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Toxics put pregnant Googlers at risk, expert says
Original post made on Feb 28, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, February 28, 2013, 12:28 PM
on Feb 28, 2013 at 2:19 pm
Since I originally expressed my concern to the Voice about what Google employees were told, I have heard from some employees that they were provided with information, but that the information (understandably) was difficult to understand.
on Feb 28, 2013 at 3:01 pm
I knew someone that lived on Whisman street, he grow up in that area. He had a brain tumor a few years ago.
Has anyone did any studies of the people that lived around that area back then? Especially the kids? It means nothing to say we live in a toxic dump until we see what the results of living there have done.
on Feb 28, 2013 at 7:46 pm
I also knew someone that grew up in that area. He died a few years ago.
I'm wondering if any one has done a study of people who grew up in that area and eventually died?


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Mountain Tranquillity. secluded, Hot Tub, convenient, comfy in Asheville
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Elegant and romantic yet kid friendly and oh so comfy 3bedroom + bonus room mountain home in very private setting.
Nestled snug in the woods with beautiful winter views and easy access. 15 minutes from downtown Asheville.
Lounge on the hammock on our wrap around deck listening to wildlife.
We would love for you to enjoy our private 8 person hot tub or indoor jacuzzi to rest your weary bones after enjoying the many outdoor/affordable activities nearby.
Every room on the main level has large windows which allow you to enjoy the surrounding woods at all times.
Large family room with queen size futon sleeper and bedroom with 2 twin beds downstairs. Master with queen and second upstairs bedroom has a double bed. Great for two families or large group of adults-- Do not let the size fool you though as this home is also perfect for a romantic getaway.
Our home is modern and clean with updated luxury kitchen and bath.
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You will be enchanted by the rolling hills and beautiful valleys on the short drive from the interstate and downtown Asheville. Our home is very very private yet close to all of the amenities our beautiful community has to offer.
We have streaming instant movies via Netflix, WiFi, a play room for the kids, outside play house, rope swing, games. books and a stereo.
Enjoy the 1200 square foot partially covered ( no need to stay inside if it rains) wrap around deck, fire pit, outdoor hot tub, indoor jacuzzi. The master bathroom has a large walk-in three head shower. The hot tub and jacuzzi both have views and are private.
Wood burning stove in living room.
We supply luxury sheets, towels, and local handmade soaps.We also have a washer and dryer.
Our gourmet kitchen is fully equipped with chef quality cookware, spices, and other amenities.
We have maps and brochures and horseback riding, hiking, organic seasonal pick your own berries, organic retail meats within 5 minutes, and much much more nearby
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20 minutes from the Biltmore Estate and the restaurants, galleries, shops, musical venues , The Orange Peel, River Arts District, and street performers of downtown Asheville.
10 minutes to the Blue Ridge Parkway
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- Biltmore Estate
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Here's a rundown of those who got sent to the slammer this year for tech-related crimes (based on a compilation of reports from the IDG News Service and Network World's other sister sites):
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A Pennsylvania man who hacked into multiple corporate, university and government computer networks and tried to sell access to them, including supercomputers from a U.S. national security laboratory, was sentenced in December to 18 months in prison.
Andrew Miller, 24, pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy and two counts of computer fraud for actions committed between 2008 and 2011, when he was part of the Underground Intelligence Agency hacking group, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Miller asked an undercover FBI agent in 2011 for $50,000 in exchange for access to two supercomputers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, according to the DOJ.
A man who admitted to illegally accessing email accounts belonging to more than four dozen celebrities to steal their private photos and confidential documents was sentenced in December to 10 years in federal prison by a U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles.
Christopher Chaney, 36, of Jacksonville, Fla., was also ordered to pay a fine of more than $66,000 as restitution for his crimes. Chaney was arrested in November 2011 and has been in custody since March, when he pleaded guilty to nine felony counts, including unauthorized access to computers and wiretapping. He faced a maximum of more than 120 years in prison.
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According to the U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles, Chaney gained access to the email accounts of Mila Kunis, Scarlett Johansson, Renee Olstead, and dozens of other celebrities by resetting their passwords using the "forgot your password" feature. Chaney apparently used publicly available information on the celebrities to correctly answer the security questions needed to reset the passwords on the Gmail, Apple, and Yahoo email accounts they used.
(via Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld)
A man from Wisconsin was sentenced in December for participating in a DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack by hacker group Anonymous on a Kansas company.


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The Lighting Technology Projects sales team has expanded with the addition of Tilly Howarth, who joins the existing team in the recently established new Birmingham office.
Howarth's sales skills and experience comes from the new build and construction industries, and she was hand-picked for the LTP job because she has no specific background in lighting, and therefore "no baggage" says LTP's Terry Reeves. "I specifically wanted new blood and a fresh perspective," he explains.
Howarth will be part office-based and part road-based, and will develop LTP's direct sales operation initially around the Midlands, concentrating on the short lead-time projects in the retail, leisure, entertainment and public arts sectors.
Expansion of the sales team is part of LTP's new long term business strategy that kicked off with the move to Birmingham last autumn.


