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Weekender: Ski escape to Courmayeur, Valle d'Aosta
Enjoying Monte Bianco from Le Massif. All photos by Erica Firpo.
Italians are lucky. Aside from amazing food, architecture, design, fashion and art, Italy has incredible geography within a drive from the cities: beaches, countryside, hilltops and mountains. And oh those mountains… approximately 40% of the country is mountainous whether its the peaks of the Alps, the smooth crests of the Appennines or the crazy slopes of an active volcano Mount Etna. Skiing is more than just a pastime, it's a integral part of Italian culture. Each year, school kids get off for a settimana bianca (white week), and almost annually Italians queue the cinemas to catch the latest Vacanze di Natale film, a groan-inducing comedy series that usually takes place at an Italian ski resort.
Even though I hate the cold, I love ski culture. There is nothing quite like the vibe of a settimana bianca or white weekend, and Italians know it. It's all about good skiing, fun friends and great, territorial food in the mountain chalets. Year after year, my friends head back to the same white peaks that they've always gone to, but each year, we try to test out a new location. Last year, I fell in love with Courmayeur, and I think it's time for a weekender.
Courmayeur. It sounds French, right? Nope, Courmayeur is 100% Italian. The quaint Alpine hamlet is located in Italy's most northwestern region, the tiny bilingual Italian/French Valle d'Aosta, most famously known for Hannibal's incredible overland march, bringing elephants through Valle d'Aosta's Little San Bernard pass in the 3rd century BC. Meanwhile Courmayeur is considered to be Italy's best kept winter secret, Picturesque to perfection, Courmayeur has been a travel destination for over a century. The town is a labyrinth of cobblestone-laden streets, vintage architecture, historic coffee shops, busy ski shops, centuries-old churches and gorgeous contemporary boutiques and chalets. It is where Italy's very mountain guide society (and the second in Europe) was founded but most importantly, Courmayeur has the honor of being overshadowed, literally, by Europe's highest peak Monte Bianco.
SkyWay: aka that famous scene in Kingsman 2
Punta Helbronner is hella high.
My Way or The SkyWay
At 15,777 feet above sea level, Monte Bianco is incredible. And incredibly cold. Sharp white, snow-capped peaks cut the cerulean blue sky like an early 20th century Russian avant-garde painting, which quickly turns into a futuristic installation thanks to the SkyWay, that futuristic globular funivie that links the Italian lowland to Punta Helbronner, an overlord look out at 11,371 feet. The courageous will hike up Monte Bianc, ski across the glacier to Chamonix, France or heliski, whereas the rest of us are happy just to enjoy the view. I'd save the skiing for Courmayeur's slopes, a network of what seems like a million pistes but what is in actuality 31 with lifts. Beginners please note that I am the definition of basic and spent a few days dedicated to Courmayeur's smooth beginner trails. I organized private lessons, graduated from the bunny slopes, scared myself to death on the chair lifts, and got a great work out.
Ski pass: 49 euro/day, 240 euro/five non-consecutive da
View from Chateau Branlat
Inside Chateau Branlat
Chalet Bites
I've learned that the best reason to ski in Italy are for the rifugi, the cosy mountain-ski chalets where eating is an art form. In the case of Courmayeur, the rifiugi are incredible and the food scene is even better. According to Courmayeur Mont Blanc's official tourism site, there are twenty chalet-restaurants on piste- each with a different, very personal vibe, whether its gourmet cuisine or specialized, local Valdostan delicacies. Ski in to Chateau Branlat, a wooden chalet with beamed ceilings and funky decor, or snow mobile to La Chaumiere, a traditional Valdostan home built into the mountain. i discovered Maison Veille when I was lost skiing and need a restroom. The tiny igloo-like hut was cozy caffe that become a party spot in the evenings.
Back in the town, tiny osterie and Michelin spots creep up in quiet corners, like Al Camin, a traditional osteria/trattoria and Petit Royal, the Michelin-starred restaurant at the Hotel Royal and its captivating La Tour, a private medieval tower with show cooking for couples. Superstar chef Heston Blumenthal fell in love with Courmayeur and combined his passion for food and skiing to create The Mountain Gourmet Ski Experience. Think of it as a three-day food fest with incredible Michelin-starred chefs, skiing and local cuisine.
Pro tip: Everywhere I went accepted credit cards, but it can't hurt to have a little cash for some of the mountain top rifiugi.
Traditional Valdostan vibes at Chaumiere
Superstarred chefs Marcus Wareing, Sat Bains, Claude Bosi and Jason Atherton in 2018's Mountain Gourmet Ski Experience
Let's Go Downtown
Courmayeur is the kind of place where everyone skis hard, eats late, goes out late and then gets up incredibly early for another of skiing. The two best take home tips I discovered were that in order to love (and acclimate to) Courmayeur, you must drink a lot of water and get a non-consecutive days ski pass. Of all the amazing things you can do in Courmayeur, most of them revolve around snow- skiing, snow shoeing, ice skating, snow biking, snow kiting, et cetera, but Courmayeur also has a social life a few hundred meters below.
For a bit of daytime culture, head to the Museo Alpino Duca deli Abruzzi, a two-level chalet home that houses the Alpine Museum that tells the history of mountaineering, its heroes, and the region, along with a small exhibition space showcasing photos of Valle d'Aosta's traditional communities and events. Après Ski the Via Roma, Courmayeur's thoroughfare and a windy street where all of the posh and quirky shops are located, as well as several caffe and cocktail spots.
Courmayeur is small, so get out and explore Valle d'Aosta. The region is network of castles, and almost every weekend there is a traditional festival in the small towns. And then there are wonderful museums from archaeological and ancient remedies to planetariums and prisons.
Museo Alpino Duca degli Abruzzi.
Alpine Wine, showcased at Pavillon du Mont Fréty (the midway station to Punta Helbronner).
Ski In, Ski Out
So far, my experience has been at the Grand Hotel Royal e Golf, a beautiful yesteryear ski lodge looking out on the mountains, with a lovely outdoor pool. The vibe is a bit Grand Budapest Hotel with its fabulous decor, doormen and bellhops. Location is in smack in the middle of town which means it is not at all ski in/ski out but once I realized I didn't need to a ride pistes, it was a short and charming walk through town to the pistes. Eventually I felt like everyone knew me. A second option is the tiny Bouton d'Or, a family-run property a few minutes walk from Courmayeur's main square. for a ski in/ski out vacation, I have my eye on the very new Le Massif, member of Leading Hotels of the World. Last year, I had the opportunity for a hard-hat site visit, and it had me at hello due to its chic contemporary design, its location on top of the mountain and that damn terrace view (scroll back to the top).
Evidence of me as a ski bunny.
Andiamo!
Getting to Courmayeur is quite easy. Airplane, rail, car, I've done it all and my experience, the easiest arrival is by car, once you've decided where you are coming from. Milanese will tell you to fly to Milan Malpensa MXP, and I agree, especially if you want to add on a few extra days for shopping. If you are a foodie, consider flying into Torino-Casselle TRN (or even Geneva GVA, if you have some banking to do). MXP and TRN offer bus shuttle service to Courmayeur but the least hassle is driving. Car rental services are always available or you can hire a driver service if you aren't interested in exploring Italy's smallest region.
Getting to Courmayeur by rail is a bit of a pain, especially with gear. From MXP and TRN, you'll shuttle to railway stations Milano Centrale or Torino Porta Nuova, then catch a regional train to Pré-Saint-Didier , and finally take a bus to Courmayeur ( SAVDA buses run from airport and train stations to Aosta and Courmayeur). Do the math: you'll save more time and energy renting a car/hiring driver - approximately 1.5 hours from Torino and just under 2.5 hours from Milan.
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Categories: Valle d'Aosta, Travel, Ski, Italy Tags: Courmayeur, #mountaingourmetskiexperience, #hestonblumenthal, Italy, ski, travel
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Take a peek inside La Thuile's Nira Montana
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The Italian Destination Where You Should Be Skiing
La Thuile, Italy and Nira Montana
Categories: Italy, Regional, Ski, Travel, Valle d'Aosta, hotel Tags: nira montana, Italy, Valle d'Aosta, hotel, #stellerstories, Ski
February 11, 2017 by Erica Firpo
This article appeared in Forbes Travel.
The settimana bianca (ski week) is perhaps Italy's most cherished unofficial holiday. For a full week, friends, families and couples put everything on hold to head to the mountains for a bit of snow, snacks and shopping, without ever having to take out their passports. Italians know that their side of the Alps is the ideal location for a white week, thanks to optimal conditions, good food and unmatched ambience.
Though the Dolomites mountain range has long been on the map for Italy destination skiers thanks to the 1956 Winter Olympics and an incredible stunt sequence in 1981's For Your Eyes Only, the shy and sumptuous Valle d'Aosta, Italy's smallest region, is where you want to put down your bags and get your ski pass.
These are the four cities to really focus your vacation:
Bordering France and Switzerland, the Valle d'Aosta has a series of charming villages with extensive and varied range of pistes, easily reachable via train stations and airports in Turin and Milan. Valle d'Aosta's best-known area is Courmayeur Mont Blanc, the picture-perfect traditional Alpine village at the base of Mont Blanc (Italy's highest mountain). Courmayeur boasts Italy's oldest ski school and is host to the World Cup Downhill and the International, a four-mile run that drops 3,300 feet on descent.
Where to stay: Hotel Villa Novecento. This 26-room chalet exudes yesteryear charm with 21st-century luxury. Expect a traditional mountain style, onsite spa and restaurant.
Inside Nira Montana, Photo Courtesy of Nira Montana
Italians love La Thuile for its family friendly vibe and it is easy access to France. It's one of the few towns where you can actually ski into another country for the afternoon. Charming La Thuile is perfect for a quiet getaway, and it's ideal for beginning skiers and experienced, off-piste daredevils.
Where to stay: Nira Montana. This hotel is the area's newest high-end property. With 55 rooms, an on-site spa, sweeping mountain views and a pet-friendly nature, Nira Montana is the peak of rustic chic.
The Monterosa area is one of the world's largest ski regions (the tri-valley of Champoluc, Gressoney and Alagna) and is coveted for its 10-plus miles in lifts and wide pistes, which translates to ski tourism at its best. Expect all levels of skiers and lots of socializing.
Where to stay: Hotellerie De Mascognaz. Eight luxurious, multi-room chalets hidden in the mountains (and accessible by snowmobile) are what you'll find at this Champoluc stunner. Beyond the private, convenience-filled units, you can also expect a spa and wellness center, gourmet restaurant and a virtual golf station in a restored farmhouse.
