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Valentine's Day is right round the corner and if you need a touch of inspiration for the romantic holiday, here's a Valentine's Day comprehensive guide for restaurants around Raleigh and the Triangle.
For the uber romantic:
Highly-acclaimed French restaurant Saint Jacques is offering couples a special Valentine's Day dinner for $79 per person. Reservations are strongly recommended and you can preview the Valentine's Day menu here.
You can also get flirty at Coquette in Raleigh, where the French brasserie is offering lovebirds three and four-course Valentine's Day special dinners at $45 and $55. Preview the menu here.
In Raleigh's North Hills district, Vivace is offering a four-course special Valentine's Day dinner for $50 per person. The Valentine's Day dinner will also be available on February 15 as well. Preview Vivace's Valentine's Day menu here.
For the fancy-schmancy:
The Angus Barn is hosting a Valentine Winemaker's Dinner on February 14 at the Pavilion. Tickets to the dinner are $95 per person and can purchased online.
Treat your honey to a five-star experience at The Umstead's Herons restaurant. The Valentine's Day five-course tasting menu is $95 person. Reservations are recommended.
Washington Duke Inn is offering a special Valentine's Day dinner. You can preview the Valentine's Day menu here.
Cary's Asian-fusion restaurant ãn and Raleigh's Bloomsbury Bistro would also be great contenders for an upscale experience.
For the funky bunch:
If you're looking for quirky and eclectic, Gonza Tacos y Tequila would be a great bet for a fun time along with fantastic food. The restaurant now has two locations--the original off Lead Mine Road in Raleigh and a new location in Wake Forest.
For Mexican fare a touch about the rest, Centro in downtown Raleigh is a can't-miss spot. Nearby, for drinks and bar fare, the art-deco funkiness of Clockwork is worth checking out.
For the urban-sophisticate:
In the Mordecai district, you can knock out a killer epicurean experience with a one-two punch dinner at Stanbury and then dessert directly next door for ethereal chocolates at Escazú. The special line of Valentine's Day chocolates will debut on February 8 at Escazú.
Worlds collide at Plates Neighborhood Kitchen, where the food is inspired by dishes around the globe. Plates will host a special Valentine's Week tasting menu at $51 per person. A vegetarian tasting menu is also offered at $51 per person. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
Moroccan restaurant Babylon is hosting a special three-course meal for the special holiday. Diners can feast on pan-seared scallops, filet mignon and more for $50 per person. Preview Babylon's special Valentine's Day menu here.
Top-notch restaurants Poole's Diner and Bida Manda would also likely impress any Valentine's Day date.
For the discerning foodie:
The locavore movement and Korean cuisine combine at Kimbap Cafe, a perfect spot for a Valentine's Day date night.
Tip back a pisco sour and escalate to some of the area's finest Peruvian cuisine at Machu Picchu.
Or, if sushi is more your style, Kai and Hayashi in North Raleigh offer some of Raleigh's best sushi.
For the cozy, but casual:
Capital Club 16 in downtown Raleigh will offer a special Valentine's Day menu. Preview the menu here.
Nearby on Martin Street, Garland and its Asian-inspired fare has opened late last year to rave reviews. Garland is offering couples on Valentine's Day a three-course meal for $80 per couple.
Also in the "new" category is the Oak City Meatball Shoppe--a restaurant dedicated to the love of the meatball.
Trophy Brewing, a neighborhood nanobrewery, offers a solid list of local beers and an evolving selection of specialty pizzas.
Margaux's in North Raleigh is offering a special prix-fixe Valentine's Day menu for $49.95 a person. Check out the special Margaux's menu here.
Old standbys like The Rockford and Hayes Barton Cafe remain classics for a reason--they're darn good.
For the tapas lover:
If you're the type that can't commit to one dish, but would rather indulge in a melange of flavors, tapas or small bites at Humble Pie or Oro are your best bet.
Spanish tapas are also well-represented at Tasca Brava on Glenwood Avenue. "Morsels" of food pair with microbrews and wine over at Taste in West Raleigh. And over at Calavera, you can pair an assortment of empanadas with shots of the area's largest selection of tequila.
For the southern-comfortable:
Chicken and waffles may have become the emblematic food of the South and you can find them at Chef Ashley Christensen's Beasley's Chicken + Honey.
Over at Mandolin in Raleigh's Five Points neighborhood, Southern classic foods are imbued with a modern interpretation.
And, at Jose and Sons, tradition Mexican dishes interlock with Southern influences in the The Depot district in downtown Raleigh to create some of the area's most innovative fare. Jose and Sons will offer special dishes and cocktails for Valentine's Day week.
For the artsy:
For the art-inclined, the full-service restaurant, Iris, located inside the North Carolina Museum of Art is highly recommended. Iris serves fresh, seasonal fare and reservations are always highly encouraged.
For the veggie-lover:
The vegetarian-friendly restaurant's outstanding reputation is no lie over at The Fiction Kitchen. The menu at The Fiction Kitchen is one hundred percent vegetarian for those looking for a complete vegetarian experience.
Nearby in downtown Raleigh, The Remedy Diner also serves casual vegetarian and vegan-friendly dishes.
For the roving chowhound:
Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours is hosting several Valentine's Day restaurant and cocktail tours around the Triangle. Tours will take place in the Triangle and Triad area. For more information about the tours and times of each tour, see here. Tours will also take place on Saturday, February 15 as well.
For the early bird:
Chick-fil-A will serves its guests heart-shaped breakfast biscuits on Valentine's Day at Raleigh's Capital Crossing and Falls Village location. The special heart-shaped biscuits will be offered during its breakfast hours, from 6:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
For those that like streaking:
And lastly, if you want to burn off a few calories and enjoy running half-naked around town, the Cupid's Undie Run will take place on Saturday, February 15 in Raleigh and will also be a fundraiser for the Children's Tumor Foundation. Pants are optional during the race. Find out more information about the run and fundraiser at Cupid's Undie Run.


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Many of the names associated with the Western Australian coast line and the Abrolhos Islands reflect the long history of European exploration and Dutch trading that plied the spice island routes during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries between Western Europe and Spice Islands, now Indonesia. Amongst the history of the shipwrecks is the Guano mining days. Guano is a fertilizer derived from bird excreta, and was mined on a commercial scale from the late 1800's until early 1900's when chemical fertilizer was introduced.
This tour offers a bird's eye view of a spectacular eco-system that is rich in history and beauty. Its remoteness is of mystery and wonder. You will fly over the lagoons of Southern Group Islands, pearl farms, fishermen's huts and jetties, shipwrecks (including the Zeewych 1727, the Winsor 1908) and the rugged islands and its surrounding reefs.
Following from there you are then over the next Island Group which is known as Easter Group (or Rat Island Group). There you will see the fishermen shacks and how mining has left an everlasting impression on the islands. You will see islands where over 100 birds species and seals bread. Further on is Wallabi Group which is where the Batavia sank in 1629. You will fly over what is said to be the first Building in Australia which the Dutch built. Some of the islands are quite large and the reef is surrounding. You fly over Beacon Island where the Survivors first came to settle and the mutiny was born. Out to the south of Beacon is where the Batavia was wrecked and made a mark in the reef. From there you return home to ponder on the amazing scenery you have just encountered
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Lenovo ThinkPad X201 Review
- Great battery life
- Finally includes a touchpad
- Great performance
- Screens could be better on the X201 and X201s
Quick Take
The Lenovo ThinkPad X201 is a small notebook that packs a huge punch.
