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Athletics' Dallas Braden Has Surgery, Out For Season
This isn't really related to the Cubs, except it kind of is. Read all these updates -- they show the Cubs aren't the only team who will say one thing about a pitcher's injury and rehab, only to discover that the pitcher eventually needs surgery. What the A's say is very much what we've heard from the Cubs about many pitchers. Point: no team really knows for sure about injuries right after they happen. It doesn't mean the team is "lying".

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PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona death row inmate says it's too stressful to appear in court on his request to skip further appeals so he can be executed quickly for a series of killings.
Dale Hausner wrote to a judge, saying other inmates tried to assault him during his trial, resulting in tight security procedures.
Hausner was convicted of 6 murders in a series of random shootings in metro Phoenix in 2005 and 2006.
He says it'd be easier for himself and everyone else involved if he participates in the current Maricopa County Superior Court proceedings by telephone.
Hausner was not in court for a hearing Tuesday.
However, Judge Roland Steinle said he'll want to address Hausner in person during a hearing starting Feb. 28 on Hausner's competency to waive further appeals.
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A look at political news in the Coastal Bend from the reporters of the Caller-Times. Get updates throughout the week from the political happenings in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, San Patricio County, Kleberg County, Aransas County and more.
Governor's desk is next stop for Nueces County road district bill
May 25, 2013 10:20 AM
A bill that will give Nueces County Road District 4 power to lease and sell its land cleared the Senate on Thursday. It passed the House earlier this month.
Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe McComb said businesses along the Aransas Pass causeway, or State Highway 361, expressed interest in leasing land from the county for expansion last year. However, ambiguity over whether the county has the authority to cut a deal stopped talks from moving forward.
If signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry, House Bill 1357 will clear up any confusion with one sentence: "The district may lease or sell land that is no longer used for district purposes."
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Belfast Telegraph Woman of the Year Awards 2012
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Clover Graham gave her life to the downtrodden
CARING, gentle, polite, loving, and faithful were some of the adjectives used by mourners to describe attorney-at-law Clover Maxine Graham, 56, who was found dead on August 19.
The thanksgiving service celebrating the life and works of the Jamaican-born, Britain-raised attorney was held on September 5 at the University Chapel on the campus of the University of the West Indies, Mona.
Glowing tributes flowed from both Jamaicans and citizens of the United Kingdom, who were close to Graham over her illustrious years.
The first was offered by Dr Carol Archer, Dean of the Faculty of Built Environment at the University of Technology, one of several educational institutions where Graham worked.
"About 10 o'clock last night I sat to write a tribute. And in writing the tribute it meant that I had to accept that Clover is no longer with us. To be honest with you, I am still in the phase of trying to accept. I sat there staring at the blank screen and I heard myself asking, 'Dear God, please help me to write something' she was such a phenomenal woman," said Archer.
But, as Archer put it, Graham's story was already written, "so because it is already written, I will share this with you," she said, before reciting two poems which she said she believed summarised Graham's life.
A collection of performances followed by students of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts the song Fly Away Home and a rendition of A Change is Going to Come by Sister Peggy.
Shortly before her death, Graham served the Norman Manley Law School as a tutor and was employed to the Legal Aid Clinic in Kingston. She also worked as a United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) honorary liaison officer in Jamaica.
The staff at the law school remembered Graham, "for her quiet disposition, for her serenity and her wisdom".
According to Carol Aina, acting principal, Norman Manley Law School, Graham was a woman who, for decades has been committed to defending people, mainly black, who were wrongly accused in the United Kingdom.
"I knew Clover from we were young women in South London. We both qualified as solicitors working in law centres together. Clover was a coordinator of the Brixton Legal Defence Group. She made sure that every young person arrested after the riots in Brixton had access to legal representation. She was at the forefront coordinating all those activities," Aina said.
Graham migrated to the United Kingdom at the age of 6.
Aina added that Graham was extremely passionate about education.
She reflected on the way Graham worked extremely hard, especially on Saturdays, in the classroom, and in building a school called 'A Fi We' in London before returning to Jamaica.
Amidst her fight with numerous cases defending those wrongly accused and marginalised, her biggest court battle was that of the conviction of the men accused of murdering her son, Taiwo McKenzie and his girlfriend, Janelle Whyte, in 2008.
They were found dead on November 9 in bushes at Mount Salus, Red Hills, with their throats slashed.
In addition to tributes, numerous individuals, such as Trishauna McGowan from the St Andrew High School for Girls and Vincent Cochetel of the UNHCR offered remembrances.
Remembrances from citizens of the UK who knew Graham were also read at the service.
Graham was found dead in a field at the Caymanas Polo Club with her throat slashed. Her death leaves a void in the hearts of her husband, two daughters, mother, brothers, sisters, other relatives and friends.


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8-10 May Media Research Summit - Banff Centre
Dr Frederik Lesage has been invited to contribute to the Banff Centre's Media Research Summit organised by the Centre's Film and Media programme taking place from the 8 to 10 May 2011. The Summit has drawn experts from across the world in order to discuss the nature and impact of the most uncertain and important driving forces affecting the world of digital media. Together, the Summit's contributors will help to develop the Centre's strategy to address these changes in the coming decade and explore new ways of approaching entertainment, education, and storytelling on digital platforms.
The Banff Centre is a globally respected arts, cultural, and educational institution and conference facility located in the beautiful moutains of Alberta, Canada.
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Dr Tim Jordan is keynote speech explores the nature of platforms as politics in relation to Google, secure information network TOR, OpenLeaks and other elements of a politics of platforms.
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Accreditation Status!
Dear MCS Community,
"Report only."
With this two-word message via email, we learned that the Association of Christian Schools International has joined the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in granting to Milpitas Christian School the very highest level of accreditation offered.
