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Ideally, you want to hold your newborn close; practically, you need your hands free—at least some of the time. Get the best of both with the BabyBjörn Carrier Miracle. It's the classic BabyBjörn design, updated with organic cotton material and a flexible, ergonomic waist belt for optimum weight distribution. Newborn to 26.5 pounds. $150 at babybjorn.com
moves like mom
Experienced moms may tell you a bouncer seat is a must, and we agree. It's the perfect place for baby to rest when you need to shower, wash the dishes or simply sit down for a few minutes of "you" time. 4Moms mamaRoo Plush is the typical bouncer made better. This mom-inspired version moves like you, in figure eights: up and down; high on the sides and low in the middle; even in circular motions like an ocean wave. $200 to $240 at 4moms.com
ubiquitous blankie
Lightweight, breathable, slightly stretchy and made from 100 percent cotton muslin, Luna Lullaby The Soothing Blanket is ideal for newborns, older babies and even household uses. It's the perfect material for swaddling (there's an instructional video on YouTube), but you can use it for so much more—as a changing surface, burp cloth, breastfeeding cover-up, car seat or stroller cover-up, tummy time mat…and later, to dust your furniture. $34 for a three-pack at lunalullaby.com
keeping watch
Use high-tech advances to your advantage and monitor your baby from the next room—or anywhere in the world you can pick up Internet service. The revolutionary Summer Infant Peek Plus Internet Viewable Baby Monitor System lets you look in on your little one from the monitor's receiver, your computer and your smartphone; just download the free app available for iPhone, Android or BlackBerry. $350 at summerinfant.com/peekplus.
these diapers are keepers
Cloth diapers have come a long way, baby. Try Kushies Ultra All-in-One Diapers, reusables featuring five layers of cotton flannel with a middle soaker layer and, of course, a waterproof exterior. Preemie, newborn, infant and toddler sizes available. $11 to $18 each at kushiesonline.com
baby in bamboo
Bamboo fabric makes up 95 percent of Kicky Pants' silky-soft, short-sleeve one-piece bodysuits, and five percent Lycra gives them just the right amount of stretch. With nine colors and six sizes to choose from, these basic pieces just might become the cornerstone of your baby's wardrobe. (The ruffled-butt style is irresistible for girls!) Sizes newborn to 24 months. $20 each at kickypants.com
bathing beauty
Giving your baby a bath is no easy feat, but with some practice, you'll be a pro in no time. Boon's Naked Tub helps you with the job and won't take up valuable living space. It reclines, expands and completely collapses when you need it out of the way. $70 at amazon.com
a winning seat
A car seat is perhaps your most valuable baby essential—one you can't leave the hospital without. The Cybex Aton is an innovative, German-designed award winner that employs a tensioning system in the base for an immediate tight installation; no knee in the seat required. Vibrant color choices include Shadow, Eclipse and Chili Pepper. 4 to 32 pounds and 30 inches. $229 at cybex-online.com
just right
Preparing your baby's bottles just got easier, thanks to the Munchkin Night & Day Digital Bottle Warmer and Cooler. The portable device keeps breast milk chilled, then heats it to the perfect temperature for feeding when you're ready—even in the middle of the night. And when you're sleep deprived, you need all the help you can get. $50 at diapers.com
Possibly the only stroller you'll ever need, the Kolcraft Contours Bliss Pram, Stroller and Carrycot is loaded with amenities. The reversible seat functions as a carrycot for newborns, then a pram (aka stroller seat) for older babies. The included car seat adapter allows you to attach virtually any infant car seat, and the detachable carry cot can be used anywhere as a perfect nap spot. Newborn to 40 pounds. $350 to $380 at kolcraft.com/products/brands/contours
Maureen Healy is a frequent contributor to New Parent who specializes in new products.
Check out our list of essentials as you welcome your new baby.


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Go to The Tales of Colt 45 website and vote for this design. There are lots of cool ones up, but trust me, this one is best.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Damn it feels good to be a Joker
Mea culpa. I've caught Joker fever. Frankly, I don't see why they have to go and ruin the movie by putting that black-pleather trainwreck Batman in it; villians are always more fun.
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Monday, July 14, 2008
Went to Edmonton a few weeks ago. That's in Canada. And what do you do in Edmonton? Why, draw people in the airport and visit a Japanese garden!
Airports are great places to sketch. Usually seats are positioned so that you can't help but look at the people across from you. Nobody moves while they're waiting for a flight, and there's such a motley variety of travellers to choose from.
Friday, July 11, 2008
More Doodles
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
I'm takin' my stuff with me
George Carlin once said that wherever you think you go when you die, that's where you end up. If you think you're going to hell to be with your friends, you'll be there. If you think you're going to heaven, you'll be there too--but don't expect to see your friends. Then he went on to say that when he dies, he's going to a public toilet in Honduras.
To be with his friends.
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Hello there. I'm JonathanM2D. A long time Halo fan who discovered the existence of Bungie's old work (PiD, the Marathon trilogy, Oni, Minotaur etc...) and when I discovered that Bungie did a trilogy of FPS games before Halo, I was really interested. So I wanted to learn more and more about this fabulous trilogy. And then I discovered this website.
And I was pretty happy (and I still am) to know that there is still a Marathon community.


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The Apache Software Foundation has announced the 2.0 release of the Cassandra database, bringing with it new features for querying and transactions.
The release was announced by the ASF on Wednesday, and brings enhancements to the SQL-like Cassandra Query Language (CQL) to the database.
Cassandra was developed initially at Facebook as the social networking giant sought to develop a software platform for storing data on tons and tons of low-end hardware, and used a system based on Google's BigTable data model and Amazon's Dynamo database. It rapidly drew interest from the wider community, and is now used by a variety of major organizations such as NASA, Twitter, Dell, and Accenture.
"We are excited about the future Apache Cassandra 2.0 makes possible. Paying down a lot of the technical debt accumulated over 5 years of intense Open Source development, and solidifying the Native Binary Transport for CQL 3, has put the project on a great footing," Aaron Morton, an Apache Cassandra committer, said in the canned ASF statement.
New features include technologies for querying, compaction, better integration with data processing engines like Twitter's Storm, and new transaction capabilities.
The updates to CQL allow it support lightweight transactions, and introduces "experimental support" for triggers, according to the Cassandra stewards over at Datastax.
Triggers give users a way "to implement a flexible, atomic, eventually consistent mechanism for reacting to – and augmenting – write operations," Datastax says.
Java 7 is now required for dealing with the software, and the streaming component has been rewritten.
The 2.0 release follows the stewards of Cassandra DataStax gargling $45m in filthy valley lucre as venture capitalists indulged in a new wave of database funding. ®


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The Skinny
Welcome to 'My Baking Heart'. I'm so happy you're here!
I'm Jessica, a thirty-something alumna of Texas Christian University & Sigma Kappa and at times, a Southern Belle. I have a major love for baking and cooking, photography, shopping, TCU football (I bleed a mean purple), 50s advertising, collecting antiques and (since I'm newly married) keeping house.
Occasionally, I'll blog about a product I come across that I think my readers will love. If you're interested in having me review your company's product on MBH, then send a quick e-mail to jessica (at) mybakingheart (dot) com and we'll chat! I love mail, so even if you have a question about a recipe or just want to say howdy, use the e-mail address above! 🙂
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- 1 March 9, 2008 at 10:03 am
Good Morning
Just wanted to stop by and introduce myself. I am "very" new at this whole blogging thing, and despite that fact, I was also one of the winners of the Sucre give away contest sponsored by BlakeMakes. So, I decided to stop by, visit your blog and wish you continued success. Hopefully someday my blog will approach the level of professionalism exhibited here. AND…..yes I need to get a camera……and FAST!
