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In the fourth edition of Ring Psychology, Dave Walsh and Jonathan Snowden talk with MMA reporter Josh Nason who covered UFC 118 live in Boston. Nason talks about what it's like to cover the sport's biggest promotion and then breaks down the show. The guys also discuss how his second loss in a row changes BJ Penn's legacy.
Then, as it tends to do when he's around, things get interesting when the legendary Bas Rutten joins the show to talk about his amazing announce team with Don Frye at Shark Fights 13, Billy Blanks, street fighting, and his new status as a role model.
On who could possibly control a broadcast booth at Shark Fights 13 with both Bas and Don Frye:
I have no idea, but I think I am going to be the person who tries to contain the situation a little bit. Because this could go really bad. Like, really funny, but for some people my humor - my wife always says 'You're a psychopath. You know the only reason people laugh is because they are afraid of you.' And Don is a little bit crazy too.
On changing his image to work with the Cartoon Network:
Needless to say, they don't like me to be over the top violent anymore. No middle fingers and "f-bombs" and all that stuff now. Thank God I didn't do that as much anyway. Still, you don't want to have posters now where you say 'F Terrorists' like those ones I used to have. I simply can't do that anymore.
Rutten begins at approximately the 37 minute mark. You can also hear Dave's dog in the background and lots of other tomfoolery. I swear we are cleaning up our act for the next show. Download the show on I Tunes or listen to it streaming with our partners at AngryMarks. Next week I'll be back with improved audio and more exciting guests. Thanks for listening.
After the jump a selection from the legendary Bas Rutten's Lethal Street Fighting as discussed on the show, as well as a classic fight.
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Radio Helsinki
You arrived here at 16:05 Helsinki time Wednesday 27.8.2014
City of Helsinki to check on payment of Estonian workers at city construction site
Estonian construction worker who told HS about pay arrears absent on Thursday
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The City of Helsinki is investigating the payment of wages to Estonian construction workers at a city-owned building that is under renovation in Käpylä. Estonian workers at the site told
Helsingin Sanomat
on Wednesday that they had not been paid on schedule
The Estonians' employer
is an Estonian-owned company, which works as a subcontractor of the Finnish company in Käpylä.
"We agreed that the company should clarify the situation by Friday next week. We want to see the pay slips and documents which prove that payment has been on time", says
Risto Mykkänen
, head of construction at the Helsinki Housing Production Department (ATT).
The city also wants to find out if the company has drawn up a proper agreement on occupational health services.
Mykkänen says that Helsinki
wants to fight shady practices in the construction industry.
"When subcontractors are chosen for our building sites, we ask them to show the papers required by the law on buyers' responsibility. They show, among other things, that the company has no tax arrears, and that it has taken care of its pension insurance payments."
"But the further a worker is from us, the more difficult the control. The Estonians who we met in Käpylä did not speak Finnish", Mykkänen said.
ATT representatives
visited the Käpylä site on Thursday along with representatives of the Finnish Construction Trade Union and the main contractor.
Mikk Manillets
, who had told
Helsingin Sanomat
about the pay arrears, was not at the site. His employer said that he had travelled to Estonia to be with his ill wife.
Manillets could not be reached by telephone.
Reiko Kuusk
, another employee who had complained about unpaid wages, now insisted that everything was fine.
"The situation was a bit funny, with the owner of the subcontracting firm standing next to us", noted
Kari Koivunurmi
, regional official of the Construction Trade Union.
The City of Helsinki
proposed after Thursday's meeting that the city, the Construction Union, and occupational safety authorities should work together to fight abuses linked with the use of foreign workers.
Previously in HS International Edition:
Shady Estonian companies pose problems for Finnish builders (25.11.2009)
Fewer Estonian workers found on Finnish construction sites (18.10.2007)
Helsingin Sanomat
: Rehn gets Economic & Monetary Affairs Commissioner post
President and PM seek common stance on representation at EU summits
Aalto University to be in forefront of Helsinki Design Capital year
Families of Kauhajoki victims: Police inspector was acting under influence of alcohol
City of Helsinki to check on payment of Estonian workers at city construction site
Owner of URHO-TV looks for substantial partners
Additional preliminary investigation to STT doping case to be completed by end of year
Nordic Combined star Anssi Koivuranta not startled by return of Felix Gottwald and Hannu Manninen
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Why too much onshoring could create a headache for LPO providers
Readers' comments (9)
The facts and figures are good to learn. It may be viable for top companies like Integreon and few others but how the LPO industry would survive if the same trend goes on? The key players have to be innovative enough to serve their law firm and GC clients and somehow convince them to offshore to India else, the business economics would not make sense.
Business for offshore law firm in London is also going down. There is more appetite for onshore work rather than offshore work.
Isn't this a normal progression towards full fledged offshoring? The Legal profession as we know will be doubtful of the quality, reliability and integrity of offshore providers at first. LPOs establishing an onshore presence is fine if they have can survive the higher cost through other value added services they can offer to clients in an efficient manner. A tough challenge when most of the advantages are found offshore.
Outsourcing is mostly about labor arbitrage. The challenge where LPO is concerned is that American law requires (preferably) someone with experience practicing law and a proven track record, excellent writing skills, and domain expertise. This is a difficult skill to acquire and maintain for traditional offshore destinations and that is why many have a hybrid model.
The problem is that this reduces the cost benefit. Not many are aware that there are many American lawyers who have relocated to Israel and are able to offer their services at reduced rates because of economic forces at work...
Looks like their offering to Cameron McKenna could be disintegreonating before our very eyes.
Good to hear from Crofty again. No-one's seen or heard from him since he gave the support staff at Camerons his (in)famous pep talk. Presumably he's either been invading planet Zorg (good mice) as part of the Evil Integreon Empire's universal conquest or he's been on holiday. One of the two. Hope the Empire's got a big chequebook, sounds like they'll need it.
This sounds like another Croft and Bull story from Integreon.
As the great Billy would have it "just look what you could"ve won" we all know it is not the speedboat...
Outsourcing (onshore or offshore) primarily seeks to achieve efficiency savings in respect of high volume, low quality legal work or through outsourced business processes (i.e. back office functions etc). Whilst this can reduce transaction and organisational overheads, the benefits are marginal, hence the need for economies of scale through outsourcing of bulk work. The real fat lies not at the feet of the industry; it rests more around the waist and thighs with the mid level associates and senior associates. However, at this level, the work is too technical to outsource and the LPO model cannot help.
The IT industry has, for decades been adept at delivering high quality resource for lower cost through the widespread use of IT contractors. Typically contractors are paid a generous daily rate commensurate with the skills and experience they bring to the table and the technicality of the work. In return for higher headline pay, these people take care of their own career planning, CPD, tax, pension provision etc. The overhead savings from elimination of firm pension contributions, healthcare, flexible benefits, employers national insurance etc and the associated organisational administrative resource are considerable.
This model has a natural ability to sort the wheat from the chaff and reward quality. Contractors work at various organisations, widening their technical and industry experience. Organisations utilising this resource can quickly ramp up their resource pool when large instructions come in. Any excess can be shed just as quickly, and without redundancy costs. Utilisation rates are maximised. The strong survive and earn Partner level salaries; the weak generally do something else.
On the face of it, this model appears flawed when applied to the legal sector. It would appear to lack sufficient pay back to recover the organisational cost of training new lawyers and the golden carrot of Partnership pay and an equity share at the other end of the career conveyor belt. One must necessarily question where Partnership aspirations and securing the Partners of tomorrow fits within this model.
Generally IT resource trained through formal post graduate programmes do stay with their first employer for a number of years to build a knowledge foundation. Contracting becomes attractive at the 2-3 year post qualification stage when the CV is fuller. An ideal time to spread ones wings in the legal profession and sufficient time for a firm to achieve pay back on that initial investment.
