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March 29, 2007
By ANDY KIRKALDY
VERGENNES — As the Vergennes City Council discussed on Tuesday how city police and Northlands Job Corps officials should work together, aldermen also turned to the simmering issue of compensation for Vergennes for hosting the 280-student federal job-training program.
From 1979 until 2004 Vergennes was paid an amount equal to about 10 percent of its operating budget for hosting Northlands on the state-owned campus that once housed the Weeks School. That funding was promised the city in the original agreement between state, federal and city officials in which Northlands was founded.
But in 1999 federal officials claimed such payments were illegal taxation. Although Congress passed a bill to cover continued payments for five more years, state and federal officials have since refused to pay any more, despite the city's ability to produce the written promise of funding.
By CYRUS LEVESQUE
BRISTOL — At a selectboard meeting on Monday, Bristol's Design Review Commission (DRC) recommended rejecting the plans for the veterans' memorial proposed by the American Legion for the corner of the Bristol town green. In response, the selectboard approved some changes to the design but kept most of the plan unchanged.
The architects who developed the plan said that part of the negative response was because of a misunderstanding of how it would look. "Some of the points just needed some clarification … The notion of this embedded position which got included in the newspaper was not the idea at all," said Tommy Thompson of Twenty 4D Architects, referring to a possible confusion about what the memorial would actually look like.
By MEGAN JAMES
MIDDLEBURY — There are a lot of things Randy Lizotte wishes he had known about sex before moving out of his parents' house three years ago. The 26-year-old president of Speak Up Addison County, a self-advocacy group organized by area residents with developmental disabilities, said he was 20 years old when his father gave him "the talk."
"My dad's a man of few words, short and to the point," he said. "It wasn't scary, it was just kind of awkward that late in my life."
Lizotte has developmental disabilities, but when he moved into an apartment in Middlebury, he was physically fully developed. It didn't take him long to leap into his first serious romantic relationship.
Everything he knew about dating and his body, he had pieced together from things his friends told him. So he learned the basics on the fly and did the best he could. Now he wants to make sure others are more prepared than he was.
March 26, 2007
By JOHN FLOWERS
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury residents on April 11 will vote on a proposed 2007-2008 Mary Hogan Elementary School spending plan that offers no new programs and reflects an inflationary increase in spending.
ID-4 school directors have OK'd a draft budget of $5,482,885, which represents a 2.73-percent increase compared to this year's Mary Hogan Elementary spending plan of $5,337,045.
"It's pretty much a maintenance budget," said Principal Bonnie Bourne. "There are no new initiatives."
It's a spending plan that reflects roughly the same number of staff (around 65) delivering services to what officials believe will be a level — or slightly higher — number of students next year. Mary Hogan currently serves 389 children in grades kindergarten through 6.
"We worked hard to keep the increase (in spending) as low as possible," Bourne said.
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury South Village (MSV) development off Court Street could soon host a 17,000-square-foot Aldi discount food store.
Developers Jeffry Glassberg and Steve Reid confirmed on Friday they have signed a purchase and sales agreement with Aldi, through which the company would buy two lots within the 30-acre project. Aldi would build its new store on one of the lots, while setting aside the other lot for landscaping and parking — though that site could potentially be developed at a later date.
Friday saw Glassberg, Reid and Aldi Director of Real Estate David S. Wolf meet with Middlebury officials and local business leaders to explain the food store's history and tentative plans. If all goes well, Aldi will submit a building application to the town as soon as this spring or summer, according to Wolf.
"Our goal today is to introduce the (project concept), and Aldi, and listen," Glassberg said. "We want to hear from folks what they think."
March 22, 2007
VERGENNES — The Vermont House is scheduled to take action late this week on legislation aimed at boosting the economic viability of area farms, including initiatives that would make it easier for farmers to butcher their poultry and get their products into restaurants and schools.
The House Agriculture Committee on March 16 passed the so-called "farm viability bill" — also known as the farm omnibus bill. The main goals of the bill, according to House leaders, are to foster the development of a diversified agricultural sector; maintain the state's prominence as a major milk producer in the region; and ensure the continued stewardship of the land with respect for the environment.
It was the second major piece of legislation passed out of the House Agriculture Committee this session. The first was the "farm aid bill," passed in February, which included $3.2 million in emergency state assistance for cash-strapped farmers struggling to make ends meet until the spring planting season.
ORWELL — Mike Audet wasn't expecting much of a response in 1982 when he sent a letter to state officials recommending ways to improve his alma mater, Vermont Technical College.
Little did he know that his letter would soon lead to a face-to-face meeting with then-Gov. Richard Snelling, followed by a 24-year stint on the Vermont State Colleges (VSC) board of trustees. There, he would recommend — and help oversee — many improvements to a state college system that has grown immeasurably during Audet's tenure.
"I've always been grateful to Gov. Snelling for appointing a farmer," said Audet, who with his brother, Tom, has run the Ledge Haven Farm in Orwell for the past 35 years.
March 19, 2007
MIDDLEBURY — A few short years ago, state officials were forecasting the doom-and-gloom scenario that Vermont's Medicaid budget would be $500 million in the red within five years.
While the news today still isn't great, it's a lot better than it could have been, according to Vermont Agency of Human Services (AHS) Secretary Cynthia D. LaWare. Thanks to a special waiver that allows Vermont to oversee the spending of its federal Medicaid dollars, along with recently implemented health care programs that stress preventative care over acute care, state officials have readjusted their Medicaid deficit projection to $100 million.
Medicaid was just one of several health care issues discussed by LaWare during a far-ranging interview at the Addison Independent on Thursday.
"To the extent we can diagnose and treat illnesses early on, it can have a dramatic affect on acute care costs," LaWare said of her agency's current strategy.
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Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scene that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. BBC DJ John Peel in particular is largely credited with spreading the reputation of krautrock outside of the German-speaking world.
The term krautrock was originally a humorous one coined by the UK music press (such as New Musical Express and Melody Maker), where krautrock found an early and enthusiastic underground following. The term derives from the ethnic slur "kraut", and its use by the music press was inspired by a track from Amon Düül's " Psychedelic Underground" titled "Mama Düül und Ihre Sauerkrautband Spielt Auf" ('Mama Düül and her Sauerkrautband Start Up.').
Typical bands dubbed krautrock in the 1970s included Tangerine Dream, Faust, Can, Amon Düül II, Ash Ra Tempel and others associated with the celebrated Cologne-based producers and engineers Dieter Dierks and Conny Plank, such as Neu!, Kraftwerk and Cluster.
