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U.S. securities regulators, under pressure from human rights activists, are expanding scrutiny of foreign firms seeking to raise money in U.S. capital markets.
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently said that it is looking more closely at foreign firms doing business in rogue nations such as Sudan, Iraq and Libya to ensure the firms fully disclose the financial risks when attempting to sell securities to U.S. investors. This could result in foreign firms revealing more information, though it would amount to enforcement of existing rules rather than an expansion of disclosure requirements.
The SEC moved in response to criticism that foreign firms were not making clear their risks of doing business in rogue nations.
Activists, who have turned to securities regulation as a tool for pressuring companies to withdraw from controversial investments, said this marks the first time the SEC has publicly singled out concerns over human rights, national security or religious freedom as a trigger for closer examination of a foreign firm's application to list its stock in U.S. markets.
Adam Pener, a senior analyst at the William J. Casey Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, said the SEC is sending a powerful warning to companies and fund managers that these political risks are "materially relevant to investors."
There was no immediate outcry on Wall Street because the SEC decision, although a symbolic victory for the human rights community, didn't appear to create onerous new standards for foreign firms trying to raise money in the U.S. Investors said it should, however, make it easier to evaluate foreign firms that often don't have the same level of openness as U.S. firms.
"This is a good step," said Chris Orndorff, a managing principal at Payden & Rygel, a Los Angeles money management firm. "The only people it's going to deter are those people that may have something to hide."
The SEC, which explained its actions in a letter sent last week to Sudan critic Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.), has shied away from restricting access to U.S. capital markets, arguing that it would have a chilling effect on global investments or spark retaliation by foreign governments.
An SEC spokesman, who asked not to be named, downplayed the significance of its move. The regulatory agency said it is not creating new rules.
To ensure compliance, the SEC said it would examine more closely any listing application from foreign firms that are doing business in countries sanctioned by the United States, such as Sudan, Iraq and Iran. In the past, U.S. regulators have conducted "selected reviews" of foreign listing applications because of limited resources.
The SEC also plans to amend its rules to require all foreign firms to file listing documents electronically. That will make it easier for investors to scrutinize those documents.
The SEC said its move reflected the evolving concerns of the investor community and the increasingly global nature of the stock markets. In the 1970s, for example, regulators looked more closely at a company's exposure to tobacco-related liabilities. More recently, it was the Y2K computer bug scare.
The SEC's actions would affect just a tiny slice of the U.S. capital market. The 1,310 foreign firms listed in the U.S. or in the filing pipeline represent less than 1% of all publicly traded firms, though the overseas share has risen sharply in recent years as the global flow of capital has increased. And those operating in sanctioned countries are a small fraction of those foreign filers.
The SEC is under pressure from Sudan critic Wolf to take action against Chinese oil giant PetroChina and Canada's Talisman Energy Inc. Both firms, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, are accused of supporting human rights abuses through their investments in oil-rich Sudan.
U.S. sanctions prohibit U.S. firms from doing business in that impoverished African country, whose government is accused of using its oil profits to support a campaign of international terrorism and genocide against its political opponents. But the U.S. doesn't prevent foreign firms operating in Sudan or other sanctioned countries from seeking access to U.S. capital markets, arguing it would trigger a backlash among its trading partners and could violate its international obligations.
The SEC said it had forwarded Wolf's request to its enforcement division and would not discuss whether an investigation of those firms was underway.
Dave Mann, a spokesman for Calgary-based Talisman, said the firm is confident it has not violated any SEC disclosure rules. A spokesperson at Goldman Sachs, the lead underwriter for the PetroChina offering, said the firm had no comment.
The SEC acknowledged that the Sudan controversy had forced regulators to confront the increasingly complex and often contradictory pressures created by U.S. concerns over national security, the promotion of democracy and the commitment to maintaining open markets. The SEC has spoken to officials in the Treasury Department, which oversees U.S. economic sanctions, about creating an interagency group to look into the Sudan issue.
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), the nation's largest pension fund and a leader in promoting corporate governance, said Friday it welcomed any move by the SEC that would help U.S. investors make educated decisions about their foreign exposure.
At the urging of state Treasurer Phil Angelides, CalPERS, which controls a $160-billion portfolio, is expanding its criteria for assessing future investments in developing countries. By the end of this year, the CalPERS board hopes to have a formula for weighing such factors as the transparency of government regulatory activities, political stability and labor practices.

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JOHNSON CITY (May 1, 2012) – ETSU men's basketball head coach Murry Bartow announced Tuesday that junior college transfer Charles Hammork (New Orleans) has signed a national letter of intent to join the Buccaneer program in 2012-13.
Hammork, a 6-foot-6 guard who spent last season at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kan., averaged 15.3 points and nearly five rebounds a game at the junior college level. He also dished out 117 assists and collected 68 steals last year on his way to being named the team's most valuable player.
"Charles will be an immediate help for us and what we really like is he's a guy that can do a lot of things," Bartow said. "He's a wing scorer, but he's athletic and has the size to play multiple spots on the floor. Offensively, he can make threes but can also score off the dribble, and we really like his motor."
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Tuesday was Florida Polytechnic University Day at the State Capital in Tallahassee: banners flew, robots zipped around, the Poly movie was playing and school representatives were there to chat up the new university.
Tuesday was Florida Polytechnic University Day at the State Capital in Tallahassee: banners flew, robots zipped around, the Poly movie was playing and school representatives were there to chat up the new university.
It was a dramatic contrast to the school's presence a year ago. In March 2013, the university's board was focused on letting state leaders know they were serious and focused on creating a successful school. The polytechnic plan was under fire from lawmakers who had threatened to cut expected operational funding if university leaders did not speak up and convince them it was money well spent.
The legislative session opened last year with a proposed Senate budget that was devoid of Florida Poly's annual operational funds. But school leaders successfully eased concerns, and this year they have experienced a whirlwind of activity devoted to building the school on the eastern edge of Lakeland. It opens in August to about 500 students.
Florida Poly Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Gidel, who was there Tuesday, said the new state university will go far toward development of the state and education.
