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Pulmonary angiography is a test to see how blood flows through the lung.
Angiography is an imaging test that uses x-rays and a special dye to see inside the arteries. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
Pulmonary arteriography; Pulmonary angiogram; Angiogram of the lungs
This test is done at a hospital. You will be asked to lie on an x-ray table.
After the x-rays are taken, the needle and catheter are removed.
Pressure is applied to the puncture site for 20 to 45 minutes to stop the bleeding. After that time the area is checked and a tight bandage is applied. You should keep your leg straight for 6 hours after the procedure.
Rarely, medicines are delivered to the lungs if a blood clot has been found during the procedure.
You should not eat or drink anything for 6 to 8 hours before the test.
You will be asked to wear a hospital gown and sign a consent form for the procedure. Remove jewelry from the area being imaged.
Tell your health care provider:
The x-ray table may feel cold. Ask for a blanket or pillow if you are uncomfortable You may feel a brief sting when the numbing medicine is given and a brief, sharp, stick as the catheter is inserted.
You may feel some pressure as the catheter moves up into the lungs. The contrast dye can cause a feeling of warmth and flushing. This is normal and usually goes away in a few seconds.
You may have some tenderness and bruising at the site of the injection after the test.
The test is used to detect
Pulmonary angiography may also be used to help diagnose:
The x-ray will show normal structures for the age of the person.
Abnormal results may be due to:
A person may develop an abnormal heart rhythm during this test. The health care team will monitor your heart and can treat any abnormal rhythms that develop.
Other risks include:
There is low radiation exposure. X-rays are monitored and regulated to provide the least amount of radiation exposure needed to produce the image. Most experts feel that the risk is low compared with the benefits.
Pregnant women and children are more sensitive to the risks of x-rays.
CT (computed tomography) angiography of the chest has largely replaced this test.
Jackson JE, Meaney JFM. Angiography. In: Adam A, Dixon AK, Gillard JH, Schaefer-Prokop CM, eds. Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 6th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2014:chap 84.
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Man accused of threats
Dennis Eugene Stover, 42, transient, was arrested Thursday on allegations he attempted to rob two juveniles who were driving a truck in an alley near First Street and Grand Avenue, Grand Junction police said.
Stover could be charged with a felony count of robbery. He is being held in the Mesa County Jail on $2,000 bond.
The juveniles told officers a man was pushing a cart in the alley Thursday morning when he yelled at them as they drove past him. They stopped to see if he needed something, and he approached the passenger window, reached into his cart, pulled out something they believed to be a knife or pipe and began shaking it violently. The man told them he would stab them if they didn't give him all their money, according to an arrest affidavit.
The juveniles drove away and found an officer in the area. Police found a man, later identified as Dennis Eugene Stover, matching the suspect's description in the parking lot of Subway, questioned him about the alleged encounter and took him into custody, the affidavit said. His statements to police were redacted from the report.
According to the Grand Junction Police Department:
Police received a report Thursday that a known person entered a vehicle in the 2400 block of Patterson Road, stole items valued at less than $1,000 and intimidated a witness.
Police received a report Thursday that someone entered the fenced yard of a business in the 700 block of 23 1/2 Road and stole items valued at less than $1,000.
According to the Mesa County Sheriff's Department:
Jeremiah Lee Crider, 18, 1307 15 1/2 Road, was arrested Thursday on a warrant on suspicion of stealing between $1,000 and $20,000, first-degree criminal trespass and criminal mischief.
Maricella Angelina Lozano, 23, 3216 Bunting Ave., was arrested Thursday on suspicion of theft of less than $500, criminal impersonation and being a fugitive from another jurisdiction. She also had a warrant out for her arrest.
A man living in the 2100 block of Saguaro Road reported Thursday that a 30-inch-tall wooden bear statute was stolen from his front porch.

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Students from Crescent City Junior/Senior High School (CCJSHS) in the Putnam County (FL) School District recently held a recipe contest to determine new additions to the school lunch menu. The five winning entries not only made it to the menu but were published in a recipe book given to all students at the school.
The initiative started when CCJSHS students participating in school nutrition focus groups were asked what they wanted to eat in their school lunches, and they answered that
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New research has been released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. They looked at crash rates for all drivers during a fifteen year period. Their findings were the number of crashes per miles driven has actually decreased and more so for the older drivers.
Meaning drivers 65 years and older are actually the safest drivers on the road. They are less likely to speed, drink and drive and more likely to wear their seatbelt. However, not all of the findings are positive for older drivers.
AAA's Spokesperson, Kimberly Schwind said, "Despite the fact that older drivers are much safer drivers, they actually have the highest rate of death when they are involved in crashes and that's largely because of their inability to survive a crash because of age related conditions."
According to Schwind, 90% of people age 65 or older have age related condittions that can inhibit their driving, such as arthritis or diminished vision. However, what most are unaware of, is many vehicles are now coming with features to help those with various conditions in order to help with driving, comfort and safety.
"There's also this new guide that we came out with in 2008 and we recently updated the smart features for older drivers, which will actually list out all the different vehicle features, thats older drivers should be looking for, to tailor towards their specific health needs", Schwind said.
If you are an older driver or are the family member of one, this guide can help facilitate safer driving for longer. Even more resources can be found at AAA's website.


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Black Beans & Rice – A High Protein "Go To" meal
So when I have no idea what to cook for lunch or dinner and I am not really feeling creative I always turn to my Black Bean's & Rice ! I LOVE BLACK BEANS. Not to mention a great source of fiber and very high in antioxidants. I read that they are 10 times the amount of antioxidents of oranges and pretty equal to grapes and cranberries. Black beans are so versatile they mesh great with most herbs and spices so it's easy to switch up the recipes to keep it fresh for your family. We have a lot of people now making out Black Bean Brownies which take that crazy chocolate craving you may have in a day and squash it.