- 2 June 2, 2012 at 10:24 am
I am trying to find the little round gluten free pretzel receipt…can you help…this is my first venture on Pentrest
- 4 June 3, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Oh my gosh! We seem to have a lot in common. I love Longaberger baskets, too. And I was born on July 14, Bastille Day, so I've always had a thing for the Eiffel Tower, also. And I was browsing your recipes (think I might try your guacamole) and saw that your friends who own the B&B live in Rogersville, MO. I'm from Branson, about 45 miles South of there and my husband and I love B&Bs. I'll have to check them out and see if they have a website. If we decide to go there, I'll be sure to tell them that we found them through you! 🙂
Alicia Smith
- 5 September 13, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Thanks so much! I am excited to join in of the fun. I have already gotten my first TWD post ready…so excited.
I am watching the TCU game on espn.com..currently tied…UGH.
- 6 March 16, 2009 at 10:15 am
greetings from austin! your site is fab–i LOVE your headers.
- 7 April 23, 2009 at 2:17 pm
I just want you to know that I'm glad we don't live any closer than we do. Hah. I'd be as big as a house. I love your blog and all the yummy recipes that come with it!
- 8 October 25, 2009 at 10:47 am
Some good information in your post. Thanks for the pleasant read!
- 9 January 23, 2011 at 10:12 pm
Love your blog! How did you get to the point of advertisers and free products? Also, how long before you really started seeing your blog take off. It's absolutely beautiful! 🙂
- 10 January 24, 2011 at 1:53 pm
I think your blog is incredible. So glad we are in some of the same baking groups and I was able to discover it. I see great things for you in the future. I passed on a Stylish Blogger Award to you via mine-Congrats !
- 11 March 16, 2011 at 7:53 am
Another TCU food blogger – yippee.. I found you thru Whitney in Chicago. I'm going to write to the Magazine and see if they'd do a feature on us. Would you be interested in participating?? I was class of '84 so legal drinking age older but share the same passion for cooking. It runs deep.
My blog is http://worldplates.wordpress.com in case it doesn't come up for you..
Go Frogs!!
- 12 September 15, 2011 at 10:09 am
I found you!!!!! yea!!!!!
- 13 October 17, 2011 at 7:27 am
Good Morning,
I love looking at your blog, and would love to subscribe, however I have been unable to locate either the RSS feed, or email subscription part of your blog, could you please email me and let me know where it is located. ? I found you originally on Stumble Upon which I also use. when I post. Thanks so much for your help, you have a great blog.
- 14 October 31, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Is that a new photo of the "horned-froggy"? Your blog is just wonderful! You do such a great job of presenting your recipes! Thanks for letting me share.
- 15 November 7, 2011 at 8:43 pm
Hi Jessica!! I think I sat next to you at the DSLR session! 😀 You have a beautiful blog and photography!! Not kidding here. Also, I'm excited to keep up with your future bakin' excursions~
- 16 February 14, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Love the wasted cookie recipe. That will be my next cookie baking time. The last I made were from Just A Pinch for a cream cheese/cake mix cookie. Soft cookies. Can make lots of good variations. Thanks
- 17 June 3, 2012 at 8:02 am
Jessica, I can´t open your recipes (past ones)!
Do you know what might be the problem?
- 19 July 11, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for the friend request on Foodbuzz. I love your blog design. I've been thinking about switching to Thesis DIY themes but haven't made the plunge. I'm newly engaged too and planning a wedding myself! 🙂 I look forward to exchanging recipes!
- 20 July 12, 2012 at 11:48 am
Hi Jessica! Thanks for the friend request on Foodbuzz. I'm also newly engaged and planning a wedding. Can't wait to share foodie finds, recipes and wedding ideas!
- 21 August 3, 2012 at 5:16 am
Hello! I am really enjoying your blog! I nominated you for the Liebster blog award. You can find out more about it on my blog.
- 22 June 3, 2013 at 6:58 pm
Dying to know… is that your actual kitchen!?!? [jealous!]
- 24 October 21, 2013 at 5:03 pm
Hi Jessica,
Visiting from the SITS. 🙂 I love this introduction! It has everything in it that encourages me to click on through and get to know you even more. Your writing style is friendly and easy going. The pictures are gorgeous and I love that you have included your Social Network links at the end. 🙂
It is lovely 'meeting' you Jessica,
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Amid the fallout from her cheating scandal, Kristen Stewart can rest assured that she still has at least one defender: Jodie Foster, her Panic Room co-star.
Foster, who played Stewart's mom in the 2002 David Fincher thriller, published an essay in The Daily Beast Wednesday blasting the public's obsession with the younger actress' private life and saying that media scrutiny can "destroy childhoods."
In her essay, Foster, who has been acting since age 3, recounts "the cruelty of a life lived as a moving target."
"In my era, through discipline and force of will, you could still manage to reach for a star-powered career and have the authenticity of a private life. ... Not anymore," the Oscar winner writes. "If I were a young actor or actress starting my career today in the new era of social media and its sanctioned hunting season, would I survive? Would I drown myself in drugs, sex, and parties? Would I be lost? I've said it before and I will say it again: If I were a young actor today, I would quit before I started. If I had to grow up in this media culture, I don't think I could survive it emotionally."
Report: Kristen Stewart dropped from Snow White sequel
Foster also slammed the cultural tongue-wagging around Stewart and her (presumably?) ex-boyfriend, Robert Pattinson — which evolved from are-they-or-aren't-they speculation about the Twilight co-stars' offscreen romance to outright Schadenfreude when it was revealed that Stewart had been unfaithful to Pattinson with Rupert Sanders, the married director of Snow White and the Huntsman.
"I grew to love that kid," Foster says of her time on the Panic Room set with Stewart, who was 10 and 11 at the time, recalling that she told Stewart's mother to try to talk her out of becoming a professional actress.
Her advice to the young starlet now?
"Eventually this all passes. The public horrors of today eventually blow away. And, yes, you are changed by the awful wake of reckoning they leave behind. You trust less. You calculate your steps. You survive. Hopefully in the process you don't lose your ability to throw your arms in the air again and spin in wild abandon. That is the ultimate F.U. and — finally — the most beautiful survival tool of all. Don't let them take that away from you."


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Today I have my third post as the Flourishes Limelight Designer to share with you! My card is inspired by an image of a decorated room that I found while searching in google images. If you want to see the inpsiration photo, please go to my Inspired by a Room post on the Flourishes blog. The photo is fabulous, and is very close to what I want our room to look like when I am done decorating it! Here is my card!
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (kraft)
Fabric image: Crafty Secrets
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Conservation and Environment in Peru: Monthly Updates
What a great report I can bring you all this month. Our baby turtles have started hatching, we have successfully released our fourth group of spider monkeys, the capuchin monkeys are entering their final pre-release phase and our biodiversity studies continue to amaze and produce surprises.
Spider Monkey Release
Those of you who have been following our progress over recent times will be familiar with our pioneering project involving the Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek). Over the last 4 years we had released 15 individuals back into the wild in an area where they had become locally extinct. This year was our fourth group and it was time to take these six monkeys back to where they belong.
The preparation for such a release is long and time-consuming. From the sanitary and dietary controls to the behavioural studies, which individuals to attach radio collars and selection of the eventual release site; everything must be carefully evaluated. This time around we chose a different release site in the hope of avoiding the resident harpy eagle (Harpia harpya). The young eagle had killed four of our previous releases and whilst this is a feature of life in the rainforest and the presence of an alpha predator indicates a very healthy ecosystem we did not want to put our latest monkeys in unnecessary danger. So, with a new site chosen it took us several trips to set up a campsite ready for monitoring the animals after release.
Our work with these monkeys is becoming nationally recognised and so it was little surprise when a national television network asked to join us on the release and document our on-going progress. They duly arrived from Lima and together with local government authorities, a large group of volunteers and, of course, the monkeys we headed off into the forest for the long anticipated release. Over the years we could be forgiven for becoming complacent in understanding the importance of these days but I can never shake the feeling of complete satisfaction when the doors open and animals are returned to where they belong.
This time was no different and we headed back to the camp leaving a small group behind to monitor the newly liberated monkeys. Little did we know that in just a few days they would make contact with our second group released in 2012. This was fantastic news and the fact that the second group is still alive and also in the area is a resounding success. If that was not enough, since our last sighting of this group last year there is another baby in the troop meaning that we now have two recorded wild births in our spider monkey troops.
