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I am back again with a new edition of Thursday Sips & Nibbles, my regular column where I briefly highlight some interesting wine and food items that I have encountered recently.
1) Tuesday nights are now "Arlington Fried Chicken Night" at Tryst Restaurantin Arlington. This off menu special is available only on Tuesdays from 5pm-10pm and is focused on takeout. Guests will get 2 pieces of fried chicken marinated in buttermilk, double dredged and double-fried to a perfect golden crisp, along with a side of house-made whipped mashed potatoes with pan gravy, fresh coleslaw and a warm from-scratch buttermilk biscuit for $20.
The best part, $3 of each order sold will go directly to various Arlington based nonprofits including the Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington Boys and Girls Club, and the Arlington Education Foundation.
Diners can call ahead and pick up this packaged meal which is available for take-out or dine-in on Tuesday nights only. Each AFC box is $20 (feeds one person) and can be ordered by calling the restaurant at (781) 641-2227.
Fried Chicken Recipe:
One all natural chicken, approximately four pounds. (Serves: 8)
Dry Rub:
1 Tablespoon smoked paprika
½ Tablespoon garlic powder
2 Tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dry mustard
¼ teaspoon cayenne
One day in advance:
Cut chicken into ten pieces, removing the back bone and wing tips.
Combine all of the ingredients for the dry rub and massage into the chicken parts. Refrigerate overnight.
Day of:
Vegetable oil for frying
2 cups buttermilk
4 cups all-purpose flour
Preheat oil to 350˚.
Remove chicken from the refrigerator, do not rinse. Double batter in the buttermilk and flour (buttermilk, flour, buttermilk, flour).
Fry in batches, approximately 8 minutes
Drain on paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
2) Proprietor/General Manager Chris Campbell & Executive Chef/Partner Scott Hebert announced Sue Drabkin has taken the helm as Pastry Chef at Troquet. Drabkin was most recently the Executive Pastry Chef at RIS in Washington, D.C.'s West End.
Campbell said of Drabkin's work, "Sue's mature dessert approach pairs well with our in-house wine approach: Providing uncompromising quality with sophistication & elegance."
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, CA, Drabkin has since worked in some other New England kitchens including Rhode Island's Stone House at Pietra Restaurant in Little Compton, & more recently at Harvest Restaurantin Cambridge, MA. During her two-year tenure at Harvest, she created seasonal menus from local produce available in Boston.
Drabkin said, "I am trained in the nuances of pastry, but what I think our guests will taste in my work is much more than technique & fresh ingredients. I have a lifelong affection for art & antiques – I design my own jewelry, too. My desserts embrace creativity & passion, & are very personal to me."
Drabkin's inaugural menu includes:
Pineapple Macaroon Napoleon with crème fraîche, roasted & fresh pineapple, mango sorbet, & toasted macadamia nuts
Lemon Meringue Tartlet with Amarena cherries, torched meringue, pistachio & sour cream lemon sorbet
Crème Brûlée Gâteau with orange chiffon, feuille de brick, brown sugar ice cream, blood orange sauce, & pomegranate
Valhrona Chocolate Soufflé with espresso crème anglaise, & cinnamon truffle ice cream
Lime-Ginger Parfait with gingersnap, cassis, lime gel, & lemon ginger sauce
Caramèlia Mousse Bombe with hazelnut crumble, bittersweet chocolate sorbet, & passion fruit coulis
3) Chef & Owner Anthony Caturano is helping everyone gear up for Marathon Monday by offering an array of carb-laced specials on Marathon Sunday, from 5:30pm-10pm, at Prezza in the North End. Chef Caturano will dish out a trio of handmade pasta options that will allow runners and spectators the opportunity to deliciously fuel up the night before going the distance…be it physically or mentally: Orecchiette (broccoli rabe, sausage, Taleggio cheese); Linguini (shrimp, spring garlic, fava beans, white wine); or, Bucatini all' Amatriciana. Chef Caturano's Marathon Sunday specials are available as individual entrees for $18 or for an unlimited portion of one for the apt price of $26.2(0) per person.
For one night only, this trio of specials will join Caturano's staple handmade seasonal pasta offerings, available in both appetizer and entrée portions, including: Ravioli di Ouvo (ravioli stuffed with ricotta and egg yolk tossed with butter and sage - $12); Lobster Fra Diavlo (tagliatelle, roasted tomato, fennel, lobster meat - $18: appetizer; $25: entree); Pea Raviolini (Jones ham, English peas, mint, mascarpone, pecorino cheese - $15: appetizer; $30: entree); Walnut Ravioli (rabbit, fava beans, sage, butter, parmigiano cheese - $15: appetizer; $30: entree); and, Potato Gnocchi a la Bolognese (rustic meat ragout, tomato, porcini cream, pecorino cheese - $15: appetizer; $30: entree).
For reservations, please call 617-227-1577
As I am an attorney (and despite the cliched jokes to the contrary), my ethics are very important to me. I have posted aBlogger Code Of Ethicsand written numerous posts about ethical issues. I believe that all bloggers should follow a code of ethics as the power of the "pen" can be too easily abused. For example, negative reviews can adversely affect a business so one must be very careful in how one proceeds. One must be objective and fair, honest and upfront.
Rarely do I have an ethical dilemma as I simply follow my own rules, which have served me well for many years. However, I find myself now entangled in an ethical dilemma which has the power to destroy a person's reputation. I have long been pondering over how to properly handle this matter and have asked others for their opinions as well. I have finally made a decision on a course of action and only hope that what I am doing is right.
Because of my Monday Rants, I was approached by a line cook from a popular, Boston-area restaurant. He wanted to share with me some unsavory information concerning the chef and initially I was reluctant to talk with him about this matter. I had little interest in gossip about chefs, such as who they might be sleeping with or whether they do drugs or not. His information though struck at a more important issue, a deception the chef was perpetuating upon the general public, a lie about the sourcing of some of this restaurant's ingredients.
The restaurant has a reputation for serving primarily local foods, from their produce to their meats. The line cook alleged that the restaurant actually served very little meat that was purchased locally. Most of it came from large scale, out of state farms that cost far less than locally purchased meats. It appears that the chef has a close relative who works with one of those large scale meat suppliers and thus is able to acquire his meats more covertly.
This is an explosive allegation and I certainly would not have given it any credence without clear evidence. I met with the line cook and he had a cell phone video showing an incriminating conversation between the chef and his relative. It was not the best of quality, but the voices were clear enough and seemed to support the allegation. He lacked any further evidence and didn't think he could get anything else.
I was considering dropping the matter but decided I would interview the chef, and try to throw in a few questions about rumors concerning his meat sourcing. I arranged an interview through his PR company and met with the chef later one morning at his restaurant. The interview started off well until I started asking questions about his sourcing. My initial questions were rather innocent, without mentioning any rumors, yet the chef's attitude and demeanor changed. He seemed defensive even though there was no reason to be at that time. When I finally asked about the rumors, he ended the interview, leaving quite angrily.
It seemed to me that there was validity to the line cook's allegations. It seemed clear that the chef was trying to hide something. I did some further digging, identifying the chef's relative and his company. I phoned the relative and let me just say that I obtained verification that he delivered meat to the restaurant. With that verification, I contacted the chef again, though this time directly. I indicated I might be publishing this story and wanted to hear his side.
The call was extremely unpleasant, with lots of profanity and threats from the chef. However, the chef realized that he was in a corner, though refusing to admit guilt, and begged that I would not post the story. If I posted my story, it would probably destroy his reputation though he seemed guilty of the allegations. Should I post it or not?
In the end, the chef indicated that he would be leaving the restaurant within the next week, that he would likely be getting a job in another city. I indicated to him that if he quit and move, then I would not post the story. That deadline has passed though and there is no indication that the chef intends to move on. The chef has also not returned my subsequent phone calls or emails. This post is his final chance to do the right thing, to follow through on our agreement.
If nothing changes this week, then next Monday's Rant will identify the chef and restaurant, providing the evidence I possess. I received much support on both Facebook and Twitter for outing the chef if I possessed sufficient evidence of his deception. My outing will not be without repercussion, but I am willing to take on those consequences to expose this fraud. Once I identify the chef and restaurant, the restaurant owner will have the ability to verify this matter on their own. All they will have to do will be to analyze the invoices for the local meat producers and determine there was an insufficient amount to have fed all of the restaurant's patrons.
Chef, step up and do the right thing or it will be my obligation to reveal the truth.
April Fools!!!
Every year, on April 1, I write an April Fools post, and this year is no different. I have no plans to out any chef, and have not received any info about a chef's deception concerning the source of their meat. With the advent of Social Media, it has become even more difficult to fool anyone because everyone talks about April Fools. Before SM, you could go the entire day without someone mentioning it. Now, you often can't go five minutes before someone mentions it. This post does strike at some very important issues and I appreciate all the thoughtful comments it has engendered. Though it has generated a few hateful comments as well. This is an issue that certainly could arise one day. But this time, it is only an April Fools joke.
Yurine's Pot, the first Tipsy Sensei story and it featured an ancient Japanese legend aboutShōjō, water spirits who love Sake. In honor of this anniversary, it thus seemed appropriate that I should visit a Chinatown restaurant calledShōjō.I previously reviewed this restaurant, after a lunch visit, proclaimingit A Welcome Addition To Chinatown. Pleaseread that post for background information on the restaurant and here you can read my new thoughts after my dinner visit with Jen and Adam.
I am back again with a new edition of Thursday Sips & Nibbles, my regular column where I briefly highlight some interesting wine and food items that I have encountered recently.
