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Patch 4.0.1 introduced major changes to every class. The talent system was redesigned, every spec altered, combat stats altered… it's the patch before Cataclysm where our classes change in anticipation of the new expansion, without having any new content available, so we can learn to play again in a familiar environment, and not have to worry about new quests and new lands and new bosses while we're also struggling with new rotations and new mechanics and new spells. A lot of the focus of the next two months really should be on relearning our classes, of experimenting with new things, of challenging old assumptions.
It's a smart move by Blizzard, really.
My patch install was not smooth, so I ended up reinstalling and have been rebuilding my UI from the ground up. With all of this external change around me, I decided to go ahead and switch specs as well, going from Affliction PvP/Demonology PvE to Destruction PvP/PvE. Destruction is a familiar spec to me, having played this dual-Destro setup for most of 3.2 (ToC) when it was the dominant spec. I enjoyed Destro a lot during this time, and it looked like there wasn't too much that had changed.
Well, I was pretty much wrong about that.
I've been having trouble getting into endgame Battlegrounds since the patch – haven't managed to get past the preparation phase without disconnecting – so my look at Destro PvP is going to have to wait. However, I've already raided some with Destruction in ICC, and it is awesome. The changes have made it more complex without being overwhelming, there are several subtle things you can do to enhance your DPS, while missing them is not the end of the world. It feels like Destro has grown up and joined the other specs in having a lot of things going on, without becoming totally overwhelming.
So I hopped over to Elitist Jerks, looked through their 4.0 Pre-Cataclysm Raiding guide for Warlocks, and gave it a try.
Let's take a look.
If you played Destro in Wrath, before 4.0.1, you're familiar with the 4 spells that made up your main rotation – Immolate, Conflagrate, Incinerate, and Chaos Bolt. Immolate was your primary dot, with perhaps Curse of Doom or Curse of the Elements used as the situation called for it.
You can still play Destro like this in 4.0.1, which is good for a transition, but the spec has a few more things going on now. You'll have a bit more to juggle to get the most out of your DPS.
The core spell of Destruction remains Immolate. Immolate is both your most potent DoT spell, as well as a spell that allows other spells to hit harder. You should keep Immolate up at all times.
Immolate's presence allows you to use Conflagrate, a huge instant nuke which takes your Immolate or Shadowfury DoT and blows it up. (The DoT remains intact now, which is a nice change from Wrath.) Conflagrate is your biggest nuke and should be used whenever it's off CD. Conflagrate also procs Backdraft, which hastens your next 3 Incinerates, Chaos Bolts, and Shadow Bolts. This proc is a nice bonus but is no longer the focus of your rotation.
You have two other DoTs to manage as Destruction, now: Bane of Doom and Corruption. Yes, Corruption. Depending on your raid composition, you may also need to cast Curse of the Elements, but these are your main DPS dots. Bane of Doom is like the old Curse of Doom, except that instead of delivering its damage every 60 seconds, it does so every 15, making it preferable even in short fights to Bane of Agony. Corruption is an interesting addition to the Destro toolkit, but with a few talent points in Affliction it becomes a potent DPS increase, and a nice change from solely nuking something down.
There is a final DoT that your Imp's Firebolts or your Soul Fires will place on the target: Burning Embers. Your Imp should be able to keep this one refreshed automatically. It's an important DPS increase, but not something you have to worry about once the firebolts start flying.
You have three nukes in your rotation: Chaos Bolt, Soul Fire, and Incinerate. Chaos Bolt is a hard-hitting direct damage spell on a long CD. Soul Fire is a new addition to your routine – a long cast time nuke with great damage. The removal of the Soul Shard mechanic means that we'll want to cast Soul Fires either at the beginning of the fight, when Empowered Imp procs and makes them instant cast, or deliberately made instant by Soulburn. Incinerate is an old friend, but relies upon the presence of Immolate to deal increased damage. Never cast Incinerate if Immolate is not present on the target.
A really interesting addition to the rotation is our frontal AoE attack, Shadowflame. Shadowflame has been buffed and is now a viable spell for use in your rotation. Using it requires situational awareness, though, since you don't want to stand next to every boss all the time if you can help it. Demonic Circle can help a lot here.
On top of all this, you have one proc you need to track: Improved Soul Fire. This was formerly a reverse execute, applying only to the first phase of the fight (> 80% boss health) but has now been changed to apply throughout the fight. The haste it grants is a huge boost to your DPS, and should be kept up at all times. Because it has been modified recently, I don't know if it's going to stay as an all-the-time buff you have to maintain, or will go back to being > 80%, or be turned into an execute (< 25% boss health) – but it's a proc you'll have to track for at least part of the fight.
So, to sum up, Destro has:
- 3 DoTs you need to worry about
- (1 DoT you don't)
- 2 CD-limited nukes
- 2 standard nukes
- 1 frontal AoE spell
- and 1 buff that needs to be maintained.
It can actually be a lot of fun keeping all this going. Let's look at how you can do that.
Like most specs at this point, Destro is on a priority system, not a rotation per se. You cast the most important spell on your list, then move down until you find the next one that needs to be cast. If you get to the bottom, you cast your filler, Incinerate.
Your priority:
- Improved Soul Fire.
- Immolate.
- Conflagrate.
- Bane of Doom.
- Shadowflame.
- Corruption.
- Chaos Bolt.
- Hasted Soul Fire (from either Empowered Imp procs or Soulburn)
- Incinerate.
Generally speaking, the Improved Soul Fire buff will take a bit of work to keep up, so learning when to cast slow Soul Fires vs. waiting for Soulburn to come off CD (and gambling on a Empowered Imp proc) takes some practice. Don't worry at first if it falls off; just get it back up when you can.
Shadowflame may only be practical in certain fights, and you should skip it if it's too risky. You can't DPS if you're dead because you got to close to a boss.
If all of this seems overwhelming to try to manage, let me let you in on a little secret: Need To Know.
Above is how I make sense of the priority rotation in my UI. Instead of trying to track CD timers in one addon, procs in my buff area, and DoTs in another, I use the Need To Know (NTK) addon.
NTK allows you to group buffs, debuffs, and cooldowns in a customizable interface. By ordering the items I'm tracking by priority, I'm able to look and quickly determine what I need to do next. In the above example, I am casting Incinerate, Conflagrate is about to come off CD, and Improved Soul Fire is about to drop off. I can hope for a lucky Empowered Imp crit and start spamming Conflag, or start casting Soul Fire to keep the buff alive.
I color code the bars so I can see at a glance what is going to drop off, and which bar needs to be filled up.
If you've never used NTK before, the setup is relatively straightforward.
- First, open your Interface menu and go to the NTK options.
- Enable group 1 of the bars, and increase it to 6 bars.
- Enable group 2 of the bars, and decrease it to 1 bar.
- Arrange them around your cast bar as desired. I placed the ISF buff above my cast bar because it's a proc that (formerly) wasn't up all the time; you may want to group it with the others.
- Right click the single bar, and set the effect to monitor to Improved Soul Fire.
- Next, set the type of effect to Buff. (This is the default)
- Set the Unit to Monitor to Player, since you are monitoring this buff on yourself.
- Select "Display Icon" under effects, and choose a color that resembles the buff. You're done with ISF.
- Right click the first bar in the set of six, set the effect to Immolate, and the type to Debuff. Set the Unit to Monitor to Target, set the icon to display, and set the color.
- For the second bar, right click, set the effect to Conflagrate, and set the type to Spell Cooldown. Repeat the same process as above to fill out the bar.
- Go down the list, choosing Debuff/Target for Bane of Doom & Corruption, and Spell CD for Shadowflame and Chaos Bolt.
A few notes about this setup.
- You can set a single bar to monitor different types of effects, with the first effect in the list taking priority of all are listed. Just enter the names of the effects separated by commas. Some helpful examples would be "Bane of Doom, Bane of Agony", "Fear, Corruption" (for when you need to start CCing in Cataclysm), and "Curse of the Elements, Curse of Weakness" for your curses. You can get quite fancy with this (checking all debuffs instead of just your own to see if CoE needs to be cast, for example), but that's really for when you're comfortable with NTK.
