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St. Petersburg (Eyewitness Travel Guides) Jan 2007
There isn't an Eyewitness country guide to Russia, but the two city guides here cover enough for most visitors. I used the previous editions, and found them invaluable, in the St Petersburg one especially the Hermitage section and the recommended walks. Marvellous photos and cutaways of the buildings (St Isaac's in particular).
The guide also covers sites outside St Petersburg, like Peterhof (Petrodvorets) and Tsarskoe Selo.
Get a deal by buying this with the Moscow one.
Moscow (Eyewitness Travel Guides) (Jan 2007)
Great Kremlin coverage, and the maps show the metro stations clearly - it's not too difficult to find your way about. Don't be deceived, though, Moscow is a major world capital and quite spread out, but manageable with this 264 pp guide.
"Organized district by district, this travel guide to Moscow provides information on every significant sight, building, museum and gallery. It also covers shops, hotels and restaurants, alongside practical information. Visual guides are given for currency, tickets and communication systems".
Lonely Planet Eastern Europe (Eastern Europe, 9th Ed Feb 2007)
This is massive, 998 pages. I used an earlier edition when I toured the Eastern capitals. It covers Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Moscow & St Petersburg, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.
Basically aimed at the backpacker, I still found it useful as a overall information back-up in just a single volume.
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Would you want to be very rich? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Would you want to be very rich? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Family View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Lara.BrumJoined: 05 Apr 2006Posts: 4Location: Brazil Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:39 pm Post subject: Would you want to be very rich? Would you want to be very rich? Would you want to have enough money to buy all the things you want at the time you want? well, I don't think I'd want to be very rich. I have to confess that I would like to have more money than I have. But I think that the fun of our lives is to dream and to "fight" to get what we want. If I were rich, I wouldn't feel the emoction of wanting so much something, and this thing wouldn't have the value that would have if I had to "fight" to get it. Back to top OrianiJoined: 13 Oct 2006Posts: 208Location: Venezuela Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:16 pm Post subject: Well.. not very.. but actually I want to have just a little bit more Back to top serdarhicipJoined: 28 May 2007Posts: 28Location: istanbul Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:50 am Post subject: I would not want to be very rich because I am happy but if I would be rich maybe I will be unhappy Back to top yaRJoined: 10 Oct 2007Posts: 1 Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:50 pm Post subject: well, if i could have the chance i want to but that not means that i want to be extremely rich because being a very rich person may cause some problems for instence, u may become a man who is keep spending money without saving... anyway being happy is most important thing ! Back to top openenglishJoined: 26 Oct 2007Posts: 35 Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:54 am Post subject: I would want to have enough money to be comfortable and happy... that's all_________________Learn English at Open English Back to top LeBronJoined: 31 Oct 2007Posts: 103 Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:48 am Post subject: I think money isn't a bad thing. Of course there are some people who become vain, when they have a lot of money. But I think it depends on the character of each person how to handle this situation. There are bad people and there are good people, no matter if rich or not. I hope you know what I mean. Greetings, LeBron Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Family All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group

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Investigators said Jonah Roper, 25, was identified as the suspect in the heist at Bank of the Orient, 360 12th St., by his probation officer who recognized him from surveillance photos. He was arrested Thursday at a downtown hotel where he had been living. Police said he also had an address in Berkeley.
Besides one count of bank robbery, Roper is also charged with two counts of violating probation. He was on probation for a 2011 burglary conviction and a 2011 battery of a custodial officer conviction. He is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail.
Police said in the bank robbery the accomplice stood watch while Roper simulated a gun beneath a sweatshirt, demanded money and vaulted over a counter taking cash on the counter. The loss was in excess of $1,000.
Police said minutes prior Roper and the other man had cased the East West Bank, 900 Webster, but did not do anything.
The still sought suspect is a black man, 20 to 30, about 5 feet 9 with a medium build. He had a beard and mustache and wore a black puffy vest, gray T-shirt an blue pants.
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The Illuminists are desperate. They are appealing the Bloomberg directive to reveal who received funding to keep from going bankrupt from the Federal Reserve.
In addition HR 1207 will pass in the House this month. The question is in what form. No matter what happens the Illuminati knows we are hot on their trail. They have to do everything possible to end the depression, or go for broke.
Thus far there has been little recovery even with an official $23.7 trillion committed by the Treasury and the Fed. This number alone shows you how serious this situation is. The banking sector is still broke and is using TARP funds to buy out failing smaller banks. The residential TARP funds returned will go toward helping bail out the collapsing commercial real estate industry. Quantitative easing has not worked, nor has TARP and the endless stream of money from TALF. We are anxious to see if the FASB sticks to its guns and demands mark-to-market accounting. That will pull the cover off of the fraud known as mark-to-model, which really is mark to whatever you want it to be. As you can now see this is a much deeper problem than a subprime problem. That just triggered events. As we pointed out before we are still facing a new wave of subprime loans written over the past year by FHA, Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, plus ALT-A, Option ARMS Pick-and-Pay Loans and the failure of prime loans that will stretch to 2013. On top of that we have commercial real estate loans now to deal with and credit card failure. This is what the Illuminati crime syndicate has brought you in their lust for more power and riches. We must not forget as well, standing in the wings, are America's creditors, especially the Chinese who are dumping $25 billion to $100 billion in dollar denominated assets monthly. Their goal is to be out of dollar paper in another 1-1/2 years. Then there are the other sellers. There are few buyers, so the Fed will have to monetize trillions of dollars in dollar denominated bonds, which they are doing secretly presently. It is no wonder they are terrified of an audit, which would not only uncover their illegal activities, but also expose their leadership and participation in the outrageous suppression of gold and silver prices. The status of foreign creditors could turn on a dime. We predict they will abandon ship one at a time, as the dollar slips lower and lower. The Fed and the Treasury have tried over and over to keep the USDX, dollar index, over 80 for weeks and they have been totally unsuccessful. It settled this past Friday at 78.31, just ready to break to new lows. We wonder how long these countries will tolerate such arrogance and the dream of world government? One must remember these countries are suffering the fallout of the actions that have been deliberately executed by these Illuminists and they are not happy about that. They are all suffering recession and many depression. It is only a matter of time before they too dump dollar denominated assets.
We would like to say for individuals caught up in this mess worldwide, other currencies are not the answer. Only gold and silver related assets are the answer. Remember that, for in the final analysis all currencies will fall in value versus gold and silver and there are no exceptions. We have been there before and seen that, so do not be deluded into going into other currencies, or shares in foreign markets denominated in other currencies, they are not the answer, only gold and silver are.
