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Hindu Temple keeps dodging obstacles on road to karma
Last Saturday, one car after another rolled down a short, dark street called Prairie Lane in Limestone Township, near the top of Farmington Road's hill.
The parking lot at the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois begins where the lane ends and in less than a quarter of a mile, a dark street lined with small houses opened into a majestic, brightly-lit, copper-domed structure illuminating the night sky.
The temple's celebration of Diwali, or Festival of Lights, generated 500 people and heavy traffic. Volunteers monitored traffic in the parking lot closely, directing the overflow of cars to a gravel area where they made sure parking space was used wisely.
Devotees at the Hindu Temple are sensitive about the parking lot and traffic on Prairie Lane because tolerance of people and places is the essence of the religion.
"The road was intended to serve a few people, not to take the kind of traffic going to the temple," says Prakash Babu, chairman of temple's board of directors since its inception in the late 1990s.
Babu and the temple's efforts to resolve a fairly simple dilemma, alleviating traffic for the 20 or so residences along Prairie Lane, is turning into development plans with as many plots, subplots and players as a Bollywood musical. But all proposals - which include a new meditation center on temple property and a private condominium development on adjacent land - hinge on building a new road from Kickapoo Creek Lane through the bluffs and up to the temple.
The proposed road is short, only about a half-mile long, but think of getting it built as an exercise in the long and winding road to good karma.
Devotees searched a long time for the right location to build a temple according to Hindu principles. It needed to be on a hill, in a serene setting, with a river nearby and water running east to west.
"This is a very unique place, a sacred place," Babu says.
The land was zoned for agricultural use so they got a special permit from Peoria County to build the temple, which opened in 1999. Even then, they realized traffic flow would be an issue, but the Illinois Department of Transportation intended to make improvements on Farmington Road that would have eliminated the problem.
With IDOT's plans on hold, Babu says, they had to search for other solutions. Originally, they approached Limestone Township about widening Hilltop Road and Prairie Lane, the two small roads that lead to the temple. But that wasn't a practical solution for property owners along those two roads, he says.
The bottom line was if temple devotees wanted better access to the temple, they would have to build a new road - and building a new road would not only require raising money but jumping through an increasingly complicated series of governmental bureaucratic hoops to get the land rezoned - including the unusual, but legal, moves toward annexing land to West Peoria, though it's not within West Peoria's boundaries.
A new road, Babu says, would allow practical access to the temple, taking traffic off Hilltop Road and Prairie Lane. It would also benefit residents throughout the area with improvements to water, sewer, and fire-protection services to the entire area. Finally, it would allow development along the bluffs of Kickapoo Creek Road, which would help offset the estimated cost of $1.7 million for the road and infrastructure improvements.
Obviously, the temple would benefit from a new road. They would proceed with plans to build a meditation center, priests' headquarters and lakes needed for certain worship ceremonies on 25 acres of land owned by the temple. But helping the temple cannot be the only justification, Babu says.
To those ends, he and his wife, Ratna, bought the adjacent 25 acres, where they want to build a 129-unit condominium complex designed to accommodate baby boomers as they age. The concept, known as aging in place, would provide the amenities for empty nesters who want to remain independent as they age. But it would also provide revenue to help build the road and additional tax revenues for the area without burdening the school district, Babu says.
The land has sat vacant for decades because of its land-locked situation, he says.
"Some people say this has been saved for God's home for a long time," Babu says.
Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, takes center stage during Diwali, which celebrates the coming of a new and prosperous year, especially for businesses.
But lately, Babu jokes, he's spent a lot of time praying to another Hindu deity, Ganesha, the elephant-faced god of knowledge. "He removes obstacles."
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Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles (1875-1891), including biographical items, editorials, speeches, and messages of Oochalata, also known as Charles Thompson, the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, 1875-1878, mostly relating to education, schools, finances, Cherokee Indian lands, and tribal government in general.
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1. Charles Thompson to the National Council, Dec. 1, 1875, re appropriations for articles needed. Also, Thompson to National Council, Dec. 3, 1875.
2. Acts approved by C. Thompson from the Cherokee Advocate, March 1, 1876, re the law that the Cherokee Advocate be continued by the Cherokee Nation.
3. Editorial on Thompson from the Cherokee Advocate, March 11, 1876, re contract of bids for a printing office, etc.
4. Laws of the Cherokee Nation from the Cherokee Advocate, March 18, 1876, re appropriations of payment list and other acts.
5. Editorial on the New Code, from the Cherokee Advocate, April 8, 1876, re publishing laws in Cherokee, etc.
6. Letter of W. L. Miller to editor of Cherokee Advocate, from the Cherokee Advocate,
April 15, 1876, re the case of the Supreme Court vs. the Chief of the Cherokee.
7. Letter of Thompson from the Cherokee Advocate, April 22, 1876, re the right of the nation to make their own laws.
8. Proclamation approved by Thompson from the Cherokee Advocate, April 29, 1876, re the Supreme Court and its jurisdiction.
9. Thompson to National Council of Cherokee Nation, Nov. 7, 1876, re delay in the annual message of the Chief.
10. Thompson to National Council, Nov. 10, 1876, re North Carolina Cherokee recognition.
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Were you expecting to see a Michelin Star restaurant? Something like Per Se? Certainly a restaurant where fine dining doesn't even begin to describe the orgasmic experience, right? Like Alinea? Nope. Those excellent restaurants—and others of their kind—are not the best restaurant in the USA according to Yelp. That honor would go to a small shack in Hawaii called Da Poke Shack. You could eat there for less than 10 bucks.
The menu is written on a white board. You order from a deli counter. The view is supposedly impressive. And the food is the best you can get in America. Yelp users gave it a 5-star average with over 600 reviews. Not bad for a shack.
Slate pointed to Yelp's first ever Top 100 places to eat list and it covers pretty much every kind of food, price range, experience, cuisine and so forth there is. Little food stands to three hour meals and everything in between, everything is considered. It's the people's list of what they consider is best. Yelp explains the method:
Engineers on Yelp's data mining team used a technique based on the Wilson Score to compile a list of highly rated places to eat. This method takes into account both star rating and number of reviews to reveal which spots not only have top notch ratings, but also which are most popular in the Yelp community.
And here's the Top 100 places to eat in America, according to Yelp. A lot of variety:
1. Da Poke Shack, Kailua-Kona, HI
2. Paseo, Seattle, WA
3. Oklahoma Joe's Barbecue, Kansas City, KS
4. The Cinnamon Snail, New York, NY
5. Porto's Bakery, Burbank, CA
6. Dametra Cafe, Carmel by the Sea, CA
7. Alinea, Chicago, IL
8. Franklin Barbecue, Austin, TX
9. Gary Danko, San Francisco, CA
10. Joe's Falafel, Los Angeles, CA
11. Sushi Izakaya Gaku, Honolulu, HI
12. Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs, Denver, CO
13. Oscar's Mexican Seafood, San Diego, CA
14. Coop's West Texas Barbeque, Lemon Grove, CA
15. Tacos El Gordo, Chula Vista, CA
16. Cheese Board Pizza, Berkeley, CA
17. Ricky's Fish Tacos, Los Angeles, CA
18. Ono Seafood, Honolulu, HI
19. Bogart's Smoke House, Saint Louis, MO
20. Bakery Nouveau, Seattle, WA
21. Baguette Cafe, Las Vegas, NV
22. Eleven Madison Park, New York, NY
23. T-Deli, San Diego, CA
24. Built to Grill, Portland, OR
25. Alforon, San Diego, CA
26. Daniel, New York, NY
27. Hot Doug's, Chicago, IL
28. Sal, Kris, & Charlie's Deli, Astoria, NY
29. Blues City Deli, Saint Louis, MO
30. The Kitchen Restaurant, Sacramento, CA
31. Cream Pan, Tustin, CA
32. Dave's Fresh Pasta, Somerville, MA
33. Café Besalu, Seattle, WA
34. The French Laundry, Yountville, CA
35. Turf N' Surf Po Boy, Austin, TX
36. Café Rolle, Sacramento, CA
37. Chama Gaucha Brazilian Steakhouse, Downers Grove, IL
38. Yoshino Japanese Deli, Carlsbad, CA
39. Opal Thai Food, Haleiwa, HI
40. Lou's Cafe, San Francisco, CA
41. Marukame Udon, Honolulu, HI
42. Monell's Dining & Catering, Nashville, TN
43. Roxie Food Center, San Francisco, CA
44. Graham Avenue Meats And Deli, Brooklyn, NY
45. Le Bernardin, New York, NY
46. El Chato Taco Truck, Los Angeles, CA
47. Mr. Gyros, Seattle, WA
48. The Waffle Window, Portland, OR
49. Per Se, New York, NY
50. Geste Shrimp Truck, Kahului, HI
51. Frostbites Crepes & Frozen Delights, Cypress, CA
52. Sushi Ota, San Diego, CA
53. Arizmendi Bakery, San Francisco, CA
54. Sweet Potato Stall, Santa Clara, CA
55. Gramercy Tavern, New York, NY
56. Peter's Kettle Corn, Oakland, CA
57. Johnny Pacific, Winnetka, CA
58. El Chilango, Arlington, VA
59. Ike's Place, San Francisco, CA
60. Fishermen's Grill, Portland, ME
61. Sabroso! Mexican Grill, Garden Grove, CA
62. District Wine, Long Beach, CA
63. Chama Gaúcha Brazilian Steakhouse, Houston, TX
64. Bludso's BBQ, Compton, CA
65. Tiki Juice Bar, Anaheim, CA
66. Wally's Cafe, Emeryville, CA
67. Vinh Loi Tofu, Reseda, CA
68. Mama D's Italian Kitchen, Newport Beach, CA
69. Los Andes Restaurant, Providence, RI
70. Little Luca Sandwich Shop & Deli, South San Francisco, CA
71. Pho 95, Denver, CO
72. Garbo's Grill, Key West, FL
73. Ono Tacos, Lahaina, HI
74. Mattern Sausage & Deli, Orange, CA
75. The Market Grill, Monrovia, CA
76. Urasawa, Beverly Hills, CA
77. Dat Cajun Guy, Haleiwa, HI
78. Los Agaves, Santa Barbara, CA
79. Outlaws Cafe, Van Nuys, CA
80. Gus's World Famous Hot & Spicy Chicken, Memphis, TN
81. Short Leash Dogs Food Truck, Phoenix, AZ
82. Pono Market, Kapaa, HI
83. Wafels & Dinges, New York, NY
84. Bell Street Farm, Los Alamos, CA
85. Uchiko, Austin, TX
86. Little Deli & Pizzeria, Austin, TX
87. Kokkari Estiatorio, San Francisco, CA
88. Kang Hodong Baekjeong, Los Angeles, CA
89. Komi, Washington, DC
90. Stuff I Eat, Inglewood, CA
91. Taste of Ethiopia, Pflugerville, TX
92. Hy Mart Sandwiches, North Hollywood, CA
93. The Codmother Fish and Chips, San Francisco, CA
94. Mastro's Steakhouse, Beverly Hills, CA
95. Sushi Sasabune, Honolulu, HI
96. Bern's Steak House, Tampa, FL
97. Postino Arcadia, Phoenix, AZ
98. Pappy's Smokehouse, Saint Louis, MO
99. Uchi, Austin, TX
100. Zia Gourmet Pizza, San Diego, CA


