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More prosecutions may now follow, despite the commission stressing that it is not a court of law.
Few of the major players in the Royal Commission report on the Pike River tragedy will be left unscathed once the full implications of its findings, released this week, have been worked through.
The Prime Minister has apologised to the families and friends of the Pike River miners killed "for the role [the] lack of regulatory effectiveness played in the tragedy". The Hon Kate Wilkinson resigned as Minister of Labour, even though "reports from the former Department of Labour did not advise [her] of concerns about their ability to administer the health and safety legislation". (The last minister to resign over a failing of their department for which they were responsible was Hon Denis Marshall in 1996 after the Cave Creek disaster which killed 14, which was also the subject of a commission of inquiry.)
Acting Minister of Labour Hon Chris Finlayson announced on the same day that the Government "broadly accepts" the recommendations made by the Royal Commission, summarised by the commissioners as the need to make urgent legislative, structural and attitudinal changes if future tragedies are to be avoided.
The comments about Pike River Coal's board and management are significant. As the Prime Minister said on Monday: "The Royal Commission made it very clear that much of the fault for the tragedy lies with Pike River Coal Ltd because it did not follow good management and best practice principles, its health and safety systems were inadequate."
The commission said that "directors need to rigorously review their organisation's compliance with health and safety laws and assure themselves that risks are being properly managed". These statements should send a chill down the spines of those who may be named in the comparable parts of the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission's report.
The commission also found that the Department of Labour "did not have the focus, capacity or strategies to ensure that Pike was meeting its legal responsibilities under health and safety laws". It recommended a new Crown entity regulator with a sole focus on health and safety, changes to the Health and Safety in Employment Act to update mining regulation, and major improvements to emergency management.
Former mine manager Peter Whittall, Pike River Coal and VLI Drilling have already been charged under the act and more prosecutions could now follow, despite the commission stressing that it is not a court of law, and the six-month limitation period in section 54B of the Act. Targets may include any of Pike River Coal's officers, directors, or agents who can be shown to have directed, authorised, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in Pike River Coal's failure to comply with its obligations under the act, so long as an inspector neither knew nor ought to have known of the particular incident, situation, or set of circumstances for which charges were to be laid before now. A private prosecution could also be brought if the informant could satisfy the Court that they should be granted an extension of time under section 54C to bring proceedings.
Three of the former directors and the former chief executive of Pike River have already said that they do not agree with the some of the Royal Commission's conclusions.
This fallout shows that royal commissions in particular remain a potent government and Parliamentary tool, where the significance of the event requires more than an inquiry by an officer of Parliament or a complaints body. Such inquiries need to be treated with respect. The result can be catharsis and closure, as well as policy and law change, prosecutions under other legislation and significant reputational damage.
Another report released this week (that of the Electoral Commission reviewing the MMP electoral system) was not met with such overwhelming support. The repeated reviews and reconsiderations of our electoral system stand in contrast to the American presidential election held yesterday under a system that has barely changed in 200 years.
Our Government's response to the report was measured; Justice Minister Judith Collins saying only that "the Government will now carefully consider the commission's recommendations and will be consulting with other parties in Parliament for their views". But the fact that the Government moved to MMP after the 1986 Royal Commission on the Electoral System, and more recently enacted the Electoral Referendum Act which required a review of our electoral system, shows that we do have a culture of inquiries and reviews as a way of getting to the bottom of issues and impacting change.
Finally, on a personal note, I was very sad to hear of the death of criminal barrister Greg King. We had discussed the public abuse he had suffered for his defence of Sophie Elliott's murderer, Clayton Weatherston, and that the clients that choose us sometimes make us unpopular. But under the Rules of Professional Conduct, lawyers are bound to accept instructions within their area of expertise provided that they are not conflicted and have the time, and if the client is willing to pay a reasonable fee.
"The merits of the matter" are not grounds to refuse instructions because what is important is everyone's access to justice and the rule of law. So lawyers don't usually choose their clients, it's the other way around. And lawyers can only advise. It is the client who determines what we are instructed to do, which sometimes determines what we argue in Court. Greg King did that for his clients and we are the poorer now he has gone.
Mai Chen is founding partner of Chen Palmer, and Adjunct Professor, University of Auckland Business School.


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The cotton drain plug used to block the red tides from washing up onto the cunnilingual shores of the clitoral and labial beaches. The little white bullet that goes into the barrel of the baby cannon. The licker's quicker picker upper. Stops the aquisition of redwings; a term coined for the plasma mustache begotten from chowing the putang of a girl on the rag. Riding the cotton pony.
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text: This may be a crazy question....but I've never paid much attention before. On my 2009 Silverado, towards the front of the frame where the tow hook/attachment points are, there are buckets or whatever you would call them, welded to the bottom of the frame like they were used to hold the frame on the assembly line or something. What are these things? Do they serve any purpose, as one of mine is not welded on as straight as the other. WHY DID I NOTICE THIS YOU ASK? Well.... I hit a deer the other morning and I was under there looking to see what kind of damage I did. It looks like I bent one of the pieces of frame where the tow hooks are attached...but not sure. And my bumper, headlight, fender, grill, and some other little stuff took the blunt of the hit. And it goes in for repairs on Monday the 18th. I just noticed these pieces while looking around under there. What are they? Thanks Clark (SupermanWV)


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Group Charters
- Advisory Board: The charter of the Advisory Board is to provide guidance and advice to the consortium.
Subcommittees: The Subcommittees develop specific content and deliverables as directed by Business and Technical Working Groups.
- Enterprise Architecture (EA) Team: The charter of the EA Team is to Define and develop formal architecture products (artifacts) to create clear, top-level picture of the FACE Enterprise for a wide variety of Consortium and outside audiences, address the FACE role in the context of related initiatives and programs, and ensure internal consistency across the FACE Business and Technical architecture.
- Business Working Group (BWG): The charter of the FACE Business Working Group (BWG) is to Develop, Implement and Communicate Attractive Industry-Government Business Models that Incorporate the FACE Vision and Mission.
- The BWG defines business models to communicate FACE Consortium goals to DoD and Industry leaders and promotes the use of the FACE approach in avionics developments, procurements and upgrades. They also establish requirements for the Library of FACE conformant products and defines the policies for FACE Conformance.
- Business Model (BMS): The charter of the BMS is to evaluate, develop, and disseminate business models that will support the successful development, delivery, maintenance and conformance of components and systems to the FACE Technical Standard. The scope of the BMS effort includes the examination of requirements for, and subsequent modeling of, government to government, government to contractor, and contractor to contractor interactions in the execution of contractual obligations utilizing the FACE environment. The BMS shall use all available resources within Government, Industry and Academia to accomplish these stated goals.
