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Department of Surgery faculty members, both physicians and scientists, are world-renown in their subspecialties. Faculty members are passionate in their clinical care and research practices, as well as being mentors for medical students and trainees. The department also invests significant funds to provide protected time and lab space for junior faculty to perform research.
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Pediatric kidney transplantation in the United States Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2020 Aug; 25(4):343-347. . View in PubMed
Biliary Internal Stents and Biliary Complications in Adult Liver Transplantation Transplant Proc. 2020 Jul 16. . View in PubMed
Should living donor liver transplant selection be subject to the same restrictions as deceased donor transplant? Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2020 02; 25(1):47-51.. View in PubMed
The Increasingly Limited Basis for Portal Venous Pressure Modulation in Living Donor Liver Transplantation Liver Transpl. 2018 11; 24(11):1506-1507. . View in PubMed
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Dr. Etesami specializes in adult and pediatric liver, bowel, kidney and pancreas transplantation. He additionally performs HPB surgery (relating to the liver, pancreas, and biliary systems), incorporating both traditional and minimally invasive techniques for a variety of benign and malignant conditions.
His medical interests include the expansion of organ availability and transplantation with a focus on living donation and maximized utilization of extended criteria organs, and management of advanced hepatobiliary & pancreatic neoplasia.
He is an active member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and is an associate fellow with the American College of Surgeons.


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Black Sea Mystery PlateIn 1918-1919 H.R. Hall excavated at Ur, Eridu, and 'Ubaid. These are sites South of modern Baghdad, Iraq. In turn, Hall's findings stimulated interest in those sites. Then in 1922 Dr. G.B. Gordon proposed a joint University of Pennsylvania/British Museum Expedition to resume Hall's work. Charles Leonard Woolley was chosen to head the expedition... What appears most revealing is that findings regarding the lowest level included a whole layout of soldiers, an oxen cart with oxen and cart drivers in place. Woolley called it A-bar-gi's Tomb.However, since everyone was found in place, women with elaborate headdresses, etc. the whole place apparently was gassed perhaps by volcanic activities and the living were killed in place (my conclusion).Because of a small seal Woolley identified the find as the Tomb of King A-bar-gi. Also, a small cylinder seal of Queen Shub-ad was found in a nearby enclosure as well as the remains of the Queen and other treasures.The description of things quite clearly affirms that all were overtaken at once by volcanic or other gasses. That is, the King and three other bodies were found in what was called the King's chamber, 63 more were found outside, and 25 more with the Queen.
In a nearby "pit" six men were beside the door, 63 female skeletons were in regular rows across the floor. Each body lay on its side, hands cupped toward the face, knees slightly bent.Note: On top of this area was a region of several feet of mud/clay which was void of any signs of human life. This earthen layer apparently was a splay which covered a limited area and obviously occurred after the victims had died.Thus, as the Euphrates River overflowed it was met by other Flood waters that limited the splay. The sudden deaths by gaseous emissions, the immediate covering of the site with earth, and the later occupation of the site by others obviously unawares of what existed beneath...all tend to correlate well with events related with The Flood.That is, when The Flood began there had to be great cataclysmic activities involving gasses within the earth. It is very conceivable that gaseous emissions overcame the people and oxen at this site.If this is correct then the stone bowls found there must be preflood artifacts.
One row of heads rested upon the legs of the other. No signs of violence. Again, Woolley's findings at this particular level indicate a sudden gassing of the victims most probably associated with events associated with The Flood.
Similarly, the stone bowl/plate recovered from the Black Sea bottom near Varna, Bulgaria is undoubtedly of pre-flood origin. This mystery plate was found on the 16th of July 1985 at the bottom of the Black Sea during a joint Bulgarian-Soviet research dive in the underwater habitable vehicle (UHV) "Argus." This mystery plate is made of sandstone, with almost ideal symmetry, and jagged at one end.From the outside and over the edges there appears to be traces of written symbols... [AAS-RA] The photograph shown here was provided by Dr. Petko Dimitrov, Head of the Department of Marine Geology, Institute of Oceanology-Varna, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. This mystery plate was found on the 16th of July 1985 at the bottom of the Black Sea during a joint Bulgarian-Soviet research dive in the underwater habitable vehicle (UHV) "Argus." Joint Bulgarian-Soviet research in the R/V "Rift" and UHV "Argus" was held in the Bulgarian Black Sea area from 5 to 26 July 1985. Chief Scientists for this research cruise were: on behalf of Russia - Prof. N. A. Aybulatov and on behalf of Bulgaria - Senior Scientist Dr. Petko Dimitrov. There were realized generally 12 "dives" down during the cruise investigations at the periphery of the shelf in the region of the old Black Sea coasts and upper part of the continental slope at depths of 90 to 600 meters. On the 16th of July at 08:00 a.m. was realized letting down N3 at the point with latitude 43°10' and longitude 28°40' in the region of old coasts at the parallel of Varna. The description of the lowering is from the log-book of the cruise: On the 16th of July at 08:00 a.m. lowering N3. Crew: Viktor Bulyga, Vitalij Voronov and Petko Dimitrov. Sunny weather, quiet, the temperature of the sea water is 25°C. After 15 minutes we landed at a depth 100 metres at the bottom covered with ooze with Modiolus phaseolinus. Visibility was around 15-20 m. We start observing at a depth of 100 metres and after that we took course to the West. It begins alternating of bands of ooze bottom with sands from old beaches.At a depth of 93 meters on the background of the common monotonous type relief of the ooze little swelling was noted. Initially we supposed that it was a buried boulder piece from the river bed of Provadijska river. We landed near the swelling. At the ooze, that had thickness of 15 cm there were no traces of settled object. We made turbid liquid with a jerk of the fore-motor propeller and we were awaiting to disperse the dregs. A part of an object sunk into the beach sand appeared on the surface of the bottom. We shook the object with mechanical hand and after fairly efforts we took it out of the sand and put it into the submergible basket. We came back to the surface at 14:30. We were looking at the plate on board of the vessel. The plate has the following size: diameter 35 cm, thickness (height) 9 cm and weight 5 kilograms.This mystery plate is made of sandstone, with almost ideal symmetry, and jagged at one end. From the outside and over the edges there appears to be traces of written symbols.
Archaeologists' opinions on its age are contradictory because similar objects were not found in museums and catalogs. This sandstone plate is currently in Professor Dimitrov's collection.If you can further identify this mystery plate, written symbols, etc. Please contact Dr. Petko Dimitrov at: email@example.com
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Mara Erkmanis, the Chicago Latvian Association's Board Chairman from 1982 to 1996, was an active advocate for Latvia and Latvians. She led the Association during the Latvia's "Singing Revolution" period when the country regained independence from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. At that time, the Chicago Latvian Community Center became a base for journalists reporting on Latvia's political situation.
After Mara passed away in 1996, the "Mara Erkmanis Fund" was established in her memory with the goal of financially supporting Latvian cultural efforts in Chicago. In recent years, the Mara Erkmanis Fund has sponsored Latvian plays, puppet theater performances, classical music, folk music and choir concerts, as well as other performances and events.
Alderman Michael Wojcik, who often worked with Mara, proposed naming Hamlin Avenue in her honor to the Chicago City Council.
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A pair of veteran lightweights take center stage in this week's edition of HDNet Fights Video Vault, which is our fight-of-the-week feature.
This week's edition sees highly ranked submission ace Shinya Aoki facing late-replacement Rich Clementi at "DREAM: Fight for Japan."
The May 29 event took place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and aired via delay on HDNet.
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this weekly feature.
Aoki vs. Clementi is no exception.
