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Ginny-Wife to Erik (together since 1989)
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C&R married 6/23/06
DD 10/30/08, 8lbs 1oz, 18.5 inches, 40 wks (punctual!)
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We did that everytime, just the day of birth one toy to ods from the baby. Same the next ones.
We wanted all four of them.....
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Alistair Dempsey (7.5.12) Atreyu Duke (6.17.14)
Althea Dahlia (Coming Sept. 16)
I did a goody bag for my older kids when I was in the hospital for the birth of the baby. I had things to help them be excited to be big sister/big brother, (big sibling shirts, bracelets) and things for them to do/play with while at the hospital. I also got them each Melissa & Doug role play costumes...one got the vet costume, one got the Dr. costume (both look like Dr. costumes and came with similar accessories). I also gave them mini size baby dolls to take care of.
Wife to D 6/21/03 Mommy to #1 9/22/05, #2 10/21/08, #3 8/16/11 and #4 rcs 5/27/16
When my oldest met his little brother we had one of those play cameras for him and a book. The hospital also had a treat box full of toys for kids to dig through so he felt special. When our little girl was born a few months ago she brought them a movie (to watch while mommy is busy with baby) and some matchbox planes. Its a nice gesture for the older ones so they dont feel pushed aside.
You'll never hear me complain about lack of sleep, tantrums, or cranky kids. My baby girls are my world and I've been truly blessed!
Great idea. We did this for ODD when we had DS and then for ODD and DS when we had YDD.
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Physicians for Human Rights urged President Obama to ensure all detainees are safely repatriated, resettled in third countries, or prosecuted in federal courts, in response to the administration's newly announced plan to close Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility.
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Guantánamo: A Badge of Shame (January 7, 2016)
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An $81 Million Betrayal of Medical Ethics (October 14, 2015)
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Letter to APA Leadership on Prohibiting Psychologists' Participation in Interrogations (July 2015)
PHR's executive director sent a letter to leaders of the American Psychological Association supporting recommendations on prohibiting psychologists' participation in interrogations.
Navy Nurse Press Call (May 2015)
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Texas is HUGE. It's hard to believe just how large it is until you actually are in the middle of it, lost, and no one else is around. It can be scary. The interstates and larger highways are usually pretty safe and have terrific rest stops (see my transportation tip) but on the smaller roads you can drive for hours without ever seeing another human being. Seriously. In certain parts of the state, towns are few and very far between and if you get stuck out there without vital necessities you can quickly get into very serious trouble.
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Classic Elite Premiere is a beautiful pima cotton blended with Tencel. It has an incredibly soft feel and knits up very nicely. From its unique braided skeins to its delicious soft hand, Classic Elite Premiere is a truly classic yarn. Available in a wide array of beautiful colors, and having great stitch definition, Premiere can be used for office, weekend and special occasion garments. Made in Peru.
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I knit this soft yarn into a Classic Elite Yarns sweater pattern; this was the yarn recommended by CEY for the pattern. The yarn knit up without the snags or ravels typical of cotton, and it drapes beautifully, It blocked easily and perfectly into the dimensions on the pattern schematic. I had hoped that the Tencel would inhibit the cotton's natural tendency to stretch, but it surely did not. After rather a lot of knitting time, I have a distinctly oversize sweater. I could only recommend this yarn for a garment where a fluid drape is the objective, and never for any pattern with YOs.
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So easy to knit (or crochet) with - it makes every stitch and twist/cable stand out beautifully. Its hand is delicious, but I did find it sent out small tufts of fluff occassionally as I knit! The summer cardi I made from it has only softened with washing, and has become my go-to cardi. The colour has remained vibrant. So sad that this product is being discontinued. If you can grab some for your stash, it's definitely worth it at this price!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Very nice feel to the yarn, but it's so hard to buy on line. The color is a grayed down pink, and I'm diappointed. I know all monitors calibrate color differently, along with the dicey digital photos, so you never get a true picture. But in an industry where color is very important, a return policy on sale yarn would be appreciated.
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I knit a beret with the beach lavender and it came out great. It's a beautiful color, has fantastic stitch definition, is incredibly soft, *so* easy to knit with, and makes everything you do with it look good. Can a cotton yarn be plump? This one seems to be. Try it in a twisted rib and you will be amazed at how elegant it looks and feels.Not sure what a previous reviewer meant by unevenly spun. I saw no sign of that.
