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Grundfos SP 1-HP 7S10-19 Submersible Pump 230v 3 wire.
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4-Inch SP Submersible Well Pumps 5-Inch and Larger Wells
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- Flow range ( 3 to 10 gpm.)
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New MTB riding in Queenstown for Summer 2015/16
The fabulous biking region that is Queenstown becomes even more diverse with new trails coming on-stream for summer 2016.
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New for 2015/16 in the Queenstown Bike Park (QBP) is an 800m long jump trail with jumps varying in size from 3 to 12m – all forgiving table top jumps. The trail will be similar to the famous A-Line at Whistler Bike Park, and the Rollercoaster trail at Hafjell Bike Park in Norway. The local Mountain Bike Club members have provided a huge amount of volunteer labour to bring the project to fruition for this summer. The QBP has an elevation of 790m and vertical of 450m. There are more than 20 runs in the 30km+ trail network. 30% of the trails are green, 20% blue and 50% black including 8 double black diamond grade 6 trails. Full suspension bikes suitable for the QBP can be rented from Vertigo Bikes conveniently located in lower Brecon Street in downtown Queenstown.
Also new for the summer is a great scenic, gentle ride, suitable for everyone from beginners called Station 2 Station. The ride takes about an hour for the 12km trail between Mt Nicolas Station and Walter Peak Station. Two amazing scenic lake cruises are included in the trip, one on the Spirit of Queenstown Catamaran and the other on the famous steamship the TSS Earnslaw.
There is something for all MTB riders in Queenstown, that's for sure!
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Vertigo Bike Taxi & rental for Queenstown Cycleway Trails
The "Queenstown Trail" is actually some 20 plus trails, now more than 120 kms of spectacular riding, within the Wakatipu Basin.

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Zrinka Cvitesic to Star in ONCE in Dublin, the West End
According to the Daily Mail, Croatian actress Zrinka Cvitesic will play the female lead in Once at the Gaiety in Dublin, February 22 before transferring to the Phoenix in London on March 16, 2013. Cvitesic will join Declan Bennett under the direction of John Tiffany.
Read the original report here.
Tiffany's production of Once, winner of eight 2012 Tony awards including Best New Musical, will open in the West End in Spring 2013. With book by award-winning Irish playwright and screenwriter Enda Walsh, the London production of Once will open at The Phoenix Theatre on 9 April, with previews from 16 March 2013. Currently booking to 30 November 2013, Once will be produced in the West End by Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr.,Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody, Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf and Michael Rose Limited in association with New York Theatre Workshop. Prior to its West End opening Once will run at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin from 22 February - 9 March 2013.
With Academy Award winning music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová based on the motion picture written and directed by John Carney, scenic and costume designs are by Bob Crowley, lighting is by Natasha Katz, sound is by Clive Goodwin, musical supervision and orchestrations are by Martin Lowe and movement is by Steven Hoggett. Casting will be announced shortly.
Based on the much-loved Oscar-winning film, Once is an celebration of love, friendship and music. When an Irish busker and a young Czech mother meet through a shared love of music, their songwriting sparks a deep connection and a tender, longing romance that neither of them could have expected.
Earlier this year Once won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. The production was also named Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critic Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards. The Broadway production of Once continues at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre having opened in March this year. Once will begin a US national tour launched by The Road Company in the summer of 2013.
The 2007 Academy Award winning film Once was written and directed by John Carney and starred Glen Hansardand Markéta Irglová who also composed the original music and lyrics. The Oscar winning independent Irish film was shot in 17 days and was made for $150,000. It went on to gross $20m worldwide becoming a critically acclaimed international smash. The soundtrack was nominated for two Grammy Awards.
Once was originally developed at the American Repertory Theater (Cambridge, Massachusetts) in April 2011. A developmental run of Once at New York Theatre Workshop began performances in November last year. The production went on to break box office records and concluded a sold out engagement including a two week extension.
Enda Walsh is an Irish playwright living in London. He is the winner of numerous international awards and his work has been translated and produced worldwide. His recent plays include Misterman, Penelope, The New Electrical Ballroom and The Walworth Farce. His other plays include Chatroom, The Small Things, Bedbound and Disco Pigs. On film his work includes Hunger which was the winner of the Camera d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival as well as being BAFTA nominated. Walsh was awarded with the Tony Award and the Outer Critic Circle Award for his work on Once.
John Tiffany won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Awards for his work on Once. For his production of Black Watch he won the Laurence Olivier and Critics' Circle Best Director Awards. Internationally he has directedThe Missing, Peter Pan, The House of Bernarda Alba, Hunter, Be Near Me, Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us, The Bacchae, Elizabeth Gordon Quinn, Home: Glasgow , Jerusalem, Las Chicas del Tres y Media Floppies, If Destroyed True, Mercury Fur, The Straits, Gagarin Way, Abandonment, Among Unbroken Hearts, Perfect Days and Passing Places. Tiffany is Associate director of The National Theatre of Scotland.
Glen Hansard's (music and lyrics) film credits are The Commitments and Once. His albums include Strict Joy,the Academy Award winning soundtrack of Once, The Swell Season, The Cost, Burn the Maps, Set List: Live inDublin, For the Birds, Dance the Devil, Fitzcarraldo and Another Love Song.
Markéta Irglová's (music and lyrics) film credit is Once. Her albums include The Swell Season, the Academy Award winning soundtrack of Once, Strict Joy and Anar.


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With the Dual-link SDI Converter, camera operators have a cost-effective solution for Betacam transcoding, transporting content for NLE production and connecting to studio SDI network backbones or affiliate SDI matrices--all while leveraging legacy equipment. Designed for convenience and improved workflow, the compact device eliminates the wire clutter and the connector adaptors associated with using a DV camera to transcode.
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Ohio police chief hospitalized after eating cannabis cake
He was convinced he was going to die after accidentally eating the pastry that was meant for his daughter
The Metro
LAURELVILLE, Ohio — A police chief was taken to hospital after accidentally eating a cake laced with cannabis that was intended for his younger daughter. Mike Berkemeier was convinced he was going to die after accidentally eating the pastry at his home in Laurelville, Ohio.
He thought it had been left by a friend in sympathy for his eldest daughter who was in hospital after a major road accident. Shortly after eating the cake on Easter Sunday, Mr Berkemeier said he felt disorientated and confused.
'It was flat out the worst experience of my life,' he said. 'I have never felt like I was going to die before. Not knowing what has happened to you and feeling like you have no control over what's happening and not knowing what's happened, is, I can't even describe. 'It's the most awful feeling in the world. I really didn't think I was going to live to see the next day. And that's the God's honest truth.'
Full story: Police chief taken to hospital after accidentally eating his daughter's cannabis cake


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7th Judicial District
Decisions of Interest - July 2007 - Present
Mass Factory, Inc. v. Walter C. Taylor Agency, Inc.
Index #2005-05807 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. September 28, 2007)
Broker's common law duty to obtain requested coverage: elements of breach of contract claim and distinct negligence claim - summary judgment precluded by issue of fact concerning the parties' prior practice and pattern of insurance procurement for her various commercial properties and the precise conversation had between the parties when she was told she was "all set," and that the insurance company had "picked her up." Prior relationship between the parties failed to support breach of fiduciary duty claim, which was dismissed. Third party action by broker/agent against insurance company seeking common law and contractual indemnification by reason of the failure of the insurance company to follow its internal procedures for processing requests for insurance was not available, warranting dismissal of third party complaint. Waiver of arbitration clause in agency agreement. Broker/agent's motion to amend to add negligence claim to third party complaint granted.
Maronian v. Provenzano
Index #2007-07056 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co., October 10, 2007)
Stay under CPLR 2201 pending resolution of Michigan and local federal actions granted notwithstanding lack of complete identity of parties and claims.
Matter of Kosakowski v. Pebble Beach Estates
Index #2007-11259 (Sup. Ct. October 10, 2007)
Arbitration clause does not authorize dismissal under CPLR 3211 (only arbitration and award will support dismissal). Court on motion to dismiss, and in the absence of a motion to compel arbitration may only order a conditional stay without a direction compelling arbitration.
DiMarco Contractors, Inc. v. MDR Electric, Inc.
Index #2007-02537 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. October 12, 2007)
Summary judgment motion may not be supported by answers to notice to admit when the notices to admit do not merely concern clear cut matters but largely involve material or fundamental issues and ultimate facts. Form selection clause enforced.