Aoki (27-5 at the time) brought a four-fight win streak to the cage. The controversial "Tobikan Judan" was looking to continue the rebuilding process that was launched following an April 2010 destruction at the hands of Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez. Aoki had already notched submission wins under the Strikeforce, DREAM and DEEP banners following the loss, and he was hoping to add Clementi to that list.
Meanwhile, Clementi (40-19-1 at the time) was a late addition to the card after Antonio McKee and Shane Nelson each fell through as planned Aoki foes. "No Love" had alternated losses and wins in his previous fight outings, but the near-12-year veteran had little to lose on short notice and is always dangerous in bigtime fights.
So would Aoki continue his streak, or would Clementi capitalize on his opportunity to score an upset?
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Horse meat scandal matter of 'incompetence' or conspiracy?
CHEAP trading with overseas food companies has had disastrous consequences for some UK supermarkets where "beef" products have been found to contain up to 100% horse meat.
Major retailers are considering taking legal action against German companies which allegedly mass produced lasagnes and other meat based foods using horse meat.
Several products have been recalled and some chains including Aldo and Tesco have offered compensation to those who have eaten contaminated meat.
British Environment Secretary Owen Paterson told reporters on Sunday it was possible further testing of other foods could produce more ghastly results.
He said it was still not clear whether the scandal was a "question of gross incompetence" on an international, criminal conspiracy.


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Twelve athletes who underwent drug testing at this past weekend's Strikeforce Challengers 17 event tested clean for performance-enhancing drugs and recreational/drugs of abuse.
Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer today e-mailed the drug-testing results to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
Included in among the athletes were headliners Bobby Voelker and Roger Bowling, who tangled a third time at The Pearl at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Voelker won the best of three series with a second-round TKO.
The event's main card aired live on Showtime.
Also tested at the event were Devin Cole, Shawn Jordan, Ovince St. Preux, Joe Cason, Sarah Kaufman, Adlan Amagov, T.J. Cook, Anthony Smith, Bill Cooper and Sterling Ford.
All tested negative for drugs of abuse (such as marijuana and cocaine), as well as anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancers.
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|The RaTS programme (Rothera Oceanographic and Biological Time Series) involves the long term monitoring of a nearshore marine environment and is focussed around two broad aims, 1) Provide a suite of oceanographic data that would provide environmental background to aid interpretation of the nearshore marine ecology and 2) Test a series of broad hypotheses concerning the pelagic-benthic coupling and environmental forcing of the nearshore environment. On an approximate weekly basis, an upper water column CTD cast is deployed with a discrete water sample taken at 15m. The water sample is analysed for macronutrients, chlorophyll, dissolved organic carbon, oxygen isotopes and microbial community.
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Draft: G-20 will produce plan for global growth
LOS CABOS, Mexico -- The leaders of the world's largest economies will portray themselves as united behind efforts to boost growth and job creation in order to repair a global economy roiled by fears over the European financial crisis, according to a draft of the statement to be released Tuesday at the end of the Group of 20 annual meeting.
It's far from certain, however, that the reassuring words will sooth markets whose harsh judgment of the official response to the crisis appears to be pushing Europe closer to catastrophe by the day. On Monday, less than 12 hours after a Greek election quelled fears that the country could make a devastating exit from the Euro, fears about Spain drove that massive economy's borrowing costs dangerously close to the level where it would need a bailout.
The statement by the G-20 leaders includes language that appears aimed at easing the Spanish crisis by reassuring investors that Spain's treasury won't end up eating the costs of the up to 100 billion euro rescue of Spain's banks announced this month. Fears that the responsibility of paying back the bailout would fall on its government helped drive Spain's borrowing costs above the dangerously high 7 percent level.
"Euro area members of the G20 will take all necessary policy measures to safeguard the integrity and stability of the area ... and break the feedback loop between sovereigns and banks," the statement says.
It also places the G-20 on the side of those who have been arguing for a focus on job creation, including through government spending, instead of the budget cutbacks and austerity pushed most notably by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
And it singles out China and Saudi Arabia for commitments to global economic well-being, lauding a Saudi pledge to keep oil prices from going too high by amping up production from its massive reserves, and praises China for a promise to move away from policies that keep its currency artificially low, giving Chinese exports a price advantage on world markets.
"We welcome Saudi Arabia's readiness to mobilize, as necessary, existing spare capacity to ensure adequate supply," the statement says. "We also welcome the commitment by China to allow market forces to play a larger role in determining movements" in the Chinese currency.
Germany feels that it has been unfairly burdened by its large contributions to international bailouts of economically weaker European countries that overspent for years and, in exchange, it has been insisting on steep cutbacks from aid recipients such as Greece.
Those cutbacks have led to dramatic economic hardship for voters in Greece and other countries. A growing number of European countries having been advocating spending and growth, not austerity, and the G-20 statement appears to place the group of the world's largest economies into that camp.
"We are united in our resolve to promote growth and jobs," the draft says, declaring that the leaders will announce the "coordinated Los Cabos Growth and Jobs Action Plan" to achieve those goals, although the draft does not provide details of the plan.
"Strong sustainable and balanced growth remains the top priority of the G20, as it leads to higher job creation and increases the welfare of people across the world," the statement reads.
It throws its support specifically behind greater government spending as a response to a worsening global economy, saying that countries with the resources "stand ready" to take fiscal action.
The plan says the Obama administration pledged to prevent sharp tax increases and government spending cuts from kicking in at the end of the year, as scheduled under current law, to avoid sending the U.S. into another recession.
As G-20 officials wrangled over last-minute changes in the wording of the statement, European leaders at the summit struggled to reassure the world Monday that they were on the path to solving their continent's relentless economic crisis.
The cost of bailing out Spain's €1.1 trillion ($1.39 trillion) economy would likely outstrip current global ability, even after the International Monetary Fund announced late Monday that a round of contributions had increased its lending capacity to $456 billion, exceeding a round of pledges made in April.
The Spanish delegation to the G-20 bemoaned the rise in the country's borrowing costs and said the market reaction didn't correspond to the reality of Spain's economic strength.
The IMF said in a staff report Monday that Europe was unlikely to conquer its budget problems without a greater focus on policies that promote growth. European governments should make it easier to hire and fire workers, simplify government regulations of the economy, and make it easier for workers to move to other European countries for jobs, the fund said, reforms could boost growth in the region by 4.5 percent over the next 5 years.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy urged markets to focus on a European summit at the end of the month that they said would help the continent move closer to deeper economic and political integration to match its single currency. The lack of common rules for the countries sharing the euro currency is seen as the primary cause of the current crisis.
The EU summit would bring progress on common banking rules for member nations, Barroso and Van Rompuy said, although they cautioned, in sometimes defensive tones, against expectations of short-term results.
"I can assure you that even if we in June will not take definitive decisions, the path, the trajectory is very clear for everybody," Van Rompuy said. "In this case, the pace is less important than the decision we make."
Barroso took a more aggressive tone, declaring that "the crisis originated in North America" with the collapse of real-estate-linked financial products and taking a subtle dig at China and other non-democratic countries at the summit.
"Not all the members of the G-20 are democracies, but we are democracies, and we take decisions democratically. Sometimes this means taking more time," he said. "Frankly we are not coming here to receive lessons in terms of democracy or in terms of how to handle the economy, because the European Union has a model that we may be very proud of."
President Barack Obama met with a series of European leaders including Merkel.
Even the good news about Greece was overshadowed by lingering disagreement over the terms of the country's international bailout, which required harsh cutbacks in spending that many in Greece blame for widespread hardship suffered by ordinary citizens.
The parties that Europe hopes will form Greece's next government are committed to the bailout, but want to renegotiate some of the stricter terms.
