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Is it a buyer's market yet? How are airline cuts affecting meetings? What are the trends in the medical market? We asked key players from CVBs around the country to tell us what's going on in cities these days — and to do a little crystal-ball gazing to predict what the near future holds. We've got some good news and we've got some bad news….
Positively Cleveland
Dennis Roche, president
On the economic effect
Roche: We're starting to see some downturn, but it came a lot later than we expected — it wasn't until June and July of this year and it wasn't as much a falloff as we might have expected. Interestingly, May came through a lot higher than we budgeted.
This summer, we got a recommendation for the site for our new convention center, which will be built next to a Medical Mart. That's expected to open in 2012, so that changes our focus a little. It's been a challenge for us selling large groups into our current building, and it's too early right now to do more than discuss the new center.
As for value, it could be described as a buyer's market right now, but that's probably less true than in tier-one cities since we've always been told by our customers that we provide a good value.
On airline cutbacks
Roche: Continental has a hub so slightly more than 60 percent of our airlift is through Continental. They have cut some flights, but they tend to be the lower performing flights to begin with so we haven't seen any actual drop-off and it doesn't appear to be affecting meetings.
On medical meetings trends
Roche: This market has been holding steady for us and it's always been a strong market here because of the medical facilities that we have. Once the new convention center opens with the Medical Mart, we expect to have even greater success with this market and be able to attract even larger groups.
San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau
David Peckinpaugh, president & CEO
On the economic effect
Peckinpaugh: We're holding fairly strong on the meetings side, although we are seeing some softening on the leisure end. As a top-five market, we're still in high demand and we are seeing very few cancellations — a handful here and there, but nothing like what we've seen during other big economic challenges.
We're starting to see more of a buyer's market, including more aggressive pricing from the hotels, although little impact on contracts. In some instances, groups are trading down in terms of what hotels they're using, and we're also seeing some hotels go for group business that they wouldn't ordinarily look at in a stronger market. For example, some hotels are going after state associations when that's not a strong part of their typical market.
One of the other things that helps our market is that we have a lot of new inventory coming online in an 18-month period, including the new Hilton San Diego Bayfront, opening in December.
We also see this as a time to be more aggressive and focused on the meetings market on the whole. We're ramping up our sales efforts, increasing our marketing efforts, and have expanded our sales team by eight people.
On airline cutbacks
Peckinpaugh: So far, we haven't felt any real effect, but moving forward, it's crystal-ball time — there's just no way to know. So far, our year-to-date data is actually up in terms of the number of flights and passengers, but we haven't yet felt the cutbacks that have already been announced. For the fall, we're looking at a potential 8 percent decrease in airlift here, compared to about 11 percent in the industry overall. The most recent information I have says our nonstop direct service is going to be reduced from 54 flights to 41, which is significant.
We haven't seen this yet, but one result of these changes that we expect to see — not just here but nationwide — would be an increase in regional meetings.
On medical meetings trends
Peckinpaugh: Medical meetings are an enormous part of our market and we see that market as remaining very strong.
Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gary Sain, president & CEO
On the economic effect
Sain: We're holding our own, but we're facing the same challenges that many destinations are facing, especially in the corporate market, where we're seeing some last-minute cancellations at hotels, but not at the convention center.
Occupancy is basically flat at the convention center and the hotels right now, but we might see more pressure on business going forward. As we get into the more challenging months from September to December, we'll be providing additional incentives in the meetings market — this fall could be one of the best times to book in Orlando in our history.
It definitely is a buyer's market here as it is in other big destinations that we compete with. But that aspect is based largely on flexibility. If a planner can be flexible, it can be a buyer's market; without flexibility, it's not so much the case. Professional, seasoned meeting planners are asking for more and they're getting it. It might not be a deal on the rate, but if not, they're getting more built into that rate.
On airline cutbacks
Sain: This fall, we will have about 12 percent less seating capacity, primarily from the regional jets and the Delta Connection, so that will affect tertiary markets that will no longer have direct service here. But we'll continue to serve every major destination in the United States.
This summer, we formed Airteam Orlando, a CVB-sponsored task force, in conjunction with the major attractions, convention center, airport, economic development council, and others, to sit down and communicate with the airlines directly about what our needs are. Since we've formed the task force, I've actually received some calls from airlines that don't serve us that now have an interest in us.
In the international arena, we're doing very well with air service.
On medical meetings trends
Sain: According to the Healthcare Convention Exhibitors Association, Orlando has hosted more medical meetings annually than any other city in the country for the past decade. We're seeing more scrutiny of the meetings' return on investment. It's up to both the planner and the destination to help sell the story of why it's important to have this meeting and what we can do to make it more successful.
A lot of the medical meetings have international attendance, and that goes hand in hand with our increase in international air service. Lufthansa's service direct from Frankfurt has been so successful that they're adding more capacity this fall, Aer Lingus has started very successful direct service from Dublin, and we hope to have good news from South America within the next 30 days.
This fall, Orlando is hosting its first ever Medical Meetings and Tourism Summit to discuss how we can create opportunities to increase our standing with medical meetings and start to develop that market in a more branded fashion.
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mark Vaughan, executive vice president & chief sales & marketing officer
On the economic effect
Vaughan: We look at it two ways: In the long term, we're doing very well, but in the short term, we're seeing some challenges. So much of our future is developed today for five-plus years out, and that segment remains strong. But we're seeing a softening with the groups that typically book about 18 months out, which is mostly corporate and some smaller spinoff associations.
In terms of a buyer's market, we're not really seeing that. What we're seeing is a real balance — suppliers offering value-adds and trying to create value — but not a wholesale shift like after 9/11.
We recently held a customer advisory board meeting and planners told us they were looking for ways to help offset financial losses they might be incurring from things like additional costs for fuel for buses. They're looking for ways to enhance their bottom line, and that can include upgrades as well as price value.
On airline cutbacks
Vaughan: We're the world's busiest airport so we're a little insulated from some of the challenges other cities are facing. Although we are facing some cutbacks, we haven't seen the kinds of cuts that other airports are facing, and we're really optimistic about the future pending the outcome of the Delta/Northwest merger. On the whole, we're expecting a 5.5 percent decrease in domestic capacity. But new service to India has just been announced and we're hopeful that the international expansion of Delta will continue to put Atlanta on the map as the gateway to the world. The airport is also opening a dedicated international terminal in 2011.