The ThinkPad X201 is the newest 12-inch ultra-portable business notebook from Lenovo. As a refresh to the X200-series, the X201 showcases Intel's latest Calpella platform. One of the most interesting new processor options included in the X201 is the new 32nm Core i7-640LM dual-core CPU clocked in at 2.13GHz. In this review we take a look at the entire X201-lineup including the X201, X201s, and X201 Tablet and see how well they stack up against previous models.
Our Lenovo ThinkPad X201 Specifications:
- Screen: 12.1-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) LED Backlit (Matte finish)
- Operating System: Windows 7 Professional (64bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-540M (2.53GHz, 3MB Cache)
- Memory: 4GB DDR3 RAM (2GB + 2GB)
- Storage: 320GB Hitachi HDD (7200rpm)
- Wireless: Intel 6200 802.11AGN, Bluetooth
- Graphics: Intel GMA HD Integrated Graphics
- Power: 94Wh 9-cell, 65W 20V AC adapter
- Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.2 x 0.8 – 1.4″
- Weight: 3.52lbs
- Retail Price: $1,625
Our Lenovo ThinkPad X201s Specifications:
- Screen: 12.1-inch WXGA+ (1440 x 900) LED Backlit (Matte finish)
- Operating System: Windows 7 Professional (64bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-640LM (2.13GHz, 4MB Cache)
- Memory: 4GB DDR3 RAM (2GB + 2GB)
- Storage: 320GB Hitachi HDD (5400rpm)
- Wireless: Intel 6250 802.11AGN, Bluetooth
- Graphics: Intel GMA HD Integrated Graphics
- Power: 57Wh 6-cell, 65W 20V AC adapter
- Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.8 – 1.4″
- Weight: 2.77lbs
- Retail Price: $1,335
Our Lenovo ThinkPad X201 Tablet Specifications:
- Screen: 12.1″ Multitouch LED WXGA (1280×800) panel with Wide Viewing Angle
- Operating System: Windows 7 Professional (64bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-640LM (2.13GHz, 4MB Cache)
- Memory: 4GB DDR3 RAM (2GB + 2GB)
- Storage: 320GB Fujitsu HDD (5400rpm)
- Wireless: Intel 6200 802.11AGN, Bluetooth
- Graphics: Intel GMA HD Integrated Graphics
- Power: 66Wh 8-cell, 65W 20V AC adapter
- Dimensions: 11.6 x 10.1 x 1.04 – 1.31″
- Weight: 3.95lbs
- Retail Price: $1,900
Build and Design
The ThinkPad X201 carries the same delightfully-intimidating, ultra-portable business-notebook-on-steroids design as all the X-series notebooks before it. At first glance it looks like any other T-series notebook with a boxy frame and rubberized paint but much smaller. With the notebook open, you see that the design is as small as it can be without reducing the size of the keyboard. Keeping the large keyboard on the small frame does have consequences, however, such as a short palmrest that's too short to support most wrists with your fingers in their typing position. The X-series notebook is essentially the smallest ThinkPad that still allows Lenovo to incorporate a full-size keyboard in its design.
Build quality is great compared to many of the small netbooks and CULV notebooks that have hit the market in the past couple of years. Just like the larger T-series counterpart, the X201 retains the strong stainless-steel screen hinges, durable ThinkPad keyboard, strong plastic cladding, and alloy chassis. The thinner design does introduce some minor flex and the screen hinges feel "weaker" when scaled down but this is all relative. For a 12-inch notebook the X201 can easily be tossed around with little worry about it breaking ahead of schedule or wearing out before its useful life is up. Try to do the same thing with cheaper consumer competition and you won't like the results.
End-user servicing is still taken into consideration with easy memory and hard drive access. The X201 retains the side panel to quickly swap out the hard drive and the bottom cover to upgrade the system memory.
Screen and Speakers
While the build quality surpasses many CULV-notebooks one area the X201 really falls behind is in the screen category. Compared to many of the modern 11.6- and 12-inch glossy screens found on new consumer ultraportable notebooks, the panels on the X201 and X201s fall behind in color saturation and contrast. Colors appeared faded and weak while black levels felt washed out. This seems to be the downside to most business notebooks. Vertical viewing angles are average with colors starting to invert quickly when you tilt the screen 10 to 15 degrees forward or back. Horizontal viewing angles are better with colors staying consistent even at steep angles.
The X201 Tablet screen is a step above the X201 or X201s and offers much better color saturation and contrast. Viewing angles are also greatly improved with minimal color inversion even when tilted 45 degrees forward or back. One problem we noticed on our X201 Tablet review model though was the screen appeared very warm (yellow/orange). This gave the screen an aged look and was not very pleasing to the eye.
The backlight brightness of all three notebooks was plenty bright to be viewable in an office setting. The X201 was the brightest of the bunch and measured 250cd/m2 at its brightest point. The X201s was second and measured 232cd/m2 at its brightest point. The X201 Tablet came in third measuring 182cd/m2 at its brightest point. If you plan on using the X201 outdoors, Lenovo offers a high-brightness outdoor-viewable screen on the X201 Tablet as an option.
Keyboard and Touchpad
Each of the new ThinkPad X201-series notebooks we have in for review offers the same keyboard that was previously seen on the X200. After the huge change with the T400s and T410 we were expecting to see a similar redesign with the X201 models but that wasn't the case. With that said the typing experience is everything we have come to expect from the trusted ThinkPad brand. The keyboard size is 100% with the 12-inch widescreen chassis which is an improvement from the 4:3 aspect ratio X61 which had condensed keys along the perimeter of the keyboard. The typing surface has excellent support with barely any flex under moderate pressure. The tactile feel from each key is great with soft clicks emitting very little noise when fully pressed. If you plan on spending hours sitting in front of your computer typing the ThinkPad keyboard is hard to beat.
One entirely new feature on the X-series ThinkPad is a narrow Synaptics touchpad on the X201 and X201 Tablet. The X-series has always had the limitation of being TrackPoint onlywhich is a huge turnoff for some users. With the majority of buyers preferring the touchpad interface it was a no-brainer to see Lenovo adding it to the X201 to help increase sales. The small touchpad is odd to see at first it is about half the height of a normal touchpadbut you get used to it really quick. During the review process I favored the touchpad over the TrackPoint and had no trouble using it with common multitouch gestures. The touchpad had an excellent response time with no noticeable lag and each axis offered the same acceleration rate to prevent unwanted ovals.
Ports and Features
Port selection has stayed the same as previous models with three USB ports, VGA-out, LAN, ExpressCard/54, audio jacks and a modem jack. For storage expansion Lenovo also includes an SDHC slot located on the front edge of the palmrest. I was really hoping to see some form of digital video out but as this is a business-oriented model most business users still demand VGA-out for legacy projectors.


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Give your sysadmin a hug
By clive on Jul 31, 2009
The multitude of skills I needed to develop as a Systems Administrator, even though 15 years ago, are still essential to the job I do today.
When I visit a customer in a crisis, the Systems Administrator is typically the calmest, have the best grasp of the underlying problem and best placed to bring the various parties involved together.
So go on, hug your systems administrator. A systems administrator is for life not just for the 31st of July.


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- Sandra Ortiz
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Niña de 13 años se operó la nariz para evitar burlas (VIDEO)
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Ellos también quieren verse bellos ¿Por qué no?