- Conformance: The charter of the Conformance Subcommittee is to develop the FACE Conformance Program which will include a set of plans, procedures, and certification environments, with roles and responsibilities for participants, to Certify the Software Products that have applied for FACE Conformance Certification
- Library: The charter of the FACE Library Subcommittee is to define the operational, functional, and physical requirements for identification, storage, management, and distribution of FACE conformant products, and develop a plan to enable the FACE Consortium to implement these requirements.
- Outreach: The charter of the Outreach Subcommittee is to promote the uptake and support of the FACE approach and the FACE Consortium by developing and coordinating messaging, outreach efforts, and events
- Technical Working Group (TWG): The charter of the FACE Technical Working Group (TWG) is to identify open standards where such exist, define standards that do not yet exist, and provide guidance for using these standards to achieve portability of software-based capabilities across multiple avionics platforms.
- The TWG is technical body responsible for all FACE Consortium technical aspects. The TWG defines the Technical Standard for the FACE Reference Architecture, provides guidance supporting the standard, develops additional support documentation, provides implementation guidance, and defines procedures for FACE Conformance.
- Data Model and Data Definition: The charter of the Data Model Subcommittee is to define configuration data, messages and requirements for transient and persistent data models and meta data in the FACE architecture, guided by existing standards and methodologies.
- Reference Implementation: The charter of the Reference Implementation Subcommittee is to produce a FACE Reference Implementation Guide providing implementation and integration guidance and development scenarios.
- Security Team (ST): The charter of ST is to focus on security specific considerations associated with avionics systems and software. The subcommittee is tasked with providing security specific input for the FACE Technical Standard and Implementation Guide as well as reviewing other sections of these documents for consistency and content relative to security. The ST is encouraged to participate in all FACE technical subcommittee and wider team activities and provide feedback, guidance and recommendations on the security impacts or challenges posed. The ST will be ITAR compliant. The FACE Technical Standard and Implementation Guide will remain public distribution documents; the FACE ST will capture any restricted information in separate appendices.
- Verification Matrix: The charter of the Verification Matrix Subcommittee is to analyze the requirements of the FACE standard and develop a Conformance Verification Matrix for each edition of the FACE Technical Standard. The matrix is intended to identify methods and artifacts needed for FACE conformance verification. This subcommittee will also publish a Matrix User's Guide for use by Verification Authorities (VAs) as well as software suppliers. This subcommittee will provide recommendations for Conformance Test Suite requirements.
- Transport: The charter of the FACE Transport Subcommittee is to consider modifications to the Transport Services Segment (TSS) sections of the FACE Technical Standard and other Technical Working Group (TWG) work products. The subcommittee will harmonize with the Configuration, Data Model, and Health Monitoring/Fault Management (currently inactive) subcommittees to eliminate inconsistencies inhibiting implementation.
- Configuration: The charter of the Configuration Subcommittee is to identify, scope, and document the required configuration capabilities and how they relate to each FACE profile and segment. Given these capabilities, identify and document configuration interfaces and activities as well as any impact on the FACE architecture.
Tagline: "Portable Configuration for Portable Components"
- Software Safety: The Charter of the Software Safety Subcommittee is to produce the guidance document associated with software development process and production of airworthy software using the FACE standard.
- Graphics: The charter of the Graphics Subcommittee is to provide a definition of graphical services and guidance on their implementation, utilizing guidance from existing standards and methodologies.
- General Enhancement: The charter of the General Enhancement Subcommittee is to be responsible for modification of the FACE Technical Standard for all changes that will touch more than one segment or subcommittees. The subcommittee coordinates changes between multiple subcommittees and is responsible for enhancements and modifications that are not addressed by the specialized subcommittees.
- Health Monitoring Fault Management (HMFM - currently inactive): The charter of the HMFM Subcommittee is to scope, identify and capture the required HMFM capabilities and how they relate to each FACE profile. Given these capabilities, they identify and document HMFM interfaces, associated data modeling and impact of HMFM on the FACE architecture at large.
- FACE UCS Alignment Liaison: The charter of the FACE UCS Alignment Liaison is to participate in both UCS and FACE meetings, and report on areas where working groups can align and are collaborating to leverage each others' business and technical products.


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text: So the boot on my driver side has been leaking fluid and it is getting worse. I took the truck in for a balance and alignment and they showed it to me and it is leaking more than last time I was in. I can keep topping off the power steering fluid for a while , but at some point its going to need to be rebuilt/replaced. Merchants told me a replace would cost less and take less time (labor) because they come in a few pieces vs a rebuild where they would have to take mine apart and rebuild it. They quoted me $392.99 for the part and 9 "units" of labor totaling $209 for labor. I went ahead and ran by the dealership next (so I could get the GM part numbers and see what I could get the parts for (doing that today). The thing is I have never replaced a rack and pinion..... So I would like all the info I can get so I am not surprised by something if I do it myself or can recruit a friend or 2 to help me do it. Are there any special tools I would need also if I am not taking the thing apart, but buying new parts and swaping out the old ones?


text: Merry christmas from Mary Lou Lord: she just uploaded the full 45-minute video file -- complete with classic Billy Ruane intro -- of a legendary Cambridge gig by ELLIOTT SMITH. (It was #14 on our list of the 40 Greatest Boston Concerts of All Time.) This one comes from January 8, 1998 -- about a month after the theatrical release of Boston's national anthem, Good Will Hunting, introduced the world to "Miss Misery," but still two months before he played it at the Oscars.


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"It's a question of whether you'd rather have a jet engine or two propellers," Intel Corp. (
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I. Intel: We Have the Better Chips
Intel currently trails ARM Holdings Plc's (
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2013 Mobile World Congress
, Intel is trying different strategies to lure buyers away from ARM. It has scored some design wins with its new
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That aggressive pricing could help Intel. At a 2013 Consumer Electronics Show press event, an Intel executive told us that his company is finding itself in a foreign position in which it has faster hardware, but is being rejected by some OEMs because of (alleged) backdoor dealings with ARM.
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This was his 5th foot surgery.
I wish him the best, but it's time to move on.
This was his 5th foot surgery.
I wish him the best, but it's time to move on.
"I like linebackers. I collect 'em. You can't have too many good ones." - Bill Parcells
"Name the starting linebackers from 2007." - Jerry Reese
I remember one of the games last year when him and tom coughlin went at it on the sidelines somthing along the lines of "run the ball more" or w.e to coughlin . bradshaw has always been a fired up type i guy and i just cant see him sitting on giants sideline sitting for more than 75% of the game he needs to move on.
