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Following its publication in the Official Gazette on September 13, 2014, the Law Decree September 12, 2014 no. 133 "Urgent actions for the opening of construction sites, the realization of public infrastructures, the digital...more
On August 21, 2014, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed to revoke its approval of Arizona's state occupational health and safety plan with respect to construction. If OSHA follows through...more
In 2013, the Internal Revenue Service established two "beginning construction" tests – a physical work test and a 5% safe harbor test – to determine eligibility for the production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit...more
A recent Wyoming case – JEM Contracting, Inc. v. Morrison – Maierle, Inc. – serves as a reminder to contractors and subcontractors of the importance of following the contractual requirements for notice when differing site...more
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Penguin Stunt of the Day (Video)OMG — By Dave on 2011/03/11 7:23 PM
Sometimes you can see a penguin jump from excitement but this brave little fella took a death defying leap of faith at Boulders Beach outside Cape Town, South Africa. Yes, there are penguins in South Africa.
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The operative clause in all this is "She's been with her boyfriend for over four years." Whether or not the relationship is developing at a satifactory rate is, quite frankly, none of your business.
It should be enough to know that she's in a long-term relationship, and you are doing her a disservice by trying to complicate that with your own untested feelings.
If you want to call yourself her friend, find someone else to fall in love with.


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LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) -- A federal safety agency has cited a Wisconsin iron foundry for safety violations after a furnace worker was fatally injured last year.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited La Crosse-based Torrance Casting Inc. for 10 safety violations.
The 30-year-old worker was working alone in a confined space while doing maintenance on July 29. He fell into a furnace he was trying to reline. He had worked at the foundry about two years.
OSHA issued nine serious violations. Four violations involve OSHA regulations for entering a confined space not designed for an employee to occupy continuously.
OSHA is proposing fines totaling more than $47,000. The company has 15 business days to comply or contest the findings.
In a statement, Torrance Casting says none of the citations would have prevented the accident.
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Hotel Del Real Orto Botanico
Naples, Naples, Italy
The historical building was opened as a hotel in 2001 and consists of 4-storeys with a total of 36 rooms, of which 4 are junior suites, 4 are suites and 4 are wheelchair accessible rooms. Facilities include a reception with a safe and lifts. Additional facilities include ... More
Hotel Domitiana
Naples, Naples, Italy
Renovated in the year 2000, this city hotel comprises 4 floors with a total of 40 rooms, of which 4 are suites. Guests may make use of the foyer with 24-hour reception desk, a safe and a lift. Dining options include a café, a bar and a breakfast ... More
Hotel Domus Flegrea
Naples, Naples, Italy
The hotel was built in 2006 and offers every kind of comfort. This family friendly beach establishment comprises a total of 41 rooms. Facilities on offer to guests include air conditioning, a lobby area with a 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a lift, a café, ... More
Hotel Eden Hotel
Naples, Naples, Italy
This new hotel was reopened after a massive, overall reconstruction lead by the architect Raffaele Zucchi, design engineer of the sister hotel Clarean. The structure offers every kind of comfort thanks to its spacious 40 rooms, set on 47 floors, with different sources ... More
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Naples, Naples, Italy
This historical hotel was built in 1800 and extensively renovated in 2000. Comprising a total of 3 floors with 84 rooms, the hotel features 3 suites and 8 apartments. Amongst the hotel facilities count a foyer with 24-hour reception, hotel ... More
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Naples, Naples, Italy
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Naples, Naples, Italy
This hotel is housed within a building that dates back to 1902 and was renovated in 2002 that enjoys fabulous views out over Naples' harbour. There are a total of 136 rooms including 12 suites on offer within this 7-storey hotel ... More
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Naples, Naples, Italy
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(Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros. studio on Wednesday promoted three executives in its television unit as part of changes to address the growing importance of digital entertainment platforms for Hollywood content.
Peter Roth, Craig Hunegs and Jeffrey Schlesinger will run the Warner Bros. television businesses, the company said in a statement announcing a realignment of its TV and home entertainment businesses. The studio's current TV hits include CBS comedies "The Big Bang Theory" and "2 Broke Girls."
Bruce Rosenblum, who had served as president of Warner Bros. Television, has decided to leave the company, according to an internal email provided to Reuters. Rosenblum had been in the running to lead the Warner Bros. film and TV divisions, a job that went to Kevin Tsujihara in January.
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text: No One has the right to interfere in Gaddafi's position – Dalli Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00 - Saturday, 05 March 2011, 00:00 by Scott Grech European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy John Dalli yesterday said during a business breakfast organised by the Malta Business Bureau at the Hotel Phoenicia that while he condemns all the violence which took place in Libya over the past two weeks, "I don't think I or anyone else has the right to interfere in Col Gaddafi's position." Commissioner Dalli, whose assets include a house in Tripoli, according to the European Commission website, admitted that while the situation in Libya is "very worrying", what is "more worrying" is the political turmoil which has spread across the whole Maghreb region. "I am not saying that I am in favour or against Col Gaddafi. However, Europe should not clone or expect these countries to model themselves on Europe. We can expect a third and fourth wave of political unrest from these countries in the future and I don't think I, or anyone else, knows what the final outcome of these waves will be," Commissioner Dalli added. He said that Col Gaddafi's acceptance of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez call for conciliation could be an indication that Col Gaddafi feels that he is threading uneasy ground. Commissioner Dalli commented that the only accurate information we have so far regarding the crisis in Libya is "two armed groups fighting against each other. That to me is the definition of a civil war. I know Libyans well and we have to understand that it is in their nature and their religion that while we preach forgiveness, they preach retribution. The deaths of hundreds which happened over the past few weeks are sowing the seeds for more strife." The former Finance Minister described as "pitiful" the comments given by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier this week, when she remarked that much of the world is relying on the media in Libya to get a clear picture of what's going on. "I personally would not rely on the media. I sometimes wonder whether the shots we sometimes see on the TV of protests in Libya are staged by demonstrators for journalists," the Commissioner said. 'I still think Joe Borg should have carried on as Commissioner' When asked whether he has any regrets over a year into his five-year term as a European Commissioner, Mr Dalli mentioned that he has "no regrets", although he asserted that "in my opinion, I think that (former European Commissioner) Joe Borg should have been re-appointed. Loyalty should have come first," he said. Speaking to a group of Maltese journalists at his office in Brussels last November, Mr Dalli referred to his term as Commissioner responsible for Health and Consumer Policy as a "five-year sentence that will soon be up" and outlined his plans to return to the local political scene after his term in Brussels expires. 'BRIC countries driving jobs away from Europe' Speaking about Europe's competitiveness, Commissioner Dalli stated that there is no doubt in his mind that in recent years, European business has lost its competitive edge. "In areas where Europe once dominated we have now fallen behind. Globalisation brought about opportunities that we failed immediately to grasp. We did well in some areas, but performed poorly in others. This is why some of the most developing countries such as Brazil, Russia, India and China have driven jobs away from Europe. Nevertheless, Europe does have its strengths and it is on these strengths that we should build," he said. He briefed the audience about some of the flagship initiatives about the EU 2020 agenda, and called for better linkages between universities and companies. In the question and answer session that followed, Anthony Tabone from the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, called on the government to allocate more funds for research and development. Between 2002 and 2009, the percentage of Malta's GDP spent on research and development grew from 0.26% to 0.55%, and it is projected that by 2020, this percentage will "only" grow to 0.67%, Mr Tabone said. "Is this enough when we are already lagging behind other EU states in this field?" he asked.