At the other end of the scale, by now highly qualified and specialised contractors bank their years of industry experience, take a temporary pay cut and move in-house with the strategic aim of promotion with a stable, quality employer. In this way the carrot remains and rewards both employer and employee as these individuals bring much more to the table than someone who may simply have kept their head down and nose clean at one or two firms for a decade.
There is sufficient fat within the current system to achieve a triple whammy of benefits if widely adopted. Firms can recruit highly skilled contractors as and when required, increase headline pay and reduce the charge out rate to clients. A rare win-win-win situation hitherto untapped by the legal industry.


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12:30 pm -
I'm not sure I have a great reason to feel at peace, but I do today. I realized yesterday, as I was talking about understanding my editing process better so I can set launch dates, that I do at least understand my writing process well. That allows me to set a writing schedule for the rest of the year, which means I can plan out what I want to accomplish before the Christmas season.
My idea is to have 3 days of planned, this-has-to-get-done writing that can spill over into 4 days if necessary. I'll also have a few filler books that I can work on if I run out of stuff to do and still need to get my walks in.
That reminds me—my commitment to Lose Weight Slowly was at an all-time low last week. While I ate tons and tons of salad, I didn't do well on nearly any other metric, including the walks. Part of that was that I didn't want to focus too heavily on the fiction goal, but I'm definitely noticing the weight come back a bit, especially after not walking for nearly five days (the World Series partying doesn't help either).
I need to rededicate myself this week and really try to get those 4 big walks in. I feel like everything else could fall to the wayside and be okay, but the 4 big walks are a necessity, and getting only half of them in isn't going to cut it, especially on the losing weight goals.
5 pm -
I'm feeling good about today. My books are coming along nicely, and the only thing I have to get done is some beating and outlining.
10:30 pm -
I got all of my edits in, but I still have to do outlines and beats tomorrow. It's okay because it's probably unrealistic for me to go walking anyway (at least not on a long walk). But that also makes me nervous because I really need to get these walks in whenever I can. I think it will all be better when the beats are done and ready to go for a few more books.
Overall, an okay day. Not as productive as I wanted, but I think that's due to putting in a lot of edits. It feels unproductive, because I can't see my tangible progress and can't check something off my to-dos, but I have to remember that I'm getting books ready to publish so I can start earning from all the hard work I've been doing over the last few months. Without today, the books would not get out there.
Unfortunately, today and the last several days don't look as good on paper, even though I'm making progress. But it will be wonderful to have those books on sale.
Eye on the prize!
Challenge: Develop a Daily Fiction Editing Habit
Scenes beaten out this week: 0
Scenes revised this week: 3
Scenes edited on Kindle this week: 3
Scenes sent to Susan this week: 0
Books published this week: 0
Challenge: Write 15 Articles a Week
Pitched: 0
Assigned: 13
Completed: 0
Challenge: Write 100k Words of Fiction in a Month
Today: 0 words
This week: 0 words
October (so far): 51,977 words
August total (for the last week): 17,923 words
September total: 50,214 words


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Got leftover bananas? Use them up in a delicious new way with these wonderful Thai banana recipes! Thai banana desserts are easy to make and wonderfully delicious. As a bonus, these banana dessert recipes are healthy, low-fat, low-calorie and completely guilt-free! (some are even gluten-free). ENJOY!
1. Thai Fried Bananas (easy no batter recipe!)
Make this dessert and you'll have friends for life! My most popular Thai dessert - and for good reason. This fried banana recipe is yummy and easy to make - just follow the steps! Enjoy fried bananas hot from the pan, or add chocolate sauce and ice cream (or whipped cream) for a special Thai dessert that is to-die-for delicious!
2. Traditional Thai Fried Bananas with Crispy Batter
Fried bananas are a popular dessert and snack food in Thailand and throughout Southeast-Asia. The dish is more often known as 'Goreng Pisang' in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and surrounding countries. It's difficult to make fried bananas as good as those sold by street food vendors in Thailand and elsewhere - that said, I've been working on this recipe for awhile now, and think it's pretty good. Even my Thai and Singaporean family members have given it their stamp of approval!
3. Easy Banana-Lychee-Coconut Dessert
This easy dessert only takes 5 minutes to make! But don't be deceived by its simplicity - the taste is so wonderfully sweet and exotic that I find it addictive! It's also a low fat dessert that happens to be incredibly healthy. A great way to use up leftover bananas, this banana lychee pudding is really more of what they would call a "dessert soup" in Asia. This simple banana lychee dessert recipe can be served warm or cold, depending on the weather and your mood (cold is great on a hot summer night, while serving it warm makes this a superb comfort food). Enjoy!
4. Easy Thai Banana Coconut Cream Custard
5. Simple Banana Cake (with Gluten-free option)
6. Thai Banana Coconut Custard
7. Banana Sticky Rice Cakes
8. Tropical Fruit Salad
This healthy and exotic Thai fruit salad will be the hit of your party - especially when served in a pineapple "boat" (a carved out pineapple). Create your own assortment of tropical and local fruit, including bananas, papaya, and pineapple. Serve with ice cream, whipped cream, or on its own for a fresh fruit feast. Carving instructions for the pineapple are included with the recipe - just follow the steps (with pictures).


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Collective consumption a growing movement
09 September 2011
Many storerooms in flats and houses are full of prams, electric drills, pressure washers and ball gowns that have only been used a few times or for a limited period of time. Why should every household own all of these items, when they are used so little?
This is the question behind the movement known as collective consumption, on which IIIEE professor Oksana Mont conducts research. She is participating in the EU project Spread, where companies, politicians, researchers and voluntary organisations will draw up proposals for ways to achieve more sustainable consumption. The subject appears to be highly topical: at the projects opening conference in the spring, 200 people were expected, but twice that number attended.
Oksana Mont is a strong advocate of collective consumption.
Instead of everyone buying a cheap, poor quality drill, wouldnt it be better to hire one thats really good, or pay someone to do the job? Pressure washers and ball gowns can also be hired, and a pram could be leased and returned once the child has grown out of it! she says.
She pictures a new niche market for pram shops, which could take back used prams, repair any imperfections and replace the covers so that the pram feels new and clean for the next customer.
In Oksana Monts view, everyone has something to gain from a market where fewer, better products are used for a longer time and by more people. The environment is naturally the primary winner, but the consumers also gain from not having to research the market before each purchase, and the companies are just as happy to sell fewer, more expensive products as low-price goods with minimal profit margins. At the same time, a lot of new jobs would be created at companies which sell services, for example lawn mowing, servicing leased household machines, hiring out tools, cars and other items.
A lot of this type of business already exists, and more is being established. Car pools are gaining more and more members and clothing exchanges have become popular. Social media open up new possibilities for selling or swapping second-hand goods. The American site Swaptree, for example, where people exchange books, CDs and DVDs with one another, has almost 60 000 titles on its lists.
Sweden has particularly good prerequisites for collective consumption, claims Oksana Mont.
Cooperation has deep roots here, and we have the concept of lagom, just right, which has kept a check on extravagant consumption of luxury goods. Sweden also has communal laundry rooms my favourite example of how a group of people can own something together in a way that usually works well! she says.
More information about Spread Social Platform on Sustainable Lifestyles in Europe 2050.
- Ingela Björck
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Tax Deferral
Tax Deferral — Postponing taxes to help your money grow
Tango with two tax breaks
A tax-deferred savings account, like an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) or a 401(k), may provide two powerful tax advantages:
Use retirement savings accounts to put off paying some of your income taxes.
- An immediate deduction — Contributions to a 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plans, and to traditional IRAs, can reduce your taxable income dollar-for-dollar (up to certain IRS limits).1 This may lower your current federal income taxes. Instead of paying Uncle Sam, you're investing the money where it has the opportunity to grow and generate income for you down the road.
