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For an identity thief, a legitimate, valid Minnesota driver's license under an assumed name is the Holy Grail.
Get one of these you have it made: credit card and mortgage fraud. Get stopped by a cop, hop on an airplane, no problem.
And while we may think a driver's license is the gold standard for identity, come to find out there are tens of thousands of very real DLs for very fake people.
Every four years in Minnesota, we get our driver's license renewed. For most of us, our only concern is getting through the long line, and taking a halfway decent picture. But there are those who push the limits for fun or fraud.
For Sam Rivard, it was all for laughs. He got one driver's license photo taken with a crazy wig. For his renewal, he added a glued-on beard.
"I don't know I just thought it was kind of funny," Rivard said. "I thought they'd say go home and come back normal, but they didn't."
And no one told Veronica Hernandez to take off her Lakers helmet either.
But the Minnesota Department of Vehicle Services is seriously concerned about people trying to game the system. So four years ago DVS got a federal grant to use facial recognition software, electronically comparing the facial features in photos from driver's licenses and state IDs.
"That's why we need this program to scrub these faces," said Doug Neville, communications director for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. "Because they're comparing points on a face, so whether you put on a beard or wear a hat, through the facial recognition program we're able to find those items."
Out of 11 million photos in the vehicle services database, facial recognition found nearly 1.3 million matches. Vehicle services then began going through those records by hand, looking at the pictures side by side.
"We have to take those records and put eyes on them," Neville said. "A lot of times twins, or someone got married, a lot of times there's a reasonable explanation."
They also eliminated people like Sam Rivard, and Veronica Hernandez, as harmless pranks. What they were after is fraud.
"There was about 23,000 records that we think are a good chance of being fraud," Neville said.
23,705 cases of possible fraud to be exact.
People like Pedro Chavez, aka Jose Cisneros, or Carlos Santiago, or Antonia Ledesma -- four separate Minnesota driver's licenses.
Detectives say the Albert Lea man was illegally collecting welfare for a decade, using real Minnesota driver's licenses obtained with phony documents. He was convicted of forgery, and deported.
"Is it a fraudulent birth certificate, is it a fake DL from another state?" Neville said. "Yes in all those cases as well as taking someone else's documentation and presenting it as their own."
Of these 24,000 driver's licenses, about 10,000 have been canceled. Beyond that, not much else has been done. Not a single name has been given yet to the Department of Human Services to check for welfare or food stamp fraud, and no names have been given or the Secretary of State to check against the voter rolls.
And what about criminal prosecution? Well, that is a very good question.
"All I can say we've referred 5,500 cases to an agency who can take any action necessary," Neville said.
But the state won't say which law enforcement agency, and the FOX 9 Investigators could only find a handful of prosecutions.
Those include people like Edward Sistrunk, aka Antonio Andolini, convicted last month for mail fraud and identity theft. He had state ID cards and Minnesota driver's licenses under at least nine different names.
Under one identity alone he got 10,381 in benefits from Hennepin County Human Services and another $1,190 in housing assistance from Anoka County. He used those real IDs to get credit cards, counterfeit checks, and even other IDs in South Dakota.
So with 23,000 potential fraudulent IDs, shouldn't we know who's job it is to hold accountable? Neville said that's law enforcement's job, but law enforcement doesn't give anyone to call up.
It's a frustration shared by state Rep. Steve Drazkowski, who last year passed a bill that required vehicle services to share those fraudulent names with human services. But it won't happen until July 2013 -- a year from now.
"This is only common sense," Rep. Steve Drazkowski said. "Our government should be doing this on our own, and probably a wide variety of other areas. Department X should be talking to department Y to make sure taxpayers aren't being abused."
Vehicle services, which doesn't have a fraud unit, is still waiting to cancel 13,000 more drivers licenses. But even if they're eventually prosecuted, the penalty for using a fake name to get a real drivers license is only a gross misdemeanor.
A gross misdemeanor, for a crime that even under the most conservative estimates, is costing the state millions.
Lucky for all of us, Sam Rivard just has an odd sense of humor.
"I wasn't trying to commit a crime or anything -- just a joke," he said. "They looked very closely at it. Three different ladies and still let it go through."
The Department of Vehicle Services says this is still very much a moving target. The state is working on acquiring this facial recognition software so they can continue to screen driver's licenses. More arrests are expected.
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Lamar Odom says he's been sober for 5 days ... and he believes he can maintain sobriety WITHOUT going to rehab.
Sources connected to the troubled BBaller tell TMZ ... Lamar believes in what he calls "self-healing" and says he has the willpower to kick his drug habit on his own.
Lamar says he's done it successfully before and is convinced he can do it again.
Toward that end, he is telling people he is removing certain "friends" from his life ... so he doesn't relapse.
Lamar says he's open to getting professional help, but only in private and not in a rehab facility. He has not yet committed to getting such help.
Lamar is very mindful of the fact that training camp has just started. Although he wants to save his marriage to Khloe Kardashian, our sources say his motivation for sobriety seems to be more focused on his basketball career. Lamar believes once he's achieved a level of sobriety, he can re-join a team.
TMZ broke the story ... Lamar had a devastating crack problem in addition to an addiction to other drugs, including cocaine. He was in rehab for 3 weeks a little more than a year ago before bailing.
Lamar Odom
I'm Sober
I Can Kick Drugs W/O Rehab..................OH LAMER YOU ARE SO FULL OF POOP
Keep dreaming Lamar
Your career has been over and is over ... So don't worry about trying to stop your crack..
he is just being courteous and waiting for her to file the divorce first. he has not lived with her for months..no change
He wants to get back to playing basketball because he probably needs the money after all of that crack. I'll say good luck to him, but I don't think he will pull this off.
Best JOKE I heard all day!
Denial runs strong in this one.
