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The US is delaying imposing tariffs on some imports from China until 15 December because of "health, safety, national security and other factors".
The products include mobile phones, laptops, video game consoles, some toys, computer monitors, and certain footwear and clothing.
The surprise news from the United States Trade Representative office sparked a 5% jump in Apple shares.
Other items facing a 10% tariff will go ahead as planned on 1 September.
The USTR's announcement was released minutes after China's Ministry of Commerce said Vice Premier Liu He had conducted a phone call with US trade officials.
Technology investors welcomed news of the exemptions, pushing an index of chip stocks up 2.8%.
President Donald Trump said on 1 August he would impose a 10% tariff on $300bn of Chinese goods, blaming China for not following through on promises to buy more American agricultural products.
He also personally criticised Chinese President Xi Jinping for failing to do more to stem sales of the synthetic opioid fentanyl amid an opioid overdosing crisis in the US.
The USTR intends to publish additional details and lists of the specific product types affected by the announcement.


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Chief Commercial Officer Philip Hogan has spent the past seventeen years driving sales, services, solutions and process at Irelands largest indigenous technology company, Openet.
During his Openet tenure, Hogan has held a number of senior positions including Global Vice President of Sales, and Global Vice President of Alliances. In October this year, Hogan made the decision to move on from Openet, but he retains a tangible enthusiasm and passion for the job, and for building large and great technology companies.
He recently sat down with Dublin Commissioner for Startups, Niamh Bushnell.
Lets start with the early days of Openet
I joined Openet in 1988, about six months after Joe (CTO and Founder Joe Hogan, Philips brother). At that time the company was selling consultancy. We had a vision for the product we would build, but had not yet established he revenue to fund it or the team to build it.
So, our first step was to solicit interest. We did this by developing a demo. It was a shell to be honest (laughs) but it did demonstrate our knowledge of the space. I visited trade shows showing our demo, and in a relatively short time we solicited interest from our first customer. Bear in mind this was 1998: with the newly deregulated market, operators were springing up everywhere, so the timing was perfect for us. With one customer, we had a reference, and we were off.
You managed to sell something that didnt yet have any intrinsic value?
Interestingly, negotiations on this deal set a precedent for Openet in our early years. I was able to move the deal from an expectation of sub $20,000 proposed initially by the customer to over $300,000. Understanding our perceived value and the competitive market no matter how small we were was important. We were still competitive at the higher price, and mixed with technical competence, our commitment to deliver and relationship building over beers in Dublin we sealed our deal.
Selling is about having the integrity to close the deal on what I call the line of truth, where we commit to deliver on the customer's expectations while still selling the future potential of our solution. Young companies should not be afraid to sell ahead of what they have. By the time they close a deal, they typically have better clarity of what the customer wants, be it different or maybe bigger, and in my experience the timelines required to deliver can be negotiated.
When everyone was selling futures I made money servicing the today needs of my customers profitably, with a view on the future.
At what rate, then, did the size of your deals increase?
Ill give you an idea: our deals in the first year of operation ranged in size from sub $100k to over $3M. I focussed on building our customer base quickly. Establishing good profitable deals fast. Conservative aggression, fast pace, stretching ourselves but building on each success and making sure we delivered on our promises.
You sold the same thing, for all those different prices?
I sold each deal based on the value of the solution to that customer. That value was measured based on the size the company, or the number of end users using the technology. We used multiple measurement points for each customer and made sure to establish an ongoing revenue model where we could. It is absolutely critical to deliver what you commit to, and to do so profitably.
The last deal in our first year of operation was closed for over $3 million. Our customer was a VC-backed WiMax company. It was famous for having the single largest raising of finance in the VC community at the time. Just under a billion dollars. It was 1999… Dot-com in full swing. They were putting in WiMax networks across Europe and were looking for nimble and aggressive companies to support their ambitious plans. Openet fit that bill. So in that universe of hard work, smart work and good luck, I was getting healthy doses of good luck, and it all worked out. As someone once said, the harder you work the luckier you become.
My advice to friends in the startup community today is get the money in. Dont try to be too clever about revenue share models when youve got no established income. SaaS models are great but the old expression 'jam today' holds true, too. I'm not saying mortgage your future: be prepared to sacrifice some long-term trickle revenue for high-yield, short-term return to get your business self-funding early. The VC community is not a charity; the value of your deal with them will be a function of the need for their financing. Self-funding gives you an edge in negotiations and allows you to focus on investment for growth rather than to survive.
Aspiration and reality collide very quickly when the bank runs dry.
Can you elaborate more on that? About sacrificing revenue in the long term?
The point Im making is that revenue share models may look very attractive, but the amount of personal investment for the risk return can be massive. The timelines for a business which is self-funding on these models may kill the business before it ever takes off. With that in mind, it's important to consider how you will fund your business, and what revenue models support profitability and long-term sustainability. Common sense stuff, but aspiration and reality collide very quickly when the bank runs dry.
An example approach may be to do an upfront license model in markets you do not intent to service using a SaaS approach, or offer attractive upfront license deals to resellers in geographies that you do not intend to service directly. All this may look ugly in hindsight, but it will have served its purpose while you focus on core markets, and get you to the next step in growth.
Its about gathering your resources for best impact
Correct. For example, I removed China, Russia and India from my addressable markets, despite having an already global presence. I had offices in KL, Sao Paulo and Washington and customers across EMEA, APAC and the Americas but I still consolidated my sales resources, specifically avoiding territories which require much prolonged, personal investment. Spreading ourselves thin would result in high opex and average results.
How did you select the markets that were right for your company?
I'd like to say it was carefully planned, but in truth it was organic. I learned to be selective because I made mistakes, I allowed ambition to override focus from time to time and we spent money and time on diluted objectives. China is a good example of that: you can't half invest in China. It requires many resources and much time, something in short supply for a growing young company. Expecting results from sporadic investment gets you nowhere. Success in geographies and accounts will only come from full commitment of resources and time.
By way of example, I spent almost two and a half years back and forth to Mexico, supporting my team to win over a client that I had initially lost and then re-won through patience and tenacity. The full story is a long one and for another time. I had to make difficult decisions on the first go-around that protected my focus on solid profitable business elsewhere. Fortunately, through persistence, hard work and a little good fortune our opportunity returned and we were successful on terms that served us and our customer better. I am most proud of making the tough decision to walk away from business that would not serve us well, but pursued the relationship until we could establish terms that worked.
Whats the takeaway from that particular situation?
