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Fort Hood gunman's dad says son 'not in his right mind'
Army officials released more information about the ongoing investigation into the Fort Hood shooting earlier this week saying that all possible motivations are being looked at. VPC
Spc. Ivan Lopez went on a shooting rampage after an "escalating argument," reportedly over denial of family leave.
The father of Spc. Ivan Lopez said Friday that his son "must not have been in his right mind " when he went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood after an argument, killing three soldiers before turning the pistol on himself.
"This situation has caused great pain," Ivan Lopez Sr. said in a statement. "I ask for prayers for the affected families, even more so when there is still an ongoing investigation. My son must not have been in his right mind. He wasn't like that."
The Lopez family lives in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, where the son once worked as a police officer. The statement was released by Glidden Lopez Torres, a family spokesman.
Lopez opened fire Wednesday at several locations over a two-block area on the sprawling U.S. Army base in central Texas after an "escalating argument" with other soldiers, the senior officer at Fort Hood said at a news briefing Friday afternoon.
Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, head of the Army's III Corps at the fort, said Friday that Lopez's mental condition was not the "direct precipitating factor" of the rampage. Thursday, he said there was "strong evidence" that Lopez "had a medical history that indicated an unstable psychiatric or psychological condition."
Army officials say a "verbal altercation" precipitated the shooting spree, but there is no indication that Lopez was targeting specific individuals.
The argument appears to have been over a denial of family leave, according to news reports Friday.
The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, citing an unidentified law enforcement official, reported that shortly before the rampage, Lopez argued with Fort Hood officers about the rejection.
Lopez wanted time off "for something regarding his mother's death and some other matters," a federal official told the L.A. Times, adding that it was denied at the Pentagon or "wasn't going to happen as quickly as he wanted it to."
The father of one soldier wounded in the attack.said he was told that the gunman went to get a leave form and was told to come back the next day to pick it up, WLBT-TV reported.
Lopez "blew his top" when told his request had been denied, the law enforcement official told the L.A.Times.
Returning with a .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol he bought last month, Lopez proceeded to shoot dead three soldiers and wound 16 others before killing himself after a military police officer fired once at him and apparently missed.
Ten soldiers have been released from the hospital and have returned to duty, Milley said. He also identified the dead, though their families had already released their names.
Sgt. 1st Class Danny Ferguson, a native of Mulberry, Fla., who had just returned from Afghanistan, died while trying to keep the shooter out of the room, Kristen Haley, also a soldier, tells WTSP-TV.
"He held that door shut because it wouldn't lock," Haley, who was nearby when the shooting broke out, tells 10 News, the Tampa TV station. "It seems the doors would be bullet proof, but apparently they're not, If he wasn't the one standing there holding those doors closed, that shooter would have been able to get through and shoot everyone else."
VICTIMS: Soldiers shot at Fort Hood were heroic, dedicated
Sgt. Timothy Owens, 37, of Illinois, was also killed in the attack, according to this mother, the Associated Press reports. Mary Muntean, of Effingham, Ill., said she was notified of her son's death by his wife, Billie Owens.
One of the injured soldiers was identified by his wife as Sgt. Jonathan Westbrook, of McComb, Miss., the AP reported. Renee Powell Westbrook said that her husband was recovering from wounds to the chest and neck.
Also injured was as Maj. Patrick Miller, 32, an Iraq War veteran from Allegany, N.Y., who was shot in the abdomen, WGRZ-TV reports.
The third victim was Carlos Lazaney, 38, of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, NBC News reports, quoting the city's mayor. Mayor Carlos Mendez Martinez said that he had spoken to the victim's aunt.
"They are an excellent family, really good people," he said, according to NBC. "And what's so sad is that he was 38 years old and had joined the military since he was 18. He was going to retire at the end of the year. It is so sad."
Milley said the shooter walked into a building on the post Wednesday afternoon and opened fire, got into a car, fired fired again and then went to another building. He continued shooting until he was met by the female MP. After initially raising his hands, he suddenly pulled out his pistol, put it to his head and killed himself.
Milley did not elaborate on a possible motive for the shooting, but said the "verbal altercation" involved another soldier or soldiers.
"There is a strong possibility that that immediately preceded the shooting," Milley said. Lopez purchased the .45-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun used in the shootings at a local gun store March 1.
Last month, according to Fox News Latino, Lopez -- purportedly using the name "Ivan Slipknot" on Facebook, posted comments in Spanish in which he said the devil had taken him and that he was "full of hatred."
The post, dated March 1, referred to anger over a belief that he had been robbed.
"I have just lost my inner peace, full of hatred, I think this time the devil will take me," Lopez posted on his Facebook page.
"I was robbed last night and I am sure it was 2 'flacos' (guys). Green light and finger ready. As easy as that."
While the reasons behind the attack remain a mystery, Army officials said that Lopez was being evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder, but had seen no combat while deployed in Iraq three years ago.
"His records show no wounds, no involvement — direct involvement — in combat," said Army Secretary John McHugh, the U.S. Army's top civilian official. "As Gen. Milley said, no record of Purple Heart or any injury that might lead us to further investigate a battle-related TBI (traumatic brain injury) or such."
Milley said Lopez had "self-diagnosed" a traumatic brain injury. "He was not wounded in action."
On Thursday, McHugh said the suspected shooter had two deployments, including the one in Iraq. Lopez, a native of Puerto Rico who has been married twice and has four children, enlisted as an infantryman and later switched his specialty to truck driver.
Lopez, who was on a variety of prescribed drugs including Ambien, had not yet been diagnosed for post-traumatic stress disorder. But he was also undergoing treatment for depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance and a variety of other issues, McHugh said.
"He was seen just last month by a psychiatrist," McHugh said. "He was fully examined. And as of this morning, we had no indication on the record of that examination that there was any sign of likely violence, either to himself or to others. No suicidal ideation."
Last year, Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan was convicted and sentenced to death in the Nov. 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood on his fellow soldiers as they waited inside a crowded building on the base. That shooting spree left 13 dead and more than 30 wounded, in the deadliest attack on a domestic military installation in U.S. history. Hasan was convicted and awaits execution at a federal prison.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Wednesday night traced the gun used in Wednesday's attack to a local gun shop, said a federal law enforcement official not authorized to comment publicly. The official confirmed that the gun had been purchased at Guns Galore, the same shop that sold a weapon to Hasan.
