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Prosper in Love
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Till temptation do us part…
Theirs is a marriage in the best sense of the word. From the start, Jamie and Lynn Prosper were meant to be. The same people who nodded their heads approvingly at their engagement are now happy witnesses to their wedded bliss. But sometimes, even in the very best of marriages, all it takes is a mischievous outsider to bring the perfect couple toppling off the top of the cake…
Jamie is a young lawyer who travels frequently but is devoted to Lynn. A young museum curator, Lynn doesn't even question the security of their rock-solid marriage. But when Lynn's old college friend turns up at a cocktail party, tiny chinks of their previously unassailable armor start to open up.
Before either Lynn or Jamie realizes what is happening, the young couple finds themselves divorcing. As they struggle to reverse the direction of events that seem to have spiraled out of control, will love be enough to make this marriage last?
Lynn and Jamie Prosper were hardly one of those couples that seemed doomed from the start. On the contrary, they'd been happily married for two and a half years when F. X. Donahue reentered Lynn's life.
It was at one of the museum's cocktail parties. Lynn was chatting up an important collector when she happened to let her eyes stray around the edges of the large, stark gallery, part of the new addition—and there he was. She hadn't seen F. X. since college. At first she thought she must be mistaken. It had been, what, seven years? No, eight since he graduated— he'd been a year ahead of her. The last she'd heard, he was in sales for some company in Connecticut. She could see him only in profile, but really, there was no mistaking the hand¬some, too-large head, the blunted nose. And though he was not short, he had that bantam stance of men used to getting their way with women.
The elderly collector was busy regaling her with tales of having flirted with Françoise Gilot on the beach the very day that famous photograph was taken—Picasso marching behind his mistress in the sand with an oversized parasol. But at last he wound down. His glass was empty. Lynn of course offered to get him another drink, but he turned her down with a great show of chivalry. In his worldview, midlevel female curators in their late twenties were barely distinguishable from pert secretaries.
F. X. spun around when Lynn tapped him on the shoulder. "Why, Lynnie Kovak," he said, his face creasing into a grin, but in such a way as to make her wonder if he'd known all along that she was there.
"It's not Kovak anymore," she said.
"Yes." Lynn couldn't help beaming.
"I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Is he as good-looking as I am?"
If only Lynn had never met F. X.
But is that fair? Just as easy to say a jealous man should never marry a flirt, or that sometimes differences in back¬ground can be too great to overcome. Those are the sorts of comments made in hindsight, as if one should have known all along and in fact seen disaster coming. But Lynn and Jamie's decision to wed had seemed obvious and inevitable and right to anyone who knew them. They even looked like a matched set, both slender, with glossy brown hair and dark, intelligent eyes, Jamie three inches taller, Lynn four months older. In their living room, in front of a pretty bay window, was a long, comfortable sofa—one of their first purchases as a married couple—and their favorite thing to do on weekends was curl up there, one at each end with a book, their feet touching in the middle.
"Is he nice?" F. X. smirked. "Rich? Successful?"
"Of course," said Lynn. She was as yet unaware of how the intervening years had treated F. X. "Well, not rich. But very smart. And funny. He's a lawyer with Gerhardt, Lyons." It was one of the best firms in Los Angeles. "But what are you doing here? Visiting?"
"I live here now." He was watching her closely, as if this were a trick question.
"Did you just move?"
"In November."
It was June. It was irrational to feel hurt that he hadn't called; there was no reason for him to know she was in Los Angeles, except that it was where she was from. Lynn wouldn't say that she and F. X. had been close back in college, but they'd often gravitated toward each other at parties, leaning against walls and joking about what was going on around them. Niceness wasn't one of F. X.'s stronger attributes, but he did have a sharp sense of humor. He was so critical, so unforgiving in his assessment of people, particularly women, that it was flattering to be deemed acceptable, if only for light conversation. Lynn had made the rather self-congratulatory assumption that he put women worth talking to somewhere above women worth sleeping with. And F. X. had made no bones about sleeping with lots of women. The fact that he had a girlfriend, a very pretty Southern blonde, didn't seem to stop him. Lynn had taken a perverse pride in her friendship with F. X., especially when the sweet guy down the hall in her dorm took her aside to tell her she really shouldn't be hanging around with him, that he'd hurt her. "But we're just friends," she'd protested. "Still," he'd said, clearly not believ¬ing her, "it's not good for your reputation." Having always been a nice girl, Lynn had liked this, too.
"I'm working for Richard Plante," F. X. said.
Richard Plante—one of the four famous Plante brothers, the second generation of one of the largest, most profi table family-owned businesses in the country. They'd been written about again and again—how the company had started off in livestock feed but was now so diversified as to defy descrip¬tion. Its base was still Oklahoma, but the brothers were spread out all over the United States, each responsible for a different arm of the business. Richard was the youngest brother and was widely acknowledged to be the least talented.
"Yeah, I know," said F. X. "You thought I had some lame job in Stamford. I did, but Plante Brothers bought out the company."
"F. X., I never thought—"
He waved this away. "Don't worry, I knew you never thought I was that smart. Got by on animal cunning, right? And the fraternity term- paper files. It's okay. I always knew you were a snob."
"Me? You're the one from Darien."
But F. X. was right, and the fact that he was from an affl u¬ent Connecticut suburb only played into Lynn's dismissal of him. His mother had been a housewife, his father an insurance company executive. When F. X. went home he'd take his dirty laundry with him, and his mother would mail back his boxer shorts the next week, washed and ironed. Still, to Lynn, the product of West Coast Jewish intellectuals, there was some¬thing exotic in all this. Once, F. X. had mentioned that as a good Catholic (Lynn had needed to be told that his initials stood for Francis Xavier) he was saving himself for marriage. Knowing his dating history, she'd scoffed. F. X. had seemed genuinely offended.
"I'm serious," he'd said.
"You've slept with tons of women."
"But I've never gone down on any of them. That's what I'm saving for marriage."
If F. X. had been a typical frat boy on the East Coast, there was something refreshing in the sight of him in his (surpris¬ingly well-cut) khakis amid all the slick, dark, Italian, L.A. suits. "So, how did you end up in L.A.?" she asked.
"Richard got it into his head that he wanted to try his hand at the entertainment business. So here I am. I'm just his assistant—his yes-man, bag carrier. But I like it here. L.A.'s all right. You should have invited me out when we were in college."
"We weren't that good friends."
"Hmm. Are you sure we didn't . . ."
"Because I could have sworn . . ."
"That's only because you did with everyone else."
"Now I remember why I always liked you."
"What about you?" she asked, pleased despite herself. "Are you married?"
"Me? No, free as a bird. Hey," he said, "you look great. Really great. So, are you a donor?" A devilish eyebrow lifted. "I was told this party was for heavy hitters."
"I work here. In the education department. So I know you're not a donor. You'd be on my list."
"Your list to educate?" There was a curl to his lips, which were sensuous looking and mobile to begin with. Suddenly Lynn was not quite at ease.
"Actually," he said, as if he realized he'd gone too far, "I'm here under false pretenses. Someone Richard knows invited him, but he had to go back to Tulsa at the last minute and passed the invitation on to me. In fact," he added, "you'll probably have my boss on your list soon."
"Really?" None of the Plante brothers was known as an art collector.
"Hey, want to grab a bite? Or do you have to go home to make dinner for hubby? What's his name, anyway?"
"Jamie. And he's on a business trip, so I don't have to go home and make dinner. I mean, not that I have to go home and make dinner any night."
F. X. looked amused.
"Oh, you know what I mean." But Lynn felt flustered, as if somehow, by accident, she'd been disloyal.
Why shouldn't Lynn have dinner with an old college friend, one she hadn't seen or even thought of in years? Anyone would be curious, and Jamie was out of town. She probably would have ended up just stopping at the market for a salad bar dinner otherwise. And it seemed graceless and childish to keep insisting on driving herself to the restaurant when she could leave her car in the museum employee lot. F. X. had to pass back that way anyhow on his way home.
He surprised her by choosing a new restaurant she'd heard of but hadn't been to yet. She had to remind herself that F. X. had already been in Los Angeles for months and didn't need her to play tour guide. Even more disconcerting, the hostess seemed to know him, and although the place was packed and Lynn had heard it was impossible to get reservations even on weeknights, they were shown to a table right away. The hostess was ravishing in that typical L.A. restaurant hostess way, sloe-eyed with a perfect figure. But F. X. didn't eye her in his usual predatory manner. He had either changed or grown subtler.
