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As we enter another year of drone strikes, cyber-warfare, espionage, pre-emptive strikes, funding of coups, instigation, and still those combat boots on the ground, many Americans are shaking the daze of election-year, fiscal debt lies, and popular culture distractions from their minds. Just how long are we going to be embedded in the Middle East? Why does it seem we are moving on to parasitically do the same in Africa? Are these theaters of war par for the course? Have we been witnessing a new Vietnam? Fed up citizens everywhere are sick of the deaths of civilians, the war crimes, the cover-ups, the secrecy, the lies.
Glenn Greenwald, one of the few tirelessly crusading journalists left, rounds up the talking head hypocrisies and obstinate thinking of our leaders and policies associated with the War on Terror. Like the War on Drugs, this ideological jihad has no specific end date; it can't possibly by definition. The declared national security objectives make it theoretically and practically impossible. The reality is, of course, that they are accelerating. So if the parade of conflicts (
Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Eastasia, Eurasia, Eastasia, Eurasia) is as infinite as the human penchant for bloodletting and violence, then can it even be called a war? And if it isn't a war, what is it, and what the hell are we doing to our fellow humans with our death from above?
Excerpts from Glenn Greenwald's column at The Guardian:
The polices adopted by the Obama administration just over the last couple of years leave no doubt that they are accelerating, not winding down, the war apparatus that has been relentlessly strengthened over the last decade. In the name of the War on Terror, the current president has diluted decades-old Miranda warnings; codified a new scheme of indefinite detention on US soil; plotted to relocate Guantanamo to Illinois; increased secrecy, repression and release-restrictions at the camp;minted a new theory of presidential assassination powers even for US citizens; renewed the Bush/Cheney warrantless eavesdropping framework for another five years, as well as the Patriot Act, without a single reform; and just signed into law all new restrictions on the release of indefinitely held detainees.
Does that sound to you like a government anticipating the end of the War on Terror any time soon? Or does it sound like one working feverishly to make their terrorism-justified powers of detention, surveillance, killing and secrecy permanent? About all of this, the ACLU's Executive Director, Anthony Romero, provided the answer on Thursday: "President Obama has utterly failed the first test of his second term, even before inauguration day. His signature means indefinite detention without charge or trial, as well as the illegal military commissions, will be extended."
There's a good reason US officials are assuming the "War on Terror" will persist indefinitely: namely, their actions ensure that this occurs…
There's no question that this "war" will continue indefinitely. There is no question that US actions are the cause of that, the gasoline that fuels the fire. The only question – and it's becoming less of a question for me all the time – is whether this endless war is the intended result of US actions or just an unwanted miscalculation.
It's increasingly hard to make the case that it's the latter. The US has long known, and its own studies have emphatically concluded, that "terrorism" is motivated not by a "hatred of our freedoms" but by US policy and aggression in the Muslim world. This causal connection is not news to the US government. Despite this – or, more accurately, because of it – they continue with these policies.
They act ignorant of blowback precisely because they are counting on it to maintain the status quo of the ongoing conflict. Either that, or they're hoping that once all their tactics are fully "normalized", they can toss any contradictory information down the memory tube. Read or subscribe to Glenn Greenwald's daring coverage here.

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You won't find any tricks here today...only treats! Hopefully your costumes are ready and bowls of candy wait by the front door in preparation for tonight's festivities.
I've seriously been craving something baked with apples and cinnamon lately, thanks to the arrival of my very favorite season. Fall, I heart you.
This bread was fabulous. It was perfectly sweet, packed with fresh apples and delightfully cinnamon-y. It's easy to make and will infuse your entire home with delicious wafts of goodness.
I repeat, delicious wafts of goodness, people. :)
It was hard for us to wait until the photos were taken before devouring this loaf. You'll love it, too! The next time I bake this (and there WILL be a next time!) I'm thinking about mixing the apples throughout the batter before it goes into the loaf pan, and then using the technique below to create the cinnamon/sugar swirl. I think the bread would be equally fantastic with apples throughout, instead of just in the middle and on top.
Happy Halloween!
Bon Appetit, my friends.
Apple Cinnamon Bread
Adapted from: The Happier Homemaker
½ cup packed brown sugar
1½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅔ cup white sugar
½ cup butter, softened
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoons baking powder
½ cup milk
2 large apples, peeled and finely chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside. In a stand mixer, combine white sugar and butter until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat on medium speed until combined. Add flour and baking powder, then milk.
Pour half the batter into the prepared pan. Cover with half of the apples, patting apples into batter with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle with half of the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
Pour the remaining batter over the apple layer; top with remaining apples and add more brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Pat topping into the batter with the back of a large spoon.
Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean.


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Jan Gabriel, the Chicago-area motorsport announcer who popularized the phrase "Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!", died last week at 69. He got his start as a sock-hop disc jockey and eventually moved into automotive television. Fittingly, he passed on a Sunday.
Gabriel was a Wisconsin native, but he spent most of his life in the Chicago area. He rose to fame as the announcer for Illinois's Santa Fe Speedway, and his voice was often heard on commercials promoting Chicago's "Smoking U.S. 30" drag strip. Because the track's owner owned several other speed venues around the country, many of which Gabriel recorded advertisements for, his deep voice and trademark "Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!" call became widely known. From 1992 to 1994, Gabriel hosted the television show "Super Chargers," a quirky look at motorsport, automotive culture, and celebrity car enthusiasts. He's also credited with helping get TV coverage of NASCAR racing, monster trucks, and the NHRA off the ground.
Gabriel's memorial service is this — you guessed it — Sunday in Chicago. Rest in peace, Jan — we grew up listening to and watching you, and you'll definitely be missed.


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05 February 2010
Where should I eat and visit in the USA? (5 Feb 2010)
58 comments:
- Unknown said...
when in Las Vegas, def check out The Peppermill coffee shop on the strip... not necessarily for the quality of the food but the portions will blow you away!
- February 5, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- ms s loveridge said...
For NYC, please check out New York Foodism.
- February 5, 2010 at 3:29 PM
- Rilsta said...
Thanks for the link! I shall be watching your comments with great interest too! :)
Will definitely be posting about my experiences so hopefully you get some ideas!