1) On Tuesday, April 9, at 7pm, Legal Sea Foods in Park Square will host a wine dinner with Jordan Winery, a Sonoma County-based winery that specializes in producing Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Legal Sea Foods will team up Jordan Winery's Assistant Winemaker, Maggie Kruse, to host a four-plus-course dinner featuring signature cuisine paired with choices from their vine.
The menu will be presented as follows:
Scallop Tiradito* Al Aji Limo, Micro Cilantro, Choclo
Oysters on the Half Shell, Fuji Apple Mignonette
Tempura Lobster Bites, Sweet & Sour Aioli
Jordan Chardonnay, Alexander Valley, 2010
Crab Meat Tartare in Salsa Verde (Green Apple & Ginger Vinaigrette)
Jordan Chardonnay, Alexander Valley, 2011
Mesquite Wood Grilled Tuna Steak* (Creamy Hedgehog Mushroom Risotto, Blackberry Chutney)
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, 2008
Herb Crusted Lamb Chop* (Black Truffle Mashed Potato, Grilled Ramps)
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, 2004
Aged Vermont Dandy, Grafton 3 Year Aged Cheddar, Maple Wood Aged Cheddar (Grilled Francese, Cherry Compote, Dark Chocolate Shavings)
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, 2002
Cost: $95 per person (excludes tax & gratuity)
Reservations required by calling 617-530-9397
2) On Saturday, April 6, Horizons for Homeless Children will host their annual Spring Event, A Night For Tomorrow, followed by the first annual Spring Event After-Party. Starting at 9:30 p.m., guests can come enjoy a fun-filled evening with the lively Horizons' Young Professionals Group. The evening will feature late-night drinks, dessert, dancing and views of the skyline from the beautiful State Room.
All proceeds from the After-Party (as well at the annual Spring Event) will directly benefit Horizons for Homeless Children.
COST: Tickets are $75 each
WHERE: State Room 60 State Street, 33rd Floor Boston
FOR TICKETS: www.horizonsforhomeless.org/springevent
3) For the first time ever, Tavolo will open its doors on Easter Sunday, with service from 1pm-8pm. In addition to its regular Italianate menu, Tavolo will feature a variety of a la carte brunch and dinner specials, some of which will appear on the new spring menu. Chef de Cuisine Nuno Alves loves cooking with rabbit, which his family raised and ate as he grew up with 10 siblings in Somerville. Nuno has also become something of a local expert on American lamb.
On the Tavolo menu Sunday, March 31 and beyond:
Braised Rabbit Ragu over Housemade Gnocchi
Truffled Egg or Bacala Pizza
Asparagus and Bacon Salad
Spring Pea Soup
Ligurian Whole Trout Bourride
House-Butchered Lamb Two Ways: smoked breast / roast leg
Confit Artichoke Tart in whole grain crust, inspired by Maria Speck's Ancient Grains for Modern Meals Eggs and Peppers over Polenta
Squid Ink Linguini with Cockles and Tomatoes
Rhubarb Panna Cotta
4)Portsmouth & The Seacoast Restaurant Week will be held from April 4-13, with a three course Lunch at $16.95 and a three course Dinner at $29.95. At least 49 restaurants will be participating this year. Doug Bates, the President of the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce stated: "Every year we welcome new restaurants to the program and new dining guests to the Seacoast. We thank our locally owned and operated restaurants, chefs and farms for providing incredible product at a tremendous value as part of Restaurant Week. This year we are delighted that Portsmouth's reputation as a dining destination is being recognized nationally, with our chefs earning national honors and acclaim."
Bates is referring to two local chefs, Chef Evan Mallett of Black Trumpet Bistro, a James Beard Award semi-finalist and Chef Matt Louis of Moxy, a Food & Wine Magazine People's Best New Chef 2013 Nominee. I previously raved about Moxy and awarded it my Favorite New Hampshire Restaurant of 2012.
A trend for Restaurant Week this year is an expanded offering of Gluten Free and Vegetarian menus. There are over a dozen restaurants also offering gluten free and/or vegetarian menu options. They include The River House, Blue Moon Evolution, Brazo, Cava, Common Man, Green Monkey, Martingale Wharf, Moxy, Tulsi and more. You can find Restaurant Week menus for about 70% of the participating restaurants on the website.
Interestingly, some of the restaurants offer even better deals that the usual. For example, The Portsmouth Gas Light Co., B.G.'s Boathouse and Cafe Nostimo eachoffer a complimentary glass of wine or beer. The Great American Grill offers a free glass of House Wine. Cava offers a four course dinner rather than the usual three courses.Tio Juan's Margaritas Mexican Restaurant and Grill 28are offering their three course meals all day for only $16.95. So why not give Portsmouth & The Seacoast Restaurant Week a try?
5)On Easter Sunday, March 31, Turner Fisheries is offering a special brunch from 11am-3pm. For $69 per person, ($23 for children ages 5 to 12, under 5 years no charge) guests can enjoy a chef attended carving station, both a cold a hot buffet, and a plethora of desserts. Guests can indulge in a few of Turner classics such as the Clam Chowder and the New England Seafood Harvest complete with northern shrimp cocktail, cape littlenecks and island creek oyster. There are also traditional Easter brunch classics with a "Turner twist" including Crab Cake Benedict and Carved Lamb Chops with caramelized onion rolls from the chef's station.
For the full menu selection, click here. For reservations please call: 617-424-7425
6) On Tuesday, April 23, The Beehivepresents a tribute to the "father of jazz," Louis Armstrong with an evening of live performance featuring some of his most iconic work. Join The Beehive as musician Eric Bloom and guests take the stage to honor one of the most legendary musicians of all time.
Widely remembered for his 1968 hit song "What a Wonderful World," Armstrong was best known for his superb trumpet skills and iconic raspy voice. He pioneered the jazz genre-- shifting its focus from collaborative group performances to solo performances with scatting and singing, and was one of the first African American musicians to make his mark on the music scene.
From 8pm-12am, the music of the great Louis Armstrong will take over The Beehive as current jazz musician Eric Bloom plays some favorite tunes. Bloom broke into the jazz scene at the young age of 17 when he was chosen as a soloist for the All Eastern jazz band that performed at Carnegie Hall. In 2009 he began playing with highly-acclaimed singer-songwriter Diane Birch and opened for legendary musicians and fresh pop icons including James Morrison, Mat Kearny and Nick Jonas, and appeared on several national TV Shows including the Today Show, the Jimmy Kimmel Show and the David Letterman Show. In 2011 Bloom started playing with two critically-acclaimed funk bands Soulive and Lettuce, and since then he has performed with Dr. John, Pharohe Monch, Billy Martin and Talib Kweli to name a few.
No cover charge, cash bar, reservations recommended.
7) Wines will be poured and cuisine will be served on Saturday, April 20, from 12pm-5pm, at The Wine ConneXtion, located in North Andover, as they welcome guests to A Tasting for the Ages. Wine expert Aldo Rafanelli, from the famed House of Antinori will pour select wines as guests learn about the 600-year-old family dynasty, while complimentary Italian fare will be provided by North Shore favorite, Salvatore's Andover, for all to enjoy.
With wine-making roots dating all the way back to family members in the 1385 Winemakers Guild of Florence, The House of Antinori has been in the business for over six centuries. Owning vineyards in Chianti Classico, Bolgheri, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Orvieto, and Washington State, the family has honored Italian traditions across multiple generations. Joining the family in 1987 as the sole U.S. representative, Aldo Rafanelli of Ste. Michelle's Estate has carried the Antinori tradition overseas and will be at the Wine ConneXtion to guide guests with his passion and extensive knowledge, while providing them with rare insight into his 26 years with the company.
Walk-ins are encouraged and welcome all day! The event is Free to the public. Please note: Must be 21 or older.
Michter's rye whiskey for his men. Michter's would later say they were "the whiskey that warmed the American Revolution."
The local Boston news has been highlighting the issue of direct shipping of wine. That is a very good thing. As Free The Grapes states: "Massachusetts wine lovers still cannot purchase wines directly from out-of-state wineries, even though the legislature has had three years to act on an appellate court ruling directing the legislature to correct its unconstitutional ban on wine shipments." Bills seem to languish each year, going nowhere, and new bills are currently in the House. Will anything happen this year?
The reason this issue, which previously seemed to get minimal media coverage, has been highlighted recently is because of a celebrity. Drew Bledsoe, a retired football player, was once the quarterback for the New England Patriots, prior to Tom Brady. After his retirement, one of Drew's projects was to start a winery, Doubleback, located in the Walla Walla region of Washington. Drewmade avisit to the State House to try to convince lawmakers that they should pass a bill to allow for direct shipping of wine from out of state wineries.
Despite the importance of this issue to many Massachusetts residents, it has taken a celebrity to bring it to the forefront. This is not the first time that celebrities have shown their power in the wine and alcohol world. Forget Robert Parker, it is the celebrities which possess the true power. And the celebrities are able to do so without the use of the 100 point rating system. It is often said that Millennials don't want gatekeepers and want recommendations from their friends, yet they seem willing to follow the preferences and promotions of celebrities.
Consider how many rap stars have promoted different wines, from Champagnes to Moscato, and their promotion has led to increased, sometimes significant, consumption. Sales of Moscato recently grew by over 80% in one year, due in large part due to rap star promotion. Perez Hilton and Cee Lo Green have been promoting Ty Ku Sake, helping to elevate its sales. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have recently released a Provence Rosé wine and the first 6000 bottles sold out in five hours. These are but a few examples and celebrity owned wines often seem to get far more attention than many other wines.
Do consumers believe that celebrities know more about wine than other people? That seems doubtful. It seems more that people want a connection to celebrities and they believe that buying wines they promote helps to form such a connection. We also have a very celebrity driven culture, where many people seem more concerned about the daily activities of celebrities rather than the problems of our world. For too many people, the question of who the Kardashians are dating seems to take precedence over climate change, the war in Afghanistan and the debt crisis. There is something very wrong with that.
