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THERE have been many strikes along the way, such as at Lend Lease, which suffered a rebuke at the hands of its shareholders this week, but the Directors' Club has heard the message. And it has acted.
The message is that executives don't own the company; they are the managers. Directors don't own the company; they are the stewards. It is the shareholders who own the company.
And so it is that executive bonuses are down to their lowest levels since 2003, and in nominal dollars to boot. The "two strikes" regime is working. It has personalised the issue of pay. Boards don't like the embarrassment of having their remuneration report rejected.
It could be said that shame only works for those who can feel it – and it remains perplexing that people can be paid $10 million a year to manage, for instance, a bank which can't go broke as it is backed by the government – but the abuses are in decline.
As it now winds into Christmas, this season of shareholder meetings has been the most benign in years. The rise of the proxy advisers has much to do with it, a tiny bunch who, despite the protestations of the director lobby, hardly need to be regulated.
And so to a few of the highlights: there was the QR National crew once again changing the "REM" (remuneration) goalposts like seasoned greenkeepers at "The G".
There was Macmahon which paid bonuses on the back of an assured profit – an assured profit which evaporated six weeks later when it was "discovered" that a railway project for Gina Rinehart might be running $40 million over budget (a 28.5 per cent strike against).
Seven West Media had a proposal to lift its non-executive directors' pay defeated but it was withdrawn from the resolutions after Kerry Stokes agreed to a pay cut. There was still a strike on the REM report.
Then there were the many near misses such as the perennial preposterous pay profligates from UGL, and a roughly 20 per cent vote against the REM report at Fortescue.
There was M2, which even paid bonuses to non-executive directors, extremely nice work if you can get it. And the 86-year-old Cabcharge chief Reg Kermode showed he didn't get out of bed for less than $2 million, whatever the conditions outside.
In anticipation of a second strike, Linc Energy brazenly scheduled an EGM straight after its AGM, knowing that Peter Bond's stake would see them cruise home anyway.
There were still some thrills and spills but on the whole this was an executive pay season quite subdued and in step with the times.
McIvor should not be mistaken for MacGyver. The former is a Gold Coast property figure and the latter a 1980s television hero.
Mind you, there are some uncanny similarities. MacGyver was a resourceful type who could seemingly make anything out of a few household items.
McIvor, too, is also a resourceful type who made a $200 million mortgage fund (EquitiTrust) with little more than a lawyer, an accountant and a bunch of debt.
MacGyver could blow up a terrorist camp with just a small tube of nasal spray, a turkey baster and a shoelace.
McIvor would think MacGyver a chump for relying on so many props. McIvor blew up EquitiTrust and the savings of a thousand pensioners with nary a pair of tweezers and a roll of duct tape.
Now, armed with a mere Information Memorandum and a lot of charm, McIvor is raising money again. This time, it seems he is launching an assault on the realm of litigation funding in order to recover money from none other than EquitiTrust.
That's correct, the word is he may be asking other people for money so he can wrest back control of the thing he already blew up. That is flair.
Our latter-day action hero has even trumped his phonetic namesake by self-publishing his own book, Strange Animals Come down to Drink – A Requiem of a Financier and a Stinging Indictment of Corporate Corruption.
In vivid prose McIvor debunks the vile claims of his assailants that EquitiTrust's leverage and reckless lending to the likes of the twice-bankrupt Gold Coast ex-plumber known as King Con were to blame for the demise of his fund.
It was in fact corrupt bankers, venal journalists, and a cast of corporate skullduggerers conspiring against him. They veritably wrecked his plans to raise new equity and float the thing on the sharemarket.
The book doesn't spell it out but there is only one agency which could have pulled off a job so dashing as this – the very special ops team which brought us the floats of RAMS and Multiplex just before they erupted in flames – and that, of course, is UBS.
Finally we must attend to an urgent matter of housekeeping. Readers may have noticed that the $10 billion electricity sector pulled its defamation lawsuit against the farmer Bruce Robertson this week.
Sadly, this will mean that Ashurst, the solicitors in the matter, may not be paid. They had demanded that Robertson pay their bills but that seems unlikely now.
And so it is that we announce a charitable initiative today, ladies and gentlemen. It is the Ashurst Fighting Fund. Please donate generously to keep the wolves from the doors of 225 Grosvenor Place. Every cent counts.


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Bob Dutton, of The Kansas City Star, reports the Kansas City Royals re-signed 1B Scott Thorman, P Kelvin Villa and P Carlos Rivas Wednesday, Oct. 14. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
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Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says he's being gagged from telling the truth about Labor's home insulation program, which led to the deaths of four young men.
Mr Rudd is refusing to swear on oath at a royal commission into the scheme, claiming his evidence shouldn't be censored under cabinet confidentiality rules.
The startling move came after former environment minister Peter Garrett told the inquiry he was "gutted" by the first fatality under the $2.8 billion scheme, which was described in the commission as having attracted "shonks".
Mr Rudd's lawyer, Bret Walker, SC, on Wednesday argued the former Labor leader should be able to give a full and frank account of his involvement in the program, including what happened in the cabinet room.
Mr Walker also took a swipe at the Coalition government which defied a century-old convention by providing cabinet documents to the $20 million inquiry.
He says Mr Rudd should have the same right to be able to defend himself against claims he operated a failed insulation scheme and called for his unredacted statement to be made public.
But commonwealth lawyer Tom Howe, QC, says doing so would deteriorate the confidence of current and future cabinets.
The lengthy legal argument, which is yet to be resolved, came after Mr Garrett conceded parts of the scheme were rolled out too quickly.
The great tragedy, he said, was the death of "young boys" who lacked workplace experience.
He said the electrocution of Queenslander Matthew Fuller in 2009, the first death under the program, was a sobering moment.
"I was gutted when that happened," Mr Garrett said, adding it led to a greater focus on safety.
But that didn't prevent the scheme going ahead and the subsequent deaths of Rueben Barnes, Mitchell Sweeney and Marcus Wilson.
The scheme was halted on February 19, 2010 amid concerns about shonky operators and unsafe work practices.
Commissioner Ian Hanger, QC, said the government's desire to quickly roll out the program meant proposed training was scrapped and replaced by "loose supervision".
"I think that what happened here is it was the newcomers that came into the field who were, for lack of the use of a better word, shonks," Mr Hanger said.
"Some people ... whether they were unscrupulous, careless or cavalier, took the opportunity as it were in a relatively unregulated environment to go about the business in the way they did."
The Sweeney family will address the inquiry when it resumes in Brisbane on Thursday.
Mr Rudd is expected to take the stand after the Sweeneys.


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Innocence Lost and Found
Disclaimer: Not mine, etc.
Originally Posted: May 2001 (That means during the "three year summer" before the publication of OotP, HBP, and DH. This story begins at the end of GoF.)
Part 1: Stargazing
An insistent clattering against his front window drew Remus Lupin into the room. He paid the tawny owl which had come to deliver his copy of the Daily Prophet and dropped the paper onto a convenient table, intending to return to his previous task. As the paper unfolded itself, though, a headline caught his eye and he sank into a chair to devour the news immediately.
Dark Mark Spotted Above Wizarding Marketplace; Sirius Black Suspected
by Helena Jackson, special to the Daily Prophet
For nearly fourteen years, the wizarding world has been free from the pervasive fear once inspired by a dark wizard so powerful that most are still unable to pronounce his name. You-Know-Who and his supporters, known as Death Eaters, at one time committed unspeakable atrocities, with murder and torture not least among them, but the community's mood has been one of peace since the night that Harry Potter became the Boy Who Lived. However, this relative peace has been disrupted twice during the past two years. The first unnerving event, obviously, was the escape of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's right-hand man, Sirius Black, from Azkaban. More recently, the death of Hogwarts student Cedric Diggory has been attributed by several prominent wizards and witches, including eccentric Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, to Death Eaters and their leader. The majority of Ministry of Magic executives, as well as members of the population at large, have been loathe to accept this explanation for the tragic death of the Hufflepuff prefect. The controversy has now intensified.
At approximately three o'clock yesterday morning, the Dark Mark was spotted above the home of Peter and Gina Malley, both veterans of the first war against You-Know-Who. The bodies of the victims were found inside the house less than an hour later.
The Malleys . . . .
Remus skipped the paragraphs devoted to recounting the lives of the Malleys in his rush to see where Sirius figured into the equation.
Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic, has himself declared that Black is the culprit in these grisly murders. "We are still doing everything in our power to recapture Black," he said in a prepared statement yesterday. "Obviously, our capabilities in this area have been lessened now that we may no longer remove the dementors from Azkaban. While Black was lying low he was especially difficult to track. Now that he is again showing his true colors, the process should be speeding up. Please remember that this tragedy is the work of one man, and do not panic."
Remus threw down the paper angrily. His disgust at Fudge's behavior was overwhelmed by his concern for Sirius. Dumbledore himself had sent Remus an owl over a week ago in which he had requested that he be on the lookout for his old friend. Although Remus was not looking forward to the work the two would be doing for their former Headmaster, he was very much looking forward to seeing Padfoot again. Sirius had not been far from his thoughts since their meeting in the infamous Shrieking Shack just over a year before. The realization that Sirius had been innocent of the crimes for which he had been imprisoned had been an enormous and not unpleasant shock. Its only affect on his day-to-day life, though, had been the development of his constant fear that Sirius would be recaptured, executed, or given a dementor's kiss.
It seemed that the hunt for Sirius had intensified once more. This time, though, the accusations leveled against him would have more important ramifications than causing distress for those who cared about him. If Fudge and the members of the Ministry who followed him were able to convince the wizarding community that Voldemort had not risen again, they would buy that much more time for Voldemort to increase his power.
He sighed. Unsure as to what to do next, he aimlessly began to straighten out the living room, doing so without magic to extend the amount of time that the mindless task would require.
The voice from the fire caught his attention.
"Headmaster." He moved to the source of the voice and knelt before it.
"Done any stargazing lately?"
"What?" Albus Dumbledore simply stared at his former pupil until understanding dawned, and, in spite of himself, Remus rolled his eyes. "I've been looking ever since my last discussion with you, but I haven't seen anything."
"Nothing? The star we discussed last time is exceptionally bright."
"As bright a star as there is, but I haven't been able to see it. It's been rather cloudy. Cloudy enough to be a cause for concern."
"Funny you should say that. I was reading the weather section of the Daily Prophet and I came to a similar conclusion."
"I believe that it's gotten to the point that it's affecting the community at large, and not just those of us who like to see the stars."
"I could not have said it better myself. The time has come to control this problem by any means necessary."
"The weather is a rather difficult thing to control, Headmaster," said Remus, forcing a laugh.
"Many things are difficult. They have a nasty habit of being the things worth doing."
"Keep your eye on the sky. Let me know when things change."
"Of course."
"And make certain to inform any interested parties of our new priorities."
"It would be hard to forget to do that."
"I imagine it would. See that said parties remain inconspicuous for the time being."
Remus winced theatrically. "Couldn't I just try to change the weather?"
Dumbledore's laugh was interrupted by a sharp crack as someone, or something, violated the protective ward that covered the front door of the cottage Remus currently called home. Remus stood cautiously, wand in hand, heart thudding more from anticipation than from fear. He was quite sure he knew who, or what, had tried to enter his home without an invitation.
A quick look around the corner proved that he had been right.
"Yes," he called to the detached head in the fireplace.
The head smiled. "Good. Now if you'll excuse me--" his voice cut off rather suddenly, but Remus barely noticed.
"Finite Incantantem." Hastily, he removed the wards and crossed the threshold to kneel beside a large, black, whimpering dog. The dog looked at him with wounded eyes. "You'd rather I didn't use wards?"
The animal made no reply, which would have been ordinary behavior for an average dog but which was rather odd behavior for this one. "Sirius?" he whispered, his low tone in no way softening the intense urgency which flooded his voice. "Come on." The dog half-moaned. "Should I pick you up?" He had sometimes in the past had difficulty discerning how much trouble Sirius actually happened to be in and how much Sirius felt like being dramatic. A situation could become even more complicated when one considered that, sometimes, if Sirius was in a great deal of pain, he would claim to be fine. This last was not the case here.
The black dog did wearily climb to its feet, sparing just enough energy to give Remus a haughty sniff.
"Right," he responded with a relieved laugh. "Lecture me later." He held the door open for the bedraggled animal and quickly drew the curtains throughout the room. Such a precaution was most likely unnecessary, but considering the circumstances, extra caution was a very good idea. Besides, Remus had always considered himself to be the token voice of logic when he was around his Hogwarts friends, and there was no reason for him to relinquish that role now.
The dog had collapsed into a dingy black puddle on the floor when Remus turned back to him. "It's safe." His eyes locked with the pale blue eyes of the dog, and he held his gaze as the eyes darkened and became human. Sirius slowly rose from the crouch he had been in as the transformation completed. His human eyes were tired and shadowed, and he was painfully thin and dirty. His movements were stiff as he rose to a standing position, but he managed a smile nonetheless.
"Hi, Moony," was all he could find to say. Remus felt his stomach sink, and his own knees grew weak. Sirius had used his old nickname on written scraps of parchment delivered by an odd assortment of birds over the past year, but the verbalized word, spoken by that certain voice, was rather disconcerting. "Moony? You all right?"
Remus snapped out of his reverie. Sirius was not the one who was supposed to be asking that question. "Of course--"
"You look the color of the wall."
"That's not so different from normal."
"Different enough--"
"It's just surprising to see you," Remus interrupted smoothly, stepping closer to Sirius as if to hug him, but the other man backed away.
"I would have thought Dumbledore would have told you."
"Oh, I knew you were coming," Remus rushed to assure. "It's just surprising to see you anyway. If that makes sense. Sit down before you fall down."
Sirius shook his head. "No. There's dirt from Scotland and London and everywhere in between on my robes. That chair will never be the same." He stepped back from Remus' extended hand once more, but this time Remus, making good use of his werewolf reflexes, grabbed his friend anyway.
"If I sit down, I might fall asleep." Sirius forced his too-slight weight against Remus, fighting his direction in a movement reminiscent of many battles they had had in their respective alter-forms. That memory warmed Sirius, and his smile became less nervous and more bright. "You wouldn't get the joy of talking to me." Upon Sirius' use of the word "joy," both men's expressions changed to those of contrition. The task that awaited them had not a thing to do with joy.
"Stay awake long enough to eat something," said Remus, leaving the horror that had allowed the old friends to meet once more unmentioned. "You'll sleep better if you do."
"I don't think it's that much of a problem."
"Yeah, well, you'll eat or I'll shove something down your throat." These words, naturally, were spoken with a great deal of affection. "Any preferences?"
"Nothing with rats in it."
"I was all out of rats, anyway," Remus called over his shoulder.
Short moments later, Sirius was finishing his blessedly rat-free meal. He had at first attempted not to eat like the starving man that he was, but he had given in after a few bites and had inhaled the food. Almost immediately, his eyes began to slip closed.
"Come on." Remus pulled at his arm. "Bed."
"We have to talk," Sirius mumbled groggily. "Was there a sleeping potion in that?"
Remus made a face. "Even you aren't worth concocting potions. I'll have you know that if there's a single cauldron in this house, it's down in the cellar beneath a properly thick layer of dust."
"Probably true. Listen, about Voldemort--"
"I know. We can do this when you're lucid."
"I'm lucid. We have to start now."
"You can tell me in your sleep, then."
"I do NOT talk in my sleep."
Remus raised an eyebrow.
"You and James made that up! I never said anything in my sleep."
Hands were held up in mock surrender. "I'm quite sure you didn't."
"Certainly nothing about Laurel Windsor."
His exclamation was cut short when he was ushered through a door and into a bedroom.
"What are we doing here?"
"YOU are going to sleep."
"You're awfully pushy."
"You'd be able to push back better if you weren't so tired."
"I'm not tired." Sirius' claim had grown from a desire not to force his friend to take care of him, to a playful game, to the petulant wish of a child not to be wrong.
"Isn't this a nice bed?" Remus changed the subject. "Comfortable… cool sheets… soft pillow…"
"Not funny."
"Wasn't meant to be."
"You're… right."
Remus snickered. "So good of you to say so." Stepping out of his shoes, but without bothering to remove his robes, Sirius collapsed into the bed. Remus was unsure as to whether he had fallen asleep instantly, or whether he had fainted, when his friend's eyes opened once more.
"Wait." He brought himself to a sitting position with no small amount of trouble.
"Padfoot. Just lie down."
