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I've been eating at various Famiglias since I was a kid and this is a good location. This location is run well, has a friendly staff, and they always get my delivery order right. I like the pizza. All around it's good with fresh topping options. With the garlic knots I find them better only slightly warmed up, and not too crispy, which is how they make them at other locations. Great value. Very fast delivery. Ask for spices and you'll get crushed red pepper, garlic salt, oregano and parmesan cheese!
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who would've thought pizza could taste so bad... for one the cheese taste fake and the pie is always soggie... when u go inside and see all the famous people it makes u wonder if there getting special pizza or what...as much as my son loves pizza I won't be ordering it from here...
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Slices of cheese pizza was awesome(eat in)! Definitely going back for more!
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The first time I had this pizza I thought it had to be a fluke. There is no way this pizza could be this bad in the capital of good pizza, NYC. But alas, several tries since at Hospital conferences over the years, it is true, this pizze is soooo bad there are no words to describe it.
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Being new to Washington Heights, my husband and I didn't know what restaurants were good in the area. After a long and exhausting search on the net we gave up and decided to order from here because they deliver and take credit cards for payment. We figured how bad could it really be? WOW! It was terrible! Our garlic bread had HUGE chunks of raw garlic on it! Gross. My eggplant Parm hero barely had any sauce on it. The bread was mushy, the eggplant was breaded but completely mushy. The whole thing lacked flavor. His lasagna was not properly drained so it was sitting in a layer of water! Everything was bland! WE DON'T RECOMMEND THIS PLACE!
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I think its the best Pizzeria NYC.
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This is on the lower end of the scale, as NY pizzas go. The cheese is nearly flavorless, the sauce is bland and sugary, crust never crispy and somewhat cardboard like in taste. They have a "Fresca" slice with tomato slices and "Fresh mozzarella" thats better, but of course costs more.


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Software Components to Facilitate
Application Development
By Jack Dongarra, Noel Nachtigal, Esmond Ng, Barry Peyton, Bill Shelton, and David Walker
The authors in the library of the Computer Science and Mathematics Building: sitting from left are Jack Dongarra, Barry Peyton, and David Walker; standing from left are Bill Shelton, Esmond Ng, and Noel Nachtigal. Photograph by Tom Cerniglio.
ORNL researchers have developed computationally efficient linear algebra packages that are portable across different computer architectures, including workstations and massively parallel processors. These packages include ScaLAPACK, which is a parallel version of the LAPACK library, an iterative methods library known as the quasi-minimal residual package (QMRPACK), and several sparse matrix solvers. These computational tools are used in several important scientific and engineering applications, resulting in state-of-the-art algorithms that perform simulations in a fraction of the time of the original solvers they replaced. These applications range from first-principles electronic structure codes that are being developed as part of the DOE Grand Challenge in materials science to codes used in the automotive and aerospace industries.
Sophisticated mathematical software libraries relieve the scientist of the burden of having to be an expert in parallel programming, numerical methods, and computer science. Grand Challenge application codes make use of these software libraries to solve complex mathematical equations on sequential and parallel computers. Very often these equations can be formulated as linear algebra problems, so most of the software components that we have developed perform linear algebra computations. Numerical linear algebra is the branch of applied mathematics that deals with the computational aspects of matricesorderly arrays of symbols by rows and columns.
In this article, we discuss the main features and uses of a parallel library for dense linear algebra computations (ScaLAPACK), a package based on the quasi-minimal residual algorithm (QMRPACK), and sparse linear algebra techniques. These software components, which were developed at ORNL, provide a common interface, thus making the codes highly portable between different computer architectures ranging from personal computers and workstations to massively parallel platforms. The algorithms in these software libraries are numerically stable and highly reliable, and they are optimized to achieve the highest possible computational performance.
A good example of the use of these software components is the large system multiple scattering (LSMS) method, whose continuing development is part of a Grand Challenge application in materials science; it is sponsored by DOEs High-Performance Computation and Communications Program (HPCCP). Several of the software libraries have been incorporated into the most computationally intensive sections of the LSMS method, resulting in a highly efficient algorithm. These sections include the calculation of the inverse of a large matrix, solutions of a system of linear equations, and several matrix operations such as dot products, matrix-vector, and matrix-matrix multiplication.
A Parallel Dense Linear Algebra Library
Software libraries are widely used on personal computers, workstations, and conventional supercomputers, so it is natural to want to use the same libraries on parallel supercomputers. The use of software libraries makes it easier to build complex application programs and ensures that these applications are portable between different types of computers. Unfortunately, few high-quality software libraries are available for parallel computers, making applications more difficult to program and often resulting in duplication of effort. The Linear Algebra PACKage (LAPACK) is a popular library of dense linear algebra routines that is used on personal computers, workstations, and conventional super-computers. The Scalable LAPACK (ScaLAPACK) project is developing a software library for performing dense linear algebra computations on parallel computers. The term scalable refers to the ability of the software to make effective use of additional computational resources as the problem size increases; in a highly scalable algorithm, computational efficiency is preserved as the problem size and number of processors increase together. ScaLAPACK and LAPACK both perform dense linear algebra computations. These sorts of computations involve matrices in which most of the entries are nonzero, contrasting with sparse matrices, discussed in the next section, in which a significant fraction of the entries are zero. ScaLAPACK is designed to achieve good performance while being easy to use and simple to port between different computers. Dense linear algebra is important in a number of areas, particularly in the DOE Grand Challenge in materials science, where it has been used to investigate magnetic moment formation and stability in magnet materials. These types of materials are used in magnetic motors, data storage devices, and recording media, representing billions of dollars in annual revenues. In addition, dense linear algebra problems arise in boundary integral methods used in computing water flow past ships and ocean structures (such as oil rigs) and in solving electromagnetic scattering problems. Both LAPACK and ScaLAPACK are being used to help computational scientists solve these and other Grand Challenge problems.
The memory of high-performance computers consists of several hierarchical layers, each with a different access time. Usually layers that have more memory take longer to access. The uppermost levels are the registers that can be accessed most rapidly. The next levels are cached memory and main memory. In addition, on a parallel computer, nonlocal memory residing on a remote processor represents another memory layer.
The performance of an application depends on how data are accessed in these different layers. To get good performance, we want to move as little data as possible between different layers of memory. Where data movement is necessary, we move it in a few big chunks, rather than in many small chunks. These considerations are central to the design of ScaLAPACK and LAPACK, thus leading to the formulation of most library routines as block-partitioned algorithms. In block-partitioned algorithms, most of the work involves operations on two or more matrices, resulting in the efficient use of the memory hierarchy.
A dense linear algebra problem typically involves matrices and vectors. On a parallel computer, these data must be split up and assigned to different processors so that each processor can perform its particular part of the problem. The data distribution must be done carefully to make sure that each processor has the same amount of work to do in each phase of an application. If some processors have more work to do, then other processors may have to wait while they "catch up." This situation, known as load imbalance, results in poorer performance. In ScaLAPACK, matrices and vectors are distributed over processors using a block-cyclic data distribution. In the block-cyclic data distribution of a matrix, the data assigned to a particular process are not contiguous but are scattered in a regular way over the whole matrix. This arrangement ensures that good load balance is maintained in the major parts of an algorithm.