Complain all you want about Robert Parker's influence. At least he has devoted much of his life to wine. I think it is the celebrities who possess the true power and more often than not, they use that power to make money, to sell their own products. And they may know very little about wine. Far more people sheepishly follow celebrities rather than follow Parker. It just seems wrong. Why follow a wine recommendation from a celebrity?
How do you feel about celebrities promoting wine? Do their recommendations get you to buy wine?
I have dined at plenty of restaurants which sell ten to twenty wines by the glass yet may have one hundred or more wines available by the bottle. Most restaurants have far more wines available by the bottle than the glass yet does that actually make sense? Would a larger selection of wines by the glass enhance a restaurant's business?
In the latest issue of Foodservice East(Wintertide 2013, p.14), there is an article discussing a recentstudybyRestaurant Sciences.This study, involving research of about 10 million guest checks, is supposed to be the first study of wine by the glass consumption in U.S. restaurants. One of the most interesting conclusions was that, "Last year, wine by the glass sales made up nearly 72% of all wine sales on-premise." Most people buy wine by the glass rather than by the bottle, so why do wine lists often provide so few options for wines by the glass, choosing to provide a far greater diversity in wines by the bottle?
There are some logistical reasons why restaurants often limit their wine selection by the glass. Once a bottle is opened, the restaurant needs to have a way to keep the bottle fresh until it is empty. Wine preservation systems can be expensive but can provide value to the restaurant. Wines by the glass though usually provide a nice profit to restaurants, especially when you consider that it is common to make the price of a glass equal to at least the wholesale cost of the bottle, if not more.
Even if a restaurant cannot sell an entire bottle of wine by the glass, they are likely to at least break even on the cost of the wine. As the average pour is 6.18 ounces, there will be four glasses in a bottle, meaning that if all four glasses are sold, the restaurant would receive at least four times the wholesale cost of the bottle. That is a very nice profit margin. That high markup is also why many wine writers suggest purchasing wine by the bottle rather than a glass. It doesn't seem many people are listening to that advice as so many people still buy wine by the glass.
So why aren't restaurants offering more wines by the glass if that is what sells the most?
The Restaurant Sciences study derived a number of other interesting conclusions. They broke down the market share of the top ten white and red wine types, as well as providing average pricing in 6 different types of establishments, from family dining to hotel bars. They learned that price matters much less than the type of varietal or blend. The best values at most restaurants appear to be Pinot Grigio and Zinfandel.
The top ten whites include: Chardonnay 44.5%, Pinot Grigio 24.8%, Sauvignon Blanc 13.6%, Riesling 7.7%, Pinot Gris 2.3%, White Blends 1.3%, Gewurtztraminer 0.6%, Chenin Blanc 0.3%, and All Other Whites 4.9%. The top ten reds include: Cabernet Sauvignon 29.4%, Merlot 18.1%, Pinot Noir 15.8%, Zinfandel 10.9%, Malbec 9.2%, Red Blends 7.4%, Shiraz 3.2%, Sangiovese 2.3%, and All Other Reds 3.7%.
Chardonnay is clearly the most popular wine by the glass, and just four white grapes constitute over 90% of the total number of whites. Seems other white grapes need a greater promotion to acquire a larger market share. For red wines, five grapes dominate over 83% of the total, showing that patrons enjoy a bit more diversity in their reds. Yet even other red grapes could use more promotion as well. Most people seem to go with safe and common choices, rather than seek to expand their horizons.
I am certainly not the norm as I usually tend to order a bottle of wine (or more than one). If I purchase a glass of wine, I usually go for something more unique or exotic. I seek something different rather than the same old wines, like a grape I have never tasted before, or a wine from a lesser known region.
When you dine out, do you order wine by the bottle or glass? If you order wine by the glass, what type of wines do you usually order?
I am back again with a new edition of Thursday Sips & Nibbles, my regular column where I briefly highlight some interesting wine and food items that I have encountered recently.
1) A coupleof the restaurants celebrating with Easter Sunday specials on March 31 include:
Aura at the Seaport Hotel
(From 11am-3pm)
Easter Brunch Buffet: $55 per adult; $13 per child (ages 5-14); complimentary for children under-5
There will be an Easter Brunch Buffet ideal for the whole family, compete with a visit from the Easter Bunny, an Easter Egg Hunt and festive crafts with Samara Lamm of The Kids Place 4 Fun. Chef Robert Tobin's culinary offerings include the following: Scrambled Eggs; Eggs Benedict (Canadian bacon, muffin, hollandaise); Ricotta Blintzes; French Toast; Pancakes (caramelized bananas, strawberry compote, Chantilly cream); Pork Sausage; Chicken-Apple Sausage; Bacon; Granola & Berry Parfait (non-fat vanilla yogurt, granola, mixed berries); Smoked Salmon; Fruit & Cheese; Breads & Pastries; Young Greens (balsamic vinaigrette); Caesar Salad (shaved parmesan cheese); New England Clam Chowder; Quiche Lorraine (ham, caramelized onions, Swiss cheese); Leek & Truffle Quiche; Ravioli (wild mushroom & goat cheese sauce); Macaroni & Cheese; Roasted Salmon (creamed leeks, caper butter); Shrimp Cocktail (cocktail sauce, lemon, tarragon aioli); Honey Glazed Ham (pommery mustard sauce); Leg of Lamb (tamarind, raita sauce); Roasted Potatoes; Potato Puree; Green Beans (tomato confit); and, Spring Vegetables (chive butter). For dessert, Pastry Chef Karen Hodsdon will dish out a variety of cakes, pies, mousses and mini pastries alongside a chocolate fountain.
Towne Stove and Spirits
(From 11am-10pm)
Specials: a la carte pricing
Culinary Director Lydia Shire and Executive Chef Mario Capone will be dishing out a series of delectable specials this Easter Sunday. To start, there is Asparagus Soup (spring garlic flan, truffle foam - $9). For the entrée, the duo will serve up Rosemary Charred Leg of Lamb (baby artichokes, white polena, mint gremolata - $22). To finish off with dessert, there is a Lemon Layer Cake (vanilla & strawberry preserve - $10).
2) The Massachusetts Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® proudly presents the 5th annual "Chefs for the Cure" culinary event on Thursday, April 11 at The Residences at W Boston. "Chefs for the Cure" is an innovative and inspiring tasting-style event which features the opportunity to sample gourmet cuisine from some of the finest local chefs. Featured this year will be:
· Jose Duarte, Taranta
· Joanne Chang, Myers + Chang
· Keenan Langlois, Sterling's
· Michael Zentner, Gaslight Brasserie au Coin
· Brian Reyelt, Citizen's Public House and Oyster Bar
· Ben Lacy, Tastings Bar and Bistro
· Justin Winters, Cinquecento
· Mitchell Maxwell, Maxwell's 148
· Peppino (Shingara Singh), Da Vinci's
· Nicole Coady, Fixx Chocolates
· Rich Garcia, 606 Congress
· Alberto Cabre, Casa B
· Erin Erler, Cakes by Erin
· Larry Kessel, CTCA
· Michelle DeSalvo, Johnson & Wales
· Domingo-Martin Barreras, mixologist at Market
The evening will also include a silent auction, live raffle giveaways and a VIP hour featuring a live cooking demonstration. General admission tickets are available for $125 and provide admission to the grand tasting and include valet parking. VIP tickets, which also include a private reception, cooking demonstration and tasting with chef Jose Duarte, are available for $175.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.komenmass.org/chefs.
When: Thursday, April 11.
VIP Demonstration – 6:00pm
Tasting & Silent Auction – 7:00pm
3) On April 4, Neurofibromatosis Northeast (NF Northeast) will host their 25th Anniversary Celebration at Cruiseport Boston's Black Falcon Cruise Terminal in the Seaport District. Emceed by Boston radio legend Ron Della Chiesa with appearances by NECN's "TV Diner with Billy and Jenny" stars Billy Costa and Jenny Johnson, this silver anniversary charitable event will feature tastings from some of Boston's best restaurants as well as a fashion show with looks provided by Ted Baker London.
To honor this quarter-century milestone, the NF Northeast organization will forego their signature Table for TEN event this year in favor of this one-time, spectacular fete that will provide support and research funds to people with neurofibromatosis (NF), a prevalent genetic disorder of the nervous system that causes tumors to form on the nerves anywhere in or on the body at any time.
Rallying for this worthy cause, family and friends of people affected by NF will hit the catwalk in fashions by Ted Baker London (201 Newbury Street, Boston). The theme of the fashion show is "travel-wear," aptly chosen for the event's cruise-centric locale. The models, men and women of the NF Northeast community and its Beauty Mark Nation initiative, will don temporary tattoos bearing the logo of the campaign. Guests at the event will also be invited to get (temporarily) "inked up" in order to show solidarity for NF patients and to raise awareness of an early indicator of NF, café au lait "beauty marks" on babies.
In addition to showcasing an unparalleled fashion show, guests will enjoy an open bar and savory bites from some of the city's leading venues including: 75 Chestnut; 75 on Liberty Wharf; Anthony's Pier 4; Artu; Brasserie Jo; Franklin Café; Legal Harborside; Lucia Ristorante; Taranta; Top of the Hub; and, Union Oyster House.
Long time NF Northeast supporter Montilio's Baking Company will provide sweet tastes during the dessert reception which will also feature a special tribute video and live auction as hosted by "TV Diner with Billy and Jenny" duo, Billy Costa and Jenny Johnson, with items graciously donated by Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center, Himmel Hospitality Group, Boston Celtics, Strega Waterfront, Columbus Hospitality Group, Revere Hotel Boston Common and Ted Baker London, among many others.
