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Trevor Sorbie is the multi award winning hair dresser who's styled the locks of some of the planet's most famous faces. He's also the owner of a quartet of salons that have picked up industry prize after prize after prize. To cut it short, this man has major hair skills.
Trevor Sorbie Hampstead
After setting up shop in London's Covent Garden the brand has recently decided to expand it's capital based clientele by venturing North to the beautiful, less hectic surroundings of Hampstead. Situated opposite a generous sized Space NK and slap bang next door to an Organic Pharmacy store, this really is the dream spot for any beauty lover who enjoys a browse…
My hair colour a few weeks after visiting the salon – still very blonde!
Inside the salon is beautifully bright and airy giving the perfect feeling of space without being at all clinical in its tone. I was quickly whisked away to chat to both my hair and colour stylists about what I wanted, what they thought would best suit, and what would help my hair's general condition. Eventually we plumped for a light trim, focusing on adding both height and volume to the crown which had become embarrassingly flat and heavy. As for colour a full head of highlights were applied, mixing in cool and warm shades to help visually lift my hair and tone down any areas of brassiness. All I had to do was sit back, relax, drink free cups of coffee and indulge myself in endless pages of weekly gossip magazines – marvellous!
Throughout my whole experience I felt completely in good hands, not to mention criminally relaxed thanks to the reclining massage chairs (dark light + warm water + lying down = so comfortable I actually nodded off for a minute). The staff are incredible and a real credit to the salon. Having all worked within the Trevor Sorbie family for years, it was refreshing to hear honest advice on haircare without feeling like I was merely being sold products to bulk up the cash register. If you're a resident of North London or merely popping down to the Capital for a few days, this is definitely worth a visit if you're looking for some hair TLC. A few weeks on and both my cut and colour are still in tip top shape, something which I think is the real testament to how good a salon truly is.
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6 Responses to "Trevor Sorbie Hampstead"
Miss EBlogJune 21, 2011 at 2:06 pm #
Oh sounds lovely x
viveJune 21, 2011 at 6:49 pm #
what mascara are you wearing in the photo?
AnonymousJune 21, 2011 at 9:08 pm #
Your eyebrows look great, who does them?
JC ♔June 21, 2011 at 9:44 pm #
You look beautiful. You look amazing in blonde as well.
AminaJune 22, 2011 at 1:46 pm #
my stylist alfie has moved there from my central london salon, v sad! he is brilliant but hampstead is just too long a schlep for me.
The Beauty BiteJune 22, 2011 at 4:57 pm #
@Vive – I *think* it's Edward Bess Pure Impact Mascara. It was on sale at Zuneta not long ago, but it might be back up to full price now : (
@Anon – I do them myself, although I think they're starting to get a little bit unruly at the moment!


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Soma Vision has announced the release of their new interactive sex game Pink Tropics. The sex hotel themed game provides multiple partners for hardcore sexual escapades. Featured in the game is porn star Ashlynn Brooke. Unlike many so called "sex games" Pink Tropics actually offers a real gaming experience.
Pink Tropics sex game is available now for immediate download.
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Thrixxx has just released their new Lesbian themed sex game 3D Lesbian. The game leverages the same technology offered in 3D SexVilla but offers girl on girl sex.
The 3D sex game will sell for about half of the SexVilla price. If you prefer lesbian action this is the perfect sex game for you.
3D Lesbian interactive sex game is available for download now and a free demo is offered.
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Thrixxx has just released their new BDSM themed sex game Fetish3D. The game leverages the same technology offered in 3D SexVilla but offers a sub-set of features and playability geared towards the BDSM audience.
The 3D sex game will sell for about half of the SexVilla price. If you're kinky and looking for a deal this is just the thicket for you.
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Today, D-Dub Software announced the immediate release of their new action adventure sex game BoneTown. Oft referred to as "GTA meets South Park," the sex game offers over the top violence, drugs out the wazoo, gonzo style hardcore sex, and tongue in cheek (pardon the pun) humor. Imagine you're in Tijuana, now imagine it's New Year's Eve, and then finally imagine there are no laws... now you know what it's like to be in BoneTown.
The game features cartoonish like characters and includes famed porn star Ron Jeremy as your character's mentor. D-Dub promises regular downloadable content for BoneTown.
The sex game is available for download now.
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Sex Game Devil has launched their new 3D first person shooter sex game. The premise of Sex Warrior 3D is simple; shoot everything that moves and release the naked girls from their bamboo cages. To take of business you get a handful of different weapons including the ever popular chain-gun. When you un-cage one of the beauties you get to sex her up; fun will ensue!
Sex Warrior 3D is availabe for download now.
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Arkmunk games has just released their new interactive sex game Velvet Express. The game, set in the 1930's, takes place aboard a vintage train. Your male character will make his way from car to car meeting a variety of hot, and often exotic, babes. The game is beautifully rendered and offers one of the best music scores we've heard.
The sexual positions are Karma Sutra like and the action is great. Overall the game is more erotic than hardcore, and quite a pleasure to play.
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TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has announced the postponement of two upcoming games in baseball and softball.
The baseball game with Wheaton College, scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed with a make-up date to be announced. The postponement is due to today's snowstorm in Chicago.
The softball doubleheader at Taylor University, scheduled for Saturday, has also been postponed with a make-up date to be announced. Field conditions at Taylor caused the postponement.
The baseball team will host Carthage College in a three-game series on Saturday and Sunday. The softball team returns to action on March 16 at home against Illinois College.


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Definition: A style of masala (spice mix) from Goa, in which whole spices like cumin and dry red chillies and a little sugar are soaked in vinegar and ground into a thick paste. The result is a sweet-hot-sour flavour! Meat and shrimps are most commonly pickled in this mix for a couple of days and then cooked into a dry dish.
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U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., David Vitter, R-La., and Connecticut's Richard Blumenthal are that aims to eliminate the interstate sale of monkeys, apes and other non-human primates in the exotic pet trade. Supporters of the legislation, including the Humane Society of the United States and Born Free USA, an animal advocacy group, argue that keeping primates as pets endangers both the animal and the general public.
The 57 state troopers who this week all come from the 121st Training Troop, the state's newest recruiting class. They graduated from the State Police Academy in Meriden last November. The troopers will be laid off on Aug. 24 if the unions can't strike a new deal. Gov. Malloy said 6,500 state employees would be laid off across the state since the unions nixed a deal in June that would have slashed $1.6 billion from the state budget.
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Stamford police a 32-year-old man for murder early Monday morning for stabbing and killing a man at a South End club early Sunday morning, according to the Stamford Advocate. Oscar Jeronimo was charged with first-degree murder and is being held in lieu of $500,000. According to police, Jeronimo allegedly stabbed a 31-year-old man after a fight outside of a club just before 2 a.m. Sunday morning. Police officers found the victim lying on the ground next to the Manhattan Strip Club near Pacific and Dock Streets.
A 21-year-old woman near Wardwell and Frederick Streets on Saturday afternoon was an aspiring fashion designer, according to the Connecticut Post. According to Captain Richard Conklin of the Stamford Police Department, police suspect that Brown, who was attending the Art Institute of New York City, was high on PCP at the time of the incident.
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Tenth-grade students in Stamford their Connecticut Academic Performance Test scores in all four subjects this year, according to according to results released Tuesday by the Connecticut Department of Education. Results show that Stamford students improved the most in Writing with 52.2 percent reaching the state's goal and 87.3 percent scoring at or above proficient. Writing profiency is up 6.4 percent from last year, while the number of those that reached goal is up 9.2 percent.
The results of the Connecticut Mastery Test for 2011 were , according to numbers released Wednesday by the the State Department of Education. The data released shows that third-graders are making significant improvements in math, reading and writing in both goal range and proficieny level when compared to 2010 results. Fifth-graders, however, saw lower results in all categories except for math.


