The secretary of state's office, which didn't consult handwriting experts, invalidated thousands of petitions notarized by Stavros Mendros, who says he signed them.
That's the question at the heart of a court battle that will determine whether Mainers get to vote this fall on a proposal to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap has rejected thousands of petitions signed by registered Maine voters who want to put the marijuana question on the Nov. 8 ballot. He says the petitions are invalid because the signatures of several notaries public who signed them do not match the signatures that are on file with the state.
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, which organized the petition drive, has sued Dunlap over the decision, arguing that he did not review all of the disputed signatures and is not qualified to determine if they match.
Most of the disputed petitions were notarized by Stavros Mendros, a former legislator from Lewiston whose company was hired by the marijuana campaign to gather voter signatures. Mendros, who has previously declined to comment on the dispute, said in an interview Friday that he personally notarized all of the petitions that bear his signature.
The Maine Sunday Telegram obtained copies of the 6,279 disputed petitions under the Freedom of Access Act last week. The Telegram reviewed the signatures in question, comparing them with the signatures used as a reference by the state. The newspaper also forwarded a number of the signed petitions and the reference signatures to an independent handwriting expert who frequently testifies as an expert witness in court cases.
The expert observed variations in the signature of Mendros, who notarized more than 5,000 of the petitions, but said they were within the "natural range" of variation and could reflect the sheer number of signatures Mendros had to make.
If that opinion holds weight, it suggests that the state of Maine may have a difficult time convincing a judge that the notary signatures are so irregular or questionable that the petitions must be invalidated.
In Kennebec County, Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy must rule on the case by April 11. A ruling is expected by the same day in a separate case over the notary signatures on a petition to establish a casino in York County. Many of those petitions were also notarized by Mendros, whose company was hired to gather voter signatures for four different campaigns to put a referendum question on the Nov. 8 ballot.
To get a question on the ballot, Maine law requires petitioners to collect registered voter signatures equal to at least 10 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election. The required number of signatures to qualify for the ballot is currently 61,123.
Those who circulate petitions must submit the signatures to a notary, and then sign the petition themselves to swear that they witnessed each voter sign the petition. The notary also signs the petition.
Kristen Muszynski, spokeswoman for Dunlap, said it is a "best practice" for the notary to sign the petition immediately after it is signed by the circulator.
The majority of the marijuana petitions that were thrown out were signed by Mendros, whose signature appeared on 5,099 petitions containing roughly 17,000 voter signatures. Had those petitions not been thrown out, the question would have qualified for the November ballot.
Dunlap, whose office oversees initiative campaigns, says Mendros' signatures don't match the signatures on file with the state and the petitions are therefore invalid. That view was presented in court by Phyllis Gardiner, an assistant attorney general. She said Mendros' signatures on the petitions were so irregular that Dunlap could not determine if they had been signed by Mendros, who runs Lewiston-based Olympic Consulting. His company was involved in gathering signatures for four different campaigns.
"The notary signatures on Mr. Mendros's petitions were so widely variable and unrecognizable as his official notary public signatures that the (secretary of state) could not determine whether he had, in fact, administered the oath to 86 different circulators – an oath which is absolutely critical to ensuring the integrity of the initiative process," Gardiner wrote in court documents.
While Mendros' petitions are at the center of the court appeal, Dunlap also ruled invalid because of signature inconsistencies petitions signed by four other notaries: Elliot Chicoine, James Tracey Jr., Jacob Darveau and Wendy Tinto. Mendros, Chicoine and Tracey submitted to Kennebec County Superior Court sworn affidavits saying the petitions contained their original signatures. Eight circulators signed affidavits saying they watched Mendros sign petitions.
An attorney for the marijuana campaign takes a different view of the signature variations.
Mendros, who until last week had not commented on the situation, questioned Dunlap's decision to throw out his signatures from three campaigns while not taking issue with his signatures from a fourth – on ranked choice voting.
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol turned in 99,229 signatures on Feb. 1, the deadline to submit citizen initiative petitions to the secretary of state. The submission of those signatures came at an especially busy time for the Secretary of State's Office, which, during a six-week period from Jan. 14 to March 2, had to determine the validity of more than 100,000 petitions containing nearly 450,000 signatures.
Before reviewing the marijuana petitions, the Secretary of State's Office was validating petitions for other citizen initiatives, including one that would allow a developer to build a casino in York County and another to strengthen background checks on gun sales. Some of the signatures on those petitions raised red flags and prompted election officials to scrutinize more closely the marijuana petitions, said Gardiner, the assistant attorney general, in a court filing.
Election officials found that 32,526 signatures on the casino campaign were invalid because either the signature of the circulator or notary did not match the signature on file.
Dunlap invalidated 47,686 of the 99,229 signatures submitted by the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, leaving only 51,543 valid signatures, about 10,000 fewer than needed to qualify for the ballot. Twenty-five percent of the petitions were circulated by 86 people who took an oath before Mendros swearing to the validity of the signatures.
Under a state law amended in 2009, Dunlap has the responsibility of determining if a notary's signature matches the official one on file with the state. The 2009 change that required notaries to have an official signature on file came after election staff noticed while certifying five citizen initiative petitions that many of the notarizations were done by the same few notaries and that the signature varied widely.
Dunlap has defended his ruling and said he is confident it will withstand the appeal. Dunlap was not available for comment last week because of the pending court action, according to Muszynski.
Anderson, the attorney for the marijuana campaign, said Dunlap and his staff never contacted the campaign about the signature irregularities before the petitions were ruled invalid, but he believes Mendros and the campaign could have cleared up the issue if the office had talked to them.
"Our concern is we don't feel the secretary of state has the expertise to do this analysis," Anderson said.
The marijuana campaign hired a handwriting expert to examine 100 petitions signed by Mendros. The expert told the court the state didn't use enough samples to determine if Mendros' signatures were valid. The sample signatures were those Mendros put on a Certificate of Qualification as a notary in 2011.
Jim Streeter, a Connecticut-based forensic/handwriting document examiner who reviewed the petitions for the Telegram, said an initial evaluation indicates that they were signed by the same person. The newspaper forwarded 13 pages to Streeter, including Mendros' official signature with the secretary of state and 12 pages of disputed petitions where Mendros' signature appeared at the bottom of the page.
"All of the signatures show patterns that are within the range of the natural variation of that signature," Streeter said.
Streeter emphasized that it wasn't his official opinion on the signatures – that would require a thorough evaluation – but was an initial observation.
Streeter said a person's signature can vary significantly based on how quickly someone is signing a document, and how important the document is.
Streeter said if someone has to sign many documents within a short period of time – Mendros signed 5,099 for the marijuana legalization petitions – that would also affect the appearance of the signature.
Streeter said to an untrained eye, it might look like different people signing the documents. But he said someone such as himself, who has been trained to evaluate handwriting, can most often tell if it's the same person signing the documents, even if the signatures look different.
Streeter added that he realizes there's an expense to bringing in expert witnesses, as handwriting experts typically cost about $100 to $200 per hour of work.
Neal Kelley, past president of the National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks, said there are time and expense barriers to using forensic handwriting experts to validate petition signatures, because of the volume of signatures that election officials are dealing with.
Kelley said for that reason, most election laws simply require that election workers inspect signatures to determine whether the signatures are valid and match what's on file.
But Kelley said there's also a lot of variation among states and counties about how signatures are validated.
"There's not a nationwide standard for how this is conducted," said Kelley, the chief election officer in Orange County, California.
Kelley said that in Orange County, election workers receive basic document forensics training so that when they examine petition signatures, they can recognize patterns. But he said they aren't trained to the level of someone who evaluates signatures on documents for court proceedings.


