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By Amy Zavatto | imbibemagazine.com
"Drinks like the Grasshopper don't disappear," Paul Gustings says over the phone one recent afternoon. "But they do kind of stay in the background until someone says, 'Oh, you know what? My parents drank those!' or, 'I had one I-don't-know-how-long ago. I'll have one now!' "
These are almost exactly the words I'd used one monsoon-soaked Sunday afternoon in New Orleans last July, while sitting at the long marble bar at Broussard's, where Gustings tends his trade.
With one meal left to nab before heading to the airport at the tail end
By Gwendolyn Knapp | nolaeater.com
All week long, Eater is exploring the best of fine dining, casual and pub burgers in New Orleans.
In honor of Burger Week 2015, Eater NOLA now turns its attention to the best all-around burgers in New Orleans. While the burger heatmap shows the hottest burgers of the moment, it's equally important to recognize the city's burger stalwarts. To do this, we'll break things up into the best fine dining, casual and bar/pub options. First up, the best fine dining burgers in NOLA.
Normally when one thinks about New Orleans fine dining, a burger isn't exactly what springs to mind alongside visions of Trout
By Gwendolyn Knapp | nolaeater.com
Shrimp toast, crab croquettas, a tropical-inspired fish of the day, and a Cuban sandwich at brunch? This is a new Broussard's.
A few months ago, Neal Swidler, the chef mastermind who came up through Emeril's ranks and also brought shortlived Asian street food fave Lucky Rooster to the CBD for the Juan's Flying Burrito dynasty, stepped in as executive chef at Broussard's. It was a bit of a chef-shuffle shocker, with Swidler—known for his fun variations on korean fried chicken, bao and more— taking over for uber-traditional French chef Guy Reinbolt, who helped relaunch Broussard's
by Broussard's | 4 months ago
By David Lee Simmons, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
It should shock no one -- New Orleans natives or visitors -- that the city's bar scene is in a constant state of change, and that sometimes it feels like there's a new bar popping up every month. It's not that dynamic a scene, but certainly for visitors it's easy to skip a new bar (especially in the French Quarter) and head straight toward the tried and true.
It makes sense, but we'd be remiss if we didn't remind everyone that even in the historic French Quarter, where bars are institutions, there's always something new to consider. With Mardi Gras fast approaching, you need
by Broussard's | about 6 months ago
By Nora McGunnigle | New Orleans Eater
New Orleans is well known as the birthplace (or at least the torch-bearer) of many drinks, both alcoholic and non. The Sazerac, brandy milk punch, Pimms Cup, Vieux Carre, the French 75, the Hurricane, and of course, the Hand Grenade.
The creation and promotion of these drinks in New Orleans has been finely tuned and honed over time. Iconic bars and restaurants are well known for their versions of the classic drinks. And as cocktail history has become more widely embraced by the new generation of mixologists, more and more bars are seeking to recreate classics invented elsewhere and creating unique cocktails that are
By Gwendolyn Knapp | New Orleans Eater
As Eater's first ever Classics Week kicks off, here now we present the 25 Classic restaurants every New Orleanian must try once. Yes, the Crescent City is a town full of classics, and it's nearly impossible to capture the true essence of its dining landscape and heritage in a scant 25 places alone. So let this be a starting point, the places most locals will agree are essential to the storied history of New Orleans' dining.
Please keep in mind, these are restaurants in Orleans Parish. Because the Greater New Orleans area has so many classics, check back for the best of Jefferson Parish and elsewhere later
David Lee Simmons, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Cocktail recipes aren't always set in stone. That's one of the things that becomes clear in this video in which three New Orleans bartenders make the city's celebrated Sazerac. The video, a coda for our weeklong series "Through the Whiskey Glass" for our Bar Guide, features three experts: T. Cole Newton (owner, Twelve Mile Limit), Monica Zeringue (Herbstaint Restaurant) and Paul Gustings (Empire Barat Broussard's Restaurant).
There are subtle differences among the professionals. For example, one favors going easy on the bitters (always Peychaud's), while the other two prefer a heavier
By Beth D'Addono | 10best.com
Man may not be able to live on bread alone, but add in a dozen grilled oysters, a pecan crusted red fish and bananas foster prepared tableside, and we're getting somewhere.
