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Eco-Pirate's Paul Watson is a renegade on the high seas
Paul Watson has a thick skin, maybe as thick as the hide of a whale, one of the creatures he has spent the better part of three-and-a-half decades protecting.
In any given week, the controversial environmental "bad boy" and "terrorist" probably attracts more insults, accusations, and barbs than Moby Dick absorbed harpoons in its climactic showdown with Captain Ahab. And like the fictional white whale, Watson generally wreaks havoc and survives to go about his business on the world's oceans until the next Ahab comes along to try and sink him again.
But unlike in the iconic American novel by Herman Melville, the megalomaniac in this scenario isn't the obsessed seafarer.
"I would just say that nobody could do what I do unless you had a big ego," Watson tells the Georgia Straight. "It's the only way you can really put it. You have to be arrogant enough to challenge the arrogance of the human race."
It's July 15, and Watson is speaking from the Shetland Islands, off the northeast coast of Scotland. The founder and president of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is on the satellite phone aboard the 59-metre Steve Irwin, Sea Shepherd's flagship vessel in its war against what Watson and his followers deem to be illegal whalers and other despoilers of Earth's oceans.
"We're getting ready to go to the Faroe Islands, about 160 miles north, to intervene against the pilot-whale hunt that takes place there every summer," Watson explains about why he is tied up at a pier in Lerwick harbour.
The reason he is on the phone to the Straight, a paper he used to write for in the 1970s, back when he was a founder of the Greenpeace Foundation (member number 007), is that he is the subject of a new feature documentary, Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson, and he has agreed to do some publicity for its release.
The film, which opens in Vancouver on Friday (July 22), is the result of almost a decade's worth of work by Vancouver director-producer Trish Dolman. Eco-Pirate generated pretty solid buzz in Toronto at this spring's Hot Docs film festival, and Watson, 60, thinks it does a fair job of portraying him and what turned out to be his life's work.
"It's down the middle. Trish has tried to present the side that opposes me and the side that supports me, and I think she did a good job on it."
In the film—which traces Watson's activist roots from his childhood to his first Vancouver-based antinuclear and antiwhaling expeditions in the Pacific Ocean in the early and mid 1970s—Greenpeace International cofounders such as author Rex Weyler and consultant Patrick Moore sound off about Watson, and not always in a generous spirit.
Former comrade-in-arms Moore, in particular, is sharply critical of virtually everything Watson stands for, even going so far as to dredge up resentments that date back to the first seal-hunt protests in Eastern Canada in 1976 and '77, when Watson rankled Moore and other activists with some direct action against hunters on the ice floes. This went contrary to Greenpeace's pacifist policy of solely bearing witness, a reflection of the Quaker influence of Irving and Dorothy Stowe, two of the organization's founders in Vancouver.
"Paul had completely botched the organization of this thing," Moore says of the seal-hunt protests. "It was clear that Paul was out of control."
Soon after, Moore and the Greenpeace board's objections led to Watson leaving the group. (Watson told the Straight in a 1993 cover feature that Moore was actually "pissed off that I wouldn't let him sit next to Brigitte Bardot in the helicopter", after the former sex kitten was brought in to get publicity for the seal campaign.)
Almost immediately thereafter, Watson founded Sea Shepherd. (His dispatches from the first seal-hunt protest campaign had been published in the Straight under the headline "Shepherds of the Labrador Front", a title that would later inspire the name of his now-famous society.)
"Actually, I was expecting Patrick Moore to be a little more negative [in the film] than he was," Watson says without a hint of sarcasm. "I was sort of disappointed that he wasn't. I thought I actually came across quite well."
He probably means it. The two have sniped at each other publicly for decades, and worse things have been said on both sides. Those years saw Watson become more radicalized in his ocean activism—sabotaging, pursuing, ramming, even sinking outlaw drift netters, whalers, and poachers—while Moore, according to many environmentalists, betrayed his principles by embracing forestry, aquaculture, and nuclear power, and denying human-caused global warming.
There is no shortage of critics like Moore, Watson says with a laugh. "You know, I wouldn't think I was successful if I didn't have just as many people hate me as support me. You can't change things by not pissing people off."
It's a curious echo of what Moore says in Eco-Pirate regarding Watson: "Pacifism is about not making the other person want to hit you or kill you."
Watson, diplomatically, doesn't say whether or not he thinks Moore has been successful on that front.
One guy, does that make the rest of us sheep & cowards?
