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If you read GetReligion with any frequency, you know the drill.
We critique mainstream media coverage of religion and often point out holy ghosts in news coverage. What are holy ghosts? Let's go back to tmatt's description at the very beginning:
They are facts and stories and faces linked to the power of religious faith. Now you see them. Now you don't. In fact, a whole lot of the time you don't get to see them. But that doesn't mean they aren't there.
Some of our regular readers understand the concept quite well. In fact, we depend on readers to submit links to stories deserving of attention. Typically, readers provide a few quick takes on the item submitted, and your friendly neighborhood GetReligionistas take it from there.
Then there are readers such as Ken Fallon, whose submission on a front-page Oregonian story says just about everything that needs to be said. (I really hope Ken isn't trying to take my job. Granted, it's a part-time gig, and I'm not getting rich off it, but I do enjoy writing for GetReligion.)
Let's catch a flavor of the 2,500-word Oregonian feature before reviewing Fallon's analysis:
SPRING BRANCH, Texas – Lawrence Mattison finds it odd that anyone would look up to him.
Not in the literal sense, of course. Strangers often wonder aloud, glancing at the teenager's 6-foot-1, 230-pound hulking presence, "Is that guy in high school?"
But the little boy who approached Mattison last fall after a Smithson Valley football game caught him off guard when he handed up a picture he had drawn in school, shyly saying, "I wanna be like you, No. 21."
"To shake a little kid's hand, to hear him say he wants to be like me, it's crazy, it's humbling," Mattison says. "This kid wants my life?"
Mattison, who signed a letter of intent at Oregon State this month, may be the best running back to ever play at Smithson Valley, a 2,000-student high school on the northern outskirts of San Antonio. But he's also the kid who slept behind a gas station when he had nowhere else to go, the guy who punched two holes in the wall when he lost his cool, the one who got handcuffed and wondered if he had just blown his chance at a better life.
Seventeen-hundred miles away in Corvallis, Mike Riley and his staff have built a top 25 program where they preach trust, family and relationships. Lots of coaches talk about a family friendly atmosphere but it's a way of life at Oregon State, where coaches' children and wives hang out at practice and eat lunch with the players, where it's not uncommon for Riley to stop a fan outside the Valley Center, put a hand on the person's shoulder and ask, "Hey, how you doing?" then stick around to hear the answer.
If you have time, go ahead and read the whole thing and then come back for the critique.
In his submission to GR, Ken noted that the profile "hints at matters of faith while managing to avoid exploring them whatsoever." (Did I already mention the concept of holy ghosts?)
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Where can I find Kurobuta Chops in the Bay Area?
re: little big al
kurobuta is not japanese for berkshire. much like kobe is a type of wagyu beef, kurobuta is a type of berkshire pork.
from: http://www.vicsmeat.com.au/page/signa...
"All Kurobuta pork is Berkshire but not all Berkshire can produce Kurobuta pork.
The Berkshire breed is well documented as having superior meat quality when compared to other commercial pig breeds but Kurobuta pork is one step higher as the 'best of the best'.
Japanese scientists have studied the genetic makeup of Berkshire pigs and have developed gene technology that allows the Berkshire breed to be further divided into 4 genetic sub-types: North Island, South Island, Western and Oriental types.
The Oriental type is the basis for successful Kurobuta production. The fat composition is soft, white and flavourful and the meat has a fine, rich texture that is tender and juicy. Many people describe Kurobuta as the Kobe Beef of pork production."
You want to cook them yourself of have them already prepared? I'm unsure where to get the raw product, but I have eaten them at Ame.
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For the raw product you can get it at Niji-ya Japanese markets, which have locations in Mountain View, San Jose, San Mateo, and San Francisco. Also available at Suruki in San Mateo (Fourth Avenue) and probably in general at other Japanese markets.
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I've gotten it at Nijiya market in SF and been very pleased with the cut. Got a boneless piece and braised it. It was heavenly.
Last time I was there, they had chops, no boneless pieces, so be warned the selection varies. They are accomodating though, try asking if you don't see what you want.
I bought something labeled kurobuta at Trader Joe's. Good but not nearly as good as the heirloom pork I've bought from Fatted Calf. Most of their pigs are Berkshires from a small farm in the Ozarks.
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I believe that Fatted Calf receives purchases their pork from Heritage Foods suppliers. Heritage Foods also offers some mail order options for the home consumer. Their pork offerings include both fresh and cured cuts as well as butchered quarter hogs.
Check them out online at http://www.heritagefoodsusa.com/
re: grishnackh
re: Robert Lauriston
Their prices are high, but they do include express shipping to your door, and you don't have to pay sales tax as a CA resident.
Here's a General Chowhounding topic I made yesterday about my experiences with a Heritage Foods cured ham: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/394393
Second the rec for Prather Ranch. As for restaurants, Bacar and Boulevard both do wonderful things with pork chops, although I believe Boulevard uses Bershire.
Had a bite of my husband's at Ame last night and I think it was the best pork I've ever had in my life! If you go for the Kurobuta - also give the sweetbreads a try, they were fabulous!
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I'll ask my husband if he remembers the waiter's more detailed explanation but here is the listing from their menu if that helps - Grilled Kurobuta Pork Chop with Macaroni and Cheese, Bloomsdale Spinach and Cabernet Sauvignon Sauce, 34.
fyi - the macaroni and cheese was pure heaven - three kinds of cheese and truffle oil - incredible!
A growing number of small, sustainable farmers are raising Berkshires and heritage breeds of hogs for sale direct to consumers. If you like the meat and have some freezer space (not too much actually) you can get naturally raised, free range Berkshire and heritage hogs for less than you would pay for commercial pork at upscale grocers.
Check out buying your meat direct - sites like localharvest.org have listings that will help you find farmers. They are closer than you think!
If all else fails locally, Lobels online has them. Ive ordered a few times...definately quite expensive, but they really are quite spectacular; We did a side by side test against Neiman chops, and there was no comparison - not that one was 'better' they are just quite different in both taste and texture. Most preferred the Lobels Kurobata - blind tested.

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Note: For a couple of years, the Army offered CLRP benefits to non-prior service OCS officer candidates as a "test" program. The Army has since decided not to continue the program. Between 2008, and 2011, the Marine Corps is conducting their own "test" program and offers college loan repayment of up to $30,000 for some officer candidates in exchange for extending their service commitment by six months.
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I am a female, and I never considered being a schoichet before. I don't know whether women are permitted to become schoichets. I know precious little about the profession. I was a practicing vegan for years, for animal welfare reasons, but also for health and environmentalism. I still and will always take care of my health and the ecology as best I can, but I believe I can do these now while on a diet that includes meat, eggs and other animal based foods.