"NO!" Eyes sparked with desperation. "Harry."
"What about Harry?"
"I haven't owled him since I left Hogwarts. I was traveling so fast, but he's used to me owling him almost every day. He knows what I'm doing, and he's probably scared on top of being miserable living in that godforsaken Muggle town--"
"I'll owl him. I'll owl him right now. I'll tell him that you're here and that you'll write back as soon as he does."
"Okay." Sirius' eyes closed, and he slumped to the bed once more. Remus watched him sadly for a moment before returning to his desk and the rolls of parchment that the Daily Prophet owl had torn him from little more than an hour before. Finding a clean scrap of parchment, he quickly composed a note to his former student.
Your godfather arrived at my home this morning. He will write you himself when this owl returns. We both hope that you are doing as well as can be expected given the circumstances.
I won't write more here, as the sooner this message arrives, the better for your peace of mind and ours.
Remus Lupin
At his whistle, a rather common-looking gray owl emerged from the trees which surrounded the house. Prior to his year spent teaching at Hogwarts, Remus had managed to remain somewhat estranged from the wizarding community at large. Such semi-antisocial behavior made his secret easier to keep. However, now the contacts that he had resumed while teaching Harry Potter, among other children of old classmates, made the concept of hiding out here, in this rural locale, without an owl, unthinkable.
Sighing, he attempted to force himself to return to his work.
Sirius burrowed his face more deeply into the sweet-smelling pillow. He did not at first realize how he had come to be in this situation. He wasn't hungry, and nothing hurt (he was quite sure that the bed in which he lay contained some sort of healing powers). Perhaps his mind had finally snapped, and he was mistaking the floor of a cave for a comfortable mattress. Alternatively, perhaps he had finally encountered a hit wizard or a wild animal and his body had been what had snapped. If heaven involved this level of comfort, he was certainly not disappointed.
Gradually, coherent thoughts came crawling back to him. He had made it. He was with Remus. In spite of himself, he allowed a groan to escape his lips. He had sauntered into the home of a friend he had seen just once in the past fourteen years and wound up joking with him as if they had never been apart. The reaction had been a nervous one, and Remus had been playing along-- he might even have started the game-- but Sirius found himself flipping through as much of their conversation as he could remember to discern if he had said anything offensive. He had made a reference to eating rats, which Remus had probably not picked up on; he had accused Remus of feeding him a sleeping potion; and he had called Remus pushy. Remus had said worse, hadn't he? He had certainly been nervous, too; otherwise, he would not have paled so thoroughly upon seeing Sirius. Did he look so bad?
He rose from the bed and glanced into a mirror, which responded by screaming.
It was entirely possible that he DID look that bad.
A hastily written note in familiar handwriting lay on the bureau beneath the mirror and informed him that Remus was off chasing a grindylow which had invaded a swimming pond belonging to a nearby farm. The note further encouraged him to make himself at home. He did not know how long ago the note had been left for him, but he showered as quickly as he could considering the amount of effort it actually took him to get clean.
"Much better," said the mirror in a relieved sort of a voice when he glanced into it again.
"Thanks," he told it.
"You're still too thin."
He decided that it would be bad form to tell his friend's mirror to shut the hell up.
"I'll work on it." First, though, he worked on cleaning up the room and his clothing as much as he could. When that duty was complete, he wandered through the small cottage, stopping with interest when he came to Remus' desk. Moony had obviously already begun the work they were to do together over the next short while. It mostly consisted of subtly contacting old allies and feeling out younger witches and wizards to see who sided with whom.
"We have a long way to go." Remus' voice interrupted his thoughts.
Sirius whirled around. "How…?"
"I don't walk into the wards. And there are a lot of silencing charms in here, for obvious reasons." Sirius nodded. "You look better."
"I feel better." Now the pauses began to become awkward. "Thank you."
"You're welcome." When the silence threatened to lengthen, Remus offered, "I sent your letter to Harry as soon as you fell asleep."
"How long ago was that?"
"About fourteen hours. If he sends a return owl, it will probably get here tomorrow morning with the Daily Prophet."
"Have they printed any exciting fabrications in the past few days?" Remus quite clearly winced. "What?" asked Sirius warily.
"It's good news, in a way," said Remus carefully.
"I could use some good news."
"Proving your innocence has become rather a high priority."
"It always was a priority for me."
"For me, too. But it's become a priority for the cause of light magic."
"Most of the supporters of light magic have no idea that I'm innocent."
"No. It seems that they're coming into danger because of that."
"Do you plan to stop beating around the bush any time soon?"
"Cornelius Fudge, in his infinite wisdom," the two friends shared a scowl, "has been blaming two deaths and an appearance of the Dark Mark on you. He wants to keep the public from panicking and believing that Voldemort really has returned."
Sirius did some creative swearing. In situations like these, his long years in Azkaban served him well.
"That was my thought, too," admitted Remus. "But I was speaking to Professor Dumbledore right before you arrived, and he suggests that we will simply have to make it plain that you were not responsible. I expect we'll be calling in some favors and making a few threats. If worst comes to worst, we might be able to have a spy come forward and testify that Peter's alive."
Sirius snorted. "Not likely."
"Do you know? Who Dumbledore's most important spy is?" He expected that this wasn't information to be flung around lightly, but Remus was Remus, and he had to tell someone.
Sirius resisted the urge to cradle the bombshell before he dropped it. "Severus Snape."
"WHAT?" Remus didn't often lose his composure, and Sirius smiled in spite of himself.
"The one and only."
"I had no idea."
"Neither did I. Seems he's good at his job."
"Was he a Death Eater?"
"Looks that way--"
"What?" Sirius was momentarily unbalanced by his friend's seeming non-sequiter.
"The owl. He's back." Remus muttered a spell and a window flew open, granting the owl entrance. A note was tied to his leg, but it was the same note Remus had addressed to Harry that morning.
"What's wrong with that bird?"
"He's never given me trouble before," Remus defended. "He's not the best, but he's still very smart."
"Then what's wrong with Harry?" Sirius' voice hit a level of worry that one who did not know him would not have believed possible.
"It could be nothing." Remus' statement convinced neither of them. "It could be that his aunt and uncle were out and he wasn't home--"
"So this 'smart' owl of yours didn't wait, or find him?"
Remus glanced at the owl. "Maybe he's having a bad day." A hoot of indignation greeted this suggestion. The owl then gave the two men his best approximation of an exasperated stare and fluttered to the window, darting aside when another, familiar owl arrived.
"That's Hedwig!" Sirius exclaimed, fairly ripping the beautiful bird from the air in his haste to find the letter. "This isn't Harry's handwriting."
Remus shook his head. "It's Hermione's. She borrows Harry's owl sometimes."
"Why is she writing to you?" asked Sirius, not distracted but still curious.
"She just has since I left off teaching her." Remus shrugged. "She's a Muggle born. I think she likes having a wizard who isn't exactly a professor or a friend's parent to talk to." He removed the letter completely and released Hedwig, who fluttered to sit on the window ledge beside his own owl.
"You're going to read that NOW?"
"She MAY know what's going on with Harry."
Sirius nearly flushed. "Sorry." Remus shrugged, and Sirius moved to read the letter over his friend's shoulder.
"Dear Professor Lupin," it began. "I need your help. Harry is in trouble…"


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Sunday, October 21st, 2012 is running stiff competition, beseeching calendars of tastemakers out for LA Fashion Week to attend multiple events. From 6 to 10 PM at SUR Lounge, Jordana Hazan is bringing back Untapped Fashion & Music, transforming its original inaugural ceremony to instead twist the closure cap on twelve days of fashion in Los Angeles sponsored by Splash Magazines Worldwide.
Hosted by International Supermodel/Actor Sam Sarpong, a special appearance by male supermodel Christian Monzon as well as Miss California Noelle Freeman; Untapped Fashion & Music is a tasteful forum upon which music, fashion, and socialites play in an atmosphere of posh ventilation. Designer and brand powers SD+R, Divine Elegance, YB Limited & iVOGUE will present Spring 2013 collections via interactive model installations. Streaming in talent, DJ Exzek stages a reason in and of himself to stop by Sur Lounge on Sunday, October 21, as his skills on the deck wreck the competition in wicked synth beats and hit combinational electro audible therapy. A surprise DJ will take it over for the breaks, making a set of her own stand out amongst a crowd yet to know the international afamed musician. Delving into the eccentrically eclectic, Hazan has a please everyone's ears policy, booking Kristinia Debarge for exclusive performance followed up by Performer/Guitarist Benoit Girard.