Conifer Realty, LLC v. Catholic Health Systems, Inc.
Index #2005-02265 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. November 1, 2007)
Reargument denied - Price term calling for payment "up to maximum 15%" of contract price as a developer's fee held fatally indefinite. Reward context distinguished.
Woodcliff Associates, L.P. v. Widewaters Hotels LLC
Index #2007-00693 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. November 2, 2007)
Collection agreement resulting from arm's length business transaction between commercial entities, under which defendant's duties merely consisted of collecting accounts receivable and paying them over less a percentage fee, did not create an escrow or otherwise create a fiduciary obligation. No resulting trust created on facts. Summary judgment granted dismissing breach of fiduciary duty claim.
Thompson v. McQueeny
Index #2007-07194 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. November 6, 2007)
Summary judgment granting specific performance of a letter agreement calling for assignment of patents to plaintiff, which was executed as part of a broader asset purchase agreement extinguishing substantial corporate debt. Cross-motion for rescission/reformation denied. Mutual mistake not established merely because one party remained ignorant of legal effect of Terminal Disclaimer accompanying issuance of related patent when other party to agreement insisted on language protecting himself in the event that Terminal Disclaimer effectively prevented realization of the benefit of one part of the deal.
Mass v. National Indemnity Company
Index #2002-05602 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. November 15, 2007)
Motion to vacate note of issue denied because no formal discovery requests were pending when note of issue filed. No special, unusual or extraordinary circumstances supported post note of issue discovery.
Latona v. Donner
Index #2007-07014 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. November 16, 2007)
Motion under CPLR 6401 to appoint temporary receiver for LLC denied. No clear evidentiary showing of necessity to conserve endangered property and prevent irreparable loss. Insufficient demonstration of waste or mismanagement, or of dissipation. LLCL only authorizes appointment of receiver upon dissolution.
Flasher Flare South East, Inc. v. R.A.K. Industries
Index #2007-07928 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. November 20, 2007)
Motion to enforce settlement agreement reached between the lawyers in e-mail communications denied. E-mails are not signed writing within CPLR 2104. In any event, the exchange of e-mails did not result in a binding agreement.
Latour v. Valle
Index #2007-05166 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. November 20, 2007)
Breach of joint venture agreement to form a LLC justified return of plaintiff's capital contribution subsequently converted by defendant for use in his existing construction business. Action at law may be maintained prior to accounting because there was nothing that might be the subject of an accounting and the joint venture or partnership had terminated. Offending partner personally liable.
Webster v. Total Identity Corporation
Index #2005-00211 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. December 6, 2007)
Summary judgment granted dismissing fraudulent inducement claim. No issue of fact that statements were known to be false when made. Legal malpractice claim also dismissed; mere direction by client to attorney to deposit funds given to him by third party maker of check, "pending further instructions" from the client, does not create an escrow for the benefit of check maker or establish a condition precedent to release of the funds. Attorney never agreed to hold funds for the benefit of anyone but his client. Transaction documents did not call for or imply a fiduciary obligation in respect to funds turned over to attorney. Expert affidavit of lawyer rejected as clearly contrary to applicable law.
Millner v. Rochester Lumber Company
Index #2007-06218 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. December 17, 2007)
Defense of setoff waived by failure to plead it as affirmative defense or counterclaim. No charging lien regarding statutory attorneys fees was created because petitioner only sought an order directing execution and delivery of a satisfaction of mortgage. Petitioner did not seek or obtain identifiable proceeds upon which the putative lien could affix. Setoff would otherwise be denied on equitable grounds by reason of proponent's self-help measures amounting to unclean hands.
Navint Consulting, LLC v. Fecteau
Index #2007-11877 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. December 18, 2007)
Complaint against departing employees taking job with competitor dismissed because plaintiff's complaint failed to make a "sufficient start" by pleading some facts constituting a claim. Complaint must be supported with more than speculation.
Skillsoft Corp. v. Element K Corp.,
Index #2007-13202 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. December 21, 2007)
Stay under CPLR 2201 denied. No complete identity of parties, causes of action and judgment sought and judicial economy did not otherwise warrant issuance of stay.
Thompson v. McQueeny
Index #2007-07194 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. January 2, 2008)
Motion under CPLR 5519(a)(4) to designate an officer of the court to take custody of two patents ordered to be transferred to plaintiff pursuant to the parties' letter agreement pending determination of appeal. Automatic stay pending appeal under CPLR 5519(a)(4) held invoked inasmuch as patents ordered to be transferred to plaintiff were personal property under applicable law, but circumstances warranted exercise of discretion limiting or modifying the automatic stay created by directing the posting of an undertaking. Hearing on patent valuation ordered. Discretion guided in part by fact that automatic stay destroyed plaintiff's right to exploit the patents during pendency of appeal and the court's assessment of the likelihood of success on appeal.
Evolution Impressions, Inc. v. Lewandowski
Index #2005-06051 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. July 23, 2007)
Damages hearing after summary judgment granted upon default - facts deemed admitted on the motion are for a procedural determination of default and not for the purpose of determining the merits of the action; opposing party relegated to motion to vacate default but court nonetheless must on motion to vacate consider the sufficiency of the evidentiary showing made by the moving party on the defaulted summary judgment motion before determining whether the default judgment resulting therefrom is, ultimately, on the merits. Although plaintiff's ability to prove lost profits hampered by faithless employees' theft and subsequent litigation misconduct, resulting in a more relaxed standard of definiteness, plaintiff's claim to lost gross profits denied where plaintiff's testimony established that cost figures were relevant but not deducted, and no evidence of the same was produced by plaintiff. Nominal damages awarded despite relaxed damages rule.
Rochester Diagnostic Imaging Associates, RLLP v. Stephenson
Index #2005-07452 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. July 25, 2007)
Summary judgment declaring rights under Partnership Agreement entered into after purchase of MRI equipment providing for split of income arising out of technical component of the service and the professional component (i.e., reading the MRIs). Provision in agreement stating partners are "afforded opportunities to earn professional service income proportionate to their members' aggregate pro rata shares" does not compel a partner to provide such professional services, whether at any particular level or at all. Because no ambiguity involved, extrinsic evidence excluded, a declaration issued that the provision of professional services is not required by the partnership agreement. Summary judgment also granted declaring payment of administrative fee unauthorized under the Agreement and not permitted under Partnership Law §40(6). Steinberg v. Goodman, 27 N.Y.2d 304 (1970) distinguished.
Fedder Industrial Park v. R.P. Fedder Corp.
Index #2005-03437 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. August 8, 2007)
Late charges under commercial lease agreement - existence of non-waiver clause does not by itself preclude a finding of waiver on facts showing acceptance of late rental payments without comment for entire duration of the tenancy period and where the lease provision for late payment fee precluded an interpretation that it contemplated payment as a cumulative lump sum payment after termination of the lease. Jefpaul Garage Corp. v. Presbyterian Hosp., 61 N.Y.2d 442 (1984) distinguished. Nevertheless, lease terms ambiguous on the point at which late payment fee would have been waived, if at all. Non-waiver may be determined on summary judgment, but waiver may not be so determined.
Conifer Realty, LLC v. Catholic Health Systems, Inc.
Index #2005-02265 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. August 14, 2007)
Type II preliminary agreement is established by collection of writings between parties, including defendant's letter to plaintiff designating plaintiff as its "choice to develop this project," which obligated the parties to negotiate open issues in good faith. Accordingly, defendant's summary judgment motion on the ground that only an agreement to agree existed denied. Plaintiff's summary judgment motion denied, however, because final agreement cannot be established where there is indefiniteness of price term, and further because issue of fact presented as to whether plaintiff substantially performed. Plaintiff only entitled to out-of-pocket loss occasioned by breach of duty to negotiate in good faith.
Eldre Corp. v. SC Technologies, Inc.
Index #2007-10641 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. September 7, 2007)
Preliminary injunction denied: Non compete agreement preluded by Statute of Frauds and thus no likelihood of success on merits. No binding contract containing a non-compete found when material alterations of defendant's counter-offer were made by plaintiff when he initialed some of defendant's changes but not others, thereby becoming another counter-offer, which was not accepted by defendant. Plaintiff's effort to cob together a contract by reference to other unsigned writings allegedly incorporated into the signed writings does not raise issue of fact because plaintiff relied almost entirely on unexecuted agreements prepared by plaintiff and they did not contain the essential terms. Claimed likelihood of success on claim that defendant had common law duty to assign invention to his former employer undermined by former employer's admissions that defendant was not an employee at the relevant time.
