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Legislative Session Roundups in NM, VA, and AR- and WA Passes Legislation to Increase Broadband Access and Adoption
PSN on April 30, 2009 - 12:08pm
Legislative Session Roundups in NM, VA, and AR- and WA Legislature Passes Legislation to Increase Broadband Access and Adoption
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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New Mexico Roundup
A number of progressive reforms were enacted in New Mexico this year. Green jobs and energy bills were some of the biggest measures that passed, along with a death penalty repeal and an anti-bias law.
Workers' Rights: Notably, working families won several key bills, including a measure allowing child care providers to gain union recognition, a prevailing wage bill and wage enforcement for all workers including immigrants.
Criminal Justice: New Mexico became the 15th state to abolish the death penalty after the legislature made HB 285 a defining issue. Gov. Richardson shifted his position on the issue after advocates discussed the moral imperative and economic benefits of life in prison versus capital punishment. In another win for criminal justice and immigration advocates, a bill to prevent bias-based profiling by police (HB 428) became law. It directs law enforcement agencies to develop policies, procedures and training protocols to prevent profiling from occurring in public interactions with police officers.
Environment, Green Jobs and Energy: A number of significant renewable energy bills passed in New Mexico.
Election reform: The House passed National Popular Vote while the Senate failed to move on it. Meanwhile, neither chamber moved on Election Day Registration (HB 52), which would make it substantially easier for citizens to participate in the electoral process by registering and voting on the same day.
Immigration: HB 295 creates a Sonora-New Mexico Commission to work on issues of common concern to the Mexican border state of Sonora and New Mexico. Richardson vetoed SB 21, which would have created a Department of Hispanic Affairs, but agreed to sign an executive order creating an advisory Hispanic Affairs Council. He also agreed to work with the legislature during the next session to create a Hispanic Affairs Office.
Public Safety: HB 279 allows victims of identity theft, including electronic identity theft, to obtain an "identity theft passport" from the attorney general's office. The passport would help victims of identity theft if they are stopped by police. The new law also allows victims of identify theft to have police and court records expunged so that victims are not punished for someone stealing their name and personal information.
Health Care: The state enacted a few smaller health reforms, while failing to grapple with larger issues of coverage debated in previous sessions:
Transparency: The session saw a number of gains in transparency in government operations:
Housing: SB 342 will protect home-buyers from predatory lending by establishing state licensing requirements for mortgage originators and regulate certain lending practices, including adjustable rate home loans.
Aid to Families: SB 137 excludes certain benefits and revenue sources as individual income when determining legal guardian eligibility for New Mexico public assistance and TANF programs. It also grants the Secretary of Human Services some flexibility in determining income eligibility and creates bonus incentives for individuals who are able to leave the TANF program.
Domestic Partnership: A proposal allowing domestic partnerships failed in the Legislature although it was backed by Gov. Richardson. The measure would have given certain same-sex or opposite-sex unmarried couples the same legal protections and benefits as married couples. Supporters will bring it up again next session, and notably, the Catholic Church in New Mexico might tolerate or even support the measure in an anticipated special session later this year, a move that is causing considerable consternation in some sectors.
Virginia Roundup
Virginia made steady gains in the environment and clean energy, acted to further clean up payday lending practices, and used federal stimulus funds to ward off deeper cuts to vital programs like health care, education and public safety. However, the conservative-dominated House blocked a measure to expand the state's unemployment benefits - which are among the most meager in the country - and cost the state an additional $125 million in federal stimulus funds to the state. The Governor vetoed expansions of the death penalty and bills allowing licensees to carry concealed weapons in bars, although the legislature overrode one of the vetoes that would have prevented retired law enforcement officials from being able to carry a concealed weapon in eateries.
Unemployment Benefits and the Federal Stimulus: Even though the legislature rejected Gov. Kaine's proposal to increase unemployment benefits with the help of $125 million in federal stimulus, the Governor is considering a special session for the legislature to reconsider the proposal, given rising unemployment rates and the fact that Virginia's jobless benefits are among the most limited in the country. In a disheartening and callous move, one conservative lawmaker who owns a shipbuilding company and recently laid off 45 workers, voted against the expanded benefits.
Budget and Stimulus: Virginia passes its biennial budget in even-numbered years, but continued declines in tax revenue forced the legislature to consider cuts to health care, public safety and education programs. Softening the blow, the federal stimulus package helped to prevent an additional $800 million of spending reductions to key areas like Medicaid, education, and the state workforce.
Health Care and Public Health: The legislature passed and the Governor endorsed a statewide ban on smoking in bars and restaurants with exceptions for establishments with separate ventilated rooms, patios and private clubs. According to the Washington Post, the number of tobacco-related deaths each year in Virginia exceeds 9,000 and the total annual cost associated with treating the ill effects of smoking is $2.08 billion. Medicaid alone spends $401 million each year on health care costs related to smoking. Unfortunately, legislators defeated the Governor's proposal to increase the cigarette tax to 60 cents per pack, keeping it at one of the lowest levels in the country. Also, lawmakers passed a bill allowing insurance companies to offer health plans exempt of state coverage mandates to small groups who have not offered coverage to employees in the past six months. This measure, while potentially enabling insurers to offer cheaper plans, will mean those plans do not provide adequate coverage for health care needs - resulting in "health insurance" in name only.
Environment and Energy: Governor Kaine won approval of several environment, transportation and energy-related measures that are part of his Renew Virginia initiative. These include:
Public Safety: Lawmakers agreed on a ban on texting while driving, although a driver can only be charged if pulled over for a different reason. Beyond that, the session overwhelmingly involved the Governor vetoing bad criminal justice and public safety bills:
Unfortunately, the legislature failed to pass legislation closing the gun show loophole, meaning anybody can buy a gun at a gun show from an unlicensed dealer without first undergoing a background check.
Elections: The state did make some minor adjustments to election law:
Unfortunately, legislators defeated the governor's priority election reform legislation, early voting, at the beginning of the session. Gov. Kaine tried again with a less expansive bill that passed the Senate at the end of the session but died in the House.
Immigration: Notably, the number of anti-immigrant bills in Virginia decreased from 110 introduced last session to 6.
Local leaders believe that Gov. Timothy Kaine has been a leader in convincing the state that prominent anti-immigrant legislation poses a risk to Virginia's image as business friendly. Advocates still worry however that once federal immigration reform is reintroduced, the issue will reignite at the statehouse.
Broadband: To build the state's broadband infrastructure, lawmakers passed HB 2665 to create the Broadband Infrastructure Loan Fund. The legislation aims to support broadband projects undertaken by local governments. The program will prioritize projects where private industry will operate and maintain the broadband systems, projects where private involvement results in cost savings, and projects that serve two or more local governments and underserved areas. While passage of the bill indicates Virginia's recognition of the economic and social benefits of broadband deployment, many details need to be sorted out in the implementation of the bill before advocates can judge the true implications of the initiative.
