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FYI- Miguels Stoweaway Closing Church Street Location
A coworker was to attend a holiday event there but was just informed that Miguel's was closing up shop. Wasn't open too long I don't think-
re: LisaLou
Hmm...I'm not surprised. We went there once and had a mediocre meal. Prices were high too. Felt the same about Rosita's on Shelburne Road which has also recently closed...expensive and not that great.
Not surprised either, although I thought being on Church Street would be their saving grace. Heard they had mediocre food and horrendous service. Guess the location wasn't enough to keep them in business.
re: OCatswell
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South Burlington. The Parkway is on Williston Road, near the airport.
No kidding?! I didn't hear that! :( My husband and I love it there... it's always quite busy, too...
I just found out what's happening with the Parkway, for those who are interested.
The guy who owns the land isn't going to renew their lease. Thrifty car rental is next door, and they are going to expand. The diner is most likely going to move to New Jersey or Conneticut, but the waitress I talked to wasn't sure.
They are closing in March. Everyone that works there has been there for YEARS. It's a fun place to go, and I'm really going to miss it.
Hello, I'm new to the Burlington area (and Vermont)and new to Chowhound. My boyfriend and I were upset to hear about Rosita's closing (we ate there on a pretty much weekly basis!)and now that Miguel's is closed, we are at a loss to know where to go for good, authentic Mexican food, which we desperately crave. Does anyone have suggestions? I didn't think Miguel's was that good, but we did like the chile rojo and chile verde. Thanks!
We like Roque's (spelling?) at the foot of Main Street. I'm not a Mexican food afficiando, but we like it.
I've never had good, authentic Mexican food in Burlington... Roque's is good for more Tex Mex... like BM said, it's alright, but not authentic by any means. What a bummer... :(
Though we live across the street from the former Miguel's location - we rarely went...WHY? Shockingly expensive prices for mediocre Mexican food - we were always unhappy with the food/price/service experience. What IS VERY unfortunate is that Miguel's helped drive out COYOTE'S CAFE on CHURCH STREET - also mediocre mexican food but NOT over priced! We really need more restaurants in Burlington!
re: adamwing
The greatest difficulty I've had in moving from Chicago to NYC and then to VT is the complete lack of decent Mexican food. I was spoiled in having the ability to throw a stone and 4 out of 5 times hit a decent Mexican joint in Chicago. Maybe we could take up a collection to sponsor a decent Mexican chef to move to Vermont with his or her family and setup shop.
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And over in the Mad River Valley, back a year or two ago, Mad Mexican & Rositas (former location) both disappeared. Perhaps VT just doesn't have the mexican customer base.
That said, I wouldn't consider Rosita's to be authentic Mexican food at all. Even still, it was a nice addition to the Mad River Valley when it was there just to change things up.
I'm from Philly originally and though I am loving Vermont, I really miss my Mexican food (and my Indian food).... I'd chip in to import a good Mexican chef! I'll give Roque's a try. I've also heard about a place called Mexicali on the waterfront, has anyone been there?
I'm also teaching myself to cook some relatively easy Mexican dishes to tide me over until my next trip to Philly. My boyfriend and I joke around about opening up a Mexican/Indian/Thai restaurant/gelateria. Doesn't sound like silly idea now!
Vermont seems to be very culinarily challenged on many fronts as is evidenced by Olive Garden winning Best Italian Restaurant in the Free Press. Are you kiddin' me or what ?? Finding a decent pizza is almost as hard as finding a Chile Relleno in the Green Mountain State. I know Bove's is a local institution but that Ragu over pasta that has the firmness of oatmeal is no bargain at any price. And here is a question: why do all the local pizza places parbake the crust for their Sicilian style pizza ?? It makes an awful product and if they are trying to save time, they might want to turn the temperature up which will also create a crust with some texture and actually give the cheese some color beyond snow white ! Don't get me wrong, there are some great restaurants here. You just have to know where they are and get your fix for ethnic dining when travelling elsewhere.
I hear ya, it's all relative to our current situation. However, it is quite humorous to read some of the NYC boards complaining that there isn't a decent pizza in the city. I've eaten my share of pizza (NYC and Vermont) and I have to wonder about those comments !
Mexicalli is in Williston in the Taft Corners Shopping Center. I've never been, so if you go, please post a review.
TonyO, have you tried the pizza at Good Times Cafe in HInesburg? The Cafe Special is our favorite. They also have some other dishes that are wonderful, including their Chana Masala. The place is a gem, and relatively unknown from what I understand.
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Mexicali is OK. They precook a lot of their food (meats, chicken) to quicken service times at the expense of quality. I have never had anything great there but they are inexpensive, quick, and friendly. I think it is best as a appetizer / drink place after work.
I have yet to try Good Times in Hinesburg. My favorite pizza around here is Junior's (Colchester), Mimmo's (Essex Jct.) and Marco's (they have great lunch specials like a Chicken Parm w/ Coke for $4.00 that can't be beat) and have two locations (Williston Road and Shelburne Rd). Nicco's makes some interesting super thin crust pies but are a little too thin for me. Thanks for the Good Time rec.
P.S. Mexicali moved to Maple Tree Place (near Nicco's and the theater)
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Tony, you've gotta try Good Times. Really good pizza, but (I think) really expensive. A small specialty pie is upwards fo $15, but good for a treat. My new fave is what I think they call Jody's Special. Sounds a little weird: jalapenos, capers, and pepperoni. Odd combination, but oh so good! And another recc. for Marco's. They have delicious sandwiches too on homemade ciabatta bread. The small's are huge, makes two meals for me!
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Tony0 - Check out today's (11/30) issue of the Burlington Free Press in the Weekend section. There is a good write up about Good Times.
