Doug McDonald, the head of the State Department of Transportation wanted to have a contest. He wanted to see if someone could come up with a short, pithy analogy that could explain 'traffic'. When the department refused to cough up the funds, Mr. McDonald put up his own money for the contest prize (commendable).
Someone came up with the winner:
(And I paraphrase): "Traffic is like a funnel with grains of sand running through and out the bottom; if all of the sand is dumped into the top at once, the grains will jam. But if the sand is poured slowly, so that there is room for the sand to flow evenly, the funnel will not stop up and the grains of sand will pass through easily."
I haven't seen this much wrong since that Thanksgiving dinner at my sister's house.
Traffic is not anything like 'sand passing through a funnel'. For example, funnels don't have 'sidestreets'; no sand is running perpendicular to the grains passing through the funnel–but almost all traffic has other, contrary traffic. 'Grains of sand' do not get into accidents or breakdown–but accidents and breakdowns of vehicles cause sixty per cent of all congestion (in other words, if every vehicle on the road 'made it through their trip' without stopping, breaking down or getting into an accident, more than fifty per cent of traffic congestion would disappear).
'Grains of sand' can't take an alternative route to go through a funnel.
In fact, short of 'movement', there is nothing in the passage of sand through a funnel that sheds any light onto 'traffic' and 'traffic solutions'.
And all of this would not be so bad but for the sad fact that no one in the Department of Transportation, the Legislature or the press seemed to notice.
The Governor is furious that McGinn is holding up Viaduct tunnel project on the grounds that Seattle will be stuck with the cost overruns. The Governor could've solved all of this quite easily by 'item vetoing' the clause in question. She says that it is unenforcable but she could have made the question moot. She choose not to.
McGinn is right on this one. That's great. The Governor is wrong. That's par for the course. (And if the Republicans didn't put up an unbroken string of losers, the Democrats might have some smarter people running things. As it is, they fall back on 'the voters like me'–when in fact, it is 'government by those that can collect the biggest campaign donations'. In this state, that means Democrats, since the Republicans have effectively removed themselves from any chance at winning a general election.)


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Just in time to stop the 'silly season' from becoming the 'crazy season', Michael Schumacher has ruled out returning to formula one in 2014. As the candidates line up to replace Red Bull's departing...
As the candidates line up to replace Red Bull's departing Mark Webber, some have dared mention the seven time world champion as the perfect teammate for his protege, countryman and friend Sebastian Vettel.
The 44-year-old German, however, hung up his helmet for the second time only at the end of last season, and Schumacher's spokeswoman insisted on Saturday he "has moved away from formula one now".
"He has not been among those who have been in touch with Red Bull," she told the Mirror.
"He has achieved a great deal in formula one and (is) happy with what he has done.
"It's not that he's not physically capable because he has kept himself in good shape but it would take a lot of commitment and he doesn't feel the need to make it.
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What to watch on IFC tonight: "Escape From LA"
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Snake Plissken is back, baby. The one-eyed miscreant with the devil-may-care attitude who escaped from New York with his attitude and hairstyle intact is ready to do it all again. In "Escape from L.A." Kurt Russell reprises the role of Snake, which he
played lived in the, ahem, best film ever, "Escape from New York."
Like "Aliens" or "The Empire Strikes Back" or "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo," this is one sequel that lives up to its predecessor. Los Angeles has finally had the really big earthquake everyone was afraid of, and what remains is now an island. Because the country's ultra-righteous President-for-Life (Cliff Roberton) wants it that way, all the weirdos and freaks that previously inhabited New York in large numbers, and the rest of the U.S. in smaller concentrations, have been quarantined on the island of L.A. The president has Snake taken from the nice, decent prison he was living in for a special mission in L.A. Obviously there's a girl involved. You see, the president's daughter has joined the resistance movement determined to overthrow his one-man rule, and has stolen his secret "black box" (a doomsday machine) to boot. Adding to the drama, Snake is given a poison which will kill him in a few hours unless he returns to the president for the antidote. But first he has to complete his mission to recover the black box and kill the president's daughter. Ladies, man. Tune in at 8 or 10:15 p.m. ET and see how Snake gets himself out of this one.
Tomorrow: "Pitch Black"
Watch the trailer for "Escape From LA" here and we'll see you at 8/7c, no poison necessary:
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Los Alamos California is located 45 miles north of Santa Barbara. This charming little town has become a destination for visitors who appreciate wine, food, art, and antiques. Everywhere you go, you are struck by how friendly everyone is.
It's easy to find your way around the Los Alamos. There's a single street in the business district and it's the one you drive in on from Hwy. 101. We visited recently while wine tasting in the Santa Barbara area.
We decided to park our car and explore the small town on foot. Our first stop was Bedford Winery where we visited with Stephan Bedford. Both the conversation and the wines were great and we walked away with some fabulous wines including a dry Gewurtraminer.
Our next stop was Casa Dumetz, owned by actor and director, Emilio Estevez and his fiancee Sonja Magdevsk, who is also the wine maker. They use grapes grown at their Malibu estate as well as grapes from throughout the Santa Ynez Valley.
We loved the wines and the friendly charm of the tasting room hostess, Chloe. They host a speaker series on Friday evenings on a variety of different topics and everyone is invited to join in.
We spent the night at the Victorian Mansion. This unique bed and breakfast offers six themed rooms. After we checked in, the hostess, Denise gave us a tour of the inn so we got to see all of the rooms.
We stayed in the Roman Suite where we slept in a chariot and stepped up into a huge soaking tub to relax our worries away. The attention to detail was amazing!
Next time, we want to try the 50s Suite, which features a 1956 Cadillac convertible parked at a romantic drive-in movie. There are neon lights, a mood-setting snack bar mural, inviting fireplace and private hot tub. A fun blast to the past!
If you visit, be sure to dine at Full of Life Flatbread. The flatbread pizzas are cooked in a wood-fired oven using local woods and local, seasonal ingredients. They have specialty pizzas as well as entrees that change weekly. The food is sensational. Leave room for dessert. Our favorite is the s'mores, homemade marshmallow oven-roasted atop Chocolate Espresso Cookies with Chocolate Sauce.