Very important if you are buying your Black Beans in a can to ALWAYS check the sodium amounts.
I will tell you though that buying all your beans raw is much cheaper and healthier. It's simple all you have to do is soak them over night or before you go to work and by the time you get home they will be ready for you to cook with.
For Black beans and rice it's pretty simple and you can use whatever veggies you like, this is my favourite combo. Not much too it, I also always like to add sautéed leeks as a side to this dish. They taste so good together with a little seat salt sprinkled on top. Yummm.
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Heat your pot up with a tsp. of coconut oil then add your shallots and garlic, let saute until translucent.
Add your peppers and black beans and keep mixing on med heat.
Add in any spice you like I usually stick to cumin, ground pepper sometimes a little curry.
As you start to smell the wonderful aromas add in 3/4 cup of veg stock and let the mixture cook until it evaporates.
I like to mash some of the beans with the back of my spoon just to add to the texture, but still leaving half of them whole.
Bring it down to low heat and let stand until rice is ready, add a little stock if it seems dry, you can't hurt them. 😀
Saute some leeks with sea salt and black ground pepper.
Once it is all cooked place a pile of Rice on the plate and add your beans, leeks and any garnish you may like. Here I used radish but parsley or cilantro would be good also.
That's it, a quick meal with room to have lots of left overs that you could eat the same way tomorrow or stuff a burrito or taco with or even turn it into a soup.
Have fun with your cooking and don't get to tense about sticking right to a recipe, get creative and change things up in your recipe routines. If you have any great recipes you would love to share with us please post them here in our MOSU section.


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Man shot and killed in Russellville
A shooting ends fatally early Sunday morning. It happened in Russellville on North Greenwich Ave at 10:39 a.m.
Police were called to a one-family home and found a 26-year-old man fatally wounded from at least one gunshot. Neighbors of the victims as well as a close friend say they cannot figure out why someone would kill this father of two.
Anita Richman walked out of her house early this morning to find a man laying in his driveway fatally injured by a gunshot.
"They worked on him for probably about fifteen minutes before they started to try to put him on the stretcher. They were there working on him for a long time but it didn't look like they were getting any results," said Richman, a neighbor of the victim.
Victoria Foster, a close friend of the victim, says she cannot think of a reason why someone would shoot and kill him.
"We're devastated, you know what I'm saying, he was a good person. He was my friend, like personally, like I know him. I just talked to him yesterday," said Foster.
Russellville Police spent the day at the scene trying to gather evidence and answer vital questions that will lead to the killer.
"We're trying to find certain suspects that might have been in the area. We're trying to interview all of our witnesses," said Drew Latch, Spokesman of the Russellville Police Dept.
Candy Hendrix says this is the third fatal shooting in what most describe as a quiet neighborhood.
"Back to back to back stuff happening these past few months that it's like what people are going crazy," Said Hendrix.
Hendrix, who has a young daughter, says she plans on moving out of the neighborhood soon.
"I don't deal in this kind of stuff, I'm not used to it and that's just, I just don't like it at all. Shooting, killing, taking someone's life for nothing," said Hendrix.
Police have not released the name of the victim yet. A suspect has not been named.


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Stocks in Asia rise on the back of improved Japanese data and fresh hopes on the Greek debt-swap discussions, while Toshiba cuts its annual profit forecast.
Asian stocks advance after Japanese factory output climbs and Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos says progress is being made in the country's debt-swap talks, according to Bloomberg.
Five of Royal Bank of Scotland's top investment bankers are set to share approximately £30m in bonuses and pay despite chief executive Stephen Hester turning down his own £963,000 bonus, the Telegraph says.
Japanese chip maker Toshiba reports a 72% drop in quarterly operating profit and lowers its annual profit forecast after the strong yen and weak global economy hamper its earnings, according to Reuters.
The UK and the Czech Republic refuse to join the other 25 European Union members in signing up to a fiscal treaty designed to enforce budget discipline in the region, the BBC reports.


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Florida's first application for a federal Race to the Top education grant failed when only five of the state's 67 teachers unions gave their support. The state was schooled in a necessary, if obvious, lesson: Reform will succeed only if teachers are intimately involved and on board. They are the ones in the classroom, and they know better than politicians what will work.
Lesson learned. Last month, in hopes of getting a $700 million grant in the second round of applications, Gov. Charlie Crist convened a diverse group that included a teacher of the year and representatives from teachers unions, the Florida Chamber of Commerce and others that share a common interest — improving students' education.
The group produced a solid "memo of understanding" laying out principles of school reform. It was sent to school districts last week, and the Pinellas County Teachers Association announced its support for the memo Friday, becoming the first big district union to do so. The memo deserves to be signed by each superintendent, school board chair and teachers union representative across Florida. Decisions are due later this month.
Most important, the work of this group shows the kind of cooperation and compromise — and budding trust — that was absent in the drafting of the original memo of understanding and also in the acrimony over the infamous teacher-bashing of Senate Bill 6, which the governor appropriately vetoed.
The new memo ties teacher evaluations — and a chunk of their raises — primarily to student performance. But it requires the state Department of Education to consult with teachers and others to develop "a fair and transparent student growth model" that understands that not all students are equal and that some classrooms will be far more difficult than others. Local districts have much more discretion with less state interference to establish fair pay systems that are still based on student achievement, and the system would be phased in as suitable evaluation systems are developed. Teachers who are up for multiyear contracts or other important moments in their careers would deserve and get a more thorough review that is based on far more than test scores.
Seniority for teachers would matter in case of layoffs and the like, but only as a tiebreaker for teachers who are tied in effectiveness.
The memo would allow districts to pay teachers more for, among other things, teaching in difficult school settings, for taking on longer school days if that is the best way to boost a low-performing school and for teaching in critical shortage areas such as science and math.
