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Tsai Ming-Liang's first feature in five years is a mysterious and alienating series of tableaus about the fragility of flesh and the smallness of humanity.
Tsai Ming-Liang's first feature in five years is a mysterious and alienating series of tableaus about the fragility of flesh and the smallness of humanity.
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"Life Itself" opens at many more venues, including the Gene Siskel Film Center.
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A personal appreciation of George Takei in light of the release of "To Be Takei."
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The death of adulthood in American culture; Forget wife-beating, enjoy football; Travels in Poland and Israel; Rape culture in Alaska; Tackling the GamerGate controversy.
An interview with the star of "The Guest," Dan Stevens, and the director and writer, Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett.
This was a day I didn't see coming. The latest film from Japan's Studio Ghibli, which sets the world standard for animation, is a disappointment. Directed by Goro Miyazaki, in his first collaboration with his father, the legendary Hayao, "From Up on Poppy Hill" (2011) centers on two likable and perfectly straightforward college students who do nothing very extraordinary and are in a platonic romance.
The film's hero is actually a ramshackle old mansion named the Latin Quarter. One of those structures much loved by Hayao Miyazaki, like those in "Howl's Moving Castle" or the floating bathhouse in "Spirited Away," it's a clubhouse unfolding in all directions into performances spaces, studios, laboratories, galleries, and other precincts favored by its bohemian members. A rattling chandelier looms above its grand staircase, which like everything in the building, is caked with dust.
For this English-language version, a high-profile American cast was recruited: Jamie Lee Curtis, Beau Bridges, Bruce Dern, etc. Up on Poppy Hill, above the town, Umi (voiced by Sarah Bolger) lives with her grandmother in a boarding house overlooking the harbor. Every morning, she rises early to hoist flags as an aid to her father, whose ship sank during the Korean War. He taught her the naval language of flags, and now she dreams this skill will reunite them.
It is 1963. The Latin Quarter is earmarked for demolition to make room for Tokyo's upcoming Summer Olympics. Umi meets Shun (Anton Yelchin), a club member who gives her a lift into town on his bike, and proudly shows her around the clubhouse. She's impressed by the originality and energy of the members, joins in a demonstration to protect the clubhouse and decides it needs a good scrubbing down. With her friends she throws out junk, scrubs the floors, dusts and arranges. And just in time; they hope to persuade Chairman Tokumaru (Beau Bridges) to come for a tour.
This story is accompanied by plot twists, some suspense and fairly routine developments. What's missing are the complex, baroque characters often created by Miyazaki, like the crone who runs the bathhouse in "Spirited Away," or that film's little Karl Marxian shape-shifters. The two lead characters are standard bland figures, round-faced, round-mouthed, unremarkable.
The artistry is peaceful and comforting to the eyes but not especially stirring. Given the pictorial extremes that Studio Ghibli has gone to in the past, "Up on Poppy Hill" is weak tea. Perhaps Miyazaki, as before, has correctly gauged his nation's temperament. "From Up on Poppy Hill" may not look like it was Japan's top grosser of 2011, but it most surely was.
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Construction work is continuing in southern Vigo County at the intersection of US41 and Harlan Drive.
Back in July, work stopped when an unexpected phone cable was found.
That line had to be moved before work could continue. Only the passing lane of southbound US41 is open while crews add a turn lane at the intersection. No finish date has been announced.


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A method of extruding multi-filament polypropylene yarn in which the polypropylene is extruded at a temperature below 425.degree. F., such as in the range 415.degree. F. to 350.degree. F., particularly about 400.degree. F., into a hot zone having a temperature sufficiently high to retard cooling of the extruded polypropylene yarn. The temperature of the hot zone can be within 60.degree. F. of the temperature of extrusion. The yarn is then passed through a quenching zone across which air is blown to cool the yarn. The swell value of the polypropylene can be less than 3 and its melt flow may be greater than 30. The yarn is drawn down in the hot zone and the filaments may be drawn down to an undrawn denier of less than 40.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Polypropylene yarns, particularly continuous filament textile face yarns, are usually produced with conventional `down-the-stack` air quench extrusion apparatus. These are housed in a building several stories high with an extruder on an upper floor, air quench cabinets on the floor below, and inter-floor tubes extending down to a lower floor where the yarn is taken up onto packages. Cooled air is blown through the quench cabinets to solidify and cool the yarn. One disadvantage that occurs is resonance in the formation of the filaments of the yarn. As the polypropylene melt is extruded through a capillary in a spinnerette, it swells out on the underside of the spinnerette and then the filament is drawn-down from such swelling. However, this drawing-down occurs non-uniformly and, in exaggeration, the filament forms like a string of sausage links: this is resonance. Subsequently, when the filaments are being fully drawn, this resonance tends to cause draw breaks in the filaments. The more pronounced the resonance, the greater the frequency of draw breaks. Also, the point at which a filament completes its drawing-down, in the quench cabinet, to its undrawn denier varies. This can be seen as a rain drop effect when looking into the quench cabinet. This contributes to further non-uniformity. The temperature at which the polypropylene melt is extruded is usually of the order of 500.degree. F., although lower temperatures have been tried. It is known that, in general, as the temperature is lowered, the swell on the underside of the spinnerette gets greater with an increase in resonance, and even the occurance of spin breaks at or near the spinnerette face. The problem of resonance and subsequent draw breaks gets more acute with finer denier per filament yarns, for example yarns having an undrawn denier per filament less than 30, say less than 10 denier per filament in the finally drawn yarn. Also, with finer denier yarns the problem of denier variation from filament to filament, as well as along the length of the filament, becomes more noticable. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention is based upon the realization that if the filaments are extruded into a relatively short hot zone, at or slightly below the temperature of extrusion, before they are contacted by the cooling air, then the extrusion temperature can be decreased without the usual increase in the volume of swell at the spinnerette face. It has been found that as the extrusion temperature decreases the resonance in the filaments decreases; an optimum point is reached around 400.degree. F. When the temperature goes much lower than this optimum point, resonance starts increasing again and then spin breaks occur. The precise optimum point is believed to be influenced by the swell value of the polypropylene and its melt flow. It is theorized that as the temperature of the melt decreases, the melt becomes more Newtonian in its behavior; this is believed to be further helped as the swell value of the polypropylene is decreased, for example to below 2.5. According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a method of extruding polypropylene yarn in which the polypropylene is extruded at a temperature below 425.degree. F. into a hot zone having a temperature sufficiently high to retard cooling of the extruded polypropylene, and then the extruded polypropylene is passed through a quenching zone and cooled therein. The extrusion temperature may be less than 420.degree. F., such as in the range 415.degree. F. to 350.degree. F. or in the range 410.degree. F. to 360.degree. F. The polypropylene may have a swell value of less than 3, preferably less than 2.5. The melt flow may be greater than 20, and is preferably greater than 30. The temperature of said first zone may be less than 70.degree. F. below the temperature of extrusion; it may be above 350.degree. F. Preferably it is within 60.degree. F. of the extrusion temperature. Said first zone preferably contains air, or gas, in a quiescent state. The yarn may have filaments which are drawn down in said first zone to a denier per filament of less than 40, for example less than 30. In the quenching zone cooling air may be blown transversely over the yarn to cool it. A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schemmatic vertical section of an apparatus for carrying out the method of the invention; FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic section, on a larger scale, on the line 2--2 of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic sectional view on the line 3--3 of FIG. 1 but on the same scale as FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is an illustration, on an enlarged scale, of a filament being produced; and FIG. 5 is an illustration, on an enlarged scale, of another filament being produced uniformly. DESCRIPTION OF A SPECIFIC EMBODIMENT In FIG. 1 an extruder 10 has an infeed hopper 11, a screw 12, and band heaters 13a, 13b, 13c and 13d. A transfer tube 14 connects the discharge end of the extruder 10 to a metering pump 15. The transfer tube 14 and the metering pump 15 are surrounded by band heaters 16 and 17, respectively. The discharge side of the metering pump 15 is connected by a tube 18 to a spin pack 19 mounted in a spin block 20 which is surrounded by a band heater 21. The spin pack 19 has a cover plate 22, a body 23, a breaker plate 24, and a spinnerette 25. For simplicity, the usual heat insulation that covers the band heaters and other parts of the apparatus is not shown. A shroud 26 is attached by bolts 27 (see FIG. 2) to the underside of the spin block 20. Below the shroud 26 is mounted an air quench cabinet 28 at the bottom of which are finish applying guides 29. Just below the guides 29 is a denier control roll 30. The shroud 26 defines a rectangle in horizontal section, see FIG. 3. At its upper end is a flange 31 through which the bolts 27 pass. At the lower end of the shroud 26 is an inwardly directed collecting trough 32. The spinnerette 25 has capillaries 33 arranged in three groups 34, 35, and 36, respectively, to produce three multi-filament yarns 37, 38, and 39, respectively. To produce yarns having various filament counts, different spinnerettes can be used having a different number of capillaries.