Was not aware of the Mexicali move. Thanks for the tip. Marco's is my 2nd favoirte pizza place.
Agree on Marco's sandwiches. The best deal around especially if run as a lunch special. I'll try good times and post my comments.
TonyO, maybe that Free Press readers' selection says more about the quality of the readers than it does about the availablility of good Italian food. In many categories I've always thought polls relied more on popularity than on perfection - take a look at the numbers of cars at any Olive Garden at any time!
Agree, Injun Joe... I stay as far away as possible from both (the Free Press and the Olive Garden, lol.)
The best New York-style Italian in Burlington is Junior's and Marco's... I've heard there's another good place in Winooski too, but I can't remember the name...
In Winooski, it would likely be Papa Frank's. The key word at Papa's is CHEAP ! You will never get a great meal there but the price to value ratio is strong. It is basic red sauce Italian, no frills or surprises. Do not look for Osso Bucco with a bottle of Barolo here ! But if you want ziti with meatballs and garlic bread for around $6.00, this is the place for you.
I agree on Junior's and Marco's and have heard Donny's (Winooski ?) makes a decent pie. Junior's prices have steadily increased putting them in the same price level as L'Amante and Trattoria Delia both of which are finer dining with better ambiance IMO.
Pass the sports page, I'm heading to Olive Garden for the Tour Of Italy ! (maybe at gunpoint.........).
Mexican in Burlington? I have heard or seen on line that there is a La Carreta Mexican restaurant on Shelbourne road. I am a huge fan of La C- it is a small family chain with places in Nashua, Derry, and Manchester, NH. Try it and report. It is by far one of the best if not the best in Northern New England. There is a neat little place in Northampton, MA called Veracruzana that is good, but no table service.
I've been to La Carreta (now called El Mariachi, I think.) Gorgeous, fun interior, but the food was nothing to write home about, in my opinion. :(
Tony, YES! Papa Franks... that's it. I've had several old timers tell me it's great... clients I've worked with who are definitely on a budget... I suspect it would be a great place to bring a family.
As far as Juniors goes... I think it's okay if their prices have risen... the food is fresh and delicious. I really think it's a different kind of Italian... New York style Italian, which is different from L'Amante or the Trat. I suppose it's what you're in the mood for, I guess!
Junior's does have some nice NY style pasta dishes and the portions are ample (and dinners include a salad which is becoming a rarity these days). I also find their simple dishes like fried calamari and pizza to be done the right way. It must be Frankie's NY transplanted skills ! I think you may find Papa Frank's more like Bove's: mass produced marginal food served with a local style all it's own. Not great food, but I support them as they make the world a more interesting place compared to Taco Bell and Olive Garden.
The EL Mariachi location seems to have the kiss of death since Jake's closed. The Italian restaurant that occupied the space briefly was one of the worst restaurants I have ever eaten in (can't recall the name). The same seems to go for the spot on Shelburne Road (near Pauline's that houses Bangkok Bistro). How many places have come and gone at that location ???
Like I said, the "kiss of death" ! I wish someone would open a real BBQ joint there. What truly wonderful food that is when done properly. Maybe the guys from Dinosaur BBQ(Syracuse and NYC) will expand..................
I noticed there is one in Ferrisburg in the old Burdick's diner building. I din't smell smoke so I don't have high hopes ! There is nothing quite like a slow smoked beef brisket with an ice cold beer. It just screams God Bless America !
re: Addisonchef
It was called Pepper's....yum!
I arrived just as it was closing. Hopefully another will make the scence asit is sorely needed.
Everyone might be in luck! Just read Seven Days this morning and Souza's is moving someplace closer to town and a bbq joint is opening in its place. Can't remember the details, but they have a restaurant in Hartland, and are opening one up here. I think it opens mid-March-?
I'm glad to hear it ! When it is 10 below in January, it's really a drag to be outside stoking the mesquite smoker ! I'm suprised Souza has lasted this long. The prices are quite high (even if it is "all yo can eat". My guess is that it get's a lot of one time traffic and some like the novelty.
We went to the new Zen Garden (it took over the Rosita's spot behind McDonald's) in hopes of finding decent, or maybe better Chinese food. Unfortunately, it was by far the worst I've ever had (yes, worse than mall Chinese). I had heard a rumor that it was opened by the Koto owners, but it's actually owned by a New York/Boston chain, according to our server. The hot and sour soup was literally cold (my guess is it wasn't microwaved long enough - it certainly hadn't come off the stove) and lacked any flavor, just an overwhelming corn starch feel. The entrees were so equally bad that we left after one bite. It's hard to believe that Chinese food could be this bad.
I guess this is just one more of those Burlington locations where restaurants go to die.
re: kristenes
If I'm correct, the New England Steak House which took the place of Cactus Pete's before Rosita's opened, was a Koto project.
FYI- El Mariachi is dunzo.
Z Pizza, Shelburne- ditto- dunzo.


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Classic RPG gameEdreih | June 10, 2014 | Review of Fable: The Lost Chapters
This was my favorite RPG back when it was released. It is still relevant and immersive to this day. In my opinion it features a great story line, captivating puzzles, and a good fighting system. It also has a unique alignment system that determines how NPCs react to you. You can do good deeds, bad ones or a mixture of both to determine it. The weapons and magic you have available to you are quite a lot. So you can be sure to play fable to match your fighting style. Overall this is a great game that any RPG fan must play, seriously.
Stellar!Edreih | April 30, 2014 | Review of Starbound
This game is simply awesome.Especially if you're a fan of Terraria, Minecraft, and sandbox games. Although it is still in early access on steam,the developers are working hard to keep updating it and getting rid of its bugs.
