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An Open Letter to Parents Whose Children Don't Have Autism
My friend's sister has four children, ages 14, 13, 7, and 3. This woman's 13-year-old son has a severe form of autism and a mood disorder with psychotic episodes; doctors have told his parents that their son is a very unusual case. As a result, life is extremely challenging for the entire family. Because their son is prone to frequent and uncontrollable outbursts, they're all having a particularly difficult time in the condo complex where they moved last year for his mother's job as a biotech scientist. Her heartbreaking Facebook post, which she allowed me to share, strikes me as the kind of thing every parent should read, particularly if he or she doesn't have a child with autism–or any other disability or mental illness.
"I would like to say something to those people in our community who look at my husband, myself, and our disabled son in disgust or shout out your windows for us to just keep him quiet. He is a minor inconvenience to you. You get to go back to your lives, travel as you please, eat what you please, and go about your merry way. Imagine what it is like for us, constantly struggling to keep our son safe. Imagine what it is like for our other three children, whose friends' parents won't allow them to come over while our son is home, who are constantly told they can't go places because it's too difficult, and who often can't make their needs heard above his yelling. But most of all, imagine what it is like for our son, whose level of anxiety is so great, whose suffering is so enormous, that he is driven to cry, driven to scream, driven to bang his head and bite his arms and legs. Have you ever in your life felt so much pain that you were driven to that? Be grateful for what you have, for being born with a normal functioning brain, and maybe you would consider being helpful instead. We could always use a home-cooked dinner, an offer to take one of our other children to a movie, or just a smile of support."
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by Lindsay
On October 8, 2012 at 4:57 pm
I can understand how your friend feels 100%. My daughter has issues like this as well and we have tow other children. People assume you are a bad parent when they see the fits but they are really just ignorant to the situation. It breaks your heart a. to see your child like that and know there is little to nothing you can do to help them and b. To see other people judging you and your child like they are better than you because they are ignorant of the situation. Give your friend my love and support. xoxoxox.
by Elise
On October 8, 2012 at 5:08 pm
My neighbor of 13 years has 3 children, one with autism. When he was younger (he's now 18), the tantrums were frequent and extremely loud. Standing in front of his window naked, throwing and breaking things, and loud, painful screams were not unusual and some neighbors had a LOT of opinions and lots to say..several resulting in calls to child protective services. As a single mom in an apartment building, she took it in stride albeit a very very tired stride. Other neighbors stepped up to the plate, helping with bus duty, taking over meals, and supporting the other two siblings in their endeavors. Sometimes, it just takes a village.
On October 8, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Where do you live? I'd be happy to help occasionally.
by dawn
On October 8, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Your friend should print this on a business card and the next time their son is reacting and the people around him are giving their disaproval reaction they can hand them to them and continue about their business caring for their child. A bumpersticker wouldn't hurt either for those that park around their car in the condo complex. Sometimes a little education goes a long way for rude people. Another card would maybe be better for people you don't know explaining, on their son's behalf his reaction. Ignorance is no excuse for bad behavior however knowlage is sometimes fuel for understanding
by marie
On October 8, 2012 at 5:36 pm
i am so touched by your situation. my son has very similar struggles. i try hard to ignore the negative and focus on the little moments of connection.
once, in the middle of my son's violent meltdown which was causing a public spectacle, a compassionate women stopped and asked if she could help. there was nothing she could do, but i felt so thankful for the offer. i still think of it now, and wish i could tell her how much it mattered.
by Rosie
On October 8, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Your letter has brought me to tears. I know what your going through. I have 3 children who have special needs, one who is autistic. It is so hard but I don't care what anyone thinks. I love all my 6 of my children and I wouldn't change not even a single strand of hair on their body. May God shower your home with blessings and remember your not alone. My prayers are with you and all the other families. xoxo
by O.T.
On October 8, 2012 at 5:54 pm
Thank you for sharing your friend's post. I read it and do not mean to by any means over-step boundaries. I am a pediatric occupational therapist with experience working with children with autism who have exhibited similar behaviors. If your friend's child is not already receiving skilled, direct occupational therapy services, I would highly encourage your friend to have him evaluated by a skilled and experienced OT (occupational therapist) with a background in sensory processing/sensory modulation. It can help. Thanks for sharing
by Amanda
On October 8, 2012 at 6:16 pm
I agree you should make letters or cards! Let people know around you! Some may think twice and help, some will still be clueless and ignorant but how would you know if you don't speak up!!? Your a voice for your son! Be heard!!! You will never know what help is there until you act on it!
by suzy
On October 8, 2012 at 6:28 pm
I am the mother of three children, none of which are disabled. When out in public and a child seems to be acting out or throwing a tantrum I don't find it difficult to distinguish between a bratty child and a disbaled child. It is absolutely wrong for people to judge parents of disabled children. I also hate to see people complain in restaurants when parents bring in a disabled child that may be a louder or messier than they would like. I have done my best to teach my two older children (my youngest is only 15m but my girls are 11 and 9) the difference as well so that they have understanding and a tolerance for those with disabilities. Also,both of my children have had autistic friends on various levels of the spectrum as our school district mainstreams with aides as much as possible. I love this as it has given them such a head start in learning to accept people as friends despite any disabilities.
by Theresa C.
On October 8, 2012 at 8:06 pm
I have a son whose 10 yrs old with Autism.He is very high functioning but it was hard when he was little and had horrible temper tantrums.Not sure where you live but if it's not too far from me i would love to help out
by Michelle C
On October 10, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Thank you everyone for your support. I am the mom in the article. I think the informational card idea is a great one. We do have Autism bumper stickers on our cars and most of our neighbors are supportive. But it only takes a few bad apples as they say. In this particular instance the neighbor knows our son is autistic but it does not seem to phase him. I figure he must be a pretty miserable guy.
Thanks again everyone!
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text: It is very interresting to me that you have the experience of seeing someone who has been on both sides of the fence. I have always wondered how anyone could do that--be on both sides, but as you stated, she has admitted that there really is no rehabilitation. This in itself says a lot to me, especially coming from someone who has worked with both sides as your therapist has. Most interesting indeed. I wonder how many other people who work with offenders feel the same way. You know, despite my education in psychology, one can't deny the facts. The act of rape is a crime that is worse than all others in my books. That being said...do we expect murderers to be 'cured'? not likely. We tend to try and lock them up for as long as we can so they can't do it again--because we know they will. Now if murder is a lesser crime then rape, why are the rapists roaming the streets? Why do we not lock them up and forget the whole notion of rehab? Or is it because the crime of rape is primarily against women?


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|These PWS-ICdel mutant mice have a targeted mutation of small nuclear ribonucleoprotein N gene (Snrpn) locus, and exhibit postnatal lethality and failure to thrive when the PWS-ICdel mutation is paternally inherited. These PWS-ICdel mutant mice may be useful in studying the Prader Willi syndrome imprinting center.
Type Congenic; Targeted Mutation; Additional information on Genetically Engineered and Mutant Mice. Visit our online Nomenclature tutorial. Additional information on Congenic nomenclature. Mating System See Breeding & Husbandry under the Health & Care tab (Female x Male) 26-OCT-11 Species laboratory mouse Donating Investigator James Resnick, University of Florida
When females heterozygous for the PWS-ICdel mutation are bred with wildtype males, the resulting offspring are viable and fertile as adults. In contrast, paternal transmission of the PWS-ICdel mutation results in neonatal lethality between 1-7 days of age (failure to thrive) due to imprinting defects. Most of these pups will die within 48 hours, however, a few live to 7 days. Pups are underweight, unable to support themselves, dehydrated and weak. Although capable of nursing, little milk is observed in their stomachs and they develop low blood glucose levels. Of note, removing all but one wildtype littermate improves mutant mouse survivability. In addition, mutant mouse viability may be greatly improved by outcrossing to FVB/NJ females. These PWS-ICdel mutant mice may be useful in studying the Prader Willi syndrome imprinting center.
In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results become available.
A targeting vector containing neomycin resistance and herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase genes was used to disrupt 35 kB of genomic DNA replacing 16 kB of upstream sequence including the putative imprinting center (IC) and exons 1 through 6. The construct was electroporated into 129-derived J4(XO) embryonic stem (ES) cells. Correctly targeted ES cells were injected into blastocysts. The donating investigator reports that this strain is derived from neomycin resistant isolate 328. Initially, chimeric males were crossed to C57BL/6J females, however paternal transmission of the allele results in perinatal lethality. The donating investigator maintained these PWS-ICdel mutant mice by breeding heterozygous females to C57BL/6J males for at least 19 generations prior to sending to The Jackson Laboratory Repository. Upon arrival, females heterozygous for the PWS-ICdel mutation were bred with C57BL/6J inbred males (Stock No. 000664) to establish the colony.
