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Where to Eat on Christmas Day in NYC
Does the thought of cooking an elaborate Christmas dinner have you thinking like Scrooge? We've compiled a list of NYC restaurants open on Christmas Day to keep you in the holiday spirit. Go all out with a classic French of Italian tasting menu or keep Christmas casual with bar food or Mediterranean tapas.
We'll be updating this list as more menus become available. If you hear of one, or a restaurant becomes book, let us know. This is far from a comprehensive list, and if you're looking for a Christmas meal a little off the beaten path, restaurants in hurricane-affected areas like Staten Island and South Brooklyn would certainly appreciate the business.
Eating out on Christmas Eve? Here's our guide
Under $60 Per Person
Great Lebanese fare draws East Villagers to Balade. Order several mezze to share. Hummus, red pepper mouhamara and labneh are best bets. Meat and veggie platters with lamb kabobs, beef shawarma and falafel are guaranteed to have something for everyone.
Lunch and dinner
Bill's Bar & Burger
Don't feel like getting dressed up for a fancy meal this Christmas? Bill's Bar & Burger has you covered with its superior bar food. Chicken wings, hot dogs, and of course, burgers will be dished up all day.
Lunch and dinner
Rockefeller Center: 212-705-8510; Meatpacking: 212-414-3003 (Book soon, reservations filling up fast!)
Rosa Mexicano
Make upscale, authentic Mexican cuisine a spicy new Christmas tradition with a special menu available prix fixe ($45) or a la carte at all three NYC locations. Highlights include Duck Noodle Soup, Roasted Beet and Kale Salad and Pumpkin Creme Brulee.
Lunch and Dinner
Union Square: 212-533-3350 First Avenue: 212-753-7407 Lincoln Center: 212-977-7700
Bistro La Promenade
This charming French bistro will be serving up its expertly prepared casual bistro fare all day. Come for classics like moules frites (fried mussels) and seafood risotto or try one of their seasonal specials.
Entrees $25 - $38
Lunch and dinner
Two warming winter specials at this modern Bohemian will be offered Christmas Day in addition to the regular menu. The wine sausage with potato salad is a Czech specialty, and smoked cinnamon, spiced apples, and chestnut caramel spice up a decadent Valrhona dark chocolate cake.
Specials $9 - $16
Marble Lane
The steakhouse and bar in the Dream Downtown hotel will be serving their a la carte menu and a $35 prix fixe.
Lunch and dinner
This Brooklyn charmer serving up Latin American-French fusion will offer holiday specials like poached lobster with braised leeks, makrud lime and caviar sauce, and butternut squash-red curry soup with foie gras croutons.
Virgil's Real Barbecue
Come to Virgil's for a laid-back holiday meal. This barbecue specialist will be smoking up a special prime rib menu item, served with a horseradish cream sauce, baked potato and cornbread.
Lunch and Dinner
Smoke Jazz & Supper Club
Jazz musician Louis Hayes with the Harold Mabern Quartet will set the mood this Christmas. Enjoy a two course prix fixe menu with comfort foods like dark and stormy braised short ribs served with cheddar cheese mashed potatoes and roasted baby carrots.
$35/music set and dinner
Moti Mahal Delux
Belly-warming Indian dishes are Moti Mahal Delux's specialty. Try meat dishes like chicken tandoori cooked in their clay oven or a vegetarian entree like stir fried eggplant "Baingan Patiala" with ginger and onion.
Entrees $9.95 - $22.95
Lunch and dinner
For a fuss-less Christmas dinner, head to Pulino's for some "Bowery-style" pizza. Try the basic margherita or try some of their excellent meat and veggie toppings. Pastas and meat dishes are also available for those who want something more substantial.
Pizzas $15 - $19; entrees $15 - $22
Lunch and dinner
Warm your belly with hearty Japanese-Korean fare like bone marrow and crawfish dumplings in a hot peanut oil sauce. Other Christmas specials include miso grilled sweetbreads with saffron risotto and filet mignon with truffles and foie gras.
Specials $16 - $35
$60 to $90
Ai Fiori
Ai Fiori will be open Christmas Day offering its regular Italian-focused menu. Choose from their rich risottos or plated appetizers like razor clams with fennel and chorizo to start. Hearty fish and meat entrees like striped bass with artichokes and blue crab or duck with foie gras, apples and chestnuts elevate Ai Fiori above and beyond typical Italian meals.
Items available a la carte (entrees $35 - $52)
Lunch and dinner
Dine in luxury this Christmas with classically prepared French dishes like filet mignon with a black truffle sauce, foie gras and a lobster salad with caviar cream. Chocolate-praline yule log and orange tian are dessert options.
$75/person; 3-course prix fixe with a la carte entrees available
Lunch and dinner
A traditional roasted Christmas goose with gravy, cranberry and orange relish and butternut squash puree is featured on Petrossian's 3 course prix fixe menu. Go for rich appetizers like smoked fish with caviar and salmon roe, foie gras terrine with fig preserves or a parsnip-lemon bisque with foie gras chocolate truffle and candied orange peel.
Lunch and dinner
Start Christmas Day off right with a hearty brunch at Maialino. Start off with a selection of house-baked pastries like the olive oil muffin and honey butter pork biscuit. Mains range from egg dishes to sandwiches to pastas and meat plates. We love the porchetta sandwich with a fried egg and their thick cut black pepper bacon.
Entrees $12 - $38
The John Dory Oyster Bar
April Bloomfield and chef de cuisine Josh Even are offering diners a "Feast of the Seven Fishes" for dinner on Christmas Day at The John Dory Oyster Bar. The dinner menu is available by reservation only with an a la carte menu available for walk-ins and for lunch.
Lunch and Dinner
www.thejohndory.com For reservations, email [email protected]
Head to Reynard Christmas Day for a 5 course prix fixe starting with oysters and pate, and ending with a buche de noel. You'll also get a goose with savory bread pudding, foie gras, and a cheese plate sampling.
Lunch and Dinner
Over $90
Come prepared to be treated like royalty at Bouley this Christmas. The French-focused fare incorporates the highest-quality seasonal ingredients for an unforgettable gastronomic experience. A 5-course lunchtime menu and 6-course dinner tasting menu are available.
Lunch and dinner
Lunch: $95/person; dinner: $195/person
Russian Tea Room
This renowned tea room boasts authentic Russian fare including Boeuf a la Stroganoff and honey basted ham with candied yams. This three course prix fixe includes a dessert choice of tea room blintzes, a chocolate mousse pyramid with raspberry filling and cheesecake. If you are feeling especially regal, opt for the Czar's gold and caviar parfait complete with 24-karat edible gold.
Lunch and dinner
$105/adults and $50/children
Imaginative entrees like seared diver scallops with foie gras and artichokes and smoked duck breast with baby bok choy and Asian pear grace this contemporary French-American on Christmas. Indulge in a chocolate-cherry buche de noel or a chestnut napoleon for dessert.
Jean Georges Nougatine
Wow your family and friends this Christmas with a meal at Jean Georges Nougatine. The four course prix fixe features unrivaled French fare. Dishes like truffle crusted salmon with leeks vinaigrette and roasted capon with black truffles, crispy Brussels sprouts, potato puree and jus are features this year. A special Christmas dessert will conclude an unforgettable meal.
Lunch and dinner
Mercer Kitchen
This chic SoHo spot will have a special four course, market-driven menu available in additional to a la carte items. The day's specials include roasted mushrooms and poached egg with Parmesan, seared scallops with a meyer lemon-cauliflower sauce, onions, garlic and capers and roasted capon with black truffle, roasted vegetables and mashed potatoes. And if you can't make it home after the meal, wait out your food coma in the Mercer Hotel lounge.
Lunch and dinner
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I don't want to re-invent the wheel so I was wondering if someone had a link or PPT to a decent presentation on Home Energy Savings and what hte home owner can/should do. My goal is to educate listeners but to also hopefully gently steer them to a Home Enrgy Audit.
Thanx all.
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You could make a presentation quickly by copying & pasting from this taxpayer-funded booklet.
I simply googled "energy saving tips for homeowners" There's more.
Here's a presentation I gave a while back -- feel free to copy slides from it:
It was a kind of unusual situation, though, I was being asked to speak on a topic that was of interest to me, so I focused on the less obvious aspects of home energy rather than on the ones people most need to know. Hope you get some use from it.
Nice job! Thanks for making your efforts available.
