text:
L'Oreal • Infallible - Flashback Silver • Eye Shadow
(10 reviews)
Average Rating. | 4.7 |
Would buy this product again. | 100% |
Ingredients |
willow1992 on 6/23/2014 12:58:00 PM more reviews by willow1992
Age: 19-24 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Cool Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium Eyes: Blue
This is an excellent "drugstore" eyeshadow. The colour is a bright metallic silver. It applies well and is blend-able. The saying power is also good. This eyeshadow is very pigmented and looks lovely. My only dislike is that I am not overly fond of the packaging. It's a little odd. There also isn't heaps of product, although a little does go a long way.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No
jjbug82 on 3/3/2013 6:03:00 AM more reviews by jjbug82
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Black Eyes: Brown
an interesting shade that seems to stir grey, purple and taupe together in a little pot :) reminds me of MUFE Aqua Cream no 2 (this one is more taupe). i notice that by applying this product with fingers, the colour tends to be more potent and stay longer. tried it today without primer and the shadow stayed nicely on for 4 hours. i used the other colour with primer (hourglass beige) and it did not crease for 8 hours.
good quality and easy to blend, will consider to buy more colours when there's promotion ;)
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No
*TOP REVIEWER* SimpleNSexy on 8/30/2012 9:45:00 PM more reviews by SimpleNSexy
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Brown
Awesome colour to spice up your smokey eyes!
Price: $10.04 CAD
Colour: dark silver w/purple undertones
Finish: metallic pink/lavender sparkle
Pigmentation: full
Texture: creamy
It's loosely pressed so the plastic stopper is a necessity. It glides on beautifully and I love using this on the centre of my lid with Tough as Taupe Color Tattoo underneath.
Try it and love it!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No
tyan on 6/13/2012 3:45:00 PM more reviews by tyan
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral Hair: Brown Eyes: Other
Flashback Silver is totally a soft lilac on me, which is not bad because I like purple shadow, and I have already owned a few of silvers. I had a hard time finding a pigmented light purple so this one is a good alternative. On my lid, it is a lilac shade with sheen but not very reflective. This shadow may disappoint you if you are looking for a strong metallic silver, but I actually like it. When I pair it with dark purple or black shadows, the lilac tone is even stronger.
The quality of this shadow is just as good. Creamy, rich, and very pigmented. I will repurchase for sure.
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No
xbabe82517 on 5/5/2012 10:36:00 AM more reviews by xbabe82517
Age: 25-29 Skin: Dry, Medium, Warm Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Hazel
This is a very pretty shadow that I've had for a few years now but never worn that often because, on its own, I'm not so keen. This shadow definitely leans more lilac on me and if applied alone, ends up being a soft lilac shade with shimmer, which is pretty, but I prefer more depth. I tried using it alone with MAC's Satin Taupe in the crease, but I still wasn't a fan. So I kept it but seldom wore it, largely because it looks so pretty in the pot and I couldn't part with it as I was sure I would find a way to wear it one day. Well, now I have...and I've finally found the well-deserved love I wish I had found for this shadow ages ago! I bought Maybelline Color Tattoo cream shadow in Permanent Taupe (a matte cream shadow which leans more grey than brown, but definitely has brown undertones which keep it from being too cool) and the texture of this cream shadow provides a great base for other shadows and also helps to prevent creasing. So I applied the Maybelline all over my lid, which sounds scary because the shade is so dark in the pot but it can be applied as light or as dark as you like, and worked it right up to the crease. And then I applied Flashback Silver on top and Satin Taupe in the crease - perfect cool-toned smoky eye! The Maybelline provides the extra dimension and darkness that I wanted and actually makes the sparkles in the shadow stand out more. It still has a slight lilac hue - which is fine - because I now have the depth that I craved before. For anyone wanting this shadow to be more smoky and less pretty (if you know what I mean) I highly recommend applying a darker taupe shadow beneath it - preferably the Maybelline Permanent Taupe but it is currently very hard to get hold of due to popularity - so any darker taupe would do but I imagine a cream shadow is better as it makes the Flashback Silver adhere to the lid better. Overall, a gorgeous silver shadow with very unique shimmers which can probably work for everyone once you work out how to make it work for you.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No
Kamilla1394 on 3/17/2012 11:38:00 PM more reviews by Kamilla1394
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Dry, Medium, Neutral Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Brown
Does anyone know where I can find this specific color in the US? Or at order it from someone? Please!
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No
*TOP REVIEWER* alexanna7 on 1/27/2012 2:23:00 AM more reviews by alexanna7
Age: 44-55 Skin: Normal, Olive, Neutral Hair: Black, Straight, Fine Eyes: Brown
flashback silver is a metallic,shimmery silver with a lilac undertone.it goes on smoothly,last verry long!i complete that eyeshadow with purple,pink,plum,black eye shadows.love it!
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No
Jesticles on 1/21/2012 1:09:00 PM more reviews by Jesticles
Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Blue
I love these eyeshadows so much! I have three now, but I'm not sure this color (flashback silver) here in the US. :( Super sad face. I will definitely grab this color up when it becomes available.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No
live4music on 1/6/2012 5:14:00 PM more reviews by live4music
Age: 19-24 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair Hair: Other Eyes: Blue
This is my favourite eye shadow ever! The colour is a beautiful silver, and the lasting power is simply amazing! I've worn it all day at work, and it doesn't crease. I've even slept in this eye shadow, and it still looks great the next morning! Definitely going to be buying more of this!!
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No
*TOP REVIEWER* Kat2004 on 9/22/2011 9:44:00 AM more reviews by Kat2004
Age: 30-35 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair Hair: Blond Eyes: Green
This shade is a beautiful silver with a lilac undertone to it. I passed by these shadows so many time and finally broke down and bought one. I'm so glad I did...the lasting power is exceptional, color is vibrant and rich, and the texture is buttery smooth. I paid $8 CAN for it on sale. I'll be collecting more of these for sure.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No
Top Rated Eye Shadow
- 36 reviews
Urban Decay Toasted
137 reviewsSally Girl Glow Green Eye Shadow
30 reviewsNARS Coconut Grove
28 reviews


text:
Due to the massive popularity of 'Breaking Bad,' The Sage Neuroscience Center is offering two free addiction treatment scholarships to people who can't afford to go to rehab. The 12-week programs will be awarded to those who are over 18, live around Albuquerque, and submit an anonymous story about their addiction struggles online. Kristina Behr (@KristinaBehr) has the details.
Please take a moment to sign in with your Facebook account to share videos and news on your timeline.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
All manufacturing services from one supplier
We offer high-quality and comprehensive manufacturing services to leading equipment manufacturers. Our services cover manufacturing of electronics as well as final assembly. Key issues in offering of our services are flexibility, speed, high quality and delivery reliability.
Our Kuressaare and Tumkur units are specialised in electronics manufacturing. Our modern production units work in close cooperation in final assembly of the products. Final products consisting of combination electronics and mechanics products a.k.a. so called box-build/product integration –service is continuously growing area. Service can also include packing the product into customer's own packaging and delivery to the end customer.
Incap's strenghts
Experience and professional skill
Thanks to a history of over 30 years, Incap has solid experience in the methods used in the manufacture of electronics. We have developed our operations together with our customers, based on their needs.
Focus on customers and commitment
Our organisation has been shaped in line with the customers' needs. We operate near our customers and therefore, dealing with us is easy and straightforward. The strong commitment and good service attitude of our personnel are qualities which underpin our customer relationships.
Speed and flexibility
Our operational models and manufacturing technologies have been built on small and medium-sized production series. Our customers' needs and forecasts often change at short notice, which means that the flexibility and agility of our operations are tested daily.
Quality and delivery reliability
Energy-efficiency, healthcare and security equipment have high quality requirements, as our customers' products are used in demanding environments which require above-average dependability. Delivery reliability forms a part of high-quality service and is one of the most important benchmarks of our operations.