Good performance is not the only goal in designing a software library. It must also be portable and easy to use. One problem in using distributed memory parallel computers is that each processor has its own local memory that is separate from the other processors; therefore, it knows only about its own data—that is, the local portions of the matrices and vectors that have been assigned to it by the data distribution. A processor cannot directly refer to part of a matrix on another processor.
ScaLAPACK is easy to use because matrices and vectors are referenced as global objects. Thus, when referring to a particular matrix entry, we can use global indices, rather than specifying it by giving the processor number and the local indices. This makes programming with ScaLAPACK much easier, and the resulting code looks very similar to the sequential version using LAPACK.
ScaLAPACK addresses the issue of portability by constructing the library routines out of lower-level components. Most computations on a single processor are performed using the basic linear algebra subprograms (BLAS). These routines are widely available, and on many platforms have been optimized to give very high performance. Message passing between processors is done using the basic linear algebra communication subprograms (BLACS). Versions of BLACS have been written based on the parallel virtual machine (PVM) and message-passing interface (MPI), as well as for the native message-passing systems of a number of parallel computers. The parallel BLAS (PBLAS) are parallel versions of most of the operations available in BLAS, and they are based on BLAS and BLACS. PBLAS make it easier for library designers to extend ScaLAPACK to include new algorithms. ScaLAPACK is constructed using BLAS, PBLAS, and BLACS as building blocks; it is therefore portable to essentially any computer that uses PVM or MPI. Since its first release into the public domain in December 1994, more than 1000 copies of the ScaLAPACK software have been distributed. Current work is extending ScaLAPACK to include out-of-core routines and other types of matrices, such as banded matrices. Further information is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.netlib.org/scalapack/.
Sparse Matrices and Structural Dynamics
When an automobile, airplane, space shuttle, or rocket is in motion, it inevitably undergoes stresses and strains induced by a significant amount of vibration. Can a next-generation automobile, airplane, space shuttle, or rocket be designed to be more reliable than todays models under such conditions? This question is extremely important because the cost of building cars must be very low, while the cost of building aircraft and spacecraft will be very high. How do scientists and engineers study this type of problem? One solution is to build prototypes, perform experiments with the prototypes, and construct models to analyze the experimental results. The experimental results will allow scientists to adjust the parameters of the models so that new and improved prototypes can be built. This iterative process eventually converges on prototypes that will survive the experiments. The ultimate products are then constructed on the basis of the prototypes. This is one essential application of structural dynamics.
Structural dynamics modeling is computationally intensive. We have been working with researchers in the Structural Dynamics and Vibration Group at Sandia National Laboratories to help them improve the efficiency of their modeling effort. Our efforts have met with much success.
The heart of many structural dynamics applications is a numerical linear algebra problem, and the Sandia modeling effort is no exception. Ultimately, the overwhelming majority of the total computer time is spent in a small number of linear algebra routines that solve symmetric, positive, definite systems of linear equations, where the coefficient matrices are large and have relatively few nonzero entries; such matrices are said to be sparse. Routines such as these, which are critical to the overall performance of the modeling software, are known as the key kernels within the software.
Efficient solution of sparse linear systems requires careful exploitation and preservation of the zero entries in the coefficient matrices. The way in which we solve such linear systems is to factorize each coefficient matrix into the product of two triangular matrices. The solution to each of the original linear systems can then be obtained by solving two triangular linear systems. An important note about this approach is that extra nonzero entries, or fill entries, are introduced into the triangular factors during the factorization. Thus, a crucial step in the solution process is to arrange the computation so that the number of fill entries is small.
Variable-banded methods, or profile methods, which attempt to limit fill entries around the diagonal of a matrix, are commonly used to solve the linear systems in many structural analysis applications. Such a linear-system solver was originally incorporated into Sandias structural dynamics modeling code. Unfortunately, these solvers do not make efficient use of either storage or computing time; consequently, the modeling software originally could deal effectively only with models too small to be of practical interest to scientists and engineers.
Fig. 1. Nonzero counts in sparse Cholesky factors.
Fig. 2. Performance of sparse Cholesky factorizations.
Fortunately, however, much better technology now exists to solve linear systems of this kind. General sparse solvers, which employ new techniques to limit the number of fill entries introduced and to take advantage of the sparsity pattern, have proven very effective on modern workstations and vector supercomputers, especially after dense matrix operations have been incorporated into the solution method to exploit the memory hierarchies found on modern uniprocessor machines. Over the past few years, we have further improved the algorithms on which this technology is based, and then we developed a sparse linear-system solver based on the new algorithms. As an illustration of advances in sparse matrix technology, a good implementation of one of the profile methods factors a sparse, symmetric, positive definite matrix of order 19,600 in 51.49 s on an IBM RS/6000 work-station; our solver takes only 3.24 s to factor the same matrix on the same machine. The number of matrix elements stored in the profile method is more than 3 million, but our sparse matrix code stores fewer than 1 million matrix elements. More examples are provided in Figs. 1 and 2. Figure 1 compares the numbers of matrix elements stored and manipulated in a profile method (RCM) and in a method (MD) that uses the minimum-degree algorithm to reduce fill. Figure 2 compares the times required to factor the matrices in RCM and MD; the difference between MD and MD/B is that MD does not exploit dense matrix operations while MD/B does. The matrices were derived from finite element discretizations of a square domain; their dimensions range from 10,000 to 40,000.
We have been working with Sandia researchers to incorporate our new fast, sparse linear-system solver in a large-scale structural dynamics modeling effort. Incorporation of our package into the modeling software enabled it to solve large problems of interest to scientists and engineers. This approach increased the problem size that can be dealt with in an effective manner and reduced significantly the time required to solve almost all problems over the approach originally employed in the software. As a result of the collaboration, studies of the response of structures to stresses and strains induced by heavy vibration can now be done much more quickly and with greater accuracy.
The new code enables Sandia and an industrial partner in California to perform state-of-the-art modeling in a fraction of the time required using the solver it replaced. The solver is the most heavily used module within the modeling software, and because of our input, the amount of time required from a products inception to production could be reduced drastically. Application of Sandias structural dynamics modeling package could increase the competitiveness of a U.S. automaker, improve the design of missiles developed at Sandia, and help assess the safety of the aging bridges found within the U.S. highway system.
Structural dynamics modeling is not the only application that gives rise to large, sparse, symmetric, positive, definite linear systems. Other examples include numerical solution of self-adjoint elliptic partial differential equations and numerical optimization. In particular, our sparse linear-system solver has been used in interior-point methods for solving linear programming problems.
Applications of an Algorithm
One of the major scientific projects at ORNL involves the computation of material properties starting from first principles. The goal is to obtain methods that can predict the material properties of an alloy, for example, using as the only inputs the constitutive elements of the alloy; in other words, no experimental data are used. Such methods are called parameter-free methods, and because they require no experimental inputs, relying only on basic principles of physics to describe the interactions among the atoms making up the system, they are also referred to as ab initio methods. If successful, these methods would allow us to predict properties of a material without having to first build samples of that material, thus reducing considerably the time and money spent designing new technologically advanced materials, such as those required by the power-generation or aerospace industries.
One important class of problems in ab initio materials modeling involves the computation of the minimum energy state of a system of electrons interacting in the field of atomic nuclei using an approach called density functional theory. This computation requires the solution of a set of Schroedinger equations, which in turn can be reduced to solving several linear systems of equations whose matrices describe the interactions among the different particles in the system. These matrices are not particularly large—the largest ones treated had only 2000 to 3000 unknowns—but, unfortunately, they are dense and thus have several million nonzero elements. An overwhelming fraction of the total computational effort is spent solving these linear systems, so it is here that we focused our attention.