This section is exceptionally well known as a great destination for all levels of skiing and heli-skiing. Additionally, the village is linked to the renowned Zermatt resort across the Swiss border. Ski schools and instructors are available throughout the entire region, with a ski pass offering access to all slopes.
Where to stay: Principe delle Nevi. The super-chic ski-in/ski-out mountain lodge and hotel consists of six chalet suites (ask for a slope view). Aside from stunning vistas, you'll also discover an on-site Balinese-themed spa, indoor and outdoor pools, a gym, an apres-ski bar with a barbecue terrace and a restaurant.
Snowy Mountain Fun, Photo Courtesy of Nira Montana
Beyond the skis
When not on the slopes, Valle d'Aosta visitors head to the thermal springs of Prè Saint Didier and Saint Vincent, historic wellness spas founded in the early 19th century as healing destinations. The newly inaugurated Skyway is literally breath-taking — a panoramic and rotating cable car connecting Courmayeur with Pointe Helbronner that reaches an altitude of nearly 11,000 feet and supplies spectacular looks onto Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn.
For alpine history and culture, visit The Duke of Abruzzi Alpine Museum in Courmayeur or Jovecan's Center for Ancient Remedies. Generally speaking, enthusiasts of the past will love all of the ancient Roman ruins — arches, theater, towers and roads — radiating from Aosta.
And when it comes to dining, the Aosta Valley is a bread basket of incredible dishes, from fresh pasta and meats to world-renowned cheese and cured meats. The region also has some shining-star restaurants, including Morgex's Café Quinson, Courmayeur's Petit Royal and Aosta's Osteria da Nando, all rustic and incredible eating experiences. If you can't get to those eateries, never fear — after all, this is Italy. Most any mountain rifugio (like Frantze Le Rascard in Champoluc) or village trattorie will do you well when it's time for a good meal.
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December 1, 2016 by Erica Firpo
Once upon a time, my friends and I went to Aspen, Colorado for a very fabulous New Year's of chalets, parties and snowboard lessons. I lasted all of one day on the bunny slope as my gang of "I learned how to ski at 4" friends spent hours on the black pistes in what I viewed as cold monotony. I told myself I wasn't interested in snowboarding or skiing, in spite of how cute the instructors were, because it was cold and I had a "less is more" aesthetic, especially when it came to clothing. So yes, I scoffed at their stylish ski outfits and après ski gear, telling myselfit made more sense to head to the beach with a light bag and possibly no clothing, than to pile up a suitcase with thermals. In reality, I didn't want to learn anything new or cold at 30 years old but 12 years later, I had a change of heart.
Every year, la settimana bianca, the winter school break usually dedicated to a mountain holiday, falls during Darius' birthday week, and he and the little one head off for ski break with my logic thatit isn't always economically prudent to tag along unless I am actively participating. Clever, huh? But this year, I thought I'd give him the gift that keeps on giving.... I'd learn how to ski.
Our destination- La Thuile, in Valle d'Aosta-- Italy's tiniest region in its northwest, a bilingual Franco-Italian ski and nature hamlet that may just be the best place for an adult beginner. Niched in the Italian Alps, Europe's highest peak Monte Bianco overlooks the tiny valley and France's La Rosiere shares the mountains, so you can ski two countries in a morning- my goal, believe or not.
With zero ski skills, my overall experience at La Thuile was incredible. The first few days were sunny, so learning the basics on the bunny slopes was more than pleasant- it was kind of like hanging out at the beach, but with layers. La Thuile's ski instructors were incredibly patient and believe in morning lessons, not full day, so that I had time to recoup- which meant the Turkish bath to loosen up my muscles. Day Three was very cold, but not *that* cold, thanks to a little help from The North Face whose wind-resistent gear kept me warm and dry every time that I fell. Did I mention by this time I was on the top of the mountain on blue pistes with descents and turns? Day Four was France, yes, I skied to the border and then some. By this time, Darius, the girls and I did a few runs together (notice the ski jargon?) and I finally got the overall "it" of skiing- cold air on my face, catching up to an expert, wiping out and then happily getting up again. Day Five I was sore and tired, and vowed to come back.
Here's a beginner's look at skiing in La Thuile.
For your next ski trip you should be skiing in Italy's Valle d'Aosta- my article for Forbes Travel.
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March 1, 2016 by Erica
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What drives a fair-weather-loving foodie to the snowy peaks of St. Moritz? A Michelin-star meal and a hunky, clever chef. Our Rome-based contributing editor Erica Firpo reports from the Swiss Alps.
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland – Schokoladenpretzel and vermicelles. Fladen and mailänderli and nusstorte. These are a few of my favorite things. Swiss pastries alone are the key to enduring our yearly settimana bianca, a ritual "white week" of early mornings, layered clothing, and snow.
I have to be honest: I don't believe in cold weather. I am not genetically nor environmentally inclined to head to a mountain at any time of the year. But I do so for love. Not because my husband Darius is an avid off-piste skier and we live in Rome, Italy (aka a train ride to anywhere!), but for love of a fork and knife.
Food, you say? Yes, I am an excellent eater, what Italians call the proverbial buona forchetta — a good fork. And I have come to the conclusion that I have no problem wearing extra layers if the gastronomical returns are, well, astronomical. For the past two years, I have been spending ski week in Switzerland — for pastry shops and Michelin stars.
The dining room at Cà d'Oro. Photo courtesy of Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains.
We head to St. Moritz, a bizarre gastro-Blade Runner with everything from fondue to fine dining (and apparently — or so they tell me — skiing). While Darius skis with his merry band of off-duty instructors, I eat. My favorite place is Cà d'Oro, the one-Michelin-star restaurant at Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains.
Kempinski is a super-modern renovation of a historic St. Moritz hotel. (Imagine the huge entrance hall. That's what it's like.) The design is simple, modern, muted, and high-quality, but not opulent or boutique-y. Everyone knows who you are, and they're all very friendly. I loved our room, which had a kitchen and a balcony. You can ski in and out and recover in the enormous spa. The pool has a two-story ceiling and the services are incredible. But let's get back to the food: I have never had a better hotel breakfast than the one I did here. It was the cornucopia of mornings.
I don't know if my real St. Moritz gastro-epiphany happened when I met 32-year-old Matthias Schmidberger, the Macklemore-loving Cà d'Oro kitchen rock star who (besides being typically chef-cute) has an incredible instinct for food pairing and creativity. Or if I saw the light while playing flatware chess with Matthias' waitstaff whose utensil and beverage knowledge was complete grandmaster level. It was probably both. I have never been so happily surprised as when I meditated on my fork and placed that first bite of astice marino in my mouth. And the rest is history.
Cà d'Oro is a seasonal restaurant, open for the winter season, usually from the end of November until March. Matthias is in St. Moritz from September to April. He spends the off-season sourcing products and fine-tuning his menu; I spend it trying to figure out when I can get back to St. Moritz. When the heat turns on and Matthias is back in the kitchen, he has a work hard/play hard mentality. I asked him to tell me more about it.
Creativity at Ca d'Oro
We have to be ready the moment the hotel opens. My experiences are extremely valuable to guarantee a great quality from the beginning until the closing period. I take the summer to come up with new inspirations, but they have to fit into our concept, which means there will only be small changes to our menu. I love to play with amouse bouches, with the small pre-dessert, and with sweet delicacies.
Muottas Muragl. Photo courtesy of Romantik Hotel Muottas Muragl.
Best Way to Start My Day
I love Muottas Muragl, a gorgeous mountain with an astonishing view. I start with a good, strong black coffee and end with a fast sledge down.
Favorite Late-Night Bar
As a chef, it is a good idea to love the evening. My favorite spots are the Cà d'Oro kitchen (insert smile) and the usual places in St. Moritz: La Barraca, Stübli, Vivai, and, for special occasions, the King's Club.
Where to Ski
My favorite slope is Piz Nair, Corviglia.
Where to Go to Escape St. Moritz
There is a German saying: "the carrot which is hanging in front of you will be in your hands after every season." During the season, there is no need to escape. It is a wonderful place with a lot of opportunities for me to relax: biking, swimming, sitting in a piazza with ice cream, skiing in winter, hiking, and celebrating with my team.
Cà D'Oro Via Mezdi 27 St. Moritz, Switzerland 7500 +41-81-838-30-81 info.stmoritz@kempinski.com
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Two days in St. Moritz is never enough. Switzerland's Engadin Valley is a constantly blossoming garden of sporting and cultural activities and gastronomical delights. Beginning as a healing destination for pilgrims, St. Moritz was a summer spot until hotel pioneer Johannes Badrutt invited his British guests there one winter in the mid-1800s. Since then, it has been developed and curated as a luxurious winter getaway. Whether you choose to go in the warm or cold season, here's what to do:
Getting in and out of St. Moritz is perhaps the most charming part of your trip and should only be done by train. The Bernina Express is the 74.5-mile railway line that links Italy and Switzerland on a windy, single track, traversing rivers, tunnels and peaks of the Alps. The panoramic train, together with Albula Railway (Chur to St. Moritz), is the highest mountain railway in the Alps and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If you're flying into Zurich, take a train to Chur and hop on the Albula.
Upon arrival, drop your bags at Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains, which reopens for the summer season on June 20. Keep in mind, the Kempinski will be your home base over the next two days. The always-smiling staff members seem to know anything and everything you are thinking of doing without any prompting.
Hanselmann
Next, head up to town for a quick morning bite. Hanselmann is probably your best introduction to the city. This delicious pastry shop and coffee house holds court in St. Moritz's main square. You'll want to try the nusstorte (nut cake), hot chocolate and pretzels. Afterward, walk off the treats by exploring the entire town on foot — it doesn't take too long. Traditional Engadin houses, with their sgraffiti design (curlicue etchings) and art nouveau architecture, alternate with high-end boutiques (Hermès, Cartier and Brunello Cucinelli, to name a few). Make sure to stroll over to the Lake St. Moritz lookout, where you can watch kite surfers skim across the glistening lake (though it's usually frozen December to May) or just enjoy the sun setting behind the mountains.
