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There's a moment in every chef's career when he finally comes to himself, when he sets aside diners' expectations to put out food that he feels a passionate connection to.
Charles Olalia hasn't quite had that moment yet.
Doubtless, the Patina executive chef has a long legacy of chefs to honor. The fine dining establishment, which debuted in 1989 in the space on Melrose currently occupied by Providence, has played host to such figures as Walter Manzke, Eric Greenspan, and Josiah Citrin, who have each gone on to open their own successful restaurants. Yet Patina reached its peak only a few years ago under the helm of Tony Esnault, whose mastery of French cuisine is reflects his tutelage under Alain Ducasse at Essex House. It was Esnault who took Patina to new heights with a broadened array of land and sea proteins and an acute awareness of nuances among produce. His glazed mosaic, a rainbow of twenty or so individually-cooked seasonal vegetables showered in jus was as much a feast for the eyes as it was for the tastebuds; it epitomized his ability to make complimentary ingredients distinct and forward-facing in flavor. It was under Esnault's wing that Olalia came to grasp contemporary French cuisine, and much of the restaurants current menu is reflective of the former chef.
A zucchini-filled pasta is still one of the most popular entrees. The butter-poached lobster, although slightly underdone this time around, still graces the menu. And the selfsame morel risotto that could be found years ago is still available, although now on the soupier side of the spectrum.
Gone may be the famed vegetable mosaic, but Esnault's influence is undeniable in the details, from the three bread options he brought to Patina to the cucumber vinegar found in small dots around the rim of vegetable starters.
It's a shame, really, that Olalia still hangs onto the coattails of the former chef, since the highlights of the menu are the few instances in which he contributes a unique personal flair. An amuse bouche of miso panna cotta and shiitake is a bold and umami-heavy beginning that doesn't whet an appetite so much as it demands it. A Santa Barbara spot prawn, plated with its head in case you wanted to meet the animal you're savoring, is basted in coconut milk and set atop a mound of steamed taro greens and Fresno chilies for a surprisingly beachy plate. Highlighting Olalia's Filipino roots, the dish is a distinct step away from Patina's traditional flavors. And whether it's due to this unique taste profile or the soul behind the dish, the spot prawn stands apart and shines as the most memorable aspect of dinner. Other wisps of the new chef's handprint on the Patina menu include caramelized divers sea scallops rubbed in yuzu kosho, yet another nod to Asian influence in California cuisine.
Desserts lean a bit savory, with butternut squash bavarois and a Sichuan peppercorn-laden earl grey vacherin among the offerings. A more traditional key lime pie is paired with a strong, cilantro-flavored sorbetto, and a pavé combines ginger, passionfruit, and peanut butter in a way that will leave most scratching their heads. There have been better pastry chefs in Patina's history, and diners looking for a sweet end to their meal would be better off venturing over to Lemonade a couple of blocks away. Of course, that's after they order from Patina's cheese cart (always worth a splurge).
It's been over a year since Charles Olalia took over the reins of Patina's kitchen, but there's still the sense that he's easing into the executive chef position. And while his wariness may be a well-intentioned tribute to Tony Esnault, his attempts to recreate his mentor's dishes fall a bit short of the previous standard. I look forward to the day when Olalia truly breaks out of his shell and reshapes his menu to reflect what he loves to cook. The glimmers of flavor that he's beginning to show reflect a chef capable of far more than what he is currently producing. But until then, he remains in my mental file of "up-and-comers."


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10/10/2013 @ 9:55 AMMegan Gallatin will be the lone Salem Lady Wildcat golfer to extend the 2013 season after Wednesday's regional tournament at Sandoval's Colonial Golf Course.
The Salem sophomore shot a 91, good for fifth place, as Salem posted a team score of 414, sixth overall in the team standings.
Mallory Daniels carded a 99, while seniors Haley Gallatin and Morgan Thompson shot a 102 and 122, respectively. Gallatin advances to Monday's sectional tournament at Effingham.
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Day 12 of the Summer 30 Day Challenge here please
Friday, July 12, 2013
I am so happy to report that both kids did not have any cavities! Whoo hoo!
So for a "reward" for taking such good care of their teeth I took them to the dollar store and got them both a hat and a new item for school. ( NO CANDY! lol)
BUT they both have to go to the orthodontist. The dentist suspects missing teeth from both kids!
How much is THAT going to cost????
I got about 800 words done today on my phone and just too busy the rest of the day to do much writing. I vacuumed for 90 minutes ( my cleaning job) and popped in at the Library.
I was looking for a DVD for Dh and I to watch together, but there really wasn't much choice....
BUT...I am happy to say that next week, on Thursday I am going to go to the PROPER Movies! The movie theater outing is to celebrate turning 42! yikes! WE are going to see the latest Johnny Depp movie! ( The Lone Ranger)
Salads and left overs for lunch and dinner today....I will have more time to prepare food tomorrow! The flax seed granola for breakfast was delicious! I really do love that!
I will need to make more soon, I have enough for tomorrow...
I just started reading another book where the main character struggles with weight and the urge to overindulge...only on chapter 2...but I will let you know what I think of it.
It is called "Good Enough To Eat" by Stacey Ballis. It's another book that sort of fell off the shelf and jumped out at me at the Library! LOL Does that happen to you?
I saw these roses at the grocery store the other day...so I stopped and instead of smelling the roses took a pic! haha!
Do you stop to smell the roses?
