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Public Workshops, Offshore Renewable Energy
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Department of the Interior will host 12 public workshops this month to discuss the newly-issued regulatory program for renewable energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. "The offshore renewable energy framework we have created for the Outer Continental Shelf will create new opportunities for clean power off our coasts, while providing certainty to industry and investors," said Secretary Salazar. "As we implement this new framework, we want to ensure that everyone with an interest in the future of offshore renewable energy has opportunity to learn about this program, gather the information they need, and participate in their government." The Final Framework for Renewable Energy Development on the OCS was published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2009. The new program establishes a process for granting leases, easements, and rights-of-way for offshore renewable energy projects as well as methods for sharing revenues generated from OCS renewable energy projects with adjacent coastal States. The program becomes effective June 29, 2009. Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS), the agency charged with regulating renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), is organizing and conducting the workshops, which will begin with a detailed presentation and then open the floor to a question and answer session
NOIA Applauds New Offshore Wind Consortium & Office
The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) strongly supports the responsible development of all offshore energy sources and applauds the announcement by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar of the establishment of both the Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium and the new Atlantic Offshore Renewable Energy Office in Virginia. "All forms of energy are important to our economic and energy security," said NOIA President Randall Luthi
Coast Guard Submits Wind Farm Assessment
The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Jan. 15 that it completed and delivered its recommendations for the offshore renewable energy installation proposed for Nantucket Sound to the Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Coast Guard is a cooperating agency providing input in its areas of expertise to the MMS, which is the lead permitting agency for the proposed installation and has approval authority for that project. The report, "U.S
NOIA Hopeful Cape Wind Project Proceeds
The following is a statement by NOIA President Tom Fry regarding the Interior Department's final review of the Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound: "When it comes to the fate of the complex and long-planned Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) agrees that after nearly a decade of multiple reviews and seemingly endless legal challenges, it is indeed time for a final permitting decision on the project.
Global Offshore Industry Capex – Key Sectors ($ million)
source: Douglas-Westwood Ltd & Infield Systems Ltd The offshore industry should enjoy steady growth over the next five years and the longer-term prospects are looking even better as the potential for higher oil prices grows. Addressing delegates at a special meeting of the Society of Underwater Technology at London's Imperial College today speakers from leading energy analysts Douglas-Westwood and offshore industry data specialists Infield systems painted a picture of long-term growth.
SMC to Provide Marine Coordination for Siemens
Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) have been working with Siemens, providing offshore marine coordination for a fifth Siemens Wind Power construction project. The Butendiek offshore wind farm in the North Sea began construction in early 2014, and is due for completion mid-2015. SMC, based on the UK Yorkshire coast, have been working offshore undertaking marine coordination for the 80 turbine site. SMC provides specialist services to the offshore renewable and oil and gas sectors
Maersk Training Program Addresses the Human Error Factor
A new training program has been launched by Maersk Training that aims to minimize incidents through human error in marine environments. The course is designed to help offshore workers understand the impact of the human error in marine incidents, and enhance their leadership and management skills to prevent them. This course meets the latest mandatory requirements for approved training in the Human Element, Leadership and Management at Management level as directed by the STCW2010 convention
Testing Breaking Waves vs. Offshore Wind Turbines
More than 60 representatives of the international offshore wind industry gathered last week at the Offshore Wind Seminar, organized by the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) and the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN). This seminar included a visit to unique model tests in the MARIN facilities of breaking waves against an offshore wind turbine. This pilot series of model tests, with a special model of an offshore wind turbine with realistic flexibility
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With oceans considered by many as one of the last frontiers, a new American Bar Association book will help experts and government planners use zoning as a vehicle for ocean development and management. "Zoning the Oceans: The Next Big Step in Coastal Zone Management'' is the first book to focus on new and emerging state ocean zoning programs in the context of recent developments in offshore coastal zone regulation at the state and federal levels
MARIN Sponsors Wind Turbine Design Challenge
Twenty-five international Ph.D. students and young researchers of the international offshore wind industry gathered last week at the floating wind turbine challenge, organized by the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) and International Network on Offshore Renewable Energy (INORE). At this event, seven teams had to develop a floating structure for a 1/100 scale wind turbine in only 24 hours. All participants were provided the same choice of basic materials (PVC pipes, foam blocks
New Tidal Wave Energy Device Completes Sea Trials
In the continuing quest to harvest efficient, renewable energy from the power of the world's tides, an organization called Sustainable Marine Energy's announced that its PLAT-O tidal energy platform has successfully completed its first field trials.
Seacat Debuts First Tank-tested Catamaran
Following the completion of preliminary sea trials, offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services unveiled the British-built Seacat Intrepid, the first DNV GL certified 26-meter crew transfer vessel to benefit from a unique three-year offshore wind farm workboat tank testing research and
CTruk Sets Plans for Expansion
More than 120 new jobs in the cards if Advanced Composite Technology Center project receives grant funding support CTruk signed the lease on a 6,400m² site on the Colne Estuary, a few miles upriver from its current Brightlingsea base
Class NK Eyes Singapore Renewable Energy Facility
ClassNK has launched a feasibility study for a new marine renewable energy testing facility to be built in Singapore. The announcement was made at the 2014 Asian Clean Energy Summit held in Singapore on 28-29 October 2014. The study will pave the way for the establishment of the
Aquarius MAS with Marine Solar Power Installed on Delos
Eco Marine Power together with strategic partners has installed an Aquarius Management & Automation System (MAS) integrated with a marine solar panel array on-board the Blue Star 'Delos'. The Aquarius MAS has been installed as part of a joint renewable energy project with Blue Star
Autonomous Technology for Offshore Wind Farm
ASV Ltd in association with Planet Ocean Ltd, have received funding from the GROW:OffshoreWind initiative to investigate how the use of Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) could reduce the costs of offshore wind farm support. The project will look at using ASVs to reduce the cost of
Renewable Energy Department at ClassNK
Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda of ClassNK announced the establishment of a new Renewable Energy Department. This new department which began operations on 1 October 2014 will oversee a diverse range of activities related to renewable energy
Investors Warm up to German Offshore Wind
German offshore plants attract new investment; offshore energy a key component in switch from nuclear. Start-up costs high, but returns are attractive. Germany's offshore wind parks, once seen as only for brave investors because of high costs and operational risks
Voith Hydropower Equipment for Thailand's Storage Plant
Voith has been awarded a new contract to supply the complete electromechanical equipment for a pumped storage power plant in Thailand. The order for the extension of the Lam Ta Khong hydropower plant includes the supply of two motor-generators, two 255 MW vertical pump turbines
Policy Uncertainty Threatens to Slow Renewable Energy Momentum
IEA forecast sees renewable power as a cost-competitive option in an increasing number of cases, but facing growing risks to deployment over the medium term. The expansion of renewable energy will slow over the next five years unless policy uncertainty is diminished
ABB Inverters Connect Malaysia's Largest Solar Plant to Grid
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has delivered and commissioned key components to integrate renewable energy from Amcorp Power Sdn Bhd's Gemas 10.25 Megawatt (MW) Solar Power Plant into Malaysia's electric grid as the country seeks to intensify its
BOEM to Modernize Financial Assurance and Risk Management
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Risk Management, Financial Assurance, and Loss Prevention to seek public input as it considers modernizing its risk management program and bonding regulations for offshore oil and
First 'round 3' Wind Turbine Installed at Westermost Rough
The UK's first commercial 6 megawatt (MW) wind turbine has been installed at the Westermost Rough wind farm, in a new landmark for renewable energy. The next generation machine, designed by Siemens and erected by DONG Energy, is the first of 35 at the 210MW North Sea project.