- February 5, 2010 at 3:58 PM
- YaYa said...
Lucky, lucky you! New York my recommendation is Carnegie Deli: http://www.carnegiedeli.com/home.php for cheesecake and genuine Jewish deli food. Looking forward to living vicariously via your posts!
- February 5, 2010 at 4:03 PM
- Zina @ tastedbytwo said...
Very, VERY jealous that you're heading to the states. Here are some places to get your tummy rumbling: Pirate Cat Cafe and Studio (Bacon Lattes!) San Fran; Fleur de Lys San Fran/Vegas; Sushi Samba Vegas/New York; Magnolia Bakery New York; Momofuku New York; WD50 New York.
- February 5, 2010 at 4:03 PM
- Lobo said...
When I think of food in the US I think of BIG and when I think of big I think of Man vs Food. One episode that made my mouth water more than usual was the French dipped sandwiches at Philippe's. 1001 North Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Crusty french rolls filled with meat and dipped in meat juice. If you get there Fedex one back to me! =)
- February 5, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- Debbie Ann said...
San Francisco:
Tartine Bakery at 18th and Guerrero, the ham and cheese croissant.
Zuni - either the roast chicken, or the hamburger and shoestring fries (after 10 pm) and a ceasar salad
Quince - pasta
Hog Island oysters
Ferry bldg farmers mkt Saturday morning, have mexican food at primavera, actually also have mexican food in the mission, burritos, tacos.
really too much to list.
Brenda's for new orleans food
Blue bottle coffee on Linden alley
check out chowhound.com
- February 5, 2010 at 5:49 PM
- pojaya said...
Prices for yum cha in NY Chinatown is so cheap it makes me cry.
Quality is a notch below ours, but more than edible!
- February 5, 2010 at 5:53 PM
- Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...
I can definitely recommend doing the expensive restaurants at lunchtime as many of them have price fixe menus and the prices are markedly better than at dinner which is very expensive! Have fun!
- February 5, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- joey@forkingaroundsydney said...
Wow, that's planning WELL in advance! When in Vegas, check out each casino on the strip, but especially Luxor, Bellagio, Wynn, and Venetian. One of the best Chinese meals I've ever experienced was at Pearl MGM; and why not blow the budget at the only three Michelin starred noshery, Joel Robuchon, also at the MGM. :) I went on a small plane from Vegas to Grand Canyon and you get to see a lot, so it's well worth it, but dunno about the helicopter. New York has wonderful places to eat day and night, and a lot are very cheap. I remember a special meal there at Lucky Cheng's, where we were served by drag queens .... :)
- February 5, 2010 at 9:48 PM
- the happy blogger said...
San Francisco is just FULL of cheap and less cheap GREAT eateries. I think its the decor they do best. FARALLON is a fab restaurant with amazing glass jellyfish lightfittings (sounds tackie but is far from it). $$$ On the cheaper scale, the BAR at POSTRIO is fab and buzzy. The restaurant Postrio is exxy, its a Wolfgang Puck restaurant and is beautiful, but if you just want to eat at the bar, grab a cocktail and enjoy the buzz it doesn't cost you. There's this great authentic diner too (will have to look up the name) where you get the biggest brekky in the world with a 50's dressed waitress with sour attitude. NYC : I had a GREAT experince in Grand Central Station. Carnegie Deli was good. The other places I went may not be there anymore!
- February 6, 2010 at 7:16 AM
- foodwink said...
I second having those massive dungeness crabs at the San Francisco Fish Market.
Also had the best tempuras in Japantown San Francisco. But unfortunately I can't recall the name of the restaurant because it was so long ago.
- February 6, 2010 at 8:29 AM
- Gummi Baby said...
Unless you're dining at reknowned establishments, forget the hotel restaurants and eat at your local diner. The servings are huge, the food is MOSTLY fresh and you'll be amongst the locals! Weirdly I have a fascination for America's vending machines too. They have such a huge range of STUFF that we never see here in Oz. Have a great trip! :D
- February 6, 2010 at 9:58 AM
food trip to nyc & montreal last october:
- February 7, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- Anna said...
Ohh what a wonderful idea! I was going to suggest the Magnolia Bakery in New York, but I see that it's already included in your intinerary! :) Can't wait to hear about your trip
- February 7, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- fleury said...
I'm a bit of a usa-nut so have lot's of great food recc's for you!
Most are pretty recognised but there's a few secrets in there :) All the cities on your list are great..I think they are pretty doable in a few weeks. You only want a few days in vegas anyhow or you run out of money hah :p
-Zuni roast chicken
-farmerbrown soul food
-In n Out burger at fishermans wharf (easiest located in n out to experience the greatness!)
-double down saloon (bacon martini?)
-RUB bbq in the rio (AMAZING!!)
-Border Grill at Mandalay Bay
for fancy eating Joel Robuchon is unbeatable!
So many great places!
WD50, Le Bernadin, Bouchon pecan buns in Time Warner Centre, Billys Bakery cupcakes..way way better than magnolia, RUB bbq (again),Wholefoods,Anthony Bourdains Les Halles french onion soup,Kossars Bialys bagels,Katz...it goes on!
absolute fave place in NY though is a little place called Mama's Food Shop down near Houston in the East Village..for $10 the most amazingly comforting homefood ever:) A couple of winters ago we stayed in an apartment right next to mama's and when it was too cold to even think of doing anything we pulled on ugg boots and trudged to mama's in sleeping bag coats it was that worth it hah
hope this all helps you decide!
- February 7, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- Madam Wu said...
Here are my tips for NYC http://musicmunchiesreview.blogspot.com/2009/07/nyc-i-came-i-ate-i-left.htm
Are you going to Chicago? It's understated but there is a culinary underbelly simmering quietly. I will post my review up shortly if you need tips for that too.
- February 7, 2010 at 5:01 PM
Sime, in NYC defintely Cupcakes from Magnolias in Bleecker St, Soho (try the KeyLime Cheescake) and dinner at Balthazar. Also you have to get the classic Pastrami on Rye at Carnegie Diner, and a Hot Dog in Central Park.
- February 7, 2010 at 6:20 PM
- Ian said...
