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Avenue Magazine: 10th Annual Restaurant Awards
March is always an exciting month for restauranteurs and food lovers in Calgary. It's the month where Avenue Magazine celebrates our food community and hands out their annual Restaurant Awards. Like last year, I was excited and honoured to be on the judging panel with some of Calgary's top culinary folks.
With all of the restaurants we have popping up lately, next year it's going to be even more difficult to decide who takes the top spot in the various categories we argue over in a small room. Picture a heated Law and Order courtroom debate. Yes, it is that intense – ok, maybe not that intense.
In addition to the many categories we deliberated on, all contributors had the opportunity to put together some 'Top 10′ lists to go along with the 10th anniversary of this particular issue. (You can check out all category winners and other content here)
A couple of the lists I wrote up were on food trends in Calgary. Food trends that I thought should be on their way out and trends that I'm happy are happening around town. Obviously, just like dining out, some things come down to a matter of taste. So, take a look at each of these lists. I'm curious to know if you agree or disagree with me.
Ten Calgary Food Trends We Wish Would Go Away
For example, I think ridiculously flavoured vodkas like this need to hit the road. What do you think? James Bond would be so unimpressed!
Ten Calgary Food Trends We Want To Stay
On the flip side of things, I love a good cocktail and am so happy to see cocktail culture gaining momentum in Calgary.
So, what do you think?
Metro News Lunch Rush Column Monthly Recap: April, 2012
Check out the great places I featured in my Lunch Rush column this past month!
Sushi is always a reliably quick lunch. Although, it's hard to find really, really great sushi during a quick in and out business lunch. Regardless, sometimes, you just need that unagi fix, you know?
At Sushi Ichiban, I ordered the Tempura Udon for lunch ($8.50). The soup (udon) itself was fairly average and a little bit on the saltier side, but I appreciated the amount of tempura vegetables the restaurant served with the dish.
For under $9, that is one heck of a deal.
Click here to read the rest of this review and see my final rating on Metro Calgary's website.
I am almost ashamed to say that I have never been to Montreal. Also, I am equally ashamed that I have never tried a Montreal Smoked Meat sandwich before. What is wrong with me? This week, I decided that this had to change.
I weighed my options. It was between flying out to Montreal to try the sandwich staple, or just finding one in Calgary and saving $700. Stay here it was!
Myhre's Deli is located in a little strip of shops just a couple blocks north of 17th Ave. I stayed traditional with my choice and went with The Montreal Classic ($9). It was a sandwich that was loaded with smoked meat, lettuce, tomato, onion and mayo.
Click here to read the rest of this review and see my final rating on Metro Calgary's website.
River Cafe: A Visa Infinite Brunch (Fit For a King)
A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to attend an amazing collaborative dinner at Rouge courtesy of the Visa Infinite Dining Series. This culinary experience takes place all across Canada (you can check out upcoming dinners in Vancouver, Montreal and Cambridge here), so it's always a treat when a Calgary restaurant is able to host one.
Last month, I was invited to a (seven course) brunch at River Cafe. Known for it's locally focused menu, this is a place where the subtle details and every ingredient on the plate really counts. The brunch was hosted by local food critic, John Gilchrist and, man, that guy is hilarious! Well, I already knew that, but he was really on this particular morning. The humorous highlight for myself, personally, was when he informed the room that spot prawns are actually hermaphrodites. Seriously, who knew?
Well…enough with sexual ambiguity of shrimp. Let's get to the food! River Cafe's executive chef Andrew Winfield created a brunch that was nothing short of amazing.
After the initial canapés, oysters and champagne finished flowing around the room, everyone took their seats. We were welcomed with Lois Lake Steelhead Trout Lox. Served with smoked chèvre, blood orange and caviar this fresh little salad was almost too pretty to eat. Of course, I ate it anyway!
Next up, (the aforementioned hermaphrodite) Spot Prawn served on grilled brioche, leek, brassica mustard and a house made chorizo sausage (sausage kind of hidden in the back there). The sweet brioche and the smoothness of the leeks helped to balance out the spicy chorizo.
My Steak is Better Than Yours Part Two: Charcut, Rouge and Raw Bar (and a very full stomach)
After having a string of steak-related dreams, I woke up in a bit of a panic. The first evening of my steak adventure had been nothing short of amazing (and filling), but today our group would be stopping by three different restaurants…all in one night.
The panic finally subsided when I came to terms with the fact that the evening's trio of steak offerings would most likely be delicious. I've come to learn that 'deliciousness' is the cure for most things, especially panic attacks.
My heart beat slowed down just in time to enter Charcut in a composed, suave manner. I had been here before, many times…perhaps even weekly for Top Chef Canada screenings in the summer of 2011 (note: 'perhaps' = I was there every week). Instead of starting off the night by enjoying a cocktail or two (or three) in the restaurant, we were ushered upstairs into their prep kitchen and before we knew it, we were experiencing a blood sausage tutorial.
Now, I do not enjoy blood sausage at the best of times, so this 'how-to' experience was a bit hard to swallow for me. After copious amounts of blood were mixed with bread and spices and then put into casing, we watched Connie Desousa trim and portion some bison heart steaks. I had tried beef heart at their pop-up restaurant, CharPOP, in January, so was eager to taste the bison.
The heart steak arrived, medium rare, topped with crispy matchsticks and Charcut's signature chimmichurri sauce drizzled on top. To make sure the table would leave nice and full, there were sides of duck fat poutine for all! Eating heart is basically like eating a fine grain steak. Once it's trimmed, marinated and grilled, it's amazingly delicious. The heart is on Charcut's current menu, so I highly recommend swinging by for taste. I'll even foot the bill if you're not impressed!
Then, out came the blood sausage (picture at end of post). Flavour-wise, it was fantastic, but, this is a personal thing, I can not get over the texture of blood sausage. Though, like a true foodie trooper, I had three whole bites without fainting!
After politely declining the offer to pack up my blood sausage to eat later as a midnight snack, we headed over to Rouge for four beefy courses…Ugh, I am getting full again just recounting this…
Here, executive chef Michael Dekker offered us some non-traditional dishes like thinly sliced beef in elk broth, a take on 'shabu shabu', lamb sirloin with a foie gras and bone marrow spring roll and a beef tartar, amoung other things.
