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A lot has been said about NBA Championship night. It is a night that the winners of the prior NBA Finals are given their rings.It is also a night that have for most part marked the beginning of a new regular season, so to speak a new hunt for another ring. It is a night that seems to merge the past season with the new.
For most players they agree with the proverbial saying," do not mix the old with the new". They prefer the rings to be given on a night they do not have to play a game. Recently, some players have expressed their feelings regarding when the night should be held. The Heat's Udonis Haslem wants the rings to be given on the team's championship parade day. Dwyane Wade wants the rings to be given the night before the season opener game. Players from the opposing team, usually the visiting team on opening night, do not want to have any part of it. Some elect not to show up on the court until after the rings given away event is done.
For the home team and the visitors, their position as players is well understood and sounds reasonable. They have spent all off the off season for an elect few usually the reigning champions celebrating, the rest of the league are healing from disappointment from a failed mission. Then for everyone, winners and losers alike, come the phase of relaxing and then tuning up their minds for the coming season. They go through the preseason games, getting their focal points set and reset. Mentally, they have gone past the prior season and have their sights on the coming season. Surely, an event that reminds them of the prior season for which they have put in so much work to walk away from, one could argue is not fair to the players. More so, when it is compulsory that one of them, i.e, the champions must go through the motion, like it or not, on a night they have to play a game.
Is it fair? One might ask. When it comes to the league, sometimes it is not what is fair to the players that matters. The league thinks first about the fans or make us to believe that it is all about the fans and the game. Should the championship night not be for the fans of the champions in this case, Miami? If it is all about the fans, should it not be held for Miami fans only on the parade day? One ponders if it is not all about $$. The more people that see it, the more marketing opportunities for the sponsors and like they say, for the good of the game. The league may also have a point. To play the devil's advocate, one could argue that it is a night to remind everyone in the league what the game is all about. The quest for a championship ring. And what better night to remind everyone of what it is all about if not the opening night of the regular season when the reigning champions are rewarded with their rings.
What do you think? Do you agree with the players, that the ring night should be on a non game night? Do you agree with the players, that instead of a reward for hard work, it has become a few hours of unnecessary distraction on game night? Or do you agree with the current status quo of having the championship ring night on a game day? Feel free to leave a comment.

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A study of older adults in England finds that dementia cases are dropping.
Researchers at the Cambridge Institute of Public Health randomly tested thousands of adults for symptoms of dementia between 1984 and 1994. They then tested another group between 2008 and 2011.
According to their findings, the cases dropped 25 percent over that time.
Outside experts say dementia is less common among people who are well educated and have good heart health, so if people continue to stay in school and keep blood pressure and cholesterol under control, rates should continue to go down.
Researchers say other high-income countries, like the United States, should experience a drop in cases similar to those found in England.


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Corn Tortilla Quiche Recipe
A corn tortilla crust makes this tasty quiche a snap to assemble. "Cheesy wedges are great for breakfast, lunch or dinner," promises Leicha Welton from Fairbanks, Alaska.
- 3/4 pound bulk pork sausage
- 5 corn tortillas (6 inches)
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped canned green chilies
- 6 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup 4% cottage cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
- In a large skillet, cook the sausage until no longer pink; drain.
- Place four tortillas in a greased 9-in. pie plate, overlapping and extending 1/2 in. beyond rim. Place remaining tortilla in the center. Layer with sausage, Monterey Jack and cheddar cheeses and chilies.
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, cream, cottage cheese and chili powder; slowly pour over chilies. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Sprinkle with cilantro. Cut into wedges. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Corn Tortilla Quiche in Quick Cooking July/August 1999, p19
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This tastes like a combination of a breakfast quiche (sausage & egg) and cheese enchiladas (corn tortilla & cheese). It was yummy though quite fattening even though I did use reduced fat sausage and milk instead of cream. It was good and different but I don't think my husband enjoyed it as much as I did, so I am not sure if I will make it again.
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I made this with half bacon and half sausage (due to different preferences in my work group) and it was very well received!
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Earlier this season Skate Canada launched a new initiative to find the Best of the Best CanSkate Coaches in Canada. Seven CanSkate coaches were selected from across Canada to attend the ACGM and National Coaches' Conference which took place at the end of May.
The Best of the Best CanSkate Coaches attended presentations on CanSkate philosophies, techniques, formats, teaching tools, music incorporation and creative exercises.
"What an experience! The program was energetic and full of a group of people who strongly believe in sharing their knowledge to benefit our young skaters," said Best of the Best coach, Sheilagh McCaskill. "I know I left feeling motivated, energized and raring to go! I can't wait to make positive changes to my club's CanSkate program!"
The session included both on and off ice training. The on ice session included running an "Ultimate CanSkate Session", which was done with local CanSkaters. The session was videotaped and will be used for training purposes in the future.
The seven Best of the Best CanSkate Coaches left Regina with fresh ideas to bring back to their section and clubs. The first time program was an outstanding success.
"It was such an honour to work with talented coaches from across the country who take their role in Skate Canada's learn to skate program seriously," said Advisory Coaching Committee Chair, Monica Lockie. "All of the participants involved showed true passion, dedication and commitment. We are fortunate to have individuals like these among us."