New Orleans is a city that inspires love, Talk to locals and more often than not, you'll hear a few stories of people who fall in love with New Orleans, and wind up moving here. Like every love affair, there are highs and lows, but in New Orleans, the rich gastronomic landscape is impossible not to adore. With the person you love across the table, sharing quaffs of bubbly, local seafood and pecan-defined desserts is sure to satisfy on multiple
By Elizabeth Pearce | The New Orleans Advocate
Photo by Matthew Mead
Forty-eight New Orleans bartenders. Twenty-four cocktails. Eighteen restaurants. One night.
On Dec. 18, New Orleanians are invited to the House of Blues to attend the ninth annual Tales of the Toddy, showcasing the talented folks working behind our city's bars.
And in the midst of a season full of holiday treats, this is one night worth making time for.
In Tales of the Toddy, 24 bartending teams of two compete to make the best holiday drink. Additionally, fans can have their say, voting for People's Choice Awards for best drink and dish.
By Todd A. Price, NOLA.com | Times-Picayune
In August 2013, Broussard's reopened after a complete renovation. The restaurant, founded in 1920, hired two familiar faces: bartender Paul Gustings and manager Chris Ycaza. Now it also has a chef with a local track record: Neal Swidler.
Swidler most recently created the restaurant Lucky Rooster, which closed in September. Before Hurricane Katrina, he was the chef de cuisine at both NOLA and Emeril's Delmonico.
"I came in for dinner, looked at this handsome dining room," Swidler said, "and thought this brings back great memories of Delmonico."
Swidler's first day was Monday (Dec.
by Gwendolyn Knapp | New Orleans Eater
The former Lucky Rooster chef plans to infuse the Grand Dame's menu with some Caribbean flavor and fun.
Well, looky here, an exciting turn of events over at Broussard's, with Todd Price reporting that Neal Swidler, the chef mastermind behind the sadly shuttered Asian street food fave Lucky Rooster, has now stepped IN as executive chef. Swidler takes over for French chef Guy Reinbolt, who helped relaunch the restaurant (and menu) after Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts purchased the restaurant in 2013 and immediately gave it a million-dollar upgrade before reopening. The revamp included the addition swanky
By Foodable Web TV Network
Foodable welcomes New Orleans to our Top 25 restaurant lists this month! A city with arguably the nation's spiciest nightlife, also certainly has a flavorful restaurant scene. With restaurants that aren't afraid to experiment with their menus, New Orleans has been recognized as one of the cities with the most creative culinary scenes.
So what are the restaurants that consumers can't stop talking about on social media? The first ever restaurant to make the New Orleans coveted no. 1 placement on our list is Root, with the high social score of 170.88. This month's top dog is unlike any other restaurant. It features
by Nora McGunnigle | New Orleans Eater
Local bartending legend Paul Gustings talks to Eater about his transition to the Empire Bar at Broussard's and why he loves what he's been doing for over 30 years.
Welcome to Lifers, a feature in which Eater interviews the men and women who have worked in the restaurant and bar industry for the better part of their lives, sharing their stories and more.
Paul Gustings has probably forgotten more about bartending than the vast majority of those looking to follow in his footsteps will ever know. A longtime local bartender - he put in 20 years at theNapoleon House, and 15 at Tujague's before heading
By Nora McGunnigle | Thrillist
Ever since our greatest scientists discovered a meal between breakfast and lunch, man has looked to the stars and wondered, "Where can I get the best boozy brunch deals in New Orleans?". Well, wonder no more... because here's a list of the very best deals you'll find in the city's best brunch spots, broken down by neighborhood. [...]
Broussard's, French Quarter
The Deal: One of the "grand dames" of Creole cuisine and NOLA dining culture, Broussard's jazz brunch in a quintessential French Quarter courtyard setting is a great place any Sunday (10:30am-2pm) to enjoy
By Emily Smith | Go NOLA
Living and working in New Orleans means working hard so you can play even harder. But why should weekends have all of the fun? An extensive list of local restaurants offering happy hours — some lasting as late as 7 p.m. and on the weekends, too — are the perfect excuse to gather with co-workers and friends over some early evening priced-just-right bites and drinks. Here are 10 New Orleans restaurants offering excellent happy hours with food and drink options that are light on the price but generous on flavor and fun. [...]
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BRYAN - Less than a week after it closed, there's a buyer for the old Luby's on Texas Avenue and Rosemary in Bryan.
The new restaurant will be Café Eccell, which closed after a land battle with the City of College Station earlier this year.
The Dallis brothers, who owned Café Eccell, say the they will operate in the old Luby's location with updated branding.
They have officially taken possession of the property and are remodeling now.
There is no word yet on when Café Eccell will open.
You might remember café Eccel was forced to close its doors at its previous location after the City of College Station sold the land to Asset Plus.
