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Riella's Homestyle(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)
Riella's Homestyle, Levittown: Riella's is big on simple Italian-American comforts. Friendly and efficient servers will explain that dishes come in both individual and family-style portions, but most individual portions easily feed two; order accordingly. Recommended: Baked clams (pictured) capped with house-made bread crumbs and spices, the warm Gianfranco salad and Shrimp fra diavolo.
Akebono Fusion Sushi(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)
Akebono Fusion Sushi, Greenlawn: This friendly little house of Asian fare is warm and inviting. The sushi really rings true here; simple and pristine, it's exactly the kind of food you'd expect from this hospitable newcomer. Recommended: Vietnamese shrimp summer rolls with hoisin dipping sauce (pictured), shrimp tempura and the bento box.
Stella Blue(Credit: Marisol Diaz)
Stella Blue, Huntington: An eccentric new eatery named for a Grateful Dead song evokes the days of Woodstock. Though it's a challenge to find comfortable seating in the mix of mismatched antique furniture, and counter service is super friendly but not always super efficient, this eclectic spot holds a ton of promise. Recommended: smoky pulled pork platter with house-made slaw and jalapeno cornbread (pictured), El Paso with pulled pork, grilled peppers and onions, Cheddar and sour cream, and mini powdered doughnuts.
Spaghettini Pizza Trattoria(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)
Spaghettini Pizza Trattoria, Mineola: This sleek new pizzeria-trattoria is a satisfying local eatery that shares family ownership with the diet-friendly Skinny Pizza mini-chain. Chef Franco Brunetti, who hails from southern Italy, offers a menu that combines time-tested recipes from the Vetrano family with his own Italian repertoire, all of which are worthy of your attention. Recommended: pasta primavera with a fresh assortment of vegetables (pictured), rice ball, octopus bruschetta, Neapolitan and grandma pies, spaghetti with white clam sauce, chicken cacciatore, calamari fra diavolo, eggplant rollatini, chicken Francese, tiramisu.
Green Tea Restaurant(Credit: John Griffin)
Green Tea Restaurant, Stony Brook: Authentic Chinese cuisine within walking distance of Stony Brook University. This restaurant features traditional dishes that are authentic and compelling. Even though there's no dessert just yet, this destination dining spot is still very much worth your time. Recommended: walnut shrimp (pictured), shrimp dumpling soup, hot and sour soup, fisherman-style fish fillet (fried flounder tossed with chili peppers, garlic, cilantro, black beans and dried pork), cumin tofu.
Grillmark(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)
Grillmark, Albertson: This is that rare restaurant you can feel good about frequenting more than once a week: Surroundings are sleek, prices moderate and the menu, devoted to Mediterranean-style fare, skews healthy. Recommended: all skewers, though particularly good is the swordfish (pictured); house-made chicken and pork gyros; salmon kale salad with quinoa and avocado; Thai shrimp salad featuring fennel and pineapple; baklava, rice pudding.
Fargiano's(Credit: Jeremy Bales)
Fargiano's, East Islip: You may hear the velvet pipes of chef Richard Desmond, an operatic tenor, emanating from the kitchen at this small Italian eatery with seating for 16. Recommended: Garlicky meatballs over spaghetti (pictured), Neapolitan pizza, Chicago pan pie, eggplant basil bisque, spinach soup fwith Parmesan dumplings and meatballs, meat lasagna, linguine with white clam sauce, bucatini and tomato sauce, pumpkin tiramisu, black and white chocolate torte.
Sushi Republic(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)
Sushi Republic, New Hyde Park: An Asian-fusion restaurant with a serene look bolstered by pretty wood dividers that give the illusion of private dining nooks. Recommended: red snapper with black bean sauce (pictured) Thai curry seafood soup, curry-glazed rock shrimp, jalapeño yummy roll with peppered tuna and yellowtail, salmon teriyaki, stir-fried yaki udon with chicken and vegetables.
Taqueria Cielito Lindo(Credit: Gordon M. Grant)
Taqueria Cielito Lindo, Riverhead: This friendly, authentically Mexican eatery is owned by married co-chefs Jasmin and Edgar Diaz-Leal, who emphasize food over ambience. Recommended: handmade soft corn tortilla tacos filled is with campechanos, a lively mix of shredded beef, pork and Mexican sausage. (Pictured: Posole rojo, a hearty soup with pork and hominy).
Ra-Kang Thai Cuisine(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)
Ra-Kang Thai Cuisine, Long Beach: Married co-owners Houng Inthavixay and Shane Suvitayawat, both born in Thailand, bring together a team of three skilled Thai chefs. Recommended: shrimp tom yum soup, shrimp-basil rolls, duck-noodle soup, pot stickers, pad see-ew (flat rice noodles, stir-fried with Chinese broccoli and egg), red curry shrimp, duck Penang curry. (Pictured: beef noodle soup with braised beef, meatballs, Chinese broccoli and scallions)
Mama Mia of Northport(Credit: Daniel Brennan)
Mama Mia of Northport, Northport: Though it may be packed and noisy, the fresh ingredients and authentic dishes make this spot worth the wait. Recommended: Margherita pizzette, Chicken pizzaiola, Eggplant parm, Cajun grilled salmon, spaghetti and meatballs.
Bosphorus Cafe Grill(Credit: Aaron Zebrook)
Bosphorus Cafe Grill, Port Washington: A highlight at the new Turkish restaurant includes lavas, a seed-sprinkled, golden bread that's the ideal vehicle for the many dips. Recommended: shepherd's salad (pictured, with chopped cucumber, tomato, pepper, red onion, feta), spinach-feta pide, lamb Adana kebabs, house-made gyro kebab, kofte kebab (grilled lamb and veal patties), chargrilled whole tilapia, kazandibi (caramelized milk pudding, rice pudding, flan.
