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Privacy Notice (Mod._Privacy_01_2018)
Riello S.p.A., belonging to UTC Climate, Controls & Security, and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, "Riello"), are committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to its website ("Website") and users of its mobile applications ("Apps") as well as the Personal Information collected and processed from individuals separate and apart from its Website and Apps. It is important that our users understand how we collect, use and disclose Personal Information (as defined below).
This Privacy Notice describes our practices related to Personal Information collected through Riello websites and mobile applications and/or separately apart from this Websites and Apps, unless there is a separate privacy notice for a particular website or mobile application or other purposes. This Privacy Notice applies and is effective only in those cases in which the applicable privacy legislation imposes the obligation to provide it.
What Personal Information does Riello collect? How does it collect such Information?
"Personal Information" is information through which a natural person is identifiable or may be identified. Riello may collect, use and process your Personal Information in order to provide you with services, products or information that you request.
The collection of information will be transparent to you, and you will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to provide it. If you choose not to provide any of the Personal Information requested, Riello may be unable to complete your transaction, or provide the information, services or products you have requested. Riello may collect information, including Personal Information, from you when you submit a form or request, or register a product with Riello, such as: name, physical address, the company for whom you work, phone number, email address and fax number. Riello may also ask you to provide information about the product you are registering or the person/company that installed or maintains it.
Riello may also collect information through your use of our Websites or Apps, such as device identifiers, IP address, log files, and location data. Please see "How does Riello use cookies or other tracking technologies?" below for more information.
We might need to collect other information for a specific form, feature, or other service that you may use or request. The content of such information will vary depending on the method of collection and the specific purpose(s) for which the information is being collected:
For personnel of suppliers, vendors, and business customers
- Name, including given, family, middle, and any suffix (such as Junior or Senior)
- Identification information, such as an identification number (in whole or in part), government-issued driver's license, passport, or other document – collected if and to the extent allowed under applicable law
- Emergency contact information
- Work contact information, including telephone numbers, facsimile number, email address, pager number, mailing address, and work location
- Work experience, education and job history, skill categories, licenses, certifications, memberships to and participation in trade associations or professional organizations, or authorization to perform a certain job
- Qualifications to serve as a vendor, such as conflicts of interest information
- Information about an individual's job, including job title, department, and job function
- Information about an individual's employer, including company name, company location, and country of incorporation
- Name of supervisor and assistant
- Training information
- Visitor information, including the time, date, and location of visits, information regarding a vehicle for parking purposes, and information necessary to maintain visitor logs and screening
- Environmental, health, and safety information
- Agreements, programs, and activities in which the individual participates
- Payment-related information, including identification and bank account numbers
- Language and communication preference(s)
- Information collected through a voluntary survey or promotion or through use of a product, such as security system
- Listing of nominal gifts that may have been provided or received
For visitors to Riello systems and facilities and persons authorized to use Riello systems
- Identification information, such as an identification number (in whole or in part), government-issued driver's license, passport, or other document– collected if and to the extent allowed under applicable law
- Riello and UTC network communications logs covering the use of company phones, computers, electronic communications (such as email), and other information and communication technology
- Computer and facilities access and authentication information
For consumers (customers and end users) of certain Riello products
- Home address and telephone numbers, including mobile phone number
- Language and communication preference(s)
- Warranty-related information, such as the type of product purchased, and information related to the servicing of a product
Why does Riello collect your Personal Information?
Our purpose in collecting this information is to provide customized services and content relevant to your specific needs and interests. Your information may be used by Riello to carry out our contractual obligations, authenticate you as a user and allow you access to certain areas of our Website, Apps or social media sites or allow you to apply for a position at Riello.
Personal Information collected on a Website or App may be used to:
Personal Information of personnel of suppliers, vendors, and business customers may be used for:
- Access controls and security for computer and other systems
- Internet, intranet, e-mail, social media, and other electronic system access
- Virus, intrusion, and insider threat scanning and analysis
- Facility access and safety
Personal Information of visitors to Riello systems and facilities and persons authorized to use Riello systems may be used for:
- Disaster preparedness
Personal Information of consumers (customers and end users) of certain Riello products may be used for:
Except where used in support of a contract with you or to fulfill a legal obligation, our use of your Personal Information will be only for legitimate business interests as set out above.
Where is Personal Information stored?
Because Riello, their parent company and United Technologies Corporation ("UTC"), are global companies with locations in many different countries, we may transfer your information from one legal entity to another or from one country to another within the Riello and UTC group of companies in order to accomplish the purposes listed above. These countries include, at a minimum, the United States, the member states of the European Union, Canada, and other countries, including some in Asia. We will transfer your Personal Information consistent with applicable legal requirements and only to the extent necessary for the purposes set out above. Within the UTC and Riello group of companies, information is transferred subject to the Binding Corporate Rules.
Riello relies on available legal mechanisms to enable the legal transfer of personal information across borders. To the extent that Riello relies on the standard contractual clauses (also called the model clauses) or Binding Corporate Rules to authorize transfer, Riello will comply with those requirements, including where there may be a conflict between those requirements and this Privacy Notice.
Does Riello use your Personal Information to send you promotional communications based on preferences and behavior?
Riello may use the Personal Information you provide to contact you about products, services, promotions, special offers, surveys, and other information based on your preferences and behavior that may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to receive such communications please use the "unsubscribe" function within the Website or App, or let us know by sending an email to [email protected] Also, Riello will ensure that any marketing and promotional communications, sent by electronic means, or other method of communication will provide a simple method for you to opt-out or unsubscribe. Please note that if you unsubscribe from promotional communications, you may continue to receive communications about our account or transactions with us.
Does Riello share the information it collects?
Riello may share your Personal Information with our affiliated companies, such as companies in UTC's group of companies, and/or companies in which Riello has control, through either direct or indirect ownership for the purposes set out above.
RIELLO will not sell or otherwise transfer or share your Personal Information outside of the companies identified above, except to:
Your personal information may also be maintained and processed by our service providers in the United States, the member states of the European Union, Canada, Asia, and in other jurisdictions.
How does RIELLO secure Personal Information?
RIELLO is committed to ensuring the security and integrity of Personal Information. RIELLO has adopted reasonable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard your Personal Information. However, due to the nature of Internet communications, we cannot guarantee or warrant that your transmission to us is secure.
How can you correct, change or delete your information held by RIELLO?
You may request to access, update, correct, change, or delete your Personal Information at any time. RIELLO will use reasonable efforts to timely update and/or remove information. To protect the user's privacy and security, RIELLO will take steps to verify the user's identity before making any requested change. To access, change, or delete your Personal Information, to report problems with the Website /Apps, to ask questions or to raise concerns, send an email to [email protected] . Some of our Websites, Apps, and social media accounts allow you to make corrections directly at the site without need to further contact RIELLO.
Please note that while we will assist you in protecting your Personal Information, it is your responsibility to protect your passwords and other access credentials from others.
What should you understand about the third party links that may appear on this Website?
In some instances, RIELLO may provide links to non-RIELLO controlled websites, which RIELLO will make reasonable efforts to identify as such. RIELLO does not control such third party websites, however, and cannot be responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by other websites. Furthermore, this Privacy Notice does not govern information collected about you by third parties.
How does RIELLO use cookies or other tracking technologies?
RIELLO may use cookies on its Website. Cookies are small text files sent to and stored on users' computers. We use cookies to allow the Website to recognize repeat users, facilitate users' access to the Website, and allow the Website to compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements. Cookies do not damage users' computers or files. If you do not want cookies to be accessible by this or any other RIELLO Website, you should adjust the settings on your browser program to deny or disable the use of cookies. However, denying or disabling cookies or similar technology may prevent you from accessing some of our content or using some of the features on the Website. RIELLO may also use cookies and similar technology placed by one of our business or advertising partners to enable RIELLO to learn which advertisements bring users to our Website.
In addition, RIELLO monitors user traffic patterns throughout its Websites according to a user's domain name, browser type, date and time of access, and pages viewed. Our Web servers collect the domain names but not the email addresses of visitors. This information is collected in order to measure the number of visitors to our Website and to determine which areas of the Website users find useful based upon the amount of traffic to particular areas. RIELLO uses this information to enhance users' experience at the Website and to better prepare future content based on the interests of users.