Parents, partners, friends, this is a remarkable accomplishment and is the first time in MCS history that we have attained this degree of recognition.
Credit must be given to every current and past constituency of Milpitas Christian School. The foundation of commitment to excellence, the employees who labored hours beyond their regular duties, the leadership of past principals as well as Ms. Ritsema and Mrs. Tanimura, and the parents who participated in the self study are all to be thanked and highly commended for their contribution.
For Milpitas Christian School to attain this level of recognition is testimony to the confidence that our professional peers, in every aspect of the organization, continue to transform lives for Christ through excellence in education, relationships and service.
You can take great delight and have much confidence that the quality of the learning, the security of the environment, and the integration of the Christian faith are of very high caliber at Milpitas Christian School.
The journey to university begins with the first day of class at Milpitas Christian School.
Joyfully in Jesus,
Ken Van Meter, Ed.D.
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Every Parent Should Read This!
It is not often that I come across a book that I believe every parent should read. This is one. While designed for teens to read themselves, every mom and dad and young person age 11 or older should be aware of the obstacles and opportunities presented in this book.
The author, Josh Shipp, is a personal friend of mine and has appeared on Every Square Inch, the radio program I host on KFAX at 10:30 Saturday mornings. You can learn more about Josh's ministry at joshshipp.com or look him up on youtube. His 10 minute video to the Class of 2013 is a must see for the parent of every teen or soon to be teen.
The book I recommend is "The Teen's Guide to World Domination". The subtitle is "Advice on Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Awesomeness". Great advice. The cover is shown here and you can order it hard copy or for your electronic reading device.
A question you can answer only if you have viewed the video I suggest is this: Are you the one caring adult that is all that stands between your child and a successful life?
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The Importance of Play
Contributed by Kathy Yao, MCS Learning Lab Director
Not too long ago I attended a conference on the topic of social thinking. The precept presented was that play was at the cornerstone of social and academic intelligence. Who knew that play could be so important!?!
The main message of the conference was that kids need to play more. Socially, students who are allowed to play freely develop better executive functioning skills and perspective-taking skills. In short, these skills help people in their organization of situations and in their awareness of the thoughts and feelings of others.
Playing with others is more than just play. It allows skills such as thinking about others, observing what others are doing, predicting what others will do next, setting a goal and seeing it through, reading another's intent (plan), and communicating and meshing our ideas with those of others. All this leads to success in learning as part of a group, having a conversation, improving reading comprehension, and developing personal problem solving skills as well as relationships.
Academically, studies indicate that self-regulation skills better predicted academic achievement more reliably than I.Q. tests. Play is also a key component to improving text comprehension. Children who play more are strong problem solvers, more flexible thinkers, and are better collaborators. The fact that children are spending 4-6 times as much time working on academics than they are participating in free play is troubling.
The book, Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How our children REALLY learn – and why they need to play more and memorize less, states that children do their best learning in "childish ways" (playing, socially interacting, exploring, and enjoying their environment). The book further states that language ability, a key feature of intelligence, is best developed by spending time in simple, ordinary, everyday talk with others.
So, if you really want your child to succeed in school, make sure you are spending time talking and playing with them. It will mean the world to them!
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"Did You Know?" #5
Did you know that Milpitas Christian Schools has a Philosophy of Education? While this may be among the longest of these blogs, it is difficult to encompass all we seek to be and do with fewer words. Please let me know if you think there should be more included or anything removed from this statement.
Philosophy of Education
"In the total expanse of human life there is not a single square inch of which the Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare,' That is mine!" Abraham Kuyper
The educational philosophy of Milpitas Christian Schools, Inc. is based on the presupposition that all truth is God's truth. Therefore the pursuit of true knowledge, belief, and action is to be based upon God's word, the Bible, to the degree that it speaks to a particular area of study and conduct. Milpitas Christian Schools is evangelistic in its ministry and seeks both to bring its students to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and to disciple them in Biblical truth and application of that truth in developing a Christian lifestyle.
The academic program, while stressing basics, must provide a wide range of studies and use both traditional and modern methodology, with materials that are current and academically sound. Along with the acquisition of facts, emphasis will be placed on the development of skill in logical, biblical, and creative thinking, and the ability to share information with others clearly and concisely in both written and oral form.
We will provide a progressive future-oriented program, incorporating the most current information about skills and needs of the future with the biblical moral values we have always cherished. We will seek to bring our students into the twenty-first century as healthy, spiritually dynamic, mentally alert, and academically prepared individuals, ready to interact meaningfully with each other, our society, and our world. We endeavor to instill a love of learning that will take them far beyond their formal schooling years and into a lifetime of challenges and growth.
Christian character development is of primary importance at Milpitas Christian Schools and every effort will be made to assist students to become good citizens. To this end, the discipline plan is developed along biblical guidelines, not to be punitive, but to develop in the student strength of character leading to self-discipline. The goal is that students will be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ, know the truth and the freedom it brings, and do the will of God, which is good, acceptable, and perfect.
The normal academic courses of history, science, language arts, mathematics, and Bible will be taught at all grade levels. Milpitas Christian Schools will also offer music, drama, art, and physical skill development for the purpose of helping students appreciate beauty in God's creation, learn to express their creative impulses in pleasing ways, and develop healthy habits and a sense of Christian fellowship and sportsmanship.
Milpitas Christian Schools admits children of all races and nationalities and does not discriminate in any of its programs on the basis of gender, race, or national origin.
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- #1 in Best Fort Lauderdale Hotels
- #5 in Best Florida Hotels
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Of 368 hotels in Fort Lauderdale, 22 are ranked on the U.S. News list of the Best Hotels in Fort Lauderdale. The 10 closest to The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale are shown on the map below. These include The Pillars Hotel Fort Lauderdale (<0.5 miles) and The Westin Beach Resort & Spa, Fort Lauderdale (<0.5 miles).