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wish it didn't change when washed. I ordered this sweater in the cobalt dipped tye-dyed and at first sight instantly fell in love, the sizing worked perfectly for me so this was not a problem as it's been with several of the other reviewers. I even bought several bottoms and accessories to go with this top. After wearing several times I washed it as per instructions, and other than the color fade it looked great, the white or creamy area is now a dingy shade of grey and no lingers matches with my whit shorts or skirt. Unfortunately, it no longer looks good. July 14, 2014
The sweater is perfect for late day chill in the mountains, without being too heavy. July 5, 2014
Great Drape, Runs Big I bought the Hibiscus first, and loved it so much, I bought the Grey too. I think it's a bit overpriced at full price, but definitely a lovely wardrobe staple at a sale price. This is a versatile piece, I can pair it with maxi skirts, Bermuda shorts, skinny pants. Looks good loose drape or even belted. Definitely runs BIG; I'm a true Medium, wear an 8-10 blouse and 34C bra, I'm 5'9" and ordered the Small for both colors & am very pleased with the fit. The medium would certainly have been too big. June 25, 2014
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Kevin Durant's 3-pointer at the buzzer lifted Oklahoma City to a 104-102 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks Thursday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The Thunder trailed 102-101 with 1.4 seconds remaining when Durant rubbed off a screen and launched a fade away from about 28 feet. The shot was perfect and kept the Thunder perfect at 4-and-0.
Dallas jumped out to an early 17-to-5 lead before the Thunder used a 20-to-6 run to take the upper hand. Oklahoma City would lead by eight in the second quarter.
But the Mavs fought back in the second half as Jason Terry knocked down a 3-pointer with 39 seconds to cut the lead to 101-99 and Vince Carter added a trey of his own with 1.4 seconds left that set up the game's final moment.
Durant scored 30 points to lead all scorers and also had a team-best 11 rebounds. Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka each added 16 points and James Harden scored 15 points off the bench.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 to lead the defending NBA champion Mavericks, who slipped to 0-and-3 with the loss.
Oklahoma City gets Friday off before playing host to Phoenix Saturday night at 7 p.m.
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I love Adam Sandler. From Billy Madison to Happy Gilmore to the Chanukah Song, the predecessor of the Superbad generation has effortlessly conquered the domain of slapstick comedy and inappropriate jokes. But damn you Scuba Steve! If you're going to propagate misinformation about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, do it quietly—or at least in your non-comedic life.
You Don't Mess With the Zohan, Sandler's new flick, takes
I love Adam Sandler. From Billy Madison to Happy Gilmore to the Chanukah Song, the predecessor of the Superbad generation has effortlessly conquered the domain of slapstick comedy and inappropriate jokes. But damn you Scuba Steve! If you're going to propagate misinformation about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, do it quietly—or at least in your non-comedic life.
What makes this movie even worse than many of the unfavorable movies made post-9/11 is Zohan's disarming presentation; it is a comedic approach to understanding the inner workings of the substandard Arab people. Like the job stealing Mexicans, the liquor store robbing Blacks, and the HIV infested gays, negative stereotypes in Zohan strip down the Arab people to RPG wielding animals that senselessly thirst for Jewish blood.
From the start of the film, Sandler's character, Zohan, is positioned as the altruistic hero—an Israeli Mossad agent who reluctantly kills Palestinian "terrorists," while forgoing his real dream: to cut hair in the
Compounded with played out, corny penis gags, the Israeli narrative is interwoven into the fabric of the film, including propagandistic reminiscences by Zohan's father who recalls the oft-repeated myth of being surrounded "on all sides" by powerful enemies during the Six Day War—a war in which Israel preemptively struck and dominated those "enemies." In line with Israeli and Western intelligence,
But rewriting history (and regurgitating jokes from 1996) is hardly the movie's worst crime. The portrayal of Palestinians as ugly, dirty, incompetent, stupid, goat loving terrorists was jammed down the viewer's throat more times than Zohan's lame hummus jokes. It becomes obvious to the audience why these good looking, suave, kindhearted Israelis have to kill these evil Palestinian "terrorists"—because they hate Jews more than they hate soap. The most egregious grievance by a Palestinian "terrorist" throughout the film was the stealing of a pet goat. Israel has killed more than 4,000 Palestinians since the start of the second intifada, including nearly a 1000 children, yet the main gripe of these rabid "terrorists" is a stereotypical love for hillside animals. This "inoffensive" scenario is the equivalent of a scene in a Hollywood "comedy" made by a Palestinian filmmaker stereotypically portraying Jews as pissed off about being sent to Auschwitz because they found out that Hitler was going to make them pay for the train ride.
A particular scene in Zohan went beyond comprehension: Sandler's casting agency rounded up a handful of children to play Palestinians throwing rocks at Zohan. What does Zohan do in response to the actions of these soon-to-be terrorists? He gleefully catches the stones and turns them into the equivalent of a balloon animal. One is supposed to toss aside any arising sensitivities and overlook the many instances Israeli snipers and soldiers have shot Palestinian children in the head or taken their eyes out with rubber bullets because of these rocks Zohan takes with a smile. The posturing of the noble and affable Mossad agent is a slick attempt to humanize Israel and make the Mossad (an outfit that has engaged in countless operations of state terrorism) look like the valiant GI Joe force in the Middle East combating jihadi thugs in the name of good. But Sandler's character is not only a hero, he's also a humanitarian. There are multiple scenes where Zohan informs the audience that Israelis do their best to minimize the loss of innocent Palestinian life, when an examination of the conflict by Israeli human rights organizations exposes quite the opposite.
Other stereotypes saturate the movie. The Palestinian salon that Zohan gets a job at is described as a dump, Palestinians constantly cheer for the "terrorists," a crowd of Palestinians applaud the death of "heroic" Zohan (which he faked), and the "terrorists" are so stupid and illiterate that they purchase Neosporin instead of liquid nitrogen to make their bomb to kill Zohan. There is no distinction made between Hezbollah, Hamas, jihadists, and terrorist sexcapading sheiks. Furthermore, the film conveniently illustrates how Israelis in the US, as "fellow" natives of the Middle East, suffer the same discrimination and tribulations as Arabs in a post-911 world. Oddly, Israelis are passed off as "brown" and "other" like the Arabs in the film, yet Zohan's parents look like European Ashkenazi Jews. Moreover, while Israelis are shown as native hummus loving Middle Easterners, Zohan's family is portrayed distinctively differently from the backwards Arabs. Zohan's parents are sweet, comforting, reasonable and accepting from beginning to end, not rigid like their Arab counterparts. Even when Zohan finally captures Dalia's heart, his parents show up in America and warmly embrace their relationship without question—while Dalia and others resist the notion of a courtship between the two and tells Zohan that her family would never accept him. Ah, if only all Arabs could just get to know Israelis and see how kind, generous, and amorous they all are, the sooner we could all sit in a circle singing Kumbaya over s'mores and unfunny Zohan hummus jokes.
The worst dialogue throughout this 102 minute laughless action flick is made by Dalia (played by Emmanuelle Chriqui), Zohan's eventual Palestinian love interest. She serves at the omnipotent propagandist—blaming the troubles of the conflict on "extremists" and "hate" on both sides. She endlessly and vaguely laments about how much "hate" there is "over there," and describes to Zohan that things are "different here." As any knowledgeable American knows, Palestinians and Israelis love each other here in the US; they frequently have bake sales together; they form sit-ins for blind coexistence on college campuses; and have Palestinian/Israeli karaoke nights where they sing their favorite Beatles tunes like Give Peace a Chance. What Sandler, and co-writers Judd Apatow and Robert Smigel, fail to understand is that before there was Hamas, Yasser Arafat, Fatah, the PLO, or any resistance movement, there was the dispossession of the Palestinian people, whereby 780,000 indigenous Palestinians were displaced from their homeland by Jewish gangs and terror groups. Flash forward 60 years and the Palestinian people are living in squalor in demolished towns and refugee camps enduring a 40 year occupation that strangulates their economy and diminishes any semblance of normalcy or a proper life. What we are to believe by watching this film is that if everyone would just stop "hating" (which Israelis are depicted as clearly willing to do, while Palestinians resist it vehemently) Israelis and Palestinians could effortlessly live together in harmony. But "hate" has little to do with a conflict rooted in a people's desire for basic human rights and an end to oppression.
In the end, everything ends up happy and joyful: Zohan gets the girl, he saves the block from a conniving mall developer, and the "terrorists" stop terrorizing. But the jovial ending left a sour taste in my mouth. As nearly a dozen "nameless" Palestinians were killed by innocent and heroic Israeli soldiers last week and another report of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza went unnoticed in the US press, people were laughing all over the country at how stupid, feeble, violent and backwards Arabs are. A diehard Sandler fan proclaimed: "He's making it for 13 year old boys. It's Critic Proof." That's what scares me most of all.
Remi Kanazi is the editor of the forthcoming anthology of poetry, Poets For Palestine, which can be pre-ordered at www.PoetsForPalestine.com. Remi can be contacted at [email protected].


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Zone 7 water agency inches toward independence
Original post made on Mar 7, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, March 7, 2013, 7:55 AM
on Mar 7, 2013 at 9:41 am
Employee pension contributions have not been discussed since 2007 ??? Are they kidding? how does THAT demonstrate fiscal responsibility?
When have you ever seen another governmental created and the administrative costs NOT go up.?
Do you really want bureaucratic independence?
This is a simple no thank you
on Mar 8, 2013 at 9:08 am
Zone 7 independence from the county will not create "another bureaucracy" it will remove one. The Zone currently operates as a semi-independent organization. However some everyday functions such as purchasing and HR are internal to Zone 7 and external to Alameda county. Imagine going to Target and having to check out twice. Zone 7 is an organization dedicated to efficiency and reliability.
Also the citizens of South San Ramon should be hopping mad that they experience "taxation" with out representation.
on Mar 11, 2013 at 3:22 am
Aaron, the residents of South San Ramon have representation through the Dublin San Ramon Services District. DSRSD negotiated the crazy water deal for that development as a customer of Zone 7. It's too bad residents there have to pay a premium for their water, but Zone 7's mission is to serve the residents of eastern Alameda County - NOT to subsidize Contra Costa County sprawl.


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As Canon customers it's in our interests (to a degree) to hope Canon is commercially successful with their photography gear because it means they will continue to be profitable and develop new and better photography gear for us to buy, use, and talk about with our fellow photographers.
This is a myth.
If Canon puts crappy or overpriced products on the market and they sell well all the same, this is exactly what they will keep doing. As a Canon user you should only hope that they get their ass kicked so badly to never do that again.