Blue Star Ferries & Eco Marine Launch Renewable Energy Project
Eco Marine Power announced today that it has begun a project to jointly deploy and evaluate with Blue Star Ferries of Greece, a range of innovative renewable energy related technologies for shipping including the Aquarius Management and Automation System (MAS) with an integrated marine
MCSS, EMP Enter Sales and Support Agreement
Sales and technical support agreement signed for Singapore and Myanmar. Eco Marine Power (EMP) announced that it has entered into a sales and support agreement with MINs Control Systems Solution Pte. Ltd. (MCSS) to sell and support EMP's renewable energy solutions for shipping in Singapore and


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Charity for new age
Other countries have upgraded rules, why can't we? researcher asks
An organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need: the charity provides practical help for homeless people. The body of organizations viewed collectively as the object of fundraising or of donations: the proceeds of the sale will go to charity. The voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need: the care of the poor must not be left to private charity
-- Source: Oxford Dictionaries
It seems amazing, but when you write out that cheque or give your credit card number to a particular or favourite charity, it is able to give you a tax receipt because of decisions made in the years 1601 and 1891.
Now Karine Levasseur, an assistant professor in the University of Manitoba's political studies department who has looked into the definition of charity and checked out more than 400 years of court decisions, is asking why the federal government is resistant to redefining charity for the modern age.
Levasseur said she looked into the question -- and wrote a paper that was recently published by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada -- because her area of research interest is how governments relate to the country's voluntary sector.
Levasseur said she became interested in the issue a few years ago when an organization in British Columbia, set up to help female immigrants get jobs, was rejected for charitable status.
"They really wanted to support those women to integrate into Canadian society. They wanted to work with employability, but with the meaning of charity, which goes back to 1601, it hasn't evolved that helping find a job could be charitable.
"There's definitely a problem with what we consider charitable here."
The definition of charity around the world goes back to The Charitable Uses Act of 1601, passed by the Parliament of England. The act's preamble has a list of purposes and activities believed to benefit society that Parliament wanted people to donate to.
The next major change was in 1891 in the British court case Commissioners for Special Purposes of Income Tax vs. Pemsel. The court's decision listed four categories of charity.
While other countries have evolved the categories, in Canada this is the area that hasn't changed for more than 100 years, Levasseur said.
Canada still has the four categories for charities defined in Pemsel -- poverty relief, education advancement, religion advancement and other purposes beneficial to the community. The United Kingdom has 13 headings.
She said this allows other countries to recognize charities that cover "multicultural and ethnic cultural groups, umbrella organizations and community broadcasting organizations," while Canada sometimes allows groups like this to be charities and other times doesn't.
Local sports organizations are also prohibited from becoming charities.
"Right now, unless you are a national organization, you can't get charitable status," she said.
"If you think of the importance of activity to combat stress and your well-being, these groups should, but can't, benefit from charitable status."
Charities in Canada also face problems because of restrictions on their advocacy activities. Charities can only devote 10 to 20 per cent of their annual budgets to advocacy, Levasseur said.
"That can create an advocacy chill -- look at what has happened with the Northern Gateway pipeline. Even David Suzuki stepped down from his own foundation to insulate it from his advocacy.
"Charities can only put a hand out for a problem and not get a solution."
Levasseur's research found the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency is trying to be as flexible as it can within the rules, but it can only go so far because of the federal government's Finance Department and tax rules.
David Northcott, Winnipeg Harvest's executive director, said he has read Levasseur's research and he was surprised that the four headings for types of charities allowed in Canada have been around since a court decision in 1891.
"We do education and poverty relief, so we do two of them that benefit the community," he said.
But Northcott said where the tension really comes in for charities is the restrictions on advocacy.
"I know you can devote 10 to 20 per cent of your budget to advocacy, depending on your size, but there's not a clear definition of advocacy," he said.
"That's too bad, because the voice of charity groups can greatly contribute to an issue. It's not advocacy -- it's giving voice to people.
"We should be able to say to a political party, 'If you do this it will help us or hurt us.' "
Bill Schaper, Imagine Canada's senior manager of public policy, said "a lot of what (Levasseur) says about the definition issue makes sense.
"For various reasons, it does appear the definition is more restrictive in Canada than in other jurisdictions. What you can do about it I'm not sure.
"But anything that could help the sector do their job is a good thing."
Schaper said it would be tough to change the rules because of the split responsibilities between the federal and provincial governments. The federal government registers charities to fit in with the taxation system, while the provinces regulate charities.
"You may open a can of worms you don't want to open," he said.
Schaper said Imagine Canada, a national organization whose mandate is to support and strengthen charities and non-profits, has appeared before federal government committees to recommend the legislation be changed so that when issues come up concerning charities, they are able to take them to tax court first instead of Federal Court.
"You can bring more evidence into play there," he said.
"We have made the recommendation, but they have chosen so far not to act on it."
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition February 23, 2013 A15
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The Quick and Dirty Guide to Brining Chicken or Turkey
Two questions: What is the difference/impact when putting the salt on over vs. under the skin? Is under the skin better or more efficient?
Also, you are recommending salting only 12-24 hrs where your prior recipes have had 1-2 days (see spatchcocked turkey recipe - and I've seen up to 3 or 4 days recommended elsewhere). Is there any benefit to going longer than a day or is it "up to 3 days" type thing? Does the length of time depend on whether you salt over or under the skin?


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Top Chef 5 - Picks for Top Three?
- dave_c Jan 22, 2009 08:08 AM
Here's how I see the chefs...
Top Three
1. Stefan - He's the one to beat.
Pros: Has solid skill and the "take command" attitude.
Cons: Can't work with others... at times food seems boring and safe
2. Fabio - a good chef and food looks appealing.
Maybe I'm buying into the Team Euro hype?
3. Jaime - Good skills seem, but has some two big misses in elimination challenges. Another plus, stands up to Stefan.
Middle tier:
4. Jeff - has skills but seems discombobulated where his dishes lack the finishing touch to put him over the top.
5. Hosea - I'm not sure about this guy. Claims to specialize in seafood, but his one elimination challenge win was for pork loin. Also, he's the one that tried to pass off horrible canned crab.
Bottom tier:
6. Leah - Won a few quickfires, but terrible in elimination challenges.... Needs to be given direction, can't seem to work on her own.
7. Carla - has become the pastry chef of the show... I don't remember her last savory dish.
Going to have to disagree on Fabio being in the Top 3. I'd move Hosea up there - but ONLY if Leah finally gets a Size 11 up the butt and she's kicked out of the kitchen. Hosea's stuff just seems more interesting that Fabio's. Fabio's broken English charm will only get him so far, IMO.
I'd love to see Jeff up there, but agree with the discombobulation. But who knows - if he gets a win under his belt (next week?) he might settle down as Jamie did.
And I think the "con" you listed for Stefan re: not playing well with others *might* come back to bite him in the ass if he makes it to the finale, when they get to pick former cheftestants as sous chefs.
And I'm just way too obsessed with this show. ;-)
re: LindaWhit
My Top Three
Stephan is full of himself, but he is confident in his food ...agree that he can't work with others... at times food seems a bit boring …plus I didn't like his comment "If I don't win, they might as well call it Top Cook, because I am the Top Chef"
Fabio does make food look appealing and I like his style, I really want to try the olives he did in the very beginning... but from scenes form the next one, he my step over the line with the guest judge, we'll see!
