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Looking for Fantastic Latin food across the United States for a project for my Spanish class
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- alphaprojectt Feb 2, 2011 02:31 PM
Hey guys,
So I totally messed up the first time when I posted this. Initially I was going to post the same message in different sub forums, but I totally can see how that could be considered spam, so I apologies for the first 2 posts!
Anyway, I decided to undertake a project for my Spanish class where I would travel to different states and cities across the United States and sample different restaurants that were Latin in nature. Because my class this semester is online, my professor said to absolutely go for it. My Plan was to go from Charleston South Carolina, to Los Angeles looking for different latin restaurants.
First I thought that Yelp would be my best bet, but then I remembered the Chow community and I was hoping I could get some help before venturing off into the wild. Below is my potential route:
If anyone had suggestions of where to go that would be amazing. Weather Spanish, or Brazilian, or Argentinian, pretty much anything that is Latin in dynamic, I would love your suggestions. Hole in the walls would be amazing too!
Thanks a lot!
While you are en route from DC to NYC, I'd suggest a stop in Philly. It's home base for Jose Garces--Amada, Tinto, Distrito, Chifa and others.
Also Alma de Cuba, Cuba Libre for Cuban. For Brazilian, there's Chifa in the city, and many other good options in the neighborhoods in the Northeast and the burbs.
There are dozens more. If you're interested in stopping in Philly--not even a detour from DC to NYC--post on the Philly board. I'm sure you'll get enough recommendations for a week of eating.
Jose Andres, a top Spanish chef, has several restaurants in the DC area.
NYC has attracted immigrants from all over Latin America. Historically there has been a lot of travel back and forth between Puerto Rico and NYC. For example Bernstein's West Side Story. Daisy Martinez, who has several TV shows on Latino cooking, and a book, is from NYC. Early in Chow history, there was talk about the Arepas Lady, a street vendor of arepas, a Columbian corncake. There have been several Throwdown episodes featuring NYC Hispanic specialties.
Some parts of New England have an old Portuguese heritage, and some western suburbs of Boston have high Brazilian concentrations.
Chicago has several neighborhoods with high Mexican concentrations. Rick Bayless has several restaurants in Chicago.
San Antonio, Texas, is the birthplace, so to speak, of chili. And Tex-Mex cooking can be found all over the state.
Hispanic influences in Utah do not seem to be very great. New Mexico has much deeper Mexican roots.
Los Angeles has both an old Mexican heritage and several waves of newer immigrations.
So you are just going to write a fantasy report as if you had eaten at restaurants in these places?
In Austin, TX:
Have a stop by at one of my favorite places, Costa Del Sol. It is a Salvadoran resto that sells pupusas and tamales salvadoreños. They have platano frito and yuca frita also. The pupusas are wonderful, and the tamales are light and fluffy, wrapped in banana leaves, and stuff with meat of choice (chicken or pork), potatoes and garbanzos.
Also, I love the food truck La Fogata (MX). They have enchiladas potosinas. For these, the masa has been moistened with ground chile in liquid, giving the tortillas a beautiful orange color and a special flavor. They are stuffed with either melting cheese or ground beef, pan fried, topped with queso fresco and avocado slices, and a dash of crema. So delicious.
Visit El Pollo Rico (MX) for Monterrey style pollos asados. So delicious that I eat the softer bones of this chicken. Better than finger licking, I am talking bone chomping. A whole or half chicken comes as a meal with tortillas, rice, beans, a lime, red salsa, and this amazing spicy green mayonnaise-esque salsa verde that is like creamy green chile fire.
Go to Dos Batos (MX) for Monterrey style wood fired beef flour tortilla tacos. They are giant. I prefer La Pirata, which has melty cheese and avocado. The beef is smokey and simply seasoned with salt and pepper, but comes with a nice red salsa to spice it up. Served with elote con crema and beans, each just a penny to add to your meal.
re: luckyfatima
The way I read it, alphaprojectt is actually going to take this trip.
in los angeles, there is are three restaurants with the same name (operated by different members of the same family) that specialize in seafood served in the style of Nayarit and Sinaloa.
ONLY go to the one that is located on Imperial Hwy near Yukon in inglewood. ONLY go when Sergio is cooking there.
the name is Mariscos Chente.
they all close early.
call before your go to make sure that sergio will be the one cooking when you get there.
Rick Bayless' restaurants are top tier examples of Mexican cuisine, from his high-end Topolobampo, to his more everyday fare at Xoco. The neighborhoods of Chicago, however, have many gems of Mexican cuisine from regions unrepresented in other metropolises in the rest of the country. The chef at Fonda del Sol has her grandmothers recipe for sweet and light tortillas to go with her otherworldly salsas. El Barco Mariscos specializes in Mexican seafood dishes. Mexican food is such an intrinsic part of Chicago cuisine that natives even have their own version of tamales which you can buy from many fast food shops (or the occasional itinerant vendor who caters to bar hoppers).
Of course Puerto Ricans have made their own unique contribution to Chicago gastronomy with the jibarito: a sandwich made of roasted pork, garlic sauce and cheese sandwich between fried plantains. El Borinquen makes a good version as well as terrific pastelitos.
Where does one start in NYC? For me, it'd be a start with cuchifritos: deep-fried snacks one finds in Puerto Rican neighborhoods throughout the city. While bacalaitos, papas rellenas and pastelitos might be traditional, I can hardly resist the deepfried costillas de cerdo along with crispy shards of chicharon.
Dominicans have certainly made their impression on New York and wherever you find mofongo, you can be certain there will be good Dominican cooking. Albert's Mofongo House would likely be the prime destination in this case. La Fonda Boricua would be the place to go for the PR version of mofongo, though you can check out El Malecon if you want another Dominican option that also sells killer Dominican roast chicken.
Speaking of roast chicken, Peruvian chicken has become a very special treat for many people in the city. Pio Pio Chicken is my personal haunt.
Jackson Heights and Elmhurst in Queens can provide you with an even richer array of foods from Columbian arepas to Uruguayan empanadas to Salvadoran pupusas and more.