The expression that I like to use with my team is conservative aggression. You have to do a good deal, but you have to be aggressive. Theres no point in doing business for business sake. If it's bad business don't attempt to convince yourself Im going to do a lousy deal this time, but itll lead to good business in the future. If you do a bad deal now, itll be a bad deal in the future. It is better to walk from a deal and focus valuable resources on real business than buy a logo. You must run your business from the outset by doing profitable deals all the time.
There are people who work very hard, but who never attained the needed success. Why? Because its not just about hard work, but about how it is applied.
Tell me more about selling now, and selling futures
As I mentioned earlier, being relevant for right now is critical. Service a today need; don't hope that buyers will invest in advance of future need. Too many companies try to sell concepts a year or two ahead of demand. They typically burn through funds and die. All that said, you must have a futures strategy, too. This should be used to help differentiate your business. A clear vision and consultative value support a customer's willingness to invest and believe in your long-term value.
We found a good mix in Openet, addressing the challenge of our telco customers and a developed road map. Truthfully, sometimes it was not the most exciting projects that drove revenue, but they afforded us the ability to invest in the next solution.
How would you define your business philosophy?
I believe that businesses succeed on a foundation of three parts: hard work, smart work and good luck. Market conditions determine what proportions of all three are needed to succeed. In good times like the dot-com boom, luck comes in good measure. But as opportunities become more scarce and competition increases, then hard work and smart work are essential. I differentiate smart work, as young companies should apply themselves with careful consideration to winning business. Where resources and key personnel are in short supply, focus is much more critical in developing businesses.
Be prepared to adapt and change. From startup to medium sized company, our business changed rapidly; new personnel, additional products, the need for new processes and new customers helped shaped Openet. Having the fortitude to absorb all that is good while being open-minded to fix your mistakes is an important facet of the culture of success. An uncomfortable truth in business is that there are people who work very hard, but who never attain the needed success. Why? Because its not just about hard work, but about how it is applied.
Knowing your customer and understanding their challenges on their terms can be easily overlooked. This may seem obvious but many businesses become obsessed with their products rather than the practicalities of its application within the customer environment. It is healthy to challenge your value by rationalising your customer's world and their needs. This is something that Openet does well, and one of the reasons we grew in the good times and survived the hard times. Again, it comes back to a phrase I like to use, conservative aggression'. When everyone was selling futures, I made money servicing the today needs of my customers profitably, with a view on the future.
The mistakes weve made in the past have often involved taking a very linear approach to our customer.
How important, then, is your relationship with the customer?
Im going through a know your customer phase with my team, a programme to get them to comfortably talk to CEOs, CMOs, CFOs, people who will ultimately influence that buying decision. How many people are you talking to in your customers environment? How well do you know the finance team or the marketing team? You need to establish a broad perspective on the utilization of your technology, and how it can be advantageous to them. The mistakes weve made in the past have often involved taking a very linear approach to our customer.
When you came into the market at the time of deregulation, there was a lot of open field. Do you see anything like that now, where markets are opening up, or becoming majorly disrupted, that we should know about?
There are always exciting innovations in the ICT market. Big data is getting much attention. Analysing and acting on consumer behaviour has huge potential. Telecom operators have more work to do to connect to their customer base, to maximise the value they can bring and create a convenient interaction with customers. After all, they provide the infrastructure for communication, so it makes sense they should capitalise on it to improve their interaction with us.
What advice would you have for someone with a new startup in todays market?
My advice is somewhat prejudiced by my involvement in the ICT sector, though hopefully it carries some universal truths. I would establish a customer footprint before completing product development. Invest in understanding your customer. Build a conservative profitability based business model, no 'field of dreams' business cases! Service a current market need while having a clear-but-malleable vision for your future. As you take on good people, allow their skills to shape your culture. Hire successful salespeople only. Let me repeat that, hire successful salespeople only. Don't be afraid of big competition, small companies win all the time. Be clear on your corporate ambition. I spoke to a customer recently who told me he had ambition to grow his business to be a '$100M company. I asked Why $100M, why not $101M, or $99M? $100M is a nice target, but pointless if your EBITDA is poor or you have had your shareholding divested to nothing through investment rounds. It's better to set practical corporate goals.
Lastly, work hard and work smart and luck will follow.
MORE: Openets Joe Hogan: How To Build A $100 Million A Year Company From Dublin


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For a while this morning I felt sorely tempted not to mention at all the 25bp move by the Fed as it was such a "So what?" event but then, sleepless and sad bastard that I am, I sat in bed in the wee small hours and watched on my iPad a recording of the entire hour-and-a-quarter press conference given by Fed Chair Janet Yellen. Frankly there was nothing new and, more to the point, nothing unexpected in what she had to say with respect to the caution which the FOMC will be applying to further tightening, but she did look a lot more comfortable delivering her shtick now that the first move is finally out of the way.
The questions from the room were equally predictable and mainly followed the line of "…and when's the next one please?" which she fended off with ease and elegance, not least of all when she put Jon Hilsenrath, chief economics correspondent of the Wall Street Journal firmly in his place with a bit of a "I don't know and even if I did, I wouldn't be telling you".
Yellen looked like a woman released from a huge burden and, in my humble opinion, she gave an extremely good account of herself.
So there we are: one down and an unknown quantity to go over an unknown period.
As I suggested quite a long time back, the first move is pretty irrelevant and in the final analysis it's all about the last one. On that front, we know as little this morning as we did yesterday. Yellen certainly didn't offer support to those who back the "one quarter per quarter" tightening cycle theory but, then again, she didn't rule it out either.
Policy speculation from FOMC meeting to FOMC meeting can only increase from here … groan.
So her utterances were taken by the Street to be dovish and stocks and other risk assets were off to the races. The S&P closed up 1.45% at 2,073.07 which took it straight back into positive territory year-to-date albeit only by 0.69%. The Dow got close but remains just under a half of one percent in the red.
There is much debate as to what effect on consumers a rise in the cost of money might have. To be honest, if the payments on a sub-prime car loan are 10% or more, I don't think the 25bps will make much of a difference.
The cheap money has been made available to the guys at the top who have done nothing with it other than to enrich themselves through stock buy-backs.
Raising rates doesn't make money go away; it simply directs in towards the lenders rather that the borrowers and many of those lenders, the simple savers, have borne the brunt of the zero interest rate policy. They too can recycle their interest earnings and if they do so into consumption, then those boardrooms might, horror of horrors, find themselves obliged to invest in manufacturing capacity rather than into feathering their own nests by pumping up the share price at the expense of the Fed's balance sheet.
Those who will find themselves in trouble will above will be those who borrowed to consume and not to invest and top of the list, as usual, will be the emerging economies.
