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Next stop on the road trip after L'Enclume was Edinburgh. For those of you that follow the blog on either of the two main social networking sites (Twitter & Facebook), you may recall me asking for your opinion on where to dine. I liked the look of Tom Kitchen's food and the interior shots I'd seen of the restaurant seemed to be more to my liking as well. But there was the niggling thought about the Martin Wishart eatery, not too far from The Kitchen.
I decided to put it out there, after all I'd be blogging about it, so why not let the readership have a say. Surprisingly there were only 38% of the votes for Mr Kitchen, and so the table at Martin Wishart's eponymous restaurant was booked.
The Shore area of Leith / Edinburgh has had some serious money spent on it in recent years. The tell tale designer flats for the yuppies overshadow the less affluent residents, just a few streets back from the waterfront. But even on a deceptively warm, mid week autumn evening, there were still plenty of revealers out & about to dispel any feeling of a recession.
Martin Wishart has long been on the radar of foodies with his empire now stretching to three restaurants, a cookery school & an outside catering company. With his Loch Lomond outpost gaining a promotion in the Michelin guide this year, his star is clearly on the rise.
On arrival at the restaurant the door was opened for us & we were greeted by an immaculately dressed member of the front of house team. After checking our coats with him, we were shown through to our table at the far end of the restaurant & handed the menus. The menu choices on offer were two tasting menus (one being solely vegetarian) at £70 & £65 respectively, and a five choice, three course a la carte at £65. At this stage it was looking like there may be a few hurdles to overcome with regard to dietary requirements. No problem replied the restaurant manager, we can swap and change from the vegetarian menu to replace the course that you can't eat. Such flexibility has to be applauded although I'm not too sure how it would have gone down in the kitchen. In the end I went for the 'normal' tasting menu whilst my partner chose the vegetarian version. To complement my choice of menu I went with the optional flight of wines, where as my partner isn't keen on reds so we ordered a bottle of Riesling for her.
Every dish that was presented to us came with enough information not to overload, but also to maintain our interest which was delivered with such enthusiasm and devotion to a job that it would be hard to fake. I got the feeling that the staff were genuinely engrossed in their jobs, and whilst they probably reel off the same spiel ten times a day, I felt like I was the first to hear it.
I would like to take this opportunity to apologise for the quality of the images. Out of courtesy to other diners I refuse to use flash photography & so rely on the lighting present.
And so to the food.
Rather than the canapés coming on a single plate, they came in waves. So first up was a beetroot macaroon with a horseradish filling. Outstanding! Technically accomplished, beautifully balanced, light and flavoursome. The horseradish filling wasn't the type of Colmans sauce that you'd be putting on your roast beef Sunday lunch, where it would be giving you that end of the nose tingling before blowing off your taste buds. It was delicate & subtle, with just a tease of heat.
Next was a deep fried fishcake, although efforts had gone into this to make it time consuming it was a little bit of a damp squib. Yes, nice & tasty with delicate touches of garnish, but to serve it on a piece of aluminium foil moulded into a silver saucer or side plate, just really seemed disappointing.
Amuse bouche
An interesting trio of dishes but unfortunately I'd forgotten to note the entire contents of the three dishes in all the excitement. Suffice to say they were all good but the middle dish of pickled pumkin & watermelon with parmesan was particularly good. The dish to the left was a warm spherefication of butternut squash with a garlic foam & parmesan crisp, again interesting with good depth of flavours.
Cep velouté, veal sweetbreads and chestnut purée.
As you'd expect for an eatery of this style there is a certain amount of pomp & ceremony that goes with each dish as it arrives. The velouté came in a smart, white lidded bowl on a slate which in turn sat on a white plate. In unison the waiters removed the lids to reveal the respective dishes. The first thing of note was the aroma, rich and earthy. After the brief explanation you're left to your own devices. The velouté was exactly that, velvety smooth but packing a punch of flavour. The roasted veal sweetbread was nicely caramelised on the outside & moist on the inside nestling on the chestnut purée which again was beautifully judged in texture & taste. This really was a dish to savour and remember.
Cerviche of mackerel, cauliflower, golden raisin, elderberry vinegar.
Where I live I am quite lucky, although there are two major supermarkets in the town, we still have a high street of independent traders. One of which is a fishmongers. I walk past most days & sometimes I occasionally go in to buy something for dinner there. I tell you this because the aroma from the cerviche took me back there instantly. The connection with place & a smell was so strong it was remarkable. I dived straight in, the unlikely bedfellows of what would normally be associated with scallops blended perfectly. The cerviche received just the right amount of time to cure and marinate with the other flavours. Although dried fruit isn't normally in this type of dish, the golden raisins added a depth of sweetness along with a chewy texture, a welcome addition.