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Several days after Anthony Bourdain's death by suicide at age 61, no shortage of tributes has poured forth from those who knew him best. Those who knew him professionally also grew emotional while remembering the famed traveler, chef, and author, and now, Patton Oswalt has come forward with a story that recalls the classic, uncompromising Bourdain nature.
Bourdain's close friend, French chef Eric Ripert, discovered his body on Friday in the village of Kayserberg, a former commune located on the Alsace wine route in northeastern France. He was on location to film an upcoming episode of CNN's Parts Unknown. Read Bourdain's full email to Oswalt below.


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I think the fear is that finding, servicing and activating sponsorships might become a cumbersome nuisance, and I'm here to tell you that such is not the case.
Sure there will be times when you run across a sponsor that is … um, shall we say, "extremely user-friendly" – and we can talk about how to deal with those folks in a later post.
However, so long as you're up-front and lay out the specific parameters of what you're offering your sponsors … right from the get-go … and you walk your talk … you should have little to no trouble at all. Believe me – sponsors WANT this to work. They're investing in you and your group, and they'd love to see it pay off.
So don't get off on the wrong foot by trying to "sell" unrealistic results. Tell them right up front – this is what you will receive from us and this is what it will cost you.
And then work your tail off to give them everything you promised them. And then some.
And don't worry about being "liked" by your sponsors. Popularity is nice, but that's not really what this is all about. As much as they may "like" you – what they REALLY "like" is increased business. You establish right up front what their goals and objectives are for their sponsorship affiliation with you, and then you tell them what you can do to help them to accomplish those goals. Don't promise what you can't deliver … and deliver what you promise.
Where properties get into trouble is when they purposefully or inadvertently leave things unclear. Not established. Fuzzy or unspecific. "The devil is in the details" – or so the saying goes and this is ever-so-true with sponsorships. Get everything down in writing and then knock off each of your responsibilities.