You will find a lot to do in this game. One of my favorite features in this game is that it has a quest system. Many quests to do, many items to find, many planets to explore. There are also many ways you can customize your character. There's a total of 7 races that will be playable which include Apex, Avian, Floran, Glitch, Human, Hylotl, and Novakid.
The soundtrack is nice, and so are the controls. The visuals are well thought out and the animations are fluid. I particularly enjoy the pixel style.
So if you enjoy survivalcraft games such as Minecraft and Terraria, as well as space and science fiction genres, you should definitely give this game a try.
Must play gameEdreih | April 17, 2014 | Review of Half Life
This game is one of a kind. Everything about this game is spectacular. The story, the gameplay, and the visuals (given the time frame it was made).
You have a variety of weapons available to you and each one has its pros and cons. Each of the many enemies in the game has a different strategy for you to figure out. So the AI is very well made for its time. There are a variety of environments so you'll never be bored as the story progresses.
I highly recommend everyone to play this game to experience the story. Also because this is one of the most revolutionary games (and FPS) of its time.
Great mixture of FPS and RPGEdreih | April 17, 2014 | Review of Borderlands 2 (NA)
This game is one of my favorite first person shooters. It has everything you could want from an FPS plus more.
There are tons of guns (LOTS of loot and unlockables) and good skill trees for leveling up your characters. Each class has its special abilities and they are all unique in their own way.
One thing to note about this game is its witty humor. I personally find the dialogue hilarious. This game really shines during co-op. You get better loot, the enemies are more challenging, and it's an all-around great time.
After you beat the game you unlock harder, more difficult modes plus more enemies and weapons. There's also bunch of DLC for you to try out as well. I highly recommend this game to anyone.
Immersive RPGEdreih | April 17, 2014 | Review of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition
I recently purchased this game because I heard great things about it. Going from Skyrim to Oblivion, I felt like the dated graphics could be a setback but I was wrong.
The story is immense. You can spend hours and hours on side quests and exploring the entire land of Cyrodiil. The menu and controls did take getting used to, since I went from the Xbox PC controller to the keyboard. But after a while I got used to it, so nothing really bad about it.
All in all, this game has a ton of features that will satisfy your RPG needs. Good story, music, voice acting, side quests, main quests, giant map, and character customization. It's the whole package. I actually prefer Oblivion's storyline over Skyrim's.
I highly recommend this game for anyone wanting to play an amazing RPG.
Frustratingly Great!Edreih | April 17, 2014 | Review of Super Meat Boy
This game will make you want to throw your controller but the satisfaction of beating a really difficult level or unlocking a character is a great reward in itself.
This is one of the nicest platformers out there in terms of game mechanics and replayability. There are tons of levels, collectibles, and a variety of characters to unlock. Plus there are user created levels and worlds you can try out as well. The story isn't anything too deep, you're a boy made of meat trying to rescue your bandage girlfriend from a guy named Dr. Fetus.
This game is a total indie gem you must try out at least once and I highly recommend it.


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Mr. Hoffman,
We have about 4000 registered devices between gaming consoles, laptops, ereaders, tablets and phones. I would say at
least half of these 4000 devices are PCs/Macs. 90% of these devices are wireless, we only have very few active wired
ports for end user systems. Most of the active ports on our switches now support the wireless infrastructure.
We do have wifi in all the residence halls, and they have to register their devices using Bradford there. The system
works really well on the wireless as moving users between network segments is almost instantaneous.
-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Harry
Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 11:07 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Vetting New Devices
Just curiously, how many students are still connecting systems (that aren't gaming consoles) to people's resnets?
Do you have wireless in the dorms and do you use Bradford for your wifi as well?
On 04/03/2013 10:45 AM, Kish, Brett wrote:
We use Bradford to inspect all student computers who connect to our RESNET for the first time. Bradford checks for
current AV software, permitted OS's, and that the OS is updated to the appropriate service pack.
Bradford is also used to register tablets, mobile devices, smart TV's, and game consoles to the RESNET. There is no
inspection of these devices beyond confirming the OUI of the device does fall into one of the previously mentioned
Brett Kish
Northwood University
-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Hahues, Sven
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 9:43 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Vetting New Devices
We still check all newly connecting student computers for AV software and some version of the operating system using
our NAC (Bradford). They have an agent that can be permanently installed or run once to check for the software the
students should have.
To get through the crunch of new registrations for Fall move in, we ask students to check their computers against our
system ahead of time (there is a website they can download the run once client), and we schedule sessions that the
students can attend during move in week where our helpdesk staff assists up to 30 students at a time.
In the past with Windows XP we used to have a lot of calls because students did not have anti malware software, but
since windows 7 and windows 8 have built in security software this has gotten much less of an issue for Windows
users, and actually we now have more Mac users who have to come in because they don't have AV software.
The biggest reason we go through all this is to register the device to the student so we know later on who devices
belonged to if we have any weird problems with the computers.
Hope that helps!
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From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Frazier, William
Sent: Monday, April 1, 2013 3:07 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Vetting New Devices
We have for several years required newly connecting student Pcs to be checked using a locally developed program. The
product had the drawback that it was Windows specific. On the other hand, most by far of the incoming devices were
Windows. Now, the other device types are increasing. Also, AV products are flagging our test program and some of
the vendors will not even consider whitelisting it.
We're faced with redeveloping, discontinuing, or purchasing.There is the issue of diminishing returns. Microsoft has
gotten much better about discouraging the sorts of user behavior we tended to catch (open file shares, null
passwords, ...).