Azafran Colombian Restaurant(Credit: Daniel Brennan)
Azafran, St. James: This simply appointed Colombian newcomer utilizes azafran (saffron in Spanish) in the marinade for the house specialty: rotisserie-roasted chicken. Recommended: tongue in Creole sauce (pictured), chicken platter, tilapia with shrimp in garlic sauce, whole fried porgy, marinated grilled chicken breast, grilled pork chops.
Manka Peruvian Kitchen(Credit: Michael Falco)
Manka Peruvian Kitchen, Glen Cove: After getting a culinary degree and cooking at some of Manhattan's top dining destinations, Boris Torres has opened a restaurant that pays homage to the land of his birth and offers food highlighting his dual training as both architect and chef. Recommended: mixed seafood ceviche (pictured), octopus salad, chicken tamal, rotisserie chicken, tiradito of grilled shrimp and calamari, cold green mussels, lomo saltado with vegetables and strips of steak, pisco caliente cocktail with mango and rocoto peppers.
Magic Taco Corp(Credit: Bruce Gilbert)
Magic Taco Corp, Islip Terrace: With everything from steamed Asian buns to octopus tacos, this is anything but your average taqueria. Recommended: soft corn tortilla tacos with seared marinated tofu and scrambled eggs (pictured), steamed Chinese buns with hoisin barbecue sauce and seared flank steak, rice flour kimchee pancakes with pickled vegetables, banana pancakes.
Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas(Credit: Jeremy Bales)
Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas, Garden City: There's no need to commit to a big meal at this offshoot of a New Jersey restaurant where there are plenty of options for sharing, plus interesting wines by the bottle and glass -- even a few on tap. Recommended: grilled marinated lamb chops (pictured); ricotta gnocchi with a wild boar ragout; bruschetta with watermelon, ricotta, fennel and fresh mint; funghi white pizza; psaghetti carbonara with bacon, peas and egg; apple crostata.
Crazy Beans(Credit: Daniel Brennan)
Crazy Beans, Stony Brook: A cheerful cash-only spinoff of the Miller Place cafe, it serves over-the-top comfort food to customers amid whimsical decor. Recommended: head honcho sandwich (pictured, with grilled steak, fried onions and Cheddar), barbecue chicken quesadilla, cheesy biscuits (with scrambled eggs and sausage gravy), pulled pork panino, raisin scone.
Lemongrass Thai & Chinese Restaurant(Credit: Bruce Gilbert)
Like so many pan-Asian spots, Lemongrass Thai & Chinese Restaurant in Oceanside sets out to please just about everybody; what sets it apart, though, is fare that, more often than not, is as vibrant as it is comforting. Recommended: Chicken coconut soup, shu mai (shrimp dumplings), pork and vegetable dumplings, chicken with sticky rice, pad see yu (broad noodles with chicken), Panang curry with pumpkin, mango duck, Thai eggplant, moo goo gai pan, Thai coconut cake. (Pictured: pad thai with shrimp.)
Dori(Credit: Daniel Brennan)
The flavors of Korea are anything but shy. At Dori in Commack, they come through loud and clear, both in the classics and in a smattering of Chinese dishes with a Korean twist. On the menu: Korean wonton soup, seafood pajun, or scallion pancakes with clams, shrimp and squid, dolsot (hot stone) bibimbap (above), Szechuan seafood rice, and bulgogi, or thinly sliced grilled beef rib eye.
Massa's Coal-Fired Brick Oven Pizzeria(Credit: Bruce Gilbert)
Pizzaiolo Bill Massa, who used to own a pizzeria in Huntington Station, has opened Massa's Coal-Fired Brick Oven Pizzeria in Huntington. Recommended: The pies, including the white pizza with fresh mozzarella, scallions, pancetta, scamorza cheese and a hint of truffle oil (pictured) and Margherita with Marzano tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil.
Brixx & Barley(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)
At Long Beach's cavernous and cacophonous new gastropub Brixx & Barley, chef and co-owner Frank Cammarata traffics in big flavors and big portions. Recommended: roasted porchetta hero (pictured, with broccoli rabe and provolone), "smashed meatball" pizza, wings tossed with caramelized onions and garlic, Grandma's eggplant, burgers (including the Brixx burger with fried onion, jalapeno and Cheddar), brisket sandwich, lobster roll, rigatoni Bolognese, house-made tiramisu.
Pho Maxia(Credit: Yana Paskova)
Long Island's diminutive Vietnamese restaurant scene is all the grander for the opening of Pho Maxia in Westbury. Recommended: banh mi sandwich (pictured, with grilled hash pork), pho, fried spring rolls lettuce rolls, beef and chicken satays, banh hoi tom nuong (with lemongrass-grilled shrimp), grilled pork chop on rice.
3 Brothers Cafe(Credit: Yvonne Albinowski)
At 3 Brothers Cafe, a modestly appointed pizzeria-Italian restaurant in Farmingdale, you'll find two separate menus -- a conventional one, plus a vegan roster, which features dairy-free cheese substitutes and soy-based products in place of meat. Recommended: vegan bacon cheeseburger (pictured), vegan pizza, spaghetti and meatballs, rigatoni Siciliano, shrimp Francese.