Then we hear the fairy tales of recovery in the US, Europe and Asia. If you spend enough money you can create a recovery albeit of short duration. No one is out of the woods. Europe, particularly the eurozone, has cut issuance of money and credit to 3.7% but they are maintaining interest rates at 1%, which is in reality ½%. The European recovery will be a parallel movement for a year and without more cheap money or an increase in money and credit it will die and wither away. Then there are the ongoing real estate collapses in the US, Ireland, Spain and in the Persian Gulf. There could be a bank panic or holiday in any of these regions. If a panic occurs the first liquid asset sold will be US Treasuries and Agencies and the US dollar. This would spread terror in Frankfurt, Paris, London and NYC. All these stock exchanges could collapse as well. The NYSE, FTSE, CAC and the DAX as countries in trouble sell everything not nailed down to simply survive. The world is about to find out that free trade and globalization has been a disaster. The millions of jobs lost in the US and Europe, so that transnational conglomerates could prosper is in the final stages of death. The redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor countries is about to end in a shattering smash-up. The myth of worldwide prosperity is about to end. Contrary to prevailing thought the biggest losers will be world exporters, such as China, which has already seen a 40% fall in exports. All the money and credit creation we have seen in China over the past seven months, some $1.9 trillion, isn't going to work. They still face 30 million unemployed. Those jobs are not going to return for a long time if ever. Out of desperation there eventually will be tariffs, legislated in the US, Europe and in other countries and inflation will rise as a result.
In America the safety net of the FDIC doesn't exist. It is virtually broke and that is why a few months ago unofficially the FDIC asked government for $500 billion. Putting this into perspective, about $700 billion would insure about 1% of all the qualifying deposits in the US.
Not only will the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, HR-1207, pass the House, but also it will pass the Senate, because you are going to write every Senator demanding that they pass it.
If passed, we will see our gold inventories. We'll find out what toxic garbage the Fed has been buying from banks and what they have paid for it. We will find out every company that received funds and how they were spent. We will subpoena every piece of correspondence, fax, e-mail and phone calls the Fed has ever made. We will get a real balance sheet; not some version the GAO approved. Wait until the public sees how the Fed and its owners have looted the people for almost 100 years.
Two Republican lawmakers, Darrell Issa, (R-Ca) and Rep. Spencer Bachus, (R-OK), House Financial Services ranking members are seeking an audit of the trust that manages the government's controlling stake in AIG.
Three more U.S. banks failed on Friday, bringing the total to 84 so far this year, as the industry continues to grapple with deteriorating loans on their books. Regulators shuttered Affinity Bank of Ventura, California, Bradford Bank in Baltimore, and Mainstreet Bank of Forest Lake, Minnesota, which in total are expected to cost the government's deposit insurance fund about $446 million. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp on Thursday reported that the insurance fund's balance stood at $10.4 billion at the end of the second quarter. But the agency also noted that the figure was adjusted to account for $32 billion set aside for expected failures over the next year. FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said this week that bank failures will remain elevated as banks go through the painful process of recognizing loan losses and cleaning up balance sheets. The total of 84 failures this year marks a sharp rise over the 25 last year, and the three failures in all of 2007.
We stated long ago the somewhere between 3,400 and 4,200 banks would go under and the FDIC would spend trillions of dollars to cover the loses. A loss of 3,400 banks would lead to losses of over $33 trillion.
The FDIC now has foreign banks and private equity groups about to engorge themselves on failing US banks. Worse yet, rather than cash the FDIC is allowing these financial firms to use equity which is unprecedented. The use of non-cash collateral assets is being used because the purchasing banks are broke and without TARP not only could they not buy anything, but they'd probably be out of business. What Ms. Bair has done has been to expedite the takeover of banks by bigger banks and involved the use of foreign banks as well as private equity partnerships.
As far as we are concerned, as a foreigner, you have to be deranged to buy dollar denominated assets with the massive monetization of agency securities, collateralized debt obligations and treasuries going on, never mind the underhanded secret deals the Fed is involved in to fund their markets. If we can understand what the fed is up too, so can these foreigners. That is what a more than $600 billion swap facility is all about, including suppression of foreign currencies in order to bolster the strength of the dollar.
This month, September, a great confusion will begin. The occupation of Iraq will continue; more troops will be sent to Afghanistan and Pakistan will become another major battleground. Terrorism will be used to continue to propagandize the American public, along with Cap & Trade and medical reform and the Swine Flu fiasco. These are all distractions to keep the publics' eye off the continued failure of our financial system.
Deflation continues to eat away at assets, except for gold and silver, and the Fed creates money and credit to offset deflation's savages.
The torrent of money and credit has pulled some nations at least temporarily out of the negative decline on GDP. Japan, France and Germany are examples. The question is when will their economies run out of stream? Probably when they attempt to raise interest rates. In the case of the eurozone the expansion of money and credit has already fallen 3.7%.
The global economic crisis, now more than two years old has allowed governments to run banking and financial systems in a usurpation of power over the individual and private property. What we are facing is perpetual crisis and intended government control. There will not be a return to normality. Next will come food shortages and rationing and one epidemic or pandemic after another. We wonder what will happen when the public finds out that all these problems were preplanned by the Illuminati. Then comes the control of all labor. Government is now spending 185% of tax receipts. The budget deficit will be between $1.6 and $2.00 trillion for fiscal 2009, ended on 9/30/09.
For those who hadn't noticed, yoy commercial real estate values fell 27% and are off 36% from their 10/07 peak. We see a total drop of 70% to 75% from the highs, when all is said and done. Refinancing has to be found for $165 billion in properties by the end of the year, which is impossible, even with left over TARP funds.
Deflation has prices somewhere between minus 2% to plus 5% worldwide as imports and exports have fallen over 30%. As an example, Los Angeles, the busiest port in the US, imports have fallen 16.9% yoy. It is the exporters who are getting hit the hardest and some have cut prices in the process.
The only thing that keeps a veneer of equilibrium is the massive creation of money and credit pumped out by central banks worldwide. We said we had entered depression this past February and as when we called the beginning of recession two years before, no one shared our opinion. If we are not in depression than what is the significance of 20.8% unemployment, a factory utilization level of 65% and continued massive foreclosures? As we have said over and over again the Fed, Treasury, Wall Street and banking are in a box and they cannot get out. They deliberately created this horrible situation and there is no going back. It is impossible to reverse the process. We are in an economic and financial depression. The palliative supposedly is bigger budget deficits and credit expansion into infinity. We are going to see a replay of the 1970s. Inflation will catch up and overtake deflation one more time, but in the end deflation will prevail.
Fiscal spending is running wild and our president predicts a budget deficit of $9 trillion dollars over the next ten years. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says spending has to be cut 8% permanently over the next several years. In July alone federal spending rose 26%, as revenues fell 6%. Corporate tax receipts fell 58%, as individual revenues fell 21%. The official economic contraction is the worst since the great depression. Can you imagine what it really is? 9.4% unemployment is front-page news, but you didn't hear about the 4.7% loss in salaries and wages of 4.7% for the 12 months ended in June. There are more government employees now than all those employed in manufacturing and construction. How is it that state employees now make 40% more than the average income in non-governmental jobs? What a perversion of government. It is no wonder that the US poverty rate is higher than in Mexico and Turkey.


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Nick Lachey Turns 40: Wife Vanessa Minnillo Throws Star-Studded Bash -- All the Details
Nick Lachey and his wife Vanessa Minnillo Lachey may share the same birthday, but it was all about the former 98 Degrees frontman during a star-studded birthday bash marking the big 4-0 over the weekend. Hosted by Minnillo, 33, (who shares the same birthday as Lachey on Nov. 9) the party took place at the AT&T Center in downtown Los Angeles near the Staples Center on Saturday.