He should realize that no pool can be large enough to provide the physical and psychological needs of ocean dwelling cetaceans. I challenge Paul Watson to help stop the present expansion plans to be paid for by taxpayers. More pools mean more captives!
wtf does zoo's & aquariums have to do with this guy regardless of whether he supports them his not sailing in a fcking aquarium his out on the fcking ocean.
Zoo's & Aquariums are in the city u live if u have any balls go protest City Hall & the fcking Aquarium.


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Planet One is a location in Fable III that is accessed through the Mourningwood Demon Door. To open the door, players must upgrade their melee or ranged skill to level 5, by opening the final melee or ranged chest on the Road to Rule, and then draw a melee or ranged weapon when prompted by the door. Contrary to popular belief, the weapon does not have to be a fully upgraded legendary weapon. It can even be a hero weapon.
Planet One is a desolate unknown planet with geography similar to the moon. There is another moon orbiting it. There is a chest that contains the full Military Suit. Along with the chest there is an orrery that allows the player to change the environment and local celestial bodies. There are 6 variations.


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Purim 2015 Guide
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Editor's Note
Purim begins this year on Wednesday evening, March 4, 2015, and continues through Thursday night, March 5. What follows is a brief step-by-step guide to Purim observance. We have also included links to additional Purim resources. |
About Purim
The festival of Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring). It commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman's plot "to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day."
The Story in a Nutshell
The Persian empire of the 4th century BCE extended over 127 lands, and all the Jews were its subjects. When King Ahasuerus had his wife, Queen Vashti, executed for failing to follow his orders, he orchestrated a beauty pageant to find a new queen. A Jewish girl, Esther, found favor in his eyes and became the new queen—though she refused to divulge the identity of her nationality.
Meanwhile, the anti-Semitic Haman was appointed prime minister of the empire. Mordechai, the leader of the Jews (and Esther's cousin), defied the king's orders and refused to bow to Haman. Haman was incensed and convinced the king to issue a decree ordering the extermination of all the Jews on the 13th of Adar—a date chosen by a lottery Haman made.
Mordechai galvanized all the Jews, convincing them to repent, fast and pray to G‑d. Meanwhile, Esther asked the king and Haman to join her for a feast. At the feast, Esther revealed to the king her Jewish identity. Haman was hanged, Mordechai was appointed prime minister in his stead, and a new decree was issued—granting the Jews the right to defend themselves against their enemies.
On the 13th of Adar the Jews mobilized and killed many of their enemies. On the 14th of Adar they rested and celebrated.
Note! If you live in Jerusalem, the Purim laws vary; click here for details. |
Your Purim To-Do List
1) Listen to the Megillah
To relive the miraculous events of Purim, listen to the reading of the megillah (the Scroll of Esther) twice: once on Purim eve, Wednesday night, March 4, and again on Purim day, March 5.
To properly fulfill the mitzvah, it is crucial to hear every single word of the megillah.
At certain points in the reading where Haman's name is mentioned, it is customary to twirl graggers (Purim noisemakers) and stamp one's feet to "eradicate" his evil name. Tell the children that Purim is the only time when it's a mitzvah to make noise!
2) Give to the Needy (Matanot La'Evyonim)
Concern for the needy is a year-round responsibility; but on Purim it is a special mitzvah to remember the poor.
Give charity to at least two (but preferably more) needy individuals on Purim day, March 5.
The mitzvah is best fulfilled by giving directly to the needy. If, however, you cannot find poor people, place at least two coins into a charity box. As with the other mitzvahs of Purim, even small children should be taught to fulfill this mitzvah.
3) Send Food Portions to Friends (Mishloach Manot)
On Purim we emphasize the importance of Jewish unity and friendship by sending gifts of food to friends.
On Purim day, March 5, send a gift of at least two kinds of ready-to-eat foods (e.g., pastry, fruit, beverage) to at least one friend. Men should send to men, and women to women. It is preferable that the gifts be delivered via a third party. Children, in addition to sending their own gifts of food to their friends, make enthusiastic messengers.
4) Eat, Drink and Be Merry
Purim should be celebrated with a special festive meal on Purim day, at which family and friends gather together to rejoice in the Purim spirit. It is a mitzvah to drink wine or other inebriating drinks at this meal.
Special Prayers (Al HaNissim, Torah reading)
On Purim we include the Al HaNissim prayer, which describes the Purim miracle, in the evening, morning and afternoon prayers, as well as in the Grace After Meals. In the morning service there is a special reading from the Torah scroll in the synagogue (Exodus 17:8–16).
Purim Customs: Masquerades and Hamantashen
A time-honored Purim custom is for children to dress up and disguise themselves—an allusion to the fact that the miracle of Purim was disguised in natural garments. This is also the significance behind a traditional Purim food, the hamantash—a pastry whose filling is hidden within a three-cornered crust.