Our table was hosted by Rouge owner and chef, Paul Rogalski, who is always so enigmatic. He introduced each of the courses to us with descriptions just as appetizing as what was on the plate in front of me. We finished up our steak tasting here with a sweet honeycomb macaroon, then left for our final destination of the evening, Raw Bar in Hotel Arts.
Upon entering the hotel, we were warmly greeted by Shelley Long (no photo evidence, but not joking) before heading into Raw Bar. Sadly, she did not join us for dinner. Here we started with one of the bar's signature cocktails, an Apple Cart Daisy which sounds like it's just for ladies, but it packed an apple-y punch.
Now, I don't want to say that this steak tour had saved the best for last, but Raw Bar's chef, Duncan Ly, prepared us one (thankfully just one!) amazing plate of food. A very tender beef tenderloin with topped with pulled short rib and an herb crust.
An accompaniment of snow peas and coconut sweet potato puree graced the plate as well. The potatoes were sweet and smooth. Definitely my favourite potato side of our entire two day adventure.
Isn't she lovely?
And that folks, is how you enjoy copious amounts of meat in only two days. I may have not eaten for a couple days after the fact, but was very thankful for the experience. As with anything, when you live somewhere, you always take for granted the things that make your city great.Yes, Calgary may be a 'meat and potatoes' kind of a city, but, when you have restaurants serving up food this, I have no problem stamping 'I'm a meat and potatoes kinda guy' on my forehead!
Here's a few more photos from the evening…
Blood sausage with a fried egg from Charcut.
Myself almost fainting during our blood sausage session.
Tartar starter at Rouge.
'Shabu Shabu'-esque dish with elk broth at Rouge.
My Steak is Better Than Yours, Part One: Anju and Ox and Angela
I'll admit it. When I first moved to Calgary six years ago, I thought this city was simply a meat and potatoes, oil and gas kind of a city. So, now, here we are. It's 2012, Calgary is the cultural capital of Canada, the stampede is celebrating its 100th anniversary and I've turned into a cowboy. Ok, maybe one of those things aren't true, but I definitely have come to appreciate my steak (and potatoes).
Actually, I love a good steak. Hell, I'd probably date a steak if it was legal (one day…), so you can imagine my excitement when Tourism Calgary invited myself and a few other Albertan food enthusiasts to experience some delicious steak-centric offerings around the city. To be more specific, five restaurants would dish out their 'new take on steak' to us over the course of two evenings. I'm not good at math, but I knew these two nights of eating would definitely equal one full stomach.
Attention Vegetarians: If you haven't noticed yet, there will be many, many mentions of meat in this dining recollection. I apologize in advance and recommend that you close your eyes.
The beginning of this 'New Take On Steak' adventure started at Ox and Angela. Sister restaurant to Una Pizza, this establishment prides itself on a menu focusing on Latin American flavours.
Things started off with a simple bite of their feature pinxtos, a 'CLT', which was a skewer of house-made chorizo, cherry tomato and greens.
Steak? No.
Delicious? Yes.
Inbetween the one bite starter and our servings of steak, we sampled some of their cocktails. Now, I don't want to label myself as a lush, but I may of already been fairly familiar with their booze-related offerings.
My go-to here is definitely 'The Ox', a mix of rum, bitters-infused sugar and white grapes. Well, colour me thirst quenched!
Now, isn't that a handsome drink?
It wasn't long before we were presented with their grilled flat iron steak, which was served with a piquillo pepper confit and grilled lemons. On the side, there was a simple aioli for dipping as well as a mojo verde that had a predominant presence of cumin.
In regards to the verde, and somewhat similar to a five year old, I repeatedly asked 'Is there cumin in this?' until one of my table mates finally said 'Yes.'. Also known as 'Dan, please just eat your god damn dinner!'.
The steak also came with an array of sides like Ox and Angela's signature 'patatas bravas' and 'braised kale', which were all delicious, but our dessert stole the show.
Around the table, it was unanimous that the restaurant's home made churros had to be the final sweet bite at Ox.
Served with a warm chocolate sauce for dipping, these little guys always remind me of being in Disney World as a child, eating a churro chasing after Snow White for a hug. Those were the days…
Once we were done fighting over the last bite of churro, we were whisked away to our second destination of the night. I was on my way to being full, but still had room for what Anju had prepared for us.
Anju is somewhat hidden in the downtown corner of 5th avenue and 10th street SW. Their Korean-fusion tapas offerings are unique and delicious. We had a few starter plates prior to the steak which included oysters with kimchi mignonette and ox tail tortellini, but the show starter/stopper was definitely the crispy tofu.
I've said it once and I'll say it again, this is one of the best applications of tofu that I have ever experienced. Even tofu nay-sayers will reluctantly agree. This tofu dish strikes the perfect balance between soft, crisp, sweet and savoury. Seriously, this is a tofu dish for meat-lovers. Which reminds me, why are we still talking about tofu? Back to the steak!
Chef and owner, Roy Oh, served the table a Korean marinated steak with asparagus and fingerling potatoes. Sesame and ginger seemed to be soaked into the medium-rare rib eye.
We washed the bold flavours back with soju, a Korean liquor that everyone should taste at least once in their lives.
And, thus, ends the first night of my tasty Tourism Calgary 'New Take On Steak' experience. This Friday, I'll be sharing my second evening of steak adventures featuring bison heart, beef tartar and short rib crusted tenderloin. Stay hungry folks.
In the meantime, here are a few more pictures from dining at Ox And Angela and Anju to
drool enjoy looking at…
Patatas Bravas at Ox and Angela. Starchy goodness with just the right touch of lemon.
Ox and Angela's grilled scallions with romesco sauce.
Ox tail tortellini topped with truffle oil at Anju.
Anju's fresh oysters with a kimchi mignonette.
Who the hell stole my camera?
Deliciously Spoiled: Visa Infinite Dinner at Rouge
Sometimes, I wonder if I was slapped in the face, repeatedly, with the lucky branch when I was younger. That's the only reasonable explanation I give myself for being invited to certain events. The dinner I had at Rouge this past week was one of those experiences.
Visa Infinite hosts various dining events throughout the year in Calgary. Restaurants and themes always vary (i.e. Top Chef Canada dinner at Charcut, Model Milk's executive chef, Justin Laboe and Vancouver chef Lee Cooper of Vancouver's L'Abattoir, etc…), but the quality is always top notch.