After appealing the eviction, a confidential settlement was reached and the restaurant vacated the property.
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A posterior vertebral joint prosthesis is provided so that the left or right posterior vertebral joint prosthesis (1, 2) presents a smooth bearing surface (11, 11 a, 11 b, 17, 17 a, 17 b) and and which surface presents antero-posterior curvature.
1. A left or right posterior vertebral joint prosthesis presenting a smooth sliding bearing surface, wherein said sliding bearing surface has a medial face and a plane lateral face, said medial face and said lateral face forming a rearwardly-open dihedral angle and said medial face having a radius of curvature lying in the range of 18 mm to 28 mm so as to facilitate sagittal pivoting of two adjacent vertebrae fitted with such joint prosthesis around a common transverse axis between two posterior joints and the intervertebral disk for a given moving segment of the spine, said surface being suitable for co-operating with a complementary bearing surface of a complementary joint prosthesis fitted on an adjacent vertebrae.
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11. A device for replacing a left or right posterior vertebral joint, the device comprising:
a prosthesis for partially replacing the anterior joint process, referred to as the "first" prosthesis, which prosthesis is in accordance with
a prosthesis for replacing the posterior joint process, referred to as the "second" prosthesis, which is in accordance with
This application is a 371 of PCT/FR02/03911 filed on Nov. 15, 2002
The present invention relates to a posterior vertebral joint prosthesis.
Pain in the cervical, dorsal, and lumbar vertebrae often originates from posterior vertebral joints or zygapophysory joints or "facet" joints. When medical therapy is no longer sufficient for easing the pain, in particular when such joints have become very deformed by arthrosis or old trauma, it becomes desirable to replace their joint surfaces by prostheses; the purpose of such prostheses is to conserve the functions and mobility of the vertebral column, and to avoid the joints becoming blocked (arthrodesis).
Documents FR 2 721 501 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,132,464 describe various devices for replacing the joint surfaces of posterior vertebral facets; each of those devices comprises a support having a convex face fitting closely and coming into bearing contact against a portion of the concave surface of the posterior arc of a vertebra, on at least one side of the spinous process; the support is fixed to the vertebra by a pedicular screw, and/or to the spinous and transverse processes by encircling means such as a band, a collar, or a hook; the device further comprises a strip forming half of a joint prosthesis and having two opposite faces: a first face known as a "joint" or as a "sliding" face which is in contact with a similar face of an adjacent vertebra with minimum friction; said first face being covered in a biocompatible material that slides well, such as stainless steel or titanium, in particular; and a second face opposite from the first face of the strip, known as the "bone" face, which is porous and covered in spikes, is optionally covered in hydroxyapatite, and is intended to bear against the remaining bone of the joint process; the strip is connected to the support by a sessile base whose convex and porous posterior face bears against the bone of the vertebral arch; the means for fixing the support to the spinous and transverse processes and to the pedicle are associated with one another as a function of the anatomic conditions encountered so as to ensure stability for the assembly.
Those devices present certain drawbacks: because of the presence of numerous respective bearing faces on the various portions (support, strip, base) of the device on different regions of a vertebra, it is difficult to ensure that bearing takes place with quality that is uniform and satisfactory because of the variations in shape between one vertebra and another and/or one patient and another; in addition, the presence of the base, the anchoring support, and of the various fixing means contributes to increasing the volume of the prosthesis and consequently to increasing the discomfort for the patient and the trauma due to implanting such a device.
An object of the invention is to propose posterior vertebral joint prostheses that are improved and that remedy the drawbacks of prostheses of this type, at least in part.
In a first aspect, the invention consists in providing a device for a left posterior vertebral joint or for a right posterior vertebral joint, which device comprises a first prosthesis for partially replacing the anterior joint process and that includes a first sliding bearing surface, and a second prosthesis for totally replacing the posterior joint process, including a second sliding bearing surface presenting at least a portion of shape that is similar or identical to the shape of at least a portion of said first sliding bearing surface of said first prosthesis.
Implanting the first prosthesis for partial replacement of the anterior joint process merely requires prior abrasion of the joint surface (or facet) of the anterior process, whereas implanting the second prosthesis for total replacement of the posterior joint process is performed after substantially total ablation of the posterior process.