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Bikers Look!!Available! Beachside Charm! A block from Ocean! in Ormond Beach
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This Beautiful Beachside charm is tastefully decorated and just a
minutes walk to the beach.Set across the street from the beach, you
can still enjoy the sounds of the ocean waves crashing.Also within a
mile there is a beautiful beach park with many ammenities including
lifegaurds, bathrooms, volleyball and a bar-b-q area.The beach
is a traffic free zone, so you can relax and enjoy your time and not
have to worry about the cars!! The home has 2bd with king sizes
beds, and 1 pull out sofas for more company!! It has a covered
carport for patio fun or to preserve those motorcycles at BikeWeek!Just minutes from the world famous Bruce Rosmeyers Harley Davidson complex! Parking for a big trailer!!Minutes away from Daytona beach, St Augustine, and Orlando attractions!!
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Women's basketball hosts Mercer Saturday
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After falling to the A-Sun leaders, the JU women's basketball team will look to get back into the win column Saturday when they host Mercer in the Veterans Memorial Arena at 1 p.m. The Dolphins (6-9, 2-2), who have won three of the last four games at home, close the home stand Monday back in Swisher Gym against Kennesaw State.
"We are excited to be back at home playing this weekend," JU head coach Jill Dunn said. "Our team knows how important these next two games are for us."
Last time out, the Dolphins suffered road losses to the last two A-Sun champions in Florida Gulf Coast (Jan. 5) and Stetson (Jan. 7). Despite the losses, the Dolphins outrebounded each opponent, including posting 51 boards against the Hatters.
Freshmen Queen Alford and Briona Brown are starting to play more like seasoned veterans than newcomers for the Dolphins with the recent road trip.
Alford led the Dolphins with 16 points at FGCU, while Brown added 14 points and five boards. Brown had a team-best 16 point at Stetson to go along with six rebounds, two blocks and a steal in 32 minutes. Alford chipped in with 13 points, six boards and three assists off the bench.
With the surge, Alford (10.2, 17th) and Brown (10.1, 18th) are the second and third highest scoring freshmen, respectively, in the A-Sun behind ETSU's Brittany McQueen at 10.8 points a contest (14th).
The Bears (7-7, 1-2) snapped a four-game losing streak Monday with a 71-46 road victory against Kennesaw State. Precious Bridges and Kendra Grant each scored 16 points to secure the win.
Bridges leads the Mercer offense with 15.8 points a game, while Grant is second with a 12.6 average. Teanna Robinson is first in rebounding with a 7.6 clip.
The Dolphins have won 11 of the last 12 against the Bears for a 15-11 lead in the all-times series. JU has won the last six at home against Mercer, including an 84-78 victory in Jacksonville in the final meeting between the teams last season.
With the loss to Mercer, the Owls (4-11, 0-3) have dropped five of their last six contests. They will play at North Florida Saturday before battling the Dolphins.
Sametria Gideon leads the Owls in scoring (11.2) and rebounds (10.5), while Kristina Wells is second in scoring at 10.2 points a game. Ashley Holliday, older sister of JU's Britney Holliday, is third in scoring with a 9.9 average.
In the all-time series, the Dolphins are clinging to an 8-6 advantage. The Owls have won four of the last five games, including both match ups last season. JU's last win was at home, 65-60, on Feb. 18, 2011.
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Marlins signed 3B Placido Polanco to a one-year, $2.75 million contract.
Athletics recalled LHP Drew Pomeranz from Triple-A Sacramento.
Michael Wacha (shoulder) has been cleared to make his first rehab start Sunday at Double-A Springfield.
Adam Wainwright revealed Wednesday that he's been going through a "dead arm" phase.
Ike Davis launched his second home run in as many days in Wednesday's victory over the Cardinals.
Yankees signed OF Chris Young to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
David Wright (neck) remained out of the Mets' lineup Wednesday.
David Ortiz is back in the Red Sox' lineup Wednesday.
Adam LaRoche is back in the Nationals' lineup Wednesday.
Cubs recalled OF Jorge Soler from Triple-A Iowa.
Anthony Rizzo (back) is not in the Cubs' lineup Wednesday.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny on Wednesday wouldn't rule out the possibility of Yadier Molina (thumb) being activated from the disabled list Friday.