My grandmother's feet are sturdier than AB's.
My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's David.
Denver showed interest in him also. Not sure what team at this point will pick him up since a lot of them addressed their needs in the draft.
our docs know whats the deal with his foot probably
Bradshaw is one of my favorite players. He gave it his all every play his whole time in Giants blue.
It's just unfortunate that he has major feet issues, the guy has played his whole career on feet that should be showcased in a museum instead on a football field.
Bradshaw is the true definition of a great Giant.
Giants fan since the early 80s
good to the Jets AB, Rex will massage those bad feet..
How can he pass a physical? he has more screws in his feet than freggin' Robocop!


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I am in the process of regressing my colonies for foundation-less bee keeping.. All my bees seem very hardy and were splits from what appears to bee a strong locally adapted hive I have had for about 3 years. These original bees seem to be resistant, so I began to make splits in the spring. All split seem very strong and I am regressing them to pull foundation-less comb and YAY they are doing this well. The original hive is not regressed on any frames. Should I treat this fall? If so what "soft" chemicals would you recommend.
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Small loft in San Telmo (8)
Size30 m²
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- Family/child friendly
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- Air conditioning
- Balcony/terrace
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The apartment has been re designed combining modern with antique.
Located in the heart of San Telmo, 2 blocks away from Defensa street, where you can find many bars, restaurants, art galeries and antique shops. 6 blocks from Puerto Madero, the Ecological Reserve and Plaza Dorrego. 5 blocks from Florida street and Plaza de Mayo, where begining all the subways.
The Loft have a comfortable living room with a sofa, table
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Maid service included once a week.
Towels and blankets are provided and changed by maids.
Laundry service optional.
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Reviews of this property
Very very quiet place, absolutely no noise, as Mariano says it's like an oasis! 10mn walk from the Aerbusezeiza stop to the airport (av Begrano/Passeo Colon) close to several food shop and buses. Wifi sometimes weak. An old house with a nice patio but even if we felt secure, the street may look a little bit strange. Anyway i would recommend this place though a bit expensive considering the area.
Thank you very much for a very peaceful place in a very nice neighborhood and that will certainly become one of the trendiest neighborhoods of Buenos Aires. We felt really good dice or the moment we stepped through the door .I highly recommend this place
Merci beaucoup pour cet endroit trés paisible dans un quartier fort sympathique et qui certainement va devenir un des quartiers branchés de Buenos Aires . Nous nous sommes senties réellement bien dés l'instant ou nous avons franchi la porte .Je recommande vivement ce lieu
Very nice and well located.
Très agréable et bien situé.
The apartment is well situated in San Telmo, very central, a lot of places can be reached easily by a short walk. It was equipped with everything you need for cooking and it was also quiet.
Very nice setting for this small loft. Pretty patio home. A haven of peace .. We especially enjoyed the cleaning done once a semaine.ce was a pleasant stay. Thank you
Cadre très agréable pour ce petit loft. Joli patio d'accueil. Un havre de paix.. On a particulièrement apprécié le ménage fait une fois par semaine.ce fut un agréable séjour. Merci
Wir hatten eine gute Zeit in der kleinen Loft von Mariano. Es war sauber und hatte alles nötige vorhanden. Mit einer kleinen Küche ausgestattet hat man alles zum selber kochen. Das Viertel San Telmo ist sehr spannend und man ist nahe an allen Sehenswürdigkeiten. Nachts sollte man ein Bisschen aufpassen allerdings nicht mehr als in anderen Grossstädten auch.
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studio very well located in an area at once calm and animated. Excellent stay. thank you to mariano Elbio.
studio très bien placé dans une zone à la fois calme et animée. excellent sejour. merci à mariano elbio.
the apartment was overall good but the most annoying wifi I have ever used, this is not a wifi apartment, you need to go out from the apartment to make it work. If the wifi had worked this would have been a four star apartment, overall good but not perfect.
pluses are:
+The host Elbino
+SIze and furnishing
minuses are:
-No fan so its hard to fry on the pan.
The flat is awesome, very well situated, nice furniture, very good bed. My only point of critique is that the wifi does not work in the flat and that you have to go into an extra room to have internet access.
What a great city! Our booking was managed prompty and efficiently by Mariano. He arranged a airport shuttle for us which was waiting for us at the airport. (A return shuttle was also arranged for us which arrived on time to take us to the airport). Zuni was there to meet us with our key as arranged when we arrived. The apartment was on the ground floor and was delightfully charming; just as it was advertised. We were thrilled to find a complimentary bottle of local wine in the apartment. The weather was colder than expected but this did not present a problem as the apartment has airconditioning that kept it warm and cosy but that could be switched off as required. The bed was very comfortable and the amenities more than adequate. The apartment is situated in the heart of the San Telmo Barrio and within walking distance of great cafes and restaurants. Great value for money and would definitely recommend this to those who are seeking comfortable, convenient accommodation at a good price!
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › Wind shirt & rain pants – necessary?
Jan 6, 2006 at 1:53 am #1217478
Could someone explain to me what function they serve?
Assume I already have a ID eVENT Jacket and would rather have multifunctional gear (eg DWR convertible pants that look non-plastic?).
I'm tempted to cut out both and save the 11oz & cost.Jan 6, 2006 at 7:47 am #1347988
Vick HinesMember
@vickrhinesLocale: Central Texas
Wind shirts and rain pants are useful if they fit your system, the hike you are planning and expected weather conditions. And that will change from hike to hike and region to region.
For example. If I'm using a poncho/tarp, spring or fall, I don't necessarily need a waterproof-breathable (WB) rain jacket; anything will work under the poncho. But a light windshirt can extend the temperature range of my layers several degrees – especially in the wind. So a 3-4 oz. windshirt gets to go. The poncho and windshirt combination is my mild 3-season favorite for light weight.
If conditions are colder-wetter or if I'm not going solo and not using a poncho/tarp as shelter, I may use a WB jacket for both rain and wind protection and leave the windshirt at home. If I expect much rain, I will still take the poncho because I prefer it in continuous rain because *in the system* it also serves as the pack cover. The WB top goes under the poncho, then, to keep my arms dry, and it is nice in camp for forays outside the poncho/tarp.