Also, Race to the Top money could be spent on the neediest schools where it would have the greatest effect and would not have to be spread so thinly that it does little good anywhere.
In short, this new memo shows a serious team effort to draft a successful application. It lays out a blueprint to spend that money effectively if the state wins a grant. It would continue this new, more collaborative effort by requiring a task force — similar to the one that drew up this new memo — to monitor how the Race the Top program is working in Florida.
The memo starts to build the kind of trust necessary for all parties to look out for the best interests of Florida's schoolchildren. While hardly flawless, it is a worthy document that deserves to be signed.


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Violoncello from Concertino for Elise (2nd movement only)
Concertino for Elise is based around Beethoven's two-movement Sonatina in F for solo piano, which most young players will have played at some time. To this I have added his well-known Fur Elise - sorry about the missing Umlaut! - as a contrasting middle slow movement.
I gave this now three-movement piece a classical orchestral accompaniment, which should be manageable by a good school, or amateur orchestra.
Unlike some of my other arrangements, there has been no attempt, or need, to 'jazz up' any of Beethoven's original writing, and my own structural and orchestral additions have been made strictly to provide a young pianist (and orchestra) with an effective, yet straightforward little concerto, just like the 'real' thing!
I was recently asked just for the second movement on its own (Fur Elise), hence this special separate version of the Concertino.
The complete 3-movement Concertino is still, of course, available - see Associated Scores.
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MSS Bathams Kawasaki's Michael Rutter puts ZX-10R on rostrum at first time of asking in miserable conditions at Brands Hatch Indy circuit
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He frowns upon his tag as primarily a wet weather specialist, but Michael Rutter put all his experience to good use as he claimed the final spot on the rostrum at Brands Hatch for the MSS Bathams Kawasaki team.
Although anything but a one-trick pony, Rutter does have a knack for riding fast in the rain and he delighted team boss Nick Morgan with a superb display of skill and control to take third behind race winner Jon Kirkham and Alastair Seeley in testing conditions on the Indy course on Easter Monday.
Rutter, who qualified in eighth place on the ZX-10R, said the absence of traction control under the new BSB regulations made life even tougher on the damp track at Brands.
"It was horrible out there in the race, especially without traction control. One wrong move on the throttle and the bike would spin up and come around on you," he said.
"I'm so happy to get on the podium in my first race for the MSS Bathams team; the conditions helped as I wasn't completely comfortable with the bike in the dry and the damp track certainly helped me.
"I don't wish for wet races, but I do seem to get good results in them. The aim of this weekend was to get a few strong finishes and points, so I'm over the moon to be leaving with a podium although it is a shame for the fans the second race was cancelled."
Rutter's team-mate, Peter Hickman, was less upbeat after has weekend was plagued with trouble as he struggled with set-up, crashed ion warm-up and lost time after being held up as a result of a crash in the race.
Hickman, who ended the race in 16th place, said: "That was a tough weekend to be honest. I couldn't quite get on the pace I wanted, fell in warm-up and then got tangled trying to avoid [Michael] Laverty's accident in the race.
"I'd got off the line well but that put me right back and I ended up battling Tommy Hill till he fell off too. The decision to cancel the second race was right in my opinion, as it was horrible out there. Let's get ourselves to Thruxton - I like it there."


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Funeral services for Joseph L. Lafleur Jr., 49, will be announced later by Semien-Lewis Mortuary of Jennings.
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The agency did not conduct a new background check either last year, when Alexis was first hired as a military contractor, or this summer, when Alexis was seeking a second stint with the contracting firm, people familiar with his hiring said. Instead, the company hired an approved background screening firm that confirmed with the Defense Department that Alexis's security clearance remained valid.
A secret-level clearance requires far less-intensive digging than one for top-secret clearance, and involves only a check of the FBI database, military records and data from law enforcement agencies where an applicant has lived, worked or attended school during the past five years. It does not require interviews with family members, co-workers or employers.


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Cory Schneider returned to goal Sunday as the Vancouver Canucks faced the San Jose Sharks in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Roberto Luongo started the first two games of the series, both Canucks losses, while Schneider nursed an injury.
Game 3 of the Western Conference series was scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. ET.
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Schneider was out with what the Canucks would only call a "body injury" — typical of medical reports during the Stanley Cup playoffs. He announced his return after Sunday's pregame skate in San Jose.
"I'm just hoping I can come in and make a positive difference," he said.
The Canucks' losses can't be pinned solely on Luongo, who proved effective.
Still, Schneider ascended to No. 1 goalie this season and replaced Luongo, long a stalwart netminder whose career is in descent. Schneider missed four games, including the last two of the abbreviated regular season. He had hoped to play in the first two games against the Sharks but was scratched by coach Alain Vigneault.
While Luongo started, Joe Cannata dressed as backup.
"I felt like I could play," Schneider told reporters, "but I took a little time off and that seemed to help. Fortunately, we had the luxury of a guy like Roberto here, who made it so I wasn't pressed into action. That's not something that every team has. Loui's probably been our best player in the first two games."


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this is a fantastic spanish inspired burger. hot spicey and full of flavor hope you enjoy it
A spicy beef burger, grilled and then dredged in flour and deep-fried, topped with celery root slaw and crumbled Gorgonzola cheese and served on a Kaiser roll smeared with buffalo aioli.
The sweet flavor from the pineapple relish and Gourmet Sauce combined with the spicy kick from the wasabi-horseradish cream sauce marry very well on the palate.
It might sound like the latest dance craze, but the Wasabi Jerk is a burger that is at home on the Far East of any Caribbean beach.
This is all my husbands idea. I said one day that I would like to enter this and he told me not to. He told me I make better chile than I do a burger.
The idea for this burger came from a combination of some of my favorite food experiences.
When we go to visit my grandparents in Bellingham, Washington we go to a local cheese farm to buy cheese.