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Carpaccio Restaurant & Wine Bar
- Address:
6840 Lundy's Lane
Niagara Falls, ON L2G 1V6Neighborhood:
Niagara Falls
- Cuisine:
ItalianPrice: CAN$30 and under
Carpaccio Restaurant & Wine Bar
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.carpacciorestaurant.com/
- Phone: 9053712063
- Hours of Operation:
11:30 am- 11 pm
Saturday & Sunday
4 pm- 11 pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,JCB,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Italian, Contemporary American
- Executive Chef: Ramil Rezaytinov
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Chef's Table, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine, Wine Bar
- Catering: We do any type of offsite catering for up to 100 customers. Prices will depend on menu items chosen and can be discussed at any time with the chef or manager .
- Private Party Facilities: We offer a semi private room which hosts up to 36 guests comfortably.
- Private Party Contact: Danny McAllister 9053712063
- Special Events: Every Tuesday is Date Night at Carpaccio's- 4 course dinner for 2 including a bottle of Imported Italian House Wine-$59 per couple
Every Wednesday is Becco Night at Carpaccio's (our version of Tapas) from 6 pm-10 pm
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- Family GatheringOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 8/31/2014Had a dinner here to celebrate a family birthday. Family came in from Alberta and BC. We were in the Falls for a day of sightseeing and dinner here capped off the day. The service was great and the food was fit for any foodie. We had a wide variety from the menu and everyone left very full and happy. As we grew up in Niagara Falls and do not get back very often, this will now be our go to restaurant for dinner.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good Italian FoodImforvalueDined on 8/25/2014The food was quite delicious, one of the best pasta primavera's I have had. Food is well priced and more than generous. I liked that this restaurant is well away from the tacky and noisy area of Niagara FallsI would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/24/2014We had a wonderful evening, great food, great serviceSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- luv2impressDined on 8/20/2014We took our out of town guests to this restaurant after showing them the Niagara Falls. We are happy that this restaurant was one that is decent, classy and had great variety of food which tasted so good ! Our guests were impressed.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- FussyFussyDined on 8/19/2014There is not enough time to describe our experience for dinner. Being totally new to the Niagara food scene this place was recommended by others and was excellent. We have already recommended to everyone we've spoken to as the must go to for dinner. Service from the time we arrived to when we left was way above and beyond, and the food was fantastic. Not sure what else I could say to promote this for dining out !!! I might even be tempted to make the 2 hour drive one way for dinner or special occasions. The sevice right from the Manager to the serving staff was very friendly but not in your face. I have been accused of being a very fussy person when it comes to food and eating establishments and all I can say is WOWSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/19/2014The "date night" at Carpacchio's is excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed the food, the service and the ambience. Plan on going back soon.Special Features:
- Niagara gemdc29Dined on 8/19/2014What a nice surprise it was to find a restaurant in Niagara that isn't overpriced and serves delicious food. If you're there on a Tuesday, be sure to ask for the Tuesday night "date night" special - 4 course meal including wine only $59. It's a lot of food, so go hungry! Also tried the Beef Carpaccio - it was ok - cut a bit thick, but very tender and fresh.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Tasty findfoodie11Dined on 8/15/2014This restaurant was recommended by friends. It did not disappoint! Tastefully decorated, great ambiance and not "loud". Food was fresh and full of flavor! An excellent Italian dining experience. Prices were very moderate and service was excellent. Defiantly will be back to visit when I am in Niagara again. So glad I came out to dine here - a little off the tourist path, but worth the short drive.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great RestaurantThefamilyDined on 8/13/2014I enjoyed a delightful dinner with my family while on a trip to Niagraa falls. Mostly I enjoyed the quality of food and the service. Highly recommended. The only item we did not enjoy was the steakSpecial Features:
- First Experience at CarpaccioFoodieDined on 8/9/2014First time dining here. I think the place was recently renovated. Nicely done. Our reservation was at 8 and even though the restaurant was very busy, we were seated right away. Service was great but a little slow. Again, this place was pretty much at capacity when we arrived so understandable. Food was very tasty. I was hoping for more of a romantic type setting and this was not the place for that. It's more of a "hot spot" so quite busy. Again, good was great, service was good and I'll definitely done there again. Just won't go if I'm looking for a nice quiet and romantic placeSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love, love, love CarpaccioDrSnufalasaurasVIPDined on 8/9/2014This was probably our 5th time there, and it's absolutely amazing. Everything down to the finest detail is carefully considered at this restaurant...see you again soon!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Carpaccio Niagara FallsOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 8/5/2014Decent food at a good price. Not much else around the neighborhood... a bit off the Niagara strip. Nice "date night" menu special option.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not my favoriteJasseVIPDined on 8/3/2014The restaurant was definitely nothing to brag about. The bruchetta was very bland and tasted a few days old. I ordered the chicken parm and by mistake got the veal parm. Our server was very quick to try and rectify the situation however the veal was so bad I did not want anything else. My wife's pasta was also very underwhelming. Service was great but food was just not what it should be at a so called authentic Italian restaurant.
- Great ChoiceadnanDined on 8/1/2014It is one of the best Italian restaurants I ever had, it was a very good experience as the food was amazing staff were very friendly and service was great.Special Features:
- Always GoodContessaVIPDined on 7/23/2014As usual our food at this restaurant was excellent. Our waitress very friendly so a good dinner was had by all..Special Features:
- Date nightSpudDined on 7/22/2014First time to Carpaccio - date night for our anniversary celebration. Staff very friendly and efficient, from entering the restaurant to finally leaving. Date night menu was wonderful, especially considering the price (only CAD 59 - plus tax! - including a bottle of wine). Food quality and presentation were outstanding. Our server interacted very well with all her tables. It was a fairly busy night, we managed to park on site, and additional parking is available at a business next door (probably only in the evening). We will be back in the near future!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Away from the Fray in Niagara FallsfairmindedVIPDined on 7/22/2014Very friendly staff and high quality food and wine--a nice change from the chain restaurants that cater to large crowds of tourists.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- WonderfulOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/22/2014We had the best Italian dinner we have had on a very long time. The minestrone and gnocchi were the best we ever had. Also, it was our anniversary and they treated us like royality. Top knotch restaurant!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Perfection!WineNdineDined on 7/19/2014What an amazing restuarant. My boyfriend and I visited Carpaccio for the first time as we were in Niagara Falls. Overall, it was a fantastic restuarant! Portions are great, the decor is modern and the food is perfection! I especially like how I wasn't crammed into a small table. The owner was literally walking around to assure everyone was enjoying themselves. What a wonderful time here! Ps try the risotto it was to die for!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- soupyaceDined on 7/18/2014generous portions, friendly staff, and superior food. a lovely choice for our birthday celebration.Special Features:
- Extremely loud and screaming babiesOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/18/2014Was not able to enjoy the dining experience due to the annoyance of the noise level and children running around the restaurant. If I am paying those kind of prices for my meal, I expect parents to have their children under control.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DEFINITELY A '10'!!!khd597Dined on 7/18/2014I was very glad to see several party rooms that can be walled off via sliding doors. Our server kindly offered to turn down the music before I even mentioned it ---- much appreciated! Bread put on table immediately - food arrived soon after. Because it was my BD, I was given a piece of cheesecake with a candle in it for dessert.Special Features:
- BNewDined on 7/17/2014Four of us had dinner there last Thursday night after a very long travel day. It was EXCELLENT in everything- atmosphere, food and our server Joseph. I would highly recommend this place to all. I'm actually calling there shortly to order some pizzas to go!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Awesome.GSXR1Dined on 7/13/2014Amazing food and great prices. Great wine list. My girlfriend has good allergies and they were accommodating. Great service. Highly recommended.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great food, even better serviceAddicted2foodDined on 7/4/2014My fiancé and I went here for the first time on Friday because we read the good reviews online and the prices were reasonable. The food was great but what really impressed us was out server. He was constantly attending to us to ensure our wine was topped up (we ordered a bottle) and went out of his way to ensure we felt valued.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent!bula66Dined on 6/28/2014food was delicious and service was outstanding. nice atmosphere.Special Features:
- Date NightzoltarDined on 6/24/2014First time diner here - very impressed with the quality of food and service from the date night menuSpecial Features:
- As always...great!OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 6/21/2014Been enjoying this spot for 15 years. New hip interior is great, glad many old favorite items remain on the menu. Owner visible and accommodating...Becky and Roseanne wonderful! See you next year. The Rochester GolfersSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Delicious food.bubbsterVIPDined on 6/20/2014The menu options were just right amount and good variety. Food preparation and presentation was fantastic. The food was great. Nice place, cool facility inside. Nice bar and taps too.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great renovation!ContessaVIPDined on 6/11/2014This restaurant used to be dark and extremely warm in the summer. Now, that they have done a Reno make over it is much lighter and the air conditioner now works great. The decor is very upscale and I see they have 2 private enclosed dining areas which is great for groups. The food is still wonderful and I would highly recommend this restaurant for any occasion.Special Features:
- Great Meal!!NOTLfoodieDined on 6/7/2014We had dinner there on Saturday night. The food, service and ambience were great. The only draw back was that there was several large parties there which made the restaurant noisy. Obviously not the restaurant`s fault, but still kinda of killed the mood. Also, I had the Caesar salad which consisted on whole leaves of romaine, slices of parmesan and a long wafer of toasted bread. Had a lot of cutting to do..... I had the Veal Marsala which was excellent. My husband had the seafood soup as a started. Could have been a main course, it was so large. He had the special that night of Rainbow Trout. He said it was excellent. Will definitely go again and will recommend to our friends. Bon Appetit!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good, but voted best?RachelJDined on 5/31/2014My experience at Carpaccio's was my first and I was not unhappy, but I cannot say that I was blown away. The ambience was great- we both loved the "industrial chic" vibe. The menu was decent in terms of variety, but our meals left me feeling like something was missing. Our garlic bread app was a bit on the crispy side and light on the flavor. My boyfriend ordered the Pescara Fra Diavolo and it was pretty good. That was the only Fra Diavolo dish that I've ever had that actually had some heat behind the spice. I ordered the Osso Bucco and was not as impressed as I'd hoped to be. It was good, but nothing I'd write home about. The service- not great. Our server(s) were nice, but definitely seemed that she/they could only do one thing at a time.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Amazing meal once again!DrSnufalasaurasVIPDined on 5/31/2014This was our fourth time at Carpaccio and it's been excellent each time. The renovations from last year are great, and they have the best washrooms at a restaurant :) The food is delicious, the service is excellent, and it's a very good price for the value received. Definitely recommend.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- howaboutlunch2howaboutlunch2Dined on 5/30/2014Excellent as always! Great food, great service. Lovely new decor.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Delightful dinner; great serviceNotAFoodieButDined on 5/22/2014There is a sign outside the restaurant, "Voted best restaurant in Niagara Falls." I cannot attest to that, but I can say our dinner was delicious. The decor was reserved and comfortable. Our server, Becky, was very friendly and attentive. My wife and I shared a thinly sliced tenderloin and swordfish appetizer that was superb. Her main course consisted of veal scallopini. It was tasty, but the veal was a bit tough. I had the mushroom risotto which was filling and delicious. The owner from Glasgow made it a point to visit each table to make certain all of his guests were satisfied with their meals. I would recommend the restaurant during your visit to the NF's area.Special Features:
- Pleasant findgreatplace2dineDined on 5/21/2014Booked online. Didn't know what to expect. Was pleasantly surprised. Great service. Excellent food. A must try. Will go backSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- We Loved It!!!!!!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 5/17/2014The food was so good. Our server Jim was great. It was very busy and he and the manager Danny were great at making sure we were still taken care. Loved the modern industrial decor with the lighting and ambiance it was so confortable. The good was delicious the wine selection was fantastic. We will be making this spot our new favorite in Niagara Falls. Oh and anothrr great thing iscthe complimentory cab ride to our hotel. That was yet another fantastic plus to this restaurant.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good ...howeverqdpiDined on 5/17/2014The food was good and the server was great but it took a little too long for our main to come out. We were there at 5pm on a Saturday night. All of the food was tasty except for one person ordered penne with their veal parmigiana and the pasta was under cooked. Considering that our group was of varying ages (12 - 80), Waiting half and hour for your main was a little upsetting for the older ones. Also, the espresso/cappucino machine was down. Everything was presented beautifully.
- Fantastic experiencej007conksDined on 5/16/2014Carpaccio Restuarant and Wine Bar was a fantastic find. Without being from the area, I stumbled upon it on Open Table, made the reservation and noted my special occasion. The restuarant took care of it and all the wait staff were so friendly and ensured everything was correct. The hotel heard where we were going and had nothing but praises for Carpaccios. I will definitely be returning back to dine as the food was very good. The service was excellent. And the extra mile that the staff went to ensure everything went the right way was fantastic.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The following 207 reviews are from the Carpaccio Restaurant & Wine Bar reviews archive.
- Date Nightcharlie2niagaraDined on 5/13/2014Tuesday Date Night is an amazing value. A four course dinner with a bottle of wine for $59 a couple....WOW! I would have expected for $59 (with a choice of a bottle of quality red or white wine) that the food would not be of superb quality or quantity. I was definitely wrong. The food from appetizer, salad, entree to dessert was delicious. We will definitely be back.Special Features:


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We unpacked and then walked around the ship and waited for our sailaway which we have done many times before but it was nice. It had already started to get dark so the pictures did not turn out that good. We had My time dining so we opted to get to the dining room around 5:45 PM each night and never had to wait at all. We ended up sitting at the same table for all of the nights except for the one night we did a specialty restaurant. We had two fabuluous waiters and enjoyed their great service and company throughout the cruise.
The next morning we got to Nassau and it was very windy but we had good weather.
We enjoyed the boardwalk, the central park and promenade area with all of the shops and specialty restaurants.
We were amazed at the great service that we had by all on this wonderful ship.
I could find no fault whatsoever on this ship except one night our toilets would not flush but they had it fixed withing two hours.
The food was wonderful and tasty in the Adiago main dining room and my tablemates enjoyed the lobster and fish menus almost every night. I liked everything except the chicken was just OK as far as I was concerned. We went to the Viking lounge one night and listened to the piano music and had a drink.
The rising tide bar was really neat as you sat there and were raised up three levels to the Central park area as you drank your drink. We did not use the climbing wall, the surfing area or the pools but they looked wonderful.
They also had zip lining but did not use either or them.
We enjoyed St. Thomas, Nassau and St. Martin as our ports.
Overall it was a fabuluous cruise and we all enjoyed ourselves and were totally amazed at this ship and all the different things that they offered.
We definitely would do another cruise on this great ship especially since I know how to get around and know where everything is. The gym was very large and offered many different things.
ROYAL CARIBBEAN we will be back. It was amazing.
The disembarkation was the fastest we have ever encountered. We did the self disembarkation and were off the ship at 6:16 am and home in West Palm Beach by 7:15 am. Amazing....


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Congratulations to all riders - what an amazing day we had! You can view your timings here. Thank you to everyone who has supported the event including cottages4you, Eric Wright Group, Pendle Leisure Trust, Hope and Halfords who all worked hard to make it such a great day.
The Sportive
The second annual Ride with Brad cyclosportive took place in Lancashire on Sunday 11 August. Over 1000 participants took part, many having the opportunity to ride with Sir Bradley Wiggins and fellow Olympic Champions Laura Trott and Dani King, all in support of the Bradley Wiggins Foundation.
The event, organised by Pennine Events, built on the huge success of last year's inaugural Ride with Brad. This year, riders could choose one of three routes; 160km, 100km and 50km, all of which were based on Wiggins' favourite training roads. read more
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A cycle show and festival of sport, was also held at the Event Village in Barnoldswick to ensure that fans and family and friends of those riding the event remained entertained throughout the day. Activities on offer included sports taster sessions and circus skills workshops, as well as rider hospitality, which was provided by local holiday rentals company Cottages4you. The most popular taser sessions this year were Fencing, Cycle Balancibility and Orienteering! A very big thank you goes to Pendle Leisure Trust, Learn2Fence, Cycle Sport Pendle and many local sports clubs who were all involved in the day. read more
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Taking on the scenic 100km route, Wiggins spent time talking to the other riders and fans on the course, sharing words of encouragement. He was overwhelmed with the number of people who turned out to support the ride.
Sir Bradley Wiggins said: "It's great to see so many people out on the roads supporting the event and the foundation; this is what cycling is all about."
He continued: "Our goal is to use the event to raise awareness, and importantly, funds so that the foundation can continue to support and help give opportunities in both grassroots and elite sport."


