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On Friday night the Blackhawks selected forward Teuvo Teravainen as their first selection in the NHL Entry Draft. Some believe Teravainen was a steal at number 18. That belief could be validated a few years from now. Some think the reason Teravainen fell out of the top 10 was because of his size - 5'10" 169 pounds - and the fact this draft was very deep in defensemen. There are so many variables it is hard tell but sometimes players slip for the wrong reasons.
For anyone wanting to understand more about the inner-workings of prospect evaluation and the NHL Draft, there was a very good book written a few years ago. It is called "Future Great and Heartbreaks" by Gare Joyce and it featured the Jonathan Toews draft of 2006. The book also dealt with prospects in the 2007 draft and included some interesting views on Patrick Kane as well as Toews.
In 2006, Flyers stud Claude Giroux was selected 22nd in the first round. Giroux was another slightly built forward and had some other baggage attached to his profile. There were questions about Giroux's drive and ability to bounce back from adversity. Giroux was also from a very small town and was not as well scouted. Obviously the character issues weren't accurate and although Giroux isn't very big in size he has proven to be a top NHL player.
The biggest lesson in the book is although there is a great deal of time and money spent to make the correct draft selections it isn't a science. These are very young kids and they can change a great deal in the next few years, and it isn't always for the better. There are also many reasons why a player may slip in the draft and sometimes it isn't purely based on hockey ability.
Sometimes prospects are a poor interview, they are shy or appear awkward in a new setting. Then there are the parents who could be considered overbearing, or problems with a past coach or other players. The important point is once these things come to the surface they sometimes take on a life of their own. Players are hung with some baggage which might be deserved and often not.
Selecting young prospects is risky so a franchise could easily lean toward being conservative, especially with early round selections. Hawk fans will find out if first round pick Teravainen turns out to be a gem like Giroux, but the jury will be out for awhile.
With their eight selections, the Hawks took four forwards, two defensemen and two goalies. The goaltenders are both well over six feet tall and were taken in the seventh round with the Hawks final selections.
Popular opinion is it could take two or three years for Teravainen to be NHL ready. The others, especially the goaltenders could take much longer.
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To no surprise, the rumor mill is buzzing with Niklas Hjalmarsson trade chatter. In my view, there is a better than 50 percent chance Hammer will be dealt, but the Hawks could play their current hand.
There are two good reasons Hjalmarsson could be in a new home soon.
First, Hjalmarsson has trade value. He would be a top four defender on most teams and his salary in that case isn't excessive. If my tea leaves are correct, the Hawks are leaning to Johnny Oduya and Nick Leddy to be the second pairing for next season. My feeling is that will be the case if a Ryan Suter or another top defenseman isn't acquired.
The second reason has to do with cap allocation. Under the Joel Quenneville regime, and more so with Mike Kitchen steering the defense during games, the number five defender doesn't get a lot of playing time. So $3.5 million in cap space used for a 8 to 12 minute per game defenseman probably doesn't work here.
Trading Hjalmarsson won't be about dumping salary but rather about using it elsewhere. If a Suter signing isn't in the cards, the Hawks could replace Hammer with a less expensive player and use about $2 million in cap space to fill another need. There is no doubt Hammer's skill set will have to be replaced.
Two teams which need help on defense are Ottawa and Edmonton and both have centers the Hawks might want to pursue.
Maybe GM Stan Bowman will use additional cap space to pursue soon-to-be unrestricted free agent Paul Gaustad. He could be a solid third line center who can win faceoffs and kill penalties. If that route is taken, Dave Bolland could move up to the second line.
With their current cast of defensemen, including a healthy Steve Montador, the Hawks would be better off than the way they began last season. The question is whether the improvement will be enough to make a significant difference.
Two players I have mentioned in the past that would give the Hawks a new look would be the Stars Steve Ott and the Jets Evander Kane.
Word around is the new ownership in Dallas may want to shuffle the deck this summer and they have already started. The Stars traded center Mike Ribeiro over the weekend.
Kane would have to sign a new a contract extension before being a viable trade candidate. If Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff wanted to restock his talent pool with a couple of top prospects and also add a solid NHL player or two, trading Kane could be the ticket. Winnipeg will stick to a budget and if they feel Kane is soon going to be too expensive, they may look to deal him this summer. Cheveldayoff is well aware of what exists in the Hawks prospect pipeline.
Hawk faithful will find out soon if Bowman expands his reach and works with GM's who were not former Blackhawk employees.
No need to waste a lot of keystrokes on the Roberto Luongo trade rumor to Chicago. Until proven differently, the Hawks model doesn't allow for a goaltender with a mega contract.
GM's who hesitate seem to fall into a position of weakness.
For a number of reasons, some having to do with ownership uncertainty, the Predators did not quickly resign Ryan Suter and Shea Weber to long-term contracts as soon as they had the chance. Now it appears likely they will lose Suter and soon the same might be said for Weber.
For the past couple of years Canucks GM Mike Gillis knew he had a standout goalkeeper in-waiting in Cory Schneider. With Luongo's mega contact which runs through 2022, Gillis needed to be aggressive. Instead, he waited for Schneider to obviously outplay Luongo and now is stuck with dealing Luongo who also has a no-trade clause.
Interestingly, Luongo is pushing the trade issue and Gillis can't afford a $7 million back-up goalie. Luongo will posture that he will only accept a trade to Florida or another destination of his choice. Gillis has only the threat of sending Luongo to the AHL to motivate his former number one goalie to accept a trade. In any event, Luongo will continue to get paid and now Gillis really has little leverage.
In the last week or so, Penguins GM Ray Shero offered the best third line center in the game, Jordan Staal, a 10 year contract extension. It was thought to be in the $60 million range and was a considerable commitment to a player who has missed 60 games due to injury over the past two seasons.
Obviously Shero's first choice was to keep Staal, which would have given the Penguins an unequaled group at the center ice position. After realizing Staal would probably opt for free agency on July 1, 2013, Shero connected the dots quickly and pulled off a good trade.
Most thought the reason Staal would leave $60 million on the table was to go play in Carolina with his brother Eric for the 2013 season. Staal could get an opportunity there to be a first line center, and that wouldn't happen in Pittsburgh.
Shero knew the same and was able to get a very good young center, Brandon Sutter, plus a prospect and the eight selection in last weekend's draft. That's a great return for Staal considering he could have walked away after this season and Pittsburgh would have received nothing.
Shero is one of the best GM's in the NHL and he doesn't hesitate. Hawk fans will find out soon if Bowman can be as bold and as aggressive as Shero and other managers around the league.
In the NHL these days, he who hesitates is lost.