Are you in Charleston? That's the only reason I could think of to choose Charleston as your starting point. Raleigh/Durham would be a good stop on your way up to DC- Gourmet did an article on Durham's taqueria scene a few years ago. Alternately, you could go to Myrtle Beach- there are tons and tons of taquerias there. There's a free Spanish language paper called Enlace that you can pick up that will have ads for lots of these places- it also covers parts of eastern NC, but is mostly focused on MB. If you went to Myrtle, you could come up through the inland counties of southeastern NC, which all have large Hispanic(mostly Mexican) populations. One of my favorite Mexican restaurants in North Carolina is a little fonda called La Cuata that does superb soups and stews- caldo de res, caldo de pollo, and birria are all very good. Menudo is popular too, but I don't like menudo, so can't vouch for it.
Here's a CH thread and an outside blog post about La Cuata:
CH thread on taquerias and authentic/traditional Mexican food in eastern NC:
The best of the lot is El Mexicanito in Wilson, NC which is very convenient to I-95. The tortillas and superb salsas are what sets it apart.
The NC Folk blog I linked to earlier is a great source for authentic/traditional Mexican food in eastern and southeastern NC. A couple of links to recent items that are convenient to 95:
This one is about a small taqueria in Smithfield, NC that serves huitlacoche and flor de calabaza:
And another on consomé de borrego in Four Oaks, NC:
Smithfield and Four Oaks are both right on I-95.
re: Naco
Forgot about a Honduran place I ate at a while back in Selma, NC. Also right on 95.
I live in Denver; mostly, you'll be getting Mexican here. There are some South American joints scattered about, but for obvious geographical reasons, Southwestern-style, green chile-smothered hole-in-the-wall Mexican food is legion.
Among the more beloved joints: El Taco de Mexico, Tacos y Salsas, Santiago's, Chubby's, Jack 'n' Grill, Los Carboncitos, Tacos Jalisco, Patzcuaro's...
re: tatamagouche
There are times I would give my right arm for a Chubby's breakfast burrito w/ green chile. I'm in Chicago now, so I can get really good fancy Mex along with stellar nitty gritty no frills Mex, but if I want green or red, I gotta make it myself. So sad that SW is just not represented here at ALL.
Jaleo in DC is great for Spanish Tapas.
Ceiba in DC has a mixture of several Latin cuisines and is delicious as well.
A few things: 1) For Chicago, just go to "chicago restaurant menus" which will bring up >3000 local restaurant menus and then sort by neighborhood and ethnicity---go to ethnicity and take it from there---you can print off menus with dishes named in Spanish and let the kids translate them. Or, by neighborhood---Pilsen is very Mexican. Tango Sur is a wonderful Argentine restaurant and we have a whole neighborhood of Puerto Rican restaurants, while Mexican is everywhere. Look for the Puerto Rican sandwich "jibarito" named for the "jibaro", a country boy. 2) For Brazilian, look at the churrasquerias like Fogo de Chao and Brazzaz---both have websites---costumed gauchos bring an infinity of meat to the table on swords and slice it onto your plate---names of meat cuts are in Portugese and photographs are wonderful. 3) Of possible interest to your class--- I tried to find examples in online grocery ads but couldn't--- Hispanic markets here package certain products with their English names Spanish-ized, thus "donuts" become "donas" and "pound cake" becomes "ponque". Same principle as the classic Hispanic dessert "clerico' " (fruit salad with wine poured over it) which originally was "claret cup". I forget what this phenomenon is called in linguistics---loan shift?---when our tongues change the unfamiliar to something more manageable. Interesting. Also, 4) Note that produce names are different in different countries eg choclo in Argentina is elote in Mexico, same thing with durazno vs melocoton, poroto vs habichuela o frijol, frutilla vs fresa, chaucha vs ejote or judia, damasco vs albaricoque, anana vs pina (sorry no enye in font), palta vs aguacate.Look for Indian influence in Mexican produce names. Look for English influence as in "pochoclo" vs "rositas de maiz" and "sandwich" vs "emparedado" and no se olvide de "panqueque". And Arabic influence all over let them figure out how it got there) as in almacen, albahaca, albaricoque, albondiga, alfajor, alcaucil, alcohol, almendra, almibar, almuerzo. And let them see early relationships between languages---once upon a time in English, a" naranja" was "a naranj" which then became "an orange"--but why today is it, in Puerto Rico, a "china" while a "banana" is a "guineo"---also, archaic English word for ham was "gammon" as in "jamon". Ay, que estamos todos atados. What fun this is---we could go on all semester.
So clearly I didn't chose the right major in college! Seriously - you can get credit for this? Wow. I want to go back to college.
I just had the fortune to eat at Frontera Grill for the first time. Although Guajillo's - a tiny place in a tiny strip mall in Arlington VA has better (by far) salsa and better (by far) flan, I loved the meal at Frontera and the three of us ordered a mountain of food even though we knew we couldn't eat it all. Just had to try everything. Warning - for both Topolobampo and Frontera Grill, make res 6-8 weeks in advance. For Frontera, you can also do walk-in but basically people start lining up at 4, they open the doors at 5 and take names, and start seating/serving at 5:30. Very efficient, very gracious. The place is gorgeous and friendly and I loved the food, service, and atmosphere.
However, I couldn't help but notice that as we drove from the highway to Ba Le Bakery - about 5 miles on I think it was Lawrence Ave - maybe a Chicagoan can help? - there must have been 100 or more Mexican restaurants and I'll bet many of them are terrific. From the names, I could see that they represented a variety of Mexican cuisines, including Maya/Yucatecan, Oaxacan, Veracruzana, etc. Made me want to move to Chicago!
In the DC area, there are quite a few choices. For high-end Spanish, Taverna del Alabardero. For more modern - tapas at Jaleo (though in my opinion, most of the meals I've had at Jaleo were nothing to rave about). There is the afore-mentioned Guajillo - a neighborhood joint that has great food and fun atmosphere (bonus - it is right next door to Ray's Hellburger so if you stay in Arlington, you could do Ray's for lunch and Guajillo's for dinner). Another good local place is Samantha's in Langley Park. Damn. I am getting so hungry!