Hey Simon - just had dinner at Le Colonial in San Francisco. Highly recommmended. www.lecolonialsf.com
- February 8, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- Simon Leong said...
hi everyone, thanks so much for the amazing response of foodie choices. it sounds like i need to take a year off and eat my way through the US — and possibly gain a few more kilos. i can't wait to try some of the places you've recommended. i'll definitely be keeping as reference for when i visit each of the cities. THANK YOU SO MUCH :-) and let me know if any more spring to mind.
- February 13, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- Unknown said...
Portland, Oregon is a real foodie town and a fun place to visit. Pok Pok (Thai street food) and Bunk (amazing sandwiches people stand in line every day for) are both reasonable and excellent.
- February 15, 2010 at 5:41 AM
- Belinda said...
I love San Fran - you must do the spooky tour of Alcatraz Island. If you do that you'll be near Pier 39 which is touristy but the clam chowder in a sourdough bowl at Boudin Sourdough and Bakery is good. The sea lions are are hoot as well.
Visit Haight-Ashbury streets - had a decent burrito at the psychedelic Tacqueria el Balazo (1654 Haight st).
Have fun :)
- February 19, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- Simon Leong said...
hi anne and belinda, thanks for the extra suggestions. great stuff!
Everyone, keep them coming. it's great hearing about your favourite dishes at the places you really enjoy eating at. :-) I want to here and know about the best cupcakes, best hot dogs, best sandwich shops, best seafood, best hamburgers, best hash browns, best pancakes, best coffee, best french fries etc. simply the best of what the United States can offer a hungry foodie :-)
- February 22, 2010 at 12:16 AM
- Unknown said...
Simon - this link will take you to a pleasant good Mexican Restaurant
http://www.lapalapa.com/. Shirley and I enjoyed a very good meal at the East Village option
- March 6, 2010 at 3:17 PM
- Simon Leong said...
Five streets have to see in san fran
- March 11, 2010 at 11:22 PM
- Richard Elliot said...
Some New York suggestions, the places on my list are pretty cheap:
- Pop into a book store and buy yourself a Zagat guide for a good foodie listing.
- Shake Shack for the best burger in NYC.
- Katz's Deli, a bit of a cliche, but a good pastrami sandwich.
- Lombardi's for a pie (pizza).
- Penelope for brunch
A burrito worth trying is from Chipotle. Takeaways are all over the US.
- March 13, 2010 at 9:36 PM
- Simon Leong said...
hi richard, i always have a soft spot for the cheap and good. Shake Shack sounds like my kinda store — even better than McDonalds!? No?! :-) it's great to know specific places for specific things to try. thanks heaps!
- March 16, 2010 at 7:00 PM
2nd ave deli in the lower east side, manhattan. amazing jewish deli.
- March 17, 2010 at 6:37 PM
- Simon Leong said...
Amateur Gourmet: Where to Eat in New York http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2010/03/where_to_eat_in_new_york.html
- March 26, 2010 at 12:49 AM
- Simon Leong said...
How to save money in NYC http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/world/newyork/654968/the-big-apple-on-a-budget-151-how-to-save-money-in-nyc
- April 1, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- Simon Leong said...
Las Vegas http://blog.hotelclub.com/around-the-world-in-one-city-las-vegas
- April 2, 2010 at 5:01 PM
- Simon Leong said...
San Francisco - Ferry Building Markets http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/farmers_market.php
- April 5, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- Simon Leong said...
New York coffee http://www.alifewortheating.com/nyc/stumptown
- April 15, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- Simon Leong said...
Hotel Club - 5 best restaurants in San Francisco http://blog.hotelclub.com/san-francisco-restaurants
- April 18, 2010 at 5:56 PM
- Simon Leong said...
Falafel in New York http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2010/04/the_best_falafel_in_new_york.html
- April 21, 2010 at 10:44 PM
- steph j said...
hey simon, we were in the us last year and visited 3 of the said places that you are heading too
so here are some of my suggestions
Show dogs on market st - hotdog
nopa - for rustic woodfire fare
thirsty bear - tapas
Las vegas
olives at bellagio
bradley ogden at MGM
- April 24, 2010 at 8:25 AM
- Simon Leong said...
Trissalicious New York City best meals http://trissalicious.com/2010/04/27/new-york-city-my-best-meal
- May 2, 2010 at 5:46 PM
- Simon Leong said...
7 most iconic sights in San Francisco
- May 6, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- Phuoc'n Delicious said...
I'll be there in 2 weeks! BOOYAH! I've planned a well deserved, last minute trip to California. The cities I'm visiting are SF, SD, LA (my cousins live near there), Grand Canyon and maybe Vegas (depends if my cousins want to come with).
I'm so visiting Bi Rite in SF and there are so many other restaurants in SF to visit and most of them seem unbelievably cheap and good! I'm so excited! Keep an eye out for some of my American posts when I come back for some more ideas :)
- May 23, 2010 at 1:21 AM
- Simon Leong said...
My Food Trail review http://myfoodtrail.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-usa-trip-planning.html
- May 23, 2010 at 11:39 PM
- Phuoc'n Delicious said...
Thanks for the link, I'll have a look at it when time permits me. I haven't had that much time to plan. I basically have 1 month to plan for a 2.5 week holiday on top of writing up my thesis. So it was kinda insane but thank god for the internet!
- May 24, 2010 at 10:29 PM
- Simon Leong said...
I just came across your blog this morning and now have a list of must-try's in Sydney (I just moved here a few months ago) so thanks.
I lived in NYC for 8 years so here's my list of favorites to return the favor - depending on how much time you have there:
Cupcakes - skip the cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery - they're too dry (better cupcakes at Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery in the LES). If you do go to Magnolia, go for the Banana Pudding
Burgers - definitely go to Shake Shack and Ruby's in Soho (owned by an Aussie - go for the Bronte Burger)
Lobster Rolls - Head to either Pearl Oyster Bar or Ed's Lobster Bar (prefer the latter)
Ribs - Daisy May's BBQ
Sandwiches - 'wichcraft (few locations around Manhattan)
Pizza - for a cheap slice go to Bleeker Street Pizza (corner Bleeker/7th Avenue South), then grab an ice cream from Cones on Bleeker around the corner, you'll also find a great cheese shop called Murray's down that street) and Grimaldi's Pizza (in Brooklyn but think they're opening a branch at the old Limelight club)
NY Aged Steak - this is a must-do on your list - various places for this but I like the consistency of Mark Joseph's at the South Street Seaport and Ben & Jack's in Midtown
Brunch - Blue Ribbon Bakery in the West Village, Pastis in the Meatpacking District, Jane's and Cafe Habana in Soho
Also recommend that you stay in the downtown area - it'll be easier for you.
