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NEA disappointed in Supreme Court's decision to deny review of unfunded mandate case
Constitutional question of federal government's role in education remains unanswered
WASHINGTON - June 07, 2010 -
The U.S. Supreme Court today denied the National Education Association's petition to review the lower court decision in School District of Pontiac, Mich. v. Duncan, 09-852. The lawsuit, originally filed on April 20, 2005, asked the courts to recognize that the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires the federal government to pay for the billions of dollars in mandates imposed by the law. The suit was based on a specific NCLB provision, (Sec. 9527(a)), which states: "Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal government to... mandate a State or any subdivision thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid for under this Act."
The School District of Pontiac, Mich. v. Duncan plaintiffs, including several school districts, alleged that because the federal government has never provided sufficient funding to cover the costs of NCLB compliance, states and school districts have had to divert funds away from proven educational programs to pay for the NCLB testing, paperwork and other requirements.
The following statement can be attributed to NEA President Dennis Van Roekel:
"We are disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court has denied the National Education Association's petition for certiorari in School District of Pontiac, Mich. v. Duncan. At stake is a fundamental constitutional question regarding the power of Congress to shift costs for compliance with federal education mandates to states and local districts without making it clear from the outset that the federal government will not cover the costs of compliance.
"We believe that forcing school districts to divert precious funds from proven education reforms and critical education needs in order to comply with the NCLB mandates violates Sec. 9527(a). The law plainly states that the federal government cannot require states or school districts to pay for the costs of NCLB compliance. At a time when class sizes are skyrocketing, curriculum offerings are being slashed, and hundreds of thousands of educators are losing their jobs, we believe the federal government should make good on the promise of Sec. 9527(a) and excuse states and school districts from complying with the unfunded NCLB mandates.
"NEA will continue to advocate for sustainable, focused and evidence-based policies that support great public schools for all students. NEA and its 3.2 million members will continue working with Congress and the Obama administration as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is reauthorized to ensure that the federal law meets the needs of students, educators and public schools. We will work with the Obama administration and Congress to correct not only the funding shortfalls that have plagued our public schools but also the fundamental defects in the NCLB law."
More information on NEA's position on reauthorization of ESEA can be found online at www.nea.org/esea. Follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/NEAMedia.
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U.N. Confirms Sarin Gas Killed Civilians in Damascus
A U.N. weapons inspectors' report confirmed that rockets filled with sarin gas were responsible for killing a large number of civilians on Aug. 21 in Damascus, in an incident that brought the U.S. to the brink of war in Syria. Peter Saidel reports on the News Hub. Photo: AP.
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After their first meeting ended in an anticlimactic draw, welterweights Jon Fitch (23-3-1 MMA, 13-1-1 UFC) and B.J. Penn (16-7-2 MMA, 12-6-2 UFC) now will rematch at UFC 132 in July.
Additionally, lightweight contenders Evan Dunham (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and George Sotiropoulos (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) have agreed to clash on the same card.
UFC officials today announced the bouts.
Although not officially announced by the organization, UFC 132 is expected to take place July 2 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The night's main card, including both of today's announced fights, are expected to air on the night's pay-per-view broadcast.
In what was billed as a likely No. 1 contenders bout, Fitch and Penn fought at UFC 127 this past month. In an evenly matched bout that splintered the judges, the bout was declared a majority draw following a 29-28 score for Fitch and two 28-28 scores (following a 10-8 round for Fitch in the third).
Prior to the draw, Fitch had won five straight fights and 21 of his previous 22. The only defeat came via decision to champion Georges St-Pierre in a 2008 title fight, which he followed with decision victories over Akihiro Gono, Paulo Thiago, Mike Pierce, Ben Saunders and Thiago Alves.
Penn recently had returned to the welterweight division after losing his lightweight belt and an immediate rematch to Frankie Edgar. Although he briefly considered retirement, Penn instead returned to 170 pounds and posted a quick, 21-second knockout of Matt Hughes to set up the first Fitch meeting.
Dunham, meanwhile, joined the UFC in 2009 with a 7-0 record and ran it to 11-0 with wins over Per Eklund, Marcus Aurelio, Efrain Escudero and Tyson Griffin. However, he's now suffered back-to-back losses with a controversial split-decision loss to former champ Sean Sherk and a recent TKO defeat to Melvin Guillard. (The Escudero victory earned Dunham "Submission of the Night" honors, and the Sherk loss came with a "Fight of the Night" bonus check.)
Sotiropoulos had posted an eight-fight win streak, which included seven consecutive wins in the UFC, before a recent and upset loss to Dennis Siver at UFC 127. The Australian had been in serious title contention before the loss thanks to a string of wins over notables Joe Stevenson, Kurt Pellegrino and Joe Lauzon.
For more on UFC 132, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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The fight over Benghazi isn't going away, but the reason for the fight may be changing.
In the days after the deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Libya, the political fight centered on whether President Obama had called it terrorism and whether it was a planned or spontaneous attack.
A new bipartisan Senate report released Wednesday, however, focuses more on the failure of the State Department and U.S. intelligence agencies for not preventing the attack.
The report shows several major problems:
• The State Department did not increase security at its sites despite warnings of possible violence.
• The CIA did not share information about the existence of its outpost with the U.S. military.
• The CIA and the State Department were not working out of the same location.
• Libyans charged with protecting the compound did not do their job.
The report doesn't touch on the more political aspects of the 2012 attack, which led to the death of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and two others. But six Republican senators added a separate note to the report criticizing the Obama administration for delaying the report and for not being transparent.
"Information has been withheld from the Committee because of the 'ongoing criminal investigation' into the attacks, in an apparent effort to shield certain government agencies from congressional oversight or potential embarrassment," they wrote.
But the fact that their criticisms come up as an addendum to the report instead of in the report itself shows the controversy about what happened at Benghazi is shifting in D.C.


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When it comes to viewing the Taj Mahal, there isn't really an unflattering angle or wrong kind of weather. Even the Dickensian smog that can roll off the Jamuna River in midwinter only serves to heighten the mystique of the mausoleum's familiar contours. The monsoon rains and grey skies of August also cast their spell; glistening after a storm, the white marble, subtly carved and inlaid with semi-precious stones and Koranic calligraphy, seems to radiate light.
The world's most beautiful building was originally commissioned by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the 1630s as a memorial to his beloved wife, the legendary beauty Arjumand Bann Begum, or Mumtaz Mahal ("Elect of the Palace"), who died giving birth to their fourteenth child. It is said that Shah Jahan was inconsolable after her death and spent the last years of his life staring wistfully through his cusp-arched window in Agra Fort at her mausoleum downriver.
The love and longing embodied by the Taj are never more palpable than during the full-moon phase of each month, when the Archeological Survey of India opens the complex at night. For once, the streams of visitors flowing through the Persian-style Char Bagh Gardens leading to the tomb are hushed into silence by the building's ethereal form, rising melancholically from the river bank.
Shah Jahan's quadrangular water courses, flanking the approaches, are specially filled for full-moon visits, as they would have been in Mughal times. The reflections of the luminous walls in their mirror-like surfaces seem to positively shimmer with life, like the aura of an Urdu devotional poem or piece of sublime sitar music. At such moments, it's easy to see why the Bengali mystic-poet Rabindranath Tagore likened the Taj Mahal to "… a teardrop on the face of Eternity".
The Taj Mahal is open from 6am to 7pm daily, except Friday. Over the 4 days of a full moon (except on Fridays and during Ramadan), you can also visit between 8pm and midnight; tickets must be booked a day in advance at the Archeological Survey of India office, 22 Mall Rd (www.asi.nic.in).
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Noodling in: Marco & Luca conquer the Corner
Looks like UVA students are finally discovering Marco & Luca dumplings now that they've opened a new shop on Elliewood Avenue where Sublime All-Natural Food & Juice Bar used to be. Indeed, the student writer of a Cav Daily review earlier this month hadn't managed to make it down to Marco & Luca's on the Downtown Mall in three years, but now that it's right across the street, the popular dumplingery is discovered as if for the very first time. So was the use of cash.
