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Where does our food come from? Often the answer is Tyson Foods, America's meat factory.
Tyson, one of the nation's 100 biggest companies, slaughters 135,000 head of cattle a week, along with 391,000 hogs and an astonishing 41 million chickens. Nearly all Americans regularly eat Tyson meat - at home, at McDonalds, at a cafeteria, at a nursing home.
"Even if Tyson did not produce a given piece of meat, the consumer is really only picking between different versions of the same commoditized beef, chicken, and pork that is produced through a system Tyson pioneered," says Christopher Leonard, a longtime agribusiness journalist, in his new book about Tyson called "The Meat Racket."
Leonard's book argues that a handful of companies, led by Tyson, control our meat industry in ways that raise concerns about the impact on animals and humans alike, while tearing at the fabric of rural America. Many chicken farmers don't even own the chickens they raise or know what's in the feed. They just raise the poultry on contract for Tyson, and many struggle to make a living.
Concerned by the meat oligopoly's dominance of rural America, President Obama undertook a push beginning in 2010 to strengthen antitrust oversight of the meat industry and make it easier for farmers to sue meatpackers. The aim was grand: to create a "new rural economy" to empower individual farmers.
Big Meat's lobbyists used its friends in Congress to crush the Obama administration's regulatory effort, which collapsed in "spectacular failure," Leonard writes.
Factory farming has plenty of devastating consequences, but it's only fair to acknowledge that it has benefited our pocketbooks. When President Herbert Hoover dreamed of putting "a chicken in every pot," chicken was a luxury dish more expensive than beef. In 1930, whole dressed chicken retailed for $6.48 a pound in today's currency, according to the National Chicken Council. By last year, partly because of Tyson, chicken retailed for an average price of $1.57 per pound - much less than beef.
Costs came down partly because scientific breeding reduced the length of time needed to raise a chicken to slaughter by more than half since 1925, even as a chicken's weight doubled. The amount of feed required to produce a pound of chicken has also dropped sharply.
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Troubleshooting Exchange's Built-In Anti-Spam Technologies: Pt. 4 Recipient FilteringWritten by Casper Manes on August 20, 2012
Microsoft Exchange 2010's Recipient Filtering agent is one of the anti-spam agents that is designed to help reduce spam reaching users' mailboxes. Recipient filtering works by examining the SMTP header of incoming messages, and looking at the RCPT TO property in the header. The recipient filtering agent will block messages sent to:
- Nonexistent recipients
- Restricted Distribution Lists
- Internal-only mailboxes
When an Edge Transport server receives an email message from the Internet, the Recipient Filtering agent consults two potential sources of recipient information to determine if a message should be blocked. The recipient block list is a list of recipients created by the administrator that should not receive any messages from the Internet. The Recipient Filtering agent can also query Active Directory information (information copied by the EdgeSync service to AD LDS on the Edge Transport server) to determine whether or not a recipient exists.
Note: Recipient Filtering runs on Edge Transport servers, but it is also available on Hub Transport servers when you enable anti-spam agents on a Hub Transport server using the Install-AntispamAgents.ps1 script included with Exchange.
When an Edge Transport server receives a message that Recipient Filtering indicates should not be accepted, it will respond with a 550 5.1.1 User Unknown message. This message is the same whether the recipient is on the recipient block list, is restricted, or simply does not exist. This helps reduce the amount of information external users can obtain when attempting to perform directory harvest attacks.
Exchange 2010 Edge Transport servers can also tarpit connections, when they attempt to use multiple RCPT TO requests to probe for valid recipients. You can use the set-receiveconnector command to configure tarpitting and the tarpit interval.
Remember that when an email is rejected by Recipient Filtering, the response will be the same as when a user does not exist, 550 5.1.1. When you need to troubleshoot recipient filtering rejecting email that should not be rejected, the first step is to determine whether or not a recipient email address is valid. Use Active Directory Users and Computers or the Exchange Management Console to search for a user or group object that has the email address in question. Check the primary email address, or the proxyAddresses attribute to confirm that an SMTP address exists.
If a user or distribution list has the target email address, but mail to that address is still being rejected, next verify that the object is not on the Recipient Filtering Block List. You can use the Exchange Management Console to check, or parse the list in the Exchange Management Shell. In the EMC, browse to Edge Transport, Anti-spam, and view the properties of the Recipient Filtering agent. The Blocked Recipients tab will show the list of any users configured to block email from the outside.