Good presentation but......
yes compressed fibreglass does loose a little R value but true "dense packed" fibreglass is much improved air barrier and does not settle. I still prefer densepak cellulose but have seen fibreglass used effectively here in Maine.
no material like fire but cellulose with fire retardant is not "easily damaged by fire
True heat and AC systems should be sized and balanced to home BUT most are NOT. yes closing off rooms may unbalance the system but the energy save should more than off set any inefficiencies.... in my opinion
Such a great presentation. Thanks for sharing! Lucky audience!
Here is a presentation I developed last year for homeowners (housewives mostly) to help better inform the public. You can copy whatever slides you wish. I have the references for those slides that are not noted, as well.
Here is a presentation I gave on Veterans Day for the Energy Upgrade California program in which a Home Performance Contractor does an energy assessment, puts the data into energy pro and comes up with cost/energy savings of the actions that contractor recommends. The home owner hopefully signs the contract and the retrofit project and energy savings +comfort + durability begins.
I'm giving this to you for the people of Ohio. I stole many of the images from this site so I can't really not share it.
The images of the California yellow spotted news needs to be resized. They represent a problem if found living in your crawlspace where a home's air comes from. They lived under our 1950s tract house until I relocated them to a friendlier home.
Good luck,
George Matthews
Home Energy Retrofit, Inc.
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Terra Natura
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Foia del Verdader 1
03502 Benidorm, Alicante - Alacant (Region of Valencia)
- Автономное сообщество: Region of Valencia
- Провинция / Остров: Alicante - Alacant
Заказ билетов
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- Zoo
Terra Natura, in Benidorm, offers a journey across three continents with one unifying thread: animals.
Terra Natura is a theme park for the whole family and for all ages, and is conceived to provide much more than just a simple leisure and nature activity. It offers the chance to travel to exotic places in Europe, Asia and America, to discover the folklore, culture, customs, gastronomy, crafts, and the flora and fauna of these three continents in just one day, and without setting foot outside Benidorm. As soon as you enter Terra Natura, you'll feel like a traveller about to experience all kinds of adventures, thanks to the themed areas in each zone: South America, with its magical atmosphere; Asia, a land of spirituality; and Europe, a life beside the sea. The other main protagonists in the park are the animals: there are 1,500 animals belonging to 200 different species, 54 of which are endangered. The site has full disabled access and also has a water park and a children's play area for younger visitors.
Режим работы и цены
Режим работы
Check the website for information on opening times.
- Взрослые: 30€
- Дети: 24€
- Пенсионеры: 24€


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Red, white and blue � all that�s missing is you! There are plenty of patriotic parties happening in the Walton County/Destin area. Here�s your guide to the fun.
Smoke on the Coast
The third annual Smoke on the Coast BBQ and Fireworks Festival BBQ cook-off and fireworks extravaganza, will take place from 7-9 p.m. July 2 at Destin Commons. Sample and vote for the People's Choice Award to be announced at 8:30 p.m. Captain Davy will entertain with balloon sculpting and a magic show. Abrakadoodle will have arts and crafts tables, as well as face painting, and Encore Productions will host street dancing. Fireworks finale begins at 9 p.m. Proceeds benefit Children in Crisis and Fisher House of the Emerald Coast.
Celebration in the Park
Children ages 14 and under, decorate your bike, wagon, stroller, etc., and show your patriotic spirit as Celebration in the Park kicks off with Destin's fifth annual Independence Day Celebration and Bike Parade from 6:30-9 p.m. July 3 at Morgan Sports Center. Check in for the Parade at 5:45 p.m. at the concession stands in the middle of the complex. After the parade, there will be volleyball, kickball, moonwalks, ultimate Frisbee and more. A concert on the lawn (bring blankets and/or lawn chairs) by local Chuck Lawson and the night will end with a fireworks show. Admission is free. No pets allowed.
Bike Parade and Carnival
Fourth of July is family friendly at WaterColor�s Marina Park July 3 with movies, concerts, bike parades, fireworks and even a kid�s carnival. Kick off the holiday with a bike decorating contest from 10-10:30 a.m. and parade beginning at 10:30 a.m. in Cerulean Park. Carnival is from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Marina Park. Abrakadoodle Summer Art Classes will be held from 1-2 p.m. at Little Red.
Benefit Concert
The free second annual Easy on 30A Benefit Concert takes place from 6-10 p.m. July 3 at WaterColor's Marina Park, 34 Goldenrod Circle. Performers include Tim Jackson, Ike Bartley & Band, Matt Miller, Jimmy Ward and the Forrest Williams Band. A raffle with more than 70 prizes donated by local businesses will benefit Lighthouse Family Retreat and Alaqua Animal Refuge. Picnic blankets, chairs and coolers are welcome. Beverages and food will be available for purchase.
Concerts in the Village
The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation�s 18th Annual Concerts in the Village presents David Seering, An American Patriotic Tribute, at 7 p.m. July 3 at the Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village Dugas Pavilion in Destin. Admission is $8/adult and children under 12 and MKAF members are free. Call 650-2226.
Special exhibit, �The Flag as Art in Daily Life�
Heritage Museum
The Walton County Heritage Museum will celebrate the Fourth of July with caboose tours from 2-4 p.m. and old-fashioned hot dogs beginning at 11 a.m. The Museum will remain open until the conclusion of the fireworks over Lake DeFuniak.
Visitors can enjoy a special exhibit, �The Flag as Art in Daily Life,� featuring the art of Bruce Young of Dune Allen and everyday items using flag graphics. Full Steam Ahead Barbeque will sell hot dogs, sausage dogs, chips, and drinks in front of the Museum, 1140 Circle Drive in DeFuniak Springs, beginning at 11 a.m. Visit www.WaltonCountyHeritage.orgfor more information.
HarborWalk July 4th Extravaganza
After the weekly Red, White and Blue Celebration honoring local community heroes from 6-8 p.m., Clinch 46 performs at 8 p.m. July 4, followed by fireworks at 9 p.m. and the Andy Velo Band at 9:15 p.m. On Friday, July 5, the evening begins with Departure, the Journey Tribute Band at 7 p.m., followed by an American Pub Crawl with Destin Nights at 9 p.m., benefitting Wounded Warriors.
On Saturday, July 6, the Third Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest begins at 6 p.m., followed by Departure at 7 p.m. The Extravaganza ends Sunday, July 7 with a children's Interactive show, Pirate Pete & the Case of the Missing Fisherman, at 6 p.m.
American Legion
American Legion Post 296 will serve hot dogs and hamburgers with the fixings from 2-5 p.m. July 4 with live music at 311 Main Street in Destin. Call 837-3818.
City of Destin's Fireworks
Come out to watch the fireworks on July 4th over East Pass at 9 p.m. Tune into Z96 (96.5 WZNS FM) to listen to the soundtrack that will be played during the fireworks show. For a great view, try the new Destin Harbor boardwalk.
Red, White & Baytowne
Celebrate Independence Day from 6-10 p.m. in the Baytowne Wharf Events Plaza. Events are free. Evening Includes live music and children's activities. The Amazing Hat Band performs from 7-9 p.m. and a patriotic fireworks show lights up over the lagoon at 9:15 p.m.
Seaside 4th of July Parade
Start the day with the annual Seaside 4th of July Parade at 8 a.m. from Seagrove Plaza and head west on 30A to Seaside. Residents and visitors share in the glory as participants march 1.5 miles, decked in patriotic costumes and on festive holiday floats, all vying for the crowd�s favor. Upon arrival in Seaside, a panel of judges will select a winning parade entry. The crowd always loves patriotic pooches dressed in their finest holiday costumes. Guests on bikes, scooters, golf carts and floats are invited to participate. Register for parade at 231-6107.
Alys Beach Concert
The Summer Concert Series features the Atlanta Allstars followed by a fireworks display from 7-10 p.m. at the Amphitheatre at Alys Beach.
Topsail Hill Celebration
An all day celebration of the 4th of July begins at noon in the amphitheatre. Band line up includes Bridget Kelly, Lucky Mud, and Pierce Pettis. Admission into the park is free and a $5 donation is suggested, with proceeds to go to the Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State park. Hotdogs, hamburgers, chips, and soft drinks will be available for purchase, or bring your own food or beverage. Fireworks are not allowed in the park and flashlights should have a red filter on the lens when used on the beach to prevent disturbance to nesting sea turtles.