There are a number of other restaurants that locals recommend. You'll also find interesting art and antique shops to browse. Park your car on Bell Street to explore Los Alamos California on foot!
Los Alamos California – Addresses & Telephone Numbers
Bedford Winery
Address: 448 Bell St., Los Alamos California 93440
Telephone: (805) 344-2107
Open daily 11AM – 5PM
Casa Dumetz
Address: 388 Bell St., Los Alamos California 93440
Telephone: (805) 344-1900
Open Thurs. Noon-7PM; Fri. – Sat. 11AM – 7PM; Sun. 11AM – 6PM
Victorian Mansion
Address: 326 Bell St., Los Alamos California 93440
Telephone: (805) 344-1300
Full of Life
Address: 225 Bell St., Los Alamos California 93440
Telephone: (805) 344-4400
Open Thurs. 5PM – 9PM; Fri. – Sat. 5PM – 10PM; Sun. 4PM – 8PM


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3 steps to implement to ensure your sales process helps to increase sales
How hard are your sales reps to "control"? Is quota achievement used as an excuse for sales people to follow their own sales methodology, rather than fall into line with the company standard?
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What are Thermal Curtains?
Thermal curtains are window treatments designed to make the home more energy efficient. They provide a barrier against either hot or cold weather. In the winter, they hold heat in the home and block out cold air. Air conditioning used in the summer months can become expensive if it escapes through windows. Thermal curtains can help to contain the cool air and keep it from escaping from any windows.
This type of drapery is typically constructed by using a heavy kind of material. Suede, polyester blends, and faux silks can be used for thermal curtains. Occasionally, a foam rubber backing can also be used to make the curtains even more energy efficient. This backing can also help eliminate noise. It can also work to reduce the light coming into the home.
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Curtains are sometimes made with fabrics that are difficult to clean. Following the manufacturers' cleaning instructions is recommended to keep the curtains energy efficient. Curtain backing can help to reduce dirt accumulation on the front curtain. Some types of thermal curtains are also made with fire retardant materials for added safety.


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National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales preserves and celebrates the sound and moving image heritage of Wales, making it accessible to a wide range of users for enjoyment and learning. Its film collection reflects every aspect of the nation's social, cultural and working life across the 20th century, giving a fascinating insight into Welsh filmmaking, both amateur and professional.
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Early film: The life of a gentleman farmer is turned upside down when he discovers his wife in the arms of the local asylum's chief warder.
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Love or lunacy? Tragic tale of a gentleman farmer [Wm Haggar Jnr] whose life is turned upside down when his wife embarks on an affair with the local asylum's chief warder. Revenge is taken not cold but in the heat of desperate anger and brings the film's death toll to 7. One of the few surviving films shot by [Arthur] William Haggar (1851-1925), a travelling showman and film pioneer based in Wales from the 1880s onwards. NB: Source material courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This film was identified as the work of William Haggar in 2007, the digital copy being created from a 16mm negative of the only existing element: a paper print, held by the Library of Congress, USA (where, until 1911, films could not be copyright registered without a paper record, which led to film frames being printed onto strips of 35mm photographic paper). Members of William Haggar Junior's theatrical company will have played the various roles, his wife – Jenny Lindon – too heavily pregnant at the time for the role of the wife but their daughter, Jennie, probably played the daughter. Copies of the film were circulated in Britain and beyond – it was exported to the USA and France.


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Tom Price (born October 8, 1954) is an orthopedic surgeon from Georgia who served as the 23rd United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under Republican President Donald Trump. Prior to this, he served in the Georgia State Senate from January 3, 1997 to January 3, 2005, in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 2005 to February 10, 2017, and as the Chair of the House Budget Committee from January 3, 2015 to January 3, 2017. He is a conservative Republican.
Price resigned on September 29, 2017, after received harsh criticism from liberal organizations for his use of taxpayer money for private and charter flights[1][2][3] (although those same organizations had no problem when Obama Administration officials did the same thing[4]). Despite his early resignation, Price used his tenure as HHS Secretary to advance numerous conservative policies.[5]
- ↑ Pappas, Alex (September 29, 2017). HHS Secretary Tom Price resigns over private plane trips. Fox News. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ↑ Baker, Sam (September 29, 2017). Tom Price resigns. Axios. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ↑ Spiering, Charlie (September 29, 2017). HHS Secretary Tom Price Resigns After Private Flights Scandal. Breitbart News. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ↑ Pollak, Joel B. (September 29, 2017). Democrats Flew at Taxpayer Expense and Almost Nobody Cared. Breitbart News. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ↑ Demko, Paul; Pittman, David; Ehley, Brianna (October 3, 2017). Why Price's conservative imprint on HHS is likely to endure. Politico. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress


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Advertisers continue to keep Catholics connected
Each month during its centennial year celebration, The Catholic Spirit will look back at how the newspaper covered news and personalities significant to Catholics both locally and nationally. This month, the focus is on our advertisers.
Advertisements for Warners' Stellian in The Catholic Spirit here in 2011 echo back 100 years. Local businesses have always tried to attract the attention of Catholics in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis through the pages of their diocesan newspaper.
Back in 1911, when the old Catholic Bulletin was first published, L. Eisenmenger Meat Co. was marketing its "PURE SAUSAGES — 34 DIFFERENT KINDS."
Walter Barrett was selling ROYAL OAK LOTS — "Best Lots in the City for the Money — Opposite Calvary Cemetery." And Segerstrom Piano Mfg. Co. in Minneapolis was giving readers of the Catholic Bulletin a chance to win a $500 piano.
All were looking for customers among the readers of the very first issue of the Catholic Bulletin on Jan. 7, 1911.
Battery Stables in Minneapolis, managed by E.F. Sexton, offered livery, saddle and boarding for horses. Using the "target marketing" of the day, Battery's ad noted, "Hearses and Carriages for Funerals a Specialty."
And you could buy a five-passenger touring car for $1,400 from Ranger Auto in Minneapolis.
Among those early advertisers, readers of a certain age will remember long-time St. Paul firms like the Drake Marble & Tile Co., E.H. Lohmann (church and altar goods), and Rambler Motor Cars sold by the P.J. Downes Company on Sixth Street in St. Paul and Washington Avenue in Minneapolis.