Pentagon regulations require troops who live off base to register weapons if they intend to bring them onto the installations, Warren said. Those weapons cannot be concealed and base security personnel conduct random checks to ensure compliance, he said.
"We try to do everything we can to encourage soldiers to register their personal weapons, even when they live off post," McHugh said. "We are not legally able to compel them to register weapons when they reside off post."
Soldiers who live on posts in base housing may also keep registered firearms. Soldiers in barracks must keep them in a locked arms room, Warren said.
Contributing: Jim Michaels, Tom Vanden Brook, Ray Locker, Liz Szabo, Donna Leinwand Leger; Army Times


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Do you remember the big pile of groove board that we had stored in our dogtrot? You know, the 4′ stack of lumber that was preventing me from unpacking the last four boxes of books?
Well, I couldn't stand it another minute and we finally made the time to get the wood installed in our guest bedroom.
Here's what the ceiling looked like before.
Just a drywalled, ho hum ceiling.
First thing we did was remove all of the furniture out of the room, and that's what I was complaining about a few weeks ago.
It took us about 3 days to get the project done, mainly because we had assumed that the ceiling was solid wood. However, we were disappointed to find that it was a drop ceiling, so my husband and John spent most of the first day buying and installing plywood.
That was an expense and extra time we hadn't considered, but it is what it is. You can't just nail wood directly to drywall.
Well …. you could, but it wouldn't be very wise.
I won't bore you with 'in process' photos.
(I do have about 100 of them if you want to see them.)
No, I'll just show you the "after".
Lovely, isn't it?
(Bronson Pinchot – who is unofficially, my brother from another mother – would be so proud, I think. Oh, please tell me you have seen his show on the DIY Network?)
I was a little afraid that I wouldn't like the groove board because individual boards have kind of an 80's country club look to it.
(I know. That's the best description I can come up with.)
Honestly, I'm pretty thrilled with how it turned out.
And I've been spending a lot of time looking at it, because you see, we temporarily moved back into the guest room while we remodel our master bedroom.
In a way, it would have made more sense to just finish the guest room, but my husband and I looked at each other and basically said, "Wait a darn minute! We need to get OUR room done first."
So that's what we're doing. Needless to say, there's been a lot of furniture shuffling going on lately.
The good news is that we're making progress with finishing some major work on our home …..
….. and I was finally able to uncover my books!


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NEW YORK (AP) — A rally that drove major stock indexes up 7 percent this week stalled Thursday. Stock indexes ended slightly lower, a day after the market posted its biggest gain in two and a half years.
Goldman Sachs and other banks, the previous day's star-performers, gave up some of their gains. Costco, Nordstrom and other retailers rose after reporting stronger sales for November.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 25.65 points, or 0.2 percent, to close at 12,020.03. Travelers Cos. Inc. lost 2.2 percent, the biggest drop of the Dow's 30 stocks. Boeing Co. had the biggest gain, 3.3 percent.
The Dow soared 490 points Wednesday, its seventh-best gain on record, on news that central banks around the world slashed borrowing costs for banks in order to shore up the European financial system and prevent the region's debt crisis from getting worse.
If a major European bank were to fail or if one or more countries defaulted, investors fear it could result in a freeze-up in global lending markets like the one that occurred in 2008 when Lehman Brothers collapsed.
Another rise in applications for weekly unemployment benefits dampened the mood Thursday. The Labor Department said initial applications rose to 402,000 last week, the second weekly increase in a row. The figures didn't change expectations for the government's monthly labor report, which comes out Friday. Economists forecast that the unemployment rate will remain at 9 percent.
The S&P 500 index slipped 2.37, or 0.2 percent, to 1,244.59. The Nasdaq inched up 5.86, or 0.2 percent, to 2,626.
Investors often turn cautious following giant leaps, said Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ. The Dow shot up 813 points in the first three days of the week as fears ebbed that Europe's debt crisis would turn into a global panic. Another trigger for the rally that started Monday was news that a record number of shoppers went to stores over the Thanksgiving weekend.
"It's almost like rooting for a football team that won by a very big score," Stovall said. The next day, people are likely wondering whether the big victory was a one-off event or the start of a lasting trend.
"Lately, it seems like nothing lasts that long," Stovall said. News out of Europe has sent stocks swinging from large gains to deep losses. One week ago, the S&P 500 was down 7.9 percent for the year. The index is now within 13 points of breaking even.
Daily moves in the S&P 500 index have been three times more volatile in the past 13 weeks compared with the long-term average, Stovall said. Since 2000, the S&P 500 index moved up or down by 2 percent an average of 14 days every three months. Over the past 13 weeks, that's happened 45 times.
Traders took little encouragement Thursday from a better manufacturing report. The Institute for Supply Management said that manufacturing grew last month at the fastest pace since June.
The euro inched higher against the dollar as investors became less fearful about Europe's financial problems. Borrowing rates for France and Spain eased after both countries had successful auctions of new debt.
In corporate news:
— Macy's Inc., Costco Wholesale Corp., Limited Brands Inc. and other retailers reported sales that surpassed Wall Street estimates. Nordstrom Inc. jumped 4 percent. Costco rose 2.1 percent.
— Kohl's Corp. slumped 6.4 percent. The department store chain reported that a key revenue measure dropped sharply in November and fell far below Wall Street forecasts. Sales at stores open at least a year fell 6.2 percent; analysts had expected an increase.
— Barnes & Noble dropped 16 percent after the bookseller posted a third-quarter loss instead of the slight profit analysts had expected. Sales also fell below analysts' estimates.
— Finisar Corp. lost 12 percent after the maker of fiber-optics components reported revenue that was lower than analysts were expecting.
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Four seek open At Large seat on Gaston County school board.
Name: Dot Cherry-Accurso
Age: 54
Family: husband, Rick; two children, both graduates of Hunter Huss High School
Current job: Sales, Fidelity Associates, Inc.
Previous political experience: School board member, appointed to complete the remaining two years of Ruth Angel�s seat upon her death.
Contact information: P.O. Box 550968, Gastonia, NC 28055, Phone: 704-865-8655
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Q. Should students be able to express their opinions about school on social media such as Facebook or Twitter on their own time?
