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Summary: Fish, barrel; fox, henhouse; Abbott, NBN. Mocking Tony Abbott's ignorance of telecoms has become so easy and habitual that his latest pronouncements would normally hardly merit a response.
Fish, barrel; fox, henhouse; Abbott, NBN. Mocking Tony Abbott's ignorance of telecoms has become so easy and habitual that his latest pronouncements would normally hardly merit a response. But with his latest policy speech being seen as an informal roll-up to next year's election campaign, and Telstra's recent behaviour reaffirming the need for government intervention in the telco sector, it's important to once again weigh the implications of Abbott's cost-redirection policy against the reality of the situation.
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Most glaring is Abbott's ongoing commitment to redirect NBN expenditure towards building roads to ease congestion. It's not the first time he has made this commitment, it emerged during the Coalition's response to last year's Labor budget, but the fact that he's still repeating it confirms that he really believes in its value.
Abbott completely disregards the fact that the Labor Government's practice of accounting for the NBN as an investment, rather than a straight budget expense, has been recently validated. By contrast, Abbott's plan would bring those off-budget investment dollars back into the budget, laying down hundreds of kilometres of roads to ensure that even the outer suburbs of Sydney can get access to CBD-style congestion. And all this, without a shred of suggestion on the costs and benefits of his vague roads plan.
Sure, he may well argue, the government could position its funding as a commercial investment by establishing them up as toll roads, thereby extricating money from taxpayers who would pay again for their passage on taxpayer-funded roadways. Yet that approach has had its share of problems, most recently and famously in the form of Sydney's Cross City Tunnel, which will remain in private hands until 2030 and has long been running at a loss, despite a myriad of price adjustments and road closures to force people onto the network. Traffic volumes have just not met projections.
Does this track record have ominous parallels for the NBN, which also includes methods to encourage customers onto the network and has been plagued by criticisms, most recently by a vocal Malcolm Turnbull, that its volumes will also not meet projections? Not necessarily: as a wholesale backbone, the NBN is a complete replacement rather than a costlier alternative network that customers can choose to bypass.
Abbott's hatred of Labor, and all it stands for, has driven him down a policy blind alley that continues to play out as a syllogistic nightmare.
Disregard for a moment the broader question of whether building more roads is a long-term solution to easing transportation congestion. If Abbott is advocating the funnelling of public money that will generate a return on the NBN, into roads that have been proven as loss-making time and time again, how can he claim that he's making better use of taxpayer funds? Heck, 12,000 would-be ex-public servants (whose jobs Abbott wants to cut) might suggest there would be a better return by helping them clothe and feed their families.
Abbott's hatred of Labor, and all it stands for, has driven him down a policy blind alley that continues to play out as a syllogistic nightmare. Consider the NBN as a modern manifestation of that 1990s-era term "information highway", then contrast it with the concrete highways Abbott wants to build. Both are trying to build more, and broader, roadways that will improve services to areas that can't currently get them. Both are intended to resolve currently abysmal congestion in the flow of traffic. But only one is likely to make even a modest return during the course of its public ownership, and it's not the tollways.
Where Abbott's latest proclamations veer from the ignorant to the offensive, however, are in his claims that "better broadband will once more be delivered through market competition". This is the Liberal Party line, but I and other commentators have repeatedly pointed out how the competitive market created by deregulation in 1997 has failed the country's telecoms environment, over and over again, and how relying on the private sector will never deliver equitable services in rural and remote Australia.
In a case of uncanny timing, Telstra was this week actively showing just how much today's competitive market will actually deliver better broadband: that is to say, not at all.
Turns out Telstra wasn't too impressed by the plans of Nextep, an NEC-owned communications services provider, to offer wholesale ADSL access to communities along the 6000km Regional Broadband Blackspots Program (RBBP) fibre-optic cable. RBBP, you recall, was intended to enable the delivery of competitive backhaul to regional areas that would never otherwise get it through private investment.
RBBP generated excitement when it allowed new internet service providers (ISPs) to enter the market in rural Geraldton, Western Australia. However, this sort of thing worries Telstra, which was faced with losing wholesale customers like Adam Internet and Internode to Nextep. In response, Telstra did what any good monopolist would do: it re-zoned its services so that the areas in question are now in a lower-cost pricing band.
If Telstra's changes mean Nextep can no longer justify the investment to build competing ADSL infrastructure ... what hope is there for Abbott's much-loved 'market competition' to deliver on his vision?
This may have reduced Telstra's wholesale revenues slightly, but it also torpedoed Nextep's business case. Nextep's negotiations with ISPs are now currently on hold. And if Telstra's changes mean it can no longer justify the investment to build competing ADSL infrastructure even where competitive backhaul is available, what hope is there for Abbott's much-loved "market competition" to deliver on his vision?
Then there's TPG, which alleges its customer churn to Telstra doubled after the company increased its wholesale rates, thereby eliminating TPG's ability to undercut its prices.
The fact remains: Telstra's continuing dominance of backhaul and last-mile services means it can make "market competition" unviable with nothing more than a few changes to a rate card. Even the best-intentioned private investors can't justify sinking money into this kind of market, and they will fall by the wayside as Abbott's blind faith in private enterprise masks the truth. When Abbott speaks of "market competition", he is really talking about Telstra and its ability to compete with any effort to unseat it. And that's hardly forward-looking.
On the eve of the 2010 election, 18 months ago, I took on Abbott's "lust" for the prime ministership, his willingness to compromise Australia's communications network for his own gain, and his support of deputies that discredited legitimate nation-building exercises by branding them "talentless".
Now, it appears we'll be dealing with a similarly constrained world-view as Abbott races towards a 2013 election while trying to avoid getting a well-deserved knife in the back. That this (metaphorical) knife would most likely be wielded by his communications shadow minister, Malcolm Turnbull, adds another element of intrigue to discussions about a policy platform that looks more and more irrelevant the more it's repeated.
