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ALAN McManus edged into his first Crucible quarter-final in nine years after once again holding off a spirited Ken Doherty in their final session at the World Snooker Championship.
McManus's last win at the World Championship came against Doherty - also in the second round - but he made life difficult for himself after boasting a 10-3 lead at one stage.
Former world champion Doherty won five of the next six frames to put the frighteners on the Scot, who was having trouble stringing together a noteworthy break.
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But the 43-year-old Glaswegian set up a clash with world No 3 Mark Selby in the last eight at the Crucible in Sheffield with a majestic 83 to finally seal a 13-8 victory.
Meanwhile, Ronnie O'Sullivan revealed sports psychiatrist Dr Steve Peters was the reason behind his comeback against Joe Perry after prising him away from Premier League champions-elect Liverpool.
O'Sullivan, bidding for his third consecutive World Championship title, was lagging behind world No 15 Perry after the first two sessions before hitting back to tie the match at 11-11.
And two stunning centuries - under the watchful eye of Peters - sealed his place in the quarters as O'Sullivan showed a rare burst of emotion by punching the air.
O'Sullivan credits Peters with helping him clinch his last two World Championship crowns - and his increased presence at the Crucible could spell trouble for the rest of the field.
Peters is also working with Liverpool as they close in on the Premier League title yet O'Sullivan insists it is time to get selfish after coming so close to an early exit in Sheffield.
"I have got friends from Liverpool and it would be so great if they can do it, so I'm mindful that I don't want to take all his time up," said O'Sullivan.
"I said 'that's more important, I'm going to be OK' but really I made a mistake. I could have done with him here on Thursday.
"But he said he's not going to make that mistake again, he's going to be around a bit more now."
After levelling up the scores to one frame each in the first session, O'Sullivan was always behind Perry before reeling him back in with two frames to spare.
And so intense were his last-ditch dramatics that O'Sullivan believes he has never played in a more exciting encounter at the Crucible - including his five previous world-title victories.
"I stayed determined right to the end, I was never going to give in and it was hard coming from behind all the time," said O'Sullivan.
"He was playing really well so every time I got close he pulled away. I was missing a few shots and he got on top of me and I just had to draw on all of my experience.
"I've been here so many times and won a few times so I had to use that as my ace card. That was a more exciting match than any of the finals I've had and my most exciting match at the Crucible."
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A consortium of Canadian investors led by Fiera Axium purchased GE Energy Financial Services' partnership interests, and now owns a 60% interest in Toba Montrose and a 49% interest in Dokie 1. The transaction was effective Dec. 7, notes Alterra.
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According to a TechCrunch article last Thursday, Facebook may soon be turning on a star rating display for Facebook Pages. An average star rating could soon be seen at the top of a company or brand's Facebook profile and in their preview.
Facebook noted that they launched the ability to give star ratings on mobile in 2012 as a part of the "Nearby" feature. Users can leave reviews for any business that has a public address on their Facebook Page. Businesses cannot remove reviews or ratings, but they can remove the ability to leave reviews by removing their Page's address. Facebook commented to TechCrunch that, "Now we're bringing the visibility of star ratings to a more prominent spot at the top of Pages' timeline on desktop and to the preview in News Feed."
What will this mean for brands and social media marketers?
Users will now be able to actually define what they mean by "liking" a brand or company. Likes will no longer be created equal. My review and rating could be used to determine my loyalty, where a like could have a plethora of meanings. Businesses may soon be able to determine the difference between likes and even weigh and score likes.
This might finally fix the conundrum behind calculating "value" and ROI of a Facebook like. Using this data, businesses can assess more in-depth ROI calculation for their organic Facebook marketing. This also adds a new social media measurement component for businesses and social media managers.
Better-targeted Facebook advertisements. I speculate that Facebook advertisers will soon be able to use star ratings to segment their audiences. Brands would then be able to not only target all users who simply like "John's Coffee House," but users who really like John's Coffee House.
The introduction of reviews and ratings on a larger scale could signal a major shift toward brands and companies using Facebook for customer service. Traditionally Twitter has been the leader as a social networking tool for customer service and support, but this could cause a significant shift in that trend.
Star ratings further the ability for our peers to influence purchase decisions. Not only can I see how many of my friends like the restaurant where I am eating tonight, but I can also see the value of their "like." Social word-of-mouth marketing is receiving a major boost with this rollout.
The emphasis on brands' Facebook audience growth will continue to shift from quantity of likes toward quality of likes.
I see this as good news in the social media marketing world, but this may bring further competition for traditional user-review sites. This essentially turns Facebook into Yelp! and Angie's List's biggest competitor with over 1 billion monthly active users.
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|Jan 25th, 2002 01:33 PM
ok, vixen i saw him too
but before he's got skinhead
he's fine 'n sexy
|Jan 25th, 2002 11:45 AM
the more points the better!
|Jan 25th, 2002 09:29 AM
*LMAO* @ Vixen
good sign: today Tammy is back to her normal practicing She's flying off to Tokyo tomorrow.
Tokyo, here she comes ^______^
|Jan 25th, 2002 02:05 AM
mmm.... phoenix .... another Bloom fan i see.....
he looks good as Legolas....but once the outfit is off....he is nothing!---- beleive me! - i saw!
Hope darling Tamarine recovers!
|Jan 24th, 2002 07:18 PM
|Rising Sun
Thanks Bim for all the info!
Tammy is such a beautiful person, in and out!
I can't wait to see her new look!
|Jan 24th, 2002 05:45 PM
you are very welcome
(hopefully i didn't say too much )
|Jan 24th, 2002 02:26 PM
thanx bimmie
On a lighter note: Three doctors at Aus Open wanted Tammy to use a cane for walking, but Tammy said "no, thank you... I wouldn't look so cool with that, would I?"
anyway i want her to get well soon
before monday
good luck tammy
|Jan 24th, 2002 10:53 AM
oh one more thing!
Tammy got a new look! She just had her hair curled..... i think she looks great with her new wavy hair
|Jan 24th, 2002 09:46 AM
one more cute story
Tammy said that during her match against Mauresmo, after Tammy sprained her ankle, she was considering retiring out of that match.....
she said jokingly "BUT... the match was being broadcasted overseas you know?" (she giggled)...
wow! How could we not love her for that huh? She didn't want to disappoint her fans so she decided to continue to play the best she could to complete the match despite the pain. What a spirirt!
i'm so proud of her
|Jan 24th, 2002 07:46 AM
Bad luck Tamarine.
Hope you get well recovery soon.
|Jan 23rd, 2002 09:55 PM
|Rising Sun
Get well soon Tammy!
I felt so sad for her when she sprained her ankle and at a crucial moment.
|Jan 23rd, 2002 09:34 PM
her right ankle still hurts
I just know that during her match against Mauresmo, after she sprained her ankle, she asked for a 3-minute medical time out, but the referee misunderstood her, thinking that Tammy had already asked for a medical time out earlier (which she hasn't), and so the referee didn't grant Tammy her 3 min medical time out. Anyway, after the match the referee realized that she was wrong and apologized to Tammy..... That was a little too late wasn't it?