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Several container lines have planned general rate increases in trade lanes in the next two months, but any gains achieved could be fleeting as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
MOL, or Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., is an international shipping company based in Tokyo, Japan. Created after a 1964 merger, MOL owns a fleet of container ships, bulk carriers, tankers, LNG carriers and other vessels. MOL also offers logistics services and technology services and operates ferries and coastal liners.
Press Releases
MOL Receives Green Flag Award and Vessel Speed Reduction Award from both Long Beach and Los Angeles Ports
29 Aug 2014
Global schedule reliability has declined for the first time in six months, as carriers continue to deal with congestion in North Europe and the U.S. West Coast, according to a new report from SeaIntel Maritime Analysis.
25 Aug 2014
The market for container terminals in the U.S. is being helped by cheap prices, low risk, and the advent of automation, according to the latest newsletter from industry analyst Drewry Maritime Research.
11 Aug 2014
It is becoming increasingly difficult for a shipper to determine which carrier in the eastbound trans-Pacific has the fastest transit time between two given ports, according to a new analysis from SeaIntel, a consulting firm.
08 Aug 2014
Major container lines announced general rate increases taking place in mid-August through October this week.
01 Aug 2014
The G6 Alliance is performing abysmally compared with its competitors when it comes to schedule reliability, according to a new SeaIntel report.
01 Aug 2014
More than a year after the container ship MOL Comfort and its 4,382 containers sank in the Gulf of Aden, shippers are watching developments in a Japanese court and awaiting a classification society's report on the sinking.
31 Jul 2014
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. reported a sharp deterioration in its container-shipping financials for its fiscal first quarter ending on June 30th and said that rates during the remainder of its year would not recover to the degree it had projected.
31 Jul 2014
Interim result season is in full swing, and the financial reports reveal carriers in the container-shipping industry searching for a silver lining.
30 Jul 2014
Despite managing to restore profitability in the past year, MOL president Koichi Muto said the company's container division continues to lose money and can't recover without massive changes.
02 Jul 2014
DP World London Gateway has gained its fifth service since opening in November 2013, following Hapag-Lloyd and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' merger of their Europe-West Africa joint services.
09 Jun 2014
Container shipping veteran Richard "Dick" Craig was promoted to CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. America on June 9.


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• "(Panthers offensive coordinator) Rob Chudzinski is one of the brightest young coaches in football. He understands personnel. He understands schemes. And he knows how to adjust his scheme to his personnel. He's a rising star. I've been tracking him since he was at Miami — I was really impressed with him then, and he's continued to grow under some of the best in the game. I wouldn't trade our head coach for anyone, but if we needed one, he'd be the first guy I'd bring in. After what he did for Cam (Newton) this year, he'd be the first guy I'd bring in if I were in Jacksonville."
• "What are the Redskins going to do at quarterback next year? Are they going with Rex Grossman again? They have a left tackle — they don't need a mobile (quarterback). John Beck is bad. Remember, (Mike) Shanahan said he was staking his reputation on the quarterbacks they had. Everyone in D.C. is waiting for him to address that. I've been through the area and heard the talk radio — the fans want to know — how is he going to get himself out of this one? I could see Jim Haslett being the fall guy — they might blame him. It's almost like they can never score enough. If it's low scoring, they lose 17-13."
• "Cincinnati has a quarterback. They have a great receiver. The defense is playing their (butts) off. The one piece they have to think about replacing is Cedric Benson."
• "Even though (Dolphins owner) Stephen Ross is not young in age, he is a young owner. Before he jumped on a plane to go see (Jim) Harbaugh, maybe he needed someone to tell him he should not do that. Even though you are hearing things, you can't just go jump on an airplane. You called the agent and now you lost all leverage. What Ross needs is a mentor of sorts if that makes sense. That's where Carl Peterson could really help Ross. They are friends — Carl can talk to him and tell him what he needs to hear."
• "The 49ers have as much depth on their offensive line as any team in football. There are teams that do not have a single (starting-caliber offensive) tackle on the roster. (The Niners) have four-plus depending on how you classify Adam Snyder."
• "Marty Schottenheimer and Bill Cowher were so close — I don't see any way Cowher goes to San Diego with (GM) A.J. Smith there. The question I'm sure Bill is asking himself — and he is a smart guy — does he want to take it up to level 10 again? I'm not sure he does. I think he is smart enough to know (that) to be successful, he has to be at level 10. You have to really work at it. I think he can be honest with himself looking at the two situations. He's got a nice, 20-week gig going and gets to enjoy life. You look at having to grind it and get grilled by the media all year long — I'm not sure he wants to work that hard again."
• "When it comes to understanding contracts and knowing when to tie guys up and lock up talent, (Chargers GM) A.J. Smith may be the worst in the NFL. He screwed up with Drew Brees and had zero leverage. Is it ironic that when Brees set the NFL passing record, he threw it to (Darren) Sproles? Sproles set the all-time (all-purpose) yardage record this week. How many yards has Michael Turner rushed for in Atlanta? (The Chargers) got in a pissing match over a few thousand dollars with Kassim Osgood last year — and then they lose three games on special teams in the first five weeks. He's a Pro Bowl special-teamer. You think that didn't hurt? I don't know that it is all A.J. — there are financial pressures in the building - but to let so many guys walk out the door for free is awful management. You've got to take care of your own."