By 1935, National Tea Co. was advertising four cakes of Palmolive soap for 18 cents in the Catholic Bulletin, and The Golden Rule ("Phone: Cedar 2800"), hoped Catholics would buy "New Spring Silks, Cottons and Woolens, Lingerie and Bedding . . . ."
St. Paul optometrist Frank A. Ubel was still advertising regularly, just as he had in 1911. His slogan was, "If your eyes rebel, see Ubel," recalled his grandson, the pastor of St. Agnes in St. Paul, Father John Ubel.
There was advertising for the Bell Telephone System, Ellerbe Architects, Powers department store, Holm & Olson florists, Philco Radios you could buy on time — $1.50 a week! — at Boutels. The Emporium, Donaldson's and Powers were among the department stores that advertised regularly; Dayton's came in at Christmas.
Some of those 1935 advertisers are still supporting the Bulletin's successor, The Catholic Spirit, including McGough construction company and O'Halloran & Murphy funeral home.
Recognizable names
In the 1960s, with 50 years of publishing under its belt, the Catholic Bulletin carried advertising from Tony Muska Electric, St. Paul Book & Stationary and Northwestern National Bank, which touted its "weatherball" at the corner of Fifth and Robert in St. Paul.
McQuillan Bros. Plumbing and Heating was already advertising — and still is, bless their hearts — and so were Dey Bros. florists, Donnelly Stucco and "the new" Billman-Hunt Funeral Chapel. The Prom Center had teeny ads, and so did Minneapolis' Murray's Restaurant.
During its 75th year in 1986 the Catholic Bulletin saw lots of restaurants angling for business from Catholic faithful: The Cherokee Sirloin Room, Awada's, Mama D's, Parker House, Tinucci's, even the five-star The Blue Horse.
They were joined by Palen Kimball, Heppner's Auto Body, Duggan's Comfort Footwear and Merit Chev.
Local businesses that put their names on their company titles were the rule, including Jerry Wind Quality Painting, Ray N. Welter Heating Co., R.J. Peterson & Sons Remodeling, and Moudry Apothecary Shop.
Mutual benefits
Although in 1996 the Catholic Bulletin became The Catholic Spirit, organizations like Catholic Aid Association (now Catholic United Financial), Catholic Near East Welfare Association and The Society for the Propagation of the Faith still advertised to share their stories with our readers.
Still wanting to keep the name of the business in front of the Catholic community were Catholic Eldercare, St. Joseph's Hospital, Washburn-McReavy, Rose Burns Catering, Kessler and Maguire Funeral Home, Donald's, Leo's Chow Mein, and Hibernian Life.
Thankfully, many local business still value the opportunity The Catholic Spirit provides for a trusted way to connect with those they want as customers.
Today, as they put their company's name in the top-of-mind of Catholic readers, advertisers like the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, St. Catherine University, St. Patrick's Guild, Buca di Beppo, the Catholic Community Foundation, accountants Baune Dosen & Co., Gearty-Delmore, Cerenity Senior Care, Regina Medical Center, the St. Therese Homes, the Carondelet Foundation and so many more make it possible for The Catholic Spirit to keep readers in 85,000 homes across the Twin Cities area connected to their faith, connected to the archdiocese, and connected to the church around the world.
Bob Zyskowski is The Catholic Spirit's associate publisher.
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File sharing service Infinit's Windows app exits beta
Peer-to-peer file sharing service Infinit has launched its free Windows app today, which allows users to share files of any size.
While the beta version was already available to users, the revamped tool is more stable and adds sharing options in the native right-click menu.
The app allows users to share files and folders via email, through the app (if the recipient also uses Infinit) or by sending a link. It can also resume uploads in case an internet connection goes down.
The new feature lets you share files very quickly indeed. I've stuck with Dropbox for the same purpose in the past, but sending files from my desktop meant that the service would create a duplicate file in my cloud storage and hard drive. With Infinit, I don't need to worry about finding and deleting those files later on. Plus, you can send entire folders without zipping them first.
Infinit's service works well enough — it's quick, elegant and as easy to use as anything else out there. Mobile apps for Android and iOS are in the works, and it'll be interesting to see how those stack up against the competition when they launch.
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Add the vBond Orchestrator to the Overlay Network
After you create a minimal configuration for the vBond orchestrator, you must add it to overlay network by making the vManage NMS aware of the vBond orchestrator. When you add a vBond orchestrator, a signed certificate is generated and is used to validate and authenticate the orchestrator.
Add the vBond Orchestrator and Generate Certificate
To add a vBond orchestrator to the network, automatically generate the CSR, and install the signed certificate:
In vManage NMS, select the Configuration ► Devices screen.
In the Controllers tab, click Add Controller and select vBond.
In the Add vBond dialog box:
Enter the vBond management IP address.
Enter the username and password to access the vBond orchestrator.
Select the Generate CSR checkbox to allow the certificate-generation process to occur automatically.
Click Add.
vManage NMS generates the CSR, retrieves the generated certificate, and automatically installs it on the vBond orchestrator. The new controller device is listed in the Controller table with the controller type, hostname of the controller, IP address, site ID, and other details.
Verify Certificate Installation
To verify that the certificate is installed on a vBond orchestrator:
In vManage NMS, select the Configuration ► Devices screen.
In the Controller table, select the row listing the new device, and check the Certificate Status column to ensure that the certificate has been installed.
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Complex Needs
Blue Sky Enabling has been accredited by Wiltshire County Council as preferred provider of specialist support for people with complex needs across the whole County. This includes people with severe and profound learning difficulties, people with physical disabilities and profound health needs, and people on the autistic spectrum.
Our approach at Blue Sky Enabling, when working with people with complex needs, is to enable them to live active engaged lives with the dignity that they deserve. We work in a multi-agency person-centred way. We co-ordinate with each person's support network including Social Workers, Mental Health Teams, Drug and Alcohol Workers, Consultants, Psychologists, GPs, hospital staff, District Matrons, District Nurses, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, to ensure people's needs are met.
When people have had a stay in hospital we work with the hospital staff to ensure they are discharged safely and quickly from hospital and are able to return home with the right care and support. Where appropriate we will liaise with the person's GP to set up a 'virtual ward'.
