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Pas de Calais: A Part of France Most
Americans Haven't Seen Yet
I was pedaling as fast as I could over a dirt road leading toward the English Channel. I stopped to take a break with my guide, Jerome Casagrande who lives in the small town of Wissant, and I asked him how many Americans visit this part of Northern France.
He paused for a moment before replying. 'None." I was his first Yank, he said that Canadians come to ride with him but never Americans.
We were on mountain bikes on a windy June day; our destination was a WWII pillbox perched atop a hill. It must have made a great lookout for the Germans but the invasion of 1944 would come far to the south, more than 225 miles from this windy place. The bunker was never used, but like so many of these concrete edifices it remains a part of France's coastal landscape.
I was in Pas-de-Calais, the district of France it seems, few Americans ever venture. I was pleased to be discovering a part of France that was totally new to me, because there was not only fantastic mountain biking over farm roads and through gorgeous little villages, but also a wealth of World War I history, cities that were both beautiful and full of fascinating buildings, and as usual in France, food that I'd remember long after it was gone.
Looking out across the English Channel, the cliffs of Dover were just 26 miles away. Ferries ply these waters so often it's a wonder they don't all bump into each other. This is the busiest shipping channel in the world, with more than 500 ships passing by every day to the busy port of Rotterdam to the north, and it's also home to France's biggest fishing port, Boulogne-sur-mer. You can visit the outside of this cavernous shrine to all things fishy, but you can't go in and buy any fish, unless you buy wholesale for a restaurant or market.
Amiens on Rails
My trip to Pas de Nord began with a pleasant train trip through Amiens to the station at Arras. I was pleased that my rail pass from RailEurope provided me with first class service. If I had wanted to take the more glamorous and much faster Tres Grand Vitesse, or TGV, I would have had to pay an additional $30 Euros on top of the cost of the railpass. I was happy to watch the rolling fields zip by and when my guide Benoit met me, we were off to the newest museum in the region, the fantastic Louvre Lens. (Read more about this new museum on GoNOMAD)
A night in a French Mansion
Just a short drive from the Louvre Lens, our lodgings would turn out to be regal. We drove up the gravel driveway and into the courtyard of what looked like a very rich person's house.
It was indeed a former home of a millionaire--but today it's Le Chartreuse, an elegant country hotel with a terrific four-star restaurant called Le Robert II.
This is the kind of place where tuxedoed waiters stand patiently waiting to serve you, and the spectacular menu is enhanced when they roll out a massive cheese tray. The beef was Wagyu, topped with summer truffles, and it was so tender you could cut it with a fork. Benoit had a red mullet fillet with tomato conserve and squid, ecually impressive and delicious.
We sampled cheeses from the north and sipped our espressos from embossed china demi tasse cups. Elegant wasn't a good enough word for this luxurious hotel and this dining room!
Despite our regal lodgings, the next day we'd get closer to the ground on mountain bikes. We met my aforementioned bicycle guide at his small shop in the town center of Wissant, and soon I was in the peloton of a pack of mountain bike riders, zooming down a dirt farm road with spectacular views of farmland all around us. No, this was not a ride that any Americans had taken, but there are plenty of great reasons why many more might just want to.
The Pillbox
The little eight year old cyclist continued to roar ahead of us, and after our visit to the pillbox it was down and around some village streets before hitting the field roads once again.
Later on I wanted a better view of the channel and we hiked up to a look out with the wind whipping our coats and making us hang on to our hats. Farmland stretched as far as the eye could see, only stopped by the channel's waves pounding the coast.
The town of Calais is where all of those ferries were heading. After a peek at the extremely wide beach filled with kite boarders and the usual Frite trucks, we explored this old city. The town hall is a magnificent building with a tall belltower; right next to it is a Rodin sculpture. We rode the elevator up to the top of the spire and gazed out at the big main ferry terminal, where cars were disembarking from the 26-mile trip over from England.
The city was completely rebuilt in the 1950s after being devasted during World War II by German and Allied forces.
My guide Benoit told me how much he enjoyed popping over to England every few months to drink beer in a pub and go shopping.
People who live in Pas-de-Calais regularly cross the channel either by car through the tunnel, or by ferry. Prices are very low because of all the competition; you can get there for just 45 euros round trip, car included. There are also three-day specials through Dec 31 for just 38 euros!
La Touquet Paris-Plage
I love old beach towns, and especially ones with a long history of being big attractions. The old Atlantic City, for example, before the casinos came, used to be a charming, fun place to visit. The town of La Touquet Paris-Plage is indeed a faded old beauty, with a legacy of once being Paris' favorite beach destination.
That was before Provence took its spot right after WWII. But Touquet was the star in the days before the war, I was told by my host Martine. The years 1920-1944 were "les annee fol," or the crazy years, when movie stars and glamourous Parisians enjoyed the beach and the nightlife of this small seaside town. About 6000 people live here year around today, and in the summer the population swells to 15,000 on weekends.
As we toured one of the 18 golf courses in town and surroundings, she told me she was once a champion golfer at the course. It was obvious as we toured in a golf cart and so many people waved to her as we drove by.
The beach at La Touquet is massive, it's so wide it stretches out as far as you can see. It is used for many things besides swimming and water sports. Every February, about 800 dirt bikes converge on a track made in the sand and roar around, followed by legions of four-wheel ATVs, hurtling through the sand chasing glory.
The Enduro is an epic event that attracts thousands of spectators, even in the chill of February. Next to the big beach, is a pretty wooded area where you can walk, or ride a horse. Other times you'll spot kite surfers, kayakers and many small sailboats offshore here.
When we joined a nature walk there, even in French I learned a whole lot about the creatures that are usually ignored lying on a beach. But each tiny shell, or casing, tells a story, and we learned about flora and fauna as we patrolled the beach, looking down at the creations of nature and out at the kite boarders whipping by in the high intensity wind.
Ocean Walkers
In La Touquet, two sports are popular which I had never heard of. While we stood next to the Yacht club, an army of men and women clad in wetsuits began walking in a long line toward and finally, into the waves. Then they started marching along in the waist high water, all following an instructor. It's called Ocean Walking, and you can find locals practicing this cool new way to exercise most mornings here.
Next to where we watched the ocean walkers was a parking lot full of three-wheeled chariots with sails. These are sand yachts, and they are used to zip along the big wide beach when the wind is just right.
Unfortunately for us, the wind was too strong during my visit, so we never go to try it out. But sailing along on a wide beach being pushed by powerful winds
while you control the steering like a go-kart sounds pretty great to me! Next time, for sure.
La Touquet's neighborhoods that we visited are elegant, with many oversized Anglo-Norman mansions,signs that this is still an affluent community despite Provence's popularity with Parisians. It's also a town that still supports a very active horse scene and on Sundays there are tournaments here with some of France's best horse jumpers. The grounds where the jumps take place also have a racing oval.
The town's narrow streets have a lot of interesting stores. I visited one shop, part of a French chain, called Conserverie La Belle-iloise that features thousands of different cans of tinned fish. Sardines, mackerel, oysters, the most outstanding selection of sardines ever assembled in one shop. Rue de Metz in La Touquet also has many restaurants and cafes and is the heart of the
town's nightlife.
It was too hard to resist as a sardine afficianado, and I brought home a six-pack of some of France's finest sardines in olive oil. There are also fish markets, with a sparkling array of crustaceans and fish from the nearby Boulogne-sur-mer commercial fish market.
I stayed at the Castel Victoria, which features small rooms but low nightly rates. Who cares who big the rooms are when there's a giant beach two blocks away? Downstairs there is a cozy bar and the free wifi made keeping in touch with the home front a breeze.