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The One Thing the Best Career Mentors Do (and an Ode to Mine, Who Did That Very Thing)
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." — e.e. cummings
In one of my first assignments from the Boston Globe, editor Dick Powers sent me to cover a fire in the Boston suburbs that had destroyed much of a couple's antique colonial home.
It was a straightforward task, from a newspapering point of view.
The coverage I later filed should've contained a few paragraphs on what happened—with perhaps a quote or two from the authorities and a family member, if they were up to it. Something like: A house fire northwest of Boston displaced an older couple last night….
But that didn't turn out to be my story at all.
When I got to the house that day, I saw the couple's belongings strewn about on blankets on the lawn, drying in the sun. Among them was a sizable collection of German books that, it turns out, included many rare volumes.
The fire had seared the room they used as a library, and many of the brittle old books were scorched or scarred with smoke.
There was an oddly familiar smell to the place that reminded me weirdly of French fries. Apparently the book bindings were made of animal hide and the adhesive was some kind of tallow. So the place smelled like the inside of a McDonald's.
I heard the story of the books as I sat in an unravaged part of the kitchen with the couple for the better part of the afternoon. Neighbors wandered in and out, bringing food.
In my mind I was turning over the question I knew I was supposed to ask: What are you going to do now, with your house half in ruins?
But I never did. Because it felt invasive. I would feel stupid asking. So I didn't.
And so the story I filed focused not on the fire at all, but on the couple's journey from Germany and how their collection of German books came to be.
"Good story," Dick Powers said later, back at the newsroom. "But not exactly what I was planning."
Later that week
Dick sent me out again, this time to cover a protest over the closing of a local fire station outpost.
I came back with a 1,000-word treatment of North Billerica: Just why does North Billerica have a fire station separate from Billerica's, anyway?
Apparently that wasn't what Dick was planning, either. "This isn't working out, is it?" he said.
I thought I was fired. Nope: he switched me to the Boston Globe's Features section. He explained (matter-of-factly, but not unkindly): "I think it'll suit you better."
So instead of straight-up reporting on the news, I'd write about the news. Features generally allow more narrative, craft, and creativity than straight-up news articles. They suited my storytelling soul. My curiousity about people.
I went on to successfully write Globe features for 7 or 8 more years, before the Internet happened and I left newspapering and co-founded ClickZ, which eventually led to MarketingProfs and content and the rest.
Dick was right that day. He was usually right about almost everything.
But his gift as a mentor was that he never made you feel that you were utterly wrong.
Or flawed or inadequate or terrible… in the case of my news reporting.
And that's the best kind of mentor:
The kind that sees the thing in you that you can't.
The kind that doesn't beat you up for being a terrible news reporter who has trouble adhering to the classic who-what-when-where-why formula for getting the story.
The kind who instead sees that you are the kind of writer who can't stop yourself from asking other questions, too.
Like: How? How much? Since when? And what happened before that? And what happened next?
Questions, in other words, that many Newsdesk editors don't have time to worry about.
But questions that Features editors love to have answered.
Dick Powers when I knew him.
Dick was slight and wiry and—when I met him—wore a tie, a sweater vest, and the air of an old-fashioned newsman.
Because.. well, he was an old-fashioned newsman.
He had already spent 30 years working at the Boston Globe. He started there in 1959, first working in the library, then working as a reporter and editor—the city desk, the photography desk, the paper's regional rollouts.
He was part of the team sent in 1969 to Chappaquiddick Island, off Martha's Vineyard, when a car driven by US Senator Edward M. Kennedy went off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, died.
In 1975, Dick was part of the team that was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of Boston school desegregation.
At work, he was straightforward and direct.
But he was also kind and generous, with a warmth and humor that eventually bonded us as friends and aged our student-teacher mentor relationship into something that lasted beyond my tenure at the Globe.
I jokingly called him Bubba (Bubs, Bubboo)—because of his car's custom license plate, a gift from his grandchildren.
Eventually I left the Globe.
And Dick and I kept in touch. Sometimes we'd talk on the phone. But Dick seemed to prefer writing.
So a few times a year I'd get a letter from him—typed on a typewriter on a plain white sheet of paper, signed in ink. He made the "D" in "Dick" large and loopy, and sometimes turned it into a sideways smiley face.
His letters were short. He wrote about his work, or commented on something I had written and sent to him. (Always the student.)
Time passed. He'd send cards for Christmas or for the birth of my children. I asked him what he was going to do with himself now that he was retired. He wrote back and reported how much he loved his part-time job at the local garden center.
We always said we needed to get together for lunch. Now wasn't a good time. But maybe in the next month or two.
I'm buying, I always said. My treat, a belated thanks.
"For what?" or "Yeah, right," he would say.
Life speeds up
Eventually he stopped calling and writing. Or maybe I did. Life speeds up at it moves along, doesn't it?
I barely realized I hadn't heard from him in forever. Until one day… I did realize it.
I looked up Dick Powers again, only to discover, startled, that he had died almost four years earlier, on November 8, 2011. His obituary ran in the Globe a few weeks later, and there was his face, smiling right at me from the page.
Google is brutally efficient.
I checked my calendar to see what I was doing on November 8. I had been in Baltimore, on business, and clueless that my old friend had left us.
The best mentors
I must've had a thousand noontime meetings over the years with people who mattered less to me than Dick. (I probably was at one, that day in Baltimore.)
I never expected to not have the same chance with him. I never expected to not have that lunch.
Which is a miss, when I dwell on it now. But Dick was the first one to point out that life is less about ruing what you don't have and more about honing what you do.
There's no use lamenting what you don't have. There's no real reason to hold onto regret.
And so it goes with people, too.
And so it goes with mentees, and mentors, and children, and parents, and students, and teachers who wait a long time for a thank you… If it comes at all.
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Ann Sachs says
This is a great story, Ann… it really packs a wallop. Thank you.
Gabi says
Reading this was a tonic. Thank you for writing this and doing so with openness, Ann. I too had a mentor of mine pass (just 2 months ago). I can't help but relate to your feelings of expectations. And learn from your words about lamentation. Thank you. XOXO
Such a poignant piece. I had a mentor like that named Roger at a daily in Southern California who helped me hone my writing for the paper's "Communities" section. He, too, was a seasoned newspaper writer/editor while I was not a year out of college. Blessed to have connected with such a patient and nurturing person as you were, Ann, early in my writing career.
Paul Skah says
Such an inspirational article Ann! " life is less about ruing what you don't have and more about honing what you do"- 10/10
Aadarsh says
Hey ANN,
Awesome and great post. Thanks for sharing this. Very helpful and inspirational article. I really like the story that you have mentioned & i thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Speeding up of life is a great change. Thanks for sharing such an inspirational post.
Thanks for a share.
-Aadarsh
Wow, this really hits. I'm sorry for the loss of a good man and mentor, but appreciative of the reminder to appreciate those who are around now.
Grant Crowell says
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful story, Ann. Now I also see what else we have in common— we're both former newspaper folks! (I also worked in the Features section as a cartoonist, among other strange gigs.) I wish I had a mentor like yours to guide my path earlier than I figured it out, eventually.
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There's a new technology on the horizon – a quite interesting one at that. This technology plans to remove the need to require passwords and replace them by simply with a phone being near the user's body. The idea was suggested by Dennis Woodside, Motorola's chief executive, at California's D11 Conference on May 30, 2103. The tattoos were developed by MC10, an engineering firm in based in Massachusetts. The tattoos contain flexible electronic circuits that are attached to the user's skin using a rubber stamp. Nokia has previously experimented with this, but Regina Dugan, Motorola's senior vice president of advance research was a former head of the US Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The agency demonstrated the silicon-based technology that uses the bendable electronic circuits. It was initially designed for medical purposes, but Motorola is hoping for success with these "Biostamps" for consumer authentication purposes. Motorola's has the notable expert on their team to get the pan implemented quicker than other companies.
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Motorola has already begun to enter the smartphone realm by preparing to launch the Moto X Phone in October. It will go on sale for much less than the iPhone and other smartphones in the market now. Motorola is behind but it just can't simply compete by selling the same phone everybody else is selling at a cheaper price. It needs to exceed expectations and issue a technology that surpasses that of its competitors.
Although many people will be creeped-out by this, I think that it's not only fascinating but that it can revolutionize the industry. I agree with the former Google employee; it is very irritating to have to log in with a password over 50 times a day. I am in fact so irritated that I do not have a password on my iPhone or iPad. Although some may believe that is a security issue, I make sure I have the devices either near me or in a locked area. The minute I discover my phone is in danger I quickly find a computer and lock it and erase its data. But that's beside the point; it is a pain to go through authentication constantly. I think the idea needs much work and warming up to, but I think it's fantastic. We already have very technologically advanced biometric systems in motion, so why don't we get consumers to start using them to their benefit as well?
How do you think the company Motorola will do? What do think of this idea? Are there safety issues? Would you be willing to try it out?
Fellow college students just like us had an idea that had the potential to turn into millions. The Mason jar has been popular among people and restaurants for use as a drinking glass. But what about a cocktail shaker? When college friends Eric Prum and Joshua Williams were playing around with a Mason jar last year, and transformed into a hip new cocktail shaker, they had no idea it would turn into such a hit. Their Mason Shaker idea was made with a Ball Mason jar and fitted with a custom lid representing the same structure as a cocktail shaker lid. Last November, the initial order of the shakers were introduced at West Elm stores and thousands were sold out with in just three weeks. In January, the sales of the shakers through the Internet and the West Elm stores had reached $250,000.
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The company is already profitable, but it's still very much in startup mode. They are both hoping that through their skills and knowledge, they will achieve longevity in their business.
I believe these students turned a simple idea into a creative invention that became popular and profitable, but it maintained its profitability and exceeded it through knowledgeable decisions on operating their business.
Prum and Williams, a pair of wise college students made very intelligent and correct operations decisions in their start-up business to not only reach goals, but exceed them. Their Mason jar shaker was a success and their future decisions will continue to show how successful the shaker can be and how their business will progress.


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Die Ballonerbse (Lessertia frutescens, Syn.: Colutea frutescens L., Sutherlandia frutescens (L.) R. Br.) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Unterfamilie Schmetterlingsblütler (Faboideae) in der Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler (Fabaceae, Leguminosae).

Es ist eine traditionelle südafrikanische Heilpflanze, die in den letzten Jahren aufgrund ihres erfolgreichen Einsatzes als Tonikum bei AIDS- und Krebspatienten ein zunehmendes wissenschaftliches und öffentliches Interesse weckt.

Erscheinungsbild und Standortanforderungen
Bei Lessertia frutescens handelt es sich um einen immergrünen Halbstrauch, der Wuchshöhen von bis zu 1 m erreicht und  ausschließlich in den Wüsten des südlichen Afrikas (Südafrika, Namibia, Botswana) verbreitet ist. Die schmalen, leicht behaarten, silbrig erscheinenden Fiederblätter und die auffälligen roten Schmetterlingsblüten, in zahlreichen Büscheln angeordnet, weisen auf die Zugehörigkeit zur Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler hin. An den ballonartig aufgeblasenen, rot überlaufenen Fruchthülsen ist die Pflanze leicht zu erkennen.
Lessertia ist eine Pionierpflanze, d. h., sie kann extreme Bedingungen ertragen und wächst als erste Art an Stellen, wo noch keine andere Pflanze gedeihen konnte. Dringen andere Pflanzenarten in diese Gebiete vor, verschwindet die Art.

Die Ballonerbse als Heilpflanze

Traditionelle Nutzung
Die Einheimischen nutzen diese Art schon seit Jahrhunderten als vielfältig einsetzbares Heilmittel. Diese Pflanzenart wird von traditionellen Heilern zur Stärkung des körpereigenen Abwehrsystems bei den verschiedensten Krankheiten eingesetzt. So nennt das Volk der Sotho die Pflanze Lerumo-lamadi – "Speer des Blutes", weil Sutherlandia das Blut reinigen und so den Körper kräftigen soll. Cancer-Bush (auf Deutsch: Krebsbusch, auf Africaans: kankerbos) ist ein anderer Name, unter dem die Pflanze in Südafrika bekannt ist.
Auch während der Grippeepidemie 1918 wurde die Pflanze eingesetzt und wird seitdem von dem Volk der Zulu Unwele genannt – "die wunderbare Medizin".

