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Balance the Scales
Last week, SB 415 was introduced in the Senate by Senator Steve Gooch (R), Dahlonega. On Thursday, a large and diverse group of small businesses, health care providers, and trade association (including CBA) held a press conference at the State Capitol along with numerous Senators to applaud the introduction of the bill. Click Here for more information on supporters of the bill
This legislation—which was the result of months of work by the Senate Study Committee on Reducing Georgia’s Cost of Doing Business—aims to reduce frivolously litigation and ensures that small businesses, health care providers, the agriculture industry, and countless others have an even playing field in Georgia’s legal system.
For more information on the bill and the issues that it addresses, please visit https://www.balancethescalesga.com/. We urge you to contact your Senators and ask that they vote for SB 415.
The bill was presented to the Senate Insurance & Labor Subcommittee on Wednesday morning with the Committee hearing approximately two hours of testimony. On Friday afternoon, the Subcommittee heard language from the author of the bill that would amended the bill. The bill as amended received a do pass by committee substitute.
We’ve officially made it halfway through the 40 day session. This week, the legislature completed days 17 through 21 of the session.
HB 488 was presented to the House Judiciary Non-Civil Reeves Subcommittee by Rep. Martin Momtahan (R), Dallas on Thursday. Several proposed amendments were heard by the committee though only one amendment was made to the bill. The amendment does not impact the financial industry. The bill was passed by the Committee. On Friday morning, the bill was presented to the House Judiciary Non-Civil Full Committee and was passed by the Committee. CBA will continue to monitor the progress of this bill.
HB 523 deals with short term rentals and was presented to the House Regulated Industries Committee by Rep. Kasey Carpenter (R), Dalton, and was passed as a committee substitute on February 5, 2020. The changes made relate to equal treatment of all rentals. This is no longer a short term rental bill and relates to any type of rental properties. It will prohibit any additional licenses or registrations of rental properties.
HB 781 was presented to the Senate Banking & Financial Institutions Committee on Tuesday by Rep. Bruce Williamson (R), Monroe. This was a hearing only so no action was taken on the bill. Chairman William T. Ligon, Jr. (R), Brunswick indicated that there would be a vote at next week’s meeting.
HB 785 was presented to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday by Rep. Joseph Gullett (R), Dallas. This bill deals with electronic notarizations and remote online notarizations. There were several groups that testified in support of the bill and there were several groups opposed to the bill as it relates to real estate closings. Given the number of comments heard during testimony and questions from Committee members, there is a lot of work that needs to be done on the bill before it will be able to advance. The author of the bill committed to working with all parties to draft language that would be amenable to all parties.
HB 955 was introduced in the House by Rep. Chuck Efstration (R), Dacula. The bill was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. This bill deals with elder abuse and financial exploitation. The bill makes failure to report abuse or exploitation a high and aggravated misdemeanor instead of a misdemeanor. The change in severity of the crime and burden that it places on our institutions (i.e. tellers, CSRs) is troubling and CBA opposes the bill as drafted. CBA is working with the author of the bill to see if language can be tweaked.
HB 968 was introduced in the House by Rep. Chuck Efstration (R), Dacula. The bill was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. The bill relates to a court of appeals decision relating to warranties. The decision shifted warranties to a mandated eight year expiration instead of the stated warranty given by a company. For example, if someone purchased a new roof with a 25 year warranty, the warranty would no longer be valid after eight years. The bill passed unanimously by the committee on Tuesday and was placed on the House Rules Calendar for a vote on Day 22 of the session.
HB 969 was introduced in the House by Rep. Chuck Efstration (R), Dacula. The bill was assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. The bill relates to fair housing and pertains to the unlawful practice in selling or renting dwellings and the procedures, remedies, and judicial review related to this. The bill was passed by the Committee on Tuesday.
HB 987 was introduced in the House by Rep. Sharon Cooper (R), Marietta. The bill was assigned to the Health and Human Services Committee. The bill relates to the “Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act”. The bill states that no person shall discriminate or retaliate in any manner again any person who makes a report of elder abuse or financial exploitation or any disable adult or elder person that is the subject of the report. The bill was passed by the Committee. The bill was passed by the House with a vote of 160-1 on Friday.
HB 1008 was introduced in the House by Rep. Joe Campbell (R), Camilla. The bill was assigned to the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. This bill deals with factory built building and dwellings. The bill revises language to state that the structure may or may not contain a metal chassis. CBA will monitor the progress of this bill.
HR 875 was presented to the Special Rules Committee by Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick (D), Lithonia, on Tuesday. This was a hearing only presentation.
HR 933 was presented to the Special Rules Committee by Rep. William Boddie (D), East Point, on Tuesday. The Resolution was passed by the Committee.
HR 1093 was introduced in the House by Rep. Don Parsons (R), Marietta. This Resolution establishes a Joint Study Committee on Cybersecurity. The Resolution was passed by Energy , Utilities & Communications Committee on Wednesday. CBA will monitor the progress of this resolution.
SB 429 was introduced in the Senate by Senator William T. Ligon, Jr. (R), Brunswick. The bill was assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. In addition to other areas of the law, this bill makes a few code revisions under Title 7. The bill was passed by the Committee on Wednesday.
SB 442 was introduced in the Senate by Senator William T. Ligon, Jr. (R), Brunswick. The bill was assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. This bill prohibits amendments to property owners’ association instruments and covenants that restrict rental of residential lots and plots. CBA will monitor the progress of this bill.
SB 443 was introduced in the Senate by Senator Jesse Stone (R), Waynesboro. The bill was assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee. This bill relates to procedures for garnishment proceedings. CBA is reviewing the bill in detail and trying to determine if there are any adverse impacts for financial institutions. CBA will monitor the progress of this bill.
SB 462 was in the Senate Hopper on Friday. The author of the bill is Senator John F. Kennedy (R), Macon. At the time of this article, a copy of the proposed bill was not available. The description of the bill states that the bill will transfer duties, powers, responsibilities, and other authority relative to industrial loans from the Industrial Loan Commissioner to the Department of Banking & Finance. CBA will monitor the progress of this bill.
Department's Housekeeping Bill
HB 781 was presented on the House Floor on Tuesday by Representative Bruce Williamson (R), Monroe. This is the Department of Banking and Finance’s annual housekeeping bill. The bill passed the House with a vote of 167-0. Now the bill moves to the Senate. We anticipate the bill will be presented to the Senate Banking & Financial Institutions Committee next week.
We will continue to monitor the bill as it progresses.
Georgia Municipal and Local Government Infrastructure Finance Authority Act
SB 309 was presented to the State and Local Government Operations Committee on Tuesday by Senator Jesse Stone (R), Waynesboro. This bill establishes the Georgia Municipal and Local Government Infrastructure Finance Authority Act. The bill provides a mechanism through which local governments may finance infrastructure at lower prevailing costs to make such mechanism available to the largest number of local governments feasible.