However, Merkel indicated that finding room for negotiation might not be so easy, saying Greece had to hold its side of the bargain and that "we have to count on Greece sticking to its commitments."
Associated Press writers Jack Chang contributed to this report from Los Cabos, Mexico and Christopher S. Rugaber and Jim Kuhnhenn from Washington.


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That's referee Howard Webb over there. A photoshop of him actually, because he doesn't really wear a Manchester United kit while refereeing. He wears a referee's shirt. After a controversial FA Cup match in January, with some controversial decisions going United's way, Liverpool player Ryan Babel posted the photoshopped image to his Twitter. He was fined for it. Basically, everyone thinks Howard Webb is in the bag for their rival. Remember all this, it'll come up later.
Chelsea trails United by three points in the Premier League, but is ahead on goal differential. If they win their clash this coming Sunday, they'll be in the lead with two games remaining. This is a hugely important game for both sides, and one that could effectively decide the league, and with Alex Ferguson complaining about the officiating in last weekend's loss, everyone will be paying attention to the refereeing Sunday.
So of course today it was announced that Howard Webb will referee the United-Chelsea match.
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December 8, 2009
Dear CODEPINKer,
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Serial Drama's Best and Worst of 2009
"Were there any real bests this year?"
"There were...some?"
"But lots of worsts."
"Yes, lots.'
"Should we just do the Worst of 2009 list?"
"That would just reinforce the image of us as hypercritical nags who hate everything."
"Right, which would be...bad? And we shouldn't do it."
"Yeah. Unless we can't come up with any bests, and then we might be forced to."
Okay, perhaps that's an overly pessimistic behind-the-scenes look at how we compiled our Best and Worst of 2009. There were soap highlights; they were overshadowed by the myriad lowlights, but they were there! So while it was a bit difficult to remember them, remember them we did and bring you our picks, because we love tradition, especially when tradition involves listing things!
Before we begin, we'd like to mention a notable best of the year: Best Readers! Thank you so much for reading, commenting, emailing, Facebooking and generally being fantastic. Here's to 2010 and, hopefully, improvements across soapdom. Fingers crossed!
And our usual disclaimers: we only watch All My Children, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless; Louise watches One Life to Live. Therefore, these are the shows that our Bests and Worsts come from. We're sure that As the World Turns, The Bold and the Beautiful and the late, lamented Guiding Light have many worthy nominees for the following categories and you can feel free to share them. Also: these are only our opinions. We don't expect all of you, or even many of you, to agree with our choices. Feel free to dispute and make your own nominations in the comments!
Best Story: The Baby Switch, Days of Our Lives
Initially, we hated that Days was going to the dry baby-switch well. And the story didn't start off terribly interesting. But great performances by Arianne Zucker, Allison Sweeney, and James Scott, plus ample hotness by Scott, Galen Gering, and Eric Martsolf -- not to mention the most expressive and adorable baby in daytime, who plays Sydney -- combined to overcome some tedious writing and breathed new life into an old cliche. It wasn't outstanding, but it was the best overall story arc on our shows. Plus, the story played out over a full year, which is pretty much the only truly soapily paced thing in Salem, but we'll deal with that later.
Worst Story: Stuart's Murder, All My Children
Remember when Stuart would make his handful of appearances over the course of the year, all sweet and adorable, and clad in Cosby sweaters? And how Adam loved him more than anything in the world. Well, we're glad you have those memories, because 2009 saw Stuart violently murdered...by Adam.
Everything about that sentence is horrifying, and horrifying is an apt description for the entire debacle of a story. Adam, under the influence of drugs administered by David without his knowledge and wanted dead by all of Pine Valley, shot his brother. Kendall, for some boneheaded reason, confessed and planned to go to prison for the murder, which she did not commit. Annie became the focal point of the story (and, eventually, Mrs. Adam Chandler). Marian was turned crazy and institutionalized, just for kicks. Charles Pratt half-assed the story from the beginning (a dark and stormy night, with random people showing up--without weapons!--to kill Adam? PUH-LEASE) and only became worse as it dragged on.
Best (New) Couple
It says a lot about soaps today that we have been scratching our heads over which couple to give this title to for weeks. Beccawanted "Kristian Alfonso and Crystal Chappell's eyebrows." Mallory wanted "All My Children and the fast-forward button." Louise finally prevailed, because her show actually has couples viewers consistently want to root for. Who knew?
Somehow this pair was being called "Kish" on message boards months before they even came close to getting together. And sure, they took a cliched path by making one half of this same-sex, star-crossed pair ashamed and closeted, but once he was out, he was out, and they had regular old daytime-serial-couple-obstacles after that. And even before the couple got together, we saw same-sex makeout sessions without trumpets and fanfare -- a neat trick that made it so once Oliver Fish and Kyle Lewis actually got together, we were watching for them, not for "daytime history being made." Instead of a statement, we saw an old-fashioned love story, with through-the-roof chemistry coming from two daytime newcomers. Brett Claywell (Kyle), the more seasoned and nuanced actor, and Scott Evans (Fish), who feels his way through his role with a constant-exposed-nerve approach, have colored the small moments in this essentially-B-story romance with a depth that invites all of us to imagine all-night talks and exciting dates we just didn't see. [I'm afraid to say this next bit because I think some of us believe there are a number of ABC execs who just didn't realize this was even happening but....] And in the final episode of 2009? They made daytime history anyway. The two men finally consummated their relationship in a scene just as hot, steamy, romantic, and sweet as any major couple's first big love scene. It's hard to imagine not going gooey at that.
Worst Couple: Erica and Ryan, All My Children
There's something profoundly disturbing about Erica falling for Ryan, the father of her grandchild (oh, sorry, we should have phrased that as "the father of her daughter's son"), who her daughter was still sleeping with as of this spring. First of all: EW. Second of all: I think Erica can do about ten times better than Ryan "I have literally zero redeeming qualities" Lavery. And third of all: EW.
Best Triangle: Bo/Nora/Clint, One Life to Live
A good old-fashioned triangle in which no one was completely unsympathetic. It's over now, and while it's unlikely anyone really was a massive Clint/Nora 'shipper, no one wanted to see Clint hurt. The writers worked a little "duh" magic (why don't other shows get this? Especially when dealing with brothers?) by having Bo and Nora confess their love to one another but make the decent choice to stay away from each other's beds in celebration until they'd faced the music with Clint. A lot of us were screaming, "No, no, don't marry Clint!" at the same time that we were yelling, "No, no, don't break Clint's heart!" Good stuff, where everyone's perspective was valid.
Worst Triangle: Elizabeth/Lucky/Nikolas, General Hospital
Add "Write a compelling story about a woman torn between two brothers" to the list of things that Bob Guza cannot do. There was no organic buildup to Liz and Nik falling for each other, and less than no explanation for why Liz would sleep with Nikolas and then immediately go accept Lucky's marriage proposal. And when you factor in the complete lack of chemistry between Becky Herbst and Tyler Christopher, and the oodles of chemistry between Herbst and Jonathan Jackson, it gets even more confusing.
Best New and/or Newly Aged Character(s): Kristina Davis, Michael Corinthos and Dante Falconeri, General Hospital
We like to think of the hiring of Lexi Ainsworth, Drew Garrett and Dominic Zamprogna as General Hospital's way of saying, "Totally our bad about how awful Sonny is. Would it make you feel any better if his children all turned out to be awesome?" Slightly, GH. Slightly.