text:
New Cars, Used Cars, Car Pictures, Car Review
Test Drive: New BMW 4-Series, the newest Bavarian coupe!
Test Drive: New 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 7 1.6TDI! Part 2!
Test Drive: New 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 7 1.6TDI! Part 1!
Test drive: Mercedes CLA 220 CDI, new four-door coupe on the road!
Test drive: How you feel driving an BMW X6M? Road giant... part 2!
Just Video: idiot in Ferrari driving on policeman foot! SEE the reaction!
Ferrari driver and policeman 1.JPG
Ferrari driver and policeman.JPG
Sometimes you need only 1 fool and all preconceptions about Ferrari drivers are confirmed. The gentleman that we see in this video is such a person. A police officer wants to write a fine, but the Ferrari driver is obviously not waiting. He steps in and drive on the foot of the agent. What followed...
This agent from New York not just don't let him walk over but drags the man out of his car and hits him in irons. Y
If you drive around officer foot then you can indeed expect a violent arrest. Just ask The Flexican. (Via: feber.se )
PS: The blonde girlfriend that comes into the picture at the end is Stephanie Pratt that you might recognize from the MTV series The Hills.
Related News
Just Image: Bugatti Veyron and beautiful Doris Yan Yi!
Just Video: Mystery car hardly chased by Corvette Z06!
Just Video: Racing in slow motion! AMAZING!
Just Video: What is the longest traffic jam you've ever seen?
Just Video: The most spectacular maneuver to avoid an accident or luck?
Just Video: Stupid accident with big damages!
Just Image: Beautiful girls at A1GP deserve all the attention!!
Just Video: Angry birds - Group of ducks disrupts traffic in China!
Ferrari driver driving on police agent foot
Maserati LaMaserati, amazing concept escaped from Hell!
Monday, 24 February 2014 16:58:18
Do you remember supercar Ferrari LaFerrari, launched a year ago at the Geneva Motor Show, is not it? Replace Ferrari with Maserati and the result is the following study design. If Dante were...
German Surprise: Audi Q8 SUV will become reality?
Tuesday, 18 February 2014 12:14:05
According to the British from Autocar magazine, the famous German manufacturer will launch by the middle of this decade a very interesting electric car: Audi Q8. Why interesting? The 2015 will...
McLaren 650S is the new supercar in brand range!
Monday, 17 February 2014 13:44:56
McLaren has prepared a surprise for the Geneva Motor Show 2014: a new model called the 650S. Here now we have the first images of the formidable British supercar. McLaren 650S, the first images...
BMW 2-Series Active Tourer: Fist BMW MPV and First with front traction!
Saturday, 15 February 2014 13:43:51
BMW continues the series of absolute premieres and today reveals its first front wheel drive car, the new 2-Series Active Tourer. The last period marked many changes in the range of Bavarians...
2014 new Mercedes S-Class Coupe is amazing!
Thursday, 13 February 2014 15:42:34
The German manufacturer has already revealed all the secrets of its new S-Class Coupe that will be presented at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. This new Mercedes S-Class Coupe, reminiscent...
Volkswagen Taigun SUV, new brother for Tiguan and Touareg
Monday, 10 February 2014 15:26:00
Volkswagen is showing signs that it wants a new model in its SUV range, together with Tiguan and Touareg. Consequently, they are likely to receive a smaller brother, because the VW Taigun...
Celebs and Cars: Maria Sharapova and her unique Porsche Panamera GTS!
Monday, 10 February 2014 15:36:40
If a Porsche supercar does not seem sufficiently exclusive, Germans have Porsche Executive program that means that the car can be customized at will. It is how tennis player Maria Sharapova did. ...
This innocent dog started to eat an Aston Martin worth Euro 100,000!
Wednesday, 5 February 2014 15:52:57
A man from Grat Britain was forced to give up for adoption his dog after the dog has chewed...literally... his luxury bolide, an Aston Martin worth about $ 100,000. Not in the worst nightmares...
BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe just entered into new series family!
Sunday, 2 February 2014 15:33:55
The first official photos of the new BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe arrived today on the Internet, with more than a month ahead of its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Designed to compete...
Alain Menu Return to British Touring Car Championship with BMR
Sunday, 2 February 2014 13:42:42
Alain Menu, two-time British Touring Car Champion, has formally returned this year, with team BMR. Menu was behind the wheels of a Volkswagen CC in his first year of participation back in...
© 2011 Daily Cars News. All Rights Reserved. |
Privacy Policy
Here you can find the freshest daily news about cars.


text:
Just about every morning, when I step outside all geared to catch up some routine yard work – watering, cleaning, aerating or weeding – or just to piddle around, invariably I get sidetracked: not to smell the roses, but believe it or not, to deadhead flowering annuals or perennials which could use a little grooming. The sight of spent blooms, to be perfectly honest, bothers me as it takes away from the neatness and beauty of flowering plants, which seemingly has led to, at times, my overzealous attitude towards deadheading.
Overzealous indeed, for more than once, as I was trying to remove the flowering stalks of basils to preserve the flavor of the herb, or faded blooms of other plants to extend the flowering period, the bumblebees hovering over the flowers in search of nectar protested the intrusion by threatening to sting the intruder.
Setting aside such instances, deadheading, though sounds trivial, is one of the most important tasks a gardener can perform during flowering season of annuals and perennials: routinely done, deadheading not only gives the plants a tidier appearance, but makes them bushier, hence promoting formation of more flower buds and at the same time, minimizing seed set which can sap a plants' strength. In fact, after procrastinating for some time, I have finally snipped all the faded blooms of the balloon plant, a perennial that bears lovely, blue flowers in summer; sure enough, the plant now has a fresh look and is trying to produce a second flush of flowers buds.
True, removing spent blooms requires patience and can even leave ones fingers and thumb a little sore, but when done repeatedly, the act becomes somewhat of a second nature to most of us. Speaking of which, quite often when I water the flowers, particularly the ones in containers, I find myself multitasking – watering with one hand and deadheading with the other.
While it indeed is natural to use hands to deadhead, sometimes it is better to use a sharp tool, such as a small pruner, to make clean cuts instead of breaking the flowers forcefully. Incidentally, though the term deadheading does imply removing flowers that are past their prime, cutting flowers at peak to bring inside the house for arrangements or harvesting herbs for culinary use significantly encourages the plants to produce more green shoots and flowers. So, go ahead and do it; deadhead that is, and don't be concerned if deadheading becomes a good hard-to-break habit.


text:
New York City Luxury Apartments and Homes
New York City Luxury Apartments: A Neighborhood Perspective
New York City is a city defined by its wealth of neighborhoods and New Yorkers are a set who define themselves by the neighborhoods they live in. Learn more
New York City Starchitects
There's a lot of cache and status associated with owning luxury real estate in NYC, but for many the true designation of luxury property requires more than high-end installations and the like. Learn more
Ultra Luxury Properties in New York City
Compared to other cities, New York City has always been a class unto itself when it comes luxury real estate. Learn more


text:
I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for MedImmune. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. I first became aware of the real dangers of RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) when my son, Sebby, was born full term with severe respiratory complications in 2008. In the early… [Read More]
November 17th is World Prematurity Day! #protectpreemies #rsv
Quincy, the Preemie. Once Tiny, Always Strong. If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you know that Quincy was born a little early. Almost 8 full weeks early. Quincy came screaming into this world at 32 weeks and 3 days. She weighed 2 pounds 14 ounces and was just a smidgen under 16 inches long. Quincy… [Read More]
Please wash your hands before touching mine.
Quincy was born on June 28, 2010. She was almost 8 weeks early. My friend Julie, who owns the shop "It's a Preemie Thing" gave me this cool little tag to hang on Quincy's carseat or stroller. It said "Please wash your hands before touching mine." It was unbelievable the amount of people who would… [Read More]


text:
6 Scenes We Love From 'They Live'
Features By Christopher Campbell on November 3, 2013 | Comments (1)When John Carpenter's They Live opened in theaters 25 years ago this week, it had the honor of knocking Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers out of the #1 slot. That's just too perfect, and also it's also kind of weird to realize that They Live indeed opened at the top spot on the box office chart for the weekend of November 4, 1988. Maybe even weirder than the fact that a U2 concert film debuted just below it at #2. That was a different time for moviegoing, one where a great start like that meant little at the end of the day when your movie still winds up only the 75th highest-grossing of the year. Although the sci-fi film came and went with little widespread notoriety at the time, They Live did go on to become a cult classic of varying levels, the kind revered by movie geeks for being just enough "cheesy" mixed with just enough "awesome," recognized by academics for being a very direct social commentary on the Reagan years (and the best horror movie satirizing consumerism since Dawn of the Dead a decade earlier) and continually ignored by the mainstream for looking like a cheap, dated B movie. But it's also a film that has become even more relevant in recent years (and was therefore prescient, as we've covered before) due to how it involves a disappearing middle class while the rich and poor grow on opposite sides of the economy, in wealth and population […]
Horror Science: Could We Ever Truly Contain 'The Thing'?
Features By Kevin Carr on October 17, 2013 | Comments (5)One of the greatest genre movies ever made is John Carpenter's 1982 classic The Thing. Though technically a remake of Howard Hawks' 1951 The Thing From Another World, it is a much more faithful adaptation of John W. Campbell's 1938 novella "Who Goes There?". The story follows a group of men in an Antarctic outpost who stumble across a bizarre alien that has the ability to imitate other life forms. During the course of the film, the characters are plagued with paranoia and terror as they discover that those around them may be the Thing in disguise. Soon, it becomes apparent that they have to do whatever is possible to stop the Thing from getting to civilization. Armed with flame-throwers, shotguns, and a hot copper needle, the team at U.S. Outpost 31 try to keep the thing contained, lest it mean the end of the world. Because we are significantly paranoid, this got us thinking: What would have happened if the Thing really escaped?
Movie House of Worship: Tampa Theatre
Features By Christopher Campbell on December 23, 2012 | Be the First To Comment"Movie House of Worship" is a regular feature spotlighting our favorite movie theaters around the world, those that are like temples of cinema catering to the most religious-like film geeks. This week, guest submitter Michael Silva shares one of his favorite theaters. His comments are those quoted. If you'd like to suggest or submit a place you regularly worship at the altar of cinema, please email our weekend editor. Name: Tampa Theatre Location: 711 Franklin St., Tampa, FL Opened: October 15, 1926, designed by renowned movie palace architect John Eberson (he also did Austin's Paramount Theatre). Nationally listed for landmark status and reopened in 1978. No. of screens: 1 Current first-run titles: Anna Karenina
Disc Spotlight: John Carpenter's 'They Live' Deserves to Occupy a Spot on Your Blu-ray Shelf
Disc Spotlight By Rob Hunter on November 7, 2012 | Comments (1)John Carpenter burst onto the genre scene in 1978 with Halloween, but the bulk of his great films came in the 1980s with classics like The Fog, Escape from New York, The Thing, Starman, Big Trouble in Little China and Prince of Darkness. His final film of the decade was a bit of an odd duck though and one that saw his trend of releasing a new movie every year or two come to a halt. They Live was released, not coincidentally, in the last year of Ronald Reagan's presidency. Sold as a sci-fi/action hybrid the film is a not-so thinly veiled critique of the growing class divide engendered by a Republican mandate that favored a corporate culture and rampant consumerism. The rich were getting richer, the poor were getting poorer and the middle class were doing very little to stop it all. Roddy Piper plays a drifter who arrives in Los Angeles desperate for work and relegated to live in a homeless encampment. He finds a pair of special sunglasses that reveal a world of subliminal messages and alien invaders masquerading as humans and discovers a stunning conspiracy behind America's economic and social downturn. And, being Roddy Piper, he proceeds to clean house.
Review: 'Cloud Atlas' Is Ambitious Filmmaking Rarely Experienced
Fantastic Fest By Adam Charles on October 26, 2012 | Comments (4)Editor's note: Cloud Atlas finally arrives in theaters today, so please dive deep into it with this review, first published as part of our Fantastic Fest coverage on October 3, 2012. It starts with an old, scarred, and obviously hard-lived man sitting near a campfire speaking to the audience, and it ends with the same scarred old man concluding his story at that same campfire talking to a group of children about past adventures. As the credits start to roll, it evokes a nostalgia that you may have just sat through the kind of immersive and imaginative tale that you wish you could recall all the details to tell it to your children exactly as it was told to you. All that was missing was a stick and a bag of marshmallows. In between these comforting bookends is a story that transcends time, tonal cohesiveness, or convention of almost any kind. Cloud Atlas an elaborate, beautiful, and ever-growing spiderweb of human causality and inter-connectivity that's woven together by themes that support an idea that we are never unbound from one another or a purpose. Your life is not necessarily your own as you are tied to others in your time, others who came before you, and those who will come long after. What you do is what will define you and will determine the living conditions of those who follow. What you do may seem insignificant, or irrelevant to the plan at large, but most everything matters – and if […]
'Cloud Atlas' Trailer Offers Nearly Six Minutes of Awe, Wonder, and WTF
Movie News By Rob Hunter on July 26, 2012 | Comments (1)The novels of David Mitchell are densely layered affairs concerned with a complicated multitude of characters facing big and complex issues. Or so I hear. His novel Cloud Atlas is a favorite of many, but even those who would love to see a film version have been adamant that such an endeavor would be a foolish and fruitless undertaking. That opinion didn't change when Tom Tykwer and Andy & Lana Wachowski announced they had written a screenplay and were looking for funding and distribution. It wavered slightly when the casting announcements started rolling in, but it otherwise stayed steadfast. But now the first official trailer has dropped, and while the possibility of a disaster remains it looks like these three writer/directors have accomplished something amazing. Will it live up to the novel? Who knows, but there's no doubting anymore that they've accomplished something audacious and wonderful here. Check out the extended trailer below (courtesy of Cinema Blend).
Weekly DVD Drinking Game: The Thing (1982)
Drinking Games By Kevin Carr on October 11, 2011 | Be the First To CommentWe're in the middle of October, the month of Halloween, and the scariest new DVD release this week is The Zookeeper. But no one's seriously planning on renting that film, are they? That leaves possible drinking games for Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (and honestly, what third grader is going to try that?) or The Tree of Life, and a drinking game for that would get me into more trouble than my review did. So considering it's the month for scares, and the remake/prequel/reboot/reimagining of The Thing comes out at the end of this week, plenty of folks are revisiting John Carpenter's 1982 classic. So pour your Jim Beam into your Chess Wizard computer and crack open a Coors. It's time to go drunk retro with this film, available on DVD, Blu-ray and Netflix Instant.
"It's the size of Texas, Mr. President." Does it get any better than that? Of course it doesn't. Armageddon is without doubt one of the finest motion pictures ever created by humans. If that snippet of dialogue made audible by Mr. Billy Bob Thornton himself didn't convince you, maybe this will. "You think we'll get hazard pay for this?" I'm going to pretend you've been living under a rock since 1998 and summarize one of the greatest summer blockbuster films ever made for you. So Billy Bob Thorton is sort of the head honcho of NASA and one day he's supervising a standard in-space satellite repair when all of a sudden a meteor shower rips his crew to pieces. We then cut to New York City, which seems to always be the city that gets destroyed in big budget disaster movies, and sure enough the meteors tear through the city demolishing Grand Central Station, decapitating the Chrysler Building [insert Unstoppable joke here] and finally, in a moment fraught with unintended significance, the camera slowly zooms out to show the twin towers of the World Trade Center on fire. Then we're treated to quickly cut scenes of people yelling and running through hallways and trying to figure out why Keith David keeps calling. Essentially, a giant asteroid is on a collision course with Earth and no matter where it hits, it will wipe out all life as we know it. Jason Isaacs convinces the President that the best plan is to […]
Dinner is over, your parents are asleep. Time to switch on the TV, reach under your bed, and pull out your secret stash of Junkfood Cinema.
Kevin Carr's Weekly Report Card for 12.11.09
Features By Kevin Carr on December 11, 2009 | Comments (3)Kevin Carr sits his chubbiness down and sees if The Princess and the Frog, Invictus and The Lovely Bones can make the grade.
Neil Miller
Scott Beggs
Rob Hunter
Kate Erbland
Christopher Campbell