Payday Lending: Attempting to close a loophole on new payday lending regulations that became effective on January 1st, lawmakers passed a bill requiring payday lenders to choose between offering payday loans or open-ended loans, but not both. Open-ended loans are less regulated than payday loans and more likely to leave consumers with unlimited fees.
Civil Rights: Lawmakers failed again to pass legislation outlawing workplace discrimination by state and local governments based on sexual orientation. While both Gov. Kaine and former Gov. Warner have authored executive orders establishing this protection for state workers, the law would prevent those policies from being overturned by a subsequent governor.
Arkansas Roundup
Like most states, this year Arkansas faced a budget shortfall, yet there was enough money from previous surplus years to make balancing the budget much less painful than in most places. The majority of the noted achievements relate to taxing and budgeting, though some important gains were made in other areas, principally in education and health care. However, the majority of progressive gains were incremental.
Tax and Budget: The state's $4.5 billion spending plan for the upcoming year was balanced with $100 million from the state's surplus funds. Additionally, taxes were raised on tobacco products. At the same time the sales tax on groceries was cut by a third and the tax on manufacturer's utility bills was cut three-fourths of a percent. The governor has warned that next year hard choices will have to be made to keep the budget in balance.
Health Care:
Reproductive Rights: Reproductive freedom suffered significant losses this session with the passage of a ban on "late term abortions" for women, even those suffering significant health risks from birth. As well, an Emergency Contraception bill by Sen. Joyce Elliot to require health care providers to offer emergency contraception to rape survivors was sidelined by conservative groups like the Arkansas Family Council.
Criminal Justice: The state saw some encouraging reforms and movement on criminal justice issues, as well as a big step back for genetic privacy:
Education: Arkansas has been working to improve its education system for many years after the state Supreme Court ruled that the state was not living up to its constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education to Arkansas students. This year the state passed several additional reforms:
Environment and Clean Energy: However, as Rep. Kathy Webb put it, "I think that the utilities put every single thing they had into fighting [commission recommendations]" and all but one major initiative failed to pass.
Good Government Reforms:
Immigration: HB 799 to allow undocumented graduates from an Arkansas high school to pay in-state tuition at public colleges in the state did not pass the Senate, and was recommended for study in the Interim Committee on Education at the end of the session. It was not introduced in the House. Unfortunately, HB 1860 , which shortens the period that drivers licenses for immigrants are valid, was signed and enacted.
Other Legislation of Note:
With a relatively productive session, lawmakers in Arkansas are feeling positive about their work this year. Usually they wouldn't return to session until 2011, but a 2008 constitutional amendment requires the Legislature to hold a fiscal session in even-numbered years, the first of which will convene next February under rules adopted this year. Before leaving for the year senators elected Sen. Paul Bookout, as Senate president pro tem for the 2011 session. Legislators also gained some notoriety this session for their expanded use of digital communications.
Washington State Legislature Passes Legislation Aimed at Increasing both Access and Adoption of Broadband
With the passage of HB 1701 the Washington State legislature once again demonstrated its understanding that when combating the digital divide states must not just address access issues, but must also focus on dealing with the barriers to broadband adoption by individuals. In addition to hoping to increase high-speed Internet access for residents, businesses, educational institutions, public health and safety services, local governments and community organizations, HB 1701 also lists a menu of the types of digital inclusion programs that should be implemented in Washington State. By addressing both access and adoption barriers directly Washington State hopes to ensure that all residents can be active participants in our 21st century digital society. According to Jonathan Lawson, Executive Director of Reclaim the Media, "connecting all our communities with fast broadband is a compelling public need -- to allow everyone to take part in our digital democracy, culture and economy. This new legislation clears a path for us to follow towards that goal."
Broad Coalition in Support: The bill originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Hasegawa and McCoy and incorporating amendments championed by Senators Kohl-Welles and Kastama was supported by a broad coalition of advocates, such as the Communication Workers of America (CWA), the Communities Connect Network and carriers and includes investments in digital training and inclusion programs. According to CWA's Washington State Council Political Director, Gail Love, "the broad coalition of organizations that lobbied on behalf of HB1701 has not always viewed issues from the same perspective. However, on HB1701, we found common ground. Bringing high-speed broadband accessibility to the residents of Washington will enhance their lives socially and economically and will bring jobs and new business to our region."
Capitalizing on Recovery Funds: The legislation was drafted, in part, so that the state could capitalize on the approximately $7.2 billion in the ARRA earmarked for broadband initiatives. Since the stimulus money is a primary funding source for certain provisions in the bill, the manner in which the NTIA and RUS decide to disperse their funds will impact the actual implementation of HB 1701.
Collection and Mapping of Access and Adoption Data: HB 1701 designates the Department of Information Services (DIS) is the eligible entity in the state to apply for funds under the federal Broadband Data Improvement Act. In addition, the bill directs DIS to develop a map of where broadband services are and are not currently available in Washington State and to "work with other agencies to identify the communities most in need of new or additional broadband Internet services." Specifically, the legislation states that depending on the availability of federal or state funding, the department may develop an interactive web site to allow residents to self- report whether high-speed Internet is available at their residence and at what speed; may conduct a detailed survey of all high-speed Internet infrastructure owned or leased by state agencies; and is authorized, through a competitive bidding process, to procure a geographic information system map detailing high-speed Internet infrastructure, service availability, and adoption. The department may either contract for and purchase a completed map from a third party or work directly with the federal communications commission.
One concern advocates voiced regarding the bill is that data collected from private providers will be considered 'proprietary' information and therefore not accessible to the public. Advocates in the state and nationally argue that such an approach lacks transparency, leaves the public unable to verify the collected information, and public policy researchers unable to access the date necessary to study which broadband policies are most effective. On a positive note, however, the legislation does establish an important accountability and oversight structure to ensure that there is transparency in the bidding and contracting process and full financial and technical accountability for any information or actions taken by a third-party contractor creating the map. In addition, the department may prepare regular reports that identify the geographic areas of greatest priority for the deployment of advanced telecommunications infrastructure and a detailed explanation of how federal funding for broadband mapping, deployment, or adoption will be or has been used.
Digital Inclusion: The legislation recommits Washington State to addressing broadband utilization barriers by moving the Community Technology Opportunity Program (CTOP) under the Department of Information Services. The CTOP uses a competitive grant program to encourage broadband adoption in low-income and underserved areas of the state. Initiatives facilitated by the program include Internet adoption, training, and skill-building opportunities; access to hardware and software; digital inclusion and digital media literacy; development of locally relevant content; and delivery of vital services through technology. The CTOP will also provide organizational and capacity building support to community technology programs throughout the state. According to Betty Buckley, executive director of Communities Connect Network, a national leader in promoting digital inclusion programs and creating state demand-side policy, "HB 1701 takes another significant step forward in building the policy framework for how our state will ensure digital inclusion for all. Passing this bill in the current economic climate speaks volumes about the strength of the multi-faceted broadband coalition we've build here in Washington State."
