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Teachers' union hits Chicago's school board with two suits opposing proposed school closings
The Chicago Tribune reports the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has filed two lawsuits, on behalf of parents and their special needs children, to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools. The suits claim the proposed school closings are unfair, will harm students with disabilities and are discriminatory because almost all the students affected are African-American. One lawsuit asks for a delay of at least a year before any schools are closed; the other asks for a permanent injunction on closings. The Board of Education is expected to vote on the school closings proposal on May 22, 2013.
A CTU-backed lawsuit last year sought to block closings on behalf of local school council members, alleging that closings disproportionately affected African-Americans. That case was tossed out by a Cook County Court judge, but is still under appeal.
The lawsuits question the economic impact of school closings, which the district says are necessary to address underused buildings and save money. "If the board and (schools chief) Barbara Byrd-Bennett and the mayor of the city of Chicago want to save costs, they ought to find another way of doing so than singling out African-American children over and over," said Tom Geoghegan, lead attorney in the suits.
One lawsuit alleges that the district is violating Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act in its plan to close schools because it "does not permit a timely and orderly process" for review and revision of individualized education programs, or IEPs, for children with special needs. The other lawsuit, seeking a permanent injunction, says the district's plan will destabilize thousands of children in special education programs. It also claims racial discrimination, both in the current plan and in past school closings.
"For the 72 schools that defendants have closed to date, African-American children make up more than 90 percent of the displaced children; and in currently proposed closings, they make up more than 80 percent of the displaced children," the suit says. "Yet African-American children constitute only 42 percent of the children in public schools."
The school system, which has been expecting a lawsuit for months, did not respond to the legal arguments in the case. Instead, a statement was released from Byrd-Bennett, who said: "These lawsuits demonstrate that union leadership is committed to a status quo that is failing too many of our kids. Thousands of children in underutilized schools are being cheated out of the resources they need to succeed."
The filings come a week after the release of reports by retired judges serving as hearing officers, which were critical of many of the proposed closings and opposed 13 of them. One of the hearing officers, retired federal judge David Coar, was critical of the closing of Mahalia Jackson Elementary, which serves a large population of deaf students. Coar's report, which noted the lack of a safety plan for the school's students in moving to a new school, was cited in the lawsuits.
Geoghegan said Coar's opinion "ought to be given great weight" and he hoped filings wound lead board members "to read these two complaints before they vote on the closings."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 5/15/13, By Noreen Ahmed-Ullah
[Editor's Note: In January 2013, Legal Clips summarized an article on globalpost.com reporting CTU sued the Chicago school district, saying the city's campaign to reform or close under-performing public schools discriminates against black teachers.]


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WIU's chapter of Chi Omega helped grant two wishes last year by raising more than $10,000. This year the sorority will be raising its goal to $10,000 from last years $5,000. This goal will help another two children have their wishes granted. Registration will begin at nine A.M. and the walk will begin at 10 A.M. For more information about the Make a Wish Foundation and the Chi Omega sorority go to walkforwishes-wiuchiomega.weebly.com/index.html.


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WHO: First-year students at Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy
WHAT: Will participate in the Southern School of Pharmacy's Inaugural White Coat Ceremony, where they will receive their first white coats and get their first lesson in professionalism. Mercer Pharmacy alumna Sharon M. Sherrer will deliver the keynote address to the students, their family members and friends.
WHEN: Aug. 20, 2002, at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Sheffield Center, Mercer University's Cecil B. Day Campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, Georgia
WHY: The White Coat Ceremony conveys the School's commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity and caring. It also underscores the students' commitment to provide pharmaceutical care, assuring the safe and effective use of medications for the benefit of the patient and society.
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The 12 Days of eLearning
The eLearning Brothers family would like to wish you Happy Holidays and a huge thanks for being a member of the eLearning Brothers family. Since we are full of good tidings we made a quick video to show you our rendition of the 12 Days of eLearning. So snuggle up to the screen, sip some hot chocolate, and let the eLearning Brothers delight you in an eLearning musical master piece this holiday season.
The 12 Days of eLearning Video(Click here to watch on YouTube.)