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Lions WR Young sent home from facility; inactive for Week 12
Lions head coach Jim Schwartz announced Monday that WR Titus Young will be inactive for the Week 12 game against the Texans.
Packers rally for 24-20 win over Lions
Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and the Packers came through with a 24-20 win over the Lions on Sunday.
Lions' Suh can impact game outside of statistics
Even if it doesn't show up in his numbers, drawing double-teams is one way in which Lions DT Ndamukong Suh can impact games.
Key matchup: Lions WR Calvin Johnson vs. Packers secondary
PFW's Dan Arkush focuses on Lions WR Calvin Johnson vs. the Packers' secondary in their Week 11 matchup Sunday in Detroit.
We're to blame for unfair 'Audible'
PFW publisher Hub Arkush discusses PFW's weekly "Audibles" feature, which was the source of great controversy leading up to Week 10.
Lions release CB Smith
The Lions released CB Alphonso Smith on Monday, creating room to activate CB Drayton Florence from the short-term injured-reserve list.
NFC North Spin cycle: Bears' QBs come up short
The NFC North race took an interesting turn Sunday with the division-leading Bears falling in a sloppy game and the Vikings beating the Lions.
Falcons, Lions can't channel slights properly
How a team motivates itself can go a long way in determining whether it will achieve success or suffer failure in today's NFL, Eric Edholm writes.
Peterson, Vikings race past Lions
Adrian Peterson rushed for 171 yards on 27 carries for the Vikings in a 34-24 victory over the Lions on Sunday afternoon.
Key matchup: Vikings RB Adrian Peterson vs. Lions front seven
Adrian Peterson ran well against the Lions in the teams' first meeting. Now, without Percy Harvin, can Peterson carry the load vs. Detroit?
NFC North Spin cycle: Bears, Packers, Lions surging
The Vikings were the only NFC North team in the loss column in Week Nine as the Bears, Packers and Lions cruised to double-digit wins.
Leshoure paces Lions with three TDs in win
Mikel Leshoure ran for three touchdowns, and the Lions turned in their most complete victory of the season, 31-14 over the Jaguars.
Lions WR Johnson expected to be game-time decision
Sources told Pro Football Weekly that Lions WR Calvin Johnson will be a game-time decision Sunday against the Jaguars.
Lions RB Best to remain out for the season
The Lions will keep RB Jahvid Best on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list, ending his season, the team announced Friday.
Thomas a logical fit with Lions
The Lions didn't seem to be in need of a wide receiver, but trading for the Jaguars' Mike Thomas makes sense on multiple levels.
A person with knowledge of the deal says safety Louis Delmas has agreed to a two-year contract to remain with the Detroit Lions. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because no announcement had been made. The 25-year-old Delmas returns to Detroit after the Lions added free agent safety Glover Quin earlier this week.||||||| Delmas played only eight games last season but started them all. He was limited by left knee problems.
Detroit has Louis Delmas back in the lineup after he missed three straight games with an injured left knee.||||||| This is a big boost for the ailing Lions secondary.
Coach Jim Schwartz said Delmas had some tests on his left knee Monday but did not elaborate, only saying the four-year veteran was day-to-day.||||||| Delmas left Sunday's game and did not return. He had surgery on the same knee during the preseason and missed Detroit's first four games.
Delmas has injured his left knee and left the game against the Seattle Seahawks.||||||| Delmas was hurt in the third quarter, had his left knee examined on the sideline then went toward the locker room. He missed the first four games of the season recovering from surgery on the same knee.
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With more people feeling frustrated with the inaction of the authorities and the system they are taking the help of activists of the Occupy movement to vent their anger directly against the banks implicated in the mayhem. Their contention is that the banks are intentionally not helping to modify loans.
Initially the Hardest Hit Fund (included in the TARP) was meant for the unemployed borrowers only. But later noting that not much progress was being made the underwater borrowers were also included. The programme will run till 1917. The plan cannot reach goals without cooperation from the mortgage firms.
Foreclosure numbers, including all the stages of the process, have shown a decline but perhaps this is the lull before the storm. Prior to the February settlement the banks had slowed down their operations facing investigations at both state and federal levels. But since the settlement they are now geared to rush in again.
The Legal Aid Society has to depend more on the attorneys who volunteer and on the programme of pro bono because of cuts in budget; meanwhile with the continuing economic woes the demand for legal help, especially among those who cannot afford to hire it, has gone up.
Democrat councilwoman of Greenburgh Town Sonja Brown has been served with foreclosure notice by Habitat for Humanity; the latter has an enviable record of foreclosure rate being less than 1%. Her loan is for $46,038.41. Since the beginning of 2011 she has not paid anything towards it.
There are indications that the Federal Reserve fines on eight financial entities, not involved in the February settlement, who are continuing with dubitable foreclosure operations of robo-signing. The Feds had tried to include them in the February settlement but they remained out of it.
