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Gemini Rosemont Recapitalizes and Refinances One Twelfth @ Twelfth in Bellevue, Wash.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate, a vertically integrated real estate
investment management firm, has completed the recapitalization and refinance of
One Twelfth @ Twelfth, a premier office campus located in Bellevue, Wash., in
partnership with an affiliate of Beacon Capital Partners, a leading office
investment manager.
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Acquired in December 2016, the property had been held entirely on Gemini
Rosemont's balance sheet pending the completion of a capital improvement and
leasing plan that was largely completed in 2019.
"We successfully implemented our strategy of completing several key capital
improvement projects that helped us recast One Twelfth's rent roll," said Ian
Brownlow, chief executive officer of Gemini Rosemont. "We attracted several top
tier and credit tenants, including one of the world's largest technology firms
which will ultimately occupy approximately one-third of the campus. From the
onset, we had planned on bringing in a capital partner when appropriate, and
now was the right time to do so. The significant liquidity provided to Gemini
Rosemont through this transaction will be used to acquire additional Class A
assets in coastal and tech-centric markets in keeping with our acquisition
mandate."
The One Twelfth campus is a comprised of three six-story buildings totaling
480,187 square feet. The Class A, LEED Gold certified buildings are located
just off the I-405 corridor, in downtown Bellevue, with over 500,000 square
feet of retail amenities within walking distance.
"In late December 2019, our new partner acquired an 80 percent interest in the
joint venture formed to hold the asset," said Jon Dishell, chief capital
officer for Gemini Rosemont. "Beacon shares our vision for the asset, and we
are looking forward to both working together to continue to increase One
Twelfth's value, as well as to pursuing other opportunities together."
As a part of the transaction, the partnership financed the property with a
five-year loan of $204 million from MetLife Investment Management. The floating
rate loan includes a $19 million facility for future leasing costs and capital
expenses.
Gemini Rosemont has an existing portfolio totaling approximately eight million
square feet with a gross asset value of approximately $1.6 billion. For more
information, please visit http://geminirosemont.com/
SOURCE: Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate
CONTACT: Jeanne Hasenmiller, +1 (602) 714-9338, JHasenmiller@GeminiRosemont.com


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IWOC Support + Advice – Four Key Holes
from Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee
The IWW's Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee is coming along powerfully and is getting closer and closer to a movement moment where we explode onto the national scene through the work of our powerful inside organizers and outside supporters.
Yet we have some significant holes in IWOC's infrastructure and hope some of you have suggestions for people–inside or outside of the IWW–who could help fill some of the most important ones, or ideas for how to best focus our efforts in those areas.
1. Delegate Mentors: people with significant IWW-style on the job organizing experience who want to help mentor delegates in prisons. This would likely be remotely via phone and letters. We could also use people to help mentor in new outside groups. This is the key barrier to us having a collective national temperature and building branches and an Industrial Union.
This entry was posted in General and tagged incarcerated workers organizing committee, industrial workers of the world, IWOC, IWW, strategy, support on August 1, 2016 by Editor.
 The Next Step for Organized Labor? People in Prison.
From The Nation
The International Workers of the World is calling for a nationwide prison strike in September.
By Mike ElkTwitter
Yesterday 2:44 pm
Inmates on the Gwinnett County, Georgia, work crew cut grass off Highway 124. (AP Photo / Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Johnny Crawford)
In the early 2000s, the small but militant Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) launched union drives at Starbucks and Jimmy John's. At the time, many in the mainstream labor movement scratched their heads. Traditionally, labor groups believed that the high turnover of fast food workers would make them impossible to organize.
This post originally appeared at TalkPoverty.org.
Nearly a decade later, fast food workers and the Fight for $15 are a central focus of the mainstream labor movement. And, given IWW's ability to unionize workers who once seemed out of reach, many labor organizers now look to them as an incubator of new organizing strategies.
Now IWW faces one of the biggest challenges in its history: convincing the broader labor movement to embrace the approximately 400,000 Americans employed as prison labor across the United States.
This spring, the IWW and allied community groups organized prison labor strikes of thousands of incarcerated workers in Alabama, Wisconsin, Texas, Mississippi, and Ohio—all demanding the right to form a union. The IWW Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee has called for a nationwide prison strike on September 9 to mark the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison uprising and claims it has the support of thousands of prisoners throughout the United States.
"It could really shake things up," IWW organizer Jimi Del Duca told me. "A lot of working-class people are afraid to organize because they have a few crumbs to lose. [Many] prisoners have nothing to lose and that gives them courage. They have nothing to lose and everything to gain."
However, the barriers to organizing prisoners are high. Communication between prisons is difficult, as most prisoners are not allowed access to e-mail. Even within prisons, inmates are limited in their ability to meet face-to-face. While they are allowed to assemble routinely for Alcoholics Anonymous meetings or religious activities, the 1977 Supreme Court case Jones v. North Carolina Labor Prisoners' Union denied them their First Amendment right to assemble if a warden feels a gathering is a threat to prison security. As a result, wardens block most prisoners' union meetings.
However, Elon University Labor Law Professor Eric Fink says that prisoners may have another option. The right of prisoners to form a union has never been challenged in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) union certification case, and Fink believes that prisoners could use the NLRB process to push for the right to meet regularly and form collective bargaining units. He argues that prison workers—employed by private contractors in 37 states—should have the same right to form a union as other workers employed by those contractors. According to Fink, if the IWW were to bring a case before the NLRB, then the board could declare that prisoners are employees who are eligible to join a union.
"I think the Board is capable of saying there are issues that [incarcerated people] have the right to bargain for—such as hours and wages—as any other worker would have the right to do," said Fink.
As for prison workers who are employed directly by the state, Fink feels they could organize more easily. Under federal labor law, each individual state has a Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) which governs how labor law is applied in the jurisdiction. Often, the leadership of the PERB is heavily influenced by local labor leadership. So, if a public sector union such as AFSCME were to endorse the right of prisoners to form unions, state-level PERBs might be inclined to extend that right.
However, there is a catch: Many public sector unions also represent guards, who may be lukewarm to the idea of prisoners forming unions.
This entry was posted in General and tagged incarcerated workers organizing committee, industrial workers of the world, IWOC, the nation on July 12, 2016 by Editor.
July 5th Solidarity Action Against Wisconsin Torture Practices
On Tuesday July 5, employees of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) will return from a long holiday weekend of cooking out and summertime patriotism to a day of protest at their workplace. Starting before the office opens and continuing until the DOC commits to stepping down from the use of long term solitary confinement, we will protest in fierce solidarity with the prisoners who have been refusing food since early June.
Cesar DeLeon, LaRon McKinley Bey, Uhuru Mutawakkil kicked off a hunger strike on June 5, they called it the "Dying to Live Humanitarian Food Refusal Campaign Against Torture." Dozens of prisoners were ready to join them initially, but DOC retaliation, harassment, transfers and threats divided and repressed many of them. Ten or so prisoners were on board on June 10 and 11, when supporters held the first rallies in Milwaukee and Madison. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in General and tagged action, cesar deleon, Dying to live, force feeding, hunger strike, incarcerated workers organizing committee, industrial workers of the world, LaRon McKinley, milwaukee, solidarity, Solidarity action, wisconsin on June 29, 2016 by Editor.
'Enough Is Enough': Prisoners Across The Country Band Together To End Slavery For Good
From ThinkProgress.org
by Carimah Townes Jun 15, 2016 1:26 pm
CREDIT: Industrial Workers of the World
Siddique Hasan, a current prisoner at the Ohio State Penitentiary, types in his cell block.
Siddique Hasan, a self-described revolutionary from Savannah, Georgia, has been waiting for a moment like this one, when prisoners across the country band together and say "enough is enough" when it comes to being treated like a slave.
"It's time for a broader struggle," he told ThinkProgress during his daily phone time in Ohio's supermax prison. "People have to lift up their voice with force and determination, and let them know that they're dissatisfied with the way things are actually being run."
So far this year, prisoners have been doing just that. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in General and tagged alabama, free alabama movement, incarcerated workers organizing committee, industrial workers of the world, IWOC, IWW, michigan, news, ohio, siddique abdullah hasan, wisconsin on June 15, 2016 by Editor.
IWW Endorses the Nationally Coordinated Prisoner Work Stoppage on September 9th, 2016
From iwoc.noblogs.org
WHEREAS the Free Alabama Movement, Free Virginia Movement, and other revolutionary prison groups around the United States have jointly called for a Nationally Coordinated Prisoner Work Stoppage on September 9th, 2016, and
WHEREAS IWW members in prison and their allies are at the forefront of fighting the prison system from the inside,
MOVED that the GEB endorse the September 9th prisoner work stoppage with the following language:
The General Executive Board of the Industrial Workers of the World endorses the Nationally Coordinated Prisoner Work Stoppage on September 9th, 2016 organized by the Free Alabama Movement, Free Virginia Movement, and other revolutionary prisoner worker organizations and individuals. It is the duty of working class organizations like the IWW to support the struggle of prisoner workers. We call on other unions and revolutionary working class organizations to offer their support and solidarity to this important cause.
The GEB also encourages branches and IWWs to consider planning an action for September 9, to start a local organizing group, and to donate to the efforts at iwoc.noblogs.org/donate.
This entry was posted in General and tagged endorsement, incarcerated workers organizing committee, industrial workers of the world, IWOC, IWW, september 9th on May 24, 2016 by Editor.