- You want to track the Shadowflame CD instead of the debuff because you're using the timer to regulate your actions, not to actually monitor the debuffs on the target. (That is what unit frames are for.) The Shadowflame CD is substantially longer than the effect itself, so if you looked only at the debuff you'll try to cast it before it's ready. Tracking the CD, however, means that you might miss and not know it. That's fine, but be aware that just because you see the purple bar doesn't mean you're actually hitting the target.
- Backdraft doesn't require monitoring anymore. Backdraft used to be a vital part of the rotation but is now relegated to a nice-to-have – if you can cast your Chaos Bolt or Incinerate under its effects, do so, but not at the expense of a higher priority item.
- Soulburn might require monitoring. I'm using OmniCC and watching my bars to see when this comes up, but in general I'm saving the Soulburn -> Soulfire combos to keep the ISL buff up. I would rather leave Soulburn off CD for when I need to keep that buff up but am not getting lucky with the Empowered Imp procs.
- Your big companion demon CDs – Doomguard and Infernals – might also be a good inclusion here. They are a significant DPS increase, don't cause your existing demons to despawn, and can be cast every 10 minutes. I tend to want to save these for Heroism/Bloodlust, though. I'm on the fence about monitoring them as part of my standard procedure, since I don't need to know when the CD is up – I need to pick the right time to use them, instead.
I'm a big fan of NTK over other buff/dot trackers, because it allows me to parse out the data I don't need, and focus instead on only what I need to know instead.
For my talents, I'm using the 2/3/31 build from Elitist Jerks right now. There has been some good discussion about how far you should go into Dark Arts given your current Haste levels, but in general that build will serve you well. Yes, there are some "wasted" talents – Searing Pain is no longer part of the rotation, for instance, after a recent round of nerfs – but those talents are needed to get to the next level, and you do what you gotta do.
The recommended glyphs of Immolate, Conflagrate, Imp and Life Tap are all relatively straightforward – improve damage directly (Immo, Imp) or indirectly through lower cooldowns (Conflag, LT.) Other Prime glyphs that do similar things can be used in a pinch (Chaos Bolt, Incinerate) but in general you'll want to buff your best spells first. The two remaining major glyphs are at your discretion – I went with Shadowflame (to give me a slow for the Valks in the LK encounter) and Soul Link, to help out the healers. Fear is likely going to be another good option for your Major glyph selection.
With the new installation, not only did I throw out my UI, but I've started throwing out all my old macros and starting over. There are a few things I'm still macroing – my Imp's Firebolt, for one – but I'm trying to use fewer macros than I did during Wrath in PvE.
(PvP is still macro city, though!)
The biggest challenge to reducing macro use is the need to manually trigger your Imp's Firebolt because of the spell queuing delays. Pretty much every spell you cast should have this in there, like so:
/cast Soul Fire
/cast [@pettarget] Firebolt
This simple macro can have a substantial impact on your DPS, so, do it. Bind it to Immolate, Soul Fire, Chaos Bolt, Incinerate at a minimum.
Next is making sure that your Soulburn-empowered Soul Fires are as fast as possible. In PvE you will never need to use Soulburn to hasten another spell, so just make a castsequence macro you can tap to fire off a big ball of flame like an instant-cast spell.
/castsequence reset=2 Soulburn, Soul Fire
/cast [@pettarget] Firebolt
Finally, I do use a setup macro to get everything rolling. This doubles as my Immolate button during the normal rotation (due to the reset timer) but can be used to place everything on the target during a pull.
/castsequence reset=target/combat,2 Immolate, Conflagrate, Bane of Doom, Shadowflame, Corruption, Chaos Bolt, Incinerate, Incinerate
/use 10
/use 13
/use 14
/cast [@pettarget] Firebolt
I'll keep experimenting with macros to see if there are other combos I'm always hitting, but for now I'm trying to keep it simple.
Area of Effect spells aren't as effective now as they were in Wrath, as the stated design goals are to move away from AoE fests and focus instead on single-target burndowns and CC. That's great, but we've still got big trash packs in ICC that sometimes need to get burned down.
Ideally, each Warlock tree would have its own AoE spell – Seed of Corruption for Affliction, Hellfire for Demo, and Rain of Fire for Destro. This model makes sense, and I can't wait for us to get there.
Unfortunately, it still looks like Seed outperforms Rain on Destro by a bit. Test it out on some dummies yourself, since this could vary by Mastery and Haste, but… yeah. I'm still going to be spamming Seeds into trash packs for the near future.
Update: Rain of Fire got buffed this morning. Back to the training dummies!
There's been some major changes to how gear is itemized in this patch, and you can also reforge unused stats (like Spirit) into other stats.
The current itemization priority is:
Hit (to 17%) > Intellect > Mastery = Haste = Spellpower >>> Crit
Basically, get rid of Sprit first, then Crit. Get hit capped, then look at Int, Mastery, and Haste.
I've put together a video of how this works so you can see it for yourself. Sometimes, seeing someone else do it (no matter how expertly or not) makes all the pieces click. Hopefully this will help put it all together if you still have questions.
I am really enjoying the challenge of relearning the warlock class. There are a lot of interesting changes that make me think about how things work. None of this is set in stone right now. Changes happen every rolling restart. There will be a lot of discovery over the next few weeks, both in the endgame and in leveling, in PvE and PvP.
I'm enjoying Destruction now, but I can't wait to see how some of the other specs do, too!


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John Teller, U.S. Ski-Cross Racer - Celebrity Drive
Quick Stats: John Teller, ski-cross racer, U.S. Ski Team/Olympic hopeful
Daily Driver: 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 (John's rating: 8 on a scale of 1 to 10)
Favorite road trip: Highway 120, Mono County, California
Car he learned to drive in: 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee
First car bought: 1995 Dodge Ram 1500
Freeskier John Teller has always wanted a diesel truck, and says his 2001 Dodge Ram pickup has been a great daily driver for this rugged outdoorsman and member of the U.S. Ski Team.
Teller hopes to realize his dream of becoming an Olympian by going to the Sochi Winter Olympics, which begins in three weeks. He is ranked 25th in the world and he'll find out on January 19 if he will be going to Sochi.
The Dodge pickup has been the perfect ride for the many road trips to Park City, Utah, where the U.S. Ski Team is based, and to Telluride, Colorado, where it often trains.
"I really like the reliability. That engine has the least moving parts out of any diesel, so that makes it the most reliable. I'd like more power out of it but that obviously takes a lot of add-ons to get that. It's got great power already, but of course we always want more," he says. "I really enjoy the truck and the power that it has, and it can really take me out to the mountains. If I'm hunting or fishing or hiking, it gets me where I need to go. I've got leather seats that are heated and the stereo's really nice. I really enjoy the car."
Teller bought it used from the original owner four years ago and gives it an 8 rating. "There was no way at the time that I could afford a brand-new truck, so this deal came about from a family friend that lives in town here," he says. "It had an overhead camper that came with it for an extra thousand bucks, so that's the package deal I was looking for."
He lives in the eastern Sierra Nevadas, where conditions often get snowy. He's a full-time auto mechanic, and the truck comes in handy for work. "It's a great snow truck. I work at an auto shop, so sometimes we're out pulling cars out of places, and using the diesel power instead of using our tow truck. So it's a very useful truck, utility-wise," he says. "It's four-wheel drive. If I did put chains on it, I could go anywhere."
It's also able to haul all his ski gear. "I just drove out to Park City and I had 20 pairs of skis in the back of the truck and it didn't take up any room at all," he says.
Car he learned to drive in Teller is based in Mammoth Lakes, California, where he was born and grew up. "This is where I train and there's a huge mountain here that is my home mountain," he says, referring to Mammoth Mountain.
Teller works at the family business. "That's my full-time job. I work on everything -- we do transmission, engines, we do it all," he says. They have two shops, Mammoth Chevron and Alpine Garage, directly across the street from one another. He's worked there since he was 15.
"I grew up in a family where my grandfather started an auto shop 43 years ago and my uncle, my dad, my grandfather, and I have all worked in the same shop together," he says.
He learned to drive at 15 in his parents' 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and he also got to practice on their Ford F-250. He accidentally got an early start.
"I was 3 years old and my dad left me in the truck. I pushed it into first gear and it ended up driving into a Volkswagen Beetle. My parents tell me that story all the time," he says. "Even as a young kid we were doing donuts in the mountain parking lot just down the street from us and my dad was showing me how to winter drive and how to correct if you start sliding."