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alienation al·ien·a·tion (āl'yə-nā'shən, ā'lē-ə-)
A state of estrangement between the self and the objective world or between different parts of the personality.
A feeling of separation or isolation. In social science, alienation is associated with the problems caused by rapid social change, such as industrialization and urbanization (see Industrial Revolution), which has broken down traditional relationships among individuals and groups and the goods and services they produce.
Note: Alienation is most often associated with minorities, the poor, the unemployed, and other groups who have limited power to bring about changes in society.
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Young 'America's Got Talent' contestant screams way to Vegas
"America's Got Talent" contestants Aaralyn and Isaiah may seem like a darling duo but their act was anything but precious.
The brother-sister pair performed a song they wrote entitled, "Zombie Skin." Her
screaming singing was enough to make everyone's jaw drop and judge Howie Mandel rock out. Their intensity even scared Scary Spice, judge Mel B, but it also got them through to Vegas.
After watching this video you will never under estimate the power of a six-year-old girl in a polka-dot dress again.
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Updated Oct 29, 2013 - 3:59 pm
Baby tears up by her mom's beautiful singing
By Mini Salas
Originally published: Oct 29, 2013 - 2:11 pm
Originally published: Oct 29, 2013 - 2:11 pm
My mom used to sing to me every day when I was young. In fact, I think she started doing it while I was still in the womb. It's where my love of music comes from, I'm sure. Hearing her sing made everything better.
Many people can relate, but I've never seen anything like this before. This adorable 10-month-old baby is so overwhelmed with emotion when she hears her mommy singing "My Heart Can't Tell You No," that she can't fight the tears. And neither can I when I watch it myself!
The mom, later identified as Amanda Leroux, uploaded the video to her YouTube page and it's since gone viral.
There is so much CUTE in this video, I can't take it. And can someone give Amanda a record deal -- that voice!
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Scenic View Retreat is a two bedroom brick cabin located at the edge of the Hocking Hills. It is situated on 160 acres of private land with a beautiful stocked pond just outside your door. This cabin offers all the comforts of home with satellite TV and a reclining leather sofa where you can relax in front of the wood burning fire place. If nature is what you crave you can relax in the hot tub with a view of the pond or have a picnic lunch around the fire pit.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars gave the New England Patriots quite the scare on Sunday.
The Jaguars opened up a 10-point lead early in the second quarter, but the Patriots erased it to fight back to earn a 23-16 win.
A Tom Brady touchdown pass to Danny Woodhead with 18 seconds left in the first half tied the game at 13-13 going into halftime. The touchdown pass extended Brady's streak of at least one touchdown pass per game to 47, which is the second-best mark in NFL history.
To celebrate Brady's streak, Woodhead did ... this:
The Patriots added a field goal in the third quarter to go up, 16-13. Early in the fourth quarter, Brady found Wes Welker for a 2-yard touchdown pass. The score put the Patriots up, 23-13.
The Jaguars charged late in the fourth quarter, and a Josh Scobee field goal with 8:42 left in the fourth made it a one-score game.
The Jaguars made a late push, but on a 4th-and-goal play, Jaguars quarterback Chad Henne threw an interception to Patriots safety Patrick Chung. Rookie defensive end Chandler Jones hit Henne on his throw, allowing Chung to pick the ball off at the goal line.
The Jaguars got the ball back with less than a minute left, but Chung picked off a last-second pass in the endzone to secure the win.
Fantasy studs and duds
Welker was the standout for the Patriots' offense. He caught 10 passes for 88 yards and a score. Brady wasn't his usual self, however. He threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns, but he also had two picks.
Justin Blackmon had a good game for the Jags, catching seven passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. Montell Owens rushed for just 42 yards on 10 carries.
Injury report
Jaguars wide receiver Cecil Shorts III left the game late with a head injury. Chung made a helmet-to-helmet hit in the middle of the field. He left the game and did not return.
Did they cover?
The Patriots were 14-point favorites, so they did not cover.
What's next?
12/30 1 p.m. ET: New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins
12/30 1 p.m. ET: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans
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Young Bolton-by-Bowland gardener named one of the best in the country
1:07pm Tuesday 31st January 2012 in Leisure By David Watkinson, Deputy news editor
A TALENTED young gardener is to show off his green-fingered skills after being named one of the top in his profession.
John Foley, 24, who runs Holden Clough Nursery, said he felt 'over the moon' after he was named as a one of four finalists in the BBC Young Gardener of the Year.
He runs the Bolton-by-Bowland business with his girlfriend, Kate Lawson, 22, after taking over from his father, Peter Foley, who bought the nursery in 1978.
John beat competition from 100 other contestants at interview stage and next month will appear on the BBC3 show.
He said the show has been filmed with four different endings, so he has not been told who won.
He said: "The whole experience was a real eye-opener to actually see how many young people are interested in gardening as the initial number of entrants was over 700 across the country.
"It was great to have a spotlight on young people going into this line of work and enjoying it so much!"
In July the nursery was featured on BBC Gardeners World when it won our an RHS Gold Award at the RHS Tatton Park Flower Show.
The programme is aired on Sunday, February 12, on BBC3 at 8pm when he takes on his three fellow finalists.
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SCSI Clusters
A PowerEdge SCSI Cluster is an integrated system of components, including a pair of PowerEdge servers, up to 4 PowerVault storage systems, a cluster interconnect, and Microsoft's failover cluster software. Microsoft Cluster Server for Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and Windows® 2000 Advanced Server implements a two-node failover cluster that delivers high availability for applications and services. Optional features of a PowerEdge Cluster include Dell OpenManageTM , installation services, consulting services, proof-of-concept testing.
Active/Active and Active/Passive ConfigurationsMicrosoft Cluster Service (MSCS) and all PowerEdge Clusters support both active/active and active/passive cluster configurations. The term active/active refers to a cluster with at least one virtual server running on each node. For example, in a 2-node cluster configuration, when an application is running on Node 1, Node 2 does not need to remain idle waiting for Node 1 to fail. Node 2 can run its own cluster-aware applications (or another instance of the same application) while providing failover capabilities for resources on Node 1. Node 1 in turn can provide failover capabilities for resources on Node 2. An active/active cluster node must be sized appropriately to handle the load of both nodes (in the event of a failover).
The term active/passive refers to failover cluster configurations in which one or more cluster nodes is actively processing requests for cluster applications while at least one cluster node simply waits for an active node to fail. An active/passive configuration is more costly in terms of price/performance because one or more servers sit idle most of the time. It is appropriate for business-critical systems since the applications can use the full power of another server in case of a failure.
PowerEdge S-Series clusters, including the SE400 and SE500, support direct-attach configurations comprising the two cluster server nodes and one to four PowerVault storage systems. In direct-attach configurations, one or two PERC 3/DC RAID controllers (SE400), or one or two PERC 4/DC or PERC 4/eDC RAID controllers (SE500) in each server have cluster-mode enabled. A separate RAID controller can be used for each of the servers' internal drives. A channel from each server's cluster-enabled RAID controller attaches to one side of the PowerVault 22xS SCSI enclosure. These RAID controllers and storage components were designed with clustering in mind. For example, there are enhancements to the following products that allow for SCSI clustering at no additional cost:
The PowerEdge Cluster SE500 & SE400 use PowerEdge Servers and PowerVault SCSI storage components. These components include the PERC 3/DC, PERC 4/DC, and PERC 4/eDC RAID Controller and PowerVault 22xS storage systems with dual EMM modules installed.
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The 2013 Illinois Masonic School of Nursing Alumni Homecoming Day was a great success! On Friday, October 19, we welcomed 52 Illinois Masonic alumni and guests to visit and tour the medical center. The attendees represented 14 classes from 1952 through 1977, including 23 members of the class of 1963, who were celebrating thier 50th reunion!
We want to thank all who were able to join us, as well as those who reached out to their classmates by phone, mail and email. Your enthusiasm about your time at Illinois Masonic is apparent. We also want to thank you for your support, which benefits Illinois Masonic's nursing education programs.
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Whether or not the snow comes, the kids will be there. And they'll be looking for something to do.
"We'll stay on the couch and stay wrapped in the blanket," said Oscar Criswell
That'll last for about 15 minutes, until the youngsters enjoying a rare Savannah snow day start experiencing that same, old void created by the absence of school, and start expecting their parents to fill it.
"My son plays videos and my daughter stays on the computer a lot,'' said Susan Covington, who was picking up her two children at West Chatham Middle School early Tuesday. "But if it does snow, they'll probably go outside and play with the pets and the animals and all that stuff.''
"Yeah, we'll probably get out and play in it,'' added Criswell, who was picking up his grandchildren who were let out of school early. "We'll build a snowman, they're wanting to do that. I don't know if it's going to be that much to build.''
For those needing needing to take off to take care of their children, special memories created by a winter storm would at least justify the effort.
"I'd rather it snow than not snow,'' said Billie Betterton, who had to take off of work part of Tuesday and all day Wednesday to stay home with her children. "At least then I'm home for a reason, they're home for a reason.''
A reason Savannah school kids may only get once.
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Violence against National Park Service law enforcement employees - including shootings and assaults - increased 940 percent in 2001. And just this past August, Mexican fugitives killed a park ranger in Organ Pipe National Monument in Arizona.
These alarming statistics are included
in a report released by Public Employees for Environmental
Responsibility, a private nonprofit organization that provides
support and services for government agency whistle-blowers. PEER
annually compiles incidents of violence toward and harassment of
employees of federal land-management agencies. "We do it because
the agencies don't," says Jeff Ruch, PEER executive
The PEER Web site features the violence
reports as well as profiles of environmental ethics cases, report
cards of agencies' performance, and results from a survey of state
and federal resource professionals. To learn more, call
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Black Friday: the day that the world decided was automatically the start of the Christmas season (you know, despite the fact that it is still November and that there is [exactly, as of today] still an ENTIRE MONTH to go until the holiday). You know, I always feel so bad for Thanksgiving; everyone anticipates it so much, just for the fact that once it is over, it is almost Christmas. SERIOUSLY?!!! What is wrong with the world?!! Anyways, enough with my angry (crazy) rage. I am not immune to the false hope that Black Friday gives us, and I left very early in the morning — coffee in hand– and headed to the mall with my awesome cousin in the hope of scoring some great deals. While purchasing Christmas gifts (including an AMAZING one for Katrina :-D ), I noticed was that a bunch of little kids were swarming Macy's to put Christmas lists in the mail to send to Santa. KIDS ALREADY HAVE CHRISTMAS LISTS?!!!!!! THANKSGIVING WAS YESTERDAY PEOPLE!!!! These little five year olds are ahead of me!!! I decided that I needed to get making a list!
So here it goes:
1. A Pomskie (Pomeranian\ Husky)
I NEED FIVE OF THESE AND I NEEDED THEM YESTERDAY!!!!!! WHERE HAS THIS DOG BEEN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!! LOOK AT IT!!!!! JUST LOOK AT IT!!!! HAVE YOU SEEN A CUTER DOG THAN THAT?!!! HAVE YOU?!!! HAVE YOU REALLY?!!!!! I THINK NOT. This dog is the most adorable dog ever! Period. As I mentioned above, it is a mix of a Pomeranian and a Husky. I adore both dogs (especially huskies), and a mix of the two dogs– IT IS MINDBLOWING!!!! I have always wanted a husky, but they seem really big. So this dog is PERFECT'!!!! Don't get me wrong…. I LOVE big dogs (I have two german shepherds that are almost as big as me), I just really want a little cuddly dog that won't accidentally squash me if it tries to cuddle.
2. Regina Spektor's What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
I have already mentioned this album before, and I just want to say it one more time: REGINA SPRKTOR IS AMAZING. Anybody who disagrees clearly needs to delete Nikki Minaj from their iPod and start listening to some real music. This awesome album features 11 impressive songs, including "Don't Leave Me (Ne me quitte pas)" . If you don't already own this album yet, get out a pen, and start writing your Christmas list.
3. IPhone 5 (White)
Although I know this one will never happen (because we have stupid T-Mobile :-( ) , it is always good to wish. I feel really stupid admitting one of the main reasons why I want it, but what the heck; I don't want it because of the big screen, or even because of the cool factor of owning one, I really just want it so I can ask Siri stupid stuff. There I said it; laugh at me, but hey, Siri is pretty awesome. Don't believe me? Just look up all of the questions it can answer.
4. Tickets to Either a Florence and the Machine, Fun., or Regina Spektor Concert
Despite my obsession with music, I have never been to a REAL concert. That is what I want for Christmas, I want tickets so Katrina and I could go to see one of these bands. I chose these bands, cuz a) there awesome, and b) there are supposed to be even more awesome in concert.
5. Another Pomskie
Just look at it!!!!
That is what I want for Christmas. What do you want for Christmas? What are you getting others for Christmas? Did you brave the crowds and compete for deals on Black Friday? Tell me in the comments!
One more Pomsky…..
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Buttermilk Birthday Cake
Whatever cake the kids pick, and however complicated the icing and the covering in candies and candles and other edible and inedible decorative detritus, we always make the same base, which is my friend Emily's buttermilk cake recipe. It's always good: light and tender but sturdy enough to deal with the slicing and dicing and layering and frosting that come later.Ingredients
3/4 cup salted butter (1 1/2 sticks), room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, separated
2 tsp. vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (or half as much table salt)
1 cup buttermilk
- Butter and flour 2 cake pans. (Or a large rectangular pan or cupcake tins.)
- Cream the butter with an electric mixer. Add sugar and cream again until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla.
- Mix dry ingredients together.
- Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff, and fold them into the batter.
- Bake 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (Less or more time if you're using bigger or smaller pans.)
- Cool on racks.
Read more about Catherine making Buttermilk Birthday Cake with her family.
See all recipes from Catherine Newman's "Dalai Mama Dishes" blog.