Web Beacons
This Website may also use web beacons. A web beacon is usually a pixel on a website that can be used to track whether a user has visited a particular website to deliver targeted advertising. Web beacons are used in combination with cookies, which means that, if you turn off your browser's cookies, the web beacons will not be able to track your activity. The web beacon will still count as a website visit, but your unique information will not be recorded.
Information collected by web beacons may include IP address information (see below). Web beacon information is also used for:
IP Addresses
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a number that is used by computers on the network to identify your computer every time you log on to the Internet.
RIELLO may collect and keep track of IP addresses to, among other things:
Log Files
RIELLO (or third parties on behalf of RIELLO) may collect information in the form of log files that are recording Website activities and statistics about web users' habits.
Log files are used for internal purposes only. By using log files, RIELLO can constantly improve and customize their Websites and applications.
The entries help us gather, among other things:
Social Network Information
Social network information is any information that you permit a third party social network to share with third party application developers such as RIELLO. Social network information includes any information that is part of your profile on a third party social network. Such social network may include, but is not limited to, Twitter, Facebook, google+.
To find out how your information from a social network may be obtained by us (or other third party application developers), please go on the settings page of the relevant social network. Furthermore, you acknowledge that we may use your Personal Information to match information with a social network for advertising purposes.
RIELLO cannot make assurances about the security of information that you share with third parties, including information you share with social media sites.
For more information about cookies and other tracking technologies, click here.
How may RIELLO use location data?
RIELLO and UTC is a global provider of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. Our heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems and services promote integrated, high-performance buildings that are safer, smarter and sustainable. As such, the following are some examples of when location data may be requested to provide some of the services that RIELLO has to offer:
In all of these cases, RIELLO will ask permission to collect your location data and so the collection of this data will be transparent to you – you will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to provide your location data. If you choose not to provide your location data, RIELLO may be unable to provide the requested service or complete the requested transaction.
How long do we keep your Personal Information?
The Personal Information you provide to RIELLO is only kept for as long as it is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, taking into account our need to comply with contractual obligations, resolve customer service issues, comply with legal requirements and provide new or improved services to users. This means that we may retain your Personal Information for a reasonable period after you stopped using the RIELLO Website or App. After this period, your Personal Information will be deleted from all systems of RIELLO without notice.
What additional information should specific users know?
Parents, Guardians, and Children: Our Apps and Websites are intended for visitors who are at least 18 years of age, or the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. RIELLO does not knowingly solicit information from, or market products or services to, children. If you do not meet the age requirements set out above, please do not enter your Personal Information on this or any other RIELLO Website or App.
Users from California: Annually California residents may request and obtain information that RIELLO shared with other businesses for their own direct marketing use within the prior calendar year (as defined by California's "Shine the Light Law"). If applicable, this information would include a list of the categories of Personal Information that was shared and the names and addresses of all third parties with which RIELLO shared this information in the immediately preceding calendar year. To obtain this information, please send an email message to [email protected] with "California Shine the Light Privacy Request" in the subject line as well as in the body of your message.
Users from the EU: You have the right to lodge a complaint with your national or state data protection authority, which may also be known as a supervisory authority. You also have the right to: (i) request access to and correction or erasure of your Personal Information; (ii) seek restrictions on; or (iii) object to the processing of certain Personal Information, and seek data portability under certain circumstances. To contact RIELLO about a request to access, correct, erase, object or seek restrictions or portability, please use the contact methods indicated at the end of this notice.
Users from the US: RIELLO does not collect Social Security Numbers through its websites. RIELLO does, however, collect Social Security Numbers where required by law, such as for tax and payroll purposes for its employees. When RIELLO collects and/or uses Social Security Numbers, RIELLO will take proper care by protecting confidentiality, limiting access on a need-to-know basis, and implementing appropriate technical safeguards and retention plans.
How might RIELLO change this Privacy Notice?
Riello may need to update this Privacy Notice. This Privacy Notice may be modified from time to time without prior notice. We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice on a regular basis for any changes. Substantive changes will be identified at the top of the Privacy Notice.
How can you contact RIELLO?
If you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Notice or to obtain information on the manner in which we or our service providers treat your personal information, or if there are other things we can do to maximize the value of this Website or App to you, please email [email protected]. If you have questions about RIELLO's privacy practices in general, please email [email protected].
In the event that you are located in a country that will be governed by the General Data Protection Regulation and would like to contact the local Data Protection Officer, please note that in your email and your inquiry will be directed to the appropriate person. If you wish to opt-out from sharing your Personal Information with us or have your Personal Information be removed, you should e-mail to [email protected].
As reported in the Privacy Notice provided to me by law, I hereby acknowledge that the performance of the activities of Riello involves the communication (and the related processing) of my Personal Information, and I hereby confirm that:
I have read and I consent to the terms and conditions set out in this Privacy Notice (I am aware that failure to provide the Personal Information will make it impossible for Riello to complete the transaction or provide the information, services or products requested by you).
I consent to the processing of my Personal Information for the analysis of my preferences and behaviors as better specified in the Privacy Notice provided to me .
I consent to receive promotional communications on products, services, events and promotions, by e-mail, telephone, mobile phone, SMS, mail. I can easily cancel my registration at any time. To unsubscribe send an e-mail to: [email protected]
I consent To the processing of particular categories of my Personal Information pursuant to article 9 (such as those suitable to reveal racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical convictions, or union membership, genetic data, biometric data intended to uniquely identify a natural person, data related to the health or sexual life or sexual orientation of the person) of the general regulation on data protection for the purposes indicated in the Privacy Notice. To oppose the processing send an e-mail to: [email protected]


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them to-morrow. In fact,thereâs a sort of picnic or something. Of course Iâll do my very best to get away.â i hid an unrestrained âhuh!â and he must have
heard me, for he went on nervously: âWhat I called up about was a pair of shoes I left there. I wonder if itâd be too much trouble to have the butler send them on. You see, theyâre
tennis shoes, and Iâm sort of helpless without them. My address is care of B. F. â"â"â I didnât hear the rest of the name, because I hung up the
receiver. After that I felt a certain shame for Gatsby â" one gentleman to whom I telephoned implied that he had got what he deserved. However, that
was my fault, for he was one of those who used to sneer most bitterly at Gatsby on the courage of Gatsbyâs liquor, and I should have known better than to call him.
The morning of the funeral I went up to New York to see Meyer Wolfsheim; I couldnât seem to reach him any other way. The door that I pushed open,
on the advice of an elevator boy, was marked âThe Swastika Holding Company, â and at first there didnât seem to be any one inside. But when Iâd shouted âhelloâ several times in
vain, an argument broke out behind a partition, and presently a lovely Jewess appeared at an interior door and scrutinized me with black hostile eyes.
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While NBC has marketed this year's Olympics as the first time viewers in America will be able to watch every bit of action live on their mobile and tablet devices, not everyone will be enjoying the benefit.
Some Android users who have tried to download NBC's two official apps — NBC Olympics and NBC Olympics Live Extra — have found that the apps are incompatible with their devices.
NBC worked with developers at Adobe to build for Android devices with the most users first, which is why some users of recently shipped devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Google Nexus 7 are out of luck — at least for the moment.
"We are trying to support the largest device subsets possible. More and more devices will be compatible as we get closer to the Games, including the Galaxy S3," said Chris McCloskey, vice president of communications for NBC Sports.
The first soccer matches are next Wednesday, with the Opening Ceremonies set for Friday.
Even if the app works with your phone, you must subscribe to a television package that includes CNBC and MSNBC to access live streams. If they don't work but you pay for those channels, NBCOlympics.com offers live streams that should work on phones with Flash as well.
Highlights and short clips are available to anyone who can run the app.
The iOS 5.0 version of the apps work with the iPad, the iPhone 3GS and up and the 3rd generation iPod touch and up.
Yahoo and BBC also have alternatives for Android users looking for Olympics apps, though neither can provide live video.


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Will one of the two "Three Musketeers" movies please blink? Just change your title or throw in the towel.