Roasted Isle of Mull scallop, trotter, chardonnay vinaigrette, artichoke & potato.
Half a big fat juicy scallop arrived on a slate, astride a creamy ragout of finely diced braised trotter, potato & artichoke. Whilst many will say 'half a scallop? Is that it?' It is hard to put into context how big this bivalve actually was. I don't begrudge the team at Martin Wishart's for the small size, after all this is a tasting menu. The scallop was cooked to perfection and although this take on surf & turf may seem a little out there, it works. The creamy ragout working in harmony with the scallop, and the slight acidity of the dressing was there to stop it being clawing. A fine balancing act indeed.
Kilbrannan langoustines, parsnip & white chocolate, verjus and smoked butter.
This for me was the least successful dish of the night. To eat it was great, a little bit of theatre and the unexpected use of white chocolate in a fish dish. But reading back over the menu as I write this, I just don't remember the smoked butter. The white chocolate & parsnip were self evident and a surprisingly good partnership it was too, especially with the well cooked, fat & juicy langoustines. The front of house deftly scattered some crumbs on the top of the langoustines giving a snap, crackle & pop moment and some needed texture, but that wasn't enough to make it memorable.
Breast and boudin of grouse, red cabbage, chervil root, bitter cocoa sauce, walnut & feta.
With the game season well & truly into full swing I'd been surprised not to have seen more game on menus. It came with a traditional accompaniment of braised red cabbage, the grouse was juicy & rich, cooked as it should be. The chervil root came in two forms, a turned roasted nugget sat atop some silky smooth purée. The gamey boudin came as a pan fried slice, topped with a solitary redcurrant. The walnut & feta came together as a crumble effect, nothing too fancy but adding extra dimensions.
Selection of cheese
At this stage now I had been taunted enough with the cheese trolley. Throughout the night it had been parked in close vicinity to our table when not in use, the aromas of perfectly ripe cheeses, occasionally wafting over. There seemed to be a specific member of the front of house team who looked after this element of service with a dedicated knowledge. As one of my favourite cheeses was present it would seem rude not too. My first Vacerin d'or of the season, followed with Briquette, Roquefort, Morbier & finally some Epoisse. All the cheeses were in tip top condition, the accompaniments were suitably matched, semi dried grapes, an aged balsamic vinegar & truffle honey. The cheeses were laid out in a fashion which would optimise the eating experience, going in a clockwise fashion around the plate according to strength. Unfortunately, as is nearly always the case with cheese in restaurants, they always seem to skimp on the biscuits. They were good, just not enough of them.
Caramel & chocolate praline, exotic sorbet
After a suitable period of digestion & reflection on the courses we'd eaten, our next course arrived. Again the slate & plate combination was used to great effect & the waiter pointed out that they had changed the sorbet for a suitable alternative due to my dietary requirements. The praline was a different spin on millionaires shortbread but with more chocolate. The problem with mixing dark chocolate & caramel is that it can become too sickly rich to eat. But the pastry department had judged the choice of chocolate spot on. It was rich, indulgent and a measured quantity that wasn't lacking but was not too much either. Crisp chocolate textures were added in the forms of tempered chocolate which had been set on bubble wrap & acetate. A truly remarkable dish, even with the replacement pear sorbet. It would have been easy to see how the exotic sorbet would have been a better partner.
Towards the end of our meal we had seen an immaculate tray of different coloured little square chocolate cups being presented to tables who were finishing their meal. It almost had shades of the Parisian Ducasse petit four trolley but down sized due to movement restrictions. Rather than being given a selection on a stand or plate of whatever the pastry chef felt like, you get to choose. Each delicate little cup filled with one of five or so different flavours. I chose the passion fruit, raspberry & praline versions. Again outstanding, each one was filled with multiple layers- jellies, mousses & differing ganaches, all obviously very labour intensive stuff. With a double espresso concluding proceedings it was time to settle up.
The Nuts & bolts of it.
During the meal I snook a quick tweet in
#roadtrip2011 2courses in at Martin Wishart. Why does he not have 2*? Amazing !!
And that is the barometer of it.
At £262.95 Restaurant Martin Wishart isn't cheap, but value for money? As a total dining experience, yes it is. You are pampered & made to feel special in the same way that you do at Gidleigh Park or Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons, irrelevant of your social standing or wealth. The technical level of skill involved with the cooking of the dishes is extremely high & whilst there are no apparent whiz bang fireworks that shout "look at me", the produce is allowed to speak for itself. On top of all this, Martin Wishart proves that a service charge doesn't need to be added to what is already a considerable amount of money for dinner. Let the diner decide, so we did. I suppose the measure of the situation is- do I regret not going to Tom Kitchen nearby? In some respects yes, but that just gives me another reason to go back to Edinburgh if more meals are going to be like this one.