If Recipient Filtering is not blocking messages for non-existent recipients (instead routing email to a catch all mailbox) it may not be enabled. Remember you can either perform Recipient Filtering for non-existent users, or you can have a catch-all mailbox, but not both. You can check on the status using the Exchange Management Shell command
Get-RecipientFilterConfig –RecipientValidationEnabled [enter]
to check the status, and if you need to enable it, use the EMS command
Set-RecipientFilterConfig –RecipientValidationEnabled $true [enter]
If email is being delivered to a user who should not receive email from the outside, consider the following.
- Email to distribution lists that a recipient belongs to will be delivered to the recipient. Recipient filtering does not take D/L memberships into account.
- Recipient filtering block lists have a maximum of 800 entries. If you have more than that, new additions to that list will fail.
- If a user has a primary SMTP address, and one or more aliases (smtp) addresses listed in the proxyAddresses attribute, and a message is sent to an alias that is not on the Block List, it will be delivered to the user's mailbox.
- If a user is an alternate recipient, or there is a forwarding rule from another mailbox, again, messages from the outside will be delivered to the recipient even if they are on the Blocked Recipient list.
Troubleshooting Recipient Filtering can either involve why messages aren't being delivered to someone they should be, or why messages are being delivered to someone they shouldn't be. With aliases, D/L memberships, and forwarding, there are many ways a message can be delivered. If you don't want messages delivered, ensuring that all of the user's SMTP addresses are on the Block List is the best way to make sure no outside mail gets in.
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you, thank you, thank you for this tutorial! I was having a hard time for the
past couple of days troubleshooting my MS Exchange 2010. I was supposed to
receive e-mails from my client abroad, but for some reason, his e-mails get
filtered out. He was calling me incessantly, and if it weren't for this
tutorial, I could have been out of work now. Yes, this is pretty complex, and
it's such a time-consuming process to un-filter an e-mail address. But it's a
small price to pay compared to being bombarded by loads of e-mails you don't
even want to have in the first place.
Hmm.. this is complicated than I thought it would
be. I'm not too geeky, so I don't think I'll be able to understand this one. But
I do appreciate this since this can be helpful to a friend of mine who's
managing Microsoft Exchange. As for me, I love Gmail's security feature. It's
easy to use and yes it also filters out hardly read emails from the same
source, saving you a lot of time and effort. Maybe Microsoft can learn a thing
or two about simplicity with Google. I heard Microsoft is the biggest spammer
in the world. Ouch!


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In Washington, before lobbyists try hard to destroy something, they first spread a great deal of disinformation about it. Thus the "End Users' Coalition" (a front for the derivatives dealers) promotes its lobbying points as fake research. And "fiscal conservatives" attempt to distract from the fact that our largest banks brought us to the brink of budget disaster – this is their preparation for demolishing all vestiges of financial reform.
On a closely related front, there is now a concerted effort to undermine the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), mostly by spreading disinformation about its supposed lack of accountability.
This disinformation approach contains the standard elements of exaggeration, misdirection, and distraction (all quotes are via Fred Barnes):
- Slogans: "If you like TSA at the airport, you'll love these guys" (Congressman Spencer Bachus).
- This is a major step towards dictatorship. "Its powers are very, very vast…. Who in the world would consider it appropriate to have one person appointed—one person!—to set the rules for the entire financial industry. It's a tremendous overreach. It's incredible to think about" (Senator Bob Corker)
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My Dad has a book of short tales called Stories from the Strand, which I read as a young boy. One story describes a man who survives an attempt to strangle him in his own bed. Upon waking he finds no one, nor any sign that an intruder has entered the house. When the attack is repeated a few nights later, the mystery is solved – he has been strangling himself with his own hand.
I'm mildly concerned I may meet a similar fate, as I've had some similar run-ins with my own limbs in the night. Like many people, I sometimes wake up to find my arm is dead from having been slept on. I used to have a good chuckle to myself, flapping the hand around, squeezing the rubbery, lifeless fingers. It is a bit more worrying now though. The other night I turned over in my sleep, and my dead arm flung out of bed. It smashed the coins, pens, glass of water and phone on my bedside table onto the floor. It was only the noise that woke me up – my hand didn't feel a thing.
One time I did feel it. I woke to find I was holding my arm straight up towards the ceiling, dead fingers curled into a fist.