The Great Fusion Burger! Sounds like an interesting name for a burger. I gave my burger this name because of the ingredients that come from around the world. Thailand to Mexico.
Masarap means delicious in tagalong, the native language of the Philippines. On occasion we can talk my mother in law, of Filipino descent, into making delicious wontons.
This is my first time entering in any kind of cooking contest. I am very excited and nervour at the same time. I enjoy cooking for my family and coming up with new recipes.
This is a creation that my friends and family absolutely love.
Creating this burger was about trying something new for me.
The flavors here bring an Asian twist to the American Burger.
Paired with Sutter Home Shiraz these burgers taste even finer. These burgers are dedicated to my mother who is a fabulous cook and is forever cooking exotic dishes like Brazilian feijoada.
My love of Chinese and Asian foods and ingredients inspired this recipe.
I enjoy a burger with complex flavors and a big chewy roll.
The hamburger is a German inspired food that Americans eat in abundance.
A delicious beef burger inspired by Pacific Rim fusion cuisine.


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Making Peace with the World
Order Making Peace with the World, a commemorative book celebrating the 50th anniversary of Peace Corps, at Other Places Publishing: http://www.otherplacespublishing.com/mpwtw.html
A portion of publisher proceeds from this title will go to Peace Corps projects around the globe.(Ideas: Order a copy of the book for yourself, order a copy as a gift for family and friends, order a copy for a person who might be interested in becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer, order a copy to donate to your local library, high school library or college library).
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In June 2009, Richard Sitler embarked on an epic journey to document Peace Corps Volunteers serving communities around the world. Over the next two years, Richard would find himself traversing the planet while staying with Peace Corps Volunteers, experiencing their communities and work sites, and documenting what it's like to be a Volunteer in the modern Peace Corps.
Richard discovered that the values President Kennedy had imagined for the Peace Corps in his famous 1960 speech at the University of Michigan continue to be evident in the organization today. However, the Volunteer has evolved over the years.
Volunteers today are no longer required to conform to the stereotypical image of young idealists giving up their comfortable lives to live in a grass hut. Rather, Richard discovers Volunteers are using modern technology, such as laptops and cell phones, to not only enrich their experience, but to impact their community as well. He sees how retired professionals bring years of experience and knowledge to their organizations. And how, as it always has been, Volunteers are changing lives while being forever changed themselves.
This is the story of Peace Corps and its Volunteers, fifty years after conception Please click "like" on the facebook page and share it on yours.
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text: George Washington Estate Herbal Pursuits The History Behind the Prolific Mt. Vernon Gardens Illustration by Gayle Ford Rigid formality dominated Mount Vernon's landscaping, which is re-created there today as Washington maintained it. These artist's renderings show an overview of the grounds and details of the Upper Garden, which was devoted to flowers for pleasure, fragrance, flavor, and medicine. Among the flowers planted here are late spring bloomers such as foxgloves, blue false indigo, sweet rocket, Oriental poppies, calendulas, and roses. In the summer and fall, love-lies-bleeding, globe thistle, globe amaranth, wild bergamot, catmint, nasturtiums, and many other plants flower with abandon. Photography by Anybody Goes Illustrations by Gayle Ford A nasturtium still blooms in a hand-colored engraving from a book owned by George Washington, The Botanical Magazine, now housed in the research library at Mount Vernon. Illustration Courtesy of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association A portion of the Upper Garden as it looks today. Photography Courtesy of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association Read Article


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Greg Biffle bounced back from his verbal fisticuffs with Boris Said at the Glen to claim his first pole in over three years with the top spot at Michigan ahead of Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman.
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Greg Biffle claimed pole position at Michigan International Speedway on Friday afternoon, his seventh career pole in 317 races and his first since Dover in June 2008.
"I tell you what, [crew chief] Matt Puccia and the guys did a great job with this race car," said Biffle. "The car drove good and we didn't have a lot to work on. That was a good thing. I had to get out of the gas a little off of two and thought that might be my demise ... It takes a perfect lap: weather, everything plays a factor. For me to get a pole, all the stars have got to line up, and they did today."
Biffle admits he very much needs a win at this point for his Chase hopes. "It is a big morale boost for the team to come here and run as good as we did off the truck and get the pole. We have to have a win to get in the Chase, that is obvious. Here, Bristol and Atlanta are good tracks for us. I think this is probably our best and this may be our best opportunity ... This is a huge deal for us and huge momentum for us going into Sunday."
His lap time of 37.826s on the two-mile D-shaped oval was 0.027s ahead of Matt Kenseth in second place, with Ryan Newman in third place.
"Honestly I wish I wouldn't have watched Greg's lap and saw his lap time," confessed Kenseth. "If I hadn't tried so hard I might have had a shot at it. That is pretty fast. I was loose coming to the green and drove into hard, too hard on purpose, to make sure my car stayed loaded up and tight enough and got in there a car length too hard. Other than that, it was a good lap for us."
"I felt like we had a really good balance, and a pretty good lap, good enough for third, obviously," said Newman. "Just proud of the effort and the guys on the team."
Denny Hamlin - who won at Michigan in June - qualified in fourth position, after making the unexpected decision to switch to Toyota Racing Development-built engines with immediate effect, after the recent announcement that Joe Gibbs Racing would be switching to TRD from in-house engines as of 2012.
"It's a tough balance, because you have some employees that take a lot of pride in their work," said Hamlin, who has been hardest hit within the JGR stable by engine failures through the season. "We have to do what we have to do to make sure we finish races at this point. Being on the bubble, we cannot afford any DNFs. We're just doing what we have to do. I hate to say it."
Hamlin's team mates Kyle Busch (who qualified in 17th) and Joey Logano (lining up in 23rd) are both sticking with in-house engines for the remainder of the season.
