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At 10:19 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, a hooded suspect entered First Merchants Bank, located at 189 W. Market Street, and demanded money. The robbery took just two minutes, and the suspect fled the scene before police could respond to the bank alarm.
Wabash Police Department Assistant Chief Matt Bruss guarded the bank's entrance following the robbery, informing bank patrons that the bank may be closed for the rest of the day.
"We know that it was a white male, probably around 6 ft tall, maybe a little bit taller, and there was no weapon involved, and he did leave with an undisclosed amount of money, so at that point, we're just trying to determine who we're searching for," said Bruss. "He left the bank on foot, but from there, we're not sure."
by Emily Armentrout
Four Wabash County educators recently received Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program grants through the Lily Endowment. Out of more than 450 applications from Indiana teachers, 100 were selected for the opportunity, including: John Pence, Wabash-Miami Area Program; Kathy Hawkins, Manchester Elementary School; Abigail Armentrout, Wabash Middle School; and Sarah Andrews, Wabash Middle School.
Mr. Pence, along with his daughter, Anna, will be traveling to El Salvador in June. Mrs. Hawkins will be traveling to England, and Miss Armentrout and Mrs. Andrews will be traveling together to Europe, visiting Spain and England.
by Shaun Tilghman
Deanna Niccum, 42, North Manchester, was arrested Monday, Feb. 17, on a warrant citing three alleged criminal offenses, including: Attempted Child Exploitation, a class C felony; Attempted Vicarious Sexual Gratification, a class D felony; and Child Solicitation, a class D felony.
The arrest resulted from an investigation that began after one victim's parents alerted the North Manchester Police Department of an incident that occurred earlier this month between Niccum and their child, according to the case summary.
Officers from the NMPD took the next step by contacting the Department of Child Services, as well as Wabash County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Bryan Michaud. On Feb. 14, following the determination of probable cause, Information and Affidavits of Probable Cause were filed, an arrest warrant was ordered, and bond was set at $12,500 surety / $250 cash.
by Emily Armentrout
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness month. Southwood High School recently held a convocation for their students on abusive relationships. Speakers Laura Craig, an abuse survivor, and Debbie Norris, mother of Heather Norris, who was brutally murdered by an abusive boyfriend in 2007, were on hand to tell of their experiences with abuse.
Laura Craig is currently a nursing student at Indiana Wesleyan. Her story began when she was 16. Like most teenage girls, she started dating a guy who "started out nice. He was very flattering and supportive, but he started to become controlling." Craig told the students she was never physically abused but the psychological pain began manifesting itself outwardly.
"I stopped eating. I lost 15 pounds in three months. I wore baggy sweatpants all the time, and I didn't wash my hair for days. You could see circles under my eyes," Craig told The Paper.
Craig shared that she had become suicidal. She began cutting herself and actually attempted to kill herself. Finally, she reached a point where she decided to fight back, which she said her boyfriend did not like.
by Eric Stearley
Harsh winter weather returned with a vengeance Monday afternoon, causing MSD of Wabash County schools to send students home at 1 p.m. It was yet another episode in a dramatic series of winter storms that have reminded northern Indiana residents that this is snow country.
Prior to Monday's snow, the area's last major snowstorm started the night of Feb. 4. At 5 a.m. the next morning, fifteen Wabash County Highway Department workers met with Highway Superintendent John Martin to go over their assignments and special instructions for their next 10 hours behind the wheel of a plow truck. Though there was a good amount of snow on the ground, this routine was something with which the crew had become very familiar. Since the snowstorm at the start of the year that closed schools for the entire week of Jan. 6, the plow drivers only managed to get a single day away from plowing roads.
If snow isn't falling, the winds are blowing roads shut. In a year with seven travel watches and five days at a warning level, the work has been nonstop. The money allotted to pay the department's overtime for all of 2014 was nearly gone by Valentine's Day.
by Eric Stearley
On Thursday, Feb. 13, the Wabash County Sheriff's Department received a call concerning a two-vehicle, head-on collision, which occurred on S.R. 13 just south of 100 N., in front of 13-24 Drive-In.
According to a press release from Sheriff Bob Land, initial investigation indicates that a silver Pontiac Grand Am driven by Timothy R. Forbes, 44, Wabash, was northbound on S.R. 13 when it collided with a white QSI Inc. van driven by Glen E. Sheveily, 58, Huntington.
by Eric Stearley
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced that Wabash is among the rural cities, towns and counties to which it is awarding $86 million in federal transportation funds.
This announcement came after Mayor Vanlandingham and Wabash City Street Department Superintendent Scott Richardson made a presentation to the Fort Wayne District of INDOT on Jan. 6 in hopes of acquiring funding for the second phase of the Alber Street Project. On Wednesday, it was released that the City of Wabash would receive 80 percent of the project's cost from the state, totaling more than $1.6 million.
The Alber Street Project is a $5.6 million expansion of the street on the city's north side. It will include widening the road to include a parking lane to the east, adding a sidewalk adjacent to the parking lane, and installing new curbs, gutters, and a sewer system.
by Eric Stearley
For country music fans, Friday night's concert at the Honeywell Center was one to remember. For anyone unimpressed by Evans' many awards, including Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year, her live show erases any doubts that she is among the best country music artists of her time.
The concert began with an acoustic opening act, with Cheryl LuQuire behind the microphone accompanied by a single guitar. The played a short set in front of the Ford Theatre's red curtain, LuQuire's southern accent and charm coming through. The unassuming opening act was a perfect contrast to the main event, as floor-to-ceiling backdrops, hundreds of colored lights, loud electronic instruments, and seven performers took the stage to declare before a single word was spoken that Sara Evans was in the house.
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There's a new villain in Century City, but he's a hero to the Latino Barrio. El Gato Rojo steals from the rich and gives to the poor. The police don't interfere when the 1% strike back and turn the barrio into a warzone. With class warfare in the streets, which side will Green Hornet choose?
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European nations are in a tizzy after horsemeat was found in common food products labelled as beef or pork, but should it really come as a surprise to consumers?
Much of the world's food-supply system has been industrialized to the extent that unless you're on the floor of the meat plant, it's difficult for the average consumer to know exactly what is on their plate.
Yes, many countries - including Canada - have high standards when it comes to the safety and origin of meat, but with such high demand and high profits to be made, what's in the mixture can be a worrisome thought. How many different cows go into one burger? What is in the filler? Are there different species of animals going into the same pot? Most would no doubt rather remain ignorant of the answers.