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"What makes this journey so inspiring is Mooney's transcendent humor; the self he has become does not turn away from old pain but can laugh at it, make fun of it, make it into something beautiful."—Los Angeles Times
Labeled "dyslexic and profoundly learning disabled," Jonathan Mooney was a short-bus rider—a derogatory term used for kids in special education. To learn how others had moved beyond labels, he bought his own short bus and set out cross-country, looking for kids who had dreamed up magical, beautiful ways to overcome the obstacles that separated them from the so-called normal world.
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What is the longest field goal in college football
Through the 1975 season, no major-college placekicker had booted two field goals of 60 or more yards in one season, and only Air Force's Dave Lawson had connected on two such attempts in a career (a 60-yarder in 1974 and a 62-yarder in 1975). Furthermore, no one had made one beyond 63 yards. However, on October 16, 1976, in College Station, Tex., Texas A&M's Tony Franklin boomed 64- and 65-yard field goals in one game, sparking the Aggies to a 24-0 triumph over the Baylor Bears.
Franklin, who had kicked a 24-yard field goal in the first quarter, made his 64-yarder in the second period and hit on his 65-yarder in the third quarter.
Curtis Dickey. With Texas A&M ahead, 17-0, in the third quarter, Dickey darted 35 yards for a touchdown. Franklin's conversion kick completed the game's scoring. David Walker. He threw a 15-yard TD pass to Gary Haack in the second period, then ran for a two-point conversion. On the same day that Franklin made his prodigious kicks, Ove Johansson of Abilene Christian set a collegiate record (all classifications) with a 69-yard field goal against East Texas State. Russell Erxleben (Texas, 1977), Steve Little (Arkansas, 1977) and Joe Williams (Wichita State, 1978) now share the major-college record for the longest field goal, 67 yards.
(Two weeks after Erxleben kicked his 67-yarder for Texas against Rice, the Longhorns were victims of Little's 67-yard boot.) While Erxleben also made 64- and 60-yard field goals during the '77 season, Franklin remains the lone player in major-college history to have kicked two 60-yarders in one game.