The room was beautifully, expertly lit; the whole place seemed to glow. Lynn settled back in her chair. She loved restaurants; she'd practically been raised in them. Her mother, a feminist scholar, didn't cook. Oh, she'd opened cans now and then when Lynn and her two sisters were little, poured cereal, washed strawberries—never grapes, not during grape-picker strikes—but for the most part the Kovaks dined out. Jamie, on the other hand, had grown up in St. Louis, with home-cooked meals every night. Lingering for hours over dinner and coffee in the latest restaurant was not his favorite way to spend an evening in the best of times, and lately he'd been working so hard that all he wanted at the end of the day— when he was in town to begin with—was to come home and rest.
Lynn realized that F. X. was watching her. He smiled—an indulgent smile. That's fine, she thought; let him think he was indulging her. For whatever reason, he was content to enter¬tain the young wife while her adored husband was away. Lynn rather liked that role, for both of them. At the same time, she couldn't help but wonder what was in it for him. The F. X. of old rarely acted outside his own self-interest.
Lynn eyed the hostess again as she led new arrivals to their seats. She really was astonishingly attractive. Everyone in the restaurant was. Lynn took in the profiles of the gazelle-like women seated around her. It was very possible she was the least attractive woman in the room—except for one frizzy-haired woman in a suit jacket. But she looked important, a studio executive or a big agent.
"Do you want wine?" F. X. said, distracted by the menu, not at all flirtatious. "Or to start with a drink?"
It suddenly occurred to Lynn what she was for F. X.: a break from beauty and pulchritude. A rest, a relief even. It was probably what he had seen in her back in college, and she didn't mind that, either.
He snapped his fingers. "I know, let's have champagne. Didn't you always like champagne?"
"Sure," she said, flattered that he remembered. "I'd love a glass."
"A glass? Let's have a bottle. Come on, live a little. Anyway, I'm driving."
This was accurate only up to a point. Lynn would have to drive home from the museum.
"Same Lynnie," F. X. said, "never out of control, never straying remotely close to the edge." He laughed at the look on her face. "It's okay—a sweet, nice girl is a good thing to be. When I decide to get married it'll be to someone like you."
"Right, then have affairs with the exciting, dangerous ones."
"Maybe." But he met her eyes with his own gray-blue ones. "Seriously, when I get married it'll be for good."
"Your wife won't mind the philandering?"
"She won't know about it."
"You've got to be kidding."
"Not that I'm saying I will. I just don't believe in divorce, that's all. I'm going to marry someone who feels the same way."
"Do you really not believe in divorce?"
"Not for myself. It's not that I disapprove on principle. Others can do what they like."
"But what if you realized you'd made the wrong choice and were miserable?"
"That's part of being a grown-up. You live with your choices. In the Catholic Church," he said, "marriage is a sacrament."
It had always been a favorite game of F. X.'s to lead people on, then laugh at them for not realizing he'd been joking all along. "Well," said Lynn, "I guess I childishly went into mar¬riage without giving it as much thought as you have."
"Nah, I'm sure you guys are perfectly happy. You look happy. You look great."
They happened to reach for their waters at the same time and accidentally clinked glasses. F. X. grinned at her across the table.
"Are you seeing anybody?" she asked.
"As a matter of fact, I am."
But Lynn had just remembered his comment about being free as a bird. She felt sorry for the woman, whoever she was. "Is she here in L.A.?"
F. X. nodded. "She's from Brazil." She had imagined him with a preppy blonde like his old college girlfriend. "How did you meet?"
"A strip club."
"A stripper? Or another customer?"
"Nice, Lynn, you're getting better. I thought I had you there."
"You didn't really meet her in a strip club, did you?"
"What do you think?"
Lynn realized that her phone was vibrating in her purse. Probably Jamie. He'd probably called home first and was wondering where she was. She couldn't answer—she hated when people answered phones in restaurants, and anyway she wouldn't want F. X. listening in. Another beautiful girl, very young, but with a sommelier's cup on a heavy chain dangling into her cleavage, arrived with the champagne. Lynn had the feeling F. X. knew her, too. She was gratifi ed to see him leer after her when she turned to go. He saw Lynn watching, and winked.
He hadn't changed at all. Lynn was sure that Jamie, who was an excellent judge of character, would detest F. X. on sight. She missed Jamie. How lucky she was.
"What?" said F. X.
Lynn looked back at him. "What, what?"
"You were smiling. You don't believe in my Brazilian girl¬friend?"
God, Lynn thought, he couldn't stand not being the center of attention for even one minute. It hadn't occurred to her to question the existence of the Brazilian girlfriend, but now of course she had to. That was how it worked with F. X. If you were quick enough to catch his hints, he'd give you that private, congratulatory smile. You didn't even have to say anything— he'd catch the look in your eye. And it was exhilarating, that feeling of operating on all cylinders. Suddenly, though, the idea of it made her tired. Why was she here with him? If she'd been home, she could have talked to Jamie.
Lynn looked more closely at F. X. across the table. He had the same cheekbones, the piercing light eyes, the cleft chin, but his face was also rounded, almost babyish. He was still very good looking, but in the years since she had last seen him his brow had thickened. His features seemed less finely drawn, the skin over his nose coarser. She was twenty-nine; he was only a year or so older. Was this what it meant to lose one's looks with age? She had never doubted that it happened, but it was the first time she'd noticed it in someone she knew.
F. X.'s shoulders rose and fell infinitesimally, a small sigh escaping his lips. One thing about F. X., he had an instinct for where he stood with a woman. He was alert to the subtlest changes in chemistry or emotion. Lynn reached for her glass of champagne. It's okay, she told herself. No danger here.
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Never again – We had diner at Bouchon in Yountville Dec 22,2009. Had their special all French menu with cassoulet as main entree( 70$). Food was so-so and very salty.
The big surprise came a few hours later.... Both me and my wife spent all night on the toilet... food poisoning. Guess the salt was not enough to kill the germs
Thomas Keller's brasserie is another Y-ville culinary feat. – Although this hard-to-miss scarlet-colored restaurant is owned by French Laundry chef Thomas Keller, it's nothing like that famed temple of gastronomic nirvana. Instead, it's a bustling French brasserie. The dining room--anchored by a towering potted palm--is done in sleek shades of gray and maroon, with a hand-painted tile floor, mohair banquettes beneath gold-framed mirrors, shiny brass fixtures and an always-hopping zinc bar. The parchment-paper menu unfolds to reveal bistro classics such as steak frites, sole meuniere and tarte tatin. Start with the authentic onion soup or the comforting Swiss chard and potato quiche. Tender pink slices of lamb arrive with the classic French accompaniment of pale green flagolet beans, while a side of crispy, salty fries arrive piled high in a paper cone. Being one of the few places in the valley to have a full raw bar, many local chefs drop in just for the pristine, ice-mounded platters of oysters, raw clams, and chilled lobster, crab, mussels and shrimp. Dessert favorites include profiteroles bathed in warm chocolate sauce and tangy lemon tart.
You need to go all-out to have a good experience – We decided to eat here with another couple on a Sunday night as a last-minute thing; no reservations. There weren't any tables inside available but we were able to be seated at the patio. The weather was wonderful and we were served immediately. We started with the Petit Plateau but a whole lobster along with giant prawns and 3 different types of oysters; all amazing. I had the steak frites which was decent if not a bit underwhelming. The fries were some of the best I've ever had anywhere. The wine pairing was pretty good--nothing that blew my mind. I actually really enjoyed dessert: a scoop of vanilla bean and a scoop of honey ice cream which were both excellent. I'm a bit confused as to this place being labeled as the "sister" restaurant to the French Laundry--we ate there a few weeks ago and Bouchon is more like a distant relative who calls you to ask for a personal loan than a sister. Don't get me wrong--this place was pretty good; but it's not even remotely in the same league as French Laundry. $75/person with drinks here.
Feels like France – Overall I would say the restaurant is very good. Attractive and attentive staff, but it was lunch and busy, but as a customer I had the feeling the staff didn't really want to be there.
The food was what to be expected.. no complaints. I have been to some great restaurants in France, and the steak I ordered seemed prepared more in the American Style than the French Style.