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With Simon Rogers is Melbourne's Master of live comedy, a TheatreSports legend and M.C. extraordinaire. He is Australia's most experienced comedy compere having hosted over 3,000 shows from sold out performances at the Arts Centre to rowdy Buck's nights in Comedy Clubs. He is well known as an ABC announcer and after Black Saturday produced & presented a morning show for Kinglake Ranges Radio – an ABC station set up in Kinglake after the fires that helped bind the community back together, for which he won a coveted Walkley Award.
Simon has just finished a run of live gigs at the Comics Lounge and the Comedy Club in Melbourne. He's done stand-up at New York's famed Improv Club and throughout Asia. He has appeared in countless television dramas, ads, comedies and radio programmes & lots of corporate gigs as a different character written for that event.
He's hosted high profile events such as International TheatreSports, the AFI Awards, the St. Kilda Film Festival, "A Night with Monty Python's Terry Jones", ACS Awards nights and the Sydney 2000 Olympics Torch Relay – performing to over half a million people across Australia.
Simon has written a television comedy starring Julia Zemiro, Kym Gyngell & Cal Wilson & has just finished filming the pilot for SBS. He has also developed a one hour comedy-drama that is in pre-production.


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Matteo Renzi: Referendum or Bust
Andrew Korybko, Sergey Strokan
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has put his entire political career on the line over next month's constitutional referendum, which seeks to controversially strengthen the presidency and recentralize power away from the regions, and the voters' decision will have a long echo over all of Europe.
What is at stake in Italy is not only the political future of Matteo Renzi, who is facing a do-or-die test of his own, but also the fragile check-and-balance system inside the European Union which has its own groups of interests. If Matteo Renzi steps down after his initiative fails, the move can have a destabilizing effect for the European leadership, of which Mr. Renzi is a fundamental part alongside Angela Merkel.
Polling data indicates that the Italian leader's initiatives will have a very tough time passing, with a reinvigorated anti-establishment opposition from both sides of the political spectrum poised to unite in voting down his proposals. Some experts fear that a defeat for the Prime Minister will send the country back into political chaos by triggering early elections and damaging investor confidence in its debt-plagued economy, but a surprise victory would fundamentally transform Italian politics and herald in the beginning of an entirely new era.
An emboldened executive combined with an empowered central government would make it easier for the country's leaders to carry through on their policies, though the Senate would become symbolic and regional sovereignty would suffer.
To disciss this topic in more detail we are joined by Sergei Utkin, head of Strategic Assessment Section at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (studio guest), Domitilla Sagramoso, lecturer, Department of War Studies, King's College London, Giancarlo Loquenzi, radio host and independent expert and Fabrizio Dragosei, Moscow orrespondent of Corriere della Sera.
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Approximately 3 million people in the UK suffer diabetes. Only 15% have Type 1 – a life-long condition that requires insulin, but 85% of people have Type 11 – triggered by our ever escalating rates of obesity and poor diets. Most alarmingly children as young as 8 are now developing late onset diabetes – which 20 years ago would only be seen in people over 50. This is shocking especially when you consider that around 80% of late onset diabetes patients will die of cardiovascular disease.
Make no mistake late-onset diabetes can shorten your life and yet it is in the great majority of cases totally preventable.
Whereas Type I is caused by the failure of the pancreas to secrete adequate insulin, Type II Diabetes is generally characterised by adequate insulin production, but, the body has become resistant to it and simply doesn't respond to the insulin as it should. Type I Diabetes is a life-long condition, which usually starts during early childhood. Both types of diabetes involve too high a level of sugar in the blood. The hormone insulin is responsible for lowering blood sugar levels.
Symptoms of Type 1 and 2 are; increased thirst, fatigue, unexplained weight loss, blurred vision, increased urination especially at night and regular episodes of thrush. Complications associated with diabetes include peripheral neuropathy such as numbness, tingling or throbbing in extremities, poor circulation, slow wound healing, in adults impotence and eye problems. There is a greater risk for gangrene, heart disease and blindness.
The cascade of late onset diabetes is placing a huge burden on the NHS costing approximately £7 billion annually to treat.
This situation has been triggered by our over-consumption of refined, sugar-based carbohydrate foods such as cakes, biscuits and sugar filled fizzy drinks. Therefore, despite high levels of insulin, glucose is not properly transported into the cells and it increases to unacceptable levels in the blood. Your body tries to get rid of excess sugar in the urine, hence why doctors test for diabetes through urine, although a blood test is more accurate.
While diabetes can have a hereditary link, your genes interact with your environment (including your diet) to either improve or worsen your health. We can inherit more from our parents than just their genes, their eating habits are often passed on too.
If you are diagnosed as diabetic by your doctor via a fasting blood test, you will very likely be offered various courses of action. In mild cases, late-onset diabetes can be kept in check by diet alone. If severe, the diet is accompanied by oral medication or injections to either increase the production of insulin or improve your sensitivity to insulin. Over the years I have interviewed many elderly diabetics and have been appalled that they have not been offered any advice on diet and yet most cases of late-onset diabetes can be kept in check by eating a healthier diet. It's worth noting that if you suffer thrush regularly – you may be diabetic.
Avoid refined sugar and foods containing sugar, such as fizzy drinks, chocolate, desserts and sweets, which release their sugars too quickly into the bloodstream. According to the American Heart Association sugary drinks alone contribute to 130,000 cases of Type 11 diabetes annually in the States – and these figures are rising fast.