text:
Most of current storage technologies rely on the sequential recording and retrieval of binary data. Such an approach limits the data transfer rate. In holography, en entire page of digital information is recorded in parallel into a single hologram.
Source: InPhase Technologies
Reconstruction of the full page of data is achieved by diffracting a reading optical beam on the hologram recorded in the storage medium.
The massive parallelism of holographic techniques enables high data transfer rates that are difficult to achieve with traditional sequential technologies.
A key challenge for this technology has been to find a low cost optical recording medium for the recording and retrieval of holograms. Optical polymers in which thick phase holograms can be written are good candidates. Holographic techniques are well suited for applications that require the processing of large amounts of data.
Home | Research | Technology | Publications | People | Laboratories | Contact Us


text:
- Profile (public view)
- Edit
- Images
- Family Tree
- Changes
- Privacy
- Profile (private view)
Son of
Erastus J. Ford
Elzona E. Littlefield
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Julie E. Williams
— married
in Faulkner, Polk, Arkansas, USA
Father of
Booker L. Ford, Beecher L. Ford, Elzona Ford, John U. Ford, Ola F. Ford, Orbra Ford and Cora M. Ford
This page has been accessed 132 times.
Robert was born in 1870. Robert Ford ... He passed away in 1937.
Searching for someone else?
Do you have a GEDCOM? Login to have every name in your tree searched. It's free (like everything on WikiTree).
DNANo known carriers of Robert's Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA have taken yDNA or mtDNA tests and no close relatives have taken a 23andMe, AncestryDNA, or Family Tree DNA "Family Finder" test.
Have you taken a DNA test for genealogy? Login to add it.
- Login to edit this profile.
- Private Messages: Send a private message to the Profile Manager. (Best when privacy is an issue.)
- Public Comments: Login to post. (Best for messages specifically directed to those editing this profile. Limit 20 per day.)
- Public Q&A: These will appear above and in the Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum. (Best for questions directed to the wider genealogy community.)
There are no public comments yet.


text:
Ideas for entertaining with style and ease. Party and get together ideas for the hostess with the mostess...more
By MyInvites, 19 Mar 2010
It's Bandaged Bear Day in NSW and the ACT this Friday 26 March, so be sure to support the cause by buying a cute bear, notepad, pen or hacky sack. You can also make your contribution to The Children's Hospital at Westmead by hosting a fundraising party during March - how about having your own teddy bears picnic?
If you're looking for something a little more interesting than traditional gift wrapping paper to wrap your gifts, here's a list of 10 fantastic gift wrapping ideas that will really make your presents stand out. Enjoy!
Thousands of events have been planned this year using myinvites.com.au – baby showers, hen's parties, engagements and weddings, birthday and children's parties! Here are the most popular invite designs of 2011…
Need some inspiration for an upcoming celebration? Here are the top 10 articles we published this year:
As a host of many social events, it's always such an unexpected delight when a guest surprises you with a thank you gift. A small host gift is the perfect 'thank you' for the effort we all know goes into hosting a great party or event.


