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Avon's Conundrum Technologies receives national award
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AVON, Colorado – Local company Conundrum Technologies recently received the National Lutron Excellence Award for Best Alternative Energy Application for its work on Walking Mountains Science Center.
This national award is given every year by Lutron Electronics, an industry leader in all manner of lighting, shading and automated systems. With over 1,200 applicants from around the country, the competition was high, but Conundrum's innovative use and complete integration of Lutron products and solar energy systems is what made them the clear cut winner.
"What impressed us the most was the modern example of green technology complementing standard technology," the judging panel said. "You normally don't see these types of systems used together."
Owned by locals Jason Perez and Stephanie Becker, the company has been providing smart technology for homes and commercial businesses for over 13 years.
Completed last year, Walking Mountains Science Center, is a state-of-the-art LEED certified building equipped with almost 200 solar panels, 136 photovoltaic panels that generate electricity, and 56 solar thermal panels that generate hot water and heat, all of which were installed by Conundrum Technologies. The cost savings per year are substantia,l but what the judging panel was really interested in was that the building is 75 percent sustainable through the interaction of the Lutron system and the remaining sub-systems. When the solar photovoltaic system is producing power, the Lutron system has the ability to dim lights or raise the shades. The system also has the ability to raise the shades in the winter months to capture solar gain, reducing the heating load, as well as the inverse in the summer months, to mitigate solar gain. All of these components helped this one-of-a-kind project catch the eye of industry experts and leaders.
U.S. Sen. Mark Udall also commended Perez and his team on their contributions to the alternative energy sector.
"Through your work, you model the economic viability of renewable energy and show the nation that Colorado continues to lead in this arena.," his letter said.
Perez and his team were overwhelmed with all the recognition and feel this will only propel them further into the alternative energy field, finding savings for homeowners and business owners alike.
"We are honored to receive this award and recognition on the state level for such an amazing project at Walking Mountains Science Center," Perez said. "We believe that by providing all the power consuming technological systems for our projects, we have the first-hand ability to properly specify the systems that produce energy. We also understand how to reduce energy consumption and we hope to continue to pass along that understanding to our clients."
Conundrum Technologies is located in Avon at 910 Nottingham Road Suite N-1. They can be reached at 970-688-5261 or by visiting http://www.conundrumtechnologies.com.
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David Ortiz's trot was slow and steady, until he joined the mosh pit. Then he was submerged under his teammates, finally ripping himself from the crowd with Victor Martinez still clutching a piece of his jersey. Not that Ortiz appeared upset at all. His grin lasted far beyond the moment of contact, when he won last night's game for the Red Sox. It was his moment, the way it used to be.
"Right before he went to the on-deck circle, I was telling him, 'Come on, let's go. Let's do this,' '' Martinez said. "He turns back, gives me a look like you can see in his eyes. He was focused. He was going to be focused in that at-bat. The really good thing was he got a good pitch, and he didn't miss it.''
No, he didn't miss it, blasting the pitch into the seats in the right-field corner. That gave Ortiz a pair of homers - one taken the other way over the Green Monster, one pulled beyond the Pesky Pole - the latter sending the Sox to a 3-2 win over the White Sox. With 37,839 making their own mosh pit out of the Fenway stands, the Sox were left to celebrate a game that nearly slipped through their hands.
"Victor, man, he just push me, man,'' Ortiz said. "Every at-bat since he's been here, he just get in my face and start screaming at me and everything. I like it, I really like it. He gets me in the mood.''
This is the type of game the Sox won earlier in the year, the type they lost after the All-Star break, the type that will be crucial for them to take going forward. These are the must-wins, when a starting pitcher takes a lead through the seventh (albeit a small one), when the offense gives just enough.
With this win, too, the Sox picked up a game on the Rangers, bringing their wild-card lead to 2 1/2 games.
"We are fighting for the wild card, and I always keep on telling you guys, we need to try to win as many games as you can,'' said Ortiz, whose game-ending homer was his ninth (regular season), the most in club history.
"It felt good, man. Especially a guy like me. I don't like playing extra innings.''
He didn't have to, thanks to his swing, though he did have to suffer his teammates "beating the crap out of you,'' as he put it.
But this win should have gone to Wakefield. The knuckleballer came off the disabled list yesterday, with a new catcher behind the plate, and gave the Sox "more than you could possibly expect,'' manager Terry Francona said. "That was unbelievable.''
But no sooner had Wakefield left the game after the seventh inning when things began to fall apart. He had given up just six hits and left his teammates with a 2-1 lead.
But Scott Podsednik, hitting for Jayson Nix, blasted a Ramon Ramirez pitch over the wall in right-center, tying the game and erasing a win from Wakefield's ledger. Ramirez then walked Gordon Beckham, putting the tiebreaking run on base, and prompting a disgruntled reaction from the crowd.
Daniel Bard, though, cooled the White Sox by getting Jim Thome to make the final out of the eighth inning. On the pitch, which left Thome swinging, Bard hit 101 on the Fenway gun.
"Who's that guy?'' White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen asked. "He pitched pretty good. I'd rather face [Jonathan] Papelbon than that guy.''
By the end of the seventh, Guillen (and the White Sox) would probably have rather faced just about anyone else than Wakefield, too. The knuckleballer was at his efficient best, throwing 17 straight strikes to begin the game. He threw 94 pitches, blowing away both the opposing batters and his teammates.
"Truthfully, how quickly Wake pitches is one of the most unbelievable things to play behind,'' Jason Bay said. "That's not taking anything away from the other guys we've got, just he operates on a different level. He's almost kind of Mark Buehrle-esque. He gets it and he goes. You forgot how quickly he worked, because he'd been gone for a while.
"That tempo . . . such a great atmosphere.''
It looked slightly dicey when Beckham offered a swinging bunt with one out in the first, on which Wakefield pulled up quickly and let third baseman Kevin Youkilis field the ball, though the pitcher didn't appear particularly hampered by the issues he's had with his calf. The Sox had installed some extra protection against Wakefield's potential fielding difficulties, like having Dustin Pedroia rotate to first base to get the relay from Casey Kotchman on a ground ball in the first inning.
But, overall, there were hardly any problems. Wakefield was back to the form he'd demonstrated throughout his All-Star first half.
Wakefield's mastery of the White Sox was the dominant theme, but there was some oddness in the bottom of the sixth. With the score tied at 1-1, it was Alex Gonzalez who broke the tie with a home run to the first row of the Monster seats. And then, four batters later, it was Ortiz attempting a bunt with runners on first and third and two outs. He popped it foul, and proceeded to strike out swinging. But he had already gotten his homer, and would get his second later to win the game, his seventh in his last 11 games.
"Right now the way things have gone for him, team-wise too, but I don't think there's a guy in here that would pick a different guy that could do it,'' Bay said. "At this point in the season, everything he's been through, you make of it what you will, but I keep saying that he's a huge part of our offense.
"I think it gets overlooked. You look at other guys, they're having better years. But we've still got 30-something games left to play in the middle of a playoff race. If he started swinging like he can, that's huge for us.''


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Here's a new trailer for the upcoming Ni No Kuni for the PS3. The more I see of this game, the more I clench my fists, grind my teeth and try and will it into already being out. And in English.
While the DS version was released last year in Japan, it's the sexy PS3 edition most people are hanging out for, and that one's out in November this year. In Japan. With no word on an English translation as of yet.
