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Best Western Plus Dragon Gate InnIn Chinatown 3.5 miles from the Los Angeles Convention Center, this hotel is 6 miles from Hollywood. It features free Wi-Fi and unique Chinese decor.
Score from 229 reviews Good
In downtown Los Angeles, this economy motel is within a 10 minute drive of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Dodger Stadium. It features an outdoor pool and free Wi-Fi.
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Hacienda Hotel & Conference Center Los Angeles AirportFeaturing an outdoor pool and restaurant, this Los Angeles hotel has guest rooms with free Wi-Fi. It provides a free shuttle service to Los Angeles International Airport, just over 1 mile away.
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Featuring a free 24-hour airport shuttle, this hotel is located half a mile from Los Angeles International Airport and provides free Wi-Fi throughout. A free continental is provided daily.
Score from 3984 reviews Good
- Staff at the desk were super helpful and friendly (I arrived early, so they managed to prepare my room early and I needed to print a ticket out and they printed it for me at the front). - Great value for money in a area that was close to downtown LA - Only a 10 minute ride on the BART to Union station/ downtown - Bart stop right outside the hotel - Rooms comfortable and with little fridge
Excellent Staff and Comfort.
close to downtown. nice room. friendly staff. cheap. would recommend
room smelled a bit like cigarettes.
It was close to Downtown People were very polite room was clean good experrience
it was a little older and very simple but clean and well maintained.
Location, price, presentation, room, and set up.
The man at desk on day of check out wasn't really polite. He wanted me to check out hours before time.
This was the absolute worst place I think I have ever stayed. The noise level was out of control, when I tried to let someone know the staff was so rude.
If you want to stay downtown this is excellent. A safe downtown area, mini bus (DASH) to rest of downtown and amtrak (union station) runs every eight minutes. metro five minute walk. Hotel area packed with restaurants. Bus from LAX to Union Station took less than 30 minutes.
The location is great and beautiful, we used Uber for most of the trip and there were no problems finding the place. Chinatown is beautiful and the rooms were cleaned everyday and the price was amazing considering it's so close to everything in LA. Great find.
Wish there were more amenities like a Gym, Breakfast, etc. but not much wrong with anything else.
The staff always treats me with respect and kindness. I'm usually here to catch up on work and a bit of sleep before heading back on the road to work. My gratitude for the cleanliness and quality of customer service.
Although I live in LA, my work tends to take me all over the state and in other parts of the country. The Royal Pagoda is a comfortable place to stay when I need a refresher. The staff is always kind and warm and welcoming. Thanks!
Value for money - but still expensive (by our standards). Older property - rehab continues Free parking (a definite plus in this area)
Cotton / Polyester sheets (50/50) 2 cockroaches - no extra charge
The bed and location
The smell of Chinatown.
Whilst not luxurious, the motel was clean, the beds were comfortable. The staff were pleasant and, within limits, helpful. The motel was convenient for Union Railroad Station (our main reason for choosing it). It was good value for money, and, with its proximity to Chinatown, there were good, inexpensive Chinese restaurants close by.
It was VERY noisy. There were young, shouty people running about until at least 2:00am. To be fair, the people concerned did quieten down when asked. Also, the hotel staff did not always understand what we were saying, although they tried their best.
Staff,internet,location near Union Station .
Old furniture,bugs in the room,not the greatest neighborhood
Great place to stay on a budget.
Poor condition property
I enjoyed my time at this hotel and look forward to returning.the staff is nice and the location is great especailly at night.
My shower was cut short due to a problem with the pipes and when i turned it back on a hour or two later brown water ran for a min or two.also the room was neat and clean except for random names scratched into the mirror and headboard.
, room was smelling really bad.i could not sleep. if you dont have to stay that hotel, dont stay. try to find another one. this hotel was disgusting.and at night somebody knocked my door. it was thrilling.
service and affordable price
There is old man Chinese at the reception disk very rude and yeiling at people when asking him and very anxious all the time The other 2 young workers at reception young man and young woman are very nice and helpful
the title says it all
I loved that the rooms were really clean they had a nice tv with cable and a mini fridge that worked and a bathroom that was really clean
Neat, clean, free parking, location
Close to dodger stadium day front desk was good. Rest of staff and property was awful
Location (middle of chinatown, walking distance to downtown and metro). Good value for mony. Good setvice. Free parking.
The rooms are bit crowded. The walls are thin so lots noise from parking lot.
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- Publisher: Nintendo
- Release Date: Jun 14, 2010
- Summary: [DSiWare] Step into the world of a kappa, a mythical river spirit famous in Japanese folklore, as he tries to make his way to the human world. In addition to the challenging main game, you'll find three different minigames to further improve your kappa-related skills. You'll start your journey in Kappa Cove, a good place to go exploring, practice getting around and munch on a few fish. The intuitive controls are all handled with the stylus (draw a trail and the kappa will follow it), but the helpful Chumfish is more than willing to teach you the basics. Once you begin your path down the Kappa Trail, you'll encounter coins to collect, boulders to shatter and various mini-kappas that can help you in specific ways. Just be sure to avoid the Devil Hand. If you need a break, you can collect paintings or cassettes from the Chumfish Shack, count plates at a sushi restaurant or test your mettle in the treacherous Trial of Tiles. With its cute graphics and charming story, your time with the kappa will certainly be memorable. Who knows what you'll find as you make your way through A Kappa's Trail?… Expand
- Developer: Brownie Brown
- Genre(s): Puzzle
- # of players: 1 Player
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It's the company's downloadable debut, and it's spectacular -- a truly novel, fun and challenging new concept that further solidifies the strength of Nintendo's first-party lineup in the DSi Shop. And it's only five bucks -- grab it now.
If you're looking for an affordable, well put-together game with a decent amount of enjoyment, try out A Kappa's Trail.
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I AM A SURVIVOR. I could have been one of the numberless child abuse victims that have been seen in the obituaries.I could have given in to the darkness that surrounded me at every turn. I could have taken my own life. (As I've said in a song I wrote called "If" "Should I let my father kill me, or should I do it myself?") The human spirit, no matter how much darkness there is, sometimes finds the tiniest bit of light in the darkest of places. I am Unbreakable.
Friday, June 13, 2014
Why I Am Leaving The Mormon Church Despite Being A Faithful Member My Entire Life
I have always, ALWAYS gone to church, even most times when I'm sick.
I have been faithful to the church my entire life...I've worn garments for 23 years (And was married in the Salt Lake Temple)... but...
I have already decided to skip Sundays whereas I have NEVER done that. I am now not going Sundays because of backlash from what has just happened to Kate Kelly And John Dehlin ( http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58062791-78/church-lds-kelly-mormon.html.csp) as people were gloating before because of the Churches Public.Relations statements, it will be even worse now. If John and Kate are treated this way and the church gets away with it, there will be many, MANY more who get the same treatment behind closed doors.
If this excommunication really happens to Kate, John, and Alan Rock Waterman, among many others, I'm leaving.
This is the Proverbial last straw.
With the P.R statements, it has given members the excuse to treat others very, VERY badly. I know as I am one who has had to bear the brunt of it in my ward. They were treating me pretty well UNTIL that P.R statement. (http://songsofaletheia.blogspot.com/2014/06/my-trip-to-utah-with-ordain-women-april.html )
(The link is my experience at the Priesthood action April 5th 2014 and has links and near the bottom actual things they said in public relations statements from the church)
Since then, I have heard statements like "Well why don't you just leave", someone even saying to my husband " Shes beautiful but shes trouble" WITH ME STANDING THERE! What the HELL does that have to do with ANYTHING???
People walking past me in the halls with their noses in the air not saying hi...
The treatment stopped for a small time as I was asked to give a solo in church (I am a singer by trade) I sang "I Stand All Amazed" (Sally De ford version with the "Who Is This Man" part attached) and the treatment stopped for a FEW weeks. Fickle, FICKLE Mormons. But it started up again...mind you I wasn't stating how I felt about things in class, even sitting through a HORRIBLE lesson on Oaks talk (One on why women didn't hold the Priesthood) where the Stake President SAT IN for the first time EVER in our Relief Society class- a womans class- (I think to MAKE sure I didn't say anything) I finally got up 5 minutes before class ended and left after a particularly rude comment with the person staring right at me as they said it.