Mark Martin - a five-time winner at Michigan - lines up with Brad Keselowski on the third row of the grid, while Watkins Glen winner Marcos Ambrose will start back in 16th position.
"I got loose getting up to speed coming to the green flag and I just spooked myself and pinched it off into three," said Ambrose. "I did the same thing here in the spring ... I am mad at myself. We had another half a tenth or so in the car."
Johnny Sauter (filling in for Robby Gordon), Erik Darnell and TJ Bell failed to qualify.
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- transitive v. To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain. See Synonyms at confirm.
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- v. To confirm, strengthen or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Corroborated.
- transitive v. To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen.
- transitive v. To make more certain; to confirm; to establish.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To strengthen; make strong, or impart additional strength to: as, to corroborate the judgment, will, or habits.
- To confirm; make more certain; give additional assurance of: as, the news is corroborated by recent advices.
- Corroborated; strengthened; confirmed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
- v. give evidence for
- v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
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These terms corroborate and identify themselves with the most ancient of traditionary customs, long ere princes had monopolised the surface of coined money with their own images and superscriptions.
Collaborate/Corroborate: To collaborate is to work closely with others; to corroborate is to confirm the truth of something.
* '' 'Collaborate/Corroborate' '': To collaborate is to work closely with others; to corroborate is to confirm the truth of something.
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One historian who has actually written extensively on the response to Katrina, Douglas Brinkley, told me today that, you know, it does kind of corroborate a lot of the information he got that the White House, while they may not have sought to drag Michael Brown through the mud, certainly was happy that he was at least deflecting some criticism from them.
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Another serious procedural flaw in your Report is your reliance on hearsay and accusations made anonymously to "corroborate" your allegations.
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The Fonz himself has visited Kingston to talk to students about the importance of education.
Henry Winkler, known to millions as Arther Fonzarelli in 70s US sitcom Happy Days, visited Kingston Grammar School last week to talk about his career as both an actor and writer, and his struggles with dyslexia.
The New York-born star was there as part of the My Way! campaign organised by children's newspaper First News, which supports children who find learning difficult.
Year seven students were joined by year six pupils from St Lawrence's Primary School in East Molesey, as Mr Winkler talked about growing up with dyslexia.
He then signed copies of his children's books for the students.
KGS year seven pupil Euan Tasker-Macleod, who was at the talk, said: "Some of the messages he delivered were very important, most of them about learning at different rates.
"Also, always preserving your dreams, especially since he was dyslexic himself and is now an actor and a writer.
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Maple Grove Transit has announced there will be service changes to its routes effective March 10. A new pocket schedule of the changes is now available and includes the following bus service changes.
New trips added include the following:
• The Route 785 has a new trip starting at 5:25 a.m. from Parkway Station.
• The Route 785 has a new trip at 8:35 a.m. from Parkway Station.
• Note that the current Route 785 trips will have their "Trip Numbers" renumbered to account for the new trips
Revised trips will be:
• Route 789 a.m. trip # 1 has a revised start time at the MG Transit Station of 7:01 a.m.
• Route 789 a.m. trip # 2 has a revised start time at the MG Transit Station of 8:01 a.m.
• The express portion of the route will go through downtown Minneapolis.
The Maple Grove Transit Station parking ramp is filling to capacity on many days. These two new Route 785 trips are designed to attract some current riders from the Transit Station to Parkway Station. The Parkway Station parking ramp is scheduled to open on March 10 to accommodate additional commuters. When fully open the Parkway facility will increase from 500 to 800 parking stalls.
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ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi is seeing improvement across all levels of education, according to an annual progress report released by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB).
Significant progress in the state includes:
• Achieving the largest percentage-point increase in the nation in reading at the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Basic Level from 2007 to 2009 among Mississippi's fourth-graders
• Narrowing the achievement gap for Mississippi's black fourth-graders in reading and black eighth-graders in math on NAEP
• Increasing the composite ACT score and the number of students taking the ACT from 1999 to 2009
• Enrolling high school graduates from Mississippi in the state's postsecondary institutions at a higher rate than U.S. peers.
State Superintendent of Education Dr. Tom Burnham attributes the progress to a recently overhauled K-12 curriculum and assessment system designed to meet national standards, and a renewed focus on getting students to graduation day prepared for college and careers.
Average ACT scores increased 0.2 from 1999 to 2009 (each one-tenth of a point on the ACT is considered significant). During the same period, the percentage of Mississippi seniors that took the ACT increased eight points to 93 percent.
In K-12, 90 percent of seniors in fall 2006 graduated from high school in spring 2007, a larger percentage than in the nation.
Still, there are areas that need work. The state's graduation rates and overall degree-completion numbers need improvement, a policy issue state leaders worked on last year through the Graduation Rate Task Force which was established by the Mississippi Legislature in the 2009 session. NAEP scores still trail the nation in most areas, and there are still large achievement gaps for minority and low-income students.
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Jay-Z's new song "Open Letter" has the White House doing damage control.
"Obama said, 'Chill you're going to get me impeached'/You don't need this shit anyway, chill with me on the beach,' Jay rhymes on the song.
Questioned by Politico reporter Donovan Slack earlier today, Press Secretary Jay Carney offered this: "I guess nothing rhymes with Treasury, because Treasury offers and gives licenses for travel, as you know, and the White House has nothing to do with it."
Pressed for a more direct answer, Carney said: "I am absolutely saying that the White House, from the president on down, had nothing to do with anybody's personal — anybody's travel to Cuba. That is something that Treasury handles.
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58.com (NYSE: WUBA) fell more than seven percent Thursday morning after China's answer to Craigslist said third-quarter will be well below the Wall Street consensus.
The company's shares had rallied sharply in recent days on the expectations it would post results higher than analysts' estimates. Second-quarter revenue was indeed slightly higher than expected, while earnings were well ahead of Street views.