The quench cabinet 28 has a top cover 40 which fits closely around the outside of the trough 32. One wall of the quench cabinet 28 is formed of wire mesh 41 supported in a frame 42. The opposite wall is formed of slotted sheet metal 43 supported in a frame 44. A cooling air plenum 45 registers with the wire mesh 41. In cross-section the quench cabinet is rectangular, similar to the shroud 25 and the face of the spinnerette 25 with the groups of capillaries 34, 35 and 36 spaced apart in a direction parallel to the longer sides of these rectangles. The shroud 26 is relatively short and fits closely around the groups 34, 35 and 36 of capillaries but with sufficient clearance so that the yarns 37, 38 and 39, if they sway, do not come in contact with the inner edge of the trough 32. As seen in FIG. 3, the longer side of the shroud 26 is 12 inches and the shorter side 7 inches; the length of the face of the spinnerette 25 is 8 inches and the width 4 inches. The height of the shroud 26, as seen in FIG. 2, is 9 inches. With the method according to the invention, pellets of polypropylene resin and pellets of color concentrate are fed via the hopper 11 into the extruder 10. The polypropylene has a melt flow of 30 and has a narrow molecular weight distribution with a die swell or swell value below 2, in this instance 1.9. The resin and color are melted and heated by the extruder heaters to a temperature of 400.degree. F. and mixed by the screw 12. The heaters 13a, 13b, 13c and 13d are set to control their zones at 300.degree. F., 350.degree. F., 375.degree. F. and 400.degree. F., respectively. The downstream heaters 16, 17, 21 are set to control their zones at 400.degree. F. The melt is fed by the screw 12 through the transfer tube 14 to the metering pump 15 which delivers a metered stream of melt through the tube 18 to the spin pack 19. Inside the spin pack this metered stream is hydraulically split and extruded downwards through the capillaries 33 into the multitude of filaments forming the three spaced apart yarns 37, 38, and 39. The number of capillaries in the spinnerette is chosen to determine the number of filaments in each yarn, in this instance 70 filaments. These yarns pass through the shroud 26, which defines a hot zone, and are then cooled as they pass through the quench cabinet 28. The cooling of the yarns is effected by blowing air transversely across them, the air from the plenum 45 entering the quench cabinet through the wire mesh 41 and being exhausted to atmosphere through the slots in the sheet metal 43. The cooled yarns then pass through the guides 29 which apply spin finish to them before they are brought together around the denier control roll 30, after which the three yarns are separated and wound onto separate packages 47, 48 and 49. The denier control roll pulls the yarns down from the capillaries 33 at a controlled rate, in this instance 600 meters per minute, to determine their undrawn denier, in this instance 900 denier. The air inside the shroud 26 is trapped there and remains quiescent. This air is heated by the metal above it, namely the face of the spinnerette 25, the lower end of the pack body 23 and part of the spin block 20, these being heated by the spin block heater 21. The molten filaments leaving the capillaries 33 also heat this air. In this way, the air inside the shroud 26 remains hot at a temperature close to or just below, the temperature of the melt being extruded and prevents substantial cooling of the filaments as they pass therethrough. The temperature in the lower portion of the shroud 26 may be at a lower temperature than in the upper portion, but is sufficiently high to retard cooling of the filaments. FIG. 4 shows in an exaggerated manner a polypropylene filament being extruded from a capillary 50 directly into an air quenching zone 51 by a conventional air quench process. The molten polypropylene swells out at 52 under the face of the spinnerette and then forms a series of diminishing swellings 53, 54 before the draw-down to the size of the filament is completed. This series of swellings is not completely drawn out and results in the filament exhibiting resonance to some degree. FIG. 5 illustrates the way in which the swell draws down in the present invention. An initial swell 55 occurs under the face of the spinnerette, but then due to the combination of the low temperature of extrusion and the extrusion of the filament into a hot quiescent zone 56, the draw down occurs quicker over a shorter distance to a uniform filament 57. As can be seen, the total volume of the swell 55 is less than the volume of the elongated swell 52, 53, 54 shown in FIG. 4. The 900 undrawn denier 70 filament yarn produced by the method of the invention, when subsequently drawn at a draw ratio of 3:1 to a continuous filament 300 denier 70 filament yarn produces a uniform yarn with substantially no resonance symptoms and improved uniformily of denier from filament to filament. The yarn also draws with a high efficiency with substantially no draw breaks. This further makes possible multi-end drawing, for example drawing eight yarns together on the same drawframe. For the production of finer denier per filament yarns it is preferable to use narrow molecular weight distribution polypropylene with a higher melt flow, for example in the range 35 to 45, and with a lower swell value, for example in the range 1.2 to 1.7. Narrow molecular weight distribution polypropylene is usually made by thermal degradation of reactor resin, although this can be done chemically. The object is to degrade the high molecular weight material. The swell value is the ratio of the diameter of the extrudate just below the face of the spinnerette divided by the diameter of the capillary through which it is being extruded. This should be measured using a capillary with basically zero land (length to radius ratio not greater than 0.221) at a temperature of 190.degree. C. and at a shear rate of one thousandth of a second. Shear rate equals four times the volumetric flow rate (q in cubic centimeters per second) divided by .pi. times the third power of the capillary radius (in centimeters) i.e. ##EQU1##


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This whole STK-vs.-STG thing gets confusing, no? Two restaurant names separated only by a consonant.
STK renders the word "steak" into a kind of trendy airport code. Boisterous and bumping, this restaurant serves as a Midtown layover for red meat, '80s music and a clubby atmosphere designed to attract swarms of young women and visiting celebrities.
STG Trattoria in Buckhead couldn't be more different. Owner Brian Lewis took the initials of his three young sons — Sebastian, Tristan and Gabriel — to name this labor of love tucked into the corner of a new Buckhead retail strip. Guests sit at a fanciful U-shaped counter facing an open kitchen and drink wines from a 100 percent Italian list. Neapolitan pizzas from a wood-burning oven (our city's obsession) headline the tightly curated menu of small plates and pastas.
As a restaurateur, Lewis has a keen sense of style. Like his Westside sleeper Bocado, STG strives for a tricky vibe — sharp but also comfortable, manifestly fashionable but decidedly dressed down. You might say his restaurants are like the designer jeans of the Atlanta dining scene.
But as with that fine 7 For All Mankind denim, these restaurants need time to stretch and loosen up. Bocado felt awkward until chef Todd Ginsburg learned how to establish his voice within the cool industrial framework of that dining room. After three visits to STG, I get the same impression. Talented chef Josh Hopkins (late of Abattoir) cooks with skill and refinement if not much oomph. I suspect his voice will better emerge as this restaurant figures itself out.