Logan Lerman is in talks to play D'Artagnan in Paul W.S. Anderson's version of "The Three Musketeers," reported Heat Vision, with Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans and Matthew Macfadyen cast as his fellow swashbucklers, Porthos, Athos and Aramis.
While the heroes are all lesser known, Anderson is wisely pursuing major talent for his bad guys, with Oscar winner Christoph Waltz as Cardinal Richelieu and Mads Mikkelsen as Rochefort, while Orlando Bloom is being sought to play the Duke of Buckingham.
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And it wouldn't be a Paul W.S. Anderson movie without the missus, as Milla Jovovich will take the role of Milady de Winter, who's being described as a "17th century Bond girl." Of course she is.
This flurry of casting news comes just a day after it was announced that Doug Liman will be directing a "Three Musketeers" for Warner Bros. Can't wait to see how Liman responds' to today's announcement. These two projects can play announcement tennis until one of them collapses in a heap of fatigue.


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At this point in career, Sir Michael Caine can get away with saying just about anything he wants to. Unless Christopher Nolan says "Don't."
While doing press for "Cars 2" via satellite from England, where he's just begun shooting "The Dark Knight Rises," Caine admitted his Batman director insists on tight lips, even from an Oscar-winning acting legend.
"It's fantastic. I started filming last week and I film next week," said Caine. "As the butler I do a lot of filming at the beginning and everybody goes off and does all the adventures and then come home shot to pieces and I patch them together when they all get back. Christopher Nolan, I think he's one of the greatest directors in the world, and I've been lucky enough that this is my fifth movie with him. It's such a pleasure to work with him. [But] we've all signed the official Secrets Act, and I'm lucky to be able to tell you the title of the movie!"
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"I remember that I did an interview and they asked me what I was doing next and I said, 'I'm doing "Batman,"' recalls Caine. "I told Chris and he said, 'Why did you tell them that you were doing "Batman"?' I said, 'Because I am.' 'You're supposed to keep it a secret.' 'I couldn't keep that a secret.' But let me tell you, it's extraordinary, really extraordinary, and I know WHY he wants to keep it a secret. You really need to not know until you see the movie – which, by the way, goes for the cast, too."
Caine was willing to recall how, following his long habit of coming up with backstories for the characters he plays onscreen, he created his personal take on Bruce Wayne's man Friday/foster father Alfred Pennyworth, picking up a cue only sometimes explored in the Batman comic books. "I wanted him to be tough butler," said Caine. "I wanted him to be an ex-soldier. His voice is the voice of the first sergeant that I ever had, because I was a soldier, and I have this voice of a sergeant, and that's his voice."
"I always imagine him to be SAS, which is our [British] Special Forces," added Caine. "He was wounded and didn't want to leave the army and went to work in the officer's mess, working behind the bar. Batman's father came to visit a friend there and saw him and said, 'Would you like to be trained as a butler,' and he said, 'Yes.' And then he went to America with him and was trained as a butler."


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Why is Copyright so Complicated?
Copyright gives specific rights to the owner. (17 USC §106)
Copyright arose from the concept that authors of works should enjoy a limited period of time to enjoy the fruits of their labor and retain specific rights to:
- Reproduce the work as copies or phonorecords
- Prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work
- Distribute copies of the work
- Perform the work publicly (i.e. music, dramatic, choreography, pantomimes, motion pictures, audiovisual works)
- Display the work publicly (i.e. music, dramatic, choreography, pantomimes, motion pictures, audiovisual works)
Moral rights are also possible for some artistic works. (17 USC §106A) Part of Section 106A contains the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, or VARA gives qualifying authors the following rights:
- claim authorship
- prevent the use of one's name on any work the author did not create
- prevent use of one's name on any work that has been distorted, mutilated, or modified in a way that would be prejudicial to the author's honor or reputation
- prevent distortion, mutilation, or modification that would prejudice the author's honor or reputation
- prevent the destruction of a work of art if it is of "recognized stature"
(Source: Gassaway, Laura. Copyright and moral rights. (Copyright Corner). "Information Outlook," Vol. 6, No. 12 (December 2002), pp. 40-41)
So what does this mean for me?
Check out Copyright on Campus, from the Copyright Clearance Center, for more information and considerations on rights in your work.
How do I register my work?
Links to the paper and online registration for works in the U.S is available from the U.S. Copyright Office. (Source: United States Copyright Office)
How do I find out who owns a work?
The U.S. Copyright Office has a search site to check ownership information for works.
The Copyright Office also has a copyright guide, How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work, if your search is more complex.
Still confused about what to do?
Can I Use Someone Else's Work? Can Someone Else Use Mine? (U.S. Copyright Office) This guide gives advice for many common permission scenarios.
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The Christian Science Monitor offers a list of fifteen books on the American Revolution for your Fourth of July reading pleasure. It's not a bad list, although I think my personal picks would only include a couple of their selections.
Tell you what: I'll take a page from CSM and list my fifteen favorite Revolution books, too. It's always fun to compare notes.
Let me stress that my list isn't a balanced representation of the historiography, not by any means. If somebody grabbed me by the shirt collar and asked me for fifteen books that would give them a pretty good overview of the Revolution, that list would look quite different from this one. I'm not aiming for complete coverage. These are just my personal faves.
Here they are, in no particular order.
- Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer. When Clio goes about sprinkling her magic fairy dust, she bestows a more generous dose on some historians than others. She poured a tenfold measure on Fischer.
- Paul Revere's Ride also by David Hackett Fischer. Another examination of a Revolutionary event in which Fischer uses the technique of "braided narrative" to reconstruct an important event, unpack all its implications, and present it in the form of an engrossing story.
- The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn. Explains why the colonists reacted to British policy the way they did, and in the process it opens up their entire political mindset.
- The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 by Gordon Wood. Hard to overstate this book's richly deserved influence. It's packed with so many important ideas you want to highlight the whole thing.
- The Radicalism of the American Revolution also by Gordon Wood. The Revolution changed the pre-modern world into the modern one. Wood explains how and why, and he does it in prose so crystal clear that it's easy to forget what intellectual heft this book has.
- A Revolutionary People at War: The Continental Army and American Character by Charles Royster. This is one of my all-time favorite works of historical scholarship, a profound and elegant meditation on the Continental Army's relationship to the Revolution and the society that made it.
- The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas by John Buchanan. Of all the books written about the Southern Campaign, this one is the most fun. Buchanan's enthusiasm for the subject practically somersaults off the page.
- Crowds and Soldiers in Revolutionary North Carolina: The Culture of Violence in Riot and War by Wayne E. Lee. Provides a framework for understanding the forces that both restrained and escalated the ferocious conflict in the Carolinas.
- Forced Founders: Indians, Debtors, Slaves, and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia by Woody Holton. Makes a very persuasive case that in the Old Dominion the Revolution wasn't just a question of freedom from British oppression; it was also an attempt by the gentry to maintain their authority at home.
- Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence by John Ferling. The most comprehensive, balanced, and thorough one-volume history of the war.
- John Adams by David McCullough. A book that deserved its stupendous commercial success. No biographer has ever brought a founding figure so vividly to life.
- Long, Obstinate, and Bloody: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse by Lawrence E. Babits and Joshua B. Howard. A fascinating piece of detective work, and the most precise reconstruction of a single Rev War battle. (Honorable mention for Babits's Cowpens book, too.)
- From Resistance to Revolution: Colonial Radicals and the Development of American Opposition to Britain, 1765-1776 by Pauline Maier. Unravels the process by which loyal British subjects became Americans.
- His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph Ellis. There are a lot of books on Washington, but I admire the way Ellis captures his essence in this concise portrait. It's not a cradle-to-grave treatment, but it's more effective than just about any book out there if you want to get your head around the man and his significance. Same goes for Ellis's Jefferson book.
- A People Numerous and Armed: Reflections on the Military Struggle for American Independence by John Shy. An essay collection that's loaded with insights. Shy asks and answers many of the important questions about the Rev War.