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Philster043 said...
As much development as Garrosh's character has been given, he has never been very liked. Blizzard has never gone out of their way to make him seem approachable. His one epic moment (that I can recall) is when he picks a fight with a dragon at the outset of the assault on Twilight Highlands. And you know what happens to characters who aren't very liked. Exactly what is going to happen at the end of this expansion. Everybody gets a chance to show him just how much they don't like him.
He's going to make an impressive figure as a boss, though.
Philster043 said...
I haven't done that one yet myself. I am now onto Kalimdor zones to complete for the questing achievements on my main and will probably be there soon enough.


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Ted Rogers Leadership Centre
Business Ethics Speakers' Series
Upcoming Events
The Ethical Challenges of Leadership
- Joanne Ciulla, Coston Family Chair in Leadership and Ethics
- Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
- January 23, 2014
- Time: 2pm – 3:30
- Room: TRS 3-099
This talk focuses on the question "Why is it difficult to be an ethical leader?" It will examine some of the distinctive problems that have always been a part of being a leader and exercising leadership.
Registration is free, but seating is limited so please register here.
(Coffee will be served.)
Business Ethics and Greed as Portrayed in Hollywood Movies
- Prof. Mark Schwartz
- York University
- January 31, 2014
- Time: 12pm – 1:30
- Room: TRS3-129
What is greed? Is greed good or bad for society? How is greed any different from selfishness or self-interest? Was greed the main cause of many of the most significant corporate ethical scandals, such as Enron, WorldCom, as well as the recent global financial crisis? To discuss these questions, we will review business ethics and 'greed' as portrayed in various Hollywood movies including Quiz Show, Wall Street, Boiler Room, Monster's Inc., Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, and Margin Call.
Registration is free, but space is limited so please register here.
(A light lunch will be provided.)
Ethics of Innovation: 3D Printing and other 21st Century Manufacturing Technologies
- Chris MacDonald, Professor & Director
- Jim Pattison Ethical Leadership Program
- Ted Rogers School of Management
- February 13, 2014
- Time: 2pm – 3:30
- Room: TRS3-129
Emerging technologies — including 3D printing, computer-controlled laser cutting, and mass customization — promise to change the face of modern manufacturing. This presentation will explore the social impacts likely to result from such technologies, as well as the way they are likely to alter the range of 'hot button' ethical issues that come to the fore.
The Psychological Limits of Cooperation and Competition: or, Everything I Need to Know about Business Ethics I Learned from my Father.
- Abraham Singer
- University of Toronto
- March 11, 2014
- Time: 1:00-2:30 pm
- Room: TRS3-129
One of the major difficulties involved in understanding the ethical dimensions of business organization and decision-making is that we often think of business and economics as inherently amoral, if not downright immoral. "It's not personal, it's business," is the cliché often used to justify a course of action which might seem ethically dubious from a certain perspective. In this talk I aim to explain the ethical dimensions of business and the marketplace through a poignant, though crude, Jewish New York witticism. This helps us understand the differences between the moral dimensions of the market and the morality which exists within businesses, as well as the possibilities and problems in creating alternative workplace organizations and cultures.
For more information, contact:
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- Ted Rogers School of Management
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- 416-979-5000 x 6903
Past Events
John Isbister — "Ethics and Economics"
- "Is it possible to have a just society?"
- John Isbister, VP Faculty Affairs, Ryerson University
- January 15, 2014
A definition of justice is "getting what you deserve." That is a good working definition of criminal justice, but what about social justice? How do we get what we deserve within our social system? It is a subject that has puzzled thinkers at least since Aristotle, and the debates echo over the centuries. My contention is that the principles propounded by some of the great philosophers can help us in our thinking, but they are incapable of giving us clear, precise answers. There are too many plausible principles, some of which lead us in opposite directions. Is there a morally justified distribution of personal incomes in Canada? Can we justify the existence of poverty, at any level? Should the accident of citizenship have any bearing on ones well-being? Do animals have a right to justice and, if so, is it any different from the right to justice of human beings? The questions, and many like them, are fundamental, and the search for answers never-ending.
Andrew Crane — "The Business of Modern Slavery"
- "The Business of Modern Slavery"
- Andrew Crane, Schulich School of Business
- November 26, 3pm – 4:30
Abstract: According to ILO estimates there are currently something like 12m people in conditions of modern slavery – forced into work through threat, violence or coercion, typically in appalling conditions, with little or no pay. This talk will explore what makes modern slavery a viable business model despite its moral repugnance and widespread illegality. Drawing from global research, including studies of forced labor in developed countries like Canada, Andrew Crane will show that it is only by understanding the contexts in which modern slavery can thrive, and the complex supply chains in which it emerges, that we can realistically hope to protect those most at risk.
Buzz Hargrove — "Ethics in Labour Relations: A View from the Trenches""
- "Ethics in Labour Relations: A View from the Trenches"
- Buzz Hargrove, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Ryerson University (and Co-Director, Centre for Labour Management Relations)
- November 20, 2:00 – 3:30
What ethical principles govern the real world of labour relations? How do honourable leaders maintain their integrity while negotiating with CEOs and politicians? Come hear this veteran leader of Canada's labour movement talk about the ethical lessons learned in a career spent at the bargaining table.
Jeffery Smith — Corporate Involvement in Human Rights Abuse
- "Corporate Involvement in Human Rights Abuse"
- Jeffery Smith, DePauw University, Prindle Institute for Ethics & University of Redlands
- November 8, 2013
Abstract: John Ruggie, the United Nations Secretary General's Special Representative on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations, has written a number of prominent reports that outline a comprehensive framework to help understand the role of transnational corporations in the violation and protection of human rights. Central to this framework is the idea that although human rights need to be protected by states, transnational corporations have obligations to respect human rights in their operations and should sometimes be part of broad-based institutional responses to remedy human rights violations after they have occurred. This presentation introduces and examines Ruggie's tripartite framework–the so-called "protect, respect and remedy" framework–paying particular attention to the ways that transnational corporations can be morally complicit in the violation of human rights. It is argued that a clearer understanding of complicity and its dimensions will improve the application and implementation of Ruggie's framework, especially as it relates to the roles that transnational corporations have in remedying human rights violations.