PHOTOS: Nick and Vanessa's cutest moments
"Well, the 40th birthday weekend has officially begun! Pray for me…gonna be a big one! Going out in style. Goodbye 30's, you were fun!!" the Winner Is host tweeted shortly before his birthday festivities.
"While they do share a birthday, Vanessa made this more about Nick since it's his 40th," a source tells Us Weekly.
PHOTOS: Nick and Vanessa's hot bodies
Indeed, the mom of son Camden (who turns 14 months today) invited all of her hubby's close friends to celebrate. Some of the famous pals in attendance included 'N Sync's Joey Fatone, Geoff Stults, Laila Ali, Matt Leinart, his brother Drew Lachey and his former 98 Degrees bandmate Justin Jeffre. Everyone invited received a bottle of whiskey beforehand with a cartoon face of Lachey on the label. "I LOVE creating unique invitations. This is my FAVORITE!" Minnillo tweeted Nov. 6, along with a picture of her creation.
PHOTOS: Vanessa's maternity style
During the big shindig, Minnillo also called in a surprise favor for her hubby of two years! "Vanessa had Steel Panther perform as a surprise for Nick," the insider says. "After Steel Panther performed, Nick got on stage with them and sang 'Don't Stop Believing.'" Kid Capri, one of Lachey's favorite DJs, also helped to entertain the crowd in a "surprise after party" in a curtained off section on the rooftop.
As for Minnillo, the former MTV VJ seemed happy just to celebrate her birthday with Lachey and their baby boy. "Kickin off the birthday weekend with my two favorite guys!!!" she wrote on Nov. 7.
Alongside the caption, the Wipeout hostess shared a sweet picture of two wine glasses on a table next to a milk bottle belonging to the couple's son.
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Nick Lachey Turns 40: Wife Vanessa Minnillo Throws Star-Studded Bash -- All the Details


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Just after the start of my blogging career I posted the above shot of an interesting ship and her crew. My efforts can be read here:- "A Mystery Yacht"
Now a fine educated fellow named Leggy Prawn has found her and says she's a William Fife III. Mr Prawn posted a comment, which really deserves the status of a guest post, so here goes:-
"I'm trying to convince myself that she's on the Clyde, but suspect it could just as likely be Belfast Lough, in which case you're going to have to display your screen to a mirror; otherwise "flip horizontal" - the image that is. It was common for Victorian and Edwardian photographic prints to be the wrong way round.
Then that would be Carrickfergus behind the boom, with the steeple of its ancient St Nicholas' Church and the impressive Norman castle's keep both prominent. And therefore the yacht would be broad reaching past Cultra in the direction of Helen's Bay... more on that below.
If it must be the Clyde, then I think you have to remain in front of the mirror, or flipped, to see that the most likely town behind the boom is Largs, with the Cumbraes perhaps looming forward of the jib. But if there is indeed another conurbation hinted there - I can't see it on screen - then that theory is dashed. Then again, staying flipped, it could be Helensburgh; unflipped it could be Gourock if she was reaching along the Kilcreggan shore...
About the yacht I have less doubt. She is almost certainly one of the Belfast Lough No 1 (or 25ft lwl O.D. Class), designed by William Fife Jr., with all nine built in 1897 by John Hilditch of Carrickfergus. Sail no. 4 of that class was HALCYONE, owned for her first five seasons by Lurgan linen manufacturer and merchant, G. Herbert Brown, JP, of Helen's Bay, by Bangor, Belfast Lough.
The class, including Mr Brown's HALCYONE, did race at the Clyde Fortnight during their first few seasons, so the Clyde is still up for grabs as the location.
Beautifully fashioned iron tillers weren't the sole preserve of William Fife: the G.L. Watson designed 'Peggy Bawn' still sails with her original wrought iron tiller, fashioned by none other than John Hilditch's blacksmith, at Carrickfergus in 1894."
Mr Prawn has sent me an image of the fine tiller, courtesy of photographer David H Lyman


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Surgeon 'gluing' the breastbone together after open-heart surgery
(13 November 2009: VIDYYA MEDICAL NEWS SERVICE) -- An innovative method is being used to repair the breastbone after it is intentionally broken to provide access to the heart during open-heart surgery. The technique uses a state-of-the-art adhesive that rapidly bonds to bone and accelerates the recovery process.
"We can now heal the breastbone in hours instead of weeks after open-heart surgery. Patients can make a full recovery after surgery and get back to full physical activities in days instead of months," reports Dr. Paul W.M. Fedak, MD PhD FRCSC, a cardiac surgeon at Foothills Medical Centre and scientist at the Faculty of Medicine who pioneered the new procedure.
Over 20 patients have received the new technique in Calgary as part of a pilot study. Fedak and Kathryn King, RN PhD are the co-principal investigators on the study. King, a cardiovascular nurse scientist, is an expert in post-operative recovery after open-heart surgery. "We know that recovery from sternotomy is a multi-faceted process that includes not only healing of the breastbone but the ability to return to normal activities," she says. "Being able to resume normal activities is a hallmark of a good recovery; this surgical innovation should enable that."
The patients report substantially less pain and discomfort after surgery and the use of strong pain medication, such as narcotics, is profoundly reduced if not completely eliminated with use of the procedure. The ability to deep breathe, known to play a key role in recovery, is also substantially improved.
Richard Cuming's chest was repaired in June KryptoniteTM adhesive, a biocompatible polymer (manufactured by Doctors Research Group Inc., (Connecticut USA). Two years earlier he had open-heart surgery repaired the traditional way – sewing his breastbone back together with wire. That wire broke, his breastbone opened, and Cuming had a difficult time.
"I couldn't accomplish simple tasks like squeezing toothpaste, turning the steering wheel in my car or pulling open a heavy door without discomfort and pain. Anytime I coughed or sneezed there was movement in my chest and significant pain, I think the worst part of the ordeal was that I stopped doing things 'in case they would hurt'" says Cuming.
After his chest was 'glued' back together using KryptoniteTM adhesive and wires he had an entirely different experience. "I had a little bit of pain, but this was a walk in the park compared to my earlier recovery. I can do anything I could do prior to the original surgery. I feel wonderful."
The encouraging results of this pilot study have prompted the Calgary researchers to establish a worldwide study to further investigate its benefits. The STICK Trial (STernal Innovative Closure with KryptoniteTM) aims to apply the technique in over 500 patients across the globe over the next 12 – 24 months.
"We are proud of the innovative work being done at Foothills Medical Centre," says Dr. L. Brent Mitchell, Director of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta and Head of the Clinical Department of Cardiac Sciences at Alberta Health Services, "I used to warn my open-heart surgery patients that they would feel like they had been hit by a truck during a long recovery period; I'm glad I don't have to say that anymore."
More than one million open-heart surgeries are performed in the world each year by splitting the breastbone. Until this recent discovery, wire closure of the breastbone had been standard practice since routine heart surgery was established a half century ago.