Avoid all refined, mass produced 'white' flour and rice-based foods such as pizza, white rice and pastas, white breads, cakes and biscuits which are usually high in sugar and saturated fats.
Honey, maltose, sucrose, fructose, dextrose are still sugars and can exacerbate the problem.
Beware that most foods advertised as being low in fat are often high in sugar.
Don't drink concentrated shop bought fruit juices. Make fresh juices or dilute low sugar juices with one part juice to two parts water.
Reduce saturated fats from animal sources to less than 10% of your daily food intake. Cheese, chocolates, full fat dairy, red meats, pies, sausages and fried foods would need to be kept to a minimum.
Basically cut out red meats or only eat occasional organic lean steak, turkey, pork, venison or chicken with fat removed.
Reduce your use of sodium-based table salts, look for magnesium rich sea salts and only add a little to the food on your plate. Otherwise used powdered kelp or Nori flakes as a salt substitute. Himalayan Crystal Salt would also be healthier- from good health shops.
Too much iron and copper in the body increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease – read labels especially on fortified cereals – and cut right down on red meat. Eat more curcumin (turmeric), which detoxifies the body of these metals.
Avoid high sugar content fruits such as Mango, bananas and grapes. OK to eat now and again !
Eat more unrefined, high-fibre carbohydrates such as wholemeal or rye bread, oat biscuits, amaranth crackers, brown rice, buckwheat, oats (especially porridge), sweet potatoes, plus low-fat proteins such as beans, pulses, lentils and barley.
Mung Beans and Black beans are especially useful in helping to control blood sugar problems. Use in soups, stews and add cooked beans to salads.
Eggs, tofu, low fat meats, fish, hemp seeds, lentils, chick peas and all pulses help balance blood sugar.
Fruits and vegetables are high in antioxidants and soluble fibre; eat them raw as much as possible.
Fish oils have been shown to improve the pre-diabetic condition and insulin resistance, and help to prevent full-blown late-onset diabetes developing, therefore eat more oily fish and fresh fish. But don't fry it – poached or grilled is best.
Eat more unrefined sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and linseeds (flax seeds) and their unrefined oils, which are rich in omega-3 and -6 essential fats.
Blend these oils half and half with extra virgin olive oil for salad dressings.
Vitamin E-rich foods help to lower the risk of many conditions associated with diabetes such as circulation and eye problems. Food sources are soya beans, raw wheat germ, sprouting seeds, avocados, green vegetables, eggs, unrefined and unprocessed nuts especially almonds and hazelnuts. Look for a low-sugar muesli that is rich in nuts, oats and sprinkle raw wheat germ onto the muesli.
Eat fresh bilberries, blueberries, blackberries, papaya, spinach, watercress, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, apricots, as these fruits help to protect the eyes.
Use lots of cinnamon in your foods – as it has been shown to help reduce glucose levels in the blood.
Eat more curries, as curcumin has been shown to reduce the chances of developing diabetes if you are overweight.
Organic Agave Syrup and Xylitol (found in fruit fibre) are natural sugars which have low glycemic counts and therefore a minimal impact on blood sugar levels – use small amounts. A/v from health stores.
A high-strength, multi-vitamin and mineral complex taken every day provides a good baseline of nutrients.
The mineral chromium (200mcg) is vital for helping to control and prevent late-onset diabetes. Scientists in the US found that taking 200mcg of chromium daily helped reduce the incidence of late-onset diabetes by up to 50%. Chromium also helps to reduce cravings for sweet foods. And in time, chromium should enable you to reduce your medication, which you would need to discuss with your doctor.
Lipoic Acid and L Carnitine are two potent nutrients that help to dramatically lower blood sugar. Take 250 mg of Lipoic Acid daily and 500mg of L Carnitine twice daily.
Magnesium, which is needed to process insulin, is usually lacking in diabetics. Take a multi-mineral daily that contains 300–450mg of magnesium, 20mg zinc, and a trace of copper.
Take a B-complex, as diabetic patients are usually deficient in B-vitamins, needed for energy production and nerve health.
If you don't eat oily fish regularly then take 2 grams of Omega 3 fish-oil daily, free from PCBs and dioxins. BioCare, Higher Nature, FSC and Seven Seas all make pure fish oil capsules.
The hormone DHEA helps to lower insulin levels, and protect vital organs, particularly the kidneys against damage due to high blood glucose. Don't take hormones unless you have been shown to need them.
Aloe vera juice helps to lower blood-sugar levels in non-insulin dependant diabetes.
Nettle tea helps to lower blood sugar.
As we age we produce less, Co Enzyme Q 10, a vital vitamin like nutrient that protects against heart disease 100mg daily with either breakfast or lunch.
Researchers at the University of Granada in Spain found that taking Olive Leaf Extract helps to stimulate production of, and utilization of insulin. Take 500mg daily.
NB: Taking supplements can affect blood sugar levels. Diabetes must be supervised by a medical practitioner, so any supplement regimen should only be undertaken with the help of a medical doctor and/or a nutritionist.
Pine Bark Extract known as pycnogenol has been shown to help protect against diabetic retinopathy. Take 80mg daily. Pharma Nord.
If you are overweight you greatly increase your risk for diabetes, especially after 50 (see Weight Problems).
Regular exercise is vital because it reduces the need for insulin; reduces blood cholesterol and prevents obesity. It doesn't have to be intense exercise, but try and walk for at least 30 minutes daily, as regular walking has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity and glucose management. If you have been a "couch potato" for a long time, just start gently, walk for 15 minutes a day and then build up over a month to 30 minutes daily and within another month this can be increased to 45 minutes to an hour.
Have regular eye check-ups and see a chiropodist who can keep an eye on your feet, as both can be affected by diabetes.
Have regular reflexology on your feet, which improves circulation (see Useful Information).


