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The Grand Traverse region lost no life or limb during Saturday's unnerving breach of Brown Bridge Dam and emptying of Brown Bridge Pond.
But make no mistake: the flood that coursed downstream through the Boardman River basin fully qualifies as a disaster. Only the extent of damage --- to property and to the notion of restoring the Boardman to pristine, pre-industrial conditions — remains to be determined.
This could have been a calamity for riverside dwellers, the community at large and the phalanx of government and business interests who for years pushed the plan to remove three dams along the Boardman watershed. Thankfully, damage appears to be "limited" to flooding of several dozen homes downstream from Brown Bridge Dam and the flushing onto residential properties, woodlands, marshes, and waterways of who knows how much contaminated sediment that accrued for decades on Brown Bridge Pond's murky bottom.
It's still not known, at least publicly, what caused the sudden discharge of untold millions of gallons of water and sludge from Brown Bridge Pond. Early indicators point to a perhaps ironically named "dewatering structure" erected adjacent to the dam, a device that was supposed to manage water flow from the pond into the Boardman River at a foot-a-day rate. The plan was to drain the pond's 22 feet of water in three weeks.
Instead, Saturday morning's failure — and it's most certainly rooted in human error tied either to engineering, construction or both --- flushed the pond into the Boardman at breakneck speed. It's most fortunate that downriver Sabin and Keystone ponds previously had been lowered. Who knows what would have happened to their accompanying dams --- Sabin and Boardman — and beyond if the Brown Bridge gusher had no resting place.
It's in such moments of crisis that bureaucrats and politicians often head for the hills or adopt a cover-your-act posture. The public shouldn't stand for it here. For years, local government officials who wanted the aging dams off their hands and promoters of the Boardman River Restoration Project assured the public, sometimes smugly, that they knew exactly what they were doing.
Naysayers either were self-interested or simply couldn't grasp the benevolent enormity of the project, they sniffed.
Now promoters and pols need to step up and offer full explanations for who, what, how and why, including who's going to pay for residential and public damages and cleanup.
The Boardman flood shouldn't quash the overall project, but it most certainly casts doubt on the competencies of its various players, including planners, engineers and contractors. Their roles in the flood must be examined, not excused, their continued involvement questioned, not guaranteed.


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Quote:hey everyone, my dad just bought himself a Meade LS 8 on the used market. it hasn't been used, but has been powered on several times, but tonight, when powered on, the power LED blinks a few times and then the scope does nothing. the hand controller lights up, but never displays anything. I thought perhaps an update was needed, but when trying to connect, it says that the hand controller isn't connected (don't have a mini SD card to try flashing that way yet), so I thought I would post and see if any of you have some trouble shooting tips to try before we go any further. it's plugged in solidly on both the controller and scope side and there are no loose wires that I can see.first clear night that he can use it and nothing...but turning it on in the daytime, worked flawlessly. not sure what to think/say about that! thank you for your assistance amateur masters of the universe!
Quote:hey everyone...posting under my dad's account now (just got authorized). batteries were grand new, Duracell, just out of the package a few minutes before loading them into the scope...but it was one of my thoughts, perhaps it was them. now that we're back at my place, we'll test with my power pack.that said, Geo...it's actually a Mini SD that they need, not Micro SD. you would think Meade would make it easy and use a common standard, but no, they have to use a card that next to nobody carries. :P
Quote: Can't blame Meade for not using the Micro-SD standard when it wasn't yet available.
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Located around 7 mins walk to the main shopping street, marina and beach… it was ideal!
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A special mention must go the managers Ian and Fiona… very friendly and so helpful!
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Just a heads up that Disney moved Hollywood Studios' morning Extra Magic Hour from Saturday August 23rd to Friday August 22nd due to the Villains Unleashed event on the 23rd. This has changed the recommendations a bit on those dates.
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Just a heads up that Disney moved Hollywood Studios' morning Extra Magic Hour from Saturday August 23rd to Friday August 22nd due to the Villains Unleashed event on the 23rd. This has changed the recommendations a bit on those dates.
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A brief update in between ketchup reviews as there is not a whole lot going on at Magic Kingdom these days now that the Mine Train has been open for 6+ weeks and the same Hub construction continues.
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This is what we're looking at for February. Click to enlarge or view as a prettier PDF. And if you don't know what the numbers/letters mean, read the top of this post. The full operating schedule is available here.
February is more straightforward than most months. The first 11 days see low crowds and some of the lowest resort prices of the season. February 12th – 22nd is significantly more crowded with Presidents Day, Fat Tuesday, and the Princess Half Marathon contributing to higher crowd levels and resort prices. Crowds dip substantially once the Princess Marathon clears out on February 23rd and remain relatively light through the first week in March.
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Disney made a round of operating schedule changes to October and November 2014 yesterday, almost all of which are extensions at Animal Kingdom. That's good news for anyone looking to take advantage of lower crowds after crowds disperse in the afternoon. See Considering a Late Arrival at Animal Kingdom With or Without FastPass+ for more tips.
The full October operating schedule is available here: http://media.disneywebcontent.com/StaticFiles/ParkHours/WDWTravelAgent_october.pdf.
The full November operating schedule is available here: http://media.disneywebcontent.com/StaticFiles/ParkHours/WDWTravelAgent_november.pdf.
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A few more changes to the August 2014 Walt Disney World operating schedule. The full updated operating schedule is available here: http://media.disneywebcontent.com/StaticFiles/ParkHours/WDWTravelAgent_august.pdf.
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Disney released the February 2015 Disney World operating schedule today at the usual link: http://media.disneywebcontent.com/StaticFiles/ParkHours/WDWTravelAgent_february.pdf. Click "refresh" on your browser after loading it to make sure you're looking at the newest version.