For an excruciating, exhausting month last year, I was told that if I did not take my Ordain Women account down, that I would have my temple recommend taken away, PERIOD by a very controlling Bishop. I did not get angry at him, I kept my cool which was not easy under the circumstances but I had women all over the world fasting for me at the ordain women website. I attribute the peace I felt that day I got my recommend taken away to those women. My recommend is now gone and there have been all kinds of rumors swirling around me in my ward that are untrue. I need to keep my peace of mind. God would not want this. Christ would NEVER excommunicate anyone. Christ would not strike a person from the temple, he would WELCOME them with open arms.
They think they can just take someone off Gods checklist? I don't think so. I have a very close personal relationship with God that they cannot touch, no matter what they do to me. And I don't have to be in a church that "PREACHES" free Agency but forces their members to comply to "Gods" will when it is only a man in sheep's clothing.
We as women deserve to have peace of mind and not some closed door conversation with men about who and what we are supposed to be while going to church and have some sterile, controlling environment. We need WOMEN telling us who we are. not men. Its about time we are authentic by being true to who we are.
(I am now adding an live interview with Kate and John for anyone interested in their experience. These are salt of the earth, decent people and I love them. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogstribtalk/58056967-71/women-mormon-ordain-blogger.html.csp )
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I may be an unclean Anglican, but, I know that when I speak to our Minister about your viewpoint....She will agree that Jesus would welcome everyone with open arms.ReplyDelete
Amen to that!ReplyDelete
I am feeling this, too Heidi - so sorry to hear. I am struggling with what to do myself. Do I stay and stand as a witness of what is right? Do I leave so I can disassociate with people who are so vicious and cruel? **HUGS** to you and your family.ReplyDelete
Blog stalked you through your comment on Kylee's blog post. I wanted to come here to tell you what I said in the comments there:ReplyDelete
Dear Heidi, I am so sorry that people at church (and on this thread) are giving you sermons and judgment and completely unsolicited and insensitive advice during this difficult and emotional time. It is unhelpful and unkind, especially from strangers or acquaintances. I just wanted to say that your pain and experiences are valid, that you have every right to feel the way you do, and that your opinions and insights and ideas are no less valuable or valid than anyone else's. I mourn with you for the insensitivity you have to bear at church, for the lack of understanding and compassion from your priesthood leaders, for the way you feel judged and ostracized by those who should be brothers and sisters.
The church--the body of Christ--needs you. Needs your passion, your insight, your drive to change the world. I need you. I need to know that there are Heidis in the church who chafe under the status quo, who help propel the church forward and upward, who ask difficult and uncomfortable questions that force people to look at things in a different way.
I need to know that I'm not alone in choosing to stay despite my pain.
Thank you Donna. And thank you Lindsey.You are not alone.ReplyDelete
Lindsey, I have been thinking about you (And you Donna, you know I have as I see you online and love you very much) Lindsey, I really do want you to know that you are not alone. I am still a member of the church, no matter what they do to me. I believe there is truth in all churches. I just refuse to be around oppressive people. I do not think God would want me as his daughter to be around oppressive people. People who gloat and stab me in the back. My life is so good. The only thing in my life that has been bad in this last year is church. Now that I have made this decision I feel liberated and have felt the love of God through this whole ordeal. I hope that whatever path you take that you do too.ReplyDelete
"They think they can just take someone off Gods checklist? I don't think so."ReplyDelete
I love that, Heidi. Might borrow it for my own use sometime.
I enjoyed reading your post. Stay firm. You are on the side of right.
Of course you can Alan, I would be honored. ( I have read your blogs and love them! ) The first time I heard something to that effect was from Lavina who was a part of the Sept. 6- Someone told me to email this national treasure and she was a lot of help through my trial with the Bishop (She said a little bit differently- something like "They think they can snap their fingers and take you out of Gods church"...I love Lavina) And if you wouldn't mind, could I add your name to my blog and if you know of any others who got letters if they are ok with it, I will add their names- you and so many good people are trying to inform the Brethren of Gods love, and people need to know whats going on. People ARE watching the Mormon church right now. Like a HAWK,ReplyDelete
And thank you Alan. :) Hang on man, you have so many supporters!!ReplyDelete
Let em have your recommend.ReplyDelete
The temple recommend is just a tool used to manipulate and control the members and thus to separate the "righteous" from the less righteous, falsely. The whole temple ordinance thing is based on the false doctrine in section 132 and used by the polygamists to justify their sinning. Not having one is far better then having one and even worse using it.
There is no mention of the so-called 'ordinances' performed in the temple anywhere in the Book of Mormon which contains the "fulness of the gospel". Wonder why?
I hear you Greg...as for me I will never meet with a man in a room and allow them to judge me ever again. it's too much like Russian roulette you never know what kind of Bishop you are going to get...I will never put myself through this ever again.ReplyDelete
No reason you should according to Nephi:ReplyDelete
2 Nephi 9:41 O then, my beloved brethren, come unto the Lord, the Holy One. Remember that his paths are righteous. Behold, the way for man is narrow, but it lieth in a straight course before him, and the keeper of the gate is the Holy One of Israel; and he employeth no servant there; and there is none other way save it be by the gate; for he cannot be deceived, for the Lord God is his name.


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Landry's Seafood House - Las Vegas
- Address:
2610 W Sahara Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89102-4370Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
SeafoodPrice: $30 and under
Landry's Seafood House - Las Vegas
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.landrysseafood.com/location-las-vegas.asp
- Phone: (702) 251-0101
- Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday: 11:00am - 9:00pm
Friday: 11:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday: 11:30am - 10:00pm
Sunday: 11:30am - 9:00pm
Lunch menu served Monday - Friday until 3:00pm
Happy Hour Daily: 3:00pm - 7:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Steak, Seafood, American
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Area, Private Room, Smoking Area, Takeout, Wine
A word from Landry's Seafood House - Las Vegas
In addition to the glittering lights of the city's world-famous casinos and hotels, Las Vegas is also home to some of the country's most celebrated restaurants. For seafood lovers in the Las Vegas area, Landry's Seafood has just the casual but upscale style for family and business diners alike. As one of the top seafood restaurants in Las Vegas, Landry's is known for its delectable shrimp and fish dishes, mouth-watering steaks and exceptional wine list. Take a break from your Las Vegas vacation - join us for a Gulf Coast meal you will not forget.Continued
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Landry's Seafood House - Las Vegas reviews from OpenTable diners
47 reviews since July 31, 2014
- Food4Service4.4
- Ambiance4.1Noise LevelModerate
good for groups (23)special occasion (15)great for lunch (13)fit for foodies (12)kid-friendly (9)romantic (8)neighborhood gem (7)great for brunch (5)late-night find (5)notable wine list (3)vibrant bar scene (2)scenic view (1)hot spot (1)Show More
- So soOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 11/24/2014We chose Landry's for the nice menu but were disappointed with the quality of the food. It was all right but not extraordinary...a bit too greasy. The service was excellent and very friendly however.