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Sean Quinn, the former businessman who was once Ireland's richest man, told the press this week he has apologized to own his family 'on a number of occasions' for the 'fundamental mistake' that resulted in him losing control of his multi-billion euro empire, concluding with bankruptcy and a prison sentence.
Speaking to the Impartial Reporter, Quinn spoke of his pain as a father, adding that spending time in jail last year for contempt of court made him determined to clear his name.
Quinn also spoke of his belief that Irish Prime minister Enda Kenny 'must know there was a cock-up' in how he was sold ill-fated shares in the failing Anglo Irish Bank.
Speaking at his home in Ballyconnell, County Cavan, the father-of-five spoke of his regret that his adult children have been getting the blame for his mistakes.
'I should never have bought the shares in Anglo, I should never have taken money from Quinn Direct to buy or support shares. But the Quinn family; the five kids, are the victims of this, and I have apologized to them on a number of occasions. I should not have done what I done. I got carried away, wrongly. I was far too influenced about all the reports I got and I made a fundamental mistake. But at the end of the day it was based on fraudulent information. Why blame the family? Why blame the kids for that?' he asked.
Quinn was found guilty of moving multi-million euro assets from the family's international property portfolio last year and ended up in Mountjoy Prison for nine weeks, separated from his family for the first time.
Quinn was found guilty of moving those assets as was his son Sean Junior, yet even now he still maintains his innocence. He says the court has yet to decide who has ownership of the assets.
'Could we return to jail? Nothing would surprise me but I am telling you that I should never have been in jail. I say without fear of contradiction if I was to die tonight that I was never in contempt of court. You must remember that the people selling this story are very powerful.
'Life in jail made me more determined. I had a good life, but I found it incredible that Anglo was involved in fraud, that the Quinn family were the greatest victims of that fraud, were the biggest losers in Ireland and Europe because of that fraud, and yet the guys who were the victims and lost the most money finished up in jail. The boys responsible for that fraud were swanning about in big cars while I was in jail,' he said.
'You are asking me if I am just blaming everybody else?' continued Quinn, 'No, I am not. But I do feel the government and the people who have the responsibility should now know that if they were sold a pup it is time they turned around and admitted they got it wrong,' he said.
In his most sensational claim Quinn said that Enda Kenny knew back in 2009 that Anglo's loans to him were illegal.
'Enda Kenny, when he was leader of the opposition, put it to (former Prime Minister) Brian Cowen in February 2009 in the Irish parliament that these loans were illegal and were in breach of section 60. He knew about this then. Everyone knew Anglo was in trouble yet they didn't tell anyone. They didn't tell the brokers, they didn't tell me. I had no idea. I thought the bank was doing fine and we continued to buy shares in it,' he said.
Despite his allegation Quinn has also appealed to Kenny to launch a public enquiry into his family's case.
'My message to Enda Kenny is you must know that there was a real cock up. I would say, use your legislation, push the legislation that it is a criminal offense to withhold information regarding white collar crime, push it and give the family our data protection information and freedom of information, release the documents that are being withheld, open up the case, let someone come along in a public enquiry, and question the destruction of the Quinn Group,' he said.
Quinn repeatedly made the point that he was stupid to buy the shares but his criticisms of the former Anglo Irish Bank surpass his other considerations.
'Anglo made a mistake of over lending, of poor lending practices. The government was sold a pup, they were told that Sean Quinn was a disaster and wasn't running his companies well. The company had been doing well for 30 years. What I can't understand is why they don't know at this stage that they were told a pack of lies,' he said.
The interview with Quinn was conducted ahead of the G8 summit and prior to the release of the now notorious 'Anglo Tapes' that are currently riveting the public in Ireland.
'I am blessed with a good family. We are united in our determination that the truth will come out and it could be three, four years. There is a moral duty on the family that if lies are being told, if we were framed, if there was a cover up, to see this through,' he said.


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British comic actress Mollie Sugden- Mrs. Slocombe - has died aged 86.
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British comic actress Mollie Sugden- Mrs. Slocombe - has died aged 86.
LONDON (AP) - British comic actress Mollie Sugden, who played the formidable saleswoman Mrs. Slocombe in the BBC's long running comedy series "Are You Being Served?",
Sugden built a career playing strong-willed, overbearing women - she played a snobbish mother in "The Liver Birds," a comedy about two women sharing an apartment in Liverpool in the 1970s - but it was her role as Betty Slocombe that made her a household name.
As the bossy saleswoman who dominated the underwear section at the Grace Brothers department store, Sugden delivered double entendres in a perfectly outraged voice, shaking her tightly curled, dyed hair.
The show ran from 1973 to 1985 and at its height attracted audiences of over 20 million.
Sugden was born in Keighley, in northern England, in July 1922, and trained at London's prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She met her husband William Moore in 1956 while they were both acting in t heater. They married two years later and their twin sons were born six years after that.
Moore died nine years ago. Sugden's agent Joan Reddin said her two sons Robin and Simon Moore were with the actress when she died July 1.
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I have become vaguely obsessed with the Olympic Games and since we do not have DSTV in our digs, getting my daily fix has become somewhat of a challenge. I went through that stage of inviting myself around to digs' that do have DSTV, I have been slightly satisfied with the coverage on SABC 2, and have even eaten up my bandwidth watching online. Now since I do blog about mobile media, you would have thought that the solution would have dawned on me a little sooner, but alack this is not the case! It has taken me a grand total of 11 days to solve my predicament. In which time I have missed the men's freestyle relay, the scandalous Chinese "women's" gymnastics victory and a number of track events!
So for all those other Olympic enthusiasts who have a limited access to live coverage, don't stress, where there's a will there's a way! And the way happens to be Google's new mobile search tool so that any sport that you search will come up immediately, rather than all the other stuff that would normally have appeared. For example if you had simply typed in 'swimming,' instead of getting Wikipedia entries and books about swimming, what comes up immediately is the Olympic coverage, including medal counts, event schedules and recent results.
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If you happened to have been in London at the start of the Olympics, you may have seen people hurling their cell phones across Clapham's Common. This was the one part of the inaugural Mobile Phone Olympics. The Mobile Phone Olympics is a part of the Sprite Urban Games which is an annual street event that is held in London.