For dinner, you have a couple options, as the town is known as a hub for high-end restaurants as well as tiny food nuggets. Located just across the street from the Kempinski is La Baracca, a laid-back food shack that's an institution (it reopens for the season on July 25). Expect fancy-free fare such as polenta, carpaccio and salads. And the crowd is a mix, from ski divas and instructors to late-night top-chef partiers. A second favorite is Pichalain, at Nira Alpina on Corvatsch. Another après-ski hut, Pichalain is a cozy and rustic fondue eatery that doesn't take reservations and is overwhelmingly charming.
Skiing is the main winter attraction, but if you're not ready to tackle peaks such as Corviglia and Corvatsch, help is available. St. Moritz has two great places to learn: Suvretta Snowsports School, you'll see the instructors in their royal blue gear, and Switzerland's oldest, Ski School St. Moritz, where teachers are clad in red jackets. In the summer, low-mountain hiking and/or snowshoeing is the way to go. We snowshoed the Muottas Muragl trail with Christina Salis, a veteran low-mountain guide who knows every inch of the Engadin.
Lunch is best done from the top. And there is no better place to dine than at Corviglia, where chef Reto Mathis is king of the hill. Reto has a peak empire of six restaurants, cafés and food shops, all at 8,156 feet above sea level. His best-known spots are La Marmite, De Fät Moonk and La Terrazza — the latter is unparalleled in people-watching, whether on the slopes or off, as it sits outside in the snow. You are given wooly coverlets and sunhats, while served Mathis' delicious creations made from regional produce and meats.
Unfortunately, these mountaintop eateries are only open during the ski season. If you happen to be in St. Moritz in the summer, we suggest trying Piz Nair, where you'll score postcard-worthy views and classically simple fare, such as veal sausage with roasted potatoes and deer carpaccio (it opens for the summer on June 21).
In the afternoon, make your way to the Segantini Museum, which reopens on May 20. It's a celebration of turn-of-the-century painter Giovanni Segantini. The last five years of his life, Segantini lived and worked in the Engadin, creating epic monumental paintings of summer and winter landscapes. If you hiked Muottas Muragl, you likely saw his point of view. After your museum visit, take advantage of Kempinski The Spa for its array of treatments and amenities such as the large sunlit indoor swimming pool, women-only area (with chromotherapy), saunas and gym.
Make a day of it and hibernate in the hotel, and have dinner at Restaurant Cà d'Oro. Of all of St. Moritz's top eateries, Cà d'Oro is the most clever and fun. Hailing from Germany, chef Matthias Schmidberger leads an incredible team in creating and curating an unforgettable gastronomical experience. His menu is anything but run-of-the-mill Italian. On it, you'll discover magical flairs of fish, meats and foams; a rich cookery background; an obsession with finding the very best in food; and the chef's penchant for heavy metal. The maître d' and the rest of the staff are on point with both style and knowledge. And a sommelier places local beers with caviar to start the evening. Cà d'Oro is yet another place that you'll have to hit during the winter, as it's closed for the summer.
If you aren't tired after dinner, Badrutt's King's Club is the winter nightspot in St. Moritz. But if those outdoor activities drained you, opt for a quieter evening and get tickets for Cinema Scala, a 1930s movie theater. It's a relaxing way to wind down your luxurious Swiss stay.
Photos Courtesy of Erica Firpo
Categories: Art, Culture, Forbes Travel, hotel, Luxury, Michelin, Restaurants, Switzerland, Regional, Texas, Ski Tags: food, hotel, Kempinski, Restaurants, st- moritiz, switzerland, Travel
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Pivot Marketing
Serving a group of diverse not-for-profits across Indianapolis requires a great deal of creativity and tenacity. At Pivot Marketing, founded by Jenn Schimmelpfennig in 2006, these goals are daily mantras as she and her team serve some of the most recognized organizations in the city—including Indianapolis Public Schools, Exodus Refugee and the Arts Council of Indianapolis. Schimmelpfennig said her firm's clients "are dedicated to meaningful progress. Currently, that looks like driving electric vehicle adoption, attracting today's travelers, reimagining cities, and changing the wine industry."
Getting here: Schimmelpfennig started her career as a graphic designer, marketing director and art gallery director for Print Resources in 2003, after graduating from the University of Notre Dame. In 2005, her bosses, Kurt Ellinger and Tim Browning, asked her to take a few of the firm's clients to start a new venture. She launched Pivot Marketing the following year at age 25.
Proud moment: "We helped create Indy Welcomes All, the people's response to RFRA. Design is powerful, and we proved it that week. To date, it's been the highlight of
my career."
First job: "I was a cashier at Kroger. Before that, I had a few babysitting jobs and Kool-Aid stands—the usual things."
Influential person: Among others, her grandmother, Lois Rarick, "a Navy veteran, a teacher, and a mother of three. She even went back to school for her computer science degree in her 60s. She was a woman ahead of her time."
Mentor: "My dad. Starting when I was around 8, he would ask me business questions, posing scenarios for me to consider—simple case studies illustrating things like pricing strategy, profitability and ethical decision-making. He also encouraged me to see the world and to learn as much as I could about language, history, literature and politics."
Givebacks: serves on the board of the Indianapolis Parks Foundation
Downtime: reading, hiking, traveling, cooking, yoga and spending time with her husband, other family and friends•
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Monday of week 10 of Ordinary Time – Gospel
Commentary on Matthew 5:1-12
Today we begin reading from Matthew's gospel and will continue to do so for several weeks to come. We begin with chapter 5 and the Sermon on the Mount.
In reading Matthew's gospel we need to remember that it was directed primarily at a readership with a Jewish background and in this it differs greatly from Mark. One of Matthew's aims is to present Jesus as the new Moses, transcending but not putting aside the law given to the Israelites by the first Moses. And, as the law of Moses is contained in what we call the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, so the law or teaching of Jesus is presented uniquely in this gospel by five long discourses.
The first of these is the Sermon on the Mount and it consists mainly of the qualities which are expected of a follower of the new Law and the new Moses, Jesus.
It begins with what we call the Eight Beatitudes. It could be said that these have been greatly under-rated in the life of the Christian churches, Catholic and otherwise. Most people tend to see the centre of Christian living in the Ten Commandments and yet they really belong to the Hebrew Testament, they are part of that Law which the coming of Jesus did not nullify but transcended. They are, of course, still valid as moral guidelines but, in many ways, they fall far short of what is presented by Jesus in the Beatitudes.
It would seem, in fact, that Matthew is presenting the Beatitudes as taking over the role of the Commandments and this is indicated by the prominent place they have in forming the opening of the first discourse. They are, as it were, a manifesto of Jesus' message and his call to see the world in his way. They express the necessary attitudes of those who belong to the Kingdom. Those who have these attitudes already have entered that Kingdom.
Perhaps a few words about the 'Kingdom' are in order. In many ways, Matthew's gospel can be called 'a Gospel of the Kingdom'. The phrase that Matthew consistently uses, however, is 'Kingdom of heaven'. For many people this can be misleading because it causes them to think that Jesus is talking about the next life, our life in 'heaven'. So that the Beatitudes are interpreted as conditions to be observed by those who want to go to heaven after they die.
This, I believe, would be a serious misreading of the text. Matthew uses the term 'kingdom of heaven' because, mindful of the Jewish background of his readers, he does not like to mention the name of God directly. He uses other circumlocutions in the course of his gospel to get around using God's name. As when he has Jesus say, "Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them." By using the passive in the second half of the statement, he avoids mentioning the Doer, God. The other gospels have no hesitation in talking about the 'Kingdom of God' and that is what Matthew also means.
What is this kingdom? It is not a place. The Greek word basileia (basileia) is an abstract word which means 'kingship' or 'reign' rather than 'kingdom', which suggests a territory. 'Kingship' or 'reign' on the contrary suggests power. To belong to the Kingdom or Kingship of God, then, is to put oneself fully, consciously and deliberately under the power of God, to experience that power and be empowered by it. That power is above all the power of agape-love.
When we say in the Lord's Prayer, "Your Kingdom come", we are not talking about a future life after death but praying that people everywhere put themselves under the loving power of God. That is made clear by the petition immediately following: "Your will be done on earth…" Our first call as Christians is to belong to, to enter that Kingdom and not just to be a member of the Church.
The Church is, in so far as it is faithful to the call of Christ, part of the Kingdom but the Kingdom extends far beyond the membership of the Church. The Church is, as it were, the sacrament or visible sign of the Kingdom. As examples, I would suggest that people like Mahatma Gandhi and the Dalai Lama are people who are very much full of the spirit of the Kingdom, more so, I dare to say, than many of us who are baptised. It is significant, I think, that Gandhi was particularly fond of the Beatitudes and identified with them.
It is time now to look at today's text.
It begins with Jesus seeing the crowds and going up a hill. Moses, too, delivered God's law from an elevated place, Mount Sinai. In neither case can we identify the actually mountain or hill, although traditionally, of course, a hill in Palestine has been called the Mount of the Beatitudes.
In the traditional way of a teacher, Jesus sits down to teach. We see him doing the same in the synagogue at Nazareth (Luke 4:20). He is joined by his disciples and it is not clear whether they were the primary object of his teaching or that the crowds were also included. The teaching, of course, is directed to followers and, in particular, to those reading the gospel.
Jesus begins the discourse with the wonderful words of the Beatitudes. There are eight of them, each one beginning with the words, "Happy are those…" 'Happy' is a translation of the Greek adjective makarios (makarios) which includes not only the idea of happiness but also of good fortune, of being specially blessed. So we can translate it as "Blessed indeed are those…" or "Fortunate indeed are those…"
It is important to realise that being a follower of Christ is intended to be a source of deep happiness and a realisation that one is truly fortunate to have discovered this vision of life.
At a first reading, the Beatitudes seem to fly in the face of commonly accepted ideals of the good life. It takes a deeper reading to see their inner truth.
How happy are the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