Are you doing any kind of vetting against newly connected non-guest devices? If so what tools are you using? Also,
if you are vetting, are there particular steps to accommodate the great check-in crunch at the start of major terms?
Thanks for any insights,
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8th Century Popes
30 October 701 – 11 January 705 (3 years)
Born in Greece.
Pope John VI isn't known for much except that he had to try and maintain a delicate balance between the power of the emperor in Constantinople and Italian leaders who were resisting imperial rule. He ended up having to spend great quantities of money on bribes to keep various armies from invading and looting Rome during these conflicts.
1 March 705 – 18 October 707 (2 years)
Born in Greece.
Second pope to bear the same name as his predecessor.
Pope John VII was the first pope to have been the son of an imperial official - these imperial ties seem to have been a principle reason why John was able to keep from angering the imperial officials at Constantinople. Although he did not do it always, he did show a great willingness to defer to imperial demands and Byzantine policy - for example, when it came to questions of how churches should be built and decorated. He would, in fact, become known for his building projects and for being a patron of the arts.
15 January 708 – 4 February 708 (21 days)
Born in Syria.
Why Sisinnius was elected pope remains something of a mystery to this very day. He was so ill that he died after just twenty days as pope and his gout was so bad that he wasn't even able to feed himself. If he is remembered for anything, it is for not being memorable.
25 March 708 – 9 April 715 (7 years)
Born in Syria.
Last pope to visit Greece until John Paul II in 2001.
Pope Constantine managed to heal a long-standing rift between East and West when he met Emperor Justinian II at Nicomedia in 711. Here the emperor kissed the pope's foot as a sign of obedience and Constantine administered communion to Jusitinian as a sign of his readmission to the Church.
19 May 715 – 11 February 731 (15 years)
Born in Rome, Byzantine Empire.
Feast day 11 February.
Gregory II has become known for a variety of political successes and defeats. On the positive side, he managed to stave off Lombard encroachments on Rome by buying them off with 30 pounds of gold. He then used the relatively peaceful time to expand the reach of Christianity in German lands to the north. On the negative side, he was forced to excommunicate Byzantine emperor Leo III because of his attempts to impose massive taxes on Italy.
Leo was also an Iconoclast, a "breaker of images" who opposed the presence of images and statues during Christian worship. He ordered all such images destroyed and tried to force Gregory to agree, but Gregory refused and Italy came to his defense. This in turn led to many years of civil wars and revolts between East and West.
18 March 731 – 28 November 741 (10 years)
Born in Syria.
Third pope to bear the same name as his predecessor.
Gregory III was the very last pope to try and get the Byzantine exarch in Ravenna (political representative of the Byzantine empire in Italy) to grant approval of the papal consecration. Conflict with the Eastern churches quickly appeared, however, because of his refusal to support the movement towards banning the use of icons in churches (known as iconoclasm), thus leading to the Iconoclastic Controversy.
3 December 741 – 14/22 March 752 (10 years)
Born in Greece.
Feast day 15 March.
Pope Zacharias is chiefly known for his political acumen - unlike his predecessors, he was able to reach agreements with Lombard rulers, preventing for example the exarchate of Ravenna from coming under Lombard domination. At the same time, he strengthened the papal ties with the Franks, a move which would later secure the papacy and Rome against further Lombard incursions.
23 March 752 – 25 March 752 (Never took office as Pope.)
Sometimes known as Stephen II.
Died three days after his election and was never consecrated into the office of Pope as such. Some lists still include his name. The Vatican sanctioned his addition to the list of popes in the sixteenth century, however he was removed in 1961. He is no longer considered a pope by the Catholic Church.
26 March 752 – 26 April 757 (5 years)
Sometimes called Stephen III.
Stephen II was a popular candidate and he was unanimously elected to succeed Zachary. Unfortunately, Stephen died after just a couple of days and before he could be consecrated. As a consequence, his pontificate was never really considered official. He was not listed into the official Liber Pontificalis and his successor, also named Stephen, is often listed as the second Stephen rather than the third. This has led to inconsistency in the numbering of popes named Stephen because many other sources do include this Stephen in their lists.
29 May 757 – 28 June 767 (10 years)
Born in Rome.
Pope Paul I, the younger brother of his predecessary Pope Stephen III, had some difficulty in dealing with the growing support of iconoclasm from Constantinople. A council called by emperor Constantine V had denounced the veneration of icons, resulting in a flood of refugees who were welcomed by Paul in the west. Constantine tried to get Pepin to also support iconoclasm, but that effort failed.
1/7 August 767 – 24 January 772 (4 years)
Born in Sicily.
Sometimes called Stephen IV.
Stephen III reigned at a time when the papacy was under severe pressure Byzantine emperors. Because of this, he turned to Pepin the short, Mayor of the Palace of the Kingdom of the Franks. Stephen agreed recognized Pepin as king and Pepin proceeded to Childebert III. In exchange. Pepin then invaded Italy to ensure that the papal estates would be safe from the Lombards in the north and the Byzantines in the east.
There is some debate as to whether Stephen should be III or II. The original Stephen II died just 3 days after he was elected and before he was consecrated, so some don't regard him as ever having been officially pope. Those who don't number this Stephen as II while those who do number this Stephen as III.
1 February 772 – 26 December 795 (23 years)
Born in Rome.
Adrian I was beset by numerous political problems, the most immediate of which was when Desiderius, king of the Lombards, invaded the Papal States right after Adrian was elected. Adrian called upon Charlemagne for aid and he did come to Italy and destroyed the Lombard kingdom.