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Strains carrying other alleles of Snrpn
018395 B6.129S1-Snrpntm2.1Kaj/JView Strains carrying other alleles of Snrpn (1 strain)
View Related Disease (OMIM) TermsRelated Disease (OMIM) Terms provided by MGI
- Model with phenotypic similarity to human disease where etiologies involve orthologs. Human genes are associated with this disease. Orthologs of those genes appear in the mouse genotype(s).Prader-Willi Syndrome; PWS
- Potential model based on gene homology relationships. Phenotypic similarity to the human disease has not been tested.Autism (SNRPN)
View Mammalian Phenotype TermsMammalian Phenotype Terms provided by MGIassigned by genotype
Snrpntm2Cbr/Snrpn+either: B6.Cg-Snrpntm2Cbr or (involves: 129S1/Sv * C57BL/6J * DBA/2J)
- mortality/aging
- complete postnatal lethality
- cellular phenotype
- maternal imprinting (MGI Ref ID J:94414)
The following phenotype information is associated with a similar, but not exact match to this JAX® Mice strain.
Snrpntm2Cbr/Snrpn+involves: 129S1/Sv * C57BL/6
- mortality/aging
- complete postnatal lethality
- 72% of heterozygotes die within 48 hours of birth with none surviving past 7 days of age (MGI Ref ID J:47318)
- partial postnatal lethality
- less than 5% of mice heterozygous for the paternally inherited deletion allele alone survive to weaning (MGI Ref ID J:105412)
- behavior/neurological phenotype
- abnormal stationary movement
- heterozygotes are unable to support themselves on their hind feet and instead rest on their knees (MGI Ref ID J:47318)
- abnormal suckling behavior
- heterozygotes are capable of suckling but consistently have less milk in their stomachs compared to wild-type littermates (MGI Ref ID J:47318)
- weakness
- mice that survive past 2 days display weakness (MGI Ref ID J:105412)
- growth/size/body region phenotype
- decreased birth weight
- on the day of birth heterozygotes appear normal but weigh about 20% less than wild-type littermates (MGI Ref ID J:47318)
- postnatal growth retardation
- mice that survive past 2 days fail to maintain normal growth rates (MGI Ref ID J:47318)
- homeostasis/metabolism phenotype
- decreased circulating glucose level (MGI Ref ID J:47318)
- dehydration
- mice that survive past 2 days appear dehydrated (MGI Ref ID J:47318)
- reproductive system phenotype
- *normal* reproductive system phenotype
- no genital or gonadal hypoplasia is seen at birth (MGI Ref ID J:47318)
- cellular phenotype
- maternal imprinting (MGI Ref ID J:105412)
- in J:47318 all heterozygotes carry a paternally inherited mutant allele (MGI Ref ID J:47318)
Snrpntm2Cbr/Snrpn+either: (involves: 129S1/Sv * C57BL/6J) or (involves: 129S1/Sv * BALB/c * C57BL/6J) or (involves: 129S1/Sv * C3H/HeJ * C57BL/6J) or (involves: 129S1/Sv * C57BL/6J * FVB/NJ)
- mortality/aging
- complete postnatal lethality
- most heterozygous pups die within 14 days of birth but with removal of all but 1 wild-type littermate some survive to adulthood and are fertile (MGI Ref ID J:94414)
- all heterozygous pups die within 7 days of birth when a heterozygous male on a 129S1/Sv background is crossed to a wild-type female of the C57BL/6J strain unlike the reciprocal cross where some heterozygous pups survive (MGI Ref ID J:94414)
- survival is improved compared to heterozygous pups from crosses of heterozygous males (on a C57BL/6J background) to wild-type females of the C57BL/6J or DBA/2J strains (MGI Ref ID J:94414)
- if the wild-type female crossed to a heterozygous male is an F1 cross of C57BL/6J and either C3H/HeJ, or FVB/NJ survival of heterozygous pups is impaired compared to crosses where the female is inbred C3H/HeJ, or FVB/NJ (MGI Ref ID J:94414)
- growth/size/body region phenotype
- decreased body size
- as adults surviving pups are significantly smaller than wild-type littermates and never become obese (MGI Ref ID J:94414)
- reproductive system phenotype
- *normal* reproductive system phenotype
- survivng heterozygotes are fertile (MGI Ref ID J:94414)
- cellular phenotype
- maternal imprinting (MGI Ref ID J:94414)
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Perinatal Lethality
|Allele Symbol
|Allele Name
|targeted mutation 2, Camilynn I Brannan
|Allele Type
|Targeted (Null/Knockout)
|Common Name(s)
|IC deletion; PWS-IC deletion; PWS-ICdel35kb; PWS-ICdel; deltaPWS-IC;
|Mutation Made By
|Dr. Camilynn Brannan, Univ of Florida College of Medicine
|Strain of Origin
|Gene Symbol and Name
|Snrpn, small nuclear ribonucleoprotein N
|Gene Common Name(s)
|2410045I01Rik; FE 294; FE 294 psi; FE294; FE294 psi; HCERN3; MGC:18604; MGC:30325; PWCR; Peg4; Pwcr1; RIKEN cDNA 2410045I01 gene; RT-LI; SM-D; SMN; SNRNP-N; SNURF-SNRPN; sm-N;
|General Note
|ES cell line = CJ7 or J4. In J:47318 CJ7 male ES cells were used. All offspring generated from crosses of these chimeras to C57BL/6 females died by postnatal day 7. In J:61887 the same targeting vector was used in CJ7 (male) and J4 (female, XO) ES cells. It is unclear which of these targeting events was used to generate the line of mice used in subsequent papers as both parental inheritence of the allele and strain background influence the survival of offspring.
|Molecular Note
|A PGK-neomycin resistance cassette replaced 35kb of sequence encompassing 16kb upstream of the gene and exons 1-6. The portion of the targeted locus including the neo gene and 5' sequences was amplified four fold in the targeted allele. Northern blot analysis of brain tissue using a cDNA probe for the gene did not detect any transcript in heterozygous mutant mice. [MGI Ref ID J:47318] [MGI Ref ID J:61887] [MGI Ref ID J:69578]
Genotyping resources and troubleshooting
Chamberlain SJ; Johnstone KA; DuBose AJ; Simon TA; Bartolomei MS; Resnick JL; Brannan CI. 2004. Evidence for genetic modifiers of postnatal lethality in PWS-IC deletion mice. Hum Mol Genet 13(23):2971-7. [PubMed: 15459179] [MGI Ref ID J:94414]
Yang T; Adamson TE; Resnick JL; Leff S; Wevrick R; Francke U ; Jenkins NA ; Copeland NG ; Brannan CI. 1998. A mouse model for Prader-Willi syndrome imprinting-centre mutations. Nat Genet 19(1):25-31. [PubMed: 9590284] [MGI Ref ID J:47318]
Snrpntm2Cbr related
Bielinska B; Blaydes SM; Buiting K; Yang T; Krajewska-Walasek M; Horsthemke B; Brannan CI. 2000. De novo deletions of SNRPN exon 1 in early human and mouse embryos result in a paternal to maternal imprint switch [see comments] Nat Genet 25(1):74-8. [PubMed: 10802660] [MGI Ref ID J:61887]
Chamberlain SJ; Brannan CI. 2001. The prader-willi syndrome imprinting center activates the paternally expressed murine ube3a antisense transcript but represses paternal ube3a. Genomics 73(3):316-22. [PubMed: 11350123] [MGI Ref ID J:69578]
Doe CM; Relkovic D; Garfield AS; Dalley JW; Theobald DE; Humby T; Wilkinson LS; Isles AR. 2009. Loss of the imprinted snoRNA mbii-52 leads to increased 5htr2c pre-RNA editing and altered 5HT2CR-mediated behaviour. Hum Mol Genet 18(12):2140-8. [PubMed: 19304781] [MGI Ref ID J:148545]
Johnstone KA; DuBose AJ; Futtner CR; Elmore MD; Brannan CI; Resnick JL. 2006. A human imprinting centre demonstrates conserved acquisition but diverged maintenance of imprinting in a mouse model for Angelman syndrome imprinting defects. Hum Mol Genet 15(3):393-404. [PubMed: 16368707] [MGI Ref ID J:105412]
Leung KN; Vallero RO; DuBose AJ; Resnick JL; LaSalle JM. 2009. Imprinting regulates mammalian snoRNA-encoding chromatin decondensation and neuronal nucleolar size. Hum Mol Genet 18(22):4227-38. [PubMed: 19656775] [MGI Ref ID J:153722]
Peery EG; Elmore MD; Resnick JL; Brannan CI; Johnstone KA. 2007. A targeted deletion upstream of Snrpn does not result in an imprinting defect. Mamm Genome 18(4):255-62. [PubMed: 17514346] [MGI Ref ID J:121982]
Peters J; Beechey C. 2004. Identification and characterisation of imprinted genes in the mouse. Brief Funct Genomic Proteomic 2(4):320-33. [PubMed: 15163367] [MGI Ref ID J:187438]
Relkovic D; Doe CM; Humby T; Johnstone KA; Resnick JL; Holland AJ; Hagan JJ; Wilkinson LS; Isles AR. 2010. Behavioural and cognitive abnormalities in an imprinting centre deletion mouse model for Prader-Willi syndrome. Eur J Neurosci 31(1):156-64. [PubMed: 20092561] [MGI Ref ID J:158362]
Resnick JL; Nicholls RD; Wevrick R. 2013. Recommendations for the investigation of animal models of Prader-Willi syndrome. Mamm Genome 24(5-6):165-78. [PubMed: 23609791] [MGI Ref ID J:198496]
Rodriguez-Jato S; Shan J; Khadake J; Heggestad AD; Ma X; Johnstone KA; Resnick JL; Yang TP. 2013. Regulatory elements associated with paternally-expressed genes in the imprinted murine Angelman/Prader-Willi syndrome domain. PLoS One 8(2):e52390. [PubMed: 23390487] [MGI Ref ID J:197215]
de Los Santos T; Schweizer J; Rees CA; Francke U. 2000. Small evolutionarily conserved RNA, resembling C/D box small nucleolar RNA, is transcribed from PWCR1, a novel imprinted gene in the prader-willi deletion region, which Is highly expressed in brain Am J Hum Genet 67(5):1067-82. [PubMed: 11007541] [MGI Ref ID J:65556]
Colony Maintenance
Breeding & Husbandry Paternal transmission of the PWS-ICdel mutation results in neonatal lethality between 1-7 days of age due to imprinting defects.