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- Qualifying Facilities (QFs) under PURPA provide a source of efficient, clean and environmentally friendly electric power. PURPA also lowers the costs of manufacturing by allowing manufacturers to sell electric energy. Cogeneration facilities can use significantly less fuel to produce electric energy and steam (or other forms of energy) than would be needed to produce the two separately. Small power production facilities use biomass, waste or renewable resources, such as wind, solar energy and water to produce electric energy that can reduce the need to consume fossil fuels to generate electric power.
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Belton, TX – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor football team dominated the first half and the Cru did more than enough to make it stand up in the second half on the way to a 34-13 victory over the University of Redlands in an NCAA Division III National Championships First Round Game. The loss ends the Bulldogs season at 8-2. UMHB improves to 11-0 on the year and advances to the Second Round of the NCAA Division III National Championships for the eighth straight year.
The Cru drew first blood, using an 18-play, 80-yard drive, capped by Darius Wilson's one-yard scoring plunge to take a 7-0 lead with 5:49 left in the first quarter. UMHB would march 88 yards in 18 plays on the next drive before LiDarral Bailey scored on a four-yard run to make it 14-0 with 11:49 remaining in the first half. Bailey hit Elijah Hudson with a 27-yard scoring strike to stretch the lead to 21-0 with 9:14 to go in the first half. Chad Peevey hit a 50-yard field goal for UMHB to give the Cru a 24-0 halftime lead. UMHB held Redlands to two first downs and 81 yards of total offense in the first half, outgaining the Bulldogs 275-81 in that half.
Bailey dashed 45 yards for a score on the first offensive play of the second half for UMHB to make it a 31-0 Cru lead and Peevey's 44-yard field goal gave UMHB a 34-0 edge with 8:06 to play in the third quarter. Redlands put a pair of touchdowns on the board in the fourth quarter as Chad Hurst threw touchdown passes of 22 yards to Brad Crisanty and 85 yards to Mark Richardson to close the gap to 34-13 in the final minutes.
The Cru finished with 336 rushing yards and 419 yards of total offense. The Bulldogs posted 360 total yards, including 244 through the air, although most of those came after the UMHB starting defense left the field. The Cru intercepted three passes and UMHB controlled the ball for 32:09 of the game.
Bailey finished with 112 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. He was 5-10 passing for 59 yards and a score. Darius Wilson added 57 yards rushing for UMHB. Cody Jones led the Cru defense with nine total tackles and Javicz Jones added seven more.
Hurst was 16-35 passing for 244 yards and two scores. Richardson caught four passes for 125 yards and a score. Crisanty ran for 56 yards on 13 attempts. Justin Butler led three players in double figures in tackles for Redlands with 16 and he added 2.0 tackles for loss.
UMHB will now host American Southwest Conference rival McMurry University for a noon kickoff next Saturday in the Second Round of the NCAA Division III National Championships. The War Hawks beat Trinity University 25-16 for the first postseason victory in that program's history on Saturday. Redlands was making its sixth appearance in the postseason.


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When Ryne Malcolm remembers his water-loving big brother, Steven "Brad" Malcolm, one word comes to mind: "awesome."
When Ryne Malcolm remembers his water-loving big brother, Steven "Brad" Malcolm, one word comes to mind: "awesome."
"He'd always joke that it was the fight of getting the fish in the boat," he said.
"Brad" Malcolm, 33, a native of Bayou Blue and 1997 graduate of Central Lafourche High School, died Monday in a boating crash near Pilottown that injured two others on his boat, according to a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries news release. The agency is investigating the incident.
He was fishing with friends from Arkansas, Ryne said.
"We would go duck hunting in Arkansas with them, and they would come down here to fish," he said.
Brad's 24-foot bay boat collided with a 28-foot oilfield crew boat in Flat Boat Pass around 12:35 p.m., Wildlife and Fisheries officials said.
Dennis Prince, 60, of Malvern, Ark., received severe head trauma, according to officials. Corey Prince, 34, of Fayetteville, Ark., received an elbow cut. Brad died on the way to the hospital.
Two men on the oil vessel were not injured, officials said.
A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin arrived on scene soon after the crash, according to a U.S. Coast Guard news release. A rescue swimmer transferred Brad and Dennis Prince to LSU Interim Public Hospital.
The chopper returned to take Corey Prince to the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans, Coast Guard officials said.
Brad had a wife and two small children, his brother said. He graduated from LSU and worked as a safety coordinator at C-Innovation in Madisonville.
"He liked anything outdoors. ... Family always came first," Ryne said of his brother, an avid sports fan.
"When he was 16, his soccer team was in two state championships."
The family has established a Capitol One Bank account for donations in honor of Brad, Ryne said.


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I recently received a couple books that might help with the inspiration and/or knitting process since I don't knit socks quite frequently enough to have heel turns memorized. The first is:
Toe-Up Socks for Every Body - this is the sequel to Wendy's original book: Socks from the Toe Up. While the socks in this book are really quite lovely - I especially like the wonderfully textured and patterened ones - none of them are really suitable for this handspun. I will likely use the book more for reference when it comes to knitting the gusset and turning the heel on these socks....but I'll certainly be back browsing this book when I have more subtly varigated yarn on hand for cast on. This book, unlike the first, is definitely more pattern focused rather than technique focused - though there are useful non-sock-specific notes included in each section. The patterns each feature a full page photo of the finished project and are charted appropriately. While there are a number of very feminine sock patterns included, there are also a number of patterns that will suit men just as well as women, in addition to some that are geared more towards children. In addition to the cabled and lace socks, there are also a number of patterns that feature colorwork - two of which I'm thinking of casting on for (the Norgwegian Rose socks and the Fair Isle socks).
The second book I received:
The Sock Knitter's Workshop - is definitely more of a technique book, featuring a number of techniques for different cast ons, cuffs, heels and toes. This book seems to focus on cuff down socks, though it does have a section dedicated to toe-up socks and modified instructions for various toe-up heel turns. In addition to the various techniques, there are tips to guide the knitter in selecting a specific style of heel or toe treatment for sock knitting given the intended wearer's foot peculiarities.