Jane Garthson — Board Decision-Making in Small Organizations
- "Board Decision-Making in Small Organizations"
- Jane Garthson, Garthson Leadership Centre
- October 30, 2013
Abstract: Boards of directors are charged with making the highest level of decisions for their organizations. Ideally, they will make high quality, well-informed decisions that will best enable their organization to achieve its purpose. So surely organizations would all have good practices to help their directors make great decisions, right? Sadly, many don't.
Ever left a board meeting and, before you even got out of the building, stopped and wondered, "What have we done?" Some explicit considerations of how the board prepares for, and makes, decisions could help avoid such situations at your organizations. It's the ethical thing do to if you care about the best possible outcomes, resource use, oversight and much more. Your choices won't always make everyone happy, but there's a far better chance your decisions will be seen as fair, wise and respected.
Jane's session will focus on what could be done in advance of the board meeting and then what could happen at board meetings to support wise decisions at the top. Bring your perspectives as directors or senior staff of associations, charities, small businesses and community groups or advisors to such organizations.
Alexei Marcoux — Adventures in the Market for Values
- "Adventures in the Market for Values"
- Alexei Marcoux, Loyola University Chicago, Quinlan School of Business
- October 8, 2013
Abstract: Some commentators in the business ethics and CSR literatures cheer the emergence of consumers who choose trading partners based upon whether or not those trading partners share one's ethical/political/religious/social values. I advance a virtue ethics argument against cultivating the disposition to view trade as an opportunity to punish those who don't share one's values. I argue that cultivating this disposition is individually imprudent and socially divisive. It is a failure of tolerance – the most important virtue for participants in a liberal social/political/economic order. I argue that the disposition in market participants that Wicksteed calls "nontuism" is tolerance in its commercial form.
Hamish van der Ven — "Big-Box Retail and the Environment: Why Some Firms Innovate and Others Stagnate"
- "Big-Box Retail and the Environment: Why Some Firms Innovate and Others Stagnate"
- Hamish van der Ven, University of Toronto
- October 2, 2013
Abstract: Despite a considerable push by policy-makers to incentivize green business practices, take-up of environmental initiatives amongst North American retailers has been highly uneven. While some "big-box" retailers have launched ambitious environmental initiatives, others continue to conduct business as usual. This paper asks: why do some mega-retailers commit to ambitious environmental agendas while others in the same sector do not? And how can the answer to this question improve public policy? Using comparative case studies of four North American mega-retailers, I find that the socialization of senior executives through multi-stakeholder sustainability networks is the critical variable accounting for progressive environmental practices in some corporations and not others. This finding suggests that existing public policies that focus on making the business case for sustainability are based on incomplete assumptions about why companies "go green."
Christa Wessel — Ethics: A view from the inside of a global company
- "Ethics: A view from the inside of a global company"
- Christa Wessel, Chief Human Resources and Legal Officer, McCain Foods Limited
- April 3, 2013
Dominic Martin — Honouring the Poker Code of Ethics
- "Honouring the Poker Code of Ethics Is Harder than You Think"
- Dominic Martin, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Toronto
- March 19, 2013
A theory has been picking up momentum in business ethics which might be referred to as 'the adversarial ethics for business.' The theory builds on the idea that markets produce their beneficial outcomes when companies compete with each other. It follows that aggressively competitive behaviours in markets should generally be permitted, even though our common morality generally values cooperation. In this respect, the moral obligations of companies and executives share many similarities with the moral obligations of people other competitive spheres of life like sport, courts, politics or even games like poker. But an adversarial ethics for business is much more demanding that one might think on first sight. Just because competitive behaviours are permitted doesn't mean that business ethics is permissive.
Matt Fullbrook: Executive Compensation in Canada
- "Executive Compensation in Canada"
- Matt Fullbrook, Manager, Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness (Rotman School of Management)
- March 7, 2013, 8am
Matt Fullbrook will discuss the latest research from the Clarkson Centre for Board Effectiveness, which shows that S&P/TSX 60 boards have successfully aligned CEO pay with share performance over the past 8 years.
Board Diversity: Where are the Women on Canada's Corporate Boards
Mon., February 11, 2013
- Eileen Mercier, Chair, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
- Patrice Merrin, Chairman of the Board, CML Healthcare
- Janet McFarland, Business Reporter, Globe and Mail
As part of the 2013 Business Ethics Speakers Series, we are pleased to announce a panel discussion on board diversity focused especially on the relative lack of women on Canada's corporate boards.
The discussion will take place Monday, February 11, 2013, from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m., at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, located at 55 Dundas West, in 3-129.
A light breakfast will be provided starting at 7:45, and the panel discussion will begin at 8:00 sharp.
Insider Trading: Does it Really Pay?
Thurs., January 31, 2013
Speaker: Georges Dessaulles, Chairman of the Canadian Centre for Ethics and Corporate Policy
As part of the 2013 Business Ethics Speakers Series, Georges Dessaulles -- Chairman of the Canadian Centre for Ethics and Corporate Policy, and former Compliance Director, RBC Banking -- will speak at the Ted Rogers School of Management on ethical and legal perspectives on insider trading.
The presentation will take place Thursday, January 31, 2013, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm, at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, located at 55 Dundas West, in room TRS 1-109.
A light lunch will be provided starting at noon, and Mr. Dessaulles's presentation will begin at 12:10 sharp.
This event is offered in collaboration with Ryerson's Capital Markets Group.
"Accountability in Public Institutions: the Role of Ombudsman in Local Government"
Tues., January 22, 2013
Speaker: Fiona Crean, Ombudsman, City of Toronto
As part of the 2013 Business Ethics Speakers Series, Fiona Crean -- Ombudsman for the City of Toronto -- will speak at the Ted Rogers School of Management on mechanisms of accountability for public institutions.
The presentation will take place Tuesday, January 22, 2013, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm, at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, located at 55 Dundas West, in room TRS 1-129.
Following Ms Crean's presentation, please join us for a wine and cheese reception.
This event is offered in collaboration with the Ryerson Commerce and Government Association.
There is no cost, but please register if you plan to attend, as space is limited.
The Ethics of Risk Management: A Post-Crisis Perspective
Fri., Nov 9, 2012
Speaker: John Boatright
As part of the 2012 Business Ethics Speakers' Series, professor John Boatright* (Loyola University) will examine the ethics of risk management, with a special focus on the relevance of the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
The presentation will take place Friday, November 9, 2012, from 12:00 to 1:15 pm, at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, located at 55 Dundas West, in room TRS 3-129.
There is no cost, but please register if you plan to attend, as space is limited. Also, a light lunch will be served and accurate numbers will help with planning.