Celebration Picnic/Fireworks
A Fourth of July Celebration Picnic will be held from 7-10 p.m. July 4 at WaterColor's Marina Park. Tickets are $85/adults and $45/children and include food, beverage, bar, private concert, and children's activities. Reservations required at 534-5041. The free Fourth of July fireworks begin at 9 p.m. at WaterColor Beach.
Fourth in Rosemary Beach
Enjoy a day-long celebration beginning with a Bike Decorating Breakfast and Bike Parade at 7:30 a.m. in North Barrett Square. Bring your bike, or rent one from Bamboo Bicycle, and create a star-spangled masterpiece with red, white and blue decorations, enjoy doughnuts and juice and get ready to ride along at 8:45 a.m. in the annual bike parade through town. Prizes awarded for Most Original Use of Decorations, Most Patriotic Theme, Best 6 and Under Decorated Bike, Best Family Entry and Best Overall Decorated Bike.
The Family Field Day will be held from 9-11 a.m. on the Western Green. Sack races, three-legged races, hula-hoop contests and a water balloon toss plus music, airbrush tattoos, go fish, balloons and moonwalks highlight the free event.
Bring a blanket and enjoy a free evening of music with Beach Mice under the stars with Concert On the Green from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Western Green. Fireworks end the day at 8:45 p.m.
Seaside Pops Concert/Fireworks
Seaside welcomes the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra at 7 p.m. July 4 to the Amphitheater stage for a pops concert under the stars. At 9 p.m., end the holiday with a fireworks spectacular over the Gulf.
Dolphin, Sunset, Fireworks Cruise
Cruise through the 4th of July on the SunVenture I Catamaran from 7-9:30 p.m. July 4 at Baytowne Marina in Sandestin. Cruise the waters, watch the dolphins and view the fireworks. For information and reservations, call 424-6465.


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Third UNECE Forum of Women Entrepreneurs
14 - 15 November 2012
Baku, Azerbaijan
Building partnerships to close the entrepreneurship gender gaps in the ECE region
The global financial and economic crisis has impacted heavily all UNECE member states. The overall economic deterioration occurring as a result of job losses, reduction of household earnings and public spending has exacerbated gender disparities, including those in entrepreneurship activities across and within countries. Overcoming the gender gaps in entrepreneurship in the diverse and complex region of the ECE amid growing uncertainties in the international environment and teetering national economies is essential to sustainable job creation and development.
The Third UNECE Forum of Women Entrepreneurs will provide a platform for a broad exchange of practical experiences and lessons learned among policymakers, business community (female and male entrepreneurs) and academia, as well as other stakeholders on good practices and policies of promoting women's entrepreneurship development and narrowing the gap between the scopes of women's and men's entrepreneurial activities in the UNECE region. It will address issues in the following key areas:
- Promoting women's entrepreneurship through policies, strategies and programmes
- Strengthening networks among women entrepreneurs at national, regional and global levels
- Financing women entrepreneurs
- Innovative entrepreneurship and gender sensitive polices
- Developing women entrepreneurship in rural areas
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The city council finds:
(a) That the city of Duluth desires survey and field data collection, and desires to hire professional consulting firms to provide the services required to support the construction, operation and maintenance of city systems for fiscal years 2008 - 2010;
(b) Salo Engineering , Inc., has submitted a fee schedule for survey and field data collection services in connection with this work.
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with Salo Engineering, Inc., to provide the city with such survey and field data collection services and that the cost of said survey and field data collection services, estimated at a total of $15,000 for fiscal year 2008, will be paid from the various appropriate funds, departments, agencies and objects.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution will authorize annual survey and field data collection services for the engineering division to support construction, operation and maintenance of city systems. The work may include the verification of property boundaries and establishments of centerline of platted right-of-ways, the electronic collection of existing utilities, buildings, sidewalk and roadway locations in relation to the platted right-of-way, construction survey and layout, and final survey services. It is anticipated that this multi-year contract would be a blanket purchase agreement, with projects ordered and billed on an hourly basis. Entering into an agreement with the city of Duluth does not guarantee a minimum order on this contract. Requisition No. 08-0088, City Project No. 0692TR.


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The A to Z of Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar has created history on Friday by completing his hundredth ton in international cricket during the Asia Cup match at Mirpur, Bangladesh. Read about life and career of the Master Blaster...cricket Updated: Nov 13, 2013 17:59 IST
(This story was first published on 16th March, 2012. Some facts may have changed.)
Australia: Always reserves his best for Australia, the most dominant team of his era. Against them, he averages 60.59 in Tests & 46.3 in ODIs — both above his career average.
Bombil fry: His favourite fish, his city's famous sea catch.
Colombo: Scored his first ODI hundred at the city's Premadasa Stadium during the 1994 Singer World Series match against Australia. It was his 80th one-dayer.Denness: The infamous Mike Denness incident in the 2001 series in SA remains his most controversial moment. He was charged with ball tampering during the 2nd Test in Port Elizabeth.
Endurance: His is the longest One-day International career — well over 21 years.
Ferrari: His favourite drive.
Gwalior: The venue where he got his ODI double ton during the 2010 one-day series against South Africa.
Heavy bat: For someone of his small frame, he plays with one of the heaviest bats. His current willow weighs 1250 to 1300gms.
Innovation: He is a master of innovative strokeplay — the paddle sweep, the cheeky scoop to fine leg off good length balls of the medium pacers, the deliberate edge through slips in ODIs are some of his patent shots.
John McEnroe: Sachin Tendulkar's childhood hero, who he still idolises.
Kenya: His 140* against them in the '99 WC rescued India from early elimination. It came a few days after his dad passed away.Lata Mangeshkar: His favourite singer. The veteran singer is called the nightingale of India.
McGrath/Muralitharan: The two bowlers who have dismissed him most times in his career, 13 each (in Tests and ODIs combined). Muralitharan has scalped him 8 times in Tests and 5 in ODIs while McGrath has claimed his wicket 6 times in Tests and 7 in ODIs.
Noughts: He's been dismissed for a duck 14 times in Tests (178) and 20 times in ODIs (453).
Old Trafford: Venue of his first Test hundred. He hit that at the age of 17.
Paediatrician: Sachin Tendulkar's wife Anjali is a paediatrician. They got married in 1996 and have two children — daughter, Sara, (born, 12 October 1997), and son, Arjun (born, 24 September 1999).
Qadir: It were the sixes against the Pakistani leg-spinner at Peshawar on his debut tour that announced his arrival. As the legend goes, Abdul Qadir challenged him and he was up to it.Ramesh Tendulkar: His humility endears him to his fans, and his father played a big role in mentoring him to be a good human. After every feat, he looks heavenwards to pay homage to him.
Sharjah sand-storm: The two back-to-back tons in the 1998 Coca-Cola Cup in the desert kingdom are regarded as his all-time best.
Tennis elbow: The worst injury he has suffered in his career. He wears elbow brace for protection.
Upper cut: While most people term this as Sehwag special, it was Sachin who introduced this shot at the 2001 Cape Town Test. In fact, the mother of all upper cuts has come off Sachin's bat — off Akhtar in 2003 WC.
Victories: In Tests, 20 of his hundreds have come in winning cause and, in ODIs, 33 of his tons are in winning cause.
World Cups: Holds record, with Javed Miandad, of playing in most number of editions — six.
Xaviers: The school against which Sachin & Vinod Kambli shared a record partnership of 664 runs while playing in Harris Shield.
Yorkshire: The only English county for which he has played. He was the club's first overseas signing.
Zillions: He gets 76 crore per year for promoting 17 brands.
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I was looking through the Manchester v cancer site & got lead astray...
ended up here
I think they are a bit steep but then again what would I know?
What does bother me though if you scroll through their other work is that Sid Vicious has been named as Johnny Rotten!!!


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Volume 16 Issue 38 | February 20 - 26, 2004
Koch on Film
By, Ed Koch
Girl With A Pearl Earring (+)
Griet (Scarlett Johansson) is sent by her family to work as a servant in the home of Johannes Vermeer (Colin Firth), one of the greatest Dutch artists. His jealous and haughty wife, Catharina (Essie Davis), their young children, and his mother-in-law, Maria Thins (Judy Parfitt), all live under one roof. The conflicts that move the film along are between Vermeers oldest daughter and Griet; Catharina and Griet; the relationship of Greit and a local apprentice butcher, Pieter (Cillian Murphy), and lust on the part of Vermeers patron, Van Ruijven (Tom Wilkinson), who clearly wants to bed Greit, and Vermeers not so clear desire for Greit as well.