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Q. How should the school system deal with aging facilities and a student population that has not been growing?
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Q. Is the current school board accessible to the community? If not, what would you change?
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Q. Should teachers be paid based on their performance? Why or why not?
4. We need to improve their base salary first. Performance pay should be tied in to an adequate base salary for existing personnel and new hires.
Q. What would be your top three objectives if you were elected to the school board?
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Kent extension – Josh Rawitch
Just wanted to pass along the great news that Jeff Kent has signed a one-year extension with an option for 2008. This is a great way to finish out our time in Vero Beach and hopefully get us going on the right foot as we head west.
I personally think this deal says a lot about the direction of the team and we're all extremely optimistic about the season, with Opening Day just five days away.
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That's great news…Kent was one of the few success stories for the Dodgers last year. Looking forward to having him a little while longer.
There has been a lot of talk about losing Jeff Weaver. I agree that was unfortunate but also understand how it happened. For me the most difficult part to spring training is the difficulty some players find themselves in. Players like Cody Ross, Oscar Robles and Cesar Izturis. They all give everything they have but still are on the fringe. I hope Ross gets traded to a team where there is a spot for him as well as Robles. In fact, especially Robles, since his was one of those feel good stories last year. I expect Izturis, due to no fault of his own, is also out on a limb with Kent signed for two years and Furcal for three years. He is just coming into his prime but there seems to be no place for him. I also hope he gets traded to a team that is in need of an excellent shortstop. Must be a very difficult job evaluating personnel and putting the pieces together. I am really looking forward to the season as I think many good moves have been made. I do hope the quality players who are in excess on the team can be placed elsewhere at the major league level and bring something good in return.
Harold Uhlman – Lunenburg, NS, Canada
Bravo for Jeff Kent! He's a true professional and a gamer in the clubhouse. Just the type of person the team needs. Too bad Milton Bradley didn't work out for the team. I was so sad to see him blow up the way he did… such talent there… and it could have been great here for him. I hope he does well with his new team and puts the past behind him once and for all.


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In what could be his last time wearing a plain orange helmet, Browns receiver Josh Cribbs is heading back to the Pro Bowl.
Cribbs has secured his third Pro Bowl berth via the Ravens' berth in the Super Bowl. Jacoby Jones is out, and Cribbs is in.
Cribbs is due to become a free agent in March. He complained about his lack of involvement in the offense last season, and it's unclear whether the team's new regime will want to keep him around for a ninth season.


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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Hello Sandwich Tokyo Stationery A3 Poster
It might not come as a shock to you that I am in love with all things 'Stationery' in Tokyo. So it was a no-brainer when it came to creating a mini zine for the Sydney MCA Zine Fair this month!
The new Hello Sandwich Tokyo Stationery mini-zine / poster is a little A3 poster which folds into a A5 zine.
One side is fluoro orange gingham (It's actually a photograph of my fog linen luncheon mat) which you could use as cute wrapping paper!
You could also use the paper as a book cover!
And the other side contains the Hello Sandwich Tokyo Stationery Shop Guide and 3 x Stationery craft projects which I hope you will enjoy making!
The mini zine poster will be launched at the Sydney MCA Zine Fair on Sunday May 22nd (if my EMS package arrives in time - fingers crossed!) so I hope you can pop on down to the MCA and pick up a copy. My dear friend Beatrice will be minding the Hello Sandwich Tokyo Table booth as I won't be able to fly to Sydney for the event :(
Love Love
Hello Sandwich
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Brilliant Ebony! LOVE LOVE LOVE the orange gingham!! It's perfect! Hope to catch the zine fair next week and visit the hello sandwich stand! should be a great day at the MCA...xReplyDelete
This is so pretty! Very simple but so very you!ReplyDelete
ohhhhh stationary.... I could spend every last penny on stationary treats!ReplyDelete
Now, for wanna-be owners of the above zine..... that don't live in Sydney...... will it be for sale in your bigcartel store?
Very nice!! I love the fluoro orange colour which is very cute.ReplyDelete
Japan Australia
I am SO going to the zine fair. Thanks for the heads up! I love your contribution.ReplyDelete
I like how you think about people could reuse the poster into something else. Very simple idea yet nice :-) I like the design too!ReplyDelete
Hello Michele, Thank you so much!:) he he you have to watch out though as the ink comes off onto your hands a little bit! I wish I could be at the MCA zine fair! Have a fantastic day!ReplyDelete
Hello Joy! Thank you very much :)
Hello Lansell! ha ha - you are a stationery lover like me! ooo I hadn't thought of putting it on my online shop but if there is enough interest I would be happy to :)
Hello Japan-Australia! Thanks so much! It looks so much brighter sitting here next to me in my mini-me Tokyo apartment! I couldn't capture the intensity of the colour accurately on camera :(
Hello Emily! Oh have a wonderful day and thank you for your kind words!
Hello Sun! Thanks so much! It could be cute to photocopy too and so you can have an entire Christmas Tree area full of gingham presents!
Love Love
Hello Sandwich
Peach Picnic mood! Preeeetyyyy!!! :)ReplyDelete
Hello Natalia! Thank you so much! ooo it's more like a fluoro orange in real life but the colour wouldn't come up on camera!ReplyDelete
Love Love
Hello Sandwich
This is too cute!
And I love that you can use the zine for different things too :)
I really hope that it'll be available online!
love it!! have you done something for spain!? please!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous nail polish! :)ReplyDelete
Hello there! Absolutely gotta get me some of that wrapping! Will place my order asap. I'm so sad I will not be back in Australia for the MCA event...maybe you can make a short film documenting Hello Sandwich at the event? You're videos are the best.ReplyDelete
Olivia x x
p.s I adore your nail polish
Hello Soshi, Thank you so much for your note! Ooo I will try and put it online!ReplyDelete
Hello Edelweiss, Oh no I wouldn't know where to start with stationery in Spain I am afraid :(
Hello Mei, Thanks!
