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I have been teaching private violin for over 20 years, and private viola/cello for about 10. I have taught in Charles and St. Mary's County Public schools. I am a member of American Strings Teacher's Association, National Association for Music Educators (Maryland Music Educators Association), and the Music Teachers National Association (Music Teachers Association of Charles County). As a teacher, I'm very student oriented. We move at your pace. The more you practice, the faster we move. I do encourage learning to read music, but I use multiple ways of teaching to reach my students. Everyone learns in a different way. My primary job is to see you achieve your goals in relation to your instrument. I also encourage that you take every opportunity to perform. There are many groups in the area that allow for different ages and styles of music. I can help you understand what is going on behind the music and hopefully see what the composer was hoping to convey, if that is something you want to know. When I was a student I always wanted to know "why?". As a teacher, you will know why if I do.
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I try to keep my lesson area as stress free as possible. It's OK to make mistakes in my studio. I would like you to bring a notebook to lessons as well as your music and instrument. I write as much as I can down because if you were like I was during lessons, I would forget everything I was supposed to be watching for after 3 days. Like I said above, we move at your pace. The more you practice, the faster we move. Questions are a good thing. It shows interest. But sometimes you just have to stop asking questions and just take the leap of faith.
We start with note reading as well as proper form and the parts of the instrument. We also deal with general care. I will tune your instrument every time you come in for lessons until you learn how to tune it yourself. We will review the day before, I will check on what work you've done and then move onto the next song/ technique etc. After we learn how to pluck the first 8 notes, we start with scales and bowing.
After that we move through the "usual" routine. Scale, etude, song(s) or school test songs, audition requirements etc.
I try to keep the same routine because for some students it's easier for them to focus if they know the lesson is going to move in a familiar way. It's reassuring. After we become proficient in the basics, we move into whatever genre you would like to play, within reason. If you are in the school orchestra we will work towards you getting an A.
I would say I'm more laid back when you are not preparing for an audition. Auditions require a lot of work and I want you to do as close to perfect as possible. I become fairly demanding during that time.
In about 6 months, you can play almost any tune you can hear on the radio. Explaining where you could be gets fairly technical and I might as well be talking like Charlie Brown's teacher.
NOTE: If you want to do music recording, you need to be doing that at my home studio. I use Garageband. If you need a different program than that like digital performer, or final cut or any other program, I am not the teacher for you.
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I am familiar with Paul Rolland's work as well as Guillespie's. I was brought up Suzuki but haven't been trained in Suzuki. I have taken classes on how to teach to a variety of students so I could hold a teaching license in the state.
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Jessica moved to the Chevy Chase/Bethesda area in 2009, having grown up and gone to school in New York and Ohio. She loves the area, and she and her husband are thrilled to be putting down roots in the community. As a performer, Jessica has traveled around the world, but throughout her career teaching has been one of her most important focuses. "As a relative newcomer to the DC area, growing my private studio has been a great way to get involved in the community. My teaching style is individualized, but I always try to include two important things: building a strong basic skill set, and developing creativity."
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Samantha has performed in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and England, as well as in the U.S. She attended Kneisel Hall Chamber Music School and Festival in Blue Hill, ME and has played in cello and chamber music master classes with Steven Doane, Mihaly Virizlay, Ronald Copes (of the Juilliard Quartet), the Alexander Quartet, and Seymour Lipkin. She has performed with indie folk band The Last Monarchs, and is currently a member of The Echo Wall.
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A la Mode's focus needs to change A LA MODE>>>>>Please address these things...!!!!!
I tend to get frustrated when i see things that, IMHO, are very simple, no brainer type stuff is ignored by software companies and Ala Mode is the target of my current frustrations.
I hope that the powers "that be" at A la Mode read this stuff.
Tonight's Rant is about XSites......
Xsite: A very good concept...I like the way it works. I want to move my whole company to it, but I CAN'T!!!
The reason is the online ordering page. It has some serious flaws. So great, that I can't use it.
When a client logs in and places an order, they get to select a few things that can be abused by them or that will have to be changed on the back end by me for nearly every single order...
1: The client gets to pick the "Due date". What if I'm busy? What if I'm on vacation, What if I am not immediately available?
2: The client gets to set the fee....How do they know what I charge? Some clinets get charged differently for different products.
3: The client gets to select the "Appraiser", out of my staff. What if the person they select is an administrtive peron, or not qualified in the job type they are ordering?
4: Why in the heck do I have to have "Auto Inspection" as a product that I offer? I DONT OFFER THEM!!! But I can't edit the "Job Type". And I have several products that are fairly common, like an "Enhanced Desk Review" that are not on the "Job Type" list. It makes no sense for A LA Mode to make me be "All things to all people" through the "Job Type" list.
5: Does anyone at A la Mode realize that the ordering page does not have a Field for the "Borrower's Name"? it has one for their phone number....