For routine colony maintenance at The Jackson Laboratory Repository, heterozygous females are bred with wildtype males from the colony (or C57BL/6J inbred males); this results in offspring that are viable and fertile as adults.
If researchers want to generate PWS-ICdel offspring with the neonatal lethality phenotype, wildtype females from the colony (or C57BL/6J inbred females) may be bred with heterozygous males; this results in paternal transmission of the PWS-ICdel mutation. Of note, removing all but one wildtype littermate improves mutant mouse survivability. In addition, mutant mouse viability may be greatly improved by outcrossing to FVB/NJ females.
Mating System See Breeding & Husbandry under the Health & Care tab (Female x Male) 26-OCT-11
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This strain is on our campus and being established. Those who register interest will receive notice when we are accepting orders and be given an estimated distribution date at that time.
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HOPE Relay FAQ's
1) What is a relay?
A relay is a team event in which each participant runs a section of the course and then "tags" another team member to run the next section of the course. Instead of passing a baton from one team member to the next, the HOPE relay participants will pass a bracelet. The passing of the bracelet occurs at a designated location called "The Exchange Station." Only one member of the team will be running at any given time.
2) What are the differences between the HOPE 34 and the HOPE 14?
The HOPE Relay provides two different course options for teams. The HOPE 34 is a 34-mile course and the HOPE 14 is a 14-mile course.
Both the HOPE 34 and the HOPE 14 take place on November 15, 2014. Both are designed for 4-person teams. Both start and finish are in Downtown Greenville, South Carolina. Both are run to benefit the work of Project HOPE Foundation.
Here are the differences:
The course is a total of 34 miles. The course is a total of 14 miles.
Each participant does 2 legs. Each participant does 1 leg.
The total race will last 3.5-6 hours. The total race will last 1.2-3.5 hours.
Teams will start between 8:00 and 9:00am. Teams will start between 8:00 and 9:00am.
The race starts and finishes at Kroc Center. The race starts and finishes at Kroc Center.
3) How long will it take to run in the HOPE Relay?
All teams in HOPE 34-mile must have an average pace time of no more than 10 minutes per mile. All teams in HOPE 14-mile must have an average pace time of no more than 15 minutes per mile. We cannot safely accommodate slower average pace times.
In the HOPE 34, teams with a 10-minute average pace time will take approximately 5.7 hours total to complete the course. Teams with a 5-minute average pace time will take approximately 2.8 hours.
In the HOPE 14, teams with a 15-minute average pace time will take approximately 3.5 hours total to complete the course. Teams with a 5-minute average pace time will take approximately 1.2 hours.
4) Where is the HOPE Relay course?
The HOPE Relay 34-mile course starts and ends at Kroc Center in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. Go to http://hoperelay.org/course-information/ for a detailed description of the course.
The HOPE Relay 14-mile starts and ends at Kroc Center in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. Go to http://hoperelay.org/course-information/ for a detailed description of the course.
5) What type of terrain should I expect?
Each course is a little different and includes some elevation changes.
6) How do I know whether to run in the HOPE 34 or the HOPE 14?
The main factors to consider in deciding between the two course options are the total time involved and the endurance of the team members. The HOPE 34 will take 2.8-5.7 hours to complete; the HOPE 14 will take 1.2-3.5 hours. In the HOPE 34, each team member will do 2 different legs (with a rest time of 1-3 hours in between). In the HOPE 14, each team member will do 1 leg.
7) How do I put together a team?
For the HOPE 34, you are looking for a total of 4 people who will enjoy spending 2.8-5.7 hours together.
For the HOPE 14, you are looking for a total of 4 people who will enjoy spending 1.2-3.5 hours together.
Go to http://hoperelay.org/get-involved/run-with-us/ to register your team.
8) Can we run with fewer than 4 people on our team?
Both the HOPE 14 and the HOPE 34 course options are available to teams of less than 4 people as long as the team can keep up appropriate pace time for the duration of the course.
9) What happens at the Exchange Station?
The Exchange Station is the designated location where one leg ends and another begins. The Exchange Station is where one team member finishes running and passes the bracelet to another team member to start running his/her leg.
The Exchange Station will be stocked with granola, peanut butter/jelly sandwiches, fruit, water and Gatorade.
10) What does the HOPE Relay support?
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11) What is our fundraising goal?
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Republican Mitt Romney hinted at his convention speech themes in a morning fundraising appeal emailed to supporters, and aides said the convention's final night would fill out a portrait of the GOP nominee as a successful businessman, fix-it guy for the 2002 Olympics and trustworthy candidate devoted to his family and faith.
Romney is expected to address the Republican National Convention to formally accept the GOP nomination at 10 p.m. tonight.
Before he speaks, the audience will hear from Rep. Connie Mack of Florida, former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington.
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Last weekend was spent in Bangkok, a continuation from our trip last month which we couldn't manage to bring back more stuffs for our new house, due to the huge and heavy Buddha wood carvings we bought. We departed on Friday night after work and came back on Sunday evening. A very short and tiring trip which focused mainly on Chatuchak Weekend market. Our flight which was scheduled to depart at 8.30 p.m. was delayed for 2 hours. Hubby turned grouchy as our plan for dinner and massage after checking into our hotel turned impossible. We arrived in Bangkok at 12 a.m. and it took another 40 minutes to reach our hotel called Samran Place. My tummy was yelling out for FOOD and I was glad to know Hubby's too! So off we went in search for food and right in front of our hotel, we saw a number of brightly-lit hawker stalls, one of which I have tried in my previous visit. It was also the reason I requested Hubby to book into Samran Place as this hotel is surrounded by food heaven.
This is my favourite stall manned (or should it be womaned?) by a young and pretty lady. Trust me, her braised pork trotters really rocks! It was late, hence, nothing much left to choose from but if you are early, you will see chunks after chunks of pork trotters displayed on the metal sieve together with braised pork intestines, eggs and kailan.
The condiments that goes really well with the pork trotter rice; hot & sour chili sauce, bird's eye chilies and mini garlics. The bird's eye chilies numbs your tongue with just one tiny bite! But it was super addictive and by the end of the meal, I realized I had 5 pieces. The last visit I had only 4! Needless to say, I ended up with a numb tongue, senseless lips and continuous hissing sound.
At only 40 baht (approximately RM4), this plate of rice was full of goodness and comforting to our empty stomach. Tender pork, crunchy kailan, fluffy white rice, tasty gravy and runny yolk egg. One word: HEAVEN!
It was so good, we had it two nights in a row. We went early on the second night, hence I get to request for something really sinful: the SKIN! Ooohh..don't you just love the picture of the runny egg yolk?
Being greedy and feeling for something soupy, I ordered a bowl of noodle soup from the next stall. Big big mistake. I wanted clear noodle soup with pork balls but was served chicken drumstick noodle with murky broth instead. And it was heavily laden with sugar. I noticed that the Thais enjoy adding sugar into their soup but totally a big no-no for me. Thanks to Hubby, he finished off the noodle and claimed it wasn't that bad after adding in a spoonful of chilli flakes.
To quench our thirst, we walked into 7-eleven and I got myself a bottle of Melon Sherbet Mirinda! Verdict? SUPER YUMMY!!!
More food to feast your eyes in my next post so stay tuned!!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Last weekend was spent in Bangkok, a continuation from our trip last month which we couldn't manage to bring back more stuffs for our new house, due to the huge and heavy Buddha wood carvings we bought. We departed on Friday night after work and came back on Sunday evening. A very short and tiring trip which focused mainly on Chatuchak Weekend market. Our flight which was scheduled to depart at 8.30 p.m. was delayed for 2 hours. Hubby turned grouchy as our plan for dinner and massage after checking into our hotel turned impossible. We arrived in Bangkok at 12 a.m. and it took another 40 minutes to reach our hotel called Samran Place. My tummy was yelling out for FOOD and I was glad to know Hubby's too! So off we went in search for food and right in front of our hotel, we saw a number of brightly-lit hawker stalls, one of which I have tried in my previous visit. It was also the reason I requested Hubby to book into Samran Place as this hotel is surrounded by food heaven.
