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Between hedge fund moguls Steven A. Cohen and Raj Rajaratnam, and banking giants Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Citigroup (NYSE:C) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), the Securities and Exchange Commission could raise enough money in fines to fund itself for a full year.
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The question is ... why doesn't it?
In March, CR Intrinsic Investors, an affiliate of Cohen's massive SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund, agreed to pay more than $600 million to settle insider trading charges filed against it by the SEC. The deal requires CR Intrinsic to pay $275 million in disgorgement to be returned to investors hurt by the schemes alleged, another $275 million in penalties that will go straight to the U.S. Treasury, and another $52 million in interest. The deal is awaiting final approval by a judge who has questioned its propriety.
Either way, whether the deal is approved or not, the SEC, which is charged with regulating the vast U.S. securities markets, will get nothing. Not a dime.
"Securing large fines makes for great headlines but failing to give the money back to those who have been negatively impacted is simply backwards."
Other eye-opening SEC settlements in recent years include: a 2009 deal worth $92.8 million that settled insider-trading charges against now-jailed Galleon Group founder Rajaratnam; a $550 million deal reached by Goldman related to allegations the bank defrauded investors, and a JPMorgan settlement worth $154 million tied to similar charges, both reached in 2010; and a Citigroup deal in 2011 in which the bank agreed to pay $285 million, also related to fraud allegations.
All told those five settlements come to $1.683 billion, slightly more than the $1.674 billion the SEC recently requested for its 2014 budget.
And Nasdaq OMX Group (NYSE: NDAQ), parent company of the Nasdaq stock market, may be next in line for a hefty fine. The electronic stock market is reportedly eyeing a $10 million settlement with the SEC in connection with Nasdaq's botched handling of the Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) initial public offering a year ago, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Those settlements are merely the most high-profile of scores of deals reached each year by the SEC. Consider that since 2009, according to the SEC, the agency has collected $2.68 billion in "total penalties, disgorgement and other monetary relief" from firms whose alleged wrong-doings contributed in one way or another to the financial crisis.
Again, none of that money stayed at the SEC.
Each year the SEC tends to collect more money for the federal government than it gets back in funding. 2011 was a particularly busy 12 months for the agency: regulators filed 735 enforcement actions – a record year – while obtaining more than $2.8 billion in penalties and disgorgement. All with a 2011 budget of just under $1.2 billion.
Self-Funding Vs. Congressional Appropriations
In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008-2009 and the Dodd-Frank banking reform bill that arose from that crisis, the SEC has seen its responsibilities greatly enhanced. Not least, Congress wants the agency (along with its futures counterpart, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission) to keep a closer eye on the massive derivatives markets where much of the trouble started back in 2008.
To cover the costs of their new broadened responsibilities many market participants have sought to have funding for the SEC shifted away from an annual Congressional appropriation to something called self-funding, which means the agency would pay for itself using the myriad administrative and transaction fees paid to the SEC each year by members of the securities industry.
Indeed, the SEC could potentially fund itself each year using just those fees and without ever using the fines and penalties it assesses to various miscreants.
Among the influential groups in favor of self-funding for the SEC is the Systemic Risk Council, whose members include former SEC Chairman William Donaldson and former CFTC Chair Brooksley Born. In a recent open letter, the two argued that the difference between self-funding and the Congressional appropriations process is "enormous."
"Self-funding helps agencies hire and retain good staff and insulates them from political pressure exerted by the deep-pocketed institutions they regulate. It also allows them to make and implement strategic decisions to adapt to changing markets and build needed information technology to become more effective and efficient, all which require multiyear budget certainty. The SEC and CFTC have none of these advantages," the two former regulators wrote.
Also on board for self-funding is the American Bar Association: "In light of the dramatically expanded responsibilities and mandates that the Dodd-Frank Act has imposed on the SEC and CFTC … we consider it urgent and crucially important for Congress to further re-examine its approach to funding these agencies in order to provide them with stable and more predictable sources of revenue. Therefore the ABA strongly favors authorizing self-funding of these agencies to achieve these objectives," the group wrote in a 2012 letter to Congressional lawmakers.
The ABA noted that other primary U.S. regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of Currency, cover their own budgets through self-funding.
SEC Fines Should Be Returned to Harmed Investors
The ABA collected some stats of its own: from 2005 to 2009, the SEC took in about $7.4 billion is transaction and registration fees that went directly to the U.S. Treasury. Meanwhile, Congress appropriated just $4.5 billion for the SEC's budgets during that period.
"Notably, these amounts are wholly apart from the enormous sums of money that (the SEC) collects in its enforcement cases – which we do not believe should be included in any self-funding mechanism," the ABA wrote.
The argument against the SEC using penalties and fines to cover its budget is that it would create an obvious and potentially frightening conflict of interest: in theory in order to increase its budget, SEC regulators could aggressively ramp up their caseloads for no other reason than to stuff their coffers.
That hypothetical doesn't bother Andrew Stoltmann, a Chicago attorney who often represents investors in securities cases involving allegations of fraud.
"I'm a fan of self-funding," Stoltmann said. "I think it really provides a great incentive for a government agency to be aggressive in pursuing wrongdoers. And this is exactly the sort of shot in the arm the SEC needs."
That said, Stoltmann believes fines and penalties, whenever possible, should be repaid to investors hurt by the schemes investigated by the SEC.
"The sole purpose of this money needs to be compensation of the victims," he said. "Securing large fines makes for great headlines but failing to give the money back to those who have been negatively impacted is simply backwards."


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GIVENCHY Prisme Libre Loose Powder
60 reviews
80% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$$
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$$
INGREDIENTSTalc, Nylon-12, Zinc Stearate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Diisostearyl Malate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Disodium Edta, Parfum (Fragrance), Lauroyl Lysine, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl Salicylate, Bht.
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on 10/12/2014 1:22:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I've have had a few loose powder or compact powder to set my cream foundation, but none came close to giving me something I thought could be achieved. To a point, I would thought I'm having a skin that is troubled and hard to please.
I have oily oily t zone that would require frequent blotting every few hours and the cheek and eye area that is prone to scaley dryness. It is difficult to buy a setting powder because it would either not help with my oiliness or make my skin peel. At the end of the day, my make up is always making me look tired and haggard. Not helping.
My recent visit to sephora was purely for killing time while waiting for a friend and peeping through mirrors to see my modifying oily and yet dry skin again. I came across Givenchy�s shelf and prism loose powder caught my eye. It says matt satin finish with illuminating effect. A quick run through on my phone and every reviews was great. I thought I must b nuts to fork out that amount for another powder tt I might kill myself on spending. I went ahead anyway. The product smells of flower, which many skin expert would advise us to steer clear from. I ignored that out of stubbornness.
My first application was that I hardly had any on. My make up was fresh and set but I don't notice powder. I tot I was not generous with the application and did one more round of puffing. The same. So stopped because i don't want to have a cake face. Looks perfect but I wasn't putting my hopes too high.