He is the only one in the world that believes that he can get right on his own.
if you're not ready for help from a rehab facility then what makes you thinks you can kick your addiction of cocaine and other drugs all by yourself?
my main man......you tell them lamar, i am the same way i just do me and dont have to talk to a bunch of idiots with no hope about **** i could care less about in everyday life
he sounds like lindsay lohan
who talks to people with debby downer syndrome about how u been clean for amounts of time...just move the fuq on
Good luck. But this isn't a reality. You need professional help. And what better opportunity to get it without feeling exposed by the media. We already know anyhow. So go seek teatment. You are an addict. Plain and simple. Even Cory thought he could beat his demons with a brief stint.
Lamar's gonna be just like his dad when his money runs out ... Funny how life is
Funny how after months of being on a drug binge running around LA hooking up with a bunch of sluts it is NBA training camp that has awoken you. Lamar your career is up in smoke. Rehabilitation...JUST DO IT!
It is possible he is not being honest with the public or himself but the idea you can kick an addiction by yourself is not only true it is the only way that works.
Lamar's brain is fried

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DAY TWO: MondayARRIVE IN CASABLANCAArrive at the Casablanca International Airport.Transfer to the hotel for check-in. (airport transfer included)Relax, unpack, and settle in.Early evening, depart the hotel with the tour educator and local guide for a panoramic tour of the city and its diverse neighborhoods.Da'at EncounterOpening Dinner with staff of the JDC at the Cercle De L'union (The Jewish Club)Overnight: CasablancaDAY THREE: TuesdayCASABLANCABreakfast at the hotel.Check out and depart the hotel.Visit the famous Mosque of Hassan II, third largest Mosque in the world.The Glory of Moroccan Jewry: Guided visit through the Museum of the Jews of Morocco, for a glimpse into the rich and colorful world of Moroccan Jewry.Visit the Beth-El Synagogue and taste Moroccan sweets at the kosher bakery.Peak into the Jewish Home for the Aged that offers high-quality care to some of the community's most impoverished and isolated people.Light lunch on own.Depart for Fes, the most extensive medieval city in the Arab world and the place where Jewish scholars and Rabbi's walked the streets for hundreds of years.Check into the hotel.Dinner on your own.Overnight: FesDAY FOUR: WednesdayTHE MYSTERIES OF FESBreakfast at the hotel.Panoramic view of the Medina of Fes from Borj Sud.Guided visit through the Mellah (Jewish Quarter) of Fes and visit to the Iben Danan Synagogue.Visit the famous Fez Jewish cemetery, where some of Fes's legendary rabbis are buried.Continue for a guided walk through the Medina, where the famous Jewish scholar Maimonides once lived, including:A glimpse of local craftsman at work in their shops, where they weave, embroider, carve and chisel as they have done for centuries.Tour the Madrasa Bou Inania, founded in 1351-56 CE. The madrasa is one of the few religious places in Morocco that is accessible to non-Islamic visitors.Light lunch in the Medina, including local delicacies, a rich selection of Moroccan salads, and fresh fruits.Visit the Museum of Wooden Arts in the beautifully restored former Caravan Stop.Peak into the University of Al-Karaouine or Al-Qarawiyyin, considered by the Guinness book, UNESCO and many historians as the oldest continuously operating academic degree-granting university in the world.Discover the tanneries of Fes which give the Medina its unique flavor and smell.Return to the hotel.Dinner on own.Overnight: FesDAY FIVE: ThursdayTHE LEGACY OF MOROCCAN JEWRYBreakfast at the hotel.Check out of the hotel.Depart Fes for Viloubliis, a UNESCO World Heritage site, founded in the 3rd century B.C., which became an important outpost of the Roman Empire.Continue to Meknes, located on a fertile plain north of the Middle Atlas and the former residence of the Sultan. Meet with a caretaker of the Old Jewish Synagogue for an introduction to what was and what remains of Jewish Life.Visit the Royal Stables before continuing to Rabat.Enter the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, who made Meknes capital during his reign from 1672-1727.Lunch on own, en route.Upon arrival in Rabat, take a guided walk through the Old Walled City and the marvellous Kasbah des Oudayas.Enjoy tea and traditional Moroccan sweets overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.Continue to the hotel for check-in.Dinner at the hotel on own.Overnight: RabatDAY SIX: FridayROYAL RABATBreakfast at the hotel.Check out of the hotel.Tour Rabat, including a visit around the walls of the Royal Palace and the Mausoleums of Mohammad V and Hassan II, two kings who worked hand-in-hand with the Jewish Community.Lunch on own, en route.Drive to Marrakesh.Arrive in Marrakesh and check into the hotel.Time to freshen up.Kabbalat Shabbat at the Bet-El Synagogue.Da'at EncounterFestive Shabbat Dinner with members of the Marrakesh Jewish Community.Overnight: MarrakeshDAY SEVEN: Saturday THE WONDERS OF MARRAKESHBreakfast at the hotel.Full day at leisure to explore Marrakesh on your own.Dinner on own.After dinner experience the party atmosphere at Djma El Fna Square, one of the most colorful and mysterious sites in all of Africa with its snake charmers, street vendors, musicians, jugglers, fortune-tellers and storytellers.Overnight: MarrakeshDAY EIGHT: SundayTHE EURIKA VALLEYBreakfast at the hotel.Guided tour of Marrakesh, including:The Medina GatesThe Bahia PalaceThe Dar is Said MuseumLunch on your own.Free afternoon to wander through Marrakesh's enormous marketplace.Farewell dinner at a local restaurant offering a modern interpretation of traditional Moroccan cuisine.Overnight: MarrakeshDAY NINE: MondayDEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL Breakfast at the hotel. Check out of the hotel. Depart for Marrakesh Airport for departure flight to the U.S.A.
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61-year-old Yeng Yang of St. Paul Minnesota was killed Monday on an icy county road in far western Wisconsin.
St. Croix County authorities said Yang's car slid sideways on a curve, veered into the oncoming lane, and collided with a car driven by a 31-year-old woman from Woodbury Minnesota.
Yang died at the scene. The other driver and a St. Paul man in her car were both taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul. Their conditions were not immediately known.
The crash happened around 6 a.m. Monday on St. Croix County Trunk "A" in the town of Richmond, soon after the region had snow and freezing rain.