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Congrats on the dental check-ups! Boo on orthodontics. lol
I took last night as my rest day. Keep forgetting about them and Friday is the perfect time with end-of-week work exhaustion. No sugar though:)
As for the flowers, Yes I do stop to smell them. Literally noticed those flowers on the trail hike and it helped us when we were lost. The trails were not well marked and we didn't know which way to go towards the end. Well, we pass these lovely pink flowers and I say to my friend, oh I remember those pink beauties, oh and that boulder, we go this way. I was spot on!!! Friend was shocked that I noticed them and that I remembered them after 2 hours:) They are like my pretty bread crumbs along the path.
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Have to use my get ouf of jail card for yesterday.
Haven't really been thinking straight, but tomorrow
will be a better day. Glad to hear about the kids and
not having cavities. My son is 25 and still has baby teeth...
The orthodontist told me that it is a good thing for me(mum)
as he might still have them for another 10 years and then
he will ahve to pay for them himself, ha ha.
Have a great weekend. Let us know what the movie is like.
Whwn my son was little, I used to make up bedtime stories
about the Lone Ranger and then he'd go off to sleep.
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Well done, kids and Mummy!
Yes - I often stop to admire flowers at florists, the supermarket and in gardens
Thought I might have to use a Get out of Jail card today - but ... had to get up at 3a.m. to say goodbye to Brazilian student, so didn't sleep much beforehand; then not much sleep after other than missing the next alarm - so.... no gym today. Going to early Bastille Day celebration in the winelands with my friend/neighbour and then I remembered that we will be walking around there, will have a neighbourhood walk this afternoon, and I'll be walking to Rugby with DBB tonight, including 102 stairs, so no GOOF card required - Yeehah!
Although there will be cheese at the Celebration, I promise not to touch the yellow stuff or any of the wonderful artisan breads
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Oy, my daughter is missing a bunch of teeth..not surprising, since my brother, my dad, and I are all missing multiple teeth! Just means orthodontic work to come...
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Actually, those roses look good enough to eat! And I just finished dinner.
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•?Don't be alarmed by the acid test, in which your jewelry is rubbed on slate, then dabbed with a little nitric acid to reveal whether a piece is 14 karat, 18 karat or not gold at all. This is normal and won't harm the piece.
•?Brand names matter—but not all of them. Jewelry signed by Cartier, Tiffany or Van Cleef & Arpels often fetches two to four times the value of the metal. Pieces by David Yurman, John Hardy and other midlevel designers can recoup 20 to 60 percent of their retail price. The value of nondesigner jewelry varies from piece to piece.
•?Vintage pieces may be worth a lot, particularly if they are signed or very rare.
•?Prices of diamonds have risen, so if you bought one more than 25 years ago, you may be able to recoup your cost, depending on the stone's shape, size and quality. For newer diamonds, look for 25 to 50 percent of what you paid.
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When Nina Peskoe Peyser's mother passed away in September 2008, not long after her father, the big job of clearing out her parents' house fell to her. Peyser made sure her family members got the sentimental items they wanted, and then she sold the valuable art. That left her with three furs: a sheared mink jacket, a mink-lined raincoat and a mink stole.
We set out to sell the pieces at Ritz Furs, a New York institution now located in the garment district after decades on Fifty-seventh Street. Keith Tauber, who married a granddaughter of the original owner and now runs the place, explains that fur shops typically do business in these three ways: They take furs on consignment, in which case the owner gets 50 percent of the total but doesn't get paid until the coat has sold; they buy furs outright at 35 to 40 percent of what the shopkeeper thinks the garments will eventually fetch; or they give you part of the value of your fur (typically about 60 percent) to trade for one in the shop.
Tauber eyes Peyser's minks. "Your sheared mink jacket is like gold to me," he says, explaining that real sheared mink is still in style and goes for a premium. "Your mother paid $5,000 or $6,000 for it. I think I can get $2,000 to $3,000," he says. "You'll get half that if you consign, or I'll give you a check for $800 today." The raincoat could sell for $700 to $1,500. Peyser decides to hold on to the stole, so Tauber offers $1,000 for the two other coats together. Peyser counters with $1,300. (Note: Don't be reluctant to bargain in consignment shops; these days, dealers expect it.) After they agree on $1,100, Peyser sighs. "I'm relieved to get it over with," she says. "I needed closure after the deaths."
How do you sell furs yourself?
•?Ritz (ritzfurs.com) buys nationally, as does Chicago Fur Outlet (chicagofuroutlet.com). Call the company, then send pictures and a description. If there is interest, mail the coat (insured!).
•?Or look in the Yellow Pages under "fur dealers" to find resellers in your area; these are better than nonspecialized consignment shops because the salespeople push hard to get a higher price.
•?Avoid eBay if you can; furs are difficult to sell on the Web because the price closely reflects the fur's condition, which bidders need to see firsthand.
•?Always have legal documentation showing you have the right to sell an inherited fur. A copy of the will or a letter from the executor of the estate will do the trick.
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How to get the condition on $p$ for which $y^3$ congruent to $1$ modulo $p$ has $3$ solutions ( $1$ solution $x= 1$ is always possible, right ?).
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Let $\mathbb{F}^\ast$ denote the group of nonzero elements of the finite field order $p$.
Clearly the roots of $y^3-1$ form a subgroup of $\mathbb{F}^\ast$ of order 3 or 1, and any such subgroup of order three has the roots of $y^3-1$.
That abelian group has a subgroup of order 3 iff $3$ divides $|\mathbb{F}^\ast|=p-1$.
A problem that can happen is that if the characteristic of $\mathbb{F}$ is 3, then then $y^3-1=(y-1)^3$ only has 1 distinct root. I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure as long as $p$ is not a power of 3, it always has distinct roots.
Of course, $p$ would not be a power of 3 if 3 divided $p-1$.
