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L.A. Times Cites Claim by Pro-Gun Control Group As If It Came From Some Neutral "Policy Center" on Guns
The L.A. Times has a piece titled Tough gun control laws linked to lower death rates. The piece touts the findings from a "San Francisco-based policy center on gun control laws":
A San Francisco-based policy center on gun control laws has produced a report that says states with strict gun laws have the lowest gun-related death rates. In contrast, it reports, states with the highest per capita gun death rates have "weak" gun laws.
The study by the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence is touted by Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) as support for his own legislation tightening California's current assault weapon ban. The bill, SB47, would prohibit semiautomatic weapons from having devices that allow them to carry high-capacity magazines or easily be reloaded with multiple rounds of ammunition. A similar version of the bill failed to pass in 2012.
I found this a rather eye-opening claim, since it's pretty well accepted that gun control laws are not proven to work, and that gun violence tends to be higher in places with stricter gun control laws. As this piece at the Daily Caller explains:
The main problem with gun-control laws is that they don't work. Florida State University criminology professor Gary Kleck, a political liberal and one-time supporter of gun-control laws, has been studying guns and their effect on violence and crime since 1976. What he's found is that gun-control laws have no net effect on violence or crime rates, because the benefits of widespread gun ownership cancel out the costs.
Which made me curious about this "San Francisco-based policy center on gun control laws." Just who are these people, and why do we care about their claims as to the efficacy of gun control laws? The L.A. Times piece repeatedly refers to the the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence as "the law center":
"It is a fact that strong gun laws work and weak laws result in the loss of innocent lives," Yee said.
Yee notes that the law center cited low per-capita gun death rates in Hawaii, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — states that the law center identified as having some of the toughest gun laws in the country.
He failed to mention the law center also included California on its list of states with the strongest gun control laws and lowest gun-releated deaths. The center declares California has the toughest gun control laws in the nation and gives the state an "A minus" on its report card, a designation shared only with New Jersey and Massachussetts.
The highest per-capita gun death rates were in Alaska, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi — states that the law center said have weak gun control laws.
The center was formed by Bay area lawyers in 1993 following an assault weapon rampage at a San Francisco law office that ended with 10 people dead and six wounded.
One thing that is not mentioned: whether this "law center" or "San Francisco-based policy center on gun control laws" has a point of view. Is it fair to assume that an organization whose title is about preventing gun violence is necessarily pro gun control? I don't think it is. I am all in favor or preventing gun violence, but I am not a fan of gun control for law-abiding citizens.
Without a clear statement that this is a pro gun control group, the reader is left with the notion that, perhaps, this "law center" is simply devoted to doing research, and following the facts wherever they lead.
Yeah, not quite.
I'll do the work the L.A. Times refuses to do.
The web site for the "law center" is at http://smartgunlaws.org/. Here is their logo:
Here is their about page.
Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly Legal Community Against Violence) is the only national law center focused on providing comprehensive legal expertise in support of gun violence prevention and the promotion of smart gun laws that save lives.
Under the heading "What We Do" there is this passage:
Accessible, accurate, online information – We provide extensive, in-depth summaries of federal, state, and local firearm laws and policies. The most comprehensive resource for information on U.S. firearms regulation, we supply the foremost information and analysis on the Second Amendment, as well as detailed statistics, study findings, and polling in support of strong gun regulation.
They also boast about influencing the media:
Media – Journalists trust us to supply them the legal background on gun policy issues and the legal aspects of the gun policy debate. In turn, we inject legal expertise into the media's coverage of public policy debates concerning gun violence. Using interviews, op-eds and press releases, we contribute the legal perspective, emphasizing that effective gun laws enhance public safety.
If you're starting to get the idea that they're in favor of gun laws, you have demonstrated a keen ability to pick up on subtle clues.
This is certainly the organization to which we should all turn for unbiased information about whether gun control laws work. And hey, let's not call them a "gun control advocacy group." Let's just call them a "policy center" or a "law center," to make them sound neutral. After all, just because they say they're for gun control doesn't necessarily mean they have a point of view that makes them biased, right?
My dear Watson, the game's afoot! because there's more.
How does this "law center" feel about the Second Amendment and the Heller decision? Why, they believe that Heller was a "radical shift" in interpreting the Second Amendment:
Second Amendment litigation has become a critical battleground since the U.S. Supreme Court held, in District of Columbia v. Heller, that the Amendment guarantees an individual right to possess a firearm in the home for self-defense. This decision created a radical shift in the meaning of the Second Amendment, but it doesn't prevent smart gun regulations. In fact, since Heller, courts nationwide have found a wide variety of firearms laws constitutional because they can help prevent gun deaths, injuries, and crimes in communities across the country.
A related page re-emphasizes the organization's view that Heller was "unquestionably a radical decision." Another related page describes Heller as a "radical departure from longstanding Second Amendment case law," and tells the reader about the organization's view of its role vis-a-vis the Second Amendment:
As the nation's only organization devoted exclusively to providing legal assistance in support of gun violence prevention, LCAV is actively involved in supporting state and local governments' defense of Second Amendment litigation, educating courts, governments, and the public about the meaning of the Second Amendment, and developing common sense gun violence prevention legislation that complies with the Heller decision.
And then there's the page on studies, which is what initially brought me to the web site. Here is the page. And here is the smoking gun (thank you for noticing!) that shows that this organization's view of control laws is not news:
Do gun laws work?
Many types of gun laws are effective at reducing gun deaths and injuries, keeping guns away from criminals and other prohibited people, and fighting illegal gun trafficking. The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence tracks important studies proving that smart laws can and do work to prevent gun violence. Our publications offer in-depth analysis of significant trends in firearms laws and policies nationwide.
So, you track studies showing that gun control laws work.
What about the studies that show they don't?
See, even a pro gun control group could, in theory, decide to cover all studies regardless of which way they come out. But they just told you that they don't do that. They cover studies that go their way. Period.
So basically, the L.A. Times is reporting that a pro gun control group believes gun control works. Whoop de do. But they make it sound like news — because they don't tell you that the group is a pro gun control group.
This is dishonest. It's why conservatives increasingly see news media outlets like this as propaganda organs.
As I said in my piece on New Year's Resolutions, if you subscribe to the Los Angeles Times, you are subsidizing this kind of disinformation. If you subscribe to Patterico, you are participating in the correction of disinformation. Which do you want to support? Information or disinformation? The choice is yours. It's also pretty obvious.
Stop giving these people money. Cancel your subscription to the L.A. Times today. It's never too late.

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Law firm establishes Fund for Excellence at UH Manoa Law School
Contribution from Starns O'Toole Marcus & Fisher will support scholarships, moot court program and lecture seriesUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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William S. Richardson, founder of the William S. Richardson School of Law at UH Mānoa and former Hawaiʻi State Chief Justice, accepted a check for $100,000 to the UH Mānoa School of Law on Thursday, November 20, 2008. The check was a gift from Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher, one of Hawaiʻi's most prestigious business law firms.