On this particular evening, Rouge hosted a collaborative dinner between executive chef Michael Dekker and Jonathan Gushue (executive chef of Langdon Hall in Cambridge, Ontario). With nine course total (if you count the palate cleanser), I knew I was in for a hell of a ride.
Rouge owner, Paul Rogalski, served as the host for the evening, making his way to each table, introducing himself and chatting a bit about the food we were about to experience. The vagueness of the printed menu in front of me left room for curiosity to grow.
Instead of printing the menu with full descriptions like (my imaginative example) 'Poached Virgin Quail Breast with Blackberry Reindeer Foam and Essence of Gold', each course was simply listed as it's main ingredient (i.e. scallops, foie gras, beef, etc…).
When Paul came around to our table, he explained that with each course we'd get to put out our best guess as to what we were eating. So, kind of like a competition, but you get to keep on eating the prize. Needless to say, I was totally down for this.
Now, I won't list off every single course to you, which even included a cheddar cheese tasting in-between our main dish and dessert (sometimes 'all you need is cheese' before dessert right?), but here are some of the highlights of what we enjoyed during the collaborative dinner at Rouge…
Arctic Char with sea buckthorn berries in nori broth…The nori broth was a safe bet, but my guess fell flat when I thought the char was poached…and, as for the sea buckthorn berries, well now I know what they are!
Foie Gras and Pear Terrine with bee pollen and foie profiterole. I guessed 'apple' was the sweetness layered in-between the foie in the terrine. Damn, so close…
Sweetbreads Bratwurst on top of homemade sauerkraut, double smoked bacon and pesto…I guessed 'kielbasa'! Damn, so close!
Crab Apple beverage with accompanying sorbet…Quite contrary to my guess of 'Roasted lamb shank consume and pigeon blood sorbet'. Well, you can't win 'em all folks!
Finally, the dessert…A white chocolate brownie topped with chocolate and homemade marshmallow, which had a neopolitan kind of layering to it. I think I saw a few people at the table licking the glasses clean, but let's keep that on the down low.
After the dinner service had concluded, both Chef Dekker and Gushue came by each table to hear any guesses and fill all the attendees in on what they had tasted throughout the evening. Although most of my guesses were not exactly on the mark, I really loved the opportunity to try and utilize my palate to identify each bite instead of having our food, for lack of a better word, spelled out for us on our menu. It also reminded me that, in this massive culinary world, I still have a lot to learn!
In honour of having this amazing dining experience, I want to pay it forward, and spoil a couple people too, by giving away a pair of tickets to Winefest next Saturday, February 25th (worth a total of $150). The Winefest will feature 236 wines from over 57 different wineries! Sounds like a blast, right? I thought so.
To enter to win the pair of tickets, either leave a comment on this post about my dinner at Rouge or share the link to this piece on Twitter, mentioning both Rouge (@rougecal) and Winefest (@winefest). On Monday, February 20th, I'll randomly choose the winner from all entries!
*Note: You must be of legal drinking age (hopefully that's obvious), the two tickets are only valid for attendance at Winefest on Saturday, February 25th, from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. and are non-transferable. The winner must pick up their tickets from will-call at the Winefest event location.
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Offensive Player of the Year: Sam Riddle, Century
Defensive Player of the Year: Dane Simonsen, Tualatin
Lineman of the Year: Sam Devedjian, Century
Coach of the Year: Bill Smith, Century
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Matt Franz, C, 12, Tigard
Austin Thimjon, OL, 12, Century
Ethan Lange, OL, 12, Tigard
Cody Summers, OL, 12, Tualatin
Alex Sirois, OL, 12, Century
Cain Adams, OL, 12, Tigard
Jake Biglow, TE, 12, Tigard
Xavier Mitchell, WR, 12, Century
Kane Kennedy, WR, 12, McMinnville
Vance Hamilton, WR, 12, Century
Sam Riddle, QB, 12, Century
Gage Gubrud, QB, 11, McMinnville
Spencer Payne, RB, 12, McMinnville
Zach Floyd, RB, 12, Tigard
Ryan Spaulding, RB, 12, Glencoe
Andrew Schlottman, RB, 12, Tualatin
AJ Hotchkins, FB, 11, Tigard
Cain Adams, DL, 12, Tigard
Sam Devedjian, DL, 12, Century
Dane Simonsen, DL, 12, Tualatin
Austin Green, DL, 12, Tualatin
AJ Hotchkins, DL, 11, Tigard
Will Chapman, LB, 12, Tualatin
Savon Sengsavahn, LB, 12, Century
Michael Schrader, LB, 12, Glencoe
Benny Wick, LB, 12, Tigard
Steven Izquierdo, LB, 12 Forest Grove
Jake Biglow, LB, 11, Tigard
Zach Floyd, DB, 12, Tigard
Kane Kennedy, DB, 12, McMinnville
Josh Wise, DB, 12, Century
Trebiel Larry, DB, 12, Glencoe
Marcos Hernandez, DB, 11, Century
Anthony Consolo, DB, 12, Tigard
Andrew Schlottman, DB, 12, Tualatin
Zach Floyd, P, 12, Tigard
Jacob Bannister, K, 11, McMinnville
Kane Kennedy, KR, 12, McMinnville
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Miguel Cruz, C, 12, Century
Dane Simonsen, OL, 11, Tualatin
Dave Vanougenhageen, OL, 11, Glencoe
Devin Draper, OL, 12, McMinnville
Blake Chamberlin, OL, 12, Tigard
Jake Weddle, TE, 12, Glencoe
Grant Rubado, TE, 11, McMinnville
Jeff Williams, WR, 12, Tualatin
Adam Morton, WR, 12, Hillsboro
Nick Hines, WR, 11, Tualatin
Jett Even, QB, 11, Tigard
Brandon Shroyer, QB, 11, Tualatin
Kaz Greene, RB, 12, Tigard
Mitch Lemos, RB, 12, Newberg
Steven Izquierdo, RB, 12, Forest Grove
Austin Green, FB, 12, Tualatin
Devin Draper, DL, 12, McMinnville
Aaron Beadle, DL, 12, Century
Sheridan Olds, DL, 12, Century
Nick Duron, DL, 11, Tigard
Dakota Church, DL, 11, Newberg
Joe Huffman, DL, 12, Hillsboro
Jacob Mullen, DL, 11, Tigard
Jeff Williams, LB, 12, Tualatin
Kurtis Cooper, LB, 12 McMinnville
Erich VanBergem, LB, 12 Newberg
Daniel Hernandez, LB, 12, Century
Cody Smith, DB, 11, Forest Grove
Manu Rasmussen, DB, 11, Tigard
Zac Collins, DB, 11, Forest Grove
Gage Gubrud, P, 11, McMinnville
David Ortiz, K, 11, Forest Grove
Vance Hamilston, KR, 12, Century
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Will Chapman, C, 12, Tualatin
Jake James, C, 11, Forest Grove
Quentin Engel, C, 12, Newberg
Giovanni Galvez, C, 12, McMinnville
Sheridan Olds, OL, 12, Century
Kurtis Cooper, OL, 12, McMinnville
Tate deSully, OL, 11, Forest Grove
Joe Huffman, OL, 12, Hillsboro
James Porter, OL, 11, Tualatin
Janak Ward, OL, 11, Tigard
Connor Olson, TE, 12, Tigard
Brad Bennet, WR, 12, Century