Last night I was talking with a young orthodox Jewish friend who keeps kosher and shabbos I've known for five years, and who has earned my trust (which says something). He suggested I talk with someone about becoming a schoichet. He thinks there would be an exception for me, being female. He thinks it's best I become one. I don't know, I think he may be correct that it is something I should do.
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According to Mishnaic and Talmudic law, there is no problem with a woman being a shochet. Unfortunately, there was a fellow named Eldad Hadani who pretended to come from over the river Sambatyon, from Dan, and as part of his fakery, reproduced their Talmud, called Hilchos Amar Yehoshua, so called because every law begins Amar Yehoshua amar Moshe mipi haGvura. (see more here:
He declares shechita by women invalid. See Tosafot on the first amud of Chullin who discuuses this -- the roshei teivos are often wrongly expanded to hilchot Eretz Yisrael. He tries to harmonize it with the clear din from the gemara. The reason given is nashim daatan kalos, which can mean they are flighty and not to be trusted, but which I heard Rabbi Bleich in shiur explain as that they would faint at the blood, akin to other examples of problematic shechita. In the end it seems like we say it is OK.
But there is another problem once we get to Yoreh Deah, where IIRC the statement is made that women don't shecht in practice. This is understood in different ways, some which can provide such an impediment.
Why, in particular, Raizel, do you want to be a shochet? Is it lack of access to kosher meat? I know I probably wouldn't have the stomach for slaughtering...
kol tuv,
It's been a long time, but I happened to notice this so I decided I couldn't pass this up
The Sugya if women Shechting is as follows: Tosfos holds that it's permitted, not like Hilchos Eretz Yisroel, since the Mishna allows a woman to Shecht by Kodshim, Kal V'chomer by Chulin. (The Pleisi says that Tosfos' proof is only to his own Shita that the reason that woman cannot Shecht is because they are more frivolous to Halacha. If they're not frivolous for Kodshim, Kol SHechain for Chulin. But Hagahos Maaimoni who explains the problem that women are faint of heart, there is no proof from Kodshim. By Kodshum, since a Kohain is needed to catch the blood in a vessel, so you have someone built in to watch her if she'll faint in the middle. But Chulin, where there is no one watching her, maybe she cannot Shecht.)
The Taz asks on this that Tosfos in Kedushin said that L'Chatchila women and Avadim did not do Schita in the Beis Hamikdash? He answers that could have been that they imposed it on themselves or a extra Chumra, but has nothing to do with Chulin.
The Poskim agrees with Tosfos, yet, the Agur says that the Minhag is that women do not Shect. The Bais Yosef asks, how can there be a Minhag that they don't Shecht. Maybe no women wanted to Shecht? Only if a woman wanted to Shecht and we wouldn't allow her would be a proof that there is a Minhag not to Shect. The Shach answers that the Agur holds like the Mahrik that by Minhagim we say that if we don't see something done we can still establish it to be a Minhag. The T'vuas Shor answers that we have a rule, that if a great man gives witness about something, though through what he tells us there might be alternative explanations, we still say that it's a proof to what he's saying, since he must have taken the time to examine that it's because of his reason and not for an alternative reason. The Gra says that the reason of the Minhag is like the Tosfos in Kedushin. He learns the reason that L'Chatchila they didn't Shecht in the Beis Hamikdash is because they might be negligent in the Shcita. This reason would apply even to Chulin. The T'vuas Shor says the reason why the Mihhag is different than in the days of Chazal, since we have many more Chumros, it became something that is a strong Tircha, which we don't trust women for. He brings a proof from Tosfos to this Minhag. Tosfos ask how are women believed that something was Shechted correctly, (since there is a Chezkas Issur and it's not in her hands to Shecht. Tosfos answers that since she could learn to Shecht, it's considered in her hands.) Why does Tosfos asks just from women and not by regular males that never learnt to Shecht. So Tosfos held that by males it's definitely in their hands since they can learn. Women, the Minhag is for them not to Shect, so it's not in their hands so much to learn. KM"L that we still consider it in her hands to learn.
The Simla Chadasha says that if a woman Shechted, we must assume that it's not a good Shcita until proven otherwise. Since she's not doing like the Minhag, we cannot apply to her the rule that most people that Shecht know how to Shecht, since she is not like most people, since she's not obliged to the tradition. For this reason, even if an institution gives her Kabalah, since they're going against tradition, they are also suspect. Even if she proves to us she knows Shchita, the Pri Megadim says that a male must check the knife, since it's a big Tircha we don't trust women. Also, she needs to prove to us that she's not faint of heart, since if she would be in doubt whether she stopped or not, she would permit the Shchita.
BOTTOM LINE: The clear tradition is that women do not Shecht, and any institution that tries to introduce it would be totally suspect of trying to undermine the tradition. Well, good bye for now. Maybe I'll resurface again in a few years.
Rav Chaim
thanks! that is a good summary of the halachic literature on the subject. i'll just add a link
to hilchot Amar Yehoshua (/Eretz Yisrael) to round it out:
This should take one directly to the page where it is discussed, but it might not outside of the US.
My own slight concern is that these halachic positions, and perhaps even the common custom, may have arisen as an indirect result of a forgery from a charlatan. That alone might render the minhag a minhag ta'us.
kol tuv,
I agree that we cannot *absolutely* know what sparked the minhag, and that might well prove an impediment to practical revocation of the minhag. While perhaps someone with 'western' values might want to revoke it for egalitarian purposes, I don't imagine many Jewish women are lining up to be shochtim. I *could* imagine someone trying to revoke it under minhag ta'us due to being annoyed and appalled at the corruption of our masorah. But then, those of 'high status' in our dor in general would not even agree that Eldad HaDani was a faker.
The reason I think it fairly reasonable that the minhag is due to this charlatan is: the Mishna and gemara explicitly discuss who is kosher and who not for shechita, under "hakol shochatin ushchitasan kesheira", and in the ensuing discussion in the gemara. This "lo raiynu raya" I would agree with, that the gemara's silence on the issue indicates that it is not even an issue. The only reason it came up as an issue was due to a charlatan and his fake "gemara". That the Pleisi has a question on Tosafot's disproof is beside the point. The issue should never have come up to be rejected. Given that this halachic discussion was going on, if the minhag exists it seems more than reasonable that it would have come up due to following whatever halachic reason was attributed to Hilchot Amar Yehoshua. I think this reasonable enough to be annoyed by it, at the least.