The fries took up most of the plate, I have never seen anything like it. I think such an enormous portion was for affect. My friend, who happens to be American, pointed out that in Europe, one would never see a portion so outrageous. As, i said, I think it was for the affect. The steak was a little rubbery and sitting next to the mountain of fries, appeared a little lonely.
I read another reviewers comment about flies, however this is the Napa Valley, and the restuarant has open windows, and this didn't bother me at all. I was enjoying a wonderful French Meal in the country side.
Excellent all around – My husband, 21 month old daughter and I all visited Bouchon for lunch over the Holiday break. We'd heard good things about it and had high expectations being that it's sister the French Laundry is world renown. Arrived on time for our reservation, and happy that we had one. There was a long list of walk-ins hoping to get a table. We were seated promptly.
We immediately felt as if we had been transported back to a bistro in France. The interior was inviting and energetic. Our service was attentive and our appetizers were excellent. They also brought out our daughter's meal with our appetizers which was a stroke of genius. My pate was delicious and my husband's duck confit excellent. Our daughter thoroughly enjoyed her buttered pasta made to order ;)
My husband and I ordered the steak and pomme frites (fries) and both were cooked and seasoned perfectly. The french fries were insanely delicious and I would go back in a flash.
We also ordered dessert - I forgot what my husband had because I was in heaven with my profiteroles. Yes we rolled out of there but we were more than satisfied with the excellent experience.
The wine list is not inexpensive nor is the food, but this is not somewhere where you go to pinch pennies. I would recommend this restaurant to any of my friends.
Poor – We had a very poor lunch on a saturday. We had a 1 pm reservation and were not served our very simple lunch until 2 pm. The staff was unattentive and the food was marginal at best. And the restaurant was full of flies. Disappointing. We will not be going back.
nice bistro – as i have never been to french laundry, i really can't say that bouchon is the poor man's version. but i am told that it is. so there.
that being said, bouchon was still somewhat pricey. i really wanted to try the foie - but at $47 for 5 oz, i decided to pass. so instead, i had the pate, which was rich and good.
i also tried a friend's watercress and endive salad, which was crunchy and fresh.
i had the slow cooked pork short ribs with a lot of legumes. the beans, i could do without. but, the pork was tender, soft and definitely tasty.
btw, the names of the dishes were in french but i can't spell in french much less say it properly so i just described the dishes we had using the main ingredients.
i tried my friend's croque madame (ok, so that i know in french) - ham and cheese sandwich (on brioche) with an egg on top. this was definitely rich and delicious and creamy. the fries were good although not the best fries i ever had.
we passed on the dessert and opted to go to the bouchon bakery next door.
if you are in the area, you gotta try bouchon.
BAD EVERYTHING – This restaurant was recommended highly....we were soooo disappointed. I can't tell you about the food because we never got any! After 2 hours of waiting we never got anything but bread. We even ordered a $200.00 bottle of wine as we ate the bread....The service was horrendous. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.
Not all that it's cracked up to be – Heard of French Laundry, but couldn't make reservations on such short notice (2 days), so looked up and found their sister restaurant, Bouchon. Read some of the reviews and thought it would be worth a try. I did not find anything here anything special. The waiter was very lackluster in service and gave off an air of arrogance. Their lobster/crab salad was $16.00 and almost non-existentn. I don't expect much portion when visiting this type of restaurant, but come on. We had their chicken breast, which was very moist, but salty, and their steak. The steak was hard and chewy and just not very good at all. I ordered medium and it was, but the qualty of meat was not up there. I can see how some people may enjoy going there to enjoy a glass of wine, but their food is not worth the prices. I will not recommend this place to any of my friends and will definitely not be going back there. Maybe French Laundry is good, but Bouchon is not even close.
Fantastic French fries... – Okay, the "pomme-frites" are unsurpassed. I love to go there for a Margarita and a cone of their first class French fries. The rest of the menu is, however, pretentious without being delicious. On my first visit I ordered a skate wing that was murdered by a heavy sauce which would have made a robust cut of beef have to scream for attention. But, if you want a $250 dollar glass of port, this is the place to go.
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Hall of Fame coach Brian Papa is coaching soccer at Lincoln-Way East this season, five months after he was dismissed as boys soccer coach.
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Lincoln-Way East High School, 201 Colorado Ave, Frankfort, IL 60423-1395, USA
Plainfield North High School, 12005 S 248th Ave, Plainfield, IL 60585-7800, USA
Plainfield High School, 24120 W Fort Beggs Dr, Plainfield, IL 60544-1833, USA
Lane Technical High School, 2501 W Addison St, Chicago, IL 60618-5991, USA
The school then said it was changing the direction of the program and let Papa go
The district initially suspended Papa with pay from his other two coaching positions (girls basketball and girls soccer) at the school, but he was reinstated before the 2012 season.
High expectations: With nine starters and 18 returnees from a 17-3-2 team, there's no question this is the best Plainfield North team ever — at least on paper.
"We can realistically be in the mix of teams contending to win a sectional and play for a state title," Plainfield North coach Jane Crowe said. "There are so many talented teams in our area and sectional, so it all comes down to who is playing well at the end of the season.
"We have a very talented group of players. So if we can put everything together at the right time, a trip to state is definitely a realistic goal."
Callie O'Donnell (24 goals, 20 assists) and Ashley Handwork (21 goals, 13 assists) are two players to watch.
But if you're looking for a family touch, look no further. Plainfield North features five sets of sisters this season. Seven of those 10 were in the starting lineup this week.
She's back: Plainfield Central's Brigid Hanley returns for her senior season after missing the last two seasons with ACL injuries to each knee. Hanley was named the freshman female athlete of the year for District 202 three years ago.
He said it: "We will be able to compete with the top teams this spring." — Wheaton North coach Tim McEvilly.
Early season tests: Lane coach Mike Wasielewski continues to push his program to new levels.
The Indians opened the season Monday with a 2-1 loss to Waubonsie Valley, then fell to Plainfield North 3-0 on Tuesday. In 17 years of covering high school soccer, I can't recall the last time a Public League girls soccer team opened a season with a tougher one-two punch than Lane did this week.
"The only way you get better is to play better opponents," said Wasielewski, whose team was 18-4-1 last season.
Keep an eye on Lane midfielder Sofia Pavon this spring. The freshman is a National Team prospect for her age group.
The magic touch: Fifteen years ago, Todd Elkei started the Crete-Monee girls soccer program from scratch. A few years later the Warriors were competing with the best teams in the south suburbs.
Elkei eventually moved to Homewood-Flossmoor, where he helped revive the Vikings' girls program and turn it into a state contender once again.
Now in his second year at Lockport, Elkei is excited about his team's chances this spring.
"We have everyone back from last year, and we added four players that played club last season," Elkei said. "We have the potential to be very good."
Lockport returns 10 starters from a squad that was 13-6 in 2011.
Did you know? Young's Mia Espino recently played with the under-20 Guatemala Women's National Team for the CONCACAF final qualification tournament for the 2012 FIFA U-20Women's World Cup. The event took place March 1-11 in Panama. The junior plays club for Eclipse Select.
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You can view the rides in calendar view or a list by toggling the button to the right. If you are a new rider the Ride Rating System page can help you select rides that match your ability and expectations.
Meet Vincent Wong (408-829-6198, email@example.com) and Aaron Wong (408-829-6198, firstname.lastname@example.com) at 7:45 AM at Sunnyvale Community Center for an 8:00 AM start. Begin at Sunnyvale Community Center, ride to Steven Creek Trail, Shoreline, Dumbarton Bridge, Alameda Creek Trail, Lake Chabot, San Leandro BART to Fremont BART (ticket $3.55, $1.30 seniors and minors), Coyote Creek Trail, San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail, and back to start. Buy lunch at Castro Valley Safeway and eat at Lake Chabot. Meet me and Aaron at Sunnyvale Community Center. Plenty of free parking at lots on Michelangelo Drive. Meet at the north lot nearer to Remington Drive. We should be riding in C pace, but no one is left behind. Rain Cancels.
Sunnyvale to Lake Chabot: https://goo.gl/maps/GFhl3.