Reconstituting the state's high-speed Internet working group: The law allows for the continuation of the high-speed Internet working group, under the new title, the Council on Digital Inclusion. As the council's new name denotes, the group will now focus on broadband adoption, not just deployment issues. The Council on Digital Inclusion will have representatives from government, educational, public health and industry sectors, and will advise DIS and further strategize about expanding broadband deployment and adoption across the state.
National Popular Vote Signed into Law in Washington
Washington has become the fifth state to pass the national popular vote (NPV) compact when Gov. Gregoire signed the legislation on Tuesday. 61 electoral votes, 23% of the 270 needed to achieve a national popular vote are now committed to the compact. Washington joins Maryland, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Illinois as members of the compact. This is the first state to pass NPV into law in 2009 after having passed one chamber each in New Mexico, and Arkansas, which are now adjourned, and Oregon, Nevada, Vermont, and Colorado where the bills are being considered in the second chamber.
NPV has now passed into law on both coasts and in the heartland. Additionally, legislative chambers in every region, and in states of every size, have endorsed NPV. PSN's recent Dispatch covers the continuing focus of the presidential election campaigns on a few battleground states, and the negative impacts this has for our democracy and progressives in particular. Washington, of course, has been a national leader in government reform and accountability and this is another instance of the voters coming first in the Evergreen State.
Research Roundup
Access to Democracy: Identifying Obstacles Hindering the Right to Vote - Women's Voices Women's Vote has compiled a very comprehensive guide to the disparate laws that control access to voting in the states, with a focus on their disenfranchising effects. The report includes data on the current voting rules for all states, and the appendices are a particularly handy resource.
Unusually Bad and Getting Worse - This week's report on GDP growth highlights that the United States is mired in an unusually bad and steep recession, far worse as this Economic Policy Institute Snapshot shows than the average of recessions since World War II. See chart at right.
Why Aren't We There Yet? - With women in the United States still earning only 78 cents for every dollar a man earns, this Center for American Progress report highlights the losses from pay discrimination to women over their lifetimes, from pay to benefits. The report emphasizes that it's not just the career women choose that leads to this pay discrimination but that discrimination persists within the same careers and professions.
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Sales Tax Decline in Late 2008 Was the Worst in 50 Years: Early Data for 2009 Show Further, Sharp Drop in Tax Revenues for Most States - State tax collections for late 2008 dropped by 4 percent nationwide--with dips in 41 states-- with the drop in state sales taxes being the worst in a half-century, according to the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.
Realigning Resources for District Transformation - This report by the Center for American Progress highlights how states can take advantage of recovery act funds to advance a strategic agenda to align and fundamentally restructure their use of resources to improve academic achievement for all students.
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11:28am Tuesday 8th January 2013 in News By Morwenna Blake
THE new Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Wiltshire and Swindon has become the first since the elections to appoint a police chief constable.
Angus Macpherson appointed Patrick Geenty as the permanent Wiltshire Police Chief Constable today, although Mr Geenty has been doing the job on a temporary basis for nearly a year.
Mr Geenty has 30 years' police service and has held a wide range of roles. He is currently the national police lead for missing people.
He said: "I am very proud to be appointed as the substantive Chief Constable of Wiltshire Police.
"I will continue to lead the force, working alongside Mr Macpherson and other colleagues, to continue to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour in the county and deliver his Police and Crime Plan, due to be published by the end of March.
"We are working within a challenging financial climate, however I am confident we will continue to provide an effective and efficient police service for the people of Wiltshire."
Mr Macpherson was elected as the Wiltshire PCC in November.
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I would add that Mr Geenty has done a wonderful job in the national police lead for missing people. He has massively improved the scope and reach of the service, great work.
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This program leads to New York State Initial Certification in Childhood Education (Grades 1- 6). In addition to the liberal arts major, students must complete a total of 26-28 credits as follows:
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Certification is based on demonstrated quality in fieldwork and academic coursework, requisite hours of practice in the field, completing sessions on state-mandated topics, fingerprinting, and passing three New York State Teacher Certification Exams (NYSTCE). Students fulfill 100 hours of pre-student teaching fieldwork experience (60 hours in practicum plus 40 hours of independent fieldwork), and complete 200 hours of student teaching (100 hours of teaching plus 100 hours of observation at two grade levels within the certification age range). Students are required to complete sessions in Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse, Prevention of School Violence, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention, and Inclusion of Students with Special Needs. Graduates of the Education Program have a 100 percent pass rate on the NYSTCE.
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Orangetown Director of Finance Jeff Bencik spent much of Tuesday's town board meeting keeping up with approximately $600,000 in last-minute changes to the 2013 town budget.
The town council adopted the series of revisions the financial plan, then voted unanimously to approve an approximate $62.9 million Orangetown budget for 2013 which calls for a 4.9% tax increase over 2012.
Bencik stayed after the meeting ended to provide the assembled media with those numbers, which are only an approximation. He had not even had time to exactly calculate the final numbers with Tuesday's changes. Check back with Patch for more specifics on the 2013 Orangetown Budget.
The town council listened to nearly two hours of public comments on the budget as part of a public hearing Tuesday, many calling for the town board to stay within the state's two percent tax cap or not raise taxes at all.
Town board members pointed out that Orangetown actually cut spending by over $1 million from 2012 to 2013, with rising costs for medical and retirement benefits as the primary reason that residents' taxes will increase. Earlier this year, former Orangetown Director of Finance Charlie Richardson estimated that if the town made no cuts at all, taxes would have to go up 15%.
By way of comparison, Clarkstown approved a budget with a 6.2% tax increase last week.
"We went through this budget with a fine toothcomb, line by line, and spent hours upon hours," Councilman Paul Valentine said. "When you start at 15 percent and Andy got it to nine on his initial and we end dup under five, that's tremendous. This town, we're cutting well over $1 million. Calrkstown is at 6 percent, but they're spending $6 more than they did last year. While it's not the best, it's the best we could possibly do with the cards that we were dealt."
"I do believe it's been the most diligent, most intense and painstaking process since June," Supervisor Andy Stewart said. "We've gotten to a point where I don't think anybody could have expected us to get."
Stewart expressed concerns for the long term, such as a lack of capital spending and the use of fund balance, which the board voted to increase from $1.5 million to $1.75 over Stewart's objection Tuesday night.
"I don't believe it's a stable budget," Stewart said. "I believe it's more urgent."