The investigators believe that this improved method of chest closure will become a new standard of care for patients undergoing open-heart surgery. Fedak has started training surgeons in other Canadian and European hospitals where it is rapidly gaining popularity.
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Kasara Resort Condominium situated near C5 Road in Ugong, Pasig City: Another condominium project of Empire East Land Holdings, Inc., walking distance to Tiendesitas & SM hypermart, near SM Megamall, Robinsons, Saint Francis Square and other establishments
Kasara Urban Resort Residences is an enclave of six residential towers with strikingly deep earth tone palettes.
Topnotch developer Empire East, known for its portfolio of luxurious large-scale communities n metropolitan and suburban Manila, envisions another prestigious condominium development in the heart of Pasig City, the six-tower KASARA Urban Resort Residences is set to rise in a prime property that's a few meters away from C-5 Road, providing its future residents more exclusivity and privacy in the quieter side of the major thoroughfare.
Each tower's luxurious contemporary architecture is designed to perfectly blend with the community's nature-rich setting. Simplify your lifestyle in this urban resort where you enjoy all the captivating elements of nature, not just one at a time, every single day.
Walk a few steps from home to SM Supercenter Pasig for your weekly groceries or to Tiendesitas for your daily shop-and-dine cravings. Kasara's gates at Eagle Avenue and P.E. Antonio Street give an instant access to C5 Road that easily breezes you to Ortigas Center, Eastwood City, Bonifacio Global City and Makati CBD. Be at the center of everything that's essential to your life – let it be for shopping, leisure, education, healthcare and business. Most especially, come home everyday to your own urban resort, your private city escape where all the elements of nature and perfect harmony.
Indulge your Simplified Lifestyle at KASARA.
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Patio & veranda in units overlooking green grass view, palm trees, world class garden set up in 65% open space with lots of water features and landscaped rocks to rejuvenate, relax and retreat, a calming activity that you deserve after work. This is naturally elevated from C5 road free from flood during heavy rains and strong typhoon.
Due to 65% open space rest assured that there will be much air within the vicinity. Big space in between towers and fresh air due to lots of water features with rocks and trees surrounding the clubhouse and amenity areas. Run to where the wind takes you as you choose among well-designed living spaces to tailor-fit your personal preferences.
Rest assured of ample lights. 6 towers are lined up, 3 towers each across between long and wide swimming pool from Eagle Street towards P.E. Antonio Street in the ground floor with plenty of water features like scenic waterfalls, koi pond & turtle pond along the path walk towards the clubhouse, an overlooking view from the units starting from 4th floor to 28th floor facing the amenity area.
12 infinity swimming pools are in between each towers on the 4th floor, a scenic view from each corner units, a source of lights and air from their windows.
2 high speed elevators for each towers are glass architectural combinations for panoramic view with scenic world class interior designs.
65% open space are almost allotted to all elements of nature such as koi and turtle ponds, flowing streams, waterfalls from 12 infinity pools at the 4th floor, river paths, spring fountains, splashing bubblers and more! There will be plenty of landscaped rocks and pebbles. Swimming Pool is unique because it's a man made lake-inspired natural pool with palm trees and tropical plants.
This project is Indeed an Urban living resort, your private city escape where all the elements of nature find perfect harmony, a home sweet home everyone deserves.
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Empire East eyes urban resorts
EMPIRE East Land Holdings Inc. plans to develop more projects in the first half of the year, including its foray into the urban residential resort development.
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the middle-income property developer said it would roll out 4,700 residential units worth P12 billion for the first six months.
"Our confidence level in the real estate sector is very high," Anthony Charlemagne Yu, Empire East president, said.
Among the projects up for launch in the first half is the pioneering venture into urban residential development, Kasara Resorts Towers.
Situated near C5 Road in Ugong, Pasig City, Kasara Resorts Towers will offer close to 2,000 residential units in a nature-filled setting with landscaped greenery, various water features and wide
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Police: Man accused in standoff held gun to brother's head
Penney faces charges including kidnapping, theft of firearms
A man arrested in Middleton during a standoff Thursday had earlier pointed a pistol at his brother's head and demanded that his brother give him his assault rifle, according to police.
Richard Penney, 36, was arrested Thursday after a three-hour standoff at a Lake Shore Drive home. Police released new details about the incident at Penney's arraignment Friday morning.
According to the affidavit, police were called shortly after Penney left his brother's home. Police said they were told that Penney had stolen a .22-caliber Derringer and a .32-caliber pistol. Penney then held the pistol to his brother's head and told his brother he would kill him if he didn't give him his AK-47.
"At first I thought he was joking, screwing around with me," said his brother, Robert Penney. "And to make a long story short, when he aimed it in my face, I knew he wasn't screwing around. He wanted my AK-47 and all the bullets and clips for it."
Robert Penney said he and his brother got along, but his brother was homeless and unpredictable.
"Then he aimed the gun at me and said, 'I'll blow your brains out, and did a '5-4-3-2,' and at 2, I gave in," Robert Penney said. "I didn't want to risk it. I didn't know what he was going to do. He was acting crazy."
He said his brother eventually left with three guns and more than 300 rounds of ammunition.
Police said Richard Penney then left and went to a home on Lake Shore Drive. A woman at the home told police she heard a knock on the back door and opened it to see Richard Penney pointing a rifle at her.
The woman spoke to emergency dispatchers and said Richard Penney told her he would kill her if she tried to leave, police said.
The woman told News 9 that Richard Penney wasn't making any sense. She said he let her make a phone call to make sure her two children were kept away, and he let her dial 911 because he wanted to talk to police.
During negotiations, the woman was released. Richard Penney was later taken into custody and charged with felony theft of firearms, armed robbery and kidnapping.
Richard Penney is being held on $500,000 cash bail. A probable cause hearing is set for Feb. 11.


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Q. Dognapping Rover starts moving his legs, ears, whiskers, wagging his tail, whining. Certainly looks like he's dreaming, but how could anybody ever tell for sure? Clifford
A. Electrophysiological recordings of animals sleeping show brain activity resembling that of humans, says Peretz Lavie in The Enchanted World of Sleep. Dogs and almost all other mammals exhibit REM sleep (for "rapid eye movements") similar to human dreaming sleep.
But that's a long way from proving action-packed dramas unfold in Rover's night mind. There's no direct answer to this, says Lavie, but some suggestive evidence. In one highly original study, researchers trained a monkey to pull a handle whenever movie images were projected onto a screen. Once the monkey had mastered this, an electrophysiological recording of its sleep was made to see if it would "report" on its dreams. It did. Right on cue, during REM sleep, the monkey instinctively pulled the handle, "as though it were seeing the movies."
Other evidence comes from Michel Jouvet's studies of cats with brain injuries that led them to "act out" their dreams. The sleeping cats would get up and move around, arching their back and hissing– as if at imaginary dream attackers. They would also seemingly toy with invisible mice, while real mice placed nearby went ignored.
So go ahead– wish bedtime Rover "Pleasant dreams!"
Q. "If music be the food of love, play on!" Did Shakespeare get it right? Are there tested effects of background music on wining, dining, lovemaking? M. Muzak
A. The Bard knew his brain-body basics, says Los Angeles ethnomusicologist Elizabeth Miles, author of Tune Your Brain: Using Music to Manage Your Mind, Body and Mood. The first place music hits after coming through your ears is the hypothalamus, home of basic drives from hunger to lust.