Pre- and Post-Purim Observances
Torah Reading of Zachor
On the Shabbat before Purim (this year, February 28), a special reading is held in the synagogue. We read the Torah section called Zachor ("Remember"), in which we are enjoined to remember the deeds of (the nation of) Amalek (Haman's ancestor) who sought to destroy the Jewish people.
The Fast of Esther
To commemorate the prayer and fasting that the Jewish people held during the Purim story, we fast on the day before Purim. This year we fast on Wednesday, March 4. The fast begins approximately an hour before sunrise, and lasts until nightfall. Click here for exact times for your location.
The "Half Coins" (Machatzit HaShekel)
It is a tradition to give three coins in "half" denominations—e.g., three half-dollar coins—to charity, to commemorate the half-shekel that each Jew contributed as his share in the communal offerings in the time of the Holy Temple. This custom, usually performed in the synagogue, is done on the afternoon of the "Fast of Esther," or before the reading of the Megillah.
Shushan Purim
In certain ancient walled cities—Jerusalem is the primary example—Purim is observed not on the 14th of Adar (the date of its observance everywhere else), but on the 15th of Adar. This is to commemorate that fact that in the ancient walled city of Shushan, where the battles between the Jews and their enemies extended for an additional day, the original Purim celebration was held on the 15th of Adar.
The 15th of Adar is thus called "Shushan Purim," and is a day of joy and celebration also in those places where it is not observed as the actual Purim.
Useful Purim Links:
- Click here for our mega-Purim site.
- Here for a global Purim event directory.
- Here for Purim FAQ.
- Here for the story of Purim.
- Here for Purim insight and inspiration.
- Here for Purim stories.
- Here for Purim multimedia.
- Here for our Purim Kids' Zone.
- Here for Purim shopping.
- Here for Purim recipes.
- And here for our Purim Costume Contest.
I have heard a suggestion that perhaps this was not written down because the there was a backlash against Achasverosh after this act. (See Midrash Tehilim 22:26) It took time before it began to be forgotten by the nations and when Esther was appointed things got better still.
When the Megilah was written (still under control of Achashverosh) it would therefore make a lot of sense why they left out this important detail, so as not to bring back memories of this act which caused the king so much trouble.
Cary, NC
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As for mailman: There is an additional problem with fulfilling a Mishloach Manot through mail. Will it be delivered on Purim itself? (This is necessary) It also means you would have sent it before Purim, another discussion in Jewish Law...
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Super Fly (film)
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Theatrical release German film poster, design by Tom Jung
Directed by | Gordon Parks, Jr.[1] |
Produced by | Sig Shore[2] |
Written by | Phillip Fenty |
Starring | Ron O'Neal Sheila Frazier Julius Harris Charles McGregor |
Music by | Curtis Mayfield |
Cinematography | James Signorelli |
Edited by | Bob Brady |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Super Fly is a 1972 Blaxploitation, crime drama film directed by Gordon Parks, Jr., starring Ron O'Neal as Youngblood Priest, an African American cocaine dealer who is trying to quit the underworld drug business.
This film is known for its soundtrack, written and produced by soul singer Curtis Mayfield (see Super Fly (soundtrack)). Super Fly is one of the few films ever to have been outgrossed by its soundtrack.
Leading man O'Neal reprised his role as Youngblood Priest and directed a sequel to the film that was released a year later in 1973, Super Fly T.N.T. Super Fly producer Sig Shore directed a second sequel in 1990, The Return of Superfly.
This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (December 2011) |
Priest (Ron O'Neal) is an up-and-coming cocaine dealer in New York City. On his way to a meeting point in Harlem early one morning he is mugged by two junkies. Priest beats one up and gives chase to the other, beating him until he gets the money back. Afterwards, Fat Freddie and Nate Adams, Priest's main dealers, turn up at his apartment to make their payments. When Fat Freddie doesn't have his money, Priest warns him that either he is going to get his money by robbing someone or he will put his wife out on "whore's row". Priest gives them a gun and the pair go out to rob a gangster after they follow him to New Jersey. Priest then goes to meet his partner in crime, Eddie (Carl Lee), who is playing craps downtown, to discuss his future plans. The pair go back to Eddie's apartment where Priest tells Eddie he wants out of the business but wants to make one last big score: to make one million dollars in four months. Eddie at first tries to talk him out of retiring, but reluctantly goes along with Priest's idea.