Anyone who has seen the documentary Food Inc. will say industrialization of our meat is business as usual, and maybe it is. But the reason why horsemeat is causing such a stir is, well, because it's horsemeat.
Would a mixture of pork and beef upset as many people as horsemeat and beef? Probably not.
The likely reason is because horses, like dogs, are viewed as companion animals in our culture, whereas in other parts of the world, horsemeat is consumed as if it were beef or chicken. In fact,
according to Wikipedia, the top eight countries consume about 4.7 million horses a year.
But the detection of horsemeat in IKEA meatballs, burgers, pizza, pasta, pastries and sausages is making a lot of people squeamish and consumers in Canada thankful no horsemeat has been found in any products here.
We place our trust in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and hope for the best. It's not ideal, but we're far from the days of knowing from which farm our steak came from. Unless consumers specifically go out of their way to source their food, the industrialized system will be the norm for most.
And unfortunately, that means hearing the occasional news of horsemeat and E. coli.
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Klein was a three-star recruit out of Wisconsin, but didn't receive an offer from the Badgers and accepted a scholarship from the Cyclones.
After limited playing time as a freshman in 2009, he became a starter in 2010 and was quickly a standout, registering 111 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss and three interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), earning All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors. He followed that up two more remarkably statistically-similar campaigns, averaging 116.5 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and another interception, each of which he returned for a score. Characterized by many throughout his career as lacking athleticism, Klein leaves Iowa State having tied the FBS record with four touchdowns scored off of interception returns.
Named a consensus All-Big 12 player in 2012 and the co-Defensive Player of the Year out of the conference (along with Oklahoma defensive end Frank Alexander) in 2011, Klein has proved himself to be among the more consistent and dependable linebackers in the country. While he may not possess the ideal timed speed or change of direction of his peers, he's fast on the field due to terrific instincts and effort.
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:: beforeWHAT THE fug IS UP WITH THIS PICK?!?!?!
It's the only one so far that makes absolutely no sense to me.
Wow, The Panthers probably disliked Rogers quite a bit. Other teams have skipped him too.
Rogers has major off the field issues. I don't think that he's even on the board.
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Clearly we are happy with our secondary and clearly jr WILL NOT allow trouble makers
Yep, which would explain why Rambo and Rogers have been neglected.
But that's just because I really want Rogers a ton haha.
Clearly we are happy with our secondary and clearly jr WILL NOT allow trouble makers
Guess teams sees Rogers and Rambo as a problem bc the talents are there.
- PFFC PIE'd this
LB depth was a need. Not wowed by the pick. Incredibly meh. Solid, smart player who could possibly step in if any of our LBs get hurt. Basically Dan Connor 2.0. (Not saying that because he's white but becaus eof what he means to the team.)
But that's just because I really want Rogers a ton haha.
Roger will be our 6th rd
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Rogers has major off the field issues. I don't think that he's even on the board.
I'm starting to believe that. The Patriots and Bengals freakin' ignored Rogers.
Here is a little scouting report from him.
SUMMARY - Klein first stood out during the East West Shrine Game practices as a very good athlete capable of running sideline to sideline to make plays. He has a perfect body for the middle linebacker position in the NFL, and he has much better movement skills than advertised. Athletically, he is capable of doing it all and will make for a very good pick by a team in the middle of the draft. With very good first step quickness and strong recognition skills, he locates the ball well and does a good job of getting to it. Teams will have to coach up his tackling ability as he has a bad habit of dropping his head and taking his eyes off of his target. He also can tackle too high and the combination leads to a lot of missed tackles. He also has a tendency to over-pursue a play and take himself out of the play by being too aggressive while out in space. He has great instincts and can decipher information quickly to sniff out run versus pass. He is a much better blitzer than pure pass rusher, as he doesn't bend well and is much better using his first step quickness to surprise offensive linemen and quarterbacks. Klein has a great feel for zone coverage and does a very good job of taking the right level of drop, keeping his eyes on the quarterback and closing on balls thrown in front of him. He displays a very good back pedal and can quickly get out of his pedal to make plays on the ball. He isn't a strong man coverage defender because he doesn't change direction well and tends to lose ground against speedier players. He is a leader, the kind of player you want in the middle of your defense because of his toughness, intelligence and desire to compete. Overall he warrants consideration in the early part of the third-round by any team looking for a leader type on their defense and special teams.


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Fei Long Food Court, Sunset Park
- DaveCook Jan 2, 2012 06:44 AM
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This new eleven-stall food court opened two weeks ago on the premises of the Fei Long Market, 6301 Eighth Ave.. The market itself moved to the back of the building.
Shanghai Family Dumpling, whose short menu focuses on xiao long bao, had the longest queue when I stopped in for lunch. It's the first stall on the left as you enter; the others, proceeding clockwise, are New York Ribeye Steak, Shall We Eat (congee, cheung fun, BBQ meats over rice), Chili Time, Emperor's Hot Pot, Saigon Express, South Asian Delight, Maine Lobster House, Grand Noodle House (hand-pulled, with the usual fixings), Sakura Teriyaki Express, and Pan Pan (frozen yogurt). As of my visit, the Ribeye, Chili Time, and South Asian stalls had yet to launch.
Dave Cook
Fei Long Market
6301 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220
re: AubWah
You may not be far off. But $3.75 is a deal for six nice pork xiao long bao (crab-and-pork are $6.75). So is $9.95 for a lobster stir-fry, though next time I'll remember that the salt-and-pepper style was very salty and pretty peppery, too. I've blogged both of these, briefly. I'm pinning some hope on South Asian Delight, which, like the other yet-to-open stalls, has signage in Chinese as well as English.
Dessert attractions, though not under the same roof as at the New World Mall, include No. 1 Ice Cream and Kulu Desserts, each a very short walk away.
Dave Cook
Fei Long Market
6301 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220No. 1 Ice Cream
6410 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220Kulu Desserts
806 62nd St, Brooklyn, NY 112200-
re: DaveCook
$3.75 is certainly a deal, if the quality of xlb is comparable to a place like shanghai cafe on mott
I will try the lobster too
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re: Peter Cuce
Only the sawdust pudding -- which has the flavor but not the texture of tiramisu -- not any of the more traditional Asian desserts.