The eLearning Brothers 12 Days of Christmas
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8. Eight Friday Doughnuts
9. Nine sets of Pushups
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11. Eleven Games of Foosball
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Merry Christmas and all the best in 2014 to all the brothers and sisters!
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|SINS: A middleware for autonomous agents and secure code mobility
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|Bharadwaj, R.
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|Second International Workshop on Security of Mobile Multi-Agent Systems (SEMAS-02), First International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2002)
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Building trusted applications is hard, especially in a distributed or mobile setting. Existing methods and tools are inadequate to deal with the multitude of challenges posed by distributed application development. The problem is exacerbated in a hostile environment such as the Internet where, in addition, applications are vulnerable to malicious attacks. It is widely acknowledged that intelligent software agents provide the right paradigm for developing agile, re-configurable, and efficient distributed applications. Distributed processing in general carries with it risks such as denial of service, Trojan horses, information leaks, and malicious code. Agent technology, by introducing autonomy and code mobility, may exacerbate some of these problems. In particular, a malicious agent could do serious damage to an unprotected host, and malicious hosts could damage agents or corrupt agent data.
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Why do comments of mine just disappear from The Verge?????
Ok, now I'm really mad. It's about the 3rd time in a couple of months: I make a comment, check my profile later, and it's gone. In all cases, none of them were offensive in any way (actually the opposite), I'm not a troll.
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Selecting and Planting Trees in Your LandscapeThe information provided on our Tree Advisory Board Web Site about the Selecting and Planting Trees in Your Landscape can be download as a Microsoft Power Point Presentation file also. You can download a free Microsoft Power Point Presentation viewer to view the presentation if you do not own Microsoft Power Point.
Matching the right tree to your site is the most important aspect of tree selection. A tree that is not suited to its planting site will perform poorly, require more maintenance, and ultimately die before its time.
Cultural Requirements1. How much light does the site receive?
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5. Will the tree tolerate pollution, salt spray?
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Background - Plant trees on the side or back of your home.
Accent - Small flowering trees can beautify and accent patios, pools or play areas.
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The best practice guide states to call variants across all samples simultaneously. Besides the ease of working with one multi-sample VCF, what advantages are there to calling the variants at the same time? Does GATK leverage information across all samples when making calls? If so, what assumptions is the UnifiedGenotyper making about the relationship of these samples to each other, and what are the effects on the variant calls?
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Mackie Perfume by Bob Mackie, Launched by the design house of bob mackie in 1991, mackie is classified as a sharp, oriental, floral fragrance . This feminine scent possesses a blend of fruity notes of pineapple, raspberry, and peach. Accompanied by rose, jasmine, musk and sandalwood. It is recommended for daytime wear. All products are original, authentic name brands. We do not sell knockoffs or imitations. ... Read More
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About Bob Mackie
History and background of Bob Mackie. Robert Gordon Mackie was born in Monterey Park, California, USA in 1940. He studied advertising and illustration at the Pasadena City College in 1957-58 then costume design at Chouinard Art Institute at Los Angeles, California. His career began as a sketch artist for Jean LOUIS, the film designer. He also worked for Edith HEAD at Paramount. Read more about Bob Mackie
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Time from order placed to receipt of product was outstanding. Product just what I wanted and prices are the best. I notice FragranceX prices for merchandise I've previously bought at dept. stores are 50% less!!!
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I bought Mackie without smelling it first, beacuse its not available here in Sweden.
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I bought Mackie without smelling it first, beacuse its not available here in Sweden.
I am looking for my dream perfume, I know what it smells like but i havent found it yet.
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- Draws Compliments
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i wear my perfume mostly for going out. Everytime i wear it im always asked what is your perfume i first found it in cananda 20 yrs ago and still wearing it. the price is fantastic definatley a must have
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- Anytime
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I use this fragrance every day! At least once a week I get asked what I'm wearing and get a compliment on it. It is a wonderful scent that can be used day or night. I wouldn't go out of the house without it!
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- Sensual
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I love to wear this fragrance when I am going out in the evening. I will get at least three or more people ask me what I am wearing. Everyone loves this scent. I wore this fragrance years ago and started using newer scents, but decided to purchase a bottle to use again and sure glad I did. I had forgotten how nice the fragrance is!!!