Later that night, Priest and Eddie arrive at Scatter's restaurant. Scatter (Julius Harris) is a retired drug dealer who was a mentor to Priest. After watching the band (The Curtis Mayfield Experience) play, the two go into the kitchen to discuss business with Scatter. Priest tells Scatter his plans and that he needs him to provide him with 30 kilograms of coke.
Scatter gets frustrated at them and tells them he cannot help. After Eddie angers Scatter, Scatter puts a gun to his head. Scatter then agrees to supply Priest the drugs. The trio agree to a meeting time and Priest and Eddie leave to meet Fat Freddie and Nate. Freddie has Priest's money from the successful holdup and the three of them talk over a beer. Priest accidentally reveals to Freddie and Nate that he is picking up one key of coke from Scatter. Priest then goes home to a romantic evening with his girlfriend, Georgia (Sheila Frazier).
Freddie is arrested the following day, in Harlem for assault and is questioned by narcotics detectives who beat him into a confession. Freddie rats out Priest and Eddie and tells the police that there are around 50 other dealers and that Priest and Eddie are picking up a key of coke that night from Scatter. Freddie is released but tries to escape outside the police precinct, and is hit by a car and killed. Meanwhile Priest and Georgia are in Carl Schurz Park planning to leave New York together.
Later that night, Priest and Eddie go to pick up one key of coke from Scatter but the detectives are waiting. Alerted, Priest walks away but one of the detectives follows him down a dark street, where Priest is ambushed and held at gun point; Eddie has already been arrested. The detectives make a deal with the pair: They can operate, but must make payments to the police of $10,000 a month. Priest obviously is uncomfortable with this but Eddie happily agrees.
The pair then goes on to sell a kilo of cocaine. Priest and Eddie arrive in a bar in Harlem to meet a potential buyer. While they are waiting, three black activists approach them and try to shake Priest down. Priest demands they leave. Their buyer arrives, samples the cocaine and agrees to make a deal.
Priest gets into an argument with his other girlfriend, Cynthia, at her apartment. Scatter arrives at the apartment with information about 'The Man' and asks Priest for $20,000 in cash to leave town. After Scatter leaves, he is arrested by the narcotics detectives. The police no longer need Scatter and dispose of him in his Rolls Royce by giving a heroin overdose. Priest learns of this, and meets with two mafia hit men to get rid of the detectives.
Priest arrives at Eddie's apartment and discusses the murder of Scatter. Priest suggests the police were behind it in order to use him and Eddie to make larger buys and to stay in business. He demands his half of the money and wants to get out. Eddie gives Priest his share and then calls the detectives and tells them that Priest has left with a briefcase full of money. Priest then exchanges his briefcase in the elevator with Georgia, who is in disguise. By the time he arrives to his car, the police have arrived. They detain him until the narcotics detectives come and then they all leave. Priest watches Georgia leave with his money, knowing it's safe.
Priest is then escorted to the waterfront where Deputy Commissioner Reardon (Sig Shore) is waiting for him. Reardon, who is running the extortion racket, chastises Priest for wanting to leave the business. A fight breaks out and Priest uses his karate skills to overcome the detectives. Reardon then pulls his gun and the fighting stops. Priest then explains he has put a hit on Reardon and his family if any harm comes to him from the police. Reardon claims that Priest doesn't have any money for something like that as they open his briefcase — and dirty clothes fall out. Priest then hops into his customized Cadillac Eldorado and drives off, victorious.
- Ron O'Neal .... Youngblood Priest [3][4]
- Carl Lee .... Eddie
- Sheila Frazier .... Georgia (as Shiela Frazier)
- Julius Harris .... Scatter
- Charles McGregor .... Fat Freddie (as Charles MacGregor)
- Nate Adams .... Dealer
- Polly Niles .... Cynthia
- Yvonne Delaine .... Mrs. Freddie
- Henry Shapiro .... Robbery Victim
- K.C. .... Pimp
- James G. Richardson .... Junkie (as Jim Richardson)
- Make Bray .... Junkie
- Al Kiggins .... Police
- Bob Bonds .... Police
- Fred Rolaf AKA Fred Ottaviano .... Police
- Alex Stevens .... Police
- Harry Manson .... Police
- Floyd Levine .... Police
- Sig Shore (billed as Mike Richards) .... Deputy Commissioner Reardon
- Chris Arnett .... Coke Buyer
- Cecil Alonzo .... Militant
- Gene Chambers .... Militant
- John Williams .... Militant
- E. Preston Reddick .... Karate Instructor
- Lorraine Horn .... Mother In Apartment
- Nick Sands .... Contracted Man
- Bob Richards .... Contracted Man
- Nita Michaels .... Hooker
- Vicki McLaughlin .... Hooker
- Curtis Mayfield .... Himself (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
- Master Henry Gibson .... Himself (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
- Lucky Scott .... Himself (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
- Craig McMullen .... Himself (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
- Tyrone McCullough .... Himself (The Curtis Mayfield Experience)
The film was financed by two black directors and Gordon Parks, Sr., who had directed the 1971 film Shaft. Sig Shore, who produced Super Fly, plays Deputy Commissioner Riordan, or "The Man".[5]
Nate Adams coordinated the fashion and wardrobe for the film. He had done several fashion shows prior to Super Fly. He still owns many of the suits, shoes and fedora hats.