This event is hosted on Thursday, April 4, from 6pm-10pm. At 6pm, guests will enjoy a cocktail hour and peruse silent auction items. At 7pm, the Ted Baker London fashion show will begin. At 7:15pm, the chef stations will open and guests will sample bites from famed eateries. At 8:15pm, guests will be seated for dessert accompanied by the live auction.
To reserve online ($125 per individual ticket) and for more information, please visit www.nfincne.org. For sponsorship opportunities ($2,500 - $25,000), please contact NF Northeast's Sonja Nathan at 781.272.9936 or email@example.com.
Neurofibromatosis Northeast has provided research grants to scientists at leading institutions around the country. NF Northeast is proud to have been the impetus behind the creation of The Harvard Medical School Center for NF and Allied Disorders (CNfAD), a virtual center whose mission is to define the pathogenetic mechanisms that cause NF1, NF2 and related disorders. NF Northeast is the leading resource in the northeast for patients and families who live with NF, a genetic condition that causes tumors to form on nerves anywhere in or on the body. Neurofibromatosis is more common than cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy combined.
4) This spring Tuscan Village, the culinary playground which houses both the Tuscan Kitchen restaurant and the Italian-based artisanal marketplace Tuscan Market in Salem, NH, will be hosting its first ever Easter Celebration on March 24. Guests are invited in for Easter activities for all ages including sampling at Tuscan Market, an Easter egg hunt and a visit by the Easter Bunny himself!
The festivities kick off at 10am on Sunday morning March 24 with an official visit from the Easter Bunny himself. Peter Rabbit will be roaming Tuscan Village piazza from 10am-1pm posing for photos with customers (customers should bring their own cameras) handing out candy and hiding eggs in preparation for an 11am Easter egg hunt. Children of all ages can seek out and find beautifully colored eggs filled with candy and prizes and every child in attendance will receive free gelato cards to try the wonderful handcrafted Italian treat!
"This event speaks to what we're trying to create here on the property. A village isn't made up of buildings; it's a community that comes together. We plan on hosting many more events in the future and making this a meeting place where people can spend the day," said Joe Faro, Owner of Tuscan Kitchen and Tuscan Market
Complimentary sampling will be available all day so customers can try and discover the large selection of amazing artisanal products including: fresh meats and produce, cheeses, wine and sweets before purchasing or placing orders for their Easter dinner. Customers can also choose from a variety of custom made Easter chocolate eggs made by hand at Tuscan Market. When it's time to eat, Tuscan Kitchen will also be open all day serving its award-winning fare including a Sunday Pranzo and dinner menu!
5) Guests are invited to celebrate Easter Sunday, March 31, from 11:30am-3pm, with the entire family at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. In addition to serving their regular menu, Fleming's will offer a special three-course brunch menu for adults and children where each party will receive a $25 dining card valid for a future visit. There are also three festive specialty cocktails available: Bellapolitan (Stoli, Solerno, lime juice, Monin Blood Orange, simple syrup, orange twist - $8.95); Scottish Beauty (Glenfiddich, blueberries, raspberries, agave nectar, orange juice, lemon juice - $9.95); and, Blood Orange Mimosa (Solerno, orange juice, Monin Blood Orange, Mionetto prosecco, orange wheel - $7.95).
The culinary experience begins with a choice of three appetizers including: Lobster Bisque (sherry cream, lobster garnish); Modern Caesar (hearts of Romaine, parmesan, fried capers, crisp prosciutto chips); or, Fresh Seasonal Fruits (Moscato d'Asti, mint leaves). Up next, there is a choice of four entrées: Fleming's Signature Eggs Benedict (choice of sliced filet or smoked salmon, served atop a toasted Wolferman's English muffin with wilted arugula, béarnaise sauce); Baked Brioche French Toast with a Walnut Crisp (pan-style brioche French toast layered in vanilla and orange custard with a brown sugar, butter and walnut streusel, served with maple blueberry syrup, Chantilly cream, grilled sausage); Prime Rib with a Trio of Sauces (slow-cooked herb and garlic-crusted prime rib, natural au jus, creamed horseradish sauce and horseradish mustard sauce); or, Fleming's Egg Strata (eggs, cream, vegetables and cheese, baked fluffy and served with pico de gallo, crumbled Chevre cheese and choice of spicy grilled shrimp skewers or slow-roasted filet). Each entrée is served with family-style sides, Fleming's Smashed Potatoes O'Brien (baked potato, crumbled and fried crisp, tossed with peppers, onions, parsley and seasonings) and Ginger & Orange Baby Carrots (heirloom carrots sautéed with honey oil, citrus and garlic). The brunch adventure ends with a choice of three desserts: White Chocolate Bread Pudding (bourbon crème anglaise); Crème Brûlée (creamy Tahitian vanilla bean custard served with fresh seasonal berries); or, Walnut Turtle Pie (housemade caramel, walnuts and chocolate baked in a chocolate pie crust).
COST: $36.95 per adult; $17.95 per child (under-12)
For reservations, please call 617-292-0808
6) To commemorate the historic battles of Lexington and Concord, Legal Sea Foods in Park Square will host their next Legal Holiday in honor of Patriots' Day. Hosted a few days early on April 10, at 6:30pm, the Legal Sea Foods team will pour and dish a trio of wines and small plates that celebrate spring.
The three-course pairing menu will be presented as follows in Park Square's 10,000 bottle wine cellar:
Early Spring Pasta (sautéed shrimp, charred ramps, crimini mushrooms, cherry tomatoes)
Bethel Heights Pinot Gris, Oregon, 2009
Grilled East Coast Haddock (roasted beets salad, dill & orange gremolatta)
Capcanes "Mas Donis" Rosat, Montsant, 2011
Spring Berries Crepe (rosa regale brachetto d'aqui zabaglione)
Michele Chiarlo "Nivole" Moscato d'Asti, Piedmont, 2011
COST: $35 per person
Reservation required by calling 617-530-9397
7) Lucia Ristorante Owner Donato Frattaroli and Executive Chef Pino Maffeointroduce the next class in the Lucia Winchester cooking series: Artisan Pizza Making. The second installment of "Cooking Classes with Chef Pino and Donato," this time highlighting Artisan Pizza Making. This class is the perfect opportunity to gain insight on the tips and tricks to making Lucia's famous dough, and have the opportunity to experiment with different toppings, such as a guest favorite, Pizza del Buongustaio (white pizza with mozzarella, potatoes, pancetta, gorgonzola, and fresh rosemary).
The Artisan Pizza Making Class will be held on Wednesday, March 27, from 7pm-9pm.
Cost: $55 per person
For reservations and/or more information, please call (781) 729-0515.
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|Dragons bring home gold ball as 2A Boys' State Champions
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Holyoke High School won the 2A Colorado State Boys' Basketball championship Saturday, March 13 with a 55-38 win over Ignacio in the state finals. The gold ball and the thrill of victory came home with the Dragons.
The state championship was the second-ever in HHS history, with the first having been earned in 1984 by the Dragon boys' team.
On their way to the state championship, Holyoke knocked off Hayden 50-36 Thursday and made it past Sanford 43-33 in the semis on Friday.
Seniors Kyle Carper and Ryan Baumgartner soared to the top when they were named to the 2A All-Tournament team by The Denver Post. Carper also earned MVP honors in the state tournament. Others on the all-tourney team were senior Alex Herrera of Ignacio, senior Brett Forster of Sanford and sophomore Johnny Foote of Lutheran (Parker).
—Enterprise photo by Duncan Brandt
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Further Information
A list of resources (texts and websites) to better inform our campus community
UW System Resources
UW System FAQ on Faculty & Academic Staff Collective Bargaining Legislation: www.uwsa.edu/hr/FAQ%201-20-10.pdf
UW System Collective Bargaining Flowchart of Process: http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/Coll%20Bargaining%20-%20Flowchart%20of%20Process.pdf
UW System Summary of Collective Bargaining Flowchart of Process: http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/Summary%20of%20Flowchart.pdf
HELPFUL SOURCES ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR UW SYSTEM: http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/Helpful_Sources.pdf
WILLIAM A. KAPLIN & BARBARA A. LEE, THE LAW OF HIGHER EDUCATION 277-303, (Jossey-Bass) 2006.
GORDON B. ARNOLD, THE POLITICS OF FACULTY UNIONIZATION, (Bergin & Garvey) 2000
JOYCE M. NAJITA & JAMES L. STERN, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, (M.E. Sharpe) 2001
ISSUES IN ACADEMIC ETHICS, Unionization in the Academy: Visions and Realities, (Steven Cahn, ed., Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.) 2003
RONALD L. JOHNSTONE, THE SCOPE OF FACULTY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING: AN ANALYSIS OF FACULTY UNION AGREEMENTS AT FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, (Greenwood Press) 1981.
THE UNIONIZED PROFESSORIATE: A DISCRIMINATING APPRAISAL, (Joel M. Douglas, ed., National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions) 1986.
Articles and Reports
G. Gregory Lozier and Kenneth P. Mortimer, A Collective Bargaining Election: Issues and Faculty Voting Behavior, 4 RES. IN HIGHER ED. 193, 1976.
Matthew M. Bodah, Significant Labor and Employment Law Issues in Higher Education During the Past Decade and What to Look for Now: The Perspective of an Academician, 29 J.L. & EDUC. 317, 2000.
