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NEW YORK — Penguins rookie defenseman Olli Maatta played in Game 6 against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night.
An afternoon of rest and fluids was exactly what the doctor ordered.
Maatta was excused from a morning practice after turning up ill, several players said. Penguins medical personnel sent him back to the club's Manhattan hotel, which is only a couple of blocks from the Garden. The Penguins are one of only two NHL teams to travel with a physician.
During the morning practice, Maatta's place among the top-six on defense was filled by veteran Deryk Engelland.
Maatta, 19, has appeared in each of the Penguins' 12 playoff games after playing in 78 of 82 regular-season games.
No changes
Neither the Penguins nor Rangers changed the lineups they deployed in Game 5 on Friday night. The Penguins have used the same lineup for four of six games in the series.
Tough task
Engelland has not played since April 12 in the Penguins' penultimate regular-season game.
Since the playoffs started, he has joined other reserves as part of the "Black Aces," a group of players who take the ice after practice to stay sharp in case they are called upon because of injury.
Engelland said he is "definitely not" concerned about the long layoff between game action.
"I've been working after practice with (strength and conditioning coach Mike) Kadar in the gym," said Engelland, who has not played in a playoff game since the Eastern Conference final last postseason.
"That was as intense as it's going to get."
Orpik update
The Penguins again played without longest-tenured defenseman Brooks Orpik, who missed a second consecutive game because of injury.
Orpik's right knee buckled inward during a collision with winger Mats Zuccarello in the first period of Game 4 on Wednesday night. Prior to that contest, Orpik had missed five consecutive games with an injury.
The injuries are not related, Bylsma said.
There is no timetable for Orpik's recovery, but the Penguins do not project a quick return from this injury.
Granato gig
Penguins assistant coach Tony Granato said he has not been approached for the coaching vacancy with Washington.
Granato said he would not speak with the Capitals or any other NHL clubs with coaching vacancies until after the Penguins' playoff run. He added that though he would like to again run the bench for an NHL club, he is happy in his fifth season as the Penguins' top assistant.
Granato served two stints as Colorado's coach (2002-04, 2008-09).
The Capitals fired former coach Adam Oates and allowed the contract of longtime general manager George McPhee to expire April 27.
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If state government shuts down July 1, as appears increasingly likely, ordinary Minnesotans would feel the effects in ways big and small.
It would put a temporary halt to a lot of fun things.
State parks would close. There's a chance Canterbury Park and Running Aces horse racing tracks would shut their gates. You couldn't buy a state lottery ticket. The Minnesota Zoo might close.
A shutdown also would have significant impacts on health, education and other vital services across the state.
Hospitals and nursing homes might not get paid for treating patients on the state-subsidized Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare programs. Cities, counties and school districts could lose their state aid.
Job-training programs would close. Teachers wouldn't be able to renew their licenses. Kids turning 16 couldn't get driver's licenses.
Most of the impacts of a shutdown would be felt immediately, while some would depend on how long it might drag on.
Hardest hit would be the nearly 36,000 employees who work in the executive branch of state government. Last week, Gov. Mark Dayton asked a court to keep more than 13,000 of them on the job to perform "critical services," but those not on his list would likely be laid off indefinitely with no guarantee they would recover any pay when government agencies reopen.
A court would decide which critical services would continue, but if two-thirds of the state's workforce were furloughed, a lot of services Minnesotans depend on would go with them.
Their fate is in the hands of Dayton and the Republican majorities in the Legislature who are deadlocked over how to plug a $5 billion hole in the state's next two-year budget. The DFL governor wants to increase income taxes by $1.8 billion on the wealthiest 2 percent of taxpayers to avoid what he calls "catastrophic" budget cuts, while Republicans insist they won't spend "a penny more" than the $34 billion the state expects to collect over the next two years. The current budget expires June 30.
State officials say it's too early to tell exactly what programs and services would be affected by a shutdown. That would be up to the court.
But Dayton's recommendations offer clues about what's likely to occur.
For instance, the governor did not list as "critical" state payments to hospitals, nursing homes and school districts. That's where the big bucks go.
Of the $3.6 billion the state spent last July, $1.4 billion went for medical, rehabilitation and related services, according to Minnesota Management and Budget.
Cities, counties and townships received $640 million in aid payments, while an additional $570 million went to school districts. The state paid its employees $300 million.
Hospitals and nursing homes could argue in court that health care for the elderly, the disabled and low-income families is critical, prompting a judge to order the state to pay health care providers.
Here's a look at some programs and services not deemed "critical" in the governor's court filing and how they might be affected by a shutdown:
The Department of Transportation has scheduled 258 state highway construction projects this season, and work on those under way would come to a halt in a shutdown. Highway rest areas would close, bridges and pavement wouldn't be repaired, traffic-management cameras and ramp meters would be turned off and incident first-responders, better known as "highway helpers," wouldn't be helping troubled motorists.
School districts with money in the bank could continue operating, but nearly 11,000 teachers with expiring standard teaching licenses and 2,400 more with limited licenses could not renew them. The state Education Department, which would close in a shutdown, advises teachers to apply for or renew their licenses before July 1.
The University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities would remain open at least temporarily. If there's a prolonged shutdown, the 80,000 students who are scheduled to receive state grants next fall would not get them on time.
The state's 50 Workforce Centers could close, and the state probably would stop issuing job-training grants during a shutdown.
The 67 state parks and seven recreation areas would close. People with reservations are being urged to keep them. But if a shutdown were in place during those dates, any prepayments and reservation fees would be refunded.
Hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, as well as boat, all-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle and other recreational vehicle registrations, would be suspended. Anyone needing those licenses or registrations should consider getting them before July 1.
The Driver and Vehicle Services agency that tests drivers and issues licenses would be closed during a shutdown.
Zoo officials hope to persuade the court to keep the facility open, contending they can finance it with admission revenue.
The Revenue Department would keep a skeleton crew - 40 of its 1,400 employees - on the job to collect taxes, but it wouldn't send taxpayer refunds, including about $90 million scheduled to be paid to 70,000 renters next month. The department estimates the state would lose $52 million a month because collection efforts would halt.