So! I believe the criterion is that 3 divides $p-1$.
$y^3-1= (y-1)(y^2 + y + 1)$ and so $y^3-1=0$ has more roots iff $y^2 + y + 1 = 0$ has a root $y\ne 1$. By the classical quadratic formula, this happens iff $-3$ is a square mod $p$. This happens exactly when $p=3$ or $p\equiv 1 \bmod 3$, by quadratic reciprocity.
To add to the answers given and address the question about when all the solutions are different: we are looking at the polynomial $x^{3}-1$ over the field $\mathbb{F}_{p}$.
The question is when this polynomial have distinct roots (in some extension): if $p=3$ then $(x^{3}-1)'=3x^{2}\equiv0$ so its not separable and have some multiple roots.
When $p\neq3$ we have $(x^{3}-1)'=3x^{2}\not\equiv0$ hence have $3$ distinct roots.
So this is the reason $p=3$ is a special case. about when all the roots are in $\mathbb{F}_{p}$it self is in the other answers.
The group $\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z}^*$ is cyclic of order $p-1$ (look up primitive element/root). The question is about the existence of elements of order 3 (the element of order 1 is always there). The basic theory of cyclic groups tells that these exist, iff $3\mid p-1$ or, equivalently, $p\equiv1\pmod3$.
If $p$ does not satisfy this congruence, then the primitive cubic roots of unity reside in the (unique up to isomorphism) quadratic extension field $GF(p^2)$.


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The Detroit Red Wings rode three third-period goals to a 6-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes Wednesday night, completing a four-game sweep in their Western Conference Quarterfinal series.
Danny Cleary scored on a shot from the left corner with 6:19 remaining in regulation to break a 3-3 tie. Phoenix goalie Ilya Bryzgalov came off the near post and Cleary's acute-angle shot deflected off of Bryzgalov's arm and into the net.
Todd Bertuzzi put Detroit up by a pair 1:53 later when his wraparound attempt deflected off defenseman David Schlemko's skate and slipped past Bryzgalov.
Patrick Eaves added an empty net goal to finish off the scoring, his second goal of the night.
Detroit had opened the game's scoring just 3:47 into the first period. Tomas Holmstrom chipped the puck through the neutral zone for Pavel Datsyuk to gain the Phoenix zone. Datsyuk cut latterally through the slot and dropped a pass for a streaking Holmstrom to fling past Bryzgalov.
The Coyotes responded 1:59 later, when Taylor Pyatt's attempted crossing pass from the left wing boards deflected off of Jonathan Ericsson's skate and slid past Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard.
At 9:46 of the period, Shane Doan gave Phoenix its second lead of the series, winning a battle along the boards and stepping into the left faceoff circle to fire a shot that deflected off of Nicklas Lidstrom and squeaked past Howard.
Eaves scored his first of the night to tie things back up with 1:13 remaining in the opening frame. Darren Helm bowled over Michal Rozsival and Keith Yandle behind the Phoenix net and came away with the puck, coming out to the side of the goal and sending a cross-crease pass to Eaves for a tap-in.
Martin Hanzal put Phoenix back in front just 1:09 into the second. Radim Vrbata drifted across the front of the net with the puck on a Coyotes power play before passing off to Hanzal at the far side of the net. Hanzal buried it into the open goal as Howard dove to get back.
Detroit countered with their own power play goal as Niklas Kronwall buried a rebound chance from the slot after a scramble in front of the net at 4:49.
The Coyotes finished the night with one goal on two power play tries while the Red Wings went one-for-three with the extra attacker.
Howard stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced. Bryzgalov made 34 saves on 39 shots.
Detroit must now wait for the conclusion of the other first-round matchups to know who they will play in the Western Conference Semifinals.
Notes: The Red Wings played without Henrik Zetterberg (knee) and Johan Franzen (ankle). Zetterberg missed all four games of the series while Franzen was a late scratch, having taken the pre-game skate. Mike Modano replaced Franzen in the lineup... Jakub Kindl was a healthy scratch on defense.
Homer made a great start to that play and a great finish, with an amazing move by Pavs in the middle.
Bert had a tie game on his stick right there. Great stop by Bryzgalov but I don't think Bertuzzi put it where he wanted.
Great job by Kronner to stick with it and get to the rebound there. Nice shot. Holding serve on the PP.
Wings not scoring on the PP is gonna come back and bite them in the ass. Phoenix has their chances coming up.
We need a better 3d period. Looked like we were just trying to hang on again at times. We're letting them take it over our blue line unchallenged too many times. We'll pay for this if it doesn't stop.
Here is the latest series stats:
12 Goals: 7
101 Shots: 91
3 Power Play Goals: 5
0 Short Handed Goals: 0
101 Hits: 102
15 Give Aways: 21
33 Take Aways: 17
46 Blocked Shots: 32
Get the brooms out! I've been waiting so long to say that again.
Now I wonder how many more times they can mention that the Coyotes might not exist anymore in the next 30 seconds.
As for Game Four from the Detroit perspective... Damn, the grinders were out tonight. The first Patrick Eaves goal sums up this series to me. Darren Helm banged the puck loose, took it himself for the shot, and Eaves drove to the net to knock it in. It was about physicality and taking advantage of the chances you get.
I like what Babcock said about not being sure that the Wings have a fourth line....You can put guys like Helm or Eaves or Abdelkader in any line on the team, and they fit and respond. I hope we can keep them.
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A look at the Miami Dolphins coaching staff
Last season taught us a head coach is only as good as the staff he assembles.
Tony Sparano's Miami Dolphins struggled early, losing the season's first seven games, and lackluster coaching shoulders most of the blame for the team's poor start.