- Andrea Penagos
- 08/21/10
La Dra. Aliza te recomienda hacer yoga para combatir el estrés
It is time for a new approach. While it won't be easy, we need to create an immigration system that focuses on the welcoming the immigrants we need to support economic growth and vitality while maintaining our national security.
This news from the Supreme Court is deeply disappointing. But the movement for healthier communities is bigger than one legal case.
I am an instrumentalist. It's part of my musical identity and is becoming more fascinating to the mainstream and average listener. I truly believe when we look back on 2016, we will have witnessed the rebirth of live instrumentation, Funk, and Jazz into mainstream music.
Positive depictions of minorities allow others to view people of color in a favorable light, thereby eliminating harmful stereotypes and racism. Such depictions also empower those minority groups.
It's been said that hope was forged of two powerful ingredients: anger at how things are, and the courage to change them. We will not be driven backwards to live in isolation from one another and in fear of violence.
Today's protest in the House of Representatives just might mark the beginning of the end of the gun industry's grip on American life and liberty.
As many rally in support of those affected by these social issues, there are still those who sit quietly. Those who may believe in a cause or have an opinion, but choose not use their voice.
The first memory I have of being racially profiled goes back to when I was a child shopping with my mother and older sister. I was only 13 or 14 years old, but I knew what was happening
A massive people assembly to organize against PROMESA has been called for June 25th by Puerto Rico Contra la Junta at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in the Capital City of San Juan. In the Puerto Rican Diaspora, groups are organizing too.
If the drug war were truly about going after drug users and eradicating consumption, white communities would see the same levels of criminalization as communities of color -- but they have not.


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Eric Johnson, 33, proposed to Jessica Simpson, 32, more than two years ago. The birth of daughter Maxwell postponed the first wedding. Simpson, now pregnant with her second child will marry this year according to Us Weekly on May 30.
A source says that Simpson "was telling friends she wanted to get married a few months after the baby is born." Jessica's newest bundle of joy, baby boy Johnson, is due any day now. Simpson and Johnson are beyond ready to tie the knot after postponing nuptials twice due to baby news.
Jessica tells her friends at her April 14 baby shower, "Let's have this wedding already before I get pregnant with another one!" The Weight Watchers spokeswoman is much more mindful of her food choices with this pregnancy and feels she will have an easier time getting to her wedding weight after giving birth to her baby boy.
It's a lot easier when you have a personal chef. A source tells Us Weekly, "The chef is there all day. Jessica eats things like egg whites and sausage. It's healthier." A lot healthier than the mac and cheese and Pop Tarts with butter she ate when pregnant with Maxwell.


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I'm investigating a bug which only seems to be reproducable on some single processor machines. I want to know if this is related to the HAL.
Prior to Server 2008, it was possible to select a specific HAL .dll using device manager as described here - Halapic.dll is uniprocessor and Halmps.dll multi.
In Server 2008, I can see three .dlls listed under drivers for my computer. The naming convention suggests that 2008 always has drivers for standard PC, uniproc pc and multiproc pc.
My question is this: Does Server 2008 always use a uniproc HAL on a machine with a single CPU? Additionally, is there a way to determine which HAL you use, or to force use of a particular HAL?


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"It's something we hadn't seen. We made adjustments and didn't stop it. We made more adjustments and still didn't stop it."
So sayeth Rodney Harrison. Yeah, its hard to stop something you hadn't seen on game film and when you didn't know the playcall like you *used to* do, isn't it?


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Three Chinese American women, who are very successful in their fields, are considered failures for one single reason — for staying single past the age of 25.
Tenants of rent-regulated apartments in Chinatown fought back and won a settlement with their landlord, who now must provide safe and decent living condition and stop harassing them.
She migrated from China to the United States, hoping to find a better life. She ended up working in a massage parlor, providing sex to customers.
For the women who dance together at a Chinatown park, every gesture brings them closer together and every step leads them away from the dangers of depression.
Amid the sea of Chinese characters in Sunset Park's Eighth Avenue, an Irish pub has held its ground despite waves of inward and outward migration.
Who owns public space? Young South Asian women in Brooklyn struggle with the culture that dictates that women have no business outside the home.
The difference between tea and life back home and over here, according to a Guyanese-American family in South Ozone Park.
The current debate over the conviction of NYPD officer Peter Liang is actually a good sign, heralding the growing political maturity of the Chinese American community.
Cha, chai or te? A Richmond Hill family's multiple ways of preparing what Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu called "the elixir of life."
As Pearl River Mart prepares to close its doors, why the store's godchild doesn't want it to be "saved"
Red is believed to be a lucky color and everyone wants to carry good luck with them. But that symbol of good fortune may soon carry something else: a 10-cent charge.
In Richmond Hill, a neighborhood's safety concerns are pitted against a city's effort to bring youth offenders closer to home. And the residents are up in arms.
How a high school teacher's advocacy vs. bullying of Sikh students led her from the classroom to the court room.
The Nepalese and Tibetan communities in Jackson Heights mix tradition with modern to keep their heritage alive.
One writers group was robbed at gunpoint in Ditmas Park. The police and the community's reactions were swift, but both seemed to miss the bigger picture.
In Kensington, young Bangladeshi activists fight against apathy and inaction in the local community by organizing around the murder of a 13-year-old boy in Bangladesh earlier this summer.
When Flushing was a neighborhood of European immigrants in the 1940s, Pearl Chow's was one of the sole Asian families there.
Many of the neighborhood's roti shops are located just steps from the A train. For Richmond Hill residents, gyaffing and hot doubles can remedy anything the MTA throws at them.
"Nobody wears those, so it's kind of funny that you do," she said, blowing swirls of smoke out of the corner of her mouth…
A "goddaughter" of one of Chinatown's oldest and most storied emporiums remembers the store's Red origins and high-low appeal.
Vintage American country-western music helps Indo-Guyanese express ineffable heartbreak, spirituality and political emergence.
Barriers to Banking Push Queens Immigrants Towards Alternative, Financial Services
Roti is everyday food in Punjabi homes. At the gurdwara, it takes on a new name and becomes a symbol of service.
A momo evangelist introduces foodies to a lesser known dumpling and to the Tibetans and Nepalese who love them.
Time traveling with a drink find in Chinatown
Harmoniums are all over South Asian music. But they also connect Guyana and Punjab spiritually
Community organizing can be lonely work when you're battling ghosts from a violent past
In neighborhoods where Asian American voters lack English fluency, poll workers are the overlooked links to electoral participation.
Grammy-nominated producer The Twilite Tone on moving to New York, working with Kanye and the South Asian namesake he shares with Chaka Khan
Diwali is celebrated in various ways by South Asian peoples. The Sikh celebration adds politics to the mix.
Buddhist "mercy releases" have long set animals free in ways that may harm them. Parks and animal protection organizations are working to make it better.
Queens temples break from Western architecture and remake old buildings into new spaces for divine encounters
Worker-owned cooperatives gain immigrant women more than income. They give them a cure for the "tensions" that harm their physical and mental health.
Urbanist Tarry Hum's new book on Sunset Park looks at the economic, cultural and land use shifts in the waterfront Brooklyn neighborhood.
I traveled to the heart of the epidemic one day in July to find out for myself what kind of peril we're in.