- Long-term deferrals — Earnings in your retirement account aren't taxed until you withdraw the money, which means 100 percent of your earnings get reinvested, year after year. This can help your account grow faster thanks to compounding.
You're not avoiding taxes altogether. You're just delaying when you pay them. You'll still owe income taxes when you withdraw the money.2
Getting the most of your tax breaks
To maximize your immediate tax deduction, contribute as much as you can to your retirement plan. Remember, contributions reduce your taxable income dollar-for-dollar. Save more; pay less (in current taxes). For employer-sponsored plans that also match contributions, saving more not only helps you cut your tax bill, it also provides an immediate return on your savings by adding more money to your account. Can't afford to save more right now? Boost your contributions gradually. Aim for one percent more each year. Even small savings increases may pay off over many years.
The key to making tax deferral really work for you is saving over many years. Start saving early in your career and continue to save and invest for as long as possible. This gives tax-deferred compounding a chance to really work. Potential account growth over 30 years can be substantially more than over 20 years. When it comes to investing, time is money.
Be tax smart
No one likes paying taxes but we all have to pay them. Many retirement accounts let you be smart about when you pay your taxes. You may end up with more money and have more options once you retire.
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1 The IRS sets annual dollar limits for qualified retirement plan contributions. For 2013, the limit is $17,500 in employer-sponsored plans and $5,500 in traditional IRAs.
2 Withdrawals from tax-deferred retirement plans are taxed at your ordinary income tax rate with withdrawn.


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Door Latch Problems of Mercury Sable
Mercury Sable owners have reported 9 problems associated with door latch (under the latches/locks/linkage category).
#1 - Door Latch problem of the 2003 Mercury Sable
The car is a 2003 Mercury Sable. Crash was involved with this problem. Do any new cars offer an automatic release of the rear door child lock device. This means that the child lock will automatically un-set upon impact of an accident so people in the back seat can quickly get out. I had an incident in a Mercury Sable where the back seat passenger was nearly burned because they could not get out of the back seat (get the rear door open). The failure date was Oct. 22, 2006.. Read more...
See all problems of the 2003 Mercury Sable.
#2 - Door Latch problem of the 2000 Mercury Sable
2000 Mercury Sable and 2002 Ford taurus door latch freezes in the winter. Consumer states that the door latch freezes and will not latch closed after being opened. *****
the consumer stated later in the day, when the weather warmed up, the latches operated normally. This issue happened on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1901.
See all problems of the 2000 Mercury Sable.
#3 - Door Latch problem of the 1999 Mercury Sable
The incident I am writing about relates to the electric door locks on the 1999 Mercury Sable. After many months of having passenger side door locks not responding to the driver or passenger side controls, I took the car in for repairs to my local mechanic. $450 later the mechanic was able to replace the problem parts with the statement that Mercury was having a lot of problems with this series of locking mechanism's and it appeared Mercury had a wide spread, pervasive problem. I consider this an unsafe condition as it prevents the driver from insuring that all doors are locked when transporting young children without the driver exiting the vehicle or crawling across to the opposite side to lock the passenger side doors. What can be done to track this problem and how can Mercury be required to consider this a recall issue and take steps to correct and replace the door locking mechanism?. This door latch problem happened on Saturday, January 10, 2004.
See all problems of the 1999 Mercury Sable.
#4 - Door Latch problem of the 1998 Mercury Sable
The vehicle involved is a 1998 Mercury Sable. Persistent problem with many Mercury/Ford cars and trucks. Faulty door sensors indicate unsafe condition (doors not close/latch). Two very serious safety conditions result from this false indication:
(a) the driver ignores the false indicator which puts the driver and all occupants at risk when an actual unsafe condition does exist. (b) the interior lights are illuminated while driving and cannot be extinguished. This restricts night time visibility and causes an unsafe condition to exist. (c) the driver's door cannot be locked. This presents a potential security issue to the driver. These faulty sensors (or faulty design) have been installed in Mercury/Ford products for a number of years. The failure date was February 28, 2004.
See all problems of the 1998 Mercury Sable.
#5 - Door Latch problem of the 1997 Mercury Sable
The car is a 1997 Mercury Sable. When driving vehicle overheated which prevented clutch from going into gear. Also, passenger's side rear door would not open from either inside or outside. Consumer has contacted the dealer. The cam shaft sensor was broken. The torque converter failure. It was Friday, Sep. 1, 2000 when this door latch issue occurred.
See all problems of the 1997 Mercury Sable.
#6 - Door Latch problem of the 1997 Mercury Sable
The vehicle identification number (VIN) of this Mercury Sable is 1MELM55U8V_. The vehicle involved is a 1997 Mercury Sable. In cold weather, the driver's side door will shut, but not latch until the vehicle is driven 3-4 miles with the heater on full blast. The failure has occurred for the past two winters. The dealer stated that it was the contact's responsibility. When the driver's side door is shut, one of the trim panels detaches from the interior door panel due to deterioration of the plastic attachments (christmas tree). He was informed not to worry about the failure because it was not harmful. The rear driver's side door does not latch because the plastic mechanism does not work properly. The contact has to manually work the door handle to reactivate the latch. The dealer stated that this was not an issue, and that the door needed to be taken apart and relubricated at his expense. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 95,000 and failure mileage was 94,000. Updated 04/21/08. This problem occurred on 12/15/2006.
#7 - Door Latch problem of the 1996 Mercury Sable
The car involved is a 1996 Mercury Sable. The VIN of this vehicle is 1MELM50U3T_. Anytime the weather gets under 32 degrees outside door handles freeze up. The dealer has tried to correct this problem four times. Door handles continue to freeze up, replacement of the inner door switch mechanism necessary to complete repair, design of the plunger that is metal results in freezing, replacement of the plunger with plastic rectified situation.
See all problems of the 1996 Mercury Sable.
#8 - Door Latch problem of the 1996 Mercury Sable
The car is a 1996 Mercury Sable. Interior system warning light comes on, indicating that the door is open when door is actually shut. Dealer has been contacted.
#9 - Door Latch problem of the 1996 Mercury Sable
The vehicle having this issue was a 1996 Mercury Sable. The vehicle identification number (VIN) is 1MELM50UXT_. The driver's door lock did not function properly. It constantly jammed not allowing consumer to open the door. This door latch problem happened on Thursday, April 3, 2003.