Health officials would only respond to serious complaints about health care facilities, conduct infrequent restaurant inspections and offer only a limited response to disease outbreaks.
Health officials would not respond to environmental health hazards involving mold, asbestos, lead or indoor air.
Victims of discrimination could not file complaints with the Human Rights Department, and investigations the agency has already started would be delayed.
The Commerce Department would temporarily stop responding to consumer complaints, exams of banks and other financial institutions would be discontinued, and enforcement actions would be delayed. Any bank, insurance company or energy utility transactions requiring the department's approval would have to be postponed.
But the agency's consumer response team would react to natural disasters or emergencies, such as a tornado or bank failure.
The fate of the ponies is up in the air. If the state Racing Commission shuts down, so would racing and the card rooms at Canterbury Park and Running Aces. The tracks can't operate without the state stewards, judges and veterinarians that oversee them. But the commission is completely funded with license fees, and since there's no state general fund money involved, a court could decide to let the commission and the tracks stay open.
You couldn't buy a lottery ticket. Minnesota Lottery offices would close.
More than 3,000 nonprofit organizations have received state grants for a wide range of services. Some, such as domestic-violence centers, provide critical health and safety services and would likely continue to be funded, said Jon Pratt, executive director of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. Others, such as group homes for vulnerable people who need close supervision, fall into a gray area and may have to petition the court for funding.
Entrepreneurs seeking to start a new business could not register properly. Parents trying to adopt a baby from abroad could not get required documents. Voters couldn't register to vote or request an absentee ballot from the office during a shutdown. Farmers seeking crop or livestock loans would lose access to the office's central notification service.


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- "CLAPTON, (or Clapton-on-the-hill), a parish in the lower division of the
hundred of Slaughter, in the county of Gloucester, 4 miles from Northleach,
its post town, and 2 miles S.E. of Bourton-on-the-Water. The Great Western
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Missil's aim is to hit the Targets of hip hop, electro, dancehall, breaks and grime and it comes easy to this DJ, graf artist, producer and all round woman of talent.
Missill is from France and she made her name with the craze of 2ManyDJs style compilations of a few years ago when she released the Mash Up. So depending on how you look at these things, this is the difficult follow-up and/or her debut album as an artist in her own right. And that's where you get the best of both with the combination of new tunes with the progression of a DJ set.
Not only that but there's a very impressive line-up of guest vocalists starting off with Dynamite MC (who goes back as far as Talkin' Loud/Roni Size/Reprazent) on the first track on the CD. 'Forward', in a reggae groove al la Roots 'Again & Again' Manuva, will be the first single from the album but there's no let up in the pace with a bouncin' ragga of 'Ill' (Junior Red) and the collaboration with Ninelives The Cat on 'Toxick'.
One of FLY's old favourites, the distinctive rap of BluRum13 (DJ Vadim & One Self) gets old skool electro head nod on Atari on a track called 'Choose To Care' which finds us at half time; after the interlude, 3-time world DMC turntablist champion from Rennes, DJ Netik scratches dirty on an electro-rock-dubber of a 'Dark Moon' rising.
Talking of dirty, from Brazil, Edu K's Baile Funk arrives on 'Kabrake' and producer Chernobyl (Bondo Do Role) gives the mix something different. And talking different, Yethz is a singer and model from Venezuela who turns up on a couple of tracks, 'Mueve Lo' being the better of the two.
If you like to dance in a loud Pirate Robot Midget / The Tape vs. RQM / Crookers type way, this is an album for all crossover funk, hip-hop and electro dancehall fans.
There's certainly not much cinematic about 'Comic Strip Soundtrack', currently my favourite track, but the whole album takes me back to dance tent vibe at Big Chill Festival last weekend; the louder you play this album, the more fantastic it sounds.
As Missill is working DJ with over 400 gigs in the last few years under her belt, she's booked solid for the rest of the year and is on her way to Ireland next month and on 1st October is appearing at Supercharged in Brighton (should be ideal for fans of Splitloop).
The album ends with a bonus Targets Mega Mash Up Medley Mix which may be predicable, but highly enjoyable. Definitely one to see live in party mode I think.
Forthcoming Gigs:
13 Aug Sziget Budapest
15 Aug Paris Plage – Festival FNAC Ind?©tendances Paris
16 Aug Astropolis Brest
22 Aug Festival Foc Feria Valencia
29 Aug Festival Cabaret Vert Charleville-M?©zieres
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05 Sep Trinity Rooms Limerick
06 Sep Button factory Dublin
12 Sep Diff'Art Parthenay
13 Sep Festival St-Nolff St-Nolff
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04 Oct Vitalic Party@Eurexpo Lyon
08 Oct Confort Moderne Poitiers
11 Oct Brancaleone Rome
17 Oct Astrolabe Orleans
18 Oct Akwaba Avignon- Chateauneuf De Cadagne
24 Oct BE TRASH FAMILY PARTY!! Bordeaux
10 Nov Festival les indisciplin?©s Lorient
14 Nov Bindy Club Pau
Reviewed: Missill – Targets (Discograph) Cat. No. 3700426903691 Release date: 1st September 2008
01 Forward featuring Dynamite MC
02 Ill featuring Junior Red
03 Toxick featuring – Dynamite & Ninelives The Cat
04 Kema featuring Yethz
05 Check Dat featuring Ninelives The Cat
06 Choose To Care featuring BluRum13
07 Interlude Tez
08 Dark Moon featuring DJ Netik
09 Cant Control Me
10 Kabrake featuring Edu K
11 Comic Strip Soundtrack
12 Glitch
13 Scream
14 Get Busted
15 Mueve Lo featuring Yethz
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Addleshaw Goddard is aiming to strengthen its London projects practice with the addition of a new partner.
Addleshaws promotes to fill partnership gap
Addleshaw Goddard is promoting 11 lawyers after losing three partners earlier this month. Three will become partners, including employment lawyer Ruth Davies, finance and projects lawyer Andrew Pettinger and corporate restructuring and insolvency lawyer Daniel Redstone. Another eight lawyers will step into legal director roles, which have been designed to provide a career development path for ...