Oh, forgot - my Mexican friends who live in Chicago say that El Veneno in Ukraine Village is fantastic. Cash only but cheap. No reservations. Can't vouch for it as I didn't get there.
re: Passadumkeg
Ahhh I may have to stop in New Mexico now that I think about it! You guys are awesome!! I knew the chowhound community would have fantastic information! Thanks so much guys and keep it all coming!
re: alphaprojectt
So this is an actual trip? How long are you going to be on the road?
re: alphaprojectt
Go from Austin, hit the taco trucks (check Taco Journalism blog) across NM and up to Denver. If it were I, I skip Moab (My brother says Mormons have no taste buds) and Las Vegas and spend more time in TX, NM, Ariz and Cal. Southern Co. too.
re: Passadumkeg
Funny, Passa, I just read Texas's state dessert is the sopaipilla. Seems so wrong, eh?
re: tatamagouche
And the Frito pie!
They can keep the Shiner Bock.
But God Bless BBQ brisket!!!
Sorry to see that you're skipping Houston. An immigrant city with probably more cuisines than anyplace except NY, DC Chi, and LA. 4 or 500 Mexican, plus 3 dozen or so Salvadoran, a couple dozen Colombian, Venezuelan, Argentinan, Peruvian, Brazilian, Nicaraguan, Honduran, Guatemalan, Puerto Rican, Jamaican, Cuban and probably some others I've left out.
Oh man, what a great school project!!! Can I come with, jk :)?
Lola's for Spanish Tapas
3312 Esplanade Avenue
New Orleans, La 70119
Hey, New Orleans is pretty close to St.Louis! NOLA is a fabulous food city and a must stop on your culinary tour!!
Stop by Lola's (Fairgrounds near the Jazz Fest race track venue) on Esplanade for wonderful Spanish Tapas...it's such a little neighborhood gem, plus it's BYOB friendly!!!. The atmosphere is so homey too. We ordered three types of Paella on my last visit; the seafood, the combo with everything, and a veggie paella, WOW! Believe it or not, we all agreed that the veggie paella was the best, at least that night it was.
re: StreetFed
Thanks so much for the wealth of information guys! I actually updated my plan of attack after consulting with my professor. She wanted to make the trip a little more challenging and suggested I look into places that aren't as big city ish, and might have more a middle america feel to them. I think she was actually jealous of the trip/idea and just wanted to make it more difficult. But regardless, below is my new tentative route plan. For some of the bigger cities it'll be easy, but places like Kalamazoo( which she suggested) I'm having a little difficulty with. Lots of love for all the help guys!!
2. Charleston, SC
3. Washington DC
4. New Jersey
5. New York, Queens
6. Allentown, PA
7. Cleveland, OH
8. Kalamazoo, MI
9. Chicago, IL
10. Dubuque, IA
11. Sioux Falls, SD
12. Rapid City, SD (I actually want to go here because of Mount Rushmore, so I doubt I'll find anything with a little Latin flavor)
13. Casper, WY
14. Salt lake city, UT
15. Las vegas, NV
16. Los Angeles
17. San Diego
re: alphaprojectt
I don't know about Kalamazoo, but Elkhart Indiana, just to the south, has a modest Latino presence (possibly attracted by employment in the local RV industry). I didn't eat at any restaurants, but found a couple of well stocked Mexican groceries (probably getting supplies via Chicago distributors) and a panaderia. That was about 5 yrs ago.
Some small towns in states like Iowa have a strong immigrant presence (legal or otherwise) due to hiring by local meatpackers.
SD has a relatively high proportion of Native Americans, with one reservation close to Rapid City. But I don't know if you can experience much of their food - unless a powwow is being held at the time.
A way to look for pockets of Latino food and culture would be look on Google or local yellow pages for businesses like panaderia (bakery) and carniceria (butcher).
re: alphaprojectt
My favorite Bolivan Restaurant, is in Sunny Side, Queens.
Newark, Perth Amboy or New Brunswick, NJ for largeLatino populations.
Allentown had a large hispanic pop in the 60's, when I went to college there. An hour north, Hazleton, has been making the national news w/ thier racist mayor persecuting the Hispanic population. Lots of great mom & pop Mexican restaurants.
Are you aware that you are missing the only officially bi-lingual state in the United States; New Mexico?
re: Passadumkeg
I admit I'm a little confused why you'd now be avoiding NM, CO, AZ, TX—states with large, vibrant Latino communities—or FL, for that matter. You'd seem to be making your finds much more limited, no? Or have you researched these places and know for a fact there are pockets worth exploring?
re: alphaprojectt
Most of DC's best Latin restaurants are not in the city proper (high rents and all that). We excel at Salvadorean, Peruvian (particularly pollo a la brasa!) and Guatemalan cuises but aren't so great for Mexican.
Check out the following in this area:
La Canela - Peruvian
Super Chicken - Pollo a la brasa
Oyamel - Upscale Mexican (not as good as the Rick Bayless places in Chicago)
Taco Bar - Tacos!
El Rinconcito - Salvadorean
Irene's Pupusas - Pupusas
That's just a handful; there are really thousands. Have fun with your project!
re: alphaprojectt
If you're going through Dubuque you might want to go through Postville, IA. At least until a few years ago there was a good sized Latino community (and Hasidic Jewish community as well). There was a huge immigration raid, and I'm not really sure what is going on there now, but I know there a few restaurants and groceries that had a good reputation. Plus it's a beautiful part of the state.
re: alphaprojectt
> Salt Lake City, UT
In SLC I recommend a very small mom 'n' pop place called La Morena Café near the fairgrounds. People will recommend the Red Iguana, which has plenty of positive reviews on yelp, or Lone Star Taqueria, which is a great tourist spot with good fish tacos, but I like the warmth with which Maria and Manuel Ramirez prepare and serve the food.