Turtle Project
This year we were able to collect over 40 nests of the freshwater turtle-Podocnemis unifilis. Volunteers endured cold windy nights on the river beach collecting these precious nests. The next phase is to monitor the nests in our artificial beaches and ensure that we do not get any insect plagues as happened a few years ago. This year we were very alert and at one point a small species of ant (Hymenoptera) started to invade one of the beaches and we had to transfer the eggs to another one. This is a tricky process as we do want to handle the eggs any more than necessary to increase their chances of hatching. Whatever we did worked! At the end of October we headed down river and released 435 baby turtles back into the Madre de Dios River. All had been marked with a code on their shells representing the year they were born.
With several nests collected later in the season still to hatch we expect a survival rate well over 80% which is a great achievement and indicative of all the careful time and planning put into the project. I will update you on the final total next month when we release the rest of the babies.
Biodiversity Studies
I always seem to be commenting that finding new species for Taricaya is becoming more difficult as time elapses. After nearly 13 years of research we have some definitive species lists and new discoveries become much less probable. Nonetheless we have another new bird species recorded in the reserve. The solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is a wading bird which resides in Alaska and Canada but migrates to Central and Southern America during the harsh winter. The importance of the Amazon rainforest to migratory birds is well documented but the fact that we have never seen this bird in the area before is exciting. The pair of birds was not caught in mist nets so we were unable to band them but I shall eagerly await next year to see if they return to Taricaya now they have discovered it as a haven for feeding and passing the winter months.
Animal Rescue Centre
The release of animals back into the wild is the ultimate goal of our nationally acclaimed rescue centre but this final event is the culmination of much hard work on a daily basis. The fact that animals are starting to breed in captivity is an excellent indicator that the conditions are good and the latest success story would appear to be the razor-billed curassow (Mitu tuberosa). We have already had one chick born in captivity and the same pair is currently incubating another egg. I am confident that next month there will be another birth to add to our ever growing list which includes two baby tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) and two red howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus).
Elsewhere we are approaching the release of our troop of capuchin monkeys which includes two species- brown (Cebus apella) and white-fronted (Cebus albifrons). The final health controls are being implemented and I am looking forward to documenting their release next month.
That is about it for this time but as volunteer numbers continue to remain high I look forward to many more advances next month as we release the turtles and capuchin monkeys, rebuild the canopy platform at ground level, our mist nets will be out and much more….until then..
Stuart Timson
Conservation Director, Projects Abroad
10st November, 2014


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Many people dream of having some sort of acting career but don't know where to start. To all of the dreamers out there I have finally found the answers to all our questions on how to start a successful career in acting. The answers lie in the book, Hit The Ground Running The First Years of Your Acting Career, written by Carolyne Barry.
Before I found Barry and her book, I did some researching all over Los Angeles. I audited many acting schools and classes and spoke with many different teachers and coaches to begin my training. I finally came across www.CaroylneBarry.com and watched Barry's videos and instantly knew I had to meet with her. Since 1982, Carolyne Barry and her workshops have been one of the most successful independent full training programs in Hollywood. Barry has trained thousands of professional actors and is recommended by agents, casting directors, and former students. Barry is recognized as one of the top Commercial Audition teachers. In 2009, she was the winner of Back Stage West's Favorite Commercial Teacher in Los Angeles.
First off, the book is a guide. A guide for the green actor to use through out his/her journey of a potential acting career. Barry's introduction explains, "I am your guide for your pursuit of an acting career. As you embark on this exciting voyage, if you feel lost, overwhelmed, confused or afraid of making the wrong choices, or maybe even are questioning if acting is really for you, know that you are not alone. Most everyone has questions, doubts and concerns as they look down this road. I understand too well and that is why I wrote Hit The Ground Running, for you."
I finally felt like I found a teacher who understood my feelings of displacement in my quest for answers regarding my acting career after meeting with Barry. She explained her book Hit The Ground Running will answer all my questions and save me time, money, and energy while starting out my career. So I gave the book a read, and it is clearly a winner.
Barry holds your hand step by step answering questions and navigating you through the new world of acting. She understands that getting started can be scary and hurtful to your bank account and self-esteem as well.
The guide touches on the how to start; where to get the most beneficial information, the best type of training for you and the best place to train, where to live, whom to listen to, what to do first, next and at each juncture, the costs, how long it will take, when and how to start finding work, if you have what it takes to be an actor, and a lot more information that you don't even know you need to know. Barry will enlighten you on how "To best serve you" in your journey.
My favorite part of the book is Chapter 1, "The Trip." It asks the question, "Why do you want to be an actor?" I really had to sit back and think about the question. Do I want acting to be a hobby, a dedicated career, or a development of my craft and be a better actor? Barry says we must start off with explaining that the investigation takes between three months and a year with professional training and educating your self about the entertainment business. I found this to be true. It took me exactly 3 months to figure out what I want to do in this business and that this is something I want dedicate my time to make this an official career. This might not be the case for everyone but after a few acting courses, I have found that I am dedicated to making this my career. Others may go throw the investigation and find that this may not be a career choice for them. They may find that they might want this as a hobby, a stress reliever, or a part time gig. Barry walks you through the different options, helps you get your investigation started in order to get you to narrow exactly what you want to do with acting.
The rest of the guide helps you understand what you are capable of, talent wise, as an actor; the personal tools you'll need within yourself to survive in the business; the training you need and how to go about finding the right training; how to plan out the logistics of your first six months to after your first 2 years of your career; what the costs of becoming an actor and how to make and save money to support yourself and your career; branding yourself; how to take the right photos for headshots and how to choose the right photographer; how to create your resume, get representation and go after what field of acting you'd like to tackle.
Overall, this book is an easy read guide that tells you everything you need to know about starting an acting career—plain and simple. Barry executes a well-formatted guide about the do's, don'ts, and the possibilities of what the new actor needs to know in the beginning of their career. Skip the scandals, scammers, and the squander and reach out to some one who has your best interest in mind. Carolyne Barry cares and that is exactly why she wrote, Hit The Ground Running The First Years of Your Acting Career. I promise your vision for your acting career future will be clear, educated and enlightened.
Watch my exclusive interview with the notable teacher who talks about the book, how to use it, and why she wrote it.
So if you want to know about training, how to audition for different roles, what type of acting careers are available, and the whole process of getting on television shows, commercials and movies, read Hit The Ground Running The First Years of Your Acting Career. It will guide you with the many decisions that you have to make as a new actor. I thank Ms. Barry for being a big help in finding my way through this business.
Please visit www.carolynebarry.com and purchase Hit The Ground Running The First Years of Your Acting Career for only $22.95 here: http://www.hitthegroundrunningbook.com/
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The Crystal Onix is a rare Rock/Ground Pokémon found on the Orange Islands. It is made of Crystal due to eating the diamonds formed in the cave in which it lives.
It earned a name for itself, but only as a myth. The Crystal Onix appeared as an inspiration for a little girl, Marissa, whose older brother, Mateo, sculpted Pokémon from glass. He had lost his drive for sculpting and went to a quest to capture the Crystal Onix. He battled it using Cloyster, but was soon defeated. He attempted with Charmeleon, but upon seeing its strength, Mateo decided to leave it, as it gave him inspiration.
Known moves
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- Despite Onix originally being a Rock/Ground type with a weakness against water, the Crystal Onix simply ignores Water-type attacks and they bounce off its skin but Fire-type attacks seem to be super-effective against it.
- As with all the other Onix in the series, the Crystal Onix is voiced by Unshō Ishizuka in both the Japanese and English-language versions.
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Nancy Ordover, Ph.D., has served on the International Task Team on HIV-Related Travel Restrictions, convened by UNAIDS and concerned with issues relating to the human rights, public health, and economic impact of HIV entry bars on immigrants, migrants, refugees, asylees, detainees, and other mobile populations.
Bob Huff: Roughly 60 countries in the world, the United States among them, have restrictions on whether people with HIV infection can legally cross the border as a tourist or worker or immigrant. The U.S. restrictions have been generically termed the "HIV travel ban" -- but it's about more than just travel, isn't it?