On medical meetings trends
Vaughan: People are holding off on making decisions. Our lead volume with medical association groups is still extremely good, but our closure rate on groups that traditionally book within 18 months has been a little slower, which puts our pace for that segment behind right now. Those groups have the luxury of knowing that availability is open; they can sit back and take their time before they have to make a decision.
On the plus side, the groups that book further out are still continuing to book in the same way.
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority
Chris Meyer, CMP, CEM, vice president of convention sales
On the economic effect
Meyer: The biggest impact we're seeing is in the number of days that groups are staying here, which is down. But the volume of activity is still very strong — in fact, in July we were up 1.2 percent in convention attendance over the previous year.
We also track leads and my lead volume is actually up, which is an indicator of future business.
We currently have about $30 billion worth of development going on here, with 32,000 guest rooms under construction as we speak and slated to open over the next four years — obviously hotel developers are still very bullish on Las Vegas.
But we have seen it turn into a buyer's market, which is prevalent across the country according to the attendees at the MPI WEC [Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress] that we hosted in August. We've seen some impact on room rates — there's a lot of value out there. We believe this will be the death of the hotel revenue manager position at hotels, and there's a loud cheer from planners about that.
On airline cutbacks
Meyer: I was just on a panel discussion at MPI and for the 150 planners in the audience, changes in airlift was their single biggest concern. The nice thing for us is that we have a diversified mix of carriers here: Even if one cuts service significantly, it won't hurt us as much as some of the gateway destinations that have only one or two carriers that are their bread and butter. We've created five different task force committees, including one focused on business travel, to talk directly with the airline industry.
We are losing some flights but they are flights that aren't being filled now anyway. We will still be serviced from 126 domestic markets and international is actually growing for us. We have new service from Korean Air, Virgin Air will start service in September from New York to Las Vegas to tie into their international arrivals at JFK, and we're in talks with a number of European carriers.
On medical meetings trends
Meyer: It seems like they're taking a step back. In the past, they would book really far out, but now it seems like they're questioning whether that's a good approach. In the meantime, we are still seeing a lot of medical association meetings business.
Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau
Pat Moscaritolo, president & CEO
On the economic effect
Moscaritolo: I was actually trained as an economist, but I've given up on trying to forecast what's going on. There's been a lot of talk and speculation, but we have not seen it turn into a buyer's market here yet. Consumer confidence is low, the stock market is volatile, gas is so high — these are all factors that should say that it would be difficult for the lodging industry to survive without fire sales, but it's not happening here.
The simple answer is that we're well insulated here for a couple of reasons: We're very well diversified and attract financial, medical, educational, biotech/life sciences, international, and other meetings groups. We're also trying to take advantage of that insulation and we're continuing to grow our international marketing efforts as it relates to those markets. The data shows us that international meetings, corporate and association, are a growth opportunity for us.
On airline cutbacks
Moscaritolo: It's a similar situation with the air carriers: No carrier here controls more than 22 percent of the total seats, which helps from a competitive point of view. Still, we are losing some flights in the fall and I expect that there will be a further retrenchment of the airlines — and when that happens, it could change my answer. Boston is also an easy gateway for international service and we've seen added nonstops from Milan, Frankfurt, Munich, and Stockholm, along with an increase in flights from London.
We're also well served by Amtrak, especially with New York, Washington, Portland and other parts of Maine, and even Canada. There's been a dramatic market shift for Amtrak, and the New York to Boston run is the fastest growing shift right now.
On medical meetings trends
Moscaritolo: They're still coming; we haven't seen a large change in that. One thing that's surprised us is the move toward using more off-site venues for events for subsets within medical associations, such as an international group or regional subset or particular specialty. They're doing their functions on off-nights and many of them are using private special-events venues.
Something else that we've been tracking is the number of international attendees at medical meetings. It used to be around 16 percent or so and it's now up to between 20 percent to 40 percent. The value of the euro versus the dollar makes U.S. meetings much more affordable, along with the addition of international flights into Boston.
Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau
Kevin Kamenzind, CMP, senior vice president, sales & marketing
On the economic effect
Kamenzind: So far, we've seen very little change. The meetings market typically has a six-month lag as it relates to the economy, because so many meetings are booked months or years in advance. For hotels, we're not seeing a buyer's market right now. Occupancies might be a bit down, but rates are holding strong.
Moving forward, we're also still seeing business as usual as it relates to bookings, although we're seeing a hit on the leisure side. Our convention center expansion is scheduled to open in January 2009 and our new headquarters hotel, the 1,000-room Sheraton Downtown Phoenix, is slated to open this October. So it's like we're a brand-new destination here. There's been a lot of pent-up demand and anticipation — and now we're on rotations where we weren't previously.
On airline cutbacks
Kamenzind: In terms of travelers through the airport, right now we're just about on par with where we were last year at this time. But there's no way to say what will happen in the months to come. We've heard that US Airways is going to cut 6 percent to 8 percent here, and that we might lose as much as 10 percent capacity altogether, but it hasn't happened yet. Southwest remains very strong, with no announced cuts.
On medical meetings trends
Kamenzind: With the new hotel downtown, we're able to attract medical meetings that we couldn't host here before, so we're finding a lot of new interest from the medical meetings market. We haven't seen this yet, but I suspect that we might find attendees cutting back on traveling with their families or deciding not to spend extra days after a convention on vacation. Right now, though, that's just speculation.
Up In The Air
For an update on airlift cutbacks and other airlines trends, watch for the December issue.


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The song was first introduced in S01E11 "The Pancake Batter Anomaly", where Penny had to sing it to Sheldon when he caught a cold.
In S02E21 "The Vegas Renormalization", Penny had to sing "Soft Kitty" to Sheldon again on the pretense that "...Homesick is a type of being sick", since he had to spend the night in Penny's apartment because he locked himself out of his and Leonard's.
When Sheldon was feeling sad about being betrayed by his friends (and not being able to attend Comic Con) in S03E01 "The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation", Penny starts singing "Soft Kitty" in an attempt to cheer him up, but was interrupted by Sheldon as he said, "That's for when I'm sick!! Sad is not sick."
In S03E08 "The Adhesive Duck Deficiency", when Penny was a little lightheaded from the powerful pain medication and a muscle relaxer that the hospital gave her after she dislocated her shoulder from slipping in the bathtub, Penny asked Sheldon to sing "Soft Kitty" to her. After much prompting, the two sing it as a round.
