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Package Quality: 4.2
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Package Quality: 4.2
Price: $$$
on 3/9/2010 3:59:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Damage damage damage. If you want to deal with damaged brittle, snapping off hair then go ahead.
Please make sure you do you homework about this before because if you've had highlights or lightened your hair previously or plan to do so after it will affect your hair. Im only warning you because hair can only stand so many chemical treatments before finnaly breaking off.
I had thick strong hair that was very ressilent, I thought it could stand anything because Ive had highlights and extreme colour changes before without damaging my hair. The day i had this done to my hair it looked absolutely fabulous, silky, shiney and straight.. I didnt even feel bad for the clumps of hair that were coming off the comb when this was being done becuase my hair looked so fabulous. did I mention my hairdresser recommended that I needed to cut about 3 cm off after? I didnt need it before as I had just had a trim the week before but of course she did her buisness because damage to the ends was obvious. Still I didnt mind after because my hair looked so good, But the next too weeks another 2.5 cm, and after 1 colouring session, snap snap, my hair was breaking left right and centre and I had to get 3 cm cut again. yes because my hair was so dried out and continued to dry out despite all the treatments I was giving to it.
It cost me so much on protein treatments and home care products just to stop the breakage.
Its been 7 months now since having it done and thanks to the brazilian keratin treatment and kerastase hair products my hair is beginning to look normal again. except for my hairline where its very evident that theres been breakage, the hair is so short in the front that even cutting a fringe would make it look like some stupid hairstyle so I hide it with a hair band everyday until they grow and I can cut a fringe that will look flattering.
Ill never do this agian, its just not neccessary. I actaully miss the waves that I had in my hair but im slowly trimming all the treated hair off.
At least with the brazilian keratin treatment, it washes off and you can regain the beautiful natural fullness to you hair.
I give it 2 lippies.. 1 because it is far better than regular relaxer which ive also tried, with that I had to cut my hair short to roots right there and then. And lippie 2 because it does what it is supposed to.. make hair pin straight.
on 2/5/2010 12:37:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Grey, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I had the Japanese Straightening done about 8 years ago when it was the "in" thing to have pin-straight hair. The cost was about $250 and the process took roughly 5 hours. It worked like a charm on my semi-wavy coarse hair and lasted a good 4 months. The only thing that I didn't like about it is I lost all the volume in my hair, it's just straight straight hair with no volume. I haven't done it for a while since I fear it would damage my hair but if I ever want to have that "pin-straight" hair again, I would probably go this route again. The maintenance is really easy as I remembered, just wake up, comb out the hair and it's straight again.
on 1/2/2009 6:33:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Normal, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I had a pretty great experience with TR. It has its flaws (hair becomes too straight, too flat for the first few weeks, etc) but it really is pretty magical!
on 1/2/2009 5:35:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
If I could afford it, I'd have this done again. I absolutely loved it. I didn't have to blow dry, if I didn't want to and there was no frizz. Fab.
on 1/2/2009 5:32:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
My hair is naturally very curly, frizzy, bushy....it's disgusting - I look like a cross between Macy Gray and someone from the Jackson 5. Anyway, the first time I got this done was about 4 years ago and I've never looked back since!
When getting this done at the salon, it takes about 5 hours for me and about £250+. However, I recently purchased the whole hair straightening system from a retailer (only intended for salon use...but who cares?!) and did the japanese hair straightening at home by myself. It took less time than it did in the salon (about 2.5 hours) and I still have perfect results, at a fraction of the cost! (I paid about £70). My hair is no longer curly and frizzy, but straight...I love that I can jump out the shower and not have to do anything with my hair. I still straighten it once a week, but only because I have a specific hairstyle that I like to implement on my hair.
After the treatment, I don't wash my hair for 6-7 days. You aren't supposed to get it wet for roughly 4 days. My hair is left somewhat damaged after the treatment, but definately not as damaged as it would be with a normal chemical straightening process. I do touch-ups every 6 months.
Overall, I really would recommend this for those who have unmanageable hair and just want to wash and go. I never used to feel nice with my natural hair...now, my hair really completes my look and I'm so much more confident. Love this hair treatment!
on 1/2/2009 5:03:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
LOVE IT !! I had this done with the Q8 system on my very blonde hair, another salon turned me down saying they wouldent do it on blonde hair. Q8s line has products for even the most damaged of hair. I went all the way to Palm Springs to get it done there, was vacationing there anyways. I paid $450 which is pretty good, since in Canada they wanted way more. It isnt perfectly straight like other people have gotten but overall most of the curl is gone and I am very happy because before even when I use to flat iron it, the curls would come back during the day. I wish I had gotten the perfect straight hair but atleast my hair is now way better then it was !!
I definately suggest not washing your hair for as long as you can go and when you do wash it use no shampoo and just conditioner on the ends quickly and jump out of the shower as fast as you can. I suffered the greasy hair for a few days but it was so worth it. The hair is so fragile the first few days so be careful. Pieces of hair snapped off just by putting my purse over my shoulder, dont worry after a few hair treatments the hair is back to the same condition.
I also strongly recommend if you get this done to buy the shampoo and conditioner for thermal recondioned/japanese straightened hair. And buy lots of it !! I bought the yuko brand and it came a high cost to me because I just had bought the litre bottles of kerastase shampoo and conditioner a few weeks ago. The yuko condition smells almost like the straightening product. When I use it my hair is much straighter and unbelievable softer and not a single tangle.
on 6/29/2008 10:07:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I'm loving it. My hair is pretty straight to begin with, but not as PIN STRAIGHT as I like (I usually have to layer the straightening cream and flat iron before it gets that straight). I did this to save me that trouble every morning, and it works! It is also not as dry before, so I save $$ on serums as well.