First car bought For a couple years, Teller had a 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 to just get him around town. It was his daily driver when he stopped racing for two years and was only working as a mechanic. The Dodge belonged to a former customer who was moving out of state.
"It was one of his work trucks and he was moving and didn't want it anymore, so I bought it from him for $500 and kept it going," he says.
But when Teller decided to go back to skiing competitively, he was set on the diesel Dodge he has now. To get to ski races he either drives to Reno or Los Angeles to catch a plane, or drives to Park City and Colorado to train.
"I really needed a reliable vehicle because the '95 Dodge was turning into a car that I didn't want to drive out of town and get stuck somewhere."
Favorite road trip Growing up, his grandparents and parents took him and his sister on a lot of road trips. "Colorado is as far east as I've gone, and everything in between: Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and up into Canada," he says.
He enjoys the drive from Mammoth to the U.S. Ski Team headquarters in Park City, Utah. "It's probably legally about eight and a half hours. I tend to take an hour off that trip," he says. "There's a whole lot of nothing out in Nevada, a lot of straight roads where you can see for miles and miles."
But Teller's favorite road trips are the ones right in his own backyard, in the eastern Sierra Nevadas. He particularly loves driving anywhere in Mono County, especially Highway 120, which goes through Yosemite Valley. He is about 20 minutes from Yosemite and 15 minutes from the town of Lee Vining, where Mono Lake is and where he likes to go duck hunting.
"It's just the view more than anything -- a very beautiful drive to take," he says of Highway 120. "It is pretty windy. You've got to be careful going through the park because there's a lot of law enforcement so you definitely have to be aware of the speed limit. On the other side of highway 120, on East 120 it's a pretty fun road to drive, there's a lot of whoops and dips in the road that are steep hills and it kind of feels like a roller coaster a little bit."
2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games Teller's sport is ski cross, and he has to compete in eight World Cup races before the Olympics in order to qualify. It's a relatively new sport, and it's only the second time it's at the Olympic games.
"It's like motocross on skis," he says, of ski cross. "We have four people going down at the same time down a course with bank turns and jumps and rollers."
He started skiing when he was 3 years old. He quit racing for two years after he stopped alpine racing, which is what he grew up doing. "I stopped racing because I wasn't getting to where I wanted to be and I ended up spending a lot of money. It was years and years of trying to make the U.S. Alpine Team, and that wasn't going anywhere," he says. "Growing up skiing and being a good skier, alpine was the way to go. My parents were big alpine skiers, so in a sense I really didn't have a choice, as far as what I was doing. They were going skiing, so I was too."
He entered ski cross in 2008-2009. He came in third for the Olympics in Vancouver in 2010, but only two athletes got to go. In the 2010-2011 season, Teller became the first American to win a World Cup Ski Cross event in Tirol, Austria, and he then came home and took gold in the X Games in Aspen.
He's been on the podium several times and finished in the top 10 in the country in the last three years in overall standings.
"This would be my first Olympics ever. I've dreamed of being an Olympian since I was a little kid and it's pretty cool that I have this chance to be able to represent this country and achieve my dreams."
During the summer, he works in the shop full-time fixing cars five days a week. Three days a week, after work, he works out. "I'm a huge outdoorsmen, so the whole weekend I'm out playing around in Mother Nature - hunt, hiking, fishing, water sports, rock climbing, everything. There's so much to do out here."
In the winter, Teller skis about six hours each time he hits the slopes.
The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony will be televised on NBC at 7:30 p.m. ET on February 7. For the first time the network will have primetime coverage a day before the opening ceremony, on February 6, which will include competition in snowboard slopestyle in its Olympic debut, team figure skating (also at the games for the first time), and women's freestyle moguls.
For more information on how Teller does on the road to Sochi, please visit www.johnteller.com and www.usskiteam.com. For more information about the Sochi Winter Olympics, visit www.TeamUSA.org and www.NBCOlympics.com.
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The crossed oars on blue-and-white awnings hang unobtrusively over doorways. It could be New York, Santa Monica, Mexico City or Tel Aviv. If these widely dispersed urban sites seem unrelated, they are except for one fact. The crossed oars beckon to passersby to enter Remi (it means oars in Italian), a restaurant created by designer Adam Tihany and chef Francesco Antonucci.
At each restaurant, reservations are hard to come by and the tables are filled with an eclectic mix of cosmopolitan trendsetters. The food is Italian by origin and Antonucci transports his native Venice into the kitchen, with modern touches of vivid colors and straightforward flavors. The design is vintage Tihany, one of the world's most sought-after restaurant designers. The Remi design revolves around large paintings or murals of Venetian scenes with blue-and-white-striped accents on the upholstery, highly burnished mahogany-wood chairs and a light wood floor. In concert together, Tihany and Antonucci have created a distinctly Italian yet international blend of simplicity and elegance--both in the ambience and the food.
"The four key words are value, quality, style and consistency," says Tihany. "Mix them up any way you want, but it is the combination of Francesco and me. We've been partners for 10 years now, and it just keeps getting better. He recognizes the value of good design as I recognize the value of his creativity and consistency."
Antonucci is most often found at the stoves in New York. The chefs from the other Remis have all spent time there with him; in fact, the Tel Aviv kitchen brigade and dining-room staff spent six months working closely with him. He travels to the other restaurants to check on their progress. The menus in each locale reflect subtle seasonal differences in the availability of local produce, particularly in the fish dishes. Tel Aviv presents its own challenges because imports of Italian Parmesan are banned, which has forced the restaurant to find creative substitutes while seeking a special import license for the real thing.
Remi's signature dishes are available around the world, however, often with only small variations. One favorite starter is an arugula salad served with sweet-and-sour shallots, paper-thin slices of Parmesan and a walnut olive-oil dressing that resembles a tapénade. The salad is an exotic combo of sharp flavors from the arugula and rich spiciness from the tapénade and walnut oil. Grilled and baked fresh vegetables served with scented garlic oil are outstanding. In New York, a crabmeat and shrimp cake with grilled polenta and baby greens also makes the mouth water.
The excellent homemade pastas are always fresh. Try the ravioli Marco Polo, a delicate pasta stuffed with seafood, usually tuna, and ginger, and served with a light tomato sauce. The spaghetti al pomodoro is laced with oven-dried tomatoes, virgin olive oil and roasted garlic for an interesting twist on a simple Italian standard. If there's a must on the Remi menu, it is the risotto. Antonucci's creativity comes to the fore every time. The risotto is always a daily special, but look for wild mushrooms with truffle oil, asparagus with shrimp or any other combination.
The main courses usually include several dishes that deserve sampling. The tonno al sapore del Mediterraneo (tuna with a taste of the Mediterranean) is served medium rare with tomatoes, black olives and a shallot sauce. Salmon is sautéed and served with a horseradish sauce. A rolled chicken breast is stuffed with Fontina cheese and prosciutto; in New York, it is served with a mushroom sauce and mashed potatoes. Grilled lamb chops are an Antonucci specialty; the best version is one with a pistachio herb crust.
For dessert, check out the crème brûlée, which is creamy and rich with just the right touch of burnt sugar crust. And a warm chocolate soufflé cake with cappuccino parfait is worth its extra calories.
The wine lists are dominated by Italian producers. You can usually find such super Tuscans as Ornellaia, Sassicaia and Tignanello. But look deeper into the list for offerings from Carmignano or any of the fine Italian Pinot Noirs that have been making their way to market.
Remi also specializes in grappas. Tihany takes some of the credit for helping to transform the often rustic, Italian-distilled spirit into an elegant, fancy postprandial apéritif by packaging it in elaborate Italian glass bottles. In New York, he offers 23 grappas, including two from the United States.
If there is one other thing that sets Remi apart, it is the partners' devotion to cigars: both Tihany and Antonucci are cigar smokers. Every Remi has a private dining room, or "chef's table," that is available at all times for cigar lovers (reserve early). In the United States, Remi suffers under the barrage of antismoking regulations, but the restaurant in Los Angeles has an outdoor terrace where smoking is always permitted. And in New York, the restaurant occupies a public atrium at dinner from late spring to fall, where smoking is also allowed. Tihany has added the Rialto Room in New York that was originally designed for private dinners. During the winter, he plans to turn it into an regular dining area where cigar smoking is allowed. The beautiful room, with a 25-foot ceiling and a striking Venetian-glass chandelier, is designed for smoking.