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I loved the softness and drape of this yarn. It was so pleasant to the hand. I went up a half size in needles from the recommended size and wish I hadn't. However my tee from the Round Pond book is gorgeous. The only negative was that every now and then there was a thinner part of the yarn which really was noticeable in the stockinette stitch. Otherwise this was so soft and gorgeous and for a cotton, had a silky feel and look.
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I am updating my original review of 3/24/10 after checking with my niece as to how the yarn was holding up. She said the baby sweater remains beautiful after numerous washings. She has experienced no pilling. It is one of her baby's favorites.
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This yarn is very soft, easy to work with and the colors are beautiful. Love it.
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My daughter made a complicated Rowan sweater pattern when she first learned to knit. It was very adaptable to her changing tension, and needless to say, wonderful in the hand. The sweater, however, pilled very soon. Maybe that's the price you pay for softness; still it was disappointing after such an ambitious project for a teen.
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ASPCA: 48 Dogs Rescued From Grim Wisconsin Puppy MillForty-eight Labrador Retrievers were seized Friday from an unlicensed breeder in western Wisconsin, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Dozens Of Rescued Chihuahuas Arrive In Twin CitiesThe Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley flew them here because of an overpopulation problem in California. Most are healthy for adoption, but some are euthanized in California because of the overcrowding.
More Than Half Of Dogs Rescued From Farm Have New HomesThe Animal Humane Society says that more than half of the 47 dogs that were rescued from a Carver County farm last month are now in new homes.
Excellent Educator: Jenny Bennett At Breck SchoolEvery week on WCCO we ask for your Excellent Educator nominations. Sometimes we get them from co-workers or from parents of students. But this week, a first grader wanted us to know about her teacher.
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Golden Valley Company Taking Bold Step, Becoming Employee-OwnedA Golden Valley company is taking a bold step to set itself apart from the competition. Solution Design Group announced Wednesday they are 100 percent employee-owned. SDG is an IT consulting firm with about 150 workers.
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Police & FBI Seeking Suspect In Lunds & Byerly's RobberyThe Golden Valley Police Department and FBI are seeking the public's help in identifying and locating the person who robbed a US Bank inside a Lunds & Byerly's store Monday.
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Some say opposites attract, but as Vancouver couple Chris Heath and Kalin Storm prepare for their upcoming nuptials, they reflect on how the reverse also holds true.
Both were adopted as babies from the same orphanage in Kolkata, India, and were raised in Clark County by single mothers. Both know what it's like to be asked whether they plan to search for their birth parents (they don't) or whether they want to meet their "real moms" (they say they already have — the women who raised them).
A shared background filled with surprising similarities anchors their relationship and leads to a greater mutual understanding.
"We're in the same boat," Heath said.
He grew up in Vancouver, and Storm spent her childhood in Battle Ground. They connected via MySpace after recognizing each other on the social networking site as fellow Washington State University Vancouver students.
As they got to know each other, the pair were startled to learn how much they have in common.
"I was very surprised," said Storm, 23, who works in the human resources department for Vancouver Public Schools.
"I just said it was meant to be," added Heath, 28, manager of the Vancouver office of Hertz Rent-a-Car.
The pair have been engaged since May 31 last year, when Heath proposed atop a waterfall in Canada. They started dating a little more than three years ago. Their first date was dinner at an Olive Garden.
Storm was reluctant at first about entering into a relationship. She'd had her heart broken in the past. But Heath was persistent.
His efforts paid off, and after a few months it became clear to both that they had something special.
"It just felt right with him. It was easy to love him," Storm said. "I like that I can tell him anything, and he'll always understand, and he'll be there no matter what."
"I've always said she puts up with me," Heath joked.
The two soon realized that not only did they have much in common, but so did their mothers, Judy Heath and Linda Storm. The couple suspected their moms would hit it off, and they did.
"You know how when you just meet someone and are totally comfortable? That's how we all are with all our families," said Judy Heath, 68, a Vancouver resident and retired reading specialist for Vancouver Public Schools.
The two families have spent holidays and birthdays together, and Judy Heath has even bonded with Kalin's grandmother, Linda's mother, Jane Storm.