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Tuesday - 5/13/2014, 1:40pm EDT
The Office of Personnel Management is doing its part to reinstate a prestigious awards program for senior executives in the federal government.
OPM will accept nominations for the 2014 Presidential Rank Awards through June 5, according to a memo to the heads of federal agencies from OPM Director Katherine Archuleta.
Last year, the Obama administration suspended the awards program, which recognizes members of the Senior Executive Service for extraordinary service, citing tight budgets. SES members selected for the awards typically receive between 20-35 percent of their salary in a one-time bonus.
Even as the awards for this year are moving forward, Archuleta, again, reminded agency leaders to "consider the current challenging fiscal conditions and resources needed to meet overall agency mission priorities" when making their nominations.
It's ultimately up to the President to determine if the awards will be conferred, Archuleta said.
It's unclear whether the reinstated awards program will contain a monetary portion. Federal News Radio has requested clarification from both OPM and the Office of Management and Budget.
SEA calls move 'welcome and much needed'
Advocates for the government's ranks of executive employees are cheering OPM's decision to open a call for nominations.
"The reinstatement of the Presidential Rank Awards is welcome and much needed," Carol Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executives Association, said in a statement. "Deserving executives value the once-in-a-career recognition far more than the monetary award. Suspending the awards for 2013 was a morale buster."
The White House last year said it remained open to finding nonmonetary ways to recognize senior executives' service. Earlier this year, SEA said it was still waiting to hear what those alternatives might be.
In a blog post published on OPM's website Tuesday, Archuleta provided a list of SES finalists nominated last year. Because they didn't receive monetary awards, they remain eligible to be renominated this year, she said.
In 2012, the White House awarded 124 senior executives under the program, including 46 "distinguished executives," who were eligible for a 35 percent lump-sum bonus. The recipients were recognized for saving the federal government a combined $94 billion, according to SEA.
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Well this is it. My website where I share things i don't normally share with people. I made this site to help me become less shy and gain so confidence within my close friends. I you don't already know I have some issues with trust with many people. This website will also serve as a way to keep in contact with people when we return to Spain. Enjoy :)
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HTM 222 - Intro to Lodging Management
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Mike Sciarini has more than 30 years of experience teaching, working in and/or continually learning about a variety of hospitality businesses, with a special interest and background in hotel operations. Before joining the GVSU HTM Department in 2011, he served on the faculty at Michigan State University and held lodging operations and event management positions with Westin (now Starwood) Hotels and Winegardner and Hammons, Inc. He has also worked with Pearson Higher Education Publishing, Great River Technologies and the American Hotel and Lodging Association's Educational Institute on the development of a variety of training and educational materials for the hospitality industry.
Co-author (along with Dr. Robert Woods of the University of Neveda at Las Vegas and Dr. Misty Johanson of DePaul University) of Managing Hospitality Human Resources, 5th edition. Published in November 2011 by the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute.
Co-editor, Special Double Issue of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education (Theme: Instructional Technology - Teaching to Engage Hospitality Students) set for Spring 2012 publication.
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology rallied from a 9-0 deficit with
nine runs in the third inning to outslug Manchester College 14-12
in the opener of a three-game Heartland Collegiate Athletic
Conference baseball series on Friday night.
Rose-Hulman outhit Manchester 18-17 in the contest and took
advantage of six Spartan fielding errors to improve to 22-12
overall and 12-7 in league play.
Seniors Michael Kovacs (Cincinnati,
Ohio/Moeller) and Chris Stemple (Mount
Vernon) led the Rose-Hulman offense with four hits
each. Stemple became the third Fightin' Engineer to reach 200
career hits with a double, one run scored and one RBI. Kovacs
scored three runs with one RBI on four singles.
Junior Derek Dauenbaugh (Bloomington,
Ill./University) smashed three hits, including a double,
with a game-high four RBIs to provide support.
Other Engineers with multiple hits included senior B.J.
Zobrist (Eureka, Ill.) with two hits and three runs
scored; and junior Will Burchett (Mokena, Ill./Providence
Catholic) with two singles and two runs scored.
The offensive effort helped sophomore Ethan Post
(Rockford, Mich.) earn his fourth pitching win of the
year. Post tossed three innings in relief and held the
Spartans to three runs to move to 4-2 overall. Freshman
Hank Akard (Indianapolis/Ben Davis) tossed a
scoreless ninth inning to earn his fourth save.
Manchester jumped out to a 6-0 lead with five runs in the second
inning. Rose-Hulman scored twice in the second frame to move
within 5-2. The Engineers parlayed eight hits and three
Manchester errors in its third at bat. Kovacs singled and
later came around to score on a throwing error to start the
rally. Junior Jamie Weinle (Harrison, Ohio/Olney
C.C.) contributed an RBI double, before Burchett drove
home another run with a single.
Stemple, Zobrist and Kovacs kept the inning alive with
consecutive singles, then Dauenbaugh added a two-run double.
Sophomore Donald Stopka (Grayslake, Ill./Carmel
Catholic) then contributed an RBI single to cap
the scoring.
Rose-Hulman improved to 22-12 overall and 12-7 in league play,
while Manchester dropped to 23-11 and 14-5 in conference
games. The Engineers and Spartans meet in a doubleheader on
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Pineda, Cabral, and Rapada continue rehabbing in TampaBy
Via Dan Martin, George King & Bryan Hoch: Injured hurlers Michael Pineda, Cesar Cabral, and Clay Rapada all continued their rehab work in Tampa yesterday. Pineda (shoulder) threw 35 pitches (broken down into two "innings") in his third live batting practice session, which "looked batter than the first two." Cabral (elbow) threw a scoreless inning in an Extended Spring Training game, and Rapada (shoulder) threw 25 pitches in a simulated game.
The 24-year-old Pineda faced hitters for the first time since surgery last week and still has a ways to go before starting an official minor league rehab assignment. Cabral, 24, is much closer to a return than Pineda and could go out on an rehab assignment relatively soon. He needs to spend at least 90 days on the active 25-man roster this year to satisfy the Rule 5 Draft rules. Rapada, 32, is expected to join Triple-A Scranton soon. He can't rejoin the big league team until May 3rd at the earliest because of some weird rule.
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is it weird to be irrationally excited for cabral?
I'm with you. This, of course, is all based on what we saw of him in ST last year. Who knows what he's got now?
I am as well. New blood, if nothing else.
Shoulders…..bad stuff for pro pitchers to come back from.
Not optimistic but, of course, hopeful.
So what's the eta for Pineda as of now?
I don't think it's changed, assuming rehab goes well, he should be ready around the All-Star break.
Cautiously hopeful about Pineda….I'm assuming though, that he will spend several weeks (at least) in the minors?
I don't expect anything with him to happen quickly. I just hope he does enough this season that we are comfortable penciling him into the rotation for 2014.
From the sounds of his progress, he'd probably be fine much sooner but I don't blame the Yankees for going very slowly. It seems like he's essentially been in a sort of extended ST mode for the last month or so.
Doesn't look like Jeter is coming back anytime soon. They backed off his rehab and at this point, I think best case scenario is mid May and more likely June.
Yes, and it could be even later, obviously I hope not…
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The People's Agenda in Washington
by dchin, Thu Dec 04, 2008 at 09:27:54 AM EST
Just arrived at the Washington Hilton in DC for Realizing The Promise: A Forum on Community, Faith & Democracy. More than 2000 community organizers and leaders from across the country are here to talk with our elected officials including 2 senior members of Obama's transition team.
I'm really excited for Rep. Chris Van Hollen and Ms. Valerie Jarrett who are scheduled to appear.
Items on the agenda include the economic crisis and "Meet The Press" -like discussions between leaders and congressional leaders.
Will be live-blogging the event.
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Zuula is a multi/meta search engine that I noticed the other day. It provides access to search engines in the areas of Web, News, Images, Blogs and Jobs. It takes results from various different engines in each category, but mainly uses Google, Yahoo, Ask, and MSN. It works in a similar fashion to engines such as TurboScout, which is to say that it displays results from one search engine, searchers click on another engine tab and it displays results from that one and so on.
It has a 'recent search' function, a few advanced search features (such as limiting to a specific domain), the ability to edit tabs – but only to the extent of re-ordering tabs or removing existing engines – it's not possible to add your own unfortunately. Zuula does the job that it sets out to do, but it's not yet very ambitious and will need to add more functionality and personalization options before I can get excited about it.
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Back in October, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC, a case that challenged the cap on how much money individuals can give, in total, to federal candidates, party committees, and political action committees (PACs) each election cycle.
Given the news coverage and a handful of queries I've received about a recent poll commissioned by United Republic's Represent.Us, and the recent interest in their work by noted election attorney Bob Bauer, I asked Public Campaign Action Fund's Political Director, Jeff Robinson, to take a look at the polling memo released by the organization and the underlying top lines. His response is below.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett may face "historically low" approval in his home state for an incumbent running for re-election, but he's found one group that seems to like him: Washington lobbyists.
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That's how many fundraiser invites Quinn Gillespie Associates President John Feehery says he gets in a week. QGA Chairman Jack Quinn said for him, "It varies, but I get a lot more invitations than I can afford to respond to."
New polling released yesterday by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (for Democracy Corps) and Public Campaign Action Fund shows that concern over the influence of money-in-politics is one of the few areas with the power to breakthrough the otherwise divisive national conversation in top battleground districts.
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Tuesday on H.R. 2374, Rep. Ann Wagner's (R-Mo.) "Retail Investor Protection Act," which has been decried by consumer protection advocates and financial planners alike for actually threatening to leave investors more vulnerable.
Last Wednesday, a spokesperson for Sen. Mitch McConnell derided his Democratic opponent, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, for being "too busy jetting around the country fundraising."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appeared at the Supreme Court today to listen as his lawyer Bobby Burchfield urged the Court to, essentially, invalidate all contribution limits.
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Nice dinner - with great ice cream at the end?
The wife and i have a tradition of having ice cream sundaes on our anniversary (We had them at our wedding in lieu of cake). I'm looking for a nice place for dinner that happens to have a good ice cream dish for dessert (doesn't have to be a sundae).
The rest of the meal is a higher priority than the ice cream, so we're looking for a very good high end place to eat a celebratory meal - that happens to have a good ice cream dessert.
i've heard good things about the ice cream at Bouley and EMP - maybe search the board for details on those. Peter Luger also supposedly does a great ice cream sundae.
personally i think the banana ice cream at the BLT restaurants is fantastic. it's usually served with a peanut butter chocolate mousse.
The ice cream at EMP is of superb quality, as are the sorbets.
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As already mentioned, the affogato at Marea is fabulous!
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Tocqueville's sorbets are delectible.
It's not the most romantic or high end of places, but Otto has the best gelato and they make an amazing copetta (Italian version of a sundae). They usually have about four to choose from at any given time and they change with the seasons. Maybe you can go somewhere more romantic for dinner and then to Otto for a copetta and aperitivi.
my restaurant ice cream desserts have been otto and quality meats (donuts and ice ice cream). I think babbo serves the same gelato as otto. for a anniversary dinner maybe try getting a reservation for babbo? if u have room i'd also recommend their maple mascarpone cheesecake, i think that cheesecake is the stuff dreams are made out of. i believe keens also does a good sundae but I haven't been there.
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At Keens, the hot fudge sundae is delicious. But my first love is the coffee cantata: coffee ice cream, raspberry and chocolate sauces, and whipped cream. Ambrosial! And big enough for two!
Of course, the food at Keens is not exactly too shabby.
Photos of our most recent meal at Keens, including the sundae and the cantata, can be viewed here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11863391...
Many good pastry chefs will be able to make great ice cream and sorbets, so if you're not dead set on having a sundae, you'll have lots of options.
I'll echo the suggestions for the much-loved affogato dessert at the Michael White restaurants (Alto, Marea, Convivio). Heather Bertinetti is the pastry chef overseeing the pastry programs at all three restaurants, so they're pretty similar across the board.
I think the single best pastry chef in NYC is Michael Laiskonis (Le Bernardin, 2007 James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef Winner); housemade ice creams and sorbets are available on the dessert menu, which is the absolute best in the city IMO. He also has two fascinating blogs about his work that are worth checking out if you have any interest on the subject.
After Le Bernardin, I think L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon has the best desserts in the city (the off-menu "Le Sucre" is tremendous). IIRC, there's a profiterole and ice cream dessert on the current menu. Alex Stupak (ex-Alinea) at wd~50 is also incredibly talented, but his desserts are quite avant-garde and don't necessarily feature ice cream prominently.
Jack's Luxury Oyster Bar. The food is fantastic. Oysters are fresh, but even if you aren't into oysters, it has other dishes that are delicious. As for ice cream, last time I went, it had bacon ice cream. I know, it sounds gross, but the saltiness from the bacon and the sweet ice cream was heavenly.
Juniors Mile High Sundae is fabulous. It's not a fancy place but the food is decent.
Peter Luger has the best sundae in the world. Holy Cow Hot Fudge Sundae. Get it with half chocolate chocolate chip and half vanilla. Drowned in seriously thick hot fudge , crowned with creamy gluttoness schlag (homemade whipped cream from God), walnuts, a cherry, and chocolate cow. Ahhh heaven.
Other great ones are at Keens - Hot fudge and coffee cantata.
Convivio- The affogato is seriously delicious.
BLT Prime- Chocolate chesnut sundae or whatever the sundae they are featuring will surely be incredible.
I also enjoyed Gramercy Tavern's corn and blueberry sundae but they took it off the menu. Didn't think the meal was worth it but their desserts were fabulous.
Modern Bar Room also has good sundaes.
Craft usually has a great assortment of ice cream flavors, however not traditional sundaes.