(Similarly, IIRC, the chumra not to shecht unless one went to mikvah for baal keri is also from Eldad, while are gemara seems to indicate that tumah is no concern for shechita.)
kol tuv,
Thank you Ron Balofsky, Rabbi Joshua Waxman, rav chaim and Chaim. I apologize I take so long to come back to post here.
I have a Youtube video link here of some woman slaughtering a chicken respectfully, a friend directed me to it:
Respectful Chicken Harvest Part 1 of 2 and Pluck - How to
I love animals, so it was hard for me to watch, but necessary, as I plan to continue to eat them; because it is right to I know.
I don't think the woman slaughtering is Jewish, and not saying anyone here should watch, also I think it's pants she's wearing with the apron otherwise snius except perhaps her hairstyle.
I haven't taken any steps toward slaughtering or studying it yet, but am considering it. There is no shoichet in my state and no school for it. My friend who recommended I study it is still keeping in touch, called just before yom hakipurim to wish me an easy fast and health for my family.


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Mrs. Cornett was born July 7, 1916, in Laurel County, the daughter of the late Ernest and Mary Keller Fiechter.
She was a member of First Christian Church in London. Her first love was her family, and was widely known for her good food and a kind and humble spirit. She was a charter member of the Swiss Descendants Club.
She is survived by three children, John (Sandra) Cornett of London, Glenn (Gena) Cornett of Georgetown, Ky., and Donna (Mike) Driver of Joplin, Mo; five grandchildren, Camille (Jason) Clemons, Jessica Cornett, Hayley Driver (and fiancée, Jennings Sirmon), Josh Driver, and Rachel Driver; four great-grandchildren, Brynn Driver, and Audrey, McKenna, and Olivia Clemons.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Johnny, Bob, and Teddy Fiechter; and three sisters, Hilda Morgan, Alene Doughty, and Rosetta Cook.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday at the House-Rawlings Funeral Home Chapel in London with Bro. John Wesley officiating.
Burial will follow in the A.R. Dyche Memorial Park, London.
Visitation was from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday evening at House-Rawlings Funeral Home.


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Sunday, December 30, 2012
RIP: Government Transparency 12/31/2012
The following reorganization meeting, Supervisors Smith and Delong slashed former Zoning Hearing Board members in favor of wholly new appointments who had yet to appear before the Board in any capacity. The same resulted in a wholly new appointment to the Township's vacancy board.
I have no problem with the Board's privilege in appointments, even Justin's, especially during a reorganization meeting, but I do wish the process had been done more openly.
In my time, we took applications for consideration by the whole board. Applicants were asked to introduce themselves, so that the Board and the public could consider their appointment.
At that same meeting, Lynn Township ended the practice of recorded meetings. They claimed the audio IC recorder was not compatible with the Township's new computer system. New recorders themselves cost about $35.00.
This summer, Lynn Township took its clandestine maneuvering still further. The Township withheld public financial disclosure and secretly authorized the Township Solicitor to fight its demanded release.
No member took responsibility for the Board's position, which was ultimately reversed by the State. The Pa Open Records Office called the Township's action absurd! Statements of Financial Interests are public documents, period -end of story!
The Township tried to right itself in September. The board voted to stream video of each meeting on the Internet, but that has yet to happen. To date, there is no Internet video; no not one on the Township's website.
In an unrelated matter, Lynn Township's manager abruptly resigned. Heidelberg's Zoning officer left previously under nefarious circumstances. Both positions remain vacant.
According to the Northwestern Press, unnamed persons from Lynn Township since approached Heidelberg Township regarding the possibility of sharing an administrator now that theirs [Lynn's] has resigned . . . Supervisors agreed to arrange an executive session between the two Boards to discuss this.
I'm sorry, but a joint executive session to discuss general policy, even a general personnel policy is not legal. The personnel exception to the Sunshine Act pertains only to a specific prospective public officer or employee or current public officer or employee. See, 65 PA. C.S.A. Sec. 708(a)(1)
So if the two Townships want to share an administrator, that's fine, but talk about it openly. And by the way, they'll need an ordinance. Joint municipal agreements require ordinance approval! See 53 P.S. Sec. 66507.
Not too long ago, our school district superintendent instructed its Board not to release pre-decisional documents until after the School Board's final vote. That's pretty bad. Even Lynn Township releases most pre-decisional documents, especially those which may come to a vote.
The Northwestern Lehigh School Board will now also limit what you can say! One may comment only on subjects listed in the School Board's meeting agenda. Do not speak if it is not on the agenda! They don't want to hear it!
The law does not side with the School Board. There is always the opportunity for "other business" to become before the Board. Most governments specifically advertise any other business, the School District notwithstanding.
By law, a board must provide residents and taxpayers with a reasonable opportunity at each advertised regular meeting and special meeting to comment on matters of concern, official action or deliberation which are or may be before the board or council prior to taking official action. Id. at 710.1(a) (Emphasis on the underline)
Lehigh County has its share of gaffs too. Consider the Commissioner's reorganization meeting last year. A video is posted here
Upon twice reaching an impasse on the selection of Chairman, Commissioner McCarthy moved to recess. During recess, the elected Commissioners formed two groups of three, and one group of two. They deliberated amongst themselves for a while in full view of the public.
Then the group of two traded places with corresponding members in the groups of three. The discussion continued. The gig was blatantly designed to get around Pa's Open Meeting Law.
Thereafter the Board reconvened and voted without impasse. The official video of the meeting moves to an empty podium, but you can catch a scant glimpse of the discussion around minute 22; this as the Board returned to their seats still taking amongst themselves.
I'd thought this blatant violation of the Open Meeting Law might be the real story for the evening. Alas once again, the Morning Call got it wrong. The predicted deadlock and mutiny did not occur, but they missed the real story there.
Which leads us to the County Budget impasse: during the budget amendment's second reading on October 24, 2012, Commissioner Chairman Brad Osborne limited individual public comment on the issue to "2-3 minutes" (video here). Yet department heads and other public employees were allowed to comment fully and freely. You can view the chairman's videotaped instructions here (beginning right around 1 hour 22 minutes.)
Again I caution, a government body can adopt facially neutral directives so as to permit the orderly flow of meetings. A government can not however adopt measures which have the effect of curtailing a message based solely on the message's content. Case in point: Just ask Mr. Toman (video 2hr 10 minutes).
Osborne's directive limited the public comment of budget objectors while letting budget proponents, including a sitting district attorney, an administrative judge etc., go wholly unheeded. Inequality in the speaker's treatment was further shown in the Chairman's public rebuke of Commissioner Ott (2 hours 4 minutes). How dare Ott interrupt Judge Banach with a point of order! Yet the Chairman had no problem limiting mere members of the public! See, video at 2 hours, 48 minutes (rebuking procedural dissenters by threat of removal).