Posted by Precious Pea at 4:11 PM
Labels: Bangkok 2008 (Feb)
30 comments:
- ling239 said...
the pork trotter rice looks really good... must not miss out the skin lar ^_^
- Monday, February 25, 2008
- kennymah said...
I've heard of sweet broth before, but actually adding SUGAR to soup? That's something new. Maybe that's why the Thais are such sweet, friendly folks? Hehe.
- Monday, February 25, 2008
- Jun said...
wah lau... i think u're the only person i know who goes to THAILAND to buy things for the HOUSE *LOL*
- Monday, February 25, 2008
- tigerfish said...
The stall opens 24 hrs? or just night to morning. Good that you still can find something to eat so late. And the braised pork really looks good leh.
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- Nic (KHKL) said...
good choice! i stayed at samran place too in jan...so much street food there! i like the beef noodle right in front of the 7-11...they open til 1+, i think...til now havent posted mine yet (malu nyer!)....
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Will be going to Bangkok in April for holiday and I plan to stay at Samran Place. What do you think of the hotel? Btw, love the pictures...yummy!
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- wmw said...
The egg with the slightly runny yolk looks lovely! I agree....
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- Cokeworld Citizen said...
hohoho i luv thai braised food...they taste superlicious...i can wallop 3 drumsticks (in pg they sell chicken wan)...
omg!! those are perfect boiled eggs!!! hard boiled eggs are suppose to be like that not hard eggyolks with greyish ring :S
thumbs up for the lady.
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- Jackson said...
Now u r the Bangkok Queen!! the food makes me wanna go back to BKK!
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- catsndogs said...
sawadeekup .... Samsan definately is a nice place to stay. not a very 5 star yet not like 2 star hotel. u do really a babgkok shoppin queen indeed :P
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
ling239: Yalor..eat trotter without skin might as well don't eat hor?
kenny: Yes, they love sugar. At each table you will find a bottle of fish sauce, sugar and chili flakes. And you will see them putting in all the condiments (including sugar) into their soup. As for me, i only stick to the fish sauce.
Jun: Don't laugh leh....i tell you, it's so much cheaper and nicer than in KL. Plus can get our passport 'stamped' also ma, not cheap to renew passport so better make sure all pages are filled! LOL!
tigerfish: If not mistaken, the stall is open from evening till early morning. Yeah, such a great relief that food still available.
nic: There is another great beef noodle shop on the left side of the hotel. It's really good and i had three bowls of noodle in 2 days! They are featured in their local paper too! Will blog about it soon.
humblebee: Highly recommended!
wmw: Nice hor? Slurps!
cokeworld citizen: Not easy to achieve hard boiled egg like this. It requires perfect timing and water temperature. I still have not even mastered making the perfect half boiled egg...sigh!
jackson: Waahh..another royal title for me? Hahaha!! Wait for my next post..i took pic of the chicken wings, specially for YOU! ;)
catsndogs: I love Samran too...so much good food around. The hotel itself not too bad, although not poshy but it's really clean and cheap!
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- Live2Talk said...
I really salute u my friend, the last time I went, we dare not try any of the stalls near Samran :( only during the last nite, we tried the oyster egg near the BTS station!
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- jason said...
I can't wait for my next trip in July ^^
*Chatuchak Chatuchak*
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- Lyrical Lemongrass said...
Have yet to go to BKK. I think I need to bring you along to show me the best places to eat. Wanna go? ;-)
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- Big Boys Oven said...
such a wholesome dinner, even how tired I am, I will still wallop until I am too full, why? the food looks great!
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- Rasa Malaysia said...
Got your comment about prawn shells...remember the key is the head. Once you try home-cooked prawn mee, you don't want to eat out. Plus the prawn mee in KL/PJ are not that great to start with. ;)
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- Terri @ A Daily Obsession said...
i love sour chili padi dips, n ur pic makes me drool. my HK friend loves Thai pig's 'hands' rice too but i could only find it in food courts n it wasn't good.where is this stall? i hate sugar-flavored soup noodles too.
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
live2talk: The best place to eat when you travel, is where the local eats! You need some training in this area...hahaha...faster, bring me tea and call me 'sifu'!
Jason: Hehehe..February almost over oledi, 4 months plus to go..
lyrical lemongrass: When when when?
bbo: Sigh, you guys had a blast on Saturday too. I have seen those lovely mouth watering photos which I missed. Sniff!
rasa malaysia: Thanks for the tips! Hopefully I can whip up a fiery bowl of prawn mee soon and will surely blog about it. Your recent photo of the kar liew har mee is killing me lerrrrr!!
Terri: This stall is along Petchburi Rd. Landmark is opposite Samran Place Hotel, on the left. It is near to the overhead bridge.
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- daphne said...
oh my goodness, streetfood! and it looks so yummy too! saliva...
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008
- "Joe" who is constantly craving said...
i cant wait for my trip too!!
- Wednesday, February 27, 2008
- team bsg said...
to us de Thailand food experience is 2 classes above KL/Malaysia coz for
1... we can down singha beer with satay with girls galore ,
2... everybody else is happily doing it !
Its the real "authentic & unpretentious" Glutton Zone of the World beating Malaysia by 1000 years maybe more so cheers to you and partner(s)
- Wednesday, February 27, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
daphne: Street food so much better than classy restaurant food rite??
NJoe: Am sure you will enjoy it too, ermm, but do you take street food ar?
team bsg: 2 classes? Make it 5! Everything so cheap and tasty! Nowadays KL's hawker food not cheap anymore.
- Wednesday, February 27, 2008
- UnkaLeong said...
Khau Kah Moo...
Oh...How I miss you...
Hahaha, my feeble attempt at poetry.
*folds arms in jealousy, runs and hides*
- Wednesday, February 27, 2008
- ai wei said...
Yummy food again in Bangkok!!! but could only drool n salivate in front of comp... sobz
- Wednesday, February 27, 2008
- Simon Seow said...
Oh my, oh my. Street food in Bangkok seems to beat the one in KL anytime. Ok, you've convinced me to save money for Bangkok.
- Monday, March 03, 2008
- mama bok said...
Wow..!! so envy..!
- Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Hi, I've read reviews from travellers saying that Samran Place do not provide hot water for shower, is it true? Please let me know, I'm thinking to book this place for my trip in Dec. Thanks!
By the way, I really enjoy reading your blog! I'm your #1 fan! *blush* ^^
- Wednesday, April 16, 2008
- Precious Pea said...
Hi Emily!
My time to blush now and thanks for being a regular to my blog :)
I stayed in Samran Place twice and am surprised to hear of such reviews as they DO HAVE hot water for shower. Hope you enjoy your trip this Dec :)
- Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks so much for your reply! ^^
Well, keep up the good work ya! Enjoy your day!
- Thursday, April 17, 2008
Hey Precious Pea,
Happy New Year! =)
Forgot to thank you again, I had a fantastic trip in Bangkok in Dec 08. I'm planning to go back there every year! hahaha....
It was a perfect choice to stay in Samran, all my friends agreed. Thanks to you and your informative blog! =) If you happen to be in Samran again, there's a food stall you just hv to go for dinner/supper. Once you step out of Samran, turn right, walk straight until you see a food stall on your right with tables inside a open parking space. Alot of locals dine there...the food is so cheap and yummy! Must try oh! =)
Anyways, love your blog! Ganpade ne!
- Friday, February 06, 2009


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Don't ask me. A friend of mine used to do that as kind of his "party trick". But it was in fact quite dangerous, as the consumption of alcohol blocks the liver from producing glucose while blood sugar is low. So he played unknowingly with his life.


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Tori Spelling: 'Farrah Fawcett Contacted Me After Death'
"It was pretty surreal," Spelling says. "We were neighbors for years. She basically wanted me to give a message to [Fawcett's son] Redmond and to her family and she was doing these very specific call-outs for things that they would understand."
The incident occurred over the phone with TV psychic John Edward.
"He offered to do a reading with me and I was hoping I would talk to my dad. I'd lost a best friend a long time ago and I was hoping he would come through. And then, all of a sudden, [he said] Farrah Fawcett's coming through," Spelling says.
It's worth noting this supernatural claim comes during the promotional blitz for Spelling's new book, 'Uncharted TerriTORI.' The Huffington Post goes one further: "Tori Spelling is pulling out all the stops to draw attention to her new book."
But Spelling seems to harbor no doubt about the incident. "If it had been some psychic that I'd walked in off the street for five bucks it would have been different. But it came through John Edward," she says. "He's a medium, so he channels people. I've been to regular psychics that turn over cards, tarot cards, and sort of read your future, that type of thing. But, with him, literally people just come to him and say things that they want the person to hear."
Spelling says she and husband Dean McDermott contacted Dean's deceased parents together. "They were coming through and they were saying things that literally only Dean would know, that I had no idea about. So, I don't know, I believe in all of that."
Though she's a complete believer in mysticism, Spelling doesn't understand why Fawcett spoke to her. "I can't believe she came through to me -- the most nonconfrontational person in the world. What am I supposed to do with this information? I've actually written a letter to [her partner and actor] Ryan O'Neal and explained to him in the letter everything that happened. I said, if none of this makes sense, please don't think I'm crazy, this literally happened. I'm just passing on information but it was pretty bizarre at the time."