Lunch hour is nearing and I skipped to the loo to blot as usual. My face looked perfect and untouched.
Dinner came and my face was still looking fresh. I was truly amazed with my new purchase. I would do an update again soon. Till then, I've never loved a product so much before.
on 5/28/2014 11:13:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I have this in shade 1. In general, the product is delicate, not too shimmery and not cakey. It gives me a good finish and helps to hold my foundation even in a hot summer.
As my skin is oily, I was looking for something that doesn't melt on my face and helps to set my daily makeup. This products does the job.
PS: I was using Clinique loose powder before and it would melt around my lips.
on 4/12/2014 7:34:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
The best thing about this powder is you don't even look like you are wearing powder. Very finely milled and silky smooth, good lasting power and smells yummy too. Very original packaging, I really like the concept of having four coloured powders to blend and use together and if you apply with a small enough brush it is possible to hone in on the one/one's you are after. I prefer to apply this with a small brush in small amounts and areas at a time for a flawless finish.
In summer with my slightly tanned NC15 skin this is a perfect match in No: 2 Delicate Beige. I have not worn this in winter yet but suspect that the mix of the more bronze colour may be a little too dark - will have to experiment and go with less of that.
Fun product to use and I can see it lasting a very long time, you do get a lot of product though I would be unsure of re-purchasing as it is hidi expensive!
on 10/27/2013 6:30:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
The best loose powder I have ever used. It is expensive but lasts for about a year when used everyday by two people. It is perfect for combination skin, doesn't look caky at all, has a lovely shimmer but not too noticeable. I had this in tender sun, so I would look a bit sun- kissed. The color is absolutely perfect! I haven't noticed any break outs particularly from this product. The best thing about it is that it is very light-weight, not noticeable on the skin (only the shimmer), the particles are really small so that's why the product works well but you cannot really see it on the skin. Of course I have to mention I used only this product because I have nice skin no need for coverage so I just used it to add some color and glow so I don't really know how it works with a foundation or primer. But I would definitely buy this one again and again and again.
on 1/26/2013 5:35:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
It's too dry for dry skin, same as all other powder products which will give a cakey face. I wouldn't recommend it to any people with dry skin like me. Also it has too much sparkles that doesn't look natural. I'm giving mine away.
on 9/7/2012 1:36:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I have this in shade 4 tender sun. First off, the packaging is lovely. It has the Givenchy symbol in a pretty pink on the top. I know it shouldnt matter, but I am a stickler for nice and pretty packaging, it makes the product more appealing to use.
It has 4 different chambers with different colors. With this shade I have, there are 3 variations of bronze ranging from light to darker and one pink. When mixed together on the face they produce a very pretty fresh sun color. Its totally true to the name of this shade " tender sun" , as it looks like you have been in the sun just that day and have that bronzey just ever so slightly pink tanned face.
I am queen of the bronzers. Having a medium complexion, using sunless tanners and tanning beds, I love to accentuate my tan with bronzers and I have tried almost every one on the market, seriously. My fave bronzers are still too faced, their bronzers work the best with my skintone and their aqua bunny waterproof bronzer is awesome! This runs a close second for me.
Now for my 2 oldest daughters who are in pageants and competitive dance, this is the best!!
The color is great for them. They have a lighter coloring then I do from my hubby, we do apply sunless tanner for pageants and dance, but they still arent as dark as I am. This bronzer accenuates and deepens their tans without being fake or unbelievable. The touch of pink actually makes their tans look more natural like they have been in the sun. I use this on their faces and shoulders, chest neck etc. They are children so naturally their skin is much more delicate than an adult would be, so that is always a concern with any product I apply to them. We have been using this consistantly for a good while now with no breakouts or rashes. Its also perfect for any type of performimg because it gives a slight mattifying effect that helps the longevity of makeup application and keep down " shiny face". That said, it does not in any way leave the face dull. It is very glowy, just not dewey. We will definately continue to purchase this product!
on 8/24/2012 6:46:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
I have this in shade 3 - sweet caramel and whilst I find that upon application my skin is soft and has a nice finish to it, usually around 4-6 hrs later, it oxidises on my skin and leaves it looking muddy and oily. I normally use clinique's blended face powder and i will continue using that instead! Its such a shame cos givenchy's packaging and texture is lovely!
on 2/25/2012 8:52:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Oily, Tan, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Expensice but has the same quality as its cheap counterpart and better too! >>> Ben nye neutral translucent powder
on 11/29/2011 6:59:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Very Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
This makes my skin look FLAWLESS. Matt yet glowy - SMOOTH, AIRBRUSHED. Helps my makeup last. Doesn't really offer coverage, but it just makes the quality of your skin look amazing. Could wear this and concealer and look flawless. It makes my skin look smoothed out, it's not dewy glowy but definitely a matt glow, so I apply mostly to my T-Zone or all over when I want a more matt look! Would be a total HG if I liked an all over matt glow instead of the more dewy face :). But still AMAZING, AMAZING product.
on 11/26/2011 8:44:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
UPDATE 2: I have found that this works well with Bourjois foundations. Leaves the face luminous and if you use only a tiny bit, your skin will just look very healthy. Best applied with the sponge provided. Place the sponge over the holes the powder comes out of, turn it, use the lid to pat the powder around in (kinda "dust it up" in there, so it's well dispersed), pat the sponge around your face. Apply as much as needed. Note: it's winter now and a bit darker outside, which is why the sparkles don't bother me right now - they just don't show.
UPDATE: one thing I wanted to add: I have tried out other powders again and noticed one BIG ting: with most other powders my skin feels like it's suffocating, compared to this.
I don't like to say bad things about a product that so many people like, but I don't feel the same about it as most people here. I really wanted to love this, and gave it a whole 3-4 months, but unfortunately, this is not for me.
I first want to say that I don't think it's that crazily priced - it's a Givenchy product, and you get quite a lot of it for the price. If compared dollar/gram to many other products, this is not terribly expensive. The amount I used up in the time I used it suggests that I could've had one of this for about a year at least.
What I liked about it: it smells nice, it looks nice, it gives my skin a nice and fresh colour.
What I didn't like: from the reviews I thought this was going to be VERY finely milled - to me it isn't so. I'm used to - MAC's prep + prime, which REALLY is very finely milled, so this actually looked quite obvious on my skin compared to MAC's. I also have normal/dry skin, and I felt that this was drying it out - I don't like a completely matte finish, and this made my face look quite flat and dry. The last thing: I discovered that this has shimmers in it - it's one of my pet peeves with makeup! One time I had a portable mirror at hand, I took a look in it while being outside, and - I was sparkning....! Nooooo!
So now I'm left with two boxes of this powder standing on my vanity table looking pretty...