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Sunday, March 10, 2013
Welcome Spring!
6 comments:
- NanaDiana said...
That is a perfect Spring wreath. I am so jealous that it starting to feel like Spring in your area- we have more snow here- xo Diana
- March 10, 2013 at 4:38 PM
- joanne said...
It was a glorious day full of sunshine, whoot! makes me anxious for Spring. Pretty wreath and a lucky find. I haven't been thrifting in so long...I need a fix! Have a good week friend.
- March 10, 2013 at 5:04 PM
- Debbi said...
we did have a pretty terrific weekend here in the PNW!! I actually got my roses pruned this weekend. So proud of myself:)
Love your tulip wreath!
- March 10, 2013 at 6:16 PM
- Debbie said...
Your wreath is a great way to welcome your guests to your home, and let them know that Spring is in the air at your house!
We still have frozen earth, and snow on the ground here in Michigan...yuck!
Enjoy your weather darlin'.
- March 17, 2013 at 7:55 AM
- NanaDiana said...
Debbie- I tried to reply to your comment on my blog but you came through as a No Reply blogger. Anyway, I tried to contact you a couple of weeks ago and don't have an email addy for you.
I am SO glad to see you here and hope you are doing well. I miss seeing you around. Love to you- Diana
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As we've been discussing Smith and his success (or lack thereof) in the 49ers offense, many, myself included, have advocated moving toward a more open "spread" attack, utilizing plays mostly out of the shotgun. I've been advocating this because it has certainly seemed like Smith was more comfortable in this formation, and the 9ers offense as a whole is more successful.
During this conversation, some people have been wondering what the "spread", "shotgun", "desperation" or whatever you want to call it offense actually entails. To me, it means running plays primarily (>50%, more like 60-75%) from the shotgun, with either 3+WR, 2 WR 2 TE, or 2WR 1TE 2RB (that's 2 RB, not 1 RB, 1 FB). The latter formations allow for players to begin on the line and shift out to WR spots, or vice versa. What it DOES NOT mean is throwing on every down, completely abandoning the run.
I wanted to take a look at the Niners' O since Smith has been starting, and see how successful they've been when they're in the "spread", so I looked at every drive, and compiled all of the drives where >50% of the snaps were taken from the shotgun. I did this becasue I wanted to differentiate between when the offensive philosophy was to execute from the spread, as opposed to being forced to use more WR / the shotgun because of down and distance on isolated occasions. As a result, several of these drives include plays made from under center, and with non-spread personnel, but the overall drive conformed to the philosophy. The results may surprise you:
The Niners have had 14 such drives since Smith became the starter, surprisingly enough, only 2 in Houston. Here's how they went:
Green Bay
plays yards result
3 5 punt
9 50 turnover on downs
3 2 punt
3 TD in 6 drives, 2 3 and outs, one of which had only 2 shotgun plays on 2nd and 15 and 3rd and 9.
plays yards result
11 48 punt
On this drive, we ran 9 times. 6 times from the shotgun for 35 yards, with 3 successful runs (>33% required yardage on 1st down, >50% required yardage on 2nd down, >100% required yardage on 3rd or 4th down), and 3 times from under center for 2 yards with 0 successful runs.
plays yards result
6 13 punt
1 0 int
The last 2 drives are somewhat confusing, because the int happened on the only play of the drive, you can't really tell if they were truly going for a spread look or just an isolated play from the shotgun. I included it anyways because it met the criteria. The TD could be called a "garbage" TD, though technically they did have the opportunity to recover the onside kick to take posession to try to tie. However, this is the game some detractors point to and say "this is what happens when we try the spread". As it turns out, we didn't really try the spread very much in this game.
plays yards result
This was the 2 minute drive at the end of the first half of the game. As an aside, the number of plays marked (run formation) in this game was absolutely sickening. It's as if Sing and Raye have never seen our O Line.
plays yards result
5 32 int
IMO if you're going to say that the TD at the end of the TEN game was a "garbage" TD and throw it out, you have to do the same for the int at the end of this game. I was surprised to find that there were only 2 drives that met my "spread" criteria in this game, I could have sworn it was more like the GB game.