Dave Cook
Revisited yesterday. Ate middling hand-pulled noodles with fish balls from Grand Noodle House. The Ribeye and South Asian stalls still seem far from opening, and the Saigon stall, whose business was very slow on the day of my initial visit, seems already to have called it quits. The stall previously identified as Chili Time is almost ready to go, though only in retrospect have I realized that the signage had changed. I didn't take a photo, but I'm pretty sure that the new name is Laoma Ma La Tang, with a logo like that of the vendor at the New World Mall, in Flushing.
The crew at Shanghai Family Dumpling were intently picking crab meat for xiao long bao. Lena, the owner of the nearby No. 1 Ice Cream, later told me (over a scoop of avocado) that this stall was opened by the owners of Shanghai Traditional Dumpling, a small business set into the frontage of Fei Long. At that older business, pan-fried is the order of the day.
I noted at least two other newish businesses that let space from Fei Long: Chili Chilly, which despite the name serves only savory food, and Top Taste, a family-run operation that claims to serve "the only authentic Guilinese cuisine" in New York. I noshed on rice noodles with beef, crispy pork (labeled "chicharron," owing to a Spanish-conversant menu maker), toasted soy beans, and preserved green beans, but I've never been to Guilin and don't know what's what. Perhaps other Chowhounds can look into Top Taste.
Dave Cook
Fei Long Market
6301 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 112200-
re: DaveCook
Thanks for the report. Glad to hear that Lena is still making a go of it. Have you tried her durian ice cream yet?
re: Peter Cuce
Yes, on my previous visit to the neighborhood, early this month. It's more floral than pungent; I like it very much.
Dave Cook
re: rschwim
I liked it fine. Top Taste is worth trying if you're out that way, but I wouldn't make a special trip until someone who knows Guilin chow says otherwise. The menu is below.
re: DaveCook
Wow. I haven't been yet, but Top Taste is the Real Deal. I can tell from the pictures of their food. I've sampled famous Guilin rice noodle dishes in California's San Gabriel Valley. I can't wait to get out here. If only a place like this could be in Manhattan. Check out the pictures on their facebook as well. These guys aren't clowning around
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re: DaveCook
I tried the Guilin rice noodle dish. Very good with slices of roast pig and some kind of tasty braised beef. It's listed on a poster as dish #1 when you order. The rice noodle dishes are listed as soups, but it just means that they serve a cup of broth on the side.
re: Barry Strugatz
Barry, was it spicy? When I was there the young guy working the counter told me in Guilin they normally have that dish spicy but despiced it because (he said) most Chinese around Sunset Park aren't into hot spicing... I asked him to make it for me the way he would normally have it... Very nice
re: rschwim
Not spicy but good. I'll try asking for it spicy next time. Also want to try the other rice noodle dishes, they have 2 different sausage versions.
re: DaveCook
Ah, so the place out front is called Shanghai Traditional Dumpling! I failed to make a note of the name, and our source did not know it either. Thanks Dave.
I love those Shanghai dumplings. The texture is really nice and unique. I like things that are crispy on the bottom. The wontons are really good too.
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re: DaveCook
Tried the crab/pork soup dumplings. Not great but okay. Kind of bland. Want to try the plain pork. Nice people.
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re: DaveCook
Hand-pulled noodle stand put on quite a show. We thought noodles with sauteed veggies were just fine. My good friend shot this video of young man producing the noodles:
re: famdoc
Finally made it out here. I think this is a great new addition to Sunset Park, particularly because of the Ma La Tang stall. I'm thrilled to no longer have to go to Flushing to get this. My vegetarian stir-fry was very good and the medium spicy (I toned it down in deference to my dining companions) still packed a punch. It wasn't quite as good as the one I had at the New World Mall, but the fact that it's so much closer to me makes it a winner.
Got handpulled noodles with beef and some dumplings from Grand Noodle House, which were fine, and some soup dumplings and buns from Shanghai Family Dumpling, which were fine but not stellar. Same with the meats over rice from Shall We Eat (which definitely wins best name award, though). Lobster was very so-so and not worth it. Steak and South Asian stalls still not open, and Vietnamese stall not open either.
It's definitely the ma la tang place that will keep me coming back.
Also, the whole "mall" is worth a whirl--great prices on haircuts and manicures. And if you have kids (girls) the store with the wall of japanese erasers will be a huge hit.edited to add: couldn't find top taste when I was there. Is the entrance to that outside in the front? We came in from the back.
Also, the stall called "Emperor's Hot Pot" which is next to the ma la tang/hotpot stall, seems to be a steamtable/over rice place. Do they also do hotpot?
re: missmasala
We recently had our second visit and also were impressed with the Ma La Tang stall.
Although the women working behind the counter didn't speak English, I had no problem asking another customer to translate for me (she commented that she thought only Asian people enjoyed their food spicy). The veggie stir fry was excellent. The dumpling guy was out of veggie dumplings, but glad to see that choice is available. The seating area is much cleaner and better lit than at the Flushing locations.0 -
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re: missmasala
I'm also grateful for the ma la tang stall. True, the sauce is not as good as the one in Flushing (less Sichuan peppercorn and more sweet), but I like that they have a wider selection of items that I'm interested in. Pay attention when the lady puts the meats and veggies in the pot -- they have a tendency to be really heavy-handed. They must have been trying to get rid of the thinly sliced beef because about 50% of my dish was comprised of that. You can always take the leftovers home, but I prefer eating that type of food freshly made.
I think the Emperor's Hot Pot stall used to also be a ma la tang place in the beginning. I saw that stall with a ton of workers with no customers. Either the place has changed hands or the owner decided to go with another format. Whatever it is, it seems to be busy now.
The xiao long bao place can also be hit and miss. The first time I've had it was much better. The second time, there was no soup in the pork ones as they've been sitting around for some time. The crab ones have been sufficiently crabby -- even found a few pieces of shell in a couple of them. I'm really wishing they would start using disposable soup spoons. It's really hard to eat it using the regular spoons without losing some of that soup -- well, with the pork one it didn't matter because there was no soup.
Fei Long Market
6301 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 112200-
re: Miss Needle
Not trying to pick nits, just curious as to which ma la tang stall you're referring to in Flushing, since there are so many these days. Looking forward to getting out to try the one in BK. Ma la tang's such a good cold weather dish - not that we've had much of that this winter :)
re: Peter Cuce
Yeah, lucky for us that winter's been pretty mild. But I'll eat that dish winter or summer!