Appeal Court slates Carter-Ruck on giant fees in Telegraph case
The Court of Appeal last week slammed the "extravagant" fees demanded by law firm Peter Carter-Ruck & Partners in a defamation case against The Daily Telegraph.
Army legal services colonel wins in tribunal against MoD
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) unlawfully discriminated against a female legal officer by banning her from taking up a part-time judicial appointment because of her rank, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Arnold & Porter snaps up DWS IP star
The London office of Arnold & Porter has snatched Denton Wilde Sapte intellectual property partner Clive Thorne as part of the firm's effort to beef up its London practice.
Arnold & Porter swings revolving door with new hire
Arnold & Porter has recruited a senior European Union (EU) competition official as the second partner in its Brussels office.
Asbestos fears at White & Case
Lawyers and staff at White & Case are being forced to work from an office where asbestos has been discovered as the firm's move to its new City premises has been delayed.
Bar embraces flexible working
Far-reaching employment rights should be written into barristers' contracts when they join chambers, under new guidelines issued by the Bar Council today.Under the scheme, barristers now will be able to have statements written into their employment policies allowing them to take career breaks, work flexible hours, part-time or partly from home.It also allows barristers on maternity leave six months without having to pay rent and chambers expenses . Their place in chambers ...
BBC appoints new legal head
The BBC has promoted Valerie Nazareth to the position of head of programme legal advice.Nazareth will succeed Glenn Del Medico when he retires in August. She has been with the BBC for over 10 years after joining the company from Goodman Derrick.
Bingham swells broker-dealer group with triple hire
Bingham McCutchen is continuing its aggressive push to build its broker-dealer practice by recruiting a trio of experts from UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley DW and Wilmer Cutler & Pickering.
Blake Lapthorn gets specific
Blake Lapthorn Linnell has completed a review of its practice groups and is introducing a series of sector teams aimed at specific industries.
Boyes Turner revenues continue to rise
Reading-based Boyes Turner's end-of-year results show that its impressive growth over the past five years has continued. Turnover is up 15 per cent, from £7.2m to £8.3m. Final profit figures are not available, but chief executive Andrew Chalkley said he was anticipating around £175,000 per equity partner. This would reflect a dip on last year's £179,000, although the firm has expanded its partnership ...
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Canary Wharf's Michael Ashley-Brown is a man of many talents. Readers may remember that last time Tulkinghorn featured a photo of Ashley-Brown, he was in the midst of a rendition of Stand By Your Man, dressed in a stunning gold dress. This time he appears on the pages of Tulkinghorn in one of his more manly guises. He's pictured here in his 1958 Volpini, which he raced in Monaco at the Grand Prix Historique on 15 May. Also in the photo are
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In the US, a survey has found that 81.4 per cent of paralegal managers and specialists had higher compensation than those without supervisory experience.
Careers: people
Specialist pensions law firm Sacker & Partners has promoted three associates to the partnership: Claire Carey, Alison Cribbs and Joanna Matthews.
CC profits trail magic circle as US practice hit by weak dollar
Profits at Clifford Chance have plummeted by 13.4 per cent, blighted by a weak dollar, while the firm's West Coast practice starts to rupture with partner losses.
Cleary Gottlieb makes fourth raid on Linklaters
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In a market as tough for laterals as Brussels, Riccardo Celli is not a bad hire for O'Melveny & Myers. Even more encouraging is that sources at the firm say he should be able to start in the next few weeks.
Counsel for Russian oligarch turns to EU
The Canadian lawyer representing imprisoned Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky is lobbying the EU in his latest bid to win the release of his client.
Dentons poised for £10m tax windfall after Asia closures
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Eurotunnel: Weil Gotshal in, Herbert Smith pushed aside
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Everyone's a winner
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Expert claims fears of tax hike are unfounded
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Foreign bodies
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Gerry Kennedy: Lonza Biologics
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Getting the marks out
The European Court of Justice has just given trademarks a thorough run through the wash, says Andrew Hobson
At a 45-minute press conference this morning on the future of the silks system, the Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer managed to make one Government policy U-turn and reverse hundreds of years of tradition.
Haarmann divides legal and audit
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Hammonds partners hit by 18 per cent profits fall
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Haringey Council wins law director from Ealing
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Hempsons secures £250K of withheld fees for NHS class action rape case
After months of stand-off, insurers last week agreed to pay out almost £250,000 in legal fees owed to Hempsons Solicitors, which defended the NHS against a large-scale class action funded partly by conditional fee arrangements (CFAs).
Ireland life
Ireland is seeking to build on its R&D success as a European leader in life sciences manufacturing. Tom Maher and Catherine Galvin report
Is anybody there?
You can complain to Ofcom about anticompetitive practice if you like, but will it take any notice? Robbie Downing investigates
Law Soc puts training under review
The Law Society Council has given the green light to a plan that could spell the end of the two-year training contract period for trainee solicitors.
Law Society approves changes to conflict rules
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Lawrence Graham throws lifeline to the Dons
Lawrence Graham may have saved Wimbledon Football Club from certain death after fighting off another charge from the Inland Revenue in the Court of Appeal.
Remember all the panic about the changes to accounting for work in progress (WIP)? Well now that the financial reporting season is in full flight, the one-off tax hit that Application Note G to FRS5 (doesn't that name just make you feel warm all over?) will bring about is suddenly hideously close. It's easy to imagine hordes of extremely worried partners contemplating their ever-emptying pockets.
Legal widow
Liability has been reading Enid Blyton boarding school books, so it was just a matter of time before I heard a little voice asking: "Mum, can I go away to boarding school?"
Leigh Day Manchester office sets up on its own
Leigh Day & Co's London and Manchester offices have parted ways after the North West four-partner group opted to set up as a separate entity.
Linklaters joins non-movers at year-end
Linklaters has joined a growing band of law firms reporting a flat gross for this financial year, after billings remained unchanged at £720m. Average PPP for 2003-04 reached £640,000, a 12.8 per cent decline on the previous 12 months. Turnover crept up by 0.3 per cent. The firm has also become the first magic circle firm to break the £50,000 benchmark for newly-qualified salaries. It is upping new lawyers' ...