Jaime, Yes very confident with her food, but a sore loser reminds me of Lisa from last year
Other Chefs...
Jeff is so eager to impress over thinks his foods, I mean look at the Amuse Bouche Breakfast Challenge. He could be really good!
Hosea, well he really hasn't impressed me much, remember the pork he won the elimination challenge for the 12 days, all the chefs pitched into that one. And who serves canned crab when you specialty is suppose to be seafood.
Leah hasn't shown too much talent lately, at first I liked her, but now? I mean who under cooks cod, it's a forgiving fish!
Carla is great at pastry – nothing more.
And yes, LindaWhit, I am also way to obsessed with the show!
Jeff, Jaime, Hosea and Carla were spotted in NOLA for the finale.
re: edible complex
And that means nothing - as I said in that thread, they seem to bring the last 6-8 to the finale filming for choices as sous chefs. Those 4 you mention could be either a finalist or a sous.
re: LindaWhit
Looks like Jeff is a sous...
re: dave_c
Yup. I'm bummed he went before Leah and Fabio. Dambit.
re: edible complex
stefan was also seen. so that's almost all of them.
stefan, jamie, and hopefully jeff. maybe hosea.
i don't think fabio has done anything interesting since the olives and those were a borrowed idea (not slamming, just saying).
hosea has made some good things across the board but little i remember.
jeff has made some great things but i would agree overthinks and can be downright lousy because of it.
leah though i dislike her has done a bunch of mediocre to bad things but pulled out a few quickfire wins with some momentary bursts of inspiration.
i think carla and fabio are next to go.
This is who I think will be in the top 3:
This is who I want to be in the top 3:
3) Jeff
I agree with everyone's opinion. My list, right now, would be:
1. Stefan
2. Jamie
3. Fabio or Hosea or Carla
I find Stefan refreshing and direct. They are all there trying to be Top Chef. I don't care if he's arrogant. I think our culture has gotten sort of namby-pamby about that. The knee-jerk reaction is always... "Boo-hoo, he doesn't play well with others." So what. I'll be mad if his food stays consistently superior, and yet he doesn't get Top Chef because of his personality. They did the same thing to Tiffany way back in season one, who should have been top chef of that season. I think Tom has always regretted that and will not let it happen again. It will be based soley on the food.
Jamie is smug and smarmy but her food seems to have a light hand and a fresh appeal.
Spot # 3 is a toss-up. If Carla started doing nothing but throwing down comforting classics, she could have a chance. If Fabio throws down some exquisite Italian food, he could have a chance. If Hosea throws down the surf-n-turf, he could have a chance.
re: Budget Palate
what about jeff? he has moments of genius - like tomato sorbet....
re: LindaWhit
With Radhika gone I think Stefan, Jeff & Jamie have the most talent. It seems to be a pretty steep drop after that. But as we see on a somewhat regular basis, the ability to cook well is not always the determining factor.
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Shallots -
"Princess Moondust"!!!
Ha ha ha - I love it! (so true! But I kind like that about her though )
And you are spot on about the woman winner thing - but I still have a feeling she'll make it to the finals.
Your top 3 is definitely my wish-list though!
my prediction (in no particular order):
i think Fabio's used up his culinary bag of tricks at this point. he definitely skated by on charm this week - they all hated his amuse bouche, and Starr said his QF dish was the worst of all of them
i really wish Jeff would step it up - he seems to fall *juuust* short pretty much every week. it's frustrating to watch, and i get the sense he hasn't shown how talented he is.
Carla is entertaining and endearing, but she's not Top Chef. her lack of ability to think on the fly or be even remotely creative this week was a clear indicator that she just doesn't have it in her to "wow" the judges with dishes (particularly savory ones) that will win her a spot in the final three.
i think Leah is a talented chef, but her attitude & energy have really soured the past 2 weeks, and her inability to pull her head out of her ass & get things done in the face of this week's drama & distractions proved that she just can't hack it as TC, and she doesn't deserve it.
Should be (in alphabetical order)
but the judging on this show can be erratic so who knows.
Hosea could give fill in for any of these.
Fabio is completely over-rated.
Carla is the nicest person of the bunch but that's not getting her fan enough.
Leah should have been gone weeks ago.
I think Stefan may be the one to beat, but since he doesn't play well with others he has a weak spot. Arrogance has a place in the kitchen, especially when you are in charge, but it is always his way or no way.
I just get this feeling that Jeff has not shown us his full potential yet, but if I'm wrong on this point then he may not be in the top three.
Jamie seems competent, and some of her food seems lovely. However, I wish she would step out of the box and prepare something other than scallops, pureed vegetables and lamb.
As for the others, Leah should have been gone awhile ago, Fabio is overrated and Hosea hasn't impressed me much.
Despite having a list for the top three, I have to say I am not overly impressed with any of them. In seasons past I always had at least one cheftestant I rooted for, not so much this season.
re: lizzy
"Despite having a list for the top three, I have to say I am not overly impressed with any of them. In seasons past I always had at least one cheftestant I rooted for, not so much this season."
lizzy, i think that's the general consensus. i used to like both Hosea & Leah, and while i get the feeling they can both cook, their romantic shenanigans really turned me off. Fabio is a hoot to watch, but i'm not impressed with his food. same goes for Carla. Jamie can obviously do some things very well, but she needs to expand her repertoire...and lose the attitude. Stefan is clearly the most talented of the bunch, but he's an ass. and Jeff seems like a genuinely good guy with a lot of potential, but he has yet to break through.
nope, not a standout among them.
BTW, it must suck for the judges to have to eat disappointing food every week, all the while knowing that they'll have to choose a winner from such an unimpressive group.
re: goodhealthgourmet
ghg, I agree with just about everything you said and summed it up very well. The only area I disagree with...Hosea never caught on with me. OTOH, in the beginning I liked both Leah and Radhika. I think they both are victims of being very focused in the early rounds, but I just think they don't/didn't have the endurance to make it to the end.
"BTW, it must suck for the judges to have to eat disappointing food every week, all the while knowing that they'll have to choose a winner from such an unimpressive group."
Yes, yes and yes!!! I couldn't agree with you more. It seems like in seasons past it was much harder to pick a winner. This season the judges seem to spend more time picking a loser, and it's not because the food is overwhelmingly good.
re: lizzy
"BTW, it must suck for the judges to have to eat disappointing food every week, all the while knowing that they'll have to choose a winner from such an unimpressive group."
Well I think that's why Tom looks so miserable this season!
But still - I wish I had their job!
"Oh it sucks to have to eat all these uninspired scallops and ravioli!"
Whoa is me!
Yep - I'd risk it!
re: tofuburrito
i agree but i think it's sad he let that happen.
re: tofuburrito
I'm sure the view of Hosea has been skewed by the drama. I also agree with you that he has an impressive background, but thus far I have yet to see anything on par with his resume. He seems like he may be capable of doing better, but he has taken his eye off the prize. IMO, he hasn't executed anything special or outside the box.
re: lizzy
I do not have a problem with Stefan's arrogance per se. I believe that he has demonstrated little culinary expertise and excitement about which to be operating at this level of arrogance. And, this will probably prevent him from excelling in his career, since he believes he knows it all, and has demonstrated little on the show to convince me of that talent. His first glimmer of excellence, in fact, were the desserts in Restaurant Wars. He will be the one to beat, however, although I think even Ilan would have easily trounced any of the cheftestants from this season.