"A small sign quickly caught my attention: "only cash and check orders accepted." Panic engulfed me," writes Hunter Terry. "Having trusted my debit card during the entirety of my adult life and hardly remembering what cash looks like, I was rightly flustered."
Fortunately, you don't need much of it. Three bucks buys you an order of dumplings, three-fifty an order of noodles. Indeed, the appeal of these doughy, pan-fried Downtown delicacies have been as much about the price as the taste.
Of course, its hard to believe that Marco & Luca owners, husband and wife team Dragana Katalina-Sun and Sun Da, hadn't already opened a Corner location years ago. Their fast, simple, and cheap concept is tailor-made for college students. In fact, Dragana says that people have already been encouraging her husband– who mans the Corner location– to stay open late at night, giving the White Spot and Littlejohn's a run for their munchie money, but Dragana says they aren't quite ready to take that task on"Šyet.
For now, the Corner location is open until 8:30pm Monday through Thursday, and until 10pm on Friday and Saturday.
"He's always wanted a location on the Corner," says Dragana of her husband, who describes him as a "doer" and herself as a "talker." Indeed, part of the charm of the downtown location has always been how Dragana seems to have something to say to everyone.
And the secret to those dumplings?
"I think it's important to keep it simple," she says.
Dragana says the menu is exactly the same as the one Downtown, though the space is a little smaller. When Dish visited around 1pm there was a steady stream of customers coming through the door.
"It starts at about 12:30," she says
Two years ago, Dragana tried opening a health food eatery based on Donna Gates' book The Body Ecology Diet in the little Second Street window where Marco & Luca got its start, but found she "couldn't handle it" and closed last year.
"It was losing money, and I had three kids to take care of," she says, "but I really miss it."
If fact, she says they are still planning to open "something" in the little Second Street window. "Something quick," she says. "It's a great place for that."
Apparently, so is the Corner.
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Now wouldn't that be a hoot if all the rich corporate preppy people who work downtown were lining up on their lunch breaks to eat re-heated dumplings from Sam's Club. bwwwwahahahahaha! If it is true then let's be fair - most restaurants are serving up re-heated who knows what that they get in bulk. They're not actually making stuff "from scratch." Please. That's why once you know how to cook then it takes all the fun out of eating out. Especially if the stuff you make is better than the restaurants.
At this point we pretty much only eat out at places if it's food we don't know how or haven't attempted to make ourselves. Otherwise there's no point...we could make it better, and for far less money, and that's what takes the fun out of it.
Yepper, all I can say is, you must not have good taste in food if you think "everything" on their menu is yummy. Blech! :P But that's just me. Obviously others disagree. I don't know how this place is considered a "go-to" option for food downtown, but apparently it is as there are people lining up everyday for lunch there, all the corporate types with their long coats and preppy wardrobes on their office lunch hour. (That and Revolutionary Soup, which is also highly overrated yet jam packed full of the preppy long coat wearing office lunch hour crowd. We got soup there once and never went back again. Overpriced, and not great quality for the high cost. Got much better soup at the Country Store, down at the other end of the mall. More of it for less cost, and 10 times better quality and taste.) But that's an off topic side rant I suppose. This entry is about Marco and Luca, not "who the hell would eat at _______?" (fill in the blank of any of the places that pepper the downtown mall.)
In conclusion: Christian's Pizza forever! :D
The point is:
People enjoy being suckers if it means a pat on the head. It's worth it for you to be mister world peace.
The atmosphere is nice, yes.
Nationality of the owners is of no concern to me.
People want to eat cheap food covered in sugar sauce, fried up crispy and call it chinese food.It's a sham buddy. Nothing to be proud of, really.
Bruce springsteen said " that's not chinese food man, but yeah its cheap. Depends on what your looking for, I guess. "
I am not proud of the dumpling stand or its owners or their food.
Bodo's does have foam containers. They use paper to wrap bagels. Reusable plastic for the salads.
Since when does working on the Mall or near the mall mean one is a rich, preppy, or working for big corporation? Aside from SNL and Lexus Nexus, I can't think of what company is employing all those rich people and why no one else in town is allowed to wear long coats.
Oops. Bodo's DOESN't have foam containers.
People: That is frozen food, served on styrofoam. I could give a crap how much money they make or what they sound like or look like or came from.
Thing is, many people do. That's why they shovel it down. Oh and its cheap, i guess you can never underestimate a person's desire to pay less for less.
The point is: cheap american products served up by chinese people calling it chinese.
God bless China Taste.
Also, God bless whoever opens a real pan asian all night place downtown.
team food, despite your obvious bitterness, many people enjoy the dumplings. Also, they have a good time in the relaxed atmosphere of the restaurant. Coincidentally or not, you seem to avoid the place.
Why not open an American restaurant serving American food for Americans then? I mean, seriously, what's your point other than to deride and American success story. So they weren't born in the USA. Bruce Springsteen would be proud of them and so should you.
i don't know about you guys but Marco and Lucas has the best Hot & Sour Soup in town. i've had it from many restaurants that offer it in town and they just don't compare.
Prepare for a rumor...when the dumpling shop first opened and I was working on the mall right near their little window, Dragana told me that she was spending many hours every night making the dumplings from scratch. I believed her and ate many dumplings. I did grow tired of them after a while, and a co-worker told me that because the demand for the dumplings was so great, Dragana couldn't keep up and had begun to buy the frozen dumplings at Sam's. No idea if this is true, but when they first opened, the dumplings were delicious and not quite as uniform as they are now.
boo, which is it? Is it "just you" or must I have poor taste.
People can have different opinions. I could just as easily say, "boo, you must have a sad and narrow existence to make such a judgmental, sweeping statement about someone because of their opinion about dumplings. but that's just me."
@yepper: Dunno, really.
conservative, wouldn't that run afoul of the health dept regulations? The restaurant would need to wash your dish before serving food on it.
Your solution is from the "responsible citizens taking care of themselves" talking points. But people go to a restaurant to be taken care of so your idea doesn't really fit the circumstances.
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ââ?¬Å?It was loosing money, and I had three kids to take care of," she says, ââ?¬Å?but I really miss it."
It's LOSING money. (Sorry ââ?¬â? grammar pet peeve of mine.)'s is
It's is a contraction for It is (my grandfather did not consider the use of contractions as "good grammar") and since the reference was past tense "was" is correct "is" is not.
Are you "peeved" now? What you pointed out was a misspelling but you committed a grammatical error in doing so!
I had heard the M & L bought their dumplings at Sams. Nomofoam you can make them at home - defrost first!
funny. Just did a search for the word "chinese" on this page and the first instance is Team Food's comment. He's the one bringing up accents, nationalities, etc, etc, etc. He says he doesn't like the food. Apparently he DOES like to focus on that which he claims not to like? Must be fun!
I love the dumplings and always will. I'm very happy for their continued success and look forward to their further expansion!
Dumpling fight!
Now, everyone go home and watch The Simpsons with sub-titles.
Your culture quota will be met for the day.
Geez, you can tell from one silly comment that racism still abounds in Cville? If that's your criterion, good luck finding anyplace it doesn't "abound".
If you have an accent and have a restaurant, then you can:
Sell very mediocre food.
Be very wasteful.
Tie up a great location for your pet/vanity projects.
Generally be tacky and static.
I think it's kind of overrated, but that's just me. We used to eat there but after awhile the smell of the food made me feel like gagging. The dumplings in particular smell godawful, I don't know how people eat them. I understand why some people think simple is better, but sometimes there's such a thing as being "too simple." Canned soda and a stinky, two trick pony menu does not a favorite restaurant make! ;P
Good dumplings. I don't eat there anymore and avoid Bodo's for the most part because I got tired of throwing so much styrofoam away every time I wanted a snack. About 50% of what's in Dave McNair's picture of the dumplings goes into the trash. I don't want to spend my money encouraging that. If they found another way to do it, I'd be back for sure.
Good article and yes, I'll go there (as soon as the ice floes break up).
ââ?¬Å?It was loosing money, and I had three kids to take care of," she says, ââ?¬Å?but I really miss it."
It's LOSING money. (Sorry -- grammar pet peeve of mine.)
