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Securities and Exchange Commission.
Final rule.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") is rescinding rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") that established the Commission's program for supervising investment bank holding companies. The Commission is taking this action pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"), which eliminated the applicable section effective July 21, 2011. The Commission also is rescinding certain exemptive provisions in its broker-dealer risk assessment rules and delegation of authority rules that pertain to the supervised investment bank holding company program rules that are being rescinded.
Michael A. Macchiaroli, Associate Director, at (202) 551-5525; Thomas K. McGowan, Deputy Associate Director, at (202) 551-5521; Randall W. Roy, Assistant Director, at (202) 551-5522; Mark M. Attar, Branch Chief, at (202) 551-5889; Carrie A. O'Brien, Special Counsel, at (202) 551-5640, or Rachel B. Yura, Attorney, at (202) 551-5729, Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-7010.
The Commission is rescinding Exchange Act Rules 17i-1 through 17i-8 and making conforming amendments to Exchange Act Rules 17h-1T and 17h-2T and Rule 30-3 of the Commission's Rules of Organization and Program Management.
Section 17(i) of the Exchange Act, promulgated under section 231 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999,
At the time the Commission adopted rules under Exchange Act section 17(i), the Commission amended its risk assessment rules—Exchange Act Rules 17h-1T and 17h-2T—to exempt a broker-dealer that is affiliated with an SIBHC from those rules in part because the SIBHC rules—in particular, Rules 17i-5 and 17i-6—required that the "SIBHC must make and retain documents substantially similar to those the broker-dealer is required to make and maintain pursuant to Rule 17h-1T" and the "SIBHC would be required to make reports that are substantially similar to those the broker-dealer is required to make pursuant to 17h-2T."
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act into law.
Because of the effectiveness of section 617 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Commission is rescinding Exchange Act Rules 17i-1 through 17i-8. The Commission also is amending Exchange Act Rules 17h-1T and 17h-2T to rescind subparagraphs (d)(5) and (b)(5) respectively, which contain the conforming exemptions for broker-dealers affiliated with SIBHCs,
The impact of the rescission of the conforming exemptions in the risk assessment rules is that any broker-dealer qualifying for, and relying upon, those exemptions will now have to comply with the risk assessment rules. However, no broker-dealers are affiliated with an SIBHC because, as a result of the elimination of Exchange Act section 17(i) under section 617 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Commission's SIBHC program is no longer effective, and, accordingly, no broker-dealers can rely on the provisions in the risk assessment rules that exempt a broker-dealer affiliated with an SIBHC from those rules.
The Administrative Procedure Act ("APA") generally requires an agency to publish notice of a proposed rulemaking in the
The Commission finds good cause to have these rule rescissions and rule amendments take effect when they are published in the
Section 23(a)(2) of the Exchange Act requires the Commission to consider the competitive effects of rulemaking under the Exchange Act.
Certain provisions of Rules 17i-1 through 17i-8 contained "collection of information" requirements within the meaning of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 ("PRA").
The titles for the collections of information are: (i) Rule 17i-2 Notice of Intention to be Supervised by the Commission as a Supervised Investment Bank Holding Company; (ii) Rule 17i-3 Withdrawal from Supervision as a Supervised Investment Bank Holding Company; (iii) Rule 17i-4 Internal Risk Management Control Systems Requirements for Supervised Investment Bank Holding Companies; (iv) Rule 17i-5 Record Creation, Maintenance, and Access Requirements for Supervised Investment Bank Holding Companies; (v) Rule 17i-6 Reporting Requirements for Supervised Investment Bank Holding Companies; and (vi) Rule 17i-8 Notification Requirements for Supervised Investment Bank Holding Companies. OMB approved these collections of information and assigned them OMB Control Nos. 3235-0592, 3235-0593, 3235-0594, 3235-0590, 3235-0588, and 3235-0591, respectively.
As noted above, the rules promulgated under section 17(i) established a framework pursuant to which an investment bank holding company could elect to become supervised by the Commission as an SIBHC, as well as recordkeeping and reporting requirements for SIBHCs. Because the Commission is rescinding this regulatory framework, the Commission has discontinued the OMB collections of information associated with it.
As discussed above, to eliminate duplicative recordkeeping and reporting requirements, broker-dealers affiliated with an SIBHC were exempt from Rules 17h-1T and 17h-2T. Any broker-dealer previously relying on the SIBHC exemptions in Rules 17h-1T and 17h-2T (and thus required to comply with Rules 17i-1 through 17i-8) has, since July 21, 2011, been required to comply with Rules 17h-1T and 17h-2T. One broker-dealer that elected to use the SIBHC rules now is required to comply with Rules 17h-1T and 17h-2T. The Commission has accounted for this increased burden in connection with the recent notice seeking comment on the existing collection of information provided for in Rules 17h-1T and 17h-2T.
The Commission is removing regulations pursuant to authority provided by section 23(a) of the Exchange Act.
Administrative practice and procedure; Authority delegations (Government agencies).
Brokers; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Securities.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, Title 17, Chapter II of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:
15 U.S.C. 77o, 77s, 77sss, 78d, 78d-1, 78d-2, 78w, 78
15 U.S.C. 77c, 77d, 77g, 77j, 77s, 77z-2, 77z-3, 77eee, 77ggg, 77nnn, 77sss, 77ttt, 78c, 78c-3, 78d, 78e, 78f, 78g, 78i, 78j, 78j-1, 78k, 78k-1, 78
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By School Liaison Office, U.S. Army Garrison-HawaiiOctober 15, 2008
HONOLULU - More than 140 educators and family members gathered at two separate deployment briefings, Sept. 17 and 24, to learn firsthand how deployments affect children and teens in military families. In addition, attendees discovered ways to better support and communicate with those military children, and collected information on available resources should problems arise.
The sponsor for the briefings, the Operation: Military Kids (OMK) Program in Hawaii, designed the classes for adults who have children or who work with children who are affected by deployment. Following the briefings, a panel of parents shared experiences about how deployments affected their children and families.