One of the proposed changes that drew the most comments Tuesday was a 20% cut funding from the town for the libraries in Blauvelt, Tappan, Orangeburg and Palisades, with the idea that they would make up the money by spending from their fund balances. The board ended up approving a 10 percent cut in the library budgets.
Editor's Note: Check back with Patch for more details and reaction to the Orangetown 2013 budget.


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KALKASKA — A man accused of leading deputies on a two-county chase after stealing gas will spend 12 months in jail.
Nathan Koeneman, 24, also will spend two years on probation for charges of fleeing and eluding and operating a motor vehicle with the presence of a controlled substance in his system.
Koeneman in February drove off from a gas station and led police through Kalkaska and Grand Traverse counties. He crashed into a utility pole in Traverse City.
His mother, Claire Scerbak, said Koeneman struggled with addiction to narcotics for years. She's on a mission to open a local adolescent treatment facility.
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FGCU Heads to USF The Game Tournament
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU softball team concludes its tournament circuit at the USF The Game Tournament beginning on Friday against Winthrop at 5:30 p.m. and Dartmouth at 8 p.m. at the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Fla.
The Eagles continue the tournament on Saturday against No. 18 Oklahoma State at 12:30 p.m. before playing Quinnipiac at 5:30 p.m. A meeting with MAC opponent Kent State at noon on Sunday closes out the Blue and Green's tournament schedule.
FGCU is coming off a two-team doubleheader split on Wednesday night. The Eagles extended their winning streak to three, shutting out Buffalo, 4-0, before falling to Purdue, 3-2, to own a 13-16 record overall including a 5-4 neutral site record.
Senior Courtney Platt (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast) went 2-for-3 on Wednesday, in addition to four walks, to back up her team-leading .324 average on the season. Platt has team-bests in doubles (5), runs scored (20) and on-base percentage (.548), while boasting a conference-best 30 walks. Freshman Brittney Garabedian (Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep) leads the team with 48 total bases and seven home runs, posting a .296 average and 15 RBI with a .593 slugging percentage.
The Eagles' top pitcher, redshirt senior Catherine McDaniel (Melbourne, Fla./Florida Tech) holds a 5-8 mark with a 2.00 ERA that includes 53 strikeouts and an opponent batting average of .248 in 80.1 innings of work. Senior Kelci Breaux (Okeechobee, Fla./Brevard CC) (3-4) is currently on a two-game winning streak, fanning 10 while only giving up two runs in those games.
Chelsey Schoenfeldt tops Winthrop's (6-14) offense with a .340 average, while posting team-bests in hits (17) and doubles (4). Natalie Becker anchors the pitching staff with 14 appearances, going 3-7 with a 2.88 ERA, while recording 62 strikeouts in 51 innings.
Dartmouth (2-3) returns to the field after opening its season two weeks ago at FGCU's Steven's Industries Tournament. Audrey Kolodziej leads the team with a .438 batting average with seven hits in 16 at bats. Hillary Barker has started three games for the Big Green, going 2-1 with a 2.33 ERA. She's pitched 18 innings and struck out 11 batters.
Alysia Hamilton leads Oklahoma State (20-6) with a .430 average on 34 hits including seven doubles and four home runs. Mariah Gearhart also boasts an average over .400, batting .412 with team-bests in runs scored (30), on-base percentage (.539) and stolen bases (21). The Cowgirls' ace, Kat Espinosa has a 10-2 record with a 1.49 ERA, recording 74 strikeouts in 79.2 innings pitched.
Quinnipiac (9-10) is coming off a 2-1 win over Boston University on Wednesday. Jacqueline Ristow leads the team with a .317 average on a team-best 19 hits and 22 total bases. Heather Schwartzburg is the Bobcats top pitcher, with a 1.68 ERA and a 5-4 record in 11 appearances. She has 87 strikeouts in 66.2 innings.
This weekend marks the first meetings between FGCU and Quinnipiac, Kent State and Winthrop. FGCU has won the previous five meetings with Dartmouth, including a 6-2 victory this year on March 5. Oklahoma State owns a 1-0 record against the Eagles, as the then-No. 18 Cowgirls downed FGCU, 6-2, at the USF The Game Tournament in Clearwater, Fla. last season.


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|A little tip. If you're gonna flee the scene of the crime, take back roads.
— Elena in Home
Elena Gilbert is the female protagonist of The Vampire Diaries. She is a vampire who is also the fourth known and last surviving doppelgänger of Amara. She lives in the supernatural town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, in the Salvatore Boarding House with Stefan Salvatore and Alaric J. Saltzman, who is also her stepfather. She used to live at 2104 Maple Street, but she left when her brother became a member of The Five and later burned down the house after his death during Season Four.
Elena is best friends with Bonnie Bennett, Matt Donovan, Caroline Forbes, and Damon Salvatore. Throughout the series, her actions and beliefs are most influenced by her on-and-off romantic relationships with Stefan and Damon Salvatore, and by her antagonistic relationship with her maternal ancestor and fellow doppelgänger, Katerina Petrova. Her life also changes drastically as her friends and herself are caught up in the supernatural world that surrounds them and are forced to face powerful supernatural enemies.
After Jeremy's death, she turns off her humanity. Vampires and particularly hybrids, in some cases, have a sire bond to the one who turned them. A sire bond between vampires is uncommon, but it did exist between Elena and Damon (her sire) because she had strong human feelings for him before she died and was turned into a vampire. He was the one who got her to turn off her emotions, but also got her to turn them back on by killing her close friend, Matt.
During the events of Season Five, she and Damon fought for each other despite the many complications they had to face in their relationship, but Damon broke up with her because he thought he was "bad for her." Elena's body was also possessed by Katherine, who didn't want to die after suffering from the affects of the cure. It took a while for Elena's friends to discover Katherine's lie and when she died, she left a little present for Elena, but this was later cured. Later, she and Damon got back together eventually near the end of the season, but it was short-lived. In order to bring Stefan and others back back from The Other Side, Damon and Elena sacrificed themselves, while Liv Parker performed a spell that the Travelers used to bring back their leader, Markos. But the spell was cut-off before Damon could pass through Bonnie. So he and Bonnie were trapped at the destruction of The Other Side and left in a bright light, leaving Elena and their friends heartbroken by their impending deaths.
She attended Mystic Falls High School from Seasons One to Four, where she was a cheerleader, honor student, and one of the most popular girls in the school. Elena wants to become a great writer, and she has a diary in which she writes everything that happens in her life. She was originally turned in this direction by her adoptive mother, who gave Elena her first diary when she was ten. As of Season Five, She attends Whitmore College with Caroline and majors in pre-med.
Elena has been struggling to live a normal life ever since her adoptive parents, Miranda and Grayson Gilbert, who are also biologically her aunt and uncle, died in a car accident when she was sixteen years old.
