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chadsam needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 93 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
WIUX-LP (99.1 FM) is a student-operated low power FM radio station in Bloomington, Indiana, in southern Indiana. The station licensee, Indiana University Student Broadcasting is authorized by the Federal Communications Commission.
College students, lovers of indie and under-played music.
We need a t-shirt for our upcoming fund raiser "Culture Shock." Culture Shock is a free yearly festival held in Dunn Meadow by WIUX on the campus of Indiana University. It occurs in the spring typically in the month of April. Past headliners have included Destroyer, Four Tet, Beach House, The Dodos, Xiu Xiu, and Sunset Rubdown. The festival also tends feature a number of Bloomington local bands such as The Delicious, Rodeo Ruby Love, and Found Objects.


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July 13, 201017 Organizations and Individuals Honored for Work to Revitalize New York City's Communities
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Small Business Services Commissioner Robert W. Walsh today presented the 2010 New York City Neighborhood Achievement Awards to 17 recipients from all five boroughs. Established in 2002, the awards honor organizations, businesses and individuals that have demonstrated excellence in enhancing New York City neighborhoods by fostering economic opportunity. Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Walsh presented the awards at a reception at Gracie Mansion.
"Many of New York City's local businesses and community members play a vital role making our neighborhoods great places to live, work and visit, and they deserve our recognition," said Mayor Bloomberg. "Tonight we honor and celebrate the recipients of the 2010 New York City Neighborhood Achievement Awards for their hard work and their commitment to the vitality of our City."
"We are honoring individuals, organizations and businesses that represent some of the 300 diverse and unique neighborhoods of New York City – neighborhoods made infinitely better because of this year's recipients," said Commissioner Walsh. "Great cities are built on great neighborhoods and I want to thank tonight's awardees for their commitment to building strong communities, and creating jobs and opportunities for New Yorkers."
The Leadership Award was presented to two individuals:
George Kaufman — Mr. Kaufman is chairman of both Kaufman Astoria Studios and the Kaufman Organization, a commercial real estate company. In 1980, he acquired Astoria Studios, a lone building in an underdeveloped area of Astoria. His vision was to create a vibrant, full-service production center capable of handling any type, size and style of production, while also serving as a catalyst for neighborhood economic growth. Kaufman Astoria Studios is now the biggest film and television production studio east of Hollywood, making Astoria a world-class destination for film and television production. The studio has created hundreds of jobs, provided office space for new tenants and attracted numerous businesses to the neighborhood, including national retailers, restaurants and a multiplex theater. The Kaufman Astoria Studios complex is also home to The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, The Museum of Moving Image and the new Stage K, a 40,000-square-foot film and television production studio. The studio complex creates production, arts and business opportunities for current and future generations of New Yorkers.
Mary Wittenberg – Ms. Wittenberg is the president and CEO of the New York Road Runners, a non-profit organization that has been dedicated to growing the sport of running and enhancing health and fitness for people of all ages for 50 years. Every year, New York Road Runners puts on more than 60 races, including the ING New York City Marathon, of which Mary is the race director. Winding its way through all five boroughs, the race is the largest of its kind in the world and puts a spotlight on New York City's many neighborhoods. With more than 43,000 runners, 6,000 volunteers, and two million spectators, the citywide economic impact of the ING NYC Marathon is estimated at more than $250 million each year. In addition, every year 100 U.S.-based charities use reserved marathon entries as fundraising vehicles for their organizations, collectively raising over $20 million. Citywide, New York Road Runners' running-based youth programs serve nearly 100,000 children in hundreds of schools and community centers. The youth programs promote children's physical fitness, character development, and personal achievement in communities across the City.