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We rang in 2013 down at my parents' place in Florida and though it was a quick trip, the Vitamin D (and the family time) was worth the journey. We spent the past five days down in the sunshine with my sister Melissa's family and my parents. It was a great way to kick off the New Year. There is just no underestimating the power of a little warmth and a lot of sun (it was 25 degrees when we left New York and 26 degrees when we returned yesterday—brrr). There were some bumps in the road, the biggest being that Melissa's three kids all got the stomach flu (Sofia got sick literally the second we walked into the house from the airport). Nora got a touch of it as well, though she rallied quickly thank God. It was pretty gross there for a while and we still have barf bags on us at all times in case Alex finally gets taken down. But despite that we still had lots of fun (Melissa, not so much). We rode bikes, swam in the pool, played at (and in) the ocean, ate delicious home-cooked meals, went for warm walks, ate at our favorite dive bar on the beach and watched the ball drop together (on DVR on New Year's Day since no one wanted to stay up that late on NYE). The best part was feeling the sun warm our skin, something that won't be happening in these parts for a while. Here are the photo highlights. Hope your new years are off to a great start as well!
The beach provides hours of entertainment for my kids. And when the water is a tad too cold to swim (as it was this week), I don't have to worry about life guarding!
We played beach football and then our favorite game: Chase the seagulls.
My parents' pool heater was having issues when we first arrived so the boys had their very own polar bear club dip. I think it was 60 degrees in this shot. Crazy!
We got to check out a manatee refuge that was gorgeous but there were only two manatees hanging around. The kids didn't seem to mind though Nick was unimpressed....
The fresh, warm air cleared our lungs, made our skin less dry and overall boosted our moods. The healing power of sunshine! (And yes I was sweating in that sweatshirt.)
When the kids weren't puking, they loved hanging out with each other. And teasing each other and fighting, of course.
Nora always manages to find something and turn it into a weapon. Good thing she's cute.
Alex is obsessed with golf. And apparently not bad for a five year old. I'm all for it--safer than football!
We had a dance party on New Year's Eve. My nephew, Andrew, and I battled and Nick secretly took a video that I will never, ever share...
Just being able to take the kids to the playground was awesome. Especially for my kids who have energy to burn....
We ate lunch at our favorite beach spot twice--crabcakes for Al; fish tacos (and draft beer) for me. It was a quick trip but we soaked it all up. Must get another on the calendar soon!


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Get answers to your questions about SQL Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration tools that can help you protect the SQL Server surface area from security breaches perpetrated by unauthorized users or applications.
Q: What's the SQL Server surface area, and what security risks are associated with it?
A: All SQL Server components that are accessible by users or applications are known as the surface area. Enabling all of SQL Server's features increases the risk of a security breach by unauthorized users or applications. To make the vulnerabilities of the surface area less visible to potential attackers, the default installation of SQL Server 2005 disables most of the at-risk features (e.g., xp_cmdshell, dedicated administrator connection). You can also deactivate unused components to reduce surface area exposure.
Q: What tools are available to increase the security of the SQL Server surface area?
A: You can use two SQL Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration tools to increase surface area security and manage common service-related operations. These tools use Window Management Instrumentation (WMI) API calls to manage SQL Server's registry operations. The Surface Area Configuration for Services and Connections tool gives you a simple method for configuring the security of local, as well as remote, SQL Server machines. For more information, see msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ library/ms188980.aspx. With the Surface Area Configuration for Features tool you can enable and disable features of the Database Engine, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). For more information, see msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms183753.aspx.
Q: What features does the Surface Area Configuration for Features tool include?
A: The features in the Surface Area Configuration for Features tool are divided into three main categories: SSAS, Database Engine, and SSRS. SSAS features include Ad Hoc Data Mining queries, Anonymous Connections, Linked Objects, and User-Defined functions. Database Engine features include Ad Hoc Remote Queries, Common Language Runtime (CLR) Integration, Database Mail, OLE Automation, Service Broker, SQL Mail, Web Assistant stored procedures, xp_cmdshell, Dedicated Administrator Connection, and Native XML Web Services. SSRS features include HTTP access and Web Service Requests, Scheduled Events and Report Delivery, and Windows Integrated Security.
Q: What database administrative services does the Surface Area Configuration for Features tool support?
A: The tool provides an interface from which you can start, stop, pause, or resume administrative services. You can also configure whether the startup is manual, automatic, or disabled. In addition to SSAS, SSRS, and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), these configuration services are supported:
- Database Engine
- Full-Text Search service
- SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
- MSSQLServerADHelper service
- Notification Services
- SQL Server Agent service
- SQL Server Browser service
- SQL Server Writer Service
Q: How do I use the Surface Area Configuration for Features tool?
A: You can use the tool's GUI, T-SQL in the Query Editor, or a command-line utility. To use the GUI go to Start, All Programs, SQL Server 2005, Configuration Tools, SQL Server Surface Area Configuration for Features. You can use the GUI to select a component and configure its features. To use T-SQL in the SQL Server Query Editor you need to enable xp_cmdshell, as the following example shows.
sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1 RECONFIGURE GO sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', 1 RECONFIGURE GO
Use the command-line sac utility when you're configuring multiple SQL Server machines with the same import and export Surface Area Settings. This utility creates a configuration file on the local server; this file is then exported to another server where the system imports it. The sac utility is in the \Program Files Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared folder.


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Cherry ceases all carwash operations
SAN FRANCISCO — Carwashing startup Cherry shut down its operations as of Dec. 23 so it could "pursue an exciting opportunity." The company also claims to be looking at "alternate options for the Cherry carwash business."
CEO Travis VanderZanden would not give out many details about the company's new direction, but he clarified it would not be a revamped version of the carwash service.
The company raised $5.25 million from Shasta Ventures, Founders Fund and others. The company will refund everyone who prepaid for a carwash and will work with Groupon and LivingSocial to refund customers who paid through the group-buying services.
City rejects new wash due to noise report
WILMETTE, IL — Village trustees told a gas station's owners that they can't build a carwash because the noise would disturb nearby residents.
The trustees unanimously rejected zoning requests that the owners made. Sound levels projected by a consultant showed the trustees that the wash would generate enough noise to affect the quality of life for residents nearby.
Even promises that the carwash doors would be closed during operation did not sway the group. Yet, the trustees said they hoped the station could find a different additional use to add to the small lot.
Co-owner Mohammed Yagoob said the owners need an additional income source to make the operation profitable. Residents close to the gas station said they respected the owners' request for a c-store and extra gas pump, but they opposed the carwash.
Original plans also called for the addition of a Dunkin Donuts location, but the franchise was left behind when the village officials told the owners to downsize the project.
Employees at two more washes join union
QUEENS, NY – Nine months after launching a campaign to battle unfair workplace treatment in the carwash industry, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) gained more carwash employees..
The union announced employees from Sutphin Carwash in Jamaica and Lage Car Wash in SoHo had joined the crusade to battle unfair wages and gain safer working conditions on Nov. 22.
"The old way of doing business at these establishments are over. Carwash workers across the city have had enough and are fighting back against abusive conditions," RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum said in a statement to the press. "The RWDSU is proud of these workers and will continue to support them — whether it be at the negotiation table or the picket line — as they stand up for a better future for their families."
The campaign is part of a larger movement throughout New York City that seeks an end to workplace abuse. A recent survey determined that 71 percent of New York City's carwash employees worked at least 60 hours per week, with some totaling 105 hours. About 75 percent of workers did not receive any overtime pay for time exceeding 40 hours per week.
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is currently investigating the abuses in an attempt to bring New York City carwashes to compliance with New York State labor laws.
'Skimmer' problem plagues carwash owner
PLAINVIEW, TX ― A carwash owner is trying to figure out if "skimming" occurred at his business and whether his customers' credit card information has been compromised.
"Skimming" is when an object is placed on a card-reading machine, such as an ATM or pay station, allowing the user to steal debit and credit card information.
Express Care Car Wash owner Newt Harrell said he has hired a forensic investigator to look into the matter and his financial system is now being scanned on a daily basis to check for anything unusual.