La Crosse ended a string of five straight days with snow Monday. It was the second longest April stretch on record, dating back to 1893.
The final remnants from the latest storm left Wisconsin Monday night. A dry day is expected Tuesday, with highs in the 40's and 50's under partly cloudy skies.


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I'm a mac girl, but I still have a little love for PCs and famous men who love them (or routinely use them on camera). With all my favorite primetime shows like The Office coming to an end for the season I was inspired to look back at male PC users I adore despite my better judgment. Kidding. I promise.


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The brief was simple: there are untold stories to be found everywhere. If you can't see them, look twice. Capture a moment that makes the mundane beautiful.
Last month, Getty Images invited creatives from around the Asia Pacific region to submit their best pieces of photography for a new competition and exhibition launching at Spikes Asia, called SpikesAlso. Titled, Look Twice, the SpikesAlso theme celebrated the rediscovery of everyday life as an art form.
The judge, renowned Singaporean visual artist and photographer John Clang, whose own work is heavily influenced by the concept of finding inspiration in the world around, selected the final 20 pieces that formed the first exhibition of its kind in Singapore this month.
"Looking through all the images carefully and critically, I aim to let the images lead me to the mind of the creators", Clang said.
"A good photograph can bring out very strongly the subconscious state within us," he said. "Such images are enduring as it creates a constant contemplative space for us to view and think about our own existence, about our own space through the eyes and mind of another human. With this in mind, the selected images managed to do that wonderfully."
The exhibition space, which was brought to life in conjunction with The Brand Union and Lumina, embodied the exhibition theme of connecting the mundane to the beautiful. A bus shelter installation showcased the winning entries on LCD display panels, and festival delegates were free to wander through the space and interact with the exhibition – many using the shelter as a vantage point from which to observe the nearby presentations given by leaders from the local creative industry.
Providing a unique platform for those across the industry to showcase another side of their creative output, the competition also enabled aspiring photographers to obtain encouragement and feedback from Getty Images' photo editors.
Stuart Hannagan, Director of Photography Asia Pacific at Getty Images, enjoyed the event.
"It is immensely rewarding to recognize and help foster talent within the creative community… ," he said. "SpikesAlso is a fantastic platform to unearth and showcase the impressive depth and range of photographic talent that exists within the Asia Pacific."
A selection of entrants will be invited to become Getty Images contributors, capturing real people, real settings and real events as they unfold and encouraging us all to open our eyes and Look Twice.


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Ushpizin: Welcoming Guests
A ritual inviting symbolic guests into the Sukkah
In addition to serving as a reminder of our duty to the poor (it is said that the ushpizinwould refuse to enter a sukkahwhere the poor are not welcome), each of these exalted personages represents uprootedness. (Abraham left his father's home for the land God promised to show him [Genesis 12:1], Isaac went to Gerar during a famine [Genesis 26:1], Jacob fled from his brother Esau to the habitat of Laban [Genesis 28:2], Joseph was sold to merchants and taken to Egypt [Genesis 37:23-36], Moses fled to Midian after inadvertently killing an Egyptian [Exodus 2:11-15] and he and Aaron wandered the Sinai for forty years [beginning with Exodus 13], and David hid from Saul in the wilderness [ISamuel 20, 21].)
Each in his wanderings contributed to the world through a respective personal characteristic: lovingkindness, strength, splendor, glory, holiness, eternity, sovereignty. Reflecting the periods of homelessness and wandering in their lives, our temporary dwellings can inspire us to emulate the benefits they brought to the world. Many people put up plaques or pictures of the ushpizin,containing the blessing and scenes from their lives. (Laminated ones are available in Jewish supply stores.)
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At a Glance: John's Favorites
- Lodging: Meadowlark Country House, Chateau de Vie, Chanric Inn
- Vacation Rentals: Find a place in Calistoga
- Restaurants: All Seasons Bistro, Hydro Grill
- See & Do: Mud-baths, Safari West, Castello di Amorosa
- Slideshow: Watch the video overview.
The last-remaining authentic small town in the Napa Valley, Calistoga hasn't fallen victim to gentrification—well, not yet. Originally founded in 1859 as a hot-springs resort in the shadow of giant, volcanic Mt St Helena, the Old West town is famous for water, not wine: Calistoga's most visible industry is spas.
But not the fancy-pants kind. Here spas are synonymous with mud-bath emporiums, where you submerge yourself in giant concrete tubs filled with actual hot mud, made with volcanic ash mined right here. The effect is glorious: you emerge feeling totally detoxed and refreshed (never mind the few-remaining flecks of dirt on your scalp).
Firmly rooted in the pre-Disney era, Calistoga also has some fabulously kitsch, roadside-Americana attractions that are the perfect foil to the grandiosity of Napa's down-valley wineries. Among them, a petrified forest where yard gnomes greet your arrival, and a wimpy hot-water geyser surrounded by an oh-so-cute little petting zoo. You'd *never find such things in chi-chi St Helena—they're just too pedestrian. Which is exactly why I love Calistoga—it's accessible. You don't need any specialized knowledge to grasp the local culture.
But go see it now. Things are changing fast. Three years ago, a disappointing thousand-dollar-a-night resort opened in the hills above town, and another new high-end hotel is slated to open in July (though this one promises to be better). Spa owners are racing to keep up with the newbies, and the funky old-California culture will soon disappear. But for the moment, things look just as they always have.
Plan to see the hills. The valley walls come together in Calistoga, and the Palisades—the volcanic, black-rock cliffs lording over town—are mesmerizing. But even if you don't hike or bike them, they make a gorgeous backdrop for unwinding poolside with a cocktail in hand. What better way to spend a weekend?
Why Go?
- Dig the primal sensation of submerging yourself in hot mud.
- Bicycle between nearby wineries without fear of a DUI.
- Get a dose of summertime heat, far from the fog.
- Take the kids to Napa's only family-friendly destination.
- Discover the unfussy side of Wine Country.
How Far?
- 90 minutes from the Golden Gate.