- Good Service, Mediocre foodOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 11/23/2014My wife and I were traveling from the east coast, so we decided to go for the happy hour around 4:30 before our dinner reservations. The restaurant was not busy, and the bar staff was very attentive and helpful. The drinks were great. We ordered a couple apps, which were typical bar food that you could get anywhere... nothing special. Later when we ordered dinner, it was more of the same - the food was just okay. We had a good time, but if you're expecting great seafood like we've had at other Landry's, then you'll be disappointed.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- raindrop71Dined on 11/8/2014The staff was friendly and helpful in everyway. Took care of us and made sure our order was right and on time. I will return for another outstanding meal.Special Features:
- Anniversary DinnerVegaslife87Dined on 11/6/2014I surprised my wife with dinner for our anniversary and Landrys turned out to be the perfect place. It was our first time and we loved it. We had reservations for 545 on a Thursday evening so we walked right in. The restaurant filled quickly shortly after 6pm. To start she had a pomagranate martini and I had a frontier bunch...which was great. Appetizer was tasty shrimp Embrochete on a bed of crispy onions. Our meals came with house salad with their delicious balsamic honey mustard and garlic bread. For dinner she had Alaskan King crab legs and a giant baked potato. She couldn't eat it all so we brought it home. I had the stuffed flounder, crab orzo, and ratatouille. It was phenomenal! Also the hostess and servers were super friendly!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- not what was expected for vegasOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 11/1/2014we were very dissapointed with the rib eye and the crab legs. The wedge salad was the best thing we ate and even that was small. i tried to submit and as i did not have a specific comment that applies (#2 above), it says to enter all ratings. there needs to be a would not recommend. so notable wine list it is, we did not drink wimeSpecial Features:
- peanutDined on 10/26/2014Server seemed to rush us. Table salad had too much dressing and we were not told in advance what type of dressing would be used. Redfish special was good portion but shrimp special was skimpy. Desserts were very good.
- Great service and foodOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/18/2014Our server, Michael, took good care of us and the food was delicious. Don't miss out on the deserts!Special Features:
- ExcellentVolLarryDined on 10/12/2014THe food was great. Service was great and the restaurant atmosphere was great. Highly recommend.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great seafood!MushxiDined on 10/2/2014We brought family down for a special treat. The food was delicious and it wasn't overly crowded.Special Features:
- Perfect ChoiceJimbobDined on 9/28/2014We chose Landry's to celebrate my Mom's 92nd birthday since she's a seafood lover. The service was excellent and food choices widespread. The fresh fish choices and having it prepared your way is a nice touch. Although this is a chain restaurant, I would recommend it to anyone.Special Features:
- Good but the wait too longJaneRDined on 9/24/2014The table was ready when we arrived and we were seated right away. The waiters were friendly but the service was slow. We had to ask for water and bread more than once before we finally got some. I suppose that since were were a large party (8), it took longer for the entrees to come. We felt deserted by the waiters. The food was very good once we finally got to eat. We had 7:00 p.m. reservations and did not finish until after 9:30 p.m. It took far too long.Special Features:
- Great SeafoodLVTouristDined on 9/17/2014Loved everything about the dining experience, especially the seafood!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Landry'slarryjDined on 9/9/2014Overall it was a good dining experience. It was an early dinner so the restaurant was fairly empty, so prompt and attentive service was expected and received.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- It took 3 tries to get correct billOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/3/2014The first had somebody else's appetizers on it, second did not have my birthday discount, 3rd was right! Service was great until another booth came in right next to us, service came to a standstill after that..Special Features:
- Jim49VIPDined on 8/30/2014Dinner was not especially notable but the service was outstanding. Restaurant could use a makeover and the food was okay but not as good as some of the other chain seafood restaurants we have been to.....such as Bonefish Grill and Red Lobster.
- neighborVIPDined on 8/22/2014All was great except the gumbo which was too watery but on the flip side has lots of shrimpSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DISAPPOINTING COMPARED TO OTHERSBethOhio74Dined on 8/21/2014The Myrtle Beach could give Las Vega Landrys some lessons. Seafood just was not as good
- First visit...not impressedDebidDined on 8/14/2014My Mother-in -law picked the restaurant so we went with it. My father-in-law is in a wheelchair so the roominess and ease of access was a plus. Service was terrific and attentive however the food was very disappointing. Fried onion appetizer looks terrific but taste like oil! Crab cakes with very little crab. Banana Split more like a banana split wrap with tons of cool whip. I would not recommend especially when there are so many other restaurants to choose from.Special Features:
- goodkerrytulsaDined on 8/12/2014I had a good time. The waiter was helpful friendly great service will go there againSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- anniversary dine out.CarpskiillerreviewDined on 8/12/2014Nice appearance , friendly staff. Slow kitchen, w little effort to plate in appealing manner. Needs to modernize serving technique, the old way of carrying tay of food w support legs a Lon Wayne lame and dated.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good and PriceycrabloverDined on 8/12/2014Mike, our server was excellent - top notch. Two of us went on a Tuesday - all you can eat "king" crab legs. KING - not - somewhere between King and snow crab. I have a sore on my right index finger trying to use a white linen table napkin to snap a leg apart. These are over-steamed crab legs that do not respond to nut crackers or little tiny forks to get out the meat. Smart diners should bring their own scissors to access the meat - which is fabulous - once you get to it. TOPS Boiling Crab by a milestone!! We are locals and first timers to this restaurant. Would recommend, with some reservations.Special Features:
- excellent servicejennVIPDined on 8/6/2014Our waiter was very attentive,he definitely won us over and we will be back!I would recommend this to a friend.
- The following 122 reviews are from the Landry's Seafood House - Las Vegas reviews archive.
- Great serverJimdadDined on 7/19/2014Service was great! Our server was attentive and very pleasant. Unfortunately one of our entrees was cold and had to be reordered, also the lobster was overcooked also. I hope this was a onetime occurrence. We will try again to see if there is an improvementSpecial Features:
- Romantic getawayOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/18/2014The food is great and the atmosphere was great. I always have a great experience When I dine here. Keep up the good work.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A very nice evening….SmashVIPDined on 7/13/2014In the past I have had some not so pleasant experiences at this restaurant, but on my last two visits, I have seen great improvement. We had an excellent server - her name is Rosa. I do wish the fried shrimp had been a little more cooked as the batter seemed a bit "doughy". If you like margaritas, try the one topped with merlot.I would recommend this to a friend.
- AYCE King CrabDrRobinVIPDined on 7/8/2014I am a Landry's Select Club member and wanted to try the Tuesday all you can eat King Crab. It was excellent. Our server kept the crab legs coming until we could eat no more! I don't know how long this special is on for, but we will definitely be back. Well worth the price.Special Features:
- First visit and wasn't so impressed3VegasBoysDined on 7/5/2014Have heard a lot about Landry's but had never been. Service was average and compared to an Applebee's or Chili's. Food was edible but nothing spectacular. May or may not return...Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- CptnwillieDined on 7/1/2014This was terrific dining experience! Dave was excellent and very knowledgable and so friendly. The menu was extensive and very we'll done. Best lobster bisque ever.Special Features:
- Nice!BobbyVIPDined on 6/27/2014The offerings that Landry's has nationwide will not disappoint you. Fresh seafood is to be expected. This franchise, just off the Las Vegas Strip is worth looking at. Prices are quite moderate when compared to many of the higher-end options in town. If you're driving, plentiful parking is available. The Sahara Express bus will also drop you just a few steps away. Jacob was our friendly and efficient waiter. We recommend this restaurant as one you will find familiar and comforting!Special Features:
- All You Can Eat Crab TUESDAYS!lovinopentableDined on 6/24/2014Saw freeway billboard for ALL YOU CAN EAT CRAB on Tues and it was Tues...made a reservation on Open Table for 4...the waiter was not knowledgeable about the type of crab we could order we were misinformed us, a neighboring table overhead the ordering conversation and told us the waiter was wrong. we then ordered the crab of our choice...$49.99 per person. Ordered the Spicy Prawns, appetizer, they were good, but not very spicy..ordered the fish& chips, fried in a light batter, very good, sitting on a large bed of onion rings w/fries, plentiful...ordered the dessert, the Banana Foster, very good....Crab was so popular, they ran out of it about 8 p.m... arriving customers were informed there would be a wait for more crab..will return!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DaveDined on 6/21/2014Landry's is the finest place in town for fish and seafood.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great SeafoodNewporterVIPDined on 6/16/2014Always enjoy seafood at Landry's! Service and food were excellent.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 6/15/2014We celebrated Fathers Day and the dad's were very pleased with our selection! Excellent food and service!!! Great staff from the moment we walked in to the time we left!!! I'd certainly recommend it..Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very good!!!FranDined on 6/15/2014I was apprehensive because of the reviews I read here, but everything was perfect! food delicious with the perfect spice and family environment. Wonderful stuffed mushroom input, and the best oysters I ever ate. The main course was Alaskan king crab that comes with potatoes, delicious. Definitely going back! lunch on Father's Day.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Saturday Night FeverGrazerDined on 6/14/2014Arrived for a 6:15 reservation for 5 and were seated immediately. Waitress ("Maria") remembered us from a previous visit over 8 months ago! Excellent service, great menu variety, excellent food! Great drinks selection! Not too noisy for a Saturday evening but then we were finished and out the door just after 8 p.m. Highly recommended especially for those familiar with Southern cuisine.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very nice!fenderbenderDined on 6/10/2014Read some negative reviews, but found everything to be very nice. Much bigger than we expected. Went specifically for the 'Tuesday Night All You Can Eat King Crab'. Was impressed at how often they replenished the crab. Disappointed in the quality. Just OK, but now we know. Drew was a great server. Very professional. One of the new managers stopped by several times. Nice chat.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Landry's Does not carebeenaroundsteakDined on 6/7/2014Dinner at Landry's last Saturday night was horrific. Ripped cushions in booths, no management to be found, wait staff loud and inappropriate. Salad was old and wilted. Filet Mignon was of very poor quality (which I did not eat, yet nobody was concerned that I was not happy with my meal). Lobster was ordinary (except for the prices-ridiculous for the quality). Ambience was non-existent. We will never return
- LandrysSaltedDined on 6/5/2014Had a great time. Food was excellent and service great. Our server,Drew, was very knowledgeable about the menu. Will definitely returnSpecial Features:
- Seafood placeLoveItalianVIPDined on 5/31/2014The fish was good, but a bit overdone. The service was just okay; our waiter did not pay much attention to us and had to be flagged down when we needed something or had a question. He did not chill our wine nor refill our glasses.Special Features:
- jasevenVIPDined on 5/25/2014We have eaten at this restaurant before and it was good. This time it wasn't. Service was poor and food sat too long before being served. Food was cold, tough and dry.