BTW, anyone who thinks that Jaime is like Lisa needs to watch reruns of Lisa, who was thoroughly unpleasant all of the time to everyone. It seems as if the other cheftestants really like Jaime, even if the editing makes it seem as if she's less likeable. She should be in the finals save a serious gaff (and she has had some doozies already).
Hoping Jeff is the third finalist, but his learning curve (i.e. Keep It Simple Stupid) is very steep. Love Fabio and Carla for entertainment value and think they're probably great people, but not TC. Hosea and Leah have been mediocre for the most part.
Finally, one of the greatest frustrations with TC is that we cannot taste the food, so it's hard to tell, for example, if Ariane's lamb was just a sloppy mess on the plate visually or really tasted horrible. Or if Stefan's desserts in Restaurant Wars really were as transcendent as they seemed (or just transcendent for this seemingy lackluster season).
One last comment--this is the only season that I have no interest in eating in the winner's restaurant. None.
re: cabking
Both Fabio and Carla would probaby succeed in their own shows. They may not have the cooking chops of the rest of the bunch (debatable), but they are a casting director's dream.
re: lizzy
I agree w/ you and ghg on this. Is there any contestant you'd be sad to see go? In the past season, I felt bad that Dale left, though I thought Stephanie and Richard were better. But, this time around, any of them could go and I'd just shrug.
I like Jeff and think his highs could be higher than others, but his lows lower. In the beginning, I thought he'd just be about the hair but he's grown on me. I liked Carla but the whole "sending out the love" thing isn't what I want when something goes wrong. Fix it. That's why I prefer Stefan, though his personality is grating. He had the same problem and sent out a great dessert, not his love. I don't think customers would fit into his restaurant with the size his head would be if he won. Not much room as it is.
re: chowser
Honestly, and I hate to say this, I would not be sad if any of them were sent home. Using your example of last season, and it is one of my favorites, I would have been happy if either Stephanie or Richard won and I would have been very upset if either of them were told to PYKAG before the finale. I am looking forward to eating at both Richard and Stephanie's restaurants, but I can't say that about anyone this season.
I agree with your point on Jeff. While I think Marcel's talents are heads above Jeff's, Marcel also had high highs and low lows. The hair thing is funny, I also like Jeff's nickname Dr. Chase.
re: lizzy
Really, guys?
I love this seasons chefs!
I loved Richard last year, and respected Stephanie allot, but that was it..I simply couldn't stand was it Lisa? (can't remember the grumps name now!)
Anyhow, this season, I LOVE Fabio - he could cook for me anyday!
I really like Jeff - and your right - at first I thought he would be a pompous ass - but he's not at all - he's lovely..and some of his food looks fantastic to me.
I will be gutted if Fabio doesn't make the top 3, and will be sad if Jeff goes, as well as Carla. I find Stefan to be very entertaining, and she he is arrogant, but I work with allot of folks who are more arrogant than him - who have NO talent!
And his food looks great!
IIn fact I think I like this group more than any other!
Up until the farm episode - I thought this seasons chefs had incredible integrity.
They helped each other out (and that includes Jamie AND Stefan).
And they other than the above two named, they genuinely seemed pleased when others did well (for the most part anyway).
Hosea lost me when he used the canned crab...what a bad decision!! Yuck!
And with the farm episode I lost respect for both he and Leah.
Even though I am a big foodie, I guess since I am not actually eating the food, I have to admit the personalities have allot to do with who I root for.
Obviously if someone's food constantly fails, I take that into account too!
I'm sorry - I don't get the "Dr. Chase" thing - who is Dr. Chase???
re: NellyNel
Dr. Chase is a character on the Fox show "House". Hasn't been on much this year with the newer cast, but Jeff's a dead ringer for the guy who plays Dr. Chase.
re: LindaWhit
Oh okay - is he the one with the English accent?
I think I know who you mean! I can see it!
re: edible complex
Hey Edible - thanks for that! LOL!!!!! So funny
I think Stefan and Jamie are the two shoo-ins for the final, with the last spot a toss up between Jeff and Fabio. Fabio's food recently has not impressed anyone at all, in either the Quickfire or Elimination challenges. Fabio's charm is carrying him a long way but skill wise I think he might end up as the odd man out. Jeff can make a knockout dish at any given time and he seems to have a wider repertoire of cuisines to pull from than Fabio, who seems to be more restricted and focused on Italian.
I'm guessing that Stefan and Jamie will be in the finals, with the third up for grabs.
That said, I'm not in love with any of them. I like Carla, but I don't think she has an overall win in her.
re: Fritter
The only person left who I want to see go is Leah.....everyone else I like and admit I have a very soft spot for sweet Carla.
re: Janet from Richmond
I agree but I would add Hosea....
Love Carla too
A lot has happened, Jeff and Jamie are gone!
Reading through the responses I was convinced and was ready to drop Fabio and replace with Jeff.
Revising my rankings...
1. Stefan is still the one to beat.
2. Carla's skills are starting to show and she's doing more than desserts! Good for her!
3. Fabio is a "middle of the pack" type of guy.
4. Hosea is a Seafood Superchef (in his own mind).
5. Leah is just eeking by. I'd be very disappointed with the judging if she makes it to the finale.
For Fan favorite, which is also based on personality...
1. Carla - fun, quirky, positive, humble. She just seems like a hoot!
re: Ericandblueboy
She did very well in the football challenge - was that her comfort zone - a 20 minute gumbo?
re: LindaWhit
Yes. Obviously it was more than a 20 minute gumbo. Who knows how the rules worked but no way she actually made that gumbo from scratch in 20 minutes.
re: Ericandblueboy
Not so sure about that. I guess we'll just have to wait until next week. I was not a fan of hers in the beginning through at least halfway through the show, but she's right - she's been the tortoise to every else's hare....she's slow and steady. And if you look at her progress on the Wikipedia chart, she's not done as bad as you might think.
re: LindaWhit
When they dumbed down the show for her, she did just fine. Oh yeah, the challenge at Le Bernadin....she wouldn't have finished without help. Carla doesn't impress me in the least bit. In any decent size city, there are plenty of talented chefs who can do better than her. She's from DC and I live in DC. She's not on the map here at all. Maybe she'll open a burger joint here like Spike.
re: Ericandblueboy
They've *all* helped each other finish plating throughout the show. That's just the way this group is.
And if you read her bio at Bravo, she's runs a catering place - so she might not "be on the map" in DC the way *you* seem to think she should be. Stefan owns/runs a catering place as well. Is *he* on the map in his town (Santa Monica)?
I'm not saying Carla's the best there is. I don't think Stefan is either. I'm not rooting for any ONE person in this year's show the way I did for Stefanie or Harold in the past. But to say they "dumbed down" the show for Carla is just ridiculous. These challenges are decided WAY before they've probably picked the cheftestants, and even if not, before the producers know what their capabilities might be on this show.
re: Ericandblueboy
<She's from DC and I live in DC. She's not on the map here at all.>
Maybe you need a new map? I have several friends who are chefs and in the culinary business in DC, and they know her and her work, and think highly of her.
re: Ericandblueboy
I'm not sure what you mean by "dumbed down" for Carla.
If it was dumbed down, then all the chefs had that "advantange" of dumbed down challenges.