Coincidentally, Joe Philbin's staff features eight holdovers from Sparano's 2011 staff of assistants. But most of what remains are keepers.
The Dolphins new coaching staff also features plenty of former college assistants, which will be good IF the Dolphins plan to field a young team.
Notice there are no former Packers, which is something I warned you about considering the Packers have a no poaching policy.
However, the Dolphins' new staff appears solid.
Philbin has surrounded himself with friends and mentors, which creates good harmony and a solid counsel of advisers.
Key members of both the offensive and defensive staff have a history of working together. And there are three assistants – Mike Sherman, Ken O'Keefe and Darren Rizzi – who have head coaching experience.
Mike Sherman – Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks coach
Kevin Coyle – Defensive Coordinator
You'll struggle to find someone who won't say Sherman's a good coach, especially when it comes to the offensive side of the ball. I've fallen in love with Sherman's passing game watching cut ups of Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill. It's multiple, quick striking, and effective with the right quarterback (needs accuracy and the ability to make quick decisions) behind the trigger. Coyle comes from one of my favorite NFL defenses. Why do I like the Bengals so much? Because Marvin Lewis is a genius. His staff's make the most out of what they have, and Cincinnati is usually aggressive, and produces turnovers. Coyle doesn't have experience as a coordinator in the NFL, but he does have 15 years of coordinator experience on the college level.
Special Teams
Darren Rizzi - Special Teams Coordinator
Dave Fipp – Assistant Special Teams coach
Special teams was the best coached unit last season. Fipp got the most out of Brandon Fields, who produced a career year, and Dan Carpenter also had a solid season. The coverage units were strong all season, and Davone Bess was one of the NFL's top punt returners. I'm excited to see what Rizzi and Fipp will do together in year two of their partnership.
Offensive Staff
Ken O'Keefe – Wide Receivers coach
Phil McGeoghan – Assistant Wide Receivers coach
Zac Taylor - Assistant Quarterbacks coach
Jeff Nixon – Running backs coach
Ben Johnson - Offensive Assistant
Dan Campbell - Tight ends coach
Jim Turner – Offensive Line coach
Chris Mosley – Assistant Offensive Line coach
O'Keefe is an accomplished college offensive coordinator, who usually maximized the talent he had at Iowa. I'm a big fan of former productive college quarterbacks becoming coaches, and Zac Taylor fits the mold. I fell in love with Texas A&M's offensive line during my film study of Tannehill, who was rarely harassed. Turner coached that unit.
"When I was at Green Bay, he would come and visit. When I watched tape of his line play, I observed a group of excellent technicians and that comes from coaching," Sherman said about Turner when he hired him at Texas A&M. "I can see the discipline, leadership and mental toughness learned from being in the Marines Corps passed along to our football players. I think he is an excellent coach."
Nixon did wonders with Reggie Bush, who rushed for 1,000 yards for the first time in his career. Now he's got to transform Daniel Thomas into the physical tailback he's supposed to be. I really like that Nixon comes from a west coast system with the Eagles. In his first season as tight end coach Campbell helped Anthony Fasano turn in one of his most productive NFL seasons, where he was strong as a pass blocker and red zone threat, and assisted Charles Clay's growth as a rookie and newcomer to tight end.
Defensive Staff
Kacy Rodgers – Defensive Line coach
George Edwards - Linebackers coach
David Corrao - Defensive Quality Control/ Assistant Linebackers
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Darren Krein – Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Dave Puloka – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
It wasn't a good sign that General Manager Jeff Ireland called out the conditioning of last year's team. However, a lockout had something to do with the team's issues in 2011. Sparano's Dolphins were viewed as one of the more physical teams in the NFL, and that wouldn't have happened without a solid strength program.
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"Sweet Revolution" is a supernatural yaoi manga by Yukine Honami. Tatsuki and Ohta seem to be two ordinary young men who happen to be cousins. But the truth is that they're supernatural creatures who have fled to the human world in order to escape from an arranged marriage that Tatsuki does not want to go through. Tatsuki is the Dragon King successor and possess the Nyoi-Houshu, a magical dagger which is the source of his power. Ohta is a Zashiki Warashi, a house spirit who lost his home and has become Tatsuki's lover. However, Ohta is gravely injured, forcing Tatsuki to take him back to their realm in order to save him. Will they be able to stay together?
The main problem with the manga isn't the idea that two different spirits could fall in love with each other, it's that the author puts way too many human traits onto the couple rather than figure out how being a spirit affects their psychological outlook. It's not to say that they wouldn't be capable of caring or having morals and ethics. It's just that they may not have some of the same hang ups that humans have. For example, they may think that marriage is a big waste of time and that the human couple should just live together. Another good example could be that if a human wants to become a supernatural creature, then they have the right to do it, just as long as they don't do anything unethical. The author also missed a great opportunity to explore the emotional trauma of a Zashiki Warashi who lost his home. Is Tatsuki the emotional anchor that keeps Ohta from killing himself or becoming a vengeful spirit? And what do the other spirits think of a homeless Zashiki Warashi? Do they pity him or think he's a freak? This is a decent manga for Honolulu yaoi fans.
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MOBILE, Ala.- Despite the cold temperatures the Alabama bats were anything but as the Crimson Tide combined to score 27 runs on 27 hits in a sweep of its two games Saturday at the Mardi Gras Invitational. Alabama opened the day with a 15-4 win over Lipscomb and closed the day with a 12-1 victory over South Alabama.
