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My fiance and I ate lunch here after seeing this place on food network and we loved it. The decor is soo cute and it was a warm day so the windows were open and it had a breezy mexican feel. The drinks were great. Tequila Mojito is a must try. The Prickly pear margarita was also very tasty. Should be though for 10$ a drink. The bartender was very nice and personable. As for the food, The grilled corn on the cob was very tasty it had a little spice to it. We also had the Tuna tostada appetizer which was great!! The steak and mushroom quesadilla was the best Ive had. The chicken sandwiches are also tasty and make sure to get the Garlicky frites (fries). we are going to go back for dinner very soon!
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I went during the week - the place was not empty but not overly crowded - seated immediately, with drinks on the way - countless great specialy drinks, and the appetizers were tremenous - the best entrees were the kobe beef fajitas and the short ribs - a little overpriced, but a great location and plenty of surrounding bars to go out to afterwards if you want to avoid drinking there! highly recommended
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I had reservations for eight at 8:30pm on Saturday the 7th (a birthday celebration). They called at 8:20 to confirm we were coming and we said we were. When we arrived our table had obviously just been given away and we ended up waiting an HOUR AND 20 MINUTES for the table, with barely a sympathetic ear from the staff (although our server was very nice once we finally sat down). No apologies and very cold shoulders when we continually inquired about the status of our table. No round of drinks or apps to keep us in good spirits during the unforgivable delay. Our one "treat" was a small glass of orange margarita at the end of the night (around midnight). After none of us needed any more to drink. When I called the following day to complain, the manager made excuses until I finally ASKED for an apology. I never write reviews (good or bad) but this was such an egregious situation I had to share. And I wasn't overwhelmed by the food once it came....
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Went here for new year's eve dinner with my boyfriend and two out-of-town guests--we had a fantastic experience! Wonderful service, (they were especially attentive and accomodating to my boyfriend's food allergies), delicious food (the vegan tacos were especially good) and festive atmosphere. The sangria was a little expensive ($35 a pitcher) in comparison to the price of the food, but tasty with lots of fruit. I'll definitely be back---hopefully soon.
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I took my boyfriend here for his birthday and we couldn't have been happier! The place is set up really nice and romantic and our sever was so attentive. The food was excellent! Great date place!
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The hostess was very nice, yet she wouldn't seat us when 3 out of our 4 person party were there. This seems odd since the table would not have mattered, and we told her that we would be promptly ordering drinks. Once we were seated, we waited about 15 minutes before anybody acknowledged our existence, despite the fact that it wasn't busy at all. The food was mediocre, at best. Although the restaurant had a cozy atmopshere, we will not return.
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What are the symptoms of sleep apnea?
Sleep apnea causes frequent drops in your oxygen level, and reduced sleep quality triggers the release of stress hormones. This raises your heart rate and increases your risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, and arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats).
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Montmartre hill in the north of Paris gives its name to the surrounding district. Montmartre is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Cœur. Many artists had studios or worked around the community of Montmartre such as Dalí, Modigliani, Monet, Mondrian, Picasso and Van Gogh.
The Sacré Cœur was built on Montmartre hill in 1912 after the Paris Commune events, and to honour the French victims of the 1871 War. Its white dome is a highly visible landmark in the city, and just below it artists still set up their easels each day amidst the tables and colourful umbrellas of Place du Tertre.
Downhill is the red-light district of Pigalle. That area is, today, largely known for a wide variety of stores specializing in instruments for music and the sex industry. The actual Moulin Rouge theatre is also in Pigalle, next to Blanche métro station.


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Westport Students at WestportCentral School made an effort to give back to the local community and practice good citizenship with a day of cleaning at the beach on June 14.
Students in grades 3 through 6 took the day to go to Ballard Park on Route 9N, raking grass clippings and sand, and moving stones and sticks from the shoreline to help prepare the beach for summer swimmers.
"This is a great opportunity for our students to participate and be active in maintaining their community," elementary school teacher Michelle Rawson said.
Bill Johnston, president of the Ballard Park Foundation, said he was very pleased the students came out to help at the park.
"This is a great opportunity to help contribute to the community, and we also want them to realize this beach is for them and is open to the public," Johnston said.
This is the first, of hopefully many more cleanup days Westport Central School will participate in Rawson said.
"I hope this project becomes an annual event because it shows students the value of donating their time to help," Rawson said. "So that all can enjoy this beautiful community,"
Upon arrival at Ballard Park, Johnson thanked the students for coming to help.
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The students were enjoying the nice weather, and laughing and talking to friends and classmates, as they cleaned the area.
"It's really important to help," third grader Mallorie Waldron said as she swept off the beach steps and removed the old leaves. She said she was happy to help out the park and keep it clean.
"Things get done faster and keep clean more when people help out," Waldron said.
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Woodward, who assumed the responsibilities relieved by David Gill in the summer, is calling for a 'B' team competition to be implemented.
There are claims the current Under 21 and reserve teams do not provide enough competition to further developing players.
Woodward believes the Spanish model, which sees Real Madrid and Barcelona operate second teams under La Liga level, is worthy of evaluation.
"If we could have a 'B' team playing, it would solve a lot of issues," he told The Sun.
"The reserves do deliver some of the objectives, the system just isn't as good as it could be.
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Despite there being an on-field shortfall for United so far this term, with the defending Premier League champions 12 points off the pace in the 2013/14 title race, Woodward was delighted to reveal a 63% increase in sponsorship revenue for the first quarter of the year.
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"There's still a lot of affinity with the club and interest," he said. "The reality is that you can't always win.