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Seize the day, Mr. President
Dear Mr. President:
Four years ago, I went to Washington, D.C., for your inauguration.
I arrived the night before you took your oath of office. The streets looked like Manhattan at rush hour.
Workers were installing seating around the Capitol Building where you would become the country's first president of African descent.
The world was changing, and we were all witness to it.
Everything I touched vibrated with excitement.
You couldn't get a seat at a bar or restaurant. There wasn't a corner without a vendor hawking souvenirs. And you couldn't find a single person who wanted to talk about anything but you.
It was a moment of hope.
You energized a group of Americans who had become disenfranchised — people who stopped believing the country was good, was fair, was just.
But things didn't work out exactly as you expected.
People who wanted change got unemployment instead of opportunities. You didn't close Guantanamo Bay like you promised. And that transparent government you pledged turned out to be filled with the lobbyists you so outwardly rejected.
The road's been a little bumpy.
You couldn't have prevented a collapse in the European economy. You didn't expect our government to sell 2,000 assault weapons to drug dealers. As a career politician, you didn't understand free markets, making the recession deeper than it might have been.
And you couldn't have predicted the carnage of so many at the hands of so few.
But here we are again. You can still fulfill that hope.
Your ascendancy to the presidency is a remarkable moment in our history. And though dimmed, that energy is still at your fingertips.
Bring consensus, like you did with the electorate, so our lawmakers can be productive.
Don't be afraid to compromise. Your strength doesn't come from power; it comes from wisdom.
Lead by setting an example for others. You don't have to have your way all the time. Sometimes losing is winning.
Engage your adversaries, and they may become your allies.
Reach out to Ahmadinejad. As the saying goes: "Keep your friends close, your enemies closer." Same with Kim Jong-un. You might not like him, but he rules over 25 million suffering souls who fall on the conscience of the world.
Please stop trying to stimulate the economy. You can't, even as president. In this case, less is more.
Your inauguration four years ago opened a door, not just for you, but for your country.
I sense the energy is still there.
Seize on it.


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Antarctica science has been major news recently, with the apparent discovery of gravitational waves by the BICEP2 (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization) telescope, sited at the South Pole. If confirmed, this discovery is of huge significance to our understanding of how the universe began, as it supports the inflationary theory of how the universe formed, which proposes that there was a sudden stupendous enlargement of the universe in the first infinitesimal fraction of a second after the big bang. This inflation would have created ripples in space-time (gravitational waves), according to Einstein's general theory of relativity. Astrophysicists have been searching for signs of these waves in cosmic microwave radiation – the afterglow of the Big Bang – which fills the entire cosmos. However, it was known that such waves would be miniscule and incredibly difficult to detect, but if they could be detected, it would help to prove that inflation had happened.
It is the dryness of Antarctica that makes it ideal for astronomical research, as atmospheric water vapour absorbs millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelengths, making it difficult to observe cosmic microwave background in most places on Earth. The combination of altitude – 11,000 feet – and cold (temperature averages -49° Celsius) in Antarctica makes for a very dry atmosphere. As an added bonus for astronomical research, nighttime lasts for six months. These conditions allow for optimum observation of very deep space.
As well as astronomical research, much other important scientific research also takes place in Antarctica. Scientists come to the continent from around the world to study climate, astrophysics, marine biology, geology, ecology, and more. The Antarctic ice sheet plays a vital role in the functioning of the global ecosystem. It stores 70 per cent of the world's fresh water, and the seasonal changes in Antarctica's sea ice have a profound influence on atmospheric and water temperatures and weather patterns.
As laid out in the Antarctic Treaty of 1961, Antarctica is a continent solely dedicated to science. But the extreme conditions of cold and dark in Antarctica make human life, habitation – and therefore scientific research – highly challenging. To undertake any scientific research in Antarctica depends not only on the quality and commitment of the scientists, but also on the nature of the scientific stations, facilities and equipment.
At the Arts Catalyst, we're excited that our curated exhibition, 'Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctic', initiated and commissioned by the British Council, will tour to New Zealand's IceFest in Autumn 2014, where it will show at the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, from 26 Sept – 12 Oct 2014. 'Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctic' presents some of the most innovative and progressive examples of contemporary architecture in Antarctica, which enables scientists to do ground-breaking research in extreme conditions, as well as showcasing some of the science that takes place there.
'Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctic' features architectural projects that not only utilise cutting-edge technology and engineering, but have equally considered aesthetics, sustainability and human needs in their ground-breaking designs for scientific research stations. The exhibition features four international projects: Halley VI, UK (Hugh Broughton Architects), Princess Elizabeth, Belgium (International Polar Foundation), Bharati, India (bof architekten/IMS), Jang Bogo, South Korea (Space Group), and the Iceberg Living Station (MAP Architects) – a speculative design for a future research station to be entirely made from compacted snow. The featured stations are each architecturally pioneering – from Halley VI, the first fully relocatable polar research station, to Bharati, a striking modernist structure made from prefabricated shipping containers, to the Princess Elisabeth, Antarctica's first zero-emission station, which seamlessly integrates renewables wind and solar energy, water treatment facilities, passive building technologies and a smart grid for maximizing energy efficiency.
Ice Lab, previously shown at Lighthouse, Glasgow, and Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry, includes original drawings, models, photographs and films of the stations, and highlights the diverse science that takes place in Antarctica – from collecting 4.5 billion year old meteorites that illuminate how the solar system formed, to drilling ice cores whose bubbles of ancient air reveal the earth's climate history. As part of the exhibition, artist Torsten Lauschmann was commissioned to create two new artworks, 'Whistler' and 'Ice Diamond'.
Accompanying the Ice Lab exhibition, there is a publication – available in print form and as a free downloadable e-book – with essays by Dr David Walton (British Antarctic Survey) and Sam Jacob (co-founder of FAT architects).
The Ice Lab exhibition builds on Arts Catalyst's previous work on Antarctic issues, including Simon Faithfull's 2006 Ice Blink exhibition of artwork resulting from his trip to Antarctica with the British Antarctic Survey, and the 2007 POLAR: Fieldwork & Archive Fever series, with Kathryn Yusoff and the British Library, which incorporated a symposium, public talks, a publication Bipolar, and two new artists' commissions from Anne Brodie and Weather Permitting.