At the end of S04E02 "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification", Penny sings Soft Kitty to Sheldon, or more accurately, Sheldon's Mobile Virtual Presence Device (Sheldon in robot form) after Sheldon falls down the stairs. Sheldon plays "Soft Kitty" on his recorder (woodwind musical instrument) as a round while Penny sings "Soft Kitty".
In S05E06 "The Rhinitis Revelation", Sheldon's mom, Mary, sings "Soft Kitty" to Sheldon after he gets sick from being in the rain after he felt that his mother was ignoring him over spending time with his friends.
In "The Proton Resurgence", Sheldon sings the song to Arthur Jeffries while the latter is in hospital.
OriginsThis song's tune originates from nineteenth century Warsaw (Poland) and it was used in a lullaby titled "Wlazł kotek na płotek", written by Oskar Kolberg and composed by Stanisław Moniuszko. However the Lyrics for this lullaby were about a kitten on a fence.
The modern song which we know now was written by Edith Newlin and were published in 1937 by Willis Music Co. These lyrics differ slightly to the one used in the show, with the show changing the sequence.
Soft kitty,
Warm kitty,
Little ball of fur.
Happy kitty,
Sleepy kitty,
Purr, purr, pur-r-r.
- In November 2010, The Big Bang Theory held a contest where contestants uploaded their version of Soft Kitty, and other users could vote for their favorite.
- While referred to on the show as "Soft Kitty" the actual song is called "Warm Kitty". Lyrics were written by Edith Newlin, the tune is traditional. There is also a version by Patsy Biscoe.
- When sung to Sheldon, "Soft Kitty" has never been shown to finish without being interrupted and Sheldon demanding for it to be sung "from the top".
- Wil Wheaton sang "Soft Kitty" for his wife Anne when she was home sick with bronchitis and sinusitis.
- In "The Fish Guts Displacement", when Sheldon rubs the Vicks on Amy's chest, it sounds like he is humming Soft Kitty as the scene ends.
- In "The Werewolf Transformation", Penny mentions to Sheldon that she sings "Soft Kitty" to him when he's sick.
- When Kaley Cuoco broke her leg while horse riding in 2010, the cast and crew of The Big Bang Theory made her a "Get Well Soon" video where they all sang "Soft Kitty".
- In 2014, the various renditions featured in the show, performed by Kaley Cuoco, Laurie Metcalf and Jim Parson as their respective characters, were remixed together for a commercial for the show.
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01909 720378
Crags Road,
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Events at this Venue
|Sun 11 May
|Tree Discovery Walk for Families
|Sat 17 May
|Bird Song at Creswell Crags
|Sun 18 May
|Creswell Crags and Welbeck Abbey
Creswell Crags was among the most northerly places on earth to have been visited by our ancient ancestors, a story that is unique on a European and World scale. All of the caves are protected by metal grills to preserve the rare archaeological deposits that remain inside. At the east end of the gorge is the Museum and Education Centre. The gorge is part of the Creswell Heritage Landscape Area.
Creswell Crags is one of Britain's most important archaeological sites, as important as Stonehenge or Hadrian's Wall. The caves tell the fascinating story of life during the last Ice Age when the Crags were amongst the most northerly places on earth to have been inhabited by our ancient ancestors. The cave art discoveries underline the international significance of the site.
The Crags have suffered from the late nineteenth century when the Creswell Caves became known to scientists. Early excavators used dynamite to blast their way into the caves! Tens of thousands of archaeological finds from the site are now dispersed amongst 30 different museums around the UK.
The development of the new visitors centre has allowed these collections to be brought together, including artefacts from the British Museum. Other partners including Brew House Yard, Nottingham, Woollaton Hall, Bolton Museum and Manchester Museum have all agreed to long-term loans for the new permanent exhibition at Creswell.
A major project proposes to carry out the work necessary to look after, protect and tell people about the story of life at Creswell Crags.
The Trust is a registered Museum and holds a collection of over 50,000 objects. Most of these objects are the bones of small mammals found during excavations at Pin Hole cave in the 1980s. Other objects include flint stone tools and bones of large mammals found during earlier excavations in other caves at Creswell Crags.
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|Season Dates
|Opening Hours
|Sun 9 Mar - Tue 30 Sep 2014
|Mon - Sun 10:00 to 17:30
|Wed 1 Oct 2014 - Sat 28 Feb 2015
|Mon - Sun 10:00 to 16:00
Cave tours run at weekends and during Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire school holidays only.
Car park closes half an hour after Museum and Visitor Centre
Exhibition entry - Adults £3.00, Concessions £2.00, Children £1.50
Children under 5 years may not be permitted on cave tours for health and safety reasons. For more information on bringing younger children, please telephone 01909 720378.
Cave Tours
Ice Age Cave Tour (including exhibition entry) - Adults £6.50, Concessions £5.00, Children £4.50
Rock Art Cave Tour (March to September only, including exhibition entry) - Adults £8.00, Concessions £7.00, Children £6.00
Both Cave Tours (including exhibition entry) - Adults £13.00, Concessions £11.00, Children £8.00
There are further reductions for family groups.
Parking £2 for all day
From North/South
Leave M1 motorway at junction 30 and take A616. At next roundabout take 2nd exit and at next roundabout take 1st exit. At next roundabout take 2nd exit. Continue on A616 to traffic lights at awkward junction and bear left (A616). Continue on A616 passing under low bridge. Continue past rail station sign in Creswell then turn left at brown sign for Creswell Crags Visitor Centre (B6042, Crags Road). Follow road for approx ½ mile and turn right, then turn left into car park.
From East
Follow A617 to the M1 motorway roundabout and take 4th exit (M1 north). Leave M1 at junction 30, then follow route from North/South.
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Follow A619 eastwards to Chesterfield. At traffic light controlled roundabout (Lidl on left) select middle lane and take 3rd exit. Keep in left lane and at traffic lights go straight on. At next roundabout select right hand lane and take 3rd exit. At next roundabout select left lane and take 2nd exit (A617). In approx 4 miles reach M1 motorway roundabout. Select left lane and take 1st exit (M1 north). Leave M1 at junction 30 and follow route from North/South.
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- Baby changing facilities
- Coach parties accepted
- Credit cards accepted (no fee)
- Disabled access
- Disabled toilets
- Education/study area
- Facilities for groups
- Facilities for educational visits
- On-site catering
- On-site light refreshments
- Picnic site
- Public toilets
- Welcome Host
- Accepts groups
- Facilities for conferencing
- Facilities for corporate hospitality
- Children welcome
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If the Lakers do manage to get home court advantage through out the playoffs they should have a phenomenal shot at winning the chip. Kobe being the bes player in the league is more than capable than leading a cast that includes two 7-footers and Odom to the Finals. The bench seems like they are consistent enough to make big pushes in the playoffs. Sasha and Farmar are spark plugs off the bench with they're dangerous outside shot and pesky defense and Turiaf will do his job as an enforcer and do a good job defending the likes of Amare or Duncan in the playoffs when called upon.