The previous approach used to solve these linear systems was to factor the matrix into a product of two triangular matrices, and then use these to obtain the solution to the original system. This approach worked well while the matrices were still small. Unfortunately, the amount of time spent factoring each matrix grows rapidly as more and more atoms are included in the atom clusters: the time grows by a factor of 8 every time the number of atoms in the cluster is doubled. As a result, the technique can no longer be used once the cluster of atoms has grown to around 100.
We replaced this factorization technique with a completely different method, an algorithm from the class of iterative methods for the solution of linear systems, the quasi-minimal residual (QMR) algorithm. Like other iterative methods, the QMR algorithm successively computes approximations to the exact solution of the linear system, each time attempting to solve these linear systems to improve upon the last approximate solution. While it can be shown that the algorithm generates a sequence of approximate solutions that does, in fact, eventually converge to the exact solution, the hope is that in practice, it will find very good approximations after only a few iterations, as each iteration is relatively inexpensive.
Whether this is the case depends on the properties of the matrix. In our case, it turns out that the matrices that describe the interactions among atoms in clusters are very well suited for the QMR algorithm and that the algorithm rapidly gives very good approximations to the exact solution. In fact, for the materials tested, QMR solved the system up to 40 times faster when compared to the previous factorization-based method. Even more important, it turned out that when the number of atoms in the cluster is doubled, the time spent using QMR only doubles, instead of growing by a factor of 8; as a result, much larger cluster sizes can be treated. This advance enables better prediction of material properties and pushes the first-principles methods to systems previously envisioned as unattainable.
We have developed efficient linear algebra packages for use on high-performance workstations and massively parallel computers. These linear algebra packages have been incorporated in important computational-intensive applications, resulting in significant improvements in performance. Our current work involves increasing the capabilities of linear algebra packages that we have developed. These enhancements will enable these packages to treat a much wider class of matrix problems than is currently possible. As a result, necessary computational tools will be provided to an even larger number of researchers, allowing them to concentrate on their research and not on computer science and numerical linear algebra issues. Recent increases in efficiency are already allowing investigators to push their research into areas once thought intractable. By extending their research into new areas, scientists and engineers will provide important technological information that can be used to develop new efficient products, improving the overall competitiveness of U.S. industries.
Necessary computational tools will be provided to an even larger number of researchers, allowing them to concentrate on their research and not on computer science.
JACK DONGARRA was profiled in the previous article Algorithms, Tools, and Software Aid Use of High-Performance Computers.
NOEL NACHTIGAL is a research staff member in the Mathematical Sciences Section of ORNLs Computer Science and Mathematics Division. A native of Romania, Nachtigal obtained his Ph.D. degree in applied mathematics in 1991 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After a 2-year stint as a postdoctoral scientist at the Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science at NASA Ames in Moffett Field, Nachtigal joined the Mathematical Sciences Section as the 1993 Householder Fellow. He is a coauthor of the quasi-minimal residual method for solving non-Hermitian linear systems and of the QMRPACK software package. More recently, he has been involved in research projects in materials science and computational fluid dynamics.
ESMOND G. NG, a native of Kwangtung, China, received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, in 1983. He joined ORNL in 1985. He is currently a senior research staff member and a group leader in the Mathematical Sciences Section of the Computer Science and Mathematics Division. Ng is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He serves on the Technical Committee on Computational Linear Algebra of the International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (IMACS). He is also a member of the IMACS Technical Committee on Parallel- and Supercomputing. His research interests include sparse matrix computations, numerical linear algebra, parallel computing, and mathematical software development and software engineering. He is a co-author of the book Parallel Algorithms for Matrix Computations, which was published in 1990 by SIAM Publications.
BARRY W. PEYTON is a research staff member in the Mathematical Sciences Section of the Computer Science and Mathematics Division. A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, he received his Ph.D. degree in mathematical sciences from Clemson University in 1986. He joined ORNL in 1988. His research interests include sparse matrix computations, numerical linear algebra, parallel computing, and combinatorial algorithms. Peyton was a cowinner of the 1988 Gordon Bell Prize in recognition of the outstanding performance achieved by a parallel version of a sparse matrix code that he codeveloped prior to coming to ORNL. He is a coauthor of the book Parallel Algorithms for Matrix Computations, which was published in 1990 by SIAM Publications.
BILL SHELTON has a biographical sketch located with the article Developing a Grand Challenge Materials Application Code: An Interdisciplinary Approach.
DAVID WALKER is a senior research staff member in the Mathematical Sciences Section of ORNLs Computer Science and Mathematics Division. He holds a B.A. degree in mathematics from Jesus College, Cambridge University, an M.S. degree in astrophysics, and a Ph.D. degree in physics, both from Queen Mary College, University of London. He held postdoctoral appointments at the University of London and at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 1986 he became a staff scientist in the Concurrent Computational Project at the California Institute of Technology, and in 1988 he was appointed to the University of South Carolina mathematics faculty as an associate professor. In 1990 he joined the ORNL staff. His research interests focus on software and algorithms for the scientific use of message-passing computers. He has been closely involved in the development of the ScaLAPACK parallel software library and the MPI message-passing standard. He has also contributed to the design of a parallel version of the Community Climate Model for predicting future climate. Walker has published a number of papers on the parallel implementation of particle-in-cell algorithms for plasma simulations. He has also been involved in the benchmarking of science and engineering applications codes on parallel computers. He has published more than 60 papers on parallel computing and has coauthored three books on the subject. In 1992 he founded a series of conferences on high-performance computing under the auspices of the Gordon Research Conference organization.
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View from the Tigeen
I'm up over the trees and the birds and the ocean in my Tigeen. Where good stuff happens. Like writing. Like musing.
And then, a half an hour ago, I hear the sounds of the cemetery mass floating on the air towards me. Crystal clear. Something I'd never hear in my house below.
This is a combination of the placement of the Tigeen, the prevailing breeze and acoustics.
The sermon arrives at me intact. The bits of singing, the readings. The sounds of my childhood and some adult years. The pray-for-usses, the pleadings, the begging of Himself, the Invisible Cosmic Housekeeper, to do what he is requested but only if it is his will - a wonderful form of circular thinking. And a win-win for those requested to intercede to end the suffering, or grant the wishes. I used to wonder - even when practising these rituals - about that. As in why bother praying (and paying) if he's going to do what he damn well pleases anyway?
I am so detached from all of that mumbo-jumbo now, a bemused ear is thrown over to the graveyard. A reflection on all the money collected for these lamentations and laundry lists.
"Oh Lamb of God" I hear as I type this, "Fear not I will come for thee". Yelled very loudly by he who officiates, white biscuit held high above his head I would imagine.
And then I imagine ICH convulsed on a cloud, snorting uncontrollably, finally collapsing in helpless laughter.
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Dr. Adrian McGoldrick Appointed Turf Club Senior Medical Officer
The Turf Club today announced the appointment of Dr. Adrian McGoldrick as Senior Medical Officer to take over from Dr. Walter Halley who steps down from that position on 31st December 2007.