It's fine to limit an individual's time to comment. Some people just don't shut up. But what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Treat them all equally in their period to speak regardless of message. After all, the Constitution gave us all equal rights to redress our government. It created no elite class.
Which takes us to the so-called fiscal cliff, a situation created by Budget Control Act of 2011 signed into law and once praised by the President. Nary a word of sequestration was spoken during the recent election, but hey, that's partly the voter's fault.
So we now have speakers of the House and Senate negotiating behind closed doors with the Administration. Closed door meetings give each the opportunity to blame the other.
As I see it, we don't have so much a revenue or spending problem as we have rather a really big lying problem. Nobody from either party has the balls to tell the truth, but rather each party works real hard to hide it.
Transparency is the light that kills those evils. Lets start with that!
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- eckville press said...
"At that same meeting, Lynn Township ended the practice of recorded meetings. They claimed the audio IC recorder was not compatible with the Township's new computer system."
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- January 7, 2013 at 10:35 PM
On January 4, 2012 Mr. Feinour ("Requester") sought from Lynn Township ("Township") a copy of the audio recording of the January 3, 2012 Lynn Township Board Meeting. ("Request"). A CD was included with the request.
On January 4, 2012 the Township denied his request asserting the Township's system used to make audio copies of the unofficial minutes was not compatible with the recently upgraded computer software. ("Denial letter").
On January 12, 2012 the Requester appealed to the Office of Open Records ("OOR") asserting the Township's denial letter failed to address the record requested and Mr. Deppe did not apply the true intent of the Law. ("Appeal")
On January 19, 2012, during the course of the appeal, the Township provided the Sworn Affidavit of Kevin Deppe, Open Record Officer, deposing "Since that denial, new software has been installed onto the Township computers removing the "bugs" which now allow the Township to create the audio file as requested by Mr. Feinour". ("Townships Response")
Perjury defined: act or crime of willfully giving false testimony or withholding evidence while under oath; a swearing falsely.
- January 12, 2013 at 12:52 PM
"This summer, Lynn Township took its clandestine maneuvering still further. The Township withheld public financial disclosure and secretly authorized the Township Solicitor to fight its demanded release".
One could argue there are no secretes. Mr.Deppe's ("Townships") May 21, 2012 and beyond phone records are public information.
Are we to assume the open records officer was having car trouble on May 21, 2012? Maybe they were planning a golf outing and needed tax-payer funded legal advice. You decide. Just making argument.
- January 17, 2013 at 9:23 PM
correction: car trouble on May 21, 2012
- January 17, 2013 at 11:05 PM
On February 13, 2012 Mr. Feinour ("Requester") sought from Lynn Township ("Township") a copy of the audio recording of the December 27, 2011 Lynn Township Board Meeting. ("Request"). A CD was included with the request.
On February 17, 2012 Kevin Deppe ("ORO") responded to his Request asserting "As the Open Records Officer for Lynn Township, I have determined that pursuant to 65 P.S. 67.902 subsection(a)(4), a legal review is necessary to determine whether the record is a record subject to access under the Right-To-Know Law Act, and subsection (a)(7), the extent or nature of the request precludes a response within the required time. A response is expected to be provided to you by March 12, 2012. I cannot provide you an estimate of the appliacble fees owed, if any, when the record becomes available because no determination has been made that such a record exist at this time and/or, if there is a record, whether or not it is a public record and the size of the record".
On February 18, 2012 Mr Feinour contacted DEP to ascertain whether the Township was current on their quarterly water test.
On February 28, 2012 Kevin Deppe ("ORO")
granted the Request, stating "Your request dated February 13, 2012, and received on February 13, 2012, requesting an audio of the December 27, 2011 Lynn Township Board of Supervisors meeting has been granted. The information has been placed on the disk you provided.
Mr. Feinour did not Appeal.
- January 18, 2013 at 11:01 PM


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The 2011 season for the Marching Panthers has been historic, as the band will complete the greatest season in its history with a final performance during the half-time show at the Jets game Sunday.
This year the band went undefeated in its class for both the USSBA and Band of America competition circuits. This is an all-time first accomplishment for a New Jersey marching band in the 35-year history of both circuits.
- The band medaled at both BOA Regional Championships it attended in 2011. On Sept. 24, at the Pittsburgh BOA Regional, the band swept all caption awards and won class AAAA for Large Schools. BRHS placed second overall in the show, which featured bands from seven different states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, New York and New Jersey.
- On Oct. 15, the Panther Band was crowned grand champion at the Yamaha Cup, held in East Rutherford at the Met-Life Stadium. In all, there were 57 bands in this competition, and the BRHS band won show by an unprecedented spread of two points over every other competitor, including the best bands in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
- On Oct. 22, the band travelled to the Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Regional, held at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the campus of Towson University in Maryland. The band once again medaled and won the most competitive class [AAAA Large Schools]. This contest was set up in a preliminary and finals format. There were 27 bands in the prelims, and only 10 were invited to make the cut to perform in the finals. BRHS was third overall in the contest.
- Overall, the band was 92-0 against USSBA bands and 41-3 versus BOA Bands, including winning two class championship titles/medals. The band is also most proud of having an undefeated season in music performance.
Since 2002, the BRHS band has accomplished the following:
- Eight wind ensemble appearances at the NJ STATE GALA [2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011]
- The wind ensemble was the best band at New York Wind Band Festival held at Carnegie Hall 2008
- Seven New Jersey USSBA State Marching Band Titles [2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010]
- Three Yamaha Cup Titles at Giants Stadium [2004, 2005, 2011]
- Four BOA Regional Class Championships [2006 Youngtown, 2010 Towson, '2011 Pittsburg, 2011 Towson]
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- Jazz II State Finalist [2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011]
- MAIN Circuit AA Champions, 2004
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Through the Christian ministry, "Because He Lives," the Woonsocket Soup Kitchen has been open to the public for what will soon be 25 years. Unfortunately, due to major plumbing problems within First Baptist Church, which as built in 1890, both the sanctuary and the basement (the location of the soup kitchen) are now off limits to the public.
Pat Dempsy, however, who has kept the soup kitchen going for a quarter of a century, is not about to let anything get in the way of the ministry. She and Bob Simmons, along with the rest of the crew at Because He Lives Ministries, have managed to continue feeding the homeless and the hungry of Woonsocket.