Tammy's right ankle still hurts She practiced a little bit today, but did not move around much (it still hurts I can tell). She had an ultrasound treatment and stuff, and hopefully it will recover before next Tuesday.
On a lighter note: Three doctors at Aus Open wanted Tammy to use a cane for walking, but Tammy said "no, thank you... I wouldn't look so cool with that, would I?"
|Jan 20th, 2002 10:05 PM
|were those pills that she took during Tammy-Amilie match pain killers? Or were they "water pills"? (She had some problem with dehydration in Pattaya)
|Jan 20th, 2002 01:04 PM
|hopefully her recently legs injury will not be too serious.
|Jan 20th, 2002 12:48 PM
will tammy recover before tokyo?
anyone know detail?
hope she'll be allright
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Maybe it's me, but, I can't find the "G" gear on this climb.
UPDATE: I think it is "G" rated, just bring some little gear.
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|I put a smallish tcu in the slot to protect the crux, but looking at it to scootch it in properly was quite involved. Agree that 'pg' is closer to the truth.
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It doesn't seem that long ago that the everyday ups and downs of the currency market barely raised an eyebrow with most stockmarket investors.
A quick flash of what the Australian dollar was worth against a few of the major currencies on the nightly news was more than enough. But not anymore.
The world of currencies has been spiced up by the $A and now where it trades on a daily basis excites fever pitch on a national level.
And these days, rather than have everything going for it, it seems some of the stars are not aligned for the $A, yet it still goes up.
Reserve Bank of Australia cutting rates. Yes. Slowing economy. Check. Retail sales less than expected earlier this week. Indeed. Capex spending on the slide. For sure. And if the unemployment rate spikes higher today when the data is released, no doubt the buyers will be out in force again.
But the accompanying chart from
Despite some buying this month it seems that, outside central banks, long-term investors are shy when it comes to increasing their holdings at around $US1.04.
The outlook for the $A should be clear.
Global growth concerns and more RBA rate cuts send it lower. But that's offset by quantitative easing in the US and more central bank buying.
On Tuesday night, in offshore trading after the RBA cut the cash rate to 3 per cent, the $A ended higher against all 10 major currencies except the Swedish krona.
But yesterday it did give up some of those gains.
It fell against the New Zealand dollar, the Canadian dollar and the euro, while it made further gains against the US dollar and the yen.
Westpac has a target for the currency of $US1.06 by March 2013 on higher commodity prices as China's growth rate picks up.
Since it floated in December 1983 the currency has now spent almost 6 per cent of its trading days above parity with the greenback, while its average level since that time is still just over US75¢.
If there is a renewed appetite for risk when 2013 starts, it's not out of the question the $A could spike much higher.
But there is some evidence to suggest it reflects speculative pressures.
The latest IMM data shows that non-commercial investors are significantly long the dollar.
Speculators had a chunky net long position of 76,400 $A futures contracts late last week, almost double the average position of 43,000 since the beginning of 2009 when investors really started to ditch the US dollar at a rate of knots.
A long position is one which shows purchases or an excess of purchases over sales.
One of the big lessons investors learnt this year is the change in drivers of the $A.
In August and September, when commodities slumped and the iron ore price fell to less that $US90 a tonne, the $A ignored it all.
While US rates are at zero, the capital flows will drive the $A.
The "safe-haven flows" from foreign central banks and private investors are firmly in place, so though a 3 per cent cash rate might look skinny to local investors, for anyone offshore it's clearly better than zero.
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by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Saturday August 20th, the BRU and members of over 30 ally organizations packed Parish Hall at Immanuel Presbyterian Church with over 250 members and allies for our Transit Justice Town Hall!
Over 100 people gave compelling testimony on the adverse and disparate impacts that the elimination of critical bus lifelines have had. The expert panel spoke amazingly of the intersections of race/the environment/gender/ public health and public transportation.
This event is helping build momentum locally around Transit Justice and continues to help raise the service cuts as a citywide debate. If you missed it check out the following stories:
BRU Press Statement: From Bus Benches to Bus Stops - Transit Dependent Angelenos are Being Left Stranded.
LA Times quoted member Judi Redman: "I wanted to cry. I was hot and sweaty," Redman said. "I was late for the interview," as she waited for a bus in the hot sun.
LA Activist Blog highlighted the compelling presentations made by expert panelists and Civil Rights Lawyers Connie Rice and Guillermo Mayer of Public Advocates whom spoke to the devastating impacts when politicians build rail on the backs of the poor. As well as Dr. Bob Bullard who drew similarities between Atlanta and Los Angeles transit systems and riders. Captured Martha Arguello of PSR declaring "if we do not fix transportation, we can't fix health."
LA Streetsblog reminded readers that the Transit Justice Town Hall comes on the heels of the Federal Transit Administrations visit to conduct a Civil Right audit of MTA.
The Huffington Post attempts to demonstrate the varying voices speaking into a Brookings Institute report that claims stranded bus riders may have better luck finding a bus than in New York City. Martinez, BRU Lead Organizer disagreed stating "The problem with MTA's line of argument is that they are massively reducing bus service."
KPCC interviews the BRU on missing bus benches as we claim the city, not the private sector, should foot the bill for the benches. Bus benches disappear in your neighborhood - why and will they be back?
Uprising Radio's Sonalli Kolhatkar interviews Esperanza Martinez on what led to the FTA complaint and the details of the Transit Justice Town Hall.


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Discussion in 'Industry News' started by Colin Corneau, May 31, 2012.
I'll take any good news at this stage, but am slightly annoyed by the focus on 'imperfections', and quality problems they talk about as permeating the craft of film photography, while in fact pictures with comparable precision to digital can also be achieved, depending on equipment and, most of all, skill.
I'm glad they wrote the article, however, and it's nice that people (a lot of them) who read the NY Times can see that there is a fun alternative to smart phone cameras and digital SLRs.
I agree with Thomas, the focus on the "imperfections" of film is overblown - if there is a spot on the lens, it doesn't matter what medium you are using, it will end up in the picture. What I don't get is the idea that using film is a completely novel method, almost like it is a new product used by Japanese street kids which is slowly trickling into the NY underworld. The average age of a reader of the New York Times is probably much higher than 25 and probably remembers using film very well, both the excitement of opening the prints and seeing what you captured as well as the disappointment for not getting it exactly right (often). Most of the difficulties they describe were more from user error than from film usage. Still, it is nice to be noticed once in a while.
Agreed. They should mention that for <$100 you can go to KEH or equivalent and get a good '90s-era film body and lens that won't result in "a sprawling white smear blotting out the scenic vista you were hoping to capture."
Maybe not the online version of the paper. It really was amusing -- and rather appalling -- to read about the difficulties of dealing with loading film and working with a film camera. The things you take for granted.... But come to think of it, the shoe is on the other foot anytime I speak with a computer tech support person.