The Gospel in general shows great concern for the poor, that is, all those people who are deprived of what they rightfully need to lead a life of decent dignity. Why should the poor be particularly blessed? As people living in deprivation, obviously they are not. But in terms of the Kingdom they are blessed because in the Kingdom, where love, compassion and justice prevail there is no place for such inequality. The Kingdom is an environment of interlocking relationships where people take care of each other and where the resources of all are shared according to the needs of all. The Kingdom is a place of blessings and happiness for the poor because it spells the end of their poverty. The poor are the "little ones" that Jesus speaks about as qualification for entering the Kingdom. They are the "last" who will be first. And, while 'poverty' in a wider sense can be applied to all, Jesus is thinking especially of the material simplicity that he expects from his disciples, a poverty which he himself experienced with "nowhere to lay his head". Wealth can only mean depriving the needy of what they should have.
Matthew is unique in using the term 'poor in spirit'. It is a significant addition. While the Gospel in speaking of the poor is mainly and rightly concerned with the materially poor, Matthew's phrase can broaden the concept. Because, in reality, there are many other ways in which people can be deprived and regarded as poor. We are more sensitive to this in our own day with our deeper insights into psychological and sociological factors. People can, although materially well off, be literally poor in spirit. That is, they have little spirit, very little happiness, lives of full of stress and anxiety and anger and resentment. These are all the result of our highly competitive, each-person-for-himself society which is everything that the Kingdom is not. Taken in that sense, the Beatitude applies to a very large number of people.
Happy the gentle; they shall have the earth for their heritage.
The word 'gentle' is variously translated as 'meek', 'lowly', 'humble'. The Greek word comes from the noun prautes (prauths). The beatitude is reminiscent of a phrase in Psalm 37: "The humble shall have the land for their own to enjoy untroubled peace."
Probably 'gentle' is the better rendering. It suggests someone who is kind and caring and not particularly assertive and dominating. In our rough and tumble society such people normally get pushed aside and can thus be classed among the 'lowly' and the 'humble'. But they are not necessarily 'meek', which suggests people who allow themselves to be trampled on. Rather they belong to those who subscribe to active non-violence. That is, they will never resort to any form of violent behaviour to achieve their goals but they are active and pro-active, not passive – or meek. We think of people like Martin Luther King and Dorothy Day. To be 'gentle' in this sense requires a great inner strength and, of course, in the Kingdom there is a very desirable need for such people. It is there that they will come into their own.
In some texts this Beatitude is interchanged with the following and sometimes it is presented as an addition to the first about the "poor in spirit" where "gentle" is understood as "lowly" cf. Ps 37:11). In this case there would only be seven Beatitudes, a more biblical number.
Happy those who mourn; they shall be comforted.
Mourning and happiness would seem to be contradictory to each other. It does not say what the mourning might be about. It could be the death of a family member or a loved one. But it could be something quite different altogether.
Again we have to see the beatitude in the context of the Kingdom. There, those who mourn – for whatever reason – can be sure of experiencing the comfort and support of their brothers and sisters. That is something that they cannot be always sure of in a world where people are too busy taking care of their own immediate interests. Mourning by itself is never a happy experience but it can become a blessing when surrounded by the right people as their love and concern are poured out.
Happy those who hunger and thirst for what is right; they shall be satisfied.
'What is right', 'what is just'. Justice is done when each person is accorded what belongs to them. A just world is a world of right relationships; in the Kingdom that is realised. And so, those who truly hunger and thirst to see justice done in our world for every single person will see their dreams and hopes come to fruition.
It is a hunger and thirst which everyone of us should pray to have. Only when we all have that hunger and thirst will justice be achieved and the Kingdom become a reality. We have made progress over the years but we still have a long, long way to go.
Happy the merciful; they shall have mercy shown them.
Mercy, compassion, the ability to forgive fully. The Kingdom is a world full of mercy and forgiveness. And just as we will be ready to forgive others we will find that others will be ready to forgive us when we fail in our responsibilities towards others. In the Lord's Prayer, which is a prayer of the Kingdom, this is what we ask for: "Forgive us our sins because we forgive the sins of those who have offended us." In fact, it is impossible for those who belong to the Kingdom to be offended and forgiveness comes easily to them.
That does not mean, of course, that we condone every wrong. The question of justice always remains. But condemning wrong does not exclude healing wounds caused by the hurt which wrongdoing causes.
And mercy understood as compassion is a particularly desirable quality in a Kingdom person. Such a person not only experiences pity for those who suffer but knows how to enter into and empathise with what they are going through. This was a quality found again and again in Jesus himself.
Happy the pure in heart; they shall see God.
'Pure' here is not referring primarily to sexual purity. The pure in heart are those whose vision is totally free of any distortion or prejudice. They see things exactly as they are. As a result, they have little difficulty in recognising the presence and the action of God in the people and the environment around them.
This purity of heart, this ability to be able to see with perfect clarity is truly a gift. It requires a high level of integrity on our part; but the rewards are enormous.
Happy the peacemakers; they shall be called children of God.
Surely one of the most beautiful of the beatitudes and the one we would all love to have applied to ourselves. In a world so full of divisions and conflicts of all kinds the role of the peacemaker is so much needed. It is something we can all do, starting in our own homes, then in our working places and the wider society. It is something we can do as individuals and in groups, as parishes and churches.
And, how true that, as peacemakers, we can be called 'children of God'! The Letter to the Ephesians speaks beautifully of Jesus as making peace, breaking down walls between people, by his death on the cross (Eph 2:14ff).
Finally, Happy are those who are persecuted in the cause of right; theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Most people would hardly regard being persecuted, which could involve prison, torture and death, as a source of happiness. But it is not the persecution that triggers the happiness but the reason why it is willingly undergone.
Right from the beginnings of the Church, as described in the Acts of the Apostles, Christians rejoiced to be found worthy to suffer with and like their Lord in the proclamation of his message and way of life. That way of life was so precious to them, such a source of meaning, that they were more than willing to give their lives to defend it.
In prison, they sang songs and prayed as later the civil rights leaders (most of them committed Christians) in the United States would sing "We shall overcome" as they rode the paddy wagons to jail. It is a much more painful experience to compromise with our deepest convictions in order to avoid criticism or physical suffering. They are indeed, as Jesus says, the successors to the great prophets of the Hebrew Testament.
Happy are those who with integrity can stand by their convictions whatever the cost.
Some people have seen in these Beatitudes a portrait of Jesus himself and certainly they should be the portrait of every Christian and of every Kingdom person. They are the charter people everywhere (and not just Christians) are called to follow. They go far beyond what is demanded of in the Ten Commandments. The Commandments are not so difficult to follow and, in so far as several of them are expressed in the negative ('Thou shalt not…'), they can be observed by doing nothing! There is no way, however, that people can ever say they observe any Beatitude to the fullest. They always call us to a further and higher level.
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The race to replace Rep. John Kline is about to get a lot more visible
GOP candidate Jason Lewis must make a major leap in fundraising to keep pace with his DFL opponent, Angie Craig.
By Cyndy Brucato
Jason Lewis chatting with supporters during his campaign's primary gathering on Tuesday night.
MinnPost photo by Steve Date
Jason Lewis won the 2nd Congressional District GOP primary Tuesday in a four-way race that caught the eye of national political observers, even if it didn't make a whole lot of noise over the last few months.
The lack of statewide races and a beautiful summer day explain the low statewide turnout of 7 percent, but in the 2nd Congressional District, money – or the decision not to spend much of it – was another reason the race didn't generate as much attention as one might expect.
Luke Hellier, a GOP activist in the district, said he received only one piece of mail on behalf of Lewis, a few pieces of mail from candidate Darlene Miller, and no get-out-the-vote calls. "It was a low-spending race," he said. "And maybe it was a strategic move on Lewis's part."
It was, according to Lewis's campaign manager, Jack Dwyer. "We tried to be diligent," he said. "We didn't want to spend every dollar when our main goal is winning in November." Dwyer said Lewis's victory owed as much to the GOP endorsement and Lewis's good relationship with conservative voters as direct mail and advertising.
But now, Lewis heads into the general election and must make a major leap in fundraising to keep pace with his DFL opponent, Angie Craig. She has raised $2.5 million, and still has most of it on hand. Lewis didn't spend much to win the primary, but he also didn't raise that much, about $350,000.
Angie Craig
Craig will also get ample assistance from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has earmarked as much as three million dollars for advertising in the 2nd Congressional District. The ads most certainly will use Lewis provocative comments from his days as a talk radio host to portray him has a far-right demagogue.
Lewis will get his own assist from the National Republican Congressional Committee, which is prepared to spend money on this race to depict Craig as far too liberal, even in a swing district like the second. But Lewis will still need his own funds. "He needs to get out there early to define who he is, to show him as a dad, and a businessman — before the Democrats paint a different picture," Hellier said.
In short, with Craig ready to do battle, Lewis will need to make a lot more noise than he did in the primary. And voters can expect to be pummeled with political persuasion from both sides.
Cyndy Brucato
Cyndy Brucato has a three-decade career as a journalist and political strategist.
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The race to replace Rep. John Kline is about to get a lot more visible