On your way from Charleston to DC, take a little side trip and stop at La Poblanita in Aberdeen, NC.
Do you have a budget? These Chowhounds have expensive taste. Cheaper places, like Salvadoran pupuserias, are going to be quite authentic, and more ubiquitous than you might think.
When you say Latin, do you mean South American / Spanish only, or just spanish-speaking? How about Mexican/Central American? Because most restaurants of any kind are really Mexican restaurants... go look in the kitchen and see who is preparing your food.
re: GraydonCarter
I beg your pardon, I never promised you ....an expensive meal. Call me The King of Cheap!
Love pupasas too.
So true about Mexicans in the kitchen. Last year we were dining in LA's Little Vietnam and I took a wonderful photo of all the Hispanic works look of surprise when the flash went off as they worked in the kitchen Raid?
New Mexican cuisine is wonderful in that is has evolved locally for hundreds of years and all the foods are grown locally. Try and find a stuffed soppaipila anywhere else. When asked red or green chile, answer, Christmas!
Definitely Chabelita and El Taurinos in Los Angeles. Get the beef burrito from the former and al pastor and carne asada tacos from the latter.
By skipping St Louis > Kansas City > Tulsa, you're going to miss some incredible places.
Kansas City, MO & KS:
* Piropos, Argentinean steakhouse. The food is like eating in Buenos Aires.
* La Botega, Spanish tapas bar. Great food, great sangrias, and the mojitos (Cuban) and caipirinhas (Brazilian) aren't bad either. Bonus: interior is decorated in Miró-inspired design.
* Frida's, Mexican. Like eating in a very nice restaurant in Mexico City. The "chiles en nogada" are to die for, as is the "Diego martini" which is a margarita made Licor 43. Save room for dessert: atole ice cream.
* A multitude of tiny Mexican places all over KC, ranging from yuck to yum. I'll leave it to the natives to argue over which are best.
Webb City, MO:
* Mucho Mexico, Mexican. Haven't been there in ages, but the food was very good and very cheap.
Tulsa, OK:
* La Hacienda, Mexican. In a strip center, but sort of a hole-in-wall in size. Best carnitas ever.
* Mi Tierra, Peruvian. I've not been there yet, but it seems to get rave reviews.
* Like KC, lots of holes-in-the-wall all over town.
Where ever you go, have a great trip. And fedex a couple of to-go orders to your professor. :-)
re: KansasKate
Oh, too bad Casa Bonita went out of business. Perfect for a high-school kid, with it's fountain, cave, waterfall, and mariachis. I loved the sopapillas
re: GraydonCarter
Casa Bonita was vile. I'm glad to hear it's gone.
re: KansasKate
Screw you guys, I'm goin' home.


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November 11, 2014
Thank You Veterans
Thanks to all who have served, all those currently serving and those who have signed up to serve. And a special Thank You to the families who had relatives who served and paid the ultimate sacrifice!
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June 15, 2014
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May 26, 2014
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May 11, 2014
Happy MD
Hapy Mother's Day to Cop Car - a better mother I could not wish for!
Happy Mother's Day to FN (Fantastic Niece) and Rachie too, You go Girls!
And Happy Mother's Day to all my blog friends (or their wives, GF's, significant others) - even those that whose only children are of the furred or featherd kind - Hope you have a great day.
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January 11, 2014
Christmas 2013 Catchup
I got to go back to Kansas for Christmas; it had been two years since the last time I was there, so I was really glad to get the chance to go back and see everyone! My flights into ICT went well. Of course when you book one of the first flights of the day from Manchester, there is very little that can disrupt the timing. I walked lots of laps at Chicago Midway airport between terminals A and B as I had a several hour layover. Besides that, the only excitement was a medical emergency on my flight between Chicago and ICT. It wasn't a huge deal but the flight attendant did ask if there was a doctor, nurse or paramedic on board. Once we were on the ground, we waited to disboard until paramedics had transported the woman off and hustled her to a medical facility. Never did find out what was going on, but it didn't seem to be a critical emergency.
Cop Car and her HH graciously housed me during my stay, and what hosts they were! we had great conversation, bird watching at the house, watched deer bounding thru their back ard. And of course there was food - plenty of food. And Cop Car outdid herself with the nut rools, almond horseshoes, fudge, date pudding and other treats. I literally gained 5 pounds while I was there! I also broke my no wheat eating plan, but the issues that crop up from that were well worth it!
Christmas day I went to Wichi Dude and Dudette's place and had a great time watching the kids open presents. Fantastic Niece's kids were quite entrhalled with the whole experience and were a joy to watch. I also got to meet FN's SO for the first time in person. We had texted each other and spoken on the phone a coupole of times, but I was glad to finally meet her in person. Cop Car's Elder Brother drove over from Colorado and spent a couple of days there too - I was happy to see and talk to him as that is a rare treat.
Saturday I met up with WS's family. We had a great time and I was glad to see them again, even if WS and I are no longer together. Some of the family had even come up from Oklahoma for the gathering.
All too soon, the time came to leave. The flights home weren't nearly so smooth as the ones to ICT. The flight from Midway to Manchester was boarded on time but then we waited an hour for other planes to land to gather another 35 passengers. It was snowing lightly, so the planes had to be de-iced before takeoff. We were 19th in line, and it takes 10-20 minutes for de-icing. By the time we made it to 2nd in line, we had to go back to the gate to get gas!!!! The flight was supposed to land in Manchester around 12:30 AM. Instead we landed shortly before 5 AM.
I got home around 6 AM to cats who were extrememly happy to see me (Prince stayed at WS's house, so he wasn't there). Tory had apparently given WS the cold shoulder, so he spent a good amount of time crying his woes to me and telling me not to leave him again! Then it was off to an appointment at 8 AM. I finally laid down for a nap about noon and felt much refreshed afterwards.
It was a great Christmas. I was so thankful for all the people that made sure I had a good time and good company. Being the first Christmas in 28 years without WS in my life, being around family was just the thing I needed!