The Small Business of the Year Awards were presented to five businesses:
Sweetriot, Downtown Manhattan – Sarah Endline launched sweetriot in October 2005 with the dream of creating a candy company that sold healthy, whimsical and socially responsible products. Sold in 2,500 retailers nationwide, including Zabar's, Gourmet Garage and Garden of Eden in New York City – sweetriot specializes in all-natural, high-quality dark chocolate products, from its original dark chocolate "peaces" collection to the recently launched yumBar collection. The company equitably sources its cocoa directly from Latin America and uses recyclable, reusable packaging that features original artwork from emerging artists. sweetriot is dedicated to offering consumers a healthy, on-the-go dark chocolate fix. Located in Downtown Manhattan, sweetriot employs five people full time and offers part-time internships to students from New York University, Columbia University, Barnard College and Pace University.
Monique Greenwood's Akwaaba Mansion Bed and Breakfast, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn – Monique Greenwood has owned and operated the Akwaaba Mansion Bed and Breakfast in Bedford-Stuyvesant for 15 years. The Bed and Breakfast offers a unique experience for all its guests, from residents looking for a getaway to visitors interested in exploring the culture of Brooklyn. Monique has dedicated herself to the growth of her enterprise, as well as the development of the neighborhood, serving as a tireless advocate and constant sounding board for her fellow merchants. Every year, she hosts a retreat for local merchants at the Bed and Breakfast. She also recently hosted a reception that allowed another tenant to raise funds and resolve a serious tax issue.
Formula "B" Parisien Beauty School, Sunnyside, Queens – Carmen Ledesma immigrated to the United States from Paraguay with two goals: to give her three children the best education possible and to open a business. In 1993, she opened her first business, a beauty salon, in Sunnyside, Queens, employing one person. Today, Carmen owns two full-service salons and the Formula "B" Parisien Beauty School, which employ nine Queens residents full time. Formula "B" Parisien Beauty School provides disadvantaged individuals with the skills they need to begin a career in the beauty industry. Carmen has been a strong voice for her community and fellow entrepreneurs; she advocated successfully for New York State to provide free English classes for foreign-language entrepreneurs and she is actively advocating for affordable healthcare coverage for small businesses.
South Bronx Food Cooperative, South Bronx – The South Bronx Food Cooperative is a grocery store that is operated by local residents and dedicated to providing healthy and affordable food to the community. When Zena Nelson founded the South Bronx Food Cooperative in 2007, the tiny store operated with five members and was open only on Saturdays. Today, the SBxFC has attracted more than 200 cooperative members, quadrupled its inventory, and moved to a 1,400-square-foot location open seven days a week. The South Bronx Food Cooperative contributes to the community of the South Bronx beyond its mission of providing fresh and nutritious products by offering educational opportunities like cooking and yoga classes, many of which are in English and Spanish. Located in a neighborhood that is historically underserved, the goal of the South Bronx Food Cooperative is to help improve the various health disparities faced by residents. The only co-op in the borough and one of five in the City, the South Bronx Food Cooperative is small but mighty, and is well on its way to starting a local food movement.
Atlantic Salt, Inc., Port Richmond, Staten Island – Active since 1977, Atlantic Salt, Inc. is a family-owned business that operates a marine terminal on Staten Island's north shore. Dedicated to helping local and state authorities keep the roads safe in bad weather, Atlantic Salt's marine facility receives salt from around the world and sells it to highway departments, municipalities and institutions throughout the tri-state region. In August 2009, Atlantic Salt brought together the Staten Island community by holding the first-ever "Atlantic Salt Maritime Festival," a free celebration to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Hudson's voyage into New York Harbor. The festival opened a marine industrial area not typically accessible to the general public, and brought together local businesses and residents while heightening public awareness of one of the City's working waterfronts.