Great time and $$ saving investment. Will def get it re-done once the effects wear out.
n.b. Mine was only $150 for hair almost midway down my back. I'm not sure I would have paid $300-500 like some MUAers on here have :\
on 6/18/2008 2:08:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This is the best way to get that straight, shiny, silky, flat hair. If you want body, you'll have to style it further, which could be damaging. It is dramatic and long lasting. It changes the structure of your hair and is damaging though it looks healthy, so invest in something to control the damage. And get someone who knows how to do this; I've had worse results in cheaper salons. If you have a tendency to put your hair through other damaging chemical processes, stay away from this. You will irreparably damage your hair. It almost "melts" off, gives you bald spots if you're sensitive to it, you name it. But if your stylist takes care of you, and you in turn take care of your hair, the result is beautiful. If you're thinking about doing this make it the only chemical process you do to your hair. I had mine done in LA, costing anwhere from $150 - $300 for long hair and it takes 3-6 hours. continued >>
on 4/30/2008 5:09:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
This treatment really works! It completely transforms your hair. I have tons of curly/wavy frizzy fine hair. I had this done about 6 years ago. I was in high school and didn't know how to deal with my curly hair. This treatment was like magic. My hair was PIN STRAIGHT for about 9 months. It was healthy, soft, silky, shiny and not damaged or dry at all. All I had do after the shower was comb out my hair and let it air dry perfectly straight on its own! I had never been able to do this! I had no frizz at all. This treatment is a lot of money up front but I saved so much money on styling products.
but, it took about 2 years for my curls to fully come back, and the growing-out stage is difficult to deal with. My hair was not straight, but not curly or wavy, it was just weird. Also, to be honest, I missed my curls. My hair would not curl AT ALL while I had this treatment, not the slightest wave to be found - even on high humidity days. After my hair was finally back to normal, I realized that I actually liked my curly hair, so I did some research and learned how to cut and style my hair properly. I also invested in a CHI ceramic hair iron so I can have straight hair for a day when I feel like it :) I wouldn't do this treatment again, not because it was bad, but its too much of a long term commitment.
If you're thinking of doing this, remember: this treatment is really drastic, especially if your hair is curly/kinky. Be prepared to either get touch ups often if you want to keep it straight or deal with a long awkward transitional period of growing it out. Also do research and find a good salon who has experience doing this treatment. I went to a really great Japanese salon in the NYC area. If anyone needs the name, just send me a message. They know what they're doing and they give great haircuts as well.
on 3/10/2008 11:25:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Why did I wait so long?! My naturally curly/wavy frizz-ball hair is now effortly sleek, straight, and silky! Now, I just wash my hair with some moisturizing products, put in a little leave-in conditioner to stave off any damage, and go! It is pin-straight whether I air-dry or blow-dry. The one drawback is that your hair will be a little flat until the roots grow out a little, providing some lift and volume.
I got my hair done in Chinatown, Toronto (at a salon on the first floor of the Dragon City Mall on Dundas & Spadina) for $170. My hair is super thick, an about five inches past my shoulders. The entire process took about four and a half hours--so make sure to bring something to read! The stylist there said that unlike other salons, I could wash my hair, get it, wet, whatever I wanted to do (as long as I didn't tuck it behind my ears or put it in a ponytail, which would cause creasing) for 48 hours. Touch-ups were recommended every 6 months, but my hair grows slowly, so I'm planning on once a year.
This is a godsend--I have wanted hair like this since I was 3 years old. Compliments will abound with your new hair, I assure you!
Message me if you want specific info on the salon I was talking about.
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text: > -----Original Message----- > From: Waters, Stephen [mailto:email@example.com] > Sent: April 12, 1999 2:53 PM > To: firstname.lastname@example.com > Subject: IPSEC monitor MIB > > > I have a few thoughts having read draft 3 of the IPSEC > Monitoring MIB: That series has been abandoned; there is another that is draft 00 which is not representative either, but is closer; a new architecture was presented in Minneapolis. (I need to get the first series pulled off the WG page...) The current proposal (and we hope to release new documents very soon) consists of three separate MIBs. A rough description of them is: -a DOI-independent ISAKMP MIB -an IPSec SA MIB (raw SAs, independent of how created) -an IKE MIB, that links phase 1 and phase 2 Concepts like channels and tunnels as introduced in the original] series of MIBs are gone; they will have to added in as application specific MIBs on top of the above three MIBs. So, having said that... > > > > > > 1) I feel there is room for an 'SPD' table entry to sit > 'above' the IKE > > Control Channel table. The IPSEC architecture describes > interface-specific > > SPD (I seem to remember) and in this case, the same IDs > used to make the > > IPSEC MIB entries unique could occur many time, for > example, if I want to > > define the security on a number of 'public' interfaces to 'protect > > everything' in a LAN-LAN case, then I may have multiple > occurrences of the > > same simple selectors. The IPSEC MIB could then be used as > an extension of > > the Interface MIB. Control channels are gone; they were the logical phase 1 tunnel. I think you mean to associate the phase 2 tunnel with the Interface MIB. The relationships to the interface MIB of tunnel identifiers was discussed and I believe determined to be an implementation specific issue. 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Scientists are re-writing the rules of exercise emphasizing continual movement throughout the day for optimum health versus 30 minutes in the gym.
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Athletes, gym rats, couch potatoes and office workers share something in common. They all suffer the same health risks if they are sedentary too much of the day according to research which is re-writing the guidelines and recommendations for physical fitness. The Surgeon General guidelines which were recently boosted from 30 minutes to 60 minutes of daily exercise have been called into question by studies showing that continual daily movement is truly the key to optimum health. TrekDesk Treadmill Desks which allow slow continual movement throughout the day while working or studying offer an affordable means of staying healthy and active without ever leaving the office.
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A 2007 study out of the University of Missouri found that individuals that did not participate in daily physical exercise however stayed in motion during most of the day actually burned significantly more calories then study subjects that ran 5 miles but were less active the rest of the day. Another study out of the University of North Carolina Wilmington found that workers gain an average of 16 pounds within the first eight months of an initial sedentary office assignment.