I find rain pants marginally useful on long trails because I don't carry any other long pants. I use WB rain pants for bug protection, warmth, wind protection, and with the poncho in heavy, continuous, cold rain in spring/fall and in windy cold at altitude. Otherwise, I find it more compfortable to go bare legged. It has to be really cold and/or wet for me to wear pants except in camp because they are usually too hot for hiking.
In town, the rain pants keep me from getting arrested in the laundramat while everything else is in the washer – although sometimes they get washed, too, and the poncho is my only concession to modesty.
Having said all that, I usually don't carry rain pants in warmer weather because, as you imply, who makes lightweight, convertable DWR rain pants?
The closest thing to what you describe are my favorites — simple wind pants I picked up at Target for $15 and used on the AT in '03, the wettest year on record. They made of Teflon encapsulated fabric and are surprisingly water repellant/breathable. Not convertable, alas. I may someday make them into chaps.Jan 6, 2006 at 8:24 am #1347992
Windshirts are lighter and more breathable than rain jackets… but windshirts aren't waterproof. You can spray DWR treatments to augment a windshirt's water resistance, but after some time (half an hour, maybe a bit more, or maybe a lot less) of hard rain, you will still get soaked. Also, DWR treatments become less effective with wash and will need to be reapplied from time to time. Not practical on long trips.
For a long and varied trip where you may encounter any kind of weather, I really think you should carry a set of lightweight waterproof/breathable raingear (top and bottom). If it's waterproof, it's going to be windproof as well — but not the other way around.
Separately, since I've gotten my MontBell Peak Shell jacket, I haven't been following the latest in rain gear. Last I look, eVENT jackets on the market did not have any venting other than the front zipper (i.e. no pit zips or additional front vents). I would avoid that, as properly positioned vents will move far, far more persperation than even the best laminate. Now, if they have come out with eVENT jackets that incorporate vents, then I will be much more excited…Jan 6, 2006 at 6:08 pm #1348020
Wind shirts aren't raingear. They are insulation.
Wind shirts have the highest warmth-to-weight ratio of anything short of down clothing. And they dry out quickly and work when they are wet. Maybe I am a fanatic about it, but a wind shirt is the most likely thing to be in my pack for a trip of any length.
Rain pants are more problematic. For me, rain pants are a more specialized item, usually for backcountry ski trips or mountaineering. I find the weight and bulk is hard to justify for most backpacking, even in very wet weather. A lot of this is because it is hard to comfortably vent any rain pants in soggy conditions, so you really end up being soaked in your own juices. Rain pants with side zips help this somewhat.Jan 6, 2006 at 6:25 pm #1348022
Interesting answers.
I should point out that my intent is for one set of clothing for a long and varied set of conditions. I can understand swapping a WB jacket for a windshirt if you're not expecting major rain – that wouldn't work for me. I'm asking whether the windshirt is useful if you already *have* the WB one (i.e. layered).
David: How much more insulation is MW base + windshirt + fleece jacket (eg Patagonia R2) + WB jacket vs. the same minus the windshirt?
Benjamin: Why not go for water-resistant pants instead, and save that 9oz or so of special-use-only clothing? E.g. I have a pair of ExO Amphi convertibles – shouldn't they be "rainproof enough", and let me bring an extra pair of regular pants (which would actually look good in town, vs the shiny-plastic look of rainpants)?Jan 6, 2006 at 8:20 pm #1348028
Ryan FaulknerBPL Member
I think sierra designs is comming out with a waterproof breathable rain shell at 4-5oz or so. it will serve well as both wind and rain gear I suspect
they will probably work well with the 5oz golite reed rain pants.
that will be about 10oz total for an ultralight rain shell set more durable than drop stoppersJan 6, 2006 at 8:23 pm #1348029
Vick HinesMember
@vickrhinesLocale: Central Texas
For the long haul, a windshirt has less utility if and only if your rain top is highly breathable so you can use it when you are hiking hard. Most waterproof/breathable gear is not suitable for aerobic work, but folks vary widely in how much water vapor they put out. At the very minimum, the jacket should have pit zips and chest ventillation. When the ventillation is fully deployed, you are not getting full benefit as a wind-shirt. However, lots of folks get by without a windshirt.
The temperature advantage of a windshirt varies with the wind speed and temperature. And there is a big difference between putting it over a fleece jacket that is not very wind resistant itself and putting it over a down or polyester insulated jacket that has its own reasonably wind resistant shell. With fleece you need a windshirt unless it is windblocker fleece.
Water resistant pants are more water resistant than jackets because rain hits them at a more acute angle. You may still get a little wet. Water resistant pants work OK if you don't wear a base layer under them because the base layer will eventually get wet. But the pants will keep your bare skin warmer and will dry quickly when given the chance.
Regular DWR is not good enough for the long haul, and if you are going to be on a long trail, you won't have much opportunity to renew the treatment – even on the AT. Teflon encapsulated fabric is the only thing I've found that works. All it needs is an occasional thorough cleaning. However, it does not breath as well as regular nylon treated with DWR. Unfortunately, your convertables may end up acting as clinging wicks against your freezing legs.
RE: the shiny plastic look when strolling around town. Cultivate *hiker attitude* and wear what works on the trail.Jan 6, 2006 at 10:34 pm #1348037
Windshirt: Yeah, but that doesn't give an advantage of windshirt PLUS eVENT jacket vs. just the jacket. The jacket is already cutting wind; why would I need a windshirt also? (I'm contrasting here to the "4-layer" system of base, windshirt, insulation, waterproof.)
By all accounts the eVENT jacket is sufficiently breathable for nearly any purposes; I've yet to have opportunity to test this with mine, but I'm small and not a very heavy sweater anyway.
Pants: care to recommend a pair to complement the ExO Amphi convertibles [which according to ExO are Teflon-treated nylon]? I was figuring my other pair would be a non-convertible better-looking lightweight pant for more sunny weather & looking presentable for the border guards et al, since the Amphi bills itself as a water resistant "rain pant". http://www.exofficio.com/product_details.aspx?item_guid=14d5d953-c00e-4457-a3c5-4005b4a51015 / http://www.rei.com/outlet/product/47963524.htm?vcat=OUTLET_SSHP_MENS_CLOTHING_SA – on $25 closeout
"Hiker attitude": Would, if this were intended primarily for hiking trips. But it's intended for a one-set-fits-all (short of mountaineering) for some longterm world travel. So I'd rather have pants that I can wear in town, given that most of my time will be in or between towns (and much of it walking). (It also increases their utility since I can use them more easily on a day-to-day basis also.)Jan 7, 2006 at 5:41 am #1348047
Mark VerberBPL Member
@verberLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
If you tend to run cool then using an eVENT jacket might work as well as a windshirt. A number of us run normal to hot and find even the lightest eVENT jackets too warm when we are active. Of course, it's possible to drop activity level and not have so much heat to dump, but I would rather not slow down if I have other choices. 3oz is a small price to pay.