I have found very few people 25 and under who read any newspaper, except for sports scores, concert listings and news that directly affects them. I am an information junkie, and daily read/subscribe to 6-7 newspapers electronically but realize that puts me in the minority. Still, I don't see a lot of younger people reading papers (even electronically) as they tend to like the 140-character Twitter feed to get in-depth coverage of news (I prefer something with a bit more depth).
I applaud every use of film, since that helps to keep the film that I use in production.
I must admit I'm a bit tired of the light leaks, vignetting and blurry approach to film. It's as though popular culture is creating a false memory of what film was like. Or was it really like that for most people?
(Of course I shot plenty of bad photos in my old film days. But as far as I can remember these were due to focus or exposure errors, not light leaks or rubbish lenses. Then again, I shot with a Nikon FM.)
[edit: ahh - I had the post up in a tab for a while before I responded. I see several others have said much the same in the meantime!]
It's an aesthetic hook, a cute form of shorthand to give people a quick reference to the subject.
Almost any newspaper does this - they need a central idea or 'hook' to base a story around. Of course, with film there's 100 or 1000 different paths they could write about, including the much more representative fact that film quality approaches or exceeds digital, in many cases.
Anyway, it was good to read this and I think it's entirely valid that someone who may not have thought about film could read this, and serve as an entry into exploring more.
Imperfections in film? I thought it was digital that has the imperfections, what with all of those squares...
Anyways, with columnists clamoring about Lomo, Holga and Diana cameras, is it any wonder they write about the light leaks and film spilling all over? It can be tricky loading a "toy" camera with 120, but it's quite easy with my Fuji GA645zi.
I can certainly appreciate a "lomo" approach to photography, but the article does give the mistaken impression that film itself is to blame for "imperfections," as if getting a clean, coherent image on film is wildly unpredictable and subject to any number of uncontrollable factors.
Other than a few times when I forgot to reverse a darkslide and ended up with a double exposure,
I doubt that I've made an exposure error even .001% of the time in the past half century, regardless
of format. Heck, I dropped my light meter in a snowmelt creek a couple summers back, and even the
chromes I took on that trip were spot on, based simply on memory of analogous exposure situations.
But given the fact that most the texting generation will probably be unable to spell any word over
three letters long or be able to comprehend 10% of the Readers Digest Condensed Dictionary, the
disposable cardboard film camera will probably be impossible to comprehend. Nothing works anymore
unless you have 379 programs you have to learn to turn off before you can take a picture.
In my not so humble opinion, this was a poor article and did the film community no favors. YMMV
Dang... all those light streaks and such I never wrestled with in the 20 years I used film.
Too many people around the NYT know film--and know better--to have let this goofy piece get published. Bizarre, especially when compared to this CNN piece from last year:
My first thought was, "film is back? I didn't know it had left." After reading the article I agree with David. It is poorly written. Lots of "hip" jargon: "part with a few bills," "invest a significant amount of time — and coin —..." Journalism isn't what it used to be.
I'm not defending it, but to give it some context, this is a regular weekly column devoted to new "tech" things....ie desktop speakers, internet radios, stuff like that.
Incompetent jorurnalism plain and simple. A decent 110 camera can beat any camera phone made, and 35mm is so far ahead it isn't worth comparing. As for usability, things don't get much easier to use than the Stylus Epic, which was also pretty cheap at $79 when discontinued. So the only valid complaints on the list were the limited number of shots and the inconvenience of having to get processing. The latter seemed an odd coupling with the amount of space devoted to instant film.
I guess I'm cool again. Is it okay if I don't have any light leaks?
Film is back?
Oh wooooow. I think the imperfections are in the writing craft of journalism.
This person needs to be clued in. Go to
and write her an email. My newer film bodies are older then her.
Finally after all these years, now that the NYT approve the use of film, I will finally be able to sleep at night with a clear conscience!
The author's readers seem to be ham-fisted, camera-dropping nincompoops. And as everyone knows, if you drop film on the "sidewalk", it breaks and all the pictures will fall out!
Except, of course, that the majority of 110 cameras were not "decent". They were in fact "crap". I remember this facet of using them clearly. Even as a kid I could not be fooled. As soon as I could get my hands on something better, the 110 was history.
Yes, it's kind of a dumb article--a young tech writer writing about some lomo stuff for for her audience. Yes, film was finicky and difficult, which is why it's hard to believe that billions of people used it.
Any article that mentions film, without "is dead" attached, is a good thing, regardless of whether it is poorly written, or focused on a small subset of film use.
"Techno junkies" should be outlawed from writing articles dealing with any form of art. They have no clue and no feel for the medium. I have seen this kind of thing in the local paper here and Im surprised I have any hair left! I love my "seemingly archaic art
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From members of a building trade association in Newark, Delaware, to banking executives in Trenton, New Jersey. From legislative staff in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to business owners at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. In 2010, staff from the Philadelphia Fed crisscrossed the Third District, developing and strengthening relationships with key stakeholders. They also provided the information these stakeholders need in order to navigate through challenging economic times.
Bank staff also journeyed to Washington, D.C. to educate legislators involved in crafting new laws on financial regulatory reform. Although the financial crisis had waned in 2010, the Bank's outreach took on particular importance as Congress, and others, questioned the Fed's role and its mission, policies, and actions in the wake of the nation's worst financial crisis since the 1930s. Consequently, the Philadelphia Fed realized that it had to do its part to educate legislators about the Federal Reserve's roles and responsibilities.
In early 2010, Milissa Tadeo took on a new role as senior vice president for Corporate Affairs. The Bank created this new role to coordinate the outreach efforts of the Public Affairs, Community Development Studies and Education, and Financial Institutions Relations departments.
"The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has always had an active outreach function, but we felt we could strengthen it by bringing all of our outward-facing programs together under one umbrella," Tadeo said. "We want to increase awareness of the many ways the Philadelphia Fed serves the Third District and the resources that are available to our stakeholders. Using all the connections we've made throughout the District allows us to gather feedback, so that we can have an intelligent conversation about the issues affecting banks, small and large businesses, our communities, and our other key stakeholders."
Luke Tilley, regional economic advisor, Corporate Affairs, sees the Bank's outreach activities as an opportunity for two-way communication. Tilley is often called upon to give economic outlook speeches to business groups and trade associations. Last year, he spoke to more than 30 groups.
"The business professionals that I talk to are primarily interested in where the economy is going. As a result of our discussions, I often bring their comments and questions back to our Research Department and to the Bank's leadership. I also try to interest the business people I meet in participating in the various Research surveys," Tilley said.
Sometimes, audience members who work for nonprofit organizations or community associations are interested in establishing relationships with the Bank's Community Development Studies and Education Department. Tilley facilitates these introductions as well.
In addition to Tilley's outreach efforts, staff members in the Research Department also give presentations to groups of bankers, bank regulators, business executives, and the media and use these forums to engage the business community in a dialogue about the national and regional economy. In 2010, Research staff made numerous presentations to these various groups.