We are able to support people with the following:
- Anxiety disorders, depression and other mental health issues;
- Challenging behaviour
- Severe learning difficulties
- ADHD, ASD and Asperger
- End of life care;
- Continuing health care;
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Re: want to invest in stocks. never have beforeBizOptimizer Aug 9, 2011 1:02 PM (in response to dkrd111)
You might want to be careful asking unlicenced people for advice on stock investment - there are many investment stragegies not grounded in reality. If you don't know reality, you can't distinguish. If you are not knowledgable on finance and such, but have money to invest - might want to look into mutual funds where they invest your money into a stock pool designed to provide certain results. It isn't risk free, but far less risky than jumping in with bad advice. Good luck.
Re: want to invest in stocks. never have beforeModerator_PaulR Aug 11, 2011 9:19 AM (in response to dkrd111)
Hello dkrd111,
I would suggest using a standard, well known stock trading company. If you just Google "stock trading company", you will get a list of them, the majority being well known and trusted. Often these companies will have online advice on what you might want to invest in or have local people you can talk to. I would say one of these would be your best bet since they will definitely have the experience required to help you make a good decision on your investment.
Good Luck!
Re: want to invest in stocks. never have beforeBizOptimizer Aug 11, 2011 9:41 AM (in response to Moderator_PaulR)
Just know that "stock broker" and "stock trading companies" are in business to get people to trade stocks - they often are quicker to recommend high commission rather than high yeild - be careful...
I am looking to invest in stocks. i never have before and would like someone who is knowledgable in this area. I dont want to go in blind. I want to learn it before i jump. Does anyone know of any good books and magazines that i can read to learn it and magazines to help me follow companies. i would appreciate any help. Also want to know of a reliable online trading site to use so when im ready i know ill be safe, thank you


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Mint, Mint & Mint
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Greek mythology: Hades wants to seduce the young nymph Minthe. His wife Persephone isn't best pleased and turns Minthe into mint. Bad luck for Hades, good news for tea. Now it's mint which is doing the seducing.
Everywhere you go, the world tastes a bit different. Lebensbaum buyers know this. Brimming with wanderlust, they search far and wide for the best ingredients. And for food for thought. As with tea.
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Taking a helicopter tour of the Hawaiian Islands is a favorite tourist activity. It gives you a birds-eye view of the spectacular geography and all in just a few hours, at most. It's especially great for a first-time visitor to Hawaii. Paradise Helicopters is a top helicopter tour operator in Hawaii, and it flies tours from Oahu, Hilo, and Kona on Hawaii's Big Island. Book your tour online and you'll get instructions about check-in time and clothing recommendations; remember to take a camera and sunglasses.
Paradise Helicopters Tours
Paradise Helicopters offers 21 tours, including four from Turtle Bay. Besides the Magnum Experience tour detailed here, you can take the North Shore Sunset Spectacular tour, the North Shore Adventure Tour, or the Valleys and Waterfalls Explorer. All promise great views and memorable Hawaiian experiences. The Oahu tours fly out of a helipad at the Turtle Bay Resort, about halfway between Haleiwa on the North Shore's western end and Kaneohe Bay at the southern point of Oahu's Windward Coast. It's the perfect location to start a helicopter tour focusing on those areas.
Paradise Helicopter Pilots
Paradise Helicopters calls its pilots the most trusted in the industry and says several flew Marine One for three U.S. presidents. They also know about Hawaiian history, culture, and geology and share that insight with passengers on the flight, making it more interesting and giving valuable context. In other words, you'll know what you are seeing. And they can all land remotely, giving you access to places many visitors never see.
The Magnum Experience Tour
Paradise Helicopters' tour called Turtle Bay: Magnum Experience has an add-on that features no doors, which provides an outstanding picture-taking opportunity. (While the lack of doors allows for better photo opportunities since there is no window glare, the wind does affect your ability to hold your camera steady. A camera strap is an absolute must with the doors off.) The helicopter also has window seats. In addition to the pilot and passenger seat up front, there are four seats in the back, with two seats facing each other on each side of the helicopter. Everyone is assured of a great view. If you want a no-doors flight and a window seat, you'll pay extra for each upgrade.
What You'll See
The Magnum Experience flight path takes you over Kaliuwa'a (Sacred Falls), the Ka'a'awa Valley, Le'ahi (Diamond Head), Waikiki Beach, and Pearl Harbor, and then takes a low-level pass off the shores of Waikiki. This amounts to a sky-high view of the top tourist spots in the Hawaiian Islands, and you'll get an idea of their proximity to one another in a great view from above.
Paradise Helicopters will charter a flight for you that goes wherever you want to fly. You can see waterfalls, valleys, coastlines, beaches, and volcanoes. You can arrange to stop anywhere you choose -- at a waterfall, a coffee estate, or in a rainforest. You can even make a stop that includes a full-on picnic in a spectacular location.


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Empowering Women Farmers – "Before You Help Us, You Need to Educate Us!"
TechnoServe trains female farmers on agricultural practices, entrepreneurship, and ways to create new markets for their crops.
To be a female farmer in the West Mamprusi District of northern Ghana is to be a woman of endless patience, persistence, and above all, hope.
She must wait her turn, after male counterparts, to get her crops planted, fertilized, sprayed with pesticides, and harvested by a contract farmer. If she waits too long, she risks missing the optimal windows to ensure a healthy and bountiful yield.
Not only do female farmers bear primary responsibility for childrearing, they are also expected to grow enough food to supplement the crops their husbands produce in order to feed their families and send their children to school.
To learn from and support each other, the women have come together with the help of the non-profit organization TechnoServe to form a farmers' cooperative, where they receive training on not only agricultural practices, but entrepreneurship, and creating new markets for their crops. Together as a group, they grow ground nuts and maize, in addition to crops on their family farms. They are eager to learn, and to share their knowledge.
Alhassan Salimu farms two acres of land in order to send her two daughters to school. She is quick to point out, "Before you help us, you need to educate us!"
Above all, TechnoServe has helped these women understand that farming has the potential to be a business, not just a source of survival.
Abigail Anabil is 31 years old, single, and driven to learn as much as she can about farming and related businesses in order to support her mother and extended family.