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The Anniston hospital on Wednesday was named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by the Joint Commission, the main accrediting body of hospitals in the United States. Stringfellow was the only hospital in the five-county area to receive the designation, which indicates the hospital is using evidence-based clinical techniques shown to improve care for heart attacks, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care.
"We're really excited as a facility," Matthew Banks, chief nursing executive for Stringfellow, said of the recognition.
The Joint Commission began recognizing hospitals with the Top Performer designation in 2011 as a way to improve overall health care in the country. Participating hospitals are required to submit their clinical data to the Joint Commission on a monthly basis.
Stringfellow is one of 1,099 hospitals recognized this year, a total that represents 33 percent of all Joint Commission-accredited hospitals. According to the Joint Commission's website, the nonprofit accredits approximately 82 percent of the country's hospitals. Hospitals need accreditation to receive operating licenses and Medicare reimbursements from the federal government. Stringfellow is accredited by the Joint Commission.
Rosemary Blackmon, vice president of the Alabama Hospital Association, said it is important that the Joint Commission has recognized Stringfellow for its efforts.
"It's definitely a sign that they are striving to meet and exceed national standards," Blackmon said. "It shows that hospitals with that recognition are continuing to get better and better."
Banks said the process to earn the Top Performer title requires a faculty-wide commitment.
"It starts when the patient approaches upon submission and follows all the way through and ends when they leave," Banks said.
According to a Joint Commission press release, to become a Top Performer, a hospital must meet several criteria, including achieving a cumulative performance of 95 percent or more for all reported accountability measures, such as giving aspirin at arrival for heart attack patients. A 95 percent score means a hospital provided evidence-based practice 95 times out of 100 opportunities to provide the practice.
"We have to have a huge buy-in from physicians ... to make sure they've got the patient on the correct pathway and follow that pathway straight through it," said Lisa Stone, director of quality at Stringfellow.
Stringfellow Memorial, owned by Florida-based Health Management Associates, is a 125-bed, acute care hospital with a staff of approximately 170 physicians in 30 medical specialties.
Staff writer Patrick McCreless: 256-235-3561. On Twitter @PMcCreless_Star.


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International Herald Tribune Writer Souren Melikian and Guest Curator Holly Edwards to Speak During Opening Weekend of Noble Dreams, Wicked Pleasures
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June 01, 2000
Dr. Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani, known to readers of the International Herald Tribune as art critic and editor Souren Melikian, will kick off a weekend of events celebrating the opening of Noble Dreams, Wicked Pleasures: Orientalism in America, 1870-1930, at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.
Melikian will give the talk "Orientalism in Reverse: The Western Image in Eastern Art" on Saturday, June 10, at 4:00 p.m. Noble Dreams, Wicked Pleasures opens to the public on Sunday, June 11, at 10:00 a.m. At 3:00 p.m. guest curator Dr. Holly Edwards will give introductory lecture on the exhibition and its themes. Both lectures are free and open to the public. Melikian's talk will be followed by the gala opening reception for Noble Dreams, Wicked Pleasures at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
The evening's festivities include wine, hors d'oeuvres, and American music of the period ranging from classical to ragtime, and the opportunity to preview the exhibition. Tickets are $35 ($25 for members). To reserve, call 413-458-2303, extension 403. Souren Melikian holds doctorates in Persian literature and civilization as well as in Islamic art history from Sorbonne University.In addition to his International Herald Tribune column, he is a research director at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris.
A scholar of international renown in his field, the cultural history of the Iranian world and its sphere of influence, Melikian is the author of numerous books and articles, including the standard history Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World. Holly Edwards is an independent scholar and expert on Islamic Art. She graduated from Princeton University and received her Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Art, New York University. Edwards is a visiting lecturer at Williams College and is the author of a number of articles and books including The Genesis of Islamic Architecture in the Indus Valley and Patterns and Precision: The Arts and Sciences of Islam.
She is co-author of the Noble Dreams, Wicked Pleasures catalogue. On view through September 4, Noble Dreams, Wicked Pleasures traces America's fascination with an imagined, exotic Middle East. Beginning with paintings by Frederic Edwin Church and John Singer Sargent and extending to widespread dissemination in popular culture, including films such as Rudolph Valentino's The Sheik, over one hundred objects illustrate the associations conjured up by the Holy Land, Egypt, and North Africa in the popular imagination of turn of the century America. Organized by the Clark Art Institute, Noble Dreams, Wicked Pleasures will travel to the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, October 3 to December 10, 2000, and to the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, February 3 to April 22, 2001.
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free through May. For more information call 413-458-2303 or visit www.clarkart.edu.


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The Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) Global Conference will be held in Las Vegas, April 1-4, 2012. Not directly related to SD, of course, but more to do with trying to make real change happen regardless of analytic method. Last year's conference was in Orlando with over 700 practitioners attending -- we anticipate over 1000 this year. To see what the ACMP is all about go to http://www.acmp.info/index.asp . To register for the conference go tohttp://www.acmp.info/conference/. To get an idea what the conference will be about you can peruse the sites of two recent regional conferences in Copenhagen and Johannesburg here: http://acmp.info/europe/ and http://acmpafrica.org/conference/index.html.
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James Madison Science Olympiad is a still developing group, gaining competitive recognition as the years go by. They have received fifth place in 2012, third place in 2013, and third place this year in 2014 in the state competitions. In the regional competitions they have gotten first both this year and last year. Science Olympiad is a nation-wide organization aimed to expose students to different aspects of science not introduced at the typical school level. It is similar to the Olympics in a way -- students represent their school and compete against other schools to win their event. The sixth through first place winners all receive medals. There are multitudinous events, slightly differing from middle school to high school. Events include Rocks and Minerals, Astronomy, Water Quality, and many more.
'Humphrey' Writer Visits Vienna Elementary
Betty Birney writer of the popular "Humphrey" series visited Vienna Elementary on March 25. "Humphrey" is a classroom hamster and the stories are written from his perspective.