Elena is described as a star student. She is popular, sporty, smart, compassionate, empathetic, caring and friendly. She can be very vulnerable and a damsel in distress.
Elena is the last living member of the Petrova Family, and a member of the Gilbert Family.
Early Life
Elena was born on June 22nd, 1992 in Mystic Falls, Virginia to John Gilbert and Isobel Flemming who both flee town a few days after giving birth. John's brother Grayson and his wife Miranda, who desperately want to have children but are having difficulties conceiving, adopted Elena following her birth. Because Grayson's a doctor, he's able to tamper with the birth records, making himself and Miranda appear as Elena's biological parents on her birth certificate. If anyone ever becomes suspicious, they have the birth certificate for documentation proof. She later gets a younger "brother," Jeremy, who is also her biological cousin.
When Elena was seven, she lost her ball in the basement of the Gilbert Building, and almost came across one her father's experiments for the Augustine society after she heard screams, possibly from an unknown vampire. Just as she was about to open the basement's room, she was stopped in time by her father before she could enter the room. Elena at one point tried to decide which of her friend Caroline's traits were the most annoying, her control freakishness or her delusional positivity. Elena told Stefan that in the second grade Caroline had Elena help her build a Barbie castle.
During her sophomore year, Elena has a relationship with Matt Donovan, her oldest friend with whom she formerly shared a crib with. At a bonfire, the two of them get into an argument where, afterwards, she calls her parents to pick her up. While waiting to be picked up, she meets Damon Salvatore who originally confuses her with Katherine. He tells her she wants a love that consumes her as well as passion, adventure and even a little danger when she admits she doesn't know what she wants. Damon then compels her to forget the meeting. Elena's parents then arrive to pick her up.
After leaving the bonfire with her parents, their car unexpectedly drives off Wickery Bridge. Stefan Salvatore, who is nearby, hears the crash and saves an unconscious Elena at Grayson's insistence. Stefan's unable to save her parents and takes Elena to the hospital. Afterwards, she breaks up with Matt and she and Jeremy begin to live with their aunt, Jenna Sommers, who became their legal guardian.
Throughout The Vampire Diaries Series
Season Six
As a human, she's the sociable popular girl in school and the girl next door. She's compassionate, caring, empathetic, kind, normally intelligent, beautiful, friendly and easy to get along with. Elena is also athletic and a cheerleader. Elena's favorite hobby is writing in her journal. Elena says that she's always wanted to be a writer. Elena's "dark side" from the books as a human is never explored because it "didn't ever feel like a characteristic" the show wanted for their heroine. Elena's actual dark side is her "deep, deep connection to other people". Elena's always surrounded by drama. She's always helping around in her community events and Caroline calls her the mothering type.
vampire, Elena's personality is amplified. In some ways, Elena is considered to be the opposite of Katherine. In terms of blood consumption, Elena wants to live on a diet of animal blood, like Stefan Salvatore, in an attempt to avoid hurting someone. However, after she is unable to keep down animal blood, human blood from a blood bag or vampire blood, she begins to feed from Matt. It is discovered that her inability to consume other sources of blood was unintentionally due to her sire bond with Damon, and eventually begins to live on a diet of blood bags from a human blood bank. Now that Elena is a vampire, her feelings are magnified, including her feelings for Damon, and they're much harder for her to ignore and push aside.
She also struggles with magnified grief from the loss of so many family members, and anger towards those who put her remaining friends and family in danger. As she's learning to live as a vampire, she begins to learn that she has more in common with Damon than she does with Stefan, and while it scares her, it also makes things more exciting and opens her eyes a bit. These feelings eventually lead to her break up with Stefan as well as the discovery of the sire bond, which pushes everyone to find the cure, hidden with Silas in a tomb. Elena has now accepted being a vampire. With her humanity back, she becomes more determined than she wants, she goes back to being tearful in situations of pain and suffering. And more determined to discover mysterious situations making use of their gifts of compulsion.
When Elena's brother Jeremy dies during their failed attempt at obtaining the cure, Elena's in denial that he's dead, believing the Gilbert ring will bring him back to life and rejecting anyone who says otherwise. When she finally accepts that he's gone, she breaks into tears. Damon hugs her and tries to calm her down, eventually telling her to "turn it off." She complies.
She doesn't care who sees her doing what. As well as losing her humanity, she's lost her modesty. She doesn't care about the rules. Elena always lived by her set of rules, what she thought was right and wrong, and now it's like she's thrown all the rules to the wind and she just does whatever she wants to do. Elena is more blunt and honest and, "It is what it is and I am what I am and want what I want. And right now I would like to feed on that girl over there. And I resent you for trying to stop me." Elena is more direct about getting exactly what it is that she wants. Elena speaks the truth all the time and it's brutal and not fun for the people who have to listen to it.
Without her human emotions, such as compassion and grief, she doesn't care about anything anymore. She feeds indiscriminately, walks around without clothes, and does what she pleases. While she and Katherine differ in their personalities, with Katherine always lying and playing games, Elena is more blunt and brutally honest, speaking without any tact for anyone's feelings, and saying whatever she has to so that she can get her way. She and Katherine are similar in their abilities to manipulate others, and to think several steps ahead of Stefan or Damon, who are trying to save her. Her actions without her emotions push Stefan and Damon to track Katherine so that they can steal the cure back from her and give it to Elena, hoping it will solve her problems, but they are pushing their beliefs and what they want on her so hard that she feels resentful and frustrated with them, which causes her to act out in unexpected ways, such as getting into a physical fight with Caroline after attacking her mother. She tells them she has no interest in the cure now that she's taking advantage of the perks of being a vampire, and wants them to respect her choice; the more they push her, the more she pushes back. While Damon and Stefan are worried that she will cross the line while her human emotions are shut off and won't be able to take it back, Elena warns them that she has no intentions of taking the cure, and if they don't accept her decision, that there will be consequences.
Physical Appearance
- Main article: Elena Gilbert/Appearance
Physically, Elena is a very beautiful and quite tall young woman with an oval face, light olive complexion, almond-shaped brown eyes which are sometimes described as doe-eyes, and smooth, long, straight dark brown hair. Her height is 5'7 (168 cm) and she has a slim, slightly athletic physique. Elena has an uncanny physical resemblance to her ancestor and doppelgänger, Katherine Pierce, who often poses as Elena in order to trick others. However, even though Elena and Katherine look exactly the same in terms of physical appearance, there are some slight differences between the two in terms of fashion and style, and especially personality. Elena physically resembles the original Petrova, Amara.