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The Golden Lions insist that John Mitchell will continue as their coach after being cleared of misconduct.
The former All Blacks head coach was reinstated as after being found not guilty of all complaints of misconduct levelled at him earlier this year. Reports continue to link him with a return to Sale Sharks, where he has been acting as a consultant in recent weeks and was also given a role on the club's rugby strategy management board.
But in a statement the Golden Lions Rugby Union (GLRU) insisted Mitchell would be leading training when the players return for pre-season next week, putting the possibility of a return to the Sharks where he coached earlier in his career into serious doubt.
"The Golden Lions Rugby Union confirm they have met with John Mitchell and have discussed the relevant matters following his suspension earlier the season," CEO Ruben Moggee said in a statement. "John will join the team when they return for their pre-season next week."
Mitchell, who guided the Lions to the Currie Cup title last year but saw his side finish bottom of the South African conference in Super Rugby, had been suspended by the Lions and charged following complaints by the players about his training methods and management style.
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Meet one of the most popular breed on the earth. Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce to you the Yorkshire Terrier, one of the first 25 registered breeds with the American Kennel Club. Officially in a toy-group, but still a terrier - a big dog in a small body. Yorkies are very independent and feisty, intelligent and energetic. They're focused on people and love to work, that's why they follow commands and learn very quickly. Yorkie Terrier feels the mood of the owner and always tries to comfort and cheer him in the moment of sadness. He will be your best friend and will follow you everywhere you go.
Yorkies in America
The Yorkshire Terrier was introduced in North America in 1872 and the first Yorkshire Terrier was registered with the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 1885. During the Victorian era, the Yorkshire Terrier was a popular pet and show dog in England, and as Americans embraced Victorian customs, so too did they embrace the Yorkshire Terrier. As with many such new fashion trends, the interest crossed the ocean to the USA causing a rising demand. There were already breeders and fanciers of different Terriers waiting to consolidate all their Silky Coated Little Terriers as a distinct recognized breed. Now they had a name – Yorkshire Terrier. The affect was immediate and in a very short period Yorkies were being bred in 22 states. The breed's popularity dipped in the 1940s, when the percentage of small breed dogs registered fell to an all-time low of 18% of total registrations. By 1900 the U.S. had forty-five states and there were breeders and fanciers in twenty-two of them. Yes, they were not a widely popular in the beginning, but in the 1960′s everything have changed. Yorkies became one of the most popular dog breeds.
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We all love our pets and try to please and spoil them. Unfortunately, we end up suffering from it. The first mistake of all Yorkie owners is during their first day at home with the dog. Since you adore him, play with your puppy and never leave him without your attention. You should not take your puppy to bed with you even if he wines. Your puppy will get used to sleeping in its owner's bed. Firstly, a dog should know its place. If you will train her to sit on the couch, she will always sit there. Since it is not normal for a dog to sleep in your bed do not get in the habit of bringing her to bed with you. Based on my own experience I can say that if you'll take the puppy with you to bed the first several nights, she will end up sleeping with you. Try to develop all the qualities of the behavior that you would like to see in the future at an early age. Just like with humans, it is hard to radically change a habit or personality of an adult but easier to adjust a child's bad habits.
Famous Small Dogs – Smoky the WWII Mascot
Big things come in small packages, right? Such is the case with Smoky, the four-pound Yorkshire terrier that flew combat missions in World War II. Smoky was found in a foxhole by an American soldier and was sold to Corporal Bill Wynn for about $6. Wynn kept Smoky on the battlefield and in the fighter planes for the next two years, teaching him tricks and allowing him to comfort wounded soldiers along the way. This earned Smoky the distinction of being the first therapy dog on record.
Smoky's career as a joy-giver didn't stop with the war, either – he performed with Wynn onstage at hospitals and military functions for another 10 years after VE day.
Smokey comforted soldiers during World War II. Wynn chronicles his adventures with Smokey in the book, Yorkie Doodle Dandy.
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Title: Hey, America, Your Roots Are ShowingAuthor: Megan SmolenyakPublisher: Citadel PressGenre: Non-Fiction, GenealogyPublication date: January 31, 2012ISBN: 978-0-8065-3446-6Pages: 288Series: N/AReviewer: Victoria
If you've ever wondered how genealogists figure out someone's ancestral roots, you need to pick up Megan Smolenyak's Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing. Deeply fascinated with how America's past often shapes its future, Ms. Smolenyak has made a career out of the rich field of genealogy. Working with various governmental bodies helping them solve cold cases, identifying remains of long-forgotten soldiers, bringing them home, and providing closure for surviving family members has given her quite an education and respected reputation among her peers. In addition to her governmental work, she's been pivotal at such places as ancestry.com as well as having constructed family trees for famous celebrities. In her latest novel, she shares with us over twenty of her most famous and meaningful cases, outlining how she made her conclusions.
Lest you think Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing a weighty tome, rest assured Ms. Smolenyak's writing style is so fluid you feel as if you are entering a conversation with her throughout the book. From its opening pages, I couldn't help but admire her scholarship in leaving no resource untapped to come to her conclusions. Over the course of her investigations, she's had to travel to many countries, look into countless archives, examine numerous documents in a variety of formats, utilize a vast network of other genealogists, and keep up with current technologies such as DNA matching to assist her on her cases.
While there are several chapters talking about how she figured out famous celebrities as well as President Obama and his wife, Michelle's, ancestral lineages, the stories I enjoyed the most in Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing involved people who are often forgotten by history. I especially admired her work with helping to identify remains of our unknown soldiers so that they get the proper respect due for their ultimate sacrifice. Being a spiritual person, I enjoyed her story about all the research she did to connect names in a Bible given to her as a gift. Starting with the inscription of being found on a battlefield in the Civil War and ending with the descendants who are alive today, Ms. Smolenyak shows you step by step how she came to her conclusions. You absolutely have to read this book to see how she figured out a lonely tombstone on a sidewalk in Manhattan is the same person who wrote the first American Yiddish cookbook as well as a paralyzed prostitute who wound up becoming a Madam in Oregon. I can't recommend Megan Smolenyak's book enough and can't help but wonder if there are any skeletons in my ancestral closet that can be uncovered with a little digging myself!
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The only thing crazier than Disney acquiring Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in cash and stock considerations on Tuesday? That Disney plans on making three new "Star Wars" films, starting with "Star Wars: Episode VII" in 2015. That means in three years, Disney will not only release a sequel to "Marvel's The Avengers," but also the first "Star Wars" film since "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" in 2005. (2015 is going to be loaded for geeks; Warner Bros. is rumored to have a "Justice League" film arriving that year as well.)
Despite coming up with a treatment for the next "Star Wars" trilogy, Grand Poobah George Lucas won't direct "Episode VII"; he wants to give the franchise over to a new generation of filmmakers. So! Which filmmakers have the best chance of heading off on the Millennium Falcon (or whatever the "Episode VII" version of the Millennium Falcon is called)? HuffPost Entertainment has compiled a list of 19 possible contenders. Check them out below and add your own in the comments section.
Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon has the skills and geek cred to make any wary "Star Wars" fan feel at ease about "Episode VII." Unfortunately, he's too busy making "The Avengers 2" for Disney; like the new "Star Wars" film (still feels funny to write that seriously), Marvel's much-anticipated sequel is due out in less than three years. There's always "Episode VIII"!