Love Love
Hello Sandwich
oh how pretty! mca sounds like fun! too bad it's not in melb.ReplyDelete
Hello Olivia! Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I haven't put the poster onto my online shop just yet, but if I do it would be so lovely if you would like to order some. Thank you so much! And thank you so much for your kind words about the videos! Sometimes I think I go a bit nuts with them...it's so fun to make movies!ReplyDelete
Hello Memtree, oh but I bet Melbourne has loads of cool zine events too! :)
Love Love
Hello Sandwich
- Sarah WhiteleyMay 16, 2011 at 1:28 AM
Oh my gosh SO CUTE :D if you have extras will you sell them online?!ReplyDelete
Hello Sarah! Thanks so much! Your comment made me smile :) I would love to sell them online! It's nice to hear a few of you interested :)ReplyDelete
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Hello Sandwich
i saw your pretty nails today and had a go at it!i used milkshake pink with coral red "flags" hee :]ReplyDelete
thank you for inspiring me!
i love this!! yes, please do put in your online shop! : )ReplyDelete
it is so cute.
oh my goodness Ebony, this is precious! my favorite color, in gingham. love, love, love it! i really hope you can sell them online too. :)ReplyDelete
Hello The Girl Named Love, Oh welcome to the diagonal nails club! Your colourway sounds lovely!ReplyDelete
Hello Lina~! Thanks so much! Oh I should make some more and put them on my online shop shouldn't I?!
Hello Odessam thank you so much!!! I will make some more soon and put them online! Thanks for the kind words!
Love Love
Hello Sandwich
congrats miss hello sandwich another brilliant fun zine! love it!ReplyDelete
Thanks Handmade romance!!! so sweet of you to say! And lovely to see you commenting over at Sandwich! xoxoReplyDelete
Hello Iska Kaek, I had to google translate your comment ha ha but thank you!ReplyDelete
Love Love
Hello Sandwich
I love it!!!ReplyDelete
yes, please sandwich, put this online! :DReplyDelete
Love the multi-purpose zine. Very cool.ReplyDelete
this is so excellent! what a great idea, i want one!ReplyDelete
have blogged about it here:
x janice
LOVE THIS! AMAZING!!ReplyDelete
I'll try to pop by! Looks really cute!ReplyDelete
oh, just realised how old this post is XDDReplyDelete
anyhoo, it's still cute.


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Red Squadron or Cadet Training Squadron 47 was an elite group of cadets at Starfleet Academy. Red Squad members received special classes and advanced field training.
In 2372, the program was a relatively new idea. A group of Red Squad cadets, including Riley Shepard, disabled the global power distribution center in Lisbon, allowing Admiral Leyton to launch his coup attempt. (DS9: "Homefront", "Paradise Lost")
Shortly before the outbreak of the Dominion War, Red Squad was assigned to crew the USS Valiant, on a training mission to circumnavigate the Federation. Following the outbreak of war, the Valiant found itself trapped behind enemy lines. When the ranking officers were killed, Cadet Tim Watters assumed command, and kept the ship behind enemy lines. For eight months, Red Squad carried out the missions assigned to the Valiant, until, on stardate 51825, the Valiant engaged a Dominion battleship prototype. The ship was lost, with only three survivors – one Red Squad cadet among them, Dorian Collins. (DS9: "Valiant")
Known Red Squad membersEdit
See alsoEdit
- USS Valiant personnel (for the unnamed members of Red Squad)
- Nova Squadron
- Star Trek: Invasion
External linkEdit
- Red Squad at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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Theres something calming and comforting in these spaces. I love color but I'd go for either one of these!
I admit that I need pops of color, however this space is very serene!
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So funny, I'm turning my beach house into a part time rental home and I've had to pare down, and in doing so decided on a new palette of neutrals and washed out accents of acqua--not my usual palette at all, but I have to admit that it's very tranquil! Love your inspirational photos!
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Beautiful post, Shannon. I'm a colour junky too, so I think we can sometimes be just as moved by the absence of colour as by its presence.
Being relatively new to the world of design and a student again at the age of 44, I find myself pushed out of my comfort zone almost every day! I have learned to embrace it actually - I breathe through it and ask myself, what do I need to see, what am I missing, what is this telling me? Then it's so much fun on the other side of it!
Oh yes, sometimes you have to rest those eyes for colour & settle on a beautiful array of neutrals. This is where texture, shape & style can take over in the same tones, just gorgeous!! Love Posie


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As I stated earlier, we live in a society that from birth teaches us that we are meant to be like that. From the minute we have to start learning about to coexist with others, we are told to be nice, but yet at the same time we are shown to be ruthless, cut throat and extremely selfish. People only act as they do because the capitalist system we live in creates an environment that pits neighbor versus neighbor, dictates who has more value, and what is worth more.
We live in a world where we are taught to struggle for every last penny just to blow it all on things that the cream of the crop have. We are shown that by any means possible, including screwing other people over, we should achieve to be the best.It is in what our society teaches that people learn such behavior, we are not born like that.
Democracy is the worst form of government known to mankind, except for all of the other ones that have been tried.
I also like that world you use, Anarcho-Communist. It's very oxymoronic. A communist can't believe in anarchy, and an anarchist can't believe in communism. So how does that work? I'm not being glib I'm actually very curious.
Anarchy means a lack of leaders, not chaos and THAT is what I believe in. Having a place where I don't have a group of people leeching money from myself and my loved ones, where people actually have a say in what happens.
Unfortunately it doesn't work well with large groups. Past a certain point, organization is required. Unless you can make everything you need at a local or state level.
I personalty think that's best. Put as much power as possible closest to the people, and that would fix many problems.Lobbing would sure go down the crapper, that's for sure.
There's a whole school of political philosophy ased around that principle: the catchingly titled "Minarchism"
There has been, to my knowledge anyway, no lasting movement by anarchism and no current society that lives by those tenets (at least one that does not exist in the context of a larger government).
I have little love for anarchy as it seems all too ready to have the rules cast aside without thought for what would happen.
I think the answer to a mass scale of the ideal as well as the answer to Veks, "led by the people" question is direct democracy. Meaning and yes, direct democracy you'd have administration, made up of ordinary people
(who would be educated in their role as administrators.) Administration is not the same as government for the record.
As in, everyone who is affected directly by an issue will vote on it, and then, if their decision is part of a larger body, they elect a delegate and send them to a congress with the group's decision, and then the delegates all vote and the delegates would be able to be instantly recalled if they didn't carry out their group's wishes.