I wouldn't call the exo amphi "rain pants". In a light rain they do fine for maybe an hour before they get soggy. They dry quickly. So if you aren't facing cold, seriously wet conditions, they would do fine by themselves. If if you are in a hard rain storm, they will be completely soaked in less than an hour. In warmer weather I unzip the legs and pull the shorts up as high as I can and just let my legs get wet… since my skin drys very quickly when I stop. In cooler weather I really like rainpants.
–MarkJan 7, 2006 at 10:46 am #1348060
Dale WambaughBPL Member
@dwambaughLocale: Pacific Northwest
This thread is an interesting excercise in how we percieve clothing items. This sort of itemizing has been the real learning curve for me in learning how to really get my pack weight down and stay cozy.
If you think "long sleeve shirt," rather than "jacket," then a windshirt occupies a different space in your clothing palette.
I get into what I call clothing "brackets," where the gear (read "investment") I have is on either side of a particular layering option. I have a Marmot DriClime windshirt that isn't at all ultralight (16.4oz/465g). It can protect like one of the ultra-light windshirts, but also has an insulation layer and some DWR too, so it becomes long sleeve base layer and wind/light rain protection at the same time. Typically, when it gets wet in my climate, it gets cold and windy, so I would want a little more than just the single layer wind shirt anyway. It can be added over a silkweight tee or worn by itself and it vents well enough to become a layer under a raincoat.
I would see the windshirt alternative as using a short sleeve tee, a long sleeve half-zip base layer, and the windshirt to work with– really the same as the Marmot shirt, but with a "removable" insulation layer.
In my climate (Pacific NW coast), I see a true ultralight windshirt as more of a dry climate option. I could see it being more useful in areas like the Sierra or Rockies, when it might get colder or windier, but not wet. Sun protection is an issue in the drier areas too, where you could be getting a sunburn at the same time the cold wind is sucking the life out of you. Again, im my climate, if it is 45F, it is also raining or just did, or is just about to, and the brush is wet with rain or dew. Cold and humid is the issue here, where hypothermia can come at a higher temperature from being soaked inside and out. My point is that when you would reach for a wind shirt here, you would be reaching for something more waterproof anyway, so the windshirt isn't as useful.
On the bottoms, I layer shorts and raingear (Marmot Precip top and bottom, BTW) for summer, replacing the shorts with zip-off's for spring/fall and adding polyester long johns for winter. I'm working DriClime pants into my winter gear and the plan there is to wear them alone or layer them with long johns in colder weather. I could wear the rain pants over both or with one or the other– the DriClime pants and/or the poly long johns. The long johns make for good sleeping gear too.
It's quite a chess game– figuring out effecient layering vs. weight vs. perception.Jan 7, 2006 at 12:14 pm #1348065
> David: How much more insulation is MW base windshirt + fleece jacket (eg Patagonia R2) + WB jacket vs. the same minus the windshirt?
I'd say that in still air a windshirt has roughly the insulation value of a midweight base layer, and in windy conditions adds as much warmth as a fleece top. I'd put this another way…
If you used silkweight top plus a windshirt plus an insulated top like the Coccoon or Micro Puff You'd save yourself half a pound or more in carry weight and have a combination of clothing that would keep you comfortable in a wider range of temperatures, both warmer and colder and lots windier.
Plus the silkweight base layer and windshirt would dry out much faster than a midweight layer.Jan 7, 2006 at 5:02 pm #1348086
Your reply still sounds like it's comparing having the windshirt XOR the rain jacket. I am taking the rainjacket, just debating whether the windshirt / rain pants are worthwhile to take on top of it.Jan 7, 2006 at 6:12 pm #1348090
Select a lightweight, waterproof breathable rain jacket and forget the windshirt. The former can peform the latter rather well — but not vice versa, given your twin criteria of (1) lightweight and (2) long trip where any kind of weather is possible.
As for pants, ditto as above, get a pair of lightweight, waterproof, breathable pants (breathability can be less for pants than jackets). For urban wear where you can always dodge into a shop when rain comes, a pair of nylon "rain resistant" pants is fine, but if you are out in the wilds and miles away from any shelter, rain resistant pants is not going to help you.Jan 7, 2006 at 6:14 pm #1348092
Any suggestion for the pants?
The reviews I've seen all seem to complain about their (lack of) durability…Jan 7, 2006 at 6:25 pm #1348094
I usually take both a windshirt and a rain jacket on most trips.Jan 7, 2006 at 6:32 pm #1348095
Ryan FaulknerBPL Member
I would use golite Reed pants for rain pantsJan 7, 2006 at 7:09 pm #1348096
Golite Reed is a very good choice, and its light weight is hard to beat.
Now, this is going to boil down to your personal preference, but I would also recommend that you look at MontBell's Versalite pants. It's 2 ounces heavier, but for those 2 ounces, I believe you get a much more "wearable" pair of pants: 2 ankle zips to help you put on / take off your pants without having to remove your muddy boots, and zip fly for obvious conveninece. The Versalite is also more breathable than the Reed, although for pants, maximum breathablity is less important.Jan 7, 2006 at 8:49 pm #1348099
larry savageMember
@pyeyoLocale: pacific northwest
I also hike in the northwest where rain pants are de rigueur, though occasionally I'll use a coated nylon chap. Marmot precip seems to work awfully well in the upper lefthand corner of the country.
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UTSA Spotlight: UTSA Professor Thomas Bellows speaks at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
(June 15, 2005)--Thomas Bellows, UTSA professor of political science and editor of the American Journal of Chinese Studies, recently published a monograph, "The Republic of China's Legislative Yuan: A Study of Institutional Evolution." A monograph is a detailed, methodical, written discussion of a topic.
Bellows' treatise, published as part of the Contemporary Series in Asian Studies at the University of Maryland School of Law, is significant because there is little written on Taiwan's legislature.
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Additionally, Bellows spoke May 18 at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., on the current state of relations between the governments of Mainland China and Taiwan. Hosted by the center's Asia program, Bellows and several other experts participated in the discussion, "Breaking the Ice, or Muddying the Waters? New Dialogue Across the Taiwan Strait."
Bellows argues that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait need more interaction and closer ties, and that the United States should strongly encourage dialog. He does not believe this dialog would lead to Taiwan's annexation by China because the future of "One China" has yet to be defined -- a formulation he believes could take 50 years.