Junior Jackey Branham paced the Tide at the plate with a 5-for-6 effort, scoring four runs and driving in four. Sophomore Kaila Hunt smacked two home runs and collected four hits while seniors Jazlyn Lunceford and Jennifer Fentonadded four hits as well.
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Sophomore Kaila Hunt and junior Courtney Conleywent deep for the Crimson Tide as Alabama smashed eight extra base hits in the win. UA scored four in the second, three in the fourth, two in the fifth and finished off Lipscomb with six in the sixth to secure its second run-rule victory in as many games.
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The Sugar and Sweetener Team of the Economic Research Service (ERS) makes calendar year estimates of total and per capita sweetener deliveries that are available for food and beverage consumption by U.S. consumers. U.S. sweetener deliveries for 2010 were 131.9 pounds per capita, up slightly from 2009, but down 19.4 pounds from the per capita high of 151.3 pounds in 1999. Per capita sugar consumption in 2010 was 66.0 pounds, its highest level since 1999, while corn sweetener per capita consumption at 64.5 pounds was at its lowest level since 1986. For the first time since 1985, total sugar available for consumption exceeded total corn sweeteners (the sum of high fructose corn syrup, glucose syrup, and dextrose).
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Increasing amount of Drunks in Tunstall
I don't know what anyone else thinks but I think its disgusting how all those drunks hang around Tunstall in the day.
Its very intermediating hanging around the market area drinking their strong larger.
Why are they all coming to Tunstall all of a sudden?
There shoud be something done about it.
Having asked a few people
Having asked a few people this same question my self the reply i got was that Hanley, Stoke and Newcastle town centres are no drinking zones and so they are starting to gather in Tunstall, they sit on the benches in the square or talk to the guy selling the sentinel by the market. If Tunstall did get a no drinking zone i do not know if it would be the council or the police who would have to enforce it??. Also how would they go about this as they allow drinking outside the Sneyd Arms Hotel dont they.
Just how bad is this
Just how bad is this situation? As bad as it used to be outside ARGOS in hanley?
I only go through town on two
I only go through town on two mornings a week at 9.30ish and they are gathering by then, it is by no ways as bad as Argos Hanley but I can imagine if somthing is not done it will get worse. My husband (a bus driver) says they get on the Biddulph bus from Newcastle some get on at Porthill and one or two at Longport. If they are already drunk or drinking he will not let them on and several times he has been verbaly abused because of this. I dont think they are substance abusers only drinkers by what I have seen.
you say the drunks are bussed
you say the drunks are bussed in, just what is bringing them to the town in the first place. what is the attraction? is one of the off licences or pubs doing generous happy hours early in the morning or is the problem nothing to do with the pubs. do they come to get there giro payments? maybe they used to go to burslem but its become such a dump there even they dont want to be associated with it
No they are not bussed in
No they are not bussed in they just happen to get on the buses from Newcastle or Hanley and meet up in Tunstall. Its as if Tunstall Square has become the meeting place. I have just come in from town and there are approx 9/10 of them sitting on the benches by the Hotel with the strong cans of larger and cider, the majority are men but somtimes like today you get one or two women as well. I dont know if it is worse when they get their benefit what day do they pay that out.???
I walk through the town
I walk through the town centre early in the mornings to go to work and I am disgusted by the amount of rubbish littered around the streets. The other day I happened upon vomit in a doorway, makes me want to take the long way round just to avoid our town centre. As for the drinkers gathering in the town centre, I see them on the way home - what is happening to our once nice town???
Action needs to be taken. Not
Action needs to be taken. Not tomorrow, not in 6 weeks times, not in half a years time. Emergency legislation needs pushing through the council to provide as much support as possible so the police can shift them on. Drinking in the street shouldn't be allowed anyway. I bet these are the wasters who get £500 a week benefit support.
I am not as up to date with
I am not as up to date with benefits as I used to be when i worked for the C.A.B. but I do know that alcoholism is a recognised illnesses and as such they get diability / sickness benifits and all the other things that go with it, what this ammounts to now I have no idea. One thing I do know is that the majority of the ones in town come in on FREE bus passes issued by the council as they are registered as disabled and can travel thru Stoke on Trent on any bus without paying. (This is why small bus companys are being taken over, they have to accept the bus pass but can not get the money back from the council for months and are out of pocket all the time. But thats another story.)
I contacted Tunstall
I contacted Tunstall Councillor Lee Wanger this week to see what the official stance to this problem was
I am well aware of the problem of drunks and people walking around with open cans of strong lager in the main areas of Tunstall.
These are some of the things that are being done to address this issue.
We have a problem with the convenience store just above the roundabout in Tunstall. This sells alcohol from quite early in the morning and many of our local alcoholics go there to get their 'breakfast'. If the weather is nice they can hang around and pester the shop owners and their customers from nearby shops.
The Chamber of Trade have written to the Council's Licensing Dept. asking for clarification of the times that they can sell alcohol and for them to visit the shop and point out their obligations with regards to selling alcohol to people who are already inebriated.
We have also written to our local police asking them if they have had instances where they have been contacted by local businesses to report problems with drunks around this shop. Members of the Chamber of Trade have had to dial 999 on a number of occasions to get police or paramedics to inebriated and abusive alcoholics who have deposited themselves in shop doorways.
The aim of doing this is to gather sufficient evidence to ask the Council's Licensing committee to vary the hours that the Convenience Store can sell alcohol. (i.e. from say 10:00am and not the current 8:00am).
With regards to the drug and alcohol centre on the corner of Forrester Street. Again I am well aware of the problem around this. We believe that it stems from friends of people who have appointments at the centre. They 'hang about' waiting for them and we have instances of them being drunk and abusive.