As I said, my list leaves out a lot of important authors and topics, while other subjects are overrepresented. A comprehensive Revolutionary reading list should also include Alfred Young, T.H. Breen, Gary Nash, Linda Kerber, Rhys Isaac, and Mary Beth Norton. Likewise, it should have more thorough coverage of the shift from Confederation to Constitution, include biographies of additional key players, and make some space for the important campaigns in the North—to say nothing of the Revolution's impact on women, slaves, Indians, tenants, and the urban underclass.
But those are the fifteen Am Rev books I've read and re-read with the most pleasure and awe. Feel free to share your own picks in the comments.


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Lighting up the Landscape
It's no secret. Property values are booming. In fact, real estate has been one of the rare industries that proved relatively recession-proof throughout the past few years.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 67 percent of all Americans own homes, and many more are looking to buy. Land for every venue — private, corporate, recreational, educational — is at a premium with values rising 20 percent or more annually within some locales nationwide.
With this type of investment, it is no wonder that property or grounds owners of every form are doing everything possible to heighten the value of investments, increase usability, enhance aesthetics and create a generally all-around safer environment.
Consequently, in recent years, millions of corporations, municipalities and even home and estate owners have expanded the use of outdoor spaces as well as increased the safety of these areas with the implementation of landscape and outdoor lighting products. The thinking is simple: Why spend thousands of dollars on landscaping, lawn services, architecture, decks and other expensive outdoor items and structures if they are only to be seen and enjoyed half of the time? In addition, why invest so heavily without doing everything possible to protect that investment and the people who use it?
Although the price of outdoor lighting can range from hundreds of dollars for do-it-yourself kits to tens of thousands of dollars for professional services, the expenditure can be measured by the added enjoyment, aesthetic value and security provided through its use. When properly implemented, landscape lighting offers a highly artistic method for dramatizing architectural elements and accenting flowerbeds, gardens and trees, while painting the landscape with protective beams of safety.
For the best results, use the following tips for increasing the value and aesthetics of properties, securing the perimeter and increasing the nightlife of areas normally reserved for day.
To meet the stylish demands of the landscaping, design and builder communities, lighting manufacturers have responded with the production of a wide array of new low-voltage lighting products that meet a broad range of energy-efficient, functional and dramatic lighting applications throughout the outdoors.
In fact, the proper planning can achieve spectacular lighting results. For example, tier or accent lights can be used to dramatically define paths, walkways or steps as well as provide warmth and illumination without an upward glare. Furthermore, mushroom and path lights can creatively highlight low foliage borders, walkways, paths and groundcovers while offering bright beams of security and protection.
In addition to all the aesthetic possibilities, low-voltage lighting also offers many practical benefits. Compared to other lighting sources, low-voltage lamps save energy by operating at 30 volts or less. In fact, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that the average American household can expect to lower their annual energy bill by 30 percent through the of use energy-efficient lighting that includes low-voltage systems.
Furthermore, low voltage energy users can even create additional energy savings with the utilization of transformers that reduce energy output levels to 12 or 24 volts without degrading lighting intensity. Since low-voltage lighting produces two-and-a-half times as much light as other incandescent lamps, a 50-watt low-voltage lamp can generate as much light as a 125-watt counterpart.
Another advantage is that low-voltage lighting can also prove a safer alternative for many applications because it uses about one-tenth of the voltage of other lighting options. Consequently, this benefit greatly reduces the possibility of shock since far fewer volts of electricity travel through wiring and lamps at any given time.
What are its best features? What spots would you like to highlight to the outside world? Are there hard-to-see trouble areas where someone might stumble or an intruder might hide? Are there areas that you would like to use more at night?
Landscape lighting can help answer most of these questions. For example, uplighting can greatly increase the dramatic effect of archways, pools and ponds, while "grazing" or downward lighting can also be used to highlight fine stucco or other luxurious surfaces.
In addition, illumination placed under railings, benches and stairs or above designated sites can help eliminate accidents and increase the usability of decks, porches, verandas and barbecues as well as basketball courts or other public areas at nighttime. Silhouette lighting or the effect created by placing lighting below and behind objects such as fountains, statues, trees and shrubs can also greatly enhance the aesthetics of these structures as well as the overall landscape.
Another consideration is the color and the intensity of the light used. To avoid the over-dramatizing effects that look more like an airport runway, use soft, natural tones that mimic old-fashioned moonlight. Also, avoid the use of too many lights in one area and not enough in another. The lighting results should produce a balanced panorama with just a few accented points to specifically catch the user's eye.
Walk the property at night, carefully noting safety concerns and specific areas that can benefit from a splash of light. With a portable light or flashlight, get a feel for the type and intensity of the lighting needed as well as the desired results. Carefully assess dark areas where intruders may hide or someone may slip or fall. Stand by the roadside or on walkways to determine aesthetic sites that you would like seen from these areas at night.
Many lighting showroom professionals will even offer, as part of their service, a nighttime demonstration on your property or grounds. This will allow you to sample benefits and varying effects before agreeing to costly expenditures.
Work closely or partner with local lighting showrooms. These environments can often provide a wealth of professional guidance and services to help select and plan lighting needs. Lighting professionals thoroughly understand how even a little light, placed properly, can increase the aesthetic value or safety of sites ranging from parks and parking lots to walkways and gardens.
Also, remember that lighting is an art form. Think of your favorite movie and the efforts undertaken to light the most seemingly simple sets. Although most lighting needs are likely far less intricate, this exercise provides a better understanding of the many nuances involved in the process, which can range from back and front to under, down and silhouette lighting.
Partner with reputable manufacturers and distributors to learn the landscape lighting trade and expand business. The representatives of many reputable lighting companies would be more than happy to share their landscape lighting technical and business knowledge. Some have even been known to work individually with landscapers to help them learn how to use the various fixtures to achieve a wide assortment of lighting effects.
The only way to know if such an individual is available in your area is to ask. Reach out to qualified lighting manufacturers and inquire about the availability of individual tutoring or landscape lighting seminars being held in your area.
In addition, a surefire method for increasing lighting business for independent landscapers is to hold open house events at customer sites. By partnering with existing customers, you can then showcase your work and meet directly with prospects in a friendly environment that already includes satisfied users and on-the-spot referrals.
Finally, remember that landscape lighting has two purposes: functional and aesthetic. In addition to consulting with experienced lighting professionals, carefully consider needs and desires before starting the process. This could make the difference between an area surrounded by a warm bath of lit charm and safety and an overly expensive, garish display filled with safety hazards.
Eric S. Borden is director of Ambiance Lighting Systems for Sea Gull Lighting Products, Inc. (Riverside, N.J.).
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TORONTO – Drug-testing kits currently available in Canada have limitations, but they can be part of the solution to help prevent unnecessary deaths at live concerts such as Toronto's Veld music festival, where two people died earlier this month after taking what's believed to be party drugs, says a harm-reduction group.
Toronto's Trip Project says the testing kits, when combined with other strategies like drug education, could make drug use safer for people who will not abstain from risky behaviour.
"People die at music festivals. That's not a thing that we should just accept," said Lori Kufner, a co-ordinator with the city-funded organization.
Kufner said that testing kits for synthetic so-called "party" drugs may be a way of reducing risks, but they aren't widely used and some people who take drugs don't even know they're available.
"There's a lot of other drugs that are being created and sold and passed off as other substances. Buying street drugs, you never really know what it is," she said.
"If you test it for something and it ends up being something that you didn't think it was going to be, you can still make an informed decision of whether to toss it or do it anyway."
Health Canada says all synthetic club drugs are considered equally harmful and are unsafe even in so-called "pure" forms.
Police are still trying to determine what drugs may have been consumed by a 20-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man who died, and 13 others who were sickened at the Veld Music Festival in Toronto's Downsview Park. Police said all 15 people ingested what they believe was a party drug purchased at the festival.
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Adrienne Smith, a staff lawyer with the Pivot Legal Society in Vancouver, said that simply condemning the use of illegal drugs is not a solution.
"Currently illicit drug use is happening at parties. What we do about that is the important question," she said.
"What the harm-reduction community has decided to do is to acknowledge that it's happening and to address some of the harms so that people don't die," she said.
But drug-test kits remain "under the radar," said Karim Rifaat, the owner of Test Kit Plus, a Montreal company that sells the kits online.