text:
Iran Fires 14 Missiles in 2nd Day of War Games
June 30, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Parisa Hafezi
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran's Revolutionary Guards tested 14 missiles on Tuesday, the second day of war games intended as a show of strength toward the Islamic Republic's enemies Israel and the United States.
The Iranian-made surface-to-surface missiles, with a maximum range of 2,000 km (1,250 miles), were fired simultaneously at a single target, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace division, emphasized Iran's preparedness to strike Israel and U.S. interests in the event of any attack on the Islamic Republic.
"The range of our missiles has been designed based on American bases in the region as well as the Zionist regime," Hajizadeh told the semi-official Fars news agency.
The United States and Israel have said they do not rule out military strikes on Iran if diplomatic means fail to stop it developing nuclear weapons. Tehran says its nuclear program is geared to producing electricity, not atom bombs.
IRNA said the Guards fired nine Zelzal missiles, two Shahab-1s, two Shahab-2s and one upgraded Shahab-3 missile. Iranian officials have previously announced that the Shahab 3 can reach targets up to 2,000 km away, putting Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf within reach.
A long-time enemy of the United States, Iran has been emboldened by what it perceives as U.S. military defeats in neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan. Both countries are still home to large U.S. troop numbers and Washington has other bases in the Gulf that Iran could choose to target.
"The Americans have reduced our labors," Hajizadeh told Fars. "Their military bases in the region are in a range of 130, 250 and maximum 700 km in Afghanistan which we can hit with these missiles."
Hossein Salami, deputy commander of the Guards, said: "We still have our fingers on the trigger, but the number of the triggers have increased."
The "Great Prophet 6" war games, to be carried out on land and sea, are a "message of peace and friendship to countries of the region," Hajizadeh said on Monday.
Asked whether Iranian missiles were a threat to Europe, Hajizadeh told IRNA that while Iran had the technological capacity to build longer-range missiles, the 2,000-km range had been chosen precisely with Israel and U.S. bases in mind.
"Except America and the Zionist regime, we do not feel a threat from any other country," he said.
The Guards also unveiled new underground ballistic missile silos which they said would reduce launch times as missiles would not need to be moved prior to being launched.
"The silos are a part of the swift reaction unit of the missile brigade, missiles are stored vertically, ready to be launched against pre-determined targets," Fars quoted Hajizadeh as saying.
Endorsing the Islamic state's military might, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Iran's military capability was for purely defensive purposes but is happy if its show of strength rattles the West.
"The westerners' concern is a source of delight for us, because we will not allow any country to have a greedy approach toward our country's interests and territorial integrity," Mehmanparast said.
"If all the regional states had the highest defensive capability the Zionist regime would have never allowed itself to carry out an act of aggression."
Mehmanparast also urged Russia to make good on a delivery of S-300 missiles to Iran.
"This missile system is for defensive purposes, therefore, it is not included in the illegal sanctions … We are expecting Russia to follow up the bilateral commitments more seriously."
Moscow unilaterally suspended the delivery of the S-300s after the United States and Israel expressed concern that Iran could use the S-300s to shield its nuclear facilities which they suspect are part of an atomic bomb program.
Iran is at loggerheads with major powers over its escalating uranium enrichment work, which the West suspects may be intended to ultimately yield atomic bomb. Tehran denies this, saying its is refining uranium only for electricity.
Iran Blames US Agents for Scientist's Murder
January 14, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Fredrik Dahl
TEHRAN (Reuters) – A remote-controlled bomb killed a Tehran University scientist on Tuesday, official media reported, in an attack Iran blamed on the United States and Israel.
Iranian officials and state media described professor Massoud Ali-Mohammadi as a nuclear scientist, and Iran's cabinet said agents of the United States were behind his murder.
A State Department official in Washington said charges of U.S. involvement were absurd.
Western sources said Ali-Mohammadi, a physics professor, worked closely with Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi and Fereydoun Abbassi-Davani, both subject to U.N. sanctions because of their work on suspected nuclear weapons development.
The U.N. nuclear agency is investigating Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran says is for generating electricity and not for building nuclear bombs as the West suspects.
Ali Shirzadian, a spokesman for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, said Ali-Mohammadi, 50, had not played a role in the activities of the organization, which is at the center of the disputed nuclear program.
Shahram Amiri, a university researcher working for the atomic body, disappeared during a pilgrimage to Mecca in June, three months before Iran disclosed the existence of its second uranium enrichment site near the city of Qom. In December, Tehran accused Saudi Arabia of handing Amiri over to the United States.
"America's spying and intelligence agents from one side abduct some Iranian citizens … and on the other side their treacherous agents kill an Iranian citizen inside the country," an Iranian cabinet statement said, reported by the semi-official Fars news agency.
A list of Ali-Mohammadi's publications on Tehran University's website suggested his specialism was theoretical particle physics, not nuclear energy, a Western physics professor said.
The bombing — a rare attack in the Iranian capital — occurred at a time of heightened tension in the Islamic Republic seven months after a disputed presidential election plunged the oil producer into turmoil.
It also coincided with a sensitive juncture in Iran's row with the West over its nuclear ambitions, with global powers expected to meet in New York on Saturday to discuss possible new sanctions on Tehran over its refusal to halt its atomic work.
Earlier, Iran's Foreign Ministry blamed Israel and the United States.
"Signs of the triangle of wickedness by the Zionist regime (Israel), America and their hired agents, are visible in the terrorist act," it said.
"Such terrorist acts and the apparent elimination of the country's nuclear scientists will definitely not obstruct scientific and technological processes," it said.
White House spokesman Bill Burton said the accusations were absurd. A senior Israeli official said Ali-Mohammadi was not known to have been a significant figure in any military nuclear program.
English-language Press TV said Ali-Mohammadi was killed in a northern part of the capital by a booby-trapped motorcycle as he was leaving his home. It showed footage of blood stains, broken glass and other debris at the scene, with what appeared to be the dead man in a body bag taken away on a stretcher.
Fars said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had ordered the intelligence and security services to use all their capabilities to find those behind the killing.
State broadcaster IRIB described al-Mohammadi as a "committed and revolutionary" professor, suggesting he backed Ahmadinejad's government. Fars quoted one of his students as saying he had worked with the elite Revolutionary Guards until 2003.
But an opposition website, Jaras, said he was an opposition supporter whose name was among hundreds of academics who issued a statement in favor of moderate candidate Mirhossein Mousavi during the campaign for last June's election.
Even if he had worked on Iran's nuclear program, analysts doubted his death could set back Tehran's aspirations.
"I have no reason to think that this is part of an Israeli or American strategy to deprive Iran of the brains of the enrichment process," said Mark Fitzpatrick, chief proliferation analyst at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies. "There are by now too many scientists and engineers with the requisite expertise".
STRATFOR, a global intelligence firm, said Ali-Mohammadi was unlikely to have been a key figure in nuclear activities since his publishing record pointed to purely academic research.
"The relatively high visibility and volume of work in academia suggests that Ali-Mohammadi's role, if any, in the nuclear program was not very significant," STRATFOR said in an analysis. "Critical scientists involved in nuclear weapons programs usually are sequestered carefully and provided more security than Ali-Mohammadi was given."
Fars quoted a foreign-based group, the Iran Monarchy Association, as claiming responsibility for Tuesday's bombing. It did not say how it obtained the statement.
Iran has been convulsed by its most serious domestic unrest since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 as protests by opposition supporters against the election result have turned violent. Authorities deny opposition allegations that voting was rigged.
(Additional reporting by Mark Heinrich in Vienna; Editing by Janet Lawrence and Mark Trevelyan)
Official: Iran to "Blow up Heart" of Israel if Attacked
October 22, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran would "blow up the heart" of Israel if it was attacked by the Jewish state or the United States, a Revolutionary Guards official was quoted Friday as saying.
"Even if one American or Zionist missile hits our country, before the dust settles, Iranian missiles will blow up the heart of Israel," Mojtaba Zolnour said, according to IRNA news agency.
Zolnour is a deputy representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the elite Guards force. Iranian officials have previously said Tehran would retaliate in event of an Israeli or U.S. attack.
Earlier this year, a senior commander said Iranian missiles could reach Israeli nuclear sites. Israel is believed to be the only nuclear-armed Middle East state.
Israel has not ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to end a dispute over Iran's nuclear ambitions, echoing U.S. policy, although Washington is engaged in a drive to resolve the issue through direct talks with Tehran.
The West suspects the Islamic state is covertly seeking to develop nuclear weapons, which Iran denies.
"The Zionist regime and the United States cannot risk attacking Iran," Zolnour said in the holy Shi'ite city of Qom on Thursday, citing Iranian military and technological advances, IRNA reported. Iran refers to Israel as the "Zionist regime."
At talks in Geneva on October 1, Iran agreed with six world powers — the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany — to give U.N. experts access to a newly-disclosed uranium enrichment plant south of Tehran.
Iran and Western powers described talks as constructive and a step forward. However, underlying tension was highlighted before the meeting when Iran test-fired missiles with ranges that could put Israel and regional U.S. bases within reach.
The Geneva talks are expected to win Iran a reprieve from tougher U.N. sanctions, although Western powers are likely to be wary of any attempt by Tehran to buy time to develop its nuclear program.
Senior cleric Ahmad Khatami, leading Friday prayers in Tehran, said the meeting represented a "victory" for Iran.
"The Geneva conference was a very successful one and amounted to a victory for the Islamic Republic," he told worshippers.
"Up until the conference they were constantly talking about sanctions and suspension, but when the conference was held there was no talk of either sanctions or suspension," he said.
Six Reasons Why Iran
July 9, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Cannot Be Explained in a Twitter Feed
New America Media, News Analysis, Jalal Ghazi
A policeman stands guard in front of the British embassy during an anti-Britain protest gathering in Tehran, April 1, 2007. Picture taken April 1, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/Files |
The world's attention is on Iran. But the rhetoric of reformists vs. conservatives and students vs. mullahs cannot capture the complexity of what is happening on the streets of Tehran. Here are six reasons why the situation in Iran cannot be reduced to simplistic headlines or Twitter feeds.
First, the post-election crisis in Iran is not only a reflection of divisions between conservatives and reformers. Perhaps more importantly, it has brought divisions within the conservatives to the forefront.
"It is true that most of the armed forces, especially the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij, support the Supreme Leader and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but the decision making in Iran is not exclusive to these two men," said human rights activist Ghanim Jawad on the London-based (ANB-TV) Arab News Broadcast. He pointed to a "vertical division," not only within the government but also within the society.
Ghanim added, "This vertical division is more dangerous to the Islamic revolution than the eight years of war between Iran and Iraq." That war, he said, united Iranian society. Now Iranian society is split and there are divisions within the Expediency Council, the Guardian Council, the parliament and the Assembly of Experts -– all important decision-making institutions.
Most significantly, he added, the religious authority in the holy city of Qom is also divided.
Second, the disputed election results provided the spark that ignited the street demonstrations, but there were many other important reasons that pushed hundreds of thousands of Iranians into the streets.
The widely read journalist Fahmi Huwaidi wrote on Al Jazeera.net that "one must acknowledge that this is the first time since the Islamic revolution that people held such large demonstrations to express their anger toward the regime and the supreme leader."
Huwaidi added, "It is hard to categorize all protesters under one title, but all have anger as a common denominator." There is anger over the election results, lack of individual freedoms, tense relations with the West, high unemployment and inflation, government support of Hezbollah and Hamas, and lack of rights for Arab, Kurdish and Sunni minorities.
Third, presidential candidate Mir Hussein Mousavi has become the symbolic leader of the reformist movement, but that does not mean that he is the one who created this movement.
During his election campaign he was accompanied by former President Muhammad Khatami everywhere he went because Mousavi was not a good public speaker, wrote Huwaidi.
Many Iranians also question his alliance with pragmatic conservatives who are suspected of corruption, such as the head of the Expediency Council, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Arab author Azmi Bishara wrote on Al Jazeera.net that "corrupt conservatives within the regime such as Rafsanjani rely on reformists such as Mousavi and Khatami as a way to renew their appeal, weaken the Supreme Leader, promote a more pragmatic policy and create better relations with the West." Bishara, however, warned that the pragmatic conservatives may temporarily agree to reforms, but reverse their position once they are in power.
Fourth, the street demonstrations are not necessarily an indication that Iran is an oppressive government or less democratic than neighboring Arab states.
"The position taken by the Iranian society toward claims of discrepancies in the elections is much better than the position of Arab societies toward similar claims," wrote Huwaidi. Iranians at least protested on the streets and clashed with police and security forces for 10 days. Arab populations have now accepted election fraud as a fact of life and given up on trying to change it, wrote Huwaidi.
Political writer Ahmad Asfahani told ANB that he was impressed by the "vigorous Iranian society" that gave birth to three populist revolutions in less than 60 years: the uprising that followed the overthrow of Iranian Premier Mohammad Mossadeq in 1953, the Islamic revolution in 1979, and now, the 2009 street demonstrations.
Fifth, not all of the 20 people who were killed during the demonstrations were protesters. According to Ghanim, at least eight security force members were also killed. This shows that the security forces were not the only side that used violence.
Ghanim told ANB that in this situation it is hard to control either side. He added that this raised questions about who really killed the young Iranian woman Neda Agha-Soltan who became a symbol for the street demonstrations. Ghanem said that it is possible that she was killed by "some groups who wanted to escalate the situation."
Sixth, the strong divisions within the major governing institutions in Iran show that the Iranian system is more similar to the American system than Arab regimes, whether they are ruled by presidents or monarchs. For example, the strong criticism that the Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has made against the interior ministry as well as the criticism by Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri in Qom of the Guardian Council shows that Iran has its own system of checks and balances which does not exist in most Arab countries. This also was evident in the televised debates in which Ahmadinejad made strong accusations against senior Iranian officials, including Rafsanjani.
The Iranian system has many discrepancies but the same can be said about the American system. Bishara wrote that the differences between the Republicans and Democrats in the United States are not much bigger than the differences between the conservatives and reformists in Iran. There seems to be no fundamental change in many respects. Iranian mullahs have used their positions to become very wealthy, much as American corporations have used lobbyists to pass laws in Congress that benefit them.
The real question is how Iran will emerge from all of this. If it comes out more powerful, it will be a vindication of the political process in Iran and proof that its system works better than those of its Arab neighbors. That is what really makes Arab countries nervous.
Iran: Rafsanjani Poised to Outflank Supreme Leader Khamenei
June 27, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani shown here voting with reform leader former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami. (Photo: Amir Kholoosi / ISNA) |
Looking past their fiery rhetoric and apparent determination to cling to power using all available means, Iran's hardliners are not a confident bunch. While hardliners still believe they possess enough force to stifle popular protests, they are worried that they are losing a behind-the-scenes battle within Iran's religious establishment.
A source familiar with the thinking of decision-makers in state agencies that have strong ties to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said there is a sense among hardliners that a shoe is about to drop. Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani – Iran's savviest political operator and an arch-enemy of Ayatollah Khamenei's – has kept out of the public spotlight since the rigged June 12 presidential election triggered the political crisis. The widespread belief is that Rafsanjani has been in the holy city of Qom, working to assemble a religious and political coalition to topple the supreme leader and Pres. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
"There is great apprehension among people in the supreme leader's [camp] about what Rafsanjani may pull," said a source in Tehran who is familiar with hardliner thinking. "They [the supreme leader and his supporters] are much more concerned about Rafsanjani than the mass movement on the streets."
Ayatollah Khamenei now has a very big image problem among influential Shi'a clergymen. Over the course of the political crisis, stretching back to the days leading up to the election, Rafsanjani has succeeded in knocking the supreme leader off his pedestal by revealing Ayatollah Khamenei to be a political partisan rather than an above-the-fray spiritual leader. In other words, the supreme leader has become a divider, not a uniter.
Now that Ayatollah Khamenei has become inexorably connected to Ahmadinejad's power grab, many clerics are coming around to the idea that the current system needs to be changed. Among those who are now believed to be arrayed against Ayatollah Khamenei is Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the top Shi'a cleric in neighboring Iraq. Rafsanjani is known to have met with Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani's representative in Iran, Javad Shahrestani.
A reformist website, Rooyeh, reported that Rafsanjani already had the support of nearly a majority of the Assembly of Experts, a body that constitutionally has the power to remove Ayatollah Khamenei. The report also indicated that Rafsanjani's lobbying efforts were continuing to bring more clerics over to his side. Rafsanjani's aim, the website added, is the establishment of a leadership council, comprising of three or more top religious leaders, to replace the institution of supreme leader. Shortly after it posted the report on Rafsanjani's efforts to establish a new collective leadership, government officials pulled the plug on Rooyeh.
Meanwhile, the Al-Arabiya satellite television news channel reported that a "high-ranking" source in Qom confirmed that Rafsanjani has garnered enough support to remove Ayatollah Khamenei, but an announcement is being delayed amid differences on what or who should replace the supreme leader. Some top clerics reportedly want to maintain the post of supreme leader, albeit with someone other than Ayatollah Khamenei occupying the post, while others support the collective leadership approach.
To a certain degree, hardliners now find themselves caught in a cycle of doom: they must crack down on protesters if they are to have any chance of retaining power, but doing so only causes more and more clerics to align against them.
Security forces broke up a small street protest on June 22 involving roughly a thousand demonstrators who had gathered to mourn the victims of the government crackdown two days before. Also on June 22, a statement issued in the name of the Revolutionary Guards demanded that protesters immediately stop "sabotage and rioting activities," and threatened to unleash "revolutionary confrontation" against anyone who took to the streets.
Such a showdown could come later this week. One of the country's highest-ranking clerics, Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri has declared three days of mourning for those who have died in street protests. Grand Ayatollah Montazeri's declaration could bring thousands of Tehran residents back out into the streets starting on June 24.
Meanwhile, the Guardian Council, an unelected state body with election oversight responsibilities, announced June 21 that it had found numerous irregularities connected with the June 12 presidential vote. A council spokesman, for example, admitted that the number of votes cast in 50 cities throughout the country exceeded the number of registered voters in those locations. The Guardian Council indicated that there may be as many as 3 million suspect ballots, but stressed the suspected cases of fraud were not such that it could have influenced the outcome of the vote. [For background see the Eurasia Insight archive]. Ayatollah Khamenei has repeatedly characterized the election as a "divine assessment" of Ahmadinejad's popularity.
An election analysis released by the London-based Chatham House appeared to confirm that the official results, in which Ahmadinejad was said to have won with nearly two-thirds of the vote, could only have been achieved with massive vote-rigging. The report was based on voting patterns from previous national elections, and on a 2006 census.
"In a third of all provinces, the official results would require that Ahmadinejad took not only all former conservative voters, all centrist voters and all new voters, but also up to 44% of former reformist voters, despite a decade of conflict between these two groups," said the report, which was prepared with the help of the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of St. Andrews. The report also used statistical arguments to dispute the notion that Ahmadinejad was popular in rural areas of Iran. "That the countryside always votes conservative is a myth," the report said.