Lovells dips into accountancy for new recruit
Lovells has taken on a KPMG partner as a senior consultant in its employee share incentive team. David Tuch led KPMG's executive compensation practice and built up the Big Four accountant's remuneration consulting practice. At Lovells he will concentrate on executive pay structure at main board level.
Maitland set for 9 Old Square tie
Leading Chancery set Maitland Chambers is understood to be in merger talks with Michael Driscoll QC's 9 Old Square.
Manches scores double lateral for practice push
Manches has bumped up its construction and property departments with the appointment of two partners.
McCanns partners cash in on site sale
Equity partners at Dublin's McCann FitzGerald could be in line for a multimillion-euro windfall after completing a sale and leaseback of its new premises at Grand Canal Docks.
McDermott scoops team in latest round of CC NY departures
Clifford Chance's New York exodus today shifted up a gear after a team of six corporate lawyers jumped ship for McDermott Will & Emery.
Morality bites
Human rights lawyer Phil Shiner is determined to bring the UK to book over the war in Iraq. Jon Robins reports
NGJ escapes being stung in Wasps negligence case
Nicholson Graham & Jones (NGJ) has been cleared of any negligence in a case in which the firm bizarrely found itself as both the claimant's solicitors and a Part 20 defendant.
Norton Rose suffers blow to competition
Norton Rose has lost its second key competition partner in just over two years.
This week, two lawyer friends of mine have been reading the latest Court of Appeal decision on alternative dispute resolution (ADR),the clinical negligence case Halsey v Milton Keynes (2004). Let me introduce them. Brer Rabbit is a mediator. He is delighted to see that Dunnett v Railtrack (2002) has now been upheld and fleshed out. Better still, it is now clear that every ...
Orrick and Swidler to tie the knot in summer
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There is, apparently, a queue 100-yards long in the corridors of DLA, stretching all the way back from the insolvency department. The reason for its new-found popularity is that it is home to secretary Emma Adams, the young lady who apparently got a carpeting recently for gracing the pages of lads' mag Loaded and bringing the firm (and her department, which is well known for its purity of soul) into disrepute.
Partnership becomes TV star prize
Despite the fashion for partner culls, a handful of US law firms are currently battling for the chance to take on a recently qualified lawyer as a partner, recruited via the rather unusual medium of reality TV.
Paul Hastings London backs information-sharing protocol
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Profits back up at Speechly Bircham
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Regional firms come good as City counterparts suffer profits slump
Regional law firms have shrugged off the economic malaise affecting their City contemporaries by reporting solid figures for the last financial year.
Ring bling
At a recent Lovells press bash partner David Harris shocked journalists when Black Eyed Peas hit Shut Up started emanating loudly from his jacket. It turned out that this wasn't a less-than-subtle suggestion to silence the questioning hacks, the song was actually the ringtone on his mobile phone.
Separated at birth
Most lawyers love a good scrap, and the chaps at Fisher Scoggins are no different. The firm acted for Thames Trains on the Paddington rail disaster, Balfour Beatty in Hatfield and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir John Stevens in his five-week trial against the Health and Safety Executive. It's an impressive list, but it pales against senior partner Mark Scoggins' biggest ...
Shearman tax partner defects to Watson Farley in NY
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Shoosmiths posts record results
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Simmons scoops brief for broking arm of ABN Amro
Simmons & Simmons has leveraged its track record in advising venture capitalists on managed exits to win ABN Amro's stockbroking arm Hoare Govett as a new client.
Simmons sharpens Qatar focus with new hire
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Taylor Walton scoops place on AIB panel
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The ties that bind
The European Commission's decision against Microsoft is likely to be a watershed for competition law enforcement in the EU. Robert Bell reports
Tite & Lewis team moves to Nabarros
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Travers Smith strengthens IPO standing
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Vinson managing partner quits for LeBoeuf
Vinson managing partner quits for LeBoeuf Vinson & Elkins London has lost managing partner John LaMaster to LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae. Vinson will now have just six partners and seven other lawyers in London; two years ago it had over 30. The appointment brings the number of LeBoeuf partners in London to 16, supported by 30 associates. First revealed on www.thelawyer.com 21 May
Watson Burton storms to another record year
Newcastle firm Watson Burton has enjoyed its second record year, with turnover up 29 per cent.
What a dummy
It seems that Leeds-based Eversheds partner Jonathan Guest has got over his enormous embarrassment at being turned into a ventriloquist's dummy. This means it's high time the story was brought to a wider audience so that he can go red all over again.
White House hopefuls gifted millions from US lawyers
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Work-life quiz
Commercial property partner Patrick Andrews qualified in 1986 at Dundas & Wilson. A year later he moved to arch rival Shepherd + Wedderburn (S+W) and this month took up the management reins from Paul Hally, who stood down after five years at the helm. The son of a former S+W partner, Andrews ...
Wragges wraps up Nomura's £245m Earls Court purchase
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What is Icelandic-style skyr?
Skyr is the traditional yogurt of Iceland that has been made for over 1,000 years. It is a strained non-fat yogurt. It is made by incubating skim milk with live active culture. Then the whey, the water naturally found in milk, is strained away to make for a much thicker, creamier and concentrated yogurt. Read more about skyr.
Is your product made in Iceland?
siggi's skyr is made based on an age-old Icelandic recipe but we practice our craft in Yates County, New York and Richland County, Wisconsin where we buy all our milk from local family farms. Traceable sourcing is important to us and we only use milk from farms who treat their cows humanely and do not inject them with any kind of growth hormones such as rBST.
Are your products kosher?
Yes, all siggi's dairy products are certified kosher; we are certified by the Orthodox Union.
Are your products gluten-free?
Yes, all our products are gluten free. They contain no wheat, barley, rye, or triticale, and we do not use gluten as a food additive in the form of a flavoring, stabilizing or thickening agent. Our products are certified gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO).
Why does your skyr yogurt have so much protein?