Harrell said he is worried people will look at the wash negatively now and said he would never knowingly do anything to hurt anybody.
Owner adding solar technology to three washes
TILTON, IL — The owner of three Super Wash franchises here will add solar technology to all his locations.
Owner Richard Nevels said a solar voltaic system will be added to the wash in Tilton. In Catlin and Georgetown, the carwashes will have the solar voltaic and solar thermal systems installed.
The thermal systems will heat the floors, soap and polish as well as the overhead hose and rail to prevent freezing. The solar voltaic systems will collect solar energy and feed it into the Ameren Illinois network, thus cutting energy bills.
Nevels noted that the systems would trim 40 to 50 percent of his utility costs at the washes and his payback will be four to five years on the investment.
The project was made possible after Nevels won federal and state grants totaling approximately $100,000. In addition, Nevels expects to get a $50,000 federal tax credit for the project. Overall, the investment will require $200,000.
This is the second time Nevels has embarked on a solar project. The Tilton location had a solar thermal system installed in 2010.
Lawmakers make public pay for detailing, repairs
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, GA — Taxpayers here sank nearly $6,000 into a state senator's provided vehicle right before he purchased it for personal use.
State-provided vehicle perks ended for CA senators a year ago, and many senators chose to purchase those vehicles for personal use. Bob Dutton, the former Senate minority leader, spent almost $6,000 of public funds on his provided vehicle before buying it.
Dutton spent $5,984 of state money on four new tires, various repairs and a full detail of the 2005 Chevy Tahoe. The state then sold the vehicle to a private dealer for $11,000, and Dutton bought it for $12,681.
The vehicle perk ended after a commission decided it was an unwarranted benefit. But, 36 lawmakers opted to have work done using taxpayer money in the final months before the perk ended. Then, they purchased the vehicles.
Man charged with stealing drain grates
ROGERSVILLE, TN ― Joel Brian Morelock, 26, has been charged with stealing metal drain grates from multiple area carwashes.
Morelock stole $2,300 worth of grates. He was arrested on Saturday. He allegedly stole grates from the Quick Car Wash and the Rub A Dub carwash.
All of the stolen grates were found in Morelock's truck.
CHPD Chief Johnson said the thefts created a dangerous situation as the grates left large openings in the grounds of the carwashes which were also at least 2 feet deep.
Update: Manager fined for exploiting employees
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — The former manager of a carwash here who underpaid young foreign workers has been fined $9,000 AUS.
The Federal Magistrate Court ruled Elliot Ban acted with "gross irresponsibility" by exploiting vulnerable employees. The magistrate found that Ban underpaid 62 casual workers a total of $99,646 AUS between December 2009 and July 2010.
The workers were mainly young Asians on student or working holiday visas who spoke little English. Fair Work inspectors discovered the underpayments when they investigated an employee complaint.
On the eve of the prosecution, Ban paid $27,715 AUS in back pay to six workers he was able to locate.
Ban leased the carwash from the Crystal Car Wash Café Pty Ltd and its director and part-owner Anthony Sahade. The Fair Work Ombudsman announced in November it would prosecute that company and Sahade as well for underpayment of 359 workers.


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Allen Lessels' UNH Notebook: Wildcats, Hogan not finished yetBy ALLEN LESSELS
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 06. 2014 10:55PM
DURHAM -- Senior games are emotional by their very nature.
The University of New Hampshire women's basketball team, despite losing only one player to graduation, had a particularly emotional Senior Game ceremony on Saturday at Lundholm Gymnasium.
"One senior, one really important senior," said fourth-year head coach Maureen Magarity.
The Wildcats honored Kelsey Hogan, the do-everything leader of a point guard out of Nashua North, before the game.
If it seems like Hogan has been around forever, well, it's because in collegiate basketball terms she pretty much has.
Hogan is wrapping up her sixth and final season as a Wildcat as she leads the team into the America East tournament that starts today at the University of Albany.
UNH is the No. 3 seed for the tournament, its highest ranking since the 1998-99 season, and takes on No. 6 Vermont in a quarterfinal game today at 2 p.m.
The winner of the UNH-Vermont game takes on the winner of a game between No. 2 Stony Brook and No. 7 UMBC in the semifinals. The semifinal game is schedule for Sunday at 11 a.m.
The women's championship game is on Monday at 4 p.m. in Albany.
UNH beat Vermont twice during the season: 60-45 at home on Jan. 20 and 71-50 at Vermont on Feb. 19.
The Wildcats are 18-11 overall and 12-4 in America East. They advanced to the semifinals last year when Hogan hit a long three-point basket at the buzzer for a 49-46 win over Stony Brook.
UNH has never made it to the league championship game.
The Wildcats are trying to change that this year.
"Their motto since the summer has been 'For the Ring,'" Magarity said.
"They want a ring. They want to win the championship. Kelsey has really taken that on this year as a challenge."
Hogan scored 12.4 points game during the regular season, a career best, to lead the Wildcats and sophomore center Corinne Coia is next at 11.6.
Magarity marvels at the way Hogan leads, competes and perseveres through her rehabilitation from various injuries.
Hogan led UNH with 20 points and eight rebounds in her first game in the fall of 2008. She played two more games that season before being sidelined by a knee injury.
She blew her knee out before the next season even started and missed the year.
The NCAA awarded Hogan her eligibility back for both seasons, which is why she's now closing out a rare sixth year.
She wants to coach and has been accepted into the Women's Basketball Coaches' Association "So You Want to be a Coach" program and will take part in the three-day event that will be held in conjunction with the Final Four early next month in Nashville.
First, Hogan and the Wildcats will see what they can do about getting to a title game.
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THE men's basketball team is in Albany this weekend, too, and also plays Vermont in the quarterfinals. No. 8 UNH and No. 1 Vermont square off on Saturday at noon. The Wildcats will try to regroup in Albany.
The program was rocked by the news that came out this week that Scott Weitzell, the team's longstanding director of basketball operations, has been fired amid an investigation into allegations that he may have taken video and still photographs of UNH players inside the team's locker room during a trip to Vermont in January.
Vermont is 21-5 overall and 15-1 in the league. UNH is 6-23 and 4-12. The Wildcats dropped two games to the Catamounts this year, 57-40 in Burlington on Jan. 20, and 79-44 at home on Feb. 19.
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THE men's hockey team, the No. 4 seed in the Hockey East tournament, plays No. 5 Northeastern in a best-of-three series at home in the Whittemore Center next weekend. The series begins with a game on Friday at 7 p.m. Game 2 will be on Saturday, either late in the afternoon or at 7 p.m., and Game 3, if necessary, will be on Sunday at 4 p.m.


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Splurge: Imported Caviar (around $150 per ounce)
Steal: American Caviar (around $20 per ounce)
Caviars from the Caspian and Black seas are considered the finest in the world, but environmental concerns have severely limited their availability in the United States. As a result, imported caviar is either illegal or astronomically expensive. Even if you can splurge on the fancy stuff, there are still sustainability concerns: Some sturgeon populations that produce this top-quality caviar are nearing extinction, which has prompted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ban the importation of beluga caviar from both the Caspian and Black seas. Osetra and sevruga caviar are still legal, but they are environmentally questionable, not to mention extremely expensive (about $300 for two ounces of osetra caviar at caviarandmore.com).
But if you just can't picture a romantic evening without mother-of-pearl spoons and warm blinis, there's still hope. American caviar is not only sustainable, but—at around $20 an ounce—relatively affordable. America has long been the world's largest market for caviar, and although it's a relative newcomer to caviar production, American companies are already producing highly regarded domestic caviar.
Strictly speaking, only sturgeon roe can be called caviar; roe from any other fish must be modified by the species name, such as "salmon caviar." Several types of American caviar come from sturgeon—including hackleback and Pacific white sturgeon. Sometimes called California osetra, Pacific white sturgeon caviar can be comparable to Caspian caviar. Other American caviars include salmon, trout, steelhead, and whitefish.
For five brands of American caviar we love, see our American Caviar guide.
Splurge: Champagne ($25 and up)
Steal: Spanish Sparkling Cava (around $10)
There's no better way to toast your honey than with a glass of bubbly, but Spanish cava fizzes just as well as French Champagne, usually at significantly less cost. Though the word Champagne is often used to describe all sparkling wine, it can technically only be used for sparkling wine made in a specific region of France, called Champagne. Produced in Northern Spain, cava is made in the same style as Champagne, called méthode Champenoise—"the Champagne method." Cava is aged on its "lees" (dead yeast cells) for less time than Champagne, however, giving it a flavor that is less yeasty and more earthy than its French cousin.