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Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza when the plant is ripe. The tobacco harvesters call it "the back-breaking leaf."
This award-winning film was originally produced for the Candid Eye series, but when this show ended its run on the CBC it was decided to air the film on Documentary 60, the show that took over Candid Eye's timeslot.Albert Ohayon
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The Back-breaking Leaf, Terence Macartney-Filgate, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
This wonderful film is just the thing you need after viewing "Borderline."Biff Harrelson, 7 May 2020
This too amazing! I grew up on a tobacco farm in the 50's and 60's and it is great to find documentation of a era that seems to be forgotten in history.ggpoet, 5 Oct 2013
Brings back memories - as a teen leaf-handling - before machines in the 60s. Dirty work - Agree - most kids today wouldn't do it.gilleh, 15 Jan 2013
I grew up in Norfolk County, working in tobacco with family members in my teen years. It was tough work made only slightly easier with machinery in the 70s. This film captures the scene in the 50s and 60s. On the farm where we worked, it was our family and a great family from Quebec and we worked harder than ever to fill each kiln. A great film.tnunn, 10 Feb 2012
1968...The hardest 6 weeks I've spent...I never went back but was proud to have finished the season...Cevinrude, 12 Apr 2011
This is incredible. I'd say about 95% of us today would pass out in the first 3 hours doing this kind of work!sh1fty, 25 Mar 2010


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Acclaimed wine critic killed in freak accident
April 1 – Steve Heimoff, one of the most famous wine critics in the world, died when the stretch limousine he was riding in collided with a delivery truck carrying cases of wine. Police arriving at the scene pronounced Heimoff dead. He was 35 years old.
Heimoff had been on his way to the Wine Bloggers Conference, where he was scheduled to deliver the Keynote Address. Killed in addition to him were his driver, as well as the driver of the delivery truck.
The news stunned the wine industry. "We have lost one of the Immortals," said fellow wine critic Robert Parker. "Steve blazed the trail, and the rest of us could only follow." Another rising wine critic, James Laube, observed how rare it was for one of Heimoff's kind to appear in the world. "He was definitely one of a kind. What a mind, what a palate, what a great writer. And so modest."
Across the globe, winemakers honored Heimoff in their own ways. The Napa Valley Vintners observed a minute of silence. In Bordeaux, flags on the famous chateaux were lowered to half-staff, while along the Rhine River in Germany, wineries put black sackcloth over their windows. In Tuscany mourners filled Florence Cathedral and held a prayer vigil. At the New York restaurant Per Se, acclaimed chef Thomas Keller prepared a new oysters and pearl dish named Bijoux d'Heimoff. The Court of Master Sommeliers posthumously named Heimoff an M.S. while the Institute of Masters of Wine gave him the prestigious M.W. honor, their first ever to somebody dead. There are rumors that the Society of Wine Educators was considering making Heimoff a Certified Specialist of Wine, but a phone call to that organization resulted in a no-longer-in-service recording.
Common people were grief-stricken. Joe Roberts, a wine blogger who had a luncheon appointment with Heimoff for the next day, was in tears as he said, "Steve was my mentor, my hero. I think of Charlie Olken as my Dad, but Steve was more like my bro." Roberts noted the irony of Heimoff's death being caused by a collision with a wine delivery truck. "And to die like that, literally being drowned by over-oaked Chardonnay! I mean, how bizarre is that?" The truck contained a shipment of Charles Shaw Chardonnay, commonly known as Two Buck Chuck. It was on its way to a Trader Joe's outlet just a short distance from Heimoff's Oakland residence.
A memorial service is scheduled to be held at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral. That city's Mayor, Gavin Newsom, an old friend of Heimoff's and himself a vintner, will deliver the eulogy. Also expected to speak are Heimoff's ex-wife, Jancis Robinson; his former business partner, Anthony Dias Blue; and celebrity talk show host Gary Vaynerchuk. Following the service, a torchlight parade will make its way from Union Square to the peak of Mount Everest, which the Nepalese government has renamed Mount Steve. And vintners from 42 wine-producing countries announced early this morning that they will call 2010 the "Heimoff Vintage" in commemoration of the late, great critic.
Heimoff's family requests that donations in his memory be made care of this blog. Checks or money orders only, please.
You forgot the part about me asking for your job at WE…
So sorry to hear about the passing of 'one of the immortals' . . . He truly did blaze a path of being one who could somehow balance being 'an old school print' critic with a 'new world digital' one . . . Not sure if anyone else will ever be able to make that jump again . . .
Our hearts and prayers go out to the entire wine community, especially those few, but lucky souls who found solace everyday by reading his blogs . . .
Thank goodness they found a plethora of unpublished ones with titles such as 'Yes, I KNOW it's 18% alcohol . . . but I STILL LIKE IT!' and 'Temecula is the next Napa' . . .
RIP, Mr. '35 year old' Heimoff, RIP . . .
I see Mr. Parker is still speaking from his "I'm the only one talking here" cell phone from hell. Normally I would be looking for the mute button but on such a sad occasion I guess we can let him pretend like he matters.
I say we proclaim this the day that the California wine industry died, I mean how are any wineries going to sell a single bottle without Steve's reviews? Time to pack it up kids, was fun while it lasted…very sad day indeed. Charlie, I think I need a hug…
Pretty funny. Nice work.
Nice bit of gallow's humor. Echoing Dude — does the resume go to Joe, Adam or somebody else at WE? 🙂
good stuff guys..you actually had me for a minute or two there. Nicely played.
Skipstone will be hanging our American flag at half mast for one month to mourn the loss of this iconic and influential member of our community.
Since when is death funny? Kinda tasteless…REALLY!
Dear Guiding Light,
Thanks for the reminder that we are not destined to live fo evah, that the wine world is purty funny when we take a teensy step back, and that it's April already. Where does the time go? Where does the wine go? And how about that oyster recipe??
In lieu of flowers, where are we to send the wine?
NEWS FLASH: "JonEVino found hanged. Grief over death of famous wine writer may be the cause". A note was found – "How can I possibly go on?"
Such a shame….
Piss-poor reporting, though. What the world wants to know is which wine was in the delivery truck? And what was the drinking window Steve proclaimed in his final breath? Such a consummate professional was no doubt on the clock until the very end.
in steve's honor I will push to enact a law that fines anyone up here in Oregon who publicly curses all the Californians moving to the state
I am actually quite surprised to be quoted in this press release. I was sleeping at the time and have never said a blessed word about the event–sort of like the interviews that Sarah Palin supposedly conducted on Fox–only the people supposedly interviewed have never talked to her.
And what is with the supposed comments from Robert Parker. We know he is dead. The Hosemaster of Wine told us so–which makes it true.
There are other inaccuracies in this story as well. For one thing, Mr. Heimoff is not 35. Sure, he wishes he were 35 again, but, dead or alive, the man ain't 35. Oh, and he does not have much hair either so the comments in the press release about his long, wavy locks are, in the words of Samuel Clemens, "greatly exaggerated".
However, it is true that my son, Joe Wine Dude, will be taking over for Heimoff at Wine Enthusiast. He is also going to take over for Laube at the Expectorator (Pardon The Interruption: But since when did we stop making up silly names for the Spectator) and will write under the nom de plume of Chauncey the Gardener.
The question above: Since when is death funny? was answered years ago. Did you not ever see the movie–Pet Semetary or its prequel–Delicatessen? Or Eating Raoul? It falls under the genre: black humor, a category first invented by Al Jolson.
So, Rest In Peace, Mr. Heimoff. Until tomorrow, when you will rise from the dead like Robert Lawrence Balzer managed to do for about three decades and Andy Blue is trying to do again as well.
Whoops. Reporting not so piss-poor, just poor speed-reading. Joke's on me.
You forgot the part about your Will, where it say's Tudor Pinot Noir should the cover story even if it's the last thing you do : )
Everything sounded plausible except the part about being 35 years old.
Wow… you almost had me for a minute as well…
Steve who??
Does this mean I can do the Blogger keynote?
NEWS UPDATE: "JonEVino rises from the dead! Oprah books JonE for final show, saying: "Like my friend JEV, I'll probably be back."
I'd be willing to take on the ugly job of recieving all of Steve's wine sample shipments. Mail forward to my home address.
To quote myself: "Why, yes, thank you, I am *very* thirsty."
– Joe "Chauncey the Gardener" Roberts
So sorry to hear Steve. Please feel free to redirect ALL of those wines send into you for review to Sonomawineguy, Healdsburg, CA. Check is in the mail. Sleep well.
Steve, you will be missed.
Jancis, call me.
Yet another reason why you were nominated this morning for best writing in a wine blog.
Thank goodness he's gone and we don't have to see his terrible blog anymore
I think I need a drink. A good stiff one.
I was really shaken up there for a moment. Have had a really weird week and this would have been a HUGE bummer.
You had me going, ya basatge! 🙂
…and he was buried in a 4'8″ casket.
It's come to my attention that The Crowd saw to it that the limo was tampered with to eliminate one of The Experts who stand in the way of the fan boys rightful place determining which wines get awarded a 90+. Now it's on to The Connoisseur.
" Now it's on to The Connoisseur. "
I think I am safe for now. I don't blog–or ride in stretch limousines. Nobody knows what I look like except Jim Laube and he is not talking to me because I don't find enough TCA in my wines. I've never met Tom Wark and Ron Washam has left the biz.
So, yes, I am safe for now.
Heimoff's ex-wife is Jancis Robinson? Hahaha!
A fine ultra-republican man, elf and moose member, rotary honoured person, Ronald Reagan medal honour, Pat Roberton's best pals list, member of Catholic Brotherhood for Spreading the Great Words of Christ, Don't mess with Texas founder member.
Rest in pieces my friend. You'll be missed by us.
no big loss
Carlos, I think you forgot: founding member The Tea Party movement, President and founder – Glenn Beck for President, author: Why does it feel like my head is about to explode? (inside the mind of a Tea Party intellectual), and lest we forget his greatest contribution as the cornerstone founder and President Emeritus, Sarah Palin University for the intellectually gifted and morally superior
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A story telling friend visited last night for dinner and wood stove sharing afterwards. James Williamson, from good New England stock, is a very bright man. He lives in Cambridge, Ma. and frequently drops by Harvard to listen to many speakers who normally represent mainstream views. James loves to ask long and complex, but pointed, questions and prides himself on getting his face and question on the C-SPAN TV channel. He was on two nights ago and called me to quickly turn the TV on and see him in action.
After talking for a good while we watched a couple episodes of the Netflix produced House of Cards series about the corruption in Washington. James had not heard of it, MB and I are just new to the show. (I read that the show has become popular in China. I can imagine why, show just how corrupt the US government is to blunt some of the corruption charges always aimed at Peking.)
Before James left in a cab at midnight, on icy streets, we both shared our admiration for the Brecht poem that he sent me days ago. We talked about the life of Brecht, his isolation from his German homeland during WW II (living in Sweden, Finland and Los Angeles.) He was called before the House Un-American Activities hearings in Washington (talk about corruption!) and asked if he was a communist and who else was as well. After the war he ended up living in East Germany where he was given a theatre by the state so he could produce his plays. He obviously had to learn to walk the political tight-rope there to some degree.... but don't we all?
As James was leaving last night I asked him the question that I always ask at least once each visit....what do we do now? Last night he gave his best answer yet......local work connected to the bigger picture.
Create local media, take on local corporate and/or corrupt institutions, build a movement to convert the military facility in our own community, make sparks fly, make waves, make positive demands, force the local power structure to show themselves and deal with you......have some fun with it and keep the spirit in a good way.