These are seemingly insignificant, but in total, they are a deal killer for me and I can't use the XSite system until these things are resolved.
I'm working very hard to make the switch to Aurora. It's not an easy thing to do. Tech support is generally responsive and good.
I like the A la Mode products in concept. I'm just not impressed with the finish. These things are simple fixes and IMHO....are "No Brainers".....
A LA MODE>>>>>Please address these things...!!!!!!
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Tony, all good very points.
I wish I could take advatage of the online ordering through my xsite,. But the main reason I don't is simple really. I do no work at all for financing purposes. Yet the online ordering form is totally geared toward financing. I do valautions for a variety of other purposes, i.e. dissolution, trust, estate, retrospctive/historical, bail security, partition, stigmatized property, etc.
I have decided that I will probably stop using the XSITE. I am having a company that helped develop a website for me in another business I owned a few years back. I need to have a good web site, because I do generate a fair amount of business from it.
I have many of the same problems with the ordering page. Most of my clients don't like it, and simply don't use it. Also it is geared entirely toward lenders. I have many people who find my web site for doing estate, divorce, tax assesment, selling evaluations etc, and it would be nice for these one time users to be able to order and pay for it on line. They don't want to establish an account and try remembering a user name and password. That's really stupid for Wintotal to demand. They could easily develop another system for ordering or at least give us a choice of the kind of system we want to use. If they did that I would keep it.
I have not generated one bit of business using x-site and I have had it since it started.
I use it to convert to lighthouse..
Funny? My XSite order page has a place for the borrower's name. I currently still have an XSite, but I quit using it for delivery of appraisals when I had a client complain about not being able to access the site. His office has a ban on using Internet Explorer. I think his rational for the ban is erroneous, but it is not my place to tell my clients what software to use. I chose to keep the client and drop the XSite.
I've communicated with Anthony we've discussed that most of what he's asking for is already in the XSites product. Let's go down the list:
1. Due Date. Almost all of the appraisers who use XSites to manage their orders tell us that they demand that field and it needs to be required. If you're busy or out of the office, you can configure that in your XSite Admin. Log into My Office, then click go to My Office/User Management. At the bottom of that screen you'll see a place to set up when you'll be out of the office. If somebody tries to set an order with a due date inside of those Out of Office times, they'll get a warning and be forced to pick a different date. Each appraiser can set their own schedule. So it depends on which appraiser is selected what the schedule will be.
2. Setting Fees. The Fee field is there because it is tied to the Job Type. In Business Management, you can preset the fee for the job. Then, when the user picks the Job Type from the drop down, the fee is automatically populated. To set this up, Log into My Office, then go to Business Management/Settings. Click on "Client Fees." That's where you're able to set up fee tables and assign fees for each job in the table. A nice thing is that you can create as many fee tables as you want, so that no two customers have the same fee for the same job, if that's what you want. Just double click on a job type in the table to change its fee.
3. Selecting the appraiser. You can determine who shows up in the Appraiser field by setting privileges for your XSite Users. This is done in My Office/User Management. At the bottom you'll see a "User Privileges" section. Only those with the "Online Ordering" privilege will show up in the dropdown on the order page.
4. Job Types. This is the next thing we plan to add - the ability to create custom job types and delete predetermined job types from the list. We're working on that right now. We don't have announced date of when that will be released. But we realize that for those of you who do a lot of non-lender work, it's important that you are able to show a custom list of products that reflect your business, and not show up as "just another lender" login page.
5. Borrower's name. There is a field for the borrowers name, along with phone numbers on the order page. The field order is Name, followed by two Phone Number fields. We put two phone fields in there so you can add in a mobile phone or home phone number as a secondary contact.
As far as generating business on your XSite, and getting your clients to use their login, we've recently added some XSellerate campaigns that you can use to send to your clients and educate them on the tools that are available to them on your XSite, as well as the advantages of using them. You can find the campaign by going to the Ad Library in XSellerate when you log into your XSite Admin. We've found that educating clients with campaigns like this really do help with site traffic as well as establish the credibility of the site owner. For more tips on getting clients to use your XSite, see
Those that say that they aren't allowed to use Internet Explorer in the office can STILL send orders via the XSite using the DirectFax order form. The form is bar coded for your XSite and will show up in the ordering system when faxed in. And the client will continue to get status updates on the order via e-mail. To see a sample of how it works, check out my site: http://www.chrislowappraiser.com/FaxanOrder
I hope this helps.
Chris Low
Product Management
a la mode, inc.
I realized that I need to have an Xsite because of course it replaces the Mercury enhancements to deliver appraisals to RELS etc. So I'm stuck with it. But I HATE the ordering process. Lenders hate it. Individuals hate it. I find it cumbersome myself. I had one lender who couldn't download an appraisal so I had to send it a different way. This ordering process just has to be simplified. I talked to a sales rep and they said, "Well we have to do it this way because of privacy issues etc." I have major appraisal management companies that send me orders via email and even fax. If privacy was an issue they would certainly find a different way. This privacy issue is a load of crap, and it was just an excuse for failing to make a product that is useable.