Research staff also use these events as an opportunity to interest local business leaders in participating in the department's surveys. For example, whether speaking to a Bankers' Forum here at the Bank or an economic outlook breakfast sponsored by Lincoln University and the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry, Tim Schiller, senior economic analyst, finds that these outreach activities prove useful in generating contacts for the Federal Reserve System's Beige Book, which reports anecdotal information on current economic conditions in the 12 Federal Reserve Districts, and the department's various surveys, including its well-known Business Outlook Survey of regional manufacturers.
Luke Tilley was also instrumental in the Bank's outreach activities that focused on reaching legislators and their staffs. In July 2010, President Charles Plosser and other Bank staff traveled to the Board of Governors to meet with the Washington-based staffs of Third District legislators. "The meeting gave us an opportunity to talk about who we are and what we do, what's common among Federal Reserve Banks, and what's unique about the Philadelphia Fed," Tadeo said. "For example, the Philadelphia Fed has the Payment Cards Center. So when legislative staffs start thinking about consumer payment and credit issues, we can provide them with our research findings and tell them what resources are available to them."
Tilley, one of the presenters at that meeting, said that as the Dodd-Frank legislation was being developed, the Federal Reserve was getting questions about its mission and its role. "We wanted to make sure that federal legislators had accurate information, especially if they were going to be writing and voting on legislation that concerns the Fed. For their part, they wanted to be fully informed, as well," Tilley said.
At the local level, Amy Lempert, community development advisor and outreach coordinator, Community Development Studies and Education, met with the district office directors of the region's legislators to introduce them to what her department does and the resources and data available to them. "Overall, they were delighted that we met with them. Many of them did not know that we regularly convene meetings of community development leaders and lenders, nonprofits, and other stakeholders. From the Bank's point of view, we are making contact with people who have their finger on the pulse of issues in a particular community. It's a two-way street," Lempert said. "They often get questions from their constituents about programs of the Federal Housing Administration or the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and we can help direct them to those resources," she added.
Anthony Scafide and Thomas Lombardo, assistant vice presidents in the Bank's Financial Institutions Relations Department, are responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with approximately 250 financial institutions and banking associations in the Third District. At the start of each year, Scafide and Lombardo meet with the heads of the four banking associations in the Third District. They share the Bank's strategy with them and seek their input about what is important to their membership. Once those meetings are completed, they begin the process of meeting with the leaders of Third District banking institutions. Last year was no exception.
"Our purpose is to maintain the Bank's relationships with bankers. We rely on them for their insight on economic, banking, and general business conditions. We meet with them face to face because we want to know what's on their minds. We bring the information we glean about banking, the economy, regulatory issues, and other topics back to President Plosser and the Bank's senior management team.
"The bankers also use us as a portal into the Bank and the System. For example, if they have a problem with one of their financial services, we can help steer them to the information and resources they need," Scafide said.
In October 2010, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors announced that it was forming a Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. The Board requested that each Reserve Bank form a similar council. Scafide and Lombardo helped the Philadelphia Fed identify 12 members to appoint to this new council, which held its first meeting in 2011.
Scafide and Lombardo were also instrumental in organizing the Bank's annual field meetings. For the 65th year, the Bank's senior management took to the road to meet with the senior management of Third District financial institutions and their boards of directors. "Directors, who are business people themselves, bring a local business perspective to discussions about the financial services industry and the economy," Lombardo said. The meetings also offer the Fed the opportunity to exchange views about national and regional economic conditions and the health of banks in the Third District, as well as to hear bankers' concerns about the issues affecting their businesses and their customers.
In addition to the activities of the Financial Institutions Relations staff, the Bank's Supervision, Regulation and Credit Department (SRC) also engages in outreach with financial institutions. SRC's activities take the form of Bankers' Forums, Directors' Workshops, online training for bank directors, CFO/CPA Roundtables, and the Partnership for Progress program, which provides guidance to minority-owned and start-up financial institutions on current and emerging issues. The primary purpose of these initiatives is to share information, knowledge, and experiences with the institutions the Bank supervises in a nonexamination setting. Another goal is to receive feedback on banking and regulatory matters that can help to inform public policy questions.
Another key area under Tadeo's direction is the Community Development Studies and Education (CDS&E) Department, formerly known as Community Affairs. Its mission is to support economic growth by promoting community development and fair and impartial access to credit. The department accomplishes this through research, outreach, and meetings at which interested parties can discuss current and emerging issues.
"The department's number one objective last year was to reach out to the counselors and other professionals who help people in foreclosure achieve some equilibrium in their lives," said Vice President Dede Myers, who heads the department. To this end, CDS&E held its fourth biennial conference on Reinventing Older Communities in May 2010. The conference focused on rebuilding older communities in the wake of the foreclosure crisis and the federal government's economic stimulus programs. Over 400 people attended, including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who joined the conference on Thursday, May 13. He toured the Philadelphia Navy Yard to see how this former shipyard has been transformed into a 1,200-acre mixed-use industrial park. The Chairman then attended a conference luncheon that featured a discussion of economic and community development issues between him and Jeremy Nowak, president and CEO of The Reinvestment Fund and deputy chairman of the Philadelphia Fed's board of directors.
In other activities last year, the department's economic education staff continued to offer several training programs for teachers, including "Keys to Financial Success" and "Making Sense of Money and Banking." In addition, these staff members also presented and hosted an exhibit booth at the New Jersey Education Association's annual conference and presented on the Bank's economics and children's literature lessons at the National Council for the Social Studies' annual conference.
Late in the year, the department began developing its first Community Outlook Survey. CDS&E will conduct the survey quarterly and use the results to quantify what staff members hear in one-on-one meetings. Other CDS&E activities last year included a workshop on reverse mortgages and one on Pennsylvania's affordable rental market, co-sponsored with the Cleveland Fed.


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In South Dakota oral farm leases renew automatically for the next growing season on Sept. 1, 2012, unless written notice of intent to terminate or modify the existing lease is given before Sept. 1, explained Burton Pflueger, South Dakota State University Extension farm financial management field specialist.
Much of what Pflueger explains for South Dakota has pertinence to other state's farm land leases. But checking out your state's lease statutes should be done now because one side or the other in an agreement could be looking for changes because of the horrible growing conditions of this year. No one should get caught uninformed, and that is where farm managers have always played a role. Additionally, farm managers can be very important in modifying leases to be equitable to both sides of the agreement.
"Any lease that renews automatically carries the same terms and conditions as the existing lease. Once such notice is given, the existing lease still remains in effect until March 1, 2013, at which time the new contract becomes effective," Pflueger said about South Dakota's regulations. The dates for South Dakota are set based on winter wheat cropping.
The rules related to terminating or modifying lease contracts apply to both the tenant and the landowner. Pflueger said the only exception is when one party fails to live up to the terms of the original agreement. He added that any landlord or tenant who wants to terminate or modify an existing oral contract must notify the other party by Sept. 1.