Brasserie Les Sports
The hotel is also an easy walk from some lively nightlife, including the most popular joint in town, the Brasserie Les Sports. On a busy Saturday night, the streets were teeming with rowdy partiers, our crowded table there was lo
ud and fun, and their signature orange-tinted fish chowder was absolutely delicious.
All over town you can find this dish, Cafe des Sport definitely does it right. Another old time scene is the most famous hotel in town, the The Westminster. A wall in a hallway leading to one of the two restaurants features dozens of celebrity photos all signed with comments about how much they love the W. Three James Bonds, Tony Blair and many other celebs have stayed here.
The Les Cimaises restaurant in the Westminster has a buffet which was one of the most over the top assortments I've ever seen—oysters on the half shell, fresh sushi, hundreds of different small plates and entrees that we could fill up on to our heart's and stomach's content. It's 29-35 Euros for all you can eat.
Arras--An Amazing City
The city of Arras is a spectacular place to explore. I learned this when I climbed to the top of the town hall, and gazed down at the hundreds of 1820s buildings that were destroyed and then rebuilt exactly as they had been built by archeologists.
Here too, we got a chance to tour the Wellington Quarry which offers a glimpse at the time during World War when 24,000 English and Australian men hid in the caves preparing for a battle. The tunnels were originally built in ancient times but discovered in modern times. The Allies built 12 more miles of tunnels which were used during the war to hide civilians.
So now you know what you've been missing if you've never been to this part of Northern France.
This year the region is promoting a World War I trail, that takes travelers to many cemetaries and battle sites from this great war to end all wars. Discover it for yourself.
Useful resources for Nord Pas de Calais:
Bike tours in Wissant, from Atoutsport.fr 03 21 17 20 51 Jerome Casagrande
La Chartreuse 1 Rue de Fouquieres, 62199 Gosnay 00 33 03 21 62 80 00. Like staying in a castle, with a fantastic restaurant and elegant rooms.
Pas de Nord tourism website.
Max Hartshorne is the editor of GoNOMAD who writes a daily blog called Readuponit. Read more of his stories on GoNOMAD.
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Nova Scotia: Rafting the Tidal Bore, Savoring the Wines
By Max Hartshorne
Nova Scotia was called Acadia by its earliest French settlers in the 1500s. Today's name, given to the big land mass later by the English, means "New Scotland." For an American looking for a great summer holiday a world away but just an hour by plane from Montreal, there is no better choice than New Scotland.
We flew to the capital city of Halifax from Montreal on Porter Air, a small airline that operates out of Toronto and flies the Q-400 turboprop. That means one class throughout the cabin and everybody gets free wine, snacks and comfort. (Porter is trying to shift to a fleet of small Canadian-built jets, but to do this they have to convince Toronto to make longer runways by filling in the lake, which might be a tough battle.)
Halifax is a sparkling and vibrant capital city. We checked into The Halliburton, which dates back to 1809, and is located on Morris Street, just a few blocks from the busy waterfront. The morning sun glinted off the water as a parade of pleasure craft and working ships passed by. It was time to get down to the water!
Year Round Port
We walked through a damp mist to the busy boardwalk, three kilometers long, that stretches from Pier 21, a former ocean liner terminal, to the Casino Nova Scotia. The smell of seafood chowder and poutine was in the air!
In the distance we could see the cranes and large cargo ships that make up the largest seaport on the east coast. The Halifax harbor is the second largest ice-free port in the world, so shipping goes on year round. Trucks drive right onto the ships to deposit their containers.
View a photo gallery from Nova Scotia by the author
Beside the big shipping port is the beloved Pleasant Street Park, 187 acres of beach and woods enjoyed by Haligonians and visitors alike. Sadly, in 2003, more than 90 percent of the trees here were blown down by a hurricane, but the beach is still a prime summer attraction. 134 cruise vessels visited Halifax in 2012, with 252,847 passengers. from May through October. It's a very busy harbor!
Halifax has an exciting energy that comes with being a capital city, full of students and visitors from many countries. It was the first city in Canada to get electric lights.
The city also has a major connection to the famous Titanic disaster--it was the closest major city to the site of the sinking, so many of the numerous victims ended up being buried in the city or at sea.
Titanic Exhibit
In the downtown Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, there is an exhibit with many Titanic artifacts, and interesting displays showing the various classes the ship carried. From down in steerage to up top where John Jacob Astor slept, this exhibit also includes a replica deck chair from the ship and a pair of shoes belonging to a tiny tot who perished in the wreck.
For anyone who is fascinated by the timeless Titanic story, this museum is a must-see. There are also many exhibits about seafaring and Nova Scotia's relationship with the ocean.
Just outside the museum is the long boardwalk that includes many shops selling seafood chowder and poutine. Both of these dishes are as Canadian as they can get, and each time we ordered the chowder it was delicious and fresh. Nova Scotia is truly a place for seafood lovers, second to none.
Seafood Lover's Paradise
We would sample many other fine seafood dishes over the course of our journey and perhaps the most delicious were the bowls of chowder we had in a tiny village of Blandford, on the South coast.
We heard about the place at a tourism information stop...it's called The Deck, and it's a combination general store, post office and lunch bar. Looking up, the ceiling was almost entirely covered with tea towels from all over the world, tacked up we suspect by visitors who must gift Annie White the owner with these souvenirs. "This is the Blandford mini-mall," said Annie.
As we made our way to a booth overlooking the water, a couple from Ottawa told us that hands down, this was the best seafood chowder they had ever had. "It's the best in North America!" exclaimed the man, who said they have come here for five years to indulge.
We asked Annie, who has owned the joint for 16 years, what her seafood chowder secret was. "No flour. No herbs. No spices. Just fresh haddock, scallops, shrimp, lobster" she said. Annie keeps it simple and makes big batches of chowder plus a variety of pies. Which is the most popular? Coconut Cream Pie.
Annapolis Valley Wines
But we did more than just eat seafood on our Nova Scotia journey. We discovered that the Annapolis Valley, about an hour north of Halifax, has 22 grape growers and a well-established wine country with 16 vineyards that are open for tasting. There is even a wine tour bus to take you to vineyard after vineyard, out of Wolfville.
The L'Acadie blanc grape and the fine rose wines they make up here are spectacular. When we got home and told our friends about the fine wines we sampled in Nova Scotia, nobody had ever heard of them, and that's because none of this fine wine is exported to the US. So it remains a special treat we could only enjoy up north.
We began our day of wine tasting in the compact and pretty town of Wolfville, where we got treated like newlyweds in the Blomidon Inn's delightful cottage, located next to the stately main inn building.
The inn was once a sea captain's mansion and there are paintings of elegant ships and serious sea captains inside the well-preserved salon and dining room. Dinner at the Inn included their own house-smoked maple salmon and a delicious combination of sea scallops with fruit salsa. Another delicious meal with great Nova Scotia wines paired.
We set out following signs for Luckett Vineyards. That sounded easy, but it turned out to be a near goose chase as we drove on and on through the countryside, each time we saw the sign it led to another sign and then another. Up on a hill, when we finally made it, the first thing we saw was their famous English phone booth. Stepping inside, we were told we could phone any number in the world. So we did.
Each of Nova Scotia's wineries have their own personality—Lucketts is owned by Pete Luckett, an Englishman who also owns a beautiful gourmet store called Pete's Frootique. I know this guy's truly English when I saw they sold Marmite alongside the rows and rows of organic vegetables. Another winery with free tasting is Gaspareau, one of the area's first wineries. Here, along with great tastes, we got some great advice on which beaches to check out as we drove south.
Tidal Bore Rafting
Our days in Nova Scotia weren't just spent sipping fine wine, we got a little wet and very dirty when we joined a group of Canadians for Tidal Bore Rafting in Urbania.