(they'd have little reason to disobey their mandate, however, since they would always come from the community that they were representing)
Led by people, for the people, not this crap that they do now >.>It throws out old and poisonous rules for the sake of new ones that actually give the people actual say. It's not about throwing out the rule book and saying "screw it, rape, pillage and massacre to your heart's desire, do what you will everyone!" There is a system in place for it all, as I have been explaining.
The enforcement comes from people placed and trained into that situation that uphold laws decided by these committees. It's a fair system in which the people get a say, it doesn't require a the system we have now in order to make it work.
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Sunday it is willing to hold direct talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons if it first resumes international negotiations.
Despite reports of his declining health, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il seems fully in charge of the reclusive communist country, White House national security adviser James Jones said.
Jones said former President Bill Clinton passed no official messages and made no promises during his mission last week to bring home two American journalists convicted of illegally entering North Korea and held in prison.
Making the rounds of the Sunday talk shows, Jones added few details. He did say Clinton "was able to convey his personal views of the issue of the moment, which is making sure nuclear weapons do not appear on the Korean peninsula."
The North has developed a nuclear weapons capability, tested two devices and fired missiles theoretically able to carry a nuclear warhead.
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Jones said North Korea has said it wants better relations, and both Jones and U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice said the United States is ready to resume the kind of direct talks held in the latter years of the Bush administration.
"North Koreans have indicated that they would like a new relation," Jones said. "They've always advocated for bilateral engagement. We have put on the table in the context of the talks we would be happy to do that if, in fact, they would rejoin the talks."
North Korea agreed to give up its weapons and the ability to make more, but later walked away from six-nation negotiations and kicked out international inspectors.
Clinton "did press home the fact that if North Korea really wants to rejoin the community of nations, the way forward is not to produce a nuclear weapons and (that it should) rejoin six-party talks," Jones said.
Clinton and Kim held more than three hours of discussions, but Jones said North Korea got nothing out of the visit except a photo opportunity. Photos of the visit include Clinton standing with Kim, who is noticeably thinner following what may have been a stroke last year. There have been reports of a succession struggle in North Korea.
"Kim appeared to be control of his government and sounded very reasoned," Jones said. "He seemed in control of his faculties."
The death of Kim Jong Il
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- NYT: In Kim's death, an extensive intelligence failure
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Rice said the administration is "debriefing" the former president.
"He obviously heard what Kim Jong Il had to say. And what that contributes to our understanding of what's going on in North Korea I'd rather not get into in this discussion, but obviously we look forward to a full analysis of the observations and analysis of what President Clinton brought back," she said.
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Rice said Clinton's mission does not make her more hopeful about a diplomatic opening with the North, but it doesn't leave her less optimistic either.
She rejected criticism from a former U.N. ambassador, John Bolton, that the mission walked dangerously close to negotiations with terrorists.
"That's, in fact, a ridiculous statement," Rice said.
Clinton's diplomatic trip to North Korea secured the release of two women — Laura Ling and Euna Lee — jailed in North Korea nearly five months ago. The women work for former Vice President Al Gore's San Francisco-based Current TV.
Jones made the comments on "Fox News Sunday" and NBC's "Meet the Press." Rice appeared on CNN's "State of the Union."
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I received a very nice email from Sabine Dauner in Germany regarding my post about Advancement in Karate. I am quoting it here with her permission:
"I've just come across your blog and read a few of your posts - very interesting and worthwhile reading. I've been practising Shotokan-Karate for about 20 years now (in Germany) and I found your thoughts on "Karate Advancement" so true. There's a saying that you might already know that hits the point: "Don't walk in the footsteps of your masters. Search what they were searching for." That's it, isn't it?I like the highlighted saying very much. I had mentioned about following in the footsteps of our seniors in my post.
Looking forward to more of your posts!"
But it is true that we are better off searching for what our seniors and Sensei were searching for. From a literal point of view, if you follow in someone's footsteps, at some point you will come to an endpoint. The search in Karate is endless. There is no end to training. Great Karate people train and seek improvement every day of their lives.
I am sure that most Karate Sensei will advise their students to try to become their best rather than trying to reach the same level as the Sensei. Each Sensei hopes that his students will go farther than him.
There is an unspoken etiquette. A student will never claim to be as skilled as his Sensei, or to even seek to be such. A student will only seek to become like his Sensei, perhaps only 1/2 as skilled. But the Sensei will always hope that his student will surpass him in skill -- and he will work toward that goal.
There is another point. If you admire someone in Karate, you have to ask how he became so skillful. How he got there might work for him, but might not work for you. For example, a Karate expert might be an excellent grappler because he practiced Judo or Ju Jitsu for 30 years. Do you also plan to do the same? If you literally follow in his footsteps, then you should.
But he might have found that there is a better or more efficient way to integrate Karate and grappling. He might have found an approach that saves time. So his footsteps might be a good indicator of direction, but not necessarily the most desirable path for you.
Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, is an interesting example. He did not become the way he was by practicing Aikido. He studied a number of arts and arrived at an understanding that became known as Aikido. Should his followers practice Aikido, or should they practice the arts that he did in the hope at arriving at a similar understanding? I don't know the answer, but the question is certainly interesting.
Thank you very much to Sabine Dauner for the quote and for making me think more about this subject.
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I'm looking for hitting partners to play weeknights or weekends. I'd prefer to use community courts (yours or mine) or any of the free public courts. Weekday play could be anywhere, weekends play would be North - Vista Ridge HS or vicinity.
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V, since you mentioned Vista Ridge, you are close by. I have courts available, can even be reserved in the Anderson Mill area. I am available to hit weeknights as well as weekends.
Lyman, I live near 183 and Spicewood Springs so am pretty close to the courts you have access to - actually I played on a couple of those before. So I am interested in setting up some time with you to hit some balls. I don't want to hijack this thread so will try to send you a message. Thanks, Jim
I am available most times - I play at Pharr but they charge $4 per person for an hour and half. But I am open to play on courts you have available.