The ma la tang's the one that you've actually talked about in the New World Mall thread. Loved the sauce there but was wishing for a slightly larger selection of meats.
re: Miss Needle
Yeah that's Tian Fu. They serve ma la xiang guo, which is something like a dry hot pot. Ma la tang is more of a soup, somewhat like an individualized hot pot, but usually with predetermined ingredients and a menu of various additions.
re: Peter Cuce
Thanks for the proper name. I was being lazy -- Lao Ma Ma La Tang (I think -- as I said I'm horrible with names) is the name of the stall in Fei Long that sells the ma la xiang guo. I went to Tian Fu with a vegetarian in the mood for numbing Sichuan peppercorn flavor -- the ma la xiang guo hit the spot!
re: Miss Needle
I'm pretty sure that Lao Ma Ma La Tang also exists in the New World Mall and the Golden Mall. They specialize in Ma La Tang, but somewhere along the line, possibly after Tian Fu opened, they began offering Ma La Xiang Guo as well, but only in the New World Mall. The Golden Mall branch serves traditional hot pot as well as ma la tang. In the NWM, they serve their ma la xiang guo in a large wooden bowl. I prefer Tian Fu, but to have it available in Brooklyn is great.
re: Peter Cuce
They serve it in a large wooden bowl in the Fei Long mall as well. Honestly, not having to go to Flushing for this dish any more makes me very happy. Agree with Miss Needle's observation that the sauce is better at Tian Fu in Flushing, but perhaps not so much better that I would drive an extra 30-45 minutes each way for it.
re: missmasala
Went to the food court today--had congee from Shall We Eat and dumplings from Shanghai Family Dumpling, both quite good. The congee was thinner than most but excellent. Eating there is like eating in an outdoor cafe since there are always people coming and going. Three of the stalls were empty but the place looks clean and busy. I was very intrigued by the hot pot but didn't have one.
re: BMartin
Lunch at the Fei Long Food Court today. Shangai Dumplings, Hot Pot, Hand Pulled Noodles and Lobster. Unlike previous reviewers, I found the lobster, prepared with a salt and pepper sauce, to be generous and tasty. As always, watching your noodles pulled and prepared a blast. Food court packed with families, including a family sharing our table who were traveling to Bklyn from PA. It is easy to ask virtually anyone to assist with translation at stalls staffed by non-English speakers.
re: famdoc
Just checked out Fei Long, specifically for Top Taste. I can't attest to the authenticity since it was my first time trying Guilinese dishes, but I really liked it. I eat a lot of Sichuan, and was interested by the similarity of some flavors, as well as the differences.
On top of that, the family who owns the restaurant was incredibly hospitable and passionate about introducing their cuisine to new eaters. We talked about it for a while, and they seem like good people.
I'm attaching a photo (unfortunately kind of a crappy cell phone shot--my fault). This is the Guilin rice noodle with crispy pork and beef, and dosed with spice, as they would normally do. They confirmed that they tone it down for their clientele, and that they add a little broth/sauce to the noodles for the same reason, when traditionally it would be a little drier.
Well worth the trip, and worth a second visit to try some of the other dishes.
re: foodsgood
I've had the #1 (Guilin rice noodle) several times and really enjoy it... I was there the other day and asked the guy behind the counter what I should try next time and he recommended #18, the Pickled Bamboo Shoots with Fish Fillet... Anybody tried that yet?
re: rschwim
#1 soup has become a twice-weekly favorite, I'm ashamed to say, eaten in the parking lot behind the market. Doused with vinegar and chili sauce, there's nothing finer. Yesterday I ate the intestine (twice cooked, fried after ordering) and it too was sublime. Super fatty inside, crispy outside and barely seasoned, the ends went perfectly with and then into the soup. On another note, the fish + bamboo mentioned above was a nasty mess of flat fried dough medallions (the fish was nearly undetectable) covered in sugar and vinegar sauce, much like any sweet -and-sour. The bamboo offered partial relief with a pickle tang. Also, the beef stew was like a weak knockoff of the now-legendary #1 soup, only with big hunks of fat and gristle. #1 with a side of intestine is my choice so far -- see you there Fri!
re: jimmyjo1
I agree that the fish with bamboo shoots isn't that great. But I didn't think it was very sweet -- more sour than anything else. But it looks like sweet and sour sauce. As they also have sweet and sour fish on the menu, I figured that they used this sauce as a base and add a bunch of sugar to it.
re: rschwim
I did try the fish with pickled bamboo shoots. Not really my thing. The fish was dusted in cornstarch and fried, but the cornstarch laden sauce rendered the fish chewy and not crispy at all. The flavor of the sauce was fine -- bit sour and slightly spicy, but the texture reminded me of the overglopped sauces at many Chinese-American restaurants.


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Search term: <any generic product name>
The one thing I see and have been seeing for awhile. The manufacturers site is in the top 10. Huge sites like epinions and amazon are in the top 10. Does the amount of pages your site has have anything to do with how high you rank?
Search for any popular product and I see the same type of results. Sometimes the search term isn't even in the title tag.
[edited by: Woz at 12:16 am (utc) on Nov. 25, 2004] [edit reason] No specifics please, see TOS#13 [/edit]
>>The manufacturers site is in the top 10. its number 1 on my search
>>Huge sites like epinions and amazon are in the top 10. yes correct
>>Does the amount of pages your site has have anything to do with how high you rank? yes
Whats your point caller?
It's not. My sites regularly rank above manufacturers' product names - and that's without even any emphasis on SEO.
They shouldn't but that's another story. (The manufacturer's pages are good resources and the visitor is best served by these being in #1.)
Your right the manufacturers site should rank first, it's the other sites that are up there with them I am curious about. They all seem huge, they don't have the best product info.
I certainly don't agree with this. Google has made the mistake of placing too much emphasis on on-page factors. Then it made the mistake of placing too much emphasis on off-page factors. I believe they have found the right balance now - unfortunately, so have the spammers ...
An industrial product, no affiliate sites or such. Seems the big companies, the ones with the most pages win. They certainly don't link to each other.
1) If the store has really, really useful content--e.g., an objective and comprehensive "complete guide to selecting and using a vacuum cleaner" or "the universal guide to vacuum-cleaner bags" or "Herbert's Hoovering Guide"--then it may well receive inbound links from editorial, reference, or community sites that normally wouldn't link to an online retailer. And by having pages on many different topics, the Web site will have more points of entry (and more chances to do well for various keyphrases related to vacuum cleaners, cleaning techniques, etc.).