Fremont BART to Sunnyvale: https://goo.gl/maps/NDruK
More info and photo: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7m76pf0k8dp0h26/wkWO8OD0v9/Sunnyvale%20to%20Lake%20Chabot%20and%20Back
For all the D riders not making the trek to Paso Robles this weekend but who still want a good ride, meet Jay Farrimond (210-885-8167, firstname.lastname@example.com) at 9:00 AM behind Pioneer Saloon in Woodside (2925 Woodside Rd Woodside, CA 94062) for a classic Peninsula ride. We'll go over Old La Honda, through Pescadero, and return via Tunitas Creek and Kings Mt. If lunch is desired we can stop in Pescadero, otherwise we can push on through and save the time for our families. Rain cancels.
Here's a link to the ride map on ridewithgps.com: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4444562.
If possible, for 2014 we are asking participants to register for our "2 day weekend" rides, so we can plan better. (Registration is not a strict requirement so please feel free to decide at the last minute if necessary.)
Our inland routes explore the wine country surrounding Paso Robles. After a scenic and enjoyable morning of rolling vineyards, most of the climbing comes after our lunch in San Miguel. D and E riders take loops up Hog Canyon and Klau Mine Road. For those of you who will not arrive Friday night, Paso Robles is a three hour drive from Palo Alto so start early. Rain may alter routes but will not cancel rides. Don't miss out in 2014 – this ride is currently offered every two years!
INFO: Howard Shafer and Jacquette Ward (408-247-9980 or email@example.com) or Guy Shuman (email@example.com or 650-704-0895).
MEETING TIME: 9:15 am for 9:30 departure
MEETING LOCATION: Adelaide Inn (1215 Ysabel St., Paso Robles, CA). (Take Highway 101 south to Paso Robles. Exit Right at Highway 46/24th Street. The motel is on the right at Ysabel Street less than one block away).
ACCOMMODATIONS: Adelaide Inn (805-238-2770). Ask for Western Wheelers discount rate.
REGISTRATION: If possible, for 2014 we are asking participants to register on the web site for our "2 day weekend" rides, so we can plan better. (Registration is not a strict requirement and please feel free to decide at the last minute if necessary.)
Ride Cancelled at the request of the ride leader. To be rescheduled sometime this summer.
We missed the LDT ride this year so we are returning to Seascape 2 months later to enjoy the ride we met on 15 years ago. There will be options for the longer and shorter versions of the ride. This beautiful ride goes through Aptos Beach and Brown's Valley to get to Gizdich Ranch where we can enjoy cider and pie. Lunch can be brought, purchased at Gizdich or picked up along the way. Meet at Seascape Village Shopping Center (19 Seascape Village, Aptos) at 9:45am for a 10:00am start. Take Highway 17 to Highway 1 South. Follow Highway 1 South about 10 miles. Exit right on San Andreas Rd.; turn right at Seascape Blvd., then right into shopping center at Racquet Landing Drive Park. Please park either curbside along Seascape Boulevard or in back of shopping center parking lot away from businesses. Contact Jim and Lisa Burque at email@example.com or cell 650-823-6800.
Those of you staying over in Paso Robles will have the opportunity of enjoying more springtime in wine country. The beautiful Peachy Canyon climb with its two scenic summits can be bypassed if desired for an easier route of 28 miles/1400 feet of climbing. Ride will be led at a social pace but will leave plenty of time for the drive home.
LEADERS: Howard Shafer and Jacquette Ward (408-247-9980 or email@example.com)
MEETING LOCATION: Adelaide Inn in Paso Robles (see Saturday listing).
Meet Chris Mok (408 813 1270, firstname.lastname@example.com) at 10:00 AM at Shoup Park, 400 University, Los Altos, CA for a 10:15 AM start. I want to redo this ride before I forget it! Part of the ride will be on a carless Canada Road, and then through Water Dog Lake park which is reputed to have mountain lions...I haven't seen any yet, but there is always a first time. We'll have a lunch stop at San Carlos Plaza (lots of restaurants & delis to pick from). We'll return on Alameda de Las Pulgas.
The Monday morning ride for bicyclists who live in the northern cities of the Peninsula is growing in numbers. It is a flat (except overpasses) route to Café Borrone in Menlo Park for coffee and/or breakfast. We return at a social pace through the quiet, residential streets in Menlo Park, Atherton, Redwood City, San Carlos, and Belmont. The Hill Climbers' Option adds 12 to 16 miles to the ride. Meet at Los Prados Park at 8:30 AM for a departure at 8:45 AM. Directions: From 101, drive east on Hillsdale Blvd., take the first right on Norfolk St. and right again on La Selva; take the first left onto Casa de Campo. The Park is on the left. For more information, call Tom Prager (650-219-9206, firstname.lastname@example.com). Rain/muddy conditions cancel.
Gather at Shoup Garden Park, 400 University Ave., Los Altos at 9:00 am , ride departs at 9:15 am . Pace and regroups accommodate all D and E riders, so that no one feels they'remaking the others wait for them. Rides vary weekly but often include Hwy 9, Page Mill, Old La Honda, Kings Mountain, West Alpine or Tunitas. Be prepared for variable weather on Skyline. Foul weather in the hills keeps the ride in the valley. Rain cancels. Route, including lunch stop or lack of one, and leader(s) announced 1-2 days beforehand via the Hills R Us blog (in the navigation menu on the Western Wheelers home page). Leaders: Steve Chapel (650 823-7982, firstname.lastname@example.com) Paul Melville (408 257-3626, email@example.com) and Doug Hahn (650 279-0357, email@example.com)
This is a series of evening rides varying from 15 to 30 miles in Los Altos Hills, Portola Valley and Saratoga, sampling local hills and out-of-the-way roads. Meet at 6:00 PM at Shoup Park in Los Altos, just off University Ave. This year we will have three ride group options: C-, C+ and D, with route options suitable for each group. Every effort will be made to get riders back before dark, but bring lights just in case. Many of the riders go out to dinner afterwards at a number of local restaurants. "C-" leader: David Falconer (email@example.com, 650-274-3184); "C+" leader and ride coordinator: Gary Goldman (firstname.lastname@example.com, 650-279-5315). D/E leader: Mike Boester (650-561-2805)
Meet Winona Hubbard (831-331-7070, email@example.com) at 9:00 AM at Dana Street Roasting Company, 744 W. Dana St., Mountain View, for a 9:15 AM departure. Let's spin the dirt paths along the bay to Alviso and back. Any kind of bike is fine. The bay is beautiful in the morning and full of birds. Spinning is great for the legs before the next day's LDT climbing. Falling rain: ride canceled. Sprinkles/clouds: ride ON. "the world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful" - ee cummings. No lunch stop. Optional coffee afterwards.
Meet Andy Kirk in front of Peet's Coffee and Tea in Los Altos on State Street at 10:00 AM for a 10:15 AM departure. Park outside the town area, as there is a two-hour time limit. Details of the ride including the distance will be hammered out by the riders. We will have lunch at a deli towards the end. Let's meet and see what develops. Rain cancels. Contact: email@example.com or 650-941-1287 or by cell at 650-224-3527.
We'll climb to Skyline via various routes. C's climb Redwood Gulch, a 1.4 miles steep grade, while B, D, and E routes proceed directly up Hwy 9. All routes then enjoy a quiet ride south along the summit. E's take a side trip to Lexington Reservoir via Black Road. B's and C's will head south to the Summit Store for lunch before returning via Lexington Reservoir and the Los Gatos Creek Trail (there are some gravel sections on the trail). D's and E's glide down to Boulder Creek for lunch then return via the beautiful redwoods of Big Basin State Park. Rain cancels.
INFO: Guy Shuman (email@example.com or 650-704-0895) and Bill Sherwin (firstname.lastname@example.com or 650-888-6749).
MEETING LOCATION: Saratoga High School (20300 Herriman Avenue, Saratoga, CA). Take Highway 85 to Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd. exit. Turn south (right turn coming from Palo Alto); left on Herriman; right into school.
Monthly ride to Los Gatos via Mt. Eden, Pierce, and Villa Montalvo. Lunch in Los Gatos and return through the Maze. This is a social paced ride with mandatory regroups, but fasterriders are welcome to form a separate C+ group at the start. Meet at McKenzie Park in Los Altos at 10:00 AM for 10:15 AM departure. Leader: Guy Shuman (email@example.com or 650-704-0895). Rain cancels.