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117 W. 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
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Nino's Tuscany Details
Dining Style:
Fine Dining
(212) 757-8630
Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 3:00pm:
Dinner: Monday - Sunday: 5:00pm-11:00pm:
Payment Options:
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Italian, Steakhouse
Executive Chef:
Martin Nevarez
Dress Code:
Casual Dress
Accepts Walk-Ins:
Additional Details:
Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Counter Seating, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Happy Hour, Late Night, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Takeout, Wine, Wine Bar
Live Music,Irving Fields: Tue-Sun 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Getting there
Cross Street:
Between 6th & 7th Avenue
Public Transit:
West 57th St & 6th Ave Train Station {F}
West 57th St & 7th Ave Train Station {N,Q,R,W}
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Parking Details:
There is reduced parking available at Trump Park right next door.
A word from Nino's Tuscany
Nino's Tuscany Steakhouse provides a cozy, welcoming haven and unfussy, well-executed cooking from its namesake central Italian region. Pastel-hued murals of the idyllic Tuscan countryside, brickwork, and softly-lit elongated sconces set a pleasant mood that's enlivened in the evenings by the
sprightly piano playing of irrepressible nonagenarian, Irving Fields.
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It was the highlight of our day
trip to NYC to celebrate my sister-in-laws birthday ~ food was amazing, service was impeccable"
Dined on 8/23/2014
Have eate here several times
adalways walked away with a satisfying experience. The food is tasty and service prompt. The prices are reasonable and location convenient to Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, a well as most of theatre district"
Dined on 8/16/2014
It's a nice Italian in the heart
of Midtown at Central Park. Great food, quiet ambience, and a nice romantic dining in the busy area Central Park South."
Dined on 8/15/2014
Nino's Tuscany Steak House is a
magnificent restaurant. Honestly, I am a bit hesitant to write too much about it our of fear that more people will discover this wonderful place. It is truly an outstanding Italian restaurant well worth the price. All the best to the management, Chef, waiters and kitchen staff!" Special features:romantic,neighborhood gem,special occasion,fit for foodies Thank you for such a lovely evening"
Dined on 8/14/2014
The food at Nino's Tuscany is
good, the service outstanding, and the entertainment by Danny Nye, fantastic. He plays all kinds of music, and you can still hear table conversation.Our table had steak (excellent), a pasta dish with hot sausages and white beans (great), shared fried zuchini as well as a "frizzini"(?) salad (delicious), and a seafood combination over pasta with which there was a problem. I asked for marinara sauce instead of fra diablo, but the kitchen did what they wanted.The waiter was most apologetic, whisked it away, and soon came back with it marinara.The very gracious maitre d', Benny, more than made up for the mistake with fruit, cookies and after dinner drinks for our table of three."
Dined on 8/9/2014
5 of us came for a restaurant
week. Is happened to be on the same evening as the piano player bday, which was a big deal that evening & 90% of guests were there specifically for his bday. We got seated right away, which was a good sign or so i thought because that was the only good thing about the evening. The waiter brought us the regular menues only. we asked for the restaurant week menu, so he brough a couple of dinner and lunch menues (not paying attention). It took him another half hour to take our order. The appetizers took another good 20 mins, and then we waited more than an hour for the main courses. Meanwhile we were not offered cutlery, fresh ground pepper, drinks, etc. The food was ok nothing special, i've had better in the city"
Dined on 8/6/2014
We ate there on a whim as Nino's
happened to be located close to where we all worked. The food was amazing, especially the lamb chops and the ambience was fun (there was a live pianist), but not so noisy that we couldn't hold a conversation. The service was excellent and we did not feel rushed. I went with my two best friends and we'd definitely go back!"
Dined on 7/31/2014
It was my 2nd time returning to
Nino's after trying their wonderful Restaurant Week menu last year except this time, I was here to try the regular menu and to propose to my girlfriend by playing the violin with their amazing in-house maestro pianist, Mr. Irving Fields. I must say it was an exceptional 5-star dining experience all-around with special thanks to Benny, the general manager. For appetizers, we had mixed greens and the Caesar salad; the Caesar salad was the BEST Caesar I've EVER had in my ENTIRE life, all prepared fresh at table-side. For main, we had their divine rib-eye steak, perfectly cooked to medium-rare that melted in our mouths, and the most TASTIEST linguine with clams I've ever had. A rare hidden gem in NYC."
Dined on 7/30/2014
We chose this restaurant due to
its convenient location (close to trains) and the offerings on the restaurant week menu. The atmosphere was both comfortable and relaxing and as a treat that Tuesday night piano tunes played by a 98 year old legendary pianist named Irving Fields enhanced our dining experience. The service was slow and uneven but courteous, the food with exception of the tiramisu (soggy) and the coffee (not freshly made) was very good with nice sized portions. There were problems with overcharges on our bill (we were charged for included desserts and a drink we did not order) which were corrected with apologies when brought to the attention of the waitstaff."
Dined on 7/29/2014
It is always so hard to pick a
restaurant in NYC, but this was a definite good choice. The owner wait staff were extremely welcoming We happened to visit the restaurant during restaurant week and the menu was great. It seemed to have many of the chef favorites. The food was very good."
Dined on 7/27/2014
This was our first time at Nino's.
We were welcomed & seated promptly upon our arrival. Our waiter attended to us shortly after we were seated, bringing the wine list to start. He followed up with the menu shortly after that. We ordered our wine, but he returned saying they did not have that one, and suggested a higher priced wine. The entrees we ordered were very good. My only negative was the wine list. It is overpriced. There were only a few selections under $100, many in the $300+ range. We dine at other fine NYC restaurants and can always find good selections under $60. Would suggest they try to add more in that price range. We like wine with our meal, but do not like to spend $200. We'll return, did have a nice evening."