The Norman Buchbinder Neighborhood Beautification Award was presented to two organizations:
Out2Play – Out2Play, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing schoolchildren with safe, fun and developmentally beneficial play spaces. With funding and support from private donors, elected officials and the Department of Education, Out2Play transforms empty, asphalt schoolyards into vibrant play spaces, giving thousands of children the chance to run, play ball, climb and be active in a safe, supervised environment. Out2Play develops playgrounds from start to finish by identifying schools, raising the necessary funds, working with the school community and architects to design the playgrounds, hiring contractors and then overseeing construction. In the past three years, Out2Play has created 80 playgrounds that span all five boroughs and nearly one million square feet of previously vacant space. The organization recently secured a grant from the Department of Education to construct 70 more playgrounds across the City. Out2Play not only provides children with spaces for physical activity, but also revitalizes the community, which results in a sense of pride for all residents.
Trust for Public Land – The Trust for Public Land is a non-profit organization that creates outdoor spaces, such as parks and public gardens, to improve communities and the quality of life for residents. This national organization has extended its efforts in New York City by creating programs to make sure that all residents, especially children, have easy access to outdoor spaces. In partnership with PlaNYC, the organization's NYC Playgrounds Program will establish 151 playgrounds and parks throughout the city, bringing 380,000 children new places to play. The Trust for Public Land engages school teachers and administrators, students and members of the community in the design of recreational areas suitable for each neighborhood. Since the early 1970s, the Trust for Public Land has helped construct over 300 parks and other spaces, and has helped to create and restore nearly 70 public gardens. The Trust for Public Land's work has transformed spaces that will benefit communities across the five boroughs for years to come.
The Development Award was presented to The Archway of DUMBO, Brooklyn. The Archway is a 7,000 square foot tunnel under the Manhattan Bridge, paved with historic Belgian block. The Archway, which was closed for 17 years and used as a New York City Department of Transportation facility, was recently reclaimed by the Dumbo Improvement District in an effort to better serve the local community. With Rogers Marvel Architects, PLLC and the approval of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the space has been repurposed for more sustainable uses revolving around public art and cultural programming. Since the construction was completed last year, the Dumbo Improvement District has brought an eclectic mix of cultural and artistic events to the Archway, including the Brooklyn Flea, DUMBO Fight Night, and live viewings of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. This new public space has brought a wealth of social and cultural benefits to the neighborhood.
The Partnership Award was presented to Volunteers of Legal Services of Manhattan. Volunteers of Legal Service has worked for 25 years to connect New Yorkers with high-quality legal assistance that they could not otherwise afford. The organization's Microenterprise Project provides pro bono legal services to small businesses and entrepreneurs, helping them structure their businesses, review contracts and leases, and address intellectual property issues. Volunteers of Legal Service recruits top law firms and matches them with both non-profit organizations and economic development agencies to serve the City's business community. These legal partners empower entrepreneurs and small business owners with the knowledge they need to make sound legal decisions that can have a long-term positive impact on their success.
The Placemaking Award was presented to Red Hook Food Vendors of Red Hook, Brooklyn. On summer weekends, 10 street food vendors hailing from Latin America park their trucks at the intersection of Bay Street and Clinton Street in Brooklyn to serve food to people spending their day at nearby Red Hook Park. These traditional artisan cooks are collectively known as the Red Hook Food Vendors, and have been a staple of Brooklyn summers for the past 36 years. Originally an informal open-air market, the Red Hook Food Vendors have grown from a handful of individual vendors into a coalition of small businesses who have an official relationship with the Department of Parks and Recreation. The vendors have put Red Hook on the culinary map, bringing new energy to the historic neighborhood and attracting visitors from all over the City. Many of the vendors have expanded their operations and now run successful satellite stands at various locations citywide, including Brooklyn Flea and Central Park's Rumsey Playfield for 2010 Summerstage Concert Series.
The Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise Advocate of the Year Award was presented to two individuals:
Reverend Jacques A. DeGraff – Reverend Jacques DeGraff is the Vice President of One Hundred Black Men, Inc., a member of the Minority Business Leadership Council, and a board member of Nontraditional Employment for Women. He also serves on the pastoral staff at the historic Canaan Baptist Church in Harlem. In 2009, Reverend DeGraff served as the lead representative from the M/WBE community during extensive negotiations between the City of New York and the Building Trades Council, which resulted in the Project Labor Agreements, covering most new public building construction and building renovation over the next four years. Thanks to the guidance of Reverend DeGraff, the Project Labor Agreements include groundbreaking commitments that allow for greater access to work by M/WBE firms. The Project Labor Agreements will save the City nearly $300 million, restoring dozens of major infrastructure projects and creating hundreds of construction jobs.
Alfred Placeres – Alfred Placeres is the president of the New York State Federation of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, a board member of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and has been involved in Hispanic advocacy in New York, Washington D.C., and abroad for over 30 years. Mr. Placeres is an immigration attorney and serves as a director for the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Foundation, where he chairs the subcommittee on immigration. Since 2004, Mr. Placeres has served on the New York City M/WBE Advisory Board, advising the Department of Small Business Services on how to make M/WBE certification more accessible and valuable. He has helped Small Business Services develop strategies that have led to an increase in the number of certified firms from 1,035 in June 2006 to nearly 2,800 today. Throughout his time on the M/WBE Advisory Board, he has consistently served as a consensus builder and champion of the program.
The Workforce Innovation Award was presented to Hostos Community College in the South Bronx. As the only public institution of higher education in the South Bronx, Eugenio María de Hostos Community College provides innovative workforce development initiatives to an area that has some of the highest poverty and unemployment rates in New York City. Hostos meets the needs of low-income students from diverse backgrounds through a wide range of programs, including health associate's degree programs in fields such as nursing and dental hygiene, training designed for non-native English speakers and a program to help public housing residents overcome multiple barriers to employment. All students intern locally, and many graduates have returned to work in their home communities to do their part in helping transform this area. Through these programs, Hostos is providing critical training and education to residents, while also increasing the community's access to affordable health services.
The Service Award was presented to two individuals:
Stuart Saft – Stuart Saft is a partner and head of the Global Real Estate Practice at Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP, a leading global law firm providing clients with both local and cross-border solutions. Stuart served for a decade as the chairman of the New York City Workforce Investment Board, seeing the City through its darkest days after September 11, 2001. Under Stuart's leadership, New York City transformed its workforce system, growing the number of Workforce1 Career Centers from three to ten, and increasing the number of New Yorkers placed in jobs each year from 500 to 25,000. He has been a steady, devoted, passionate leader.
Rocco Damato – Rocco Damato is the CEO of A.L. Bazzini Co., Inc., which has been producing quality nuts, dried fruits and confections for more than 100 years. Rocco has been a member of the New York City Workforce Investment Board for more than eight years. During his tenure, New York City's workforce system has grown not only in size but also in strength. As the chair of the Workforce Investment Board's Workforce Policy Committee, he has provided strategic thinking and innovative ideas, developing policies that are practical and outcome-oriented for both jobseekers and businesses.