I have gotten business off my Xsite by people finding my web page. So having a web site is important. Most of them are not lenders. That's why this thing has to be made simpler. And it should not be totally geared toward lenders. Lenders tend to look on appraiser specific "yellow pages" like appraiserusa.com etc.
No one just orders an appraisal off the web site. People tend to call me before they order an appraisal. I tell them to simply email me or fax the request. It's just simpler. I don't have to try and explain to them how to log in etc. etc etc.
I simply ask, "If I can't get people to use it then why am I paying for it?"
PLEASE PLEASE Alamode get your act together and make this ordering process simpler and user friendly.
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a highly sensitive and versatile analytical tool that is widely used in biosensing applications. In conventional Raman spectroscopy, molecules are detected by their characteristic scattering of laser light, but the sensitivity of the standard method is relatively low. By detecting the same Raman scattering from molecules adsorbed to rough metal surfaces, however, the sensitivity can be enhanced remarkably, even allowing the detection of single molecules (see image). Unfortunately, the mechanism of this enhancement is not well understood and is strongly dependent on the combination of surface and molecular target.
Malini Olivo and co-workers at the A*STAR Singapore Bioimaging Consortium and Institute of Microelectronics have now developed a new class of surface that provides a much-needed sensitivity enhancement for the detection of glucose1. The new substrate promises the fast, direct and accurate detection of glucose in solution at physiological concentrations.
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Instead of the commonly used rough metal substrates, the researchers turned to silicon, which they etched to form a well-defined pattern of nanogaps. They then coated the patterned silicon with thin layers of silver and gold. In tests comparing the new substrate with commercial substrates for glucose detection, Olivo and her team found that the silicon-based substrate gave the sensitivity boost they were looking for, which they attribute to the uniformity of roughness provided by the nanogap pattern.
We were actually very surprised by our substrates high reproducibility, say Olivo. The best reproducibility reported previously for glucose was only about 10%. However, due to the special design and pattern of our substrate, we achieved reproducibility of about 34%, which is outstanding. The nanogap substrate also provided good sensitivity for the detection of glucose in the physiologically important 025 millimolar range.
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Take Home Points on 4 Things for the Perfect Dynamic Swimming Warm-up
What is Dynamic Mobility?
Dynamic stretching is moving the body freely through it's available range of motion. Now, this definition may seem simple, but the applications for swimming may be dramatic! For this reason, many top teams are having their swimmers perform these unorthodox warm-ups before a meet and practice. As you'll see, the benefits of dynamic stretching are worth the extra ~10 minutes!
Research Review on Dynamic Stretching
Dynamic Stretching and Acute PowerPower is the amount of energy consumed per unit time. Skilled swimmers generate high
amounts of power during the start, turn, and catch phase of most strokes. Research suggests dynamic stretching before an activity increases acute power. The mechanism behind this improvement is not well unknown, but may simply be by warming-up the body. Luckily, dynamic stretching appears to improve power of the knee extensors (Manoel 2008). In fact, it seems power is greater following dynamic stretching compared to other forms of stretching.
Dynamic Stretching on Acute Performance
Power is great, but no gold medals are awarded for power production. Instead, performance is the main guide in swimming. Unfortunately, many studies only analyze power.
Remember, performance parameters are key. Unfortunately, many studies only analyze
power or force, yet these do not always translate to performance. When reading research, keep this in mind!
power or force, yet these do not always translate to performance. When reading research, keep this in mind!
In another study, the effects of different stretching were also assessed on vertical jump height. This study found collegiate athletes had the greatest vertical jump after dynamic stretching or dynamic flexibility(Holt 2008).
General warm-up and general warm-up + dynamic warm-up resulted in greater countermovement jump height (Pagaduan 2013).
Dynamic stretching had greater vertical jump performance enhancement in recreationally trained athletes (Perrier 2011).
Dynamic warm-up significantly increased relative strength index and flight time compared to static and only warm-up groups (Werstein 2012).
A few studies have found decreases in torque after dynamic stretching. However, these studies still showed improvements in performance (Pagaduan 2012; Holt 2008; Perrier 2011).
Dynamic stretching doesn't improve or impair endurance performance during a 30-minute time trial (Zourdos 2012).
It also seems dynamic stretching is most beneficial 3 – 5 minutes before performance (Turki 2011).
Dynamic stretching has been shown to improve performance (measured by vertical jump). When combined with a general aerobic warm-up, dynamic stretching also appears to further enhance performance. Dynamic stretching also doesn't need to be before an activity, as it has been shown to improve performance 3 - 5 minutes before an activity.
Practical Implication for SwimmersPerform a 10 - 15 minute dynamic warm-up ~3 - 5 minutes before warming-up. This practice can warm-up the body and increase power and performance gains.