Charles McGregor, who plays Fat Freddie, was released from prison before the film's production. The film was shot by director of photography, James Signorelli, who would go on to become the film director at Saturday Night Live.
Of the people who did Super Fly, actor Carl Lee enjoyed great fame, until he abused drugs: in particular, heroin. He died in 1986 of an overdose. Curtis Mayfield did well with the film's soundtrack that he was sought for other soundtracks. The songs "Freddie's Dead" and the title song both shot up to the Pop Top Ten chart in late 1972.
Priest's car is a 1971 customized Cadillac Eldorado. The car belonged to K.C., an actual hustler and pimp from Harlem who plays a pimp in the film. K.C. met Nate Adams in a hotel lobby and was asked if his car could be used in the film. K.C. agreed but later telephoned Nate Adams accusing him of lying, stating, "No niggers are making no movies."
The car was customized by Les Dunham Coachworks of New Jersey, who modified the headlight covers, goddess hood ornament (Rolls Royce/Bentley style), lake pipes and circular porthole windows.
The film helped start a trend for car customization in America known as the Pimpmobile. Many aspiring drug dealers, gangsters, and pimps modified their cars during the 1970s as a result of watching Super Fly
The movie was controversial.[6] At least one critic has suggested that the film's glorification of drug dealers serves to subtly critique the civil rights movement's failure to provide better economic opportunities for black America and that the portrayal of a black community controlled by drug dealers serves to highlight that the initiatives of the civil rights movement were far from fully accomplished.[7]
However the filmmakers maintain that it was their desire to show the negative and empty aspects of the drug subculture. This is evident in the movie from the beginning as Priest communicates his desire to leave the business. Nearly every character in the film, with the notable exception of his "main squeeze," tries to dissuade Priest from quitting; their chief argument being that dealing and snorting are the best he ever could achieve in life.
The film was re-released in 1973 and earned $2 million in North American rentals.[8]
DVD Release (Standard Definition)[edit]
A standard definition DVD was released by Warner Brothers on January 14, 2004—the day its star, Ron O'Neal, passed away from cancer . The original red and black Warner logo is replaced by the updated AOL/Warner logo used at the time of DVD release. Additionally, the end credits on the original film release and video cassette, differs from the DVD. On the original release and videocassette the film ends credits roll with a shot of the top of the Empire State building and the title track ("Superfly") plays. After "The End" is displayed, the film fades to black but Mayfield's "Superfly" continues to play for a few minutes until the track ends. In the DVD release, Warner Brothers decided to fade out the track midway right as "The End" is shown, and again brings up the AOL/Warner logo.
- ^ Fraser, C. Gerald (1979-04-04). "GORDON PARKS JR., FILM MAKER, DEAD; Director of 'Super Fly' and Other Black-Oriented Pictures in Plane Crash in Kenya". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (2006-08-25). "Sig Shore, 87, Producer of 'Superfly'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (2004-01-16). "Ron O'Neal, 66; Star of Blaxploitation Hit 'Superfly'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ Greenspun, Roger (1972-08-05). "'Super Fly'; Ron O'Neal Has Lead as Narcotics Dealer". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (2006-08-25). "Sig Shore, 87, Producer of 'Superfly'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ Greenspun, Roger (1972-08-05). "'Super Fly':Ron O'Neal Has Lead as Narcotics Dealer". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ Diawara, Manthia. "Homeboy Cosmopolitan." In Search of Africa, 252. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998.
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1973", Variety, 9 January 1974 p 19
External links[edit]
- Super Fly at the Internet Movie Database
- Super Fly at AllMovie


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Friday has perennial 80's and G. Cover charge and packed. Saturday night ; no cover smaller crowd and sometimes very good bands (Giant Blue, etc). Definitely the night to go. Mixed crowd with many older people looking for hookups (well it's true). Drinks are very reasonable for Foothills, food good. Bartenders are nice and fast
This restaurant has the best vegetarian Vietnamese selection in Tucson--very extensive. Prices range from more expensive than I would expect to very cheap. Luckily their excellent baguette sandwiches are only $4.50 and are delicious.