The donation will establish the Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher Fund for Excellence, which will provide scholarships for law students and sponsorship of the nationally-honored moot court program. The gift will also fund a continuing lecture series in real estate law, and other programs that support legal education.
"This gift is one aspect of the law firm's community outreach, which includes providing pro bono and reduced cost legal services to community organizations," said Duane Fisher, a director at the firm. "Several of our law firm's attorneys also have served as adjunct professors at the law school."
"We particularly appreciate this generous contribution in these difficult financial times," said Aviam Soifer, dean of William S. Richardson School of Law. "We are honored Starn O'Toole Marcus and Fisher continues to support our mission."
Richardson was recently honored with the American Judicature Society's Herbert Harley Award, the premier state award reserved for individuals whose outstanding efforts and contributions substantially improve the administration of justice in their state.


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Falling in Love With Paris?
We've all dreamt about Paris, about the charm in strolling along the River Seine, about marveling at the city's architecture, about falling in love in and with the most romantic city in the world. Perhaps like everyone visiting Paris for the first time, my heart flutters in excitement as my flight touches down at Orly (Paris' budget airport) and I brace myself for my first Eurotrip. I haven't anticipated that now is when I'll start to think of the city with my marketing hat on.


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"We worked with a producer once who had worked with Michael Jackson," Wayne Coyne recalls from his home in Oklahoma City. "He said that while Michael Jackson was singing in the studio, he''d be dancing; his feet squeaking on the floor would make these noises. When they''d turn off the vocal track, those noises and that inherent funkiness would be gone. It''s because Michael Jackson was so alive and into it. He''s tapping his jeans and his shoes are rubbing the floor—those noises aren''t something that you try to leave out. Michael Jackson knew that. He would take chances. Noises are part of the atmosphere of the music, and the reason the music is being made."
The noises, the atmosphere, the music, and the absurdity of it all have made The Flaming Lips one of the most influential and innovative groups of the past 20 years. While other rock bands have collapsed and major labels have crumbled, The Flaming Lips and their loyal Warner Bros. backers have extended their unique brand of colossal head music. The Oklahoma-based band rarely bothers to record live together anymore, preferring to record snippets of basic tracks in their individual home studios (a TASCAM 4-track for Coyne, Pro Tools for bassist/engineer Michael Ivins, a bevy of stomp boxes through Pro Tools and Propellerhead Reason for multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd). Files are then handed off to longtime producer Dave Fridmann, who, both with the band and without, further warps the music at his Tarbox Road Studios in upstate New York.
"They create their parts at Wayne and Steven''s rehearsal places," Fridmann explains. "Michael engineers the sessions. They bring it to me, and we add weird sounds on top of that. It''s a deliberate attempt to not overanalyze what we''re doing and really just get to, 'Do I like it? Do I not like it?'' A lot of times you think, 'That''s cool; maybe we can apply this filter to create this other juxtaposition.'' No. We like it or not. If you like it, we''re moving forward."
After magnificent malcontents like At War with the Mystics (2006), Embryonic (2009), and The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side Of The Moon (2010), The Flaming Lips threw off those shackles that bind. Earlier this year The Flaming Lips pronounced plans to release new music every month for a year. February saw "Two Blobs F**king," followed in March by the 12" EP, The Flaming Lips with Neon Indian, a collaboration with synth stylist, Alan Palomo. The Flaming Lips 2011 Gummy Song Skull (with internal USB stick) followed, a seven-and-a-half-pound edible gummy bear skull of all Lips music. The band plans to collaborate with Panda Bear, James Murphy, and Jimmy Page (who wants to work in-studio with the Lips, eschewing Internet file sharing); completed collaborations include The Flaming Lips with Prefuse 73, Lightning Bolt, Ghostland Observatory, and Black Moth Super Rainbow. The Lips/Prefuse 73 12" recently hit the streets; next up: a "little fetus" (Coyne) of Flaming Lips music. And if you look fast, you can find all of this music on the Internet, for free.
Coyne''s description of Rhode Island duo Lightning Bolt as "a psychedelic freakout band" also applies to the current Flaming Lips projects, collaborations and otherwise. Take a track, any track: Steven Drozd''s Bonhamish drumming dominates a mix one second, followed by the velveteen blasts of Neon Indian''s vintage synths, or the eclectic Dada-esque cut-ups of Prefuse 73 (Guillermo Brown), and dripping guitars worthy of Jimi Hendrix''s version of the "Star Spangled Banner."
"It isn''t so much a sonic thing as creating something ethereal, or simply an art project," Fridmann says. "Listen to this, and hopefully you''re going to feel like you''re on drugs. Elements of the production are live, some are not. It''s like how [Miles Davis''] In A Silent Way was all edited together. In some ways you don''t know what the final result is going to be until it''s done."
Coyne confirms the band''s nearly instant music approach, and the inner workings of his brain that put them there. "Unless you''re just a complete egotistical f**king fool you always run into this dilemma of thinking 'This is great,'' and ten minutes later you think, 'This sucks.'' We''re trying to create music in a realm where you''re slave to your subconscious saying, 'Take me away, let''s see what happens.'' The minute you do that you''re a slave to this other dimension of thinking that''s very critical. You hope that you''ll get hypnotized. But if I had any regrets about what we''re putting out, well, it''s just too f**king late."
Producer Dave Fridmann
Flaming Lips tracks can begin anytime, anywhere, and often do. "Sometimes I will be at Steven''s and we''ll literally just play a piece of a drum track, and then loop it and add a bass track," Coyne says. "Then we turn both of those into a loop. Some of this began on my TASCAM cassette 4-track. If I like a minute out of something, I''ll put it into Pro Tools with Michael [Ivins] and we''ll turn that minute into a couple of minutes of a groove. Other times we just play something for 20 minutes and we record. There''s no process that is out of bounds, but it''s all about listening.
"I sent Prefuse what I thought were finished tracks and he found a way to do something," he continues. "Then we took the end of one of his tracks, just a loop of a string line, and turned it into another track. That became 'Guillermo''s Bolero.'' Some things happen in a moment; that''s the spirit we like to be in. Some of this we will regret, so what! But sometimes I regret not doing something. You can never live completely satisfied."
The Flaming Lips (left to right)—Michael Ivans, Wayne Coyne, Kliph Scurlock, and Steven Drozd
Fridmann and the Lips use any means necessary to create the feeling of drug-induced psychological transportation: extreme/minimalist miking techniques; vocals recorded on handheld tape recorders into a Korg Kaoss Pad or one of Steven Drozd''s vintage stomp boxes; running entire mixes through a Vox AC30 amp with what sounds like a torn speaker; destroying a mix by overloading synthesizers; extreme panning to create "a drum set heard down the hallway" effect (Fridmann). Fridmann lays the responsibility on Coyne, Coyne credits Drozd''s stomp box collection.