Brazil is but the tip of the iceberg. I continue to track the fate of the Angola 9.5% 11/25 bond which traded as low as 90, representing a loss of 10 price points in just a month from issuance.
It has rallied back to a mid-price of 92⅞ - it broke syndicate at close to 102.00 - but a yield of 10.75% demonstrates what a game of pinning the tail on the donkey emerging market sovereign debt can be.
I began my banking career in the midst of the 1970s Third World Debt Crisis and I can assure you that, with exception of the vocabulary, not all that much has changed in that the money is made by those first in and first out. At this point in time anyone who is dabbling in EM is neither.
Oil slid further but at US$35.46 pbb WTI is still above its intra-day low of US$34.53 which it hit on Monday.
Even Yellen admitted that it was now trading below where she had expected it to be but she reminded us all that in 12 months the basis effect on inflation will have faded, even if it remains stable for the period. Does anyone out there believe oil will still be at US$35.00 this time next year?
I heard Ken Rogoff on the wireless yesterday morning being asked what effect a rate hike might have on the US dollar. He admitted that he didn't have a clue and came very close to articulating the thought that forecasting currencies was a mugs' game. Well, after the immediate post-tightening spikes in both directions the greenback continued to fall against the yen but is today 1.5 cents stronger against the euro than it was before the announcement. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
So now the Fed hike is out of the way we can look forward to the Spanish elections on Sunday and the effect the results will have on the markets on Monday.
It's been an all-round bad tempered affair which culminated yesterday in Prime Minister Rajoy being punched in the face in public.
The outcome remains uncertain but Rajoy's PP is visibly failing to capitalise on its economic success when faced with the allegations of corruption within the party.
As Argentina goes one way, Spain looks to be going the other. Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right.


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By A. H. KOSCHMANN and M. H. BERGENDAHL - USGS 1968
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Prospectors, drawn to central Idaho by the rich gold strikes in the Boise Basin in 1862, went from there into what is now Blaine County. Silver-lead deposits were found in the Wood River region in 1864, but these were ignored for a few years, because the chief interest was in gold (Umpleby and Ross, in Umpleby and others, 1930, p. 81). Gold deposits in the Camas district southwest of Hailey were developed in 1879. By 1880 the Wood River silver-lead deposits were worked, and gold was yielded as a byproduct. A decline in mining in the county began in the early 1900's and, except for a few brief revivals, continued until the early 1940's, when a period of high productivity of base-metal ores with gold as a byproduct commenced. Mining in the county slowly declined from the late 1940's through 1959.
Production of gold from 1874 through 1942 was 176,262 ounces (Staley, 1946, p. 13) ; total production from 1874 through 1959 was 212,638 ounces.
The Camas (Hailey, Mineral Hill) district is in west-central Blaine County, 5 to 15 miles southwest of Hailey in T. 1 N., Rs. 16 and 17 E.
Gold was first discovered in this district in 1865 at the site of the Camas 2 mine, but there was no production until 1879 (Anderson and Wagner, 1946, p. 9). Other discoveries were made in 1880, and the period from 1880 to the early 1900's was one of great prosperity in the district. The chief mine, the Camas 2, produced ore valued at $1 1/4 million before it was closed in 1898 (Anderson and Wagner, 1946, p. 9). Most of the mines in the district remained closed, but the Camas 2 and the Hattie were reopened for short periods in the 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's.
Production records are not complete, especially for the years of peak activity before 1900. Of the 175,770 ounces of gold produced in Blaine County from 1874 to 1900, Anderson and Wagner (1946, p. 9-10) estimated that more than half of it came from the Camas district. Umpleby and Ross (in Umpleby and others, 1930, p. 84) listed a total of 7,019 ounces produced from the Mineral Hill camp between 1902 and 1926; 7,161 ounces were produced from 1932 through 1959. Total gold production, including the estimate of Anderson and Wagner (1946, p. 9), was about 102,000 ounces. Much silver, lead, and zinc was mined also.
The district is underlain by granodiorite and quartz monzonite of the Idaho batholith of middle Cretaceous age, which is cut by many aplite and pegmatite dikes and a few lamprophyre dikes (Anderson and Wagner, 1946, p. 4-9). Remnants of a once-extensive cover of Tertiary basalt that buried an erosion surface carved into the granitic rock are found at a few places. The gold occurs in quartz veins along gently dipping faults in the batholith. The veins are generally rich in silver and carry two to four times as much silver by weight as gold. Some contain moderately large amounts of sulfides (Anderson and Wagner, 1946, p. 10).
In the northeastern part of the district, near Hailey, the country rock consists of tightly folded Paleozoic sedimentary rocks—the Milligen (Missis-sippian and Devonian) and the Wood River (Pennsylvanian) Formations. These have been faulted and intruded by several stocks, which are probably related to the Idaho batholith (Ross, 1941, p. 13). Most of the deposits are in shear zones in the Mis-sissippian sedimentary rocks, which largely are thin-bedded carbonaceous argillites. The ore minerals are argentiferous galena, sphalerite, and tetrahedrite, with minor pyrite in a gangue of altered and crushed country rock, siderite, and a little quartz (Ross, 1941, p. 13).
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How Can Children of Alcoholics Form Healthy Adult Relationships?
October 19, 2012
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Tian Dayton, Ph.D., will talk about kids who grow up with alcoholic or addicted parents—who are often abused or neglected, and often carry their suffering into adulthood where they recreate their original pain. As both a psychologist and child of an alcoholic, she knows the helplessness these adult children face as well as what they must do to grieve, retrieve their buried pain, and achieve acceptance so they can heal. Tian will talk about her latest book The Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) Trauma Syndrome, and how post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) is connected. She will share valuable insights to help free the pain of the past and can assure the future is bright for those effected. Join me next week at Friday October 19, 2012 1:00pm eastern.
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Shining Bright with Regina Sisco, is a journey from self-doubt to self-worth. Are you wondering if there is more to life than what you are currently experiencing? Are you worth it? Do you deserve it? Do you believe you can have it? The answers are, "yes you can!" You will learn that you are the creator of your life. Your daily life choices are important and can make all the difference.
We will explore both fresh and timeless insights into holistic self-discovery for those who are just beginning and those who are more experienced on the path of finding their true selves.
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I recently watched an interview featuring best-selling author Thomas Mallon on C-Span Book TV. The prolific writer of several highly-regarded works of historical fiction, his latest book is, Landfall: A Novel. It's the final work in a trilogy, one that chronicles the presidencies of Richard Nixon (Watergate: A Novel), Ronald Reagan, (Finale: A Novel of the Reagan Years), and now the administration of George W. Bush.