Dr. Hamilton offers critical data not yet understood by many in the health and human resources field relating that while exercise is essential it is not a cure for sedentary office jobs that keep employees tethered to desks for hours at a time. Innovations and interventions must be introduced which allow employees sufficient time to move throughout the day.
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Mobile County Commission tells us the western railroad crossing at Wilson Road and Cemetery Road in Wilmer will be closed from 7 a.m., on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, to 5 p.m., on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. The closure is due to the replacement of tracks by Canadian National Railroad. Motorists are asked to be cautious and to take alternate routes. Detour signs will be posted.
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Crimson Tide's AJ McCarron scores 2012 Quarterback Trophy
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AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms will host field days for biomass plot tours the day before and the day after the 2008 Farm Progress Show.
Tours will be held Monday, Aug. 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon. The tours will begin at the Ag Engineering and Agronomy research farm headquarters, located 1½ miles east of the Farm Progress Show site near Boone, Iowa.
"This is the opportunity to see ISU's research on growing and harvesting of biomass and its effects on soil and water," said Mark Honeyman, coordinator of Iowa State Research Farms. These are the only field days of these plots this year.
The tours are open to the public and groups are welcome. The cost is $5 per person, which covers the charter bus transportation. Attendees should meet at the ISU Ag Engineering and Agronomy Research Farm at 1308 U Ave., Boone, located just off Highway 30, west of Ames. The field day will take place rain or shine.
The tour will include six stops that display Iowa State's work and research in the area of biomass. The planned stops will cover topics including growing herbaceous and woody biomass crops, using biochar as a soil amendment, effects of growing biomass on soil and water, and harvesting equipment for bioenergy crop residue. The tour also will stop at the future site of ISU's New Century Farm, an integrated research facility for biomass.
"The purpose of this research is not to replace corn and soybeans, but to make things better by planting some of these alternative biomass crops," said Honeyman. "Some of these crops may be better suited for planting in a flood plain or near a stream."
At one stop, people will see how bioenergy crops, such as switchgrass and miscanthus, are grown. ISU agronomy graduate students Andy Heggenstaller and Ben Goff will talk about how these herbaceous crops can be grown effectively as a bioenergy source.
Randy Killorn, professor of soil fertility, is working with biochar; a product leftover after processing biomass for energy. Part of his research shows biochar being put back into the soil with positive results in improving soil quality.
Rick Hall and Lisa Schulte, of the natural resource ecology and management department, will discuss the use of woody crops for biomass. This stop will show how woody crops such as poplar and other fast-growing trees can be grown, ground into wood chips, and used for energy production.
Another stop will be at an experimental site where the effects of biomass crops on soil and water have been measured. Researchers Matt Helmers, agricultural and biosystems engineering, and Antonio Mallarino, agronomy, have collected data on the effects of growing corn and soybeans on agriculture drainage. On the same plot, they are now measuring the effects of growing switchgrass and other biomass crops.
A fifth stop will showcase bioenergy crop residue harvesting equipment, developed by Stuart Birrell of agricultural and biosystems engineering. This is a combine that has been fitted to collect crop residue, corncobs and husks, at the same time the grain is harvested.
In the last stop, Joe Colletti, senior associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will talk about plans for ISU's New Century Farm, the first integrated, sustainable biofuel feedstock production farm and processing facility in the U.S.
For more information on the plot tours contact Sally Medford at the ISU Research and Demonstration Farms office at (515) 294-5045. Pre-registration is not required.
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For years, dozens of poor California residents have set up camp on a landfill in the San Francisco Bay, creating their own small tent community where they could rest their heads in peace.
That is, until the eviction notice came this week.
On Tuesday, the City Council of Albany, a city just north of Berkeley, voted 4-1 to begin enforcing an anti-camping ordinance on the Albany Bulb, a small offshoot in the San Francisco Bay that 61 people call home. Police will start enforcing the measure on October 1.
Though the City Council appropriated $30,000 to help Bulb residents find permanent supportive housing in the area, none exists in Albany. "There's no public housing in Albany, no available low-income housing, not even a homeless shelter," Bob Offer-Westort, a volunteer with the advocacy organization Share the Bulb. "There are no homeless services, period, in Albany." Tuesday's vote, in essence, won't just kick the Bulb community out of their home; it will kick them out of the city as well.
The vote came amid protests from Bulb residents and their supporters, who marched to City Hall in protest of the proposed plan. The council had first moved to evict Bulb residents in May, a move they reaffirmed this week.
The city plans to transform the space into part of the McLaughlin Eastshore State Park, which stretches along the bay all the way down to Oakland.
For years, homeless people in the area had been told by authorities to go set up camp on the jetty. When police found homeless people living on the streets of Albany, they would often direct them to the Bulb, since it was unused and out of sight. But soon, a community developed. "We've grown happy being exiles out here," 32-year-old Amber Whitson, who has lived on the Bulb for seven years, told the San Jose Mercury News. A disproportionate number of Bulb residents are women; it's safer to live there than on the streets.
Residents of the Bulb have built a community that stretches back to the early 1990s, immortalized in the 2003 documentary "Bums' Paradise." Now, with a countdown clock on their lemons-to-lemonade community, residents are left in a state of flux. "It's hard to imagine anything, anywhere that people go will be worse than the place where they're stable," Offer-Westort said. "People don't know what they're going to do."
Albany isn't the only city that's taken steps recently to ship its homeless population out of town. Columbia, SCrecently approved a measure to criminalize homelessness in its downtown area, effectively exiling homeless people to the margins of town. In addition, this year, Hawaii and Baton Rouge, LA joined a host of other localities that offer homeless people one-way tickets out of town.
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Fund wars, fund Big Bank bailouts, fund tax breaks for billionaires, no money for the poor, the hungry, the homeless, this is why the GOP go well dressed smiling to church on Sundays
Thank you all, for all of your kind and inspiring words. I have lived with my partner, on the Bulb, since October 31, 2006.
It is, Our Home.