Lewis worked closely with local design firm ai3 on the edgy design. You enter through the wine cellar — a vaulted corridor of wooden racks that feels like a bottle-lined birth canal. Once inside, the entranceway opens to a high-ceilinged space with a full-on view of the kitchen, some of it behind glass walls. Here, a chef pulls pizzas from the two hand-built Acunto ovens. There, another scoops ice cream. Hopkins stands at the kitchen pass, like an orchestra conductor.
You'll find plenty of seating at wide, two-sided counters with raised steel ledges running through the center. I suppose these ledges come in handy when plates pile up, but they bisect your view of the people sitting across from you. I'm not sure I like dining like this but, hey, I know where to come if I ever organize a duplicate bridge tournament. Given a choice of seating, I might make a beeline for the few standard tables by the front window.
Wherever you sit, don't miss one of the signature aperitif sodas, icy concoctions made with various combinations of potable bitters, fruit and soda. I've loved them all, particularly one with Aperol and orange, and another with Cynar and lime (both $6). More than anything, I love the way STG revives the tradition of the aperitif — a refreshing, quenching, low-alcohol pre-dinner drink that primes your appetite, takes the edge off and doesn't set you too far off into your buzz to enjoy some wine. Bravo.
If you want a glass of wine, things get more complicated. You must consult an iPad. This is great if you're considering dropping some money on a bottle of Barolo and intend to research in detail options on the list. It's less great if you have to scroll through nested menus in search of a little glass of something or a bottle of simple, inexpensive white, such as the Ceretto Arneis Blangè ($31, an excellent price for this wine).
Our iPad actually crashed, and by the time we could flag down a waiter, get it reset and order our wine, the food was mostly gone. Not to go all Luddite, but the option of a written list for casual wine drinkers might be nice.
The food menu blessedly comes at you old school, on a sheet of paper listing fewer than a dozen small plates, a couple-three pastas and a handful of pizzas. If two of you are dining, plan to exult in the holy trinity of wine, salad and pizza.
Hopkins makes stellar work of roasted beets with fennel, escarole and arugula over a smear of soft house-made ricotta ($8) — a sweet and bitter melody with a coda of creamy comfort. He tosses fava beans with pecorino cheese and mint ($7) for the Italian classic, but then gives it an inspired Southern spin with fresh lady peas. Even a local salad of firm spring lettuces and shaved radishes ($8) tastes unusually vibrant, thanks to its robust, earthy herb vinaigrette.
Head pizza chef Nicola Russo makes his dough with the finely milled Italian 00 flour, salts it well and gives it a long fermentation for a chewy, springy crust with a soft tang. I like it a lot. I also found it varied on two visits, coming out slightly soft and over-charred on a humid day. But that's pizza. Try the one with bursty cherry tomatoes, oregano, garlic and gorgeously milky house-made mozzarella ($21). A weirder one with musky, puddly taleggio cheese comes festooned with sharp anchovy, capers, olives and arugula ($19). It divided our table, but I enjoyed it.
If a larger group of you are dining, you will likely go for a variety of small plates with a pizza thrown in there for good measure. It's a fun meal, but a confusing one. Your waiter will offer to "course it out" and reset the table in two or three waves. But then the kitchen will bring the dishes as they come up, leaving you at various times in the meal with food but no silverware or plates.
The menu itself, short as it is, seems disjointed. Firm pork meatballs ($9) in a concentrated tomato sugo are best-of-show-at-the-tapas-bar fantastic. (You want bread to mop up the sauce.) South Carolina grouper propped over rapini in a thin preserved lemon nage ($13), while nice, seems like a course from a chef's tasting menu at a fancy restaurant.
Braised octopus with fingerling potatoes ($12) in a smoked paprika sauce looks just right, but twice the octopus is seriously chewy. Spring pea bruschette ($8), as big as open-faced sandwiches, taste wonderful. But the bread's rock-solid crunch and the tensile strength of prosciutto folded over the surface conspire to leave you with a lapful of shattered toast and a piece of ham hanging from your mouth.
The kitchen makes its own pasta, but the two I try suggest they should keep working at it. Despite a gloriously porky ham bolognese sauce, the baked strozzapreti ($16) are not the involuted furls of hand-rolled pasta I expect but gummy fingers of solid dough. Likewise, bucatini ($17) don't have the hollow centers typical of these thick strands, and they're al dente to the point of requiring a dentist. Further, the decision to pair bucatini with shrimp in a delicate oil sauce seems odd. There's a reason Italians pair this heavy-duty pasta with rustic, hearty all'amatriciana sauce.
Desserts are limited to a panna cotta, a dense and delicious chocolate budino ($8) with olive oil and sea salt, and a single flavor of gelato. This is the rare Italian restaurant that doesn't serve espresso, instead offering tepid coffee in a super-stylish insulated glass mug.
STG Trattoria has got all the pieces in place — the urban edge, the sharp looks, the talented chef and the sincere spirit of hospitality. It's now up to us to break it in.STG TRATTORIA 102 West Paces Ferry Road, Buckhead; 404-844-2879 Food: Pizza, pasta, small plates Service: Friendly, but out of pace with the kitchen and a little too formal Best dishes: Roasted beet salad, fava bean salad, pizzas, aperitif soda drinks Vegetarian selections: Salads and pizzas Credit cards: Visa, American Express, Master Card Hours: Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, noon-3 p.m. Saturdays; dinner, 5:30 p.m.-closing Tuesdays-Saturdays, 5:30-9 p.m. Sundays Children: Would be fine during early hours, but this is a decidedly grown-up restaurant Parking: Self-parking in attached lot Reservations: Yes, but restaurant reserves ample seating for walk-in customers Wheelchair access: Full Smoking: No Noise level: Very high but you can talk without screaming Patio: Yes Takeout: Yes
June 7th, 2012
7:48 am
My son and I ate there for lunch, and the very nice pizza chef explained the different herbs on our pizzas and gave us a sprig of fresh oregano to smell. We also had trouble with the Ipad wine list which froze up. I'm sorry we missed noticing the apertifs, I like those and will try them…
June 7th, 2012
9:01 am
Best dish: "Beets and Fava Bean Salads" why bother..I am just saying
June 7th, 2012
10:21 am
Name dropping 7 denim and overwhelmed by an iPad; way to connect with the blue-hair base. Was the font size on the menu large enough?
June 7th, 2012
10:53 am
I ordered pizza with prishiuto and spinich and it was just what it said it would be. This one time at Fritis I ordered a pizza with arugala on it and I guess it was my fault because I tought arugala was cheese but it had some salad stuff on it. But this place is off the chain. Except for the beets but I don't like them anyway. Sorry it's not there fault I don't like them. But go here it is good.
June 7th, 2012
11:57 am
Went early and watched a little confusion arise as it got crowded but should not be an issue once the staff gets the feel of things. Had an aperitif with cardamaro(?) very interesting and kudos to the server for suggesting it. We also had some issues with the Idiot pad wine list (Thats gotta go) but were pleasantly surprised when a server across the room volunteered to assist. Great meal, great atmosphere….many things on the menu I want to try..Will be back.
Also, although it is obviously not a beer joint, several hard to find premium marks were offered.
June 7th, 2012
12:24 pm
Went there for lunch…Dominoes has better pizza. The crust was flavorful, but burned beyond recognition.
June 7th, 2012
2:11 pm
OK, who is punking the comments, now? o_O
June 7th, 2012
5:16 pm
CRUMPY approved?
That is the big question.
Will not eat there until his approval.
June 7th, 2012
6:35 pm
JK, great review! "Not to go all Luddite"… was the best line of the day. @Mr. H, even Apple products, as much as I am a fan, sometimes crash and are buggy… iTunes on a PC is a nightmare waiting to happen…. Just sayin' @Amy, you got ta be puttin' on wit dat spellin' thang… prishiuto and spinich? Pho reel? LMAO!
June 7th, 2012
9:29 pm
iPad wine lists. How deliciously (and unnecessarily) pretentious. I love living a stone's throw from Buckhead in Dunwoody. I'll probably wait a while before sampling. When it comes to pizza, it's not about fancy labeling or ingredients. Just make it really good by not skimping on the toppings and don't burn it.