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I love reading such a kiss arse support for the largest waste of money- the NBN.
With poster boy Minister Conroy its amazing how such an IT moron has the ability to turn on his own computer.
Build better roads and back off something that will be sold off anyway.
No government funding unless it remains in 100% government control and prevents the Telstra business model - the bottle neck of whp controls the backbone.
Remove the incentives for foreign owned companies ( re Singapore Government ) to be part of this mess.
What are you even on about? Apart from your lack of understanding of the fallacy that is private investment in communications infrastructure in Australia is, I have a lot of difficulty even extracting an argument from your text.
I think from the hieroglyphics posted as English, the interpretation I gathered from the hideous (how apt) one was.
1 He hates the NBN, because Tony said he must.
2 He hates Conroy because he's from the party Tony isn't.
3 He wants roads because Tony says roads good/interthingy bad.
4 Government funding bad, Tony said
5 Racism is good (I think that was his own...wow)
6 Ugg - Tony said
There simple.
I seriously can't wait till we get this NBN up and running. Anyone who uses the internet for media streaming and gaming like myself want this service! More roads = more congestion. I'd probably support Abbot if he was going focus more on public transport because this country has one of the worst in the world. We don't need to make this country bigger with roads we need to make it more efficient with either public transport AND/OR a high-speed internet network.
Indeed David, your last paragraph is the most pertinent. Recently Abbott has made an effort to be a serious politician, but all he could come up with was a promise that if he was elected prime minister he would spend a week every year living in a remote community, because opposition leaders don't need to know about that stuff now?
But to the NBN, he obviously believes that data speeds will plateau because the trend since the invention of the internet can not last...? In his mind... But then there is a federal court decision today that says it's ok for Optus to upload live content (video) over the internet if it is for your own benifit... The rights to this content only cost telstra 1.25 Billion... Whoops!
On top of this we also have speculation about Apple bringing out an iTV. Due to release this year, maybe? And with the dollar the way it is I'm guessing the average punter could buy one for under 1K.
With these two revelations, it's easy to imagine that in a years time, Pay TV is redundant and every sports lover in the country has an iTV on his/her wall streaming HD over the internet? Those of you who have fibre that is . The rest of us will just have to settle for the screens on our iPhones. Unless Labor are re-elected???
I think Malcolm knows this, as he is being a lot more cautious with his words than Tony.
There is no doubt that Abbott's failure to embrace technology will be his downfall. Just be patient..
I too live in an ADSL blackhole, although I am only 500m from an Exchange. Telstra were going to install ADSL, but 5 years ago canned it in favour of the government (Tax payer money) building NBN infrastructure for them. Thankyou Government! As for the NBN would you not rather have ADSL services now rather than having to wait in some cases until 2020 to get fibre! and as for the fixed wireless part of the network, you will get 12 mbps by 2016, Telstra 4G is 35 mbps now and will be near 100mbps by 2016! The previous government project would have been completed by now and everyone in regional areas of Australia would have had a service equivalent to ADSL2. All the main service providers would still be providing high speed cable and Fibre services at their own cost to compete with each other. This government should stop Dreaming and you should stop kidding yourselves that it will be completed by 2020.
Talk about dreaming...
Telstra and other private companies neglected you for years and you believe they were going to , "but"...LOL
And now you blame the one's who will actually do something for you...
Oh please stop, my sides are splitting, with uncontrollable laughter.
I'm talking about regional broadband.... under both governments regional australia is getting fixed wireless. The NBN is essential for backhaul capacity to these regional areas. It's the fibre to the home that is the expensive part and has an unrealistic time frame of 2020. If you live in the major cities ADSL2+ and 4G Networks will give you fast enough internet for now. Private companies will invest their own money in the big cities ie 100m/bit cable etc as they can make lots of money in these areas.
I'm curious here, you mention that you can get 35mbps off Telstra at the moment. So if I switch my 400GB/month plan from iinet ADSL2+ to Telstra then I'll be able to get faster speeds, better coverage and all for the same price. It's strange I really haven't seen this advertised anywhere, wait a sec I'll just check Telstra's website, hang on I can only get 15GB within 5km of the centre of Sydney? For $80.00 a month? How is this even remotely close to offering a service that can rival the NBN?
If you can get ADSL2+ There is no need for you to worry about internet. Let the rest of Australia catch up at a reasonable price say $10bn and spend the extra $35bn on something worthwhile. Fibre is only needed for hard core gamers and people watching live TV on the internet! ie a waste of government money!
"This government should stop Dreaming and you should stop kidding yourselves that it will be completed by 2020."
So the completion date slips to 2022. oh noes henny penny teh skies is fallings!!!!!
"The previous government project would have been completed by now"
Why would the previous government need to complete anything? You said "Telstra were going to install ADSL"
"but 5 years ago canned it in favour of the government (Tax payer money) building NBN infrastructure for them. Thankyou Government!"
5 years ago no one knew where the fibre was going, the government hadn't even started the tender process for what was originally a FTTN patchwork plan. So Telstra must have canned it for different reasons and unless you tell us where this "ADSL blackhole" is we will have to assume you are full of it.
"All the main service providers would still be providing high speed cable and Fibre services at their own cost to compete with each other."
Sure they would. LOL.
btw you say also say:
"ADSL2+ and 4G Networks will give you fast enough internet for now"
Are you anticipating a need for faster speeds in the future?
4G is no way near those speeds. Thats is an idealistic set by telstra. It still comes down to, how many people are on the cell, how many are downloading. Wireless cannot compete with the laws of physics. There is nothing faster than the speed of light. The expensive part of the laying fibre is digging new trenches for regional connection fibre backbone that doesn't exist. The NBN deal with telstra allows access to existing conduit, its not expensive to take one cable out and put one another in its place. The more harder parts of it would the installation of the ONT Box, which everyone needs anyway, and the connection to the cabinet.