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December 22, 2013
First Christmas at New House
Yesterday I went to WS' and picked up more of my stuff. I managed to pack up the last of my books as well as supplies for taking care of the pets (obviously less used supplies). I also picked up my Christmas tree and set it up in the living room.
This will most likely be the last post before Christmas, so will leave you all with
MERRY CHRISTMAS and I hope the NEW YEAR brings fortune to you in all ways!
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November 27, 2013
Even though 2013 has been a horrible year for me, what with relatives and pets passing away, my marriage breaking up,and my computer dying (just to name a few), I have much to be thankful for.
First and formost I am thankful for family, both by blood and by marriage. Everyone has been so concerned and supportive it makes me tear up just thinking about the blessing these people are.
Second, I am thankful for the friends who have listened when I needed it, taken me out for a good time when I needed it, and just acted normal when normality was desperately needed. Some of those friends I have never even met (on FB and bloggers), but they have offered their understanding, love, and support never-the-less.
I am thankful for Prince, Fuzzy, Tory and Birdie - all of whom have supported me in their own special way.
I am thankful that an aunt has seemingly had a successful surgery for cancer.
I am thankful that WS and I can keep things civil and friendly; he has been a big help getting my new place ready, picking up stuff that was too big for my vehicle, and checking out my new (to me) snowblower and mower (even picking up a kerosene heater for me when the oportunity arose).
I am extremely thankful for my job, which is not just a way to make a living, but is a place of refuge where I can concentrate on other things outside of my troubles.
I am thankful that I have the means to move on with my life, buying a house and supporting myself. So many people do not have the options that I have when presented with such challenges.
And the last that I will mention, but certainly not the least, I am thankful for the men and women who protect and serve our country - I keep a special place in my heart for them.
I hope everyone out there has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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October 19, 2013
Grass Drags 2013
Last Sunday I had a first experience, going to the Grass Drags. Those are snowmobile races on the grass, held in a farmer's pasture. WS has always gone with Jimmy, and I didn't want to intrude on their "buddy time", so I had never been before.
I went by myself and found a lot to see. There were grass drags, water drags, and exhibition jumping:
There were vendors with all kinds of cool stuff like a machine that looks like it will go thru just about anything,
and another that is supposed to do work, but just looks like good old fashioned fun
There were helicopter rides, which I wanted to go on, but you had to have at least 2 people in your party. They weren't placing seperate parties together, so I just stood and watched the two helicopters do their thing for a while:
Then there was a sign that you don't see very often - at first I thought it was a No Guns Allowed sign, but then I saw I was mistaken and had to smile at the sentiment - so of course I had to go into the establishment:
and there was abanner on the right to bear arms:
I had a great time, just wish I could have seen the drag final. Unfortunately I had to get home to take care of Prince, who much appreciated being taken for a walk and being fed, so that was okay with me.
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The measure is part of a memo that Halvorsen signed April 1 providing guidelines for the use of commercial cloud services throughout the department. It comes after a pilot program with Amazon Web Services that migrated the Navy Secretary's public-facing portal to a commercial cloud services provider. That pilot has paved the way for the Navy to move publicly releasable information to a commercial cloud environment, according to a release from the department.
"The experience the [Navy Department] gains through initial application of cloud computing, in conjunction with security requirements, will inform future decisions on how to best apply this technology," a Navy cloud computing fact sheet posted April 8 stated.
The Navy will now move forward in broader applications of cloud services.
The caveat regarding a potential DOD alternative for the low-impact systems leaves the door open to the Navy potentially moving to cloud services under the Defense Information Systems Agency, which is the Defense Department's de facto cloud services broker. Pentagon officials previously have designated DISA to take the lead on cloud initiatives for DOD components.
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In computer networks, to upload can refer to the sending of data from a local system to a remote system such as a server or another client with the intent that the remote system should store a copy of the data being transferred, or the initiation of such a process.
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BookmarkDocument Macro
Next comes the BookmarkDocument macro. OpenOffice.org Basic comes with the FilePicker service that can do the heavy lifting for you. This service displays a file picker dialog, which allows the user to select a document. To initiate and execute the service, you need only two lines of code:
FilePicker=createUnoService("com.sun.star.ui.dialogs.FilePicker") FilePicker.execute
Because the bookmark manager handles only word processing documents, it's a good idea to add a filter to it so the user won't be allowed to choose files in other formats, which is exactly what the With … End With code block does.
After the user has selected a file, the macro extracts the file's name. To do this, the macro uses the DisplayDirectory property to obtain the file's path and the Right and Len string routines to extract the file's name from the path.
Next, the macro establishes a connection to the BookmarkDB database and inserts the obtained file name and path in the appropriate fields in the files table with the INSERT INTO SQL statement.
The OpenDocument macro starts by establishing the connection to the BookmarkDB database and uses an SQL query to obtain all the records (bookmarks) from the files table. Then the macro calls the BookmarkDialog dialog and populates the listbox in it with the file names.
When the user selects a file from the list and presses the Open button, the macro uses the file name as part of the following query to find the appropriate record:
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One major advantage of this DIY bookmark manager is that you can tweak it any way you want. For example, you can add an input box to the BookmarkDocument macro that prompts you to enter tags for the selected document. Then you can modify the OpenDocument macro to display only bookmarks matching a specific tag.
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East Memorial Christian Academy (EMCA) is a spiritual and educational ministry of East Memorial Baptist Church (EMBC).
Our mission is to glorify Jesus Christ while shaping the hearts and minds of our students' for a lifetime of Christian service.
As such, we constantly strive to provide our students with a Christ-centered education that addresses their spiritual, cognitive, social, and physical needs.
We strive to include the critical elements of our students' family along with caring Christian teachers who employ Bible-based curriculum.
Together we accomplish our "One Family – One Focus" approach to education.
Due to rapid and continue growth, we moved into a $10M newly-constructed facility in July 2007.
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A major goal is EMCA to be the "Go-to School for Science and Math." We want to be the first school parents think of when looking at Science and Math programs.