"Steven''s distortion pedals provide a complimentary tone to my voice," Coyne says. "Like I''m from some other dimension. That''s where most music gets its power. Even a Beatles track like 'Strawberry Fields Forever,'' you think, 'What the f**k? Where is Lennon''s singing coming from?'' It''s more electronic than the electric guitars."
Drozd''s 50-plus collection of guitar pedals provides part of the Lips'' arsenal. An avoidance of damage control provides the rest. "I have a lot of old stomp boxes," Drozd says on the phone from Newark International Airport, where his ticket to Dublin has gone missing. "Nothing too crazy. A Systech Harmonic Energizer for one. It''s really just a bad overdrive pedal with a crazy filter. We also used a Roland [AG-5] Funny Cat [Harmonic Mover & Soft Distortion Sustainer] from the mid-''70s. It''s a fuzz pedal with compression and an auto wah feature. There''s a separate EQ frequency area for the auto wah. The Musicmaster bass through the Harmonic Energizer is a wicked combination. And we ran guitars through the Funny Cat a lot, but not a whole mix. On 'In Our Bodies Out Of Our Heads'' (Gummy Skull), that dripping, melting guitar sound is actually a Pro Tools plug-in. Some kids think I am running 20 crazy effects custom-built for me, but sometimes it''s actually just a Pro Tools plug-in. We use a healthy combination of those with old stomp boxes."
The Flaming Lips 2011 Gummy Song Skull release features a USB stick loaded with music and buried inside a seven-and-a-half-pound edible gummy-bear skull.
Dave Fridmann''s Tarbox Road Studios offers gear both vintage and contemporary, including an Otari Concept Elite 40x24 with Total Recall Eagle Automation, Neve 24 input 5104, Otari MTR-90 II 24-track recorder, EMT plate reverbs, an old pair of Ashly GQX-3102 stereo 31-band EQs (his favorite distortion tools), and an otherwise stunning collection of microphones, editing tools, preamps, effects, amps, and instruments. (Learn more at tarboxroadstudios.com.) But the concept is heavy-mental when the Flaming Lips arrive. Starting with miking placement.
"It''s very limited miking," Fridmann says. "We used the [Shure] KSM44s quite a bit, frequently through the Otari''s preamps. My technician, Greg Snow, has endlessly modded [Ampex] 351 mic and 610 mic pres. He labels the switches, 'Don''t touch this!'' or 'Danger!'' Of course, we touch them all. They''re just ginned up so if a mouse whispered in China it would blow up your speakers. If you choose anything that has any volume to it, you get a crazy sound.
"Miking-wise," he continues, "the idea is like making a cool sample of yourself. When you sample somebody else''s music, you capture this atmosphere that someone else has created and apply it to your art. We create atmospheres and purposely put ourselves in these awkward situations where the drummer''s cymbals are behind him, for example, so he has to play that way."
Using minimal miking when the Lips record at Tarbox Road, Fridmann practically follows anti-standard approach. It''s like spraying a wall with cherry pie and watching for what sticks. "We''ll put the drum mic near the bass amp and the bass amp mic near the keyboard player, and put the vocal mic next to the guitar amp," Fridmann elaborates. "It''s about doing some strange things to push yourself in a direction you wouldn''t normally do in the studio. Whatever the book tells you to do, don''t do it that way; do something different. Sometimes even to the obvious detriment of the recording. But it creates an atmosphere, it creates a space, it creates an idea while you''re making the recording that is totally different from a normal studio environment."
Like John Lennon, who famously hated the sound of his own voice, Coyne enjoys treating his vocals, but he doesn''t leave it up to the producer alone. He''ll sing through one thing, put it through another thing, pass it off to Drozd, and then expect Fridmann to add effects beyond that.
"Dave has these rare mics, as well as the shittiest little broken mics," Coyne says. "I prefer the latter. If I sing into one microphone, he''ll place other mics around me to grab different types of air or layers or depths. The one we end up using a lot looks like something you''d see a guy in a car lot using. It''s an announcer microphone [Motorola RMN 5068] that makes anyone sound like they are talking from beyond. It creates a mood. I sing through that more than the other microphones. At home it''s my mic with the TASCAM 4-track, but often Steven runs [that signal] through some f**ked-up DeArmond Thunderbolt wah-wah pedal that gives my voice a different tone. And even if we don''t use the 4-track, I still run a lot of things through the TASCAM''s preamp. Maybe it''s a tone that not everyone likes, but I like it and I know what it is. We don''t want to use the same coloring and texture and plug-ins that you hear everywhere. It''s our duty to create things you''ve never heard before."
Fridmann used an Ampeg SB-12 head for Michael Ivins'' live bass, running it through an old "Kodak movie projector speaker cabinet miked with a Neumann TLM 170," he explains. That''s got this really punchy sound. It''s not really just the amp, but that old speaker, it''s a highly efficient speaker. It''s not meant to take too much power."
Proving that he will close-mike when that type of sound is desired, Fridmann admitted to using "anything that''s plugged-in" to record the guitars of Coyne, Drozd, and Derek Brown.
"I''ve been using the DPA 4006 lately," he says. "Usually pretty straight on the cone, because the sounds they come up with are so ridiculous anyway, if I can just capture that, I am pretty good. I don''t need to add any more character to those."
For the Neon Indian collaboration, Alan Palomo played what sounds like a Mellotron but is actually a Yamaha CS60 through a Vox AC30 amplifier. He also brought along (and ran direct) an ARP 2600 and a Korg MS20, and the Lips played an old Suzuki Omnichord (on the brain-dribbling, droning sonic delight, "Is David Bowie Dying?"). Often, the synths momentarily threaten the mix, then quickly take over entirely, then as quickly disappear.
"Some of that synth [overload] is intentional where you just have a couple of microphones and whoever is loudest in that channel, that''s what you get," Fridmann says. "Or sometimes there are elements happening in real time, then we might decimate the mix, which could be anything from putting the entire mix through a chain of three Eventide 3000s in a row and seeing what happens. Sometimes we run the mix back out through a couple of amps and throw some pedals before that. It''s a real conglomeration. Whenever we feel dissatisfied, let''s do something we''re not supposed to do and see what happens."
Drum miking is the X factor in any Flaming Lips recording. Drums come from anywhere and are processed through anything. Though Fridmann''s random technique is one option, he occasionally opts for close-miking the drums with two transducers, tops.