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From July 6 to 9, 2015 Yad Vashem held its 8th Summer Workshop at the International Institute for Holocaust Research. At the center of the 4-dayworkshop were research papers on "non Jewish Jews", meaning those that did not, or only to a certain degree, consider themselves to be Jewish, but had been declared as Jewish...learn more
Researchers and scholars in France now have access to a digital copy of the collections of the International Tracing Service (ITS) relating to Nazi persecution and survivors freed from the camps. The Archives Nationales have just published the news on the availability of the digital ITS collection for research on their...learn more
Materials related to the Holocaust lie scattered across the world in archives, museums and memorials. In light of the fact that soon there will be no remaining survivors to give testimony about their years of persecution, this loss will need to be at least partially compensated for through new networks and research...learn more
A workshop for graduate students as well as the planned cooperation regarding the development of pedagogical materials for university teaching took Dr. Susanne Urban, Head of the Research and Education Branch at the International Tracing Service (ITS), to London for a visit at the Wiener Library for the Study of the...learn more
Between 30 October and 2 November 2014, the biennial conference Lessons & Legacies of the Holocaust took place in Boca Raton, Florida; the conference had been co-organized by the Holocaust Education Foundation of Northwestern University and by the Florida Atlantic University. One conference panel was dedicated to...learn more
At the end of June, the meeting of the "Displaced Persons Research Network" (www.netzwerkdpforschung.uni-bonn.de) took place at the International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen for the first time. Some ten scholars used the opportunity to present their current research projects and to discuss them among this...learn more
Research on Displaced Persons (DPs) led Dr. Daniel Maul, lecturer at the Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, and the students of his advanced seminar to the ITS in Bad Arolsen on 6 June 2014. The purpose of the visit was to examine, on the basis of documents from the archives of the International Tracing Service (ITS),...learn more
On 3 and 4 June 2014, the historian Ursula Breymayer, on behalf of the Foundation Fleeing, Expulsion, Reconciliation, tried to get an impression of the documentary material available in the archives of the International Tracing Service (ITS) regarding the death marches just before the end of the war. The Foundation is...learn more
In April and May 2014, two groups of students and student teachers from the University of Kassel set off to search in documents of historical significance at the International Tracing Service (ITS) for didactic purposes. Hans-Peter Klein, head of the Faculty of History at the "Studienseminar für Gymnasien" (institution...learn more
On the occasion of the conference "The International Tracing Service Collections and Holocaust Scholarship" taking place in Washington on 12th and 13th May 2014, the examples of numerous research projects were used to examine the value the collections of the International Tracing Service (ITS) already have...learn more


text: Hi, I am using the latest mantis drivers from Manu's repository: http://jusst.de/hg/mantis/ with my Azureware twinhan vp1041 based card. Locking to DVB-S channels works fine almost all the time with the patched szap or patched mythtv. Did not try DVB-S2 yet. But what I am having troubles now is the diseqc. I have a switch behind a diseqc 1.2 rotor (goto stored positions). The switching works fine under Windoz. I have no problems also using it with my other card in the same box - Twinhan 102g. Initially with the vp1041 card after a couple of diseqc commands I would get stb0899_diseqc_fifo_empy timeout. It turned out that I had to use some very long pauses before sending a repeat command. If for the 102g standart 15ms worked fine, for the vp1041 I had to use 1s! pause. Then the rotor will start moving very slowly with small steps - as if it is does one step , stops and then continues to the desired position.If one is patient enough the rotor gets to the desired position. I checked using voltmeter the voltages that come out of the card and they seem to be good. For sending the commands I used both mythtv and hacked version of Michel Verbraak's gotox program. Has anyone experienced something similar with stb0899 frontend? Perhaps you can give me an idea what might be going wrong? Thanks, Simeon ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ


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Franz Ferdinand release a new single, Bullet, on Monday January 20th 2014, taken from their highly acclaimed, life affirming fourth album 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action'.
Bullet was produced by Prince House Rabbit, recorded in Scotland and mixed in Vancouver, Canada by Mike Fraser.
The single is accompanied by a video directed by Glasgow School Of Art Alumni Andy Knowles, who has also shot videos for The Cribs, The Vaccines, Clinic and Peaches.
"I've worked with the band in one way or another since their first gig, back in 2002, which was in my ex-girlfriend's bedroom. I wanted to capture a stripped back, honest performance and I think having a good relationship with the guys helped achieve this. The 'bulletime' effect was added to really draw out little moments that every fan will recognize as signature Franz live performance tics. The song is so fast, it demanded an equally dizzy editing style to really capture the energy." – Andy Knowles
Having recently completed an extensive US tour and currently in Japan and Australia, Franz Ferdinand have announced details of a U.K. tour in 2014, their first full UK tour since the release of the album. Special guests will be announced soon.