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The city doesn't know how much it can make selling its own perfume and cosmetics, but hopes to earn $500,000 in five years, which will be split between the city and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Branding consultants interviewed by AP couldn't think of another city with its own beauty products but said Beverly Hills has the right cachet. As Pam Danziger, president of Unity Marketing, told AP:
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As at July 2014 the Computerbank warehouse is running out of space. We have had to change our minimum specifications for donations. Please read carefully below. We are getting way too much rubbish dumped on us at this time.
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Desktops: Working, complete Core 2 Duo, Dual Core or Celeron/AMD equivalents. If capacitors are blown, we'll send you a bill.
Laptops: Working dual core or better. Core 2 Duo preferred, PM is getting old so is subject to a $5.50 fee. Please remove any passwords (BIOS locks) on donated laptops. If password locks are not removed, or if the laptop is not working or missing parts, we may have to charge a fee of $5.50.
Apple Macs: G5 or better with original software.
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Hard Drives: All types.
Memory: All types.
Optical Drives: All types
Interface Cards: All types
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Computers that are older Pentium 4's, Pentium 3's or older are recycled. This usually means the computer is more than 10 years old. Although we know some older computers still work we haven't as yet found anyone who wants them in a working condition.
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- $5.50 each for any LCD without a PC
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Melbourne metro areas only, extra fees apply if in rural/remote locations. Minimum pick up fee is $65.
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- $20 for each 20 inch CRT monitor
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- Due to the introduction of fees at the polystyrene compaction centre, we have introduced a 'packaging' surcharge. Please ask for details.
What happens to the personal data on the computer I donate?
All working hard drives donated to Computerbank are wiped using Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) software. This permanently removes all information from the drive. If the hard drive is not working, we will physically destroy it before sending it for precious metal recovery.
Why do you charge fees for old and faulty equipment?
It is labour intensive to recycle old equipment. The obsolete items we receive are stored, checked then taken apart and sorted. Obsolete equipment is then delivered to a government sponsored recycling depot. The fee we charge you goes towards leasing the building and helping with our running costs. Computerbank is run by volunteers and only has one paid supervisor on any day.
If you do not want to recycle with Computerbank Victoria please try one these depots.
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Recycling computers is labor intensive. Doing any of the following to prepare your equipment for donation will help us speed the processing and recycling of your equipment.
- Bring as little packaging and boxes as possible. Please recycle the boxes for your equipment through your council's recycling program.
- Untangle all cords and cables. Coil them up with a rubber band or twist tie.
- Attach power adapters (AC adaptors, transformers) to their associated equipment (such as powered speakers, printers or external modems) as best you can, we suggest wrapping with clear packing tape.
- No Excess Packaging - The polystyrene compaction centre charges for packaging so we have a 'packaging' surcharge. Please ask for details.
What are your opening hours
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Yes, Virginia.
The Old Dominion State returns as America's Top State for Business in 2011, and we're starting to detect a pattern here.
Virginia topped our inaugural study in 2007, with Texas coming in at number two. In 2008, they switched positions and Texas took the title. In 2009, it was Virginia/Texas. In 2010, Texas/Virginia.
This year (see full rankings), Virginia powers back to the top spot with the best overall score in the history of our study: 1,660 out of 2,500 points. Texas slips back to number two with a respectable 1,578 points.
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Trust us. We couldn't have planned it this way. If we could have, we might have mixed things up a bit.
Our fifth annual study once again puts all 50 states to the test, measuring them on 43 metrics in 10 key categories of competitiveness. We weight those categories based on how frequently the states use them as selling points to attract business. That way, we hold the states to their own standards before telling tell you how they measure up.
This year's categories and weightings, for a total of 2,500 points, are:
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• Quality of life (350 points)
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• Technology and innovation (225 points)
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• Access to capital (100 points)
• Cost of living (50 points)
Virginia is a perennial favorite with its strategic location, friendly business climate and diverse economy. It moved back on top this year thanks to marked improvements in a couple of key areas.
We found that Virginia's tax burden had improved considerably, helping the state move up five places to number 21 in our all-important "cost of doing business" category.
In education, Virginia jumped seven points to rank sixth, reflecting an effort begun in 2009 to reduce class sizes.
But not all is rosy in Virginia. The state fell eight spots to number 26 in our quality of life metric, which measures healthcare, among other things. The number of uninsured residents in Virginia has risen steadily in recent years.
Virginia also lost some ground in the workforce category, dropping three places to number 12. But that was mainly because an improving unemployment rate is shrinking the pool of available workers.
Still, Virginia did what it does best -- and has done in each year of our study: It turned in a solid all-around performance, with top 10 finishes in five categories (infrastructure and transportation at number 10, economy at number 8, the aforementioned sixth place in education, second in business friendliness and 10th in access to capital).
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So what happened to Texas, which was gunning for a repeat as America's Top State for Business?
While the state improved or stayed the same in seven out of 10 categories, it stumbled in three important ones: cost of doing business (33rd this year versus 30th in 2010), quality of life (32nd, down from 29th) and, most notably, economy. Texas' top-ranked economy four years in a row plunged to 14th this year on the weight of a nagging budget crisis.
The state has been struggling to close a $13.4 billion budget gap for fiscal 2012 -- one of the worst in the nation as measured by the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Texas adopts its budgets two years at a time, and the 2011 legislative session has been a gut-wrenching affair. While Gov. Rick Perry and the state legislature have so far managed to avoid raising taxes or dipping into the state's rainy day fund for 2012-13, the crisis is forcing severe cuts in state services, including education.
But that's not the only area where the Texas economy has suffered.
Texas no longer leads the nation in Fortune 500 companies headquartered there. In fact, the state comes in third, with 51 major companies headquartered in Texas, compared with 57 last year. Some of that is the result of mergers, like the acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, formerly of Fort Worth, by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, which calls Omaha, Neb., home., the merger of Houston's Continental Airlines with United Air Lines. United Continental is now based in Chicago.
But other Texas companies simply saw their fortunes decline, like Dallas' Blockbuster and industrial equipment maker Flowserve of Irving.
Nonetheless, Texas remains a business powerhouse. It remains tops in the infrastructure and transportationc category, and ranks fourth in technology and innovation. And a surge in investment helped Texas jump to fourth place in access to capital, from seventh place in the category in 2010.
If Virginia and Texas seem to have the top two spots locked up year after year, the rest of our rankings are a lot less predictable.
Top five and honorable mention
Take Georgia, which joins our top five for the first time in four years. Adding to its typically strong finishes in workforce (4th place), infrastructure and transportation (second place) and cost of living (ninth place), Georgia moved into the top half of the states in education (22nd place, compared with 28th last year).