Mallon's writing has done much to reinvigorate and further define political/historical fiction. And as I have been revisiting the genre lately, his work has been a confirmation of sorts that I am on a credible path.
Larissa MacFarquhar, writing in the New Yorker a few years ago, called historical fiction, "a hyrid form, half-way between fiction and nonfiction. It is pioneer country, without fixed laws." My observation is that sometimes historical fiction leans more to the latter, other times to the former. It depends, I suppose, on the writer's taste—in writing and for research.
One of the projects I am currently developing is in the political and historical fiction genre, but I am trying my best to be accurate and precise. You might think this to be oxymoronic, but I find myself seeking the same level of exactitude when it comes to details that I have in all of my nonfiction writing. And just as my current book is a work in progress, so is its author.
Bob Schieffer (CBS News), who wrote the forward to my book, The Shooting Salvationist (revised and released last year as Menace in the Megachurch: Politics, Arson, Perjury, the KKK, and Murder), was drawn to the original manuscript because of my attention to detail about his home town—Fort Worth, Texas.
That was pretty cool.
But, does this ultimately matter? Does being a stickler for historical precision actually help move the story forward? Not always. In fact, I'm pretty sure some of it might actually get in the way. I can almost feel the biting cynicism of a customer review on Amazon: "Stokes spends too much time on trivia that means nothing to us, unless we grew up in that town. Who cares what restaurant had the best blueberry pie in town." But we are what we are. I will always be a sucker for that next pesky factoid.
So why write historical fiction—why not just stick with history itself and write a nonfiction account of something? I mean, David McCullough's books aren't so bad, and some say they read like novels. I agree, and I am a big McCullough fan. In fact, when I read one of his books, it makes me want to sell my computer and buy a set of bongo drums, knowing I'll never be able to write like him. But here's the thing—what about great stories, real ones, from history, where there is not enough material in the records to fill in all the blanks?
This is, I think, the greatest service the writer of historical fiction can provide for readers. Sometimes the only "story" we have is hidden in fragments. The DNA of the narrative is there, but not easily seen. Enter the practitioner of the craft of historical fiction. The writer builds a superstructure on the foundation of those fragile fragments, but always with an eye on all relevant facts and materials extant.
This was certainly the case with two of my books. Both were based on true stories, but there was insufficient material available to write the stories completely from sources. So, I followed the facts where they led me, then I used my imagination—largely for dialogue. When it came to Jack & Dick: When Kennedy Met Nixon, I started with a well-documented but long overlooked story from when both future presidents came to Congress in the first election after World War II, where they both served in the Navy. They actually debated for the first time in 1947, before a few hundred people in a small Pennsylvania steel town. Then they shared a Pullman berth for the overnight journey back to Washington. In their respective biographies this incident is mentioned, but all we are told is that they stayed up all night talking.
So I imagined how that intriguing conversation developed between two future rivals and presidents. Voila.
In Jake & Clara: Scandal, Politics, Hollywood, & Murder, I found a true story hiding in plain sight (one that I discovered while researching the Fort Worth book), but opted to "dramatize" it, rather than just write a chronological/academic account. I wanted to make it a living story, not just dead history.
Think of it this way—you know how you see movies and "docudramas" based on true stories? They clearly begin with a cluster of facts and then add color. Dramatized history. Well, I look at writing political & historical fiction as eliminating the "middleman." In other words, I attempt to write the stories the way a screenwriter might. I opt to "show" instead of merely telling the story.
A while back, there was a wonderful film aired here in the States on PBS Masterpiece Theater called Churchill's Secret. It was about a stroke the great man had toward the end of his second tenure as Prime Minister of Great Britain. It was a true story—but it was dramatized, not just in film, but in the book on which the movie was based. The Churchill Secret KBO, and is classified as fiction largely because of "invented" dialogue and the creation of one composite character. It was a great example of the power and potential of political/historical fiction.
You remember the great movie, The King's Speech, starring Colin Firth? I did pretty well. That, too, was a true story with fictional elements added in to enhance the story. This, to me, is the key. Any fictional parts inserted into a true story must serve to enhance the established facts, not merely to add drama or manipulate the emotions.
The late Irving Stone was a genius at this. Writing in the preface to The President's Lady: A Novel About Rachel and Andrew Jackson, he said of the historical elements of the book that it was, "as authentic and documented as several years of intensive research, the generous assistance of the historians and librarians in the field, and literally thousands of books, magazines, pamphlets, newspapers, diaries, public records, correspondence and collections of unpublished memoirs and doctoral theses can make it."
Then Stone dropped the other shoe: "The interpretations of character are of course my own; this is not only the novelist's prerogative, but his obligation. Much of the dialogue had to be recreated, but every effort has been made to create it on the basis of individual character, personality, temperament, education, idiosyncrasy, as well as recorded conversations and dialogue, memoirs, diaries, letters and published accounts by relatives, friends, associates, even of detractors and enemies."
To my mind, the late and lamented Mr. Stone struck the right balance and set a standard for all who dare to recreate the past. It's one that I hope to observe with exacting care as I tackle my next five or six writing projects. Historical fiction based on real political events—from the recent or distant past—has a bright future.
At least, I hope so. — DRS


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The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning and its escort warships on Tuesday night again passed through the Taiwan Strait, Minister of National Defense Yen De-fa (嚴德發) said.
Yen confirmed the reports during a question-and-answer session at a meeting of the Legislative Yuan's Foreign and National Defense Committee in Taipei following questioning by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lo Chih-cheng (羅致政).
However, Yen declined to comment further on the carrier's passage, saying only that the ministry had "thoroughly monitored" the event.
The Chinese fleet entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone at about 8pm, sailed southwest to the west of the median line of the Strait and exited the zone at about 12:30pm yesterday, the Ministry of National Defense said, adding that jets and vessels were dispatched to monitor the situation.
Meanwhile, China's state-run tabloid the Global Times (環球時報) touted the move as Beijing's response to US President Donald Trump's signing of the Taiwan Travel Act on Friday last week.
In an editorial titled "Taiwan's disaster is on the way," the tabloid criticized Trump for recklessly signing the act and therefore breaching Washington's "usual practice" that there would be no meetings between US officials and the Taiwanese president, vice president, officials, foreign ministers or defense ministers since the nations severed diplomatic ties in 1979.
Trump's signing of the act has crossed Beijing's bottom line regarding Taiwan affairs, and in the next five years, China could even go to war with the US over the Taiwan issue, it said.