June 7th, 2012
9:34 pm
@'art' – a little bit of exaggeration there about Amy, let's keep it civil beautiful.
June 7th, 2012
9:55 pm
i have been to STG probably a dozen times now. every restaurant has a break in time but I have to say that STG is already up and running. the pizza is always on and you can take this recommendation also from my italian friends who have dined with me. i found all of the small plates a very interesting addition to the menu and an interesting start to the meal. the selection of cocktails are an equally interesting blend of flavors which i am sure were created with the help of david from bocado. i have to say that i never personally put much faith in these restaurant reviews and feel you should go out and experience the places yourself. i am a huge fan of supporting small businesses in atlanta. the owners of these places put a lot of time, energy and love into opening something that they are passionate about. so i say go out and try it for yourself. i am hooked. just a note. you don't have to use the ipad as the waiters are well versed in helping select a wine.
June 7th, 2012
10:09 pm
This place is awesome!!!
I'm glad to have a consistent well priced place to dine and entertain my out of town guests in Buckhead – finally!
The food is fit for foodies but not intimidating for my in laws.
ATTN: JK – Very cheap shot to bring up a chain (STK) when reviewing a family operation like STG. Did they pay you for that plug?
June 8th, 2012
7:20 am
My comment got removed?? For merely criticizing the arrogance of Brian Lewis and how i would not step foot in his restaurants? That's it for me and the AJC…. I wasn't aware the paper had Chinese censorship standards. Sad, Kessler, sad.
June 8th, 2012
7:42 am
Oh and it appers commenters can make subtle racist quips about each other, but don't you dare criticize restaurants….
June 8th, 2012
8:16 am
Although Brians original comment did sound like that of a competitor or disgruntled ex-employee and granted it was not very specific as to why he was displeased with Mr. Lewis, it was his opinion and I have seen many more comments that were more negative and less specific allowed to remain posted. Comments Mr K?
June 8th, 2012
9:17 am
I can promise all I am a customer and have not ever been in the res
June 8th, 2012
9:22 am
Sorry cut off in that last post…. I have not ever been in the restaurant business. I typically never meet or end up talking to 'management' when I eat places. But for whatever reason, the two out of three times I went to Bocado, Mr Lewis managed to tick off our party. I should have learned after the first time, but no, shame on me. And I have three sets of friends who have had similar experiences – including one who reserved a private room for a birthday party. I can give lots of details if folks want. And go check yelp. Where there is smoke there is fire. Remember the car valet/car theft issue? And how that was handled. Shall I go on?
June 8th, 2012
9:34 am
i know the owner personally and it sounds like brian has some personal issues. the owner, brian lewis, is a great guy with no arrogance at all. after living in ny for many years, i can show you an owner with arrogance. at stg and bocado we are treated like family friends like all of his customers. both restaurants are very friendly and this is why we frequent both of them.
now that we are past that, i have to say that stg is an amazing place to go and enjoy authentic pizza. he has brought something to atlanta that has grown from passion and love to the public so i always hate seeing all of the negative comments. these small business owners have enough trouble getting a place like this open without having to deal with all of the negative comments. he is trying to step it up a little in atlanta and this should be embraced. he has paid close attention to every detail to bring you as close to an italian experience in food as possible including training with the best in ny and importing the equipment from italy. i travel to italy frequently and i can say he is dead on with this restaurant not only because of my experience but because of the comments of my italian friends who say bravo! it tastes like home:)
as far as the ipad comments. do like i do and put it aside and just ask for suggestions from the staff. they are extremely helpful.
June 8th, 2012
10:37 am
Surprise surprise. Mr Lewis himself. Hope readers can see for themselves how 'feedback' is handled with this guy.
June 8th, 2012
10:42 am
I sense in Mr. Kessler's comments that he so highly respects the owner's and chefs' talent, skills and sophistication, that he is consequently taking a much harder line on them–much like a parent would demand the most from their oldest child. If taken in that context, readers should see that his comments appear to have the purpose of prodding them to perfection. I am not sure that this is made clear to readers except in Kessler's comment buried in the very last lines, "STG Trattoria has got all the pieces in place — the urban edge, the sharp looks, the talented chef and the sincere spirit of hospitality. It's now up to us to break it in."
We have been three times now, and we find the food to amaze and delight us, creating a dining experience in the way that only star restauranteurs and chefs can. We have tried nearly half the menu, and so many dishes bring out the "oh my god!" responses that ensure that we will return again.
I fear that Mr. Kessler's well-considered critique might single out the less important flaws at the expense of the most important strengths. However I, for one, admire these folk's adventurous spirit into ipad wine lists, and creative bar construction even if these may have faults. And I am further blinded from these smaller issues when the hosts and servers welcome all so warmly and sincerely.
June 8th, 2012
10:42 am
And further, he would have had no clue who I was after my first post. Even after subsequent ones, i can guarantee he has no idea who i am. The character of an owner is as important to me as the quality of the food – and character is clear here. A tad bit of negative feedback and he gets the censorship cops out in full force. The AJC and Mr Lewis did a great job of making a mountain out of a mole hill.
June 8th, 2012
10:55 am
Time to give it a rest, Brian. I think you have make your point.
June 8th, 2012
11:59 am
Any food critic who decibes a $32 bottle of wine as inexpensive has lost touch with the average diner. While not out outrageous, that price is far from cheap, and considering the cost of everything else on the menu, a bit absurd, as is the electronic wine list. The decor tries very hard to project a sophisticated urban-casual vibe, but once a few customers get in the door, the atmosphere becomes absolutely chaotic. We went twice, both times on a busy weekend evening. The servers scurried about seemingly without direction, the noise level was horrifyingly loud, the food was at best mediocre, and the service was at best, slipshod. It reminded our family of nothing so much as a hipster Chuck E. Cheese's.
June 9th, 2012
2:48 pm
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It's summer in Australia, and we're having a bit of a heatwave. Being outside today with the extremely high temperatures and strong winds was like walking around in a fan-forced oven. They were forecasting today in Sydney would get to 43 Celcius (110 Fahrenheit), so a few days ago I was wondering what I had in my wardrobe for heat like that. Then I remembered I'd picked up these bits of fabric at an op shop a while back. It was just two long pieces of crepe that someone had stitched together lengthways. And it only cost $1. I thought it would be perfect for a lightweight maxi dress, so I made it last night.
So I unstitched the seam, then stitched them together at the edges on the narrower side, and then for about half of the long side, leaving an armhole and open from mid/lower thigh to allow movement and air flow. The two pieces were even of different widths so I could do the cowl front. The I just hemmed the bottom and neckline, put in darts on the back shoulders to stop it sliding off, and that's it.
And it was perfect for the weather. I made this in lightweight polyester crepe because that's what I had lying around, but it'd work really well in a soft cotton too.
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Can a country with a large population find better and more efficient solutions to its problems under Communism?
I am from India, the world's largest democracy. I do believe in democracy but somehow, when it comes to finding solutions to problems, a communist government seems to find effective solutions most of the time.
Is communism a better approach towards problems being faced by a country with a large population or is it something which can cost us our individual rights and liberal thinking in the process of enforcing "good" solutions to solve our problems?
This occurred to me when I took a look at China, which is a major force to reckon with in today's world. It has found solutions to a lot of its problems and has been able to solve them because they were able to enforce those solutions, being communist.
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When Cyber-Bullying Turns Deadly
When an online hoax leads to a teen's suicide, who's held responsible?
Update: St. Charles County prosecutor Jack Banas said Monday he will not file criminal charges in the case of the teenage girl who committed suicide after being bullied on the Internet, reports ABC News. This morning, both Megan's parents and the neighbor's attorney appeared on the TODAY show to respond.
When we heard about 13-year-old Megan Meier, the girl who killed herself after being cyber-bullied on MySpace, we were sickened. It was bad enough that cyber-bullying had driven this girl to suicide...but when we learned that the master plan was allegedly orchestrated by the mother of one of Megan's friends, we were flabbergasted.
