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i love the bright colors and movement.
Absolutely STUNning images, darling!
I particularly have fallen in love with the second one – you know how I love layering a bustier dress over another garment!!
Brights are the best!
wow! if this doesn't wake you up i don't know what will. maybe people should wear more of these colors when it's raining and gloomy outside.
So bold and pretty =)
I loveee this trend of mixing brights together! It's so fun. The first one is so fantastic – I love that hot pink blouse.
I love me some color! Good sleuthing to find such candy-colored images!
-pauses- stares. sighs. Oh, how I love color. =)
Divine colors combinations, darling!
Wow, those are some bright and lovely ensembles. Don't think I will need that afternoon coffee after all!
love the colors! especially the green one :)
Those are awesome pics! I wish I had the ability to mix colors in that way … Is it only me… or are we too color concious ??? Too much black in the winter maybe.
Beautiful post. :D
I love x 3 colours, and those combos are just stunning!!!
These jewels tones are incredible!
Orange and blue are one of my fav colour combos (depending on the depth) – but that puffy purple jacket has to go, lol
wahooooo!!! talk about saturated color. wow!
so different from the previous post in terms of color but not in terms of style. I love this! bring on spring…
OMGosh! Absolutely gorgeous! I've been inspired to 'colour block' and pair contrasting vibrant colours once the weather starts cooling down a little…:)
These are so fierce! Love that turquoise and canary yellow combo.
Wow! Luv the colours, so Beautiful.
I'm drooling at those juicy colours! :-D
I love these…so vibrant!
I love these! Completely agree with Anonymously Chic- gloomy days are just begging for amazing clothing like these.
you defenitely know how to pick gorgeous photos! I love the colors,especially on the second picture!
the bold colours are so so fabulous!!
Oh, I just love all the bright colors! So happy!


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---- — Water levels are low and clear in the rivers and streams. Cold weather pushed steelhead up into the rivers however warmer temperatures by the weekend could slow the bite. Walleye are moving closer to shore. Those fishing the inland lakes for large and smallmouth bass have caught a good number of fish.
Petoskey: Pier anglers are out and trying for coho, chinook or pink salmon with spawn, small spinners or small spoons. Try orange, pink or chartreuse.
Bear River: Anglers are now catching more steelhead. Try spawn, skein or yarn. Some are fly fishing.
Elk River: Is producing coho and steelhead. Try floating spawn and skein or casting small spoons and spinners.
Boardman River: Is producing coho and steelhead even with the lower water levels. Fish the deeper holes for now.
Frankfort: Steelhead have been caught in the surf and off the piers.
Betsie River: Is producing steelhead. Those fishing up near the Homestead Dam caught fish on spawn.
Manistee: Is producing some steelhead for those surfcasting as well as those fishing off the piers. Try early morning, late evening or during the day when the weather is nasty.
Manistee River: Water levels are low and clear again which makes steelhead fishing somewhat difficult. Conditions like this require light leaders and small stealthy presentations to get them to bite.
Ludington: Steelhead were caught in the surf and off the piers. Fish early, late or when the weather is nasty.


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Appeals fail to save 8 FACE office seekers
A committee of Ohio University Student Senate members upheld the Board of Elections' decision to disqualify eight FACE party members.
Nine total FACE candidates and three members of RSVP's ticket were disqualified last week because of mistakes on their applications or for judicial reasons. Eight of the ineligible candidates filed appeals so far, said Elections Special Appeals Committee Chairman and Student Senate President Jesse Neader.
FACE's presidential candidate Matthew Wallace said he is "disappointed" by the decision.
"I don't like the ruling, but I know they're fair people," he said.
A ninth FACE appeal was submitted after the committee had its first meeting Monday night, Wallace said, adding that he expects a similar outcome.
The committee will meet again today to rule on three final appeals. RSVP treasurer candidate Chris Wimsatt said two of his party's three ineligible candidates plan to appeal their disqualifications.
FACE's written appeals asked the committee to examine whether the board properly interpreted and applied its rules in four areas: judicial offenses, misreported GPAs, duplicate signatures and the election time period. So far, the committee has upheld all the board's actions, Neader said.
Those appeals argued that the Board of Elections was negligent in its management of the application process because of confusion about the length of the campaign period. Last year's Student Senate tried to shorten the campaign season from 30 days to 22, but inconsistencies in the resolution led the Board of Elections to deny the change.
The FACE candidates who were disqualified for reporting inaccurate GPAs argued that the Board of Elections was unclear about which GPA figure they should report.
However, the appeals committee found that Board of Elections Chairman Chauncey Jackson was specific enough. Candidates should have reported their cumulative GPA as of the application due date, Neader said.
"They shouldn't have had back-dated GPAs. They should have known that," he said.
Candidates were also disqualified for having duplicate signatures on their petitions. Executive candidates needed 75 signatures, and other candidates needed 25 to be eligible. The committee again found the board fairly applied the rules, Neader said.
"We ruled that the intent of the rules was that there were 25 individual signatures, not 23 and two duplicates," he said.
The committee also upheld the Board of Elections' decision to make candidates with Class A offenses to the OU Code of Conduct ineligible. This affirmed the disqualification of four FACE candidates.
"We found that the board was point on," Neader said.
If the appeals committee also chooses to deny RSVP's appeals, the campaign will be left without a candidate for fine arts senator, because both RSVP candidate Emma Hein and FACE candidate Alayna Moreman were disqualified.
A ticket is not allowed to replace a disqualified candidate.
"There's a lot of flaws in the system," Wallace said. "… This is going to leave an entire constituency without immediate representation."


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Changing China
Giant on the move
Blade Runner eyes triple gold and a crack at London 2012
Double amputee Oscar Pistorius has put the disappointment of not qualifying for the Beijing Olympics behind him and is confident of snaring three gold medals in the athletics at the Paralympics.
He is also looking forward to an attempt to make the next Olympics in London 2012.
The 21-year-old South African, dubbed the 'Blade Runner' because of the prosthetic legs that enable him to sprint, won a legal battle in May for the right to participate in the Olympics, only to then fail to meet the qualifying time.
"I didn't make the Olympics this time, I'm hoping for the future," he told me just ahead of the Paralympics.


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For Immediate Release
Weekly Calendar and Council Lunch Agenda
The City of Springfield's weekly calendar for Jan. 28 - Feb. 1, 2013 is now available online at: www.springfieldmo.gov/calendar .
Council Lunch Workshop
DATE: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
TIME: Noon
LOCATION: 4th Floor Conference Room, Busch Building
Tentative Agenda
- Follow-up to City Council Meeting held on Monday, January 28, 2013.