text:
Location: Camp M. K. Brown is located near Wheeler, Texas on FM 3182. Camp MK Brown is operated by the Golden Spread Council. Facilities: Camp MKB has a small lake, dining hall, showers, bathrooms, Rifle and Shotgun Ranges, Canoes/Rowboats, Fishing area, Administration building, Nature area, and Amphitheater. Activities: Camp MKB is used primarily for Boy Scout Summer Camping but is also used for Day Camps and Council activities. Scouting units use Camp MKB as an overnight stay on the way to Philmont Scout Ranch which is only about five and a half hours away. Any Scouting group or other group may use Camp MKB for overnight accommodations. Tents are not provided and there is no water in any campsite from mid October through mid April. Contact: Please visit or call the Scout Office to arrange your stay at Camp MK Brown at 806-358-6500 or www.goldenspread.org |
Where To Go Camping > 08 Scout Camps >


text:
The Students at a Los Angeles Community College applying for and receiving financial aid have a right to the following:
Students have the right to challenge or appeal their financial aid award or any other decision of the Financial Aid Office pertaining to them which does not fall under the jurisdiction of federal or state regulations. The right includes answers to questions, explanations of policies and decisions, and requests for consideration.
Student must take responsibility for:


text:
More stirring responses from chefs we interviewed in 2013
Over the past year, Lori Midson asked chefs, cooks and pastry experts across the metro area to spill their secrets in her weekly Chef and Tell feature. Yesterday we shared some of our favorite responses from those fifty interviews; here's a second helping.Lori Midson Marty Steinke of Linger.
See also: Stirring responses from some of the chefs we interviewed in 2013
Marty Steinke of Linger on finding good cooks: "The talent pool in Denver is so overrated. We have some really amazing cooks, but we have some really, really crappy cooks, too. The average cook in Denver is pretty weak sauce; everyone is so eager to move up the ranks and become the chef. I wish the cooks in Denver spent more time in the trenches making mistakes. Not enough cooks put the time and effort in to develop basic knowledge and skills. I can appreciate these new culinary schools, but they give cooks a giant sense of false confidence. It takes years to be good in this industry."
Steve Ells of Chipotle on sustainable farming: "I think the future is bright, although there are many challenges that we're facing right now and will continue to face as we move forward. What's heartening is seeing some of the best minds in this country focusing on food issues, especially in the context of sustainability. The fact that young people are questioning agricultural and environmental practices makes me hopeful about the future."
Lori Midson Kelly Whitaker of Basta
Kelly Whitaker of Basta and the forthcoming Cart-Driver on his biggest pet peeve: "The movement to do everything in-house. When did we stop being the cook and start being the butcher, farmer, charcuterie maker and fishmonger? While we're breaking down whole animals, who's seasoning and cooking the food? Not that it can't be done -- and not that it can't produce incredible results -- but you need a separate payroll dedicated to doing it, or something or someone more important is going to suffer."
Lori Midson Tommy Lee of Uncle
Tommy Lee of Uncle on the food trend he'd like to bury: "Yelp. For the most part, it's an uncontrolled platform for people who want to complain. If you have a complaint, tell the restaurant about it while you're there. That said, I think most people use Yelp for restaurant contact information rather than determining where to actually eat. When I go out to eat, I base my decisions on where my friends suggest I go or what I read on the food blogs that I respect."
Location Info
Sponsor Content


text:
Watch the following video for information on how to use our online catalog to find books in the library. (Note, the video was created when the library's home page looked slightly different. In terms of how the catalog works, though, it's the same).
How to find books on the shelf


text:
Your cart is empty!
Suplena with carb steady liquid better kidney function - 8 Oz, 24 Ea
Our Price:$71.51
Duocal Super Soluble Unflavored Powder, high calorie, protein-free - 400 gm Tins
Our Price:$29.44
Pediasure Peptide 1.0 cal vanilla bottle 8 oz, 24 ea
Our Price:$160.14
Neocate junior formula powder, unflavored, hypoallergenic - 400 gm
Our Price:$41.30
Similac sensitive for fussiness and gas with iron, infant formula and lactose free powder - 12.6 oz
Our Price:$19.97
Product descriptions and images presented on the site are for representational use only and do not constitute or substitute for medical information from your health care or medical professional. Information on this site is provided for informational purposes only. You should read carefully all on correct product packaging and follow the instructions. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly contact your health care provider. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements on this site have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease and may be for commercial. Image shown for reference only. Actual item you recieve may differ from shown.