In Tina's Own Words
"My daughter Megan passed away on Oct. 17, 2006. On Nov. 25, 2006, I received a phone call from a woman in the neighborhood that we didn't really know. She stated she had information regarding Megan's death, and wanted to have a meeting with us. Although we were hesitant, our grief counselor encouraged us to go--and even went along with us. This woman told us that 'Josh Evans' didn't exist. It was a fake MySpace profile that was made up by our neighbors. She told us that a mother had created 'Josh''s profile. This was a family I knew well. I sold them their house. We were storing their foosball table at that very moment in our garage. I mean, I was just blindsided.
"When I found out it was an adult who had masterminded this deadly hoax, I was overwhelmed and astounded. I just don't even know if there were any words. The grief of our daughter taking her own life was so fresh, I was numb and in another world. How could someone we knew and trusted...an adult...do this to our baby?
"Megan didn't want to die. Megan was handing out her 14th birthday invitations that morning, and she was ecstatic about her party. But she was so overwhelmed and felt so pressured by all this bullying. Megan felt there was just no other way to escape the pain. Kids who commit suicide don't think how everyone else is feeling. They don't even want to die. They just want the world and the pain to stop for a minute. Megan had a history of depression and ADD, so she was very impulsive. In that split second of despair, she just felt there was no other way out.
"In the police report, the mother I hold responsible says she created the MySpace page to gain Megan's trust and see if Megan was talking about her daughter behind her back. Nothing will bring Megan back, but I hope that by sharing my story I will spread the word about cyber-bullying and spare other families the pain that my family has suffered."
In response to the recent public outcry over Megan's suicide, a St. Charles County, Missouri prosecutor has announced plans to review the case to determine if any crime was committed. Local legislators are also looking at adopting an ordinance that would make Internet harassment a misdemeanor offense.
Dardenne Prairie Mayor Pam Fogarty, a mother of five, told Mom•Logic, "As a mother, I knew some bad things take place on the Internet, and I am protective of my children. When I heard this story, I just couldn't sit back and do nothing. I called the city attorney and said we needed to get this on the agenda immediately. " Fogarty is also pushing a resolution asking state lawmakers to make online harassment a felony statewide.
Do you agree? Send the mayor a shout-out at email@example.com. We can only hope that some new legislation comes out of this tragedy that might help other families.
How to Prevent Cyber-Bullying
No child should have to go through what Megan did, but cyber-bullying is an unfortunate reality in our Web-savvy world. For tips on protecting our children, we consulted Ross Ellis, president and CEO of the non-profit organization Love Our Children USA. "First, parents should keep kids' computers out in the open," she advises. "Monitor your kids' online activity. Know what sites they frequent, along with their user names and passwords." That way, if something objectionable is going on, you will be aware and can respond quickly.
If you fear your child is being cyber-bullied like Megan, Ellis recommends taking the following steps:
• Keep the lines of communication open between you and your child. Your child needs to know you are there for her now.
• File a complaint with the Web site in question.
• Alert school officials to the situation. Encourage them to institute a school-wide no-bullying policy.
• File a police report, or even a civil suit, against the cyber-bullies in question.
• Be on the lookout for warning signs of depression. If your child becomes quiet or withdrawn, or doesn't want to go to school or to after-school activities, talk to a guidance counselor or school psychologist immediately.
For additional information about cyber-bullying and how to prevent it, visit Love Our Children USA.
She should be in trouble for engaging in an online relationship with a child. She's clearly a pediphile. I don't beleive she pretended to be a young boy to find out what this girl was saying about her own daughter- that's ridiculous.
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im happy for that little girl that died hope it happens to more little girls and boys..i perfer to mate with 10 year old boys and animals on the weekend..
That is just WRONG!! I mean, she's an adult for god sake….hasn't she surpassed that level of immaturity to bully somebody!! and she's 13!! 13!! her whole life was ahead of her,she could of been somebody who had changed the world for who the heck knows!!! and I myself am 13,and as a teen…most adults don't understand that OUR lives are complicated too!! they think they're the only ones who's doing all the work well WE ARE 2 YOU KNOW!! of course we do appreciate all the hardwork they have been doing for us,but sometimes shouting at us makes our lives soooo DARN HELL sometimes,it makes you want to cry…cuz they put you down once more,after studying sooo hard at school,after being bullied by Ur classmates,sometimes being humiliated at class…it's those little things that affects us teens the most,and it's hard to live every SINGLE day with that expected ahead but we still keep going cuz…it's the only way of living,but I do love my parents…and sometimes I hate them like all teens out there but they're my parents and I appreciate having them.So as for Megan and that freaking Devil Mom!! I have no idea why the hell a woman at her age would do something like that!!I think she just wanted to play&ruin somebody's life!!She just wanted to try to be a youth again..who bullies teens…I don't know!! And that's just freaking WRONG! okay…with all the bargain of teens lives and you go and add this sorrow into her life!! are ya CRAZY!!! I mean Ur a mom for god sake…be grateful other moms don't do it to Ur daughter!!just dispicable gracious-untollerable!! And I do hope that this doesn't happen again!! BULLYING IS WRONG!!
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Visiting The Vintage Bazaar
At noon on Sunday, August 22nd, I queued up at the end of a line that stretched around The Congress Theatre for The Vintage Bazaar. Over 100 vendors had loaded their wares into the theatre for this modern pop-up flea market. I went armed with my camera to scope out the event.
The Congress was packed with vintage resellers and, by the time I made it into the theatre, a crowd hungry for deals. Katherine Raz and Libby Alexander organized an eclectic group of vendors for this one-day event. In addition to the racks of vintage clothing, there was also a fair share of vintage furniture and housewares.
The theatre was so packed with eager shoppers that nagivating the aisles between vendors was a bit tricky. And, due to the darkness of the Congress, photography was a bit of a challenge as well. Judging by the number of people I saw carrying purchases, the crowd and the heat in the theatre did not hinder sales.
For information about the vendors at The Vintage Bazaar, check out Vintage Bazaar. Be sure to sign up for the twitter feed to be updated about the next event.
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I though the vintage bazaar was terrible and I much prefer going to your typical flea markets. It was too crowded and hot, and the vendors were overpriced. I found very few interesting things that I would have found at any other flea market.
Personally I have to disagree with NormaJean. I thought this was a great event. A little hot, but its August in Chicago, darling.
I notice your comments tend to be a bit on the negative/whiny side, NormaJean.
Thank you for posting this! I just did a write up on the Bazaar over at our blog:
While it was hot in there (I mean, wow), I did have a blast and don't mind a crowd.
@leather&lace - yes, but she is entitled to her opinion. no need to chastize.
and it has been a WAY hot summer.
I would've appreciated an idea of the prices of items at this event, however, so if one rolls around again I'll know if it's worth it to go or not. Really, more detail about the event in general (who are the organizers - I know there are links but then I have to go away from the apartment therapy site; what inspired them to do this event; is there a possibility for others?). This wasn't very well publicized in advance, I live in the 'hood and didn't hear about it.
didn't hear about it either...
off topic -- i went to brown elephant in andersonville a few days ago and spotted a what looks like a real arco lamp. $850! really?
Yay for the Vintage Bazaar! I loved it (although I guess I'm biased since I was a vendor there). In terms of future plans, I read that there will definitely be future events-the organizers are currently working on the 2011 schedule. According to the blog post below it seems they might be planning four shows next year. Wow!
Darn, I wish I would have seen something before the show.
wow, leather&lace -- getting personal. just because you disagree with my assessment. i was disappointed with the vintage bazaar because i had been looking forward to it and that was that! i have been to plenty of flea markets and it is one thing to be hot outside and another to be hot in stale air. i'll put a positive spin on this to please you -- i appreciate flea markets now much more, i'll tell you that!
it is overpriced.
