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Compliance is not a word most people like.
It conjures up images of endless boxes that must be checked, raps on the knuckles, stern-eyed regulators, red tape, pages and pages of documents in tiny, incomprehensible print. When it comes to compliance for social media in the wealth management business, it's certainly no different. In fact, there is perhaps no topic that generates more angst among wealth managers and their compliance departments. For a time, the angst was so great that some compliance officers simply opted to opt out: No use of social media, no problem. It was banned at many firms. But then social media got too big, and too important, to ignore. Cue general freakout.
Here's the thing. There really is no need for a freakout. Last week, as I stood in a hotel lobby listening to yet another wealth management executive sweat over how to manage all this free-wheeling social-media stuff, Dr. Seuss popped into my head. Remember "Green Eggs and Ham"? That Seuss classic was a childhood favorite and I read it to my own kids when they were little, too. Green eggs and ham, sounds pretty gross, right? A breakfast gone badly awry. In case you need a little refresher, Seuss' narrator thought so, too, but his friend Sam-I-Am chased him around with a plate trying to get him to sample the neon-emerald colored eggs and ham — in a boat, in a car, in a train, with a fox, a mouse, a goat. The nameless narrator refused at every step of the way. He was determined not to sample them — until the very end, and that's, of course, when we got our surprise. When he did finally try the green eggs and ham, he liked them, a lot. He thanked Sam-I-Am.
Social-media compliance for financial services firms is a lot like green eggs and ham. It sounds scary, but if you try it, you will probably like it. Some of the angst has arisen from a lack of specific guidance from regulators about how to apply everyday rule books to this new form of communication, particularly in the areas of client testimonials, advertising and record keeping. But there is no magic to it! So far, the general rule seems to be 1) Treat your own (business) social-media pages and those of your wealth managers as though they were advertising copy. 2) If you can control what clients say on social-media pages because you own those pages, do. No testimonials or client recommendations of you or your services. If you can't control what they say because you don't own the page, you are not responsible. On March 28, the SEC issued new regulatory guidance that clarified this point. Wealth managers are not responsible for client reviews of their services on websites like Yelp or other third-party sites. They can even point clients to those reviews if they like! Directing clients to write such reviews is a different story, says the SEC guidance, and so is reposting such reviews to one's own social-media pages. (Don't do either thing.) For the most part, regulators seem to be saying, use common sense.
There's another benefit: Online communications are actually pretty easy to record and archive. There are tons of third-party tools out there to help financial services firms monitor and archive this stuff, like PageFreezer, Socialware, Smarsh, Arcovi, Actiance, even when financial advisers are posting and communicating on mobile phones or tablets. It's a whole lot easier than eavesdropping on the offline conversations financial advisers have with clients.
Social-media compliance does not have to be scary. You may as well try it now, rather than running around in circles trying to avoid it. In the end, you will probably find it goes down easy and it tastes pretty good.
April Rudin is the founder of The Rudin Group, a global wealth marketing firm specializing in creating solutions for multifamily offices, wealth management firms, RIA's, hedge funds, private banks, private equity groups and other financial service firms who want to be visible in the UHNW/HNW space.


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If you are a bilingual actor or actress between the ages of 18 and 25, this may be the chance of a lifetime: "Sesame Street" is looking for a new Hispanic character.
The producers of "Sesame Street" told The Associated Press that they are holding an open casting call on Monday, August 20 at Manhattan's Roseland Ballroom for a recurring character to join the "'Sesame Street' family."
"We hope many people show up. We know the Latino community is full of talented people," said Rocio Galarza, senior director of content planning, design and outreach for Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind "Sesame Street."
Although it's too early to talk about the specifics of the new character — which would depend on the chosen actor or actress' background — Galarza said they are looking for someone capable of singing and improvising in both English and Spanish and with a good sense of humor.
"Sesame Street" debuted in 1969 and has added versions in countries like Israel, Nigeria, Germany and Mexico, where "Plaza Sésamo" is produced. The series has always tried to adapt to the realities of the changing American population, which has seen a sharp increase in Hispanics in the last decades.
Maria (played by Sonia Manzano) and Luis (Emilio Delgado) debuted in 1971. The character of Rosita, the turquoise monster with enormous arms, an orange nose and pink eyebrows, debuted in 1993 with the help of Mexican puppeteer Carmen Osbahr, who also lends her voice to Ovejita.
Galarza said the 44th season of "Sesame Street" will focus on the Hispanic heritage.
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Dance on A Shoestring Program #4NYTB has produced its studio series, Dance on A Shoestring, for many years, which enables established and developing artists to try out new ideas. The performances are offered in a venue where the community groups can come to see high quality ballet offered by "their" neighborhood company at affordable prices.
This popular and affordable series has guests David Parker and The Bang Group, Pam Tanowitz, Marco Pelle, Antonia Franceshi, Gemma Bond, Amber Sloan, and Yukiko Kashiki. We also had the chance to show works by Keith Michael, Merce Cunningham, Antony Tudor, Jose Limon, Philip King, James Waring, and James Sutton. The work presented this season will be a combination of classic ballets, new works, and popular NYTB productions. Four different programs will be presented – each for two consecutive Friday and Saturday evenings. Special choreography for children from the NYTB training school is often included in the program.