Still! Given the popularity of Studio Ghibli in the West (the animation powerhouse working with developers Level-5 on the game's world and characters) and the fact Level-5 recently opened American offices, it wouldn't be crazy to hope for a 2012 released in the West.
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A Well Deserved Victory for an Unsung Hero: Development Utility of the Year 2006
I was delighted to see the finalists for the Development utility of the year, delighted and pleasantly surprised in a couple of the items selected. The great thing about this category is that, unlike the tools or some of the more specific categories, development utility of the year can encompass many options, large and small, from any source. These are the tools developers find invaluable, maybe to the point of overlooking them for most awards.
The Finalists
The finalists are:
Top Style 3.0: CSS Editor
Topstyle Pro, the CSS/XHTML/HTML editor written by Nick Bradbury, allows you to harness the power of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) in a powerful and straightforward way. Anyone who has edited CSS files using a text editor (haven't we all?) will appreciate a tool like this all the more. It's not so much that CSS files are overly complex, but rather that they present the developer with a jarring difference to HTML that, frankly, can disrupt the flow of development.
This tool is so successful in its own right that it acquired plugins for many other HTML editors—for example, Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX (you might have heard of that one), HTML kit, and many more.
Optimizeit™ Enterprise Suite
Gather a group of developers together and ask them to think about tools that are important to them, and I would put even money on a profiling/performance tool being in the list, and pretty high at that.
A good profiling tool is great for a product, and often humbling for a developer, but ultimately is worth its weight in gold. Borland's Optimizeit definitely falls into this category. With features that let a developer quickly locate, isolate, and repair performance bottlenecks, inefficient code, potential thread problems, and with the added bonus of a code coverage analyzer, this suite delivers everything needed to produce better software.
Backed by a great selection of tutorials on the site, including such topics as how to identify memory leaks, and application of the tool within a Java EE environment, Optimizeit is available in both a Java and a .NET version. It sports plugins for Borland's Jbuilder (of course) and IntelliJ IDEA, and with Borland's commitment to Eclipse, expect to see integration there soon as well.
Notepad++ 3.2
In a world of increasingly elaborate and inclusive IDEs, the humble (or not so humble) text editor proves its durability daily. Despite IDEs often offering everything you could possibly ever think to ask for, sometimes what you need to do is just get in and hack a file. You don't want to start up several hundred megabytes of IDE and then import the file into whatever kind of project inclusion mechanism the IDE uses; you just want to right-click on the file and edit it, or type a single command line instruction and get in there and start changing stuff.
Of course, modern editors are not your father's ed either, and Notepad++ is no exception.
A free tool, Notepad++ is based on the excellent and proven scintilla editing component that has found its way into many a top flight product.
With a list of features as long as your arm, including folding, WYSIWYG, customizable syntax highlighting (most common languages are already covered), auto-completion, macros, plugins, and much more; and sporting a pleasant, functional interface, this is a superb default text editor. For Windows only (the source is GPL'd should you want to port it to your favorite OS), it is thoroughly underselling the editor to even mention the notepad that comes with Windows, but positioning it as a replacement for that under-featured editor is a stroke of genius and one that any Windows-based developer should take advantage of.
VMWare Workstation
As recently as just over a year ago, I still believed that the primary usage of VMWare was to enable Linux or other Unix users to run Windows software, and maybe in a few cases allow Windows users to harness some Linux or Unix software.
Then, I started to actually use it.
To say that VMWare is a polished environment is an understatement. In my experience, it has performed everything thrown at it flawlessly and easily. It was also clear very quickly that I had totally missed the point by thinking of it as a simple compatibility environment.
VMWare does indeed allow you to run software written for another operating system inside of an arbitrary host OS, but it does ever so much more. It is a perfect virtualization tool (which is a large subject—far too large to do justice to here—but in a nutshell involves taking a bunch of physical boxes in a rack or scattered around a network, and replacing them with a collection of virtual replacements that run inside a single large machine, sharing the resources of that machine and using them far more efficiently).
The VMWare products are now available in four flavors. From the bottom end up, the new free VMWare player allows you to take a VMWare image created using one of the other products, and use it on any machine. Although the name player might not make this clear, the images thusly used can be written to and updated; so, for example, a Windows XP image in a Linux VMWare player can have software installed on it, and documents created, and these will be saved to the virtual disk. In other words, it is not a read-only item.
VMWare Workstation is what many individual developers will find interesting, allowing the full functionality of creating new virtual machine images, and running them from any supported OS, and it is still priced within a range that will be palatable even for home hobbyists. The functionality in this version is amazing, allowing rapid cloning of existing virtual machines, snapshotting of points in time (in other words, before you install that big experimental piece of software that just might screw up the Registry. If it does, no problem; just roll back to the snapshot) and much more.
Then, we get into the enterprise server level options. GSX installs on top of a supported operating system (at this time Windows and many flavors of Linux) and adds the ability to turn the host operating system into a pool of smaller (but not necessarily small) virtual machines sharing the resources of the large server (by putting 12 partly utilized machines on a large, 4-core server, you get far better hardware utilization than with separate machines). ESX is the flagship product, installing directly onto bare metal and using a stripped-down host operating system optimized for use solely as a VMWare container. ESX offers some very impressive capabilities, including a virtual machine failover mechanism.
VMWare 5.5 now has support for 64-bit host and guest operating systems, multiple CPUs, and can even simulate multiple CPUs for the guest operating systems—this and many other features make it an invaluable developer tool for testing and developing in a heterogeneous environment, even if only testing different versions of the same OS, but even more so in a cross-platform environment.
And the Winner Is... Ant
When I saw the list of winners, it was a "slap the forehead" moment for me. I thought to myself that I would have probably forgotten to nominate Ant for this award, and that fact is proof of its incredible success for development.
See, the reason I would not think of Ant is that I use it everywhere. I use it so much (as I suspect most Java developers do—and maybe not just Java developers) that I overlook it regularly. It is taken for granted, completely relied upon, and as close to essential and standardized as anything I can think of in the Java development world.
As described on the product page, Ant is "a Java-based build tool" ... "kind of like Make, but without Make's wrinkles." This is one of those casual understatements that developers are so gifted at making.
I feel strange even describing Ant because it seems like a wasted exercise (does anyone, in the Java developer world at least, not know about it?), but Ant is a build tool that utilizes a clean and extensible XML "scripting" syntax to provide a master of ceremonies for just about any build task you care to throw at it. It is extremely well documented, easy to provide extensions for, and of course, coming out of the Apache projects, has impeccable breeding and pedigree. Currently at the 1.6.5 level, the list of features is long and useful, almost as long and useful as the number of different build tasks.
For example, we regularly use Ant to master the complete build and deployment process for all of our Java projects. Ant will obtain the necessary versions out of source control, compile and build them, create deployment files (WAR, EAR, and so forth), perform automatic unit testing to ensure no bugs have crept in, create documentation, update status about the build, copy the files to their final destination, label the source control system with the information about a release, and then deploy the finished product to the testing servers, and that's just one example.
In a world of passionate IDE wars, Ant is one of the few things that everyone agrees on. All of the leading IDEs have some level of integration with Ant; some, like the Netbeans suite, have incorporated it to the point where it is the build environment. In other words, the IDE does not have to output a matching Ant file from its build procedure; the very build procedure is created in Ant and so it is already there. This is a trend I would love to see more IDEs adopt.