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The overall look of the film, of course, wasn't finalized until the movie went through the digital-intermediate process at Company 3 with colorist/owner Stefan Sonnenfeldanother longtime collaborator with Abrams and Mindel. Sonnenfeld reports the Star Trek DI wasn't particularly harrowing, despite being a gigantic visual-effects film, largely because Company 3 and ILM work so frequently togetherthey even have a fiber link between the two facilitiesand because of the timing of the production.
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Sonnenfeld used Da Vinci's Resolve R350 color-correction software, and his team conformed the movie on an Autodesk Smoke system. Company 3's digital viewing theater, featuring Barco DP90P extended-gamut DLP projectors in combination with a FilmLight Truelight color-management system and proprietary LUTs, was also used routinely by the entire filmmaking brain trust to view and make decisions on visual-effects shots throughout production.
Abrams calls Sonnenfeld "the guy who masters the album after you record and mix it."
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Introducing hrDirect
Welcome to hrDirect – USF's Human Resources electronic newsletter. hrDirect will be published approximately once a month to give you a quick summary of important dates, upcoming HR events, and other HR news.This month, Employment Services introduces USF's enhanced job posting system. Benefits discusses open enrollment, contributing to your 403(b) plan and flexible spending accounts. Payroll reminds us of the University's holiday closure and holiday pay schedule. Healthy USF reminds us that USF is offering the opportunity to earn a $50 credit at the bookstore or Koret. Also, Concern (USF's EAP) is especially valuable this time of year to you and your eligible dependents to help manage work/life balance.Finally, Merry Christmas and happy holidays from the USF Human Resources Team!Martha Peugh-WadeAssistant Vice PresidentOffice of Human Resources
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The Office of Human Resources is excited to announce that, starting Thursday, December 16, there will be an enhanced USF Jobs posting system. This improved system from PeopleAdmin will make it easier for you to find open jobs, apply for jobs, and track the progress of all openings. If you are a person who is responsible for posting or approving jobs, you will need training to use this upgraded system. More information can be found on our website.
Open Enrollment Update
Thank you for submitting your open enrollment changes by the deadline on November 19, 2010. We appreciate your timely submissions. As a reminder, no changes can be made to your current benefit elections until next open enrollment unless you experience a qualifying life event change. This does not include contribution changes for 403(b) and Emeriti plans. For questions regarding your benefit plans, please contact Sharon Hom at x2834 or at email@example.com
403(b) Plan News for 2011
USF offers the opportunity for you to save money for your retirement through an employee contribution to a 403(b) plan with TIAA-CREF, Fidelity, or VALIC. You can enroll and make changes to the contribution amount throughout the year. Please see the plan news page for more information on contribution limits, maximizing you contribution in 2010 and other 403(b) plan news.
Flexible Spending Account Year-End Reminder
If enrolled in a flexible spending account, Benesyst will send you a statement showing any balance in your medical and/or dependent care account(s). You may also review account activity by logging into your account at www.benesyst.net or contacting customer service at 1-800-670-7131. Please remember to remit your reimbursement claim form for eligible expenses by the deadline of March 15, 2011 for 2010 expenses.
Change for 2011
As a reminder, over the counter medication will no longer be reimbursable through the flexible spending accounts after December 31, 2010 unless prescribed by a physician.
University Holiday Closure and Vacation Advance
Are you planning to take extra time this holiday season? Remember that December 23, 24, 29 and 30th are the observed Christmas and New Years Holidays. December 26, 27, 28 can be taken as paid vacation or unpaid leave for persons hired before June 1st, 2010. For persons hired June 1st and after, you may obtain a vacation advance by completing and submitting a Vacation Advance Form by Monday December 13th.
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Learn more about Wellcall, USF's new wellness partner by reviewing the Wellcall FAQ's.
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WellCall's confidential Personal Health Profile (PHP) is available until January 15, 2011. The PHP consists of a series of questions about your health and wellness habits. Based on your responses, you will receive a personal wellness report with recommendations for improving your overall health and well-being. Your individual results are strictly confidential and will not be shared with USF. Only aggregate data will be shared with the Office of Human Resources to help determine the most effective programs to address health risks and to award wellness rewards.
As a reminder, you will earn a $50 credit at Koret or at the USF bookstore if you participate in an onsite health screening*, complete the PHP and contact a Health Coach by January 15, 2011. Health coaches can be reached at 1-888-493-5522, Monday through Friday from 6:00 am – 6:00 pm, or you can contact Joanne Boyer, USF's onsite health coach at x2442 or at email@example.com.
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Was that horrifying clown that terrorized the Grammys red carpet the last one we'll ever see? According to clown experts (those exist), maybe. Because clowns are going extinct.
If you are one of the millions and millions of people who are scared of clowns, then we will give you a second to celebrate this fact. Here are some GIFs to help you along:
Gotcha! That last clown will straight-up murder your ass.
Anyway, the New York Daily News has an exclusive story about how membership for the Clowns of America International organization has been plummeting steadily since people realized that clowns are scary as hell and not at all pleasurable. Or officially, since 2006. The older clowns are dying, and no one is signing up to take their place. It's the circle of life. But with clowns. The circle of clowns, if you will.
PHOTOS: Find out which celeb is afraid of clowns in our Celeb Phobias gallery!
According to Glen Kohlberger, the president of Clowns of America International, the simple fact of the matter is that kids today want to do other things besides dress up in baggy pants for entertainment. Except for this kid, who loves to put on baggy pants and stupid outfits in order to entertain the masses.
So what other things do kids want to do besides becoming a professional clown? College and crap.