John M. Lavine & Wallace L. Lemon, Report of the Regents Task Force on University Governance and Collective Bargaining, University of Wisconsin System, 1975, available at:
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nf pb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED102913&ERICExtSearch_SearchType
Analysis of Legislation in 23 States Enabling Collective Bargaining, Academic Collective Bargaining Information Service, March 1975, available at http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nf
Sheila Stern Polishook, Collective Bargaining and the City University of New York, 41 JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION 377, May 1970, available at http://www.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-1546(197005)41%3A5%3C377%3ACBATCU%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M&cookieSet=1
Links to useful Wisconsin Resources and General Collective Bargaining Information
Office of State Employment Relations, http://oser.state.wi.us/
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, http://werc.wi.gov/
WERC Complaint Process Booklet, http://werc.wi.gov/complaint_process_booklet.htm#Examples
National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the
Professions, http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/ncscbhep/index.shtml
California State University Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement, http://www.calstate.edu/laborRel/Contracts_HTML/CFA_CONTRACT/CFAtoc.shtml
Public Sector Collective Bargaining Laws, http://www.afscme.org/publications/11157.cfm
Links to Other University System Labor and Collective Bargaining Departments
University of Minnesota at Duluth, 2006-9 Collective Bargaining Contract at the University of Minnesota Duluth with the University Education Association (UEA), http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/policies/governing/unit9contract/duluth/index.html
State University of New York Office of Employee Relations, http://www.suny.edu/er/
City University of New York Office of Labor Relations, http://web.cuny.edu/administration/labor-relations/olr.html
California State University Labor Relations, http://www.calstate.edu/LaborRel/
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Labor Relations, http://www.hr.mnscu.edu/labor_relations/index.html
Links to Union Perspectives on University Bargaining
AFT-Wisconsin Higher Education: http://www.aftwhighered.org/
National Education Association Fictitious Union Page, FAQ, http://www2.nea.org/he/bargain/faq.html
AAUP Ohio, University of Akron, Frequently Asked Questions About Collective Bargaining, available at http://www.ocaaup.org/documents/FAQs.doc
AAUP: Resources on Collective Bargaining, available at http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issues/CB/CBResources.htm and http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/protect/bargaining/aaup-unionism.htm
AFT Blogs, FACE Talk: Collective Bargaining, available at http://aftblog.blogs.com/face/collective_bargaining/
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Wisconsin State Employees Union, Council 24 and Local 579 (UW Oshkosh)
UW Oshkosh Faculty and Staff Perspectives on Collective Bargaining
College of Education and Human Services Associate Professor Peter Meyerson, "Pros and Cons of Collective Bargaining for Faculty"


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Refitting A Motor - One Thing Leads To Another ...Written by on June 3, 2011 Repairing Questionable Construction
This ol' F-100 was purchased with the intent of fixing it up a bit and reselling itthat's what I told my wife, anyway. Bodywise it was in great shape. It required the minimal rust repair in the usual fender spots, but, overall, it was a great candidate for a face-lift. A Mustang II IFS system had already been installed, and it was outfitted with what appeared to be a fresh 350 Chevy and TH400 trans. Unfortunately, the motor had been mounted so the distributor cap was jammed up against the firewall, making removal of the cap impossible. Also, the throttle linkage rubbed the side of it when going through its travel. It had a good fan shroud on the radiator, but the fan was 3 inches from even coming close to being inside the shroud, so an electric fan had been mounted in front of the radiator.
The haphazard motor mount brackets just had to go. The rectangular tube that had been used for the motor mounts was strong and a pretty common material to use. As part of my repairs I'll use some 3/16-inch plate and come up with something a little better looking and just as strong.
My first chore was to get to the motor and remove it. This being a '56 Ford, the tips are based on this model, but are similar to other years and makes. This truck was being repainted, so the fenders were removed leaving the radiator and front air dams on the radiator mount. As is the case with most pickups, the F-100's front sheetmetal can be removed by just removing the bolts at the rear of the front fenders and the bolts/studs under the radiator mount. With the bolts removed and a guy on each side, we lifted the radiator end up to clear the crossmember then lifted the back to clear the tires allowing us to take the whole front end off as one unit.
With the engine/trans removed, I used a plasma cutter to remove the old mounts and an electric grinder with a hard stone to get rid of the evidence. I knew basically where the new motor mounts were going to end up on the framerails so I made sure to grind and sand those areas just in front of the crossmember before the engine went in for fit. This truck needed a new trans mount too, because the previous quality in mounting of the motor, reflected in the construction of the trans mount as well. The replacement I used is from Classic Performance Products. (I use 'em for most of my suspension, brake, chassis, and steering needs as they cover multiple years, makes, and models of pickups and muscle cars. Plus, their catalog is filled with great swapping and construction tips as well.)
The CPP trans mount simply bolts to the bottom of the framerail with four 38-inch bolts and accepts Ford or Chevy transmissions. The width of the mount is also narrow enough that it will fit on top of the framerail for mounting, too (if that works better). Proper placement of the trans mount is the first thing you need to determine before moving onto the motor mount installation. It's a lot easier to make your engine mounts when the trans is mounted solid. When installing a small-block Chevy and TH400 trans, start by clamping the trans mount to the frame so the forward edge of the trans mount is even with the back edge of the front running board mount bracket (in the case of an F-100). With TH350s you can move the mount forward an inch or so; this is also a good starting point for small-block Fords. This should get you close to where the motor needs to be in a front-to-rear relation. Then, I slid the motor and trans into place to see how it was going to fit. When I got it in I saw why the last guy mounted it the way he had. The oil pan and Mustang II crossmember had a bit of a clearance problem. This required some modification to the crossmember. After making some reference marks on the crossmember for the oil pan width and forward edge, I removed the engine/trans and laid down some accurate cut lines, plasma cut out the needed material, and ground the edges smooth. With some card stock, I made up templates for the filler pieces I needed and cut them out of 1/8-inch plate. They were then tacked in place.
Back in went the engine and trans, and the oil pan fit perfectly in the new notch in the front crossmember. This, in turn, allowed the proper positioning of the fan and shroud. In this case, other usually critical clearances didn't need checking. I had plenty of steering/exhaust clearance, the trans pan cleared the stock trans mount crossmember, the engine-to-firewall clearance problem was solved, and the oil pan cleared the rack-and-pinion. Once I was pleased with where the engine sat, I drilled the needed holes to bolt up the trans mount. It's a good idea as you're bolting the transmission to the mount to double-check that the trans is centered in the frame. In my case the measurement to center was 17 inches. Drilling those holes in the frame is never my favorite part. I always start with a small drill first, say 3/16 or so, then 5/16, and then the needed 3/8 inch. With those chores done I'd completed the hardest part of the motor/trans mount install.
With the trans bolted down I was able to adjust the engine angle if needed. In my case the fan and shroud determined the angle the engine ended up sitting; it's in the 3-degree range. That's a good angle. The carb-mounting surface of the intake is usually level. If you're running your truck with the hot rod stance, the engine will usually end up level when the truck is at ride height. With the engine centered and where I needed it, I cut some tubing to start the motor mounts. These mounts are just the basic nonlocking style. Applicationwise they were used on all GM cars and trucks in the '60s and into the early '70s I think. They fit small- and big-blocks. The tube is 7/8-inch tubing with a 7/16-inch hole in it. GMs use a 7/16-inch bolt, and Fords use a 1/2-inch bolt. The next step was to install the tube in the mount. If you're going to try this yourself, and the motor mount bolthole is slotted, as in this case, tighten the bolt and tube almost at the top of the slot. You need the tube to stay right there. Then break out some card stock and start cutting it up until you come up with a design you like. The one shown here is one I've made for years--Ford or Chevy. The Ford's tube is just a little bit longer and that part of the mount ends up a little bit wider than the Chevy's. Once you've got your pattern, transfer it on some 3/16-inch mild steel plate and cut them out. Shape with a grinder, and check your fit as you go. When it's shaped and ready, tack it to the tube and to the rail/ boxing plate. Get the card stock back out and create a gusset for underneath the top piece. This gusset should wrap at least halfway around the tube also. Again, when you have them ground, shaped, and fit, tack them in place. You want some good tacks on them just in case you bump the mounts when removing the engine to do the final welding.
After things were all tacked in place, I removed the engine and trans and did my finish-welding, but it can be done with the engine still in. Usually, though, the front frame section gets painted and the brake lines are bent up and installed before I reinstall the engine and trans.
If you're using this article as a guide the following images show what kind of mount you should have ended up with--strong and rather stylish. It's a lot better than the rectangular tube I started with, plus I can get the distributor cap off and even turn it to adjust the timing, all helpful things. With everything painted and reinstalled the fun begins--adding all the details in the reassembly. CT
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Well, it's definitely a motor-strong motor mount—not very good looking, though. A few minutes with a plasma cutter and grinder, and I'll be on my way to a better-looking mount and a properly positioned engine/trans.This is a converted stock steering column. Classic Performance Products has these neat little kits. It has a bushing you install in the end of the column housing. Then, cut the shaft off the stock steering box and slide it into the housing. Now you can connect a U-joint to the shaft.This is one thing I had to fix. The engine was mounted so far into the firewall that there was no way to get the distributor cap off. The other problem was that the engine fan was 2 inches behind the fan shroud. Shrouds aren't very effective that way; neither are fans. The engine will be remounted forward more to fix these problems.Although removed after the picture, I kept the radiator handy to use it to fit the fan and shroud when I was doing the final positioning of the engine and trans.I then pulled the engine and trans out. Next, I cleaned up my mess and started cutting off the old mounts. The existing trans mount needed to go as well.OK Ford guys, I know it's a Chevy. Sorry. It's a low-buck facelift on this truck, so I have to run what I have. I'll paint it black, though, to hide it the best I can.