Let me know if you're interested in a longer list :)
Have fun!
- May 29, 2010 at 1:02 AM
- Simon Leong said...
Gary Danko http://www.garydanko.com - lobster - recommendation from Sharon/Irvin
- June 7, 2010 at 5:51 PM
Great website, Simon! Sorry I haven't read all of the above comments - apologies if I'm repeating what others have said.
Yes, Restaurant Gary Danko for his legendary lobster!! Choc souffle was pretty good too.
Clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl from Boudin bakery (touristy, but fun).
Slanted Door is meant to be great for mod Viet food.
Tropisueno (Buena vista lane) - Beef burrito
We went to 'O', the Cirque du Soleil show.
Helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon & Hoover Dam was great!!
If you strike a jackpot, then Joel Robuchon. Fabulous food & service, but your tip will buy you a few dinners elsewhere!!
Bouchon at the Venetian (Thomas Keller) - great French bistro style food.
Prix fixe lunch menus at top restaurants are great value for money. Jean Georges and Cafe Boulud.
Daniel's for a very special night out if you have leftover money from your Vegas jackpot win.
Per Se - oysters and pearls - to die (and rob the bank) for!
Taboon in Hell's Kitchen - funky place for Middle eastern food. Great meat and bread from a wood fired oven.
Rosa mexicano - great mexican and guacamole prepared at your table.
If you make it to Hawaii, then:
Chef Mavro
Alan Wong's
Hiroshi's Eurasian tapas - foie gras sushi(everything on the menu 1/2 price if you sit at the bar and order before 6.30pm including $2.50 cocktails)
Wolfgang's steaks
Maui island - Spago
Have fun! Looking forward to hearing all about it.
- June 13, 2010 at 11:02 PM
- Danielle said...
I can only comment on New York, having been there myself earlier in the year:
- The best thing we did was the Real New York walking tour on the first full day we were there (look it up on Trip Advisor - its the #1 thing to do in New York). Really interesting, learnt the subway, and not a daggy tourist bus tour!
- Sunday Supper at Public was phenomenal, 5 sensational courses for $50, go all out and get them to match the wines for you as well, totally worth it
- DB Bistro Moderne had lovely food and outstanding service, particularly from the sommelier (who gave me a complimentry glass of very expensive and absolutely delicious dessert wine after the sticky we chose clashed with the lemon tart I ordered)
- We ate at the bar at Luca and had the best rose Ive ever had the pleasure of drinking (and I work in the wine industry so thats saying something)
- Magnolia Bakery cupcakes are great, dont listen to the haters!
- I am a diehard SATC fan, but I skipped the Sex & the City tour and instead staked out key places myself (Carries house on Perry St, on the way to the restaurant aptly named Perry St, also very good!), Bergdorf Goodmans, Boathouse etc.
- Use Yelp for everything, it knows all (get the app on your iphone if oyu have one). It recommended the best street cart in New York, which was the tastiest $9 (for dinner for 2!) we've ever spent
- Empire State Building is OK, but the Top of the Rock is phenomenal, particularly at sunset. Put it this way: with Empire State you are looking at Rockfeller, which is a pretty unattractive building. Rockerfeller Centre you are looking at the Empire State Building - which is beautiful!
Have a fabulous time! :)
- July 7, 2010 at 9:36 PM
- Simon Leong said...
hi danielle, awesome tips. thanks HEAPS!!! i really appreciate it. :-)
- July 8, 2010 at 4:53 PM
You have to try the Lobster BLT at Blue Water Grill at Union Square in NYC.
- July 13, 2010 at 1:14 PM
In Vegas go to Voodoo Steakhouse up the top of Rio.
Beautiful food and awesome views :D
- July 16, 2010 at 1:55 PM
- Simon Leong said...
hi anonymous, i love lobster so will definitely keep the Blue Water Grill in mind. thanks for the recommendation.
hi ann c, sounds awesome. great food and awesome views is a winner for me :-)
- July 17, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- Simon Leong said...
is this the best buffet in Las Vegas?
- July 23, 2010 at 1:07 PM
For pure entertainment value http://www.thestinkingrose.com/about.htm
- August 3, 2010 at 9:16 AM
- Simon Leong said...
http://testwithskewer.blogspot.com/2010/07/guest-post-mr-kitchen-hand-goes-to-new.html pastrami on rye from Katz's Deli
- August 16, 2010 at 11:09 PM
- Simon Leong said...
- August 17, 2010 at 12:26 AM
- Simon Leong said...
David Lebovitz New York City Dining and Travel Notes http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2010/08/new-york-city-dining-travel-restaurants
- August 25, 2010 at 8:37 AM
- Madam Wu said...
Eat your heart out in NYC: http://musicmunchiesreview.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20York%20City
In summary, the Belzin and Balthazar were my favourites of the last trip. The Standard Grill was rather good too. Have an awesome time!
- September 28, 2010 at 4:44 PM
- Simon Leong said...
NYC cheesecake - http://www.venierospastry.com
- October 5, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- Sara @ Belly Rumbles said...
Please Don't Tell was one of the things on my "hope to do list" when in NYC earlier this year. Sadly I just ran out of time.