"All my partners are cigar smokers," says Tihany, who has joint ventures for Remi in Santa Monica, Mexico City and Tel Aviv. "By that virtue alone, they attract other smokers." All four Remis hold special cigar dinners, and the George Sand Society, a women's cigar club that also includes a few men, began at the Santa Monica venue. Tel Aviv and Mexico City, according to Tihany, are always packed with cigar smokers. Humidors are kept in each restaurant and in New York, he offers a selection of Davidoffs, including the 2000, Ambassadrice, Aniversario No. 2, and a Grand Cru; Griffin's No. 100 and No. 300; and Avo Petit Belicoso and Pyramid.
Tihany views cigars as part of the Remi culture. "It's always been part of what Remi offers. We've always been like this. It is part of our aura and our image of having the finer things in life."
In fact, Tihany and Antonucci are on a mission to bring the finer things in life to various places around the world. Their next likely target? Moscow. That choice reflects the reasoning he says he used in selecting Mexico City and Tel Aviv before London or Paris. "For the challenge. A Remi in Paris would be interesting, but it's not a challenge. In Mexico City, it's a visionary and timely product. It's much more satisfying to do restaurants where we are helping bring the revolution in food to them."
That's the Remi charm. Sit back. Smoke a cigar after a simply elegant Italian meal and be a soldier in the Tihany-Antonucci mission to spread the finer things in life throughout the world.
-- Gordon Mott
New York: 145 West 53rd Street
Phone: (212) 581-4242
Santa Monica: 1451 Third Street Promenade
Phone: (310) 393-6545
Mexico City: S.A. Dec. V. Andres Bello No. 10 PB, Col. Polanco
Phone: (525) 282-0062
Tel Aviv: 87 Hayarkon Street
Phone: (972) 3-527-8444


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Fortinet Appoints Michelle Spolver to Chief Communications Officer
New Executive Leadership Role Demonstrates Company's Commitment to Marketing and Value on Communications to Further Drive Global Awareness
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – July 27, 2016 –
Ken Xie, founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Fortinet
"As Fortinet continues to focus on marketing investment, the importance that world-class communications plays in increasing and accelerating awareness is undeniable. Michelle has been an instrumental part of the leadership team at Fortinet for more than a decade, helping lead strategic corporate, product and financial communications through our high growth from a start-up to $1B+ publicly-traded, market-leading company. Her extensive knowledge of the network security industry, relationships with key stakeholders and proven ability to bolster awareness for Fortinet, make me pleased to appoint her to the role of chief communications officer."
News Summary:
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announced that it appointed global communications industry veteran Michelle Spolver as its chief communications officer. In this newly-created role designed to elevate and expand awareness for Fortinet, working hand in hand with global marketing, Spolver will oversee all internal and external communications, serving as a strategic advisor and further defining and enhancing the company's reputation with key stakeholders. She will report to Fortinet's founder, chairman and CEO, Ken Xie.
Spolver brings more than twenty years of communications and investor relations experience in network security and other information technology sectors to her new role. She has a proven track record of generating market awareness for companies large and small, creating and communicating corporate vision, influencing Wall Street, and developing strategic direction for corporate, product and financial communications.
Spolver most recently served as the vice president of corporate communications and investor relations for Fortinet. In her twelve-year tenure with the company she has been involved in successfully growing Fortinet's brand awareness through its various growth stages, from startup to IPO and beyond. Prior to Fortinet, Spolver held a communications leadership role at Check Point Software Technologies where she ran worldwide public relations and played an instrumental role in driving global market awareness for the cybersecurity company. Prior to Check Point, she drove corporate communications at Compaq Computer Corporation, now HP, where she developed strategic corporate and product PR programs that helped catapult market awareness for the company to becoming the largest supplier of PC systems. Spolver holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach.
"Fortinet's founding vision continues to play out as the network security market pivots towards integrated, high-performance platforms that protect from IoT to cloud," said Ms. Spolver. "Our innovative Security Fabric architecture and the best-in-class technology that attracted me and more than 275,000 customers to Fortinet has catapulted us to a market leader and puts us in a great position to continue to gain share. I'm thrilled to be part of a company and executive team that values the impact of strategic and integrated communications in driving brand awareness and enabling our large market opportunity."
About Fortinet
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network - today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. More than 270,000 customers worldwide trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. Learn more at http://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog, or FortiGuard Labs.
Copyright © 2016 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. The symbols ® and ™ denote respectively federally registered trademarks and unregistered trademarks of Fortinet, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. Fortinet's trademarks include, but are not limited to, the following: Fortinet, FortiGate, FortiGuard, FortiManager, FortiMail, FortiClient, FortiCare, FortiCloud, FortiAnalyzer, FortiReporter, FortiOS, FortiASIC, FortiWiFi, FortiSwitch, FortiVoIP, FortiBIOS, FortiLog, FortiResponse, FortiCarrier, FortiScan, FortiAP, FortiDB, FortiVoice and FortiWeb. Other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Fortinet has not independently verified statements or certifications herein attributed to third parties and Fortinet does not independently endorse such statements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing herein constitutes a warranty, guarantee, binding specification or other binding commitment by Fortinet, and performance and other specification information herein may be unique to certain environments. This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve uncertainties and assumptions. Changes of circumstances, product release delays, or other risks as stated in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, located at www.sec.gov, may cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this press release. If the uncertainties materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Fortinet assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, and expressly disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.


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In the brief time Dr. King walked upon this earth, he devoted his life to strengthening the content of the American character and called on our Nation to live up to its founding principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all its citizens. Dr. King's faith in the Almighty gave him the courage to confront discrimination and segregation, and he preached that all the powers of evil are ultimately no match for even one individual armed with eternal truths. Through his determination, spirit, and resolve, Dr. King helped lift souls and lead one of the greatest movements for equality and freedom in history.
Our Nation has made progress toward realizing Dr. King's dream, yet the work to achieve liberty and justice for all is never-ending. In July of 2006, I was honored to sign the "Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006," to renew the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and reaffirm our commitment to securing the voting rights of all Americans. My Administration will continue to protect the rights won through the sacrifice of Dr. King and other civil rights leaders, and our country will never rest until equality is real, opportunity is universal, and all citizens are empowered to realize their dreams.
As we observe Dr. King's birthday, I encourage all Americans to celebrate his memory by performing acts of kindness through service to others. Let us live out Dr. King's teachings as we continue to work for the day when the dignity and humanity of every person is respected.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 21, 2008, as the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday. I encourage all Americans to observe this day with appropriate civic, community, and service programs and activities in honor of Dr. King's life and legacy.
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Bataan Death March survivor Irvin Butler of Portales, left, was imprisoned for 3 1/2 years after being captured. Bataan Death March survivor Louis "Kildee" Herring is at right. (CNJ staff photo: Eric Kluth)
By Marlena Hartz : CNJ staff writer
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — With golden-tipped shovels in their hands, six survivors of the Bataan Death March stood at the Cannon Air Force Base POW/MIA Park on Friday.
The men, their faces weathered, some sporting caps and cowboy hats, dug into the Earth, breaking ground for a new granite memorial to be placed there in December.
The memorial will honor the sacrifices made by members of the 27th Fighter Wing and the 200th and 515th Coastal Artillery Battalions.
The six men — Lee Roach, Louis Herring, M.C. Waltmon, Jack Aldrich, Irvin Butler, and Buren Johnston — represent survivors of an atrocity of war, which took place in 1942. The Bataan Death March involved the forcible transfer, by foot, of more than 74,000 Filipino and U.S. prisoners of war. Japanese soldiers forced their prisoners — already malnourished and ill when they were captured — to walk about 65 miles.
More than 7,000 of the prisoners died on the march. Thousands more died in the camps.
Officials have estimated that fewer than 70 march survivors with New Mexico ties are alive today.
"These six men are something else — because of what they did, what they have given our country, and because they'd do it all over again," said Rick Robertson, a retired chief petty officer who runs Cannon's Retired Activities Program.