"What happens is they go on to high school and college and clowning isn't cool anymore. Clowning is then put on the back burner until their late 40s and early 50s," Kohlberger said. "American kids these days are thinking about different careers altogether. They're thinking about everything other than clowning."
READ: Do you remember when this clown terrorized Northampton?
If becoming a clown isn't a smart career move, then we don't know what is.
But it's time to face the cold, hard facts: Clowns are dying out. So if you are a fan of clowns, take this time to appreciate what will soon be lost forever:
Ah! There he is again! Kill it kill it kill it!
By the way, we wanted to include more silly and funny clown GIFs, but guess what? We couldn't find any more than what you see above! That's the closest thing we could find to clown GIFs that weren't nightmarish hellscapes from which there is no escape. There is nothing but scary clown GIFs out there! Good riddance you awful creatures!
So if you see a clown walking around your neighborhood and you don't have a fear of them, please take a moment to savor its beauty, because that might be the last clown you'll ever see. Just be careful the clown you are looking at is a friendly, normal clown and not this guy.
In summary: R.I.P., clowns.
PHOTOS: Now check out some of Hollywood's top monsters (clowns included)


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The Brady Bunch Movie
When I lived in Chicago there was this Johnny Rockets in the city's "Gold Coast" area that had a painted mural near the entrance depicting an assortment of yuppie types seated at the diner's counter enjoying milkshakes and hamburgers. I always thought it was kind of fascinating because the mural had clearly been painted sometime in the 1980s. One of the women depicted in the mural had kind of a big perm hairdo and her young son had on a sweater with an Esprit logo on it. I assume the mural was painted to showcase how a cross-section of then-modern society would have tons of fun hanging out in a fake '50s diner. Once the cultural attributes endemic to the 1980s started to look dated it gave that Johnny Rockets a doubly anachronistic atmosphere.
The Brady Bunch Movie has a similarly surreal kind of effect because the whole conceit behind the film is that standard comedy trope of the fish-out-of-water scenario wherein the Bradys and their perversely naive and dorky ways are transplanted from the 1970s sitcom world – where they belong – to the cynical world of mid-1990s Southern California. The film manages to serve as both a time capsule of '70s cheese and '90s-ness. In an ironic twist, the way the film depicts the "gritty" '90s as chock full of grungy attitude actually seems almost as quaint as the Bradys.Continue Reading
The Cable Guy
Like a paranoid science-fiction film from the '70s, The Cable Guy pretends to be about the threat of technology and America's addiction to television. In the mid 1990s, was the developing "information super-highway" a potentially scary thing? This was Ben Stiller's directional follow up to Reality Bites, his would-be Gen-X anthem, and they both play almost like period pieces now. The Cable Guy's underlying messages may not be very convincing, but as a showcase for Jim Carrey's insane performance it hits its mark perfectly.
With TV's In Living Color Carrey had become a comedy name, but with the surprise hit, the messy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and its even lazier sequel Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, he became a box office super star. With his rubber face and goofy physical comedy in films like The Mask and later Dumb & Dumber Carrey he was also becoming popular with the kiddies. Though he had played a villain with some great physicality as The Riddler in the otherwise forgettable Batman Forever, it surprised many audience members when he popped up in '96 in such a dark and mean-spirited comedy as The Cable Guy. (His $20 million paycheck at the time also got a lot of flack from those audiences who fret over actors' salaries.)Continue Reading
The Front
During one of the ugliest periods in American political history, as the Cold War hit hysteria, a drunk congressman named Joseph McCarthy managed to destroys thousands of American lives and careers with his House Un-American Activities Committee. HUAC would accuse people of being Communists (many of the accused at one time may have belonged to the then totally legal Communist Party or donated to causes that were Russian-related—this was years earlier when Russia was our ally against Germany). To clear your name you needed to name names and praise HUAC. Most famously many in Hollywood (almost always Jewish folks) were called to testify; some played ball with McCarthy and were considered "friendly witnesses" (Sterling Hayden, Elia Kazan) while many others refused to testify and either went to jail or were blacklisted from working.
Screenwriter Walter Bernstein was one of those blacklisted, but by the end of the '50s many gutsy producers began to break the blacklist by hiring the recently unemployable. Bernstein made a comeback writing the script for Fail-Safe and eventually wrote The Front, a semiautobiographical memoir of the period. Besides Bernstein the film is full of blacklisted talent on both sides of the camera, including actor Zero Mostel and Director Martin Ritt (Hud, Norma Rae).Continue Reading
The Puffy Chair
May God bless and keep little indie films (in circulation). Sure, I understand that big budgets and campy plots are great mainstream selling points, but comedy is one thing that had started to become jostled by these guidelines, oftentimes coming out not so great in the finish. The Puffy Chair is awesome because it's for those who can certainly be amused by what many modern comedies have to offer, but don't necessarily find them to be funny. This film draws on the hilarity of good intentions and everyday scenarios in a tasteful and unrushed way that is warm and very admirable.
Josh is a good son, equipped with a sort of filial duty when it comes to his relationship with his dad. As a child, he remembers that his father used to adore a certain reclining chair that eventually retired to furniture heaven. While shopping on eBay, he comes across a near exact replica of it and buys it, mapping out a road trip from New York to Virginia with his girlfriend Emily (Katie Aselton). The plan is to pick it up and bring it to his father for his birthday and it's also a chance for them to learn more about each other and bond. While stopping along the way to say hello to his earthy and emotional brother Rhett (Rhett Wilkins), the two find out that they have much in store for their vacation once his brother invites himself along for the ride. In a tangle of morals, passions, and disagreement, the trip turns out to be a redefining slap in the face for all the things Josh thought were true and well. And while the film does take a break from comedy in order to let you get angry in some cases or sad with others, it is absolutely hilarious. If you've ever tried to do the right thing and have it all go wrong, leaving you questioning what is right, then this is a comedy for you.Continue Reading
The Royal Tenenbaums
Following his indie breakthrough Bottle Rocket and his critically acclaimed sophomore effort Rushmore, director Wes Anderson creates the most complete film of his career so far. Written by him and Owen Wilson, the script is top-notch, running the gamut of human emotion while finding the humor in its flaws. The characters are unique and complex, the cast is full of brilliant actors, and the film is directed beautifully.