Trebiel Larry, WR, 12, Glencoe
Alex Israel, WR, 12, McMinnville
Chance Taylor, WR, 12, Tigard
Juan Hernandez, RB, 12, Century
Benny Wick, RB, 12, Tigard
Blaine Morgan, RB, 12, Glencoe
Zach Salton, RB, 12, Tualatin
Tristan Howell, RB, 12, Century
Michael Schrader, FB, 12, Glencoe
Cody Summers, DL, 12, Tualatin
Ricardo Miranda, DL, 12, Forest Grove
Giovanni Galvez, DL, 12, McMinnville
Jake Weddle, DL, 12, Glencoe
Jeff Gray, DL, 12, Glencoe
Kenny Walther, DL, 12, Tualatin
Juan Hernandez, LB, 12, Century
Robbie Chabrekc, LB, 12, Tigard
Chandler Schoonmaker, LB, 11, Tualatin
Blake Egli, LB, 12, McMinnville
Kevin Garcia, LB, 11, Century
Jake Lebrun, LB, 12, Forest Grove
Quentin Engel, LB, 12, Hillsboro
Chance Taylor, LB, 12, Tigard
Brandon Yee, LB, 12, Tualatin
Michael Gaskell, DB, 11, Hillsboro
Cooper Brunner, DB, 11, Tualatin
Randall Tainer, DB, 12, Tualatin
Ethan Thursam, DB, 11, Forest Grove
Alex Israel, DB, 12, McMinnville
Ryan England, DB, 12, Glencoe
Tanner Scanlon, DB, 10, McMinnville
Zach Rhoads, DB, 10, McMinnville
Steven Izquierdo, P, 12, Forest Grove
Kainoa Hanchett, K, 11, Glencoe
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Judge tosses out Islander's suit over K2 rezone
A King County Superior Court judge on Friday dismissed Tom Bangasser's far-reaching suit against the county and several other entities for what the Island businessman called the "back-door" way the county rezoned the mammoth K2 building a year ago.
Speaking from the bench, Judge Jeffrey Ramsdell ruled against Bangasser in four separate motions filed by the businessman's defendants — King County, K2 Corp., the King County Library System and the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council. Each of the four entities asked the judge to dismiss Bangasser's claims against it; in each case, the judge agreed, according to Bangasser.
"I don't have any regrets," Bangasser said in an interview Sunday night. "Obviously, you go into these things hoping for a grand slam home run."
He added that he still believes the county failed to let the community know what was going on when it folded the question of K2's rezone into a huge and complex revision to its comprehensive plan. A legal notice was put in The Beachcomber, he noted, but no mention was made of the K2 rezone.
"The only way you could have followed that is to be clairvoyant," Bangasser said.
"I still would like to see the pro and con argument about why we're messing around with the zoning on this Island without a dialogue," he added. "My position is more of a Thomas Jefferson position — that the people have a right to know."
But others who attended the hearing said they were encouraged by the judge's rulings, which put to rest — among other things — the role of the community council. Bangasser had argued that the community council deprived him of his due process, failing — as a government agency — to play its role in the community.
The judge, however, told Bangasser that the community council — like five others in the county's unincorporated reaches — is not a government agency.
According to Bill Tobin, a lawyer and member of the Vashon-Maury Island Community Council's executive board who also attended the hearing, the judge said the community council is "a mechanism to facilitate communication between King County and the people in unincorporated areas."
The question of the community council's status has come up from time to time on Vashon, Tobin noted. The judge's ruling affirms what he and others have long said — that the council provides a town hall-style forum to discuss issues but is not a branch of government.
"The court did an excellent job, and the decision was the right one. We're not a branch of county government. ... I think the judge's decision today pretty much foreclosed future claims of that nature," Tobin said.
The issue about the way the K2 building went from being zoned industrial to commercial has been a contentious issue on Vashon for several months, and anger and suspicions about how the rezone came about still linger on the Island.
A new zoning designation was needed, according to K2 and some businessmen interested in purchasing it, because there's very little industrial base on Vashon anymore. The 180,000-square-foot structure a mile south of town — a cavernous site where K2 once made its famous skis and snowboards — could be sold and redeveloped only with the designation that it could be used commercially, they said.
But some Islanders said such a designation could have the effect of profoundly altering the Vashon town plan, which calls for commercial development only in the town core. Thus, when Islanders discovered the building had been rezoned with little Island input and scant public notice, many were angry.
Both Tobin and Bangasser said records about the rezone that surfaced in the course of Bangasser's litigation shed some light on the way the process unfolded.
A letter to the county from two members of the community council's board, for instance, dated May 15, 2008, said the council needed until the end of the year to decide its stance on the proposed rezone. Two months later, however, an internal King County memo stated that the community council endorsed the rezone.
"I'm still not happy with the way King County handled the rezone," Tobin said.
As for Bangasser, he says his battle against the county is not over.
"I'm going to continue to fight because this is such a fundamental part of democracy," he said.
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Although a relatively new concept to the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait – the role of corporate governance in risk management and sustainable growth is being acknowledged, in principle at least, as regional governments seek to regain investor confidence, build sustainable economies and compete on a global platform.
To varying degrees each GCC government has legislated in respect of corporate governance. Predictably, the focus of such legislation tends to be public companies, and increasingly financial institutions, as governments seek to grow their capital markets and boost confidence in the financial sector. However, there is a growing initiative directed towards private companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). For example, the Pearl Initiative, launched by the United Nations Office for Partnerships, the Crescent Group and the American University of Sharjah, is providing a platform for open discussion on improving corporate governance, accountability and corporate social responsibility across the GCC, and counts as its partners several high-profile private companies.