February 1st through the 13th is a great time to visit with relatively low crowds and resort prices, in addition to cool weather. Things pick up considerably February 14th and crowds will remain heavy through Sunday the 22nd with the President's Day Holiday, Mardi Gras, and Princess Half Marathon bringing in thousands upon thousands of people to the resort. Crowds and prices return to relatively low levels from Monday February 23rd through the first week in March.
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Following up on last year's "A Very Canadian 4th of July," featuring a review of Le Cellier, we'll head out to Epcot on the evening of July 4th. It's 4:45pm and Spaceship Earth has a 45-minute posted wait with the extended queue on both sides full. Looking over wait times from the past week, we can get a better idea about how much longer waits are on a major holiday:
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Candlelight Processional Dining Packages went on sale today here: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/candlelight-dinner-packages/ with more information about the event available here: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/epcot/candlelight-processional/. For more information on what the Package includes, see: http://www.easywdw.com/category/worth-2/candlelight/.
Basically, the Dining Package includes an appetizer, entree, and dessert per person, in addition to a guaranteed seat in the theater for a select Candlelight Processional show that evening for a fixed price or two credits on the Disney Dining Plan. In short, I recommend the Dining Package if you're interested in seeing the show with the least hassle possible. Be prepared to arrive at the meal and eat.
Only a few narrators have been announced:
November 28 and 29 - Jodi Benson
December 5 and 6 - Whoopi Goldberg
December 15 to December 17 - Sharon Stone
December 18 to December 20- Ana Gasteyer
December 21 to December 23 - Marlee Matlin
December 28 to December 30, 2014 - Steven Curtis Chapman
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NYPA News from Western New York
Highlights of our activities in the region:
Lewiston - Thank you to all the visitors who celebrated "Every Day is Earth Day" with us. Check out our Facebook page for guest photos, sculpture contest winners, music group Solar Punch and more...
Visitors enjoyed crafts, food sold by Boy Scout Troop #855 of Lewiston, Safety IDs by Free Masons, Earth Day exhibitors and presentations, free rides on the Niagara Scenic Trolley between Niagara Power Vista and Gorge Discovery Center during event and so much more.
Our online entry form for the Sculpture Contest will soon be updated for next year's event, which will be held 4/25/15... Online Participation Form
Lewiston - Throughout the month of February the Power Vista will be honoring Black History Month with a special exhibit entitled "Civil Rights – Then and Now."
The month-long exhibit will feature student projects and more.
Lewiston - We hope you had a chance to come by and enjoy the Power Vista's month-long Festival of Trees this holiday season.
An official stop along the "Holiday Lights of Niagara Trail" our Festival of Trees featured a dazzling display of artificial evergreens adorned with energy efficient lights, decorated for the season by local not-for-profit groups. See the list of 2013 tree-decorating participants!
Would you like to participate in the Power Vista's 2014 Festival of Trees next year? Any not-for-profit organization can participate and it's not too late to sign up. Simply submit your completed form:
Online Participation Form or Printable Form
Buffalo - On November 19, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at RiverRock Gardens. The garden will be given an extensive restoration and refurbishing, and Frederick Law Olmsted's landscaping vision in Riverside Park will be renewed. The enhancements, beautification and amenity improvements, along with similar projects in other recreational areas, is made possible in part by NYPA Greenway development funds, and will help boost Buffalo-Niagara Region tourism, offering tourists and visitors a newly revived destination.
The garden is situated in the last park the Olmsteds designed in Buffalo. The project includes extensive new plantings, a new stone bridge, benches and the revival of Olmsteds' historic "minnow pools" based upon plans stored at the Conservancy's Olmsted Archive.
Niagara Falls - On October 31, the Maid of the Mist boats were lifted onto the new dry dock at the site of the old Schoellkopf Power Station. Niagara Falls, NY. See photos...
Also see our Archive news page: Governor Cuomo Announces Agreement to Save Maid of the Mist from Shutting Down
Lewiston - Niagara Power Vista Celebrates 7 millionth visitor! Seen here is "Milestone Visitor" Zachary Yates, a student at nearby Niagara University.
The New York Power Authority's admission-free Power Vista Visitors Center marked a milestone on October 28... Welcoming seven million visitors since the facility first opened its doors in 1963!
At an event to mark the milestone and the facility's 50th anniversary, NYPA's Regional Manager for Western New York Harry Francois was on hand to greet the visitors and to recognize the Hard Hats of Niagara, a group of retired construction workers who built the Power Vista and the Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant. Details...
Lewiston - There was something for everyone at the Power Vista's 2013 Wildlife Festival! Adults and kids of all ages enjoyed the fun-filled event and got to meet some amazing creatures.
The engaging, exciting array of live animals and environmental exhibits was a real crowd pleaser - with Liberty the bald eagle and other cold-blooded characters from Nickel City Reptiles and Exotics thoroughly amazing our guests. In addition visitors enjoyed entertainment, arts & crafts, chainsaw carving, food vendors, an Energy Expo & more.
See photos from the 2012 Wildlife Festival...
Lewiston – With recently approved low-cost NYPA power allocations, two key regional manufacturers will add more than 100 new jobs and make capital investments of more than $26 million in their Western New York future.
Pet food manufacturer Saturn Petcare, part of a major European pet food manufacturer, will upgrade its Ashville, Chautauqua County facility to produce wet and dry dog and cat food. Saturn will invest more than $20 million in renovations and bring 80 new jobs to the region—decisions made easier with NYPA power.
And Republic Steel, a long-time NYPA customer and a presence in Lackawanna, Erie County for more than a century, will invest $5 million in renovations, adding 26 new jobs, for production of high performance steel.
Lewiston – Students and faculty at Niagara University will soon benefit from a Shared Campus Initiative. The project will improve lighting, grading and drainage on the roads - and it also includes the construction of a mile-long bicycle and pedestrian path that will connect NYPA's Power Vista Visitors Center with Reservoir State Park. Work is expected to begin this summer and conclude by the end of 2014.
NYPA trustees approved the contract award to Edbauer Construction of West Seneca, N.Y., on July 23. The project will include the addition of three security cameras to enhance the safety of NYPA visitors and students in the shared Power Vista parking lots.