In case you are a Java developer who is in some kind of parallel universe and don't already know what Ant can do for you, you really do owe it to yourself to go and check it out. There are several larger build systems that harness it as a part of their strategy if you find that Ant doesn't quite go far enough.
About the Author
Dick Wall is a Principal Systems Engineer for NewEnergy Associates, A Siemens Company based in Atlanta, GA that provides energy IT and consulting solutions for decision support and energy operations. He can be reached for comment on this and other matters at firstname.lastname@example.com. He also co-hosts The Java Posse, a podcast devoted to Java news and the Java community, which can be found at http://javaposse.com.
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Sunday, March 15, 2015
Food Preview: Food + Wine Festival Palm Desert
by: guest blogger @iam_robot
The Food + Wine Festival Palm Desert is back for its fifth year, and this year's celebrity chef and culinary master includes Iron Chef Cat Cora, Award- winning pastry chef Gale Gand, Broke Williamson, Ari Taymor, Zack Bruell, and Brian Malarkey, among others.
Aiming to benefit The Friends of James Beard Foundation, these chefs will educate attendees with cooking demos, unique exhibits, and various industry panels on March 27 – 29 in Palm Desert's famed El Paseo shopping district. And let's not forget about the Grand Tasting event – sip, nosh, and party your way through the heat with more than 70 premium spirits/wines/ beers and 50 premier Palm Desert-area restaurants.
Last week I had a chance to sample of the wonderful bites and wines to be featured at this desert food festival. There were many memorable dishes but my favorite was the English muffin with burrata, caviar & licorice herbs by Ari Taymor of Alma (named "Best Restaurant in America" by Bon Appetit).
My other highlight was Brooke Williamson's (of The Tripel, Hudson House, and Playa Provisions) Gougere - a baked savory choux pastry made of choux dough mixed with cheese. It was buttery goodness – I had to jot down the step by step when she was demonstrating.
|Brooke Williamson demonstrating her gougere recipe
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Tacolandia Presale! (Plus, Last Year's Event Recap)
LA Weekly's Tacolandia returns for its third year on Saturday, June 6! While regular ticket sales will open on March 9, you can get a head start for some presale tickets starting today when you go to this link and use the code TACOPIGS.
Now, the event is getting bigger and bigger. While last year's event boasts 45 taquerieas for $25, this year's $35 admission promises 80 vendors curated by Bill Esparza! 55 have been confirmed so far including Amor y Tacos, Taco Maria, Aqui es Texcoco, along with Tacolandia veterans. The VIP admission is $55 which includes a separate entrance, a gift bag, and a VIP area with its own bar.
Not convinced you should spend the day feasting on as many tacos as you physically can? Read below for last year's recap by @iam_robot:
Being a Los Angeles transplant the last 14 years of my life, I'd think I have bragging rights on where to find great tacos this world has to offer. But after attending Tacolandia and devouring 25 different Taco variations, I have a feeling I could be looking for the perfect taco the rest of my life – And this is what makes Taco so fascinating…the variations are infinite and in the world of Yelp & Instagram, greatest taqueros/ taqueras are investing insane amount of thought, craftsmanship and labor hours to create the world's most interesting taco.
In the end, I have to admit Tacolandia is probably the best food event to attend in terms of fun and bang for your buck. Two thumbs up to Bill Esparza (world's 1st tacorazzo) for carefully selecting 45 super star taqueros and chefs from Southern California/ Mexico who performed admirably, and many times, exceeding imaginations. I can't be happier how interesting ingredients (smelt, sprinkles, tongue, etc) and weird food (dickhead, offals, grasshopper, etc) were served up to satiate adventurous eaters like me. Below are some of the tacos served that day:
Cochinita Pibil by Chef Tim Hollingsworth (former Chef of the French Laundry) made the most visually stunning and delicious taco for the day.
Cochinita Pibil (Slow Roasted Pork) Taco is made with Oaxacan Corn Tortilla, Masa, Guacamole and crispy potato mole. Loved the interchanging flavors of heat and savory here.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
All Star Chef Classic: March 11-14, 2015
There are a ton of food events and festivals in Los Angeles, but the All Star Chef Classic plays it a bit different? Ever wanted to watch a cooking show or competition in real life? You can with their events at the Restaurant Stadium, built just for this 4-day affair.
At the Master Dinners (they are holding French, British, and American Master Dinners) you'll watch the chefs prepare your multi-course meal that you will then enjoy paired with wines. At some of the other events like Grill & Chill, 20 chefs will prepare bites that you can enjoy in the "Tasting Arena".
|Last year's cabbage with crispy chicken skin from Paul Qui
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Sunday, August 3, 2014
LA Loves Alex's Lemonade Returns + Last Year's Recap
LA Loves Alex's Lemonade is one of the favorite events of the year. This year, it will be held at a different location. They are bringing it to Wilson Plaza at UCLA on September 20 (from 12-4pm). This festival gathers some of the best chefs, restaurants, and mixologists, not only from LA but beyond - and they bring their A-game, all to fight childhood cancer.
Last year, Adam Perry Lang, author of Serious BBQ, was serving up some sort of BBQ sandwiches. I was avoiding the long line, but got there too late and they had run out of the sandwiches! It may have actually been a lucky strike, as I got this giant piece of rib as consolation.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
August Food Events in Los Angeles Not To Miss!
Saturday, August 2
Plate by Plate
This is Project by Project's Annual Tasting which benefits the Pacific Asian Counseling Services. This year's 50 participating vendors including hot new restaurants Republique, Faith and Flower, Superba Food and Bread, and many more great restaurants like b.o.s., Bistro LQ, etc (check out the full list).
Tickets are $150 for general admission and $250 for VIP, which can be purchased here.
Time: 6:30pm (VIP), 7:30pm (GA)
The Vibiana
6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Thursday, August 7
LUCKYRICE Feast
Lukshon's Sang Yoon hosts the third annual LUCKYRICE Feast, this time overtaking a club in Hollywood. Participants include LA's Chef Jet Tila, Starry Kitchen, Lukshon (of course), Hamasaku, and more, along with Portland's famed Nong's Khao Man Gai. To keep you hydrated, bartenders from Pour Vous, Harlowe, Hinoki and the Bird, La Descarga, and more will be on hand, pairing each dish with a Bombay Sapphire East cocktail. Check out the full menu here.
Tickets are $150 for VIP early admission and $88 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased here.
Time: 7pm (VIP), 8pm(GA)-10pm
6021 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Saturday, August 9
LA Scotch Club Peatin' Meetin' VI
Tickets are $100 pp and can be purchased here. Event starts at 5pm.
Brookside Golf Club
1133 Rosemont Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103
Sunday, August 17
Food GPS Fried Chicken Festival
Angelenos love fried chicken so much that we are having the third annual fried chicken festival. This festival gathers some of the city's best chefs, though, including Kris Morningstar, Jason Travi of Superba, and Brian Dunsmoor, along with those known for their fried chicken like Jesse Furman of Free Range LA. Beers and cocktails will also be on hand to wash down all the chicken.
Tickets are $65 for general admission and $90 for VIP which includes one hour early admission and guaranteed seating. Tickets can be purchased here.
Event starts at 3pm (VIP early admission), 4pm general admission
Chinatown, 943 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA, 90012
Thursday-Sunday, August 21-24
LA Food and Wine
Times and ticket prices vary by event. See the LAFW website for more information.