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Genndy Tartakovsky
Genndy Tartakovsky is beloved by "Star Wars" fans for created the "Clone Wars" animated series, which is no longer canon. (Find out more here.) "I was going to go to Lucas and be their John Lasseter-type of person and do a feature and supervise the 'Star Wars' television show. And things kind of fell apart, blah blah blah," Tartakovsky said to HuffPost. Yeah, he's out.

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Edgar Wright and/or Joe Cornish
Another popular name to direct "Episode VII" being bandied about by "Star Wars" fans is Edgar Wright. The thought being that since Wright is an avowed fan and a genre fanatic, he'd be perfect to continue the beloved-but-fledgling franchise. Of course, like Whedon, Wright is also tied up in a Marvel-Disney project: The long-gestating "Ant-Man" film, which is set for 2015. Since he's out of the picture, perhaps frequent collaborator Joe Cornish could take over?

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Louis Leterrier
Back in 2010, Louis Leterrier was Joss Whedon's biggest competition for the director's chair on "The Avengers." The "Clash of the Titans" director is familiar with big-budget special effects -- he released the Kraken -- something that could make him ideal for "Episode VII." Unfortunately for Leterrier, there's not much chance Disney will want the next "Star Wars" film billed as "From the man who brought you 'Unleashed.'"

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Joseph Kosinski
Disney hired Kosinski to turn "Tron" into a new franchise, and when that didn't work out as planned, the studio attached him to "Oblivion," a sci-fi action film with Tom Cruise. The problem? The script was PG-13, forcing Disney to pass. (The studio likes family-friendly fare -- unless it's "The Avengers.") Universal picked "Oblivion" up and will release it on April 19, 2013. So! Does that make Kosinski more or less likely to get picked as the choice to direct what many assume will be a kid-friendly "Star Wars" film? The guess here is less.

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Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg has a past relationship with both George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy and Disney. Plus, Spielberg did some assistant work on "Episode III." It's a perfect marriage! Except for the fact that Spielberg recently told "60 Minutes" that he was done directing action blockbusters. (Except for "Robopocalypse," an action blockbuster due out in 2014, which probably takes him out of "Episode VII" duty anyway.)

 ODDS: 350-1

 UPDATE: Spileberg has said he's out.
Tim Burton
Disney and Tim Burton have a quite a relationship. Unfortunately, in 2012, that relationship has led to box office failures like "Dark Shadows" and "Frankenweenie." On the plus side, a "Star Wars" directed by Tim Burton would include Helena Bonham Carter as some kind of intergalactic senator in a headdress. (Just a guess.)

 ODDS: 300-1
Ron Howard
Ron Howard loves himself a big spectacle, it's just that his next big spectacle might be "The Dark Tower."

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Robert Zemeckis
Fresh out of the uncanny valley, Robert Zemeckis has made a triumphant return to live action with "Flight." Would Zemeckis -- who worked with Kennedy on the "Back to the Future" franchise" -- want to trek back to blockbuster filmmaking for "Star Wars"? "I'm really tired of making these huge, over $100 million movies where they literally mean life and death for a studio. It's really rough making these expensive movies," Zemeckis told the New York Times. "Everyone is hysterical." So, maybe that's a no.

 ODDS: 300-1
Patty Jenkins
Not that long ago, Patty Jenkins ("Monster") was tapped to direct "Thor 2" for Disney and Marvel. The decision was hailed as forward-thinking, but it didn't last: Jenkins left the project due to creative differences, but as Deadline.com noted, the split was amicable. File this under: Why not her?

 ODDS: 200-1
Brad Bird
Bird, the Pixar wiz behind "The Incredibles," made a successful transition to live-action films with "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol." He's got Disney connections, geek bona fides and experience with mouthy titles that include colons and dashes! (A "Star Wars" must.) Bird is also working on "1952" with Damon Lindelof, meaning his availability might be limited.

 ODDS: 150-1

 UPDATE: Bird has said he's out.
Colin Trevorrow
Audiences might not be that familiar with Colin Trevorrow, but if there's one dark horse indie director in the mix (and there usually is; see Marc Webb for "The Amazing Spider-Man") it could be the "Safety Not Guaranteed" director. That film had heart, lo-fi special effects and ingenuity; wouldn't it be nice to see those traits in a modern-era "Star Wars"?

 ODDS: 125-1

 UPDATE: Trevorrow is out.
M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan was once dubbed "the next Spielberg." Would he settle for the next Lucas?

 ODDS: 75-1
Andrew Stanton
As some critics noted, "John Carter" was the best "Star Wars" prequel George Lucas never made. Disney lost a lot of money on Andrew Stanton's notorious and expensive flop, but they clearly like working with him. Maybe the studio will give him an established brand and let him run wild?

 ODDS: 50-1
Joe Johnston
Fun fact: Joe Johnston helped design Boba Fett's armor for "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back." He also petitioned George Lucas to make a Boba Fett movie. The "Captain America" director has the prior connection and necessary experience to enter into the "Star Wars" universe; will Disney give him a chance?

 ODDS: 45-1
Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau and Disney are working on a movie called "Magic Kingdom," about a family caught in the famed Disney theme park. Assuming that one stays in development for the next decade, maybe Favreau can sneak in "Episode VII" while he waits?

 ODDS: 40-1
Anthony Hemingway
George Lucas chose Anthony Hemingway to direct "Red Tails," which was hailed for its "Star Wars"-y battle scenes (if little else). Hemingway will come cheap and knows how to work with Lucas, who will still be involved in the making of "Episode VII" -- at least as a consultant. Don't discount their collaborative efforts.

 ODDS: 35-1
F. Gary Gray
Don't forget: F. Gary Gray ("The Negotiator") was on the short list of directors for the Marvel-Disney production of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." If the studio liked him enough for that film, could a galaxy far, far away be next?