The University entranceway will also be redesigned and enhanced with a new rock wall sign, including lighting and plantings. Details...
Lewiston – It's not every day that you turn 50! The Niagara Power Vista Visitors Center hit the milestone on July 19, and we invite you to join us this summer to help us celebrate our 50th Anniversary.
Take a nostalgic "Walk Through Time" via our photo display - and be sure to sign our Anniversary Card during your visit. Enjoy all our interactive exhibits, get a commemorative button and help us reach our goal of greeting 7 million visitors by the end of 2013! Details...
More articles: Western New York Archives
Check out upcoming events in the area on our regional calendar


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Baseball, hot dogs and heat: A trip through our pastime
By Anthony Castrovince | Archive 07/04/12 11:38 PM ET
ST. LOUIS -- It is 6 p.m. on Independence Day, and I'm standing below the Gateway Arch. I check the weather app on my phone to reveal the inevitable reality that it is 102 degrees outside. My guess would have been 122, but 102 works just as well. Once you're in triple digits, what's the difference?In front of me, a five-piece band plays Southern rock. Overhead, a prop plane soars, leaving a vapor trail in its path. And just a couple blocks southwest, the defending world champion Cardinals have a game getting underway against the Rockies. It is in this moment that I feel very American. And very hot. I'm searching for the soul of a city and of a country and of a sport. My profession takes me to many a Major League team and town, usually to bother ballplayers, consult with skippers and write about why X club is or is not going to contend this year. But on this obnoxiously hot day in the "Gateway to the West," I'm more interested in the surroundings. I'm more interested in exploring what it means to be an American and a baseball fan on the Fourth of July, and I'm guessing the answer somehow involves beer. Soon enough, I'll head to the ballpark. But for now I linger under the Arch to listen to the music and, by chance, the conversation of the two men standing to my right. "It feels like it's cooling off," one says. "Yeah, it's headed in the right direction," the other replies. I check the app again. Still 102. We Americans are nothing if not optimistic.
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and his blog, CastroTurf, and follow him on Twitter at @Castrovince. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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As gay marriage is debated in the Illinois General Assembly, Cardinal Francis George has released a letter attacking the notion of same-sex marriage itself and urging Catholics to voice their objections.
Illinois State Senate members went home on Thursday without voting the bill up or down in the final days of the veto session, although a senate committee did vote in favor of the bill to allow same-sex marraige. Supporters are hoping the bill will be passed after new lawmakers are sworn in on Jan. 9.
The marriage equality bill's failure to go before the senate for a full vote on Thursday was credited to pushback from the Catholic Conference of Illinois and Cardinal Francis George, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Illinois would become the 10th state in the country to allow same-sex marriages.
In his letter, George argued that because same-sex marriages cannot be consummated and are not undertaken for the purpose of conceiving children that government, "has no power to create something that nature itself tells us is impossible."
He qualifies his argument by writing that the Catholic church offers support for the gay community through various ministries. George argues that opposition to the potential law is crucial because of societal acceptance same-sex marriage would gain if it is viewed as legal.
"Human dignity and human rights are then reduced to the whims of political majorities," he writes.
Supporters of same-sex marriage have long argued that legalization is a human rights issue and the restriction of marriage rights to heterosexual couples is its own form of discrimination.
The law would force no religious institutions to perform same-sex marriages.
Gay marriage has been gaining support nationally at a comparatively rapid rate in recent years. Recent polls have consistently indicated that over half of Americans support it. That number spikes to 72 percent of Americans between 18 and 29 years of age, according to a CBS News poll.


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Effective Fall 2012 for all Health Occupations Programs, Math placement scores on Compass, ASSET, Accuplacer, and THEA will be valid for three (3) years.
Effective Fall 2012 for all Health Occupations Programs, Math placement scores on Compass, ASSET, Accuplacer, and THEA will be valid for three (3) years.
Reading and writing placement scores on COMPASS, ASSET, Accuplacer, and THEA are vaid for five (5) years.
The emergency medical services professions associate of applied science degree includes knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies under the supervision and direction of a physician. Graduates can expect career opportunities predominantly with transfer and emergency ambulance services.
Students completing course work in this program are eligible to take National Registry exams. Advanced placement is available for EMTs, EMT-Is and paramedics who are currently certified in the State of Texas and who enter the EMS professions program having taken approved EMS training courses for which college credit was not given. Contact the EMSP program director for additional information concerning advanced placement questions.
The general education core will transfer to a variety of colleges and universities. Contact a counselor or faculty member at any of the colleges for specific information and to obtain the recommended sequencing of courses.
Humanities Course Credit for AAS Degree programs: New Humanities/Fine Arts Requirement starting Fall 2015
Effective Fall, 2015 all students applying to an AAS health occupation program must complete an approved Humanities/Fine Arts course from the new core as listed in the 2014-2015 catalog. See approved 2014-2015 humanities course requirement list.
Students applying to an AAS health occupation program before Fall, 2015 may fulfill the Humanities/Fine Arts requirement from either the 2013-2014 and the 2014-2015 catalogs. See approved 2013-2014 humanities course requirement list.
Some AAS health occupation programs have a designated Humanities/Fine Arts course for their admission requirement. Please check the program requirements on their websites.
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Lone Star College System Policy is consistent with Texas law as to requirements and admission of any resident or non-resident student. For admission and tuition purposes, residency is defined within Texas Education Code §54.052.
In addition, LSCS will notify students prior to, but not as a condition or requirement of admission, that health care facilities will require students to have a Social Security number or a Visa as a condition of being assigned to a clinical facility. Students who are unable to complete the LSCS health program clinical skills requirement will not be able to complete the program due to a lack of clinical placement.
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The Portland Regency Hotel & Spa is Portland Maine's only upscale hotel offering a full service on-site day spa. Our goal is to promote a heightened sense of health, well-being and comfort.