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Hindus believe in the theory of \"mahurats\" or auspicious timings in every step in life - be it to begin a new venture or making an important purchase. Akshaya Tritiya is one such momentous occasion, which is considered one of the most auspicious days of the Vedic Calendar. It is believed, any meaningful activity started on this day would be fruitful. Akshaya Tritiya falls on the third day of the bright half of Vaishakh month (April - May), when the Sun and Moon are in exaltation and they are simultaneously at their peak of brightness, which happens only once every year. Akshaya Tritiya, also known as \"Akha Teej\", is traditionally the birthday of Lord Parasurama, the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. People conduct special Pujas on this day, bathe in holy rivers, make a charity, offer barley in a sacred fire, and worship Lord Ganesha & Devi Lakshmi on this day. The word \"Akshaya\" means imperishable or eternal - that which nev ...moreAnswered by Krishnakumar G. Nair, 24 Apr '09 06:13 pm
Akshay Tritiya falls on the third Tithi (Lunar day) of Bright Half (Shukla Paksha) of Lunar month of Vaishakha, per Vedic calendar. It is believed that this was the Tithi prevailing at the start of Treta Yuga. This Tithi is ruled by lord Vishnu. It coincides with Parshuram Jyanti. The word \"Akshay\" means the never diminishing in Sanskrit. As per Hindu electional astrology (Muhurta) three Lunar days (Tithis) are held as most auspicious. These are called Sade-Teen Muhurtas also. These Tithis are : 1st Tithi of Bright Half of Chaitra (starting of new year), 10th Tithi of Bright Half of Ashvina (Vijay Dashmi), 3rd Tithi of Bright Half of Vaishakha (Akshay Tritiya- Parshu Jyanti) & 1st Tithi of Bright Half of Karttika are called Sade-Teen (3 ) Muhurt. The first three Tithis are counted as full & the last one as half Tithi, and constitute Sade - Teen Muhurt.According to the Vedas, it was on the day of Akshay Tritiiya that Veda Vyasa along with Lord Ganesha started w ...moreAnswered by Pardeep Kapoor, 24 Apr '09 06:11 pm
Thankyou so much for the knowledge given by asking this question.I wanted to ask this question but it`s good that you asked this question and i got the knowledge about akshay trityaa. God bless you .Answered by Rekha Chaudhry, 24 Apr '09 08:17 pm
People celebrate it with buying jewellery. A desi festival. Akshay means undestructible.Answered by nkpathak, 24 Apr '09 06:11 pm
One of the best day any time of the day is subh for any deals.Answered by pramod rajapurkar, 24 Apr '09 06:08 pm
Shudha trithiya of vaishaka month of halivahana shakaAnswered by Dinesh C S, 24 Apr '09 09:43 pm


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If there is 1200+ Brides expected total , I have confirmed over 900 tickets purchased and at least 300 walk ins expected, plus 25+ additional brides registering each day still and it is a week away.
Yes I searched the archives and already and found one thread from ages ago. Wasn't super informative.
I am doing 4 flavors, my two best sellers, one fall favorite and one spring seller. I am putting them in little 1.5oz cups with lids.
How many samples do I make? My DH is all "500 per flavor"... I am more inclined to 300 per flavor... but I DO NOT want to run out. I do not mind having some left over.
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text: 564 FXUS62 KTAE 220205 AFDTAE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 905 PM EST Fri Nov 21 2014 .Near Term [Through Tonight]... A quiet evening is in store for tonight as we begin the transition from dry and stable conditions to an active pattern. Light E and ENE winds will reign over the CWA through tonight and will begin to increase early tomorrow afternoon. Winds should not go calm and accounting for the slow addition of Atlantic moisture, expect lows to be in the middle 40s for most of the CWA. Lows are forecast to be near 40 in N and NW parts of the area near Dothan and Albany, and in the upper 40s in SE parts near Cross City. && .Aviation... [Through 00Z Sunday]... VFR Conditions are expected through most of the TAF period. The only uncertainty is how quickly VCSH and low cigs move in from the S and SE. Skies will start out clear tonight but cirrus will begin building in from SE to NW early this morning. By 19z, all terminals should at least see BKN cigs at or below 5000ft with decreases first occurring at SE terminals (VLD and TLH) and then moving NW through the afternoon. Expect near MVFR cigs (BKN035) and VCSH to move into ECP, TLH, and VLD after 21z. && .Prev Discussion [446 PM EST]... .Short Term [Saturday Through Sunday Night]... Nearly zonal upper-level flow locally will begin to amplify on Saturday afternoon in response to a strong shortwave forecast to be passing through Texas. A southern stream PV anomaly will energize convection in the western to central Gulf on Saturday, spreading into the northeast Gulf late Saturday night. The developing warm front will lift into the Tri-State region very early on Sunday morning. Anomalously high PWAT values will combine with a strong southerly low-level jet and boundary parallel upper- layer flow to present a threat for very heavy rainfall. Widespread average rainfall amounts of 2.5"-3.5" will be possible over a relatively short period of time. Due to the progressive nature of the system, any sort of significant flooding is not expected at this time. For further information on the heavy rain threat reference the hydrology section below. Impressive wind shear profiles suggest