I am interested. In fact, would you want to play tomorrow (Sunday) between 1 and 3 pm at Vista Ridge HS? My kids will be attending a birthday party nearby. Wife will be there so I can escape for a while to hit some balls:). If we are a good match, then we can set up time to play regularly. Thanks, Jim
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The report is likely to spark criticism from Iliad's larger rivals - France Telecom, Vivendi's SFR, and Bouygues - which have at times accused the newcomer of not investing enough to build its network.
The French government is studying the issue to determine whether Iliad, which has touched off a wave of layoffs and price cuts at larger competitors, is fulfilling the obligations laid out in its mobile license. It had asked France's ANFR, the agency responsible for tracking radio spectrum usage, to audit Iliad's network.
Iliad launched its "Free Mobile" service in January 2012, sparking a price war with its low-cost plans and taking 6.4 percent of the market by the end of the third quarter.
"Free deployed its network first in less dense areas, then in cities, where it is harder to install antennas because of permitting issues," said Fleur Pellerin, junior minister for the digital economy, in an interview with Les Echos.
"We will be very attentive to the progress of these deployments because the proper functioning of the market requires everyone to invest."
An Iliad spokeswoman declined to comment.
The average amount spent by French mobile users fell 13.7 percent to 21.60 euros ($28.83) per month in 2012, according to data from the telecoms regulator, as the impact of Free Mobile's lower prices spread.
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So, Ill post the last post between me and Rob...........and hope that some other people get them game and its not just me and Rob going back and forth..........although, I dont mind.
RobDIKUM wrote:I played some more last night, and i am gettin better. I used the Mosin Nagant quite a bit and also the M1 Garand. I was up in the bell tower on outskirts and i was hittin em long range with the unscoped Mosin. I also had a little battle with a tank from up there. I hit it with a bazooka. I see the cannon turning looking for where the shot came from. I ducked, and he never saw me. I hit him with another bazooka, and my team finished it off. I got Dogs yesterday on Dome, man, they are so vicious on that map. I noticed that i died, respawned , called the dogs, and it took a lot more than 3 kills to get another recon. I think they fixed the stacking of kill streak rewards.
Yeah man, the dogs seem to be alot more effective than in the Beta..............dont know you mean about the dying and respawning, then calling in the dogs and it not giving you recon and what not.
Ive had that exact thing, so I thought the old trick was alive and well.............also once, I set my dogs on them, died pretty much straight away, came back and and killed a dude and I recon straight away!..........I thought that was odd as it seemed like it carried over.
Anyway man, I wish I could stand hardcore..............cuz all these jugganazis and having to put a whole clip in people to kill them is driving me mad!!! ..............but hardcore is just insane on this game with these maps, too random and too many angles for which you be killed, its just camp or die!
Also, man..........I just had a game where I was 36-9, completed 3 challenges and levelled up.............and my Xbox went funny, diconnedted from Xbox live, I re-connected straight away.............to find that EVERYTHING I had done in that game had been erased!
Shall we create our own COD5 thread Rob? so we can let other people talk about other video games in here, and we can ramble on at each other about this game...........like last year, what you think?


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FLASHBACK: Franklin Center's Full-Throated Defense Of ALEC
Blog ››› ››› MATT GERTZ
As corporate sponsors fled from the shadowy American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the media's scrutiny increased earlier this year, ALEC's allies at the right-wing Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity rushed to the organization's defense.
ALEC, which uses donations from major corporations to promote conservative model bills for use in state capitals across the country, came under fire in April from progressive groups. This followed the revelation of ALEC's involvement in voter ID legislation as well as legislation based on Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law written by the National Rifle Association and linked to the death of Trayvon Martin. ALEC subsequently eliminated the task force that had approved those model bills, but corporations have continued to abandon the group, with five leaving this week.
Over a nine day period that month, the Franklin Center published vigorous defenses of ALEC from Franklin Center's president, vice president of journalism, and one of its board members, who acknowledged serving as public sector chair of an ALEC task force.
Yesterday Media Matters' Joe Strupp noted in a lengthy profile of the Franklin Center:
The Franklin Center is a multimillion-dollar organization whose websites and affiliates provide free statehouse reporting to local newspapers and other media across the country. Funded by major conservative donors, staffed by veterans of groups affiliated with the Koch brothers, and maintaining a regular presence hosting right-wing events, the organization boasts of its ability to fill the void created by state newsroom layoffs.
The group's editors claim that their "professional journalism" work is walled off from the organization's more nakedly political operations and say that their "pro-taxpayer, pro-liberty, free market perspective" doesn't compromise their accuracy or independence. But many journalism professionals - even newspaper editors who reprint the work of Franklin Center affiliates in their own pages - speak warily of the group's ideological bent.
According to the Center on Media and Democracy, a progressive group that monitors ALEC, "The Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity was a 'Vice-Chairman' level sponsor of 2011 American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Annual Conference, which in 2010, equated to $25,000. The Franklin Center was one of about 60 companies and institutions represented in the conference exhibition hall." In October 2011, CMD reported extensively on the Franklin Center's ALEC ties.
On April 18 -- the day after ALEC eliminated their Public Safety and Elections task force, which had approved voter ID and Stand Your Ground model bills -- Franklin Center published on its website a piece defending ALEC written by Rep. Blair Thoreson, a Franklin Center board member. As the piece indicated, Thoreson serves in the North Dakota House of Representatives and is a public sector member of ALEC and Public Sector Chair of its Communications and Technology task force.
Thoreson declared himself "appalled at the spurious attacks directed toward" ALEC, criticized "the old media for their lack of fact checking surrounding the accusations made against ALEC," and claimed that ALEC bills "have improved the lives of families all across our great country" and "helped create a vigorous exchange of ideas between the public and private sector."
The next day, Franklin Center published a piece by Vice President of Journalism Steven Greenhut, which similarly targeted "overheated criticisms" of ALEC in the media and "intimidation tactics" from "leftists" and compared the group favorably to the National Conference of State Legislatures, which he noted also takes corporate contributions. Curiously for a leader of an organization that claims to support transparency, Greenhut did not mention that unlike ALEC, NCSL publicly discloses its private sector sponsors.
Greenhut, who defends the Franklin Center's reporting by citing a supposed separation between its news and political organizing activities, is listed as a senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute, a right-wing think tank which has received significant funding from the Koch brothers' foundations. His piece on ALEC was cross-posted at the conservative Human Events news site.