After this security was established, Adrian moved to confirm the judgement of the Second Council of Nicaea which condemned iconoclasm. Charlemagne was not happy with this because it meant an easing of relations between East and West (and perhaps because he had not been invited when it was convened), but he reconciled himself to it eventually. Adrian was also instrumental in combatting the heresy of Adoptionism which had been spreading through Spain at the time.
Adrian remains today one of the longest reigning popes ever, surpassed by only four others in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.
26 December 795 – 12 June 816 (20 years)
Born in Rome.
Crowned Charlemagne Imperator Augustus on Christmas Day, 800, thereby initiating what would become the office of Holy Roman Emperor requiring the imprimatur of the pope for its legitimacy.
Leo III has been known to history as "Charlemagne's Pope." He came from the lower classes and, as a result, the aristocrats who formed the bulk of the Vatican hierarchy always resented him. Although he was unanimously elected, just a few years afterwards a conspiracy lead by some members of his predecessor's family (including Paschalis, a nephew of Pope Hadriam) attacked him just as he was about to say mass in St. Peter's Cathedral in 1799. They tried to blind him and cut out his tongue - but he recovered and sought refuge with Charlemagne.
On Christmas day, 800, Leo crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor. This solidified the imperial protection of the papacy which meant that things proceeded peacefully for Leo, but he never forgot that he had made himself something of a subject to Charlemagne and he never seemed to be entirely happy about it. Leo did manage to resist Charlemagne's efforts to have the word filioque ("and the son") added to the Nicene Creed, but the two worked together to fight the heresy of Adoptionism. This direct alliance to the political rulers of the West became an important stepping stone towards the ultimate schism between the Eastern and Western churches.
After Charlegmagne died in 814, Leo III lost a lot of his political protection, but by that time he had learned to exercise such power himself and he had conspirators against him executed. Theologically, he fought against the spread of the doctrine of adoptionism but with the issue of filioque he was more cautious - allowing its use, but not requiring it.
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Labels: Adrian I, Constantine, Gregory III, John VI, John VII, Sisinnius, St. Gregory II, St. Leo III, St. Paul I, St. Zachary, Stephanus, Stephen II, Stephen III
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Why do you have a picture of a statue of the Emperor Constantine of 312 AD - who made Christianity legal and not to persecute anymore and called for the Council of Nicea of 325 - for the pope of the same name several centuries later?ReplyDelete
Wikipedia has a more credible picture
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Setting an Intention
In yoga classes I often ask students to "set and intention" for the class as we begin. This intention, or purpose, can set the tone of the entire class. An empowering intention can make be the difference between moving through class with "the wind at your back" and struggling through in a hope that it will come to an end quickly! Intention setting is not some esoteric principle. It is something that we do every day whether you know it or not.
Think about your own day (pick a day, like today). If you went to work or school or on a trip somewhere, when you walked out your door to start your day, you had an intention with regards to where you were going. Whenever I put the keys in the ignition of my car, I have a point to why I am turning on the car. Either it is to get to work, go to the store, visit a friend or do something else with a purpose. There is always a reason, even if the reason if to just go for a joy-ride!
In the same way, when students roll-out their yoga mat they are their for a reason, be it conscious or not. In making a conscious and directed purpose for practice there is an opportunity to create a positive meaning for the time and effort spent. It is also a chance to anchor a practice to something positive. After all, it is a lot easier to push through a physically challenging asana if there is a motivating reason for it! In the same reason, it is easier to deal with a challenging situation at work or while traveling if you have a motivating force behind your actions.
As with yoga class, there is power in setting an intention for your day. When I get up every morning, I set an intention for how I intend to be to be during the day. The intention is never based on an outcome (which is impossible to control) but always centered on my own way of being (which is completely within my control!). Here are a few examples of empowering intentions – in the form of "Today my intention is to…."
- …be an outstanding example for others
- …see the humor in every situation
- …stay present
- …relax and have fun
- …see the best in everyone
- …focus on doing what matters
- …serve without expectation
- …to give it my best effort, nothing more and nothing less
Try this practice out for the next few days. When you wake up in the morning (perhaps after a meditation) make it a point to set an intention. Come back to it on a regular basis (perhaps every time you have something to eat or drink), and watch your days take on a whole new meaning.
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How JP Morgan treats its clients: scandalously and in bad faith
Judge Jed Rakoff's January 29 ruling in the case of Empresas Cablevisión vs JP Morgan Chase Bank has barely been reported, which is a shame, because it sheds some much-needed light on how banks like JP Morgan really operate — and, for that matter, on the kinds of methods by which Carlos Slim has made his multi-billion-dollar fortune.
I've put a copy of the ruling here — it was faxed to me from Mexico, so apologies that it's a large, non-machine-readable file. (Update: Reader Guanix has put a clean version here, I've also uploaded it here.) But the gist is that JP Morgan took one of its longest-standing clients in Mexico — Grupo Televisa — and tried to hand all of its secrets over to its biggest rival, Carlos Slim. And the way it tried to do that was by selling Slim a loan larded up with covenants which would essentially force Televisa to reveal any and all information to the holder of the debt.
I was faxed the ruling in the case by Alfonso de Angoitia, a director and very senior executive within Grupo Televisa, who told me the story behind the lawsuit. I also called JP Morgan for comment, but they said nothing. And it wasn't one of those 45-minute off-the-record phone conversations where they ultimately say that they decline to comment on the record: this was more like a 10-second conversation where no sooner did I make it clear which case I was calling about than they said "no comment" and the phone call was over. So for JP Morgan's side of the story, all I have to go on is their 40-page memorandum of law in the case, which is quite narrowly legalistic, which was roundly rejected by Rakoff, and which obviously can't respond to Rakoff's ruling since it was filed before Rakoff made his ruling.