- Limited restaurant choices; drive 10 minutes to St Helena.
- Weekend traffic on Hwy 29; approach from Santa Rosa.
See & Do
Spas and mud-bath emporiums are the town's main draw, but the close proximity of Napa Valley's wineries means you can get exfoliated and massaged, then have your fill of luscious cabernets, all in the same day.
Love kitsch? Don't miss Calistoga's old-school roadside-Americana tourist attractions that predate the advent of special effects. The Old Faithful Geyser erupts several times an hour, but while you wait there's a super-cute petting zoo with goats, and expansive grounds with picnic tables in a small palm oasis with stellar views of giant Mt St Helena. West of town, the Petrified Forest of ancient redwoods got buried when Mt St Helena erupted three million years ago. Today the trees have turned to rock, and you can see them on a short walk through the woods. Pose for pix with the yard gnomes out front.
Read reviews of Calistoga's spas and mud-bath emporiums.
Who knew there were gazelles and giraffes in Wine Country? At Safari West, hop aboard an open-sided jeep on a three-hour tour of the ersatz African savanna. Kids go nuts here. You can even spend the night in a canvas-sided platform tent, right in the preserve (see Hotels, below). Fear not: this isn't a zoo. There's plenty of room for the antelopes to roam, and the only animals in cages are birds and lemurs. In fact, the wildlife is so well cared for, that they breed. Come during baby season and ooh and ah at the little ones. Reservations required for all visits.
The grandest roadside attraction is the over-the-top Castello di Amorosa, an eye-popping recreation of a medieval castle that doubles as a boutique winery. For full details, read the review on the Napa Valley Wineries page.
The primo outdoor activities are biking and hiking. Rent a bicycle at Calistoga Bike Shop, complete with saddle bags, and bike to nearby wineries. Or head to the fantastically hard, Oat Hill Mine Trail, one of Northern California's most technically challenging mountain-bike trails.
Take in top-of-the-world vistas from atop 4340ft-high Mt St Helena. The 5-mile hike to the top is a bitch, but on a clear day you'll be rewarded a knock-your-socks-off 200mi viewshed. No kidding. Start at Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, eight miles north of town.
On a hot day, take the kids swimming at the pool at Bothe-Napa State Park, where you can also hike through oak woodlands and redwood forests. Bring a picnic. Or go horseback riding in the park on a guided trip with Triple Creek Horse Outfit.
Calistoga Restaurants
There's a shortage of good restaurants in Calistoga. For more selection, head south to St Helena; see my recommendations in our Napa Valley guide.
The best (by far) is All Seasons Bistro ($$$–$$$$), which doubles as a high-end wine shop. The seasonal Euro-Cal menu has an unpretentious, earthy sensibility, as in the pheasant two-ways, a combination of confit and roasted breast meat atop a bed of sauteed cabbage, finished with a syrupy pan reduction. Dee-lish. The owner is passionate about wine, and does an excellent job pairing vintages with the food. Some complain about the casual room's disparate design details, but the cooking is so solid that you need never raise your eyes from your plate. Book a window table.
The same folks operate the Hydro Grill ($–$$), open continuously from breakfast till well past dinnertime, thanks to a hopping bar with 20 draft microbrews and a menu of single-malt scotches. The cooking is unfussy and straightforward, ideal for families. On my last visit, I had one of the best grilled artichokes I've ever eaten. Served with a salty-lime aioli, it was spot-on. The cornmeal-crusted chile rellenos are lighter than elsewhere because they're baked, not fried. Great seasonal salads and half-pound burgers too. A swing-jazz band plays on Sunday and Wednesday evenings.
For down-to-earth, hearty cooking like fried calamari, grilled ribeye and scalloped potatoes, and solidly good pub grub, head directly to the Calistoga Inn and Brewery ($$–$$$). The always-fun outdoor beer garden is shaded by tall trees and overlooks the Napa River; it's great for lunch on a warm day—and what a party scene! Inside, the white-tablecloth dining room is decorated with Americana furnishings and the owner's pottery collection. I like this place for its simplicity and utter lack of pretense, and though the cooking won't win any awards, it's just fine for a no-surprises meal. Good beer too.
The most romantic spot for dinner on a warm night is the brick garden patio at Wappo Bar & Bistro ($$$). Alas, the overly ambitious menu of east-meets-west cooking falls short in its execution: flavors are muddy and vague. And don't expect any adhesion to classical preparations of traditional dishes listed on the menu, such as coq au vin and paella; both were disappointing and veered way too far from the simple elegance of their true namesakes. The way to make Wappo work: Order appetizers instead of entrees, and drink a lot of wine. Be prepared for sometimes-bullish service. Make reservations.
Budgeteers: Fill up on standard yellow-melted-cheese, refried-bean Mexican cooking at Puerto Vallarta ($), which also makes good burritos. For pizza and beer, head to Checkers ($$), but don't order anything fancy, lest you be disappointed.
Restaurant Prices
- $ = entrées under $10
- $$ = $10 to $15
- $$$ = $16 to $22
- $$$$ = $22 and up
Calistoga Motels & Hotels: Budget & Midrange
There are some lousy motels in Calistoga, with thin walls and amorous couples banging the headboard next door. Choose carefully. I've not recommended the chain properties because you've seen 'em a zillion times elsewhere and don't need me to tell you about them.
Town's best value, the Calistoga Inn & Brewery ($–$$) has tiny rooms with shared baths and no TVs. They're bare-bones basic, but well kept and clean, and best of all they're inexpensive. Request a room not over the bar.
Dr. Wilkinson's Motel ($$–$$$) has mid-century brick-walled rooms surrounding a central courtyard. Recently renovated, rooms have big, comfy beds and lots of space. For a straightforward motel, this is my first choice (even though they don't use down pillows).
The motel rooms at Calistoga Spa Hot Springs ($$–$$$) are outdated, but two giant swimming pools, a kiddie pool with a waterfall, and an enormous adults-only Jacuzzi make this the top spot for families who want to spend the day playing in the water.