"It seems [China] is a few more steps closer to annexing [Taiwan] by force," it said.
Chinese-language The Credere Media yesterday also said the carrier's passage was China "politically browbeating" Taiwan.
However, DPP Legislator Tsai Shih-ying (蔡適應) said that the proximity of the Liaoning, Trump's signing of the act and the arrival in Taipei on Tuesday of Alex Wong (黃之瀚), of deputy assistant secretary at the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, were likely coincidental.
Missions involving the Liaoning, which travels at a slow speed, take between two weeks and one month to plan, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy had likely planned the mission to mark the end of the Chinese National People's Congress on Tuesday morning, Tsai said.
"If China really wanted to intimidate Taiwan, it would likely have docked its warships in the Strait and launched a large-scale military drill. Passing through the Strait would be pointless and not intimidating," Tsai said.
In response to caution from some Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers that prospective high-level visits between Taiwanese and US officials could escalate tensions, Tsai said that bilateral visits should be conducted like building blocks, starting with lower-ranking officials and gradually rising in the ranks.
"Arranging high-level meetings immediately after the act's signing could cause 'the third party' to misjudge the situation," he said.
The act would undoubtedly warm Taiwan-US relations and would involve not only the DPP, but also the KMT if it manages to return to government, Tsai said.
Meanwhile, Beijing has warned against any move to "separate the country."
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) on Tuesday delivered a blistering nationalist speech warning against what he called any attempts to split China.


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This is a late review. I went to watch this movie on a Wednesday, on the last day of my medical leave as I had nothing else to do and I was feeling much better after the surgery. I was hoping to get a discounted ticket (which happens every Wednesday) but I was told the movie was screened in 3D and the ticket cost RM18. So I paid for it quite reluctantly.
The story is about the main character Gru, a scientist, who initially was a bad person and his ultimate plan was to steal the moon. To do this he had another competitor by the name of Vector, who also shared the same dream. In order to steal one of the gadgets, the shrink ray, from Vector's house, Gru had to get other people as cover-ups and he "adopted" three girls - Margo, Agnes and Edith from the orphanage who would do that by selling cookies to Vector. This was when the real adventure began when Gru started to love the children and had turned into a real loving person - something that was unexpected of him, especially with his bulky and not-so-good-looking feature. All's well that ends well.
Superb graphic and animation, beautiful storyline and real funny, a movie that must not be missed. It was worth my RM18.


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Went on 28 June, Beautiful ship, Yes it's noisy in buffet Restraunt, but doesn't spoil your cruise. Food in buffet was fine, but some food such as Chilli, and Pizzas which had bacon, meat was all day, but you can just get something else, but MSC need to take note. Main Restraunt was lovely, you where made too feel special and looked after well. Food choice was about 6 dishes or they would make you something, on request. West end style shows each evening which are free. We had Inside cabin for our first cruise beautiful and room service fantastic staff work hard throughout the ship, long hours, some looked tired, as they work 7 days a week 12 hour days, so give them some understanding and respect. I took a normal 2 piece suite, shirt and tie, but as long as your smart for the main restaraunt you'll be fine. Trips from ship sent really long enough i.e Pompeii, which was only 1.20 mins as we also went to Sorrento, so bear that in mind when planning your trips. Porta Fino is a must go trip. Where going on the same ship beginning of March to Dubai, so it must be good. P.S plenty of sun loungers with plenty of room, but the pool area is a busy place.Show more
Beautiful ship but too big for us. Expensive as everything has a price attached. Unfortunately we have sailed with Cunard so comparing all the time. Meal times were a nightmare in the buffet and noise levels were deafening. The eating habits of other passengers were at times revolting so we chose to use the restaurant on deck 5 for breakfast and lunch when possible. It was cheaper to use taxi in port than use the excursion voucher left in the room each night. Staff were lovely and bar service was good. Cabin had minimal storage although cases did go under the bed. Tight in the bathroom if 2 if you in there. Lots of hot water. Would choose a smaller ship in future.Show more
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. fixed-rate mortgages rose in the week ending Thursday, with the benchmark 30-year loan rising to 5.89% from 5.82% a week earlier, Freddie Mac FRE, +0.97% said. The mortgage agency said its weekly survey also showed a rise in the 15-year loan, to 5.47% from 5.38%, and the one-year Treasury-indexed adjustable rate, which averaged 4.57% vs. 4.47% a week earlier. The five-year hybrid ARM also rose, to 5.4% from 5.3%. "The stronger-than-expected employment report coupled with upward revisions in job growth for the previous two months renewed the market's fear of inflation," said Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist at Freddie Mac, in a statement. "That's because strong job growth can put upward pressure on wages - a key factor in inflation - that in turn, can drive long-term rates higher." Freddie Mac expects to see some moderation in housing activity as mortgage rates rise, but it still expects 2005 to be a record year for sales and new construction.
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Ingredients for homemade VapoRub:
180 g cocoa butter
80 g coconut oil
20 g eucalyptus macerate in olive oil
20 g beeswax (alternative for vegans: soy wax / olive wax)
Add the following essential oils:
20 drops of eucalyptus essential oil
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Jay Alexander, a senior trial partner, leads Baker Botts' International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice. With more than 30 years of experience resolving international disputes, Chambers reports, that he "has the intellect and the personal qualities that anyone would wish for in a counsel" (2019) and is "a compelling communicator in all environments" (2019), "one of the best international litigators" (2018), has "impressive advocacy skills" (2017), "grasps complex matters very quickly" (2017), "gets extraordinary results" (2014), is "consummate advocate" (2013) and "one of the most promising ... of his generation" (2013).
Mr. Alexander has acted as advocate or arbitrator in disputes throughout the world. He has served as lead counsel in numerous arbitrations seated in Europe, North America and Asia, including some of the world's highest value arbitrations. Recent matters have arisen in the energy, telecommunications and technology, finance, insurance, construction, shipping, and manufacturing sectors.
Throughout his career, Mr. Alexander has helped his clients with arbitrations, litigations and criminal investigations arising out of many jurisdictions, including Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Venezuela.
Mr. Alexander was a law clerk for present Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg while she was serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He has served as a Deputy Judge of the International Court of Appeal of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile and has taught trial advocacy with NITA.