*John Boatright is the author of both Ethics in Finance (2007) and Finance Ethics: Critical Issues in Theory and Practice (2010)
Ethical and Legal Aspects of Workplace Social Media
Tues., Nov 6, 2012
As part of the 2012 Business Ethics Speakers' Series at the Ted Rogers School of Management, and in collaboration with the Ethics Practitioners' Association of Canada, we are pleased to announce a panel discussion on the challenges posed by the use of social media in the workplace.
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- Dan Michaluk, Partner, Hicks Morley
- Avner Levin, Director, Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management
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"A lot of people get discouraged with exercise programs when they don't lose weight. But that shouldn't discourage them. They're accruing health benefits despite the fact that they're not losing weight," study author William E. Krauss, MD, professor of cardiology at Duke University Medical Center, tells WebMD. "What we're really trying to study here is how much exercise someone needs to get health benefits -- not to get fit, but to get health benefits." Krauss says that, in their study, they found significant improvements in cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
While the study had only seven volunteers, Krauss says that the changes were so uniform that they are considered important. "We feel very confident about the conclusions of this study," he says. The study looks at the effects of a four-times-a-week exercise program in mildly obese patients. Says Krauss, "It's not like Olympic training, but it's hefty. We call it moderate exercise." The volunteers (all between 40 to 55 years old and nonsmokers) had mildly elevated cholesterol levels and no history of heart disease. Each reported to the Duke Center for Living fitness center for hour-long workouts on treadmills, stairclimbers, crosstrainers, and exercise bicycles.
All volunteers were weighed regularly, and caloric intake was adjusted to maintain the weights they had at the beginning of the study. "When there's not a true nutritional component to a weight-loss program, it's hard to lose weight," Krauss says.
All showed reductions in body fat and increases in aerobic fitness levels. And although triglyceride levels, a risk factor for heart disease, did not change significantly, there was a strong indication that decreases were occurring. LDL ('bad') cholesterol decreased in six of the volunteers and HDL ('good') cholesterol increased significantly in all. While obesity is a risk factor for diabetes, the study showed across-the-board improvements in all volunteers' sugar metabolism function -- therefore reducing risk of diabetes.
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The bad cops have had their turn. It's time to bring in the tall, lanky good cop.
For three years, the religious conservative movement has flailed at the state Capitol. Last year, it was rolled, ignominiously, on a measure to empower local communities to decide whether grocery and convenience stores could sell beer, wine and liquor on Sunday.
No major anti-abortion measure has passed the Republican-controlled Legislature in three years. The House has specifically blocked passage of a "personhood" bill championed by Georgia Right to Life, which would bestow the legal title of human being on any fertilized egg.
Efforts to restrict in-vitro fertilization by physicians and embryonic stem cell research at institutions such as the University of Georgia have likewise stalled -– in part the result of quiet pressure from the business and medical communities.
Another reason for disarray has been the aggressive, confrontational tactics employed by Georgia Right to Life, which has assumed the leadership of religious conservative forces in the Capitol since the retirement of longtime activist Sadie Fields.
I once referred to GRTL's approach as "bare-knuckled," only to be corrected. "Brass-knuckled" was more accurate, I was recently informed by a GRTL leader.
Enter soft-spoken Jeff Chapman, the former state senator from Brunswick and one-time Republican candidate for governor. This week, Chapman drew the curtains on a new player at the Capitol -– the Peach Tea Party.
Yes, the tea party label is overused. But PTP, headed by Chapman, promises to be something different. It is a coalition of several groups, including GRTL, and several causes.
"The life issue is obviously the most important, and we've been very disappointed in the last three years over what's happened," Chapman said. Preservation of marriage as something between only a man and a woman is another priority.
But the group will also oppose the July referendums on a sales tax for transportation funding across the state –- "a bureaucratic nightmare," Chapman said.
Peach Tea Party will also back a cap on lobbyists' gifts to state lawmakers. Heck, Chapman said, he would think about putting all 236 state legislators on an annual salary, in exchange for cutting off the freebies. "At least we'd know who was paying them," Chapman said.
He estimated the cost of a full-time Legislature at $11 million a year. That's cheap, Chapman said, when you consider that this company or that one can offer the right legislator a $1,500 vacation to California, then walk out of the Capitol with a project that adds $50 million in bonded indebtedness to a taxpayer-funded budget.
Some might think there's a risk in mixing hardcore social issues with a good-government agenda. Chapman does not. "I think it makes sense. We believe that a person who is not right on the life issue –- how can we expect them to be right on the other issues, consistently?" he said.
There are two ways to open a jar of jelly beans. One way is to smash it. Chapman says he prefers to unscrew the lid. He is a man of easy demeanor who understands the social order at the Capitol. But he also has a history of stubborn –- some would say quixotic –- opposition when he takes up a cause. Chapman was a major thorn in Gov. Sonny Perdue's attempt to remake Jekyll Island – which fell apart, primarily as a result of the Great Recession.
The Peach Tea Party also claims a secret weapon -– the "sharp end of the spear" was one description — that state lawmakers might want to take note of. In the old days, election-season scorecards –- distributed in Georgia churches on Sundays – were the bane of many a lawmaker's existence.
But the reports, issued by Fields under the name of the Georgia Christian Coalition, were the foundation for her clout at the Capitol.
The PTP intends to replicate the tactic -– with an Internet-based system using software developed during the Colorado "personhood" fight.
An interactive map immediately links a voter with his or her legislator, his challenger, and a voting score assigned to both by Peach Tea Party. A small cast of straying Republican lawmakers will be targeted for elimination in the July primaries as a kind of pilot project.
"They have played the game of getting the support of the coalitions that are conservative. Then they've taken it for granted. Before now, we've really not had a process where we could do anything about it," Chapman said.
Extra points will be awarded to lawmakers who actually put their name to legislation backed by the Peach Tea Party -– rather than simply agreeing to vote in favor of a measure that's never likely to make it to the floor.
"The power of co-sponsoring lets the leadership know that it's going to be difficult for them to shove it off to the side," Chapman said.
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February 1st, 2012
6:27 pm
I thought that the Tea Party rank and file members were supposedly nonpartisan with respect to the whole left-right thing. This notion of pushing legislation favorable to conservative Christians and punishing legislators who don't fall in line doesn't sound very nonpartisan to me.
February 1st, 2012
6:51 pm
For a group of people who boast of their devotion to the Constitution, they certain take their liberties with it when it come to intruding in the personal decisions of a woman and her physician — and, other personal choices that I should be able to make as I pursue life, liberty and the happiness.
These same folks want to gain control of the education curriculum and then they're off to the races with the anti-science creation ideas and a revisionist view of history as they have done in Texas and are trying to do on Rocky Top.