Route Sheet: 4th Sunday - Los Gatos
Monthly ride to Saratoga via Mt. Eden and the Maze. Lunch at Vienna Woods and return via Seven Springs Parkway. Social pace with regroups. Meet at McKenzie Park in Los Altos at 10:00 AM for 10:15 AM departure. Ride leader: Cindy Cotton (408-373-9687, email@example.com).
Rain cancels.
Route Sheet: 4th Sunday B - Saratoga
Gather at Shoup Garden Park, 400 University Ave., Los Altos at 9:00 am, ride departs at 9:15 am. Pace and regroups accommodate all D and E riders, so that no one feels they'remaking the others wait for them. Rides vary weekly but often include Hwy 9, Page Mill, Old La Honda, Kings Mountain, West Alpine or Tunitas. Be prepared for variable weather on Skyline. Foul weather in the hills keeps the ride in the valley. Rain cancels. Route, including lunch stop or lack of one, and leader(s) announced 1-2 days beforehand via the Hills R Us blog (in the navigation menu on the Western Wheelers home page). Leaders: Steve Chapel (650 823-7982, email@example.com) Paul Melville (408 257-3626, firstname.lastname@example.com) and Doug Hahn (650 279-0357, firstname.lastname@example.com)
Meet Ken Lee (email@example.com) at the San Francisco Caltrain station at 10:00 AM. We will wait for the train arriving at 10:02 AM, but suggest that you try an earlier train if possible to avoid crowding. This is one of the most scenic 40 mile bike rides in the Bay Area. Spring and fall are the best seasons to ride it when rain and fog are unlikely. Ride around the Embarcadero, over the Golden Gate Bridge, and up into the Marin Headlands. Descend past the old forts and Nike missile base and through the tunnel to Sausalito. Follow the Marin bike paths to Tiburon, then around the Paradise Loop. Return to San Francisco via the Larkspur Ferry ($9 cash, $6 Clipper card, $5 seniors). Optional lunch in Larkspur or bring your own to eat on the ferry or train home. We plan to get back to the Caltrain station before the evening rush hour crowds. Here's a video of a past club ride along this route: http://youtu.be/GkYYu33cakk
Join us for some spectacular riding North of the Russian River. After wondering North along Austin Creek Road, B riders will take the direct route to the coast over hilly Fort Ross Road (bring walking shoes and lock if you want to tour the Fort Ross Historic Park). C, D, and E riders will climb to the breath-taking King Ridge Rd. Bring food and enough water for 35 to 45 miles between facilities, as potential lunch stops are near the end of the ride. Rain cancels. Don't miss out in 2014 – this ride is currently offered every two years!
INFO: Guy Shuman and Mindy Steiner (email@example.com or 650-704-0895 Cell)
MEETING LOCATION: Gold Coast Coffee & Bakery (25377 Steelhead Blvd, Duncans Mills, CA). Take 101 North to Santa Rosa, exit on River Rd heading West. Follow River Rd into Guerneville. Go straight at the stop sign in Guerneville. Note: In Guerneville River Rd becomes Main St, then Main St becomes River Rd/Hwy 116. Continue on River Rd/Hwy 116 to Duncans Mills. Turn Left on Moscow Rd. Park on the street - not in front of the merchants. Driving time from Palo Alto is about 2.5 - 3.0 hours.
ACCOMMODATIONS: NEW FOR 2014 we have reserved a nice group campsite at Casini Ranch Campground (casiniranch.com) for Friday and Saturday nights, which is less than a mile from the Saturday ride start (contact ride leaders for information/rates). We encourage camping, but for hotels the recommended accommodation is the Occidental Hotel (3610 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, CA – 10 miles from Saturday ride start and at the start of our Sunday ride) (occidentalhotel.com). There are also numerous B&B's in the area. We'll have happy hour and a potluck BBQ at Casini Ranch Campground on Saturday evening (also open to anyone staying in other accommodations). On Sunday we'll pack up early and have a hearty breakfast at Howard's Café in Occidental, where our Sunday ride starts (note later ride start time on Sunday).
REGISTRATION: If possible, for 2014 we are asking participants to register on the web site for our "2 day weekend" rides, so we can plan better. (Registration is not a strict requirement so please feel free to decide at the last minute if necessary.)
Join us for an exploration of the deep forests, canyons, and rolling hills surrounding Occidental. We'll stop for treats at an amazing country bakery in Freestone and have lunch at the Coffee Bazaar in Guerneville. Optional routes include a 29 mile B shortcut and 58 mile D extended loop that includes the tough, but beautiful, 1.5 mile climb from the ocean to Coleman Valley (see online route sheets). Rain cancels.
LEADERS: Guy Shuman and Mindy Steiner (email@example.com or 650-704-0895 Cell)
MEETING TIME: NOTE LATE START TIME: 10:15 am for 10:30 departure
MEETING LOCATION: In Occidental at Howard's Cafe (3611 Bohemian Hwy, Occidental, CA). There is ample public parking along Main Street - please don't park directly in front of Howard's Cafe.
Enjoy fabulous views as all groups climb to the summit of Mt. Diablo. D's and E's will then get away from it all on remote Morgan Territory Road after lunching in Clayton. B's and C's will lunch in Walnut Creek then return via regional bike trails to the start. C's add a loop/climb on Reliez Valley Road. Rain cancels.
ROUTE SHEETS: by 5/1
Ride the varied terrain of southern Marin County. All routes approach Mt. Tamalpais from the northwest via Fairfax-Bolinas and Ridgecrest Blvd. The C, D, and E routes include a climb to the summit. B and C riders descend to lunch in Mill Valley then return via a loop on Point San Pedro Road past China Camp State Park. D and E riders loop west to Point Reyes Station for lunch then return via Nicasio Valley and Lucas Valley Rd. B and C routes have shortcut options (see route sheets online). Rain cancels.
ROUTE SHEETS: by 5/1
MEETING LOCATION: Marin County Civic Center (Armory Drive, San Raphael, CA). From the Golden Gate Bridge take 101 north approximately 14 miles to North San Pedro Road. Exit eastbound, and turn left at Civic Center Drive (first stop light). Turn right onto Armory Drive which leads into the large parking lot.
Join us for this wonderful Memorial Day finish to the LDT ride series. Mt Hamilton is a long, but not steep, climb with wonderful panoramic views and great spring wildflowers. All routes start with a loop through Alum Rock Park, then the B's and C's climb directly to the summit. D's add a beautiful "out-and-back" spur on traffic free Kincaid Road on the way to the summit. E's add both Kincaid and the exciting descent to the Isabel Creek Bridge on the back side of Mt. Hamilton. All groups have lunch at the summit – PACK YOUR LUNCH – NO FOOD AVAILABLE. Be prepared for warm temperatures on the way up and cold temperatures on the way down. Rain cancels.
MEETING TIME: 9:15 am for 9:30 departure (Early start for B pace riders only at 8:45 for 9:00 departure)
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The room was modest but generally clean and tidy. However, there were no extra sockets to connect my laptop (I had to unplug a lamp) and there was no air conditioning (which may not be a big issue unless it's mid-summer).Oh, don't use taxis parked outside of the hotel - they are extremely expensive and most likely illegal. Just use the underground service which is 5 min away from the hotel."
Cleanliness of room/hotel - great ! Quality of service - great ! Hotel amenities- great ! Hotel location - O.K - convinient - Metro station is close, just a few minutes travel from the red square. We would surely come again and warmly recommend."
1) Breakfast till 10:30 only 2) No Free WI-FI in the rooms. You can get internet for quite high payment 3) Air conditioning switched off in the winter so it was too hot in the room and you don't have the ability to control it For this price I expect more services and comfort !"
This is a terrific location in St. Petersburg! If you're a first time traveler to St. Petersburg...stay in this hotel! Great location on the main street! Walking distance to everything. Rooms are okay with okay décor and size, but that's not why you go to St. Petersburg...walk around and explore...it's an amazing city! Breakfast buffet is amazing...a bit expensive, but if you eat a late breakfast and hold off on lunch you can justify it. Again...great location in a great city! Beautiful lobby too!"
Mostly great stay at the Petro and the price was extremely good compared to nearby high end hotels. We did have to change rooms right away as the lower level rooms did not have windows that opened and the heat levels inside (applies to all buildings in Russia) are uncomfortably high compared to cool or cold temps in the autumn outside. The bathroom was 5 star for sure. TV was an extra charge for 2 channels, not a problem if you don't speak Russian anyway."