In any case, the facts of the case are pretty clear. The relationship between JP Morgan and Televisa goes back decades, and so JP Morgan was the natural choice for Televisa to turn to when it decided to buy a fiber-optic cable company called Bestel for $325 million, $225 million of which was to come from Televisa subsidiary Cablevisión.
JP Morgan intended to syndicate the loan, but the timing was bad: the deal closed in 2008, when credit markets were all but closed, and as a result JP Morgan ended up owning all of it. After an attempt by Televisa to help JP Morgan syndicate the loan fell through, JP Morgan then turned to Inbursa, Carlos Slim's bank.
This was not an obvious choice from the point of view of serving one's client. Slim and Cablevisión compete fiercely in the telecommunications space, where Slim is the dominant monopolist and Cablevisión is selling telephony and internet access in competition with him. And the rivalry is all the tougher due to the history between the two groups: Slim used to be a major shareholder in Televisa, and to this day Inbursa owns a 22% stake in Cablevisión.
Now there were two ways of selling this loan: JP Morgan could either assign it to Inbursa, which would require Cablevisión's permission, or else it could participate it to Inbursa, which would not. At first, JPM tried to assign the loan, but unsurprisingly Cablevisión refused to grant their permission for that deal to happen. It's worth quoting Judge Rakoff's ruling here:
On June 3, [Guadalupe] Phillips [of Televisa] called Carlos Ruiz de Gamboa of JP Morgan to report that Cablevisión would not consent to the proposed assignment. Gamboa allegedly reacted by threatening to give Inbursa the 90% interest in the form of a "participation." Later that day, Phillips sent JP Morgan an email with an attached letter from counsel formalizing Cablevisión's decision. That letter expressed Cablevisión's belief "that it would be inappropriate, and could cause serious harm to our business and our competitive position, if one of our major competitors is allowed to gain access to confidential and competitively sensitive information about us, or to exert any control over our business affairs and hinder the development of our business." The letter also noted that a "participation" of 90% of the loan to Inbursa would be similarly unacceptable and would violate JP Morgan's "duty of good faith" under the Credit Agreement. Nonetheless, JP Morgan began negotiations to transfer 90% of the loan to Inbursa in the form of a Participation, and these discussions continued throughout June and July until a formal agreement between Inbursa and JP Morgan was executed on July 15, 2009.
This is all pretty amazing stuff. Televisa is a client in long standing of JP Morgan, and makes its views on JP Morgan selling the loan to its most formidable competitor very clearly known. What's more, Televisa even offered to buy back the loan from JP Morgan at exactly the same discount as Inbursa was offering, and JP Morgan's Sjoerd Leenart gave Televisa every indication that the loan would not be participated to Inbursa. Even as JP Morgan was doing exactly that.
For a bank which claims to pride itself first and foremost on its client focus, this is seriously torrid. It's pretty clear why Inbursa wanted the debt — we'll come to that in a minute. But why was JP Morgan so desperate to alienate Televisa by selling it to Inbursa? Is Carlos Slim so scary that if he wants 90% of a $225 million loan, JP Morgan will give up an entire client relationship to sell that to him? Why else would JP Morgan go ahead with a course of action which looks for all the world as though it was designed to anger Televisa as much as possible?
It turns out — that is, it was revealed to Televisa after it finally brought suit against JP Morgan — that this was no ordinary participation agreement, either. It had all manner of extra bells and whistles in it, all of which were designed to (a) make it look very much like an assignment rather than a participation; and (b) extract information from Cablevisión and hand it over to Inbursa. As Rakoff says, "the agreement permits Inbursa to request and receive nearly unlimited information from Cablevisión". And what's more, if Cablevisión for any reason refuses to hand over such information, Inbursa can declare Cablevisión in default, and automatically convert the participation to a fully-fledged assignment.
Rakoff concludes:
JP Morgan, acting in bad faith, used the guise of a purported "participation" to effectuate what is in substance a forbidden assignment, with unusual provisions demanded by Inbursa that are calculated to give Inbursa exactly what the assignment veto in the Credit Agreement was designed to prevent. JP Morgan thereby violated, at a minimum, the covenant of good faith and fair dealing automatically implied by law in the Credit Agreement…
The Court concludes that plaintiff has shown a likelihood of success on the merits of its claim that JP Morgan breached its implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing under the Credit Agreement. Further the Court finds that Cablevisión has shown a likelihood of irreparable harm if preliminary injunctive relief is not granted…
there is as a factual matter a strong likelihood of irreparable harm arising from Inbursa's ability to seek and obtain Cablevisión's confidential business information under the Credit Agreement and then use it to Cablevisión's detriment.
With that, Rakoff tells JP Morgan that it cannot proceed with the participation, or in any way treat it as valid or enforceable, or in any other way try to give ownership of the loan to Inbursa.
The ball is now in JP Morgan's court to work out how to comply with Rakoff's injunction — one way would be to go back to Televisa, say sorry, and offer to sell them the loan instead, at the same price. But they haven't done that: according to Angoitia, they haven't been in touch with anybody at Televisa at all. All they've visibly done since the ruling came down was go once to the court to ask for a two-week extension, which was granted.
I think at this point that a public apology from JP Morgan to Televisa is the bare minimum that is in order — along with an explanation of what exactly went wrong, and how it was that the bank ended up acting in such spectacularly bad faith. Or maybe they genuinely think that they didn't do anything wrong. Nobody knows: JPM has gone silent. Which I don't think is necessarily the best way of redeeming its reputation in this case.
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My grandfather always had a saying; "He's far too wealthy to be an honest man" And I would assume as much with Carlos. Nice investigative reporting, I wonder if JPM has ever sold out other clients to competitors through a similar scheme, The idea, (and I'll give them creativity points for it) had to come from somewhere .. either JPM or Carlos.