In Dubai, Hawkamah – the regional Institute for Corporate Governance – and the Department of Economic Development have developed a Corporate Governance Code for Small and Medium Enterprises, setting a benchmark for best practice in corporate governance for private companies.
However, for many owners and managers of SMEs, corporate governance is an alien concept, often dismissed as an issue for public companies. A prevailing view is that governance policies are 'red tape' by another name – a hindrance rather than a help. There is an assumption that a governance policy will be complex and interfere with the running of the business, and a concern that the tail will end up wagging the dog. The tide, however, is slowly turning as more SME owners begin to appreciate the benefits of corporate governance, particularly in the context of access to funding.
SMEs and access to finance
The lack of finance available to SMEs in the wake of the global financial crisis has been identified as a key barrier to growth, both in terms of SMEs themselves and the wider economy. As a result, governments across the GCC have been applying increasing pressure on financial institutions to free up some much-needed capital.
Although the lack of collaboration among potential lenders (in terms of information sharing and the development of lending practices) could be said to be a factor, the reluctance of these potential lenders may be understood in the face of legal frameworks that, arguably, do not provide efficient mechanisms to enable these lenders to adequately manage their own exposure. In the absence of credit-rating agencies, security registers and an efficient mechanism for debt recovery, lending in the Gulf region carries inherent risk. Although these issues are being addressed, the pace is slow.
While good governance can enhance the operations of a business in various ways, it is the link to funding that seems to be the key driver in encouraging SMEs to adopt sound practice. Put simply, lenders and potential investors want (and need) to see that borrowers are being properly managed, that they have appropriate mechanisms in place for assessing risk, that appropriately qualified people are making the decisions, and that proper books of accounts are being kept in accordance with international standards. For those operating in more mature economies, these principles may seem like the fundamentals, but in a region where, historically, there has been little separation between the owners and management of businesses, and where there has been a distinct absence of a need to adopt formal policies, these fundamentals do not necessarily come naturally.
the global picture
Access to finance is not the only reason that SMEs are being actively encouraged to adopt good governance. With regional governments seeking to steer their economies away from reliance on hydrocarbons, wider global engagement will be key to sustainable growth. Investors from more mature economies will be more likely to invest in economies where transparency and access to information are the norm, rather than the exception.
With the ever-expanding reach of extra-territorial legislation, such as the UK Bribery Act and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, foreign investors need to be extremely careful about with whom they do business; the potential financial penalties and reputational risk associated with falling foul of anti-corruption legislation compel foreign investors to ensure that their counterparts are adopting robust governance procedures.
The GCC region is clearly an interesting prospect for foreign investors, but can also, rightly or wrongly, be perceived as a challenging environment for compliance with anti-corruption legislation. SMEs in the region seeking to engage with global partners will need to adopt good governance practices to avoid being deemed as too risky a commercial partner. This is particularly true of the family businesses that the GCC is well known for.
Each GCC country has its notable large family businesses that, over several generations, have morphed into multinational enterprises, in some cases with interests spanning the globe. Many family businesses in the GCC region started out as small trading companies and grew into large diversified conglomerates with interests in retail, trading, construction, logistics, manufacturing and real estate, to name a few. Part of this growth can be attributed to the strong relationships developed with international investors.
However, with a tendency towards privacy, many family businesses still have very few formal procedures in place, but will, in due course, need to consider how to take the business forward, particularly in the context of succession. Others have truly made the transition from local trading enterprise into diversified global conglomerate, with sophisticated corporate structures and governance frameworks that include the appointment of both executive and non-executive directors from outside the family circle, audit committees and anti-corruption policies and procedures.
As these hugely successful family businesses openly demonstrate their commitment to good governance, it is likely that others will follow suit.
The future
It remains true that for many SMEs, corporate governance is a work in progress as the true value of good governance is not yet fully appreciated. Although SMEs are slowly beginning to recognise that good governance can lead to improved efficiency and market reputation, and reduced risk exposure, the real driving force behind implementation is likely to be the need to demonstrate that the business is a safe bet for investment.
However, those with the capital to lend are well aware that a corporate governance policy is only as good as the commitment to its implementation and continued application. Any business treating governance as a tick-box exercise is likely to be given short shrift by lenders and investors.
Saad Maniar FCCA
Managing Partner, Horwath Mak, DIFC (MEMBER, CROWE HORWATH INTERNATIONAL), Dubai
'As markets become more open and global, and business becomes more complex, the SMEs in the GCC region need to understand that good governance is necessary to support effective decision-making, to comply with applicable legislations and to continue to fuel their growth appetite. This will also enable companies to maintain high-quality standards, thereby reducing their overall risk, which means access to capital and relatively easier and cheaper debts for the SMEs. However, in times where cutting cost reigns supreme, it remains to be seen how the institutions will react to this wake-up call.'
Member of ACCA UAE members' advisory committee Alison Hubbard is a partner in the corporate group based in Pinsent Masons' Dubai office. She has been working in the Gulf region since 2006, advising on a range of corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and structuring, as well as governance, anti-bribery and other compliance matters.


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My girlfriend gets cold (feet mostly) really easily. She has nice boots, custom footbeds and good, thin, smart wool socks. I'm thinking about getting her boot warmers for her birthday at the end of the month. Is there a brand/model you would recommend (for the money) over another. She would need one w/ the heating element b/c of the custom footbeds already in her boots. I've read previous forums on the subjects but was wondering if any new info or opinions had developed. It seems the boot sock helps but not that much for someone who is real prone to the cold. Chemical/disposable warmers don't seem to do the trick, keeping her feet warm for a while then wearing out or making them sweat too much. Do they influence the fit of your boot at all? Do they work for more than one season? She doesn't quite have the ski shape to ski hard all day so battery life wouldn't be the main criteria for a choice. Money is an issue so I'd prefer not to spend $200. Thanks.
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UA's Circle K student organization puts on the annual "Luminaries on the Quad" event to shine a light on a district project benefiting a local charity or cause during the holiday season. This year, the group's district project focuses on Jan Dean Reading is Fundamental, which helps put books in the hands of children who cannot afford them.
Circle K president Alison Beasley, from Mobile, said she joined the group last year because she enjoys helping other people and volunteering. She thinks the luminaries are a great campaign that should spur passers-by to help the cause.