Slowly, the women are beginning to feel empowered through the training they've received.
And they are hopeful about the opportunities to improve their incomes by finding new markets for their crops.
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If you're interested in reading more about John Deere's partnership with TechnoServe, and the work that's being done to enhance the lives of smallholder farmers in northern Ghana and western Kenya see the stories below.


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When you are planning your next vacation to Italy, add one more item to your to-do list. Although there's already plenty to do and plenty to see, we'd like to suggest an evening to an Italian theater, a great way to get to know Italy's comprehensive history and culture. Harking back to the age of the Renaissance, the art of Italian theater has been refined and perfected through the centuries. Drama? Check. History? Check. Opera? Check. The modern Italian play has something for everyone. If you've already decided on viewing an Italian play, you'll find that there are a plethora of different theater options on offer in any major region or city.
1. Italian Theater in Verona: Arena di Verona
Built in 30 AD, the Arena di Verona is one of, if not the, oldest amphitheaters in Italy. Located in Verona's buzzing Piazza Bra, the Arena di Verona hosts everything from the historical Italian play to the latest modern rock show. The summer season promises outdoor shows and fresh air. So whether you're in the mood for Monteverdi or Pearl Jam, the Arena di Verona is sure to have something for everyone.
2. Italian Theater in Rome: Terme di Caracalla
Translated as "Baths of Caracalla," the Terme di Caracalla is converted into a stage for the summer. Not to worry – these "baths" are no longer the site of public showers and the like; rather, they are a monumental testament to the beauty of ancient Roman architecture. Located beyond the Colosseum, the Terme di Caracalla boasts one of the largest stages in Italy, and summertime performances of ballet, opera and orchestral music are hosted by Rome's famous Teatro dell'Opera.
3. Italian Theater in Palermo, Sicily: Teatro Massimo
If your vacation in Italy takes you to Sicily, make sure to check out Teatro Massimo. Currently the largest theater in Europe, Teatro Massimo is located in Palermo. Massimo's summer locale is Teatro di Verdura, an outdoor theater that seats up to 2,000 and is highly regarded for its pitch-perfect acoustic. Avid movie fans will recognize that Teatro Massimo has been used in some major films, including The Godfather III.
4. Italian Theater in Milan: Teatro Alla Scala
We've saved the best for last and Teatro Alla Scala is, without a doubt, one of Italy's most prestigious theaters. Many of Italy's finest actors and singers have passed through here, and the theater also hosts a school for aspiring artists, musicians and actors. The theater boasts a bookshop, a restaurant, bar and a museum; it can be found in Milan.


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Using easy-to-find objects from around the home and following illustrated step-by-step instructions, design and build working models that move, fly, tick or light up! Develop your design, creative thinking and problem solving skills to make zip wires, vibrating brush monsters, computer controlled fairground rides and much more. Take on challenges such as building a lolly stick bridge and testing it to destruction or making a 10-second marble run.
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Think pyramids. Do you flash Egypt? Or Mexico and Guatemala? Maybe even China and Peru? But how about Sudan?
They're here, too. And, if that's not enough to get you going, Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt.
AND they are older!
There are a number of ancient pyramid sites near the Nile. But I'll focus on the most famous and most breathtaking pyramids at the site of Meroe. Also known as Begrawiya, 200+ km north of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
During its peak, the Meroe Empire reached along a 1,000+ km stretch of the Nile valley.
Knowledge of the Meroe pyramids was first brought to the European world by Frédéric Cailliaud in 1821. It had once been the capital of the Napata / Meroitic Kingdom (circa. 800 BC — 350 AD) and deciphered Meroitic texts name the city as Medewi or Bedewi. The importance of Meroe increased from the reign of Arrakkamani (c. 280 BC) when the royal burial ground was transferred from the old northern capital, near modern-day Karima.
Meroe's wealth came from an iron-smelting industry and the presence of gold deposits, and a far-reaching international trade that connected with India and China.
Research tells us that the pyramids were built over burial chambers. Bodies were either burned or buried – but not mummified. Reliefs carved across inner-chapel walls show the names and representations of royalty and chapters from the Book of the Dead.
It was a brilliant, memorable day.
The pyramids, for sure. Wondrous amid the sand dunes.
But also the adobe villages along the desert route.
And with the taxi driver bursting into sudden song between picking his nose or cleaning his ears with his car-keys.
Back in the town, I had an cafe evening encounter with 3 medical students over chocolate ice-cream, fruit-juice and cheese-sausage pastries – all which they insisted on paying for (in typical Sudanese / Islamic hospitality).
The day ended flat on a rope-bed and attempted-sleep, camped-out amid many men on beds there in an open-air, starry-night courtyard of a crumbling, colonial inn during a searing mid-Summer's night.
TRAVEL ADVICE for the Sudan Pyramids of Meroe
I stayed in Shendi – only 2 dire accommodation options: super basic + crappy or expensive + rundown. From there, I hired a taxi to the site, about 40 km away, for 100 SDP with waiting time. If it's not mid-day in summer, it would be better to take a bus from Atbara to Shendi or Khartoum and get off; as it's about 1/2 km from the highway. It's visible; you can't miss it. Then hitch or flag down another southbound bus to Khartoum.
Admission fee: 50 SDP. Afternoon is awesome light. You will probably have the entire site to yourself (as I did). Camping is possible away from the site. Summer heat is unbearable here, except dawn + dusk hours. No facilities at site except a security hut. Take water. But some villages and a gas station, with new rest-house, are a few km away.


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After waiting a decade, one of our favorite couples of the Harry Potter series, Ron and Hermione, finally kissed on the big screen in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. But for the actors who played the well-loved characters, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, it was a bit awkward to kiss after working together since they were kids. When the DVD for the final film is released in November, there will be a featurette on the long-awaited lip-lock that gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into Ron and Hermione's big moment. See Rupert and Emma film the kissing scene now!


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Power fundamentals - buck regulator architectures
This series provides an overview of the various buck regulator architectures, including:
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SimpleLink™ Sub-1 GHz wireless solutions for the IoT: robustness & long range (3-part series)
Sub-1 GHz gives you kilometers of range with very low power consumption. The RF bands are license-free and the robust co-existence technology solves the increasing problem of interference from other wireless systems. Sub-1GHz is suited for applications running on small batteries: Metering and smart grid, alarm and security and home automation.