text:
The classic, vintage look of our Epic ball cap gives you
instant outdoor veteran status. Durable cotton canvas,
pre-washed distressed fabric and leather backstrap
adjustment make the Epic a faithful companion for all of
your outside missions.
• 100% cotton canvas
• Pre-washed, distressed fabric for vintage look
• Leather backstrap adjustment
• Classic Merrell® "Wear Them Out" tagline logo
• 80g. (2.8 oz.)
One Size


text:
SEATTLE – Attorney General Bob Ferguson has secured full restitution for consumers who lost money doing business with the now defunct Gill's Furniture, a retail store formerly located in Tacoma, Washington.
Under an agreement filed Thursday in Pierce County Superior Court, Loren Gill, former owner of Gill's Furniture, must pay full restitution to consumers who paid for furniture that Gill's never delivered. His brother, Joeseph, who now owns MFC Furniture, a furniture store in the same location as Gill's, also signed an agreement to follow the state's consumer protection laws.
"This action demonstrates to businesses and consumers alike: The Attorney General's Office will take action when businesses don't play by the rules," Ferguson said.
The Attorney General's Office sued the company after receiving a flood of complaints from people who ordered and paid for merchandise from Gill's Furniture, mostly between July and December 2011, then never received their orders.
Consumers said they were continuously misled about the status of their orders and delivery dates, and when their furniture never arrived, they were refused refunds. Many consumers also claim their inquiries with the brothers were met with belligerence, and some even reported being threatened by the Gills.
Business records indicate Gill's Furniture ceased operating on or around December 31, 2011. MFC Furniture, owned by Joeseph Gill, now operates at the same location.
Under the terms of the agreement, Loren Gill will pay a total of $44,368.42 to the Attorney General's Office. The payment will be used first to pay restitution to consumers who never received furniture that they paid for, then to cover attorneys' fees and costs in investigating the matter. Loren Gill is also liable for another $94,000, suspended upon his compliance with the agreement.
Joeseph Gill also signed an agreement promising not to violate the state's consumer protection act or engage in any unfair or deceptive practices. He is liable for a $25,000 payment suspended as long as he complies with the agreement.
— 30—
Contact: • Janelle Guthrie, Attorney General's Office, (360) 586-0725


text:
It is a worrying time for Londoners, who have seen a riot in Tottenham escalate to widespread unrest across the city and beyond within 72 hours: looting, attacks on police, the burning of cars, businesses and residential properties. We are more used to seeing burnt out cars on our TV screens on the streets of Baghdad, Mogadishu or Karachi than we are in London. So it's a deep humiliation for the UK which is a country without the depth of problems affecting those other places mentioned. It is hardly surprising that people are speculating about the causes of this unrest and outbreak of criminality.
The rapidly infectious nature of this gross unrest suggests it is not simply related to the shooting by police of a suspect last Thursday.
It will be days or weeks before the inquiries are set up, and months or years before they report their findings. Until then, people will speculate as to the causes. Whether or not Mark Duggan was killed by police because he was an imminent threat to anyone, may or may not emerge. Whether or not the peaceful protest was mishandled by the police will be a matter of opinion. Similarly, legitimate questions will be asked about the closure of youth clubs and youth projects in response to the government's debt situation; and the levels of youth unemployment. Are these rioting youths, who will likely pay heavily for their crimes if they are caught on CCTV, victims of the bankers? Maybe, or maybe not. Many will doubtless speculate on these things.
But whatever the speculation, the images will make middle England think long and hard about how detached they are from the section of society that is engaged in criminal violence. The statements of politicians, that such violence is 'unacceptable', look at best a statement of the obvious, and at worst a proof that they had no idea that things were this bad in their own country. Just as with Anders Behrling Breivik, and Lehman Brothers and Northern Rock, they had NO IDEA it was coming.
At this juncture, I would hope to provoke people to think on a few other matters:
1. Almost all talk about social cohesion in the past 10 years has settled on the Muslim community, and how little they have assimilated in to society – to the exclusion of all other problems. I addressed this to some extent some months ago in an article titled: "One Nation? The Confusion of identity in Fault-Line Britain". Britain, like other western countries, has fault lines based on race, religion, age, and urban liberals versus 'middle Englanders' [not nearly as exaggerated as the liberal – conservative split in the USA, which is characterised by vehement mutual hatred]. The current situation should seriously make us realise how much the rioting youth have in common with the suburban majority watching in horror. This is as large an example of a lack of social cohesion as one could ever expect to see.
This group have been failed by state, society and system for generations; and this neglect has been exaggerated by politicians and some commentators manufacturing the case that the Muslim community is the obstacle to social harmony in society. Those who deflected all attention on Muslims rather than dealing with the real social cohesion issues must share some of the blame for what is happening today.
2. Whenever people address anti-social behaviour and growing lack of respect in society [and what we are seeing is the same thing, but on a colossal scale] they do not seriously address why these attitudes have worsened over decades.
The discussion usually stops at how the capitalist system encouraged inequalities. Some will realise that the credit crunch has come home to bite, and the cracks in 'Broken Britain' have been exposed.
But very rarely do we have an honest discussion on how liberal values have contributed to the breakdown of family life; and how the breakdown of families has contributed to a couple of generations of young people becoming disconnected from ethical and moral values that their grandparents collectively held in the post war period.
Very rarely do we see an analysis of how the capitalist system contributed to this breakdown of family life, as people had to prioritise work, and the pursuit of money, over the ties of family and community. Though they may sometimes honestly appraise how capitalism encouraged rampant individualism, such that people think of themselves and not others, they do not really consider how that has manifested from the banker to the looter, both who apparently only recognise their own sense of self-entitlement. They do not consider that a society that feels free to insult and disrespect the sacred, will eventually and inevitably disrespect itself.
Much has been said about Britain's 'Broken Society'. But solutions have been around reforming the benefits system, trying to encourage people back to work and off benefits – as if this is the sole cause of the problem. Commentators will blame the individuals – the absent fathers, the single mothers – but never the system that institutionalised these problems over generations.
The issues of the capitalist system: the values of individualism, lack of respect and absence of any sense of ultimate accountability – these are too fundamental and deeply troubling for policy makers in the west to address.
But unless someone raises these questions, and forces society to look at its own weaknesses, there is no hope that it will come to any sense of understanding as to why hundreds of its young people will go to prison, having harmed properties and lives, for no reason except frustration, exclusion and in a few disturbing cases, because they actually enjoyed it!
In such an environment there is little wonder that Muslims will work hard to preserve values of family, community, and consciousness of their Creator in their homes, despite hostility from those who hold animosity to Islam, and would prefer to see them adopt British values.
Dr. Abdul Wahid is a regular contributor to New Civilisation. He is currently the Chairman of the UK-Executive Committee of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain. Other Articles by this Author can be found here
Related Articles
About Author
(6) Readers Comments
Another beautifully written aritcle. You should send these articles to the NYTimes ans WSJ opinion columns signed as the Chairman of the UK Exec Committee of the Hizb. The points are sophisticated and nuanced, and are undeinable. It could spark intelligent dialog and further aid the dawah.
I will break from the group think of anti-capitalist pro-Islamists.
You have assumed in your article that looting, robbing youth in Britain were neglected by the state. This assumption creates a causal link between the two. This is a fallacy. Young people will go out and rob shops when law and order breaks down. This happened in the heart of the Muslim world, in Basra, Baghdad and other Iraqi cities. Not to mention parts of Cairo recently. Whatever the cause, the idea that they were neglected by the state is completely unsubstantiated and in fact the kind of liberal assumption made by the movement that has entrenched Britain's soft on crime attitude.
As for capitalism. You insult yourself and the rest of us by decrying this as evidence of capitalism malfunctioning. Much like me pointing to Fatamid murders of Christians to say that this says something about Islam. Last time I checked, apart from 2 countries or so, capitalism extends uninterrupted from any one part of the globe to the next. So, is this looting the norm or the exception Dr Waheed?
Where are the looters in… Norway? France? Germany? China? Russia? Australia? the United States?? Or in fact, where are they at all??
You should be ashamed of trying to develop cheap ideological points from reckless thugs going on the rampage. Thugs that could exist, and do exist, in any society on earth.
Thanks to 'Samper Jahn' for the comment.
I'm afraid you seem to be suffering from a different kind of 'group think' making assumptions that I did not make.
But I'll tell you where I agree with you, and disagree with you.
I agree that "Young people will go out and rob shops when law and order breaks down" anywhere in the world.
BUT that is NOT what happened here in the UK. There was no situation comparable to one where people looted shops for food, because society was functioning normally. The key institutions – state, police etc – all existed as they are supposed to – unlike post invasion Iraq, Afghanistan, or sadly degenerating Pakistan. Cairo, at the peak of the uprising, saw the withdrawal of the police –who were then sent out as thugs, as a calculated move by the Mubarak regime so as to make people fearful of the breakdown of law and order – and people responded by organising in communities to help each other. The same thing happened in 'freed' Libya.
I DO believe the British state has neglected its disaffected underclass for years – and most states could be said to be guilty of this to some extent or other.
BUT Capitalist states believe in a 'small' state, where people should be left to fend for themselves and thrive as much as possible – and then fail to help those who do not thrive.
Britain's underclass maybe smaller than Zimbabwe's or South Africa's. But Britain has a hit a historic record in terms of the gap between rich and poor. The 'poor' maybe richer than they were 100 years ago, or richer than the poor elsewhere in the world, but don't pretend that they don't feel a sense of injustice. Other places where the state fails to do this, families and communities help each other – but capitalism has destroyed family life and communities in many places.
None of this excuses rioting – just explains why I think capitalism has to answer for creating an environment where reckless, mindless thuggery like this can occur.
My central argument about Capitalism is that because of a) Its economic system and b) the societal values it encourages – it will more likely produce situations as we have seen this week.
These are the same arguments made in the press in the UK this week. BUT the "liberal left" see it almost exclusively through the lens of the economic system causing social breakdown, and the "Tory right" see it almost exclusively through the lens of liberal values being the cause.
They are both part of the cause – and I stand by that. Moreover, my article did not pretend to be an analysis of all the causes.
That does not mean other places, where capitalism is not the system, are immune from such behaviour – they are not. But states and systems exist to reduce harm and conflict and promote a secure harmonious environment. The USA, France, Norway, Germany, Greece etc may not have mindless rioting today, but have other problems – despite historic levels of wealth production over decades.
MANY of their citizens do not have a secure harmonious environment. They are only one pay cheque away from the street and are very fearful of their futures.
If you compare the demonstrations in the Arab countries they have been largely peaceful with rioting being the exception, despite the people being under far greater provocation. -
salaam aleikum,
article in the Guardian, which makes many of the same points, and goes even further in some other areas:
These Riots Reflect a Society Run on Greed and Looting:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/10/riots-reflect-society-run-greed-lootingand I would further agree with the above comment, to ask that this be sent to American media, as all the conditions which led to this — huge and growing disparities in income/wealth gaps, gutting of social services for austerity, and destruction of all moral/family values in the name of consumerism — are even more exaggerated in America than they are in the UK. What the militias and KKK could do in the U.S. would make the London riots look like a joke in comparison.
I find your line of argument quite childish, to say the least. While Dr Waheed attacks the values that capitalism brings about, you tried to bring Islam into the picture. Nowhere was it mentioned about the values of any religion in the article by Dr Waheed. What is this capitalism? Something like a religion which is so holy that it must be defended at all cost by people like you?
While you accuse Dr Waheed make an assumption that the British yobs were neglected by the state, you are also assuming that Dr Waheed's assumption is flawed. In fact you were wrong. He pointed at the state, the society and the system!
A cursory look at the commentaries after the riots in many dailies blame the government and the societies (but not the system as they can't think out of the system). The welfare state was mentioned. The cutting of budget for some youth activites/places were mentioned. The judiciary was mentioned. A society that protects the criminal more than the victims- all were mentioned. All these were overlooked. The effects of having such values in the state and society were all neglected. All these sounds like negligence to me by everyone on certain quarters of the society.
This is not being apologetic to the youth mobs. A crime is a crime. What Dr Waheed is trying to do, as I understand it, is that there is a link between the values we hold as a society to the behaviour of the looters. The commentaries could not see this link. neither could you Mr Jahn.
Looters in the West? You certainly haven't heard of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. People were so hungry that they started looting TV's and stereos !!!. At least they had a hurricane to blame. And they were really hungry and angry. What do the mobs in the UK have to blame?
I was robbed, punched and kicked under streetlight by teenage drunkards 5 years ago and my eye was injured and I suffered a couple of bruises. That case was never solved and was called an ISOLATED incident!
The law and order did not break down a few days ago. It broke down when we think liberal values should be applied to all. What has been happening since a few days ago was just an opportunity that the rioters took to exhibit the ugly sides of the effects of the secular fundamentalist values.