Hawaii is one of 42 states that participates in OMK, which strives to accomplish the following:
1) To collaborate with groups across the country to provide sustainable local support services to military youth before, during and after their family members are deployed;
2) To create networks of support for military children and to connect them with other military and nonmilitary youth through a variety of recreational, social and educational programs;
3) To raise community awareness and foster understanding about the impact of the deployment cycle on the military member, family, child and larger community; and
4) To act as resources for military children and families with opportunities like summer camps, after-school programs, youth councils, educational briefings and more.
The Hawaii OMK Program offers six program components in its outreach effort:
Aca,!AcBabysitting workshops are provided for older teens to supplement child care options for military families.
Aca,!AcSpeak Out for Military Kids is a youth-led, adult-supported activity that uses assorted marketing strategies to educate others about what it is like to be a military child.
Aca,!AcThe Mobile Technology Lab contains video and digital cameras, laptops, scanners and printers for military children to use and communicate with deployed family members.
Aca,!AcYouth Focused Programs offer a variety of events for military families to interact and have fun as they support each other during deployments.
Aca,!AcHero Packs are backpacks filled with small gifts to thank military children for the sacrifice their family makes when a loved one is deployed.
Aca,!AcReady, Set, Go! is a training program designed to offer insight into military culture and the deployment cycle and to suggest ways to understand and meet the needs of military children.
This learning opportunity stimulates and increases the local support to these children and their families by providing participants an opportunity to network and bring community resources together.
Attendees at the two briefings included representatives from the Hawaii Department of Education, private schools, military support groups, after-school youth programs and families.
Presenters included Sara Hill, Adolescent Substance Abuse Counseling Service (ASACS); Victor Voth, Marriage and Family Counseling Therapy; and Cora Hodges, Army Community Service Family Advocacy Program.
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Rutgers Moves Students Amid Power Outage
Rutgers University's campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway lost power Tuesday, and hundreds of students at the New Jersey college were relocated out of their dorms.
Several dorms buildings across three Rutgers schools in New Brunswick also lost water service Tuesday, creating a hygiene and safety issue, according to university spokesman Greg Trevor. An estimated 3,500 students were bused to residence halls on the Piscataway campus for temporary lodging in dorm lounges and student centers, with the situation likely to continue for days.
"They were told to bring clothing for several days," Trevor said.
Back-up generators were keeping the lights on in the Piscataway campus, and the school was providing food service for students. Rutgers was scheduled to announce later Tuesday whether classes would resume this week.
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Sugarland singer to launch documentary on work with Shalom Foundation.
For years, Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland has been helping a group called the Shalom Foundation work with poor women and children in Guatemala. Yesterday (Oct. 17), Jennifer posted a mini-documentary showing some of the fruits of those efforts, which include donating a dollar for every Sugarland ticket sold.
"So if you've come to see one of our shows, you have danced and sang and rocked your way into some good karma, my friends!" Jennifer wrote to fans.
"You have contributed to houses for families living in tin shacks with dirt floors. You have aided in the purchase of food for children who otherwise would not have eaten."
Jennifer also reveals that she met with U2's Bono back in June before the rock band's Nashville show to share the work of the Shalom Foundation with him.
"It was an evening of allowing different people to talk about the causes that they are currently championing, with the hopes that they could cross-pollinate," Jennifer said in a statement. "Bono is rocking it."
Jennifer also said a full-fledged documentary about the foundation's work in Guatemala is coming.
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Jensen Rapace
Oct 31 2011, 06:12 PM
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Member No.: 182
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Date: HALLOWEEN!
Time: 6pm
Location: Jensen's House
Weather: Cool but Mild
Synopsis: Jensen is a doofus who forgets to cancel his tutoring appointment
THIS IS HALLOWEEN, EVERYBODY MAKE A SCENE, TRICK OR TREAT TILL THE NEIGHBORS DIE OF FRIGHT Tonight was going to be awesome. Jensen had spent all month and most of his allowance from the past three months to make his costume. He had to trade free tech support to one of the robotics club moms in exchange for free sewing. God knew Jensen didn't want to actually do any craft work himself. He'd end up wearing a garbage bag if he wasn't careful, and it'd probably have a giant hole in it or something equally embarrassing. But no, things looked ridiculously awesome. He had just finished his mask last night, putting some double sided tape to the inside so that it would fit his features snugly without an ugly elastic string.Of course there was still one major issue, that being the untamed mass that was called Jensen's hair. It was the correct color, but thanks to genetics it was difficult enough to maintain on a daily basis, never mind putting product in it. That was when having a sassy gay best friend made you sound sort of like a horrible human being, but came very much in handy. Jensen wasn't exactly sure what their plans were for the night, going to a party or just running around dressed like idiots. Either way, Jensen would be happy. He felt his confidence rocket as soon as he put that mask on. Which made no sense, in the sense that he was pretty much wearing just a skin tight suit. But Jensen was confident enough in himself, and Kellan's ability to make sure he looked nothing like himself so long as he continued wearing his mask. Which lead to the tedious process of hair straightening.It had taken a ridiculous amount of time. Almost three hours, he realized looking at the clock. He sighed, but ran a hand through what was now straight and gorgeous hair. HIS hair. He was a little jealous of himself, honestly. Pimped out like Nightwing, this was going to be the best Halloween yet.Thanks to all of his hard work and constant, vigilant planning Jensen had completely forgotten that today was in fact not just Halloween but also an ordinary Monday evening. He had been so swept up in the romance of the holiday he'd completely spaced out on the fact that he tutored on Mondays. He had seen most of his students in the school halls all ready, and they'd discussed their plans. Because of this slip up, Jensen hadn't remembered he forgot to tell a Miss Eden that he would be busy and unable to help her with her science homework tonight. All he was worried about was the fact that he might meet a cute girl dressed as a different less publicized superhero. Perhaps a Starfire, or a Raven from Teen Titans. And if that was the case, he needed to make sure that he didn't have bad breath or anything. It wasn't as though he could prepare himself to not act like an idiot. That was a natural state of being. word count: 0503. place: jenny's house tagged: kellan and eden wearing: nightwing outfit lyric: from nightmare before christmas. template: by lewis.@caution2.0 notes: notes, notes, notes...