Worst New Character: Stacy Morasco, One Life to Live
Everyone loves a daytime bad girl. Bring on a stripper, long-lost sister of a major character? Right on! Oh, she has designs on her sister's man? Perfect-o! She's a major schemer? Fun! Oh, she's willing to let her nephew die of leukemia by withholding "her" stem cells, unless her sister gives her the man? Oops. There's really no coming back from that one, and her storyline ate most of the spring and summer. Actress Crystal Hunt didn't exactly add surprising layers and depth to the role, but it's hard to spin gold from total crap.
Worst Exit: John and Marlena, Days of Our Lives
We will be diplomatic and say that we were not, in recent years, big John and Marlena fans here at Serial Drama. But no matter what you thought of the characters or their portrayers, this was a huge Dayssupercouple. And Marlena on her own was a daytime icon -- how many of your non-soap-watching friends still knew about the Marlena possession storyline? A metric buttload, that's how many. So the decision by the powers-that-be at Days to write off John and Marlena in the way that they did is baffling. The exit, played out over approximately 1.5 episodes, was essentially "Hey there random couple with seemingly no ties to this town. How about we emasculate and literally paralyze the male half of you and make the female half abandon all her children in times of crisis without any explanation, then ship you off to a random European country to which you have no ties whatsoever? Awesome! Kthxbye." Congrats, Days writers. Only you could top Bob Guza this year in the category we will one day -- after his retirement and our subsequent celebrations -- name after him: Highest Level of Commitment to Shitting on Legendary Characters and/or the Fan-Favorite Actors Who Portray them.
Most Bittersweet Return: Jonathan Jackson, General Hospital
Having Jonathan Jackson, the original Lucky, back on GH is pretty fantastic. The writers obviously adore writing for him and this version of Lucky is being portrayed as having the ability to compute first grade math problems, which is an improvement over the past Luckys. Hell, the fact that he is being portrayed at all is an improvement over the past Luckys, who more often than not resided at 666 Backburner Lane. He works with all of his castmates incredibly well, Tony Geary and Becky Herbst in particular.
But Jackson returning meant Greg Vaughan leaving, and we're still sad about that. He was oh-so pretty, he worked well with his castmates when the show gave him screentime, and he was Lucky for seven years. We miss him!
Best Return: Crystal Chappell, Days of Our Lives
Sure, Hope has been acting uncharacteristically like a lunatic in order to create the opening for Carly to play the interloper in the classic Bo/Hope relationship, but let's set that aside for the moment and just appreciate that Crystal Chappell is an awesome actress, and having Carly back in Salem has been a great addition to the hospital and the 40/50-something relationship set. The "mystery daughter!" storyline is a little lame, but Chappell is making it watchable. And if her awesomeness ever melds with Wally Kurth's, in a Carly/Justin romance, you might hear the "eeeee!s" from our living rooms in your own.
Worst Return: Natalia Livingston, General Hospital
"Remember when we killed off Emily, and there was massive outcry from everyone who watches this show? How about we bring Natalia Livingston back, but as someone new? Someone bad! With dark eyeshadow! And then she can be all bad, but then it turns out that she isn't really bad, just bitter about being sold at birth. And then Nikolas decides that he loves Elizabeth and we decide that maybe it's not so fun having Natalia back after all. That could be a fun way to spend a few months!"
WTFiest Return: Anna DiMera, Days of Our Lives
Anna is back in Salem! And she's a psychotic kidnapper!
Fortunately, Leann Hunley is still fabulous, and she can balance out this career blip with the fact that she used to get paid to make out with Joshua Jackson.
Best Hero: Dante Falconeri, General Hospital
He will probably undergo severe character assassination soon and become his father's number one fan and, Jason forbid, right hand man, but for now, how can we not love a man who was allowed to say these words without being immediately written off of the show?
Dante: I'm thinking about how hard it is for cops to actually win one. I'm thinking about how easy it is for the mobsters to make up the rules as they go and get away with literal murder. You know what else I'm thinking about? I'm thinking about the good guys who get caught in the crossfire and get mowed down on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Worst Hero: Victor Newman, The Young and the Restless
Victor brought Mary Jane/Patty, a mentally unstable crazy person hellbent on revenge to town as part of his latest battle in the decades long war he's been fighting with Jack Abbott. Mary Jane wound up poisoning his granddaughter, was responsible for Colleen Carlton's death and was just generally a menace to society. When questioned about his ties to her, Victor lied, repeatedly, and had the audacity to take offense to the all-too-truthful accusations that this was all of his fault
Victor: How dare you come into my home and make accusations? You know nothing. You have no damn proof, do you...you come to my home and vomit garbage about your family, how much you love them and protect them. You are the one who manipulated Colleen to assume that seat on the board of directors. She was not qualified for that, and you knew it. She was in way over her head. You watched her sink. You didn't do a damn thing, did you?... Don't you come into my home and talk to me about family love and family values, you got that?
Oh, but because he was shot instead of Jack, that makes all of this awful behavior okay and we should all praise him for being heroic. Gag us with a spoon.
Best Villain: Mitch Lawrence, One Life to Live
Yeah, yeah, it's so unrealistic that he just can't die, gets away with everything, and is inexplicably omniscient. Except it's awesome that he just can't die, gets away with everything, and is inexplicably omniscient. And his 24-year history on this show means this isn't some random sociopath who only cares about the sweet young newbies. And we have Mitch to thank for the terrifyingly hilarious corpse of Nash (with due respect to the props department)! Just get him out of the hospital bed already!
Worst Villain: Andrea Floyd, General Hospital
She skulked around the hospital managing to hear confidential conversations, tried to frame Alexis for murder and made her look like a woman driven crazy by love, drugged Edward Quartermaine and wasn't even entertaining once. So glad that GH brought Martha Byrne on for this thankless, stupid role instead of doing something crazy like "writing a compelling character for a daytime icon to play".
Best Wedding: Maxie and Spinelli, General Hospital
We're cheating, because this was a non-wedding, but it was so delightful, well-written and happy that we had to include it. Bradford Anderson and Kirsten Storms were at their best, the show acknowledged friendships and complicated familial relationships, there was karaoke and the reasons for the couple not getting married were true to character and soapy.
And! Jason's pink tie, who is our choice for Best Supporting Actor.
We loved it so much that we are not even going to mention Maxie's ceremonial headdress.
So that says A LOT about how much we loved it.
Worst Wedding: Bianca and Reese, All My Children
Bianca and Reese's wedding, the first lesbian wedding on daytime, was pretty inspiring, wasn't it? Lesbians can also have poorly written, cursed marriages! Three cheers for equality! Bianca, one of the show's most beloved heroines (at least before the unfortunate circumstances of Gabrielle's conception, anyway), married a woman who made out with Bianca's brother-in-law hours before the wedding, dreamed about marrying Bianca's brother-in-law and made repeated references to the deep connection she had to Bianca's brother-in-law, who was also terrible in every way. And then the marriage ended practically moments later, when the truth about the kiss came out. What a poorly written joke.
Weirdest Casting Decision: James Franco joining General Hospital
We still have more questions than we do answers, but anything that leads to that much pretty joining GH and that much homoeroticism deserves a special mention.
Worst Casting Decision: Killing off Colleen, The Young and the Restless
It is always the worst casting decision when shows kill off young legacy characters so that they can have a few emotional episodes, rather than just quietly send the young legacy characters out of town. There was NO reason to kill off Colleen. Sure, she was on the backburner for the better part of the year, and yes, Tammin Sursok hadn't even attempted an American accent after 2008, but Colleen was Brad Carlton and Traci Abbott's daughter, and a young, gorgeous heiress. There were decades worth of stories for her to be a part of, but the show killed her off in the most exploitative way possible. Months later, and we're still bitter.