Using the Dave's (TC1) catch phrase, "It is what it is."
The last couple of weeks have been an improvement. It's been a rather ho hum season. I do like though, that their behavior in the kitchen, at least up to this point is more representative of what goes on in a real kitchen.Helping each other, while highly competitive, they seem to genuinely appreciate and respect each other.Fabio just cracks me up every week. Should he be eliminated I will miss his "Its top chef, not top_______" Surely that will be this years T shirt unveiled at the reunion, LOL.
Carla has been the sleeper all season, I think both she and Fabio shook Stephan up a little bit this week. That's good. he needed that to happen.
Too bad jaimes dish was so miserably bad, I liked watching her work in the kitchen.
I'm glad Leah is gone. Nothing I can truly put my finger on, just didn't appreciate her at.all.


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Hey there guys, I have a batch of apple cider that is kind of on the thin/watery side, that I was hoping to 'fix' before bottling by adding some apple concentrate(more about this in a second). The mental notes I have made on my cider...
1) The abv is pretty high... between 6% and 8%
2) I am not really concerned about the abv all that much, so loosing a bit does not worry me.
3) It has been resting/clearing for more than a month
4) The flavor has remained constant from when I transfered it from the primary to now
5) Working with Safale US-05 ale yeast
Now, some important info: My local (loyal) brew shop informed me that Potassium Sorbate does not necessary kill yeast, just prevent replication. Meaning that fermentation should still continue in some fashion. Is this true?
My goal: To have an 'applely' cider w/ carbonation.
My plan: Crash the cider to get most of the yeast out of suspension, rack, then add potassium sorbate. Once this is done, add apple concentrate to the cider in such amounts that the fermentables do not exceed the recommended 3/4 of a cup of priming sugar. Lastly bottle and pray to Dionysus that this comes out right.
My hope is that by adding the sorbate not all of the apple concentrate is consumed, but just enough to add a bit of carbonation.
Does this sound like a valid plan, or am I off my rocker?
Well, potassium sorbate keeps the yeast from reproducing, so you use it when you want to sweeten and ensure no re-fermenation. Which means that if you use the sorbate, you can NOT bottle carbonate. With sorbate, you can sweeten it up but not then have the yeast work to carbonate the cider. So, even though it doesn't "kill" yeast, it effectively stops them from working.
So, you are stuck with either sweetening with the apple concentrate OR having it sparkeling, not both.
You can however sweeten with a nonfermentable sweetener, like lactose or splenda and still bottle carbonate. If you do that, you'd not use any sorbate.
There are some other things I'd do first. The very first is to wait. I'd put the cider in a carboy for 6 months and then deal with it then. It will change (for the better) in six months and you might not have to have any "fix" at all.


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The Cornerstone Restaurant & Bar
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- Cuisine:
AmericanPrice: $30 and under
The Cornerstone Restaurant & Bar
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.thecornerstonenj.com/
- Phone: (201) 666-8688
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch and Dinner: Monday - Saturday: 11:00am - 3:00am, Sunday: 11:00am - 12:00am
- Payment Options: AMEX,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: American
- Executive Chef: Sari Sabla
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
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- Catering: The catering department is proud to offer a menu that is sure to entice even the most discerning of taste buds! We use only the freshest ingredients in all of our recipes and with over 3 decades of culinary experience between our management staff - we are sure to please. From the moment you begin to plan your event until the last cup of coffee is served, you will know that you are in the most capable hands. We genuinely listen to your concerns and desires and rest assured, if your request involves food, it can be done here at The Cornerstone!
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A word from The Cornerstone Restaurant & Bar
The Cornerstone, located in the heart of Hillsdale, New Jersey, welcomes you to the best in casual family dining. Established in 2006, The Cornerstone aims to provide its guests with the very best in food quality and service. The Cornerstone offers a wonderful environment for your dining pleasure. Our ambience includes multiple fireplaces, gorgeous balcony settings, authentically hand painted murals, exposed brick, and grand cathedral ceilings. Our horseshoe bar spans across two rooms, while our lower bar promotes a more intimate and relaxing setting. In its short time, The Cornerstone has not only been a rendezvous point for its local and surrounding communities, but has been the mecca for delectable dining in the Bergen county area. Whether you're looking to stop in with friends for a late night cocktail, or gather up the family for a fun filled evening, we're confident The Cornerstone is your place to be.Continued
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The Cornerstone Restaurant & Bar reviews from OpenTable diners
12 reviews since July 31, 2014
- Food3.5Service3.4
- Ambiance3.6Noise LevelModerate
good for groups (7)late-night find (7)neighborhood gem (6)vibrant bar scene (5)great for brunch (4)fit for foodies (3)kid-friendly (2)special occasion (2)hot spot (2)great for outdoor dining (1)great for lunch (1)romantic (1)Show More
- Made an impromptu reservationOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 12/31/2010Made an impromptu reservation on New Year's Eve-- not expecting much for this local restaurant that has switched owners 3-4 times since we've lived here: the previous evolution was a nightmare. Why??? The space is fantastic: big dining room, upstairs, downstairs, fireplace, 2 bars... -- A little mix-up in seating, but they bought us a round as apology, Great service from managers to hosts to waiters to bar servers to busboys... Pleasant, respectful, efficient. --Perfect Vodka/Tonic (I like them TALL) The overall menu looked great, but we opted for simple and got one of the best burgers we've ever had, cooked perfectly, crispy fries (reg & sweet pot): Cornerstone finally got it right! And with a nice stroll to and fro, we will return!!Special Features:
- Food is definitely good, andOpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 12/19/2010Food is definitely good, and not too pricey. My fiance and I went there to check out the food for our rehearsal dinner because we had never been there before. We ended up booking the place! The only issue we had is that the bar is quite large, and we went on a Sunday night, and there were a lot of people at the bar drinking and yelling at the football games that were on TV that night! Definitely an "active" bar scene. Good place for 20- and 30-somethings who want to go to a bar.Special Features:
- My first mistake in headingOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 11/14/2010My first mistake in heading to Cornerstone was that I wanted to have conversation with the people I was with, and I headed there at 6 p.m. on a Sunday when there was a football game. The hostess lead us to the back, because "everywhere else is so noisy." Unfortunately the "quiet" section where we were seated wasn't really much better, so conversation was very minimal, and strained. This is definitely a place to go if you want to grab drinks and watch a football game, but not a place for a nice dinner out. The food was good - nothing special (or anything for serious foodies), but it tasted good. The service was sub par, but it was also a busy night. Go for pub-type food, but definitely don't head there on a first date!Special Features:
- Dining at the CornerstoneOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 11/13/2010Dining at the Cornerstone Restaurant and Bar was a delightful experience. Their menu was extensive and varied accompanied by a Daily Specials list that offered new and exciting food combinations. Our waiter was able to answer any questions we had and offered a substitution on a dish that wasn't even mentioned. The ambience is rustic, yet warm and inviting. We were attended to before, during and after, making our evening a memorable one and I'll be sure to recommend this restaurant to others with a glowing report.Special Features:
- Loved the atmosphere and food.ChrisVIPDined on 11/6/2010Loved the atmosphere and food. Service was a bite slow and unattended at times. Fireplace and open floor design was fun! Will come back again, for sure!Special Features:
- Our waitress was exceptional!OpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 11/5/2010Our waitress was exceptional! Good service, friendly and pleasant. Enjoyed our free bottle of champagne which was given for a birthday celebration. Food was hot, portions were big and tasty.Special Features:
- Great food! outstanding service!OpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 10/30/2010Great food! outstanding service! very quick service from a very fun and friendly staff. Highly recommend!Special Features:
- The "SuperSkins" weren't soCharlieVIPDined on 7/24/2010The "SuperSkins" weren't so super just ordinary... I had a burger and it was great, but I ordered sweet potato fries and got regualar fries my wife had the Shrimp Papparedella and said it was excellent. The shrimp dish cried for a nice crusty Italian bread... but none came. We dined early on a Saturday night (6:00pm) and the restaurant was kind of quiet... I image that it jumps later at night. The waitress and table service was absolutely great. Will definately return
- I went with a group of friendsVegasfoodieVIPDined on 7/17/2010I went with a group of friends for a night out, appetizers and drinks. We got four appetizers and they were all awesome. There was a nice large cocktail menu, so there was something for all of us. A few of us tried different things that we've never had before, and really liked them. Our server was helpful and really friendly. It was a Saturday night, and the dinner crowd changed to a late night crowd. The place had a lot of energy!Special Features:
- Great place to hang out orhidifiDined on 7/16/2010Great place to hang out or have a nice dinner! Bartenders and servers are all really friendly and helpful.Special Features:


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THEY'VE GOT GAME AGAIN. WALL STREET BROKERAGE firms look to be regaining their stock-picking prowess after dismal performances during the bear market of 2007-2009.