Prior to the meeting, CBA discussed this bill with our Board of Directors and CBA’s general counsel to determine if there were any major objections to this bill or if any aspects of the bill would have a material impact to community banks. Board members indicated that while this may change the municipal bond market somewhat there were no objections to the bill unless this bill changes anything relating to Tax Anticipation Notes (TAN) that community banks make.
During the hearing, Senator Stone stated that there was no intention of changing the current practices for community banks. If a bank wants to move forward, then they can with existing bond counsel. The bill only relates to revenue bonds not general obligations for municipalities or cities/counties. Bank can continue to use the relationships that they have built over the years to meet the financing needs of the municipalities and cities/counties. While Georgia Bankers Association testified during the hearing that they opposed the bill from a competition standpoint, CBA remained neutral on this bill as we do not believe this bill has a significant impact on the community banking industry. After reviewing research provided by the Georgia Municipal Association, most of the lending that is done on capital expenditures for municipalities is done by big banks. Community banks do not engage in this type of specialized lending on a routine basis. Should your bank have objections to this legislation, then please contact CBA to discuss your concerns. The bill was passed unanimously by the Committee.
Hemp and Cannabis Banking
HB 847 was presented to the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee Representative John Corbett (R), Lake Park on Tuesday. This Bill relates to hemp farming and establishes certain state requirements in order to comply with federal laws and regulations. This bill is a clean up from HB 213 from last session. The USDA did not come out with rules and regulations until last year. The bill clarifies the ability of a greenhouse grower to sell to a farmer. In addition, clarification was added so that college and universities can conduct research for third parties.
The author of the bill was very clear that Hemp is not a controlled substance and therefore not subject to civil forfeiture laws. The prosecuting attorney’s council testified that this is indeed true. Numerous questions were raised by several legislators about whether or not the bill may be criminalizing hemp and contradicting with federal law. The core issue during the discussion was presented by the criminal defense attorneys as the lack of willingness or affordability of a test for field officers. Both the author of the bill and the chairman of the committee indicated that as long as the transporter has the proper paper documentation with them as it relates to Hemp, then there should not be any issues.
The bill was passed by the Committee. CBA will continue to monitor the progress of the bill.
This week, the legislature was back from the break last week and completed days 13 through 16 of the 40 day session. The break was designed to allow House members the time to thoroughly review the budget during appropriations meetings. The supplemental budget was presented to the House on Wednesday and HB 792 passed with a vote of 126-46.
HB 865 was introduced in the House by Rep. Mitchell Scoggins (R), Cartersville. While the majority of this bill relates to code revision of the “Revised Probate Code of 1998”, there is a section in the bill that impacts Title 7 as it relates to deposits of deceased intestate depositors CBA has discussed our concerns with the author of the bill. The author and the Georgia Bar have worked to revise the bill to address our concerns related to the process for paying out funds pursuant to an affidavit from heirs, a funeral home, or a medical provider. However, the latest draft of the bill still contains provisions that would alter a bank’s duties upon receipt of notice from a court or other parties. This is a substantial change from the current law. The bill is not yet on the Committee schedule for a hearing. We will continue to monitor the progress of the bill.
HB 969 was in the House Hopper on Friday. The author of the bill is Rep. Chuck Efstration (R), Dacula. The bill relates to fair housing and pertains to the unlawful practice in selling or renting dwellings and the procedures, remedies, and judicial review related to this. CBA will monitor this bill.
HB 978 was in the House Hopper on Friday. The author of the bill is Rep. Bee Nguyen (D), Atlanta. The bill relates to the “Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act”. The bill prohibits retaliation against a person relating to a report that a disabled adult or elder person is in need of protective services or has been the victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. CBA will be monitoring the bill to make sure this does not cause a private cause of action for our bankers.
HR 1093 was introduced in the House by Rep. Don Parsons (R), Marietta. This Resolution establishes a Joint Study Committee on Cybersecurity. CBA will monitor the progress of this resolution.
SB 315 was presented to the Senate Judiciary Committee by Senator Lindsey Tippins (R), Marietta. This bill relates to mechanics and materialmen liens and rights. The bill was passed by the Senate on Friday with a vote of 53-0.
SB 390 was introduced in the Senate by Senator Steve Gooch (R), Dahlonega. This bill is a tort reform bill that would streamline the process of litigation and reduce costs for Georgia’s industries, small businesses, and citizens. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
SB 415 was introduced in the Senate by Senator Steve Gooch (R), Dahlonega. This bill is a tort reform bill that would streamline the process of litigation and reduce costs for Georgia’s industries, small businesses, and citizens. This bill is virtually the same as SB 390; however, Part I, Section 1-1 of SB 390 was deleted. This is the priority bill for NFIB that was discussed at CBA’s Small Business Day at the Dome. The bill was assigned to the Insurance Committee.
State Budget and its impact on the Legislative Session
Days 10 through 12 of the session are now in the books. On Wednesday, the legislature passed SR 712 that outlined a new adjournment and meeting schedule for the legislative session through crossover day. Changes were made to the calendar for the session as the House needed more time to work on the state budget. Now, the legislature will be adjourned until February 18, 2020 in order to have time to work on the budget. The one constitutional mandate for each legislative session is balancing the state budget. Given the budget deficit of $300 million, the legislature is hard at work to determine where cuts are needed for all state agencies. The Governor has provided a proposed amended budget for 2020 and state agencies have been called before the legislature to explain the impact to each of their departments directly.
On Wednesday, the Department of Banking & Finance (Department) presented their budget to the Appropriations General Government Subcommittee. In an effort to illustrate how the state budget impacts a department that is important to our industry, I want to outline the comments made during the meeting by Commissioner Kevin Hagler. The Department’s revenues total $23 million while their budget is $13 million, which means the Department contributes $10 million in revenues to the State of Georgia as they do not have a designated fund for their revenues. The Department is funded 100% by state funds and they do not take any federal funds. Governor Brian Kemp has asked state departments to cut 4% for the current fiscal year (July 1st-June 30, 2020) and 6% for the 2021 fiscal year (July 1st-June 30, 2021). 85% of the Department’s budget is related to personnel costs so there are no easy cuts for them to make. The current headcount for Department employees is 108 positions, but the cuts will result in a headcount of 102 positions. The Supervision Division (insured institutions-banks, credit unions, holding companies) will feel the most impact as four of the positions will come from their headcounts. There is one vacant position that will be eliminated and three retirements and those positions will not be replaced. The Department had a Chief Information Officer position that was vacated a year ago and they will not replace that position either. One employee in support services will be a reduction in force. With all of these changes, the Department had to reallocate the funds that are in their budget. For the 2020 amended budget, the training budget will also be cut.