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Speculation about Mandela's fate seen as cultural taboo
In the South African culture, grave illness is believed to be a private matter between the dying and their families.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Will native son and national hero Nelson Mandela survive his latest bout with illness?
That is the single question dominating headlines, speeches, Twitter and conversation throughout South Africa.
It's an unusual situation in a country where death is an off-limits topic due to local culture. But as locals brace themselves, anxious and hopeful, they remain stoic and protective, insisting on Mandela's privacy as he battles a lung infection.
And they say he has a right to be left alone.
"This is a man who gave so much of himself to this country," said Roseline Wilson, 30, an insurance company representative in Johannesburg. "He must rest. He has suffered too much in his old age."
Mandela on Thursday spent a sixth day in the hospital where he is being treated for a recurring lung infection. President Jacob Zuma said Thursday he is improving but remains in serious condition.
Mandela, 94, is revered in this country and throughout Africa for his dedication to the freedom of South Africans. He spent 27 years in prison for leading civil disobedience campaigns and for his role in acts of sabotage to violently overthrow the government.
But when he emerged from prison in 1990, he led a campaign of reconciliation with the repressive white regime that had institutionalized racism in a system known as apartheid. He and the white president at the time, Frederik Willem de Klerk, received the Nobel Peace Prize for shepherding democratic reforms and the peaceful abolishing of apartheid.
The reforms led to free and fair elections in which Mandela became the country's first black president in 1994.
"He saved a bloodbath in the making," said Sam Omar, 72, a doctor in the small town of Vereneeging. "Most importantly, he forgave. This is a message for the country."
Over the past few months, Mandela has been repeatedly hospitalized for respiratory problems originating from tuberculosis he contracted during his captivity. Last week, Mandela was readmitted to the hospital for fluid in his lungs.
Locals are skeptical about reports that Mandela's health is improving. Mandela's family has been a constant presence at the hospital, and wife Graca Machel and his grandson Mandela arrived at the Pretoria facility Wednesday afternoon.
Omar said that many of his patients don't talk about Mandela being sick but focus on the man himself and the future. Talk on the street is not about his illness but about "letting him go."
According to Isintu — a Zulu word for traditional South African culture — the very sick can't let go from life unless the family "releases" them, or gives them permission. If they do, the family is essentially telling their loved one that they will be able to survive their passing. Then the dying can find peace and surrender to death.
African culture also holds that people do not talk about a person's death until they die. This is called "ubuntu" or respect.
Some people are unhappy about how Mandela's illness has played out in the public. In this culture, they say, the matter should be a private one between the dying and their families.
"I don't think he is getting the right respect that he deserves," said Darko Destanovic, 28. "Everyone is sitting on the edge waiting for him to die as if he was a spectacle. People want him to stay alive for themselves, not for him."


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Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has declared victory, for now, in its battle to keep the drought- depleted Mississippi River open for barges moving commodities such as coal, grain and crude oil.
Contractors today completed emergency work that included excavating and blasting rock from the riverbed near the towns of Thebes and Grand Tower in southern Illinois, the Army and the U.S. Coast Guard said in a joint statement.
"A tremendous amount of effort now and in the years leading up to this drought has gone into keeping the river open," Colonel Chris Hall, the commander of the Army Corps' St. Louis district, said in the statement. "The end results have been permanent improvements to the navigation channel."
Contractors have been working since December to deepen the river channel while the worst U.S. drought since the 1930s forced barge delays, and companies including AEP River Operations LLC idled boats on the nation's busiest waterway. The statement by the federal agencies effectively declares the crisis over.
The Corps is authorized to maintain a navigable channel at least 9 feet (2.7 meters) deep in the river, and the National Weather Service yesterday forecast that the depth near St. Louis will be at least 16.5 feet through March 27. The river near Thebes, which was the most treacherous point for barge traffic, is now more than 20 feet deep.
'Welcome News'
The improvement in navigation is "welcome news to shippers and operators," Debra Colbert, senior vice president of the Waterways Council Inc., an Arlington, Virginia-based public policy group that includes shippers and ports, said today in an e-mail. "Let's hope this positive trend continues."
Billions of dollars worth of cargo travel along the river during a typical month. High water facilitates the traffic and benefits shippers and carriers including Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. of Decatur, Illinois, and Cargill Inc. of Minneapolis.
Recent rain and snow in the nation's midsection have also helped improve navigation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in its weekly Grain Transportation Report.
Carriers report loading barges to draft levels of at least 9 feet in most locations, eliminating the need for vessels to lighten loads, the USDA said. The number of grain barges unloaded in New Orleans increased 18 percent for the week ending Feb. 23 from the previous week, it said.
The upper Mississippi River and a tributary, the Missouri River, may still return to drought-depleted levels because of dry soil and low reservoirs, according to forecasters. The rivers will need more rain than normal in the coming months to avoid repeating near-record low levels this year, Steve Buan, a hydrologist at the National Weather Service, said Feb. 21 during a congressional staff briefing in Washington.
The Coast Guard and the Army Corps said they were continuing their coordination with the shipping industry on how to respond if more emergency work is needed.
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DURHAM -- Rhiannon Beauregard is the new state 4-H Animal and Agricultural Science education coordinator for UNH Cooperative Extension.
For over a decade, Beauregard has worked in the field of higher education administration, starting as a work-study student and moving through the ranks to administration and faculty. Additionally, she has been involved with working with various not-for-profit organizations that use animals and horses as a therapeutic and educational tool for youth.
She received her Master of Arts degree from Hofstra University, and her Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and is a certified equine assisted psychotherapist and therapeutic horseback riding Instructor, working with very diverse populations of children and youth in the metropolitan areas of Boston and New York as well as the suburban areas outside of these cities.
As a youth, she was a 4-H'er in Cheshire County, participating in the Cheshire County 4-H Equine Field Days competition, the N.H. State 4-H Horse Show, receiving first place in a junior Hunt Trial at the N.H. State 4-H Horse Show. She also was a 4-H Teen Conference delegate for two years, and a 4-H Cloverbud leader.
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The 13 Best TV Vampires, Ranked
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From Dracula to The Count of Sesame Street, vampires have come a long way from their urban legend roots. Now, they're fixtures in pop culture and of course, Halloween. On TV, many iconic blood suckers have scared us, wooed us or shown us the delightf… Read more


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Helping Seniors Get Over the Fear of Assistive Technology
For most seniors, the thought of moving into a nursing home causes great anxiety. Often, people make premature decisions regarding institutionalization because they are not fully aware of the technology or support services available to help them remain at home for a longer period of time.