"So if a song has ever made you look at a member of the opposite sex with a fresh eye, that's why," she says.
Next, the electrical impulses of music move through the entire nervous system, either speeding up or slowing down its function. Choose something loud and upbeat and it's a sort of musical Viagra, increasing circulation and breathing rate. Go low and slow and it's more like drinking a glass of wine. Either route can provide a libidinal boost, depending upon your disposition.
Various studies have found slow background music can slow the speed of eating, good for digestion and dieting and for enjoying a long, sociable meal. Loud and fast music can speed up your intake rate, a reason why rock and roll rules at some restaurants looking to rack up big dinner checks. As for lovemaking, in a groundbreaking experiment by psychologist Avram Goldstein, people rated the thrills they get from music even higher than sex, complete with graphic descriptions of what tingles where during the best passages.
"In my own nationwide survey of how people use music in their lives, I was surprised to note a lack of effort to exploit music's erotic potential, suggesting we would all be wise to remember Shakespeare's words... and play on."
Q. What's the party trick with 1089 to captivate a roomful of techies? B. Gates
A. First multiply this curious number by 9 to get 9801 (1089 x 9). Notice this reverses the original digits.
Next put a 9 in the middle of 1089 and do the multiplication: 10989 x 9 = 98901. Again the digits are reversed, with the inserted 9 winding up in the middle of the answer. Amazingly, you can insert any number of 9's before multiplying and the same pattern results: 1099989 x 9 = 9899901; 109999999989 x 9 = 989999999901.
Q. Tennis pro Greg Rusedski's mighty serves were clocked at over 140 mph. What's the fastest sports ball anyway? G. White
A. The rock-hard rubber jai alai pelota ("merry festival" in the Basque language), slung out of basket-like scoops at 188 mph, says NASA Ames Research Center scientist Rabindra D. Mehta. Next are a golf ball off the tee at 170 mph and a served tennis ball at about 150 mph. Batted baseballs come close to 150, especially off aluminum bats pulling down the line, while thrown balls attain far less, adds physicist Robert K. Adair.
BTW, don't expect much more speed if you could take these games to the Moon, although the multiplied distances in the one-sixth gravity and frictionless space will keep a ball fetcher chasing for a good while.
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Hey...I am from India Mumbai!!! i read your reviews on Musc Ravageur..Where did you find the fragrance?? Also where do you buy your fragrance from here???
Thank you.
I've noticed you're an enthusiast of Giorgio by Giorgio Beverly Hills.
Could you please kindly tell me if the re-launched fragrance is still as strong as it was back in the 1990s when I used to wear it? I recall it would leave a gorgeous trail and I got many compliments on it.
Would you say it works the same today? Is it true that the formula was altered?
I'm also considering an A*Men purchase but something tells me Giorgio holds on for much longer. Let alone, I think its formula is more original than that of A*Men.
I'm curious to read your opinion.
Do pardon my strangled English. I work as a translator but, busy as I've been, I don't get many opportunities to actually TALK to people.
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Hey bro i am sure you must be facing the same dilemma as everyone else on this site. So many options to buy but not enough dough.....
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Hey man, I'm talking with finsfan to possibly buy his 4oz bottle of Creed Silver Mountain Water, which he said he got from you. Can you attest to the authenticity of the bottle at all? He says it's not imprinted with a lot # which worries me.
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In a weekly report Sunday on the price of gas, AAA Mid-Atlantic says the national average dropped to $3.65 per gallon on Friday. That's a 2.5-cent drop in the past week.
But the cost is still 11 cents more expensive than a month ago and 16 cents more expensive than a year ago.
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The average price in the District of Columbia was $3.89 on Sunday. Maryland drivers were paying $3.69 on average, and Delaware drivers were paying $3.67. Virginia had the lowest price in the region at $3.48.


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NATO and the broader Middle East region
The way ahead for NATO's programme of cooperation with countries of the broader Middle East, the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, was the focus of a high-level conference in Rome on 18 March.
The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, launched at the 2004 NATO Summit in Istanbul, offers interested countries in the broader Middle East practical cooperation with NATO on a bilateral basis, starting with individual members of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
The conference on "NATO and the Broader Middle East region" brought together over 100 high-ranking officials, parliamentarians, academics and security experts from NATO and the countries of the Gulf to exchange perceptions and discuss further ideas concerning the implementation of the Initiative.
The first session discussed the security challenges in the region. The second session looked at the way ahead in the implementation of Initiative, stressing the importance of developing a cooperative relationship between NATO and interested countries in the broader Middle East region.
Describing the key principles of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative in his speech, the Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that " the relationship is very much a two-way street, and it should be. The Initiative will be flexible to allow for the different needs and requests of the individual participating states ."
To date, three states, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar have formally joined the Initiative.The conference was jointly organized by the NATO Public Diplomacy Division and the NATO Defense College and was held at the Defense College in Rome.


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1. An order directing the party who infringed the right to pay monetary compensation to the party whose right was infringed for loss arising out of the infringement, including compensation for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect.2. An order directing the party who infringed the right to make restitution to the party whose right was infringed, other than through monetary compensation, for loss arising out of the infringement, including restitution for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect.
So can I get restitution for someone calling me a Nazi and hurting my feelings?
Note: it's a joke. Nazi = bad.
But a nice settlement sure would pay for some sweet riding gear....with skulls.
During the protest, a stained glass window at the historic building was smashed. A 38-year-old Kingston woman was arrested and is facing a number of charges including mischief, assault police and carrying a concealed weapon.According to police, the suspect, who is not a student, broke the window while standing on a ledge banging on it. She then fled but was picked up not far from the demonstration by plainclothes officers. Once handcuffed, police say the woman became violent and began kicking at one officer. Police say the suspect also tried to kick out the window of a police cruiser.
Max is far closer to the concept of equality than she will ever be. A world where everyone is colourblind. No wonder is refused the meeting: they are on opposite sides of a very wide divide.
. . . And that, FJAG, is the reason that certain people from Western Canada (we won't name him - OK, its Ezra Levant ) have referred to the various provincial human rights commission's investigators as the "Thought Police" and the Commission themselves as "Kangaroo courts".. . .