M&L Airport Inn Bar and Grill come check it out! New bold and dynamic atmospere that will stimulate your mind. The new remodeled look is updated and has two new beautiful patios and a brand new kitchen opening soon!
Great bar great people friendly staff new hot bartenders ! Cant wait to see the finish project!
Caliente DJ has a great variety of music from Old school to the new hits and even reggaeton and cumbias! He has the party lights and he's system sounds great! The music he spins makes you wanna dance! =)
I moved here from San Francisco and have had a hard time finding really good Chinese food. BirdsEye frozen vegetables tossed with plain chunks of tofu in a salty brown sauce doesn't do it. I can't believe it took me this long to try Lotus Garden, but it's the real thing--snow peas and carrots were lightly cooked so they were bright and had a bit of snap, the sauce relied on the flavors of its ingredients and not salt for its punch, the tofu was sliced thin and lightly fried for texture and flavor, and the shrimp were huge. My new go-to Chinese place.
Very good food and an excellent selection! I'm glad I live close by. P.S. I spoke Spanish and was answered in English!
Agree that it is a great addition to the Oro Valley restaurant scene. My son-in-law visited from Cambridge MA over the holidays and felt it was a real find. He brews beer at a place called John Harvard's ( yeah it is near the University by the same name) . Lot of great beers and an incredible variety of west-of -the-Mississippi local brews. Food is good brew pub snack food . Not sure what a gastro-pub is, but sense the taste/variety fell a bit short. But this is a place about the 100 + beers, not the food.
I enjoyed the entire experience. Everyone did an excellent job. Only suggestion would be to have more private tables and a little more elbow room. It's a beautiful location and very central.
The strip mall is dumpy, and the interior of Mother Hubbard's doesn't win for style. What they do have is great service, great food, and fair prices. My wife and I have been there for breakfast and lunch. It's pretty much a scratch prep for everything. Their locally sourced and created ingredients are top notch. Food with character!
Maria's Taco Salsas are pure magic they are so fresh and delicious, with creative ingredients. The place is small, yet a diamond with the best tacos in Tucson for this experienced gourmand of Mexican culinary delights.
Let me start where I am coming from. When HiFalutin first opened my wife and I went and had the most horrible experience: slow, bad service, cold food, sending it back twice, and horrible wait times, in a very noisy crowded atmosphere. Even talking to the owner about the issues seem to elicit a "Meh!" attitude. So bad we walked out after 2 hours and not paying.
Fast forward maybe 8 years and for some reason my wife got spammed on their email list. Communications ensued and we were offered a gift card in an effort to try them again. OK, so we thought as they were still around after 8+ years they must have some sort of following.
We decided to go there 5:30pm Monday, the 22nd of August with friends and it was like night and day. We had a couple of happy hour $3 appetisers and then I had the $17 top sirloin steak with the wife lashing out on the $25 filet, both were cooked exactly as we asked them to be and were very tasty. The sides were good and hot, as hot food should be. Our friends both had enjoyable chicken dishes.
The service was somewhat inattentive but absolutely nothing like the abysmal service just after opening.
Would we recommend them now? Certainly and I'll stop bitching to friends about how bad they were 8 years ago :-)
Beer selection is excellent, with a few local-ish brews and a ton of ones from places you may never have heard of. Pizza is serviceable, with a crispy crust and decent toppings. Service can be slow, even during the summer months--plan to linger.
Great selection & fresh pizzas, topping combos range from classic to new inventions. Be sure to schedule extra time if you go during lunchtime.
This is one of the places we think of when introducing friends to downtown dining. Casual but hip, well-prepared dishes, and a friendly staff. Favs are the mac & cheese, and steak frites.
Tried their Sunday Taco-bar buffet. Mexico City-style, slow-cooked, full-flavored meats are exceptional. Weekday menu excellent. One of the best shredded beef chimichangas I have eaten! Great fresh food totally prepared in Gabby's kitchen, even the chips. If you like good, simple food, check it out. I am going back for the buffet for sure.
Great food and unless something has gone horribly wrong since my last visit, perfectly good beer. Will check it again on my next visit, but have always found their beers quite tasty (and I'm a beer judge!)
Just went there in mid-June, 2011. Wasn't sure about fried chicken and waffles, but both are very well done! I had the chicken breasts and they were so moist, and very large. The waffles are very egg and the maple syrup delicious. I would give 5 stars except that I think they should put more vegetables on the menu. This is not authentic Southern food, but it's just a step away (substitute hush puppies for waffles...). So Southern vegetables such as mustard greens, carrots, squash, collard greens, would round out the meals nicely. I gather they have okra, though I missed it on the menu.