In an April 27 piece cross-posted at Breitbart.com, Franklin Center president Jason Stverak criticized a New York Times article on ALEC for citing Common Cause, which it calls a "partisan progressive organization that is heavily funded by billionaire George Soros." Later in the piece he described the Franklin Center as "a nonprofit journalism group that operates news sites across the country," somehow neglecting to mention its numerous employees tied to the Koch brothers, its funding from major right-wing foundations, and Stverak's own history working for Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign and the North Dakota Republican Party.
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The title of this post might have been misleading, because you're probably expecting me to tell you about some phenomenal food I ate, but that's actually not the case (although I definitely will be telling you about some phenomenal food, that's just not the reason this lunch changed my life).
I feel incredibly lucky that my job allows me the opportunity to do a lot of traveling around the country and to connect with so many amazing people. For those of you who don't know, I manage the social media and blogger relationships for two Whirlpool appliance brands, KitchenAid and Jenn-Air. Through my job, I have been traveling to amazing places, as I mentioned, and recently had the chance to visit Miami for the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, Los Angeles for the Design Bloggers Conference and Costa Mesa, CA for a custom blogger event all in one long trip.
As a member of the food blogging community myself, connecting with other bloggers is one of my favorite parts of my job. What could be better than meeting other passionate foodies and getting to call it "work?" I do feel very lucky that it's part of my job description.
About a year ago, I went to the International Association of Culinary Professionals conference in Austin, TX. While I was there, I attended a session hosted by the White on Rice Couple, Todd Porter and Diane Cu, a married photography and blogging couple from California. I instantly fell in love with their style, their work ethic and their adoration of food, travel, photography, life and, above all, each other.
When I started my job last July, I noticed their names on the list of bloggers that my predecessor left for me to work with. From the first time I spoke to Diane on the phone, I was smitten. She was sweet, lively and full of wonderful ideas for how we could work together. I was thrilled when she told me that she and Todd were coming to NYC for meetings and they wanted to get together for coffee.
Our coffee date ended up lasting almost 3 hours, during which the three of us talked about our mutual love of dogs, taking pictures of food and, of course, KitchenAid. Diane was excited to share an idea she had for me about a custom blogger event that they could host at their studio in California. As luck would have it, I was going to be traveling to LA for the Design Bloggers Conference in February, so the idea for the KitchenAid lunch was hatched.
Fast forward to two weeks ago. After months of intense planning that included many phone calls, emails and texts, the KitchenAid lunch was finally taking shape. I wish I could take credit for this fabulous event, but it was really Diane & Todd's hard work and dedication that made this whole thing come together. I like to say that all I had to do was show up!
They invited some friends of theirs to demonstrate KitchenAid appliances including Joy the Baker, Cristina Ferrare and Cristina's daughter, Alex Thomopoulos who blogs at Against the Grain. They also invited about 45 bloggers to attend the event. The night before, Diane came and picked me up in Los Angeles and drove me to her home in Costa Mesa. Yes, Diane and Todd were kind enough to invite me to stay in their lovely home. I was greeted at the door by their amazing dog Sierra who I instantly fell in love with and dropped down to the ground to cuddle with (I mean it, I LOVE dogs).
Diane spent most of the night cutting out name tags and finishing planning for what we had dubbed the KitchenAid Lunch.
We woke up the next morning to arrive early to the studio for last-minute preparations. I was thrilled to meet Cristina who was warm, welcoming and absolutely stunning.
Her daughter Alex had me laughing from the moment I met her. A beautiful girl with bright eyes and a huge smile, Alex looked just like her mother and had all her best qualities.
Finally, I couldn't wait to meet Joy the Baker. She's one cool chick who I knew to be a total badass in the kitchen from reading her blog. In person, she's down-to-earth, sweet as pie (no pun intended) and a total blast to hang out with.
As the bloggers began to arrive, I almost had nervous butterflies. I hoped that the event would be a success, that everyone would have a good time and that it would show just how darn much I adore meeting and working with bloggers. As I mentioned in a post last year, I was absolutely blown away by the food blogging community and they way it reacted to the passing of Jennifer Perillo (of In Jennie's Kitchen)'s husband, Mikey. The community came together, offered support and love, baked Peanut Butter Pies per Jennie's wish and showed true compassion. A lot of money was raised to help Jennie rebuild her life after her husband's untimely passing, and the story absolutely touched my heart. It was Diane and Todd's video tribute that really got me (I mist up just thinking about it), and if you have a tissue nearby, you should definitely watch it. It was one of the most moving experiences I have ever been a part of, and was exactly why I couldn't wait to meet these incredible bloggers.
From the moment the KitchenAid lunch started, I couldn't contain my excitement. I introduced myself to everyone and every person there was beyond nice.
Fresh-squeezed orange juice made from the KitchenAid Stand Mixer Juicer attachment was mixed with sparkling wine to make fabulous mimosas for everyone.
After we got to chat for awhile, we all took our seats for Diane & Todd's presentation about telling stories through photography, and there wasn't a dry eye in the house (including mine, obviously) as they shared stories about their work, their love, their dog Dante who they lost recently and their amazing "Life Recipe" video.
The message that resonated the most from their presentation was that when you do what you love and embrace the natural imperfections that happen in life, great things result. For Diane & Todd, their greatness shows in their incredible photos and videos that they share with their friends and fans. Their greatness also shows in their overwhelming kindness. Can you tell I absolutely adore these two, or what?
Over the course of the afternoon stories were shared, friends were made and we got to witness some fabulous recipe demonstrations. Cristina whipped up some Potato Cakes in the 13-Cup Food Processor that she then baked and covered with smoked salmon and crème fraiche. This dish was absolutely amazing.
After Cristina, Alex stepped up and sliced up Cucumbers and Zucchini to make a fresh carpaccio out of the vegetables.
She had everyone laughing with her sharp humor and drooling over her delicious food. This girl is someone I'd love to be friends with, and I'm so excited for her to come visit New York. Diane, Todd and I watched some of Alex's stand-up comedy later that night and I was laughing so hard, juice almost came out of my nose. More on that later.