Why is Chicago so far away?!? I wanna go!


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October 14, 2013
Posted by Cal Labor Law in New Laws & Legislation, Personnel Policies and Procedures
San Francisco Adopts Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance, Increasing Cost of Employing Workers in the City by the Bay
Last week, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance, giving employees the right to request flexible work schedules or other accommodations to help the employee with childcare obligations and other similar household obligations. The ordinance of course provides legal remedies to an employee whose rights under the ordinance are violated. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has stated that he will sign the ordinance into law, but has not yet done so. If signed into law as expected, the ordinance will take effect January 1, 2014. Thus, employers with employees in San Francisco should familiarize themselves with the newly passed ordinance.
The ordinance applies to employers who regularly employ 20 or more employees, including part-time employees, within the City of San Francisco. The ordinance grants employees with 6 or more months of service and who work at least 8 hours per week the right to request a flexible work arrangement to accommodate the employee's caregiving responsibilities for (1) a child; (2) a parent age 65 or older; or (3) a spouse, domestic partner, parent, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild with a serious health condition. An eligible employee may make up to two requests for accommodation per year, but may make additional requests following the birth or adoption of a child and/or an increase in the employee's caregiving responsibilities for a family member with a serious health condition. An employee may request accommodation in the form of an alternative work schedule, telecommuting, job sharing, part-time work, or any other type of flexible work arrangement. An employee's request must be made in writing, and must detail the accommodation requested and how that accommodation relates to the employee's caregiving responsibilities. The request must also state the proposed commencement and duration for the requested accommodation.
An employer who receives a written request must respond both verbally and in writing. The employer must meet with the employee about the request within 21 days of receiving the request. The employer thereafter must respond to the request in writing within 21 days, explaining whether the employer will grant or deny the request. An employer who denies the request must explain, in writing, "bona fide business reasons" for the denial, such as identifiable cost of granting the request (lost productivity, rehiring or retraining costs), negative effect on ability to meet customer demands, inability to meet work demands or transfer work among employees, etc.
If an employee's request is denied, the employee then has 30 days to seek reconsideration, which requires the employer to again meet with the employee within 21 days and respond in writing thereafter within 21 days.
The new ordinance states that it shall be unlawful for a San Francisco employer to interfere with, restrain, deny the exercise of any rights granted by the ordinance. It also makes it unlawful to discharge, threaten to discharge, demote, or otherwise take adverse employment action against an employee for exercising rights under the ordinance. The ordinance grants enforcement authority to San Francisco's Office of Labor Standards Enforcement, which can investigate alleged violations and take administrative and legal action to enforce the ordinance and remedy certain violations. The ordinance does not provide for a private right of action.
Employers will be required to post mandatory posters (not yet published) concerning the new ordinance and will also be required to maintain records of employee requests for 3 years.
The text of the ordinance is available here.
June 18, 2013
Posted by Cal Labor Law in Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation, Employee Hiring, Discipline & Termination, Personnel Policies and Procedures
EEOC Steps Up Enforcement Actions Based on Employer Use of Criminal Background Checks
Employers probably recall that last year the EEOC published guidance on the use of criminal background checks in the hiring process. This led many to forecast that the EEOC would be stepping up its enforcement efforts in this area. Well, earlier this month the EEOC filed lawsuits against two different companies, BMW Manufacturing and Dollar General, alleging that their criminal background check policies discriminated against black applicants in violation of Title VII. According to the lawsuit against BMW, BMW had a policy that barred employment to applicants with certain criminal convictions regardless of how old the conviction was, the nature or gravity of the offense, or the nature of the employment position sought. The EEOC charged that BMW's policy had a disparate impact on blacks and constituted unlawful employment discrimination.
In the case against Dollar General, the EEOC similarly alleges that Dollar General's criminal conviction policy disparately impacts black applicants. That lawsuit arose out of two administrative charges filed with the EEOC by rejected applicants. In one case, the applicant had a six-year old drug conviction. Dollar General's policy was to consider this type of conviction a bar to employment if the conviction was less than 10 years old. As such, the applicant was not hired. In the other case, the applicant's background check revealed a felony conviction but the applicant insisted that the report was wrong. Although she informed Dollar General of the mistake, she still was not hired. The EEOC is now challenging Dollar General's criminal convictions policy as a whole. In both cases, the EEOC seeks back pay as well as injunctive relief. The EEOC's press release regarding these two lawsuits is available here.
The EEOC's increased attention and enforcement efforts in this area serve as a reminder to employers of the need to review their criminal background check policies (as well as similar questions on employment applications) to try to ensure the policies pass muster under the EEOC's guidance. Our prior post on that guidance is available here. California employers must also be mindful that California has some additional restrictions on the scope of criminal background checks used for employment purposes (e.g. California Labor Code section 432.8, which prohibits employers from considering certain marijuana-related convictions in making employment decisions). Thus, California employers need to ensure that their policies and procedures comply with both federal EEOC guidance and California law.
May 30, 2013
Posted by Cal Labor Law in Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation, New Laws & Legislation, Personnel Policies and Procedures
Make Way for Ducklings (and other assistive animals) in the California Workplace
California's newest regulations pertaining to the rights of the disabled in the workplace require employers to allow "assistive animals" in the workplace as a reasonable accommodation to certain disabled employees. See CCR 7293.6 & 72940(k).
While service dogs for the visually and hearing impaired have become a more common sight in California's workplaces, the regulations specifically permit other animals that provide "emotional or other support to a person with a disability…."
An employer need not play "possum" when confronted with an employee's request to bring an assistive animal to the office. First, an employer may require the employee to provide medical certification from the employee's health care provider (which, broadly defined, now includes therapists, acupuncturists, dentists, physicians, clinical social workers, nurse practitioners, midwives, chiropractors, optometrists, psychologists, and podiatrists) certifying that the employee has a disability and that explains why the assistive animal provides an accommodation.
Still got your goat? An employer may also require a certain level of training, namely that the assistive animal
- is free from offensive odors and displays habits appropriate to the work environment, for example, the elimination of urine and feces;
- does not engage in behavior that endangers the health or safety of the individual with a disability or others in the workplace; and
- is trained to provide assistance for the employee's disability.
But an employer must act jackrabbit quick, because it is only within the first two weeks that the assistive animal is reporting to the workplace that an employer is expressly permitted to challenge the animal, based on objective evidence of offensive or disruptive behavior. (It is not clear what happens if an animal becomes violent, dangerous or its toilet training breaks down after the first two weeks). Thereafter, annually, the employer may (and should) require annual recertification of the employee's continued need for the support animal.
As assistive animals become more common in the workplace, employers will increasingly be confronted by the potential conflict and disruptions that service animals will provide. Not only the distraction from the getting the job done, but other employees' claims of allergy and other reactions to the animals which may then require additional accommodations. It is not clear how the courts will react to these cases as there is no precedent.
March 18, 2013
Posted by Cal Labor Law in Immigration, Personnel Policies and Procedures
DHS Issues New I-9 Manual
Following its recent release of a new I-9 form, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has now announced that a new I-9 manual has been released. The manual is a useful guide to some of the more obscure procedures involved with the I-9 form. The manual can be found here.
March 11, 2013
Posted by Cal Labor Law in Immigration, Personnel Policies and Procedures
New I-9 Form Released
On Friday, March 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security finally issued the long-awaited updated I-9 Form. The old form can still be used for two months until May 7, 2013. The new I-9 form is available here.
The I-9 form is used to verify work authorization of new hires in the U.S. as well to re-verify work authorization of foreign nationals working with temporary work authorization. The new and old forms are very similar in content. However, unlike the old one-page form, the new form is 3 pages long and easier to understand and fill out. The new form also clearly differentiates between employees who only need to be verified once (U.S. Citizens and permanent residents) and foreign nationals who are here temporarily and must be re-verified whenever their work authorization expires.