This issue is gaining national prominence as the notion of aging in place—growing older without having to change residences to secure necessary services—takes hold. According to a recent AARP poll, nearly 90 percent of seniors older than 60 want to "live out their lives in familiar surroundings." It is important when discussing aging in place with seniors to incorporate assistive technology into the conversation.
Assistive technology can help with day-to-day activities, but for many seniors the prospect of using technology can provoke reactions ranging from denial (I don't need that!) to a fear of being overwhelmed (I won't know how to use it!).
While the term "assistive technology" sounds intimidating, it simply refers to equipment that helps people cope with any number of disabilities. Everyday items like eyeglasses, hearing aids, crutches or wheelchairs and plastic pill organizers are all assistive technologies. Other assistive technologies can include things like reachers, grip bars for the tub and shower or emergency response systems—the list is endless!
There are a number of technologies available to help seniors remain in their own home longer. Some examples follow, but a professional evaluation is important to identify the right combination of services and technology.
Home Modification
A modification to the home may allow a senior to remain independent. Stair glides help those who no longer climb stairs reach the upper and lower levels of their home, and ramps allow for ease of entry, especially for those in wheelchairs. Other structural modifications, such as widened doorways and lowered kitchen cabinets, sinks and counters, can increase accessibility and quality of life.
Assistive Devices
Assistive technologies range from low-tech devices to more complex electronics. Simple solutions include grabbers to reach objects on high shelves, easy-to-grip kitchen utensils, long shoehorns, shower seats, tub benches and raised toilet seats. Complex electronic devices include voice- or switch-activated environmental control systems, which operate appliances, lights or televisions.
Personal Emergency Response Systems
At the touch of a button worn on the wrist or around the neck, a personal emergency response system puts the senior in direct contact with an operator at a central station who can summon medical assistance. The devices are waterproof and can be worn in the tub or shower, two areas where falls often occur.
So remember these key points to stress to seniors when discussing assistive technology:
• Assistive technology is not necessarily complex or electronic in nature.
• Technology can help people with disabilities engage in everyday activities with a reduced dependence upon others.
• Some technology can help you remain in your home.


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When the Hayden Planetarium first opened in October 1935 at the American Museum of Natural History, it was only the fourth planetarium in the United States. Inside the 75-foot dome, many New Yorkers saw, for the first time, all of the stars visible to the unaided eye, as well as the Sun, Moon, planets, and our spiral galaxy, the Milky Way.
"No dweller in cities has ever seen the stars in such splendor," read a report from The New York Times. "Out of nothingness the heavens, with their seeming myriads of stars, spring into view as though one had been a privileged witness to their very creation."
Click on image for a larger view.
Those "seeming myriads of stars"—4,500, to be exact—were cast on the darkened dome by what the Times called a "strange, 'man-from-Mars' contraption": the Zeiss projector. Though it was no 10-bit color video projector like the model used today, at the time it was one of the most cutting-edge projection instruments.
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By sending light through "lantern slides"—in this case, pieces of copper foil punched with tiny round holes—the Zeiss filled the planetarium with dazzling stars and constellations. On each copper slide, the holes varied in size depending on the brightness of the star represented. The faintest stars were shown using holes as small as one-thousandth of an inch. It may sound rudimentary, but the projector was surprisingly precise: it could display the orbiting motions of the Sun, Moon, and planets with a margin of error of less than 1 percent.
Over the course of the next decade, as the equipment was upgraded, New Yorkers would see auroras, eclipses of the Sun, and dramatic thunderstorms—complete with streaks of lightning—in the planetarium dome. Some of the first "space shows"—like The Trip to the Moon, The End of the World, Mysterious Mars, and Why the Weather?—opened during this time. Nearly 80 years later, the Museum is still bringing audiences the latest science about our cosmos. Dark Universe, the all-new Space Show, premieres at the Hayden Planetarium on Saturday, November 2.
Come back every Friday for more images from the Hayden Planetarium archives. We've uncovered some incredible astronomical art, vintage photos, and retro posters that we can't wait to share.


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Opinion Letters - Fair Labor Standards Act
January 16, 2009
Dear Name*:
This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding whether the use of a nine-day, compressed workweek schedule is in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).[1] It is our opinion that the policies and procedures described comply with the FLSA.
Your client company has a two-week pay period that allows employees to work nine days during the pay period. Under this arrangement, employees work nine hours per day Monday through Thursday and work eight hours on one of the two Fridays during the two-week period. The company is proposing changes to the corporate policy and to the time-keeping system to ensure compliance with the FLSA. The new policy will require employees to choose their desired workweek schedule from a list of employer-established, standard workweek schedules. The employees may choose a schedule that begins at 11:31 a.m. Friday and ends at 11:30 a.m. the following Friday, with the scheduled workday starting at 7:30 a.m. Alternately, the employee may choose a schedule that starts at 12:31 p.m. Friday and ends at 12:30 p.m. the following Friday. The workday starts at 8:30 a.m. Once approved, the selected workweek will appear on the employee's time card. Time cards will have two separate columns for reporting time on Friday – one column for hours worked during the first workweek and another column for hours worked during the second workweek. Employees will continue to be paid time and one half for all hours worked over forty in any workweek. You ask if this proposed new arrangement would comply with the workweek requirements of the FLSA.
The FLSA sets a single workweek as the standard length of time used to determine if an employee is due overtime. It does not allow for the averaging of hours over two or more weeks. Each workweek stands alone. See 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1); 29 C.F.R. § 778.104. Workweeks need not coincide with calendar weeks. " An employee's workweek is a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours - seven consecutive 24-hour periods. It . . . may begin on any day and at any hour of the day." 29 C.F.R. § 778.105. Likewise, a standard workweek need not be implemented for all employees. It "may be established for a plant or other establishment as a whole or different workweeks may be established for different employees or groups of employees." Id. The workweek cannot, however, fluctuate depending on the schedule of hours worked by the employee.


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This is our favorite "go to" restaurant in the neighborhood.
The food is consistently good.
Excellent wine recommendations that aren't overpriced
We've taken friends and family and they all agree this is a consistently great place to dine
Everything here is amazing, always!!!
We always enjoy this neighborhood restaurant. the food is consistently good.
We enjoy the friendly atmosphere. Some nights they have a good jazz trio.