In another aspect, the invention consists in proposing a device for replacing posterior vertebral joint surfaces, which device comprises, for the left joint and for the right joint, a first prosthesis for the anterior joint process, the first prosthesis including a first smooth bearing surface, and a second prosthesis for the posterior joint process, the second prosthesis including a second smooth bearing surface of a shape that is complementary to the shape of said first surface of the first prosthesis so as to facilitate sliding on the first surface and so as to facilitate relative antero-posterior (or sagittal) pivoting movement between two adjacent vertebrae fitted with these prostheses; this enables two vertebrae fitted with prostheses of the invention to conserve a high degree of mobility.
In another aspect, the invention consists in proposing posterior vertebral joint prostheses presenting smooth sliding bearing surfaces that are substantially V-shaped: the first prosthesis for the anterior joint process including a sliding bearing surface in the form of a concave V-shape with faces preferably forming a first dihedral angle situated in a range 90° to 160°, while the second prosthesis for the posterior joint process includes a sliding bearing surface in the form of a convex V-shape whose faces form a second dihedral angle of value equal to or close to the 360° complement of the value of said first dihedral angle.
Putting said first and second prostheses into mutual contact via their respective smooth V-shaped bearing surfaces encourages mutual guidance of these two prostheses during their mutual sliding displacement, thereby increasing the dynamic stability of a spine in which two adjacent vertebrae are fitted with such prostheses.
The magnitude of the open dihedral angle of the V-shaped sliding bearing surfaces is preferably adapted to the position of the vertebra along the spine: for the lumbar-sacral L5-S1 joint, the magnitude of the angle of the anterior joint prosthesis is preferably close to 90° to 160° and the magnitude of the angle of the posterior joint prosthesis is respectively close to 270° to 200°, whereas for the L4-L5 joint, the angle of the anterior prosthesis is preferably close to 90° to 150°, and the angle of the posterior prosthesis is respectively close to 270° to 210°.
In another aspect, the invention consists in providing posterior vertebral joint prostheses presenting smooth sliding bearing surfaces presenting antero-posterior curvature: said anterior first prosthesis presents (in medial view) a rearwardly-open curved sliding surface, and said posterior second prosthesis presents (in medial view) a forwardly-closed curved sliding surface of curvature equal to (or close to) the curvature of the open surface of the first prosthesis; this facilitates free relative antero-posterior pivoting of two adjacent vertebrae fitted with these prostheses; the antero-posterior radius of curvature of these sliding surfaces can be adapted to the position of the vertebra for which the prosthesis is intended; the magnitude of this radius is preferably selected from a range of 18 millimeters (mm) to 28 mm, more preferably 20 mm to 26 mm, and in particular close to 23 mm.
By means of this curvature, flexion-extension movements of the vertebral column (antero-posterior pivoting) can be performed about a common transverse axis for the intervertebral disk and for the joints.
In a preferred embodiment, the sliding surfaces present both a V-shape and antero-posterior (sagittal) curvature: the anterior prosthesis has a sliding surface in the form of a concave V-shape comprising a rearwardly-convex medial face with a radius of curvature close to 20 mm to 26 mm, and a substantially plane lateral face; the posterior prosthesis has a sliding surface in the form of a convex V-shape comprising a forwardly-concave medial face with a radius of curvature close to 20 mm to 26 mm, and a substantially plane lateral face; in other words, in this case, said sliding surfaces extend substantially along a surface of revolution generated by a curved segment turning about a (transverse) straight line situated in a plane containing the curved segment, and at a distance therefrom which is equal to said radius of curvature; as a result, the sliding surfaces of the left and right prostheses are substantially in the shape of portions of a kind of circularly toroidal groove.
In another aspect, the invention consists in providing an anterior prosthesis for a posterior vertebral joint, the prosthesis comprising a smooth sliding bearing surface and a bone bearing surface, together with an anchor structure for anchoring the prosthesis in the joint process and projecting from said bone bearing surface; the invention also provides a posterior prosthesis for a posterior vertebral joint, the prosthesis comprising a sliding bearing surface and a bone bearing surface, together with an anchor structure for anchoring the prosthesis in the vertebral isthmus and/or in the vertebral lamina, which structure projects from said bone bearing face.
The invention makes it possible to obtain prostheses that are well adapted to human anatomy, that are compact, stable, and not very traumatizing.
Preferably, each of the anchor structures comprises an elongate anchor member—such as a stud or a rod—extending along an axis which is generally inclined relative to the normal to the bone bearing surface; said anchor member is preferably substantially cylindrical in shape about said axis, and is threaded or provided with grooves or projections on its outer face in order to increase bone contact area.
Specifically, for an anterior prosthesis, the anchoring that results from this member can be improved by the presence of a rib projecting along a portion of the periphery of the bone bearing surface, thereby increasing contact area with the bone.