"A lot of people who like to use drugs recreationally don't even know that it's possible to test them," he said.
He stressed that the kits are not 100 per cent accurate.
"It's not as good as sending it to a lab," he said, but they allow people to get an overall idea of the constituents of a capsule, tablet, or powder drug sample.
"If you have no idea what's in your tablet and you just take it, that's probably one of the worst things you can do," he said.
Testing a substance, Kufner said, requires mixing a single drop of chemical reagent with a sample of the party drug (usually a scraping of powder the size of the tip of a pen) on a glass or ceramic plate, and comparing the colour of the reaction to a chart.
Andrew Jolie, an electronic music enthusiast, said he has seen people use test kits in Miami, but not in Canada.
"Generally, they turn different colours for different substances. The ones I've seen, for (popular club drug) MDMA it would turn a dark blue and for speed or cocaine or some other kind of amphetamine, it would turn green or yellow," he said.
"You see the colour right away. If it's bright, dark blue, then you might not need to test it again. If it has some discolouration or something else in it, then you might want to give it another test."
The kits are available for sale online and cost about $25. Rifaat said Test Kit Plus has been selling them for about a year, and awareness – and business – is "growing."
Test kits may reduce harm, said Kufner, but there are still limitations to their efficacy and barriers to use.
Kufner said the Trip Project can't test drugs on site, as it could be considered trafficking and get the group in trouble with the law. And the kits aren't necessarily convenient. The reagents are "somewhat corrosive," said Kufner, and people must care for them properly to avoid spoilage.
Rifaat says it's better to use various reagents, which would also make the process more intensive.
All told, Jolie said, testing drugs is "really tough to do when you're actually out at these festivals."
"Even if you had a test kit on you, that would mean you would have to sit down somewhere, you would have to find a flat surface, you know, break out all these vials. And that's sketchy enough on its own, right? Especially in a club environment, you'd get kicked out instantly for that."
The RCMP said that while testing kits are not illegal, they could indicate to an officer that someone is carrying a controlled substance.
Det. Jeffrey Ross of the Toronto Drug Squad said he understands how testing kits might be perceived as useful, but expressed concern at the number of substances in their blind spots. He said testing kits could give drug users a false impression of safety.
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It's hard to turn on your TV or read an editorial page these days without encountering someone declaring, with an air of great seriousness, that excessive spending and the resulting budget deficit is our biggest problem. Such declarations are rarely accompanied by any argument about why we should believe this; it's supposed to be part of what everyone knows.
This is, however, a case in which what everyone knows just ain't so. The budget deficit isn't our biggest problem, by a long shot. Furthermore, it's a problem that is already, to a large degree, solved. The medium-term budget outlook isn't great, but it's not terrible either -- and the long-term outlook gets much more attention than it should.
It's true that right now we have a large federal budget deficit. But that deficit is mainly the result of a depressed economy -- and you're actually supposed to run deficits in a depressed economy to help support overall demand. The deficit will come down as the economy recovers: Revenue will rise while some categories of spending, such as unemployment benefits, will fall. Indeed, that's already happening. (And similar things are happening at the state and local levels -- for example, California appears to be back in budget surplus.)
Still, will economic recovery be enough to stabilize the fiscal outlook? The answer is, pretty much.
Recently the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities took Congressional Budget Office projections for the next decade and updated them to take account of two major deficit-reduction actions: the spending cuts agreed to in 2011, amounting to almost $1.5 trillion over the next decade; and the roughly $600 billion in tax increases on the affluent agreed to at the beginning of this year. What the center finds is a budget outlook that, as I said, isn't great but isn't terrible: It projects that the ratio of debt to GDP, the standard measure of America's debt position, will be only modestly higher in 2022 than it is now.
The center calls for another $1.4 trillion in deficit reduction, which would completely stabilize the debt ratio; President Barack Obama has called for roughly the same amount. Even without such actions, however, the budget outlook for the next 10 years doesn't look at all alarming.
Now, projections that run further into the future do suggest trouble, as an aging population and rising health care costs continue to push federal spending higher. But here's a question you almost never see seriously addressed: Why, exactly, should we believe that it's necessary, or even possible, to decide right now how we will eventually address the budget issues of the 2030s?
Consider, for example, the case of Social Security. There was a case for paying down debt before the baby boomers began to retire, making it easier to pay full benefits later. But George W. Bush squandered the Clinton surplus on tax cuts and wars, and that window has closed. At this point, "reform" proposals are all about things like raising the retirement age or changing the inflation adjustment, moves that would gradually reduce benefits relative to current law. What problem is this supposed to solve?
Well, it's probable (although not certain) that, within two or three decades, the Social Security trust fund will be exhausted, leaving the system unable to pay the full benefits specified by current law. So the plan is to avoid cuts in future benefits by committing right now to ... cuts in future benefits. Huh?
OK, you can argue that the adjustment to an aging population would be smoother if we commit to a glide path of benefit cuts now. On the other hand, by moving too soon we might lock in benefit cuts that turn out not to have been necessary. And much the same logic applies to Medicare. So there's a reasonable argument for leaving the question of how to deal with future problems up to future politicians.
The point is that the case for urgent action now to reduce spending decades in the future is far weaker than conventional rhetoric might lead you to suspect. And, no, it's nothing like the case for urgent action on climate change.
So, no big problem in the medium term, no strong case for worrying now about long-run budget issues.
The deficit scolds dominating policy debate will, of course, fiercely resist any attempt to downgrade their favorite issue. They love living in an atmosphere of fiscal crisis: It lets them stroke their chins and sound serious, and it also provides an excuse for slashing social programs, which often seems to be their real objective.
But neither the current deficit nor projected future spending deserve to be anywhere near the top of our political agenda. It's time to focus on other stuff -- like the still-depressed state of the economy and the still-terrible problem of long-term unemployment.
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It's hard to turn on your TV or read an editorial page these days without encountering someone declaring, with an air of great seriousness, that excessive spending and the resulting budget deficit is our biggest problem. Such declarations are rarely accompanied by any argument about why we should believe this; it's supposed to be part of what everyone knows.


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Tyra Banks is saying yes to plastic surgery… when the time comes.
Earlier this week, the talk show host and "America's Next Top Model" creator, host and executive producer hit the set of "Piers Morgan Tonight," where the Brit asked the media mogul if she'd be willing to have a little "nip and tuck."
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"Oh definitely," Tyra replied.
"If the time comes?" Piers asked.
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"Most definitely, yeah," the former supermodel said, without hesitation.
While she's open to a little surgery, Tyra said she hasn't had breast implants as has been rumored.
"It was a very big rumor that I had breast implants and I don't blame you. On the cover of these magazines, I was very young, I was 23, 24, 25, and they were up there, like, 'Bam!' They pretty much looked fake. I'll admit that they did look fake, but they weren't," Tyra told the Brit. "And my mom was like, 'They have no idea that you're just [busty],' but cut to years later, they're still thinking that because I'm wearing these gorgeous push up bras."
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Beyond bra talk, after Piers revealed he liked women with a little "meat on their bones," Tyra did a little psychology, suggesting most men do too, they just don't know it yet.
"I do feel that a lot of men have been brainwashed and they think that's what they want and I don't think that they know that biologically or physiologically, that they actually want to feel softness next to them," she said. "That's why the are attracted to breasts and things, because that's not what they have."
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As a pub, Tom Kelly's serves traditional Irish fare and foods with an Irish flair. Our signature Reuben burger is a delicious treat for meat lovers, because we take "chophouse" seriously and use only quality meats in our burgers and steaks available in Peotone. Pub food is comfort food, and our restaurant serves delectable Irish pub fare you'll love.
Tom Kelly's also has TVs so you can catch the game at our sports bar while you're chowing down on wings, a burger, or craft beer. We offer specials for our customers who are looking for the perfect sports bar and restaurant near Peotone: with 14 plasma TVs and drink specials during every game, this is a great sports bar and restaurant during every season. We also offer great food and drink specials during Hawks games, so Peotone fans should come watch the Chicago Blackhawks with us at the best sports bar around Peotone.