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Court Tells Users They Can't Use RECAP
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It seems like we're hearing about more and more attempts by the courts to scare people away from RECAP. Lawyer Michael Barclay sent over the following text he saw when he logged into the PACER system for the District of Massachusetts federal court, which goes so far as to tell people who are accessing PACER on a "fee exempt" account that they're forbidden to use RECAP:
NOTICE FOR PACER FEE-EXEMPT USERSThat part where they say that fee exempt folks are barred from using RECAP had me scratching my head. Could the courts legally do this? According to the PACER FAQ:
The court would like to remind fee-exempt PACER users of the terms of the exemption and of potential issues associated with a new software application called RECAP. It was designed by a group from Princeton University to enable the sharing of court documents on the Internet. Once a user loads RECAP, documents that he or she subsequently accesses via PACER are automatically sent to a public Internet repository. Other RECAP/PACER users are then able to see whether documents are available from the Internet repository. A fee exemption applies only for limited purposes. Any transfer of data obtained as the result of a fee exemption is prohibited unless expressly authorized by the court. Therefore, fee exempt PACER users must refrain from the use of RECAP. The prohibition on transfer of information received without fee is not intended to bar a quote or reference to information received as a result of a fee exemption in a scholarly or other similar work.
The court would like to make CM/ECF filers aware of certain security concerns relating to a software application or .plug-in. called RECAP, which was designed by a group from Princeton University to enable the sharing of court documents on the Internet. Once a user loads RECAP, documents that he or she subsequently accesses via PACER are automatically sent to a public Internet repository. Other RECAP/PACER users are then able to see whether documents are available from the Internet repository. RECAP captures District and Bankruptcy Court documents, but has not yet incorporated Appellate Court functionality. At this time, RECAP does not appear to provide users with access to restricted or sealed documents. Please be aware that RECAP is "open-source" software, which can be freely obtained by anyone with Internet access and modified for benign or malicious purposes, such as facilitating unauthorized access to restricted or sealed documents. Accordingly, CM/ECF filers are reminded to be diligent about their computer security practices to ensure that documents are not inadvertently shared or compromised. The court and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts will continue to analyze the implications of RECAP or related-software and advise you of any ongoing or further concerns.
A court may, for good cause, exempt persons or classes of persons from the electronic public access fees, in order to avoid unreasonable burdens and to promote public access to such information.Um. If it is supposed "to promote public access to such information," shouldn't they be encouraging the use of RECAP for fee exempt folks? In digging around, I also found the identical notice to what's on the D.Ma. site -- and while there's no date on it, on the listing of announcements it's a few below March of 2010 -- so this particular statement may actually be a few years old. Either way, it seems troubling that PACER is trying to restrict the use of RECAP and claiming that certain users are forbidden from using it. I don't see how they have the right to do that. Along those lines, after being pressed on the subject back in 2009, the court system stated that the federal court system is fine with RECAP, so I'm a bit confused (and troubled) by the conflicting messages.
Is the federal court system really trying to tell people they can stop them from redistributing public domain info?


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TailWind wrote:dino1969 wrote:Well it has taken me two years of solid commuting to finally achieve my first 30km/hr average! I have come close a few times but never cracked the nut!Today's ride was great and i must say the conditions were good, however i was also riding into a headwind at times; lots of riders out enjoying the morning! Amazingly after a long week at work and 270km of commuting i found i had some leg power available to crack this average! Thank you everyone for your inspiration during the year! Tomorrow i hope to crack another of my goals and reach the 10000km mark!
Well done! And with that sort of mileage, you should join the Commuting Challenge for next year.
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Awards are now being offered to US citizens who are currently studying and teaching the Irish language in the United States which will enable them to participate in Irish language courses in Ireland's Irish speaking regions during the summer.
The awards will allow thirty students to study Irish in Ireland for a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of six weeks with tuition and accommodation directly paid to the course provider by the Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange. Successful candidates will be responsible for their own travel and living costs.
Last year, the thirty successful awardees came from diverse backgrounds, including Indiana, Montana, Connecticut, and Texas and studied at the following courses:
- Áras Mháirtín Uí Chadhain, NUI Galway, Carraroe, Galway
- NUI Galway, International Summer School
- Oideas Gael, Glencolmcille, Donegal
- Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne, Ballyferriter, Kerry
One lucky candidate has said "The Irish Language Summer Award gave me an opportunity that I thought I would never have the chance to experience...this award allowed me to spend an entire month speaking the language and meeting people with whom I can continue speaking Irish."
Commenting on the awards, the Minister of State with responsibility for the Irish language, Dinny McGinley T.D. said "I am very pleased that the Department of Arts, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht is working in partnership with the Fulbright Commission to promote greater knowledge and use of the Irish language throughout the US. The Gaeltacht Summer Awards Scheme is an innovative and worthwhile initiative that is mutually beneficial to the awardees and to the Gaeltacht.
"It is instrumental in forming bonds of friendship and a lifelong interest and understanding of the rich language and culture of Ireland. I am delighted to extend a 'céad míle fáilte' to the 30 awardees who will be visiting us this summer."
Who can apply?
Applicants must be:
- U.S. citizens or naturalized U.S. citizens currently living in the U.S.
- Enrolled in Irish language courses in the U.S. and have completed at least one year or Irish language instruction or teaching the Irish language in the U.S. for more than one year.
- Be able to participate in the program in its entirety (two to six weeks in the Gaeltacht).
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- Confirm you are eligible.
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- Submit full application by deadline of April 30th, 2013, consisting of application form (all applicants), scanned copy of transcript (student applicants only), CV/resumé (teacher applicants only), and all references must be submitted directly from the referee by the closing deadline (all applicants).
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Professor Snyder received his doctorate in clinical psychology and behavioral neuroscience from Michigan State University in 1992, following an internship in clinical neuropsychology at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center (New York, USA). Dr. Snyder was awarded the 1992 Wilder Penfield Fellowship by the American Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation of America, and he served as a Clinical Neurosciences Fellow in the NIMH Clinical Research Center for the Study of Schizophrenia at Hillside Hospital (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) in 1992 and 1993.