February 1st, 2012
6:55 pm
"Some might think there's a risk in mixing hardcore social issues with a good-government agenda."
And some might think the good-government agenda is just a Trojan horse to get the holy roller stuff through. Hopefully most of our legislators will see right through this new tactic.
February 1st, 2012
7:01 pm
Ya gotta admire the GRLT, They took the women's rights out of the argument and put it in a test tube.
Makes me wonder though, if you could know from prenatal testing, if an embryo was going to develop into someone who was homosexual or inclined to be a liberal democrat, would the right to lifers remain steadfastly opposed to abortion?
February 1st, 2012
7:16 pm
The right to life folks are just a bunch cave people and they still don't get. Abortion is always going to be available to humans and they should try and fight for other great issues affectin us all. Right to life folks will vote 100% for other peoples kids to go to war and their kids stay home. What is the difference between being against abortion and voting for wars? The wars are seriously affecting the world's economy and we keep blaming some world leaders like president Obama. Look at Syria, the people are just trying to get basic needs and not anything like a flat screen TV. Just too many wars and we all need to start talking instead of bombs.
February 1st, 2012
7:20 pm
Chapman is the right person to take on any cause as a lobbyist. He has that Teddy Roosevelt mentality."Walk softly and carry a big stick". These RINO's in the legislature will wake up and tow the line now or be replaced in the primaries. I love this choice.
February 1st, 2012
7:51 pm
seperation of church and state, totally. no more "in god we trust" tag decals or any other stupid religious generated legislation
February 1st, 2012
7:57 pm
God help us!
February 1st, 2012
7:58 pm
Heck with Griswold. v CT. We would not have unemployment problems if women just stayed home pregnant and barefoot.
February 1st, 2012
8:08 pm
Liberals like to smear TEA Party (Taxed Enough Already) politics with social issue politics. No where in the TEA Party platform* is there such a thing. There might be those who have such cross interests, and those opposed to one use the other as a battering ram. That is what we see in this blog.
February 1st, 2012
8:41 pm
sorry Centrist:
The above referenced website aside, the Tea Party (and the acronym decedes the original definition) has absorbed some very right wing influences which are strictly socially issued oriented.
When the TP standard bearers bring in issues like abortion and gay marriage, they are addressing social issues, not economic issues.
When you have the likes Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman and Glenn Beck as your poster children and add in the likes of Dale Robertson, it gets very difficult to take the TP seriously.
I can get with some of the positions of the TP, but the message got polluted and convoluted almost at the outset with the the wing-nuts.
What's even more of interest to me, Centrist, is since Ron Paul is the grandfather of the TP movement, why are you so obviously behind Romney and not Ron Paul?
February 1st, 2012
8:53 pm
@td. The average Americana and average Georgians are more than tired of the right wing, intolerant, self-proclaimed and self righteous holier than thou phony right wing "Christians." There is very little of Jesus the Christ in these Constitution hating moronic militants and their hateful actions and words. These were the same people who were screaming, "Crucify Him!" I am assuming you are a narcissitix atheist. Of course they love the unborn fetus, but scream out at low class Republican debates, "Let them die," about people with no health insurance. This is spiritual wickedness and corruption at the deepest levels of the inner circle of hell. It has obviously been a long time since you and your fellow hate mongrrs have read the New Testament. Repent You Workers of Iniquity, and Servants of Evil!
February 1st, 2012
8:57 pm
In honor of Newt Gingrich they are willing to admit that marriage is something that can also be between a man and three to four women over a 40 year period.
February 1st, 2012
8:57 pm
Why do any of you think the Tea Party is not socially conservative?
The Tea party is not a group of previously non-republican individuals, they are simply republicans falling in line behind a fad. That fad is the Tea Party and it is simply a reaction to the incommensurable relationship that the Christian Coalition created, between the country-club elite republicans and the rest of you (between business interests and social interests), under the Reagan presidency.
I understand that the libertarian-lite element of the Tea Party does not like the social conservative elements that have hi-jacked the Tea Party "platform" (as if a platform actually exists). Get over it, you lost. Change the acronym to: Thoughtless Evangelical Advocate Party.
Of course, the most embarrassing part of the Tea Party movement is the racism, ignorance, and hypocrisy. So go on, dress up a few radicals in costumes and recite the words of constitution you do not understand, live in the mountains with a bunch of guns and blame stuff on the government, never has America's image been more tarnished than by the Tea Party.
February 1st, 2012
8:59 pm
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February 1st, 2012
8:53 pm
@td. The average Americana and average Georgians are more than tired of the right wing, intolerant, self-proclaimed and self righteous holier than thou phony right wing "Christians."
I would really love to believe you are right, but you aren't.
In the olden days, people voted for you if you believed in burning witches, prior tot hat they hanged, beheaded burned you at the stake for disagreeing.
For an "intelligent" species, we are an amazingly stupid people.
February 1st, 2012
9:00 pm
With the untimely demise of the Christian Coalition politically active Christians have had no team in the game except the teaparty. The founders of the TeaParty Patriots admits that 65%-70% of their entire activist base is social conservatives . . . without a home.
GRTL is one of the most successful PACs in the state as evidenced by the fact that all 9 statewide constitutional officers (Gov, Lt Gov, etc) are GRTL endorsed. This means they have NO exceptions for abortion AND agree to a Personhood Amendment to the GA constitution.
With this fact, it is hard to call them anything other than just plain ole mainstream Georgians.
The legislators better put on their padding because a big stick is com'in their way.
February 1st, 2012
9:06 pm
Look before I leap…posted "Tea Party has absorbed some very right wing influences which are strictly socially issued oriented.
When you have the likes Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman and Glenn Beck as your poster children and add in the likes of Dale Robertson, it gets very difficult to take the TP seriously. I can get with some of the positions of the TP, but the message got polluted and convoluted almost at the outset with the the wing-nuts."
The TEA Party does not have standard bearers, and the ones you mention are certainly not mine. It is purposely not organized top down, but bottom up. Liberals purposely point to TP supporters who have other agendas in order to discredit it, and attempt to redefine it.
"What's even more of interest to me, Centrist, is since Ron Paul is the grandfather of the TP movement, why are you so obviously behind Romney and not Ron Paul?"
I like some of Ron Paul's stances – but he is an ideologue and TOO Libertarian for me – I am a centrist. Everything in moderation. He is also a too old perennial contender, not to be taken seriously as a potential world leader.
Finally, I only support Romney as the best of the current contenders – my support for him is not very deep.
February 1st, 2012
9:08 pm
"untimely demise of the Christian Coalition"
Untimely is an interesting adverb.
In my opinion "untimely" means too late as opposed to to too early.
February 1st, 2012
9:18 pm
We agree on more than we disagree here, but for the fact that the TP, whether by design or accident, does in fact have standard bearers which you and I both don't care much for.