Dined on 7/26/2014
Excellent restaurant week meal
with so many choices! This is a quiet place where you can actually hear conversation at your table, & the food was incredible. This will be a pre-theater staple for us now--it's a few additional blocks of walking to the theater area, but good exercise after your meal anyway!"
Dined on 7/26/2014
There are too many excellent
Italian restaurants in NYC to waste your time and money here!"
Dined on 7/23/2014
With thousands of restaurants in
NYC, there are many that are better and less expensive than Nino's Tuscany. HOWEVER, (and that is a big "however"), when you factor in the fabulous entertainer, Danny Nye, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings (8 pm to whenever) and "The 15 fingers of 99 year old Irving Fields", composer and pianist extraordinaire (Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 7-9pm), it is well worth every penny and the time spent! Benny, the maitre d' keeps things running smoothly. We were there Saturday night and had delicious food and fabulous entertainment. Special guest star, Julio Cruet, added to the pleasure."
Dined on 7/19/2014
My partner and I had dinner at
Tuscany we share a seafood platter Of clams oysters crab meat lobster then for her main she got the table served Dover sole with a picatta sauce nicely debone at the table and I got the lobster fradiablo with seafood over linguini To finish a banana flambé Excellent food and service"
Dined on 7/5/2014
The food and service at Nino's
Tuscany is good, and better than it had been in the past, and the service is also good, but the prices are high, even for midtown Manhattan. However, what makes Nino's Tuscany a special place to visit is Irving Fields, the 99 year old piano player who "tickles the ivorys with his 15 fingers" on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and Daniel Nye, the fabulous entertainer who sings, jokes and plays the piano on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Of course, the music would sound better if Nino would tune the piano, but these two guys are so great ... unless you are a musician, you wouldn't notice it."
Dined on 6/28/2014
The food was decent but I wasn't
prepared for how dark it was inside. I stepped in from a beautiful sunny evening into midnight and we were seated in a nook which had only out table. Some may see that as an asset but I wasn't thrilled with it. The wine list was limited and quite pricey."
Dined on 6/16/2014
Great from drinks at the bar to
great piano music throughout dinner."
Dined on 6/10/2014
Just perfect those are the words
of how to describe Nino's Tuscany I hade dinner with my girlfriend there she loves lobster and since they have there own lobster tank is a big + and she gets to catch it I got the roasted branzino with a couple of side dishes bout of our dishes where amazing. The personnel is very attentive Even the manager come over to remove the crumbs from my table what a nice guy we will be back. I strongly recommend this place"
Dined on 6/7/2014
We discovered this gem of an
Italian restaurant in Midtown NY. The noise of the street disappears once inside. We enjoyed attentive service from start to finish. Although we had an early dinner reservation, the intimate feel of the restaurant would not be lost once more diners were seated. The pasta courses were served steaming hot! Entree portions were generous and quite tasty. As for menu selections, while basically Italian, they were delightfully different. For those wanting more of a steakhouse experience, steaks are available. Wanting glasses of wine instead of a bottle, the selections were quite adequate. We will keep this option in mind as we plan our next visit to the Big Apple!"
Dined on 5/27/2014
Wow. Very impressed by the food
and the service!! Reading the reviews I was a little cautious about our reservation, but my boyfriend loves steak so we decided to try the place out. We were not disappointed! From the moment you walk in, you forget that you are in NYC, the room is warm and tranquil. The staff are friendly and attentive. The food was phenomenal! We shared the steak for two, which was cooked to perfection. We enjoyed a bottle of wine, had coffee and dessert, made a whole night of it. The live music was a great romantic touch to our wonderful evening out. We will most certainly be back. "
Dined on 5/19/2014
They charged 4$ each coke refill
from machine! The food was average and during our trip to ny, this was the most expensive restaurant off all the ones we visited. We went to riverpark the same day and with 2 more guests, it was less expensive! The only positive thing is the piano player, really good."
Dined on 4/19/2014
Great food, attentive service.
Located on W58th Street. I have walked by it a hundred times and finally went in. Well worth it. I had one of the best Caesar Salads I have ever had and a chicken and sausage entrée that was very good. Give it a try. I have eaten at other Nino restaurants. He is an excellent host and his other restaurants offer welcoming environments and good food as well. Keep up the good work."
Dined on 4/14/2014
We went to meet a friend for a
quiet dinner in the neighborhood and were amazed to say the least. Even though we ordered the veal chop, and were told they had just run out, we "settled" for a couple of what turned out to be some of the best steaks (ribeye) we had eaten in the city. And...we sat there for more than four hours talking, and no one bothered us, in fact, they were so upset we didn't get the veal chops we wanted, brought us several after dinner drinks while we chatted. We will definitely return!"
Dined on 4/12/2014
This restaurant was a random pick
because we had 9 people and were trying to get a 7pm table close to the office. It was a great surprise, food, wine list and service were very good. Everyone raved about their meals. We'll be back."
Dined on 3/26/2014
We went to Nino's for lunch on a
Saturday. We couldn't understand why we were the only patrons especially after we had one of the best meals in NYC. Everything was fresh and even the bread sticks were freshly made. The price fixed menu is a great option too."
Dined on 3/15/2014
This place was pretty. Nice for a
romantic dinner. Food wa decent but nothing amazing. Definitely pricy, even for restaurant week. Enjoyed the live pianist"
Dined on 3/7/2014
We visited with family and friends
from California. Everyone loved the restaurant and the food. We loved the price too."