"People are always out on the Quad," she said. "They'll see this and ask what's going on and we can tell them what's happening."
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Pitching change keeps Loyalsock in front of Lakeland in win
SCRANTON – Joe Natale's scream may have been audible back in Loyalsock. The Lakeland lead-off hitter knew as soon as he made contact with Kyle Datres' first pitch he had made a mistake.
Datres, relieving Lancers starter Luke Glavin in the bottom of the fourth inning with the bases loaded and two outs, needed just the one pitch to escape the jam. The one pitch was a weak ground ball to second base which Phil Krizan easily made the play on, which is what had Natale screaming.
It was the Chiefs' last gasp during Monday's PIAA Class AA tournament opener. They never threatened again against Datres and Loyalsock's offense capitalized on Lakeland errors to score four runs in the seventh inning of its 6-0 win over the District 2 champions.
The win was Loyalsock's first state tournament win since beating Kennedy-Kenrick, 9-1, on June 10, 2010 in the PIAA quarterfinals. It came with Glavin (3 2/3 IP, 4 hits) and Datres (3 1/3 IP, 0 hits) combining on a four-hit shutout of a Chiefs team that was hitting .345.
Loyalsock plays Delone Catholic, a 13-4 winner over Prep Charter, Thursday at a site and time to be determined.
For Lancers' head coach Jeremy Eck, pitching Datres in the fourth inning was a difficult move, but necessary. Glavin was stellar in his start, striking out five and keeping a high-powered offense featuring six hitters with at least a .300 average at bay into the fourth inning.
The move to Datres was clearly the right one. Datres was 85-86 mph with his fastball in his three-plus innings and had the Chiefs baffled with his curveball. It was the complete opposite of Glavin, who continually got swings and misses with a tailing fastball Lakeland's lineup never seemed to catch up to.
"In your heart it's a two-run ball game and you don't want to pull (Glavin), but we did it against Towanda," Eck said. "As coaches you have to make tough decisions, but that's why you're either the hero or you're the most hated man in the world. I have to make the tough decisions. We just thought Kyle would give us what we needed there. Luke did a great job."
It was a brilliant combined pitching performance, one which preserved the two runs the Lancers scratched out in the first three innings. The first run, which came in the first inning, gave Eck an idea that Lakeland's defense might give the Lancers some opportunities.
Loyalsock had runners on first and second when Robbie Klein popped up a bunt and Jimmy Webb was doubled off first. But later in the inning, Datres broke for third before Lakeland starting pitcher Eric Grabowski began his delivery. Grabowski's throw to third was missed and Datres raced home for a 1-0 lead.
"That was really big," said Klein, who later delivered a pair of RBI singles. "It picked us up. It picked me up because I didn't play good the first inning."
"Just to be able to jump and score that run the way we did, they showed us a little bit with some sloppiness there," Eck said. "It's Kyle Datres being Kyle Datres, you saw it in the district title game. He was hung up there and he should have been out. It was bad baserunning on his part, but he turned it into something."
The Lancers scrapped for their two early runs but were often stymied by Grabowski, a senior pitcher who had given up just seven runs (three earned) all season and was 8-0. A pitcher averaging better than 10 strikeouts per game induced a double play to escape a bases loaded threat in the third, and he stranded a runner on third in the sixth with the fifth of his six strikeouts.
But his defense let him down in the seventh when a mishandled ground ball put Glavin on base, and a thrown-away sacrifice bunt put two runners on. Datres was intentionally walked to load the bases with nobody out and Jimmy Webb drove a pitch to right field to score pinch-runner Roger Wilson and move Phil Krizan and Datres up to second and third.
Klein drove an RBI single through a drawn-in infield and Datres scored on an errant pickoff throw. Ethan Moore ended the scoring with an RBI groundout.
"We have guys who don't get to hit who would hit for a lot of teams we play," Glavin said. "We have threats all through the lineup and that's what's going to help us and hurt other pitchers. (Grabowski) had some good pop on it, but we just wanted to put the barrel on it and see what happens."
Datres recorded Loyalsock's lone 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the seventh. He twice faced the top of the Lakeland order, including in the seventh, and allowed just two hitters to reach base, both via error.
The sophomore right-hander pounded the strike zone, throwing 28 of his 35 pitches for strikes. He gave up just one hard-hit ball, a deep drive by Grabowski in the fifth inning, but was otherwise in complete control as he threw a first-pitch strike to 11 of the 12 batters he faced.
"Our bats haven't been working all year, but you can't lose a game if you don't give up any runs," Klein said.
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Luke Glavin, Kyle Datres (4) and Bailey Young. Eric Grabowski and James Blevins. W-Datres (3-1). L-Grabowski (8-1).
Top Loyalsock hitters: Kyle Datres, 1-2, 2 runs; Jimmy Webb, RBI; Robbie Klein, 2-4, 2 RBIs, run; Phil Krizan, 1-3, 2 runs. Top Lakeland hitters: Eric Grabowski, 1-4; Cody Delfino, 1-2; Jimmy Hayes, 2-3.
Pitchers' lines: Loyalsock, Luke Glavin (3 2/3 IP, 4 hits, 0 runs, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 Ks); Kyle Datres (3 1/3 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 Ks). Lakeland, Eric Grabowski (7 IP, 4 hits, 6 runs, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 Ks).
With runners in scoring position: Loyalsock 2-7; Lakeland 1-6.
Runners left on base-in scoring position: Loyalsock 4-3; Lakeland 9-4.
Pitches-strikes: Loyalsock, Luke Glavin 69-45; Kyle Datres 35-28. Lakeland, Eric Grabowski 98-67.
Batters faced-first pitch strikes: Loyalsock, Glavin 9-18; Datres 12-11. Lakeland, Grabowski 32-21.


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Give us a brake. Please. The next time youre driving one of our islands beautiful country roads and come upon a cyclist using part of your lane, resist the temptation to veer slightly to the left and roar past them. I know youre an expert behind the wheel, and a miss is as good as a mile, but trust me, my heart rate is already high enough. I dont need the extra burst of adrenalin that comes when your SUV flies past at 40 or 50 miles an hour, inches from my leg.