"Wayne, Michael, and Steven do a lot of recording at home, [but in my studio] I want to have the capability of having a normal sound if desired, so I will use a few mics on the drums," he says. "I''ll usually place a DPA 4006 overhead and another one in front of the kick just because I''ve never done it before. Then you have a screaming Vox amplifier a foot away from the drums and a Moog going through it. So all bets are off. The miking becomes a non-issue. We''ll try something to try it, but what''s happening in the room is so chaotic it almost doesn''t matter."
Drozd explains his various drum conceptions—miking and otherwise. "Why not put a microphone 30 feet away from the scene of the crime?" he asks. "Going back to 'Brainville'' (from Clouds Taste Metallic), for example, I had three bass drums, with one tuned as the snare drum. The secondary bass drum would play the two and four usually associated with the snare drum. And my hands did nothing. That''s an example of setting up in a weird way to make yourself play differently, therefore playing a rhythm you might not normally play. Two of the Gummy Skull tracks I recorded upstairs at my house with one mic, a KSM44, placed between the bass drum and snare drum ten inches off the floor. That''s why those drum sound''s frequency range is really small. Dave beefs it up, but it''s only one mic.
"At times," Drozd adds, "I''ve set up two snare drums: a giant rock snare drum, and a smaller dance muffled snare. Then 'Race for the Prize'' has two distinct kits: a huge Bonham kit, then an Eagles-sounding kit. I beat the wide-open drums like mad, then the soft drums I play like Karen Carpenter. I do that a lot."
Is failure an option for The Flaming Lips? Where does any band, even one as seemingly crazed and definitely as creative as The Flaming Lips find the courage to bare it all? With an ongoing year-long world tour happening concurrent with their scheduled musical collaborations, the Lips may finally be stretching themselves too thin. Or maybe that''s the idea all along.
"Being fearless means you don''t care if you fail," Coyne claims. "The way to be fearless is to try it. If it''s safe, don''t do it. If you''re doing the same thing you used to do, do something different. In those times that we are at our bravest, I wake up and think, 'F**k, what are we doing?'' But I don''t want to return to the normal rational way. I like living with the oblivion and making whatever music and saying whatever comes to mind."
"Steven or Kliph [Scurlock] will be playing drums in a room. Down the hall it sounds cool, but when you get closer, it just sounds like drums. As long as you can maintain that mystery in the mix, whether you''re behind a door or under a blanket, that''s what makes it interesting. We''ll catch some weird reflection in a certain spot, then try to capture that to tape. It''s a weird combination of playing something the right way with the mic in the right position, with the right setting. But if you move the mic two inches over, it''s gone. We create these atmospheres and possibilities other than what you''d normally have with standard miking. In that way we can effectively sample these environments and put the listener into a space immediately without having to manipulate or create that space later. That''s the only space there is. You don''t have to decide later, 'Oh, do we like this or not?'' It''s not a choice, that''s all we have."
"I''m just battling back whatever Wayne''s sending me," Fridmann laughs. "Sometimes he''s running his mic through a guitar amp or a stomp box with the high end turned up all the way, into a Kaoss Pad. Or he''s singing through a handheld tape recorder. It''s pretty shriek-y by the time I get it. I mostly try to get things back into a repeatable listenable format. Often that will require multiple stages of compression and de-essing along with some heavy EQ as well. I will go back and forth: an EQ, compressor, de-esser, then another stage of those three in a row, running de-essing, compression, and EQ. I want to affect the first compressor a certain way, so I will EQ that. Then when I get the compression I want, I de-ess that, then I will go back again—I might want to take 20dB on one de-essing frequency, so I will do a broad one then a more tight one on the second round of EQ. I will do a de-esser, then another compression stage, then a final EQ. Some of this will happen on the board, some of this will happen with outboard gear. Sometimes even a plug-in. These are the lengths I go to to accommodate Wayne, but it''s not necessarily the perfect way to record vocals. You have to do whatever you can to make the artist comfortable, no matter how ridiculous it may seem."


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A new network switch with massive 20 times bandwidth capacity that of any switch currently available in market.
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Streamliner Locomotives Celebrate Union Pacific's 150th Anniversary
Traveling Exhibit Provides Close-up Look at How the Railroad Helped Build America
Union Pacific 150th Anniversary Celebration
Omaha, Neb., April 19, 2012 Three sleek Streamliner locomotives are leading the first leg of the UP 150 Express, a multi-segment tour celebrating Union Pacific's 150th anniversary and sharing the company's rich history with the communities it serves.
Streamliner Locomotives 951, 949 and 963B are the last of Union Pacific's high-speed diesel-electric locomotives built for service on the famous streamliner and domeliner passenger trains. Also known as E-9s, the Streamliner locomotives pulled famous trains that included the City of Los Angeles, City of Portland, City of San Francisco, City of St. Louis and the Challenger. The classic trio will deliver an important part of American history, along with the look of the 1950s, to the following community events:
- Fiesta San Antonio, Texas, April 19-22
- Louisiana Bicentennial Celebration, New Orleans, April 27-30
Visitors at the community celebrations can step inside Union Pacific's vintage Promontory baggage car that has been transformed into a state-of-the-art traveling museum. The traveling exhibit closely replicates the full-scale Building America exhibit opening May 12 at the Union Pacific Railroad Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 12.
The traveling exhibit takes visitors back in time using the latest interactive touch screen technology to illustrate how Union Pacific supported communities as they were established along the way as the transcontinental railroad was built. The interactive experience culminates with the modern Union Pacific Railroad, which transports goods American businesses and consumers use every day.
"Our 150th anniversary is a milestone that provides us with the opportunity to thank our communities for supporting Union Pacific," said Robert W. Turner, senior vice president - Corporate Relations for Union Pacific. "We are happy to celebrate our past and look forward to continuing to meet America's freight transportation needs."
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Employee Deng got a bad review from his employer Sears, Roebuck & Co. Disaffected, he took disability leave but continued to come into the office. On one of these visits, he deleted a bunch of data relating to work he had been doing. It cost Sears more than $40,000 to restore that data.
Sears called the police to report the data deletion, and Deng was arrested a year and a half later in Massachusetts (which is where he had fled). Deng was charged with violation of 720 ILCS 5/16D-3(a)(3), the Illinois law that prohibits tampering with computer files without the permission of the files' owner. The criminal court dismissed the charges at the preliminary stage because a witness failed to appear.
Deng then filed a federal civil action against Sears for malicious prosecution. After his case was thrown out at the district court level, he sought review with the Seventh Circuit. On appeal, the court affirmed the dismissal of Deng's suit. Among the things Deng was required to prove was that his arrest was made without probable cause. The court found that probable cause existed.