Attorney General of Nevada Masto Announced her Partnering With the Attorney General of California, Harris for Investigating the Matter of Foreclosure Fraud
Miller and other attorneys general (minus some dissenting figures) are going ahead with a settlement with the banks in the issue of foreclosure fraud – giving banks broad reprieve. But this will not stop some of the attorneys generally independently digging for skeletons in the cupboards and bringing criminal charges against the banks.
The Time Line for Foreclosure Reviews as Per Agreement Reached in 2011 has Been Extended to 31st July from 30th April
The time line for having foreclosure cases reviewed as per the settlement made between banking regulators and 14 financial entities last year will be extended from 30th April till 31st July. The response to letters sent out to borrowers hardly got any response mainly because the letters were couched in too heavy legal terms.
There is full scale wrangling and mudslinging among the Republican presidential candidates but on the vital topics of unemployment and foreclosure all remained vague. Ron Paul has grass root committed campaigners. He is wooing the support of Romney's Mormons, gun-owners, Hispanics and prostitutes.


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After writing about scaring myself stupid last week, people came out of the woodwork. I heard from readers, coworkers, friends, family, ghosts. OK, not the ghosts.
Seems like everyone has a story to tell of a time when they were scared, rarely over anything worth actually be scared about. I have heard some great stories over the last week, but one of my favorites came from my sister. I laughed (at her) so hard that tears rolled down my cheeks.
Here's her story:
She lives out in the middle of nowhere with her husband, two kids and dog. Living in a big house far from civilization normally doesn't faze her because her husband is there. But he's out of town for work, meaning she's home alone with the kids and dog.
The other night she was sitting at the kitchen island, cutting coupons out of the paper. It was a little after midnight. She heard a noise.
"You know the sound a door handle makes when you turn it all the way and let it go? The sound of it spinning back around? It was that sound!"
She froze. Completely, as she tells it. With the scissors still open in her hand, the paper hanging between the blades, she was frozen.
She finally snapped out of it and thought she'd better go check it out.
(For the record, I would have paid good money to see all this play out.)
She creeps down the hallway toward the garage door. After checking to make sure the door was indeed locked, she crept back to the kitchen.
When asked why she was creeping, she practically yelled, "I don't know!"
She went back to her stool and sat in silence again. After several minutes, she decided she was hearing things and got back to her coupons. That's when she heard it again.
This time she "yelped," as she put it. She grabbed her cell phone, thinking about calling her husband.
"He might be asleep," she said, "but if I don't wake him up and talk to him, I'm never going to sleep."
Before making the call — and likely making herself look silly in the process — she decided to venture down the hall again. Checking the door again, she found it to still be locked. She decided to head down the hallway to check on the girls. This action would put the garage door at her back, which she didn't much care for. She turned to glance at the door as she walked away, and as she was turning back toward the girls' rooms, she hit the volume button on the cell phone in her hand. Problem was, she didn't know she did it.
I'll let her words tell you what happened next.
"As I turned to go back, all of a sudden, a blue glow appeared behind me! I caught it out of the corner of my eye. I screamed and started to run, but the blue light was following me! It was right behind me! I was so scared! Sheer terror, Misty. Sheer terror is the only way I can describe how I felt."
The terror quickly melted into relief when she realized the glow was from her phone.
The relief melted into embarrassment the next morning, when she realized the noise was the crinkling release of a crushed water bottle that sat on the hall counter near the door.
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It's ok if you admit when Drew Brees threw an interception the Chargers returned for a touchdown you thought 2012 season reached a new low and you hated everything about football. I sure did. In that moment I thought, "My God the Saints might never win a game." It was a mix of despair, agony no amount of alcohol or crying can cure. Then the referees called San Diego for a roughing the passer penalty and the Saints were given a sliver of light in the darkness.
They took advantage.
Lost in all the record breaking Drew Brees and Marques Colston were doing was the fact the Saints offense was dealing with crushing injuries at receiver and barely had a running game. Drew Brees coaxed 31 points out of the Saints with no Jimmy Graham, Lance Moore, and Colston on one foot.
What Colston has done the last two weeks suffering from plantar fasciitis is as gutsy a performance from a Saints player I think I've every seen. He has 18 catches for 284 yards and four touchdowns. He broke Joe Horn's team record for touchdown catches and the Saints needed every one of them and he did it all practically limping back the huddle.
Drew Brees made quick work of for my money the hardest record in football to break, Johnny Unitas' consecutive games with a touchdown, when he hit Devery Henderson on a 40 yard strike.
My friend over at the great blog moosedenied.com summed up perfectly my annoyance with the national media's coverage of the record. He asked, "Why is football the only sport where the longer the record stands the less the media is impressed when someone breaks it?" I wish I knew.
Brees is the most prolific passing quarterback of this pass happy era. To anyone out there saying Johnny Unitas faced harder rules for quarterbacks and his streak is more impressive I want them to remember Unitas had a coach in Weeb Ewbank who was so far ahead of the NFL designing passing offense he was playing chess and the other teams were still learning checkers much less playing it. Unitas was great but don't discount what Brees has done.