Most Hot-Guy-Conscious Casting: Days of Our Lives
...and we thank them for it. Sincerely. In little more than a year, Daysadded Galen Gehring, Eric Martsolf, and Mark Hapka, who joined -- among others -- James Scott and Jay Kenneth Johnson. That is a whole lot of chiseled faces and shirtlessness-worthy torsos, dear readers.
Worst Soundbites From Show-Runners: Julie Hanan Carruthers thinks we're all crazy and Charles Pratt hates Eden Riegel, All My Children
ABC Daytime needs to bar all All My Children writers and producers from speaking with the press, because everything they manage to say is rude, condescending and awful. The two most rude, condescending and awful things have to do with the clusterfuck of a story that was Reese and Bianca's romance. First, Julie Hanan Carruthers told the audience that they were delusionally writing mental fanfiction:
The Advocate: Some fans were upset when it appeared that Reese might consider leaving Bianca for a man.
JHC: She is not considering it. That's the audience rewriting what's there. It's not being written that way at all.
And Charles Pratt acknowledged that the story was terrible, but blamed it on Eden Riegel. The people in charge are bitchy AND inept! No wonder this show blows.
Most Disappointing Show: All My Children
A show with Susan Lucci, David Canary, Debbi Morgan, Darnell Williams, Alicia Minshew, Thorsten Kaye and Vincent Irizarry in the cast managed to be the most painful hour of television all year, thanks to a writing and production staff that thought about what could be entertaining, and did the exact opposite. Reliving the details of exactly how awful this year was in Pine Valley was painful once, so all we're going to say is thank goodness Charles Pratt got canned and that we're keeping our fingers crossed for a much improved 2010 (even if the only way to realistically do that is have 2009 be the figment of a disturbed person's imagination).
Most Improved Show: Days of Our Lives
Days still doesn't seem to be able to maintain consistent quality for more than a few months, but 2009 was a huge improvement over 2008, and right now we actually look forward to watching the next episode on a regular basis. It's a bizarre feeling, but we're giving it a chance before we seek out medication to dull it.
One thing keeping Days from being truly great is its seeming inability to create great new couples, a problem possibly directly attributable to its horrible romantic pacing. Phillip and Melanie are engaged (and based on Wednesday's episode, possibly married depending on when you're reading this post) and they haven't been on a single date. And that's Phillip's second engagement this year. Stephanie, his ex-fiancee, is on relationship #3 in 2009, as is Melanie. This show needs to take lessons from its 1980s episodes on how to do a good soapy build-up.
Best Show: One Life to Live
It's not necessarily saying much to call OLTL the "best ABC soap," but it's more than that. Instead of trying to be something it's not, the folks in charge over at OLTL seemed to figure out that when you truly embrace what soapiness is (part indulgent campiness, part never-more-than-three-degrees-of-separation, part total honesty), there's a huge payoff. While it had its hits and misses this year (hey, there's no love lost between Stacy and the audience), it still managed to move forward at an entertaining pace, give ample screen time to almost of its available vets, integrate several newbies into an already-overflowing cast, and offer a little something for everyone. When ATWT shuts down next year, it will officially be the last NYC soap standing -- how appropriate that in the capital of the stage world, it's at its theatrical soapy best. It's rumored to be next on the chopping block, but we all know a few fans (this one included) who would even show up if they moved shop to a makeshift stage in the middle of Central Park. As long as Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati are still on board.
Best Actor: David Canary, All My Children
The lone highlight of the "Who Killed Stuart?" mystery and its fallout was David Canary, who was heart-breaking and amazing even when he was given the most rotten material with which to work. He's effortlessly amazing and made the most awful scenes must-see-TV. Because of him, we didn't fast forward through any of the murder mystery which, now that we think about it, probably killed a few brain cells. Present day All My Children in no way deserves this delightful man and his talent. We hope that the new writing staff gives him worthy material.
Best Actress: Laura Wright, General Hospital
Laura Wright has managed to make one of us (ONE!) love Carly again and one of us dial back the hatred a few notches, which makes her worthy of a Nobel Prize, let alone a Serial Drama shoutout. She's fantastic in difficult scenes (she killed us during Michael's coma and the weeks after he woke up and despised her) and equally enjoyable in the all-too few light and happy scenes she gets.
Worst Actor and Actress: TIE! John Paul Lavoisier and Terrell Tilford, One Life to Live
John Paul Lavoisier used to play a fun supporting character -- the soap archetype of a bad boy with a soft center. But something happened over the last year or two, and it's hard to remember those days anymore. It doesn't matter what the scene calls for -- anger? Jealousy? Rage? Self-pity? Love? Heartbreak? Grief? It all gets the same mugging, eye-bugging, arm-flailing treatment. It doesn't help that the character has been bitter, angry, controlling, and humorless most of this year, but he's been given some meaty material and plays it all like a cartoon. Is this really a soap hunk these days? Speaking of soap hunks, Terrell Tilford showed up as Dr. Greg Evans and stopped a lot of hearts. He's a sexy, sexy man and brought a new spark to milquetoast Rachel. Alas, he was then given some difficult scenes in which he had to deal with having been the surgeon responsible for his brother's coma. More than feeling for his character, or being bothered by bad acting, most of us were probably just deeply, deeply embarrassed... and he's been suspiciously backburnered ever since.
Most Criminally Underused Actress: TIE! Nancy Lee Grahn, General Hospital, and Jess Walton, The Young and the Restless
Two gorgeous, talented women playing intriguing smart characters. Remind us again why these two permanently reside in the land of no screen-time?
Best Recast: Michael Muhney as Adam, The Young and the Restless
Sheriff Don Lamb as Victor Newman's son? The six Veronica Mars fans reading this recognize how weird that prospect was when first announced, but Muhney has been excellent in what's probably the most difficult role on the entire show. He's very different from predecessor Chris Engen but, to borrow a term overused by Paula Abdul, he's made the role his own and he's endlessly compelling, even when Adam is endlessly awful (which is most of the time).
Worst Recast: TIE! Jamie Luner as Liza, All My Children, and
Clementine Ford as Mac,The Young and the Restless
Jamie Luner is many things (attractive; vixenish; um, orange), but she is not Liza Colby in any way. She's way too young and too brash, her Liza comes across sleazy and she looks ridiculous interacting with all of the people in Liza's life. We like Jamie Luner just fine, but this is not the role for her. Clementine Ford, meanwhile, is a charisma vacuum and has not had one moment all year that's made us feel anything other than boredom. When the audience is focused more on random extras than Mac, there's a problem.
Worst History Rewrite: Ethan is Luke and Holly's son, General Hospital
Luke and Laura, and Robert and Holly, actually weren't happy and in love in the 80s; who knew?! It turns out that Holly and Luke had an affair that resulted in an unwashed Australian douchebag son. There was something to offend everyone: Luke and Laura fans, Holly fans (because she was always a con-woman and nothing more, despite the years that she wasn't), the shampoo industry. Sadly, the story's biggest cheerleader of all was Tony Geary, who loved everything about it, making it highly unlikely that Ethan will be written off the show and never mentioned again.
Most Offensive Plot Twist: Faking Trevor's Death, All My Children
It seems like the majority of Pine Valley residents have taken part in a scheme that involved lying to a bereaved parent that his or her child was dead. We're not sure why that's the plot that AMC writers always go back to, but it was only a matter of time before Jake and Amanda turned to the dead baby lie to keep Amanda's son away from David, because he's so...mean. Seriously, that was their explanation. Because he's mean. What made this dead lie even more offensive was Amanda informing him about the baby's death, complete with mentioning David's other two dead children.