Yeah, if it's that easy that's why it's taking 10 years to rollout the fibre to the Premise. I suppose you think your ADSL connection at the exchange has an unlimited backhaul capacity. That's why we need an NBN fibre to the node, to supply backhaul to ADSL exchanges, Wi fi networks and 3G/4G towers.but we do not need fibre to the premise. We live in a mobile world these days! It is just too expensive!
So let's get this straight.
You live 500m from an exchange but we are in 2012 and Telstra (or whoever) refuse to even offer you basic ADSL (released in 1999 iirc)?
So they have refused to upgrade you for whatever reasons - I'd guess they can gouge you with a sh*tty plan - which you aren't complaining about, instead you blame the NBN. And then (after being neglected and possibly gouged for over 10 years) you whinge that the NBN, which greatly surpasses ADSL, may be a few years away?
BTW - it will take 10 years because any job worth doing is worth doing properly... and guess what? That takes time and money.
Mobile LOL... seen the uproar of NBNCo trying to build towers rurally, let alone wireless being widespread. They are complementary technologies.
Why I bet you have both fixed and wireless products yourself, as do I. Go on say you don't and make my day.


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I am finishing out the 21-day challenge, but will start it all over again with the team. I have a little over a week to go, but I am modifying it starting tomorrow because I am going to do a 2 week Primal/paleo/SB kind of thing where I will not be eating any fruit or starchy veggies, including sweet potatoes, so that I can monitor more closely what I am eating.
DAY 14: 4/22: Exercise:
AM: Spinning - 20 minutes
Day 13: 4/21: REST
DAY 12: 4/20: Exercise: walked home from work (1 hour, 5 mins)
Tomorrow is Mesocycle 1: Week 4, then on to Mesocycle 2!
~ Dee ... Enjoy your Sunday
B: Cottage Cheese & Blueberries / coffee & half/half
L: Creamed kale/bacon, cabbage noodles & Italian sausage
S: Pistachios (1/2 cup)
D: Home made soup: chicken, andouille sausage, green cabbage, onions, green/red peppers. baby spinach, stewed tomatoes, mushrooms, fresh basil, thyme & sage from my little windowsil herb garden & red pepper flakes
EXERCISE: Walked home from work
Time: 1 hour 19 minutes
... how did you do today? ~ Dee
PS:... look at what I passed up today! ... aren't you proud of me!
... this is the way I feel right now!
As you know, I have been following the Primal Blueprint challenge for what, 10 days now, and I really thought that I was doing everything right... WRONG! ... I have been keeping track of what I have been eating and my calories have ranged between 1200 - 1500. I haven't weighed myself because I just don't want to see a bad number and my clothes are not fitting any looser. Yesterday evening I decided to take my measurements because my jeans seemed to fitting tighter, and guess what, I am gaining in "inches!!!!!"... I have gained at least a 1/2 an inch everywhere!
My first thought was to just say forget it all, order a pizza and call it a day, but I didn't, instead, I looked over my notes and logs of what I have been eating and found that although I have been staying within my calorie range, I am eating massive amounts of fat.
One thing I have been doing right is IF (Intermittent Fasting) ... I listened to Robb Wolfe's podcast www.robbwolfe.com (#2 or 3, I forget) this morning and the subject of IF (Intermittent Fasting) came up. He mentioned that if a person is trying to lean out 16 hours of IF is good because it doesn't tap into protein stores and it re-establishes insulin sensitivity without harming metabolic status (... not going into starvation mode). I think the longest I have gone is 18 hours, so I will now keep it to 16 or less.
To lean out, he advises the following:
1.) Load up on protein
2.) Load up on veggies
3.) "don't go wild on fat sources so that we can get both appetite suppression via the protein - AND - a mild calorie restriction
4.) 8 - 9 hours of sleep (... I will be aiming for 7.5 - 8 hours)
... I knew eating all of that good food was too good to be true!!!! ... well, at least with a ton of fat added to it!... I will modify my recipes.
... I will keep you posted, if anyone has any tips, ideas, please post, I am still learning this lifestyle and all comments are
~ Dee
Quick update:
Day 10: 4/18:
B: Cottage cheese & grapefruit / coffee/half & half
L: Chicken Tikka Masala (Trader Joes) and Kale
D: not hungry
~ Dee


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Our spacious luxury four bed villa is ideally situated for Parks, shops and restaurants, set in peaceful lake side surroundings of Hampton Lakes enabling you to unwind at the end of a busy day. The large pool deck area and covered Lania makes this is an ideal all year round holiday location in the sunshine state of Orlando.
Fully air-conditioned four bed 2 bath villa, benefiting from Queen master bed with en-suite, second double bed and 2 further twin rooms. Recently refurbished with many new fittings. Large family Room,complete with Large screen LCD TV DVD player Hi-fi . All bedrooms with Flat LCD Cable TV, TV game in one Twin room, & Playstation 2. Dining room, telephone with free local/National calls,Free Internet access. Great family games room with Pool table, foozball table, airhockey, child safe darts, cable colour TV and sofa to relax and have fun. We personally consider the Villa to be 'Our home from home' & invite you to share in this and make it yours also.
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Once or twice a week in an email, I'm asked to give advice on how to become a professional nature or travel photographer. Should I go to school to study photography? Should I fully commit and quit my job to "follow my dream?" How do I even get started?
My response is usually none at all or I say that I really don't know how to answer the question. Aside from my discomfort with giving anyone advice on what they should do with their life, the overriding reason is that I just don't know. What is this person's strengths and weaknesses? What drives them? Are they even driven at all?
I'm an extremely driven person and it would be unfair to assume that their drive and intensity matched mine. What worked for me, as well as the lessons I gleaned from my own experience, might not work for someone else – particularly a total stranger. I concluded that my advice would be unhelpful at best, or possibly even harmful.
Then my conscience got the better of me. I felt awful that I wasn't even trying to be helpful. I could offer platitudes: work hard, stay focused, dream big, etc. but platitudes are hollow and empty. I might as well say nothing.