Other Latches/locks/linkage related problems of Mercury Sable:
|Problem Category
|Number of Problems
|Door Latch problems
|Latches/locks/linkage problems
|Hood Latch problems
|Hatchback/liftgate Lock problems


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Honey Salt
- Address:
1031 Rampart Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89145Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
AmericanPrice: $31 to $50
Honey Salt
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.honeysalt.com/
- Phone: 7024456100x
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch and Dinner Daily:
Tuesday - Saturday: 11:30am - 10:00pm
Monday and Sunday: 11:30am - 9:00pm
Sunday Brunch: 10:30am - 2:30pm
We serve an abbreviated menu daily between 2:30pm and 5:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service, American, Contemporary American
- Executive Chef: Joe Zanelli
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine
A word from Honey Salt
Set off the Strip in Summerlin, Las Vegas, Honey Salt is the first independent venture for renowned restaurateur Elizabeth Blau and her husband, award-winning Chef Kim Canteenwalla. Incorporating a sense of home throughout all elements of the restaurant, Honey Salt is inspired by the couple's passion for entertaining. Offering a glimpse into Blau and Canteenwalla's culinary life, Honey Salt features the foods, drinks and hospitality they have shared with friends and family for years. A true neighborhood restaurant that combines classic comfort with a relaxed sophistication, Honey Salt delivers a world-class dining experience complemented by the warmth and style of its dedicated owners. Together, the couple is passionate in their desire to bring the freshest possible products to Honey Salt and have established and will continue to explore gratifying relationships with farmers, fishermen and growers who can provide the best meals possible to the community of Summerlin.Continued
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
- Diners' Choice WinnerBest Overall
- Diners' Choice WinnerBest Ambiance
- Diners' Choice WinnerBest Food
Honey Salt - Best Restaurants in Summerlin ›
Honey Salt reviews from OpenTable diners
98 reviews since May 5, 2014
- Food4.5Service4.2
- Ambiance4.2Noise LevelModerate
fit for foodies (70)neighborhood gem (64)great for brunch (33)great for lunch (32)good for groups (29)special occasion (28)hot spot (26)romantic (16)great for outdoor dining (16)kid-friendly (8)vibrant bar scene (8)notable wine list (7)late-night find (1)scenic view (1)Show More
- One of the best neighborhood spots!OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/29/2014Fantastic ambience! Great food! Great service. Laid back vibe...open kitchen view and the menu depends on the season. The short rib, baked chicken, the loaded burger, and the calamari are THE dishes!!! Turkey meatballs are also superb.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love the food.LIFEISGOODDined on 8/26/2014Excellent food, beautifully prepared. Tomato and burrata salad was perfect. Service was terrific also. Only complaint was the noise. Hard surfaces bounce sound and made it almost impossible to converse without shouting. Of course, part of the problem is the crowd in a relatively small space. When we left, the outside tables were available and quiet. I would choose this option when the weather allows, but I'm not thrilled about sitting next to a parking lot.Special Features:
- Deserts were nothing specialOccasionaldinerDined on 8/26/2014The marzipan was tasteless as was the biscuit for the strawberries on your take for a strawberry shortcake. My wife's chocolate brownie tasted like canola oil was a main ingredient.
- Food GemGranny1Dined on 8/24/2014This was our first visit to Honey Salt which we found in a review in the New York Times. When in town we stay on the Strip but try find good restaurants off the strip. It's a very well done restaurant decor wise. From the moment we entered the restaurant until the time we left, there was not one disappointment. The service in casual but impeccable, our server was very knowlegable about the wine list and menu. The food was outstanding; from appetizers to desert. We have already made a reservation for our next trip to Las Vegas.Special Features:
- Amazing!Redrock2132Dined on 8/24/2014Thank you for participating in Restaurant Week. As a frequent guest, I usually always order the chicken sandwich which is by far the best in Las Vegas.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- impressed!LadyDiDined on 8/23/2014This was my first visit to Honey Salt with my friend Christy (her and her husband go there weekly!). I was very impressed with the atmosphere, attentive service and quality of food. I think the menu has something for everyone and the desserts were fantastic- I WILL BE BACK,OFTEN!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- New happy placecasualdinerDined on 8/18/2014I ordered a steak and it was great but the whole table of family and friends shared plates. The Sea Bass was particularly fantastic and my wife's Brick oven Chicken was moist with a great flavor. Don't forget to order the Mac and Cheese as a side! We took plenty home and enjoyed it as much the next day. I like the simple menu with just a few entrees and a daily special. The key to small list of entrees is to do them well. This is my new happy place!Special Features:
- FoodieVIPDined on 8/17/2014Service was a bit slow during Sunday brunch hours. The fried chicken sandwich was not as good as their Sunday fried chicken dinner. The crab cake benedict was good but had too much hollandaise sauce.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- IceQueenDined on 8/15/2014Noise way too loud for a romantic or even family conversation. Our waiter was terrible his assistant was awesome.
- JimDVIPDined on 8/10/2014I love the look and vibe of the place and the food was fantastic, but the service was slow. Looks like the servers are spread way too thin. -- I hope it was a fluke thing, because the food is amazing. I'll give it another try.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great FoodchefenvyDined on 8/10/2014The food was incredible! One of our favorites. Scallops, steak, fish all were outstanding. Worthy of foodies. The only negative is the noise level but well worth it. We will be going back often.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent foodDessertkingDined on 8/10/2014Love the ambiance too! Waiter (older, glasses) seemed less than thrilled to be there and to serve us, not very attentive.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great new restaurant!!!AlisaDined on 8/2/2014LOVED this place! Came here on the recommendation of a friend, and I love how they thought the theme/name of the restaurant through. Their bread and butter are INCREDIBLE, and so is their crab corn bisque-a must do. Everything they serve is amazing. The restaurant is exquisitely decorated, and service is tip-top. Love the salt scrub in the bathroom-nice touch! Great cocktails, and they even make great nonalcoholic cocktails-loved that!! Must return for dessert-I was way too full last time!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 8/1/2014This is our go to place in the neighborhood. Great food and service. The scallops are my favorite but I have tried almost everything on the menu and its always perfectly prepared. The menu is small but usually there is a special to augment it. The atmosphere is like a loud dinner party which I enjoy. Can't wait to try the 2 new restaurants these guy's are opening soon!Special Features:
- I'll keep comingelwademdDined on 7/30/2014I've been plenty of times before, and they continue to deliver consistently good to great food and service. I had the caesar salad (Elizabeth's) with all kale, and chicken breast; while my friend had the fish. Both were excellent. I will continue to patronize the restaraunt, as I've never had a bad experience there. If you haven't been, you ought to go. You won't be disappointed. I certainly never have been.Special Features:
- another visitnewtovegasDined on 7/29/2014been several times and never disappoints! great atmosphere and service! always interesting flavors to what seems like a simple dish! out of town guest are always delightedSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 7/26/2014Having just moved to the neighborhood, my wife and I had heard good things about this restaurant and looked forward to trying it. We dined there on a Saturday night, so it was fairly busy. We thought the ambience was pretty nice, but everything else was a big disappointment. Our server greeted us when we were seated, but then left quickly with out taking our drink order. He spent the next 10 minutes peering at a computer screen and yakking with other servers, before coming back over and asking us about drinks. The food, once we received it was just ok, and very bland. Not what we expected!
- Fun eveningOpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 7/22/2014Went to dinner with two vegetarian friends and all of us (including us non-vegetarians) found something we liked.Special Features:
- Birthday dinnerKelly1234Dined on 7/21/2014I noted on there and they did not even acknowledge my birthday!! What's good is it when people note it's a special dinner. Our server didn't know much about the preset menu... Who tells me it was a BBQ fish??!!! Turns out he went back to ask the chef and it was BBQ chicken!!! LolSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fantastic (as always)OpenTable Diner Since 2011VIPDined on 7/16/2014The food & service were excellent. There were some nice seasonal menu changes.Special Features:
- Delicious Honey SaltCynthiaDined on 7/16/2014Nice, bright atmosphere. Friendly staff. Perfect sized portions. Perfect ambience for a lunch with friends.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Really enjoyed this hip place!JJFoodieVIPDined on 7/10/2014First time here and was not disappointed. Vibrant scene, loved the ambiance and decor. Menu had plenty of choices but not overwhelming. The bread basket was filled with fresh hot sour dough rolls and crispy cheese crackers. All were yummy, great start. As for dinner, we went with the Chicken entrée. FANTASTIC... comes with the most delicious mac and cheese ever. Next time we would order extra..its that good. The Caesar salad was very good too. Liked that it had some kale in it. One thing we did order that was just OK was the side of cauliflower. It seemed dry. But other than that everything was super. The best was the dessert, don't miss the peach pie. Outstanding! Also delicious wine.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very patient waiterLocalVIPDined on 7/7/2014Excellent service tremendous local find. Thank you for your kind waiter and very nice ambiance for lunch.Special Features:
- Excellent Locale in SummerlinLocalVIPDined on 7/2/2014We sat for 3 hours chatting and they we extremely accomodating. Fantastic service and food. Excellent local spot.Special Features:
- Hometown food off StripLotorVIPDined on 6/30/2014Moderate priced and tasty-original combinations. 20 Minutes drive from Convention CenterSpecial Features:
- great food and organic!goniochromeVIPDined on 6/21/2014food par excellence along with organic selections and gluten freeSpecial Features:
- AmazingOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 6/19/2014I went here for my birthday and boy am I glad I did. They were very accommodating to my growing party of 9. And they also split our check for us which I thought was nice. Overall the food was amazing. I had the pork chop which was suggested by my server to have it served med rare. It was juicy, moisted and well seasoned but not salty.But the star of the meal for me was the side of Mac and cheese. It was amazing, creamy and spicy. I would go back just for that . The bathroom was clean and the coolest thing about the bathroom they have a salt scrub for your hands after washing. I thought that was a cool touch. Our server was sweet and intense and knew the menu really well. My only disappointment was the cocktail menu it was boring and bland.Special Features:
- CONSISTANTBlockRDined on 6/14/2014We have been to Honey Salt a few times and we have always had a great experience. Good food, good service and a nice atmosphere. Grilled Prawns were fair, not what I was expecting. Lamb loin was great, salads were great and the bread pudding topped it all off! Great meal!