a non-zero threat for an isolated severe thunderstorm during the overnight hours, though pretty much all thunderstorms should be elevated during this period. On the heels of the aforementioned system, the previously mentioned strong northern stream shortwave will be moving into the Tri-State region. Once again, very impressive shear profiles will overspread the region from west to east through the late morning and afternoon hours on Sunday. The main question will be just how much instability will be present in the wake of the morning rainfall. Early indications from some of our high resolution modeling suggests a quicker progression of the morning rainfall and thus a better chance for destabilization during the day on Sunday, while the global-scale models indicate very little surface destabilization and lingering rain through the day on Sunday. With the event just starting to fall within the range of the higher resolution models, there is quite a bit of uncertainty but given the fact that the global-scale models tend to be a bit slow with isentropic rain development, it is certainly possible that the hires models may be on to something. Should the severe threat pan out, the primary threats would be damaging winds and tornadoes within discrete supercells. The more dynamic shortwave will move out of the region by Sunday evening, stalling a weak front across the region. Continued southern stream support will keep the potential for showers and isolated thunderstorms through the night on Sunday, but the severe threat will have come to an end. .Long Term [Monday Through Friday]... The primary northern stream longwave trough will gradually approach through Tuesday. Increased diffluence between the northern stream and southern stream anomalies will continue to support primarily showers across the eastern half of the region until a stronger cold front clears out all of the rain by Wednesday morning. Arctic high pressure will fill in across the Southeast on Wednesday, capping afternoon highs in the 50s to finish out the week. Overnight lows starting on Wednesday night will fall back into, at least, the lower 30s. .Marine... Advisory level winds and seas should be expected through Sunday associated with a complex frontal system. 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Great teachers, tough as nails but they have a very structured way of teaching. I wish this school was more traditional. For Valentine's Day the children were NOT allowed to bring in lollipops or any other sweet. Same thing goes for the children's birthdays. Why not let my child enjoy elementary school like we did! There are no school trips and the students get 5 minutes to eat a snack, and minimal time with recess. These are children....give them some leniency, after all they are 8 and 9 year olds.
Great teachers, but the principal is a politician. He will tell you what you want to hear. He will grant a request for you(teacher) only and only if you are in a position to help him and the school out. Nice facility but need more activities for the kids and the ones they have seem to be more for the K-1-2 grades. Not much for older kids, especially the assemblies.
We moved here in the US in 2006 and my son started Kindergarten in WFS. We were very anxious considering that he came from another country and is new to the school, the culture and the system. But we were so impressed with the way the staff and teachers facilitated the transition for my son. They were very supportive and helpful and made sure that my son was comfortable. And we are proud to say that my son is doing very well academically and socially. - Tony & Vanessa, parents
As our daughter gets ready to graduate 5th grade soon, we will always remember the kind caring ways of the teachers and staff. They go the extra mile to make sure that every child is educated well beyond expectations. This school in my opinion is the best elementary school in Freehold, Twp.
Our daughter started kindergarten this year. We were very impressed with the orientation. The kindergarten curriculum is top notch, the Principal, teachers and overall environment is better than we could have hoped for. We also have a 2 year old son and look forward to him attending the West Freehold School in the future as well.
This is a new school that opened in Fall 2004. The classrooms and common space are wonderful. I didn't know that the architechural layout and design could make such a huge difference as compared to some older schools. From the first moment that one enters the school it's obvious that this is a high performance school. Teachers and Staff including Principal are absolutely top notch. Teachers are very highly skilled and really strive to bring out the best in all students. This is not as large a school as others in the area so more individual attention is available to each student to encourage and help them to excell. Activities available to the students are excellent. Very active PTO with good involvement from parents and teachers. Everyone is so very proud of this new school and want to continue to keep it as one of the best around.
I love this school. The principal, assistant principal, the guidance counselor and the treachers are great !! they really take care of the children, and go way beyond what is expected of them with the children! they seem to really care about the children a lot!! i love this school and so does my child!
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First of all I think this is a Wonderful Group Gary, I love working with and using Stone in my Designs !!!