Joe's Garage and Grill(Credit: Randee Daddona)
The car-themed Joe's Garage and Grill in Riverhead features a mini racetrack running above the bar and garage doors opening onto a patio; it's a culinary destination too thanks to chef Brian Burner, who cooks from scratch and slow-smokes on premises. Recommended: dry-rubbed St. Louis ribs (pictured), jalapeño-Cheddar biscuits, grilled shrimp over apple-wood bacon grits, Tokyo Drift sliders (steamed Asian buns enfolding pork belly), fried Blue Point oysters, pulled pork sandwich, burger, grilled chicken breast, s'mores chocolate mousse, wild berry pie.
Yevma Authentic Greek Cuisine(Credit: Daniel Brennan)
The ambitious Yevma Authentic Greek Cuisine in East Meadow features an attractive dining space and solid Greek cuisine. Recommended: taramasalata (whipped roe spread), grilled octopus, kalamakia (grilled pork), pikilia Kreaton (mixed grill), house made gyro, kormo (brandy-spiked chocolate cake).


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From Ecotourism to Community Tourism
In an increasingly vulnerable world, we're searching for rooted communities—and what we can learn from them. Read more at our blog, Finding Rootedness.
Thanks to all of you who love travel, tourism is one the world's leading industries; almost one billion people traveled abroad last year. And, thanks to many smart environmentalists, ecotourism is one of tourism's fastest growing segments. Although there are lots of competing ideas about what defines genuine ecotourism, the International Ecotourism Society has a definition that is to the point: "Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people."
In the heart of Trinidad's ancient forests, we discover a concept that extends ecotourism in a direction that excites us. "We like to call it community tourism, by which we mean the tourist actually lives in the community and interacts with the people and their surrounding environment," explains local resident Kelly Warren.
As part of our search for "rooted" communities, we are smack-dab in the middle of the mountain range covering the northern quarter of Trinidad, in the village of Brasso Seco, population 350. Kelly and her husband Carl Fitzjames are our hosts. Carl is listed in The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago as the "best guide" to this area in northern Trinidad, a little explored gem of flora and fauna biodiversity.
Brasso Seco is a perfect base for hiking into the forest, bathing in waterfalls, being tutored in medicinal plants, and learning about local agriculture. For us, it is a base to walk and talk and learn. One day we walk with Kelly, Carl, and their two young children down an old muddy road that once led to a cocoa plantation. At every turn is a different bird (as a bird-bander, Carl knows them all)—probably to be expected since there are 430 species packed into this small country. Blue morpho butterflies flit in and out of the sunlight that cuts through the forests. Carl tells us about a golden frog that does not live anywhere else in the world.
But community tourism means more than just nature treks. Another day, Carl cuts huge leaves from a local palm for us to use as umbrellas as we hike through the driving rain to see his organic "garden." Deep in the forest, they are growing everything from the root crops that Trinis call "provisions" to fruit trees and giant leafy green vegetables. Kelly and Carl combine many of these into a scrumptious and nutritious stew they call "jungle pot." As Carl explains, his garden and its nutritious food are his "first line of defense," the very first thing that local families here traditionally worry about.
Carl, now 57 (but looking more like 45), was trained decades ago as a nuclear welder in Canada: "In my 30s, I'm working all over North America as a nuclear welder and I read a confidential Canadian government report on all the highly noxious metals that I'm inhaling … and I realized this isn't really what I wanted to do with my life. That's when I did what I call making the leap … returning to my roots." He returned to this mountain town of Brasso Seco. "Making the leap"—it is a phrase that Carl and Kelly keep repeating.
Carl's roots are a mélange typical of these islands. His great-grandfather was a Venezuelan tightrope walker who came to Trinidad in the circus. He was smitten by a woman in the audience, one of a small community of Amerindians that somehow survived colonialism, and he settled with her in Brasso Seco. By Carl's own reckoning, his blood includes strains from Africa, Spain, Venezuela, and the Amerindians that originally came to Trinidad from South America.
As Carl's stories reveal, he learned much of what he knows from his grandfather. Carl is passing on his knowledge, training younger people in the village to be nature guides in the hope that a growing demand by researchers and tourists for guides in this ecologically and socially rich location will be met by Brasso Seco's own. He is a pragmatist as well as a dreamer, and believes it is very possible for the government to value agriculture, fishing, and alternative tourism as much as natural gas and giant industrial projects.
As we walk, Kelly points out the infrastructure they have put in place to support community tourist efforts: "We have four houses that can take in visitors and one bed and breakfast. We could have 20 people come at a time. We don't want bus operators bringing in 100 people a day. We want small numbers of people who are interested in conservation. We don't want paved roads to the waterfall; we want to leave nature as it is."
We stop at the modest Tourism Action Center, housed in a centrally located building that overlooks a valley where clouds blanket the rainforest. Inside the facility, we buy handicrafts made by local people and books about flora and fauna of the area and, to the delight of the couple's children, both pumpkin and cocoa-nutmeg ice cream (homemade from local ingredients, of course). The group has received a small grant from the Ministry of Agriculture to refurbish one of the century-old cocoa and coffee estates and rebuild the small-scale processing equipment that lay unused for decades. Their idea is that tourists could come and spend time on the estate and help harvest and process the cocoa and coffee.
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Community tourism is in part about sharing experiences. In this vein, we visit their children's school to explain why an American couple was eager to travel to Brasso Seco. Kelly and Carl see education as the key to a different future for the village and the country, but they are not talking simply about formal education for local people. They would like to educate more government officials, in Carl's words, to "better understand the value of environmental resources to Trinidad."
And they want not just short-term tourists but also researchers–both local and from around the world—to come and learn from them, as a few have already to work on dissertation research. Their longer-term vision also includes the creation of a research center that would house the collective wisdom of the local people as well as the researchers coming to study the frogs and other species.