The IDE Group, PC v. Fredrick Ferris Thompson Hospital
Index #2007-05597 (September 10, 2007)
Preliminary injunction denied on the ground that it would have the effect of granting specific performance of an Exclusivity Agreement, and otherwise would grant the ultimate relief demanded in complaint rendering further litigation futile. Plaintiff's contention that the "ultimate relief" doctrine is only applicable in the context of mandatory preliminary injunctions rejected.
Amalfi v. Helmicki
Index #2007-05476 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. September 14, 2007)
Seller of salon business who thereafter left the area returned and contracted with the buyer of his business to work at the business site under an Independent Contract Agreement. The ICA conditioned former owner's work at site, including serving his old customers, on certain preconditions, one of which was that if he decided to leave the site and open a competing business, he would have to pay the buyers 20% of his gross revenue fee earned at the new site. Against a claim by the former owner, who subsequently abandoned the ICA and set up a new competing business down the street, over 10 years after the original sale of the salon, that BDO Seidman governed the reasonableness of the 20% gross revenue provision of the ICA, on the theory that the former owner was then an employee of the business' new owners, summary judgment was granted declaring that the 20% provision was only a modification of the terms of the original purchase and sale agreement that required application of the lessened reasonableness analysis applicable to the sale of business context. In other words, there was nothing unreasonable about that part of the ICA which served to retain the benefits of their purchase of good will once the former owner/independent contractor sought to free himself of the preconditions to serving clients at the business site contained in the ICA because, otherwise, the non-solicitation of good will covenant operates in perpetuity.
Shrink Packaging Systems Corp. v. Seoil Industrial, U.S.A, Inc.
Index #2007-06606 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. September 20, 2007)
Dismissal based on documentary evidence because defendant Seoil USA was not a party to the agreements in question but rather Seoil Korea was, and for failure to state a cause of action because the complaint was based on obligations contained in indisputably expired agreements. Plaintiff's effort to invoke an implied-in-fact or oral agreement on the part of Seoil USA to take over Seoil Korea's obligations under these contracts was no pled and so the dismissal was without prejudice.
1440 Empire Blvd. Dev. Corp. v. Lawyers Title Ins. Corp.
Index #2006-06967 (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co. September 25, 2007)
Survey exception in Title policy excluding "any state of facts an accurate survey would disclose" not demonstrated to be applicable by reference only to a survey of an adjoining parcel, not the subject parcel, which shows a competing property description in the adjoining parcel's deeds. Plaintiff's expert established that adjoining parcel's deeds were in error and subject parcel's deeds were accurate, thus entitling owner to summary judgment declaring the title company's duty to defend.
Ajay Glass & Mirror Co., Inc. v. AASHA G.C., Inc.
Index #2005-02962
Summary judgment dismissing breach of contract action denied inasmuch as issue of fact raised whether plaintiff entered into enforceable contract with defendant. Documentary evidence shows novation occurred when owner interposed a 3 party compensation agreement between plaintiff and owner via a shell corporation. While extrinsic evidence that the arrangement was a sham would ordinarily be permitted, here the parties actively employed aspects of the sham agreement and plaintiff took advantage of its payment terms. Thus the parole evidence does not preclude summary judgment because inadmissable.


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Dr. Sheldon W. Simon
External Researcher
SHELDON W. SIMON is Professor of Political Science and Facilty Associate for the Center for Asian Studies and Program in Southeast Asian Studies at Arizona State University, where he has also served as Chair of Political Science and Director of the Center for Asian Studies. Professor Simon is the author or editor of eight books and some 90 scholarly articles and book chapters on Asian international politics and security. His most recent book, coedited with Richard Ellings of The National Bureau of Asian Research, is Southeast Asian Security in the New Millenium (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1996). Professor Simon is Director of Southeast Asian Research at The National Bureau of Asian Research (Seattle) and a member of the Executive Committee of the U.S. Council on Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. He consults with the State Department, Department of Defense, and the U.S. Information Agency. Professor Simon is currently preparing a monograph on the same topic as this paper based on new field research in Southeast Asia sponsored by The Henry M. Jackson Foundation and the U.S. Information Agency. It will be published in the NBR Analysis series.
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SSI books and monographs by Dr. Sheldon W. Simon
ASEAN and Its Security Offspring: Facing New Challenges
September 19, 2007
Authored by Dr. Sheldon W. Simon.
The author argues that ASEAN and its offspring organizations such as the ASEAN Regional Forum work best when dealing with external powers and are less effective in resolving disputes within Southeast Asia.
The Economic Crisis and ASEAN States' Security
October 01, 1998
Authored by Dr. Sheldon W. Simon.
Asia's financial crisis that began with the fall of Thailand's Baht in 1997 now embraces the entire world and has caused governments to fall in Asia and Russia. He also underscores the connection between healthy economies and governments on the one hand and between those features and a robust national and regional defense capability.


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Whatever you do, don't ask Nicole Ponti, "What is your real job?"
Ponti, 23, a bartender at a restaurant in Clifton, loves the restaurant industry so much that she is studying hospitality management at the Institute of Culinary Education. When rude customers pipe up, she tells them bartending is how she's helping pay for her education. But sometimes she feels like asking them how they would be drinking bloody marys if she wasn't standing behind the bar at a supposedly fake job.
Over the last few weeks, we've discussed the pet peeves we diners have about restaurants. But managers, servers and bartenders who wrote to me brought up plenty of peeves about customers.
Guests who complain not when problems can be fixed, but after they have finished the meal and are looking for a freebie. It seems obvious, but don't eat out if you're not willing to pay for it. "We are trained to go up to every guest after two bites or one minute and ask how everything is," said Ponti, a former server. "The guest has the opportunity to tell me. If the servers care about their job, they also do not want the guests to eat things they do not enjoy."
BYOB customers who take advantage. First of all, just because you can bring your own wine to a restaurant doesn't mean you can bring your own tea, soda and cake, all of which have been carted in by the customers of a waitress at a high-end Bergen County BYOB who identified herself as Chris.
Chris added, "A lot of times, customers will bring multiple bottles of wine, champagne and beer to be opened, which is very time-consuming" and often requires several types of glasses. "Which is fine, if they would only take this into consideration when they tip; after all, when they dine in a restaurant with a liquor license, they tip on the wine they purchase."
No-shows. This is of particular issue in smaller, high-end restaurants that make most of their money on weekends – lose one Saturday night table and they may have lost the evening's profits. "Have the decency to cancel at least 24 hours in advance," Chris wrote. "It is mean to the house and the servers as they all lose money when this happens last minute."
Coupon users who tip inappropriately. So you come in with a Groupon, or a gift certificate, and get $50 off the tab. The right thing to do is to tip on the full amount of the check before the discount – after all, the server still had to serve the whole meal. "I am still giving the same service, and it doesn't mean now that the customer can tip on the new discounted price," said Fabian Pattarroyo, who said he has worked as both a server and a manager in numerous restaurants.
(I can attest to the fact that this is easy to do accidentally, when you're distracted while signing your check – I once called a restaurant back and asked them to add an additional tip to the credit card.)
Customers who aren't ready to order. And instead of saying, "Give us a few minutes," they ask the waitress to stand there while they hem and haw over the pasta versus the steak. "That's not to say part of my role isn't to help navigate the menu," wrote one server at a high-end Bergen County American restaurant. "But too often, I'm stuck simply waiting for them without being of any use. That's rude to me, and more importantly, to other customers. Minutes can seem like eons when you're waiting for your food, so every second counts for servers."
Ponti, the Clifton bartender often responsible for taking to-go orders, deals with customers who call unprepared. "Imagine the bar two rows deep, with two bartenders on, and one of us waiting to take your to-go order while you ask every person in your family what they would like to eat. Meanwhile, I have 70 faces looking at me."
Playing with plates. The Bergen County American restaurant server begged customers not to stack their empty plates, saying it's not as helpful as it seems. "First of all, it doesn't look nice. The table next to you doesn't want to feel like they're eating next to the dishwasher. But there's also a pragmatic reason that diners might not realize: It makes it more difficult for bussers and servers to clear the table for the simple reason that patrons don't stack well…. When we see a stack in the middle, we know that we're going to have to lift that precarious Jenga of plates up over the glasses with the hope that something doesn't decide to fall on somebody's lap."