To those who suggest that there should be a homeless shelter in Albany: It should be noted that Albany is currently in violation of the California Government Code that requires each city in the state to have at least one area in their town, zoned for a homeless/emergency shelter, without the need to apply for a special permit to operate said hypothetical shelter. Albany lacks such a zone.
Also, Albany only passed the camping ordinance so they could kick their homeless residents out of town in 1999. They then instructed the police to NOT enforce that ordinance, so that the homeless in Albany then went back to being out of sight and out of the way, on the Bulb. Now, that enough acreage has been flattened out and lived on (and most of it is just smoothed out, and not currently being inhabited), they want to hand the place over to the State, as if *they* had done the work, and they must kick us out to do it. I am afraid to lose my stable home.
They paid out $60,000 to some organization that refuses to house anyone who doesn't already have an income. There are 36 people, living out here, who have no income at all. And they have referred 0 Bulb residents to anywhere that could help them get an income.
Another glorious example why the mighty US of A needs to focus on internal matters before they meddling in external ones!
John H. wrote, "After all this time,one would think the combined energy's,of these homeless,would have produced their own homeless shelter."
Where would this homeless shelter be located? The fact that Albany does not now have one indicates to me that Albany wants no homeless shelters. My guess is that none of the affluent San Francisco Bay Area towns want affordable housing, let alone homeless shelters.
I think that for the homeless, just being able to survive takes all their energy. Asking them to find a place to build a shelter and then to get past all the political, logistical, and economic hurdles is like asking someone who can barely stay afloat to swim the English Channel.
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Shame on the USA
"Oh, my god, we really must remove THOSE people..." To where? We talk a good game, but helping homeless people in any city has gone nowhere, because we don't really want to spend that cash on them. Some cities should talk to So Others May Eat in Washington DC about serving the homeless. SOME does a wonderful job and has managed to get DC to allow them to rehab old, abandoned apartment buildings into SROs and senior housing.
Yeah,why chase real criminals like rapists,child molesters,and other low life scum that they need to be dealing with when they can pick on homeless people.
SO...is San Francisco going to house these people, or make them suffer/punish them for being homeless. I mean, really...a landfill full of homeless people? What is San Fran thinking? Where are these people supposed to go? Come on...of all places, that won't be a problem for trash collection, you kick people out of a landfill? Goes beyond words. What are they supposed to do?
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PHILADELPHIA—For a year the Joker's been out of sight, out of mind and out of trouble.
That changed Wednesday in the pages of "Batman" No. 13, when the clown prince of crime returned to Gotham with a mission to help Batman become a better man, even if it means going after everyone and everything that the Dark Knight and his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, hold dear.
It's a big step for the Joker, who has been out of the picture since DC Comics relaunched its line of comics in September 2011. Up until now, the only time readers saw the jade-haired, white-skinned criminal was in the first pages of "Detective Comics," where he calmly, efficiently carved off his face and escaped from Arkham Asylum.
Since then, he's been quietly plotting, planning and scheming, writer Scott Snyder explained of the story titled "Death of a Family."
"He is someone who has a mission this time," Snyder said of the villain, long one of DC's most notorious, and arguably Batman's greatest foe. "This is a story about how the Joker took a look at Gotham, Batman and the way things are working."
And what the Joker has seen and learned, he does not like.
"His point here is to say 'You have forsaken your kingdom, it is rotting beneath your feet,'" Snyder said of Joker's reasoning, adding that Joker is "here to save you from yourself and to save Gotham" by making Wayne hold up his darkest fears to an uncompromising light.
But the Joker's way of helping involves mayhem, attempted murder and psychotic ramblings, all of which unfurl in "Batman" — drawn by Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion — and will do so through February in that title along with "Batgirl," "Catwoman," "Batman and Robin," "Detective Comics" and "Teen Titans," among others.
Snyder said it's not just Batman will who face the Joker's misguided wrath, but his friends, allies and those closest to him, including Robin, Batgirl and Catwoman.
"He's coming at them individually," Snyder said, but it's Batman whom Joker wants to help by stripping him of his distractions.
"It's meant to be a deeply psychologically terrifying story for Batman," said Snyder, who's been writing the book since its launch last year. "It's stripping the Dark Knight down so that he can be saved from himself."