We had food delivered to our office for a luncheon and were very pleased. We ordered a combo chicken and beef schwarma, greek salad, humuus, tabbouleh, baklava, pita bread, sauces, etc. The food was hot, well seasoned, plentiful, good value and on time. Even folks who weren't sure they liked Lebanese food thought it was delicious. We are ordering again this week.


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Hi everyone. This spring I will be re-planting an area on my property that was recently harvested for oak wilt control. This will be tough planting with lots of roots, compacted soil and brush. I'm looking to purchase a shovel/spade capable of cutting through small roots and compacted soil. I expect to have to dig down to about 18" and remove some soil. I will be planting bare root stock from 18-36". Any advice/experience would be appreciated, thanks! |
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- Posted by desertdance So CA Zone 9b (My Page) on Sun, Mar 9, 14 at 10:56
My husband removed several established trees this year so we could plant in those areas. Some of the roots were as big as tree limbs, and he used an axe! I caught him sharpening that axe many times! He also used a saw. I doubt there is one shovel alone that can do it all, but I'm watching this thread. His birthday is coming up! Suzi |
- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 9, 14 at 11:07
the key is simple ... sharpen your shovel ... file or grinding wheel .... key #2 ... if you hit a big root ... MOVE THE FREAKIN HOLE ... a few inches one way or another ... work smart.. not hard ... frankly.. i think you are making it a bigger problem.. then it will turn out to be... if you use those two ideas ... good luck.. and have fun doing it ... ken |
"I expect to have to dig down to about 18" and remove some soil." I may be making a mountain out of a mole hill (or a canyon out of a planting hole), but something caught my eye here. Why would you need to dig that deeply for such small trees? Normally, you shouldn't need to dig down any deeper than the bottom of the root system, and most 18" to 36" seedlings will have a fairly small (shallow) root system. |
Hands-down. King of Spades long-handled shovel. One-piece construction. Expensive, but worth it. Wouldn't be without one. |
Here is a link that might be useful: King of Spades
Depends on where you live. We live east of Raleigh. It is almost impossible to plant using only a shovel because of the rocks and clay. (Round river type rocks. and some granite veins with quartz.) The only way to go is a Mattock. "http://www.acehardware.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=1260334" Using the pick end you can work through the stones. Using the other end you can cut through the roots. I have also used it to level tree roots that are sticking above the ground interfering with the lawn mower. For this purpose it is better than an axe, as the cut is parallel to the ground. Best tool I have in my shed. |
- Posted by toronado3800 Z6 St. Louis (My Page) on Sun, Mar 9, 14 at 22:56
Sawzall for roots. Get one you can plug into your house not a battery powered one. OR, get a chainsaw and a chain you don't care about. There are terrible things you can do with unmounted miter saws but you better have your insurance paid up.... You know, I like Ken's view. Move the hole a few inches. |
This tool was a miracle for me! Not sure how it will work on large roots but so much better than a shovel. Also great to pry and snap the roots. True Temper 1160000 71-Inch Post Hole Digging Bar by Ames True Temper http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VACVPG/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_TELhtb13ZA9W3 |
a good quality drain spade |
- Posted by akamainegrower none (My Page) on Wed, Mar 12, 14 at 5:32
Best spade for cutting through roots and highly compacted soil is one with a sawtooth rather than a straight across blade. These can be found at suppliers such as A. M. Leonard or can likely be ordered by a local store which sells farm and garden equipment. These spades will slice through roots much more easily than a normal spade no matter how well sharpened it is. Rocks are best attacked with a mattock plus a a sturdy pry bar. |
- Posted by drpraetorius 7 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 14, 14 at 0:29
Have you considered a backhoe? |
Salmon, no feedback? I guess the backhoe comment was supposed to be funny, I'm not sure. |
- Posted by drpraetorius 7 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 14, 14 at 22:36
considering the amount of work described and the conditions, mechanized help would be the most efficient way to go. At the very least, a bobcat. |
Thanks for all the suggestions - including the backhoe (on my wishlist)! |
For bare root trees, my weapon of choice is a rock bar http://www.lowes.com/pd_277876-42268-TB-175-LW+33382_0__?productId=3055437 or post hole diggers http://www.lowes.com/pd_288182-302-1714400_0__ |
This video was a life savor for me. Shows how to dig up a stump by hand but thus could also be applied to transplanting. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Youtube Clip (showing recommended tools)
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R.T. Kendall can preach with the best of them, yet it's his gift of connecting knowledge to Spirit-empowered truth that truly sets him apart
We've had some high-profile guest editors such as Reinhard Bonnke, Robert Morris, Mike Bickle, Bill Johnson and Dr. Mark Rutland. During these two years, Ministry Today has experienced a resurgence unlike anything in its nearly three-decade history. I'm grateful to these guest editors and for the response from readers like you.