If the TP is in fact a down – up movement, then you and I and others as the "downers", must find a way to replace the histrionic voices of the Palins, Robertsons and Bachmans.
February 1st, 2012
9:28 pm
Look before I leap… posted "If the TP is in fact a down – up movement, then you and I and others as the "downers", must find a way to replace the histrionic voices of the Palins, Robertsons and Bachmans."
You might recall the first TP demonstrations. They did not have leaders – just supporters. Opportunists (like the ones you mention) have since attempted to co-opt it, and opponents to smaller government, spending and taxes have incorrectly pointed to those religious/social conservatives as representative of the membership. The TP is alive and well despite the opportunists and opponents.
February 1st, 2012
9:38 pm
The bottom line
February 1st, 2012
8:53 pm
Why is it that it is not the Christians that sound like they are the intolerant angry folks on these blogs and on the TV? It is you secular humanist that sound like the "evil" ones.
February 1st, 2012
9:41 pm
@ Centrist:
We are 99.9% in agreement but for the word "attempted" and I am not trying to to mince words here.
The opportunists did not attempt, they were successful in attaching a social agenda to what should be a purely economic decision. The opportunists are playing a time honored tradition of selling fear in the guise of realism. For some, this will not work, for many it will. Were that not true, Rush Limbaugh would not be a multi-millionaire.
February 1st, 2012
9:41 pm
I remember reading somewhere else about the Taliban coming back – is this the same story?
February 1st, 2012
9:49 pm
Look before I leap… posted "The opportunists did not attempt, they were successful in attaching a social agenda to what should be a purely economic decision."
Only if you believe them and TP opponents.
February 1st, 2012
10:08 pm
Trump to endorse Newt.Maybe life after death.
February 1st, 2012
10:20 pm
Maybe the fellow egomaniac Trump will simply say "You're fired!" instead of endorsing Gingrich hoping for a deadlocked convention which turns to Trump.
Nah. Birds of a feather ….
February 1st, 2012
10:24 pm
Not sure who the "them" is.
Funny, we agree on so many things, obviously you are a bit to the right of the political spectrum and I am bit to the left.
It would be fun to converse face to face over coffee or a glass of wine.
But with that said, were I the Presidential nominee, I;d be happy to have you as my candidate for VP.
February 1st, 2012
10:30 pm
@ Look before I leap… I drink beer and bourbon and would have to have top billing on any ticket. Since we don't quite have a meeting of the minds, in the meantime you vote for the Blue Dog Democrats, and I'll vote for the Rino's.
February 1st, 2012
10:31 pm
Apologies for the graphic, but I just f#rted and it carried more weight than Donald Trump's endorsement.
February 1st, 2012
10:31 pm
Yeah seems all the birds of a feather are the same.You never know what they will say.When they do say is it credible.
February 1st, 2012
10:39 pm
I LOVE bourbon. Basil Hayden or Woodford Reserve (Master's Maple Collection)?
I have a few Cuban cigars smuggled in from Grand Cayman if u like.
You can have top billing and AF1, but I get the Oval.
February 1st, 2012
10:39 pm
Look before If it has weight,then you need check your pants,may be more than f@-t.
February 1st, 2012
10:45 pm
Thanks for the heads up.
Pants: AOK
Parakeet in cage in my office: TBD
February 1st, 2012
11:00 pm
Prefer Maker's Mark, but do like Basil Hayden and Woodford Reserve. Also Tennessee sour mash (can't call it bourbon) George Dickel No. 12 – Their motto is "If you only know Jack, you don't know Dickel". Wild Turkey is over-rated.
February 1st, 2012
11:06 pm
Look and Centrist,
You two need to get a room. JK LMFAO
February 1st, 2012
11:09 pm
Like the Dickel over over Jack
But am liking the the 30 yr "angels roost" JD select reserve.
Woodford is selling a top rack double-cask 40 yr next month.
300 barrel max. I plan to buy a case.
February 1st, 2012
11:24 pm
The WSJ says it best about whatever Trump has planned for tomorrow: "Perhaps the best question, if he's not throwing his hat in the ring, is whether the candidate who receives his endorsement actually wants his backing."
February 1st, 2012
11:30 pm
Lest respected Senator when he served. Sure to isolate the Moral Majority more than ever.
February 1st, 2012
11:40 pm
Poor religious overseers…
They believed that commercial the SBC ran several years ago that boldly intoned "Freedom of religion is not freedom from religion."
To which I would say, speak for yourselves.
There is no need for and every need against codifying religious doctrine and pretend science into state law.
And it makes us look even more like backwards hillbillies to the civilized parts of the country.
February 1st, 2012
11:40 pm
"whether the candidate who receives his endorsement actually wants his backing."
Same to be said about Palin, Cain, McCain, Nancy Reagan or even Betty White.
If you base your vote based on somebody's opinion no matter much you/like or respect them, you are essentially assigning your vote to them or you are just too stupid to vote.
February 2nd, 2012
1:20 am
TwoToo much Tea Party,maybe we need a Moonshine Party.
February 2nd, 2012
2:21 am
Jim, you wrote:
"Last year, it was rolled, ignominiously, on a measure to empower local communities to decide whether grocery and convenience stores could sell beer, wine and liquor on Sunday."
Grocery and convenience stores can't sell liquor any day of the week in Georgia.
February 2nd, 2012
6:22 am
There is very little difference between Blue Dog Democrats and real RINO's. For RINO's are the lost classification called moderate Republicans like Lincoln, Eisenhower, Rockerfeller, Brooks, M.L. King, Sr., etc. A "conservative" republican is nothing more than a Dixiecrat.
February 2nd, 2012
6:35 am
Frankly, I'd prefer a General Assembly that can be bought by the monied interests rather than one that may be intimidated by the intolerance of the ignorant.
February 2nd, 2012
6:52 am
Poor Newt. He lost badly. Time for 3 Big Macs and $100,000 for Callista to go to Tiffany's. That will make em feel better.
February 2nd, 2012
6:53 am
amen Buckhead Boy, get real td, and if the donald endorses newt it is just one more huckster giving the kiss of death to a candidate.
February 2nd, 2012
6:55 am
I suggest we just go ahead and admit the inevitable by putting a steeple on the state capitol.
February 2nd, 2012
7:06 am
It's tribal. Weed out the people who disagree with you so that the tribe continues in the way that is determined to be the "right" way by its leadership. For the tribe to survive, corrupt influences must be eliminated. And a majority tribe that fears it may become a minority will exert the most power it can to preserve its status, regardless of the status of others.
February 2nd, 2012
7:34 am
Better to be ruled by a competent Turk than an incompetent Christian.
February 2nd, 2012
7:47 am
Trying to throw a huge lasso around diverse groups doesn't work well unless there is a common enemy. While there are some similarities between the groups, there are stark contrasts as well. Chapman as a legislator never was a bridge builder so this may not be an effective role for him.