Dr. McGoldrick has had a long association with the racing industry. He has been Racecourse Medical Officer at the Curragh Racecourse since 1985 and Curragh Training Grounds Medical Officer since 2000. He is also the current Secretary of the Racecourse Medical Officers Association. Since 2004 he has been Joint Research Co-Ordinator (together with Dr. Giles Warrington) of the Irish Turf Club Study on the Physiological, Nutritional and Lifestyle Characteristics of the Irish Jockey and has presented two papers on the research findings to the American College of Sports Medicine.
Commenting on his appointment Dr. Adrian McGoldrick said "I am very honoured to be appointed and I am really looking forward to the challenge".
Turf Club Chief Executive Denis Egan said "We are thrilled to have a person of Adrian's calibre to replace Walter Halley. Adrian has been closely involved with the industry for over 20 years and knows the issues that we must continue to address. His experience will be a huge asset to the Turf Club".
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Welcome to the pearlshipping general discussion! Here we will talk about the relationship between Ash and Dawn!
Dawn is a coordinator who first came on the show during 'DP'. D = Diamond and P= Pearl. She first met Ash in the third DP episode 'When Pokemon Worlds Collied!'
Ash is a trainer who first came on the show in the very first episode of the original series. The episode was "I Choose You!" Since then he journeyed through different regions. Only until Sinnoh did he meat Dawn for the first time.
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Why do you like pearlshipping?
I like it because of all those little cute moments they get. Like in dp 167 which WAS going to get one *glares at Brock while holding a bazooka*. There are other ones though... Our most known one must be the miltank episode... But I also like their interactions!
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Who would you rather have jealous, Dawn or Ash?
I'd rather have Dawn jealous. I think we all know that they are both equal in terms of chance of getting with anyone. All because their near equally dense with love. T_T But just for the fact that Dawn is sooo much more shippable now'a days rather then Ash. The longer Dawn stays, the more competition. *cough*RepeatedStory,SheIsJustLikeAsh*cough* The more time she stays, the more less romance aware she'll probably get. It'd be nice to know that she actually got jealous and of all people make it Ash! PLEASE!!!


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Through a variety of experiences I have been part of, led, and observed many teams. Without a doubt, the winners all share some common traits.
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- When anyone falters, the others quickly get that member back on track
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A new feature-length documentary by Helen S. Cohen and Mark Lipman about Dr. Grace Dammann and her remarkable recovery following a near-fatal head-on collision on the Golden Gate Bridge. See below to support this project.
World Premiere Coming Soon to the Mill Valley Film Festival:
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What happens to a person's identity and reason for being when the circumstances of his/her life are suddenly and radically altered? How does one balance the gift of survival against the suffering that can come with it? What is it that ultimately gives meaning to a life?
Dr. Grace Dammann's life was forever changed when a driver passed out at the wheel on the Golden Gate Bridge, crashing head-on into her car. While her daughter and dog suffered only minor injuries, Grace was air-lifted to a nearby trauma hospital where her life hung by a thread for many days in the ICU. After a seven-week coma, brain bleeds and numerous surgeries, Grace miraculously regained consciousness with her cognitive abilities almost entirely intact. But her body was left shattered and with severe disabilities.
Prior to the accident, Grace worked as a physician and co-founded the first HIV/AIDS clinic for poor people in San Francisco. She signed over 1,000 death certificates in the six-year period that marked the disease's deadliest era and was honored by the Dalai Lama for her compassionate care. Though she is wheelchair-bound, she eventually musters the will and drive to return to work as a physician, designing and directing a cutting-edge pain clinic in the same public hospital where she worked prior to the accident.
From doctor to patient to doctor again, we trace Grace's recovery and the unexpected journey of a family in the wake of a devastating crisis. We witness the resilience of both caregiver and care-receiver and the triumphs and setbacks along the way as Grace; her partner, Fu Schroeder; and daughter Sabrina reinvent their lives together.
Please consider supporting States of Grace. The filmmakers are embarking on an ambitious outreach campaign to have the film adopted broadly in a variety of educational settings, including with doctors and medical students, physical therapists, social workers, caregiving advocates, disability-rights organizations and others. They are also in the beginning phases of developing a comprehensive curriculum guide to accompany the film to facilitate valuable and meaningful discussion of the many important issues raised by Grace's story.
Your generous gift will allow this important work to continue and will ensure that States of Grace has a long life and a powerful impact.
About the FilmmakersHelen S. Cohen (Producer/Director) was co-director of Women's Educational Media, now GroundSpark, a nonprofit organization specializing in the production and distribution of social issue documentaries. Helen was producer and executive producer of GroundSpark's acclaimed Respect for All Project, including the award-winning films It's Elementary (1996); That's a Family! (2001); and Let's Get Real (2004). Helen spearheaded the Project's outreach and teacher-training program, which has been recognized nationally as a model for using film to affect progressive social change. For more information, see her biography at Open Studio Productions.
Mark Lipman (Producer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor) is the co-director/producer of Holding Ground and Gaining Ground, groundbreaking films about urban revitalization that have been used by thousands of organizations and universities as tools for training, education, and organizing. In an assessment of its grant making, the Ford Foundation recognized Holding Ground as one of its most successful films. For more information, see Mark's biography at Open Studio Productions
States of Grace is the filmmakers' first feature-length documentary together.
San Francisco Zen Center is the film's fiscal sponsor. Grace Dammann and Fu Schroeder are longtime residents of Green Gulch Farm Zen Center.


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For local band Arctic Clam and its lead singer, Nicole Khoury, there is nothing like the feeling of performing in front of a large, energetic crowd — especially when they're there for more than just great music.
"We've had a lot of people tell us we definitely rise to the occasion and we're definitely at our best when we're on that big stage and when we're playing in front of the big crowds," Khoury said in an interview with Toledo Free Press Star. "Something about the energy of the fans — and I know it sounds silly to say that, we're just a cover band in Toledo, but there's something about the energy you get and the response you get from people."
For Khoury, though, some of the most powerful emotions can come from the cause at the root of the band's most visible gigs. For the past six years, Khoury has been the brains behind Project iAm and Acoustics for Autism, a concert series designed to raise money and awareness about the condition.
"Not just for autism, but for families affected by autism, which is something that isn't being done anywhere," Khoury said.
Each February, Acoustics for Autism brings together a slew of local bands to raise money, hold a raffle and rock out for the cause. In contrast, the fall event has a different focus, though the goal of bringing funds and awareness to the issue remains.
"The Plugged In show, which is the September show, is supposed to have a bit of a different feel. It's more of a give-back, thank you to the community, and we're going to bring this really awesome national act to town and charge you a ridiculously low ticket price for it, because we want you all to come out," Khoury said.
"We want everyone to feel welcome. People who can't pay $35-$40 to go see bands that are playing at the zoo, or at the Centennial Terrace or at the Huntington Center — we want to charge you a really, really cheap ticket price and get everybody involved yet again, and have you come out and have a good time."
This year's Plugged In event will take place at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Shops at Fallen Timbers in Maumee. Admission will be just $10. The headliner? The godfather of funk himself, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.
"This was a really hard concert to do," Khoury admitted. "I have been stressing out for about the last four months about it, because usually I have got my band in place, ready to go, and selling tickets in May. In May, I reached out to so many different booking agents, and I kept trying to reach out about what the message of Project iAm was across to these booking agents, and nobody was getting it."
She had all but run through her usual options when someone suggested Clinton.