This is money well spent right here: Classic Performance Products' universal trans crossmember for '50s trucks. This one has holes drilled for Ford and GM trans mounts.On '53-56 F-100s a good place to start with mount placement for engine fitment is to line up the front edge of the trans crossmember with the rear edge of the running board bracket.Here's a problem. The front crossmember needs to be notched to let the engine sit down where it needs to be. I'll make a couple of reference marks for cuts later.I cut out the area I wanted to notch, and then filled it with some 1⁄8-inch plate. These were just tacked until I fit the engine again.This is what I was trying to achieve—good clearance. Now the engine settles into the notch, right where I wanted it. And the fan now sits in the fan shroud like it should, too.In order to make correct mounts for the engine the trans should be solidly mounted. I always double-check that I'm on center when I install the bolts in the rubber mount. The holes in the trans mount crossmember are slotted, so you could end up offset.
A few minutes spent with some card stock cut to the shape and dimensions I wanted soon became the patterns for the two top pieces for my mounts. I transferred the shapes from the patterns to some 3⁄16-inch plates to fashion the mounts.Again, some card stock cut to shape gave me a pattern for the gusset. This piece should wrap halfway, or so, around the tube.This is a whole lot better. Now the distributor can be adjusted; the cap will come off, and the fan is up in the shroud where it belongs, too.We rolled the truck around back and my pal Bob had DA paper flying. He got the front and the rear sanded down and painted a semigloss black.Here's the finished painted version—quite an improvement from what I started with, don't ya think? I've used this engine-mount bracket design in various ways over the years. It can also be mounted to the crossmember and come straight up to the engine mount if that fits your application better. Volarés come to mind.


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WASHINGTON and NEW YORK-The last couple months, says Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren, have been a "perfect storm" for the erosion of religious liberty. He cites New York City's ban on churches meeting in public schools (which tossed two Saddleback-planted churches out of their places of worship), the court decision overturning Proposition 8, and the Obama administration's mandate that employer-provided insurance pay for employees' contraceptives, which affects Saddleback-affiliated organizations because they self-insure.
"We're at a flash point right now that's different than ever before in terms of the eroding of religious freedom," Warren said. "Christians ought to be alarmed." Though Warren doesn't oppose contraceptives, he said, "I stand in 100 percent solidarity with the Catholic Church on this issue."
Catholics and evangelicals have found themselves fighting side by side in these battles, especially in the battle over the contraceptive mandate. Religious leaders see in these controversies an opportunity to change the perception of religious freedom as a private or individual right and to show that the full scope of the church's work reaches beyond a worship service. The federal contraceptive mandate, part of the new healthcare law's requirement that insurance must cover preventive services (including drugs that cause abortions) with no co-pay, carves out a religious exemption-but only for churches. Other religious organizations and other employers with religious concerns have no conscience protections. (The administration has promised an "accommodation" to make insurers the ones who pay for contraceptives for employees at religious organizations, but many religious leaders have dismissed that proposal as mere wordplay.)
One alliance between evangelical and Catholic leaders that has now become a united front on religious freedom issues began in the Metropolitan Club in New York in 2008. The three founders of the alliance-Prison Fellowship's Chuck Colson, Princeton University's Robert George, and Beeson Divinity School's Timothy George (no relation to Robert)-met at the club to discuss what would become the Manhattan Declaration, a document released in 2009 on life, marriage, and religious liberty that over a half million people have now signed.
The preamble of the Declaration states that "freedom of religion and the rights of conscience are gravely jeopardized by those who would use the instruments of coercion to compel persons of faith to compromise their deepest convictions." Robert George, recalling the 2008 conversation at the club, said Colson foresaw a "huge assault" on religious freedom: "He felt Protestants and Catholics needed to join together with our Eastern Orthodox brothers ... and pledge ourselves to stand for religious freedom. ... And to pledge not to compromise our principles, under any circumstances."
Today, the framers of the Manhattan Declaration are seeing their predictions of conscience coercion fulfilled, but Robert George said religious leaders have also fulfilled their commitment to stand together. Instead of the contraceptive issue fading after President Obama announced his accommodation to the mandate on Feb. 10, the issue has continued to simmer and boil.
Evangelicals and Catholics are pledging to end insurance coverage in some cases and face huge federal penalties rather than violate their consciences by paying for contraceptives and abortifacients. Presidents from Protestant and Catholic colleges testified together against the mandate before a congressional committee. Robert George and hundreds of other prominent academics and religious leaders signed a statement calling the administration's accommodation "unacceptable."
Three more religious schools have filed lawsuits against the administration over the mandate-Geneva College, Ave Maria University, and Louisiana College-in addition to those suits Belmont Abbey College and Colorado Christian University have already filed. And Congress is working on legislation, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, that would broadly expand the religious exemption from the contraceptive mandate. Meanwhile, Catholics are protesting the Department of Health and Human Services' decision to end contracts with the church's anti-trafficking arm, considered one of the best anti-trafficking networks available, because it didn't offer abortion referrals. And evangelicals are on the front lines of a fight in New York City to give churches the same access to public-school facilities as every other organization after the city kicked most churches out of school facilities recently.
There are victories: In January, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) fended off an effort from the Obama administration to restrict protections for religious groups in their hiring decisions. The church won a unanimous decision at the Supreme Court in Hosanna Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, considered one of the biggest religious freedom rulings in decades. "The administration does not contemplate how broad religious rights are," Matthew Harrison, the president of the LCMS, told me. Harrison also testified to Congress against the contraceptive mandate, saying though the LCMS church itself is exempt, "We are deeply concerned that our consciences may be soon martyred by a single stroke of the keyboard."
The mandate as it stands doesn't encompass the extent of religious life, leaders say. "These so-called accommodations were made without reference to the real world that the church operates in," said Bishop William Lori, the U.S. Catholic Church's point man on religious freedom. Insurers must provide contraceptives for free, a problem for groups that self-insure, for example. GuideStone Financial Resources is one of those self-funded, faith-based insurance programs, which serves the Southern Baptist Convention. While the churches are completely exempt from the mandate, the convention's affiliate organizations are subject to the mandate, and GuideStone said the mandate "threatens the very coverage of those dedicated persons who serve our churches and affiliated organizations." The White House has said that self-insured groups will not have to pay for contraceptives for their employees, but the administration hasn't laid out a policy for how that will work.
Major Christian healthcare sharing ministries have also found themselves caught between regulations and the "real world": Clients of Samaritan Ministries International, for one, are exempt from the individual mandate (and thus the contraceptive mandate) because the healthcare law carved out a special exemption for healthcare sharing ministries. But the group itself is subject to the employer mandate because it has more than 50 employees and doesn't meet the criteria for a church. So while its clients are exempt, the ministry's employees are not. James Lansberry, the group's vice president and the head of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries, said the group has submitted a request for regulatory clarification on the matter but plans to pay the federal penalties for not providing insurance to employees if they are required to provide contraceptive coverage.
In these battles religious leaders see a deeper issue that goes beyond the politics of 2012. "The big narrative is the privatization of religion," Lori said. The fact that the administration only applied a religious exemption to churches "exemplifies that privatization of religion," he said. "Religion pertains to the whole of life," Robert George added. "It's a common misunderstanding ... that you can divide your life into religious segments or secular segments. ... When government officials ... don't understand that, they can threaten religious freedom."
Saddleback's Warren agrees: "Most people don't really get what the issue is here," he said, regarding the mandate. "It's the government saying, 'You have to violate your own conscience.' More than that, it's defining what is and isn't the church." He said the government is telling the church, "'You can have your conviction if you're doing evangelism,'" but not for education or healthcare. "That's a dangerous, dangerous thing that I will fight."
At the local level, New York City churches are being pushed out of the public square. The city has banned more than 60 churches from meeting inside public schools where other organizations have access, and now dozens of churches across the city have nowhere to hold services.
On Feb. 17, federal Judge Loretta Preska issued a temporary restraining order that was intended to allow churches 10 more days to meet inside public schools. But the next day, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tempered the order to apply only to The Bronx Household of Faith, the church that has been at the center of the legal fight. Efforts to overturn the ban legislatively continue. The next step is for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to introduce Bill A8800 to the Assembly floor for a vote. "This is really a no-brainer," said councilman Fernando Cabrera in a statement. "[H]ouses of worship benefit communities, bring revenue to the city, and deserve equal access to rent these empty spaces in public school buildings during non-school hours. We will continue the fight."
Those opposed to churches meeting in public schools claim that such arrangements violate the Constitution and confuse local youth into thinking that the state endorses the religious views expressed during a religious service. But Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence, who has worked on New York-based equal access cases for almost 20 years, says the conflict stems from an unconstitutional view of the separation of church and state. "The Supreme Court has rejected this view," Lorence said. "Accommodating private speech doesn't violate the establishment clause. ... New York City is the last holdout for an extreme view of the separation clause ... that says religion is something that needs to be contained and driven" from the public square.


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NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Iowa State men's cross country team leaped to fifth in the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches of America (USTFCCCA) regional poll after taking fifth place at the Lehigh Paul Short Run Saturday. The Cyclones were previously ranked 12th in the Midwest region.
The move in the poll makes Iowa State the third-highest ranked Big 12 member in the Midwest region, behind only Oklahoma State (1st) and Oklahoma (3rd). The Cyclones jumped ahead of conference rival Kansas (6th).
Iowa State is coming off an impressive showing at the Paul Short Run, placing all five scorers in the top 15-percent of the field. The 47-team, 397-individual field is one of the largest in the nation and featured highly ranked teams from both Division I and Division II, including headliners Indiana, the top ranked team in the Great Lakes region, and Georgetown, No. 2 in the Mid-Atlantic region.