I like the Brannan Cottage Inn ($$–$$$) for its historic vibe. Built in 1860 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the cute-as-a-button whitewashed bungalow has simple rooms with a few period pieces, but they're not overly frilly. Each has its own private entrance. There's no pool, but guests have privileges at a nearby motel. Breakfast included.
Hotel Prices
- $ = standard double under $100
- $$ = $100 to $200
- $$$ = $200 to $300
- $$$$ = $300 & up
Calistoga Cottages and Cabins
Rooms at Indian Springs Resort ($$$–$$$$) are in freestanding bungalows that look like a mid-century Florida retirement community, but inside they've got all the basic creature comforts, most notable a great bed with Frette linens. The hot-springs-fed Olympic-size swimming pool is a godsend for parents.
The freestanding cottages at Cottage Grove Inn ($$$–$$$$) sit side by side, with lush flowering landscape outside. Each is decorated differently, but all have a wood-burning fireplace and a wet bar. They tend toward the girly in their design motifs, but each has a wood-burning fireplace, a wet bar, and rocking-chair front porch, making this a romantic retreat for an anniversary.
Safari West ($$$) rents canvas-sided tent cabins on platforms in the middle of a wild-animal park, in view of roaming giraffes. They're great for families on an adventure, but don't otherwise have many comforts. The point is to feel like you're on safari, and it works. One night is sufficient.
Calistoga B&Bs and Hotels: The Top End
The following three B&Bs are gay owned; the straight-to-gay guest ratio is about 70-30.
Surrounded by a horse farm on a wooded hillside just outside town, the lovely Meadowlark Country House ($$$–$$$$) has cushy B&B rooms with ultra-comfy beds dressed with high-thread-count linens and feather-light duvets; most rooms have two-person Jacuzzis, making this an ideal retreat for couples. The splurge-worth garden cottage has a fireplace, vaulted ceilings, living room with high-end furnishings, and a full kitchen. Outside there's a clothing-optional pool—the only one I know of in Wine Country—surrounded by flowering gardens. Best of all, the innkeepers live in a separate house, leaving you total privacy. Breakfast is at a shared table.
One of my favorite places to stay in the entire Napa Valley, the elegant Chateau de Vie ($$$) sits at the edge of acres of vineyards, with drop-dead views of Mt St Helena. All five spacious rooms have the requisite high-end amenities—fine linens, thirsty towels, thick robes, and top-flight bath products. The attentive, personalized service can't be beat. Breakfast happens whenever you get up. (In the words of the owner, 'Why should you have to get up to meet our schedule. You're on vacation, not us.' Now that's service!) Afternoon wine and cheese, and a vineyard-view lap pool and jacuzzi sweeten the deal.
The (much) more modest Chanric Inn ($$$–$$$$) has six uncluttered rooms in a renovated 1875 Victorian house. All have clean lines, with contemporary ebony-colored furniture and putty-colored walls. The look is sleek, but the living room isn't livable; it's more of a showroom for the owner's mid-century furniture than a hangout space for guests. Rooms are small and tight; if you require space, ask when you book. The chef-owner prepares a sumptuous breakfast in the garden, but it lasts way too long; unless you want to spend two hours eating, tell him to cut it short. The house is near the road, but the sound insulation is good. The old-school kidney-shaped pool, up the hill behind the house, has knock-out views.
Hotel d'Amici ($$$–$$$$) has four sunny rooms, with comfy beds and crisp linens, upstairs from a restaurant in the middle of town. Note: it calls itself a hotel, but there's no on-site staff, so reservations are essential. There's no elevator either; be prepared to haul your bags up the stairs.
At the Mount View Hotel ($$$–$$$$), town's only true hotel, the rooms look like they were designed by a cracked-out Laura Ashley—intermittently frilly and stark—and they have the vague odor of a summer house that's been shut for a month. But throw open the sash and ignore the odd design elements, and you'll have a reasonably comfortable room smack dab on Lincoln Avenue, walkable to everything in town—a real plus once the sun goes down and the wine corks start popping.
The emperor has no clothes at the Calistoga Ranch(eria), a thousand-dollar-a-night trailer park. Really. To get around zoning laws that had designated the land a mobile-home park, the resort built its rooms on wheels. And they look like storage units—cedar-sided boxes, way too close together and all laid out in rows. The place feels like a gated suburban community. Okay, so the rooms' furnishings are ultra-comfortable and chic, and suite rooms are connected by gorgeous decks with high-end outdoor furniture. But service is the hallmark of any true luxury hotel, and here it's lacking: On my arrival a valet offered me coffee, which I initially refused, but when I went back to accept the offer, another valet said, 'Sorry, we only have water, but if you go to the bar…' For a thousand bucks a night, I expect to hear, 'Yes, sir, right away,' not, 'Get it yourself.' The grounds are limited, and you have to walk on a single macadam driveway to get around the property. The so-called vineyard-view swimming pool actually overlooks a few rows of grape vines that were planted as landscaping. Oh, brother. Better to choose Meadowood or Auberge du Soleil, both classics in the Napa Valley luxury genre, and leave the rancheria to SoCal celebs who don't know any better.


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Is there any polynomial $f(x,y)\in{\mathbb Q}[x,y]{}\ $ such that $f:\mathbb{Q}\times\mathbb{Q} \rightarrow\mathbb{Q}$ is a bijection?
I would be inclined to say no, for the following reason:
Suppose $f$ satisfies the condition. Then by interpolation, the coefficients of $f$ are all rational numbers. By multiplying $f$ with an integer, we may assume without loss of generality that $f$ has integer coefficients.
Let $d=$deg$(f)$. It is obvious that $d$ can not be 1. It cannot be 2 either, for it is well known that if a conic curve on the plane with rational coefficients has a rational point, then it has infinitely many. As a result, $d\ge 3$.
[The following is only an idea, not a rigorous proof.]