Dr. Snyder publishes regularly and he maintains numerous scientific collaborations. He serves as an Associate Editor of Brain and Cognition, and he has delivered over 150 presentations at international scientific conferences. His academic interests span across a range of topics in neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, history of neuroscience and research ethics; and his clinical interests bridge a wide variety of neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions. From 1998 through 2005, Dr. Snyder was employed as a scientist, clinician and manager at Pfizer Global Research & Development – Groton Laboratories (Connecticut, USA) – the largest research laboratory of Pfizer Inc. Dr. Snyder was responsible for the identification and development of novel clinical technologies and biomarkers for the CNS therapeutic area at Pfizer. Then, as a Director and Early Clinical Leader at Pfizer, Dr. Snyder led the development of novel compounds for the treatment of schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.
Dr. Snyder left Pfizer in 2006, to return to academia as a Professor (with tenure) in the Departments of Psychology and Neurology at the University of Connecticut (Storrs & Farmington, CT). While at the University of Connecticut, Dr. Snyder directed a Master of Science program in Clinical & Translational Research, he taught graduate courses in cognitive neuroscience and clinical neuropsychology, and he maintained an active neurophysiology laboratory. In 2008 Dr. Snyder accepted a position as the Vice President & Chief Research Officer for the major affiliate teaching hospitals of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Providence, RI), where he also serves as a Professor in the Department of Neurology. Dr. Snyder consults to several pharmaceutical corporations, he is an active adjunct faculty member in the Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, and he serves as the major professor for several graduate and post-doctoral students. Dr. Snyder is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Div. 40, Clinical Neuropsychology; Div. 6, Behavioural Neuroscience), and he is the recipient of the 2001 Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award from the National Academy of Neuropsychology. Dr. Snyder is the Senior Editor of a best-selling handbook on clinical neuropsychological practice that is published by the American Psychological Association (APA Books, Inc.).
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Microsoft Officially Unveils Windows 8
Microsoft officially unveiled its new Windows 8 operating system Thursday, the result of the company's redesign of the OS to be tablet-friendly. Marketwatch's Dan Gallagher has details. Photo Courtesy: Microsoft Corporation.
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A Cure For The Arts and Crafts BluesMarch 22nd, 2010 by admin
I can't say I was feeling blue on a recent antiquing adventure at the Boston Antiques and Design Show and Sale, but one look at three remarkable blue and white delft tiles quickly changed that!
Before I share the story of these delightful delfts and what makes them so special, let's take a brief look at the history of ceramic tiles. Functional and decorative tiles have been around since around 4000 BC; the oldest known tiles were discovered in Egypt. Over the centuries, they were used extensively to decorate places of religious worship and later the homes and businesses of affluent individuals. Fast forward to 1584; expert potters from the Dutch city of Delft begin creating the area's now iconic blue and white ceramics that are now known all over the world. The designs behind these blue and white classics were in part based on imported Chinese porcelain of the 17th century. The city of Delft was a homeport of the Dutch East India Company, so these early potters clearly had a world of inspiration right in their own backyards. (This picture here on the left shows a delightful variety of colorful American and European tiles from the mid 1600's through the 1930's.)
Having a personal passion for all things from the arts and crafts movement (1870 – 1920), I was intrigued to learn that these tiles were not only from that amazing design period, but were actually designed by William Morris himself! William Morris was the founder of the arts and crafts era, a design and philosophical movement which started as a backlash to the industrial mechanized production of goods which separated craftsman from craft. Morris and his colleagues advocated for a return to all things simple and handmade to make life more authentic. This movement started in England and quickly spread throughout Europe and then to the United States. (This picture is a close up of the single William Morris blue and white hand painted delft tile I found on my adventure.)
These remarkable tiles, perfect examples of the artisan work of the arts and crafts movement, were created in 1870 in Morris' own "scroll" pattern. They were manufactured by hand for him by three different Dutch factories. They are tin glazed, meaning they are finished with a glaze made by adding tin to a lead glaze, which when fired becomes an opaque white. These tiles were originally designed to decorate Morris' own "arts and crafts" style home in Bexleyheath, London, known as The Red House. In addition to tiles, Morris and his group of like minded artistic friends collaboratively produced arts and crafts style wallpaper, fabric, rugs, furniture, and other decorative objects. (This picture is of two William Morris blue and white hand painted delft tiles in a wooden frame that I found on my adventure.)
Although William Morris died in 1896, his influence on style, design, and architecture remains important more than 100 years after his passing.
I would like to thank Wendy Harvey and Sandy Fowler, owners of Antique Articles of Dunstable, Massachusetts for sharing these breathtaking arts and crafts tiles with me. Antique Articles, in business for over 20 years, specializes in tiles made during the English arts and crafts era through the American arts and crafts era. In addition to individual tiles they have panels, tables, fireplace surrounds, and art tiles.
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The planet Venus completed its very rare passage across the face of the Sun yesterday - an event not witnessed since 1882.
This 'transit' of Venus began at about 0720 CET with the planet's small black disc edging over the bright limb of our star. The phenomenon continued for about six hours, ending around 1324 CET.
Venus transits occur approximately four times in 243 years, more precisely in pairs of events separated by about eight years and these pairs are separated by about 105 or 121 years.
This has happened only six times in since telescopic observations began: in 1631, 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874 and 1882. The next transit will now be in 2012, and the one after that will be in 2117.