The location of the hotel is great and the staff is friendly and well trained. The hotel has a dated, past glory look, and does not compare to other 5 Star hotels. Prices are too high and the famed Caviar Bar is a joke in terms of price-to-value relationship"
It was a great hotel but hard to find and not convinent to travel to and from."
This is relatively new hotel that provides quality accommodation and offers a brilliant breakfast. Staff speak English relatively well. It is quite a big hotel and seems underrated at 3.5 stars - great value for money. Key tourist points are spread out so you will require the use of public transport - trams go past the door (though didn't use them)."
As we work and live in Moscow we were able to carefully research the options for a well situated, interesting, comfortable and reasonably priced hotel in Ekaterinburg. The Tsentralny lived up to all these criteria and the pleasant and helpful staff arranged private excursions for us to visit the important nearby historical site of the Ganina Yama mine and the Europe/Asia border in a modern car with a good driver, again at reasonable prices. The location of the hotel is right at the centre of the city, within easy walking distance of all the main city tourist sites and nearby restaurants. The classically designed1920's building has been sympathetically refurbished. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay!"
The hotel is located very near to the city centre. It took us about 15 minutes to walk to city centre passing on the way the beautiful Iset River. A lot of trams linked it to various must see attractions. We arrived early and they accomodate us for a small fee. All of the reception staff spoke excellent english and they are all very helpful. The hotel is quite clean and the buffet breakfast was good."
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Tennessee Tech University recently welcomed Reid Christenberry as its new chief information officer to direct strategic planning in Information Technology Services for the university.
The CIO title is new to the university and signifies a change in the breadth of responsibilities associated with the associate vice president for ITS. As CIO, Christenberry will be responsible for planning, organizing and overseeing all ITS decisions for the institution.
Christenberry has dedicated his career to higher education, where he has demonstrated success in serving the needs of students, faculty and staff. He says his goals include improving services, bringing full transparency to how decisions are made, and expediting successful strategies. Ultimately, he says his team will strive to transform the use of technology on campus as never before.
"In five years, I want to see TTU known for its focus on students when it comes to technology decisions," he said. "TTU should hold the strongest reputation in the state for its use of technology. I want our students to go home each Christmas break and brag about what TTU offers them that no other institution can offer."
Christenberry emphasizes that there's little value to using technology for technology's sake. Instead he talks about making an impact on the university by making IT decisions that are relevant to the university's goals and that are hassle-free to the people who matter most: the campus community.
"A CIO is responsible to do what is good for our customers, who are the students, faculty and staff," said Christenberry. "The real value of ITS is to leverage it so that faculty excel, students succeed and technology becomes convenient.
"We must act wisely to protect our data and systems, but at the same time we know that technology is a transformational tool. Our job is to try and meet the needs of the campus."
Christenberry most recently held the CIO position for Georgia Perimeter College, the third largest public institution in Georgia. His previous experience includes serving as associate vice chancellor for information and instructional technology operations for the University System of Georgia Board of Regents and as vice president for information technology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
Christenberry earned a master's degree in computer science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has a bachelor's degree in physics with a supporting program in computer science from Furman University.
"As the university welcomes Reid Christenberry, we also want to recognize the exceptional service of Dr. Curtis Armstrong, who served as interim associate vice president for information technology over the past five months," said Mark Stephens, TTU interim provost. "Dr. Armstrong worked tirelessly to ensure the highest level of IT service possible to the campus during this period of transition."


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Mexico City: (Distrito Federal Mexico state)
Even to New Yorkers used to "big," Mexico City is an impressive place. With a population of around 20 million, it is the largest city in the world and one of the foremost cultural capitals. As a major business and financial center, the city features international-class, deluxe hotels with over 24,000 rooms and excellent meetings facilities for large and small groups. Meeting planners should note that the city was recently named the most affordable of 125 major cities around the world.
Meeting Needs, at a Glance
Convention Centers: Mexico City has several top-of-the-line meeting facilities: the World Trade Center, which has a new International Expositions and Conventions Center that can accommodate 4,700 attendees in 60,000 square feet of modular space; The Exhibimex Exhibition Hall has a capacity for 4,000 attendees with 88,000 square feet of exhibit space all on one level. The National Auditorium can comfortably seat 10,000.
Attractions: Mexico City features such incredible sights as the pyramids of Teotihuacan; the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco; El Zocalo, the second largest square in the world; The National Palace; The Cathedral; and The Museum of Anthropology, arguably the finest archaeological museum in the world. Other museums include The Museum of Mexican History at The Chapultepec Castle, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Museum of Contemporary Art.


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Step into a world where science is brought to life featuring interactive exhibitions and explosive experiments during daily programs. Innovate, explore, tinker and try with hands-on activities and dynamic demonstrations for all ages. From nature to neurons and birds to beakers, science is in your hands at Discovery Place. Today is a great day for discovery.
Get close to wildlife and walk among free-flying butterflies in Butterfly Pavilion, observe live animals in Creature Cavern, buzz by Insect Alley, hang out in Our Big Backyard or explore the Paw Paw Nature Trail in the 100 year-old forest. While focusing on children ages 3-7, ever-changing, hands-on programming provides the opportunity for structured learning and informal play for kids of all ages.
Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville features developmentally-appropriate experiences that encourage imagination and offer the opportunity to build confidence while testing skills and trying new things. The Museum, themed around a small town, allows children from birth to age 7 to role play, test new ideas, learn how to get along with other and build confidence.
Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham features developmentally-appropriate experiences that encourage imagination, curiosity and skill-building. By exploring the theme of "I CAN," the Museum allows children from birth to age 10 to role play, test new ideas, learn how to get along with other and build confidence.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
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Maine's "Bachelorette" no longer qualifies for that title.
The wedding of Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum, the second "Bachelorette" couple ever to walk down the aisle, will be aired from 9 to 11 p.m. Sunday on ABC.
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The wedding of Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum, who met on the "Bachelorette," airs Sunday on ABC.
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WHEN: 9 to 11 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: ABC; seen locally on WMTW (Channel 8)
Ashley Hebert of Madawaska, a contestant on the ABC reality TV series "The Bachelor" and then the star of "The Bachelorette," got hitched earlier this month to the man she picked on the latter show.
And she had the luxury of not worrying too much about leaving anyone out, because millions of folks will have the chance to watch her nuptials on a TV special airing on ABC at 9 p.m. Sunday, the not-so-subtly titled "The Bachelorette: Ashley and J.P.'s Wedding."
But Hebert said the TV special, and the money that came with it, weren't big factors in deciding to say "I do" in such a public forum. Rather, she says, it was the fans.
"When we were ready to get married, we realized we've had such great support from everyone, from the fan base, that this made sense," said Hebert, 28, during a phone interview earlier this week. "I wouldn't say money was a factor. They didn't pay for everything. If money was a factor, we could have done something else."
Hebert has taken a very different route to love and marriage than most of the folks she knew growing up in Madawaska on the Canadian border, where her parents worked in a paper mill. Heck, she's taken a different route than just about everyone on the planet.
Hebert began her journey to a nationally televised wedding in January 2011 when she was a contestant on ABC's "The Bachelor," where she and other women vied for a marriage proposal from a handsome entrepreneur, Brad Womack. Hebert didn't win Womack's proposal, but her on-camera persona did convince ABC to make her the star of its other romance-reality show, "The Bachelorette."
It was at the end of that series in August 2011 that a New York construction manager, J.P. Rosenbaum, was seen down on one knee in tropical Fiji asking Hebert to marry him.
After the series ended, Hebert said, she and Rosenbaum needed to step out of the white-hot media spotlight of a TV romance -- complete with tabloid coverage and pictures of Hebert in sexy swimsuits -- to get to know each other in a more normal way.
Apparently, a year or so of normalcy was enough. Earlier this fall, ABC announced plans to show the couple's wedding on TV. The wedding took place Dec. 1 in Pasadena, Calif.
So why would the couple want their wedding day, the biggest day of their lives, to be part of a prime-time TV special? Isn't there enough pressure in just putting together any wedding?
If you're thinking they did it because ABC paid for it, Hebert says to think again -- though she admits the network did pay for "some" of it. Plus, if the couple hadn't married on TV, they might not have had a TV personality -- "Bachelorette" host Chris Harrison -- officiating.