Only 18 days after New Mexico's 27th Fighter Wing arrived to defend the Philippines, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The fighter wing — left without supplemental aircraft — joined ground forces, merging with New Mexico's National Guard, and created a new entity, the 515th born of its parent unit, the 200th. The relationship the two separate units formed still exists today, said Col. John Posner, who spoke at Friday's ceremony.
A mixed crowd of military personnel, veterans, and family members, as well as scattered community members, gathered Friday afternoon to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the memorial at Cannon. Upon completion of comments from Posner, a serpentine line formed inside the Cannon chapel as the six veterans sat in chairs and attendees waited for the chance to greet them.
Roach, a member of the 27th Fighter Wing, was among those seated. In jeans and an oxford shirt, he reminisced about the death march — which led from the tip of the Philippian peninsula past a mountain range to the site where Roach spent three years as a prisoner of war.
"You know, the tropical heat over there is intense. On the march, what made it so bad, was we didn't have any food or water. And we would work months in the heat without a day off. A lot of people died," said Roach, who retired from the military after returning to the states in 1943 to work for the railroad.
"We really appreciate the sacrifice (of these men)," said Capt. Dave Francis, co-chair of the Cannon Memorial Committee, "and hope we will do them justice with this small token of appreciation."
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• The Cannon Memorial Committee and the Retired Activities Program have raised $13,650 toward a memorial for Bataan Death March survivors. They are considering two monuments, depending on contributions. The smaller monument would cost about $20,000, the larger about $40,000, officials said.
• For information, or to make a donation, contact Rick Robertson at 784-4679.


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Paperless Post Takes on Goliath Evite in Stationery War
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery. And that's what Alexa Hirschfeld, the co-founder of online invitation start-up Paperless Post, first thought when she discovered a similar product had surfaced on the Web.
Paperless Post, a New York-based start-up which differentiates itself from competitors through high-end, personalized digital stationery more similar to snail mail than generic online invitations, last week noticed rival Evite had launched a new service called Postmark that seemed like a clone of their own site.
"Initially our reaction to this is that the incumbent player in our industry has basically created a very, very similar application which is the ultimate badge of validation," Hirschfeld said. "It's a way of them saying 'this is what we believe the future will be.'"
But Hirschfeld, who founded Paperless Post in April 2009 with her brother James, soon found the similarities between the two offerings a little too close for comfort.
To Hirschfeld, several of Paperless Post's invitation designs appear to have been mimicked by Postmark, in addition to their user experience and pricing of virtual currencies. Paperless Post users purchase "stamps" that enable them to send cards -- 25 stamps cost $5; 150 stamps cost $12; and 1000 stamps cost $50. Postmark, in turn, operates on a credits system, with 40 credits priced at $5; 150 credits at $10; and 1000 credits at $50.
Hirschfeld said there has been no communication or legal action filed between Paperless Post and Liberty Interactive(:LINTA)-owned Evite, which is the largest player in the online invitations space. While she's confident that Paperless Post can take on competition, she hopes Evite isn't deliberately trying to mislead consumers.
"We hope that Evite will do the right thing, meaning they wouldn't intentionally try to confuse users about who is who," she said.
Evite president Hans Woolley said in an interview that while "on the surface there may be similarities" between Postmark and Paperless Post, his product provides a unique user experience.
"I don't think there will be confusion between any of the players in the online premium space," he said, adding that Postmark is currently in beta mode and "everything is evolving from the look and feel to the designs and experience."
Replications of successful online sites are plentiful on the Web, but they're typically small companies looking to emulate giant incumbents ( think about the hundreds of Groupon(:GRPN) clones which have emerged).
This time, however, it's a start-up that seems to have created a new market niche and forced established players to get in on the game.
"For a long time people told us that what we're doing didn't make any sense--why would creating formal invitations be different enough and why would online consumers pay for things," Hirschfeld said. "We've always operated by making difficult, risky decisions and we're going to continue to do that."
With competition emerging, Paperless Post is focused on developing new products to tap into what's estimated to be an $11 billion stationary market. The company is also looking further into branded communications, like allowing businesses to personalize invitations with their logo or company font. It's also designing complex invites, such as multiple card inserts that a user might want for special events like weddings and bar mitzvahs.
The company has sent 50 million cards since launching two years ago, including high profile clients like Diane von Furstenberg, Prada, the Museum of Modern Art and (allegedly) Charles, the Prince of Wales.
It's also raised over $6 million in funding and grown to 35 employees with offices in New York and San Francisco.
"Where we are now is not where we expect to be in a year," Hirschfeld said. "We're going to keep maneuvering."
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You hear all kinds of adoring catcalls at concerts, usually of the "I love you" or the "You rock!" variety, volleyed like verbal undergarments from the dark depths of the crowd to the performers onstage. Still, it came as some surprise at a recent She& Him show when a male voice bellowed, "You have awesome bangs!" to Zooey Deschanel as she tuned her guitar between songs. While the actress-slash-singer fluttered her Kewpie-doll eyes and muttered aw-shucks thanks, I glanced around at the audience and noticed something: Almost every woman in New York City's Bowery Ballroom that night, including myself, was sporting forehead-concealing fringe. I hadn't realized it, but I was a member of a club: When I got home, I typed "Deschanel bangs" into Google and got 430,000 results.
"Zooey's bangs are the most requested in the salons where I work," says Deschanel's hairstylist (and, truth be told, my own) Michelle Fiona, who is based both at Whittemore House Salon in New York City and Cowboys & Angels in San Francisco. "One or two people a week bring in photos of her and ask for that cut—and most of them don't know I do her hair." But it's not merely that the (500) Days of Summer star has particularly enviable tresses. "They want what the haircut conveys," Fiona says. "There's something about bangs that makes you look cool." Indeed, think of many other indie-scene pinup girls—Jenny Lewis, Chan Marshall, Karen O, the Raveonettes' Sharin Foo, or Alison Mosshart, the sable-haired singer who fronts both the Kills and the Dead Weather. What do they have in common? You guessed it. Somewhere along the way, bangs have become the rock 'n' roll haircut of choice.
It's not too surprising to learn that the "invention" of bangs as a women's hairstyle is generally credited to a musician turned hairstylist: A chap named Ziryab—evidently quite a pop star in his day—founded a cosmetology school in Spain in the ninth century and introduced a wildly popular short-in-the-front, long-at-the-sides coiffure. In the twentieth century, bangs became imbued with a hint of rebellion when they appeared as part of the controversial bob in the 1920s—it's hard to imagine now, but Louise Brooks' iconic haircut, with its shiny curtain of sharp, jet-black fringe, was initially considered shocking. When bangs became popular again in the late 1950s and early '60s, it was in tandem with the rise of rock 'n' roll: Girl groups such as the Ronettes and the Supremes paired cocktail dresses with banged bouffants; mod trendsetters such as Mary Quant adopted the Vidal Sassoon pageboy; Nico telegraphed glacial cool as the bassoon-voiced front woman in the Velvet Underground; and pretty much every woman who hung out with the Beatles and the Stones—Marianne Faithfull, Anita Pallenberg, Pattie Boyd—had a fringe. In France, très chic singers such as Jane Birkin and Françoise Hardy peered out from beneath deep-cut brunette bangs, forever imbuing the style with a touch of je ne sais quoi.
Of course, the singers who most firmly cemented bangs as an intrinsic element of the rock-chick hairstyle were Chrissie Hynde, who first stepped onstage with eye-obscuring fringe in the late '70s , and Debbie Harry, whose mussed-up, DIY-looking CBGBs-heyday haircut is still being copied by everyone from Courtney Love to Drew Barrymore. Indeed, bangs have become the go-to style for celebs looking for edge: Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, and Nicole Richie among them. "They can instantly transform someone's look from conservative to rock 'n' roll," says New York stylist Tommy Buckett of the new Marie Robinson Salon, who has cut sweepy bangs on Rachel McAdams and fashioned a center-parted '70s style on Sienna Miller. "Having hair in your face makes you look a little mysterious." That's one element of bangs' allure. Another is that they're playfully sex-kitteny. "I love soft, flirty, lash-level bangs," Fiona says. "I call them `man-catchers.' " (On the flip side, I've found they can also hide a multitude of sins, including wrinkles, acne, and unkempt eyebrows.)