 ODDS: 30-1
Gore Verbinski
With Johnny Depp as Chewbacca.

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THE owners of a former Chinese restaurant in the centre of York have shelved plans to turn it in to a late-night karaoke bar.
Proposals for refurbishing the Barbican Road building which once housed the Royal Dragon restaurant were handed in to City of York Council in December.
But they have now been withdrawn, after local residents complained its new use could lead to their peace being disturbed.
JWPC Limited, the planning agents for the scheme, said the plans would be resubmitted once issues which have emerged had been dealt with, including concerns about noise.
But the karaoke facilities would only be available for use by diners at the ground-floor restaurant which forms part of the scheme.
If it goes ahead, the venue will be renamed The Regency. A licence to operate the business was granted by the council in November, but planning permission for the refurbishment is still required.
Renovation work is currently taking place at the site – which was home to the Spotted Cow pub before becoming the Royal Dragon – with the plans, submitted by applicant ZL Chen, also including three dining rooms for parties on the upper floors and 11 karaoke rooms.
It would have room for 100 people, with no more than 50 on the upper floors at a time, and JWPC has said ten new jobs would be created.
The council was originally due to make a decision on the proposals this month, although planning officials raised "significant concerns" about the venue's licence application when it was discussed in November.
People living near the site also objected due to the owners wanting permission to open until 3.30am every day, but the applicants have said the last entry time for customers would be midnight.
In the original planning application, JWPC said "significant investment" was being pumped into the scheme, which would give the building "a viable economic role". The firm also said soundproofing measures would be installed to help allay noise concerns.
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THE_JABINATOR wrote:I agree that it seems short-sighted to move into a city centre and then complain about noise, but by the time you get that far from the end of Walmgate, you're really out of the noisy area. The Royal Dragon sat vacant for what, six years? Seven? Seems reasonable to be concerned about the end of such an extended quiet streak.
I can't understand the mentality of people who buy/rent property in The City Centre then complain about noise. What do these cranks expect? This Chinese restuarant was a rock venue years ago (Spotted Cow) - The Walmgate/Lawrence Street area has always been known for pubs and clubs - long before many of the current resisdents moved in I suspect. Personally I think it should be turned into a 24 hour brothel. We don't have one of those in York (Well - apart from Club Salvation)
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If you were to fly north from New York City, across Canada directly to the Earth's physical North Pole, then kept going straight... you'd end up somewhere in Russia, right?
Not necessarily, say those who believe the Earth is hollow. Why? Because there's a big gaping hole at the North Pole, they allege, and if you'd fly (or walk, for that matter) across the pole, you'd find yourself entering the interior of the planet.
The idea that the Earth is hollow is an outlandish one, on a par, many would argue, with a belief that the Earth is flat. There isn't much in the way of evidence, except for some unverifiable stories and a few highly contested photos that purport to show the hole at the North Pole. (There is supposedly a matching hole at the South Pole.) But the notion of a hollow Earth has persisted over the decades, most recently thanks to a few dozen websites that keep the speculation alive.
Putting science aside, it's easy to understand the appeal of a hollow Earth. It's the same romance and sense of adventure that inspired novels by the likes of Jules Verne (A Journey to the Center of the Earth), Edgar Allan Poe (MS Found in a Bottle) and Edgar Rice Burroughs (At the Earth's Core) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Even today as our robots explore the surface of Mars, wouldn't be thrilling to find and explore a completely new world right here on this planet? (I should say in this planet.) That's the tantalizing prospect of a hollow Earth.
As mentioned above, there are allegedly true stories of people who have seen and even ventured into the space at the top of the planet, where lush vegetation is said to grow, warmed by an interior sun, and where strange, advanced civilizations thrive. Some adventurers claimed to have found the opening by accident, while others have mounted expeditions expressly for the purpose of exploring the Earth's interior:
• In the early 1800s, an American army captain named John Cleves Symmes was an enthusiastic supporter of the idea of a hollow Earth. He believed the theory proposed by Sir Edmund Halley, the famed astronomer, that there were five concentric spheres within the planet, each capable of supporting life and illuminated by a glowing atmosphere (which was responsible for the aurora borealis seen in the northern latitudes). Symmes was such a champion of this idea that the holes at the poles actually became popularly known as Symmes' Holes. He traversed the U.S. trying to raise money for an expedition and even petitioned Congress for financing. Nothing ever came of it.
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By Christopher Smith
An 18-year-old from Dallas, Ga., was heading home Friday to celebrate an anniversary with his girlfriend when his tire blew out, resulting in a fatal crash on Interstate 75 South, Whitfield County Coroner Bobbie Dixon said.
Jarrett Lee Williams, a freshmen at Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, swerved off the highway near exit 336 and hit a tree on the driver's side of his car after the blow-out, Dixon said.
Georgia State Patrol reported him dead at the scene. A 911 dispatcher said the wreck was called in at 4:40 p.m. Friday.
"It's devastating," Dixon said. "He was so young. It hasn't left my mind since it happened. He seemed like a good kid. It broke my heart."
Williams, a graduate from East Paulding High School in Paulding County where he was involved in track and field, was driving a red Suzuki Sidekick that may have had some form of dry rot in the tire that blew out, Dixon said.
"It's a miracle we didn't have a big mess," she said. "He crossed over two lanes of traffic. He was just going home this weekend to see his girlfriend."
Williams was wearing his seat belt and no alcohol was involved, Georgia State Patrol officials said.


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Wildflower walk
BELLAIRE — Wildflower docents at Grass River Natural Area will lead an upland forest wildflower walk today, July 2.
The walk from 10 a.m. to noon is free. Participants should meet at the Grass River Center, 6500 Alden Highway and are encouraged to bring a camera. To learn more, call 533-8314 or visit www.grassriver.org.
Bumper contest
FIM Group and the Traverse City Film Festival are sponsoring a 2013 Bumper Contest for aspiring filmmakers.
Submissions should be 20 to 60 seconds long, appropriate to screen before Traverse City Film Festival movies, and should have above-average production values. The top prize is $1,000 and all winning bumpers will be shown before feature films during the 2013 Traverse City Film Festival.
Submit a DVD or an online link by July 10 to email@example.com or TCFF Bumpers, PO Box 4064, Traverse City MI 49685.
Equestrian events
TRAVERSE CITY — Horse Shows by the Bay celebrates its 10th anniversary with a five-week lineup of activities for all ages and interest levels.
Premier equestrian competition at Flintfields Horse Park starts Wednesday, July 3, and continues through Sunday, Aug. 4. Horse Shows will award more than $630,000 in total prize money throughout the festival. Additional Horse Show information is available by calling 267-3700 or at www.horseshowsbythebay.com.
Patriotic concert
CENTRAL LAKE — Three Bridges, an internationally acclaimed gospel trio from Nashville, Tenn., will give a patriotic concert on Thursday, July 4.
The free performance starts at 9 p.m. at the Central Lake Herrick Football Field and will be followed by Central Lake's fireworks. Attendees should bring their own seating.
The concert is sponsored by Belltower Reformed, Eastport Baptist, Ellsworth Christian Reformed, Ellsworth Wesleyan, First Congregational of Central Lake, and Grace Community churches. To learn more, call 599-2122.
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GLEN ARBOR — The Williams Family Band will perform Sunday, July 7, atop the mountain at the Homestead Resort.