They tasted like a vanilla pudding—sweet and light. I'd long wondered if these berries were safe to eat, but Chin seemed to be nibbling without worry…
A Queens couple tries to put down roots in their own community and discovers the unwritten discriminatory rules of real estate.
I remember the medicine wafting through the apartment–a distinct scent, a heavy, earthy, musky odor that smelled like bark, dirt and dampened roots. The minute the pot would go on, I would retreat to my room where I paced back and forth, in anticipation of a stand-off with my mother.
There are so many people who are invisible to us, and I think that its important to realize that the girl who runs the egg-cakes cart, she has dreams too, she has a future too, she has a past as well.
Finntown in the 1920s and 30s was a bit like a leftist fantasy mixed with a touch of "Portlandia"…
Each of us has a moment, a shiny soap bubble of memory that contains our past and predicts our future.
The applications have been streaming in for our next round of Open City fellows. If you're an emerging Asian American writer, consider applying and help spread the word about this wonderful opportunity…
I often tagged along with my grandparents down the aisles of Chinese supermarkets. While Grandma stuck to purchasing standard items like Saltines or milk to add to her morning coffee, Grandpa knew the secrets of the dried, preserved goods and vegetables tucked away into the stores' dusty corners.
Alex is a skinny teenager with shaggy black hair – almost like a Beatles cut. He comes here all the time, just to play this game.
…Hispanics and Asians are living in neighborhoods together nearly three times as much as they did ten years ago. But how integrated they truly are is a matter of debate…
When I'm on the train, I draw a lot. I have absolutely no time for meditation. But when I'm painting, that's…my meditation."
Council District 38, which includes the heavily Asian and Latino Sunset Park, is a testing ground to see whether an experiment in direct democracy can meet its lofty goals…
No showering, no going outside, no drinking cold water–for an entire month. Many women in mainland China observe these rules as part of a traditional health care practice following childbirth.
I know that you've had some tough times the past few years. People have called to ban you, to oust you from the kitchen…
About a decade ago, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOH) began to puzzle over a strange and disturbing sight: whole, roasted ducks, hanging by their necks in the windows of Manhattan's Chinatown.
The gate, the window guards (all seven of them), the railings leading up to the door, the door itself — all bright stainless steel, and sparkling even on this cloudy day.
"When times are good, people might go for the Absolut, when they're bad it's Smirnoff or Georgi," says Anil, who runs 1-2-3 Liquors on Jamaica Avenue…
The drummers were dressed in black and white tunics with colorful sashes and played traditional instruments…
It's Sunday morning and there's a debate underway at the Richmond Hill Flea Market in Queens. At issue: a pair of bejeweled, costume earrings made of faux diamonds and rubies.
In 2012, over half a million stop and frisks took place citywide. Half of these involved persons of color—young men like Nilesh, who are constantly on the lookout for patrolling officers.
"He could've walked into Harlem and everybody knew 'im. He could walk into Spanish Harlem, everybody knew him. The gangsters knew him and respected him because he stood up to them…"
…there was one piece of equipment that made it all possible: a SONY tape player that kept them in operation as if they were 24-hour newsroom. The machine would play ten cassettes one after the other.
Visitors to the address would have found an entirely different scene ten or fifteen years ago. Before it was a fashion headquarters, the building was a garment factory…
"…the union guys were really worried. They were literally pissing in their pants…15 minutes later, it seemed like 15,000 women came out of the woodwork. Literally. From the buildings in Soho. They just couldn't believe it."
"The typhoon really hit me hard," she said. "I live in New York, but I'm still Filipino."
"Once we printed Chinese upside-down and nobody knew it. That was embarrassing!"
"You really can't get weird on a dehydrated noodle. You really can't get weird on a canned sardine. Snacks, yeah you can get a little weird."
"We are not known to the mainstream disabled communities. We've been here for 20 years."
"Manhattan gets everything. No more, no more…Our next mayor is going to be from Brooklyn no matter who wins."
"Probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg before it is broken."
–MFK Fisher, "How to Cook a Wolf"
As pure Tibetans, they seem to have a more direct connection to whatever their cause is…But in my case, I would be there thinking, I don't have the genuine drive in a way. I was supporting the cause, but at the same time, I saw myself differently.
The shorter woman said, "You have such a good
As I studied my surroundings, I found things that defied explanation. For some matters, the closer I looked, the more elusive any resolution became.
One Saturday afternoon in Sunset Park, I was sitting on the cement rim of a drained wading pool, watching elderly Chinese couples foxtrot to staticky melodies playing from a beat-up cassette player.
When working with the 12 to 19 year old set, she goes by two simple rules: 1.) Don't disrespect them and 2.) Stand your ground.
We both remembered the fashion house's Van Gogh jacket with its exquisite hand-embroidered jewel toned flowers, but it was Mary, who, without a heartbeat, recalled the year, telling the archivist to pull from the 1988 collection.
In the center of the plaza stands a bronze, 15-foot statue of the Chinese sage…In its shadow, a woman with a visor and clipboard is selling shuttle tickets to Foxwoods Casino.
Suran Song turned a laundromat in Jackson Heights into a space for private reflection. Now she's inviting her neighborhood to practice yoga in her living room.
The clinking coins were saved for two reasons – to feed the neighborhood parking meters and to pay for kiddie rides outside the supermarket where my family shopped.
In the same way that K-Town serves as a rough rendition of Seoul, these plastic replicas dutifully represent their edible counterparts.
It's like wearing a swagger on your face. If you've got a mustache, you're someone to be taken seriously.
Part one of a two-part series on local Asian-American engagement in electoral politics in New York City.
The Basement Bhangra deejay revisits the neighborhood of a legendary Hollis nightclub that flourished in the 90s.
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Soul release (psychopomp) work is one of the most important duties of a shaman. And it is some of the most fulfilling work for shamanic practitioners and shamanism students even in Houston today.
The idea of psychopomp work is that some people die but do not realize they are dead. There can be several reasons that happens. It can be because they die suddenly, or while in a coma, or under the influence of drugs (prescription or otherwise) or alcohol.
You've heard the phrase "he never knew what hit him." Well, on a metaphysical level that can often be true.
In indigenous and very traditional cultures, the community does certain rituals to help get the soul's attention, call the spirits, and help the soul safely cross to the other side. Our modern culture has mostly forgotten about the need for that, and forgotten how to do it.
Tibetans have their famous Tibetan Book of the Dead, which serves the purpose of guiding the dead soul savely through the bardo planes (the realm of illusion and fear) to the clear light of reality. The Egypians had their own Book of the Dead, which served a similar purpose.
Even today when people die instantly in car wrecks and other accidents, wars, and in natural disasters, a certain percentage of them get stuck in the Earth plane, because they either do not know they are dead or just do not know how to move on.
Houston Shamanism Meetup does a soul release cereomony whenever one of our members brings us a project that we all feel called to work on. A few years ago, when we had a core group of experienced regulars, we did soul release work as often as three or four times a year.
About 5 years ago, one of our members had been to the San Jacinto Battleground and had seen and heard souls still fighting the battle. He requested that we do a ceremony for them, and so we did. When he revisited the site after our ceremony, he found it quiet. Almost all of the souls had moved on.
Recently one of our new members suggested we do a ceremony for souls lost in Galveston's 1900 Storm. In those days there was no hurricane warning system, the island ass several feet lower than it is now, and people were caught totally unprepared. Over 6000 died.