I found the cinematography extraordinary, and the acting superb, particularly that of Scarlett Johansson who is already an acclaimed star at the age of 19. But the action is deliberately slow.
In conversation with others at the end of the show, everyone said they loved it. One woman said she found it mesmerizing, and another said it was refreshing to see a film without lots of action, special effects, and violence. I doubt those qualities (deficiencies for some) currently found in so many American films are resented by most of the public, but I agree that this film provides a nice break from the regular fare. Its like walking through a museum and enjoying the silence.
I saw the film at the Landmark Sunshine Theater on East Houston Street where I always enjoy going. I especially appreciate its stadium seating that provides unobstructed sight lines.
The Return (+)
This Russian film with English subtitles contains beautiful and occasionally breathtaking pastel-colored scenes.
The movie opens on a high platform overlooking a lake with four adolescents in swimsuits on top of a tower deciding whether or not they have the courage to jump into the lake. Two of the boys are brothers: Vanya (Ivan Dobronravov) and Andrey (VladimirGarin), about 12 and 15 years old respectively. Vanya is afraid to jump off and is tormented with anxiety that he will be ridiculed by his friends. His mother, (Natalia Vdovina), with whom the boys live, comes to retrieve and comfort him.
Days later, mom tells the boys that their father, (Konstantin Lavronenko) who left them after Andreys birth, has returned. With moms permission, dad takes the boys on an auto trip. The boys grow surly, and dad becomes angry and menacing. There are adventures along the way including a catastrophe which changes everything. The personalities of the boys are very different. Andrey wants to get along with his father, but Vanya, cant forgive him for his absence. The acting of the two boys is outstanding.
Often the plot moves along like a good French noir film. A lot that happens is unexplained leaving one to speculate about where the father was during the past 12 years and why has he returned. Was he in prison? Is he now looking for a treasure trove? Those mysteries hover over every scene.
- Ed Koch
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Craigslist Sues Craigstruck, Who Offers To Settle The Lawsuit Over A Football Bet
from the legal-strategy?-meet-marketing-strategy dept
Of course, he also recognizes that the Seahawks dominated the 49ers once already this season, and is probably hoping for a repeat in their second matchup. Either way, the chances of Craigslist taking him up on this bet are likely about as close to zero as you can get. Still, he gets points for creativity.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 19, 2010, New Orleans – The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport expects a busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period. Increased traffic is expected to begin today, November 19 through Sunday, November 28. The Airport offers over 5,000 spaces in its two parking garages. The long-term parking garage offers 2,500 spaces at $13 daily and is short walk to the terminal through two well lit pedestrian bridges. The short term facility offers over 2,500 spaces immediately adjacent to the terminal building. The rate for the short term facility is $2 for the first hour and $2 for each additional ˝ hour with a $16 daily maximum.
There may be times when the Airport Parking Garages fill due to the large number of people who travel for the holiday. Unfortunately, due to the large amount of construction taking place at the airport, there will be no on-site overflow parking available. We encourage customers to use the off-site parking vendors located on Airline Drive if arriving during one of these periods. Law enforcement will be placing traffic controls in effect as vehicle traffic builds. Please comply with all law enforcement traffic controls as they are being done to ease the congestion and allow customers to exit and enter the facility in the best manner possible.
The Airport operates a "cell phone" lot at the corner of Airline Drive and Hollandey Street across from the Airport Access Road. This lot will provide people picking up arriving passengers a safe, convenient place to wait until the passenger arrives and calls to say that they are at curbside ready for pick-up. Cell phone lots are becoming popular at airports across the country as a way to decrease the vehicular traffic on the roadway systems.
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Aviation Unit
The Etowah County Sheriff's Office aviation unit consists of a Cessna C-172 fixed wing plane and a Bell OH-58C helicopter. Certified deputies and reserve officers are employed to fly both aircraft. The unit utilizes tactical flight officers (TFO's) to assist pilots on certain missions.
The primary function of the unit is in support of law enforcement officers on the ground. Used as a force multiplier the unit can help in securing and observing ground operations. The unit also does routine patrols and search missions.
The Aviation Unit has mutual aid agreements and routinely flies in surrounding counties as well as other parts of Alabama.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper : A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China - Food for Thought
Food for Thought is a new blog developed by Jain of Once In a Blue Moon and Food with Style. She sees this as "a place where pages from your book magically mix with the kitchen and your camera......to make a more memorable book review." I hope you'll stop by and see what's happening and what others are reading.
How can you not love a memoir written by the woman who was the first Westerner to train at the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine? Fushia Dunlop's work at the BBC took her to China in 1992. She returned in 1994 to continue language studies and, as her skills improved, directed her interest to the cooking of Sichuan province. From her first encounters with the fiery food of Sichuan, to her brushes with corruption and greed, she tells a tale that enlightens and entertains and provides one of the best travel narratives I've ever read. It's the story of an English girl who went to China, ate everything that came her way and was surprised by the wonders of the country, its people and its cuisine. Her ability to evoke place and atmosphere place her on a level plane with other literary food writers and her cook books, and this memoir, establish her as an acknowledged expert on the food of China. The best way to catch your interest is to let you see its Table of Contents. While each chapter contains a recipe, you'll quickly find that this is not a cookbook.
Prologue: The Chinese Eat Everything
1. Mouths That Love Eating
2. Dan Dan Noodles
3. First Kill Your Fish
4. Only Barbarians Eat Salad
5. The Cutting Edge
6. The Root of Tastes
7. The Hungry Dead
8. The Rubber Factory
9. Sickness Enters Through the Mouth
10. Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
11. Chanel and Chickens' Feet
12. Feeding the Emperor
13. Guilt and Pepper
14. Journey to the West
15. Of Paw and Bone
16. Scary Crabs
17. A Dream of Red Mansions
Epilogue: The Caterpillar
I dare you to try the hotpot from Guilt and Pepper. The dumplings from The Hungry Dead are delicious, too, but do go easy with the chili oil or you might be. If you love stories of singular and gutsy women, you'll love Fushia Dunlops's Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper - A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China.
12 comments :
- The Blonde Duck said...
I couldn't do it!
- January 15, 2010 at 9:56 PM
- once in a blue moon... said...
this is fabulous... i love to learn from others! i am sooo glad you joined in, this book looks really interesting, i wonder if i have the stomach for it though!
thanks so much for particapting~
- January 15, 2010 at 10:07 PM
- Farmer Jo said...
This is on my must read list! It looks like a perfect read (and a fabulous adventure!)
- January 15, 2010 at 10:46 PM
- Nancy Jane said...
This looks fascinating. I'm going to see if the library has it asap. I have a feeling that with his love of Sichuan food my husband might even enjoy reading this!
- January 15, 2010 at 11:57 PM
- Debinhawaii said...
i have seen this book and wondered about it. Glad to hear it was so good.
- January 16, 2010 at 2:53 AM
- La Table De Nana said...
At first I thought you may have written the book before clicking on the post..The Chapters:) Great!
- January 16, 2010 at 8:42 AM
- lostpastremembered said...
Wonderful photo and lovely post... I think I want to read the book too!!!!
- January 16, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- Maria Berg said...
Thank you for telling this to us - yes I have hear of her blog and in time I my read an writ at ut to.
I have not much to say today only that I hev been here and love to come back - take care, MB
- January 16, 2010 at 3:44 PM
- Sarah said...
Thanks for sharing this book. Looks interesting. Your vignette is a delight! ~ Sarah
- January 16, 2010 at 5:16 PM
- zurin said...
This sounds like a very interesting book...love ur review....I can imagine all teh food she must have tasted and tested!
- January 16, 2010 at 8:27 PM
- Curious Lissa said...
this is one of my favorite books!
- January 16, 2010 at 9:05 PM
- Lori said...
This sounds very interesting. I need to check this out. I watched some videos a while back on Eating in China. Oh there were some things I could not eat. I have great respect for a culture that utilizes virtually everything except the bones from an animal.
- January 18, 2010 at 9:46 PM


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I still miss the words after the Lord's Prayer from the sacramentary — "protect us from all anxiety." It has a different connotation than "distress," the word used in the present Roman Missal. Not that I am "stressing" over the change. It may be because I have a soft spot for the word "anxiety" from Luke 10:41 where Jesus says "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things." (It was the Gospel at my mother's funeral).