While the cooking is still, for the time being, done in the church kitchen, the food is brought out. The van is loaded up with hot food, muffins, bread, drinks, plates and utensils and driven to the WWII Veteran's Memorial Park on Social Street. The decision to bring the food to the people was made approximately three weeks ago. Although at first the crowd was small, through word of mouth the news has spread and many of the same folks who knew one another from the church are now meeting at the park.
They all know one another, and care about each other; they eat together, talk together, and encourage one another. One gentleman, Tom Lowe, recently donated $1,000 to the soup kitchen to use as they saw fit.
"Pat has fed me through many winters, and it's time I gave something back," said Lowe.
The crowd of people at WWII Park were in joyful spirits while they waited in line for their hot lunch. (Today's main course: Shephards Pie!) They sat at the picnic tables, and picked up where they had left off.
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ATLANTA — The office of the Georgia Secretary of State, in conjunction with the office of the Attorney General, has denied a request for electronic data of the November 2010 general election. The request sought to preserve two voting machines from the general election along with a copy of a county server and its election results database. The requested items would have allowed a public test of the voting machines to help verify the Election Day counting accuracy of the equipment.
The accuracy was called into question after candidates and election integrity activists noticed a pattern in three candidate non-partisan races where candidates in certain ballot positions received an unusually higher percentage of electronic votes vs. mail-in absentee votes. One race produced questionable results similar to the Alvin Greene / Vic Rawl primary held earlier this year in South Carolina.
In the non-partisan Georgia Supreme Court election, voting machines recorded 733,770 votes for Tammy Adkins, a family lawyer who did not campaign, create a web site, accept donations, respond to surveys, advertise, distribute literature, register phone and email contact data or accept media requests.
Studies indicate that top ballot positioning may offer a 2.5 percent vote advantage and a female gender may offer as much as a 3.5 percent advantage. But that accounts for only 6 percent of the 36 percent received by Adkins, who has now initiated a campaign, after winning a run-off spot. Even if those estimates were doubled, there is still no rational explanation to account for roughly a half million votes recorded by the equipment for Adkins.
The denial of the Open Records request was based on the contention that security could be compromised by fulfilling such a request. That contention was based on a previous case precedent known as Smith vs. Dekalb County, which occurred during the tenure of former Secretary of State Cathy Cox. In that case, a request for an archived copy of the county election database was denied for similar reasons. The security risk is unclear since only the county can access an elections database and officials have contended for years that the databases cannot be accessed remotely.
Georgia and South Carolina still use unverifiable voting equipment statewide. Adkins' opponent, incumbent, David Nahmias, voted in the 2009 Georgia Supreme Court case to continue the use of unverifiable voting equipment.
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Erectile Dysfunction is an impotency mostly found in men. It is Understood to be an inability to achieve an erection &Also lack in sustaining an erection & ejaculate during a sexual intercourse. ED affecting males is one of the most common sexual problems it's related with consumption of alcohol, emotional trauma, or bodily exhaustion.
An erectile dysfunction is very clear when there is frequent failure to accomplish and attain erection. Erectile dysfunction symptoms have variations which come up with infrequent incapacity to obtain erection, inability to attain the erection during the intercourse and comprehensive failure to pull off an erection. The erectile dysfunction indications might indicate that having full erection sometimes when asleep that entail your body's structures are working well.. This circumstance can occur before or even possibly on during the penetration stage.
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When erectile dysfunction symptoms become obvious it is possible to check with a doctor on what ought to be be done at this situation. Analyzing erection dysfunction is without formalized test procedures.
Here are some of the symptoms of erectile dysfunction:
The warning sing of ED is the failure to maintain an erection when required. Malfunction to achieve an erection less than 25 % of the time is usual; However when it is more than 50 % then it is a sign of something more terrible or intense A sign that ED has a psychological cause when nocturnal erections.
The causes of erectile dysfunction are:
Root causes are related to physical factors and environmental factors It may incorporate with certain medications.. Poor lifestyle., Presence of chronic health problem Poor nutrition. Fatigue, injury or damage. Exposure to environmental toxins. Poor blood flow to the penis. Another critical cause of ED is psychological impotence. The Psychological Causes of erectile dysfunction are Depression or anxiety fear of not performing sexually pressure to perform in sexual intercourse uphold an sufficient erection for intercourse
To be able to diagnose if you are suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED) or not, you need to check with your doctor and go through certain steps of interview, diagnostic tests and physical examination.
The first part of the diagnostic process will cover your medical, sexual and psychosocial history. A doctor will interrogate you a series of questions about the way of erection you come across, intake of current medications, ifr you are suffering from behavioral disarrays, duration of problems, other problems during sexual intercourse
The further stage of the process of analysis is a thorough physical examination, where the genitals will be the center of attraction. The urinary and vascular system will also undergo an examination. If there are unsuspected reasons for your condition, they can be revealed during a physical examination. Such reasons include diabetes, penile injury, prostate disorder etc
Here are some to the treatments through which Erectile dysfunction can be cured .It is basically categorized into two categories as medical remedies & natural remedies.
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It can be treated with pills and drugs such as Sildenafil (Viagra) Vardenafil (Levitra, Staxyn) Avanafil (Stendra)Tadalafil (Cialis) .
Vacuum erection devices and constriction bands can be used for the treatment.
Natural Remedies:
Natural remedies like natural supplements and vitamins, Lifestyle changes.
Natural supplement remedies may include Catuaba, Ginkgo biloba, Ginseng, Horny goat weed Maca, Carnitine.
Here are some to the treatments through which Erectile dysfunction can be cured .It is basically categorized into two categories as medical remedies & natural remedies.
Medical remedies.
It can be treated with pills and drugs such as Sildenafil (Viagra) Vardenafil (Levitra, Staxyn) Avanafil (Stendra)Tadalafil (Cialis) .
Vacuum erection devices and constriction bands can be used for the treatment.
Natural Remedies:
Natural remedies like natural supplements and vitamins, Lifestyle changes.
Natural supplement remedies may include Catuaba, Ginkgo biloba, Ginseng, Horny goat weed Maca, Carnitine.
I've read that Maca and HGW cancel each other out.
Things that haven't worked for me; Muira Puama both capsules and tincture, L arginine.
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A 75-year-old woman from Berkeley Heights was struck by a motor vehicle near Marco Polo Restaurant on Morris Avenue in Summit this evening, said Robert Weck, Summit Police Chief.
Weck said she sustained an injury to her finger and there were no other reported injuries.
The woman was transported to a local hospital, Weck said, and the cause of this accident is under investigation by Summit Police Traffic Personnel.
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An elderly woman was struck by a truck near 515 Morris Ave. just after 6:30 p.m. this evening, according to unconfirmed reports.