Deng had argued that he was authorized to delete the data, since statistical modelers like him were expected from time to time to free up disk space and get rid of unneeded data. One problem with this argument, however, was that Deng was on disability leave. Nothing in the record showed that the remaining Sears employees thought the data was no longer needed. After all, they spent significant sums to restore it. Moreover, because Deng was on disability leave, he had no authority to do anything with the data, let alone get rid of it. Finally, Deng's fleeing after the troubles began was an indicator to authorities that he had done something wrong. Probable cause requires an objective analysis. Flight added to the impression that a crime had been committed.
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These days, you have to take handy Voice of the Customer tools where you find them.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) maintains a database of consumer complaints and the responses, which was made available to the public in July 2012. In the past year, CFPB's consumer response group has received more than 15,000 complaints about credit cards alone. While these complaints may spell disaster if left unanswered, banks can benefit by analyzing the source of negative customer feedback and addressing the necessary changes.
CFPB's website includes an online complaint portal, which makes it easy for consumers to voice their displeasure. Once a complaint is submitted, it is thoroughly reviewed and routed before CFPB notifies the financial institution named in the complaint, and requires a timely response to the consumer.
What customers are complaining about
CFPB indicates that customers of major credit card issuers, including Capital One, Discover, and American Express, have complained for a variety of reasons, including:
- • Disputes about items appearing on their billing statements
- • Interest rate or annual percentage rate (APR) concerns
- • Identity theft and fraud claims
- • Credit bureau reporting
- • Situations where they claim they unaware they would be charged for an add-on product.
CFPB enforcement actions in 2012 reflect some of the key trends in the consumer complaint database:
1. Capital One Credit Card Marketing Results in $140 Million Consumer Refund
CFPB's first public enforcement action occurred in July 2012 when Capital One was ordered to refund nearly $140 to two million customers and pay an additional $25 million penalty. CFPB investigated alleged deceptive marketing tactics used by Capital One vendors that were claimed to have misled consumers into paying for add-on products.
2. Discover Paid $200 Million Consumer Refund for Deceptive Marketing
According to CFPB, more than 3.5 million credit card holders were misled into paying for credit card add-on products. The company agreed to pay a $14 million penalty on top of the $200 million consumer refund.
3. American Express Consumers Allegedly Harmed by Illegal Credit Card Practices
This enforcement action is the result of a complex federal investigation involving multiple agencies. The action claimed that from marketing to enrollment to payment to debt collection, American Express failed to adhere to consumer protection laws. The company paid $112.5 million in penalties and refunds.
(For an analysis of the UDAAP--Unfair, Deceptive or Abusive Acts or Practices-implications of these actions, see the earlier analysis by Lyn Farrell of Treliant Risk Advisors on www.bankingexchange.com. The report includes links to CFPB documents.)
Solving the problem
So how can banks protect themselves from a similar fate?
Credit card issuers can use the complaint database as an early warning system to assess their own operations. Based on the complaints they receive, issuers can analyze how they compare to their competitors in terms of customer experience. In the past, card issuers only had access to their own complaint data.
Financial institutions can use the CFPB data to see where their customer experience efforts are missing the mark, and then target these areas for process improvements.
Protecting a company's most valuable asset: customers
The risks and financial threats of ignoring customer complaints, especially about fee-based services, can result in negative media coverage and the loss of current and potential consumers. CFPB complaint data is a valuable source of information that, if used correctly, can help companies improve their products and services.
To avoid CFPB regulatory actions, companies should respond promptly to negative customer feedback by identifying issues and correcting them directly. This highlights the need to build a comprehensive Voice of the Customer program that analyzes data from several sources, including regulatory complaints.
A Voice of the Customer (VOC) program enables your company to understand your customers' experience in order to retain customers.
Analyzing complaints can help financial institutions identify potential issues before the CFPB intervenes, but those issues may have already eroded customer satisfaction and loyalty. Complaints occur after people are dissatisfied and upset.
What if you could take action to prevent the minor irritations that gnaw away at loyalty, and resolve customer problems before they snowball? For many institutions, the organization is eager to please, they just don't know how to identify and prioritize customer pain points.
An effective Voice of the Customer program uses customer satisfaction surveys; text analytics of customer email and call center notes; social media mentions; and bank customer relationship management data. With a customer feedback program in place, institutions can pinpoint-- and address--customer experience issues before they are made public by regulatory agencies.
Addressing customer complaints isn't optional; it is a compliance requirement to mitigate risk. However, banks should do more than just track and respond to complaints. Leverage the available tools and data now and avoid scrambling to make corrections once it's too late.
For the first time, companies can proactively benchmark the complaints they receive against the performance of their closest competitors. These insights can help financial institutions to make business improvements, deliver positive customer experiences, and retain customers.
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Due to lack of depth in batting his main role is as a top order batsmen and with the crazy depth in spin bowling, he is seen as part time spinners.
Though the thing that makes Mendis look like a good spin bowler, is that he gives it a rip. Whereas spinners in Australia and NZ aren't encouraged to give it rip due to poor spin bowling conditions in those countries.
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What a terrible series this has been. And Nicol you ****, GTFO forever.
And why are they playing Kaneh at all if he's batting lower down the order? Makes no sense.
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Not a great deal about these ODIs, no. I doubt even Sri Lanka are getting much out of winning them. But I find it very funny that a few weeks ago cricket writers on both Stuff and NZHerald were whinging relentlessly about Guptill and Bracewell being rested for this pointless ODI series.
Much better off having Guptill at home with his feet up and Bracewell bowling in the Plunket Shield.
I agree with the sentiment though. Absolute nothing matches, made even less memorable as a result of the rain. And the crowds look abysmal. Surely three Tests, three ODIs and a T20 was the way to go. Tests always mean something. ODIs are a dinosaur and T20 shouldn't really be played at international level.
Ian Snook. Perhaps he can join Deaker for an hour, would be ideal for a drinking game based on reactionary and ******** rugby analogies.
Don't squander the gold of your days making a shrine of cricket videos, trying to improve the hopeless failure, giving your life away to the Blockys, the Devciches and the Weerasundaras! Surrender your devout little cricketing heart to the inured agribusinessman.
Meanwhile NZC continues to say that tests are highly important and the most pure form of the game while scheduling 2-test series after 2-test series.
Do NZC actually schedule them though - or is their hand forced by overseas boards that would rather play with the big boys? And when scheduling ODIs (weather permitting) know that they'll get a day's play, as opposed to the fourth and fifth day of a Test?
I can see no place for five match ODIs anywhere in the world. Three max. Even World Cups are becoming increasingly uninteresting.
The fools of the world say Test cricket is in danger but it's actually fast becoming the only format that has meaning. And the only potential spanner in the works is that god awful idea for night cricket to appease the fat cat TV executives.
In saying that, one of the most enjoyable days of my Test cricket viewing life was at Eden Park in 2002 (?) against England under lights. Usman Afzaal completely losing one from McMillan into the stands, Ashley Giles claiming he didn't see one he caught in the outfield (hell of a guess) and just general ridiculous outstandingness. But I wouldn't want it regularly
Christ what a beauty.