For $x\in \mathbb{Q}$, define the height function $ht(x)$ to be the maximum of the denominator and the numerator of $x$. For a point $p=(x,y)$ in $\mathbb{Q}^2$, define $ht(p)=max(ht(x),ht(y))$. Then, for $p\in \mathbb{Q}^2$, we can expect that $ht(f(p))$ is roughly $ht(p)^d$. Since there are roughly $N^2$ points on $\mathbb{Q}^2$ with height no more than $N$, and roughly $N$ such points on $\mathbb{Q}$, we can see that only when $d=2$ can $f$ be a 1-1 correspondence. But we have already proved that $d\ge 3$, which yields a contradiction.
The problem is, I can't prove that $ht(f(p))$ is approximately $ht(p)^d$ in any sense. If this can be established, I guess I could give a rigorous proof.
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I don't think so.
Suppose $f$ to be surjective. Let $x\mapsto 0$ and $y\mapsto 1$. Now consider two distinct paths $\gamma,\eta:[0,1]\to\mathbb Q\times\mathbb Q$ from $x$ to $y$. Since $f$ is continuous it maps these paths surjectively onto $[0,1]$ (more exactly $[0,1]\subset f\gamma([0,1])$ and $[0,1]\subset f\eta([0,1])$). Thus, $f$ cannot be injective.
Let us consider a simpler case first. Let $Q_1=Q\cap [0,1]$. Now let us assume $f:Q_1\times Q_1\to Q_1$ is a uniformly continuous bijection. Then, according to Rudin (I believe it is an exercise), there is unique continuous extension, $g$, such that:
1) $f=g$ on $Q_1\times Q_1$.
2) $g$ is uniformly continuous on $\overline{Q_1\times Q_1}=[0,1]^2$.
3) Namely, $g(x_0)=\lim_{x\to x_0} f(x)$.
Since the image of a connected, compact set is connected and compact, then $Im(g)=[0,1]$. But, this is impossible because if we consider three distinct rational points $a,b,c$ in $[0,1]^2$, then $g$ restricted to the connected set $[0,1]^2-${$a,b,c$} is still continuous, but the image will not be connected since g is bijective on $Q_1\times Q_1$.
I think the above case now follows. That is if we consider $f:Q\times Q\to Q$ and $f$ is a polynomial, then $f$ restricted to $Q_1\times Q_1$ would could be a uniformly continuous bijection. However, we won't know what the image is. But this doesn't matter, since when we extend to $g$ the continuous image of a connected compact set is connected and compact. But the only connected compact subsets of $R$ are bounded closed intervals. So, the image would be some $[a,b]$ and would get another contradiction.
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The provision was supposedly added for legal reasons at the recommendation of the bike manufacturer.
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After hearing about the devastation and destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, I thought for sure the marathon would have been canceled. On Wednesday, I received an email from New York Road Runners stating this:
Following Wednesday's announcement by Mayor Bloomberg, the ING New York City Marathon will proceed on Sunday, November 4. This year's marathon is dedicated to the City of New York, the victims of the hurricane, and their families.
We're adjusting Marathon Day plans as a result of the storm's impact on our operations and resources. At every turn, we will be working to ensure that our planning doesn't affect any recovery efforts.
Even though I didn't agree with the decision, I wanted to run in support of all the families and victims of this tragedy.
My flight got into LaGuardia Friday morning with no problems. I hopped right into a taxi, but getting into Manhattan was a different story. Every vehicle had to have 3 or more people, so traffic was backed up for miles while they inspected every car.
Once in the city, tour buses were running and people flooded the streets. It seemed like they city was back up and running as usual. My first task was to head to the Javits Convention Center to pick up my race packet. There were thousands of runners heading in the same direction as me and you could feel the excitement building.
After loading up with plenty of running gear, I headed back to the hotel to Skype with Karma for a package that was going to air during the 5 o'clock news. I talked about my trip into the city, what I saw and the feeling I got from the runners about this race after such a devastating event.
Only a few minutes after my conversation, the news broke that the marathon was canceled. I had so many mixed emotions at first. I didn't understand why this decision wasn't made immediately after learning about the devastation. Why did they have to wait until most of the runners were already there? I was shocked. I pulled myself together and came up with a plan. I was going to make the best of this trip. A friend and I decided we were going to head out the next morning and still run the 26.2 miles. Not only that, we also decided to lend a helping hand to the victims and volunteer our time.
We learned quickly the next morning that we weren't the only runners with the same idea. Hundreds of runners were out with their orange NYC marathon shirts on running the 26.2 miles. As we ran through the streets of Central Park, we would high five the other runners and give them words of encouragement. It was such a positive experience. We ran by tents, hundreds of boxes and bleachers that were already set-up for the marathon.
We even took our picture under the 26 mile marker in Central Park.
That next morning we headed to Brooklyn, one of the hardest hit areas to volunteer. We threw our marathon shirts on, and we were ready to get our hands dirty. We made our way to the Red Hook area, where they had a food distribution site set-up. This area still had no power, no heat, and no running water. The line of people waiting for food was wrapped around the block. It was touching to see so many other runners also volunteering their time on what would have been marathon morning.
I believe everything happens for a reason. It was such an eye opening experience, and I wouldn't have changed a single moment of it. My thoughts and prayers are still with the families and victims of this horrible event.


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Dubai, November 21, 2007: The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) today announced the slate for its programming segment Arabian Nights, which offers films made by filmmakers from the Middle East and beyond, focusing on stories related to Arabs and the Arab world. The staggeringly diverse segment is comprised of 19 films, including four World Premieres, which falls inline with DIFF's mandate of promoting Arab cinema on the world stage iline with DIFF's mandate of promoting Arab cinema on the world stage.
In the features category, Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch's inspiring Whatever Lola Wants has been chosen as the Gala. Starring Laura Ramsey (She's the Man, 2006) as the title character, the film explores the mentoring relationship between Lola, an irrepressible young dancer from New York and a reclusive Egyptian dancer who has all but retired from the world. Through dance, they overcome the pain of lost love, lost opportunities and lost time.