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Cubs fans who didn't make it: a banker, a nun and a moving man
Loren Davidson and son, Ron
Updated 11/1/2016 8:31 PM
Much attention has been paid to those long-suffering, elderly Chicago Cubs fans who finally got to see their beloved team play in the World Series. The last time was in 1945 and they haven't won a Series since 1908.
But then there are those who suffered a Shakespearian kind of fate this year. They watched as their talented young team won more games than any other and began the drive to the World Series. Then, in the final days, they passed away. Here are some of their stories.
After serving in the U.S. Army, in Manila, Loren Davidson returned to Chicago and built a career as a credit manager for Deutsche Bank and other financial institutions.
He had grown up poor on a farm in Salem, Illinois, nearer to St. Louis than Chicago. But his dad was from Chicago, so he became a Cubs fan.
Despite macular degeneration that left him mostly blind for more than two decades, Davidson made it to Wrigley Field a few times each year with his son, Ron, who would describe each play while Loren tried to make out the action with a pair of binoculars. The last time they went was on his 90th birthday two years ago. When they ate at the Stadium Club that day, the restaurant manager wouldn't let them pay and took their photo.
On Sept. 15, Davidson cheered wildly as the Cubs clinched their division. But on Oct. 14, at age 92, Davidson died, the day before the Cubs would open their playoff series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
"The Cubs won," Ron said. "That was a great day with my Dad. He's rooting from heaven now."
Anne McMahon -
Anne McMahon was a mischievous and funny girl who surprised everyone by becoming a nun when she was 20, her sister Dolores Michael said. She grew up in the River Forest suburb of Chicago. In the 1960s she insisted on wearing street clothes instead of a habit. She voted Republican, not what people thought a nun would do.
One habit she got into early was rooting for the Cubs like her dad. When she dropped out of the Sinsinawa Dominican order in Wisconsin in the 1970s, she moved to New Mexico and often traveled to see the team in spring training in Mesa, sometimes driving her bright yellow Porsche. "That car was a lemon," Dolores said.
Working for others wasn't for her. She spent her time managing her stock portfolio. "She was fighting with the world, and wanted to be the top dog," her sister said. "If she'd stayed on as a nun she would have wanted to be Pope."
She moved back to Chicago when her health began failing a decade ago. She would often go out to Wrigley where her extended family would get a box with a catered lunch. Her brother-in-law Thomas Michael, Dolores's husband, had once owned shares in the Cubs.
She continued to be interested in stocks and in the fate of the Cubs, even as dementia set in.
"I said, 'Annie, they won the division, just hang on a little while,"' Dolores said. "But she needed to go as soon as she could." Anne McMahon died Oct. 5 at age 81. Two days later, the Cubs were in the playoffs.
Louis DeBella and family -
Louis DeBella's life revolved around the Cubs. He watched every game on television. "If there was a game on TV he was staying home to watch," said his daughter Michelle Monbrod. "He would stick by them. The losing seasons didn't matter."
DeBella became a fan in 1945, when he was 12 and got caught up in the battle between the Cubs and the Detroit Tigers. He was too poor to attend World Series games that year. His father sold junk and ran a small deli out of his South Side home.
Louis dropped out of school a few years later, after eighth grade. He worked his way up from a furniture delivery man to owning a moving company, LDB Movers. His wife Joan worked with him, preparing estimates and handling scheduling.
"Things he couldn't have as a child he got for us, like an in-ground pool," Michelle said. His fandom went deep. His home was decorated with signed photos of Ryne Sandberg and Joe DiMaggio.
"I learned at a young age if I want to have a conversation with my father I better learn about sports," Michelle said. Each year they would go to Wrigley to see games with the rival St. Louis Cardinals.
DeBella had been feeling out of sorts of late. In September, he was diagnosed with leukemia. He spent some time in the hospital, always with the Cubs games on. Twenty days after he got out of the hospital he died, on Oct. 5, age 83.
"He was very excited. He kept saying they could go all the way," Michelle said. "The last thing I said to him that he could understand was 'The Cubs are playing the Giants.' He died at home."
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Shell rewards energy entrepreneurs at Accelerator event
Ngozi Deborah Atalor, a Shell Nigeria LiveWIRE entrepreneur has emerged winner of the pitching competition for young Nigerian entrepreneurs in alternative energy business as part of the #makethefuture Accelerator event held in Port Harcourt, taking home N1million prize money to boost her business.
This is coming barely a month after she won a $5,000 merit category prize in the Shell LiveWIRE top 10 innovators competition, a global contest open to beneficiaries of Shell LiveWIRE, and aimed at rewarding shining cases of innovation in businesses supported by the programme.
Judges at the event assessed Atalor's presentation on how to light up all homes in Nigeria as the most convincing and realizable, to place the young Managing Director of De-Rahbs Energy Services, a firm that specialises in solar panel construction, installation and maintenance ahead of the first and second runners-up, Prince Ledee Basi and Ibiere Gilbert David respectively. The two runners up received N500,000 each for their efforts.
All three of them are startups from the LiveWIRE entrepreneurial programme for Niger Delta youths. They all set up businesses that deliver energy solutions to customers in the Niger Delta and beyond. While Basi's Basiled Energy Ventures offers renewable energy, safety wears, and sensitisation services on the use of solar products, David's Ibdav Resources firm provides bio-fuel clean cook stoves.
In addition to the cash prizes, the 3 entrepreneurs would also receive coaching support from Co-creation Hub, a leading innovation hub in Nigeria.
#makethefuture Accelerator Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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Title: {#MTF ACCELERATOR – DEC 8}
Duration: {47 Seconds}
{Shell #makethefuture Accelerator event, Nigeria for young entrepreneurs}
{This 47 seconds video is aimed at briefing/creating awareness about the Shell #makethefuture Accelerator event that held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria on December 8, 2017}.
{#MTF ACCELERATOR – DEC 8} Transcript
[Image display]
{#makethefuture Accelerator Port Harcourt} displayed on screen with yellow background.
[Background music plays]
Shell theme music plays
[Video footage/sequence]
Displays back view of a man carrying a little child and a woman walking towards the venue for the Accelerator event.
[Scene changes sequentially]
Rapid views of participants during registration and views of activities in the event hall in fast pace.
[Presenter begins]
[Voiceover with activities in event hall in view]
[Shell theme music still on]
[Subtitle displayed]
"You are welcome to the #makethefuture Accelerator..
[Presenter in view]
..event, right here in Port Harcourt, Nigeria".
"Today is all about our young entrepreneurs,
and making their dreams come true".
[Darbuni Hyai Maikori] – not displayed
{Campaign Implementation Advisor, ER Communications, Nigeria} – not displayed
[Video footage]
Slow-mo camera view (R-L) of participants in registration queue with two of the participants smiling and waving at the camera.
[Presenter's voiceover continues]
"We've brought them here to pitch their brilliant
Energy ideas before a panel of industry experts".
The General Manger, External Relations – Igo Weli in view applauding a session at the Accelerator event.
"They have a chance to win great prizes and get..
Cross-view of the hall with a speaker at the podium addressing the participants at a session
..support for their businesses".
"It's going to be fun,
it's going to exciting and
we're going to find out how these young
entrepreneurs #makethefuture right here
in Nigeria".
Slow zoomed-in shot of three participants happily giving thumbs-up at the event.
[Video ends]
Shell Pecten displayed
#makethefuture displayed
© Shell International Limited 2017 displayed
Shell music ends.
General Manager External Relations of Shell Petroleum Development Company, Mr. Igo Weli, presenting the prize for the best pitch to Mrs. Ngozi Atalor at the Shell LiveWIRE #makethefuture Accelerator event in Port Harcourt.
"There is energy transition as we speak and things are changing towards cleaner energy. Nigeria should be part of those solutions that would sustain the globe going forward. What we have done with the #makethefuture campaign Accelerator event here in Port Harcourt is to provide the platform for young Nigerian energy entrepreneurs to share their ideas on how they can be part of providing power solutions," said Igo Weli, the General Manager External Relations of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC).
He said that the event was remarkable as the first initiative of its kind in energy solution initiative in Nigeria, with the fusion of strengths of telling Shell's energy story and the flagship entrepreneurial programme, Shell LiveWIRE, which has produced 6,580 Niger Delta entrepreneurs since 2003.
Chief Executive Officer All-on Partnership for Energy Access, a firm supporting and investing in energy solutions providers, Dr. Wiebe Boer, and other alternative energy experts led discussion sessions with the young entrepreneurs.
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I shut the door and walked downstairs. The protectors came into the house dazed and confused. They didn't look injured, and they didn't look like they were going to snap. "What's wrong with you guys?"
"I'm not sure." They exchanged confused glances with each other. "What are we doing here? Where's Mikko?"
"Mikko's gone," I said gently. These guys had some kind of amnesia.  "He's been gone for four or five days now. He left you guys in charge."
Again, the confused glances were exchanged. The house rumbled like an earthquake struck. I was quickly carried outside by one of the protectors. The earthquake was extremely frightening and lasted a good fifteen seconds.
When the quake stopped, the confused looks vanished.
"What happened?" the one holding me asked. "My memory from the last fifteen minutes is gone."
"Amnesia," I suggested. "You can put me down now."
He shook his head. "Was that witch here again?"
His jaw set. "You should have called for us. Mikko's not going to like this."
"She was in my room, dying," I said gently. "I'd guess that when she died your memory came back."
"With the earthquake?" another protector suggested.
I shrugged. "Let's go check out my room. She should still be there."
She was still there. I was pulled back and taken down the hall.
One of the guys came out and confirmed it. She was dead. The witch who had blackmailed Mikko, who had been taken by Marshall, who had been beaten, who had given my children protection, who had given me a spell that could kill anyone I wanted, and who was now dead.
Was that earthquake a result of her death? Why would her death cause it?
"Finn's on his way," the one who held me muttered.
"So I can be put down now, right?" He nodded and put me down. "Can I go to my room?"
"Not yet." He walked down the stairs, coaxing me to go with him. "Come with me while they clean up the room."
He gave me a small smile. "It doesn't matter right now. You should rest."
I scoffed. "Like that could happen right now." But I cut the guy a break and followed him down to the living room.
The two protectors carried out Clare's body, bundled with the blankets that had been on my bed. It was then that I noticed the pendant was still wrapped around my hand.