In the rest of the interview, Spelling also discusses jury duty, unused business ideas and gay uncles.
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- Friday 25 JuneBy quemzeee2
Tori Spelling is actualy her father re-incarnated twice. So she is her uncles sisters brothers child.
We call her inbread. I mean just look at her. Slack jawed, eyes are not even on the same longitude line LOL
She looks like a captive harlot on a pirate ship from Somalia. LOL
She and Ivana Trump have contests to see who can light up there flatulance the fastest LOL
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Congrats, you have stolen Tori's "dumbest In The World" crown.
- Friday 25 JuneBy Chris
well if it's so dangerous, then there must be something the spirits know. Is that what you are saying?
- Friday 25 JuneBy mariethebee
I agree 100%
- Friday 25 JuneBy darkstar
It must be super fun to live in the world of leprechauns and fairies. What's underneath your bed, Tori?
- Friday 25 June
That is a little harsh, don't you think?
- Friday 25 JuneBy bren
Who know???? Sounds silly to me! It may sell a book tho!
- Friday 25 JuneBy Sandy
Tori Spelling needs professional help. Anyone who talks to the
dead is seriously mentally ill.
- Friday 25 JuneBy jo joHigh Rank Vote downVote upReport this
why so much negative feedback? we all have a right to our opinion, I for one think Tori Spelling is a very honest and sweet person, there is no proof that the dead can or cannot be contacted. True or not why is everyone so hard on Tori Spelling. If everyone would step back and take a good look at themselves they too can see imperfections. We all have faults. although she may not be beautiful she is far from ugly...has anyone looked in a mirror recently? Let's not judge what we do not know.
- Friday 25 JuneBy Pat Cash
She wasn't talking to the dead, she was talking to John Edwards!
- Friday 25 JuneLow Ranked Vote downVote upReport this
I think she is telling the truth. John Edwards is a great medium. I am a God fearing woman and believe this.
- Friday 25 JuneBy putz
why god fearing why not god loving....if there is one?????????
- Friday 25 JuneBy Marilyn
"God fearing" and occult just don't go togther. sorry.
- Friday 25 June
She didn't talk to the dead by the way.. it was channeled through the medium. Read it people. I bet all you skeptics would change your mind if John Edward walked in your house & told you stuff only you knew. I think people who are so against this sort of thing have much to hide that they don't want a phychic or medium to be near them or they might be found out!
- Friday 25 JuneBy darkstar
You are delusional. Mediums are frauds. The dead can't speak a word. Seek medical help immediately. There is medicine for that.
- Friday 25 JuneBy FLsunGal
There, there Tori. Swallow these two little pills honey, put your head back down on the pillow, and everything will be just fine.
- Friday 25 JuneBy Linney
Ok..and I am God Tori. Right. Talking to the dead are we? I THINK YOU NEED MENTAL HELP TORI. Either that or you are nothing but an attention whor* trying to desperately get attention. Does this have anything to do with the fact that you just wrote a book maybe and want attention? YOU Tori are sick in the head.
- Friday 25 JuneBy salleycat88
Ok...I agree with the person that called Tori a dope....I think personally it's a publicity stunt but also because I don't believe the dead actually contact people. what is actually contacting someone in all these instances where people claim to hear from the dead is actually referred to as "familiar spirits" or demons. God warns against contacting so called fortune tellers and "soothsayers". Most people don't realize or believe that demons actually know an awful lot about you...they don't know everything but just enough for people to be drawn in to believe.....it's in the bible and sorry but that is the only tried and true source of all time.
- Friday 25 JuneBy putzLow Ranked Vote downVote upReport this
the bible is a great novel.....the only thing tried and true about the bible and religion is that it perpetuates hate death and war........just do the next right thing.....and stop thinking it makes you dangerous
- Friday 25 JuneBy shromike
Het Tori, I just heard from your Dad, he says to tell you how disappointed he is with you and for you to STFU!
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Drip, Drip, Drip - The Sound of Dripping
Published by The Ocelot in the blog The Ocelot's blog. Views: 759
I'm going to start with a disclaimer. Everyone has their own preferences and their own way of doing things. This is mine. It's a combination of tips I was given and my own experience. I'm sharing what has worked for me, but it isn't the last word. A large part of vaping is trial and error to find what works best for you.
The steps are pretty close to how I first learned to drip, but I've pointed out how my later approach differs.
This is just about straight dripping - it has no info about RDAs, types of wicks, etc. It's just about how to drip with a plain atomizer, like a 306 or a 510; nothing fancy. My preferred dripping set-up is an LR 306 (<2Ω) atty or an LR 510 atty. I learned to drip using a 650mAh Joyetech eGo, which fires at ≈3.2v. When dripping with a variable voltage device I initially set it about 3.7v, then adjust to taste. Too cool, I turn it up; too hot, I turn it down.
A 510 atty looks like this and takes a 510 drip tip:
A 306 Atomizer has a 510 connection, but the body is slimmer and needs a different size drip tip. A 306 has the same components as a 510, but doesn't have a jacket (tube) going up the outside so you see the bridge and the wick. A 306 is short and often preferred as it provides a warmer vape.
The 306 drip tip fits on the outside of the body, like the "Cannon" from Cherry Vape. When using a 306 drip tip do not force it down onto the atty! Many of the tips aren't designed to go all the way down and if forced can be damaged causing them to leak – I know, I broke two.
Trivia time! The atty is called a "306" because it was originally part of Joye's 306 cig-a-like design. 306 kits are still sold today.
Drip Shields - I never heard of a drip shield when I started dripping, so I haven't used one. I'm not sure if this diagram is true for all drip shields. I know that a drip shield fits on the outside of a 510 atty, similar to a 306 drip tip, and then a drip tip goes on top. Until I saw this diagram I wasn't aware that a 510 to 510 adaptor might be involved. If you're considering a drip shield, I recommend you ask someone who has used one. You don't have to use a drip shield if you don't want to, it's not a requirement.
Now, without further ado:
~~The Ocelot Method of Dripping~~
The very most important thing I believe about dripping is SOUND. You roughly count the drops, but focus more on the slight gurgle and the slight hiss. Practice over a paper towel. If you "flood" it, pour it out on the towel (we're only talking about a few drops of liquid) and try again.
You can't hurt the atty as long as it's not completely dry. They are designed to have juice, pg or vg, even water to wick and vaporize. If heated when dry, the wicks and coil may be damaged. This is why I cringe every time I read someone casually tell a new vaper to "dry burn." It can be a fine line for beginners between "burning out gunk" and making it worse. Some people passionately embrace dry burning for everything, good for them! I don't recommend dry burning stock coils, since sometimes an atty can retain a burnt flavor.
Please follow the steps carefully, don't skip any even if they seem simplistic. This takes a bit of practice. There's no reason to rush.
1. (If the atty comes with a primer): Blow the excess primer out - in through the battery connector and out through drip tip/mouth piece end. Do not rinse or clean out the primer, it is used to keep the atty wet during shipping and may be needed for proper break in. Primer is usually 50/50 PG/VG. If the primer is something else, the vendor will usually note it in the product description or it will taste horrible. If that occurs, don't be alarmed, it's not poisonous.
The "Do not rinse" instruction was in the original copy I received, but I've found you can rinse it with water/PGA/vodka if you want to, and then blow it out.
When "blowing out" an atty, you blow as hard as you can, from the connector end, into a paper towel until nothing comes out.
2. Drip in about 5 drops. If dripping through a drip tip, instead of directly onto the atty itself, softly blow across the top of the tip (like you would a Coke bottle) to get the liquid down in there. Take a "cold draw" (no power) and listen for a slight gurgle. If no gurgle is heard add 1-2 more drops.
3. Vape some short drags to be sure there is enough liquid (there will still be a slight gurgle), and then test different draw speeds. Remember vaping works by vacuum, soft shallow drags are not going to create enough vacuum to get a large vapor plume.
4. If you get a bad taste or hear a hiss at the end of the first drags, add 1-3 drops and try again.
5. Continue to vape a little stronger and top off with juice until the flavor starts to intensify (you will know).
6. When you get poor flavor/light flavor/less vapor or the atomizer hisses at the end of a drag it means the atomizer is ready for a few more drops. Approximate recommendations: 2-3 drops for 100% VG; 3-4 drops for PG/VG mixes.
7. It won't take long for you to get a feel for how your atty works and you can vape hard!
Changing Flavors
When I'm dripping, I blow out between flavors and then "stack" them – putting a fruit on top of fruit, candy on top of candy, etc. As you drip more, the second flavor will overcome the first, and sometimes you actually come up with yummy mixtures. Another option is to vape unflavored juice in-between flavors. In any case, a problem can arise if you're vaping a strong flavor like coffee and want to change completely to something else. Blowing out or vaping unflavored won't be enough to get rid of the taste.
I recently got some "Flavor Eraser" from Vixen Vapors. I was surprised that it worked quite well. You just put in a couple of drops and blow it out. Just don't vape it! It tastes nasty!
I don't clean my attys very often. When storing, I just leave in some of the last flavor or unflavored and put carto "condoms" over each end.