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Alright, I put off writing this introduction because I have had no idea what to say for the Beyond Darkness banner.
But it's 1:30 a.m. or so and I just need to come up with something.
So here's my something:
Star Trek: Into Beyond Darkness.
Let's talk about some Binding Blade.
Lugh — Anima Child
- Gronnserpent (Might = 12, Range = 2)
- If foe initiates combat and uses bow, dagger, magic or staff, grants Defense and Resistance +6 during combat.
- Rally Up Resistance (Range = 1)
- Grants Resistance +6 to target ally and allies within two spaces of target (excluding unit) for one turn.
- Mirror Stance (A Skill)
- If foe initiates combat, grants Attack and Resistance +4 during combat.
- Attack Feint (B Skill)
- If a Rally Assist skill is used by or targets unit, inflicts Attack +7 on foes in cardinal directions of unit through their next actions.
Sue — Doe of the Plains
- Short Bow (Might = 12, Range = 2)
- Effective against flying foes. Deals +10 damage when Special Attack triggers.
- Moonbow (Cooldown = 2)
- Treats foe's Defense or Resistance as if reduced by 30 percent during combat.
- Swift Sparrow (A Skill)
- If unit initiates combat, grants Attack and Speed +4 during combat.
- Chill Defense (B Skill)
- At the start of the turn, inflicts Defense -7 on foe with the highest Defense through its next action.
- Hone Speed 4 (C Skill)
- At the start of the turn, grants Speed +7 to adjacent allies for one turn.
Thea — Stormy Flier
- Vanguard (Might = 14, Range = 1)
- If foe initiates combat, grants Defense +7 during combat.
- Ignis (Cooldown = 4)
- Boosts damage by 80 percent of unit's Defense.
- Steady Posture (A Skill)
- If foe initiates combat, grants Speed and Defense +4 during combat.
- Seal Speed/Defense (B Skill)
- Inflicts Speed and Defense -5 on foe through its next action after combat.
Idunn — Dark Priestess
- Demonic Breath (Might = 16, Range = 1)
- Grants Defense +3. Effective against armored foes. At start of combat, if a negative status effect is active on unit, or if unit's Health < 100 percent, neutralizes penalties on unit and grants Attack, Speed, Defense and Resistance +4 during combat. If foe's Range = 2, calculates damage using the lower defensive stat.
- Bonfire (Cooldown = 3)
- Boosts damage by 50 percent of unit's Defense.
- Fortify Defense/Resistance (A Skill)
- Grants Defense and Resistance +6. Inflicts Attack -2.
- Vengeful Fighter (B Skill)
- If unit's Health ≥ 50 percent and foe initiates combat, grants Special Attack cooldown charge +1 per unit's attack, and unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack (does not stack).
- Ward Dragons (C Skill)
- Grants Defense and Resistance +4 to dragon allies within two spaces during combat.
My apprehension to talk about this banner is two-fold.
First comes from the fact that I have not played the Binding Blade, and thus have no real connection to the characters.
Outside of knowing Lugh is Nino's daughter — but I only care because she is one of my favorite Heroes units.
Second is the fact that this banner feels like a callback to the more simple units of old, which is admittedly nice after seeing so many with weapon descriptions longer than my novel.
However, Lugh and Thea basically have nothing special to talk about.
Sue similarly isn't impressive, but only because she's Brave Lyn lite.
Cavalry archer. Swift Sparrow. "Smoke" B Skill. 'Nuff said.
Idunn is the only unit I would consider worth wasting orbs on. She is a powerful, red armored manakete with a weapon that counters all the Hectors and Surtrs of the world.
She also has very cute artwork.
What can I say, I'm a sucker for heterochromia. I'll have to see about adding a character with that into my story…
While Idunn is neat, she unfortunately is not neater than Halloween Myrrh.
So I'm not going to throw a whole lot of orbs into this banner beyond supplementing the free summon tickets from Forging Bonds.
Naturally, that means the story missions are a big ol' orb repository!
Book III, Chapter 5 begins an indiscriminate amount of time after Chapter 4, where King Gustav of Askr is killed by Hel.
The royal family mourns. I II II I_.
When Alfonse asks why Gustav wanted to pass along a ratty tree branch, his mother reveals that it was the play sword three-year-old Alfonse used to tell his father he was going to help defend their nation.
Real generic "you were prepared to lead all along" development beats.
Then we find out that as a result of Gustav's death:
So the Order of Heroes, "built for small-scale operations," decides to use the break in the war to take the fight to Hel.
Alfonse and Sharena were unable to figure out a trick to defeat her in royal archives, thus Alfonse figures they could scout her domain.
From there, the missions shift to simple character introductions.
The most interesting thing here comes when one map features an enemy pegasus archer — the first time a unit of that type has shown up.
I'm hoping we get a cool pegasus archer soon as a result.
As the Order reaches the entrance to Hel, now-fell King Gustav is sent to fight his children. Eir regards the act as particularly "cruel," even for her mother.
I mostly found it surprising.
Not in that Gustav comes back to fight his children — that shit was obvious weeks ago. I'm simply surprised that they blew that plot point so early!
I am also admittedly surprised that they play Gustav as a character who keeps his sentience despite being physically commanded by Hel.
Naturally it's all done so he can encourage Alfonse to be strong and kill him. Also closure:
Yet I had expected him to be a mindless, evil zombie.
So good on you for the surprise, Intelligent Systems.
From there, the Order of Heroes prepares to dive into Hel. Cut to black. See you next banner.
This FEH post feels a bit low-energy, don't you think?
I'm not sure if it's because I'm writing it into the wee hours of the morning, or if I simply could not care less about the characters… But either way, not my strongest.
It is one of my shortest, however. So I'll happily accept that.
Maybe I'll pivot my usual fever into my Gaming in American Culture class essay all about Sacred Stones, as I finally made up my mind for that.
Who knows, it could inspire IS to finally give us some new units from the game.
That said let me know what you think of this Binding Blade banner! Are you more excited than I am? More jaded? I'm quite interested to know.


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Demi Lovato's latest single, "Heart Attack
," has been on major rotation on our iPods since it first hit the radio, so we were thrilled when the singer released new deets about her upcoming album!
Her fourth studio release, simply titled "Demi," won't officially drop until May 14, but the star gave fans a little taste of what's coming when she revealed the track list this week. Not only does the album include 12 solo tracks, it also features a duet with sassy British songstress Cher Lloyd! The ladies team up for a duet called "Really Don't Care," and we can't wait to hear what their amazing vocals sound like together!
With the new album and a confirmed return as a judge on the next season of The X-Factor, it looks like 2013 is definitely going to be Demi's year!
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Are you excited for Demi's new album? What is your dream celebrity duet? Tell us in the comments below!