For the 2021 budget, the Supervision Division will cut another position that will result from a retirement. Funds for real estate will be reduced as the Department has made a decision to close the Loganville field office. Those employees will either work from home or be provided a landing spot at the main office of the Department. While examiners are typically on-site at institutions for the majority of the time, the trend in the regulatory industry has been one of moving to reviewing bank information remotely and electronically, which would actually result in the examiners being in the office more often. This makes the decision to close the Loganville office that much tougher. Telephone and internet charges will be reduced in the 2020 budget as a result of the office closure. One of the other major changes for the 2021 budget would include moving the Georgia Industrial Loan Act (GILA) from the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to the Department. The budget for the GILA transfer would result in an increase of funds to th Department of $487,000. Commissioner Hagler indicated that this transfer is a result of an audit that noted that efficiencies could be realized by moving GILA to the Department. The Department currently licenses 18,000 entities through their non-depository division through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry (NMLS). The Department would use NMLS to license the GILA licensees and would likely license the main office instead of all branch offices of GILA companies. In addition, Commissioner Hagler would like to transition to risk focused examinations of GILA licensees instead of the requirement to perform an examination annually. This is consistent with how the Department regulates the other non-depository licensees. The Department is working with legislative counsel on a bill that would move GILA to the Department. The Department will continue with business as usual until the legislation is passed. The expected transition date is July 1st.
Commissioner Hagler was asked whether or not the Department would continue to provide $10 million in excess funds to the State in 2021. He indicated that the BB&T and SunTrust merger would result in a loss of fees totaling $6 million. Therefore, it is expected that the Department will still be accretive to the State Budget by $4 million. Commissioner Hagler was asked clarifying questions by several legislators as to whether the reductions in force were an elimination of vacant positions or an actual reduction in working employees. Hagler clarified that the reductions are a reduction of working employees (retirements or reduction in force not being replaced) and would result in a actual reduction in head count.
HB 488 was presented to the House Judiciary Non-Civil Reeves Subcommittee by Rep. Martin Momtahan (R), Dallas. This bill relates to selling of store value gift cards. During last session, CBA worked with the author of the bill to address concerns that we had with the bill as drafted. The author of the bill worked during the off-session to come up with language that would be amendable to financial institutions. As presented to the Subcommittee this week, the changes made by the author sufficiently address our concerns. The meeting was a hearing only for the bill and no action was taken.
HB 781 was placed on the House Rules Calendar for Day 13 of the session and should be voted upon by the House. This is the Department of Banking and Finance’s annual housekeeping bill.
HB 865 was introduced in the House by Rep. Mitchell Scoggins (R), Cartersville. While the majority of this bill relates to code revision of the “Revised Probate Code of 1998”, there is a section in the bill that impacts Title 7 as it relates to deposits of deceased intestate depositors As written, CBA has concerns with the bill in that it shifts the responsibility of determining the persons entitled to receive any funds, and the priority with which funds are paid to such persons, to the financial institution. This bill was originally assigned to the Code Revision Committee, but was later withdrawn and reassigned to the House Judiciary Committee.
SB 315 was presented to the Senate Judiciary Committee by Senator Lindsey Tippins (R), Marietta. This bill relates to mechanics and materialmen liens and rights. The bill was passed as drafted and no changes were made by the Committee.
Small Business Day at the Dome - NEXT WEEK!
While the legislature will not be in session next Wednesday, the event will still go on! We have made changes to the morning schedule for our bankers to include a discussion with State Treasurer Lynne Riley regarding SB 157 that was passed last session and the possibility of placing state deposits using the structure outlined in SB 157.
CBA has Partnered with NFIB to present the Small Business Day at the Dome. This important event is a chance for you to hear from key government leaders as well as network with other small business owners to get a first-hand account to what is happening in the Peach State! Governor Brian Kemp and Vince Dooley are confirmed speakers for our event. Registration is now open for this event.
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God of Cooking – Chapter 91: The weight of a restaurant (4)
Posted on September 17, 2016 by bsubak — 17 Comments ↓
“………My head is ringing. Don’t shout.”
Jo Minjoon forced a groan and barely spoke. Kaya looked at him with reddened eyes. Tears gathered and while it seemed like it would fall at any moment, Kaya endured it. She opened her mouth. Her rough and hard voice was trembling.
“I’m sorry. I, I……..”
“The tap was the one at fault. Why are you sorr-ugh…….!”
At the feeling that his neck burnt, Jo Minjoon closed his eyes tightly and bit his lips. It was a pain so horrible it didn’t make him able to control his expression. Jo Minjoon grinded his teeth and quickly took out his cooking uniform and threw it. At that cold air, he thought that the pain momentarily disappeared, but after a while it began to burn again.
The doctor, who was hesitating because the oil might pop again, approached Jo Minjoon with an alert face and raised him up. At the accident, Chloe asked with a surprised voice.
“Do-doctor. He’s fine, right?”
“I don’t know if I should call this fortunate, but the injury isn’t severe. There are blisters at some parts, but they are mostly first degree. If he takes care of it well, there will be no infections. Although the problem is the pigmentation…….. I’m sorry. It seems like it’s unavoidable for a scar to appear.”
The doctor spoke with an unconfident attitude. Kaya clenched her fists with an angry face, but it wasn’t because she was angry at someone else. She didn’t like herself. Korea? Immigration? There’s no point in worrying about that if she always end up committing accidents such as this.
The doctor placed a wet towel in warm water, put it over the injury, and opened the mouth.
“You will have to keep replacing the towel. If you feel that the heat is getting dispersed, wash it with cold water. You will have to stay like this for at least 30 minutes.”
The moment when Kaya was going to open her mouth, Chloe took a step before her. She looked at Jo Minjoon with a teary face.
“My god……. It really hurts, right?”
“It does hurt. But times like this also happen.”
He tried to force out a calm laugh, but only convulsions appeared on his face. Chloe let out a sigh and changed the towel. The water was that was covering his skin was pressing down the pain. Jo Minjoon said with an exhausted voice.
“……..Don’t make me worried. It’s also hard for those that are looking.”
“And don’t be sorry.”
Chloe pouted her lips. Kaya just looked at him and only then did she feel the pain in her hand. Perhaps she got a little burnt when she was wiping off the oil from his neck, that his palm hurt a little. Kaya didn’t say anything and just went to the sink and turned the cold water. Jo Minjoon, that was looking at what Kaya was doing twitched his brows.
“Kaya, did you perhaps get burnt?”
“This much can’t be considered a burn. Don’t mind.”
“How can I not mind? Doctor! Please check Kaya’s hand too.”
At those words, the doctor checked Kaya’s hands. And then, shook his head. Only after Jo Minjoon had heard that it wasn’t an injury did Jo Minjoon let out a sigh of relief. Chloe’s eyes that was looking at him got quite complicated. She opened her mouth with a low voice.
“How gentle can you be? You got this big of an injury in your neck and you have the leisure to worry about others……. no, about Kaya?”
“……….It’s not about worrying or not. I can see it with my eyes.”