Inhaltsstoffe und Pharmakologie
Als Hauptinhaltsstoffe enthält Sutherlandia zahlreiche Aminosäuren, wie z. B. L-Canavanin, daneben D-Pinitol und Gamma-Aminobuttersäure (GABA), Saponine, Phenole, Tannine, Herzglykoside und mehrere Flavonoide. L-Canavanin, eine nichtproteinogene Aminosäure, fungiert als ein L-Arginin-Antagonist, verringert die Aufnahme essentieller Aminosäuren aus dem Darm und stört die Proteinbiosynthese. Die Zusammensetzung der Ballonerbsenzubereitungen unterliegt starken Variationen, die von genetischen Unterschieden, Anbauort, Jahreszeit, Erntemethode, verwendeten Pflanzenteilen und Verarbeitungsverfahren abhängen.

Sicherheit
Gemäß den Richtlinien der Weltgesundheitsorganisation für die Bewertung pflanzlicher Arzneimittel wird die Droge als sicher eingestuft, da die Geschichte der sicheren Anwendung in Südafrika weit in die Vergangenheit zurückreicht. Es sind keine schweren unerwünschten Nebenwirkungen dokumentiert. Es existieren lediglich vereinzelte Berichte über einen leichten diuretischen Effekt, Durchfall, Verstopfung und trockene Mundschleimhaut nach Einnahme von Sutherlandia. L-Canavanine kann an Stelle von Arginin in Proteine eingebaut werden, was bei längerer Anwendung zu Autoimmunkrankheiten führen kann. So kann ein Lupus erythematodes auftreten. Darüber hinaus gibt es Einzelberichte über Fehlbildungen und Fehlgeburten.

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Two debutants were on the score-line as India beat Maldives 2-0 to book a semi-final berth in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup in Dhaka on Sunday.
Nikhil Poojary (36th) and Manvir Singh (45th) scored the goals, both in the first half, helping India top Group B with six points from two matches. They had earlier beaten Sri Lanka 2-0 in the opening match.
India started well and was dominant throughout the match. Nikhil came close to scoring in the11th minute, but his header off an Anirudh Thapa cross sailed just over the bar.
But he was not to be denied in the 36th minute, when a quick one-two with Farukh Choudhary, set Nikhil clear on goal with only rival goalkeeper Mohamed Faisal to beat.
Manvir then doubled India's lead at the stroke of half time. Thapa voted the country's best young footballer of the year, found the striker with a gem of a pass, from which Manvir sidestepped Maldives custodian Faisal before slotting the ball into an empty net.
India, however, could have scored more and had an acrobatic Faisal not denied Nikhil in the 64th minute, the game could have been over there.
Maldives on the other increased their pace in a bid to pull at-least one back but failed to breach the tough Indian defence.
They came close in the 73rd minute but left-back Jerry Lalrinzuala was at hand to intercept the ball before the opposition could aim a shot on goal.
Goalkeeper Vishal Keith then came off his line for a quick clearance in the 78th minute. He also made a couple of fine saves in the final minutes of play to prevent Maldives any chance of sniffing a comeback into the match.
It was Keith's second clean slate in the competition after the Sri Lanka match.
Meanwhile, India next plays Pakistan in the semi-finals, in what would be the first official match between both the teams after a gap of five years. The last time India-Pakistan faced each other was also in a SAFF Cup match in Kathmandu, 2013, in which India edged Pakistan out 1-0.


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NEW BRITAIN—Mayor Erin E. Stewart and City Assessor Michael Konik announced today that the City's 2018 Grand List has increased by 1.17 percent—adding $31,086,914 in new assessments to the City's list of taxable property. This is the fifth consecutive year that the Grand List has had positive growth.
The total Grand List—consisting of real estate, personal property, and motor vehicles as of Oct. 1, 2018—had a gross value of $2,851,416,275—a gross increase of 1.36 percent over the previous year. When accounting for $166,250,797 in exemptions, the Grand List increased by 1.17 percent, or $31,086,914, for a net taxable total of $2,685,165,478.
Exemptions are due to a state statute on manufacturing equipment, elderly, veterans, and disabled exemption programs, among others.
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The net personal property portion of the Grand List increased in value by $28,683,719 or 15.11 percent. The combination of existing businesses investing in new assets, the addition of new businesses, and the City's personal property audit program contributed to this increase. This marks the fifth straight year that personal property has increased over the previous year.
The net motor vehicle portion of the Grand List increased by 1.34 percent, or $3,763,044. The number of passenger vehicles decreased in number by 163 and the average passenger vehicle assessment increased slightly to $6,327.
Real estate decreased by $1,359,849 or 0.06 percent. Being the year after a revaluation, any growth to the list was offset by decreases to valuations due to appeals to the Board of Assessment Appeals and/or Superior Court. New construction highlights to the 2018 Grand List include the completion of the new Extra Space Storage facility at 643 Farmington Ave., the construction of the new T-Mobile/dental office at 165 E. Main St., and 5 Churches Brewing at 191 Arch St. In all, the Assessor's Office viewed 770 properties throughout the City for the Oct. 1, 2018 Grand List due to permits for new construction or improvement work at various properties throughout the City.
The City's total Grand List has had growth over the last five years: the 2014 Grand List increased by 0.75 percent over the previous year; 0.79 percent in 2015; 0.96 percent in 2016; and 5.95 percent in 2017.


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DIAL IT BACK: SEAN SCULLY GOES FROM SEVERE TO SOFT AT MNUCHIN GALLERY
By Pac Pobric
Sean Scully began his "five-year love affair with minimalism," as he later called it, in 1975, just after moving from the U.K. to New York. His paintings of that period were cold, "severe, invulnerable canvases," he once said, often done only in gradations of black. From here, with everything taken out of painting but its name, there was no clear way forward; if Scully was to avoid repeating himself, he would have to begin putting feeling back in. "The Eighties," a show of around twenty pictures dating from between 1982 and 1989, looks at how he slowly softened his tone, expanded his palette, and relaxed his lines, ultimately arriving at his truest discovery: that "all profoundly original art looks ugly at first," as the art critic Clement Greenberg once wrote. In Scully's words, his works of this period are "romantic portraits of the city: all based on collision, pressure, and disharmony."