Kellan Thiery
Nov 3 2011, 06:58 PM
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she was looking
kinda dumb,
Kellan didn't know why he'd decided to do this. Honestly, Jenny got ideas sometimes, and Kellan went with them, even though they were strange as hell. His idea this year was Batman costumes. Kellan knew next to nothing about Batman, except that he would definitely do Liam Neesen if the opportunity ever arose, and he didn't quite know why. In any case, Kellan read up a bit, and, while hopelessly stuck, managed to see an episode of Community where Dean Pelton dressed up as Catwoman. Boom. Kellan was sold.
So here he was, with Jensen dressed as some sort of spandex-fetish stripper, dressed just as risque and frighteningly. See, this was why people thought they were dating. Kellan wished he could be a little less showy sometimes, but he was who he was. Conversely, Jensen would accept nothing but complete costume faithfulness to this Nightwing fellow. So they were stuck, readying their costumes for some sort of nebulous plan Jenny had. Kellan didn't mind. Jenny's plans were usually fun... of course, Jensen had no idea that Kellan had been busy fashioning a skin-tight gimp suit all week and was now stretching the rubber over his thin body. Jensen would probably have a heart attack when he saw him, looking very much like someone who'd hang around Brian Wilson in his spare time. He'd even mussed up his hair, making it spiked, sticking out of his cat-eared hood. He looked... kind of hot, with all the eyeliner and makeup and skin-tight suit.
Of course, Kellan have no way of knowing that there were people who'd never met him who might see him in a nearly pornographic outfit in Jensen's house. It would be fine if he was running around outside in a rubber suit, combat boots, fingerless gloves, and copious amounts of emo-boy makeup, though, because people expected this of him. Last year he was dressed as Lady Gaga. He looked just. Like. Her.
Before leaving the bathroom, Kellan took a picture of himself on his phone, in case he grew the balls to send it to Tom. Probably not. He pushed the door open, looking at Jensen, whose outfit was... amazing. How did he pull that one together?! "Well, doesn't someone look good," Kellan said, flirty, before smirking at Jensen. "No, you seriously look like... like what's his face."
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Eden Daniels
Nov 5 2011, 11:19 PM
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So far, Eden liked science.
It was all new to her, all interesting--she'd had a lot of catching up to do, since her so-called education had ended before she'd even really begun to learn anything at all. She'd been doing homework over the summer, with encouragement from Zelda, and she'd gotten
. Further than most people expected her to get, anyways, but not quite far enough. She'd started school in September, like everyone else, but she needed extra help.
So far, Eden hadn't decided if she liked Jensen Rapace or not.
Almost none of that had to do with Jensen himself, he was just--a boy, a
, and tended to try to relate science concepts to things that she'd never heard of. He tried really hard, and once in a while she almost felt bad for him, getting stuck with her as a study partner.
But he was
She knocked on the front door to the Rapace household, adjusting the weight of her backpack. Backpacks were new to her too, but they were so
--Zelda informed her, quite often, that most girls her age usually carried a purse, but, quite frankly, with the number of books she was expected to carry, she couldn't bring herself to care. And, besides that, the kinds of purses that Zelda picked out were...gaudy. She wasn't sure she could pull off being seen with one of them in public just yet. Maybe in a few years.
Smoothing down the front to her skirt, Eden twisted the ends of her hair through her fingers, waiting for Jensen or--someone to open the door. She was on time, there was no reason why he wasn't; she'd come to his house, after all.
Jensen Rapace
Nov 12 2011, 01:06 AM
Group: inactive
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Joined: 5-March 11
Date: HALLOWEEN!
Time: 6pm
Location: Jensen's House
Weather: Cool but Mild
Synopsis: Jensen is a doofus who forgets to cancel his tutoring appointment
THIS IS HALLOWEEN, EVERYBODY MAKE A SCENE, TRICK OR TREAT TILL THE NEIGHBORS DIE OF FRIGHT Jensen turned when he heard Kellan's voice. "Why thank you. And I'm Nightwing. Former Robin Dick Grayson, becoming a superhero in his own right," he told the other boy with a very matter-of-fact tone of voice. He was in love with nerd culture, and whilst Batman was not his favorite, some of the other costumes would be more difficult to manufacture with the strict time constraints he had. It was also difficult to find a male character with hair that was comparable to Jensen. He liked his wild, curly hair. He wasn't going to dye or cut it for one night out of the year. That was such a waste.After this little impromptu lesson, he heard a knock at the door. Who the hell could that be? Jensen ran his hands down his sides, making sure his costume lay flat. It didn't leave a hell of a lot to the imagination, but thank God Jensen wasn't terrible looking. Actually, thanks to what Kellan often called a rather terrible fashion sense it was difficult to tell exactly what Jensen's body looked like. He typically wore loose fitting jeans and an over sized hoodie to school in the colder months. It was easy to see that he was not overweight or anything of that sort in the warmer months, however he tended to dress rather conservatively regardless of weather situation. Not that it was difficult when you were a male, women had shirts that showed off cleavage and their back. It was generally frowned upon for men to dress so provocatively. All the same, he did not wear things that hugged his form, until the ability to be a superhero came up.He walked to the door and swung it open, curious if it was some small children just starting their trick or treating route. Jensen's mother decided not to buy any candy, knowing that she was not the sort to desire standing up every five minutes to hand it out. Jenny would be out with Kellan, obviously, and his little sister was going and spending the evening with her friends as well. Maybe the porch light was still on. Hopefully it was NOT kids, and instead there would be a flaming bag of poo or something waiting for him when he opened the door. He had no candy to hand out and would prefer the fecal matter to disappointed children's faces.Of course it was not. Jensen's eyes widened slightly at the sight of a very un-costumed Eden standing on his front porch, poo bag not in tow. Shit. He realized now that he had forgotten to call her, and felt like an absolute idiot. That was without the costume. "Heeeey... Eden," it was difficult to tell his full facial expression with having half of said face being covered by a black pleasther mask. However it was clear that the boy was more than a little embarrassed by his smile, reddening cheeks and body posture."I'm SO sorry... I forgot to tell you that since it was Halloween... I was, you know, planning on going out. Tonight." word count: 0503. place: jenny's house tagged: kellan and eden wearing: nightwing outfit lyric: from nightmare before christmas. template: by lewis.@caution2.0 notes: notes, notes, notes...