Restore your body to its natural state of balance in our relaxing environment with a classic European organic facial, a body wrap, or a therapeutic deep tissue massage. Our spa's signature treatments provide complete relaxation and promise to put you in a serene and tranquil state.
The Spa features a variety of Facial and Body Treatments, Massage Therapy, Men's Wellness Treatments, Couple's Massage, and De-Stress Treatments. We offer invigorating experiences and an unforgettable, unsurpassed spa experience personalized to your very needs.
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Indulge in our spa menu, offering light lunch options, snacks, and beverages.
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To schedule treatments, please call 207-871-7054. Hotel guests may dial extension 267 or 484. A credit card and phone number are required when making your reservation.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled service. As a courtesy to the following guest, if you arrive late we will complete as much of your treatment as possible, but it will end as previously scheduled and the full treatment fee will be accessed.
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Treatment times are reserved just for you. We require a 24 hour notice for cancellations or changes to scheduled appointments to avoid being charged the full treatment price. For multiple treatments, packages and spa party groups we require a 48 hour notice for cancellations or changes to scheduled appointments.
Gratuities are greatly appreciated and can be either given directly to the staff member, or extended at the spa desk. A 20% service charge will be added to all spa packages and parties with multiple bookings.
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Allow us to create a customized package for you! Our Spa Coordinator will be happy to assist with spa treatment options to suit your special needs.
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Bike park belongs in Riel
| Posted: Wednesday, Jan 01, 2014 06:00 am
We live about a block from Gloucester Park and feel the notion of a mountain bike skills park located in this beautiful natural area is completely out of touch with any kind of sensibility.
The area is already well used by the taxpayers of the neighbourhood. Walking their dogs, walking by oneself or with a loved one, seeing nature�s other creatures who have a home there, and parents with young children at the playground already in place there.
All of these are wonderful sights that unfortunately would disappear.
Other concerns? Numerous cars will be parked in the small area on the Gloucester side of the park, danger for neighbourhood children due to traffic increases, possible vandalism increases (difficult area for sight lines for police to monitor), and noise to name but a few (try living backed onto the Henday, the volume would surprise you).
To wrap up, I would suggest the majority of the neighbourhood has nothing against the idea of a mountain bike skills park but c'mon city representatives, let's do the right thing, just as you did at Liberton. Please take it a step further. Remove any residential sites from the "list" and place the park in Riel. Doesn't this make sense?
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Valpo Baseball Opens Season at Austin Peay This Weekend
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This Week in Crusader Baseball: Valparaiso opens the 2011 baseball season with a three-game weekend set at Austin Peay. The Crusaders look to get off to a quick start on the road, as the Brown and Gold will be away from home for 23 straight games to open the year.
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We serve our breakfasts between 7.45am - 9.00am so there is plenty of time to enjoy your meal.
Self-serve Continental breakfasts can be arranged for early birds up at the crack of dawn...
Our newly redecorated dining room is a relaxed and informal space with a friendly,welcoming atmosphere and individual tables.
Enjoy good conversation over your freshly brewed coffee, or gaze out of the window at the abundance of birds eating their own breakfast.
We regularly see robins, blue tits, great tits, tree creepers, woodpeckers and a lively flock of bright green-yellow siskins has just returned as they do every year. We even have regular appearances from a mating pair of pheasants, and not forgetting the cheeky fat squirrel...
We want you to be happy with our breakfast, if you fancy something different, feel free to ask us and we will do our very best to accommodate your wishes.
We go the extra mile to cater for everyone's dietary requirements. Standard vegetarian diets are catered for routinely every day.
With a little notice we also go out of our way to welcome and cater for guests with other diets, such as vegan, gluten-free or dairy-free for example.
Everything is prepared with very good ingredients and freshly cooked to order with care.
We believe in sourcing as much local produce as we can and using local suppliers - our eggs are local free range from jolly farmer Alwyn and even the milk and butter are Welsh - now you can't get a better taste of Wales or more local than that...
We hunted high and low to find the best sausages and bacon in the local area. Our suppliers, Steve Robinson of Best End Butchers, Colwyn Bay, are producers of award-winning sausages and bacon.Steve the butcher has over thirty five years experience in this shop of supplying farm fresh top quality meats. Steve makes all the sausages himself (low fat too!) and prides himself on the highest of quality and excellent customer care.
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As a fearless Dragonknight freedom fighter or a wise and magical Spellweaver, you must unite with your fellow warriors within the Drakensang Online game and learn new skills for one last, epic struggle for freedom. Across a vast range of landscapes, through treacherous swamps, forests, caves and cities, you must wage war against dragons, witches and monsters, drawing upon an impressive armory of weapons and a bewildering array of magic and spells at your disposal. Play Drakensang Online now for free!
09:30 am (CEST UTC +2) start of visualization and maintenance
10:30 am (CEST UTC +2) end of maintenance
After the virtualization it is highly likely that users will not be able to connect to server Heredur
The side effects of this process are- inability to connect and lags,
the problems usually solve themselves after 24h but as a user you can do the following steps to
speed up the process:
1. What happened?
The public IPs of the server have been changed through a process called Virtualization.
Now the routers will need some time to change adjust to the new IPs
2. How does this show in game?
The users cannot connect to the game, they cannot login.
3. What can they do?
The users, need to undergo a process called IPconfig / dnsflush.
Sound complicated but it's quite easy.
4. Instructions on how to do an IP config /dnsflush:
Success rate:
The IPconfig / dnsflush is not a guaranteed help and will not work out for every user but it is
worth trying.
Here the details:
12:00 am (cet) start count down on all instances (30 minutes)
12:30 am (cet) start maintenance (takes at least 90 minutes)
We will do the following hotfixes:
Player respawn possible fix:
Description: When the player died and chooses the "Respawn immediately on the same map" he gets respawned at the place he died,
monsters that are already killed are displayed and then he gets teleported to the nearest exit and this also with random distance to the exit, not exactly in front of it.