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That evening, we both knew that we found each other for a reason. We were married almost two weeks later, on February 19, 2004, in Cebu City, Philippines.
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In the end, we went over the fiscal cliff, fell for 24 hours and then were saved by a tattered parachute that has been used far too many times recently.
Politics is the worst thing that ever happened to politicians.
For more than 500 days, the President and Congress could see the fiscal cliff of their own creation on the horizon.
In the end, we went over the fiscal cliff, fell for 24 hours and then were saved by a tattered parachute that has been used far too many times recently.
They didn't get a deal done by the actual deadline of midnight Monday. But the added pressure of facing the automatic tax increases and spending cuts forced them to take action on Tuesday.
In the end, they did just enough to avert this crisis. But their handling of the situation leaves the door open for us to face many more crises in the near and distant future.
President Barack Obama has been declared the winner of this fight.
I don't see it.
He didn't call the opponents together and arrange a grand bargain that everyone could agree will help solve the revenue and spending problems our country faces.
All Obama did was host a bad news conference Monday with a bunch of cardboard cutout taxpayers behind him where he trotted out jokes about Congress that would be too lame for the Jay Leno on the Tonight Show or Late Night with David Letterman.
Instead of being effective, Obama sent Vice President Joe Biden in to do what he couldn't.
That may be a win for Biden who suddenly seems like a viable candidate in 2016, but not for Obama.
While finding winners was difficult, identifying the large group of losers was easier. Leading the pack was House Speaker John Boehner. He got the deal to the finish line but he split his caucus. While the Democrats supported the measure 172-16, Boehner could only convince 85 Republicans to come along for the ride. The other 151 Republican House members voted against the deal Boehner supported.
It may not cost him his job as Speaker of the House, but it didn't make him stronger.
But the big losers, as always, are Americans – especially young and future Americans.
If you are working, your tax bill went up two percent thanks to the deal allowing the Social Security tax cut to expire. This really makes sense.
But since the gaggle of geniuses couldn't identify any real areas of waste that could be cut in the budget, even this broad tax increase and the targeted tax increase on wealthy Americans won't do anything to cut our federal budget deficit or the nation's debt.
This deal includes tax increases and deficit increases.
It wasn't a good deal. There won't be any good deals.
Our current political environment encourages politicians to delay the inevitable. They just build another level on the house of cards and hope nothing happens to change the structure upon which it is built.
This is the real situation. If we can get the economy moving again, it will solve a lot of the problems. Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton weren't economic masterminds. When things were going well in the economy, they looked like geniuses. When the economy struggles, everyone is an idiot.
If unemployment drops to five or even six percent, if our industries begin producing again, if we start creating wealth at a higher rate, then the deficit will fall.
There are a lot of things that could be cut in our federal spending plan that would make the climb back to solvency less steep. But until we solve the revenue problem, the deficit won't drop significantly. We can't solve that revenue problem by having the government take a bigger piece of the pie. That only slows the economy and makes the pie smaller.
We have to find a way to increase the size of our pie. Then, and only then, will we be able to make politically palatable moves to work down our budget deficits and national debt.
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California at Washington gameday preview
Week 9 Washington may or may not have the services of quarterback Keith Price as it tries to snap a three-game skid when it hosts California in a Pac-12 Conference game on Saturday. Price missed practice early in the week after aggravating a thumb injury in last week's loss to Arizona State. NWSB Gameday Analysis: […] [Read More…]
Adam Jude: UW vs. CAL Video Preview
Pac 12 Matchup The Seattle Times' Adam Jude & CineSport's Brian Clark break down Washington's must win matchup with Cal and discuss who the Huskies will turn to at quarterback if Keith Price is unable to start. Jude: Previewing Washington-California cinesport.nwsportsbeat.com Follow NWSB on our Facebook page for live 24-7-365 updates of all our […] [Read More…]
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RIP Dawgfather The Seattle Times' Jerry Brewer tells CineSport's Noah Coslov what former Washington head football coach Don James meant to the program and to college football. James passed away on Sunday. [Read More…]
Jude: Ducks vs. Huskies postgame wrap-up video
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Week 7 Pac 12 Preview – Oregon vs. UW
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Oregon vs. Washington THX Pixar video
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Harry Reid likes earmarks.
The special projects that lawmakers inserted into legislation--often referred to as pork--have been gone for years, the victim of reform efforts by the conservative tea party, among others.
Reid, the Senate majority leader, lamented their disappearance.
"I have been a fan of earmarks since I got here the first day. Keep in mind, that's what the country has done for more than 200 years, except for the brief period of time in recent years that we haven't done these," the Nevada Democrat told a Capitol news conference.
"I think it is wrong," he said. "I disagree, underline, underscore, big exclamation marks, with Obama on earmarks. He's wrong. And I'll say this....if there needs to be more transparency than what we had, then fine, do it. But it is wrong to have bureaucrats downtown make decisions in Nevada that I can make better than they can make.
"I don't run away at all. This is something that's been going on for centuries in our country. And it has worked quite well."


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Are you interested in purchasing or customizing a figure draped in autumn leaves? When purchasing a figure draped in autumn leaves you'll notice that you are able to choose different colors. If you know what figure draped in autumn leaves you want you can call the office or fill out an order form below for more information.
Depending if you want to purchase a reproduction or a custom bronze figure there are different processes. If you would like to purchase a reproduction bronze figurine we first fill a mold. After the medium is chosen to fill the mold we dry and detail. Lastly, we deliver.
Secondly, if you would like to purchase a custom bronze figure draped in autumn leaves we would need to make a new mold. After the new mold is we go through the process just mentioned.
Lastly, sometimes depending on how intricate the custom bronze figure draped in autumn leaves are we can carve it directly from the medium.
If you are creating or purchasing a bronze figure draped in autumn leaves you can also control the color and style. Colors vary depending on the style you selected. But if you are customizing a bronze figure draped in autumn leaves the selection of colors are endless.
If you like the bronze figure draped in autumn leaves you might also like our standing nude and seated nude female figure, erotic terra style clay figure, semi-clothed nude statue, our distressed and smooth female torso, bathing girl statue bust, and bronze man and woman in love statues with scenery. If you are still not satisfied with these products we also recommend taking a look at our marble statues and wood carvings.