But its third-quarter revenue forecast is nearly eight percent below analysts' expectation.
Chief Executive Michael Yao said the company must "invest aggressively now" to insure its competitive advantage and future growth.
The company forecast third-quarter revenue of between $66 million and $68 million, for a growth rate of roughly 60 percent. Wall Street expected third-quarter revenue of $72.6 million.
Adjusted second quarter earnings rose to $0.15 per share, from $0.06 a year earlier, while revenue grew $64.6 million from $35.1 million last year. Analysts expected adjusted earnings of $0.08 per share on revenue of $62.7 million.
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the person who replaced me is 24
Are you over 40?
yes 45
Then it sounds like you would have a legitimate argument to say that the real reason this occurred was because of your age.
how about my vacation pay situation
A use it or loose it policy is not legal in California
In California, vacation pay is another form of wages which vests as it is earned (in this context, "vests" means you are invested or endowed with rights in the wages). Accordingly, a policy that provides for the forfeiture of vacation pay that is not used by a specified date ("use it or lose it") is an illegal policy under California law and will not be recognized by the Labor Commissioner.
the new manuaql for the company has a cap on days earned but the days I am discussing we did not hav e a cap policy in place
there was no policy other then use it or lose it
The problem here is that there is a four year statute of limitations on a claim like this
So, you would be entitled to pay for every vacation day for the last 4 years
so my time from 20072009 i cannot collect on
that was "lost"
Unfortunately, that is correct
but the 1st part due to age i have something to go on
Well, I should ask, when was the vacation deemed to have been lost
Because the statute begins to run on the date the wages were due
so you could technically have an argument that the wages were not due until termination
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i dont understand 2007 i had 7 days coming used 2 and the rest were tossed out by the company
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After an injury in February left her unable to finish the 2016 Olympics trials, Caitlin Chrisman's dreams seemed out of reach. But then, she received word that after two attempts, she finally had been accepted into the elite running group for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a marathon she had yet to compete in. Hoping to beat her personal record as well as be the first Bank of America employee to cross the finish line, Chrisman will be competing in her fifth overall marathon when she runs in Chicago.
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Anti-gun hypocrisy is one of those stories that just never gets old. As Jane Fonda once famously said, gun control is for other people, and that is proven again and again.
The latest gun-grabber to be caught carrying one is Illinois State Sen. Donne Trotter of Chicago. Trotter, whose website touts his support for a state assault weapon ban (in a state that Armalite, DSA, Springfield Armory and other members of the trade call home), was caught with a .25 cal. Beretta pistol and six rounds of ammo in his carry-on luggage.
Trotter told the TSA he had worked late as a security guard and forgot he had the gun with him. That made no difference, of course, and he spent the night in the lockup.
Many observers had thought him the most likely candidate to get the Chicago Democratic machine's backing for the congressional seat formerly held by Jesse Jackson, Jr., who resigned under an ethical cloud after the November election, citing bipolar syndrome. This incident probably opens the door for some of the other dozen or so Democrats who've expressed interest in the Jackson seat, though a fine concern with legalities has never been a hallmark of Chicago Democratic politics and Trotter could still easily get the nod.
It's always a pleasure to see one of these characters hoist with his own petard, though we probably should keep the schadenfreude under control, since we always argue for mercy when some concealed carrier from Tennessee is caught with a gun in New York. Whether he does any time or not, he's given us a moment of fun and demonstrated our point.


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Weather grounds several flights to Charleston
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) - Inclement weather in the Charleston metro area has diverted a number of flights slated to arrive at Charleston International Airport between Friday night and Sunday.
Airport officials said Saturday that delays and cancellations could persist into Sunday morning.
"Airport staff is in contact with the National Weather Service, and they are predicting that the inclement weather will continue throughout the night and clear up by approximately 9 a.m. Sunday," Becky Beaman said in a statement.
Larger aircraft are flying.
Flight Tracker showed Friday night three flights from JFK Airport in New York City that have been diverted to other cities and six other flights from Philadelphia and Charlotte that have been canceled. There are also more than a dozen flights that are delayed due to weather.
Airport officials said they anticipate a number of flights delays and cancellations on Saturday morning as well.
Currently, there are a handful of delayed departures and two flights from Charleston to Charlotte were canceled Saturday morning. There are another half-dozen delayed flights coming into Charleston.
Officials advise air travelers to check with the airlines before arriving at the airport on Saturday.
Meteorologist Sonya Stevens said a storm system will slowly move from the Gulf coast to the mid-Atlantic through early Sunday. Periods of showers and even a thunderstorm will continue through Saturday afternoon with rain heavy at times.
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can set up anyone with an account like that. My monthly fee is $5 at my bank. The other percentages can be lower or higher depending on the bank. Mine is lower but like I said it really depends on the bank. Good Luck. Dan Hudzik
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Tory - still a little bit green with all this C.C. lingo and such, I would imagine this account is set up for face to face transactions? Can you also do verbal (over the phone orders as well for the same price?) Thanks for the info!
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Man run over by taxi during altercation in Montreal
CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Sunday, April 29, 2012 7:37PM EDT
A 23-year-old man is in critical but stable condition in a Montreal hospital after being run over by a taxi cab during an altercation early Sunday morning.
The incident took place at the corner of St. Laurent Boulevard and Rachel Street around 4 a.m., when a fight broke out between a taxi driver and a group of people.
Local resident Jonathan Himsworth said the incident began when a passenger who appeared to be angry got out of the taxi and slammed the door. Himsworth said the driver jumped out of the cab and confronted the passenger.
Himsworth grabbed his video camera when he saw the cab driver get back into the taxi and begin driving through a group of men on the street.
"We saw the cab driver ram his cab into the lamppost," Himsworth said. "At that point I started running footage."
Himsworth sent the video to CTV Montreal.