The prayer after the Lord's Prayer, "Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ," is in the right place immediately following the Savior's command to pray. I wonder if Jesus is equally commanding us to be free and safe from all distress and anxiety; obviously, easier said than done.
Anxiety and stress does have a good side to it. Kids get anxious and stressed out in a fun way as their birthday approaches and they wonder what they are going to receive as gifts. Counting down the days until Christmas is certainly a fun kind of anxiousness for children. Even for adults as their wedding day comes closer or for priests as we think back to the ordination day. There are events still in our lives that anticipating and preparing for them adds anxiety and stress but not in a distressing way. Priests preparing for a sabbatical, as the date approaches are running around like chickens with their heads cut off. The to-do list is so long, you wake up in the middle of the night, thinking of more things to do, scribbling them on the inside of your forehead to add to the list when you get out of bed. You begin to operate on borrowed time, thinking you will pay back the lost sleep when you finally get on that plane and leave all the undone things for someone else to do and stress about.
There are also those moments that are more frequent (and less intense) that cause the good anxiousness to keep us on our toes. There is an optimum amount of anxiousness needed in life to keep us sharp, for example, the moment before an Easter Vigil or special liturgy, where each priest wants it to be the best it can be. This kind of anxious feeling adds energy to the moment.
But, as in all things, too much anxious stress can take that optimal feeling and turn into a "dis-stress" — ruining the moment for yourself and for those whom you so wish to serve well. The same balance can be seen in students taking an exam or competing in a sport — some stress and anxiety is good to keep you focused and as sharp as possible. But when that levels gets too high — you break under the pressure. It is good to be sharp like a No. 2 pencil for that exam you are taking, but keep in mind that if it is too sharp, the No. 2 pencil breaks and the anxious awakening turns into stressful anxiety.
This time of year, as young people resume school, anticipation easily turns into anxiety and distress. As recent high school graduates start packing to leave for college, reality begins to sink in and with that reality is anxiety about the unknown. Who will be my roommate, will I make new friends, etc. It is the same anxiousness when newly ordained priests reach the long-expected event of their first post-ordination assignment. Who will be my "roommate" (aka pastor)? Who will be my support group now that seminary is over and access to peers and friends is diminished? Will I like the parish? Will the parish like me? Sometimes the diocesan process of delivering the assignment adds to the anxiety. The protocols can be brutal. The most brutal is the withholding of the information about the first assignment until ordination day; this only seems to add to the drama. If the assignment is a disappointment, it does put a pall on a most important day. All the "what ifs" of new beginnings can truly take their toll on a person.
The Scriptures and the Roman Missal remind us that anxiety and distress are part of the human condition. From the tossing and turning all night that Joseph did as he wrestled with the decision of whether to keep Mary as his wife to the tossing and turning all night when we are wrestling with a particular decision that is thrown our way. Can't sleep because you are too excited because Santa Claus is coming tonight is far different from can't sleep because you are discerning or ruminating or wrestling with a decision that has become overwhelming. One can only imagine what was going through Joseph's mind and heart when Mary told him she was pregnant and he knew the child was not his. Coming to a decision as to what to do or not do is painful, and it takes its toll. We all have been there. Should I go to the seminary? Should I take this new parish that is being offered to me? Should I take a risk and say YES to this assignment that is being presented or not say YES? What are the consequences either way?
There are multiple remedies for anxiety and stress. There is the remedy to reframe whatever is causing the stress. If exams stress you out, reframe them into learning tools. If a job interview scares you, think of it as a way to meet new people. If public speaking adds anxiety, imagine that you are just having a conversation with some colleagues. These tips may get you to the point of at least not passing out, but not really get you through it.
Can we heed the sages of Scripture and give our anxiety and stress to God? Scanning the Roman Missal the word "distress" appears in the Prayers of Reconciliation, Martyrs and the Season of Lent the most. The moments that these represent certainly can be high anxiety moments and real human moments.
When we are estranged from God and/or a friend, how do we get through the stress of estrangement? Can we turn back to God and hear his plea?
"I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord forever" (Mass of Reconciliation).
When faced with ridicule due to the values we hold, how do we find peace? Can we remember that we are not alone in this stress and that we can get through this as have so many before us?
"These who are clothed in white robes are they who survived the time of great distress and have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb" (Rv 7:13-14 / Mass of Martyrs).
When life is coming at us too fast and is overwhelming and we are spiraling down in our own anxiousness, can we step out of the spiral and allow God in? "Redeem us, O God of Israel, from all our distress" (2nd Sunday of Lent).
Can we risk what we know (anxiety and worry) for a more calm and serene life as we remember Jesus words: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? … Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?" (Mt 6:25,27).
Unfortunately, we often don't learn from our experiences, and we see each anxiety-prone moment as unique, as if no one else has ever experienced it, or that this is a new one for God to handle. We forget to ask ourselves if we will be tossing and turning over this three months from now, not remembering that in the large scope of things, it might not be worth all this negative energy. Maybe learn from last month's anxiety-prone moment that the sooner you invite God into the moment, the sooner the anxiety turns to serenity. "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths" (Prv 3:5-6).
Providentially, the prayer after the Lord's Prayer commanding us to "keep safe from all distress" is just prior to the Communion Rite where people can process up the aisle and place their stress on the altar for God to redeem.
FATHER CARRION is pastor of Holy Cross, Our Lady of Good Counsel, St. Mary, Star of the Sea in Baltimore, Md., and is director of the Deacon Formation Program for the Archdiocese. email@example.com
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This extra-small white cooks jacket is made from a 60/40 cotton-polyester twill for supreme comfort and flexibility. The M62010WHXS includes a convenient shoulder pocket for smart phones, pens, and small notepads, plus an earbud opening for jamming to tunes on breaks and between rushes. The Mercer scoop-neck chef coat is machine washable for professional style with low maintenance.
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TARGET2 is the real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system owned and operated by the Eurosystem. TARGET stands for Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system.
TARGET2 is the second generation of TARGET.
Last update: Monday 17 December 2018 18:00
The TARGET2 system closed the day trade phase at 18:00.
The Eurosystem cannot be held liable for the information provided here.
Payment transactions in TARGET2 are settled one by one on a continuous basis, in central bank money with immediate finality. There is no upper or lower limit on the value of payments. TARGET2 settles payments related to monetary policy operations, interbank and customer payments, and payments relating to the operations of all large-value net settlement systems and other financial market infrastructures handling the euro (such as securities settlement systems or central counterparties).
TARGET2 is operated on a single technical platform. Business relationships are established between the TARGET2 users and the respective central bank. In terms of the value processed, TARGET2 is one of the largest payment systems in the world.
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An examination of the cultural and intellectual roles of women in Early Modern Western Europe. In addition to surveying the women's traditional place in European society, this course also considers the work of exceptional women who argued against that role. Topics include the debate on the nature of women, women in power, witchcraft, women and science, women in revolutions and the education of women. Counts toward European Studies minor.
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CoolJag Mini LED Flash Review
If you are anything like me, you are probably looking for some cool looking products that will make your case stand out from the rest, as well as making it as personal as possible. Have you ever tried to put your name on the side of your case? CoolJag is a company that has thought of this and has released a new line of fans that allows you to put your own personal messages on the fans. The CoolJag Mini LED Flash fans, which come in 120mm, 90mm and 80mm sizes, allow you to do just this. I wonder if these fans are going to just look cool, or if they are actually going to be able to cool the system well?
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The CoolJag Mini LED Flash fans come in a molded plastic packaging, that proudly displays the fan from the front of the package, as well as letting you know a bunch of the different features that CoolJag believes are the most important product features for the consumer to know about. The back of the package is where you are able to find the rest of the information that you wish to know about the fans. There is a nice little specification chart that they put on the bottom of the package.
When you open up the package, you will find the fan and all of the necessary cables that come with the product. These cables include a 3-pin power to a 4-pin Molex adapter, as well as a USB cable to a 5-pin adapter. There are also a package of screws, an installation CD and an installation manual that come packaged with the fan.
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Team-by-team draft needs: Pacific Divisionby Mike G. Morreale
The 2014 NHL Draft will be a great opportunity for teams to shore up positions of need with an injection of energetic, young talent.
As the first round of the draft draws near, there's no better time to take a glimpse at the possible draft needs of all 30 NHL teams.