In the latest round of Barron's semi-annual stockpicking contest, ended Dec. 31, the average firm's picks beat the market for all four periods tracked: six months, one year, three years and five years. That extended the market-beating run of the firms' average scores to the full year of 2009.
Last year, our participants did ride the coattails of the furious 65% rally from March 2009 lows. Nevertheless, a number of brokerages managed to outrun the bull. In the six months ended Dec. 31, for example, eight of the 13 participants trumped the market.
Some of the best grades went to firms tilted to tech and banking shares. Lars Leetaru for Barron's
This round is also marked by important changes in the makeup of the winners. McAdams Wright Ragen, which did well in the previous contest, now takes home the gold in both the 12-month and 36-month battle, with 56% and 0.1% returns, respectively, and the silver medal in the six-month bracket.
With that strong finish, the Seattle-based broker has emerged as a force to be reckoned with and a robust competitor to fellow regional broker Morgan Keegan, a perennial winner and the league leader in the latest 60-month period, with a 28.5% return.
Among the big boys, Goldman Sachs gs -0.08432147562582346% Goldman Sachs Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD189.59 -0.16 -0.08432147562582346% /Date(1416607211551-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2310437 AFTER HOURS USD189.6 0.01 0.005274539796402764% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 57471 P/E Ratio 10.587716261043415 Market Cap 82575162647.2315 Dividend Yield 1.2658895511366632% Rev. per Employee 1168880 More quote details and news » (ticker: GS), whose last two rankings were uncharacteristically poor, has returned to its old perch at the top, taking first place in the six-month contest with a 30.5% return. It was second over three and five years.
Honorable mentions go also to New Constructs, which took the silver for the 2009 contest, and to Citigroup c 0.2615844544095665% Citigroup Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD53.66 0.14 0.2615844544095665% /Date(1416607258818-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15010632 AFTER HOURS USD53.67 0.01 0.018635855385762207% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 131533 P/E Ratio 18.376712328767123 Market Cap 162562327609.026 Dividend Yield 0.07454342154304883% Rev. per Employee 372972 More quote details and news » (C) Global Markets and Wells Fargo WFC 0.6170531039640987% Wells Fargo & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD53.81 0.33 0.6170531039640987% /Date(1416607270674-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13880985 AFTER HOURS USD53.81 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 706518 P/E Ratio 12.936651039788437 Market Cap 279146055825.289 Dividend Yield 2.6017468871956884% Rev. per Employee 334870 More quote details and news » (WFC), for consistently strong finishes across the board.
Los Angeles-based Wedbush Morgan, and Raymond James, headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla., brought up the rear. (See table, Showing Their Mettle.)
Every six months, Barron's ranks the stock picks of brokerages big and small. The ranking is based on the performances of the firms' "focus lists," or best ideas, which can include anywhere from 10 to 100 stocks. Zacks Investment Research tracks the lists and crunches the numbers for Barron's. For a detailed description of the methodology, see "Behind the Lists" at the end of this article.
Zacks analyst Tracey Ryniec says the top guns of this round's six-month period tended to have an overweighting in technology stocks, which were up a white-hot 86% in the last three quarters of the year. The winners in the six- and 12-month periods had that, plus an overweighting in financials, particularly in the first half of 2009.
For the full year, small-cap stocks starred. The Standard & Poor's 500, capitalization-weighted toward big stocks, rose 26.5%, but the unweighted return was 46%, meaning that small and mid-cap stocks did much better than their big brothers. That might have helped the regional brokers, which sometimes focus on the small companies that big Wall Street houses ignore.
Another factor in the scores: Firms with shorter focus lists, including McAdams Wright, Morgan Keegan and Citigroup, tended to do well. Such lists can disproportionately benefit from -- or get hurt by -- big changes in or two stocks.
Laura Conigliaro, Goldman's co-head of research in the Americas region, notes that in the second quarter of 2009, Goldman's conviction list, as it's called, moved to a more "pro-cyclical" stance from defensive, with an emphasis on stocks exposed to economic recovery, credit normalization and margin expansion. The inclusion of companies such as China's Internet search firm Baidu, BIDU 2.898611518939553% Baidu Inc. ADS U.S.: Nasdaq USD245.3 6.91 2.898611518939553% /Date(1416607207200-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3702665 AFTER HOURS USD245.04 -0.26 -0.1059926620464737% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 40076 P/E Ratio 41.57486186908918 Market Cap 86035442468.3321 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 228309 More quote details and news » (BIDU), which more than doubled last year, and Ford f -0.19404915912031048% Ford Motor Co. U.S.: NYSE USD15.43 -0.03 -0.19404915912031048% /Date(1416607266031-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 24577093 AFTER HOURS USD15.43 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1032504 P/E Ratio 9.828025477707007 Market Cap 59385242154.4717 Dividend Yield 3.240440699935191% Rev. per Employee 802447 More quote details and news » (F), a triple, helped the 40-to-80-name list's returns. (Baidu is now off the list, while Ford remains.)
This year, Goldman's themes include companies with "a lot of cash," she says -- cash that might go toward higher dividends and stock buybacks, or make the companies attractive acquisition targets. The health-care sector is also a theme for 2010. A year ago, big pharmaceuticals like Merck MRK 0.47153923880094306% Merck & Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD59.66 0.28 0.47153923880094306% /Date(1416607221713-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11072199 AFTER HOURS USD59.66 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 188176 P/E Ratio 32.24864864864865 Market Cap 170083085541.554 Dividend Yield 2.950050284948039% Rev. per Employee 566408 More quote details and news » (MRK) and Pfizer pfe 0.0328515111695138% Pfizer Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD30.45 0.01 0.0328515111695138% /Date(1416607334557-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 26938069 AFTER HOURS USD30.47 0.02 0.06568144499178982% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 659767 P/E Ratio 18.603372434017594 Market Cap 191855017355.848 Dividend Yield 3.4154351395730704% Rev. per Employee 644080 More quote details and news » (PFE) "had little going for them," but now they are restructuring.