Update: this looks good on top of my Make Up For Ever Face & Body foundation, which has a very shiny finish. If I use a sponge and press this on, then sweep away excess, it looks very good... but this still doesn't work very well with my other foundations... Still want to love this :'(
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Hartz announced a recall on November 2 for a specific lot of Hartz Vitamin Care for cats because of salmonella concerns. Here is the release from their website:
The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats due to concerns that one or more bottles within the lot may have been potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Hartz is fully cooperating with the US Food and Drug Administration in this voluntary recall.
The product involved is 3600 bottles of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats, lot code SZ-16371, UPC number 32700-97701, which was manufactured by a third party manufacturer, UFAC (USA), Inc., in Baconton, Georgia. While normal testing conducted by Hartz and UFAC has not revealed the presence of Salmonella in any Hartz products, sampling conducted by the FDA did detect the presence of Salmonella. Hartz is aggressively investigating the source of the problem.
Although the company has not received any reports of animals or humans becoming ill as a result of coming into contact with this product, Hartz is taking immediate steps to remove the product from all retail stores and distribution centers. Cat owners should check the lot code on their bottles, and, if the code is not visible, or if the bottle has lot code SZ-16371 imprinted thereon, they should immediately discontinue use of the product and discard it in a proper manner.
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Another year, another list of my favorites…
10 Best Pictures of 2014
- Nightcrawler (Best Picture, Best Screenplay)
- Snowpiercer
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (Best Director)
- Joe
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Whiplash
- The LEGO Movie
- Interstellar (Best Visual, Best Sound)
- The One I Love
- Babadook
Notable others include American Sniper, The Double, Edge of Tomorrow, Enemy, Gone Girl, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Imitation Game, Inherent Vice, Locke, A Most Violet Year, Obvious Child, Selma, The Theory of Everything, and Under the Skin.
Best Actress
- Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
- Elisabeth Moss – The One I Love
- Essie Davis – Babadook
- Tilda Swinton – Snowpiercer
- Jessica Chastain – Interstellar & A Most Violet Year
- Julianne Moore – Still Alice
- Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
- Jenny Slate – Obvious Child
Best Actor
- Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler & Enemy
- Nicholas Cage – Joe
- J.K. Simmons – Whiplash
- Michael Keaton – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
- Bradley Cooper – American Sniper
- Christ Evans – Snowpiercer
- Oscar Isaac – A Most Violet Year
Early 2014 brought some great movies like Joe and The LEGO Movie. I was certain Snowpiercer was going to be the flick to beat. Blockbusters like Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Edge of Tomorrow surprised me how good they could be. Smaller films were out in force again with The Double, Enemy, and The One I Love, which was just such a treat. For me, though, one did stand above them all.
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Something about Mary: Whose Lady is Our Lady?
By Peg Preston, Associate Professor and Chair of the History Department
The majority of my childhood was spent in New Orleans (its French Quarter and Irish channel should suggest the healthy Catholic population there), and while I went to a public high school, I attended Catholic grade schools and had two parents who insisted on regular mass attendance. After graduating from Loyola University in New Orleans (yes, named for Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits), I moved to Dublin, Ireland to get my masters degree. While the media makes much of Ireland's historic religious divisions — in Dublin you couldn't throw a stone and not but hit a Catholic. I next attended Boston College for my Ph.D., and there I was back with the Jesuits and, of course, many Irish. When I moved on from Boston to Sioux Falls in 2001, I found myself in a place where Catholics were more outnumbered than with what I was familiar and now I was experiencing a full dose of theological difference. In particular, I was well aware that Protestants had a different — we might even call conflicted — relationship with Mary. However, it was not something that I had spent a lot of time researching, much less dwelling upon. Nevertheless, I had to laugh when during a phone call with my sister, she asked: "Peggy, do Protestants pray the rosary?"
Now, as a child attending Catholic school, Mary featured a great deal. Our Lady has a good few Holy Days of Obligation dedicated to her. We can begin with January 1, and the Solemnity of Mary, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on August 15, while the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is December 8. Of course, technically, Mary features during All Saints Day, Christmas, Easter and, ultimately, the month of May is all hers. Thus, during my childhood, there were lots of opportunities to celebrate Mary and, of course, to pray the rosary. Again, without much depth of thought, I believed that everyone understood Mary as I had been taught — one prays to her for her intercession — that she would act on your behalf with her Son. I was somewhat aware, but did not deeply consider the fact that there were those who did overstate, if not overstep, the Catholic Church's position regarding Mary.
Hence, now having lived in Sioux Falls for over ten years, I have finally gotten a chance to know a healthy cohort of Protestants (among other faiths, of course), and Mary has returned from my childhood. Increasingly, I have wondered exactly where the divisions between Christian churches regarding Mary can be found and thus, when my sister asked me about Protestants praying the rosary, I replied: "No, Molly they don't." I then went on to somewhat accurately (but mostly wrongly) suggest it was during the Reformation that things got tough for Our Lady. What I have learned after doing a bit more investigation is that opinions and disagreements about Mary date back long before the Reformation and the Reformers were not the first to "toss Mary overboard". Thus, Mary's history, and my lack of a full understanding of its complex nature has made her as much a stranger to me as a Catholic as she may be to many Protestants.
In his "Woman of Many Names: Mary in Orthodox and Catholic Theology," Brian Daly discusses the debates and disagreements about Mary that developed in the 500 years after Christ's death. It seems that the earliest debates were over what to call Mary and whether she could be referred to as Theotokos or "God-bearer." Next, theologians deliberated over Mary's death and assumption into heaven. Daly notes that by the 8th century, Mary's position had shifted from being about her as "guarantor of the human reality of Jesus' flesh…to being a person with a continuing role in assuring Christians of their own salvation." To put it simply, by the Middle Ages (which was after the split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches) for both Eastern and Western Churches, Mary had become the one who speaks on humanity's behalf or, in other words, an intercessor. It seems, however, that it was here in the Middle Ages that we can truly mark the beginnings of Mary's problems.
While both Orthodox and Roman Catholic theologians spoke of Mary's purity and holiness, the Western church was increasingly speaking of her Immaculate Conception (that Mary was born without original sin) which was something avoided by Orthodox scholars. It was also at this point that the Roman Catholic Church began to formulate a set of dogmas that established Mary as "Mother of God", her virginal conception and her lifelong virginity. This is when the Orthodox Church further distanced itself and "abstained from enforcing any dogmatic formulations concerning Mary, except that she was truly and really the Theotokos..." However, as Daly points out, other than this, "both branches of Christianity affirm much the same understanding of the uniquely privileged relation of Mary to Christ and to the rest of redeemed humanity."