We were all then treated to an outstanding lunch prepared by Diane and Todd. Vietnamese Chicken Salad (phenomenal), Red Rice with Beans (delicious) and Veggie Chili (so yummy) were served alongside luscious cheeses, hearty charcuterie, delicious crackers and homemade pickled vegetables. I barely had room on my plate for all that goodness, and I was blown away by how fresh everything was. Diane and Todd are truly masters in the kitchen.
After lunch, Joy was up, whipping up Marshmellow Meringue frosting in the KitchenAid 7-qt Stand Mixer.
Diane then announced that we would all be decorating the 300 cupcakes they had baked the day before, and the room buzzed with excitement. The frosting was a huge hit, even with me, an official dessert hater. I snuck in a bite of a mini chocolate cupcake with Joy's awesome chocolate buttercream frosting. Don't tell the dessert police!
For the rest of the afternoon, we decorated cupcakes, chatted, laughed and took lots of photos. The event felt like a gathering of old friends even though many of us in the room had never met each other. It felt easy, natural and was just so much fun! As the afternoon began to wind down, we decided it would be a great time to give away the KitchenAid appliances that were generously donated. Everyone was SO excited about the possibility of winning a Stand Mixer, Food Processor or Convection Countertop Oven. Those that did win were beyond thrilled, and it was so great to be able to bring such huge smiles to their faces.
These are my favorite photos from the event, Todd, Joy, Cristina, Diane, me and Alex laughing because we felt famous with all the camera flashing at us:
After everyone had left and the studio had been cleaned, Diane, Todd and I set out on another adventure: walking on the beach and dinner! Our first stop after we went home to pick up Sierra was Newport beach where we walked, talked, took some pictures of the beautiful California sunset and played Frisbee with Sierra.
We did our best to work up an appetite for dinner, Diane and Todd knew how badly I wanted to have an In-N-Out Cheeseburger while I was in California, so off we went. I was so excited for my burger that when our number was called, I squealed. How embarrassing! All 3 of us had a Cheeseburger and we shared 1 order of Animal Style Fries. For those of you who don't know what Animal Style is, it's not listed on the regular In-N-Out menu, but those in the know love the melted cheese, sautéed onions and Thousand Island-style dressing that make the famous Animal Style topping. I'm on the fence about it, I do love the cheese and the onions but I've never been that into sauce or dressing so I could take it or leave it. On fries though, I have to say, it's pretty dang delicious.
We hopped in the car and drove back to Todd & Diane's where I was served two of the most incredible cocktails I have ever had. A margarita made with fresh lime juice (the limes had been picked from their back yard) was the best margarita I've ever had. I usually don't like them because they can be sugary and heavy, but this was fresh, light and went down a little too easy.
Lately, anytime Patrick orders a whiskey cocktail and I take a sip, I find that I don't hate it. Actually, I have kind of been enjoying it. Todd made me an Old Fashioned with fresh tangierine juice (again, he picked them from their back yard) and Tangierine bitters that he made himself. Seriously, is there anything these two CAN'T DO?! I loved the drink and finished every last drop. While I was drinking it was when we watched Alex's comedy and juice almost came out of my nose. Yes, almost. Then Diane and Todd said that they were going to take me for the best pizza ever. Pizza? After In-N-Out? Surely they were absolutely insane. And let me tell you, that's my kind of crazy!
We climbed into the car again to head to Pizzeria Mozza where we got 3 seats at the pizza bar. This gave us the prefect view of the pizza oven as we watched our second dinner being made. We ordered (of course) three individual pizzas so that I could try a bunch of different kinds. Todd ordered the Potato, Bacon and Egg pizza, Diane ordered the Fennel Sausage pizza and I requested the Funghi pizza with Fontina cheese. The restaurant was warm and smelled like heaven, and when the pizzas were placed in front of us, I almost drooled. First, the Fennel Sausage Pizza.
I LOVE sausage, and this was delicious, but what really blew me away was the crust. It managed to be light and airy but also chewy and substantial at the same time. It was like no crust I had ever tasted before, and I instantly understood why they insisted upon taking me to Mozza. I wasn't crazy about the red onion or scallions on the pizza, but the crust and sausage were amazing.
Next up, the mushroom pizza. Wow. This was so good. So so good. The mushrooms were the tastiest I'd ever had and paired with that amazing crust, THIS was a pizza! My mouth is watering thinking about it now…
I did also try Todd's Potato pizza and yes, it was very good, but just not my preference. It tasted like a yummy breakfast dish, not a pizza.
I thought about that mushroom pizza the whole ride home and the second we got home, I climbed into bed and was asleep instantly. It was the most decadent but incredible dinner I'd had in a long time.
The next morning, even though I was still full from our meal the night before, Diane and Todd drove me to Little Saigon for a Vietnamese Banh Mi breakfast. I feel like I'm gaining weight just by re-writing this! We made a few stops once we got there from a fruit market to try Jack Fruit (a huge, sweet fruit with an enormous seed) and other colorful delights.
Then to Van's Bakery for Chicken Pate Chaud (flaky, buttery, tastes like a chicken pot pie) and fried mochi.
Finally, we went to Banh Mi & Che Cali for Banh Mi Sandwiches, the breakfast of champions! Diane got a Lemongrass Beef sandwich and a traditional Pork sandwich. What really surprised me was the price of the sandwiches. They were each under $3! I don't think we're in New York City anymore, Toto. As I was taking a huge bite of the sandwich and had sauce dripping down my face, I received the best compliment Todd ever could have given me, "Rachel, you're a really good eater!" he said. I have arrived.
The Lemongrass Beef was SO awesome. I'd never had it before and I loved it even more than the traditional Pork Banh Mi. I hope I can find this version of the sandwich in New York because I loved it! Don't get me wrong, the pork was great too, but the beef! Wow the beef.
After "breakfast," I was so sad to have to say good-bye to Diane, Todd and Sierra. They drove me to the airport and we hugged and said our good-byes. While I definitely was sad to leave, I was so happy to have formed this amazing friendship with these incredible people.
Diane and Todd, words can't express how much our visit meant to me. You two hosted an event like I've never been to before. You are beautiful people, full of love and it's clear how much you mean to the food blogging community. Thank you thank you thank you for welcoming me into your home, for the incredible cappuccinos Todd made me each morning, the amazing local food you shared and thank you mostly for the memories of this incredible trip.
Let's Eat!
-The Fabulous Foodie


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