- Thanks for the lovely meal.OpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 6/14/2014A nice restaurant tucked away in the Vegas burbs. The Honey Salt branding across the restaurant us tastefully done. The food was fresh and flavorful. I sing high praises of the 'brookie.'Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love this place!!!NancyBVIPDined on 6/10/2014Though I've eaten here five times, each time I am pleasantly surprised how wonderful it is. If only I could talk myself into ordering something other than their world's best scallops entree!!! The service is as fabulous as the food. Oh, and though I try not to order dessert, I cannot resist their ice cream!Special Features:
- Staying at the VenetianCaptTreeDined on 6/5/2014We were staying at the Venetian and wanted to try an off strip restaurant. Did not realize it was quite so far, about 20 min in taxi, but the food was awesome and worth the trip. Great place.Special Features:
- Yummy and great serviceMissioneaterVIPDined on 6/4/2014Server was Super friendly send good was great. Burrata appetizer was delicious and great cocktail menuSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Healthy and unique food.dvo914Dined on 6/4/2014Honey Salt does a nice job in including some unusual variations on familiar dishes, like the kale Caesar salad, the salmon preparation, etc.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Bithday!!RdoroshukDined on 6/1/2014I had a wonderful birthday here I had a huge group and they handled it wonderfully. Great wait staff great drinks. Highly recommendedSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- FabulousVIPDined on 6/1/2014A perfect find for dining off the strip. We enjoyed the fresh and tasty food, especially the wood oven cooked prawns. Nice wine/beer list. Good food choices. A nice quite atmosphere. reasonable prices. Ample parking.Special Features:
- I'm sure it's all good but...IrishnessDined on 5/27/2014The pork loin was ridiculously delicious. Looking forward to the next visit.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Yum!JTurnDined on 5/21/2014Great, innovative food combos! Loved the Caesar salad with romaine and kale, and the apple pie in a bag and the brookie are delish! During brunch, the monkey bread is fantastic! Always love my time at Honey Salt!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Over Rated Limited MenuFormerChicagoResidentVIPDined on 5/14/2014Went for lunch and first words out of the server's mouth was the lunch menu closes in 5 minutes so I will just stand here over you as you have to make a choice right now or not eat. I checked the menu on the restaurant's website before booking but found that NONE of the few things listed were on the actual menu. Perhaps the concept of a web site that has the technical facility to be updated microsecond to microsecond is lost on those who run this restaurant. My ordinary grilled cheese was very ordinary but niced platted with a decent salad. I don't understand why there seems to be such much praise for this very ordinary food with subpar service in a bare room devoid of ambience. The best thing was the honey/salt flavored butter & bread
- Good bread and butter. Food. Eh.OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 5/10/2014Went due to NPR's positive review. We were disappointed however. The noise level was very bad. Way too loud.The bread and butter was good but the rest of the meal was high priced for food that was acceptable but not great. Sorry guys. I wanted to like it better.
- grittyshakerVIPDined on 5/9/2014This place reminds of Fig & Olive in LA (West Hollywood)...similar new American cuisine, slightly overpriced (but not unreasonably so), airy decor and spotty service. There are a couple of other things on the menu I'd like to try so I expect to return at some point.Special Features:
- The following 179 reviews are from the Honey Salt reviews archive.


text: Not sure if this has been mentioned on here or not, but is buffalobills.com not the best team site out there? Easier to use than most, fresh content, including videos (which I love the best). All the other sites I have been on, typically when one of our FA leaves or is traded or before/after we play them, are not nearly as well run. Obviously this is the site to come to for fan interaction and any speculation because CB can not post anything basically until it's official, but it's still great. So nice to have two great Buffalo Bills sites for us fans to count on with fresh, accurate content on a daily basis. If Ralph would only start shelling out a little more money to put a winning product on the field we'd be all set. He certainly has himself a very up w/ the times site, which is a bit surprising for a 92 year old man. Obviously I know he probably has nothing to do with it, but just saying. Keep it up Chris Brown, Brian, Matt & team! I am sure my wife hates you guys, but I love all the distractions you provide me on a daily basis : )


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There's a lot of articles running around today in the Charlotte Observer. Today, a particular article caught my interest. As we all know, John Fox is a man of silence. He makes it his own personal pleasure to deflect the questions of the media each and every day, especially during the regular season.
It makes it all the more mysterious this Saturday when John Fox opened up the lid on the topic of Jake Delhomme.
"When you've been loyal to a guy for (seven) years and you've got to show support for the (new) guy who's starting, it's hard to remain in that situation after (seven) years of loyalty," Fox said this week at the NFL meetings in Orlando, Fla."
"Like Jordan Gross at left tackle, it makes them feel awkward. I'm not sure if Green Bay had gone with Aaron Rodgers that it would've been great for Brett (Favre) to be the backup. Not to say it can't be done; it just hasn't been done very often or very much."
"It's just that for the rest of your football team, it gets a little discomforting."
So there you have it. Despite Jake Delhomme stating that he wouldn't rock the boat if he remained with the Carolina Panthers as a backup QB, John Fox released him in order to keep conflict out of the locker room. Really, you can't argue too much against it. Even if Jake Delhomme didn't make any fuss and he jumped on every media grenade thrown at him, his teammates will still stick up for him.
If Matt Moore starts the first game of the season and starts out slow, who's to say that fans won't start screaming for Jake Delhomme to start again? This way, Matt Moore is the clear starter on Day 1. He has no competition, he's simply the leader of this team.
On Matt Moore, John Fox diplayed clear faith that he has the ability to be a starter.
"I'm definitely confident," said Fox. "You don't make a decision like that if you don't have confidence in Matt. ... Late in the season, the last three games, he was playing as well as any quarterback in the league.
"He is young. He's got a lot of physical tools. I like his mindset. I saw him improve. ... He had about a 93 quarterback rating. We had hovered around 59 most of the season. That gave us a chance to win games and hopefully he can do that moving forward."
Even so, John Fox is putting everything on the line with this decision to cut Jake. He's gone and run across the bridge to war, and he's burnt the bridge behind him. He's taking a calculated gamble that Matt Moore can take his hot streak in his last 3 games and run with it over the course of a full 16 games and the rest of his career.
On one side, Matt Moore takes us deep into the playoffs, maybe even all the way. Everyone gets a raise, all is right in the world, and everyone is happy. On the other, Matt Moore proves to be a mediocre or just an average QB, and we go 6-10 to 9-7 again and we miss the playoffs. John Fox and Marty Hurney get the boot, and the Panthers move on towards an uncertain future.