Nancy Ordover: Yes, much more. The word travel suggests that people are barred from coming to the United States for vacation or for business. A more comprehensive description of these types of restrictions has been adopted by the International Task Team on HIV-related Travel Restrictions: HIV-related restrictions on entry, residence, and stay, which refers not only to restrictions on travel but also to restrictions on immigration, migration in search of work, and securing residency status.
When I speak or write about the U.S. policy, I encourage people to resist calling it a travel ban and to instead use the term entry bar with the understanding that we are dealing with barriers at two points of entry. First there is the literal barrier at the port of entry; but finding themselves on this side of the U.S. border, unable to adjust their immigration status, immigrants' entry into the workforce and the health care system is also barred, as is their full participation in civic life and their access to housing and welfare benefits. It is as if they have been caught in a vestibule between two doors. This is where U.S. policy becomes deadly.
BH: What are the current rules governing people with HIV seeking to live in the United States?
NO: Since 1987, people with HIV have been denied entry to the United States. And by entry I mean they have not been allowed to come into the country or to change their residency or immigration status if they are already here except in extremely limited circumstances. The ban started out as an administrative rule but became statutory in 1993 when it was enshrined in the Immigration and Nationality Act [INA] -- a move championed by Jesse Helms. It remained a statutory ban until July 2008 when both chambers of Congress voted overwhelmingly to reauthorize the PEPFAR [President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] program. That bill included language striking the HIV entry bar from the INA. There was debate on this language, and on the larger bill itself, which Senator Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA] characterized as "humanitarianism gone wild." But the vote was not even close, and PEPFAR was signed into law a few days later. This was an important first step, but it hasn't changed anything for immigrants, residents, travelers, or visa seekers with HIV. It simply brought us back to where we were from 1987 to 1993. It returned authority for determining the admissibility of HIV-positive people to the Department of Health and Human Services [HHS]. In other words, the entry bar went from being statutory back to being administrative. And it did plenty of damage during its first six years, when it was merely administrative. The administrative ban will remain in place until a new rule can be written, made available for public comment, then finalized. As of today, we have not seen the language of that new rule, though we have been told repeatedly that it is in the works.
Here's how the policy works on the ground: If you are coming to the United States from a Visa Waiver Program [VWP] country and you do not have HIV, you do not need a visa to enter. However, if you are HIV-positive, the only way you can get into the country legally is to disclose your status and get a waiver for a short-term visit. If a waiver is granted, it is imprinted on your passport. It is not an easy waiver to obtain, and once you use it, you are committed to it -- you've committed yourself to going through the process any time you want to come to the States, and you've pretty much shut the door on anything but a short-term visit. The Department of Homeland Security issued some changes in 2008 -- a new option that is supposed to "streamline" the process for short-term visitors with HIV if they go this route. But this process retained and/or added some very problematic criteria for entry, and made appeal of a waiver denial practically impossible. You have to prove your HIV is in a "controlled state," that you have a sufficient supply of ARVs [antiretroviral medications], that you have adequate assets or insurance in case you need medical care here, etcetera. So, there is a financial bar here as well that applies to people with HIV. And who decides what constitutes a "controlled state" or sufficient supply of medication? Not a doctor, but a consular officer. And even if you get a waiver, it's only good for a visit of 30 days or less. Of course, you have the option of not disclosing your status, but if your HIV drugs are found by Customs, you're in trouble. Currently there are 35 VWP countries. Nearly all of them are in Europe. That means anyone coming from the global south -- most of Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe, whether they are HIV positive or not -- needs a visa to come to the United States. These folks have even fewer options if they are positive and are trying to get into the country.
There can be serious -- and sometimes deadly -- consequences for people with HIV seeking permanent resident status
But the most serious -- and sometimes deadly -- consequences involve people who are seeking permanent resident [green card] status. There's a mandatory medical exam that includes an HIV test. If you test positive, that's it: the entire green card process stops and you are unable to adjust your status. In a few instances, people have been able to get a green card if they have a relationship with someone who is able to sponsor them, but in general they face an even tougher standard than other immigrants if they want to seek an exception. And in this climate where there is so much animosity toward immigrants in general and so little due process, that's really saying something. Only a spouse, parent, or child has standing to petition for an exception. People without HIV can be sponsored by siblings or employers, as well -- but these relationships are considered insufficient for people with HIV.
Most people end up in limbo -- without a recognizable legal status, which means no benefits, no ability to get a job with benefits, and no access to care and treatment. I often tell this story -- I've changed the name: About 10 years ago there was a 17-year-old I'll call "Michael" who came from Guyana to get away from a very violent situation at home. He came through Miami and was detained at the Krome Detention Center for months. He was finally given what is called a "credible fear" interview. The authorities believed his father would kill him if he returned home, so he was released to the custody of relatives and he moved in with his aunt and uncle in the Bronx. After a while, he became extremely ill. He went to the emergency room and was hospitalized for several weeks. Michael's HIV test came back positive, but by this time he had pneumocystis pneumonia and was diagnosed with AIDS. His aunt and uncle threw him out. He couldn't go back to Guyana. If his father didn't kill him, then the lack of available treatment there would. Without recognizable legal status, he could not access housing assistance, medical benefits, or food assistance in the United States. He died in 2003, age 23.
This is a young man who was killed by the U.S. entry ban, even though he managed to get out of detention. Today accomplishing even that would be much more difficult. People who can't get a green card are at higher risk of being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE]. Even if they ask for asylum there is a good chance they will be placed in detention immediately and indefinitely, and that is a dangerous place for anyone, particularly for someone with HIV.
BH: What are conditions like for people held in detention who have medical needs?
NO: Immigrant detainees in the United States are held in local or county jails, with the general population; ICE detention centers; private, for-profit detention facilities; or federal prisons. Guidelines for medical care in ICE facilities seem designed to be litigation-proof. There are few enforceable standards for detention. We know of at least 90 people who have died in ICE detention, but ICE is not required to make these deaths public, so there are certainly deaths we do not know about. One we do know about is Victoria Arellano's.
People are punished by the system whether they have HIV or not
Victoria was trans[gender], and had been identifying and living as a woman for years, but during her detention she was housed in the men's dormitory. She was on dapsone when she was sent to the San Pedro detention center. They cut off her medication, despite the known consequences of discontinuing this antibiotic -- namely, the onset of treatment-resistant pneumonia. Victoria's health deteriorated rapidly. She complained of severe nausea, headaches, cramps, and back pain. Other trans women placed in male facilities have reported violence at the hands of other detainees and the staff, but the men detained with Victoria Arellano responded with profound humanity. They cared for her; they advocated for her. They signed a petition appealing for medical care for Victoria. They staged a protest, refusing to line up for a head count before bed. All at great risk to themselves. And they were punished for it. One week before her death she was taken to the infirmary and given an incorrect antibiotic. Again, the standard of care for people living with AIDS was ignored. It was ineffective. When Victoria returned from the infirmary, she began vomiting blood. The guys she was with again intervened and she was finally taken to a hospital, where she died shackled to her bed.
I should mention that legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would set some standards of care and oversight for immigrant detention, including the mandatory reporting of deaths in custody.
I don't know if Victoria ever tried to adjust her immigration status and was denied or discouraged because of her HIV status or her gender identity. But the story of the last few months of her life tells us that the issue of the HIV entry ban and the fallout from the policy are inextricably bound up with larger issues of immigrant justice and human rights.
BH: So this is about much more than travel or even immigration procedures.
NO: Yes, it really needs to be dealt with from a comprehensive human rights perspective. It's not enough for advocates to talk about the decriminalization of HIV -- important as that is. We have to talk about the decriminalization of migration. People are punished by this system whether they have HIV or not. And not just in the United States. We need to look at the larger picture of mobile populations. The real questions concern the rights and freedoms enumerated in International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, and the UN's HIV/AIDS and Human Rights International Guidelines. These are: freedom of movement, freedom from discrimination, the right to privacy, and the right to the highest possible standard of health. Entry bans violate every one of them.