Specifically, for a posterior prosthesis, anchoring can be improved by the presence of two elongate anchor members—such as rods or studs—extending along two substantially orthogonal axes.
Said elongate anchor members may form a single part together with the prosthesis body that includes the bone bearing face and the sliding bearing face; alternatively, or in addition, a distinct anchor member may be used, in particular in the form of a screw passing through an orifice provided in the prosthesis body.
Other advantages and characteristics of the invention will be understood on reading the following description which refers to the accompanying drawings which show preferred embodiments of the invention that are of no limiting character.
Although the invention is described below in association with the lumbar portion of the spine, the invention is applicable to the posterior joints of dorsal and cervical vertebrae as well.
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In complementary manner, each posterior prosthesis 2,
The concave side of the V-shape 11 a, 11 b of the anterior prosthesis faces rearwards, whereas the convex side of the V-shape 17 a, 17 b of the posterior prosthesis faces forwards.
The L5-S1 posterior prosthesis (
Retention of the prostheses 1 and 2 is reinforced by the presence of stabilizing ribs 21 (see
Preparation for implanting the prostheses requires a posterior approach exposing the posterior joint(s) to be replaced. At least partial excision (ablation) of the joint processes is necessary. On the anterior facet (or joint process) (or on the superior joint process of the underlying vertebra) the joint surface is merely abraded so as to reduce the total volume of the facet and provide a sagittal anchor hole in its lower portion. On the posterior facet (or joint process) (or on the lower joint process of the underlying vertebra) sub-total ablation is performed with oblique section towards the vertebral lamina and perpendicular section over the vertebral isthmus, and two anchor holes, a sagittal hole on the axis of the isthmus towards the vertebral pedicle, and a transverse hole in the thickness of the vertebral lamina are hollowed out from the spinal process.
The anterior prosthesis 1 bears against the prepared stump of-the-anterior facet with its cylindrical anchoring stud penetrating in the anchor hole. The prosthesis presents a smooth joint surface 11, 11 a, 11 b on its rearwardly-facing face of a shape that presents a rearwardly-open V-shaped section (or a section like a pulley wheel groove), with a narrow front medial sector and a broad and oblique lateral sector. In horizontal section, the medial sector is a frontal sector and the lateral sector presents obliqueness lying in the range 50° to 20° going from the sacrum to the top of the lumbar column. In sagittal section, the medial and lateral sectors 11 a and 11 b of the prosthesis have rearwardly-directed convex sides corresponding to the arc of a circle whose center corresponds to the common pivot center between the two posterior joints and the intervertebral disk for a given moving segment of the spine (the radius of this circle is 23 mm on average).
The posterior prosthesis 2 presents a first integral stud 3 provided for engaging in the anchor hole in the isthmus, and a second stud 4 which is separate from the body of the prosthesis and which is screwed for anchoring to the lamina. The forwardly-directed sliding joint surface 17, 17 a, 17 b bears intimately against the joint surface 11, 11 a, 11 b of the anterior prosthesis 1.
The prostheses 1 and 2 may be made of metal or of plastics material or of any other material that is biologically compatible. The retention of the prostheses can be reinforced by means of plastic cement.
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Burglar on the run from Sudbury prison
Posted: January 20, 2014|
A CONVICTED burglar is on the run from HMP Sudbury.
Deen Fisher absconded from the open prison on Sunday and is now unlawfully at large.
Police in Derbyshire are now requesting anybody who has seen the burglar to inform them of his whereabouts.
Fisher, 27, was sentenced to three years and four months behind bars at Derby Crown Court on June 28 last year.
He is from Belper, in Derbyshire, and has connections in the Alfreton area.
He is described as white, six feet tall and of slim build.
He has short black hair and brown eyes.
Anybody who sees Fisher, or knows of his whereabouts, is asked to contact police on 101.
Fisher is the latest in a string of people to walk out on their sentences at Sudbury.
Ten prisoners absconded between mid-November and the beginning of January, including several inmates who had been jailed for wounding, and a man who was put behind bars for manslaughter. Several have now been returned to custody.


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With one of the largest spas on the West Coast, the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara has expanded its spa services to the rooftop and beyond the 42,000-square-foot spa facility. "Bacara's location on one of California's largest untouched coastlines cannot be minimalized in any way," says Kathleen Cochran, the resort's general manager. "When designing our new menu, we didn't need to look any further than outside our front door."
The spa's new rooftop terrace with views of the deep blue Pacific gets you out of the treatment room and into the California sunshine for al fresco massages and other treatments. The roof space also includes private lounging areas for sunbathers and a mud bar where you can apply marine muds to your skin.