The reason for these long intervals is because the orbits of Venus and the Earth do not lie in the same plane and a transit can only occur if both planets and the Sun are situated exactly in line.
The images seen live on the ESA Science web site were brought to you by a team of astronomers based at ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villafranca, Spain.
The forecast of poor weather meant that the ESAC observers left Madrid and headed for Portugal with their 'mobile observatory', from where they sent back their amazing images.
These images were captured between two and five minutes apart using a telescope and webcam linked to a laptop PC. The laptop transmitted the images via a mobile phone back to ESAC ready for publishing on the internet.
ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers joined several hundreds of staff at the ESTEC site in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, to be treated to a viewing session complete with telescopes, video cameras and projectors set up by astronomers from ESA Science Directorate.
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A hostage situation along Grand Caillou Road was resolved Wednesday evening with a Houma man being taken into custody and nobody getting hurt, the Terrebonne Sheriff's Office said.
A hostage situation along Grand Caillou Road was resolved Wednesday evening with a Houma man being taken into custody and nobody getting hurt, the Terrebonne Sheriff's Office said.
The Sheriff's Office arrested Ronald Billiot, 25, 105 Jean Ellen Drive, who held a woman hostage at a trailer in the 4500 block of Grand Caillou Road during a five-hour standoff, sheriff's Capt. Dawn Foret said.
Neighbors in the surrounding area were evacuated, Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said.
Billiot was running from Houma Police after being accused of beating his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend's head, face and back with a broomstick in the 100 block of Jean Ellen Drive, Houma Police said. She was taken to Terrebonne General Medical Center and treated.
He had relayed messages to friends and family members that if approached by law enforcement, he would kill them, Foret said.
Around 11 a.m., Terrebonne deputies began to help Houma Police search for Billiot, Foret said.
Someone drove Billiot to his friend's trailer and dropped him off there, where he found weapons and a woman he knew, Larpenter said.
"He considered her a hostage," Foret said.
A law enforcement team talked to Billiot over the phone before he surrendered, Foret said. The Houma Police SWAT team, State Police and Larpenter's deputies were involved, and no shots were fired, she said.
In addition to the aggravated second-degree battery charge Billiot was originally wanted for, Billiot is now charged with false imprisonment with a firearm, Foret said. He is also charged with an outstanding Terrebonne sheriff's warrant alleging domestic abuse battery. His bond had not yet been set.
The Grand Caillou Fire Department and Acadian Ambulance also assisted law enforcement, Foret said.
Rosalind Birchfield, who lives a few houses down from the trailer Billiot barricaded himself inside, said a SWAT team member knocked on her door and told her to evacuate immediately at about 3 p.m. She was able to return about two hours later.
"I'm so grateful because they were on it," Birchfield said. "I do wish that I would have had just a second. Being a homeowner, I want to know what's going on in my area. But I do understand they just don't have time."
The SWAT team member — she only knew his first name of Tim — gave her his number to call to learn when she could return, Birchfield said.
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As long as the Internet has been in existence, there has been a debate about privacy and how our information and web behavior is tracked. There are already so many systems put into place that subtly (or blatantly) monitor our "Likes," our purchases, our recommendations and our browsing behavior. That should be expected by anyone who goes online. But when it comes to kids, how should that system be altered and should their interactions be treated differently?
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Federal Trade Commission is expected to announce new rules today that will change the way companies collect data about kids. The restrictions that were currently put into place by COPPA (Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act) many years ago stipulate that parental consent is required to gather information from kids under the age of 13.
Since the Internet has progressed at a much faster rate than regulations have, these FTC rules aim to make restrictions more stringent and button up the thousands of websites, social networks, mobile apps and games that are collecting data without parental consent.
The Wall Street Journal article references an investigation it did in 2010 that found that "popular children's websites installed more data-gathering technology on computers than websites aimed at adults." Obviously, a big reason for gathering data from kids is so that marketers can target their online ads more effectively (and get those kids to beg you for that toy/junk food/whatever else).
Now, who's to say that kids wouldn't just easily bypass these "parental consent" pages and simply type in a fake email address or alter their birthdate? There's no way to regulate that and with more that 7.5 million underage kids on Facebook, it's clear that's a practice that's already in existence.
Kids online present a whole slew of issues and challenges that are still clearly being worked out, but doing anything possible to keep them safe and protected online is something everyone should have as their first priority.
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The Millikin University football team lost a wild one at Elmhurst College 43-36 on Oct. 22. Millikin falls to 3-4, 1-3 while Elmhurst goes to 4-3, 2-2.
Millikin opened the game with a 14-0 lead and built a 21-6 advantage at the half.
The Big Blue then committed four turnovers in the third quarter that resulted in the Bluejays building a 35-24 lead with 10:27 left in the game. Millikin still had some fight left rallying to take a 36-35 advantage with 1:12 left to play. Elmhurst then went on a six play 61 drive in 44 seconds to take a 43-36 advantage. Millikin then moved back down the field with the game ending on a Hail Mary pass into the end zone by the Big Blue. The Bluejays intercepted the ball just before an open Big Blue receiver could make the catch.
Millikin opened the scoring on a 24 yard pass from Matt Holmes to Tommy Eichenauer.
Early in the second quarter the Big Blue made it 14-0 on a five yard pass from Holmes to Erik Tobey.
Elmhurst answered back on a 38 yard run from Scottie Williams.
Millikin made it 21-6 with 23 second left in the first half on a six yard run by Holmes.
The third quarter was a nightmare for the Big Blue. A Sean Dunning fumble ended Millikin's first scoring drive. Three plays later a Cody Acree gave the Big Blue the ball back at the Millikin 27 yard line. Matt Holmes then threw the first of four inceptions to give the ball and the momentum back to the Bluejays. Elmhurst scored on the next play on a 25 yard pass from Joe Furco to Joe St. Peter.