Yet, this does not answer the question regarding what happened after the Reformation … or does it? The Reformers' emphasis on clear biblical interpretation is where we find a greater gulf between Catholics and Protestants. For many Protestants, Roman Catholic dogma about Mary is problematic because while they accept the virgin birth, they do not adhere to the Catholic Church's argument of Mary's lifelong virginity. This should be no surprise given Reformers' call for adherence to biblical evidence. Indeed, it is quite legitimate to advocate that Catholics pause and question their Church's statements about Mary, given that some of these assertions lack any Biblical substantiation.
Nevertheless, Timothy George stresses that Protestants have too long been too concerned about Mary's virginity and should return to focus more on her maternity. In addition, George suggests that Protestants have failed to separate Catholic teaching from a certain over-reaching Marian devotion; Protestants should remember that Mary "is to perform a ministry of unity with the body of Christ." George reminds us that Mary's significance for Luther was as the person God chose for his "shekinah glory to enter most deeply into the human story" and as the one who hears God's Word and responds in faith, "Mary was a disciple before she was a mother." Thus, George argues that when we praise Mary "it is God whom we praise for his gracious favor in his chosen handmaid."
As I have come to "Face the Stranger", I have realized that Mary's position in history is sadly riven by debates that fail to maintain focus on the frightening step she took to become Christ's first disciple. Ultimately, while Christians will long continue to debate the state of Our Lady, at the end of the day, we may want to remember a simple point made by the great German theologian Karl Rahner: "Mary is in the most perfect way possible redeemed and graced. She is the full representation of what a redeemed person is and can be."
* I would like to thank Jan Brue Enright, Geoffrey Dipple and Murray Haar for reading drafts of this paper.
1 Brian E. Daly, S.J. "Woman of Many Names: Mary in Orthodox and Catholic Theology" Theological Studies 71 (2010): 846-869. Daly is the Catherine F. Huisking Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame.
2 Daly, "Woman of Many Names," 853.
3 Daly, "Woman of Many Names," 861.
4 Timothy George, "The Blessed Virgin Mary in Evangelical Perspective" Mary Mother of God eds. Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jensen (Cambridge: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2004), 109. George is the dean of the Beeson Divinity School at Samford University. While George, a Baptist, directs his discussion in this chapter particularly toward evangelicals, he suggests that his points have relevance for Protestants generally.
5 George, "The Blessed Virgin Mary," 113. Daly also warns that devotion to Marian apparitions instead of a focus on the Scripture is a very real issue. Daly, "Woman of Many Names," 867.
6 George, "The Blessed Virgin Mary," 116.
7 Daly, "Woman of Many Names," 865.


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What is Duncan Jones' Source Code? This gorgeous infographic breaks down each source code cycle, in an attempt to explain just how the time-bending science in this film works.
In Source Code, a soldier (Jake Gyllenhaal) travels into the past eight times, in an attempt to stop the terrorist bombing of a train. But is he in the past, or just alternate versions of the timeline? This graphic shows each trip he takes - we advise checking it out before seeing the film, so you're fully prepared. It will be in theaters April 1st. (Click on the image for the high res. version).
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BUENOS AIRES, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Argentina will continue
paying bondholders on the same terms, its economy minister told
state news agency Telam on Saturday, after losing an appeal in
its legal battle with creditors who rejected past restructurings
of the country's defaulted debt.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judge's order
on Friday requiring Argentina pay $1.33 billion to hedge funds
still fighting the country over its record sovereign debt
default more than a decade ago.
"We're going to keep paying as we have until now, on the
same terms," Economy Minister Hernan Lorenzino told Telam,
calling the court ruling "an attempt to bring the country back
to 2001."
The appeals court held off enacting its decision while the
U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to take up the case, bringing
short-term relief to investors concerned about another default.
The 93 percent of bondholders who renegotiated debts after
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on the dollar, worry the refusal to pay holdouts in the face of
court orders could freeze payment on restructured bonds as well.
Dissident bondholders led by Aurelius Capital Management and
NML Capital Ltd, a unit of Paul Singer's Elliott Management
Corp, are demanding payment in full. They have argued that
Argentina can't deny them their due while paying investors who
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alcohol(ăl′kə-hôl′, -hŏl′)
alcoholChemistry Any of a broad category of organic chemicals containing one or more hydroxyl (OH) groups with a minimal tendency to ionise; alcohols can be liquids, semisolids or solids at room temperature
Common alcohols Ethanol, or CH3CH2OH ("drinking" alcohol); methanol, or CH3OH (wood/grain alcohol, which can cause blindness and CNS damage); propanol, or (CH3)2CHOH ("rubbing" alcohol).
Clinical medicine Once consumed, the commonly ingested alcohol, ethyl alcohol (ethanol), peaks in the blood in ±30 mins; ±1 hour is needed to eliminate each 10g of alcohol ingested; blood alcohol levels reliably indicate the amount of ethanol "on board"; alcohol consumption may relieve anxiety for several hours, but, long-term, may aggravate or provoke anxiety and panic disorders.
Health benefits of As little as 1 drink/week reduces risk of stroke.
Ref range Negative; serum levels of >0.05% is enough to cause impairment.
• Absorption 20% of alcohol is absorbed in the stomach, 80% in the upper small intestine; absorbed slower if food present in stomach, faster on empty stomach, faster if beverage is carbonated (e.g., champagne). Optimal alcohol absorption occurs when gastric alcohol is 10–20%; if higher, gastric mucus secretion delays emptying and absorption. Absorption is usually complete in 3 hours.
• Distribution Alcohol distributes in water, not fat; women and overweight people have a lower volume of distribution and thus have a higher blood alcohol concentration (BAC).
• Rule of thumb One unit of alcohol increases the BAC by ±15 ml/100ml in men and ±20 ml/100ml in women. The Widmark equation provides a crude estimate of peak blood alcohol concentration that can be expected after ingesting a known amount of alcohol.
• Elimination Alcohol is eliminated by all routes, including 5% in the lungs and 5% in the urine; 90% is metabolised via hepatic alcohol dehydrogenase to acetaldehyde and via aldehyde dehydrogenase to acetate, which is converted into CO2 and water.
alcoholChemistry Any of a broad category of organic chemicals containing one or more hydroxyl––OH groups with a minimal tendency to ionize; alcohols can be liquids, semisolids or solids at room temperature Common alcohols Ethanol or CH3CH2OH/'drinking' alcohol, methanol–CH3OH, wood/grain alcohol, which can cause blindness and CNS damage, propanol–(CH3)2CHOH, 'rubbing' alcohol. See Absolute alcohol, Perillyl alcohol Clinical medicine The commonly ingested alcohol, ethyl alcohol–ethanol, once consumed, peaks in the blood in ±30 mins; ±1 hr is needed to eliminate each 10g of alcohol ingested; blood alcohol levels reliably indicate the amount of ethanol 'on board'; alcohol consumption may relieve anxiety for several hrs, but, long-term, may aggravate or provoke anxiety and panic disorders Health benefits of As little as 1 drink/wk ↓ risk of stroke Ref rangeNegative; serum levels of > 0. 05% is sufficient to cause impairment
Synonym(s): ethanol, ethyl alcohol.