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Foreign & Domestic on North Loop
Wondering if anyone on here has tried this restaurant yet. They've had preview dinners the last couple nights, but I haven't heard anything about the food yet. The menu looks pretty tasty though.
re: Homero
Yes opening today! I will be there tonight to feast upon all the goodness!
re: YoshiLove
Quick report from dining tonight. The vibe is totally comfortable, friendly staff, close tables and open kitchen. At least 8 stools at the counter literally inches away from the cooking action. They also have several outdoor tables on the side of the building. Restaurant was full when we arrived around 7:45 and exceedingly friendly hostess (also bussing tables, filling water, running some food) mentioned about 10 minutes. About 2 minutes later we were seated inside. Very interesting and edited drink menu, beer & wine (Scrimshaw Pilsner for me tonight). Wine list skips the underwhelming '07 Oregon PInot vintage and instead offering far superior '08 - they are paying attention to details . Grilled baby octopus and venison spare ribs were sold out...bummer. Bibb salad was tasty and interesting with soft boiled egg, avocado, rye croutons and a green goddess dressing. Entree's tasted were the corn ravioli and the scallops. Both visually very creative and lots going on within each plate. But, not too fussy or trying to be cute either. Comfortable polished but rustic presentation is how i'd describe it. Shared one dessert "the vanilla" and 3 different elements with two sauces and all working together very well. Good portion sizes all around. Seemed like very fair pricing as well. Nothing over Twenty bucks tonight and most first courses single digits. 5 chefs working the kitchen (and honestly, there may have been 6). Timing and pace were slow but totally forgiven and understandable when one ventures in on the second night opening. Comping the second brew was a nice touch and appreciated. They will need another 5 ton HVAC unit on the roof though as the temp was borderline uncomfortable and we're only in May. (Open kitchen and continual opening of the front door to run food back and forth to the outside tables). Bottom line impression was very good. Eager to go back and swing through totally different menu items. Bottom line impression: They're excited, great attitudes, fun space, clearly chef driven menu, we'll be back in a month or so for sure.
re: boshtx
We must have just missed you, boshtx. We arrived around 8:30 and there was a 45 minute wait... just enough time to walk down to the Parlor and have a Live Oak on the back porch.
I agree with all statements regarding the vibe of the place. We were offered a choice of seating and we chose to sit at the "bar" that surrounds the open kitchen. I recommend this if given the chance... the chefs are easy-going and excited to talk about what they're serving.
Our samplings (we went straight for the protein!):
Bone marrow croquettes
Garlic broth
NY strip
"The Ripper"
The croquettes and broth were good starters... a nice way to introduce their detail in preparation and attention to fresh ingredients.
The NY strip was cooked perfectly, so thumbs up there. The plate featured seasoned and grilled 'bellas that absolutely stole the show. Seriously tasty.
The Ripper is a house made sausage (lean meat, coarsely chopped... think almost pulled pork), wrapped in bacon. Can't go wrong with that. The tarragon mustard and tart relish on brioche made great accompaniments.
For dessert the unanimous choice of the chef near us and the waiter was the Pig Licker, so of course we had to try it. It is... yes, get this... a thick cut slab of (very) smoky bacon dipped in chocolate praline-style, with a little glass of bacon root beer and pork rinds. What a great homage to the giant pig painted on the side of the building!
I'm looking forward to a return trip! Like the previous poster mentioned, the price point is a bonus. We had all that food, a glass of wine and two Session beers for about $60.
re: boshtx
I must have been leaving right as boshtx and jwynne were arriving or being seated :) Their remarks are right on the money. The atmosphere is simple, clean, and engaging - there is no barrier between you and the chefs in action, but interestingly it isn't a clanging noisy place like some open kitchens (for example Carrabas). It's great to see their chefs at work. We arrived at maybe 6:50 pm Friday evening and there was no wait. Boshtx is right; some areas of the restaurant are extremely warm (particularly near the kitchen and in front of the windows).
I wonder if they're still seeking a liquor license. Their beers are incredibly reasonably priced for a nice restaurant - a Full Sail for $3, a tasty German Weiss for $4, etc.
We shared a salad that's not on their online menu - it featured artichoke, grilled peaches, and a champagne vinagrette. It was light and sweet without being syrupy, and definitely big enough for two people to share at a reasonable $6.
My wife had the scallops - three substantial and delicious scallops all told. However, each scallop was topped with a slice of blood sausage, which we don't recall being listed on the menu. They might want to let people know that this is the nature of the dish, as some people have an aversion to blood sausage and might find that it decreases their enjoyment of the scallops.
I had "the ripper," a knockwurst style sausage wrapped in bacon served on a buttery brioche with relish and home chips. The sausage had good flavor but a fairly mealy, chewy interior texture. And for some reason, to me at least, the bacon didn't add that much flavor. I don't mean to be overcritical though, as overall it was a tasty dish.
I believe their menu is going to rotate regularly. Looking at the menu posted online, there have already been a few changes. I'm excited to see what they do, and happy to see F+D open in my neighborhood.
re: heyzeus212
We also ate there on Friday evening. It seemed pretty warm, but we were seated close to the front window. They will definitely need to upgrade the A/C before August or they won't need to use their ovens at all.
As for the food:
We started with an order of the black olive/gruyere popovers. I didn't taste much gruyere, but these were just awesome. If the whole restaurant thing doesn't work, I have a feeling they could turn this into a bakery and do great. I noticed multiple tables ordering them so either the word got out or it soon will.
Next up were two of the salads. A Bibb lettuce salad with avocado, rye croutons, soft-boiled egg and a tomato seed dressing. This was a very fresh twist on a salad that we all loved. Unfortunately, it also had sardines on it which would have been nice to know about given that we are vegetarians. We had specifically asked when ordering about which items didn't have meat so we just took them off. The other salad had greens, peach, rhubarb, and a champagne vinaigrette. It had a nice flavor, particularly the dressing, but the other salad was much more memorable.