Read more about the China presentation at the Wilson International Center for Scholars Web site.
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is a respected, national memorial to President Wilson established by Congress in 1968 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The nonpartisan institution is supported by public and private funds and engages in the study of national and world affairs. The center establishes and maintains a lively, neutral forum for free and informed dialogue.
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Beauty June 19, 2009,Vain Glorious | (Malin+Goetz) on the UWS By Sandra Ballentine
Senior editor and beauty guru Sandra Ballentine breaks down the latest spas, salons and products for your aesthetic pleasure.
Who: Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz.
What: A new location of their (Malin+Goetz) Apothecary and Lab.
Where: 455 Amsterdam Avenue, (212) 799-1200.
Why Bother: This unisex line is great for those who prefer to skip irritating ingredients, overpowering scents or fussy packaging. The partners pride themselves on producing products that straddle science and nature (without harming any animals along the way).
How Does It Look? The new space, designed by the Brooklyn-based Konyk Architecture, is an unexpected mix of slick white display areas and handsome walnut boiserie salvaged from a mansion on Long Island's Gold Coast. The kitschy sign on the facade — La Gran Esquina — is a remnant of the store's previous incarnation as a barber shop, and traces of the old hair-cutting establishment have been preserved in the interior, as well.
What to Get: The new Moisturizing Shampoo ($25) and Intensive Hair Mask ($25) leave your locks silky and fresh-smelling, while the company's latest fragrances, Synthesized Geranium and Petitgrain Tonic, may become my favorite summer spritzes. I've long been a fan of the yummy-smelling hand washes, especially the rum-scented one. And call me booze-obsessed, but I'm also attracted to the boys' new Mojito lip balm ($12), made with 10 Cane rum. Just think of it as a cocktail without the calories.


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Mourinho and Ronaldo have set records at Real Madrid but fail to gain complete respect.
Jose Mourinho will become the youngest coach to clock up 100 Champions League matches on Thursday at Etihad Stadium. The 49-year-old beats previous record-holder Carlo Ancelotti who was 51 and joins other centurions Arsene Wenger, Ottmar Hitzfeld and Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Real Madrid coach might afford himself a wry smile that the fixtures have fallen in such a way that he reaches the milestone in England when he steps out before his side face Manchester City. There will be far greater recognition for his achievement there than back in Spain, where last week both he and Cristiano Ronaldo were ignored in the Spanish League's awards.
Ronaldo came third in the best striker category of last season and Mourinho was beaten by Pep Guardiola for the best coach award, despite Real Madrid and not Barcelona finishing on top of the league with the biggest points tally in the history of the competition.
If the lack of respect from awards voted for by Spain's professionals ahead of the final weekend of last season are difficult to understand, the ongoing frosty relationship between the two men and their own club is stranger still.
If you are a Real Madrid supporter, what's not to like about the manager who has registered 100 wins faster than any other coach in the league's history, and the player who has reached 100 goals faster than any of the club's illustrious strikers?
Yet there were jeers from a minority of home fans for Mourinho during the win over Athletic Bilbao at the Bernabeu on Sunday and the club has still set no date for new contract talks with Ronaldo. Both men talk of staying in Spain but have admitted to missing the Premier League - Spain is the love affair that never got started.
Real were winning 5-1 on Sunday when the most vocal section of the Santiago Bernabeu began singing the coach's name, prompting another section to drown out the homage.
It's a regularly expressed difference of opinion among supporters. "It didn't happen at Chelsea, at Porto or at Inter," said Mourinho when the whistles were first heard.
"If they whistled [Zinedine] Zidane, if they whistled the other Ronaldo, if they whistled Cristiano Ronaldo, why are they not going to whistle me?"
Ronaldo remains more at odds with the club's directors than with its supporters. Fans applauded him during Sunday's game, despite him not scoring, but they support the club and not the player over the delay in offering him a new contract.
He takes home about €10 million ($15.7 million) annually. The now defunct Beckham law that previously meant big foreign signings only had to pay 24.75 per cent tax means any new Ronaldo contract would be subject to 52 per cent tax. And with the club shouldering the fiscal burden, that means even if Ronaldo's take-home pay was frozen at €10 million it would cost Real Madrid €20 million a season.
They could pay more of his wages as image rights and then reduce the amount of those rights they rake back - about 50 per cent - but remain reluctant to do that, leaving his future at the club far from settled.
Mourinho's contract also runs until 2016. Seeing it through at a club that has hired and fired 25 coaches in as many years would be almost as impressive as winning league titles in four different countries.
This week's Champions League opponents were the favourites to take him last season but they kept faith with Roberto Mancini.
The latest stick the Portuguese is being beaten with at Madrid is that he has done nothing to bring the club's youth players into the first team in the 2 years he has been at the Bernabeu.
Based on generous estimated transfer fees, Catalan paper Sport last week claimed Barcelona's youth system had produced about £400 million ($782 million) worth of talent over the last five years.
"I didn't sell Juan Mata, Alvaro Negredo and Roberto Soldado," said Mourinho who knows the boat carrying Madrid's golden generation of talent sailed long before he arrived. What is true is that success at Porto, Chelsea and Internazionale was achieved almost entirely without young players who Mourinho gave a debut to.
Should they win against City on Thursday, Real will almost certainly reach the last 16. Winning the club's 10th European Cup, and Mourinho's third, remains the priority.
"One day it will be my turn to respond and they will be left sad," he said of those first whistles at the singing of his name. Whatever he and Ronaldo go on to achieve at Madrid you get the feeling when the time does come to say goodbye the ties will be cut painlessly.
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2013 El Paso Memorial Day weekend closures, adjusted hours
EL PASO, Texas - El Paso
In observance of Memorial Day, El Paso City Hall will be closed Monday, May 27, 2013. Offices will re-open Tuesday, May 28, at 7:00 a.m. and the City Council Meeting will begin at its regularly scheduled time, 8:30 a.m.
In observance of Memorial Day, the City of El Paso Department of Public Health Offices, including its Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Centers and Immunization Clinics will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2013. The Rawlings Pediatric Dental Clinic will resume operations on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. The Department's 2-1-1 Texas Information and Referral Center, however, will remain operational 24/7. For more information on the programs and services offered by the Department of Public Health, visit http://home.elpasotexas.gov/health/index.php or call 2-1-1.