- Ozark Photovoice – Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) - Brian Fogle
- Any and all matters to come before the City Council.
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dream making
Getting into a business PhD program [Done!]. And surviving [In Progress]. And getting out [Dreaming of it everyday].
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Paper accepted and published
The paper that I started working on in 2006, while I was applying to get into a PhD program, was accepted and published in a journal in Feb 2010. Not a top-tier journal, but it is still nice to finally have a closure.
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Saturday, November 07, 2009
another milestone
Just presentation a research paper to the department today. So basically I have completed most of the major milestones for the PhD program half-way through the 3rd year in the program:
- qualifiers [checked]
- required coursework [checked]
- two research papers [checked]
All that remain are to conduct a one-semester lecture, and start/work/complete the dissertation. Yeah, all that remain...
- qualifiers [checked]
- required coursework [checked]
- two research papers [checked]
All that remain are to conduct a one-semester lecture, and start/work/complete the dissertation. Yeah, all that remain...
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
paper presentation
Presented my first paper at a conference. Made a few good connections, received some good comments. Added bonus: paper was the eventual 1st runner up for Best Paper award.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
1st acceptance
2 days after receiving my 1st rejection letter from the journal in March, I received an acceptance letter with nice reviews from a conference for the same paper. Accepted for presentation. A few days ago, I was notified that the paper will go into the conference's Best Paper proceedings.
Not too bad for a 1st year summer, I guess...
Not too bad for a 1st year summer, I guess...
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
A post-3rd-semester recap...
I've just completed my 3rd semester in Dec 2008, and now finishing up with the 4th semester (i.e. 2nd year).
Significant milestones:
1. Cleared my qualifiers in Jan. 4 long exams in a week (Two 12-hour papers, two 4-hour papers, and 1 full day of pre-reading for 1 of the paper.) My initial plan was to start preparing for the qualifiers in Oct. However due to an urgent research project, I could only really do the readings in mid-Dec. I think I read about 120 papers - that's like 3600 pages. I seriously don't know how I did all these readings...
By God's grace, I managed to clear the qualifiers successfully. If I were to do this again (and thankfully I don't have to), I would really try to prepare much earlier.
2. Submitted a paper to a journal in Jan....
And it just got rejected. We (the other co-authors and I) received a 2-page assessment on a paper that represents 10-months of toil. I always wonder how it would be like to read a rejection letter. Now I know. And I'm beginning to wonder how it would be like to read an acceptance letter.
So basically I'm done with coursework (although I will continue to do more....). And I just have to focus on research and more research. Trying to get a project started for this summer. Hopefully that will work out well.
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Useful Things to Know About Ph. D. Thesis Research
Quick notes on thesis writing.
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Thursday, October 09, 2008
Writing tips for PhD students
An interesting read by John Cochrane.
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UUFCC is so much more than Sunday morning service. The Fellowship is vibrant and active seven days – and nights – a week with opportunities to learn, to grow, to be of service to others, to build relationships and to part of a diverse, energetic community.
There are many ways – big and small – to Get Involved. Maybe you'd like to share a talent or skill. Or perhaps you'd like to stretch yourself and try out something completely new. What do you feel called to do?
Share Talents and Gifts We embrace the belief that every member and friend in the congregation has unique gifts that can enrich spiritual growth and promote health and healing in our world. Each of us has much to contribute to build and sustain a vital congregation. We want to help connect members and friends to opportunities of interest, and we will also help members and friends of the congregation discover their gifts and talents for ministry.
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Deepening your involvement at UUFCC will enrich our community and you individually. Contact the people listed here to learn more about how you might get involved.
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Courses may extend over a period of time or be presented as a one-time lecture, program, or activity.
More information: Director of Religious Education
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In order to plan for expenditures like staff salaries, utilities and programs, members and others who are committed to the UUFCC make a financial pledge to contribute money in the coming year. This allows us to budget our expenses wisely.
More information: Stewardship Chair
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Since 2008, we have closed the Annual Budget Drive with an evening of food, music, and laughter provided by the Fellowship's excellent musicians and comedians.
When: March each year
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If you enjoy choral singing of sacred music with a committed and enthusiastic group, please join us! The choir practices weekly and performs twice a month in Sunday services, special Christmas services, and as part of the annual "Music Sunday."
When: Thursday night practice, 7 - 9pm (Sept – May)
Location: Sanctuary
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The View From The Top
Last weekend I was lucky enough to be taken on a tour of One Canada Square, the tallest building in the UK, courtesy of a friend who works there. Situated at the heart of Canary Wharf close to where I live the main structure is 235m tall with 50 floors and is a prominent landmark on London's rapidly evolving skyline. Having featured prominently in a string of recent films (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Bourne Supremacy, 28 Weeks Later…) and the UK version of The Apprentice recently it's likely you'll recognise the location.
The higher floors offer amazing panoramic views of east London with the river Thames snaking its way around the Isle of Dogs. On a clear day you can see for many miles and it's striking just how flat London without a hill in sight! It's a shame there is no public viewing gallery but presumably fears of terrorism have curtailed any possibility of that.
There's a lot of construction taking place around this area at the moment, mostly luxury apartments (like Pan Peninsular) but also various infrastructure projects to prepare for the Olympics in 2012. Part of this includes the lengthening of Docklands Light Railway trains which is causing mass disruption for anyone trying to get to and from central London at the moment (i.e. everyone)!
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Those pictures are gorgeous!!! I think I might be the most jealous Maria in the whole wide world!London does indeed appear to be shockingly flat. I think the problem with a viewing gallery would probably be that the tallest buildings tend to house companies that wouldn't want randoms walking around their buildings, so any viewing gallery would probably have to be in a building purpose built for the public. Getting the money to make such a large building in London for the likes of us against the wishes of hundreds or even thousands of big companies who want an impressive London address is highly unlikely. The London Eye got past that problem pretty neatly though.
Hi Maria, thanks for your comment – glad to see your back online!
Not so bad to be trapped in an office when when you have a view like this! The only thing which those of a nervous disposition might find disconcerting is the planes taking off from City Airport which appear to be flying straight towards the building as its on exactly the same trajectory. Even from the ground its somewhat scary if you're not used to it!


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This image you have used http://bulletinoftheoppressionofwomen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Veiled-muslim-woman-reveals-abuse-300×121.jpg
is copyrighted and I would like you to please take it down.
I do not give you permission to use this image, especially not for your campaign against muslim women.