Delicious food
Not expensive
Good service
Great neighborhood place
Everyone in party loves their meals.
We had not been to VAGO for a couple of months as they did close for a few days for re-painting. The room looks great and the table are well spaced. Apparently, their is a new Chef and his lunch menu on Friday August 10 was terrific. The restaurant participated in NY Restaurant week. Very good Ceasar salads to start with, followed by the roast chicken (me), cod (my wife and one friend) and pasta for our friend's wife who is a vegetarian. All were terrific - I loved my soft polenta with the chicken - perfect. We abstained from desserts but our friends devoured their panna cotta and the warm almond cake. Excellent espresso too!
This restaurant has become our favourite in Murray Hill (where we live) and hope that it continue to be so for a long time.
I've been to Vago several times and always enjoyed it. They now have a new menu. This time I went for brunch so I just saw the limited brunch menu. The service wasn't great but the only waiter was very, very busy and was doing his best to make everyone happy. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Vago and, in fact, I'm going back for lunch in a couple of days.
The manager is just lovely. He made our anniversary even more special by making sure we had a quiet table, gave us a great price on a higher end wine, and made sure we were taken care of. It was lovely.
Food was outstanding'
The food at Vago was outstanding. Every person at our table was happy with the meal. Service was fine, the noise from the Sax player made it difficult to converse, but overall a very good meal.
We were adjusting to the new menu. It was nice that the kitchen was able to split the dishes so we could each taste a dish. The salmon dish was very good.
It's been a short time and I miss the old Vago already. They shortened the menu so it's very limited and raised the prices. There is no real feeling to what they are trying to be now that the Italian standards are gone. Bernice is a wonderful bartender and the bar is great; Enrique the new Mgr. is really nice and the music is fabulous now. But overall, I don't think we'll be going back for dinner. Small portions, high prices and very small, poor-tasting, expensive frito misto is a really poor dish, all add up to a big disappointment from where they were just several weeks ago. They used to be a neighborhood gem you could go to very often.
They have scaled back the menu dramatically. My meal was still delicious but choices are limited. In the past when you ordered a glass of wine you got a small carafe which was like a glass and a splash. Now they pour a glass at the table.
Had reservations for a client lunch and when we arrived they were closed. Website said open from 11:30 -10:00. Felt like a jerk in front of my clients. End up taking them to a pub next door. Not great.
The absolute best Italian dining experience I've ever had. Everything was superb. Great service, ambiance and food. I highly recommend Vago to anyone that enjoys having a culinary experience.
We enjoyed a delightful dinner with friends. The food, and the service, were excellent. As the restaurant filled up it was a bit noisy. The music in the background was pleasant, but made quiet conversation a challenge. Overall, dining here was a nice experience.
I used to enjoy Vago. But the new management changed things and not for the better. The food was good, although the new menu is limited. The bistro tables in the window don't make sense. That used to be a great place to have a nice relaxing meal. The noise level was ridiculous. Difficult to have a conversation. Live band , BAD idea.
Average food and average service.
Mostly an enjoyable experience. Service friendly but not very attentive.
I know they don't go together, but two of my favorites are the lasagna and crab cakes!
Great neighborhood find! Very accommodating- nice band during Fridays! Nice vibe about the place and host is very nice and friendly.
I am so glad I discovered this a few months ago. The food is good, affordable wine selection and lovely service.
Our dinner at Vago was terrific. We took two friends who had not heard of it and they were really impressed. Our starters, pear salads, beet salad and artichoke were all delicious. For main courses, my friend and I had the Veal Martini (superb), my wife had the Veal My Way which she said was terrific and our other friend had crab cakes which he loved. All accompanied by a lovely, fresh Vernaccia wine. Long may Vago reign in Murray Hill! And special thanks to the lovely staff. A perfect dining experience.
We enjoyed our girls night out there very much! Service was attentive but a little too quick to clean up.
I would recommend with caution as there was a piece of metal (from a cleaning pad as per the waiter) found in my food. While the dish was replaced, there was no major concern from the manger. The waiter followed-up to be sure that the order was ok but not the manager. There was no complimentary anything offered and I felt like they were glad to see us leave.
Very good service with live entertainment. Foodc as tasty and. Fair priced. Will return for sure probably on Sunday evenings firvtge live jazz music
We had a wonderful meal and the service was excellent.
I was at vago restaurant for dinner with my wife , and everything was outstanding , as soon as we arrived we were greeted by the manager or owner , his name was tony , you see right way he is a great host he seat us took our coats and show our table a very welcome person , always with big smile . Our dinner was excellent we start for appetizer the octopus and the burrata cheese , and ooooo my god it was heaven ,tasty and fresh .We wanted a good bottle of wine and tony the manager his famous saying was " i will take care of it " he recommended a good bottle of barolo for 50 % off reserva , for our main course we try the red snapper fish sp , and veal sorrentina , fish was fresh and with a lot of flavor , the veal was out standing too . The place got pack later on , the manager get great pride serving his customers to make sure everyone have a great dining experience , he walk table by table to see everyone is doing alright . I had such a great dinning experience and of course i will come back for more good food . Thank you vago , and thank TONY for the great experience
Slow service and subpar food
Such a nice space! I found this place by chance and was not disappointed. The food was awesome and the bartender was able to make cocktails that were not necessarily on the menu. Truly a gem and highly recommended!
The wait staff are mostly Italian and gives the restaurant more authenticity. They have a nice touch with birthdays too!
My granddaughter & I had a great meal ( she had octopus which can sometimes be challenging & it was very tender)) with excellent and friendly service. We ordered a wines bottle of wine that wasn't available & the owner offered a more expensive alternative for the same price! We'll definitely be coming back.
Absolutely fantastic food, very reasonable pricing and wonderful service from host to the servers. Most needed good restaurant in the neighborhood as we've lost so many.
Tony is the best. He wants his customers to leave VAGO happy! Thanks Tony
We always have great food and great service at Vago's, whether we are looking for a quick bite or a leisurely dinner.
reported no show which was wrong. Menu items more expensive than listed on Open Table.
Wonderful meal and great service! The owner takes great pride in serving his costumers a wonderful dining experience. A neighborhood favorite! And good take out, too!
Valentine's Day dinner was wonderful. They had a jazz trio that was fabulous. They should keep this up with a band on Sat. night and do a jazz brunch. Great, great evening!
I took my boyfriend here for his birthday and it was such a great experience. The staff went truly above and beyond my expectations. They were extremely attentive during the entire evening and really made the evening special. The sparkler in the tiramisu made it a birthday to remember! We will definitely be back soon!