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So, heres the math quiz. Part one. If youre driving 15 miles, say from Coupeville to Ault Field, at an average speed of 40 miles an hour, how long is your journey? Twenty-two minutes and 30 seconds. Okay, part two. If you have to slow down to 10 miles an hour behind a cyclist, wait for the passing lane to be clear of on-coming traffic, pass and accelerate back to 40 miles an hour, how long is your journey? Fifteen seconds to slow, 30 seconds to wait, 15 seconds to accelerate: total, 23 minutes and 30 seconds. One extra minute. Can you spare a minute?
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If all else fails, try Majestic Communications, in Memphis TN.
they have the H50 for $80.
Another correspondent writes: <<<I am putting up a 40 foot mast for my GAP Titan and will be using Probably 3/16 black Dacron rope and possibly guy grips unless I go With rope to small to use with them.>>>
I hope you are not planning on putting a 25 pound 25 foot tall gap titan on top of a 40 foot pushup mast. Firstly, that will be a heck of a job getting that thing in the air; but more important, the gap will tear that mast up. the gap needs a thicker wall steel pipe support; the typical galv.steel pushup mast is not made to handle the weight and load and stress of such a big antenna.
I advise anyone wanting to go up 40 feet with a pushup mast to spend the extra 25 dollars and get the H50, and pull out the top section, throw it away, and use the bottom four. The top is so skinny I do not think it is secure except for holding up real small light broadcast rx antennas and wires.
the three way guying is okay if you are an honest 120 deg. apart and each section is guyed, and the anchors are at least 25 feet out for a 40' mast.
For a 1 year installation, go to a hardware store and get the painted 2 or 3 foot long earth screws that are about 5 bucks each (in the northern midwest, Menards has them) and use dacron. Forget the clips and thimbles unless you use wire but for a H50 that's overkill. Just tie the rope to the guy ring using a bowline knot (see http://www.radioworks.com/ninstallant.html and scroll down).
Get a bunch of cheap knockoff locking pliars for 3 to 5 bucks each (about what a thimble and 3 clips would cost but don't get visegrips or you will go broke) and pull the rope tight through the earth screw eye and clamp it with the locking pliars. get the needlenose pliars as they can handle two ropes each. These hold the rope fine and are a walk in the sun compared to kneeling in the snow for a half hour with nut drivers, pliars, etc. tightening clips.
The rope will stretch out a bit after a week--just pop the pliars off, retension and put them back on. You will retension all your guys in a half hour and be back inside drinking coffee, but this only works for a light duty pole and dacron.
if you have to put all this up alone, it can be done: get out the mast and extend it on the ground to make sure it is ready to go and does not bind anywhere. mark out where the anchors are going and put them in and get a post hole digger and dig a 3 to 5 foot hole where you want the pole. Drive in a 8 foot metal fence post in the hole so it's in 2 or 3 feet into the bottom of the hole, making sure it is vertical. dump in around 6" of gravel, put the mast in and strap it to the post with hose clamps. guy off the bottom section and make sure the mast is plumb. fill in the hole with gravel. With it strapped and plumb and tightly guyed, you should be able to push it up on a calm day and quickly guy it off with the pliars.
GL, rob/k5uj
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While Betty was the character most obviously in a fog during this episode (floating in a sundress in a Demerol haze instead of being present at the birth of her child), both Don and Peggy have a similar experience, as a symbolic fog lifts for both of them, exposing truths they hadn't previously admitted to themselves.
This was a fun episode to watch, as the long set-ups from the previous episodes finally start to come to fruition - things are finally happening around Ossining! Betty and Don's baby is ready at last to make his appearance, and those of us who were born in the 60's watched with jaws dropped at the "modern" birthing techniques that separate the new mom from her husband and replace him with a brisk, matter-of-fact nurse who has her itchy trigger finger right on that tranquilizer syringe.
Betty (January Jones), left alone to tough out a long and painful labor, fruitlessly tries to use her patented childish, foot-stomping tricks to get away from the difficult situation (as she has done throughout her life), but finally gives up and succumbs to a lovely drug-induced dream. This "fog," as she calls it later, illuminates some interesting points from her past, as she dreams about her parents. Gene makes an appearance as a smiling janitor mopping up blood, while Betty's mother materializes in her kitchen in an unsettling pose, appearing to strangle a strange black man (huh?). While the significance of the man is never explained (talk among yourselves), we get a good glimpse into the mother's shrewish personality, as she sharply berates her daughter, and a childlike Betty asks her father, "Why did you leave? Don't you miss me?" Gene responds with a gem of a quote, "Be happy with what you have. You're a house cat. You are very important and have very little to do." Betty's subconscious is working overtime to make sense of her painful life.
When Betty finally brings her new son (who she names Eugene, against Don's wishes) back home, we learn that she has let Carla take a vacation - is she grasping at a chance to be useful? In the final scene, as Betty wakes in the middle of the night to tend to the crying baby, we see her pause in the darkened hallway. What is she thinking? Very likely, something along the lines of, "I can't believe this is my life."
Don (Jon Hamm), on the other hand, has had it easy during the birth, sitting in the father's waiting room with a talkative guard from Sing Sing, drinking hard liquor out of Styrofoam cups. In the course of a long day, the two men cover a number of serious topics, from the cowardly way the prisoners blame their parents for their problems (a "bullshit excuse," according to Don), to the other man's terror over losing his wife and his wish to become a "better man." Don, in his inimitably smooth ad-man fashion, soothes the guard with the platitude, "our worst fears lie in anticipation." The man is so relieved, he blesses Don with the high compliment, "You're an honest guy - I'm an expert." The whole exchange unsettles Don, who ties together his feelings about his horrible upbringing, his dishonest life, and his own failed attempts to be a better man, and finds himself lacking. Sadly, he later passes the other man in the hallway, with his wife but no child, and we are left to assume something terrible has happened to the baby. Does Don realize that sometimes our worst fears do come true? He wasn't honest at all with that man, neither about himself, nor about the man's future, and this time, he didn't get away with it.
Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) appears briefly in this episode, just long enough to be wooed by the resurrected Duck, who invites her and Pete to jump ship and come to his new firm. Pete is insulted, especially because he's been lumped in with Peggy, but Peggy is clearly considering the offer. When Duck tells her that Sterling Cooper will never reward her creativity and intelligence, she goes to Don to ask for a raise. He cannot give it to her, as the hated British management has been pinching pennies all over the place, and the fog appears to lift for her as well. While she has been sailing through her career so far, there remain some seriously large obstacles in the way.
"I want what you have," she tells Don, who looks stricken. "You have everything, and so much of it."