Chloe didn’t say anything. She felt that she wouldn’t feel good with whatever she said. And she knew really well why she was feeling like that and the reason for it. Chloe let out a sigh and changed the towel.
“Worry about your own body for now. The doctor said it before that there’s a high chance for a scar to appear. How sad is it for a scar to appear on the neck?”
“…….You just seem like my mom.”
“I know really well that that’s not a compliment.”
Chloe replied with a serious face as if it wasn’t the time to be joking. It was at that moment. Martin approached with a face mixed with worry and perplex and asked.
“Minjoon, is the pain okay now?”
“It’s because of Chloe.”
“Why, should we go to a near hospital?”
“No. I’m fine. We can’t do that just because of this injury. Also, the mission is right in front of our eyes.”
Martin turned to look at the doctor as if they could do that. The doctor let out a sigh and said.
“Although it’s not to the point that you should go to a hospital, we can also make a simple treatment here, only that the pain will be severe. On top of that, he shouldn’t go near the fire.”
“………Even so, Kaya was the one in charge of the fire, it wouldn’t matter much.”
In Martin’s position, it was a fine development. Jo Minjoon rescuing Kaya in front of the exploding oil was quite heroic, and the viewers would also like it. The problem was on who was going to get responsible on that oil explosion accident. The sink not functioning properly was obviously a management problem of the restaurant but……. Just because there was a problem with the water pipe, there wouldn’t normally be a case where oil exploded. His head could only complicated because of many reasons.
“I told you before. That there’s no need for you to apologize.”
At Kaya’s words, Jo Minjoon replied with a soft voice. Kaya plucked her lips with her fingernails, and then said with a heavy voice.
“I will certainly do well.”
“Right. Let’s.”
Jo Minjoon extended his fist. Kaya hesitated for a moment, and then bumped it with his. Anderson, who was looking at the two, opened his mouth.
“I think that even if they send you to a graveyard you would be able to film a melodrama.”
He had probably said with without thinking about anything, but Chloe, who heard that, couldn’t control her expression. Ivanna, who was next to her, put her hand on top of Chloe’s shoulder. Chloe looked back at Ivanna and smiled awkwardly. Ivanna whispered in a low voice.
“Just because she departed first, it doesn’t mean that she will arrive first.”
Chloe couldn’t reply anything.
Regardless of the accident that happened in the kitchen, time flowed and night came. And on Kaya’s frying pan, the fire rose and was flambéing the fish. Jo Minjoon gave her a plate that he had finished decorating, and looked at what Kaya was doing. There was no case that she failed in cooking, not even once. Thinking about her skills, it may be something obvious, but in a situation where the orders of the customers came all at once, you could see it like she would have to fight to be able to do that.
“The fried sea bass is done. Pour some sauce.”
Jo Minjoon setted garlic purée that seemed like tangsuyuk sauce and placed over the fried sea bass and the fried green onions. He looked at it as if the score was an obvious 8 and admired it. His level now was also level 7, but he wasn’t confident on being able to constantly cook 8-point dishes. On top of that, among the dishes she had cooked, compared to the ones they ate in the hall, there were some which scored higher. Rather than Kaya’s recipe being good, he wondered if she didn’t miss the points which the chefs of this restaurant did.
‘You really are……..’
Jo Minjoon’s eyes became complicated. Will he be able to reach her, be able to walk next to her? And if he did get some hope, he felt like Kaya started to walk a step ahead of him. He didn’t think that he would be able to close that gap.
Kaya also had her own complicated thoughts. Of course, she was concentrating on cooking, but between that was hidden regret and anger. She wished for Jo Minjoon to look at her virtues at least once. In the last eliminating mission and in the team mission, she had always leaned on him. She didn’t want that anymore.
‘I also have it. I have skills and determination. I also…….’
Fire rose once again in the frying pan. Looking at that faint violet fire that was inside that fire, Kaya’s eyes shone clearly. She couldn’t let Jo Minjoon get eliminated. At least, she didn’t want him team up with her and get eliminated. She didn’t know if the unlucky team would be given an eliminating mission or will be eliminated on the spot……… But whatever side it was, it wasn’t a nice story for Jo Minjoon. Because with his body condition, it wouldn’t be easy for him to do any kind of missions.
She wanted to protect him. Just like Jo Minjoon had helped her until now, she wanted to return that to him. Perhaps, those thoughts could have made her think about the immigration. That thought was showing up on many parts of her face: her closed mouth, close-knit eyebrows, and sharp eyes.
Jo Minjoon looked at Kaya acting like that, and returned to calmly chopping the vegetables. It could be seen as he was chopping them beforehand, but the freshness compared to the recently sliced ones would only fall. There were many cases where if you acted hurriedly, you would feel like it passed faster, but it would only last longer. He wanted to tell those things to Kaya, but……..this wasn’t the situation to do so.
As he only received the dishes from Kaya and made the decorations on it, he could feel that there was beauty in French dishes. His decoration level was 5. But of course, honestly speaking, it wasn’t that important. Excluding Anderson, most were level 5 or 6. He wondered that to go beyond that level, one would need to be able to make a dragon from a carrot. Rather than being a chef, that ability is better reserved for a food coordinator.
The plating Jo Minjoon could do with his skill was drawing the sauce with a spoon to be like brush writing, or giving it the feeling of modern art. Most of the dishes had some food in the middle of the plate, and in the surrounding of it was sauce spread, but even with just that it was quite cool. At least, it gave you the feeling that you have come to a luxurious restaurant. Jo Minjoon smiled with satisfaction.
“It seems like this one also turned out well. You have done well.”
Kaya didn’t get happy or grumble and just put on a strange face. Her eyes slightly glanced to Jo Minjoon’s injury gauze. Jo Minjoon said as if he was throwing the words while still looking at the plate.
“Don’t mind about me.”
“I expected that this would happen when I decided to work in a kitchen. And rather than a mistake, it was an accident, so don’t worry that much. It’s more comfortable for me if you don’t do it.”
At Jo Minjoon’s blunt voice, even if she knew that she didn’t have to, she got angry. Kaya took out the codfish from the steamer and said.
“I am going to mind.”
“I told you that there’s no need to.”
“There was also no need for you to do it but you did. But you are telling me not to mind?”
“I’m……..”
Jo Minjoon wanted to reply something but just shut his mouth. Thinking about it, he didn’t have any words to reply back. Kaya snorted.
“See? You are the same.”
“So don’t say anything even if I worry about you. It’s something unavoidable, this.”
He opened his mouth trying to say something, but in the end only a smile appeared. Kaya blushed to her ear and turned her head. While mumbling with a sulky voice.
“And don’t smile like that.”
Kaya concentrated again on the pan. After participating in this competition, it has been quite a while since she had cooked for someone. But of course, making breakfast and lunch for Jo Minjoon was also cooking for someone but……. It was different right now. Because her dishes were the ones that would decide Jo Minjoon’s elimination.