Sunday, August 24
LA Weekly Pancake Breakfast
The annual Pancake Breakfast features breakfast and brunch items from some of LA's top restaurants. With brunch comes mimosas, Bloody Marys, juices, and coffee.
Tickets are $30 if purchased before July 20. Tickets are available here.
Time: 11am-2pm
Park Plaza Hotel
607 S Park View St, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Friday-Sunday, August 29-31
The Taste
Los Angeles Times' The Taste has always taken place over Labor Day weekend, and this year is no exception. Unlike the LAFW, there are five events over three days at The Taste, including this year's Sunday Brunch which is co-hosted by Chef Thomas Keller.
Ticket prices range between $100-150, or $299 for a weekend pass. Purchase tickets here.
Paramount Picture Studios
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
5th Annual LA Street Food Fest on June 28 + Last Year's Recap
Summer is coming, and that means so is LA Street Food Fest! Can you believe this is their 5th year? On June 28, the 5th LA Street Food Fest returns to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, and you can already buy your tickets.
This time, the festival starts at 4pm for VIP ticket holders and 6pm for general admission, so at least it won't be that hot! The ticket price includes free parking, all the food you can stomach, cocktails from six bars with LA's top mixologists, Ice Cream Social, craft beer from Eagle Rock Brewery and more, and this year also brings in an Iced Coffee Experience featuring a dozen coffee brands. Keep an eye out on http://lastreetfoodfest.com/ for the full list of participants.
If you've never been, check out last year's recap below from One More Bite Blog, who attended the event as my guest blogger:
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Labels: food event, food festival, june event, la street food fest, pasadena, rose bowl, street food, summer events
Monday, April 28, 2014
Tacolandia Returns on June 28!
A $25 all-you-can-eat taco festival curated by Street Gourmet LA? Yep, Tacolandia returns this summer on June 28. Tacolandia is probably the most affordable food festival out there, and the food is great!
Among the favorites last year making a return this year Mariscos Jalisco and their famed fried shrimp tacos
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Thursday, February 20, 2014
Giveaway! Tickets to PPLA Food Fare on March 6
This year's notable participating restaurants include Chi Spacca, Star King Korean BBQ, Mexikosher, Lucques, Superba, Salt's Cure, Hamasaku, and many more. On the liquid side, there will be Kreation Juicery, Caffe Luxxe, Golden Road Brewery, and many wineries. There will be vendors so you can go shopping, along with fun silent auction items.
Let me get to the best part: PPLA is generously giving away a pair of tickets to the Food Fare!
The tickets will be for the evening session ($500 value) although if you prefer to attend the day session, you just have to say the word.
You can enter using the form below by midnight on Thursday, Feb 27th.
Just a note: some people click that they've tweeted but actually did not. I will randomly check entries and if you actually did not perform the action, I will remove that entry.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
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Labels: contest, event, food festival, giveaway, march food event, planned parenthood, ppla food fare
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Save the Date: IAMLA's Annual Taste of Italy on October 12
We all know how great Italian food and wines are, and we have some great restaurants in Los Angeles, so a Taste of Italy festival in Los Angeles certainly sounds good! The 5th Annual Taste of Italy will be held on October 12, 2013, at beautiful, historic Pico House in downtown LA. The event benefits the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles, which is planned to open in early 2014.
The $55 general admission ticket gets you 6 food tickets and 4 beverage tickets (more tickets are available for purchase at the event). The $125 VIP ticket gets you VIP entrance (and red carpet photo), 6 food and 6 beverage tickets, a VIP gift bag, and 20% off your purchase at Gastromercato. Tickets can be purchased here.
PLUS, get $5 OFF your ticket purchase with code GOURMETPIGS.
Want to win VIP tickets for you and your friends? You can create a video of yourself singing Taste of Italy or the SoCal Italian American history for a shot to win (see more details here).
When: October 12, 2013. 5-10PM
Where: Pico House
424 N. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Sunday, September 1, 2013
Help Beat Childhood Cancer at LA Loves Alex's Lemonade on Sept 28
Summer isn't over yet and there are still more great food events coming up! One of my favorites is LA Loves Alex's Lemonade (see my recap from the 2011 event) which raises funds to fight childhood cancer and it all started from a little girl called Alex and her lemonade stand ... The LA event last year raised half a million dollars!
This year's event will take place on September 28 and is hosted by Chef Suzanne Goin and business partner Caroline Styne (AOC, Lucques, Tavern), and Chef David Lentz (The Hungry Cat) and brings in LA's superstars like Providence, Bestia, Animal, Trois Mec, Rustic Canyon and more. Mixologists, sommeliers, and wineries will also be there including Eric Alperin from Varnish, Silverlake Wine, Hitching Post and many more.
Oh, as a bonus, Neil Patrick Harris is an honorary committee member. He was there in 2011 so you might catch a glimpse of him again.
Here are the details of the event:
When: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where: Culver Studios, Culver City, CA 90232
Tickets are $175 each and can be purchased here, or if you have the funds you can get the $1200 Meet and Greet tickets (includes ticket to chefs dinner on Sept. 27, access to a Top Sponsors reception prior to the event, and early admission including a behind the scenes tour of the event to watch the chefs prepping)
Children 12 and under get in for free with accompanying adults.
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Labels: alex's lemonade, charity, childhood cancer, culver city, food event, food festival, fundraiser, la loves alex's lemonade
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
LA Picnic on Sept 7, Benefiting St. Vincent Meals on Wheels + GIVEAWAY!
In my opinion, one of the best charities to support is St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, which provides hot meals to homebound seniors, and they do a lot of great fundraisers. St. Vincent MoW delivers over 4000 meals a day and only receive about $1 per meal in donation, which costs them $7 to deliver with current gas prices. That's why the fundraisers are so important!
This year, they're doing their first LA Picnic on Saturday, September 7. The event is presented by Lexus and co-hosted by LA Kitchen. Starting at 10:30 am, guest chefs will join attendees at the table for a picnic style brunch on the grass lawn of a historic hacienda at the Original Farmers Market.
|Michael Voltaggio
Photo courtesy of StVMoW
Tickets are $95 each or $150 for VIP tickets and can be purchased here. The VIP tickets get you the same thing as the general admission tickets, but the difference goes to feeding more seniors (20!). It's more about the good deed!
Now, to spread the word about this wonderful event, St. Vincent's Meals on Wheels has offered up a pair of tickets to one of lucky readers! To enter the event, just use the entry form below and help us spread the word!
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Labels: charity, contest, food festival, fundraiser, giveaway, la picnic, st vincent's meals on wheels, tickets
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Gorge on Labor Day Weekend with LA Times' The Taste
The Los Angeles Times once again takes over labor day weekend with The Taste with 5 different food and drinks events throughout the weekend. It's not just going around tasting food and drinking, though. The Taste has cooking demos and various panels (last year I got to taste pinot noir while listening go a guy rap about wine). Tickets for each event are $65 (or $85 after August 29), with the exception of the $125 opening night. Here are the schedule of events and what to expect:
|LA Times' Noelle Carter served up brisket sliders at
the preview
Saturday, August 31, 11am: Field to Fork
There will be cooking demos with Ari Taymor from Alma (named Bon Appétit's Best New Restaurant this year!) at noon, Michael Cimarusti, and Sherry Yard.
Saturday, August 31, 7:30pm: Flavors of LA
There will be a Power of Pop-up panel with Jonathan Gold, Starry Kitchen, etc
Sunday, Sept 1, 11am: Labor Day Block Party.