Kellan Thiery
Nov 13 2011, 10:20 PM
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Member No.: 62
Joined: 18-January 11
she was looking
kinda dumb,
Kellan scoffed lightly at Jensen's explanation, moving back into the bathroom to adjust his collar. He didn't want to feel like he was choking anymore; Kellan didn't have a lot of experience with rubber gimp suits, and made it a little too tight. Apparently, Jenny was Nightwing, a former Robin and becoming a superhero in Gotham as well. Kellan rolled his eyes. "With that outfit, it looks more like he's trying to become every Gothamite girl's fantasy lover." Kellan wasn't above admitting when his best friend looked hot, and right now, his best friend looked hot. It was entirely the fault of the costume, though. Kellan probably looked like sex walking right now, too, but he had the feeling Jenny wouldn't tell him that.
A knock on the door interrupted whatever Jenny was doing outside. Kellan sighed. God, the trick or treating started earlier every year. He knew that neither of them had any candy to give, and the sun was just about to set. Hopefully they didn't have to turn any children away. Touching up his eyeliner, he heard Jensen open the door, and explain something to whoever was there. Well, Kellan didn't feel awkward about barging out of the bathroom, especially if it got some kids to leave poor Jenny alone.
He sauntered out of the bathroom, hands on his hips as he walked towards the doorway. He distinctly caught Jensen saying that he was planning on going out that night, and Kellan smirked a bit. He walked up to his best friend, ready to scare the shit out of those tiny little boogers who'd never seen a boy look like a girl before...
Until he realized there was a woman in the doorframe. A woman their age. And he was wearing rubber. Kellan's eyes widened, and he stared at Jensen awkwardly. Oh God. He probably liked this girl. This always happened. Kellan caused Jensen so many romantic problems, since he was so flamingly gay and Jensen was always a little too accepting of that. He covered his mouth, staring at the ground. He glanced at the girl, who he'd never seen in his life, eyeliner rimming his eyes popping. At least he was hot, Kellan thought before mentally chiding himself. What an assholish thing to think right now. His eyes eventually trailed to the ground, noting that this girl looked pretty and normal, the kind of girl Jensen might like.
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Eden Daniels
Nov 14 2011, 10:40 PM
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Eden had thought that, all things considered, she was doing a fairly good job of adapting so far. It was a slow process, but not because she was stupid. She was just massively uniformed, and even six months was not enough time to catch up on every pop culture touchstone and trope in existence. To be fair, she'd spent a lot more of her time on trying to catch up on schoolwork. She knew what Halloween was, and that it was supposedly tonight.
What she didn't know, however, was what in the world Jensen was supposed to be when he answered the door.
Her eyes widened a little in surprise--he was dressed in something very tight and wearing a mask that didn't even make sense. There was something wrong with his hair too. And then he was stuttering out some excuse, that he had forgotten to
her, and that was just--great, perfect, she was really glad that she was memorable. She'd come all this way from her apartment for absolutely no reason.
She was flustered, to say the least, opening her mouth to say something--probably something sharp, that Jensen may or may not deserve, when she caught sight of someone else behind him--and then she flushed crimson, looking between the two of them before looking away, "
What are you
It was a rhetorical question, she didn't actually want to
. She'd been told that Halloween was a godless occasion--Zelda had done her best to convince her otherwise, had perhaps even made a little headway in that direction. After all, the idea of children getting candy from their neighbours was something Eden could get behind. But if it meant that children had to dress up like
, then she wanted no part in it whatsoever.
She hadn't even realized Kellan was a boy yet.
Jensen Rapace
Jan 17 2012, 11:39 AM
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Posts: 112
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THIS IS HALLOWEEN, EVERYBODY MAKE A SCENE, TRICK OR TREAT TILL THE NEIGHBORS DIE OF FRIGHT "Yeeeeah," he spoke, still unable to meet Eden's gaze. "Kellan and I were gonna go out to a costume party... and... well, why we went with the less important Batman characters I don't really know." He hadn't been expecting Kellan to be cross dressing, but then again it wasn't really as though he much gave a damn. If the boy wanted to dress up like Selina Kyle that was certainly his choice. It wasn't really like he was the most conservatively dressed either. It was a damn good thing he had quite the body on him to pull it off, if Jenny had a fat ass he would just be screwed. And not in the good way. But the way Eden was looking at him he thought that perhaps he might be anyway. He certainly wasn't embarrassed about showing his nerdy side- that was just something that came naturally to the young man. But he was feeling unusually self-conscious. Not enough to change, but enough to be embarrassed about being seen dressed this way."Ummm..." he was looking for something to say or do to perhaps make it up to Eden. She had come all the way out here for tutoring and instead had to see two of the most awkward teenagers in the entire world dressed in extremely form-fitting outfits. That deserved at least SOMETHING, in his mind. "Why don't you come with us? It's a party for kids at our school... I know I have lots of things, we could get you suited up in a costume more suitable than 'normal girl' if you'd like," he gave her a sheepish smile and a bit of a shrug. He knew that Eden wasn't really one for flights of fancy. He often caught himself trying to use common turns of phrase or examples from modern society that the girl just didn't know or understand. And while slightly disheartening he certainly wasn't taking it personally, because it was not HIM that she didn't understand. But then again, the look she was giving him showed that she DIDN'T understand him. At all. And probably wouldn't at that.But hopefully she'd say yes, and things would be considerably less awkward between them. He wasn't sure that she knew who Kellan was. They were in two very different sorts of circles, and while he wasn't entirely sure Jensen figured that the only thing they probably had in common was that they both knew him. Well, if she said no he'd bring her a cookie or something tomorrow. And if not, he'd try to show her a good time in so far as what it was like to be around a slightly abnormal (however, extremely good looking, intelligent, witty and fun if he did say so himself) teenager in Washington, DC. He might even get her to loosen up a bit. Who knew? word count: 0503. place: jenny's house tagged: kellan and eden wearing: nightwing outfit lyric: from nightmare before christmas. template: by lewis.@caution2.0 notes: notes, notes, notes...
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The group of drinks that have vitamins stored in their caps, ready for release upon consumption, is a relatively small category, often referred to as having dosing cap technology or called drink-to-mix beverages. Though some brands have been on the market for four-plus years in the United States, these drinks offer a somewhat new packaging technology and product positioning that rivals the popular vitamin-enhanced segment of the industry.