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Hi all. Does anyone know of a black jointing compound I can use in 2-3mm joints in kadappa stone? I started a disscusion on the main forum if you could reply please!
Re: natural stone suppliers. In the past I have used "Natural Paving" for sand/limestone slabs, & they were ok. I the used Rockford stone who import direct & have superb stocks at good prices. The only downside being that you had to over order as it is full pack quantities delivered via courier, but £12.25/m2 plus approx £2.50/m2 for delivery for top class stone I found competitive. I have since been buying more local direct from a company I know in Nottingham which works very well. Calibrated stone eg. raj green works out at approx. £20/m2 depending on quantity. Another tip is Stonemarket "market stone", which is sold as a "lower grade" product than their main paving lines is very good value & is of equal quality. To me it is a marketing tool they use to justify higher priced lines. My local merchant sells full packs @ £15.25/m2 delivered.
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Best Sushi In LA?? Where??
- lasushiblog Dec 17, 2008 02:25 PM
Who has the best sushi in LA?
re: cibodistrada
second that
How much are you willing to pay?
Everybody's got a favorite sushi joint, you will not find a 100% consensus on this board.
re: woojink
the gladiators are waiting below the colosseum.
the question is too vague to answer. it largely depends on what kind of sushi you want, how traditional...
If your budget is unlimited then Urasawa. If the budget is limited but extremely healthy then Mori or Zo.
I think everyone who's been to Urasawa will say Urasawa, me included. I'd posit that those who don't think Urasawa is tops simply haven't been. On an *absolute* level, I find it hard to believe that any place in LA could be superior.
Now, if you throw value into the mix, then the discussion becomes much more interesting, though personally, I think Urasawa's worth every penny.
re: kevin h
you are right. yep, although i though mori was still traditonal sushi.
speaking of Go's Mart is one of my favorites. But that's a little bit like a junior version of urasawa considering he serves up Holy Cow (aka Kobe beef) among other non-sushi dellicacies.
re: kevin h
Mori has an omakase that includes kaiseki-like dishes. But he also has an all nigiri omakase. They are listed separately on the menu.
re: kevin h
shige's shibucho on beverly does one or two dishes with olive oil as part of the omakase if you're lucky enough to have him take you on. Otherwise, it's pretty straight traditional.
Shibutani's shibucho in orange county is strict tradiitonal, at least last time i was there. Neither served unagi for the longest time as it wasn't sea fish. they've relented.
re: kevin
How can anyone think Nozawa (or his acolytes at Sasabune) make good sushi? MacDonald's is to hamburgers what Nozawa is to sushi. It's sometimes tasty, but really????
It's fish that has been brined and sauced beyond recognition (not to mention pre-made and refrigerated.) If you think it's fresh, and authentic sushi, you do not understand biology or sushi. Oh yeah, "Nozawa shops for his fish every day." ALL good sushi chefs shop for their fish every day. Do you think International Marine is full of delivery drivers in the morning? It's full of sushi chefs!
re: lasushiblog
the shrimp was still moving when i last had it.
re: Poeticalmath
if by gross you mean awesome!
re: lasushiblog
Kiriko and The Hump both have that "moving shrimp head" phenomenon goin' on
I haven't been to Urasawa but I'm going to assume he's the best. Out of places I've been, I would say:
Sushi Zo
Sasabune (distant 3rd)
re: lasushiblog
I wasn't too fond of Hikko. Both Sasabune and Nozawa are better. But Hikko has a much better sake list (compared to the nonexistent one at nozawa and the limited on at sasabune) and it's less of a scene than the other places. It is very expensive though, one day I had a budget of $50 for lunch and almost ate nothing. I had a piece of toro sushi, a piece of maguro, the sashimi - albacore showered with un-necessary sesame seed (the sesame seeds really really really detracted from the dish).
re: lasushiblog
I don't understand why people who like real omakase sushi (e.g., Zo) like Sasabune. I just decided to give the place one more chance. It is no good. Perhaps I should have announced myself as a real sushi eater when I sat down, maybe they just saw a white American girl and assumed I wanted crap. Out of about 10 pieces of nigiri, four - count them, four - were tuna variations, including an "iced toro" whose inventor should be fired. The rest were also mundane - salmon, halibut, albacore, etc. The scallop was good, but that was because it was one of the very few pieces not to be oversauced. I eat sushi with my hands, not chopsticks, but still some of the pieces were falling apart right away because of too much sauce. There is no subtlety in the saucing. Oh, and did I mention that the fish was presliced??? I could not have been more disappointed - and that's the way I felt the last 2 times too, so now I'm saying goodbye to Sasabune. If you are a relative sushi novice who has recently made the jump from rolls to nigiri and you want to try some omakase, perhaps this place is for you. For true sushi purists, I just don't understand why anyone would like it.
re: yahtzeemm
It has nothing to do with the color of your skin. That's the way they do "sushi" at Sasabune.