Control Theory seminar
This 4-part technical seminar offers an introduction to control theory which is of value to electronic, electrical and mechanical engineers. The aim is to provide engineers with an insight into elementary control problems and their solution. An understanding of basic engineering mathematics is recommended to benefit fully from this course.
- Fundamental concepts: Linear systems, transient response, frequency analysis, classification of systems
- Feedback systems: Effects of feedback, Nyquist analysis, stability margins, phase compensation
- Transient response: Transient specifications, steady state error, PID control, root locus analysis
- Discrete time systems: Sampled systems, the z-transform, aliasing, delay & reconstruction, discrete transformations
- The course opens with a review of fundamental concepts, including linear differential equations and the Laplace transform. The behaviour of classical first and second order systems is examined in both the time and the frequency domains.
- The second section introduces closed loop control and the effects of negative feedback in the frequency domain. The Nyquist plot is introduced as a valuable tool to assess control loop stability and performance, and is applied to the design of phase compensators.
- The central theme of section three is control performance in the time domain. The design and tuning of PID controllers is explained using the step response, and various methods of assessing quality of response are presented. The root locus plot then is introduced as a method of designing complex systems to meet transient response specifications.
- Section four focuses on discrete time systems. The z-transform is introduced, and the relationship between the s-plane and z-plane explained in detail. The design of digital closed loop controllers is then described using emulation and direct design methods. Also covered are some important practical considerations when implementing discrete time controllers, including aliasing, sample rate selection, the effects of computational delay, and zero order hold.
- The material is supported by many examples and tutorials, and includes a short question & answer session at the end of each section. Matlab is used throughout the seminar to introduce new concepts and to illustrate each major topic. A printed copy of the seminar manual containing the presentation material is issued to each attendee at the start of the course.
Power fundamentals - DC-DC fundamentals
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This five-part series provides an overview of linear regulators.
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This 7-part series discusses tips and best practices for selecting the appropriate components for your switching power supply.
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Use MSP432 microcontrollers to bring high performance to low-power applications
While the market requires better power performance, it also continuously demands more functionality from devices. The challenge many developers face today is maintaining or improving battery operating life while simultaneously increasing a device's capabilities. For many devices, it is not feasible to increase battery size or capacity. Developers need to achieve higher performance within the same power footprint if battery life is not to be compromised.
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The "Linux Board Porting" online series is comprised of nine, 10-minute modules (3 Lecture and 6 Lab) that provide an introduction to porting U-boot and the Linux Kernel to custom hardware platforms.
WEBENCH® Filter Designer
This training series takes you through WEBENCH® Filter Designer and many of its newer features.
MSP MCU Crypto-Bootloader Training Series
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My Favorite Steakhouse Sides in Chicago
Over the past year I've eaten at more steakhouses than I have in the previous 30 years of my life combined. The purpose of this extremely hard work (hey, that's a lot of beef!) was to find the best dry-aged steaks in Chicago, and I never lost sight of that goal. But as most people know, the à la carte system is still a fixture of every steakhouse, which required me to consider a genre of food I'd never really considered before: steakhouse sides. Instead of cursing the thought of adding an $11 bowl of spinach to the already massive bill (or just adopting a meat-only diet) I decided that it would be interesting to actually give these neglected add-ons a shot.
Since steakhouse menus are so uniform, I made sure to order the exact same set of dishes at each place. That lead me to a few months spent contemplating the finer points of shrimp cocktails, wedge salads, and creamed spinach. While I had a sort of a perverse curiosity to see how different places would execute these very simple dishes, I have to admit up front that I also genuinely enjoy all of these. Perhaps it's the presentation or the pleasure of cutting through crunchy iceberg lettuce with massive knife, but I love wedge salads more than anyone I know. The same can be said about creamed spinach, especially when it's bright and vibrant green. And who doesn't love a good shrimp cocktail?
So, after you take a look at all those beautiful slabs of meat, scroll down to see what sides to pair them with.
Best Shrimp Cocktail: Chop Shop
Of all the dishes I tried, the standard of the shrimp cocktail was probably the highest. Every single place served enormous shrimp that were plump, juicy, and cold. But even with the tough competition, Chop Shop's version managed to stick out in two important ways. First, it's only $12, which is a genuine bargain, especially compared to the $21 I spent at Smith & Wollensky for three shrimp that weren't even deveined. Second, Chop Shop's cocktail sauce is the most complex and alluring, with just enough horseradish to get your nose running. Though a great starter for the steak, this appetizer is worth its own special trip.
Chicago Chop Shop, 2033-35 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 (map); 773-537-4440
Best Creamed Spinach: Smith & Wollensky
You might have noticed that I didn't mention Smith & Wollenky in my list of the best dry-aged steaks in Chicago. That was not a mistake. Smith & Wollensky may dry-age beef at each of its many locations, but I had a hard time noticing any intricacies in the beef because it was so poorly cooked and underseasoned (click here for visual proof). And as I mentioned above, the three undeviened shrimp for $22 isn't a particularly good deal (sad, right?). But I have to hand it to Smith & Wollensky for serving the best creamed spinach.
No other category was as clear cut as this one. Most were far too creamy, and some were little more than bowls of cream with a few specks of green mixed in. But Smith & Wollensky's version was bright green and vibrant.
Smith & Wollensky, 318 N State St, Chicago, IL (map); 312-670-9900
Best Wedge Salad: Bavette's
I never encountered a straight up terrible wedge salad. I mean, it's not that hard to serve a freezing wedge of iceberg, spoon on blue cheese dressing, toss in a few croutons, and call it a day. But that also meant that most versions were just slightly above average—right at that point where I noticed the high cost and knew I could probably make the same thing at home for far less. The only exception was at Bavette's, which not only served the best wedge salad by a mile, but it was also one of the best salads I've tried in recent memory.
What really set this salad apart was the dressing. Instead of a thick blue cheese, Bavette's went with a thinner Ranch. This looser dressing was able to seep into the crevices of the salad leaves, flavoring each bite. Of course, the 1/2-inch thick housemade bacon didn't hurt matters.