Benjamin Punchard, senior global packaging analyst for Mintel Group Ltd., says that while these drinks come in different formats—vitamins in caps, pouches or tablets—the positioning is the same. "By providing packaging that visibly offers an additional level of protection, you are communicating to the consumer that either the vitamins that you are providing require that and therefore they must be better than the competitors, or the general efficacy is going to be better. In terms of communicating that aspect to consumers I think it's quite a good strategy."
However, educating consumers about the fledgling category is a big—and expensive—part of the battle, suppliers say.
Reza Mirza, president of Activate Drinks, is one of those suppliers who realizes the battle ahead in educating retailers and consumers about its product line. The Newport Beach, Calif.-based company offers 10 SKUs of its Activate bottle line, featuring a proprietary cap that stores and then releases vitamins A, B and C into the water below and is designed to offer a potent dose of vitamins in each bottle. Company officials say the product is naturally sweetened with Stevia, has no sugar or calories and no preservatives.
"We know we have a lot of work to do teaching people about our product and how our cap works in terms of dispensing the vitamins," says Mirza. "Our cap is not intuitive. We realize that we must spend a lot of our marketing dollars to educate consumers on how it works and how it will benefit them. We also have to teach them about the efficacy issue. We have to tell them what the product will do for them and still show them that it tastes great. "
CJ Rapp, CEO of Karma Culture, makers of Karma Wellness Water, agrees that education is key to the future success of his product. The Pittsford, N.Y.-based company estimates, based on qualitative research, that less than 1 percent of the public know about these kinds of drinks. "The how-to-use aspect of mix-to-drink beverages is very much in its infancy," he says, "and there is a tremendous amount of education that is needed. I think that challenge will continue for another 12 to 18 months."
That leaves Rapp optimistic that there is a great opportunity to grow the category. Karma Wellness Water, introduced last year, has grown its distribution from only being available in Rochester, N.Y. to now being sold in more than 21 states. Karma's cap technology involves pull, push and shake rather than a twist. Pull off the tamper evident seal on the top of the cap, push down with a thumb or index finger to see what he refers to as the "wellness plume" (the colored powder get released into the water), and shake to mix it all together. Rapp calls the cap, "intuitive and user friendly."
Karma Wellness Water, which is spring water, offers seven vitamins in its cap for each of the five flavors including vitamins A, B3, B5, B6, B12, D, E, in addition to other natural ingredients. Its Balance drink also contains 1,000 mg of vitamin C for an immunity boost.
"We have gotten to the stage where consumers realize that their diet is unhealthy," notes Punchard, "but rather than eating fresh fruits and vegetables they are looking to branded products to give them some kind of boost and provide them with some kind of health angle, so [dosing caps] fit into that trend as well."
Punchard says that while many consumers are still learning about this niche category—for example, in Europe consumers are just getting introduced to the technology—34 percent of consumers interviewed by Mintel for a bottled water survey said they might be interested in this type of product. "That is quite high for something that is not yet established in the market and is quite a novel idea really in terms of concentration in this market," he says.
Early last year, VBlast introduced a new dosing cap, a two-piece, 28 mm cap that replaced a more complex sports cap, which dispenses a liquid vitamin blend into mountain spring water. The 6 ml reservoir is emptied with a counter-clockwise twist of the cap, explains Luke Zakka, vice president of operations for New York Spring Water, Inc. producer of VBlast.
Zakka explains why he feels a liquid vitamin blend is better than a powder blend: "It mixes much more easily, there is a more interesting experience, and…the taste itself is a lot smoother and also it mixes a lot easier—you don't need to shake the bottle, it mixes pretty instantaneously and there is no texture associated with it."
In October, the brand, which originally focused on offering a core multivitamin blend (vitamin A, D, E and a B complex), introduced a new product on the East Coast, VBlast Gator Pit Energy Formula that is sugar free and taurine free. Initially available in Lemon Lime, a tropical Mango Guanabana flavor is set to launch next.
VBlast, sweetened with sucralose, is available nationwide and is sold at a competitive price, notes Zakka—$1.39 to $1.79. With new products in the pipeline, he is looking forward to the year ahead.
"I think that this year is going to be an extremely defining time in the market for this idea, because you had a development period to incubate these ideas," he says. "Like with any technology, all of the people who are participating in the market have had a chance to figure out what they believe consumers are looking for and how the technology works from a customer experience standpoint. So, everyone is positioned now and the distribution is there."
To reach his target consumer, Mirza says that Activate Drinks is using the Internet as well as retail sampling. Activate is placing a big emphasis on its packaging, hoping that it will stand out in a crowd on retail shelves.
"This is all about bringing innovation to the retail shelves and offering consumers the products they want and need," he adds. "We must offer healthy options to consumers because that is what they are looking for. At the same time, it will help retailers build sales and profits from the beverage set. Its a win-win for everyone."
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Standard Chartered shares continued to make small gains Tuesday following unconfirmed media reports suggesting that the bank offered to settle with U.S. agencies for $5 million in April. In a further positive step, the bank said Tuesday that it did not expect to lose its U.S. license.
"We hope we do not lose our license, we don't believe we should lose our license and we don't believe we will," Standard Chartered's Chief Executive Peter Sands told India's Business Standard newspaper in an emailed interview.
Being stripped of its New York license would effectively deprive the British lender of direct access to the U.S. banking market, analysts say.
The fuss has created a period of unprecedented volatility for Standard Chartered's shares. At Monday's close last week, before news broke of its alleged illegal dealings in Iran, Standard Chartered shares were worth a healthy 1470p.
Details of the allegations, from the New York regulator, emerged overnight and when markets opened Tuesday Aug. 7, the shares went into freefall losing almost 25% of their value and trading as low as 1092p.
Since then, the shares have gradually edged up, reflecting investor confidence that Standard Chartered will agree a settlement with the U.S. regulator. In early trading Tuesday they gained another 14p, or 1.05% taking the price to 1347p.