The list of dates is as follows:
14th London Roundhouse
17th Brighton Dome
18th Bristol O2 Academy
19th Southampton Guildhall
21st Birmingham O2 Academy
22nd Manchester Academy
23rd Dublin Olympia
25th Glasgow Barrowlands
26th Leeds O2 Academy
27th Newcastle O2 Academy
Tickets for the shows are priced at £22.50 (except London where they are £25) and are available via www.ticketweb.co.uk. www.seetickets.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Franz Ferdinand are still Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy and Paul Thomson. There's still no one like them.


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I promised you I would show a before and after. I made this fun collage using Picnik - my favorite photo enhancing program! I've mentioned this program before - and each time I use it I find they've added fun new features! So the chair before was a great, colorful fabric, but it had faded considerably over the years from the sun. I thought about going with another colorful fabric, but decided to do something neutral so I can have more decorating options for the rest of the room. I especially want to be able to display quilts for different seasons, and I didn't want the upholstery to compete with the quilts!
Below is a close-up of the ottoman which gives you a little better idea of the delicate pattern in the fabric.
Work last week was very interesting. In addition to being busier than I could ever imagine, I was in charge of taking in all the applications to replace me! We only advertised for less than a week because of the timeline for getting someone hired. Nevertheless, we took in 81 applications which were weeded down to 12 for final interviews next Wednesday. Personally, I hope one of the three within our organization who applied get hired, but there are a lot of good candidates. So many that applied we jobless because of the economy and from what I heard the past couple of days from those that were calling references, not enough good things could be said about all of them! It will be a tough decision for the interview committee, of which I am not a part (and glad of it).
There will be some more packing this weekend, but as yet we have not had the assessment, so we have to be careful what we pack and where we put it! Of course we'll be delighted to see the trick or treaters this evening! I hope you all have a fun and safe Halloween!


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Vote for Babe of the Month — Marcia, Siobhan, Case and Brittany
These babes sure know how to wrap up 2012 with a bang: introducing the four babes of December competing for Babe of the Month.
Nothin' like a little friendly competition to keep you warm, as winter creeps in. Between Marcia's exotic beauty and slammin' body, Siobhan's blonde-next-door appeal, Case's lack of a shirt, and Brittany's bombshell looks, how could we ever choose? We won't. You will. You've got 24 hours -- who is our December Babe of the Month?
Click on their names below to see more, and vote for your favorite in our poll.
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Case Michelle
Brittany Brousseau
Here's the deal: At the end of the week, each Babe of the Day will compete for your votes and the winner will become Babe of the Week. Each week's winner will then face off to become Babe of the Month, and those winners will then duke it out for – you guessed it – the Babe of the Year title. Only those lucky ladies will be inducted into GuySpeed's Hall of Fame, an honor reserved for the hottest of babes.


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BELGRADE, Serbia – A former Serb college basketball player serving a two-year prison sentence for beating an American into a coma in New York state has been freed about two months early.
Miladin Kovacevic was sentenced by a Serb court for his attack on fellow Binghamton University student Bryan Steinhauer of Brooklyn in 2008 in a barroom brawl.
The Serb's early release Monday is part of a government amnesty including over 1,000 prisoners sentenced for lesser crimes.
After the brawl, Kovacevic jumped bail in the U.S. and fled to Serbia, which refused to extradite him, angering Washington.
The Serb government eventually paid $900,000 to Steinhauer's family as part of an agreement that also included putting Kovacevic on trial in Belgrade.
The Obama administration and Steinhauer's family both called Kovacevic's sentence too lenient.


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One unexpected benefit of enhanced airport security is that airport dining options have never been better. The arrive-early dictum (to allow for screening delays) has resulted in airports full of travelers with time on their hands and the sure knowledge that the airlines have no intention of feeding them.
Slowly, airport food-service operators have responded with better choices and quality brands. At Midway, kiosks carry such recognizable names as Harry Caray, Phil Stefani and Gold Coast Dogs. At O'Hare, there are restaurants by Wolfgang Puck and Johnny Rockets, and new small-scale spots by Rick Bayless and the Alpogianis brothers' America's Dog.