The video shows a group of people approach the cab while it is at a standstill. One person appears to hit or kick the cab, while another throws an unknown object at it. The driver then reverses and drives through the crowd, narrowly missing at least two people.
Another man hops onto the roof of the cab but jumps off when it begins to move again. That's when the cab runs over the man.
Himsworth said at first, he grabbed his camera so there would be a witness to the altercation and the attacks on the cab.
"I just wanted there to be a witness for that," Himsworth said. "I didn't expect him to retaliate quite so extraordinarily."
Montreal police Const. Raphael Bergeron said the 47-year-old cab driver was arrested on an allegation of assault with a weapon. A 42-year-old passenger was also arrested for mischief.
Charges have not yet been laid.
Jonathan Himsworth's footage of the incident is posted here. WARNING: This video contains graphic and disturbing footage.
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A. The pencil skirt used to be an office staple but no more - this season it's been totally re-invented and is one of the key looks for spring. If you don't already have one hanging in your wardrobe, now's the time to invest as the spring catwalks have been celebrating the female form. The great thing about the pencil skirt is that it is such a versatile piece. High on the waist and tailored neatly over the hips and thighs - the perfect pencil can transform you from ordinary gal to supermodel in an instant.
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- High-waisted silhouettes, below-the-knee hems, and stiletto heels make the legs look longer, so keep this in mind when choosing a style.
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SimuFlite, which was recently rebranded as GE Capital SimuFlite to emphasize that it is a subsidiary of General Electric, has begun its third major expansion of its Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) training center in just six years. The company recently broke ground on a 70,000-sq-ft north wing that will house six simulator bays, additional classrooms and office space.
Slated for completion in the middle of next year, the expansion will bring the total area at the SimuFlite center to 411,000 sq ft. When finished, the entire complex will be able to house 36 simulators (30 operated by SimuFlite and six operated by Bombardier for its own training programs).
Meanwhile, the training company's level-D simulator fleet expansion continues on schedule, with Gulfstream V, Citation Ultra/Bravo and Citation Excel sims coming online earlier this year. Two more sims–a Beechjet 400A device and a King Air 350 unit–are scheduled to arrive before the end of the year.
Three more simulators are expected to arrive next year–CitationJet, Hawker 800XP and Sikorsky S-76, which will be SimuFlite's first helicopter simulator. Two additional sims are on order for 2003, one for the Falcon 900B/C/EX and another for the Falcon 2000.
CAE of Montreal manufactured the Gulfstream V, Citation Ultra/Bravo and Citation Excel devices, and will also build the Hawker 800XP and Sikorsky S-76 sims. NLX Corp. of Sterling, Va., will fabricate the Beechjet 400A, King Air 350 and CitationJet machines. Crawley, UK-based Thales will produce the two Falcon simulators.
Besides each simulator being certified to FAA level-D standards, all training programs will be approved under FAR Part 142 and submitted for Joint Airworthiness Authorities (JAA) Type Rating Training Organization (TRTO) approvals. Thus far, SimuFlite has earned TRTO approval for five pilot-training programs spanning the Challenger 601, Falcon 50, Gulfstream IV, Hawker 700 and Learjet 35/36 classes. The company expects to obtain similar approvals for its remaining programs by the end of the year.
As a result of the approvals, European operators who train at SimuFlite can receive type ratings approved by the JAA TRTO. SimuFlite's courses also satisfy the UK Civil Aviation Authority's condition for the approval of an aircraft type-rating course and Joint Aviation Regulations-Flight Crew Licensing (JAR-CFL) requirements. Each course provides integrated ground school, simulator and aircraft training. At the completion of the training at SimuFlite, the operator returns to his or her own country to complete a minimum number of in-aircraft landings with a JAA examiner before being awarded the appropriate type rating.
In other news at SimuFlite, the company announced that it has added special personalized features on its Web site (www.simuflite. com) exclusively for its clients. Registered customers can now make airline, hotel and car reservations, review training manuals and practice aircraft-specific emergency procedure drills. Access to all personalized Web services is available to clients who have trained at SimuFlite within the last two years or those who have pending training reservations.


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I recently installed a Win7 64-bit on my machine on a clean HD. I had Vista before the upgrade but on a different HD. The Win7 was a clean install. Ever since the upgrade my monitor turns off every few seconds after a few hours of use. It basically goes into power save mode and when I move the mouse or click a key it turns back on. However, than it turns off every 2-3 seconds. The only solution is to restart my computer.
I have no idea what causes this problem. I updated all the drives. I set the power setting to never put the PC to sleep or turn off HD and the monitor to turn off only after 10 min of no activity. My system is a few years old and I wonder if this is a compatibility issue with Win7 64-bit.
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CPU - Intel Core 2 extreme X6800 @ 2.93Ghz
mobo - Asus P5W DH Deluxe
RAM - 8GB Corsair dominator
PSU - thermaltake 750W
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Zagat Reports So. Florida Diners Eat Less for Less
High-Profile Chefs Invade South Florida; Average Meal Cost among Nation's Highest; Palme d'Or Sweeps Top Food, Decor and Service; Hakkasan is Top Newcomer; Zagat Content Available On-the-Go for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and More
Dec 02, 2009, 00:01 ET from Zagat Survey, LLC
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time to help hungry diners navigate the town for Art Basel, Zagat has released its 2010 Miami/So. Florida Restaurants Survey, covering 1,057 restaurants in the Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Palm Beach areas. The new guide codifies the opinions of over 6,100 local diners about the dining scene in Southern Florida and how the past year's economy has affected their dining habits.
Ain't No Sunshine: The new Survey shows a dramatic drop in dining out, down from 3.7 times per week in the last Survey, to an average of 3.2 times this year. Confirming this, 34% of surveyors say they're eating out less than two years ago; only 20% say "more." Furthermore, diners report being more attentive to prices (42%), eating in less expensive places (34%), skipping appetizers and/or desserts (21%) and cutting back on alcohol (19%) due to the weak economy.