As part of the 2012 NAEP economics assessment, twelfth-graders were asked a series of questions about how often they seek information about economics issues. The full text of the series of questions is below.
Not including things you do for school, how often do you watch, read about, or listen to information on the following topics?
Twenty-nine percent of twelfth-graders in the nation reported engaging with information about their local economy at least weekly in 2012, which is higher than the percentage in 2006. Click chart options below the chart to explore average scores or make comparisons of your choice.
Thirty-two percent of twelfth-graders in the nation reported engaging with information about the U.S. economy at least weekly, which is higher than the percentage in 2006. Click chart options below the chart to explore average scores or make comparisons of your choice.
Eighteen percent of twelfth-graders in the nation reported engaging with information about the international economy at least weekly in 2012, which is higher than the percentage in 2006. Click chart options below the chart to explore average scores or make comparisons of your choice.
Thirty percent of twelfth-graders in the nation reported engaging with information about personal finance at least weekly in 2012, which is not significantly different from the percentage in 2006. Click chart options below the chart to explore average scores or make comparisons of your choice.


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using namespace budget;

namespace {

static data_handler<fortune> fortunes { "fortunes", "fortunes.data" };

} //end of anonymous namespace

std::map<std::string, std::string> budget::fortune::get_params() const {
    std::map<std::string, std::string> params;

    params["input_id"]          = budget::to_string(id);
    params["input_guid"]        = guid;
    params["input_check_date"]  = budget::to_string(check_date);
    params["input_amount"]      = budget::to_string(amount);

    return params;
}

void budget::list_fortunes(budget::writer& w){
    if (fortunes.empty()) {
        w << "No fortune set" << end_of_line;
        return;
    }

    std::vector<std::string> columns = {"ID", "Date", "Amount", "Edit"};
    std::vector<std::vector<std::string>> contents;

    for (auto& fortune : fortunes.data()) {
        contents.push_back({to_string(fortune.id), to_string(fortune.check_date), to_string(fortune.amount), "::edit::fortunes::" + budget::to_string(fortune.id)});
    }

    w.display_table(columns, contents);
}

void budget::status_fortunes(budget::writer& w, bool short_view){
    if(fortunes.empty()){
        w << "No fortune set" << end_of_line;
        return;
    }

    std::vector<std::string> short_columns = {"From", "To", "Amount", "Diff.", "Avg/Day", "Avg/Day Tot."};
    std::vector<std::string> long_columns = {"From", "To", "Amount", "Diff.", "Time", "Avg/Day", "Diff. Tot.", "Avg/Day Tot.", "Edit"};

    auto columns = short_view ? short_columns : long_columns;
    std::vector<std::vector<std::string>> contents;

    auto sorted_values = fortunes.data();

    std::sort(sorted_values.begin(), sorted_values.end(),
        [](const budget::fortune& a, const budget::fortune& b){ return a.check_date < b.check_date; });

    budget::money previous;
    budget::money first = sorted_values.front().amount;
    budget::date previous_date;
    budget::date first_date = sorted_values.front().check_date;

    for(std::size_t i = 0; i < sorted_values.size(); ++i){
        auto& fortune = sorted_values[i];

        bool display;
        if(!short_view){
            display = true;
        } else {
            const size_t displayed = 3;
            if(sorted_values.size() <= displayed){
                display = true;
            } else {
                display = i > sorted_values.size() - 1 - displayed;
            }
        }