Fix: Respawn should work correctly
We will also launch some fixes to reduce client and mapserver crashes.
Best regards DrakenSangOnline Team
In Short
Release 129 brings a great new option for the chat window: Click-to-Whisper. As of now you can simply click on a player's name in the chat window and send a whisper message or choose from a list of commands. As always, we have fixed several bugs in the general game and the event: The Rise of Dragan.
More Info: EN forum!
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Your CM's are explaining Release 130 / the producer dialogue / preloading / bug reporting. Have a look;) youtu.be/d7qAhJ4rtpU
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Our producer released a new dialogue in all languages, talking about the ROADMAP! Forum: tinyurl.com/pnqjwtg
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Debbie Wachter
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Police are looking for two armed and masked men who robbed Little Caesars pizza shop.
The gunmen made off with about $450.
New Castle police Monday were piecing together clues and viewing surveillance tape in connection with the Friday night crime.
Chief Bobby Salem said there may be a suspect. Anyone who has any information is asked to contact city police at (724) 656-9300.
Police said a panic alarm sounded at 11:58 p.m. at the 704 Wilmington Ave. business.
A store employee told police she had been closing the store, taking money out of the cash register and putting it into plastic envelopes to deposit in the safe under the counter. She said that as she placed an envelope containing $300 on the counter, two men wearing face masks and carrying guns entered the shop.
They demanded money and she gave them what was on the counter, the clerk said. But the robbers demanded more from the cash register, she told the police.
She said she opened the register and gave them about $150 more and they left.
The clerk said one of the men pointed the gun at her and told her to give him "the damn money." She said the second one shouted the same thing at her and told her to get the key to open the (expletive) box.
The assistant manager told police he was in a back room and when he heard the commotion, he pushed the panic alarm.
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Uncharted Fight for Fortune Trailer
Are you ready for an expansion pack for Uncharted on the PlayStation Vita.
This game on the playstation vita is awesome
who put pokemon cards in my uncharted???
this is what they chose to do instead of making an uncharted multiplayer. it's like they were thinking "hey guys, we can either make a lot of money or do something stupid...what should we do?" im sure we all know what option they sided with.
What the hell are you doing with the vita...
numbers don't Lie Sony...Please allow me to play my favorite Ps3 Titles on my Ps Vita nd watch the gross revenue sales line on the graph go north in your favor. A definite No-Brainer, b'cuz these kind of games aren't going to cut it. food for though!!
What is wrong with the vita is like it can't have good games I guess is not powerful enough..I got the vita and I'm not happy with it i like my 3ds better..
This looks like the minigame that id included with Rage that was entertaining for all of about 5 minutes. This would have been fine as a free download for Golden Abyss or included originally with the game but as a paid standalone game with its own paid DLC... I don't think so.
now this is a bullshit
Do you think SONY really cares anymore? I don't think so. They hardly even advertise for the Vita and their other products. Hey the WII U comes out and what do we come out with Book of smells ..... oh my bad "spells". SONY hasn't had any right to be still in the gaming market this generation. Just look at the characters in Playstation All*Stars Battle Royale. Where is Spyro, Crash and anyone from Hot Shots but yet we get Big Daddy instead. Look at the commercials for it the two different ones I've seen look stupid.
@MAXTHUNDER99 Your stupid :P
Sony has great this generation in my oppinion but it is good to see the Xbox doing well too with some good looking exclusives too. The Wii U is a bit different and not my type of thing but it is competition that drives innovation so I am happy to have these giants competing with one another. If only one company was to prevail it would be a disaster as they would have a monopoly on the console gaming market and they could do whatever they like.
This game looks a bit different and I welcome that. I do love me some card games!


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There's no worse feeling going into the weekend than checking out amazing new screenshots for one of the most anticipated games of next year, knowing as you pick your jaw up off your keyboard that you can't play it this weekend!
Being oddly sadistic, Capcom has released 22 new screenshots for the controversial fifth game in the Resident Evil series. The new shots showcase plenty of team-up action between returning character Chris Redfield and his gorgeous new ally Sheva, all at an obscenely high 2560x1440 resolution sure to make your eyes sing, before weeping bitter tears of longing as you stare at the digital carrot dangling just behind your monitor glass. See the full image below the jump.
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President George W. Bush closed the Civil Rights Summit in Austin by focusing on how education and access to higher education can be the great equalizer for many people. Bush said he feared the soft bigotry of low expectations is returning
Bush detailed efforts by President Lyndon Baines Johnson that led to the signing of the Elementary and Second Education Act, which focused new funding on the lowest funding school district and creation of Head Start. Bush said despite those efforts, education in America is still not effectively equal.
There's a park in San Antonio that owes its existence to one of the city's art icons. Being just less than an acre, it's easy to miss, but I recommend you don't. To find it go down South Flores to Camp Street, and on the west side of the road, there it is.
"CHRISpark is a privately-funded park that's open to the public," said Jon Ahrens, the landscape architect who designed CHRISpark.
"Chris was the son of Linda Pace," he added.
The group of abortion rights and civil rights advocates that were defeated in their first challenge to the Texas hospital admitting rights component of the 2013 abortion law has re-filed a petition with the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, asking the entire court to hear the merits of their challenge to the law.
A U.S. District Judge in Houston has been assigned the case of cab drivers against two so-called ride sharing programs. The case stems from a lawsuit filed on behalf taxi drivers in San Antonio and Houston earlier in the week.
The Houston attorney representing the taxi drivers, Martyn Hill, who practices corporate law, said Thursday he would like to hear the companies, Lyft and Uber, tell the court what he said their services really are: vehicles for hire.
On Thursday an immigration rights group marched across the University of Texas at Austin campus and took up post in the front of the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library, voicing their protest for the rate of deportation during President Barack Obama's presidency.