I took these photos with a friend who was not abused and we are both very upset with how these are being used. Please remove them immediately.
You have been misinformed, this website is anything but against muslim women. perhaps you should read further.
Elena, I apologize. I mistook your image (veiled Muslim woman with bruises on her face) as a sympathetic statement of like- mind and could have at least given you credit where much credit is due.
Cathy, your reply is true. There's no animosity here against Muslim women, only sympathy for their plight and lack of basic human freedoms. We see them suffer, beaten and charred, abused and scared and it hurts our hearts.
But Elena this blog does represent a campaign. A campaign against a belief system that hampers creativity, stifles curiosity, oppresses women and makes a retrograde civilization that is perpetually being reborn in 7th century Arabia. And what is with this – that the women walk behind the man a few feet. Disgusting. A woman stands side by side with the man in a civilized culture.


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When conducting user research, we all know asking the right questions is just as important as how you ask them, but how do you even know what questions to ask? What if the discussion topic is extremely personal and private? How do you get a complete stranger to open up to you? There is a better way to conduct an in-depth interview and it doesn't involve using a clipboard. Just imagine what you could discover if the participant's answers weren't limited to a predetermined set of questions.
Collaging is a needs-elicitation technique where users randomly select images to represent how they feel about a specific topic. Users then explain the reason they chose each image to the moderator. The collage becomes an instrument for participants to express the needs that they might not otherwise have been able to articulate. This information allows us to better understand the user's world and how to design for it.
This presentation will explain the history of collaging and other projective techniques, what you can learn from it, how to conduct it, and how to analyze the findings. A demonstration of a Collaging exercise will also be performed with participants from the audience!
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I Guess Obama Cut Those Classes at Columbia
by johnnygunn, Thu Jun 05, 2008 at 05:22:47 PM EDT
There were so many other ways to respond.
Today, when 95 year-old Charles Edwards gave Barack Obama a maple walking stick, this is how the senator responded:
"And, if members of Congress don't pass my health care bill, I'm ready," Obama said wielding the stick as supporters laughed and cheered.
"I'll whup 'em," he joked. "They better not mess with me. I'll have that stick."
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We had our first fun on Tuesday, the 26th of April, and have been running around Jamaica Plain and Boston ever since.
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Recently, the public school district of Cook County, Illinois, denounced homeschooling as illegal. This past November, Superintendent Richard Martwick sent letters to homeschoolers in the county claiming that "the School Code of Illinois does not authorize what is commonly called home school," and threatened to prosecute all homeschooling families. Mr. Martwick subsequently initiated truancy proceedings against several homeschool families.
HSLDA Executive Director Chris Klicka contends that the Illinois legislature, state supreme court, state board of education, and the U.S. Constitution all stand in direct opposition to Mr. Martwick's interpretation of the Illinois compulsory attendance law concerning homeschooling. In an eight-page legal memorandum, available through HSLDA, Chris Klicka refutes Mr. Martwick's interpretation citing the authorities above to dispute Martwick's claims.
Klicka first argues that the Illinois Compulsory Attendance Law, Chapter 122, � 2601, does not prohibit the operation of private schools in the home. The language in this section clearly states that as long as a private school provides instruction "in the branches of education taught children of corresponding age and grade in the public schools," and as long as that instruction is in the English language, a private school is in compliance with the compulsory attendance law. According to 23 Illinois Administrative Code Chapter 1, � 1.440, the required subjects are language arts, science, math, social studies, music, art, health, physical education, career education, safety, and conservation of natural resources. If these subjects are being taught, and the instruction is being given in the English language, a school can classify as a private school. Nowhere in the law does it specify what type of building a private school must use, or how many students must be in attendance.
Furthermore, Klicka argues that the Illinois Constitution, Article X, sections 1 and 2, only gives the state authority to establish, maintain, and control public schools, not private schools. In Illinois Statutes Annotated, Chapter 122, � 1A(C), the state board of education is given the authority to "recommend" policies and guidelines for private schools to the general assembly, but has never been conferred regulatory authority over private schools.
Turning to the courts in his refutation of Martwick's position, Klicka appeals to an important Illinois Supreme Court decision to support his position. In People v. Levisen, 401 Ill. 574, 90 N.E. 2d 213, 1950, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed the conviction of homeschool parents for violation of the compulsory attendance law. In short, the court held that a homeschool is a legal private school. The court defined a private school as
a place where instruction is imparted to the young . . . the number of persons being taught does not determine whether a place is a school. Id, at 215. (emphasis added)
The court in Levisen further clarified the intent of the compulsory attendance law when it stated:
. . . the law is not made to punish those who provide their children with instruction equal or superior to that obtainable in the public schools. It is made for the parent who fails or refuses to properly educate his child. Levisen, at 215.
But, as Klicka argues, Mr. Martwick is completely ignoring the intent of the law in his conclusion that homeschooling is illegal in Illinois. Mr. Martwick is applying the compulsory attendance law exactly the way the Illinois Supreme Court warned it should not be applied in the Levisen decision.
Mr. Martwick's interpretation is not even supported by the Illinois State Board of Education, which has consistently recognized the right of homeschools to legally operate ever since Levisen. The state board has never advocated the position that homeschooling is illegal.
In 1984, Leo Hennessy, Assistant Illinois School Superintendent for Supervision and Recognition of Schools, stated: "it is not illegal for parents to keep their children at home to teach them" (The Sunday Herald, "Their Learning Starts, and Stays, at Home," January 29, 1984). This and many other public statements by state board of education officials clearly contradicts Mr. Martwick's interpretation that homeschooling is illegal in Illinois.
In addition to the parents' right to homeschool guaranteed by the Illinois Supreme Court, the Illinois compulsory attendance law, and the state board of education, parents also have a constitutional right to homeschool. Klicka's final arguments against Martwick's position are the first and fourteenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
The parents' right to homeschool is guaranteed by the first and fourteenth amendments. First, the 14th Amendment guarantees that all citizens have the right to liberty which cannot be taken away without due process. The U.S. Supreme Court and many lower courts have applied this guarantee of liberty to the area of parental liberty. Based on this interpretation of the 14th Amendment, the courts have held that "parents have the fundamental right to direct the education and upbringing of their children" (State v. Whisner, 47 Ohio St. 2d 181 [1976], Mazanec v. North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation, 763 F.2d 845 [7th Cir. 1985], 614 F.Supp. 1152 [1985, N.D. Ind.], Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390 [1923], Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 [1925]).