        if (display) {
            if (i == 0) {
                if (short_view) {
                    contents.push_back({"", to_string(fortune.check_date), to_string(fortune.amount), "", "", ""});
                } else {
                    contents.push_back({"", to_string(fortune.check_date), to_string(fortune.amount), "", "", "", "", "", "::edit::fortunes::" + budget::to_string(fortune.id)});
                }
            } else if (i == 1) {
                money diff = fortune.amount - previous;
                long d     = fortune.check_date - previous_date;
                money avg  = diff / d;

                if (short_view) {
                    contents.push_back({to_string(previous_date), to_string(fortune.check_date), to_string(fortune.amount),
                                        format_money(diff), to_string(avg), ""});
                } else {
                    contents.push_back({to_string(previous_date), to_string(fortune.check_date), to_string(fortune.amount),
                                        format_money(diff), to_string(d), to_string(avg), "", "", "::edit::fortunes::" + budget::to_string(fortune.id)});
                }
            } else {
                money diff = fortune.amount - previous;
                long d     = fortune.check_date - previous_date;
                money avg  = diff / d;

                money tot_diff = fortune.amount - first;
                long  tot_d    = fortune.check_date - first_date;
                money tot_avg  = tot_diff / tot_d;

                if (short_view) {
                    contents.push_back({to_string(previous_date), to_string(fortune.check_date), to_string(fortune.amount),
                                        format_money(diff), to_string(avg), to_string(tot_avg)});
                } else {
                    contents.push_back({to_string(previous_date), to_string(fortune.check_date), to_string(fortune.amount),
                                        format_money(diff), to_string(d), to_string(avg), format_money(tot_diff), to_string(tot_avg), "::edit::fortunes::" + budget::to_string(fortune.id)});
                }
            }
        }

        previous = fortune.amount;
        previous_date = fortune.check_date;
    }

    w.display_table(columns, contents);
}

budget::money budget::current_fortune(){
    auto all = all_fortunes();

    if (all.empty()) {
        return {};
    }

    budget::money fortune_amount = all.front().amount;
    date fortune_date            = all.front().check_date;

    for (auto& fortune : all) {
        if (fortune.check_date > fortune_date) {
            fortune_amount = fortune.amount;
            fortune_date   = fortune.check_date;
        }
    }

    return fortune_amount;
}

void budget::fortune_module::load(){
    load_fortunes();
}

void budget::fortune_module::unload(){
    save_fortunes();
}

void budget::fortune_module::handle(const std::vector<std::string>& args){
    console_writer w(std::cout);

    if(args.size() == 1){
        status_fortunes(w, false);
    } else {
        auto& subcommand = args[1];

        if(subcommand == "list"){
            list_fortunes(w);
        } else if(subcommand == "status"){
            status_fortunes(w, false);
        } else if(subcommand == "check"){
            fortune fortune;
            fortune.guid = generate_guid();
            fortune.check_date = budget::local_day();

            if(args.size() == 2){
                edit_date(fortune.check_date, "Date");

                edit_money(fortune.amount, "Amount");
            } else {
                throw budget_exception("Too many arguments to fortune check");
            }

            auto id = fortunes.add(std::move(fortune));
            std::cout << "Fortune check " << id << " has been created" << std::endl;
        } else if(subcommand == "delete"){
            enough_args(args, 3);

            size_t id = to_number<size_t>(args[2]);

            if(!fortunes.exists(id)){
                throw budget_exception("There are no fortune with id " + args[2]);
            }

            fortunes.remove(id);

            std::cout << "Fortune check " << id << " has been deleted" << std::endl;
        } else if(subcommand == "edit"){
            enough_args(args, 3);

            size_t id = to_number<size_t>(args[2]);

            auto fortune = fortunes[id];

            edit_date(fortune.check_date, "Date");

            edit_money(fortune.amount, "Amount");

            if (fortunes.indirect_edit(fortune)) {
                std::cout << "Fortune check " << id << " has been modified" << std::endl;
            }
        } else {
            throw budget_exception("Invalid subcommand \"" + subcommand + "\"");
        }
    }
}

std::vector<fortune> budget::all_fortunes(){
    return fortunes.data();
}

void budget::load_fortunes(){
    fortunes.load();
}

void budget::save_fortunes(){
    fortunes.save();
}

void budget::fortune::save(data_writer & writer){
    writer << id;
    writer << guid;
    writer << check_date;
    writer << amount;
}

void budget::fortune::load(data_reader & reader){
    reader >> id;
    reader >> guid;
    reader >> check_date;
    reader >> amount;

    if (config_contains("random")) {
        amount = budget::random_money(1000, 100000);
    }
}

void budget::set_fortunes_changed(){
    fortunes.set_changed();
}

void budget::set_fortunes_next_id(size_t next_id){
    fortunes.next_id = next_id;
}

bool budget::fortune_exists(size_t id){
    return fortunes.exists(id);
}

void budget::fortune_delete(size_t id) {
    if (!fortunes.exists(id)) {
        throw budget_exception("There are no fortune with id ");
    }

    fortunes.remove(id);
}

fortune budget::fortune_get(size_t id) {
    return fortunes[id];
}

bool budget::no_fortunes() {
    return fortunes.empty();
}

void budget::edit_fortune(const budget::fortune& fortune){
    fortunes.indirect_edit(fortune);
}

void budget::add_fortune(budget::fortune&& fortune){
    fortunes.add(std::forward<budget::fortune>(fortune));
}