Many people died instantly in tornadoes. Others suddenly drowned, swept away by the flood. Some were instantly decapitated by flying sheets of slate from roofs. And, of course, thousands of animals died, too. Some of those souls, he felt, must not have crossed over yet.
Because we have moved, and so many of our members are brand new, we scheduled the ceremony for our June Meetup, to give the new people time to gain experience before this very serious work.
That means the April and May Houston Shamanism Meetups will be very important training and practice sessions for anyone who may plan to attend in June. Psychopomp work is serious and rather advanced work.
So if you have been thinking about joining Houston Shamanism, now would be a good time. You can sign up at http://www.meetup.com/HoustonShamanism. That way you will receive notices in advance for all the Meetups.
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We tried different fish taco recipes for many years and we've landed on this one because even our picky fish eaters really like it. We love the pickled onion and jalapenos and use it for many other recipes when we want a little kick. Although I must admit to slicing the jalapenos because I'm a wimp. We usually use halibut as the fish and make the batter as explained. The crema is always a hit.
When making the onions, are the peppers are supposed to stay whole? Is the purpose to flavour the brine? Do you cut them up later, or not eat them at all? What did everyone else do.....
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"Every one of my songs is a special song for me." -Jeanette Biedermann
As an actress and pop singer, Jeanette is wildly popular in Germany, where she has released five top-selling albums since 2000. The English-singing star has had hits with "Rockin' on Heaven's Floor," "We've Got Tonight" and "Run With Me" and, up until 2004, she played a lead character on the German soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten.
Jeanette saw immediate success with her freshman release, Enjoy, released in the fall of 2000. Like a true pop star, Jeanette released an album every year thereafter for the next four years. By 2005, she was one of Germany's biggest stars. Albums like Rock My Life and Break On Through were huge sellers thanks to tracks like "Rockin' on Heaven's Floor" and "We've Got Tonight."
Meanwhile, Jeanette had also becoming a TV star, picking up the role of Marie Balzer in the popular German soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten in 1999. Jeanette impressed television audiences until 2004, but, prior to the release of her 2005 Christmas album, she announced she would be putting her acting career on the backburner in order to focus on music.
Jeanette Biedermann BiographyBorn in Berlin, Germany on February 22, 1981, Jeanette Biedermann grew up showered with love by her parents Bernd and Marion. An entertainer from the get-go, Jeanette took part in the Lilliput child circus at the age of 6. Initially a dancer, Jeanette branched out into singing as she grew older and discovered a passion for music.
At the age of 17, Jeanette took part in a talent contest called Bild-Schlagerwettbewerb. She beat out thousands of fellow contestants to win and, just like that, her path to stardom became much clearer. In 1999, Jeanette auditioned for and won the part of Marie Balzer on the hit German soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten.
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Jeanette upped her fame even further over the next two years, as she rereleased Rock My Life, adding new songs and calling it Rock My Life Gold Edition. Fans barely had time to soak this new addition in before Jeanette finished Break On Through in November of 2003. Her edgiest, strongest release yet, this pop-infused album made her Germany's most-loved singer and one of its most in-demand stars. Hits included "Rockin' on Heaven's Floor" and "Hold the Line."
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HavenCo was a "datahaven" created by a small group of pro-freedom individuals in 1999, and in operation as a datahaven in the self-declared "Principality of Sealand", more or less, until the end of 2002. It has been extensively written about in the press. Unfortunately, the project has only been successful as a preliminary experiment, and is no longer a functioning datahaven. Until now, the results of the experiment have been kept private, or at least not made accessible to the public, and as a result, some people may have a false sense of security when it comes to hosting their information with HavenCo on Sealand.
I founded HavenCo in 1999, served as CTO from inception until December 2002, and was largely responsible for the operations of the entire company during that period. I also physically resided on Sealand for much of 2000-2002, and invested substantial amounts of my own money in the project over the years. I am certainly one of the people in the world with the most interest in the success of HavenCo, as well as being a strong supporter of liberty on the Internet. However, my conscience cannot allow me to remain silent and allow users to be misled as to the security policies and standards of HavenCo and Sealand as they exist today, even if this causes substantial financial loss to myself. I cannot allow those currently in control of HavenCo to continue to tarnish my reputation by implied continuing involvement with them, as I am now involved in creating the next generation of fully distributed, tamper-resistant, externally auditable datahaven. While I can't go back and retroactively correct all of the misleading information which is currently circulating about HavenCo and Sealand, I hope by writing this document I will be able to at least put the truth out there for people to find. I can only hope the failure of the HavenCo project will not hinder future efforts in the area, as I remain a believer in the underlying concept of absolute liberty on the Internet.
HavenCo is currently operated by the Bates family, who have been in control of Sealand since 1966, when they took it from another group of pirate radio broadcasters. Those responsible for the changes in HavenCo policies and the effective closure of the datahaven are Michael Bates, also "Crown Prince Michael of Sealand", and his advisor, Lew Schnurr. It is they who are responsible for ensuring the privacy and security of customer information held by HavenCo on Sealand, and when it became clear they were unwilling to either disclose changes in policy to the public or to maintain the initial complete privacy policies of HavenCo, I left the company in December 2002. Anyone evaluating the utility of the HavenCo service should evaluate based on information available today, and be aware that with the information I have about HavenCo's past and present operations, I do not use HavenCo services myself, nor do I recommend them to others. Please do make your own informed decisions.
I am concerned that continued reliance on the security and anonymity of HavenCo may lead to business failure, due to problems with reliability or other aspects of the service. I am however far more concerned that reliance on HavenCo to not disclose information to outsiders may lead to criminal prosecution against individuals.
The information in this document is entirely from public sources. All information which may be considered commercially confidential has been reconstructed from entirely public sources, and all sources have been documented.
Confidential customer information has not been released in any way. Any information not readily available to outsiders from public sources which relates to current/past HavenCo customers has been omitted.
It was only after considering the consequences for former, current, and potential future datahaven users, as well as the interests of shareholders and others affiliated with HavenCo, that this document is being released. While some additional harm may result from the collection and ease of access of this information, it has always been available, and otherwise, many would have a false sense of security.
HavenCo was a datahaven from 2000-2002 operated from the self-declared Principality of Sealand in the North Sea.
All information in this document is from public sources, and is fully documented as to source in the appendicies
This site is intended to be an evolving reference, and suitable for multiple formats. The main page stands alone, with additional detail available on each section mentioned in the outline. Sections are being added over time.
A summary of relevant numbers about HavenCo, derived from public sources
HavenCo was founded by Ryan Lackey, Sean Hastings, and Jo Hastings in 1999. After deciding to set up a datahaven in some part of the world, we selected Sealand as an ideal location, and raised financing. We gathered a substantial amount of interest
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The meals from the Dining Center are included in the UMD housing contract for students living in the residence halls. Apartment and off-campus residents who wish to eat meals in the Dining Center, may purchase Dining Dollars. Apartment residents may also purchase a lunch only Monday - Friday meal plan. Information regarding Dining Dollars or the current menu may be viewed here.
When entering the dining center, your student ID is scanned for admittance to insure that if you ID card is ever lost or stolen, others will not be able to use it.
There is a wide variety of items to choose from including hot entrees, salad bar, dessert bar, sandwich bar, potato & pasta bar for lunch, along with numerous beverage choices. And as always, it's all you can eat. However, you are not permitted to bring food outside of the dining center.