BH: What is the next step for the rule change on HIV entry for this country?
NO: We have been told that we will see a proposal for a new rule soon. We have to be ready to bombard the HHS with comments if we get something that we don't like. This means we don't accept any proposal that mandates disclosure of HIV status as a condition for entry or places any kind of designation of waiver or HIV status in people's passports. But what's most critical -- and I can't say this often or loud enough -- we must not allow the administration to split the ban by lifting it for travelers and some visa holders but keeping it in place for long-term visa-seekers and immigrants. If that happens, it could be years, maybe decades, before an administration returns to the issue and provides any kind of relief for HIV-positive immigrants without green cards. This would translate into another 20 years of people with HIV unable to become legal permanent residents, get decent jobs, or access benefits; 20 more years of immigrants with HIV left homeless, sick, and hungry; left without a country; in some cases, left for dead.
Now, if we get a rule we do like and HHS lifts the HIV entry bar in its entirety, we're still not done. The PATRIOT Act, the Homeland Security Act, the Welfare Reform Act, and the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act have all taken a ruinous toll on non-green-card-holding immigrants; making it difficult or impossible for most to access health care or housing; limiting options for asylum and appeal; and effectively criminalizing them. The bottom line is, policies that hurt immigrants hurt immigrants with HIV.
Nancy Ordover, Ph.D., is the author of American Eugenics: Race, Queer Anatomy, and the Science of Nationalism.


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My name is Helen Choi and I am excited and honored to introduce myself as the next principal of 153rd St. Elementary School. I am truly looking forward to working with all of you to provide an exceptional educational experience for each and every one of our students. One of my top priorities is to build relationships with students, teachers, staff members, parents, and community groups to learn as much as I can about the school. With your input and feedback, we can collaborate to improve existing programs and brainstorm together to create and implement new learning opportunities for students that are engaging and challenging.
Your child's teacher and the rest of our staff are eager to be your partner in your child's education, and we invite you to call or visit us when you have a question regarding your child's progress in school. We plan to keep you informed about school events and activities by sending home a monthly calendar, event flyers, information on our marquee, through our telephone system and emails, and on our website. Please give your attention to all information sent to you so you will be fully informed and prepared for this school year!
We also welcome new staff, highly qualified members to our team this year: Mr. Garcia, Assistant Principal, Ms. Morales, 1st Grade Dual Language teacher, Ms. Jeon, 4th Grade Teacher, Ms. Zeitlin, 4th Grade Teacher, and Ms. Baxter, DHH teacher. In addition, we have a new parent community rep, Ms. De La Torre.
Look out for our opening packet your child will be given during the first week of school. It contains important documents that need to be returned by Friday, August 17th.
I consider it an honor and privilege to be your school principal and look forward to the start of the school year. As always, I have an open door policy so feel free to stop by anytime.
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Television was the name of the game at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.
And who better to involve in any discussion about the future of television than Facebook?
Boxee announced a new app at this year's CES event that will integrate itself with Facebook and attempt to socialize viewing habits.
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Typhyr wrote:And I shall ressurect it.
Miji knew Keydar's body would drift off so, he needed an excuse to get the telescope, and to make it believable he came up with having Gigz rez Keydar, to make sure the plan worked Miji searched and found the orange portal first, and the rest we all know.
[Phoenix Wright Style]: OBJECTION!
The telescope wasn't there (as far as we know) when Narya made the portal! Miji could have brought it JUST for this epic prank, but decided to try and be nice (henceforth we have the first question of "why not have Gigz rez Keydar?").
Edit: Look at panel five. [Miji]: "We could probably USE A TELESCOPE" implying that they don't have one yet!
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Just when the world thought the Winklevii had given up their Facebook fight, the twins are back with another lawsuit.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss filed a new lawsuit against Facebook, just a day after deciding not to appeal a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding their $65 million settlement with Facebook, to see if Mark Zuckerberg and his company "intentionally or inadvertently suppressed evidence" during settlement proceedings.
The twins, along with their business partner Divya Narendra, claim that Zuckerberg stole their idea to build a social network for college students when they were students together at Harvard.
The original suit was filed despite the twins reaching a settlement agreement with Zuckerberg and Facebook, which was famously turned into the motion picture "The Social Network." After reaching an agreement, the twins tried to change the arrangement because they said they had been misled.
The most recent claim was filed with the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, and the twins are seeking to have documents revealed that would explain the exact relationship between Zuckerberg and them.
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Bill C-568 - Gordon Watts Latest Census Report
As genealogists know, Canada has had a long battle with the government over the country's census - it's collection and release.
The latest battle has been over the dropping of the long term census, but Gordon A. Watts, in his latest newsletter issue, reports that it is coming to an end.
To see his report, go to http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazgw/gazgw-0127.htm
Bill C-568 has been in the Senate, and Watts says "Debate on Second Reading of Bill C-568, that would restore the mandatory long-form Census and would remove imprisonment as a punishment for failure to complete the Census, took place on 5 November and 3 December 2010. The vote on a motion to pass second reading and to refer the Bill to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology took place on 8 December 2010. The motion was passed on a division of 147 to 136.
Following consideration by the Committee, the Bill will be reported back to the House of Commons, with or without recommendation. It may then be debated in Third Reading, and if passed there, would be referred to the Senate for consideration.
While this Bill may very well receive Third Reading in the House of Commons, I think it unlikely that it will pass through the Senate. There are currently 152 sitting Conservative members of the Senate. If all of these Senators voted against the Bill, and all non-Conservative Senators (151 in total) voted in favour of it, it would fail by one vote.
Bill C-583, dealing with the method of appointment of the Chief Statistician and some of the responsibilities of that position, received First Reading in the House of Commons on 30 September 2010. As of this writing, it has not yet been placed in the order of precedence, and so debate on Second Reading has not yet begun."
And Wells tells us that there is to be a second court action being taken on long-form Census.
He says that "Media reports indicate that a coalition of aboriginal organizations and chiefs from Atlantic Canada were in Halifax Federal Court Monday 13 December to argue that the removal of the mandatory long-form Census questionnaire violates their Charter rights. Lawyers for the Native Council of Nova Scotia, the New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council, the Native Council of Prince Edward Island, the Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council, and three Atlantic chiefs claim that the changes to questions about ethnicity and ancestry will make it difficult for the government to discharge its constitutional duties to aboriginal peoples.
This is the second group to take the government to court over the government's decision to do away with the mandatory long-form Census. The first was a Francophone organization in Quebec that argued the long-form Census was the only reliable source of information about minority French-speaking communities. A Federal Court judge ruled against that argument.
The federal government has stated that they will be introducing legislation to remove the imprisonment penalties for failing to complete the Census from the Statistics Act, but to date I have seen no indications of any such legislation being presented to the House of Commons."
So, there is the latest news on the census.
Hopefully, some comprise can be found which would satisfy everyone, but I think that time has passed, and we will get whatever the government decides.
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THE father of Accrington Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh has died, aged 83.
John Hesmondhalgh passed away peacefully at the Royal Blackburn Hospital after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease and wet macular degeneration, a sight condition.
John, who had worked for Crown Paints, in Darwen, was described by his daughter, who plays Hayley Cropper in the long-running soap, as a 'lovely man' who loved to be around people.
Julie said: "My dad was just somebody everybody came into contact with and was really liked.
"He was warm, friendly and funny, and the messages I have had coming in have been absolutely lovely, and a great comfort.
"He was just the sort of person that if you met him, you would never forget and he would make people feel really welcome."
John enjoyed watching matches at Church and Oswaldtwistle Cricket Club, and also collected the football pools around Church.
He moved into Springhall Nursing Home. in Accrington. last year Julie said: "He was quite a shy man, but he loved the company of other people.
"He was incredible, and an inspiration.
"We are very grateful for all of the messages from people who knew him as children, or from decades ago.
"We also want to thank the staff at the nursing home who all had a real soft spot for him."
Jack Houldsworth, committee member at Church and Oswaldtwistle Cricket Club, said the pair used to go to matches together.