"I suppose that's probably true," he replies, but he doesn't look the least bit happy about it. In a great exchange, Pete corners Peggy after she leaves Don's office, and demands to know whether she told Don about Duck's offer. She won't say, and tells him it's her decision whether she leaves SC or not. "Your decisions affect me," he snaps back, and the elephant in the room stomps invisibly between them. Can't wait for THAT particular storyline to wake up again! Finally we have some clue that closure is on the way (after a lot of juicy drama, of course).
Clearly, there are racial issues raised during this episode, with Pete's bumbling attempts to position the Admiral television account as a "Negro" product, and Hollis' politely veiled anger at Pete's cluelessness. However, I still can't get a good handle on the appearance of the unknown black man in Betty's kitchen dream. Please share your ideas in the comment section, and keep an eye out for a new poll on Thursday.


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Corey Linsley, offensive lineman
Where he went: Linsley was the fifth Buckeye drafted, and the first on Saturday, when he went to the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round at pick No. 161. Linsley is the 41st Ohio State offensive lineman to be drafted in school history, and the first since Jack Mewhort 102 picks earlier.
How it went down: Linsley was the 31st overall offensive lineman drafted and the sixth center. He was ranked somewhere between the fifth and 10th best center available in the draft by most analysts.
• What will Corey Linsley be like as a pro?
How he fits: The Packers lost their starting center center to free agency and were expected to look for center help in the back part of the draft.
What he'll do as a rookie: JC Tretter, a fourth-round pick last year, could slide in as the starting center. But Linsley should get a chance to compete for the starting spot. He'll have to get used to snapping to a quarterback under center, after snapping exclusively in the shotgun the last two years at Ohio State. He also can play guard and certainly should make the team as a backup at least. But he could play early.


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Loud and unruly behavior, property destruction, unintentional injuries, fights and violence, and even death due to underage drinking can affect anyone. Drinking and driving is one example: about 45 percent of people who die in crashes involving a drinking driver under the age of 21 are people other than the driver. Because these 'secondary' effects can impact community members at random, preventing underage alcohol use is everybody's business.
Although the legal drinking age in the U.S. is 21, young people aged 12 to 20 drink about 11 percent of all alcohol purchased in the United States. Underage drinking is a problem shared by all communities here in Union County. Excessive drinking is part of the issue: in 2010, among people aged 12 to 20 who reported drinking alcohol in the past month, an estimated 6.5 million people were binge drinkers and approximately 2 million were heavy drinkers. Binge drinking is defined as drinking five drinks or more for a male and four or more drinks for a female on the same occasion. Underage alcohol use can have serious consequences for both young people's health and the well-being of the community. The good news is underage drinking can be prevented.
As part of Prevention Week in Union County 2012, the Union County Regional Coalition asks you to spread the word concerning the dangers of underage drinking and pledge to prevent it from happening in your community. Preventing substance abuse and promoting mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being makes communities stronger and healthier. It's something all of us benefit from and something we can all contribute to. We are the ones who can make a difference in Union County through small, yet important actions in our daily lives. How are you taking action? Talk to your kids about underage drinking and do not allow underage drinking to happen. Help create a community where underage drinking is not the norm. Start Talking Before They Start Drinking.
Funded by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), Prevention Links will coordinate over the next five years a regional coalition whose mission is to assess the needs of Union County in order to enhance collaboration and coordinate prevention efforts that promote a drug free lifestyle and create a healthy community.


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Word has it the Monsignor Farrell football program is going to be retiring the No. 45 someday soon.
Making it official that no one will ever again wear the uniform of the late John D'Amato, the awkward kid who showed up in Oakwood from Cardinal Hayes HS in the Bronx for his sophomore year looking as if he'd never seen a football, and left three seasons later as a Parade All-America, and, perhaps, the greatest linebacker in the history of a borough that's manufactured dozens of truly extraordinary players.
D'Amato played in the middle of Dennis Barrett's legendary 4-3 defense, locking down the line of scrimmage from end-to-end with ferocity of play coupled with exceptional quickness to the ball.
But to hear his teammates, like John O'Leary, tell it, being a great high school football star, and an all-everything centerpiece of some good UMass teams later on, was the least of D'Amato's accomplishments.
"As tough and hard-nosed as he was on the football field, that's how much of a caring, thoughtful guy he was off it," the Island attorney said the other day of D'Amato, himself and Island lawyer prior to his death in 2007 at the age of 52.***
Bobby V. reinvented as a college sports administrator?
I bet there are a couple of folks in the laid-back Sacred Heart U., athletic department losing a little sleep these days.
You know the Yankees' karma is pretty wobbly when even the general manager winds up on the DL.
Brian Cashman's dislocated ankle — from jumping out of an airplane, no less — is another strange sign, and not a good one, is what I'm saying.
Years from now, when people ask Rich Buckheit if he had a sense of how good a player Curtis High School star Hassan Martin would became, the Warrior coach won't hesitate a second.
"Absolutely," he'll declare.
Why, they'll ask?
"Because he had that rare mix of having a work ethic that matched his athletic ability," Buckheit will likely answer.
Wagner's Northeast Conference isn't the Big East or the ACC.
And the league has the common sense to know it.
That's why it plays postseason basketball at the home gym of the higher-seeded team, ensuring packed houses and exciting surroundings.
Unlike the similarly-sized MAAC, another area conference, which keeps shifting from one over-sized venue to another where the echo of bouncing balls can be heard regularly echoing off the empty seats.
The MAAC final Monday night between natural rivals Manhattan and Iona, with campuses a 15-minute car ride from each other, was played in a nearly empty MassMutual Center in Springfield, Ma. hours from either campus.
Good game, bad ambiance.
The folks at Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens were fully expecting Jack Curran to be ready for the first baseball games of the spring season in a few weeks, and why not?
The ramrod straight one-time minor league pitcher had been at the school day-in and day-out for better than a half-century, building powerhouse baseball and basketball teams while changing kids lives for the better with equal measures of teaching and discipline the whole time.
The passing of this NYC institution last week at 82 is a loss for anyone who cares even a little about kids and sports (even if he never did quite get over losing 52-50 to St. Peter's HS in the city championship game of 1983).
Indiana coach Tom Crean's on-court confrontation of Michigan assistant Jeff Meyer last week?
Bush league, by any sports standards.
Hello March Madness, get those bracket sheets in early.