Amanda: He was so perfect, David, like a dream, but I couldn't say goodbye because he was already gone. It was so still. You don't want your only memory of your son to be a little baby in the morgue. He's in heaven, laughing and gurgling and waving his little fists. He's with Babe and Leora. So say a prayer and hold on to that.
That's gross. And she's the one we're supposed to be rooting for. Uh-huh.
Best Diversity and Use of Vets: One Life to Live
Worst Diversity and Use of Vets: General Hospital
We don't even have the energy to type out another rant about this. Suffice it to say we didn't need to discuss what show would win this "prize."
Best Soap Child: Cameron Webber, General Hospital
This adorable, expressive boy continues to be the most wonderful tyke in all of soapdom. Whenever he reacted adorably to the goings-on in Port Charles, or whenever we learned intriguing tidbits about the generosity of his character, we smiled big, goofy smiles.
Honorable mentions: Sam Manning, One Life to Live (children + glasses = cute times a million), Sydney on Days, and all of the babies on General Hospital.
Most Welcome Haircut: James Scott, Days of Our Lives
Oh god, you guys, do you remember? The horror of early- to mid-2009? Those dark days when James Scott was either prepping for a role in Hair or, in a spin on Mallory's suggestion that in order to make EJ truly hateable he would have to disfigure himself, James Scott's hair looked like this?
But it does not anymore! He came to his senses and all hotness was fully restored!
We threw a party. We had t-shirts made and everything. (Note to James Scott's attorneys, particularly those who deal with restraining order matters: This was hyperbole used for dramatic effect. Total fiction! Well, mostly...)
Most Insane Hair: Lauren Koslow, Days of Our Lives
Lauren Koslow currently has INDIGO BLUE CHUNKS in her hair, people. It is like something out of a horror movie, and we have to watch it without popcorn and while sober, on worknights! Life is unfair.
Duh Face of the Year: Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital
This category may well be re-named The Sonny Corinthos Duh Face of the Year award with how consistently he wins. We've finally found something the man is good at!
The Year's Most "Really, he's the show's leading man? Him?" Dialogue: Sonny is Tired and Also Wants Sex, General Hospital
Sonny, cranky: Say what you gotta say because I gotta take a nap
Sonny, while being seduced by Claudia (glurg): Ok, but don't take long, ok? Because I need it right now
Really, he's the show's leading man? Him?
Our Favorite Soap Moment of 2009: Paul learning the truth about Mary Jane, The Young and the Restless
There was no single scene more enjoyable than Paul learning that his sister had radical plastic surgery and was on a spree of life-ruining crazy in Genoa City. Doug Davidson could have, like many before him, gone subtle and done the single tear thing. But he didn't. He...went batshit. And it was glorious.
FYI, this serves as a handy primer of how to react to any and all bad news in the future. Begin relatively stable
And end crumpled in the fetal position, hands covering your tear-filled face as you sob impotently about the horrible curveballs thrown by life.
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How to uninstall and reinstall a camera USB driver from Device Manager.
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- Turn on the camera.
- Open the Device Manager of the operating system.
- Windows® 98, 98SE, and Me: Right-click the My Computer icon, left-click Properties, left-click the Device Manager tab.
- Windows 2000 and XP: Right-click the My Computer icon, left-click Properties, left-click the Hardware tab, left-click the Device Manager button.
- Windows Vista®: Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, click the Device Manager button.
- Windows 7: Click the Start button, click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, under Devices and Printers, click Device Manager.
- In the Device Manager window, at the left of Universal Serial Bus controllers, click the PLUS (+) symbol.
- Under Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click Sony DSC or USB Mass Storage Device to display the drop-down menu.
- In the drop-down menu, click Uninstall or Remove.
- In the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click the OK button.
- Insert the CD that was supplied with the camera into the computer CD-ROM drive.
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Apple Bloody Splatter Cocktail Recipe
This is a variation on Todd Thrasher's "Dexter"-inspired cocktail, this time with a fresh apple base. For the apple juice base, use unfiltered apple juice or cider from the refrigerated section of the store.
Note: the cocktail is spattered with a rhubarb syrup. I bought mine in a specialty store, but the syrup is easy to make at home if so desired.) Drip the syrup along the rim of the glass for a bloody effect suitable for Halloween. You can also drizzle with pomegranate molasses if preferred.
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- 2 ounces unfiltered apple juice or apple cider
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed juice from 1 orange
- 1 ounce bourbon
- 1/2 ounce Averna
- 1 egg white
- Garnish: Rhubarb syrup or pomegranate molasses (see notes)
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There are many things about mainstream physics that infuriate me, not the least of which is the physicist's understanding of motion. In this multi-part article, I will argue that the physicist's understanding of movement is fundamentally flawed, on a par with the flat earth hypothesis. I believe that having a correct foundational model of movement will unleash an age of free energy and extremely fast transportation. It will be an age where vehicles have no need of wheels, move silently at enormous speeds with no visible means of propulsion and negotiate right-angle turns without slowing down.
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I know. The preceding paragraph sounds like crackpot nonsense but most of you who regularly read my blog know that I am not one to shy away from expressing my views even if they get me branded as a crackpot. In fact, I am a rebel at heart and I relish the satisfaction of rubbing the scientific community's nose in their own excrement. But before you get too offended by my irreverent attitude (I love science, ok?), consider that physicists believe in magic. You don't believe me? Go ask a physicist to explain why two objects in relative inertial motion remain in motion. You will get either one or both of the following answers.
- Nothing is needed to keep them in motion. Newton proved it already.
- Physics is not about the 'why' of things but the 'how'.
In Part II, I will deconstruct the above answers and show that physicists are just as ignorant as the man in the street about the nature of motion. Heck, the man in the street may have a leg up on them; that's how bad I think the problem with motion is.
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Thanks Lisa Bailey for sending in this yummy Shabbat Panzanella salad recipe!
Panzanella salad is from the cuisine of Tuscany, Italy, who have always made innovative uses for their "leftovers", including their leftover crusty bread. There are many variations for this delicious Panzanella salad, and I also like this version with basil pesto from the passionate cook. I also did an extra bit of research and added a Panzanella recipe video from Tribeca Grill.
Enjoy Lisa's recipe! Try it this Shabbat for lunch.
I'm posting this kosher recipe Monday, July 11 in honor of Lisa's new addition to the family! Mabrook!
Hi Marlene,
I love trying new light salads for saturday lunch in the summer . My favorite is bread salad . It's so colorful and makes a beautiful presentation!
- One loaf Italian bread ,one day old cut into cubes
- Mozzarella cheese (I like the one from Costco)
- A bunch of fresh basil, chopped
- About 2 dozen sun dried tomatoes in oil chopped
- About 2 dozen grape tomatoes chopped
- 1-2 Avocados cut up
- Juice of 3 lemons
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Balsamic vinegar to taste
Chop all ingredients and mix. You can add the olive oil as desired.
If you would like it to be pareve leave out the cheese .
Hope you enjoy!
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IDF Processors based on 'Penryn', Intel's 45nm architecture, will be formally launched on 12 November, the chip giant's CEO, Paul Otellini, revealed today. But what CPUs will the company announce?
Otellini wasn't expansive: "server and high-end desktop products," was all he would say at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) today, noting that more mainstream products would arrive in Q1 2008.
According to a report on Japanese-language site PC Watch, 12 November will see the debut of the 130W Core 2 Extreme QX6850, a four-core part running at 3GHz on a 1333MHz frontside bus and with 12MB of L2 cache on board, with 6MB shared by each core pair.
We should point out that Intel already offers a QX6850, fabbed at 65nm but with the same specs beyond that massive L2 cache - it has 8MB. The extra 4MB of L2 should at least give the 45nm part some advantage, so we reckon Intel will call it the QX6900, or possibly a much higher model number.