It's the middle of the off-season, and I've just about gone insane. The NFL Draft is in 26 days.
Please hurry.
Source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/03/26/1339200/fox-delhommes-exit-best-for-team.html


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Lights, Camera, ACTION! The Free Market Crackdown
Published By: All Right Magazine on October 23, 2009
By LARRY WILKE
When it comes to the Monopoly money mentality being utilized by BHO/FDR since his beatification, the idea of "accountability" has been completely jettisoned in favor of "action."
The liberals love to leap into action without both critical thinking and the fear of consequence for two reasons. If they manage to stumble into what they consider to be "success," they can call themselves geniuses and fellow liberals can then award them undeserved Peace Prizes, Oscars and such. When their socialism inevitably fails or extends the misery that they claim they are trying to alleviate, they can just say that they "inherited this mess."
That sound that you hear is the free market struggling and suffocating beneath the liberal travesty of TARP. What you don't know is that TARP is actually an acronym for Totalitarians Against Real Progress. Even those tasked with overseeing the liberal lunacy eventually let the fallacies and the fantasies of the failed Demokratic logic slip when cornered in public. When it comes to the ridiculous sums handed out by the moronic money changers of the left, Neil Barofsky, who goes by the amorphous un-elected title of "Special Treasury Department Inspector General," said that "It's too early to say how much will be repaid to the taxpayers." There is always a "transparent" lack of concern when money that came from middle class "taxpayers" is on the line.
According to "Bailout watchdog expects much to remain unrefunded" (apnews myway) Turbo Timmy and his gang of merry men at Treasury have forked over $454 billion through TARP and $73 billion has grudgingly been given back. The liberals are completely unconcerned with the idea of repayment. They will reflexively do one of two things. They will either tax the middle class even further into oblivion in order to raise more "revenues" or they will simply print more valueless currency. My guess is that they will do BOTH until they are forcibly stopped.
Barofsky in his report said that "Treasury's actions in this regard have contributed to damage the credibility of the program and of the government itself." Have no fear Neil, Obama is preparing billions MORE to be earmarked (what other kind of mark could Obama use.) for "small banks." Neil, read the playbook that you were given, it's the one with the hammer and sickle on the cover. Turn to page one: take "action," blame others. Obama now believes that he has transcended government and his status as a liberal deity takes precedence. The REALITY is that the "actions" of the Slight House will be paid for by generations to come. Obama's real idea behind "shovel ready jobs" was that he was surrounding himself with like-minded socialist minions who will bury the United States. Barofsky mentions Treasury's "less-than-accurate statements" as well. Neil's unfamiliarity with liberals seems apparent, as lying is as congenital to the leftists as body lice.
Not ones to stop when logic interrupts childish reflexive responses (action), the liberals are now demanding that executives take "pay cuts." Elizabeth Warren, yet another un-elected liberal who is wielding a socialist scimitar given to her by Obama, said that "the rollback is real." (CBS Early Show 10/22/09) What is Warren's justification for this Huey Long "Share Our Wealth" brand of socialism? "Guys, you have got to understand that you can't party on like its 2007″, she said.
See Neil, blame others. Remember however that the liberals don't really want to blame "others," they want to blame Bush. "Others" refers to "Republicans as a group" through inference. Keep in mind that in "2007″, the disgusting liberals were in charge of spending as they controlled both the House and the Senate. This is what happens when critical thinking is applied to liberal heresy. Stick with me, Neil.
What motivates yet another anonymous liberal like Warren who has had such power bestowed to them by another formerly anonymous liberal? Just take a closer look at the liberal's past for a sobering (a curse word in Joe Biden's vocabulary) dose of "transparency."
Warren has collaborated with Michael Moore in his "Capitalism: A Love Story." She is a contributing "blogger" at the Huff and Puff-ington compost and most revealing of all, she collaborates with the "Americans for Fairness in Lending." When liberals start talking about, or naming their groups, anything to do with "fairness," "fairness" is the farthest thing from it. Who is the number one friend/collaborator with "Americans for Fairness in Lending"? ACORN. The progressive provenance, the "transparency," is there for all now to see.
Warren's "rollback" refers to a "90 percent" cut and as well, to "cut their compensation in half." ("TARP head says pay cuts for executives justified" Breitbart) Warren is apparently expecting "executives" to begin earning money the old fashioned liberal Demokratic way, under the table. Liberal politicians and political wonks all claim paltry salaries on their tax forms, but somehow with the "spirit of public service" coursing through their communist veins they acquire such palatial estates similar as Hyannis Port, for example. How can "politicians" like Obama afford such digs as the one he landed with the help of yet another of his felonious friends Tony Rezko, BEFORE he was elected president? The Obamazombies may all know what an executive at AIG may be making but the taxpayers (and the IRS) have no idea what the liberal politicians are "making," or would that more accurately be "taking"?
Further restrictions demanded by the socialists are "country club memberships, private planes and company cars." Now the socialists want executives to "get permission for these perks from the government." Mind you, EVERY liberal in office and even those who are part of the ever-burgeoning liberal entourage polluting Washington ALL have unfettered access to "country club memberships, private planes and company cars." The progressive's "perks" and pork goes even farther. "Cadillac plan" insurance policies, Secret Service escorts, etc., etc. Who do these liberals answer to? Where is the "transparency"?
The liberals want to "crack down" on formerly free market enterprises but governmental entities that have been given taxpayer provided gifts by Santa Fraud and his un-elected elves are mysteriously exempt. "Freddie Mac is giving its chief financial officer compensation worth as much as $5.5 million, including a $2 million signing bonus. The government controlled mortgage finance company doesn't have to follow the executive compensation rules because it is being paid outside the TARP." Are you beginning to see how liberalism works? That certainly sounds "fair" doesn't it?
In the end Barofsky said, "It's unrealistic to think that we're going to get all of that money back." Neil, with the liberals that you are now in bed with, being "unrealistic" is what it is all about and thinking has never had, nor will it ever have, anything to do with it.
LARRY WILKE is a part-time cynic and full-time curmudgeon residing in St. Louis. Read more at www.noleftturnz.com.


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Discussion about the name of Washington D.C.'s National Football League team has been in the news recently. It surfaced again last week when 10 members of Congress sent a letter to the team asking that its name be changed. Team owner Daniel Snyder has said, "We will never change the name."
I certainly have an opinion about this. A lot of people do. Maybe even most people do. This is very interesting to me. These opinions aren't so much about sports and team identity. The opinions seem to have more to do with tradition on the one hand and a combination of guilty conscience and social justice on the other.
This hits home for us here in Goshen: Our high school uses the same team name as Washington.
I think the reason this debate about use of Native American images and terms continues to swirl around the country, from the national level to the local level, is because — regardless of opinion on the issue — we all have some fundamental discomfort with the history of what was done to the native peoples of this continent. The way our ancestors treated them, what our ancestors did to them, does not square very well with our preferred mythologies about who and what we are in this country.
One way to react to this troubling history is to honestly say, "We were the winners. They were the losers. We get to use names and images as we want to — that's always been part of the spoils of victory."
This is painful, but true.
Another way to react has been to adopt and memorialize certain qualities — identities, names — of native peoples with the intention that this honors their past and current presence among us, that we don't wish to erase them from the land.
And yet another way to react to this uncomfortable history is by carefully looking at the reality, hearing the stories and recognizing that doing so might change some things.
My reading of the history of the United States suggests that exactly this kind of debate about culture — the sanctity of tradition vs. the tyranny of tradition — is what we are made for. In fact, it's not hard to argue that this larger debate about tradition was what finally spurred the so-called founding mothers and fathers to action.
In our nation we have constantly been winnowing ideas of tradition which were once widespread and acceptable but which were later clarified as alienating and destructive. This is never easy, always painful.