The centre does, when informed, move people away from the outside of their premises but that just migrates it to elsewhere in the town. In particular the entry behind the centre. The local Residents Association have had a number of meetings with the management of the centre and the police over this particular problem.
Residents living near by call the police and get an incident number when they see anything suspicious going on.
With regards to drinkers in the town. With the consent and support of the police, most of the large shops in the town have been given logs in which they can note incidents of drunkenness or people drinking and being abusive, etc. along with petitions for their customers to sign to say they would support turning Tunstall Town Centre into an Alcohol Free Area.
This would give the police the power to confiscate and pour away the contents of opened bottles and cans of alcohol. The petitions and logs will be collected in at the end of this month and I will present them to the appropriate authority to see if we can get them acted upon.
Lee Wanger
From Lee's response the
From Lee's response the things we can do now is to go into town and sign the petition in support of turning Tunstall Town Centre into an Alcohol Free Area, there by giving the police the powers to confiscate any drink.
I'd like to see that in all areas to be honest, but let's start with the town centre.
I dont think this would be
I dont think this would be possible as i have said before the Sneyd Arms has got a licence that enables them to have the tables outside and people can take drinks and snacks out doors, you can not stop one set of people drinking out side just because they drink out of cans, and say it is ok for the others because they purchased the drinks from the hotel. I think this would end up with a lot of agrevation. Also who is going to be on hand to implement this if they do.
Well catthaithai you sure
Well catthaithai you sure have opened up a can of worms ( or a can of larger!! ).
One thing your question has done for me is to confirm that Lee Wanger is still alive and in residence in Tunstall. I have tried to contact him on another issue several times to no avail and in the end I gave up.
There is no such thing as an
There is no such thing as an alcohol free zone, but the police and council can designate an area as an alcohol restriction zone (ARZ. This means that if a person does not surrender any open or closed containers of alcohol when asked to do so by a police officer, they can be fined up to £500.
There has been recent legislation to address the issue of cafe/smoking areas outside pubs in an ARZ, which means those areas are exempt from the ARZ legislation, until half an hour after the pubs have closed.
I've spoken to some of the
I've spoken to some of the local shops this dinner time. The ones I spoke to didn't know about a petition but do work with police in monitoring crime in the town.
I didn't have much luck in the town centre tracking the group down, giving up and heading back home I then spotted them outside the convenience store which allegedly sells them the liquid lunches.
its good to know that
its good to know that something is being done, but from the photo it doesnt look like very much harm is being done expect taking up most of the pavement. but saying that the look on the gents face coming towards the camera looks to have distace written all over it.
Jon, with certain members of
Jon, with certain members of the group drinking for several hours anything could happen. To be honest, they could be salt of the earth people, but with people coming onto the site to raise the issue, something must be wrong.
Rumor has it that they were
Rumor has it that they were being stalked by a strange bloke with a camera today.
Anyway we have got a big enough problem with some drunks up on Mustang but thats another story !!!!
That photo is great. Even has
That photo is great. Even has the stereotypical bull terrier!
Once, on a Saturday afternoon I went loco, and visited the pub on the square near bargain booze - Oddfellows Arms (don't worry I had backup). I was surprised by the amount of Dads in there with their kids strapped into pushchairs, supping cola and eating crisps. They must be very proud.
don't worry I had back up!
don't worry I had back up! what a pathetic excuse for a joke! So are you telling me you were never taken into the pub as a child!
as i understand where people are coming from i find it hard to sit here and read all the comments without putting my two pence worth in!
these people aren't looting smashing or raping! these people need help! and im pretty sure its illegal to post pictures without being given permission...
people need to get a grip and show a bit of compassion as this is Tunstall not Beverley hills!!!
So you think it's a crime to
So you think it's a crime to take a photo, but perfectly normal to drink in the street killing off businesses?
Taking a photo in a public place is against no one's rights unless it's of an minor, they don't look like minors. http://bluenoxid.co.uk/photolaw.html
These people aren't looting or raping, but they are littering, congregating in large drunken mobs during the day, shouting, swearing and generally putting people off coming to the town effectively putting the knife into local businesses which then has a knock on the local area.
There are places for people to drink and that's in the home or in the pub and not on the street.
That's my opinion anyway.
So taking photos of the
So taking photos of the violent underage yobs in Tunstall park would be a crime? and like the gentlemen who had his jaw broken we would be arrested. somethings no right
ive seen plenty of upstanding
ive seen plenty of upstanding citizens in my time dropping litter!! and who are you to really judge?
what do you want them to do?
go to the park where the kids are!!
you all talk about their homes, most off them are in the YCMA or homeless!!
We judge by our own standards
We judge by our own standards and morals. Tunstall wasn't put their as someones doss house, it's there for people to shop in the day time, not to stand around town scaring customers off, making people feeling very uneasy around them.
Wouldn't a pub be the best place for them, somewhere designed for people drinking?
I don't want them in my town, they are only a recent addition so hopefully the council and police will grow some balls and shift them on.
Hmmm, I'm just wondering, although it's none of my business, are you part of the gang or just sympathise with them?
don't be so stupid!!! do you
don't be so stupid!!!
do you think they have access to the internet! they're probably banned from the library lol!
i just don't understand why you don't want to get to the root of the problem and sort it out instead of moving the problem to a different place!
as i have already stated they aren't in parks where if pushed out they will end up... then you will all moan where your kids cant go in!
Let me be stupid, it's what I
Let me be stupid, it's what I do best .
Seriously, right now Tunstall like most towns and shopping areas in Britain are under enormous pressure with the decline of funding to councils, money in peoples back pockets etc.