Millikin then scored on a 27 yard Austin Brettschneider field goal to make it 24-13, Big Blue.
Elmhurst then converted two more Millikin interceptions into Williams touchdowns to take a 28-24 advantage early in the fourth quarter. Another Bluejays touchdown make it 35-24 with just over 10 minutes left to play.
Millikin then rallied with two fourth quarter touchdowns to take the lead with just over one minute left to play. The Big Blue's scores came on a 40 yard pass from Holmes to Tobey and a six yard Holmes run. The Big Blue defense forced two Elmhurst turnovers to fuel the comeback. Mitchell Caffey forced a Williams fumble in the Millikin zone to give the Big Blue the ball on the first scoring drive. Acree's second pick of the day set the stage for Millikin's second fourth quarter score.
Elmhurst then scored the game winner with 28 seconds left on a Furco pass to Vince Gabrys.
Holmes ended the day with 228 yards passing and three touchdowns on 16-29-4 passing. He rushed for 167 yards and two scores. Dunning had 140 yards rushing for the Big Blue. Tobey had six catches for 84 yards and two touchdowns and Eichenauer had five catches for 80 yards and one TD.
Williams had 235 yards rushing for the Bluejays. Furco threw for 143 yards and three scores.
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Food Best Served On a Stick
Party food is meant to be fun and a direct reflection of the ambiance and atmosphere you're trying to create with the party. If you're looking to throw a fun, down to earth yet delicious party — maybe you should seriously consider serving food on a stick. Yes, you read that right — on a stick!
I'm a firm believer that the best food crowd pleasers are of the most down home and simple variety and it certainly doesn't get any simpler than stringing food on a stick. Forget the utensils and the fancy china — wash the work off your hands and grab a skewer of pizza or a poptart on a stick. If you're looking for something a tad more refined and refreshing; there's always the option of a salad on a stick!
These aren't meant to be gimmicky, they're actually meant to be fun, unique and a way to get guests interested in the food being served at a party. No more boring and tired buffet lines and anxiously waiting for your table number to be called so you can get chicken cordon bleu. So..
.. let's get down and dirty with food served best on a stick:
• Poptarts On A Stick, Babble
• Caprese Salad, Terri's Table
• Pizza On A Stick, Artisan Bread In Five
• Raspberry Mascarpone Macarons, Tartelette
• S'mores Pop, Bakes Royale
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Ranking classical music concerts?John Stoehr
One of my goals in covering the Savannah Music Festival, an annual event that's fast gaining national attention, is to rank the classical music concerts that I saw. It sounds kinda silly, I know, but if the AP can rank college football teams and the New York Times can rank books, I figured why not rank classical music concerts in order of worst to best.
Why rank classical music concerts? Because it's fun, for one thing. For another, classical music is often spared this kind of treatment, because (a) editors and reporters are too skittish about criticizing it and (b) classical music for too long has been considered too high-minded for this kind of thing. The result is the impression that classical music isn't meaningful enough to argue about. Well, I think it is. As long as the fight is civil. And I think it's important enough to make an argument for what concerts were worthier than others. And, of course, here's plenty of room for discussion. There's no telling where things will go when people disagree with passion.
11. Mark Padmore
Despite an extraordinary voice, Mark Padmore's one-and-a-half-hour performance of the entire length of Schubert's "Winterreise" was disappointing. The English tenor should be praised for his strength, endurance, vocal expression and knowledge of the repertoire. But as a musical experience, the recital was mediocre due to a combination of flawed equipment and ambition outstripping ability. The performance called for a fortepiano, a much quieter keyboard instrument than the modern-day piano, but none could be procured. Accompanist Kristian Benzuidenhout used a Steinway, but he performed it with the lid up, which overpowered Padmore. Though an excellent concert tenor (he is respected for his interpretations of Bach and other baroque composers), Padmore could not embody the narrator's voice in each of the 24 songs. He himself said a vague sort of narrative provides the audience with helpful "benchmarks" as the music went along. Padmore's strength as a concert tenor, however, revealed his weakness as a singer acting the part of a character. His lack of stage presence made the performance long on German and short on sustained interest.
10. Bach's St. Matthew Passion
The three-hour performance of Bach's celestial St. Matthew Passion by two period-instrument ensembles, two choirs and a handful of soloists under the baton of the esteemed Martin Haselbock, maestro of Musica Angelica and the Wiener Akademie Baroque Orchestra, was an ambitious undertaking that never lived up to its hype. The period instruments were muted by the dry acoustics of the Lucas Theatre. Some of the vocalist appeared to be pushing while others sounded resonate and clear. Bottom line: The oratorio is a religious work that would have sounded glorious in a church, not a former movie theater. A lack of theatricality also made for a tedious experience. After some time passed, it felt like I was merely being sung at in German, not witnessing Christ's death and resurrection. An inconsistency of logic was also distracting. The musicians performed on the instruments of Bach's day, but the soloists were dressed (the men in white tie and tails) as if entertaining at a ball in 19th-century Vienna. Plus, Haselbock demanded the air conditioning be turned off. Not good.
9. Sensations I
Violinist Daniel Hope assembles an ad hoc ensemble of world-class musicians to perform a series of chamber music called "Sensations" that he creates every year. These musicians don't play together often, but when they do, they bring a clearly visible vacation vibe with them. It's apparent to the audience they are having fun and that they are experiencing the novelty of live performance as much as we are. That said, the result of not playing together often is what you'd expect when the normal pressures of performing aren't there: a lack of focus, evident in the quintet arrangement of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The upside is a willingness to take risks. The downside is that sometimes those risks don't pay off. In fairness, this was the first of the "Sensations" concerts. The series usually improves as the festival continues. This year was no exception.