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What brand is your child?
Given the growing trend to define human beings as brands, it's time to consider "What brand is your child?"
As jobs become harder to find, early branding will give your offspring a competitive advantage over non-branded children.
So I ask you. What brand is YOUR child? How will you achieve your branding goals? Which brands will be most employable in the future?
Linda Taylor 50+Sep 16 2012: Oh he** no. People brand cattle not children.
Branding is the latest corporate church trend. It will go away eventually long before kids hit the workforce. Some of us have lived through this before. First it was mission. Then it was vision. The it was personal vision. When you think about it, it is all the same crap. Some corporate preacher writes a book, some yahoos attend a seminar and voila! The cattle follow.
It is all a pathetic way of trying to find meaning in the banal meaningless sterile world of corporate enterprise. More money to buy more stuff is an inherently meaningless endeavor so this trend won't work either.
You want to be part of the herd go ahead. Get a brand. I really do not think being part of the herd is what gets you ahead in life.
Justin ElkinSep 17 2012: Wow. Branding may be a thought capable of more harm than good. Showing them the best of any "brand" they show interest in and trusting they could make the best decision based on the Love and Empathy I express in the process of learning might produce the desired effect of success we all have for our children.
Elizabeth Gu 30+
Sep 17 2012: My child is definitely gonna be a custom made French pimp. I think there is gonna be a growing market for this and I wanna teach him early on how to handle his assets and utilize his pimp hand. I also want whats best for my child and I don't think anyone will take his pimping seriously as an all American white boy. This is why I wanna raise him in France, give him a certain degree of authenticity by making him French and sleazy.
As for branding that's easy, I'm gonna tattoo a bar code on the back of his neck when his mother, a sailor loving bar wench, gives birth to him
Sep 17 2012: Thank you,
So either a pimp or a biochemist like his old man would be ideal for my child. Biochemists are essential for the pimping industry although it may not seem very obvious at first. Certain sex workers have evolved in such a way that their aids receptors have fallen off so they are for all practical purposes immune to aids, the aids virus cannot get in there. these are in pimp language very "competitive hoes" they never get sick, to make an analogy it's like having union workers with lizard like regenerative capacities. Assume a union worker severs his hand in an accident the company doesn't have to worry about that because he can regenerate his arm after a few days. So where do biochemists come in, they are needed to screen such sex workers and identify the marker for the aids receptors and work in collaboration with pimps to make wise business decisions,
Robert Galway 50+Sep 16 2012: The concept of children so stereotypical that they are considered brands is disturbing.
As a parent of two adult children, I hope we provided them enough of a variety of life experiences to define themselves by the work they do, the decisions they make, the art they produce, and how they apply their knowledge to solve tomorrow's problems.
They did sports, Scouts, music, academics, part time jobs, art, travel, family adventures, camping, tools and handicrafts, and computers-building and playing them. This was the breadth of experience we had to offer them and both my wife and I were involved at different levels in most all of the events.
Professionally, one is a teacher and one on the way to being an engineer. However, they have gone on to add skills like welding, a web business, scuba, shooting sports, robotics, automotive repair, painting, calligraphy, and furniture restoring.
I feel good about the breadth of things they have been exposed to and hope that the "brand' is that of responsible professional and hobby adventurer. I think perhaps this combination leads to a happy and rewarding life.
I think thinking of "branding", either by parents or children, pigeon holes them in thought or career choice. I think the best opportunities for success are found by using multiple talents, skills, and 'likes' and seeing how they apply all these things to meet life's challenges.
Anna GowerSep 16 2012: brand a meaning;-
a particular identity or image regarded as an asset:
you can still invent your own career, be your own brand
from the oxford dictionary
I'm not really worried about a child being introduced into thinking of themselves as a brand if you refer to this meaning of the word. But if you refer the meaning to branding as is done to cattle, or corporate identity then the meaning can be different.
This use of the word brand has been less used as the corporate meaning takes precedence in our culture. But one of the essences of the use of the word as a noun is a type of self-realization. Have we fogotten this. Lets claim the word back from the corporate world. I rebrand the word brand.
Sep 16 2012: Hi Anna
Yes the effects of pirated word meanings are incredibly powerful. I referred to this in an earlier conversation regarding the word "civics".
I think we can do better than reclaiming the now tainted word "brand". I think we need a brand new word to define "a particular identity or image as an asset"... to his/her community.
Sep 17 2012: Hi Random
Fortunately, sanity reigns supreme among this little group of conversationalists!
I checked the definition of brainwash and the word pertains to a radical change in belief. I think rather that society has been and continues to be insidiously indoctrinated to adopt corporate values. It's easy to see the danger and absurdity when we apply those values to children but it seems that it is not so clear when viewed from a strictly adult perspective.
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Sep 16 2012: Amiable slave doesn't sound like a good name since the word slave itself has a ton of negative connotations that goes with the word.
I mean unless the word slave becomes involved in a popular future internet meme, I just don't see why anyone would call their kids a "slave" of any sort and view that as a positive thing.
Sep 16 2012: Ha ha ha
I'm thinking only of creating an attractive brand for future employers. I think most employers would appreciate these qualities. Upon reflection, I would like to incorporate some sort sort of "low maintenance" element into the mix but I realize that when it comes to branding, it's important to keep it simple. ;)


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HUTCHINSON, Kan. - We descended into the belly of the Earth.
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Did I mention we were all wearing hard hats? And emergency breathing apparatus around our necks?
Did I mention I'm a wee bit claustrophobic?
I silently cursed the editor who sent me here.
"The bumpings and scrapings and all that, that is normal," the guide said, voice raised above the clatter. "There are sensors on the sides of the hoist and, um, just a little bit of salt dust. I like to say that you'd probably hear the same sounds in an elevator, but you're in an insulated compartment in an elevator."
She kept up a cheerful patter during the 90-second ride. This tidbit caught my ear: There are only three ways in and out of the mine. We were standing in one of them.
A loud beep-beep-beep saved me from mental hyperventilation. "That sound means we're 50 feet from the bottom already," the guide said.
And just like that, we were there. Our guide pulled the heavy metal doors of the hoist open, and we stepped out into a lighted lobby.
"Good morning! My name is Patty," said the perky, white-haired woman waiting for us. "Welcome to the Kansas Underground Salt Museum. You are now 650 feet below the surface of the Earth."
Six hundred and fifty feet.
We had just traveled a distance roughly the height of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
More than 400,000 visitors have made this trip since May 2007, when the museum opened in mined-out caverns of the 920-acre Hutchinson Salt Co. Shortly thereafter the museum was named one of the eight wonders of Kansas, along with the nearby Kansas Cosmosphere.