Unlucky Boult - has really had these Lankan batsmen in trouble here. Tough chance for Watling.
Boult always looks so dangerous.
****, forgot about this game, missed the early wickets and yet I still have to watch Tharanga bat now.
Any chance of Milne bowling properly fast today, or does he not do that anymore?
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The Best Food and Drink in New Hampshire for 2019
Located in the heart of the Northeast, New Hampshire is lush with lobster, crab, and other carefully cooked shellfish. Though it's largely not a coastal state, it does feature a sliver of coastline and borders two of the best states for seafood - Massachusetts and Maine. We've rounded up the best of the state's eats as part of our second annual guide to the best food and drink in every state.
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Best 24-Hour Diner: Red Arrow Diner (Manchester)
This New Hampshire diner is a certified institution, and not just for the food: It's a must-visit for every Presidential candidate on the campaign trail, making it a political institution as well. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are on offer 24-7, with perfect versions of old-school diner favorites including pancakes, corned beef hash, biscuits and gravy, chicken-fried steak, Monte Cristo sandwiches, turkey dinner, meatloaf, liver and onions, and homemade beans being served to the hungry masses since 1922. Don't forget to wash it all down with an Arrow root beer or cream soda, made just for the diner.
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Best Airport Restaurant: Shipyard Pub (Manchester-Boston Regional Airport)
Shipyard Brewing Co. makes another appearance on this list with Shipyard Pub, their restaurant location in New Hampshire's main airport. Like its Maine counterpart, Shipyard Pub has a menu full of soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, and wings as well as plenty of beers, spirits, and wines.
The Best Airport Restaurant in Every StateJeff S./Yelp
Best Bar: Portsmouth Brewery (Portsmouth)
Open since 1991, the Portsmouth Brewery was New Hampshire's first brewpub. Housed in a nineteenth-century brick building in Portsmouth's historic downtown, the two-story establishment is the quintessential New England neighborhood bar. The beer is brewed in-house and there are whiskey-based cocktails, too, like the Market Street Manhattan (Woodford Reserve bourbon, sweet and dry vermouths, and Woodford Reserve bourbon-barrel bitters). The drink offerings include 12 draft beers upstairs, 16 downstairs, two cask-conditioned beers, 18 wines, 25 high-end bottled beers, and cider offerings curated by head brewer Matt Gallagher. You'll also find 10 cocktails and a few mocktails. The bar's décor includes eclectic art, rolled-steel tabletops, high ceilings, a cupola, a seasonal outdoor beer garden, and a view of the beer-making process. The downstairs Jimmy LaPanza Lounge is a more laid-back affair with velvet nude paintings on the walls, low ceilings, a pool table, and a tabletop shuffleboard game. Try the Thaizenheimer: a wheat ale brewed with ginger, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and lemongrass. It pairs well with the spicy curried mussels cooked in a broth infused with curry spice, coconut milk, lemongrass, and a touch of spicy chile sauce.
The Best Bar in Every StateMandA R./Yelp
Best Beach Bar: Bernie's Beach Bar (Hampton Beach)
Bernie's provides a stage for some of the best local live bands, with concerts nearly every night during the summer. Party on the deck all afternoon long, or pop inside if you need a little AC. Either way, you'll be surrounded by stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean. Try Bernie's conch fritters and award-winning clam chowder, and wash it all down with a $12 bucket of Landshark or Shock Top beer.
The 25 Best Beach Bars in AmericaMichelle J./Yelp
Best Beer: Hopulization, Stoneface Brewing Company (Newington)
With an 8.9 percent ABV, Stoneface Brewing Company's double-dry-hopped beer Hopulization is a certifiable juice bomb. Galaxy and Calypso hops give this medium-bodied beer notes of lemon, spice, and dry hoppiness perfect for fans of classic IPAs. Yes, despite a hazy appearance, this brew is not a New England-style IPA. It's all old-school and all delicious.
The Best Beer in Every StateCourtesy of Stoneface Brewing Company
Best Brunch: Wentworth by the Sea (New Castle)
Wentworth by the Sea has been called the Crown Jewel of Portsmouth, located just off the mainland on New Castle Island. Open since 1888 and one of the East Coast's premiere resorts during the 20th century, it was saved from the wrecking ball in the 1980s and is today a member of the Historic Hotels of America and is operated by Marriott; a six-year, $30 million renovation added a spa, pool, and suites, and today it's once again one of the East Coast's finest resorts. But it's the brunch we're supposed to be talking about, right? Well, its Sunday brunch is amazing. Unlimited Champagne, live jazz, ice sculptures, fine crystal and china, and the elegant environs of the main dining room set the stage for an abundant and luxurious buffet, boasting two carving stations (with prime rib, of course), omelettes made to order, pastas, stuffed French toast, cheeses, and a wide variety of desserts. You might just never want to leave.
The Best Brunch in Every StateKelli T./Yelp
Best Burger: Lexie's (Multiple Locations)
Husband and wife KC Cargill and Alexis Wile opened the first location of Lexie's in Portsmouth in 2010, and today there are four New Hampshire locations, one in Massachusetts, and a "Burger Bus" for catering. What's made this place to successful? A relaxed vibe (the motto is "Peace, Love, and Burgers"), and, obviously, some stellar burgers! These 4-ounce patties are vessels for some deliciously creative toppings, as evidenced in burgers like the Stairway to Heaven (Cheddar, braised short ribs, melted onions, and barbecue sauce); the Fun Guy (blue cheese, mushrooms, crispy onions, and horseradish sauce); and The Farmhouse (Cheddar, bacon, fried egg, avocado, lettuce, tomato, onion, and herb aïoli).
The Best Burger in Every StateTj N./Yelp
Best Chinese Restaurant: Golden Tao (Manchester)
Crowds flock to this Manchester gem for its well-made Americanized Chinese fare and weekend dim sum brunch. Homemade pork dumpling soup, pu pu platters, crispy sesame beef, Sichuan chicken, and beef teriyaki are favorites; and as for the dim sum, you can't go wrong with barbecue pork buns, custard buns, and turnip cakes.
The Best Chinese Restaurant in Every StatePhoto by Vincent P. via Yelp
Best Chocolate Shop: Dancing Lion Chocolate (Manchester)
Chocolate making in general is often referred to as an art, but at Dancing Lion in Manchester, New Hampshire, they really are making art. They sell stunning chocolate sculptures that almost look like stonework. You'll also find beautiful and uniquely flavored chocolate bars such as The Blues, a beautiful blue bar with dark chocolate, blueberries, and toasted pecans.