Any serious pub should take its brews seriously, which is why we serve so many amazing craft beers for Peotone residents to enjoy. The local craft beer lover will rejoice at our selection of craft beer on tap, as well as our other craft beer bottles and cans. If you love craft beer, come enjoy the atmosphere and a few drinks like Goose Island Green Line Pale Ale, which is only available in Chicago-area bars and pubs like Tom Kelly's. Enjoy this and other craft beer at your local Irish pub, restaurant, and bar. From APAs to IPAs, ciders to lagers, you'll find a craft beer for you at Tom Kelly's Chophouse and Pub near Peotone, IL.
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Well, I have been so tired after two days on my feet at work. Sorry for not blogging, but I just felt so tired the last couple of nights.
On Friday, I walked 15,919 steps, which included about 12,000 at work and then 3,000 more when Craig and I went to the mall to get his eyeglasses ordered.
That totaled 6.76 miles and about 600 calories. I also burned some more calories at the gym on the elliptical and lifting weights on Friday night.
Last night was another story. No gym time for me. My body needed to lay on the couch and watch a movie, so that's what I did. We watched The Girl Who Played with Fire and it was really good. Confusing for Craig because of all of the characters, but I could explain who was who most of the time.
This morning, I had a huge cup of coffee and a bowl of Stonyfield plain yogurt with chia seeds, a banana, and some strawberry jelly.
I was feeling really weak and tired today, but I met Angie at the Y to walk around the track, catch up, and head to Body Pump.
Weakness dominated throughout Body Pump too. I haven't done it in a while and my body is still just needing to recover from two tough days of work and a one day weekend. Thank god we are heading on vacation to warm Florida this week and I only have to work three days.
I was ravenous when I got home from the gym and had this for lunch.
And finally, GO PACK GO in the super bowl tonight. I don't think I have watched the super bowl in about ten years.
My father-in-law is coming over because we have a huge TV. He's bringing sandwiches, soda and chips. Time to indulge with my monthly soda. Sometimes it just hits the spot, but I am glad I don't drink one coca-cola a day like I used to five years ago.
Hope the green and yellow sweatshirt I am wearing is lucky for the Packers!


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With holiday forests popping up all over town and cut-your-own holiday Christmas tree growers opening their ranches for business, it's time to plan your tree selection strategy. Use the following shopping guidelines, and you'll get your money's worth with a tree that stays fresh, green and festive throughout the season's celebrations.
- Before you shop: Choose on a location for your Christmas tree and measure both the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the space. While highly visible pride of place is a given, the tree is best located away from heat sources and shouldn't block entrances or routine household traffic.
- At the lot or farm: Always shop with an eye for freshness. Buying from a cut-your-own tree farm is the best assurance of an ultra-fresh product, but there are plenty of great candidates available at neighborhood lots, too. Do a freshness test by sharply bending a few of a tree's needles with your fingers: except in super-fibrous pine varieties, fresh, green needles will break crisply just like a fresh carrot. Some dry interior needles are natural, but don't choose any tree that has excessive needle loss and foliage discoloration, wrinkled bark or a musty odor. If you're still in doubt and can't pin down the vendor as to the tree's arrival date, move on to another lot.
- Setting up your Christmas tree at home: Whether you'll be putting it up immediately or taking a few days' break before decorating, give your tree a trunk trim and a generous drink of water. For outdoor storage, choose a shady, sheltered spot, and before placing the tree in a bucket of water, make a straight cut half an inch from the bottom of its trunk to aid moisture absorption. The tree's first 24 hours at your home are its thirstiest, so keep an eye on the water level.
- Tree-trimming time: When you're ready to bring your tree indoors, make sure you've got a stand suited to its dimensions, with a reservoir allowing one quart of water capacity for every inch of the trunk's diameter. Cut another half inch off the bottom of the tree's trunk before placing it in the stand (make sure it's a straight cut, as tapers or angles don't help absorption or stability), and fill that reservoir with plain tap water. That's right – plain water. Research has shown that it's the best for your tree, and that such additives as bleach, aspirin and fertilizer can actually be detrimental to moisture retention. Keep the reservoir full and the water line above the trunk's base via daily checks, and you'll enjoy a lush, fresh tree throughout the holidays.
- After the holidays: The season's end will eventually arrive, giving both you and your tree an opportunity to do something good for the environment. Christmas trees can easily be recycled into nutrient-rich mulch, and most cities now have post-holiday collection programs for that purpose. To find one in your area, enter your zip code at the National Christmas Tree Association's Recycling Program page.
- To go green, go live: If you're thinking that a live Christmas tree isn't the most eco-friendly holiday choice, think again. Unlike their mostly plastic, artificial counterparts, live trees contribute positively to the environment where they're raised, are a renewable resource (one to three seedlings are planted in place of every tree harvested), and are recyclable and biodegradable after their decorative purpose has been fulfilled.


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Hey Cork there are no pics!?!?!?
Getting used to that Jennings "WHO me?' smirk, If he comes out of his shell &, little better than .240 hitting... could be the CF star that this team always tried to make out BJ Upton to be.....didn't work....but Now....maybe?
I would like to take back something I said the other day.
Even If the Rays had revenue streams of the Roman empire and Paul Alllen's propensity to spend it, I am happy with the Rays decision to pick up Hernandez and stick him in the rotation.
I take back saying I would rather have Archer there right now after looking at his numbers.
In 4 starts Archer is 2-0 with a 4.05 era sure thats nice. But according to Neil Solandz he never made it past the 5th inning yet due to high pitch counts in each start. I dont know where to get Bullls pitch counts online but I'll take his word for it.
The Rays have done a stupendous job in developing young pitchers. They do it gradually and have milestones we are not aware of they need to achieve.
Archer and Odorizzi barely have 1 year total of AAA starts under their belts.
I will trust their judgment on this one. I'm back all in with Fausto for now. This is only his seventh start since 2011. And Niemann actually required surgery for medical reasons, not to cover the Rays decision to pick him up.
I think Solandz is wrong. I believe I heard the Rays have been capping Archer at 5 innings regardless of pitch count to keep his innings down in case they need him in the bigs this year because of injury or total failure by one of the starters.
He hasn't made it past the 5th cause they are only allowing him 5 innings to limit his load so when they call him up later this season. you think neil would know this....


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Pumpkin pie
Fill a sweet shortcrust pastry tart case with lightly spiced squash to make a traditional American treat
Nutrition and extra info
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal357
- fat18g
- saturates7g
- carbs45g
- sugars27g
- fibre2g
- protein5g
- salt0.65g
- 750g/1lb 10oz pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks
Pumpkins are the most famous of all the winter squashes, and are most associated with Halloween…
- 350g sweet shortcrust pastry
- plain flour, for dusting
- 140g caster sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp fresh nutmeg, grated
One of the most useful of spices for both sweet and savoury…
- 1 tsp cinnamon
A fragrant spice which comes from the inner bark of a tropical tree. When dried, it curls into…
- 2 eggs, beaten
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 25g butter, melted
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
- 175ml milk
One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a 'complete' food…
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
Place the pumpkin in a large saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Cover with a lid and simmer for 15 mins or until tender. Drain pumpkin; let cool.
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use it to line a 22cm loose-bottomed tart tin. Chill for 15 mins. Line the pastry with baking parchment and baking beans, then bake for 15 mins. Remove the beans and paper, and cook for a further 10 mins until the base is pale golden and biscuity. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
Increase oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Push the cooled pumpkin through a sieve into a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, salt, nutmeg and half the cinnamon. Mix in the beaten eggs, melted butter and milk, then add to the pumpkin purée and stir to combine. Pour into the tart shell and cook for 10 mins, then reduce the temperature to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Continue to bake for 35-40 mins until the filling has just set.
Leave to cool, then remove the pie from the tin. Mix the remaining cinnamon with the icing sugar and dust over the pie. Serve chilled.
Recipe Tip
TryInstead of dusting with icing sugar, why not make your pie extra indulgent by adding a meringue topping?
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This time I visited Paris for fashion week and my first concern before the «heat» of the shows, was to stay at a beautiful hotel, near the city center that could offer me, gracefully, everything I needed. Therefore, I chose 9 Hotel.