While Champagne is made primarily from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunier grapes, the grapes used for cava are mostly Macabeo, Parellada, and Xarel-lo. Using these lesser-known grape varietals also contributes to cava's low price.
Like Champagne, cava is classified in terms of sweetness, from the very dry (brut de brut, brut nature, and brut) to dry (seco) to medium (semiseco) to sweet (semidulce and dulce), with brut the most common. In the United States, the best known producers of cava are Freixenet and Cristalino, both of which produce good quality cava for very low prices—usually around $10.
Splurge: Whole truffles or shavings ($400 to $4,000 per pound)
Steal: Truffle Butter ($4.99 for 3 ounces) or Truffle Oil ($20 to $60 for 1 to 8 ounces)
Prized for their exceptional fragrance and intense flavor, truffles are—ounce for ounce and pound for pound—one of the priciest foodstuffs in the world. White truffles have been known to go for around $4,000 a pound; black truffles for around $400 a pound. Why are these edible fungi so expensive? For starters, they are difficult to cultivate. Truffles grow anywhere from 3 to 12 inches underground. Because they are so difficult to find, harvesters use specially trained pigs or dogs to root them out. Once a truffle has been discovered, the farmer has to carefully extract it from the ground and avoid touching it with his hands—the oil from his skin will ruin the truffle. Finally, if the truffle isn't ripe, it must be reburied and harvested later. All that work makes for an extremely expensive final product.
But as wonderful as shaved truffles are, you don't need to buy a whole truffle to give your food a touch of their exquisitely earthy flavor. Truffle butter, which can be made with either white or black truffles, is a considerably more economical way to get a whiff of the intoxicating scent. Typically, small pieces of truffle are mixed with best-quality butter, infusing the butter with their flavor and scent. (D'Artagnan sells delicious black truffle butter for $4.99 for three ounces at dartagnan.com.) Truffle butter can also be made with truffle oil, which has often been artificially flavored. Truffle oil is available at many supermarkets, and is a relatively inexpensive way to add truffle flavor to soups, scrambled eggs, pastas, and risottos, like in our Seared Scallops on Shrimp and Truffle Risotto (pictured).
If you win the lottery and decide to buy a whole truffle, look for one that is firm and round, with a strong fragrance and no bruises or blemishes. Truffles will keep up to three days in the refrigerator, but you should use them as soon as possible after purchase. To take full advantage of your investment, bury the truffle in a container of rice or whole eggs and cover tightly before refrigerating; the scent of the truffle will permeate whatever it touches, giving you an added flavor bonus.
Splurge: Prime Rib Roast ($18 per pound)
Steal: Choice Rib Roast ($13 per pound) or Eye of Round ($5 per pound)
Nothing says decadence quite like a standing rib roast. But just because we usually refer to it as prime rib doesn't mean you have to buy prime beef. Typically, rib roasts come in two grades, rated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): choice and prime. Prime rib roast has more marbling (the flecks of fat that increase flavor, tenderness, and juiciness) than choice rib roast, making it more expensive. But choice rib roast is plenty tender, and the added benefit of prime rib does not always justify the added expense. Stores often label choice rib roast "prime rib," using the common name for the dish rather than the USDA rating. If you are set on buying prime rib rather than choice, make sure that the meat is USDA-certified as prime. For more tips on choosing, storing, and cooking rib roast—prime or choice—see our Beef Rib Roast ingredients page.
An even more economical option is eye of round—one of the cow's four main leg muscles. Because of the leg's exercise, eye of round is less tender than other cuts, but with proper cooking and presentation, eye of round can be a delicious centerpiece entrée. Try our Roast Beef with Dijon-Caper Sauce (pictured), and be sure to slice it thinly to maximize flavor and texture.
To get the best results when roasting any cut of beef, see our tips on Why You Shouldn't Put Cold Beef in the Oven and Resting Meat.
Splurge: Lobster (about $18 per lobster, for one serving)
Steal: Monkfish (about $9 for a half-pound, for one serving)
This year's lobster surplus has put prices at a 25-year low, but if the classy crustacean is still too rich for your blood, try looking outside the shell. Long known as poor man's lobster, monkfish has a similarly firm texture and sweet flavor. Monkfish is not an exact substitute for lobster. Still, monkfish's meaty texture and mild taste makes it a great seafood entrée.
When buying monkfish, look for fillets that are white with a tinge of pink; the membrane that is attached to one side of the fillet should be pure gray, with no bruising. Monkfish is also commonly sold as a whole tail, which can range from one to five pounds. The skin should be bright brown or black; you can either remove it yourself or ask the fishmonger to remove it. Monkfish are available year-round, but their best seasons are fall and winter.
For tips on buying and preparing lobster, see our Lobster ingredients page. Or, for the steal, try our Cedar-Planked Monkfish with Fire-Roasted Puttanesca Relish (pictured).
Splurge: Foie Gras ($48 for 8 ounces)
Steal: Chicken Liver ($1.99 per pound)
Whatever your moral standpoint on foie gras, your economic outlook may be a little bleaker this year. Known for its unctuous texture and rich flavor, foie gras literally translates as "fat liver." Generally, the term foie gras refers to the liver of ducks or geese that have been force-fed and fattened up, enlarging the liver in the process. Raw foie gras runs between $70 and $110 for 1.5 pounds. One more affordable option is pâté de foie gras, which has the same smooth, buttery taste in a more spreadable form. Plus, because law requires that pâté de foie gras is 80 percent goose liver, you are still getting a top-quality product for your dollar.
But just because pâté de foie gras is more affordable doesn't mean it's cheap. For a truly thrifty—and truly delicious—option, make your own pâté this hors d'oeuvres season. Chicken livers have another added bonus: They're uncontroversial. The BA Foodist's family recipe combines chicken livers with apples, Sherry, and marjoram for a silky-smooth spread that doesn't taste too heavily of liver.


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"I promise that I will do my best: to be true to myself and develop my beliefs." What if they're perverse and antisocial beliefs?
Nice to see another move towards secularization.Quote from: idontknow on July 22, 2013, 12:49:44 AM"I promise that I will do my best: to be true to myself and develop my beliefs." What if they're perverse and antisocial beliefs?First, define "perverse and antisocial". Second, the guidance of adults and peers in a child's life is usually adequate for most kids to learn the mores of their society. The truly disfunctional (habitual criminals, sociopaths and psychopaths) are a decided minority.
Bland platitudes.
"...to serve the Queen and my community, to help other people and to keep the (Brownie) Guide law."
Well, let's use your words to help define my terms. What if she believes in criminal, sociopathic, and psychopathic acts?
It's a silly and useless oath. Well, that part of it is. Reminds me of when my commencement speaker encouraged us to follow our dreams, as if all dreams are good and worthwhile pursuits. Bland platitudes.
I always say what I mean. But sometimes I'm a sarcastic prick whose tone can't be properly communicated via text.
It's a silly and useless oath.


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For me, summer is all about salads. I have moved away from the standard iceberg lettuce and have begun exploring new varieties of salad greens.
They're one of my favourite plants to grow in containers — they look great and the process is simple. By keeping them close to the door, they're in easy reach for harvesting. By moving them around slightly to keep the plants slightly shaded, they won't bolt (turn to producing seed) as quickly in the hot weather.
There is something about a container of crispy-looking salad greens that's very appealing. They have a cool and summery look that makes them ideal candidates for dressing up a balcony or deck.
I plant them both on their own and among my flowering plants. Some varieties have interesting textures or colours that just help add interest to my containers.
Planting them among annuals creates interest and makes the containers both unique and functional.
Since starting this foray into salad greens, I have noticed that more and more local greenhouses and garden centres are carrying a wider range of varieties. Here's a quick look at some you might like to try.
Arugula (also known as rocket salad): This green has a peppery, spicy flavour that can liven up any dull salad. The leaves taste best when picked young, so keep selecting the outside tender leaves and allow the centre point of leaves to grow on. Arugula prefers a sunny location, but will tolerate light shade.