When making skyr, we start by making a base that is kind of like regular yogurt. Then we strain the whey, the water in milk, and wind up taking about 75% of that water out. This means that to make one cup of skyr we require about 3 - 4 times the amount of milk required to make a regular cup of yogurt. As a result of this process, skyr contains 2-3 times the protein count of standard yogurt.
Is siggi's organic?
siggi's is not certified organic, however we only use milk from grass-fed cows and farms that do not use any kind of growth hormones. All siggi's products are all natural with no artificial ingredients, sweeteners, or colorings.
What are probiotics?
Research indicates that probiotic cultures are 'friendly' bacteria that may have various beneficial attributes for human health. For example, they may help improve digestive health and potentially boost immunity.
If there is liquid on top of my yogurt when I open it, is that ok?
The liquid that can occasionally be found on top of yogurt is whey. Whey is simply the water in milk/yogurt. A slight separation of whey from the yogurt is totally natural and nothing to worry about. When that happens you can either stir the whey back in for a smoother yogurt or pour it off. The whey contains some minerals and nutrients including calcium and some whey protein. Our yogurt can occasionally have this slight separation because in order to keep our ingredients to a minimum, we do not add any starches or stabilizers that might prevent this type of separation from happening.
Do you add sugar?
In general we want to keep any sugar in our product, even if natural, to a minimum. siggi's products are very lightly sweetened with agave nectar or cane sugar, then there is also a bit of sugar that comes from the fruit we add. We do not use any artificial sweeteners or high fructose corn syrup.
What is agave nectar?
Agave nectar is syrup harvested from the blue agave plant (which is also the plant that gives us tequila). One of the benefits of agave nectar is its favorable glycemic profile. Agave nectar has a low glycemic index, which provides sweetness without causing blood sugar to spike as much as with some other sweeteners.
Why do siggi's products taste more tart than other yogurts?
The process of making yogurt is driven by live active bacteria that consume lactose, the sugar in milk, and turn it into lactic acid, or milk acid. So the cultures are simply making the milk a bit more sour, making yogurt naturally a bit tart. However a lot of manufacturers of yogurt add quite a bit of sugar, particularly to their flavored yogurts. Adding sugar masks the natural acidity of the yogurt. Since all of siggi's products are lightly sweetened and made with only real fruit, they may taste less sweet than some other yogurts and as a result a bit more tart. They key difference is in the sugar levels.
Why doesn't your pomegranate passion fruit yogurt have any color?
We use organic pomegranates that have more of a pinkish hue and when they are crushed into our yogurt with the passion fruit and the plain white yogurt, the subtle colors of the fruit kind of fades out. Although we could add coloring, whether natural (beet juice) or unnatural (red 40 dye), we firmly believe in keeping our products ingredient list minimal and close to its natural state. Look at similar milk/yogurt products and see if their red color comes from the fruit itself or from beet juice or other type of colorings to compare.
Is it ok to eat yogurt after the "best before" date?
We do recommend that you enjoy any siggi's dairy products by the "best before" date listed on our packaging.
What are the specks in my vanilla skyr?
The specks that you see in our vanilla flavored skyr are actually small pieces of vanilla bean from the Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla we use…rest assured it is completely safe (and quite delicious) to consume!
Are your cows grass-fed?
We work with family owned and operated farms who feed their cows grass, however they are not all able to feed a 100% grass diet year-round. So their diets are also supplemented with a 100% vegetarian diet which typically includes alfalfa sprouts and human-grade grains such as oats.
I am lactose-intolerant, can I still enjoy siggi's?
Our yogurt products have less than 3% lactose in each serving as much of the lactose is removed along with the whey during the straining process.
Are your products free of antibiotics?
If a cow gets sick, they are taken out of milking to be treated, just like how you or I would be treated if sick. Milk from these cows is not used in our products until they are well again and that all traces of antibiotics if used are completely out of their system, which typically takes a few days. These cows are tested until they test negative (no antibiotics detected).
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In the new documentary The United States of Hoodoo, Darius James, an African-American writer and expat, journeys from his home in Berlin back to the U.S. His father, a sculptor and painter interested in African spirituality, has died, and his passing inspires James to wander the country, looking for manifestations of African roots throughout the country.
He finds it everywhere: in music, in art, in dance, in food. Sometimes the connection is obvious. Sometimes the original intent has been obscured or forgotten, as is the case with African masks: created for spiritual power, now treated as mere art on museum walls. Sometimes the work has been creatively modified, as with a Seattle artist who took certain African fabrics, including soundsuits, and co-opted them for dance pieces.
As it happens, Hoodoo's trek for African roots succinctly encapsulates the intent of the BlackStar Film Festival, a new pan-African program in which the film will be making its U.S. premiere. The festival takes its name from the Black Star Line, the shipping line created in the early 20th century by Jamaican political leader and black nationalist Marcus Garvey to facilitate the transporting of goods throughout the global African community.
For Maori Karmael Holmes, artistic director of BlackStar, it's not just a name-check: Garvey's basic hope—to unite the African diaspora, at least in a figurative sense—is the same as the festival's curatorial and thematic backbone.
"I'm interested in global black independent cinema. What I'm not interested in is a conversation about black Hollywood," Holmes says. "Politically, the stuff I want to see is not what would be interesting to Hollywood. They want to make money, and I want to see art."
The inaugural BlackStar, which runs from Thursday through Sunday in venues around the city, was only supposed to be a handful of films, but Holmes says it quickly ballooned. She didn't accept submissions (at least this year) and found films by reading about them on blogs and/or through the connections she's made through school and the festival circuit, which she once rode along with her 2005 film Scene Not Heard.
True to its global bent, BlackStar boasts films from or about Jamaica, South Africa, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hoodoo is an American/German co-production, and both countries are represented in Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years, an intimate doc on the African-American lesbian poet. Brazil is represented by the docs Chamber of Echoes, in which local Raphael Xavier covers hip-hop dance in Rio's favelas, and Capoeira: Fly Away Beetle, on the country's art form. Adopted ID arguably covers the most ground, with a British filmmaker following a Canadian adoptee on the hunt for her family in Haiti.