Ian Gordon, an analyst at Investec, reckons there are "moderately encouraging signs that pressure is being brought to bear by the wider political and regulatory communities in an attempt to rein in the disruptive behavior of the NY State Department of Financial Services"–the U.S. regulator that brought the allegations.
Mr. Gordon believes investor optimism is based on reasonable assumptions. He said:
"[...] we expect sense to prevail. The apparent threat to Standard Chartered's NY banking license is (almost) without precedent, and appears to us to be grossly disproportionate to its alleged procedural breaches, and entirely out of line with established precedent."
While it is possible that Standard Chartered will be coerced into paying a higher penalty running into several hundred million dollars, Mr. Gordon says that, given the bank's strong balance sheet, (core tier 1 ratio: 11.6%), "there would be no capital issue."
He added: "Moreover, we do not believe that the operational outlook has been materially impaired, and as such, we still see material further upside [for the share price] from here."


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Fire at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday morning caused by the igniting of a pot of grease left standing behind a stove in the A. Jorgenson bakery on South Central Avenue gutted the bakery and caused damage by water and smoke to Fouts Grocery Company stock, the Palace Rooming House and the Blaine Klum sign and paint shop, estimated at between $2,000 and $2,500. The insurance on the buildings damaged aggregates $12,500, held in a dozen companies. Dr. E.B. Pickel is the owner of the premises.
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Fouts Grocery Company, $500, by water soaking flour and sugar, and heat on canned goods; protected by $3,500 insurance.
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The flames had gained considerable headway when they were discovered by Sergeant Pat Mego and great clouds of black smoke and steam poured heavenward. Three or four men ran up and down Main Street crying "Fire," not knowing the location of the fire alarm plug. Sergeant Mego gave hurried orders to pull the alarm and ran to the fire hall, awakening the department who were on the road to the blaze before the alarm mechanism was solved.
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Translated by Cathy Porter and with an introduction by Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing, The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy chronicles in extraordinary detail the diarist's remarkable marriage to the legendary man of letters, Count Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Set against the backdrop of Russia's turbulent history at the turn of the 20th century, The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy offers a fascinating look at a remarkable era, a complicated artist, and the extraordinary woman who stood at his side.
After marrying Count Leo Tolstoy, the renowned author of Anna Karenina and War and Peace, Sofia Tolstoy kept a detailed diary until his death in 1910. Her life was not an easy one: she idealized her husband but was tormented by him. She lived against the background of one of the most turbulent periods in her country's history, as old feudal Russia was transformed by three revolutions and three major international wars.
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NEW DELHI: Industry chamber Assocham has termed the World Bank's ban on Wipro Technologies from doing business with the global lending organisation as 'improper'. The World Bank on Monday disclosed that it had barred India's third largest software exporter in 2007 for four years for providing 'improper benefits to bank staff'.
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Skip to comments.Give Minority Youngsters a Lousy Education and Then Admit Them to College By Quotas
Posted on 02/09/2003 12:15:00 PM PST by Enemy Of The State
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But that would mean clashing with the teachers' unions and their own busybody agenda of propaganda and psychological manipulation in the classrooms.
"Give Minority Youngsters a Lousy Education"
Education is not a commodity that can be "given". It must be "taken".
Those who won't can't be helped.
These were the days before affirmative action.
I was a youngster and curious, so I asked, "Why do you go to a black dentist?".
His reply has stayed with me ever since.
He replied, "for a black man to become a dentist means that he must be better than any white dentist, and I want the best!"
It took me a few more years to understand his reasoning, but the civil rights movement opened my eyes to the institutional bigotry and discrimination that was prevalent before those days.
Everything is just reversed today.
Now you have to wonder if a black professional reached his position by his own talents or was handed an extra 20 points because of his complexion.
Unless the sales staff is on commission. Gotta love that profit motive.
If you are going to grade students, might as well grade them on how well they get over on the system, at least it will prepare them for the real world.
Those who won't, can't be helped.
So true, the ignored root of the problem.
Capitalism - what a concept! :)
Like something right out of the Communist Manifesto?
First of all, your benefit is that the State of Ohio gets a shot at retaining some smart, educated people who might otherwise move to Indiana.
Secondly, it is wrong to demand a personalized benefit ("having x chance of getting in"). If you are qualified, you do have "x" chance of getting in. If you aren't, you have "y" chance of getting in.
The debate is about whether there are any reasonable non-zero values of "y".
I would say no.
I, for one, couldn't agree more. The best MD I ever had was when my husband was active duty AF. The fellow was a black, pre-AA, military MD. Alas, all too shortly thereafter he retired from the AF, and went into private practice somewhere out of state. He's probably is making a million $$ a year...and, God bless him, he's worth every penny of it.
But like you said, things are now reversed. From bitter experience I now avoid younger (than, say 40) minority and/or female "health care providers" like the plague. I mean, holy mackeral!
The MDs I seek out now are asian-American males. B/c like your father's dentist 40 years ago it means he must be better -- a lot better-- than those others.
The problem is deciding who is "qualified". There's no one standard. SATS, grades, class rankings, essays, all have different meanings. And most schools do want to have successful athletic programs, whuch means they need some leeway for athletes.
I'd really like to see the decisions made by a board that doesn't know the name, sex or race of the applicant. Then it really wouldn't matter how much influence they gave to each factor.
Or Gramsci's notebooks.
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I'm not blaming you for your reactions, but what is shameful is that fully deserving minority individuals are painted with the same brush. I've told this story here before, but it won't hurt to tell it again.
I sat on a selection panel to for an important position. Far and away the best candidate for the position was a black woman. Better qualifications, better interview, better references. She won the selection in a rout.
Those that weren't selected naturally started a whispering campaign that she was a "quota hire." Nothing could be further from the truth. She would have won that position if she had been green with purple polkadots.
Through her work, she did earn the respect of everyone on the team assigned to the project, but the default impression a newcomer came in with was that she didn't honestly deserve her job.
My cheeks burn when I think of some of the comments I heard about her from those who hadn't worked with her. And, yes, I did what I could to set the record straight.
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With the objective of helping brands to deepen their connection with Hispanic-Americans, Spanish SEO provider Hispanic Market Advisors® shares some tips for brands and organizations (private and public) to join the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration with activities that may build and deepen multicultural connections.