9 Hotel is a boutique hotel with contemporary rooms just near the Gare du Nord (where you can always take the under-the-ocean Eurostar train and go to London for a couple of days) and the magnificent Opera of Paris. It was renovated in 2007 by the Castel Veciana studio, who also oversaw the hotel's latest project, to acquire 13 new rooms from a neighbouring building and triple the size of its lobby, too. Jordi Veciana, an industrial designer and Jordi Castel, an architect have superbly illustrated their work with several international projects for well-known brands such as Agata Ruίz de la Prada, Gianni Versace, Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, Hotel Regina in Barcelona, etc.
The hotel concept they worked on was HOME. The idea was to offer private and public spaces that guests can make their own, perfectly embodying the concepts of the Boutique Hotel and "Home Away from Home".
Skye Maunsell was specifically entrusted with designing the furniture and selecting the materials for 9 Hotel. She used a soft colour palette with contrasting elements for the hotel's interiors, expanded the existing space, and gave it a warm, comfortable atmosphere.
The Castel Veciana studio endeavoured to recreate the serene, tranquil and intimate atmosphere of a personal interior space within a Parisian Boutique Hotel. These new living and reception spaces redefine the codes of casual luxury showcasing an incredible attention to detail, where a variety of incongruous elements appear obvious, coherent and balanced.
Located in the heart of an upbeat, trendy area in the 9th district of Paris, 9 Hotel is opening its new Club rooms and reception areas to all the lovers of grace, elegance and ease. Near Montmartre, little India, local grocery markets, department stores and much more, 9 Hotel offered me a unique experience! Along with the "Home Away from Home" lobby furnished with couches, rugs and lamps, the lounge bar, the real library with "table d'hôte" dining and the exclusive meeting room, I had the chance to have everything I needed during my stay there.
What made me a great impression, apart from my favourite i-phone/i-pod speakers in the Club room, was the "Take-Away" breakfast service, where I could grab a cup of coffee and a delicious French croissant and move on to my busy day. Not to forget, though, the hospitable team that was there every time I needed them.
At 9 Hotel, customers are treated as precious HOME guests, and the entire staff is dedicated to their comfort and well-being. 9 Hotel was awarded the Trip Advisor Excellence Award in 2012.
14 rue Papillon 75009 Paris – Tel: +33 (0)1 47 70 78 34
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Nomad Pizza Co.: Notes from the Field
Slice mail answered.
Friend of Slice and Serious Eats New York contributor Tam Ngo recently emailed some field notes from a recent visit to Nomad Pizza Co., a newish Neapolitan pizza operation in Hopewell, New Jersey, that's been getting some love from the pizzerati as of late. Here are her quick impressions of the place. --The Mgmt.
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I haven't had heavyhitter Neapolitan-style Motorino yet, so I can't compare it. But Nomad's crust is crisper, more pliant, and has a more developed flavor than that of Keste's. (Even though I dug the texture, Keste's crust was surprisingly monoflavored to me.)
High-quality, good proportions. I think they may drizzle olive oil on some of the pies. On the second visit, the pies were more salty and less basil-y than the first.
Sausage: suffers from center-pie sag, but I'm not complaining because the meat's sensational.
With the extra meat oil, the pie takes to home-reheating marvelously.
Margherita di Bufala (pictured, top): where the extra olive oil is even more apparent.
Shitake Mushroom: lotsa lotsa mushroom! I liked this but did not love. The flavor was nice and earthy, but needed an acid or herbs to brighten the experience of eating it. (After just a slice of it, I kinda got bored.)
Pesto: makes sporadic appearances on the menu. I'm guessing it'll be stricken after the summer basil season ends. I really want to try!
BYOB. They allow for take-out. Still seem to be ironing out the kinks. Service is wonderfully warm. Growing crowds increasingly restless.
Nomad Pizza Co.
10 East Broad Street, Hopewell NJ 08525 (map) 609-466-6623; nomadpizzaco.com
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Here's what's up in the world of TV for Thursday, June 14. All times are Eastern.
Burn Notice/Suits (USA, 9 and 10 p.m.): To promote its regular slate of breezy actioners and slight-but-filled-with-attractive-faces workplace dramas, USA sent out a batch of similarly insubstantial treats: Yellow-frosted cake pops, each bearing the logotype of a USA summer series. The Burn Notice pop received in The A.V. Club offices was dispiritingly vanilla—sorry if that lowers your expectations for the spy caper's new season, Scott Von Doviak—while the Suits dessert tasted not unlike the self-satisfied feeling of smirking your way into a job at a top New York law firm. Carrie Raisler looks into the show-dessert correlation.
Eagleheart (Cartoon Network, midnight): Thankfully, Adult Swim hasn't attempted conveying this series through pastry. Given the "king of the tramps" that goes missing in tonight's installment, that would be one rank, messy dessert—one which Kevin McFarland would decline, though he'd do so incredibly politely.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (11 a.m.): The Maquis are still running amok in the first half of this week's DS9 doubleheader—but the second half is titled "The Wire," so we can only assume it deals with the crumbling moral, social, and political infrastructure that led to the Maquis' creation. "Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit," replies Sen. Zack Handlen.
The Thick Of It (1 p.m.): No mourning for the first series of The Thick Of It—stiff upper lip and all that. On to the second series, where David Sims steps into trying times for the Department of Social Affairs. Perhaps the problem is that its affairs are too social (wink wink)?
TV Roundtable (3 p.m.): Young Ron Howard learns about parenthood and the frailty of life, concepts he'd later revisit in directorial efforts like Parenthood and, er, Backdraft (?). Either way, this episode is guaranteed to move even the most steely members of our roundtable to tears.
It's Me Or The Dog (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.): The ultimatum in this show's title implies a potential for episode-by-episode variance, but given that it airs on Animal Planet, we're guessing the "me" usually goes before the dog. Can dog trainer Victoria Stilwell prevent either from happening?
The Wanted Live From The Beacon Theatre (Fuse, 8 p.m.): The new wave of British boy bands gets its answer to New Kids On The Block's Hangin' Tough VHS tour documentary, filmed at the site of that Martin Scorsese-directed Rolling Stones concert film from 2008. So, you know, no pressure to live up to there, young chaps.
41 (HBO, 9 p.m.): Filmmaker Jeffrey Roth shines a thousand points of light on the life of President George H.W. Bush, a private figure subjecting to a rare personal profile here. Will there be a sequel? "Not gonna do it," Dana Carvey's impression of Bush says. "Wouldn't be prudent."
Final Offer (Discovery, 10 p.m.): The recent spate of reality shows inspired by Pawn Stars and Storage Wars has yet to best Antiques Roadshow in terms of cutting out the middle man to reveal the prices of rare/not-so-rare items in a matter of minutes. Final Offer nearly does so, while also setting the action in the reality-show equivalent of the Game Of Death pagoda.
The Other F Word (Showtime, 9 p.m.): No, it's not "fuck," "fist," or "flea"—though Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary is interviewed—but rather "fatherhood," in particular the brand of fatherhood practiced by aging punks like this documentary's main subject, Pennywise frontman Jim Lindberg.
Cocktail (Cinemax, 8:15 p.m.): If there's any entity rending its spandex garments in anguished anticipation for Rock Of Ages, it's apparently Cinemax, which serves up "Top Gun in a bar" as part of a night-long Tom Cruise retrospective. Any chance a Cruise-led version of "Kokomo" made it into the final cut of Rock Of Ages?
NBA Finals: Game 2: Heat at Thunder (ABC, 9 p.m.): If the NBA Finals have to be the only sport of note on your standard cable package—suddenly, people paying for the MLB Network don't look so foolish—at least it's an NBA Finals where Oklahoma City is up 1-0 on Miami.
The Dream Team: 20 years ago, the greatest players (and some of the biggest egos) in the NBA teamed up to destroy all challengers at the 1992 Summer Olympics. One-man medal ceremony Marcus Gilmer doles out the gold, silver, and bronze for this documentary on the team's origins and its historic run in Barcelona.