But even the American work exhibits a great diversity. "Sometimes I think what happens with people of color in the U.S. is, one person gets to win. And then everyone needs to represent that person," says Holmes. "It's not that you don't want that person to win, but there are other voices. With black Hollywood, there are these assumptions about black American life. If you think about Tyler Perry, everyone's Christian, everyone's heterosexual, everyone's working class." The BlackStar seeks to prove otherwise. "It will be nice to see the diversity of black life, not only globally, but even in films from the United States."
Soul Food Junkies, the closing night film, is an energetic and incisive documentary on Southern cooking that celebrates its history and deliciousness while stressing that it's best consumed in moderation. Less represented on screens is the lead in the short A Lover's Call: a devout D.C. Muslim who falls for a woman he mistakenly IDs as one of his own. And some ultra-talented Philadelphia artists get play too; among them, singers Res and Bilal are the respective centerpieces of The Res Documentary, of which a 15-minute preview will be shown (followed by a Q&A with the lady herself and the film's director, Steve Zegans), and the short film Being Bilal.
Holmes is particularly enthusiastic about Andrew Dosonmu's Restless City, a story of a young musician (pictured above) that distinguishes itself through gorgeous cinematography, for which it was feted at last year's Sundance Film Festival. For Holmes, it's the kind of low-budget film black filmmakers should make more often. "I always hate to speak for all black people, but I often think we're not exploiting what exists," she says. "We're trying to do Hollywood rather than thinking, 'I have five dollars. I'm going to make a five-dollar film.' There's no black mumblecore."
But a movement of such films is swelling. That includes Restless City which, like about half of BlackStar's wares, has already played at least near Philadelphia: It screened in Cherry Hill as part of AFFRM, a collective that releases black indies into national theater chains. Ava DuVernay, who runs AFFRM and whose I Will Follow was its first release, will be at BlackStar to screen 20 minutes from her latest, Middle of Nowhere, a drama for which she became the first African-American woman to win Best Director at Sundance.
Holmes wanted to include another Sundance film, Terence Nance's An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, but it was instead snatched up by the upcoming Philadelphia Film Festival, which requires premieres. She describes it as "an experimental love story" that's only "black" because Terence is and his subjects are. "Why do black filmmakers always have to deal in blackness?" she asks. "Why can't we just tell beautiful stories? Wes Anderson is one of my favorite filmmakers, and sometimes I just want to ape his style and put faces of color in his scenes."
BlackStar isn't Philadelphia's first specifically black film festival, but it is the first in ages. Mike Dennis, who runs the longtime screening series Reelblack Presents—and whose doc Leaked Night at the Five Spot, on the now-defunct Black Lily and its players, will screen at BlackStar—says it's the first of its kind since Darrell K. Henderson launched the International Black Film and Media Conference, which ran in 2006 and 2007. "Before then," he says, "Philly was the largest city in the U.S. without its own annual African-American film festival."
As for future iterations of BlackStar, Holmes says, "I don't want it to get bigger. I want it to get deeper." But even as she seeks more money and even more visiting filmmakers, though this year features plenty, she wants to keep it small and intimate. "I'd like it to have this small boutique feeling, where you remember everyone at the festival. Where you make relationships. And you keep going."
BlackStar Film Festival: Thurs., Aug. 2-Sun., Aug. 5. $5-$75. For venues and times, visit blackstarfest.org.
Tomorrow night, the inaugural BlackStar Film Festival presents the first look at "The Res Documentary," a forthcoming feature film profiling rock and soul singer Res, a Philly homegirl.
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My preteen stepdaughter lives with her mother and visits us on the weekends. Her mother doesn't make her bathe every day — and sometimes she hasn't bathed or washed her hair for a week when she arrives at our house. What can I do to encourage good hygiene habits?
- Kirstie
It can be difficult when a child travels between two sets of parents with two different sets of expectations. Without criticizing her mother, you might want to gently point out to your stepdaughter that as she begins to enter puberty, she may need to bathe more.
New puberty hormones will stimulate the sweat glands to become more active. Sweat is odorless — however, when it's broken down by the bacteria on our skin, it creates an odor that can be unpleasant. Bathing daily with antibacterial soap and warm water helps decrease the amount of bacteria.
Those same puberty hormones can also make hair oilier, so hair will need to be washed more often as well.
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JACKSON, ANDREW (1817–1895). Andrew Jackson, early newspaper publisher, was born in Georgia on March 17, 1817. He settled in Rusk, Texas, around 1850. By March of that year he and John Benjamin Long had founded a weekly, the Cherokee Sentinel, the first newspaper in Cherokee County. In 1855 the Sentinel was published by Jackson and William R. Wiggins and edited by Thomas J. Johnson. Johnson retired in late 1856, and a short time later Jackson and Wiggins sold the paper. In 1865 Jackson established the Texas Observer. In 1877 he became district clerk of Cherokee County and held the office until his resignation in 1891. Jackson, a prominent Mason, was an officer in Euclid Lodge No. 45 from 1851 until 1869. From 1858 to 1861 he was coeditor with W. T. Yeomans of the Texas Freemason, official organ of the Texas Grand Lodge. He was junior deacon of the grand lodge in 1859 and deputy grand master of the fourth Masonic district in 1872. He died in Rusk on May 24, 1895. Jackson and his wife, Eliza, are buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, near the eastern outskirts of Rusk.
Helen Wooddell Crawford, Cemeteries of Mid Cherokee County, Texas (1973). Dallas Morning News, May 26, 1895. Hattie Joplin Roach, A History of Cherokee County (Dallas: Southwest, 1934). Marilyn M. Sibley, Lone Stars and State Gazettes: Texas Newspapers before the Civil War (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1983).
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Monday, 18 May 2009
Daylight Savings does not fail; it is failed.
The 'no' vote was helped along by some of the more unsavoury and obnoxious elements of society:
Morning people. What do they care if it's blazing light by 5 am? They're already out for a swim!
Farmers. Eschewing the company of other humans, these folk prefer to live among plants and animals. Evidently their chief concern was that cows would feel confused.