The secret to the dumplings....well the secret is that they sell dumplings that they buy frozen, some even from the local Asian markets. They do not make their dumplings, that is why they can charge so little for them. Who even knows what is in the dumplings, where they are coming from, etc.... As far as Bodo's is concerned, at least they are making their own bagels, without MSG, and they are made locally. Nomofoam, I am sure if you complain, Bodo's would nix the styrofoam.
BTW, if you want real homemade dumplings, Pad Thai, near Beer Run, makes their own. They are not expensive and they blow Marco & Luca out of the water. How about writing an article about those local dumplings?
these dumplings are making me thirsty.....
@nomofoam: Have you ever tried bringing your own bowl/dish, and asking the server to plate them using that?
We are grateful for all the people that are customers at our "venerable" restaurant. You can absolutely argue about, well everything from our source of our dumplings, to the (awful, awful) containers, and even to the accent of the owners (though thats not necessarily appreciated). Homemade, organic, dumplings, in a biodegradable container would be awesome, (cough, cough Nicola's Veggies) but thats not a feasible feat (unless you don't mind paying ten dollars a pop)Enjoy if you like and have a wonderful time,one d(umpling)ay at a time...
PS. Im not going to argue whether the "decor" is tacky or not
team food seems to be resentful of other people's success. The fact that they would have an "accent" apparently REALLY sticks in team food's craw!
If you don't like the food, eat elsewhere. They don't need your business and are doing quite well with those that don't mind that they don't sound like they were born and raised in Charlottesville.
God Bless America!!!
Wow, Team Food. Good to know that racism still abounds in Cville.
Say what? Somebody called?
I think that Anonymously was suggesting that the phrase should be "losing money" instead of "loosing money." Hence, "It's LOSING money" as a short way of saying, "It should be, 'It was losing money.'"
boo, I never thought of Marco and Luca as fine cuisine and if you don't like it fine, but definitely it is one of the 'go to' options downtown and should succeed as well on the corner. I think everything on the menu is yummy and the cheapness is just a bonus. Their business model is nearly foolproof and they should do well for a long time.


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Check out the new Wubbers Square Mandrel Pliers!
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All new pliers are likely to need a little smoothing before you use them so they don't scratch your wire, rings, or beads. Run your fingertip over the jaws of the plier. If you feel anything the slightest bit scratchy, use an emery board to smooth it away. I use a white foam fingernail block to smooth my pliers as they have a very fine grit and and make the jaws of the pliers as smooth as silk. Work slowly and carefully and don't round off the corners of your pliers or make the tool faces uneven.
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Video, footage and webisodes of Audi interest.
Have you heard about one of the latest videos going viral on Youtube involving a Russian hit and run by an Audi R8? Filmed near Moscow State University, a common spot for street racers and drifting, the short clip shows a white Audi R8 go into a wide drift on a cross street and sideswiping a Lada sedan as it re-enters traffic.
There's talk amongst critics that the film may have been staged as the camera man
Last week the Truth in 24 II microsite went live with some graphics. This week, we've stumbled across the trailer for the movie on the Audi USA website (linked below) thanks to Allan McNish who posted the alert on his Facebook page this morning.
Go to the site and you'll find links to iTunes for download, though the links still point to the first Truth in 24. We know we're close because of this and because
Audi TV has run a recap of the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring. Watch below.
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The car you see above may not look very intimidating but most car enthusiasts will tell you not to discount a car just for that. Light weight and track experience can make a world of difference and that's exactly the case in the video (below) we found posted on Jalopnik today.
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While in Sebring we had the pleasure of meeting Drive's motorsport guru Leo Parente (who told us he's a Fourtitude regular... thanks Leo!). We weren't surprised that the conversation would be both surrounding motorsport and tremendously interesting, and we further weren't very surprised to see Leo and the Drive team come up with some excellent
Audi tv has released a new video celebrating five years of production of the R8. Most of the video is footage of Audi's mid-engine supercar in various guises (coupe, Spyder, 4.2, 5.2, GT), though the very end of the video gets even more interesting as a shadowy image reveals the facelifted R8 due later this year. Not much can be gleaned from the pic (seen above), but it appears the R8 has a fixed rear wing and smaller grille inlets
This week Fourtitude attended the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, an event that spawned plenty of Audi news that we've published and will continue to publish through the weekend. A highlight of the show was certainly the Audi Press Conference. Audi AG has released footage of the 2012 Geneva press conference (in German) and we've added it to our Youtube channel Fourtitube.
We've just uploaded some footage Audi has released of the new RS 4 to our YouTube channel dubbed Fourtitube. Watch it below, but not before you put on some good headphones or hook up an audio jack to a great sound system and turn it up so you won't miss that soundtrack.
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In case you haven't satiated your hunger for more information about the R18 e-tron quattro, we've just uploaded a few more assets including more photos from the live event and two videos provided by Audi on our YouTube channel Fourtitube. The videos share similar content, with the first an edited and narrated shorter version. The
As part of today's launch materials, Audi has released this footage of the R18 e-tron quattro in test car black carbon livery rounding the track. If you want a better feel for the car including the look and sound of the thing, watch below.
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Bi-Rite Market's Roasted Beet Salad with Pickled Onions and Feta
As always with our Cook the Book feature, we have five (5) copies of Bi-Rite Market's Eat Good Food to give away this week.
Beet and goat cheese salads are popular, and for good reason. The combination of earthy beets and creamy goat cheese just works, especially when there's a tangy vinaigrette to toss in. But after seeing it on so many winter menus, we're always up for something a little different. Bi-Rite Market's Eat Good Food's Roasted Beet Salad with Pickled Onions and Feta does a perfect job satisfying our urge for a new take on the beet salad.
The flavors in this beet salad are bigger, bolder, and infinitely more exciting than the average beet and goat cheese combo. Tart, crunchy pickled red onions and salty feta are tossed with steamed beets, a honey dijon vinaigrette, and parsley.
Why you should make this: Because it's high time the beet salad got a makeover and this one is just right.
Next time we might think about: Taking a cue from the Mexican pickled onions, we might take it south of the border with cotija cheese, cilantro and a lime vinaigrette.
Adapted from Bi-Rite Market's Eat Good Food by Sam Mogannam and Dabney Gough. Copyright © 2011. Published by Ten Speed Press. Available wherever books are sold. All Rights Reserved.
- Yield:Serves 4 to 6Â
- Active time: 15 minutes
- Total time:45 minutes
- 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
- 3 tablespoons champagne vinegar
- Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 pounds (about 5 medium) beets
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon honey
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup)
Combine the onion, vinegar, and a couple of pinches of salt in a small bowl and set aside.
If using baby beets, leave the skin on but halve or quarter them as needed so that they're all about 1 inch thick. If using medium or large beets, peel and cut into 1-inch chunks.
Fit a steamer basket in a large pot, add water just to the bottom of the basket, and arrange the beets in a snug single layer. Bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat, cover the pot, and reduce the heat to maintain a vigorous simmer. Cook until the beets are completely tender when pierced with a skewer, about 30 minutes. (Keep an eye on the water level during cooking, and add more if it threatens to dry up.) Remove from the heat and let cool. If you're using baby beets, slip the skins off as soon as they're cool enough to handle.
Reserving the liquid, remove the onion from the vinegar and add to the beets. In another bowl, whisk together the oil, mustard, honey, 1 tablespoon of the reserved vinegar, and a few big pinches of salt.
Add the dressing, the parsley, and all but 2 tablespoons of the feta to the beets. Toss well and taste; season with more salt or vinegar as needed. Garnish with a sprinkling of the remaining feta on top.
Note: The beautiful hue of beets will stain your hands and clothes. Wear gloves and an apron if pink isn't your color!
Tip: Use any color beets you have available; if you choose to use both golden and red beets, toss them with the dressing separately to keep the red beets from staining the yellow ones.
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- 2 Kiosk Content
- 3 Project phases
- 4 Frequently Asked Questions about the Kiosks
Project Overview
The kiosks provide basic information on settlement services including employment, education and other resources available to support newcomers. Currently there are 51 kiosks situated in schools, CIC offices, Newcomer Welcome Centres and Service Canada Centres across Ontario.