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First Wooden (Mission) Church
Incorporated into a Parish
Fire Destroys Church
Second Wood Church Dedicated
Groundbreaking for Present Stone Church
Dedication of Present Stone Church
Dedication as Cathedral of the Diocese of Metuchen
A Short History of St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral Parish
St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral was not always a cathedral, nor was it always known as St. Francis Parish. In the mid-1800's, it was a mission church dedicated to St. Joseph. Since then, two other churches have been erected. St. Francis Cathedral, as we know it today, is the third church. All three played vital roles in the enduring history of the faithful Catholic Christians who were and are St. Francis Parish and Cathedral.
First and Second Frame Churches
Dedicated in 1871, the first frame church seated 225 people. On January 26, 1878, the church was officially incorporated as St. Francis Parish and served until December 21, 1903. On that date an oil lamp overturned and flames completely destroyed the church, but did not affect the rectory. The second wooden church was dedicated in December, 1904 and seated 324 people. In 1920, Columbia Hall, a center for parish activities was built.
More Room Needed
By 1960, St. Francis Parish had grown to more than 2000 families, and the pastor, Fr. John J. Foley's plans to build a larger stone church and rectory had solidified. Around the same time, Columbia Hall burned down, and immediately a new gymnasium and social center were added to the plans. During construction of the new buildings, parishioners attended Masses in basement classrooms of St. Francis School, at Metuchen High School and in neighboring parishes. In June 1961, the new rectory was completed, and the ground-breaking ceremony for the church took place on July 24, 1961. When the CYO Hall was completed in December 1961, parishioners once again worshipped together while awaiting the church's completion.
Present Church Dedicated
On May 19, 1963, the parish gratefully celebrated the Church Dedication and the Blessing of the Cornerstone. The new building's seating capacity had grown to 1000. Only the finest materials were used in the new Gothic structure, which eventually became the Cathedral. The interior walls were constructed of limestone with marble wainscotting. The woodwork was solid oak, the floors terrazzo, and the altars formed with marble imported from Italy. Over the main altar a near-life size bronze crucifix was topped by an exquisite Gothic baldacchino. At the rear of the church was built the magnificent Rose Window. The late Msgr. Dominic Turtora once said, "The great Rose Window of the Cathedral of Metuchen reminds us that Jesus stands in the center of all creation." Since the year 32 AD when Jesus named St. Peter as the first pope, the Roman Catholic Church has seen 256 popes. During the year 1878, when St. Francis Parish was incorporated, Pope Leo XIII succeeded Pope Blessed Pius IX, who remained pope until 1903.
Cathedral Parish Established
Between 1878 and 1981, St. Francis Parish saw 9 popes and 15 pastors. On November 19, 1981, Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Metuchen, naming Auxiliary Bishop Theodore McCarrick of New York as its first Bishop. The pastor, Msgr. Dominic Turtora, became the first Rector of the Cathedral of the Metuchen diocese, a diocese that embraces four New Jersey counties: Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren, – a diocese that now includes more than 500,000 Catholics.
In June 1986, Bishop McCarrick was transferred to the Archdiocese of Newark, and on February 5, 1987 Bishop Edward Hughes, of Philadelphia was installed as the second Bishop of the Metuchen Diocese. Upon Msgr. Dominic Turtora's retirement on October 26, 1995, Msgr. Richard Behl was appointed the Cathedral's second Rector. When Bishop Hughes retired in 1997, Bishop Vincent De Paul Breen of Brooklyn, New York was appointed the third Bishop of Metuchen on September 8, 1997. Due to failing health Bishop Breen retired in September 2001 and Bishop John M. Smith was appointed Apostolic Administrator of our diocese. In January of 2002, Bishop Paul Gregory Bootkoski was appointed the fourth Bishop of Metuchen, his installation was on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, March 19, 2002.
Into the New Millennium
Bishop Bootkoski and the Cathedral's second Rector, Msgr. Richard A. Behl, stand at a unique vantage point where they may reflect on the long and enduring history of the parish of nearly 4000 families. With God's grace, they will guide the Cathedral Parish through the challenges of the 21st century.
Dr. Carmen Collins
Recent Addendums:
Oct. 6, 2002 - On Sunday October 6 following 10:30 a.m. Mass Bishop Bootkoski blessed the statues of the "Risen Christ" and of "Rachel Weeping" which are situated in the Christ Garden.
Oct. 4, 2003 - Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration began in the Lady Chapel (Parish Center) on Saturday Oct. 4th on the feast of St. Francis.
Jun. 12, 2005 - On Sunday, June 12 following 9:00 am Mass, Msgr. Behl dedicated the Garden of Mary's Children. The garden remembers those children of our parish who have gone to join Jesus and Mary in Heaven.
Dec. 2, 2007 - On Sunday, December 2, Msgr. Michael J. Alliegro was installed as the third rector of St. Francis Cathedral by Bishop G. Bootkoski. (Msgr. Richard A. Behl, our previous rector, was installed as pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle in Old Bridge on Dec. 1.)
Aug. 17, 2009 - It is with great sadness and a deep sense of loss that we announced the passing of Monsignor Michael J. Alliegro on August 17, 2009. Bishop Bootkoski appointed , Monsignor William Benwell V.G. to be temporary Administrator of Saint Francis Cathedral until a new Rector is named.
Sept. 8, 2009 - On Tuesday, Sept. 8, Monsignor William Benwell, V.G., informed us that Bishop Bootkoski has appointed Monsignor Robert J. Zamorski as Rector of Saint Francis Cathedral. Msgr. Zamorski will assume his duties at the Cathedral on October 16, 2009.
Nov. 8, 2009 - at the 12:00 Noon Mass, Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski installed Monsignor Robert J. Zamorski as our fourth Rector of Saint Francis Cathedral.
Dec. 6, 2009 - On Sunday, December 6, 2009 following 12:00 Noon Mass parishioners joined Msgr. Zamorski as he dedicates a new pathway in the Garden of Mary's Children.
Jan. 31, 2010 - On Sunday, January 31, 2010 the cause for the Beatification and Canonization of Maria Esperanza De Bianchini was formally opened at the 3 PM Mass.
March 8, 2016 - On Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Pope Francis appointed Rev. Msgr. James F. Checchio fifth Bishop of Metuchen, the installaton Mass is scheduled for May 3, 2016 at 2:00 pm at Sacred Heart in So. Plainfield.
First frame church.
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Favorite dish on your menu: I like our housemade lamb sausage. We grind Colorado lamb and mix it with a merguez spice blend, and we plate it with eggplant caponata, saffron aioli and Jumpin' Good feta from Buena Vista. It has great flavor, and it's a good mix of local and global.
Biggest menu bomb: Version one: I'm more into F-bombs and Jäger bombs than menu bombs. Version two: This summer we put Mexican paletas -- fresh-frozen fruit popsicles -- on the dessert menu. One flavor was mango and ancho chile, and the other was raspberry and coconut. It seemed like a refreshing, healthy summer treat, but nobody wanted them -- I mean nobody. I think we sold two orders total.
One food you detest: A while back, someone brought balut into the kitchen. It's a fertilized duck egg that's hard-boiled, except that there's actually a baby duck with feathers and a beak inside the egg. This was the first time I'd ever seen it, so I'm not sure if this one was still good. The smell was off, and when we cut into it, a bunch of brown liquid poured out. A couple of people tried it, but no one could keep it down. No thanks...I'll pass.
One food you can't live without: Chiles. I'm not a heat freak, and I don't like to stop and wipe my forehead after every bite, but I do like a little kick. Chipotles, poblanos and Hatch chiles are my favorite; they can be bold or subtle, smoky and savory, tart or sweet. I just love their flavors and versatility.