On Wednesday Abacus Data released a huge poll of 4,023 Canadians that found Liberal support has dipped to 36 per cent, the lowest the company has measured since the 2015 election. The Conservatives were on 33 per cent, followed by the NDP on 18 per cent. Most of the Liberals slippage occurred in Ontario and, given the static impressions of Conservative leader Andrew Scheer and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, it suggests the Liberal dip in support was self-inflicted — and linked to the Prime Minister's trip to India.The most telling statistic was the graph tracking Trudeau's personal popularity, which has dipped from 47 per cent to 39 per cent in the last month, just as negative impressions have grown from 31 per cent to 38 per cent. In other words, as many people who have a positive view of Trudeau have a negative view.That things could change so dramatically illustrates the perils of hitching a government's wagon to a star prime minister.In the Westminster system, party loyalties are traditionally more important than leaders when it comes to winning elections but the Liberals have taken presidential-style politics to new levels, making the leader synonymous with the party brand. At the height of Trudeau's popularity it bolstered that brand, but we may now be seeing the inverse.The Abacus polling makes it pretty clear that the catalyst is Trudeau's ill-starred trip to India — his rating on how he has represented Canada internationally has dropped 16 points since October 2017, while the assessment of how he has handled other issues has been fairly constant.But it takes more than a bad bhangra-dancing blunder to transition from lionized to ludicrous. It suggests something is going on that the polling hasn't yet identified clearly.Bruce Anderson, the Abacus chairman and a Canadian polling veteran, said he has noticed a "rising frustration" with the cost of living that is particularly acute in large cities, where the cost of housing has become a pain point."It seems especially noticeable for young people who are either rent- or mortgage-stressed, and who find it limiting their ability to enjoy other things in life," he said.This has not yet manifested itself in their political choices, but he noted it could have major implications for policies like carbon taxation and pharmacare.The government appears to be alive to the prospect that its relentless proselytizing on progressive issues like gender and the environment has tried the patience of people who voted Liberal in 2015, but who now feel their wages are stagnating while their expenses are snowballing, with the government not doing much to help.
... the liberal party and their 337 other MPs ...
You do realize that there are only 338 total seats in the house?
I don't know... We were talking about this at work today. I have feeling for the parties and their platforms themselves which are different from the leaders that would lead the executive. Right now, I feel like even though Trudeau is losing popularity, the liberal party and their 337 other MPs are more enticing as a whole than Andrew Sheer and the CPC.I like the CPC more than Trudeau (right now), but I like the liberal party way more than I like Sheer.This may be a silly way of looking at things, but then again Politics is silly business.
Yes, but how many people vote for the leader versus their individual MP?
.....my reasons for going Liberal in the last Federal election had very little or nothing to do with Trudeau.
I think we live in an age of very superficial thinking, where image and noise are more important for many people than serious critical thinking about issues.
Interesting. We're in the same riding, and our Liberal candidate/member was a much better choice than the other options, yet I cast my vote solely against his party because of Trudeau. I feel vindicated on an almost daily basis.
An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal CodeS.C. 2017, c. 13Assented to 2017-06-19An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal CodeSUMMARYThis enactment amends the Canadian Human Rights Act to add gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination.The enactment also amends the Criminal Code to extend the protection against hate propaganda set out in that Act to any section of the public that is distinguished by gender identity or expression and to clearly set out that evidence that an offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on gender identity or expression constitutes an aggravating circumstance that a court must take into consideration when it imposes a sentence.Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:R.S., c. H-6Canadian Human Rights ActMarginal note:1998, c. 9, s. 9; 2012, c. 1, s. 137(E)1 Section 2 of the Canadian Human Rights Act is replaced by the following:Marginal note:Purpose2 The purpose of this Act is to extend the laws in Canada to give effect, within the purview of matters coming within the legislative authority of Parliament, to the principle that all individuals should have an opportunity equal with other individuals to make for themselves the lives that they are able and wish to have and to have their needs accommodated, consistent with their duties and obligations as members of society, without being hindered in or prevented from doing so by discriminatory practices based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered.Marginal note:1996, c. 14, s. 2; 2012, c. 1, s. 138(E)2 Subsection 3(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:Marginal note:Prohibited grounds of discrimination3 (1) For all purposes of this Act, the prohibited grounds of discrimination are race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, disability and conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered.R.S., c. C-46Criminal CodeMarginal note:2014, c. 31, s. 123 Subsection 318(4) of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following:Marginal note:Definition of identifiable group(4) In this section, identifiable group means any section of the public distinguished by colour, race, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or mental or physical disability.Marginal note:1995, c. 22, s. 64 Subparagraph 718.2(a)(i) of the Act is replaced by the following:(i) evidence that the offence was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, or on any other similar factor,
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I've taken a C++ class this semester and now I'm writing the seminal program, which is my first large-ish C++ project.
Usually it's a good idea to split code into smaller auxiliary functions when something grows too large. The question I want to ask is where is a good place to put those.
Say I have a .cpp and .hpp files with some class, and I'd like to make a function to perform some task that will not be needed anywhere else but some method or whatever. The obvious thing to do would be simply to define the function in the .cpp file and use it as needed. However, I've been told that this is not a good idea because the function will be global and may clash with other functions like this etc.
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Creative Double Burgers and (Mostly) Solid Sides at Stax Burger Bar in Atlanta
Burger reviews in the Atlanta area.
Stax Burger Bar
690 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite 160, Roswell, GA 30076 (Map); 770-992-2229; staxburgerbar.com
Cooking Method: Flat top
Short Order: Strip mall shop offers creatively topped burgers and promising sides, but you may need to hold your nose
Want Fries with That? Yes you do, but not the sweet potato variety
Price: Bacon and Cheese, $6.99; Blue, $7.15; Nacho, $7.15; Turkey, $6.92; Saltimbocca, $7.75
You can usually smell a winner. A restaurant's website can be misleading. A menu never tells the whole story. Yelp reviews? Please. But once your gluteus maximus actually hits a seat and you start to really soak in a place—the vibe, the energy, the way the staff interacts with the clientele, and especially the amalgamation of aromas wafting from the kitchen—you start to get a sense. True, there can be surprises, both good and bad, that prove you wrong once your food arrives. But way more often than not, the nose knows.
Having said that, you should pretty much ignore your olfactory receptors at Stax Burger Bar. It won't be easy, mind you, but you'll be rewarded with some surprisingly tasty beef (and non-beef) options and a mostly impressive roster of sides that make this Roswell strip mall spot worth your burger buck.
As the name of the place suggests, all of the burgers at Stax are two-patty jobs. A blend of tenderloin chuck and shank—all Black Angus—is on prominent display in the menu's five beef burgers (there's usually a daily special, too), griddled up to feature a sexy diner-style exterior crust.
Those two pics are the Bacon and Cheese Burger ($6.99), simply dressed with red onions, tomato, and bacon, plus American draped over each patty. Not a lot of color in the inside, but that's to be expected with patties this thin. Fear not, though—the burgers at Stax are plenty juicy, so have napkins at the ready. This may have been my favorite burger of the evening out of five sampled.
The Blue Burger ($7.15) has a lot of blue cheese tang to go with its BLT, but I found the caramelized onions a smidge overpowering.
Stax uses a spectacular brioche bun for all of their burgs—squishy and soft, but with a full and dense chew. It's substantial enough to stand up to the squeezing it'll take to get these burgers in your mouth.
Manhandle this one too much, though, and you've got a crumbly mess on your hands. That's because the Nacho Burger ($7.15) is topped with queso sauce, pico de gallo, shaved lettuce, guacamole, pickled jalapeños...and crisp corn tortilla strips. "Crunchifying" a burger is a stunt that rarely does much for me, but the fresh guac and pico added some bright zip to the Nacho that made it better than I had expected.