I'm not going to talk much about the defense because at this point the Saints defense is like a hopeless toddler. We just want them to stand in the corner quietly, not eat paste, and pray they do not burn the entire house down and they can barely do that.
On the upside Roman Harper had the first interception by a Saints safety since 2010 and if every team they play has their left tackle suffer an injury and doesn't come out the game then the pass rush will be spectacular. The defense is still awful and if Jabari Greer is out for an extended period it's going to be worse even though that possibility seems too horrible to think about.
So what's left to look forward to in 2012?
Appreciating Drew Brees trying to make magic to lead his beat up offense and worthless defense to some happy Sundays. That Brees is a great quarterback who is barely six feet tall just proves height is really really important to being a great NFL signal caller. If we are all lucky to watch another 50 years of football I'm guessing we won't see another Drew Brees. We'll see another Brett Favre, Tom Brady, or Aaron Rogers. I can name a dozen tall, strong-armed, title-winning QBs. Quick name quarterbacks six feet or under who have won a Super Bowl? Drew Brees and Len Dawson. That's the list.
So 1-4 is better than 0-5 and if we can let go of all the expectations and hopes we had in August and can learn to enjoy watching Drew Brees fighting an uphill battle ever week then 2012 might give us some good times.
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Pioneer Woodsmen's won first place in the men's division and first place in the mixed Jack and Jill division in the spring opener Collegiate Woodsmen competition held recently at SUNY Cobleskill, Feb. 16.
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Xinjiang is a photographers' paradise. Autumn in Xinjiang is particularly beautiful.
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I knew Il Vicino first for their pizza. This is a restaurant with great personal brick oven pizzas, highly recommended. As I got older I got more into their beer. Not the best in town, but up there. Could have a better selection and beers can be unnecessarily bitter.
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4.13/5 rDev +3.8%
Il Vicino is a popular Pizza Place in ABQ. Myself and some coworkers visited here on a Friday night traveling through. When we arrived, the place was quite crowded. There is a bar that wraps around the front, and allows you to view the brick oven pizza. You order your food and drinks at the front, and then it is served to you after you find a table.
The pizzas come as single personal sized. I ordered a pepperoni, as well as a glass of their Rye Beer.
The beer was very fresh, and reminded me a lot of Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye. When the staff brought my pizza out, it was very charred on one side, so she immediately asked me if I would like another one, or if I liked mine super charred. I asked for another, which I appreciated that they did not try and just give me an overcooked pizza. The next pizza came out perfect, with a light amount of char. It was very tasty and fresh.
I highly recommend this place to anyone visiting Albuquerque.
10-08-2009 16:33:11 | More by tronester
4.08/5 rDev +2.5%
Il Vicino has a somewhat modern feel. They have a long bar along the right wall. The left wall is lined with bench that stretches the length of almost the entire restaurant. Aside from the bar and the bench, seating is quite limited. We arrived at 4:45pm on Sunday and there were not many people there. By the time we left, there was a long line to order food. However, there isn't ample space to have a line, as the line invaded the already limited seating area. The people coming in to enjoy the restaurant seemed to reflect the university neighborhood.
Our servers were excellent. Their policy is to order and pay for the food and beverages at the counter, then relax at a table while another server brings your order. The gentleman at the counter allowed us to sample their beer - high marks. He also offered us water - outstanding. However, we were served beer in frosted glasses - for shame - my fault for not requesting otherwise.
The selection on this particular day was very limited. We were told that their tap system was in need of repair. Therefore, they had two soda kegs behind the bar hooked up to cooler taps - often seen at festivals. Their blonde and IPA were the only two available. However, it appears they have about 8-10 taps going regularly. Both beers were decent, with the IPA being exceptional.
We shared a house salad and a #5 pizza without onions. The salad had the right amount of dressing and fresh cheese. The pizza was a little larger than I expected for the price, great value. The pizza also tasted great.
We happened to stop in during happy hour. The beer was a great value and the food was very reasonable, considering we shared. Two beers (one of them a 22 oz.), a salad, and a pizza kept the bill under $20.
07-28-2008 15:25:30 | More by Ben4881
4.08/5 rDev +2.5%
The name means "The Neighbor" in Italian and they were downright neighborly to me during my visit. This was one in a chain which is notable only because they were too small at this location to have their own brewing system. They did offer four house beers during my visit - Wet Mountain IPA; Pigtail Blonde; Slowdown Brown; and Stout, as well as Amber as a Manager's Special.
Entering, there was a sort of barrier/holding area due to its immense popularity with the m.d.s./cashier off to the right. The entire menu, and it was extensive, was on display in the overhead, again to the right of the entry. Since I planned to eat and drink at the far end of the long, snaking, "S"-shaped bar, I was asked to order and pay before taking my seat. The reason for this was that the front part of the back bar was for wine display, although each of the beers plus redundancy were available on-tap. No matter, since the back end of the rear bar was where the action was (thanks, Rob Halford of Judas Priest), in this case, the pizza kitchen with dough continually being rolled, pounded, tossed, flattened, and adorned with good stuff before being consigned to the ovens. The center area and the left wall were filled with standard restaurant tables and chairs. All of the way aft were the lavatories.