Theoretical Reasons for Dynamic Stretching
Improved power and performance are two of the researched reasons for using dynamic stretching. Here are two other theoretical reasons for using dynamic stretching/warm-up
- Less in Water Warm-up Required: A dynamic warm-up increases the body temperature. This warm-up decreases the time needed for a slow, poorly performed in-water warm-ups.
- Improved Motor Control [body coordination]: Many swimming warm-ups use the same motions as swimming [ie freestyle is used as the main warm-up and during the main set]. This lack of variety does not enhance general motor control. In fact, slow and sloppy in-water warm-up may impair stroke biomechanics and motor control. Unlike swimming warm-ups, out of water dynamic warm-up can enhance an athlete's motor control.
- General Strength Gains: Many people have sedentary lives. This lack of movement variety creates muscular imbalances which may increase injury risk. Mastering varying movements with a dynamic warm-up can enhance general strength, which may help a swimmer control their body, but more importantly help create a balanced muscular system and prevent injuries.
4 Things for the Perfect Dynamic Warm-up
- Include the Entire Body: Using the entire body entourages improved motor control and full body connection. Also, using the whole body increases the body temperature faster than isolated warm-ups. Now, every movement doesn't require a full body motion, but starting from one joint and progressing to multiple joints can teach functional integration and warm-up the body.
- Use all the Planes of Motion: In our basics section, we break down the various planes of motion. Using each plane of motion of the main joints (humerus, femur, etc.) uses various muscle groups to activate and increase the body temperature.
- Mix-up the Exercises: Once again, this is a great opportunity for motor control enhancement, as well as general strength gains. In the States, many children do not perform physical education class, resulting in excessive sitting and screen time. A dynamic exercise with frequently changing exercises can enhance motor control, with the goal of helping children control their body and increase the capacity for movement adjustment and biomechanical improvement in the pool.
- Warm them up!: The entire routine doesn't require a high-intensity movements [nor should it fatigue the swimmer], but it must increase the body temperature. This allows the swimmer to hit the water ready to perform beneficial work, not just sloppy swimming.
Example Dynamic Warm-up
Now, many routines are possible, but here is one dynamic warm-up [for an athlete with poor shoulder internal rotation] which encompasses the four points above:
Self Myofascial Releases (SMR):
- SMR Infraspinatus
- Rotary SMR Thoracic spine
Dynamic Warm-up:
3 Rounds
- 20 Glenohumeral Joint Internal Rotation
- 50 High Knees
- 20 Bulgarian Dead Lift
- :60 Side-Steps with Robots [First year of the KADP...got to love the oversized shirts!]
- 20 Push-up Back Touches
- 20 Lunge with Rotation
- Pagaduan JC, Pojskić H, Užičanin E, Babajić F. Effect of various warm-up protocols on jump performance in college football players. J Hum Kinet. 2012 Dec;35:127-32. doi: 10.2478/v10078-012-0086-5. Epub 2012 Dec 30.
- McMillian DJ, Moore JG, Hatler BS, Taylor DC. Dynamic vs. static stretching warm up: the effect on power and agility performance. J Strength Cond Res. 2006; 20:492-499.
- Costa PB, Herda TJ, Herda AA, Cramer JT.Effects of Dynamic Stretching on Strength, Muscle Imbalance, and Muscle Activation.Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2013 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print].
- Manoel ME, Harris-Love MO, Danoff JV, Miller TA. Acute effects of static, dynamic, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on muscle power in women. J Strength Cond Res. 2008 Sep;22(5):1528-34. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31817b0433.
- Werstein KM, Lund RJ.J The effects of two stretching protocols on the reactive strength index in female soccer rugby players Strength Cond Res. 2012 Jun;26(6):1564-7.
- Perrier ET, Pavol MJ, Hoffman MA. The Acute Effects of a Warm-up including static or dynamic stretching on countermovement jump height, reaction time, and flexibility. J Strength Cond Res. 2011 Jul; 25(7):1925-31.
- Turki O, Chaouachi A, Drinkwater EJ, Chtara M, Chamari K, Amri M, Behm DG. Ten minutes of dynamic stretching is sufficient to potentiate vertical jump performance characteristics. J Strength Cond Res. 2011 Sep;25(9):2453-63. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31822a5a79.
Written by G. John Mullen received his Doctorate in Physical at University of Southern California (USC) and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS). At USC, he was a clinical research assistant performing research on adolescent diabetes, lung adaptations to swimming, and swimming biomechanics. G. John has been featured in Swimming World Magazine, Swimmer Magazine, and the International Society of Swim Coaches Journal. He is currently the owner of COR, providing Physical Therapy, Personal Training, and Swim Lessons to swimmers and athletes of all skills and ages. He is also the creator of the Swimmer's Shoulder System, Swimming Science, Swimming Science Research Review, and the Swimming Troubleshooting System.