"Everybody calls her grandma," said Linda Storm, a 61-year-old Battle Ground resident who works in internal auditing for Daimler Trucks North America in Portland.
The two families soon will officially meld. Heath and Storm will wed June 18 at the Fairgate Inn in Camas in front of an estimated 150 guests. Their colors will be crimson and silver, a nod to WSU.
Storm has three uncles who played important roles in her life growing up. One will officiate the wedding, one will walk her down the aisle, and one will do the traditional father-daughter dance with her.
The pair are hoping for sunny weather and looking forward to celebrating with loved ones before they head off for their Caribbean cruise honeymoon. Most of all, though, they're eager to build their future.
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How the MN Board of Pharmacy advocated for and against medical marijuana research [UPDATE]
Staff at the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy provided early technical support for a medical marijuana research study that became the basis of the bill awaiting Gov. Mark Dayton's signature.
If that news isn't surprising, consider this: Although the board takes no official position on the medical efficacy of the plant, it has made the process of reforming marijuana laws in Minnesota more difficult.
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Gov. Dayton proposes replacing medical marijuana bill with health studies
The board exists to regulate Minnesota pharmacists. But part of its job includes overseeing the classification of drugs and re-evaluating those lists once a year to determine which drugs still belong there. Marijuana is considered a schedule one controlled substance, alongside opiates.
That classification came into question in 2010 and 2011 when a cannabis reform activist named Kurtis Hanna petitioned the board to remove the plant from its schedule one list, opening the door to research. On both occasions the board said no.
"It would have changed the whole ball game," Hanna says. "All the legislators this session couldn't have been able to say the experts haven't deemed the plant to be medically accepted."
Dr. Cody Wiberg is the executive director of the board and says its members denied the petitions for legal reasons, not political ones -- a decision that had nothing to do with the merits of marijuana as a possible pharmaceutical. Rather, he says, the board did not believe that it should put the entire State of Minnesota in conflict with federal controlled substance laws.
"I can't foresee a situation in which we could have granted such a petition," Wiberg says.
Hanna considered appealing his case to an administrative law judge, but within two months Wiberg had lobbied to change the board's rule-making authority. State legislators removed the board's ability to reclassify schedule one controlled substances and abolished its annual review process, thereby ensuring that the only avenue for citizens to reform drug laws would be through the capitol.
However, as the pressure mounted this year to pass medical marijuana legislation, Wiberg found himself in a very different position. Staff at the state Department of Health reached out for his advice on implementing a health study in place of the distribution system on the table.
In a memo dated Feb. 28, Wiberg looked backwards to the THC Therapeutic Research Act. In 1980, the Minnesota legislature and then-Gov. Rudy Perpich decided that the medicinal study of marijuana was a worthy cause. The program failed to get off the ground, but the law remains on the books.
Wiberg suggested that the same idea could be re-applied in the current dilemma. Georgia was considering a similar academic-based research study in place of a statewide distribution system. "If this approach is considered in Minnesota," Wiberg wrote,
perhaps a provision could be added to allow for approval of the use of cannabis of cannabidiol for 'compassionate use', outside of a clinical trial, in certain circumstances. This would be akin to the FDA allowing the use of investigational drugs for treatment of patients with serious or life-threatening conditions for which other treatments are not available or working.
Two weeks later, Dayton announced that he was putting his best people to work in crafting a compromised bill. In response, Wiberg sent an email to the governor's staff with suggestions for a broader distribution system of medical marijuana, one overseen by pharmacists.
Below is a copy of Wiberg's memo (which comes courtesy of Hanna through a data practices request).
Memorandum to Governor's Office Re: Medical Marijuana
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All the stadium stories you missed since my last roundup while you were wondering why New York has all the luck.
"Get ready for a wild offseason," veteran ESPN reporter John Clayton wrote the other day. He was mostly talking about the National Football League's 470 free agents, but its stadium drama caught his attention, too. His was one of several stories that touched on the NFL in L.A. storyline now that the season has ended.
"The offseason," Clayton wrote, "may determine whether new stadiums will be built in San Diego, Minnesota and St. Louis, along with revealing whether Los Angeles can move closer to getting a new stadium to attract a team back to its market."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Michael Hunt also weighed in on why Los Angeles "is prepared to build a football stadium on spec."