For entrees, we had the corn ravioli served over a corn broth with ricotta and herbs. The corn flavor of both the broth and ravioli was very nice and not overpoweringly sweet. The other entree is not on the online menu, but was a squash/zucchini/eggplant mixture with crostini covered with I believe a ricotta mixture and some sort of infused herb oil. My description doesn't do it justice, but if you like squash and zucchini, this was a very tasty dish. When combined with the crostini, it was great. Our only issue with both entrees is that we felt they were definitely undersalted. It surprised all of us since we rarely feel the need to add salt while at a restaurant. One of our tablemates ordered the garlic broth as an appetizer and while I didn't taste it, she also felt it needed some salt to counteract the sweetness of the broth.
We skipped dessert, but will definitely be back to try them. Based on the perfectly baked popovers, we are looking forward to them.
I know it is a brand new restaurant, but they do have some service issues to work out. There seemed to be a longer than expected wait to place orders, but the food arrived quickly and clearly just prepared.
Overall, it was a very good meal and seemed to be a great value. Given the changes to the menu that have already taken place, we are looking forward to trying the new dishes they come up with.
Was here last night for dinner. They've got a sign posted on the door that they'll be closed tonight for installation of a second A/C unit. We were quite comfortable sitting against the wall opposite the kitchen, but the waitstaff looked warm!
We tried the bone marrow croquettes, popovers, artichoke/grilled peach salad, corn ravioli, and "The Ripper"; all were tasty and as-described by previous posters. For dessert we split the peach tarte tatin which was delicious and came with a small cup of basil "snowcone," which was so fresh and yummy we think it should be a standard snowcone flavor. We will definitely be back.
re: magicbus
damn, i was planning on going for dinner tonight with a friend
Checked it out on Wednesday eve. Promising. Good ambiance, service, prices, sourcing of ingredients. Had 2 apps, salad and a couple glasses of wine. In general I felt that some of the dishes were a little out of balance. It's hard to put your finger on it. I think it makes you realize that it's no accident when someone *does* combine quality ingredients together in a skilled fashion in the sense that you miss that alchemy when it's not there.
I had:
Popy Cock- Pork rinds tasted stale. They were room temp and had no flavor, like they came out of a bag (maybe they did?). Popcorn was covered with toffee, and although I liked the sweetness immediately I realized it was dental work waiting to happen. This $5 appetizer could quickly morph into a $500 dish when you start chewing on a lifted crown. The 'fried peanuts' seemed like filler. We ate a small portion and let them take the rest back at the end of the meal. I would not order this again.
Ham appetizer- A *big* pile of quality ham accompanied with a dab of mustard and tasty fried bread sticks formed in a small lattice. Thumbs up on the nice Bentons ham, but I felt like I didnt *get* the dish (and should I have to get it?)... Was I supposed to combine these breadsticks with the ham somehow? Dip them in the mustard and stack them on the ham? ...In the end I dipped the ham in the mustard (until it ran out at least) and ate the breadsticks separately. I wanted these elements to come together in a way they did not. I would possibly order this again.
Almost Summer salad- Fresh ingredients well dressed. Everything worked. Woohoo! I would order this again.
The wine list was short and priced very fairly. Two reds, two whites and a rose. Thank goodness they have a european wine to counterbalance a california offering with both the red and white ("Down Paso Robles, Down! Bad wine!")... I wonder if they'll still be using stemless glasses by the end of summer?
I'm a neighbor and very much want this place to be a big hit. I think with an adjustment here or there it can be the holy grail- high quality accessible by bike.
Went the other night. Had the "ripper" (sausage wrapped in bacon), the bibb lettuce salad w/ soft boiled egg, and the popovers. Wowie, the popovers are really awesome. Liked the sausage dish as well, and the salad was also good. Oh, also had the 'beautiful ass' which is the ham/toast sticks and mustard. Nice, I combined the 3 things (wrapped ham around toast and dipped in mustard) and thought it worked great. Lots of dishes here that sound fabulous so I'll definitely be back!
re: malarkey
The bibb lettuce salad was really well done on my visit. The ham was good, though I prefer Ssam Bar's presentation and their red eye mayo. And their bread, which I think is Sullivan. The bone marrow croquettes were a bit jarring... the croquettes themselves underseasoned but (obviously) rich in the mouth. While the accompaniments were a bit too aggressive--almost overpowering--and lacked the acidity that might help bring things into focus. The yolk with the garlic broth was great, but overall I thought it was the least interesting dish we tried. A bite of the ripper was good, and the corn ravioli had good flavor, though I would have preferred a more delicate wrapper. The popovers were good and reminded me slightly of the black olive madeleines that are served at Manresa. They were pouring a nice Gamay from the Loire for $4 a glass. Anyway, I'm rooting for this place. I like the idea, the menu, and the folks behind it seem nice. I wouldn't mind seeing a more interesting wine list and/or a BYO option, though perhaps that will fill out with time.
The peach tart tatin was a good way to wrap up.
We had an amazing meal here last weekend--one of the best meals we've had in Austin. We ordered the popovers (good), the salad with grilled peaches (also good), the Bibb lettuce salad (AMAZING!) the steak (very, very, very good) and the chicken (incredible), which my husband said was one of the best chicken dishes he's ever eaten in his life. The service was great, I loved the decor--hip, comfortable, but not overdone--overall, we loved it and can't wait to go back!
We checked it out last week, and honestly, we weren't that impressed. Had the toffee popcorn with pork rinds (The Man was not impressed with the pork rinds, the whole reason we got that, he felt he'd had better from a bag and that the didn't fit the dish). Popovers were good, we thought they were the best thing we had. The bibb leaf lettuce salad was fair to middlin'. I had one extradinary bite, but the rest seemed to not incorporate the ingredients well enough to get outstanding bites more than once. The crispy chicken thighs were a little on the dry side, and the sauce with them was really out of place. They threw a couple of pork rinds on there, but they lost their crispness and didn't work when tossed with the warm chicken. In the end, we opted to not have dessert because, while everything sounded good for the most part, everything had one element that just kind of didn't tickle our fancy.
Overall, we felt like everything sounded good in theory, but was just slightly off. We're going to try it again in a few months when they've been at it a while longer and see if it improves. I really want to like it!
re: foodiegal71
Sorry, folks but I think I am with foodiegal71. Went there with my family. Food was interesting in concept but for some reason none of us left with a "zing!" attitude. I got the trout, which tasted a lot like salmon, and much of it was just plain raw. Now although raw, it still had a nice flavor but for many folks I think this will be a big deterrent. None of us expressed any interest in returning. Interesting side point. I ordered a can of the Sofia ( I believe that is it) sparkling wine for six dollars because I saw the person next to me drinking it. When I got it I noticed that their drink had "stuff" in it. When I inquired I was told that they got the cocktail version with the extra stuff, also price 6 dollars. I think that's kind of odd.
I absolutely loved it. Got there at 9 or so on a Saturday night - seated at the bar/chef's table, watching the chefs - split the "almost summer salad" which had the freshest greens I have had in avery long time, a little artichoke, a few slices of heavenly grilled peach, a dash of rhubarb puree and a delicious champagne vinaigrette - the best salad i have had in Austin and the best $6 salad I have had in my life! DP got the corn ravioli, and raved. I had a small taste and thought it fresh and flavorful and I got the pomo hot dog thing - what is not to love about an excellent sausage wrapped in bacon with a superb tarragon mustard and some other tangy relish. We split the peach tartin for desert, the crust was a bit stodgy for me but otherwise excellent and two weeks later, I still find myself thinking of that basil sno-cone. All that deliciousness and a glass of wine each, and we were out of there for under $50 - that's for both of us, not per head! Our waitress was delightful and knowledgeable (Yes folks at Wink, that combo is possible!) and the chefs were chatty and cheerful. I felt like I had hit the motherlode - serious, artisanal food at chain restaurant prices! Smaller menu than Parkside - which I also love, but cheaper and better (now I am feeling disloyal). I am starting to envy the people who live around there. House Pizzeria, Franklin's BBQ and now F&D. It ain't fair.
I made it over last night, after giving them the requisite amount of time to work out the kinks. I would echo most of the comments here, good service, an obviously interesting menu, and sitting at the open kitchen is fun. A grilled melon salad worked more in theory than not execution, fried green tomatoes were deliciously tart, and the beef tongue was very tender and delicious. My friend's grilled flank steak however, was crack...you wanted to lick the plate.