If Tunstall goes down hill and shops start shutting (it's happening now!), it will have a huge impact on the area in terms of jobs, standards of living and so on.
I care about Tunstall and the overall well being of people in it. I wish you could see that this group are damaging this area.
Not quite sure what the reference to the internet is?
For all i care they can go of
For all i care they can go of the face of the earth they are know use to society, none of them will ever change.
hum how do you expect the
hum how do you expect the rest of us to relate with theise people who have fallen of the rat run. they take up valuable resources trying to make them bettr but then end spending the cash given in a offy bying the strongest larger you can get. why should the taxs ive paid for the past 40 years go towards in my eyes at least scum like that who cant even see they are doing wrong. they dont deserve pitty as they dont even give it to themselves. theyv just leached onto tunstall and now want to suck it dry and dont give two hoots what there behaviour is doing to the town. problem is this town is waking up and realising theyve got to act before they take root. i fully back the tunstall chamber of trade with there actions in this
So you hate single parents,
So you hate single parents, unemployed asylum seekers.
As i understand we all choice our paths in life some people are just unlucky, who's saying that woman wasn't abused as a child or raped or beat up and drinking her only way of coping!!!
hummm im very sorry for the
hummm im very sorry for the way you have been treated in life but i didnt once state anything about single parents more to the point whats a single parent got to do with drinking on the streets of tunstall. if anything shouldnt a single parent either be looking after the kids or working not p[issing their childs benefits up the wall.
show some compassion what
show some compassion what when the are peuking up every where and using the local telephone box as a toilet i dont think so i had a very starined up bringing as my mum was seriouly ill not knowing if she ws going to die yet i did not turn to drink or drugs.
Saw a few of the same ones
Saw a few of the same ones today arguing outside the snyed arms. Does society tolerate this or sink a little bit further?
There is now a poll running
There is now a poll running to see what everyone things
There was an application a
There was an application a few years back by a well known cut price pub chain to open an establishment in Tunsatll. An objection was raised by the Licencee of one of the hostelries in the town so the aplication was refused.
So now some of the charachters of the town drink el fresco just like they do on the continent as per Tony Blairs dream.
I have also noticed an
I have also noticed an increase on a sat around 11ish i think sitting rounds the trees just by the market, and the litter is getting terrible.Sorry if ive missed it but where is the petition?
I think it goes without
I think it goes without saying that everyone who has voted apart from the odd one or two belive that this is a major issue and needs sorted. Thnaks for voting.
What do you think of Tunstall's new street drinking culture - Vote now
The Tunstall Chamber of Trade
The Tunstall Chamber of Trade will be holding a Town Meeting shortly, no date confirmed yet, but businesses and the public will be invited along. Keep you posted.
I have now setup a e-petition
I have now setup a e-petition on the government website with regard to this topic.
Can all those who want to stop this activity please goto http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/19010 and sign the petition. We need 100,000 names before it can be put up for discussion.
Please sign and let you friends know and their friends etc....
If the people drinking
If the people drinking alcohol in Tunstall are being rowdy, abusive and violent towards shoppers and shop owners surely this amounts to antisocial behaviour and should be dealt with by the Police. If it is not illegal to drink in the high street I think the Police should encourage these people to congregate around the Police station in Tunstall to do their drinking at least there they can be easily monitored. If things get out of hand the Police response time would be in minutes rather than hours. I think this is just like the illegal parking by the roundabout out of sight out of mind I bet if this was happening outside the Police station on a regular basis some sort of action would be taken to get it stopped.I am not condoning this action but when you have got people standing outside the Sneyd Arms drinking and smoking and using language that is as colourful as the drunks this hardly sets a good example.
i walk to the service station
i walk to the service station most dinnertimes from work and these animals stand around dominos/chesire cheese area also a house near the top of furlong road has its fair share of wasters outside ,people who say they are doing no harm need to stand and listen to the disgusting language and see the litter they openly drop.also the 2 dogs fouling everywhere.
stiffler, i think its just
stiffler, i think its just the minority who think they are ok and justify what they are doing to tunstall
seems to me that the majority
seems to me that the majority of money being spent in tunstall comes from the pockets of these "undesirables" .
now you have your "alcohol free zone" in tunstall....you will move any problem, not solve it, and the police will have powers to remove alcohol or arrest/fine ppl.... if they are there!... if they were there in the first place then this situation would not have arisen.
if abusive language is used in public,or dogs foul the area, or people cause an obstruction to a footpath the laws already exist to punish those wrong-doers...........why make more rules? enforce the existing ones1
as for the comment about keep drinking confined to pubs....take that up with the breweries, they can supply, canned wrapped and delivered strong lager to the likes of bargain-booze at a fraction of the cost the same brewers charge pubs, who buy in bulk!
whilst greedy breweries and franchise chains bleed publicans dry, and charge more per unit the more a pub sells, (the only trade where bulk-buying costs more!) the situation will not change.
lower pub prices, jack up off-license prices, keep the alkies in monitored,observed and controlled pub premises, and the problem would be solved.
no landlord will serve a drunken person....they can lose their license, the same rules do not apply to off-licenses.
think about it!
The alcohol free zone, as far
The alcohol free zone, as far as I can see is not working. Only today at 11.55 I saw a dosser walking past Hamzars in the High Street, with a can of Special Brew. The last three times I visited Tower Square I have seen on the fisrt occassion a bloke ranting at his Missus with a can in his hand and on the following two occasions the same homeless person with a can in his hands.
I am not personally bothered but I guess the police have better things to do like be worring about their over inflated pensions and nicking the easy targets like motorists.
To be honest I am sick of the way people are treated in this country and how we are slowly becoming a police state and being taxed to high heaven!