In most families, the fact that older siblings pass down their clothes to the youngest members is seen almost as a tradition. This practice has many benefits, including promoting solidarity among siblings.
The first pregnancy entails new expectations, feelings, and experiences. Then, a few years pass before you find out you're pregnant again. The emotions overwhelm you and you start making plans, including financial ones. This second pregnancy might have you asking yourself if reusing your first child's clothes on your second child is a good idea.
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There's nothing wrong with reusing your first child's clothes on your second child if it's in good condition.
Is reusing your first child's clothes a good idea?
It's actually an excellent idea! Babies grow very quickly, meaning they grow out of clothes just as quickly.
Thus, you should definitely take out all your first child's clothes. You have to fully inspect their condition and usefulness.
Babies barely damage clothes and, usually, we as parents exaggerate and buy a lot of clothes for them.
If you bought a lot of clothes, they'll probably only use each garment 2 to 3 times, so they'll likely be in good condition. This means you'll be able to use them later on!
When the new family member arrives, it's recommended to wash the used clothes with mild detergent and put them out to dry in the sun. This way, they'll be ready to be re-used and enjoyed by the new baby.
Regarding booties, crochet ones are easy to preserve. Crochet booties are quite practical and comfortable for babies. This type of footwear can be passed down. All you need to do is wash them well. If there's a loose thread, just trim it.
On the other hand, we don't recommend passing down soled shoes from one child to the next. This is because each child's feet are different.
If you only put them on your child as part of an outfit, there's no problem. However, when they begin to take their first steps, it's best that you buy them their own shoes.
The older sibling feels protective and important for giving their things to their new brother and sister.
Can you only reuse your first child's clothes on your second? The answer to this question is no! There are countless equally important objects that you can reuse, and not just clothes.
These tools are very useful for babies. Bathtubs and potties are usually always made of plastic, so they can be reused.
Wash them very well with plenty of boiled water to eliminate any bacteria.
Apply a good disinfectant after the boiled water to complete the deep cleaning. Then, dry them well to prevent mold.
Before reusing a baby stroller, you have to thoroughly inspect it. Remember that your baby's safety will depend on it.
The backrest should always remain rigid. The brakes and wheels must be in good condition. If you deem it necessary, you can grease them.
The crib is the piece of furniture you can get the most out of. You must inspect how worn out the mattress is to decide whether you need to replace it or not.
You can change the color with a good coat of paint and you also need to check that the brakes are in good condition if the crib has wheels.
These are the most passed-down objects. Deep cleaning toys is very important, since babies experiment by putting things in their mouths. We recommend using boiled water for this, plus a good sponge to remove stubborn dirt.
Also, stuffed animals must be thoroughly inspected. Search for holes and sew them immediately. These types of toys are perfect homes for mites, which is why we recommend washing them in the washing machine often.
All in all, reusing your first child's clothes and objects is a great idea. Not only will this allow you to save money and contribute to the reduction of solid waste, but you'll also instill in your children the habit of saving and sharing with their siblings.


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Everything is better in moderation. Here's a handful of ads that I photographed for Art Director Steve Haack over at DDB Chicago this summer for the Corn Refiners Association. Looks like a simple concept, but getting those expressions just right proved to be more than we thought! But we got the shots and the final ads look great! I keep seeing them pop up in magazines all over the place.
Ahhhh, mobile offices are the best.


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Vracovice (deutsch Edenthurn) ist eine Gemeinde in Tschechien. Sie liegt zwölf Kilometer nordwestlich von Znojmo und gehört zum Okres Znojmo.

Geographie
Vracovice befindet sich im Quellgebiet des Baches Mramotický potok in der Citonická plošina (Edmitzer Ebene). Nördlich des Dorfes liegt der Teich Polní rybník, südöstlich der Vracovický rybník. Nördlich des Dorfes erheben sich die Lesná (444 m n.m.) und der Šimperk (416 m n.m.), im Nordosten der Kněží háj (405 m n.m.), südwestlich der Větrník (Mühlberg, 510 m n.m.) und im Westen die Vranovská brána (492 m n.m.). Am südlichen Ortsrand verläuft die Staatsstraße II/408 zwischen Přímětice und Šumná. Gegen Südwesten erstreckt sich der Nationalpark Podyjí. Reichlich zwei Kilometer nördlich führt die Bahnstrecke Znojmo–Nymburk an Vracovice vorbei, die nächsten Haltestellen sind Šumná und der Bahnhof Olbramkostel.

Nachbarorte sind Ctidružice, Grešlové Mýto, Pavlice und Vranovská Ves im Norden, Hostěrádky und Olbramkostel im Nordosten, Žerůtky und Mramotice im Osten, Kasárna, Milíčovice und Bezkov im Südosten, Horní Břečkov im Süden, Čížov und Zadní Hamry im Südwesten, Vranov nad Dyjí und Lesná im Westen sowie Šumná im Nordwesten.

Geschichte
Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung des zur Burg Frain gehörigen Dorfes Breczowicz erfolgte am 28. September 1323, als König Johann von Luxemburg die landesherrliche Burg zusammen mit der Stadt Jevíčko bei Heinrich von Leipa gegen die Stadt Tachov eintauschte. Verträge zwischen Petr von Vracovices Witwe Kunka und Přech von Kojetice aus den Jahren 1406 und 1407 lassen darauf schließen, dass Breczowicz zu dieser Zeit ein eigenständiges Gut war. Als Arkleb von Boskowitz 1515 die Herrschaft Frain von Albert Bítovský von Lichtenburg erwarb, gehörte Breczowicz wieder zu derselben. Bereits ein Jahr später wurde das Dorf als wüst bezeichnet. Die Wiederbesiedlung erfolgte in der Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts durch deutsche Bauern. In dieser Zeit gelangte das Dorf zur Burg Neuhäusel. Der Überlieferung nach soll von dem alten Dorf nur noch ein Turm gestanden sein, woraus sich der neue Ortsname Zum öden Turm bzw. Ödenthurm entwickelte.

Im Jahre 1618 wurden in Ödenthurm eine Feste und ein Meierhof erwähnt. In Folge der Zerstörung der Burg Neuhäusel im Jahre 1648 wurden deren Güter der Herrschaft Frain zugeschlagen. Nach dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg wurden in Ödenthurm wieder tschechische Siedler ansässig, zu dieser Zeit bildete der tschechische Anteil der Bevölkerung ein knappes Drittel. Seit 1671 wurde das Dorf Edenthurn genannt. Zum Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts war das Dorf wieder fast ausschließlich von Deutschen bewohnt. 1680 erwarb Reichsgraf Michael Johann von Althann die Herrschaft Frain. Josef von Althann, dem die Herrschaft seit 1774 gehörte, verschuldete sich mit dem Umbau des Schlosses Frain so sehr, dass er 1793 in Konkurs ging. Daraus erwarb Joseph Hilgartner Ritter von Lilienborn die Herrschaft, er veräußerte sie 1799 an Stanislaw Graf Mniszek. In Edenthurn lebten im Jahre 1793 287 Personen. Eine Schule ist seit 1812 nachweislich. Im 19. Jahrhundert bildete sich der tschechische Ortsname Wracovicz heraus, der vom erloschenen Dorf Breczowicz abgeleitet wurde.

Im Jahre 1834 bestand das Dorf Edenthurn bzw. Wračowice aus 55 Häusern mit 234 überwiegend deutschsprachigen Einwohnern. Im Ort gab es eine Kapelle und eine Schule. Pfarrort war Fröschau. Bis zur Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts blieb Edenthurn der Allodialherrschaft Frain samt der Burg Neuhäusel untertänig. Amtsort war der Markt Frain.