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Dr. Robert Jeffress isn't backing down from controversial comments he made about Mitt Romney's Mormon faith saying to the Observer he "told the truth" when he called the Church of Latter Day Saints "a cult." Read More
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Remember this speech? I still have NOT decided on ANYONE; however, this is an important speech regardless of whom you want. Getting hung up AGAIN on Romney's religion is just another side-track.Romney's Religion Speech | The New York Observerwww.observer.comIn case you missed it, Mitt Romney delivered his widely-anticipated religion speech this morning. His main message seemed to be that as president he would, "serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause."


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Lectionary Planning
Exodus 3:1-15. God calls Moses from a burning bush and commissions him to collaborate in delivering the Israelites from Egyptian oppression.
Romans 12:9-21. This week's focus is on being one body in Christ—loving one another, respecting and forgiving one another, loving and reaching out in care to enemies, and blessing even those who persecute us.
Matthew 16:21-28. Any who will be disciples of Jesus must lay claims to themselves aside, pick up a crucifix, and follow him.
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Town Square
Council says no to Chick-Fil-A
Original post made on Oct 17, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 11:38 AM
on Oct 17, 2012 at 11:47 am
So there you have it. Its a drive through issue.
The owners could probably open one w/out the drive through. Come back w/out the drive thru portion and it can discussed fuller.
Thanks City Council. This is the right decision based on the right reasons.
on Oct 17, 2012 at 12:16 pm
The property owner gets screwed in the end.
Funny, I wonder what a few thousand more rental apartments and a hotel and office buildings are going to do to walkability and bikeability on El Camino and San Antonio.
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I never see lines of cars backed up at all hours in front of apartments, hotels or office buildings.
If the business cannot survive without a drive through, one must question the viability of its future.


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On the third day of her trial for felony murder, a Pinellas jury heard Jennifer Mee talk about a robbery-turned-homicide -- twice, in separate recorded statements.
Mee became well known as the "Hiccup Girl" in 2007, when videos of her non-stop hiccupping went viral. By 2010, at the age of 19, she had dropped out of school and was living with Laron Raiford and Lamont Newton.
St. Petersburg police claim Mee met 22-year old Shannon Griffin on the Internet, arranged a meeting with Griffin. After Griffin's bullet-riddled body was found in an alley, and Raiford and Newton were taken into custody for questioning, a detective interviewed Mee as a witness.
"What I thought was really going to happen, I thought they were just going to try to rob the man, beat him up," Mee is heard saying in a recording. "But when the man tried to grab for the barrel, Laron thought that was the man trying to take Laron's life..."
After Mee was interviewed again and charged with felony murder, she called her mother from the booking area of the Pinellas County jail. The jury also heard a recording of that conversation:
MEE: I'm in jail.
MOTHER: Why are you in jail?
MEE: It's for murder in the first degree.
MOTHER: Who'd you kill?
MEE: I didn't kill nobody.
MOTHER: Well then how are they charging you with attempted murder?
MEE: Because I set everything up. It all went wrong, Mommy. It just went downhill after everything happened.
MOTHER: Who were you trying to kill, Jennifer?
MEE: Nobody. It wasn't even supposed to happen like that mom.
MOTHER: Well, something happened, obviously, Jennifer, if you in jail.
MEE: It was OK, me Lamont and Laron, all right, (garbled) so I told him to come meet me over at the park where I, where you used to stand, and the boys followed me into the little alleyway and Laron pulled a gun out on him and the guy went to go reach for the gun and pulled the barrel..."
Laron Raiford was convicted last month of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Mee will receive the same penalty if the jury finds her guilty of felony murder.
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The government shutdown is a bridge way too far, but I hate to admit that the right-wing Republican caucus sometimes has a point.
Just take a look at what bureaucrats get up to on their equivalent of New Year's Eve. It's as wild and crazy a moment for them as it is for revelers in Times Square. The difference is that the functionaries get to blow taxpayer money.
The fun begins about a week before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30. The idea is to spend every dollar in that year's budget by midnight, or the unspent funds will be lost.
The government worker who spends every last dime will get an equal or greater appropriation the next year, perhaps even a bonus for a job well done. The one who saves for a rainy day or returns money to the Treasury won't be so lucky. That should teach the frugal guy in the green eyeshade who reuses paper clips how to conduct himself in the future.
It's not as easy as you'd think to throw away billions of dollars, and much is spent stupidly. Public Notice, a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog agency, documented the spike in spending over the last three years. The graph looks like the end of a blood drive when the red fills up to the top.
Public Notice cites the example of the Department of Veterans Affairs. There's not an agency with a more sacred trust: caring for the soldiers who've fought, returned alive and need help getting back on their feet, sometimes literally. But over the past week, the VA has blown more than $500,000 on art, according to the Washington Post. While a veteran isn't being seen, he can look at soothing photos of sunsets, mountains and winding roads.
Why couldn't the VA have spent that money on making a dent in its notorious backlog of claims? Some are so old they are filled out in triplicate on carbon paper, accumulating in piles so heavy that they threaten to crash through the floor.
Jon Stewart calls it "Operation Enduring Wait." Barbara Mikulski, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, calls it untenable. The Maryland lawmaker rolled up VA Secretary Eric Shinseki's sleeves for him last spring, demanding that he make claims — about 500,000 of which have been waiting for more than 125 days — his highest priority.


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Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is a doubt for the first leg of the Champions League semifinal between Real Madrid and the Blaugranas at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday after picking up a calf problem. While several reports have him as unable to start, both AS and Marca have Iniesta as doubtful rather than certainly unavailable. Should he indeed be unfit to go a full 90 minutes, Seydou Keita would be the obvious straight-up replacement in the Barcelona midfield, although losing a player of Iniesta's stature would obvious be a major blow to the vistors' hopes of leaving Madrid with a positive result.
Iniesta, if you'll recall, was originally slated to miss the match anyway due to a ban handed down by UEFA for deliberately earning a yellow card in the first leg of Barcelona's quarterfinal against Shakhtar Donetsk, which was eventually overturned on appeal. After all the fuss over how unfair the proposed ban was, it would be ironic if the World Cup winner missed the match anyway due to injury.