The elderly. Almost unanimously resistant, but honestly, how long are they going to be around to live with the results of their decision? On this issue, voting should have been weighted by age.
The technically inept. Also known as '12 O'Clock Flashers' for their inability to set the time on their VCR's. They just got the microwave back to normal from the last time. A large section of the population, though there is high overlap with the aforementioned groups.
How long must the daylight remain unsaved? We, the 45 percent, will soldier on.
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With deregulated trading hours and flexible working hours, there's no reason we can't use a real time standard like UTC and avoid the bi-annual adjustment inconvenience.ReplyDelete
It just sucks for those in a backwards profession that has to coordinate strict timetables. So you can add extend your list to those elements of society that support the 'yes' vote:
Teachers and lecturers. They get enough holidays already, do they really deserve to be screwing with everyone else's scheduling for half a year?
ASX traders and associated finance peons. When you work a 12 hour day and get paid $1200 for devaluing people's superannuation, whose fault is that?
The technically inept. Those people that don't realise that if they want to wake up an hour earlier, all they have to do is set their alarms an hour earlier! Then they can go to work an hour early, and leave an hour early.
- Alarik19 May 2009 at 13:40
I'm going to 'fess up to being one of the bastards who helped kill DSL. Zero altruisim on my part- I don't care about farmers or parents or businessmen or anything like that...ReplyDelete
I just like Shakespeare in the Park better in the dark, and think too much sunlight ruins the mojo a bit at my dance classes.
Oh, and I knew it would annoy my friends.
- Anonymous19 May 2009 at 18:41
It disappoints me when I hear people complain about a lack of daylight 'saving' to be 'backwards'. Quite the contrary. I voted against daylight 'saving', because in reality, it saves nothing. The amount of sunlight in a given day is not going to change, regardless of what name is ascribed to it.ReplyDelete
Your 45% should speak up. Fight to start work an hour earlier. Two hours earlier. If you want to use your afternoons for better effect, wake up earlier and get it done. You don't need daylight saving to do it for you.
The fact that we live in by far the most populous timezone in the world helps, but I am not a fan of inconsistency. I voted for sanity because I believe in consistency. Like all things that must be named, "8:00" may be arbitrary. But one might as well stick to it.
- Anonymous19 May 2009 at 23:39
I bet you just wanted to stimulate the economy by purchasing your curtains more often!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous24 May 2009 at 18:25
Some of us in the Northern suburbs who can will still have DLS regardless. If someone's late for a meeting and its summer time then you probably know why. Its easier to just change the clock than to get up an hour earlier.ReplyDelete
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The team behind the popular education, community and audience
engagement programmes at the New Theatre and our sister venue St
David's Hall now have a new name and identity -
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Taking inspiration from the diverse programmes of St David's
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I don't know if it's just the beginning of spring, but the story of a tribal chief and his brave sons is always on my mind this time of year. I have no idea where the legend originated, but it was passed down to me by my mother. I'm sure my children will hear it as well, but first I'll pass it along to you.
There once lived a mighty tribal chief, leading his people in a comfortable life of prosperity deep in the Northwoods. The chief had three sons, each a mighty warrior. As was customary, one son would become chief and carry on for his father. When the time came for the chief to name his successor, he couldn't decide.
So that spring, he called all three young men to his side. He said to them, "Each of you would make a fine chief. I cannot choose between you. To that end, I have devised a test through which you may each prove your worthiness. The one of you who brings back an item most representative of the majesty embodied by your names will be the new chief."
Turning to his first son he declared, "Falling Skies. You were named after the Great Plains where the clouds and the sky stretch from the ground to the heavens."
To his second son, "Falling Rocks: You were named after the mighty mountains that divide this country in the east and in the west, where the peaks stretch up and up until they touch the clouds."
Finally to his third son, "Falling Waters; you were named for the great oceans that cover the world for as far as the eye can see."
"I wish for each of you to travel to the fabled lands for which you were named. Return to me with the most important items you can find."
With that, all three warriors set out. Days turned to weeks and then to months. Finally, after a year had gone by, Falling Skies returned from the Great Plains. The very next day, Falling Waters returned from the ocean. The chief asked his sons to hold the items they'd collected until Falling Rocks also returned. Unfortunately, he never did.
Years and years went by, and the chief's third son never returned to the Northwoods. The chief never gave up hope, though, and on his death bed, he implored Falling Waters and Falling Skies, as well as the people of his tribe, to continue searching for his long lost son; and so they have. To this day, the chief's final request is honored. That's why every time travelers pass through a mountainous region, they will see signs imploring them to "Watch for Falling Rocks."
OK, so I might be six days late, but I bet you didn't see that one coming, did you?


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I had a boss once who wouldn't listen to you if you came to him with a question. Ever. He would just turn you away.
His philosophy was that if you come with a question, then you haven't really thought about an answer. You didn't take the time to sit down and think things through, you didn't research possible answers yourself, and you didn't ask anyone else for advice. You got to a fork in the road, and instead of working out which direction was better, or building a list of pros and cons, you chose the easy way out, and asked your boss to decide for you.
But that isn't what your boss is there for. And if you haven't thought of an answer by yourself, or done some research, or even asked other people – then what is he paying you for?
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So when we came across problems that we couldn't find a good answer to on our own, we had to sit down and think about them. If we didn't find a solution or an answer that seemed to fit, or we weren't sure what answer was better, then we could go to the boss (and his door was always open in this case) and present our dilemma. Should we choose option A or option B?
This would open up a discussion, of course. Why do we think option A is better? What good points does option B have? Did we think what would happen if the situation changes? Isn't there an option C that we can go with?
At the end of the discussion, you would end up with a decision, and of course tasks to support that decision.
Meetings are much like that.
When you go to a meeting just to ask questions, or organize a meeting just to ask questions – you aren't doing your job. You haven't done any research, you have no options to offer, you don't really know what's better and what's not. You came across a problem, and you did the second easiest thing, after asking your boss. You convened a meeting.
You want to know something? That's not what meetings are there for, either.