alcoholA colourless volatile liquid obtained by fermenting sugars or starches with yeast and used as a solvent, a skin cleaner and hardener, and as an intoxicating drink. Also known as ethyl alcohol or ethanol.
alcoholan organic molecule in which a hydrogen atom of a hydrocarbon is replaced by a hydroxyl group (OH). See Fig. 21 .
alcoholethyl alcohol (ethanol) in alcoholic drinks is one of a group of organic compounds. The anxiety-reducing effects of alcohol can improve confidence and performance, particularly in sports where fine motor control is required, e.g. by snooker players or marksmen. In many sports, particularly team sports, alcohol intake is a part of the culture. Because of the well-known diuretic properties, athletes should be advised against alcohol consumption when fluid replacement is a priority, and alcohol can impair both performance and recovery after exercise. It is banned in some sports (e.g. motor racing, skiing).
alcohol; ethanol; spirit ethyl alcohol (CH3CH2OH) used as a clinical solvent, medicament carrier (e.g. Betadine in spirit) and rapid-acting surface disinfectant
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Father Sues School After It Brings In Cops To Question His Son About Drawing Of A Person Being Hanged
from the F_CKIN_-ST_PID dept
Maybe if schools stop handing misbehaving students over to police officers, aggrieved parents won't be nearly as aggrieved... or so likely to sue. Schools are publicly funded already, but that's no reason to keep dipping into homeowners' wallets to pay out settlements for schools' bad decisions.
The very short background on this particular lawsuit is this (via Courtroom News Service):
B.R.K., a 13 year-old student at Raleigh Hills in Beaverton, OR was suspended after his teacher found his drawing of a person being hanged. The subject matter is no doubt disturbing, although plenty of rounds of Hangman have been played at school without issue. Since the suit doesn't dispute the disciplinary actions the school took (a one-day suspension), I'll withhold an opinion on a drawing being an offense worthy of suspension.
The school chose to file the student's drawing under the ultimate vagary: Threats/Menacing/Hate Lists. But this policy specifically requires a "word" or "action," of which a drawing is neither and B.R.K.'s doodle would need to place another person in "fear of serious imminent injury." Whether or not this designation was justified is open to speculation.
But that's neither here nor there, at least according to the filing by B.R.K.'s father, Robert Bernard Keller. His allegations are of civil rights violations, all occurring after the suspension was served and B.R.K. was cleared to return to school.
The drawing incident began April 30th. His parents were notified and B.R.K. served his suspension. A school psychologist performed a "risk assessment" on B.R.K. and cleared him to return to school. His parents were present for this "risk assessment," in agreement to the mother's request that they be notified (and hopefully present) for any meetings/questioning stemming from this incident. All seemed well and good until B.R.K. related to his parents that, later in the day, he was pulled from class and interrogated by Beaverton police officers.
After the parents left, Raleigh Hills called in officers of the Beaverton Police Department to interview B.R.K. without notifying the parents. At no time before or during the interview were the parents notified by Raleigh Hills or the Beaverton Police. Only after the fact did the parents learn of the police interrogation. No criminal charge was filed nor was a petition filed with the department of human services. As a direct and foreseeable result of the events that transpired during this incident, B.R.K. has suffered emotional damages.Keller alleges Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment violations, as well as emotional distress, false imprisonment and failure to supervise. Whether these will all hold up remains to be seen, but it would appear that Raleigh Hills violated its own policies by hosting an impromptu interrogation.
Early on in the school policy manual, the following is stated:
Unless an emergency situation exists relating to health or safety, the student shall receive prior notice of suspendable conduct as set forth herein and pursuant to District policy, specification of individual charges against the student, and an opportunity to present his/her view of the alleged misconduct. The suspending administrator may postpone these procedures if there is a risk that harm will occur if the suspension does not take place immediately. In all cases, an administrator will notify the parent/guardian by letter and, when possible, by telephone, and the procedure for reinstatement will be explained.It would appear that parents are to be notified during every step of the process. For the most part, the school did this -- right up until it decided to bring the police in to "interview" a student whom its own psychologist had determined wasn't a threat and could return to general population.
Even if there's a little vagueness in the above statement, the school policy regarding the use of law enforcement is incredibly specific.
Referral to Law EnforcementThe district policy is even more definitive.
If it is necessary for law enforcement officers to interview, detain, or take into custody a student, the principal or his/her designee will follow regulations to insure compliance with Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS 162.245, 162.325). [The cited laws refer only to assisting law enforcement and not hindering prosecution. Neither have anything to do with the treatment of minors by law enforcement or rights retained by students.]
School personnel are responsible for cooperating with, and making it possible for, law enforcement officials to interview students on school premises. It is the responsibility of a law enforcement officer, who wishes to interrogate a student at school for law enforcement purposes, to contact that student's parent or guardian in order to obtain advance authorization for the interview.
It is the responsibility of a law enforcement officer who wishes to interview a student at school for law enforcement purposes to contact that student's parent or guardian in order to obtain advance authorization for the interview. For this purpose, school personnel shall provide the telephone number of a student's parent or guardian to a requesting law enforcement officer…There is an exception, but it doesn't fit this situation.
If the student's parent or guardian refuses to consent, the interview shall not take place unless the law enforcement officer represents that emergency or exigent circumstances justify an immediate interview. In such circumstances, before the interview occurs the law enforcement officer shall complete and sign a "No Consent/Interview Conducted Form," indicating that the parent or guardian refused to consent, and that emergency or exigent circumstances required an immediate interview of the student at the sole discretion of the law enforcement officer.The Beaverton Police Dept. is also named in the suit. According to policy, the PD should have contacted the parents prior to this interview. Either way you look at it, someone should have talked to B.R.K.'s parents before putting the student in a room with police officers. The district's policy is just as narrow, stating there needs to be a form filled out stating the exigent circumstances that led to the consent-less interview. Keller's filing doesn't indicate he ever received this after-the-fact notification or, indeed, any awareness of this requirement.
Keller's allegations also state that the school has a "custom and policy" of seizing children from classrooms and "subjecting them to custodial police interrogations," so it would appear this isn't the first time Raleigh Hills has violated its own (and the district's) policies. The fact that police were involved after the student was cleared by staff gives this allegation credence. A school used to turning over nearly every discipline problem to local cops wouldn't think twice about bringing in law enforcement after the sentence has been served and the child interviewed by school staff.
If this ends up costing the school (Keller is asking for $100,000 in damages), it has no one to blame but itself. The policies are in place for exactly this reason -- to prevent the abuse of students' rights. But the school chose -- along with the Beaverton PD -- to violate its own policies, along with someone else's rights.