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It's no secret that I adore the Joe Danger games. The series immediately makes sense once you get your hands on a controller; it simply feels right. From there, things quickly escalate. While not as hardcore in difficulty as the Trials franchise — which I'm also a big fan of — Joe Danger does serve as great, arcade-style counterpart that still comes with a bit of a challenge once you dig in.
I was eager to try out Joe Danger 2: The Movie, especially knowing that this will likely be Hello Games last proper Joe Danger game. Continue reading to see if they're ending on a high note.
Joe Danger 2: The Movie (Xbox Live Arcade)
Developer: Hello Games
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Released: September 14, 2012
MSRP: $14.99 / 1200 Microsoft Points
Joe Danger is back, and he's decided to use his daredevil chops to start a career as a stuntman in action movies. As it turns out, this gives him a great excuse to continue performing crazy stunts across much more diverse locales while using some new vehicles. The game is broken up into six acts, the final of which serves as a fittingly titled Director's Cut.
With names like "Indiana Bones" and "Total Freefall," you should know what you're getting into here. These acts have you sneaking through secret bases as a ski-bound spy, jetpacking around rockets fired by robots, and chasing after robbers as a cop. That might sound super ambitious at first, but really, this is largely more of the same Joe Danger from a gameplay perspective.
Vehicles do feel different in terms of weight and maneuverability, though the unicycle and jetpack end up being the biggest departures from the game's arcade-y norm. The former requires a watchful eye and quick reflexes to stay balanced, while the latter is used in levels that feel much more platformer-oriented. Instead of automatically pushing forward, with the jetpack, you can go anywhere you please (within reason) inside levels. This is a nice change of pace from the core gameplay, which series fans will be very used to by now. And as different as it is, the jetpack still feels fitting for Joe Danger.
The six acts of Movie Mode contain more than 30 levels. These can vary in length significantly, especially depending on if you're going for full completion on them, which you ought to be — that's half the fun. If repetition was a concern for you previously, I'm happy to report that just about all of the levels look, feel, or play differently from one another. Between this gradual introduction of concepts and new content, and an impressive amount of polish overall, Hello Games has gotten closer than ever to making a Nintendo-esque videogame.
Players coming in from the original Joe Danger and not Joe Danger 2: Special Edition are going to have a hell of a good time. The transition from Special Edition to The Movie is, rather predictably, less of a leap. Considering how well-made the predecessor was, this is hardly a huge complaint.
In addition to simply surviving levels, you'll be tasked with completing objectives which reward stars. Examples of star activities include keeping a combo active throughout the entire level, finding hidden collectibles, and smashing targets. Individually, they aren't usually too much trouble, but on 30 of the game's total levels (more on this in a minute), there are also Pro medals up for grabs.
Pro medals are awarded when you finish a level while obtaining all of its stars in a single run. This can be a lot of work when a level has four or five stars to earn in total, but thankfully, these medals grant access to new playable characters; that's a decent prize in my book. Even players of average skill should find themselves unlocking new content frequently, which serves as encouragement to keep playing further.
Beyond the main Movie Mode, there's also a Deleted Scenes mode, which is broken down into six cups (similar to the aforementioned acts). This is essentially a continuation of Movie Mode in that levels are much more difficult. The first handful of them are smartly used to make sure you know how to do some of Joe's more advanced moves (such as double jumping), which become a necessity later on. Although the stage variety isn't as great as in Movie Mode, the increased challenge is appreciated. These are the levels that will feel most satisfying to fully complete.
Multiplayer returns, and this time, up to four people can play together offline. It's nothing too exciting, mostly because there are only five levels to play on. It's nice that it exists as an option, but Joe Danger has always been about leaderboard battles in my mind. Speaking of which, you'll now see little replay ghosts with Gamertags flying around levels. These represent playthroughs others have completed and are perfect for showing how and why that one dreaded person on your friends list always manages to beat your best scores.
The level editor — or, Movie Maker, as it were — is back. The system is about as intuitive as you could hope it to be, and going a step further, you're introduced to the system by playing puzzle-like levels which require you to pause the action and edit the placement of objects to proceed down the track. No terrible wall of text for instructions or anything! The Movie Maker allows you to easily drop in materials, test the level, and then publish it online. Frankly, it's terrific. User-made content is broken down by a few categories — developer picks, top downloads, friends' levels, latest levels, and hot levels — which should be sufficient once the community becomes active.
As a package, Joe Danger 2: The Movie is excellent, though in the context of the series, I didn't find it to be quite as excellent as Joe Danger: Special Edition was when it first released.
The movie premise, while somewhat basic in its implementation, provides a good rationale for Joe to leave his trusty bike behind for some of this adventure. At times, the on-screen action can get a bit too cluttered, especially for levels with multiple lanes and eye-catching stuff happening on all of them. Frustration is bound to come up in games of this nature, but it's unfortunate to see it stem from this source. Even still, most levels don't have the obstruction problem, and the end result is a very lively, beautiful-looking game.
Fans won't be astounded by Joe Danger 2, but they will have a polished, enjoyable, different-enough new installment to look forward to playing. You can't ask for much more than that.


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In my first week at UPenn, I realized that there is literally always something to do! For the past week, I've been having the time of my life at the University of Pennsylvania's New Student Orientation (NSO) - a week of fun events for freshmen. There hasn't been one night where I stayed inside, or one morning where I woke up early. I love NSO!
I love that I got a chance to wear all the cute clothes I bought over the summer. Look at all my cute outfits! Everyone here is so stylish; I walk around campus impressed everyday, at the many different styles I see. New Student Orientation was DEFINITELY a chance to show off your fashion-sense.
I especially enjoyed spending quality time with my new friends, Vicky and Melissa. (They're both from New York!) We already have so much in common, which I'm so happy about. The three of us went to a multi-cultural event and learned salsa dancing together, and although we had THREE pairs of left feet, we still enjoyed learning something new and dancing with hot guys ;)
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I love that Penn feeds us so well; there's free food everywhere! The chocolate-covered bananas, marshmallows and pretzels are to die for, not to mention the brownies with chocolate chunks in the middle. (You can tell I have a love for chocolate.) No worries though - Vicky, Melissa and I plan to run together and start going to the gym to avoid that Freshman 15!
New Student Orientation has come to an end and classes are starting. It was fun while it lasted, but we'll always have the weekends!


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Highly touted welterweight newcomer Jorge Lopez (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC, his mentor, Wanderlei Silva, recently announced.
He's now scheduled to fight Justin Edwards (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 25.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed with event sources that verbal agreements are in place for the fight. MMAWeekly.com first reported the matchup.
UFC Fight Night 25 takes place Sept. 17 at New Orleans' Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The night's main card airs on Spike TV, though Lopez vs. Edwards is slated for the preliminary card.
Lopez, who trains out of Las Vegas with Silva's fast-rising fight team, has amassed an 11-1 record and current 10-fight win streak since his pro debut four years ago. Recent wins have come over notables such as Strikeforce vets Wayne Phillips and Waachiim Spiritwolf, WEC vet Dave Terrel, and Chidi Njokuani.
He now meets the Ohio-based Edwards, a cast member on "The Ultimate Fighter 13" who joined the UFC after a perfect 6-0 pro record (with six stoppages). However, in his official UFC debut, he suffered a close split-decision defeat to Clay Harvison on the preliminary card of the show's live finale back in June.
For more on "UFC Fight Night 25: Battle on the Bayou," stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
(Pictured: Justin Edwards)


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- The Washington Post reports today that "After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided Friday that Samsung ripped off the innovative technology used by Apple to create its revolutionary iPhone and iPad. The jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $1.05 billion. An appeal is expected."
- Samsung also has a construction division and is the lead contractor for the Navy base on Jeju Island in South Korea. They are now blasting the sacred rocky coast and will pour cement over the abundant life that lives between the rocks. Samsung has also begun the process of dredging the seabed to make it possible to bring the big U.S. warships into the proposed base. This dredging process will tragically harm the endangered soft coral reefs just off the coast.
- Samsung has a long and dirty record of mistreating their non-union workforce where many electronics workers have died or become very ill from unregulated exposure to toxic chemicals used when building these expensive gadgets.
- What can you do about all this? Boycott all Samsung products and tell others to do the same.
- Yesterday, Nicholson Baker, the acclaimed author of several works of fiction and nonfiction, uploaded his first YouTube video. It's a recording of "Jeju Island Song," which Baker wrote as a plea to stop the construction of a military base in Gangjeong village. You can listen to it here