While there still may be trades and surprises in the works leading up to the draft, which will be held June 27-28 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the priorities likely will remain the same. Here's a breakdown of what Pacific Division teams could be looking to do when they arrive in Philadelphia.
The first round of the draft commences Friday at 7 p.m. ET (NBCSN, TSN). Rounds 2-7 will be held Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. ET (NHLN-US, NHLN-CA).
Keep in mind the possible fits for each team are based on draft position.
Top priority: Defensive depth
The situation: The last time the Ducks selected a forward in the first round was 2011 when center Rickard Rakell was chosen No. 30. The club looks to be in good shape in goal with Frederik Andersen and John Gibson, but after prospects Sami Vatanen (2009, No. 106) and Shea Theodore (2013, No. 26) there appears to be a drop-off along the blue line. Rakell and Emerson Etem likely will play bigger roles with the retirement of Teemu Selanne and the departure of Saku Koivu as an unrestricted free agent, but offensive help always is in high demand. The Ducks have an opportunity to pluck two potential future replacements, one on offense and another on defense, with two first-round picks.
Possible fits: Left wing Nicholas Ritchie (Peterborough, OHL); defenseman Julius Honka (Swift Current, WHL); defenseman Haydn Fleury (Red Deer, WHL).
Top priority: A future first-line forward
The situation: Since coming to Calgary in 1980, the Flames have never drafted higher than sixth, a slot they've picked at on four occasions. They drafted center Sean Monahan at No. 6 in the 2013 draft and hope to select another future star at No. 4 this year. New general manager Brad Treliving and director of amateur scouting Tod Button likely will take the best available player on their draft board, which should be one of several talented forwards at the top of this draft class. That is unless Barrie Colts defenseman Aaron Ekblad drops to them the same way Seth Jones did for the Nashville Predators in the identical slot last June.
Possible fits: Center Samuel Bennett (Kingston, OHL); center Sam Reinhart (Kootenay, WHL); center Leon Draisaitl (Prince Albert, WHL).
Top priority: Power forward
The situation: Oilers head amateur scout Stu MacGregor might look to add a power forward capable of playing center with the team's first pick. The Oilers have done fairly well building a nice foundation of defensive prospects with Darnell Nurse (2013, No. 7), Oscar Klefbom (2011, No. 19), Martin Gernat (2011, No. 122) and David Musil (2011, No. 31) in the fold. Goalie Laurent Brossoit (2013, trade) is coming off an impressive season with the Bakersfield Condors in the ECHL. The Oilers would like to add an offensive workhorse to complement the other forwards they've recently drafted in the first round in Taylor Hall (2010, No. 1), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2011, No. 1) and Nail Yakupov (2012, No. 1). Finnish right wing Iiro Pakarinen (2014, free agent) signed a two-year deal with the Oilers on June 15.
Possible fits: Center Samuel Bennett (Kingston, OHL); center Leon Draisaitl (Prince Albert, WHL); center/right wing William Nylander (Sodertalje, SWE).
Top priority: Depth on defense
The situation: The 2014 Stanley Cup champions have one pending unrestricted free-agent defenseman on the roster in Willie Mitchell, and with Robyn Regehr and Alec Martinez's contracts up in the summer of 2015, filling out the prospect pool along the blue line might be important. Right now Derek Forbort (2010, No. 15) is the team's top defensive prospect, but the former University of North Dakota star is still adjusting to the pro game. Additionally, the Kings are getting a bit older down the middle with Jeff Carter, 29, Jarret Stoll, 31, and Mike Richards, 29. Linden Vey (2009, No. 96), who plays center and right wing, might be the top center in the prospect pipeline but needs time to develop.
Possible fits: Defenseman Anthony DeAngelo (Sarnia, OHL); center Brayden Point (Moose Jaw, WHL); left wing Ivan Barbashev (Moncton, QMJHL).
Top priority: Scoring on the wings
The situation: Coyotes coach Dave Tippett already has said that he would be surprised if young defensemen Connor Murphy (2011, No. 20) and Brandon Gormley (2010, No. 13) don't make the team in training camp. In addition to announcing its first-round pick June 27, the team will officially become the Arizona Coyotes that evening, according to president and CEO Anthony LeBlanc. The Coyotes could use some depth at wing and might even seek a goalie in the later rounds; Mike Smith is signed through 2018-19, when he'll turn 37 years old. Center Max Domi (2013, No. 12) was one of the final cuts at training camp last September and will challenge for a spot in 2014-15.
Possible fits: Right wing Jake Virtanen (Calgary, WHL); left wing Nicholas Ritchie (Peterborough, OHL); right wing Kasperi Kapanen (KalPa, FIN).
Top priority: Depth at left wing
The situation: The Sharks have two dynamite prospects on defense in Mirco Mueller (2013, No. 18) and Taylor Doherty (2009, No. 57); both could be in the running for NHL jobs next season, especially with the departure of veteran Dan Boyle. With those players potentially graduating from prospect to full-time player, now could be the time to continue adding defensive depth. There also is a lack of depth at left wing; Gabryel Boudreau (2013, No. 49) is the top prospect right now but needs more seasoning.
Possible fits: Defenseman Haydn Fleury (Red Deer, WHL); left wing Nikolaj Ehlers (Halifax, QMJHL); left wing Kevin Fiala (HV71 Jr., SWE).
Top priority: A future top-six forward
The situation: The Canucks have selected a defenseman in the first round once in the past 15 drafts, the late Luc Bourdon (2005, No. 10). The odds that the Canucks go against the grain in the first round this year remain slim since Ekblad, considered the top defenseman in the 2014 draft, likely will be off the board by the time their pick rolls around at No. 6. The team needs to consider grooming a few goalie prospects but likely won't use a high pick for that position, which means the best available forward could be in the organizational crosshairs. Forwards Bo Horvat (2013, No. 9), Brendan Gaunce (2012, No. 26) and Hunter Shinkaruk (2013, No. 24) are progressing nicely, so adding to that mix will benefit the team down the road.
Possible fits: Center Sam Reinhart (Kootenay, WHL); center/right wing William Nylander (Sodertalje, SWE); right wing Jake Virtanen (Calgary, WHL).


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As 2013 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on all those things that made an impact, including fashion. Whether running errands or walking a red carpet, these stars have got style down. Here are the best dressed stars of 2013:
1. Selena Gomez
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Selena has grown up right in front of our eyes, and her style has grown up with her. Always tasteful, this star knows how to look sexy without the scandal.
2. Nicole Richie
Nicole Richie
Nicole is a true fashionista, looking great in her signature boho and rocker styles. But don't try to peg her: she'll always surprise with something unexpected.
3. Jennifer Lopez
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This diva knows how to dress her body. She always looks put together, and 2013 was no different. Seriously, does she age?
4. Adrienne Bailon
Adrienne Bailon
Adrienne knows how to have fun with fashion. The trendsetter always sports different looks, opting for form-fitting ensembles that show off her figure.
5. Bella Thorne
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A budding fashionista, Bella knows a thing or two about fashion. We love that she always looks great, while still staying age-appropriate.
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Jessica Alba definitely has a closet we'd love to raid. The actress and entrepreneur always has an ultra-feminine look which we love.
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Eva Longoria shows off her body in signature curve-hugging shapes and tried-and-true colors (black, anyone?). We don't think she's ever had a huge fashion misstep.
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Veda Ponikvar is known as "The Iron Lady of Chisholm," and recognized by the Historical Society as one of Minnesota's 150 most important people. Born of humble beginnings to Eastern European immigrants on the Iron Range in northeastern Minnesota, Veda attended college, served in World War II, and returned to her hometown to start the Chisholm Free Press. She is a life-long advocate for workers, children and the mentally disabled. KFAI producer Britt Aamodt journeyed up north to talk to this 93-year-old icon.
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A neighbour accused of stalking has allegedly made pretend terror-related phone calls, dressed up in panto-style outfits and made false complaints to torment residents.
Mohamed Dar, 52, of Ley Gardens, Alfreton, has pleaded not guilty to stalking Louise Mountford and another neighbour Daniel Renshaw during the first day of a trial at Chesterfield magistrates' court on Monday, April 28.
The court heard how Mr Dar has been accused of harassing Ms Mountford while allegedly delighting over the Twin Towers attack and the murder of soldier Lee Rigby during pretend phone calls.
Ms Mountford claimed Mr Dar uses costumes and props during taunts including a tombola England hat and glasses, a red velvet dinner jacket with pipe and slippers and an outfit that makes him look naked as well as a red and white headscarf and binoculars.