The Best Chocolate Shop in Every StateR T./Yelp
Best Coffee Shop: Union Coffee Company (Milford)
Meant to be community-building space for the town of Milford, Union Coffee Company is an intentionally warm and welcoming spot for local residents or even visitors to stop by. In addition to bar seating and tables, Union has an outdoor patio for when the weather is nice. When it's not, you'll enjoy trying your hand at house guitars, playing board games, checking out their lending library, or even just taking advantage of the free Wi-Fi. Of course, the best reasons to come here in the first place are the delicious drinks made from responsibly sourced, single-origin coffee beans, organic milks (with soy and almond as options as well), and organic syrups as well.
The Best Coffee Shop in Every StateBrittany C./Yelp
Best Cupcake: White Mountain Cupcakery (Mount Washington Valley)
Selling more than 500 freshly baked cupcakes a day, this family-owned bakery has been making locals' and tourists' days a little sweeter since 2009. Their style is simple, as they hope to wow with flavor and presentation. A straightforward variety we think you'll enjoy is the Sunshine, a flavorful yellow cake topped with homemade buttercream frosting and covered in yellow sprinkles.
The Best Cupcakes in Every StateBd W./Yelp
Best Dive Bar: McGarvey's (Manchester)
McGarvey's in Manchester actually has some of the finest bar food in New Hampshire. Whether you're chowing down on their chicken nachos or burgers, you'll be more than satisfied. But the beer is cheap and plentiful too, with six seasonal selections on tap. If that all isn't enough to get you in the door, this dive has karaoke every single night.
The Best Dive Bar in Every StateDesi M./Yelp
Best Doughnut: Muriel's Donuts (Lebanon)
Muriel's is a well-respected mainstay of Lebanon. Everyone here has his or her own childhood memories of visiting this doughnut shop, so make sure you don't miss out on this tiny, understated store if you're nearby. The perfectly curated, small collection of doughnuts are all reliably tasty, but we can't help but name favorites, and for us, the jelly stick wins.
The Best Doughnuts in Every State
Photo by hilary c. via Yelp
Best Food Truck: B's Tacos (Londonderry)
The food truck industry is still building in New Hampshire, but B's Tacos is one of the originals. With a nearly flawless Facebook rating, the truck uses fresh ingredients to make stellar Mexican food. The namesake dish is available in 6- and 8-inch varieties, and there are also 8-inch fajitas, 12-inch burritos, and bowls with your choice of meat (slow-cooked pork loin, seasoned ground beef, chorizo, and grilled or Buffalo chicken) and all the standard toppings. Of course, those who take their tacos seriously will add avocado, bacon, and grilled onions and peppers, or all of the above!
The Best Food Truck in Every StateRyan B./Yelp
Best Fudge Shop: The Mill Fudge Factory & Ice Cream Café, Bristol (New Hampshire)
Located in a charming former grist mill in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, The Mill makes its fudge using an old family recipe and ingredients including Cabot butter and Callebaut Belgian dark chocolate. Supporters of the Slow Food movement, the owners (who opened the shop in 2006) are turning out some fun and creative fudge, in flavors including New Hampshire maple, natural peanut butter, chocolate raspberry, chocolate salted caramel, cranberry maple nut, and Cabin Fever Maple Whiskey.
America's 25 Best Fudge ShopsThe Mill Fudge Factory
Best Fried Chicken: Farr's Famous Chicken (Hampton)
This bright yellow shack is located in the shadow of a huge water slide a block from the beach, and no trip to Hampton Beach is complete without a visit to this low-key counter-serve destination. Open since 1977, the restaurant's been making fried chicken according to the same recipe since day one, resulting in deeply golden-brown, super crunchy chicken with moist and tender meat underneath.
The Best Fried Chicken in Every StateLeft: Farr's Famous Chicken/Yelp; Right:Dillon L./Yelp
Best Grocery Store: A Market
Note that the bigger chains like Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Market Basket are also very popular here, but A Market takes the cake. As one longtime shopper said, "My family has been shopping here since I was a small child and we're repeat customers because of the terrific selection of very healthy foods: fresh produce, groceries, and vitamins. The shop's open, friendly atmosphere is inviting and they offer free samples."
The Best Grocery Store in Every StatePhoto by Joshua G. via Yelp
Best Hole-in-the-Wall Diner: Lindy's Diner (Keene)
Constructed in New Jersey and shipped lock, stock, and barrel to New Hampshire in 1961, this all-American diner has been a must-visit for presidential candidates for decades, and the menu is chock-full of diner staples as well as homestyle New England classics. The patty melt, mac and cheese, and blueberry pancakes are spot-on, but don't pass up the opportunity to sample standards like fried belly clams, homemade cod cakes, pickled fried tripe, and Yankee pot roast.
America's Best Hole-in-the-Wall DinersAllison S./Yelp
Best Hot Dog: Gilley's PM Lunch (Portsmouth)
Also home to one of America's best burgers, Gilley's is an adorable little restaurant that's been in business since 1940; it started life as a lunch cart that was towed by horse into Market Square every day and has been in its present (permanent) home since 1974. The menu is simple - burgers, hot dogs, fries, and sandwiches - but you can't leave this oak and porcelain antique without trying the steamed hot dog. But learn the lingo first: "The works" means mustard, relish, and onions; "loaded" adds ketchup; and "everything" adds mayo and a pickle.
The Best Hot Dog in Every StateGilley's/Yelp
Best Hotel Restaurant: Harvest Tavern (Whitefield)
Also home to one of America's best burgers, Gilley's is an adorable little restaurant that's been in business since 1940; it started life as a lunch cart that was towed by horse into Market Square every day and has been in its present (permanent) home since 1974. The menu is simple - burgers, hot dogs, fries, and sandwiches - but you can't leave this oak and porcelain antique without trying the steamed hot dog. But learn the lingo first: "The works" means mustard, relish, and onions; "loaded" adds ketchup; and "everything" adds mayo and a pickle.
The Best Hot Dog in Every StateLyndsey G./Yelp
Best Ice Cream Stand: Jordan's Ice Creamery (Belmont)
Jordan's Ice Creamery is a neighborhood favorite for its exciting, ever-changing menu. Jordan's is known for its Belly Buster, which is a five-scoop sundae served in a bucket with a small shovel.
The Best Ice Cream Stand in Every StateJordan's Ice Creamery/Yelp
Best Italian Restaurant: Tuscan Kitchen (Salem and Portsmouth)
With a menu inspired by owner Joe Faro's travels to Italy, Tuscan Kitchen is bringing some Tuscan sunshine to the Granite State. There are plenty of authentic Italian dishes on the menu, and the house-made pasta is made with imported "double zero" flour. Lobster is the name of the game in this neck of the woods, and here it's put to good use in ravioli, sauced with lemon butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano.