The dining center is also a great environment to enjoy meals as well as socialization with friends.
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Copyright 2003 Josephine Leask
LONDON -- As part of
the international celebration of Kenneth MacMillan, the Royal Ballet
last Wednesday presented an evening of the choreographer's work
with two 'safe' pieces, "Danses Concertantes" (1955) and "Gloria"
(1980) sandwiching the toxic "Judas Tree" (1992). As principal choreographer
with the Royal Ballet from 1977 - 92, the year in which he died,
MacMillan was determined to make ballets which were relevant to
his generation. While he was heavily criticized initially for departing
from pretty-pretty fairy-tale illusion, he soon became praised for
being a risk taking, bold choreographer who delved into areas where
other choreographers feared to tread. He became famous for work
which explored disturbed psyches and dysfunctional relationships,
as illustrated by "The Judas Tree," or ballets which were based
on historical narratives which illustrated the turbulence and breakdowns
inevitable in the human condition. For such themes he developed
choreography that conveyed strong, black, raw and realistic emotion
and brought an expressionist streak to ballet, with characters that
often looked grotesque and who performed abusive acts on one another.
"The Judas Tree," one
of MacMillan's last ballets, is about nothing else apart from the
interaction between depraved people and includes portrayals of jealousy,
betrayal, violence and hatred. The complex and dramatic music score
by Brian Elias, who was commissioned to write it before the actual
choreography was made, inspired what happens in the dance and sets
the dramatic pace. A group of car mechanics assemble in a shabby
garage, brilliantly portrayed by the set design consisting of scaffolding,
bashed up cars, lurid red lights in the sky and the looming tower
of Canary Wharf in the background. Canary Wharf is London's version
of the former World Trade Center situated in London's impoverished
East end. It is a symbol of both new wealth and improvement towering
above a still predominantly deprived area.
The mechanics strut around,
a bit like in the musical "Greased Lightening," but then the tone
spirals rapidly downwards into heavier waters when a woman is carried
on wrapped in a white sheet. She emerges, danced by Mara Galeazzi
in an extraordinary skimpy leotard which is supposed to resemble
the contemporary dress of a slut, a working class girl whose legs
are open to everybody. She pushes the men around, including her
main man, the Foreman (on Wednesday, Irek Mukhamedov) and flirts
with his friend (Edward Watson). Then, predictably, the Foreman's
pride is hurt, he turns nasty and gathers his henchmen together
to gang rape his girl and murder his friend. Finally he climbs up
on the scaffolding and hangs himself on a final destructive impulse.
This depiction of repulsive
human behavior pushes ballet to its gestural limits and is brilliantly
executed by the dancers --the fight scenes, the rape scene, the
murder scene are all graphic and unbearable to watch. It is possibly
one of the most politically incorrect dance works that I've seen
in terms of its portrayal of both women and class. Working class
people are depicted as demented beasts and the woman is made invisible
at the whim of the men by being covered in a white sheet, then when
she appears has to behave like a cock-teaser for which she is later
viciously punished and killed. X-rated dance but a ballet choreographer
of MacMillan's status gets away with it.
MacMillan is also (in)famous
for his partner work in which the female dancer is often tossed
around like an inflatable doll at a rugby match, and grips on to
different parts of the male dancer with her thighs, when they are
not spread wide open. In fact, much of the man-handling of female
partners in MacMillan ballets resembles a rape scene, which is why
female dancers tackling his roles have to be physically and emotionally
tough. Galeazzi is no exception and Mukhamedov is no newcomer to
his role as macho villain, dancing it with a seasoned brutal authority.
The opening "Danses
Contertantes," one of MacMillan's first ballets made before his
mind became preoccupied with obsessive and depraved themes, is a
favorite with audiences. Its choreography is sharp, spiky and symmetrical,
its costumes by Nicholas Georgiadis -- unitards for men and tunics
for women -- are unusual and chic and the stage design surreal and
magical. Gestural themes appear and reappear, such as wrists turned
out in flexed position, fingers curled like spectacles round the
eyes, head twitches and tilts and jaunty walks on flat foot to pointe.
Laura Morera performs her part with a spot on quirkiness. The overall
effect is visually painterly and fun, although the dancers look
more like puppets than sophisticated members of elite society.
Francis Poulenc's choral
work "Gloria," sung by solo soprano Sally Matthews and members of
the Royal Opera Chorus steals the limelight in the finishing work
of this triple bill. It is a moving, beautiful choral work and makes
a much more emotional impact than the choreography which, to put
it bluntly, is a little dull. Few choreographers have made dance
that responds to the horrors of war (for good reasons), and "Gloria"
is an attempt to remember those who lost their lives in the carnage
of World War I. Trench life is depicted in costume by brown-grey
bloodstained leotards and helmets for the men and silvery angel-like
colors for the women. The work contains more gentle choreography
than in some of MacMillan's other ballets, with most of the drama
happening in the highly physical partner work. While not impact
making, "Gloria" nevertheless conveys a feeling of sadness and futility,
especially when a single male dancer left on stage at the end pauses,
staggers slowly upstage, then jumps off the set.
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Montville Municipal
Building, 195 Changebridge Road
8:00PM Regular Meeting
for the record.
Braden –Absent Thomas Buraszeski - Absent
Kanoff - Present James Marinello - Present
Driscoll - Present Richard Moore (Alt #1) – Present
Maury Cartine – Present
Carl DiPiazza (Alt #2) - Present
Hug – Entrance Noted
Present: William Denzler,
Huelsebusch, Engineer
Ackerman, Esq.
for the record
in of Professionals
following application was carried to 12/5/07 with notice preserved:
ZSPP/FCD5-07 Dunkin Donuts – 263 Changebridge Rd. – B:
149.04, L: 6 – amended site plan/use/bulk variances for fast food restaurant –
Use variance/off street parking /sign variances – carried w/notice from 8-1-07- Eligible: Kanoff, Cartine, Hug,
Driscoll, Braden, Buraszeski, Moore, DiPiazza, Marinello ACT
Mr. Hug enters
ZSPP/CD4-07 Paul Miller Auto - B: 160.2, L: 9 – 51
Stiles Ln. – site plan/use and bulk
for occupancy of existing industrial warehouse and associated parking lot to
store new
used automobiles associated with the various local Paul Miller dealerships - carried /notice from 8-1-07 – Eligible: Kanoff, Cartine, Hug,
Driscoll, Braden, Moore, DiPiazza, Marinello
on behalf of the applicant: Michael
Sullivan, Esq.; Nick Devita, applicant, Patrick McClellen, PE
Ackerman stated that the fence ordinance has been revised and asked Mr.
Sullivan how he wished to proceed. Mr.
Sullivan – The application will require additional variances for the fence, the
fence was always on the plan and we noticed for any and all variances, so wish
to proceed on application including variances for fence. Mr. Ackerman - Do you intend to apply and pay for those variance before the
next meeting? Mr. Sullivan – The fence
was always on the plan, let us see where we are going with the rest of the
application and then discuss the fence.
Mr. Marinello – Not comfortable with proceeding on the fence issue
without proper notice to the residents.
Mr. Sullivan – If the Board is not comfortable, then we will have to
carry. Mr. Ackerman reviewed the new
fence ordinance for the Board. Mr. Sullivan - The law in New Jersey states that
each and every variance does not have to be noticed for and the fence has been
on the plan from the beginning. Mr. Hug
– I am not comfortable with proceeding on the fence, the neighbors
be noticed and I rather hear this all at once instead of partial hearings. Mr.