So I've had a lot of time alone up here in Iceland and a lot of time to think. This question, and my lack of a response, has been weighing on me and I believe I've finally come up with something helpful. The answer can be found in the form of two questions.
1) How passionate are you?
I'm not talking about every day, garden-variety passion here. I'm talking passion bordering on insanity. I think you have to be a little insane to make it in this business, I really do. This is hard work, despite the mythicized fantasy that persists. I'm not saying photography is hard work, although to do this seriously, it ought to be. What I'm saying is that making a living as a photographer is hard and incredibly difficult.
So why is passion important? I personally believe that passion is important in every aspect of life and that includes your work and career. If you do work that you love and are passionate about, you're going to be happy and happiness is important.
But beyond that, having passion for what you do is what allows you to persevere when things get difficult. While the casual practitioner simply quits when the going gets tough, the insanely passionate pushes on because he or she doesn't have any choice. If you're not sure which category describes you, the former or latter, you just don't have it. Sorry to be so blunt.
2) What are you willing to sacrifice?
If the answer isn't everything (with the exception of your core principles, your family, and your health) don't even bother. Seriously. You have to be willing to give up everything in your life that you hold dear. You like golf, you say? Give it up, all hobbies for that matter. Financial security, middle or upper class lifestyle, house, car, personal life, friends, vacations, sanity; all to be completely sacrificed if need be. You need to know this in advance, before you even begin.
None of this might even be necessary, but If you're not prepared to give up everything to be a success (or if you even have to think about it) save yourself the time and trouble and keep your photography as a nice diversion from the rest of your comfortable life. You're not going to make it.
If you are one of the insane, congratulations. You have an amazing adventure ahead of you. But you really didn't even need to ask, did you? In your heart, you already knew.
If you're not, congratulations to you as well. I just saved you from making a huge mistake, and an expensive one at that. You still have photography as an incredibly meaningful hobby and refuge from stresses of modern life that we all have to endure. But you shouldn't give up on being one of the insane either. Find exactly what it is that you're insanely passionate about and go all in. When that happens, you will never be the same again.
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Victoria Beckham: The Cost of Greatness (and Giant Boobs)by Free Britney at . Comments
In March 1993, Victoria Adams was an unknown 18-year-old dancer who posed for a roll of 36 photos, hoping to relaunch her career.
In May 2007, she's an international style, music and beauty icon with over 10 million albums sold and a husband (David Beckham) who may be even more famous.
Yes, hard work played a role in her transformation, but as Us Weekly experts observe, so has her bank account. Here's a look at their estimates of the "work" (plastic surgery) that Posh Spice may or may not have had done.
Nose ($11,000):
Posh's streamlined snout could be the result of nasal refinement surgery, NYC plastic surgeon Geoffrey Tobias says. "The bridge looks thinner, and the tip is narrower and slightly turned up," he says.
Kind of like Heidi Montag.
Huge Breasts ($10,000):
Victoria Beckham has dropped 20 pounds since 1993, estimates NYC internist Marc Siegel. "Most women have smaller breasts as they lose weight, not bigger," Gerut says, speculating the roundness is due to implants.
Either way, those are some serious boobs.Â
Cheeks ($3,000):
"They're more sculpted, maybe from weight loss or buccal fat removal," says New York surgeon Zachary Gerut.
You know who had some serious fat removal? Ricki Lake!
Lips ($2,000):
Both bottom and lower are more prominent, suggesting Juvéderm or collagen injections every few months, says Gerut.
She's still no Angelina Jolie.
Eyes ($8,000):
"Her eyebrows drooped and now they're arched," Gerut speculate. "In my opinion, that's a forehead lift done beautifully, not Botox."
Woah, Bruce, calm down. Maybe a little too much jerking off - time to let the testosterone levels go back to normal.


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Laws Governing The Release Of Information On A Patients Hiv Status
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Law Enforcement and HIV Policy Groups Release Fact Sheet for Police on HIV RisksNew York, NY -- The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and the American Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (AAPA) today released a new fact sheet that they hope will bring... Read more »
Zimbabwean Women's Caucus Calls for Government Review of Policy Barring Doctors From Disclosing Patients' HIV Status to Spouses, RelativesZimbabwe's Parliamentary Women's Caucus last weekend adopted a resolution calling on the government to review the country's doctor-patient confidentiality policy in regard to HIV status, Zimbabwe's Herald reports. According to Zimbabwean law,... Read more »
California State Agency Released Confidential HIV Information: ACLU and Lambda Legal Demand ExplanationSacramento, Calif. -- Today Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC), and HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA) sent a letter to David Maxwell-Jolly, Director of the California Department of Health... Read more »
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information recently released, is this goodDr. Young,I am sending this to you because i feel that it is some breakthrough info regarding HE2000. I would like to know if there is anyway we can help bring this product to approval here in US to treat HIV. What is your outake?Kyle...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
Rocky Mountain CARESThis is encouraging information about HE2000- and while the initial findings were also encouraging, the new news (if confirmed) is that there are more than just laboratory benefits to the product, but a reduction in clinical events- namely... Read more »
Am I legally responsible in telling my patient's HIV status to his intimate significant other?I work in a hospital, and I have the privilege of meeting all sorts of people, including those infected with HIV. Some are newly diagnosed and refuses to tell their spouse. As a healthcare professional, it is my duty to protect my patient's...
Response from Christa Douaihy, Esq.
Member, City of NY Bar Association Committee on AIDSDear Writer,You inquire specifically whether 1) as a health care professional in Texas you are obligated to notify an HIV-positive patient's partner of your patient's HIV status, and 2) whether you may be held criminally liable if you fail... Read more »
Self Funded Health Benefits Law Firm - STD and HIV Testing/StatusMy question involves the following fact pattern:An extraordinarily conservative law firm self funds its employee welfare benefit program. Employee need to be tested for STDs and HIV. As a self funded entity, an "officer" of the...