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Can anyone wear bangs? Most hairstylists agree that where there's a will, there's a way. "Your hairdresser needs to look at the shape of your face and determine what type is best for you," says stylist Oscar Blandi. "They can really bring out your eyes and cheekbones. But you have to be careful. For example, if you have a round face, blunt bangs cut straight across the forehead can widen your cheeks and make you look like you have meatballs in your mouth."
As a general rule, long, side-swept bangs will downplay a broad face, while an above-the-eyebrows fringe will add length to your features. Different proportions, as Fiona points out, "can put you into different genres": rockabillies typically wear their bangs Bettie Page short; emo kids like them asymmetrical. "I think heavy bangs that fall just below the eyebrows are the hottest," Fiona says. "If you go too short, you'll lose the sexy, undone effect. You'll look like a baby doll instead of a hot babe."
Buckett agrees. "For a real rocker look, you'll want bangs hanging in your eyes like Hynde's," he says. "I cut them in a subtle M shape, which makes them look longer than they actually are—that way the hair doesn't impede your ability to see."
Whether you wear bangs sleek and retro-sweet like Katy Perry or roughed up à la Mosshart, the right product is key. "Bangs look cool when they're slightly piecey," says Blandi, who likes to use an antifrizz serum and his Jasmine Oil Shine Spray. "But you want to keep them soft, not stiff, so whatever your product, you shouldn't use very much of it." To quash unwanted bumps, Fiona suggests angling your blow-dryer down onto bangs from above while brushing them side to side across the forehead. "It's called `wrap-drying,' " she says. "Your head acts like a roller, so it makes any cowlick or curl lie flat."
Personally, I can't imagine ever being without bangs. Beyond being merely a visual cue to my musical tastes (hello, fellow She & Him fans!), they're part of who I am. They Might Be Giants have an ode to the haircut, the lyrics of which run, "I'm only holding your hand so I can look at your bangs." So if they're man-catchers, that's cool, too.


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When you install an app on your phone, it often spreads its tentacles into other various parts of the device. Sometimes, it taps into the hardware that identifies your location. Others, it grabs data from your address book.
If you use an Android phone, the OS will tell you -- explicitly -- what the app is trying to access, and it will ask your permission to do so. But you can't provide permission for one data grab and then reject another. It's an all-or-nothing proposition. If you want the Twitter app but don't want it accessing your text messages, you're out of luck.
That's a problem for those of us who really want to protect our privacy, but still want to be participate in things like social media. And even if you trust everything the app developer is doing today, you never know if a new update may contain malware planted by someone else. That's why Marcel Bokhorst created XPrivacy, an open source tool that lets you closely control the permissions for each of your Android apps.
In short, the tool can override a particular permission setting by feeding it junk data. For example, it can feed your Linkedin app fake location information, or your Twitter app an empty address book. And you can do this on an app-by-app basis. So, even if you prevent LinkedIn from accessing you location, you can still offer access to your mapping app.
>If you want the Twitter app but don't want it accessing your text messages, you're out of luck.
Other Android tools let you do much the same thing, such as PDroid and OpenPDroid, but they're no longer supported by the developers who made them. The popular Android alternative CyanogenMOD includes a tool called Android Privacy Guard, and the latest version of the official Android OS offers app-by-app privacy settings. But Bokhorst says these tools don't provide the same fine-grained controls as XPrivacy, which can manage 250 different settings. Plus, the official Android privacy settings are hidden from the average user, probably because they're not ready for prime time.
Bokhorst started building XPrivacy last year while he was developing his own custom version of CyanogenMOD that included OpenPDroid. But after getting frustrated because no one was updating OpenPDroid, he decided to create his own privacy tool using an open source Android developer framework called XPosed. The result was XPrivacy.
The project took off quickly. Bokhorst says he has spent over 2,000 hours working on the project so far, and the open source community has contributed not only several ideas for the project, but translations into 37 different languages. According to the open-source-project-tracking site Ohloh, over seven years of effort have already gone into the project. "I guess I am an efficient worker," Bokhorst jokes.
The downside of the tool is that you can't use it without arranging "root" access to your phone. This generally means using some third-party software to hack into your phone so that you have control over the core software, and it can void your warranty -- or, worse, screw-up the phone's internal software so badly that's effectively rendered useless. Unfortunately, Bokhorst says, it's not possible to build a version of XPrivacy that doesn't require rooting. The application must integrate deeply with the Android OS. For the less adventorous, Android's own hidden settings are probably the best way to go.
According to Bokhorst, Google removed XPrivacy from the Android Play Store soon after it was made available. But the store still includes a tool that will at least walk you through the installation of the app. Not being in the Play store makes it harder for Bokhorst to sell the tool, but that doesn't bother him. He's not building the tool for money. "The goal of the XPrivacy project is to offer a free, decent Android privacy solution for as many as possible people," he says.
That said, he does offer a premium version of XPrivacy that adds tools such as a database of custom privacy restrictions created by the XPrivacy community, and a way of importing and exporting settings across devices. And he does accept donations. "I see donations as concrete positive feedback, but they are in no way a compensation for all the time I have spent on this project," he says. "XPrivacy is more an ideology and a technical challenge."


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1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce with chipotle, or 1 teaspoon adobo puree*
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 small zucchini (6 ounces), cut into 1-inch chunks
2 cups (1-inch chunks) skinless rotisserie chicken, light or dark meat (10 ounces)
1/3 cup plain dried bread crumbs
1/4 cup light mayonnaise (such as Kraft or Hellman's)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 large whole-wheat hamburger buns or Kaiser rolls (about 170 calories each, preferably 100% whole-wheat; if you can't find 100% whole-wheat, look for a bread that combines whole-wheat and white flours, such as Arnold Select Wheat Sandwich Rolls), split in half
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1. Prepare salsa: In food processor with knife blade attached, pulse cilantro until coarsely chopped. Remove 1/4 cup loosely packed chopped cilantro; reserve. Place tomatoes directly on clean gas or electric burner over high heat. With tongs, turn tomatoes frequently as skins burst and blacken, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer tomatoes, as they are done, to food processor bowl with cilantro. Add hot pepper sauce and salt. Pulse 4 to 6 times or just until chunky. With rubber spatula, scrape salsa from food processor bowl into small serving bowl. It's OK if some salsa remains in processor bowl. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
2. To same food processor bowl, add zucchini. Pulse 5 to 6 times or until coarsely chopped. Add chicken, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, and reserved 1/4 cup cilantro. Pulse 5 to 6 times or just until well combined (chicken should be chunky). Shape mixture by scant 1/2 cups into eight 4-inch round patties.
3. In nonstick 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat until very hot. Add chicken cakes; cook, turning once, until golden on both sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve 2 chicken cakes on top of each bun half with a heaping 1/3 cup tomato salsa to make a total of 4 open-face sandwiches.
Nutrition Information:
Based on individual serving
Each serving (2 cakes with salsa and half bun): About 307 calories, 22 g protein, 23 g carbohydrate, 15 g total fat (3 g saturated), 3 g fiber, 58 mg cholesterol, 499 mg sodium.
*Adobo puree is the thick, vinegary sauce canned with chipotle chiles. Canned chipotle chiles are available in Latin markets and in the ethnic-foods section of some supermarkets.
Pepper-Crusted Filet Mignon
Prep: 15 minutes plus standing
Grill: 16 minutes
Makes: 4 servings
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
1 teaspoon whole fennel seeds
4 beef tenderloin steaks (filet mignon), 3/4 inch thick (4 ounces each)
3 medium peppers (red, yellow, and/or orange)
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves
1 teaspoon olive oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1. Prepare charcoal fire or preheat gas grill for covered direct grilling over medium-high heat.
2. Meanwhile, on cutting board, with rolling pin, crush peppercorns and fennel seeds. With hands, pat spice mixture around the edges of steaks. Cover and refrigerate steaks until ready to cook. (Can be prepared up to 1 day ahead.)
3. Cut each pepper lengthwise in half; discard stems and seeds. With hand, flatten each pepper half.
4. Place peppers, skin side down, on hot grill rack. Cover grill and cook until skins are charred and blistered, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer peppers to bowl; cover with plate and let steam at room temperature 15 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Reset grill temperature to medium.