Have a look at the links, a fun speakeasy with a twist http://nyjournal.squarespace.com/journal/2010/8/17/crif-dogs-please-dont-tell.html and http://www.pdtnyc.com/
- October 11, 2010 at 4:21 PM
- Simon Leong said...
hi sara, i visited Crif Dogs and had a quick look at Please Don't Tell but didn't stay because was a 45 minutes wait and ran out of time. they didn't let me take photos but looked like a dark cosy bar which you enter via a phone booth in the wall of Crif Dogs. i little pretentious but interesting concept i guess :-)
- October 30, 2010 at 1:57 PM
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The following story, commencing this past October of 2006 in the city of Long Beach, California (about 30 miles south of where I live in Los Angeles), with a brutal, racially motivated beating and culminating with the severe travesty of justice that is the sentencing doled out to the perpetrators, is nothing short of shocking for a hate crime of this severity.
Last October 31, three black young women were viciously assaulted by nine trick-or-treating white teenage boys and girls. Prior to the ferocious onslaught, the nine assailants ridiculed the three black teenaged victims by hurling racial epithets, pumpkins, and various fruits at their prey. One white teen even was heard to yell, "I hate blacks!" After the aggressors could find no other vegetables to chuck at the targets, they then proceeded to beat the three black girls into another state of mind. The antagonists used their fists, their feet, and their skateboards during the attack, all while continuing their barrage of racist slurs and aspersions at their black female victims. One girl, with dozens of broken facial bones, nearly lost an eye in the attack. Now she must remain in an upright position for three months, not even allowed to recline in order to sleep at night.
While the trial ended in guilty verdicts for all nine villains, the sentences handed out by Judge Gibson Lee stupefied the victims, their families, the community and the cities of Long Beach and Los Angeles–simple probation. The first conviction constituted a gross injustice as the young boy was handed a laughable sentence of 60 days, house arrest. For the remaining eight pugilists, much of the same–probationary house arrest. To call this an outrage is to put too light a word to it. This is an atrocity.
In the politically correct age in which we live, one might be stunned into wondered astonishment as to how such a travesty as this could come to pass–three young black women nearly beat to death by nine savage white teens.
How? Well, it did and it didn't. Read the above story again, only this time, replace nine white teens with nine black teens, and three black girls with three white girls. Do you have more clarity now? Do you know why the judge gave such lenient sentences to the offenders? If you do, explain it to me because I still do not understand.
Halloween beating victims, left to right, Lura Schneider, Michelle Smith and Loren Hyman speak to media outside a Long Beach, Calif., courthouse Wednesday Jan. 31, 2007. The three young women were in court Wednesday to give 'victim impact statements' to the judge who last week convicted their attackers. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) ,
4 Halloween defendants given house arrest, probation
Victim's attorney disagrees with sentence
They faced sentences ranging from probation to time in the California Youth Authority, although most involved in juvenile law agree the disposition will be geared more toward rehabilitation than punishment.
Doug Otto, attorney for the three victims, said he disagreed with Judge Gibson Lee's verdict.
"The judge said he felt bound by case law and statutes to impose the least restrictive sentence," Otto said after coming out of the courthouse. Otto said Laura, the woman who said she was knocked unconscious by the boy, was particularly upset by the sentencing.
"We disagree strongly, but we respect the law," Otto said. "This doesn't feel like justice."
All nine defendants, eight girls and one boy ages 13 to 18, were convicted of felony assault last week. A girl, 12, was acquitted.
Lee had scheduled the nine convicted teens' sentencing, or disposition as it is called in juvenile court, over three days, with four Friday, another four on Tuesday and the final youth on Wednesday.
A hate-crime allegation was found to be true in eight of the cases, and an allegation that gross bodily injury was personally inflicted by the accused was found to be true for six of the convicted teens.
In the attack, a group of 20 to 40 black youngsters surrounded and beat the women to the ground as trick-or-treaters gathered in a Bixby Knolls neighborhood.
The hate-crime allegations stemmed from witness reports that several in the group yelled racial slurs during the assault, which occurred at about 9 p.m. Halloween in the 3800 block of Linden Avenue.
The youngest minor, a 12-year-old girl, was acquitted of the charge.
The Press-Telegram has chosen not to identify by name the victims, accused minors or witnesses in the case out of concern for their safety.
Cherrale, the mother of three teens convicted in the Bixby Knolls beating, smiles as she leaves the Long Beach Courthouse on Friday. The Press-Telegram has withheld the names of the convicted teens and their family members because the case has been heard in juvenile court. (Jeff Gritchen / Press-Telegram)
Four more get probation in beating
Youths' sentences similar to those handed down to others last week.
LONG BEACH – Four black female minors were sentenced to house arrest, probation and community service on Monday in the beatings of three white women on Halloween.One female defendant, a Cal State Long Beach student and the last of 10 tried in the case, will be sentenced today. Four others received similar sentences Jan. 26, while one, a 12-year-old girl, was acquitted.
A representative of several of the defendants' families said they will comment after the final sentence is handed down by Long Beach Superior Court Judge Gibson Lee.
District Attorney Andrea Bouas argued for stronger penalties in three of the four sentences on Monday.
The four were convicted Jan. 26 of felony assault on the three victims. A hate-crime enhancement was found true on all four sentenced Monday.
However, Lee handed out the same sentences he had on Friday to four other teens: probation, 60 days of house arrest, 250 hours of community service and classes on anger management and racial tolerance.
Before Lee handed down his sentences to a 13-year-old, two 14-year-olds and a 17-year-old, Bouas recommended that three of the defendants be sentenced to time in California Youth Authority camps.
Bouas said about two defendants, a 17-year-old and her younger sister, that the older had a history of "acting out" and the other may have gang affiliations and a propensity for violence.
Bouas said the 17-year-old, an internationally ranked track athlete, had "a gift" athletically but apparently didn't appreciate it.
"Why would she risk her gift?" Bouas asked. "Maybe she didn't value what she has. Sometimes when you have success you don't recognize the value. Maybe this is the best thing that could have happened to her."
Bouas also noted the older sister had been struggling academically with a 1.92 grade point average, not including athletics.
"The last chance for her is camp, to get her on track," Bouas said. "She needs intervention."
The deputy district attorney also asked the 17-year-old be barred from receiving a driver's license until she is 21, noting a history of citations for driving without a license, including on the night of the assault.
Bouas said the younger sister showed a "frightening propensity for violence." Bouas said even when a Good Samaritan intervened, it was the younger sister who continued to kick and seemed prepared to attack the physically imposing Good Samaritan.