Regarding the list of acceptable documents that an employee tenders, the new form emphasizes that if a social security card is selected by the employee as a List C document, only an unrestricted social security card is acceptable. If the social security card has any restrictive language on it, it cannot be used for I-9 purposes since the individual may have obtained it when they had temporary work authorization and now no longer do.
Although there is a Spanish version of the I-9 form as well, it may only be used in Puerto Rico.
As a reminder, at the time of hire, employers must inspect an original document chosen by the employee from List A, or one each from Lists B and C. It must be done within the first 3 days of hire. It is recommended that copies of the documents be attached and retained to the I-9 as further proof of the good faith efforts by the Employer to comply with the mandate. If the documents appear to be authentic, then the employer will not be liable if it later turns out they are not authentic. The I-9 forms should be retained for 3 years after termination of employment. Employers who have enrolled in E-Verify must still have a paper or digital I-9 on file for every employee.
Employers are encouraged to periodically audit their I-9's and take corrective action where errors are found.
March 8, 2013
Posted by Cal Labor Law in Employee Leave, New Laws & Legislation, Personnel Policies and Procedures
Reminder: FMLA-Covered Employers Must Post New FMLA Poster
In recent years, the FMLA has been amended several times, most recently in 2009 under the National Defense Authorization Act and Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act. While the most recent amendments relate to rarely used FMLA provisions, the DOL recently approved new regulations covering these provisions, and of even more significance to all FMLA-covered employers, issued a new FMLA poster effective today, March 8, 2013. The new poster is available here. All employers covered by the FMLA should begin using the new poster immediately. For more information on the most recent amendments to the FMLA, see our prior post here. Additional information relating to the new regulations is available on the DOL's website here.
January 25, 2013
Posted by Cal Labor Law in Court Decisions, Personnel Policies and Procedures, Social Media, Union-Management Relations
Court Declares Obama's Recess Appointments to the NLRB Unconstitutional
As readers of this blog know, over the last year the NLRB has issued a number of decisions unfavorable to non-unionized employers, including decisions relating to at-will employment policies, social media policies and related terminations, and arbitration policies. Some of these decisions were made by an NLRB Board, comprised largely of members appointed by President Obama as recess appointments in January 2012. This means that the members were not confirmed by the Senate as typically required. Senate Republicans refused to confirm President Obama's NLRB appointments at the time, so President Obama decided to get around the Republicans' obstacle by exercising a right to appoint people to fill vacancies in government agencies during a tiime when Senate approval cannot be obtained due to the Senate being in recess. A legal challenge was mounted to the President's recess appointments to the NLRB on the ground that the Senate was not really in recess at the time these appointments were made, and thus the appointments are unconstitutional. Today, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed. In Noel Canning v. NLRB, the Court held that "recess" means the period of time during which the Senate is formally adjourned following a two-year session. It does not mean any period of time when the Senate is not in session for one or more days (such as was the case last January when the President made the "recess" appointments). As such, the Court held that the NLRB recess appointments were unconstitutional. This is hugely significant given that the NLRB needs at least three members to act, and three of the four members of the NLRB in 2012 were recess appointments--likely rendering invalid all NLRB decisions issued during this time.
It is anticipated that the D.C. Circuit decision will be appealed to the United States Supreme Court. We will post developments here.
December 4, 2012
Posted by Cal Labor Law in Employee Leave, New Laws & Legislation, Personnel Policies and Procedures
California Adopts New Regulations Governing Pregnancy Disability Leaves
California's Fair Employment and Housing Commission recently proposed new pregnancy disability regulations. These proposed regulations underwent rounds of public comment and revision, but were recently finalized and approved by California's Office of Administrative Law. As such, the new regulations take effect December 30, 2012. The new regulations are available here. California employers with 5 or more employees are required to provide up to 4 months of pregnancy disability leave to employees disabled by pregnancy or related conditions and there is no length of service requirement to be eligible for this leave. The new regulations detail the process an employer is required to follow in accommodating such leave requests, from initial certification through reinstatement. The regulations also clarify how "four months" is calculated for purposes of identifying the maximum amount of leave available to full-time and part-time employees. The regulations further make clear (based on a recently enacted California law) that employers are required to maintain group health benefits under the same terms as if the employee was actively reporting to work for up to 4 months, and that this requirement is in addition to any additional obligation to maintain health benefits during an an additionally approved FMLA/CFRA leave of up to 12 weeks. The new regulations contain a great amount of detail and guidance for employers trying to manage this leave process. Employers are advised to review the rules and their policies and practices to ensure compliance.
The FEHC also has proposed regulations pending on disability (non-pregnancy) leaves. Those rules are not yet final, but are available here for employers who are interested in reviewing and possibly providing comment and/or proposed changes to the FEHC. A public comment period is currently underway through December 17, 2012. We will post developments here.
November 8, 2012
Posted by Cal Labor Law in New Laws & Legislation, Personnel Policies and Procedures, Wage & Hour Issues
Minimum Wage Increasing for Employees in San Francisco and San Jose
California employers with employees in the cities of San Francisco and San Jose should take note of minimum wage increases for these cities taking effect in 2013. San Francisco passed its minimum wage ordinance a few years ago, but the minimum wage is subject to adjustment each year based on the cost of living. Effective January 1, 2013, the minimum wage for employees who perform at least two hours of work per week in the City of San Francisco is $10.55 per hour (up from $10.24/hour in 2012).
This week, San Jose voters approved a local minimum wage for the City of San Jose as well. With the passage of Measure D, the minimum wage for employees working in San Jose will be $10.00 per hour. The new San Jose minimum wage takes effect 90 days after the election results are certified, which means approximately March 2013.
The state minimum wage otherwise remains at $8.00 per hour.
November 1, 2012
Posted by Cal Labor Law in Personnel Policies and Procedures, Union-Management Relations
NLRB Issues Some Positive Guidance on At-Will Employment Policies
Yesterday, the NLRB's Acting General Counsel issued advice memos analyzing whether two employers' at-will policies violated employees' Section 7 rights under the NLRA. In both instances, the AGC found that the at-will policies did not violate the NLRA. These findings are in contrast to a decision earlier this year by a NLRB administrative law judge finding that a fairly standard at-will employment policy maintained by American Red Cross Arizona violated Section 7. So how do employers reconcile this, and do at-will employment policies really run afoul of Section 7 rights? Yesterday's newly issued advice memos shed a little more guidance on the issue.
In the first case, involving Rocha Transportation, the employer's at-will policy provided that employment is at-will, that nothing in the handbook should be interpreted to limit the right to terminate the employment relationship at-will, and that only the president of the company has the authority to enter into an agreement for something other than at-will employment. An employee challenged this policy as a violation of the NLRA, arguing that the policy was overbroad and reasonably operated to "chill" employees' exercise of Section 7 rights to engage in concerted activity to organize and try to achieve something other than at-will employment.
In the second case, involving Mimi's Café, the at-will employment policy contained similar language but stated that "no representative of the company" has authority to enter into any agreement altering the at-will employment relationship. As was the case with Rocha Transportation, a Mimi's employee charged that Mimi's policy was overbroad and would reasonably chill employees' Section 7 right to select union representation and engage in collective bargaining.
The AGC rejected both employees' contentions and found that the at-will policies did not violate the NLRA. The AGC reasoned that the policies do not expressly restrict Section 7 activity and there was no evidence that the policies were promulgated in response to such activity or in an effort to restrict such activity. The AGC further found that employees would not reasonably interpret the policies as restricting Section 7 rights. The AGC reasoned that nothing in the policies required the employees to agree that they could not seek to change their at-will employment status, nor did the policies state that at-will employment could never be changed. Instead, the policies simply operated to prevent the employers' representatives from entering into agreements providing for something other than at-will employment.