Making your dream art work become a reality is our goal. In this particular section we will discuss what type of options you have when purchasing and customizing a fiberglass dog statue and bronze grandma with children. If this is something you are interested in you can call the office or fill out an order form for more information. When customizing a fiberglass dog statue or bronze grandma and children you can also change the material, color, size, and design.
Other then fiberglass and bronze we also offer many other materials to create your dog, grandma, and children statue. Other materials we offer are marble, silver, copper, nickel, hydro stone, plaster, cement, marble and wood. Depending on the material you choose the process is different. Some examples of wood that we carry are mahogany.
If you would like to choose marble or wood we hand carve these materials. Hand carving is great because our customer gets to customize the detail (more time spent on carving), size, and design. For wood, we have your art work sent to Indonesia. Why Indonesia? If you look close to our webpage you can see just some examples of the artwork this spectacular place can create. This is why we chose them. Marble is also shipped over seas. But, depending on the type of artwork you would like created,there are some businesses that do it better in other countries.
We also imitate materials such as wood and marble. First, our customer would pick out a base, such as hydrostone. Next, the customer would pick the design, such as a dragon or an animal. Lastly, you would pick the color, detail, and material you would like to imitate. Our company calls this faux marble statuary.
Again, if you would like to create a completely custom fibgerglass dog statue or custom bronze grandma and children you can call the office or fill out an order form for more information.
Are you interested in purchasing the woman in sparkling dress? As you can tell the dress is interchangable. Whether you would like red, orange, blue, or mixed we are able to do this. If you would like to purchase or inquire further you can call the office or fill out an order form for more information.
There are many ways we are able to make a hot woman in sparkling white dress. One way is that we fill in a mold to create this art piece. Afterwards, we would detail it in the style the customer would like it in. Secondly, if the customer is wanting a custom hot woman in sparkling dress we would create a new mold. Again, then we would style it to the clients specification. Lastly, we would carve it straight from bronze, or any other metal the customer would like. Then we ship.
If you choose to purchase a custom woman in a sparkling dress you could also pick different materials. Our company has dealt with many custom art pieces. This has enabled us to create many statues in different products. Some materials we are able to offer are hydro stone, plaster, or cement. These materials are usually used when you would like to purchase a faux statue. A faux statue is an imitation statue which imitates a material such as marble.
For other customers we also offer marble, silver, gold, bronze, copper, nickel, wood, and many others. Depending on someones budget we can fulfill anyones needs.
Purchasing a custom woman in sparkling dress you are also able to completely customize the size and style. This is great for company projects.
If you like the hot woman in sparkling dress you might also like our standing nude and seated nude female figure sculptor, bronze figurines and figure draped in autumn leaves, standing nude and seated nude female figure sculptor, the bronze sexy girl in hot dress, or the bathing girl statue bust. If you are still not satisfied with these products we recommend that you also look at our marble statues and wood sculptures.
We have many types of art work that we have custom made for customers. While looking through our extensive list of artwork this should show you the passion and dedication we have for art. In thisparticular section we offer athletic and animal bronze statuary. If you are interested in purchasing or customizing a painted bronze athletic or animal statue you can call the office or fill out an order form for more information. When creating a custom painted bronze athlete or animal statue you are able to customize the material, color, and design. Whether you have a drawing or image that you would like customized we can help you.
When imitating a material we first need a base. In this example we will use hydrostone. Hydrostone is used for the mold and then our artists come in and imitate the desired. We just dont do this for bronze. We can also imitate marble and other precious metals.
Marble, wood, bronze, copper, aluminum, fiber glass, silver, hydro stone, plaster, cement and gold are just some of the materials that we are able to incorporate in an athlete or animal statue. The different types of wood we offer are mahogany and redwood. The different kinds of colors of marble we offer are red marble, black marble, white marble, green marble, orange marble, and beige marble. Depending on the substance you would like to use, creating a painted athlete or animal is made differently.
If you would like a marble or wood athlete or animal statue it would be hand carved. For wood, we have our products shipped overseas. Indonesia is known for their excellent craftsmanship of wood. Depending where the marble is available our carvers come from all around the world. Having an athlete or animal carved by hand also makes you able to control the quality. The more time our crafters spend on the desired artwork the more detailed it will be.
With other materials we first make a mold. When purchasing an already existing bronze statue we have the mold already made. But, if you would like a custom piece of art made a mold has to be made. If you have a picture we can scan it, and with today's technology, have acomputer scan it, to make it 3 dimensional. After the mold is made we then place the desired medium. Creating plated statues is also an option. When creating a plated statue you first fill in the statue with a metal and on the outside plate it with another, such as gold.
As you can see, our company can make any dream into a reality when it comes to artwork. Again, if you are interested in purchasing a painted bronze athlete or animal statue you can call the office or fill out an order form for more information.


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When Sport Meets Dirty Egyptian Politics
Egypt demonstrates to us what happens when sport meets politics and gets ugly.
At Port Said on the1st February, a calamity for sport and Egypt- still-in-revolution unfolded to a world that could no longer be shocked by events flooding out of Egypt. A football match-turned violent aftermath will go down in Egyptian and world history. More than a football scuffle or altercation, yesterday's tragic bloodbath at Port Said's stadium took place when sport was very likely infiltrated by politics, ending in death and Egyptian football being suspended for the second time in a year.
At least 75 people were killed after a riot erupted during an Egyptian League football match in Cairo. 200 people were injured after fans chased Al Ahly soccer players after they lost a match to the home team, Al Masry.
The fallout from this football violent spree was even more far-sweeping than a setback for Egypt's revolution. Sport careers have been devestated as have peoples' lives, as the psychological damage may last longer than Egypt's protesting habit. Top player Mohamad Abu-Traykah witnessed a football fan dying, and as a consequence, retired from football. A local mayor or governor for Port Said stepped away from his political calling. The Prime Minister sacked Egypt's FA. Portuguese coach Manuel José quit his post with the Egyptian team Al Ahly. Hussam Ashour collapsed in a fit of despair during a live phone with al Ahly TV station.