Bouas also talked about a MySpace Web page that showed the girl and her 7-year-old brother flashing what she said were gang signs.
Attorney Marc Rothenberg quickly contested the assertion that the hand signals were gang-related, insisting it was merely a "thumbs up."
"I hope I don't get shot for giving someone a thumbs up," Rothenberg said, eliciting laughter from the court audience.
Bouas said the younger sister "has a gift but flirts with danger" and worried the younger brother would be "contaminated" by his older sibling.
Lee, addressing gang affiliations, warned the teens: "A word to the wise. Gang activity while on probation is a straight ticket to CYA."
Much of the information Bouas related was disallowed from the court case, but was permissible during sentencing.
Lee ruled that the court lacked power to impose the license restriction but said that the Department of Motor Vehicles would be advised.
Like the four teens sentenced Friday – an 18-year-old male, his twin sister, 16-year-old younger sister and his 16-year-old girlfriend – the defendants Monday were ordered to pay restitution.
The Press-Telegram does not identify the victims and their families out of concern for their safety and has withheld the names of the convicted teens because the case has been heard in juvenile court.
The nine defendants were convicted Jan. 26 of felony assault on the three victims, who were taunted with racial slurs and pelted with fruit and pumpkins before being beaten to the ground by a mob of youths trick-or-treating on the 3800 block of Linden Avenue.
The 18-year-old twins and their 16-year-old friend sentenced Friday were also found guilty of the special circumstances of hate crime and the personal infliction of gross bodily injury.
While on probation, the teens cannot leave their homes between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. During house arrest, they cannot leave for anything other than school, not even track practice. All four are competitive athletes.
They cannot contact the victims or associate with known gang members and are barred from socializing with their fellow convicted friends – although Lee noted the teens who are related obviously will have contact.
Probation can be until a minor is 21, authorities said, although it rarely lasts that long if the youths abide by the court's restrictions and stay out of trouble.
After Lee handed down his rulings, parents of the defendants quietly gathered in a hallway outside the courtroom and signed papers to secure the release of their children. One hopeful adult had two paper lunch sacks with the names of two of the girls scribbled on the sides.
While a contingent of media waited for the families of the defendants at the front of the courthouse, the families left via a side door.
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The Marine Biological Laboratory-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library
In 1888 when students and investigators arrived in Woods Hole for the inaugural session of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), they recognized the need for a library collection of books and journals. The one wooden building on campus, later known as Old Main, housed everything, with researchers upstairs and the student laboratory downstairs. Lectures were held in one corner, and shelves held what books and journals were contributed. As the first MBL Director Charles Otis Whitman noted in his 1888 Annual Report, having a library was absolutely essential for the success of the lab and would have to be provided somehow. The initial core volumes should include reference works and textbooks, and also the important journals in the four languages thought to be essential at the time.
By the second year, Whitman's report expressed gratitude for the many contributions to the library. For Whitman, a "comprehensive biological library" would be the foundation on which a first rate laboratory would be built. Both research and instruction depend on such a resource. This early commitment to building a comprehensive journal collection as well as collecting the most important books has paid off, so that the library has been called a "national treasure" and has long been arguably the best complete and focused collection of life science journals available.
The vision for a great library was essential in attracting donations of funds to purchase journals and books, of course, but there were also other strategies for collecting. Visitors to the lab were invited to submit reprints and other research materials. When the MBL began publishing The Biological Bulletin in 1899, they immediately established an exchange program with other journals and publishers. This exchange program was critical especially in the years of WWI and again in WW II, when few libraries had funds to purchase volumes and international cooperation was more challenging. Yet it was possible to continue publishing copies of their own publications and to exchange them later when regular mailings resumed. As a result, the MBL-WHOI (the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) library has complete runs of most journals even when other libraries are missing those difficult years. When funds were available, the MBL purchased back issues to fill in incomplete runs and binding of individual issues into volumes became a priority very quickly (as mentioned in the fifth annual report). In 1895 Whitman urged that $1000 per year was needed just to sustain the current level of library acquisition.
In the report for the years 1896–1899, Cornelia Clapp provided the first official "Report on the Library." Clapp had been the first student to arrive at the lab in 1888 and had returned as an investigator; she also became the first woman trustee in 1910 and served in that role until her death in 1934. It is fitting that she served as first librarian, enthusiastically growing and protecting the collection that she also used. Though referred to as "Miss Cornelia M. Clapp, Librarian," she held a PhD from Syracuse University in 1888 and another PhD from the University of Chicago, where she worked with Whitman. In her first report she acknowledged the many gifts to the lab, including the accumulating files of papers contributed by lab researchers themselves. She appealed for more funds for purchasing and binding journals. This remained the theme for many years.
At first the library collection was housed in the shelves along one end of the wooden building. One year, many of the volumes seemed to have disappeared, but the next summer they were discovered tucked up into the roof, apparently for protection from storms though not successfully protected from all the birds. As the collections continued to grow, they added to the demand for more space. Finally, when the first permanent brick building was constructed in 1914, the library had a safe and protected home. This building, funded by second MBL Director Frank Rattray Lillie's father-in-law Charles Crane, and named the Crane Building, gave the MBL a way to demonstrate to all potential donors and supporters that the MBL intended to last forever and to make an impact with its research and teaching missions.
The library budget remained $1000 a year, and despite its new secure home, collections depended very much on donations. Individuals donated money and books, journal exchanges expanded, and the librarians persuaded publishers to donate volumes that were then put on a New Book shelf as advertising, so that visiting scientists would go back home and have their institutional libraries buy them. In 1913 H. Mc. E. Knower served as librarian and in his report strongly urged that the library needed an assistant to serve as a year-round librarian. Just having a volunteer scientist in the summer was not enough, since the collections were often left in a chaotic muddle of energetic use by the end of a season and there was nobody there during the rest of the year to straighten things out. Especially as the number of donated reprints grew, and as they received a great deal of use during the summer, it was considerable work just restoring the collection to order. Also, trying to keep on top of all the donations and exchanges during the summer alone was insufficient.