Massachusetts drops out of the top five this year, finishing in sixth place overall. The Bay State lost ground in our workforce category because of a shrinking pool of available workers. And the state's vaunted education system slipped a bit — to fourth place from first — because school class sizes increased relative to those of other states.
Ohio is this year's most improved state, jumping 11 places to 23rd overall, thanks to a huge improvement in cost of doing business. Ohio improved to fifth place in our most important category, from 29th place last year. A multiyear effort to reform the tax code in the Buckeye State is paying off with a tax structure that welcomes new investment. At the same time, wages have fallen in Ohio relative to other states. That helps businesses on the cost side, but workers suffer.
The biggest overall decline came in New Jersey, which fell eight spots this year to 30th place overall largely because of the state's budget situation -- one of the worst in the nation, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. New Jersey is no garden spot when it comes to its economy, which ranked 42nd in our study this year.
Our decision to consider each state's fiscal situation in our rankings this year also led to a change at the bottom for 2011.
For the first time, Alaska -- which ends fiscal 2011 with nearly $12 billion to spare in the state's coffers -- does not come in last. Instead, it finishes 49th this year, and Rhode Island drops to number 50.
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Need some workout inspiration? Try this playlist
Running to the beat of your own drum? You're more likely to work faster and harder if you bring along some tunes for the road. Scientific American has found that listening to music during a workout dulls pain and fatigue and increases endurance. In 2012, Dr. Costas Karageorghis of Brunel University wrote that it can increase your running performance by as much as 15 percent.
For anyone looking for a little play-by-play for a good playlist, Scratch DJ Academy's DJ Carver gave us some tunes that'll help get the blood flowin'.
Calvin Harris & Ne-Yo — "Let's Go"
"I love starting workout mixes and sets with this track because it sounds like the morning and the message is inspiring."
French Fries — "Yo Vogue"
"I find that songs with simple lyrics make for great workout music."
Disclosure — "Flow"
"My favorite song by one of my favorite groups, the groove of this song keeps my legs moving during incline portions of long runs."
Cazzette — "Beam Me Up"
"The breakdowns on this record are perfectly placed for short bursts of focus during your workout."
Don Omar — "Danza Kuduro"
"I honestly have no idea what they are saying in this song but it's always a crowd favorite."
Lil Jon — "Drink"
"I hope Lil Jon knows how much of a personal trainer/motivational speaker he is for workouts. The energy always goes up a notch when he starts yelling, regardless of what he's yelling about."
Kanye West — "Black Skinhead"
"The aggression of this track is great for adding energy to the low points of a workout. The drums on this song sound like motivation."
Freddie Gibbs — "Playa (Capski Juke Remix)"
"Upbeat, smooth songs like this are great for when your body goes into 'auto-pilot' during cardio workouts."
Ben E. King — "Stand By Me (Baltimore Club Remix)"
"This crowd favorite always catches first-time listeners by surprise. A timeless record that everyone knows the lyrics to over a Baltimore Club beat."
French Montana — "Pop That (Big O Remix)"
"The energy in this song is infectious and with someone shouting 'Work!' and 'Bounce!' at you repeatedly you can't help yourself."
Trinidad James — "All Gold Everything (I'm Sweatin' Remix)"
"An upbeat remix with all the fluff of the original taken out. The only part left is fun part."
Rihanna & Future — "Love Song (DJ Sliink Remix)"
"The catchy hook and smoothness of this track make you forget that you're working out."
Calvin Harris & Florence Welch — "Sweet Nothing" + Icona Pop – "I Don't Care"
"I dare you to try and stop yourself from singing along when either of these songs comes on."
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I have written about last week's Aereo decision over on my firm's blog:
One of the big questions preceding the Supreme Court's decision in the Aereo case … was whether a holding against Aereo would put cloud services into such a legally precarious position that the innovation and investment climate would chill. While the decision clearly makes Aereo's use of its technology illegal, one should not be too quick to foretell a drastic impact on all hosted services. Here are some reasons why. [Read the entire post]
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Source code modification can be useful in a number of testing and analysis scenarios. Here, we'll look at how you can modify Python source code using the
ast module, and some tools where this technique is used.
The CPython compilation process
To begin, let's take a look at the CPython compilation process, as described in PEP 339.
Detailed knowledge of these steps isn't required for reading this article, but it helps to have a rough idea of the whole process.
First, a parse tree is generated from the source code. Next, an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) is built from the parse tree. From the AST, a control flow graph is generated, and finally, the code object is compiled from the control flow graph.
Marked in blue is the AST stage, since that's what we'll be focusing on today. The
ast module appeared in its current form in Python 2.6, and exposes a simple method of visiting and modifying the AST.
From there, we can generate a code object from our modified AST. We can also re-generate source code from our modified AST for explanatory purposes.
Creating an AST
Let's define a simple expression, an
add function, and inspect the generated AST.
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Now that we have generated an
ast.Module object, let's dump the contents:
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As we can see,
Module is the parent node. The
Module body contains a list with a single element: our function definition. The function definition has a name, list of arguments, and a body. The body contains a single
Return node, which contains the
Add operation.
Modifying the AST
How can we modify this tree and change how the code works? To illustrate, let's do something crazy that you would never want to do in your code. We'll traverse the tree, and replace the
Add operation with a
Mult operation. See, I told you it was crazy!
We'll start by subclassing the
NodeTransformer class, and defining the
visit_BinOp method which is called when the transformer visits a binary operator node:
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Now that we've defined our transformer which performs this unhealthy action, let's see it run on the expression defined above:
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You can see the
Add node is replaced with a
Mult, as shown by the modified
__dict__. There are a couple of things we haven't dealt with here, like visiting child nodes, but this is enough to illustrate the principle.
Compiling and executing the modified AST
After adding a call to our operation, i.e.:
…to the end of our script, let's see how the code evaluates:
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As we can see, our unmodified and modified ASTs compile to code that prints 9 and 20 respectively.
Translating back to source code
Finally, we can use
unparse found here to view the source code corresponding to our modified AST:
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As we can see, the
* operator has replaced
+. Unparse is useful for understanding how your AST transformer modifies code.
Practical applications
Clearly, our above example serves little practical purpose. However, static analysis and modification of source code can be extremely useful.
You could, for instance, inject code for testing purposes. See this Pycon talk for an understanding of how a node transformer can be used to inject instrumentation code for testing purposes.
In addition, the pythoscope project uses an AST visitor to process source files and generate tests from method signatures.
Projects such as pylint also use an AST walking method to analyze source code. In the case of pylint, Logilab have created a module which aims:
to provide a common base representation of python source code for projects such as pychecker, pyreverse, pylint…
See here for more information.
This Pycon talk by Matthew J Desmarais and this blog post by Eli Bendersky were invaluable in writing this post.