McAdams Wright Ragen director of research Paul Latta attributes the success of its focus list to a number of factors, such as the inclusion of rebounding consumer stocks like Nordstrom jwn 0.1600640256102441% Nordstrom Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD75.09 0.12 0.1600640256102441% /Date(1416607431700-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1141345 AFTER HOURS USD75.03 -0.06 -0.07990411506192568% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 40006 P/E Ratio 19.5546875 Market Cap 14274608762.146 Dividend Yield 1.7578905313623652% Rev. per Employee 210784 More quote details and news » (JWN) and Starbucks sbux 1.9948849104859334% Starbucks Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD79.76 1.56 1.9948849104859334% /Date(1416607204881-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6835035 AFTER HOURS USD79.76 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 178824 P/E Ratio 28.89855072463768 Market Cap 59684408624.9084 Dividend Yield 1.60481444332999% Rev. per Employee 86114.1 More quote details and news » (SBUX). With a list of just 20 to 25 names, the triples by those two stocks really helped.
An overweighting in tech stocks, including Microsoft MSFT -1.4784394250513346% Microsoft Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD47.98 -0.72 -1.4784394250513346% /Date(1416607205513-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 42367894 AFTER HOURS USD47.83 -0.15 -0.3126302626094206% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 516901 P/E Ratio 18.5968992248062 Market Cap 395492061050.94 Dividend Yield 2.5844101709045435% Rev. per Employee 714094 More quote details and news » (MSFT), Intel intc -1.0013908205841446% Intel Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD35.59 -0.36 -1.0013908205841446% /Date(1416607206907-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 56236039 AFTER HOURS USD35.65 0.06 0.1685866816521495% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 485533 P/E Ratio 16.47685185185185 Market Cap 172077650737.762 Dividend Yield 2.528800224782242% Rev. per Employee 510994 More quote details and news » (INTC), and Yahoo! YHOO -0.4097560975609756% Yahoo! Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD51.04 -0.21 -0.4097560975609756% /Date(1416607207091-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 22060727 AFTER HOURS USD51.04 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 166257 P/E Ratio 6.594315245478036 Market Cap 48352796580.2164 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 379284 More quote details and news » (YHOO) in the second half also boosted returns. All three remain on the list. Verizon vz 0.03984857541342897% Verizon Communications Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD50.21 0.02 0.03984857541342897% /Date(1416607550754-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18558176 AFTER HOURS USD50.04 -0.17 -0.3385779725154352% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1421434 P/E Ratio 10.395445134575569 Market Cap 208357644320.931 Dividend Yield 4.38159729137622% Rev. per Employee 706742 More quote details and news » (VZ) hurt the score, but Latta says he's thinking of adding more of its shares. "I'm getting more interested in consumer staples, health care and utilities for 2010."
Part of McAdams' victory for the 2007-2009 period, which included the punishing bear market, comes from the outsized 2009 win. But the broker also helped itself by eschewing energy and financial names when those sectors were out of favor in the three-year period. Some winners: Teva Pharmaceuticals TEVA 1.1988716502115655% Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADS U.S.: NYSE USD57.4 0.68 1.1988716502115655% /Date(1416607439430-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3597617 AFTER HOURS USD57.4 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 32104 P/E Ratio 17.614386104888453 Market Cap 54702827235.9042 Dividend Yield 2.3866550522648082% Rev. per Employee 462710 More quote details and news » (TEVA), Cooper Tire CTB -0.7951070336391437% Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. U.S.: NYSE USD32.44 -0.26 -0.7951070336391437% /Date(1416607658607-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 709893 AFTER HOURS USD32.1 -0.34 -1.0480887792848335% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2735 P/E Ratio 13.40495867768595 Market Cap 1885023495.64026 Dividend Yield 1.2946979038224413% Rev. per Employee 261011 More quote details and news » (CTB), both now off the list, and Puget Energy, which was acquired.
The five-year laurels went to Morgan Keegan, its third consecutive win in that category. The broker has never been dislodged from the top post for as long as it has qualified for the five-year category, a remarkable feat considering the period included a bull market, a bear market and the return of a bull market. Elkan Scheidt, chairman of the firm's focus-list committee, says he was helped by an overweighting in tech and industrial stocks last year, and also by strong representation of economically sensitive sectors during the latter part of the 2003-2007 bull period.
Lately, Scheidt has been warming to regional banks, adding BB&T bbt -0.5830903790087464% BB&T Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD37.51 -0.22 -0.5830903790087464% /Date(1416607588437-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5330458 AFTER HOURS USD37.51 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1164322 P/E Ratio 13.541516245487365 Market Cap 27018375781.9706 Dividend Yield 2.5593175153292456% Rev. per Employee 291988 More quote details and news » (BBT) and Suntrust Banks STI 0.025348542458808618% SunTrust Banks Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD39.46 0.01 0.025348542458808618% /Date(1416607527569-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2587947 AFTER HOURS USD39.46 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15851 P/E Ratio 11.885542168674698 Market Cap 20576653032.1143 Dividend Yield 2.0273694880892044% Rev. per Employee 313801 More quote details and news » (STI). "If we get a moderation on loan losses, profitability will snap back."
And then there are the losers. Wedbush Morgan slipped from first to worst in the six-month contest. The company said its focus list, typically just 8 to 15 names, was "decimated" by the poor performance of two stocks -- Chelsea Therapeutics International (CHTP), down 49%, and BioMimetic Therapeutics (BMTI), off 23% -- in the second half of 2009.
Raymond James, too, seems to have lost its touch. The broker has posted poor showings since mid-2008, when it led the pack.
While the average broker did outperform the market consistently, there are signs that the rankings are normalizing. The tally of eight brokers beating the market across the board was down from all 13 in the round for January through June 2009.
Just as financial markets appear to be returning to normal, this latest distribution of fewer market beaters is suggestive of the group's performance before the volatility starting in 2007.
Brokers certainly have raised their game in the past year. But as regular followers of the contest know, most go through hot and cold streaks, so investors should look for durable, long-term outperformance.
Behind the Lists
In tracking brokers' best ideas, Zacks Investment Research puts a stock in a theoretical portfolio when the brokerage adds it to its focus list, and takes it out when the firm removes it. While similar in intent, these lists differ in significant ways. For example, some are updated at regular intervals, but others are changed ad hoc. The sizes of most lists are flexible, although some are fixed. Most lists have 20 to 40 names, and the smaller the list, the more exposed it is to one stellar or disastrous picks, and some are as big as 100 names. With big lists, individual picks matter less but it's tougher to beat the index.
Additionally, Zacks ranks the brokers' picks on an equal-weighted basis, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index is weighted according to its components' market capitalization. As a result, brokers' results aren't strictly comparable to the S&P 500's. So to help readers get a better perspective on relative performance, our tables show the SAP returns on an equal-weighted basis as well.
Note: Regulatory restrictions prevented Merrill Lynch, which changed its focus-list strategy in March, from publishing new performance results. Goldman Sachs changed to a new strategy at the end of the third quarter.


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In Quebec last week, former Parti Québécois minister François Legault finally threw his hat into the ring with the official creation of his new party: Coalition Avenir Québec.
Not much new was said. No candidates were revealed, and the platform tidbits had already been floated by Legault's informal group. The only novelty was the flashy logo.
When questioners tried to push Legault beyond his carefully prepared script, the answer was invariably "On verra" (We'll see). When asked to take a stand on the defining issues of Quebec politics, the CAQ is neither here nor there.