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Best Lobster Roll on the Cape?
My wife and I are heading to the Cape this weekend and she loves lobster rolls....so, I will try and oblige and find her the best. Any recs? I've read about Young's Fish Market and a couple of others, but it's hard to get a good grasp on what's there. She prefers heavy on the lobster, not so much the mayo....definitely more lobster than lobster salad. Also, not too buttery. We'll be in Chatham and don't want to travel up to Provincetown or too far west. Aside from lobster rolls, any other can't miss places to try out? Thanks!
The Raw Bar in New Seabury has outstanding lobster rolls and worth the $25 or so they charge. I believe they opened one in Hyannis.
You don't have to travel far to get a good Lobster Roll. Try The Chatham Pier Fish Market for a fresh-picked lobster roll that's light on the mayo. If you prefer an enormous amount of canned frozen Canadian lobster meat piled onto a $25 roll, then by all means drive to Hyannis or Mashpee to visit The Raw Bar.
re: CapeCodGuy
Thanks for the rec! It was absolutely wonderful....and piled high. Also tried Arnolds as we were out that way after we first arrived - meh. Not too bad, but Chatham definitely a lot better. The fried clams were good there, though.
re: cwc1177
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
re: CapeCodGuy
I, too, took your advice and went straight to the Chatham Fish Pier store on my trip to the Cape two weeks ago. Their lobster roll was AMAZING. Costs $5 more than Arnold's, which was pretty good, and worth every penny for the extra lobster—so much I had to share it. Somehow the buttered toasted roll was better, too, at Chatham. Though I must say that Arnold's cole slaw was better—really fresh and delicious.
re: Science Chick
Hey, they have a website now after all these years!
re: Science Chick
I used to LOVE FF in Eastham but read a few "eh" reviews so went to Moby Dick. It was ok but not worth the price. Sesuit Cafe is usually reliable and also the views and BYOB are desirable.
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re: phelana
Went to FF last Sunday. It was awesome as usual. The lobster roll was piled high with fresh lovely lobster. Still a great value at $17.95.
re: Science Chick
Mmmmm, looks great. Just spent a week in Chatham and wish I would have made my way there.
I just got back from the Cape earlier this month and discovered a great Lobster Roll at Skippers in Yarmouth. (Not Skippy's on 28).
Skippers is on South Shore Drive overlooking the beach. We walked there for lunch from the beach and sat upstairs on the deck. They offer a regular roll (4 oz Lobster on hot dog bun) and then a larger version (8 oz on a grinder/hoagie roll). I had both on separate visits.
I hate lobster that is heavily buttered or mayo'd and that doesn't have large, distinguisable pieces of lobster. I'm not a Lobster Roll afficianodo, but I thought the one at Skippers was very good - - - especially when sitting on the deck looking over the beach with a summer ale draft.
I wouldn't call Skippers fine dining for dinner, but for a good beach lunch it was just right.
re: foleyd7
Sesuit Harbor Cafe in Dennis, MA - hands down the best lobster roll you will ever have!
Sesuit Harbor Cafe
357 Setucket Rd, Dennis, MA 02638
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I'm in the cape again this week. May try hitting Sesuit Harbor Cafe for dinner tomorrow - - - if this darn rain ever stops! Thanks for the tip on the lobster roll there.
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357 Setucket Rd, Dennis, MA 02638
For something a little different I love the Crabster roll at Sir Crickets in Orleans. Crab and Lobster, goes without saying, and it's only $11 bucks. They have a monster lobster roll for $20.
re: coweepooh
Sir Cricket is open..I find their rolls sparse and too much mayo...
re: phelana
I agree with Ann on this. Stick to the fried stuff. Good fish chowder too. If they have fried Cape Bay Scallops, only available in the winter and not seen on many menus, they are a MUST HAVE!
Two of my sisters and I went to The Raw Bar in Mashpee yesterday, after seeing it posted in the CC Times as having one of the Top Ten lobster rolls on the Cape. Not only that, but Billy Costa from TV Diner recommended it as the best lobster roll on the Cape. They certainly serve up the biggest lobster roll, I'll give them that. As for flavor - none of us was impressed. The meat was ground up like a tuna sandwich, no chunks of lobster except for a bit of claw meat - which was tough and chewy. Could it be the meat was not fresh but canned? That's what we were thinking. It was served on a roll that was comparable to a sub roll. We were disappointed. However, we plan to hit Chatham Pier soon to experience their lobster roll. Hope this one lives up to the hype.
re: BeachBum143
Your suspicion is correct, Raw Bar serves up frozen canned Canadian lobster meat in their huge $25 rolls. Always be wary of CC Times top 10 lists. They once named Toly's Pizza the best on the Cape (when it actually qualifies as one of the worst)! Billy Costa is usually the kiss of death as well. He's like the local version of Rachael Ray. If he loves a place, just stay away.