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As US unemployment remains high, several states are making it easier to find work -- even for those who have bad credit.
This post comes from AnnaMaria Andriotis at partner siteSmartMoney.
With the nation's unemployment remaining stubbornly high, a number of states are taking a step to help job seekers: banning credit checks.
This month, California became the seventh state to prohibit companies from doing credit checks on certain applicants, and similar bills are pending in another 19 states. On the federal level, a bill that calls for a similar ban is awaiting review by a House subcommittee. The moves could be "a game changer for people negatively affected by this economy," says Persis Yu, staff attorney at the National Consumer Law Center.
The trend also has ramifications for employers, who for years have been permitted to review the credit histories of prospective workers. The assumption, experts say, is that a bad credit report might help flag poor work habits and decision-making -- and even general untrustworthiness.
Indeed, some 60% of employers report doing credit checks for some or all job candidates, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. Of those, more than 60% said they are unlikely to accept applicants with an outstanding judgment currently filed against them, while nearly half would likely pass on those with accounts in debt collection.
Some research seems to back employers' fears: Nearly one-third of employees with self-reported credit problems engaged in "counterproductive work behavior," such as theft or accepting bribes, compared with about 18% of employees without financial problems, according to a 2008 academic study. Post continues below.
But consumer advocates say credit problems are more widespread now because of the struggling economy. Over the past two years, for instance, roughly 4.8 million homeowners have received a foreclosure notice, according to RealtyTrac. A foreclosure stays on a consumer's credit report for seven years.
Given that backdrop, some argue that employers should hire based on skills and qualifications and not credit histories. Those in the job market "have plenty of obstacles right now and should not have to try to defend the fact that they missed payments on bills," says Diane Rosenbaum, an Oregon state senator whose bill banning certain credit checks became law in 2010.
Case in point: Karen Selling, a dietetic technician in Shelton, Conn., says she and her husband, Christopher, a diesel mechanic, have each been on dozens of interviews over the past two years, but neither has been hired because of their credit histories. When their son got sick a few years ago, the Sellings racked up medical debt and fell behind on their mortgage. "Nobody is giving us a chance," she says.
In many states with the new laws, employers can still check the credit reports of applicants for certain white-collar jobs, such as positions in banking and law enforcement.
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, companies must get permission from applicants in writing to check their credit reports. For those with credit problems, it is better to explain what happened rather than deny permission, says John Ulzheimer, the president of consumer education at SmartCredit, a credit-monitoring site.
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A thorough check on criminal background, employment references, and any other information submitted on the standard application are the only tools an employer needs to determine the risk level an applicant poses for ANY job. There are too many situations beyond a person's control that can cause credit problems. A spouses death, medical bills, and lay offs, not to mention the economy, are just a few examples of credit altering situations that are beyond one's control. But even if the bad credit is due to some poor PERSONAL financial choices, an individual's personal finances are just that. PERSONAL! Should exceptions to this be made for consideration of emp for certain positions? Absolutely not. Bad personal credit does not equal bad policeman or bad banker. Some of you are probably thinking, 'well obviously this commenter had bad credit'. You know what? You're right. I also worked as a site manager for a loan company, where I increased sales by 34% during that same time. My background is squeeky clean and would be welcome back with open arms from past employers.
Oh, and one last point. THOROUGH Criminal and employment background checks ALONE would most likely expose risk of "unproductive work behavior such as theft and bribes". Checking PERSONAL credit isn't going to tell you anything other than this person needs a job to pay debts they obviously can't pay without one.
The company you own or the company that put an imbecile like you in the position to do something as egregious as that doesn't deserve otherwise good people. If I were working for a moron like you and I found out what you were doing, I'd quit on the spot. It's jerks like you that give companies a bad name, and it's quite possible you've never been in a position where you couldn't put food on the table.
May you suddenly DROP DEAD.
With this information, how can any employer even rely on credit reports to reflect a person's accurate "trustworthiness?"
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Dear readers: as many of you probably know, El Presidente, Jake Schrum, recently sent out an email to the student body about how Southwestern is going to respond to the financial crisis. Some of his points were to not hire any new professors and to cut the amount of visiting professors on staff. Noticeably not on the list of ideas: stopping watering the grass and concrete constantly. This concerned citizen found the list completely unacceptable. Thus, I set out on my own fact-finding mission, complete with numerous surveys, thousands of interviews and plenty of incomprehensibly-detailed statistical analysis.
The most significant thing I found about the inner workings of SU however was not found through this extensive research. I simply went to the SU website and looked at the number of full-time faculty members in different academic departments. I discovered that there are 18 full-time professors and instructors in the kinesiology department. This struck me as strange. It also angered me because I hate sports, and kinesiology is the study of how to become a coach. So I looked deeper into Southwestern's secret love affair with sports. Turns out this number is justified because these instructors and professors are sometimes coaches. Others teach Fitness and Recreational Activity classes. So maybe it actually does make sense, but here's the thing. I don't care. SU isn't trying to be a school where people come for the badass sports. If it is moving in that direction then someone should notify me because I have been misled. I came here because of the academic side of things and because SU doesn't have a football team.
One could say that these things lead to our campus community being well-rounded. But in these trying economic times, well-roundedness takes a backseat. We shouldn't get rid of actual academics who teach and do worthwhile research. Especially considering that according to a top Southwestern administrator, the university is considering removing the College Writing course requirement. Hmm, yeah, let's get rid of a class that prepares freshman for every other college class they'll take. An obviously more reasonable option would be to remove the FRA requirement. This would have little negative impact on the academic prowess of our beloved university, and I wouldn't have to sign up for some ridiculous class like leisure sports. In no way would that class help me. Being able to write a good academic essay on the other hand would definitely help me.
And yes, I realize that maybe we would have to get rid of some sports or at least our teams wouldn't be as good. But I don't know if our sports teams are good as it is. I've never been to a sporting event here, and I don't plan on it. Sure, sports can be fun, I guess, but they should in no way take precedence over scholarship and that appears to be what is happening at SU.
Even in such times of economic hardship and uncertainty, does this community really want to put literal games above academic discourse and progress? If the answer is yes, then I certainly misjudged what this university is about. If the answer is no, then I'll be pleased because then I won't have to fantasize about tripping the athletes in the Commons who get 12 glasses of Powerade at dinner.
Written by Remy Robertson
The financial email that President Schrum released was dead on. Andrew Dornon's reaction, however, is not.
First of all, we all know that Southwestern really doesn't care about sports at all. It's not about athletics; it's about competing with Trinity. Trinity and Southwestern have parallel academics, but why might fresh intellectuals in high school go to Trinity? They have a sports scene! Southwestern isn't highly concerned with athletics; Southwestern's concerned with attracting more students. That's right: they want your money. Why is the tuition going up and the sports staying? So that students won't be as inclined to choose sister-school Trinity over Southwestern because of some societal rave called "athletics."