"Welcome to Ontario" Kiosks aims to assist newcomers and their families integrate to life in Ontario through the provision of accessible, accurate, and relevant settlement information as well as available resources and services in their local communities.
After using the Kiosk newcomers will have a better understanding of settlement services and free community services available to support them in Ontario. Newcomers can also request that an email with follow-up information be sent to them. The target audience is for newcomers who recently arrived to Ontario.
This information is provided through videos available in several languages, the content of which is available on YouTube.
The kiosks project is funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
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Kiosk Content
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The videos were shot in a total of 17 different languages using professional presenters. The Kiosk videos and text are available in English, French and the 15 most commonly spoken and highest need newcomer languages:
Project phases
Through this project, interactive, multilingual touch screen kiosks were developed and piloted in two Ontario school board reception and assessment centres. This project placed kiosks in 2 pilot centres; 1 in Toronto and 1 in Kitchener-Waterloo.
An evaluation was done and while the response was mostly positive, it was felt that the kiosks lacked a "next step" as the pilot kiosks did not have any accompanying literature or take-aways.
Changes to Kiosks
In 2010, in response to a request for more kiosks, OCASI changed the content of the kiosks to include an option for the kiosk user to request a follow-up email. This email links to a variety of online resources that allow the user to act on information gained from the kiosk videos.
Adding the email option also meant adding internet-connectivity to each kiosk through USB 'air cards'. This feature only enables the kiosk to send an email. Users cannot use the kiosk to browse websites.
Phase 2
In 2010, 21 kiosks were produced and installed across Ontario. 11 went to CIC offices and 10 were placed in locations such as:
- Reception Centres
- Welcome Centres
- Toronto City Hall
- Newcomer Information Centres
Phase 3
In 2011, 30 kiosks were produced and installed at Service Canada locations throughout Ontario.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Kiosks
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The measurement of the kiosk, how does it work?
The PLYNTH Classic with technology designed for robust 24x7 unattended operation.
Overall dimensions:
- Height 51.2"
- Wide 17.7
- Depth 17.7"
- Weight: approximately 100 pounds
More info: http://www.kingproducts.com/products/kiosks/classic/
What are power/location requirements for the Kiosk?
- The power requirement for the Kiosk is a regular power outlet of 110/240 volts and 50-60Hz and 3 - 6 "amps".
- The Kiosk needs to be placed in an area with proximity to power source grounded outlet with a decent cellular reception.
- Internet: Self-contained internet connection that doesn't require any access to your local network.
- The technology used is designed for full-time 24x7 unattended operation. The kiosk is configured to automatically reboot daily at 3:00 a.m. EST. This helps keep the operating system and kiosk software operating smoothly each day. If the kiosk is simply plugged-in and the surge protector power strip is turned on, the computer will operate 24 hours a day with exception of the few minutes required for the daily restart.
Will noise from the kiosks interfere with the traffic of clients?
The kiosk features includes: volume control- there is a way to control the master volume as well as a way for users to control the volume from the touch screen. However if you are planning to place the Kiosk in relatively high foot traffic, or anywhere surrounding people, individuals may be disturbed by the audio of the kiosk.


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Educators fired up to stand up for their students and profession
NEA Joint Conference on Concerns of Minorities and Women concludes in Chicago
CHICAGO - June 30, 2011 -
In the face of unrelenting attacks on their profession and unprecedented budget cuts in public education funding, the nation's educators pledged to continue fighting for great public schools, social justice and equal opportunity for all. National Education Association (NEA) members convened the 2011 NEA Joint Conference on the Concerns of Minorities and Women: Empowerment from Within—Educators Take Action, to discuss union rights and equality issues.
"We hope every educator attending the 2011 Joint Conference will come away feeling empowered to stand up and use educators' collective energy in the struggle for human and civil rights, right here in America," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "We need your sense of optimism and can-do attitude now more than ever," said Van Roekel.
Speakers noted that educators are increasingly working in hostile environments, facing demands to "do more with less" as a result of budget cuts, and being on the receiving end of attacks on their profession. Beyond the classroom, in some communities, educators are working with students and families who are facing one of the most anti-immigrant environments in recent history. At the same time, politicians are stripping educators of their collective bargaining rights and pushing radical voter suppression laws. All of this, they reminded the participants, is on top of efforts to privatize public education and drain money from public schools with schemes like vouchers.
Among the highlights of the 2011 Joint Conference the following key speakers:
- Best-selling author Marie Myung-Ok Lee inspired educators find their voice with her own story about overcoming adversity, racism and bullying to become an accomplished writer.
- National leading activists engaged educators in an honest and powerful discussion about the state of civil rights.
- Artist, activist, educator, and scholar Dr. Antonia Darder led the charge to bluntly discuss the role that racism, economic inequality and other environmental conditions play in education.
- Lt. Col. (retired) Consuelo Castillo Kickbush shared her story about overcoming poverty, discrimination and illiteracy to inspire others.
The breakout sessions, trainings and workshops focused on engaging hands-on discussions about the following subjects:
- Defeating attacks on educators and union rights, including:
- The role that educators play in transforming public education for the 21st century through initiatives like NEA's Priority Schools Campaign
- Making education reform work for minority students
- Mobilizing women and minority communities to action
- Training the next generation of union leaders
- Using students' experiences to close persistent achievement gaps
- Mobilizing around English Language Learners and public education
- Bullying and you: what you need to know, and do, about student bullying
"The 2011 Joint Conference produced a roadmap of action through which we can begin rectifying the civil wrongs happening to and around us, one student at a time, one educator at a time, one school at a time," said Van Roekel. "We are educators, and because a quality public education is every student's fundamental human and civil right, we are also civil rights activists."
For photos and video highlights of the 2011 Joint Conference on Minorities and Women, please visit www.nea.org.
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On Eve of Elections, Romanian MEP Warns that President Basescu Will Again Ignore Constitution and Rule of Law
04 Dec, 2012, 10:30 GMT
BRUSSELS, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Despite opinion polls showing that the incumbent Social Liberal Union (USL) would win by a large 57% majority in Romania's parliamentary elections on December 9th, the ruling coalition partner National Liberal Party (PNL) expressed fears that President Traian Basescu would not nominate the winning candidate.
"There are legitimate fears that President Basescu will once again ignore the constitution, the free will of the voters and the rule of law in Romania, refusing to designate the candidate of the winning parliamentary majority as Prime Minister," said Norica Nicolai, the leader of the Romanian delegation in the ALDE Group in the European Parliament and Vice-President of the National Liberal Party.
She pointed out that Article 103 of the Romanian Constitution clearly states that the President should designate the Prime Minister as a result of his consultation with the party, which has obtained absolute majority in Parliament.
Continuous clashes between two-term President Basescu from the Democrat-Liberal Party (PDL) and Prime Minister Victor Ponta from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) have marked the Romanian political scene since Ponta was appointed in April 2012. Ponta and his liberal ally Crin Antonescu came to power following the toppling of the two previous right-wing governments from PDL, which had close links to Basescu: the short-lived Ungureanu government, which was dismissed by a no-confidence vote and the Boc cabinet, whose Prime Minister resigned after massive public protests.
Recently President Basescu made a bizarre remark about Ponta saying that he could "swallow a frog but not a pig," indicating that he would not reappoint Ponta no matter how the elections would turn out.
President Traian Basescu was narrowly reelected with 50,33% of the vote in December 2009, two years after surviving his first impeachment referendum. In July, Basescu was again suspended by parliament, with a referendum on his impeachment resulting in an overwhelming majority supporting his dismissal. However, the Romanian Constitutional Court invalidated the plebiscite, as voter turnout was slightly below the 50% threshold, and reinstated Basescu as President.
Referring to President Jose Manuel Barroso's and Commissioner Viviane Reading's statements in support of President Basescu during the impeachment process, MEP Norica Nicolai commented: "This hypocritical support for Basescu is damaging Romania and EU's image in Romania. Our people are growing more euro-sceptical when they see that the EU leaders are putting pressure on Romania to pursue undemocratic processes. For instance, our government was asked to restore a turnout threshold for a referendum, which was not even in place when President Basescu was first suspended from office in 2007."