The advancing tide in the Bay of Fundy at this narrow point is funneled into a powerful torrent, and soon we went from relaxing on a sandbar to rollicking in the 10 foot high waves, plunging into the crashing water and seeing it flood the Zodiac, as we all screamed with fear mixed with fun. You know you're gonna be getting wet when you see the suits they dole out, still this full on swimming/riding in the boat makes people laugh with delight.
We circled around, going back into the terrific whitecaps that seemed so incongruous here in this river, just below a big green bridge. Our guide Steve, 27, told us how extensive the training was to pilot a tidal bore raft, reassuring us before we began plunging into the waves.
He said he usually brings his springer spaniel Patches in the raft with him but today the pup didn't make it down to the riverside departure area in time. Tidal Bore Rafting is offered by several different operators near Urbania, The Tidal Bore Rafting Park offers 10 cottage and a licensed restaurant, along with showers and lockers for after the ride.
This is definitely a thrill worth checking out, since you can only tidal bore raft in two places around the world and none as high or wild as this!
Nova Scotia's inland is rolling farm fields, most of the main roads go in a circle around the most popular tourist towns like Halls Harbour and Lunenburg. We found Lunenburg to be the most beautiful, perhaps because of the combination of preserved houses and the very accessible working waterfront.
Lunenburg is also the home of the Maritime province's most famous wooden ship, the replica of the Blue Nose. It's still being refurbished but visitors can see it in drydock and soon they will be able to take day sails on this boat, whose original namesake was called "The Queen of the North Atlantic" because she was the undefeated winner of the International Fisherman's races.
A feature of the Fisheries Museum of hte Atlantic in Lunenburg are real life fishing boat captains who are posted at various rooms of the museum to answer questions. I learned a great deal about how the cod have recovered and what life is like today for modern fishermen when I chatted with one of them aboard a retired fishing vessel docked at the museum.
After a moritorium was declared as the cod stocks plunged in 1994, the fishing captain said, most locals moved to scalloping and lobster trapping. Even though stocks have recovered well, there is no industry to harvest cod any more. So the seas are full with very few Nova Scotians chasing the once-beloved cod and other groundfish.
Another fishermen sat next to a dory used by early offshore fishermen on Nova Scotia, sharing tales of his former life at sea.
Having these real-live men to share stories is far more compelling than anything on a video screen. The fisheries museum also has an area with glass cases filled with local fish and sea creatures, and a friendly guide who explains it all.
Nova Scotia is a great destination for Americans, so friendly, only an hour by air from Montreal and full of some of the world's greatest seafood. Every interaction we had with locals was cordial, I can't recommend it highly enough, there is just so much to enjoy!
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Max Hartshorne is the editor of GoNOMAD and writes a daily blog about his travels called Readuponit. He traveled to Nova Scotia with his partner Mary Gilman, a painter. They had assistance from Nova Scotia Tourism.
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A River Runs Through It: Cambodia's Splashy Bonn Om Touk Festival
Fluttering flags embroider the waterfront. Laughing workman carry hundreds of strings of white mini-lights to drape every imaginable surface along the quay. The atmosphere is as electrifying as the lights, though, for I can feel the buzz of excitement in the air. From a ladder, one fellow calls out, "Welcome to Phnom Penh! Enjoy Moon and Water Festival tomorrow."
During Bonn Om Touk, held each November in Phnom Penh, the banks of the Tonle Sap River explode with thousands of visitors from across the country, including some 325 boat racing teams. The three-day festival--also known as the Water and Moon Festival--begins on the last day of the full moon. It marks the reversing of the Tonle Sap River current and opens the fishing season. If rivers can froth, flood or dry up, there's every reason to believe that they can change directions too.
Lumbering like elephants, overladen ferries appear with more festival-goers as well as racing boats. Today, I'm happy to be safely on shore winding my way through the increasing throngs of visitors. Already, the open fields between the Tonle Sap River and the adjacent roads have turned into an informal market and campground. Scenes from Woodstock, albeit with clothes, keep popping into my head. Being practical by nature, I wonder when the Johnnies-on-the-Spot will show up.
Down at the waterfront, the preliminary races are in full swing. Brightly painted 40-foot boats take to the choppy waters. I count 65 rowers in each boat, arms battling in unison to sweep
At the water's edge, crews make last minute adjustments to the boats. On closer inspection, we discover that the boats are truly works of art. Many have intricate designs painted from bow to stern. Palm fronds, garlands, and tropical fruit arrangements festoon the Buddhist prayer umbrella anchored to one bow.
Back in the festival melee, a team of rowers dressed in bright yellow T-shirts with logos and matching ball caps spots my large camera. Would I take their photo? While I'm delighted, I wonder if they think it's a Polaroid camera and I'm able to give them an instant snap. Friendly Cambodian monks wrapped in burnt orange robes, swell the ranks of curious onlookers. One offers to explain my dilemma to the team members who, nevertheless, eagerly pose. From them I learn that each boat has a sponsor. Apparently, the price of building a boat comes in at a staggering $8,000 US, making sponsorship essential in a country where the average person earns less than $300 US a year.
During the next two days, I'm still waiting for the river to change its direction, although I sense that it appears to be flowing downstream already. Meanwhile, we join the thousands of onlookers at the races, lose our voices yelling for the yellow team I'd photographed, and munch on boiled and broiled corn, sweet pastry treats and deep-fried meats. Women and girls in the prettiest sun hats capture my eye. Children bounce through the crowds with origami-style paper birds wind born on sticks. Smiles and twinkling eyes greet me as I soak up the spirit of the festival.
The full moon celebration includes a parade of lighted floats sailing before and after the splashy fireworks display. For the Cambodians, the midnight celebrations are a way of thanking nature for its abundance and asking for good luck in the coming year. Midnight meals of pounded rice form part of the traditional ceremonies. On the final day of the races, two lead boats, one carrying a sword, head to the finish line where a vine has been stretched. The line symbolizes the gate that retains the water. When the sword slices through the vine, the water flows downstream once again.
A massive cheer rises from tens of thousands of visitors lining the banks and spilling from the boats. The life-giving waters of the Mekong had brought rich soil to Cambodia's central and northwest rice regions and fish stock to the "Great Lake." It was indeed a time for thanks. Although I'm swept away by the infectious jubilation and gratitude, I do note that there's no change in the direction of the current. I am assured that the river does indeed change direction, though sometimes not exactly in time with the festival (*see below for explanation).
In our travels we'd learned respect for the rivers — wild whitewater, severe river flooding in Asia, dry riverbeds begging for rain in Australia. And while we didn't actually witness the reversing of the Tonle Sap River, what a surprise to learn that when the river reverses its course twice a year, it brings abundance instead of hardship to Cambodia's people. Now that's reason to celebrate.
*Why does the river change its course?
The Tonle Sap River connects Cambodia's Tonle Sap or "Great Lake" to the Mekong River. During the monsoon period from July to November each year, the Mekong River swells to such an extent that its waters back up into the Tonle Sap River, changing its flow, which in turn floods the Great Lake three times its size and depth. Here the flooding is not seen as dangerous but as desirable, because the waters bring fertile loam for the land and fish stock for the lake.
Once the monsoon rains recede in November, the Mekong returns to its normal size and the waters from the Great Lake drain into the Tonle Sap River once again, causing the river to flow downstream. Because the monsoon rains vary in length and quantity, the reversing of the currents doesn't always coincide with the festival.
Over the years, there has been the threat of logging the Tonle Sap and building a power dam on the lower Mekong, both of which would endanger the fish stocks and arable land of 85% of Cambodia's population. Happily in 1998, the UN declared the Tonle Sap a Biosphere Reserve.