The fun part for me was the bacon chocolate root beer float, which makes Chubby Hubby ice cream taste like low-fat frozen yogurt. That's a complimemt.
re: NWLarry
To echo what NWLarry said -
I went to F&D when it opened, and we found a few odd combos on the menu that overall didn't work so well. We went back on Friday, and found that the only menu item from 2 months over is the popovers (a delicious cheesy bread).
We tried a few menu entrees, and each was unique and spectacular. I had what was essentially a mac n' cheese with oxtail and a poached egg; it was delicious, rich, decadent, and everything you could ever pray for it to be. My wife had a wagyu beef plate that was excellent; my friend had the crispy chicken with red bell peppers. All was delicious; as was a fried blueberry pie with pistachio ice cream.
Sitting on the countertop watching the chefs in action was great entertainment. They also have fixed the a/c problem that they had at opening.
This restaurant has hit its stride.
hey folks,
tastingtable featured foreign and domestic's popovers and provided the recipe, if anyone is interested:


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Critic Watch
John Bolton passes through the revolving door
Here in Washington, the term "revolving door" refers to the phenomenon of former government officials taking up private sector posititions to lobby their former colleagues for lucrative government contracts. This is very common and afflicts both parties with equal opportunity. Indeed, even the most committed and die-hard ideologues are not immune from the pressure to cash out and draw on the contacts they have made in years of government service. For instance, one John R. Bolton has joined the board of EMS Technologies, a firm that describes itself as "a leading provider of wireless connectivity solutions over satellite and terrestrial networks."
In a release earlier this month, EMS touted a new effort to boost government sales.
No night of the long anti-R2P knives
As Emily reported yesterday, the President of the General Assembly convened a panel discussion yesterday that wasn't exactly friendly toward the Responsibility to Protect. This was, as I explained earlier, part of an unfortunate PGA power play (no, that's not a mixed sports metaphor) to back off from R2P. But to hear The Economist tell it, it was practically an anti-R2P putsch.
Contrary to The Economist's salacious wording, I don't think it's worth affording this week's discussions the gravity of a "campaign to sabotage R2P." Nor did it occur "in defiance of Ban Ki-moon," who gave his remarks a couple days before the actual debate, making the savvy argument to not replace the "substance" of R2P with the "rancor" of politically fraught debate.
There are critics of R2P, to be sure, some legitimate, but many brandishing misconstructions of the doctrine as a sort of handy fig leaf for neocolonialism. What they are brandishing, however, are the sharpened "knives" with with The Economist claims certain governments are attempting to "unravel" R2P. The responsibility to protect is not going to collapse because of this week's discussion, past Security Council resolutions are not going to "un-invoke" R2P, and, hopefully, the debate will progress to the level of how best to prevent mass atrocities and protect civilian populations.
UN employee killed in Pakistan
Another tragic example of the dangers that UN personnel face:
The attack on the U.N. worker took place early Thursday at the Kacha Garhi camp near Peshawar. Local police chief Ghayoor Afridi said the assailants tried to abduct the U.N. official and opened fire when he resisted.
The chief of the U.N. refugee agency in Pakistan, Guenet Guebre-Christos, identified the dead U.N. worker as Zill-e-Usman, a 59-year-old Pakistani in charge of the U.N.'s relief efforts at the camp. She said Usman had worked for the U.N. for nearly 30 years and was set to retire soon.
"He was quite an old hand and he was looking forward to his retirement," Guebre-Christos told The Associated Press. She strongly condemned the attack, calling it a "cowardly assassination."
This UN worker was one of many trying to help the two million Pakistani civilians that have been displaced. Trying to abduct him — and hinder the protection and resettlement of fellow Pakistanis in the process — was indeed cowardly, as well as foolish, egotistical, and vile.
The report also notes the arrival of the UN team, led by Chilean ambassador Heraldo Munoz, tasked with investigating another cowardly assassination in the country: that of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
Member of Congress introduces bill to cut U.S. funding for IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a group of scientists from scores of countries that study the effects of climate change. Their findings have provided scientific backbone to policy debates about how much carbon emissions should be reduced over how long a period of time to stem the most dramatic effects of climate change. In other words, they are an invaluable resource to humanity.
This is something that the Nobel Commitee recoginized when it awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize to the IPCC. Someone who apparently does not share this view is one Blaine Luetkemeymer, the representative of the 9th district of Missouri in the United States Congress. He thinks the IPCC is "international junk science." Accordingly, he just introduced a bill that would block the United States from funding the IPCC.
For kicks, his press release says: "Luetkemeyer's legislation would prohibit U.S. contributions to the IPCC, which is nothing more than a group of U.N. bureaucrats that supports man-made claims on global warming that many scientists disagree with." (emphasis mine)
It would seem that Mr. Luetkemeyer's know-nothingism extends to English grammar.
The Coup Caucus
The Weekly Standard calls it a "Coup for Democracy." The National Review, "A Counter-Coup." But Ciff Kincaid wins the award for most unhinged reaction to events in Honduras:
"The so-called 'military coup' in Honduras was a successful effort by Honduran patriots to preserve their constitutional system of government from an international alliance of communists and socialists backed by Iran," Kincaid wrote in a column published at aim.org.
Yes, Zelaya tried to subvert national institutions to his parochial advantage. But the military deposing a duly elected national president is inimical to the principals of democracy that the Honduran military is purporting to defend. I think Kevin Casas-Zamora said it best in a balanced piece for Brookings, "If Zelaya must be prosecuted for his hare-brained attempt to subvert the Honduran constitution, then let the courts proceed as rigorously as possible. And the same applies to the coup perpetrators. If Honduras is to have a decent future its politicians and soldiers, in equal measure, must learn that the road to democracy and development runs through the rule of law."
UPDATE: Republican members of Congress join the fray.
A couple of positive outcomes from the UN investigation in Gaza
Even though Israel is not participating, or did not allow the commission — headed by South African judge Richard Goldstone — to pass through Israeli territory, it seems to have helped bring about two developments that can be applauded.
First, despite its opposition to the probe, which is mandated to investigate actions of both the Israeli military and Hamas, the Israeli government has agreed to provide compensation for the damage inflicted upon UN buildings, including a school, in Gaza during the December/January offensive. This is a welcome step, though it does not of course excuse the inexcusable: bombing a UN building, even by accident, but particularly if targeted, makes Ban Ki-moon very, very angry.
Second, and more directly, the commission was able to hear from Israeli witnesses, most prominently the father of captured soldier Gilad Shalit, in Geneva. That the investigation is seeking out such witnesses should be signs enough to the Israeli brass that it is not "hopelessly biased," but alas, that train, as they say, has sailed.
Middle East; Iraq; Ebola
Middle East: During the last 48 hours of the continued ceasefire, humanitarian workers have delivered food to hundreds of thousands of people, repaired water and sanitation infrastructure, re-stocked medical supplies, and some of the 520,000 displaced Palestinians have returned to their homes. However, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator remarked the scale of needs remains "unprecedented in the Gaza Strip."
Middle East; Ebola; South Sudan
Middle East: At today's informal session of the General Assembly on Gaza the SG remarked that the most recent ceasefire has held since yesterday at 8 a.m. local time. He noted that a durable ceasefire is necessary and UN shelters must continue to remain safe zones. The SG thanked UN staff in Gaza and will fly the UN flag at half-mast tomorrow in memory of those who died in the conflict.
Middle East; Ebola; Syria
Middle East: The SG commended Israeli and Palestinian parties for committing to a 72-hour ceasefire that took place at 8 a.m. local time today. He urges all parties to abide by the ceasefire and commence peace talks in Cairo to address underlying issues and agree on a durable ceasefire to sustainably stop the violence. The UN lends its full support toward these efforts.