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Beyond the good feeling that raising money for Project iAm brings to Khoury and the members of Arctic Clam, there is also the side benefit of simply getting to perform on a bill that contains a genuine musical legend like Clinton.
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Chain or Direct Drive?
the thing is I dont know if I would go for the Chain Drive or Direct Drive pedal!
Im not a "death metal"-drummer that are looking for speed.. I just need a good twin pedal with good comfort and "feel"
So which pedel should I go for?
what good/bad with Chain/direct drive?
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Chain or direct drive is a matter of feel, and it's really down to personal preference. Some people prefer the feel of direct drive, others like chain drive. Others again prefer strap drive. However, the question is why are you selling the Eliminator? Is there something you don't like about it; in that case what is it? In that case, why would you buy another pedal blind without having tried it? And why have you narrowed your choice down to the Yamaha pedals?
Re: Chain or Direct Drive?
Before I try to help, let me just say: selling a pedal because "it has too any functions" is strange - and possibly, a little unwise. Those functions are there to help you find that perfect feel you want. To want one to feel good 'out the box', I would also say you cannot limit your selection to just one pedal, no matter which one it is. Also bear in mind that ones with less functions are usually (not always) cheaper aswell (in terms of build quality). But, of course, the choice is solely yours.
between chain and direct...
In my experience, direct feels really smooth and gives a near perfect reaction to your foot movements - thus called direct drive, for it directly transfers foot movement to the beater. Thus, the 'feel' of the pedal could be described as fairly flat.
The chain drive pedals give a more bouncy feel, but I have never felt like I had less speed with a chain. They just, to me, feel more firm under my feet. So I would go for chain over direct. I am not an expert, but that is my choice.
In your case, however, my choice would be keep the Eliminator, one of the best pedals ever made, and play with those functions you don't like. You might find a setting you enjoy, and then you never need to touch those functions again.
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that is just stupid
dont sell your pedal, learn how to set it up.
if you sell it youll afterwards regret to have sold it
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Personally, I've always been a big fan of direct drive pedals. Maybe 'cause I started out on a Ludwig Speed King. Then I went to a Ghost pedal. And, for a while, I played the Tama HP55 King Beat. And now, I own two Yamaha Flying Dragon Direct Drive single pedals.
They work. They feel great. They don't cost an arm and a leg.
Now, the Axis has been around for some 15 years ... and I keep trying the Axis every chance I get (which is almost every time I'm in the same room with one). And it just doesn't "do it" for me. Same with the Trick.
First time I put my foot on the Yamaha, I liked it. I bought two.
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The thing is that I have had the Eliminator for a few years and I have never found any setting thats fits me and my playing, I know the Eliminator is a great pedal but it have to suit me..
and the first time I was playing the yamaha pedal, i really felt that it was my kind of pedal..
and I like the idea with the yamaha pedal that its not to complicated its just to tension the spring and play!
the eliminator got like 1000 of settings / cams and so on and its really hard to find a setting that suits u,.
so how I see it I dont see it stupid to sell a pedal that u are just fooling around with the settings and it still never works for u..
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back too de chain drive or direct drive...
I have played the chain drive in the shop and i really liked it, I have to find another shop that got the direct drive so I can try that out too.
The thing is that I just want to know if its really big diffrent between the chain and the DD, and if you are losing the feel and the "snap" with the DD that you got in the Chain drive pedal..
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I'll stick my neck out here and although I have many different pedals, the least favorite is the chain driven Pearl Eliminator. The closest thing I can get to the correct feel and beater punch is by using the "red" cam. There's really nothing wrong with the red cam, but I still get better results using my Trick, Yamaha belt drive or my Tama cobra chain pedals. All three different types of drives. So basically there you have it, telling you what pedal to buy is like telling someone what shoes they should be wearing. They're a very personal piece of equipment.
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I have them all, chain, strap, direct drive
Only one way to go - direct drive - it has no pedal float
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Re: Chain or Direct Drive?
If I am doing fast footwork and I have to kick in an intricate pattern inside a steady beat and the strap or chain gets some momentary slack in it, from the momentum of the foot board, it can lift.
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What exactly is pedal 'float'?
Chains/straps do not get slack in them during pedal play. What's perceived as slack is actually deformation of the chain/strap as it leaves and rejoins the curvature of the cam.
The pedal board does not rise from its down position w/o the help rear beater motion. The beater would have to stop for this to be possible. You can argue the beater stops when it contacts the head, though you don't release foot pressure on the pedal board until the beater is already in a reward motion.
As a chain/strap releases from the cam, the chains vertical moves forward, as it reengages with the cam, the chain/straps vertical line moves rearward, its this deformation of the chain making contact with the cam the player feels and perceives as slack.
As a chain wears the space between the link(s) rollers increases, there's always space present, but its in 1000's of inches, barely perceptible.
Re: Chain or Direct Drive?
I've noticed this before in my own ( IC Power Glide) pedal in the same situation you described. It might be worth test driving a direct drive pedal someday.
Re: Chain or Direct Drive?
Its pretty simple to be fooled by a word.
Both chains and straps are 'direct links' and both are actually more 'direct' than metal straps that utilizes bearings.
Chains/straps 'directly' link the pedal board to the cam. They're 'directly' linked to the cam and pedal board, whereas most metal straps use bearings in between the connection.
Without clear understanding of the definition of a 'direct link', Its easy to see how some could perceive flex as being something wild like the foot board lifting with out the aid of the chain/strap.
Chains and straps are 'flexible', whereas a metal strap is not, both are 'direct links' that move a pedals foot board, metal straps don't flex forward/back due to curvature of a cam.
If anyone would like to explain how they feel a chain/strap is an indirect link, please feel free.
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I feel the same way every time I read someone recommend the "Gatzen method of tuning". I first heard of Bob Gatzen about 18 months ago.....yet funnily enough, I've been using "his" tuning methods for more than 20 years. I wish I was smart enough to have made my own tuning vids years ago.....who knows what may have come of it.....the "Pocket method", anyone? :-)
OP.....I'll say the same here as I do in every other pedal thread I've ever replied to. Get YOUR feet on 'em and figure out what YOU like. Try before you buy, my friend.
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World Bank provides funds for renewables programs
The World Bank is providing funds and credits to Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Ethiopia to help fund renewables programs that promote the use of small hydropower in those countries.
Sri Lanka: US$40 million
The bank approved US$40 million in financing to the government of Sri Lanka for a program of renewable energy for rural economic development that includes small hydro. The program is a continuation of one funded by a US$75 million credit from World Bank's International Development Association.
South Africa: US$17.3 million
The bank approved a US$17.3 million program to advance renewable energy development, including small hydropower, in South Africa. The bank board also voted to establish policy, regulation, and institutional capacity to promote renewable energy market transformation.
The program supports South Africa's 2003 White Paper on Renewable Energy, setting a target of 4 percent of demand met by 2013 from renewables, including small-scale hydro. South Africa generates 75 percent of its electricity from coal, making it Africa's largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions believed to contribute to global warming.
South Africa's Department of Minerals and Energy is responsible for implementing the program and designated the Development Bank of Southern Africa its implementing agent.
Ethiopia: US$130 million
The World Bank approved a US$130 million credit to expand rural access to electricity in Ethiopia, including mini-grid systems to be supplied by small hydropower projects.