Puncak Brasserie in the Puncak Hotel (above) serves fresh cuisine daily. Both Asian and continental dishes are delicious and affordable.
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New Haven: Center of Culture and Cuisine in Connecticut
Dropping temperature and cloudy skies on a mid-May weekend does not come as a surprise to most of us in New England. Given that soaking up the sun seemed impossible, my husband Pinaki and I decided to soak up the culture and cuisine of New Haven, located in Southern Connecticut on the northern shore of Long Island Sound.
Yale University
When we think of New Haven, the first thing that comes to our mind is Yale University. Rightfully called "the most beautiful urban campus in America," the architectural style of its courtyards, arches and towers range from New England Colonial to High Victorian Gothic, from Moorish Revival to Contemporary.
Walking by the majestic buildings I felt close to its glorious past and its present-day quest for knowledge. Guiding generations of bright young minds, the buildings of this Ivy League university stand tall and proud.
It is named after Elihu Yale, a Welsh merchant and the benefactor of the University who had made his fortune trading diamonds in Madras (now Chennai), India. This piece of information was provided to us in the Hall of Minerals, Earth and Space of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, our first stop.
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Standing beneath the massive 7,350-pound bronze sculpture of a torosaurus in the front lawn of the museum, I visualized a time on earth when they ran free and wild.
Wanting to see more, we walked in and were greeted by a giant Brontosaurus skeleton in the Great Hall of Dinosaurs and various other fossils.
If cold and slimy is not your thing, I would advise against patting the replicated dinosaur skin put on display with a sign urging unsuspecting visitors such as myself to touch and feel.
Thankfully, I was diverted by a stunning mural occupying the full length of the east wall. It was created by Rudolph Zallinger and aptly called "The Age of Reptiles." Each step revealed a different time in history.
The exhibitions included Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, Native American Culture, Mammalian Evolution, Birds of Connecticut and The Hall of Minerals, Earth and Space.
Considered masterpieces in the world of museums, the Yale Peabody Museum's Dioramas are incredibly lifelike and try as we might, it was impossible to determine when the fore-ground became background.
We were not surprised to learn that this museum ranks in the top dozen natural history museums in the western world considering the size and breadth of its collections. Admission fee is $7 for an adult. Detailed information on hours and exhibits can be found at the museum website.
Yale University Art Gallery
Our next stop was the first modernist structure at Yale, designed by the famous American architect, Louis Kahn. It has a wide collection of art, coins and sculptures from all over the world. Luckily for us, the Picasso and the Allure of Language exhibition was going on. The collection studied the effect of language on Pablo Picasso's work and his relationship with various writers. Admission is free. For details regarding current exhibitions and hours, please click on the artgallery.yale.edu.
Yale Center for British Art
Located close to the art gallery mentioned above, this is another architectural marvel by Louis Kahn and is said to house the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom. And yet again, admission is free. For more detailed information, please visit ycba.yale.edu.
Yale Repertory Theatre
Though we didn't have time to catch a show, here's something on the Yale Repertory productions. Eleven of them have made their way into Broadway, more than 40 have received Tony Award nominations and eight of those have won the prestigious Tony Awards.
Yale Repertory itself is the recipient of the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. To know more about current plays and ticket information, please visit their website
The theater is situated across the street from the Yale Art Gallery and is adjacent to Scoozzi, an Italian restaurant of repute which brings us to the eclectic food scene of New Haven.
Choices Galore
Considering the size of the city, the number of restaurants in New Haven is unbelievably high and the cuisines offered distinctly diverse, so much so that we had been advised by many that the food is a good enough reason to visit the city.
The following list gives a pretty good idea of the options available. Apart from the usual hours and directions, the links can be used for making reservations. Here I should warn all weekend revelers that some of the restaurants listed below are closed on Sundays.
Scoozzi Trattoria and Wine Bar for Italian, Ibiza for Spanish, Thali for Indian, Bentara for Malaysian, Union League Cafe for French, Bespoke for International, Zinc for Modern American, Miso for Japanese and Pacifico for Nuevo Latino.
After hours of walking and browsing, we were ready for some Latino fare. So we stepped into Pacifico. Cheerful décor, pleasant staff and a wide selection of dishes welcomed us. If you order the guacamole dip while waiting, don't be surprised if fresh avocados are crushed right in front of you in a stone bowl.
My grilled Yellow Fin Tuna arrived on a bed of red quinoa, arugula, sweet plantain and shiitake mushroom salad resting in a pool of saffron-basil-mojito sauce. The fish had the right temperature and the presentation was impeccable, as could be expected from the house of celebrity chef Rafael Palomino.
My husband opted for the grilled Chino Latino Boneless Chicken topped with cilantro pesto and surrounded with fingerling potatoes, chorizo, tomato and zucchini hash.
Not-so-fast Fast Food
But New Haven is not all about fancy food either. It is famous for being home to the best in pizzas and hamburgers. You can have your pick from Pepe's (The Original Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletan) or Sally's Apizza, each of which have been touted as America's best at one time or other.
But don't attempt a visit if you are in a rush… waiting is a part of New Haven's pizza tradition. If you are into the thin crust variety, drop in at Sally's but carry enough cash. They don't accept credit cards and are closed on Mondays.
Though debated widely, Louis' Lunch, relocated on Crown Street, is considered to be the birthplace of the hamburger. Waiting is mandatory as each patty is broiled vertically in the original cast iron grill like in the olden days. Also, credit cards are not accepted and the place is closed on Sundays and Mondays. I found the hours for the rest of the week to be quite erratic so please check the link given above before going.
Leaving New Haven
As is common with most cities with college campuses, New Haven displays a subtle blend of sophistication, culture and world cuisine. Shops, galleries, theatre, concerts, symphonies and a bustling night-life keep the city alive while history gives it character.
It is difficult to leave such a spirited city without promising to go back for more. And go back I will.
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Across the river was a house and field where califate bushes bloomed a startling yellow and thin cows lay on the bogged grass. We could smell the smoke from the chimney and hear the dogs barking.
I smiled at Ciro. The way he hunched in the saddle. The way he pulled a cigarette from beneath his thick wool poncho and lit it and studied the notch of the pass.
In his full-fur goatskin chaps, he was a satyr on horseback. The black hat, black moustache, black three day beard; the unremitting bitterness in his muddy black eyes. He looked like he'd just robbed the payroll train.
"Tiene miedo?" I asked. You are afraid?
Now he turned his head. He looked at me. He touched a fleck of tobacco off his lip with his toungue and spat dry. And then he smiled. It transformed his face.
"Si, Pedro. Tengo miedo." He clucked the gelding into the swift current and I followed, listening to the rocks roll under the scrabbling hooves and lifting my feet in the stirrups when the water floated the mule's tail and rose to the horses' bellies.
I am such a sucker for this stuff. I grew up in Brooklyn reading Louis L'Amour Westerns. Shooting hoops above the Brooklyn docks, all I wanted to do was build a smokeless fire under the aspens and drift the High Lonesome on horseback. After college I moved to a small town on the Western Slope of Colorado.
When I flew into Bariloche, Argentina, I realized how early it was. The town, with its German architecture and ski area, looked like Bavaria in winter. There was heavy snow on the peaks and everybody was wearing full coats and wool hats. The first thing Zach said was, "Do you want to kayak across the border tomorrow and meet the horses? It's a little Class III-IV gorge on the Manso. Really fun." Brrr. Okay.
We did. We drove for three hours down into a green country of lush cypress and coihue trees, the big broadleaf evergreen that blankets the forests of southern Chile. Orange michai flowered along the road in the sun and all of this was seeming like a better idea.