I have often wondered if it will ever be possible for us to come to terms with our history regarding the treatment of native peoples. We are at a real disadvantage since we are so many generations removed from the actual meeting of our peoples, the actual back and forth fighting and slaughter, the actual instances of real neighborliness and friendship, the final acts of deception and forced removal.
It's hard for us to know what that must have been like for the Potawatomi and Miami people who once lived near Goshen. It's hard to imagine what those years must have been like for the settlers who participated.
I do suspect that our current attitudes about native peoples are still heavily shaped by residual attitudes of our ancestors, a tradition which has been handed down over the years in the form of mascots and team names.
We need tradition. It is right and necessary that we recognize the native peoples who lived here before us, and who continue to live among us. It is right to acclaim that which we respect about them, whether it is bravery or care for the earth, which sustains us. How best to do that, and to what extent those very people are allowed to be a part of the discussion is really the heart of the debate.
In Goshen, we are very privileged to be in the murky center of this debate. Not every community has the opportunity and reason for this kind of deep reflection. Whenever the time arrives for us to enter it, we should come — inclusive of all opinions — with passion and courage and honesty. These are among the Native American attributes which we have most highly and consistently idealized. We will need them to look into our own history and attitudes. We have so much to gain by doing so.


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Quid Pro Quo
March 24, 2010 by nannikapoor
Filed under foreign policy, war on terror
The Indo-US strategic relationship has come under the scanner recently – one because of Headley and the next a result of US- Pak Strategic dialogue. The media, strategic experts and the foreign policy pundits have argued along lines of a transactional or a transformational relationship between the two nations coming under a strain. They have also argued the quid pro quo India has to offer for an Indian tilt in the Obama policies in the region in favour of India.
Bush underscored the importance of India as a bulwark against rising Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean Region. To that end he wanted to ween India away from Russian dependence in various arena including the military and civil nuclear energy.The Bush administration, pursued policies towards India that embodied a strategic realist perspective. In fact, it stayed the course until the very end. Thanks both to his affection for India and his conviction about the strategic importance of the US-Indian partnership, Bush declined to shift towards a transactional approach even when some in his administration believed that the president ought to use his nuclear initiative to press India for concessions in order to secure the political prize of completing the Doha Round. It was in light of these strategic objectives that Bush courted India actively in all spheres including trade and commerce.
Obama has changed priorities. His priority number one is to "get the hell out of Afghanistan". This changes his focus in the region and especially marginalizes his short term interest in India in favor of Pakistan which sent a 56-page document to the U.S. ahead of strategic talks scheduled for Wednesday, seeking expanded military and economic aid in what some American officials believe is an implicit offer to crack down in return on the Afghan Taliban.U.S. officials say the document and the talks surrounding it could help redefine one of America's thorniest foreign-policy relationships, if it leads to a serious Pakistani clampdown on the Taliban."
Ashley Tellis in his piece "Who Gets What" argues that in this exchange game "India's real contribution to advancing US goals consisted not of a partnership in support of American aims but rather getting things right on the issues that mattered for the success of global order". He argues that voices in US have also asked that "US efforts to favour India should be conditioned by what New Delhi is willing to do for Washington in return". He further propounds the concept of Strategic Realist Approach where each nations supports the others geopolitical interests .
Ashley articulates, "To the degree that the American partnership with India aids New Delhi in growing more rapidly, it contributes – along with Japanese, Australian, and Southeast Asian power – towards creating those objective structural constraints that discourage China from abusing its own growing capabilities , even as Washington preserves good relations with Beijing and encourages all its Asian partners to do the same. American strategic generosity towards India, thus, remains an investment in its own geopolitical well being. And India's success itself, so long as it is not used to undermine America's vital interests, becomes New Delhi's strategic bequest to Washington-and the answer to the question , "What will India give in return?"
However the Obama administration does not seem to follow the Strategic Realist approach in the region as of now. The answers lie in the same question posed to Pakistan," What will you give in return?" Pakistan has 2377 body bags and a score of other war efforts in Pakistan to show for the quid pro quo. Obama wants this pressure maintained till a negotiated settlement to the vexed Afghani inheritance is resolved. So, in the short term Obama, even while he may be convinced of developing strong strategic ties with India, is bound to hold the Pakistani hand in steering him out of the Afghan conundrum.
However, this short term strategic move by US should not undermine the long term Indo US strategic alliance where the scope for quid pro quo is passing through a different route – through Russia and China rather than Afghanistan.US has well articulated long term strategic interests in the region and they will not be served well by fueling an Indo Pakistani race for preferred nation. It is therefore in US interests as much as it is in South Asia's, that Obama tread cautiously in his relationships with India and Pakistan by adopting a complex blending of various approaches balancing the short term need of solving Afghanistan to remaining relevant in the long term.
US has to follow a global approach to keep South Asia viable and there may not be any quid pro quo in the short term. The strategists in US and India would do well to find a mean in these crucial times.


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Previously on SmackDown
What has become almost an unofficial open for the Friday night staple, Miz TV, gets us underway. The Awesome One and his guests, Dolph Ziggler and The Big Show, discussed how difficult it was to watch HHH's power play on the previous Raw. Show couldn't even get out a complete thought before the Chief Operating Officer (COO) interjected.
Explaining again his stewardship of pro wrestling, what was best for business last week was for Miz to face WWE champion Randy Orton, Ziggler to have a handicap match against The Shield and for Big Show to watch it all from the announcer's desk.
Daniel Bryan made a save for the host of SummerSlam when Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins set in on him after his loss to Orton. But no one saved The Show-Off when he took a triple powerbomb after a spear in his match.
In between the main storyline of the episode, RVD made Damien Sandow look like a chump in a quick match before the World Heavyweight Champion (WHC) cut a promo designed to make Van Dam look like one. The Wyatt Family re-emerged from wherever they were hibernating as Luke Harper and Erick Rowan squashed Tons of Funk. And Curtis Axel was given a microphone for a second, but Paul Heyman took it back and sold us some more on the Night of Champions match between the two of them and CM Punk.
Then, to wrap up the evening's plot, Bryan was well on his way to putting down Ryback when the Viper slithered in to cause a DQ. When he also found himself in a Yes Lock, the Hounds of Justice laid out the Beard. The Giant rose up from ringside and threatened to intervene on DB's behalf, but Hunter ordered him out to the crowd's dismay. The villains then spraypainted our hero and stood tall.
(NOTE: This show was taped on Tuesday for broadcast tonight. Previews are spoiler free, but results are available here)
The twin cities will be the site of the COO's "open forum" for employees. I hope it ends better than the last time he held one of these - somebody better Jimmy Hoffa that rabble-rousing Mike Chioda. The angles with Cody Rhodes and the World's Largest Athlete have been all over their website and we can no doubt expect those to be developed further tonight.
No matches have been officially scheduled, but with the way both shows have been booked of late, plan on Bryan, Ziggler or Show being put in some sort of precarious position by the boss. Will tonight be the night the técnicos get the upper hand, or even a measure of revenge?
And with just a little more than a week until the pay-per-view (PPV), the supporting acts should all get some screen time. Will Heyman respond to Punk's latest tirade? Who makes the next move between The Rio Deal and The Whole F'n Show? What's next for the Divas program - and I don't mean Total Divas?
And will any of The Shield's belts be on the line at Night of Champions? You know, the night where it should be safe to presume that champions will wrestle?
Expect to pop for:
Dolph Ziggler. Long-time Cagesiders probably know that I'm not the biggest Dolph mark on the internet. But even I was bummed out to see how his second WHC run went down the crapper due to injury and general non-commitment from the powers-that-be.