Masoud Amralla al Ali, DIFF's Artistic Director, expanded on the choice of Whatever Lola Wants as the Arabian Nights Gala Film, which will screen on December 11, 2007: \"It is an important opportunity for a Moroccan director to work with an American star, and this is an important film for us at DIFF because it acts as a cultural bridge: Lola is inspired by Egyptian art and culture, and goes through a transformation that changes her life as a result. The positive, upbeat nature of the film makes it a natural choice to be the gala.\"
Of the other features, three are set outside the Arab world, in Europe and Canada: Nasser Bakhti's Night Shadows, explores 24 hours in the life of five people in Geneva who defy that city's picture-postcard image; Ana el Akhar (Me the Other) follows the impact on two friends' relationship when one suspects the other of being a suspect in the Madrid train bombings; and Nafizati Bala Watan (From my Window, Without a Home) is set in Montreal, about a mother-daughter reunion 17 years after the mother abandoned her child in Beirut.
Three of the features deal with the troubled past and present of Algeria: Layali Arabia (Arabian Nights) depicts a French railway worker who searches for his missing friend, a young, homeless Algerian woman; Cartouches Gauloises, follows two 11-year old brothers and their best friend as Algeria's War of Independence breaks out; and Intimate Enemies shows the clash between an idealistic young lieutenant and a cynical old sergeant in the occupying French army. Michou D'Auber, starring Gerard Depardieu, is a comedy about a young Algerian boy sent to a foster family who disguise him as a little French boy.
Arabian Nights also contains a strong thematic grouping of films referred to as 'The 9/11 Effect,' dealing with the impact of the 2001 New York attacks on the lives of ordinary Arab-Americans. AmericanEast focuses on the points of view of three main characters who epitomize different aspects of Arab-American life in the post-9/11 era, and USA vs Al-Arian is a documentary about the family of Arab-American Sami Al-Arian, who was arrested in 2003 for supporting terrorism and put in solitary confinement. The theme of wrongful confinement runs through the three shorts in the collection: Al Ab Al-Mokhless- A Father Taken, Yasin and The Good Son.
The programme's other shorts are diverse: Both delves into the world of a former Lebanese militia man living in London, (Posthumous) explores the intersection of fiction and the real in Beirut through experimental video, and Either Me or Haifa is a Palestinian love story between a refugee living in Denmark and a journalist in Haifa. Baris ala el Baher (Paris by the Sea) follows Wilson, a young immigrant from Benin who weaves a wonderful life for himself in Tangiers in his letters to his parents, and Good Night Malik compares the lives of two brothers living in Paris.
Unusually for the Arabian Nights segment, this year there is only one documentary, Ladies, Women, Citizens, which follows five women from very different segments of Lebanese society, discussing their own dreams and the hopes they cherish for their country's future.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Texas A&M men's basketball team continues its two-game road trip Wednesday when it travels to Baton Rouge, La., to face LSU in a 7 p.m. contest inside the Maravich Center. Wednesday's game will be televised by the SEC Network.
The Aggies enter the match-up with a 12-5 overall record and a 2-2 mark in SEC games after dropping a hard-fought contest at Alabama on Saturday. Senior Elston Turner led the Aggies in scoring against the Crimson Tide, making 6-of-13 field attempts to finish with 13 points and record a double-digit point total for the 39th time in 49 career games at Texas A&M. Also against Alabama, freshman J'Mychal Reese scored 10 points, reaching double figures for the sixth time this season in back-to-back games for the first time during his young A&M career. On the glass, sophomore Kourtney Roberson led the team in rebounds (eight) for the third time in the last four games as the Aggies out-rebounded their fourth straight opponent.
LSU, meanwhile, brings a 9-6 overall record with a 0-4 mark in SEC games into Wednesday affair. The Tigers began the 2012-13 season with nine wins in 11 games, but have dropped road contests at Auburn and Georgia and home games to Florida and South Carolina to begin league play. The Tigers are led by first-year head coach Johnny Jones, who spent the previous 11 seasons as the head coach at North Texas.
* Wednesday's contest will be the 24th meeting between the Aggies and the Tigers on the hardwood and the first as members of the SEC.
* The series dates back to the 1916-17 season during the early days of each school's men's basketball program ... LSU earned a 24-15 victory.
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* A&M head coach Billy Kennedy is 0-2 against LSU having faced them once while at Centenary and once as the head coach at Southeastern Louisiana.
* The series has been dominated by the home team with the Aggies holding a 5-0 record in College Station and the Tigers owning a 7-0 mark in Baton Rouge.
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Annals of self-promotion: we're angry about additives! »
Laura wrote about eggs in veggie food products like Quorn and Lightlife for SF Weekly! Using eggs in otherwise vegan products is unnecessary and inconvenient and what the hell, companies?
Meave got angry about gelatin hiding everywhere. Seriously, everywhere! Every time the pretty ladies in the commercials say "collagen," imagine "bone from the slaughter of cattle [that] is cleaned, degreased, dried, sorted, and crushed to a particle size of about 1-2 cm. The pieces of bone are then treated with dilute hydrochloric acid to remove mineral salts. The resulting sponge-like material is called ossein." Yeah. A "sponge-like material" made from dead cows' bones. That's what you're slapping on your faces, and you can't even absorb it through your skin!
What are you all raging about today?
∞ posted at 16:19 by seriousmeaveness
» What the shit: Ike's Place is facing eviction??
This news hit me deep in the gut. I'd been hearing some rumblings that Ike was having trouble with one of the neighbors, but I didn't know it was this bad. How bad is it? Real effing bad.
On Monday, [Ike] Shehadeh went to court to see if he could the eviction from landlord Denman Drobisch thrown out. The plea was denied. Shehadeh has a few more days to answer the complaint, which, unless Shehadeh decides to shut down Ike's, will almost surely mean going to trial. The problem with that scenario, Shehadeh says, is that he doesn't have the cash to pay the legal fees. "There's not much more than a handful of dollars," he says.
Here's the problem. As any business owner will tell you, "why not move?", well, it's not that easy. Moving to a new location means getting the money together to start up what would essentially be a brand new business. And without his popular Castro location, there's not enough money coming in to make it happen.