He said: "I have known John since he was one of the best tennis players in the borough. He was the most stoical man I ever met and I never heard him grumble about anything, nor did I ever hear from him a hard word, or criticism.
"He was a very, very brave man indeed, and I never heard him complain about anything.
"John was a very fit man and had been in the army at the end of the Second World War.
"He served, at one point, in Trieste in Italy, but he never spoke about it much."
Jack said John and his wife, Maureen, enjoyed spending holidays in the north of Scotland, and that he was a very proud family man.
John also leaves a son, Dave, a professor of cultural studies at Leeds University.
His funeral will take place at 1.30pm on Mon-day, at Ernest Street Baptist Chapel, in Walmsley Close, Church, followed by cremation at Accrington Crematorium.
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Las Delicias is a Costa Rican restaurant in Van Nuys. They serve a variety of traditional Costa Rican dishes, but the highlight for me was definitely the chorreadas. Described on the menu as corn fritters, the chorreadas look like flour tortillas but taste like green corn tamales. They have great texture, crispy and chewy, with a slightly sweet corn flavor. Get them con natilla and they are served with a small container of crema which is the perfect condiment. These things are addictive but also filling, a perfect snack food.
The main dish offerings were fine, but not as pleasing as the fritters. The Casado Tico seems to be the most recommended dish, a combination plate including steak fajita, pork chunks or chicken with rice, beans, a potato hash and a fried plantain. We tried both the beef and pork which were a bit bland, though the house-made hot sauce is a good, tangy accompaniment. My favorite thing on the main plates may have been the beans; they are blended until smooth like Salvadoran red beans though a bit drier, but the most fantastic thing is they have a slightly sweet taste that is charming in its unfamiliarity; I spend the last part of the dinner scraping up the remaining beans from the banana leave upon which they are served.
Rice pudding fans at our table raved about the rice pudding (arroz con leche) which I did like, but I just don't get that excited about rice pudding.
The vibe at Las Delicias is nice-casual. You order at the counter and sit in the seating area to wait for your dishes. The staff is friendly and helpful.
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Van Nuys, CA 91406
(818) 988-8323
Sunday, April 11, 2010
The Delicias Life: Las Delicias in Van Nuys
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- SinoSoul said...
Have a feeling, despite the fact that we will actually be in Costa Rica next month, you had a better meal than what I'll be sampling. And we're back to no pix! Yes!
- April 14, 2010 at 11:15 AM
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Last month, my husband and I took a little trip to New Hampshire and Quebec, Canada and came upon three lovely cemeteries. Of course, a quick stop to check out a rainbow proved to be the best thing. I always wanted a rainbow shot with a cemetery in it.
These two shots were taken in Colebrook, New Hampshire.
Herbert Lawton Memorial Advent Cemetery (above and below)
East Hereford, Compton County, Quebec
(In my haste to get photos uploaded, I deleted the one with the sign, but you can see it via the link above.)
A few miles up the road, another nice cemetery.
Old Hall Steam Cemetery (above and below) (View burials.)
East Hereford, Compton County, Quebec
Within 3 minutes, we went from New Hampshire, to Vermont to Canada.
Vermont on the left and New Hampshire on the right.
The beginning of the Connecticut River.
Connecticut River in Massachusetts (further south of above).


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Only a few comments have been made to date on this subject.within the FCC docket which is requesting information and or comments.
which i find a bit surprising I expected more from the die hard sat-rad investors whom have already felt enough pain over the last couple of years.
lets see sat-rads not allowed to originate programming that differs from its national signal via repeaters. but the old broadcasters can ask for forced inclusion in sdars for its local content.
Heres the link for anybody that may have a interest in this issue.
heres a semi related thread from radio info.com Which has a link to a survey on jacobsmedia site hdradio and the efforts and results thus far by broadcasters.It looks like it is a survey from iBiquity.


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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out details on Tuesday of his plan for statewide universal prekindergarten as well as nearly $8 billion of property tax freezes and corporate tax cuts over the next five years.
The governor's proposal for universal full-day pre-kindergarten would cost about $1.5 billion over the next five years. It would make New York the fourth state in the U.S. to implement such a program.
The plan proposed for New York City by Mayor Bill de Blasio would hike taxes on those making more than $500,000 to pay for pre-kindergarten.
De Blasio's tax plan, which would have to be approved by state lawmakers, would begin providing funding for the program immediately. But Cuomo's plan would take time to ramp up and would not provide a recurring revenue stream, said Billy Easton, executive director of the Alliance for Quality Education.
"Calling this a universal full-day pre-k program is far from accurate; after five years we will be lucky if it covers even 20 percent of the state's 225,000 4-year-olds," Easton said.
In presenting his $137 billion proposed budget for fiscal 2015 to lawmakers, Cuomo also kept most spending relatively flat. Limiting state spending would lead to a projected $2.2 billion surplus within three years to help pay for tax programs and the universal pre-kindergarten initiative.
Spending increases should be capped at about 2 percent and tied to personal income growth, Cuomo said.
"Staying within personal income means raising the state budget at the same rate the people of the state were earning," Cuomo said during his budget address.
Last week, the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonpartisan watchdog group, said that limiting spending would lead to reductions in state services on a scale that would be "challenging."
Spending on Medicaid and school aid, the two biggest items in the budget, must each increase a certain amount by law every year. Next year each is expected to grow by at least 4 percent, leaving the rest of the programs in the state to bear the brunt of cuts, the CBC said.
When school aid and Medicaid are stripped out, spending on most other programs would increase by only 0.2 percent annually in order for Cuomo to meet his target of 2 percent growth in spending overall.
Moody's Investors Service warned on Tuesday that the rest of the state outside of New York City, particularly farther north, is showing lackluster economic growth.
Total fourth-quarter sales tax growth for counties in the rest of the state was only 1.4 percent from a year earlier. Moody's rates New York Aa2 with a positive outlook.
Cuomo proposed a property tax freeze for homeowners, but tied it to the ability of local governments to save 1 percent each year for three years by sharing services and consolidating operations.
"We have too many levels of government, period," Cuomo said. Erie County, for instance, has more than 1,000 local governmental units, including drainage, lighting, sewer, fire and park districts, as well as cities and towns. The county's total property tax levy is $1.6 billion.
His tax relief proposals for homeowners, renters and families would total $5.7 billion over five years.
Cuomo's proposed business tax incentives would cost $2 billion over five years altogether. One component of that plan would slice the top-tier corporate income tax rate to 6.5 percent from 7.1 percent. That move alone would cut projected state revenue by about $900 million over the next three years, budget director Robert Megna said.
Cuomo also said, as he did last year, that the state should ask voters in November to borrow $2 billion to improve technology and facilities in schools.


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The Council Oaks restaurant located inside the Hard Rock Casino. For a fairly expensive and highly reviewed restaurant, I really expected a lot more.
The décor was nice, a little bit dark but extremely loud. Our party had to raise our voices several times just to hear each other over the roar. We had two servers for some reason, neither one ever seemed to be around when we wanted something. My drink was never refilled.
As for the food, very disappointing. I had a $39 bone-in 10oz filet mignon, I ordered it medium. First of all, what the heck is with a "bone-in" filet? My guess would be to avant-garde. The part of my steak that was farthest from the bone was medium well, the part close to the bone was practically raw. Somehow they also managed to make it fatty. Ugh. Huge disappointment.
One of the other guests in my party, her steak was cooked to charcoal on one side, she had to carve it off. Of course the servers where no where to be found.
Everything is Ala-cart. Ok fine, but seriously $9 for french fries? Every side item was $9. I ordered the onion rings, trust me, they weren't $9 good.
Oh but you may be saying to yourself, "Oh that Deirdre is all concerned with prices! She just can't appreciate a good meal! Stick to reviewing McDonald's!"
To which I say, I don't like your attitude! I've had plenty of delicious meals at places like Bern's. I know a good steak when I have one. This place is all pomp and no substance. They tout themselves as fancy but I think they come off as pretentious.
Atmosphere – Loud and dark, nice view of the kitchen though.