Not leaving when you're done. Particularly if you have an early weekend reservation and are done with dessert and coffee. This is a big problem for BYOBs that cannot simply send customers to the bar. "If you are the type of party that likes to linger and take your time, do yourself and us a favor and come on a weeknight or Sunday or even consider the last seating," Chris wrote.
But when the restaurant is closed, leave. "Just like everyone else, we have lives and families," Pattarroyo wrote.
"Don't touch me. Period." So wrote one of our servers. This should go without saying, right?


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Content courtesy ofThe Beneteau Oceanis 41 is available with three different interior layouts, one of which has three cabins and two private heads. She also comes in both deep-draft and shoal-draft versions. Like many of Beneteau's sailboats, twin wheels are standard and note in the image above the high arch for the mainsheet blocks which keeps the boom over 7' (2.13 m) off the cockpit deck. She is powered by a 40-hp diesel and the Beneteau-exclusive "Dock & Go" joystick is optional.
Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
The Mission of the Beneteau Oceanis 41
From bow to stern, the Oceanis 41 has been carefully designed to appeal to a wide range of boaters. And, like most Beneteau sailboats, she has been designed for easy sail handling by a couple or even single-handed. By offering a layout option with three cabins and two heads she should appeal to families, couples, singles and even to entrepreneurs who want to put a boat into the charter trade.
Oceanis 41 Overview
On deck the maximum beam of the Oceanis 41 practically extends from midship to stern. This design allows the 41 to have a huge cockpit and also two good-sized cabins in the stern quarters as well as an engine room and a head.
Cutter Rig.
Her sloop rig has the mast moved aft in what Americans call a "cutter rig." This means that her mast is nearly in the middle of the fore and aft plane of the boat. There are several advantages to this rig: 1) It makes it easy to balance the sail plan and, indeed, the main sail is 449 sq. ft. (41.7 m2) and the 104% genoa is 453 sq. ft. (42.10 m2). 2) By moving the mast back the designers have also moved the center of effort of the sail plan farther aft which makes the boat easier to steer because smaller corrections are needed. 3) By moving the center of effort aft – where the boat has greater beam – form stability can play a greater role in reducing her angle of heel.
Bottom Shape and Keel Options.
The Oceanis 41's bottom shape makes her easy to push and at the same time allows the bottom to give the vessel a great amount of form stability. Her 7'2" (2.18 m) optional deep keel allows her to point and her bottom shape makes her fast off the wind. Her shoal-draft keel (both are cast iron) is 5'7" (1.70 m) and of course it is heavier at 5,527 lbs. (2,507 kgs.) than the deep-draft keel at 5,071 lbs. (2,300 kgs.).
Cockpit A Go-Go
This is a 41' boat with a cockpit about the size of some 60-footers. It is not only the focal point for steering the boat and pulling the strings, but also the place for entertaining and the organizing of watersports from the platform. The boat has a maximum beam of 13'9" (4.20 m) which is at the stern, not amidships. The result is that it is nearly 11" (3.35 m) wide and 10' (3.04 m) fore and aft. That's 110 square feet (10.21 sq. m) which is large enough for a square dance if there were not two wheels, binnacles, seats and a table in the way.
Beach is standard.
Across the transom is a long slatted-wood bench seat with enough room to seat a large family so all can enjoy steering and skippering the vessel at the same time. When at anchor and it is time for swimming, a push of a button and the transom seat and part of the transom fold down forming a 9'4'' x 2'6''beach. Water toys and even scuba gear can be stowed in a port locker (with the two-cabin layout), so the owner needs only drop the hook in the right place.
A small roll-up tender can also be kept in the locker and filled with an electric air pump, for those who do not want to tow a tender. There is an outboard bracket on the port quarter life rail to hold a 9.9-hp engine that will serve most peoples' needs. On the centerline of the cockpit there is a polyester table with two leaves that becomes quite large and can handle 6 people for al fresco dining. Behind the table are the twin wheels with binnacles so the skipper can sit to leeward or windward at a whim.
Pulling Strings.
The Oceanis 41 is set up for easy sailing. The headsail is roller furling and the sheets run back to turning blocks that allow the skipper to lean over and grind the winch on the cockpit coaming, if need be. (With the optional power self-tailing winch he need only touch a button.) All halyards and other controls, except for the topping lift, are run through "organizers" under the deck and back to 7 jam cleats on the coach roof. There are port and starboard secondary self-tailing winches for handling the lines.
Accommodations Plans
By making three different accommodation layouts available Beneteau is allowing the Oceanis 41 to appeal to as wide an audience as possible.
Layout #1
is what we would call a pretty conventional layout. Here the port quarter is taken up by a sail locker, something that most people will not need. This space can be used to store water toys and scuba equipment, for example. Headroom in the aft starboard cabin is 6'7" (1.89 m). The berth is 6'7" long, by 5'3" at the head and 4'2" at the foot (2.00 m x 1.60 m x 1.28 m). It has a private entrance to the head with separate shower stall albeit on the small side. Traditionally, this is the owner's stateroom.
The galley, dinette and bench seat are the same in all three layouts.
The forward cabin has a bed that is 6'7" long, 6'2" wide at the head, and 1'8" at the foot (2.00 m x 1.88 m x .51 m).
Layout #2
takes advantage of the "sail locker" to install another double berth. In this cabin the bed is slightly narrower . It is 6'7" long by 4'8" at the head by 3.7" at the foot (2.00 m x 1.43 m x 1.10 m). The rest of the boat is the same as layout #1.What has become of the sail locker? There is none, and on this boat one is really not needed. The headsail is roller furling and the mainsail lives in the lazy bag on the boom. If someone wanted an asymmetrical headsail, it can be stowed under one of the berths.
Layout #3
is the same as #2 with the exception of the second wet head, which has been fitted into the starboard side of the cabin replacing the desk and stool and a hanging locker. This layout has its appeal because it can handle two couples in privacy on a cruise. Large families might also prefer it.
Performance and Handling
Test day was challenging because the wind was very light and inconsistent in both velocity and direction. There is also a considerable amount of current in this area, and the speeds we recorded were "Over the Bottom" instead of through the water. But when testing boats we have to do the best we can with the conditions we have, rather the ones we'd like to have.
This was my first time on the boat, I was sailing alone (the cameraman doesn't count), and sail shape was pretty much what I got out of the box without much tweaking. A few more hours of sailing, and an able hand to help with sail trim, and we should have been able to do a little better.
To Windward.
During our sail I recorded readings periodically. For example, one reading taken on the wind, with 12.7 knots of true wind speed, and the apparent angle at 35-degrees and we were traveling 6.4 knots, for a respectable Vmg of 6.18 knots. The boat could consistently travel in the 6-knot range in these conditions.Most of the day we had wind around 6 to 8 knots. At one point in 6.4 knots of true wind and an apparent wind angle of 34-degrees we had a boat speed of 4.8 knots and a Vmg of 4.1 knots, which wasn't bad for the fluky conditions.
Off the wind, doing more or less a beam reach, in 11.5 knots of true wind, we had an apparent wind angle of 76-degrees and a boat speed of 6.5 knots. We cracked off further to an apparent wind angle of 102-degrees in the same wind and slowed slightly to 5.4 knots. From all of this, I conclude that the boat really likes from 12 to 18 knots of true wind speed.
Thoughts on the Cockpit
Cockpit in a Seaway.
The cockpit offers a lot of room, yet the sail controls are easy to reach for single-handed sailing. Moving from port to starboard winches and wheels is a smooth process because the cockpit is open and uncluttered. A big cockpit sometimes feels too wide-open and unsafe when the boat is moving around in a seaway, but I didn't feel that way about this boat.Because of the decks outboard of the cockpit coamings are wide, the seat backs are well angled, the table is solid, and the steering wheel binnacles are strong, there is plenty to hold onto and brace against. Further, this boat is designed not to heel more than 15-degrees -- if she does there is too much sail up.
Cockpit Layout.
The deck arrangement is good -- all lines are in the open, nothing is hidden and the lines don't make too many turns. This minimizes friction and enables proper maintenance and repair. The electronic chart display, in the center of the cockpit, is not easy to see when sitting outboard while steering. The only solution I can think of is to put it on a swivel base, or better yet simply have remote readouts by each wheel.
I like the huge cockpit and open transom/swim platform design, and I would love to charter this boat in the Caribbean or Bahamas. I also like the shallow companionway stairway angle. It should make it much easier to use the stairs while the boat is heeled. This is an important consideration for older sailors.