Perky Patty informed us that the ground we stood on was covered 275 million years ago by the Permian Sea. The sea left behind a giant swath of salt - 30 trillion tons - stretching from an area northeast of Kansas City through Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
Museum devoted to salt resides deep below Hutchinson, Kan.
The Carey Salt Company bought this locomotive in the 1920s to haul ore out of the mine and later used it to haul personnel. It is on display in the Kansas Underground Salt Museum 650 feet below Hutchinson, Kansas. (Keith Myers, Kansas City Star, MCT / December 16, 2012)
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First Wedding Anniversary Dinner - visiting from DC
- KWynn Mar 30, 2007 01:18 PM
We'll be in NYC for our 1 year anniversary over Memorial Day weekend and want to go somewhere special. I've asked some friends who have recommended DavidBourke&Donatella, Jean Georges, and Le Cirque (we've been to the one in Vegas). Just wanted to see if any Manhattan ChowHounds had other suggestions/comments. We like good food, are willing to spend some moeny, and want a romantic atmosphere, but don't want a place with a $250 pp 9+ course tasting menu.
Thank you in advance for your suggestions.
I love davidburke & donatella. They have an amazing shortrib dish & I've had excellent meals everytime. If you go there, be sure to request a perimeter table (better yet the 1/2 circle booths for 2 which is romantic) because the middle tables are close together and not so intimate.
I also love Union Square Cafe & Cafe Gray.
re: downtownstefanie
Thanks. Going to Cafe Gray when I'm up there in a few weeks. And my folks are treating--even better!
re: downtownstefanie
Ditto davidburke!!!!
oh the only thing i was disappointed with at db&d was my apple tart dessert. It was nothing special.
I must say that after hearing incredible things abotu David Burke, I went there and was disappointed. The service was below average and I felt like the tables in the dining room were on top of one another. The food was good, but based on what I had heard, I expected better. For your anniversary, I think that Jean Georges, Le Bernardin, or Daniel would all be outstanding choices. I am sure you can see their menus on www.menupages.com if you are interested. What do others think of those three suggestions?
re: jrazzle
The three restaurants you suggested are worlds better than DB&D.
DB has lost a lot of credibility since he came out with these:
Worse than doing an Applebee's commercial.
He's well on his way to becoming the next Rocco.
re: CornflakeGirl
Although I'm a DB fan, that is hysterical, Cornflake!!! Those sprays are HEINOUS!
re: LFeinberg
It's old romance and charming, but the food isn't that good, especially for the price. in my opinion, there are MUCH better restaurants for food, value and romance. I think many people on here have found it to be subpar..
re: LFeinberg
The food at OIBLTIBS isn't very good and to add insult the prices are high. Avoid.
If you want to experience the atmosphere stop by to have a drink at the bar.
Congratulations first of all! My suggestion can only be one place. My husband and I go for our anniversary EVERY year! Daniel. It's not inexpensive, but the service is perfect, the food is delicious, and we always feel special when we leave. If they know it's your anniversary they will give you champagne as well (don't know if you'd rather be incognito!). I will give you a brief example of the service.. my husband forgot his glasses to read the wine list (more like a wine book) and a passing waiter heard him and unbeknownst to us sent over the maitre'd with a lovely box with every magnitude of reading glasses. We were shocked anyone even heard us let alone did something to assist. We love that place!
If you get a drink at One if By Land Two if By Seas on Barrow Street then the perfect romantic dinner is just a few doors down. Try Annisa and you won't be disappointed. Simplicity of decor meets great food meets stellar service. Check out this post for a full review - http://www.eddybles.com/annisa-restau...
Little Owl is a bit too casual and loud for an anniversary dinner and the wine choices are sort of limited. Don't get me wrong, it is a great place, just not right for a romantic atmosphere. What is the best dinner you've had in DC - your wife's favorite restaurant? I lived in DC for a while and ate pretty well, so I might be able to make a more detailed suggestion.
re: Westrite
First off, I'm the wife. :)
We've lived in DC almost 3 years now but haven't been to too many "special occasion" restaurants around here. We got engaged at Keswick Hall (right outside Charlottesville, VA) and had an amazing meal at the Inn to celebrate. Also enjoyed our many meals on our honeymoon at the One & Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, Mexico.
We haven't had any phenomenal (i.e. Top 5) meals in DC, but some of our favorite restaurants here include the usual suspects: Ten Penh, DC Coast, Kinkead's, Zengo. Also had a great experience at Galileo for lunch during restaurant week, amazingly enough. Still want to try Minibar (at Cafe Atlantico), CityZen, Citronnelle, and 2941.
Oh, and several years ago my husband went to the Inn at Little Washington, but says it wasn't worth the hype.
re: KWynn
Oh, my apologies! I thought that was the husband talking!
You know another place you might want to add to your list in DC is Palena in Cleveland Park. I actually recall having some of the best meals in the last ten years at that restaurant. I loved everything about it. Elegant service and just thoughtful flavor combinations. It's location next to a gas station requires you to have some selective vision, but I promise you it is very good.
It's been said before, but worth repeating again, 11 Madison Park really is a beautiful spot. We just had a big birthday dinner there and everything about it was simply elegant. We ended up spending about $350 with the 3-course meal and a wonderful, thoughtfully chosen bottle of wine. We had the muscovy duck and I thought it was perfect. Some people think it feels a little corporate, but really, I disagree. And sure there are some power tables at 11 Madison, but when you are tucked in the corner the place feels really intimate. You just can't go wrong.
Maybe another suggestion - Wallse? Annisa I think is also a lovely spot, and Daniel, too. I'd think about The Modern, in MOMA, too. Very elegant, wonderful wine list. For me, Le Cirque and JGV and David Burke are all really nice places, but if you've already been to Le Cirque then why go again? And David Burke is in sort of a blah area of town on the UES and is a great place to go with in-laws but not a first anniversary spot, in my opinion. If my hand was to the fire and I had to choose one of those I'd happily go with JGV. But give a good look to Daniel, 11 Madison, The Modern, Annisa and Wallse. And Happy Anniversary!
Hi KWynn,
I agree with LFeinberg on The River Cafe. Since you are coming over Memorial Day weekend the weather should be nice enough so that you can sit outside, overlooking brooklyn bright and the river for the dinner. Can't really get much more romantic than this!
Another place that I like is Eleven Madison Park. There are seats inside (not in the main dinning area) where couples can sit quietly and talk intimately.
Lastly Bouley is always a great place for celebration. there are almost always someone / some couples celebrating anniversary there!
Regardless of your final choice, make sure you tell the restaurant that you are there for anniversary celebration. You will never know what surprise you will get!
I thought Gascoyne was lovely and romantic... the courtyard was fantastic lit with candles... it was so romantic that hubby proposed there. the food was wonderful, staff were great.