Dined on 3/6/2014
This was a nice restaurant with
good Italian Food. The tiramisu was outstanding but the cheesecake was just ok. Lobster Bisque was so so. Veal Scallopini was good but had too many herbs which overpowered the taste of the veal for me. A bit overpriced for the quality of the food. Service was great."
Dined on 2/28/2014
We went because of proximity to
Carnegie Hall. Disappointed with the food and general atmosphere"
Dined on 2/28/2014
We happened by this small Italian
restaurant on a blustery day and decided to try it because it was close to our hotel. Appetizers were mediocre (salad, antipasto), but the steak was perfectly cooked (it is an Italian steakhouse). Wine is extremely expensive here-- no bottle for less than $45 and most in the $80+ range, which made up for the fact that it was restaurant week and we got the prix fixe meal for less than usual. Staff was attentive and concerned about whether we were enjoying the food. Live piano music in the background makes it a little noisy, but not blaring like many restaurants in NYC. Ambiance is good."
Dined on 2/26/2014
While Nino's would never go on our
bad list, it is however more oriented for the general tourist - particularly being about Carnegie Hall. Prices are moderately expensive, and for those prices - much better restaurants about!"
Dined on 2/21/2014
Went for restaurant week before
Carnegie hall and was pleased with the food choices. Steak, rare as ordered, veal scaloppini, quite unusual for restaurant week. They seem to realize that restaurant week can be a showcase to be so inviting you will want to go back for their usual menu. Prices are reasonable and service is attentive. We've found a new place for pre concert dining."
Dined on 2/21/2014
Great place went there for lunch
and the prefix menu was very enticing. ."
Dined on 2/21/2014
This is "Restaurant Week" in NYC
where participating restaurants charge $25 for lunch and $38 for dinner for a three course meal (appetizer, main course, and desert). I did a rough calculation and basically you get desert for free, still not a bad deal. Drinks are not included and this is where the scam comes into play. I ordered a glass of "house barolo" and when I checked my bill the charge was $19! I could have bought a decent bottle for that price! My wife ordered a glass of "house chianti" and was charged $16! If these were premium wines, the exorbitant prices would be justified but these were house wines!! The table next to us cleverly ordered ice tea with their meal. Overall, the food was good and the service was excellent."
Dined on 2/20/2014
I've been to other Nino's on the
east side; and so, we decided to try the Tuscan-style location on the west side. All the food that we ordered were fresh and delicious. Calamari were particularly good appertizers. Ossobucco was cooked to perfection; the meat just melted off the bone and in your mouth. Cheese cake was light but wonderful. Chicken breast was great too. Highly recommend."
Dined on 2/19/2014
The restaurant was really nice,
just slightly outdated. My boyfriend's NY strip steak was really big and cooked perfectly. I had the veal, it was okay. The mashed potatoes were odd but the sauce was delicious."
Dined on 2/14/2014
I went for Valentines and thought
Ninos was a good deal. The live pianist sets the scene for any romantic dinner which can be followed up by a tour of Central Park. Downside was that the food itself was only ok. Service quite good and classically Italian."
Dined on 2/14/2014
We were seated without menu or
wine list; had to request twice. Wine list is outrageously overpriced and has very ordinary offerings. Quality of food was substandard. For an unhappy evening we paid more than for superb evening of food and wine at Marea."
Dined on 2/12/2014
I walked by a line at Sarabeth's
with a 45 minute wait time b/c I wanted to dine near the Park. Nino's Tuscany isn't easy to spot b/c it's up a few steps. But it's on 58th, just one block from the Park. It's some of the best past I've ever had."
Dined on 2/11/2014
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It's a matter of taste, some extreme metal drumming is tasteless, this has a lot of variation, it just appears to blend together due to the speed at which it is played, Marco definitely grooves, in a tech death sense.
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Technically impressive and kinda cool. At least I hear what the guitar is playing.
I feel that when you push technique to this level, the compositions mostly become cluttered, incoherent and not at all enjoyable.
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Dr. Alcedo is a specialist in Philippine dance. His research explores the intimate but paradoxical relationship between folk festival production and notions of cultural authenticity: the attempt to preserve traditional, communal expressions of cultural heritage that must simultaneously negotiate and adapt to the forces of modernity. The focus of his work is the Ati-atihan, a street dance festival that is celebrated in his hometown of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines and by Filipino diasporic communities in the US and Canada.
Professor Alcedo's publications include "Sacred Camp: Transgendering Faith in a Philippine Festival" (Journal of Southeast Asian Studies February 2007). His research on the socio-economic conditions of aspiring boxers in the province of Aklan, Philippines resulted in Boxing To Be The Next Pacquiao, a video project he produced with the New York Times. He is also the producer and director of the multimedia project, Ati-atihan: Mother of Philippine Festival (InTensions) and of the forthcoming full-length documentary film, Ati-atihan Lives. He is currently writing a book about the Ati-atihan festival that foregrounds the centrality of the dancing body in making sense of a people's embodiment of faith, construction of authenticity, and mimesis of elements circulated by the forces of colonialism and globalization.
A former member of the Filipiniana Dance Group, Patrick Alcedo has participated in folk dance festivals in the Philippines, France and Germany. He is also a practitioner of western Baroque dance and has given lecture demonstrations and dance performances for early music.
Dr. Alcedo has received numerous research awards for his work including the Asian Cultural Council's Ford Foundation Grant, a Pacific Rim Research Grant, and the inaugural postdoctoral fellowship of UC Riverside's Southeast Asian Text, Ritual and Performance Program (SEATRiP). In 2007 he held a residency as a Rockefeller Humanities Fellow in "Theorizing Cultural Heritage" at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. He is on the board of the international Congress on Research in Dance and is the co-chair of its Awards Committee.
Professor Alcedo joined the faculty in York University's Department of Dance in 2008.
Areas of Research and Academic Specialty: Dance Ethnography; Philippine dance.