By Cyndy Brucato

Aug. 12, 2016

Jason Lewis won the 2nd Congressional District GOP primary Tuesday in a four-way race that caught the eye of national political observers, even if it didn't make a whole lot of noise over the last few months.

The lack of statewide races and a beautiful summer day explain the low statewide turnout of 7 percent, but in the 2nd Congressional District, money – or the decision not to spend much of it – was another reason the race didn't generate as much attention as one might expect.

Luke Hellier, a GOP activist in the district, said he received only one piece of mail on behalf of Lewis, a few pieces of mail from candidate Darlene Miller, and no get-out-the-vote calls. "It was a low-spending race," he said. "And maybe it was a strategic move on Lewis's part."

It was, according to Lewis's campaign manager, Jack Dwyer. "We tried to be diligent," he said. "We didn't want to spend every dollar when our main goal is winning in November." Dwyer said Lewis's victory owed as much to the GOP endorsement and Lewis's good relationship with conservative voters as direct mail and advertising.

But now, Lewis heads into the general election and must make a major leap in fundraising to keep pace with his DFL opponent, Angie Craig. She has raised $2.5 million, and still has most of it on hand. Lewis didn't spend much to win the primary, but he also didn't raise that much, about $350,000.

Angie Craig

Craig will also get ample assistance from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has earmarked as much as three million dollars for advertising in the 2nd Congressional District.  The ads most certainly will use Lewis provocative comments from his days as a talk radio host to portray him has a far-right demagogue.

Lewis will get his own assist from the National Republican Congressional Committee, which is prepared to spend money on this race to depict Craig as far too liberal, even in a swing district like the second. But Lewis will still need his own funds. "He needs to get out there early to define who he is, to show him as a dad, and a businessman — before the Democrats paint a different picture," Hellier said.

In short, with Craig ready to do battle, Lewis will need to make a lot more noise than he did in the primary. And voters can expect to be pummeled with political persuasion from both sides.

This article first appeared on MinnPost and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.


Eating rice can be a healthy option if the dieter takes into account the type and amount of rice consumed. White rice has some of the same health drawbacks as white bread, but brown or wild rice can be a healthy source of carbohydrates. Choosing the right rice and fitting it into the dieter's everyday lifestyle can make all the difference.
Choosing white rice means leaving most of the dietary fiber and some of the nutrients out of the rice kernel. Processing and polishing rice deletes the outer bran of the rice kernel that contains needed dietary fiber. MyPyramid.gov states that the refining process makes the rice grain smoother, more palatable and lengthens the shelf life of the rice at the cost of needed fiber and some nutrients.
Better choices for rice dishes are brown or wild rice, as they are whole grains with all the B-complex vitamins, iron and dietary fiber needed for proper digestion intact. The advantages of whole grain rice are comparable to those of whole-grain breads and cereals, which provide needed complex carbohydrates for long-term energy for body function. Whole grain rice tends to make the dieter feel more full as well as helping regulate bowel movement naturally.
Some processed rice labels state the rice has been enriched or fortified with vitamins and minerals lost during the milling process. Taking away natural nutrients and fiber and then artificially restoring those nutrients doesn't make up for the loss of the natural nutrients and fiber. MyPyramid.gov states even if the artificially restored vitamins and minerals are calibrated as equal to the original, whole grain rice, the final product still lacks needed fiber. It is also debatable that artificial nutrients are absorbed by the body as naturally or easily as the original whole-grain nutrients.
The risk of developing diabetes can hinge on the kind of rice a dieter eats. The Harvard School of Public Health states that substituting brown rice for white rice can lessen the risk of becoming diabetic. The fiber in brown rice also helps prevent heart disease because fiber binds with fatty substances in the intestines and lowers bad cholesterol in the dieter. The regulation of sugar levels in whole-grain rice also helps the dieter control hunger to help prevent over-eating and obesity, which can lead to diabetes. In contrast, eating large amounts of white rice may actually increase the possibility of becoming diabetic.
Basic math reveals the actual nutrition differences between brown and white rice. The process of converting brown rice to white includes the loss of 67 percent of vitamin B-3, 80 percent of B-1 and 90 percent of the B-6 in the original kernel. Half of minerals such as manganese and phosphorus and 60 percent of the iron is also lost. Besides a loss of dietary fiber, processing rice destroys 11 nutrients that can't be restored through artificial enrichment. Both white rice and brown rice contain carbohydrates. The carbs in brown rice simply have more nutrition than those in white rice.
The amount of whole-grain rice eaten daily for a healthy diet depends on how much other whole grain foods the dieter eats. About 6 to 8 ounces of whole-grain foods should be eaten on a 2,000-calorie diet, according to the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans. About a half-cup cooked rice equals an ounce. Along with the whole grains, about 2 cups of veggies, 2 cups of fruit and 6 ounces of poultry, fish or lean meat and 2 or 3 cups of low-fat milk or other dairy products help fill out the diet.


Holy Name Catholic Primary School - Science Week! We are paleontologists!
Science Week! We are paleontologists!
This week in Reception we have immersed ourselves in paleontology. We have learned so much about dinosaurs. We started the week by comparing different dinosaurs and looked closely at their features. We quickly realised that not all dinosaurs are the same. We learned some new scientific vocabulary 'Carnivore' and 'herbivore' and we talked about what kind of things dinosaurs liked to eat.
We had chance to explore the dinosaur dig and used our paleontology skills to discover which type of dinosaurs were stuck in the rocks. Aftwerwards we used dinosaur skeletons to make our own fossil imprints.
On Wednesday we were lucky enough to rescue a dinosaur from a swamp without touching it! We used stones to rise the water level to allow the dinosaur to climb out of the water. We also spent time hatching 'Bicarbonate of soda' dinosaur eggs. We looked at the way in which the eggs changed and fizzed as we added the white vinegar!
On Friday we were lucky enough to dress up as a well known scientist .(Thankyou for all of the amazing efforts with costumes everyone looked fantastic) We spent time studying Mary Anning, a scientist who discovered a complete Plesiosur fossil ( a marine animal that swam along our shores in the jurassic period). Miss Edmunds even dressed up as her on science day! We also had a visit from a fellow Paleontologist from year one who let us have a look at some real life fossils!
We have had the most exciting week! We have enjoyed being scientists! Have a look at the photographs below.