Memorial Day Holiday Schedule for Collections, Landfill and Drop-off Sites
The Memorial Day holiday will impact some solid waste operations for the City of El Paso Environmental Services Department. Garbage and recyclables collection routes will not be affected by the holiday since there are no collections on Mondays. Residents will have garbage and recycling collection on their scheduled collection day. The Greater El Paso Landfill will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of the holiday. The landfill will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, May 28th. The landfill, at 2300 Darrington Road, is normally open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The Citizen Collection Stations will be closed on Monday, May 27th as part of their normal schedule. The drop-off sites will resume regular operating hours on Tuesday, May 28th. The sites are regularly open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and are located at: 121 Atlantic, 4200 Delta, 2492 Harrison, 4501 Hondo Pass and1034 Pendale.
The Administrative Offices for the City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department at City Hall will be closed.
Senior Centers and Daycare Operations will be closed.
Sports Centers will be open regular hours from 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Aquatic Centers will be open. (Schedule attached)
All Recreation Centers will be closed with the exception of:
Carolina 563 N. Carolina St. 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Don Haskins 7400 High Ridge Dr. 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Gary del Palacio 3001 Parkwood Dr. 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Multipurpose 9031 Viscount Blvd. 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Nolan Richardson 4435 Maxwell Ave. 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Pat O'Rourke 901 N. Virginia St. 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
San Juan 701 N. Glenwood St. 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
For more information call (915) 544-0753
The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department will be opening their four outdoor pools this Saturday as the summer season begins for swimming in the Sun City.
The indoor pools which are open year-round will be open as well. The outdoor pool locations and scheduled times are listed below for Memorial Day weekend. (There will be a different pool schedule for next weekend June 1st and 2nd before the outdoor pools are open daily throughout the summer beginning on Saturday, June 8, 2013.)
Grandview 3100 Jefferson St. (915) 566-5586
Lionel Forti 1225 Giles St. (915) 595-2786
Nations Tobin 8831 Railroad Dr. (915) 759-8434
Pavo Real 110 Presa St. (915) 858-6315
Saturday May 25 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday May 26 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, May 27 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
For more information and to get the indoor pool schedules as well go to www.elpasotexas.gov/parks or follow the Parks and Recreation Department on facebook or twitter.
Information (915) 544-3556
UTEP closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 27.
El Paso Community College (EPCC) will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, 2013. First day of classes for the summer 2013 semester will be on Tuesday, May 28, 2013.
In observance of the Memorial Day Holiday, El Paso Electric will close its business offices in Texas and New Mexico on Monday, May 27, 2013. The offices will open during regular business hours on Tuesday, May 28, 2013.
The Texas Department of Transportation will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. All offices will be open on Tuesday, May 28.
El Paso Zoo Open on Memorial Day
As a reminder, the El Paso Zoo will be open on Monday, May 27 2013, for the Memorial Day holiday. The zoo will remain on a regular schedule - opening at 9:30 a.m., last ticket sold at 4 p.m., zoo closed at 5 p.m.
Las Cruces and New Mexico
Most Dona Ana County offices will be closed Monday, May 27, 2013, to allow employees to observe the Memorial Day holiday. Emergency services and law enforcement in the field will not be affected, but the administrative offices of the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department will be closed for the day.
Memorial Day Closures
City Hall and most other City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, May 27 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Police and fire services will not be affected.
The following is a list of closures:
•Meerscheidt Recreation Center
•East Mesa Recreation Center
•Frank O' Brien Papen Community Center
•The Life Center (Therapeutic Program)
•Henry Benavidez Community Center
•Laabs Pool
•Frenger Indoor Pool
•RoadRUNNER Transit
•Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
•All museums
•All Senior Progams
The Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center will be open from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 1 - 4:30 p.m. and 5 - 8:30 p.m.; East Mesa Bataan Memorial Pool will be open from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. and 3:30 - 6:30 pm.
For more information please contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 575/541-2550. The TTY number is 575/541-2772.
Solid waste and recycling services will operate on a normal schedule and the Foothills Landfill will have regular Monday hours.
Lincoln National Forest Offices Will be Closed on Monday
in Observance of Memorial Day
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. - May 23, 2013 - In observance of Memorial Day, Lincoln National Forest offices will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2013. The Supervisor's Office located in Alamogordo; Smokey Bear Ranger District Office in Ruidoso; Sacramento Ranger District Office in Cloudcroft; and the Guadalupe Ranger District Office located in Carlsbad, will be closed on Monday. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday morning.
Phone numbers for each of the offices are listed below:
•Supervisor's Office, 575-434-7200
•Smokey Bear Ranger District, 575-257-4095
•Sacramento Ranger District, 575-682-2551
•Guadalupe Ranger District, 575-885-4181
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! - Find out where fire restrictions have been implemented before you venture outdoors! Stage II Fire Restrictions are in effect on the Lincoln National Forest. To obtain current information about fire restrictions in the southwest, visit http://firerestrictions.us/
Visit the Lincoln National Forest's website at www.fs.usda.gov/lincoln
Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LincolnUSForest.


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To me, dining out is one of the most romantic things you can do. I have such sweet memories of the special dinner dates I've been on over the years: holding hands across the table, gazing longingly into each other's eyes, sharing forkfuls of food back and forth from one hungry mouth to another. At 16 I went on my first dinner date and the boy in question pitched it perfectly by taking me to the Middle Eastern Cafe in Wellesley St. It was suitably informal and the food was deemed mysterious and exotic enough to make us feel very adventurous indeed. A bonus was the bottle of cheap white wine we were able to sneak in, pouring it surreptitiously into tumblers under the table.
When lining up a venue for a dinner date it's important to give some thought to what will work best - a casual eatery can take the pressure off a first date, occasion dining can inject some "specialness" into a long-standing relationship, and then there's restaurants that seduce you so completely that, well, anything might happen. Here are my picks for Valentine's Day - you choose the level.
First date
Where to go on that all-important first date? Too formal can end up too intense, too casual and you risk losing the intensity. When one of my sisters was being courted by a cute Lebanese boy, they'd go by ferry to Devonport, walk up the street for fish and chips and eat them sitting on a nearby seawall. Afterwards they'd enjoy the return trip with salty lips and sea spray in their hair. It must have worked its magic because that was more than 20 years ago and now they have two adorable children.
A drive can be just as good for relaxing the moment and I'd recommend travelling west, through the lush dense bush to The Refreshment Room (233 Scenic Drive, Titirangi, ph (09) 551 1705) with its spectacular views out to Auckland City and sensational homemade pasta dishes. Or head out past the neatly arranged vineyards of Kumeu to the stunningly designed Tasting Shed (State Highway 16, adjacent to Coopers Creek Vineyard, ph (09) 412 6454) where the shared plate-style menu is full of fabulously interesting dishes.