And here's one other thing Hebert's wedding has over the typical bride's big day: the possibility of reruns.
Hebert said she and Rosenbaum had final say in choices about the wedding, including the location. But she says she was just as happy to have the planners that ABC hired to handle all the details, from decor to food.
Did they consider Maine at all for the setting?
"We wanted to do it in fall or winter, in a place that would be a semi-destination for folks," Hebert said.
So for the 50 or so Mainers who attended Hebert's wedding, including her family from Madawaska and friends from southern Maine, they got to spend a December weekend in sunny California.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Six institutions from around Michigan competed at the Jack Skoog Open Friday night in front of a packed house at the Indoor Athletic Complex.
"In general I think we had a good outing, we saw a lot of different things happen," said director of track and field Mark Guthrie. "We had several lifetime bests and that's always good no matter how you slice it. I think we are stronger in a lot of areas than we thought we were when we started this whole process back in September."
Among CMU's competition was Alma, Cornerstone, Northwood (throwers), Oakland, and Saginaw Valley State. The meet marks the only home contest for the Chippewas during the indoor and outdoor season.
Senior Megan Heffner bested her career record in the high jump with a first place mark of 5-8. Heffner's performance automatically qualifies her to the MAC Indoor Championships, surpassing the needed mark of 5-6.
Senior Renaldo Powell also ran a personal best in the 60m dash, finishing first place in 7.01. Powell also went on to automatically qualify for the MAC Indoor Championships with a 7.99 finish in the 60m hurdles. In 2012 Powell was the individual MAC Indoor Champion for the 60m hurdles.
Other Chippewas to automatically qualify for the MAC Indoor Championships include Craig Mauldin in the triple jump (13.92m), Cole Walderzak in the shot put (16.56m) and Alex Rose in the weight throw (17.89m).
The Maroon and Gold swept the top three spots in pole vault on the women's side. Sophomore Micaela Conter claimed the top spot, with a mark of 11-5. Junior Halley Love and senior Kelly Morrissey tied at second place with a mark of 10-11.
Sophomore Shaya Wilkerson was the lone-Chippewa in the women's triple jump, her mark of 11.62m was enough for a first place finish.
On the men's side of the triple jump, sophomore Craig Mauldin (13.92m) and senior Michael Johnson (13.78m) earned first and second place respectively.
Led by senior Shawntoreah Turk, the women claimed first through fifth place, in the 200 meter dash. Turk crossed the finish line in 25.54, with teammate Ravyn Baxter close behind with a second place finish in 25.89. Senior Kelsey Ritter finished third in 25.93, while Diamond Hamilton and freshman Cadeisha Browning rounded out the top-five spots finishing 26.04 and 26.33 respectively.
The Chippewas dominated on the one mile run on the men's side, clinching the top five spots. Junior Ethan Lievense ran to a first place finish with a time of 4:19.98, edging out teammate Nate Ghena who finished in 4:20.90. Closing out the pack for CMU was Spencer Nousain (4:21.75), Ben Wynsma (4:22.09) and Casey Voisin (4:23.29).
The women's 4x400 meter relay made up of Baxter, Turk, Bridget Doughty and Emma Fishnick took the top spot with a 3:55.06 finish, nearly 13 seconds ahead of the second place finisher from Oakland.
In addition to the competition, the Jack Skoog Open also served as senior night to all the seniors on the men's and women's squad. Those individuals were honored in between the field and track events.
The final results are posted above in the additional links section.
The Chippewas are back in action next weekend when the distance runners travel to Bloomington, Ind. for the Gladstein Invitational.


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WORKS IN PROGRESS SERIES to Play at BAX, 1/24-27
BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange has announced the WORKS IN PROGRESS SERIES, featuring BAX Artists-In-Residence (AIR), and running January 24-27, 2013.
Thursday-Saturday @ 8pm | Sunday @ 6pm
Thursday January 24 @ 8pm
Max Steele (theater) | Jess Barbagallo (theater)
Friday January 25 @ 8pm
Mariangela Lopez (dance) | Jillian Peña (dance) | Max Steele (theater)
Saturday January 26 @ 8pm
LOVE|FORTÉ, A Collective (dance) | Jillian Peña (dance)
Sunday January 27 @ 6pm
Jess Barbagallo (theater) | Mariangela Lopez (dance)
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Since 1991, the Artist In Residency program has served as a core for our work with artists. The AIR program provides participating artists with one to two years of uninterrupted artistic, technical, and administrative support, as well as the rehearsal space and guidance necessary to take chances, refine their craft and expand their horizons.
The Works in Progress Series continues a shared journey through the creative process by allowing these artists take their new works-in-development from the studio to the stage. This journey began with the Open Studio Series in November and culminates in the Spring performances. This is a rare opportunity to follow a work and engage its creators from the Early Stages through to full productions.
These evenings are designed to offer both artists and audience the opportunity to exchange their impressions of the work. After the artists show their excerpts, they return to the stage for a moderated discussion that delves into their intentions and inspirations, and the audience's perception.
Tickets: $15 General | $8 Low-Income
Tickets will be available one month before the performance.
These exceptional artists are provided with an artistic home base for a one to two year period, giving them a tangible sense of permanence and place. Resident artists have the use of four spaces suitable for theater, dance and performance work and are offered up to 200 hours of free rehearsal space (per year), a stipend, formal presentations of new works and works in progress, and administrative and technical support. Opportunities are also available to curate, teach in the public schools, and to work with BAX's student population.
Jess Barbagallo
Jess Barbagallo is a multidisciplinary theatre artist. She has performed with Big Dance Theater (The Other Here), Theatre of a Two-Headed Calf (Panic, Drum of the Waves of Horikawa, It Cannot Be Called Our Mother But Our Graves) and The Builders Association (Jet Lag, House/Divided). She is a founding member of Half Straddle (The Knock-Out Blow, Sliding Whores, Nurses in New England, In the Pony Palace/Football, Away Uniform), the Red Terror Squad (Family Bed) and the Dyke Division of 2HC (Room for Cream). Other credits include Fiabe Italiane (John Turturro), An Oresteia (Paul Lazar/Brian Kulick), MilkMilkLemonade (Josh Conkel/The Management), A Marriage: 1 (Jake Margolin, Nick Vaughan, Jessica Almasy), Little Edgar, Lamb of God (Sibyl Kempson/Eric Dyer), The Quiet Way (Casey Llewellyn), The Firebird (Katy Pyle) and Group Sex on the Living Room Floor (Amanda Davidson). She has written the plays Grey-Eyed Dogs (Dixon Place Mondo Cane Commission, 2007), I'll Meet You in Tijuana (Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, 2009/10), Saturn Nights (Incubator Arts Project, January 2011), and Men's Creative Writing Group (Playwriting Resident of the Invisible Dog Art Center, August 2011). Jess has directed and/or dramaturged projects for Laryssa Husiak, Julia May Jonas, and Eliza Bent. She has been a guest artist/teacher at Brown and New York University. Jess was named a 2011/2012 Queer Arts Mentorship Fellow to write an essay on queer/trans grieving and is the co-creator of GLBTQ film review site: www.homoflix.wordpress.com. She recently curated Why I Make Live Art (When I'm Not Making the Others), a symposium dedicated to investigating the problems of live art-making today. Video/Web: Comrades of Time (Andrea Geyer) and Gay's Anatomy: Season 2 (Karina Mangu-Ward/Bobby Hodgson). Ongoing: Without Me I'm Something or Karen Davis Does ... (Poetry Project, Dixon Place, LaMama, Youtube and other assorted guerilla venues), a performance art project that follows the stand-up hijinks of fictional comedienne Karen Davis and alter ego Joe Ranono. MFA: Brooklyn College, Himan Brown Award recipient 2008 and 2009.


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Bush, Howard Vow Climate Action: A New Day Is Yawning!
Bush, Howard Vow Climate Action: A New Day Is Yawning!
SYDNEY, Sept. 6 – One of the first agreements to emerge Wednesday from meetings between President Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard was a pledge to take joint action to combat climate change. It is an issue that neither leader has been closely associated with in the past. Both Australia and the United States refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 U.N.-led effort that set goals for major industrialized nations to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming.