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Tasting is Believing
Coke Zero has been available in Singapore since 2008 but by 2012 consumer awareness remained low, in part due to limited distribution compared to Coca-Cola.
In 2012, the Singapore government reported that obesity and diabetes were rising at an alarming rate. Mediacom's research discovered that 25-39 year olds in particular are increasingly conscious of their sugar intake, and are starting to reduce, or in some cases stop, their fizzy drink consumption in the belief that they all contain sugar. Many of them were not aware that Coke Zero was sugar-free, probably because the drink had no media support in 2011-12.
But the challenge was greater than just creating awareness about Coke Zero's product benefits. The taste is almost indistinguishable from regular Coca-Cola, but Singaporeans simply didn't believe it and didn't want to try it. Further research showed that once they tasted it, they changed their minds. The agency just had to find a way to overcome their initial hesitation and persuade them to give Coke Zero a chance.
Island wide sampling would have been extremely costly and would not have helped overcome the sceptics because consumers would see what they were tasting, meaning their preconceived notions of Coke Zero would influence their experience.
Instead, it needed to find an environment where the focus for their senses was on something else so they could taste with an open mind rather than with a comparable "it's not as good as…brand X" mind-set. If it could convince a small group of people that Coke Zero tasted as good as regular Coca-Cola, we could use that initial group of converts to spread the message further.
The most captive environment for the audience where there's no talking, no mobile phones, no other adverts and we are guaranteed their full attention is the cinema.
Coke Zero invited 100 existing Coca-Cola drinkers, consumers it hoped would be the least sceptical, to an exclusive cinema screening. When they arrived at the cinema, everyone was given popcorn and Coke Zero served in a Coke Zero cup placed inside a regular Coca-Cola cup, meaning they thought they were drinking regular Coca-Cola.
Just before the movie started, when the brand had their full attention, it aired an ad featuring the person who had served them the popcorn and the drink and he revealed the big surprise; that the drink they thought was Coca-Cola was actually Coke Zero. It then captured the cinema audience's reactions and testimonials and used this content to create a TVC to convince other Singaporeans that Coke Zero has the same great taste as Coca-Cola, that tasting is believing and everyone should give Coke Zero a chance.
The cinema experience was amplified across multiple touch points to reach as many 25-39 year olds in Singapore as possible, including the TVC on free to air channels, key messages on billboards at bus shelters, TVC content online on iVideo, and on social media through the Coca-Cola Facebook page to recruit the audience for the cinema stunt in the first place.
By the end of the campaign Coke Zero had reached 90% of 25-39 year olds in Singapore. 5 in 10 saw The Swap cinema activation TVC, 6 in 10 saw the bus shelter ads, 8 in 10 saw the online video and 8 in 10 saw the Coca-Cola Facebook page.
Weekly consumption increased by 330%, and its monthly consumption target was exceeded by 30%. Coke Zero brand acceptance grew by 40% and brand love grew by 75%. Great tasting metrics improved by 30%.
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Don't clam up on National Clam Chowder Day, February 25. Whether it's the red kind (tomato-based and known as Manhattan) or the white (cream-based and called New England), know that a bowlful of clam chowder is sure to satisfy even your fiercest seafood craving.
While no one can agree precisely on where chowder comes from or how exactly it was traditionally made, the word was likely derived from cauldron, which in French was chaudiere. It's also thought to come from the old English word for fish peddler, jowter.
With a history that is centuries old, chowder was a poor man's food that comprised just about anything edible at one time. Sometimes chowder was also called fish stew.


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Jimmy Kimmel Live: Eddie Murphy and Gaten Matarazzo (Review)
Jimmy Kimmel Live gave Eddie Murphy a chance to plug his very serious movie and Gaten Matarazzo a chance to celebrate his new deep voice. The musical guest Schoolboy Q & E-40 performed at the end of the show and they were very reminiscent of The Beastie Boys in terms of sound.
Kimmel started the show off by having a chat with Gaten, who was backstage in the greenroom, on his Stranger Things walkie. (Afterward, Jimmy refers to the communication device as the new iPhone 7.)
A simple bit of comedy based on the amount of times "over" could be used over and over again. One of the reason's Kimmel's show is a personal favorite, as well as the gags and pranks the host pulls on the unsuspecting.
The monologue was cut short this week, although there was time to make fun of Donald Trump. "Drunk Donald Trump" pre-empted the Judge James segment. The verdict on this "Judge Judy" parody is mixed. Amusing but not overly funny, this felt like filler although Kimmel pulled off his joke well.
(The visual site of Jimmy coming on with either no trousers – or he was wearing shorts- under the judge's robe was missed by the studio audience apparently.)
Murphy and Kimmel discussed their favorite series of all time Good Times. For those too young to remember, this was the series that made Jimmy Walker a runaway star (pun intended) and frustrated John Amos so much that he left the show to work on Roots.
The two men spoke about the prom, Murphy did not go to his but did attend his girlfriend's. The performer also admitted that he does not pack his own bags when traveling.
He and Jimmy talked about kids, vasectomies and his start in comedy. Murphy revealed that he owes his start to the 1976 talent show The Gong Show.
Murphy's new film Mr. Church and the performer plays against type. The drama opens September 16 and there was a clip from the film. Here is a trailer for the film:
Murphy and Kimmel finished talking about the possibility of Eddie doing stand-up again. Murphy also did an excellent impression of Tracy Morgan with his "ballpark franks." (Very funny.)
Next up was Matarazzo, now 14 years old and what a difference a birthday makes. Last week Gaten was on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon and he was all over the place. On this episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Gaten was quite controlled.
He talked about what happened on his birthday (a Santa Monica Pier visit) and his lack of excitement over presents. Jimmy congratulated Gaten on reaching puberty and claimed that the young actor would have mustache in season two.
They talked about raises, which Matarazzo did not ask for, and how he manages his money. Gaten replied that he had no idea. Jimmy then asked him how he got, for instance, a skateboard.
Gaten: "I ask my mom, 'Can I have a skateboard' and she says no."
This calmer version of Gaten Matarazzo was a delight. On other talkshows he has been a bit overexcited. Either his newly developed hormones have calmed him down or, more likely, this celebrity thing is becoming more commonplace for the Stranger Things star.
At the end of the show, Kimmel apologized, again, to Matt Damon for running out of time. Schoolboy Q & E-40 performed and high energy song that was a crowd pleaser.
Jimmy Kimmel Live airs Monday through Friday on ABC.
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Eddie Murphy in Richard Pryor Biopic
Lee Daniels is working hard to find that perfect cast for his upcoming Richard Pryor biopic as The Butler director is in talks with Eddie Murphy to be in the film. Thus far, Daniels has pulled in some big names to star in this much needed film about one of the funniest, and original comics in the world.
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Author Mike's Film TalkPosted on March 15, 2015 Categories EntertainmentTags Eddie Murphy, entertainment, Kate Hudson, Lee Daniels, Oprah Winfrey, Richard Pryor, The ButlerLeave a comment on Eddie Murphy in Richard Pryor Biopic
Tower Heist…Ocean's Five?
As I am a huge Ben Stiller fan I was really looking forward to his latest effort, Tower Heist. I will say up front I liked the film. I could have loved it, but the ending let it down a bit. Stiller who is the son of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara has never failed to deliver in the comedy field. Must be something in his genes.
Now unlike Tropic Thunder and Zoolander, Stiller is not at the helm of this film. I can't help but feel that if he had written and directed Tower Heist it would have been great instead of just good.One of the things that let this film down was the way the studios marketed it. The teasers and trailers that hyped the film made it seen like an outright comedy. This was not the case.
Cover via Amazon
The film was a "genre bender" as my daughter likes to put it. It fell more into the range of a funny Action/Caper film. It was not an outright comedy. I know this because when I watch a comedy, I usually have to watch it at least twice. Because if it is a good comedy I have laughed so much while watching it I have missed huge chunks of dialogue. I did not have that problem with Tower Heist.
The cast list is impressive. Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni, and Judd Hirsh. It seems like ensemble films are all the rage at the moment. All the actors acquitted themselves wonderfully with their respective performances. Ms Leoni in particular showed a flair for comedy that was surprising.
The plot revolves around an exclusive apartment building that appears to be a thinly veiled version of Trump Tower. The folks who live in this building are near the top of the Forbes list. Stiller plays Josh Kovacs the manager of the apartment building. Casey Affleck plays Kovacs's brother-in-law Charlie the bumbling concierge. Matthew Broderick is the hapless Mr Fitzhugh who has lost everything and is being evicted from his apartment.
Alan Alda portrays shyster Arthur Shaw with his usual sense of style. Shaw is a financial investment whiz who has a close relationship with Kovacs. Kovacs asks Shaw to invest the apartment buildings staff retirement fund for them with the hopes of improving their pensions. Enter Tea Leoni as Special Agent Claire Denham who arrests Shaw for fraud. It seems that Shaw is only a whiz at taking people's money and investing it into his own pocket. Kovacs then decides that the money must be in Shaw's apartment and that he needs to get it back.
Kovacs then coerces his brother-in-law, Mr Fitzhugh, new employee Enrique Dev'Reaux (played by Michael Peña) and his criminal neighbour and one-time school mate Eddie Murphy into entering Shaw's apartment and retrieving the stolen pension fund.
The film is clever and it did make me laugh in all the right places. The misguided marketing campaign used by the studios though did not do the film any favours. As I mentioned before this is not an outright comedy film. It was an Action/Caper film with a lot of laughs in it. It was a definite winner and a film I enjoyed watching.
So if you watch the film think 'Ocean's Five' and you will most likely not be disappointed.
Author Mike's Film TalkPosted on April 19, 2012 June 14, 2012 Categories Entertainment, Film ReviewsTags Action Caper film, Alan Alda, Arthur Shaw, Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, Casey Afflick, Eddie Murphy, Judd Hirsh, Matthew Broderick, Michael Pena, Ocean's eleven, Stiller and Meara, Tea Leoni, Tower Heist, Tropic Thunder, ZoolanderLeave a comment on Tower Heist…Ocean's Five?