Response from Nancy Breuer
WorkPositive, Inc.And all the partners at the firm are completely monogamous, right? Good grief. You are a great candidate for the mail-in HIV test, obtainable at a pharmacy (ideally one where they don't know you). Or you could call the AIDS Service Organization... Read more »
State Health Dept & HIV StatusI tested postive in Nov 2003. I received a message this week (August 2004) from the Colorado State Health Department asking me about my status. I was COMPLETELY SHOCKED that that somehow they knew my "Confidential" health information. I...
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University of Miami School of MedicineI don't know the laws of Colorado, but I will assume that your doctor is correct about being required to report HIV+ results to the Colorado Department of Health. Of course, you should have been informed that this may happen before you took the... Read more »
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Who has to know about my HIV status?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 RepliesI got a phone message from my county health department.
Why are they calling me? Does my HIV status have to be reported to them? I told them I didn't want to speak to them until I speak to my doctor first. (doc is on vacation until next week)
How... Read more »
Posted by Anonymous, 1 ReplyExploring: NIAID, NIH, U.S. DHHS
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HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is caused by HIV... Read more »
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The UCSF Center for HIV Information (CHI) is a faculty-directed program of the Department of Medicine with a remarkably successful track record for developing key information resources on... Read more »
Will US Custom find out my HIV status on border?
Posted by Anonymous, 4 RepliesI am a Canadian and in USA now. I will go back to Canada in the near future(Air or Driving). I am worried if I come back form Canada, will the US Custom officers find out my HIV status by checking my Canadian passport or US Social Security Number in... Read more »
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Program Memorandum - State Survey Agencies
Department of Health and Human Services
Health Care Financing Administration
Transmittal No. 99-1 - Date AUGUST 1999
This Program Memorandum re-issues Program Memorandum 98-1 dated August 1998. The
only change is the discard date; all other material remains the same.
Change Request #N/A
SUBJECT: Policy Clarification: Home Health Agency ( HHA) Parent, Branch, and
Subunit Criteria
The purpose of this Program Memorandum is to consolidate and clarify the Health Care
Financing Administrations (HCFA) guidelines for distinguishing between branch
office(s) and subunits of parent HHAs. Although these terms are defined at 42 CFR 484.2,
it has come to HCFAs attention that there may be some variation among HCFA Regional
Offices (RO) and individual States as to how these definitions are applied when attempting
to categorize particular HHA locations as branches or subunits. These guidelines have been
issued previously in regulations and program manuals, as well as in letters to
ROs, HHA
providers, and various professional organizations. Also, HCFA has included in these
guidelines pertinent portions of Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) decisions where the
status of a particular HHA location (branch or subunit) was the issue.
One purpose of the Medicare HHA certification process is to ensure that providers meet
the Conditions of Participation (CoP) at 42 CFR PART 484, of which the regulatory
definitions of parent HHA, branch office, and subunit are a part. HCFA is also responsible
for ensuring that, consistent with §1861(v)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act, Medicare
only pays for those costs that are necessary for the efficient delivery of needed health
services. How a provider is paid for those services by Medicare is a decision of
HCFA. The
burden of demonstrating that a particular location is a branch, subunit, or parent is on
the HHA requesting such approval. These guidelines will be applied to all initial
applicants for Medicare participation and to all HHAs already in the Medicare program at
the time of the HHAs routine resurvey.
In most cases, a survey of an existing, previously approved branch that you now
determine should be a subunit will not be needed. In such a situation, you should follow
the existing survey and certification rules for issuing a provider agreement and number to
the subunit, and use an effective date agreed upon by the RO Division of Medicare.
However, if you discover a "branch" that has never been identified to the State
agency (SA) or HCFA that is subsequently determined to be a subunit, an onsite survey in
accordance with the usual survey and certification rules will apply. Note that a subunit
may have branches. An onsite survey will also be necessary for any location where the HHA
has not provided services to Medicare beneficiaries in the past that the HHA now proposes
to operate as a branch, and that HCFA determines on the basis of the information provided,
is a subunit.
As part of the provider certification process, an existing Medicare approved HHA must
provide notification to HCFA of its proposal to add a nonparent location, i.e., branch or
subunit. HCFA must then determine if the CoP continue to be met with the inclusion of the
additional location. In the absence of notification, HCFA cannot determine whether the
requirements critical to health and safety are met at the nonparent location. A provider
may not bill Medicare for services provided by either a branch or subunit where the branch
or subunit is not a part of an approved HHA or where the branch or subunit has not been
determined to meet the applicable CoP.
While the HHA may notify the SA of its proposal to establish a nonparent location, and
the SA may make a recommendation to the HCFA RO in a particular case, it is the HCFA RO
which has the authority for determining the nonparents status as a branch or
The following guidelines should be used when making a determination as to whether a
proposed HHA unit is a parent, branch, or subunit as defined at 42 CFR 484.2.
In accordance with 42 CFR 484.2:
1. Parent agency means the agency that develops and maintains administrative
controls of subunits and/or branch offices;
2. Branch office means a location or site from which an HHA provides services
within a portion of the total geographic area served by the parent agency. The branch
office is part of the HHA and is located sufficiently close to share administration,
supervision, and services in a manner that renders it unnecessary for the branch
independently to meet the CoP as an HHA; and
3. Subunit means a semi-autonomous organization that does the following:
Serves patients in a geographic area different from that of the parent
agency; and
Must independently meet the CoP for HHAs because it is too far from the
parent agency to share administration, supervision, and services on a daily basis.
As defined in 42 CFR 484.2, supervision means authoritative procedural
guidance by a qualified person for the accomplishment of a function or activity. Unless
otherwise specified in this part, the supervisor must be on the premises to supervise an
individual who does not meet the qualifications specified at 42 CFR 484.4. References to
supervision are found at 42 CFR 484.14(d), 484.30(a), 484.32, 484.34 and 484.36(d).