Sebastian Aroca, Managing Partner with Hispanic Market Advisors®, reminds brands that, "The Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, which takes place every year from September 15th to October 15th, is a splendid opportunity for smart and innovative brands to learn more about the Hispanic community and join the celebration without sounding cocky."
Here are a few ideas on how to celebrate diversity and honor the Latino culture:
1. Acknowledge your Hispanic employees for their contributions – It is important to recognize the contributions that come by employees from different cultures and backgrounds. The Army, for instance, is celebrating the many different cultures that make up American society.
2. Integrate diversity into your business – Embracing diversity does not mean dancing merengue with your colleagues in a networking event after business hours, although that can be fun. To integrate diversity into your business requires knowledge of customers' culture, buying habits and preferred methods of communication.
As a market's dominant population group changes, minority businesses belonging to that group naturally emerge to meet the unfulfilled needs of that group within the market. This will position your business to be ready to naturally exploit all economic opportunities within your diversified market segments.
3. Join Hispanic Organizations and Minority Business Programs – Becoming a corporate partner with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, sponsoring one local Latino event, or joining a Minority Business program such as DiversityFran (formerly known as the MinorityFran program) can be all magnificent ideas.Many franchise companies, for instance, seek to merge diversity programs into their strategic plans as ways to create competitive advantage. Maid Right Franchising has created the "Maid Right Latino" initiative and is growing emerging markets in local communities by proactively recruiting into their franchise system Latino entrepreneurs who want to start their own business.
4. Establish strategic partnerships with Multicultural Agencies – Business owners, entrepreneurs and corporate executives across the United States are awakening to the importance of connecting effectively and emphatically with the Hispanic market. After all, Hispanic consumers growing purchasing power is estimated to reach $1.5 trillion dollars by 2015.Everyone wants a piece of the pie! Some brands are making a serious commitment to the Hispanic market. Other brands, though, still remain cautious in their approach, for either lack of knowledge or information. Partnering with a Hispanic Marketing or Multicultural Agency can help support specific Hispanic initiatives targeting the Hispanic consumer.
5. Communicate to your stakeholders why and how your business embraces diversity – You may want to encourage your Diversity Program Manager or Public Relations Director to consider:
In conclusion, marketing to a diverse customer base requires knowledge of customers' culture, buying habits and preferred methods of communication. Because of increased competition, it is a natural conclusion that all markets eventually become saturated which makes it difficult for even established companies to grow. However, growth opportunities will always exist for those organizations who are prepared with multicultural connections. The Hispanic Heritage Month celebration can be a great platform to kick off those efforts.
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Hispanic Market Advisors ® is a boutique company focused on developing online Hispanic market-ready solutions, including Hispanic marketing and English to Spanish translations, to aid companies of all sizes to reap the growth of the Latin American and US Hispanic market.
According to the results of the last US Census, over 45 million Hispanics now live in the United States, making that population one of the largest ethnic groupings in the US. Because this number of Hispanic consumers is so high, and growing higher each year, American businesses must be aware of the methods needed to sell products and services to this country's Hispanic populations. And that process is not as easy as it sounds. Remember, English is not a Hispanic's primary language. If a company's ads are only written in English, and depend on a knowledge of English usage, then those ads may be incomprehensible to a Hispanic audience. And American humor, if written in English, may not come across as funny to Hispanic consumers.
A company that wants to sell products and services to a Hispanic population, or produce a successful social media campaign, must become familiar with Hispanic culture. Read the magazines and books of Hispanic culture to find out the interests, the needs, and the wants specific to Hispanics. Not only will this research help with the sales of services and products to Hispanics by pinpointing Hispanic cultural trends, it will also help the company figure out the next step, the use of social networking sites on the internet to reach out to, and communicate with, Hispanic customers.
* Which social networking sites are oriented toward Hispanics?
* Which sites cater to Hispanics who want to talk with each other?
* Of these sites, which ones are totally written in Spanish?
* Which of these sites are intended for Hispanics keeping in touch with their overseas relatives?
* Do some sites cater to Hispanics who may be resentful at being forced to speak English, or who prefer speaking Spanish at home or away from the job?
Ponder those strategies that make sense of what you've discovered about Hispanic culture, and how those answers might be translated into your company's use of the social networking sites. Once you've developed that strategy into an action plan, follow through on the action items. Join in on the conversations at the social networking sites, and you'll understand not only what the Hispanic mind is interested in, you'll also discover what's happening in Hispanic hearts. Engage the interest of the Hispanics you meet online — but, that's not a plan you can accomplish overnight. You will have to learn a lot and work a lot to achieve success when engaging in a Hispanic strategy in the social media of the internet. But, the effort will be well worth it for your company, because this effort will require only one step more to translate that understanding of Hispanic culture into print ads and commercials that will appeal to Hispanics.
A small business owner does not have small dreams or small goals, even though he or she may have a small budget for outreach and marketing. Hispanics are part of a rich culture. How would you like to expand your business into your Hispanic community, and cultivate your Hispanic clientele organically, forming lasting relationships with your Hispanic customers?
At the risk of stating the obvious, the first step towards reaching out to Hispanic customers is to identify and familiarize yourself with this client base as it relates to your business. All of mankind is most comfortable in familiar surroundings. Do more than simply translate your English website into Spanish. Create a website that is as comfortable to Latinos as their own home, their own community. As a business owner, you would not conduct business with an organization that you do not trust. Appreciate that the same holds true for your customers, and create an atmosphere of warmth and trust throughout your corporate culture.
Second, ensure that your website is relevant and accessible to your market. No one founds his own business with short-term goals. Growing your business requires that you take the time to cultivate a long-term relationship with your Hispanic customers. This slow, organic growth of your loyal client base is far more profitable for you and for your business than the one-time impulse shopper. Learn about your customers' needs, preferences, and purchasing trends so that you can strategically situate your company's information where they are most likely to find it, and find it often.
And finally, as important as your web presence is to the success of your business, never forget that your customers are people. You cannot hide behind a computer screen if you want to organically cultivate long-term relationships with your Hispanic customers. It is human nature to want to put a face with a name. Politicians know this, sales people know this, and successful small and medium sized business owners know this. Time invested in building off-line bridges within the Hispanic community is time well spent. Not only will it give you a greater understanding of your customers; it will ensure that your business is the first thing that comes to mind when they want to research a product, purchase a service, or simply ask a question. Invite your customers and potential customers to make your website their home where they can chat with you or other customers, seek and offer advice, and find promotions on the products they need from a business they trust.