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Explanations of Rahmbo's attack on Iraqi PM
by skeptic06, Wed Jul 26, 2006 at 09:14:00 AM EDT
Yesterday, I was puzzling over what seemed to be an organized House Dem campaign against the Iraqi prime minister for anti-Israel comments he (supposedly?) made.
I didn't get very far.
Now, today, the MSM add their two cents.


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A shift in normal routine, a variation in usual activities or pattern, as in She's smiling in that one photo, just for a change of pace, or After six hours at my desk I need a change of pace, so I'm going for a swim. This term originated in a number of sports where strategy can involve altering the speed of, for example, a pitched or struck ball or a horse's gait. By the mid-1900s it was being transferred to other enterprises.


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Chef Eddie McGregor has made his way back to downtown Tunica, reclaiming the kitchen of the Café Marie. This time around, Chef Eddie is the sole owner of the Cafe' Marie.
For those of you who do not know, Chef Eddie operated the Café Marie from 2006-2010. Chef Eddie launched a catering company and three deli style restaurants in Memphis, TN, catering events such as office lunches, baby showers, weddings, rehearsal dinners, serving 12 to 1,200 people. With the delis now left in trusted hands, he is back in Tunica and ready to pour his heart and soul into the Café Marie.
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Lake Trout
Not Them, You
ver the course of a decade and four studio albums, Lake Trout have shed their skin several times. Formed in the mid-90's as five college students from Baltimore, they were a crowd-pleasing jam band with jazz chops on their self-titled 1997 debut. By 1999's Volume For The Rest Of It, they began to flirt with drum'n'bass rhythms and distance themselves from the jam band scene. Meanwhile, no one seemed to love drummer Michael Lowry's dazzlingly skillful live reproduction of programmed jungle beats more than Disco Biscuits fans on the jam festival circuit, but the band also began to play raves and indie rock clubs in attempts to diversify their sound and audience.
After a couple years of failing to alienate their hippie fanbase with some slightly eclectic influences, Lake Trout turned to writing short, concise songs to set themselves apart from the scene, culminating in 2002's Another One Lost (re-released nationally in 2003). Key to their courtship of indie and alt-rock audiences was a series of co-headlining shows with the Dismemberment Plan, who wrote the drum'n'bass-influenced "The Other Side" as an admitted homage to Lake Trout.
The leaps of sound and motivation from one album to the next that have defined Lake Trout's career thus far seem to stall out on Not Them, You, their 2nd album on Palm Pictures/Rx Records. Three years after Another One Lost, they've made an incredibly similar album, whereas they used to change their sound drastically not only from year to year but sometimes from night to night. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as it means Lake Trout have probably found a sound they're comfortable with and are done running from every previous incarnation. But it's also not great news.
Not Them, You continues the transparent worship of Radiohead that was in full swing on Lake Trout's last album. There's less Kid A-style borrowing from electronica's greatest hits, but frontman Woody Ranere is still drearily singing elliptical lyrics in a strained falsetto like so many other disciples of Thom Yorke. And tracks like "King" sound almost like blatant attempts to rewrite "Street Spirit" or "Knives Out." Ranere's vocals have never been Lake Trout's greatest asset, and arguably the band was at their best during the period that their material was almost entirely instrumental, as captured on the 2000 live album Alone At Last. But on Not Them, You, his voice sounds more confident and at home in the band's music than it ever has before.
Lake Trout's pursuit of songcraft is still a hit and miss affair. The production and arrangements on Not Them, You are booming and practically arena-ready, but rarely support a particularly memorable tune. At their best, though, up-tempo tracks like "Now We Know" and "Have You Ever" do pound away convincingly, and they scarcely sound like a bunch of jamming jazz nerds trying to rock anymore.
The album's most puzzling moment is the Dave Fridmann-produced rendition of "Street Fighting Man," a sleepy, ethereal cover of the Rolling Stones' classic swathed in the Flaming Lips producer's trademark reverb and ambiance. Lake Trout have always been a versatile cover band, recreating beats by Amon Tobin and Aphex Twin as ably as songs by Helmet and the Pixies. But there's no compelling reason for their limp reading of the Stones anthem to be given prime real estate on a studio album, much less be the only track helmed by a big name producer and released as its first single. Maybe singers in rock'n'roll bands just really like to sing that line about singin' in a rock'n'roll band.
Lake Trout's sound may have once been defined by Lowry's busy beats and multi-instrumentalist Matt Pierce's flute and saxophone, but on Not Them, You, they're more of a guitar band than ever. Lowry stays in mid-tempo rock drumming mode and never busts out a flashy jungle break, and Pierce keeps a low profile, adding subtle keyboard textures and the occasional flute riff. But guitarists Ranere and Ed Harris drive most of the songs with the interplay between their churning strums and snaky slide guitar leads. In fact, the slide guitars are perhaps the greatest pleasures of the album, bolstering "Pill"'s tremendous chorus and soaring solo, and ending the album on a high note with the tense, linear melody of the gorgeously spooky instrumental "Keep Your Eyes Shut."
Not Them, You was originally planned as a double album, with the 2nd disc consisting of some of the band's frequent forays into down-tempo instrumental territory. Ultimately, however, the album ended up as one disc with several instrumentals peppered throughout the vocal tracks, much like Another One Lost. And also like Another One Lost, the album ends with two consecutive instrumentals. All the parallels between their last two albums don't flatter Not Them, You, which pales in comparison to its predecessor, still Lake Trout's most accomplished and consistent studio album. They may have applied the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" rule on Not Them, You, but it would've been nice if they hadn't broken their precedent for restlessly changing and evolving instead.
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Parents new to Saline Area Schools are invited to attend open houses at , and elementary schools at 6:30 p.m., May 10.
The open house/information night for families who have children entering Saline Area Schools beginning in September of 2012. The focus of this evening is to meet the building principal and get an overview of how a school day looks and some basic policies and procedures at each building.
Although the school will be open, this evening is not intended as a true open house where parents will visit classrooms and meet teachers. Rather, school officials will walk parents through a typical school day, lunch procedures, drop-off and pick-up loops, and other basic information.
This evening is focused on parents whose only or oldest child is entering Kindergarten in the fall, however, parents whose children will be new to the Saline Area Schools may also wish to attend. Those parents are urged to attend the session at the school which their child will attend in the fall. The presentation at each building will be tailored to the polices and procedures at the individual locations.
For more information contact:
- Harvest Elementary Principal Betty Rosen-Leacher, 734-944-8903, email@example.com
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary Principal Brad Bezeau, 734-944-8941, email@example.com
- Woodland Meadows Elementary Principal Michelle Szczechowicz,734-944-8986, email@example.com