Ms Mountford told the court: "As I was going round to a friend's he was pretending to be on the phone and was saying how happy he was about the murder of Lee Rigby and how funny he thought it was."
She added: "He has his phone out and has conversations to make you hear it. They are always terror-related like 9-11 was the proudest moment of his life and he said he cried with joy."
Ms Mountford told the court he wrote 'Free Gaza' on his house in red spray paint and later wrote 'Free Palestine'.
She added: "He dresses up quite a bit. He's got a wardrobe. He knows when you are going out and when you are coming back and tries to get a reaction. It's like a show he puts on. He comes out and goes back to get his hat, pipe and slippers as you're walking the dog. It's not very pleasant. I put my head down and try to ignore it. I started to go to the police because my daughter is four and is very scared."
Prosecuting solicitor Angela Hadfield said there have been difficulties with Mr Dar and neighbours going back a significant time.
She said: "Louise Mountford says there has been on-going harassment from Mr Dar. He has a better knowledge of her day-to-day routine than she does. Whenever she leaves the house and is due to return he knows and as soon as the family leaves he's there to harass her."
Ms Hadfield claimed he questioned and measured the height of a new fence Ms Mountford put up for privacy, he has allegedly followed and stared at Ms Mountford and her family and has allegedly stood on a wall and stared into a room at her home.
The mum-of-three added: "Sometimes he points his binoculars about. It's a bit of pantomime."
She added: "I don't want to live here anymore. I don't like to go into the garden. I don't walk the dog anymore. It's like being in prison but perhaps in prison you have more rights."
Derbyshire firefighter Daniel Renshaw also claims Mr Dar phoned his work and made malicious complaints and that Mr Dar prays on the street when he walks past.
Mr Dar allegedly accused Mr Renshaw of using threatening behaviour against him but no police action was taken. The defendant also reported Mr Renshaw for leaving his car engine running after the firefighter had gone to help push another driver's car.
Mr Renshaw also claims Mr Dar falsely complained to the fire service that he had made racist, monkey chants.
Mr Renshaw said: "He obviously follows me to work. He uses his background and religion to say I have made racial comments. It was a very stressful time. I didn't know how work was going to take it."
Denny Lau, defending, argued Ms Mountford dislikes Mr Dar and implied he uses his binoculars for star-gazing and that waving and saying hello is normal.
He also claimed to have found English Defence League and British National Party references on a residents' group Facebook page but Ms Mountford said if she became aware of this she would disassociate herself with any such group.
The court also heard that Ms Mountford's fence is now subject to a council investigation.
Mr Lau also argued Mr Dar's praying is part of his religion but Mr Renshaw claims it happened too often in front of him to be coincidence.
Mr Dar, who has yet to give evidence, has denied stalking Ms Mountford between September 22, and November 13, 2013, and has denied staking Mr Renshaw between June 3, 2013, and October 31, 2013.
The trial was adjourned until May 12.


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e-Public Policy Newsletter - September 2012
- Legislative Alert: Contact Congress Regarding Sequestration Risks to Science and Public Health Programs
- Revision of the NIH Guidelines to Include Synthetic Nucleic Acids and Clarification of Criteria for Section III-A-1-a Experiments
- Science Funding Update
- ASM Collaborates with the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute on Laboratory Developed Tests
- ASM Participates in September Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce Meeting
- International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW)
- Update on Travel Restrictions for Government Scientists
- CDC Webcast on Compliance with the Federal Select Agent Program
Legislative Alert: Contact Congress Regarding Sequestration Risks to Science and Public Health Programs
As a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011 and failure by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to reduce the Nation's debt by $1.2 trillion, automatic across the board cuts to both defense and non-defense discretionary spending, known as sequestration, are set to be enacted on January 2, 2013. These mandatory cuts will have a devastating impact on the research and public health programs supported by federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Energy and others. The White House sequestration report details the alarming effects of the scheduled indiscriminate cuts on science and public health programs.
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) encourages its members to contact their representative and senators about the negative impact the upcoming sequestration would have on science and public health. Go to the ASM's Legislative Action Center at http://capwiz.com/asmusa/issues/alert/?alertid=61879501 to e-mail your members of Congress and ask them to take action to avoid the dire consequences of sequestration, or arbitrary across the board cuts, before January 1.
Revision of the NIH Guidelines to Include Synthetic Nucleic Acids and Clarification of Criteria for Section III-A-1-a Experiments
On March 4, 2009, the NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA), Office of Science Policy published a proposal in the Federal Register (March 2009, 74 FR 9411) to make two revisions to the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules (NIH Guidelines). One proposed revision was to address the biosafety considerations for research with synthetic nucleic acids. NIH proposed modifying the NIH Guidelines to cover explicitly certain basic and clinical research with nucleic acid molecules created solely by synthetic means. Another proposed revision was to modify the criteria for determining whether an experiment to introduce drug resistance into a microorganism must be reviewed by the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) and approved by the NIH Director (as a Major Action under Section III-A-1-a of the NIH Guidelines).
The ASM submitted comments to the proposed changes in the guidelines. Specifically, the ASM letter (April 9, 2009 - ASM Comments on Revisions to the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules) commenting on the 2009 proposed action expressed concern about the change in Section III-A-I because it changed and broadened the review for experiments involving deliberate transfer of a drug resistance trait to microorganisms.
On September 5, 2012, the NIH published a Final Action which sets forth the final revisions to the NIH Guidelines that 1) modify the scope of the NIH Guidelines to cover explicitly certain research with synthetic nucleic acids, and 2) clarify the criteria for NIH review of research involving the introduction of therapeutic drug resistance into microorganisms. The September 5 Federal Register notice describes changes made to several sections of the NIH Guidelines to address explicitly biosafety for certain types of basic and clinical research with synthetic nucleic acids. In light of these changes, the title of the NIH Guidelines will also be revised from NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules to NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules.
The final revisions to the NIH guidelines represent a significant modification to the changes proposed in March of 2009. The NIH/OBA agreed with ASM and other comments that the phrase "not known to acquire the trait naturally" serves to identify the majority of experiments that potentially pose higher risk to public health and should be retained. The amended NIH Guidelines attempt to clarify whether a particular experiment involving the introduction of a drug resistance trait into a microorganism warrants review by the RAC and approval by the NIH Director under Section III-A-1-a of the NIH Guidelines. The current NIH Guideline criteria for determining whether an experiment requires review under Section III-A-1-a are being retained with clarifying language added regarding the assessment of whether a drug is therapeutically useful. The Federal Register notice and a FAQ detailing these revisions are available on the NIH website.
These changes are effective March 5, 2013, six months from the date of publication. All ongoing and proposed experiments with synthetic nucleic acids that will be newly subject to these amended NIH Guidelines will need to be registered by the Principal Investigator with the Institutional Biosafety Committee by the effective date listed above. The six-month time frame was deemed sufficient to allow institutions to develop new procedures, as well as outreach and training for investigators whose research will now be subject to the NIH Guidelines.
Science Funding Update
On September 10, the House Appropriations Committee introduced a six-month continuing resolution (CR), H.J.R. 117 that would avoid a government shutdown and fund all federal agencies, with few exceptions, at the FY 2012 levels until March 27, 2013. H.J.R. 117 includes an across-the-board increase of .6 percent to account for a higher discretionary spending cap as well as a new requirement that each federal agency provide spending plans to Congress.
A copy of the legislation can be found on the GPO website by clicking here.
In September, ASM staff attended a town hall meeting of NDD United, a loosely organized ad hoc coalition created in part by the Coalition for Health Funding after the passage of the Budget Control Act of 2011 to oppose further cuts to nondefense discretionary programs. The meeting was held to discuss potential impacts of the upcoming sequestration implementation on funding for health and science research and development (r&d) programs. Robert Gordon, Executive Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Jon Carson, Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, spoke to the group. On September 14, the White House, as required by The Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012, released a report on sequestration outlining the Administration's plan to implement the broad across-the-board cuts to federal agencies. The report indicated that science and research programs, as "non-exempt nondefense discretionary funding" would receive an 8.2 percent reduction in 2013. A copy of the report can be found by clicking here. As a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011 and failure by the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to reduce the Nation's debt by $1.2 trillion, automatic across-the-board cuts to both defense and non-defense discretionary spending, known as sequestration, are set to be enacted on January 2, 2013.