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We asked poet Maya Angelou, Dr. Joseph L. Wright and NAACP Chairman Roslyn Brock to share the heroes who continue to inspire them. Here are photos of them and the people they honored; click here to read the full story.
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ClipperGM wrote:"Always" Next wrote:ClipperGM wrote:hey, if you match up the salaries, then it basically becomes this trade:
A.I. & Q-Rich (LAC saves about $2M cash up front)
PLUS: Zach had two more years left....A.I. and Q-Rich are EXPIRING, giving us $25M-plus in the summer of 2010!!! (including camby and ricky davis which are expiring)...who wouldn't make that trade....we were heavy in the front court so we traded zach to bring on his much better twin in the Guard position.....
Hey ClipperGM.....how much cap room are you going to have this coming offseason? 25M? you dont say...maybe you should include that # in one of your posts....oh wait....its in every one.
who cares how much cap room you have, you will use it to overpay for average players like we did with Maggette.
HAHAHAHAHA...did we hire Mullin as our GM???? don't scare me like that
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World stock, commodity and currency markets were steady on Monday, as the holiday lull set in across markets and offset tensions over the U.S. budget dispute.
With only UK, French, Dutch and Spanish stock markets open in Europe and trading shortened ahead of Christmas celebrations, the FTSEurofirst300 <.FTEU3> opened almost flat at 1138.35 points to leave the MSCI index of global stocks <.MIWD00000PUS> virtually unchanged at 339.87.
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Activity in other assets was also subdued, with spot gold steadying as investors took to the sidelines, while Brent oil eased 0.3 percent to $108.63.
Financial markets are also in limbo over $600 billion of U.S. spending cuts and tax hikes that kick in next month and threaten to hurt the economy. Lawmakers and President Barack Obama have abandoned talks to prevent this "fiscal cliff" until after Christmas.
"It's all about the U.S. fiscal cliff issue," said Victor Shum, managing director at IHS Purvin & Gertz.
"The chances are that we will get a deal between the White House and the Republicans, but the fact that (House of Representatives speaker John) Boehner failed to get members to support his plan is worrying."
In Asia, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan <.MIAPJ0000PUS> inched up 0.1 percent in thin trading after falling to a near two-week low on Friday.
Japanese financial markets are closed for a public holiday and will resume trading on Tuesday. Most European bond markets were also shut.
In the currency market, the dollar eased 0.1 percent versus a basket of major currencies, while the euro was steady at around $1.3196.
The yen, however, neared a 20-month low versus the dollar after incoming premier Shinzo Abe renewed pressure over the weekend on the Bank of Japan to adopt a 2 percent inflation target.
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Old Cuban Cocktail
This wonderful drink was created by my wife, Audrey Saunders, proprietor of the Pegu Club in New York City. You will notice that it is closely related to the Mojito, but with far more elegance and sophistication. Audrey garnishes her original version with a sugar-coated vanilla bean. See, I told you it was sophisticated!
3/4 oz lime juice
1 oz simple syrup
6 leaves mint
1 1/2 oz rum
2 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Muddle mint with juice and simple syrup.
Shake with ice.
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Top with champagne.
Luc 8 Jun 2009
3:27 am
Ah yes, i adore this cocktail. Had one the other day using Havana Club Especial, and garnished with the sugared vanilla bean of course! It goes down dangerously easily though.
I wanted to ask about mint, it's a question i've been thinking about for some time. As you said over-muddling the mint will release bitter flavours, but what happens when you shake the mint? Does this not also release these oils? There a few recipes which call for the shaking of mint, such as the Richmond Gimlet and the Smash, how does the shaking affect the flavour?
Robert Hess 8 Jun 2009
3:58 am
Luc, shaking a cocktail with mint is not nearly as severe as muddling the mint hard. I suppose if you should the drink for a long time you might start extracting too much out of the mint, but I've neve had a problem with just shaking it.
Fred 8 Jun 2009
4:34 am
The champagne mentioned in the video does not appear in the recipe, and for home cocktail hour popping a new bottle of champagne for one or two of these doesn't make sense. Assuming that the written recipes are correct, I guess one can safely leave out the champagne?
But… you did say 2 ounces, which would mean that it is a substantial part of the cocktail.
blair frodelius 8 Jun 2009
4:37 am
How would one sugar coat a vanilla bean, and with what kind of sugar?
DJ HawaiianShirt 8 Jun 2009
4:41 am
That's a gorgeous cocktail glass, Robert.
Also, if anyone cares, I have a new liquor blog: http://spiritedremix.blogspot.com/
IanRafferty 8 Jun 2009
5:28 am
The "Old Cuban". I think that this will be a very interesting cocktail for my guests. The slogan @ my cocktail bar is, "Famous for Mojitos". Whilst this has proved to be a great success in selling the drink of the house, it also makes it that little more difficult to sell the true classics. But were getting there. This could be just the perfect link between the contemporary sweet summer drinks such as the Mojito, to more classic drinks described so well by yourself as spirits of any kind, sugar, water and bitters. I will certainly be sampling this tonight and it will be interesting to get some feedback.
Fred, I think that you answered your own question there my friend. The 2 oz of Champagne means that this ingredient is somewhat integral to the drink. If you are insistant on not using it, without having tried, I think that the ingerdiants would still work, but an extended stir would be necessary allowing slightly more dillution, and in my humble opinion, a slightly better balanced drink.
Robert, on a personal note, I would like to express my gratitude regarding your replys to previously posted comments. Its great to be able to converse with yourself directly, and to hear your feedback regarding any ideas and/or issues.
Robert Hess 8 Jun 2009
7:43 am
Fred… I fixed the recipe on the web page to include the champage. I list it as "top with champagne", which yeah, is about as bad as using "splash" as a measurement, but typically is the way this cocktail is made. You "do" want to make sure you get at least about an ounce in. I think here I end up adding about an ounce and a half.
For home use, you can use champagne "splits" which are half the size of a normal champagne bottle, and then perhaps finish off the champagne as a nightcap :->
Blair… I go into a little more detail regarding the vanilla bean on the recipe I posted on DrinkBoy.com (http://www.drinkboy.com/Cocktails/Recipe.aspx?itemid=120). But basically you just split the bean and bury it in normal sugar for a while. There I say to leave it for a week, but that is more for the benefit if getting some great vanilla sugar out of the deal!
DJ… That cocktail glass is particuarly one of my favorites that I picked up at an antique store a while back. Unlike many of the others I have, where I was able to pick up seveal. I only have one of these.
Ian… Yes, this drink makes a very good transition from "trendy" Mojito, to "sophisticated" cocktail. There is a wonderful attitude shift in this drink which allows customers to better comprehend the draw of a true classic cocktail.