8. Ivan Moravec
Moravec long ago earned every laurel any one concert pianist could earn. It was a pleasure to see the Czech pianist and master of subtlety recall all the wisdom and skill he has amassed over his 50-plus year career. The recital, the first of the classical music concerts at this year's music festival, began softly and built up to a powerful dynamic, but it took the entire first half of the concert to get there. He finally revealed his strength in Debussy and Chopin, but by that time the end of the program was on the horizon. One felt compelled to show appreciation more than passion. It was one of the few recitals in which the audience did not stand to applaud.
7. Sensations IV
By the time of the fourth installment of "Sensations," Daniel Hope's crew was really cooking with gas. Their performance of Vaughan Williams' Piano Quintet in C minor can compete with any other chamber music concert in the country. It was that good. That's due to Hope's leadership and his colleague's willingness to stretch. Still, you get a sense that maybe that was luck. Sometimes it feels like they themselves don't know how a concert is going to turn out, because there is simply not enough time during the festival's short 18 days to work out all the kinks in ensemble playing. That, as I've said, can be a good thing. It can also be a bad thing. That lack of certainly can lead to delightful highs. This concert had plenty of those, making it easy to overlook minor flaws.
6. Borodin Quartet
Simply put, the Russian music (Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich) was better than the German music (Beethoven). Perhaps that's because the Borodin Quartet is Eastern European, soulful and sophisticated. It originated in Soviet Russia. The lone remaining member, cellist Valentin Berlinsky, knew Shostakovich personally. So it's no surprise the quartet really knows how to evoke the contained inner turmoil of Russian music. Their performance style -- romantic, gypsy-esque, schmaltzy -- didn't work as well (to my ears) for the Beethoven quartet. What detracted from the concert experience was the quartet's reluctance to tell the audience what happened when (I think) a string broke on the viola during the Shostakovich. The audience was never told. All we heard was a scratching noise followed by the rapid exit of the violist. A warmer style of interaction would have been warmly received by the audience.
5. Philippe Entremont and Sebastian Knauer
The first half of this recital featured Entremont alone and it was ecstasy. He performed some of the best-known piano sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven and it felt like I had never heard them before. They were so fresh and enlivened and -- corny, I know -- free. Entremont is powerful when he needs to be, really nuanced when the moment calls for it. The variations of tone, texture and pacing were like storytelling. This first half was the peak for me. Perhaps this is why I didn't get much out of the second half in which Entremont was joined by Sebastian Knauer to play Brahms' Sonata for two pianos. It's a bombastic work and that might be the cause of my indifference. But I think (once again) a lack of air conditioning made the performance difficult to enjoy. The air was hot and muggy. Brahms' Sturm und Drang felt oppressive, not inspiring.
4. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra featuring Daniel Hope
Daniel Hope must have been exhausted by the time he performed Brahms' monster Violin Concerto today. As associate artistic director of the music festival, he designed all the classical music programs. Since arriving in Savannah more than two weeks ago, he has rehearsed virtually nonstop with people he doesn't normally play with. Together, they have performed music that takes a tremendous amount of skill, artistry and focus. Some of that was missing for the Brahms concerto. Little things that would ordinarily sound right sounded a little off. The fierce double-stops of the first movement require a huge amount of strength and power, but Hope just didn't seem like he had enough gas in the tank. The concerto's sweet moments, however, redeemed whatever weaknesses he had. In fact, Hope sounded sweetest during the cadenza and other moments when he played alone. Which brings to me to orchestra. No matter where the soloist goes, the orchestra has to follow. Spano seemed to be conducting in the other room sometimes, forcing Hope to rethink his artistry when shouldn't have needed to. Something that no one could have controlled was the dry acoustics of the Lucas. It dampened poor Hope's sound even more. No matter how hard he bowed, the sound failed to pop. The dry acoustics, however, benefited the ASO's superlative performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's exotic "Scheherazade." You could hear clearly the discipline of the string section and the clarity of the woodwinds' articulation. Bottom-line: The second half of the concert was highlight of the festival. Conclusion: Dry acoustics are evidently good for Russians, bad for Germans.
3. Morris Robinson
Billed as a night of art songs and negro spirituals, Robinson's recital turned out to be so much more. He sang old Appalachian folk songs like "Black is the color of my true love's hair," bringing new meaning and fresh insight to the old tune. Same with "The lass from the lowcountry," which originated in some far away place, but in Robinson's hands felt like a song with roots right here Georgia and South Carolina. What's more was a tone of artful defiance. Robinson sang Charles Brown's "The Barrier," touching on issues of race, power and shame. Next was Margaret Bonds' setting of Langston Hughes' trio of poems, "The Dream Keeper." The most powerful was "I, too," in which the narrator sings over angry and dissonant chords: "I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother ... Besides, they'll see how beautiful I am and be ashamed." Though the message was universal (triumph in the face of adversity), it is grounded in the specifics of the African-American experience. Robinson never pandered, but he was never pedantic either. He was proud. I loved it. So did the audience. It responded with (this is no exaggeration) with whoops and hollers. For a charming little voice recital, the audience was downright raucous.