Nicolai explained that such a quorum was not in line with the Code of Good Practice of Referendums of the Venice Commission as "it assimilates voters who abstain to those who vote no," undermining the democratic will of some 7,5 million voters. "This was the highest number of voters Romania ever had in a referendum albeit the heat of the summer," Nicolai added.
"Our country needs stability more than ever to increase trust of investors and to improve the living standards of the Romanian people. Therefore we expect the President to abide by democratic standards and rule of law, to respect the election results and to act in an impartial and cooperative manner as stipulated in the Romanian constitution," said Nicolai.
Social Liberal Union including Ponta's PSD and Antonescu's PNL, Alliance for the Romanian Right dominated by Basescu's allies in PDL, the populist party of media tycoon Dan Diaconescu and other parties, including those of minority groups will compete in the legislative elections to obtain seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
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SAfrica: Fired miners vow to fight to the death
A leader for striking miners at Anglo American Platinum mines in South Africa on Saturday said they would make it difficult for the company to hire new miners after the company fired 12,000 striking workers this week.
Evans Ramokga threatened that Amplats would only hire new employees "over our dead bodies."
"Nobody will come and operate these mines. If there any people we feel must go, it is them, not us," he said, referring to the bosses of Amplats, a subsidiary of the London-listed Anglo Platinum.
The world's top producer of platinum said it fired the workers for failing to attend disciplinary hearings in the aftermath of an unlawful strike that brought its Rustenburg operations to a halt. And Mpumi Sithole, a spokeswoman for Amplats, said Saturday that the decision to fire the workers is final.
More 20,000 mineworkers at Amplats have been staging a wildcat strike since Sept. 12, demanding 12,500 rand (about $1,500) in take-home pay. Amplats managers said from the start that the strike is unlawful. On Friday, hours after renewed confrontations between armed police and striking miners on a hill near Amplats' Rustenburg mines, the company moved to dismiss the workers via text or email messages.
"Despite the company's repeated calls for employees to return to work, we have continued to experience attendance levels of less than 20 (percent)," Amplats said in a statement Friday. "Currently four of the company's mining operations in the Rustenburg area have insufficient staff to operate and only essential services are being carried out at those mines."
The labor unrest plaguing South Africa's mining sector started in August when workers at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine staged a wildcat strike that led to violence which left about 46 dead, including a police shooting that killed 34 miners. That and other violence during the Marikana mine strikes is now the subject of an official inquiry even as unrest spreads, leading to renewed fears of violence.
A union representative in Marikana inquiry was shot and killed Friday night at his house, the National Union of Mineworkers, or NUM, said Saturday. The victim could have been targeted because he was "a key witness" in the inquiry, according to NUM spokesman Lesiba Seshoka. He said the victim assisted the commission this week when it visited the hill where the miners were killed.
There seems to be no end in sight to the labor unrest, which has spread to coal and iron ore mines as well as to the road freight sector. Some 20,000 truckers demanding a 22 percent pay raise are currently staging a strike that threatens the supply of gas and groceries. Negotiations between striking truckers and the Road Freight Association broke down Thursday.
The labor unrest has damaged South Africa's reputation as an investment destination. South Africa produces 75 percent of the world's platinum and is the No. 4 chrome producer and the fifth-biggest gold producer. South African President Jacob Zuma, the target of criticism by mineworkers who see him as aloof to their concerns, said Thursday that the violence witnessed in the mining sector was proof that "a climate of constructive social dialogue" needs to be created in the country.
"We should not seek to portray ourselves as a nation that is perpetually fighting," Zuma told South Africa's Chamber of Commerce and Industry.


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|Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
|Unifi, Inc.
|Paylocity Holding Corporation
|Compass Datacenters
|Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|Soleno Therapeutics, Inc.
|Green Plains Inc.
|Hospitality Staffing Solutions, LLC
|On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina®
|Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|Eccrine Systems, Inc
|Forterra, Inc.
|Revenue Analytics
|Lakeview Health
|Hope Bancorp, Inc.
|Eos Energy Storage
|LKQ Corporation
|Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.
|Pfenex Inc.
|Learning Care Group, Inc.
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Kraft Heinz [PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: KHC) announced the appointment of Paulo Basilio, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, as Zone President of the United States business, and David Knopf, currently Vice President and Category Head of the Planters business, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Knopf joined Kraft Heinz in July 2015, initially serving as Vice President of Finance, Head of Global Budget & Business Planning, Zero-Based Budgeting, and Financial & Strategic Planning. Prior to that, Mr. Knopf held various roles at 3G Capital from 2013 to 2015. Previously, he held positions at Onex Partners and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Knopf has been a partner of 3G Capital since 2015.
U.S. Concrete, Inc. [EULESS, Texas] (NASDAQ: USCR) announced that it has hired financial executive John E. Kunz to join the executive team as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kunz was most recently the Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of Tenneco, Inc. Previously, he was the company's Vice President, Treasurer and Tax. He also held positions in the finance departments at Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, Weirton Steel Corporation and KPMG LLP.
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. [NEW ALBANY, Ohio] (NYSE: ANF) announced the appointment of Scott D. Lipesky as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective October 2, 2017. Lipesky will report to Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Joanne C. Crevoiserat, who continued to serve as CFO after her promotion to COO effective February 1, 2017. Lipesky joins the company from American Signature Inc., a privately-held home furnishings company, where he was CFO. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he qualified as a CPA. His experience includes roles as corporate finance director with FTI Consulting, a global financial services advisory firm, director of corporate business development with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and nine years with Abercrombie & Fitch Co., in a variety of finance roles, including CFO of the company's Hollister brand.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated [BOSTON] (NASDAQ: VRTX) announced the appointment of Tom Graney to the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Graney most recently served as CFO and Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Strategy at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Ironwood in 2014, he worked at Johnson & Johnson for approximately 20 years in both the U.S. and abroad, most recently serving as Worldwide VP of Finance and CFO for Ethicon Surgical Care.
Unifi, Inc. [GREENSBORO, N.C.] (NYSE: UFI) announced the appointment of Jeffrey C. Ackerman as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Ackerman has served in executive roles for The Fresh Market, Sealy Corporation, Dade Behring, and PepsiCo's Frito-Lay.
PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: PTEN) announced that C. Andrew Smith, will join Patterson-UTI as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Smith most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kirby Corporation from January 2014 to September 2017. He also previously held executive financial leadership roles with Natco Group, Global Industries and Benthic Geotech. Mr. Smith began his accounting career with PwC and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.
Paylocity Holding Corporation [ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.] (NASDAQ: PCTY) announced that Toby Williams has joined Paylocity as Chief Financial Officer. Williams most recently served as Chief Product and Strategy Officer at Ellucian. Prior to joining Ellucian in 2011, Williams was Director of Corporate Development at Paychex, from 2006 to 2011. Prior to Paychex, Williams worked in investment banking at Citigroup and as a corporate attorney.
Compass Datacenters [DALLAS] has named Jared Day as President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Day joins Compass Datacenters from Armor Defense, Inc., where he was President and previously served as CFO and COO.
Thycotic [WASHINGTON] announced Nick Margarites as its new chief financial officer. Margarites previously served as CFO of Metalogix. Margarites previously spent 11 years at Sourcefire, holding vice president of finance and chief accounting officer positions.
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: IRWD) announced that Tom Graney, chief financial officer (CFO) and senior vice president, finance and corporate strategy will leave the company. Gina Consylman, Ironwood's vice president of finance and chief accounting officer, will serve as the company's interim chief financial officer.
OpenLegacy [RESTON, VA] announced the appointment of Chief Financial Officer Ron Rabinowitz. During his 15 year career at Procter and Gamble (P&G), Ron gained experience in various local, regional, and global management roles. OpenLegacy will benefit from his leadership as the CEO of a P&G company.
Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. [REDWOOD CITY, Calif.] (NASDAQ: SLNO) announced that David O'Toole, the Company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will transition from Soleno in mid-September to pursue other opportunities. Soleno has appointed Jonathan R. Wolter, as interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Wolter is a principal of FLG Partners. He has been a partner at FLG Partners since August 2004. Prior to joining FLG, Mr. Wolter served as Chief Financial Officer of KPMG Consulting, Latin America, and International Controller with KPMG Consulting, and has held senior financial management positions with several companies, including Exponent and First Republic Bancorp.