Buttercrunch lettuce: One of my favourite salad greens, it has leaves with a soft, buttery texture, hence the name. This lettuce is more of a leaf form than a head type. I prefer it because I can go out and pick a few leaves for a salad any time without having to wait for the head to form.
I also like the apple green colour of the leaves. It looks great as the centre plant of a container surrounded by deep purple petunias. Hot, dry weather can cause lettuce to bolt, so enjoy this lettuce early in the season or protect it from heat and keep it well watered.
Radicchio: I still remember the first time I sampled this. It has a slightly bitter taste, but goes amazingly well in salads and seems to enhance whatever dressing is used.
It also thrives in cooler weather, so enjoy this variety in early summer or late spring. It prefers full sun, but will tolerate light shade. The wonderful red colour makes an interesting addition to most salads, but also looks great in a planter mixed with yellow marigolds or Osteospermum.
Romaine lettuce: The preferred choice for Caesar salads, this crispy lettuce has a sweet taste and the added advantage of keeping well in the refrigerator.
If you can find it, red romaine is more tender than the green type. I plant mine in a rectangular planter and use it as a background for lower-growing annuals.
Lolo rossa: The deep crimson, frilled leaves add colour and interest to any salad. The flavour is mild and the leaves tender.
As it's a leaf-type lettuce, harvest the young leaves while allowing the rest of the plant to grow. This perpetual harvest can go on for months. This is also another great addition to any mixed container. The seeds are a littler harder to find, but I did find some through Thompson and Morgan Seeds.
Frisee: Another favourite of mine. I actually like to warm it up with a nice blue cheese dressing. Warm salad tastes great!
A member of the chicory family, along with radicchio and Belgian endive, it has long leaves that are very curly and frilled. It has a slightly bitter taste and a nutty flavour. Cooking it actually lessens the bitter taste.
The plant prefers full sun, but will tolerate some light shade. The frilly leaves also make a nice addition to an annual container. It is useful as a border plant in a pot with taller annuals in the centre. I came across these seeds on the Home Depot website; go to homedepot. ca and search for frisee.
Now you can stop buying iceberg lettuce and improve the look of your containers at the same time.
Gerald Filipski is a member of the Garden Writers Association of America. If you have any questions, e-mail them to filipskishaw.ca.


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"Pados" is an elegant Creative 42 trimaran designed by multihull maven Dick Newick. The beautiful flowing lines, sterling sailing qualities and seaworthiness of the Creative 42 have made it one of Newick's most popular and enduring designs. The wing-style akas greatly increase interior volume and cruising potential. "Pados" is unusual in that she has been fitted with a nicely finished and lightweight interior, which has transformed her into a true racer/cruiser.
"Pados" is perhaps the best example of the Creative 42 design and was carefully built in 1995 by a skilled craftsman to a very high standard. Under her current owner, "Pados" has become an even better yacht. For example, a galley was built and the interior upgraded by Buckingham Marine Interiors in 2008, always with an eye to light weight. "Pados" was rewired and new LED lighting was installed in 2008/2009. A new longer daggerboard was built in 2008 and new hydrofoils were made in 2009. A new and lighter weight carbon fiber boom was installed in 2009.
The rotating wing mast can be raised and lowered by one person, although the crowds this attracts always provide additional assistance! The designer reports that with 7 persons aboard, "Pados" sailed at well over the true wind speed in 10 knots of true wind. Maneuverability under power is excellent with twin outboards.
"Pados" is a stunningly beautiful yacht in excellent condition. She has always been sailed in the fresh waters of the Great Lakes basin. Her owner has reluctantly offered her for sale due to a change in plans. This is your chance to own a beautiful and functional marine work of art.
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Six years after a horrific train-car accident that killed four young adults in Anoka, four new witnesses have emerged. Two were paid thousands of dollars by an attorney to help the railroad in its bid to fight a $24 million wrongful-death verdict.
The two paid witnesses were paid $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, in what a St. Paul attorney representing Burlington Northern Santa Fe called a "reward" in court documents. Burlington Northern is expected to ask for a new trial at a hearing today in Washington County District Court.
Since last June's verdict, attorneys for the victims' families have asked for $45 million in sanctions against the railroad. With the stakes higher, the railroad's search for witnesses intensified.
The two unpaid witnesses -- a Coon Rapids police sergeant and his wife -- weren't recruited by anyone. They contacted Anoka County authorities after reading about the April hearing in which the sanctions were requested. Sgt. Kevin Smith said Thursday that he and his wife, Colleen, have since been ordered to have no contact with attorneys from either side by Judge Ellen Maas.
Legal experts say they have never heard of a witness -- excluding experts -- being paid beyond travel expenses and incidentals in Minnesota court cases. Nor does Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the defendant in the wrongful-death civil suit brought by the victims' families, approve of paying witnesses to testify, according to a company spokesman
When the families of the victims were awarded one of the largest wrongful-death awards ever in Minnesota, there were no known witnesses other than the conductor of the train that struck Brian Frazier's car at 60 miles per hour around 10 p.m. on Sept. 26, 2003.
The families' lawyers said the crossing gate wasn't working properly. The jury agreed, saying the railroad was 90 percent responsible for the crash. Then, in April, the attorneys for the victims' families charged that Burlington Northern destroyed, withheld, misplaced or manufactured railroad records and asked for the $45 million in sanctions. Maas has yet to rule on the sanctions.
Burlington Northern's attorneys, hoping for a new trial or appeal, began scouring for witnesses last year.
"I've advertised for witnesses, but I've never paid them a dime," said Ron Meshbesher, who is among Minnesota's most respected attorneys and has no involvement with this case. "To pay an expert a flat fee is one thing. But this sounds unethical. I've never heard of anything like this in Minnesota."
Megan Ricke, the St. Paul lawyer who paid the two witnesses with checks generated by the Spence Ricke law firm, did not return the Star Tribune's calls. She prefers not to be interviewed, said Burlington Northern spokesman Steve Forsberg.
Traveling stipends for witnesses are common, said C. Peter Erlinder, a William Mitchell College of Law professor. No Minnesota statutes suggest that paying witnesses is illegal, said Marie Failinger, associate dean of Hamline University Law School. But not disclosing the payments of rewards to an opposing legal team could be grounds for appealing a criminal case, she said. Regardless, "the credibility of the witness is suspect," she said.
Jason Beringer, 31, a wireless-phone-service salesman from Maplewood, said on Nov. 25, 2008, in a statement to Ricke in court documents that he "didn't want to come forward. I didn't want to get voluntarily involved."
But last fall, his mother found a note on her door, saying Ricke was interested in talking to him. Ricke and Beringer met at a Perkins in Bloomington. Beringer said he suggested she offer a reward if she wanted to attract witnesses. He says she said she had considered offering $5,000 to the first two witnesses.
"I asked for both" $5,000 payments, "thinking it was unreasonable," Beringer told the Star Tribune. "I was surprised she said yes."
"I should have asked for more," he said of the $10,000 he was paid.
An acquaintance of two of the victims -- Frazier, 20, of Newport, and Corey Chase, 20, of Coon Rapids -- Beringer said he had gotten alcohol for the minors before, according to court records.
According to court documents: Beringer said he met with Frazier, Chase and the other victims -- Bridgette M. Shannon, 17, of Ramsey, and Harry Rhoades, 20, of Blaine -- in a parking lot the night of the accident. He delivered a backpack or knapsack containing what he believes was a bottle of vodka. He said he knew they were underage.
He then recalled driving away quickly, wanting to go home alone. But Frazier and Chase had been to his place before and he was certain they were following, he said. He said the rail caution gate at Ferry Street was working that night, but that it hadn't in the past.
"I had a lot of guilt," he told Ricke last November.
He was concerned about possible legal ramifications for supplying minors with alcohol, but was told by Ricke that the statute of limitations in a civil case is three years and he needn't worry. However, there are no statutes of limitations in criminal wrongful-death cases, the Anoka County attorney's office said.
The other paid witness, Karianne Olson, 41, of Ramsey, received $5,000 from Ricke, according to court documents. She said she was picking up her daughter from the Anoka High School football game on Sept. 26, 2003, and was in the area when the accident occurred. She said, according to documents, she was hesitant about giving testimony because "I didn't see the accident." She said she learned about the $5,000 payment via a flier.
The Smiths were picking up their son and niece, who also had attended the football game. They remembered commenting to each other about crossing the tracks, noticing a train and that "we made it." They recalled another vehicle coming around the curve.