Middle East; Iraq; Afghanistan
Middle East: The SG condemned yesterday's shelling outside of an UNRWA school in Rafah that killed at least 10 Palestinian civilians. The SG stated that the attack violated international humanitarian law and UN shelters must continue to be safe zones and not combat zones.
SG; Security Council; Middle East
SG: Last night the SG spoke at a joint press conference with the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica where he repeated his call for an unconditional and extendable humanitarian ceasefire. Speaking about yesterday's shelling of a UN shelter he said: "Nothing – nothing – justifies such horror" and demanded "that all parties immediately respect UN premises".
SG; Ukraine; Middle East
SG: The SG met with President Ortega yesterday in Nicaragua where he visited a wind farm and praised the country's commitment to renewable energy. The SG arrived in Costa Rica today where he is expected to lecture about "Costa Rica and the United Nations: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century".


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House Speaker John Boehner says all the talk about impeaching President Obama has been coming from the Democrats.This video puts the lie to Boehner's claim:
Two American tourists charged with "anti-state" crimes in North Korea said Friday they expect to be tried soon and pleaded for help from the U.S. government to secure their release from what they say could be long prison terms.
New York state is expanding the definition of "revenge porn" punishable with fines and jail by adding another category of images that can't be posted online without the subject's consent.
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How can you tell if a guy is lying to you? I have a guy friend who I have quiet a few suspensions that he's leading me on to nothing but I can't really tell if he is lying to me a lot of the time. I can sense when I'm talking to him that he's not, but when I get home and think about it I have doubts and think he is lying about some stuff he said. I really want to know how I can tell if he is lying because I'm getting worked up over it.
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I actually did some extensive google research once on how to tell if a guys lying to you haha. One tip that I really found to work is to watch what direction their eyes go. This has just about always worked for me except in situations that you can't see their eyes, like when talking on the phone or computer blahblah.Anyways, if a person looks to THEIR left, it usually means they're lying. There's a part on the left side of your brain that is the imagination side of your brain. So when they look to their left, it usually shows they are thinking of something to make up. Something to imagine. Therefore this usually shows that they are not telling the truth.If their eyes go to the right, it usually means they're telling the truth. The right part of your brain is your memory side of your brain. So if they are look to the right, it usually means that they are trying to recall or remember something which shows that they're trying to be honest about what they have to say.There were also little tips like if the person avoids looking at you, fidgets, or touch their nose when telling you something they are probably lying.Like I said, the eye one I've actually used on people before. I don't tell them this because then they can pick up on it and try to not let their eyes go in certain directions, but it really has truly worked multiple times for me. So I hope that helps at least a little.
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The Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion Part 2 started out low down and dirty but ended on a surprising high note. Relive the egos, shadiness, and shocking reconciliations in THG's +/- recap!
So why did NeNe Leakes seem so rational this season? She says that in the past she hated having to watch her own craziness on camera week in and week out so now she tries to stay neutral. Plus 30. She may not always pull it off but I applaud the initiative.
NeNe claims that last season the other ladies were spreading lies and gossip about her that hurt her relationship with Gregg… ilke Phaedra Parks pulling Marlo into the mix.
Supposedly Phaedra urged Marlo to come on the show in the hopes of stirring up trouble with the whole Charles Grant rumor. Minus 18 if it's true, that's just low.
Phaedra swears she hadn't heard the rumors about Marlo, NeNe, and Charles Grant until after Marlo joined the show. NeNe calls bullsh*t! I have to agree.
All of it sparks a ridiculous exchange between Kenya Moore and Phaedra who probably couldn't produce on fully functional brain if they put both of theirs together.
Kenya yells out, "Phaedra's the queen of low down and dirty." To which Phaedra replies, "Honey, you don't know me from Adam's house cat. You're just an obsessed fan."
Minus 15. Can someone please make them stop?
Apparently not before Phaedra claims that Kenya can't even get an interview in the media if she doesn't promise to talk about Phaedra. Wow! Someone's got an ego bigger than all of Georgia.
As NeNe said earlier in the season, Phaedra does a lot of things shady and undercover, even going to family to dig up dirt. According to NeNe, back in season one Phaedra contacted her half sisters to dish on NeNe. Minus 22. Obviously NeNe's still ticked.
But really she should just ignore Ms. Phaedra. NeNe's living her dream. Why get bogged down in this old drama?
Plus 28 to Andy Cohen when he asks Phaedra if one of the risks of having a donkey booty is butt dialing.
Then the wig makes her grand entrance…only sans wig. Kim Zolciak returns to set the record straight and wearing her natural hair. Andy's so shocked he has to touch it. Plus 11.
Kim's hair looks great. It makes me wonder why she chooses to wear wigs.
As Kim takes the stage Kandi and Phaedra look like they could spit.
Suddenly we're back to arguing over Kim's long list of serial excuses. Minus 17. That was boring the first time around.
Yeah, Kim took it too far but she was recently married, had a new baby, another on the way, two growing girls, and lost her home. That's a lot on anyone's plate, even someone with a full time assistant and a nanny…or two.
In the end, let's face it. Kim didn't want to be here anymore. She got the man and the family she wanted and ditched these crazy ladies from Atlanta. I can't really blame her.
Kandi's the toughest on her but that's usually the way it works. There's nothing nastier than a former friend. Minus 10.
But they both agree that neither of them are great at communicating and they left a lot of loose ends when it came to business. Any chance they'll work things out and somehow drop this lawsuit?
And enough about baby names already. Kim has an actual baby and she named him Kash. Since Kandi isn't even pregnant, I think it's time to let it go.
The biggest surprise of the night was Kim and NeNe. They were downright civil. Plus 13.
Although they both admit to being in two different places in their lives, Kim says NeNe knows her better than anyone. That they were friends before this show started back when they were just living their lives. They might make one another mad as hell but there will always be an underlying respect.
Damn. They even hugged. I really didn't see that coming. Plus 21. I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy.
I'm sure next week's Reunion Part 3 will take care of that.
Kenya Moore reminds me of so many of the mentally ill patients I worked with in state mental hospitals when working on my thesis in college. how easy it would be to get her committed. She is totally out of her mind, insane! A completely irrational woman with delusions of grandeur! Whoa! Can you say crazy?! Hope she gets "gone with the wind" literally!
I wish Kim would just disappear. She is such a gold digging Harlot. She only wants attention on herself. What does she do except spread her legs for money. YES she is racist and if she was a true friend she put the materialistic a side and be real.
What is up with Kenya? I've never seen a person campaign so hard for herself. She compares herself to people like Kennedy & Michelle Obama. Are you serious? If you have half the looks & brains you keep telling us you have, you wouldn't have to remind everyone. Blowing out everyone else's candle will not make your flame burn brighter, little girl. It makes me sick that you think you're better than everyone else. And no, I don't hate you. I'm too busy loving the people that love me - kids, grandkids, great grandson & helping the homeless & under-served. No wonder you're not married. The only person who is going to propose to you is YOU! You are NOT part of history like Kennedy, Lincoln, & Obama. You're just a pitiful woman who is so wrapped up in herself that she can't see the rest of the world. Too bad you're not as pretty inside as you are on the outside. You're not gone with the wind fabulous. You're just gone.
Who's the Queen of Excuses? Nene, for sure. When she's down and dirty, well, that's just her clever personality. The woman wouldn't know reality if it hit her with a show. Here's what: Dandy-Andy sure supports the mean-girls, doesn't he? He gives the a-holes double-time to vent and spew. And by the way, exactly which Gone With The Wind character is Kenya-the-horse's-butt supposed to be? PRISSY?


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Nvidia reveals CUDA 6, joins CPU-GPU shared memory party
Nvidia has announced the latest version of its GPU programming language, CUDA 6, which adds a "Unified Memory" capability that, as its name implies, relieves programmers from the trials and tribulations of having to manually copy data back and forth between separate CPU and GPU memory spaces. CUDA 6 Unified Memory schematic …
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Unless I am missing something obvious, I've signed up (something I rarely do), waited to be approved, and now that I am approved there is still nothing for me to download.. (just harvesting email addresses?)