Now we focus on an equally important topic for pastors: preaching. To do so, we asked one of the best preachers of our generation—Dr. R.T. Kendall—to be guest editor.
It's 6 at night as I arrive home from a long day at work. I flip on the TV to catch the news. The commentator rattles off some of the day's headlines: "The American economy is in serious trouble! President Obama and the Republicans can't agree on the solution. With the declining economy, crime is increasing and poverty is on the rise. Internationally: Iran is threatening to destroy Israel ... the violent North Korean dictator has just died, leading to greater global uncertainty ... Egypt has turned violent ... There's a growing threat of civil war in Iraq, and immorality seems to be at an all-time high."
My heart wrenches with anxiety as the stories unfold. Get us out of here, Lord, I pray silently. Then suddenly, without warning, a thought stands erect like a brave soldier on the battlefield of my mind:Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Before I can process that verse, more soldiers begin to take their stand on the war-torn sands of my imagination; "Arise and shine for your light has come. The glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold deep darkness covers the earth, deep darkness the people, but the Lord will rise upon you. His glory will be seen on you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising!" In a matter of seconds, other soldiers emerge, shouting their commands into the foxholes of my heart, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth; therefore, go and make disciples of all nations!"
Courage slowly seeps into my soul as I am reminded of our mandate and mission. We were never placed on this planet to reflect the culture; we've been called to transform it. The kingdom of God is to be cultivated within us so that it infects and affects the kingdoms around us, until the kingdoms of this world become the kingdom of our God.
A culture of honor gives room for people to grow in freedom and power
One of the premier core values and goals of an apostolic environment is creating a safe place that brings out the best in people. Paul asserts that knowing a loving God is the pathway to accessing the unlimited supply of His goodness:
"For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen" (Eph. 3:14-21).
God is stirring in the hearts of leaders a vision to see a generation that is passionately ablaze for Jesus and His cause. I am not talking about a mere spark that eventually fizzles, but an all-consuming fire, which continues to burn through one's entire life.
As leaders, we must build with this goal in mind. We are not called to just bear fruit, but to produce that which remains (John 15). I personally don't believe I have fulfilled my role effectively as a leader of the younger generation if their passion and commitment to Jesus fades somewhere in their 20s or 30s. We must see a generation whose light burns even brighter with their age. So the question then must be: "How do we as leaders create a culture that releases young people into a life of not only sustained fire but a fire that is ever increasing?"
Three Components of Fire
It is one thing to ignite a flame, or occasionally stoke an ember, but altogether another to sustain a fire that is ever advancing and magnifying. A fire requires three things to continue: fuel, heat and oxygen. As we call a generation to give their lives fully to Jesus—to present themselves as a living sacrifice (fuel) and encounter the passionate love in the gaze of Jesus (heat)—we must also be intentional in creating an atmosphere where oxygen is abundant.
Anyone who is familiar with the elementary school science experiment, where a lit candle is placed inside a jar, knows what happens when oxygen is removed from the equation. The flame extinguishes, and all that remains is smoke. Fire simply cannot survive in a vacuum. It requires oxygen, and the more it draws on fresh air, the more dazzling, pervasive and powerful it becomes.
Being thankful and staying hungry for God leads to spiritual health and passion
Several years ago, I was in an all-day prayer meeting that was sure to leave a mark on my life. While there, I met Mike Servello, a pastor from Utica, N.Y. We had corresponded through email, but we had never met in person.
While the worship team was playing, Mike leaned over to me and said, "God is looking for a city that would belong entirely to Him. And once He gets that one city, it will cause a domino effect across our nation." I told him I believed my city, Redding, Calif., was that city. He said he believed Utica was. In print, it may look like a competition. It wasn't. It was two pastors expressing their faith for the big picture.
A little while later, I was in a different part of the sanctuary. Standing next to me was a friend and prophetic lady named Jean Krisle Blasi. She turned to me saying, "God is looking for a city that would belong entirely to Him. And once He gets that one city, it will cause a domino effect across our nation." I was stunned. It was word-for-word what Mike had declared maybe 30 minutes earlier. Before I could mention my convictions for my city, she said, "And I believe Redding is that city."
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