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Student Body
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State avg.: 19%
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|Advanced Math w/Trig/PreCal, Algebra I, Algebra II, American Government, Biology w/lab, Chemistry w/lab, Economics, English and Literature 9, English and Literature 10, English and Literature 11, English and Literature 12, Geometry, Physical Science, Physics w/lab, Reasearch and Writing, Spanish I, Spanish II, US History 1877 to present, US History to 1877, World Geography, World History
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|2012-2013 tuition is $4,400 per year (all grades). Discounts available for siblings.
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National avg.: 85%
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- Christian curriculum in a Christ-centered environment
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Implants are a permanent item that can be used to enhance your soldier with gameplay perks. Implants can be obtained from general gameplay by doing things such as capturing bases, killing enemies, and potentially support actions and alerts. They can also be obtained via the Depot for Certification Points or Station Cash, in packs of 3 or 5, or crafting using the new Nano-Cycler page also gives random implants. Implants are equipped on the loadout screen next to your melee weapon. There are currently three different tiers of implants. Tier 1 can be obtained from gameplay and the Depot packs. Tier 2 has a good chance of being in either of the Depot packs and can occasionally be gained from gameplay. Tier 3 can only be obtained via crafting.
Implants require energy to function and having one equipped constantly drains energy while you're alive. New consumables called the Super Charger and the Ultra Charger have been added which are required to use implants. Using a charger adds to your energy pool from which all implants draw their power and consumes the charger. Chargers can be obtained from general gameplay or combining two different tier implants. The Depot also has the Ultra Charger for sale for Certification Points or Station Cash. The tier of the implant decides how much energy is drained with tier 1 at 0.5, tier 2 at 0.75, and tier 3 at 1 per second.
An icon of the currently active Implant will also appear on the players Heads Up Display (HUD).
Implant List Edit
Tier 1 Edit
|HUD Icon
|Enhanced Targeting
|Displays a HUD health bar when aiming at a spotted enemy up to 250m (Without the implant it's 10m). Does not show enemy shields. Also, increases range of reticle IFF to 60m.
Everyone starts with this implant. It cannot be used for crafting.
|Battle Hardened
|Reduces infantry camera shake from explosions and also reduces flinching when being shot.
|Displays enemy explosives within 10m on your HUD.
|Hold Breath I
|Increases hold breath duration by 25%.
|Regeneration I
|Regenerates 4% non-MAX infantry health per second when not taking damage.
|Safe Landing I
|Reduces non-MAX infantry fall damage. Fall damage starts at 20m with a lethal fall now being 60m.
Tier 2 Edit
|HUD Icon
|Displays enemy explosives within 15m on your HUD.
|Hold Breath II
|Increases hold breath duration by 50%.
|Auto spot enemies whom you damage.
|Regeneration II
|Regenerates 5% non-MAX infantry health per second when not taking damage.
|Safe Landing II
|Reduces non-MAX infantry fall damage. Fall damage starts at 30m with a lethal fall now being 90m.
Tier 3 Edit
|HUD Icon
|Auto spot enemies who damage or kill you, unless they're using a silenced weapon.
|Clear Vision
|Protects non-MAX infantry from concussion and flash grenade effects.
|Informs you when you've been spotted.
|EMP Shield
|Protects non-MAX infantry from the effects of EMP grenades.
|Displays enemy explosives within 20m on your HUD.
|Hold Breath III
|Increases hold breath duration by 75%.
|Displays the range of any target within 500m on your HUD.
|Regeneration III
|Regenerates 6.67% non-MAX infantry health per second when not taking damage.
|Safe Landing III
|Reduces non-MAX infantry fall damage. Fall damage starts at 50m with a lethal fall now being 150m.
|Sensor Shield
|Make infantry undetectable to enemy radar equipment and motion sensors except when jumping or moving at sprint speed or faster.
Charger List Edit
|Acquired From
Standard Charger
|You receive this as a general gameplay reward.
|Super Charger
|Created by combining a tier 1 and tier 2 implant.
|Ultra Charger
|Created by combining a tier 2 and tier 3 implant. Can also be purchased from the depot with certs or station cash.
The Ultra Charger provides 33% more energy per implant than the Super Charger.
Crafting and RecipesEdit
A new page has been added to the ESC menu, to the left of the Depot, called the Nano-Cycler. From this page you can craft implants, chargers, and add to your energy pool. There are currently 3 different recipes that can be used on the Nano-Cycler page.
|Three Of The Same Tier Of Implants
|A random implant of the same tier used in the crafting process. Will not return an implant of the type recycled if 3 of the same implant are used in this formula.
|Five Of The Same Tier Of Implants
|A random implant of a tier higher than the tier used in the crafting process. Tier 3 implants can't be used this way.
|Two Implants Of Different Tiers
|A tier 1 and tier 2 implant create a Super Charger. A tier 2 and tier 3 implant create an Ultra Charger.
History Edit
Recently a new roadmap thread detailed some changes to implants based on feedback, the article has be en updated to reflect this. Nearing the release of Implants, Matthew Higby created a post detailing some of the upcoming items in Game Update 13. Some of which detailed the upcoming Implants, their abilities, and cost. These costs were in the form of certs and station cash and they decayed over time. The community at large disagreed with this and many believed they should be available permanently for large cert costs or via infantry resources. As a result of this feedback, SOE delayed Implants to change them up and take community feedback into play.
"After reading through your comments we have decided to go back to the drawing board on implants. They will not be coming with GU13." ~John Smedley (Tweet 1) (Tweet 2)
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End obesity, cheaply - "Wal-Mart Shifts Strategy to Promote Healthy Foods"
- Rmis32 Jan 20, 2011 06:56 PM
"Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, will announce a five-year plan on Thursday to make thousands of its packaged foods lower in unhealthy salts, fats and sugars, and to drop prices on fruits and vegetables."
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Kudos to Wal-Mart, they have been making quite an effort to clean up their act...yes it is probably the result of market analysis of food trends and working conditions won't be any better, but I can see the immediate benefit to this on a national scale, given WM's size and reach.
Saw this on the news last night. Wonder if they'll stop stocking case-ready cryovac'd and saline-infused meats.