Nach der Aufhebung der Patrimonialherrschaften bildete Edenthurn / Vračovice ab 1849 eine Gemeinde im Gerichtsbezirk Frain. 1868 wurde das Dorf Teil des Bezirkes Znaim. Im Jahre 1880 lebten in der Gemeinde 237 Deutsche und acht Tschechen, zehn Jahre später waren es 248 Deutsche und 110 Tschechen. Als tschechischer Ortsname wurden zu der Zeit Vracovice und Vrácovice verwendet. Die Freiwillige Feuerwehr wurde 1888 gegründet. Im Jahre 1910 lebten in den 58 Häusern von Edenthurn 331 Personen, darunter 289 Deutsche und 39 Tschechen. Die Bewohner lebten sämtlich von der Landwirtschaft, außerdem gab es im Ort eine Brennerei.

Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg zerfiel der Vielvölkerstaat Österreich-Ungarn, Edenthurn wurde 1918 Teil der neu gebildeten Tschechoslowakischen Republik. Der Meierhof wurde bei der Bodenreform von 1923 aufgehoben und auf dem Hof eine Volksschule für die Kinder der tschechischen Landarbeiter eröffnet. Im Zuge der Bildung der Gemeinde Schönwald musste Edenthurn 1923 mehr als die Hälfte ihres Kastasters, darunter den Fasanhof sowie das ausgedehnte Waldgebiet um die Burg Šenkenberk an Schönwald abtreten. Als tschechischer Ortsname wurde 1924 Vracovice festgelegt. Im selben Jahre entstand eine Molkereigenossenschaft. Beim Zensus von 1930 bestand Edenthurn aus 52 Häusern und hatte 264 Einwohner, darunter 202 Deutsche und 54 Tschechen. Nach dem Münchner Abkommen wurde das Dorf 1938 von deutschen Truppen besetzt und dem deutschen Landkreis Znaim zugeordnet. 1939 wurde Edenthurn nach Oberfröschau eingemeindet. Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges kam Vracovice zur Tschechoslowakei zurück und bildete wieder eine Gemeinde im Okres Znojmo. Im Juni 1945 wurden die deutschen Bewohner aus Vracovice vertrieben. Bei der Gemeindegebietsreform von 1960 wurde Vracovice erneut als Ortsteil an Horní Břečkov angeschlossen. Im Jahre 1961 hatte das Dorf 171 Einwohner. Seit dem 24. November 1990 bildet Vracovice wieder eine eigene Gemeinde.

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Barocke Kapelle des Erzengels Michael, erbaut 1761 auf Kosten der Gemeinde. Im Jahre 1802 erfolgte der Anbau der Sakristei. Bis 1874 wurden in der Kapelle Gottesdienste abgehalten.
 Bildstock an der Straßenkreuzung nach Znojmo
 Barocke Straßenbrücke über den Mramotický potok aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, mit zwei Statuen, darunter des hl. Johannes von Nepomuk
 Burgruine Šenkenberk, im Wald nördlich des Dorfes
 Volkstümliche Bauernhäuser

Weblinks

 Geschichte von Vracovice
 Ortsbeschreibung auf suedmaehren.at
 Ortsbeschreibung auf europas-mitte.de

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Henry's Art
Seattle's Changes
On the Hunt for Henry
The Sloop Mural
Behind the Sloop Tavern is a mural by Henry, and behind every mural, there's a story.
The Scoop on the Sloop Mural
In an area chock full of restaurants and bars for every taste from artisanal to mundane, owner Patrick Files is happy to share one of several things that make the Sloop Tavern unique. The Sloop, as it's known to locals, is Ballard's last tavern, meaning that it only serves beer and wine. According to Files, there used to be 40 taverns in Ballard. The Sloop Tavern, which is popular with machine workers, other local workers and sailors, is also a friendly stopover for Henry and his fellow artists.
One day, Henry approached Files about filling the blank exterior wall on the west side, the one facing a gravel alley. After being given the go-ahead, Henry and two other artists painted the mural. In this clip, Files tells the story behind the different characters that appear on the mural, an idea that was hatched by Henry and his friend and one of the fellow mural artists on the mural, Andrew Miller.
Video music: Herrain (Instrumental) / John Shough
Files's Ballardite Litmus Test and Thoughts on Seattle's Changes
Files, who grew up in north Seattle and attending seafood fests, says he has a litmus test to suss out true Ballardites. The test involves answering the following question: Who is the famous accordion player who always played at the Ballard Seafood Fest? The answer? Stan Borreson, who Files refers to as "the man who knew 2,000 songs on the accordion."
As for the changes sweeping Ballard, Files has mixed opinions. "I wish they would have kept some of the more of the original stuff around here," he says. "They did their best to preserve some of the old historic buildings down on Ballard Ave ... The rents have gone up quite a bit so a lot of the more blue-collar workers have been forced to move out of town or north," he adds.
His final thoughts? "Change is going to come, it always happens. You can't stop it, so you have to embrace it a little bit."


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Antimony Thioiodide, SbSI
Antimony Thioiodide, SbSI, is obtained by the action of antimony trisulphide on antimony triiodide, by the action of iodine upon antimony trisulphide, or by the action of hydrogen sulphide upon antimony triiodide heated to 150° C. It crystallises in small, dark red, lustrous, needle-shaped crystals of a form similar to those of kermesite. It melts at 392° C. and above this temperature decomposes forming a mixture of trisulphide and triiodide. It is not decomposed by hot or cold water, or by dilute acids. Hydrogen sulphide is set free by the action of concentrated hydrochloric acid; sulphur and iodine by the action of concentrated nitric acid. Alkali hydroxides and carbonates remove iodine, leaving a residue of thioantimonites.
Several antimony iodocyanides have been obtained. By heating mercuric cyanide and antimony triiodide in dry xylene, mercuric antimony iodocyanide, Hg[SbI3(CN)2], is obtained. Further heating results in the formation of trimercuric antimony iodocyanide, Hg3[Sb2I6(CN)6]; while the corresponding cuprous compound, Cu6[Sb2I6(CN)6], is obtained in a similar manner.
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using namespace std;
using namespace ngraph;

TEST(type_prop, reshape_v1_arg_rank_static_pattern_zero)
{
    auto arg = make_shared<op::v0::Parameter>(element::f32, Shape{2, 0, 2, 8});
    auto pattern = op::v0::Constant::create(element::i64, Shape{4}, {1, 2, 0, 32});

    auto reshape_v1_static = make_shared<op::v1::Reshape>(arg, pattern, true);
    EXPECT_EQ(reshape_v1_static->get_output_shape(0), Shape({1, 2, 2, 32}));

    auto dynamic_arg = make_shared<op::v0::Parameter>(element::f32, PartialShape::dynamic());
    auto reshape_v1_dynamic = make_shared<op::v1::Reshape>(dynamic_arg, pattern, true);
    EXPECT_TRUE(reshape_v1_dynamic->get_output_partial_shape(0).same_scheme(
        PartialShape{1, 2, Dimension::dynamic(), 32}));
    try
    {
        auto static_shape_parameter =
            make_shared<op::v0::Parameter>(element::f32, Shape{1, 2, 3, 4});
        auto reshape_output_pattern =
            op::v0::Constant::create(element::i64, Shape{4}, {2, 2, 3, 4});
        auto reshape =
            make_shared<op::v1::Reshape>(static_shape_parameter, reshape_output_pattern, true);
        FAIL() << "Expected failure on reshape construction";
    }
    catch (const NodeValidationFailure& error)
    {
        EXPECT_HAS_SUBSTRING(error.what(), std::string("is incompatible with input shape"));
    }
    catch (...)
    {
        FAIL() << "Deduced type check failed for unexpected reason";
    }
}

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Smile, Mtn overlook on Hwy 441 to NC.
Oliver, as Dawn says Olivaaaaa!! He gets into everything.
Christmas Party 99 see we do clean up pretty well.
Nice view, fire tower on the Foothills Parkway in Maryville TN.
Exploring Fort Loudon historic site.