Bridgeless/De-wicked Attys
The first time I ever dripped was a with a bridgeless, de-wicked LR306. It scared the bejeezus out of me! A 306 is short and I was staring down at a hot coil. There was no way I was going to put my lips less than an inch away from something that looked like a small space heater. I got over it, but I just wanted to give you a heads up.
When someone refers to an atty being "bridgeless" or "de-bridged," the mesh bridge and often the wick (as seen in the 510 diagram at the beginning) have been removed, leaving only the coil and the reservoir. The method of dripping with a bridgeless atty is basically the same as a regular atty, but you have to be fast. You are dripping directly onto the coil - think of dripping water onto the coil of an electric stove. Instant sizzle. The pros with using a bridgeless atty is more intense flavor and it's easier to clean; the cons are there is no mesh to hold the liquid, so you have to drip more often and it's easier to get a dry hit until you get used to it.
Bridgeless attys are now available with a plate across the top to prevent back splash from popping juice. Again, I've never used one since they didn't exist before.
Care and Maintenance
A dirty atomizer can cause poor wicking and restrict the flow of liquid to the coil. Dirty wicking material will hold less juice and increase the potential for leaking. For longer life clean your atomizers when you feel the performance drops or they are not wicking properly. High VG content, dark juices and juices with a very sweet taste will need to be cleaned more often.
For cleaning use Ethanol/grain alcohol or vodka and let it soak for an hour. Drip clean ethanol/vodka into the atomizer from the mouth piece end and let it drip out the connector end, this would be the final "flush" before blowing the atomizer out. Add 7-9 drops of unflavored PG/VG (or a flavor you plan to immediately use) after a cleaning and blow out again.
Do not blow air in from the drip tip / mouth piece end, EVER. Blow air only in through the connector end and out through drip tip/mouth piece end. The whole point of "blowing out an atty" is to blow as hard as you can, if you blow from the mouth piece, the air will be forced down toward the small hole at the connector end. The pressure can damage the coil.
Dry burning isn't necessary. Any remaining vodka or water inside the atomizer will burn off after the first few pulls.
I also use a method of boiling a cup of water in the microwave, and then soaking the attys until the water is cool. I swish them around and repeat the process until the coils looks clean. I put them on a paper towel and let them air dry - usually overnight.
Do not let the atty stay dry for too long after cleaning, it needs to be lubricated. Drip about 5 drops of your juice or unflavored PG/VG for priming after blowing it out even if you won't be using for a while. It's best not to store an atomizer dry.
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I also probably should have said that I have been outsourcing to India for over ten years. I'm not new to this and assure you that the level of corruption and bureaucracy in India makes DR look like a Paradise. Everything is relative.
I also probably should have said that I have been outsourcing to India for over ten years. I'm not new to this and assure you that the level of corruption and bureaucracy in India makes DR look like a Paradise. Everything is relative.
BTW, as you say that there is 'nothing you are unwilling to do" and things that we would "normally" do, I guess you are just waiting for somebody to tell you you have to do it.
It seems to me it is a take it or leave it offer. Those who are interested can follow up, those who are not must have better things to do than make a meal of the business, including making veiled threats.
The fact is, naive foreign employers get themselves in binds regularly with the Secretary of Labor. Nobody is telling him not to hire workers in the DR, just do it in a way that won't get himself in a bind. In addition to the DR isn't Kansas, it isn't Mumbai either.Please refer to my Overview of Dominican Labor Law (sticky post above). I'll quote the opening paragraphs:
"As a general rule, any and all relationships in which one person obliges him or herself to provide any form of service to another, in exchange for remuneration and under the direction and/or supervision of the latter, are considered to be employment contracts and subject to the provisions of the Labor Code (Arts. 1 and 2).
Such contracts, which may be verbal or written, are presumed to exist in every such case, unless proven otherwise by the employer. Given this presumption, it is quite possible for a person considered a private contractor in other jurisdictions to qualify as an employee in the Dominican Republic.
Any party to an employment contract may require the other to prepare and/or sign a written version of a previously verbal agreement (Art.19). If in writing, any modifications made to it must be in writing as well (Art. 20). Written agreements are recommended since they foster a clear and sound work relationship.
Any work carried out by a foreigner on Dominican soil is subject to the provisions of the Labor Code since Dominican labor laws are territorial in nature (Principle V of the Labor Code)."
Let me be clear so that certain assumptions are laid to rest. We will be following all laws. We don't find them difficult or onerous. Why would I include "benefits" in my ad when they are the legal requirement and should therefore be assumed. That would be like saying work comp and overtime are included in an ad in the US. Of course they are, they're the law.
On another note; I find your condescention offensive.
This discussion is no longer productive. I will continue to check private posts and respond to employment inquiries. I wish the rest of you well but would rather spend my time doing business than taling about it. Thanks for all of the feedback.
.Thanks for the labour law advice. I may, from America hire contract labour anywhere in the world. Ours is primarily a virtual company and all wages are paid in U.S. dollars from the U.S. I have warehouse in Kansas, storefront in New Hampshire, contractors in India and contractors in the DR. Given that there is no physical office location in the DR, I believe I am well within legal limits. I have researched this pretty thoroughly, but again really appreciate the advice and you looking out for me
Sorry if you are offended by by my alleged condensation. I was confused by your advertisement. When it promoted "spirit-filled" jewelry, I couldn't find any rum-filled items.
In the case of this thread, once a poster had pointed out the possible conflict with the Dominican labor law, why was it necessary for umpteen posters to plow the same ground? If this is a way of passing time, they might better work for the OP and get $3 more per hour than they are for writing repetitious messages.
Tooo funny.
This thread would be equally applied to "Legal" and "The Clown Bin".


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recipe: old fashioned
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 12:01PM
2 oz bourbon
1 tbsp club soda
1 sugar cube
3 dashes Angostura bitters
1 strip of orange peel
In a cooper glass, combine the sugar cube, bitters and club soda. Muddle to a paste then stir in the bourbon.
Add ice and garnish with orange peel and optional brandied cherries or ginger or star anise.
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A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Three Stress Reducers: Prayer, Meditation and Art
Colleen Arico, Paul Sullivan, and Hilary Novak
Stress has been found to be linked to a variety of physiological disorders. As a result, reactions to stress and ways of coping with stress have been the subjects of much research. Findings suggest that stress may be reduced in a variety of ways. We compared the effectiveness of three specific stress reducers; prayer, meditation and participation in an art activity in a college sample. We measured the effectiveness of prayer, meditation, and art on reducing acutely induced stress in 120 undergraduate psychology students. A total of six classrooms of students were randomly assigned to complete one of the three stress reduction activities while viewing either stress inducing or neutral images. Students completed measures of stress and anxiety both before and after the activity. A 2 X 3 Between Subjects ANOVA revealed that meditation was more effective at reducing stress than prayer or participation in an art activity. Additionally, art was more effective at reducing stress than prayer. Students exposed to stress producing stimuli also reported lower levels of stress reduction regardless of the specific stress reducer than students exposed to non-stress producing stimuli. Results indicate that meditation is an effective means of stress reduction for college students.


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During a moment of procrastination earlier today (I was supposed to be working on an Essay for uni), I was reading the always brilliant and informative blog at http://www.inrng.com
The most recent post http://inrng.com/2012/04/biocashflow-wristbands/ was about the blatant use of twitter for product endorsement by one of my favorite riders, Gerraint Thomas. 'G' had tweeted about his new Bioflow Sport wristband, writing 'Bioflow sport not only looks great but it gives me the confidence in my performance and helps me stay focused in the race'.
If that isn't something a PR or marketing man as written I will eat my lucky quick step hat! But fair play to him, we all moan about how little Cyclists are paid compared to pro's in other sports and stuff like this blatant soul selling is how they supplement their 'meagre' wages. Good on you G… If people are stupid enough to buy a magic wristband that promises to make them a better cyclist…. Do we really think he drives a Fiat Punto?
Cycling is a ruthlessly commercial sport! I could show hundreds of photo's of teams trying to sell us things at the start of the season (Most of them have Tom Boonen in…), mattresses, hearing aids, bikes, drugs, flooring…. anything and everything. Largely they are everyday products, as the bulk of cycling's traditional viewership is not skinny lycra clad fans, but housewives who are home in the day, therefore able to watch the hours of coverage.
Sponsors make or break teams on what seems a regular basis. What ever happened to the most successful pro team in the world last year? The sponsor disappeared, so did the team. If Bioflow had come in and saved the day by offering to fund HTC's involvement in the sport then we would ALL be wearing the wristband and lauding them as saviors of cycling.
In an Olympic year sport is worth Billions in advertising, if you dont like seeing cyclists trying to sell you things… you are going to be very annoyed as year rolls on. I suggest you sit down relax and have a bowl of Chris Hoy approved cereal…Or perhaps a nice drink… How about some lovely Amstel Gold?
Anyway.. all this puts me in mind of one of my favorite cyclist/salesmen.. The great Eddy Merckx, shilling cigarettes!
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USF Career Services Center offers employers a number
of opportunities for employers to interact with USF students and alumni, brand
your company name, and help students develop career paths. Below are a number
of ways to meet and interface with proactive students.