2) The store may need to advertise, just as it would do in the brick-and-mortar world.
You may need to alter what you are aiming for. Perhaps instead of "brand widgets", you would need to go for "mycity brand widgets" or something along those lines.
Mom and pop businesses shouldn't be aiming to compete with the Amazons or Ebays. That's a dangerous game in more ways than one. Should they have some limited success they could easily get wiped out by the big boys tweaking their ad campaigns. Imagine the mountains of $4.00 a month text links Amazon could buy if they so wished :)
If - to follow that rather generic example - I typed "Hoover" into Google, I wouldn't want 400 small-time shops on the first 40 pages, I'd want the big suppliers. If I wanted a small shop, I'd add my town or county to the search. For a start, I'd never find anything local to ME in the first 40 pages of "everybody's local results"!
This has always been the way us in the UK search for something - we either use Google.co.uk to omit all those US sites, or we add our town or county.
Is this any more of a problem than walking into a library and saying "I want a book of fiction" without being more specific?
In my category (travel), mom-and-pop businesses rank at or near the top for many important keywords and keyphrases. Some are editorial sites like mine, some are travel agencies, and others are affiliate sites.
blah blah blah blah
option #1 If you do more seo you will win.
If you are on page 10 do ten times the seo and you will get to page 1.
Dont know what seo really is.
Than you are s o l
Noone on this board will give away any real secrets to good seo.
option #2 pay a firm to do it for you .
Just make sure they have competive listings as proof of there work.
That's patently not true. Brett and many others try very hard to give good, ethical, practical advice.
Indeed, if you are so convinced that no-one (or noone, as you would have it) gives (or give, as you would have it) away any real secrets, one wonders what the point is in your being here.
Many of us try to post questions and answers in equal quantity. For you to suggest that no answer is worth the pixels it's written on makes me wonder what is your point exactly? Do tell... DerekH
My several sites that still rank high in google are large sites. They don't rank well in MSN or Yahoo. My sites that Google doesn't like anymore are on the first page of Yahoo and MSN results.
Guess they haven't got to the travel sites yet but they will. Consumer and industrial product searches seem to bring up the largest sites first.
The other type of sites I see coming up first in google are nothing but links. Again they are large sites and their main purpose seems to be to make money off google adwords.
I haven't noticed any big differences. Maybe some small moves towards bigger sites, but there are so many issues to consider, especially if you're only focusing on a handful of search terms.
Are the big sites climbing because they have much broader supporting internal link structures? Possibly because their site happens to be properly themed? Maybe it's because their PageRank far exceeds everyone else? It could be good old fashion incoming link text... That's just scratching the surface...
If you've been noticing big changes with the larger sites, maybe there is something up, but it's most likely that these sites have been around the top for a long time and as a result have picked up a lot of the basics that G looks for when ranking sites.
SEO can get you a long ways, but when you look at the basic tips on this board that actually produce results, you'll find most of them revolve around content and links. Big sites in general have been generating content for a while and have been pulling links in for a while as well.
You can compete, it is hard and you have to be creative about it. You should be targetting derivitive terms to get started and see where that takes you.
The posts would all be wow another top listing this is so easy good thing we used the advice on webmasterworld.
I looked but I havent seen any posts like that recently.
As fo why im here There are lots of good examples of what can get you in trouble, and Im great at seo but I cant build sites that convert to well.
However all is not lost, as somebody already suggested, target the brand keywords with an extra word or two. Like:
<big-brand X> city Y <big-brand X> buy <big-brand X> model XYZ
Or a million other combinations. Targeting thousands of keyword combinations is a short term way to establish traffic for the more competitive keywords.
Some poeple just have to stop competing with the big dogs and start getting rich with the little dogs.
I know about on page SEO, I know about incoming links and I think by now Google must know these link exchanges have nothing to do with page value. I know about targeting less popular keywords. I don't think there are any big secrets unless you are talking black hat SEO, which I have no interest in.
I know you can tell someone exactly what to do and they will still mess it up.
I mainly wante to discuss the things Google is taking into account that people have little control over. That is what Google wants to do, find a way to rank pages that webmasters can not manipulate. It used to be so much fun to wait for the monthly Google update and see how you ranked. Just isn't as much fun these days :(
If you had more links than amazon you would have similar results.
Then please don't think you upset *me* - sometimes I get a bit mischievous when I post if a thread seems to have more opinion than fact - sometimes it gets the thread moving again :-) DerekH
Is it OK to join a webring?
There is a question that has been asked so many times here.
If you want my opinion of webrings.... I say it is not ok. Only because I can rank much higher than my competition who are involved with webrings. So it may be hurting them or.... it may not be helping them. There you go... an answer that is clear as mud.
But if you can get them through otehr ways cant we ignore SEO?
After all 100s of ppl compete for top 10 position in every category!


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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10881
Title: | CHANKA SETTLEMENT ECOLOGY: HILLTOP SITES, LAND USE AND WARFARE IN LATE PREHISPANIC ANDAHUAYLAS, PERU |
Author: | Kellett, Lucas |
Advisor(s): | Boone, James Bawden, Garth |
Committee Member(s): | Scuderi, Louis Bauer, Brian |
Department: | University of New Mexico. Dept. of Anthropology |
Subject: | Archaeology Chanka Settlement Ecology Hilltop Settlement Warfare |
LC Subject(s): | Chanca Indians--Agriculture Chanca Indians--Wars Climatic changes--Social aspects--Peru--History Land use--Peru--History Human ecology--Peru--History Peru--Antiquities |
Degree Level: | Doctoral |
Abstract: | This dissertation investigates Late Intermediate Period (AD 1000-1400) hilltop settlements of the central Andean highlands. Rather than a traditional warfare-centered political perspective, the research employs primarily an ecological model in which to evaluate the widespread settlement shift to high altitude ridge tops beginning ca. AD 1000. More specifically, the research investigates the multi-faceted role that climate change may have played in the establishment of LIP hilltop settlements. I examine the concomitant shifts in the local ecology and the economic organization of hilltop communities. Using a multi-scalar and methodologically diverse research design, incorporating ethnohistory, field survey, excavation and GIS, I examine the archaeological and physical landscape around a sample of large Chanka hilltop settlements. Specifically, I adopt a settlement ecology approach in which to evaluate the individual factors which contributed to the high elevation settlement pattern. I argue that the relocation of local populations to high elevation aggregated sites was symptomatic of large scale environmental, rather than political change. More specifically, I argue that regional hilltop settlement was linked to a change in subsistence with a new emphasis on high altitude agro-pastoralism, which would have been an effective risk reduction strategy, most effectively organized from these new settlement locations. In this context, I assert that regional conflict is more accurately understood as an outcome of resource and economic stress during a time of increased aridity. On a broader scale this study makes important contributions towards a growing scholarship concerning how prehistoric populations responded and survived in the face of a multitude of co-occurring crises, including political instability, economic stress and climate change. |
Graduation Date: | May 2010 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1928/10881 |
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I am an intermediate skill skier and have only had 1 full season but i am lucky enough to have a seasoned skier teaching me and have improved vastly over a short period. I live in New Zealand and the snow changes from day to day (Mt Ruapehu) I am looking to do some off track skiing, most of the time on groomers but looking to have versatility across the board to be able to do everything. I am 176cm tall and weigh 176 lbs. Would these be something that would suit me. This will be my first Ski purchase
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Hey, I'm thinking of the 171cm me, I'm 5'9" and 170lbs, advanced skier, skiing aggressively on the front side and looking to ski more off piste and get into the backcountry. Does anyone have any recommendations?