With a new building and library facility, it was time to hire a librarian. Miss May E. Scott accepted the position and developed new catalogs, formally reaccessioned all the materials, and determined that the library had over 3300 volumes, plus about 1500 reprints. During the first year of her service, the library bound over five hundred volumes, replaced missing numbers, and added many more items. With a generous donation of over 2500 duplicates from the American Museum of Natural History, the library had achieved a new level of excellence.
Through the years, major donations have come at critical times from such groups and foundations as the Carnegie Foundation, and the General Education Board ($10,000 in 1926), so that after a period of intense growth, by 1926 the library had already grown to 18, 220 volumes plus a carefully catalogued 38,000 reprints.
In 1924 the library moved to what became the five permanent stacks in the Lillie Building—a substantial brick building that extended the Crane laboratories. The building was constructed with major donations of well over one million dollars, especially from Rockefeller Foundation and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. personally, Carnegie Corporation, and Charles Crane. The tremendous collaborative success shows just how highly the MBL was regarded as a place of life science research and education.
After Jane Fessenden became Librarian, the staff and collections grew considerably, as did their use. By the 1980s, it was becoming clear that the library was gathering a substantial collection, including some very valuable books and complete runs of journals that could not be replaced. The Rare Books Room and Archives opened in the 1980s after Cathy Norton took over as Librarian. The library moved to electronic publishing, with an emphasis on providing access for scientists in a way that successfully archives publications for continued use.
The Rare Books Room and Archives contain rare books, of course, a catalog of which is available to anyone since the MBL-WHOI Library is committed to making materials available for use rather than preserving them in ways that exclude legitimate scholarly access. There are some artifacts, including a few items from courses or Albert Szent-Gyorgyi's Nobel Prize for his work on vitamin C in Hungarian paprika peppers. The collection includes a few archival files, including some from Frank Lillie that were transferred to the MBL from the University of Chicago, as well as some notebooks, scrapbooks, and letters. And the collection has brought together valuable historical research materials into library exhibits, including the Leuckart Charts and other collections. In addition, the MBL is home to marvelous MBL Library Photograph Collections, featuring early photographs dating back to before the MBL was founded, a number of scrapbooks, and the wonderful Alfred Frances Huettner Collection.
Today the library serves both the MBL and WHOI, based on a decision to combine resources to make an internationally leading library rather than to compete in the same small village of Woods Hole. The MBL-WHOI library provides services for library researchers, some of whom draw mainly on the electronic journals, and Library Director Cathy Norton has become a leader in promoting bioinformatics and extending the use of the collections through networks of users.
As a result, one might be tempted to think that there is no reason to come to the actual MBL, since one can sit home and access modern journals on line. But this remains a vibrant place of science in the labs and in the courses. The library is a place where readers can find everything, pull it off the shelf, and see what else was going on in the same journal or at the same time. For at least the past decades, the MBL has seen a number of library readers who come precisely because they can find whatever they need "right there." Recently, the library has added the formal category of Library Researcher, for those who come to spend a sabbatical, finish a major book project, or to collaborate with other scholars while using the library resources. The MBL-WHOI Library is very much an active place to find many kinds of wonderful materials but also a great place to find other people who know things and know where to find more materials. This place will never become obsolete because it is leading library information systems development, as through the Encyclopedia of Life Project and the Biodiversity Heritage Library. And this is also where the archival materials are housed and where scholars will find those materials and other scholars studying them.
- Marine Biological Laboratory Annual Reports: available in the MBL The Biological Bulletin Vols. 17 and 21–105 at http://www.archive.org/details/biologicalbullet01mari and beginning with 2004 at http://www.mbl.edu/governance/gov_annual_report.html.
In 1888 when students and investigators arrived in Woods Hole for the inaugural session of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), they recognized the need for a library collection of books and journals. The one wooden building on campus, later known as Old Main, housed everything, with researchers upstairs and the student laboratory downstairs. Lectures were held in one corner, and shelves held what books and journals were contributed.Created: 2008-10-25
The Marine Biological Laboratory Embryology Course
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, began in 1888 to offer opportunities for instruction and research in biological topics. For the first few years, this meant that individual investigators had a small lab space upstairs in the one wooden building on campus where students heard their lectures and did their research in a common area downstairs. The lectures for those first years offered an overview of general biology with a focus on zoology, and they were intended for teachers and graduate students interested in acquiring the background for teaching about and/or actually doing laboratory work. As the lab quickly grew, it added sets of lectures that made up courses in zoology, then botany, then physiology, and in 1893 what became the first Embryology Course.
The 1890s were a lively time in embryology, with new techniques and discoveries related to the roles of cells in development, and a growing excitement about the way that experimental embryological manipulations could reveal processes that otherwise remain inside the usually opaque embryo. The MBL recognized the importance of this work and began their course in embryology, which was offered as an elementary course in vertebrate embryology. This was designed for those who had already had the general course, and it had the appeal of offering something more advanced that would bring students back for an additional year. The goal that first year was to allow students to discover the details of development, and to learn the methods for doing the work. The six-week course was directed by Charles Otis Whitman, who was the MBL director, and his student and protégé Frank Rattray Lillie, who became Whitman's Assistant Director and then his successor as Director both at the MBL and also at the Biology Department at the University of Chicago.
Students were expected to bring their own equipment, including a compound microscope, a dissecting microscope (and it was specified that the Paul Meyer pattern made by Zeiss was the best of the kind), a camera lucida , microtome, and other standard embryological equipment to make up a "complete outfit." Each student was given a supply of fish eggs and expected to follow the stages of development starting with fertilization. The camera lucida was to facilitate drawing, which was an important part of embryological work until relatively recently. The students all learned the most up-to-date techniques for observing, preserving, embedding, fixing, staining, and then drawing, reconstructing, and modeling embryological processes. The course cost fifty dollars for a number of years and was limited to a dozen students.
For the second year, students were required to have not just a general biology course but also an anatomy course as a pre-requisite. The course continued until 1901, when the lab had grown enough that the course expanded its staff and added zoology as a pre-requisite. The goal of the course was not just to teach the basics of embryology but also to prepare students to take up independent investigations of their own. In addition, the course announcements emphasized the value of studying such a subject at the MBL. Here it was not necessary to rely on preserved developmental stages fixed to slides, but it was possible also to study the living material available during a summer at the seashore. The course continued, with new directors and instructors and with students going on to their own research and sometimes returning as instructors themselves.