Join the Mori camp. You'll be much happier.
re: Porthos
I tried Mori once, and don't get me wrong, it was delicious, but I wasn't blown away the way I am every time at Zo and it was more expensive. For some variety, maybe I'll head back to Mori again though. When I can't hit Zo, I go to Sushi Sushi, which although nowhere near Zo/Mori, is very nice nigiri, always good fish quality and selection.
re: yahtzeemm
i TOTALLY concur with you yahtzeemm.
re: yahtzeemm
At Mori, it's the rice, knifework, nori, etc that are impressive. Zo has a larger variety of fish which I like. It all depends how much emphasis you place on each component of sushi. I'm probably 50% rice, 40% fish (quality and selection), and 10% other (knifework, molding, fresh wasabi, fresh yuzu and sudachi, etc.)
re: yahtzeemm
The deal behind omakase is that there is a rapport between the chef and diner. That needs to be developed. It's not reasonable to expect the chef to know what you like or how adventurous you are on a first visit.
Why do I get the impression that for some people "omakase" translates as "you make my decisions for me and if you get it wrong I'll be peeved"?
re: Akitist
I could not agree with you more, on the basic level that it is about rapport. That is why Sasabune failed. The chef would disappear immediately after handing me my piece, getting no feedback from me about what I liked or didn't, not seeing whether I was using chopsticks or hands (which should dictate how tightly the rice is packed), etc. At other sushi bars such as Zo, Mori, Sushi Sushi, Echigo, I have never had a problem with the chef recognizing very soon into my visit what I was up for. So it is not about mindreading, it is about a relationship which can and should begin to develop on a first visit. Sasabune didn't make any effort to do that.
re: yahtzeemm
Thanks for confirming why I should not worry that I still have not been to Sasabune. Sounds pretty uninviting and impersonal, and "iced toro" gives me the heebies. I don't even want to know what that is.
I agree with Porthos, and am part of the Mori Camp, for an overall experience.
By the way, I hit yahtzee on 1s three times in a row yesterday...Sorry to stray Chow, but that's pretty exciting!
Just don't go to Nozawa...I went tonite for the first time in a couple years. I had forgotten how dreary and awful the room is, and the mood of the employees is a combination of surly and bored.
As for the chow, I ate at a table. Ordered four orders....the crab roll, once their pride and joy, is now a desicated, thin tube with a little rice and crab wrapped by a SOGGY sheet of seaweed. The other sushi - albacore, yellowtail, tuna and salmon was all OK, but the presentation was so bad (fish just slapped on top of rice, not formed or molded) that it detracted from the flavor.
This place makes Sasubune look like Urusawa!
re: manku
i do have a soft spot for nozawa, after all he is the ULTIMATE inspiration for the copykats out there. most sushi chefs/copies are acolytes of him, such as hikko, sasabune, even probably the much herarlded zo. he may have gotten a little sloppy in the past few years, but the last time i was there the fish was still super fresh if highly sauced.
Hide on Sawtelle and Olympic has the best SUSHI. Simple sashimi, sushi, and a few basic rolls. The yellowtail literally melts in your mouth. The albacore and scallop special roll tie as my second. The quality is top knotch. It's very inexpensive; however, it's also cash only and they don't take reservations.
If you're looking for crazy and exotic rolls, Kaya Sushi in Marina del Rey (and I think they opened one up in El Segundo)...their menu is overwhelming because there are so many types of rolls. On the pricier side, but I feel you're getting your money's worth...the rolls are large, the presentation is beautiful, and most importantly the fish is fresh.
re: ChloeBear
hide is only good at it's price range. but it is nowhere near the BEST SUSHI IN TOWN.
re: lasushiblog
Yes, of course, Kiriko is in a whole different price range. it also has some very unique ice cream flavors like black sesame, white truffle, matcha green tea, etc. it's good stuff. their sushi is good too though not amazing, but by far is it the best along the sawtelle corridor.
re: lasushiblog
if by, "slightly more expensive," you mean 35% to 55% more expensive, then i concur.
to me, kiriko would be described as "substantially more expensive."
re: ChloeBear
I am going to Hide at 5:30 - Will have to chime in later
re: ChloeBear
Hide is good for those on a leaner budget. But Hide is, by no means, anywhere even remotely close to being the best sushi in L.A.
re: ChloeBear
Hi Chloe,
I'm sure Hide is great, and is a great option in its class.