The Italian Gourmet Celebrates 40 Years
On Monday Dec. 9, 1974, The Italian Gourmet opened in Vienna. With its gourmet Italian prepared foods and specialty hard goods, The Italian Gourmet drew customers from all over the D.C. area. Today Jeremy and Margaret Schottler own the store, and their two children can often be found "helping" in the store as well. Six days a week (the deli is closed on Sunday for family time), The Italian Gourmet serves as a deli, gourmet food shop and caterer to the Vienna community.
Chocolate Factory Comes to Vienna
Vienna Theatre Company Presents "Willy Wonka" over three weekends.
"Willy Wonka, The Musical," based on Roald Dahl's popular children's story "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," comes alive in Vienna for three weekends from mid-April to early May. The Vienna Theatre Company presents the family-friendly production at the Vienna Community Center. Of a cast of 20, eleven are residents of Vienna. Ten of the 11 are local children. "We usually don't do a show with a lot of kids in it," said "Willy Wonka" director Jessie Roberts. "The kids have been fabulously fantastic, just wonderful to work with."
Vienna Honors Community Volunteers
More than 35 citizens received certificates and gratitude at April 8 awards ceremony.
The Vienna Town Council honored community volunteers – individuals, families and businesses – at the 13th annual Volunteer Service Award ceremony on April 8 at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department. More than 35 volunteers, nominated by neighbors and peers, were recognized with certificates and gratitude for their outstanding contribution to the community. On behalf of the Vienna Town Council, acting Mayor Carey Sienicki proclaimed Tuesday, April 8, as Volunteer Recognition Day in the Town of Vienna, an opportunity to "celebrate and promote volunteerism" in the community. In her proclamation, Sienicki said, "volunteering of one's time and resources is a fundamental part of the tradition of our country and is essential to its spirit. The people of our community benefit from the deeds of these selfless and dedicated individuals and organizations."
Vienna Bridge Champ Turns 100
Don Elliot known as the 'one to beat.'
It's pretty extraordinary to turn 100 years old. It's even more extraordinary to maintain one's status as the reigning bridge champ in Vienna's 50-plus Bridge Club which meets at the Vienna Community Center. Don Elliot, who turned 100 on April 5, was still regarded as the "one to beat" until he played his last bridge hand at the club in late March. The club celebrated his century birthday with a customized cake and the birthday song on Wednesday, April 9.
Bring an Appetite; Come to Town
Third annual Taste of Vienna is Saturday, April 26.
Grab your taste buds and come downtown. It's almost time for the Taste of Vienna, and there'll be food and fun galore. The Vienna Volunteer Fire Department (VVFD) will host the third annual Taste of Vienna on Saturday, April 26, from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. It is in the fire department's parking lot at 400 Center St. South and will be held, rain or shine. The event showcases the variety of foods offered by the town's many restaurants. Admission is free, and the proceeds from attendees' food and beverage purchases will directly benefit the town's fire department. As the first fire station in Fairfax County, VVFD members have been serving Vienna residents for more than 100 years. But besides protecting lives and property in and around the town, volunteers must spend many hours raising money to keep it functioning. Combining operational and administrative personnel, the station has more than 100 members, and the dollars from the Taste of Vienna are truly needed.
Vienna's Easter Eggstravaganza
Vienna's Easter Egg Hunt and Egg Roll was Saturday, April 12.
Gyeonggi Province Governor Visits the Korean Bell Garden
The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority has announced that Kim Moon-Soon, Governor of the Gyeonggi Province of the Republic of Korea, donated $10,000 for the long-term maintenance of the Korean Bell Garden during his recent visit to the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna. Governor Kim has a long standing relationship with the people of Fairfax County and has been an active part of the creation and completion of The Korean Bell Garden. The bell garden was fully funded by donations from the Republic of Korea and the Gyeonggi Province. This is the only traditional Korean garden with a bell in the western hemisphere and the only Korean bell on the east coast. The two--ton "Bell of Harmony" was donated by Governor Kim and the Gyeonggi Province in 2011 and is the jewel of the Bell Garden. The bell combines images of nature from both Korea and Virginia as a symbol of the Korean-American population in this region.
Wolftrap Elementary Wins Odyssey of the Mind Competition
Students from Wolftrap Elementary School competed at the NoVa North Odyssey of the Mind Region 9 Tournament, which took place at Oakton High School on March 8. Wolftrap Elementary's Division II Team competing for Problem #3,"It's How We Rule" placed first for the second year in a row, and will advance to the State Tournament in Rocky Mount, Va. on April 26. This was the first year that the sixth grade team participated in Division II where they competed against sixth, seventh and eighth grade teams from across the region. Team members are: Kiran Gowda, Wendy McHone, Ruhi Mehta, Valerie Nayak, Michael Shi, Katarina Stefanik and Lauen Van Stone, coached by Rachelle Stefanik and Tracy McHone. Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem solving program that involves students from kindergarten through college. Team members apply their critical thinking, team building and problem solving skills to produce an original performance or presentation in a variety of areas including: mechanical/vehicle, technical performance, classics, structure and performance. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state, and World level. For more information, visit http://www.odysseyofthemind.com.
SOL Night at Lake Anne
Lake Anne hosted their annual SOL night on March 26 for students. The teachers and staff members were on hand all over the building with games, problems, and many other activities for the students to work on. The students worked both with the teachers, as a group, and individually on their own on all SOL related topics as a means to boost them academically for the taking of the SOLs coming up soon. Pictured here is fifth grade teacher Mr. Garcia showing Tristan and Lucas how to work through a science problem.
Walking for a Cause
Reston's 4th annual Kidney Walk a success.
More than 300 people banded together to support the fight against kidney disease on Sunday. The National Kidney Foundation's fourth annual Reston Kidney Walk in the town center garnered about $83,000 from pre-registered walkers alone. "This is more of a family-driven event," said NKF Development Manager Jessica Shatzel. "Our gala is a corporate driven event. A lot of our teams are families that return year after year." Jessica Blevins, Gainsville, and her family came out to support the NKF walk with a "Team Logan" banner.
CATS Puts Special Needs Kids First
Children's Adaptive Team Sports reinforces and praises with soccer and trophies.
Children with special needs can sometimes feel like they are not a part of a community. CATS - which stands for Children's Adaptive Team Sports - helps these kids feel like real winners by putting them on their own basketball and soccer teams. "We've had some parents who were emotional and said they thought they'd never see their son play on a soccer team," said founder and CEO Margarita Benavides. "Eighty percent of parents said there were improvements on motor skills or attention."