So the pan she was grabbing was felt more heavily. However, it wasn’t a bad feeling. She didn’t know why, but every time she finished every dish the satisfaction was high. And there was also a good result. The customers that were in the hall were indeed important. But she liked the fact that if she was able to cook well right now, she would be able to save Minjoon. Although there was some burden on it……. compared to the times when she had to worry about eating three meals a day, this doesn’t compare much.
The sea bass’s oil got mixed with olive oil and sizzled. The oil seeped through the knife marks on the meat, and she could feel the meat cooking more clearly than usual. It wasn’t a feeling of cooking with an enjoying heart. Perhaps, it could be closer to that of the head of a family. Responsibility. The weight of that short word became Kaya’s strength.
‘………This one seems rather well-done.’
She handed the roasted sea bass and apricot purée to Minjoon and she turned to look at the frying pan again. Jo Minjoon frowned. It wasn’t because there was a problem; no, if there was a good problem, there was one.
‘………9 points?’
The cooking score was 9. A roasted sea bass and apricot purée made by putting in ginger and cinnamon. Although it was a good combination, he didn’t think that it was so special to get 9 points. But for it to be 9 points… rather than the sauce, it was difficult to get that score if you didn’t roast the sea bass perfectly.
Jo Minjoon got so surprised that he even forgot the pain of his injury and looked at Kaya. He thought that his eyes would start to convulse, and a collapsed smile appeared on his mouth.
[Kaya Lotus]
Cooking level : 8
Baking level : 6
Tasting level : 10
Decoration level : 6
< The weight of a restaurant (4) > End
Translator’s note: Thanks for reading and for your support!
Proofreader : Saihikawa
17 Replies to “God of Cooking – Chapter 91: The weight of a restaurant (4)”
kirindas September 17, 2016 at 5:41 am
yu3kino September 17, 2016 at 5:44 am
Welp, love power? Also, Minjoo seems to get power up when he eat delicious food so have Kaya keep making things for him to eat might be quite a great benefit.
kiyanazrael September 17, 2016 at 5:53 am
Slikrapids September 17, 2016 at 5:54 am
NapKnight September 17, 2016 at 6:22 am
naosouonight September 17, 2016 at 6:24 am
exqalph03 September 17, 2016 at 6:35 am
Kaya once again pulled ahead~! Woohoo~!
it’s like i want kaya to tell minjoon
‘i’ll take care of you!’
you know.. for your entire life >.<
i'll take responsibility if you can't marry because of your injury!
huehehhe
as always thank you for the amazing chapter :3
btw did kaya cooking level just increased??
Mesmerised September 17, 2016 at 6:41 am
waganawa_megumin September 17, 2016 at 6:45 am
Is this a cooking novel or a romance novel😂
eunieberry September 17, 2016 at 7:08 am
Oh my gosh!!! I ship Kaya and Min Joon sooo much that I squeeeeeealed like a fan girl that I am…and I’m sorry but I like Chloe but girl…NO. Just No…. don’t even think about crossing my ship!! 😂😂😂
Thank you so much for the awesome translation!! (As always)😋
chopin124 September 17, 2016 at 9:17 am
Kyaaaaaaaaaaa
XD xD
Muwahahahahahahah
Thankee for the lovely chapter!! XD
Still think there’s gonna be minus points for the misunderstanding but still great! Hehehe
Soz Chloe… But gooo Kaya xD and somehow aim for a draw with kaya minjoon lol xD
Although Chloe could get a power up via jealousy…
shaynesor September 17, 2016 at 9:43 am
Uhh Chloe so sorry but I’m in team kaya. They’re just more adorable.
thoth0 September 17, 2016 at 2:19 pm
Just take them both to bed.
perdidoenlapereza September 17, 2016 at 4:54 pm
Jujujujuju~
karmanisman123 November 19, 2016 at 3:15 pm


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Martin J. Waters is a corporate and securities partner in the San Diego office, a member of the firm’s board of directors, and a former member of the firm’s Policy Committee. He is a founding partner of the firm’s San Diego office and Southern California corporate practice. He was a partner in the Palo Alto office until opening the San Diego office in 2004.
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Archdiocese of Atlanta Hosts Pro-Gay Marriage Theologian for Catholic LGBT Retreat
Joseph Sciambra2020-11-25T05:36:24+00:00February 4th, 2020|Blog, The Church|
On March 1, 2020, a Catholic LGBT advocacy group in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Fortunate and Faithful Families, will offer a “retreat” entitled – “A New Heart.” According to Fortunate and Faithful Families:
Fortunate and Faithful Families is an archdiocesan-approved ministry to families with LGBT children or other family members. Our annual retreat provides compassionate and affirming information with a focus on sharing the love of Christ for all.
According to the group’s official Facebook page: “One day we won’t have to ‘come out of the closet.’ We will just say we are in love and that’s all that matters.”
Their advertisement for the event included the following:
“We believe God intentionally created LGBTQ people and wants them to live a full life. We believe the Church should be a home for LGBTQ persons exactly as they are…”
In 2018, Fortunate and Faithful Families held it’s annual “retreat” at the Chancery of the Archdiocese of Atlanta located in Smyrna, Georgia. Composed primarily of Catholic parents with self-proclaimed “gay” children, in 2014 Archbishop Wilton Gregory first addressed Fortunate & Faithful Families. After the meeting, Gregory said:
Their parents then spoke of the hostile environment that many of them encountered from the Church. The language that the Church uses in speaking of their sexual orientation is often unwelcoming and condemnatory…I spoke of the distinction that our Church makes between orientation and behavior, which admittedly needs reexamination and development.
The group is an offshoot of the dissident Catholic pro-gay marriage LGBT ministry Fortunate Families.
Fortunate Families is a gay-affirmative pro-same-sex marriage advocacy group founded in 2004 by the Catholic parents of a “gay” son – Mary Ellen and Casey Lopata. Inspired by the work of Robert Nugent and Jeannine Gramick and their New Ways Ministry, the Lopata’s decided to form an outreach specifically targeted to the Catholic parents of LGBT children. In 1999, Nugent and Gramick were both officially censured by the Vatican and “permanently prohibited from any pastoral work involving homosexual persons.”
In 2003, the Lopatas published their book “Fortunate Families: Catholic Families with Lesbian Daughters and Gay Sons.” They argued, among other things, that “homogeni-tal acts are not necessarily always a sin.” They also qualified prohibitions in the Bible regarding homosexual activity by stating that: “The biblical writers had no concept of our modern psychological understanding of homosexual orientation.” And, “The prophets, the gospels and Jesus say nothing about homosexuality in the bible.”
One of the presenters at the Fortunate and Faithful families retreat will be theologian Luke Timothy Johnson. In 2007 and 2012, Johnson spoke at the national symposiums of New Ways Ministry – a group that was formally condemned by the USCCB in 2010.