Screen legend Gene Hackman (Unforgiven) plays the family's patriarch, "Royal Tenebaum"-- a man of high intelligence but lacking in morals and scruples. A disgraced and disbarred lawyer, Royal dupes his family into believing he is dying of cancer in order to find his way back into their lives. Hackman is an actor who always delivers, but, in this, plays one of the most unique and hilarious characters in his very long and impressive career.Continue Reading
The Ruling Class
Lady Claire Gurney: "How do you know you're God? Jack: "Simple. When I pray to Him, I find I am talking to myself." -- The Ruling Class It's hard to imagine Peter O'Toole still acting in today's cinema, mainly because he seems too great to be cast as an extra or even take up a voice role, as he did in the Disney/Pixar movie, Ratatouille. It would have been nice to see him still receiving leading rolls like his '60/'70s acting peers, such as Michael Caine, but the truth is, his essence is perhaps a bit grandiose. It worked wonders in movies like Becket, Laurence of Arabia, and Lord Jim, and it was given the most space and nourishment in The Ruling Class. In fact, I will firmly state that there could have been no one else, in the history of acting, who could pull off a role of such hysterics, and yet keep it level with the audiences' many emotions. Who else could pull off a character who is convinced they are Christ and Jack the Ripper, spew off-beat stutters in random order, and chirp like a bird in a single scene? This review might be giving away too much of the plot, but nothing could possibly prepare or give anyone a picture of how awesome this movie is. The movie takes place at the Gurney Estate in England, with the 13th Earl, Ralph, leading the action. He appears to be a leader of some importance in his society, but after a mass banquet you learn that he's not so right in the head. While dressed in a ballerina tutu and a colonial uniform, we see his nighttime ritual unfold. The trusted family butler (Arthur Lowe) enters his posh bedroom and displays a series of nooses, one of which he chooses every night to partake in a very bizarre game of mock suicide, done for the benefit of erotic asphyxiation. While attempting to hang himself for fun and safely return to a ladder, he accidentally knocks it down...Continue Reading
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
Written by William Rose, who was also responsible for the loud, brash and big It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World a couple years earlier (as well as the overrated Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming is also a big ensemble comedy, but much better executed and focused than his previous script, with more heart and less mean-spiritedness. It also helps that it has a very able director at the helm, the nearly forgotten Norman Jewison, whose socially-conscious films still hold up (In The Heat of The Night, A Soldier's Story, The Hurricane; The Russians Are Coming could also be considered part of that group). He had a number of films which were popular and respected in their day (The Cincinnati Kid, The Thomas Crown Affair, Fiddler on the Roof, Agnes of God, Moonstruck) and some fascinating curios (Jesus Christ Superstar, Rollerball and F.I.S.T.). He falls into that group of directors who emerged in the sixties like Arthur Penn, George Roy Hill, John Boorman and John Schlesinger who had a lot of acclaim and made some classics, but never became brand names like Polanski and Coppola, or even to a lesser extent Mike Nichols and Sydney Pollack. Jewison has as many solid films as his peers, though looking back none reach that same level of transcendence as a Bonnie and Clyde, Midnight Cowboy or Deliverance. For my money, though many would disagree, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming is his film that holds up best today.
Based on a novel by Nathaniel Benchley (whose son Peter wrote the novel Jaws), set in a little New England beachy island community (very similar looking to that one in Jaws, though surprisingly actually shot in Northern California), where a Russian submarine gets stuck in a sandbar, leading to havoc in the town. This was a few years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, so this was the height of cold-war hysteria (think Dr. Strangelove), so even just having likable Russian characters was enough to make this film subversive to some. The film has dozens of characters, with top character actors of the day in peak form.Continue Reading
This is Spinal Tap
Although it has had a lot of competition since it was released in 1984, This is Spinal Tap still remains the greatest mockumentary, the best spoof on the rock music scene, and one of the funniest, most continually quotable flicks I've ever seen. This was the first film directed by Rob Reiner who, at the time, was primarily known for his role as Meathead on the legendary sitcom All in the Family. He would go on to have a mostly pedestrian directing career with a few stand-outs (Stand By Me). With This Is Spinal Tap, Reiner and his three costars - Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer (all four of whom are the credited writers) - created something very special whose style has been copied many times over, especially by Guest himself. But nothing has hit it so far out of the park as this one did.