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- LNG sellers and buyers: multiple high value price reviews, take or pay disputes and other disputes under gas/LNG sale and purchase agreements
- Middle-Eastern energy company: ICC arbitration regarding US$ 5 billion dispute under an EPC contract relating to a LNG project
- National oil company: Swiss rules arbitration under Czech law regarding US$6.5 billion dispute under supply agreement
- Asian telecommunications company: AAA's International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) arbitration under New York law regarding US$3.5 billion engineering, procurement and installation services dispute
- African energy company: ICDR arbitration regarding US$ 500 million dispute regarding construction of small-scale LNG liquefaction facilities
- U.S. energy company: ICC arbitration regarding multiplicity of disputes under JOA and related agreements
- Investment fund: ICC arbitration under Korean law regarding US$650 million joint venture dispute in the financial services sector
- U.S. engineering company: ICC arbitration regarding US$350 million dispute arising in the petrochemical sector
- Aerospace company: Korean Commercial Arbitration Board arbitration under Connecticut and Korean law regarding technology transfer dispute
- Automotive company: ICC arbitration under Brazilian and Korean law relating to US$250 million joint venture dispute
- English bunker fuels company: LCIA arbitration under English law regarding services contract and charterparties dispute
- Petrochemicals company: ICC arbitration under English law regarding dispute over rights of first refusal in a joint venture agreement
- African oil company: LCIA arbitration under English law regarding offshore drilling dispute
- National oil company: LCIA arbitration under English and Russian law regarding validity of a US$650 million guarantee
- Independent oil company: LCIA arbitration under English law regarding purchase of concession rights in North Africa
- European conglomerate: ad hoc arbitration under New York law arising out of post-closing purchase price adjustments dispute
Representative Investment Treaty Experience
- International construction company: International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration regarding BIT dispute in the construction sector
- International mining company: advised investor in negotiation of multi-billion dollar investment dispute with host state arising out of mining concession
- International telecoms company: ICSID arbitration regarding expropriation of license rights
- Sovereign State: multiple UNCITRAL arbitrations regarding high value Energy Charter Treaty disputes
- Sovereign state: Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) arbitration regarding bilateral investment treaty dispute in the oil and gas sector
- U.S. corporation: CSID Additional Facility arbitration regarding NAFTA dispute in the waste management sector
- Sovereign state: UNCITRAL arbitration regarding bilateral investment treaty dispute in the electricity sector
- Various matters: advice to wide range of investors regarding investor-state disputes and their nonlitigious resolution
Representative International Litigation Experience
- Allen, et al. v. The Russian Federation, et al.: defense in United States courts of claims alleging RICO and other tortious conduct raising sovereign immunity and jurisdictional issues
- National oil company: coordination and defense of related legal proceedings pending before courts in Europe, Asia and North America
- Fondo de Garantía de Depósitos y Protección Bancaria (FOGADE): prosecution and defense in United States courts of multiple complex civil disputes raising issues of federal, state, foreign and international law
- National oil company: representation of client in multibillion-dollar international bankruptcy filing in the United States
- Insurance company: defense in United States courts of multinational insurance coverage disputes
- Chapter 7 trustee: prosecution of complex bankruptcy proceedings in the United States on behalf of trustee involving identification and recovery of significant assets concealed in secrecy jurisdictions
- U.S. Investor: pursuit in United States courts of enforcement of an arbitral award against the Government of Belize
Representative International Criminal Investigations Experience
- Major South American financial institution: multi-national, multijurisdictional investigation of the financial activities of a non-U.S. bank
- Major U.S. defense contractors: defense of multiple United States government investigations of FCPA, false statement and related issues
- U.S. equipment manufacturer: preparation of FCPA compliance program for international operations
- Environmental consultant: defense of criminal prosecution of alleged U.S. environmental crimes arising out of cross-border pipeline project
- Defense industry executive: defense of grand jury investigation of alleged criminal violations of U.S. export control laws
- Pharmaceutical industry executive: defense of grand jury investigation of alleged criminal violations of anti-kickback laws
Awards & Community
Recognized by Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Chambers UK and Chambers USA for International Arbitration: Commercial Arbitration, UK - Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, Europe-Wide: International Arbitration and Public International Law
Recognized in The International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration Lawyers and The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers
Recognized by The Legal 500 UK and The Legal 500 U.S. for Arbitration and Public International Law
Notable recognitions have included:
"His adroitness in international and transnational laws, paired with his ability to develop convincing case strategies, make him one of the best international litigators I have known." - Chambers Global, 2018
"impressive advocacy skills" - Chambers Global, 2017
"He gets extraordinary results" - Chambers Global, 2014
"described by sources as a 'consummate advocate, his skills are very clear, he is extremely smart and has a pleasant demeanor." - Chambers Europe, 2013
"Jay Alexander is 'one of the most promising young lawyers of his generation' and sources praise his forward-thinking strategic approach." - Chambers UK, 2013
2017 Baker Botts Arbitration Report - Issue 1External Article
Japanese Antitrust Scrutiny of LNG Supply AgreementsExternal Article
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In Defence of Take or PaySpeeches & Presentations
Gastech Conference
Japanese Antitrust Scrutiny of LNG Supply AgreementsFirm Thought Leadership
2016 Baker Botts Arbitration Report - Issue 2Firm Thought Leadership
The Changing LNG Market - Destination Flexibility, Term and Pricing issues
This 15th LNG Forum will consider the changing nature of the LNG market, review the nature and potential ramifications of the current Japan Fair Trade Commission investigation into destination flexibility, as well as contract term flexibility and price review issues.
Protecting Your IP Assets in a "Technology Divorce"
Joint ventures, licensing agreements, and other commercial relationships often center on the sharing of technology. When those relationships end, break down, or are abused, the parties often face complex disputes over the use or abuse of proprietary technology.


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Gumbo is probably my all-time favorite recipe. I have had the good fortune of being in the company of some great Louisiana cooks and a chef or two that have helped develop my gumbo over the years. The recipes below detail a seafood gumbo and a chicken and sausage gumbo, and I have poured all of my love into them both.
Gumbo can be made with a variety of meats and vegetables. My two favorites are Seafood Gumbo and Chicken & Sausage Gumbo. The seafood variety is delicious, but can be expensive depending on your choice of ingredients.
For those who don't care for seafood, or want something less expensive and just as delicious, the chicken and sausage gumbo is a hit.
Making gumbo is not for the fast food cook, as it takes time to prepare the vegetables, stock, and roux. If you can prepare them ahead of time, the process will be cut down to about one hour.
The base for the rich and wholesome flavor of gumbo begins with a good stock. Shortcuts can be taken with canned broth or bullion, but I allow at least two to three hours.
When making a large batch of stock, I strain the liquid, cool it down, then freeze it in containers large enough for a soup for later.