Seems that this unified memory is a response to what AMD has been talking about. (hard to tell who planned it first since this is all behind closed doors but at least AMD was talking about it first)
It makes sense because it is a PITA to upload/download explicitly to/from the device.
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It is a response to what AMD have done with their APUs, but it's definitely a sticking plaster (band-aid for our transatlantic cousins) for NVidia's problem. Sure, the programmer doesn't have to worry about transferring data between CPU and GPU anymore, but the hardware does and the latency is still there.
If anything this could make the situation worse for NVidia. Before this, when the programmer had to do their own data transfers, the latency was explicitly there in the source code. It was practically shouting "this is painful and slow, don't do this too often coz it'll be a slow steaming pile of shite". Now that it's all hidden from the programmer it is easy to write working code with little evidence of inefficiency in the source. Laziness will become harder to spot.
In AMD land where the APUs have properly unified memory at the electronics level everyone wins. There are no inefficient data copies to be done at all, so source code that looks efficient ends up being efficient. That's a very good thing. It's not something that NVidia can compete with unless they start building themselves a serious x86 core.
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Quote: "unless they start building themselves a serious x86 core". That is "Plan A".
Nvidia has also "Plan B" - burry the hatchet into x86 back and start shipping arm on their chips. Even a 64 bit arm core will be only a minor addition to the BOM and heat envelope and it will have synchronized memory and working spinlocks. The underlying x86 will become a mere carrier of Arm blades. One step further and it will disappear altorgether in some setups.
I would not be surprised if we hear from them that they have implemented CUDA 6 properly (not as a steaming pile of hacks and cludges) on such hardware and are shipping it.
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If anything this could make the situation worse for NVidia. Before this, when the programmer had to do their own data transfers, the latency was explicitly there in the source code
I got the same feeling on reading the article. The latencies are still there, but now they're just hidden behind a software translation layer. I'll agree that doing explicit DMA or other main memory <-> device memory transfers is annoying, but we already have a technique for hiding DMA latencies(*), namely double (multi) buffering.
Multi-buffering can, for many problems, not only "hide" the latencies, but effectively eliminate them for all but the first block to be transferred. If this new feature does automatic loop unrolling and transparently adds multi-buffering (or even just double-buffering) when it detects it should be used, then that would be pretty nifty. Unfortunately, judging by the description in the article, this isn't what it's doing, and all we get is blocking, full-latency access to the "shared" memory, with "shared" in quotes because it's only a software abstraction, not a hardware feature. I could be pleasantly surprised, but from the article, it seems like it's only a sop to lazy programmers, and not real shared memory at all.
(*) I'm not actually up to speed on CUDA, so I'm assuming it uses DMA to do data transfers?
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Agreed. While explicit memory transfers are a PITA unless the development environment provides good tools, having implicit, potentially unknown, memory transfers is just asking for inefficency. Pretty much a similar level to the inefficency that's anywhere near anything remotely .net where a "string" is involved.
However massively parallel programming is a bugger to get your head around when it comes to the coordination of many processes that may, or may not rely on any of each other, and while forward planning by initiating a memory fetch of blocks that will be of known interest is easy at the first level, it very rapidly gets far too complicated. Eventually other than for a few, much more sadistic than I am, coders, it will turn out to be more efficient to have a suitably "smart" development environment perform many optimisations.
The free software foundation might be interested to hear that gcc belongs to Mentor graphics! Do you think we should thrill them?
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Yeh, I read that like WTF exactly? You can take that 1 way and it can work (maybe they supply extensions to GCC?), but the way it is worded seems to be going the wrong way. I'm assuming the author believes that if you use C then you can only use the GCC compiler? All C is "GCC"? ... jeesh, I wish...or maybe I just wish there was only 1 compiler.
I can't see how this fanciful wrapper can be anything other than a PR move.
"From the point of view of the developer using CUDA 6, the memory spaces of the CPU and GPU might as well be physically one and the same. "The developer now can just operate on the data," Gupta says."
Either a very ill conceived PR move, or they are just calling us retards at our face.
That's pretty unfair comment I think. Whilst some of us don't mind thinking in multiple different addresses spaces all at once (if you think 2 address spaces is hard, try the 69+ you get with VME...), anything that makes the programmer's job easier is a good thing for NVidia; they'll sell more product because of it.
At the software level they are copying what AMD have done, which is understandable. They can't copy AMD at the hardware level though, so they may start to struggle to compete in terms of whole system performance.
As long as you get loud warnings telling you that you are probably doing something that will bite you later in this and that piece of code, I'm for it.
64-bit memory space
With 32-bit systems, this was an insurmountable problem. With 64-bit ones, it is a matter of memory mapping of the GPU memory into the CPU's virtual memory space. In truth, this is not a difficult problem, and the fact that it hasn't happened until now is not a "cudo" to nVidia! Although, I will admit that the issues are more likely business process related than anything else, and those are always more difficult to overcome than the merely technical!! :-)
Meanwhile, Intel are adding very wide GPU-like operations to their own instruction set and these, obviously, enjoy the same single view of memory. Sounds like the cycle of re-incarnation is nearing completion, with everything ending up on the one [CG]PU.
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Hope they fixed the security problems...
The original problem was that there was nothing preventing a user from loading data into the GPU, then downloading it into any location in physical memory. Been there saw that. The Cray MP line would crash (most often) because of that.
All they had to do was add an IOMMU to the board. That way the host system would be able to limit the IO to just one user... and if they chose to crap on them selves it didn't matter.
I know the Cray nearly didn't pass evaluation on low level security audits because of it. Only the nodes without the GPU passed.
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Would a native from the great state of Texas be so kind as to take legal action against Barn Burner in Pasadena in order to have them remove both the phrases "Texan" and "Barbeque" from their marquee and menu?
Honestly, the worst pulled pork I've ever had, watery tasteless slaw, hard as rubber ribs. The fried chicken had been fried at least twice, congealing into a greyish-brown, greasy, soggy mess. The french fries, on the other hand, were undercooked. The one common factor was everything that we ate tasted like synthetic liquid smoke- even the lemonade.
Not even a Willie Nelson sized Tex-spliff can remedy what is served there.
Come on people! Texas has had a hard enough time with its image these last few years. No need to besmirch one of its true points of pride, the barbeque.
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That sez it all, right there.
o.k. so that settles it, driven past it a few times, and always wondered, i guess the fake flames at the windows says it all
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Yes! That was my favorite part - they have Dig Dug and super speed Ms Packman!! ;-)
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What, no Space Invaders? No way they get me in without Space Invaders.
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Oh c'mon. Phillips is great and we're lucky to have it.
Don't respond with anything about baby back ribs - lame lean yuppie trend.
Or wanting meat so tender that it falls of the bone -- buy a crock pot. That's not BBQ.
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didnt say i was after baby backs or over cooked fall off the bone. we would even settle for just decent tasting food that isnt dry, tough or buried in a overly sweet sauce. that being said we have yet to find it and have tried all mentioned on this board for LA. the closest that just tastes good and isnt even what is considered to be bbq we have found is Woodranch tritip.
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Have you tried Dr. Hoggly Woggly in Van Nuys or J & J Burger Shack & BBQ near Adams & Fairfax?
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Order your ribs dry with sauce on the side.
J N J and Phillips are a great place to start.
Pulled pork? Fried chicken? Ribs? That ain't Texas cue, that's kansascarolinacalifornia cue. Texas is beef- brisket, shoulder clod, sausage, beef ribs. OK, they'll serve some pork chops or pork ribs to keep everyone happy, but beef is their game. Maybe these guys should advertise "Bad KCcarolinaCal BBQ"?
If we are discussing regional variations, does anyone know a place that does a Memphis dry rub style BBQ?
I like Phillips BBQ too! Get a slab of pork ribs with mixed sauce, take a seat on the little bench outside and smell the fumes on Crenshaw blvd. If there is better BBQ in LA, I haven't found it. And...while everyone is entitled to his/her opinion, I am perplexed why Dr. Hogly Wogly's gets so much attention on this board. I grew up in Texas and Hogly Woglys doesn't even begin to compete. L...A...M...E!


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