When Legault quit the PQ, he claimed the party wasn't pushing hard enough on sovereignty. He now wishes to shelve the issue, but won't call himself a federalist. Although Quebecers voted left in last May's federal election, Legault will run on a right-of-centre platform while rejecting the left-right labels.
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Electorates can be fickle at the margins, but their underlying structures tend to be fairly stable. Since the late 1960s, the province's idiosyncratic sovereignty-federalism divide has coincided, roughly, with the more universal left-right dimension to form a stable two-party system. With the rise of the Bloc Québécois, the structure was more or less replicated at the federal level from 1993 to 2008.
On the national question, for the past two decades, solid sovereignist or federalist identifiers have each represented between a quarter and a third of the electorate, with a middle group of moderates on whom neither label sticks too well.
The rise of the PQ was a "realignment" of the system. A weakening of either dominant party (or both) can also lead to a "dealignment," followed by a return to the previous order.
This happened in 2007, when Mario Dumont's Action démocratique du Québec shook the system but could not make it fall, largely because it could not establish its credibility as a governing alternative, but also because defeat led the PQ to clean up its act — or so it seemed.
Does the sudden rise of Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec signal a fundamental realignment, or merely a temporary lull in the decades-old system?
Looking at this from the bottom up, there is little evidence that the structure of the electorate is shifting. Although support for sovereignty is receding, its key underlying causes are still present: a Quebec-centred identity, an unsettled linguistic situation, lingering economic tensions and a widening of the values gap between Quebec and Canada.
The picture is different from the top down. Indeed, the two prime beneficiaries of this stable structure seem to be hard at work undermining their own "duopoly" on power.
After eight years in office during tough times, the Liberals have endured levels of dissatisfaction hovering around 75 per cent throughout 2011. Whatever the substance of the allegations of corruption that dog his party, Jean Charest's prolonged efforts to escape the inevitable public inquiry into the matter sapped the public's confidence.
Things are even worse in the PQ. After losing a chunk of its urban progressive base to the quixotic Québec Solidaire, the party could have renewed itself and re-centred its program. It did not, mostly because many of its militants still can't wrap their heads around the fact that if they want to have any chance of attaining sovereignty, they first have to govern, and govern well.
To make matters worse, entrenched interpersonal rivalries that have little to do with ideas or policies have eroded the public's confidence in the PQ almost as much as perceptions of corruption have for the Liberals.
This confidence gap creates a huge opportunity for new, untried outsiders to step in, as the NDP did at the federal level.
Thus, in recent polls, voters judge the largely unknown CAQ more apt to solve the province's most intractable problems than the two established parties. But Legault's support is thin. When presented with the unlikely hypothesis of Gilles Duceppe as PQ leader, voters would shift massively back to the PQ.
There are many more signs of volatility in Quebec public opinion, but none is more important than the fact that party loyalty among voters seems to be at its lowest point in many years, which promises a rocky road from here to the next election.
In such a volatile context, to quote Cole Porter, "Anything goes!" That's precisely what François Legault's new coalition offers, for the moment.
Pierre Martin is a professor of political science at the Université de Montréal.
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The Armed Forces' spokesman Col. Al-Sawarmi, Khalid Saad announced that the Armed Forces has liberated Geraida, Kefen Debi and Kafia Kingi from occupation of the South Sudan's Army and its allies of the rebels of the darfuri Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and movements of Meni Arko Menawi and Abdul-Wahid Nour. He said that the Armed Forces attacked on May 7 the area of Kefen Debi and after a fierce battle the Armed Forces liberated the area and secured its fully, announcing that in the morning of May the 9th the Armed Forces continued its movement for Kafia Kingi, 59 kilometers from Kefen Debi, and inflicted a another defeat of the People's Army of South Sudan and its allies of Darfur rebel movements.Col. Al-Sawarmi pointed out that after their defeat, the People's Army and its allies of Darfur rebels moved northward to Geraida village in South Darfur State and killed number of the citizens and looted the market, but the Armed Forces at the area was able to repulse them.He said that the Armed Forces are now chasing the fleeing aggressors and carrying out combing operations at the area. Col. Al-Sawarmi said that the Armed Forces has inflicted heavy losses in lives and equipments on the enemy, adding that a number of the Armed Forces soldiers have martyred and others were wounded in the battles.
The First Vice President of the Republic Ali Osman Taha reviewed Wednesday at the Republican Palace with the Head of the European Union Mission to Sudan Ambassador Tomas Ulicny the bilateral relations between Sudan and the EU and means of enhancing them further. Meanwhile, Ambassador Tomas Ulicny said in a statement to the press that he held introductory dialogue with the First Vice President of the Republic, describing it as "very candid and open". "We have exchanged points of view and I believe that Sudan has showed will to approach constructively with all the forthcoming events evolving from the resolution of the UN Security Council," Ulicny said. He added that the European Union was committed to assist Sudan to reach sustainable solutions.
The First Vice President of the Republic and chairman of the higher mobilization committee, Ali Osman Taha has received financial support from the officials assuming constitutional positions for repulsing the aggression and to liberate the occupied territories. The support was delivered to Taha by the Assistant to the President Musa Mohamed Ahmed, the Presidential Adviser Ahmed Bilal, and the Minister of the Presidency of the Republic Gen. Bakri Hassan Saleh.Meanwhile, the Presidential Adviser Ahmed Bilal said in a press statement that the delegation has delivered to the First Vice President a donation of one-month salary and 50% of the allowances of the Presidential assistants and advisers and officials assuming constitutional positions at the Republican Palace as a contribution for repulsing the aggression, liberating the homeland and supporting the Armed Forces, other regular forces and the Mujahideen in efforts to recapture areas occupied by the army of the South Sudan in collaboration of Darfur rebel movements..The First Vice President has received cheque for 600,000 pounds as a month salary and 50% of the allowances of the ministers, the state ministers and the executive staff at the Council of Ministers.
Vice President of the Republic Al-Haj Adam Yosif has called the governor of East Darfur State to continue the developmental projects in the State by making use of the energies and abilities of youth and women, pledging to extend all support to the state's government in order to achieve its objectives in unifying the national ranks, repulsing aggression, achieving stability and security as well as addressing the issues of the people. This came when he received in his office at the Republican Palace the governor of East Darfur State Maj.Gen. Mohamed Hamid Fadlalla. The governor explained that he briefed the Vice President on the situation in his state.The governor said the Vice President gave directives for giving concern to the issues of the people, maintain the security and stability and to embark on dialogue with the political and partisan forces and the civil society organizations in order to attract support to unify the national rank.
The Assistant of the President of the Republic Abdul Rahman Al-Saddiq Al-Mahdi has commended the stances of the European Union toward the Sudan, describing them as balanced concerning the recent occupation of Heglig, besides the South Sudan's closure of the oil fields. Mr. Al-Mahdi pointed to pressures practiced by the EU for resumption of talks between Sudan and South Sudan neutrally, affirming Sudan's commitment to the International Law. This came in his address to a celebration marking the 62nd Europe Day, which was organized by the European Union Mission to Sudan. He reiterated Sudan's respect to the international and African Human Rights, calling for partnership between Sudan and the European Union according to which the two sides are committed to the charters of human rights should the EU avoid adoption of double standards. He said that the Sudanese people have appreciated the unanimous rejection of the international community to the aggression staged by the South Sudan against Heglig. The Assistant of the President affirmed Sudan commitment to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).