On a different note, to get rid of the kinesiology department, and all of Southwestern's sports, is ludicrous. What my fellow writer does not understand is that having sports benefits him. Yes, he, and all of you other non-sporters out there, benefit from Southwestern's athletics.
Because so many people at Southwestern are involved in the athletic arenas, they have less than half the time the rest of us do to get homework done. And we all know Southwestern's a bitch when it comes to homework. Thus, because we sit next to these fellow athletes in class, we have such a better opportunity at scoring better grades with professors—especially in the subjective classes, where teachers get to decide what's good and bad.
If a professor is only going to give, say, three As on a set of papers, non-athletes like Dornon have a much better chance at scoring for one of those three spots rather than athletes who have all of their time getting drained on the field or eating and making up for the calories they've lost while working out. Without these athletes in our class, the class gets much more competitive. Is that good? Sure. But do non-athletes really want to cut the kinesiology department? No, of course not: it helps their grades!
As for the college writing requirement, why not cut it? People (like both Dornon and I) didn't have to take a college writing requirement. But who cares? Cut the requirement, and let those people into upper–level writing classes. I'd rather compete with classmates that haven't taken a college writing class than those that have. Why? It makes my job easier. Those that really need college writing aren't going to snatch an A from me. Give them the college writing class, and they might have a bit better shot. So cut the requirement and boost my GPA.
Are we sacrificing academic scholarship by allowing such a wide range of athletics? Maybe so. But frankly, it helps non-athletic scholars out by giving us a good break in the academic arena. It's not to say that athletes are dumb (or is it?), but rather the fact that they don't have the time (or will) to commit such a better job at scoring grades. Look around: they're sleeping in class. Do I blame them? Neh—sports is a tough world to compete in. Rather, I'd just like to pat them on the shoulder and tell'em thanks for the extra points on my last essay.


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Just had a 15 minute crying session for Ronan. If you don't know who he is, he's a young 4 year old boy who died from cancer. Taylor Swift, one of the greatest people in earth to me now, wrote him a song. Can we all just have a moment of silence for this little boy who never felt what its like growing up? Who lived under the curse of Cancer for his 4 years?
I love you, we all do. Long Live Ronan.
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Tens of thousands of mourners sobbed, sang, prayed and vowed to cherish the Rev Sun Myung Moon's teachings as they said goodbye to their self-proclaimed messiah and "True Father," whose death earlier this month shed light again on his controversial religious and business empire.
Moon, founder of the Unification Church, best known for conducting mass weddings meant to build a harmonious, multicultural world, died on September 3 at the age of 92.
His church has been accused of brainwashing recruits and duping them out of money, but followers believe Moon's claim that he was put on Earth to complete Jesus Christ's works.
"His will is a divine will, different from normal people," said 69-year-old office worker Jeong Hye-ok. "I believe he will establish a foundation to build a heavenly world that unifies peace on earth."
Moon's funeral, which followed a 13-day mourning period, was held in Gapyeong County, northeast of Seoul, where he spent his last days at a church-affiliated hospital.
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"He will be in our minds permanently," said Lee Ok-su, a church choir member, her face flushed with emotion. "He is our benevolent yet strict father."
The funeral, which lasted more than two hours, began when men wearing military honour guard-style uniforms carried Moon's coffin into a multipurpose gymnasium. They slowly carried it up red-carpeted steps decked with flowers and placed it in front of a large portrait of Moon.
Many mourners wept as a top church official said in a speech that Moon was moving into a spiritual world after completing the messianic role that God had asked of him.
Family members, senior church officials and prominent politicians placed flowers at an altar. A flower-decorated van carrying the hearse left the gym and drove through streets lined with people waving flags. Thousands of church members filled the grounds near the gym and watched the funeral on giant TV screens. Moon's body was buried on a nearby mountain.


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OK, I'll get to the Tony Awards after a little weekly re-cap. First of all, it's one week until my TV network launches on at SethTV.com! I filmed the opening to my reality show all around the Times Square area. My launch party is going to coincide with a benefit I'm doing next Monday called Not Since High School, where celebrities recreate roles they did in high school. I just had a rehearsal with Lisa Lampanelli who was a teen-aged Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes. She told me that two weeks before the show opened, the director told her that he rethought the role and she needed to lose weight. How much? Twenty pounds! Her response? Deep-fried food at every meal. Not only wouldn't she lose weight, she was determined to gain it. Brava! Speaking of the benefit, I just added one more performer: Susan Blackwell who starred in [title of show] is going to recreate one of her high school roles. Was it appropriate casting you ask? Well, she's white, from Ohio and not trained as a dancer. Therefore, she starred in West Side Story as Anita. 'Natch! She will be doing a duet of "A Boy Like That" with a very unlikely Maria who had to spray her hair black until it looked like a shellacked shell. Norbert Leo Butz told me he was Harold Hill, (a short) Sky Masterson and Pappy Yokum (with a bald cap) in high school. I'm still trying to choose what number I must see him do. Get tix here.
I interviewed the great Joan Rivers for my radio show "Seth Speaks" and couldn't stop quoting my favorite Joan lines to her. First I hauled out, "My body is falling so goddamned fast my gynecologist wears a hardhat." Then, I mentioned one of my favorite Royal Family bits where Joan makes fun of the Queen for not keeping herself up. "Listen! If you own England, and Scotland, and Ireland, for Christ's sake, shave your legs!" Hi-lar! What's crazy is that Joan is one of the very few Americans who was invited to the recent royal weddings. After those comments!?! Weren't people in England beheaded for less? Speaking of comments about Elizabeth, I did ask her about the Elizabeth Taylor jokes she used to make all throughout the '80s. This was after Elizabeth Taylor had gained a lot of weight and Joan would say things like, "She puts mayonnaise on an aspirin"….or that Elizabeth Taylor puts food in the microwave and then screams, "Hurry!!!" Turns out, she and Elizabeth Taylor were both friends with Roddy MacDowell and Joan told Roddy to ask Elizabeth if the jokes were too mean, and if Elizabeth wanted her to stop, she would. Well, Roddy asked and Elizabeth said, "Tell Joan that those jokes don't hurt me where I live." Joan thinks it's because Elizabeth had a very healthy ego and always thought of herself as beautiful. Of course, Joan always thought of herself as ugly. In her new book, "I Hate Everyone…Starting with Me!," she writes that she was so ugly when she was young that a rapist would grab her and say, "Can we just be friends?"