Baron Cameron Update Discussed
Reston 2020, residents debate county plans for local park.
The Reston Citizens Association met with concerned residents to address possible changes to Baron Cameron Park last week. The changes, which are a scheduled update of the park, were discussed and debated at the April 7 meeting at Buzz Aldrin Elementary School. "What we want you to do is think about what's missing, what's not there," said Reston 2020 co-chairman Terry Maynard. He explained some of the changes - adding a picnic pavilion, restrooms, a larger trail network and additional parking - among other additions. Fairfax County also included alternative plans that included an indoor recreational center.
Reston's Best Honored
23rd annual Best of Reston celebrates birthdays and service.
Reston is a place where - as they say - people can live, play, work and serve. The Best of Reston honored those committed to community service and celebrated founder Robert Simon's 100th birthday on Thursday with a black-tie affair at the Hyatt Regency in Reston Town Center. The 23rd annual event, hosted by Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce and Cornerstones, reeled in nearly 900 attendees. "This community takes pride in the people who serve," said GRCC President Mark S. Ingrao. "We've been thinking so much about that in the last few weeks with all the celebrations going on here. I don't know if it's the water in Lake Anne or the secret ingredient in Bob's lunchtime beverage, but there's something about the community that says, 'You are welcome here.'"


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With a year-long effort complete, the Ecology Action Center is excited to announce the success of the first-ever locally funded Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection in McLean County. The September 29, 2012 event at the Interstate Center in Bloomington drew an unprecedented 1,951 cars carrying the wastes of nearly 3,000 area households. 161,640 pounds of hazardous waste materials were safely disposed of and prevented from entering our groundwater or surface water supplies.
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$143,079 was raised to fund the first-ever locally funded hazardous waste collection in our community. This effort was necessary due to the current lack of traditional funding for HHW. 51% of the event funding came from McLean County, the Town of Normal, the City of Bloomington, and other McLean County municipalities. Contributions from individuals or families raised another 26% while sponsorships and contributions from businesses raised 11%. Finally, the We Care Twin Cities Half Marathon raised 9% of the needed funding for the event.
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Charlie Weis revamped his staff, hoping to recharge the Irish and save his job
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Earlier this month, Jeff Steck, at the excellent Blue-Gray Sky blog, produced a fascinating analysis that put a new spin on the old chicken-egg argument that seems to dominate any discussion about Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis's recruiting versus his team's on-field production. Steck took Rivals.com's recruiting ratings (talent) and compared them to Jeff Sagarin's Predictor Ratings (performance) to determine which schools overperform or underperform relative to their talent levels.
This is a popular topic among Domers. Weis is either an excellent recruiter who has done a poor job developing his players, or a decent coach with below-average talent evaluation skills whose recruiting classes are chronically overrated by the Recruiting Industrial Complex. Steck's analysis found that Boise State, BYU, TCU, Utah and West Virginia overperformed more than anyone, while Notre Dame fell in with fellow underperformers Miami, Florida State and Syracuse. Despite that bit of gloom, the analysis produced a silver lining. If Notre Dame performs as expected relative to its talent level next season, the Fighting Irish will finish No. 12 in the nation.
If Notre Dame continues to underperform, however, Weis will probably lose his job. Which brings us to the first of five burning questions as the Independents and non-BCS schools kick off spring practice:
What steps has Weis taken to save his job?
Revamping his staff was a good start. New defensive line coach Randy Hart came to South Bend after 20 years at Washington. Hart coached some teams that played in the Rose Bowl and some that circled the toilet bowl, and he still possesses the kind of infectious enthusiasm players can't help but absorb. "It's not a complicated game," Hart said at his introductory press conference. "Defensive football is strike, disengage, pursue, and tackle. No matter if you play a 3-4 or 4-3 or whatever defense you are playing, if your guys will strike a blow, get off the block and pursue the football and tackle, you are going to win. So let's not make it complicated." With that kind of attitude, the Fighting Irish should improve after a year in which they finished 106th in the nation in tackles for loss.
Weis himself will call plays, bringing his "decided schematic advantage" to an offense that ranked 67th in the nation in scoring last season. Quarterback Jimmy Clausen will still get to throw to Golden Tate and Michael Floyd, but Weis hopes that by hiring Frank Verducci to coach the line -- which returns four starters -- Clausen will have more time to throw. Verducci and first-year running backs coach Tony Alford must find a way to get more production out of a running game that ranked No. 100 in the nation last season. If Armando Allen and Robert Hughes struggle, sophomore Jonas Gray or class of 2009 signee Cierre Wood -- who doesn't arrive until the summer -- could get a shot.
Will the BCS buster come from the state of Utah for a second consecutive season?
Before last season, Utah wasn't even favored to win its own conference. BYU was. The Utes turned into a juggernaut and humbled Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, but cracking the BCS for a third time since 2004 could be difficult. Utah lost quarterback Brian Johnson, defensive end Paul Kruger, kicker/punter Louie Sakoda and a host of other veterans. This spring, junior Corbin Louks will try to stave off a challenge from junior college transfer Terrance Cain in the race for the starting quarterback job.
Just a short drive away in Provo, BYU returns quarterback Max Hall, leading rusher Harvey Unga and all-everything tight end Dennis Pitta. That's a lot of firepower, but the Cougars will have to replace their top two receivers and four starting offensive linemen. A pair of sophomores, O'Neill Chambers and McKay Jacobson, should make excellent targets for Hall, however. Left tackle Matt Reynolds is the only returning starter on the line, but the freshman All-America should make quite the cornerstone.
Or is the BCS buster toiling away in Fort Worth, Texas?
TCU, which finished last season ranked No. 7 in the AP poll, may finally break through the BCS ceiling this year. The Horned Frogs have won 11 games in three of the past four seasons, and their only losses last year came to BCS runner-up Oklahoma and at Utah.
TCU lost seven starters on defense, but the returnees include consensus All-America Jerry Hughes, who led the nation in sacks last season, and both corners. On offense, quarterback Andy Dalton will receive his marching orders from co-coordinators Jarrett Anderson and Justin Fuente. Mike Schultz, the coordinator who guided the Frogs to single-season records in points (437) and touchdowns (56) in 2008, is now at Illinois.
Enough Mountain West talk. What about Boise State?
The Broncos are young this year. They only have five seniors, but coach Chris Peterson isn't worried about a leadership void even though tailback Ian Johnson and the rest of the group that participated in the Greatest Game Ever Played against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl and during last year's undefeated regular season have departed. "The leadership starts with the seniors, but it doesn't end with the seniors," Peterson said. "There are young guys who are natural born leaders."