Service – Despite having 2 waiters, we rarely saw either of them.
Food – Disappointing, especially for the price.
Summary – If you want to go someplace really nice for a special occasion, I'd suggest skipping this place and head over to Bern's or even the Melting Pot, at least you can have a conversation there.


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Go loco for homemade queso blanco and crumbly queso fresco. These Latin-style cheeses are known for their creamy freshness and beautiful simplicity, which truly lets the milk sing. Often made at home or in micro batches throughout Central and South America, they are surprisingly hard to find in small-batch form in the United States. Learn how to make your own with The Milk Maid. The class includes a take-home kit with lipase enzymes, rennet, a cheese form and recipes, so you can get started making your own quesos at home.
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Louella Hill first decided to become a cheesemaker while working on a sheep farm in Italy. Then, after training at creameries in Tuscany, Parma, New York and Maine she went on to launch her own creamery in Rhode Island. When life brought her to the Bay Area, she decided to become the "San Francisco Milk Maid" and teach on-site cheesemaking classes. Topics range from Butter and Cheddar to Bright Blue and Stinky Reds. In addition to teaching, Louella is also finishing up a book on home cheesemaking due out Summer 2014 by Chronicle Books. She loves teaching the process of cheesemaking because it is a 15,000 year old craft that we eat the benefits of daily yet know very little about. Plus, she loves cheese! Visit her website to learn more at: www.sfmilkmaid.com.
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One of five teams will win the national championship. Of those five - LSU, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio State and West Virginia – four can beat any of the others on any given day. One can't. The one is Missouri. The reason is simple - the Tigers don't have a good enough defense.
One of five teams will win the national championship. Of those five – LSU, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio State and West Virginia – four can beat any of the others on any given day. One can't. The one is Missouri. The reason is simple – the Tigers don't have a good enough defense. Ohio State has the best statistical defense in the country, allowing just 225 yards per game. LSU is second in total defense, giving up 258 yards on average. West Virginia is fourth and Kansas is No. 8. The scoring defense rankings aren't much different with the Buckeyes again the best at 10.7 points per game, Kansas ranks second allowing an average of 14.2 points with West Virginia eighth and LSU No. 9. Missouri, on the other hand, is 57th in total defense, allowing 380 yards per game, and 33rd in scoring defense, giving up an average of 23 points every time out. National champions don't have that kind of defense. They have defenses much more reminiscent of Ohio State and LSU. Eight teams have been declared national champions this decade, with a pair of teams splitting the title in 2003. Of the eight, six were among the top 10 in total defense. The lowest-ranked in yardage-allowed was USC in 2003, which split the title with LSU. The Trojans were 30th, giving up 336 yards per game - that's still 44 yards less than Missouri, and USC's numbers include its bowl game while Missouri's don't yet count the three potential games against highly-ranked opponents that remain. Besides USC, the only other national champion not in the top 10 in total defense that particular year was Ohio State in 2002, which was ranked 17th. In terms of scoring defense, the evidence against Missouri is even more glaring. Seven of the eight dubbed national champions ranked in the top 10 in points allowed. That USC team that was 30th in yardage-allowed was 17th in points-allowed. That Ohio State squad in 2002 that gave up some yards did not allow points - it was No. 2 in scoring defense allowing 13 points per game. Two teams, meanwhile, were No. 1 in scoring defense - LSU in 2003 and Miami in 2001. "If you look in our stats at just the seven games we played in the Big 12, we're first or second in every area on defense," said Missouri coach Gary Pinkel. "We got a lot better as the season went on. Our first four games were non-conference games. ... I just felt we were athletic but not very experienced and if we worked hard we could get better, and so we did." Even in Big 12 play, however, the Tigers have allowed more than 25 points in four of seven games, including against non-stalwarts Iowa State, Texas A&M and Kansas State. "We're far from perfect and we'll be really tested this week (against Kansas), but I think ... we've improved and played better defense," Pinkel said. Where Missouri has separated itself from its opponents this season is with its offense. The Tigers have been simply superb when they've had the ball. They're gaining 506 yards per game on average, and scoring more than 42 points every time they take the field. And they have a couple of the finest players in the country, a true Heisman contender in quarterback Chase Daniel and a star wideout and return specialist in freshman Jeremy Maclin. "They have big numbers offensively, and rightfully so," said Kansas coach Mark Mangino. "Chase Daniel throws the ball extremely well and can beat you with his feet. He's a smart, poised player. He has a lot of weapons around him." But the one time Missouri played a top 10 team, though the Tigers scored a bunch of points, they allowed even more. Missouri showed it can score on anyone when it put up 31 against Oklahoma, which currently stands at No. 10 in the BCS standings and was ranked sixth at the time the teams met. The problem for the Tigers is that the Sooners scored 41 that day. That's what happens when teams with great offenses but lousy defenses play championship-caliber teams. They show they can score on anyone but demonstrate that as glaring as their defensive deficiencies are against run-of-the-mill competition, those deficiencies are fatal against the elite. Missouri is very good. The Tigers can certainly beat a top 10 team. But they will not beat three in a row, which is what stares them in the face if they want to win the national championship. What We Learned - The casualties of rivalries are coaches, and this week the greatest rivalry of them all claimed one. On Monday Michigan's Lloyd Carr retired after 13 years as head coach. All signs pointed to this being Carr's last season in Ann Arbor no matter what the outcome of the Wolverines' game against Ohio State. He got two-year contracts for all his assistant coaches - who normally have one-year deals - so they'd have job security for a year after he left, and he altered language in his own contract. He didn't leave his job because he lost to the Buckeyes on Saturday, but there was a desire for him to step down two years ago after the Wolverines lost to Ohio State and then were beaten by a weak Nebraska team in a bowl game and wound up just 7-5, and his legacy took another hit because of the loss last Saturday. Carr is now 1-6 against the Buckeyes since Jim Tressel became the head coach in Columbus. He's also 0-4 in bowl games the past four years. Those two facts will harm how Carr's career at Michigan is looked upon. But there's a whole lot more that should be remembered, the good things. For starters, there's the national championship in 1997. No Michigan team had finished atop the polls since 1948, but Carr was able to bring a title to Ann Arbor after a 49-year absence. Bo Schembechler never won a national championship. There was also the great Orange Bowl win over Alabama at the end of the 1999 season with Tom Brady quarterbacking the Wolverines, and a 5-1 record against Ohio State his first six years as coach and a 17-9 record against top 10 teams. "I know of no other profession that the exhilaration, the incredible euphoria that you experience when you've won a tough ballgame right at the end," Carr said Monday when he announced his retirement. "We've had a lot of those, but it's the players that give meaning to all of that." Carr had some great moments as head coach at Michigan, and has shown his humor and kindness recent years, but 1-6 and 0-4 make him a casualty. His time to step down had come. - Boston College's Matt Ryan most likely won't win the Heisman, and may not even be one of the finalists invited to New York, but there's no quarterback better late in games than Ryan. Twice now he's rallied the Eagles from deficits in the final moments of games in two of the more difficult road environments in the country - Virginia Tech and Clemson. He's thrown 14 interceptions on the season, and that will likely dissuade voters from choosing Ryan when the postseason awards are handed out early next month. But it's also likely opposing coaches would rather see just about any quarterback under center in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter. - Things are not going smoothly in Tuscaloosa. The season started well for Nick Saban in his first season at Alabama with three straight wins, including a victory over Arkansas. But it has crumbled of late with three straight losses after a win over Tennessee. And now Saban has further sullied an already poor public image by equating Pearl Harbor and 9/11 with 'Bama's recent losses to Mississippi State and Louisiana-Lafayette. Not good times for the Tide. - Another coach in his first year not having too good a time is Randy Shannon at Miami. With Larry Coker gone, things were supposed to turn around. The talent is supposedly there, but the results haven't been for a couple of years now. Just as Miami was 5-6 with