The next day, Kevin Smith was notified by the county medical examiner's office that a vehicle had been struck by a train around 10 p.m. Smith told Anoka County officials he had gone through the intersection at about the same time and saw the railroad arms come down.
After the bodies were identified, Smith was among those who had to assist Corey Chase's mother in notifying relatives.
This past April 27, the Smiths crossed the tracks and the arm came down immediately after. "Déjà vu. You remember this?" Kevin Smith asked.
The next day they read about the civil suit. They decided it was time to contact the Anoka County sheriff.
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A new British survey (via Motherlode) took a look at parents and how their time is spent each day. It's not really surprising. Here's what the Co-operative supermarket chains survey found to be an average parent's day:
Get up: 6:42am
Get ready (shower, dress, coffee): 55 minutes
Get children ready: 47 minutes
Commute to work: 52 minutes
Working day: 7 hours
Pick children up: 33 minutes
Makes / eat dinner: 46 minutes
Children's play and bedtime: 1 hour 9 minutes
Household chores: 1 hour 13 minutes
Work from home: 1 hour 12 minutes
Go to bed: 10:45pm
Spare time = 1 hour 30 minutes a day
So that's 90 minutes of free time, folks.
But take a closer look. There's only 7 hours listed for "working day" listed. Then there's the hour-plus of "work from home." Here in the States, most of us are working 8-hour days and still checking work email at home.
Subtract that extra hour, and you're left with a mere 30 minutes of this so-called "free time."
The problem in my life (and I suspect in yours too) is that the time I get alone or with my husband sans kiddos doesn't happen until after very long day of work outside the home, dinner prep, bath time and bedtime.
"Free time" doesn't exist for me. It's more like recovery time. And half an hour just isn't enough. I find myself staying up later and later just to get a little more time to myself, when honestly I should just get more shut-eye.
What about you? How much "free time" do you have on an average day? What do you do with it?


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Pictured: Andre Akpan is a finalist for the Missouri
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Complete College Soccer News All-America Team
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After being honored as a finalist for the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy, presented to the nation's top soccer player, senior Andre Akpan continues to receive honors, as he was named to the College Soccer News All-America first team, the publication announced Monday.
Akpan, who was also selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association All-America and All-Northeast Region first team, paced Harvard and the Ivy League with 30 points and 12 goals during his senior season. A native of Grand Prairie, Texas, Akpan was named the Ivy League Player of the Year and earned his fourth selection to the All-Ivy League first team. He was also a nominee for Soccer News Net National Player of the Year and was tabbed to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Year, garnering a spot on the second team.
Harvard's all-time leading scorer with 127 points, Akpan also stands first in school history with 33 assists and is tied with Chris Ohiri '64 for first with 47 goals. A co-captain of the Crimson this fall, Akpan tallied four game-winning goals and ranked 17th in the nation with 1.58 points per game. Akpan also earned accolades for his work in the classroom, having been named to the Academic All-Ivy League team this fall.
Akpan Garners College Soccer News All-America Status
Pictured: Andre Akpan is a finalist for the Missouri
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Webster wins 2nd House term over Demings
Webster wins 2nd House term over Demings
WINTER PARK, Fla. —
Freshman Republican Congressman Daniel Webster has survived a close race to return to Washington from central Florida.
With 95 percent of District 10 precincts reporting, Webster had 51.9 percent of the vote. Democratic challenger Val Demings phoned Webster to offer her concession.
Webster's narrow win comes despite the fact that Demings out-fundraised her opponent and is well-known as a former Orlando police chief.
Webster is a former speaker of the state House and majority leader in the Senate. He is a hero to many Republicans for defeating a brash liberal congressman, Alan Grayson, in 2010. Grayson is going back to Washington, though - he won a newly created seat Tuesday.


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A 36-year-old Long Beach man pleaded guilty Friday to stealing $302,000 from investors with bogus promises to buy and re-sell foreclosed homes.
John Wesley Martynec took the money from four investors, including two 78-year-old men, between August 2009 and August 2010, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. Martynec told the investors he had 10 years of experience buying and flipping foreclosed homes for profit.
Martynec did not buy any property with the investors' money, according to prosecutors.
One victim realized the documentation Martynec provided him was fake and went to Seal Beach police.
Martynec pleaded guilty to two felony counts of grand theft, one felony count of untrue statements in connection with a purchase or sale of securities and use of a fraudulent scheme, one felony count of financial exploitation of an elder, with a sentencing enhancement for property loss more than $200,000.
Martynec, who is scheduled to be sentenced June 8, faces up to three years in prison.
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he Millsite Riverside Trail located at the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) project site moved one step closer to opening for public use this week. The Grand County Council voted Tuesday to approve two agreements with the U.S. Department of Energy concerning the trail.
"This is the first time that a remediation site actively in progress will be releasing part of the site for public use," said Grand County liaison to the UMTRA project, Lee Shenton. "Because the entire site has not been fully remediated, the DOE requires a license agreement be signed by the county and DOE to allow the public use."
The agreement was up for discussion at the council's Aug. 7 meeting, but because of a lack of response from the parties involved, the issue was tabled until the Aug. 21 meeting. On Aug. 21, the council again had the opportunity to approve the agreements, but the decision was made to postpone the issue for further review.
"I don't feel like the county is as well-protected as I would like to see," said council member Audrey Graham at the Aug. 21 meeting. "I am in full favor of the trail, but it is our responsibility to make sure the county is protected in the long term."
Shenton said two agreements were required to approve the trail use, as advised by attorneys for both the county and the DOE. A license agreement is meant to be more durable and have a lifetime of five years, whereas a memorandum of understanding is intended to be a living document that can evolve as both sides learn how to manage the trail, Shenton said.
Both agreements were created in collaboration with Moab Trail Mix, the organization dedicated to creating and maintaining the trail system in Grand County, and the Moab Trails Alliance. The agreements designate permission for public use of the trail and outline Grand County's responsibilities for maintaining and repairing the trail as necessary. The DOE maintains the right to close the trail in the event of an incident or emergency at the UMTRA site or when there is water flow in the Moab Wash.
Although the process and agreements were approached in the appropriate manner, according to Shenton, concerns over Grand County's liability in terms of exposure to the chemicals and radioactive material present at the UMTRA site were not acceptable to the council. Grand County Attorney Andrew Fitzgerald, in conjunction with council chairman, Gene Ciarus, required further review to ensure the county was protected for the future.
"We've been back and forth on this many times, but it has not been because of disagreement, only because this is setting a precedent," Shenton said. "Gene [Ciarus] was concerned that the liability was too one-sided, and Grand County had too much and the DOE too little. He wanted it recognized in the license that the county was not liable for damages that might be involved with exposure."
Shenton said the DOE had no questions regarding the council's concerns and revised the agreements shortly after the Aug. 21 meeting.
According to Grand County Clerk Diana Carroll, the county's insurance company also reviewed the documents and approved the agreement. She said the insurance company indicated that the county would have to be proven negligent in order to be held accountable for any incident on the trail.
"If you agree, it will be the end of this road," Shenton said. "The project team will want to get the trail open as soon as possible."
There is no set date yet for the trail opening, but council members said they are excited to see it happen. The Millsite Riverside Trail will be connected to the North Moab Canyon Recreation Trail along U.S. 191 by an underpass at the Courthouse Wash bridge.


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Appreciating Freddie Hubbard
By: Linnea Crowther
5 years ago
We're remembering jazz great Freddie Hubbard, who was born on this date 75 years ago.
Freddie Hubbard was considered the most brilliant trumpeter of his generation. The jazz great played with John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Eric Dolphy… even Billy Joel. Anyone who needed a fantastic trumpeter knew who to call.
Hubbard was an ardent supporter of the Jazz Foundation of America. The organization helps lift up jazz and blues musicians in need, providing them with emergency funds for expenses – healthcare, daily living, whatever is needed – as well as connecting them with performance opportunities. In a profession where passion and skill don't always pay the bills, it's a hugely important organization. Hubbard himself turned to them when he was suffering from congestive heart failure and couldn't work.
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, the perfect time to support an organization that mattered to a jazz legend like Freddie Hubbard. Oh, and it's also a perfect time to listen to Hubbard do his thing. Here he is with Art Blakey and the All Star Jazz Messengers.
Originally published April 2012


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