I think the opening post was more in the line of not best, as in the OMG what do you really, more in the absolute qualitative sense.
will check out Hide, but again a great sushi place is not going to be judged by its "rolls".
re: batfink23
exactly. this isn't "Oh my god this is SOOOOOO the best sushi, really, no kidding check out the spider roll" best.
it's "are they really allowed to sell fugu liver here and is the gold leaf really edible?" best.
re: batfink23
lots of breath in the variety, but expensive to boot.
The debate will always rage on about who has the best sushi. We all have our favorites but take away everything but the sushi... Sushi Zo is my choice. Why do I like Zo? No baloney... No California Rolls, No Spider Rolls, No Tempura Rolls. Just nigiri sushi and temaki sushi just like regular sushi bars in Japan. Sure I enjoy Kaiten Sushi and I think Hide Sushi is great as well, but that is like comparing McDonalds to Black Angus and Black Angus to Spago. Don't get me wrong... I like McDonalds and love Black Angus, but there is a time and place for those. Zo is about the quality and flavor of the fish... not the sauce (soy or other type of sauce) which can overflavor sushi or hide bad fish. Zo's food can be simple because he uses only the finest fish and ingredients. I have been fortunate to have dined at some of the finest sushi bars in Japan as a guest of top executives of major companies in Japan . When I return the favor in LA and take them to Sushi Zo, they are blown away by the authenticity, flavor and quality of sushi available at Sushi Zo. Final thought... If you think sushi is expensive in LA, try some of these super high hidden gems in Tokyo and anything in LA WILL SEEM A LOT CHEAPER. $300+ per person is not unheard of at some of these establishments in Tokyo. $500+ is the record for me.
re: usapv
sushi zo in my opinion is very very very expensive compared to all the other la omakase joints. but the fish for the most part is very good, i think i had closed to 20 single pieces including a tuna sashimi, and for its breath in variety it beats a lot of places hands down. i did have one atrociously disgusting piece of sushi, with a disgusting sauce, that did not work at all, which soured some of the people, so i'll have to request they don't serve tghat next time. but even if you restrain yourself you will not get out of here for less than $100 per person, not including tax, tips, or drinks.
i have been to mori and hide. i though mori was very good but not great.....or worth the $. i have been eating at katsu-ya in encino lately. reading the posts here, it is clearly not a sushi only place, and i'm guessing may not be viewed highly. since i've been enjoying both the nigiri and some of the sauced dishes, i'm curious how others rate this place. are there places in the valley that are better?


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Fredericksburg residents this week will have their first chance to weigh in on proposals the city has received for building a new courthouse.
A public hearing is slated for 7 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers of City Hall, and city officials hope it will draw a good crowd.
"That's the focus of the evening: for citizens to provide comment or input to members of City Council," City Manager Beverly Cameron said.
Five teams of developers submitted eight proposals, ranging in cost from $31 million to $41 million. They were presented to the City Council in March, and city staff has been reviewing them since.
A consultant was hired to evaluate the proposals, but so far the council has refused to make that report public.
The courthouse issue arose in 2005, when Circuit Judge John W. Scott Jr. sent a letter signed by all eight circuit judges asking for a new court complex. Courts officials say the current facilities have many safety shortcomings and are inadequate for the types of cases and criminals that the city faces today.
In response, the city hired Moseley Architects to study what kind of facilities would meet the system's needs. That study found a need for more space to handle a growing caseload and staff.
There are three city courts of varying age and condition downtown: Circuit Court, General District Court and Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court. The proposals call for consolidating at least the Circuit and General District courts at one site.
At least four of the seven council members agree it's time for a new courthouse. The building at 815 Princess Anne St. that houses the Circuit Court dates to 1852.
"I think Fredericksburg is going to need a courthouse at some time," Mayor Tom Tomzak said. "There's never going to be an ideal time."
"The simple fact of the matter is that it was established some time ago that the existing courthouse cannot be adequately renovated for space or security," said Councilwoman Mary Katherine Greenlaw.
"Most people think it's just a decision that has to be made, and we need to make it and get on with it."
Greenlaw pointed out that interest rates are good right now and said the city should take advantage of that.