"With the uncertainties of expected crop yields and current commodity prices and the effect they may have on economic conditions for this year and for the following crop year, changes in existing leases may be in order," Pflueger said.
Every year, the SDSU Extension receives calls from tenants and landlords who sought to make modifications to their farm leases but did not provide written notice for termination to the other party prior to Sept. 1.
"When wrongful termination occurs and the case goes to court, the injured party is normally awarded a 'normal' profit from the land, and sometimes punitive damages," Pflueger said.
The date of automatic renewal was changed in South Dakota from Nov. 1 to Sept. 1 a number of years ago to protect tenants who plant fall-seeded crops such as winter wheat. Sometimes farmers and landlords forget about this change, especially where there are no fall-seeded crops grown or when the agreement is for grassland, it was noted.
"It should also be noted that any lease agreement for more than one year must be a written lease if it is to be valid. An oral agreement for two or more years cannot be enforced by the courts," Pflueger said. "It is best to have all land lease contracts in writing. Having a written lease can prevent a lot of misunderstanding if one of the parties becomes incapacitated or forgets the details of the agreement."


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Letrozole and CDK 4/6 Inhibitor for ER Positive, HER2 Negative Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified October 2012 by Organisation for Oncology and Translational Research.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Organisation for Oncology and Translational Research
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: October 15, 2012
Last updated: December 29, 2013
Last verified: October 2012
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This is a phase II study evaluating the efficacy and safety of the pre-operative use of letrozole plus PD 0332991 (combination therapy)
|ER Positive, HER2 Negative Breast Cancer
|Drug: Letrozole, PD 0332991
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase II Neoadjuvant Study of Letrozole in Combination With PD0332991 (Oral CDK 4/6 Inhibitor) for ER Positive, HER2 Negative Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: breast cancer
MedlinePlus related topics: Breast Cancer
Drug Information available for: Letrozole PalbociclibU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Organisation for Oncology and Translational Research:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Objective response rates [ Time Frame: Every 4 weeks before surgery ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Number of Participants with Adverse Events [ Time Frame: Continuous during the study, up to 28 days after the last treatment ]
Other Outcome Measures:
- Pathologic response rates [ Time Frame: At time of definitive surgery ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|February 2012
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Letrozole plus PD 0332991
Drug: Letrozole 2.5mg/d for 16 weeks before surgery plus PD 0332991 (CDK-4/6 inhibitor) 125 mg/d for 3 out of 4 weeks in repeated cycles for 16 weeks before surgery
|Drug: Letrozole, PD 0332991
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Postmenopausal women
- Primary tumor greater than 2 cm in diameter
- Histologically proven invasive breast cancer
- Positive estrogen receptor
- Negative HER-2 receptor
- ECOG performance status ≤ 1 or Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70%
- Laboratory values must be follows:
Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm3; Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3; Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL; Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × institutional upper limit of normal (ULN); Serum Creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN; Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2 × ULN; AST and ALT ≤ 2 × ULN; Normal finding of ECG - QTc ≤ 470 msec (based on the mean value of the triplicate ECGs); Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 60%.
- Able to give written informed consent form
- Able to follow prescription instructions reasonably well
Exclusion Criteria:
- Male
- Severe psychiatric disorder
- Prior history of other malignancy within 5 years of study entry, aside from basal cell carcinoma or the skin or carcinoma-in-situ of the uterine cervix
- Locally advanced breast cancer (T3N1 or Any T4 or Any N2, N3), or distant metastasis
- Multifocal or multicentric breast cancer except that the largest lesion is greater than 2cm
- Major surgery within 3 weeks of first study treatment
- Current use or anticipated need for:
Food or drugs that are known strong CYP3A4 inhibitors; drugs that are known strong CYP3A4 inducers
- Severe cardiovascular diseases in the previous 6 months
- Active inflammatory bowel disease or chronic diarrhea
- Renal Impairment
- Poor adrenal function
- Hepatitis B and/or hepatitis C carriers (unless with normal hepatic function)
- Known human immunodeficiency virus infection
- Known hypersensitivity to anti-aromatase drugs or any cell cycle inhibitor
- Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition, or laboratory abnormality that would impart, in the judgment of the investigator, excess risk associated with study participation or study drug administration, or which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01709370
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01709370
|Contact: Louis Chow, MD
|Unimed Medical Institute
|Hong Kong, China
|Contact: Louis Chow, MD (852)28610286
|Principal Investigator: Louis Chow, MD
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|Organisation for Oncology and Translational Research
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|NCT01709370 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|October 15, 2012
|Last Updated:
|December 29, 2013
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Breast Neoplasms
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Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Aromatase Inhibitors
Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Estrogen Antagonists
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While Congress averted a federal government shutdown by sending a Continuing Resolution for funding the rest of the fiscal year to the president on Thursday, the measure further cuts the National Park Service's budget, according to an advocacy group.
The funding measure cuts the Park Service's current-year budget by more than $30 million on top of the 5 percent across-the-board budget sequestration doled out earlier this month, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.
"The National Parks Conservation Association is deeply disappointed that Congress has cut funding for our national parks even more than the sequester. From Yellowstone to Gettysburg and the Blue Ridge Parkway, the sequester already cut $130 million from the National Park Service budget and the Senate proposal passed by Congress made a bad situation worse by cutting millions more," said Craig Obey, NPCA's senior vice president of government affairs. "These cuts come on top of the 6 percent reduction to national parks enacted over the last two years.
"In the face of news reports focused on the adverse impact the sequester cuts will have on many parks, Congress snubbed park visitors and future generations, and made a bad situation worse," he added in a prepared statement. "It is hard to find any single government function that has as broad societal agreement among people of all political persuasions as the protection of our national parks. But today's irrational federal budget process seems incapable of meaningfully responding, other than to compound the problem."
How this additional funding reduction is handled by the Park Service through the remaining six months of FY13 remains to be seen. Already parks such as Yellowstone and Acadia have announced delayed spring openings, while others have said some campgrounds won't open this summer and campers at other parks might suffer from vault toilets that go unemptied.


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Common App Has a Wild Day, and a Competitor Adds a Big Name
The Common Application weathered a tumultuous day on Monday as many high-school seniors were unable to get access to their applications on the eve of several colleges' early deadlines.
In the latest spate of technical difficulties that have plagued the online application recently, students said they had been repeatedly logged off due to "inactivity," some after waiting an hour or more for their submissions to go through. Others said they couldn't even log in to the system to complete their applications. "Kids have been just frantic," one college counselor wrote to me in an e-mail. "They can't get their applications submitted."
On Monday night Twitter was abuzz with complaints from students. "I REALLY LOVE HOW THE COMMON WEB SITE KEEPS CRASHING," @the_llamarmy tweeted, "THATS CUTE COMMON APP U DO UR THING ILL WAIT." @R-Nunn: "Stupid common app I hate your guts." @worstnight_mere: "OK COMMON APP PLUS EMAIL ADDRESS NOT WORKING THIS IS THE LEAST SENIOR MOMENT IN MY WHOLE LIFE." Another student tweeted that in lieu of writing an essay for the Common Application, she had composed a haiku: "plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz plz."