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Today satellite TV channel UDD TV has started broadcasting . You can watch Thaicom satellite C band frequency 3880MHz V symbol rate 30000KsPs (PSI box channel 170) and plan to UDD TV channel to watch other channels in the future.
The United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) (Thai: แนวร่วมประชาธิปไตยต่อต้านเผด็จการแห่งชาติ; นปช., alternatively translated as National Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship), whose supporters are commonly called Red Shirts, is a political pressure group opposed to the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), the 2006 Thai military coup, and supporters of the coup. Notable UDD leaders include Jatuporn Prompan, Nattawut Saikua, Veera Musikapong, Charan Ditthapichai and Weng Tojirakarn.
The UDD allies itself with the Pheu Thai Party, which is currently in office in a coalition government. Before July 2011 national elections, the UDD claimed that Abhisit Vejjajiva's government took power 'illegitimately', backed by the Thai Army and the judiciary. Therefore, the UDD called for the Thai Parliament to be dissolved so that a general re-election could be held. UDD accuses the country's extra-democratic elite – the military, judiciary, certain members of the Privy Council, and other unelected officials – of undermining democracy by interfering in politics.
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Joey Dorsey? You mean, he isn't still with the Raptors? Nope. He's with Olympiacos Pireaus, the defending Euroleague champs. And the former University of Memphis star is breaking the glass, if not quite shattering it. I recommend clicking through to the actual YouTube link for the video above, where there are lots… »


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Time Saving Software for the Home OfficeJuly 21st, 2013 by admin
Computer software can be extremely useful to those wishing to encourage youth or those who want to be more grounded in their faith. It is possible to incorporate God into all aspects of your life, while gaining a better understanding of the Bible. There are several bible-based software's that are both practical and sound in Christian doctrine. 1) BibleWorks is perhaps one of the most useful and comprehensive software's on the market. It not only allows for biblical study, but it also allows for language study. Loosely, DIRECT TV, because of the ability to view and somewhat manipulate artifacts, i.e. the original manuscripts, it ties into history as well. 2) Bible Maps is a great way to learn and study geography. It has full color maps and photographs as well as a hearty reference software. 3) Play and Learn Children's Bible has Bible stories and a "game roomâ€. It teaches values with a biblical twist. 4) The Bible Explorer helps almost anyone find basic connections within the Bible. While reading with "understanding†can not be programmed, a helpful hand is knowing where to start. 5) Explore Bible People allows children ages four to six to learn about important persons in biblical history. The English language can not be separated from the Bible. In fact, the Bible was the first book ever published and is the base for all speech today. For Christians and non Christians alike, Bible based study programs can provide immense benefit.
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Perhaps the single most sought after service Burque Jewelers provides our customers is our exceptional jewelry repair. For over nine decades we have fixed, repaired and redesigned jewelry to very exacting standards. Paying attention to detail is the hallmark of our service and commitment to you.
Our staff takes the extra time to record each detail and listen to each customers' concerns. We make recommendations and suggestions that will improve a piece and/or save you money. In some cases, we may even suggest that the expense of the repair may not be worth it.
Sentiment, however, is a major part of most jewelry repairs. We have repaired items that are several hundred years old, as well as engagement rings that were passed down from great grandmothers. Every piece is handled with exceptional care and respect.
All of our repairs are done by master craftsmen in studios off premise. Each piece of jewelry is hand carried to and from their studio to ensure proper care. We personally communicate your wishes to the goldsmith and assess the quality after the work is done.
We utilize a double log system to assure security and prevent loss. If requested, Diamonds are tested, fully measured and weighed (if loose) and inclusions are identified to verify you get back the same stone you gave us. All gold is weighed and identified.
We will not accept repair assignments for promotional quality jewelry that is of such poor quality that repairing it will not improve its current condition.
Key Benefits
- Repairs are done right the first time.
- Repairs are accurately performed while paying particular attention to detail.
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- No job is too small or too big.
- All jobs are carefully monitored through every stage by our staff.
- All jobs are fully insured.
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Our gold and silver smiths are experienced professionals that have practiced their trade as second and third generation craftsmen. Our pearl and bead professionals do nothing but pearls and beads. Our Diamond cutter and lapidary are expert cutters that provide extremely precise work and are well respected throughout New England.
- Repair or restore all gold jewelry.
- Repair or restore all platinum jewelry.
- Repair or restore silver jewelry (limited).
- Pearls and beads are restrung, or redesigned.
- Re-cutting of diamonds and other precious gemstones.
- Re-polishing of chipped diamonds with minimal of weight loss.
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- Each job is given individual attention by our staff .
- Each item is meticulously recorded. All items and conditions are identified and measured. Pearls are individually counted. You are given a written copy of what you give to us.
- You will receive a written estimate and we will guarantee that price. NO UNPLEASANT SURPRISES! If your cost is more than 10% higher than our estimate, we will call you for your approval before proceeding. If the cost is lower than our estimate we simply charge you less.
- Each job is given a unique number and is tracked by name and by date.
- All jobs are hand carried to and from the appropriate trade shop by our staff. We never use a courier service. On very rare occasions we will use USPS Registered mail. Silver re-plating is sent by UPS.
- Upon return to our shop all jobs are inspected for accuracy and quality. If the work does not meet up to our high standards the job is returned for rework. When you get your jewelry back it will be done right and in accordance to your instructions.
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Javier Bardem has dropped out of a lead role in Despicable Me 2. The No Country for Old Men star was in line to play the villain of the movie, but negotiations with Universal Studios broke down. Bardem would have taken on the role of El Macho with a son called Machito. The parenting problems of El Macho and Gru, played by Steve Carell, were to pair the evil geniuses but other plot details are unknown.
Otherwise it looks like smooth sailing for the sequel to 2010's Despicable Me as Steve Carell, Jason Segel and Russell Brand are expected to return to their former roles. Pierre Coffin andChris Renaud are set to take up the director's helm. Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul return as writers to lend the same charm to the sequel as fans will have come to expect. Despicable Me 2 is scheduled for a release in July 2013.