Secondly, the First Amendment protects all those families who believe that in order to freely exercise their religious belief, they must teach their children themselves. The First Amendment guarantees them the right to freely exercise their religious beliefs concerning homeschooling (New Life Baptist Academy v. East Longmeadow School District, 666 F.Supp. 293 [D.Mass. 1987], and Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 [1972]).
With the current law and court decisions on the side of homeschoolers, HSLDA believes that Mr. Martwick's new policy of prohibiting homeschooling, thereby denying the civil and constitutional rights of parents who teach their children at home, must be immediately amended to comport with the interpretation of the compulsory attendance law handed down in Levisen. Illinois homeschoolers are attempting to prevail upon Mr. Martwick to change his policy using HSLDA's legal arguments for support.
Meanwhile, HSLDA has received reports from several other counties where superintendents are beginning to place additional restrictions on homeschoolers. HSLDA attorneys are in the process of negotiating with several districts to convince them to abandon unconstitutional requirements.
HSLDA was notified at press time that Mr. Martwick has officially retracted his opinion that homeschooling is illegal in Illinois.


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A WOMAN may suffer a permanent tendon injury in her right arm after it was cut in a row with her previous boyfrend when he punched the glass in the front door, which shattered.
Southampton Crown Court heard Maddison Piper was expecting a child by Gavin Buckle, who she had shared a four-year, volatile relationship with, which had ended shortly before the incident.
She pushed him outside the house in Mount Pleasant Road and he became "angry and frustrated" when she told him he would play no part in the baby's life.
Prosecutor Rachel Robertson said Buckle put his fist through the glass and grabbed her arm, pulling it through.
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Wanting to know what the mostly Asian American class considered desirable, professor Darrell Hamamoto asked: What posters are on your bedroom walls? After an uncomfortable silence, Hamamoto got the names he expected -- celebrities such as Brad Pitt. There wasn't an Asian among them, which reinforced what he has long believed: that cliches and stereotypes about Asian men have rendered them sexual afterthoughts.
"You aren't creating your own images," the 50-year-old Japanese American told the UC Davis class. "Make your own movies. You have to take it into your own hands." Like Hamamoto, hundreds of Asian American men are writing books and poems and creating websites in hopes of redefining themselves by combating the enduring notion that they are sub-masculine. Many are offended that Asian men are projected as power players when it comes to intellectual intercourse but bystanders in the world of romance.


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You don't need to look at the weather report to know when it's summer. Just go to Macworld.com: If you see daily reviews of low-cost, high-quality Mac software, you'll know we're smack dab in the middle of the Summer of Mac Gems.
Our annual search for worthwhile free and low-cost Mac software is underway—actually, GemFest 2013 began last month. I'm joined on this Macworld Podcast episode by two of the editors responsible for rounding up all these software gems, Dan Frakes and Roman Loyola. They'll talk about what you can expect from GemFest between now and when it wraps up by the end of September.
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It's getting easier to eat out at restaurants if you're gluten-free — eateries in most urban areas and in many small towns understand the concept of "gluten-free" and can prepare a safe meal for you.
However, there are certain ethnic restaurants where you may find it easier to eat, simply because the cuisines naturally use gluten-free foods. These cuisines — which include Thai and Indian — can offer some delicious alternatives to more traditional dining.
Here's a rundown of the various ethnic restaurant options available, and what you need to know about each.
1. Thai Restaurants
Thai restaurants can represent excellent options for gluten-free dining, since most Thai cuisine is naturally gluten-free — you should be able to find many choices, including most curries and rice noodle-based Pad Thai. Avoid wheat-coated fried appetizers.
However, the language barrier inherent in dealing with the staffs of some Thai eateries can pose challenges if you're trying to question what goes into a dish. For example, while traditional Thai soy sauce is gluten-free, some restaurants use Chinese-style soy sauce in their dishes, which does contain wheat.
Your best bet to eat gluten-free Thai is to find a place where you can communicate easily with the manager, and where the chef makes everything from scratch, including the sauces.
2. Indian Restaurants
Like Thai restaurants, Indian restaurants offer a wide variety of naturally gluten-free dishes. Tandoori chicken, fish and shrimp are almost always gluten-free, as are most of the vegetable side dishes. Beware of dishes with maida flour and with suji, which means wheat.
Papadum, an Indian flatbread made from lentils, provides a great alternative to the more traditional wheat-based breads that also are available at Indian restaurants.
However, Indian restaurants can have the same language barrier as Thai restaurants. In addition, those that use pre-made sauces (as opposed to making their own) may use sauces that are thickened with wheat flour. Again, your best bet is to find an Indian restaurant that makes everything from scratch.
3. Japanese Restaurants
You'd think that Japanese restaurants would be difficult places at which to enjoy a gluten-free meal due to the many soy sauce-laden dishes. However, you do have many options at most Japanese restaurants ... as long as you like sushi.
Most sushi is naturally gluten-free; exceptions include unagi, which is cooked eel marinated in soy sauce, and any tempura-based dishes, which are coated in wheat-based batter.
Be aware that the rice used normally contains vinegar; if you react to grain-based vinegar, ask the restaurant to use plain rice for your sushi. You also can stick to sashimi, which is plain fish. Most wasabi is safe, but bring your own soy sauce.
Avoid stir-fried Japanese dishes and miso soup, since they often contain wheat or barley.
4. Italian Restaurants
It may seem counter-intuitive to think Italian restaurants offer gluten-free fare, since Italian cuisine is so gluten-laden.
But incidence and awareness of celiac disease are very high in Italy, and you'll find many Italian restaurants provide gluten-free alternatives. If they don't offer gluten-free pasta, they may let you bring your own pasta to cook.
There are several potential pitfalls to dining gluten-free in an Italian restaurant. First, make sure they don't cook your pasta or vegetables in water that's been used to cook gluten-based pasta — they may not realize that will make you sick.
In addition, if you're particularly sensitive, beware of restaurants where they make their own pasta onsite due to the residual flour in the air.
5. Chinese Restaurants
Like other ethnic restaurant alternatives, making certain you stay safe in a Chinese restaurant can represent a challenge — soy sauce is featured in nearly every dish.
Your best bet is to find a Chinese restaurant that caters to gluten-free customers; many in urban areas include some labeled gluten-free dishes on their menus.
Beyond that, try to find an eatery where you can communicate easily with the manager or chef. If you're stuck with a Chinese restaurant where you can't communicate, the rice should be safe and steamed vegetables may be safe.
For additional tips on eating out safely gluten-free in a Chinese restaurant, see the article Gluten-Free Chinese Food in Restaurants.