The mockumentary (a spoof of a documentary) was not new at the time. Though rather dull, David Holzman's Diary was considered a landmark in 1967. Woody Allen made the now classic Take the Money and Run. There was that Beatles spoof, All You Need is Cash, and Albert Brooks foresaw the coming of reality TV with his Real Life. What makes This is Spinal Tap especially impressive is that it keeps the documentary format the entire film, something most other mockumentaries rarely sustain (including Guest's later work). Most of the other films often cheat and have moments to try and help the plot along that couldn't have been documented by a pesky camera crew. Every moment in This is Spinal Tap keeps the documentary format humming. By 1984 the ego-driven rockumentary had been a standard cash generator for most megabands (peaking in the seventies before the music video came to dominate the self-promotion machine). Going at least as far back as Bob Dylan's Don't Look Back in '67 and the music festival docs Monterey Pop and Woodstock, it was really The Rolling Stones' Cocksucker Blues and Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains The Same that gave This is Spinal Tap its most potent fodder.Continue Reading
It is hard to review this movie and not mention the tragic death of its writer/director Adrienne Shelly. For a young woman in the 90's she was an unsung hero, portraying women who didn't want to be beautiful, or famous or even in love. Hal Hartley used his muse to create a female Woody Allen - funny, smart and confused by her own search for the unnameable. Ms. Shelley never failed in being simply interesting while taking in strange events and strange worlds unfolding around her. She emanated compassion with a steely sense of self preservation. I missed her presence for many years and when I heard about Waitress I felt her new day was coming and long over due. The violent crime against her fills me with such anger. That her future of telling her own stories is gone fills me with pain. There is no poetry in her death but because of who she was in the history of film there is a strong reminder that women must be ever vigilant against those who would silence us.
Waitress has enough of her compassion, hilarious practicality plus delicious pies to keep any viewer satisfied. Our young heroine, Keri Russell, is less than overjoyed at finding herself pregnant by her domineering and abusive husband. She falls into an affair with her doctor and dreams of making an escape by entering a pie contest which would free her from her unhappy story. Her fellow waitresses provide touching and absolute comic genius thanks to Cheryl Hines and Shelley herself. Nathan Fillion and Jeremy Sisto are no simple caricatures as the doctor and husband and as a bonus Eddie Jemison gives a unique and slightly sociopathic performance of spontaneous poetry reading as Shelly's courting beau. However, the jewel of casting is Andy Griffith as the grumpy diner regular. What a joy to see this veteran actor have some real fun and still make us feel like he could be the Pops that would teach us how to fish.Continue Reading
Watermelon Man
Godfrey Cambridge plays Jeff Gerber, a happy-go-lucky, casually racist and sexist insurance salesman who's oblivious to the fact that nearly everyone that knows him finds him unpleasant and unlikeable. One morning he awakens to find, to his shock and repulsion, that he's turned black in his sleep. He blames it on his daily devotion to his tanning bed but not even his doctor can explain it. As far fetched as it sounds, they try to explore the drastic change in Jeff's appearance in a fairly logical way. Of course, it ultimately can't be explained and the film moves into making humorous social commentary.
Some of the jokes are a bit formulaic. For example, his supposedly liberal wife is horrified at being married to someone who's turned black. Jeff stays indoors after his race switch until he works up the nerve to head to "the colored part of town" to buy some skin-lightening creams which (of course) fail to work.Continue Reading


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For those Chinese cuisine lovers-Chow Fun or Chow Mein Noodles?
Berzerkeley-thanks for the 101 tutorial as well :) Please visit my site LOL
Babytiger-yes I have the same dilemma. It seems easier to make good chow mein than chow fun.
I am a self-proclaimed foodie. More specifically, I am a noodle fanatic with a big appetite. From ramen, pho, and everything else in between (not sure what that means lol) noodles will forever be a part of my life :)
Berzerkeley-thanks for the 101 tutorial as well :) Please visit my site LOL
Babytiger-yes I have the same dilemma. It seems easier to make good chow mein than chow fun.
Link police Link Police! LOL. Read you loud and clear sir/maam! Oh and thanks for the 101 on how to write titles ;)
Golden Palate-Yes the chow fun is very good. However, when I'm making them it's definitely a different experience as far as taste and quality.
ravenouscouple-yah i was thinking about that. Some type of seafood will definitely be great :) Love your site by the way!
I love sashimi and kobe beef. You can't go just go to a Japanese restaurant and not order sashimi. I have to go with Lorenzo--it is a classic!
Kakugori- Interesting to know that you prefer wheat noodles. I have tried wheat several times, but I just don't like it. I guess for me, nothing beats vermicelli noodles or egg noodles. Do you prefer wheat just for the taste, nutrition, or both?
I have never actually tried Galbi tang before. A korean dish I'm guessing?? I have tried Korean cuisines such as Japchae (Chapchae) and Jampong--both are delicious :)
Lorenzo-Yah you're definitely right that pho takes a considerable amount of time to make. I have never made pho at home and kind of afraid to I must admit. Hopefully one day I can get over that fear lol
pepperhead212-Ahh I hate to say this, but you're missing out! Have you ever tried ramen before? Don't worry, I have a few friends that are the same way. They don't really like ramen at all which is unfortunate to say the least. Even if you never tried ramen or have tried just once, I always persuade myself to try something new and if I don't like it the first time, try it a 2nd time because it might be surprisingly different (in a good way), and if it's the same result don't bother eating it again.
Double_J-thanks for the insights. Yah I could have made the topic of discussion more about "what you consider the best noodles?". I'd have to say that roast duck noodle soup is top notch, especially the place I go to. Actually, there's a Thai place called King of thai Noodle House in San Francisco where I get my duck noodle soup craving. If you live in that area, or happen to be in town, I'd suggest to try it out :)
LinzerTorte-yah ramen broth takes much practice, patience, and I suppose some meditation to make it LOL. The same holds true for pho in my opinion.
Yes to cook real pho requires alot of ingredients and many hours of cooking time. The broth alone, I heard has to be prepared overnight. Oxtail flavored Pho is magical lol. As for ramen, I assume the version you make is instant since making actual ramen does take alot of time as well--as much time as making pho. The broth has to be perfect--a make it or break it for me.