Sport injuries shrouded in Conspiracy
Questions and angles of enquiry include, in typical Arab tradition, conspiracy theories.
Much of these conspiracies theories tie into Tahrir. Others, suggest foreign meddling.
Not the expected sport injuries to result from a game of football: Several players were badly injured when the violence broke out after their game. Goal-keeper for Al-Ahly, Sherif Ekramy was gravely wounded.
People Versus Police again:
Ineffective policing? Crowd control was especially weak. And that was without the runnaway officers who fled the battle-scene. Other footballl games were cited in support of such criticism voiced loudly, that had been far-better policed pre-revolution times.
Massive criticism was being levelled at Egyt's security and police once again. This incident was cited as an anomoly for Egyptian league surveillance that was usually so safe-guarded as to ensure any attempted bootlegging of unauthorised water 'bottles' got stopped. Police in Egyptian football matches are notoriously vigilant for smuggled water entering the stadium! At a time when Egypt was expected to be vigilant in every sense while the country is still pregnant with change to follow, top security would be expected in any public crowd situation. Comparisons were made to regular games that were better policed.
While football had been known to be aggravating the politics of the revolution as Tahrir events involved participation from the fanatic fanclub 'groupies' associated with Egypt's football league, known as Ultras, this degree of violence after a game has shocked local and international spectators. The fans cornered supporters on the field in the city of Port Said and around the stadium, throwing stones and bottles at them. While fans were left vulnerable to the vigilante antics that involved stoning, kniving, trampling and burning, security forces were to be found at Mubarak's bed side, securing the reviled leader, but not the country's people. Potlicians were still getting more VIP treatment than the population. It's like "Bend it Like Mubarak" screamed Al Jazeera!
The trouble has spilled out of Tahrir and into football stadiums, causing yet another postponement of the nation's football leagues.
Protests have already ensued as a result of these latest events to unsettle unstable Egypt.
Poeple are now speaking of a semi-civil war being speared by the 'Ultras' (Egypt's unique fanclub landscape).
Who instigated this hooliganism and violence? The details remain in the arena of speculation and conspiracy, as Egypt launches its investigation. The victor team Al Masry (beating Al Ahli 3-1) is accused of aggravating the sporting crowd spirit with provocative revolutionary propoganda.
Some say that the whole tragedy was due to Al Ahly 'Ultras' participation in the revolution previously at Tahrir.
Still, embroiling sport with politics is not a new tradtion for the Middle East.
Lebanon heavily appropriates sport into its heated sectarian politics. World sport no less, in the absence of its own high profile teams. In football, for one thing, if you support Germany, well you're obviously with Harriri. If Brazil, then Aoun. Or something like that.


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The Southwest Side of Detroit is located 2 miles outside of downtown. It is home to popular ethnically diverse neighborhoods, such as Corktown and Mexicantown. Also in the area are historical attractions, such as Fort Wayne.
The Southwest Side is bounded by Michigan Avenue to the north, downtown and the Detroit River to the east, to the south by the downriver communities, and to the west by Dearborn.
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Demonstrating public value - Conference presentations
Value and measurement, evidence and experience
Speaker: Jeremy Skinner, Senior Policy Analyst at HM Treasury
Beginning with a discussion of why and when Government intervenes in providing services or in trying to influence behaviour, Jeremy highlighted the need to provide some services for the 'public good'.
Jeremy then looked at the two main approaches available to voluntary and public sector organisations in measuring their value - using market data and willingness to pay/accept techniques. He suggested that whilst these can provide an evidence base many experiences are not open to evidence or evaluation e.g. the benefits of IT projects are often difficult to quantify and one person's benefit may have a negative impact on others.
After looking at a range of projects and value studies Jeremy concluded that it was incumbent on organisations to measure their value where possible but that cost/benefit studies could not entirely supplant the role of judgement in deciding how funding should be allocated.
The presentation slides are available for you to download in PDF format.
Measuring the economic impact of the British Library
Speakers: Dr Caroline Pung, Head of Strategy and Planning, The British Library; Tabitha Elwes, Partner, Spectrum Strategy Consultants; Phillipa Marks, Director, Indepen
Recognising the shortcomings in many of the traditional methods used by libraries to measure performance, in 2003 the British Library commissioned a ground-breaking study to measure its value to the UK economy.
The study - using Contingent Evaluation methodology - was conducted by Spectrum Strategy Consultants and Indepen with NOP undertaking the market research. Data for the study was provided by a series of interviews with over 2,000 Library users and members of the general public, who were asked a range of hypothetical questions, including:
- How much would you be willing to pay for the Library's continued existence?
- How much would you be prepared to sell your reader pass for, assuming you could not then replace it?
- How much do you invest, in terms of time and money, to make use of the Library?
The results demonstrate that the Library generates value of around 4.4 times the level of its current annual public funding of £83m and show that the Library offers substantial indirect benefits to UK society as well as direct benefits to the people who use its services.
The presentation slides, questionnaires used in the study and a short overview of the study are available for you to download in PDF format.
Measuring success at the BBC
Speaker: James Thickett, Controller - Business Strategy, BBC
Following the British Library's groundbreaking economic impact research, the BBC commissioned its own Contingent Evaluation study between December 2003 and May 2004. Human Capital was commissioned to design the study, and Martin Hamblin GFK to undertake the market research. Altogether, 19 pilot studies were undertaken to arrive at a list of questions likely to lead to meaningful responses and over 3,000 interviews conducted to ascertain answers to questions such as:
- How much would people be prepared to pay for the BBC - as a subscription service, or to avoid it closing down?
- How much do people value different BBC services?
- Which types of programme do people value most?
The study found that people place a rough value on the BBC which is double the amount they are currently paying through the licence fee. Indeed, people value the BBC more than this when they consider its role as a public organisation serving everyone. The aggregated value people attach to individual BBC services significantly exceeds the value they attach to the organisation as a whole.
The presentation slides are available for you to download in PDF format.
Measuring value: museums and galleries
Speaker: Dr Tony Travers, Director, Greater London Group, London School of Economics
The National Museum Directors' Conference (NMDC) commissioned Tony Travers and Stephen Glaister of Imperial College to produce a report on the economic, educational and broader cultural impact of the UK's national museums and galleries.