There will be cooking demo with Nancy Silverton, Evan Kleiman. Noelle Carter (responsible for LA Times' Test Kitchen) will also be hosting a Competition BBQ panel.
I had a preview of some of the things served at this event, including Dog Haus who will either be serving their spicy Thai dog or the Pastrami Dog. Coni Seafood's seafood tostada with sea snails and that amazing smoked marlin pate was one of the highlights of the night. Creme Caramel infuses custard desserts with Asian flavors with their pandan flan and Chinese sausage bread pudding (move over, bacon!)
There will be plenty of drinks, too, including Mionetto prosecco. Circa in Manhattan Beach will showcase one of their bottled cocktails. The Richard Pryor is made with Demerara rum and a cherry wood-smoked house made cola (with lime, of course)
Sunday, Sept 1, 7:30pm: Cocktail Confidential
The more drink-focused event will feature a craft cocktail demo with the famed co-hose Matthew Biancaniello, Serena Herrick (Allumette), Christiaan Rollich (AOC), and Brady Weise (1886). There will also be cooking demo with Michael Voltaggio.
|Sucka Punch from Sunny Spot at last year's
Cocktail Confidential
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Labels: cocktail confidential, food event, food festival, la times, Labor Day, labor day weekend, taste la, the taste
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Decorating Cakes with Duff Goldman for LA Food & Wine
The LA Food and Wine Festival brings back a series of food events over four days on August 22-25, from Italian festival with Giada De Laurentiis, Asian Night Market with Iron Chef Morimoto, lunches at restaurants around town, to the Lexus Grand Tasting on the last day.
The last event of the series is a cooking demo with Duff Goldman. As a preview for the festival, I got to go to Duff's Cake Mix on Melrose to decorate a cake. Duff Goldman was also in attendance. Before getting down to decorating we mingled with some wine and Chef Eric Greenspan's grilled cheese sandwiches.
We started with a white cake, just like a white canvas for painting.
The theme was California cuisine so we decided to make a "kale salad" and started rolling out the green fondant. I used a leaf mold to make the "kale", made red fondant balls for cherry tomatoes. We made sliced carrots and avocadoes, copying LA OC Foodie and Shop Eat Sleep's cake of avocado, sushi, and taco.
Voila! Our kale salad cake!
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Labels: cake decorating, charm city cakes, DIY cake, duff Goldman, duff's cake mix, food event, food festival, La food and wine
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
The Taste of Mexico Returns Oct 11, Presale Ends July 31
Last year, the Guelagetza siblings even got these sweet outfits for mixologists Steve Livigni and Pablo Moix.
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Labels: food event, food festival, la guelaguetza, mexican food, pablo moix, steve livigni, taste of mexico
Sunday, July 14, 2013
July 21: Angeleno Mag's Live and Dine LA (+ 2012 recap)
Live and Dine LA is Angeleno Magazine's celebration of their Restaurant Issue, and it's always one of my favorite events, featuring LA's best restaurants at the beautiful Fairmont Miramar Hotel and Bungalows. This year's event will start at 4:30 pm on Sunday, July 21. Tickets are $95 and can be purchased on http://2013liveanddinela.eventbrite.com/. This year, the VIP ticket gets you two nights of extravaganza. The $250 VIP ticket (can be purchased here) gets you a four-course dinner made by Chefs Ray Garcia, Michael Voltaggio, and Ricardo Zarate with wine and cocktail pairing, and also admission to the main tasting event on July 21.
Live and Dine LA is more about quality rather than quantity, but there are still way more than enough food. Here are some my favorite bites from last year:
Blue Cow Kitchen and Bar served Mendocino's pork belly banh mi atop a banh xeo (Vietnamese "crepes")
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Labels: angeleno magazine, fairmont miramar, food event, food festival, live and dine la, restaurant issue, santa monica, summer event
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Sneak Peek of LA Street Food Fest, June 29 2013
LA Street Food Fest is returning to the Rose Bowl on June 29. While I recently did a recap of last year's Food Fest, I previewed some of this year's vendors and there are some new ones you should be excited about!
2. Donut Snob.
Donut Snob has no retail store and you can usually only get them by pre-order, so the Food Fest is the perfect time to try these amazing donuts! No, really, they are some of the best in LA.
4. El Coraloense had all kinds of ceviche tostada during the preview. I tried the crab ceviche
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Labels: Dante fried chicken, donut snob, events, food event, food festival, la street food fest, pasadena, rose bowl, street food, taco
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
June 29: LA Street Food Fest Summer Tasting Event
The 4th Annual LA Street Food Fest is back on June 29 at the Rose Bowl! As usual, your ticket will be all inclusive. Inclusive of what? Well, all of these awesome things:
1. Food from 100 food vendors ...
Since the vendors from Baja were so popular 2 years ago, they brought even more last year! La Guerrerense, kraken tacos from Kokopelli, tacos de Camaron enchilado from El Mazateno are but a few.
Simpang Asia had these mini versions of nasi bungkus, how adorable!
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Labels: event, food festival, la food fest, la street food fest, pasadena, rose bowl, summer, summer tasting event
Monday, September 17, 2012
Go Thee To Baja! Baja Culinary Fest Oct 11-14
October 11-14 is the 2nd annual Baja California Culinary Fest! Thanks to the generosity of Chef Javier Plascencia, I was able to attend the 1st annual festival last year and with more experience, this year's is promising to be even better. There are many different events over the four days, from special dinners, a gastro tour of Tijuana, a visit to the Ramonetti cheese cellar, a festival in Rosarita, and many more.
From a whole leg carved on-site by Cheripan, Tijuana's premier Argentinean restaurant.
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Labels: baja, baja culinary fest, baja mexico, food events, food festival, lacrimas negra, mexican food, mexico, quesadilla, tijuana
Sunday, September 2, 2012
LA Loves Alex's Lemonade Returns Sept 29
There are plenty of food charity events in LA, but LA Loves Alex's Lemonade is still one of the best out there with famous chefs arriving from all over the US to raise funds to fight childhood cancer.
Michael Cimarusti from Providence was previewing his new casual restaurant, Connie and Ted's, with the best clam chowder I've ever had. I'm still waiting for this place to open so I can have this again!
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GOP, Dems challenge Holder over subpoenas to AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department's handling of the investigation of national security leaks and its failure to talk to The Associated Press before issuing subpoenas for the news service's telephone records.
In exchanges that often turned testy, Holder defended the inquiry while pointing out that he had removed himself from any decision on subpoenas. The attorney general explained that he had been interviewed about what he knew of national security developments that prompted the probe.
The investigation follows congressional demands into whether Obama administration officials leaked secret information to the media last year to enhance the president's national security credentials in an election year.
"It's an ongoing matter and an ongoing matter in which I know nothing," Holder told the House Judiciary Committee.
The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for the AP, seizing the records for more than 20 separate telephone lines assigned to the AP and its journalists in April and May 2012.
Holder defended the move to collect AP phone records in an effort to hunt down the sources of information for a May 7, 2012, AP story that disclosed details of a CIA operation in Yemen to stop an airliner bombing plot around the anniversary of the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.
The attorney general called the story the result of "a very serious leak, a very grave leak." Earlier this week in a statement, AP President and Chief Executive Officer Gary Pruitt called the gathering of phone records a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news.