The revolution is not far
The revolution is not far away....Be Warned!
The rules of the ARZ at the
The rules of the ARZ at the moment are that the police can remove cans/bottles etc from people if they are causing a problem BUT they can not be there all the time so it is still down to the people of Tunstall who originaly made the complaints about the drunks. If there is a problem and you feel the need to inform someone then RING 101 the more people who ring the obvious it will become to the police the need to implement the new rules.
Just wish the people of
Just wish the people of Tunstall would get as passionate about getting all the dog poop of our streets and open spaces as they are about ridding the area of drunks and undesirables. The streets, grass verges and open spaces are a disgrace it's about time something was done about this if your dog craps in public places it's down to the owner of the animal to clean it up.
I couldnt agree with you more
I couldnt agree with you more bj-dj, last week and for the next two weeks I am dog sitting and consequently walking the area alot I am noticing how thoughtless people are by not cleaning up after the animals they have, It only takes a few seconds to wrap in kitchen/toilet paper and pop in a small plastic bag. But thats another story/complaint.


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Potter told TheaterMania about her "X Factor" experience: "The first audition I ever went to [when] I sang 'Somebody To Love' I told them every show I'd ever been in and they just edited it all out. They were trying to portray me as somebody I wasn't. My history, I thought, was what made my story interesting. It wasn't just that I was a bartender in Nashville but that I gave up a life on Broadway to be a bartender in Nashville. I pushed for that every week. It was very frustrating. I felt like the Broadway community might feel like I was hiding it and I wouldn't ever want anybody to feel like I was ashamed ...
"It's very cutthroat. You're competing with 13-year-old kids. It's very weird. It's sort of like the Hunger Games. They put all of this pressure on you, [saying things] like, 'This is what it's like when you're a star.' No it's not! You're not trapped in a room all day, not allowed to leave, not allowed to eat the foods you want to eat, not allowed to go to the bathroom without asking. When you're on these shows you don't have a choice about what you wear, what you sing, what your staging is like, or anything."
I was at "The X Factor" auditions in Uniondale, N.Y., on June 21, 2013, when Potter auditioned (and in my review, I even said she did one of the best auditions that day), so I can confirm that she's telling the truth: She did talk about her Broadway experience during her audition on stage, but her talking about her Broadway background was edited out and not shown on TV.
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NEW YORK — A thorough housecleaning can take all day — maybe all weekend. And as satisfying as that can be, sometimes you just don't have the time or the motivation.
But with the holidays just around the corner, we all want our homes to look good for parties, drop-in visitors and relatives. We want our guests to have that "Wow, this place looks nice!" feeling that comes with entering a house where the beds are made, sofa pillows are plumped, clutter is gone, and sinks and stovetop are shiny.
Fortunately, most visitors don't check the broiler for grime or under the radiators for dust. But what should the game plan be when you want to make your home look presentable without going for a deep clean?
Here's some advice on cleaning high-profile spaces in a hurry for maximum visual and psychological impact.
PRIORITIZE: "Concentrate on the public areas: the living/family room, dining room and bathrooms. Prioritize what has to be done — replenishing toilet paper in the bathroom — versus what would be nice to do — dusting the picture frames," said Deanne Marie, creator of "Smart Solutions for Busy People" books and blog. Marie suggests taking a timer with you from room to room (use the one on your cell phone if you don't have a kitchen timer) and setting it for 15 minutes in each room as a way of forcing yourself to "focus on the necessities."
Even if you've only got one hour, you'll be amazed at how much you can get done in four rooms using that technique.
HIDE CLUTTER: Marie calls it the "Hail Mary" pass of housecleaning: Cover up the mess when you can't get rid of it!
The Maids, a national cleaning franchise, advises simply piling your miscellaneous countertop clutter in a laundry basket and sticking it in the closet. No time to do the dishes before company arrives? The Maids' solution is to stack them on a cookie sheet for temporary storage in the oven (cold, of course).
Another tip: Shut the doors to rooms and closets your guests need not see.
LOOK AROUND: Cheryl Najafi of CherylStyle.com, a home entertaining expert, recommends trying to see your house the way your guests will, to make sure you haven't overlooked anything.
Take the "sit test," Najafi says: "If you're hosting a party in the formal living room, make sure you sit down and survey the room. You'll see things from a different vantage point. Like those dust bunnies in the corner!"
She also advises taking a look as you walk in the door. What will your guests see as they stand there waiting for the door to open? Broken umbrella? Garden clogs? Spider webs? Junk mail? Deal with it.
Think about the big picture. What large pieces of furniture will people notice as they enter a room? Plumping sofa pillows and making beds will have a bigger impact on your home's appearance than wiping down the refrigerator shelves.
BATHROOM: If there's one room where bad housekeeping can really gross your guests out, it's the bathroom. Fortunately, the must-dos are relatively easy to accomplish, and may even be best left to last-minute so nobody in your family can make a mess before guests arrive.
Giving the toilet bowl a scrub with a brush, as unpleasant as it is, must be tops on your list. You're also going to have to wipe down the seat and rim. (Disposable Clorox wipes are great for this purpose.)
And while you can always shut the shower door or curtains to hide tub scum, there really is something nice about a gleaming sink and countertop. Fortunately toothpaste and soap residue are easily sponged away.
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A Book of Angels for All Seasons. This book includes Inspirations
of Mother Teresa and Prayers to the Holy Angels and Mary Mother of God.
Also Prayers and Poetry, Kaddish Prayer blessing, Christian Orthodox
and a short inspiration: Angels of the Universe with Scripture Inspirations.
Christian Education.
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