2. Isabel Bayrakdarian
This woman is the total package: an incredible soprano, wonderful actress and a charming speaker to boot. The program showed the breadth of her knowledge, the depth of her artistry and an aim to be entertaining, even if that means a joke comes at her own expense. She is the rare diva who doesn't take herself too seriously. Bottom-line: Her recital, with pianist husband Serouj Kradjian, held my attention from beginning to end. I think the reason (I've been preoccupied with this) is that her dexterity, nuance and power combined with an actor-like stage presence, which was evident in her ability to shift from character to character in songs with more than one voice. It was like watching a mini-opera unfold. It was divine.
1. David Finckel and Wu Han
This husband-and-wife duo is what I hope the future of chamber music looks like. As co-directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Finckel (cellist) and Han (pianist) make chamber music feel alive by showing us the humanity behind the music. They did this in part by looking at each other -- a lot. With intensity. And with a sense of fun. They gave the impression that the stakes of what they were about to do were high. Their program covered the history of Western music. Han often spoke between pieces about history, style, technique and even how harmony changed as cultural sensibility changed, from baroque (Bach) classical (Beethoven) to romantic (Schumann) to the 20th century (Debussy, Britten). It never sounded pedantic or elitist or boring. The reason talking before playing often fails is because musicians, while great performers, are often terrible public speakers. Not so of Wu Han. As for Finckel, he played the silent straight man to Han's witty shtick. He said everything he needed to say with Jack Benny-like panache. All of this, however, is ancillary to the performance, which was exceptional. Finckel is a powerhouse of technique, range and expression. Han was like his Ginger Rogers, doing everything he did, just backwards, so to speak, and in bright red heels (with black velvet stockings, I might add). They played not as two but one.
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Pitch Perfect Satire: NSA Intercepted Children's Letters To Santa
from the cookies-is-the-interception dept
The documents describe an operation known as MILK COOKIES, based out of Fort Meade and run in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service. COOKIES is the interception of the letters while MILK feeds them through a complex series of algorithms to spot any hidden messages.The article includes the history of the program, discusses the ELFCHELON data center in the North Pole, and even discusses how the NSA has "routinely hacked Santa's Naughty and Nice List for any information on world leaders." As we head into a little break, this seems like an appropriate post to go out on...
Agency director Gen. Keith Alexander had previously testified to Congress in 2011 that the NSA would occasionally collect letters addressed to Santa, but insisted that it was totally accidental and that no one was actually reading or storing them.
The NSA is prohibited from directly monitoring American citizens under both Executive Order 12333 and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. However, because the letters are addressed to the North Pole, which falls outside of U.S. territory, they are considered potential foreign intelligence signals which the NSA is authorized to intercept.


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When Saveur magazine called Girl and the Goat the best new restaurant in the United States and I realized it was in Chicago, I made a reservation during our upcoming trip. When I found out that they were also nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant (2011), I got really excited. Our late dinner (10pm) at Girl & the Goat, while not as amazing as the title "best new restaurant" would lead us to believe, was fun and not at all disappointing (except we didn't get to meet Stephanie Izard).
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(809 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL) is a hip bar and fun small plates restaurant. "Rustic" is a word that comes to mind when I think of both the restaurant environment and the food... and, in this case, "rustic" a very good thing.
We started off by ordering half a dozen items and let our server (also named Michael) pace them out in the order that he thought best. Michael's timing was perfect - we never had to wait for more than a couple minutes between plates. Our first dish was the hiramasa crudo ($16). The raw yellowtail amberjack was thinly sliced and served with sweet and salty crispy pork belly cubes, caperberries, and aji chile. The sauce was fairly sour, but didn't blend well with the other strong flavors which in turn overpowered the delicate taste of the hiramasa. I wasn't quite worried yet, but became a little concerned about the upcoming courses.
Luckily, the kohlrabi salad ($8) that arrived shortly after was excellent. Thin sliced kohlrabi was tossed with fennel, evalon, toasted almonds, blueberries, and a creamy ginger dressing to form a delightful salad. We loved it.
Next up were chickpea fritters ($11) served with romesco, hazelnut hummus, sesame, and goat feta. The fritters weren't greasy and had an amazingly fine and creamy texture under the thin, crisp shell. The inclusion of fresh whole chickpeas and fried whole chickpeas in the bowl made this an ultimate chickpea dish with two whole (fresh and fried) and two ground (hummus and fritters) examples of how versatile chickpeas can be (and how delicious). Overall, we found this dish to be not just good to eat but also comforting.}?>
We moved onto the meat courses with skewered lamb heart ($10), sweetbreads, potato aioli, ramps, and strawberries. We found the lamb heart to alternate between tender and chewy, and Tina didn't enjoy the flavors as much as I did. I gladly finished off her share of the dish, but felt that the execution could have been a little bit better.
Wood oven roasted pig face ($16) is an excellent pork terrine (made out of pig's head meat) which has been completely browned (and was reasonably crispy) with a perfect sunny side egg on top. When I mixed it together with the fried potato shreds and tamarind and cilantro sauces, the resulting hash was wonderful.
Our final meat course was braised beef tongue ($14) served with large flakes of compressed masa, salsa, and dressed with a vinaigrette and pickled vegetables. It was like a deconstructed lengua taco. The first piece of beef tongue I had was very crispy and bordering on dry. I prefer my beef tongue a little moist, so I was concerned, but subsequent pieces were all perfect, especially when eaten with the pickled vegetables.
We were almost full, but thought we should add one more dish to add some more vegetables into our diet. We ordered the sauteed green beans ($7) which was coated in a fish sauce vinaigrette. The mustard flavor in the sauce came across rather strong, but the cashews in the dish helped to mellow out the intense flavors. Even after scraping off the excess sauce, we found the green beans to be quiet rich - not the light vegetable dish we had envisioned.