Felix, I'm sure that you already know, but it is worth emphasising that this is (only) a preliminary injunction. The full suit, if it goes ahead, is yet to come.
I am not even close to being a lawyer, but presumably JP Morgan's legal team is now discussing the likelihood of their winning if it does go to trial. There would appear to be a variety of options open to JPM at this stage, and the possibility of negative press will be only one of their concerns.
I've put a cleaner version of the ruling on Scribd, where you can also download a PDF:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/27054742/Show- Temp-pl
Guanix, thankyou, you're a star.
Thank you for posting this.
Very educational. Entertaining, too — I found myself guffawing at JPM's biblical-scale impudence.
Did JPM stand to make money from the proposed deal further down the road? Or is this a case of the bank being vindictive toward a client who told them no, like the one you wrote about a while ago who almost lost her house to a bank that didn't exist anymore?
1. JPM was not desperate to alienate Televisa, nor were they scared of Slim. They were hoping to "trade up" from their relationship with Televisa to a new relationship with Slim, who clearly throws off more banking business than Televisa.
2. Doesn't Slim already have access to many of Cablevision's secrets through his equity ownership? He may not get as much info as he would get through these ridiculous covenants, but I would think Televisa would have a hard time arguing that some things were trade secrets if Slim already had access to that info as an equityholder (albeit in the subsidiary, but the subsidiary that actually competes with Slim's company).
Something else to consider. JP Morgan as a company is considered a citizen of the United States. Because of this they can lobby congress. Considering how this "person" behaves when left to their own devices, is it wise to allow JP and entities of similar ilk the right to have a voice in the hall of congress?
Corporations must not be allowed to continue as citizens. And this type of behavior is exactly why. All they do is cover it up at little better when they do it state side. Even now corporate interests sell off the rights and protections of the citizenry. This is something that needs serious consideration.
Absolutely right about trading up clients. This is the whole reason we have seen such bad negotiating on the part of regulators and their advisors.
Why would Dan Jester and Ken Wilson sell out the US taxpayer to help Goldman? Besides being unpatriotic, why mar your reputations like that? Well, if most of your future earnings will rely on your Goldman relationships, it is hard to rationalize taking a hard line against them.
This kind of conduct is endemic to Wall St. It is why bank boards get horrible advice from pay consultants and executive comp lawyers. Giving away the keys to the candy store is their job so they get picked for the next assignment. Fiduciary duty to shareholders? Duty of loyalty? Hah! Quaint little concepts better left to law school exams. The show must go on!
Thanks, Felix ! Keep it up ! God bless ya. Also regarding the comment above by Benny Acosta, it turns out that the alleged determination that corporations are people with the same rights as natural persons, was bogus anyhow. The clerk of the supreme court at the time was apparently an ex-employee of the railroads and apparently deliberately misstated the decision of the court on the header notes in favor of the railroad, indicating that the court had decided that the railroad in question was a "person" when apparently in fact the court had not decided that at all. All one has to do is read the whole decision to see that. But over the years, based on a cursory review of the header summary of the decision, corporations have been deemed "people" (actually apparently only for-profit corporations at that -not non profits, i.e.unions)so there is case law. But the supreme court overthrew the older civilwar era case that had slaves as property which had become case law too, and held that slaves really had civil rights. So the court could overthrow this monstrosity too. But they'll have to be made to overturn it, or constitution will have to be amended to specifically exclude anything but a natural person from having any first amendment rights. Among other things for profit corporations can lie just like people, but of course, they're always above reproach..right ? I think that congress needs to get this constitutional amendment going ASAP. We the people would go for it in a heartbeat.The corporations have to be put in their place. This can be done, folks.
Agreed Oligarch. That's why when you look at the covenants in a loan/bond issued by a corporate issuer, the terms are much different than for a private equity sponsor (at least this was the case when I last worked on these deals a few years ago, and I have no reason to believe it has changed much). The sponsor represents repeat business for the bank and the bank is therefore more willing to give away the store when it comes to the restrictiveness of the covenant package. Even if there is no difference in the ability of the corporate issuer or the sponsor to repay the loan. No bank wants to risk losing all of KKR's business by negotiating hard on the covenants, especially when the bank will just end up dumping the crap on unwitting investors who just buy whatever is being sold in order to spread their risk from any one debt purchase.
Is this the same Carlos Slim that bought a % of the New York Times? how is that deal?
Morgan Stanley was the same company that scandalously ripped off of bunch of 'mom and pop' investors in Singapore back in 2007 with Pinnacle Notes. Utterly contemptible, and yet, as far as I know they got away with it without even a slap on the hand.
It makes me mad every time I think about it. They advertised it with a picture of a little kid hugging a teddy bear. If you read the advertisement, the only risk is that one of "three gold-plated sovereigns, a massive telco or one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds" would go bankrupt – ie, very low risk indeed. But buried in the fine print is the information that you also lose all of your money if one of the lowest tranches of a CDO goes belly up that insures THESE clients:
"MBIA. RBS. Barclays. Freddie Mac. Fannie Mae. Kaupthing. AIG. Bear Stearns. Landsbanki. HBOS. Lehman Brothers. Wachovia. XL Capital. The Republic of Iceland."
The worst of the worst.
Here's the links if anyone else wants to get outraged too:
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2008/11/ 17/18324/from-pinnacle-to-nadir/
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I guess Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan are different companies, so sorry, last post was off-topic. This post too.