Administration means those CoP described at Subpart B of 42 CFR 484.
Services means those CoP described at Subpart C of 42 CFR 484.
In determining whether an applicant is a branch, parent, or subunit,
these guidelines should be applied on a case-by-case basis and in consideration of all
factors in the individual case.
The regulations require that a branch must be "sufficiently close" to share
administration, supervision, and services in a manner that makes it unnecessary for the
branch to meet the CoP on its own. To accomplish this, the parent agency must be
physically located so that sharing of administration, supervision, and services with the
branch can occur on a daily basis. If the parent is not capable of sharing such functions
with the branch on a daily basis, then the nonparent office or location must independently
meet the CoP. Supervision requires, unless it is otherwise specified in the regulations,
that a qualified person be physically present during the provision of services by any
individual who does not meet the qualifications specified at 42 CFR 484.4. Reliance on a
telephone, facsimile, or other electronic device as opposed to the physical presence of
the supervisor does not satisfy this requirement. A major aspect of supervision is
supervision of the HHAs personnel in the furnishing of services to patients on the
patients premises.
Mileage and travel time are appropriate factors to consider, on a case-by-case basis,
in making the determinations regarding the regulatory requirements of "sufficiently
close." Additional factors include "serves patients in a geographic area
different from that of the parent" and "too far from the parent to share
administration, supervision, and services on a daily basis." While factors relating
to each determination may vary, the DAB recently concluded that where the driving time
between a parent office and branch had the potential to take as long as one and one half
hours, it was too long to ensure safe and timely treatment of the branchs patient on
a shared basis with the parent. (See Homelife Nursing Inc. v. HCFA, DAB Decision No.CR 417
(March 26, 1996).)
"Geographic area," in terms of the regulatory HHA definition, generally means
the location, i.e., address of the clients served by the parent and nonparent. If the
nonparent office is located within a portion of the total geographic area served by the
parent, but serves patients outside the geographic area, then the nonparent should not be
a branch and would be classified as a subunit. This is consistent with the subunit
definition that applies to a nonparent office that serves patients in a geographic
location different from the parent.
In addition, consider that the sharing of HHA administration, supervision, and services
may occur at any time and could flow in either direction, i.e., parent to branch or branch
to parent.
1. If a nonparent reports directly to the home or corporate office or some other
office other than the alleged parent HHA, it is more likely a subunit rather than a branch
and as such must independently meet the CoP.
2. If the parent HHA and the nonparent use totally different staffs, it is less
likely they are sharing functions on a daily basis, and it is therefore less likely that a
parent/branch relationship exists.
3. The fact that the nonparent office is located in a different metropolitan
statistical area (MSA/Non-MSA) from that of the parent is a consideration in making
determinations about geographic areas. Commuting patterns are one consideration in the
establishment of MSAs. If the parent and nonparent are in different MSAs, it may reflect
that the nonparent is not within sufficient proximity to the parent to share functions on
a daily basis. This is especially true if the parent and nonparent are in non-contiguous
4. If the parent and nonparent are incapable of sharing emergency functions,
including services, on a daily basis, the nonparent is probably not a branch.
5. State licensure laws which define parent, branch, and/or subunit are a
consideration in making nonparent determinations, but it is the definitions in the Federal
regulations (42 CFR 484.2) that must be satisfied in making parent, branch, or subunit
determinations. If an HHA operates across State lines follow the instructions in §2184 of
the State Operations
(exit DHS). The SA in the State in which the parent
is located should take the lead in coordinating with the adjacent State to resolve parent
and nonparent issues.
6. The fact that the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations or the Community Health Accreditation Program have awarded branch status to
a location will not affect HCFAs parent/nonparent decision. HCFAs
determination will be based on its independent application of its regulations to the facts
in the case.
The above guidelines are to be applied on a case-by-case basis and applied as uniformly
as possible consistent with proper program administration.
This Program Memorandum may be discarded after August 31, 2000.
For further information, contact Mike Goldman at (410) 786-6813.
Protecting and promoting the health and safety of the
people of Wisconsin
The Official Internet site of the Wisconsin Department
of Health Services


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Osmotic Pressure Teacher Resources
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Chapter 13 Review, Mixed Review: Ions in Aqueous Solutions and Colligative Properties
Here is an attractive worksheet that walks chemistry learners through a review of aqueous solutions. There are matching, short answer, and multiple choice questions dealing with boiling and freezing points, precipitate, molality, net ionic equations, and osmotic pressure, all colligative properties.
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Chemistry Worksheet-Phase Changes
In this phase change worksheet, students answer twenty questions about changes in energy to a system. They analyze phase diagrams, the determine the effects of changes in temperature on a system, they answer questions about miscibility, vapor pressure, osmotic pressure and solubility.
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Version 001 – Exam 1 – David Laude (53015) 1
A 30-question multiple choice chemistry test challenges takers. Topics touched upon include thermochemistry, equilibrium, behavior of gases, and pH. Problem solving is required in order to answer most of the questions. Other questions require critical thinking skills and reading phase diagrams.
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Chemistry Worksheet-Phase Changes
In this phase change instructional activity, students solve twenty problems related to energy changes in solutions. Students answer questions about phase diagrams, the effects of pressure changes on a system, miscibility, boiling points and vapor pressure.
10th - Higher Ed Science
Colligative Properties and Chemical Equilibria
In this colligative properties and chemical equilibria instructional activity, students answer twenty questions including ranking solutions base on their colligative properties and determining what must happen to a reaction to reach equilibrium.
Higher Ed Science
This sequence of increasingly difficult questions about concentration asks learners to calculate the mass or amount of a substance in a solution. The questions then tests understanding by asking for an evaluation of boiling points, vapor pressure, osmotic pressure, and freezing points of certain solutions.
9th - 12th Science
Circulatory Systems
Excellent diagrams, labels and summaries make this resource be valuable to your students throughout the topic of circulation. All types of circulation vessels are explained, their structure and function is detailed, and the overall system control mechanisms listed.