"Sacred Camp: Transgendering Faith in a Philippine Festival" February 2007.
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SHIPSHEWANA — Ruth Miller, 59, died at 12:25 am on Wednesday at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL. after a brief illness.
She was born on Oct. 6, 1954 in LaGrange County, to Harvey V. and Clara (Miller) Lambright.
On May 10, 1973 in Elkhart County she married Lloyd E. Miller, he died May 23, 1992. On June 29, 1996 in LaGrange County she married Nelson Lee Miller, he survives. Survivors in addition to her husband are a daughter, Joann (David Lee) Schlabach; three grandchildren, Kevin Nelson, Kassandra Jane and Krissia Jean Schlabach; mother-in-law, Sarah (Ervin) Miller of Middlebury; father-in-law, Harley Miller of Shipshewana; four brothers, Floyd (Gloria) Lambright of Canton, Ohio, Homer (Fannie) Lambright of Sarasota, Fla., Glen (Annie) Lambright of Topeka, John (Irma) Lambright of Arcadia, Fla.; three sisters, Sara Etta (Sam) Brandenberger and Betty (Sam) Schwartz both of Shipshewana, Kathy (Wilber) Miller of Topeka; brother-in-law, Joe (Ida) Miller of Middlebury.
She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband, a daughter, Jane Renee Miller and a sister, Mary Edna Lambright.
She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church and had been a waitress at the Blue Gate Restaurant in Shipshewana.
Visitation will be after 2 p.m. on Saturday and all day Sunday at the David Lee Schlabach residence, 1785 N. 675 West, Shipshewana. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. on Monday at the Devon Hochstetler residence, 1840 N. 675 West, Shipshewana. Services will be conducted by Bishop Vernon Schlabach, Bishop Randall Riegsecker and the home ministers.
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We cut alot of wood on the farm years ago with a rear mounted saw on a BN. It was all metal with a tilt table and no guard either. We would keep moving the tractor forward as the pile disappeared, my father would run the saw and I would throw away, worked great. Chuck
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Thanks Rudi I will. I got that far yesterday and had to leave with Bev for a dinner some friends of us were having at an Eastern Star meeting. This morning it was Church and then pick up friends and to an October Fest at the Hunterdon Play House in NJ. It is a little before 9 and I will finish checking new posts and then back to picture posting. The power unit is the one in my signature. I will post a shot of the Serial tag later I have one of those some where. I had forgotten that you had to hold pictures to 560. Hadn't had time to try the foto posting in over a year.
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A weekend of freezing cold weather and snow is continuing to cause disruption in the North West.
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Was just checking twitter over lunch and came across some good recruiting information. Not really info that we didnt know already but it further cements the efforts that our staff is making to land Shaq Cleare. Here are the latest posts from therecuitscoop. Not sure if the link will work but I copied his last 2 posts.
"With Justin Anderson off the board to Maryland, 2012 big man Shaquille Cleare of Texas is the top target for the Terps""Maryland recently watched 2012 center Shaquille Cleare of The Village School (TX), per a source." I love the fact that we can now devote as many resources as possible to recruit Cleare. Lets continue to give JA some love though.... dont want him to feel left out and change his mind. 2012 could be huge. Has anyone been able to find Shaq on twitter. On another note Nova recruits and fans are tweeting a ton at Amile Jefferson. Dont think he has an account but they are showing him a ton of love. Terp fans need to get involved with Cleare. JA got all sorts of love from us... and lets be honest... these kids are 17 years old and love this kind of thing and its not against the NCAA rules so why not show them some love and hope it somehow influences them.... wouldnt you want to feel like a celeb before you even stepped on campus??? -- Im loving 2012 already


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We are going to start partaking in a blogpoll rountable connecting fanblogs covering college football programs from all the country. EDSBS has the questions. And here are our (actually mine for now - if you disagree - comment away!) responses:
2. Most critical match up for UCLA in 05? The game that will really be telling for us is the one against the Cougs at Pullman on October 15. This is the kind of game Bruins have choked in our recent histories after getting off to a good/solid start - starting that end season slide. Going into this game, I can see us being 4-1 or (hint for next question's answer) 5-0, and this would be the kind of game where we would face adversity in those God awful rural Pacific Northwest. We usually lose these games - and it would be a critical test on whether KD's program have developed some sort of winner mentality in his third (show me) year of his program.
3. Wingnut upset? - oh this is sooo obvious. Bruins will take care of those over-rated Boomers Sooners when they strut into Pasadena on September 17, and promptly melt in the Pasadena heat. Bruins pull out this early season upset - think back to those UCLA - Michigan, UCLA - Alabama games at the Rose Bowl in 2000. And after this happens UCLA beating SC won't be an upset. In fact we are expecting that if KD wants to keep his job in Westwood.


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Now that the draft is over, thank God I only inflicted a surface wound, it is obvious we need veteran big man help. Petrie himself said that he would be addressing this in free agency. Looking at the King's salary situation , after the draft, I figure the team salaries to total between 51 and 53 million, counting the 2 million owed to Moore.
I have not drank the Diogu Kool Aid and have fears that the end of last season may have just been a blip. My thought is this, rather than sign Ike to a 3 or 4 year deal, and then find out the old Ike returns; why not just pick up his option for 3.9 million? This would give us a year to evaluate him, and still leave a little wiggle room under the cap.
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As of today these is where the Cubs offense ranks in the majors:
Runs: 1st.
Average: 1st.
OBP: 1st.
Slugging: 2nd.
BB drawn: 2nd.
Now, did anybody expect this? To me this has come completely out of left field. I never expected the Cubs offense to crack the top 10 in the majors let alone be the top offense. Being second in BB drawn is just crazy... almost seems like we are in some kind of parallel world. Now, the question is, is this real and can we expect it throughout the whole season? For the stat oriented guys, what was the projected rank of the team in these categories?