In terms of fashion sense, while Elena's human, she's much more casual, sporty and "girl next door" and doesn't wear a lot of make up or favor fashionable clothing unless attending a formal event. Elena favors wearing dark blue jeans with t-shirts of various colors and Converse sneakers. Elena primarily wears fashionable clothing or dresses up for special occasions or formal events. Katherine's fashion sense or style, on the other hand, is much more high maintenance, expensive and trendy. Another distinct difference between Elena and Katherine's physical appearance is that Elena always wears her hair flat and straight, which Katherine does not like, while Katherine wears her hair curly. However, Katherine often straightens her hair in order to fool people when she's posing as Elena. Elena wore a special necklace containing the herb vervain in it as a human, which is really the Esther's talisman which cannot be destroyed; it was given to her by Stefan to protect her from compulsion.
Elena as a newly turned vampire wears a small lapis lazuli daylight ring made by Bonnie in order to protect her from the sunlight. Elena has a slightly more sophisticated look and trades her usual jeans and t-shirts to dresses and boots. Since Elena now has the freedom to accessorize, she dips into her jewelry box more often. Elena is seen wearing more chain necklaces in season 4. After she abandons her humanity, she becomes more womanly in the way she looks. She gets red streaks in her hair and curls it. She also begins to wear skirts and belts. When Katherine possessed Elena, she removed the red streaks.
In American Gothic, Elena impersonates Katherine for the first time. As she has now changed her style, she's able to temporarily fool Elijah of her identity. As Katherine's wardrobe is much more adult, Elena switches her comfortable boots for high heels, casual denim jacket for slim fitting leather and took Katherine's sparkly eye catching jewelry including earrings, bracelets and her watch. To pass for Katherine, Elena also applies more make up, particularly dark eye shadow and eyeliner to a much more "sluttier" degree, as said by Rebekah. At first glance, Elena and Katherine are identical yet their personalities, mannerisms, style, and makeup differ greatly and are generally aspects which give away their identity.
In Season Five, Elena starts to wear more skinny jeans, low-heeled boots, low heels, combat boots, sleeveless blouses, leather jackets, short skirts and super short shorts, varied dresses, makeup, and plunges more in her jewelry box.
- Main article: Elena Gilbert/Relationships
Jeremy Gilbert
- Main article: Elena and Jeremy
- "Look, Elena. You're my sister and I love you, no matter what you choose."
- —Jeremy to Elena in Graduation
Damon Salvatore
- Main article: Elena and Damon
- "I don't have a choice, baby. You are, by far, the greatest thing that has ever happened to me in my 173 years on this Earth. The fact that I get to die knowing I was loved not just by anyone, but by you, Elena Gilbert. It's the epitome of a fulfilled life. It's never gonna get any better than this. I peaked. I love you, Elena. Bye."
- —Damon to Elena in Home
Damon Salvatore is Elena's one true love, her best friend, and Stefan's impulsive elder brother. As the series progressed, they fell in love with each other. Damon is a 173 year old immortal who is described as seductive, cocky, acts arrogant, impulsive, dangerous, and charming. Elena first met Damon when he was in Mystic Falls looking for his object of obsession for over a century, Katherine Pierce. He then talked to Elena but afterwards, compelled her to forget their meeting. Elena then met Damon again at the Salvatore Boarding House when she went to look for Stefan. After a while, she started to view Damon as self-centered, violent, sociopathic and cruel, especially when she found out that he continuously abused and used her close friend, Caroline Forbes against her will. She was horrified to discover that Damon was also behind all of the murders and unusual "animal" attacks in Mystic Falls. Originally, Damon disliked Elena and was rather apathetic about whether Elena lived or died. Damon was drawn to Elena, mostly due to the fact that Elena bears an uncanny resemblance to the object of his obsession for over a century, Katherine. Although Damon and Elena often bicker and don't get along, Elena began to slowly warm up to him as she got to know him, befriending him in the process. But she still kept her distance due to Damon's constant immoral and impulsive behavior. Damon and Elena's friendship deepens with time and the two become closer, Damon fallen for Elena and Elena developing feelings for Damon. Damon once told Elena that he loved her, but that he didn't deserve her, but Stefan does. He then compelled her to forget his confession afterwards. As opposed to Stefan, Damon is seen to be extremely selfish when it comes to Elena, willing to put the life of Elena's before anyone else's, including Elena's loved ones. But throughout the series, he has grown and changed, protecting not only Elena, but her family and friends as well. Elena and Damon became closer than ever, and the sexual tension between them increased as Elena's emotions were heightened. During Season Four, Stefan ends his relationship with Elena because of her no longer fighting the feelings she has for Damon. Elena admitted to Damon that he was the reason for her breakup with Stefan and with Jeremy trying to kill her, Elena was forced to move into the boarding house with Damon. Stefan moved out when she moved in because of the awkward situation and relationship between her and Damon. Damon and Elena made love for the first time and became a real couple the night she moved in with him. During their romance, Damon has never given any indication that Elena would "lose" him, under any circumstances really. Quite the opposite, he promised never to leave her again. The passion they share is hard to define. Damon once again had the opportunity to prove his worth and show Elena his humanity. She brings out the good side of him — that he doesn't have to kill for fun and drink blood from innocent people. This humanity makes it only harder for Elena to hide her true feelings for Damon. She cares very much about him. Throughout, she maintains a rocky relationship with him but they manage to overcome anything. She once again confessed her love for him after the sire bond was broken in the season finale. At the start of Season Five, having had the perfect summer together they were determined to make their long distance relationship work while she attended college. Their happiness was short-lived, however, as Elena and Damon's relationship was repeatedly assailed by a seemingly endless number of difficulties. They had to come to terms with Stefan's summer-long imprisonment and the revelation of Bonnie's death, all the while having to deal with Silas and Qetsiyah's struggle for dominance. Things were further complicated by the Augustine Society and a vengeful Katherine Pierce's machinations as well as the threat posed by the Travelers and their leader Markos. These events among others had devastating emotional impacts on Damon and Elena and led them to question the wisdom of their relationship. Despite all this and having numerous arguments, separations, breakups and reconciliations, they never denied their love for each other. Ultimately, their love and the notable support of Stefan allowed them to come back together once again before the season's end.
Stefan Salvatore
- Main article: Elena and Stefan
- "We changed. Both of us. We grew. We grew apart. But that is real. That is life"
- —Stefan to Elena in Resident Evil
Alaric Saltzman
- Main article: Elena and Alaric
- "Taking care of you and Jeremy has been the closest I've ever come to the life I've always wanted."
- —Alaric to Elena in Do Not Go Gentle
Bonnie Bennett
- Main article: Elena and Bonnie
- "I know you think now, that you can't have a normal life, that you need to be here for everyone, but you don't. Everyone will find their way."
- —Bonnie to Elena in For Whom the Bell Tolls
Caroline Forbes
- Main article: Elena and Caroline
- "I'm really glad that you're here."