We put our boats in on an opal river that ran through a narrow moss-rock canyon, and pulled out for a few minutes to get our passports stamped by an Argentinian soldier in a shack up in the woods.
We stood dripping on the planks while he asked us why we were leaving the country. I wanted to say, "Because the river flows downhill." Because, por supuesto, the horses are waiting. I was starting to feel like I was in a dream.
"What's your name?" I said. Her ears swiveled back. She was already prancing in place, swinging her butt around, loading herself like a spring.
Men, people, belong on horseback. There is something deep inside that sings as soon you are in the saddle. The vantage from that height; the shifting and moving of the living animal beneath; the dance of wills. Every man on horseback takes on a certain nobility that he may or may not deserve. Sometimes I think that's why people love SUV's: they set the driver at horse height and jingle something in the DNA.
Chile has had a strong horse culture for more than three hundred years, born when Pisarro landed on the continent's breast, with men and horses, and subdued an Inca nation of over a million battle hardened warriors. I was curious about the working tack used by the huasos. Instead of a leather saddle with attached cinch, they used a spare frame of wood saddle bars which they covered with three folded blankets and two pads of sheepskin.
I hadn't ridden in ten years, and as soon as I was loping down the trail I felt at home. Something in the smell, too, of horsesweat: grass-sweet and musty and ancient. I always think it smells like history.
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Everything he did, he accomplished easily and simply. You knew he would be that way in the rest of his life. His red dog Gaucho followed loyally at his mare's heels. In Chile, cowboys call themselves huasos, in Argentina, gauchos. I thought maybe the name was a dis, like calling your dog Lou Dobbs.
We contoured high above the Rio Manso on our left. Looking back upstream we could see the river running blue in its wooded canyon and the snow mountains in the V.
All the farms in Patagonia are marked by the tall spindles of the poplar trees they call alamo. It's the first thing homesteaders plant, a flag that can be seen from a distance. At dusk we spied the first trees, and came on two farms, one on each side of a fast, clear tributary stream called the Torrentoso.
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I loved this. It could have been Montana or Colorado, except there was plenty of rain and no roads, just horse trails linking the remote farms. And when we emerged next week, we would be only a few kilometers from the sea. We were in the thinnest of countries.
No electricity or phones, and messages traveled down the valley saddle to saddle, homestead to homestead. Zach told me that night that when he needed horses for a trip he'd go to the radio station in Bariloche and put a message out on the daily bulletin board, Ciro, so many horses at such and such a date at such and such a place, for so many days.
Fishing in Chile
I was up in the first grey light. I'd heard about the fishing in Chile. I found my saddle on the ground and untied the tube of my pack rod and grabbed my vest and trotted past Ciro asleep under a piece of canvas tarp beneath a tepaTK tree. I jogged down the trail past the first farm to the swinging bridge over the Torrentoso, and up to a gravel beach.
Four herd dogs tore up from the house, barking crazily. Rene's dog Gaucho went out to meet them, tail high, and got his ass kicked, but fought his way into an uneasy truce. We cantered off the hill and through the gate into the rail-fenced yard and swung down.
Pancho's House
I smiled warmly at my host and nodded. "Si," I said, "Su presidente. Si." That night Rene slaughtered a lamb — without getting a speck of blood on his jeans — and we ate and drank wine by lantern light until the hard wind off the lake drove in a wintery downpour and we scattered to our tents. Before I left the table, Pancho leaned into me whoozily and confided, "We are all Americans. Claro!"
For the next week we rode. We rode in a hard rain around the lake on a trail of broken slab rock awash with spilling creeks. I was amazed, incredulous, at what the horses could negotiate — slick log water bars and steep, stepping rock, sharp stumps and roots and mud wallows. Nothing seemed to phase them.
Over their farm loomed the kind of jagged rock spires you conjure when you think of Patagonia. We tried to climb the 3000' pass over into the spectacular Cochamo valley, but it blizzarded on us the day we scouted it on foot.
We trekked into virgin alerce and coihue forest with giant evergreen trees eight feet across, and through four feet of snow to a gem-like lake shrouded in storm. Ciro surprised me: he came along gamely, even though he had drunk a good portion of our wine jug the night before, and he already knew he would never allow his horses up here.
And he was a goat, scampering up ahead of everybody; we'd come around a turn in the trail and he'd be leaning against a giant tree, water dripping off the brim of his black hat and beading on his poncho, smoking a cigarette and watching us, one eyebrow slightly cocked, as cool as any Butch Cassidy. Who had ridden all through this country with the Sundance Kid.
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Culinary Delights in Rural Alfarnatejo Spain
Alfarna…what? You might ask and I couldn't blame you. Until a few days ago, I hadn't heard about the place either. I got enlightened courtesy of a travel agency right across the road from where I currently live in Benalmadena Costa in the South of Spain.
They offer daytrips to better known locations like Cadiz, Cordoba and Granada and then there are little gems, designed to introduce visitors to the region to hidden and rural places they would otherwise never find.
Alfarnatejo is one of them. It was a perfect opportunity to experience 'the other Andalucia' away from the tourist hype and to sample home made cuisine at the same time.
Olive trees, almonds and a rural cottage
Our merry band of 20, consisting of French speaking Canadians, Irish speaking Irish, a couple from Texas with their special brand of language and multilingual me set off in a people carrier, climbing up high into the mountains of the Axaraquia district, some 60 miles north of Malaga.
It didn't take long until we reached the first attraction: the oldest olive trees in all of Spain, some of them as old as 1000 years and still producing the finest and most sought after extra virgin oil. Golden, thick, sometimes flavored with garlic, crusty country bread is dipped into the liquid, sprinkled with a little salt and enjoyed.
At an, unfortunately, totally modern and fully automated oil mill, we at least got to sample the outstanding product. And that was only for starters because, you see, this was basically a food trip.
Next to the olive trees grow fields and fields of almonds. It is nearly harvest time and we had great fun, pilfering a few trees, cracking open the almonds on rocks and rolling our eyes in delight when we got at the sweet kernel. It does make a difference from buying them ready packaged at a supermarket.
Over a mountain pass we went towards our final destination: Alfarnatejo. A tiny white washed village with no more than 381 inhabitants, it's the smallest village in the south of Spain. The central square is the size of a handkerchief and they don't even have a policeman.
What they have though are centuries-old farmers cottages, beautifully preserved and maintained. A courtyard awash in flowers and a backroom where goats and sheep were kept right next door to the inhabitants.
Gazpacho Festival
The cottage was also the venue where we met our hostess for the day. We got split up into three groups and an equal number of local ladies took us to their respective homes where they had prepared a four course meal consisting of dishes traditionally favored by the peasants of the region.
My hostess's name was Mari Carmen and she turned out to be a multi talent. Not only is she a great cook, she is also an accomplished painter and potter. However, she doesn't sell her products. 'It's only for my family.' She said.
Small Alfernatejo may be, but it still has an important festival. The Gazpacho Festival at the 1st of August which we missed by a few weeks.
Gazpacho is the cold soup typical for Andalucia made from a blend of cucumber, tomato, salt, oil and vinegar and a refreshing summer dish. The kids dress up in local costume and gallons of gazpacho are consumed during the festival.
Embutidos, puchero and albondigas
My co-eaters were the Irish, a jolly group of a mum and her five, well traveled daughters. We settled down on a long wooden table in the dining room cum kitchen in Mari Carmen's lovely house and she proceeded to feed her expectant guests for the day.
Simple dishes, but oh so good, tasty and fresh. A starter of salad was followed by embutidos variados, a platter of cheese, ham and chorizo accompanied by country bread.