United We Stand, a collection of undocumented immigrants, students and religious leaders, walked the length of the UT campus in Austin to the area where the president was to speak. Javier Huamani, who was with the group, said throughout Obama's administration, two million immigrants have been deported.
Speaking to select crowd at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin on Thursday, President Barack Obama honored the life of the former president and detailed the progressive effects of Johnson's signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Obama told the crowd the change sparked by Johnson has been progressively powerful at changing how the world identified and enforced civil rights.
Controversial comedian Bill Maher is performing Saturday, April 12, at the Laurie Auditorium. I caught up with Maher on Wednesday afternoon, and it was a surprising conversation.
"I could live in a place like San Antonio," Maher said.
I didn't expect to hear that from Maher, a confirmed West-Coaster.
San Pedro Creek is about to see big changes and the city and county are going to be shelling out big bucks. Bexar County alone is putting in $175 million to turn the West Side creek into a green belt of running trails and parks.
The hope is that the improvement will lead to additional business investment in the West Side according to Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff and Paul Elizondo, the Precinct 2 county commissioner, whose district covers the West Side.
5.5 million people are caring for the injured and returned military veterans across the U.S. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have seen a dramatic rise in the need for caregivers.
Since 2001, 2.5 million troops were deployed. Many died and tens of thousands returned and are now living with a disability--relying on friends and family for day-to-day assistance.
Rock and classical have been mixing together like peanut butter and chocolate since the 1960s. On one side, there were groups like Electric Light Orchestra, ELP, Gryphon, and Yes adding symphonic elements to rock music, and on the other, composers such as Terry Riley, Philip Glass, Ennio Morricone, and George Crumb borrowed the amplified sounds of rock in works such as "Black Angels" (Crumb), "A Rainbow In Curved Air" (Riley), or pretty much the entire output of Glass' work in the 1970s.


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Hi, this is Ka… and today I would like to answer a very common question regarding our Facebook page that we have been getting a lot over the past few weeks. In fact, this isn't just relevant to our Facebook page, but also to every Facebook page out there.
Where are my notifications?
So, if you are on Facebook and decide to "Like" a page, and then wonder why it is you don't get notifications from that page in your newsfeed, this post is for you. I'm not talking about private Facebook profiles when you "Friend" somebody, I'm talking about "Liking" a page and then not getting updates. Why is that??
I believe in Facebook
We use Facebook for professional reasons – and also, even more so, to promote a message we really believe in – to help people become more healthy in a natural way and also to inspire people to reach their full potential by going after their dreams. And we use Facebook like this daily – and have done so since 2009. We've posted thousands of images in that time.
I really believe in Facebook – and You Tube too – they are creating a revolution! It's never been easier to post information to a worldwide audience. I really do love Facebook, we have changed countless lives and reached hundreds of millions of people by using it. We have weeks when we reach tens of millions of people and we also have weeks when we only reach a few thousand people. We have weeks where, for days in a row, we only get up to a maximum of 100 new fans per day and then we have days where we get a 1000 new fans a day.
It's all about the algorithms
And the crazy part is – you can't foresee which way it's going to go. Facebook have complicated algorithms that dictate how they place the posts in the newsfeeds of the fans and also in the newsfeeds of friends of the fans. And I don't know how they work it out or what these algorithms are. But if you want to make sure you will get updates from your "Liked" pages you have to go to the at page and click on the dropdown menu next to the "Liked" button and select "Get Notifications". This is the button you have to click to enable you will get updates from your "Liked" pages.
In the old days, it was enough just to Like a page and then you would automatically receive all notifications from it – plain and simple. But apparently what Facebook wants us to do now, as the owners of the page, is to pay for them to show our notifications to our fans. Which I think is a bit ridiculous because when you "Liked" the page you already gave Facebook permission to send you notifications. And you can always "Unlike" the page if you don't want this to happen any more. But now, in order to ensure you get notifications you need to enable this feature.
Just click the like button of any page, and the click the little drop-down menu at the right of the like button.
Then hit "Get Notifications"
Now you will get updates from that facebook page to your news-stream.
A policy that does no one any favors
Facebook seem to be making things very complicated for their users – and I don't think that is in anyone's best interest. There are other social media options available and if Facebook make things too difficult, people will get fed up and rather look for an alternative. And "poor" Facebook hardly need the cash! I believe they are actually based in Belize and don't pay a dollar in taxes!
Not that I have a problem with them making billions of dollars – that's fine, I believe in Facebook. But I would just love to see them serving their users better by making it easier for them to automatically get updates from the pages they have already taken the time to "Like".
How do you feel about this? Let me have your comments below.
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Chief Information Officer Alex Pettit told members of a legislative panel that analysts have found many deficiencies in information security protocols as they work to consolidate state information technology systems.
Pettit says none of the agencies whose systems are now consolidated had been operating under a complete set of basic security operations. Some agencies were not using firewall management, anti-virus protection and network monitoring. And no agencies had developed an incident response or security incident and event management plan.
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By Chris Whitfield
Area sports fans are familiar with local golfer David Noll Jr. An eight-time winner of the Georgia State Golf Association's Men's Player of the Year award and winner of the last six straight, Noll has made quite a name for himself around the state and the southeast with his play as part of state teams.
No offense to Noll, but in state golf terms, he is merely the male version of Augusta's Laura Coble.
Coble has been named the GSGA's Women's Player of the Year a staggering 14 times. She has won the Tommy Barnes Award signifying the state's overall Player of the Year thrice. Noll has won it once. Inducted into the GSGA Hall of Fame this past winter in a class that included Dalton Golf & Country Club professional Lowell Fritz, Coble has won eight Women's Match Play Championships and has reached the finals of the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur twice.
Coble will headline Monday's U.S. Women's Amateur qualifier at DG&CC with 88 other female golfers from around the world. Nine spots in the U.S. Women's Amateur in Charleston, S.C., in August will be up for grabs at the Club, which has already hosted the GHSA Class 4A state championships. Natives of countries as far away as Argentina, Colombia and Thailand will take to the course.