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[REMINDER] #KegsWithLegs #30: Tonight @ Philosophy/Blue Dot Studio, Denver
Hello from Philosophy, Blue Dot Studio and Studio C3! We're looking forward to meeting you and seeing your script ideas at Kegs with Legs tonight for the next big "Keg" movie.
1. Look for a giant paper roll right outside our shop when you arrive.
2. We'll have a storyboard already underway with the keg and disco cactus as the stars.
3. Use Sharpees to fill in the boxes. Give us your ideas and dialogue.
4. When it's all put together, we'll shoot the movie and release it on The Egotist in a few weeks.
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Lindsay Lohan's Playboy photo spread is definitely the talk of the town at the moment, but Lilo is toning down the glam and opting to stay out of the spotlight. She and sister Ali Lohan are taking a short vacation in Hawaii, while Lindsay has some down time (and no community service at the L.A. County Morgue). Lindsay and Ali are in Hawaii, looking pretty laid back and decidedly not photo shoot-ready! What to do when your naked Playboy photos leak online early for all the world to see? Jet off to a gorgeous beach and chill out for a while with your baby sister!
Photos published in Britain's Daily Mail newspaper show Lindsay Lohan with no makeup on (well, maybe just a touch), waiting in line at a convenience store, enjoying a Big Gulp and generally looking island-casual. The paper says Lindsay appears "ghastly," but really? She doesn't look bad - just tired. Given the week Lindsay Lohan's had, that's kind of understandable. Everyone's entitled to a morning 7-11 run without a ton of war paint and super-fashionable clothes. Thankfully, not everyone has paparazzi following their every move.


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Sex and gore led the Easter Parade at the movies as TriStar Pictures' "Basic Instinct," starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone, wound up in first place with an estimated gross of $6.6 million for the Good Friday through Easter Sunday period.
But the weekend's grosses for all movies in the marketplace could have been stronger, considering it was the peak of the spring-break season, when moviegoing typically gets a lift. The weekend before, for example, when "Basic Instinct" came in second, it grossed $7.8 million.


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it's been a little over a week since arcadia finished, and since this was the same time last semester that we had auditions (literally the monday before finals week) I felt like this symmetry would be a great homage to the play itself, as well as my experience with it.
my journey with this production began with an audition I hadn't originally planned on attending for a show I knew almost nothing about. callbacks were scheduled for the most stressful night of my semester and I felt, with some degree of certainty, that I would not get the part. so when I went to the callboard on the second floor of gibson, that rainy day in december, and found my name on the list, I nearly cried from shock and excitement.
over winter break, I read the play any number of times, tried to start understanding my part in the mammoth of a show, and fell in love with it. rehearsals started the second week of the semester, with a two week bootcamp including table work, accent coaching, a number of mini-lectures from experts in the fields of study the play concerned, and a lot of hard work. I lost touch with some of my friends from last semester during this time, missing the crucial reconnecting moments that can make or break friendships freshman year; however, I also started getting to know a new sort of family. our cast became quite close over the course of the show. andrea played my mother in the show, but also listened to me offstage as I exclaimed and complained about my boy problems. our director brendon, pushed us as students and as actors so that our characters and performances were the best they could be.
it was a lot of hard work, almost double the amount of time regularly spent on shows here at washington college. we had rehearsals for two and a half hours tuesday-friday and four hours on saturday or sunday. granted we weren't always called every day, but we enveloped our self in the world of Arcadia.
this semester has been a lot of firsts. I was in my first production at wac, with my first lead role ever. I dated someone for the first time at school. I broke up with someone for the first time at school. I went to my first birthday ball and my first lacrosse game. I played sports for the first time on an intramural team. and now I'm nearly done with my first year of college.
I can't believe it's almost been a year.
Soo I haven't been posting too much lately, mea culpa.
But for the past couple weeks I, and my fellow blogger Olivia, have been hard at work on the Drama Department's production, Arcadia by Tom Stoppard.
It's been a semester-long affair, starting the first week we returned from winter break and opening just two weeks before finals.
The play has been an amazing, rewarding experience that I will surely miss after the final bow this Saturday.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, is opening night. And I've never been more excited about an opening night than I have now.
The show runs from April 16-19. On Wednesday through Friday, the show begins at 8, and on Saturday, showtime is 1:30.
Come see it. It's a masterpiece.
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Seconded. You can expect a long-winded from me after this weekend is over. :)
if I remember correctly, you get your college email at advising day (when you register for classes and everything else).
Actually, they found me! I received an email in early june from the admissions office wondering if I would be interested in becoming one.
If you are really interested though, I would suggest emailing Aundra Weissert, as she is my boss. :) Her email is: aweissert2(at)washcoll.edu
- Go out, get drunk, hook up…but make sure that's never the most interesting thing about you.
- Do not ever underestimate your talent. On two different occasions, I came out of two professors' office hours crying because both of them couldn't believe my GPA was as low as it was. One was an English professor and the other was a journalism professor, and I was doing really well in both their classes. I will never forget the look of wild confusion on each of their faces when I shared with them the one detail that could prevent me from studying abroad. Both professors praised my work so highly and told me I was capable of so much more than the grades I was receiving. I walked out crying because, for the first time in my life, I believed them.
- Remember that you're not in high school anymore and that nobody cares what you were like in high school. It's ok to take good memories from high school with you to college, but make sure not to get caught up in them. You're going to want to make all new friends and have all new experiences in college and if you stay too attached to your high school experience, you won't be open to everything that high school has to offer. Don't focus on what made you, you in high school. Figure out what your mark in college is going to be—and figure out with whom you're going to make it.
- Freshman year is a huge transition period, and I wish I had understood that and handled it with more grace. Feel your feelings and know that it will be easier one day, once you've found the right people.
- College is, for most of us, the first time we all truly venture out on our own and begin the work of deciding who we will become. It is a beautiful time of discovery and one that you wont get to repeat. So if I may, can I ask one thing of you? Your grades are important, and parties are fun, but make sure you take some time for yourself once in a while, away from it all. Even if it's for 10 or 15 minutes, once a week, find a place where you can sit and be still, without a care or worry on your mind. For me, it has made all the difference.
Don't feel like you need to be best friends with the people in your hall because of your proximity. Be selective about those who get to spend time with you.