Further updates on funding issues are available on the Public Affairs website at: Research and Development Funding for FY 2013
ASM Collaborates with the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute on Laboratory Developed Tests
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has partnered with ASM on an Evaluation Project. This project will revise a CLSI internal document; ASM will be assisting by adding a new microbiology section prior to distribution. One of the important topics which will be covered in the new section is laboratory developed tests (LTDs). Two PSAB committee members, Eileen Burd, Committee on Laboratory Practices, and Alice Weissfeld, Professional Affairs Committee and ASM voting member of CLSI, are key participants in the drafting of this important document. They both attended a two day meeting September 8-9 in Scottsdale, AZ to begin the work on the LDT section. CLSI is a global, nonprofit, standards-developing organization that promotes the development and use of voluntary consensus standards and guidelines within the health care community. To read more about CLSI, please go to http://www.clsi.org/
ASM Participates in September Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce Meeting
On September 10, PSAB Professional Affairs Committee chair Vickie Baselski attended the Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW) Meeting in Chicago, IL. The Council discussed strategies for increasing the visibility of clinical laboratory careers, recent changes in fee structure and leadership, and initiatives undertaken by various member societies to publicize the clinical laboratory. CCCLW, in existence since 2000, is a united voice of 20 clinical laboratory organizations and stakeholders, including ASM, and focuses on collective efforts to increase the number of qualified clinical laboratory professionals and to increase healthcare and public awareness of the laboratory professional's role in achieving positive patient outcomes.
International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW)
The ASM has joined with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and other healthcare associations to become a Supporting Partner of the International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). The IIPW, which takes place October 14-20, provides a focal point for healthcare professionals across the spectrum (administrative, clinical, academic, industry) to shine a light on infection prevention and its impact. The goals of the IIPW are to engage the public about how they can prevent the spread of infection in community and healthcare settings. In addition, a new legislative toolkit helps effectively bring the infection prevention message to state law and policy makers. For more information on IIPW go to: http://iipw.site.apic.org/.
Update on Travel Restrictions for Government Scientists
On September 11, the House passed HR 4631, the GSA Act of 2012, a bill to reduce federal spending in the aftermath of the GSA meeting scandal in Las Vegas, NV. Unlike the last travel prohibition passed by the House (the DATA Act HR 2146), this legislation would not limit the number of meetings federal employees could attend annually or potentially require financial disclosures from the association holding the meeting. The ASM has been active in monitoring and responding to this legislation. In May, the ASM sent a letter to Congress urging members to revise the legislative language that severely restricted government employees from attending meetings and conferences held by scientific organizations, other associations and the private sector. The letter was in response to amendments to two different bills that passed the House and the Senate in April. The ASM believed that the amendments were broader in scope than was necessary to meet the goals of the legislation and would seriously impact scientific research and public health initiatives of agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ASM also signed onto many coalition letters that were sent to Congress. To read ASM's letter, which includes the original and revised legislation go to: May 17, 2012 - ASM Sends Letter to Congress on Government Scientist Travel Restriction Amendments. ASM will continue to monitor this issue and update members of any changes.
CDC Webcast on Compliance with the Federal Select Agent Program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the notice of a public webcast concerning compliance with the Federal Select Agent Program. The webcast is organized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS), the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS/CDC), and the Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Issues to be discussed include changes to the select agent regulations; occupational health, information and physical security; personnel suitability; Bioterrorism Security Risk Assessment Form (FD–961 form); and changes to the Application for Laboratory Registration for Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins (APHIS/CDC Form 1). The webcast will be held on Friday, November 16, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. All who wish to join the webcast must register by October 16, 2012. Registration instructions are found on the Federal Select Agent Program Web site, http://www.selectagents.gov.


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Mergers and Acquisitions Report 2012: Despite Uncertain Times, Asset Swapping Continues
The Food Institute recorded 316 food industry mergers in 2012.
The Food Institute recorded 316 acquisitions in 2012 in the broader food and beverage industry, down about 17.1 percent from 2011. True food processors experienced a similar year in 2012 as they did in 2011, with 83 total mergers last year, compared with 79 in 2011. That was the third straight year of increased acquisitions after 2009's low of 58.
The Food Institute, a nonprofit organization founded to collect and disseminate information about the industry, includes in its definition of the "food industry" a number of other entities on the accompanying table, as well as brokers, consultants and other service providers, investments firms and banks, packaging and equipment suppliers, raw product and ingredient suppliers, restaurants and foodservice, retailers, and wholesalers and distributors.
The major food and beverage processors were active in 2012 and made deals that are reshaping the business. Kellogg Co. became the world's second-largest savory snacks company with the $2.7 billion purchase of Procter & Gamble's Pringles brand, which earns $1.5 billion in sales across more than 140 countries. Campbell Soup Co. acquired Bolthouse Farms for $1.55 billion in cash, a vertically integrated food and beverage company focused on high value-added natural products and in possession of significant market positions in fresh carrots, superpremium beverages and private label products in the U.S.
The largest acquisition, announced in late November, was the $6.8 billion purchase of Ralcorp Holdings by ConAgra Foods. Spurned by Ralcorp two years ago, ConAgra withdrew a $94-a-share cash offer ($5.2 billion) in September 2011, but returned to the table with a new proposal of about $4.95 billion (plus debt) for a smaller Ralcorp, after the private label firm spun off its Post Holdings business in February. The merger will reportedly create the largest private label packaged food business in North America, with approximately $4.5 billion in combined annual private label sales.
ConAgra was busy last year, having also bought the Bertolli and P.F. Chang's Home Menu frozen meals businesses from Unilever PLC for $267 million; and Odom's Tennessee Pride, a producer of frozen and refrigerated breakfast sandwiches and sausages; and also Kangaroo Brands, a maker of pita chips.
General Mills made three deals. Domestically, the Food Should Taste Good snack brand will become part of Small Planet Foods, General Mills' natural and organic products business. In Brazil, General Mills found Yoki Alimentos. In India was the spice/sauce mix business of Parampara.
B&G Foods Inc. acquired the New York Style and Old London brands from Chipita America, Inc., a subsidiary of Chipita S.A., for approximately $62.5 million in cash. The acquisition includes a manufacturing facility in Yadkinville, N.C., with approximately 250 employees.
Cargill Inc. was the winning bidder in a federal bankruptcy court auction to acquire AFA Foods' ground beef processing plant in Fort Worth, Texas. The bid includes $14.1 million for the facility plus the purchase of all working capital assets. AFA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April 2012.
Coca-Cola Co. and Select Milk Producers Inc. acquired equal equity stakes in the newly created Fair Oaks Farms Brands LLC to drive growth and expansion of the Core Power protein milk shake and to create a portfolio of brands and products that feature dairy. CorePower is currently distributed by Coca-Cola.
Dole Food Co. Inc. acquired Mrs. May's Naturals, a snack company focused on healthy products.
Little Crow Foods sold off some assets including brand trademarks, recipes, inventory and production. MOM Brands, the new name for Malt-O-Meal Co., got the Coco Wheats cereal line, while Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. won FastShake Pancake Mixes, Fryin' Magic and Baking Miracle Seasoned Coating Mixes.
Rich Products Corp. acquired f'real foods LLC, providing Rich Products with a new product line (milkshakes, smoothies and frozen coffee beverages) and greater penetration into the convenience store. Rich also family-owned Goglanian Bakeries, significantly expanding Rich's pizza business and provide a line of par-baked pizza crusts, flatbreads and pitas.
TreeHouse Foods Inc. acquired the aseptic cheese and pudding business of Associated Milk Producers, a dairy marketing cooperative. TreeHouse also acquired substantially all of the assets of Naturally Fresh Inc., a maker of refrigerated dressings, sauces, marinades, dips and specialty items.
Baked goods producers were involved in seven deals in 2012, three more than the previous year and the most since 2008. Flowers Foods, the marketer of the Nature's Own and Tastykake brands, added to its sizable portfolio with the acquisition of Lepage Bakeries, the maker of regional brands Country Kitchen and Barowsky's. Flowers Foods also entered into a deal with a unit of Mexico's Grupo Bimbo to get perpetual, exclusive and royalty-free licenses to the Sara Lee and Earthgrains brands for sliced breads, buns and rolls in California and the Oklahoma City market area. And in 2013, Flowers won at auction bankrupt Hostess's bread brands, including Wonder Bread.
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