The bank's International Development Association is providing the credit to the Second Electricity Access Rural Expansion program to bring grid, mini-grid, and off-grid power to 295 towns and villages benefiting about 1.8 million people.
The off-grid expansion component aims to connect 30 rural towns using renewable technologies, including small hydro. An appraisal of the program envisions hydro projects to be run-of-river developments, typically of about 200 kW.
Swiss utility to invest in Norwegian small hydro
Swiss utility Aare-Tessin AG fur Elektrizitat (Atel) plans to invest 200 million francs (US$164.7 million) in the development of small hydropower plants in Norway over the next seven years.
Atel said it plans to add plants in Norway, totaling 100 MW and generating an annual 475 gigawatt-hours (Gwh), to its portfolio of existing and planned small hydro plants in Switzerland and Italy. It will establish a new company, Ecopower Scandinavia, to take responsibility for building and operating the plants.
Currently, 12 projects are being planned to be built over the next three years. They are to generate more than 130 Gwh annually to be marketed to an Oslo-based Atel subsidiary, Energipartner AS. Project sites are in western Norway between Stavanger and Trondheim and in northern Norway between Bodo and Tromso.
Atel founded Atel Ecopower AG in Switzerland in 2006 with an initial injection of 50 million francs (US$41.4 million) to develop small hydro plants.
Banks to fund Central America energy program
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), United Nations Development Program, and World Bank's Global Environment Facility (GEF) are financing a program to advance renewable energy development, including hydropower, in Central America.
The agencies formed the Accelerating Renewable Energy in Central America (ARECA) program to stimulate financial organizations of the region to finance sustainable energy projects such as small hydropower, wind energy, and cogeneration with biomass fuel.
CABEI President Harry Brautigam said his agency always has been involved in renewable energy generation, with a portfolio of financed projects of US$514 million. He said the bank plans to approach financial intermediaries with the project developers to accelerate investments to increase short-term power supply.
CABEI is to be the executing agency for ARECA, granting financing through financial intermediaries and with support of guarantee funds. CABEI is providing US$25 million, while GEF allots US$6.92 million for the program.
Project developers sell CO2 emissions reductions
Nepal's Alternative Energy Promotion Center (APEC) said it will sell 191,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reductions until 2012 to the Community Development Carbon Fund.
APEC said money raised through the sale of emission reductions would support development of 15 mw of micro-hydropower projects in rural areas of Nepal.
The developer expects to install the micro-hydro projects, ranging from 5 to 500 kW, by 2011. Plants are to be installed in communities by pre-qualified private companies that receive subsidy and credit support as well as technical assistance. Most plants are to be managed by the communities.
The program is supported by the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program, and the governments of Denmark and Norway. APEC signed an agreement covering terms of the transaction with officials of the World Bank, which manages the Community Development Carbon Fund, and the United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) program for reducing CO2 emissions.
Guatemala's 13-MW Montecristo applies for approval
Generadora Montecristo, a subsidiary of ENEL Latin America, applied to the United Nations' CDM agency for approval to generate and sell carbon emissions credits from the 13.08-MW Montecristo hydroelectric project on Guatemala's Samala River.
As part of the approval process, the Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification carried out a project validation investigation, resulting in a recommendation that the application be approved.
The Executive Board of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change previously issued a registration for a sister project to Montecristo, the 11.7-MW Matanzas hydroelectric project, developed by another ENEL subsidiary, Tecnoguat S.A., on the Matanzas and San Isidro rivers.
Spanish agency validates Chile's 9-MW Ojos de Agua
AENOR, one of a number of CDM validation agencies, also carried out a project validation investigation of the 9-MW Ojos de Agua hydroelectric project in Chile. It recommended approval of that CDM application, noting the run-of-river project would result in annual reduction of 20,870 tons of carbon dioxide.
Ojos de Agua is being developed by Endesa Eco, a unit of utility Endesa Chile, on La Invernada lagoon in the Andes. It is expected to begin operation in the first quarter of 2008, generating 48 gigawatt-hours annually for Chile's grid.
165-kW project benefits Guatemala communities
The new 165-kW Chel Micro Hydro project in Chel, Guatemala, is generating electricity for 450 households in the remote highland communities of Chel, Las Flores, and Xesai.
Fundacion Solar, a non-governmental organization based in Guatemala City that promotes renewable energy, developed the project. It also helped the Mayan communities form Asociacion Hidroelectrica Chelense to administer and operate the project. Green Empowerment provided technical expertise in assessing the system design and helping to ensure the system works properly.
During construction of the project, community members built an 8-kilometer dirt road for transporting equipment to the project site. Each family in the communities contributed 80 days of labor to participate in the system and to connect homes to the grid.
The ministries of Energy and Natural Resources and of Environmental Protection in Kazakhstan are working with the United Nations Development Program to draft renewable energy legislation that envisions construction of 1,000 MW of small hydropower. … Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority entered an agreement with an unnamed Russian company to develop small hydro projects, primarily in remote areas not served by the transmission system or in areas where the plants can reduce transmission losses.


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So as lot of you guys would have noticed, my blogs been down for the past few days. It's been the most depressssing time of my life (okay, maybe not that extreme) that I've mostly stayed off twitter and facebook as well :(
I guess it was a good break for my red eye, because I also didn't want to take photos since I wasn't wearing my contacts. haha!! But I guess I can always photoshop circle lenses :P!!!!
What happened with my blog?
I didn't get hacked -_-"
If you already follow me on twitter then you already know.. but I forgot to pay for my domain name!! How stupid right?
Well, my domain name was expiring and I kind of ignored all the emails from my host because I changed hosts about 3 months ago and I thought all the emails frommy old host were just junk!! But it turns out that my old host still owned my domain name and my new host only owns the server (disk usage, bandwidth, etc)
So lets just say I've had a bad few days trying to get that fixed up, paying a massssive amount to get my domain back!!! And now, I'm back :D
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The city's $25.6 million capital program will be the focus of an informational meeting Thursday night at the Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club.
Republican Councilman Jim Gordon called the meeting to discuss the financial impact on homeowners of the proposed borrowing to pay for the capital projects.
Mayor Lou Rosamilia won the support of the City Council Finance Committee to advance the $25.6 million program to the council's April 3 meeting for a final vote. Gordon voted against the measure.
"Since we discussed this issue in committee last week, I have had a number of constituents contact me wanting to know how they, personally, would be affected," Gordon said in a statement. "In our conversations during the committee meeting, the mayor said that he planned on raising taxes up to 5.25 percent to afford this plan."
The city plans to issue short-term bond anticipation notes for the $25.6 million. After it has received state and federal financing for the project, the city will issue $7.38 million in long-term bonds to fund its share.
The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the club at 113th Street and Fourth Avenue.
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St. John's University (Rome, Italy) is an international branch of St. John's University located in Queens, New York.[citation needed] The Rome campus functions primarily as a graduate degree granting institution, but supports undergraduate study-abroad programs. St. John's is a private Roman Catholic university. The campus location is in Prati (rione of Rome).
St. John's University (Rome), currently offers the following programs leading to a graduate degree.
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For many people with high cholesterol, statins serve as the first line of treatment. However, some patients are unable to effectively reduce their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) or "bad cholesterol" levels with statins, the most commonly used medication to treat high cholesterol, due to their bodies' inability to tolerate or sufficiently respond to the medicine.