Because of the glitches, several colleges announced that they had pushed back their application deadlines. On Monday, for instance, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill extended its early-action deadline—originally October 15—to October 21. Jon Boeckenstedt, associate vice president for enrollment management at DePaul University, tweeted that his institution had "made a blanket commitment that we will not penalize any applicant based on Common App issues beyond a student's control."
On Monday the Common Application's Web site and social-media accounts broadcast several messages, some with special instructions, to students. "We are aware of the login issues users are experiencing," one message said. "Taking steps to address the problem as quickly as possible."
Also on Monday, Joshua J. Reiter, founder of the Universal College Application, confirmed that Princeton University became a member institution of his for-profit company last week. This news was first reported on Sunday by Nancy Griesemer, an independent college counselor who writes a column for the examiner.com Web site. In short, Princeton, previously an exclusive user of the Common Application, is now offering applicants an alternative avenue for submitting applications. (Harvard University also accepts both applications.)
With just 33 participating colleges, the Universal College Application has only a fraction of the Common Application's membership (of 517 institutions). Yet Mr. Reiter suspects more colleges soon could sign on. He was "very busy," he said, at the National Association for College Admission Counseling's conference, in September: "We had a huge amount of college-admissions people stopping by, some who we've known, some who we didn't know, asking us what do we do, how do we do it, and how are we different."
For one thing, the Universal College Application does not require member colleges to ask applicants for a writing sample, though the colleges are free to make essays mandatory or optional on their supplements. "We're not the experts in college admissions," Mr. Reiter said. "Colleges are."
Late Monday night, admissions officers and college counselors zapped messages of support for students who were trying to apply to colleges via the Common Application. Amid the angry (and, in some cases, expletive-laden) messages zooming through cyberspace, some students apparently found some humor in the saga. "Chocolate cake," @lauren_goodyear tweeted, "is the only thing stopping me from freaking out over common app's inability to work."Return to Top


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Alabama Criminal Statute of Limitations Laws
A "statute of limitations," in the criminal law context, is a law that limits when a person can be taken to trial for a crime he or she is suspected of comitting. One of the reaons for this is to ensure that the evidence and witnesses' memories are fresh when a case goes to trial. However, some crimes have no limit to when they can be tried, usually because of their especially violent or malicious nature, such as murder or sex crimes with child victims.
The following table details the criminal statute of limitations in Alabama.
|Code Sections
|Alabama Code Title 15: Criminal Procedure, Chapter 3: Limitations on Prosecution
|There's no limit to when some felonies can be tried, including:
|All misdemeanors, unless otherwise stated, must have an action started against you within 12 months of the commission of the crime.
Conversion of state or county revenues must be started within 6 years of the conversion (even if a felony offense).
Unlawfully taking or using another person's property temporarily must begin prosecution within 30 days of the offense.
|When Prosecution Commences
|The prosecution is deemed to have started, for the purposes of the statute of limitations when there's been:
|Acts During Which Time Limit Doesn't Run
|The time elapsing between the first attempt to indict a defendant (which fails as the indictment is lost, destroyed, the grand jury charges no offense, or for another reason it was dismissed) and the subsequent indictment must be deducted from the time limit for the prosecution of the offense last charged. That means, if the prosecution stops with one indictment and later starts with another, that time is counted towards the limit, whether its 12 months, 3 years, or another time period.
Note: State laws are changing all the time, it's important to verify any state laws you are researching by conducting your own legal research or by contacting an experienced Alabama criminal defense attorney.
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Arinc has adjusted the pricing structure for its datalink services by introducing a flat fee for global communications via VHF Inmarsat and Iridium. According to the company, this will reduce or at least stabilize costs for operators at a time when they can ill-afford to incur unexpected fees.
Arinc Direct business manager James Hardie explained that the flat fees will be calculated on a per-aircraft basis according to the communications platform used by an operator (that is, VHF, or Inmarsat or Iridium satellite links). The fees will also vary depending upon the other Arinc services, such as flight planning, to which an operator subscribes. The company said the flat fees are part of a series of measures taken in response to operators' demands to reduce their cost structure.
"We have tried to simplify pricing and reduce the barriers to using Arinc Direct on a day-to-day basis," explained Hardie. "We based this decision on an examination of customer use of the services and hope it will avoid the unforeseen costs of not sending messages because the pilot is trying to save money."
In March, the company enhanced Arinc Direct by launching a new database for crew manifests and other customer data, such as the electronic advanced passenger information system now required by U.S. authorities before flights depart for U.S. destinations. The database is managed through Arinc's AviNet IP Host to Host communications platform.
The PPS flight planning software from Danish company Air Support (Booth No. 842) is also being integrated with Arinc Direct. Earlier this year, Arinc added a new fuel-cost calculation tool that can provide a charging cost index for each flight or each flight hour. It is now preparing to add an aircraft comparison tool for people looking to buy an aircraft.
Last year, Arinc introduced a weight-and-balance calculator to the package. Lately, it has started to provide operators with information from Eurocontrol's central flow management unit about recently cleared routes so operators can see which flight plans are likely to be accepted Arinc Direct now supports just over 250 business aircraft in its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. It has appointed a new field service engineer to work with these customers on issues such as switching their datalink service to Arinc and helping to integrate the system with existing avionics.
Meanwhile, the first business aircraft applications of Arinc's new Onboard Internet (OI) service on laptop computers could be operational by October. The company launched the SwiftBroadband service last September and has since achieved proof-of-concept demonstrations for clients. Flight trials for airline applications are not likely to be achieved until the first quarter of 2010.
According to Andy Hubbard, Arinc's director of aviation solutions, several business aircraft manufacturers and operators are in talks with the company to adopt OI both on new aircraft and as retrofit packages. He indicated that the first unit could be installed on a business jet by November.
Separately, Arinc has responded to the mandate from Eurocontrol for operators to install controller pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) as part of the Link 2000 initiative to increase air traffic management capacity by replacing voice communications between pilots and controllers with digital messages. The requirement is for new aircraft to be CPDLC-enabled by 2011. By 2013, ground-based ATM facilities will have to meet the requirement and existing aircraft will have to be retrofitted by 2015.
Arinc's solution is based on its VHF Datalink Mode 2 system which is available to provide high capacity communications in real time. The system is already in use with Eurocontrol's Maastricht upper airspace center, and Italian ATM agency ENAV will be introducing it before year-end.
According to Arinc, its entry-level AviNet Mail communications system could be helpful for business aircraft ground handlers and FBOs needing to send messages between service providers and customers, such as confirmation of aircraft departure, fuel requirements and passenger data. Later this year, it will be able to operate on hand-held PDAs in Europe, as it already does in the U.S.