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Q: Hide "inconsistent formula" error in a selection in Excel This may seem easy to more advanced users, but I can't seem to find this out there.
I have a complex Excel worksheet. It has various formulas/calculations throughout the sheet.
Unfortunately, these cells trigger the Inconsistent Error Warning (green triangle), and over the few thousand cells, this makes for quite an ugly sheet.
I am aware you can disable this globally, and it is possible to individually disable the checking... but is it possible to hide a range? EG: I4:JQ151.
As you can imagine; individually hiding every cell is too much, and global disabling is a minefield for other parts of the sheet that DO need validation.
Cheers in advance, and sorry if this is a nooby question.

A: You can do this for a range by:

*

*selecting the range.

*Click the arrow next to the button that appears.

*Select ignore error
Opton 2 via vba: select your cells and run the following macro
Sub Example()

    Dim rngCell As Range, bError As Byte
    For Each rngCell In Selection.Cells

        For bError = 1 To 7 Step 1

            With rngCell
                If .Errors(bError).Value Then
                    .Errors(bError).Ignore = True
                End If
            End With
        Next bError
    Next rngCell

End Sub

A: Sorry this is old news. Be sure to select a range where the top left cell contains an error. Then you get the yellow pop up needed to "Ignore Error"...so helpful!

A: An inline option that worked for me, and was a bit simpler:
In my example the error was in bite 4, so that's what I used, but it could be on any bite: 1 - 7
Worksheets.Item(strSheet).Range(strColumn & strRow & ":" & strColumn & strRow).Errors(4).Ignore = True

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Official numbers released last month by Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue confirm that 140 residences burned in Kenwood, 183 in Glen Ellen, 3 in Eldridge, 48 in the Mayacamas area, and 33 in Schell-Vista.
As of Oct. 10, 44 permits had been applied for in the Kenwood area. Twenty-seven of those permits were under construction.
In the Glen Ellen area, 60 permits had been applied for. One (a bridge on O'Donnell Lane) had been completed, and 27 others were under construction.
Forty-four permits had been applied for in the Bennett Valley area, with 17 under construction.
Countywide 768 permits had been applied for, with 401 under construction and 28 completed.


Musa (left) shaking hands with Jeffrey as other opposition leaders look at the State Assembly sitting yesterday.
KOTA KINABALU: Former chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman yesterday attended the Sabah Legislative Assembly sitting for the first time after having missed all the previous meetings held after the 14th general election.
He arrived at the assembly building at about 9.50am, a few minutes after Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal arrived.
The Sungai Sibuga assemblyman was welcomed by Datuk Jeffrey Kitingan (Star-Tambunan) and several opposition leaders from PBS and PBRS when he entered the building with a walking stick.
During his surprise hour-long appearance, Musa asked a few questions.
During Jeffrey's first question, Musa asked Shafie a supplementary question on whether the current government has continued regular exercise of rounding up illegals and deporting them back home.
Every month before we would ensure they were deported back to their home country. This was when the Tambunan assemblyman was chairing the relevant committee.
Musa, who is the sole Umno representative in the State Assembly after all the other Umno assemblymen defected to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), later stood up again to ask Infrastructure Development Minister Datuk Peter Anthony whether the proposed 175km railway line linking Kota Kinabalu and Kudat was mere empty talk in view of its high costs.
The cost of such a project is too high that it seems to be just fantasy and not possible, Musa said, using the word Malay word angan-angan.
However, Deputy Speaker Datuk Ahmad Abdul Rahman at this point chastised Musa for the use of language and said that Musa, as a former CM, should be careful in his choice of words.
He asked Musa to sit down, stating that the latter should know the decorum in the sitting and use phrases like Di dewan yang mulia ini.
Musa complied and rephrased his question.
Both Shafie and Peter replied to his questions.
Musa has been maintaining a low public profile soon after the GE14.
Citing poor health, he skipped two State Assemby meetings last year as well as the official opening of the first meeting of the second session of th State Assembly last Thursday and also its first sitting on Monday.
If he had failed to appear in the house during the current session, he would have risked losing his Sungai Sibuga seat.
Sabah Speaker Datuk Syed Abas Syed Ali had said that it was necessary for an assemblyman to attend at least one sitting in a year to retain his or her seat.
Musa, who is the sole Umno assemblyman in Sabah, is now facing 16 money laundering charges involving USD37.8 million and SGD2.5million.
The Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur has set May 6 for the hearing of the application on legal issues by Musas defence and mention of his corruption case.
Musa finally showed up, asked some questions and left Borneo Post Online.


Rising Panthers star Leilani Latu will hope to impress on the international stage when he takes the field for Tonga against Cook Islands at Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday night.
The match, which will decide the final Pacific entrant to the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, will feature a number of NRL players including departing Panthers Sika Manu and Ben Murdoch-Masila.
Another Panther, NSW Cup playmaker Daniel Foster, will start in the halves for the Tongan side.
Kick-off is at 7.30pm and all the action will be streamed live via nrl.com.


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AUSVERKAUFT! Bad Cop / Bad Cop (Punkrock, L.A., USA) + March (Punkrock, NL) + Shellycoat (Punkrock, HH)
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It's been a hectic couple of years since Los Angeles punk quartet Bad Cop/Bad Cop dropped their debut full-length, Not Sorry. The band spent a huge chunk of the intervening time on the road, like most bands do–and they wound up discovering some ugly thingsabout themselves, like most bands do. Only for Bad Cop/Bad Cop, it got very serious, very quickly. "We were on the Fat Wreck Chords 25th anniversary tour in 2015, and Stacey was partying really hard," says co-vocalist Jennie Cotterill. "She ended up bottoming out on the tour, and we had to leave. It was not a good separation. We had to go home and drop off the tour and figure out if we were still a band, what are we going to do about Stacey... Thankfully, Fat helped send her to detox, and she came out of that as a completely new person with a totally different trajectory." Out of that experience came "Amputations," one of the highlights on Bad Cop/Bad Cop's explosive second album, Warriors. Many of the album's most cathartic, aggressive moments come from the mind of co-vocalist Stacey Dee, who after going through the darkest time of her life has come out stronger than ever. Instead of focusing solely on her own issues, she was able to expand her horizons, writing songs as poignant as "Victoria" (about a friend's child who committed suicide) and "Womanarchist" (in which Dee namedrops Revolutionary War heroine Nancy Morgan Hart and Joan of Arc while proclaiming she wants "to make the whole worldfeminist"). Dee explains much of her expanded worldview came in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, making Warriors one of the first punk albums written in the Trump era.The foursome began recording immediately following a successful tour with the Interrupterslast fall, spending roughly six weeks between Hurley Studios and Maple Sound Studios with their longtime collaborator and producer Davey Warsop between December 2016 and February 2017, with Jason Livermore (Descendents, Lagwagon) responsible for mixing and mastering–and just like on Not Sorry, Fat Wreck Chordsfounder Fat Mike chimed in with plenty of ideas as well.Dee: "I was so negative for most of my life. After changing my life, I have been trying to focus on strength, connectedness and positivity. I think this record is a good start."
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March // Punkrock // NL
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Q: OnComplete from AjaxOptions is never triggered and I don´t get any error! Why? Using ajax.ActionLinkall works fine except the OnComplete functions is never triggered.
The code is:
@Ajax.ActionLink(User.Identity.Name,"UserSettings","Account",   new AjaxOptions() { HttpMethod = "Get", UpdateTargetId = "conteudoDinamico", OnComplete=" _loadDialogSettings " })

I don´t get any error, only the function _loadDialogSettings is never called.
Is there something I am missing?