There are alternative burgers at Stax, too, with the list of alternative "specialty" burgers outnumbering the beef choices. I might argue that a fried chicken patty cannot possibly qualify as a "burger" no matter what else you do it, but several of the non-beef models are perfectly viable stand-ins for the real thing if you're not in a cow kind of mood.
The Turkey Burger ($6.92) promises jack cheese, tomatoes, guac, ketchup, and alfalfa sprouts. (The sprouts were M.I.A. on this one in favor of some mixed greens.) I've never seen a turkey burger executed with the thin-twin treatment before, and I'm not sure it does anything but highlight the meat's inherent dryness. (The guac helps combat that nicely, though.) I found the turkey itself to be fairly flavorful on its own, making this bird burger one I'd recommend if you're so inclined.
The burger that arguably gets the most buzz at Stax is the Saltimbocca Burger ($7.75). Double veal patties are crowned with mozzarella, tomato, prosciutto di Parma, a sage leaf, and sage mayo.
As with the turkey, the two-patty thing was a little odd at first. With beef, thin and dense patties immediately register in my brain as "diner-style burgers." Any other meat in that format just screams "sausage breakfast patty" to me and takes a little getting used to. But once I gave in, I loved it. The prosciutto was perhaps the star of the show here—more so than the veal that it topped—but I'd call the Saltimbocca a must-try and worthy of a special trip to Stax for those on the north side.
But be forewarned about a few things. Stax is small. Eight tables grace the space. Fewer than 30 chairs, with another five at the bar. But the thing that will undoubtedly hit you when you step through the door is the smell. The interior is tricked out in wood—thick, chunky slabs of two-by (on the walls and comprising the tables and bartop) that lend an earthy atmosphere and definitely look like they've been repurposed from somewhere else. I love the look, but whatever's been done to this lumber (polyurethane, tung oil, lacquer, varnish?) has a residual odor that permeates this restaurant to the point that I can't just ignore it. I'm guessing you won't be able to, either. My next visit to Stax will be in warmer weather so my nose can seek refuge on the sizable outdoor patio.
And there will be a next time, because I enjoyed the food at Stax Burger Bar very much. Go with a group as I did, overorder, and turn it into a sampling party. The sides alone—ordered separately from the burgers and served in big, shareable portions—make for a fun and filling visit. Start with the basic Sea Salt Hand Cut French Fries ($2). These deep golden brown beauties are accompanied by an herb aioli that you'll end up wanting to slather on a few other things before you're done.
Less successful are the Sweet Potato Hand Cut Fries ($2.50), which I'm officially declaring a backlash on in general. Sweet potato fries were a novelty not that long ago. Different, unique, and superbly tasty, at least with the early adopters. But now they're everywhere. And sadly, most of them suck. These were soggy and bland beyond belief. Even the ill-advised honey mustard horseradish sauce didn't add enough punch to make them palatable. Stay away; everyone at my table did.
Ring fanatics might just flock to Stax for their Buttermilk Onion Rings ($3.98). These big battered bracelets have a crisp, peppery outer shell and a wonderful homemade gorgonzola dipping sauce. Have a buddy, though; one order is a lot of onion rings. They're quite good, but I was done after one.
Stax goes beyond the norm with other sides, too, like fried okra, green pea risotto, and ten-vegetable fried rice. The Mac and Cheese ($3.50) is outstanding: penne noodles swimming in soupy American, with goat cheese crumbles and crisp pancetta dotting the top.
And in a move that will surely make my mom's day, I am now going on record as a fan of Brussels sprouts, at least when they're prepared like this: sautéed until crisp around the edges, served with shallots and pancetta bits for added saltiness, and drenched in rich brown butter sauce. It may just be the best three bucks you spend at Stax.
Really good and creative burgers. Mostly excellent and imaginative sides. A big beer, wine, and sangria menu. Even some fancy milkshakes and floats. There's a lot to like at Stax Burger Bar. If you can get past what your nose tells you.
About the Author: Todd Brock lives the glamorous life of a stay-at-home freelance writer in the suburbs of Atlanta. Besides being paid to eat cheeseburgers for AHT, pizzas for Slice, and desserts for Sweets, he's written and produced over 1,000 hours of television and penned Building Chicken Coops for Dummies. When he grows up, he wants to be either the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys or the drummer for The Gaslight Anthem. Or both.
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A public hearing on the Fuller Hill erosion control plan elicited a heated discussion amongst Warren residents about paving and traffic calming at the February 8 Warren Select Board meeting.
The proposed $119,259 project will address erosion and drainage issues on the lower 1,400 feet of Fuller Hill Road, including replacing 12 15-inch driveway culverts with 18-inch culverts and installing 160 feet of 24-inch culverts in the roadway.
The majority of the project will be paid for out of the highway
department budget and a $10,000 Better Backroads grant. The town's road
crew will complete all of the work including hauling stone, installing
the road and driveway culverts and lining all rock ditching.
Select board chair Andy Cunningham said that the public hearing follows years of discussion and concern by town officials about stormwater runoff and sediment flowing into the Mad River from the gravel road.
"For a couple of years the select board has been thinking about it; every year we spread gravel back on the roads, grade it, and the spring runoff takes it out again; from our perspective, paving is integral," he said.
"If we don't pave it, we'll lose all the sand and rock due to the runoff. We don't take it lightly that we're paving a section of road," Cunningham continued.
The cost of paving the 1,400 feet of 18-foot-wide road is $43,680. The town also plans on applying for a structure grant.
Warren Planning Commission chair and Fuller Hill Road resident Michael Ketchel took issue with the town's plan to pave the lower section citing concerns about the speed of traffic and the steep grade of the gravel road.
"If we pave a road which is quite steep, we have a serious speed problem; there are kids that walk on that road to school every day. The speed of traffic is going to increase," he said.
In addition, Ketchel said that the material used to rebuild the road after the flood was sub-standard and "if you put pavement on that road, the pavement is going to need to be rebuilt. It's a much larger endeavor than I think you've budgeted for."
When asked whether he was speaking as a member of the planning commission or as a resident, Ketchel said he was speaking as a landowner and taxpayer and said that the first he'd heard about the project was from a letter sent out to adjoining landowners.
"The select board has not mentioned a single thing about this project to the planning commission," Ketchel said.
President and founder of the Friends of the Mad River Kinny Perot said the project is something that has "been on a list we've had for a long time; [Fuller Hill Road] is considered one of the worst roads in The Valley for adding sediment to the river. After the 1998 flood, there were massive problems, a lot to do with culvert sizes with driveways; we were hopeful that something would be done about it."
Road commissioner Ray Weston said the cost of maintaining the road is approximately $4,000 annually and that paving would prevent sediment from flowing into the river.
"If you want to put a price on your natural resources, fine. We're going to be doing the work. It's not going to cost any more for pavement or non-pavement. I think paving is the biggest issue here; pavement is the choice," Weston said.
Select board member Kirsten Reilly said there are "two projects being put into one project; line the ditches and see what happens, pave it in the future if we think that's best. I'm hearing a lot of apprehension about paving, and I'm also concerned about the speed of traffic. It's a very dangerous spot."