I noticed re-reading the alphaville article about the Morgan Stanley Pinnacle Notes scam that the h/t went to 'Felix Salmon'. How about a retrospective expose Felix? There was a second set of notes from Morgan Stanley that went bust too, recently, with an even cuter set of kids of the prospectus, wasn't there? I remember reading a blog about it, but I couldn't find the link.
If you ask me what Morgan Stanley did was far worse than the stuff that Goldman Sach's has been being raked over the coals for, and yet for some incomprehensible reason they don't seem to have received any negative publicity about the matter at all.
Re JPM whatever became of the investigation into the Bear Stearns takeover?
I've thought for a long time that the collapse and 'rescue' of Bear Stearns and WaMu pay have had more to do with rescuing JPM…..
This is the exact same Carlos Slim who invested $250 million in the NY Times in either 2008 or 2009. Funny thing, the great NY Times (which prints "all the news it deems fir to print", shows ZIPPO about this ruling and this case on its own website. To my mind, that is a bigger scandal than the case itself (albeit not surprising, frankly).
The phrase "criminal enterprise" comes to mind. The blatant willingness to ignore fiduciary and contractual duty is, to me, not just contemptible, but criminal in the very legal sense of the word. Ah, but special rules for the TARP hand-maidens. And some in the banking world still cannot understand why many now refer to them as "banksters?"
Nice find, Felix. As I blogged this morning ( http://bit.ly/9qXCPZ ), JP Morgan's silence on the facts is telling. It's not as if they had no opportunity to respond:
"Since JPMorgan moved for summary judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56, they, like Televisa, were entitled to submit affidavits in support of their position, and it appears they submitted declarations from "Sheldon L. Pollock" and "Jaquelina Truzzell." Both declarations have been unsealed by Judge Rakoff's order, but neither is on the docket.
I doubt the declarations say much; JPMorgan's memorandum of law primarily references the Pollock and Truzzell declarations when discussing side matters, like telephone calls and Televisa's motives for opposing the assignment / participation. Truzzell apparently affirms there are "no side agreements" with Inbursa and that JPMorgan would not release "confidential" information, but that's it. There's nothing about how JPMorgan came to participation terms with Inbursa that, at least on their face, entitle Inbursa to a treasure trove of information about Televisa, far more than provided by JPMorgan's standard participation agreement.
Which I find telling. Though the standard response of most defendants is — for tactical reasons like avoiding getting pinned down to a particular version of events — to "deny and delay" rather than to come forth with an affirmative opposition, under the facts here, JPMorgan really needed to make a better showing. …
Such silence could be, in part, an attempt by JPMorgan to protect Inbursa's confidences, which arguably would have been appropriate. (I say "arguably" because the totality of the circumstances here — primarily Inbursa's attempt to negotiate terms more favorable than those typically provided by a participation agreement — imply that Inbursa has waived its right to keep those discussions confidential from Televisa.) But there's nothing on the docket reflecting an attempt to have Judge Rakoff review any pertinent materials in camera, and so there's no reason for us to speculate that JPMorgan's silence was a product of confidentiality."
After reading the materials it is not as clear cut as you say.
Apart from the first call to Philips, JPM's dialogue with Televisa seems to be well documented and it is not at all clear that Televisa was in a panic about confidential information. They were clearly aware of the dialogue with Inbursa and curiously seem to have been negotiating directly with Inbursa themselves. And Salvi Foch also thought the loan was an attractive buy.
Interestingly no one, including you, has commented on the 22% stake in Cablevision that Inbursa holds. First, what information and board representation do they already get because of that? Second if the deeply discounted loan was attractive to Televisa as majority owner, why would it not be to Inbursa? Apart from their own ownership stake, Inbursa would have benefited from the implicit support of Televisa (Televisa probably has cross defaults and accelerations in it loan and bond agreements tied to its subs).
Inbursa is well known for making large, aggressive credit plays in situations where it can arbitrage the international bank practices vs its own strong credit views and more flexible credit allocation practice. In this case they could get a local big name credit cheap because capital restrictions made foreign banks less able to invest in asset plays rather than relationship lending. Also many banks cant hold that kind of large bilateral term loan; their internal rules require syndication. So JPM probably had to firesale the loan and Inbursa saw a deal yielding much more than other Cablebision and Televisa debt.
Separately, amending a standard participation agreement is not prima facie grounds for assuming skulduggery. Most large financial outfits have standard templates for contracts which then get negotiated; some things cannot be changed and others can. No surprise Inbursa wanted to get as many lender rights as it could, and that JPM stuck on the items which would break the loan agreement.
Hard to be sure until both sides get to argue fully in court but there is at least a case here that Televisa reacted only when it lost out to Inbursa, or when someone very senior above Foch learnt about this and had a cow about the Slim link. Either way it would seem that you have taken the easy approach of taking the fashionable bank attack route rather than dig a bit and look at the possibility that there is a more cpmplex but equally juicy story which might still trip up some people at JPM but also at Televisa.
P.S. Your dismissal of the JPM document as "narrowly legalistic" is hyperbole. What else would it be? JPM is making a legal case, not writing an article. And it is pretty standard for this type of submission just as Rakoff's admittedly racy ruling is standard. There is a lot of information that you simply ignore which is pretty sloppy because it raises lots of unanswered questions which would have made your article more interesting.
One further point. Not much attention has been paid to what confidential information, if any, was available to JPM and Inbursa. Televisa itself has told Inbursa directly that there was no private information supplied to banks – not unusual for strong companies – and on that basis JPM would have had a tough time asking for anything extra ("reasonable' request would not go beyond company practice unless there was a real credit problem).
That is not to say that the whole idea of Inbursa being a lender isn't a cause Televisa to stop and wonder but it is hardly the immediate catastrophe Televisa suggests.
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