The Oceanis 41 with the "Dock & Go" joystick has an MSRP in the mid 200s, depending on equipment and where she is located in the world. This includes the sails, self-tailing winches, 40-hp Yanmar diesel, plus the other standard items mentioned in this report.
We think the beauty of the Oceanis 41 is to offer a practical way of sailing for a lot of people to do the kind of sailing that they want to do, keeping operating costs low, and enjoyment high. The Oceanis 41 might very well be the perfect cruiser for families, as she will meet their needs and their budget.
Test Result Highlights
Full Warranty Information on this brand coming soon!
Pricing Range: $285,000.00Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
Test Results
Test Under Sail
Test Power: 1 x 40-hp Yanmar diesel
Note: Sailboat performance is contingent on many factors beyond the scope of our simple sailing exercise. Nevertheless, the speeds recorded here at different points of sail can give a relative indication of the boat's performance in the conditions identified and with the crew involved.


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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Billionaire Warren Buffett is dipping into the ketchup business as part of a $23.3 billion deal to buy H.J. Heinz Co., uniting a legend of American investing with a mainstay of grocery store shelves.
It's the largest deal ever in the food industry and is intended to help Heinz accelerate its transformation into a global business. The company, based in Pittsburgh, also makes Classico pasta sauces, Ore-Ida potatoes and Smart Ones frozen meals.
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and its partner on the deal — 3G Capital, the investment firm that bought Burger King in 2010 — say Heinz will remain headquartered in Pittsburgh.
Heinz CEO William Johnson said at a news conference that taking the company private would give Heinz the flexibility to make decisions more quickly, without the burden of having to report quarterly earnings.
Heinz was founded by Henry John Heinz and his neighbour L. Clarence Noble in 1869. Their first product was grated horseradish, bottled in a clear glass to showcase its purity. The first ketchup was introduced in 1876; the company says it was the country's first commercial grade ketchup.
Last year, Heinz had sales of $11.6 billion, with ketchup and sauces accounting for just under half of that. Given the saturated North American market, it has increasingly been looking overseas for growth. In 2010, for example, the company bought Foodstar, which makes Master brand soy sauce and fermented bean curd in China. Heinz expects emerging markets to account for a quarter of the company's sales this year.
At a press conference following the announcement, Johnson said the deal got under way eight weeks ago when managing partners from 3G Capital visited him for lunch. The men were familiar with each other because Heinz is a supplier for Burger King.
"We did not solicit this," Johnson noted. "They came to me."
Buffett said on CNBC this morning that 3G's billionaire co-founder Jorge Lemann approached him about the Heinz deal on a plane they were on in early December.
Johnson stressed that Heinz would remain in Pittsburgh, noting that the condition that was part of the deal. He said the only changes the city should see as a result would be that Heinz would no longer be listed in the stock pages of newspapers.
As for management changes, including his own tenure, Johnson said there hadn't yet been any discussions.
Although 3G Capital has a record of aggressively cutting costs at businesses it acquires, managing partner Alex Behring noted at the press conference that Heinz is different because the business is healthy and has been growing its core sales.
Buffett did not immediately respond to a message from The Associated Press on Thursday. But he has recently said that he's been hunting for elephant-sized deals. Buffett said on CNBC that Berkshire had about $47 billion in cash available at the end of last year.
Heinz's brands have power with shoppers that takes years to create and it has been able to raise prices even in the highly competitive grocery business, said Brian Sozzi, chief equities analyst for NBG Productions.
"There isn't going to be another Heinz brand," he said. "It has a durable competitive advantage."
The deal is a departure for Buffett's investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway. Generally, Buffett prefers to buy entire companies and then allow the businesses to continue operating much the way they were before. Berkshire has also helped finance deals before — most recently during the financial crisis of 2008, when he made lucrative deals for Berkshire when few other companies had cash.
Berkshire's biggest acquisition ever was its $26.3 billion purchase of BNSF railroad in 2010. Before that, it was the $16 billion stock purchase of reinsurance giant General Re in 1998.
Heinz shareholders will receive $72.50 in cash for each share of common stock they own. The transaction value includes the assumption of Heinz's debt. Based on Heinz's number of shares outstanding, the deal is worth $23.3 billion excluding debt.
The per-share price for the deal represents a 20 per cent premium to Heinz's closing price of $60.48 on Wednesday. Heinz said the deal was unanimously approved by its board. Buffett said on CNBC that Berkshire is putting $12 billion to $13 billion into the deal.
"It's our kind of company," Buffett said in the interview, noting its signature ketchup has been around for more than a century. "I've sampled it many times."
The deal is expected to close in the third quarter.
Shares of Heinz were up nearly 20 per cent at $72.45 in afternoon trading Thursday.


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When they're not expressing shock over the growing participation of women, Hispanics and African American voters in the election, Republicans are reacting to President Obama's victory by acknowledging the party's shortcomings in appealing to non-white voters. Some members of the GOP, like former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, are even suggesting that the party should cut a deal with Democrats and pass comprehensive immigration reform to win votes from the growing Latino population.
But in acknowledging the nation's changing demographics, Republicans and conservative pundits are also advancing a new pernicious narrative: America has permanently shifted from a white male-dominated electorate, to a new crop of minority voters who support Democrats because they are dependent upon government:
— BILL O'REILLY: "The white establishment is now the minority. And the voters, many of them, feel that the economic system is stacked against them and they want stuff. You are going to see a tremendous Hispanic vote for President Obama. Overwhelming black vote for President Obama. And women will probably break President Obama's way. People feel that they are entitled to things and which candidate, between the two, is going to give them things?" [Fox News, 11/6/2012]
— RUSH LIMBAUGH: "It's just very difficult to beat Santa Claus. It is practically impossible to beat Santa Claus. People are not going to vote against Santa Clause especially if the alternative is being your own Santa Claus. [The Rush Limbaugh Show, 11/7/2012]
— SEAN HANNITY: "One other thing that we need to come to terms with as a result of last night. What appears to have happened is that the liberal welfare state in this country has now grown. More and more Americans have become dependent on that welfare state. As they have, they have found themselves siding with the party of government." [Fox News, 11/7/2012]
— STUART VARNEY: "With Obama's victory, the takers have taken over. The makers are clearly in the minority." [Fox Business, 11/7/2012]
Conservatives are doubling down on Romney's claim that 47 percent of Americans refuse to take "personal responsibility and care for their lives" — though the argument is highly misleading. In fact, to the extent that Americans are growing dependent upon government, Republican voters are raking in a greater share of the benefits.
The recession has pushed more lower-income Americans to rely on government assistance like food stamps, but "nearly 70 percent of all benefits of these programs go to white people." Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that the overwhelming majority "of counties with the fastest-growth in food-stamp aid during the last four years voted for the Republican presidential candidate in 2008." These included Republican strongholds like King County, Texas, where 96 percent of voters supported Romney.
More than 90 percent of the population has turned to government programs at one point or another, ranging from Social Security pay outs to government grants or contracts — including the traditional Republican block of higher-income voters. Top earners disproportionately benefit from the a plethora of government tax breaks that deplete the government of revenue in the same way that access benefits do. According to a study from the Tax Policy Center, the top 1 percent of income earners, those who take home in excess of $400,000 a year, account for almost a quarter all tax breaks, saving more than $250 billion a year in taxes. Meanwhile, the bottom 60 percent of wage earners take in just over 20 percent of annual tax breaks, or approximately $217 billion in breaks each year. Exit polls show that Americans earning an income of $250,000 or more (around the top 2 percent of earners) "voted for Romney approximately 1.5:1."


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Providing accurate diagnosis of growth disorders
Growth disorders affect thousands of people each year. A person may be diagnosed as a child or as an adult. There are different types of growth disorders, many caused by imbalances in different types of hormones.1
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Growth hormone deficiency means the pituitary gland does not make enough growth hormone. Most of the time, the cause of growth hormone deficiency is unknown. It may be present at birth or develop as a result of an injury or medical condition. Severe brain injury may also cause growth hormone deficiency. Slow growth may first be noticed in infancy and continue through childhood. Although uncommon, growth hormone deficiency may also be diagnosed in adults. Possible causes include tumors involving the pituitary gland or hypothalamus, or brain radiation treatments for cancer.2
Excessive Growth
Gigantism–Excessive action of IGF-I while epiphyseal growth plates are open causes gigantism, which occurs very rarely3. Children and adolescents with gigantism stand > 2 standard deviations above the mean height for their gender and age.