Related blogs:
* US Hispanics, History and Growth of the Internet
* The Importance of Hispanics in the Social Media Age


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Students experience group exercises and discussions about: self-identity; racial, ethnic, and cultural issues; family relationships; gender roles and violence; peer relationships; and conflict resolution. Students identify opportunities, obstacles, and solutions to human relations issues specific to their school. Action plans are developed to recreate the Everytown environment on campus.
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It has been said that the kitchen is the heart of a home so four Marietta kitchens are opening their hearts and doors to the public for the second year.
The Uptown/Downtown Kitchen Tour to benefit the Betsey Mills Club will take place on Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at three homes and one business.
"Last year was incredibly successful," said Shauna Cornwell, activities coordinator at the Betsey. "We had over 200 people tour the four homes."
Committee members suggest and then reach out to Betsey Mills supporters in the community who they feel have kitchens worthy of opening up to guests, according to Cornwell.
This year's tour includes the homes of Erin and Sean Bennett at 517 Fifth St.; Barb and Jack Moberg at 314 Sixth St.; Charlotte Hatfield at 426 Fifth St.; and Thrive Cafe, a business at 286 Front St.
"It is supposed to be a wonderful fall day and the places are pretty much within walking distance of each other," explained Cornwell. "Guests don't need to go in any particular order and they can feel free to spend time talking (to the hosts)."
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- What: Marietta's Uptown/Downtown Kitchen Tour
- When: Sunday, 3 to 6 p.m.
- Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at any door; on sale at The Betsey Mills Club, 300 Fourth St.
- Locations: Bennett home - 517 Fifth St.; Moberg home - 314 Sixth St.; Hatfield home - 426 Fifth St.; Thrive Cafe - 286 Front St.
- Details: Sample a different soup and artisan bread at each home. More information at www.betseymills.org.
Jack and Barb Moberg will greet guests with a butter nutty squash soup, something that Barb suggested and will help prepare in the Betsey kitchen.
"It's a soup I like to make, it's healthy and a great fall soup," she said.
Barb said that she and her husband both enjoy cooking and their kitchen was designed with that in mind.
"It is big enough that we can both be in there preparing food at the same time," she said.
Other soups visitors have to look forward to include tortilla soup, greek meatball soup and Thrive Cafe is preparing a Maryland crab and corn chowder.
"It was a popular seasonal item on our summer catering menu," said general manager Jason Legraen.
Thrive catering is currently renting the Betsey's commercial kitchen but plans to open a brick and mortar cafe are in the works.
"People will have the opportunity to tour our commercial kitchen, which is a work in progress, and to get an idea of the size of the equipment," Legraen said.
All of the money raised at Sunday's event will go back into the general fund for the Betsey. Board member Judy Piersall said there are changes being made at the facility "for the better."
"The Betsey is undergoing major revamping and (this) will affect everyone in the community who utilizes its services," she said.
Piersall explained that the idea for a kitchen tour came from a suggestion by Marietta resident Hank Voelker, based on similar events around the Dayton and Springfield area.
"Last year was our first year and we got a lot of good feedback ... it is just a wonderful bringing together of the community," Piersall said.
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Emerging from the battlefield was the above meat pie, which took both "best in show" and "best savory" honors, made by Yuichiro Sato, a student from Japan whose friends urged him to enter, a rep from KCRW tells us. Kleiman noted that this prized pie-man was taking it back to pie's very roots, as the first appearance of the dinner table dessert staple was as a "humble meat pie." Currently, the crew is waiting for a recipe from Sato, as his English is slightly limited, but expect it to appear on the station's website.


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New Brooks Brothers Blazer Gets Some Fans Hot Under Their Starched Collars
Don't mess with my Brooks Brothers.
That was the overwhelming message of many diehard Brooks Brothers fans on Facebook after the iconic, longtime standard bearer of traditional men's clothes posted an image of a "reengineered" version of its classic navy blazer Monday morning. Titled "The Evolution of the Navy Blazer," the post includes a picture of a scuffy young model, indeed wearing a navy blazer. But the blazer is quilted. It's like a down blazer. He's wearing it accessorized with a plaid scarf tied just so, and a pair of rust-colored, non-pleated chinos.
The quilted blazer is nothing new to men who pay attention to fashion runway trends. But that's part of what seems to have enraged many of the commenters on Facebook. (By 1 p.m., there were nearly 60 comments.) Critics said that that kind of blazer (and the scruffy model) belongs in some fashion designer's collection, not at classic Brooks Brothers.
"Sad… just down right sad!" read one post. "Absolutely ridiculous and unworthy of Brooks Brothers," fumed another. (30 people "liked" that comment) "Quilted jackets should not be blazers this is awful," chimed in another. "One word…. HELLNO," exclaimed another.
Like other historic brands, Brooks Brothers has to balance staying modern and relevant without alienating longtime core customers. In recent years Brooks Brothers, to its credit, has done a good job of not jettisoning its classics or pushing them out to make room for the new. You can still find a solid navy blue blazer with no tricks. But it has been nonapologetic in its attempt to reach out to younger and more fashion-conscious consumers, including a collaboration with avant-garde designer Thom Browne that has gone on many more years that many people thought it would, slimmer-fitting shirts and suits (and flat-front pants), more casual preppy clothing, a collaboration with Levi's and the opening of a concept store aimed at college students and young professionals, where the focus isn't on sack suits.
The quilted blazer is indeed an evolution. An evolution of Brooks Brothers. But not a revolution. Again, this quilted blazer is not replacing the traditional one.
To be sure, that quilted blazer isn't for everyone. But it may make someone who thought of Brooks Brothers as stuffy and out-of-date to think again.
And there were some fans amid the Facebook chatter, and they were just as passionate as the critics. "Only people complaining are OLD farts….umm this is for young cats…not people my age and older… it's an awesome piece… I don't think the idea was for this to be formal… get a clue!.." wrote one commenter.
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