And, as we walk and talk and linger at night over conversations with Carl and Kelly, we tell them more about our travels and our belief that economic, social, and environmental "rootedness" is the way forward, the way to avoid the vulnerability that oil and gas have brought. "Rooted tourism," Carl says. "That's what I want. Take the leap and follow your soul."
John Cavanagh and Robin Broad wrote this article for YES! Magazine,
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practical actions. Robin is a Professor of International Development at
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international economist in the U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S.
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Group. They are co-authors of three books on the global economy, and
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John Cavanagh and Robin Broad wrote this article for YES! Magazine, a national, nonprofit media organization that fuses powerful ideas with practical actions. Robin is a Professor of International Development at American University in Washington, D.C. and has worked as an international economist in the U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Congress. John is on leave from directing the Institute for Policy Studies, and is co-chair (with David Korten) of the New Economy Working Group. They are co-authors of three books on the global economy, and are currently traveling the country and the world to write a book entitled Local Dreams: Finding Rootedness in the Age of Vulnerability. Over the decades, this husband and wife team has worked in a number of countries, including the Philippines, where Robin first lived in 1977-78.
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So, is there anything wrong with his message? Absolutely. In fact, there are a lot of things wrong with it. But, let us start with what is good about it.
- Hypocrisy is wrong and brings a false witness to Christ. True.
- The veneer of faith can be hidden by religious practices, while never touching the heart. True.
- Outward actions does not make one a believer. True.
- The focus of Christianity should be on the relationship with Christ, not on just following a bunch of rules. True.
- By grace alone are we saved. True.
- Jesus rebuked the religious leaders of His day, because the didn't practice what they preached. True.
Well, he starts with a false premise - that religion is the root of the problem and therefore Jesus hates it. This is false.
We must define our terms before we go any further.
Religion can be defined in many ways, here are a few:
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Furthermore, Jesus wouldn't want us to be taught these things and then not follow them or observe the practice of them.
So, the problem isn't with religion, but hypocricy - saying you are a Christian and living far from him. This is a different argument.
Jesus certainly didn't come to "abolish religion". You might say he came to complete it, purify it, raise it up, etc. He certainly didn't want to do away with it. You might remember Jesus saying "I have not come to abolish the law and the prophets, but to fulfill them." -Matt 5:17
What this young man has done in the video is set up a false dichotomy, which is rooted in modern Protestant evangelical thought (esp. in the emergent church movement). This thought tries to "re-package" the Gospel for modern man, which isn't a bad idea, but they have the wrong diagnosis - religion isn't the sickness that needs to be cured. The video's implication is that a person who has religion is someone who isn't a "real" Christian. Hence, the quote:
Religion might preach grace, but another thing they practice
Tend to ridicule God's people, they did it to John The Baptist
They can't fix their problems, and so they just mask it
Not realizing religions like spraying perfume on a casket
See the problem with religion, is it never gets to the coreHe also makes the argument that "religion has started wars" and "Why does it build huge churches, but fails to feed the poor". This is another false dichotomy. People have certainly misused God's name to fight wars, but that doesn't mean the faith and practice of religion caused them. Also, Christians provide more for the poor than anybody else, so why make this argument? We can do both - build beautiful churches to worship God (and proclaim His glory) and feed the poor.
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While the corps rots underneath
Religion gives form and structure to faith and there is nothing wrong with it as such. It is the whole "spiritual but not religious" argument, which is another false dichotomy.
It all has to do has to do with the perception that there is a rigidity and a formalism that doesn't translate into true transformation of hearts in religious practice. Certainly someone can go to church (any church) and not have a relationship with Christ. But, religion doesn't have to be the cause of such problems. Thus, this video (and other's who believe this line of reasoning) believe religion is an institutional and man-made construct that keeps us from a true relationship with God. False.
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Dispense Cold Draft Beer Using the EdgeStar Full Size Triple Tap Kegerator with Digital Display
The EdgeStar Full Size Triple Tap Kegerator with Digital Display (KC3000TRIP) will forever change the way you drink beer. With a spacious cabinet, precise temperature controls, and quality dispensing components, you'll be serving up cold, fresh draft beer whenever you please.
Intuitive Control Panel:The easy-to-use and easy-to-read control panel allows you to adjust and monitor temperature settings, ensuring that your beer remains cold and fresh
Precise Temperature Settings:Whether you prefer ice cold lagers or slightly chilled stouts, you can set this kegerator to cool your beer anywhere between 32-50 °F
Deep Chill Mode:Perfect for quickly cooling down a new keg, the handy Deep Chill Mode sends the unit's cooling compressor into overdrive when pressed and sends it back into regular cooling mode when pressed again
Included Dispensing Components:This kegerator arrives with everything needed to tap a keg (plus a few extras) short of the keg itself: (1) CO2 tank, (1) regulator, (3) American Sankey couplers, (3) beer lines, (3) air lines, (3) beer faucets, (1) draft tower, (3) faucet handles, (1) drip tray, (1) guard rail, and (4) mobility casters
Capacity:This keg refrigerator can fill up most full size half barrel kegs, oversized beveled edge kegs, pony kegs, or slim quarter kegs, and up to three sixth barrel kegs. Your keg can also be configured for up to three Cornelius kegs, one slim quarter and 1 sixth barrel keg, and one slim quarter and one Cornelius keg
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Pony - (1/4)
Slim - (1/4)
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- Model: KC3000TRIP
- Brand: EdgeStar
- Freestanding operation only
- Digital display
- Adjustable temperature
- Deep chill mode
- Dispensing components included
- Guard rail, drip tray, & casters included
- Warranty: 1 year parts, 90 days labor
- EdgeStar Full Size Triple Tap Kegerator with Digital Display
- Color: black
- Fits half-barrel, slim quarter, corny, and sixth barrel kegs
- Includes two (2) wire shelves for refrigerator use
- Temperature range: 32-50 °F (0-10 °C)
- Input voltage: 120 V/60 Hz
- Weight: 79.4 lbs.