The roux is the base for the texture and flavor of the gumbo. It will require your undivided attention, so clear the kitchen. Get a good large cast iron skillet or Dutch oven, a long spatula that can get into the corners of the skillet or pan, and all of your patience.
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup light olive oil
1 stick salted butter
2 large onions, chopped
4 ribs celery, chopped
2-3 green onions, chopped
3 cups okra, cut into 1/2-inch-thick pieces
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 large tomatoes, chopped
3 cubes chicken bullion
2 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. white pepper
2 Tbs. Texas Gourmet Sidewinder Searing Spice
3 bay leaves
1 tsp. thyme leaves
2 16-oz. cans stewed tomatoes, chopped
filé gumbo powder
2 chickens (whole) with giblets
2 lbs. raw link sausage (if using smoked sausage, boil for 20 minutes before adding)
1 onion, quartered
2 carrots cut in big chunks
3 stalks celery, chopped coarse with leaves
4 garlic cloves, peeled
1/2 tsp. black peppercorns
pinch of salt
5 bay leaves
In a stockpot, add enough water to cover the chicken by about two to three inches, then add the rest of the ingredients.
Boil for 30 minutes, then cover and cook at medium heat until the meat falls off of the bone. Remove the chicken and continue cooking the remaining liquid for two more hours to reduce it by about 1/3. Strain through a fine colander.
This stock can be made using shrimp shells and/or fish bones and head, using the same method and base ingredients as the chicken stock (minus the chicken).
Start with equal parts oil and flour. Use light olive oil because of its high flash point, about 3/4 cup of each over a medium fire, and stir with your spatula or roux spoon every 10 to 15 seconds.
With each stirring (careful–it's very hot) you will start to notice the mixture browning as you stir. It should brown very slowly; if it browns too quickly, it will burn, and you will notice black chunks. If this happens, you have to start over.
When the roux is about the color of caramel, I like to add a stick of butter. As the roux darkens, you need to gradually lower your fire.
You can store the roux in the refrigerator for two weeks or longer to use later in stocks, sauces, or gumbo. I like to have a pot of stock waiting right by the roux because when the color is right, I add a couple ladles of stock to slightly cool the roux, then add the chopped vegetables (except the okra).
Increase the fire slightly, adding more stock as needed to be able to stir the mixture, and cook this for 45 minutes to an hour to caramelize the vegetables. This mixture will have a beautiful chocolate brown color and a nutty smell to it.
Now add the roux and vegetable mixture to the pot of reserved stock over medium heat, stirring well to combine. Then add your chicken or seafood and other favorite gumbo ingredients.
2 chickens, whole (cooked down in the stock, cooled, and the meat picked carefully from the bone and hand shredded; you can substitute 6 bone-in breasts if you like only white meat).
2-3 lbs. Andouille (Cajun) sausage; boiled 20 minutes then sliced in 1/4-inch slices; add to gumbo. You can substitute venison (if using smoked sausage, boil for 20 minutes to remove heavy smoke taste; too much smoke flavor adversely affects flavor); add remaining ingredients for the gumbo.
(Serves 10-12)
5 lbs. shrimp
2 lbs. crabmeat
1 lb. bay scallops
1-quart oysters with juice
I always add my seafood last after all the vegetables, roux, and stock have cooked together for about an hour or two. After adding the seafood, boil the gumbo for about 15-20 minutes, then reduce to a low simmer until ready to serve. Serve over rice and sprinkle on a little bit of green onion and filé gumbo powder.
For more recipes and seasoning products, see www. thetexasgourmet.com.
See more recipies at thetexasgourmet.com
Email Bryan Slaven at [email protected]


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Drive Doctor
Drive Doctor is one of the essential features of the CodySafe ∫ Protect that prevents data loss. It will keep your portable drive healthy and your files safe. The risk to lose information due to file corruption is very high. And you need to take care about your data.
The flash memory is known for its unpredictable data corruption. Periodical inspection of file system can save your information. A simple routine procedure of scanning of the drive file system shall be performed periodically for every flash drive. However, most of the users do not take into account the high importance of this measure.
Drive Doctor performs an instant scanning of the drive for errors or runs periodical drive check. In its settings you may schedule scanning for every X connections of your device. You may setup automatically errors fixing and bad sectors location in the scanning options of the Drive Doctor.
It is simple yet extremely important measure you have to take if you care about your information.


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New Year, New House
Isn't it exciting to see how your team grows? To see how friendship is generated among everybody and a well-being atmosphere reigns, beyond all the things that remain to improve? But let's face it, people is not only spirit! they occupy physical space, and it´s because of that the office we had in Colonia street for 2 years wasn´t big enough for us now.
- We were in need of a bigger and nicer space to gather and relax during lunch
- We notice the layout of our working tables was deprecated for the working procedure we were using with our customers right now. The horizontal disposition of the chairs wasn't working anymore, it wasn't comfortable to talk and share ideas.
We decided to close that office and to look for a better representation of what TowerHouseStudio is today. For convenience of all we did not move from the downtown neighborhood and we still remain two blocks away from our beautiful Fabini Square in Montevideo. Here we show a sample of how the movement started and the new furniture disposition:
Now we have more room to relax, an exclusive meeting room to receive our customers and partners, 2 toilettes, windows both sides of the office, island desks in order to gather a project team as quick as possible and a wall totally covered with whiteboard where we place all the tasks we need for each work sprint, we use it as a visual tool for daily meetings and as a stronger reminder of who the tasks responsibles are. (Don't you think that is nicer and integrative to use paper post-its instead of doing everything in Jira?) Congratulations to us for this new step and let's go for more, we deserve it!!!!!!!!!!!


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Many Moods of Christmas
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|2. Latin Hymn: O Sanctissima 11:00
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|4. J.S. Bach: Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav'nly Light 12:20
The Many Moods of Christmas presents Robert Shaw and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in performances of eighteen traditional Christmas carols.


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FAQ: Does UV clothing work?
In fact, UV clothing does work, but to maximize its effectiveness, it's best to wear it as it was intended. The design and manufacture of UV clothing takes advantage of the latest technologies to protect the wearer from harmful sun exposure. When one is exposed to an unhealthy amount of ultraviolet (UV) rays, it can cause skin irritations, rashes, and skin cancer.
Many people do not realize that skin cancer can be fatal. At bu we designed our UV clothing to protect every member of the family; from seniors to kids. Sun exposure in moderation is healthy, as is enjoying outdoor activities. UV clothing makes it possible to enjoy the great outdoors while minimizing the risk of harmful side effects from UV exposure.