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May. 25, 2015
Defense lawyers are deploying biographical videos during sentencing in bid to keep their clients out of jail; videos are aimed at painting fuller and more flattering portraits of clients' lives, and have had success at yielding reduced sentences; proponents say process could transform sentencing, but critics say they favor rich clients over those who cannot afford camera crews and editors. MORE
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Jul. 22, 2014
Editorial praises United States Sentencing Commission for unanimous vote that will give nearly a quarter of all federal prisoners chance to reduce their sentences by an average of more than two years; argues that bold move will reduce overcrowding, and stands in stark contrast to Congress' persistent failure to address criminal justice reform. MORE
Jul. 14, 2014
Changes in drug sentencing at both federal level and in New York City, which have led to lower punishments for drug couriers, has some law officials wondering whether shift toward leniency in sentencing for drug crimes has gone too far; debate over what constitutes fair sentence for drug crimes has persisted for decades. MORE
Jul. 9, 2014
Vera Institute of Justice study of 222,542 resolved Manhattan prosecutions finds race was a significant factor in setting bail, negotiating plea deals and sentencing; reports black and Hispanic defendants are more likely to be held in jail before trial and more likely to be offered plea bargains that include prison sentence than whites and Asians charged with same crimes. MORE
May. 5, 2014
Op-Ed article by former federal prosecutor Prof Mark Osler calls for an end to pegging criminal sentences in drug crimes to the weight of the narcotics involved rather than the defendant's role in drug operations; contends a good measure of culpability would be amount of profit that any individual takes from the operation of a narcotics ring. MORE
May. 4, 2014
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Apr. 18, 2014
Editorial contends Pres Obama was right to use his clemency power to help Ceasar Huerta Cantu, who was wrongly sentenced to three and half extra years in federal prison due to a typo on his pre-sentencing report; criticizes Justice Dept for fighting Cantu's request to have his sentence corrected in the first place, citing resistance as absurd. MORE
Mar. 10, 2014
Editorial contends California should move quickly to set up a sentencing commission that would recommend systemic, evidence-based and tested reforms; maintains reforms would reduce the prison population and also prevent prisoners from returning to prison after they are released. MORE
Oct. 28, 2013
Editorial notes bipartisan sentencing reforms in number of states have caused prison population to decline by about 3.8 percent since 2009; says underlying state reforms is relatively new and sophisticated way of using data about criminal offenders to assess the likelihood that they will commit new crimes; calls for more states to adopt such data-driven corrections policies. MORE
Sep. 30, 2013
Editorial contends it is past time to revisit practice of sentencing convicts to life in prison without parole, particularly those who have been convicted of nonviolent crimes or crimes that occurred before they turned 18; urges states to encourage more rational sentencing, restore the use of executive clemency and bring parole back into the corrections process. MORE
Sep. 7, 2013
Montana Supreme Court steps in and blocks attempt by Judge G Todd Baugh to resentence Stacey D Rambold, schoolteacher who Baugh had sentenced to 30 days in prison for raping a 14-year-old; state officials are assessing who has the authority to correct the sentencing error. MORE
Aug. 22, 2013
Editorial observes the use of executive clemency has been declining for decades; criticizes Pres Obama for his limited use of pardon power, despite his promises to reform the criminal justice system; contends any meaningful reform of the criminal justice system must include the clemency process, by which the most punitive tendencies of the system are tempered. MORE
Aug. 11, 2013
Editorial warns that the Supreme Court's order to California to release 10,000 more inmates to ease crowded conditions in state's prisons is not enough; outlines ways the state can reform its criminal justice system. MORE
Aug. 6, 2013
Lynne F Stewart, outspoken former defense lawyer and polarizing figure in the criminal justice system, is seeking to have her prison sentence vacated as she battles terminal cancer; Stewart was sentenced in 2010 to 10 years in prison for smuggling messages from followers of terrorism defendant Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman; Federal Bureau of Prisons has rejected Stewart's request for a compassionate release. MORE
Jul. 9, 2013
European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, rules 16 to 1 that life sentences Great Britain handed to three convicted murderers amount to inhuman and degrading treatment because they have no hope of release; ruling deals blow to Britain and is one of several that have annoyed its dominant Conservative Party. MORE
Jun. 18, 2013
Supreme Court issues three 5-to-4 decisions in cases involving criminal suspect's right to remain silent, judges' discretion in sentencing, and lawsuit against trial lawyers over privacy concerns; justices also agree to hear a case on fair-housing laws. MORE
Jun. 11, 2013
Supreme Court rules, in 5-to-4 decision, that courts violate Constitution when they rely on current federal sentencing guidelines if those guidelines call for harsher punishment than what was in place at time of offense. MORE
Jun. 11, 2013
Editorial approves of Supreme Court decision upholding Constitution's ex post facto clause, which states that federal and state governments cannot impose a sentence greater than the one in force when the crime was committed; notes at same time, judges should have flexibility to impose fitting sentences that fall outside strictures of such guidelines. MORE
May. 24, 2013
Jim Dwyer About New York Column holds that Teofilo Ramos, who was caught selling heroin but sent to treatment rather than prison, exemplifies the success of New York's reform of punitive Rockefeller drug laws; Ramos has earned high school diploma, become certified substance abuse counselor and has never again tested positive for any drugs, success that arguably would not have been achieved with prison sentence. MORE
Apr. 30, 2013
Adam Liptak Sidebar column examines 2010 Supreme Court decision in Graham v Florida, intended to keep juveniles from being sentenced to life without parole; lower courts are split on interpretations, and Supreme Court has rejected appeal from Chaz Bunch of Ohio, sentenced at age of 16 to 89 years in prison, which his attorneys argue is equivalent to life without parole and in violation of Graham ruling. MORE
Apr. 6, 2013
Patrick Bearup, inmate convicted for 2002 murder of local man in Phoenix, receives death penalty for his role despite proof that he was not directly involved in killing, whereas others arrested with him brokered plea deals; his plight exemplifies not uncommon trend in which defendants with less involvement in crime or guilt draw the harshest sentence. MORE
Mar. 18, 2013
Op-Ed article by law Prof Paul Butler laments that poor in America have greater chance of being incarcerated than 50 years ago, when Supreme Court guaranteed legal representation to indigent defendants; places blame on power-drunk prosecutors and tough on crime lawmakers, who have enacted some of world's harshest sentencing laws. MORE
Feb. 19, 2013
Many social scientists feel that tougher prison sentences instituted in 1980s, once thought to help people in poor neighborhoods by reducing crime, have had opposite effect, disrupting lives and locking disadvantaged in cycle of poverty (Series: Time and Punishment). MORE
Feb. 12, 2013
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Jan. 10, 2013
Editorial expresses support for argument presented to Supreme Court by lawyers for Matthew Descamps, who is appealing sentence under Armed Career Criminal Act; contends that it is only right that state convictions be carefully considered if they are used under federal statute to lengthen criminal sentences. MORE