The Cyclones were one of five teams to have three runners cross the finish line in the top 35. Mohamed Hrezi and Martin Coolidge paced the Cyclones, finishing 22nd and 26th respectively. Alex Dillenbeck (35th), Brian Llamas (46th) and Tyler Jermann (59th) rounded out the Iowa State scoring effort.
The Cyclones ran as a pack, running the tightest spread (25 seconds) of any team finishing in the top 15. Only Duquesne (16th) ran a tighter group, finishing all runners within a 19 second window.
After the off-week, the Iowa State women held at 3rd in the Midwest.
The USTFCCCA regional polls are released on Monday mornings. National polls are released on Tuesdays. For the complete USTFCCCA release, click here.
Iowa State will be back in action on Oct. 19 at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational in Madison, Wis.


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Excellent food. Kabobs and salads are GF.
Excellent, friendly service. Variety of items on Gf menu. knowledgeable staff. Delicious potato salad.
1242 Belk Drive,Suite 101, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
cross contamination!
4000 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007
I eat here all the time,without getting sick. I always get chicken kabobs with potatoes and veggies.
1055 Metropolitan Ave #110, Charlotte, NC 28204
One of my favorite gluten free places!
2490 Briarcliff Rd NE #48, Atlanta, GA 30329
Great glutin free menu-menu labeled GF and they will give you substitutes for pita like cucumbers if you tell the GF.
4357 Legendary Dr, Destin, FL 32541
Not really that many options for kids, but tasty.I don't recommend for kids.
1105 Woodstock Rd, Roswell, GA 30075
DO NOT TRUST ZOES. I used to eat there all the time, but after multiple disappointments, I realized that Zoes is not safe for someone with Celiac or any other gluten sensitivity/allergy. Two examples come to mind: I ordered a "gluten-free" Greek salad, and I stressed that I had Celiac disease and explained what it was and how they had to prepare my food, but my salad was brought out with pita bread on it. Another time, the last time I went there, I mentioned to the woman taking my order that I had celiac, and I ordered the rice pilaf. After going to Zoes for MONTHS and ordering gluten-free and stressing that I had a condition, the woman that day was the first person to tell me, including the many managers that I spoke to, that the rice pilaf is NOT gluten-free. No wonder I got sick every time I went there! I just assumed that the spices on their kabobs were too intense for me. I am very disappointed in this chain, and I will never eat there again, nor will I ever suggest it to anyone with dietary restrictions.
8926 S Broadway Ave #104, Tyler, TX 75703
I think this place is great for gluten free
11255 Huebner Rd, San Antonio, TX 78230
This was an amazing find! Very knowledgable about GF, also many healthy options. They also offer vegan options as well.
10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy #3140, Columbia, MD 21044
Nice chicken kabobs with rice and salad. They do not make their bread onsite, which is good news for the GF set.
1105 Woodstock Rd, Roswell, GA 30075
Lots of GF options and the menu is clearly labled. Told them I had Celiac's and the manager made sure that the kitchen staff changed their gloves before making my meal. They also suggested ways to order some of their items that aren't labled GF so that I could enjoy them if I wanted to try those items. Not everything can be made GF but they try their best to do what they can. Very friendly and accommodating staff.
323 Summit Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35243
I've eaten here twice and really enjoyed their gluten free options. If they only had gluten free pita bread...
1651 24th Ave NW, Norman, OK 73071
Make sure you let them know you have celiac/an allergy - I've noticed crumbs halfway through my meal here a few times as if they put pita on the plate and then took it off when they realized it needed to be gf.
10000 Research Blvd #101, Austin, TX 78759
Few but solid GF options. Mediterranean Chicken, Chicken Marinara, hummus (no pita -- cucumbers and peppers instead), and braised white beans. We eat here regularly, and my kids actually love it (not always easy finding healthy options for young kids). Not going to blow you away but solid, healthy, clean, and reasonably priced. Servers are not always knowledgable though. There's some sort of low-calorie menu that lists the items that can be made GF (servers are not always aware -- there is high turnover), and you have to be vigilant and be sure to specify and double-check they got your order right.
2490 Briarcliff Rd NE #48, Atlanta, GA 30329
My mom is highly gluten sensitive and orders the chicken salad and fruit plate off of the gluten free menu all the time. Once she was served bread as a side to her dish so we sent it back and they prepared another one. She's never had any issues besides that or had a reaction.
6300 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212
Their chicken cabob wih white beans as a side are my favorite! Be sure to specify no pita bread or they may include it in your to-go box. This place is great.
222 W Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75080
I eat at Zoe's in Fayetteville, Arkansas all the time. They're so great at customer service and the food is really wonderful. Vegetarian/Gluten free options are a major plus! I'm so glad I found this Zoe's while traveling through Texas!
3058 Mallory Lane, Franklin, TN 37067
Really good and the staff is very knowledgable on cross contamination.
1651 24th Ave NW, Norman, OK 73071
Knowledgable staff - great experience
14, Swannanoa River Rd, Asheville, NC 28805
Amazing food for fast food prices! Very fresh ingredients! Will definitely come back!
6300 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212
Great place, small menu but the shrimp kabob is worth the trip.
3655 Roswell Rd NE #100, Atlanta, GA 30342
They offer a lot of gluten free options!!
9848 Rea Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277
I've made 3 visit since moving to Charlotte in September 2015. No issues at all, thank goodness tasty Gluten Free meals are hard to find Charlotte.
14901 Potomac Town Pl #100, Woodbridge, VA 22191
I like the chicken salad with fruit or the sampler.
110 Swannanoa River Road, Asheville, NC 28805
I ordered the gluten free chicken kabobs and within 15 minutes was having a severe reaction. It's now 4 days later and I'm still having pain and issues from my meal there. I don't recommend this restaurant for gluten free eating.
4800 7 Cedars Dr SE, Huntsville, AL 35802
GF items labeled on menu. Tomato bisque soup.
3644 King St, Alexandria, VA 22302
Mediterranean - Greek food that is always good. I get the salmon kabobs and my boyfriend gets the chicken kabobs. Both meals come gluten free without the pita. Staff at many locations I have been to friendly and knowledgeable on gluten free issues. I would say this is a very safe bet for a meal that isn't contaminated. You will also enjoy their hummus which is awesome!
2490 Briarcliff Rd NE #48, Atlanta, GA 30329
My celiac daughter eats here all the time without issue. Staff is knowledgable and treats allergy seriously.
3644 King St, Alexandria, VA 22302
My go-to place for really good, fast, gf safe weekday meals. Many options. Just make sure to clearly state GF when ordering b/c sone of the menu items that are marked GF still come with pita unless you specify.
10005 S Memorial Dr Ste 102B, Tulsa, OK 74133
It may take a little longer to explain and to get your food depending who is staffing the kitchen but they will change gloves and dish up some veggies instead of pita for your hummus. Can't see the kitchen so not totally sure its safe for celiac but I haven't gotten sick there myself... That said I always talk to them and make sure the pita can't touch my plate. They've told me the grill is safe and I can recommend the kabobs highly. They have a gf quinoa tabboleh too.
1912 Landstown Centre Way #100, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Great selection of gf Mediterranean!
6638 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
Very yummy! Had the shrimp kabobs but had to tell them gluten free and even then the girl asked if the rice was good (according to gluten free menu-it's not) so the staff was not very knowledgable but I ended up getting the white beans and side salad which were both delicious.
3701 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77098
Waco, TX - NOT SAFE for those who MUST avoid gluten. My daughter ordered the protein power plate (a gluten free entree and gf side). I discussed her gluten intolerance with the worker who took our order, he said something to the kitchen personnel. However, she is VERY sick. I think the workers who helped us today did the best they could, so there must be severe cross-contamination in the kitchen or ingredients with hidden sources of gluten. I can not find an ingredients list only nutritional information. If you CAN NOT consume gluten, DO NOT go to the Zoe's kitchen in Waco, TX. Very disappointing and scary as they have so many items boldly labeled gluten free.
3352 W Friendly Ave #115, Greensboro, NC 27410
I really like their food but I had pasta salad on my plate twice. I asked that they make me a new plate. I stressed my allergy and again said to make me a new plate. They brought it out and I trusted them. That was a big mistake as a few bites in, I found pasta noodles and I had a stomach ache before I left. I asked to speak the manager. He said they made me a new plate. I moved my potato salad and showed him the pasta salad. He went and made me a new one. I really want to trust them but I've been burned twice here and once in Winston.
520 Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Great gf option!
5031 Montgomery Hwy #1, Dothan, AL 36303
Love Zoe's Kitchen! Their tomato soup and Greek salads are my favorite, they also have awesome chicken salad.
1823 East Arbors Drive #320, Charlotte, NC 28262
Make sure you tell them how serious it is- I was unsure since the woman taking my order didn't seem concerned but she told me the general manager was in the kitchen (working the expo and reviewing all orders before they came out). I've heard mixed reviews about Zoe's and do think it depends on the staff/location. That being said I am very sensitive and did not get sick Love that they have plenty of options for gluten free/dairy free people. Also love that they don't charge for substituting sides
6700 Woodlands Pkwy #170, Spring, TX 77382
I eat at this location often and have never had a problem. I am not celiac but am severely gluten sensitive. You do need to tell them if you are ordering a menu item gluten free or they will probably throw some pita bread on top of it.
3701 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77098
They have messed up before by putting pita bread on my meal, so i had to drive all the way back (I got it to go on my short lunch break) to get a fresh meal. That meal was fine. The second time I ordered from here, everything LOOKED fine, but I got sick a few hours later. I would be wary.
4015 Hillsboro Pike #110, Nashville, TN 37215
i have eaten at Zoe's several times with no issues. i love the greek salad with chicken.