Total - 14 drives, 7 TD, 4 punts, 2 ints, 1 turnover on downs.
All in all, I'd say we've been pretty successful, and this has completely reinforced my position that we should fully adopt the spread attack until a team shows they can stop it on a consistent basis.


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Where can I find updates on the guys in our minor leagues in the Halos blogosphere? Something weekly or even monthly I guess. Just an update on who's performing well (or who isn't). Can't seem to find anything. I know this site used to do a great job with that, but haven't seen one all year. Thanks.
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The Drug Enforcement Unit of the continues to make some inroads into removing illegal drugs from the Concord community.
During the last two weeks, police have made a number of arrests, after "lengthy investigations," according to Lt. , of the Concord Police Department.
On June 5, Jamie L. Locke, 35, a homeless woman from Concord, was arrested and charged with three felony counts of sale of controlled drugs.
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A new film features the story of a friendship that rekindles after a great loss and one person fighting the odds to make a difference in his community, and it is all based on the story of a man who lives right here in Nashville.
In fact, some of the movie was filmed in Nashville.
Many people who know Joe Bradford simply know him as a community guy who works with needy kids, but in Unconditional, viewers also learn about his dark past and road to redemption.
"First of all it's amazing because Michael Ealy is one of the most handsome men in America, so I know a lot of people are going to think we're twins, but we're not," Bradford said.
Bradford went from standout student at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville to prisoner after hacking into a banking system in the 1980s.
"While I was there, I helped the sheriff learn how to use his computer system. I taught the staff how to use its computer, because I was a hacker," Bradford said.
When he was released, set-backs kept coming, including health problems and a new life in Nashville's public housing system.
Still, he found his passion in helping needy children.
During that time, he also reunited with his childhood friend, played in the film by Lynn Collins. She lost her husband, and in turn, her faith. But together they help each other heal.
Again, the story is true, and Elijah's Heart, his ministry for fatherless children, is alive and well in Nashville.
Reegus Flenory is one of the actors in the movie, and he said there are universal messages of redemption and forgiveness.
"The thing that makes it relatable is you can find a parent, a family member, an uncle, a cousin - someone in that story - that's just like you," Flenory said.
"The biggest message I want people to take away is love in action. Not just talking about it, but moving in action to help these children. It's a lot of fatherless children in our own backyard," Bradford said.
The movie hits theaters Friday and is rated PG-13. And because it is a faith-based film, many churches across the country are even renting out theaters for screenings.
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A while ago Vonnie, whilst doing her daily rounds of the blogs, entered a competition to win a ticket to the 2010 Cybermummy Conference that was being held in London. Time went by until one day she found out that she had actually won and so booked the overnight bus from Glasgow and headed off on Thursday night for three whole days and four whole sleeps away from the family. By all accounts she had a whale of a time judging by her account of the day on Twitter.
The question is though how did I survive? Of course I did. I was helped a lot by the weather though.
Friday was a great day only dampened by the fact Vonnie had took all my change the night before and the local cash machine was out of order. We ended up walking from our house to the town centre via my dentist to pay an outstanding bill, round the shops to kill some time and them on to my parents for a few hours. The kids were knackered when we got home so they had an early night which meant I got to see the football. Basically Friday was made of win.
Overnight, and by that I mean at 4.30am when it was broad daylight outside, a fox decided to have a go at getting into our chicken coop. The noise the hens were making made me thing it had actually got in and it wasn't until I climbed back into bed after throwing on my dressing gown and running out into the garden to check on them that I realised just what the time was. Needless to say I didn't get much sleep after that.
Saturday was movie day for the kids as it was due to rain at some point during the day. Buckets of popcorn and peanut flavour crisps later the kids had plowed through Spongebob Squarepants The Movie, Monsters Inc and Finding Nemo. Again I got to see the football but this time Greer joined me rather than sleep through it.