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Long time customers of Family Tree DNA have seen the YCC-tree of Homo Sapiens evolve over the past several years as new SNPs have been discovered. Sometimes these new SNPs cause a substantial change in the "longhand" explanation of your terminal Haplogroup. Because of this confusion, we introduced a shorthand version a few years ago that lists the branch of the tree and your terminal SNP, i.e. J-L147, in lieu of J1c3d. Therefore, in the very near term, Family Tree DNA will discontinue showing the current "longhand" on the tree and we will focus all of our discussions around your terminal defining SNP.
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My own longhand label is currently R1b1a2a1a1b5b, but my terminal SNP is R-L165. R being haplogroup R and L165 the terminal SNP which was discovered by Dr Jim Wilson who named it S68. R-L165 is certainly much easier to remember. Of course many testee's do not know their terminal SNP perhaps unaware that their deeper ancestry can also be explored and rely solely on the haplogroup backbone test included as part of their 37 or 67 marker STR (Short Tandem Repeat) test.
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Q & A on the new Employment package: Towards a job-rich recovery
What is the Employment package?
The Employment Package is a response to the high level of unemployment in Europe. This policy communication identifies the EU's biggest job potential areas and the most effective ways - in today's difficult economic and social climate - for Member States to create more jobs. It provides a medium-term agenda for EU and Member States action to support a job-rich recovery and reach Europe's 2020 goals for smart, sustainable and inclusive jobs and growth. It is accompanied by nine staff working documents.
Why is there a need for action?
The EU-27 unemployment rate hit an all-time high at 10.2% in February 2012. Although 1.5 million jobs were created between 2008 and mid 2011, 6 million jobs were lost over the same period. Things have even got even worse since: in the Euro area, unemployment is the highest since the launch of the common currency. To reach its 75% employment target the EU needs to create 17.6m new jobs.
Europe is also facing long-term structural changes that affect its competitiveness but also present great job creation opportunities, such as the greening of the economy, a rapidly ageing population coupled with complex population flows and fast technological change. Europe's economies have to adapt to these trends.
The Employment package is also a political response to the call by Heads of State and Government in January and March 2012 for a bigger focus on job creation, quality transitions between and to jobs and geographical mobility.
What is new in the Employment Package?
The employment package proposes a fresh look at what can be our priorities for a medium-term policy to make our labour markets more open, more dynamic and more inclusive:
The governance of employment policies must also be strengthened by reinforcing their monitoring with the Member States so that employment and social concerns do not lag behind economic ones. The Commission proposes a scoreboard to keep track of the implementation of National Job Plans. The involvement of the social partners in shaping EU priorities, implementing reforms and monitoring developments must also be reinforced.
Can we fight unemployment by promoting a green growth?
By exploiting the big job potential areas for the future such as the green economy, over 20 million jobs could be created between now and 2020.
President Barroso in his State of the Union address emphasised innovation and new technologies (including green technologies) as key sources of growth and EU competitiveness. Transition towards a low-carbon and resource-efficient economy is a structural trend which will also redefine many existing jobs.
Smart investment plans are needed to capitalise on job opportunities arising through the greening of the economy. This includes investment in new skills and in the capacity of public employment services to prepare and match jobseekers with "green" vacancies. The Commission aims to facilitate the mobilisation of EU funding leveraging private investments in the green economy and having important employment potential. For instance, construction will be one of the sectors directly benefiting from investments in energy efficiency and climate adaptation measures such as extending coastal defences, reinforcing buildings and infrastructures, and water management.
A well-functioning labour market is a prerequisite for a successful green transition and to overcoming the challenge of skills obsolescence and displacement costs. Growing sectors may offer opportunities to use skills acquired from workers employed in declining sectors.
What is the job creation potential of the health sector?
Healthcare is a highly labour intensive activity and one of the largest sectors in the EU: in 2010 there were around 17.1 million jobs in the healthcare sector which accounted for 8% of all jobs in EU-27. Even during the economic crisis, employment in the healthcare sector has continued to grow.
There will be about 7 million additional job openings till 2020 due to replacement needs. Most jobs will require highly qualified people (more than 5 million) while the need for medium qualified personnel will remain rather significant (around 3 million). Around 200 000 job openings are expected for low qualified people.
With an ageing population and the rising demand for healthcare, the sector will remain a key driver for providing jobs in the years to come. In addition, emergence of new care patterns to cope with chronic conditions of the elderly and the rise in new technologies will require new skills. Budget constraints will mean that innovative solutions need to be found through use of new technologies, products and organisational changes.
Though health is mainly a national competence, the EU dimension of the issue is on the rise. The next step will be the launch of a Joint Action on workforce planning by the end of 2012. With the help of the Commission, a partnership of Member States and professional organisations will share good practices and develop new methodologies on forecasting the health workforce and its skill needs.
What is the situation concerning the demand for ICT professionals?
The demand for ICT professionals continues to grow while many other jobs are disappearing. Even during the crisis, the number of ICT practitioners grew at around 3% a year. By the end of 2010, 4.1 million Europeans worked as ICT practitioners in the narrowest definition (programmers and computer assistant staff), up from 2.7 million ten years earlier, with another 1.1 million in closely related occupations. Furthermore, labour demand is already outstripping the supply of ICT practitioners, and will continue to do so. By 2015, Europe is expected to face a shortage of approximately 700,000 ICT practitioners. Lack of skilled workers, often referred as ICT skills gap, remains one of the reasons. Education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics needs to be strengthened and the career image of these fields improved, in particular for women.
Why is there a focus on job creation, next to the necessary labour market reforms?
In the current difficult economic situation of stagnation or even recession, it is imperative to mobilize labour for growth, as the Commission underlined already in the Annual Growth Survey 2012. Jobs are not a consequence of growth – they help create it, as more people are able to work, earn and spend. Economic and employment policies need to focus on creating favorable conditions for job creation and encouraging labour demand. The employment package reviews a number of tools that can positively impact on labour demand and offers advice on the design of such tools so as to maximize their employment impact. The employment package also sets out action plans for areas with the biggest job potential for the future: the green economy, health services and ICT.
Will labour market reforms save jobs in the current economic crisis or lead to flexibility and lay-offs?
Measures aimed at internal flexibility have saved jobs, by allowing firms leeway in their costs structures taking away some of the pressure to lay off workers during the crisis. The German Kurzarbeit scheme is probably the most well know example of this, but in one way or another 20 Member States used such arrangements. Job security has been at the centre in each of these schemes. Estimates range around 1 million jobs saved.