Green Plains Inc. [OMAHA, Neb.] (NASDAQ: GPRE) announced that Jerry Peters will retire as chief financial officer from Green Plains and Green Plains Partners LP. John Neppl has been named to succeed Mr. Peters upon his retirement. Mr. Peters will continue to be a member of the board of directors of Green Plains Holdings LLC. John most recently served as chief financial officer of The Gavilon Group, LLC. Previously, Neppl held senior financial management positions at ConAgra Foods, Inc., including senior financial officer of ConAgra Trade Group and Commercial Products division as well as assistant corporate controller. Prior to ConAgra, Neppl was corporate controller at Guarantee Life Companies. He began his career as an auditor with Deloitte & Touche.
Hospitality Staffing Solutions [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of Vincent J. Lombardo as Chief Financial Officer. Since 2011, he served as CFO of two staffing companies, SNI Companies and MDT Personnel, LLC. Prior to that he was CFO at TRAKAmerica, Capstone Tropical Holdings, Inc., and Ablest, Inc. He also served in executive financial positions with Fleetpride Inc., General Binding Corporation, and Interlake Material Handling, Inc.
On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina® [DALLAS] announced the addition of Tom Pennison as the company's new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining On The Border, Pennison served as CFO for both Del Frisco's Restaurant Group as well as Ruth's Hospitality Group.
Zagster [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the hiring of Nicholas Malone as Chief Financial Officer. Malone most recently served as Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer of Wayfair. He was also Wayfair's CFO for more than 8 years, and in 2013, the Boston Business Journal honored Nick with its CFO of the Year Award.
Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [SANTA MONICA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: OPNT) announced the appointment of David O'Toole as Opiant's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. O'Toole, most recently served as CFO at Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. O'Toole will succeed Kevin Pollack, Opiant's outgoing Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Soleno Therapeutics, Inc., Mr. O'Toole served as CFO at Codexis, Inc. from 2012 to 2014 and Response Genetics, Inc. from 2010 to 2012. Prior to that, from 2008 to 2009, Mr. O'Toole served as CFO at Abraxis BioScience, Inc. Prior to his CFO experience, Mr. O'Toole spent 24 years in public accounting, including 16 years with the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP (12 years as a partner), and began his career with eight years at the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen.
Eccrine Systems, Inc. [CINCINNATI] announced that Rick Egan has transitioned from CFO to President & COO. Mr. Egan will continue to manage the company's financial area until a new CFO has been recruited.
Forterra, Inc. [IRVING, Texas] (NASDAQ: FRTA) announced the appointment of Charlie Brown as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He will succeed Matt Brown, who has resigned from the Company. Charlie Brown previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Oldcastle Materials Company. Mr. Brown joined Oldcastle Materials as Vice President of Finance in 2003 and was promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance in 2007 and Chief Financial Officer in 2008. Prior to Oldcastle Materials, he held various finance and senior management roles of increasing responsibility at Vulcan Materials from 1996 to 2003 and at PPG Industries from 1990 to 1996.
Revenue Analytics [ATLANTA] announced that Tom Savini has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Revenue Analytics, Savini served in executive leadership roles in the Atlanta technology community. Most recently, he was the CFO for Damballa, Inc. Prior to Damballa, Tom was CFO for AirDefense, Inc. Before AirDefense, Tom served in operational and financial leadership roles at Movaz Networks, Inc. Earlier in his career, Savini held positions at corporate and investment banking institutions.
Lakeview Health [JACKSONVILLE, FL] announce George Merhi has joined the organization as its chief financial officer. Merhi has held several key executive positions in the industries of healthcare, retail and franchise finance and contract food and beverage. He most recently served as chief financial officer for a company providing outpatient physical therapy.
Hope Bancorp, Inc. [LOS ANGELES] (NASDAQ: HOPE) announced the planned retirement of Douglas J. Goddard, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Alex Ko, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank, will assume the same position at the Company following Goddard's retirement. Alex Ko was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bank of Hope in May, 2017. Formerly, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Strategist and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Bank of Hope. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. and Wilshire Bank from April 2010 through July 2016, after having joined Wilshire in April 2008 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Eos Energy Storage [NEW YORK] announced that David Henry joins as Chief Financial Officer. Henry previously served as Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of American Superconductor Corporation. He has also held finance roles at AMI Superconductor and Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation.
LKQ Corporation [CHICAGO] (NASDAQ: LKQ) has appointed Varun Laroyia as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Laroyia has been the Chief Financial Officer of CBRE's Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) business since 2015, following CBRE's acquisition of the GWS business from Johnson Controls Inc. ("JCI"), where he was the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Information Technology since 2013. From 2006 to 2013, Mr. Laroyia held various positions at JCI including Group Vice President of Global Audit and Vice President of Finance and Administration for its Building Efficiency business across Europe and Africa. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Laroyia held various positions at Gateway, Inc., including Vice President and Controller based in the U.S. and Finance Director for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Prior to Gateway, he was with General Electric in the U.S. and then GE Capital in London where he served as a Manager of European Corporate Development. Mr. Laroyia started his career at KPMG in London.
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. [COLUMBUS, Ohio] (NASDAQ: BBRG) announced that James J. O'Connor, the Company's Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, has resigned from his position.
Pfenex Inc. [SAN DIEGO] (NYSE MKT: PFNX) announced that Dr. Paul Wagner, Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the Company effective October 13, 2017 to assume another position in industry.
Learning Care Group, Inc. [Novi, Mich.] announced that Douglas R. Baker is joining the organization as Chief Financial Officer, effective Sept. 29, 2017. Baker succeeds Mark Bierley, who held the CFO role since May 2012 and maintained interim CFO responsibilities after being named President and Chief Operating Officer at the beginning of the company's 2017 fiscal year. Previously, Baker served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Discovery Networks International (DNI), a division of Discovery Communications. He joined Discovery Communications in 2005 as Senior Vice President and CFO for Discovery Commerce. He went on to serve as Senior Vice President and CFO for Emerging Networks, New Media and Business Development and as Executive Vice President and CFO for DNI before assuming his most recent role. Prior to that, Baker served in a variety of financial, operating and strategic leadership roles within Hallmark Cards and The Picture People, a strategic retail venture of Hallmark.
Jensyn Acquisition Corp. [FREEHOLD, N.J.] (NASDAQ: JSYN) announced that it has appointed James D. (JD) Gardner as its Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gardner replaces Rebecca Irish, who resigned her positions as Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Director of the Company. Recently Mr. Gardner served as a managing partner in a venture capital fund as its financial officer, and served as CEO or CFO of several public and private companies in the wireless data, web-based services, broadband switched Ethernet and security (video surveillance) industries.
Cota, Inc. [NEW YORK] announced that Thomas L. Gallucci has joined as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Gallucci was a Managing Director at Cain Brothers where he focused on strategic advisory and M&A services within the healthcare sector. Prior to Cain Brothers, Gallucci spent the bulk of his career at Merrill Lynch and Lazard Capital Markets as an equity research analyst focused on healthcare services. He started in healthcare equity research in 1995 at Credit Suisse First Boston and was with Bear Stearns from 1996 to 1999. Prior to that, he worked at Ernst & Young.
VideoAmp [SANTA MONICA, CA] announced the appointment of Tom Schmitt as the company's Chief Financial Officer. Prior to VideoAmp, Schmitt served as COO and CFO at FreeWheel.TV. Prior to FreeWheel.TV, Schmitt was a VP of Finance, Products & Technology at Salesforce.


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I was a little disappointed to learn that The Sims Medieval is essentially The Sims gone... medieval.
I guess I should have suspected that, but trailers like this don't help. It makes you think it's got a little RPG or action in the game. From what I saw at Gamescom, it really doesn't.


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In a Web Translation Patent Battle, the Jury Sides with TransPerfect
By Paul Demery
Internet Retailer - July 29, 2013
In a patent lawsuit related to the demand among online retailers to translate web content into multiple languages, a federal jury last week sided with TransPerfect in its case against rival MotionPoint Corp. MotionPoint says it plans to appeal.