According to the engineer's report, the benefits of the project include reduced stormwater runoff, less sweeping and maintenance, eliminating dust created by grading, increased efficiency of the drainage system, and stimulating the economy with jobs.
Select board member Matt Groom said he is against the paving because it changes the character of the area.
"I absolutely believe that people will be driving faster; enforcement and education don't help. Why now? $119,000 from the budget when we're presenting fixing the roads we already have at Town Meeting," he continued.
Cunningham said, "We don't know where we're going. That's what the hearing is about; our engineer couldn't be here tonight because he has the flu. It solves a lot of problems but may create some new problems."
"If the answer was paving then we would have paved Plunkton Road a while ago because it's awful in the spring. It is the job of the select board to keep the roads safe, cost effective and something we can be proud of. This isn't the select board trying to jam pavement down your throats," he continued.
Select board member Anson Montgomery said, "If you pave Fuller Hill Road more people will take it. I think it makes a difference and that's a particularly nasty corner. I'd like to get a better handle on what we can do. I'm not thrilled about the cost of this."
"Are the fish choking right now? Is this a catastrophe?" he asked.
Perot said that while the Friends of the Mad River aren't usually pro-paving, with its "proximity to the river, this is one of the places where you get mud and sediment into the river."
Select board member Bob Ackland said he was "uncomfortable if we don't have a clear picture. I don't have a sense that we truly understand the issues. It sounds like we just took a quick step. We don't have enough information. The other thing is, every time I turn around there is a grant driving something."
Cunningham suggested going back to the engineer as well as forming a committee and talking to landowners to further the discussion.


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EDMONTON — In the wake of a letter to Edmontonians from Oilers owner Daryl Katz, Mayor Stephen Mandel said team officials must now come to city hall and talk publicly about the new arena deal they want.
Mandel made the comments Saturday night after Katz published a full-page ad in the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun apologizing to citizens and Oilers fans for botched negotiations over the proposed downtown arena.
Mandel said he was informed Friday that there would be a letter in the papers, but did not know what it would say. Earlier this week, Mandel set an Oct. 17 deadline for someone from the Katz Group to detail at an open council meeting what the Oilers' franchise needs to reach a final agreement on building, financing and operating the arena.
"What's important is on the 17th for Katz and his team to come to city council to go over a way in which we can do an acceptable deal for all people," Mandel said when asked for his reaction to Katz's letter. "That's really what I'm concerned about."
Mandel, who had just greeted runners at the starting line of the Alberta Sports & Recreation Association for the Blind's Night Sight run, said it was not his place to comment on what Katz said or didn't say.
The letter begins with Katz telling fans that he owes them an explanation for his methods. "I took for granted your support and your love of the Oilers," he wrote.
He goes on to say "That was wrong, and I apologize."
Coun. Don Iveson said the apology is warranted.
"Many people are saying it's not good enough, but we had to start somewhere," Iveson said.
"That's what I mean by a positive development. But, and there is a but, this just opens the door for the next conversation we still need to have, which is what does the Katz Group want and what's their justification? That needs to happen."
Katz's letter comes five days after he sparked a powerful backlash among Edmonton residents by making a trip to Seattle, a city that hopes to secure an NHL franchise.
Katz, along with former Oilers star Wayne Gretzky, team executives Kevin Lowe and Craig MacTavish and club president Patrick LaForge, visited Seattle, Wash., on Monday — the same day Seattle city council approved a wealthy hedge-fund manager's plan for a new, $490-million arena.
Iveson, who voted against the arena framework, said he supports Mandel's Oct. 17 deadline for the Katz Group to publicly tell council what they are looking for.
"This opens the door," Iveson said. "This is a very positive, but very small, step in the right direction. There's still a lot of work to do for the Katz Group to come to an understanding with our public that will allow us to move forward."
The Katz Group and the city have been negotiating the details of a new arena deal, but in the past weeks, the talks broke down. Council held a closed-door meeting to discuss new issues raised by the Katz Group, including that the price tag had gone up to $475 million.
Other proposals by the Katz Group included an ongoing $6-million subsidy to help with operating costs and hopes the city will move employees to an office tower to be built adjacent to the arena.
Councillors rejected the company's request for more public money.
In his letter, Katz said, "In hindsight, I have underestimated the degree to which it would be up to us to make the case for public funding."
A Katz Group spokesman said they won't comment further.
Coun. Kerry Diotte agreed the letter is a good first step, but said there is much work still to do.
"Show me the figures of what the Oilers need to be sustainable," Diotte said. "I haven't seen any figures. If they're losing money, let's see the figures. If they're making money, let's see the figures.
"This is public money, so discussions about it should be in public," he said. "If this is an investment for our city, I want to see what the return is."
As with most of the debate connected to the downtown arena project, public opinion ranged widely on whether the apology was sincere and whether it should change anything with the negotiations.
Shopping downtown Saturday, Kent Timanson said he thought Katz's letter was a smart thing to do.
"It's a PR move obviously, but at the same time, you can't be mad at someone once they apologize," said Timanson, a Sherwood Park resident who was wearing an Oilers T-shirt.
He said he thought Katz was honest about his shortcomings in the letter, but that the Oilers owner will need to be more sensitive to public reaction in the future. "I think ultimately that he wants to keep the team here," he said. "This whole thing was just a bit of a power play and it backfired on him and a lot of fans are ticked off at him."
Elaine Yip, a 20-year-old who was taking in some of the Alberta Culture Day activities behind the Stanley A. Milner Library, said she is an Oilers fan, but had soured on the idea of a downtown arena in recent months when it appeared Katz was trying to get more out of the city. Reading his Saturday letter swayed her opinion slightly. "It appears like he is trying to be more open minded, or at least appear to be more open," Yip said. "I personally do want to be optimistic about it."
Chris Seewalt said he did not think Katz had anything to apologize for, although he recognized that might be an unpopular sentiment among some Edmontonians.
"It's his team," the 31-year-old Edmonton resident said. "In my opinion, he's well within his rights to look at all his options. I'm a fan of this team, but at the end of the day, it's a business."
Adam Finn, chairman of the University of Alberta School of Business marketing department, said Katz had to apologize for a series of steps, such as his high-profile Seattle trip, that irritated Oilers fans and many other Edmonton residents.
"Obviously, he's got to do something, and the strong apology is something you can do as a start-off."
Making a full-page apology in mass-market papers is not unusual for a company facing problems, Finn said, noting Maple Leaf Foods took similar action during the 2008 listeria outbreak that forced a recall of its products.
It's important for Katz to take a second step and become more open and honest about what he needs, recognizing he is negotiating with a local government, not another private business, Finn said.
Kenneth Wong, a faculty member at Queen's University's School of Business who specializes in marketing, said Katz needed to respond to the sense of betrayal felt by Oilers fans who have supported an underperforming team for years.
"I think this is a classic example of an entrepreneur encountering both the bureaucracy of city hall, and the philosophical constraints and issues that centre on any public arena debate," Wong said.
"With the benefit of 20-20 hindsight, he's probably thinking, 'Of course people are upset.' "
With files from Journal staff
Does he mean it? Edmonton residents divided on Daryl Katz's