- Dimensions: 33 1/2" H x 23 5/8" W x 23 3/8" D
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Inwood Hill Park
Urban Wildlife Appreciation Day with the Urban Park Rangers
Saturday, May 4, 2013
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Please note: This event has already taken place. Please use the Search options on the right to find upcoming events.
New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. From falcons and salamanders, to deer and seals, wildlife viewing opportunities exist year-round in all of our parks and beaches. Wildlife viewing is a perfect activity for any age. Today wildlife viewing is recognized as one of the nation's fastest growing activities. Our Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in New York City.
We offer birding programs throughout the year and our Exploration series focuses on unique wildlife viewing opportunities during particular seasons. Birding programs are appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome. To enhance your experience we encourage you to bring binoculars and field guides, or ask a Ranger to borrow a pair.
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Northern Manhattan Parks, Urban Park Rangers
Contact Number
(212) 304-2365
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There are currently 2 service interruptions affecting access within this park.
Inwood Hill Park
Reconstruction work at the Little League Baseball field will correct existing uneven ball field elevations and will provide a sod infield and outfield. A Scorekeeper's Box will be installed, player dugout areas will be enlarged and will received new concrete floors, and a clay 'warning track' will be installed along the perimeter of the outfield fence to assist playing conditions and maintenance mowing in this area. New bases, clay storage boxes, skinned playing areas and painting and reconstruction of perimeter fencing and backstop areas will also be provided. A metal container will provide secure storage for playing and maintenance equipment with an enclosed player's warm-up area nearby. New ADA accessible bleachers and an elevated turf viewing area are also being installed to provide seating and viewing areas for the playing field.
Anticipated Completion: Summer 2014
Inwood Hill Nature Center
Due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, this facility is closed until further notice.
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- A Lenape Meal At Inwood Hill Park
- Urban Park Rangers Present An Experience To Travel Back In Time And Live Off The Land
- Born To Be Wildlife: New Yorkers Learn About Their Furry And Feathered Friends At Urban Wildlife Appreciation Day
- Birding: Eagles
- North Manhattan Parks Super Hike
- Nature's Workshop: Seed Germination
- Birding: Eagles
- Nature Exploration Hike
- Barbecuing Areas
- Baseball Fields
- Basketball Courts
- Bathrooms
- Dog-friendly Areas
- Eateries
- Fitness Equipment
- Handball Courts
- Hiking Trails
- Kayak/Canoe Launch Sites
- Marinas
- Nature Centers
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Posts Tagged: Susan Cobey
A Bee Beard Like No Other
Bee scientists, beekeepers and bee photographers so love their bees that they can't get enough of them.
So when the international Association for Communication Excellence (ACE), comprised of communicators, educators and information technologists in agriculture, natural resources, and life and human sciences, issued a call for feature photos for its annual Critique & Awards Program, I thought why not?
Why not enter the photo of UC Davis visiting bee scientist Jakub Gabka of Poland wearing his bee beard? Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey, now of Washington State University, loves to do bee beard events, so one day, after hours, she set up a private bee beard event on the grounds of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. A handful of beekeepers gleefully participated in an event meant to inform, educate and entertain.
Talk about getting close to the bees!
Jakub Gabka's reaction was priceless. Check out the eyes!
That's the photo I entered in the feature category. The judge awarded it first place (gold), scoring it 97 points out of a possible 100, and commented: "Wow! This is a show-stopper. Depending on your relationship with bees, this can either make you laugh or cause you to go into anaphylactic shock. The photographer did almost everything right here. From the position of the bees (Is that one going to crawl into his mouth?) to the expression on the subject's face, this is nearly perfect. Because I don't believe in perfection, I'd ask only that the flesh tones be a little warmer. Other than, great image."
ACE presented the awards at its recent Portland (Ore.) conference, and the University of California communicators hauled home quite a few of them.
Other awards: yours truly received a gold for "best writing on the web" for the Bug Squad blog, "Thankful for Insects" and a bronze (third-place) award for "Looking Back at 2013, featuring a few favorite photos from 2013.
Steve Heindl, Marissa Stein and Ray Lucas of Communication Services & Information Technology won gold in the Educational Package category for the online "Introduction to Forest Management" course they produced for Rick Standiford, UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berkeley.
For promotional videos, ACE awarded silver for the UC Cooperative Extension centennial video. The video was produced by the UC Office of the President's multimedia team of Jessica Wheeler, Zach Long and Larissa Branin with direction from Pam Kan-Rice and Cynthia Kintigh of the UC ANR Communication Services and Information Technology (CSIT).
"Grape Pest Management, Third Edition" won a silver award for technical publications for Larry J. Bettiga, UCCE Extension viticulture advisor in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties, as technical editor, and CSIT editors Steve Barnett and Hazel White and CSIT designers Robin Walton and Will Suckow. They also received a bronze award for the reference book's design in the 2014 PubWest Book Design Award.
Congratulations to them all!
This photo of former UC Davis visiting bee scientist Jakub Gabka of Poland won the gold award for best feature photo, presented recently by international Association for Communication Excellence. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Now That's Italian!
Now that's Italian!
The Italian honey bee (below) nectaring on a zinnia at the University of California, Davis, is striking for two reasons: she's as gold as starthistle honey in the sunlight and she's a very young forager.
"That is a pretty young bee to be a forager," said Exension apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology. "Look at all that baby hair."