Chatham Fish Market puts out a very nice roll, but for my dollar, try Sesuit Cafe and enjoy a fun BYOB place where you sit at picnic tables on the jetty and watch the boats come and go iat the harbor.
re: CapeCodGuy
Thanks for the tip, CCG! We will do just that. I also sent an email to Billy Costa about his recommendation, and I've posted my review on another food board I post to.
re: BeachBum143
What board is that? Just curious.
re: CapeCodGuy
I post to, and/or lurk on, a few food boards, but the one I posted a review of The Raw Bar to is urbanspoon.
re: BeachBum143
I'm pretty sure its frozen. They may be the size of the food ball, but no flavor. And the overly shredded consistancy is a sure sign that th e meat is over cooked.
re: Wannabfoode
Definately, no doubt, 100% fact, it's frozen Canadian lobster meat from a can. Has been for years.
I had a lobster roll for lunch at The Lobster Trap in Monument Beach (Bourne) friday and It was the best I've had in a long time (buttered brioche bun?). Others in the party had fresh tuna, scallops and a clam roll and all of us were very happy. Potent mudslides, tap beer, white wine all got thumbs up as well. Surprised there isn't more love on this board for this place. Seems to me like they are doing things a little different than most of the run-of-the-mill seafood places on the cape. A little asian, french, italian influence going on as well as some pretty standard fare but done right.
re: T.Clark
T. there are not a lot of reviews here for the Upper Cape curiously enough..many repeat chowhounds here are from mid Cape BUT sounds amazing..I have never been to Monument Beach. The mudslides alone sound divine...
re: phelana
I was told by our waitress that it use to be BYOB however they got their full liquor license this year. We've been dragged to the Chart Room in Cataumet a couple of times every summer for years. While I'll admit the harbor is nice, the adirondack chairs inviting and a window for take out booze unique, the food has never been anything better than good. The food at The Lobster Trap is way above average.
re: T.Clark
Agree on the Chart Room. Nice find on the Lobster Trap. Thanks for the post!


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Written on: 15/02/2013
I paid in full for my lady gaga tickets... no tickets so far... they don't anser the phone... could someone give me a number that's a direct line... i was on hold for two and a half hours and no one answers and I PAID IN FULL....I NEED SOME HELP PLEASE… Read Full Review
Written on: 19/11/2012 by terrymc15 (1 review written)
I am still speechless...........freakin unbeleebable! ;-P I forgot Justin Bieber concert was going on sale and when I went to ticketmaster they were sold out. Just for the helluvit I typed in front row justin bieber tickets and found the incredible guys at frontrowtickets.com. From start to finish they helped me find the seats I wanted and kept me informed every step of the way. I was freakin out so I can't thank them enough. I had the most awesome time ever and I will never forget this show… Read Full Review
Written on: 08/11/2012 by pmancg (1 review written)
I bought tickets for a basketball game didn't get the tickets are a refund of my money there polices is a joke when I called to find out about my tickets they said the tickets was provided by some other company I should contact them I called my order to front row tickets they were selling tickets they didn't have. I filed a complaint they don't stand by what they say they want to pass their dealing on the credit card and bank that was their first option that just company using the system to… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/07/2012
I will definitely use Frontrow again. I wanted to get good floor seats for me, my daughter and two of her friends for American Idols Live. I went to ticketmaster, hoping I could find seats at face value but they didn't have 4 seats together in the first 3 sections. I went out to the web and found frontrowtickets.com, after researching the tickets, I called in to make my purchase. I just wanted to make sure I got the best seats availabe at the best price. The customer service women I talked to… Read Full Review
Written on: 27/06/2012
I recently pre-ordered concert tickets online from a company called FrontRowTickets.com, LLC. I agreed that I would pay top price, over $800 for two tickets. They would only guarantee that seats would be between rows A-K. I ordered before tickets went on sale thinking that these tickets should be great, given the amount of preliminary time to prepare to purchase them. The tickets did arrive and I received row G in the Orchestra seats 3 and 4 which are far right of the stage and 7 rows back. I… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/06/2012
Ticket brokers don't promise to get you better seats than what you could find on Ticketmaster. Theoretically they are offering the same tickets you could buy directly from TM. Why didn't you search Ticketmaster first? These sites are to be used when shows are sold out or no good seats are left.
Written on: 05/05/2012 by MusicBme (1 review written)
So my birthday was coming up and since my grades have been totally stellar mom gave me a choice. Concert tix or a party.....then I saw 1d was going on sale and OMG that was it! These guys are sooooooo hot!!!! Front row tickets to one direction for me and my bff sara who is going to pee herself when she sees where we are sitting! The guys at front row totally hooked me up and helped me get this done. I love how easy the site is with the maps that show where you are sitting. After the show if I… Read Full Review
Written on: 29/04/2012
I thought I had called to order Phish tickets from Ticketmaster (I did a Google Search for Ticketmaster phone number) and when the customer service person said that the price was double what the site said, I said the site says they are $60 and she said "Oh no." I told her that I was making an order online too and she told me to close the site and talk to her. I also told her that I had a lot going on--trying to order from the site and talk to her and was a little confused. When I called… Read Full Review
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Things I liked:gun shoots and feels great,meaty and well balanced
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What others should know:Gun is very hard to cock for older or somewhat weaker person,this would be a great gun with co2 if they could change the loading method and keep the price down.