I had the # 8 (Angeli) pizza, which consisted of grilled chicken, gorgonzola cheese, portabella mushrooms, and chopped artichokes, made in a wood-fired oven. Quick - What happens when a boy named Arthur eats too fast? Artie chokes! Ha ha. The pizza was a riot of flavors, washed down by a great, hoppy IPA. My number, for tracking purposes, was Trente Sixte (36) and I sat next to 10, 12, and 13, all of whom had been there for a while and were just finishing up. Just a bunch of us Villagers, although 1, 2, and 6 were nowhere to be found. Probably out gathering information.
Summary: Good food? Check. Friendly atmosphere: Decent, but they were really slammed and I was lucky just to get a seat. Good beer: Hell, yeah! Gimme dem hops! Mom Test: Oh, yeah, but she would want to sit at a table. Eating at the bar is anathemic to her.
05-02-2008 01:04:10 | More by woodychandler
3.75/5 rDev -5.8%
NOTE: This review is for Santa Fe location, tried to add it as a new place and didn't work for some reason.
The atmosphere in Il Vicino is cozy and inviting, though it can be rather loud at times. It is pretty much your typical wood-oven pizza set-up, a nice place but very casual. I have sampled a wide range of things on the menu and find them all excellent, but the calzones are a particular favorite. While service is usually friendly. I've been less than impressed on a few occasions and I have noticed a pretty high turnover of employees.
Selection is a menu of gourmet pizzas, a few calzones, and some really great salads. There are usually 5 or 6 beers on tap, including a rootbeer. Stay away from the middle taps, the red and brown are decent, but pretty unremarkable. The Stout is really wonderful its is very rich, full bodied and lives up to its "dark and lusty" namesake. During the winter I fill my growler with this stuff at least once a month. I'm not a huge IPA drinker, but their IPA is possibly one of my all-time favorites for its dizzying hop bouquet and abv. The rootbeer is really pretty impressive in its own right, and though it cost the same as a beer, I often get it anyway.
To really do it right, you gotta hit the late-night special. 7 bucks gets you personal cheese pizza and a pint. By Santa Fe prices, you don't get a better deal than that. The special starts at 9 pm.
12-13-2005 02:44:56 | More by JudgeRoughneck
New Mexico
4.08/5 rDev +2.5%
Il Vicino is a very reliable dining experience, and a fun place to go in Nob Hill. The service is almost always great. There is always a line. The décor is very modern., and well designed, however noise levels are very high and space is at a minimum. The pizza has occasionally been middle of the road, but the spinach salads are always great. My experience with the beer, however, is mixed. The beer I had this evening, Slow Down Brown, was fair. The last beer I had there was just ok as well. They Usually have about 4 of their beers on tap, one root beer and bottles of Peroni.
02-27-2004 02:25:30 | More by SeanChouffe
Il Vicino - Nob Hill in Albuquerque, NM
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Yes, Us Moderators Can +3 Upvote. Here's Why...Submitted by edfryed Jan 30 2013 in Inbound.org 67 Comments Discuss (26)
It arose in a separate thread that the moderating team can upvote any submission by +1, +2 or +3. The purpose of this is to give a real boost to awesome articles in Incoming to get them over the "hotness hump" and display on the front page. This feature was introduced with the new Inbound.org last October for moderators only to improve overall quality of submissions.
Multiple upvotes are used at a moderator's discretion and are intended to showcase the best stuff on the homepage quicker, and keep fresh content going to the homepage. We owe it to you to keep Inbound.org a place to keep coming back to. We're here to fight spam, but also curate the best stuff for you and set the example.
Sure, it could be manipulated... but there's a team of a dozen folks hand-picked and trusted by Rand, Dharmesh and myself who are trusted with fighting spam and evangelising Inbound.org. Top level admins have access to logs of every action on the site too. Never have we had a problem with this.
Sorry if this hasn't been totally transparent before - hands up for not communicating this properly :(
What do you think of +3 upvotes?
Mark Traphagen @marktraphagen Mod
I'm glad that there are people who have the power to boost good content here that might be missed, but it doesn't appear to me that you guys are using it very often. There are long stretches of time when the Hot page barely changes, while lots of articles that are being considered awesome and groundbreaking elsewhere, when posted here, drift on by in Incoming. Maybe you need to increase the Mod team so there's more coverage.
Dan Shure @dan_shure
I honestly had no idea what it was designed for (must have skimmed the memo - my bad) and thus, never used it... but this makes more sense and will likely give it a spin next time I'm saying "this should really be on the front page"
Thanks for the feedback, Mark. You're right - I'm very conservative with using the additional upvotes so I don't give a negative impression like I'm manipulating the post. I'll consider being more liberal with the additional votes for content that deserves to be at the top.
Spook SEO @SpookSEO
You hit the nail on the head Mark. Since inbound wants to make sure that they only feature TOP CLASS contents, then having more MODs will surely help.
I think adding more MODs (and adding the downvote button) is the way to go.
Cyrus Shepard @CyrusShepard
Thanks Ed. Transparency ftw.