A Summit Police Department Dispatcher did confirm that there was an accident on Morris Avenue, but could not provide additional information.
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There are pure oils that are derived from a plant or seed, like Rosehip oil, the Sesame and Granada. They can also be formulated with other vegetable oils to achieve combined results (regenerating and purifying, anti-stain, anti wrinkles, etc..).
For oily or mixed: hydration and balance that is needed in formulas with oils of cinnamon, tea tree, geranium, rose hips or grape seed.
For dry skin: ideal the intense moisturizing facial oils of olive, lavender, hazelnut or sandalwood.
For sensitive skin: some products have the soothing properties of chamomile oil, arnica or marjoram.
For mature skin: Argan oil is one of the best to fight the signs of aging.
How to use
As a concentrate, oily, only requires a small amount. With two daily drops per day is enough to improve the appearance of your skin. To take advantage of its benefits, it is best to apply on clean skin and spreading a few drops slightly damp hands and then apply with slight pat on entire face for better absorption.
Always apply it gently, carefully and in descending order. From age 30, also used in the neck. Nourish and massage this area will delay the appearance of the first wrinkles and sagging.


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Did I meet the learning objectives of this subject?
Objective 1: demonstrate an understanding of social networking technologies;
Throughout the course of this study I have expanded my understanding of social networking technologies. This learning is clearly demonstrated through my blog posts in which I discuss various social networking technologies in relation to my experience with them and developing knowledge of them. For example in my blog post 'A (not so) Delicious experience' (Smith-Forrest, 2 December 2011) I not only reflect on previous use of the social networking tool Diigo but also on my new understandings of Delicious. This demonstrates that I am aware of what constitutes a social networking technology, have engaged with various tools and have a solid enough understanding of their concept and purpose to assess and evaluate their appeal and usefulness as a social networking tool.
Objective 2: demonstrate an understanding of concepts, theory and practice of Library 2.0 and participatory library service
My blog post '2.0h whatever does it mean!?' (Smith-Forrest, 14 December 2011a) shows my beginning understandings of library 2.0 as I begin to construct a self-concept of what library 2.0 and librarian 2.0 look like within an information service and as an information professional. My understandings of these concepts were formed from readings and theory such as Abram (2004) as well as practical experience of working within library environments. My beginning understandings of the attributes of a librarian 2.0 consist not only of what this entails in theory such as 'an awareness of how web 2.0 is changing the way the web works' (Smith-Forrest, 14 December, 2011a) but also an understanding of what this looks like in practice as I state 'an ability to recognise when a web 2.0 tool has the potential to enhance of improve their library service' (Smith-Forrest, 14 December, 2011a).
Objective 3: critically examine the features and functionality of various social networking tools to meet the information needs of users
Over the course of this study period I have been engaging in critically examining various social networking tools and their ability to meet the information needs of users. Not only was my case study based on this topic but I also reflected on this both informally when reading and also within my study blog. In my post 'RSS. The benefits' (Smith-Forrest, 14 December, 2011b) I discuss the features and functionality of RSS which enable it to meet the information needs of users as it provides a means for 'busy people who would like updates on certain topics or news without having to constantly monitor a website for new information'. I am also critical when examining the features of Delicious as I state 'I can see the potential uses for stacks particularly when building pathfinders for students' and 'I think there is a general lack of usability and user guidance' (Smith-Forrest, 2 December, 2011).
Objective 4: evaluate social networking technologies and software to support informational and collaborative needs of workgroups, communities and organisations
As a teacher librarian it was important for me to approach the evaluation of these social networking tools from the mindset of their potential to meet the informational and collaborative needs of schools. My evaluation of social networking technologies in this way is evident in my assertion that 'I can definitely see the benefits of using social bookmarking for colleagues to share links and to create lists of classroom links' (Smith-Forrest, 2 December, 2011) when discussing the useful features of Delicious and social bookmarking in general. When discussing the benefits of RSS I also evaluate the use of feeds in relation to their usefulness within an education setting as I mention ways in which it is being used to provide a 'My loans' service and provide news, alert and events updates (Smith-Forrest, 14 December, 2011b).
Objective 5: demonstrate an understanding of the social, cultural, educational, ethical, and technical management issues that exist in a socially networked world, and how information policy is developed and implemented to support such issues.
The socially networked world of the current environment brings with it many issues such as altered expectations of social interaction and a change in social culture as well as ethical, sensitivity and privacy issues and the necessity to educate users about appropriate use. I also demonstrate an understanding of the technical management issues of social networking when I point out that RSS is a 'viable alternative to email alerts dependent on the reliability of the feed reader being used' (Smith-Forrest, 14 December, 2011b). In my post '2.0h whatever does it mean?' I outline skills, knowledge and attributes of an information professional in a web 2.0 world including having an 'awareness of how web 2.0 is changing the way the web works and in turn affects the lives of communities and individuals'. Possessing understandings such as these are crucial in the development and implementation of information policy to support these social, cultural, educational, ethical and technical management issues.
Reflective Statement
How have I developed as a social networker over the course of this subject?
While I was already using some social networking tools within my personal life and during this year had gained a greater understanding of using social networking tools in a professional capacity this subject has really opened my eyes to the world of social networking. Not only have I developed in my conceptual understanding of what these tools are, how they are used and what they can be used for but I have had time and opportunities to meaningfully engage with them within a useful context rather than as an isolated and unconnected event.
Some of the tools that we have been encouraged to engage with such as Second Life, LinkedIn, Flickr and Twitter I had no or very limited understandings of before starting this subject. The push this subject has given me to explore these has been instrumental in my development as a social networker. Not only has the chance to compare new tools with those I already know given me a greater understanding of different tools and technologies and their particular strengths and weaknesses but has opened my eyes to a complete new world of which I had (and still have) only scratched the surface.
As a self-professed 'watcher' in the social networking world I have thoroughly benefited from the opportunity to see how other people and organisations use social media and networking and am starting to feel more confident and comfortable within the world of online collaboration. I am looking forward to becoming more of a contributor as I am now aware of the expectations, social rules and norms and appropriate formats for contributing to social networking. I have also been able to explore, for instance, where I 'fit in' within the world of social networking and where I will find useful collaborators and be seen as a valued contributor.
I feel that I have developed considerably as a social networker both in theory and in practice. I now feel competent with all social networking tools that I am familiar with and am confident that I would be able to easily grasp concepts of new tools. I have become much more curious about other tools and technologies such as QR codes and Pinterest as this subject has activated in me a desire to 'unpack' and understand social networking and media tools and technologies.
How will this development make me a better information professional?