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Muwema & Co Letter "Re: Demands for Evidence" (23.03.2016)
I write what I like.
This here is not a beautiful view and a wonderful story of how a the oppressor change their ways, it is more of the same, as the NRM-Regime and undercover Police, or under Police supervision has raided two of the lawyers of Go-Forward Presidential Candidate Amama Mbabzi during the night.
The lawyers who has been attacked during the evening, lost their documents and their computers was Muhammad Mbaabzi and Fred Muwema, the ironic part is during the morning hours the media was arriving hours before the Police came back to the scene. After a long while they have sealed of the offices and the laywers are not allowed to enter into their own offices. As they are working on the Presidential Candidate Petition on the election fraud of Presidential Election during February!
This here is the continuation of violence against the opposition and their freedoms as they try to get rid of evidence showing the electoral fraud, as they have taken FDC officials and FDC agents with Declaration Results Forms from the polling stations, now they take the offices of the lawyers as a continuation of the oppressive methods of the ruling regime. Here are today reports and they are bleak!
"Mbabazi lawyer Basalirwa: "We're taking a constitutional path by going to court, unlike Museveni who went to the bush" (NBS TV Uganda, 2016).
Statement by Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago on today's actions:
"My colleague in the profession and a personal friend, Muhammad Mbabazi, requested me to pass by their chambers this morning to share with them the relevant evidence in my possession regarding the impugned sham election. I was, however, treated to a rude shock to find their entire firm in disarray as unknown assailants ransacked it last night. Surprisingly, the security agencies had not cordoned off the scene of crime, neither were they deployed in the vicinity yet Wandegeya Police station is a stone throw distance away. This strange conduct of police, who, ironically, pitched camp at the residence of the Dr. Besigye ostensibly to ward off crime, renders credence to the school of thought that the police are culpable. God save this country"
Daily Monitor reports:
"The offices, one on Acacia Avenue in quiet and leafy Kololo and the other on Buganda Road in Kampala, were reportedly broken into at about 3am" (…)"Mr Mbabazi said the police should explain what exactly happened at his office. "The police were seen to have come here. They came, they broke [in and] they took away whatever they took. So I report to whom? They should be the ones to come and tell me 'we came in, we didn't find you then we broke in'," said Mr Mbabazi during a televised interview an hour ago. At the time of filing this story, the police had not yet established the circumstances under which the office was broken into, despite it having private guards" (…)"Mr Patrick Onyango the Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson when reached for a comment, said: "We have sent our officers to establish what exactly happened. I cannot comment on that matter before I get a report." (…)"According to one man who claims to have witnessed the incident, about 30 people were involved in the break in. "They were about 30. It is those who were in plain-clothes who entered; the [uniformed] police watched from the sidelines," the man claimed. The burglars reportedly came with a ladder, which they placed by the perimeter wall to climb over the wall" (Wesonga & Kato, 2016).
Another laywer got a break in:
"FULL STORY: "The police were seen to have come here. They came, they broke in, and took away whatever they took. So I report to whom? They should be the ones to come and tell me 'we came in, we didn't find you then we broke in'." According to Mr Asuman Basalirwa, another of Mr Mbabazi's lawyers, the team spent much of Tuesday receiving witnesses they will call upon to testify for the Amama Mbabazi petition against the election of President Museveni (Daily Monitor, 2016).
Unconfirmed but believable reports:
"Personnel of SPC Security told Mbabazi that around 3am, about 30 uniformed policemen raided the offices. Their plainclothed colleagues broke in and took computers and documents. The alarm went off and the SPC Security Quick Reaction Force soon arrived. They were arrested, badly beaten up and are now hospitalized"
The other break-in:
URN: "Fred Muwema Kololo offices sealed off after early Wednesday morning break-in. Muwema's office is located in Kololo, Acacia Avenue, opposite Metropolitan Hotel. Muwema is one of the lawyers handing the presidential elections petition filed by Amama Mbabazi challenging the results of the February 18, 2016 elections" (URN, 2016).
"Fred Muwema, also Mbabazi lawyer had his office broken into. No one allowed in as they wait for police to get here" (NTV Uganda, 2016).
"Fred Muwema arrives at crime scene where his law offices were broken into" (88.2 Sanyu FM, 2016).
"Police continue investigations on Muwema law offices break in, senior partner confirms several PCs were stolen" (88.2 Sanyu FM, 2016).
Arrested witnesses of Electoral Malpractices:
"Basalirwa said yesterday that at least 12 witnesses, who had travelled from five Busoga districts, were arrested as they arrived for a meeting at Mbabazi's Kololo residence" (…)"When they arrived, police officers came and asked them where they were going, and when they mentioned that they were witnesses in Mbabazi's petition, they were bundled onto a police patrol truck and a Super Custom and driven to Kireka [Special Investigations Department headquarters]," Basalirwa told The Observer yesterday" (…)"We reported last week [that] six polling agents were intercepted on February 29; they were polling agents from Nabweru and Kakiri in Wakiso district, and were heading to Kololo [Mbabazi's residence] in a Toyota Noah registration number UAP 710N and in possession of original declaration of results [DR] forms. They have since gone missing, and the DR forms which were part of the evidence for the election petition are also missing," Nakaweesi said" (…)"Such acts are meant to destroy credible evidence that supports the petition and also intimidate witnesses and other conscious citizens who want to submit such evidence," Nakaweesi said" (Kaaya, 2016).
I think the stories speak for themselves as the lawyers who works for Amama Mbabazi are stifled by Police and the men honoring the President as he does what he can to dissolve rule of law in the name of Museveni, as he is the law and the ruler, allowed to do as he please while the other people have to obey him. As it seems, Amama Mbabazi continues to work against the machine of ruling party. With taking the witnesses to prison while now raiding the lawyer's offices and then sealing them off. This is a sad day, see how far the government has sinks in respecting other people and even the men who works for obeying the laws and defend the rule of law.
This is a way of the ruling party to dissolve the petition and spread fear, as they are known for and this is a continuation of it. Peace.
Kaaya, Sadab Kitatta – 'Arrested Mbabazi witnesses in Jinja' (09.03.2016) link: http://www.observer.ug/news-headlines/43002-arrested-mbabazi-witnesses-in-jinja
Wesonga, Nelson & Kato, Joseph – 'Burglars break into Mbabazi's lawyers office' (09.03.2016) link: http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Offices-of-Mbabzi-s-lawyers-broken-into/-/688334/3109066/-/34o1ae/-/index.html


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Sounds counterintuitive that the ladies of LUPEC Boston had to go to New Orleans to meet some amazing regional people, huh? That's Tales of the Cocktail for you, connecting like-minded drinkers the world over.
One of our new favorite near locals is Deirdre Heekin, author of a new memoir of her drinking life, Libation: A Bitter Alchemy. Deirdre co-owns Pane e Salute, an acclaimed osteria in Woodstock, VT, where she curates an eclectic niche wine list. A lover of Pimm's who dabbles in wine-making, she is a woman after LUPEC Boston's heart. We plan to read and report about her new book…as soon as our hangover subsides.
In the interim, Deirdre and her husband/business partner Caleb Barber be will be appearing at the Institute of Contemporary Art's
Talking Taste series in Boston tomorrow, Friday, July 24th @ 6:30 p.m. The talk is free with the price of admission to the museum – a perfect Friday night outing before or after stopping by Drink for a drink.
Cin cin!


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November 21-22 Co-organized with HKPC: 21 Principles to Build a Successful Retail Chain
This is really interesting to know that all the major mega-chains like Wal-Mart began with one neighborhood location and emerged as giants in retail industry. There is always room for your company to go and expand. An advanced course co-organized with the Hong Kong Productivity Council is to guide you achieve the excellence.
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This is the last Fangirly review I will ever write. And it's all Ellen's fault.
See, Ellen has a job where a working knowledge of pop culture is requisite. Needless to say, Ellen is very good at her job. She knew long before I did that that reviews for James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the film for which we bought our tickets weeks in advance, was getting slightly less glowing reviews than it's predecessor. She told me, "Go into this movie thinking that's it's only OK, and it will probably exceed your expectations."
So I did. I trust Ellen to a fault, not just because she's my hero (please don't tell her I said that), but because she has a nose for this sort of thing. Ellen's the pop culture guru and I'm the one that can, under the right conditions, burp the first four letters of the alphabet. You could say we both bring things to the table.
But as I sat through Vol. 2, I kept forgetting that it wasn't a perfect specimen of modern film-making. I kept dancing in my seat to the soundtrack. I kept getting wrapped up in the story. I kept enjoying watching characters develop. I kept laughing so hard that I cried, and in some instances, crying so hard that I laughed. In short, I kept forgetting why I wasn't supposed to love this movie unreservedly.
If I'm being honest, it wasn't Ellen's fault. She was just trying to shield us both from potential disappointment. But I can't help but wonder what my experience of this movie might have been if I hadn't spent the whole 136 minute run-time wondering which of it's glaring flaws I was missing. I learned that I'd rather be surprised by life's occasional disappointments rather than spend my time anticipating them. The pop culture landscape is such that people can earn a living from tearing down something someone else put blood and sweat into making.
So I'm done reading movie reviews. I encourage you to do the same. Whether you use them to decide which movies to see, or you use them to validate opinions you already had, I think that the brain trusts over at Entertainment Weekly have officially outlived their usefulness.
That being said, I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize to fans of Batman V. Superman. You thought that movie was great, and I trashed it. Hard. While I stand by what I said, you are entitled to love that dumpster fire of a movie (double standards are fun, aren't they?).
Oh, I was supposed to review Guardian of the Galaxy, wasn't I? Guys, so good.
–Whitney Weldon