Ross Hudgens @RossHudgens
I thinking having karmic weight like Hacker News, such that an upvote is more powerful based on your positive contributions to the community (good articles, good comments), would be a better system for doing this, as the +3 is a bit extreme. The "+3" could naturally be awarded out to people who are valuable to the community, which would probably still occur with most moderators - but also those others who aren't, but should have similar power.
FWIW, I've used the +3 vote no more than three times since the feature was added.
Ed can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think there's already an algorithm in place that gives more weight to quality contributors' votes.
Nope, it's +1 equal weighting for each vote. Moderators/Admins can add up to 3.
Ross - we could do that. I quite like the idea of people "unlocking" the ability by category or hand-picking members who can give more weight in a specific category.
Moosa Hemani @mmhemani Mod
I think +3 for moderators is a needed thing as I have witnessed quite a few contents that never made the first page... and many people just didn't get to know about it!
I think the idea of unlocking +1's is an awesome idea as this will allow moderators to do some quality job...Although if this applies I will lost the power of +3 but still a good idea! :)
Salman Farooqui @kickblogger
Agree with you. It will create a good probability for quality but non popular posts to show up on first page.
Tad Chef @onreact_com
How many moderators are there by now? I think it's OK as long as it's the exception. On the other hand having half of the regular users "super powers" would diminish the incentive to participate as only 1/3 voter.
18 moderators including 4 Admins + 2 Dev.
Sounds fair to me so long as there's not any back patting going on (e.g. people always +3ing posts from the same site every time) and that people can't +3 their own stuff (which I believe is the case?). If both of those factors are met I think it's a great thing as the average post only needs 4 votes to hit the Home page so there's a lot of potential for a neglected item to make it there easily.
Of course there isn't back patting and self-submission. Dont worry, if Rand starts spamming the site with SEOmoz submissions, I'll have a quiet word ;)
Your second point - that doesn't happen in any case (like I said, we have log files). Sitewide however, it's a problem. We're evaluating a handful of updates to the algorithm weighting, including logarithmic decay in value per user, per domain in the weight of upvotes, so you're 10th upvote of anything on Koozai.com (for example) would carry less weight in the algo than your 1st. This would really hit the "regulars" like SEOmoz and self-submitters we don't catch already in favour of biasing towards new, different domains.
Whether we roll it out or anything similar is to be seen, but details in due course. Incidentally, anti-spam algorithms are really interesting! Most of the new algorithms we roll out we set up as a variable which is editable in the admin panel. For instance, I can change the weighting of comments in the hotness algorithm.
We're experimenting a lot... :)
Thanks for the transparency Ed. The weighting sounds like a great idea, especially to encourage diversity in the results.
It also reminds me that I'd love the ability for someone to be a site owner (e.g. me as Koozai.com) so they could see who upvotes content from their site. E.g. If I submit an article I've written I get notifications to see who upvoted it which is awesome but if I wasn't the first voter I can't see that which is a shame. Something for another discussion perhaps (unless in the pipeline?).
It's in the pipeline :) You'll be able to get custom notifications shortly, so you can set this up for your domain and (ultimately) get notifications here, tweets and emails when domains you're watching get submitted.
Excellent, thanks Ed. I think that'll also help reduce self promotion.
Personally I think +3 is a little unnecessary. Regardless of what you say there will be authors/sites that you will have a subconscious/conscious preference too.
I love how something done in error means that people instantly scramble to apologise for a lack of transparency. Don't worry about it, no-one cares enough about Inbound to care about +3 unless it's being used unfairly.
You must care a little Sean. You did leave a comment after all ;)
I wanted to leave a misguided, immature comment :D
Anthony Pensabene @writer_for_hire
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Totally agree. The moderating team who are the only people with this feature have a very concious preference towards pretty awesome content :)
I just feel sorry for the post you only upvoted +1 the other day ;)
victorpan @victorpan
Hi Ed! Thanks for the clarifications.
Time and time again I'm impressed by the professionalism and integrity of this board, so let's keep this place clean shall we? I'm sure there's a dark side in all of us that we'd rather not have to trigger ;)
I actually don't mind the idea of the +3 and it sounds like it's only given to a few responsible few. There defiantly is lots of great content that sadly never seems to get voted up.
Moosa Hemani @mmhemani Modsuper agreed!
Steve Morgan @steviephil
9 votes... so has this only been upvoted by three people? ;-)
Myself, Jason, Mike, Sean (hehe) and yourself at this moment in time :)
Also it's vital that moderators are not all from the same site. E.g. if you have three moderators who all work for company X that could make this system unfair.
They're not.
Michael Curtis @mickeyc84
Of course, you do understand that, now you've revealed this little factiod, your inbox is going to be flooded a million billion gazillion 'Pls read my artical!!!!!!!' email's? Have fun with that.
Simple. Setup a Gmail filter to remove "pls" and "artical" :)
John Doherty @dohertyjf
I think this is exactly why most people don't know who the mods are. I am one, but I'm not a "super-mod" and hence can't see everything going on behind the scenes. But we're all people you'd know and trust and look up to as, to an extent, trusted industry thought leaders.