Unless otherwise specified, for the events below, please
contact Julia Hing at 415-422-2027.
Scheduled weekdays in fall and spring---in student common
Scheduled weekdays in fall and spring
The Career Service Center conducts a mock interview program for students and
alumni, providing a venue to polish interview skills and giving employers an
opportunity to meet and help students. Employers conduct video-taped mock interviews
on campus, followed by a critique of the interview. Held one Tuesday and Wednesday
per month, from 10 am - 4 pm, with 5 interview slots per day.
Please contact Julia Hing at 415-422-2027 or firstname.lastname@example.com
to sign up as an interviewer.
View our Mock Interview calendar here.
Employers meet with students to discuss various business topics, i.e. business
trends, company opportunities, share outstanding interviewing experiences, what
employers like/dislike, how they got into a profession, etc. Held twice a month,
one day (12 - 1:30 pm) and one evening (5:30 - 7 pm) session.
Employers have tables in high traffic areas of university and answer student
questions about resumes, interviewing tips, etc.
Brown bag informal luncheon meetings with students/student groups on campus
or at company sites. Employers meet over lunch at USF to discuss company culture,
opportunities, direction and hear students' questions/comments. Or, employer
hosts a small student group during lunch so students can meet company representatives
and see first-hand company culture. Held as requested. Please contact Julia
Hing 415-422-2027 or email at email@example.com
Scheduled during fall and spring
Annual Fall Career Fair
For more information or to receive an invitation to the Spring Career and Internship Fair, please contact:
Julia Hing, Assistant Director of Employer Relationsemail: firstname.lastname@example.com phone: 415-422-2027
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Looking Good At Safety
August 01, 2012 at 09:09am by Scott • 1 Comment »
With two new starters at safety, there's a lot of learning going on in the defensive backfield. But Mark Barron is glad to have a guy an elder statesman (read: old man) like Ronde Barber back there to lean on.
"Sometimes I just sit back and watch Ronde to pick up some of the things he knows," said Barron, who couldn't wait to strap on the pads two days into camp. "There isn't too much in this league Ronde Barber hasn't seen. When I ask him for help, he usually has a good answer for me."
And Ronde is just happy to be doing something different after all these years.
"I want to play and I want to win," Barber said. "It's not often you get to find new challenges in your 16th year, new opportunities to prove yourself."
Watching Ronde plug a gap and flatten a runner is one of things I'm most looking forward to seeing this season. He's always been a good hitter and with his age and, let's face it, slightly diminished coverage skills, it's a good fit.
Speaking of diminished coverage skills, when everyone was looking for a knock on Barron, they picked on his coverage skills even though as a sophomore he picked off seven passes. People were just looking for some flaw in his game that they could talk about since he was so awesome. But Bill Sheridan doesn't have any issues with Barron in coverage and has seen some good plays in practice already.
"The other day we had a deep ball thrown down one of the sides of the field and Barron sure covered a lot of ground in a hurry," Sheridan said. "The kid's got great range. He's going to have his hands on a lot of balls."
Bill Sheridan would like rephrase his optimism.
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manbearpig (August 01, 2012 at 01:29pm) :
I'm really excited about this combo at safety. So much so, I've almost completely forgotten about tanard.
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BEMIDJI AREA SCHOOLS SCHOOL BOARD NEWS FEBRUARY 27, 2012 By Dr. Jim Hess Consent Agenda The following Consent Agenda items were approved: - Minutes from a Meeting held on January 23, 2012 - Current Bills and Special Checks Totaling $2,720,387.48 - Out of State Field Trip Request for JROTC - Two Noncertified Staff Resignations - Two Certified Staff Resignations - Lane Advancements for Ten Teachers Totaling $24,799 Special Topics Board Members acknowledged the award winning Bemidji Middle School Science Fair Project created by Austin Nordstrom and Payton Christopherson. This project won the fair at Bemidji Middle School and received Honorable Mention in the Junior High Division at Bemidji State University and will be allowed to compete at the State Science Fair. Bemidji Middle School Science teachers Denise Black and Steve Sneide assisted in the presentation and provided background information. Bemidji High School Senior Zach Hewitt was recognized for his outstanding academic achievement. Zach scored a perfect 36 on the ACT and is a finalist for a Presidential Scholarship. Zach won the Bemidji State University Fall 2011 Math Contest with over 660 contestants from Northern Minnesota. He is captain of the BHS Math League Team, a member of the Nordic Ski and Tennis Teams, and a four-year member of the National Honor Society. Student Representative Katie Kovacovich and Erik Sorensen reported on the conclusion of many Reports Bemidji High School winter sports seasons, VocalMotive's and LaVoce Ballo's great showing at Waconia, Speech, Mock Trial competitors qualifying for State competition, Kindness Week activities including Rachel's Challenge, and registration for classes for 2012-2013. Effective and Efficient Board Members reviewed three school calendar options for 2012-2013 which Operations featured various approaches to spring break. Option A did not include a spring break. Option B scheduled a week-long spring break in March and Option C provided for a shorter break around Easter in late March – early April. For the past few years Bemidji Area Schools' calendar has alternated scheduling spring breaks. With this rotation, the 2012-2013 school year would be a year to include a week-long spring break. We will seek input in a short survey on the District's Webpage as well as through the Parent Title I survey which is currently planned for inclusion in Parent-Teacher Conferences. Staff members are encouraged to share their views on the calendars through participation in the on-line survey. Jordan Hickman provided a negotiations update which included information regarding the District/BEA Contract. As it currently stands, the tentative agreement is scheduled for a membership vote on February 29th and if it is accepted by a majority of members, it will be the subject of a School Board vote next week. Revised Policy SBR 700-60-1 - Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records was approved on second reading. This policy will bring practices regarding student information into compliance with current law and is recommended by the Minnesota School Boards Association as a model policy. Bruce Anderson, Principal at Northern and Paul Bunyan Elementary Schools, submitted his retirement request. The Board accepted his resignation and thanked him for his many years of service to children and the district. Highest Level of Kathy Palm, Director of Curriculum and Administrative Services, explained Student Success the major components of Minnesota's waiver from No Child Left Behind, which was recently granted by the U.S. Department of Education. Districts will no longer be measured by a goal of 100% pupil proficiency by 2014. Financial sanctions will not be taken from Title I funds through set-asides and some of the punishments for not making AYP will be lifted. In return for these waivers Minnesota students will have college- and career-ready academic standards. Minnesota will address the achievement gap and intends to reduce this gap by 50% in the next six years. Schools will be rated in this new system of accountability, especially those top performing and bottom performing schools through the Multiple Measurements Rating (MMR) and AYP measures with new targets. Kathy Palm also reported Bemidji Area Schools has been selected as a Minnesota Reading Corps site for the 2012-2013 school year. Each elementary will receive the services of a trained Literacy Tutor to help K-3rd graders meet the goal of reading well by third grade. Safe and Welcoming Bemidji Area Schools has been asked to participate in a national study Environment conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The School Health Policies and Practices Study helps this important agency understand how schools contribute to the health and well-being of our nation's young people and the communities they serve. Data collected from district staff will be included in this national study and report. Upcoming Events Special School Board Meeting – Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 7:15 a.m. Regular School Board Meeting – Monday, March 19, 2012, 6:30 p.m. Other School Board Members were presented certificates from the Minnesota School Boards Association for their leadership and service to the children, schools, and community. Closed Session The School Board held a closed session to discuss negotiations strategy.
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Dayan: "Like Pravda;" Mesika: "Police Hallucinates"
The World's Worst Police State
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A few days ago I published Shiber Shiber, Beit Beit, Dar Dar, Zenga Zenga, where among other things I commented on a "Day of Rage" declared by Jewish settlers in protest for the dismantling of an illegal building in "Havat Gilad" (The Gilad Farm) by the Israeli administration of the Occupied territories. The violence of these two events eventually reached the Knesset and disclosed an unexpected corroboration of systemic human rights violations and crimes committed regularly by the Israeli police.
This is not new. Mahmud Gnayem was assassinated in cold blood by policeman Shahar Mizrahi; justice against Mizrahi was sketchy to say the least. The picture above shows a Palestinian kid used as a human shield by the same organization. Yet, the events of the recent Day of Rage are important due to their source: Jewish settlers.
According to international law, these people are criminals for settling in the Occupied Territories. They are backed by the State of Israel, which not surprisingly has been defined as a terror inflicting organization by the UN's Human Rights council. All male settlers had been trained by the army, hold a position in the settlements' military protection system, and most important of all, are given gun and ammunitions by the IDF. Technically, we are speaking about an illegitimate militia of the State of Israel. Even by Israeli law they are often defined as criminals. The assassination of Aisha Adnan Al-Bahsh (to whom the The Cross of Bethlehem is dedicated) by settler Yosef Harnoi is just one of many examples supporting this claim. Thus, any complaint of the settlers towards the police must be seen as insiders action.
The developments were fast. The police prepared a report on the events and the report reached the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, one of the main forums of this establishment. The meeting was held by the request of Gershon Mesika, head of the Shomron (Samaria) Regional Council, one of the main settlers' organizations. The urgency was due to the fact the police report said the police acted as angels and that everything was good. Apparently, they even forced a little girl to draw a rose on the cover.