In 2007, Johnson wrote:
“I think it important to state clearly that we do, in fact, reject the straightforward commands of Scripture, and appeal instead to another authority when we declare that same-sex unions can be holy and good. And what exactly is that authority? We appeal explicitly to the weight of our own experience and the experience thousands of others have witnessed to, which tells us that to claim our own sexual orientation is in fact to accept the way in which God has created us. By so doing, we explicitly reject as well the premises of the scriptural statements condemning homosexuality—namely, that it is a vice freely chosen, a symptom of human corruption, and disobedience to God’s created order.”
On the issue of transsexuality, Johnson wrote:
“. . . [T]he desire to change one’s gender is not itself a moral issue. It is not in itself a disordered drive, or a form of rebellion against the creator. It could be, to be sure, but it need not be; like the discovery of one’s sexual attraction to persons of the same gender, it may in fact be a recognition of oneself that is deeply respectful of the Creator.”
At the 2018 Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, during one of the several LGBT sessions, attendees were encouraged to support a trans-child in their gender transition.
In 2016, the LGBT Ministry at the parish of St. Francis of Assisi in New York City recommended a particular hospital for those seeking transgender surgery.
Every year, Fortunate and Faithful Families marches in the Atlanta Gay “Pride” Parade.
Jesuit priest James Martin has praised the group and spoken to them twice: at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (afterwards, they presented Martin with a cake featuring a rainbow) in 2018; and in 2019 via Facebook Live. The “Shrine” in Atlanta is the home of Pastor Monsignor Henry Gracz who has been outspoken about his support for the LGBT community.
Anne Berry February 4, 2020 at 7:22 pm
Gay lifestyle is trendy these days. Kids aren’t even conflicted but are bolstered by social media & popular culture. Every movie, song video, Instagram channel now has lesbians kissing. It’s inflaming girls with passions they wouldn’t have otherwise. Even at Christian schools girls are “bi” at unheard of rates. It’s demonic. We know first hand how it can ruin lives. It must be stopped.
Wake up!! And smell the fire.
Shaune February 6, 2020 at 12:16 am
Msgr. Gracz did our pre-marital counseling and officiated at our wedding. Now I know why he told us that pre-marital sex was ok and contraception was a matter of individual conscience. He does not believe in what the Church teaches. He has done untold damage.
Janice Kaya February 10, 2020 at 7:43 pm
He is using sociological terms to attempt to brow beat those Catholics who hold to Church Teachings. God gave his answer in Sodom and Gomorrah! Read the Bible. No one should address James Martin as Father because he does not Believe.


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Lucas, Ohio
15 miles from Jeromesville, OH
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16.1 miles from Jeromesville, OH
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Franklin Castle
Franklin Castle was built in the mid 1800s by Hans Tiedemann, a wealthy German immigrant. Since then, it has been a clubhouse for a German singing society, headquarters for a German Socialist organization, a doctor's office, apartments, and a hideout for bootleggers. Many ghost stories surround the place, and here ...
Johnny Mango
Johnny Mango World Cafe & Bar is reportedly haunted by several ghosts, the oldest being a woman named Margaret who died in 1895 when her trolley car ran into the Cuyahoga River.
It is said that in Room 169 during the 1900s, a guest named Mary hanged herself in her room. This is rumored to have led to at least some of the many haunting episodes here. Guests and employees alike have witnessed unexplained noises, electrical issues, and faceless apparitions. Some reports ...
Denison University Library
The 7th tier of the Denison University Library is said to have a spirit, a shadowy woman wearing an old-fashioned dress. Those who fall asleep here, especially men, have been awoken by her hitting them on the back of the head.
The Buxton Inn
Visit this inn and you may meet the ghost of Orrin Granger, the pioneer who built it in 1812. Or you may spot Major Horton Buxton, after whom the inn was named. Major Buxton operated the inn during the late 1800s. Former innkeeper Bonnie Bounell is also said to have ...
Before this building became a night club and closed down, it was a celebrated local eatery. The owner became an alcoholic after his wife died, and both him and his legendary restaurant quickly fell apart until it went out of business. A night club built on the premises was closed ...
This historic hotel was built over the site of many historic city landmarks including the cities first hotel, transferring the historical pasts of them into this building. Ghostly activity is mainly reported on the fourth floor, where lights turn on and off of their own accord and faucets switch on ...
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The “cockroach” epithet, unsurprisingly derogatory, has been used widely in politics, primarily to dehumanise. Photo: Shutterstock
Language Matters by Lisa Lim
Hong Kong’s protesters are often called ‘cockroaches’, but where does the term come from?
During the protests, the much-reviled insect’s name has been co-opted by pro-Beijing elements, intended as an insult
The Cantonese slang for cockroach is also a term of admiration for resilience in the face of adversity
Lisa Lim
Published: 5:00am, 10 Dec, 2019
Updated: 5:33am, 10 Dec, 2019
Lisa Lim has worked in Singapore, Britain, Amsterdam and Sri Lanka, and until June 2018 was Associate Professor and Head of the School of English at the University of Hong Kong, where she still holds an Honorary position. She now is Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. She is co-editor of the journal Language Ecology, founder of the website linguisticminorities.hk, and co-author of Languages in Contact (Cambridge University Press, 2016).


You’re Grounded!
When it comes to air pollution, there’s bad, and then there’s Beijing bad. The air quality was so poor in the major Chinese city during the fourth quarter of 2016 that officials took the unusual step of grounding air flights from the Beijing airport. The reason: Pilots couldn’t see the runway on landing approach, even from only a few hundred feet in the air.
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Officials attributed the heavy smog to a number of factors, including automobile exhaust, a drop in temperatures that resulted in increased use of wood-burning stoves and fireplaces, a spike in humidity that kept smog in place, and the coal-burning factories and plants in the area.
Worst yet, Beijing wasn’t the only hotspot. In the Sichuan province, more than 20,000 people were stuck at that local airport one day after flights were grounded because of heavy smog.
In an effort to limit these instances, Beijing is experimenting with as new police force, which is tasked with tracking down environmental offenders. So, the new squad will be on the lookout for people burning garbage, organic fuel like wood or moss or barbequing in the open. In addition, the local government has pledged to close the city’s coal-fired energy plant, reducing coal consumption by 30 percent. Officials also want to removed older vehicles from the road, and improve some road conditions, which kick up dust from use.
Still, issues remain. In the region, regulatory violations are openly flaunted by companies, with industries continuing production even when told to cease because of pollution concerns. There’s no word whether the new police squad will enforce industrial regulations.
All this comes at a time when Chinese workers are becoming more anxious about pollution levels, with sales of personal filtration masks and novelty “fresh air” canisters at an all-time high.