Jonathon Colman @jcolmanEd, has there been any discussion about releasing the list of Inbound mods along with their general responsibilities (fighting spam, encouraging productive discussion)? Full transparency: like John, I'm also a mod.
Not as yet. I'll bring it up in this weeks roundup, but for the reasons John says it could annihiliate productivity so people can be buzzed. Perhaps some "buzz the moderators" button could be used which displays a red notification to the next moderators on the site until someone clears it. Worth testing perhaps?
Jonathon Colman @jcolman
Ooooh, I like the sound of that. :)
Paul Gailey Alburquerque @paulgailey
make a feed of suspect items (flags abnormal votes..) plug it into a private twitter account that mods subscribe to.
Can we start a thread about things that are not user friendly with inbound? ie.
-When I reply to a comment it then takes me to the top of the page.
-Why is inbound always signing me out automatically
It would also be cool to get notifications when someone replies to your comments.
Again, it's coming :) We've a backlog of stuff from December shipping right now...
Steve Morgan @steviephil
I find myself upvoting the comment I'm responding to (like I have done now)! :-) I guess that only works if I actually agree with the sentiment of the comment though...
Haha, yeah--unless your into throwing hate, I guess:)
Yup :)
Eric Kidd @erickidd_design
Do you have specific expert moderators for their respective categories? I would just hope to avoid a situation where a moderator who knows a ton about PPC might +3 a UX/Design article that they think is fabulous, but a UX/Design expert can see is really not all that great.
Hi Eric - Good point. I'm a mod who tries to focus her efforts on non-SEO content because:
1) I'm not an SEO expert (nor am I an SEO ;) )
2) I have a natural preference to read content that's related to the services I offer (content strategy, email marketing, social media, entrepreneurship)
3) Since the creators of the site have a strong history in SEO, naturally, Inbound.org has many SEO-focused practitioners. There's a natural bias for many members of the board to focus on SEO content. It's my personal mission to be an advocate for the great stuff that falls under a lot of the other categories.
Drinking game: take a shot every time I use the word "natural".
I find there are very few synonyms for natural when it comes to internet marketing. Annoys the crap out of me sometimes.
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No. I guess that's the unfortunate way the world works where "good" gets confused with "famous". There's stuff on this homepage other people clearly get a lot of value out of, but makes me squirm inside... of course my opinions are my own and I shouldn't start censoring the community so I keep my mouth shut :)
What you've said makes the case though for "unlocking" +3 voting on a per category basis if you can prove you know your stuff. "XX expert has endorsed this submission". That'd be really cool... with the bonus of having expert people take ownership of each category.
Paul Gailey Alburquerque @paulgailey
You saying you need a squirm button Ed? ;) Sounds just like a feeble Flag to me - which I happily wave.
Not quite. There's content that doesn't belong here (enter community guidelines) and there's content I disagree with but have to ignore.
Why not use a reddit-like algorithm that adds automatic downvotes to counteract a surge of upvotes. http://amix.dk/blog/post/19588 <-- describes the implementation of the algorithm. This bring up a second point, why no downvotes? I know it's been covered before but surfing through the incoming article section, I have to wade through a metric-ton of spam. The ability to downvote and creating a culture of responsible downvoting and upvoting - again like reddit did - would round out this community, IMHO.
*reaches for medication* It's been discussed to death :) We don't want to introduce negativity into the system. HN thrives without it. And we already have the downvote button... the flag.
The spam you mention you ought to flag. We flush out that crap pretty quick, and ever faster with new algorithms and anti-spam features for the moderators.
If you disagree with the content however, take it up in the comments or ignore it. Perhaps we could introduce an "ignore this"/"hide this" button instead?
Again, I did not mean to poke at an already beaten horse I just wanted to voice an opinion. The Ignore/Hide option would be a good start.
Also, since the Flag button is the "unofficial" downvote button, why not call it what it is - a downvote button, the arrow is not necessary. Additionally, how does it work? Does a certain number of flags remove the post outright? Is it just up to a Mod once a post is flagged?
If memory serves me, 3 flags from community members gets the post removed automatically. 1 flag from a moderator gets it removed instantly.
With the original Wordpress site yes, three flags (or one by a moderator) would make the post a "draft" and no longer visible. Now, flagged items are highlighted in red to all moderators and added to "FlagBox" (list of all problem items on the site) for attention there and then (faster) with on-the-fly deletion by mods.
We wouldn't call it a downvote button because people will use it differently. Broadly speaking, downvote = I don't agree with this OR this is spam. Flag = this is spam.
Downvote = This comment does not add anything of substance to the conversation. Downvote =! I disagree. Again, like reddit.
If there's no downvote option I'm sure there will be something soon enough to take it's place in the market...
Per Rand, the downvote is the Flag button. I think I'm going to flag your comment so you can see how it feels and tell us all in the Inbound support group I'm starting next week.
haha.... where are the sign ups for the inbound support group?
Patrick Coombe @patrickcoombe Mod
Wow, I did not know about this, hopefully this will help some of the better content get to the top and cycle out the stale stuff.
Nick Samuel @nm_samuel
I guess this thread explains why there is no downvote. As an infrequent redditor this design "quirk" had be confused.!