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Sports business experts Rick Horrow and Karla Swatek offered their own take on why Los Angeles is getting a look: baseball.
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Synetic once again merges its unique physical theater style with text in its season closer, Don Quixote, written by Resident Playwright Roland Reed whose The Master and Margarita was nominated for the 2011 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Resident Play. Lost in the mystical world of his books, Don Quixote abandons his home and reality to become a wandering knight. This touching comedy, inspired by the surrealistic paintings of Dali and Bosch, brings the wonder of Quixote's dreaming mind to life and focuses a satirical lens on what it means to be normal.
Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili, 2011 Helen Hayes Recipient for Outstanding Director
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Kenya: The Ufugamano/Ufungamano Church Movement; members; types of activities undertaken in process of advocating for constitutional changes; treatment of pastors who advocate for constitutional change (1999-2001)
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Information on the Ufugamano/Ufungamano Church Movement could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate, however there were reports concerning an Ufungamano Initiative.
Described by Human Rights Watch as a "civil society initiative," the Ufungamano Initiative is a church-led coalition consisting of over 52 religious and secular groups who opposed parliament's control of constitutional reform (HRW 2001; IPS 19 Dec. 2000; African Scribe 1 Jan. 2001; The Economist 10 Feb. 2001; AI 2000). Also known by the name of its executive, the People's Commission of Kenya (PCK), which is chaired by Dr. Ooki Ombaka, Ufungamano is convened by the Rev. Mutava Musyimi, who is also general secretary of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (ION 23 Dec. 2000; Daily Nation 22 Mar. 2001; ibid. 18 Mar. 2001). The Ufungamano Initiative was formed in December 1999 to undertake a parallel review of the Constitution of Kenya Review Act (Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 2000 5 Sept. 2000; AI 2000). On 8 May 2001 the Kenyan parliament passed a bill to merge the Kenya Constitution Review Commission (KCRC) with the Ufungamano Initiative (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Radio 8 May 2001). Components of the Ufungamano Initiative include the National Convention Executive Council, the Muungano wa Mageuzi, the Catholic Church, the National Council of Churches of Kenya and the United Christian Churches of Kenya (IPS 19 Dec. 2000; ION 26 May 2001; HRW 2001; The Nation 6 May 2001). In addition to Christian affiliations, it is also supported by the Muslim Supreme Council of Kenya and the Hindu Council of Kenya (ibid.; Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 2000 5 Sept. 2000). The Muungano wa Mageuzi (Swahili for Movement for Change) is the political wing of the Ufungamano Initiative (Daily Nation 18 Mar. 2001).
Officials of the Ufungamano Initiative include Archbishop Samson Gaitho, Roman Catholic Archbishop Raphael Ndingi Mwania Nzeki, Bishop Silas Yego, Bishop Gerry Kibarabara, Dr. A.K. Akidiva, Bishop Joseph Ogutu, the Rev. Elkana Salamba, the Rev. Stephen Mburu, Bishop J. Wanjala, Bishop J. Nyatuka, the Rev. Patrick Gitau and the Rev. William Abuka (The Nation 6 May 2001; Africa Confidential 21 Jan. 2000).
Prior to the merging of the two groups on constitutional reform, the Ufunganamo Initiative had appointed a set of commissioners to carry out a broad-based consultative process (HRW 2001). The Initiative actively seeks input from civil society into the reform process (Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 2000 5 Sept. 2000). On 26 November 2000 a hearing on the constitution in Kisumu was broken up by a group of some 50 youths who, armed with clubs, axes and stones, disrupted the meeting for half an hour while police looked on (AI 28 Nov. 2000).
No information regarding the treatment of pastors who advocate for constitutional change could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Africa Confidential [London]. 21 January 2000. Vol. 41, No. 2. "Unconstitutional."
African Scribe [Nairobi]. 1 January 2001. Vol. 1, No. 1. Cathy Majtenyi. "Christian-Muslim Relations and Constitutional Reform."
Amnesty International (AI). 2000. Annual Report 2000: Kenya.
_____. 28 November 2000. Kenya: Freedom of Assembly Under Increasing Threat."
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 2000: Kenya. 5 September 2000. United States Department of State. Washington, DC.
Daily Nation [Nairobi]. 22 March 2001. "Yes to Merger."