When European colonists introduced honey bees (Apis mellifera) into the Jamestown colony (now Virginia) in 1622, it wasn't the Italian. It was what beekeepers call the "dark bee" subspecies of Northern Europe, Apis mellifera mellifera.
The Italian or Apis mellifera ligustica didn't arrive in America until 1859. "The American beekeeping public was enamored with the newly available yellow and gentle bees," bee breeder-geneticist and co-author Susan Cobey wrote in a chapter of the book, Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions. "As a result, Italian-type bees form the basis for most present-day commercial beekeeping stocks in the U.S. Following the arrival and success of honey bees from Italy, U.S. beekeepers developed an interest to try other honey bee subspecies."
Indeed, it took 231 for years for honey bees to arrive in California. Beekeeper Christopher A. Shelton introduced honey bees to the Golden State in 1853, establishing an apiary just north of San Jose. (Check out the bee plaque at the San Jose International Airport.)
Cobey, of UC Davis acclaim, serves as the project leader of the Honey Bee Stock Improvement Program, working with Steve Sheppard, professor and chair of the Department of Entomology, Washington State University, and other scientists.They aim to enhance the genetic diversity of domestic bee stocks through the importation of honey bee germplasm (drone sperm).
Meanwhile, this week over at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis, staff research associate/beekeeper Billy Synk (who worked with Cobey at Ohio State University) is extracting honey.
If you look at the backlit honey, it looks just like the young Italian honey bee that Mussen says "is pretty young to be a forager."
Italian honey bee forages on a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis staff research associate/beekeeper Billy Synk admires a freshly bottled jar of honey to the sun. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Two-Fold Bee Conference
Seattle will be the place to "bee" on Oct. 4-7.
That's where the Western Apicultural Society (WAS) will hold its annual meeting--and this year it's in conjunction with the Washington State Beekeepers' Association.
Bee scientists, beekeepers, and bee aficionados will gather in the Embassy Suites Hotels for the four-day conference to talk about what's troubling the bees, to learn about scientific advancements, and to discuss how to alleviate the declining bee population. Registration is under way; those who register by Aug. 31 will receive a discount.
"There will be more presentations devoted to commercial beekeeping topics, but we will honor our roots and have concurrent sessions for the small-scale interests," said WAS spokesperson Fran Bach.
Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey, known for her queen bee-rearing and queen bee insemination classes at the University of California, Davis, and now affiliated with Washington State University, will speak on queen bee rearing in the Pacific Northwest.
As the project director of the Honey Bee Stock Improvement Program, Cobey continues to work closely with California beekeepers, queen bee producers and the Almond Board of California.
Cobey and her colleague Steve Sheppard, professor and chair of the Department of Entomology, Washington State University, are heavily involved in increasing genetic diversity in U.S. honey bees. They're gathering germplasm (drone sperm) in European countries and integrating it in the U.S. honey bee gene pool, aiming to build a stronger, more disease-resistant bee.
European colonists introduced the honey bee to America in 1622 but a genetic bottleneck occurred when the U. S. Honey Bee Act of 1922 restricted further importation.
"The selection, development, maintenance and adoption of highly productive European honey bee stocks that can tolerate Varroa (parasitic mites) and resist diseases offer a sustainable, long-term solution" to the ongoing declining bee population, they point out in their chapter of the newly published book, Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions.
At the Seattle conference, Sheppard will speak on "Importation and Distribution of New Genetic Stocks of Honey Bees." WSU doctoral student Megan Taylor will discuss "New Developments in Honey Bee Germplasm Preservation at WSU." Another WSU doctoral student, Brandon Hopkins, will cover "New Developments in Honey Bee Germplasm Preservation at WSU."
Other speakers will discuss "The Value of Honey Bees in Almond Production," "Wings, Bikes and Trucks--Urban Beekeeping," "Indoor Wintering of Honey Bee Colonies," and "The Rocky Mountain Survivor Queenbee Cooperative." Still other talks range from how to prevent swarms to how to bring more bees to your garden.
WAS co-founder Eric Mussen, Extension apiculturist with the UC Davis Department of Entomology, describes the organization as "a non-profit, educational, beekeeping organization founded in 1978 for the benefit and enjoyment of all beekeepers in western North America."
This photo of a honey bee on an almond blossom will appear on the WAS conference t-shirt. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Off to Italy on a Very Important Mission
A team of scientists from UC Davis and Washington State University will be heading for Italy tomorrow (June 19) to gather germplasm (sperm) of Old World/Italian honey bee stock. They'll bring it back to the United States to inseminate bee queens.
Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey, who has a joint appointment at UC Davis and WSU, will be in Italy with colleagues Walter "Steve" Sheppard, professor and chair of the WSU Department of Entomology, and Ph.D. student Brandon Hopkins of WSU. They're scheduled to return June 27.
Increasing the overall genetic diversity of honey bees may lead to healthier and hardier bees that can better fight off parasites, pathogens and pests, says Cobey, director of the Honey Bee Stock Improvement Program. Just as stock improvement has served the poultry, dairy and swine industries well, the beekeeping industry needs access "to stocks of origin or standardized evaluation and stock improvement programs."
So, which honey bee did the European colonists introduce to America in 1622? It wasn't the Italian (blond) subspecies, now the most prevalent here. It was the dark subspecies (Apis mellifera mellifera), that made its way to the Jamestown colony (present-day Virginia) from England.
The Italian bees were not introduced into our country until 1859, records show.
"The American beekeeping pubic was enamored with the newly available yellow and relatively gentle bees," authors Cobey, Sheppard and David Tarpy wrote in a chapter of the newly published book, Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions. "As a result, Italian-type honey bees form the basis for most present-day commercial beekeeping stocks in the U.S."