5. Remove peppers from bowl. Peel off skins and discard. Cut peppers lengthwise into 1/4 inch-wide strips. Return peppers to same bowl and toss with parsley, oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
6. Sprinkle steaks with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Place steaks on hot grill rack. Cover grill and cook steaks 4 to 5 minutes, turning once, per side for medium-rare or until desired doneness. Serve steaks topped with peppers.
Nutrition Information:
Based on individual serving
Each serving: About 210 calories, 26 g protein, 6 g carbohydrate, 9 g total fat (3 g saturated), 2 g fiber, 76 mg cholesterol, 357 mg sodium.
Tarragon Pork Tenderloins with Grilled Grapes
Prep: 12 minutes
Grill: 18 minutes
Makes: 8 servings
1/2 small shallot, cut in half
3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves or 1 teaspoon dried
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 whole pork tenderloins (1 pound each)
1 large bunch seedless red grapes (1 1/2 pounds)
1. Prepare charcoal fire or preheat outdoor gas grill for covered direct grilling over medium heat.
2. Meanwhile, press shallot through garlic press into cup; stir in tarragon, mustard, pepper, and salt. Spread tarragon mixture all over tenderloins.
3. Place tenderloins on hot grill rack. Cover grill and cook, turning occasionally, until temperature on meat thermometer inserted in center of tenderloins reaches 155 degrees F, 18 to 20 minutes. When done, let pork stand for 5 minutes, as internal temperature will rise to 160 degrees F.
4. After tenderloins have cooked 15 minutes, add the bunch of grapes to same grill rack and cook, turning occasionally, until grapes soften slightly and brown in spots, 4 to 5 minutes.
5. Place tenderloins on cutting board. Place grapes on large platter; with kitchen shears, cut into 8 clusters. To serve, holding knife at an angle, thinly slice tenderloins; transfer to platter with grapes.
Nutrition Information:
Based on individual serving
Each serving: About 208 calories, 27 g protein, 15 g carbohydrate, 5 g total fat (2 g saturated), 1 g fiber, 73 mg cholesterol, 171 mg sodium.
Turkey Cutlets, Indian Style
Prep: 15 minutes
Grill: 4 minutes
Makes: 6 servings
2 large limes
1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon salt
1 garlic clove, crushed with garlic press
6 turkey cutlets (1 1/2 pounds)
1. Prepare charcoal fire or preheat gas grill for covered direct grilling over medium heat.
2. Meanwhile, from 1 lime, grate 1 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1 tablespoon juice. Cut remaining lime into wedges; reserve for squeezing juice over cooked cutlets. In large bowl, mix lime peel and juice, yogurt, oil, ginger, cumin, coriander, salt, and garlic until blended.
3. Just before grilling, add turkey cutlets to yogurt mixture in bowl, stirring to coat cutlets. (Do not let cutlets marinate in yogurt mixture more than 15 minutes; their texture will become mealy).
4. Place cutlets on hot grill rack. Cover grill and cook, turning once, until cutlets just lose their pink color throughout, 4 to 5 minutes. Serve with lime wedges.
Nutrition Information:
Based on individual serving
Each serving: About 127 calories, 22 g protein, 1 g carbohydrate, 4 g total fat (1 g saturated), 0 g fiber, 50 mg cholesterol, 411 mg sodium.


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So you're not going to Coachella this weekend—bummer. Instead of complaining to all of your friends who are hopping on a flight to Palm Springs after work today, do something about it.
The Tribeca Film Festival opens this Wednesday, April 20th with free outdoor music—in film form, surprise!—at the World Financial Plaza in New York. They're showing The Union, Cameron Crowe's documentary on the collaboration between rock-n-roll legends Elton John and Leon Russel and their album of the same name.
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It's free, but you'll need a wristband, which you can snag at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center's box office (199 Chambers Street between Greenwich and West) that day starting at 4PM on a first come, first serve basis. There's a limit of two per person and the screening starts at 8:15, but head over about an hour earlier to catch the full program. It may not be Coachella, but it's a fun way to start off spring!
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From the mid 1970s to the mid 1990s, the West Indies dominated Test Cricket with an undefeated streak that lasted longer than that of any other professional sporting team. This UK documentary charts the progression of the team throughout the 1970s from an almost novelty group of players, who were condescendingly regarded as 'Calypso Cricketers', to the disciplined, athletic and fearsome team that would come to dominate the sport. An energetic blend of archival footage, music and contemporary talking head interviews explores the development of the team and their immense political relevance to the Caribbean people whose recent struggles for independence mirrored civil rights movements in the USA and later South Africa.
Like the recent Formula One documentary Senna and the 1996 boxing documentary When We Were Kings, Fire in Babylon explores the politics in and away from the game. At one point the West Indies star batsman Viv Richards is even compared to the subject of When We Were Kings Muhammad Ali, due to Richards's decision to turn down an extremely large sum of money to play in Apartheid South Africa. Tracing the origins of cricket within the Caribbean nations as something introduced by the English aristocracy as a symbol of colonialist rule, the film demonstrates why it was so significant for the West Indies team to master the sport. By beating the English cricket team, the descendants of former slaves were beating the descendants of the former colonialists at their own game.
While the English cricket team feature in Fire in Babylon as a primary antagonist, especially Tony Greig who in 1976 insensitively stated he wanted to make the West Indians 'grovel', the Australian team are also presented as a major foe. In particular, the fast bowlers Jeff Thomson and Dennis Lillee are depicted in the stock footage and photos to appear almost animalistic with the aggressive bowling techniques that they introduced to the game. The fact that the West Indies bowlers were later widely criticised for adopting similar techniques, which significantly contributed to their early and ongoing wins, is a double-standard that the film doesn't let slip by.
The large collection of interviews assembled for this film create a wonderfully cohesive impression of the team as a fully function single unit that still comprised of individual players. Specific players do get mentioned, but overall the film paints a picture of the team as a single character, which is important considering how they collectively began representing African independence both within the Caribbean and within various communities living in England during a time of racial tensions. At first glance, the amount of screen time given to musical performances and interviews with musicians seems odd, but it establishes the cultural effect the team had and how what the team stood for was articulated through popular art forms such as music. Bob Marley and the team were reportedly mutual fans of each other and former Wailers band member Bunny Wailer features extensively in the interviews.
At the very least, Fire in Babylon is a great film because is so effectively conveys a love for the game that even complete non-cricket fans should find enticing. The West Indies team do begin the film as the classic underdogs so watching them overcome early adversity and humiliations is compelling and satisfying. The excitement of the games is frequently conveyed by rapidly crosscutting between game footage and the various interviewees enthusiastically recounting what happened. Their energy is infectious and is what makes the blend of sport, music and politics in Fire in Babylon that extra little bit special. Like all great documentaries, Fire in Babylon transcends its immediate subject matter to be a film with universal appeal.


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Tim Cook, Craig Federighi talk 30 years of Mac, secrecy, NSA, and sapphire crystal in ABC interview
Last night we reported that Apple CEO Tim Cook has been interviewed by ABC in celebration of 30 years of the Mac. Tonight, the interview will air on World News with Diane Sawyer, but this morning, a tease of the interview was given on Good Morning America. ABC has sent us the above video excerpt of the video. As you can see in the video, Cook is joined by Apple Senior VP Craig Federighi and Apple software VP Bud Tribble.
Interviewer David Muir does not hold his questions back, and specifically asks the trio about secrecy, Apple's plans for its Arizona plant, and about the iWatch. The interview takes place inside of Apple's Cupertino headquarters, and we learn some new tidbits about Cook from this interview. According to Muir, the Apple CEO wakes up at 3:45 AM each morning and receives between 700 and 800 emails from customers each day. The CEO says Apple wants to make even more made-in-the-USA products (besides the Mac Pro), and he confirms that the new Mesa, Arizona Apple plant is to develop sapphire crystal.
Oh, and the iWatch? Cook jokingly says Apple is making a "ring" instead.
Tonight, the rest of the interview will showcase Cook's thoughts on the NSA and more. You can watch the full (very interesting!) excerpt below:


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Howard Stern will not be replacing Simon Cowell, according to American Idol insiders. This week,the Idol nation buzzed with the possibility, first mentioned in the New York Post. The rumor was propelled by Stern on his radio show yesterday when he said, "It might be possible, we'll see."