Take the southern motorway to Bombay to the beautiful Bracu (49 Main Rd, Bombay, ph (09) 236 1030), perhaps our most gracious of country restaurants.
Now that the kitchen is in the hands of chef Mikey Newlands the food is outstanding and more than worth the drive.
Failing those, try a food hall to keep it casual and fun. We like the ones on Ponsonby Rd and Albert St for variety and great people-watching.
Let's get flirty
Flirting over the dinner table is fun. Experienced waiters will be able to identify that you're "on a date" and if you let them, they can assist with a bit of jaunty banter. It's their job to make you both feel fabulous, special, funny, interesting and intelligent, but they can only work with what you give them so ... engage with them, joke a little, play, ask questions about the menu, take their wine recommendations, have fun. Some of the best front-of-house teams for this are to be found at Cibo (91 St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell, ph (09) 303 9660), Moochowchow (23 Ponsonby Rd, ph (09) 360 6262) and Coco's Cantina (376 Karangahape Rd, ph (09) 300 7582) and at all three the food will rock your world too.
The simple act of sitting over the table from one another enjoying lovingly prepared food, the attending nature of the staff and the way the evening gently unfolds can create magnificent intimacy and memories that last forever. I still have an intensely clear picture of an evening spent at the fabulous French restaurant on a steep street in Dunedin with a man I was sure I would spend the rest of my life with, and of the silent American who produced a ring at the table on Martha's Vineyard where they served sensational clam chowder, and of a small bistro in Paris where we watched as the chef gently folded whipped cream through a risotto at the last minute and I fell in love with that city all over again.
For sheer seductive value you can't go past Clooney (33 Sale St, Freemans Bay, ph (09) 358 1702). Along with some of the most outstanding food money can buy, care of head chef Des Harris, this restaurant offers a mysterious quality that few others achieve. The dining room, with lighting that flatters everyone, is partitioned by jet black, floor-to-ceiling tassel drops that create a surreal, see-through effect, and the staff move like shadows, seeing to everything without you having to think about it. Seated at round tables you are in your own private bubble.
Upstairs at Roxy in Imperial Lane, City, ph (09) 929 2701) is another sexy space, where large black chairs envelop you and Sean Marshall's food will take you all the way. Afterwards you can stroll hand in hand through the cobbled laneway or have a drink in their open-air bar.
There's also TriBeCa (8 George St Parnell, ph (09) 379 6359) in the historic Foundation Building in Parnell where chef Hayden McMillan's (ex-Meredith's, French Cafe, Vinnies) beautifully put-together dishes will make you swoon, and the courtyard seating on a balmy night is the definition of romance.
The complete package
Sometimes it's the whole kit and "canoodle" that's required - a hotel room booked, dining in-house, then waking for a leisurely breakfast. For me, at this time of year, there's only one option - the majestic, ever-pretty-in-pink, five-star Langham Hotel where you get to enjoy a rooftop pool, sun loungers and spa facilities along with your plush room. Hotel dining options rarely come better than their opulent Barolo, the north-Italian influenced restaurant, and Eight, which offers food from around the world. The breakfast offering is mind-blowing, with separate stations for dumplings, sushi, pancakes, fresh baked pastries and much more.
Wherever you choose, it's who you dine with that will stay in your memory forever, so love the one you're with, enjoy the moment and don't you dare split the bill.


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New London — Witnesses say police officers assisting an ambulance crew at an alcohol detoxification center Wednesday night punched, pepper sprayed and smashed the head of a man repeatedly into asphalt.
Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SCADD) Executive Director Jack Malone said Friday that six staff members at the organization's Coit Street detoxification facility had filed witness statements to the New London Police Department about what they saw Wednesday evening.
Witness Stanley Jurgielewicz, a technician at the facility, is calling for an investigation into the beating of a potential client of the center who was subsequently arrested.
"I had a conversation with the police chief (Thursday) because what occurred there was not right and was witnessed by six people," Malone said. "It was very troubling. I had a very good conversation with the police chief and Capt. William Dittman, and now, what they do about it, it's in their court, but I related to them the concerns reported to me Wednesday evening and Thursday morning by my staff people."
Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio said in a statement Friday afternoon that he had met with Police Chief Margaret Ackley and Deputy Chief Marshall Segar about the incident.
"A thorough investigation will take place, and is already underway, concerning the conduct of all involved," Finizio said. "This investigation may take weeks to complete but its findings will be released to the public when ready."
Deputy Chief Segar did not respond to repeated calls and email about the incident.
Police were called around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to the detoxification facility at 47 Coit St. to accompany an ambulance that was to take a potential client to the emergency room because of a high blood alcohol content.
Jurgielewicz said calling an officer to help an intoxicated client into an ambulance is standard operating procedure. Most of the time, Jurgielewicz said Friday, the officers are "charismatic" and help convince the client to get treatment.
Instead, Jurgielewicz said the first officer arriving on scene pulled up and sprinted from his police cruiser, attacking the man, Reuben J. Miller, from behind.
"At no point did the first officer identify himself as a police officer or confront Reuben to place his hands behind his back," Jurgielewicz wrote that night in a statement to police. "A second officer arrived soon after and proceeded to join in the situation by punching Reuben in the face multiple times."
From there, Jurgielewicz said, the attack got even worse as about 10 people, including two paramedics, watched in shock as two more officers arrived. One slammed Miller's head into the asphalt multiple times, Jurgielewicz said, while another pepper sprayed him in the face.
"I could hear his skull smashing into the concrete," Jurgielewicz said. "I'll never forget that sound. One cop was punching him in the face multiple times, punching like he was a boxer. It was like cage fighting stuff, that's how it was. It was horrifying."
Mayor Finizio, in his statement Friday, asked the public and media to withhold judgment until the investigation is completed.
"These incidents can be fast-paced and complicated and it is often easy to second guess the judgment of the officers involved before a full investigation can be conducted," Finizio said.
After the beating, Jurgielewicz said, police stuffed a dazed and bleeding Miller into a police cruiser. When the center's admitting nurse protested, saying Miller needed medical attention, Jurgielewicz said the officer told them that Miller was "not going to the hospital, he's going to jail."
Miller was charged with interfering with an officer is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 29.
Jurgielewicz said four police officers responded to the scene.
According to New London police records, the arresting officer was Joseph Pelchat. The transporting officer was Kurt Lavimoniere.
"They looked at him like a piece of trash, and treated him like trash," Jurgielewicz said. "No human being should ever be treated the way Reuben was treated."
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