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If you have watched the short documentary "Fueling Poverty" by Ishaya Bako you must be smarting in disbelief as to how we have managed to deteriorate as a nation with an abundance of resources at its disposal; how in a short time we have been infected by an incurable syndrome with an unknown therapy. We have built an empire of filth-laden conglomerates of failed states called Nigeria. We've lived with an indoctrinated psychic to believe and accept poverty as a natural phenomenon peculiar to the infamous black race dubbed 'The giant of Africa'. Poverty is raining heavily in this part of the world; we have mastered the art of pettiness to become a pawn in the land of abundance. Corruption is a mega business established in this province with many branches to fuel and sustains its survival. It is saddening to see people who swore an oath during the fuel subsidy probe by the house of representative only to be compromised in the course of their duty by their lack of self discipline and greed.
This tells the tale of the modern Nigerian we live in. Our government is currently catnapping while we seek refuge from our highly exploitative religious leaders who maintain a distant relationship with the state of the polity. Same ideology we're expected to have as followers, the creed reverberates on our mind daily, we are made to understand that it is a sin to meddle the affairs of this earthly world with the "Divine world". We can hardly question our leaders on issues of national interest; our voices have been long suppressed. They have succeeded in their brainwash. Distractions of different magnitude are part of the daily dose, our attention has been shifted from a genuine fight against government tyranny, instead, we bomb, kill and maim ourselves- preferring to turn the sword to our fellow brother in the sight of a common disagreement because we have opted to stay divided along the ethnic by-line.
It is quite a disheartening observation that a 'thinking' proportion of the population have resigned to fate when it comes to our expectation of the government. Don't blame our pessimistic nature; we've lived in perpetual poverty for decades and trusted successive government over the years. In all of those years our hearts have been broken, our dreams shattered and aspirations reduced to a ruin. We live for today and worry less about tomorrow; that's the only way to remain sane in this kind of society pregnant with uncertainties.
The majority sees government as non-existing. The people provide their food, shelter, security, electricity and other basic necessities of life by themselves, toiling hard day and night to keep their business afloat evidenced by the interview conducted on the market women in the short documentary film.
I was taken aback in the video as I watch Professor Wole Soyinka's voice quaver with some degree of discomfort as he announced that the federal government have wasted $7Billion in 2011 alone. The Jonathan's government has spent N2.5Trillion on fuel subsidy in 2011 against the initial N245Billion earmark. Yet with impunity and hubris in the petroleum sector, the government continues to further agitate for a total removal of the remaining subsidy. This staggering figure indicates a scarcity of sincere leadership in the present government. The Oil marketers, NNPC, PPRAA and other agencies fingered in the subsidy scam report are yet to be prosecuted. Billions of Naira expended to sustain fuel subsidy, yet our refineries are non functional, the queues have not disappeared at our fuel stations and we are forced to buy PMS above the pump price.
The Senate leadership of David Mark has failed in its over-sight function; His cameo role during the OccupyNigeria protest and lack of courage to act further on the fuel motion scam raised on the floor of the national assembly shows how timid he has become with time despite the fact that the motion was raised by one of his legislator, Senator Bukola Saraki, who took the extra gauntlet to align with the masses to champion the fuel pump reversal to its original price of N65 per litre. The individual and collective roles played by the three tiers of government in the wake of the uproar generated by the motion raised and subsequent discoveries will forever remain fresh in our memory.
The decision by the government to ban the Fuelling Poverty documentary that exposes the rot in our society and how poverty has overtaken virtually every aspect of our nation again confirms the military self-styled leadership practiced in Nigeria. This government has metamorphosed into full time autocracy, they loathes criticism hence journalist are arrested like common criminals at intervals.
They are quick to divert citizens' resources for their personal use and the common wealth to oppress its people. They have embarked on an operation to silence the film, the filmmaker and its roots on all media, alas; the Nigerian twitter space went viral with condemnation of the government action while the documentary continues to enjoy more views globally. Ours is a totalitarian environment where mediocrity is openly celebrated, the corrupt rich evade punishment while injustice is meted out to the poor who bears the brunt of the societal maladies inflicted by the greed and carelessness of the government. Successive government has not been able to transform our human, ecological and mineral resource into economic fruition.
Just like the flash of light, government after government comes with its own policies and agenda that do not meet with the yearnings of the people. We have remained stagnant as a nation renowned for making the news for all the negative reasons. How did we get here? Is our main resource a curse on us? Our dependency on oil for economic sustenance has cost us more harm than good. The oil booze has birthed political violence, ethnic rivalry and infrastructure decay. We have not been able to use the oil wealth to resuscitate the dead sector of our economy. We ought to be ashamed as a country in perpetual hysteria, with the realisation that our oil was discovered 10 years earlier than Dubai discovered theirs, as far back as 1956. Today, despite the abundance of mineral resources on our land, we are still dancing in a circus while Dubai has used the same oil money to change the fortune of its emirates, shifting from an oil producing state to diversify its resources on tourism and trade investment. We need to take a cue from the modern Dubai transformation to begin our healing processes.
Often times than not, it seems that we are the bane of our predicaments; why do we recycle under achieving leaders? Is it so much of a rocket science to identify and vote in leaders with clear vision that can propel us on the road to progress? We can engineer our escape from poverty if we are determined. It is time to take the looters down to the cleaners. We know that endemic corruption in the system is the most challenging problem facing the country today, yet much is not done to rescue the situation. The freedom of information Act should be used to proactively fight and eliminate the scourge from our system. Our destiny lies in our own hands but more importantly, the onus falls on us to participate and monitor our votes, and it is cheaper and more economical to partake in elections at a Local government level where changes can easily be affected than waiting on the judiciary-of-the-highest-bidder to reclaim our stolen mandate. The change we desire starts with me and you, we must get our leadership right if development is to berth on our shores.