Why? Because the upcoming 45nm Core 2 Quad, due January, will go on sale as the Q9x00 range. The line up comprises the 2.5GHz Q9300, the 2.66GHz Q9450 and the 2.83GHz Q9550, all with four cores and 1333MHz FSBs. The Q9300 will hve 6MB of L2 cache; the Q9450 and Q9550, 12MB. All three consume up to 95W.
January will also see the introduction of the Core 2 Duo E8200, E8300, E8400 and E8500, clocked at 2.66GHz, 2.83GHz, 3.0GHz and 3.16GHz, respectively. Again, all sit on a 1333MHz FSB and contain 6MB of L2. They're rated at 65W.
Don't forget, the 45nm era Core 2s are expected to lose the 'Duo' and the 'Quad' monikers - we've used them here for clarity - as Intel focuses solely on model number to distinguish one chip from another.
It's those big model number jumps - from the E6x50 to the E8x00, and the Q6x00 to Q9x00 - that suggests to us the Core 2 Extreme chip may come in higher than QX6900 and certainly above QX6850.


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Route 1
Places you will visit:
- Kouloura
- Agios Stephanos
- Kassiopi
- Acharavi
- Roda
- Sidari
*As you leave Kalami village, continue up the road until the road forks. Go down to:
This is a picturesque little fishing harbour with just one small taverna. Kouloura is one of the most photographed corners of Corfu. Author Gerald Durrell lived here whilst writing his famous book, "My family and other animals".
*Come back up the road from Kouloura and turn right at the junction and you will make your way up to the main road. Turn right at the top and follow the road along to:
Agios Stephanos (or San Stefanos) NE
This is a peaceful little fishing village on a tiny stretch of beach, which is frequented by small yachts in the summer, why not stop and have a coffee or refreshing swim?
*Back on the main road, drive for approx. 10 minutes and you take the slip road to the right, sign posted:
Once a significant port, the little village was a much-coveted lookout post, attracting marauding attentions of the Venetians and Turks amongst others.
Visit the Kassiopitissa church, Byzantine fortress and the harbour.
The church is located behind the 3 brothers restaurant. This church dates from 1590 and was built on the site of a temple of Zeus.
Walk up the path opposite the church's bell tower to the ruined Byzantine fortress, walk along the path and enter the fortress gateway, walk left around the walls and see the stunning views.
The harbour is still a working fishing harbour, where you can watch the world go by with a refreshing drink in the numerous taverna's, or why not shop in the traditional Greek craft shops. Kassiopi is famous for its unique silver jewellery and handmade lace.
*Back onto the main road you will continue to drive North West and pass by the tiny villages of Imerolia, Apraos, Magharika, Pelekito, Almyros and Aghios Ilias.
When you see the sign for Loutses, turn off here onto the secondary road and make your way to the abandoned listed village of:
Ano Perithia
This village used to be the capital of Kassiopi Province and was abandoned because the villagers moved to find work on the coast. There is a footpath you can follow which leads to the top of Mount Pantokrator (approx 1 hour walk).
A short distance from Ano Perithia is an important ecological wetland – Antiniotis Lagoon.
*Driving back on the main road, you will pass through Acharavi with its long sandy beach, up the Northern coast to Roda.
Outside Roda, one road will take you to pretty inland villages of Sfakera, Platonas, Nymphes and Episkopi. The other road deviates slightly from the coast and passes through Karousades, which is a small town with pretty houses. We continue westwards to the tourist resort of:
This is the most developed part of the North of the island. In the middle of this tourist resort the old little village square still survives, the quaint little church is worth a visit.
Sidari's main feature is its striking rock formations, which rise out of the sea at the west end of the resort. The sandstone is continuously being carved out by the wind and sea, producing sandy coves with mystical caves and a natural canal, known as "Canal d'amour".
*Travel back through Sidari, Roda, Acharavi, Kassiopi and you will arrive back home to Kalami.
Route 2 - West
Places you will visit:
- Agios Markos
- Skripero
- Doukades
- Lakones
- Angelokastro
- Paleokastritsa
- Pelekas
- Sinarades
*Leaving Kalami behind we take the road leading down through Nissaki and Barbati, and you will pass the conjuction to Spartilas. Shortly after you will turn right for:
Agios Markos
This tranquil old village has lovely views of the coastline and 2 ancient churches.
At the top of the village you'll see the 16th century church of Christ Pantokrator with fresco covered walls.
Lower down is the 11th century church Agios Merkourios, also with ancient frescoes and is Corfu's oldest Byzantine church. Both churches are locked but ask in the bar on the main road and they will try and find the key holder for you.
*Continue along through Aghios Markos and you will come to Ano Korakiana, a picturesque village with many churches and a long tradition in choral music.
Continuing to the west, you will encounter the attractive village of Skripero, with its marvelous views. You will find a road branches towards Doukades, Gardelades and ends up at Liapades, a quiet village off the tourist track.
This is a typical traditional village with Corfiot stone laid square and a church. It is picturesque and one of the most beautiful villages in that area. It is nice to stop for lunch or for a refreshing ginger beer in the market - cafι of the village. Open Parking area is available in 80m.
After Doukades the road forks into 2. Road 1 will take you to Lakones, Makrades and Krini. Road 2 will take you to Paleokastritsa.
Take road 1 to:
This is a characteristic Corfiot village, set on an olive tree covered slope. Just outside the village you will arrive at Bella Vista plateau. Take a coffee break at the Golden Fox Taverna and whilst enjoying the homemade walnut cake, you'll be speechless of the view over Paleokastritsa that is laid out beneath you.
*3km away is Krini, which is where you can make your way up to:
A 13th century medieval fortress perched on the edge of the hill. In 1403, Genoese pirates besieged the castle, but were unable to take it, thanks to the excellence of its fortifications. From its ramparts the view takes your eyes all the way to Corfu Town.
*Drive back through Lakones, back to the fork in the road and take road 2, which will take you to:
This is the most celebrated beauty spot on the island. With its 6 small coves all with incredibly clear blue waters, which are nestled into a coastline of olive, lemon and cypress trees.
If you look out to see, you will notice a large ship-shaped rock, called Kolovri. From Greek legends it is said that it is the petrified Phaeacian ship of Ulysses.
A definite place to visit whilst you are in Paleokastritsa is the 13th century Byzantine monastery.
*Drive to the very bottom of Paleokastritsa, and you will see traffic lights, go through these traffic lights, up the wooded promontory and park at the top.
Walk up the slight incline and perched at the top is the bright little monastery of the Holy Virgin. It is still a working monastery, so please dress respectfully.
The stunning church in the monastery, contains icons of the Virgin Mary to which miracles have been attributed. On the delightful patio, there is a creamy-yellow, typical Ionian bell tower, which is covered in pink bougainvillea, the 3 bells represent the Holy Trinity.
A tiny museum displays ancient icons, vestments and various oddities, including an old olive press, a giant clam and some enormous bones, Greek myth say they are part of the skeleton of a huge sea monster which was killed by the crew of a French ship in 1860.
*Leaving Paleokastritsa behind, drive out along the main road and keep driving until you get to a roundabout and see signs for Kokkini, Glyfada and Pelekas.
Take the Kokkini Road and you will travel along the road until you come to cross-roads and see signs for Pelekas. Drive through Pelekas to the top and you will see a places of interest sign on which is written:
Kaizer's Throne
Set atop a slender pinnacle, this is a panoramic viewpoint where German Emperor, Kaizer Wilhelm, built a small telescope point to watch the spectacular sunsets. At certain times of the year, the sun appears to slide diagonally down the hillside and into the sea. The views from here are excellent.