So what about the earlier American Red Cross case? In that case, the employer's at-will policy was set forth in a written acknowledgement form that employees had to sign and which stated: "I agree that the at-will employment relationship cannot be amended, modified or altered in any way." The ALJ in that case held that the policy would reasonably chill employees interested in exercising Section 7 rights to select a union and engage in collective bargaining that might "amend, modify or alter" the at-will nature of the employment relationship. As such, the ALJ found that the policy violated the NLRA.
In yesterday's advice memos, the AGC did not expressly disagree with the ALJ's conclusion in the American Red Cross case (though the AGC carefully noted that the American Red Cross matter settled before Board review, somewhat de-valuing the ALJ's opinion). Instead, the AGC distinguished the American Red Cross case by highlighting the fact that the at-will policy in that case expressly stated that at-will employment could never be altered (implicity, including through union representation), whereas the policies before the AGC did not contain that broad of a statement; they simply restricted the authority of the employers' representatives from entering into private agreements for something other than at-will employment.
Employers may wish to review and revise their at-will employment policies in light of the NLRB's guidance and the fact that the NLRB appears intent on continuing to attack and invalidate neutral employment policies that really have nothing to do with union rights or the right to engage in concerted activity. All of the decisions referenced in this post are available in full on the NLRB's website by clicking here.


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He quickly jumped into the driver's seat.
Off he sped, there'd be no retreat.
With no place in particular to go,
He simply had a new truck to show.
Many months he had waited for this day
Now this work day he'd put away.
To stay inside and from his passion hide
Was a thing in which he would not abide.
An old junker he had traded in,
A new adventure he was about to begin.
Since all his buddies each had one,
Now it was his turn to join the fun.
Though not brand new was this truck
It sure beat that old pile of junk.
Even though it would often overheat,
It still to him was hard to beat.
The tires were worn and pretty slick,
When he'd drive by they'd call him "hick."
The oil leaked through, the muffler was gone,
He sometimes wondered if he'd make it back home.
As he drove through town he'd swell with pride,
Many of his buddies would want to ride.
Yes, life now to him was very good ,
Even though much time he'd spend under the hood.


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The Puzzling Side of Chess
Jeff Coakley
Proof Games: Who Took What Where?
The task in a proof game is to show how a given position can be reached in a legal game.
The puzzles in this column have a move stipulation. The position must be reached in a precise number of moves, no more and no less. They are proof games in 4.0 which means four moves by each side.
From a strategic point of view, these games are quite absurd. But the moves are legal.
Proof Game #16
The diagrammed position, with White to play, was reached in a game after each player made exactly four moves. Can you figure out how?
For problems 1-15 and more information on proof games, see the following columns in the ChessCafe.com Archives: June 2012, August 2012, October 2012, and January 2013.
When solving a proof game, it is usually obvious how most of the pieces got to where they are. It is the missing pieces that are hardest to explain. The chess detective's job is to figure out "who took what where".
Proof Game #17
This position was reached after Black's fourth turn. What were the moves?
Our next mystery is known as the "Case of the Misleading Ladykiller".
Proof Game #18
This position was reached after Black's fourth turn. What were the moves?
The Puzzling Side of Chess features proof games every two or three months. Each column concludes with a "synthetic game".
A synthetic game is similar to a proof game. But instead of finding the move sequence that leads to a given position, the task is to compose a game that ends with a particular move.
A common goal in this kind of puzzle is to mate with a designated piece in the fewest moves. Another goal is to mate with a specific numbered move. Consider 4.Qxf7#. One possible sequence leading to this mate is 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#. Unlike proof games, the move sequence in a synthetic game is usually not unique. There are thousands of possible games that end with the brilliant 4.Qxf7#!
The following synthetic game, published in 1866 by Sam Loyd, has a "semi-unique" solution.
Synthetic Game #3
Compose a game that ends with the move 4...d6#.
For synthetic games 1-2, see October 2012 and January 2013.
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Proof Game #16
J. Coakley 2013
1.Nf3 d5 2.Ne5 Bd7 3.Nxd7 e5 4.Nc5 Bxc5
There are no obvious clues that the missing minor pieces were captured on d7 and c5.
Proof Game #17
J. Coakley 2012
1.Nh3 d5 2.Nf4 Bh3 3.Nxd5 Qxd5 4.gxh3 Qd8
It's elementary to deduce that the black bishop was captured on h3, but the fate of the white knight is well concealed by the switchback of the black queen.
Proof Game #18
J. Coakley 2010
1.d4 Nh6 2.Bxh6 gxh6 3.Qd3 h5 4.Qg6 hxg6
Unravelling the deceptive movement of the black kingside pawns is the key to solving this tough case.
Synthetic Game #3
Sam Loyd 1866
1.f3 e5 2.Kf2 h5 3.Kg3 h4+ 4.Kg4 d6#
The first two black moves may be interchanged:
1.f3 h5 2.Kf2 e5 3.Kg3 h4+ 4.Kg4 d6#
Another way to pose this puzzle is "Compose the shortest game possible that ends with checkmate by a discovered check." In that case, the move 4...d5# would also work.
Until next time!
© 2013 Jeff Coakley. Illustration by Antoine Duff. All Rights Reserved.
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This location has a Walk Score of 25 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so most errands require a car.
This location is in the Quail Hollow neighborhood in Charlotte. Nearby parks include Huntingtowne Farms Park, Huntingtowne Farms and US Forestry Department.
Nearby schools include Kennedy Charter School, The Keys Of Carolina and Quail Hollow Middle School.
The closest grocery stores are Farm Fresh Market, Harris Teeter and Compare Foods Supermarket.
Nearby coffee shops include FABO Coffee Art Bar, FABO and The Yellow Rose Cafe. Nearby restaurants include Rusty's Deli & Grille, Umai Sushi & Asian Bistro and Salsarita's Fresh Cantina.
This location is near Goodrich Headquarters, Nucor Headquarters and Queens University of Charlotte.
There are some bike lanes and the terrain is mostly flat. This location is somewhat bikeable, there is minimal bike infrastructure.


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LCL baseball on a hot streak
Lake Country Lutheran's varsity baseball team won four times in recent days, sweeping a doubleheader from Kenosha Christian Life 7-6, 6-1, before taking care of Greendale Martin Luther, 9-8, and Milwaukee Lutheran, 14-2.
Matt Brueser pitched two complete games for the Lightning during the winning streak. The left-hander struck out 13 in the two games without issuing a walk. Josh Paliafito and Kevin Kornowski had the other victories on the mound for the Lightning (17-7 overall).
Wil Goodman went 7-for-12 with five runs scored including a home run in the four games. Hunter Mason went 7-for-14 with six runs scored and four RBIs.
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M.N. Vidyashankar
Principal Secretary of E-Governance, State of Karnataka, India
Focus: Civil Service
Topics: Training, Extending services to insecure or remote areas, Computerization of Records, One-Stop Shops
Keywords: training, technical assistance, performance management, one-stop shops, downsizing, corruption, computerization, capacity building
Interviewer(s): David Hausman
Country of Reform: India
Location: Bangalore, India
Date: Wed Jun 16 2010
M.N. Vidyashankar, principal secretary of e-governance for the Indian state of Karnataka, discusses Bhoomi, a large-scale e-governance project introduced by the state to digitize land records and provide computerized access to them. He details the process undertaken to implement both Bhoomi and a larger-scale electronic kiosk system to increase both rural and urban access to governance through one-stop shops. He explains at length the system to train data-entry workers and how the entire system is monitored. Vidyashankar also explains the benefits of the public-private partnership that runs the kiosk system. Finally, he discusses what he would change about the creation and implementation of the system, given the chance to do it again.
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At the time of this interview, M.N. Vidyashankar was the principal secretary of e-governance for the state of Karnataka, India. Vidyashankar previously worked as chairman of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board, chief electoral officer of Karnataka, commissioner of the Bangalore Development Authority, and principal secretary of Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science Technology. Vidyashankar received a master's degree in economics and a master's degree in philosophy from the Delhi School of Economics at the University of Delhi and also completed a master's degree in business administration at Harvard Business School.