Coble has had success in stroke play, but she has been most dominant in match play, winning eight Georgia Women's Match Play Championships from 1999 to 2010 and capturing the match play and state amateur titles last year as well.
Former Auburn player Margaret Shirley, who was an assistant coach at Georgia and now serves the same role at Auburn, is also in the field. She spent the 2008-09 season playing professionally on the Florida Suncoast Series. She posted two wins and finished as the tour's leading money winner for the season. Since that time, Shirley has re-gained her amateur status and continued her playing career. She has twice won the Georgia Women's Open and recently won the Georgia Women's Match Play Championship.
Another golfer who area fans of the sport should remember is Stanford University sophomore Mariah Stackhouse. One of the top female golfers to come out of the state of Georgia in the past 20 years, Stackhouse already has an impressive resume even though she graduated in 2012 from North Clayton High School in Riverdale. She was the medalist at GHSA state tournaments three times, including a win in the 2009 Class 4A state tournament at DG&CC. Stackhouse has drawn comparisons as the female version of Tiger Woods as a dominant junior African-American golfer, even following in his footsteps to play for the Cardinal. She played in the 2011 U.S. Women's open and was on the Ping Junior Solheim Cup (the female version of the Ryder Cup).
Play begins Monday at 8 a.m. with a dual teeoff on No. 1 and No. 10.
• ADAMS UPDATE: Former Rocky Face resident and PGA professional Blake Adams has been missing from the leaderboard this season after winning more than $3.2 million during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In January he underwent hip surgery and is slated to return to the tour in October with beginning of the 2013-14 season.
But he has been busy while being away from the game. He and swing coach John Tillery have opened the Blake Adams Golf Academy at Lane Creek Golf Club outside of Athens. A post on Adams' blog (blakeadamsgolf.com) says that Adams started the school to give quality instruction to golfers of all ability levels at a more reasonable price.
"I definitely see a major void with golf instruction today," Adams said in a recent interview with The Daily Citizen. "I was extremely spoiled to learn the game of golf under the watchful eye of my late father, Mike Adams, and the legend Lowell Fritz. Both of these men were extremely instrumental in my growth as a professional golfer. However, I find that many golfers leave a lesson with more confusion, little results and an empty wallet. John and I pride our model on PGA Tour quality instruction at an affordable price. My thoughts are simple... I am on the PGA Tour and I would never pay $250 for an hour golf lesson, so why should a 10 handicap?"
Adams took the time to respond to several questions posed by The Daily Citizen via email earlier this week, so look for a complete story detailing his new academy, his rehab from his surgery and his thoughts on his future on the tour in Saturday's edition of the paper.
• ACES: Two Dalton golfers recently scored holes-in-one.
On June 22, Danny Bagget used a pitching wedge to ace the 125-yard No. 5 at Nob North. Witnesses were Clint Callahan and Randy Durham. It was Bagget's fifth hole-in-one.
On Thursday, Jerry Mathis scored a hole-in-one on the 169-yard No. 3 at The Golf Club at Cuscowilla in Eatonton. Witnesses were Randy Patterson, Kyle Pettyjohn and Chris Tallent. It was Mathis' second ace.
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Thursday, April 22, 2004Valparaiso, Ind. - Wisconsin-Milwaukee broke a 3-3 tie with a run in the top of the eighth and held on to defeat Valpo 4-3. The game was originally scheduled for seven innings.
Zak Rivera's sacrifice fly to left scored Matt Alexander with the go ahead run with nobody out in the eighth. The Crusaders escaped further damage.
Valpo (9-21) scored three runs in the first inning, but Wisconsin-Milwaukee (13-17)matched the Crusaders with a three-run fifth.
In the first, Mike Arensdorff walked and stole second. After Kevin Perri walked, Kevin Kutansky hit a double down the right field line, scoring Arensdorff. Perri and Kutansky both scored on consecutive wild pitches.
The Panthers knotted the game in the fifth on Sam Jansen's two-run single and Ben Stanczyk's RBI single.
Valpo had the bases loaded with two outs in the seventh, but Rivera made a diving catch of Kutansky's line drive down the first base line to end the threat.
Jeff Rickert (0-1), Valpo's starting shortstop, took the loss in relief. Robert Michalkiewicz (3-3) earned the win in relief.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee finished with four hits, while Valpo had two. Valpo used five pitchers.
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If you thought you bagged a bargain by skipping the $29 burgundy-braised short ribs and opting for the $18 baked ziti with mushrooms, marinara sauce and chicken, you'd be wrong. With food costs only accounting for about 18% of the menu price, the pasta dish is where the restaurant is making the most profit. Believe it or not, the beef is actually the better deal, since it costs nearly half the menu price to source and prepare it.
If price alone isn't the best indicator of value on a menu, what criteria should we use to ensure the most bang for our buck? "Choose labor-intensive, time-consuming, complex dishes, that call for hard-to-find ingredients," suggests New York-based restaurant consultant, Clark Wolf. "If you can whip it up yourself in 20 minutes with stuff from your kitchen cupboard—do that," he says.
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Wolf has a point. Avoid the ubiquitous, low-cost chicken breast dish. Dishes comprising of everyday, bulk ingredients like pasta or rice are cheap to prepare and as simple for the restaurant chef to put together as it is for the home cook. For this same reason, restaurants love brunch when they turn out highly-profitable, egg-centric meals, and bread, flour and dairy-based dishes, such as French toast, waffles and, pancakes.
Then there's making the most of specialized equipment—and relationships—that eateries have. Steakhouses, for example, Clark adds, not only have dry-aging cabinets to hang meat to develop flavor and add value, but the best ones have built links with suppliers that deliver the most prime cuts that aren't available in retail.