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Google Code-in Contest Kicks Off
Google Code-in (GCI) contest encourages pre-university students between the ages of 13 and 18 to begin participating in Open Source Development.
Recently Google announced its Code-In contest and provided links to the tasks and mentoring organizations. According to the published timeline, GCI started November 22, 2010 and will end on January 10, 2011.
Tasks are based on the following areas: Code, Documentation, Outreach, Testing, Research, Training, Translation, User Interface.
The Apertium Project, The Battle for Wesnoth, Debian Project, Dragonfly BSD, Drupal, GNOME, Haiku, KDE, LimeSurvey, MoinMoin, Mono Project, OSUOSL, Parrot Foundation and The Perl Foundation, Plone Foundation, RTEMS Project, Sahana Software Foundation, Tux4Kids, VideoLAN, WordPress, and WorldForge are participating as mentoring organizations.
What do students get for successfully completing tasks? Prizes include t-shirts, certificates of participation, and monetary amounts up to US$500. Ten "Grand Prize" winners to be awarded an all-expenses paid trip (with a family member) to Google Headquarters.
GCI has a Frequently Asked Questions and the Rules page as well as discussion list to help answer any questions you may have.
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Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
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New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
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Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
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New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.
New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
HP Rolls Out Massive Cloud Network
New cloud combines worldwide access with local attention to data security.
New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
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Distributed Hash Tables, Part I
Listing 6. portscan.py
def __main__(): id=int(random.uniform(0,2**k)) node=Node(id) join(node, initialContact) line=raw_input('Enter an IP to scan: ').trim() key=long(sha.new(line).hexdigest(),16) value=lookup(node, key) if value==None: f=os.popen('nmap '+args[1]) lines=f.readlines() value=string.join(lines, '\n') store(node, key, value)
In this installment of our two-part series, we discussed the theory behind building DHTs. Next time, we'll talk about practical issues in using DHTs in real-world applications.
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Chord: www.pdos.lcs.mit.edu/chord
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Kademlia: kademlia.scs.cs.nyu.edu
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Wrong Algorithm
the last else in distance should return (2**k)-(b-a), otherwise id would exceed the longest possible distance, i.e. the ring size.
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After the last else in the distance function, b < a, so (b-a) is negative. The sum of (2**k) and (b-a) will still be less than (2**k).
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Last Tuesday was a good day. A really good day.
I know I work in a pretty terrific office when I'm allowed to clock out, hole myself up in the conference room with lunch and a laptop …
… to watch the Bonnaroo Lineup Announcement Megathon. Or BLAM.
This was no normal lineup announcement, which usually consists of a festival releasing a poster at a set time – or if you're Coachella this year, in the middle of the night so people just wake up to it the next morning. No, this was an "event."
"Weird Al" Yankovic was the emcee, a sentence alone that can explain the tone of this live event. And for an hour, we were at the mercy of Al, giving us artists, little bits at a time. There were skits, help from viewers over Skype, games, Jimmy Fallon and some crazy dude who acted – as much as we Bonnaroovians might not want to admit – like a typical Bonnaroovian.
I had a browser window opened to Facebook, another with Twitter, another with our little Bonnaroo family Facebook group, and of course, the streaming video. And as the names started rolling, I got more and more excited.
I only screamed twice. Once when Mumford & Sons was announced, and again when the main, heavily rumored headliner was finally confirmed.
Sir Paul McCartney will play the farm this summer.
Aaaaahhhhhh!!!! Had I been at home, I would have run much like Macaulay Culkin in "Home Alone." You know, when he realizes everyone's gone, screaming, and waving his arms around like an idiot, set on fast-forward.
But instead I was at work, hands clapped over my mouth, hoping I hadn't scared anyone. And it was great.
However, there was a lot of complaining about Bonnaroo making the announcement an hour-long event.
"I don't have time for this."
"Weird Al is stupid."
"What a waste of time."
But these people just don't get it.
Bonnaroo made this an event. Those of us that love this festival start anticipating the next one from the moment we exit the farm via gravel road. Instead of announcing the lineup like everyone else – every other year – the people in charge of Bonnaroo made this a mini-session so that my Bonnaroo family and I could go back and forth with each other on social media, cheering when names such as Of Monsters and Men, ZZ Top and Billy Idol were announced.
Or post question marks and laugh when Dwight Yoakum and R. Kelly dropped.
It brought us together. Thanks to this "complete waste of time," I knew the moment my brother in Colorado and husband at home in Gadsden yelled "Boom" when McCartney was announced – right along with me. I knew exactly when my best friends in Florida saw the talking chin.
That's another story.
And I was there – along with other friends in Chicago and Washington, and the millions of others who made #BLAM a top Twitter trend that day – to shriek along with each name that made me happy.
Emily Hayes is a staff writer at the Fort Payne Times-Journal, where this cloumn first appeared.


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DATE: 1:30 – 3:15 p.m. November 4
EVENT: Public keynote address beginning with Michigan First Gentleman Dan Mulhern and followed by Catalyst President Ilene Lang
Mulhern and Lang will speak as part of the "Pathways for Women to Obtain Positions of Organizational Leadership" workshop, which will examine and devise a research agenda for this topic.
PLACE: Room D1270, located on the 1st floor of Davidson Hall at the Ross School of Business
REGISTRATION: Admission is free. Please register with Pam Russell at firstname.lastname@example.com or 734-647-4911. Seating is limited.
SPONSORS: Stephen M. Ross School of Business, The Women's Initiative, Office for the Vice President for Research at the University of Michigan, European Union Center at the University of Michigan, Poe Center for Business Ethics and the Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research at the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida, Kelley School of Business at Indiana University
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By Alan Burke
Staff writer
---- — PEABODY — Dealing with the problems of students can be a matter of life and death, according to one member of the Peabody School Committee. Yet, in treating kids suffering emotionally or mentally, school personnel are often working in the dark.
According to the School Department's nurse leader, Linnea Whalen, privacy concerns are contributing to a situation where students return from treatment for emotional or mental problems with no one at the school informed.
That can have real consequences.
"Especially at the high school level, there are a lot of suicidal students," Whalen told the School Committee at a recent meeting.
Sometimes, school officials are informed after kids return from treatment, and they can work with the youngsters. On other occasions, they are given no guidance regarding troubled students.
"What if the student's parents do not sign off?" asked School Committee member Thomas Rossignoll.
"There really is nothing we can do," Whalen said. "If it is a behavioral or mental health issue, a lot of parents do not want to reveal that." Whalen described a long-term situation that "has weighed heavily on my heart."
Pressed to describe what she's seen in school, she described a violent clash involving a student who had returned after an absence. "Something was said, and it triggered something. And the student started beating on the kid in front of him."
Some students make it clear they don't want to stay in class, she added. "And sometimes they present in the nurse's office in a very strong manner."
"It's a matter of life and death," commented board member Dave McGeney.
"The high school is where we see some of these problems the most," Whalen said.
Higgins Middle School also deals with difficult cases, she said. Occasionally, students with such problems have even appeared in the elementary grades.
Whalen has offered a plan for dealing with students returning to school after missing class due to treatment for emotional or mental difficulties. The report offered direction for the administration, asking it to assign an "understanding adult ... to touch base with the student at given intervals."
In addition, the plan suggested offering support for the child, that the family should be reassured and classroom assistance for the student given, including helping make up work. The school nurse could work with the parents to administer medication, and steps can be taken to ensure that only prescribed drugs are being used.
But the report also advises asking parents and the student's doctor for information, and that's where board members seemed stymied.
"It's a policy difficult to enforce," Rossignoll said, "difficult to get off the ground."
Committeeman Ed Charest cited HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which is said to protect the privacy of people receiving medical treatment. He also asked that the schools' special education director have input into the plan.
The board voted unanimously to take the matter to member Beverley Ann Griffin Dunne's Quality and Standards Subcommittee for further study and then reintroduce it at the next meeting. In addition, there was a request to consult with city lawyers on precisely what rights the schools have in dealing with this troubled — and sometimes hidden — population.
In formulating her policy, Whalen said she consulted administrators, guidance counselors, nurses, school psychologists and adjustment counselors.