Acromegaly–Also caused by hypersecretion of IGF-I, acromegaly is the most common disorder of GH excess4. In contrast to gigantism, it occurs in adolescence and adults after their epiphyseal growth plates have fused. The name acromegaly comes from the Greek words for "extremities"(acro) and "great"(megaly), because one of the most common symptoms of this condition is abnormal growth of the hands and feet.
The symptoms of acromegaly can vary and develop gradually over time; therefore, a diagnosis of this condition may be difficult. Early detection is a goal in the management of acromegaly because the pathologic effects of increased growth hormone (GH) production are progressive.5 IGF-I provides the most sensitive lab test for the diagnosis of acromegaly.6
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Obama, first lady out on town for Mexican dinner. (Feb. 8) AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days before they throw a state dinner for the president of France, President Barack Obama and his wife are whetting their appetite for — Mexican food.
The first couple is enjoying what could be a pre-Valentine's Day dinner Saturday night at the Washington restaurant Oyamel. The restaurant is owned by chef Jose Andres, who is well known in foodie circles.
The president and first lady Michelle Obama will spend most of Valentine's Day apart.
His schedule Friday is taking him to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to address House Democrats. Afterward, he heads to California to meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan.
Obama is scheduled to spend the rest of the weekend in California.
The state dinner for French President Francois Hollande is Tuesday night.
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Many countries have distinct dishes beloved by diners across the world. The United States� cuisine can be a little harder to define � especially when the offerings run the gamut from sloppy Joes to macaroni and cheese � but that�s part of what makes it so American.
Many countries have distinct dishes beloved by diners across the world. The United States� cuisine can be a little harder to define � especially when the offerings run the gamut from sloppy Joes to macaroni and cheese � but that�s part of what makes it so American.
A new cookbook by Susanna Hoffman and Victoria Wise, longtime friends who�ve written five cookbooks together, looks at the country�s rich culinary past and the history behind its foods. �BOLD: A Cookbook of Big Flavors� embraces the incredible tastes, ingredients and dishes that have been brought forth as a result of the nation�s blend of ethnicities and cultures.
�We are a melting pot of all these people and the food they brought in. It�s us, and they represent us,� said Hoffman, an anthropologist. �We�re bold people, and we have bold food. We eat from this enormous palate of cuisines, and they�re all us.�
The book has more than 250 recipes, with stories that explain their origins. Readers will learn about where and when immigrant groups came to America and what foods they brought with them.
�We don�t want to just put out food. Food means something. The food immigrated as well,� she said. �The first hope is that they get wonderful, delicious food. But obviously, we want them to get the statement of unity. This is America; we are all united. The dishes are all us, not separate groups.�
Hoffman and Wise created �thinking outside the box recipes� that are bold and flavorful, Hoffman said. Some of her favorites in the book are Beet, Chickpea and Almond Dip, Buffalo Steaks, Turkey and Pistachio Meatballs, Tequila Sunset Cake, Walnut Bundt Cake, American Rarebit, and Chicken Breasts in Coffee, Vanilla, Sundried Tomato and Currant Cream.
�It�s home cooking with spunk and imagination and whimsy. These [recipes] are very much meant for a cook to be able to tackle very easily,� she said.
Spaghetti Squash with Bacon, Pine Nuts and Balsamic Vinegar
Serves 4
1 spaghetti squash (3 pounds), halved lengthwise and seeds removed
4 thin slices bacon
2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
� cup extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
� tsp. kosher or fine sea salt
1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
If oven-baking, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place the squash, cut sides down, on a baking sheet or microwave-safe dish. Cover and cook until collapsing and soft all the way through, about 45 minutes in the oven, 15 minutes in the microwave. Place the bacon alongside the squash on the baking sheet for the last 20 to 25 minutes, or place the slices between 2 paper towels and microwave until crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove and let cool enough to handle.
Scoop the squash out of its shell and place the strands on a platter. In a small bowl, stir together the vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, salt and pepper. Pour over the squash. Sprinkle the pine nuts and crumble the bacon over the top and toss gently to mix. Serve right away or at room temperature.
Lamb Chops with Scallions in Cola Glaze
Serves 4
2 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil
8 lamb shoulder or sirloin chops
Kosher or fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 bunches scallions, white and light green parts only, cut lengthwise into thin strips
1� cups regular Coca-Cola or Pepsi-Cola
3 tsp. anise seeds
Heat the oil in a saut� pan large enough to hold the chops without crowding over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chops on both sides with salt and pepper, add them to the pan, and saut� until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side.
Add the scallions, cola and anise seeds to the pan and continue cooking, turning 3 times, until almost all the liquid disappears and the chops are glazed on both sides and still pink in the centers, about 8 minutes altogether. To serve, arrange the chops on a platter, heap the scallions on top, and pour the remaining pan juices over all. Serve right away.
Pink Grapefruit Pie with Lemon Graham Cracker Crust and Double Cream
Makes one 9-inch pie
Lemon Graham Cracker Crust (recipe follows)
2/3 cup strained fresh pink grapefruit juice
� cup strained fresh orange juice
1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
Grated zest of 1 large grapefruit
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk, preferably organic
4 large egg yolks
� cup heavy whipping cream
� cup confectioner�s sugar
� cup sour cream
Make and bake the crust and set it aside at room temperature. Keep the oven on. Whisk together the grapefruit juice, orange juice, lemon juice, zest, sweetened condensed milk, and egg yolks in a medium-size bowl until thoroughly blended. Pour into the prepared crust and bake until just firm to the touch, about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside at room temperature to cool and set. When ready to serve, whip the cream to stiff peaks in a medium-size bowl. Whip in the sugar and sour cream until just mixed. Dollop some of the cream mixture on each piece of pie.
Lemon Graham Cracker Crust
Makes one 9-inch crust
13 full-size graham cracker sheets (4 perforated crackers per sheet)
1 Tbs. grated lemon zest
� cup sugar
6 Tbs. (� stick) butter, melted
2 Tbs. water, or more if needed
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Only The Bravest Drivers In The World Attempt To Cross This Bridge (VIDEO)
A terrifying video captures an SUV attempting to drive across a wood-topped, rickety bridge in Siberia. According to Thrillist, the bridge is 1,640-feet long and spans the Bitim River.
The bridge was originally built for trains, but after a new, more stable bridge was built alongside it, the tracks were removed and now the bridge is open for vehicular traffic. Martin Remiš uploaded the video showing his Ford Bronco inching across the bridge, that is barely wide enough for the SUV. The video ends with the SUV stuck in the middle of the bridge with its front tires lifted off the ground. While the video does not show the SUV getting to the other side of the bridge, it is likely he completed the ride without incident as the Ford Bronco is seen in more recent uploads from Remiš.


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Innovaro, Inc. Receives Delisting Notification from the NYSE MKT
Innovaro, Inc. Receives Delisting Notification from the NYSE MKT
TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Innovaro, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INV) has received notice, dated December 4, 2012, that the NYSE MKT LLC intends to proceed with an application to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to remove the Company's common stock from listing on the NYSE MKT. This determination, which the Company intends to appeal, was made in light of the NYSE MKT's position that the Company is not in current compliance with certain standards for continued listing on the NYSE MKT.
Specifically, the NYSE MKT believes that the Company is not in compliance with the following sections of the NYSE MKT Company Guide:
- Section 1003(a)(ii) of the NYSE MKT Company Guide in that the Company reported stockholders' equity of less than $4,000,000 at September 30, 2012 and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in its three out of its four most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2011;
- Section 1003(a)(iii) of the NYSE MKT Company Guide in that the Company reported stockholders' equity of less than $6,000,000 at June 30, 2012 and had losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in each of its five consecutive fiscal years ended December 31, 2011; and
- Section 1003(a)(iv) of the NYSE MKT Company Guide in that the Company has sustained losses which are so substantial in relation to its overall operations or its existing financial resources, or its financial condition has become so impaired that it appears questionable, in the opinion of the NYSE MKT, that the Company will be able to continue operations and/or meet its obligations as they mature.
In accordance with Sections 1009(d) and 1203 of the NYSE MKT Company Guide, the Company plans to appeal the NYSE MKT's determination by requesting a hearing before a Listing Qualifications Panel. There can be no assurance that the Company's request for continued listing will be granted or that, if granted, the Company will be able to continue to meet the minimum listing requirements.
About Innovaro, Inc.