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I am a little bit over 5'4 but I am hitting my growth spurt, and I was wondering whether the 171 was going to be too big for me?
Laura Feasler
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How much do you weigh? Where are you planning on skiing mostly? Are you beginner, intermediate, or expert?
This ski has full reverse camber as well as twin tip, so it your effective edge is shortened. I am 5'5 135lb and I ski the 171 as my all mountain ski.
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This week, we've been extra busy covering Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. GamesRadar's own George Walter called it "this year's must-buy first-person shooter" in his Super Review, and we expected nothing less from developer, Infinity Ward. But there's another sub-genre of shooters that, too often, goes unnoticed by mainstream gaming publications. We're talking about free and free-to-play shooters. You'll rarely see the games featured below on magazine covers or promoted on the front page of major gaming sites. But despite the way that gratis games are constantly pushed to the periphery of editorial game coverage, they're here to stay. That's because if you make a great online game that's free, people will play it - and there are tons of excellent titles out there with robust communities that are delivering full-priced fun for no money down. Here are some of our favorites along with links to download them.
Combat Arms
Home of the Nut Shot
Hardcore shooter fans may scoff at free-to-play games like Combat Arms. But that hasn't stopped over three million registered users from enjoying this incredibly solid military shooter. Combat Arms offers all the options and game modes you'd expect. Traditional free-for-all, team death match, and capture-the-flag rounds, are all available - and with so many people playing, it's easy to jump right into a game. As you continue playing, your character will level-up and earn points, which can be used to purchase new weapons or cosmetic items to alter your appearance.
Above: Keep playing, keep killing, and earn points to purchase new gear for your character
But Combat Arms isn't an everyday military shooter; it has too much personality. While most shooters reward accurate aimers with headshots, Combat Arms openly embraces the "Nut Shot." Players receive accolades for aiming below the belt and get to see their opponent fall to the ground as they moan and clutch their groin. If you think tea bagging a fallen foe is fun, you haven't had the pleasure of crouching over some stranger's face while their avatar writhes in pain with his legs tightly crossed.
Above: An epic trailer showcasing the glorious Nut Shot and Combat Arms' gameplay
As with most free-to-play titles, Combat Arms continues to add new modes and features to keep the game fresh. They recently released a new game mode called Quarantine, which pits human players against zombies. Zombies can move quite fast, and if one manages to swipe a human with their claws, the human will become infected and join the zombie team. It works like a frantic game of tag and is quite popular amongst players who prefer specialized custom matches over traditional modes.
Above: Quarantine Mode won't be replacing Left 4 Dead anytime soon, but we love that Nexon keeps adding new maps and modes to Combat Arms
But the best game mode we found was Fireteam. It's a co-op mode that pits a group of players against hordes of NPCs on an objective-based map. One mission charged us with rescuing a prisoner of war, gathering stolen intelligence, and blasting our way towards an evacuation site. Even though storming rooms, clearing alleyways, and mowing down waves of brainless NPCs will feel familiar, it's still great fun. Plus, it's free. So any complaints we've heard about enemy AI or the game's slightly dated look fall on deaf ears.
Above: Nexon also organizes special themed events and items for their users. Here's bloody coffin backpack, which was introduced with their Halloween update
How does it make money?
With an in-game micro-transaction store called the Black Market. The items for sale are mostly cosmetic, like special character models or cowboy hats. Weapons sold for real cash on the Black Market don't give the user much of an advantage over players with equipment purchased with regular points earned by playing the game. In fact, we've found claims that people just buy their way to the top of free-to-play games to be highly exaggerated.
Alliance of Valiant Arms
Where tanks rule
Another great destination for a free shooter fix is ijji.com. The free-to-play online games portal recently boasted that over 9 million users have registered on their site. Judging by the lengthy list of active lobbies on ijji's servers, we'd wager that a lot of these users are playing Alliance of Valiant Arms.
Alliance of Valiant Arms is a much more serious military shooter than Combat Arms and feels a lot like Call of Duty in terms of control. When playing free-for-all and team death match games, it falls somewhere between ultra twitchy titles, like Unreal Tournament or Halo, and ultra realistic military shooters, like Operation Flashpoint or America's Army.
Above: On the visual front, Alliance of Valiant Arms' graphics look great for a free-to-play title
Escort mode is definitely our favorite. The attacking team must protect a tank and escort it to the end of the map before the time limit expires. Players will need to clear a path for the tank and keep it repaired as they continue to press forward. Meanwhile, the defending team will need to do everything they can to prevent the tank from reaching its goal. It only takes two rocket launch shots will disable the vehicle, bringing it to a halt. But firing off a successful shot while enemies have you in their sights, is easier said than done. Plus, the tank can be quickly repaired to get it moving again. Then again, repairing the tank while enemies rain bullets on your position is challenging too. It's this constant back-and-forth between the escort team and the defenders that make Escort mode work so well.
Above: Escort mode is great fun. The attacking team must protect the tank and pave a path for it. The defending team must do everything they can to stop it
Above: A trailer that shows off Alliance of Valiant Arms' Escort mode and gameplay
How does it make money?