Only in 1921 did the course begin to cost seventy-five dollars. Hubert Goodrich became director in 1922 and remained so until 1942. This was an important time for embryology, and the course clearly offered the basics in experimental techniques and introduction to modern theory. It probably served as a very valuable introduction for many young scientists, who encountered living material, interacted with established researchers, and learned how to use equipment and techniques not just to see what others had reported before but also how to ask new questions and prod the embryos to yield answers.
1942 brought a continuation of the basic approach but also a new director. Viktor Hamburger had served as an instructor (view PDF [10.1 MB] of original Hamburger lecture notes) since 1937, shortly after he had taken his experience in Hans Spemann's lab in Germany to the University of Chicago. There, Lillie undoubtedly lured him to the MBL for the summer and put him to work. Hamburger directed the Embryology Course from 1942 through 1945, when long-time instructor, Donald Costello from the University of North Carolina, took over through 1950. Where Hamburger looked at neuroembryology in his own work and emphasized patterns of development and causes of differentiation, Costello was especially interested in comparative invertebrate embryology. No doubt their approaches worked together well, and the course retained its flavor of lab research drawing on the natural history of the marine offerings.
In the 1950s S. Meryl Rose from the University of Illinois and then Mac V. Edds from Brown University directed the course. This is a period when such notables as John Tyler Bonner of Princeton University, with his enthusiasm for slime molds and problems of morphogenesis, John P. Trinkaus (known as Trink), Clifford Grobstein from the National Cancer Center, Philip Grant from Johns Hopkins University, John W. Saunders from Marquette University, and others brought new perspectives to the traditional course. Throughout this period and dating back to the 1940s, they listed a set of books that students should have, and the list remained surprisingly constant in ways that would be unlikely in this rapidly changing field today.
In 1962 James Ebert at the Carnegie Institution of Washington became director and things changed. The course description shifted for the next year, and the course fee rose to $300—$150 for the series of lectures plus $150 for those who wished to stay for an additional period of individual investigation. The course was becoming less introductory and more designed for would-be researchers such as graduate students and post-doctoral fellows who wanted to learn advanced techniques and to hear about theories and problems in development. The content remained, with additions of Ebert's specialty work in organogenesis, but Ebert's five year run as course director made the course at least look more professional in its focus on modern technical topics. This move to professionalism was reinforced by NIH training grants that supported the Embryology and sometimes other courses in the late 1960s and beyond.
In 1971 the course fees rose to $400 + $400, and the announcement made clear that the course was targeted to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, and to advanced undergraduates seriously interested in pursuing research in this field. Also in 1971, Eric Davidson from Cal Tech served as an instructor. In 1972 he became course director and served in that role through 1974, then again from 1988 through 1996, making him the longest-running course director and giving him the opportunity for the greatest impact on the history of the course. He took great advantage of the opportunity to revise and update the course. In fact, Davidson brought the first major changes in the course which was now "centered around one particular conceptual area of developmental biology." And the emphasis clearly shifted from instruction and introduction to research to a higher level of expected training and investment in research on the part of the participants.
The focus for 1972 was cytoplasmic localization phenomena, for 1973 the synthesis, storage, and utilization of developmental genetic information during oogenesis in vertebrates and invertebrates, and in 1974 "Sequence Organization in the animal genome and transcription-level gene regulation." This was a significant shift, and arguably Ebert and Davidson in their different ways had done the most to move the traditional popular course into the professional and molecular era of the late twentieth century.
David Epel from the University of California at San Diego brought an emphasis on cells and cell-cell communication with "Cell Interactions, Cell Membranes, and Cell Surfaces in Development" (1975). Then Tom Humphreys from the University of Hawaii joined Epel in offering "Developmental Regulation of Gene Expression" (1976), "Extracellular Signals in Cell Growth and Differentiation" (1977), and "Localization, Pattern Formation, and Morphogenesis" (1978 and 1979). Rudolf Raff from Indiana University directed "The Control of Events in Early Embryology Development" (1980), "Gene Control and the Events of Early Embryonic Development" (1981), and "Cytoplasmic Localization, Determination, and Gene Control in Development" (1982). These years brought a much expanded list of instructors and lecturers, as the field became more complex and it was important to bring together speakers across the wide range of new ideas and techniques.
Then in 1984, under the direction of William Jeffery from the University of Texas at Austin and Bruce Brandhorst from McGill University, the course reverted to the simpler title of "Embryology: A Modern Course in Developmental Biology." From 1989 through 1996 the title was "Embryology: Cell Differentiation and Gene Expression in Early Development" and from 1997 to present, it has been "Embryology: Concepts and Techniques in Modern Developmental Biology."
Discussions by the Education Committee and course directors at various points show that the MBL considered whether to change the name to reflect more current thinking, namely with an emphasis on developmental biology and an emphasis on molecular genetics rather than the traditional embryology. They decided to stick with the traditional course that is now more than one hundred and fifteen years old and instead added other January short courses focused on developmental and molecular techniques. Of course the Embryology course, taught in traditional labs, includes a considerable dose of modern molecular work. And students in recent years admit that they no longer go out to muck about and collect specimens themselves, nor do they have any idea where to look in most cases. Yet there is a tie to tradition, to the observations and collections of the past century, and course instructors will send their students to the MBL Rare Books Room to discover something of the history and context of the work that is now so different from and yet so grounded in the traditions of its predecessors.
View a timeline of the directors and instructors here.
- Marine Biological Laboratory Annual Announcements: MBL-WHOI Library Special Collections.
- Marine Biological Laboratory Annual Reports: available in the MBL The Biological Bulletin Vols. 17 and 21–105 at http://www.archive.org/details/biologicalbullet01mari and beginning with 2004 at http://www.mbl.edu/governance/gov_annual_report.html.
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, began in 1888 to offer opportunities for instruction and research in biological topics. For the first few years, this meant that individual investigators had a small lab space upstairs in the one wooden building on campus where students heard their lectures and did their research in a common area downstairs.Created: 2007-10-24


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