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Movie review: ‘RBG’ amuses, entertains and leaves you wanting more
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She’s been called “a disgrace” by President Donald Trump; “notorious” by adoring millennials who view her as a black-robed superhero; and “friend” by the late Antonin Scalia, a man who didn’t suffer liberals lightly. But in the compelling documentary “RBG,” Ruth Bader Ginsburg isn’t much for labels. In her own deep-blue eyes, she’s little more than a humble shepherd ensuring the U.S. Constitution lives up to its guarantees of opportunity and justice for all. And “all” is what the polarizing Supreme Court member is all about.
For the feisty 85-year-old, gender equality has been her life’s mission, beginning at Harvard Law (where she was one of nine women in a class of more than 500 students) and continuing through landmark SCOTUS decisions on women seeking reproductive rights and equal pay, to protecting the vote for African-Americans under assault by GOP factions intent on returning to Jim Crow. In between, Ginsburg has managed to raise two kids, fend off two attacks of cancer and bury a husband who gladly devoted his life to her. Yet, she still stands tall — or at least as tall as a 5-foot-1 firecracker can.
Dutifully — and fitfully — directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen work themselves into a lather attempting to condense and cram Ginsburg’s life story into a far-too-brief 95 minutes. But in the wake of some of the bladder-testing endeavors I’ve seen of late, it’s nice to experience a film that actually leaves you wanting more. And what you want most, is the charming, drolly funny Ginsburg opining on what she’s seen and done over a lifetime of jurisprudence.
Clearly, West and Cohen don’t favor that tact, opting instead to load up on talking heads, archival clips and revisiting Ginsburg’s greatest legal hits. No doubt all of these people and things are informative, but the moments where “RBG” most assuredly slams the gavel down are when we’re one-on-one with the Brooklyn native, watching her eyes well when talking about her beloved, “funny” hubby of 56 years, Marty, or watching her demurely giggle while watching a clip of the marvelous Kate McKinnon spoofing of her on “Saturday Night Live.” These are the times when “RBG” comes most alive.
Still, what’s here is more than enough to sufficiently get your legal briefs in a twist. Love her (like Scalia) or bemoan her (like Orrin Hatch), the consensus is always an undying respect for a woman who has suffered no quarter and steadfastly adhered to her mother’s advice to always be a lady. And that meant keeping a level head, never giving into angry outbursts and remembering that your enemies are people, too. The movie tells us that Ginsburg has always been a listener, even if the person is talking bullpucky. It’s how she and Scalia became inseparable pals.
Regrets, she has a few — most notably the day she forgot what her mother told her and unleashed a verbal attack on Trump during the 2016 election, calling him “a faker.” Under intense pressure, she issued a mea culpa. But it wasn’t like one of those insincere apologies passing through the lying lips of most politicians; it was an honest, straightforward “I’m sorry” rooted in genuine remorse. You can see it still bothers her today. But that doesn’t mean she now likes Trump. To the contrary, we see her hilariously satirizing The Donald the night after the 2016 election making a cameo as the haughty Duchess of Krakenthorp in a production of “The Daughter of the Regiment” at the Washington National Opera. (She adores opera, by the way.) She ends her brief Act II monologue with this warning: “Dropping traditions that have worked and are continuing to work is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.”
That’s so Ginsburg. No wonder she’s become the unlikely Internet hero for social networkers who have lovingly dubbed her “The Notorious R.B.G.” in honor of the late gangsta rapper The Notorious B.I.G. A flattered Ginsburg admits to getting a kick out of it and the clever memes that have popped up online; my favorite being her as Wonder Woman. It’s a kick, and so is Ginsburg. Heck, even Orrin Hatch finds nice things to say about her — and without grimacing. That’s some lady. Just like the one her mother always wanted her to be.
A documentary by Betsy West and Julie Cohen featuring Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gloria Steinem, Nina Totenberg, Bill Clinton and Orrin Hatch.
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The Loss of a Giant
Sara Grethlein Mar 18, 2014
Sometimes when we see an average looking person, we are overlooking the unique characteristics that mark them as exceptional. In 2011 I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Janet Rowley when she spoke to SELAM (the Society for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine) about the challenges of being a woman in medicine and science. Quiet and unassuming, Dr. Rowley was revolutionary. She was smart, tenacious and modest. She achieved her Bachelor’s degree at the age of 19 and was one of a very limited number of women admitted to medical school, graduating at age 23 in 1948. Dr. Rowley died December 18, 2013 at the age of 88.
Dr. Rowley was fascinated by familial and genetic disorders. She worked part time treating “mongoloid” children with Down’s syndrome. Along the way, she bore and raised 4 sons with her husband and former classmate. Her intellect could not be denied, and she eventually was able to negotiate part time work in a leukemia research laboratory. She described her salary negotiations as “weak” – saying that she was able to obtain funding sufficient to cover the cost of baby sitters for her children, a microscope and supplies.
In this laboratory she studied and applied herself to learning the emerging techniques to study the blood and bone marrow specimens of leukemia patients. She stained chromosomes, and used a literal cut and paste technique to compare those of leukemic marrow with those of normal patients. (She described her children calling the cutouts her paper dolls). Dr. Rowley identified a consistent abnormality in several leukemia patients – pieces of chromosomes 8 and 21 had changed places; they had “translocated”. She went on to clarify that the Philadelphia Chromosome was a translocation of chromosomes 9 and 22. Initially identified in 1960, the Philadelphia Chromosome was felt to be an artifact of the leukemia and possibly due to the deletion of chromosome 21.
“CELLS from nine consecutive patients with chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML) have been analysed with quinacrine fluorescence and various Giemsa staining techniques. The Philadelphia (Ph1) chromosome in all nine patients represents a deletion of the long arm of chromosome 22 (22q−)1,2. An unsuspected abnormality in all cells from the nine patients has been detected with these new staining techniques. It consists of the addition of dully fluorescing material to the end of the long arm of one chromosome 9 (9q+). In Giemsa-stained preparations, this material appears as an additional faint terminal band in one chromosome 9. The amount of additional material is approximately equal to the amount missing from the Ph1 (22q−) chromosome, suggesting that there may be a hitherto undetected translocation between the long arm of 22 and the long arm of 9, producing the 9q+ chromosome.” – A New Consistent Chromosomal Abnormality in Chronic Myelogenous Leukaemia identified by Quinacrine Fluorescence and Giemsa Staining, Janet D.Rowley – Nature 243, 290 – 293 (01 June 1973)
Dr. Rowley also identified the translocation of chromosomes 15 and 17 that has become the sine qua non characteristic of acute promyelocytic leukemia. Her landmark paper was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1973 – “Chromosomal patterns in myelocytic leukemia.” Rowley JD. N Engl J Med. 1973 Jul 26;289(4):220-1. More recently, Dr. Rowley authored a Perspective in Science – “Genetics – A Story of Swapped Ends” Science 21 June 2013.
Dr. Rowley’s accomplishments have been marked by receipt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, The National Medal of Science, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association for Cancer Research and the Lasker Award. She did note that her five grandchildren were among her greatest prizes.