*Approx 5km from Pelekas, is Sinarades village. Travel back the way you came through Pelekas and when you arrive at the cross-roads, turn right and follow signs for:
Drive through Sinarades village (roads are very narrow), past the central square with the band stand, and opposite the Venetian style church tower you will see signs to the "History and Folklore Museum of Corfu".
This museum is set in a traditional Corfiot house. It's a reconstruction of a village home from the period 1850-1950 and has 2 floors of furniture, costumes and interesting bygones, such as a birthing chair!!!
*Drive back from Sinarades to the cross-roads, go straight over, back along the country road, at the end of this road turn right, go through Kokkini until you get back to the roundabout. At the roundabout turn right. Follow this road until you see Aqualand. Immediately after Aqualand on the left side there is a turning and is sign posted Afra. These are windy roads, keep going until you reach a T-junction and you can go right to Afra and left to Gouvia/Temploni. Turn left and follow all the way until you get to Gouvia and you will be back on the main road. Follow signs for Dassia and when you get to the traffic lights at Tzavros, turn right and follow signs for Dassia again. Keep on this road and do not turn off. You'll pass through Dassia, Ipsos, Barbati, Nissaki. You will then see the turn off right and that will bring you back home to Kalami.


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Liverpool Central Library holds on display one of only 120 copies still in existence of John James Audubon's Birds of America. The 19th-century book contains exquisite illustrations of a wide variety of birds of the United States.
Join us as the next plate is revealed in this page-turning event. Page-turnings will take place every Wednesday in the Oak Room for Liverpool Biennial 2018 as part of Worlds within worlds.
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Can Celtics pull off a Red Sox-esque comeback on Knicks?
Halfway toward making NBA history, the Celtics walked off the Madison Square Garden court Wednesday night so giddy that some postgame trash-talking with the Knicks almost incited a fight.
Inside the locker room, Kevin Garnett tried to restore order.
No team in NBA history has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven postseason series, and Garnett reminded everyone that the Celtics -- now trailing 3-2 -- still are a long way from becoming the first.
"I don't know what everyone is talking about, getting comfortable and feeling good," Garnett said. "We're down 3-2. It's not like we evened it up. We're going home down 3-2, so I don't know how that's feeling comfortable."
Garnett, who turns 37 this month, has been playing this game long enough to know momentum can be especially fickle in a postseason series. So the last thing he wants the Celtics to do is rile up a Knicks team that could be feeling the pressure of potentially blowing a 3-0 lead.
"We're not getting overexcited," Paul Pierce said. "That's the thing."
Of course, these are the same Celtics who, after avoiding the sweep last Sunday in Boston, spoke so freely about how all the pressure is on the Knicks to close out this first-round series.
But after reserve Jordan Crawford exchanged words with Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton on the court after Game 5, Boston's veterans stressed the importance of focusing only on themselves, not wanting to do anything more that might get the Knicks out of their sudden funk.
"I really don't care about their mindset, what they're going through," Jason Terry said when asked if the Knicks now are feeling the pressure. "Every game is a Game 7 for us. If we lose, it's over."
Only three of 105 teams have even forced a Game 7 in the NBA after trailing 3-0, so the Celtics know they still are facing an uphill climb beginning with Game 6 Friday night in Boston.
"For us, it's all about being resilient," Terry said. "Do you want to pack up your bags and go home or do you want to play another game?"
That the 2004 Red Sox came back from a 3-0 postseason deficit to beat the Yankees and reach the World Series is not lost on these players.
Asked about the Red Sox becoming the only baseball team to climb that mountain, Terry said David Ortiz is a neighbor and that their children play together, so he's "very familiar with what they did and the history they accomplished."
Might the Celtics follow the Red Sox's lead?
"We win this next game," he said, "and then anything's possible."


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Horizon Bank announces donation to Johnson County Interchurch Food Pantry in Franklin, Indiana. The donation, in the amount of $6,000, was presented by Steve Bechman, Market President of Johnson County to the Director of the Interchurch Food Pantry, Carol Phipps on December 13, 2016.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - American Sports Bars in Berlin Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in American Sports Bars in Berlin Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Germany View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message CROGOJoined: 15 Mar 2004Posts: 46Location: Krakow Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:57 pm Post subject: American Sports Bars in Berlin Are there any American sports bars in or around Berlin where it is possible to see American sports on television? Please advise! Back to top JZerJoined: 16 Jan 2005Posts: 3898Location: Pittsburgh Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 4:52 pm Post subject: There is some place near Bahnhof Zoo that shows NFL games. I was there to watch the Super Bowl in 2002. Just go to Bahnhof Zoo tomorrow and ask around. It is not so close to the train station but it is in that area. The place has NFL jerseys on the wall. Actually most of the people there are German football enthusiast and not expats. I will try to ask my friend if he remembers the name of the place. Actually we found the bar because some guy was wearing a Cheesehead and we asked him. All I can tell you is get out at Bahnhof Zoo. If you are facing the front of Bahnhof Zoo with the Fredrick Wilhelm memorial to your left, go straight across the street, where there are some Doner stands. Sorry there are probably man Doner stands. Walk down that street for a while and somewhere on the left is a sports bar. Your best bet is to show up around 7Pm on Sunday and look for someone wearing NFL regalia. Then ask them where the bar is. Back to top CROGOJoined: 15 Mar 2004Posts: 46Location: Krakow Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:26 pm Post subject: Thanks. I was hoping to see some of the university football games over the holidays. Is it only NFL or is it possible to see the American university teams as well? Back to top JZerJoined: 16 Jan 2005Posts: 3898Location: Pittsburgh Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:48 pm Post subject: I have not watched college football in Berlin but it may be possible. Like I said just go to Bahnhof Zoo on a Sunday and ask around. Look for someone who is wearing NFL clothing. The bar is probably a 15 min walk from Bahnhof Zoo. So don't give up if you don't find it right away. Back to top Sadie25Joined: 03 Jun 2005Posts: 26 Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:48 am Post subject: JZer wrote: I have not watched college football in Berlin but it may be possible. Like I said just go to Bahnhof Zoo on a Sunday and ask around. Look for someone who is wearing NFL clothing. i p*ssed my knickers when i read that! *guffaw* Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Germany All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Prospect Gray to make first start in Majors
TORONTO -- Just a couple of weeks removed from his big league debut, righty Sonny Gray is back with the A's -- this time in the rotation.
Oakland's 2011 first-round Draft pick will make his much anticipated first big league start on Saturday in Toronto, and manager Bob Melvin made it clear this is not a spot start.
"He's in until he's out," Melvin said.
Gray has made two relief appearances for the A's, one before the All-Star break, on July 10 in Pittsburgh, and another after, on July 19 against the Angels, and pitched two scoreless innings in each, allowing only one hit and striking out three in each outing.
The 25-year-old was optioned shortly after his second appearance, at which point he resumed starting duties with Triple-A Sacramento.
"His two outings were very impressive, and we felt regardless of how we used him," Melvin said, "it was a good idea to get him to the big leagues and get his feet wet before potentially this type of start for him. It kept our options open, and once he went back down he continued starting. He got his pitch count up to where we felt comfortable for him to go out there with no limitations."
Gray, the A's third-ranked propect by MLB.com, takes the rotation spot of lefty Tommy Milone, whose recent struggles led to a demotion to Sacramento last week. Milone made his River Cats debut on Thursday, allowing two runs on eight hits with one walk and seven strikeouts in five innings.
When asked if there was a plan for when Milone might rejoin the team, Melvin said, "Not at this moment."


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