Next course was a puchero, a soup/stew made with chunks of meat, chick peas and fresh vegetables.
And then came albondigas, meat balls in an almond sauce with patatas al pobre, boiled sliced potatoes with finely chopped peppers, laced with olive oil. You can easily see that country people are hearty eaters.
'Our people like traditional food,' Mari Carmen explained. 'They don't take kindly to burgers and curry. What their mothers cooked is good enough for them'.
Thankfully there was plenty of water, red and white wine to wash down the food but even so, I had to struggle to get through dessert.
A big slice of watermelon which went down easily followed by local pastry, crunchy, soft and sweet at the same time.
Meanwhile Mari Carmen had put on the coffee pot and produced a carafe of berry liquor which, she said with a wink, she had also made herself. As I said, a woman of many talents.
We all chipped in helping with clearing the dishes, something which took her by surprise. 'Other tourists don't do that, but thanks very much. It was a pleasure to have had you.'
Rolling back to the coach
Well fed and happy we more or less rolled back to our coach and snoozed a peaceful siesta on the way back.
Just as well that our driver obviously had a much lighter lunch otherwise this story might not have got written!
This trip is offered year round. Off season it's a few EUROS cheaper. In August I paid 45 euros and that included all the food. A tip for the driver is always appreciated.
Find more information about all the trips on offer through www.noemiviajes.com.
Inka Piegsa-Quischotte is a former attorney turned travel writer, photographer and novelist based in Miami and Istanbul who writes with verve and flair about destinations where it's warm, particularly the Mediterranean World.
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Girly pink version of this outfit. I even got the same shoes in a different color. I can't bear the thought of having to eventually throw out my favorite items, so I tend to stock up by getting it in other colors, just in case the brand/store stops selling them. Raise your hands if you can relate!
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As a pioneer of the latest beauty trends, the SM Store Beauty Section dedicated a glamorous weekend of free makeovers, nail art, and hair coloring to fans of make-up and all things beauty-related.
It was an honor to be part of the first ever Doll Glam event last July 26 at SM North EDSA The Block! I've always been an advocate of the Japanese-inspired dolly look, and it's great that the SM Beauty Section found a way to bring in new brands that push for this particular make-up aesthetic. It's about time!
Alodia/Edjie came as a sparkly kitty princess from heaven, while my OOTD ended up as a cutesy version of Catherine Zeta-Jones/Elena from Zorro, lol. Top from titty&Co, skirt from Romwe, wedges from RANDA, and earrings and choker from EMODA. Inspired by Shibuya 109 shop staff and Japanese magazine bloggers, I wanted my outfit to look dolly yet still wearable!
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Meanwhile, backstage, Edjie and I camwhored like we always used to back in college! We often miss each other in Tokyo (i.e. she would arrive on my date of departure, and I would arrive on her date of departure), but thanks to this event, we finally got our schedules to match. Good times!
Sparkly pink nails are a must for dolls! (Mine is the hand with the ring)
We also had the chance to talk to the winners of the VIP contest, which was a very heartwarming experience. I'm always so grateful for my followers, and I can't thank them enough when I meet them face-to-face. Some of them even brought their own copies of the #TriciaGosingtianStyleBook to be signed too! I haven't promoted my book in ages, so I'm glad people still carry it around with them, huhu. /cry
Photographer Jio had his camera pimped out with Hello Kitty stickers! Too kawaii not to include in this post.
The event started with models styled in the 4 key Doll Glam looks. Doll Glam can be cute, pretty, hippie and sexy, so there's sure to be a place for each and every girl! I loved how the stylist combined some of the key looks to match the models' personalities.
Edjie and I dressed up according to the key looks too! She went as cute/sexy (she is pretty much the perfect manifestation of this combination), while I went as pretty/hippie. I tried my best to look as girly and dolly as possible!
If the ^_^ smiley came to life…
(Thanks to my boyfriend for taking this photo. If someone were to take this kind of photo of me, it would be him.)
We did a short demonstration on how to achieve that Doll Glam look, and it turned me into a puddle of anxiety! I was so nervous because of the time limit! Thankfully, I think I did an okay job!
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I focused on the eyes by applying a brown shimmer eyeshadow to the eyelids, winging the brown pencil eyeliner out, using a light brown eyebrow mascara on the eyebrows, not forgetting to put mascara on the lower lashes, and finally applying natural-looking falsies to create the illusion of doll eyes.
With my doll of the day - Ruth! You might recognize her beautiful face in all of SM's department stores.
Love the accidental matchy matchy off-shoulder top x big skirt combo too. We're definitely made for each other, bb Ruth!
10 lucky winners were chosen during the event to receive special gift packs (which included brands like Dolly Wink, BYS, NYX, Pixy, Heroine Make, Kate, Maybelline Color Show, Cutex, Palty, Beautylabo and Lucido L, among others), as well as a chance to walk down the stage to show their outfits. Everyone looked absolutely adorable! You can tell that most of them are rabid fans of Japanese culture.
Mad props to them for the confidence that they exuded while walking the runway. Sometimes I wish I were a little less like a statue in public events! You'd think that after all these years, I'd get used to it. But I could never, haha.
Some of the brands and products that the 10 lucky girls were able to receive!
Harajuku girls. They definitely did justice to Japanese street style!
Edjie and I with our dollies/models after the demo. This event just proved that it is totally possible to achieve the Doll Glam look in a short span of time if you have the right products. Thanks to SM Store Beauty Section for helping us out!
Much thanks to the recent birthday girl Nicole Andersson for doing such a great job at hosting too, as usual.
Whee! Full house!
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With some of the winners of the VIP contest on Twitter. Wish we had more time to chat and take pictures!
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Thanks to SM Beauty Section for the flowers! I got the one with the blue gingham wrap while Edjie got the pink one! I wonder if this was just random or if the organizers knew that blue is my favorite color.
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Photo time! Some people traveled hours just to attend the event, so I stayed behind after the program to thank people, sign books, and take lots of selfies!
Kawaii girls Anne and Kaila! Kaila's in town for Kawaii in Manila 2, the first Philippine Kawaii Convention happening on September 6th! I'm definitely going! See you there?
Here are only some of the pictures from that day! Don't forget to tag me on Instagram and use the hashtag #SMBeautyDollGlam if you've yet to post your photos from the event!
Finishing this post off with my Doll Glam selfie taken before the event and before all the sweat!
Thanks to Events 100 and SM Store Beauty Section for this opportunity! Hoping for more Japanese beauty/fashion-related events in Manila!
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(Kate-Katy top, Romwe skirt, Alodia Cloud Bag, EMODA earrings, from Japan headband and heels) Hype this look on Lookbook here.
Talk about real "cloud storage"? You can't get any more kawaii than this.
Thanks Edjie for this adorable bag! You can easily send her a message on her Like Page or email her directly at firstname.lastname@example.com cc email@example.com if you're interested in owning one just like it!
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Pleated Plaid
(Her Spot top and skirt, Romwe bag, Coach heels) Hype this look on Lookbook here.
Back to back-to-school plaids and pleats! Whenever I wear skirts like this, I'm reminded of my own school's black and white checkered skirt, and how much I'd love to create a set of outfits revolving around it. Y/Y?
After high school (I went to St. Paul Pasig, btw!), I kept one of my skirts around for experimentation. I had it altered to a shorter length, and actually went about my normal life wearing it. It's gone now, but I'd love to be able to get a complete set of uniforms again one day, just for keeps! Or make that two sets - I'd keep the 1st set as is, then alter the 2nd set and turn it into a seifuku, lol.
Call me shameless, but I really do believe that we have the best uniform! Black and white gingham all the way! If I had to choose a 2nd place, however, I wouldn't mind wearing ICA's dark blue skirt or Assumption's red skirt.