I'd like to nominate Ziggler's late spring/early summer of 2013 for possible inclusion in the 'everything happens for a reason' file, though. I didn't see his inclusion in the Daniel Bryan versus HHH story coming, but, man, is he a perfect fit for it - precisely because of how his last title run went down.
This story is exactly the kind of thing that will get him over as a babyface. His initial transition into WWE-style dickface with dropping AJ Lee (who might or might not be a good girl herself now) and feuding with Big E Langston (can someone put an APB out on him?) was rough, and that's generous. He's always essentially played face-in-peril, even as a heel, and now he's in a story that's a good fit his in-ring style. The offense is improving, and even when it looks high-flying but low impact, at least he'll be laying it on guys we're excited to see him overcome.
Most fans either didn't think his dissing of the Divas champ was that bad, or they're anxious to forget it. So focusing on one fighting spirit underdog narrative that starts with his cash-in, winds through the double turn, sees the machine trying to grind him out in the 'Best for Business' arc - watching him eventually overcome in some form should be quite cathartic for supporters and could cement him as a main event babyface in the deal.
And we'd owe it all to Jack Swagger.
The heat is on:
Big Show. It's clear at this point that one of the main objectives of the HHH story was to elevate Show back to the main event. But as what? I'm not quite as down on the angle or the big man's performance as the boss man, but more in an "I'll give it a few more shows" way than a "let me mount a defense of it" way.
I will tell them how to fix it, though.
I don't think you can convince fans to cheer for him again any time soon. The dressing down and still doing his evil master's bidding on Raw has left us all too angry and wary. But they could keep us confused and give us hints that he might rise up and snap on those that hold his leash. Build to a moment where he storms to the ring, convince the Universe that he's coming to DB (or DZ)'s aid and then have him take out one of our guys without any prodding from the McMahons. Get him to cut one of those promos that he was nailing as WHC at the end of 2012 and...BOOM...monster heel enforcer.
I like him better as a bad guy anyway. And I really don't think he and Mark Henry should be good guys at the same time, or there's no way to justify any of the regime's title holders...without a silly soap opera like we saw on Monday.
Can Smackdown continue to tell a complete story like they did last Friday, and will it be a different story than the one WWE has been telling since SummerSlam?
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- Contention: 1000 keys in a shared pool, 8 threads per node and 5 writes (on average) per transaction;
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It's something that happens all the time for TV news reporters -- people jumping in front of the camera acting wacky in hopes of capturing a few seconds of face time.
To get even with the "video bombers," WGN-TV in Chicago took matters into its own hands by creating a clever segment called "The Pat-Down," where reporter Pat Tomasulo calls over the socially needy pests for an impromptu interview.
Unfortunately for them, the questions are unconventional and awfully embarrassing.
While the video was originally published on WGN-TV's YouTube channel back in 2010, it's now becoming an online viral hit.
Hopfully these people learned their lesson about interrupting a newscast.
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1Love It or Leave It: January Jones' … Dress?
I guess technically it's a dress, but it took me a while to come to that conclusion. For the first ten minutes I looked at it, the only name my brain could attach to it was "yards of gross fabric haphazardly wrapped around someone with the sole intention of causing me physical and mental pain." And I know that's a bit dramatic, but so is this dress. Dramatically awful.
Just to make this post into a compliment sandwich, January Jones here has been looking really good lately, hasn't she? Not in terms of fashion, obviously, but in terms of everything else. She doesn't look like Ke$ha anymore is what I'm saying. Oh, and, uh, I like her hair, too.
But maybe all that placenta has gone to her head, because this dress? It's not working out.
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There are a variety of enhancements and refinements introduced in Snow Leopard, the next version of the Mac OS, which Apple announced will be available this Friday (August 28). The Mac is generally viewed as a consumer or niche platform, but some of the features in Snow Leopard show a maturity that makes the Mac better than ever for the enterprise.
1. Annotations in Preview. New tools enable you to annotate and mark up PDF files using Preview. The annotation tools include comments, links, highlighting, strikethrough text, shapes, text, and arrows.
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2. Restore deleted items to original locations. This seems long overdue. In Windows, data restored from the Recycle Bin is automatically restored to its original location. With Snow Leopard, restoring to the original location is now an option on the Mac as well.
3. Sortable search results. Snow Leopard adds the ability to sort Spotlight search results for more efficient searching. You can sort search data by name, date modified, date created, size, type of file, or label.
4. Nearby printers. When printing Snow Leopard displays the printers that are detected nearby, enabling you to identify and configure the best available device for printing your document.
5. Automatic update for printer drivers. When a printer is connected, Snow Leopard connects to the Internet and downloads the most current driver for the device. Snow Leopard also periodically checks via Software Update to ensure that the most up-to-date driver is installed.
6. AirPort menu signal strength. Connecting to the best available wireless network is easier with Snow Leopard. The menu bar item for AirPort displays signal strength for all available wireless networks so that you can choose the strongest possible connection.
7. HFS+ read in Boot Camp. Users who use Boot Camp to dual boot between Windows and Mac now have support to be able to share data between the two operating systems and access files from the Mac partition while running in Windows. The functionality is read-only to ensure that any Windows-based viruses can not write malicious software or data to the Mac files.
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Take this medication for the full prescribed length of time. Your symptoms may improve before the infection is completely cleared. Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim will not treat a viral infection such as the common cold or flu.
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Curious. The Christian conservatives' perception of God appears to be one of an ego-centric, malevolent, vindictive, micro-managing sadist -- somewhat akin to how many of them treat their wives.
Yet another reason why religious dogma and public policy make poor bedfellows.
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Everyone should have a base layer like this!!
- Very breathable
- Does not hold body odor
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- Dries fast
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This is a great lightweight merino wool layer. It works just like the best merino wool baselayers are suppose to work: Like a thermos.
From the moment I put it on I could feel the warm air layer envelop the skin. Because it's only a Merino 2 (not a 3 or 4 - it's a lightweight, for sure) it doesn't hold the heat in by itself when the temps dip below 45F. I wouldn't wear outside without more layers under 50F in less than moderate activity.
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I highly recommend this.
There is slight itching in the wool after a while during the first few wearings. Either it goes away or I've gotten used to it. It's so subtle, I thought twice about mentioning it.
Worth the money past any synthetic baselayer, for sure. And it doesn't smell quite as bad as synthetics, either.
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Test booklets will be collected from test administrators immediately following testing, organized
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Test booklets will be re-counted by the test coordinator and these counts will be documented and
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The security measures outlined in this document should help prevent unfair practices.
Unfair practices include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Copying any part of a standardized test booklet for any reason.
2. Removal of a test booklet from the secure storage area except during test administration.
3. Failure to return all test booklets following test administration.
4. Directly teaching any test item included on a standardized test.
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in any other way to give students an unfair advantage.
7. Undue pressure or encouragement on the part of administrators for teachers to engage in
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appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.
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FIFTY years ago in March, one of Britain's most iconic bands visited West Somerset to carry out filming for a feature film.
Now the Friends of Crowcombe Station are organising a special showing of 'A Hard Day's Night' starring The Beatles, to mark the anniversary.
On a glorious spring day in March 1964, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr visited what was then the Minehead branch line of British Railways.
In part of the film, Ringo is seen riding a bicycle on the platform which was then known as Crowcombe.
Today, it thrives as part of the West Somerset Railway with the Friends working hard on maintaining and enhancing the facilities.
The film will be shown at Crowcombe Village Hall on March 7.
There will also be a showing of a short film, made at the station in 2013 by students from the Film School at Ealing Studios.
There is a limit of 100 seats and tickets costing £5 are now on sale, which include a glass of wine or a soft drink.
Start time for the film will be 7.30pm. Tickets can be obtained by sending a cheque payable to FoCHS to Easter Cottage, West Bagborough, Taunton, TA4 3EF.
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