With a micro-transaction store that sells premium upgrades, like better guns or bonuses to the amount of XP you earn from matches. We like that Alliance of Valiant Arms' item store is very discreet. Advertisements that link to the online store are kept in the corner of the game's menu, and the selection of items you can buy is kept to a minimum. We also like that improvements purchased with real cash only last a certain amount of days, which prevents players from buying a permanent advantage over others.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
A classic shooter with lots of classes
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory's graphics may look dated, but the class-based gameplay in this stand-alone multiplayer shooter feels just as solid as it did when it released as freeware in 2003. Players choose to side with the Allies or the Axis, and select a class to play as. Each of the classes has special abilities and different options for weapon load outs. For example, the soldier excels with heavy weapons, like flamethrowers and bazookas. A medic can drop health packs and revive fallen comrades with a syringe. Field ops can mark targets to call in airstrikes, and engineers can construct machine gun nests and anti-tank barriers.
Above: A soldier defends an engineer while he plants a bomb
Even though Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory looks ancient, blasting your way through the battlefield on a server with 40 or 50 other players is still a blast. Engineers hurry to build barricades and machine gun nests for the defensive team, only to see a soldier blow them to smithereens moments later with a rocket launcher. Medics make their way through the frontlines, bringing downed teammates back to the fight. Vehicles whores charge straight for the tanks, while snipers do what they do best: camping and picking off careless roamers. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory delivers total chaos with a clear sense of purpose, so even if you and your teammates aren't constantly staying in close communication, the game's class-based design and clear map objectives keeps everyone on task.
Above: There are lots of custom servers, like this one, which uses a fun big head mod
Above: In this campaign, the Allies must push forward with a tank to destroy an Axis fuel depot, building assault bridges and protecting it along the way
How does it make money?
It doesn't. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is completely free. It was originally designed for the multiplayer portion of a Return to Castle Wolfenstein expansion pack. But when plans for the expansion were scrapped, the multiplayer portion was released by itself as freeware.


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You'll get there. Keep up the good work and the good attitude. Beware though, Vi will most likely be nerfed next patch.
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Started in bronze 3, got knocked to low 4, now climbing back out of 3. IT can be done, it just takes patience, incredible amounts of luck, and it usually helps to have a duo partner.
i had to win 14 games in a row to get out of bronze.
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what heat sources are commonly used for brewing? I'm planning on brewing mine outdoors because i don't think the females in my house want to have the house smelling like a brewery. I know i can use a propane burner, but are electric "hot plates" used? i'm talking about a single burner like a stove. will this give uneven heat or less control? or are they generally too small for a stock pot? thanks for any help! brandon
Most of your common hot plates do not generate enough heat to get a good boil once you start moving above 3 gallons or so of water. You could assist the boil with an electric hot stick , but that would likely overload your outlet if it is on the same circuit. If cash is low keep an eye on craigslist or the local classified adds for turkey fryers with propane burners, or propane burners by themselves. You'll be much happier with the time to get up to boil with propane.
You're in Texas! Goto Academy sports and get a turky fryer, they have one for as cheap as $25
yeah i'm a texas boy.... was looking at the academy packages online but haven't looked at my local store. i'm not necessarily trying to be cheap, just trying to find the most convenient set up and didn't want to worry about running out of fuel in the middle of my boil. but propane sounds like the way to go. thanks for your help! brandon
Academy has some great prices on pots as well. You'll need to dig around a bit...it can be a bit of a disorganized mess.
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I'm using the stove still but I can see where a propane burner would be very nice. If you can fit it in your budget I think you'll be much happier with it. I think it's a good move to go outside. I'm getting some female resistance to the smell when I brew. I find it better than some of the candles she burns but I try to not start battles that I probably can't win.
My local Academy offers a Outdoor Gourmet 116k btuh burner for $19.99. I have bought 3 and they were great burners although I am skeptical of the listed output and, I would carefully inspoect the welds prior to each brew for signs of stressing.
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My wife actually said she might be starting to LIKE the smell of my brewing! +1 on the turkey fryer. Cheapest way to improve over the stove IMO.


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The team has offered $850,000 to Abad, who posted a 1.57 ERA and 51:15 K:BB ratio in 57 1/3 innings in 2014. The team also offered $900,000 to Sogard, who hit .223/.298/.268 with one home run, 22 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 291 at-bats. Both players are in their first year of arbitration eligibility.
Sogard collected first home run of the season in the sixth inning Wednesday, but it was only enough to decrease his team's deficit to six runs. He has hit .207/.286/.261 with 12 RBI and eight stolen bases in 188 at-bats.
Sogard has gone hitless in eight of the last 10 games in which he has had at least one plate appearance. His 3-for-33 slide in May has lowered his batting average from .217 to .172.
The A's appear comfortable with an Eric Sogard and Nick Punto platoon at second base. Also, some evaluators believe Lowrie might be more of a defensive liability at second base than he is at shortstop.
Sogard played second base exclusively for the first fourth months of the season before alternating between second base and shortstop in August and September. He hit .266/.322/.364 with two home runs, 35 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 368 at-bats during the regular season.
Sogard pushed his hitting streak to 13 games Wednesday. He is batting .383 (18 for 47) with one home run, one triple, five doubles and nine RBI in that span.
Sogard, who has hit .273/.337/.380 in 242 at-bats, is expected to play a reserve role after the acquisition of Callaspo.
Sogard, batting .268 on the year, has gone 12 for 31 (.387) over an eight-game hitting streak for the Athletics. He has a homer and six RBI over that span.
Sogard picked up a double and two singles. He finished the game 3 for 4, with two runs scored and two RBI. Sogard increased his slash line to .272/.336/.383 in 235 at-bats.
In the top of the third inning, Sogard hit a Jerome Williams fastball out to right for a two-run shot. He finished the game 2 for 4, with two runs scored and two RBI. Sogard is hitting .264/.333/.370 in 216 at-bats.
Sogard, batting .261 on the year, has gone 4 for 12 (.333) over his last three games with four RBI and his first home run since April 27, 2012.
Sogard doubled in a run in the second and hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to help break the game open for the A's. He finished 2 for 4 with two runs scored and three RBI, improving his batting average to .261 in 199 at-bats.
Sogard, who has started 11 straight games at second base, is batting .286 (12 for 42) with three RBI, four doubles, five walks and six runs in his last 14 games. He also has four stolen bases in that span.