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Why Mandrake is Too Cool for UnitedLinux
CmdrTaco posted more than 12 years ago | from the no-surprise-here dept.392
An anonymous reader says "Mandrake's lastest community (spam) newsletter contains their explanation as to why they won't join in on UnitedLinux. Besides the obvious geek-fun of rolling their own distro, they claim that the underlying idea of UnitedLinux is based on a flawed comparison to the Unix world of the 80's. " I think the whole UnitedLinux thing is lame- the distros that want to be compatible already are. UL is just the 2nd tier distros trying to get attention and ink away from the "evil forces" in North Carolina. I'll just stick to the best distribution and watch the fun from afar ;)


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mpc says
Hi, guys where are getting the images of products for your eCommerce themes? Are you purchasing on stocks or are you using some other sources?
mpc says
This forum is very quiet lately :/
theAlThemist says
Fashion products – mostly photodune. Also have a friend with photostudio which holds the rights for his photos and sometimes he gives me approval to use some of his work
Electronics, watches, toys – mostly official images from the manufacturers as they are not restricted to use unless you sell them.


text: Thao and Mirah have answered countless indie kids' prayers. Earlier this year, the like-minded women performed a collaborative set at the San Francisco Noise Pop festival. The show was so well-received that the duo decided to make a tour of it. Thao Nguyen (of Thao With the Get Down Stay Down) and Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn (known as Mirah) are both known for their quirky, schoolgirl voices, but musically speaking, they're not so much sisters as cousins. Melodious, summery ballads are Thao's territory — she has covered it thoroughly, with four albums in four years. Mirah draws on a decade's worth of material, from traditional singer-songwriter fare to freaky alt-country. Backed by a supporting band (billed as the Most of All), the spazzy songstresses should track through complementary material from both of their catalogs.


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Team Rocket's motto is still the same!
Via the random in my head
Words can't describe how happy I am that Jessie's sass is back
Via Chatsy's instant doodles
you're welcome
(Source: buikkake)
Via Sucker
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*Unknown Source - Not Mine*
Late night Skyward sword doodles.
I like Zelda's hair braided in the back.((Your sketches are always so pretty *w*))
Via welcome to my palace
Team Rocket's motto - The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Via Fuck Yeah Team Rocket
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Via Hey ♥
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|Where Are They Now? How Former Red Sox Have Fared in the 2014 MLB Postseason
|Red Sox Reportedly Make Deal with Chili Davis for Hitting Coach
|Connelly's Top Ten: Patriots Off – Winter is Coming
|Peyton Manning Sets All-Time TD Record in First Half vs. 49ers
Sure, the NFL draft was only a week ago, but it's never too early for an examination of which rookies will have the most impact on your fantasy football team. This list is based primarily on skill and situation. There are many talented players who did not make this rookie only list because they are on a team that may not use them right away.
Tags: Fantasy Football, NFL rookies, Top 10
Good stuff. Do you think Boston College's standout RB Andre Williams has a shot at putting up some fantasy relevant numbers with the Giants this year?
Great question. Andre Williams is more of a handcuff to journeyman Rashad Jennings. Considering Williams' pedigree as a big bruising back, he should see some goal line work, but probably not consistently enough to sustain fantasy value. He is worth a speculative pickup in deeper leagues, and will be a instant fantasy impact if Jennings misses any time.
Jon, nice take on the rookies. Just wondering if you'd drop Menziel lower at this point?!
Solid write-up on Ebron. That's my both this year!!
I believe it is still too soon to accurately assess who will start for the Browns week 1.
In short, yes, I would probably slide Manziel down a little, I can't envision a scenario where I draft him this season. That being said, if my starting QB looks mediocre and Johnny Football gets the nod and has a great first game–I would take the risk and hope he gains points with his legs.
Jon, thanks for the reply… I guess Im of the mindset that Manziel will flame out. I don't know if he has the focus to make it as an NFL QB. Hope Im wrong because I like the kid. I just have serious doubts.
Keep up the writing!
Fair point Lenny, I have no problem seeing Manziel's name being added to the pantheon of Browns' QB busts. However, QB always has the potential to score the most fantasy points, and I think Manziel is the only viable (I use that term loosely) fantasy rookie for this season.
Hi Jon, I'm just not a big fan of this years rookie class making that big fantasy impact, in most years its a rb that makes noise however.
Take it easy.


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Karimi, Ebrahim and Piccirillo, Bruno and Marrucci, Lorenzo and Santamato, Enrico (2009) Efficient generation and sorting of orbital angular momentum eigenmodes of light by thermally tuned q-plates. [Pubblicazione in rivista scientifica]Full text not available from this repository.
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We present methods for generating and for sorting specific orbital angular momentum (OAM) eigenmodes of a light beam with high efficiency, using a liquid crystal birefringent plate with unit topological charge known as "q-plate." The generation efficiency has been optimized by tuning the optical retardation of the q-plate with temperature. The measured OAM m=2 eigenmodes generation efficiency from an input TEM00 beam was of 97%. Mode sorting of the two input OAM m=2 eigenmodes was achieved with an efficiency of 81%.
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By Stan Fike
Contributing Writer
COMMERCE - On a night when the Commerce offense dominated Princeton, the home team still needed a recovery of an onside kick that hit a Princeton player's hands to secure the victory Friday at Memorial Stadium.
Commerce went up by 10 points with just 2:09 seconds left to play on Buck Wilson's 71-yard touchdown reception. It was Wilson's third score of the game. He finished with six catches for 156 yards.
But, Princeton took less than a minute to score on a 21-yard fourth-down pass from Stacey Dillard to his brother, Jakari Dillard, to cut the lead down to 37-34, where the game ended with the unsuccessful onside kick.
This all occurred after Commerce (3-0) seemed to have sealed the win late in the fourth quarter.
T.J. Pannell intercepted a Princeton pass at the 1-yard line, which led to a 99-yard drive that used up the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter.
Sam Wells 4-yard keeper gave Commerce a 10-point lead with four minutes left to play.
However, Princeton (2-1) answered that score with a quick touchdown of their own to set up the exciting conclusion.
The Panthers remain on the road 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 versus Quinlan Ford.
For the full story and photos from the Commerce game, and a preview of the Quinlan Ford contest see the Sept. 15 issue.


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File Activity Monitor Tool 1.0 Beta
The upper hand of a portable app
Surprisingly enough, this tool is portable and thus, the installation process can be bypassed. If you copy the program files to a pen drive or other similar external data drive, you make it possible to take it everywhere with you and run it on the fly, on any computer you have been granted access to.
Another important aspect that should not be overlooked is that File Activity Monitor Tool, unlike installers, is not going to add new items to the Windows registry or hard drive without your permission, and no leftovers will remain after its removal.
Straightforward interface which lets you view all processed files
The UI you come face to face with can only be described as being clean and simple, as it is only comprised of a button and a pane where to display all changes occurred. To be more accurate, the latter lets you view the exact paths of the processed items, as well as their status.
Moreover, it can be unobtrusive, as you can hide it in the system tray with just a click of the button. It becomes quite clear that all types of users can learn how to get around it, without encountering any kind of difficulties.
CPU and memory usage is kept at a low level at all times, which means that the system's performance is not going to be affected in any way, and you can run it alongside other program with great ease. The interface is accessible to everybody, the response time is good, yet its overall simplicity might ward off power users. Taking all of this into consideration, we can safely say File Activity Monitor Tool is a pretty efficient piece of software.