Under questioning, Holder said he recused himself from the investigation though he couldn't provide the panel with the exact date nor did he do so formally in writing. He said he was unable to answer questions on the subpoenas and why the Justice Department failed to negotiate with the AP prior to the subpoenas, a standard practice.
"The telephone records would not disappear if the AP had been notified," said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. "How could it ever be the case?"
The frustration extended to Republicans and Democrats.
"There doesn't appear to be any acceptance of responsibility for things that have gone wrong," Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., told Holder. He suggested that administration officials travel to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and take a photo of the famous sign, "The buck stops here."
It was the Justice Department's No. 2 official, Deputy Attorney General James Cole, who made the decision to seek news media phone records, Holder said.
Last year, Holder appointed two U.S. attorneys to lead a Justice inquiry into who leaked information about U.S. involvement in cyber-attacks on Iran and an al-Qaida plot to place an explosive device aboard a U.S.-bound flight. Holder had resisted calls for a special counsel, telling lawmakers that the two attorneys, Ron Machen and Rod Rosenstein, are experienced, independent and thorough.
Holder was grilled on several scandals rocking the administration, including the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and any missteps in sharing intelligence information prior to the bombings in Boston.
Holder said the FBI's criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service could include potential civil rights violations, false statements and potential violations of the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in some partisan political activities.
In one of the sharpest exchanges, Holder defended Thomas Perez's tenure as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and said he would make a great secretary of the Labor Department.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., was critical of Perez and repeatedly pressed Holder, who at one point refused to stop talking and accused Issa of repeatedly mischaracterizing the work of the Justice Department.
"That is inappropriate and is too consistent with the way in which you conduct yourself as a member of Congress. It's unacceptable and it's shameful," Holder told Issa.
The congressman ignored the comments and continued to question Holder.
Responding to news of the gathering of AP records, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., planned to revive a 2009 media shield bill that protects journalists and their employers from having to reveal information, including the identity of sources who had been promised confidentiality.
The bill does contain some exceptions in instances of national security.
"This kind of law would balance national security needs against the public's right to the free flow of information," Schumer said in a statement. "At minimum, our bill would have ensured a fairer, more deliberate process in this case."
The White House threw its support behind the push Wednesday morning, with Ed Pagano, President Barack Obama's liaison to the Senate, placing a call to Schumer's office to ask him to revive the bill — a step the senator had planned to take. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama "believes strongly we need to provide the protection to the media that this legislation would do."
Obama's support for the bill signaled an effort by the White House to show action in the face of heated criticism from lawmakers from both parties and news organizations about his commitment to protecting civil liberties and freedom of the press.
White House officials have said they are unable to comment publicly on the incident at the heart of the controversy because the Justice Department's leak probe essentially amounts to a criminal investigation of administration officials.
It's not clear whether such a law would have prevented the government from gathering the AP phone records as it would depend on the provisions in the bill and how they were written.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence committee, said Wednesday that the leak was "within the most serious leaks because it definitely endangered some lives."
Feinstein said it was her understanding that the information gathering did not focus on the "content of phone calls," but rather "to see who reporters have spoken to, that somebody did provide this information with respect to this bomb."
On Wednesday, the leaders of the news organization whose members cover Congress told Cole that "your agency has not provided adequate reason for this disconcerting action."
"We are concerned the incursions by the Justice Department in this case jeopardize the relationship between reporters and anonymous sources, decreasing the likelihood that people will come forward with vital information of public importance," the representatives of the Congressional press galleries said in a letter.
"The press must be secure in its ability to conduct its business," the letter stated. "This critical work of reporters is protected by the First Amendment. Please explain how this unparalleled use of your investigative power is constitutionally consistent."


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A false alarm related to keylogging, which seemed like a pretty raw deal for a promising fan remake of classic platformer Sonic 2, turned out to be just the tip of a giant iceberg scientists have named "Drama". One that's now sunk the promising game.
We later learned that the project, once a community-developed game, had devolved into farce, with former members saying "lead programmer" LOst had essentially stolen the game and held it to ransom. That move, coupled with the departures of two other key developers, mean the project has now been cancelled.
You can read the full statement over on the group's Facebook page. It's a real shame, but then, this is how most of these projects end up. They might not include as much drama, but they end up on the scrapheap all the same.
Sonic 2 HD [Facebook]


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One Week in South County
South County, the colloquial name for Washington County, encompasses the towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Exeter, Narragansett, Westerly, Charlestown, Hopkinton, Richmond, and New Shoreham. It is a popular destination for both tourists and local Rhode Islanders. In the summer, surfers, beach-goers, and the like flock to the Rhode Island coast for vacations and day trips. This itinerary highlights some of the places in South County one should be sure to visit during his or her week in South County. This itinerary is meant for summer trips, as South County offers the most during this season. It is loosely structured to give suggestions about where to go and what to see in South County; how long you spend at each destination should be based on your preferences. It will take you from the northern city of North Kingstown along the coast all the way to Charlestown. This one week itinerary will conclude with a two day trip to New Shoreham, also known as Block Island, one of Rhode Island's favored destinations.
Before embarking on your week in South County, be sure to pack some of the summer essentials: sunscreen, towels, beach toys for kids, etc. If you are not a Rhode Island native, acquaint yourself with some Rhode Island vernacular. (Note that South County is not even the official name for this region!) A few key Rhode Island-isms are as follows:
Get in[edit]
You can arrive at the first destination, Wickford Village in North Kingstown, by following these highway directions:
From Points North[edit]
Take I-95 S to Rt. 4 S (exit 9). Follow Rt. 4 S to Route 102 S (exit 5A). Continue on Rt 102 S for 3.2 miles and turn left on Brown Street to enter the southern end of Wickford Village.
OR - Rt. 1 S to Route 1A S. Turn left on Rt. 1A S/West Main Street to enter the northern end of Wickford Village.
From Points South[edit]
Take I-95 N to Route 102 S (exit 5A). Follow Rt. 102 S for 12.4 miles and turn left on Brown Street to enter the southern end of Wickford Village.
OR - Rt. 1 N to Route 102 S/Philips Street (1.9 miles after Rt. 1/Rt. 4 intersection). Turn right onto Rt 102 S/Philips Street and follow .5 miles. Turn left on Brown Street to enter the southern end of Wickford Village.
From Newport and Points East[edit]
Take Route 138 W over Newport and Jamestown bridges. Take the first exit after the Jamestown Bridge to Route 1A/Wickford. At end of ramp, take left onto Rt 1A N. Follow 3.2 miles and turn right on Brown Street to enter the southern end of Wickford Village.
The destinations in this itinerary require driving. If you are unfamiliar with Rhode Island, you will soon learn that you can drive anywhere in the state in less than an hour!
Day One: North Kingstown[edit]
The first destination includes a trip to Wickford, a historical village located in North Kingstown. Bring your friends, family, or just yourself to enjoy this charming little village. Park your car along Brown, Main, or West Main Street, and spend the day shopping, eating, and kayaking. Wickford offers dozens of locally-owned shops as well as several restaurants located within walking distance of each other. Eat lunch at the Beachrose Cafe, the Wickford Diner, or the Tavern by the Sea, all located on Brown street. If the weather is suitable, pack a picnic lunch to enjoy by the Narragansett Bay. Finally, give kayaking a try at the Kayak Centre of Rhode Island.