Hey Boobird, thanks for the advice. Just to clarify, I am not an advertiser nor a viral/hype nympho trying to deceive people into coming onto my site. I'm just a regular person who loves lively, positive, and at times heated discussions especially on forums such as this. Oh, and it just so happens that I have a blog in which I express my love as well as passion for noodles (a little sarcasm).
I will stick around and hopefully we can have more discussions. You already know I am a fan of noodles :) so whether future discussions be about noodles or perhaps your own self interests, I'm sure the discussions will be friendly and engaging--not to mention with a "Link" about my interests (or yours) being put into these discussions every now and then haha!
That's why this site has a community/forum/talk tab. A place where people can share ideas and interests especially when it comes to food :)
Thanks for your thoughts everyone! I guess I have no other choice than not eat these again.
Boobird and ShoneyJoe- I appreciate your comments on the self-link. My primary intention was to get a discussion on the matter. However, if any of my posts on my blog could potentially gain a lively discussion, what would be your recommendation? It seems that I get more engagement from you all, than anywhere else. I am new to this, so please feel free to give me any advice :)
So, I recently tried a typical Chinese dish called Beef Chow Fun or Beef Chow mein. There is a difference between the two noodles for those that don't know. Chow fun is the wide rice noodles and chow mein is the thin egg noodles.
I tried the chow fun version the other night and it was "ok". To be honest, the noodles I bought from my local grocery store ran out of the chow fun noodles I normally get. So in the picture, once you click on the link, you will see that the noodles are not really "chow fun". The picture shows a different type of noodle that I alternatively bought and it had "chow fun" as the label. I suppose next time I will try the chow mein version just as comparison. The type of noodles used for this dish does make a difference so I suppose wait for an updated post folks :)
Has anyone tried both styles before? Opinions? Suggestions?
So, I am trying to cook something tonight that involves garlic and noodles. Any recommendations on some good recipes that have these two ingredients?
So, I am a big fan of both pho and ramen. What would you choose as your sort of "go-to" bowl? In my area, pho and ramen joints are abundant so as crazy as it might seem, I try to balance out between the two on a weekly basis lol
Anyways, I just thought I'd get your thoughts/perspectives on it. Some people I talk to would say, "Well, hey these are two different types of noodle bowls so it's an unfair comparison and you can't really choose one over the other (or can you?)". However, being a crazed-noodle fan, it's sometimes hard to pick one over the other.
So, pho or ramen? Oh and NO LINK this time as per request from shonyjoe LOL! Just kidding! I'd love to hear your thoughts :)
So, I went to Costco recently and bought the Nong Shim Udon instant noodles. As you all may or may not know, there has been a recall back in October 2012 in Korea due to carcinogens being found in this brand. I suppose my question is, would you eat these type of noodles that were once recalled or any food for that matter in a similar circumstance? I actually created a blog post on it:
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Hannibal Rising
Hannibal Rising works well as a thriller. Read on:
For the sake of this review, let's set aside the implicit mystery that drove Hannibal Lecter as a character, the implied absence of motive or reasoning behind his serial killer ways, the inscrutability of the sophisticated doctor with the cannibalistic leanings. Lecter, who through the course of three films beginning with 1991's The Silence of the Lambs (plus the not as well remembered side trip in 1986 Manhunter) has become one of the greatest screen villains of all time, has thrived on his impenetrability, his superiority, his evil-for-evil's-sake actions. Yes, we need to put that all aside when discussing Hannibal Rising because the new film by its very nature must work against the previous ambiguity of Hannibal's motives.
Hannibal Rising is a prequel, an origin story for the legendary murderer. That's a tough trick to pull off — just ask Darth Vader. Fans of the Star Wars films know now that Vader was a much more interesting character after he had fallen to the Dark Side as opposed to before he switched sides. Can it be any different for Lecter now that all of his secrets are to be revealed to audiences?
It turns out that Lecter is a poor little rich boy. When we first meet him, he's an eight-year-old scion of affluence, living in Lithuania with his parents and his younger sister Mischa. World War II is underway, and it has spilled into young Hannibal's world when a battle between the Germans and the Russians accidentally results in the death of the boy's parents. Alone, and seeking shelter in a farmhouse from the harsh winter, Hannibal and Mischa soon find themselves the captives of a group of vicious looters who are also looking for shelter — not just from the elements, but from the authorities too. As the winter drags on and starvation sneaks up on the group, it soon becomes clear that cannibalism may be the only option in order for the villains to stay alive.
The latter part of this intro, as conveyed by director Peter Webber (Girl with a Pearl Earring) and scripter/Hannibal novelist Thomas Harris, is told in snippets of flashback, as the older, traumatized Lecter (French actor Gaspard Ulliel) attempts to piece together what really happened years earlier. Now a young man in his teens and living under the tyranny of Soviet occupation, Hannibal is stuck in an inhospitable orphanage — formerly the castle of the Lecter family, no less. Apparently rendered mute as a result of the tragic loss of his family, the boy nonetheless displays a steely willpower and cunning smarts. His escape from the orphanage is inevitable, and satisfyingly (for the audience) painful to one of his overseers at the place.
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The natural life of the Coaching Commons is ending.
As a social venture philanthropist, I'm accustomed to some of my projects coming to a conclusion or transitioning into another form. The Coaching Commons isn't disappearing entirely: its archives will be available at the Institute of Coaching.
It's a fitting home, because of the coaching-related research done under the auspices of the Institute of Coaching. If future scholars chronicle the development of this field, the archives of The Coaching Commons and its predecessor, The Foundation of Coaching, will probably provide the most comprehensive overview of the times.