A: If this is a direct copy and paste from your page, I notice that your OnComplete callback name has spaces, i.e.
" _loadDialogSettings "

If those are also in your code, try removing them, i.e.
"_loadDialogSettings"


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Live: The Dares @ Troubadour
"Hello my name is Martin," said bassist of 3-piece band The Dares as he mingled with the girls in the front row of their set Sunday night at the Troubadour. If they're new to you, the Whittier-based trio landed a major label contract with Jive records before they even finished high school and scored a gig at the Winter Olympics Torch Event in 2002.
They even hold a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the first concert to take place simultaneously in two places at the same time. After Sunday night's Troub performance, it's easy to see why they're still around: Their traditional pop-punk is actually refreshing from the genre's takeover of whiny vocals from the past decade. The Dares are energy, but more so on the live side than in their canned recordings. -Kimberly Brown
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AM Rings in the Holiday Season with Charlie Brown Favorite
Pretend for just one moment that all the polluted ash falling outside is snow and that your Starbucks seasonal beverage is actually home made. Then listen to AM's cover of "Christmas Time Is Here," which is an updated version of the Charlie Brown favorite, with magic and happy ooziness still intact. It's a part of AM's new holiday EP "Holiday, Happiness and Cheer," which The Deli highly recommends you purchase here.
Globes on Remote: Hooks with intellect
Pop music this rich and quirky is always notable. Globes on Remote are freaks of melody and bold texture, with nods to "So"-era Peter Gabriel to contemporaries like Arcade Fire and the big landscapes of My Morning Jacket. While Globes on Remote's sound is mostly groove based, it's the decoration and fresh vocals that are incredibly hook-worthy. To be "catchy" and retain a kind of mystery is a hard continuum to meet.
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Q: Adding 'Vol." before the volume number in a plainnat bibliography I'm working out how to edit a .bst-file to customise a bibliography. I have made a number of changes, but I am struggling to work out how to add "Vol." to the reference before my volume. As you can see, I have edited the standard plainnat.bst below to as 'no.' before number and 'p.' before page, but this was just through trial and error and a good guess based on what was showing.
 FUNCTION {format.vol.num.pages}
{ volume field.or.null
  number empty$
     'skip$
    { "\penalty0 \ no. " number * "," * *
       volume empty$
        { "there's a number but no volume in " cite$ * warning$ }
        'skip$
      if$
    }
   if$
   pages empty$
    'skip$
    { duplicate$ empty$
        { pop$ format.pages }
       { "\penalty0 \ p. " * pages n.dashify * }
     if$
    }
  if$
}

Please can someone advice on what changes to make to add "vol." before my volume number.

A: The naive method
"Vol.~" volume field.or.null *

seems to work. This does no checking as to whether the volume field is empty or not.
If you want checking, try
volume empty$
  { "" }
  { "Vol.~" volume field.or.null * }
if$

A: I do not currently have a computer with LaTeX available, but as you are in a hurry, I'll give it a shot, hoping I remember the fairly arcane .bst-syntax well enough. I think this should do the trick for you:
FUNCTION {format.vol.num.pages}
{ volume field.or.null
  volume empty$
    'skip$
    { "Vol. " *  }
  if$number empty$
     'skip$
    { "\penalty0 \ no. " number * "," * *
       volume empty$
        { "there's a number but no volume in " cite$ * warning$ }
        'skip$
      if$
    }
   if$
pages empty$
 'skip$
 { duplicate$ empty$
     { pop$ format.pages }
    { "\penalty0 \ p. " * pages n.dashify * }
      if$
    }
  if$
}

Let me know how far you get with this. I can check back here on my phone or tablet, and I should be back at my computer in a few hours.


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Band of the Day: Nomad Anthem
We're not simply featuring this band because they come from the greatest city on Earth. That's just a coincidence…
Simple things first – where are you guys from?
(Doogy) Geordieland. Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
(Mat) Doogy and I have known each other for years. He grew up with my brother and after I finished university, I heard that he was on the lookout for a drummer for a previous band we played with. Eight years later and he hasn't been able to get rid of me!
(Doogy) Then we met Wig via an online music forum. We knew right away after jam one that he was the perfect fit.
How long have you been playing as a band?
(Doogy) We had our first session in April 2019 and it's been pretty much non stop since then. Everything seems to just flow and sit right. It's been an amazing ride so far.
Before you get sick of being asked… where does the band name come from?
(Mat) We liked the term Nomad. It kind of fit with how we've all moved around but continued playing music. And then Anthem because when we thought of the Pop Punk sound, its very anthemic and feel good. So we stuck them together and Bob's your uncle.
What are your influences?
(Doogy) So many for me. I'm a big fan of Nicke Borg and Backyard Babies. I have been since the 90s. Dave Grohl is also a bit of a hero of mine.
(Mat) Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl are absolute rock drumming Goliaths. Also Travis Barker. Not just as a pop punk player but he's a bit of a chameleon. Depending on the project, he's constantly evolved his playing and I really love that.
Describe your music. What makes you unique?
(Mat) I think what makes us unique is our positive outlook and view. Every song has that hopeful uplifting tone. We want people to enjoy themselves and have fun. I think we're really fortunate with Doogy's lyrics too, because he's a tremendous songwriter, and can take the most personal of subjects and turn it in to a song that anyone can relate to.
Do you have any particular lyrical themes?
(Doogy) One of the main themes that's reoccurring is the desire to want to better ourselves. Pushing forward through setbacks and coming out on top. Our two singles ("Endeavour" and "Heartstrings") both tell stories of music related setbacks and about coming to terms with daunting roads I'd personally found myself on. There's quite a lot of soul searching hidden within.
What's your live show like? How many shows have you played?
(Doogy) We've actually only played live with Nomad Anthem five times so far. We didn't get playing shows until late July 2019. A combination of regional shows and a summer festival in Yorkshire. We've plenty more in the pipeline, in particular in 2020!
(Mat) our shows are like a good night out with your pals. There's plenty laughs, plenty beers and plenty of good music.
(Doogy) They're pretty energetic too, a lot of raw and sweaty vibes.
What's the wildest thing you've seen or done at a live show?
(Mat) As soon as something wild happens I'll get back to you! Although recently there was a very flexible older guy in the front row…I'll leave that to your imaginations.
What kit do you use / guitars do you play / etc.?
(Doogy) I currently play a Fender Telecaster through a Vox Valvetronix amp. I've always been a huge Fender fan though with my other go to guitar being a Stratocaster. D'addario strings and Jim Dunlop pics.
(Mat) Mapex drums, Evans coated heads (toms), heavyweight reverse dot batter side, clear Evans genera snare side. Zildjian cymbals, Pro Mark Shira Kashi Oak 5B sticks and Mapex hardware.
What, if anything, are you plugging/promoting at the moment?
(Doogy) We've got two singles available, ("Endeavour" and "Heartstrings") the latter being our most recent release which we're currently plugging. You can download or stream both via Spotify, iTunes and the likes. And we've got a couple of North East UK regional shows coming up in November which have got some smoking lineups. Check out our Facebook page and give us a like for all the info.
What are your plans for 2019?
(Mat) Other than the two live shows in November we'll be hitting hard with rehearsals and continuing to nail down our growing set for bigger shows next year.
(Doogy) We're currently in discussions with our booking agent about a set of tour dates for the late winter/spring and we're hoping to start work on a new studio project before the end of 2019 to coincide its release.
If you were second on a three-band bill, which band would you love to be supporting and which band would you choose to open for you? A chance to plug someone you've toured with, or a mate's band we've not heard of before!
(Doogy) That's an awesome question.
(Mat) Yeah, that's a fantastic question! I saw a local band recently who were part of the fireball fuelling the fire tour, Thieves of Liberty, I think they'd be great fun to play with, so I'd like to get the crowd going for them!
(Doogy) I'd love to warm up the audience for Foo Fighters. I've followed them since day one and Dave is absolutely 100% the coolest guy in Rock n Roll. We've got so many friends doing awesome music right now. I'd love to name them all but if I can only pick one to open for us, check out Ben Catley who's based in Perth Australia. I've known Ben a long time and his writing just gets better and better as the years go by. He's like a really good bourbon. We were lucky enough to open for him at a show on his recent European tour in August. Check him out!
Header image by Lang Shot Photography
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Sophos Concludes €217 Million Utimaco Buy
By Robert McMillan
Antivirus vendor Sophos has concluded its acquisition of Utimaco Software, a seller of data encryption software.
With the acquisition, Sophos gets a sizeable foothold in the endpoint data protection market, where it will compete with McAfee and CheckPoint Software. Utimaco is dominant in Germany and Western Europe, selling mainly to the type of large-enterprise customers that Sophos covets, said Sophos CEO Steve Mumford.
The €217 million (US$314 million) purchase -- Sophos' largest to date -- was approved by Utimaco shareholders on Monday and finalized Tuesday, Sophos said. The deal, in which Utimaco, a public company, was acquired by privately held Sophos, was approved by German regulators earlier this month.
With security breaches continuing to make front page news, more companies are focusing on selling software that can help prevent sensitive data from escaping from corporate networks.
The deal will put pressure on antivirus rivals Symantec and Trend Micro to enter this market, making data encryption a standard part of their product offerings, analyst say.
It also transforms Sophos into a much larger competitor than it had been, now boasting annual revenue of more than €200 million and around 1,500 employees. "They certainly broaden the number of customers that we're doing business with, and we broaden their reach geographically," Mumford said. Unlike Sophos, Utimaco did not have a strong presence in Australia, Italy and Spain, he noted.
Sophos plans to retain Utimaco's SafeGuard brand name, but the company will also integrate the data leak software into its existing product line over the next year or two Mumford said. "Over time it will move to a single management console and a single architecture," he said.
Although the Utimaco acquisition marks the first time that Sophos has taken on debt to buy a company, Mumford said he did not see the deal as a major risk. Instead, he said, it sets the stage for a possible IPO (initial public offering). Sophos has been looking to go public for some time, but that has been delayed by poor market conditions.
Mumford said that an IPO was still at least 12 months off. However, he added, "Next year... I think we'll be in an very good shape to do one of the more significant software IPOs."