Dec. 22, 2012
Carlton Franklin, now 52, was tried in 2012 for a Westfield, NJ, murder committed when he was 15, but in an extraordinary twist he was tried as a juvenile; sentencing judge will have to decide whether Franklin will be sentenced according to a juvenile code that was in place in 1976, which emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment, or by current state law. MORE
Dec. 12, 2012
Many scholars say mandatory sentencing policies lock up nonviolent, low-level offenders for too long, are no longer a cost-effective way to reduce crime in the United States and may even be promoting it; criticism is resonating with some state and federal officials, who have started taking steps to stop the growth of America's prison population, which is currently at 2.3 million, the highest reported incarceration rate of any country (Series: Time and Punishment). MORE
Dec. 9, 2012
Editorial criticizes Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons for crippling compassionate release, humane and practical program that acts as check on indefensibly harsh sentencing law; outlines ways in which Congress can modify Sentencing Reform Law of 1984 that bolsters much needed program. MORE
Nov. 29, 2012
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Nov. 25, 2012
Editorial observes resentencing process that has begun as result of reforming of California's infamous 'three strikes' sentencing law is revealing degree to which policy led to barbaric treatment of mentally ill defendants; expresses hope that as more cases unfold, judges, lawyers and Californians will look back with shame on injustice inflicted by state on vulnerable populations. MORE
Nov. 22, 2012
Constitutional experts condemn ruling by Oklahoma Judge Mike Norman of Muskogee, who sentenced teenager to attend church regularly for 10 years as part of his probation for driving-related manslaughter; critics say ruling is flagrant violation of First Amendment's separation of church and state. MORE
Nov. 10, 2012
Editorial applauds California voters who approved ballot initiative revising infamous three-strikes law of 1994, which imposed life sentence for defendants with three felony convictions; says revised law, which was long in coming, is vast improvement on measure that was financially burdensome and grossly unfair. MORE
Oct. 14, 2012
Supreme Court ruling to ban life sentences without parole for those under age 18 who are convicted of murder offers hope to more than 2,000 juvenile offenders, but also throws family members of victims into anguished turmoil; situation is illustrated by story of Maurice Bailey, who killed pregnant girlfriend Kristina Grill in 1993 when they were both 15 years old, and whose release Grill's sister Bobbi Jamriska opposes. MORE
Aug. 17, 2012
Research finds that judges who learned that a convicted assailant was genetically predisposed to violence imposed lighter sentences in a hypothetical case than they otherwise would have; study, the most rigorous to date on how behavioral biology can sway judicial decisions, appears in journal Science. MORE
Aug. 12, 2012
Editorial criticizes the juvenile justice system; notes that the California Supreme Court is currently reviewing a case in which a juvenile defendant received a sentence of 175 years in prison; asserts that it is unconstitutional to consider such long sentences simply because they are not labeled 'life without parole.' MORE
Jul. 22, 2012
Greg Ousley murdered his mother and father in Indiana in 1993, at age 14; his rehabilitation and the certainty of his eventual release raise questions about what accomplished by sentencing youth to long prison sentences. MORE
Jul. 4, 2012
Editorial contends that the Supreme Court's ruling against mandatory life sentences without parole for juveniles will not matter for convicts who do not receive competent lawyers to handle their new sentencing hearings; observes that the constitutional right to counsel does not apply to offenders who have already been convicted; calls on states to provide funds to ensure that these offenders receive new hearings and the assistance of effective counsel. MORE
Jun. 27, 2012
News analysis; Supreme Court's ruling barring mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder suggests a shift in how the American judicial system views young felons--from irredeemable predators to victims of circumstance with a potential for rehabilitation; change is a result of a confluence of factors. MORE
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Pulling into the driveway of the newly constructed Perch Lake Lodge, the visitor will be immediately impressed by the character and design of this log home. Stepping onto the front porch, you will be greeted by beautiful etched glass loon doors with sidelights. Loons on the lake will often be seen fishing, and will be heard at any hour making their distinctive loon calls. As you enter through the door, gleaming maple floors and the soaring cathedral ceiling of the great room present you with an inspirational welcome.
The modern kitchen is fully equipped to allow our guests to prepare the finest of meals. The highlight of the kitchen is the custom made knotty pine cabinets and countertops. Perhaps you would rather use the gas grill in front of the walkout, as you sit on the patio, with its spectacular view of Perch Lake. The patio has been designed with the comfort of the guest in mind, as you gather around the fire pit. Once your meal is ready, eat wherever your fancy chooses.......you may not want to leave the patio, so there is a glass table for your convenience or perhaps you may want to enjoy a soaring view of the lake from the deck....maybe you will choose to dine in the dining nook of the great room.
As the evening unwinds, spend some time curled up on the sofa, or relaxing in the oak rocker. You can watch TV, read, or just spend time conversing. This is a place to relax and leave your worries behind.
The master bedroom and bath are located in the rear of the main floor. The king sized bed has the same Park Place mattress used in Fairfield Inn by Marriott. Sleeping on this bed is a truly comfortable experience as you have plenty of room to stretch out and enjoy the cool night air entering though windows on two sides of the bed. Awake refreshed and ready to start your day in the spacious shower, which has an insertable seat, if you prefer, or maybe you will choose the oversized jetted tub.
A beautiful log staircase and railing lead to the privacy of the loft, with its own queen sized bed, and yes, it too has a Park Place mattress and a half bath. There is an exceptional view of the lake from the loft, through the character tree.
For additional sleeping and living space, the finished walkout is furnished with a sleeper sofa, TV, and small bathroom. In the rear corner of the walkout there is a game room equipped with a 72 inch, 4 in 1 game table. Guests can play air hockey, ping pong, or pool. The Pere Marquette Trail is about a mile from the lodge and is an ideal place for walking or bicycling, and snowmobiling in winter. Snowsnake Ski, golf, and zip line is only about 15 miles from the lodge. If you wish to fish on the lake, the property managers will advise you, and set up a possible boat rental. They live two doors down the street from the lodge and will help you with any concern or problem that may arise at the lodge. As our guests, you will never feel abandoned once the rental is made.
This is truly an outstanding property on a quiet and peaceful lake setting in rural mid-Michigan
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Perch Lake
All Sports Lake
Approximately 50 +/- Acres
Deepest Point: 17 ft.
Several sandy swimming areas.
Location: Clare County, Garfield Township.
Perch Lake Lodge is conveniently located within easy driving distance to several major cities:
103 miles from Lansing
176 miles from Detroit
275 miles from Chicago
350 miles from Indianapolis
350 miles from Columbus
330 miles from Cleveland
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Seashore is 102 miles away.