I firmly believe that my development through this subject as a social networker will make me a better information professional. Not only is social networking within the information world a fantastic way to get involved in professional development and collaborative dialogues but it gives greater opportunity to provide and access information, both of which are crucial to being a successful and effective information professional.
Using social networks will assist me as a professional to build relationships with others as well as raising awareness about who I am and what I do (Steckerl, 2007). By making it known to library users my professional goals, how I am meeting their needs and encouraging their cooperation in continuing to do this I will become a more effective information professional as I will be better able to assess and meet their needs and evaluate and reflect on my own practice.
The ability to communicate in different and varied ways with library users and staff (Steckerl, 2007) will also make me more successful as an information professional. I now have the ability to customise online service provision to the needs of a specific user base and understand the importance of participatory services in valuing the voice of the user and pushing for user centred change (Casey & Savastinuk, 2006).
After this course I feel like I have a much greater personal understanding of how I can combine being a librarian 2.0 with providing an improved and more effective service that better meets the needs of the user (Farkas, 2008). I also have a thorough understanding of the importance of social networking policies and goals and feel competent in developing and implementing these.
Abram, S. (2006). Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and Librarian 2.0: Preparing for the 2.0 world. SirsiDynix OneSource 2(1). Retrieved from http://www.imakenews.com/sirsi/e_article000505688.cfm
Casey, M. & Savastinuk, L. (2006). Library 2.0: Service for the next-generation library. Library Journal, 1 September. Retrieved from http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6365200.html
Farkas, M. (January 24, 2008). The essence of library 2.0? Information wants to be free [blog]. Retrieved from http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2008/01/24/the-essence-of-library-20/
Smith-Forrest, N. (2 December, 2011). A (not so) Delicious experience. Who is Geronimo Stilton? [blog]. Retrieved from http://nicolesf.edublogs.org/
Smith-Forrest, N. (14 December, 2011a). 2.0h Whatever does it mean!? Who is Geronimo Stilton? [blog]. Retrieved from http://nicolesf.edublogs.org/
Smith-Forrest, N. (14 December, 2011b). RSS. The benefits. Who is Geronimo Stilton? [blog]. Retrieved from http://nicolesf.edublogs.org/
Steckerl, S. (2007). Survival guide: Online social networking. FUMSI, (September). Retrieved from http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/use/2346


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Week In Review: The 'You're With Me, Leather' source resurfaces to remind us that it was all true
May 20, 2011, 6:29 PM EDT
It's my belief that, a hundred years from now, parents will no longer sit with their children to explain the birds and the bees. Instead, they'll tell them the story of You're With Me, Leather. "You see Bobby, when a sportscaster and a floozy love each other very much …" (children, running from the room screaming: "Nooo!"). If it all ends tomorrow, at least I have left this to the world.
If you're unfamiliar with the story, here you go. It's hard to believe that it's been more than five years since I wrote that original post — memes usually last less than five days — but here it is, still kicking. In brief, a friend of mine told me the offhanded story of how he was trying to pick up a leather-skirted lady at a bar in Scottsdale one night, when Chris Berman swooped in, snapped his fingers and stole her from under his nose. It was an effortless pickup, like Oscar Robertson hitting a medium-range jumper, that only required one brief sentence: "You're with me, leather." Somewhat in awe, I wrote a post about it on Deadspin. Hilariously, the story lives on.
That's due in large part to Berman, of course. The Marx Brothers were funny, but they needed a foil. Berman, who bristles, fidgets, rails and denies at every mention of You're With Me, Leather, fans the flames every time there's a danger of the meme dying down. He has become this story's Margaret Dumont, acting surprised as Professor Firefly asks for a lock of her hair. When she protests, he declares: "You're getting off easy, I could have asked for the whole wig."
This little story has legs because Berman has so many little rivalries. Former and current ESPN colleagues Tony Kornheiser, Keith Olbermann, Neil Everett and Bill Simmons have all mentioned YWML at one time or another, on the air or in print. And they did it because they knew it would get a rise out of Berman … they love needling him, because he has the balloon-sized ego that's fun to pop. And Berman rarely lets them down. In the new ESPN tell-all book Those Guys Have All The Fun, Kornheiser is quoted thusly:
"The whole time I was on Monday Night, Berman never mentioned my name. He loathes me, in part because of stuff I used to write about him. Berman and I have an antagonism that goes back many, many years, long before I ever got to ESPN. Once in Minnesota, the big grand poo-bah stood there and lectured me, screaming at me about how great he was, how significant he was, how he built the network, and how I ought to be more grateful. That was when he accused me of writing the blog about him and that leather thing. He said, 'I know how it got on the Internet.' I asked him, 'What the hell are you talking about?' "
I hate it when I'm mistaken for Tony Kornheiser.
Berman replied by saying that the story was false. Quote: "I don't know where that came from."
Well, the original source, who still doesn't want to be named, called me on Tuesday, a little miffed that Berman is still denying all of this. And he even gave me a couple of extra tidbits of information about that fateful day.
"It was St. Patrick's Day weekend, in 1994 or '95," he said. "The bar was Maloney's, in Scottsdale. We were visiting spring training that year, and were there that night to watch the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
"It's absolutely true. Every word of it; I was there. I've heard various accounts of how the woman was wearing a leather bra, leather boots, etc. It was a leather skirt, and leather jacket. My friend had been working on picking up this girl for a couple of hours. And Boomer just walks in, points at her and says, "You're with me, leather." Without a word, she just picked up her jacket and followed him outside. It was our favorite story privately for years. Then when it hit Deadspin, it took on this huge new life. The line was even in an episode of the TV show Vegas. It's amazing."
My source would only add that his friend is a University of Santa Barbara alum.
"I can't believe the shelf life of this thing," he said, laughing. "It's so awesome that this thing lives on."
Indeed. And as long as Berman doth protest too much, it always will.
But there were other stories this week, weren't there? Let's take a look.
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- Brian Wilson has tweeted me his approval of our World Beard and Mustache champion post.
- Nothing sadder than a drunken bear being arrested at the SF Bay to Breakers. Poor dope.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md.- The General Assembly kicked off its 2013 session on Wednesday in Maryland.
One of the biggest issues facing the state this year is a potential gas tax increase. Sen. Richard Colburn, an Eastern Shore Republican, said taxing Marylanders more is not the answer.
"The gas tax is meant to pay for highways and bridges to build new highways and bridges and to maintain highways and bridges. That's the problem in Maryland. We have identified a need for a new Dover Bridge but we can't identify the need for a gas tax increase," Colburn said.
Eastern Shore Del. Michael Smigiel, a Republican, also opposes any gas tax increase. He said it will send Marylanders over the edge.