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Chef Joel Robuchon's Michelin Stars
The Most Acclaimed Chef In The World
Joel Robuchon is pretty much the chef all chef's want to become with 26 Michelin Stars. He's a world-renowned chef, a master of his art and the man who was named "Chef of the Century," back in 1989 even though he hadn't even grazed the surface of his career at that point – not that we knew that at the time. He's a man's man with an eye for aesthetically pleasing food and a palette that can do no wrong. Magic hands and amazing skill aside, he's back and he's better than ever; in New York City, that is. The man who once owned one of the most amazing restaurants in NYC L'Atelier – where I was fortunate enough to eat with my husband during a trip many years ago – has been absent since it closed in 2012. Now he's back.
Get your GPS ready to find 100 East 53rd Street in Manhattan. Taking up two floors in an under-construction condo at this address, the master chef of all chefs is planning on unveiling the next most-difficult-to-get-into restaurant in the city. The ground floor is set to become an upscale French bakery and marketplace with the second floor reserved for his as yet unnamed restaurant. All I know I s that we cannot wait.
With an estimated net worth of $185 million, Chef Joel Robuchon is not messing around when it comes to his skill. He was born on April 7, 1945 in France, the place where food and romance are mostly synonymous. With three siblings, he worked as a cook before he was even old enough to drive as a way of helping his family financially. With an aptitude for amazingness in the kitchen, he quickly decided by the age of 15 it was time for him to take on an apprenticeship at the Relais of Poitiers Hotel. His career actually began making pastries, which is not unlike him at all.
Unsatisfied with being only a pastry chef, the world-renowned chef decided to continue his culinary education in 1966 by joining the Compagnon du Tour de France as an apprentice, which allowed him to travel extensively and learn many different techniques and kitchen secrets. It was, perhaps, the turning point of his very famous career. He was only 28 when he was given the title of head chef at a hotel in Concorde-Lafayette, and less than three years later he was presented with the Meilleur Ouvrier de France award for his craftsmanship.
By the end of the 80s, he was being awarded the best chef in the world, yet he'd not even opened one restaurant at that point. He actually opened Jamin in Paris after that, but then he retired only a few years later after he realized that many of the men with whom he worked in the same industry were dying of the stress. Being the most famous, most talented and most influential chef in the world did not allow Joel Robuchon much time for retirement, and he eventually came back and went on to open many restaurants, of which are some of the most famous in the world.
What is most notable about Chef Robuchon is the fact that he has 25 Michelin stars to date. That is more than any other chef in the entire world. It is not easy to earn even one Michelin star in any restaurant, which is why so few across the world possess them. Chef Robuchon, however, has 25 over the course of his career as a restauranteur. What makes him so successful is that he knows there is no such thing as perfection, and it continuously drives him to do better when he is in the kitchen. So far, he's been able to do just that time and time again.
Of his many endeavors, it's his restaurants that earn him the most money. With the exception of his new restaurant in the works in New York City, Chef Robuchon currently owns and operates 22 restaurants across the world. He has L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon locations in Bangkok, Hong Kong (this one comes with 3 Michelin stars), Las Vegas (1 Michelin star), London (2 Michelin stars), Paris (2 Michelin stars), Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo (2 Michelin stars), and Shanghai. He also has a La Table de Joel Robuchon in several cities, the ones in both Paris and Tokyo complete with two Micheline stars. Only 9 of his restaurants do not have Michelin star ratings. The L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Hong Kong, the Joel Robuchon in Las Vegas, the Robuchon au Dome in Macau and Le Chateau de Joel Robuchon all have 3 Michelin stars.
This is some of the most impressive skill the world has ever encountered, and it is clear and very obvious based on the fact that more than half of his restaurants have a Michelin star. It helps that he has 8 cookbooks of his own – I own two of them myself (not that I make anything even a tenth as well as Chef Robuchon) and he's traveled the world learning how to make food better, more amazing and more artful.
In addition to being named the Chef of the Century, Chef Joel Robuchon has also been awarded a number of other recognitions throughout the course of his career.
Best French Restaurant and Best Chef in Las Vegas
Laurent Perrier 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award
Five-Star Award from 2006 through 2011 by Forbes
Hot Tables by Conde Nast Traveller
Chef Joel Robuchon does not like to make the same dish at every single restaurant he owns, and he likes to mix things up a bit when he cooks. However, he does have one dish that he makes all the time because it is so famous, so beloved, and it is one dish that people order, want to make at home and love no matter where they go or what they prefer out of a meal – and it's mashed potatoes. Called the Pommes Puree Recipe, it might be one of his most famous dishes of all time. Just think of it this way; if the best chef in the entire world can make mashed potatoes his most famous signature dish, imagine what he makes everything else he works with taste like.
Written by Tiffany Raiford
Tiffany Raiford is a lifelong Floridian, wife to my high school sweetheart and mother of four littles (two girls and boy/girl twins...no, they are not identical and yes, I'm sure). My kids love to whine, so I love to wine. My loves include nap time, bed time, date night, travel and evenings and weekends when my husband is home because he handles all diaper changes.


There are many unsung heroes in trading standards, including officers, volunteers and members of the public. Their hard work and tenacity behind the scenes can often lead to real victories for consumer protection, and can make their communities safer and fairer places in which to live and work.
The CTSI Hero Award 2018 is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the remarkable individuals and groups whose work over the past year has made a positive contribution to the lives of those around them – whether that means standing up to rogue traders, raising awareness of trading standards issues, or stepping in to protect the public when their safety is at risk.
MPs from the winners' constituencies will be among the attendees at this year's CTSI Hero Award ceremony, which takes place on Wednesday, June 20 at One Great George Street in London. The event will present inspiring stories of bravery and altruism, highlighting the importance of trading standards in our communities and rewarding people whose actions have made a real difference.
Nominations for this year's event are now closed.