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Circulatory Systems
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The Melting Pot - Fredericksburg
- Address:
1618 Carl D Silver Pkwy
Fredericksburg, VA 22401Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
FonduePrice: $31 to $50
The Melting Pot - Fredericksburg
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.meltingpot.com/fredericksburg/specials
- Phone: (540) 785-9690
- Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday: 4:30pm - 11:00pm, Saturday: 12:00pm - 11:00pm, Sunday:12:00pm - 9:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Fondue, European, American
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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The Melting Pot is Fredericksburg's premiere fondue restaurant. We offer both a romantic and family friendly atmosphere for your fine dining fondue experience. Our staff operates with one goal in mind - to provide you with the perfect night out.Continued
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63 reviews since July 27, 2014
- Food4.4Service4.7
- Ambiance4.7Noise LevelModerate
special occasion (56)romantic (47)good for groups (25)fit for foodies (23)notable wine list (15)kid-friendly (8)great for lunch (8)neighborhood gem (8)late-night find (6)great for brunch (2)scenic view (2)hot spot (1)Show More
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 11/21/2014A great place to relax and catch up with friends as you share a pot of cheese, dipping sauce or chocolate. The ambiance is casual elegance.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Lovely night out!weekenderDined on 11/21/2014Such a fun and tasty way to have dinner. Very friendly staff, tasty food, very enjoyable.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- daughters 18th birthdayWestOGDined on 11/16/2014We made a reservation for the melting pot because it's our go to special occasion restaurant. mr tan and staff out did themselves. They made my daughter feel special from the time she walked in the door. They wished her happy birthday, they gave her a card, the server made sure she ordered first and she said she could not have asked for a better night or a better meal!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great restaurant for all types of occasions!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 11/9/2014We had a group of 9 people on a Sunday afternoon for a birthday lunch. Our service was fantastic! We were helped by Tim at our large table, and he was patient, friendly, and took time to explain the menu to us, in addition to giving us recommendations for courses. I was happy to find that they also had vegetarian options. We were also helped by a gentleman, who I believe was the manager, who was also very friendly and welcoming. The restaurant was clean, beautifully decorated, and had a welcoming atmosphere. I felt that this was a great experience, and would recommend the Fredericksburg location to anyone looking for a great dining experience!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful family mealbusyfamilyDined on 11/3/2014My family - two children ages 9 and 11 plus my husband and I - ate at Melting Pot to celebrate my daughter's birthday. A birthday card from the restaurant was presented to her upon arrival. All staff went out of their way to provide great service. The restaurant was intimate, friendly and an overall delight. My daughter felt special and we all enjoyed the attention to detail given by the staff during our visit. It was a wonderful evening... My husband was skeptical about going originally but now is their biggest fan!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- First TimersOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 11/1/2014Very unique experience with great service and good food. We both enjoyed our orders, and the wine pairing, but remember not to touch the skewer metal pieces, they get hot!Special Features:
- wonderful experiencevagirlDined on 10/19/2014We celebrated our anniversary there. Everything was wonderful from the food to the server!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- special promotionsAdviceDined on 10/13/2014I enjoy the special promotion nights. I've gone for date night and endless cheese and chocolate, both occassions were ones I would attend again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Your taste buds will love you!BuzzBriggsDined on 10/13/2014The cheese fondues are flavorful and delectable. try a couple types of cheese and finish with the chocolate of your choice. Always friendly and fast service, but they let you stay a while and enjoy both the food and the conversation.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Enjoyed very much....OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/11/2014I have been twice now. Once for the all you can eat cheese and chocolate, and once for 4 course meal. I think I preferred the all you can eat cheese and chocolate. I wasn't really crazy about the meats. Nothing wrong with it, just wasn't my thing.... Definitely recommend it for special times, but too expensive for regular meal out.Special Features:
- birthdayROMANCEDined on 10/5/2014We took our daughter on her 12th birthday with five of her friends. None of them had ever been and they had an absolute blast. They loved the cheese, cooking the meat and fought over the chocolate like they hadn't eaten in a week. I had never seen the chocolate bowls scrapped clean until now. The food was wonderful and all had a terrific time. This is a great place to bring a group for a party and celebrate family style.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Outstanding service and food!OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 9/28/2014My husband and I went here to celebrate my birthday. Our server was attentive and met all our needs. The food, as usual for the Melting Pot was fantastic. They even had my favorite chocolate fondue, the White Chocolate Creme Brulee. Thanks for a great evening!Special Features:
- The Melting Pot Really Melts...LadybugladyDined on 9/26/2014...in your mouth, literally. The food was to die for! Loved every bite! My husband and I went for the first time Friday evening and we don't make a lot of money but it was my birthday, so we splurged. It was worth every cent! I can't wait to go back again! Our waiter(Tim I think) was great! He was very attentive, relaxed, and was on top of all our needs. The Melting Pot was not just dining, it was an experience for everyone to try at least once in their lives. Thank you!Special Features:
- It's nice enoughTravisDined on 9/26/2014So, it's pricey and it's fondue so you have to cook your own food. The marinades are good as are the sauces and in the end it is pretty tasty. If you aren't the great conversationalist, or, if, like my wife and I, you have talked everything else to death and just don't have a lot new to talk about anymore, working through how long to cook what and what sauce to pair it with gives you something to conversate about and can make for an enjoyable evening.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- What funOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/21/2014Our server has just the right balance of fun and knowledge of cuisine. The restaurant had a nice ambiance, and had just enough background noise to know you weren't at home but, quiet enough to carry conversation with my wife. The food was great, seasoned well, and the sauce was very good.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful DinnermypaintedhorseDined on 9/21/2014Another great date night visit to the Melting Pot. Great service, wonderful food and very quiet atmosphere for enjoying dinner with your spouse or date. This restaraunt never disappoints.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- We really enjoyed our mealDanaFromStaffordVADined on 9/14/2014Visited for a special occasion, and our first time eating there. Will definitely be back. We received everything we requested (which included a quiet table away from the restrooms). Our server, Melissa, very happily and efficiently educated us on what to do, she was lovely. Food was good (although I would leave out the nutmeg on the new Alpine Fondue next time). When it was time to pay the bill, my requested box of chocolate covered strawberries was delivered as requested. Restrooms clean and nice, liked the folded paper towels. Not a place suitable for small kids. Overall, good experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- welllllllllllllfood101Dined on 9/13/2014Was expecting more of unique dining. The restaurant was beyond cold and very uncomfortable and the cheese fondue was fair not warm enough until the waiter came back several times to correct the temp.. Waiter rushed thru how to use fondue to really be able to enjoy. He was very rushed and for the price we would have expected better.Special Features:
- That special little placemeloyelo51Dined on 9/10/2014Food is great, service is even better. This was my second visit and very romantic setting for an anniversary. It's nice to have an upscale privete dinner where most everything else around this area is just the fancy chains where everyone else is dining there all around you and gets a little loud.Special Features:
- Pleasantly SurprisedpmrthirdVIPDined on 9/10/2014Never had to desire to go hear as I thought it was just cheese and chocolate. Well, I decided to give it a try. A lot of great food selections and went with the build your own trio...chose duck breast, shrimp and ahi tuna. I found it fun and very good, especially all the different dipping sauces. Tuesday, any glass of wine is $5. I also never order dessert but was compelled to try. It too was very good. Tried the dark chocolate with a Cointreau. Once again, very good! I want to go back with a friend next time!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Service was great!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/6/2014Service was great but the cost was outrageous for the amount of food you get!Special Features:
- Great foodGoodeatsDined on 9/6/2014If you're looking for a nice evening to sit and relax, this is the place for you. The food is great and never that rushed feeling like at other restaurants. Service with a smile and knowledgable staff.Special Features:
- Great serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 8/30/2014Very friendly staff and always on top of our food order :)Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Worth the nightfburgfoodguyDined on 8/30/2014You don't eat fondue every night, but Melting Pot is good for a special date night. Food is tasty and the setting is nice for private conversations. Be prepared to take your time. There are a couple of up charges related to cooking method but it is worth it.Special Features:
- Always a great experienceGIBOEDined on 8/25/2014We're tried many other restaurants in Fredericksburg but always come back here for special occasions because we know it will be great dinning experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful as Usual.SilverNitrateDined on 8/15/2014My husband and I have been to the Fredericksburg location three times and each time did not disappoint. We have had the same server each time, Michael. He made our experience that much better. Prodessional yet friendly and talkative. We love him.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- WOWWilltryagainDined on 8/8/2014It was our first time at the melting pot and my 50th birthday. The great food was only surpassed by the excellent service and the ambience. I felt it was important to their employees that we had a great experience which we did.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great 21st Birthday Dinnerluv2EtoutDined on 8/5/2014Very attentive waiter. Abundance of food! Fun experience!Special Features:
- Went for the expierence only .AnniversarydinnerDined on 8/4/2014We went for our anniversary. Food was ok. Resturant was good. Server just ok; not real friendly. Would not go every year even if I could afford. Way overpriced for amount of food you got. Once again, only went for experience and to say that we have done it. Would not go back or recommend.Special Features:
- OutstandingGreatDined on 8/4/2014We took our son for his 14th birthday and it was great! The waiter was very friendly and provided outstanding service. There was 7 of us and he kept up with all our needs and none of our glasses went empty. He also made sure to make our son feel special and when he brought out dessert, he had placed a candle in the sponge cake, which was super awesome.Special Features:
- GraduationsEmtsDined on 7/31/2014Our granddaughter said she had always wanted to go so we brought her here for her high school graduation. She loved it and we all had a great time!Special Features:
- The following 72 reviews are from the The Melting Pot - Fredericksburg reviews archive.
- First Time for FriendspiritdDined on 7/24/2014We brought someone who had never been to a Melting Pot before. It was a fantastic first time for her. They were very attentive to our food allergies. Perfect night out.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great!OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 7/20/2014The service was top notch! the food was very good! will go back again!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful!!!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/17/2014Such a romantic and quiet evening for my boyfriend and I-the service and the food were amazing!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fantastic!MegsDined on 7/14/2014Normally I would give you all 5 stars the only downfall was that because we stayed closer to closing it was much noiser. I would've appreciated a bit more quiet.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Cheese, chocolate, YUM, YUM.RenLadyDined on 7/14/2014Have been to Melting pot several time but this was the first unlimited cheese and chocolate outing. It was wonderful. My friend and I also each got a salad that was a little extra but not much. We could have as many pots of different cheese and chocolate fondues we wanted for $20 each so literally stuffed ourselves. Great food and nice quiet place to enjoy the company of others.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Dining not eatingBlessedDined on 7/14/2014The Melting Pot is a family favorite. Put away the phones and enjoy a social dining experience or a romantic date. You are not rushed and the owner maintains high standards for his staff and the food he serves. A very different restaurant worth trying.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Date NightSlvsYDined on 7/9/2014My wife and I enjoy a memorable date night. The food, from cheese to chocolate fondue, was delicious and was appropriately cut. Being able to add special amenities to receive before, during and after the dining made the experience more enhanced. The waiter was very in tune with the menu and blend of foods, and very polite. The owners presence throughout made us feel that they actual care about you as a customer. Great place, great food and great staff; highly recommended.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent serviceCrutchDined on 7/5/2014The food was good, but the service was better. Very good experienceSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A+boomboxboy23Dined on 7/1/2014I went here with my mother and we used the Summer Platter deal they have going on all summer, and it was awesome. The 4-course dinner was all fantastic, Scott was an awesome and thorough server. Go in and mention the Summer Platter, and you won't be disappointed, I promise.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.