The archive of the Coaching Commons comprises several years' worth of observations and aggregation, a contemporary history of coaching and the people who were shaping its practice.
I'm not sorry to close the Coaching Commons. We didn't have enough True Fans to warrant the continued investment, and it's crazy to keep deploying capital to create what's not passionately desired in this format. We appreciate those of you who teamed up to pledge thousands of dollars, and you are free to redeploy that capital.
Our True Friendraising goal was all or nothing.
When I first became interested in coaching and attempted to find out everything I could about the field, it was the dark age of information. In other words, pre-Wikipedia.
There wasn't much sophisticated material available about coaching online back then. Very few coaches knew how to find a webpage, much less create one of their own.
Today, most coaches are web-savvy, and anyone seeking information on coaching can access more with one click that I found in months of searching in the early days. We used to scour the internet looking for references to professional coaches (not necessarily in sports). Now, it takes Linda Ballew's deft and experienced eye an hour or so each morning to cull the hundred-plus Google Alerts and choose the three or four stories to post as daily news.
The independent space the Coaching Commons hoped to create back in the dinosaur days is a click away on Facebook now. Coaches can meet there, exchange news there. If a controversial topic in coaching arises, someone will create a Facebook page about it, and that's where people will meet to discuss it.
The Coaching Commons is simply not needed – the void it was born to fill no longer exists.
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Growing up, I was never an avid sportsman but played soccer in junior high and was a Jackson Prep cheerleader my junior and senior years in high school. In college I rode a bike consistently, mostly for transportation. In medical school I began running, mainly for stress relief.
As work became more hectic, with medical practice and family, I realized how important daily exercise was.
For those who say, "But I don't have time to exercise" - there is always time. Meshing work and fitness has worked well for me. I have a shelf with my laptop attached to the wall in front of my treadmill. I use a roller-ball instead of a mouse. Since charts and letters have to be reviewed and signed every day, a necessary part of practice, I am able to sign letters, review labs and respond to emails, all while walking on the treadmill. This has become a part of my day.
I see the wrong end of a bad diet every day in my practice. As a physician, I feel compelled to set an example. For breakfast, I usually have a slice of homemade bread or a muffin. I have been unable to go "no carb" in the morning. For lunch, usually a salad or soup and a banana. For supper, we try to have a balanced sit-down meal with the family. As I tell others, stick to the outside aisles of the grocery with produce. Avoid processed food.
So many people perceive themselves as "too busy to exercise." The excuses range from "it is too hot" or "it is too cold." I love the treadmill. It is never hot; it is never cold, and it never rains. Thirty minutes of walking is ideal. Fifteen minutes are better than none. Take the stairs.
As part of every patient encounter, I ask about exercise. About two years ago, I began writing down the excuses for not exercising in quotes as part of the patient record. When people complain that they cannot lose weight, I will read them back their quote about exercise. One of my favorites that I refer to as the medical "golden ticket" is "My doctor told me I shouldn't exercise because of ____." Exercise is good for everyone. Some situations may require different forms of exercise.
We all eat way too many carbohydrates. We all eat too much fried food. Healthy choices are always available. I often look at a menu and ask myself, "What would I like?" Then I ask myself, "What would be healthy?"
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Divisional breakdown: NFC South
How they'll finish: Falcons, Buccaneers, Panthers, Saints
Best newcomer to division: Darrelle Revis. Buccaneers cornerback
Revis was the best cornerback in the NFL prior to last year's knee injury. If he plays to that level, or even close to it, Revis will make a huge difference for the Buccaneers. Their secondary was a major weakness last season. But with the additions of Revis and free agent safety Dashon Goldson, the Buccaneers' pass defense should be much improved.
Best team: Falcons
They were the No. 1 seed in last year's playoffs, and their nucleus returns intact. Getting tight end Tony Gonzalez to put off retirement another season was critical. They added running back Steven Jackson to an offensive mix that already included quarterback Matt Ryan, wide receivers Julio Jones and Roddy White, and Gonzalez. Offensively, the Falcons are stacked. They are a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
Best intrigue: Cam Newton, Panthers quarterback
Newton is a gifted player, but the Panthers are looking for more consistency as he gains experience. The more help Newton gets from teammates, the better he will perform. Newton was the team's leading rusher last season, which reflected how much the Panthers depended on his ability to make plays. New coordinator Mike Shula wants the offense to depend less on Newton's legs, and more on his arm. But if the Panthers have another losing season, Newton's frustration is likely to show, and head coach Ron Rivera is likely to be sent packing.
Biggest disappointment: Saints
Some think the return of Sean Payton as head coach means the Saints are returning to the playoffs. Not so fast. The Saints' defense was horrendous in 2012, and new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan can't fix it with bold talk alone. Expect the offense led by Drew Brees to continue picking apart defenses. But if the Buccaneers and Panthers both improve, the Saints could be closer to the bottom of this division than the top.
Best rookie: Star Lotulelei, Panthers defensive tackle
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Hashids is a small open-source library that generates short, unique, non-sequential ids from numbers.
It converts numbers like 347 into strings like "yr8", or array of numbers like [27, 986] into "3kTMd".
You can also decode those ids back. This is useful in bundling several parameters into one or simply using them as short UIDs.
Are you also using Hashids? Add your project.
$hashids = new Hashids\Hashids('this is my salt');
$id = $hashids->encode(1, 2, 3);
$numbers = $hashids->decode($id);
Current stable version across implementations is 1.0. We're in the process of updating all versions to 1.0, so please be patient. Versions are tagged as major.minor.patch — we try to follow SemVer but be sure to check the changelog of each library for details.