It is a step toward changing the American diet and basic understanding of nutrition. Frankly, I am not really interested in trying to ascertain whether their motives stemmed from some self-protective or nefarious purpose. Even if they did, in totality, it still appears to be a decent contribution. Ideally, the 7-11s and Targets of the nation will follow suit.
Glad to see that Walmart is acknowledging what a force they are in the American lifestyle...that whole "with great power comes great responsibility" thing.
I'd like to think that it's out of some sense of the common good, but there's that horrible hard cynic part of me that figures it has something to do with profit or avoiding lawsuits.
But whatever it is...it makes people think...and talk...and hopefully learn something...and hopefully do *something* for their own wellbeing, whether it's putting down that third box of Twinkies or picking up a bag of apples (or hopefully both).
The momentum is beginning to shift, and it takes big weight like this to help turn the thing.
OK, I guess I will have to be the one to call "BS". I don't believe that WalMart has any altruistic motivation behind this. It all looks great from a PR standpoint and they gain political points with Mrs. Obama and her supporters, but the basic Wal-martian, who would benefit the most from a healthier diet, are not going to be motivated to buy healthier foods in any quantity to make any sort of impact. WalMart's expansion in the US has topped out in the rural areas and they are finding it increasingly difficult to penetrate into the urban areas. IMHO, they are trying to appeal to the urban "disadvantaged" (read the middle-class trying to scrape by in this economy) by jumping on the "eat healthy" band wagon. WalMart only does what is in WalMart's best interest, not what is good for consumer or the community in which they reside.
re: araknd
You may, in many ways, be quite right. It is a fact that a corporate entity's decision makers have a duty to act for the financial benefit of its stakeholders. Nevertheless, sometimes concepts of corporate responsibility, external political pressures or incentives, and profit maximization can coincide in such a way as to be to society's advantage. I'm simply trying to quell my inner cynic and recognize that both Wal-Mart's bottom line and America's waistline may benefit from such actions.
re: araknd
Wal-mart's customers don't need to be motivated to buy more healthful foods. Wal-mart is planning to make their house brand foods more healthful (or at least less un-healthful), which means customers who are motivated to buy the least-expensive product on the shelf will also get the better-for-them product by default. Granted, they'll still be buying cookies and crackers, just with slightly less junk as defined by current food science standards.
Also, I don't think anyone is claiming this is an altruistic move. Wal-mart has been very upfront about the economic reasoning behind the changes in recent years - they increased organic products, changed to growth hormone free milk, and are now reformulating packaged foods to meet market demand, plain and simple.
re: araknd
Walmart's play seems to be the epitome of hypocrisy and self-justification. Buy more, consume more but sleep well because it's better for you than the life-shortening slop we've sold for years--maybe. Short of instore bariatric procedures, does anyone really believe this will do anything except fatten Walmart's bottom line and squeeze the wee out of what remains of the competition in the name of customers' well-being? All Walmart wants is for the herd to continue waddling through the door.
re: Kagemusha
How many companies/groups like Kallari can you name?
Walmart sees a market and they're moving in. Of course they're doing this mainly for the profit and image. How many companies don't act on those two motives? I think many are trying to escape from the reality that there aren't many altruistic companies. The familiar ones familiar around here, like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Stonyfield and so on all care about profits, and that's not a bad thing. Raising the bar to get ahead of the competition? That's capitalism.
Walmart is doing this because it's good for Walmart. And, it's also good for consumers. That's wrong? To me, that's a very twisted view of things.
I think a push to make packaged and convenience foods more healthful by reducing sodium, transfat and sugar content and to make whole foods more affordable is fantastic. I assume their motive is profit-driven over the long-term--it is a publicly traded corporation that has to answer to it's shareholders. As long as their efforts to make whole foods more affordable don't come at the expense of the little guys, small family farms, etc., and as long as their improvements are genuine and not just a marketing stunt, I think this is a move in the right direction.
re: The Dairy Queen
"As long as their efforts to make whole foods more affordable don't come at the expense of the little guys, small family farms, etc., and as long as their improvements are genuine and not just a marketing stunt, I think this is a move in the right direction."
Walmart won't be buying from "the little guys" who lack the capacity and efficiencies to endure the tissue-thin margins Bentonville inflicts on suppliers. Trust me, this is more about optics and enlarging market share. There's no other motive.
re: Kagemusha
I am certain you are right. I'm just drawing my line in the sand to be clear where I stop approving of it.
Personally I applaud any attempt to bring healthy and lower calorie foods to the American public. I do not watch RR and find her style like fingernails on a chalkboard, but she has opened the eyes to a demographic that can now start to cook. Insert applauds.
There are probably more people that shop in Walmart than post on Chowhound and this may be the only data points they receive on a means to eat healthier. And if Walmart makes a profit doing this, more power to them. They understand their market clout and have done something positive and I will clap versus throw stones. I will keep my stones for companies that add absolutely no value to society that everyone loves, like Facebook
Knowing what we know about how Wal-Mart values the health of its employees (see http://walmartwatch.org/blog/archives... ) I am certain that this is a stunt, or a backroom deal to keep that flow of cheap Chinese goods coming in to the country. Why was this announcement made during the Chinese president's visit, anyway?
Honestly, I have never been able to understand why quality food for the poor is not more of a political issue in our country. IMO, it's akin to crime and drugs that plague the poor. Why don't advocacy groups demand higher quality and less poison?
Firstly, I would have to agree that there are probably some Chowhounds that do shop at Walmart. It is probably also--however--true the majority of Walmart grocery shoppers are not on Chowhound.--Frankly it is hard to tell because I have always lived in surburbia... therefore people are either 1) need the cash and shopping for the greatest deal around.. or 2) obsessed with being 100% organic. So it is hard to know what and who and how effective Walmart will be overall.