"Putting it off is just going to cost us more money in the end," she said.
But Councilman Fred Howe III said now isn't the right time because it will force the city to raise taxes 10 percent to 15 percent. He wants to put the issue to voters in a referendum.
"I'd say it warrants a majority, or at least the opportunity for the majority of voters to chime in," he said.
Tuesday night's public hearing will include a presentation by city staff of the process the city has followed and brief summaries of each proposal. Then the staff and council members will take comments and questions from residents.
Cameron said that while residents are welcome to ask questions, city officials probably won't be able to provide a lot of answers.
"I would anticipate that many questions would require additional research," he said.
Cameron said staff will make an effort to record the comments and respond to questions in writing as quickly as possible.
The developers will not be part of the presentation, he said.
The city set up an email account for the public to send in comments about the courthouse proposals, but it hasn't received many.
Tomzak said he's gotten five to 10 emails, all negative. He thinks the people who support a new courthouse don't email and probably won't show up for Tuesday's session.
Other council members hope the public brings a range of opinions.
"I think we have enough people in this city that have been outspoken previously on other issues and need to be outspoken on this issue, pro or con, one way or the other," said Councilwoman Bea Paolucci. "I just want a dialogue started."
She said she thinks the success of this public hearing--whether a lot of people come out or not--will determine whether more are held on the issue.
"Any time you hold a public hearing like this, you hope to get a good representative sample and opinion--hopefully thoughtful opinion," Councilman George Solley said.
Several council members said the developers have submitted high-quality proposals.
"The teams were excellent, every one of them," Greenlaw said. "We owe it to those teams to come to a decision."
How much of that decision-making process will be public is still an issue of debate among council members.
A consultant's evaluation of the proposals has not been made public, and the council went into closed session last month to discuss it, citing confidentiality and the desire for the city to maintain a competitive balance in the bidding process.
Because the city is considering a public-private partnership to build the courthouse, it is exempt from some Freedom of Information Act requirements. But Howe, one of three council members to vote against the closed session, has pushed his fellow council members to make the report public.
Howe said the report was paid for by taxpayers, and they should be able to see it. And even council members who voted for the closed session acknowledge that they need to build public support for the project.
Cameron said he hopes the council will narrow down the list of proposals by the end of the month. The topic is on the agenda for the City Council's May 24 work session.
"I don't know if they will succeed in making final decisions regarding the short list that night, but that's the goal," he said.
Council members said they think they'll be able to achieve Cameron's goal.
"I'm sure we won't have consensus when we walk in the door, and hopefully we will when we walk out," Solley said.
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This plan calls for one centralized building for all three courts on the site of the fire station at the corner of Princess Anne and Wolfe streets. The courtrooms would be stacked on three floors, and the basement level would be for office space and parking. It would have room for five courtrooms but be able to expand to a sixth, if needed. Construction would take about 33 months and cost $31 million, not counting the $5 million to $6 million cost of building a new fire station at the site of the old regional jail.W.M. JORDAN
This plan would use land already owned by the city and not move the fire station. The Circuit Court would be on the site of the existing Juvenile and Domestic Relations building and the General District and J&DR courts would be together in another building on the site of the existing General District Court building. The project would be done in three phases, and the three courts would not be relocated at the same time. The cost of the project is $32.6 million and would take 36 months. This plan also includes renovating the Renwick building, which is where the Circuit Court is now.HENSEL PHELPS
This plan would tear down the Executive Plaza at 601 Caroline St. and replace it with a new courts building, which would use the parking garage next to it. All three courts would be in one building, with five courtrooms and the ability to expand to add three more. It would cost $38 million and take 25 months.FIRST CHOICE
First Choice offers two locations on Princess Anne--one where the fire station is now, and one where the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court is now. The J&DR location would put the courts in two different buildings and connect them with a tunnel. The fire station location would put the Circuit Court and General District Court in a new building, but would have to find a new place to put the fire station. The plan suggests putting it on Amelia Street. The J&DR location would cost $36 million and take 30 months and the fire station location would cost $41 million and take 36 months.DONLEY'S
Donley's proposes three sites, each costing $34 million. The first would be where the fire station is. All three courts would be in the same building. It would take 44 months to complete. The second would be where the Executive Plaza is on Caroline Street and would demolish the current building. It would take 37 months to complete. The third location would be on Sophia Street and have riverfront views and be central to downtown. It would take 36 months to finish.ON THE NET: To read the full courthouse proposals, visit fredericksburg.com
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