The Best Italian Restaurant in Every StatePaul M./Yelp
Most Expensive Restaurant: Hanover Street Chophouse (Manchester)
This high-end steakhouse is well-known for its 200-plus-bottle wine list as well as its expense-account menu. Steaks start at $42 for a 16-ounce 28-day-aged bone-in strip, and high rollers can opt for a $58 16-ounce bone-in fillet. Fillet lovers can also choose between six different preparations and two sizes, topping out at $51 for a 12-ounce truffle butter-topped steak. Go ahead and add on an $18 lobster tail while you're at it.
The Most Expensive Restaurant in Every StateNeal Young
Most Outrageous Restaurant Dish: Feedbag Shovel, KC's Rib Shack (Manchester)
While barbecue has its variations around the world, no one does it quite as good - or quite as big - as Americans. At KC's Rib Shack, you can get more than your barbecue fix with the Feedbag Shovel, a literal shovel full of 6 pounds of amazing barbecue. The dish, or shovel, contains a full rack of spare ribs, half a pound each of pulled chicken, pulled pork, and beef brisket, one smoked sausage, and a pint each of two side dishes, as well as four pieces of cornbread on the side.
The Most Outrageous Restaurant Dish in Every StateAngela S./Yelp
Most Romantic Restaurant: Ristorante Massimo (Portsmouth)
In a quaint brick building in historic seaside Portsmouth, Ristorante Massimo offers warm and intimate seating among artwork and stone walls. Upscale without stiff formality, the accommodating staff -owner Massimo personally greets each patron - ensures a welcoming experience. The kitchen puts their own stamp on Italian dishes; diners might choose entrées such as pan-roasted halibut over fennel and grilled scallion purée, or Gnocconi alla Loichle, cracked-pepper dumplings with beef tenderloin. The new upstairs bar is a great place for pre-dinner drinks and small plates.
The Most Romantic Restaurant in Every StateDon W./Yelp
Best Pizza: Tilton House of Pizza (Tilton)
Run by the Katsigiannis family for the last 19 years, this 33-year-old local favorite has been turning out top-notch pies made with fresh dough (made up to four times per day) and fresh vegetables. The old-school, welcoming spot is making thick-crusted pies loaded with cheese, homemade sauce, and a massive variety of toppings ranging from sliced tomato and anchovy to chicken fingers, eggplant, pastrami, and banana peppers. The steak and cheese calzone is also a major winner.
The Best Pizza in Every StateYelp/ Nick S.
Best Restaurant for Breakfast: Polly's Pancake Parlor (Sugar Hill)
Picture in your mind's eye an 80-year-old restaurant called Polly's Pancake Parlor in a little New Hampshire town called Sugar Hill, and we bet you won't be too off the mark from reality. Open at 7 a.m. Fridays through Mondays during winter and daily the rest of the year, Polly's is a low-slung brown building surrounded by verdant fields and old farmhouses, and the inside is homey and rustic. And, of course, the pancakes (which are smaller than usual at about three inches across) are fantastic. Six freshly made batters are available (plain, buckwheat, gingerbread, whole wheat, cornmeal, and oatmeal buttermilk) and you can choose from four add-ins (blueberry, walnuts, coconut, and chocolate chip), but there's really no wrong choice. Buckwheat, whole wheat, and cornmeal flours are organically-grown and milled in-house; the maple syrup is (of course) pure; and bacon and ham are provided by the nearby North Country Smokehouse. And there are plenty of egg dishes, Benedicts, and house-made baked goods as well. The restaurant was the well-deserved recipient of the 2006 James Beard American Classic Award.
The Best Restaurant for Breakfast in Every StateTulan K./Yelp
Best Sandwich: Steak Tips & Cheese at Nadeau's Subs (Manchester)
Nadeau's has been serving high-quality subs since 1969, and today there's four Manchester locations and one in Exeter. Their Philly cheese steak, barbecue beef, and fried haddock sandwich are all top-notch, but if you go, get their famous steak tip sub, made with USDA Choice sliced sirloin that's been seasoned with a secret spice blend and seared on the grill with sliced peppers and onions. Go all the way and get it with a few slices of American cheese added.
The Best Sandwich in Every StateKenneth H./Yelp
Best Seafood Shack: Brown's Lobster Pound (Seabrook)
Family-owned and -operated, Brown's Lobster Pound has been serving locals what is said to be the state's best lobster and freshest catch since 1950. Order fried and grilled food at the counter, but if you want your lobster boiled (which we recommend), pick one from the tanks inside. It is BYOB, so make sure to bring a great bottle of white wine to go with your shellfish.
America's 40 Best Seafood Shacks
Best Soup: Collins Brothers Chowder (Nashua)
A local gem hiding in plain sight for the past 16 years, Collins Brothers offers at least 12 different soups for takeout only. But just because it isn't a full-service restaurant doesn't mean it's not spectacular: Owners Dan Largy and Robert Hughes only use the freshest ingredients, and serve up to 500 customers daily, not including wholesale. The clam chowder is a top seller, but you also can't go wrong with corn and bacon chowder, meatball and sausage Parmesan soup, or Nantucket seafood chowder.
The Best Soup in Every StateYelp/ Paul M.
Best Steakhouse: Hanover Street Chophouse (Manchester)
Hanover Street Chophouse might just be the swankiest restaurant in the entire state; it's clubby, elegant, and exactly the type of place where you'll want to become a regular. Classing up downtown since 2005, an ideal meal there might start with a selection of local cheeses, thick-cut Neuske's bacon, and a seafood tower, then continue with a dry-aged bone-in rib-eye and one of their six filet mignon preparations, in either 8 or 12 ounces (bacon maple Bourbon jam and blue cheese fondue are always good options). Make sure you accompany it with a wine from their 200-bottle collection. For more states, check out our ultimate guide to the best food and drink in every state for 2019.
The Best Steakhouse in Every StateM N./Yelp


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A fly lands between the eyes of U.S. President Barack Obama while he speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Jan. 24, 2013.
WASHINGTON -- There was a buzz at the White House on Thursday when President Barack Obama announced the nomination of two top financial regulatory officials.
A large fly interrupted the president as he presented his picks to head the Securities and Exchange Commission and a watchdog for financial consumer products.
Under bright television lights, the fly darted around the president's head as he spoke in the White House's ornate State Dining Room, alighting briefly on the middle of his forehead.
A giant black fly joined in on the festivities as President Obama announced his nominations for head the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
"We need cops on the beat to enforce the law," the president said, speaking about SEC nominee Mary Jo White and Richard Cordray, who he renominated to continue as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Obama broke off to swat at the intruder, which flew away.
"This guy is bothering me here," Obama said, glaring at his staff.
The insect was luckier than a fly that harassed Obama in 2009 while taping a television interview.
"Get out of here," he said, before smacking and killing the fly. "I got the sucker," he said at the time. An animal rights group protested.


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