Sunday has consisted of stopping the kids from killing each other as they were suffering from cabin fever. From late last night onwards all it did was rain until lunchtime and the wind was threatening to lift the cars parked in the street up off their wheels. I also discovered that the rain was being blown into our boilers gas vent which meant there were puddles of rain water in the boiler cupboard. No idea how to prevent that one in future.
So… no kids were damaged in the making of this weekend and I actually managed to get some housework done.
The question is just how better will Vonnie do when I'm down in Manchester later in the year. Please don't show me up too much dear?


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A couple of stocking stuffers (from me, to me) arrived in today's mail. Click here for a scan of the 1974-75 Caps pocket schedule, and here for the 1977-78 version.
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Earlier today I referenced the 1988-89 Caps' three 40-goal scorers (Dino Ciccarelli scored 32 of his 44 with the North Stars before being acquired along with Bob Rouse in the blockbuster that sent M...
The 1988-89 Washington Capitals were flat-out stacked. Their opening night roster featured four future Hall of Famers (including a trio on the blueline), a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team,...
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"We could save 10,000 lives if we took action and I think about all of the people who are injured and all those families who are affected by this life-altering deliberating injuries, that's 27,000 people year after year after year," Debbie Hersman, Chairman of NTSB
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More housing here won't reduce Central Valley sprawl
Original post made by Arthur Keller, member of the Planning and Transportation Commission on Mar 16, 2007
However, the most likely scenario is that even if Palo Alto added many more homes, the sprawl in the Central Valley would continue unabated.
Of the 78,109 people who work in Palo Alto, only 2,798 live outside the nine Bay Area counties and 1,310 of them live in Santa Cruz. Only 135 live in Tracy and 333 from the rest of San Joaquin County.
Will those Palo Alto workers commuting from the Central Valley give up their four- or five-bedroom suburban houses with garages and backyards for a comparably priced Palo Alto postage-stamp condo?
Please, please explain to me how anything Palo Alto does will stop sprawl in the Central Valley. We don't control their land-use policies.
on Mar 16, 2007 at 3:03 pm
For a more balanced view on all of this, I suggest a look at the Weekly's reporting on Don Weeden's "Wind's of Change" talk of a few years ago.
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Don was Santa Clara County's senior planner, for a long time; he's visionary, in addition to knowing a thing or two about growth, the new variables we'll be facing long-term, and what we need to do *now* to begin the process of adaptation to those variables.
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I have been following the back and forth between Keller, Raney and Dawid. I think there are reasons to support the ABAG guidelines for housing construction (the 3,700 units being discussed) whether or not "Central Valley sprawl" is affected.
The demographics of regional housing markets is about to change. Most new households will be headed by someone aged 55 and above with the second largest group being in the 20-35 age group. Population growth the 35-55 age groups, the buyers of large homes, is projected to be virtually zero over the next 20 years.
So many buyers and renters will want smaller units and many will want to live in downtown areas with high amenities such as Palo Alto offers. We made the move 2 years ago and polls in Palo Alto and elsewhere show that many families will choose smaller urban area homes over living two hours away.
I have three questions for Keller and anyone else who wishes to respond.
One, do you have any doubt that people are willing to buy and rent in denser developments in Palo Alto based on changing demographics and the recent of all new developments?
Two, do you disagree with the surveys of Palo Altans that report they are very interested in being able to stay in Palo Alto as they age and many wish to move out of their larger family homes?
Three, can you offer any reason except possible inconvenience why we shouldn't meet the ABAG targets to respond to market demand, the preferences of existing residents to remain in Palo Alto and the fairness and economic competitiveness goals of building more housing within the region where jobs are located?
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Stephen Levy: it's personally advantageous to me, also, to have higher density downtown. That doesn't mean I'm prepared to argue that my profit is a public good. That would be crooked.
The City hasn't prepared for the growth it allowed. The schools haven't prepared for it, either. We can look out for ourselves. Who is going to look out for the children? I have heard so much wishful argument about "demographic projections." (Even from school board members.) This school district is not prepared for the children it already has. Stanford is expanding. Stanford's not in those "demographic projections." It's only here, in real life. Residential expansion is running on empty promises. (Oh, we'll get the people, but they won't have kids. Oh, we'll get the people, but they'll work next door. These are excuses not explanations.)