Wicker Park, the curiously named sushi restaurant that opened in December in O'Hare's Terminal 2, might be the best of the bunch. It is, first and foremost, an uncommonly pretty restaurant, a long, bright-blue ribbon against a two-story bank of windows. White-leather swivel stools with decent back support line the long sushi bar; beyond that are free-standing wood-grain tables and molded-wood chairs, and a remote marble counter is equipped with electric outlets for the lunch-and-laptop types. There's even a high-backed booth that will accommodate six or more.
And the food, overseen by chef Susumu Shibata, is surprisingly good. I'm especially fond of the sashimi, which Shibata presents in thicker-than-usual slices; the added heft only enhances the buttery flavor of white escolar and the sweetness of the hamachi, and the sashimi scallops are propped upright between paper-thin lemon slices, giving the scallops just a smidge of extra acidity. And when the menu offers toro, that's what the kitchen delivers — not the common bright-red tuna, but soft-pink, gloriously fatty tuna belly. I could limit my choices exclusively to sashimi and pronounce myself happy.
There are some fun sushi rolls, including a Wicker Park roll with tempura shrimp, eel sauce and king crab — a bit pricey at $22, but it's a big seller. Ditto for the Hot Night Roll, a predictably tonsil-torching tuna and shrimp roll doused with wasabi, sriracha and spicy radish sauces.
For tamer palates, there's a beef tenderloin roll in which thin slices of good-quality beef surround asparagus, carrot and radish, with dabs of mustard-soy dressing. And Shibata puts extra effort into his Special Veggie roll, a vegetarian creation that packs Japanese cucumber, avocado, pickled burdock root, kanpyo (a Japanese squash), asparagus and seaweed within a soy-paper wrapper.
Beyond sushi and sashimi, there are a few entree-size salads, including a shrimp salad burdened with tough, overcooked shrimp and underdressed-to-a-fault greens. Starters include chilled edamame (nobody screws up edamame), raw oysters and the like. If you're having dessert, the fruit-filled mock-sushi rolls are a better bet than the tiramisu, dusted with green-tea powder and resembling some failed St. Patrick's Day experiment.
Beverage choices are impressive. There are a handful of by-the-glass wines, served in real stemware, and cocktails with names such as Skinny Buddha and Osaka Nights. There are a dozen sake choices in 300 milliliter pours (about nine ounces), and even a couple of shochu options.
Because Wicker Park sits beyond security check-in (like most O'Hare dining options), the only way to visit the restaurant is as a ticketed passenger. That restricts the client pool somewhat, but general manager Harry Lu sees the post-security location as an advantage.
"When they get here, they're already checked in, they have their boarding passes and know their gate number," he says. "They can relax."
And relax is the name of the game here; Wicker Park is not built for speed. Save for a handful of pre-made sushi packages for the on-the-run crowd, everything here is made to order. Block out at least a half-hour if you're sitting down. (I did place one carryout order, just to time them, and it took exactly 15 minutes.)
Don't look to the waiters for menu insights; servers can name the top sellers and that's about it. They are patient with sushi neophytes, however, and unfailingly pleasant, as was the case when I watched a hostess tell an unclear-on-the-concept arrival that, no, regrettably there was no chicken Caesar salad on the menu.
Wicker Park isn't going to become Chicago's next sushi destination, but it's bright and spacious and the chefs crank out quality dishes. As airport oases go, you can't ask for much more.
Watch Phil Vettel's reviews weekends on WGN-Ch. 9's "News at Nine," CLTV and at wgntv.com/vettel.
Wicker Park
Terminal 2, O'Hare airport
Open: Lunch and dinner Monday-Sunday
Prices: Maki rolls $7-$22
Credit cards: A, DC, DS, M, V
Reservations: Not accepted
Noise: Conversation-friendly
Other: Boarding pass required for access; wheelchair accessible


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