Day Two: South Kingstown[edit]
From Wickford, journey southwest to Kingston (Rhode Island), a village in South Kingstown. Start your day by visiting the University of Rhode Island's main campus at Kingston. Located in historic Kingston Village, the University of Rhode Island is a rural college campus with historic charm. Walk around the tree-lined quad, check out the original academic buildings, and visit the Botanical Gardens, what URI calls "a showcase for sustainable plants and sustainable landscape practices." Once you are done wandering around campus, take Route 108 South to experience Wakefield (Rhode Island), a small town in SK. Here you will find myriad activity options. Stop by Old Mountain Field, located off Route 108 and enjoy the skating park, baseball field, basketball and tennis courts, as well as the picnic area. Stop for lunch off Route 108 on Tower Hill Road, a strip which features a variety of places for a wide range of tastes. Possible ideas include Panera Bread, Pick Pockets Deli, and Bagelz Bagel Bakery. Conclude your day by traveling west to Wakefield's Main Street. Spend time browsing the shops, like the Purple Cow, a shop offering unique gifts and jewelry, as well as The Watershed Surf/Skate/Snow Shop, for all your boarding needs.
160 Old Tower Hill Road
Wakefield, RI 02879-3731
(401) 788-0102
160 Old Tower Hill Road
Wakefield, RI 02879-3731
(401) 788-0102
90 Pershing Ave.
Wakefield RI 02879
(401) 783-9700
Day Three: Narragansett[edit]
On your third day in South County, plan to head south from South Kingstown and into Narragansett, where you will find the majority of Rhode Island's beautiful beaches. A beach community, Narragansett offers a tourist-friendly destination with plenty to do. Start by spending a few hours at either Narragansett Town Beach, located on 77 Boston Neck Road, or Scarborough State Beach, at 870 Ocean Road. Plan to arrive early, as Narragansett Beach tends to become crowded throughout the summer months. Admission costs $5.00 from 8 am - 5 pm daily. Narragansett Beach is a popular destination for the younger crowd, surfers, and locals. Scarborough State Beach, about eight minutes south of Narragansett Town Beach, offers a more family-friendly beach with fixed rates for cars: $7.00 for Rhode Island residents, $14.00 for non-residents.
77 Boston Neck Road
Open 8 am - 5 pm
Admission: $5.00
Day Four: Narragansett[edit]
On your fourth day in South County and second day in Narragansett, explore the Narragansett Pier, across from Narragansett Town Beach. At the pier you will find a variety of shops and boutiques. Grab an ice cream cone at Nana's Ice Cream & Gelato Café, open daily from noon - 11 pm. Enjoy an ice cream or a decadent cup of gelato and head to the Narragansett wall bordering the Narragansett Beach to watch the surfers. Stroll along Ocean Road and admire the Narragansett Towers, a landmark in South County, which is also host to many summer weddings and events. Finally, enjoy an upscale dinner at the Coast Guard House, located in the heart of Narragansett at 40 Ocean Road( +1 401-789-0700 ).
Open noon - 11 pm
28A Pier Market Place
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 782-2705
Day Five: Charlestown (Rhode Island)[edit]
On the fifth day of this South County excursion, head south to Charlestown, a popular beach and fishing spot in southern Rhode Island. Spend your day at one of Charlestown's renowned beaches:
After spending time at the beach of your choice, be sure to stop at one of Charlestown's less well-known attractions, The Fantastic Umbrella Factory, at 4820 Old Post Road off Route 1A. The Umbrella Factory offers much more than umbrellas. It is an outdoor cluster of shops, gardens, and animal grounds. Wander through the unique shops, offering hand-crafted ceramics, jewelry, and gift items at affordable prices. Feed the domesticated animals. How often can you feed goats and emus between browsing shops?
Day Six: Block Island[edit]
The final two days of this itinerary include a trip to the town of New Shoreham, more commonly referred to as Block Island. Before venturing 13 miles off the coast of the Rhode Island mainland, make reservations to stay overnight at one of Block Island's hotels or bed-and-breakfasts. The 1661 Inn and Hotel Manisses, on Spring Street, for example, is a desirable place to stay overnight. Rates range from $50 to $399. From Charlestown, travel north on Route 1 to Route 108 to Point Judith, Narragansett, where you will take the Block Island ferry. Depart from Point Judith in the morning, and arrive in Block Island's Old Harbor in about an hour. Upon arrival, walk to the Old Harbor Bike Shop, located immediately off the ferry. Rent a bike or a moped for easy travel around this small island. From the bike shop, bike or ride approximately three miles on Spring Street, along the Block Island coast, towards the Southeast Lighthouse. Stop at the Southeast Light to enjoy a traditional Block Island monument. Next, head to the Mohegan Bluffs. Once you arrive at the Bluffs, lock your bike and prepare to climb the hundred and fifty stairs down to the beach. Enjoy the stunning views of the Mohegan Bluffs as you descend. Spend as long as you like enjoying the beach beneath the staggering bluffs. Adults and kids alike will marvel at this location. The surf can get rough at times, however, and there is no lifeguard on duty, so plan to swim at your own risk.
Spend the rest of the day biking around the island. You can head back into town, or continue to bike the approximate 12-mile perimeter of the island towards New Harbor. Enjoy dinner at one of Block Island's numerous restaurants, ranging from burgers to fresh seafood. The National, a hotel and restaurant conveniently located on Water Street is an ideal place to eat dinner while enjoying the views of Old Harbor.
Day Seven: Block Island[edit]
On your final day in Block Island and in South County, make sure to do as much - or as little! - as you can. If you prefer a lively beach day, walk or bike to Ballard's Beach at 42 Water Street, adjacent to Old Harbor. Ballard's features a restaurant, bar, and live music throughout the summer. Umbrellas and beach chairs are available to rent, and bartenders serve drinks on the beach. The beach at Ballard's, like all of Block Island's beaches, maintains pristine sand and water. Ballard's also offers beach volleyball. They do not, however, allow guests to bring in their own food or drink. Located next to Ballard's is Block Island Parasail & Watersports, where you can satisfy your parasailing, banana-boating, or jet-boating desires!
If you prefer a quieter beach day, head to Fredrick J. Benson Beach, Scotch Beach, or Mansion Beach, the three sections of the stretch known as Crescent Beach. All beach admissions are free and include access to restrooms. Ample parking is available at Benson Town Beach.
After spending time at the beach, head back to Old Harbor. While you wait for your ferry back to Point Judith, browse through some of Block Island's dozens of novelty and gift stores, or grab a bite to eat at Rebecca's Take-Out on Water Street. Don't forget to buy a Block Island souvenir to remember the conclusion of your week in South County, Rhode Island!
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Yesterday, I shared the sad news that author and magician Donald Michael Kraig had passed away after battling pancreatic cancer. Today, I wanted to showcase a tribute to Kraig by his longtime employer and publisher Llewellyn Worldwide. Quote: "Don has been an important part of Llewellyn for over 40 years, and has been a tremendous colleague, teacher, mentor, and inspiration to many. Don first started his journey with Llewellyn as an author, when he submitted Modern Magick with encouragement from his then roommate Scott Cunningham. Shortly after he was hired as a writer and moved to St. Paul to work at Llewellyn headquarters. He eventually became the editor of FATE magazine as well. Later, he moved back to California but continued on as a writer and editor of New Worlds magazine and as an acquiring editor, where he continued using and sharing his extensive subject-matter knowledge. Don has touched so many lives and will be dearly missed. We are grateful to his life lived, and for his teachings and words that will continue to live on through his many books. Our thoughts go out to Holly and their friends and families." Updates on a memorial service, and a place to leave donations to help with expenses, can be found here.