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Does this mean I don't have to wear sunscreen? Wearing UV protective clothes does not mean you never have to apply sunscreen to your skin ever again. However, it can offer an additional benefit if you wear a sun-protective shirt and apply an SPF together. Perspiring heavily, engaging in water-related activities and not thoroughly applying sunscreen can cause sunscreen products to lose a large amount of effectiveness in protecting your skin. If you wear UV clothing, it can also help during these instances where SPF may fail.
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What are the benefits of UV clothing over sunscreen? One great thing about investing in and utilizing sun-protective clothing is that you do not have to remember to reapply. One of the struggles with sunscreen can be reapplying after so many hours, swimming in water, or sweating. Most of us can simply forget to bring it with us for the day or are having a good time and forget to apply another layer. By wearing UV clothing, it is always there and offering a defense as long as it stays on your body. No re-application needed.
Can hats be made to offer UV protection? Yes, there are some hats on the market that can offer a degree of sun protection. Hats that are designed with larger brims can provide an increased protection to sensitive areas like the shoulders, back of neck, and ears. Our ears are often forgotten about during sunscreen applications. By simply putting on a hat manufactured with a high level of SPF protection can help keep your ears from being burnt red at the end of the day.
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Happy Birthday Richard Scarry!
What a treat to find Lowly Worm (my all-time favorite Busytown resident) integrated in today's Google Doodle! Today marks what would have been the 92nd birthday of the animals only Busytown creator. Scarry authored more than 250 children's stories. Scarry passed away in 1994 in Switzerland. Click here to see the bustling Busytown treatment on the Google logo.


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Very few tourists to Italy understand the historical importance the bakery had to the community surrounding it. It amuses me to hear complaints about Italian apartment rentals not having large ovens. Historically, most Italians had no ovens at all. Women would take their bread and meat to communal ovens of their town or village for baking and roasting, then return to pick them up, the way we walk into a restaurant for take out food. So this made the forno a major player in every Italian community. In Liguria focaccia was developed in order to test the communal oven to see if it was hot enough to bake bread. Whether it's called a Panificio, Focaccieria or Il Forno, the bakers are integral to their communities. The bread culture in Italy is pervasive with regional festivals and many towns whose reputation rest on claims of making the best bread in the country.
Forno Antico Santa Chiara is in one such town, Altamura in Puglia. As we left Matera, one of the desk clerks from Hotel San Martino suggested that if we wanted the bread with the D.O.P. designation, we should try this very old bakery. She forgot to tell us about the focaccia that we discovered was the very best we have ever eaten.
Specific shape doesn't seem to matter, what does matter is that this bread is said to last for 8 – 15 days. That would be a small miracle, because it would be impossible to keep it in the house that long. Our small loaf was shared with friends and we polished it off at one sitting. The crust was crisp and it had a firm crumb with a very nice flavor.
The texture of the bread looked similar to the loaf in the photo on the left, baked by a friend of the family we were visiting. The Pane di Altamura loaf was a bit darker, with a yellow cast, but the crumb was identical. Admittedly, for us the real star of the show was the focaccia that came in many variations and was delicious beyond our expectations. Besides the tomato, it came in onion, zucchini and the zucchini and eggplant combination that you see in the photo on the right.
More photos are better, right? I'm only sorry I didn't take a photo if the onion focaccia before we inhaled it.
I did however manage to control myself long enough to snap this photo of it sitting atop the map on my lap, as we drove away from Altamura. Truly, I would not even consider going to Southern Italy on another trip without a stop in Altamura for more focaccia. It is mind boggling how simple ingredients like bread, onion, olive oil, oregano and salt, when combined can become a euphoric distraction. Our next itinerary is already planned; one of each wrapped to go (porta via) to place in the car trunk for safekeeping until we arrive at the next hotel, and another for the trip to that hotel, or to eat at the small table outside the forno. The to and from destinations are not as important as returning to Altamura.
The bakery also sells biscotti as you can see on the far left of the photo on the left or in the photo on the right. Antico Forno di Santa Chiara has been in business for generations, since before Columbus discovered America! With products like these, it is no wonder. I'd like to share one more photo with you.
As a former potter, the two small breads above the door did not go unnoticed by me. I had seen many tributes paid to and images made of "kiln gods" as "insurance" for a successful "firing". I suspect this was the baker's way of asking for a blessing on his forno and the successful baking of his daily bread. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Via Ambrogio del Giudice 2, Altamura, Provincia di Bari, Puglia
Il Fornaio is a very popular sign seen on bakeries all over Italy, but does not necessarily indicate the name of the bakery. Il Fornaio in this photo is located just off Campo di Fiori in Rome's Centro Storico neighborhood and that is indeed the name. A very popular bakery with tourists who just stumble across it on their visit to the Campo, Il Fornaio also attracts locals who know that it is a great spot for a quick lunch.
As you might be able to tell by the photos I took through the display cases above, zucchini focaccia as well as tomato is available, but more importantly, this bakery has a very good reputation for pizza bianca, the white focaccia so typical of Rome. They also display the largest mortadella I have ever seen. It must be 5 feet long and the width is bigger than a man's head, and I have photographs to prove it. As an ongoing joke, two generations of my family have posed with what we refer to as "Big Mort". Besides the foccacia, Il Fornaio also sells panini and suppli (rice croquettes filled with mozzarella) for it's customers needing a quick purchase, and I'm told the cannoli and other pastries are good too. More often than not, locals will go in and order a slice of mortadella layered onto a piece of pizza bianca.
Via dei Baullari, 5
00186 Rome
Tel: 06 68803947
In Florence, Il Fornaio Galli has several locations, but we visited the one on Via Sant Augostino in the Oltrarno neighborhood of Santo Spirito. Once again focaccia was quite prominently featured and it got us in the door. It made for a great snack, but but don't forget to take a look at the pastries.
Don't those tuna pockets on the top shelf look like a light lunch in the making or perhaps the spinach and ricotta version next to them? Looks like Il Fornaio is giving patrons some nice vegetarian options with the zucchini or porcini pizze in the center of the case. the sausage focaccia or pizza also look like a nice way to keep mid afternoon hunger at bay, but the pizza bianca with prosciutto cotto is probably what most locals eat, if they are anything like their Roman counterparts.
All that bread and those rolls look like a good addition to any pantry if you are renting an apartment. It would be easy enough to make your own panini if you also visited a salumeria or small grocery store. Cookies and pastries looked very classic here and would had been hard to resist, if it were not for the fact that we already had reservations for a late lunch with friends. That didn't however, deter someone I know from ordering a slice of potato and rosemary focaccia.