Fred 8 Jun 2009
7:49 am
Thanks. And I see what you wrote to Ian, "There is a wonderful attitude shift in this drink…"
Excellent. I often have a cocktail, looking for an attitude shift, but I guess that's not what you meant. ;-)
Robert Hess 8 Jun 2009
8:45 am
Well… actually I "did" mean "attitude shift". :-> I think the general customers attitude regarding a Mojito style cocktail is a little more on the"trendy-festive" side. While an Old Cuban shifts things more toward a "sophisticated-celebratory" side.
Christian 8 Jun 2009
1:13 pm
This was the first cocktail that I made after I bought the revamped Platinum Edition of Mr. Boston. I made it with Appleton V/X and never looked back. It is fantastic on every level, especially with the vanilla bean garnish.
Thanks for the excellent videos, Robert.
Robert Hess 8 Jun 2009
1:44 pm
Nice. Hope you liked the Platinum Edition of Mr. Bostons. I wrote the "Classic Cocktails" section, as well as doing a lot of work to update all of the recipes throughout to do things like removing the use of "sour mix" and moving recipes out of the "Canadian Whisky" section and moving them into the appropriate American Whisky sections. Through the efforts that Anthony Giglio did to get this new edition out, starting in 2006 Mr. Boston's is once again a respectable cocktail guide. I recommend folks get it, after of course they've bought a copy of "my" book :->
blair frodelius 8 Jun 2009
2:30 pm
I knew the new Mr. Boston guide was a huge improvement over previous editions. Now I know why!
Kudos to you!
Ian 8 Jun 2009
6:09 pm
Ah, good. I've been looking for more recipes that use rum.
I'm a little surprised to see you using the "Soft Grip" squeezer though. Mine is sitting unused at the back of a drawer. I have found it to be one of those products where someone apparently designed it on paper and put it into production without testing it to see if it actually works. It squirts juice everywhere except into the container (is that why you have your hand cupped over it when you squeeze?) and it leaves lots of juice behind in the fruit. I strongly recommend instead the classic design from Mexico in bright yellow or green. It works much better.
For simple syrup, a handy tip is to make it as required with a microwave. For 1 oz of syrup, simply measure 1 oz of fine baker's sugar with the measuring cup, add it to a coffee cup with 1 oz of water, and microwave on high in 5 second bursts, stirring each time. Within seconds you have simple syrup in just the required amount and no messing around with saucepans. Of course you won't use this method in a bar, but for home mixology it is very convenient.
IanRafferty 9 Jun 2009
3:05 am
As promised, I mixed a few Old Cubans last night to a few of my trusty, experienced paletted guests. They only had positive feedback, and were very impressed with the new drink. After tasting it myself, I was suprised by how smooth the drink actually was. Well balanced. Only to see this morning, that I commited a schoolboy sin, by totally forgetting the fresh lime juice. Therefore, this is something that I will of course rectify this evening, but with a rather presumptious attitude, I think that I may prefer the mistaken recipe. I will of course, let you know!
Ian, I thought that you were impersonating me for a second then. Not that you would necessarily want to. It just felt that way. I much prefer what Robert describes as a "Rich SImple Syrup". With a ration of 2:1 Sugar:Water. For practicality behind the bar, I then transfer this into 1.5 litre jugs and heat via the heating arm of the coffee machine. A 1.5 litre batch can be fully dissolved within 40 seconds without any danger of bringing the solution anywhere near the boil.
One last thing, Robert Ive been scouring a few online bookstores that are UK or European based to order your book. But to no avail. Is this possible or will I have to revert to a US site?
Robert Hess 9 Jun 2009
4:16 am
Ian (hmmm… two Ian's here)... The OXO "soft grip" (which on this particular one aren't that soft), I think work just a tad better than the normal mexican ones. The "squirting" problem you mention is one I notice on this style of juicer overall (including the mexican ones, which I have several). The OXO seems to squirt a little less for me, and both I think to a great job at getting most of the juice out. Plus, they both get some of the essential oils from the skins since they almost turn the citrus inside out when they squeeze them.
The one to stay away from, is the one made from acrylic. The handle starts to bend before you can get full leverage on the citrus.
Personally, I have yet to find a juicer that I think is the cat's meow. The "Ebaloy" that you often see me use is pretty close, but I'm trying to avoid using it on the show since so many people ask me about where to get it, and aside from eBay, you can't. I've run across another juicer recently that I'll be using in future episodes, which works pretty well, although still not quite perfect. Here: http://www.drinkboy.com/Tools/Tool.aspx?id=25
I'll have to give your microwave method for simple syrup a try, although I'm concerned that it ends up too warm and in turn will melt too much ice? David Embury has a slightly similar method he mentions for making an Old Fashioned… put a sugar cube in the glass, then add some warm water, then just before the cube begins to melt, pour off the water, leaving the saturated cube, then muddle to form a paste. Never tried it myself, seems a tad trickey :->
Robert Hess 9 Jun 2009
4:20 am
IanRafferty, curious to see what you think with the "correct" recipe :->... I would think that without the lime juice this would be a tad on the sweet and simple side? Lime juice should add both character and balance to it.
As for the book… Currently it is available only in "Borders" book stores (in fact it is on sale in most of them, along with a "Pocket" version… although it would only fit in big pockets). It is also available at Amazon.com and CocktailKingdom.com, I regularly purchase books from Amazon.co.uk, and while it costs a little more in shipping charges, it doesn't seem insurmountable. I would hope the reverse would be true for you to purchase books from Amazon.com?
blair frodelius 9 Jun 2009
4:52 am
I've used the Ebaloy as well and it really is excellent. However, it does take up a bit of room. I recommend this one for a handheld unit: http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-Stainless-Steel-Citrus-Juice-Press/dp/B0002IBOAK/
Ian 9 Jun 2009
6:51 am
About simple syrup in the microwave and adding heat to the drink: most recipes only call for 1/2 or 1/4 oz of syrup, and by the time I have removed such a small quantity from the microwave and transferred it to the mixing glass with the other ingredients I find it has essentially returned to room temperature.
Secondly it seems like some kind of "magic" happens when dissolving the sugar. The action of the microwave seems to help it dissolve more rapidly than heating on the stove top, so the syrup is only just a little warm by the time the sugar is all dissolved. I do also use the very fine baker's sugar rather than the larger granulated kind.
IanRafferty 9 Jun 2009
10:34 am
Wow, this recipe has even more to it. I was impressed with the smoothness and balance pre lime juice, a little sweet I would agree, but still a very good drink. With the added ingredient of fresh lime juice, it takes this drink to a new level. I will certainly be reommending this to many of my guests. The only problem with a drink this delicious in this size glass, is that it doesnt last nearly long enough. Or is that just in my case. Robert, thanks again for introducing us to another great cocktail.
xian 10 Jun 2009
8:07 am
Using an ounce of rich simple syrup would seem to me to make this drink overly sweet. It's a nice idea, but I'd probably go a bit light on the syrup. Must buy some champagne and give it a try.