The case involves the technology and method each company uses to translate web sites into multiple languages, including the use of a web spider to crawl a site's content as part of a translation project. According to TransPerfect, the dispute started in December 2009 when lawyers for MotionPoint sent a letter challenging the validity of TransPerfect's patent for its OneLink translation product. The lawyers contended that it infringed MotionPoint's patent. In addition, TransPerfect says MotionPoint attempted to undermine its position in the market in 2010 by making similar arguments in marketing campaigns.
TransPerfect filed a lawsuit against MotionPoint in June 2010 in the U.S. District Court in northern California. It sought a declaratory judgment that would settle its legal standing regarding its patent in light of MotionPoint's claims.
The jury last week announced several findings favoring TransPerfect, in effect reversing the claims MotionPoint made. The jury found:
- MotionPoint did not prove that TransPerfect's patent was invalid;
- MotionPoint had infringed TransPerfect's patent;
- TransPerfect had not infringed on MotionPoint's patent;
- TransPerfect had proven that MotionPoint's patent was invalid.
"It's a victory for free competition," says TransPerfect co-CEO Phil Shawe, who co-founded TransPerfect in 1992 with co-CEO Liz Elting. The company has been offering web content translation services since 1995.
"We didn't start this fight," Shawe adds, "but we simply couldn't take a passive stance any longer while knowing that there was nothing new about MotionPoint's patents, technology or service offerings."
MotionPoint, which declined to be interviewed, said in a statement that it "intends to appeal the jury's verdict and will pursue all other avenues to protect its intellectual property.


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Sunday, October 02, 2011
(Anonymous, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series. 49" x 47". Crayon grave rubbing on 1930s child's slip collaged with scraps of vintage household linens on old drawn-work tablecloth. Hand and free-motion machine embroidery. Click on image to enlarge.)
(Above: Anonymous, detail. Click on image to enlarge.)
This piece developed slowly. My stash of vintage household linens had grown too large but I couldn't part with any of the pieces ... even the stained or damaged ones. Someone had stitched these tea towels, pillowcases, table runners, and napkins. I cherished them. While visiting Elmwood Cemetery (which is only three blocks from my house), I noticed the tombstone erected in memory of unknown family members. There seemed to be a connection between the anonymous stitches and the almost forgotten burial site. The 1930s era child's slip sealed the mental design ... my vision for this work. I bought the slip in a "table lot" at Bill Mishoes' auction. The grave rubbing was made last Easter morning. The quilt was designed earlier this summer.
(Above: Anonymous, detail. Click on image to enlarge.)
In a July blog entry, I posted the photo above. This is the atrium area at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios. (My studio is directly behind the wall in the back). At that time I wrote:
I had my last studio assistant snip a pile of linens apart ... filling the box with just the sections containing stitches. The background is a damaged, vintage tablecloth. The "batting" is a piece of recycled acrylic felt ... from a outdoors shop ... once packaging material for a kayak on its way from the manufacturer to the local distributor. I clipped and arranged all these pretty embellishments around the garment. Then I pinned it. Now I'll have to baste it because I can't stand that many pins while I'm working. Plus ... this is the piece I planned on taking to Hot Springs National Park for my one month residency in August. It seems like a perfect way to show the legacy of remembrance in stitches, my grave rubbing art quilt series, and also talk about the women who would have come in the heyday of the springs ... bringing their crazy quilts and embroidery with them for the healing experience of the hot waters.
(Above: Anonymous, detail. Click on image to enlarge.)
It took an entire day to baste this piece, and the work really was perfect for stitching in public while at Hot Springs National Park. People loved touching it and remembering the fabrics from their childhood. Between the central section and the edge, I plied dense running stitches ... consciously aware that this form of quilting is directly related to early West Bengal and Bangladesh kantha. Women layered their worn saris and stitched light blankets and other household textiles via the running stitch. It was a perfect thing to do while riding back from Arkansas and in the evenings in front of the television!
(Above: Anonymous, detail. Click on image to enlarge.)
After countless hours, the front was finished. The reverse was made of other vintage household linens. The edge is blanket stitched. I'm very, very happy with this piece. For me, it bridges history and it perfectly blends "traditional" with "contemporary" ... a modern art quilt made of 100% recycled fabric that sings of yesteryear without losing a present day viewpoint.
(Above: Anonymous, reverse. Click on image to enlarge.)
10 comments:
- Els said...
This really is such a wonderful cloth. I adored it while it was growing under your hands. It is a fantastic way to imbed and preserve all these household cloths. And in that way kind of honouring all the stitching hands of years gone by. And yet so undoubtedly yóú, Susan! Bravo, this will look smashing on your solo show!!!
(hope you had a interesting day, in contact with lots of people !!!)
- Lynn Cohen said...
I too am enamoured with the idea of all the hands that played a part in creating this wonderfully beautiful art quilt. All the women who embroidered in front of fires, and radios...before TV was invented. I love the sense of history (herstory) in it holds. I am always amazed at the time and effort you put into these pieces too. I hope everyone who sees it on the blog blows up the photos to see the details. The lace on the little slip was only seen by me this way.
Susan, something else! My new copy of Quilting Arts arrived and I opened it up and saw YOU immediately in the wonderful article they did on you and your stained glass pieces and gravestone rubbings. What a wonderful article!!! They photos are terrific! And I think really show your work well. You can be so proud!
- Margaret said...
Your pieces with vintage linens inspire me. I have inherited a stash of them -- many also stained but with embroidery and/or crocheted lace intact. They have yet to tell me what they want to become now, how they want to spend the rest of their days, but each time I see what you are doing, I hear their voices more clearly. Soon, very soon, I'll be able to make a start.
- Patty said...
Lush, beautiful cloth with a story...my favorite combination!
- Lorie McCown said...
Good on ya! The piece is so excellent and lord, all those tiny stitches, go girl. Love it, and seeing your work. Enjoyed reading of your adventure in AR. as well.
The pictures do not do it justice but are so lovely. I am so happy that I have been able to watch you stitch this piece. Truly a keepsake of - you for you sons, perhaps.
- liniecat said...
I adore the use of these old textiles and the enigmatic words too. What a truly incredible piece of work you undertook and you should be well proud of it!
(You may like MisterFinches work if you have never seen it before, he uses old textiles creatively too. I have bought a couple of his moths and a swallow....so far!)
- Wanda said...
beautiful. Absolutely wonderful. I love the colors
- lynda Howells said...
as usual l come late to blogs and then everything has been said. So l will just say...as usual your work is amazingxxxxxlynda
I am in awe and so moved by these pieces. specially by the thoughts and beauty of craftsmanship applied in such a beautiful way. connecting the heart and the hand. Thanks so much.
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reads too much
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: you know that's a great question.....
Oh I completely believe that those two were having sex before Akane came by. xD I was saying that I would think that, based on the visual clues, regardless if they were a straight or yuri couple.
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Shion aside ... Yayoi may have to think a lot of possibilities (up to a possible confirmation in future episodes):
- That she was a lesbian for a long time
- It is just that Bi
- or simply that it was straight BUT became bi to love more girls after an event that will shock ... men
by'll know more in the next episode so it is clear that if the flashback have seen in intimate relationship with a of girls her group ... I think ALL THE WORLDS will have no doubt made her a lesbian
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Luckily for me this anime there are many yuri and I'm sorry for those who love Yaoi ahaha
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I don't think that Yayoi was raped ( a REALLY close friend of her perhaps), she work with a lot of guys and doesn't seem bothered about it. Don't wanna think this way,but maybe she is just fooling around with Shion, i mean these people spent most of the time in that building, there is to have something to make them relax. Really wanna believe and to be on the side of yuri haha
Yayoi is way out of kougami's league
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and so may be if there was a rape that has been on other girls who were friends of Yayoi good but I just think that, as in other cases there will be murder ...
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If Yaoi happened to be a guy, you would have no doubts in that scene.
Typical misunderstanding scenes are shown differently.
Anyway it is your right to believe what you want but you have no right to claim her straight/gay just because you believe it.