Even though some of the dishes were uneven, we had a great time there. The happy, fun vibe really helped put as at ease and look forward to each course as it arrived. Each dish was inventive enough that we were excited to see what they were going to do with the ingredients and how it would taste with the other components.
For ease of navigation and to keep the page sizes down, I've split the trip report and reviews into multiple pages:
Chicago 2011 Part 1a - Overview
Chicago 2011 Part 1b - Overview
Chicago 2011 Part 2 - Shui Wah, Santa Anna Bakery
Chicago 2011 Part 3 - Pizzeria Uno, Giordano's
Chicago 2011 Part 4 - Gibson's Bar & Steakhouse
Chicago 2011 Part 5 - Frontera Grill, Xoco
Chicago 2011 Part 6 - Noodles by Takashi Yagihashi, Frontera Fresco, Marc Burger
Chicago 2011 Part 7 - Alinea
Chicago 2011 Part 8 - Vienna Beef Factory
Chicago 2011 Part 9 - Girl and the Goat
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The revealing gown Jennifer Lopez wore to the 42nd annual Grammy Awards is still at her house.
The singer donned a plunging green Versace silk dress to the Los Angeles ceremony in February, 2000, and jaws dropped as she walked the red carpet with her then-boyfriend Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
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She tells Harper's Bazaar, "I have that at home. The other day, my housekeeper put it on a mannequin in my spa, where I get my hair and makeup done. She sent me a picture. She was like, 'You like this dress?' Um, yeah, but I don't know if I like it out in the house!"
The entertainer has since become a mom to twins Max and Emme, and Lopez says her style has changed as a result.
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Kandy Kay Kendall, age 57, died Nov. 25, 2013 at her home in Pratt. She was born Feb. 5, 1956 at Wichita, the daughter of Jim Edd and Bonnie Kay (Tucker) Lewis. On Sept. 30, 1989 she married Royce Kendall at Wichita.
Kandy attended Lacrosse school until the 2nd grade, graduated from Pratt High School, Pratt Community College, Emporia State University and then she received her Masters in Special Education from Fort Hays University. She was a cheerleader for eight years and was on the PHS tennis and track teams. Kandy was a special education teacher at Pratt High School and was a member of KNEA.
Survivors include her husband, Royce of Haviland; father, Jim Lewis of Pratt; a son, Lane Kendall of Wichita; two sisters, Kari (Stanley) Lewis of Raleigh, N.C., and Keli Barron of Rose Hill; and 10 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Bonnie Lewis.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, at Haviland Friends Church in Haviland, with Dr. Sheryl White presiding.
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Methodist University Hospital has begun construction on a $33.5 million expansion and renovation of its emergency department
Jamie Carter, interim CEO for Methodist University Hospital, said the aging facility isn't large enough to accommodate the hospital's growing number of emergency department visitors
He estimates the Methodist University Hospital emergency department was originally built to handle roughly 30,000 to 40,000 visitors per year. According to Methodist University Hospital data, emergency department visits grew 21.2 percent to about 57,000 visits in 2011, compared to 47,000 visits in 2007. The renovated and expanded emergency department will be able to treat up to 70,000 patients annually
The new emergency department entrance on the Eastmoreland Avenue side of the hospital will become the main entrance to the hospital. The completed two-story emergency department will add 93,000 square feet of new space, in addition to 6,200 square feet of renovated space
Total patient treatment areas will grow to 54, compared with 38 in the original structure
The project was approved by the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency last fall and is expected to be completed next summer
Emergency department rooms have continued to grow at Methodist University Hospital and Shelby County despite the national health care overhaul. The Affordable Care Act is designed to place an emphasis on expanding preventative care delivered by primary care physicians to keep patients with chronic, rather than acute conditions, out of emergency rooms
An August 2012 report published by Cyril Chang, a professor of economics and director of the Methodist Le Bonheur Center for Healthcare Economics at the University of Memphis highlighted the problems associated with the non-urgent emergency department use in Shelby County and Tennessee. Non-urgent visits do not require immediate medical care within 12 hours and can be treated at a clinic or doctor's office
Many local hospital emergency departments have become a last resort provider of primary care for people who cannot afford health care. While others rely on emergency department visits because they believe they can get high-quality care without waiting for an appointment. Studies show these non-urgent emergency department visits contribute to overcrowding and place both financial and logistical burdens on hospitals
Shelby County residents made some 176,933 non-urgent emergency department visits in 2009, according to Chang's August 2012 report. Non-urgent visits made up about 52.1 percent of the total 339,288 emergency department visits that year, state data show
The University of Memphis report also pointed out significant racial and ethnic disparities in non-urgent and primary-care sensitive visits in Shelby County, with black residents having rates of non-urgent and primarycare sensitive visits per 1,000 people more than three times that of white Shelby County residents
Other emergency department expansions also are underway in Shelby County. Last week, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. broke ground on a $14.1 million pediatric emergency department at Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women that will open in spring 2015. The move is the second phase of a long-term plan to transition pediatric services across campus from Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis to Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women
Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital also is in the midst of an expansion that will add an additional 4,000 square feet to the existing emergency department. The expansion will add a second floor above the emergency department to add space and allow room for future expansion. Hospital officials say the Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital emergency department renovation and addition will take 10 to 11 months to complete
Methodist University Hospital's Carter says the hospital's expanded two-story emergency department will also be able to accommodate future growth and renovations of the medical center's acute care treatment rooms
"The new front that opens off Bellevue will allow us to expand upward as well when the time comes," he said
"With where we are located on this city block, that's our only option for replacing acute care beds in the future."