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Piniella: Big Z gives us 'presence' in 'pen
Cubs skipper emphasizes importance of late-inning relief
CHICAGO -- The move of Carlos Zambrano from the rotation to the bullpen has been the source of many questions for Cubs skipper Lou Piniella over the past week.
A reporter asked the manager how Zambrano might handle not pitching in the "limelight" as a starter or closer.
"The limelight is winning baseball games," Piniella said. "That's what the limelight is. The seventh- and eighth-inning roles are very important. [Carlos] Marmol did that well here for a few years.
"The way the game is played today, most of the games are decided late. You better hold the opposition down in those three innings -- seventh, eighth and ninth -- because, if not, you're chances of winning aren't very good.
"Zambrano gives us a presence. He gives us experience. He gives us a good situation. He gives us the opportunity to win baseball games."
Rookie outfielder Colvin impressing Cubs
CHICAGO -- Rookie Tyler Colvin forced his way onto the Cubs' Opening Day roster with a great spring. And in the first month of the season, the versatility that made him an attractive option coming out of Arizona has been on display.
Playing all three outfield positions, Colvin has shown solid defense along with great speed and nice pop at the plate. And he's even improved his plate discipline that was one of the few knocks on him at the start of the season.
With the Cubs trailing, 3-1, in the bottom of the ninth on Tuesday night, manager Lou Piniella showed confidence in his 24-year-old slugger, pinch-hitting Colvin as the potential tying run with two outs.
And even though Colvin struck out against Nationals closer Matt Capps to end the game, Colvin relished the chance to produce with the game on the line and appreciated the manager's trust.
"I hope to get some more at-bats like that in the future," Colvin said. "It shows his confidence in me that I could get it done in that situation."
It wasn't an easy task for Colvin, who got to sit on the bench for nine innings on a chilly evening, only to face a pitcher throwing a mid-90s fastball.
"I like to come up in situations like that," Colvin said. "It is tough coming off the bench in cold games like that. We can come in [the clubhouse], get loose and get warm, get a little sweat going before we go out there so we're ready to go."
"Colvin has held his own pretty well here," Piniella said. "If Colvin were playing on other teams, he'd be an everyday outfielder right now the way he's performed."
Colvin is part of a five-outfielder rotation, and while Piniella admits it's a challenge to distribute playing time, it's a nice problem to have.
"I've got some good outfielders," Piniella said, "and it's not easy for me to play five of them. But that's what we have, and I'm trying to do the best that I can with it."
Colvin earned his eighth start of the season Wednesday afternoon against the Nationals, spelling Alfonso Soriano in left field.
Cubs yet to produce consistent offense
CHICAGO -- Entering Wednesday, Cubs starters had the third-lowest ERA (2.99) in the National League, and the staff has posted a 2.05 ERA over the past 10 games. Yet, the team has squandered many quality starts -- like Tom Gorzelanny's effort Tuesday -- with the inability to produce consistent offense.
"We've had eight games already where we've scored two runs or less and we've lost them all," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "That's something we've got to get better at. It's very, very difficult to win when you don't score runs.
"Usually, when you see teams win with a lot of consistency, you're talking about five or more runs. Our offense should continue to get better as the weather warms up, as they start to get more at-bats. I have every confidence that it will. The sooner that we do, the more consistently that we'll win."
Kerry Walls is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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DW and I took the New's Year's Cruise out of FT Lauderdale on RSSC Voyager. It was all-inclusive for drinks and speciality restaurants. That in itself makes it worthwhile if you hate that tipping and signing little scraps of paper all day and night long. Embarkation was a breeze at FFL, 20 mins we were from the airport and onboard the ship. They porter takes your bag at the curb the next time you see them is in the room, REALLY NICE. One of my bags took a little longer to arrive than the rest (I'm a bit edgy about my luggage). Ask the DW! :>) But over all the embarkation was the fastest next to our trip cruise on Oceania out of Athens (besides the taxi ride to the port, we stayed in central Athens overnight, 10 mins on the ship)
First impression(as well as 1st time on RSSC), immediately greeted by a crew member but they didn't offer us the champagne on embarkation, got the couple in front and behind us, but skipped us, didn't bother me much, but DW was ruffled slightly that they didn't even offer it to us. The Voyager is a nice ship, but since it had just been to dry dock, we heard and read on the boards that it was supposed to have carpeting, bedding (beds?) and some other appearance items changed out. I didn't see it, but the carpeting was clean and everything looked well maintained (still had the Christmas decorations in place). After a easy check-in onboard (stood in line about 15 minutes,other people were checking in, as well) at 12:15 PM, we were asked to go to any of the lounges or buffet on deck to have lunch. We had a light lunch and till we were finished and looked around for 30 minutes we were allowed to go to the room. The room was nice, about the size of mini-suite on Princess with a smallish verandah. Everything was clean and within 2 minutes of entering the room, we were greeted by our butler Ronny and Joanne, our room stewardess. They were both wonderful and deserved the extra tip we weren't supposed to give them! Storage in the room was more than than adequate for two overpacked cruisers.
Entertainment, I can't say much other than the casino is on the small size but not to the point that it was overcrowded except on New Year's Eve, the party was is in the main promenade which consequently is where the casino happens to be located. It didn't take anything away from the gambling experience, especially after the champagne and caviar were passed out. And I do mean caviar (Osetra and Sevruga by the kilo tins) and cases of champagne, the kind that gives you a killer hangover in the morning or was that because I lost count of how many of them glasses they gave me! Anyway we had a great New Year's thanks to the efforts of the Captain, his staff, and the great crew members everywhere. As for the shows, we met most the show attendees in the casino within 15 to 20 minutes after most of the shows started. The comments we heard first and second hand indicated they may not be up to par with some other cruise lines. The cruise director was always out and about and trying to get folks involved in the multitude of activities constantly going on. The DW and I liked the Chef's demonstration but weren't into the rest of the revue-style shows so we sat and donated to the casino's party fund! Excursions were good at all but one stop but RSSC reimbursed us for half the cost for the excursion in Belize that wasn't so hot. We rode on an beat up old city bus with no suspension (it had a Texas DOT sticker in the window with plastics seats) for almost 2 hours for a half hour walk in the woods and a visit to an old plantation with rusted out hulks (antiques of sorts) of lumbering and farming equipment. We were served a nice lunch and drinks. Then you could go down to the watering hole and swim if you wanted. Then we got to ride 2 hours back in the bus. The next day RSSC sent a nice letter apologizing for the quality or lack of quality of the trip and reimbursed us for half the costs. That was nice if them!
As with all reviews you know there is some low points. This one is no exception. If RSSC does not fix anything else but this, I'd sail with them anytime. Their beds absolutely, positively, unequivocally(sic?), beyond any reasonable doubt, just plain SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!! The suite we were in had twins pushed together as a king. Well they forgot to tell us it was King's Mountain or was that the Matterhorn in the center. Any possible support left in those mattresses had long left the ship before we got there. They had placed a support plank or something under the mattresses trying to level them out, but the elephant that slept there for years had left its indelible mark on those mattresses. There was only one place to sleep it was at the bottom of the Grand Canyon on a very uncomfortable rock with eggcrate on top of it. Believe me there are not enough negative adjectives in the English language to describe the uncomfortableness of those beds. My DW slept on the couch after about 4 nights trying to get comfortable on the bed. The butler and stewardess tried everything they could think of to help but those bed were beyond any kind of help. Davy Jones would have thrown them back onboard if I had thrown them overboard!!!! Thank God I can sleep on a rock with eggcrate or that couch would have been overcrowded! The DW says I can sleep anywhere well RSSC almost lost that bet for her!
Overall, It was a great trip, as are all cruises when you're on vacation and not at work. The service, crew, ship, and food were excellent. I don't know if the extra cost for all-inclusive is truly worth it but it was nice not having to fuss with tips and slip-signing all the time. I'd definitely consider RSSC Voyager again (ONLY IF THEY CHANGE OUT THOSE LOUSY MATTRESSES). The quality of service was very good but having just come off of Oceania Nautica in November, Oceania wins for service, with a tie for most everything else. The only reason I marked the cabin a 3, I bet you can guess, YEP! the mattresses suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucked! The room cleanliness and everything else was just fine. Don't get me started on those lousy mattresses again!
S10CatMan and DW