If someone wants her to be gay, let them. No need to get angry. Want her straight? Keep her stright, it is that simple.
Usually characters don't get 100% confirmation for things like that anyway. They all could be bisexuals, after all characters exist to appel to the audience.
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Any character. They barely ever get 100% comfirmation of their sexuality.
And if I am to go by real life, there are a lot of cases where people live happily together, have a family and children and then one day they break up and one of them ends up in same sex relationship.
My friend's mother is in same sex relationship right now =/
She was married, she has a child and now she is gay.
If humans tend to go from one to another, then there is nothing stopping fictional characters.
It's not about fanservice, it is about pleasing the viewer. Characters exist so we could relate to them and possibly realize some of our fantasies. That's why they are called fictional.
The only things I dislike is when people change their personalities without any resoning.
But as long as people try to make it believable, you can manipulate characters as you want.
In this case you don't even need to manipulate anything, creators themselves created a possibility for Yayoi to be gay.
However, it doesn't mean that she is 100% gay. But saying that she 100% isn't, is a lie too.
I'm leaning towards that they possibly were having some naughty activities, the hint was pretty major.
If you wantto deny it, feel free to come up with another explanation to the situation. And believe it as much as you want, no need to try to rub your version into other peoples faces.
Though out of 2 our theory has far more back up.
Anyway as I said it is your right to believe what you wantg but don't go around correcting everyone who disagrees.
I also will stop here.
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I agree with you, everyone has your points of view, just respect the opinions of the people that has different opinions than you. Looks like that the Yayoi's sexuality is the question of the year. Don't care is she is straight, gay, bi, pansexual, assexual, whatever is it. I Will like her anyway.
I liked this way of think that someone posted on 4chan:
I get a feeling that she's meant to represent the Japanese "Yamato Nadeshiko" ideal of feminine beauty.Underneath that formal and masculine suit is a slender feminine body with curves in all the right places.She's also got that deep black hair that contrasts with the pale skin and pink lips.
Yayoi always struck me as weird, especially in these closeups.From afar, she looks super butch. Suits, ponytail, posture.Then you see closes up and you see her face is actually fairly round in the traditional Japanese sense (unlike Shion), she wears lighter colored lipsticks, and her eyes are very round (again, unlike Shion, who has narrower eyes, which are usually for more mature characters)
It's a shame that this is the only scene until now that she really is the most beautiful character so far
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Agreed, I don't care either. I'll accept her any way.
I personally wouldn't mind if there was something going between her and Shion. But if no, I'll be fine too.
But for 90% I'm sure that they are at least sex buddies from time to time. But that's purely my opinion based on episode 2. Not gonna force anyone to agree with me.
P.S. What makes me believe it is not just the scene itself but whole setting in anime. Series are dark and were not afraid to include rape scene in episode 1. Having gay relationships here wouldn't be much of a surprise to me.
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In the past week, I misplaced my cell phone four times, had to re-ask a friend the date of her wedding twice, and was unable to recall any of the names of Michael Jackson's siblings. Even Janet took some work.
Just a natural progression that comes along with aging? Sure. But I'm 25.
As kids, we listen to our parents lament about their absentminded mental lapses. But we just stare at them blankly – perhaps even judge them a bit – because our minds are ripe. While adults are forgetting their own birthdays, their kids are reciting the dates-of-birth of all the main players of the Revolutionary War and diagramming sentences in Spanish.
Lately, calling up information that used to arrive effortlessly – the names of movies, old friends, state capitals – requires more mental sweat than ever before. My mind used to be more like a high-speed search engine, but now I feel it getting rusty. At first, I reacted with shame. Sure, I recognized that sharp brains sometimes dulled later in life, but no one warned me it could strike in my mid-20s. I wondered if it was just me – if I was alone on a one-way road to early-onset Alzheimer's. But the more I considered why it was happening, the more it actually made sense. I swallowed my pride and started asking around. Turns out, I'm in good company.
From around the age of 4 up to 18, 22, 24, and beyond – depending on when you cap your schooling – we are learning. We are reading, discussing, comprehending, and memorizing every day. In college, I studied journalism, but I took a few classes in art history, psychology, government, and statistics. My mind was constantly drilling, exerting, toiling – and dang, was it in shape!
Then came graduation. For me, the big, proud day followed three years of pre-school and kindergarten, six years of elementary school, two years of middle school, four years of high school, and four years of college. Suddenly, after all this learning – we stop. Many of us then move on to entry level jobs, and the mundane "busy work" that they so often entail.
Dr. Zimney, another blogger here at Everyday Health, recently posted 10 tips for keeping your brain active. In the past year or so, I've waged my own war against an out-of-shape mind. Okay, so I've already admitted to a few recent mental lapses, but I'm becoming a believer. Just like exercise keeps my body healthy, mental fitness keeps my mind nimble.
Here's how I've been fighting forgetfulness:
1. I signed up for a continuing ed class. When I was in school, I couldn't wait to get out of the classroom. But now, to be back in those uncomfortable metal desks amid the chalk-filled air – it's exhilarating! I signed up for 10 weeks of night classes in intro photography at New York University, and it cost me about $400. If you live near a major university, there's a good chance the college has its own continuing education program. After staring at the same computer screen every day, entering a new atmosphere and absorbing fresh material has given my brain a major boost.
2. I do a lot of crossword puzzles. I'm a word person, but you can substitute crosswords with Sudoku if math's your thing. When I sit down with my pen and puzzle, I can literally feel my mind open and begin to sharpen. If you haven't taken up crosswords, a word to the wise: revisit the same crossword creator each time. You'll learn that puzzle's unique tricks and improve.
3. I get words-of-the-day sent to my inbox. Today's word? Lamster: a fugitive, especially from the law. Bet you didn't know that! In addition, I'm taking a vacation to Mexico soon, so my mom has been sending me Spanish phrases each day. Vino blanco, por favor (white wine, please)! Most online dictionaries will be happy to add you to their mailing lists.
4. I keep up with the news. There's no better way to keep in mental shape than to know what's going on in the world. It may sound obvious to some, but with our endless supply of TV channels, websites, and blogs, it's easy to spend time consuming information about John, Kate, and their little eight instead of real news. Once you get into the habit, that real news can become just as juicy as America's favorite ex-couple – and a lot more relevant.
5. I clear my mind's clutter through yoga. At the start of a yoga practice, you are prompted to clear your mind and to enter the present. On days I can't make it to a class, I take a moment to close my eyes, breathe, and rid my head of all the crap taking real estate. With a clear mind, I notice things that I wouldn't and am able to offer space to thoughts that I want to stick around for a while.
What do you do to keep your mind in shape?
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Korean peer-to-peer users, prepare for a new "joint investigation team" that can operate "at the request of a right holder" to shut down any web sites that "permit the unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or transmission of copyright work."
Last week, the US and South Korea released the proposed text of the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries. Susan Schwab, the US Trade Representative who heads such negotiations, used a previous agreement with Russia as a way of forcing the Russian government to target AllOfMP3.com. It's no surprise, therefore, that the Korea agreement also contains aggressive language about intellectual property enforcement.
In one of the side letters to the agreement, the South Korean government pledged to provide "more effective enforcement of intellectual property rights on the Internet" and looks set to target P2P services in particular. The letter singles out such services as needing more aggressive intellectual property controls. South Korea pledges to give increased intellectual property enforcement authority to a government division or a joint investigation team that will "take criminal action for online piracy" (as opposed to civil action, which is more common in the US). These actions can be brought by the team itself as part of an investigation or at the request of a copyright holder, which suggests that groups like the RIAA and MPAA can turn over lists of suspected offenders to the new group and save the hassle and expense of prosecuting users.
While it seems reasonable enough to shut down sites that traffic exclusively in unauthorized copyrighted material, the letter says that even sites which simply "permit" such activity could be closed. This suggests that even sites or applications with substantial non-infringing uses might feel the heat if they are also used for illicit file-sharing.
The agreement has aroused opposition in Korea (read the statement in English), and groups in the US are also examining the agreement and formulating a response. The Electronic Frontier Foundation tells Ars that they are "still crunching the legal analysis on this," but they also worry about the possibility that sites with legitimate uses could be targeted.