- —Caroline to Elena in I Know What You Did Last Summer
Other Relationships
- Main article: Elena Gilbert (novel)
In the novels, Elena is described as a very beautiful, popular girl in high school. All of the boys want her and all of the girls want to be like her. Elena was born July 5, 1974 in Fells Church, Virginia to Thomas Gilbert and Elizabeth Gilbert (née Morrow), who were tragically killed in a car accident years back. Elena is 17 at the beginning of the very first book, and she is the most beautiful, popular girl at Robert E. Lee High School (mainly called the Queen). Physically, Elena is extremely beautiful. She has an 'angelic' physical appearance. Elena has a thick, long, straight pale golden hair, which reaches just above her waist and is so fair in color, it almost seems to shimmer in the sunlight like gold. Elena has an unusual, unique eye color of blue, which is described to be the same color of lapis lazuli (a deep, dark blue) stone (which is the stone vampires use to protect themselves from sunlight) with flecks of gold (but have also been described to be the color of violets). She has a fair, pale, and creamy skin (compared to the color of swans, alabaster or porcelain) with light rosy pink cheeks, long dark-blonde lashes, and dark blonde eyebrows.
Elena is of average height for a teenage girl and she is described to have a slender, gorgeous body. According to Stefan, Elena is about a good hand span taller than Katherine. Although Elena has a strong physical resemblance to Katherine, there are slight physical differences among the two girls. While Katherine has lighter, silvery eyebrows and eyelashes, Elena's brows and
lashes are darker blonde. Katherine is described to have extremely long (it pools and trails behind her on the floor) darker blonde curlier hair while Elena has pale gold blonde straight hair. Elena sees herself as beautiful; therefore, she is quite proud and vain. Elena is said to strongly resemble Katherine, so much so that Stefan is strongly reminded of Katherine when he unexpectedly meets Elena for the first time in the first novel. There are repeated references as to her looking like an angel or "angelic". Personality wise, Elena is described as loyal, protective, caring, strong-willed, determined, popular, sociable and active. However, she is also selfish, self-absorbed, vain, spoiled, childish and headstrong.
Most of this extreme change in Elena's personality and outlook had to do with her meeting Stefan. In terms of love and romance, Elena often used the boys or the opposite sex as toys, prizes and objects to help boost her self-esteem. Elena always felt that even though all of the boys in Fells Church desired her and wanted to be with her, she felt that she was yearning for something "more" and that something (or somebody) was "missing". Elena's first love was her childhood friend, Matt Honeycutt, who is the good-looking, all-American, star athlete. At the very beginning of the school year, Elena breaks up with Matt because she feels that there are no sparks in their relationship and that she discovers that she loves Matt in more of a platonic, cousin, brother or best friend way.
Elena's life changes forever when she unexpectedly encounters a handsome, mysterious, foreign boy, Stefan Salvatore. Elena is deeply, passionately in love with her soul mate Stefan (to whom she is connected and bound to by a "silver cord"), but she also has deep feelings of desire for Damon (Stefan's dangerous, malevolent elder brother). Elena dies several times in the series, going from a regular human, to a vampire (after she consumes enough vampire blood from both Salvatore brothers), to a ghost/spirit of the afterlife, to a supernatural human with special powers and abilities.
Most recently, Elena has discovered that she is a Guardian on Earth, a very rare species. Guardians are said to create balance between good vs. evil on Earth and are destined to fight all darkness and evil vibes on Earth, restoring good on Earth as much as possible.
- Elena is a feminine first name of Greek origin 'Ελενη (Elene) or 'ελενη (Elene) which means "torch". The meaning of Elena is "the shining light", "the bright one" or "light". It is a variation of the name Helen.
- Gilbert, which is Elena's surname, is a surname of Germanic origin. The English-language surname is derived from Giselbert, a medieval personal name composed of the following Germanic elements gisil ("pledge", "hostage", "noble youth") and berht ("bright", "famous").
- Elena - it's a name of Elena from Troy, It's a greece name, beautiful and cursed, said Robert in the first book.
Elena Gilbert has a photo gallery.
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Carefully cut the kernels off the ears of corn. To do this, stand each ear of corn upright on its wide end, then use a serrated knife to carefully saw down the length of the cob, rotating and repeating until all of the kernels are removed. Set the kernels aside.
Melt the butter in a large heavy soup pot. Add the diced onion, lemon juice and ¼ cup of water. Cover and cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes. Add the rest of the water and bring to a boil. Add the corn kernels and simmer over a low heat for 10 minutes.
In batches puree in a blender or food processor. Pour the pureed soup through a mesh strainer back into the cooking pot. Add the salt and ½ teaspoon of freshly ground pepper. Stir and heat for 5 minutes over a medium heat.
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London - Keralan fine-dining at Quilon
Dinner at the swish Keralan fine dining spot, Quilon, this evening. Service was smooth, efficient and very friendly.
My meal consisted of:
- Quilon fish curry (cubes of halibut simmered in coconut, chilli, and raw mango sauce): the fish was fresh, the sauce was cooked correctly but the turmeric had an overly bitter metallic taste, and the coconut milk was not as sweet and rich as those one gets in Kerala, India, or anywhere in Southeast Asia, for that matter.
- Stuffed quail legs (with quail mince, chilli, ginger, brown onion and spices, roasted and served with mustard sauce): very tasty, carefully prepared dish. Very refined, but lacked the assertive Indian spice accent I was looking for. This one seemed toned down to suit Londoners' taste - lesser cardamom, cumin, coriander.
- Crispy okra (thinly sliced okra, batter fried, tossed in onion, tomato and crushed pepper): I'm not sure why my waitress highly recommended this - maybe their (mainly) British clientele liked battered, deep-fried morsels of food - in this case, okra. But I wasn't too keen on it at all. But I'm guessing a lot of people liked it - I did see quite a few tables ordering this particular dish.
- Malabar paratha and Lemon rice (basmati rice tossed in lime juice, curry leaves, split bengal gram and pure ghee): I liked the paratha, despite it costing 10 times the price of a typical prata in Singapore - which tasted 100% like this one anyway.
Dessert: Dodhol and Bibinca - both pretty okay, though I'd have preferred my bibinca sans the chocolate sauce between the layers.
Overall, good meal - just not sure about its Michelin rating, that's all.
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You should have told me, howler! Anyway, I'd always automatically associated Keralan cuisine with seafood and fish, bathed in deliciously-flavoured, coconut creme-enriched sauces. I think the type of fresh turmeric (at its level, I'm assuming Quilon *only* uses fresh ingredients - turmeric, coconut milk, etc., instead of powdered or canned versions) available in the UK is not as "sweet" and gentle as the ones in India. The coconut milk also seemed less "rich" or flavoursome here.