"More than ever, Arinc has to be sensitive to customer needs," said Dave Poltorak, vice president and managing director for Arinc EMEA. "They are in a difficult situation and flying less. They are looking to reduce costs and they are looking to us to help them do this."
This year, Arinc (Booth No. 575) is marking its eightieth anniversary. Having spent the first 78 years of its life owned by a group of airlines, the past two have been under the ownership of the Carlyle private equity group. According to Hubbard, it is questionable whether investment in product development would have continued under the ownership of airlines in the current economic climate. "Under Carlyle, the investment has been questioned but has stayed unchanged," he concluded.


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Plumi 0.3 release - plone 3.2.x target
Plumi 0.3 product development is currently taking place in a few areas.
1) Plumi 0.3 will be deployed by buildout, targeting Plone 3.2.3 by default.
The buildout system were are using for plumi 0.3 dev work is http://plumi.org/browser/plumi-buildout-plone3/trunk
[ svn co https://svn.engagemedia.org/project/plumi-buildout-plone3/trunk plumi-buildout-plone3 ]
2) New style , python egg , products SVN:
- plumi.content
SVN URL : https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/plumi.content/trunk UI : http://dev.plone.org/old/collective/browser/plumi.content/trunk
- plumi.app
SVN URL : https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/plumi.app/trunk UI : http://dev.plone.org/old/collective/browser/plumi.app/trunk
- plumi.skin :
SVN URL : https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/plumi.skin/trunk UI : http://dev.plone.org/old/collective/browser/plumi.skin/trunk
3) The original Plone 2.5.5 style products are being maintained for Plumi 0.3, and phased out by Plumi 0.5
The buildout is can be made to pull in the 'Plumi' product bundle. For Plumi 0.3 alpha, we are currently using the trunk of the 'Plumi' product bundle. SVN url : https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/Plumi/trunk
SVN broswer UI url: http://dev.plone.org/collective/browser/Plumi/trunk
The individual old style products SVN :
- ATVideo branch: https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/ATVideo/branches/engage
- ATMediaFile branch: https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/ATMediaFile/branches/fat-bt
- PlumiSkin? branch: https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/PlumiSkin/trunk
- indytube branch: .. not yet upgraded from plumi 0.2.x release ..
The authoritative file is http://dev.plone.org/collective/browser/Plumi/trunk/EXTERNALS.txt
Plumi 0.2.x release - plone 2.5.5 target
Plumi branch SVN : https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/Plumi/branches/plumi-0.2.x
UI : http://dev.plone.org/collective/browser/Plumi/branches/plumi-0.2.x
The current maintenance branches for plumi-0.2.x Plumi products are:
- ATVideo branch: https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/ATVideo/branches/plumi-0.2.x
- ATMediaFile branch: https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/ATMediaFile/branches/plumi-0.2-plone-2.5
- PlumiSkin? branch: https://svn.plone.org/svn/collective/PlumiSkin/branches/plumi-0.2-plone-2.5
- indytube branch: https://svn.engagemedia.org/project/indytube/branches/plumi-0.2.x
The authoritative file is http://dev.plone.org/collective/browser/Plumi/branches/plumi-0.2.x/EXTERNALS.txt
- As of Thursday 30th April 2009 , the branch now points directly to the above development Product branches themselves, not tagged releases.
- Before you do Product development, remember to switch their SVN to an appropriate trunk/branch.
If you have checked out Plumi from SVN, these individual Products may be checked out as tagged versions, and not appropriate for development with.
eg http://dev.plone.org/collective/browser/Plumi/branches/plumi-0.2.x/switchtoproductbranch.sh


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Bonefish Grill Partners with Olive Crest for Opening Charity Night in Las Vegas
Published on Mon, Feb 25, 2013 (3:35 p.m.)Bonefish Grill is partnering with Olive Crest as part of its Grand Opening festivities on Saturday, March 16, from 6 – 8:30 p.m. with a special Charity Night to benefit the organization. Supporters will enjoy fresh seafood, refreshing cocktails, and spectacular ambiance and music— all for a great cause— at the restaurant's newest location at Las Vegas' Town Square, 6527 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
"Being active participants in the Las Vegas community is very important to us," said Craig Leedom, managing partner of the new Bonefish Grill location, which will open its doors to the public on Monday, March 18. "Our partnership with Olive Crest, during the charity's 40th year, is a first step toward building a foundation of goodwill and fostering local relationships, which we hope to continue long after we open our doors."
Guests will be able to sample all of the culinary delights that are found at Bonefish Grill including Bonefish Grill's famous Ahi Tuna Sashimi, PEI Mussels Josephine and "American Style" Kobe Beef Burgers, and the house specialty Bang Bang Shrimp. Libations will include specialty martinis and cocktails, and samplings from the restaurant's adventurous wine list. The polished-casual seafood restaurant appeals to those who crave high quality cuisine at a good value in a comfortable, lively atmosphere.
"We are thrilled that Bonefish Grill chose to work with our organization for this very special night," said Jeanne Frederick, director of major gifts, Olive Crest. "We are commemorating forty years of serving at-risk children and families in the Nevada, California, and Pacific Northwest regions, and in this process have become a leader in the prevention and treatment of child abuse. Our success wouldn't be possible without the support we receive from our community. We're looking forward to seeing our supporters on March 16, and celebrating our continued success in this new year over good food and drinks at the new Bonefish Grill."
The Las Vegas restaurant features a spacious dining room with an energetic bar area, well known for its community tables and lively music. The interior's sleek design features beautiful golden hardwood and hand-blown glass amber lamps throughout the restaurant. An attractive array of three-dimensional art, ranging from large-scale metal sculptures of mangroves and fishing scenes to a large mystical fish rubbing, enhances the ambience felt throughout the restaurant.
Dinner is served seven days a week: from 4 – 10:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 4 – 10:30 p.m., 12 – 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, and from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sunday. And now on Sundays, Bonefish Grill will be serving a delectable brunch from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. featuring favorite breakfast dishes like omelets, French Toast served with freshly whipped cream, and chocolate croissants. While reservations are not required, they are available by calling (702) 277-9876. An ample number of seats are available nightly for walk-ups.
For tickets to the Charity Night, please call Erin at 702-835-1904 or email Jeanne at [email protected]
For more information on Bonefish Grill, visit www.bonefishgrill.com, facebook.com/BonefishGrill or follow us on Twitter (@bonefishgrill).
Founded in 2000 in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Bonefish Grill experience is the perfect recipe marrying quality and consistency in food, service, ambiance and value. As the "Fresh Fish Experts," Bonefish Grill specializes in market-fresh fish and wood-grilled specialties. Knowledgeable and attentive Anglers (our service staff) provide the best in what we like to call "chef's coat service." Our Anglers pride themselves on guiding our guests' journey through our innovative, seasonal menu and specials, which feature only the highest-quality, freshest ingredients, including traditionaland unique varieties of fish and seafood as well as numerous non-seafood items. We combine this with a big-city bar that offers hand-crafted cocktails and an affordable, eclectic wine list. We're thrilled this award-winning approach has been recognized as the "Top Overall Restaurant," "Best Seafood," "Top Service," and "Best Seafood Restaurant in the Nation" by several leading consumer guides.