Just as diners should mull over these factors when selecting a meal, restaurateurs also carefully consider them, and several others, when pricing their menus. After all, it's not as if they're raking in huge profits, in general, at least. On average, only 5 to 8 cents of every dollar in the cash register make it into their wallets. "Food cost, what nearby restaurants are charging for similar dishes, and perceived value – what customers are willing to pay for certain foods, are all taken into account," says Linda Lipsky who runs a Pennsylvania-based hospitality operations consulting firm. Of course, labor, rent and other overheads have to be plugged into the equation too.
While the average raw food cost for fine-dining restaurants is 38% – 42% of the menu as a whole, there is no standard mark-up across the board for appetizers, entrees, and desserts. There is also significant fluctuation within these categories. If $1.50 worth of chicken and $1.50 worth of shrimp features in two distinct appetizers, the shrimp dish will be more expensive because customers perceive the crustacean to be of higher value, and so will shell out more for it. However, with a range of quality available, chefs can use a cheaper variety of shrimp unbeknownst to the diner who continues to pay a premium, says Lipsky.
Other than to avoid out low-quality shellfish, there's another reason why diners should pay more attention to their appetizer order. According to Jody Pennette, founder of CB5 Restaurant Group, in the last 15 years restaurants have raised the price of appetizers disproportionately to the increase in food costs. "This has gone under the radar because people form their perceptions of value by looking at the price of entrees," Pennette explains. "Restaurants keep mains as competitive as they can, knowing they have leeway in other parts of the menu."
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Sides are another area featuring unpalatably high mark-ups, especially when sold as "family style" servings to be shared by the table. "Diners have a hard time deciphering value when portion sizes become more abstract," says Pennette, something that makes it easier to add extra dollars to the check. Throw in exotic, luxury or ethnic ingredients, like caviar, saffron, or fresh lemongrass even in the tiniest quantities, and again the diner swallows a disproportionate price hike. "People are thrown off the scent of seeking out value with foods they are unfamiliar with and don't know how to cost," adds Pennette.
Despite inflated prices in the appetizer sections, there are still parts of the menu where diners can find good value. Red meat and seafood dishes will get more bang for your buck—and don't forget the dessert list. "Dessert used to be a low-cost, money-maker until the ambitions of the modern day pastry chef got in the way," says Pennette. Nowadays, indulging in elaborate, luxurious desserts is reason alone to eat out. Go on, order that triple-layered chocolate torte. You owe it to your wallet.
I've always thought it silly to go out and order something I can make at home…particularly when it's so much more expensive. Interesting what you said about shrimp, though…which I order a lot. Perhaps not so much anymore.
I agree, i don't understand why my friends order Spaguetti and Meat Ball in an italian restaurant when it's something so easy to make at home, the other day I came accros a nice recipe book that contains recipes from the most well know restaurants out there, here is the likn if someone is interestead in making those dishes at home
I agree,I don't understand why my friends order Spaguetti and Meat Ball in an italian restaurant when it's something so easy to make at home, the other day I came accros a nice recipe book that contains recipes from the most well know restaurants out there, here is the likn if someone is interestead in making those dishes at home
This article is misleading the public. The so called
"fat cat" restaurant owners are ripping you off!
The average net profit of a restaurant is 5 to 7 percent. Restaurants also have a failure rate of about 70%. So it is a big risk to even start one.
Pasta and chicken are lower food cost items and thusly make a greater profit. But this allows the restaurant to run a higher food cost on items such as; steak, lobster and other expensive items.
In the article you show a burger from the Restaurant Daniel. But what you fail to mention is that every ingredient of that burger is more expensive than a Wendy's" burger. Not to mention how much skilled labor you have to have to run a Michelin 3 star restaurant.
Furthermore the last time I checked farm raised shrimp although less expensive than the wild variety were not selling for the same price as chicken breast. I could pick apart much of the rest of the article but I'm going to keep it short.
So in closing could you please source somebody
that is more informed about restaurant economics before running another article like this.
Great article! I will definitely be using these guidelines! I just joined BlendAbout (http://www.blendabout.com), a site that organizes dinner in groups. I joined it to make new friends, but I have been going to many restaurants lately. These Tips will definitely make my expirience more fulfilling.
What do I care, I'm not the freaking accountant, I"m just a guy who wants some pasta.
Very misleading to suggest that restaurants are "ripping you off", you have not accounted for other costs that are also part of the menu offering. If a restaurant has a 38% – 42% food cost you should also consider that their labor costs are about the same, throw in lease/own, insurance, trash removal, marketing, licensing fees, and replacement costs for china, glass, and silver and you will find that real squeeze is on the restaurant operator and not the guest.
Pricing in service industries like restaurants has never been 100% directly related to the actual cost of the menu offering and price is not the only reason that people choose a restaurant. Does anyone know the actual cost of a Starbuck's coffee?
Honestly, if Forbes readers are so naive about the realities of restaurant vs. home dining costs that they need a puff piece to tell them, "Pasta is cheap, you know!", we are in an even bigger world of hurt than anyone imagined. The author ignores (or is ignorant) of the many reasons you might want to order these dishes even if their hefty gross margins were printed on the menu, e.g., a bone-in steak is often tastier than a boneless cut, or the fact that a plate of Buffalo wings shared with your buddies at the pub with the game on is a simple, cheap pleasure. Congratulations on being simultaneously thuddingly obvious and oblivious to the pleasures of dining out. If I had friends who measured their joy in eating out with a calculator, I'd encourage them to stay at home, too.
If your going out to dinner looking for "the" deal then your going out for the wrong reasons. You should stay home and cook, then clean off your own table, wash all your pots and pans then wash all you dishes and silverware and your drinking glasses sweep up under the table and wipe down your chairs if you have kids. You go out to dinner because you want to enjoy your self. Yea some places might cut corners to save money but also to make it more affordable for the diners that come and visit them. If you want the "best" then you're going to pay the price for it or make it your self at home. There are a lot of factors involved in the pricing of items for the menu. Restaurant owners are not out to get you. The menu has to balance or the restaurant will go out of business.
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