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TOPPAN FORMS Launches LGWAN-ASP Service for Municipal Governments to Implement Safe, Low-Cost Data Transfer Supporting promotion of municipal governments' e-administration and improvement of information security
TOPPAN FORMS Launches LGWAN-ASP Service for Municipal Governments to Implement Safe, Low-Cost Data Transfer
Supporting promotion of municipal governments' e-administration and improvement of information security
DigitalHybrid Company TOPPAN FORMS CO., LTD. (hereinafter "TOPPAN FORMS") is pleased to announce that it will fully launch the TF data transfer system (hereinafter "this service"), an ASP service for transferring data safely and at low cost supporting the Municipal Government Wide Area Network (LGWAN).
This service is a LGWAN-ASP service that transfers data, including personal information, in a secure environment when TOPPAN FORMS undertakes the data print service (DPS) and BPO. Whereas a recording medium where the data was stored used to be transported in a secure delivery, the data is now encrypted and transferred via LGWAN's secure network. This service shortens the time taken to deliver the data, increases the security and reduces the cost.
LGWAN is a secure network that interconnects municipal governments exclusively for public administration. Municipal governments have become more aware of information security since the introduction of the Social Security and Tax Number System in January 2016. The My Number Portal entered full operation this autumn and one-stop childcare services and public fund settlement services are scheduled to be launched, accelerating the spread of e-administration promoted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
This has increased the utilization of LGWAN among autonomous bodies and encouraged the service providers to autonomous bodies to accelerate the development and provision of their ASP services in various fields. TOPPAN FORMS has developed this service to solve issues in data transfer when undertaking DPS or BPO. The Setagata City Hall in Tokyo has already adopted this service for DPS and BPO concerning the current state reports of child allowance, contributing to increased operation efficiency.
1. Safe, reliable and secure data transfer
A secure environment is established by using HULFT-WebFileTransfer provided by Saison Information Systems Co., Ltd. as middleware to transfer the data from LGWAN to TOPPAN FORMS' group data center.
2. No need to transport a medium where the data is stored
Transmitting the data via Web browser using a PC connected to LGWAN assures safe, high-speed transfer. Moreover, as stored media used for data are no longer necessary, there is no physical risk of loss or erroneous or delayed delivery.
3. Highly versatile
As it can be used by simply logging onto the Web browser on a PC connected to LGWAN, it is easy to introduce the service. Moreover, it can be applied to all services involving data transfer.
TOPPAN FORMS will promote sales by proposing the service with the aim of introducing it to 100 municipal governments. Moreover, it will develop and provide new LGWAN-ASP services by making the Web services and similar that are currently provided to the private companies compatible with LGWAN.
Registration status on the LGWAN-ASP service list
■ TF data transfer system
ASP code A801317
Service outline A system for transferring the data concerning the printing and business processing of notifications and similar to TOPPAN FORMS
*"DigitalHybrid" and "DPS" are registered trademarks of TOPPAN FORMS CO., LTD.
*Other products indicated are registered trademarks or trademarks of each company.


There�s a pattern emerging with the Indians� pitching staff, and it�s no coincidence.
Rookie right-hander Danny Salazar was handed the ball for the Indians last �big game� � a 4-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in October�s American League wild-card game at Progressive Field.
It was the Indians� first postseason game since 2007.
Six months later, Salazar, a hard-throwing Dominican phenom, will again be the center of attention when he pitches in front of another sellout crowd at Progressive Field in Friday�s home opener against the Minnesota Twins.
Salazar, 24, whose fastball can reach triple digits, showed as a rookie last year that he�s not awed by the magnitude of the moment. No one affiliated with the Indians believes he will be this season, either.
�Every time there�s been a challenge in front of Danny, he�s risen to the occasion,� Tribe general manager Chris Antonetti said.
Treating challenges with the same calm and smiling demeanor that he displays with just about everything else in life is a trait Salazar honed in 2010 when his lengthy recovery from Tommy John elbow ligament reconstruction surgery began.
�The way he�s explained it to us is that all he went through with his arm, when�s he�s on the mound � regardless of where that mound is � he�s at home,� Indians manager Terry Francona said.
Salazar�s veteranlike demeanor, combined with a nasty arsenal of pitches that has become markedly better since surgery, helped him carry a no-hitter into the sixth inning and strike out seven Toronto Blue Jays in his major-league debut in July and make him a key member of the Indians� rotation moving forward.
But there remains one lingering concern that was increasingly hard to ignore this spring. Despite the Indians� trust in big-game situations, they continue to heavily guard his innings.
Even after reveling in an offseason that finally consisted of more rest than rehab, Salazar was brought along slowly during spring training.
When a majority of his teammates began pitching in Cactus League games to hone their command in anticipation of the upcoming regular season, Salazar remained at the team�s Goodyear, Ariz., complex, throwing bullpen sessions for an audience of a few team officials.
It was two weeks into games before he was even permitted to pitch to live hitters, and that came in 1? innings against minor leaguers in an intrasquad game.
There were no health concerns, but the Indians were careful in monitoring Salazar in anticipation of the long season ahead of him.
As he rose from the Double-A Aeros to Triple-A Columbus and finally onto the Indians last year, he pitched just 145 innings, but it was a career high for Salazar.
Salazar went 2-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 10 starts for the Tribe. He struck out 65 in 52 innings, a strikeout ratio comparable to Indians rookie Herb Score�s 92 in 81 innings in 1955.
The Indians hope it�s just the beginning for Salazar.
If there was frustration on Salazar�s part due to the snail�s pace of his spring camp, he didn�t show it.
There�s truth to that already. Being limited to 45 to 50 pitches through a majority of his minor-league rehab outings helped Salazar be more effective.
It taught him that every pitch should have a purpose, that each toss was too precious to waste.
Still, one thing Salazar is looking forward to this year is not having to look over his shoulder at the video board to see how many pitches he�s thrown and how many he has left.


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Source: Large enemy forces are gathering near Nikolaev to break through to Kherson
The Ukrainian armed forces do not abandon attempts to break through in the Kherson direction. To do this, the enemy is concentrating near Nikolaev a large number of military personnel and combat equipment.
In particular, WarGonzo telegrams inform about the plans of the Ukrainian side to make a breakthrough with the help of small mobile groups in 5-10 jeeps. At the same time, foreign mercenaries participate in military operations, and Western advisers of the Kyiv regime are in charge of operations. In general, WarGonzo calls the situation in this sector of the front "critical in places."
Eyewitnesses note that in the course of preparations for a breakthrough in Kherson, near Nikolaev, there is an accumulation of militants and light vehicles. Foreign "soldiers of fortune" arrive at the front line.
Along with this, the source draws attention to the decrease in the intensity of work of pro-Kyiv intelligence points from Kherson. Apparently, the inclusion of the Kherson region into the Russian Federation played a positive role, which increased the powers of the Russian intelligence services in this territory.
Earlier, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed most of the Ukrainian militants who were trying to break through in the areas of the settlements of Kremennaya and Svatovo. This was announced by an officer of the People's Militia of the LPR, military expert Andrei Marochko.
Used photographs: Armed Forces of Ukraine
Online Vladimir80
Vladimir80 17 October 2022 13: 36
I really don't want a repetition of the estuary or raisins - then the military correspondents wrote about the concentration of the APU a week before the assault, but in the m.o. nobody heard, nobody saw, nobody did anything...
Offline Yuri Bryanskiy
Yuri Bryanskiy (Yuri Bryansky) 19 October 2022 05: 59
We also need a mobilization of at least 500. Without this, we will not go forward. Really at the top such slow-witted?
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sacha1960 (Sasha Anton) 19 October 2022 12: 49
If the situation on the front lines becomes too difficult, perhaps only special munitions launched by tactical missiles can save Russia from heavy losses or even defeat in the war.
Offline Sergei N
Sergei N (Sergey N) 19 October 2022 15: 09
Will they decide to use them?