Beyond the sprawling spa complex with its adults-only saline swimming pool, health and wellness devotees can explore the property's 78 acres on a network of nature trails. One hike leads to the highest point of the resort where yoga classes and boot camps are offered on a green lawn with sweeping views of the pristine Gaviota coastline.
The resort has also partnered with members of the local indigenous Chumash culture to build the self-guided Chumash Nature Trail. Chumash artists, writers, and herbalists created signs along the quarter-mile trail illustrating how 20 native plants on the property have historically been used by the Native Americans. Some of the organic herbs and salts are incorporated in the heated compresses used in the Gaviota Herbal Therapy, one of 60 specialized treatments offered in the Spa.
This year, Bacara has also developed an intensive fitness vacation in conjunction with Sky Ranch Fitness, a private 1,200-acre ranch in nearby Santa Ynez with a team dedicated to helping you jumpstart a healthier lifestyle and achieve your long-term fitness goals. The weeklong all-inclusive program (from $4,290 double occupancy) encompasses rigorous daily hikes, personalized fitness training, and healthy meals and snacks with menus developed by Sky Ranch's certified nutritionist Nancy Dale and Bacara's executive chef David Reardon.
You are also rewarded for good behavior with three spa treatments and a wine tasting and chef's dinner at Foley Vineyard. "We guarantee results by managing your week," says Stuart Gildred, managing director of Sky Ranch Fitness. "We feed you healthy and nutritious food, keep you moving for five to seven hours a day, and make it fun and entertaining."
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New Zealand winery to use PHL products
Philippine products such as muscovado sugar and coconut sugar nectar are figuring prominently in a New Zealand winery, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
In a news release, the DFA said the Waiwera Organic Winery production facility will produce rum using Philippine Muscovado sugar and beer.
The facility will also make chocolate liqueur using Philippine coconut sugar nectar, it added.
"(It) will make rum in 200-liter batches and has already signed an agreement with a Philippine company to import 20 tons of muscovado sugar monthly to be used in rum production. Philippine coconut sugar nectar will be used as a sweetener for beer, chocolate liqueur, and chocolates containing chocolate liqueur," the DFA said.
Philippine Ambassador Virginia Benavidez, Minister Marcos Punsalang, New Zealand-Philippine Business Council (NZPBC) Directors Paolo Garcia and Rene Pascual and Council of Auckland Pilipino Organizations (CAPO) President Virginia Russel visited the facility last Nov. 8 upon the invitation of its director Alex Kirichuk in Silverdale, Auckland.
Kirichuk had presented a bottle of rum and a bottle of wine to President Benigno Aquino III at a business forum during Aquino's state visit to New Zealand last Oct. 22 and 23.
This time, Kirichuk showed Benavidez and the group the mixing and fermentation vats and other technology used to make rum and vodka.
Also, Kirichuk expressed interest to further explore business opportunities in the Philippines.
The DFA said the products he would like to import include activated carbon made from Philippine coconut shells, Philippine coffee, and cocoa.
Kirichuk was particularly interested in the activated carbon made from Philippine coconut shells, which he claims is one of the finest in the world for filtering gin.
For her part, Benavidez reiterated her appreciation for Kirichuk's interest in using Philippijne products and promised to assist in connecting him with the right Philippine suppliers.
"The networking with Waiwera Organic Winery and the opportunities and prospects for using recognized Philippine ingredients to make fine rum and high end wines for selected markets will definitely open doors for greater partnership and lead to mutually beneficial business ties," Benavidez said. — ELR, GMA News
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Prerequisite: Experience with an object-oriented programming language. A study of software development. Software engineering principles and structured methods are discussed as a prelude to the focus on object-oriented approaches. All phases of the software lifecycle are covered, including analysis, design, implementation and testing, and maintenance. Other topics include user interface design and development, software reuse and the design of reusable software components, software patterns, and web-based client-server programming. Four hours lecture. Offered every Fall.
Survey of contemporary computer organizations covering early systems, instruction set design, processor implementation (pipelining, multiple issue, and speculative execution), memory hierarchy design (on-chip and off-chip caches, translation-lookaside buffers, and virtual memory), input/output (devices, busses, and processor interfaces), performance evaluation, and current research topics. Project required. Four hours lecture.
Overview of local and wide-area computer networks and contemporary lower-layer network protocols. Topics to be chosen from: switched networks, broadcast networks, multiplexing, layered protocol models, physical aspects of data transmission, data-link protocols, network modeling, performance issues, and current research in network design. Term paper or project required.