For the love of God…FOR THE LOVE OF YOURSELF…don't ever, ever let yourself become someone's side bitch. You are main bitch material, dammit! It's been three and a half years, and I am still grappling with that concept. Please, please know that you don't deserve to be waiting around for his (or her) text messages, and you shouldn't be watching him text his ex-girlfriend while both of you are on a date. When he asks, "where is your self-respect?" after waking up next to you and then hooking up with your good friend that night, make sure to first, punch him square in the face, and to second, get him the fuck out of your life. Stop waiting around for all those losers to see how fucking awesome you are, and make time for the ones that knew it the moment they met you.
Get out there, join a club, and join the community. I know alcohol and the bar scene is new and exciting, but be safe and try not to be too stupid. I made too many mistakes like that as an 18 year old. It's not fun to be remembered as the girl who made out with 12 people in two hours.
Everyone is probably telling you right now that these will be the happiest four years of your life. What they probably aren't telling you is that these will also be some of the worst years of your life. In college you will feel on top of the world and utterly defeated (sometimes in the same day). So just try to remember that you're not doing anything wrong if you're having a hard time. And before you jump to any conclusions about how much happier everyone else is, and how much more fun they're having than you, go sit down and talk to a friend. You'd be surprised by how many people feel lost and directionless at least some point in their college careers.
Try to learn something new, whether it's about yourself or what you're studying. School is still so much fun, and it's the last time you're going to get the chance. Learn the things you can't learn outside a classroom, though those things can often be more important.
Please please please don't be afraid to befriend seniors. Some of my most meaningful relationships of my freshman year, if not my entire college experience, were the ones I had with seniors when I was a freshman. I want nothing more than to give that kind of meaning to someone new. I want you to do well, and I want to pass on a legacy at this school through people like you. Also, you guys are precious, and you have a ton of cafeteria swipes. Upperclassmen friends are not hard to make if endless fries and Lucky Charms are involved. One of my meaningful friends who was a senior when I was a freshman told me just a few weeks ago that my personality hasn't changed, just that I've learned to navigate the world better. And that's all you need to learn. Enjoy these next four years, 'cause they zoom away a hundred times faster than you think they will. Mine did, and I wish that I was paying more attention to them.
My advice for freshmen is to trust their gut in all decisions they make. Do whatever YOU feel most comfortable with regardless of what your friends may think. Be friends with everyone and don't stand for "groups" "your crew" "your girls" because in most cases that's just a euphemism for a clique.
Boys suck. Accept defeat and eat another donut.
I think one of my favorite quotes does a pretty good job at summarizing the advice I would give: "For what it's worth: it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again." – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Going to the cafeteria alone is not weird; it means you're okay with yourself.
I won't lie to you: College is going to turn your world upside down in both the best and worst ways possible. You will lose yourself, and you will find yourself again. You will most likely change your major, and your roommates will probably become your best friends. Inevitably, you will see more of them than you ever thought you'd want to (literally – my roommates frequently parade around my apartment in just t-shirts and underwear). But, they are also the people who will come to know you better than you know yourself and some days you are really going to need that. Never let the fear of failure inhibit you from doing what you know you actually want to do. As cliché as this is about to sound, be sure to revel in every bit of these next four years because it will go faster than you could ever imagine.
Remember, everyone and I mean EVERYONE has a story so before judging or assuming try to just listen. I still catch myself everyday guilty of this, assuming someone is crabby for no reason or being rude just to be rude– you'll be amazed at the stories you hear when you let someone talk for five minutes.
Take yourself out of your comfort zone. Make yourself deliberately uncomfortable. It is an unparalleled character-building exercise, and you might be able to discern the things you want out of life as well as the things you don't as a result.
You should know that change is both necessary and inevitable, so try to embrace it as best as you can. Growth is a beautiful, incredibly bittersweet process and there is (I've learned) nothing to fear from it. At the end of the day, that's what you're here for: to learn, to blossom, and to flourish into whoever it is you decide you're going to be. Part of that process though, is making mistakes; so be kind to yourself, forgive yourself, and then, keep going. The only thing you'll regret over these next four years are the things you didn't do, so make sure you do everything you can; go out on weeknights, dress up for themed parties, attend as many of your university's sporting events as you can, and always call home at least once a week. Do things you never gave yourself the liberty to do in high school, study abroad, revel in your newfound independence in whatever way you see fit, spend at least one summer on campus, and, perhaps most importantly, when you do finally find your voice – don't ever be afraid to use it.
Participate in EVERYTHING, even if its not your thing you'll probably find that if you participate you always have fun. Do not be that kid who is "too cool for school" because you will miss out.
A candle loses no light when lighting others. Build others up whenever you can, support those close to you and help whoever you can – you never know when the tables will turn!
I'm not sure I can think of any better advice than that given by Anna Quindlen in one of her commencement speeches. As a freshman I rolled my eyes at these words, I thought good grades, hard work, and sleep deprivation were the answer. For any freshman who feels the same, I ask you to consider Quindlen's advice…
"There will be hundreds of people out there with your same degree; there will be thousands of people doing what you want to do for a living. But you will be the only person alive who has sole custody of your life. Your particular life. Your entire life. Not just your life at a desk, or your life on a bus, or in a car, or at the computer. Not just the life of your minds, but the life of your heart. Not just your bank account, but your soul. People don't talk about the soul very much anymore. It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit. But a resume is a cold comfort on a winter night, or when you're sad, or broke, or lonely, or when you've gotten back the test results and they're not so good. So here is what I wanted to tell you today:Get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Do you think you'd care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon, or found a lump in your breast? Get a life in which you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze over Seaside Heights, a life in which you stop and watch how a red-tailed hawk circles over the water gap or the way a baby scowls with concentration when she tries to pick up a cheerio with her thumb and first finger. Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Each time you look at your diploma, remember that you are still a student, still learning how to best treasure your connection to others. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. Kiss your Mom. Hug your Dad. Get a life in which you are generous. Look around at the azaleas in the suburban neighborhood where you grew up; look at a full moon hanging silver in a black, black sky on a cold night. And realize that life is the best thing ever, and that you have no business taking it for granted. Care so deeply about its goodness that you want to spread it around. Once in a while take money you would have spent on beers and give it to charity. Work in a soup kitchen. Be a big brother or sister. All of you want to do well. But if you do not do good, too, then doing well will never be enough."