Now researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital have shown that in patients already on a statin, the addition of a new drug, called AMG 145, can reduce LDL cholesterol levels by up to 66 percent after 12 weeks.
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Este foro le permite realizar preguntas y obtener ayuda en temas relacionados con la diabetes tipo II, por ejemplo: deportes, enfermedad celíaca, depresión, complicaciones diabéticas, hiperglucemia, hipoglucemia, trasplante de las células del islote de Langerhans, cuestiones nutricionales, crianza de un hijo diabético, embarazo, tratamiento con bomba (de insulina) y problemas escolares.
If your body no longer makes enough insulin, you'll need
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Taking injections. You'll give yourself shots using a
needle and syringe. The syringe is a hollow tube with
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Good morning and happy Friday! Hope you've got fun things planned for the weekend, or well-deserved R&R if that's more your speed. I usually like a mix of the two .
Sorry if I left things a bit confused yesterday…. Although I don't have certain allergies, I still feel tired frequently and have stomach issues throughout the day. I'm not sure if they're related… the fatigue has been something I've struggled with for years and years, and the stomach issue has only become particularly bothersome (perhaps because I've had more free time to try and deal with it) of late. They're both things I'm going to continue to look into, and I'll be sure to update you with any new developments.
It's been a while since I've made a Five Things list, so here we go!
1. Flax milk. Good Karma contacted me a little while ago to see if I was interested in trying out their soy-, dairy-, lactose-, and gluten-free milks. I'd never heard of flax milk, but I was intrigued! And a little wary… would it taste like grains? Would it taste like hippie?
The shipment conveniently overlapped with my nut-free weeks (almond is usually my non-dairy milk of choice). They sent three flavors: Original, Unsweetened, and Vanilla. The plain old Unsweetened ended up being my favorite (cow's milk doesn't come vanilla-flavored, so why should non-dairy milk?).
I had success substituting it for regular cow's milk in a baking project…
… and it was great to sip with cookies! It has a really light taste, but is still thirst-quenching and satisfying.
Most importantly, it mixes into coffee without curdling! I've tried all sorts of dairy substitutes (almond milk, soy milk, soy creamer) with no success. I literally jumped up and down when I saw it turn this lovely creamy brown color. A tip: pour the milk in first, then add coffee.
I would definitely buy this. I haven't seen it yet, but I hope it's on the way! If you can't find a store near you that sells flax milk, you can also buy it online.
2. Smoked Sea Salt. This isn't exactly new to me, but I don't think I've quite shared just how amazing it is with you. This smokey gray sea salt adds so much flavor to everything: eggs, salads, risotto… even caramel! It has a permanent spot on our dining room table, right in front of my chair. Trader Joe is getting pretty fancy shmancy.
3. Young Adult fiction. There are a lot of gems out there in the YA section! When I was in Minnesota last weekend, I spent a good 20 minutes talking to a younger girl at my favorite bookstore about all of the great books for teens that had just come out. Then just the other day, my friend Jenny gushed about a book she'd just read straight through because she couldn't put it down. And it's going to be made into a Tim Burton movie! I ran right out to the library and picked it up, and I'm almost done with it now. It's creepy good.
4. Making money from (unused) money. For the past couple years, I've been emptying my wallet every day and depositing my coins into this big blue Buddha's belly. When it's filled up, I take it to one of those Coinstar machines at the supermarket and walk out with cold, hard cash. (Coinstar takes almost 10% of every dollar and there are some banks who also accept coins, but it's just more convenient for me to do it this way.) My last trip made me $82!
5. Giving blood. I have a universal blood type so I try to donate whenever I see a drive going on. After learning I didn't have any immunological allergies or diseases, I happened on the BloodMobile to give a pint. Some things to know: people react differently to giving blood; it wipes me out, and I had to take a two-hour nap and ended up sleeping for 11 hours that night. You also cannot exercise for 24 hours, need to increase your sugar and fluid consumption (I munched on Oreos on the way home), and have to wait 56 days until your next donation. Click here for a blood drive near you.
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Kaju Katli
A simple mithai/sweet prepared for special occasions/festivals using sugar syrup and cashews
- Cashewnuts - 200gms/1 cup
- Sugar - 1/2 to 3/4 cup
- Water - 1/2 cup
- Rose essence - 1 tsp
- Elaichi powder - 1 tsp
- Ghee - 2 tsps
- Corn flour - 1 tsp
Take a mixer grinder & powder the cashews well. Keep it aside.
Take a heavy bottomed vessel/kadai, make sugar syrup, and boil in low heat till u get two strings consistency.
Now put off the flame, add powdered elaichi, 1 tsp ghee & the powdered cashews, again light the flame,,,in medium to low heat, keep on stirring the mixture till it leaves the sides of the pan/vessel/kadai.
The mixture becomes very thick now and the sweet is ready. Now pour the mixture in a greased plate with ghee.
Adding a tsp of cornflour is optional. Before u pour the mixture in d greased plate, flavour it with few drops of rose essence
Allow it to cool for min. of 15 mts, then cut them into diamond or square shapes. Your Kaju Katli is ready.
Powder the cashewnuts using a mixer grinder and keep aside.
Take a heavy bottomed kadai/vessel, make sugar syrup, and stir well till u get two strings consistency.
Now put off the flame, add powdered elaichi, 1 tsp ghee & powdered cashews.Light the flame again, in low to medium heat , keep on stirring the mixture till it leaves the side of the kadai/vessel.
The mixture becomes very thick now, so the sweet is almost ready,So pour the mixture in a greased plate with ghee.Before pouring, add few drops of Rose essence for more flavor.
If required, one tsp of corn flour can be added to the sweet mixture. Cool for abt 15 mts, then cut into medium sized diamond shapes.Your mithai is ready!!
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Posted by patti alex on 09/25/2011
First visit to August last spring was a good experience in all categories. That's why we decided to return for our friend's birthday dinner. Unfortunately, this time around was a majaor disappointment. The eggplant appetizer was chunks of eggplant, covered in cheese, some pieces undercooked and hard. The lamb chop appetizer was good but extremely small for the price charged. My friend who had the crab and pasta dish is a gourmet cook and was very disappointed in the watery sauce. myself and another friend had the "filet mignon" special. When this dish arrived it was four pieces of thinly sliced beef, warm at best - not what you would expect for the $29.00 charge. Our server should have mentioned the fact that this was, in fact, sliced beef, not an intact filet. It certainly would not have been our choice. The fish special was described as slightly fishy. The most outstanding dish of the night was the banana bread pudding. Can't imagine we will be returning here for any of our future celebrations!
Posted by Anonymous on 05/19/2010
Couldn't rave about the food, but it was good, ample portions, fairly priced. A nice value. Not a foodie's paradise, but a good place to eat with friends who are not interested in spending a lot of money, but want decent food.
Posted by anonymous on 08/06/2009
My friends brought me to August for my birthday. It was the best birthday dinner I have ever had. Everything from the scallops and artichoke hearts to the farfalle pasta with jumbo lump crab to the amazing creme brulee. I was absolutely amazed by the food, the service and the atmosphere. I can't wait to go again......in fact I just made reservations!