Network application programming. Upper-layer protocols and their interfaces. Topics to be chosen from: TCP/IP, sockets, remote procedure calls, network management, client/server programming, internet protocols (FTP, SMTP, HTTP, and SNMP), higher-level interoperability (CORBA), performance issues, and security. Project required. Four hours lecture.
Introduction to shared- and distributed-memory architectures. Mechanisms for parallelism: locks, barriers, semaphores, monitors, message-passing, RPC, and active messages. Programming shared- and distributed-memory systems. Introduction to parallel algorithms and parallel performance prediction and measurement. Programming languages and libraries that support parallel and distributed computing. Four hours lecture.
Study of the foundations of computer systems and the hardware/software interface. Topics span the design, implementation, and programming of processor architectures, networks, and operating systems. Computer architecture topics include instruction set design, cache design, hardware virtual memory, and virtualization. Network topics include network interfaces, protocol design, and network programming. Operating system topics include kernel design, the system call interface, resource management, software virtual memory, and file systems. Programming projects required. Four hour lecture.
Prerequisite: requires knowledge of C/C++ and acquaintance with UNIX/Linux operating systems. This course focuses on advanced hardware and software topics in systems programming, such as device-driver design, interprocess communication, and kernel-module programming in the Linux environment. Four hours lecture.
Study of the design and implementation of modern operating systems. Topics chosen from: operating system structure, scheduling, protection, virtual memory, communication mechanisms, concurrency, threads, multiprocessor support, distributed systems, performance evaluation, and current operating systems research. Project required. Four hours lecture.
Bioinformatics, one of the fastest growing application areas in science, is the realm where computer science meets molecular biology. This course will build on students' expertise in either computer science or natural sciences and prepare them to enter bioinformatics in either research or industry. Students will be brought up to speed in the content area which is unfamiliar to them. Students will be introduced to genomics, proteomics and software tools of the trade such as Pymol and Blast. They will learn bioinformatics algorithms such as dynamic programming, hidden markov models and monte carlo. Prerequisites: proficiency in one of the following fields: computer science, biology, chemistry, or physics.
Bioinformatics, one of the fastest growing application areas of computer science and biology, is research oriented. Computer scientists provide their expertise in computation, algorithms and software design to biologists and chemists. Together they solve problems in biotechnology and create tools for scientific investigation. This course provides students with real-world experience in the design and development of a significant bioinformatics project. Our projects will be either research that may lead to publication, or creation of software tools for use by the scientific community, in partnership with industry. Prerequisites: proficiency in one of the following fields: computer science, biology, chemistry, or physics.
Study of the design and implementation of software development languages. Topics chosen from: syntax, semantics, translation, run-time systems, advanced programming techniques, and debugging. Language families to be chosen include: functional, logic, visual, formal specification, design, pattern, database, and concurrent. Project required. Four hours lecture.
Use of artificial intelligence techniques to solve large scale problems. Search strategies, knowledge representation, and other topics chosen from: simulated annealing, constraint satisfaction, logical and probabilistic reasoning, machine learning, expert systems, natural language processing, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and fuzzy logic. Both theoretical foundations and practical applications will be covered. Coursework includes written assignments and programming projects. Four hours lecture.
Algorithm analysis and asymptotic running time estimates. Expected running times and amortized analysis. Design techniques, including divide and conquer, greedy, and dynamic programming. Algorithms for searching and sorting, graphs, and advanced topics. Four hours lecture.
Topics to be chosen from: models of computation and formal languages, computability and complexity, P and NP completeness and P = NP, advanced computing models. Four hours lecture.
Survey of Internet systems research including the anatomy of the web, search engine architecture and algorithms, information retrieval, crawling, text analysis, personalization and context, collaborative environments, and the semantic web.
This course explores the foundations of security in privacy, exploring the fundamental principles, formal models, frameworks, and theoretical results that underly modern-day security and privacy. The emphasis in this course will be on written assignments, projects, and exams.
Internet application development, including server-side technologies such as scripting languages, template frameworks, web page mining, and distributed computing issues such as peer-to-peer, multi-cast, and distributed agents.
Learn the basics of computer security and the details of important network security protocols such as SSL/TLS. Topics include: symmetric key cryptography, public key cryptography, secure hash, wireless security, spam filtering, biometric.
Design principles and techniques used to facilitate the interaction between people and computers. Topics covered include user-interface design and evaluation, web site design, prototyping, usability engineering, presenting complex information, hypertext, multimedia, scientific visualization, input devices, ubiquitous computing, and cognitive models.