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Sigourney Weaver to NBC's Gregory: Dems About 'The People'; GOP Just 'Serving Big Business'
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In an interview with Meet the Press moderator David Gregory for the Sunday show's web-based feature Press Pass, Political Animals star Sigourney Weaver explained her support for President Obama: "...the Democrats are always going to be about what the people need. And the Republicans are much more serving big business, and I don't think we can afford to serve big business for another four years with Mr. Romney."


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As things at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week Spring 2015 begin to wind down, there's certainly no shortage of great style and famous faces.
On Wednesday (September 10) a pretty and preggers Zoe Saldana showed up at the BOSS Women presentation at 4 World Trade Center.
Joining forces for a fun-filled evening, Jennifer Aniston and her fiancé Justin Theroux arrived at the premiere of "Cake" last night (September 8) in Toronto, Canada.
We're not even done with the debut run of "The Leftovers" and already there's been plenty of demand for a sophomore season.
To that end, HBO has announced they'll renew their latest hit show for round two, though the first ten-episode season won't conclude until September 7th, 2014.
We hoped and prayed that this day would come, and now Justin Theroux has announced that there will be a sequel to the beloved monument to male modeling "Zoolander."
The "Leftovers" hunk/ Jennifer Aniston's arm candy told Vulture that plans are already underway for the second installment of the 2001 flick, though there's no telling when shooting will begin.
He has a new hit show and a total babe for a fiancée, and as it turns out Justin Theroux is also quite generous.
The "Leftovers" stud chatted with Chelsea Handler about his penchant for gifting eggs to friends during Monday's "Chelsea Lately."
Revealing that he has a few skeletons in his closet, Justin Theroux chatted with host Jimmy Kimmel about his "bad boy" past earlier this week.
Kicking off the segment with a laugh, Jimmy joked about the "Leftover" star's new Details cover, which quickly led into Kimmel talking about Justin's reputation. "I know you...You don't do drugs...You're a good boy."
During promotions for his HBO series "The Leftovers," Justin Theroux scored a feature in the August 2014 issue of ELLE magazine.
It's not a place for everyone, and that rule definitely applied to Justin Theroux and his distaste for Los Angeles, CA.


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Contemporary AmericanPrice: $31 to $50
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.reddnapavalley.com/
- Phone: 7079442222
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Lunch: Monday - Saturday: 11:30am - 2:30pm Dinner: Sunday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm Sunday Brunch: 11:00am - 2:30pm
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- Cuisine: Californian, Contemporary American
- Executive Chef: Richard Reddington
- Dress Code: Business Casual
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REDD, which opened its doors in November 2005, is the first venture from acclaimed Northern California chef Richard Reddington, who offers an updated interpretation of wine country cuisine in a decidedly relaxed environment. REDD reflects the passions of a serious chef who, after 15 years in some of the best kitchens in the United States and Europe, has found the perfect balance of serious food and unpretentious ambiance. "With Redd, I've created the type of restaurant that I like to spend time at--an inviting place that serves creative food and thoughtfully chosen wines in a relaxed, but elegant, contemporary space." Drawing from his classic French and Mediterranean sensibilities, chef Reddington has created a cuisine that combines flavors and textures that match well with local wines. REDD'S menu showcases regionally inspired seasonal selections with ethnic influences. A daily 5 course chef's tasting menu is also available in addition to the regular menu.Continued
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Redd reviews from OpenTable diners
253 reviews since May 26, 2014
- Food4.6Service4.4
- Ambiance4.1Noise LevelModerate
fit for foodies (174)special occasion (129)great for outdoor dining (105)notable wine list (99)romantic (66)great for lunch (60)neighborhood gem (55)hot spot (54)good for groups (35)great for brunch (35)vibrant bar scene (18)kid-friendly (8)late-night find (7)scenic view (5)Show More
- Beautiful Spot in YountvilleRosieAVIPDined on 9/21/2014Brunch was wonderful. The lobster club is fantastic - served on sliced brioche that melts in the mouth. Our only quibble was the odd seating choices. In a fairly empty dining room, another couple was seated right next to us at the banquette. They asked to be reseated and felt compelled to apologize all around.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Tasting menu was decadent!lovetoeatDined on 9/19/2014We had the five course tasting menu at lunch, and split one wine pairing. Unbelievabley delicious and beautiful to behold. At 60 dollars a person for five huge portions we thought the value was terrific, too. We sat inside so we didn't have a view, but the food held our attention. Worth mentioning is that we each had separate dishes...so we actually tasted ten choices.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Almost flawlessOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 9/15/2014Except for way over salted skate wing, dinner was very good. Unfortunately that mistake over shadowed excellent hamachi, lobster risotto ( sans truffle oil would have been better) and seared duck breast
- very good gourmet mealLoveToDineDined on 9/14/2014The lication, ambiance and service was excellent. The food was very good. The roasted pepper soup was delicious. Duck with peaches was also very good. Because we were sharing I also had the scallops appetizer and the sole. The menu descriptions looked great, but the sole was very bland, especially when compared to the duck. The scallops were ok, but somewhat bland as well. I wouldn't order either of those two dishes again. Overall though, and with the other dishes which i enjoyed it was a good experience and I wiuld go back if looking for a more formal atmosphere and meal.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Our Brunch with familyOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 9/14/2014Excellent!!! Normally we are there on a Saturday for lunch or dinner. Brought the family as it was my sister in law's birthday. We missed Ryan our normal waiter but Ise was perfect and he took care of our table.Special Features:
- Greatness all around!HeshVIPDined on 9/13/2014Spectacular! Best food I have ever had. Service was superb.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Try the tasting menuRSFTravelerVIPDined on 9/13/2014We had a great dinner here. Skip the printed menu and go for the five course tasting menu. If you have two people each tasting course and wine pairing is different, so you actually get to try ten courses and ten wines if you share. First up was a delicious hamachi for me and tuna tartar for my wife, the tartar was one of the best I had. The hamachi was very good too. Then a coconut halibut dish for me with spicy clams and Carmelites scallops for her, both delicious. The NY steak and lamb with braised lamb were both outstanding, as was the chicken. For dessert, there were so many amazing flavors I don't even remember how to describe it, but was fantastic, all finished off with two bittersweet chocolate balls. Wine pairings were creative tooSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Don't Miss ReddLindaHDined on 9/12/2014This place has an odd ambiance, initially not inviting, very austere inside and out. But for some reason as it fills up with the evening crowd, it works beautifully. The wait staff is well trained and excellent, but a bit haughty. Although the timing of courses was almost a little slower than I would have liked, my group was able to sit for several hours; no one rushed us. The main selling point here is the food. It was spectacular- the lobster risotto, the pimientos des padrones, wow. I will come here whenever I am back in the area, you should too.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Drowning Food with SauceEJamiForeverDined on 9/12/2014Pluses: Great, great space. Excellent service. Very nice wine list and interesting cocktails. Dishes Tried: Chicken lettuce wraps; crispy calamari; shrimp noodle dish; hoisin pork buns; blt; lamb meatballs. Best dish: Calamari. Biggest complaint: Chicken lettuce and pork buns tasted almost exactly the same because both (particularly the pork) WERE DROWNING IN HOISIN SAUCE. Gross. Bleah. Not good. Next food complaint: The shrimp were great. The rest of the dish needed, um, FLAVOR.Special Features:
- special occasionOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 9/11/2014Redd was the perfect dining experience for our anniversary. As surprise to my husband. A short walk from the inn. Attention as soon as we walked in. The perfect table outside. We selected the 5 course xs 2. ..all plates were perfect in presentation and taste. .not to mention the desserts. Would I return, in a heartbeat. ...Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- lunch at Redd on a very hot weekday1buffalobabaDined on 9/11/2014day visit to yountville for lunch on a scorching day in napa with friends visiting from out of town...recommended via the 2014 sf chronicles' 100 top bay area restaurants. simple but elegant, quiet, and cool interior (outdoor patio looked delightful but too hot that day). none of us had wine but the list was impressive. I was awed by my smoked trout salad with a daikon and creme fraiche dressing with roasted beets. then I was blown away by the savory sweet and salty taco-like pork buns made with mouth watering chunks of pork belly in a hoison sauce. too satisfied after that, but tempted by spectacular desert menu. try this place!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Favorite Restaurant in Napa ValleyOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 9/10/2014Redd is our favorite restaurant in Napa Valley because the service is great and the food is even better. I highly recommend the lobster risotto and halibut. Don't forget dessert too!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best of our 3 dinnersOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 9/7/2014Great Yountville dining experience. Food was impeccable would definitely have gone back if we had time. The best restaurant we experienced during our 3 day visit!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Worth The StopOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/6/2014The scallops were well prepared the combination of ingredients made this a must order again dish. I recommend sitting outside for lunch so that you can enjoy the food and city.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great atmosphereVivianSVIPDined on 9/5/2014We went thinking this was a Michelin one-star restaurant but realized later it lost its star this year, so this review reflects that. The service was wonderful - our server was sweet, smiley and hardworking - she was injured but kept limping along at full speed all evening to make sure everyone was okay. Our starters were red pepper soup, duck confit and pork belly. The pork belly was hands down the best and everyone wished they had ordered that. The soup was good, confit not as tasty as expected. For entrees, we had the prime NY steak with short rib, pork tenderloin and duck breast. The pork was a tad dry and kind of bland, steak was fine but not outstanding, and the duck was cooked right but not as flavorful as expected. Hearty portions!Special Features:
- A true gem in YountvillemsbnyVIPDined on 9/2/2014We adore this restaurant. It does happen to be located in the most charming neighborhood of Napa Valley. The food is truly inventive and consistently delicious. Service is polite and friendly. Outdoor seating is lovely. They have an outdoor fireplace. The ambiance is quiet and serene. During our last visit, I started with a red pepper soup, my husband had the tuna appetizer. Both were incredible. Perfect complimentary use of end of summer fresh corn. I continued with halibut and my husband with sole. Both perfectly cooked and presented dishes. I am sure we will keep going back to Redd every time we are in Napa.Special Features:
- DisappointingGastronomeDined on 9/2/2014Sorry we used one of our nights in Yountville to eat at Redd. Tried unsuccessfully to move back a 6 pm table, only to see many empty later that evening. We requested outdoor seating when reserved, but were told the the couple in front of us got the last one, despite many empty tables outside. The next party to arrive was also seated outside. The salad was not much better than a chain restaurant, with one of the key ingredients being past it's prime. A medium rare duck breast was barely rare, sent back and disappeared until long after my dining companion had finished eating. They did comp the duck entree, but the food was not up to the hype, failing to compensate for the service flaws.
- Incredible dining experienceMVE1961VIPDined on 8/31/2014We had the tasting menu with wine parings and it was fantastic. Unlike most tasting menus, they serve different dishes and wine parings to each person for all five courses. You get to share and taste 10 different incredible things and taste all 10 wines. Creative and the food was among our favorite meals ever. Also a good financial value vs. ordering wine from the list. Enjoy!Special Features:
- Royal ReddNeedlesDined on 8/28/2014Yountville is a real foodie town and I think Redd is probably at the top of the list and deserves any accolades going! The tasting menu is five courses and as we were two, we were presented with a different dish at each course, so we in fact tasted ten different dishes-amazing. Service impeccable.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Dinnerjulesd123Dined on 8/26/2014We had a great meal at Redd this week. Food was very well done. Service was also helpful, yet not overdone. There was a little extra noise only because we were on the outside patio and there was some road noise here and there.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Chefs tasting is fantasticOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 8/25/2014We absolutely loved this chefs tasting dinner and wine pairing. We each received 5 courses with different wine pairings which allowed us to taste 10 when we shared. Talented chef and sommelier made this a very memorable dinner.Special Features:
- amazing food and servicestressed14Dined on 8/25/2014we have eaten here several times, and every time, I love it more. the food is so fresh and playful. it's so beautiful! the service is always outstanding. Paul was our server this time and he was great, without being overbearing! I would highly recommend it, and it doesn't break the bank like some places around there.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- STELLAR TASTES / TEXTURES & SERVICEFoodiesGaloreVIPDined on 8/23/2014Chef / Owner Richard Reddington has worked at Michelin 3-star restaurants (Daniel in N.Y.; L'Arpege & Le Moulin de Mougins in France) * Spago in Beverly Hills * Jardiniere in S.F. * Executive Chef at Auberge du Soleil and it goes on & on. We chose the Chef's Tasting Menu. This consists of five courses for $80, with wine pairings it's $125. Some of the Chef's selections included Yellowfin Tuna Tartare * Caramelized Diver Scallops * Lamb * Pork Belly * Short Ribs * Petrale Sole and great desserts. We both received a different selection for the five courses, so it was nice to trade plates half way through each course (so we each had 10 tastes / textures) !!! Our server (and waitstaff) were on their game, upbeat, fun and knew their product.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Incredible meal in every way!Napa123VIPDined on 8/23/2014This restaurant in wonderful. The service and ambiance are both perfect but the food is incredible! Complex and unique dishes that are executed masterfully.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- diappointedOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/23/2014I ordered the NY Steak. I wanted a steak, but instead got just a few slices of a steak, and hardly more than one bite of a short rib. The plate came with an onion sauce that had very little flavor. My dish was served luke warm. I was very disappointed with my meal. My wife got a risotto dish and she enjoyed it. For a highly recommended place, I was disappointed. Our waiter and the service, in general, was very good.