Mackinac Island is 140 miles away
Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan is 108 miles away.
Capital City Airport in Lansing, Michigan is 104 miles away
Keywords: Log Home, Lodge, Chalet, Cabin, Cottage
My wife and I bought this beautiful lot on Perch Lake four years ago after an extensive search, and it took two more years to find the right builder to transform Perch Lake Lodge from a dream into a reality.
We are Bill and Jeannie Beaushaw, and we are career educators, teaching in the same high school, and residing in Pearl River, Louisiana, located on the northshore of Lake Ponchartrain in St. Tammany Parish.
I taught social studies 33 years in the local high school, where my entire career was spent. In addition, I was the head girls basketball coach for 19 years, winning 64% of the games I coached and winning numerous state playoff games. My wife taught chemistry and biology for 11 years before obtaining her Masters degree in guidance and counseling, and she has been in that position for the last 20 years.
She was a successful soccer and volleyball coach for several years, before resigning those positions last year. Our son, Derek, is a 2002 graduate and was our valedictorian. In addition he was an all-state cross country runner, qualified and ran the 2 mile in the state outdoor meet as a sophomore, and was a two time all-district second baseman on the baseball team, which reached the state semi-finals his sophomore year.
As we have aged, the heat and humidity of Louisiana summers are harder to deal with. This is why we built the lodge. We wish to share this unique property until we can enjoy it ouselves. We hope you will feel as refreshed and renewed as we did when we left in early July.
The Owner purchased this cottage in 2010
Perch lake is located in the small town of Lake, but is within close proximity to many attractions and shopping. Many public golf courses are within a short drive.
Our property manager, a neighbor, is immediately accessible to address any concerns.
We visited the lodge in April just as the weather was getting warmer. We thoroughly enjoyed our time and was able to relax with our group of friends either on the lake, bike trails, the fire pit or inside. If you're looking for a relaxing weekend, be sure to pick this place!
Our third year in a row renting the Lodge (4th stay overall), just as nice as it was the previous years. My son, his 2 friends and I have a great time relaxing in the cottage, walking into town and just hanging out. Always nice, clean and comfortable. Thank you Jeannie for making it available to us. See you next year!
The lodge was breath taking, very clean and completely stocked with anything our family could need. Our 2 sons age 6 and 9 had an amazing time and can't wait for next summer at the cottage.
We met my sister and husband at the log cabin for a relaxing long weekend. The rental was immaculate and exactly as listed. It is also handicap accessible which made things easier for us. The weekend was cold and rainy so we hope to be able to return to take advantage of the beautiful deck and rent the pontoon. Would definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys the outdoors or just wants a weekend away.
We were back! My son and 2 of his friends spent a great 3 day spring break weekend at the Lodge. This was our 3rd long weekend stay in less than a year. Although it was cold and snowy outside, the inside of the cottage was nice and comfortable with the gas fireplace going most of the time. Amenities are great, surrounding area is nice and quiet and town is just short walk away. Pretty sure we will be back again next year. Thanks Jeannie for the privilege of staying at your place.
Beautiful log cabin, everything was top notch. You can tell the owners put a lot of thought and hard work into this lodge. The place is beautiful inside and out. The bed was comfortable, kitchen had everything you need, and the entire place was super clean. I can't say enough! We're already planning our next stay!
Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant is only 30 minutes away.
With more than 50,000 acres of state land and forest, Clare County offers the outdoor enthusiast a vast playground to enjoy nature at it's finest.
Snow Snake Golf Course - It´s beauty originates from the natural rolling terrain and tree-lined fairways carved out of a hardwood forest. When designed, special attention was given to retain natural hazards and foster undulating greens.
Eagle Glen Golf Course - Situated on 188 acres of rolling Northern Michigan terrain, Ray Hearn and Jerry Mathews of Matthews and Associates have created a little corner of Scotland right here in Central Michigan. Among the unique features of the course are bent grass tees, greens, natural wetlands, 70 bunkers and hundreds of mounds.
Enjoy shopping in our quaint gift and antique shops or spend a day relaxing in the serenity of Amish country.
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Best known as founding members of the spirited and unpredictable rock trio The Slip, brothers Andrew and Brad Barr had spent most of the 90s criss-crossing North America. In the spring of 2004, the band was playing a small club in Montreal, QC when a fire broke out in the venue. They grabbed a few guitars/drums and rushed out onto the rainy street with the rest of the concert goers. As the club's mezzanine was swallowed by flames, Andrew offered his coat to one of the waitresses from the bar. One year later, Brad and Andrew Barr were living in Montreal.
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The first-ever NAS we took a look at was a dual-bay Thecus N2100. We are returning to those roots today by now taking a look at the single-bay N1200. We were pleased to see that Thecus once again delivered a well-built NAS that's not only strudy, but packs in numerous useful features as well.
The testing procedure here at Techgage for networked hardware is pretty simple and straight forward. Starting with Sandra, we run the network bandwidth benchmark built into the popular suite of tests. While not entirely indicative of real world performance, it does give us a good idea of how one piece of hardware compares to another one. In this case, we are adding the N1200 to our list of tested NAS boxes. As we continue to grow in our reviews, more and more NAS devices will be added but for now, our charts consist of the Synology DS207+, the QNAP TS-109 Pro and the Thecus N1200.
Another test we have run in our past reviews as been a real world transfer test. In this, we are attempting to simulate actual scenarios that most any user will find themselves in at some point or another. We all have data that we transfer back and forth in one capacity or another in through our tests, we intend to give you an idea of how well each device will work in these situations.
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As we can see in our tests, the N1200 falls behind both the other NAS boxes is the real world tests but in Sandra, it holds its own. I am putting far more weight behind the real world transfers compared to those numbers given by Sandra in this case. Even though it fell behind the others in most of the tests, it did put up respectable numbers and when considering the price of each unit, the Thecus N1200 is easily the cheapest of the lot.