Sophomore quarterback Kellen Moore, who set a school record in 2008 by completing 69.4 percent of his passes, might be one of them. Moore should get more practice throwing deep this spring thanks to the return of junior receiver Titus Young, who was suspended for 10 games in 2008. This is the first time since 2006 -- when the Statue of Liberty himself (Jared Zabransky) was a senior -- that Peterson hasn't had to find a new starting quarterback during spring practice. On defense, the Broncos need to replace Ellis Powers, a linebacker/safety hybrid who added a different dimension last season. Sophomore Doug Martin, who moved from running back, will be one possible candidate.
Which non-BCS team could be a surprise this season?
It's about time a Conference USA team remained in the BCS discussion into November. East Carolina looked like a possibility last year after opening the season with wins against West Virginia and Virginia Tech, but the Pirates got Russell Wilson-ed against N.C. State in overtime on Sept. 20. East Carolina brings back almost everyone, and, thanks to the sixth year of eligibility the NCAA granted, quarterback Patrick Pinkney will return as well. If the Pirates can beat West Virginia and North Carolina and take care of business during a C-USA schedule that doesn't include a regular-season meeting with high-powered Houston, a Thursday night home matchup with Virginia Tech on Nov. 5 will give the Pirates a chance to prove to a national audience that they deserve a shot on the big stage.
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Simulating physics helps cutting-edge games distinguish themselves by making virtual objects behave as we expect them to in the real world. Physics engines are the software programs that run these simulations. Building an engine is difficult, however. There are a large number of new developers (and hobbyists) coming into this market who need help through this complex process. Current introductory books are inadequate; they don't bring enough real-world programming experience to the task. There is a need for an introductory book on game physics with solid coding guidance but which limits the math content. Ian Millington brings his extensive professional programming experience to this problem. He has developed games since 1987, has studied AI and mathematics at the PhD level, and founded Mindlathe Ltd., a company that designed and built commercial physics engines. Physics Engine Development carefully describes each step in the creation of a robust, usable physics engine. It introduces the mathematical concepts in a clear and simple manner, keeping to high school level topics and building a physics code library as it goes. Each new concept is explained in diagrams and code to make sure that even the most novice of game programmers understands. The companion CD-ROM includes the source code for a complete physics engine of commercial quality. This book will serve as a introduction to more mathematically advanced books on game physics, such as Dave Eberly's Game Physics.
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TULSA, Okla. - The Oral Roberts women's soccer program begins its fall break on the road this weekend as they travel to Lake Charles, La., for a Friday evening Southland Conference contest against the Cowgirls of McNeese State.
The Golden Eagles (8-4-2, 2-1-0) are coming off a pair of conference shutouts this past weekend, shutting down Northwestern State on Friday, 3-0, and sending home Sam Houston State on Sunday in double-overtime, 1-0.
Helen Erb was the goalkeeper of record for the shutouts, giving her a total of eight on the season, which has tied a school record for shutouts in a season.
For their efforts in the victories, three Golden Eagles earned Southland honors, including Jennifer Abernathy as the offensive player of the week, Lauren Parks as the defensive player of the week and Erb as the top goalkeeper for the week.
As conference action closed on Sunday, Abernathy has taken the fourth most shots in the league with a total of 42, while Erb finds herself in the top four in each statistical categories for goalkeepers.
The Cowgirls record, 7-6-2 overall and 2-2 in the conference, is a testament to their up-and-down season in 2012. Through 15 matches, they have scored just one more goal than they have allowed, while taking 163 shots. They have also not won or lost more than two matches in a row.
Leading the way for the Cowgirls is the balanced attack of underclassmen, sophomores Sara LaLanne, Haley Lyons and freshman Brennan Moss who all have a combined 12 of the Cowgirls 18 goals with four each. LaLanne was the hero the Cowgirls most recent victory on Oct. 5, scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Nicholls State.
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Caltha palustris
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Caltha palustris Linn.
Caltha, from the Latin, "cup"Greek name for some yellow-flowered plants
* palustris, from the Latin, paluster, "boggy, marshy"
Traditional name
Used parts
Allen Enc.:Tincture of the whole plant when in flower.
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Magnoliidae –
Order Ranunculales –
Family Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family
Genus Caltha L. – marsh marigold
Species Caltha palustris L. – yellow marsh marigold
Original proving
Murphy:This is an unproved remedy, but it has irritant properties like the other Ranunculacee.
Pharmacopea: History and authority: Introduces by Roth 1925, Allen: Encyclop. of Pure Mat. Med. Vol. II, 421.
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Species Description:
A very common plant of wet ground in fens, lakesides, riversides and similar situations. Its large yellow flowers are produced in plenty in early summer.
ypical Caltha palustris var. palustris, characterized by stout, permanently upright stems that do not produce roots and shoots at the nodes after anthesis. The basal leaves are broadly heart-shaped to kidney-shaped with coarsely crenate-dentate margins and overlapping basal lobes. Generally more than three flowers occur on a stem.
A hardy, succulent perennial of marsh and waterside
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* Stems hollow, 8"-24" tall, mostly arising from the base
* Roots deep, tangled
* Flowers in clusters of 1-7, cup-shaped, waxy yellow, 1"-2" wide, on long stalks above the foliage in early spring.
* Sepals 5, yellow
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Atlanta >Food & Dining > Blue Frog Cantina
469 Flat Shoals Ave, Atlanta, GA | Directions 3031633.741119 -84.346603
Mon - Thu, 5pm - midnight; Fri, 4pm - 3am; Sat, noon - 3am; Sun, noon - 11pm
Neighborhoods: Eastside, East Atlanta, Eastside
Excellent place to hang out in East Atlanta! – Great food, great prices, great service, great little hang out in East Atlanta! Need I say more? Actually, yes I wills ay more, just a few more. When i first moved into the area, I was very disappointed by the section of restaurants and quality of food till I found this little Mexican Restaurant. The bean and cheese dip was delicious, and guess what, BOTTOMLESS chips and salsa, $1 taco nights Monday and Tuesdays!! and HUGE margaritas, for those of you on a budget! =D GO CHECK IT OUT GUYS!!
This is a nice place to relax and drink beer with friends. Their chips and salsa are good, the chicken's not too bad, and you won't get rushed out of your seats by the wait staff.
Great Place and $1 Tacos – On Monday and Tuesday, Blue Frog has $1 tacos.