Another example to show how flexibility can go hand in hand with security is the renewed development in opening clauses in collective bargaining. These clauses have cushioned the shock of the recession, controlled wage costs thus protecting the competitiveness of firms and as a consequence avoided a steeper increase in job losses. The involvement of all relevant stakeholders in the design and implementation of policies can be seen as an important precondition for reforms leading to a win-win situation delivering both security and flexibility.
To ensure decent job quality and support aggregate demand, it is also important to reduce labour market segmentation, halting excessive use of non-standard contracts and the abuse of bogus self-employment. All types of contractual arrangements should give workers access to a core set of rights (including pension rights) from the signature of the contract, including access to lifelong learning, social protection, and monetary protection in the case of termination without fault.
Crucially, labour market reforms need to go hand in hand with investment in human capital, such as education, re-skilling, job-search support, and labour market inclusion measures.
How are governments going to support structural labour market reforms given their limited fiscal room for manoeuvre?
Not all measures are expensive in terms of public expenditure. Working time accounts, mutual responsibilities approach, opening clauses in collective bargaining are examples of measures delivering flexibility and/or security at low or no costs. Second, most of the measures have the character of an investment with considerable returns. Job-search support, life-long learning, social inclusion actions, or entrepreneurship support are real social investments which boost employment, productivity and growth.
What is Eures? What will be the differences between the current and future EURES?
EURES is a European network between the European Commission and the Public Employment Services (PES) of the EEA Member States (the EU countries plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and partner organisations. Switzerland also takes part in EURES co-operation. EURES was set up in 1994.
EURES is to change its intervention logic well beyond its original role as a vacancy transparency device, informing about the legal right for free movement. It will become a demand-driven and result oriented recruitment tool satisfying economic needs and contributing to fulfil the employment objective of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
This EURES shift to demand-led service delivery will also be characterised by several elements such as a revamped EURES Portal and the use of targeted mobility schemes that according to market needs can focus on specific target groups, sectors, occupations and countries. Targeted mobility schemes will contribute to fill bottleneck and niche vacancies (where market failures have been identified), to help specific groups of workers (such as young people) and countries which are or will become recipients of mobile workers.
Moreover EURES will move from a database of job vacancies and CVs to a Matching & Placement tool. The EURES Portal will become a proper matching tool; the application "Match and Map" will automatically match CVs and Job Vacancies, visualize the location of the job offers and suggest to jobseekers, if matching is not perfect, further learning and vocational training measures (linked with the Ploteus portal).
What is the link between the Employment package and the Annual Growth Survey and the European Semester?
The employment package is complementary to the Annual Growth Survey and feeds into the European Semester. The Annual Growth Survey aims to steer the economic policy process in the Member States. It identifies a set of priority measures to be addressed as a matter of urgency by Member States and that should be translated into budgetary decisions or economic policy process during the year. In its 2011 Country Specific Recommendations, the Commission did point out the issues of unemployment and labour market reforms in all Member States.
The employment package also provides a broader perspective and a medium-term policy agenda on job creation and labour market reform, building on the EU Employment Guidelines. It strengthens mechanisms for monitoring Member States' progress in designing and implementing labour market reforms and investments, and provides for greater involvement of the social partners in EU governance of economic and employment policies.
Why review the way employment policies are coordinated at EU level? Why involve the social partners more, in particular on monitoring wage developments?
There is a need to complement the new economic governance at EU level with an improved coordination and monitoring of employment policies, given their important role for economic growth and macro-economic stability.
As representatives of employers and employees social partners have important responsibilities at national level in the drawing up labour market rules or setting of wages. It is important to involve the European and national social partners in preparing economic and employment priorities, notably the preparation of the European semester. There is also a need for their greater involvement in a more consistent monitoring of wage developments in the individual countries and of the combined effects at the level of the EU as a whole.
How do Europeans perceive the crisis?
The sixth Flash Eurobarometer on the social impact of the crisis has been published today and reveals that 80% of Europeans think poverty has increased in their own country over the past 12 months. This is a significant rise in comparison to the last round of surveys in 2010. In all but four countries, more respondents feel that their financial situation has worsened in the past year and only 14% of EU citizens think their household's financial situation will improve in the next year. Difficulties with the affordability of services such as health care, childcare and long-term care are perceived as a problem by more than one third of Europeans. And feelings of job security and optimism about the present and future economic developments have fallen but remain highest in Northern-European countries. The findings show that the crisis is having a social impact and the employment package seeks to address this.
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NEWSWEEKWhat Karl Rove told Time magazine's reporter.Sun Jul 10, 2005 16:0418.104.22.168Matt Cooper's Source
What Karl Rove told Time magazine's reporter.
Judged Judy: Miller goes to jail
By Michael Isikoff
July 18 issue - It was 11:07 on a Friday morning, July 11, 2003, and Time magazine correspondent Matt Cooper was tapping out an e-mail to his bureau chief, Michael Duffy. "Subject: Rove/P&C," (for personal and confidential), Cooper began. "Spoke to Rove on double super secret background for about two mins before he went on vacation ..." Cooper proceeded to spell out some guidance on a story that was beginning to roil Washington. He finished, "please don't source this to rove or even WH [White House]" and suggested another reporter check with the CIA.
Last week, after Time turned over that e-mail, among other notes and e-mails, Cooper agreed to testify before a grand jury in the Valerie Plame case. Explaining that he had obtained last-minute "personal consent" from his source, Cooper was able to avoid a jail sentence for contempt of court. Another reporter, Judith Miller of The New York Times, refused to identify her source and chose to go to jail instead.
For two years, a federal prosecutor, Patrick Fitzgerald, has been investigating the leak of Plame's identity as an undercover CIA agent. The leak was first reported by columnist Robert Novak on July 14, 2003. Novak apparently made some arrangement with the prosecutor, but Fitzgerald continued to press other reporters for their sources, possibly to show a pattern (to prove intent) or to make a perjury case. (It is illegal to knowingly identify an undercover CIA officer.) Rove's words on the Plame case have always been carefully chosen. "I didn't know her name. I didn't leak her name," Rove told CNN last year when asked if he had anything to do with the Plame leak. Rove has never publicly acknowledged talking to any reporter about former ambassador Joseph Wilson and his wife. But last week, his lawyer, Robert Luskin, confirmed to NEWSWEEK that Rove did—and that Rove was the secret source who, at the request of both Cooper's lawyer and the prosecutor, gave Cooper permission to testify.