Study of the design and implementation of wireless sensing systems. Topics include communication, coordination, self organization, and energy e¿ciency. Necessary background material in networking and distributed systems will be covered.
Topics not covered by other CS curricular offerings. Students may register for this class in more than one semester. Consent of instructor required. Offered intermittently.
A study of the effects of computing and the Internet on modern society. Topics include digital librairies, e-commerce, copyright law and open source movements, on-line communities, education and technology, and privacy and security.
Participation in a cooperative work program with one of the USF affiliated organizations. Typically, students will work in groups and be supervised jointly by both an affiliate manager and a USF professor.
Prerequisite: Regular Status. At the discretion of the instructor, the project will be either a sponsored project for a commercial concern or or other institution or a research project. In either case, the project will result in the specification, design, and development of a significant software system with full documentation, an oral presentation to the university community, and a written report. Four hours lecture. Offered every semester.
Exploration of research topics in Computer Science. Students will read academic papers, independently learn tools and technologies related to the area, present research findings, lead tutorials on relevant tools, and participate in group discussion.
Prerequisite: Practicum Option status. Approval of Graduate Advisor and good academic standing required. Participation in a supervised work program where students apply USF coursework knowledge in a practical setting. Work is supervised by a USF faculty member and a corporate sponsor.
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May 13, 2014
In a report released by the state comptroller's office, tax breaks given out by New York's Industrial Development Agencies led to fewer jobs in 2012 than the previous year.
There are 112 IDAs across the state of New York. Each IDA provides property and sales tax breaks to companies in their region to help create more jobs.
According to the comptroller's report, the agencies created 2,400 fewer jobs than the previous year. That's despite a $47 million increase in the amount of tax breaks handed out.
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has put out several legislative proposals intended to increase accountability and improve efficiency and transparency of IDAs.
The proposals include a requirement that each IDA publish an annual summary of financial activities and develop uniform criteria for the selection of projects.


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When you reach Level 110 of your 1st Rebirth, you are able to begin studying the Dragon Chi. When your Dragon Chi score reaches 300, you`re able to unlock the Phoenix Chi. You'll continue training the Tiger Chi and Turtle Chi after you reach Level 110 of your 2nd Rebirth. Every time you unlock a Chi power, you will get 4 random Chi attributes which can give you additional power while monster hunting or battling your enemies on the field of battle. There are 13 kinds of Chi attributes and you can use a certain amount of Chi Points to refresh the attached attributes with new ones. To help you enjoy the Chi system, the TQ team will also give you 500 Chi Points (worth of 125 CPs) for free every day!
The Chi System consists of four types of mystic energy, known as Chi. There is the Dragon Chi, Tiger Chi, Phoenix Chi and Turtle Chi. These newly added Chi powers can add an extra 13 attributes to your character, including P-Strike, M-Strike, Immunity, Breakthrough, Intensification, P-Attack, M-Attack, M-Defense, Final P-Damage, Final M-Damage, Final P-Damage and Final M-Damage.


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Oregon Court of Appeals
State v. Wright
Date Filed:
Case #: A149357
Sercombe, P.J., Hadlock, J., and De Muniz, S. J.
Full Text Opinion: http://www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/docs/A149357.pdf
Criminal Procedure: A fact finder may logically infer, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a single transaction was the result of a continued scheme of defraudment based on previous transactions of similar nature.
Defendant appealed a judgment of conviction for three counts of first-degree aggravated theft, ORS 164.057, and five counts of first-degree theft, ORS 164.055. Defendant defrauded the 82-year-old victim over the course of several months by borrowing varied sums of money from his home equity line of credit. Defendant would borrow a sum and subsequently deposit a small amount back into the account to create the illusion that she was paying him back. The Court of Appeals determined that there was sufficient evidence for the fact finder to infer that the transaction at issue, on January 11, 2010, was the result of a continued scheme of defraudment committed by the Defendant, as it was similar in nature to other transactions fraudulently committed by Defendant. The victim never used his home equity line of credit prior to the time he first lent Defendant money, the January withdrawal was the last one because Defendant fell under police suspicion, and the victim was confused and shocked by the amount of money missing. Although the money was not subsequently deposited into the Defendant's account, it was reasonable to infer she was still the one who withdrew it because Defendant frequently kept cash in a hotel safe instead of depositing it in the bank. It was reasonable for the fact finder to infer this was part of a continued scheme. Affirmed.


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