_____. 18 March 2001. David Mugonyi and Mburu Mwangi. "Raila Gives Faith Team 4-Day Notice."
The Economist [New York]. 10 February 2001. "Moi, the Juggler." (NEXIS)
Human Rights Watch (HRW). 2001. World Report 2001: Kenya.
Indian Ocean Newsletter (ION) [Paris]. 26 May 2001. No. 951. "The Radicals Behind the PPK." (NEXIS)
_____. 23 December 2000. No. 931. "Pal Ghai Wants to Seduce the Unfungamano." (NEXIS)
Inter Press Service (IPS). 19 December 2000. Katy Salmon. "Kenya: Opposition Ready to Form Coalition Gov't." (NEXIS)
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Radio [Nairobi, in English]. 8 May 2001. "Parliament Passes Bill to Form Unified Constitution Review Commision." (FBIS-AFR-2001-0508 9 Mar. 2001/WNC)
The Nation [Nairobi]. 6 May 2001. "The Shady Hurdles Facing Ghai Team." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
Africa Research Bulletin 1999-2001
Africa South of the Sahara 2000
Inter-Church Coalition on Africa
Keesing's Record of World Events 1999, 2000
Kenya Human Rights Commission
US Department of State Background Notes: Kenya
US Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 1999: Kenya
Internet sites including:
Africa Faith and Justice Network
Africa Online
Christianity Today
Derechos Human Rights
eXpression today
Index on Africa
International Christian Concern
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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BEND, Ore. (AP) — Central Oregon businesses say they're willing to spend a little more to ensure their distribution systems are environmentally friendly.
That effort begins with using biodiesel, a kind of processed vegetable oil that businesses from coffee shops to tree removal companies are putting to use, the Bend Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/xFVpPl ).
Daniel Brewster of Cascade Couriers says when he expanded from a bicycle, he found an electric van too expensive, so he went the biodiesel route.
Biodiesel is more expensive, and in chilly weather some kinds turn to gel, stopping vehicles cold.
Producer SeQuential-Pacific say the rollback of a federal tax credit for diesel blenders on Jan. 1 was a setback, but spokesman Brad Marluke says the plant's output has gone up substantially in the years since its establishment in 2006.
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The Voice of America is concerned about the one year jail sentence that has been handed down to one of our contract journalists in Angola, Mr. Armando Chicoca.Mr. Chicoca was sentenced on March 3, 2011 following a trial on libel and defamation charges stemming from his reporting of allegations of improper conduct made against the Presiding Judge of the Provincial Court of Namibe by an employee, who has since been fired. Lawyers for Mr. Chicoca have filed an appeal.The Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement following Mr. Chicoca's sentencing on Thursday saying, "This conviction is highly suspect and should be overturned."
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles after it launched four into the sea off its eastern coast last week, escalating tensions as the U.S. and South Korea entered the second week of joint military drills.
The two missiles were fired shortly past 6 a.m. local time Monday and had a range of at least 310 miles, South Korea's Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said at a briefing. He called the launches "a provocative act of saber-rattling."
The six launches since Feb. 27 coincide with annual U.S.-South Korean military drills that draw thousands of American troops from abroad. They also came ahead of March 9 elections in North Korea, the first parliamentary ballot since leader Kim Jong Un took power in 2011.
"North Korea needs a military firework to celebrate the start of a new ruling group and rally behind Kim," Ahn Chan Il, who heads the World Institute for North Korea Studies research center in Seoul, said by phone. "The regime is also trying to show it's they, not the U.S. or South Korea, that are in control of the security situation on the peninsula."
South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine, the biggest stakeholder in Hyundai Asan, which once operated tours to North Korea, lost as much as 3.4 percent Monday, its steepest intraday decline since Feb. 27. Authorities are cautiously monitoring the currency market after the missile launch, South Korea's Finance Minister Hyun Oh-seok told reporters.
North Korea is barred from conducting tests of ballistic missiles under resolutions by the United Nations Security Council, which tightened its sanctions against the country after the North conducted its third nuclear test more than a year ago.
The U.S.-South Korean drills began Feb. 24, involving both field training and computer simulations aimed at improving combat readiness. North Korea calls the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises a prelude to war while the allies describe them as defensive in nature.


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For those of us on the east coast, it's our In n Out alternative. But I don't think it beats In n Out.