There is, however, less to the story than meets the eye. Two Idol insiders told The Daily Beast that no offer has been made to Stern, and that in fact, with the new season just beginning, the show is months away from choosing a replacement for Cowell. A source familiar with the search process says Stern was never even being considered.
• Richard Rushfield: Ellen's First IdolA careful listen to Stern's words shows he was not exactly confirming that he had been offered the job, despite how it was interpreted. What Stern said was, "There's not a better job on the planet than judging that fucking karaoke contest…It might be possible, we'll see. They'd have to pay me a ton of dough because I already make a ton of dough."
Making the whole scenario even more fantastical, he also referred to Ryan Seacrest as a "shithead," new judge Ellen DeGeneres as a "fucker," and went on to make other scatological comments about former contestants. (To listen, an excellent Idol destination spot MJsbigblog has audio clips. )
What Stern seemed to be saying—which, on top of the Post report saying producers want him—is, if they offered it to me, I'd consider it. In keeping this talk alive, Stern does not appear really to be angling for a seat on the Idol panel, but finagling for leverage in the ongoing renegotiation of his contract with Sirius XM, which expires next January. And much of the media bought it.
Stern is not likely to be the last who will play this game in coming months.
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The global air-dried food market size is expected to reach USD 165.34 billion by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 7.4% over the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Shifting consumer preference for healthy and convenient diet is expected to expand the scope of air-dried food in the years to come. Additionally, technological advancement in air-drying process has paved the way for the food and beverage industry participants to launch convenience products, which retain the nutritional value for longer time, along with addressing the buyers' convenience.
Coffee beans led the market with over 30% share of the total revenue in 2019. Increased popularity of instant coffee or coffee powder is boosting the segment growth. The fruits and vegetables segment is projected to witness the fastest growth in the upcoming years. These air-dried food products are gaining traction among the health-conscious consumers due to their nutritional value. Furthermore, it has become a convenient meal for outdoor activities, such as camping and hiking, owing to its long shelf life and lightweight.
In terms of application, the commercial segment dominated the market in 2019 owing to widespread usage of the product in the bakery and confectionary industry, hotels and restaurants, instant meal industry, and pet industries. The household application segment is anticipated to witness the fastest growth over the forecast period. Changing consumption pattern, rapid urbanization, and expansion of e-commerce will boost the demand for the product in the household segment.
Air-dried chunks/pieces are projected to expand at the fastest CAGR of 7.8% from 2020 to 2027. Growing utilization of these forms in several products, such as snacks, ready-to-eat kits, cakes, and pastries, is fueling the growth of the chunks/pieces form in the industry.
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Air-dried Food Market Report Highlights
• In terms of product, coffee beans dominated the market in 2019 with over 30% share of the global revenue owing to extensive application scope in the household and commercial segments of the food and beverage industry
• The household application segment is expected to expand at the fastest CAGR of 7.5% from 2020 to 2027. Shifting preferences among millennials to cook food at home as a result of increased number of recipe videos posted on social media and satellite television channels is expected to prompt the demand for air-dried product forms as convenient options
• Asia Pacific is expected to register the fastest CAGR of 8.0% from 2020 to 2027 owing to rising demand for ready-to-eat and make-ahead meals among the working class population groups in countries, including China and India
• Major players in the market include Dehydrates Inc.; Saraf Foods Pvt. Ltd.; Berrifine A/S; La Frubense; BCFoods, Inc.; Nestle S.A.; B-B Products (Australia) Pty Ltd; DMH Ingredients, Inc.; and HOWENIA ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
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Grand View Research has segmented the global air-dried food market on the basis of product, application, form, and region:
Air-dried Food Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2016 – 2027)
• Coffee Beans
• Fruits & Vegetables
• Herbs
• Meat
Air-dried Food Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2016 – 2027)
• Household
• Commercial
Air-dried Food Form Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2016 – 2027)
• Powder & Granules
• Chunks/Pieces
• Flakes
Air-dried Food Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2016 – 2027)
• North America
• Europe
• Germany
• Asia Pacific
• China
• India
• Central & South America
• Brazil
• Middle East & Africa
• Saudi Arabia
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Math teacher Lora Jane Riedas, employed by Hillsborough County Public Schools, openly pushes her LGBT agenda at the school where she teaches, but has banned students from wearing crosses.
As a member of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), Riedas's classroom is covered in pro-LGBT paraphernalia; albeit, she has banned students from wearing Christian crosses, considering them to be "gang symbols."
Riedas also placed LGBT stickers on the notebooks her class uses. Her lesbian partner, who is also a teacher, dressed as a nun, wearing a cross made of skulls for the school's "spirit week," reported WND.com.
Spirit Week? Perhaps that is indicative of evil spirits entering public schools and possessing teachers!
"The bullying behavior of Lora Jane Riedas is outrageous and unconstitutional. A teacher cannot ban students from wearing cross necklaces, when other students are permitted to wear secular jewelry. Nor can teachers retaliate against students who refuse to display rainbow stickers on their books to promote an LGBT political agenda. The classroom is for learning, not promoting the LGBT agenda, " said Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel.
The nonprofit legal group Liberty Counsel has contacted the Hillsborough County Public Schools with a complaint on behalf of students and their parents, requesting they stop Riedas's bullying.
Public schools have instituted GLSEN clinics on school campuses all over the nation. If teachers aren't trying to rein children into the LGBT lifestyle, they are sexually assaulting their minds in what they call "sex education" classes, which are often nothing less than pornographic sexual assaults on the minds of children.
If you haven't yet discovered what type of abominable things they are doing to your children in public schools, please visit the Home Education page and focus on the information included at the bottom of the page, which should curl your hair.
It is way past time to get your children out of public schools and into home education, or Christian schools. Some parents are not able to remove their children from public school at this time due to financial constraints, or possibly other limiting factors. Please visit the Home Education page anyway, because there is some very important information included there just for you.
God has given to us everything that pertains to life and godliness, if we want it (2 Peter 1:3).
Jesus said,
"Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot…even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man (Jesus) is revealed" Luke 17:28-30.
What was happening in the days of Lot? Sodomy (homosexuality) was rampant and the Sodomites were raping men in the streets, according to the Jewish historian Josephus.
Well, they are raping the minds of your children in public schools! If you don't believe that, check out this story: https://www.rt.com/usa/206311-chicago-5thgraders-sex-ed-anal/.
They are teaching 10-year-olds how to sodomize one another! But that isn't all; this is only one link among many included on the Home Education page. Please visit that page and educate yourself – or send your children off to HELL!
We are living in the days of Lot!
Hundreds of Bible prophecies have been fulfilled and those remaining shall surely come to pass. Are you prepared to stand before God and give an account of the life you have lived on this earth? If not, salvation is only a prayer away. Please visit the How Can I Be Saved page – your eternal destiny depends on it. God bless you.


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It's Friday Night. If you're not out watching High School Football, then perhaps you're planning your next trip to Walt Disney World. Me? I'm posting the latest Disney news and links roundup.
- Trevor Hogg is writing a three-part profile on Pixar Studios being posted by the UK film website Flickering Myth. Part Two will be posted on Nov. 11 and Part Three on Nov. 18.
- A.O. Scott of the New York Times actually gives "A Christmas Carol" a positive review. Other than a few uncanny valley problems and a weak third act, he thinks Zemeckis did justice to the subject matter. Might be a bit scary for the young ones, however.
- A giant Mickey Mouse balloon will appear in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. This raises an interesting quandry as traditionally, the floats and balloons appear at Universal Studios Orlando after the New York event.
- If you like "V" on ABC tune in to a special 'Social Commentary' this Saturday. Show experts and fans can leave their commentary as the show streams online.
- Bloomberg News reports on some of the Chinese villagers who will be relocated to make way for Shanghai Disneyland.
- It's interesting to see how fears of contracting swine flu while on vacation at a Disney themepark are playing across the pond.
- Meanwhile, it's not the flu, but the sick economy that is delaying the construction of Disney World's West Gate development – Flamingo Crossing.
- Don't forget to go register for "Townsquare" the official forums of The Disney Blog. Over 100 have already signed up.
- Finally, check out this list of the 5 coolest new theme parks. Anything you think they're missing?