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you will spend as much of your free time sleeping as possible
it's weird to think that i'm already three-quarters of the way done with my freshman year of college. with spring break next week, I've taken to reflecting and organizing my thoughts about going to school here.
my first semester was one of sky-high ups and lows as far down as they come. I struggled with social anxiety and feelings of depression, but at the same time, I experienced moments of elation that surpassed all those before them. I felt anger and disdain towards people in a capacity that i never had before, and an overwhelming sense of appreciation for the people around me. I learned a lot about myself and who I wanted (and didn't want) to be.
and this semester has turned everything in on its head. i felt incredibly lost at the beginning, and more tired than I have been since junior year of high school. there were a lot of friends I lost, but even more that I gained. this semester I found a community of friends, and discovered a sense of belonging, something I've been searching for years to find.
but washington college isn't heaven. it's not the fields of elysium or a castle on the clouds. it's not magic, it's a school. and it's what you make of it. I'm lucky I guess, that I found a school that feels like home. to be honest, there are a number of people who don't feel the same way I do. and I want to be candid:
this blog is biased.
and it's not because I get paid for it (i do) but because it's hard not to write about the things that make you happy. it's hard not to gush about a school that made you feel better about education than 7 years of public schooling. because as much as this blog is to share my school, it's also to share my life. when i look back, years from now, i'd rather remember the good and not the bad. i'd prefer to look fondly on the nights spent stargazing or how amazing my experience at birthday ball was, rather than a bad night of drinking or fighting with my friends about trivial matters.
washington college isn't for everyone. it was perfect for me in ways that might drive a different student up the wall. wac is a small school, it's intimate, a little laid-back at times, a little rowdy at others. maybe it's because I'm still a bright-eyed freshman, but i like to think that over the next four years washington college is a place where i can continue to feel like I can be myself.
unfortunately, i was having so much fun on saturday that I didn't get very many pictures of birthday ball. well, i say "unfortunately" but isn't it a good thing? to be enjoying yourself so much and to be so caught up in the moment, you don't even think to take pictures because you know that it will stick in your memory for years?
a couple of weekends ago, i meth two wonderful girls named holly and julie, and let me just tell you they are two fantastic amazing wonderful people. i kinda love 'em a lot. anyway, we spent most of the day together. starting with the lacrosse game against Goucher, i chilled with them and some of the KA brothers (pretty cool guys) and we enjoyed the sunshine and clean air of a winter giving hopes for spring. after the second half, we shifted from the bleachers to the hillside and there's really only one word that sums up how fun that was: puppies. a lot of people that bring their dogs and there are a lot of dogs that are only ten weeks old and the cutest freaking things ever.
moving forward, after the game, julie and I brought our stuff to holly's room and then went to hang out at talbot. I made tea (and got some weird looks from some of the brothers) and we grabbed chinese before heading back to get ready.
the dance itself was spectacular. the decorations were amazing, the dj was on point, and i was there with people that make me happy.
can't wait for next year!
p.s. realised that this is has been in my drafts for about a week, so sorry for the late post. :\
a word to the wise: look before you leap
i sprained my foot and had to go to the hospital today
it's okay to miss class. be aware of the absences you're allowed and know that if the cold medicine you took because you're sicker than sick is making you feel like you're about to pass out, you don't have to go to english class.
don't make a habit of missing class, but keep in mind that you can't have a healthy mind without a healthy body.


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Upscale, high food quality, top service, yet reasonably priced Cantonese/HK restaurant in GTA for my father's special 70th birthday
Hello, I'm hoping to get some input on some high quality cantonese/HK food in a pleasant, nice, more upscale restaurant here in the GTA. Of course, with reasonable prices too!
It's my father's 70th birthday and he is Korean and this was his choice. We are originally from Vancouver and my father misses the nicer Cantonese/HK restaurants.
I really want to make it special and very nice for him and take him to an excellent place.
From what I've read in some of these posts, it seems like consistency in some of these restaurants have been somewhat of an issue in the past.
I've read that Charles...you've provided a lot of input...if you could give me your latest, I'd really appreciate it!
I welcome all the input, it's for this Sunday so I have to act fast.
Thank you, in advance!
I realise there may be dissenting opinions as to the quality of Regal Palace's service, but as the occasion you're celebrating is special, I would highly (yet regretfully) recommend against Regal Palace (Hwy 7 location). The food can range from good to excellent (the Maggi lobster is consistently perfectly cooked), but the service has been uneven or slow to outright rude.
I should add a caveat that the last time I visited Regal Palace was in December 2009, which was for my father's 60th birthday. The service was terrible, which made what was supposed to be a happy occasion a less than stellar one. The service may have improved in the meantime, but having visited Regal Palace over the course of several months preceding December with no improvements, I do not have high hopes.
For Sunday, there's only one choice that meets all your criteria - The Emperor' at the corner of Blackmore and Bayview. Why? because they have a lobster special on that day that goes for $9.99 per pound! As well, there service is very attentive and their food pretty good considering most restaurants mentioned on this board has gone down hill IMO.
BTW, I just spend 4 days in Vancouver last week and IMO, the lobster offered by the Emperor beats out a lot of similar dishes churned out by Vancouver restaurants.
Good luck! Piece of advice, make reservation and go early to avoid the weekend rush!!
re: Charles Yu
As always I agree with Charles Yu recommendation about the Emperor but would like to add Yang`s as well (a bit north of Emperor location) if you are not interested in a Lobster fest. On my visit the service was attentive and the ambiance (in my opinion) is a bit better than the Emperor`s.
re: elvisahmed
Yangs is a bit more modern décor and darker ambiance, but service is very good and dishes more sublte but using quality ingredients.
I ate at Emperor for a friend's birthday bash a few weeks back and enjoyed it as well. More brightly lit and very spacious, you can BYOB and they won't charge you corkage fee if you order enough. Lobster, as Charles mentioned, was very nicely done (although I personally do prefer the O'Mei's version). Charles also mentioned this filet mignon dish which I regret not ordering the last time I was there. I think their prices are the most "reasonable" given the quality.
Also consider O'Mei on Hwy 7 for that special occasion meal. Their Lobster 4 ways is amazing, my parents living in Edmonton keep raving about it everytime we talk lobster. Even their recent food trip to Vancouver couldn't find anything prepared as well as O'Mei's (although Vancouver seems to do better king crab). Prices may be a bit steeper (it is higher end chinese seafood), but it's very filling and you may not need to order too much more dishes depending on the numbers at your table.
Another of my personal favs is Peaktop at First Markham Place. Great BBQ meats (roast suckling pig if you get there around 6:30pm on a weekend), not as ultra high quality seafood though. Nice ambiance (also darker like Yangs) and a bit tighter in seating. Apparently excellent Peking Duck from another recent CH post.
Not a fan of Ambassador, Casa Imperial or Paradise, after a few mediocre meals there.
Other options that other CH'ers may chime in on are Casa Victoria, The Crown Prince, Wu Yi Villa...