Posted by Susan on 11/03/2008
We hadn't been to August in a little while, so I chose it for my birthday dinner. What a great time we had. We all shared our appetizers, crab and asparagus salad, the best beet salad I ever had, and sauteed artichokes hearts. I had the farelle pasta with crab, just as I remembered it, my friends had the striped bass, tilapia, and the penne pasta with shrimp, we enjoyed a taste of everything. We were so full but had to at least share a dessert, so we had the bread pudding, the perfect end to a great meal. The atmosphere complements this wonderful food. Can't wait to return.
Posted by Anonymous on 10/11/2008
I had a completly different experience that the other comments on here. I actually had to double check the address to make sure I was at the same place. the food was the most subpar that I've ever had, the service was rushed and entire staff was unpleasant. the value and atmosphere were just as poor as the whole experience!
Posted by Jordan on 08/18/2008
My wife and I ate here after a Phillies game. The watress was very helpful and pleasant. The atmosphere, and the food was perfect. We look forward to heading to August again!
Posted by Anonymous on 06/06/2008
Food was excellent! The place is very intimate and sophisticated in decor. The downside is that it caters to an older crowd, but I think that helps for a date setting since you don't have to compete with the noise in the other neighborhood places. We weren't rushed, and everything was delicious. I will certainly come back! I like the idea of it being BYOB, but perhaps if they also allowed credit card then I think more people would frequent. Cash only could prevent some even though I felt safe walking in the neighborhood with cash...


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She can't sit around and be Northstar's fruitfly forever. Dazzler needs some lovin' and I think I know the perfect fella: Bobby Drake!
Both of them are insanely powerful in their own right and have been around for a good while but neither gets the face time they deserve. I think uniting these two would create a new X-Power Couple and there'd also be a little bit of tension in the air. Northstar used to have that crush on Bobby and might have qualms with his bestie melting that popsicle ;)
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1 cup
dry sago
1/4 cup
green chile peppers, chopped
1 teaspoon
cumin seeds
2 tablespoons
coarsely ground peanuts
2 tablespoons
grated fresh coconut
1 teaspoon
white sugar
salt to taste
2 tablespoons
chopped cilantro
1/4 cup
plain yogurt
Always dry the sago well on paper towels after soaking overnight & before cooking. I also like to add a potato and cover and cook it along with the chili and cumin.
We make sago khichdi without the coconut, but we add pieces of fried potato, sort of like mini french fries. Also we use mustard seeds and curry leaves instead of cumin and cilantro. Your recipe was good too. Liked the coconut, gave it a more fresh feel.
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One of my favorite ever foods--during fasting season/days or NOT!
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Servings Per Recipe: 2
Amount Per Serving
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** Calories from Fat: 294
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Can any PW guide me to a reputed surgeon for LASIK & Laser Eye Surgery in Islamabad or Lahore.
How much the surgery costs and any experienced to be shared.
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How much the surgery costs and any experienced to be shared.
there's this Amanth Eye Hospital. unfortunately i've lost my cell just a while back. will get the number tomorrow Inshallah and get back to you. posting this useless reply here so replies are saved and i don't have to hunt for this.
mujay lasik laser karwana ha plz help me mujay kuch information chiya
app mujay contact karay
yar not sure, but my dad is going to have his white cateric removed from Dr Tayyab, next week.
i heard he is best in Pakistan? Can any one endorse this?
Amanat Eye clinic and Shifa Eye Hospital are both the best in Town. Dr Wajid of Shifa sits in Blue area. You can google for both the hospital numbers.
my dad had an eye surgery last week from Shifa Eye Hospital. They took 20,000/- including every thing. He is satisfied with it...
jay sakoon nahi..te chaer k vekh (A Random Shehzore 2012)
there r many options available to choose from in lahore...
you can visit dr nadeem h butt he iz prof in jinnah hospital and sees in private at his residence on lower mall
also dr hammad in hameeed latif hospital. he has some good skills...
even you can visit services hospital .. there dr intizar butt iz a good doctor.. you can also visit him in ittefaq hospital in private sector..
about LASIK experience ... i m not yet a doctor . i m final year student... and i wear spectacles .. and all my brothers do.. my father iz an eye surgeon and wont let us operated and i agree with him because of the complication the surgery carry ... success rate for the LASIK iz good but iff the power of lens changes you will have to get operated again.. also a layer of cornea iz removed making it more vulnerable to infections.. esp now a days because of infections epidemic most doctors are not operating to prevent infections...
if the patient iz a female then the need for surgery iz purely cosmetic .. and even for males it iz so... the simple solution iz glasses cause if they break you can buy new one from the shop but you cant buy a new cornea... if you are sooo much conscious abt the looks contact lenses are another affordable and safe solution but even there extensive use make cornea prone to infections....
but at the end of day this is my opinion .. you should consult senior surgeons for all this.... and good luck for surgery
and one more thing... laser surgery is not only employed to treat refractive errors it is also used in many other departments like diabetic retinopathy etc... so if you need any help in that mention it specifically cause your first post iz making it confusing which typ of surgery you want
what u suggest about PRk or lasik aftr 2 or three years now @ Dr Faisal?
as I think PRk is much safer as new tissues develop naturally n no need to cut?
Well, I want LASIK too, but it is damn scary! Watch it on YouTube(Don't wanna put you off, watch at own risk)
As Brother Faisal(DR.Faisal) mentioned above, the have to cut a slit in the cornea, lift it up and perform the laser treatment, that is the tricky part, since they leave a tiny bit attached, and sometimes the whole flap comes off. Ask for Z-LASIK, they don't usually cut a flap, so that should be more safer!
Good luck and keep Us updated, I am really interested.
BTW: I wear contact lenses, L: -5.00 R:-5.25.
Turbo lag is like foreplay. You know it's coming. And it's gonna be good.
In December 2009, I had Laser eye treatment from Amanat Eye hospital Rawalpindi. Both eyes -5.0. The procedure adopted was PRK. Masha Allah no problem to date. Alhamd-o-Lillah Im too much satisfied.
Good to hear Ameer sahab tht MA u r fully satisfied by PRk. I m using glasses for last 10 years n my numbers are stable to - 2.25 both for past 5 years which makes me to think bout lasik but as per my research n cost effective Ness I'm looking forward for PRk as of much less risks involved n cheapeer. I'm still waiting to hav more experiences about PRk like u have.
Wht do u suggest is thr any long term complications involved in this procedure or any extra care will always be needed aftr surgery . do u still recommend it to others?
Kindly guide me as some plp are saying if this surgery is safe then y most of the surgeons wear optics.
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anyone gone through this Femto Lasik procedure offered by Amanat Eye hospital.....is it better than PRK...confusing reviews on net...
also isnt it too costly as amanat quoted 80K for normal lasik and 100k for femto lasik
I have heard there is a latest laser machine which is installed In Faisalabad and it's actually the first of its kind in Pakistan. My cousins living there have had their prk and LASIK from there and they are extremely happy. I asked them and the name of the institute is Javed Eye Centre. I live in Lahore and I am planning to visit them next week for my checkup as I have been waiting for the latest technology. Will update as soon as I have a firsthand info.
Hi All,
I'm very much interested for LASIK/PRK surgery to get rid of my glasses. My Eye-sight is -1.5 each since 10+ years.
Dear Gazoline; I'm waiting for your feedback as I'm residing in Faisalabad too and it's easier to have surgery here in my hometown. Please do let me know of cost for both RPK/ LASIK as I got a quotation from LAser Vision Center Faisalabad of about 30k+ last year.