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Global-warming believers fear an honest debate
By Debra J. Saunders
San Francisco Chronicle
September 05, 2007 6:00 AM
Newsweek's global-warming cover story purports to reveal the "well-coordinated, well-funded campaign by contrarian scientists, free-market think tanks and industry" that for the past two decades "has created a paralyzing fog of doubt around climate change." It's the same story run repeatedly in mainstream media: The overwhelming majority of scientists believe the debate on global warming is over - but if there are any dissenting scientists left, they've been bought.
Here's the rub: If dissent is so rare, why do global-warming conformists feel the strong need to argue that minority views should be dismissed as nutty or venal? Why not posit that there is such a thing as honest disagreement on the science?
As for the overwhelming majority of scientists believing that man is behind global warming, former NASA scientist Roy Spencer, now at the University of Alabama, told me: "It's like an urban legend. There has never been any kind of vote on this issue." He referred me to a 2003 survey in which two German environmental scientists asked more than 530 climate scientists from 27 countries if they thought humans caused climate change: Fifty-six percent answered yes, 30 percent said no.
What really frosts me about the Newsweek story is that it concentrates on industry funding for skeptics while ignoring the money that pours into pro-global-warming coffers. That focus ignores where the big grant money goes: to pay for crisis-mongering research. Or as Reid Bryson, the father of scientific climatology, told the Capital Times in Madison, Wis.: "If you want to be an eminent scientist, you have to have a lot of grad students and a lot of grants. You can't get grants unless you say, 'Oh, global warming, yes, yes, carbon dioxide.'"
That's not to say that industry does not liberally fund political efforts. Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope told me, "If you look at the cumulative public relations weight of those who don't want action on climate change, such as the think tanks and trade associations, it vastly dwarfs what has been spent on the side of those who want action."
Pope cited American automakers' fight against tougher fuel-efficiency standards. Also, the campaign to defeat Proposition 87, the 2006 California ballot measure to tax oil production to fund alternative fuel development, outspent Proposition 87 proponents 2-to-1.
Newsweek leads with the revelation that a conservative think tank that had been funded by ExxonMobil offered scientists "$10,000 to write articles undercutting" a U.N. International Panel on Climate Change report that there is a 90 percent chance global warming is due to the burning of fossil fuels.
Ooooh, $10,000. After the billions that have gone into pro-global-warming research, that's (pardon the pun) rich.
What critics call a $10,000 "bounty" could be seen in the research community as the equivalent of a 25-cent tip. As Steven Hayward, fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, explained, his think tank was "asking very busy and prominent people to wade through as much as 5,000 pages of material and write original papers on it, and people think they're going to do that for free?"
Spencer told me he had been writing on global warming for years before he started writing three years ago for TCS Daily, which received ExxonMobil money. He said TCS Daily now provides some 5 percent of his income. And: "All I was doing was being paid for writing things I believed in anyway."
Global-warming guru James Hansen, a NASA scientist, received $250,000 from a foundation run by Teresa Heinz Kerry. Hansen endorsed John Kerry for president in 2004. But I wouldn't dream of suggesting Hansen was bought.
The science doesn't follow the money; the money follows the scientist. If you're a researcher on either side of the issue, eventually you'll get money from that side - or be unemployed.
I guess all skeptics are supposed to work for free.
True believers appear to be afraid of a fair fight. In March, when the audience was polled before a New York "Intelligence Squared U.S." debate, 30 percent agreed with the motion that global warming is not a crisis; 57 percent disagreed. After the debate, 46 percent agreed with the motion, while 42 per cent disagreed.
After all the Newsweek-like stories announcing the debate is over, it took one debate to flip the audience. No wonder they want to muzzle dissent.
Saunders is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Her e-mail address is email@example.com.
What this article doesn't mention is the strong correlations found between corporate funding and scientific outcomes. This has long been an issue in the pharmaceutical industry where full disclosure of industry funding in research is now the norm.
Same goes for the food testing industry.
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Houston >Food & Dining > Skewers Cafe & Grill
3991 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX | Directions 7702729.732591 -95.441282
Monday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Neighborhoods: Central, Greenway/ Upper Kirby
The people and atmosphere were great. It was our daughter's 22nd birthday. The owners were so gracious and treated us as if we were family. Food was superb, the belly dancer top notch and quite pretty. Nina our server was wonderful. We recomend Skewers to anyone.
The best hummus and tabouli I have had in my life. Always fresh and delicious. This is a great spot for a quick lunch or an outing to remember on Friday night.
Review for Skewers Cafe and Grill – I just talked my hubby into going to Skewers instead of our usual and always amazing Fadi's. We live directly behind Skewers and thought it would be nice to check out, esp after all these great ratings. I must say we were was very disappointed!!! I ordered the gyro platter. The meat was dry and the pita bread was cold and about as thin as a tortilla.The food was not anything special and definitely missing the quality that makes something worth trying a second time. I ordered the rice pudding and although tastey was merely a smear of a portion. I paid $18.00 dollars for my less than average entree and smear of a dessert. Now I am sitting here disappointed that I didn't take the 10 min drive to Fadi's which is 100 times better. With 18 dollars I could have had dinner for two plus left-overs and most importantly a very satisfied palate! I know my mediterranean and this just didnt measure up for the price! Don't waste your money.
This place got it! The food rocks, and great weekend spot – let's start with service, from the moment you walk into this place you feel special. Everyone is smiling and very friendly. I have been at Skewers twice, once at lunch and once at dinner. Both visits were good, the lunch was counter service, I had the chef special which was Eggplant with ground beef, that was delicious! I went back few days later for dinner with another couple, we had the Skewers Mezza sampler, and the dip sampler, We also shared kabobs and salads. Everything tasted perfect and was cooked right. We had some Lebanese wine which was really good for the money. My wife wanted some dessert so we got rice pudding and Baklava, that was really good as well. We were surprised to see people on the patio smoking a pipe (Hookah) we were told it was flavored tobacco. you know what happened next, the ladies wanted to try that,what an experience...Skewers we love you, you are for sure a favorite.
Best Lebanese Food in Houston – I have been at Skewers multiple times, food is great. this last visit I got a Beef Shawarma Sandwich with Humos and tabouli, yummy! the best I have had. Also the kibbe reminds me of the one my lebanese friend's mom used to make, I always have it with the cucumber and yogurt sauce they have. Great food, excellent service, and nice atmosphere. Great value for your money especially on the weekend during live entertainment.
P.S. they have belly dancing show every weekend...
Great Casual Mediterranean – Used to go to Skewers a lot around 2006 & 2007. Went back this week and they've still got it.
The chicken shawarma might be the best I've had in Houston. The meat is grilled in front, while you wait. No "rubbery" chicken. The hummus was outstanding, as was the falafel. The pita tasted fresh and they are generous with extras.
If you like healthy Greek/Mediterranean food, you should like it, and the prices are great for the area. I usually do takeout, but Skewers would be fine for a casual date before the movie or family outing.
Also, one of the girls who works there is a total goddess, but the big burly man behind the counter kind of glanced at me as if I were looking at her in the wrong way, so our romance was cut tragically short. But the customer service is great; I've never had to take a number - they just keep track of orders and find you wherever you're waiting.
Great Service, Excellent Food – This is my third time at Skewers sine the new ownership and the new menu. I have tried a lot of the food and I can truly say that it is the best mediterranean food I have had. The salads are really crispy and the flavor in the meat is really delicious. I love the service and I always end up discussing some of the recipes with the owners. It is good to find a good restaurant where someone is always making sure that everything is great.
Best Hummos and Chicken Kabob
I am glad I found skewers. I love mediterranean food and especially Lebanese food. I like that everything is light and healthy. I had the chicken Kabob platter with a side of Hummos and a Greek salad: It was excellent. I can't wait to go back . Thank you Skewers and good luck for the new owners.
Great Food, Great Atmosphere – Great food, great atmosphere. The chicken and beef kabob are excellent. The hummos and tabouli are definitely the best in town. I highly recommend this restaurant.
the new owners have changed the restaurant around, and hired a new chef as well as new staff, there is also a new menu and beer and wine now.
Great Mediterranean Food – First time in on Friday evening. I am very impressed with the food and the atmosphere. I had the lamb chops and my wife had the kabob combination, the food was great especially that we had a good bottle of Lebanese wine ( first to me that there is wine in Lebanon).
In Summary good food, and good prices. We will be going back...
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