"What happens is everyone in Maryland lives within 40 miles of another state so they will drive to Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania. They will buy gas, milk, eggs, cigarettes wine and you lose all that additional revenue locally," Smigiel said.
Jonathan Reddick drives nearly 100 miles a day to and from work. He said if gas is going to cost him more, he will head for a neighboring state.
"I try to be my gas and everything in Delaware and Virginia because there are no taxes," Reddick said.
It's being said the money from the tax increase will go toward Maryland transportation costs and highways and bridges.
Britta Streit of Annapolis said she will not mind an increase because drivers need working roads and bridges.
"It's going to affect people trying to get to work," Streit said.
For now, lawmakers are getting down to work debating a wide range of issues, including the controversial gas tax.
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driving to palm springs from LAX...what to eat around 9pm?
looking for recommendations for something worth stopping for... mexican? burgers? sushi? looking to make the meal count... low or high end, just delicious and open for business between 9 and 11pm... somewhere on the road between LAX and Palm Springs... please help.
In Fontana, less than a block north of the 10 freeway on Sierra Ave., you'll find one of the Gallo Giro locations, and it's open 24 hours. Very casual (order at the counter) but decent taco/burrito/torta joint with good frescas and a nice little selection of baked goods.
A bit past Palm Springs, there's an In-n-Out at the Ramon Rd./Bob Hope Dr. exit. I believe that it's open until 1:00 a.m. (1:30 a.m. weekends). They'll sometimes give you the most-beautiful-looking cardboard sticks (a.k.a. french fries) that you'll ever see. Alternatively, have another burger instead!
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There is a SHERMAN'S Deli in Downtown Palm Springs, adjacent to the Hilton. I do not know if they are open late. The 10 is filled with every possible fast food place you can think of. If they do not have an In N Out where you live, they make great burgers. Nothing frozen or premade. I like mine animal style, grilled onions., They also have great shakes.
Close to the Palm Springs on the 10, is an A and W, I think it is at the Cabezon Casino exit.
Good Luck.
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Update: if you also want to get the stock Android look of the Nexus 5 on any Android device running v4.1 or above check out my recent Forbes post here.
When Android 4.4 'KitKat' launched on October 31 something very important and underreported was introduced. Its name is 'ART' and with the Android 4.4.2 update released in early December it is ready for the mainstream. What is ART? Something that will, quite literally, change how all Android phones operate.
ART stands for 'Android RunTime' and its job couldn't be more important: it runs the apps on Android devices. ART replaces 'Dalvik' (named after the Icelandic village where creator Dan Bornstein's ancestors lived) which has performed this task since Android first appeared. As you might expect Dalvik was getting very long in the tooth and it wasn't that great in the first place. In giving it the boot users will get two significant benefits:
1. More Speed
Why this happens requires a bit of tech speak.
Dalvik uses the 'Just-in-time' (JIT) process which means it has to transform app source code into an executable program every time it starts. That's right, Android apps have to run through a conversion each time they are started.
By contrast ART uses the 'Ahead-of-time' (AOT) process and this compiles (aka does the conversion) when an app is installed. Using this method apps can launch up to twice as quickly which will have a dramatic effect on the sense of speed of your phone.
2. Better battery Life
A nifty-knock on effect of AOT processing is making app-launch a less intensive process, so your phone doesn't have to work as hard which increases battery life. Using your phone you won't see a major difference, but significant gains will come in standby as apps which run in the background will now do so more efficiently.
Early developer reports claim to see as much as a 30% boost in idle standby time, but there are so many variables here it is hard to measure. From my own experience with ART on a Nexus 5 I'd put it closer to 20%, which is not to be sniffed at given it will be updated and refined continuously.
The downsides
Unfortunately switching to ART also has a couple of negatives.
1. It uses more storage
Or to be more precise: your installed apps will use more storage – roughly 10% to 20%. This is because the pre-compiled apps which allow ART to run so quickly and efficiently have to be installed this way which makes them bigger compared to Dalvik's on-demand method. For those with a lot of apps installed this could take a significant chunk of your available space, they will also take a little longer to install.
2. Some apps are incompatible
Android 4.4.2 fixed a number of incompatibility issues (including some with mega apps such as WhatsApp) such that 99% are now compatible with ART. MX Player is the only significant app I've found to be incompatible (update: now fully compatible). A full list of apps compatible with ART can be found here. I've yet to find any significant apps that don't work with ART on 4.4.2. If you do find a key app that doesn't work it is possible to switch back to Dalvik on the settings menu shown here.
How do I get it?
For starters you will have to be running Android 4.4 which at this moment limits you to Google Google's Nexus series or a custom ROM on a rooted device. That should change quickly though as most major handset makers have now pledged to upgrade their main handsets to v4.4 in Q1. Since KitKat is also more friendly to budget phones than previous versions of Android it should be the Android version of choice for new budget phones as well.
ART is yet to become the default setting in Android 4.4.x so here is how you enable it:
1. Go to settings then 'About Phone'
2. Tap the 'Build Number' repeatedly until you get the announcement you're a developer
3. Go back to settings where you will see a new 'Developer options' section
4. In Developer options change 'Select runtime' to 'Use ART'
Your phone will reboot and it will take 10 to 20 minutes to convert your existing app installations to be ART compatible. You'll see a progress count during this. Don't worry, all your app data is safe. Should you wish to switch back just choose 'Use Dalvik' in Developer options. The process takes about 10 minutes to complete and again no app data will be lost.
For those who do stick with ART pat yourself on the back. You've joined an exclusive club: those enjoying the future of Android.
Excellent article!
Oh, I have it enabled on my Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 2013 some time now. It works with all my apps. It is harder to see any performance benefits on these high powered devices except for benchmarks. The battery improvement is nice. I think the biggest performance benefits will be seen in the low end devices, where some may find responsiveness improve 4x.
So what happens when I attempt to convert to ART and run out of available internal storage space before the conversion process is completed? Do I end up with a split ART/Dalvic system or a brick?
I have begun to use the spare battery top up kit you recommended, which is excellent and to be able to get more life out of the battery full stop is awesome! Cheers Gordon I am ahead of the pack for today :-)
Is this only for phones? On my Nexus 7 (2012) running 4.2.2 I have opened "Developer Options" but there is no "Select Runtime" choice, just not there, not even "greyed out". Any information on App running on Nexus 7?


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Check out my latest video on how to Insert Advertisement (make some more money) in the SINGLE Post area of the blog post. In this video tutorial, I will show you how to monetize your blog posts entry with inserting advertisement, in this case, Google Adsense into the Single Post area below the Title field. […]
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