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There are all sorts of reports and firsthand accounts over Twitter that Hamas has started shooting rockets at Jerusalem and Hamas itself has claimed that it shot a rocket toward the Knesset. It doesn't appear that any rockets have hit Jerusalem proper, and it sounds as if they fell instead on Gush Etzion, which is a large settlement bloc south of Jerusalem. Where the rockets have landed is not as important as where they were intended to go though, and shooting at Jerusalem is a big, big deal for a couple of reasons.
First, the limited historical experience that Israelis have with this sort of thing is that Jerusalem is generally not targeted. During the Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein shot 42 Scuds at Israel and 39 of them landed, and they were all aimed at Tel Aviv and Haifa, but not at Jerusalem. During the 2006 war with Hizballah, Jerusalem was not targeted despite the rumored presence of long-range rockets in Hizballah's arsenal. When Iran has made threats to attack Israel, Tel Aviv has been mentioned but not Jerusalem. The oft-stated Palestinian desire to liberate Jerusalem is a reference to pushing Israel out rather than destroying the city. Targeting Tel Aviv is not a surprise to Israelis, but sending large scale ordinance in the direction of Jerusalem is very much out of the ordinary.
Second, leaving aside the historical experience, there has been a presumption that Jerusalem would be left alone because of the makeup of its population and what the city contains. There is a large Palestinian population in East Jerusalem of over 200,000 people, and shooting notoriously unreliable and inaccurate rockets at Jerusalem is taking a huge chance of killing large numbers of Jerusalem's Arab residents. While Hamas sent suicide bombers to Jerusalem with alarming frequency in the past, blowing up a bus or cafe in West Jerusalem meant killing large numbers of Jews. Sending rockets is a crap shoot, and while Jews are the obvious target, there is by no means a guarantee that Hamas will actually hit where they are aiming. In addition, Jerusalem is a patchwork mosaic of sites holy to Jews, Muslims, and Christians, whereas Tel Aviv and Haifa are not. Just imagine what would happen if a Hamas rocket hit the Old City and did any damage at all to the Temple Mount; the consequences of that are literally unimaginable.
Targeting Jerusalem is an enormous escalation and very risky, much more so than rockets toward Tel Aviv. Rocketing Tel Aviv to my mind guaranteed an eventual Israeli ground invasion, but attempting to bombard Jerusalem just exacerbates the situation to an exponential degree. Blake Hounshell tweeted earlier that Hamas firing at Jerusalem is the equivalent of scoring on your own goal, and I think that analogy is an apt one. It says to me that Hamas is getting desperate, and I think this move is going to backfire in a big way, both in terms of creating a more ferocious Israeli response and costing Hamas important points in the court of public opinion. Hamas is now acting in ways that could cause large numbers of Palestinian casualties and damage to Muslim holy sites, and I think that there will be consequences for this strategy.


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KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PCG) and Alam Flora Environmental Solutions Sdn Bhd (AFES) are collaborating for the supply of plastic waste, food waste and evaluating potential partnership to build waste segregation facilities in Malaysia.
In a statement, PCG said the collaboration was formalised with both parties signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) detailing the framework of their mutual cooperation.
Under the MoU, AFES will supply plastic waste that consists of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) for PCG to produce circular products which will be used in food packaging, healthcare, and industrial applications.
AFES will also supply organic and food waste for the purpose of research and development towards the potential manufacturing of high value fertiliser for sustainable agriculture.
PCG managing director/chief executive officer Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof said the shift towards a circular economy required action from a broad range of stakeholders, from those involved in production and manufacturing to end-users of products as well as those in the waste management industry.
"The positive participation from these organisations to collaborate in unlocking the value within the solid waste ecosystem in Malaysia, is testament to the economic and social shift within the industry in understanding the latent value hidden in waste material.
"With this MoU, we continue to accelerate our initiatives towards circular economy in ensuring sustainable consumption and production of plastics," he added.
AFES director Datuk Mohd Zain Hassan said: "Creating a sustainable environment is the cornerstone foundation of our business, and our goals are well-aligned with those of PCG's and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
"By combining our expertise in holistic environmental solutions and resources together with PCG, we are optimistic that this collaboration will contribute significantly towards the sustainable future of the nation and become a significant milestone for the healthy growth of the circular economy here in Malaysia."


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National Geographic photo book offers window on the wider world
It was at a stoplight in what was then called Bombay, two decades ago. Photographer Steve McCurry was in the back seat of a rented car. Raining. Traffic. Thirteen million people. Misery.
A mother with a toddler boy on her hip appeared at his window, a rose-colored sari wrapped around her chest, lightly draped over her head. The child — black hair, checked shirt — peered into the rain-dappled window, the eyes brown, wide, intense. The woman held up her left hand, thumb slightly across the lines in her palm, a mute gesture that sought the kindness of strangers.
McCurry, a legend of his generation, on assignment for National Geographic, raised his Leica and fired twice. The traffic light changed, and the driver pulled away.
"The whole thing lasted maybe three seconds, and I'm not even sure they could see me," said the New-York-based McCurry. "It's one of these serendipitous, unplanned accidents of life. … Sometimes these are the greatest pictures, and you need to be prepared and ready."
The stunning image — Those eyes! That sari! Those lines in the palm of her hand! — is played out across two full pages in "National Geographic: Around the World in 125 Years," a limited-edition release from the D.C.-based exploration society, formed in 1888 and now marking its 125th anniversary, and Taschen, the international publishing house.
This is not your average coffee-table compendium, and not just because the list price is $499. The book is a three-volume, 43-pound colossus of magisterial photography of the natural world over the past five generations or so. The 900 images are spread across 1,500 pages, covering everything from Easter Island to Ethiopia. It goes for a little more than $10 per pound — less than you would pay for fresh shrimp — and frequently takes your breath away.
The stone-walled Simonas Petras Monastery on Mount Athos, perched on the Grecian cliffs in the dusk, the Aegean Sea hundreds of feet below. Tanzania's Lake Natron, clouds mirrored in the waters. Giant tortoises hunched in the caldera of the Alcedo Volcano in the Galapagos Islands. The volumes come in a shipping box, each in a heavy slip case that doubles as a display stand, and are numbered, with a print run of 125,000.
"We were overwhelmed in a good way," said Reuel Golden, the photo editor at Taschen who helped pore over 11 million images to select the pictures for the book. "Most of this was pre-mass-travel, pre-Internet, pre-television to a certain extent. Readers really trusted National Geographic to show them what the world looked like."
Before the Internet rendered the world as small as a website, the pages of National Geographic held the only ideas of Papua New Guinea or Kenya or Indonesia that you might ever see. Thumbing through the pages on a rainy afternoon, you came across the classic Nat Geo image — a faraway land, beautiful denizens of another place, fading light, panoramic framing, incredible focus, hills in the distance. You said, out loud, "Wow. Man."
McCurry took what is inarguably the most famous Nat Geo image ever — the 1985 cover photograph of Sharbat Gula, aka "the Afghan Girl," a shawl draped over her head, green eyes blazing, in a refugee camp in Pakistan.
The India woman-and-child image, fraught with overtones of poverty, is more subtle. Still, it conveys a graphic difference between rich and poor, between the slums and hired taxis, the heartbreak of trying to do better for a child against impossible odds.
"I knew I took a picture that was a powerful portrait," McCurry said, "but things are flowing around you, and everybody's talking, and there's dust and noise, and you're not in a perfect situation. You just hope that you're in focus and the moment was right, but you don't really know until you get back and look at the film — which, in this case, was like two months later."
There are images like that over and over again in this collection, be it set in South America or Northern Europe — that powerful moment of human or animal life frozen in place. It might be a Nuba woman's back in Sudan in 1965, her skin purposefully scarred into intricate patterns; ships dropping anchor in Nuku Hiva, an island in French Polynesia, in the early 1920s; or the Italian actress Benedetta Buccellato in Sicily in the 1990s. It broke your heart is what it did, the beauty of this planet.
"It was an education," Golden said of the magazine in its prime, the 1930s through the 1950s. "It allowed people to armchair-travel to a certain extent. It wasn't led by a political agenda. I think that is part of its appeal."
True, but the approach also means there are almost no images of global war, pestilence and terrorism, which makes the history of the world encompassed here look a little rosier than it was. You might also notice that, at least in the United States, the images lean toward the soft-focus and touristy. Most of the 37 images in the "United States South," for example, are from Texas and Florida, not exactly the heart of the region. For the rest, you get a guy in a cowboy hat holding a possum, a girl in pigtails, a man in overalls being baptized in a river, people watching film of a football game at a drive-in — no real hint of the cruelty of the Jim Crow days, of the turbulent civil rights era.
Still, Nat Geo wasn't trying to be Time or Life, Golden said. The idea wasn't to capture events happening in the world this particular week and regurgitate them. "There was a mission of the discovery of the world, of education," he said.
Yes. Like that black-and-white image, shot by G.E. Matson in what was then called Transjordan in 1934, the stone temples of Petra, glimpsed from deep in a canyon, curved stone walls shooting high above on either side. In the distance, in a shaft of light, the tiny figure of a man. Behind him, looming, a massive temple cut into the rock.
Wow. This planet.