To arrive at this figure, Tony described how the study looked at the structures and activities of the NMDC institutions - examining their spending and the stimulus they provided to the economy - in order to assess the organisations' economic, educational and broader cultural impact.
To arrive at data on turnover and other impacts, information was collected using a questionnaire (looking at turnover, visitor numbers, school visits, new facilities, etc.) and through meetings with senior administrators.
Discussing the results of this 'outputs-based' study - which showed that the sector added £2 billion to the UK economy in 2003-04 - Tony emphasised the need to develop a common approach to measurement across museums and galleries.
The presentation slides are available for you to download in PDF format.
The Valuing Museums report is available on the National Museum Directors' Conference (NMDC) website.
Thinking beyond economic impact
Speaker: Magnus von Wistinghausen, Senior Consultant, AEA Consulting
In a lively paper, putting the case against measurement, Magnus suggested that 1980s Thatcherism had unravelled the post-war consensus that culture should be fully funded - leading to the current quest for new valuation techniques.
He suggested that an unhealthy focus on measurable activities at the expense of, the more difficult to measure, core roles - was leading to an oversized but under-resourced sector in danger of neglecting its fundamental work.
The presentation slides are available for you to download in PDF format.


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It has been a slow start for agriculture producers this spring compared to last season.
It has been a slow start for agriculture producers this spring compared to last season.
David Meneely, executive director of the Livingston County Farm Service Agency, said around one-third of the corn crop had already been planted by this time last year. He attributes that to more favorable weather conditions.
"Last year, we had an earlier spring," Meneely explained. "We probably would have already had about 30 percent of the corn already planted. This year, we seem to be in more of a normal cycle."
According to long-term yield studies by the University of Missouri, May 10 is prime time to plant corn in this area. Meneely explained some producers may choose to plant later, but it creates a shorter season and smaller yields.
Meneely said only 1-2 percent of the corn crop had been planted at this time. While few producers have made their way into the fields, preparations are being made. Meneely said there are two main issues currently keeping producers out of the fields.
"We have a little excess moisture in the top soil," Meneely said. "Of course, you can see the bottom fields that are flooded. The ground temperature also isn't warm enough yet. If we get sunshine and 70 degree days, it warms up quickly. By the time it gets dried out, the soil temperature won't be a problem."
Meneely expects decent planting conditions in the elevated hill fields within the next week. The bottom fields should be ready in the next 10-14 days. Those projections depend on warm, sunny conditions like the ones Livingston County experienced Thursday.
Meneely said Livingston County producers planted 100,000 acres of soybeans, 35,000 acres of corn and 10,000 acres of winter wheat last season. Meneely said numbers for winter wheat, a crop planted in October and harvested around July, are up substantially from last year.
"Wheat acreage is actually double from what it was last year," Meneely said. "Market price was good, and the fall planting season was good for winter wheat."
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FCC Might Investigate Whether Or Not Ban On Cell Phone Unlocking Should Have Been Allowed
from the obama-administration-vs.-obama-administration dept
However, Greg Ferenstein at TechCrunch is reporting that FCC boss Julius Genachowski claimed that not only were there "concerns" about the ruling, but also that the FCC was going to investigate the matter:
The "ban raises competition concerns; it raises innovation concerns."Of course, he also admitted that he might not have any actual authority over this particular issue (he doesn't). As great as it would be for some other agency within the same administration to come out and counter another agency concerning this issue, that still seems unlikely. The FCC's mandate almost certainly doesn't stretch so far as to permit unlocked phones, but it sounds like Genachowski is interested in seeing if he can find some way to find that authority somewhere, somehow.
Genachowski isn't sure what authority he has, but if he finds any, given the tone of the conversation, it's likely he will exert his influence to reverse the decision. "It's something that we will look at at the FCC to see if we can and should enable consumers to use unlocked phones."In the end, I can't see how the FCC has a legitimate say in the matter, even if I agree with their stance that consumers should be able to unlock their phones.


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Great ending to the series. If you enjoyed the first 2 then definitely go see it.
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This 6 month old was on her 2nd week out on the demonstration. Very vocal and very active. She did well I will say!
Great Horned Owl
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Post subject: Dining Out: Chicago 2011 Part 1a - Overview
In June 2011, we had the opportunity to visit Chicago for a week. In addition to visiting museums, tourist attractions, and parks, we ate
deep dish pizza
, toured the
Vienna Beef Factory
, dined at
Rick Bayless's restaurants
and the world famous
, and much more. Here's what we did...
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
(this page)
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
For transportation, we purchased
CTA 7-day passes
from the subway station at the airport (and, later, a 1-day pass from Walgreens to cover the eighth day). These passes can be purchases before using, and they keep their full value until their first use (at which time the countdown begins toward expiration).
The first thing we did after checking into the hotel was to go on a Segway tour of a few of the popular areas of the city: Lake Michigan, Millenium Park, Grant Park, and some of downtown. We enjoy riding Segways and thought this would be a great way to get a quick overview of the city and let us ride a Segway again. It was a lot of fun and definitely a great start to the week.
Midway through the tour, we stopped at the Shedd Aquarium to take a bathroom break and admire the view of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. We took that opportunity to grab a Chicago-style hot dog from the stand at the base of the steps leading up to the Aquarium.
For our first real meal in Chicago, we planned on eating at the original Pizzeria Uno location at Ohio St. and Wabash Ave. but when we showed up the lines were quite long and it was about an hour wait for a table. Unfortunately, we were quite hungry and couldn't wait. (As it turns out, the wait probably wouldn't have been as bad as we thought, since you preorder the pizza while you wait so it is ready about the same time as a table becomes ready.) We decided to come back to Pizzeria Uno another night and tried to find something else to eat.
After looking on Google Maps and Yelp and calling a few places, we discovered that wait times would be quite long just about anywhere that was popular and well reviewed. We were walking past a Big Bowl restaurant which had a decent number of people inside but no wait line, so... in we went.
We started off with their All Natural Chicken Potstickers ($5.95) which were pretty decent. In fact, if they had been frozen, then they must have been very high quality as I could not tell.