Since produced ids might differ after updates, be sure to include exact version of Hashids, so you don't unknowingly change your existing ids. For example for npm use:
"dependencies": {
"hashids": "1.0.0"
And not:
"hashids": "~1.0.0"
Hashids works similarly to the way integers are converted to hex, but with a few exceptions:
This JavaScript function shows regular conversion of integers to hex. It's part of Hashids (although this is a modified example):
function toHex(input) {
var hash = "",
alphabet = "0123456789abcdef",
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hash = alphabet[input % alphabetLength] + hash;
input = parseInt(input / alphabetLength, 10);
} while (input);
return hash;
We need ids to be nice and friendly especially if they end up being in the URL.
Therefore, the algorithm tries to avoid generating most common English curse words by never placing the following letters (and their uppercase equivalents) next to each other:
c, s, f, h, u, i, t
This is done by using them as separators.
Yes, there are a few and you should pick the most appropriate for the job. Hashids is not perfect for everything.
There are no collisions because the method is based on integer to hex conversion. As long as you don't change constructor arguments midway, the generated output will stay unique to your salt.
Additionally, we encourage you to pre-generate a large number of ids for testing purposes — to analyze their uniqueness, whether they look random enough for your project and what your upper integer limit is (which usually depends on your system/language).
Please note that generated ids are case-sensitive by default ("Aaa" is not the same id as "aaa").
Originally the project referred to generated ids as hashes, and obviously the name hashids has the word hash in it. Technically, these generated ids cannot be called hashes since a cryptographic hash has one-way mapping (cannot be decrypted).
However, when people search for a solution, like a "youtube hash" or "bitly short id", they usually don't really care of the technical details. So hashids stuck as a term — an algorithm to obfuscate numbers.
There is no way to decode the output without knowing the salt (refer to how hashids works). The only known way is to use a brute-force attack.
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LAME, CBR, VBR,.... I'm confused!
LAME, CBR, VBR,.... I'm confused!
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This is my first post on this board, and the reason why I'm posting is to find an explanation for one particular, interesting issue of LAME MP3 compression...
I took a sample from a live instrumental concert with clear high-frequency sounds. I compressed it with two different settings, using LAME 3.91.
-b 192 -m j -h -q 0 (= 192kbps constant, joint stereo, quality-optimised, max. quality) and
--alt-preset standard, which produced a slightly larger file, the bitrate averaging at 200kbps.
The results were both quite good and I couldn't tell the difference in sound - maybe I lack the equipment.
I performed a spectral frequency analysis on each of the results.
Here's what it looked like:
Let's look at the left image: the frequency meter suggests thet there's a sharp cut at 16kHz. Nevertheless, some sounds are given higher frequencies, but then there is another sharp cut just under 19kHz, above which nothing can be seen.
Now the right image: up to about 16kHz the frequencies are generally preserved. Then they gradually become thinner in a varying manner, depending, i suppose, on their importance. There is no sharp cut below ~19.8kHz.
I do not know much abot audio compression - maybe I'm misunderstanding the whole thing - so I'd like you to ask you first: which picture do you think corresponds to which compression method?
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Immo: VBR isn't about preserving HF content. It's about providing the same sound quality over the whole piece of music. The sound complexity of your music can vary a great deal so VBR tries to find the bitrate needed to encode a small piece of sound at a given quality level. There are a lot more things to worry about than just HF content.
Hearing the difference between --alt-preset standard and your command line is a matter of training mostly. Equipment, as long as it is halfway decent, plays only a very minor role in hearing these differences. Give headphones a try, they can be more "revealing".
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Susquehanna football wraps up slow seasonThe Susquehanna football team ended the season with a 17-10 loss to Juniata, dropping the Crusaders' record to 1-9 for the season. The Crusaders came up just short, as their failure to find the end zone on a pair of late possessions doomed them.
Junior quarterback Mark Rosenbaum completed 10 of 20 pass attempts with one touchdown and three interceptions. Sophomore running back Tim Wade picked up 56 yard on 14 carries. Junior receiver Denzell Walker led the Susquehanna receivers with four receptions for 58 yards.
The Crusaders struck first when junior kicker Spencer Hotaling converted a 28-yard field goal attempt. The Eagles responded with a 17-0 run over the next two periods. It started with a 25-yard field goal early in the second quarter, which tied the game at three.
Then, with 9:04 minutes remaining in the first half, Udinski found the end zone on a 14-yard scramble to give Juniata the lead.
The Eagles attempted to take a 13-3 lead as the half came to a close but junior kicker Ken Kysor missed the 36-yard attempt and Juniata led by seven as the two teams headed to the locker rooms.
The Eagles nearly extended their lead early in the third quarter. With ten minutes left in the third, Juniata drove the ball down to the Susquehanna goal line, but the Crusader defense came up with a crucial stop to keep it a one-possession game.
After a turnover on downs, the Susquehanna offense took over, looking to tie the game.
However, any momentum gained by the defensive stand was lost when sophomore defensive back Charles Sweigert returned an interception for a touchdown, giving the Eagles a 14-point lead.
The Crusaders bounced back, capping a four play, 56-yard drive with a 29-yard touchdown pass from Rosenbaum to sophomore split end Will Howell to pull Susquehanna back within one possession of Juniata.
The Crusaders would have two more chances to tie the game late in the fourth quarter, but the offense sputtered and couldn't find the end zone.
Head Coach Steve Briggs' squad will lose only ten seniors next year. The young team will look to build on their experiences this season and turn that experience into a productive offseason.
Briggs said: "We have to get stronger. At the point of attack, we're losing in many instances because of the strength of some of these better teams."
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