So how was our experience with the N1200? It was a good one to be perfectly honest. What it lacked in all out speed, it more than made up for in functionality. We must also keep in mind that the N1200 is not meant to be a high-end, high-performance NAS. It's designed for those looking for a simple and convenient way to back up their critical data as well as serve media as they see fit.
With the option to expand the storage of the N1200 by adding a USB or eSATA drive speaks is a great example of the versatile storage that the N1200 brings to the table. For those that enjoy sharing photos with friends and family around the world, the N1200 can do this as well. With its ability to serve music thanks to its "mediabolic" DNLA certified server capability, the Thecus NAS proves again that it's more than up to the task for day to day users.
For those needing performance and looking for the convenience of active directory integration, you will have to look elsewhere. The overall feel of the user interface is somewhat clunky when compared to that of QNAP and the superb Synology DiskStation Manager 2.0 but it gets the job done.
The build quality of the N1200 is one of the best we have seen to date. The all metal housing screams sturdy and when compared to the plastic enclosures of Synology and even other Thecus devices, the N1200 takes top honors when manufacturing quality comes into the picture. The fan leaves little to be desired as our model was somewhat noisy. It never got to be distracting but in a quiet office, it might drive you up the wall with it's higher than normal pitch. The LED lights are bright and the USB copy function works as well as other comparable devices.
All in all, I like the Thecus N1200 and would like to see features of it, like the all metal casing and integrated switch, in other devices. If the N2100 that we looked at last year was built of this same material, it would be an obvious choice for those looking for functionality on top of durability. With all this in mind, the Thecus N1200 earns an 8 out of 10.
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Don't you just love the silky-smooth, volumized, and moisturized feeling your hair gets after you wash it with your favorite shampoo and conditioner? Could it really be possible that your hair products are killing you very slowly, day by day? According to Canadian health and environmental officials, probably not. Still, they've decided to ban two ingredients -- D4 and D5 (the ones credited with giving you that "silky smooth" feeling) -- found in hundreds of hair and skin-care products anyway. Just to be safe.
After extensive research and animal testing (soo not PC) the Canadian government failed to find any link between the compound and cancer or any other health problems, but they decided to list the ingredients as toxic because the conceivably pose a risk to wildlife -- both in their production and disposal.
So, all of you Canadian brand loyalists, please be advised. You're favorite shampoo and condition will be changing their formulas very soon if they happen to contain either of the mysterious compounds D4 or D5. Then, you might have to travel to the US just to get that soft, silky hair that you've grown accustomed to.
It may not be the greenest thing to do, but now is probably the time go out and stock up on all of your favorite toxic hair and skin care products.
Just to be fair and balanced, the Virginia-based Silicones Environmental Health and Safety Council of North America (lobbyists) believe that after testing is complete, the Candian government will find that they're silky-smooth D4 and D5 compounds are completely safe.
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The Lok Sabha elections of 2014 proved to be disaster for the Indian National Congress. With their worst ever defeat they were able to hold onto to only 44 seats. The face of the elections for the Congress was the Gandhi scion, Rahul Gandhi. While awaiting the results, every Congressmen was busy defending Rahul baba. However, after the humiliating defeat of the Congress on May 16, there seems to be a growing chorus for Rahul to quit.
A member of All India Congress Committee (AICC) and senior leader TH Musthafa demanded on Wednesday that AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi should quit and Priyanka Gandhi should step in to rescue the grand old party.
Commenting on Rahul Gandhi, the Kerala leader called him a "joker". "Rahul behaved like a joker and that's the reason why the Congress suffered a major reversal in the Lok Sabha polls. The role of a prime minister is not child's play and the people knew it and handed out the worst defeat to the Congress party."
"He should take responsibility and quit and if not he should be removed and Priyanka Gandhi should be made the new president of the party," Musthafa added.
"His (Rahul's) mad style of working using computer and internet and in the company of a group of CWC members who only praise whatever he does has caused this defeat. It's unfortunate that even AK Antony belongs to this group," said Mustafa.
Former Union minister Milind Deora was one of the first voices of criticism towards Rahul and his advisors. "Rahul Gandhi's advisors did not have their ears to the ground and those with no electoral experience were calling the shots," Deora said. He also made a direct comment at Rahul, saying, "People who take the advice also have to bear responsibility."
Milind Deora himself suffered a shocking defeat in Mumbai South to a low-profile Shiv Sena candidate.
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Previously, Congress ally Muslim League in their editorial Chandrika joined the blame game. They blamed the Congress vice president outright for the shameful loss in the Lok Sabha polls. The editorial said Rahul's 'one man show' failed. The newspaper also said, "The Rahul brigade failed to learn lessons from various assembly election defeats. Letting an inexperienced Rahul, who was not even a minister at state level, to lead the fight made it easy for Modi to execute his hi-tech campaign."
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On the other hand, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh encouraged Rahul Gandhi to lead the opposition in the Parliament. He said, "I strongly feel he is the leader and has to lead from the front. He should be the leader of opposition."
His comment comes at a time where there is strong resentment amidst the Congress Committee after their dismal loss. And a key moment, where they are in the process of deciding, who will be the face of the opposition.


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Others might correct me on this but on a trip from Oregon to Mexico are you likely to be at sea for more than 3 to 5 days at a time? Assuming that you are harbor hopping South.
In which case with the aid of dry ice your 12 volt ice box will keep meat just fine. Get him what he wants.
But your other half may find that he craves muesli, fruit and snacks more than meat and potatoes at sea.
In your position if he was definite about wanting meat dishes I would make a pot full of stew in a pressure cooker just before departure. Unopened this will keep for a day or so lonnger if you refrigerate it.
I am a BIG fan of using a pressure cooker at sea even if you are just heating up some beans, WHY well the lid stays on even if the pot jumps off the stove. Many cooks have been badly burned at sea. I know one who cooks in a full set of foul weather gear even in the tropics after witnessing such an event.
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