Innovaro is The Innovation Solutions Company. The focus of our business is to help clients innovate and grow. Innovaro offers a comprehensive set of services and software to ensure the success of any innovation project, regardless of the size or intent. The Company's unique combination of consulting services provides innovation expertise, its new LaunchPad software product provides an integrated innovation environment, and Intelligence and Insights services provide businesses the innovation support to drive success. For more information about Innovaro, please visit its website at www.innovaro.com.
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Innovaro, Inc.
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The Web Makes You Feel is an insights project exploring how young people feel about the web and also the reasons behind the emotions.
This website displays the information received from a small run of 500 postcards, distributed to 13–19 year olds asking 'how does the web make you feel? (a one word response only) and a then further sentence of explanation.
You can select an emotion, see the results, and customise the returned data to further inspect that demographic.
Simply because no-one was asking this question. There's a whole bunch of research collating the metrics, demographics, uses and technology ownership, although nothing relating to the emotional—is it too difficult to collect? Or perhaps the technical yields greater rewards? To us, the former is more adventurous and risky, hence we took on the challenge.
This is our pro bono project for 2009 and we're hoping to make it a cost-neutral exercise because it was a little pricey to do so please buy the report or book a workshop.
No, not really. This is the response from a spectrum of young people within reach of our client base. Effort has been made to return only the data we require on the postcards, however, considerations have had to be made to prevent duplication of similar words. We asked their age and gender plus the only other data being captured which isn't on the postcards, is a note of where in the country the cards were seeded (by postcode).
We launched this website at an event hosted by NESTA in London on the 15th July 2009, the data has been analysed by Dr Kelly Page and is available to buy. This project is a pilot for what may become a bigger project next year (see the Future page for futher information).
Simply costs, timescales, and a reminder that this is phase 1 of a much bigger plan for next year—we simply just wanted to get this thing up and running.
Chat about us on Twitter, your blogs, and social spaces. We'll be filling the Event page with your conversation later. Send us a link on the Contact page, if you really don't want us to miss something.
We spent a few pounds on this project and will be hoping to make it a cost-neutral exercise so please purchase the report or book us for an internal workshop.
With such a wealth of great data, we're lucky to have the skills of Dr Kelly Page, Insight Architect from Cardiff University to go through the results and craft such a juicy report.
This report is available as academic research from Cardiff University and exclusively through this site for only £100 (just click the Paypal button opposite to purchase).
The TWMMF (two and a half hours) workshop includes the following:
All for £500 although only four workshops are available. To purchase get in touch through our Contact page.
All proceeds from the above will go towards making this a cost-neutral project.
The Web Makes Me Feel was launched at NESTA in London, on 15th July 2009, where over 100 people gathered to view the results and mingle with other interested parties.
Check out the video opposite to get a flavour of the event, and view the reactions to the project on our YouTube page.
Check out who's talking about this project on the web:
RUBY PSEUDO: Loving the TWMMF winning card answer
Derek E.Baird: Emotion, Reason & The Web Makes Me Feel
CASE Insights: The Web Makes Me Feel article
NESTA Blog: The Web Makes Me Feel…
The Lost Jacket: But How Do You Feel?
Twitter: #twmmf hashtag history
Twitter: #thewebmakesmefeel hashtag history
If you would like to contact us directly regarding involvement or sponsorship of future events, please do so on the Contact page.
MediaSnackers would like The Web Makes Me Feel project to continue into 2010, with a larger spread of results from different generations and another gathering of valuable, caring and insightful people.
For this to happen, we need your feedback, interest, support, sponsorship and assistance.
We would love to build on this site next year utilising all the social media platforms we deliberately left out of this one, launching a few viral tricks we have up our sleeves and use the comparison data from the previous year.
There's an opportunity here to embellish what we've started, to expand the reach and impact plus do it bigger and better. We're looking for interested partners to develop this further.
Interested? Then please get in touch through the Contact page.
We'd love to hear your views on this project, the website, the launch event in London (if you visited), the data captured & displayed, the report written and also if you would like to get involved in The Web Makes Me Feel project in 2010.
Anything you need to say, will be listened to and considered.
So please, grab this web 1.0 approach firmly with both hands and shake us some of your best qwerty to date!
If you would like to contact please do so through the
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Top Items:
Darren Murph / Engadget:
Fourth undersea cable cut near UAE, suspicions rise — For the fourth time in a week, an undersea communications cable has apparently been cut (or "failed due to a power outage," as some sources suggest), and while no official reports of subversion have surfaced just yet, things are beginning to get suspicious.
Discussion: International Herald Tribune, Digital Daily, Switched and Digg
Heather Timmons / International Herald Tribune: Ruptures call safety of Internet cables into question
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily: Damn Cable's Out Again
Charles Cooper / CNET News.com:
Who cut the cables? — Three undersea fiber-optic cables …
Who cut the cables? — Three undersea fiber-optic cables …
Discussion: ABCNEWS
John Borland / ABCNEWS: Analyzing the Internet Collapse
Christine Monaghan / Apple:
Apple Adds New iPhone & iPod touch Models — Apple® today added new models of the iPhone™ and iPod® touch which have double the memory, doubling the amount of music, photos and videos that customers can carry with them wherever they go. The revolutionary iPhone now comes …
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider, TechBlog, Engadget, Apple Watch, Good Morning Silicon Valley, Bits, Web Worker Daily, DVICE, CyberNet, The Technology Chronicles, Mobility Site, Digital Trends, Cult of Mac, last100, Apple 2.0, greg hughes, Tech Trader Daily, Gadgetell, Apple Gazette, Orbitcast, MacUser, Podcasting News, Technology Live, Seeking Alpha, Digital Daily, ParisLemon, Insanely Great Mac, jkOnTheRun, IP Telephony, VoIP, Broadband and Slashdot
Dwight / TechBlog: 32-GB iPod Touch is a milestone
Thomas Ricker / Engadget: Official: 16GB iPhone available and 32GB iPod touch — both $499
John Murrell / Good Morning Silicon Valley: Apple iPhone and iPod Touch — now in video-rental-friendly sizes!
Mike Gunderloy / Web Worker Daily: Apple Doubles iPhone RAM Again
Ellen Lee / The Technology Chronicles: More room on your iPhone — Apple said Tuesday it is doubling …
Geoff Duncan / Digital Trends: Apple Doubles iPhone, iPod touch Memory
Petemortensen / Cult of Mac: Apple Doubles Storage for iPhone, iPod touch
Steve O'Hear / last100: iPhone, iPod Touch get supersized
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0: Reports: New iPhone, MacBook Pro imminent
Robert Nelson / Gadgetell: Apple adds 16GB iPhone, 32GB Touch, both at $499
Dan Moren / MacUser: Apple inflates capacities on iPhone, iPod touch
James Lewin / Podcasting News: Apple Adds 16GB iPhone & 32GB iPod touch
Michelle Kessler / Technology Live: 16 GB iPhone is here! — Apple released new versions of the iPhone …
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily: Oh, One More Thing: It's Not 3G
Kevin C. Tofel / jkOnTheRun: Apple iPhone gets 16 GB, iPod Touch hits 32 GB
Russell Shaw / IP Telephony, VoIP, Broadband: Bulletin: 16GB iPhone debuts today
Kdawson / Slashdot: Apple Updates iPhone and iPod Touch
Nick Miller / Sydney Morning Herald:
Torvalds pans Apple with 'utter crap' putdown — Linus Torvalds, the founder of Linux operating system. — Apple's much-touted new operating system, OS X Leopard, is in some ways worse than Windows Vista, says the founder of the Linux open source project, Linus Torvalds.
Discussion: Engadget, Portfolio.com, MacUser, MacDailyNews and Macsimum News
Donald Melanson / Engadget: Linus Torvalds calls Apple's file system "utter crap"
Kevin Maney / Portfolio.com: Torvalds Risks 'Fatwa' From Apple Cult
Dan Moren / MacUser: Linux founder Torvalds dishes on OS X, Windows
Nick Miller / Sydney Morning Herald:
Q and A with Linus Torvalds — Q. How's the conference been for you? — A It's very relaxed. I think the students involved are learning things but for me it's the social side. It's more meeting people, going out for dinner with people. All the real work (on Linux) is done over email.