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I love seeing professional players dress up like old guys to promote something crazy like the new Madden 25 this is out now!
I'm a huge retro gamer and have a ton of old Nintendo games. Over 600 to be exact. I was thinking about ridiculous challenges I could do to breath new life into my old video games and decided to start filming these challenges just for fun. My first one was trying to beat the first world of Super Mario Bros playing with an upside-down controller. Let's see what happens.
As soon as I found out Capcom was doing a remake of the classic DuckTales game, I was super excited. Even though the challenge isn't quite there, it's a fun, vibrant game. Now that this title is available for download, I ran home to get it almost as fast as I used to run home from school to watch the classic cartoon. I wasn't disappointed.
I love video games. Most people my age do, too, but it was a huge passion of mine growing up and continues still today. Someone asked me why I had so many old video game systems and games for them when all of these newer systems. The easy answer is, "because it's my collection," but why have a collection? Do I really get use out of all of my video game stuff I've collected over the years. I play them sometimes, but of course I don't play every game I have every day.
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The Oculus Rift kind of a 'virtual reality' device you wear on your head so you can only see the video game you're playing and, when you look around in real life, your character matches that movement. There have been some pretty funny videos so far, but this may be my favorite. As a caption said, this guy is afraid of roller coasters so he rides this one on a computer. His reaction is priceless.
Two of my biggest passions are video games and playing musical instruments, whether I actually know how to play them or not. Combine them both and you have me attempting to play video game music. Instead of showing you boring videos of me trying to play music from Final Fantasy on the piano, where there are tons already available on the Internet, I'd rather show you how to play these songs so you can impress your friends.
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Super Mario Bros is one of the most iconic video games of all time. It's the game that turned Mario into a house-hold name, the music is legendary and video games today still use Super Mario Bros. as their main source of inspiration. It was the game that was included in the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in the mid-80s so it just missed the opportunity to be on the Atari 2600.
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Swimsuit season is stressful enough when women are tasked with finding swimwear that's both fashionable and flattering. But what does he think about all your hard work? Marie Claire asked 100 random guys about some of the most popular swimsuit trends and their answers may have you reconsidering that new bikini in your beach bag.
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Aziz V. Hamzaogullari is something of a fixer. In his three years at the helm of the Loomis Sayles Growth fund, he's turned the once-flagging fund around, steadily improving its performance—bringing it up from the bottom of its category, to beating 73% of its competitors over three years, and 85% in the past year.
Hamzaogullari, 44, joined Loomis Sayles from Evergreen Investments, where he similarly overhauled its underperforming Large Company Growth fund. (All Evergreen funds were absorbed by Wells Fargo in 2009.)
This fixer's strategy is borrowed from his late Uncle Cahit, who ran a textile exporting business in Hamzaogullari's native Turkey. His uncle would regularly visit his suppliers to evaluate their businesses and walk the factory floors to see how their operations ran. Likewise, Hamzaogullari puts management under a microscope. Loomis Sayles Growth (ticker: LGRRX) owns just 35 stocks—and Hamzaogullari has visited each company. He only buys and sells a few companies a year, far less than the average large-company fund, which turns over 70% of its portfolio every year.
Aziz Hamzaogullari picks stocks that promise robust growth but are currently trading at a discount. Jason Grow
He expects corporate leaders to stick around at least as long as he does, and is critical of companies with revolving doors at the top. "The average CEO only stays on the job for four years," he says. He also looks for companies that are increasing cash flow, making them better able to withstand a downturn—though there hasn't been much in the way of that in the past three years. In that time, the Growth fund has kept pace with the S&P 500's total return of 19%, while being flooded with new cash. The fund's assets, which had been nearly obliterated before Hamzaogullari took over, have quintupled to $549 million. He and the team he brought from Evergreen manage the Growth fund along with the Loomis Sayles Large Cap Growth and All Cap Growth institutional portfolios, which together amount to $6.6 billion.
Despite his obvious mandate for growth, Hamzaogullari takes a surprisingly value-oriented perspective when scrutinizing potential investments. Sure, he looks for companies with a sustainable competitive advantage, good profitability, and quality management. But he only buys stocks that are trading at a 40% discount to his estimate of the company's intrinsic value. "I'm not just going for the upside," he says. "I want to minimize the downside risk, too."