The controversy arose when Wilson wrote an op-ed column in The New York Times saying that he had been sent by the CIA in February 2002 to investigate charges that Iraq was trying to buy uranium from the African country of Niger. Wilson said he had found no evidence to support the claim. Wilson's column was an early attack on the evidence used by the Bush administration to justify going to war in Iraq. The White House wished to discredit Wilson and his attacks. The question for the prosecutor is whether someone in the administration, in an effort to undermine Wilson's credibility, intentionally revealed the covert identity of his wife.
In a brief conversation with Rove, Cooper asked what to make of the flap over Wilson's criticisms. NEWSWEEK obtained a copy of the e-mail that Cooper sent his bureau chief after speaking to Rove. (The e-mail was authenticated by a source intimately familiar with Time's editorial handling of the Wilson story, but who has asked not to be identified because of the magazine's corporate decision not to disclose its contents.) Cooper wrote that Rove offered him a "big warning" not to "get too far out on Wilson." Rove told Cooper that Wilson's trip had not been authorized by "DCIA"—CIA Director George Tenet—or Vice President Dick Cheney. Rather, "it was, KR said, wilson's wife, who apparently works at the agency on wmd [weapons of mass destruction] issues who authorized the trip." Wilson's wife is Plame, then an undercover agent working as an analyst in the CIA's Directorate of Operations counterproliferation division. (Cooper later included the essence of what Rove told him in an online story.) The e-mail characterizing the conversation continues: "not only the genesis of the trip is flawed an[d] suspect but so is the report. he [Rove] implied strongly there's still plenty to implicate iraqi interest in acquiring uranium fro[m] Niger ... "
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Nothing in the Cooper e-mail suggests that Rove used Plame's name or knew she was a covert operative. Nonetheless, it is significant that Rove was speaking to Cooper before Novak's column appeared; in other words, before Plame's identity had been published. Fitzgerald has been looking for evidence that Rove spoke to other reporters as well. "Karl Rove has shared with Fitzgerald all the information he has about any potentially relevant contacts he has had with any reporters, including Matt Cooper," Luskin told NEWSWEEK.
A source close to Rove, who declined to be identified because he did not wish to run afoul of the prosecutor or government investigators, added that there was "absolutely no inconsistency" between Cooper's e-mail and what Rove has testified to during his three grand-jury appearances in the case. "A fair reading of the e-mail makes clear that the information conveyed was not part of an organized effort to disclose Plame's identity, but was an effort to discourage Time from publishing things that turned out to be false," the source said, referring to claims in circulation at the time that Cheney and high-level CIA officials arranged for Wilson's trip to Africa.
Fitzgerald is known as a tenacious, thorough prosecutor. He refused to comment, and it is not clear whether he is pursuing evidence that will result in indictments, or just tying up loose ends in a messy case. But the Cooper e-mail offers one new clue to the mystery of what Fitzgerald is probing—and provides a glimpse of what was unfolding at the highest levels as the administration defended a part of its case for going to war in Iraq.
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I hear people talk all the time about kite looping but I hear different kite loop terms used for the same type of loop.
Is there a definitive source that CLEARLY defines the different types of kite loops?
If I am edging downwind (assuming it is an on-shore wind) then the beach is to my right side. If I send the kite to 1 o'clock and boost and then loop the kite TO THE RIGHT and transition my kite and landing in the opposite direction I was traveling then what type of kite loop is this? I have heard it called a back loop, a down loop, and a mega loop. One move can't be 3 separate things. Which is it?
When I am edging down wind and send the kite to 1 to boost and then loop the kite in the SAME direction of travel what type of kite loop is this? A down loop, a standard kite loop, what exactly? I have heard this type of loop called different things as well.
If I am edging down wind and I send the kite to 1 and boost and loop the kite in the opposite direction (to the right) but land still traveling in the same direction then what type of loop is this?
EDIT: I have also seen videos with descriptions that are confusing too. Same as what I am referencing above. There are videos that say "Back loop" and it is not even a kite loop but is someone doing a back roll. Maybe there is a difference in terminology dependent upon your country but this is why I am asking.


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For the cheapskate, the Vero has the same shape in aluminium for about £25. Good point about the flared drops, the bar is about 2cm wider at the end than the point where you would mount the hoods so choose accordingly. One other thing about the shape, the bend from the flats to the top of the drops has quite a large radius which is good for cabling but means that you don't get as much straight bar to grip.
The SL-K handlebar is the cheapest carbon bar offered by FSA - cheaper still if you find it discounted. In terms of shape, the SL-Ks are only available in a 'compact' bend which features short reach and a shallow drop. This style of bar is becoming increasingly popular as it suits a wide range of hand sizes and encourages more time spent in the drops.
The SL-Ks are constructed from uni-directional carbon fibre moulded as a monocoque. A wide, circular central section enables accessories such as computers and clip-on aero bars to be mounted easily. Beyond this central section, the tops flatten out slightly to increase the contact area which should in theory improve comfort. Clamping areas for the stem and shifters are reinforced and textured with a sand paper-like finish so that less torque is required to secure them.
On the road, FSA's compact bend is terrific with loads of potential for different hand positions. The bars seem to have been designed so that it's really easy to achieve a level transition between the bars and the hoods.
The short reach and shallow drop mean that all the hand positions are very close together easing bar setup. The handlebars can be positioned lower for a more aggressive position on the hoods, whilst the shallow 125mm drop means that the drops aren't out of reach.
The drops themselves are slightly angled inwards, 4 degrees from dead straight to be precise, with results in a more natural wrist angle. This slight angle makes the bars feel a tad narrower in the drops than their stated width, but I liked this aspect as it made you feel more aerodynamic. Sprinting from the drops feels natural and there was plenty of clearance between the wrists and the tops.
One can often question the 'need' for carbon bars, especially when most pros can be found on more basic, and much cheaper, aluminium numbers. The answer to that lies not in improved stiffness or light weight (though at the extreme ends of the spectrum, carbon bars well and truly trump their metallic cousins) but in improved comfort. This is where the average Joe can really sense a substantial difference.
The SL-Ks score well here, dampening out high frequency road buzz in much the same way that a good carbon frame would. Riding along broken road, the bike is noticeably quieter overall, and your wrists will be thanking you at the end of a long ride.
Coupled with the great shape, the SL-Ks were a godsend for my wrists on longer road rides where holding the same position for hours on end often lead to soreness. Since using these bars, I've not had any trouble at all.