Man, I'm getting hungry again, and it's only 9am.
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Wasn't too impressed with O Mei's service. One of us ordered a Singapore Sling, out came a plate of Singapore Noodles! When informed of the mistake, they apologized, made the Sling, and brought it to the table next to us which sat there for 15 mins while no one said anything. And they forgot one dish in our Lobster 4 ways.
O Mei
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Hi Royal Jelly. Is the service at Emperor pleasant and not so high end that they have to be snooty? Also, are they light on the MSG?? My parents have dietary restrictions and sometimes Chinese food (well a lot of kinds of foods these days) can be high in salt, oil, msg, etc.
And I'm assuming that one can order a la carte and not all of the menu is in a combo price? I'm in the situation where I'm wanting a nice pleasant experience for my dad's birtday but don't have the means to spent in the hundreds. And wonderning now if Emperor's will break my bank. It'll just be the 3 of us so hopefully they won't treat us badly and try to get rid of us asap as it seems to be a place for mostly banquets!!!
re: elvisahmed
re: Charles Yu
Thanks Charles. It doesn't have to be Sunday I can do it another day. I just want to take my father to the nicest place for Cantonese/HK food out there so would Emperor be your top choice even if it was another day?? And I assume that the other dishes besides the lobster are also of high quality? Thanks again.
re: jkimis
For 'consistency' I would pick Emperor since relatives of mine who dined at Yang's recently found the food inconsistent, though the decor/ ambience is a bit more refined.
BTW, Emperor offers a 'special dish at deep discounted prices' everyday. If my memory serves me right, they have an awesome Peking duck two ways for $19 on Mondays, Roasted pigeon on Tuesday, Steamed Dungeness crab with vintage Xiao Sing wine on Wednesday. Call them up and be surprised!
O'Mei's lobster 3/4 ways is definitely unique but I found the place a bit run down.
re: Charles Yu
HI Charles, thanks for your reply. I think I'm going to book at Emperor. Thanks for mentioning prices. I think Sunday lobster will be nice for my dad and it's a bonus if it's the special of the day! What do you think the price range/estimate will be for 3 people at the Emperor? I've just read other posts where they say 600 or what not..and that's totally something I cannot do.
re: jkimis
re: Charles Yu
What time is the best to go on Sunday? Say around 5:30?
Also, it is a place where healthier options are available or where they can make dietary changes...for people with high blood pressure, low sodium, cholesterol diet etc. The lobster special sounds good on Sunday but do they only offer deep fried options, what about steamed?
Also we don't really have any idea of what to order so I assume the menu is in English? I read you mentioned the filet mignon with cashews is good. any other recommendations?
re: jkimis
Any time before 6.30pm should be fine!
A less greasy option for the lobster would be sauteed with Maggi sauce. I'm not a fan of steamed lobster since I found this way of preparation too bland for my palette, unless the kitchen possesses some vintage Chinese cooking wine for the marinating.
Their menu is bi-lingual and the staff also speak decent English, so you should be OK.
The filet mignon with 'walnut' is better. You should also try the Peking duck as well! Duck fat is poly-unsaturated and is supposed to be good fat!
Anyways, so far I have not experienced a 'bad' dish there. That should reflect on their calibre and consistency! I hope!
Good luck, have fun and do report back!
re: Charles Yu
re: jkimis
re: Charles Yu
Yes, maybe I'll see you there!
Tomorrow I'm looking for a cake for my father...we used to love these chinese bakeries in van...i had one particular favourite chinese bakery on south granville..with fresh cream, fruit..light sponge...healthy and light but delicious!!! any ideas of where I can find somethinhg like that here??
I've seen tried some of the chinese bakery cakes..here but not fresh..and not so good...
Anyone out there...if you have any recommendations of nice bakeries...doesn't have to be chinese...any as long as it's great..., please pass them over asap...I know it's so short notice..but I have been overloaded! Have to look for something nice tomorrow! thanks, in advance.
re: Charles Yu
I want to let you all know that my experience at the Emperor was very nice. We were pleased with the food and the service was good. We had a set menu for four that included shark fin soup (nice), a scallops,conch and green peas dish (tad bit oily but in general I liked it), lobster with garlic dish (very nice), baby bok choy with garlic dish (a bit overcooked) and the grand green sea bass dish which was the best for last dish. I liked the desert as well...nice way to end the meal.
I was pleased we went at 5:30 because it got crowded around 645pm although it was interesting to watch.
Overall, I was very pleased because the food was not too oily, salty or over flavoured. I asked for less salt. Thanks too all who recommended this restaurant. It was an excellent choice and I believe my father enjoyed it. We will certainly go again for thelobster special and it's nice to know a good Chinese restaurant here in the GTA.
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William George (Bill) Gosselink, 96, of Pella, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, in the Long Term Care Unit at the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella.
Bill, the youngest of ten children, was born on February 22, 1917, to John and Helena (Vander Beek) Gosselink. Bill's Grandfather Gosselink came to America from the Netherlands and was among the original settlers of Pella in 1847. Bill's mother also later emigrated from the Netherlands, and the Dutch language was always spoken at home when Bill was growing up. He never learned English until starting school.
Bill's boyhood days were spent on the family farm near Pella. He was the first member of his family to attend college, Central College, and proudly served his country with the United States Army during World War II, most of the time in the Philippine Islands. Upon his return to the United States, Bill resumed his career at the Rolscreen Company in Pella where he was manager of the Folding Door Department.
On September 14, 1939, Bill was united in marriage with Ardella Freda Grandia at the country home of her parents, William F. and Dena Eva (Vander Linden) Grandia. To this union four children were born: Jerry Dean, Gloria Ruth, Gregory William and Mark Wayne.
Bill and Ardella always enjoyed traveling with family and friends; fishing trips to Canada and Minnesota; Major League Baseball games in Minneapolis and Chicago; and sightseeing trips around the country. Bill retired in 1982 from Pella Corporation after 40 years of service, and following his retirement they were able to visit Israel and the Holy Land, as well as parts of Europe, and ultimately visited all 50 states. They continued living in their home, 1409 West First Street, until 1991 when they moved into the Pella Manor and enjoyed spending the winters in Arizona.
Bill enjoyed golfing, walking, and was an excellent woodworker in his free time. He made numerous birdhouses, dollhouses, and hundreds of toy cars that were given to under-privileged children in Honduras.
He will be greatly missed by all who were blessed to know him and will fondly be remembered by his four children, ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. They are:
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William George (Bill) Gosselink, 96, of Pella, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, in the Long Term Care Unit at the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella.


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