Next, without asking for it, they brought us a tasting of the Gulf Shrimp Summer Rolls because this was our first time at a Big Bowl and we were wondering how these tasted. They were okay. What was weird was that when we got the bill at the end of the meal, we were charged an additional $1 for something called "1st Timer". Since we could account for everything else on the bill, I can only assume they decided to charge us 50 cents per person for a food sample we never even requested.
Thai Shrimp Fried Rice ($13.95) was also okay...
...as was their All Natural Chicken Pad Thai ($12.95).
I was still hungry, so I ordered the All Natural Chicken Dumplings ($5.95).
All in all, the meal at Big Bowl wasn't bad, but it isn't any place that I would recommend.
While walking back to our hotel, we noticed that on Michigan Avenue (as well as some other streets) there are these small gardens (presumably maintained by the city) lining the streets.
The next morning, we decided to have dim sum at Shui Wah down in Chinatown. After lunch, we picked up some Chinese pastries for dessert and breakfast for the next few mornings. Click to go to
Chicago 2011 Part 2 - Shui Wah, Santa Anna Bakery
for details.
In the afternoon, we redeemed the first of our
Chicago CityPass
tickets. We found the CityPass to be a great way to see several attractions in the city. It comes with admission to Shedd Aquarium, The Field Museum, the Skydeck (the observation deck of Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower), either Adler Planetarium or the Art Institute of Chicago, and either John Hancock Observatory or Museum of Science and Industry. Besides the overall discounts on all the tickets, the best thing about CityPass (and other similar attraction packages) is the ability to skip the general admission line at most of the attractions. When we showed up at the Skydeck, the Fast Pass admission line was the same length as the general admission line (there was no one in line), but at the other attractions it really cut down on the wait time.
I've been up many skyscrapers before, but somehow the Skydeck at Willis Tower really felt like a new experience for me when I realized that I was looking
at skyscrapers that looked insanely tall when viewed from the ground level.
That evening, we returned to Pizzeria Uno (fully prepared for a wait) but we got seated only ten minutes after ordering our pizza. Click to go to
Chicago 2011 Part 3 - Pizzeria Uno
for the full review.
We spent the next day at The Field Museum which we found to be an excellent natural history museum. Our passes didn't cover special exhibits, so we paid for access to the Horse and the Whale exhibits which were well worth the extra cost.
For lunch, we stepped outside of the museum and had a few Chicago-style hot dogs from Kim & Carlo's Chicago Style Hot Dog Store at the southeast corner of the museum exterior.
We tried both a regular hot dog and a Polish sausage this time and preferred the regular hot dog. The flavor of the Polish sausage is quite a bit stronger and saltier than the hot dog which throws off the balance making the mustard, relish, pickle, tomato, sport peppers, and celery salt feel like background instead of an integral part of the experience.
After a full day at the museum, we returned back to the Magnificent Mile and wandered around until we decided it was time to eat dinner. During the last couple days in Chicago, I had asked various locals what were the food items that were not to be missed. Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, and steak kept coming up. (I found it interesting that the first two were extremely low cost versions of beef while the latter is also beef but at the other end of the price scale. Even a hundred years after Chicago's slaughterhouses are no longer one of their primary industries, beef is still a major part of their culture.) Where should we go for the best steak in Chicago? Two different people mentioned Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse as did
. So, off to Gibson's we went for what would prove to be yet another disappointing steak dinner. (Why is it that when places boast about their steak, it never seems to be any good?) I elaborate quite a bit on the experience in
Chicago 2011 Part 4 - Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse
The next day, we went back to Grant Park to the Shedd Aquarium (next door to The Field Museum). This is where the express VIP entry provided by the CityPass tickets helped out the most. We got to stand in a line about twenty feet long inside the building instead of the general admission line (shown to the left) that started at the same counter but went out the doors, down the steps, and almost reached the Chicago-style hot dog stand we bought our first dog from two days ago.
Although the aquarium has a cafe, we weren't feeling like mediocre "sit down food". Instead, we chose to eat at the Bubble Net Food Court on the lower level which features fried chicken tenders, Italian beef sandwiches, and more hot dogs. (When we eat mediocre food, we prefer it to be food
to be junk or mediocre.) I opted for the chili dog while Tina had an Italian beef sandwich (which turned out to be the best Italian beef we had during our whole trip; we had another one later in the day at the same food court and it wasn't as flavorful as the first one, so it seems to be pretty hit or miss).
There was an excellent jellyfish special exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium which rivaled one that I saw at the Monterey Bay Aquarium years ago.
After a full day exploring the aquarium, we went back to the Bubble Net Food Court to refuel with another Italian Beef (the previously mentioned "not as good as the first" sandwich).
The view from the Shedd Aquarium of Grant Park and the Chicago skyline is amazing.}?>
This article is continued at
Chicago 2011 Part 1b - Overview
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Post subject: Re: Dining Out: Chicago 2011 Part 1a - Overview
Wow... this is amazing! How I would love to take part in one of these
Restaurants San Diego
La Jolla Restaurants
! Just looking at some of these pictures gets my mouth watering.... YUM YUM!!
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You should've tried the Italian Beef at Al's or Portillo's! A food court is not the way to go. Get it hot, sweet, and dipped!
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DULUTH, Minn.—State transportation officials have closed a section of Interstate 35 in Duluth after an inspection found a deteriorating support piling.
The damaged piling is one of 38 that support a low bridge on the southbound lanes of the interstate. Minnesota Department of Transportation engineer Duane Hill tells the Duluth News Tribune ( http://bit.ly/I2zQs1) the piling was so corroded they could see through it.
Repairs are expected to begin Tuesday. Officials expect the southbound lanes to be closed for at least a week or more.
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Police probe 'suspicious' deaths of two in Chautauqua County
FREWSBURG – The deaths of two people whose bodies were found today in the Chautauqua County town of Carroll have been labeled as suspicious, according to Chautauqua County Undersheriff Charles Holder.
Authorities learned of the deaths earlier today and sheriff's investigators and forensic identity team members were dispatched to the home on Wheeler Hill Road, authorities said.
Carroll is southeast of Jamestown.
Further details were unavailable.