Bonefish Grill has locations in several states and prides itself on the local feel of each restaurant. For more information on Bonefish Grill, visit www.bonefishgrill.com, facebook.com/BonefishGrill or follow us on Twitter @bonefishgrill.
Since 1973, Olive Crest has transformed the lives of over 60,000 abused, neglected, and at-risk children and their families. We work tirelessly to meet the individual needs of kids in crisis by providing safe homes, counseling, and education for both youth and parents. Our many innovative programs reflect our conviction that strengthening the family is one of the most powerful ways to help heal children. With unwavering compassion, the Olive Crest family maintains a lifelong commitment to the youth and families we serve even after they have graduated from our programs. Olive Crest serves nearly 2,000 children and families each day throughout California, Nevada, and the Pacific Northwest. For information call 1-800-550-CHILD (2445) or visit www.olivecrest.org.
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Darker nights, frosty mornings and icy roads can make driving in winter a challenge for even the most experienced motorist.
But a little extra preparation can go a long way. Here are our tips for driving safely in winter.
Before you set off on a journey, it's always a good idea to check the weather forecast, travel news and safest routes.
You should also allow extra journey time to avoid having to rush.
It's wise to keep a few essentials in your car in case of an untimely breakdown.
Here's a list of things you may want to stash in your boot:
ice scraper and de-icer
warm clothes and blankets for you and any passengers
first-aid kit
jump-start cables
snacks and a warm drink in a thermos
mobile phone charger
reflective warning sign
snow grips for your shoes (or boots) in case you need to walk to safety
A few simple car checks will go a long way to ensuring you have a smooth journey in winter.
It's especially important to check your tyres - the minimum legal limit for tyre tread is 1.6mm.
But Andy Smith, former AA Patrolman of the Year, recommends at least 3mm of tread for winter driving.
He says: "Consider changing to winter tyres, as these have a higher silica content in the tread – which gives you better grip in cold and wet conditions."
It's a good idea to keep at least a quarter of a tank of fuel in case of an unexpected delay.
If you have a bit of motor know-how, check your brake pads, brake discs and brake fluid to ensure the brakes are fast and responsive.
Alternatively, a garage will be able to do this for you.
Comprehensive breakdown cover is crucial at this time of year, and will give you the peace of mind of knowing you won't end up stranded in the cold.
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text: Politics 29 November 2012 Canada's Genghis Khan, newspaper regulation and Ukip's "bastard" vote Sign up for our weekly email * Has George Osborne appointed a closet lefty to run the Bank of England? According to the Mailand Telegraph, Mark Carney's British wife, Diana, has expressed support for the Occupy movement, described inequality as "the defining issue of our time" and called global financial institutions "rotten or inadequate". In reality, in the article from which these charges are derived, she is a bit sniffy about Occupy and its highlighting of the 1 per cent ("The grass is always greener on the other side"); quotes Barack Obama on inequality as a defining issue and says that, to her, climate change is bigger; and merely states that she "perceives a fear" about the global financial system. So not terribly left-wing – New Labour-ish at most, I'd say. Besides, she met her husband on the hockey field. They probably talk sports at breakfast, not politics. As for Carney himself, he's looking forward to "ensuring that the rebalancing of the UK economy . . . is seen through over the next five years". In other words (unless he means "seen through" in another sense), he's right behind public-sector cuts. On another occasion, he stated: "Globalised product, capital and labour markets lie at the heart of the new world order to which we should aspire." Which suggests he not only wants money to continue sloshing around the world – leaving large deposits in bankers' pockets – but would like it to slosh a bit more. It's true that, as Chrystia Freeland vividly describes in her book Plutocrats, Carney once clashed publicly with Jamie Dimon, head of JPMorgan Chase, putting him in what Freeland calls a "radical" position. Yet only in the sense, I think, that Genghis Khan may have been more radical than Vlad the Impaler. Small wonder Carney's appointment presumably puts him into any list of top ten well-known Canadians, probably alongside Lord Beaverbrook, Roy Thomson, Conrad Black, Margaret Atwood, J K Galbraith, Marshall McLuhan, Michael Ignatieff, Céline Dion and Leonard Cohen. That doesn't seem a bad list for a country that had a population of less than ten million in the 1920s (34 million now) but, in the leagues of dullest countries, Canada is usually up there with Belgium. I once discovered a "free school" in Toronto, long before Michael Gove had thought of such things. It held classes in museums, parks and other public spaces and its pupils spent many hours on the subway. I filed the story to my then editor. "What a very interesting story," he gasped. "In Canada of all places!" Pineapple express A competitive market, we are told, is our best guarantee of a press that is both free and responsible. If we don't like a newspaper's behaviour or opinions, we can buy another. Suppose, then, that you'd like to read a newspaper that favours either independent regulation with statutory underpinning or direct statutory regulation (which are different things, though you wouldn't believe it from most of what you read). Sorry: though polls show that the overwhelming majority of Britons don't trust the press to regulate itself, all national newspapers oppose any form of statutory involvement. As greengrocers used to say when asked for a pineapple or something similarly exotic, "No demand for it, guv." Ukip if you want to Is the removal of three children from Ukipsupporting foster parents by the Labour-controlled Rotherham Council part of a clever plot? Labour must be tempted to do everything it can to strengthen the party, albeit in a very discreet, roundabout way. Ukip routinely takes votes from natural Tory supporters who don't consider David Cameron right-wing or anti- Europe enough but, in 2015, it will also get the "bastard" vote, which is the term I use for those who want to protest against "all those bastards" in power. That vote usually goes to the Lib Dems but, to many voters, they are now the biggest bastards of all. The bastard vote is particularly large when a government seems unable to control events but the failings of its predecessor are still fresh in the public mind: the Liberals (as they then were) got the biggest leap in their vote (from 7.5 to 19.3 per cent) in February 1974, when Edward Heath called an election during miners' industrial action less than four years after ousting Labour from office. Labour has long suffered from splits on the left. A split on the right is rare – you'd have to go back to 1918 for a precedent – and, I should think, very welcome to Ed Miliband. No fair cop I rarely meet police officers socially but, when I do, I am usually alarmed. It was no surprise when one told me the other night that she favoured capital punishment. However, when I put counterarguments that I thought would appeal to her – juries would be more reluctant to convict, for example – she interrupted: "I don't just mean for murder." Gulp. Who else would she hang? "Shoplifters." As I understood her, she would extend mercy to first- and even second-time offenders. So I don't think she was joking. Peter Wilby was editor of the Independent on Sunday from 1995 to 1996 and of the New Statesman from 1998 to 2005. He writes the weekly First Thoughts column for the NS. Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 03 December 2012 issue of the New Statesman, The family in peril More