The A's have shown a willingness over the past week to play Jed Lowrie at second base with Adam Rosales manning shortstop. If Rosales continues to hit well and the configuration sticks, Sogard could see a further reduction in playing time.
But surely Fantasy owners will figure out Sogard is a good contact hitter with little power. He also might be able to sustain a favorable on-base percentage, but the upside is limited with the 26-year-old second baseman. He slugged just .418 in 557 minor-league games and hasn't hit above seventh in the A's lineup this season, so it's not like Oakland is counting on him to be a major run producer.
Sogard, who has made a team-high 11 starts at second base, is batting .297 (11 for 37) with one RBI and two stolen bases through 12 games.
"It looks like the spring training Sogard, the guy who gets a hit every time up," manager Bob Melvin said, per the Contra Costa Times. "He got a good at-bat against a left-hander, too. That was good to see."
Sogard has two steals and a .250 average this season. Friday's double was his first extra-base hit of the regular season after a hot spring (.444/.500/.648 in 54 at-bats).
Based on his minor league stats and limited major league experience, owners can expect a handful of steals and the possibility of a high batting average, but very little power from Sogard. At minimum, though, AL-only points-leaguers should give Sogard a look, as his minor league history is filled wtih excellent strikeout and walk rates.
Sogard won't be a difference-maker, but with semi-regular playing time and some good hitting skills, he should be getting a little more playing time in Fantasy than he is receiving in the early going.
Sogard, 26, is having a scorching spring training, as he owns a .480/.536/.700 line with eight doubles and a home run in 56 plate appearances. Right now, he's slated for a platoon with Scott Sizemore, with Sogard getting the lion's share of at-bats as the right-handed half of the platoon.
Sogard is a .190/.237/.302 (49 OPS+) career hitter in the majors, however, and if he comes out of the gate slow, he could lose his playing time quickly.
"He's certainly right in the middle of the mix," manager Bob Melvin told MLB.com. "He was always in there and probably came out of the pack a little bit, but he's a guy that's played for us before, comes to camp trying to win a job, and he's doing everything he can to do that.
He collected two doubles in four plate appearances during the team's 13-13 tie with the Angels on Saturday.
"Sogard is right in there,'' manager Bob Melvin said. "Maybe he hasn't read his name in the newspaper as much as he should have, but that's my fault. He's always been right in there. He's certainly made a case for himself.''
Sogard's two hits raise his line to .423/.483/.615 this spring, and he's struck out just once in 29 plate appearances.
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The United States still has a lower overall tax burden than the typical advanced economy in Europe. But the gap isn't as big as you might think, and it may be poised to shrink as the pace of federal spending ticks upward. Here's a look at how Americans' tax burden ranks against that of citizens of other countries, and why it matters.
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The average American pays wage-based taxes that are similar to what Britons pay – and not much lower than in France. Japanese citizens enjoy the lowest rates among the Group of Seven large industrial economies, or G-7. This includes national and local income taxes, plus payroll levies such as the employee share of Social Security.
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Shortly before the trip to Emerald City I started getting kinda stressed about it. I'm not really sure why. I anticipated selling a ton of prints based on the sales Jake and Ben had experienced the year before... so much so that I thought maybe I might run out! But I needn't have worried, haha.... I had plenty left to take home.
Our Air B&B rental in Kirkland was... weird. We'd actually tried to cancel before we left because Al's sister offered to let us stay at her place for free, but Mauricio isn't one to answer his phone or emails. So much so that he failed to answer his phone several times as Ben tried to coordinate meeting up with him to get the keys. The condo was clearly lived in, which is the case for a lot of Air B&B places, but usually the person makes an effort to accommodate guests. Mauricio left his fridge packed full of food... not food for us mind you, like half eaten sandwiches and eggs and stuff. We had to smash in the groceries we bought. He also "forgot" the keys for two of the three days we stayed there so we were unable to lock the door. His only wall decorations were a Seahawks jersey and a CD labelled "Yetzka!" thumb tacked to the wall which had some shmutz on it. I shudder to think, haha. Mauricio called Ben several times asking if he wanted to "hang out". On the last night we stayed there, he called Ben and said he needed to pick something up. We waited a while for him, he didn't show up until 11 when Jake was already asleep. He showed up with his girlfriend (reeking of weed) and she immediately ran into the bedroom as Ben and I tried to stop her. Then she ran out screaming "Somebody's in there!" So Ben went into the bedroom where Jake was sleeping and got the snowboard they wanted. Who needs a snowboard at 11 at night? It was weird.
Traffic getting to the convention center from Kirkland was pretty bad the first two days. Sales were very slow. Jake said he was disappointed that it wasn't like last year. I had a hard time talking to people, as I usually do... but I warmed up to it by Sunday. I didn't even come close to covering the cost of the trip and the table. But I have heard that it takes 3-4 years of going to conventions to really turn a profit, so I'm not discouraged yet.
Finding vegan food proved a bit more challenging than I anticipated. I have only ever been to Seattle with other vegans so we always ate at vegan places. The first night we went to the Cheesecake Factory and there wasn't anything suitable for me to have for dinner. I was able to grab a few things at the grocery store before it closed. There was a Veggie Grill nearby the convention center which is where I got lunch on Friday. I made sandwiches for Saturday and Sunday, haha.
On Saturday I ran around for a while looking for Links I could take pics of. I always see a lot of them at cons, I think I will continue trying to get them all at the rest of the cons this year. On Sunday I met up with Al's sister Gin. On my way down to get her I found out that Adam Warren was tabling right by us. I had to run back to our tables and let Jake know that he was there. We both went all fanboy/girl on him and accosted him with art which he may or may not have promptly thrown in the trash, haha. If you haven't read Empowered, you should certainly check it out!
I bought some more markers and refills from the Copic booth. I got some of their paper too since I was unable to find any good birthday presents for all the March birthdays. So I will draw them something.
On the drive home Ben requested I tell him stories to keep him awake so I ended up describing the plot of the Saw movies to him. Then we talked about X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He thinks I should have a podcast where I just describe the plot of movies, haha.
Overall I had a pretty fun time, even though I lost a lot of money. I don't think I will return to Emerald City next year. Not unless I do really well at the locals cons this year. I'm going to share a table with Jake at Rose City again and return to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. I will try to make it into Newcon PDX and Kumoricon too!


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