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf, 218 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60654 (map); 312-624-8154
Best Martini: Next Steakhouse
Though red wine is the official drink to have with steak, the Martini definitely feels like ideal cocktail to start off the steakhouse experience. Sadly, most of the Martinis I sampled were enormous and boozy—a wicked combo that had me tipsy before the first course. I definitely prefer a more aromatic and balanced version, which doesn't have some vendetta against vermouth. That partly explains why I fell in love with the Martini served at the beginning of Next's Chicago Steakhouse menu. Instead of a glass of liquor and a drop of vermouth, Next goes with a 1-to-1 mix, resulting in a lighter and more enjoyable sip. Even though vodka was used instead of gin, I was so completely won over I had two. [Editor's Note: As a commenter pointed out, wine director John Schafer told Time Out Chicago it was shochu, not vodka. I'm not sure why I was told that it was vodka at the meal. Regardless, it was a great drink.]
Next Restaurant, 953 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607 (map); 312-226-0858
Best Dessert: Chicago Cut Steakhouse
This is kind of an extra, because I didn't order desserts at every single place. Honestly, how are you supposed to have any room in your stomach after eating a massive steak? But if you ever get the chance to try the pineapple upside-down cake at Chicago Cut, make sure to do so.
Chicago Cut Steakhouse, 300 N LaSalle Dr, Chicago, IL 60654 (map); 312-329-1800
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Indonesian sculptor Ahmad Osni Peii has loaned us three magnificent sculptures that he had no room to store as he is working on new pieces all the time. We are happy to look after them for him, but they are for sale so if you are interested please contact us. Ahmad was resident at Rimbun Dahan for 6 months in '99 when he returned to Southeast Asia after living in the States for 40 years. And the pieces can be made any colour you want.
"…This see-through spatio-shell structure is not mathematically formulated as many may assume. It is simply an intuitive discovery, so to speak, in mathematical sense for I believe all forms created knowingly or unknowingly are not absent of judiciously purposeful plan unless unconsciously or deliberately done, in other words unaccountably playful, cynical or whimsical. This is not so with my work. It is a medium discovered, precise and fit, I think, for the theme of 'formal allegory', a visual suggestion on harmonious relationship, a Gestalt, between 'things' as a whole in unity, rhythm, order, contrast, balance, proportion, to name a few, just as one would reflect on or appreciate the unarbitrary composition of all immeasurably diverse living things interactively created in nature…"
Sakinah (above and below) was the first large outdoor sculpture by resident artist Ahmad Osni Peii to be installed at Rimbun Dahan, in the Bulatan Plong in 1999. Two other pieces — Geliat Nusantara (red piece) and Gelang Serai (white piece), were installed in 2005. All three are made of painted aluminium.


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Ricci returns to the Second Circuit
After the district court in a reverse-discrimination suit approved a settlement that provided retroactive seniority benefits to 63 black, hispanic and female New York City Department of Education employees, the Supreme Court issued its well-known ruling in Ricci v. DeStefano, which made it much more difficult for municipalities to resolve disparate impact claims without a "strong basis in evidence" to believe it will be subject to disparate impact liability without this remedy. Ricci originated in the Second Circuit, and now it comes back as binding precedent in another case.
The case is U.S. v. New York City Department of Education, decided on May 5. The decision is over 100 pages long, owing to the new and complex standard outlined by the Supreme Court in Ricci (the New Haven firefighters case) and the equally complex puzzle of resolving disparate impact claims where the remedy impacts the employment rights of others not before the court.
In Ricci, the Supreme Court said that, "under Title VII, before an employer can engage in intentional discrimination for the asserted purpose of avoiding or remedying an unintentional disparate impact, the employer must have a strong basis in evidence to believe it will be subject to disparate-impact liability if it fails to take the race-conscious, discriminatory action." In the case before the Second Circuit, the Court throws out the settlement.
The City was originally sued for allegedly using civil service exams that allegedly led to a disparate impact against blacks and Hispanics and also used discriminatory recruiting practices. The case settled in 1999, over the objections of white employees who "objected to four paragraphs that provided permanent appointments and retroactive competitive seniority to 63 black, Hispanic, Asian, or female individuals." In 2001, the Second Circuit vacated the settlement because the white employees should have been allowed to intervene in the lawsuit. They then brought two reverse-discrimination lawsuits against the City. Among other rulings, the district court held that some of the retroactive seniority provided by the settlement agreement was lawful.
The case now returns to the district court. The extensive and painstaking litigation that produced the settlement must be reviewed anew under Ricci. Judge Calabresi writes:
Where, as here, the employer instead provides individualized race- or gender-conscious benefits as a remedy for previous disparate impact, the employer must satisfy the requirements of Ricci, not Johnson and Weber [two prior Supreme Court affirmative action cases], in order to avoid disparate-treatment liability. Under Ricci, the employer must show a strong basis in evidence that, at the time the race- or gender-conscious action was taken, the employer was faced with disparate-impact liability and that the race- or gender-conscious action was necessary to avoid or remedy that liability.
That's life under our appellate system. The trial court works his fingers to the bone applying Supreme Court precedent before new cases come down that change the analysis. The Second Circuit says this is not really an affirmative action case, which is why Johnson and Weber do not apply. This is a Ricci case, where the City tries to avoid a disparate impact judgment and, in so doing, might have handed a disparate treatment case to someone else burdened by the remedy under the settlement. The district court has to look at the case again under Ricci.


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Blue Apron is now on video! Every Thursday, we're posting a new video on our YouTube channel and over here on the blog.
We've already shared the secrets to the best bok choy and helped you figure out the meaning of "season to taste."
Now, we're back with an essential kitchen tip that's key for reducing food waste. Unless you're a total carb-o-phile or share a household with eternally hungry teenage boys, you may not get through a loaf of preservative-free bakery bread before it gets stale. That means, sadly, that extra bread winds up in the trash.
That's exactly the reason that we store our fresh bread in the fridge or the freezer. The cold preserves a loaf's lifespan, but it robs the bread of its crisp exterior and chewy crumb. What to do about the problem created by our preservation solution?
Don't worry, we've got a solution to that too. Watch the video to see the easiest way to recrisp your bread.