Marinello – I am concerned that a neighbor that was noticed previously and there
was no variances required and now there are, they may want to be at a hearing
on a variance for the fence. Mr.
Driscoll – I agree. Mr. Cartine - The
neighbors may have other issues if the fence variance was noticed for. Mr. Marinello – Let us begin with the
testimony and not vote tonight until new notice is done for the fence
Sullivan – Requesting preliminary and final site plan and use variance. Currently no automobiles are allowed to be
stored outside. No more than 16
employees on site. Hours of operation
would be 7:30am-5:30pm Mon-Fri, there will be no customers to the site and no
signage. There is a variance requested
for impervious coverage of 57.7% where 56.7% exists.
Devita, applicant – previously sworn
2-3 tractor trailer deliveries per week with 8-10 cars per tractor trailer. The
trucks will enter by the horseshoe driveway and will leave the same way. No deliveries on off hours. Deliveries will occur between 10am-3pm. It takes about ½ hour to unload. The cars will come from the Stiles Lane
Bridge and will return the same way.
There will be about 8-10 trips with cars per day. There will be lifts inside the building, not
hydraulic, and the lifts will be greased once a month. There is passive exhaust through the roof
presently, if allowed 4-8 lifts will have system like we have in the dealership
currently. We have cameras on the
building at the Parsippany site which are monitored through the internet from
Paramus site. We plan to do the same in
Denzler- How many cars from dealership a day?
Mr. Devita – 8-10 will come in and the same will leave during the
day. Mr. Huelsebusch – It may be safer
to park the tractor trailer on Bader Road and unload. Mr. Devita – We can do that.
Mr. Hug – How many outside parking spaces will be utilized with cars
during a normal day? Mr. Devita – 45-50
approximately. Mr. Hug – How loud is
the alarm system and will it effect the neighbors on Changebridge Road. Mr. Devita – The sound can be lowered, we
are currently next to apartments on Route 46 and we have had no
complaints. Mr. Cartine – What way will
the cars be coming in and out? Mr.
Devita – Vail Road, the traffic is too backed up on New Road.
to public for this witness - none
McClellen, PE – previously sworn
property was upgraded in landscaping as a result of a planning board
application in 2004. There are 48
additional trees on site. The applicant
will add 10 additional white pine 10' in height in the area by Bader Road that
the Design Review Committee had concerns with.
Site distance reviewed. Site
distance to the left leaving the driveway is fine to the right there is a small
hindrance from existing landscaping.
Existing on building there are 3 wall mounted lights at 1,000 watts each
on Stiles Lane side. 4 wall mounted 500
watt bulbs on easterly side of building.
3 lights on Barnet Road side 500 watts.
On the westerly side there are 2 lights at 500 watts. There are 2 poles existing in the parking
lot with 2 1,000 watt bulbs on each of them.
The poles are 15' high. The configuration of parking lot will be the
same, but there will be some restriping and fencing in of 56 spaces.
Mr. Denzler – Will sidewalks be required for this project was a
question of one of the board members at the last hearing. I suggest sidewalks be installed along
Stiles Lane to other project currently under construction down the street but
not on Bader Road. Also suggest streetscape
lighting. Mr. Sullivan – The applicant
does not wish to put in streetscape lighting, we do not see the need. Mr. Marinello – I would agree that the
sidewalks should be installed. Mr.
Huelsebusch – Do you propose to remove landscaping in site triangle? Mr. Sullivan – We will either trim or remove
to improve the site distance. Mr.
Cartine – Do you propose any new lighting?
Mr. McClellen – No. Mr. Cartine
– Will the lights be now all night where previously not? Mr. McClellen – Will need some lighting due
to security cameras. Mr. Sullivan – The
parking lot lights are turned off by a timer at some point in the evening and
the applicant now requests that they remain on for security purposes.
Gage, owner - sworn
lights currently come on around 5pm and go off about 1:30am.
ensued on when to carry the application.
Board discussion carried to end of the agenda of 12/5/07 and the board
will go past 10:30 for new testimony.
The applicant will apply, pay and renotice for fence variance.
application was carried to 12/5/07 with new notice required and an extension of
time to act to: 12/6/07
ZC18-07 Berte, M. John – 18 Van Riper Ave. – B:
134, L: 3 – construction of an addition it single family residence and deck,
variance for rear setback of 32.26' where 50' required and maximum building
coverage of 2,897 s.f. vs 2,420 s.f.
Notice Acceptable
on behalf of the applicant: M. John Berte Applicant, Larry Quirk, Architect
Quirk, AIA - sworn
Exhibits marked in:
– Photo of front of applicant's house
– rear view of applicant's house
– photo of 20 Van Riper
– photo of 16 Van Riper
– photo of 18 & 20Van Riper
– photo of rear yard of 16 Van Riper
– photo of 17 John Henry Dr.
Quirk – Mr. Berte built this house in the 1960's. The deck was built in 1970.
The property is undersized for the zone. The depth of the property in undersized. Requesting a rear setback of 32.26' to the
deck where 50' required. Requesting a
variance for building coverage of 2,897 s.f. where 2,420 s.f is allowed. Propose a new open front porch; expand the
kitchen, small dining area and family room.
Current bedroom will become a study and larger bedroom proposed. Adding 2nd floor with
dormers. Rear addition is proposed to be in scale with the existing
house. There are a number of different
rooflines that cuts down on the look of the rear addition. If the addition went to the side there would
be a side setback variance required.
The proposed addition will be in keeping with the neighborhood. The addition will be a positive influence on
the neighborhood. It will add character
to the neighborhood. Mr. Denzler – 2
variances and a design waiver requested.
Design waiver requested for driveway turnaround. Recommend that the turnaround be provided.
The house setbacks in the neighborhood seem to be in line with each other how
would this be consistent with the neighborhood? Mr. Quirk - The house behind the deck seems much closer than
Exhibit marked in:
exhibit 1 – aerial photo taken in 2005 submitted by Mr. Denzler
Denzler – Is there a hardship to the property that would allow for the
variances? Mr. Quirk – Yes, the
property is undersized. The depth of the
property is 140' and if the depth was to code we would not need a rear setback
variance. Mr. Denzler – I believe that
the building coverage variance is excessive for this neighborhood. Mr. Huelsebusch – Drywells would be required
because of the additional impervious coverage.
Hug – The existing deck is how far from the rear yard setback right now? Mr. Huelsebusch – 38'. Mr. Quirk – 2 houses on the board exhibit
are not depicted as they stand today.
Mr. Hug- I have seen what was built to the left and right of you but I
am concerned with the coverage variance requested. Mr. Hug – Could the deck be square with the back of the house?
Mr. Cartine - I agree, put the deck no further than the proposed house setback
of 36.26' instead of encroaching further into the setback. Mr. Hug – The deck can go further out the
side than proposed behind the mudroom.