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Carol, Grateful Patient to Dr. Terry Tsue
I want to express my gratitude for the care I received by Dr. Tsue a little over a year ago. Having been diagnosed with Grave's Disease the Fall of 2009 I was presented with a choice in treatment, between radioactive ablation vs. surgery. I choose the latter. That was when I was referred to Dr. Tsue by another doctor, Dr. Kuruvilla. I like and trusted this new doctor from our first meeting. When Dr. Tsue performed a partial thyroidectomy papillary cancer was found in the right lobe and had come into contact with my recurrent laryngeal nerve. Dr. Tsue took a conservative approach in removing as much of the tumor as possible from the nerve, making sure that my husband was informed of the steps performed during the procedure. His words to my husband were comforting and reassuring as he pointed out the seriousness of my situation without making it frightening. I enjoy the irony of Dr. Tsue ministering to my husband, who is a minister himself.
My husband and I appreciated Dr. Tsue's great bedside manner. He is very personable and straightforward when he talked to us regarding his findings after surgery. He has a wonderful sense of humor, and put me at ease by joking with me in the holding room the day of my first surgery. Both doctors believed that it was Divine Intervention that caused me to make the right decision by choosing surgery to treat this disease, as had I not decided on surgery the cancer would not have been discovered. I am grateful to God for putting all of my doctors in my life (Dr. Barry Nickell, Dr. Anita Kuruvilla and Dr. Terrance Tsue) for the diagnosis and treatment of this condition. All three of my doctors were instrumental in my care. However, it was Dr. Tsue who was at 'ground zero' when the incidental cancer diagnosis was made.
Dr. Kuruvilla and Dr. Tsue decided to wait 4-6months before the left lobe was removed. By the end of May 2010 my laryngeal nerve had healed. My voice was nearly back to normal. I had the left lobe of my thyroid removed June 1,2010. I was so relieved to still have a voice afterwards; quite unlike the first procedure. During that time, I went from a whisper to a husky voice. My husband thought my husky voice was sexy. Fortunately, there was no cancer in the left lobe or in the regional lymph nodes. There was no evidence of disease following RAI and a total body scan. As a cancer registrar, I was so relieved to hear that news! About 1 week following my second surgery, I was pleasantly surprised when Dr. Tsue called me at home to check on my progress. That gesture shows the compassion he has for his patients. The University of Kansas Medical Center is very fortunate to have Dr. Tsue on staff. He is an excellent doctor as well as a good television actor. God bless you Dr. Tsue.


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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Xavier Alvarez who was charged with a violation of the Stolen Valor Act for his fraudulent public claim of having received the Medal of Honor. The case reached the high court on appeal from the 9th circuit which held that the act, which outlaws fraudulent claims of having received military awards or honors, was an unconstitutional abridgment of free speech. The government appealed that decision and was joined by The American Legion and others in asking the court to uphold the constitutionality of the act.
Alvarez has never served a day in the military. However, after being elected to a local water board in California, he made the claim that he was a Medal of Honor recipient. While even his own defense attorney noted that Alvarez was an inveterate liar, Alvarez was nonetheless supported by various free-speech advocates who felt that the statute was too broad.
Although it is dangerous to read much into the questions posed by the justices during this hearing, most questions fell into two camps: 1. What is the nature of the harm, if any, caused by fraudulent claims of military heroism? 2. Would upholding the statute have a chilling effect on other forms of speech, such as claims made in political campaigns.
Justice Stephen Breyer, in particular, seemed unwilling to accept the argument that no harm occurs from these lies. "My theory is that it does hurt the medal, the purpose, the objective, the honor, for people falsely to go around saying that they have this medal when they don't."
Justice Antonin Scalia, another First Amendment stalwart, noted that perhaps deference should be made to the Congress. "When Congress passed this legislation, I assume it did so because it thought that the value of the awards that these courageous members of the armed forces were receiving was being demeaned and diminished."
On the question of whether upholding the act would chill other protected speech, the public defender for Alvarez, Jonathan Libby, seemed to concede that no such chilling effect would take place. When asked by Justice Elena Kagan what truthful speech would be chilled by upholding the act, Libby said, "It's not that it may necessarily chill any truthful speech. I mean, it's —¬ we certainly concede that one typically knows whether or not one has won a medal or not. We certainly — we concede that point."
Justice Kagan responded with surprise, noting "That's a big concession, Mr. Libby."
It may be months before the high court rules on the case.


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I'm in. That looks like a very nice stocking stuffer. Friends of ours have Sonos in their home. I've been impressed.
Would like to play with this. Looks like fun.
The start of a bedroom system maybe
It would be a nice upgrade and a cool present.
The Sonos system looks like a very welcome audition to any audiophile or music lover's system.
Hope I win. Will use my tube router to get it sounding right.
not profane or spam :-)
Love the sonos system!
As a long-time subscriber to Stereophile mag I really enjoy the write-ups and product reviews. In addition to this newsletter I also get AS, IF, and AP, so it's tough to keep up with all of them. Fortunately I saw the SONOS sweepstakes offer here, and their combo looks terrific! If I don't win it I'll buy the pair! Go SONOS: Rah! Rah! Rah!
Would fulfill the aim of storing music and listening to it in a different location.
Winning one would be the perfect way to try one out!
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I have the Play 5 to use as a portable system throughout the house and yard and love it. It would love a little brother to play with!
A friend of mine just bought one and loves it!
Hope to win this speaker perfect for the kitchen.
This would make a nice addition to my current Sonos system
I've been considering setting up a whole house system. Winning this would be a great start!
Are all routers and bands 802.1 a through n compatible with the bridge? Would standard encryption protocols pose a problem?
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Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z may be touring together
After onstage duets at a DirecTV party in New Orleans on Super Bowl weekend and again at the Grammy Awards, Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z may be planning to embark on a stadium tour together this summer.
Rolling Stone reported Tuesday that the two are planning a tour of 11 to 13 stadium dates. The report followed a tweet from Timberlake's representatives on the singer's Twitter page Sunday, reading, "Big news coming out after Justin's Grammys performance. Stay tuned or you'll miss it!"
Rapper and music producer Jay-Z appeared as a guest at Timberlake's New Orleans show, where the duo sang Timberlake's new single "Suit & Tie." They reprised the song at the Grammys.
Released in mid-January in advance of Timberlake's new album, "The 20/20 Experience," due out March 19, it peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The New Orleans show was Timberlake's first solo concert in years. He had done a worldwide tour in 2007 in support of his previous album, "FutureSex / LoveSounds," before taking a hiatus from music to concentrate on acting.
After having already appeared in films including "Black Snake Moan" and "Southland Tales" (both 2007), he went on to movies including "Bad Teacher," "Friends with Benefits" and "In Time" (all 2011), as well as "The Social Network" (2010), directed by David Fincher, who directed the "Suit & Tie" music video.
Jay-Z toured in 2009 in support of his album "The Blueprint 3" and opened Brooklyn's Barclays Center with eight sold-out shows in September and October.


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Healthy egg & chips
One that dads will love! This any-time meal is perfect with a helping of baked beans
Nutrition and extra info
- Easily halved
- Healthy
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal218
- fat10g
- saturates2g
- carbs22g
- sugars1g
- fibre2g
- protein11g
- salt0.24g
- 500g potatoes, diced
The world's favourite root vegetable, the potato comes in innumerable varieties. A member of…
- 2 shallots, sliced
Related to the onion (as opposed to being a younger version of it), shallots grow in clusters at…
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Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
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Closely related to marjoram, of which it is the wild equivalent, oregano has a coarser, more…
- 200g small mushroom
The mushroom is a fungus which comes in a wide range of varieties that belong to two distinct…
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Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Tip the potatoes and shallots into a large, non-stick roasting tin, drizzle with the oil, sprinkle over the oregano, then mix everything together well. Bake for 40-45 mins (or until starting to go brown), add the mushrooms, then cook for a further 10 mins until the potatoes are browned and tender.
Make four gaps in the vegetables and crack an egg into each space. Return to the oven for 3-4 mins or until the eggs are cooked to your liking.
Recipe Tip
Add a bit moreTry serving this with baked beans or grilled tomatoes to boost your 5-a-day.