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Jet Li
Maturity Number 4
" I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16. I think I have proved my ability in this field and it won't make sense for me to continue for another five or 10 years."
Jet Li is a Chinese film actor, film producer, martial artist, and wushu champion who starred and co-starred in action films, including Kiss of the Dragon, Unleashed, The Forbidden Kingdom, and The Expendables films with Sylvester Stallone.
He was born on Friday April 26th 1963, in Beijing, China.
While learning the value of hard work, discipline, and organization in his early years, as he grows older Jet Li will contribute to things that are destined to last. In his later years he will have built things of lasting value. Jet may have some health issues to which he will apply his organizational skills to lessen their effect on him.
His maturity will find Li increasingly practical, organized, and far more down to earth. He will be capable of putting his ideas into concrete form. Jet's latter days promise to be a time of accomplishment and activity.
Jet Li becomes more focused and goal-oriented and less willing to discard details and cut corners. There is little interest in a quiet retirement. He is too involved in seeing his plans and efforts come to life.
His family and friends will profit from Li's Maturity Number 4 because of his increasingly helpful and reliable nature.
However, Jet Li must guard against becoming rigid, narrow minded, and opinionated, especially if already several fours are found in his numerological chart. If Jet has only one or two of them, he will benefit by his increased understanding of systems, organization, and the rewards of a methodical approach to life.
You and Jet
About Jet's Maturity number
Jet Li's Maturity number indicates an underlying wish or desire that gradually surfaces around age thirty to thirty-five. This underlying goal begins to emerge as Jet gains a better understanding of himself.
With self-knowledge comes a greater awareness of who Li is, what his true goals in life are, and what direction he wants to set for his life.
Read more about our numerological interpretation of Jet Li's maturity


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Inaugural festival to be held November 6-7, 2015, at Waterloo Arts
(Cleveland, OH; October 7, 2015) — Playwrights Local announces its debut as Northeast Ohio's first playwrights' development and production center, marking its launch with a free festival on November 6 & 7, 2015. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Playwrights Local presents new plays written exclusively by area dramatists. It also offers classes and engages the community through site-specific projects. Playwrights Local is a home for novice and experienced dramatic writers to learn, create, and share their work.
"This type of organization has already succeeded in Chicago, Minneapolis, Atlanta, and Cincinnati," said David Todd, Artistic Director of Playwrights Local. "We see this as a way of putting our under-recognized playwrights on the map, and of making their plays a bigger part of the arts conversation."
Literary Manager Arwen Mitchell seconds the need for a space in Greater Cleveland dedicated to dramatic writing. "Other theaters support local playwrights to the extent that they can, but there's no place focused on them exclusively," Mitchell said. "Having an outlet like Playwrights Local is both amazing and essential."
Playwrights Local welcomes the Northeast Ohio community to its inaugural Cleveland Playwrights Festival on November 6 & 7, 2015. All sessions in this event are free. (Online registration is recommended.) Dramatic writers of all skill levels can participate in workshops and discussions. Fans of live theater can attend staged readings of local works and take part in a recording of Mike Geither's podcast play, Flame Puppy. Other offerings include a luncheon and post-show reception. The festival will be held at Waterloo Arts in Collinwood (15605 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, OH 44110).
Information on festival sessions and registration is available at www.playwrightslocal.org. Tax-deductible donations in support of this new, locally focused arts organization also may be made at the site.


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Evergreen Honored as Veteran Friendly School
The Evergreen State College Honored by Inclusion in G.I. Jobs 2011 College List
'Military Friendly Schools' List Aims to Help Veterans Find Colleges that are a Good Fit
G.I. Jobs recently announced the release of its 2011 list of Military Friendly Schools at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com/2011list. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools which are doing the most to embrace America's veterans as students.
The Evergreen State College was included on this list.
Schools on the list range from state universities and private colleges to community colleges and trade schools. The common bond is their shared priority of recruiting students with military experience.
Innovations in Policy and Practice at Evergreen
Evergreen is becoming widely recognized as a leader in working to provide a supportive and welcoming environment for student veterans.
- Evergreen has an established Veterans Support Working Group made up of students, staff and faculty -- and a Student Veteran Organization.
- Last May, The Evergreen State College organized the first ever regional higher education summit on veterans' needs, experiences and retention. War and the Soul: Creating Healing Academic Communities for Our Nation's Veterans provided a training and networking conference for those in the higher education and military communities. The summit attracted participants throughout the Pacific Northwest, and featured internationally renowned experts Edward Tick and Nancy Schiesari.
- Annual events include a Fall Quarter Veterans Reception in which a Veterans Medallion is presented to all identified incoming veterans in recognition of their service, a tradition of celebration of Veterans Day for the past 16 years, and Memorial Day recognition efforts including distribution of some 2,000 Memorial Day poppies among a college population of some 5,600 (including students, faculty and staff.)
- Evergreen also aims to attract veterans and their dependents through recruitment efforts, outreach and tuition waivers year round for qualifying veterans and veterans' dependents.
GI Jobs Compiles List as Resource for Veterans
The GI Jobs list was compiled through exhaustive research starting last April when the magazine polled more than 7,000 schools nationwide. Methodology, criteria and weighting for the list were developed with the assistance of an Academic Advisory Board (AAB) consisting of educators from Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, Colorado State University, Dallas County Community College, Old Dominion University, Cleveland State University, Lincoln Technical Institute and Embry Riddle; as well as Keith Wilson, VA's director of education services; Michele Spires, American Council on Education's assistant director of military programs; Janet Swandol, associate director for CLEP and Derek Blumke, president of Student Veterans of America. A full list of board members can be found at http://militaryfriendlyschools.com/Article/advisory-board/
A full story and detailed list of Military Friendly Schools will be highlighted in G.I. Jobs annual Guide to Military Friendly Schools and on a poster, both of which will be distributed to hundreds of thousands of active and former military personnel in late September. The newly redesigned website, found at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com, features interactive tools and search functionality to assist military veterans in choosing schools that best meet their personal educational needs. The site currently shows 2010 Military Friendly Schools but will switch to the 2011 list in late September. Criteria for making the Military Friendly Schools list included efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting military and veteran students and academic accreditations.
About G.I. Jobs
G.I. Jobs (www.gijobs.com) is published by Victory Media, a veteran-owned business which also publishes The Guide to Military Friendly Schools, Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur magazines and annually rates the nation's "Military Friendly Employers," "Military Spouse Friendly Employers" and "Best Corporations for Veteran-Owned Businesses."
About The Evergreen State College
The Evergreen State College is a nationally recognized public liberal arts college known for its distinctive interdisciplinary curriculum, high level of student/faculty engagement and emphasis on putting learning into action.


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Grilled salad, for Father's Day or anytime
I paired my grilled romaine classically, with a homemade blue cheese dressing and crispy apple wood smoked bacon. It's the ultimate steakhouse wedge salad.
My approach to food is pretty simple. I firmly believe that if you can eat it, you can grill it.
When I wrote my first cookbook, I compiled my favorite grilled foods. Some were familiar, but some seemed pretty crazy back in 2005! Of those crazy foods, grilled romaine lettuce remains one of my favorites. And I'm not alone. Today, it is so popular it's on restaurant menus all over the place, a sure sign that Americans have embraced the idea that a salad can be grilled.
I paired my grilled romaine classically, with a homemade blue cheese dressing and crispy apple wood smoked bacon. It's the ultimate steakhouse wedge salad. And it's perfect for Dad on Father's Day.
The real beauty of this recipe is how the heat of the grill wilts and caramelizes the lettuce, intensifying the flavor and adding a wisp of smoke. The texture becomes crispy on the edges and silky inside. Mix that with the rich and slightly pungent blue cheese and the salty, smoky bacon, and you've got a salad that eats like a main course. Meaty, rich and delicious!
I usually make the blue cheese dressing the day before because it benefits from sitting overnight in the refrigerator. The flavors truly blend and blossom during this extra time. It also makes this salad that much easier to grill and serve. The bacon can be fried in advance, as well. But if you do that, just before serving place it in a paper towel and microwave it for 15 to 20 seconds, or until the fat begins to sizzle. I dice the meatiest bacon I can find into 1/4-inch pieces before frying so that they fry up into bits and don't need crumbling. You also could use pancetta.
The grilled salad works best with hearts of romaine and they must be washed and very dry before cooking. I usually purchase the already cleaned hearts to make this step foolproof. Slice the hearts in half lengthwise and make sure to leave the stem attached (this prevents the leaves from falling apart during grilling).
The whole grilling process takes just a few minutes because you want the inside of the lettuce to be raw and crunchy and barely warmed. The key is to cut across the grilled heart of romaine and mix the crispy pieces with the fully cooked soft and silky pieces and the crunchy interior pieces. It's literally an explosion of textures and big bold flavors.
Start to finish: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 ounces crumbled blue cheese (more or less to taste)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon grated shallot
1 clove garlic, grated
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
2 hearts of romaine lettuce, halved lengthwise
Olive oil
4 slices apple wood smoked bacon, diced and cooked until crisp
To make the dressing, in a medium bowl combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, blue cheese, lemon juice, shallot and garlic. Mix well, then season lightly with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours to allow the flavors to develop. The dressing keeps for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
When ready to prepare the salads, heat the grill to medium-low.
Lightly brush all 4 romaine halves on all sides with olive oil. Season with a bit of salt and pepper. Using a pair of tongs, place the lettuce directly on the cooking grates cut side down. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Do not grill longer; the lettuce should be slightly raw and crunchy at the center. Remove to a clean platter and let rest for 5 minutes.
Place each half on a serving plate, then drizzle with blue cheese dressing and top with the diced bacon. Serve immediately.
Nutrition information per serving: 300 calories; 240 calories from fat (80 percent of total calories); 27 g fat (9 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 35 mg cholesterol; 7 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 7 g protein; 740 mg sodium.


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You don't fuck with Michael Ironside. If you give the man a Splinter Cell script and he doesn't like it, he will come at you. Just like he came at Ubisoft in this trailer for the new Splinter Cell game, Blacklist, telling of his origins with the series.
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Ironside, the long-time voice of hero Sam Fisher, is actually no longer Sam Fisher! That role is being played by Eric Johnson, Ubisoft politely explaining that because their tech now captures acting acting, it would no longer do to have the ageing Ironside in a mo-cap suit since he, well, isn't exactly the same build as Fisher.
Blacklist was announced yesterday, and is due for release next year. You can catch its debut trailer here.