However, a genetic bottleneck resulted from the U.S. Honey Bee Act of 1922, which restricted further importation of Old World honey bees to prevent the introduction of the tracheal mite, Acarapis woodi.
The importation of germplasm from the Old World stock of the Italian subspecies could very well result in a better bee.
That's the plan. That's the hope. The trio wants to make it happen.
The UC Davis/WSU team will fan out to bee labs and to commercial beekeepers' apiaries and then deliver the germplasm to the WSU lab in Pullman, Wash., where they'll inseminate queen bees.
Cobey talked about the Stock Improvement Program at her May 2nd seminar presented to the UC Davis Department of Entomology. Based at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility since 2007, she was trained by Laidlaw (1907-2003) himself. He's known as "the father of honey bee genetics."
If you access this web page, then click on the link at the top of the page below the headline, you can listen to Cobey's seminar.
Fascinating stuff.
Italian honey bee heading toward lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pollinator Paradise
Staff research associate/beekeeper Elizabeth Frost of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis, earlier this year planted a pollinator patch in front of the facility--and what an eyecatcher it is.
She selected California golden poppies, lupine and foxgloves, among other choices. When spring emerged, the Laidlaw facility never looked so brilliant! Especially in front of the Laidlaw ceramic sign created by Donna Billick of Davis.
Frost posted a "Pollinator Habitat" sign in front that reads: "This area has been planted with a range of flowering native plants to provide high quality habitat for native bees and other pollinators. To learn how you can create good habitat for pollinators, please visit www.xerces.org.
Frost, a UC Davis graduate who joined the bee lab in 2008 and worked with bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey, recently accepted a position on the Honey Bee Tech-Transfer Team, part of the Bee Informed Partnership. So, starting Sept. 1 Frost will be based at the Cooperative Extension office in Butte County.
What is the Bee Informed Partnership? To quote from the website, "It's an extension project that endeavors to decrease the number of managed honey bee colonies that die over the winter."
"Since the winter of 2006 - 2007, overwintering colonies in the US have died in large numbers. Affected beekeepers span the entire spectrum of the industry: migratory beekeepers to stationary beekeepers; and commercial beekeepers, part-time beekeepers, to backyard beekeepers. Migratory and stationary beekeepers alike have, on average, lost 30% or more of their overwintering colonies over the last several years. These losses are unsustainable. If they continue, they threaten not only the livelihoods of beekeepers who manage bees, but the livelihood of farmers who require bees to pollinate their crops."
Check out the Bee Informed team! And read their comments on why they like working with bees!
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...er, the Laidlaw facility...the pollinators are populating the poppies. On any given day, you can see honey bees, drone flies, hover flies, dragonflies and butterflies.
Plant it and they will come.
Beekeeper Elizabeth Frost in front of the pollinator patch she planted. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Flame skimmer dragonfly rests on an unopened poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Drone fly crawls up a petal. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee foraging on a California golden poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


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The New Explorers: Beauty of the Beast / Why is this Dolphin Smiling? DVD
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- Run Time: 50 Minutes
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- Language: English
- Studio: A&E Home Video
- DVD Release Date: November 2, 1997
Swim with dolphins and get up-close with the largest and most dangerous predator in the Americas the awesome grizzly bear.
Explore the myths and misconceptions that surround two of the world's most fascinating animals in this captivating program. BEAUTY OF THE BEAST ventures into Yellowstone National Park's high country with the world's leading grizzly bear researchers for an intimate look at this mighty, misunderstood animal. Incredible footage captures the incredible strength, apparent intelligence and odd appeal of these massive beasts. See behavior rarely caught on film, and explore the latest findings about the habits of the grizzly and its northern cousin, the polar bear.
Then, in WHY IS THIS DOLPHIN SMILING?, travel to Chicago's Brookfield Zoo to meet Randy Brill, who is expanding our knowledge of the enigmatic dolphin. His experiments are providing new insights into the intelligence of these marine mammals and how they communicate with each other and with humans.
It's a captivating look at the latest findings that goes to the cutting edge of science.


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Acne (Ambition to Create Novel Expression) is a creative collective founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1996. The collective became established as a clothing line in 1997, when co-founder Jonny Johansson created 100 pairs of jeans in raw denim with red stitching and distributed them to friends throughout Stockholm. These novel jeans became the foundation of the brand and lead to the launch of Acne Studios' first full collection in 1998. The concept behind the line is a tone of subtle luxury in understated styles feeling as though they were borrowed from another person's wardrobe. Each piece in the collection is simplistic yet stands out on its own while pairing easily with others.Back To Product View All From This Designer
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The New Max Raw jean comes in an unwashed indigo and sits below the waist with a slim fit through the hip and thighs and a straight and narrow fit at the legs. Acne back leather patch.