This is a great place to hang out with friends and enjoy the vibe. My friends and I go there every Tuesday without exception. We know pretty much everyone who works there and a lot of the other regulars too. The staff is always super nice and helpful.
Okay, so it's not gourmet Mexican, but it's cheap and it's good, and there's a bar.
Great Experience – Went here with a couple of friends and loved this place. The salsa and food was tasty and the staff was great. This is a great place to relax and enjoy food and drinks with a group. I would recommend it to anyone in the area.
Lively Mexican cantina with a boisterous bar scene serves standbys like quesadillas, tacos and burritos. – In Short
In the suburbs of Atlanta expect every Mexican menu to be the same-it's all about combos, ground beef and refried beans. In-town Taquerias are more a la carte-style, usually with a healthy dose of fish tacos, tortas and Mexican street eats. Situated off Flat Shoals in the heart of East Atlanta, Blue Frog is a quasi-combination of the two. Way-too-big Tex-Mex combo platters sit alongside lobster tacos, giving OTP'ers and intown foodies reason to cheer. The food won't wow you, but the hole-in-the-wall vibe and simple menu warrant a return visit. It's a casual, playful spot to unwind, with darts and old-school games providing plenty of drunken amusement.
A COMMONLY-SEEN-BLACK-INSECT CRAWLED OUT OF HER RICE – I went to Blue Frog on a Thursday night to get some Mexican food and play trivia. We sat out on the patio (it was a beautiful night) and had a pitcher of margaritas. We ordered food and played trivia. When our food got there, it looked tasty and we dug in. As my friend was eating her rice, she yelped and covered her mouth. Not knowing what happened, the rest of us looked at her and then looked down at the table. A COMMONLY-SEEN-BLACK-INSECT (I apparently can't use the R-word on CitySearch) HAD CRAWLED OUT OF HER RICE. AN R-WORD. OUT OF HER RICE. If I had not been sitting there, I would not believe it. The waitress heard the commotion (we hammered it with napkin-wrapped silverware until it took its final breath) and came outside. She apologized quickly and went back inside. She came out a few minutes later and told us that they were sorry, that they had just sprayed the kitchen a few days before, and that they were going to take care of our whole table (um, yeah you will). We finished our drinks and trivia and called the waitress over because we still planned to leave her a small tip (we figured it wasn't her fault something gross had taken up residence in the rice). She said that we still had to pay $37 for our alcohol and brought us our check. Dumbfounded, we paid the bill and left.
Not only was it bad enough that AN R-WORD CRAWLED OUT OF HER FOOD, but I think it was pretty crappy for us to have to pay for anything. They could have forgiven the whole check. I have worked in enough restaurants to know that it's worth $37 for people not to tell everyone they know about this.
I will never eat here again. Ever. Ever.
Great Place!!! – I love this place. We happened to be there for a New Year celebration and it was great! Food was very good and service was great too. They were very busy that evening but yet our order arrived soon after we ordered it. Personnel were friendly so was an owner of the restaurant. Restaurant also looked clean, including the bathroom. I will defiantly recommend anybody give them a visit for a dinner, and I will come back there next time I am in that area.
Great East Atl hole in the wall – Most people don't know about The Blue Frog because they only hear about la Casita. Blue Frog is under new management and the food and service are great! The food is your basic mexican fare, but all the dishes and sauces are made from scratch. You can't beat the $1 taco night they have on Monday and Tuesdays. This has become my new local favorite place for a relaxing margarita after work. And no annoying latin music either!
great bar – I love this place. They have a new manager and the menu is even better now.
The cheese dip is a bit bland but if you add salt and jalapenos it's pretty yummy. I'm guessing they don't spice it up for all of the gringos.
I have spoken to a few of the owners and found out that everything from the dip to the desserts they make in-house. A nice change compared to the straight-out-of-a-can mexi joints in town.
I suggest you sit at the bar. My fav bartender works there, Angelica. If she isn't to swaped she can tell you a great story and serve up an excellent drink. She's good at making you forget about your "real world".
Love this place – I'm here at least once a week, I love the food, which is a mixture of Peruvian, Panamanian, and Mexican. The steak Pinchos are to die for and the ceviche is the best in the city. Great drinks and bar service too (Angelica!)
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Lightning Strike Starts Blaze, Totaling Rural Manvel, ND, HomeRURAL MANVEL, ND (WDAZ-TV) - As many celebrate the 4th of July holiday, one rural Manvel family is dealing with devastation.
RURAL MANVEL, ND (WDAZ-TV) - As many celebrate the 4th of July holiday, one rural Manvel family is dealing with devastation.
Lightning struck the Champagne home Wednesday morning, lighting it up in flames while the homeowner was still inside.
The fire broke out at 1946 23rd Avenue Northeast shortly before 10 a.m.
It didn't take long before the house was fully engulfed in flames and firefighters say the home is a total loss.
25-year-old Ashley Champagne watched as items in her home burned in the blaze. It was her and her husband Jon's first home.
"The dog and I were in bed and the thunderstorm started. It was pretty bad thunder too and then I'm assuming lightning struck this end of the house and it was a loud crack, bright lights. I got up and checked, saw flames and got out as soon as I could," Champagne said.
The couple have only lived in their single-story home, northwest of Grand Forks, since the end of March.
One of the first people Champagne called was her grandmother.
"She called about 9:30 or quarter to ten and she was very calm and said their house was on fire," Ashley's grandmother Nancy Bitz said.
"The smoke was so bad I could hardly see out there but I wanted to get out in case because the lightning struck right by where our propane goes into the house," Champagne said.
More than 20 firefighters fought the blaze but it took them a little more time getting here because of the weather.
Sheets of rain made travel difficult for fire departments to make it to the rural home.
"The visibility was tough seeing getting here because the way it was coming down. I live approximately three miles away and had a tough time getting here," Emerado Fire Chief Marvin Jensen said.
Firefighters from Manvel, Gilby and Emerado fought the blaze for nearly 20 minutes to put out the major flames. They stayed on scene for several hours after to put up hot spots.
"We rolled up with just sheets of rain coming down so once we got here we just set up and started attacking it the best way we could," Jensen said.
As for the family, Champagne is not sure what the future holds, but she says they may end up living in the same area.
"I was shocked, as everybody always says. You don't think it's going to happen to you kind of thing until it actually does," Champagne said.
"I think they would rebuild out here in this spot. I know they like it here in the country and they have a dog," Bitz said.
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