Silver Lining: From the customer's point of view, there are upsides to the downturn: 63% of surveyors report finding better deals; 37% say they feel their patronage is more appreciated; 36% find it easier to land a table; and 19% are eating healthier. And while 77% of diners cite service as the No. 1 restaurant complaint, 26% say they've noticed an improvement in service since the economic downturn.
"South Florida has long been a major dining destination, but the crop of chefs coming into the area has really enhanced this image," said Zagat Survey CEO Tim Zagat. "While restaurants new and old are struggling to stay afloat, we remember that dining out is inextricably woven into American culture, and will continue to be a vital part of daily life despite the tough economic times."
Winners: The Biltmore Hotel's Palme d'Or swept the Top Food, Decor and Service honors in this Survey, combining "exquisite" New French cuisine with "magnificent" service and "old-world elegance." Joe's Stone Crab took the award for Most Popular yet again, while the "beautifully designed" Hakkasan won for Top Newcomer. The full list of winners is as follows:
Miami/Dade Ft. Lauderdale/Broward Palm Beach ---------------- ---------------------- -------------- Top Food Palme d'Or LaSpada's Hoagies 11 Maple St. ------------ ---------------- --------------------- -------------- Top Decor Palme d'Or Cero Sundy House ------------ ---------------- --------------------- -------------- Top Service Palme d'Or La Brochette Four Seasons ------------ ---------------- --------------------- -------------- Most Popular Joe's Stone Crab Blue Moon Fish Abe & Louie's ------------ ---------------- --------------------- -------------- Top Newcomer Hakkasan Acquolina Ristorante Village Tavern ------------ ---------------- -------------------- --------------
Moving In: Miami is a metropolis known for its distinct culture as well as its connections with the financial and entertainment industries. This year, several world-renowned chefs and restaurateurs have set their sights on the South Florida scene. In Miami, NYC's BLT Steak and Scarpetta and London's Mr. Chow and Hakkasan have all moved into the neighborhood, while Broward County welcomed Stephen Starr's Steak 954. Todd English opened Da Campo Osteria in Ft. Lauderdale and has locations of Wild Olives on the way in Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. Also on the horizon are locations of Danny Meyer's popular Shake Shack and a branch of Daniel Boulud's db Bistro Moderne.
Economics: The average cost of a meal in southern Florida is $39.86 - up 1.3% annually since the last survey. This is not only above the national average of $34.62, but also among the most expensive in the nation, behind Las Vegas, New York City and Long Island. Among the most expensive restaurants, the average cost is up 2.1% annually, from $79.87 to $83.25. Tipping has increased from 19.0% to 19.1%, on par with the national average.
Bargain Dining: Amid the swell of top restaurants is an equally impressive list of great values to be found in Miami, led by this year's Best Bang for the Buck, S&S, an "old-fashioned diner" with "homestyle cooking" located Downtown. In Palm Beach, Sloan's Ice Cream, sure to "satisfy any sweet tooth," takes top honors, while Ft. Lauderdale's LaSpada's Hoagies, boasting "the holy grail of hoagies," wins the award. The guide lists over 200 good-value restaurants, including lists of prix fix lunches (under $30) and dinners ($40 and under) as well as moderately priced and ethnic cuisines. The top five Bangs for the Buck are:
Best Bang for the Buck ---------------------- Miami/Dade Ft. Lauderdale/Broward Palm Beach ------------------ ---------------------- ----------------- 1) S&S LaSpada's Hoagies Sloan's Ice Cream -- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 2) Dogma Grill Jaxson's Ice Cream Pizza Girls -- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 3) La Sandwicherie Lime Fresh Mexican Five Guys -- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 4) Baja Fresh Cheese Course Brass Ring Pub -- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------- 5) Lime Fresh Mexican Pizza Rustica Pizza Rustica -- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
On The Go: Zagat content is available whenever and wherever diners need it, in a full range of formats: ZAGAT.com, the award-winning ZAGAT.mobi (for web-enabled mobile devices), ZAGAT TO GO for iPhone, Android and smartphones and Zagat's free augmented reality application nru, also for Android. These mobile applications offer signature ratings, reviews and cost estimates, as well as features ranging from click-to-call and online reservations capability to location-based widgets.
To Your Health: This year, 72% of local surveyors say they consider it important to have low-carb, low-fat, heart-healthy menu items available; 57% say it's important to have locally sourced, organic and sustainably raised food. When it comes to trans fats, 65% say they should be banned. As for posting the results of a restaurant's latest health department inspection on the door, an overwhelming 89% of diners vote "yes."
Overall: When asked to rate Miami's overall dining scene, the back of the house won, receiving a 20-rating for diversity and a 19-rating for creativity. The front of the house scored 17 for table availability and a 13 for hospitality, offering lots of room for improvement.
The Survey in Detail: The 2010 Miami/So. Florida Restaurants guidebook ($14.95) was edited by John Deiner, Bill Citara, Rochelle Koff and Jan Norris, and is available in all major bookstores or online at ZAGAT.com. For information about the Survey and to find additional statistics, please visit http://www.zagat.com/presscenter. And remember to connect with Zagat via Facebook and Twitter!
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Known as the "burgundy bible," Zagat Survey is the world's most trusted source for information about where to eat, drink, stay and play around the globe, and as such has become a symbol of quality. Zagat Survey rates and reviews airlines, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, movies, music, golf, resorts, shopping, spas and a range of other entertainment categories in more than 100 countries. It has been lauded as the "most up-to-date, comprehensive and reliable guides ever published" and as "a necessity second only to a valid credit card." Zagat content is available in print, on the web, on the mobile web, iPhone, BlackBerry and on TV. For more information, visit ZAGAT.com.
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