text:
Shigemura K et al. – Naftopidil 75 mg might show a better efficacy for lower urinary tract symptoms with benign prostatic hyperplasia in nocturia frequency than Tam 0.2 mg.
Methods- Seventy-seven patients with LUTS secondary to BPH were enrolled.
- Data were gathered from patients retrospectively: 41 patients who were prescribed Naf 75 mg for 4 weeks and 36 patients who were prescribed Tam 0.2 mg for 4 weeks, respectively.
- The efficacy criteria were improvement in LUTS International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and quality of life (QOL) scores after dosing.
- Naf 75 mg significantly improved symptoms in all 11 categories (overall IPSS, incomplete emptying, voiding symptoms [Intermittency, poor flow and straining], storage symptoms [daytime frequency, urgency and nocturia frequency], QOL index, intermittency, poor flow, straining, daytime frequency, urgency, and nocturia frequency) (P < 0.05).
- Tam 0.2 mg significantly suppressed 10 of the 11 tested symptom categories except straining (P < 0.05).
- Comparison data of the two drugs tended to show Naf 75 mg had better efficacy on nocturia frequency than Tam 0.2 mg (P < 0.05).


text:
The proof is in the pudding..... She has a different dad. She grew up with the family and part of them. But biologically, she does not share the same dad as her older siblings. Too obvious. Nothing wrong with it. It is what it is.
Not many of the people in the pictures are celebrities. I haven't even heard of most of them. Does their mother still tell them how to pose when doing men's magazine shoots?
I wonder what happened to her curls?! On every baby picture I see of her she was really curly hair.
she's really very ugly lol!! she's still ugly!!!
lol she is a Kardashian. The Jenners are Kendall and Kylie
I knew this one she is so cute then and now.
Please stop putting the kardashians in everything we see. They contribute nothing to society or the world of entertainment. They are just spoiled rich kids!
Is there no escape from this Kardashian obsession? Seriously, she is not beautiful. The world has gone mad.
omg never knew
omg she's fucking ugly are u guys retarded
Dude....she is not beautiful!
i seen all da kardashian baby pics i got all of em except kendalls omg khloe ur gorgeous ur face hasnt changed at all "bby face"
So beautiful! Then and now. :)
I can't believe I didn't guess it. The cheeks and the eyes are exactly the same then and now


text:
The Torture Team Comes One Step Closer to Prosecution
In this week's New Yorker, Jane Mayer interviews barrister Philippe Sands about an extraordinary legal development that could lead to high-level prosecutions in connection with America's ill-advised experiments in torture earlier this decade.
A week ago, a Spanish judge opened the door to an investigation of five former Bush administration officials. It was no coincidence that these five men—lawyers all—were the subjects of Sands's book, Torture Team, which presented a compelling case that their advocacy of "extreme" interrogation techniques was a violation of international law. The prosecutor who filed the Spanish complaint against Douglas Feith, John Woo, Alberto Gonzalez, Jay Bybee, and David Addington said of Sands, "His book showed me who the targets were."
The proceedings may be unfolding abroad, but the threat of prosecution is real. As Sands put it, "If I were they, I would think carefully before setting foot outside the United States. They are now, and forever in the future, at risk of arrest. Until this is sorted out, they are in their own legal black hole."
In the May 2008 issue of Vanity Fair, Sands wrote an original article that summarized many of the arguments and conclusions contained in the book. Click here to read it now.


text:
Field House, Room 102
Web: www.gallaudetathletics.com
Gallaudet University's students have a grand tradition of athletic competition, participating in intercollegiate sports since 1883. The Bison athletic department consists of 13 varsity programs and one club team. GU competes in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's track and field along with baseball, softball, and women's volleyball in the North Eastern Athletic Conference. Fall and winter Gallaudet's cheerleading is a club team while Bison football remains in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference.
The Athletics department also offers an intramural sports program including: men's and women's flag football, men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's team handball, men's and women's indoor soccer, men's and women's wall dodgeball, coed wallyball, badminton, chess, ping pong, racquetball, wrestling, and more.


text:
CBS 2 - Search Results
ICCSD Board President Resigns
IOWA CITY, IA (CBS2/FOX28) - The Iowa City Community School Board President resigned late Tuesday night.
In an email to her fellow board members, Sally Hoelscher said she is leaving the board for personal reasons.
Hoelscher was elected to the board in 2011; her term as president wasn't set to expire until next year.
In her email which CBS 2 received from a fellow board member; she says she is resigning effective immediately.
Marla Swesey is the current vice president of the board.
Right now, we don't know what her personal reasons for resigning are. Stay with CBS 2 and we'll keep you updated as more comes in.


text:
Expandable Digital Phone KX-TG6572R 2 Cordless Handsets
Model: KX-TG6572R- Enjoy clearer sound and longer range with DECT 6.0 Plus
- Hear who's calling with advanced Talking Caller ID
- Lower handset power consumption with Intelligent Eco Mode
- Eliminate unwanted calls with Call Block capability
- Red wine color adds a touch of style to any decor
Introducing Panasonic's new color phone in Wine Red to match your style!
Dect 6.0 PLUS
Dect Plus technology takes the superb sound quality and outstanding range of DECT 6.0 phones to a whole new level. By increasing the frequency of error correction up to 80x, the transmission quality is improved and the phone's range is extended. Engineered to work in 1.9GHz frequency, our DECT 6.0 phones won't conflict with common wireless devices such as 2.4GHz routers, wireless keyboards and mice, microwave ovens and other household items. And because it's digital, you'll enjoy long range and clear sound while deterring eavesdropping.
Intelligent Eco Mode
This clever new feature automatically lowers the power consumption when you're using the handset close to the base unit. Not only does it extend the available talk time, it's good for the environment. When less power is used by the handset to communicate with the base unit, battery life is prolonged which results in less frequent charging and can result in fewer batteries in landfills.
Call Block
Store the Caller ID info of any and all unwanted callers into your home's Call Block list so that you can eliminate future pesky calls from them. After their information is stored, they'll get a busy signal if they call you again.
Silent Mode
Now you can program each handset to ring or not at your discretion. For example, before you go to sleep, set the bedside handset to Silent Mode so that it won't ring for the duration of your slumber. In the meantime, the handset in another room is unaffected, and rings as usual.
Smart Wall-Mount
Handsets feature a sleek, low profile base unit with a reversible pedestal. These models are ideal for kitchen use because they do not take up a lot of room on a desk or countertop, and they can be quickly and easily mounted to a wall by using the reverse side of the pedestal.
Non-Slip Handset
Multi-tasking while you are talking on a cordless handset 8211; whether it's jotting down a quick note, pouring a glass of juice or folding a few pieces of laundry is often difficult due to the tendency of the handset to slip as you cradle it on your shoulder. The rubberized grip helps prevent slipping, making it easier and more comfortable to cradle the phone when you want to work with your hands.
Talking Caller ID
Now you don't have to be holding the phone to see who's calling; using text-to-speech technology, the Caller ID information is announced in between rings!
- Expandable up to 6 Handsets
- Up to 4-way Conference Capability
- Ringer ID
- Light-up Indicator with Ringer/Charge Alert
- Call Waiting Caller ID
- Handset Locator
- Handset Intercom
- Digital Answering System
Click on the links below to reveal contact information.