Modern Druid group The Order of Bards Ovates & Druids turns 50 this year, and a special golden anniversary grove is being planned to honor the occasion. Quote: "2014 is the 50th year of The Order of Bards Ovates & Druids. We have asked 'Trees for Life' in Scotland to plant a sacred grove to commemorate this anniversary, and have started the project with a donation of 98 trees. We're calling it 'Nuinn's Grove' after the Druid name of our founder, Ross Nichols. Have a look at the special web-page for this grove here. You'll see that you can donate a tree for just £5 and ask for a dedication to be read out at its planting. The Order has 17,000 members, a mailing list of 10,000 newsletter susbscribers, and 16,000 listeners to our podcast every month – if every one donated a tree we could plant a whole forest with many sacred groves in it! Wouldn't that be wonderful?! Do help make this vision a reality, if you can, by gifting at least one tree now and spreading the news! Trees for Life have made the process incredibly simple!"
Gede Parma, author of "Ecstatic Witchcraft: Magick, Philosophy & Trance in the Shamanic Craft," will be presenting this week at BaliSpirit Festival on the Indonesian archipelago of Bali. According to Parma, ze is the first Witch to present at this high-profile yoga/dance/music festival. You can see Parma's listing on the official web site, here. Quote: "Gede spends his time actively promoting conscious engagement with Place and the Planet, teaching and writing about Witchcraft and Magic, and deepening connection with the Many Bright and Cunning Spirits that people this Cosmos. Ze is also a Reclaiming Witch, a modern tradition of the Craft co-founded by several individuals in California, most famously Starhawk, author of The Spiral Dance. Reclaiming does the work of (re)uniting politics with spirituality and is an activist and ecofeminist expression of Witchcraft and Paganism." Parma recently relocated to Bali, and is half Balinese. The festival runs from March 19th through the 23rd.
In Other Pagan Community News:
- The always-interesting Norse Mythology Blog, run by Dr. Karl E.H. Seigfried, is once again up for a religion-category Bloggie in the fourteenth annual Weblog Awards. If the blog wins this year it will, according to Seigfried, "be the first religion blog (on any religion) to be installed in the Weblog Awards Hall of Fame." Voting is open through Sunday.
- The 2014 Ostara issue of ACTION, the official newsletter of AREN, is now available. As always, it is chock-full of interesting interviews (plain text version). Featured interviews this time out include Cairril Adaire, Laura Perry, Rufus Brock Maychild, and P. Sufenas Virius Lupus (who talks about Wiccanate privilege, and if it's a problem). ACTION, as I've said many times before, is a quiet gem of a resource, don't miss out on reading it.
- Open Hearth Foundation in Washington DC, which recently announced that it would be closing its community center space, has made announcements regarding plans for new initiatives moving forward, and the election of new officers to guide the foundation. Quote: "The Open Hearth Foundation Board of Governors has decided to focus the organization's efforts on building community support and funding for its mission, with the goal of reopening a Pagan lending library within the next two years."
- The Temple of Witchcraft in Salem, New Hampshire will be holding a Spring Open House on April 6th. Quote: "On Sunday, April 6, 2014, The Temple of Witchcraft will be opening its doors to the public for our Spring Open House in Salem, New Hampshire. Join us in sharing the magick with coffee, tea, refreshments, and lively company. Curious? Have your questions answered by our knowledgable ministers and learn the facts and fantasy about modern Witches and Witchcraft. Come learn about our various ministries, including our work in Healing, Art, Women's Spirituality, Grief Support, Prison Ministry, and Rites of Passage."
- A Pennsylvania coven fighting to perform legal handfastings, whom I've mention before here, has won their struggle to navigate the red tape. I'm glad this has been resolved for them.
- Cosette writes about an unrepentant Australian Pagan predator in the community. Quote: "In my quest to discover the movers and shakers of the Pagan community in Australia, it was bound to happen that I would eventually stumble upon him. He is a man that everyone talks about through cautious whispers and shameful glances. Nobody says his name. I didn't know his name until the internet magically revealed it. He's the Voldemort of Victoria, but worse because he is real. His name is Robin Fletcher."
- Challenges for Pagan youth, in their own words. Quote: "I don't think there is a catch-all solution for providing youth with more resources. Everyone has a different need, style of communication, and a learning pace that we just can't issue a panacea for. I think the first step is acknowledging that young people are still coming to Paganism and polytheism in droves and that it's up to us to help meet that demand in whatever ways we can."
- Panegyria, the newsletter of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church, turns 30 this month. Quote: "For thirty years, Panegyria has aimed at connecting the Pagan communities and individuals in the greater Seattle area. During the early 80's the scene was filled with a disjointed community consisting of small groups, and scantily published newsletters. Pete "Pathfinder" Davis saw a need for a more comprehensive publication to showcase and bring together the voice of the Seattle-area Pagan community."
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SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- American Bode Miller had the fastest training run Saturday on the eve of the Olympic downhill, traditionally one of the highlights of the Winter Games.
It was the second time in three tries that Miller had turned in the quickest time on the downhill course, which was covered by a crust of ice for the closing round of practice.
Although he said he did not plan to go full speed in the training run, Miller wound up .66 of a second faster than Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway.
Miller thus will be the decided favorite when the race is held Sunday.
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Chile lies on the west coast of South America, covering over 6,000 km of coastline overlooking the South Pacific Ocean. Its capital, Santiago enjoys a balmy Mediterranean climate year-round. Head downtown to explore palm-lined squares with historical structures such as Metropolitan Cathedral, the National History Museum, Central Post Office and the Royal Court Palace.
Chile is also known for its natural and cultural offerings. Take a trip to remote Easter Island to visit 900 megalithic monuments by the early Rapa Nui people. The statues are called moai, with massive stone heads jutting above the ground. Adventure lovers flock to Torres del Paine National Park for its snow-capped mountains, glacier lakes, and scenic hiking trails around the Chilean Patagoni.
Top destinations in ChileWhere will you go next?
In Santiago, a visit to the Metropolitan Park will lead you to a major zoo, a lush botanical garden, and a hilltop sanctuary. Here, as you cruise along historic cobblestoned streets, a side-step into one of the city's many cutting edge galleries could lead you to the next big thing in the art-world.
For shopaholics, the upscale boutiques of Vitacura and the massive shopping complexes in Las Condes offer a variety of brands. Las Condes—with its many nightclubs and live music venues—is also the top spot for late-night revelry in Santiago.Read more


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[UPDATE: And now the first pic of the Russell Crowe as Jor-El Movie Masters figure has surfaced; it's located below the Zod toys. Warning: Jor-EL looks... I don't know. I have no goddamn clue what is going on with his outfit, but it's definitely... odd.]
Insert "kneel before XXX!" joke here! What's you're looking at is Mattel's Man of Steel Movie Masters Zod toy, which popped up on the Internet earlier today and provides the best look yet at Superman's fellow Kryptonian and nemesis. Clearly, Zod is going for an emo communist kind of thing (yeah, that's not exactly a hammer-and-sickle on his chest, but it's pretty damn close) just to make abundantly sure all the poor, cognition-challenged audience members watching the movie can easily figure out he's evil. Mission achieved, Man of Steel!
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