Raney and his Central Valley sprawl are living in a 19th century world. People get homes where they can, and jobs where they can. Our transit hubs don't connect to very many of those jobs. Or to much of interest. Shouldn't these problems be solved before we make them worse?


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Taste of the Town: O' Sole Mio serves authentic Italian experience
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BATAVIA – An owner of O' Sole Mio in Batavia said when customers stop in, they can expect to have as close to an authentic Italian experience as possible.
Tory and Andrea Chiappelli, who live in Batavia, own the new cafe, bar and gelato shop on River Street with their partner, Tony Natale. The shop opened in late March, and Tory Chiappelli said they've gone through quite a bit of gelato since.
"We have been making 12 to 18 pans a day. ... The pans are five liters each," she said. "We didn't have any idea that the gelato would go that fast."
Tory Chiappelli, who learned the art of gelato making from the Carpigiani Gelato University in Bologna, Italy, said making gelato is her creative outlet.
"Our goal was to bring the Italian experience to America," she said.
While they serve the more traditional flavors, such as chocolate, vanilla and pistachio, they also have a case of gelato dedicated to the more experimental flavors, such as one flavored with Fruity Pebbles cereal.
"Every time I go to the grocery store, I see something and say, that would be good in gelato," Tory Chiappelli said. "My goal is to continue making new stuff so every time you come in here, there's something new to discover."
All of the gelato is freshly homemade on site in the "Gelato Lab." The difference between gelato and ice cream is that gelato is made with milk, and ice cream is made with cream, Tory Chiappelli said. It's not fluffy like ice cream, she said, and the flavors hit the palette a little harder than ice cream.
Thirty-six flavors are always on display, and 12 of those flavors are dairy free. Some of those flavors include sorbetto, or fruit-based flavors, which come in options such as pear, blackberry, strawberry and lime. All flavors are gluten free, except for the flavors in which an ingredient with gluten is added, such as birthday cake or cookie dough. Some flavors, such as the margarita, are infused with alcohol.
Tory Chiappelli said they decided to open the shop in Batavia because that's where they live, and also because there aren't many other places in the area to buy authentic Italian gelato. She said she's in the process of making cakes using semifreddo, which she said is a cross between mousse and gelato. She said she hopes to start offering classes on how to make gelato.
But gelato isn't the only category on the menu. The shop also offers a full bar, cafe and food menu.
Andrea Chiappelli comes from a city in northern Italy called Modena, which is known for its stuffed pastas, Parmesan cheese and balsamic vinegar. O' Sole Mio offers a food menu with salads, pastas and sandwiches from that area of northern Italy.
Because gelato can be viewed as a seasonal treat, the owners decided to add a full bar and lighter dishes so customers can enjoy the restaurant year-round, whether they want gelato or not. O' Sole Mio has a 2,000-square-foot outdoor patio space and also has a front room with fireplace. Tory Chiappelli said they have live music on the weekends, too.
Tory Chiappelli said while they offer lighter fare and the cafe, their goal is not to compete with local restaurants, but rather to complement them. She said O' Sole Mio is a place to stop and have lunch, or stop and have a martini and an appetizer before going out for dinner. It's also a place to grab some dessert after a meal.
"We're trying to really be different," she said.
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The plumber's promise. As I was gazing out of the window on the Florida highway heading back to the airport, I spotted a very rundown truck. The exhaust was pushing gunk into the environment that would be heartbreaking to Mother... Read more
May 13, 2011 3:04 PM
The Gentle Art Of Service tagged "Service"
True story about service: When I'm on the road and presenting at events, I often dine alone - grabbing a quick lunch or breakfast (something healthy) that will tide me over. Unlike other travelers, I tend to eat much healthier... Read more
April 18, 2010 1:45 PM
Unlike Advertising, Social Media Can't Save A Bad Brand, Product Or Service tagged "Service"
Jumping into Social Media is one of the smartest things a brand should do. It could also be one of the worst moves if the brand is not prepared. All too often, I've heard gripes like, "we're on Facebook, but... Read more