one game left last year, the Hurricanes are 5-6 with a game left to play this year. New coach, same result. There's plenty of time for Shannon to have an impact going forward, returning the Hurricanes to prominence, but his first season hasn't produced the expected turnaround. - Hawaii raced out to an 8-0 start without playing a single team with a winning record. The thinking was that the Warriors would stumble once they finally started playing better teams, but they haven't. The past two weeks Hawaii has beaten Fresno State and Nevada. This week the Warriors play 10-1 Boise State. If they win, expect them in a BCS bowl. Game of the Week With no true playoff, there's what amounts to an elimination game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., tomorrow night. Kansas, the No. 2 team in the BCS standings, a team that if the season were to end right now would play LSU for the national championship, faces by far its toughest test to date when it plays archrival Missouri, the No. 4 team, at a neutral site. The Jayhawks are the lone unbeaten team left from a major conference - Hawaii is also undefeated, but plays in the WAC - but have gotten to 11-0 by playing just one team that was ranked at the time the two teams met. That lone ranked team was Kansas State, which was No. 24 at the time, and is 5-6 and far from the rankings now. Missouri is a whole different animal than anything Kansas has seen to date. The Tigers are 10-1, and though the Illini weren't ranked at the time one of those 10 victims is the same Illinois team that now has eight wins and knocked Ohio State from its perch atop the rankings a couple of weeks ago. Missouri also blew out Nebraska and Texas Tech, both of which were ranked at the time the Tigers played them, and the lone loss is to Oklahoma. "It'll be a good game, and we're looking forward to it," said Kansas' Mangino. "Our kids excited are to go ver Arrowhead and play Missouri." Saturday night's winner will play next Saturday against most likely Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game. If it's Kansas and the Jayhawks beat the Sooners - or potentially Texas if Oklahoma loses this weekend to Oklahoma State - they'll play for the national championship. If it's Missouri, and the Tigers then win the conference title game, they'll need West Virginia to slip in order to reach New Orleans. "It's a great, great rivalry," said Missouri's Pinkel. "I think it's one of the best in the country. I don't care what else is involved, what the benefits are or what you reap from winning a game like this, the rivalry itself is huge." If I Had a Ballot ... 1. LSU (10-1) - The defense hasn't been great the second half of the season, and it will be interesting to see of the Tigers can stop Arkansas running back Darren McFadden today. 2. Kansas (11-0) - Finally, against Missouri tomorrow night, the Jayhawks play a top-tier opponent. 3. West Virginia (9-1) - Connecticut and Pitt are all that remain, and given the Big 12 battles the next couple of weeks, the Mountaineers are almost a likely BCS title game participant at this point. 4. Missouri (10-1) - The defense will have to do something it hasn't done very ofetn if the Tigers are to beat Kansas: shut someone down. 5. Ohio State (10-1) - Their regular season done, the Buckeyes now just sit back and hope teams ahead of them fall. 6. Georgia (9-2) - The Bulldogs need Tennessee to lose to reach the SEC championship game; then again at Georgia Tech tomorrow is no gimme. 7. Arizona State (9-1) - The Sun Devils hosted USC last night, a monster game in the Pac-10 with ASU controlling the Rose Bowl chase. 8. Virginia Tech (9-2) - Tomorrow the Hokies play a winner-take-all game at Virginia for the ACC Coastal and a spot in the conference title game against Boston College. 9. Oregon (8-2) - The loss of Dennis Dixon ruined what could have been a national title run. 10. USC (8-2) - There's still a chance the Trojans end up in the Rose Bowl ... if they were able to beat Arizona State last night. Eric Avidon is a Daily News staff writer. He can be reached at email@example.com or 508-626-3809.


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MWB wrote:Why did Chipper let up?
Idoit40fans wrote:Freddie Freeman is so good.
ulf wrote:Idoit40fans wrote:Freddie Freeman is so good.
He is. I'm glad he got his eye thing figured out.
Idoit40fans wrote:Not an easy play, but yes it would have been a good call.
Idoit40fans wrote:Anyone know of an instance when a protest wasn't denied. I actually didn't know protest meant anything until today's game.
ulf wrote:george brett pine tar game?
Idoit40fans wrote:...apparently you didn't watch the game or even attempt to understand the context of the call...both due to your initial comment and the two plays you referenced. As the situations they played out in were nothing like this play...and were directly game deciding plays.
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Beyond everything, what do you loath or abhor? I hope this thread doesnt get lots of spam or flamming, but seriously.....what do you hate?
This will sound very nerdy (because Im a nerd), but I hate not being able to learn.
It sickens me. If Im bored at home, Ill do homework. I was bored in Chem because we watched a movie..I wanted to learn. I cant help it.


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U.S. Mail Delivery Is Taking the Weekend Off — Permanently
The United States Postal Service announced this morning that, in a cost-cutting measure, it will only deliver mail on weekdays.
The long-discussed plan is set to kick in Aug. 1, but it hasn't yet been approved by Congress. It's forecasted to save $2 billion annually.
Because of continued growth and profitability in delivery of packages, those will continue to arrive at people's doors six times per week.
So, shall we blame Lance? It's way bigger than that. The USPS had a $15.9 billion net loss in fiscal 2012.


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Full TitlePilot Trial of PET Imaging With 89Zr-DFO-Trastuzumab in Esophagogastric Cancer
In this study, researchers are assessing the use of a drug called 89Zr-DFO-trastuzumab to see if it enhances the appearance of esophagogastric cancer on a positron emission tomography (PET) scan. Esophagogastric cancer is cancer of the juncture between the esophagus and the stomach. The investigators will also see how long 89Zr-DFO-trastuzumab stays in the blood when given in small amounts.
DFO is a "chelating agent" that binds radioactive metals. It is linked to trastuzumab, an antibody which binds to the HER2 protein on the cancer cells of some patients with esophagogastric cancer. Attaching the radioactive substance 89Zr to DFO-trastuzumab enables the PET scanner to visualize where the DFO-trastuzumab is binding inside a patient's body.
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The day of Friday is of great importance of significance for all mankind, especially for the Muslims. Jummah prayers are offered on this day. These prayers are of great importance and significance for all Muslims. There are various Angels who come on early at the mosque and make a record of who comes first at the mosque. This is also a great source of blessings for that person. When a person sits at a mosque and listens to Imam quietly, this also offers great significance and reward. Furthermore, if he sits away where he cannot listen and does not interrupt, he will receive reward only once. On the other hand, if he sits at a place where he cannot listen to the Sermon and looks at the imam, he will certainly get burden of reward.
Here are some things that you must follow and adopt during the preparation of Jummah prayers.
1) You should first begin with clipping the nails and removing hair.
2) You should take a bath before going to mosque for prayers.
3) It is better to use Miswak before going to mosque.
4) Always try to use Attar.
5) You should try to wear nice clothes.
6) It is better to reach mosque early and before time.
7) Always try to walk towards the mosque, as your every step will offer a great reward.
8) You should try your level best to listen very attentively to Khutba. Furthermore, you should not speak with anyone when the Khutba is in progress.
9) It is very beneficial to sit close to Imaan.
10) If all the rows are filled with people, then you should not jump over the shoulders of other people to reach to front row.
11) You should try to listen to Khutba attentively rather than fiddling with your clothes or fingers.
12) When the name of Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H) is recited in Khutba, then it is always better to recite durood in heart without moving the lips of tongue.
13) Between two Khutba's, it is better to make dua. Dua must be made in heart, i-e without raising the hand or moving the lips.
14) Read and recite Surah Al Aala in the first rakaat of Junnah Salah and Surah Gaathia in the second rakaat.
15) Religious scholars suggest that whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf on Friday, light will continue to shine on him between two Fridays.
16) It is always better to recite Durood in abundance on Jummah prayers.
17) According to Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H), there is a certain specific time of Jummah on which the dua of a person will get accepted.
18) On Friday, it is always better to recite Durood 80 times after Asr prayers.
19) It is said that sins of a person are forgiven between one Jummah prayers to other ones, especially if he prays all Salats in between them.
20) Coming early to Jummah prayers offers great reward, and if a person walks towards the mosque for Jummah prayers, then he will get the reward of fasting and praying qiyaam.
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