- abbvABBVDined on 8/22/2014Unlike other dining experiences, it lacked the warmth and genuine welcoming upon checking in. Table service was excellent, ambience was moderately sophisticated.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- SWOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 8/16/2014There are not enough washrooms in this restaurant. During our visit, one of the washrooms was our of order, leaving only one working for the entire restaurant. We spent at least a half hour of our time waiting in a lineup for the restrooms. Other than that the experience was great. The food is outstanding, the service was slow, but friendly.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- luv2dineDined on 8/16/2014Interesting menu, and good choices, plus a wonderful wine menu. We were all very satisfied with our entrees, except for he desserts. The choices are the weakest on the menu, plus the coffee also was served cold. While service was quite good, it was rushed and lacked finesse.eg: Seemed like our waiter wanted to turn the table ASAP. Not cool in this quality of restaurant. We were also missing some silverware pieces when food was being served, that we had to ask for. All small things, but overall it mounts to a lack of training, and not expected in this caliber of restaurant....Special Features:
- Fantastic restaurant in Yountville!WendyDined on 8/16/2014Everything we had here was amazing! Two of us had the duck breast and I had the New York steak/short rib dish. Both were superbly cooked and very delicious. Top notch service too.Special Features:
- Wow!WeBgrubbinDined on 8/16/2014High end dining with casual dress code and great atmosphere. Phenomenal service! Thank you REDD for an amazing anniversary experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very niceMcl18Dined on 8/15/2014We loved the small menu that had something for both myself and boyfriend - a tad hard to find a good affordable wine, but the sommelier was very helpful and didn't push something pricy on us which was super appreciated! Overall very nice, a bit lacking in decor but I would definitely go backSpecial Features:
- Fabulous foodOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/15/2014Our party of four dined outside for lunch. We all chose the five course option, which turned out to be an excellent choice. Instead of each of us getting the same dish, the chef prepared separate dishes for each pair of us. The food, service, wine, and Napa setting made for a great lunch.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- 4 stars, not 5OpenTable Diner Since 2005VIPDined on 8/14/2014Not sure I can find the right words to describe, the lunchtime food and service were fairly good, but overall both just seemed almost "tired" - not as "exciting" as the prices and hype, nor on par with my previous experiences there. Don't want to damn with faint praise as it was still in the top 20% or so of places where I have had lunch, but not in the top tier.
- GREAT PLACE!!!CharlyVIPDined on 8/11/2014We will be back next time we are in town!!! Everything was perfect and we loved the food and setting!!!Special Features:
- Excellect food!GEF1Dined on 8/11/2014Food was excellent and cooked perfectly. However, the service was very rushed that evening for the two of us.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always fabulous foodluv2eatVIPDined on 8/11/2014The food at Redd is constantly amazing. Whenever I have a reason to be in the Napa area, I always try to eat at Redd. This time I had the scallops with cauliflower which was incredible.Special Features:
- Our Return to ReddLosFelizNatvDined on 8/9/2014We were so enamored of Redd after a fantastic Valentine's Day lunch that we vowed to return there for dinner next time we were in the Napa Valley. We were ushered to a great table as soon as we arrived for our 6:45 reservations. The first course of diver scallops for my wife and tempura squash blossoms with blistered padrone peppers for me were both outstanding. The preparation of these dishes allowed the freshness to shine. The second courses of the duck breast and the black stripped bass were also delicious and well-prepared. The chef shows a lot of intelligence in his cooking. The desserts of burnt butter pana cotta and the roasted strawberry ice cream with cheesecake was another example of refined flavors cleverly prepared.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Lonely dinnerWinepairingDined on 8/8/2014We selected the tasting menu with wine pairing and it was outstanding! The food was delicious and the wine was really good. The service was impeccable and the food and wine descriptions were elaborated. The restaurant was easy to find in Yountville. The only negative thing we have to say is that in order to have a table in this restaurant, we had to reserve almost a month before! This shows how this restaurant is appreciated by customers :)!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- best food we ate in Napaap84Dined on 8/8/2014If you only go to one place for dinner in Napa it should be Redd.Special Features:
- UnderwhelmingSFboundDined on 8/8/2014We had lunch at Redd and were a little underwhelmed. The hamachi sashimi was spectacular and I would return just for that dish. However, my shrimp salad was nothing special. Too many noodles and carrots for just three shrimp, and not nearly enough flavor. My friend ordered the smoked trout salad and a scallop dish, both of which she found to be good but not great. Our other friend ordered the lamb meatballs. While she liked them, I did not. To me they had a very strong mutton flavor. I took away one star because I found the service to be slightly inept. While everyone was courteous our waiter didn't have a clue about the wine or the cheeses on offer and had to keep running off to ask someone else. Not very professional.Special Features:


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Pão de Açúcar
Seen from the peak of Pão de Açúcar, Rio is undoubtedly the most beautiful city in the world. There are many good times to make the ascent, but sunset on a clear day is the most rewarding A visit to Pão de Açúcar is a must, but if you can, avoid it from about 10am to 11am and 2pm to 3pm, when most tourist buses arrive. Avoid cloudy days as well.


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Is anyone familiar with this portrait? The link only had the name Gerard.
Edit: Thank you all so much! The portrait is by Francois Gerard - Portrait of Constance Ossolinska Lubienska, 1814
"Portrait of Constance Ossolinska Lubienska" by François Gerard (1814).
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Prof. Dr. Jens Brüning
Scientific AdministratorMax Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, Köln
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Gertrud Reemtsma established the "Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation" in 1989 in memory of her deceased brother, the neurologist Prof. Dr. Klaus Joachim Zülch, former Director of the Cologne Department of General Neurology at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt. In setting up the Foundation, Gertrud Reemtsma intended to keep the memory of her brother's scientific work alive and to recognize and promote exceptional achievements in basic research in neurology. Gertrud Reemtsma first came into contact with the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Brain Research in Berlin-Buch at the end of the 1930s, where together with the founder of neurosurgery in Germany, Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Tönnis, her brother worked successfully as a neuropathologist and neurologist.
The Max Planck Society administers the "Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation" as a trust. The foundation's goal is to promote and recognize exceptional scientific achievements in basic neurological research. The Foundation also supports the funding of Ph.D. scholarships. In addition, the "Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation" awards the K. J. Zülch Prize each year for exceptional achievements in basic neurological research.
The Board of Trustees decides on the allocation of the Foundation's proceeds, the nomination of K. J. Zülch Prize winners and the final choice of grant recipients. The Secretary's Office of the Foundation handles the day-to-day business.


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