text:
Deadline to sequestration looms; Jobs in San Diego may be affected
Budget cuts to automatically take effect March 1
SAN DIEGO - With massive budget cuts set to automatically take place March 1, many are asking why Congress is not doing something about it.
"I'm as frustrated as you they sent us home," said newly elected Rep. Scott Peters of San Diego's 52nd District.
Peters said Congress is in recess as the budget deadline, known as sequestration, will trim $500 billion in across-the-board cuts unless Congress acts to pass a budget.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff are already on record as saying if there is a crisis, the armed forces may not be able to respond.
Aside from operational and training budgets, jobs are at risk, especially in San Diego, where naval contracts for ship repairs are also at risk.
"There are more than two million jobs at risk across the country, and 225,000 of them are in California," said San Diego Port District Vice Chairman Bob Nelson during a pier-side news conference Monday at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal.
The Navy could cancel maintenance contracts for as many as 30 ships due to sequestration.
Pressed for a solution, Peters said, "There are 85 newly elected representatives; we need to band together to push the leadership to act. We were elected to stop fighting and start fixing."
Small businesses that cater to military contracts are already seeing a slow down.
"The higher ups that issue them are holding back; we're seeing that already," said Jeff Payne with San Diego Protective Coatings and Powder in El Cajon.
Payne said 40 percent of its business is through military contracts.
"It's a highly specialized field, but we'll have to look for business elsewhere if these deep cuts happen," he said.


text:
Sanitary Sewer Leak Causes 50,000 Gal Flow to Dry Gully
Posted: 01/29/2014
CORALVILLE – A sanitary sewer leak reported at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday, caused an unknown amount of wastewater to flow overnight across a residential driveway at 831 Timber Court in Coralville, along the curb, and into a dry gully, north of Interstate 80.
At 8:20 a.m. the source of the leak was determined to be a two-inch air-release pipe on the force main from the Brown Deer lift station. The lift station pumps were shut off, the manhole pumped out and the leak repaired by 10:15 a.m.
The area is being cleaned. People and pets should avoid this area for 48 hours.


text:
Updated: February 27, 2014 6:21AM
Crestwood: Registration for the Crestwood Baseball Association's 2014 season is open to ages 7 to 14 at crestwoodbaseball.com. Information: Meaghan Kingzette at (708) 239-0877.
Southland: Alsip Crunch baseball is looking for players at the 9U and 14U levels for the 2014 season. Information: For 9U, John Charters at (708) 557-3122 or firstname.lastname@example.com. For 14U, Chris Marinec at (708) 466-9576 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Southland: The Midwest Rangers are looking for players who will be 11 or 14 years old next season. The age cutoff is April 30. The full-time travel team plays a competitive schedule including competing in a national World Series. Information: email@example.com or (708) 932-0590.
Southland: The South Side Wooden Bat League is an amateur league spanning Chicago and the suburbs. Open to ages 17 and older, the league seeks teams and players for 2014's season. Information: southsidewoodenbatleague.com.
Southland: The Illinois Defenders' clinic for girls in grades three to five is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays from March 10 to May 19 at Marist High School in Chicago. The sessions will be run by Marist girls coach Mary Pat Connolly. Fee: $299 (includes T-shirt and Amateur Athletic Union card). Information: illinoisdefenders.com.
Frankfort and New Lenox: LW Elite girls basketball seeks girls to complete the fifth-grade team, which focuses on fundamentals with the goal of advancing girls' skills while enjoying the game. Tryouts: Ed Kmak at (708) 772-8813 or email@example.com.
Southland: There are a limited number of openings for girls in grades six to eight for Illinois Defenders' 2014 season. Tryouts will fill the spots. Information: illinoisdefenders.com.
Oak Forest: Registration for the Oak Forest Raiders cheerleaders, open to ages 8 to 13, is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Fees: $100 per child and $75 for an additional child in the same family plus a $25 deposit per family and $50 per child for a raffle. The Raiders also will host a food drive in conjunction with the registration. Information: Roy Pruitt at (708) 297-6653.
Oak Forest: Registration for the Oak Forest Raiders, open to ages 8 to 13, is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Fees: $100 per child and $75 for an additional child in the same family plus a $25 deposit per family and $50 per child for a raffle. The Raiders also host a food drive in conjunction with registration. Information: Roy Pruitt at (708) 297-6653.
Southland: Devine Nutrition's Run to the Pub Training Program is a running group that will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays from Feb. 6 to March 13 at bars in Chicago, Evergreen Park and Oak Forest. Members will go outside for a group run led by experienced running coaches, then return to the bar for a free beer and raffle prizes. Fee: $48 (includes shirt). Information: (708) 612-0876 or signmeup.com/97118.
Items for the Sports Calendar should be emailed before 2 p.m. Tuesdays to firstname.lastname@example.com. Include a contact person and phone number as well as an email address. Also, specify the sport.


text:
But diagnosis is no guarantee of treatment, as Terry Akers discovered. He says he was told he had hepatitis C when his liver enzymes came back "high" two years ago. But he was also told to check back in six months so that his doctor could determine if he had a chronic case. (Eighty-five percent of all hep C cases develop into chronic infections.) Six months later he was put off for another six months; his case wasn't drastic enough to fit the treatment criteria, he was told, and department policy at the time required that liver enzymes be elevated for at least one year before drug therapy would be considered.
In the fall of 1999, after a full year of delay, Akers's case was finally certified as chronic hepatitis C. According to his medical records, the levels of key liver enyzmes had increased significantly during that year. But in the DOC medical staff's opinion, Akers's body was "fighting the infection adequately," and the lab results reflected no need for immediate treatment.
"Medical evidence supports the fact that this is a lifetime disease, with terminal illness from this being very remote," medical officer Orville Neufeld wrote in a memo to Akers. "Statistically, 95 percent of individuals with hepatitis C will die from other natural causes."
Akers filed formal grievances complaining about the lack of treatment, only to discover another catch: The DOC requires that hepatitis C patients complete a year of substance-abuse classes, complete with random drug testing, before being considered for interferon. Akers wondered why no one had told him about the requirement earlier so that he could get started on the classes; he also wondered how he was supposed to get access to such a program within CSP, which only offered much shorter drug-education programs on video.
McGarry says he isn't sure when CSP began to offer the one-year substance-abuse classes; more than a dozen inmates there are now enrolled in them. The classes became a requirement for treatment only a year ago, and other inmates besides Akers have complained of getting a runaround about them at CSP. (Calls to the prison's warden, Gene Atherton, were not returned.) In any event, Akers's condition soon began to defy the cheery assessment the prison's medical professionals had given him.
Last spring his stomach became grossly distended, as if he were carrying a beach ball under his shirt. At first the doctors suspected a bacterial infection, but it was ascites, an accumulation of fluid that is one of the common symptoms of cirrhosis. The veins in his esophagus also became painfully swollen. The DOC's internal medicine specialist said he'd seen worse.
After dinner a couple of months ago, Akers began to vomit blood. A physician's assistant responded to his distress call, looked in his toilet and decided, yep, that was a lot of blood. He was rushed to one hospital, then another, as he continued to throw up "mouthfuls of blood like it was cheap beer," Akers recalls. His esophogeal varices had ruptured in five places, requiring surgery.
Neufeld's statistics aside, researchers estimate that one in five chronic hepatitis C patients will develop cirrhosis. But the process can take ten or twenty years, and McGarry says there's no evidence that earlier treatment with interferon would have any positive result in the most serious cases. Although the DOC's own literature describes interferon as "potentially curative treatment," McGarry is wary of overstating its benefits.
"The disease takes so long to manifest itself, it's difficult to have the medical trials to show the drug treatment is effective," he says. "They've never proven that any of the people who get 'cured' are people who were going to develop hypatic failure or liver cancer otherwise. It's possible that the people who respond well to treatment were going to have a benign course anyway and didn't need treatment."
Now that Akers has developed cirrhosis, the DOC considers him a poor candidate for interferon, a position that's supported by many medical authorities. But Akers has a letter from a private doctor who believes he may still benefit from the drug therapy, and other states, including Kentucky, have considered offering the drugs to cirrhosis patients as well.
Akers says he doesn't have any complaints about his nurses, the physician's assistant or Dr. Neufeld; despite his violent history, they've treated him well, and he understands their hands are tied by department policy. The real issue, he says, is that the DOC treats so few of the people who have hepatitis C. Several of his buddies at CSP scrambled to get into the drug-education classes after they saw what happened to him, but as far as Akers knows, none are receiving interferon yet.
In Colorado prisons, McGarry estimates, around 2,000 hepatitis C patients have cases serious enough to make them candidates for treatment. But because of the various requirements for treatment, including the one-year waiting period, currently there are no more than ten to twenty inmates on interferon, he says.
Even with that small percentage, Colorado still ranks as one of the more progressive states in attacking the problem. Several states offer no treatment programs at all.