Denzler – Though the houses to the side may be larger, this would set
precedence to the rest of the neighborhood.
to public – none – closed to public
Mr. Marinello - Has anyone done the math with
the proposal by Mr. Hug on the reconfiguration of the deck. Mr. Quirk – I propose to keep the building
coverage variance as requested since there is no usable space outside the
dining area for a table and reduce the setback to 36.26'. Mr. Denzler – The deck can be reduced to 195
to approve the application, subject to redesigning the deck to reduce to no
more than 195 s.f., rear setback to be reduced to 36.26' to the deck, the
application is in keeping with the neighborhood, subject to drywells to be
installed, and installation of the driveway turnaround made by: Mr. Hug; Second
by: Mr. Driscoll; Roll call: Yes - Kanoff, Driscoll, Cartine, Hug, Moore,
DiPiazza, No - Mr. Marinello
Berte is to work with the engineer to design a turnaround that will not take up
the whole front yard.
ZC20-07 Perella, Michael – 49 Horseneck Rd. – B:
139, L: 4 – variance for front setback of 21.9' (existing and proposed) where
50' required for 2 story addition – Notice Acceptable
on behalf of the applicant: Michael Perella Applicant
Perella, applicant – sworn
a front setback variance because of an existing non-conforming structure. The primary issue in the house is the
stairway to the 2nd floor is very narrow. This proposal changes the footprint the least from other
variations we looked at. We propose to
extend an existing wall not looking to make it any wider and will allow to have
a formal front door to the house which currently exists in the rear of the
house and will make it a safer way to enter the house. The current house is 1,200 s.f.
Denzler- The current front setback is 19'-21.9'. In review of the survey the actual setback is 21' not 21.9'. It is less than a foot difference. They did cover themselves with notice. The variance will be for 21'. Are there other 2 story houses on Horseneck
Road? Mr. Perella – Most of the houses
in the area are 2 stories. Across the
street there are 3 new homes that are in excess of 3,000 s.f. The proposal will bring this house more into
comparison to the homes in the area.
Mr. Denzler – This is the only variance being sought and there is
adequate turnaround provided. Mr. Cartine
– This addition will not be encroaching further than what exists? Mr. Denzler – One portion of the house
exists at 19' where 21' is requested.
Huelsebusch- The deed to the property goes to the center of the road, there
should be some sort of agreement sent to the town since there is a wall in the
right of way. The township engineer should get a maintenance agreement for the
wall. Mr. Perella – The town rebuilt
the wall and the town required the wall to be there. Mr. Huelsebusch – I was not aware of that. Mr. Marinello – Suggest a maintenance
agreement be entered into with the wall unless there is already an agreement
with the town.
to public – none - closed
to approve the application, minimal variance request, setback 21' where 19'
exists, maintenance agreement per testimony as it relates to the wall,
consistent with the neighborhood made by:
Dr. Kanoff; Second by: Mr. Driscoll; Roll call: Yes - Kanoff, Driscoll,
Cartine, Hug, Moore, DiPiazza, Marinello
Marinello – Mr. Denzler there will be a new master plan next year and the Board
would like comments to come through you.
The Land Use office wanted a new subcommittee for review and comments of
the new master plan document. Mr.
Driscoll, Mr. Hug and Mr. Marinello volunteered.
of October 3, 2007 - Eligible: Mr. Buraszeski, Dr. Kanoff, Mr. Driscoll, Mr.
Cartine, Mr. Hug, Mr. Moore, Mr. DiPiazza, Mr. Marinello
to adopt made by: Driscoll, Second by: DiPiazza; Roll call: Unanimous
Shapiro & Croland - O/E for: 270, Trust for: $444, $90, $390, $90
Bricker & Assoc. – Trust
for: $270, $300, $480, $90, $120, $720, $300, $270, $360
William Denzler & Assoc. –
Trust for: $30, $390, $210, $450, $180, $150, $150
to approve made by: Kanoff, Second by: Driscoll, Roll call: Unanimous
ZC15-07 Scroggins – 5 Birch Pl. – B: 152, L: 1
– maximum building coverage 3,077 s.f. vs 2,708
for garage addition - Approval
Resolution – Eligible: Mr. Buraszeski, Dr. Kanoff, Mr.
Mr. Cartine, Mr. Hug, Mr. Moore, Mr. Marinello
Motion to adopt made by: Moore; Second by: Driscoll;
Roll call: Yes – Dr.
Kanoff, Mr. Driscoll, Mr. Cartine, Mr. Moore, Mr. Marinello
ZC19-07 Brazinsky &
– 12 Dahl Dr. – B: 52.01, L: 6 – rear setback of 42' where 50'required for
sunroom addition – Approval Resolution
– Eligible: Mr. Buraszeski, Dr. Kanoff, Mr. Driscoll, Mr. Cartine, Mr. Hug, Mr.
Motion to adopt made by: Moore; Second by: Driscoll;
Roll call: Yes – Dr.
Kanoff, Mr. Driscoll, Mr. Cartine, Mr. Moore
ZSPP/FCD/ZMN35-06 – Anton
Co. – 1275
Bloomfield Ave. – B: 181, L: 1 – minor subdivision/prel/final site plan with
Use and bulk variances for construction of a 2 story mixed use commercial
building. Approval Resolution - Eligible: Mr. Buraszeski, Dr. Kanoff, Mr.
Driscoll, Mr. Cartine, Mr. Hug, Mr. Moore,
Mr. DiPiazza, Mr. Marinello
Motion to adopt made by: Cartine; Second by:
Driscoll; Roll call: Yes –Kanoff, Driscoll, Cartine, Moore, DiPiazza, Marinello
ZD27-05 DAB Associates – 43 Bellows Ln. – B: 41,
L: 15 – request for 6 month extension to 6/7/08
The Board Secretary indicated that the site plan for
this application is scheduled for January and the variance approval runs out in
January so they are requesting a 6 month extension for the variances
granted. Mr. Denzler - From a planning
prospective I believe the extension should be granted.
Motion to grant the extension to 6/7/08 made by:
Cartine; Second by: Hug; Roll call: Unanimous
The planner and engineer were dismissed.
The Board Secretary reminded the Board that the next
meeting is the special meeting on Hook Mountain Care center on 11/29/07 at
Discussion re: reappointments Braden, DiPiazza – If
interested in reappointment please contact the clerk.
Discussion re: budget – Send comments to land use
Motion to go into closed session to discussion
personnel issues made by: Driscoll, Second by: Kanoff
Roll call: unanimous
return from closed session the Board made a motion to purchase 9 copies of Land
Use Administration for New Jersey Municipalities 2007 made by: Mr. Driscoll,
Second by: Mr. DiPiazza; Roll call: Unanimous
being no further business there was a
motion to unanimously adjourn made by Mr. Hug, Seconded by: Mr. Cartine
true copy of minutes adopted at Zoning Board meeting of December 5, 2007.
M. White, Sec.


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Nintendo announced the Pokemon black and white 2 in previous week. Nintendo will release the games in June in Japan and this fall in the United States. Along with the announcement, Nintendo just launched the official Pokémon Black and White 2 Japanese website, which features the "legendary" black and white Kyurem Pokémon facing off each other. Nintendo has confirmed the game's new legendary Pokemon, revealing them as black Kyurem (pictured at right) and white Kyurem.Check it out.
As Pokemon Black and Pokemon White, which shipped during March 2011 and went on to combine for sales of over 11 million is the biggest reason for this release. Pokemon black and white 2 again will released for the Nintendo DS that is the popular gaming console in recent time.
Here see the video of upcoming game:
Nintendo has confirmed that Pokemon Black Version 2 and Pokemon White Version 2 will land on North American and European area and will be available for the Nintendo DS.