Dr. Rowley looked at chromosomal abnormalities in a way that others had not – she looked beyond the ordinary and used emerging staining techniques to see patterns not previously recognized. She founded a method of investigation in medicine that is integral to the way I treat cancer patients today. She helped us along the path that led to treatments like Imatinib (aka Gleevec), and ATRA (all trans retinoic acid), and that has led to the classification and treatment of leukemias on the basis of their chromosomal abnormalities.
It makes me wonder what our students will accomplish in the future. Which of them will identify a new way of looking at things that transforms medicine? With the passage of time, which one will emerge as the next giant? Odds are good that greatness is lurking within our students. Let’s share our passion, and nurture their intellectual curiosity – who knows what the next chapter will hold!
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HOT AND HIGH PERFORMANCE
For more than 30 years, Heli Niugini Limited has operated on the western South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea and throughout Australia, Asia and the Pacific. It specializes in helicopter support for the precision construction, mining and oil and gas industries, conducting both general visual and instrument flight rule operations. The company also provides charter services.
Heli Niugini is based on Papua New Guinea’s main island of New Guinea, which the country shares with Indonesia. An unbroken chain of mountains with peaks above 13,000 feet dominates the topography. Papua New Guinea’s highest peak, Mount Wilhelm, rises to 14,793 feet. In addition to those elevations, much of the country is covered by tropical rain forest. Year-round, temperatures in the capital of Port Moresby, on the southern coast of the main island, hover around 27 degrees Celsius. Humidity averages 80 percent at Heli Niugini’s main base at Madang, on that island’s northern coast.
All of which is to say Heli Niugini’s operating environment is among the toughest for helicopters. The experience of flying 12,000 hours a year in that environment, with a mixed fleet that includes the Bell 407, has made the operator’s staff severe skeptics of helicopter performance claims. When at May 2016’s Rotortech trade show in Australia they heard claims of what the Eagle 407HP could do, Heli Niugini executives wanted to see firsthand.
Shortly after the show, Eagle Australasia flew the Eagle 407HP to Papua New Guinea for trial operations. Privately owned Eagle Australasia is a joint venture set up by Eagle Copters and the Australian company Aero Assist, a long-term partner, to market and provide support to the aircraft.
In the trials, the Eagle 407HP, fitted with mission-specific equipment, replaced a standard Bell 407 on a drilling exploration contract. Among other work, it lifted various internal and external loads at around 6,500 feet (density altitude 8,000 feet). The 407HP showed it could launch with more fuel and loads similar to a 407, lift and move heavier parts of the drill rig reducing the need for disassembly, and land with a heavier internal load enabling it to complete a food resupply in one trip instead of two.
The trials also included testing on the 10,993-foot Mount Otto, which has a communication tower on it. Heli Niugini transports 420-gallon drums of diesel to the summit to keep the tower’s generator running. An experienced Heli Niugini 407 pilot calculated that on the day of the test, with the density altitude at 13,000 feet at the peak, the 407HP could have lifted four drums of diesel. With the drums, long line and cargo hook, that would be a load of 1,760 pounds. The standard 407 would lift only two drums under those conditions.
The trials proved the 407HP’s hot-and-high performance, demonstrating that it can outlift a Bell 212 above 8,000 ft., said Eagle Australasia CEO Grant Boyter,
The Eagle 407HP is torque-limited to around 10,500 feet, compared to around 3,500 feet on a standard Bell 407 in Papua New Guinea. That is one of many factors that make the 407HP a game changer. Heli Niugini officials said they are excited about now being able to bid for jobs at altitude that in the past have been done mostly been done by Bell 212s, standard 205A1s and Airbus SA315 Lamas.
Testament to the game-changing nature was Heli Niugini’s decision after the trials to lease that 407HP and to convert one of its standard 407s to the HP configuration. Eagle Australasia completed that conversion, with support from three Eagle Copter mechanics, in April 2017, on budget, and right on the six-week schedule.
With Honeywell’s powerful, efficient and reliable HTS900, Eagle Copters’ 407HP upgrade turns a workhorse single-engine helicopter into a true hot-and-high performer with capabilities that outmatch competitors and, in some cases, surpassed those of bigger, twin-engine rotorcraft. The upgrade also gives 407HP operators added safety margin, reduced operating costs and the ability to execute missions longer and more effectively.
The 407HP provides the best possible performance, highest efficiency and lowest maintenance costs for the Bell 407. Experience the 407’s full potential powered by the HTS900 engine.
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How an Instagram account highlighting Black-owned businesses in Toronto has grown to massive popularity
Kerin John on why she started her now very popular account and the community’s response
by Julia Mastroianni for TRNTO Posted: June 30, 2020 Photo: Kerin John
Kerin John used her expertise in graphic design to launch the incredibly popular Instagram account @blackowned.to. The account is meant to help Torontonians find Black-owned businesses that they can support in their local community, and within two months it has grown to more than 50,000 followers.
John fell in love with graphic design back in high school at Central Technical School where a multi-year graphic design program was offered for high school students.
“My first intention was to go to college for it, which I did for a little bit, but I realized it was kind of a waste of time because I studied it in high school for so long,” John says. “After that, I just decided I would freelance and do this myself.”
At first, John was mostly doing work for people she knew, and that led to other work through word of mouth. Now, she is living a full-time freelance career with her main focus being @blackowned.to.
“Organization is probably the number one thing to just keep your head on straight,” John explains. “Also, try to prioritize a little bit and not take on too many things at once, or else you’re going to burn yourself out.”She has faced this challenge since starting @blackowned.to.
“The idea came to me because I was having a very difficult time finding Black-owned businesses in the city. With my design background and everything, I knew that I could create a page that was just easy to use because I’ve always been pretty good with social media.”
Kerin John started the account at the beginning of May and was mostly finding businesses to post on her own. However, by the beginning of June, she says things “really exploded.” She was getting upwards of 1,000 likes on each post and started getting so many direct messages that she couldn’t keep track.
“I had to turn them off and find a different solution. And that’s how I decided to get a website for the business submissions,” she says.
John says running the Instagram account and posting new businesses from the submissions has now become almost all she does at this point.
“It’s all I think about. I don’t even sleep. It’s almost like an addiction. I’m always checking my emails, always checking the page.”
She has a backlog of hundreds of businesses to post now, and so she thinks she likely will create a directory of them all and post it to the website.
“I want people to still have the resources without having to wait for me to post because it’s going to take me forever to get through all of the businesses.”
She attributes the growth of the account to the community.
“Up until the past couple of weeks, supporting Black-owned businesses hasn’t been a trend. Now, it’s kind of, I don’t want to say trendy, but people are just trying to find ways to be a good ally,” Kerin John says. “But I don’t want it to be temporary. I want it to be continued support for the Black community because, overall, we just haven’t had the same amount of customers, and starting a business for us has always been a little bit more challenging.”