That orientation toward deep value hidden within growth sectors has led him to a slew of beaten-up technology stocks recently. Not only are many technology companies trading at big discounts to their intrinsic value, they tend to have the long-term, high-quality management he looks for. For instance, Hamzaogullari has been following Oracle ORCL 1.7496962332928312% Oracle Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD41.87 0.72 1.7496962332928312% /Date(1417039241683-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11225584 AFTER HOURS USD41.87 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 364426 P/E Ratio 17.23045267489712 Market Cap 185538702088.146 Dividend Yield 1.1464055409601146% Rev. per Employee 315557 More quote details and news » (ORCL) for two decades, and likes how CEO Larry Ellison thinks in 10-year increments and keeps a big stake in the company. Hamzaogullari says that Oracle is already benefiting from the growth in global demand for data storage and enterprise software, and that the company's investments in several software companies that give it more of a foothold in cloud computing will drive Oracle's cash flow at rates in the high-single-digit to low-double-digits.
Free cash flow is a key metric, Hamzaogullari says, because it is the best indication of whether a company can pay its bills and finance its growth. "The free-cash-flow number is free of accounting gimmicks," he says. He wants to see a free-cash-flow growth rate of at least twice global gross domestic product, a standard measure of sustainable growth. And that growth should be sustainable for at least five years.
Amazon.com AMZN -0.4387535816618911% Amazon.com Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD333.57 -1.47 -0.4387535816618911% /Date(1417039200714-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1913976 AFTER HOURS USD333.65 0.0799999999999841 0.02398297208981623% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 71973 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 154444918801.619 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 726743 More quote details and news » (AMZN) CEO and founder Jeff Bezos has been able to expand his company faster than the spread of global e-commerce. "Amazon has smoked the brick-and-mortar crowd," Hamzaogullari says. "It has a genius for providing convenient access to products at a good price anywhere." His favorite example is personal: Amazon was able to deliver his favorite jasmine tea to the door of his Cape Cod rental, saving him a trip to the post office a mile away or a two-hour drive to his supplier in Boston.
In the past five years, Amazon's revenue has tripled as the rest of the e-commerce industry languished in the low teens, and global retail sales had just single-digit revenue growth. Hamzaogullari expects the company will achieve free-cash-flow growth in the mid-teens over the next five years.
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TOP HOLDING Google GOOG -0.1312190433946921% Google Inc. Cl C U.S.: Nasdaq USD540.37 -0.71 -0.1312190433946921% /Date(1417039200673-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1474124 AFTER HOURS USD540.7 0.330000000000041 0.06106926735385014% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 45379 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 369063424349.263 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1355410 More quote details and news » (GOOG), Hamzaogullari says, is changing the way the advertising industry works. Advertisers are using Google Ads at the expense of print and television ads to attract consumers who spend more time online. Google's ad revenue represents about 5% of the $600 billion to $800 billion global advertising market—a figure bound to increase. Google could enjoy free-cash-flow growth in the high teens over the next few years.
The routers, operating systems, and voice-over-IP products Cisco Systems CSCO 0.531524926686217% Cisco Systems Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD27.425 0.145 0.531524926686217% /Date(1417039200609-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18869155 AFTER HOURS USD27.43 0.004999999999999 0.018231540565177756% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 597090 P/E Ratio 18.406040268456376 Market Cap 140240143999.033 Dividend Yield 2.771194165907019% Rev. per Employee 638854 More quote details and news » (CSCO) produces are the backbone of the Internet and the increasing popularity of cloud computing. "We estimate that bandwidth capacity will grow more than 20% a year over the next five to 10 years," he says.
Visa (V) also has a difficult-to-replicate business model. "Over the past five years, which included a severe global recession, global personal consumption expenditure has grown approximately 4.5%," Hamzaogullari says. "But Visa has grown its global payments volumes 11%" as more people become comfortable with electronic payments. Visa has multiyear contracts with more than 14,000 financial institutions, which means banks and retailers are not about to jump to a competing card issuer any time soon. Visa already has a 15% share of global electronic payments, which only account for a third of the total global payments market. And as Visa achieves scale in new markets, it should see expanding margins and faster cash-flow growth.
Yogurt-maker Danone's DANOY -0.9265858873841768% Danone S.A. ADS U.S.: OTC USD13.9 -0.13 -0.9265858873841768% /Date(1417044000000-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 313479 AFTER HOURS USD13.91 0.01 0.07194244604316546% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 311827 P/E Ratio 28.168248368261683 Market Cap 44853623246.7787 Dividend Yield 2.839496402877698% Rev. per Employee 269267 More quote details and news » (DANOY) pursuit of emerging markets (where almost 50% of its revenue is generated) is paying off as consumers there shift to packaged food products that are more healthy and nutritious. "Emerging markets represent 80%-85% of the global population but just 50%-70% of the global volumes in Danone's market," Hamzaogullari says, adding it should benefit from its shift to baby and hospital nutrition. Danone could see its free cash flow expand at a double-digit rate.
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