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Eating at 5 guys for the first time ever. This is a really good burger. Not sure it beats In N Out, but still really good.
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Five Guys fries may be better than In n Out. Both probably aren't technically good for you. We also have a similar place out here in the DFW area called "Mooyahs"
Wasn't a big fan of the 5 guys fries. The burger was great. First time i've had fresh jalapeno (not pickled) on a burger. Loved that.
I haven't had In N Out but Five Guys is my favorite. The burger with jalapeños is the bomb!
I really like Five Guys too. If you're ever in the upper Midwest, don't pass up the chance to try a Culver's ButterBurger Cheese!
I didn't realize that they made it out that far west. Did you try their Cajun fries? If you get their fries again then I'd recommend the small size since they pour them heaping over significantly that they go all over the bag. Unfortunately this also leads to a soggy bag if you want it to go, but I always eat it there. Enjoy!
Five Guys is growing westward and In-n-Out is growing eastward. They just opened a few In-n-Outs in the Dallas area last year, as well as a few Five Guys. I haven't had an In-n-Out burger in 5-6 years, so I may need to stop in and refresh my memory.
Now that 5 Guys has made it out west we need In-N-Out to find its way to the East Coast.
IMHO it wouldn't be hard to beat in In N Out. On my one outing there I was distinctly underwhelmed after all the hype I had experienced.
+Laurence Chiu I can't disagree with you. During a business trip to California a group of co-workers felt the same after venturing out to the nearest In-N-Out burger. For me, I simply like the idea of choice. Heck, I also miss a good 'ole greasy Ruby's burger.
Limited menus are a hallmark of these places, especially In-n-Out. They are kind of like the Apple of greasy burgers :)


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When poet Robert Frost penned his famed verse about coming upon two roads that diverged in a woods and taking the road less traveled — I'm pretty sure he wasn't cruising 40 mph down a mountain on skis.
In fact since Frost wrote "The Road Not Taken" in 1915 and would have been about 41 years old, he probably stopped and pondered for a moment before taking one prong of the fork in the road. I can attest that of the people who were propelling themselves down the sides of the snow-covered mountain that I was on, only 2 percent were the 16-year-old boys on snow-boards that made their own way through the unplowed tree-filled less- traveled path — and none were writing poetry.
I realized that day that there are two types of people in the world — those that ski 80 mph like a bullet down a mountain and then there are those who ski like me. Seventeen-year-old daughter Phoebe gets in a seated position, tucks her poles under her arms and doesn't slow down until she sees a chairlift at the bottom of the mountain. I prefer another method — I nonchalantly and in no hurry what-so-ever, ski from one side of the mountain slope to the other, making a slow bric-brac pattern.
I'm like the little kid in the outfield picking flowers. I like to take my time. Green circle and blue square ski runs were made for people like me — diamonds, particularly the black kind, are not this girl's best friend.
During the first few runs, I usually just follow a family member down a slope — if they hit a hole or unforeseen pop-up mogul, I can then easily maneuver around it. I'm not ashamed to admit that on ski slopes I use my family like a canary in a mine — serving to warn me of upcoming danger.
However, on the second run of the day, Steve led us down a new slope while I casually followed he and the three daughters. It took me three times down the same run to realize he had told them to "stay to the right" — which was a nice sweet blue run — I, however was not privy to this conversation and went to the left side — which was a black diamond.
My heart pounded as my head communicated to my legs to try to stay in the upright position and avoid the expert skier terrain park.
I sheepishly noted on the chairlift back up, "wow, that was a rugged blue!" For you smarter-than-me nonskiers, a black diamond is a thrill-seeker's dream — yet to skiers like me, black diamonds are like accidentally picking up a poisonous copperhead instead of your pet garter snake.
For future reference green and blue mean "go" to me and black means "stop" or just "sit down on your behind now and slide down."
Hanging out with some new ski peeps warming my hands around the fire-pit, I picked up some new ski slang.
Janet Hommel Mangas, the third of seven children, grew up on the east side of Greenwood. The Center Grove area resident and her husband are the parents of three daughters. Send comments to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Thank you Brett, my intent on this and others I did is that they seem Impressionist paintings.
You can see them http://www.imagenv.com/imv/portfolios/port3col.asp ........ ARTE.
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