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Ryan Getzlaf and Teemu Selanne [[ TAY-moo seh-LAH-nee ]] scored early and the Ducks on for a 3-2 win over the Wild. Kyle Brodziak and Devin Setoguchi lit the lamp in the third for Minnesota, …02 Mar 13
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Here is the WCHA Women's Hockey Postseason Playoff Schedule, first-round series are a best-of-three: Friday: Bemidji State at Minnesota, 6pm, Friday: St. Cloud State at Wisconsin, 7pm, Friday: Minnesota State-Mankato at North Dakota, 2pm, …01 Mar 13
Apple Valley and St. Michael-Albertville wrestled to a 28-28 tie in last night's 2013 Minnesota High School State Team Wrestling Tournament Class 3-A championship dual The two teams were declared co-champions and each will get …01 Mar 13
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Minnesota's Justin Morneau knocked in three runs to lead the Twins to a 7-1 rout of the Orioles in Fort Myers yesterday. Joe Mauer and Josh Willingham both went 2-for-2 with a walk, an RBI …01 Mar 13
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A long acoustic version of my favorite Hillsong United song, "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail). "
"The Importance of Watching" - Luke 21:34-36
Matthew 24:29-31 "The Coming of the Son of Man"
Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
#30DayGospelChallenge featuring David Crowder Band's "How He Loves"
Will the people behind the #ALSIceBucketChallenge donate a portion of their proceeds to Charity Water, Water Org, Water Is Life, The Water Project, Water Without Borders, Global H2O, Thirst Project, etc… because of all the water that's been wasted??
When someone doesn't have the battery % displayed, I just have to show them how… cc: @taylorswift
You're talking from inside the WH dining room & only to a single camera. Do you really need both teleprompters? Build trust & strength by looking at people straight into their eyes. #OurLeader
Some music for your lunch hour…
Lecrae bustin' out with Sway In The Morning's "Five Fingers of Death"


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A minor point, but this is kind of fascinating — a critique of New Urbanism which, rather than going the common route of charging New Urbanism with nostalgic pre-modernism, argues that New Urbanism is insufficiently pre-modern — in this specific case, arguing that New Urbanists have praised a certain kind of narrow traditional street but produced a zoning code which doesn't permit the construction of that kind of street. (It's a bit like a right-wing critique of Wall Street — there's certainly room to make it, but you don't hear it often.) These guys should be introduced to Rudofsky and Alexander, who (for what it's worth) were arguing for a return to pre-modern urban patterns years before the New Urbanists showed up.
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Charlie will die of alcohol poisoning...
Alan killed himself sometime during the series.
Charlie and Alan are an alternate universe version of Zack and Cody.Just think about. Charlie's womanizing, sexist ways. Alan's timidness. They must be a grown up versions of Zack and Cody in another universe! Who would've thought Cody would be the one living on Zack's couch.
Jake is the lovechild of Charlie and Judith.
Jake is the Antichrist.We haven't really met the other neighbors, but maybe one of the families is part of a satanic cult that impregnated Judith. The traumatic experience turned her off of sex. Jake, while seemingly stupid, has some charm and manages to get what he wants. Eventually, he'll manage to get a powerful leadership position and take over the world.
Charlie was traumitized as a childHe has been saying that he had sex during Junior High School and also claims that he slept with a teacher. How wrong is that!? But now think of it like this; Charlie was screwed up by his mother after his father died and he acted out in every which way possible. But how much of his sleeping around was Consentual? Did he get molested by said teacher (who may have been a confident for Charlie) and possibly blocked it out because he couldn't deal with it? Did his mother know about it? And was the teacher even Female?
The show will end on a Downer Ending
Alan and Judith are really cousins.
Two and a Half Men is an alternate universe sitcom of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
It's all a test.Judith. Every woman screwing Alan over. Judith. Losing all his money from his divorces. Charlie putting him down. Judith. Judith. And not to mention Judith. Everyone is so nasty to Alan because they want him to stand up for himself. They're all just trying to push his buttons. Once he stands up to himself and challenges his tormentors, they will all lighten up, everything will turn out okay, and the world will be sunshines and spinkles just in time for a heartwarming finale.
If the show continues (as of March, 2011), Charlie will be killed offscreen.
Ashton Kutcher's character will be Charlie's illegitimate sonHe comes home for Charlie's funeral and Alan, feeling sympathy and a kinship with the boy, takes him in after he inherits the house.
Charlie is a Time Lord.And He will regenerate from Charlie Sheen to Ashton Kutcher.
Charlie will die in a car accident...broadcast on TV while Alan and Jake watch. There will be an overhead shot of a car (Charlie's) being pursued by half of the cops in the state. Charlie drives off a cliff and dies in an exploding inferno.
Charlie won't die but rather get seriously injured and require reconstructive surgery...That make's him look like Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher's character will either be a hermaphrodite or a eunichSince Jake is getting old enough to no longer be considered "half a man", they'll make Kutcher's character a "half a man" in a different way. It also seems to be hinted at in the promos showing him, Alan, and Jake naked and covering themselves with a large sign, as it shows Alan staring at Kutcher's junk with a puzzled expression.
Angus/Jake's weight fluctuations......were at least partly due to Charlie trading him ice cream for clean urine samples over the course of several years.
The season 9 premiere will include some kind of "this house has lost its sheen" joke......and it will be the show's Crowning Moment Of Awesome.
Rose is pregnant with Charlie's baby.
Charlie isn't really dead
Season 9 will turn out to be All Just a Dream
Walden and Alan will end up together
Rose is building her own Legion of DoomShe has recruited Walden's ex Bridget...if she can convince Alan's Lyndsey and Jake's Celeste to sign up, her army of angry bitches shall be complete. Cue maniacal evil laughter...now. More likely Alan's Melissa, than Lyndsey, though.
Jake was onto something when he said it was like the house was built on some sort of angry woman burial groundIn 'What A Lovely Landing Strip' Jake makes a comment about how it's like the house was possessed by the spirit of an angry woman. Maybe Charlie killed a woman and buried her under the house. Rageful, her spirit now haunts the house and causes every woman to come in contact with the house to go crazy. Explains why each woman gets worse and worse as the seasons go on.
Lindsey will become a narcissistic, more mentally apt female equivalent to AlanOn the episode where Alan and Lindsey "rekindle" for the fourth time, she has shown to be socially inefficient on complimenting, passive aggressive JUST like Judith and Alan typically are. Who knows- eventually Alan could end up hating women for good when second most successful relationship sucks him dry in spite.
Walden will lose it all and end up moving in with Alan and Lindsay.His ex-wife, ex-business partner, Mrs. Schmidt, and Bridget's new pal crazy Rose will take over the business, force Walden out, and leave him dead broke. He'll have to sell the beachhouse and move in with Alan and Lindsay. This may make for a good Season Finale plot. Expect the 100 shares of founder's stock Walden gave Alan to be a Chekhov's Gun if we get a season ten.
Alan's past legal tensions will utterly destroy everyone's lives.He'll be put on a sex offender registry, financial suspension for fraud, and possibly losing his visitation rights and insurance provider (not to mention his chiropractic license, permanently shutting him out of his one marketable skill). Chasing women after dark, with lascivious intent will guarantee sex offender registration. He's done this before and was just barely in trouble for suspicion of intent to sexually assault. Before this he will all of the sudden be unable to get a job and Jake could lose his respect wholly.
Jake will come back from his time in the army in season ten and either...
The series will end with...


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Definition of get a grip in English:
get a grip
[usually in imperative] informal Keep or recover one's self-control: get a grip, guys!
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- Before you talk about ghost towns, you guys need to get a grip.
- Then I thought, this guy is a heavyweight cultural icon, better get a grip and make an effort to take it seriously.
- But he got a grip in time for the post-match photos.
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