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text: 5 Even the demo is worth 5 stars. Judging by the demo...Allstar180 | 05/11/2008 | See all Allstar180's reviews (92)Top 100 Reviewer Top 10 PC Reviewer Top 100 Mobile Reviewer I played the demo of this and its great, its like Legend with a cherry on top. Sharper graphics and Lara now looks even more realistic like, she now gets dirty when climbing, bringing an authentic look. Every time there is a new Tomb Raider Lara looks more realistic like, each time.I like the way when you press down on the D-Pad and she pulls out her binoculars from her pocket and then puts it against her eye and from there Lara operates her binoculars, then putting them back in her pocket when exiting the binoculars mode, and when you press (select) as usual to select your PDA, again she pulls it out of her pocket. This adds a nice touch to the game.I like the weapons also, Lara has 2 hand guns as usual (Standard Weapons) but this time Lara has another Standard weapon, Lara now has 2 SMG's strapped to her back, with unlimited ammo and when in use she whips them out quickly in Lara style.The climbing is superb - Lara can now swing on a poll and then stand on it in a fancy way, and the climbing system is now even more authentic and smooth. So overall the game-play is smoother and authentic than Legend.Judging by the Demo:This is a great game and Eidos have played it safe by keeping what we loved about Anniversary and Legend but adding a cherry on the top, bringing more detailed environments and sharper graphics, keeping us Tomb Raider fans happy. I can not say Underworld is longer than Legend, because as you can appreciate I only have played the demo but saying that, the demo was quite long for a demo.Looking forward to the full version this month and I shall be giving a full review when I have the full version of the game. But what I have seen so far on the demo version it looks great.


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Experience - and common sense - tells us that the better birds are cared for, the better the quality and flavour of the chicken they produce. All of our chicken comes from a group of carefully selected British farmers and suppliers who have worked with us for several years. They understand and share our values and our commitment to rearing our birds to the highest standards of quality and animal welfare.
Please remember not to wash raw chicken as the splashing water can spread campylobacter. Cooking your chicken thoroughly kills this bacteria.
Waitrose stocks a wide selection of quality fresh British chicken: choose from essential Waitrose chicken, free range chicken, free range corn-fed chicken, organic free range chicken and our regional Leckford, Dorset and Wiltshire free range birds.
Essential Waitrose British chicken
Chicken in the "Essential Waitrose" range is produced by farmers who have worked exclusively for Waitrose for several years. They understand the importance of quality standards in producing succulent chicken. They also feel as passionately as we do about standards of animal welfare. Birds are fed a diet enriched with maize which gives excellent eating quality, and are reared in purpose-built houses with large windows down each side to allow the natural light to stream in. They also have straw bales to play with to keep them fit and active.
The hens have 20 per cent more space than the industry standard, giving our birds the room they need to move freely. These standards meet the RSPCA's recommendations for stocking density and have the support of other key organisations such asCompassion In World Farming (CIWF) (this link opens a new window).
Free range British chicken
Our free range birds have unrestricted access to pasture during the day where they can forage and range. Chickens are descended from jungle fowl that naturally live in the undergrowth so we provide cover and shelters to make them feel protected and secure. At night they return to their houses for protection against predators. Free range birds are reared for longer, and the combination of the outdoor life and a balanced diet all help to ensure succulence and flavour, and a firmer texture. To learn more see the video on this page.
Free range corn-fed British chicken
This delicious and richly flavoured bird has a characteristically golden colour to the flesh, which comes from its maize based diet. The hens are reared in the same way as our other free range birds.
Free range Leckford Chicken
These birds are reared exclusively for Waitrose on our own Waitrose Farm on the Leckford Estate, where the high standard of free-range poultry husbandry ensures excellent quality and healthier, happier birds.
Owned by Waitrose for over 75 years, Leckford Estate is a 4,000 acre working farm spread around the banks of the River Test in the Hampshire countryside, and provides a rich variety of top-quality produce sold only in Waitrose stores.
The birds are from a naturally slow-maturing breed and are reared in a way that respects and encourages their natural instincts and behaviour as well as producing chicken that is tender, juicy and full of flavour.
Flocks are allowed to roam freely in their own dedicated open fields planted with trees and shrubs, with the space to scratch and forage at will, and perches both inside and out to explore and to roost on.
Leckford Estate is a member of LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) which aims to combine the best of traditional and modern farming methods and ensure that they work in harmony with the environment.
Our regional Wiltshire and Dorset birds are reared in a similar way at East Clyffe Farm and Roosters Farm.
Organic free range British chicken
Waitrose organic chickens are reared from a slower growing breed, free to roam in organic pastures and fed an organic cereal-based diet. At night the birds return to their houses as a precaution against predators. The organic farms are regularly and independently audited by Organic Farmers and Growers.
How should Waitrose chicken be cooked?
Whilst all our chicken is protected from Salmonella it is good practice to follow Food Standards Agency guidelines and cook all chicken thoroughly until the juices run clear when pierced with a fork. To prepare chicken, before cooking, remove all packaging. Wash all work surfaces, cutting boards, utensils and hands thoroughly after touching raw meat. Do not reheat cooked chicken once cooled.
Enjoying chicken safely
Chicken is the most widely eaten meat in this country because it offers great value as well as being delicious and versatile. However, if handled without good kitchen hygiene or proper cooking, it can cause food poisoning. This is why you'll see detailed on pack instructions pointing out that you shouldn't wash raw chicken and should always cook it until the juices from the meat run clear.
Campylobacter is an organism sometimes occurring on raw chicken that can make you ill. It is destroyed by thorough cooking while good kitchen hygiene, such as not washing raw poultry – whether whole birds or pieces - avoids spreading the bacteria around kitchen surfaces. Campylobacter is the focus of a Food Standards Agency campaign that Waitrose is proud to support.
But what are we doing about campylobacter in Waitrose? To begin with we pioneered the sale of chicken in sealed packaging, and have sold chicken in leak proof packaging and roast in the bag birds for three years; the latter enabling you to cook chicken without handling the raw meat if that's what you prefer. On farm, working with family farms we know and trust, we are tackling campylobacter with lower stocking densities than other supermarket standard birds and by ensuring our farmers maintain the highest standards of cleanliness on their farms. We are also engaged in cutting-edge research to further reduce incidences of campylobacter.
Campylobacter isn't new but the current campaign is a timely reminder of the importance of always following on pack instructions when preparing chicken for the table.