The settlers response was harsh. They presented evidences on the police activity, including videos and hospital reports. The main findings were:
- Police officers worked with masks and without identifying symbols.
- Police officers threw shock-grenades at a synagogue for no reason.
- Police officers shot color bullets on settlers for no reason.
- Police officers shoot two plastic bullets on the knees of the Gilad farm lawyer, Yehuda Shimon, from a distance of two meters (six feet). Oddly enough, he was filming the event and posed no threat to the dull police officer that shoot him.
- A 17 year old boy that was detained together with others by the police was kicked and badly beaten.
- A 15 year old girl was detained with 19 others. She experienced harsh violence and severe sexual harassment by a police officer.
According to the police report, all these are legitimate actions.
Daniel Dayan, head of the Yesha Council (Hebrew acronym for Judea, Samaria and Gaza; a blasphemy as it implies them having godly connections) answered to this by saying the police narrative is clearly false and that the police cannot investigate itself; by doing so it created a report reminding of the soviet Pravda newspaper.
Michael Ben Ari, a Knesset Member from the far right claimed the police shows a culture of lies and that it gives legitimacy to criminals in uniform.
Knesset member Arieh Eldad said the police is a lying organization that gave to the parliament a false report, trying to cover up criminals in uniform who act for political reasons.
Finally, the abovementioned Gershon Mesika said the report was written by an hallucinating and detached from reality officer.
The body of evidence is vast and from varied sources; there is little doubt the Israeli police officers are nothing more than what was claimed in the Knesset: uniformed criminals. Yet, they are just another wheel of an unjust machine. In Gaza's Freedom Flotilla we saw similar actions by the IDF; they were similarly protected by a cooked report. In his condemning report, Justice Goldstone blamed the Israeli administration for putting obstacles in the way of the UN investigating committee. More examples can be easily added. Gershon Mesika is right in another claim he made: an independent investigation must be conducted.
However, Mr. Mesika, let's be fair. Let's have an independent investigation committee not only into the Israeli police crimes against settlers, but also in all its actions. The same goes for the IDF, the Mossad, the Shin Beth and the Israeli administration. Subsequently, let's put to trial the relevant individuals working for these organizations in a suitably international and independent court of justice, let's say in Nuremberg. It's time for you – terror inflictors – to live up the standards you preach (John 9:40-41).
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Has anyone tried Volt for Brunch?
My husband and I are trying to decide how to use our OpenTable Dining cheque. We're big brunch fans, so I suggested Volt. The menu looks good... has anyone out there tried it? TIA!
Haven't tried it... let us know how it is!
The chef, Brian just got nominated for a 2010 James Beard award! We've been for their Table 21 menu, and if his brunch is held to the same standard, I'd want to try it.
I tried Volt for brunch today...
Plus: Bread options w/ fab butter, tea selection, great wine list, main course sea bass, french toast - like heaven
Minus: Service - stiff and akward...servers wear UGLY brown shirts and grey slacks with dirty chuck taylor tennis shoes, appetizer - poached egg was not cooked, breadsticks that are presented during seating - taste similar to cardboard with sea salt, dessert of chocolate tasting - not worth it. The additional dessert options did not sound interesting.
upon arrival, I asked the hostess about the menu and what are her favorites from the menu. She stated that she had not eaten at Volt, explaining that she was new. When I asked how long she has been at Volt, she replied over a month. Hmmmm???
Overcharged for the brunch by a few dollars. Not sure if I will give it another go.
I had brunch at Volt this weekend and my overall impression was that the food is somewhat better than the restaurant. Like six dower I felt the service was inexperienced and not great -- but the dirty converse sneakers and ill-fitting slacks/button-downs were reflective of the weird mix of formal/informal I think Volt is trying hard to balance.
Highlights -- Shiitake veloute that was rich and flavorful without being too heavy. Four-minute eggs whose flavor was enough to make me believe some of the hype about super-fresh/local eggs. An impeccably cooked, shockingly tender hanger steak with great beef flavor. A nice cheese plate of all-American selections, surprisingly good. Side of smoked bacon that was exactly the right smoky/sweet balance, and very crisp, not too thick-cut.
Lowlights -- cocktail program (really very little that was interesting -- a fairly standard Manhattan, dark & stormy, etc.), with a strange emphasis on super-sweet cocktails (including one with Godiva chocolate liqueur and espresso? ick) (I had something with Lillet and Domaine de Canton that was pretty forgetatble). A bizarre beef cheek omelet containing just a few shreds of beef whose flavor was totally overwhelmed by a super-sharp cheddar cheese (might have been a bad choice on my part). Strange bread service (ice cold butter; supermarket-quality cinnamon roll; 'rosemary' roll with no trace of rosemary flavor; though the biscuits were excellent!).
I don't know if I'd go back. It was a pleasant, bright space but the amateur-ish service seemed at odds with the atmosphere. The brunch menu seems to bounce back and forth between comfort-food favorites with little embellishment or surprise (corned-beef hash; chicken sausage -- you order these things knowing exactly what you're going to get) and slightly higher-end gussied-up lunch dishes like the shiitake veloute or a tuna tartare. That said, at I think $35 for three courses a la carte, not a bad deal at all (if you don't mind the drive). I'll have to do a bit more research before deciding if dinner would be a worthwhile venture.
228 North Market Street, Frederick, MD 21701
My brother and I stopped in for brunch today, without reservations. The only available seating was in the bar area, but with a full menu. That was fine with us, we were just out spending the day in Frederick. We both got the 3 course prix fixe menu and agreed our first course (Sheep's milk cavatelli with country ham, broccoli rabe and parmesan) was the best. My lobster & asparagus omelet was good, it had a yummy light cheese sauce on top and I ended with goat cheesecake. The breads were so-so, like they may have been leftovers from the previous night. Service was top-notch. I see others complaining about it here, but we had no complaints at all (yeah, the outfits on the wait staff ARE ugly).
re: ivysmom
Ate just last night in Volt's dining room. Got to agree with everyone about the dining room service: stiff, awkward and pretentious waiter kinda ruined it. Previously only eaten in bar/lounge area and service was terrific. I think about those Red Robin and other chain restaurant teambuilding impromptu meeting where they're all clapping & revving up, and visualize the Volt dining room version: ok team, haughty, mumble, and for Godsakes don't be gracious now go! Food was grrreat, too bad service so goofy.
re: cariF
cariF - and isn't this odd? Usually if you eat in a bar area, food service is an afterthought. Staff there is more focused on pushing alcohol. Yet at Volt, the service in the bar could not be better, but the dining room staff is too full of itself. Odd. I guess I'm glad my first experience at the restaurant was in the bar area, or I might never have gone back no matter how great the food. And the food at Volt is VERY good (thought that foam thing was going out of style, though.)
re: ivysmom
Everyone here is absolutely on target with their assessments of Volt. Have had lunch twice there now and while both experiences were pleasant enough, I walked away with a nagging feeling and now I know what it is: This place is seriously lacking warmth and graciousness. The servers are SOOOO stiff and SOOO serious -- a reflection of the chef, his marching orders, and possibly the work environment? This is mere speculation on my part, but something needs to change.
As far as the food goes, I have some genuine and memorable highlights -- the cavatelli, the halibut, the goat cheesecake. But the foam, as an earlier poster pointed out, needs to go. We also were sent home with a coffee cake -- a complimentary parting gift -- that was stale and dry. Maybe my expectations were too high going in, but it seems as if the restaurant is resting on its famous laurels rather than truly aspiring to be a place worth returning to. I wonder if the chef reads these boards? He should and should take this constructive criticism to heart. Volt is good but it could be so much better.
On a side note: We have upcoming reservations for Table 21 but I'm rethinking them. Don't want to be disappointed...and I'm afraid I will be.
re: jme90
jme90, did you do Table 21 in the end?
I've had brunch there and it was fine but not earth-shattering. I wouldn't drive there from DC or Baltimore if I were living there JUST for brunch.
I've also had Table 21 twice and liked it, did not think either one were the best meal ever - but I did not expect that, even though the 1st time I was quite curious about it from the accolades they had received. Individual courses - for me, some hits, some brilliant ones, some misses.
Service the 1st time (late fall 2010) was impeccable.
Service the 2nd time (mid 2011) was somewhat stiff and patchy in warmth, so to speak, and actually negligent at the end, when I had to go up to the FOH and ask them to distribute the menus that I knew they normally give out to patrons of Table 21. (The sommelier/lead server was busily conversing with one of the diners) The other diners at the Table were unaware of the practice and those still remaining were pleased to receive said menu but three had already just left.
Also curiously, the 2nd time I had to specifically ask for a wine pairing (whereas the 1st time it was offered by the sommelier at the time to everyone interested and wine/alcohol was discussed freely/pleasantly by him with anyone who wanted to). I also had to ask for a listing of the wine pairings I received with the courses this 2nd time but they did then oblige in a gracious manner.


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Benchmark assessments, also referred to as universal screens, essentially serve two primary functions. The first is to flag students for discussion in Collaborative Team Meetings. The second is to provide some information to inform those discussions. In this post, we share three resources to support schools in determining their benchmark assessments.
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