Discussion: CNET News.com, Digital Daily and The Mac Observer
Charles Cooper / CNET News.com: When Linus Torvalds channeled Howard Cosell
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily: QUOTED
Brittany Bohnet / Official Google Blog:
Be part of the Super Tuesday action — They don't call it Super Tuesday for nothing! Today marks an exciting day in the race to the U.S. Presidency: voters in 24 states will choose their party candidates. This will be the largest number of primaries taking place at one time in the history of the U.S. electoral system.
Brittany Bohnet / Google LatLong: Super day for a super map
Nathan Weinberg / InsideGoogle: Why Did Google Work With Twitter, Not Jaiku?
David A. Utter / WebProNews: Reuters, Google Docs Spread Super Tuesday Polls
Josh Lowensohn / Webware.com: Google teams up with Twitter to make Super Tuesday geomap
MG Siegler / VentureBeat: Follow Super Tuesday results live with Google
Clint Boulton / eWeek: Google, Twitter Team For Election Tuesday
Josh Catone / ReadWriteWeb: Keeping Tabs on Super Tuesday
MG Siegler / ParisLemon: Google and Twitter Team Up - Will Twitter Stay Up?
Will Radcliffe / TechBlog: Election 2.0: Google and Twitter mash up Super Tuesday
Gina Trapani / Lifehacker: Track Super Tuesday Results with Google and Twitter
Mike Pegg / Google Maps Mania: The Google Super Tuesday Map Mashup
Charlie Anzman / SEO and Tech Daily: Update: Google joins Twitter for Super Tuesday
Jeremiah Owyang / Forrester's Marketing Blog: Analysis of our Superbowl Ad rating experiment using Twitter
Duncan Riley / Seeking Alpha: Google Teams Up With Twitter to Track Super Tuesday
Joel Housman / Tuzworld.com: Super-Duper Tuesday Coverage
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Google Teams With Twitter For Super Tuesday Tracking
Google Teams With Twitter For Super Tuesday Tracking
Discussion: Valleywag
EBay to ban negative seller views — Online auction site eBay has said it plans to overhaul its feedback system and will ban sellers from leaving negative comments about buyers. — EBay said problems were occurring, and slowing down trade, when buyers left negative comments about sellers who then retaliated with their own views.
Discussion: Download Squad, broadstuff, TECH.BLORGE.com, Mashable! and Digg
Brad Linder / Download Squad: eBay to eliminate negative feedback from sellers
Alan Patrick / broadstuff: EBAY GETS BAD KARMA FROM RATINGS
Jonathan Schlaffer / TECH.BLORGE.com: eBay blocks sellers from leaving negative feedback
Adam Ostrow / Mashable!: eBay: The Land of Shiny Happy People?
Google, Yahoo Going After Outlook — Google and Yahoo are rolling out Web software on steroids to compete with Outlook, another clue why Microsoft is shelling out $45 billion and going into debt for Yahoo. — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Business software units of Yahoo and Google …
Discussion: Google, InfoWorld, VentureBeat, Mashable!, Feld Thoughts and Between the Lines
Matt Hines / InfoWorld: Google updates pricing for Postini apps
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat: Zimbra releases more versatile IM and other features that put Outlook to shame
Brad Feld / Feld Thoughts: Zimbra 2010
Scott Petry / Official Google Blog:
A Super Tuesday for business
A Super Tuesday for business
Tony Ruscoe / Google Blogoscoped: Google Adds Postini Security Products
Sundar Raghavan / Official Google Enterprise Blog: Simplifying email security, archiving and discovery
Nathan Weinberg / InsideGoogle: Google Releases Postini-Powered Security Hosted Services
Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
Open access: everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask — Since the first rumblings of the 700MHz auction began, there's been a fair amount of confusion, doubt, and distress over just what exactly this whole thing means. With the champagne-chugging news that bids have reached …
Discussion: InsideGoogle, Engadget Mobile and Digg
Nathan Weinberg / InsideGoogle: Engadget's Guide To "Open Access" on the 700 MHz Spectrum
Joshua Topolsky / Engadget Mobile: Open access: everything you always wanted to know, over at Engadget
Zach Epstein / The Boy Genius Report:
HTC Magnum Video Surfaces; WTF?!? — What you can't tell from the video above is that the guy holding the Magnum is actually 11-inches tall... We're honestly not sure exactly what to make of this, but we have to assume that in reality it's is some sort of crazy internal prototype built to test some new hardware.
Discussion: IntoMobile, GottaBeMobile, Ubergizmo and Electronista
Stefan Constantinescu / IntoMobile: HTC Magnum: 11 inch Windows Mobile 6.1 dagger of power
Warner Crocker / GottaBeMobile: The HTC Magnum. So This is Mobile?
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
A Bad Month For SEO's Reputation — We seem to be going through another wave "SEOs are scumbags" incidents, and I find myself with little energy to push back against them with yet another defense of the industry. It's not that SEO doesn't deserve better treatment.
Discussion: Search Engine Watch, Cre8pc and Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog
Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
Microsoft reorg could come next week — Microsoft is expected to announce organizational changes in the coming days, shaking up some of the leadership in its Windows and Windows Live groups, according to sources familiar with the company's plans. — The changes have been in the works for some time …
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider and All about Microsoft
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft: Vista marketing chief to bid Microsoft adieu
David Meyer / CNET News.com:
ICANN turns on next-gen IP addresses — The great migration from Internet Protocol version 4 to IPv6 has officially begun, after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers added the first addresses to its root servers that conform to the new version.
Discussion: Ars Technica, Download Squad, DSLreports, The Tech Report and BBC
Iljitsch van Beijnum / Ars Technica: ICANN flips switch on IPv6 DNS root servers
Todd Ritter / Download Squad: IPv6 coming to a root server near you
Cyril Kowaliski / The Tech Report: ICANN begins migration to the IPv6 protocol
Ryan / WordPress › Blog Tool and Weblog Platform:
WordPress 2.3.3 — WordPress 2.3.3 is an urgent security release. A flaw was found in our XML-RPC implementation such that a specially crafted request would allow any valid user to edit posts of any other user on that blog. In addition to fixing this security flaw, 2.3.3 fixes a few minor bugs.
Discussion: Download Squad, eWeek, Sunny Talks Tech, Matt Cutts, John Chow dot Com, Blogging Pro, T. Longren and Bus error
Christina Warren / Download Squad: WordPress releases urgent security update
Ryan Naraine / eWeek: WordPress Ships 'Urgent' Security Update
Saptarshi Purkayastha / Sunny Talks Tech: Wordpress 2.3.3 urgent release
John Chow / John Chow dot Com: Wordpress 2.3.3 Available for Download
David Peralty / Blogging Pro: WordPress 2.3.3 Released: Urgent Security Upgrade
Jake Billo / Bus error: Also, new WordPress security update (2.3.3)
Jeremy Kirk / IDG News Service:
Dell Suit Reveals Lucrative Domain-Name Trade — A civil suit filed by Dell sheds light on typosquatting, creating ad-filled Web pages with URLs that are similar to brand-name sites. — Recommend this story? — A civil suit filed in Florida by Dell and its Alienware subsidiary …
Discussion: E-mail, tech policy and more, CircleID and TechSpot News
Sarah Lacy / Silicon Alley Insider:
Hey, LinkedIn: Call Your IPO Bankers — Facebook is smart to put off an IPO until 2009: Mark Zuckerberg needs to stay CEO and he's too young to be a public CEO. Also, the lesson Google taught us was that it's smart to wait until you are so dominant that you, not Wall Street, can call the shots.


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A full xl size mattress is approximately 54 inches by 80 inches.
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Our INDUSTRIAL mattress is a great value specialty firm/super firm model. Designed around a 12.75-gauge coil spring set with molded spring protection on both sides of the coils. The thicker coils create a firmer base on the pillow-top and the firm side. A cotton pad, and a layer of bonded cotton follow the molded spring protection. The needle-punched cotton pad lies under a 1-inch layer of special foam. Followed by a layer of poly foam. Finally the fine damask cover is quilted to create a specialty firm/super firm mattress.
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In a feature story about left-wing stand-up comics (news flash!), the Washington Post finds one who isn't:
One of the few right-leaning comics is Nick Di Paolo, who has written for "Saturday Night Live." Di Paolo, who is socially liberal but economically conservative, has a one-hour special, "Nick Di Paolo Raw Nerve," airing Saturday on Showtime, in which he takes swipes at favorite targets, such as President Obama and labor unions.
If that sounds like fun, then your Saturday night is planned. And if you're more interested in fiscally conservative, socially liberal voters, check here or here or indeed this lament.


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