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Summercamp 2011
It has been three years that HDP foundation organizes summer camp for children with/without special needs. This activity is implemented under the framework of the project "Art for Inclusion for children with special needs", financially supported by Jonas Foundation. This year also the summer camp took place on 17-25 June, in "Gugark" child summer camp in Vahagnadzor Village, which is one of picturesque places in Lori Region. The children entered the camp with great enthusiasm. Though it was the first time for most of them, they could become best friends during the first day with other campers and they involved in daily life of the camp.
The daily life of the camp was full and very interesting from morning to evening: morning exercise, dancing, singing, different plays, swimming pool, watching of films and campaigns. The camp enabled children to have new friends; they learned new songs and dances and performed their artistic talents during camp events. The camp is a place where 150 children of 7-14 age groups with different characters and with different preferences and attitudes spend 8 days together. But this difference wasn't obstacle for children with special needs. This year HDP supported to Rafayel Hakobyan to participate in Summer camp as well. This 9 year old guy had operated his leg three times and still there was a problem with his leg. Last year HDP foundation had small finance donation under another project for Rafayel's operation. Rafayel's eyes were full of tears with happiness, when he informed that he will join to campers this year.
At the opening day of summer camp Project manager Anahit Aghabekyan shortly introduced to the campers the project "Art for Inclusion for children with special needs". She especially stressed that camp can break all barriers for children with special needs and promote their inclusion into society. After her speech the campers also expressed their opinions on inclusion of children with special needs. They told that in spite of some problems which have several children, they are equal and they should express love to those children.
The campers were very excited when they saw "I am a hero", "If you have wings" and "Only love" films prepared by HDP Foundation. Some of them couldn't keep their tears. After watching the films they discussed the heroes of the films. They all agreed with expression "Only love", which is simple but very important for each child.
The next impressive and unforgettable day for the campers was their visit to the house-museum of famous Armenian writer Hovhannes Tumanyan. He is favorite writer for all children in Armenia.
The last day of summer camp was very well organized. The all campers were excited and happy. In the evening they could admire with big fire which was set in the middle of the camp square.
Below are several impressions written by the campers.
"Hi. My name is Ofelya. This is my second time that I spend my summer holiday in "Gugark" camp. I am very happy to see my old friends here again. I like "Gugark" camp very much, as it is situated in a very picturesque place andcamp environment is very friendly. Camp allows me too feel free and express my skills and abilities during different camp events. We also learned life lessons from head of camp Miss Danielyan. I love you my dear camp, and hope to see you again next year".
Avetisyan Ofelya, 12 years old, Yerevan
"I liked "Gugark" summer camp very much. There was a swimming pool, and we could also play many different plays. Children are very kind and careful to each other; they also help together every time. Here I learnt that we should be friendly to each other, especially with children with special needs, as they need more love and care. I loved everybody who was with us during summer camp".
Hakobyan Armen, 7 years old, Yerevan
"My name is Mary. I dreamed from my childhood to spend my summer holiday in camp. My dream came true this year, and I am very happy. The daily life of the camp was very interesting. The morning exercise helps to be healthy, and the camp dances helped me to feel the most successful and happiest child in the world. The campers are very kind to each other. Now I have many new friends and I will never forget them."
Mary Ghukasyan, 11 years old, Yerevan
"Mothers and Beauty's" - the aim is to support children with special needs
From January 2011 HDP started implementation of project ''Art for inclusion''. This is the forth phase of this project which HDP carries out in Armenia with financial support of Jonas Foundation. Within project activities during 7 months HDP Foundation will organize summer camp and art events in participation with choir members.
On 8th of April, 2011 was held event in 135 school in Yerevan devoted to "Mothers and Beauty's" day. Event was organized with the support of HDP foundation in the framework of "Art for inclusion" project, which is financed by Jonas Foundation.
The aim of the event was to support children with special needs to self-esteem and include in society through art.
During event the 20 choir members had a beautiful performance. This choir created in the framework of "Art for inclusion" project, where included about 20 disabled and not disabled children. Beside choir performance, children prepared little performance, where the children performed their talents by Puppet Theatre. The main message of the performance was the ''inclusion'' of children with special needs.
At the beginning of event was held an exhibition in foyer of the school, where the guests could see the handmade by children with special needs.
The directory of 135 school, staff and pupils, as well as representatives from HDP foundation was present in this event.
The performance lends an opportunity to talented children to express their skills and abilities through art, and to ensure society that they need an inclusion to feel full members of society. At the end of performance all children expressed their main wish "People give us an opportunity and We Can''.
HDP activities 2010
HDP is currently implementing the third project "Art for Integration for Children with Disabilities" funded by Jonas Foundation. The project goal is to promote integration of youth with special needs through a variety of art activities that would enable them to develop and use their talents as full members of the society.