I think Quilon is run by the Taj Group, right? Its serving of papads and chutneys (see pic above) at the start mirrored those I'd had at their Taj-run restaurants in India, for e.g. Southern Spice at Taj Coromandel Chennai:
There's the "Taj touch" to it.
But if I'm to use Karavalli in Bangalore as a yardstick, then I'd rate Quilon at 5/10 to Karavalli's perfect 10.
I'm thinking - if the Michelin folks *can* award 1-Michelin-star to Quilon, then India's plethora of excellent eateries would be garnering 3-Michelin-stars if ever was a Michelin Guide to India: e.g. Karavalli Bangalore, Southern Spice Chennai, Dum Pukht in Mumbai and Delhi, Dakshin in Bangalore and Chennai, etc., etc. The level of cooking and quality of ingredients used in India are a class above those we get here in London.
Service-wise, I think Quilon's was top-notch and flawless. But, again, the stellar service which I'd experienced in India's top restaurants are at another level altogether.
veggies are the glories of indian cuisine! thats the only way to tell how good a cook from india is, really.
think about it - meat in india is usually of an inferior quality, so you have to fuss around it with a lot. thats easy to do. but veggies - that requires real skill. they have to be made just right, and usually, they are well respected - think of how deftly spiced and perfectly cooked most veggies in an indian cuisine are.
that for example is why i cant rave about the tayyabs of this world - they bludgeon veggies to death.
re: howler
It's true - that's why I preferred Indian vegetarian over any other styles of vegetarian cooking - and definitely *not* Chinese vegetarian, where a cook's skill is on how well he makes imitation pork, imitation chicken, etc.
Now you're making me want to return to Quilon for a vegetarian meal. I'm back in London middle of next month - maybe we can organize a vegetarian Chowmeet there.
Hello Klyeoh,
Good report and great pics !
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re: brokentelephone
Benares was one of the restaurants I tried to book *at the last minute* when I was in London the last time. Needless to say, it was an exercise in futility, and the restaurant, not surprisingly, was fully-booked by the time I called on a Fri afternoon to try and get a dinner reservation for that same day.
Benares' Atul Kochhar was in Singapore 4 years back for the annual World Gourmet Summit and was hosted by Rang Mahal, one of Singapore's top Indian restaurants,
I think Atul's cuisine is a mish-mash of various Indian styles - looking at his current on-line menu, it's largely North Indian, but also runs the gamut from colonial-British "Mutton Mulligatawny Soup" to Keralan-inspired "Meen Alleppey", and Bengali-influenced "Samundri Khazana Do Pyaaza".
Another spot I tried to book that same day without success was Tamarind - the first Indian restaurant to gain a Michelin-star back in 2001 when it was helmed by Atul Kochhar then.
re: klyeoh
My daughter-in-law always goes to Amaya when she's in London. I don't think she's ever tried anywhere else, and I've never been there or to Benares. I do like the looks of Kochar's food when I see it on TV. It seems to me that he cooks Indian-style but for maybe with a 'Western' twist.
I also want to try Trishna one day... always sounds appealing.
re: zuriga1
My family used to go to Amaya all the time. There have a few standout dishes, but overall the menu is slightly disappointing, the curries being especially forgettable.
I do love their grilled eggplant and lamb shanks.
Trishna is really very good -- probably my favorite in the Michelin-starred Indian contingent.
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re: brokentelephone
Good to get your opinion brokentelephone. I hope she won't find me rude, but I'm going to tell my son's wife to branch out a bit and try a new place on her next visit. :-) As a former traveler to London, I can understand why anything here would be better than what's over 'there.' That said, we often go to Shamiana near Seattle, and their food is very, very good.


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To fast is to go without food and drink voluntarily for a certain period of time. Fasting combined with sincere prayer can strengthen us spiritually, bring us closer to God, and help us prepare ourselves and others to receive His blessings.
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On one occasion, the Savior cast a devil out from a child and used this experience to teach His disciples about the power of prayer and fasting. His disciples asked Him, "Why could not we cast him out?" Jesus answered: "Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting." (See Matthew 17:14-21.)
This account teaches that prayer and fasting can give added strength to those giving and receiving priesthood blessings. The account can also be applied to our personal efforts to live the gospel. If we have a weakness or sin that we have struggled to overcome, we may need to fast and pray in order to receive the help or forgiveness we desire. Like the demon that Christ cast out, our difficulty may be the kind that will go out only through prayer and fasting.
We can fast for many purposes. Fasting is one way of worshiping God and expressing gratitude to Him (see Luke 2:37; Alma 45:1). We can fast as we ask Heavenly Father to bless the sick or afflicted (see Matthew 17:14-21). Fasting may help us and those we love receive personal revelation and become converted to the truth (see Alma 5:46; 6:6). Through fasting we can gain strength to resist temptation (see Isaiah 58:6). We can fast as we strive to humble ourselves before God and exercise faith in Jesus Christ (see Omni 1:26; Helaman 3:35). We may fast to receive guidance in sharing the gospel and magnifying Church callings (see Acts 13:2-3; Alma 17:3, 9; 3 Nephi 27:1-2). Fasting may accompany righteous sorrow or mourning (see Alma 28:4-6; 30:1-2).
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The Church designates one Sunday each month, usually the first Sunday, as a day of fasting. Proper observance of fast Sunday includes going without food and drink for two consecutive meals, attending fast and testimony meeting, and giving a fast offering to help care for those in need.
A fast offering should be at least the value of the two meals not eaten. When possible, we should be generous and give much more than this amount.
In addition to observing the fast days set aside by Church leaders, we can fast on any other day, according to our needs and the needs of others. However, we should not fast too frequently or for excessive periods of time.
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In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught the true form of fasting. He spoke against hypocrites who, when they fast, "disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast." Rather than putting on an outward show of righteousness, we should fast "unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly" (Matthew 6:16-18).
The prophet Isaiah also taught of the true spirit of the fast: "Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?" (Isaiah 58:6-7).
Isaiah also testified of the blessings that come when we obey the law of the fast: "Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. . . . If thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: and the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not" (Isaiah 58:8-11).
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See True to the Faith (2004), 66-69
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Prophetic Teachings
Fasting, coupled with mighty prayer, is powerful. It can fill our minds with the revelations of the Spirit. It can strengthen us against times of temptation.
"Fast Offerings: Blessings We Give, Blessings We Receive"
Through generous fast offerings, we not only help those in need but also open the windows of heaven for blessings to be poured out on us.
Questions of general interest answered for guidance, not as official statements of Church policy
Additional Study Materials
"Fast, Fasting"Guide to the Scriptures
"Fasting"Gospel Principles, Chapter 25
"Prayer and Fasting"Duties and Blessings of the Priesthood: Part A, Lesson 31
"Fasts"Bible Dictionary, 671-72
"Fasting"Encyclopedia of Mormonism


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