Ike's Place in the Castro employs 40 people. Is the middle of the worst recession since ancient Rome really the time to be harassing Ike's Place out of business? Do we really need to lose the only sandwich shop in SF that caters to vegans and vegetarians, barely a month after this city passed a Meatless Mondays resolution? If Gavin Newsom can personally intervene to keep Medjool open, maybe one of those "visionaries" on our board of supervisors can pay attention to this shit. Because this would be such an unbelievable blow to meatless dining in San Francisco that I don't even know where to begin. If our city is serious about promoting vegan and vegetarian food options, then working out a compromise between Ike and his NIMBY neighbors would be a great place to start (Any vegan lawyers willing to get paid in sandwiches?).
P.S. to Ike's NIMBY neighbors: If you don't like living above a popular business, then don't live in a commercial district. Go move to the 'burbs (home prices are low!) and enjoy your cone of silence, just keep your g-d hands off my sandwich.
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Check it out, we won a thing! What is it? Why, it is an SF Weekly Web Award! Specifically, SF's Best Blog Post, for Other Avenues! Also, FAT PEOPLE RULE! written by our own founder, Laura Beck! Hooray! Congratulations, Laura, you have always been the best, but now it is acknowledged online by a city alt-weekly! We are proud of you!!
To celebrate, SF Weekly will hold a party tonight at 111 Minna (at, yes, 111 Minna St. at 2nd Street) from 5 to 9, catered by our BFF Cinnaholic! Details here.
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Special for veg-friendly omnivores: get a job! »
The SF Weekly recently laid off its restaurant critic, and is searching for a new one. Want the job? We want you to have it! Obviously, we can't; that's why we have Vegansaurus, right? Right. But you, careful, considerate omnivores who for whatever reasons haven't given up your animal-unfriendly diets yet, certainly could!
I know, it sounds insane, vegans encouraging you to eat meat. Well, we're not, exactly; what we're thinking is, we need more mainstream restaurant critics who enjoy vegan food, and understand that you can eat very well without animal products. If you're going to have to review new dead-cow and dead-fish restaurants, you could try the veg options at those places, or at least note if there are any. I tend to skip the reviews in publications of all sizes, not just because they almost never review vegetarian or vegan restaurants, but because they usually don't even address the concept of not eating animal products. People like us are left to figure everything out for ourselves, which is ridiculous; if you want to increase your audience (I'd say "sell more papers" but the Weekly is free), broaden your range. Include us. Our demographic spends a lot of money on food; we're interested in what's new and delicious, and we love to read good food writing. How about throwing us something other than a bone?
So omnivorous readers, and readers with omnivorous friends, what do you say? An actual writing job has opened up at an actual publication; all you eligible people should apply, already.
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A Tucson man convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in a 2011 home invasion has been sentenced to life in prison.
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The first reading was based on Jang Geunsuk's character Seojoon meeting Hana, played by Yoona, in Japan. The characters they are playing are the modern generations of their previous characters, Seo Inha and Kim Yoonhee.
Already filming a portion of the drama which was set in the 1970's, it was revealed that Jang Geunsuk and Yoona were able to portray their new roles differently. Jang Geunsuk will now play the role of Seojoon, who is dubbed to be conceited and ill-tempered, compared to his portrayal of Seo Inha who had a calm and caring nature.
Yoona, on the other hand, will now play tough and smart Lee Hana, which was different in her previous role Kim Yoonhee who was shy and timid.
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Philippe de Champaigne
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Philippe de Champaigne, self-portrait.
Museum of Grenoble
|Philippe de Champaigne
26 May 1602
Brussels, Southern Netherlands
|12 August 1674
(aged 72)
Paris, France
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Philippe de Champaigne, (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃paɲ]), 26 May 1602 – 12 August 1674, was a Brabançon-born French Baroque era painter, a major exponent of the French school.
Early life[edit]
Born of a poor family in Brussels (Duchy of Brabant, Southern Netherlands), under the reign of the Archduke Albert and Isabella, Champaigne was a pupil of the landscape painter Jacques Fouquières. In 1621 he moved to Paris, where he worked with Nicolas Poussin on the decoration of the Palais du Luxembourg under the direction of Nicolas Duchesne, whose daughter he married. According to Houbraken, Duchesne was angry at Champaigne for becoming more popular than he was at court, and this is why Champaigne returned to Brussels to live with his brother. It was only after he received news of Duchesne's death that he returned to marry his daughter.[1] After the death of his protector Duchesne, Champaigne worked for the Queen Mother, Marie de Medicis, and for Cardinal Richelieu, (for whom he decorated the Palais Cardinal), the dome of the Sorbonne and other buildings. He was a founding member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture in 1648.
Later years[edit]
Later in his life (1640), he came under the influence of Jansenism. After his paralysed daughter was allegedly miraculously cured at the nunnery of Port-Royal, he painted the celebrated but atypical picture Ex-Voto de 1662, now in the Louvre, which represents the artist's daughter with Mother-Superior Agnès Arnauld.
Champaigne produced a very large number of paintings, mainly religious works and portraits. Influenced by Rubens at the beginning of his career, his style later became more austere.
Champaigne was of significant enough prominence in his time as to be mentioned in Cyrano de Bergerac in a line by Ragueneau referencing Cyrano: "Truly, I should not look to find his portrait By the grave hand of Philippe de Champagne."
His pupils were his nephew Jean Baptiste de Champaigne, William Faithorne, Jean Morin, and Nicolas de Plattemontagne.[2] He died in Paris in 1674.
Portrait of Charlotte Duchesne, Moravian Gallery in Brno
Philippe de Champaigne, Vanitas (c. 1671), Musée de Tessé (fr), Le Mans
- ^ Philips de Champanje biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ Phillipe de Champaigne in the RKD
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philippe de Champaigne.
- PhilippeDeChampaigne.org, 98 works by Philippe de Champaigne
- ScholarsResource.com, Paintings of Philippe de Champaigne