Most memorable meal you've ever had: There are two experiences that influenced me significantly. In the mid-'90s, a couple of my roommates and I -- we were all cooks -- took a two-week road trip all over the western United States. We spent a few days in Napa and San Francisco, and I was blown away by the amount of local products: All of the fruits, vegetables, seafood, cheeses, oils and vinegars were amazing and ingredients that were simply not available outside of that specific area. It was farm-to-table before it was cool, and it was an eye-opening moment on how fresh and simple great food can be. The other one occurred just after moving to Portland in the late '90s. There was a restaurant in my neighborhood called Wildwood that everyone was talking about -- it grabbed your attention as soon as you walked in. There was a raw bar serving shellfish and sashimi, and the line was completely exposed, with a counter and stools running the length of it. But it wasn't your typical line. It had a tandoori oven where the cooks were making fresh naan and roasting meat and seafood on giant metal skewers; they had a wood-burning grill; and they had a plancha and other equipment that wasn't standard-issue at the time. The ingredients were seasonal and sourced locally, and they were creating refined dishes with cultural influences from around the world. It really redefined the boundaries of a restaurant for me.
Favorite childhood food memory: My mother came from a large family of seven kids, my grandmother was Irish-Catholic, and my grandfather was Jewish. They all fought a lot, but on Sundays, everyone decided to get along -- it was a thing of beauty. All the kids and grandkids would go to church with my grandmother, while my grandfather would stay behind and cook brunch. When we all returned, there would be a full spread of Swedish pancakes, blintzes, eggs, Danishes, bagels, smoked salmon and latkes. He did bacon and sausage as well, but that was on the down-low, and he also taught me how to grill. The lake trout and walleye fillets cooked in foil with butter, garlic, lemon and fresh dill were my favorite. He was definitely the person who got me hooked on cooking.
Favorite junk food: Good chocolate and good pizza.
Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: I haven't been out that much since my son was born, but I try to stay current by reading up on new openings, new chefs and menus. I do love Rioja -- love Jen's flavors, her style, and she's just an awesome chef. I haven't been there yet, but the new Squeaky Bean seems to be oozing with passion and creativity. They're really pushing it and doing things you just don't see anywhere else. I need to get over there.
Favorite cheap eat in Denver: I always enjoy a visit to Chicago on West Colfax. The Italian beef, Chicago dogs, Italian sausages, attitude and accents make me nostalgic.
If you could change one thing about the Denver dining scene, what would it be? Maybe a little more national respect. I'm not claiming that the Denver dining scene is on par with New York, Chicago, San Francisco or L.A., but similar cities, like Portland, Minneapolis, Austin and San Diego, seem to get a lot more press than us. I think it's Denver's year.
What's the best food- or kitchen-related gift you've been given? It seems that people are intimidated to buy kitchen gifts for chefs, which is probably why I usually end up with a gift card. That said, an old chef of mine gave me a bottle of 1990 Château Lafite when I left that job. It was tasty.
What was the last cookbook you bought, and what recipes are you cooking from it? My go-to cookbooks are Culinary Artistry and The Flavor Bible, but I just bought Eat With Your Hands, by Zakary Pelaccio, the chef of Fatty Crab and Fatty Que in New York. It's kind of like Southeast Asia meets low-country Southern food. I like his style, and there are a ton of exotic ingredients I look forward to working with. I just haven't had time to try anything yet.
Best nugget of advice for a culinary-school graduate: Know what you're in for; have realistic expectations; work hard; take pride in yourself and your product; make friends, not enemies; don't think any task is below you; learn every station; continue to educate yourself; and read everything you can on the subject.
Weirdest customer request: When I first started cooking, I got a room-service order from a guy who wanted a side salad and an order of fettuccine Alfredo with chicken -- but that wasn't the unusual part. The server went on to explain that the guy had just had major dental surgery, so he couldn't open his mouth or chew. He wanted to know if we could put everything in a blender, pour it in a glass and send it up with a straw. No problem, but it was the first and last time I've made a chicken fettuccine Alfredo/side salad milkshake.
Weirdest thing you've ever put in your mouth: When I was cooking in Vail, we did a lot of wild-game dinners. My chef at the time was an avid hunter -- a "kill it and grill it" Ted Nugent kind of chef. Thanks to him, I've had bear, moose, rattlesnake, antelope, ostrich and alligator. I think he even got a mountain lion once, but I don't remember if I tried that or not.
Best recipe tip for a home cook: Practice, practice, practice. A lot of recipes won't work out, but with practice, you'll eventually become good at fixing them. Not to be sarcastic, but it really is a trial-and-error process. As Thomas Keller says, "You don't own a dish until you've made it 100 times."
Which chef has most inspired you? I can't say that I've had one specific mentor who's molded me into what I am today. I think a better question would be, which three chefs would you like to go out to dinner with? For me, that would be Marco Pierre White, Anthony Bourdain and Jose Andres -- that would be one hell of a guys' night out.
If you could cook in another chef's kitchen, whose would it be? Ferran Adrià. I know El Bulli is no longer open, but it would've been amazing to work there. I saw a documentary about it that was fascinating. The kitchen was more of a laboratory than a kitchen, and there had to have been fifty to sixty cooks in there. I believe they said everyone in the kitchen, with the exception of Ferran and his two or three sous chefs, was interning for free. These were not culinary students; they were all accomplished chefs who were donating months of their time to learn this chef's techniques. His menus consisted of at least thirty courses that played tricks on the eyes, the nose and the tongue. He fused cooking with art and science like never before or since. I'm not well versed in molecular gastronomy, nor do I know what its role will be in the future, but chef Ferran is probably a once-in-a-lifetime prodigy.
Biggest mistake a chef can make on the line: After working in hotels for as long as I can remember, I think the biggest mistake chefs make is not being on the line. I think hotels are where the term "office chef" was coined, quickly followed by the phrase "hotel food," which really bugs me. But I get it: I've seen a lot of bad hotel food myself, and the thing I don't get is that hotels have the same equipment and access to the same ingredients as other chefs. Actually, hotels usually have more equipment, space and labor than most independent restaurants. It's just laziness and complacency. If cooking isn't your thing, or if you're burnt out, just do something else.
Greatest accomplishment as a chef: The hotel was recently awarded the Food & Beverage Excellence Award by Hilton, which is only given to one Doubletree Hotel in the country every year, so I'm super-honored that we were chosen. It's really a testament to the entire staff at the hotel, both front- and back-of-the-house. Everyone works so hard and puts a lot of effort into what they do. They're true professionals.
What's one thing that people would be surprised to know about you? My three-year-old son, Connor, has never eaten a single thing I've ever cooked. He's an insanely picky eater. I think the entire list of foods he's consumed is still under ten, and his diet mainly consists of yogurt, fruit roll-ups, soft pretzels, french fries and Totino's party pizzas, with an occasional apple or banana. It's a little demoralizing when your own son won't eat your food.
Last meal before you die: I can't even decide what's for dinner until I wander around the grocery store for a while. My wife gets pissed because there's never any food in the house. I tell her I'm not sure what I'll be in the mood for tomorrow. Just drop me off in San Francisco, and I'll wander around until I find something. What's in the pipeline? I work for a great company and with great people, and I've realized how important that is to my happiness and success. I'm not just saying that; I've had some jobs that sounded great, but the environment was toxic and I was miserable. This hotel has a lot of projects in the works, so I'm staying put to see where it leads me.


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