Chris Milligan 10 Jun 2009
12:53 pm
Hey Robert
Good advice on the lime. I have preached hat very fact for years, and it applies to ANY fresh juice.
As for the champagne (and this may seem a little nit picky), it represents 1/3 or so of the drink I am curious as to what brand and style champagne Audrey uses at Pegu Club.
Chris Milligan 10 Jun 2009
12:58 pm
Almost forgot…..mint can vary in size and flavor as well, so tasting each "bunch" I find important as well.
Robert Hess 10 Jun 2009
1:06 pm
Chris, when Audrey originally created this drink, she was using Veuve Clicquot for the champagne. I'm not sure if that's what she is still using at the Pegu Club.
Ian 11 Jun 2009
8:00 pm
Well, I feel that the choice of rum really makes the difference in this drink. I first tried it with Appleton Special, a straightforward golden rum, and was quite uninspired. There were a variety of flavours there, but they didn't seem to meld together. Later I tried it with Cruzan Black Strap, a much richer and darker variety. I feel the drink was transformed by that and was at once sweet and complex and with much greater intensity. Maybe a more complex rum than the Black Strap would be better still.
As for the Champagne, the genuine French variety tends to be somewhat pricey, but there are some nice options from California that are very drinkable at a more reasonable price. I tried Domaine Chandon Brut Classic and found it quite satisfactory. I just can't make up my mind whether to drink it straight or make another Old Cuban!
Dominik MJ aka the opinionated alchemist 14 Jun 2009
11:54 am
Sorry to criticize - though in my believes Champagne has to come from the Champagne in France and is an AOC product.
In the video the sparkling wine Domaine Ste. Michelle was used, not Champagne.
Though I don't want to bitch against this, because I think, that sparkling wine will do best in this recipe.
The kinda very distinctive flavors of French champagne will be lost in the mix, as the flavors are robust and the proportions are to small on the wine side to keep up…
TheBadBaptist 14 Jun 2009
2:38 pm
First time I've heard of this drink ... and I love it! It reminds of a wonderful drink I had when I was in Manhattan this past spring. I asked my sister (a native) what her favorite bar in the city was and she took me to a champagne lounge, Flute. (http://www.flutebar.com/) The environment was exactly what i expected from my sister .... very elegant but not my style. Their signature champagne cocktails seemed a little bit frou-frou for me, but as soon as i tasted their Champagne Mojito, i was convinced that they had a serious mixologist at the helm. I do however like this recipe better—the darker rum and bitters make a much more complex drink. and i like that its served straight-up ... i don't need a garden of mint in my drink!
robert, i know you've posted the old-school champagne cocktail, and now with this entry, I am interested in any other champagne or sparkling wine cocktails you know. my wife won't touch the bourbon old fashions or gin-based drinks i love to make, but adores it when i make a cocktail with champagne.
Robert Hess 15 Jun 2009
4:06 am
Glad you've enjoyed this drink. There are a wide variety of champagne cocktails, you can find a list of some of the ones that I like on my website here:
Some good books on the subject are "101 Champagne Cocktails" by Kim Haasarud (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0470169427), and "Champagne Cocktails" by Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060392924).
Robert Hess 15 Jun 2009
4:14 am
Dominik, you are indeed correct that the term "champagne" should correctly only be used to refer to sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France, just as Cognac should only be used in reference to brandy from the Cognac region of France. I sometimes have the tendency to inappropriately call sparkling wine "Champagne".
Michael "Michaelogist" Kelley 22 Jun 2009
10:15 am
Robert, somewhat reiterating xian's comment, it seems most drinks adhere to a 3-2-1 or 4-2-1 ratio of spirits, sweet, and tart. I would think using 1 ounce of rich syrup would throw off the balance of this drink. Using 1 ounce of 1:1 syrup would seem more in line with convention. Are you breaking the rules, Robert? Are you a cocktail bandit?
Robert Hess 22 Jun 2009
11:29 am
Michael, Me? A cocktail bandit? Rogue perhaps, but never a bandit :->
Matt 27 Jun 2009
3:00 pm
Robert, the wife and I just made these and they are delicious! I can't wait to make some vanilla bean garnishes.
I used a 1:1 simple syrup and I thought it was plenty sweet enough. I also added a bit more mint to give it the extra oomph from the subtle mint flavor. Overall excellent drink, thanks for posting it Robert and thank Audrey for creating it for me next time you see her.
Benjamin D. 11 Dec 2009
9:48 am
Hi Robert,
This website is great! I've learned so much about cocktails and have been making and appreciating well balanced drinks ever since I
Robert Hess 11 Dec 2009
11:05 am
Bitters and extracts have both simularities as well as differences. Bitters, for one thing, always include a bittering agent (such as Gentian), which is where they get their name from. They are also a mixture of various spices, herbs, and other flavorings, while an extract is typically just a single flavor. Extracts can also be referred to as "Tinctures".
Federico Cuco 5 Aug 2010
8:21 am
This cocktail is delicious.
This week I put on my blackboard.
And customers are in love with this drink.
Your friend Audrey Saunders is a genius.
Robert thank you very much for sharing your concoimientos, since I see your program I feel a lot better bartender.
Best regards from the Rio de la Plata
Steven D. Lauria 23 Jan 2011
7:45 pm
Hi Robert,
Small pieces of the mint leaves came out through my strainer when I strained the Old Cuban. I shook pretty vigorously in my Boston Shaker for at least 20 seconds, maybe longer. (I had to double strain the concoction so I wouldn't completely ruin this wonderful cocktail.) Did I over-shake it? I noticed that you shook yours for about 24 times (not seconds).
Thank you. This cocktail is terrific…and so is your show.
Robert Hess 24 Jan 2011
6:06 am
Steven, you are almost bound to get some bits of mint on this drink, and I don't think it ruins the drink at all. But if you prefer not to get the mint, then double-straining it is the way to go. I don't typically double strain much, but some bartenders prefer to double-strain any citrus cocktails to keep the pulp out.
Small Screen Colin 24 Jan 2011
6:09 am
Steven, you can also watch Jamie Boudreau, host of Raising the Bar on Small Screen Network, double strain the delicious breakfast Collins here: http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/480/raising_the_bar_breakfast_collins/
Thanks for watching!


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Three high court judges have dismissed a challenge that David Miranda, the partner of the former Guardian journalist, Glenn Greenwald, was unlawfully detained under counter-terrorism powers for nine hours at Heathrow airport last August.Reading the full judgment (pdf), it's clear that the judges believed that national security outweighed the issues of press freedom, which the judges acknowledged. As well as proportionality, the other key question the judges had to address was whether schedule 7 of the UK Terrorism 2000 Act actually applied in this situation. It might seem surprising that they decided that it did, since Miranda was carrying documents for the purpose of journalism -- hardly what most people regard as terrorism. But the judges came to this conclusion because of the very broad framing of the UK's Terrorism 2000 Act, which says:
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