In general, however, it is evident that Walmart makes highly processed foods very affordable. For $2 at Walmart you could buy a package of Poptarts, but $2 would not even buy you a package of grape tomatoes at Walmart. If you have 3 kids and they need a meal, you can get the Poptarts and be done. Frankly, I have seen the 'fresh produce' items at Walmart (like the tomatoes) and they are higher priced than many other places. (I might as well drive to Whole Foods for that price.)
Regardless of whether or not they are doing it to be healthy or doing it to gain publicity, I--like other posts--believe that it is good that at least the headline and discussion it inspires relates to making whole food more affordable in the US. Although I love eating well, I can well testify that as a single, independent, young adult I have to navigate shopping for items with a critical eye.
Moreover, Walmart's plug like the McDonald's commercials where they show lots of fresh looking fruit and vegetables does not make me feel so good in the long run. Regardless of all things, they are still hurting independent stores.
re: GraceW
I believe that this 'strategy' is mainly PR but Walmart could do better by introducing healthier, private label brands. This will be a major challenge because W/M is mostly about pimping crappy, overpriced *national* food brands. I see very few private brand labelled food items in the few local Supercenters, and the produce section is nothing special or even value priced.
re: DiveFan
Wal-Mart does have it's own private label called "Great Value". The frequency with which it shows up on shelves has to do with national label overstocks, free manufacturing capacity and Wal-Mart's margin on it's Pvt label vs the National Label
re: GraceW
I buy the produce at my local Walmart and I'm not ashamed to admit it. They get phenominal Asian pears, good grapes, fine avocados, nice radishes and good oranges for a fraction of what I pay at WF or my local grocer. At least in my area, the dollar savings is substantial without a reduction in quality.
One of the things Wal-Mart can achieve because of their purchasing power is to get producers to change their ways. Sure it makes sense economically to Wal-Mart but they evidently have been doing a bit of listening to their customers who want less processed choices. Someone is going to be unhappy with the decision but Wal-Mart's power does allow them to say, "do it or we find another supplier". This in turn is good on many fronts and will cause large producers to act more like smaller producers who care both in ingredients and costs.
This is, in general, a good thing. However, having Wal-Mart in the picture doesn't sit right with me.
Specifically, I want to speak of produce. Given Wal-Mart's history of undercutting the local guy, always trying to get the lowest price (and sometimes setting it), I'm not so sure. How does this affect the farmers? How does this affect the ability of our farmers to produce? They are notorious for setting prices, as well as cutting out any one who won't give them products at the set price. I fear that Wal-mart may do more harm than good in this category.
On the other hand, because of their size, they could start a high demand for good produce. Which would benefit all; both consumer and farmer.
But, ya, I don't trust Wal-mart, they've on;y their best interests at heart.
re: cosmogrrl
1. Read the news piece closely. They are moving to healthier PACKAGED items. not farmers produce.
Now, for stuff like locally made jams, pies, honey I doubt there any overlap between Wal-Mart's target market and those who buy local farm produce from farmers markets and such.
re: meatnveg
It's been awhile since I've been to a Walmart, but I think there are all kinds of "packaged" fresh produce at various grocery stores, sliced apples in a plastic container, lettuce in a bag, etc. It's unclear whether these kinds of goods are included in their initiative.
re: The Dairy Queen
They are lowering the prices of the produce, I thought.
re: The Dairy Queen
Consumer Packaged goods generally refers to food products that go through some processing.
So sliced apples could be there, but I doubt they can do much to change the nutritional value in those.
Lowering prices seems likely, but as so much of the produce is grown outside of Wal-Mart's control and driven by the a number of extraneous factors (disease, climates, global demand) I don't see how they can undercut others on a continuous basis..unless they go the GM, greenhouse route to ensure supply and cost control
re: meatnveg
"healthier packaged items" seems a bit of an oxymoron, especially as interpreted by Bentonville. Predicting long line-ups and rainchecks for those hi-fibre, organic, non-GMO Twinkies and Ho-hos. MMmmm!
re: rochfood
I think you're missing the concept of "shop locally"
re: sunshine842
Why is one "better" than the other ? In societal terms.
re: rochfood
It's not so much about the fuel you use driving 20 miles, it's the shipping from Chile, or the airplane from Hawai'i, to the Port of Los Angeles, then the 2000 miles by truck to the store. Shopping locally really refers to products that are sourced locally, grown locally, to conserve fossil fuels, minimize pollution, and encourage economic growth in your immediate area.
re: rochfood
Not to mention how much fresher and therefore more nutritious your produce is if it doesn't have to travel thousands of miles to end up on your plate.


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The NFL tried something new Sunday -- having their quarterbacks wearing red throw the ball to the guys in white. That increased scoring, but not in a desirable way.
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Play the game during the postseason (NFL)
Thumbs down. Yeah, I know, the Pro Bowl got record ratings Sunday, so maybe there's something to slotting the NBA All-Star Game between the conference and league finals. Uh, no. Record ratings just mean the previous viewership was even worse.
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Thumbs up. This obviously works for the NFL, and it could work for the NBA as well in the right locale. Las Vegas knows how to put on a show. Imagine what it could do with an NBA All-Star Game given 52 weeks to prepare.
Allow the All-Stars to pick their own teams (NHL)
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Select a participant from every team (baseball) Thumbs down. "Ladies and gentleman, now entering the game, replacing LeBron James ... Mo Williams." Booooooo ... Contest a series of games (golf) Thumbs down. The Ryder Cup stretches out its "All-Star" competition over three exciting days, using three different formats. Actually, the NBA mirrors this in a way with its Rookie Challenge, dunk competition and All-Star Game. Anyway, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson pretending to be friends while playing alternate shot on a Friday was always painful to watch.
Home-field advantage in the league finals to the winner (MLB)
Thumbs up. If you don't like this idea -- and, really, who other than me does? -- you really don't grasp how unfair the current system is. Consider this: The Heat will play 20 games against five of the worst teams in the league -- the Cavaliers, Raptors, Wizards, Nets and Pacers -- this season. The Lakers will play 10. Gee, guess which team is going to wind up with a better record, and thus the home-court advantage in their inevitable Finals series?
Change the defensive rules (NFL).
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