Despite being FSA's cheapest carbon bars, the SL-Ks still come in north of the two hundred pound mark putting them outside what many people would spend on a set of bars (although you can currently find them online for considerably less than their full retail price). If you've got the cash, then these are a great option, but for those on a budget, FSA's cheaper aluminium bars also featuring the compact shape would be good options. For while the carbon undoubtedly has an effect on vibration damping, it's the shape of the bars that really has the biggest effect on comfort.
The SL-Ks combination of excellent bend shape and vibration damping carbon construction makes for a very comfortable bar that leaves your wrists pain-free after long hours on the road.
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Make and model: FSA SL-K Compact Carbon Handlebar
Size tested: 44cm
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
As FSA's cheapest carbon bars, the SL-Ks will appeal to those looking to make the step up to carbon. The compact shape and vibration damping make it a good choice for riders who prioritise comfort
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
* Continuous UD carbon/Kevlar Monocoque construction
* Reinforced and textured clamping areas
* 120mm wide center round section makes it easy to mount
* Ø31.8mm x W380, 400, 420, 440mm(c-c)
* 125mm drop, 80mm reach
* 4° outward bend
* UD Carbon finish
* Color graphics options - Red (Std), White
The finish is glossy and the bars don't have any visible imperfections.
High frequency road buzz is damped very effectively making for a smooth ride. The compact bend shape is very popular and for good reason too - it just plain works
No issues so far but I haven't crashed them. Typically, carbon bars will need to be replaced after a serious crash, but they shouldn't suffer from fatigue like Aluminium bars
Not the lightest by any means, but they're in the ballpark for carbon bars at this price point
Excellent - the real selling point of these bars in my opinion
There are certainly cheaper carbon bars out there, but perhaps not many that feature the same shape and damping properties
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? I'd probably go for Aluminium bars of the same shape
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 20 Height: 190cm Weight: 70kg
I usually ride: Giant TCR Advanced 2 My best bike is: Canyon Ultimate CF7
I've been riding for: Under 5 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, sportives, mtb,
For 5 years, racing was my life and I went all the way from a newbie bonking after 40 miles, to a full-timer plying my trade on the Belgian kermesse scene. Unfortunately, the pro dream wasn't meant to be and these days, you're more likely to find me bimbling about country lanes and sleeping in a bush on the side of the road.
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I switched from FSA Omega bars (same shape) for this very reason. Now riding Soma Hwy Ones which have the same shape drops, but squarer tops. And they don't flare out like the FSA bars, so they still measure 44 at the hoods. And they're available in 26.0 and 31.8. And in polished silver or black. Get the impression that I like them?!


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Today is a very important day in American history, the anniversary of when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was passed by Congress, that which formally abolished slavery in the U.S. in 1865. The Thirteenth provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." It was ratified later that year on December 6. In honor of this anniversary, we offer an excerpt from The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions, which provides an overview of the Civil Rights Cases.
Civil Rights Cases, 109 U.S. 3 (1883), submitted on the briefs 7 November 1882, argued 29 March 1883, decided 15 October 1883 by vote of 8 to 1; Bradley for the Court, Harlan in dissent.
Few decisions better illustrate the Supreme Court's early inclination to interpret narrowly the Civil War Amendments than the Civil Rights Cases. There the Court declared unconstitutional provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 that prohibited racial discrimination in inns, public conveyances, and places of public amusement. The decision curtailed federal efforts to protect African-Americans from private discrimination and cast constitutional doubts on Congress's ability to legislate in the area of civil rights, doubts that were not completely resolved until enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The Civil Rights Cases presented two conflicting views of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments. The conservative view saw the amendments in narrow terms: the Thirteenth Amendment simply abolished slavery; the Fourteenth granted the freed people citizenship and a measure of relief from state discrimination. The more radical view believed the amendments helped secure to the freed people and others all rights of free people in Anglo-American legal culture. Moreover, the amendments gave the national government authority to protect citizens against both state and private deprivations of rights.
Justice Joseph P. Bradley's majority opinion rejected the more radical interpretation of the new amendments. He held that the Fourteenth Amendment only prohibited state abridgement of individual rights. In Bradley's view the 1875 Civil Rights Act was an impermissible attempt by Congress to create a municipal code regulating the private conduct of individuals in the area of racial discrimination. He asserted in dicta that even private interference with such rights as voting, jury service, or appearing as witnesses in state court were not within the province of Congress to control. An individual faced with such interference had to look to state government for relief. Bradley also rejected the contention that the Thirteenth Amendment allowed Congress to pass the 1875 legislation, declaring that denial of access to public accommodations did not constitute a badge or incident of slavery. In his view such a broad construction of the Thirteenth Amendment would make the freed person "the special favorite of the laws."
In his dissent, Southerner and former slaveholder Justice John Marshall Harlan rejected the majority's narrow construction of the Civil War Amendments. Asserting that the decision rested on grounds that were "narrow and artificial," Harlan argued that the Thirteenth Amendment gave Congress broad powers to legislate to insure the rights of freed people. He contended that the freedom conferred by the Thirteenth Amendment went beyond the simple absence of bondage. It encompassed freedom from the incidents of slavery, including all "badges of slavery".
Along with the decision in the Slaughter-house Cases (1873), which effectively stripped the Fourteenth Amendment's Privileges or Immunities Clause of significant meaning, and U.S. v. Cruikshank (1876), which upheld congressional efforts to protect blacks and others against private deprivations of constitutional rights, the Civil Rights Cases fashioned a Fourteenth Amendment jurisprudence considerably less protective of individual rights than many of its framers had envisioned. The extent to which the Court's narrow reading of Fourteenth Amendment protections helped usher in and foster the era of extensive segregation in southern and other states is open to debate. But the Supreme Court's decision in the Civil Rights Cases largely mandated the withdrawal of the federal government from civil rights enforcement. That withdrawal would not be reversed until after World War II.
In 1964 Congress again passed legislation prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations. Ironically, the Bradley opinion, which expressly did not rule on whether or not the Constitution's Commerce Clause provided a basis for congressional legislation in this area, played a role in the drafting of the 1964 statute. The 1964 act's public accommodations provision was based on the Commerce Clause.
How to cite this entry: Robert J. Cottrol "Civil Rights Cases" The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions. Kermit L. Hall. Oxford University Press, 2009. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Oxford Online OUP-USA. 28 January 2011