To recap, simply stick your frozen or refrigerated loaf right into a 475°F oven and leave it there for about 2 or 3 minutes, just until it's hot and crispy. Then use the bread however you'd like and rejoice in how fresh and crispy it is.
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(Stats Perform) – The FCS level has long stocked NFL rosters despite having a "small school" label. Standouts such as Carson Wentz, Jimmy Garoppolo, Cooper Kupp and Darius Leonard are recent examples of draft choices who have paid off considerably.
But the lower half of Division I was dropped for a big loss with an all-time low six selections in this year's draft. The cancellation of most college pro days due to COVID-19 led to fewer prospects getting to showcase their talents.
Southern Illinois strong safety Jeremy Chinn headlined the small FCS class, whose selections were as follows:
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Carolina Panthers (Round 2, 64th overall): Jeremy Chinn, Southern Illinois, SS, 6-3, 221 – Physical defender who anticipates the ball well; totaled 243 tackles and 13 interceptions during college career
New Orleans Saints (3, 105): Adam Trautman, Dayton, TE, 6-5, 255 – Saints traded four later picks to move up for the athletic pass catcher who had 31 career TDs at Dayton
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Houston Texans (5, 171): Isaiah Coulter, Rhode Island, WR, 6-2, 198 – Early entry wideout with game-breaking speed is URI's first draft pick since 1986
Chicago Bears (7, 227): Lachavious Simmons, Tennessee State, OG, 6-5, 315 – Developmental prospect is the fifth Tennessee State offensive lineman to be drafted since 2014
Dallas Cowboys (7, 231): Ben DiNucci, James Madison, QB, 6-2, 210 – Put it all together as a senior, showing good movement and an accurate arm, while winning CAA offensive player of the year
Denver Broncos (7, 254): Derrek Tuszka, North Dakota State, DE, 6-4, 251 – Keeps opposing tackles off-balance with a bull rush; started for the last three NDSU national-championship teams


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Why It Can Be So Useful to Talk with a Psychic
Nearly everyone that you're going to meet will be interested in learning more about their own lives. Simply put, when you have great information about your personality and your life, there should be much less debt surrounding any of the decisions that you might have to make. When you've been able to figure out what kinds of concerns you may have and the types of things you'd like to accomplish, then you'll be able to make better decisions for yourself on a daily basis.
At the same time, it can be tough for people to really get a good sense of themselves using traditional means. Because we are always going to be slightly too involved in our own lives to be perfectly objective, you can start to see why it's so important to have outside sources who can provide you with some advice. What a lot of people are finding, then, is that the smartest thing they can do will be to look into the type of advice that a top phone psychic is going to be able to provide you. The following article will be able to give you a lot of useful insight into how the right type of psychic will be able to help you out.
More than anything else, a good psychic will be someone who has the ability to read into your personality in ways that you might not be able to do on your own. This will make it so that you can get much better information about your desires and your anxiety than you've be able to get by just talking with yourself. As you start opening up to the questions the psychic asks, you should be able to know how to make a good decision. Any good psychic will be able to get some major ideas about you by just spending a little bit of time talking through a few of your concerns with you.
Naturally, it's also going to be a good idea to think about how the right psychic will be able to perceive your life and help you make sense of it all. If you're having problems in your love life or your work life, you will discover that the right kind of psychic advice will give you advantages that can help you make smarter choices at every step in the process.
If you're serious about making improvements in yourself, then it can be a good idea to speak with a psychic. It's going to be a lot easier for you to make solid choices regarding your life when you've had the chance to really get to know the psychic you're working with.
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Morrisons: recession-hit customers want cheaper chicken
A spokesman for Morrisons told FoodManufacture.co.uk: "We need to offer our customers what they want and the feedback they've given us is that they want cheaper meat."
The supermarket claims it will still aim to source the most of its poultry from the UK.
The spokesman said: "Our priority is to source British meat but to offer it at a lower price."
However, he confirmed that there would be instances when Morrisons will source meat from other countries in the EU and "possibly further afield".
He said: "Our customers want the best deals and the lowest prices. We will be sourcing on a case-by-case basis."
The National Farmers Union (NFU) said the decision was "extremely disappointing" for the industry.
'Extremely disappointing'
In a statement issued to FoodManufacture.co.uk, the NFU said: "It is understood that the supermarket chain is importing poultry meat from within Europe and marketing it under Morrisons' exclusive tertiary brand Hemsley's."
It said Morrisons had introduced new standards for its own-label British chicken. British producers had shown their commitment to these standards by investing in environmental enrichment measures such as installing windows and perches in poultry houses.
Morrisons' suppliers had also met the requirements of the Red Tractor Scheme, which will not be required for the imported meat.
NFU poultry board chairman Duncan Priestner said: "We understand the difficulties retailers are faced with in a competitive market where consumers are demanding a variety of price levels to suit their needs, but unfortunately that comes at the cost of animal welfare standards and British poultry meat.
A blow for the industry
"British poultry producers have committed and invested in their businesses in order to supply Morrisons so it is extremely disappointing that Morrisons has made this decision. It means fresh British chicken will be now be displaced by cheaper produce from EU countries that will not have to meet the same welfare standards and it is a blow for the industry."
Morrisons said it would still uphold welfare standards. The spokesman said: "Welfare is very important to us and we will still have independent assessments. But it's no secret that price is a massive driver."
The supermarket defended its position in the following statement: "Morrisons will still sell a higher percentage of British meat than any other major British supermarket. We will buy more meat direct from British farmers than other British supermarkets. We are the only major British supermarket to run our own abattoirs that support British farmers.
"Of course, in these tough economic times we have to offer customers the choice of cheaper alternatives but we can be clear that our commitment to British farmers is more significant than that of any other retailer."
A spokeswoman for the British Poultry Council (BPC) told FoodManufacture.co.uk: "BPC shares the NFU's disappointment. It's a shame that Morrisons should waver in its support for the British poultry industry – hopefully it's just temporary."
When asked whether the decision was a temporary measure, the Morrisons spokesman said: "We have not put any timeframe on this at present."
When asked whether the supermarket would continue to supply 100% British lamb and beef, he said: "It may be subject to review in future but I can't comment at this stage."