151 York Rd, Willow Grove, PA 19090
Delicious food. I ordered kabob and rice and fruit salad. No issues. I am celiac.
2123 Augusta St, Greenville, SC 29605
My work has frequent catered lunches from Zoe's and the chicken kebabs, rice pilaf and Greek salad are fantastic. I have called to speak with the chef and he was knowledgeable and friendly. The beef kebabs are not GF. As a celiac, I feel safe eating their food.
3352 W Friendly Ave #115, Greensboro, NC 27410
Menu very clear. Make sure to mention your intolerance so they don't add the bread that comes with some dishes. Never had any issues.
11255 Huebner Rd, San Antonio, TX 78230
Seriously how have I not tried this place earlier! One of the first meals in a long time that I really enjoyed. It tastes fresh and I didn't walk away hungry. Thank you. I took a picture, but how do I up load it?
11255 Huebner Rd, San Antonio, TX 78230
love this place
1242 Belk Drive,Suite 101, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
I get the side salad with grilled chicken. Great Price!
7135 E Camelback Rd #165, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Gluten free is clearly marked on menu
761 W Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
I LOVE THIS FOOD!!! It's so good and if you ask for things without pita its GF!!!
1028 Oberlin Rd #248, Raleigh, NC 27605
The food is delicious and they have a good gluten free menu. However, we ordered 2 meals off of the GF menu and both came out with pita triangles on the plate and one even had pasta salad. Staff did not seem knowledgable about gluten.
1901 Towne Centre Blvd #105, Annapolis, MD 21401
Very simple gluten free menu. I recommend the shrimp kabob
5100 Belt Line Road #1056, Dallas, TX 75254
My favorite item to order is the kabobs or quinoa salad. Gluten-free items are marked on the menu. Lots to choose from. Multiple locations around Dallas. Yum!
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Supreme Court | High court upholds most of healthcare law, ruling the individual mandate penalty a tax
WASHINGTON-Outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the healthcare decision day, it was all sweat from 100-degree temperatures and noise from drums, shouting, megaphones, and music. Inside the courtroom Thursday, for five minutes before the nine justices entered, there was a tense silence as the audience waited.
No cell phones are allowed in the courtroom-or much of anything beyond a pen and the clothes on your back-so no one could do anything but sit still and feel the suspense grow. The high court handles arcane legal matters most of the time, but the healthcare opinion was the rare document that vividly affects every American-whether he or she has health insurance or not.
The justices swept in and sat, and after Justice Anthony Kennedy read an opinion on fraudulent claims about military honors, Chief Justice John Roberts calmly announced that he had an opinion to read, the final one of the term.
In an outcome very few court experts predicted after hearing the oral arguments, the court left the Affordable Care Act of 2010 largely untouched. The majority also encompassed an alliance that no one predicted of Roberts and the liberal bloc of the court: Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. (Download a PDF of the opinion.)
But Roberts, penning the majority opinion, limited the ruling to say that Congress had the power to tax, and the individual mandate's penalty for not having health insurance counted as a tax increase. Even though Congress described the penalty as a "shared responsibility payment," Roberts said, "It functions like a tax."
The court did declare the individual mandate unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause, because Roberts said Congress could not create activity to regulate it. But the mandate had faced two questions for the court to consider-whether it was constitutional under the Commerce Clause and under Congress' power to tax. It only had to survive one of the two for the court to uphold it.
Lawyers who filed lawsuits against the contraceptive mandate, which was not any part of the Supreme Court's consideration in this case, perked up at the court's comments about the Commerce Clause. Roberts said the individual mandate "compels individuals to purchase a product they may not want," which amounts to a "substantial expansion of the government's power." At another point he said the federal government could not compel people "to enter commerce precisely when they have chosen not to."
For opponents of the contraceptive mandate, these hints were the silver lining of the ruling as their cases move forward in lower courts across the country.
"[The comments] signal that the court may be willing to strike down the [Health and Human Services] mandate," said Hannah Smith, a lawyer with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty who is working on the contraceptive mandate challenges.
Roberts at the beginning of his opinion outlined the role of the court: He noted that the court was not ruling on the "wisdom or fairness" of the mandate and its accompanying tax for not buying insurance. "It is not our job to save the people from the consequences of their political choices," he said.
Casey Mattox, a lawyer for the Alliance Defense Fund, attended the healthcare arguments and stood wearing a suit and tie on the hot steps of the court after the decision. The ADF is working on cases challenging the contraceptive mandate. Mattox called the ruling "unexpected, narrow, odd … a piecemeal rewriting of the law." He found Roberts' logic about the law being a tax and thus under the prerogative of Congress untenable.
"Congress when they were passing the bill said, 'This is not a tax,'" Mattox pointed out. "Political accountability works only when you can have accountability."
The court did limit the law's expansion of Medicaid, saying that the federal government could offer additional funds to states to expand their coverage but could not threaten the rest of their Medicaid funding if they didn't accept the extra funds.
It could have gone so differently. The dissenting bloc of Justices Kennedy (who most observers focused on during the arguments as the key vote), Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito wrote that they would have nullified the entire law as unconstitutional, doing so on the grounds that the individual mandate was unconstitutional and that it was the heart of the law and could not be "severed" without taking the rest of the law down with it.
Kennedy, typically chipper, read the close of his dissent in court with a weariness, saying the majority was guilty of "vast judicial overreaching." Now the healthcare law, he pointed out, is "a distorted version of the act-decreed by the court and no one else."
President Barack Obama called Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr., who argued the cases before the court (and came under criticism for his performance), soon after the ruling to congratulate him. But Tea Party protestors outside the court shouted, "Just wait 'til the elections in November 2012!"
Meanwhile, Mitt Romney's campaign announced that the GOP challenger had raised $1 million in the two hours after the ruling was announced. (For more on the ruling's election year implications, see "It's 2010 again," by Edward Lee Pitts.)
See WORLD's coverage of the March arguments on the healthcare law before the Supreme Court: "Day one," "Day two," and "Day three."


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The Foo Fighters have agreed to play a show in Richmond, Virginia following a successful crowd-funding campaign by fans.
Earlier this year, devotee Andrew Goldin and three fellow fans set up a page on Crowdtilt.com in a bid to raise $70,000 to entice the rockers back to Richmond for the first time since 1998.
Hundreds of backers paid $50 a ticket for the potential show, helping Goldin and friends hit their target, and the drive has prompted Dave Grohl and his bandmates to agree to making a stage comeback in the city.
After hearing the news on Friday, the Foo Fighters reached out to the campaign organizers via Twitter.com, writing, "Well, well, well… See ya soon…let's have a good time."
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The prospects for President Barack Obama's unfinished agenda at home and abroad, viewed against the backdrop of his lame-duck status, will be the focus of a discussion that will be be presented May 6 by The Associated Press at New York University's campus in Washington.
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(WUSA) -- Virginia State Police are on the scene of a crash on southbound Interstate 95 at Fairfax County Parkway. Police say an SUV rear-ended a 3-axle truck at approximately 6:45 a.m. Tuesday.
Firefighters tried to extricate one person from the red SUV, but the driver of the SUV died at the scene.
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Labels: Jelena Jankovic, photo op, player Facebook pages, tennis
She's a very proud young woman, and cuts a great figure besides. Yes, you can quibble about her fashion choices, but Anta pays her for it, and though she fit well in Reebok dresses, they didn't pay or didn't pay enough.
I'm no fashionistam, but I think maybe you are missing the big picture in that some of these women are aiming for a look that stands out from the crowd,
and that is the only result they could really care about.
But if i cold play within your rules, speaking of "ewww," somebody needs to intervene with Venus on that Eleven stuff she designs. That Red Bustier thing puts me in mind of Saloon girls in old westerns. Not flattering.
"fashionista" typo- whoops!ReplyDelete
B9000: Agreed on the EleVen stuff. Ugh. With regards to JJ I'm mostly speaking about her off-court choices though some of the ANTA dresses (pinata comes to mind) are questionable.
But don't get me wrong I love me some JJ - she adds tons of humor to the WTA which it sorely needs. Even if it comes at the expense of her "fashion" or on-court antics. She brings the lulz. Guaranteed.
She's tasteless and so are you for sending this.ReplyDelete
Haters hate and apparently "jeaniuses" are all too full of themselves.
Taste is subjective. Nice hair and glasses, not.
Well it was nice to exchange a thought or two with you, Rich.
Peace, out..
Well, her style is atrocious. Why does one have to be a hater for saying it the way he sees it?ReplyDelete
My comment did not make me a hater.ReplyDelete
Oh, did I say "hater?"
Actually, "hater" is on point, but I meant to say "classless , ill-mannered, and presumptuous."
Because A. it was a reflexive, ad hominem attack, as I just stopped by to say a word regarding Rich's comment, and B. again, "taste" is subjective.
I'm a fan of the girl on the court- she runs down everything and confounds her opponents. She is not the precision point builder that Justine is, or the power merchant Serena is, but she is a top ten talent, very fit, and very dangerous.
So since any difference of opinion is not accepted here, screw off.
Hey y'all,
Let's keep it on tennis here in the DtL Peanut Gallery and not fire personal attacks on anyone. I want everyone here to feel like they can state their opinions freely and openly but on tennis!
Thanks, RiCH
I like Jelena. Her on court personality is always interesting.
I don't know what has happened to Venus. Maybe her dress sense is now being influenced by Serena. Serena's was always trashy but Venus used to have style.
Oh Jelena ... too funny. I work in special effects for film and TV and just this week I had to create a wooly cocoon that envelops an actress. It wasn't pink but it was extraordinarily reminiscent of that dress she is wearing.ReplyDelete