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Oscar De La Hoya may be known today for a goofy Twitter account and, uh, clothing choices, but at one time he was a dandy of a boxer. In the third-to-last fight of his career, he took on Floyd Mayweather at junior middleweight in the richest bout in boxing history. De La Hoya lost a close decision, but proved he was not out of his league by any stretch that night and, if anything, probably gained more respect in giving a game effort than he did for many of his wins over lesser foes.
Having said all of this, Oscar can be a bit biased when it comes to any of Mayweather's fights. Literally every time he fights, Oscar picks the other guy to come out the winner. It's like a running gag in a mediocre movie, and he is doing the same thing with Canelo Alvarez right now.
But it can't all be blamed on Oscar. He is a promoter after all and what is he supposed to say? "Man, Guerrero doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell but thanks for the $70, you guys." So, ya know, it comes with the territory to a large degree.
In his latest discussion about the mega-fight coming up on September 14, Oscar describes Mayweather's relaxed, counterpunching style, and how Canelo will be the best he has ever been. Yes, it's promoter speak, but unlike someone like his rival Bob Arum, Oscar has actually been in the ring with Floyd and can at least give a somewhat honest assessment of the man's skill and talent.
Here is what he had to say, from Fernando Schwartz of notifight.com, via Boxing Scene:
"Floyd is not a fighter who throws combinations, he fights maybe for about 25 seconds each round. Maybe once per fight he throws some kind of combination. You have to apply pressure in the fight and do it in different ways. But the other day Canelo said he would box and defeat him. Canelo will take it to another level. Canelo is learning and with every fight he looks better, faster, more complete, and he is in better physical and mental condition. He is young but mature, and on September 14 we will see the best of Canelo," De La Hoya said.
I don't agree that Floyd only fights 25 seconds of every round, of course. He is prone to taking a round off every now and then, but fighting less than half a minute a round would be an awfully difficult proposition to pull off, even for him.
By this point, Mayweather's style is really no secret, the way to defeat him is. People know what he is going to do, but it doesn't matter. He does it anyways and that is typically the mark of a great fighter.
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One size to fit average adult's head.
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Beg = beginning
Cr5B = Slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K2, then (P1. K2) from cable needle.
cont = continue(ity)
K = knit
K1tbl = Knit next stitch through back of loop
k2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together.
M1 = Make 1 stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and knitting into back of loop.
P = purl
P2tog = purl two stitches together
pat = pattern
rem = remain(ing)
rep = repeat
rnd(s) = round(s)
RS = right side
st(s) = stitch(es)
T3B = Slip next stitch onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K2, then P1 from cable needle.
T3F = Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and leave at front of work. P1, then K2 from cable needle.
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|One size to fit average adult's head.
|Change Color Here Rouge ()
|One size to fit average adult's head.
|Change Color Here Clay (28041)
|One size to fit average adult's head.
11 sts and 14 rows = 4" [10 cm] with larger needles in stocking st.
CABLE PANEL (worked over 13 sts). See chart on page 2.
1st row: P4. Cr5B. P4.
2nd row: P4. K2. P1. K2. P4.
3rd row: P3. T3B. P1. T3F. P3.
4th row: P3. K2. P3. K2. P3.
5th row: P2. T3B. P3. T3F. P2.
6th row: P2. K2. P5. K2. P2.
7th row: P2. K2. P5. K2. P2.
8th row: As 6th row.
9th row: P2. T3F. P3. T3B. P2.
10th row: As 4th row.
11th row: P3. T3F. P1. T3B. P3.
12th row: As 2nd row.
These 12 rows form Cable Panel.
With smaller set of needles, cast on 58 sts. Divide sts on 3 needles and join in rnd, placing a marker on first st.
1st rnd: *K1. P1. Rep from * around.
Rep last rnd (K1. P1) ribbing for 3" [7.5 cm].
Next rnd: *Rib 5. M1. Rib 4. M1. Rep from * to last 4 sts. Rib 4. 70 sts.
Change to set of larger needles and proceed in pat as follows:
1st rnd: (K1tbl. Work 1st row Cable Panel across next 13 sts) 5 times.
2nd rnd: (K1tbl. Work 2nd row Cable Panel across next 13 sts) 5 times.
Cable Panel is now in position.
Work a further 10 rnds even in pat, ending on 12th row of Cable Panel.
Shape top: 1st rnd: (K1tbl. P2tog. P2. Cr5B. P2. P2tog) 5 times. 60 sts.
2nd rnd: (K1tbl. P3. K2. P1. K2. P3) 5 times.
3rd rnd: (K1tbl. P2. T3B. P1. T3F. P2) 5 times.
4th rnd: (K1tbl. P2. K2. P3. K2. P2) 5 times.
5th rnd: (K1tbl. P1. T3B. P3tog. T3F. P1) 5 times. 50 sts.
6th rnd: (K1tbl. P1. K2. P3. K2. P1) 5 times.
7th rnd: (K1tbl. P1. K2. P3. K2. P1) 5 times.
8th rnd: As 6th rnd.
9th rnd: (K1tbl. P1. T3F. P1. T3B. P1) 5 times.
10th rnd: (K1tbl. P2tog. K2. P1. K2. P2tog) 5 times. 40 sts.
11th rnd: (K1tbl. P1. K2tog. P1. K2tog. P1) 5 times. 30 sts.
12th rnd: (K1tbl. P1. K3tog. P1) 5 times. 20 sts. Break yarn leaving a long end. Draw end tightly through rem sts.
Note: One extra ball of yarn will be required for pom-pom
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