Within the project activities HDP created a choir in 135 inclusive School (Yerevan) with participation of 30 children (7-15 age groups) with and without disabilities.
The choir enables the disabled children to break the barriers, discover and present their musical and artistic talents. The choir will have concerts at inclusive schools, in orphanages in Yerevan and in regions. The teacher of the choir also suggested to prepare a short musical performance which will enable the disabled children to develop their physical and mental abilities as well.
The film "Only love" was presented to the "Emotion Pictures Documentary and Disability: 4th International Festival – Athens 2010". The festival will take place in Summer at Benaki Museum in Athens.
The film "Only love" was aired on "Ankyun Gumarac 3" TV (Alaverdi, Lori Region).
Under the project "Building Disabled People Organization outreach for greater disability inclusiveness" HDP organized presentation and discussions of the three films ("If you have wings", "I am a hero" and "Only love") at schools and kinder gardens in Alaverdi and in four rural communities (Haghpat, Mets Ayrum, Aqori and Arevatsag).
This year also HDP will organize Summer Camp for children with and without disability. The children will spend their Summer holiday in one of the picturesque places of Armenia in "Gugark" camp (Vahagnadzor village, Lori region).
Summer Camp for Integration 2010
HDP successfully implemented summer camp under its previous project and continued this activity in summer 2010 as well. HDP organized a group of children with disabilities (28) to spend 10 days in a "Gugark" summer camp for children in Vahagnadzor village, Lori Region. When the children arrived to the camp, the other surprised them when they met them at the entrance with salt and bread in their hands. It is considered to be an honor for a guest. The experience of last year with summer camp was very encouraging, as that children integrated easier when they played together, organized daily exercises and music events and that was a great motivation not only for children but also for the parents. The total number of campers was over 150 and they also came from different parts of Armenia, each with its culture and tradition. Our beneficiaries were selected from N 135 Inclusive School, Yerevan and from "Bridge of Hope" NGO, Dilijan and they all were fully integrated with them. During the opening day ceremony of summer camp the children with special needs had a very excited performance. The head of summer camp also enjoyed it greatly, as they did not expected that children with special needs would be so active, creative and talented. The schedule of the camp was prepared for all campers and this also helped the integration of children with disabilities. The campers began their daily activities with physical exercises. The organizers of the camp took into account the needs of every child and daily activities, which ensured open, friendly and family-like atmosphere for all campers.
The camp also organized chess, tennis, basketball and football clubs competition and the teams had an opportunity to gain scores. As a prize the organizers of the camp took the campers to the nearby historical monasteries.
The campers also had an opportunity to see the film "Only love". This was new for them. After the film the eyes of campers were full of tears, they all were excited. They discuss the film with active questions and suggestions. All campers wanted to share their opinion about the film. They all agreed that only love will break the barriers and will help the children from socially disadvantaged families, the children with mental or physical problems to be fully integrated and feel full members of the society.
The last day of summer camp was a great surprise for all campers. When it was already dark they saw the big fire in the middle of the camp square, where all parents and guests were invited to take part and enjoy that pleasant evening. All campers were singing and dancing around the fire.
Summer camp became a good example for promotion of integration of disabled children.
It helped the children with disabilities to develop their communicative skills and to break social-physiological barriers. According to the parents summer camp is a good opportunity for children to be more tolerant and interactive with adults.
Armenia: Integration of Disabled through Art
A new project of the Jonas Foundation is the "Integration of Disabled through Art" program in Armenia. It is an invaluable opportunity to further the goals and objectives towards integration and social inclusion of children and youth with disabilities. The project is a partnership with the HDP Foundation (Human Dignity and Peace), an NGO which has been active in Armenia for over five years, primarily in the humanitarian, agriculture and educational spheres.
David (9) is born with Cerebral Palsy (CP). He has physical limitations, uses walker around the house, has no education although his mental capacities are intact. He has beautiful voice; and yet is isolated at home. His parents are divorced.
It is this kind of children that are included in this new project. It will promote their inclusion and participation in art and related activities.
Sahakyan Rudik is currently receiving home tuition from a local teacher. HDP volunteer Kathleen Paduano, an occupational therapist, was able to expand his program to include some developmental activities. This includes parent/volunteer training to expand Rudik's opportunities to learn. An easel made of cardboard was developed for him, so he is able to work on his homework independently while sitting in his favorite chair. Fine motor strengthening activities and academic books were also provided. HDP, through the Jonas Foundation program will identify talented children with disabilities and include them in different existing art and music classes; arrange exhibitions and provide opportunities to interact with their peers through meaningful art activities.
Karen Grigoryan (19) has a CP and comes from a poor family, never went to school given his disability and lack of inclusive schools when he was growing. HDP volunteer is teaching Karen basic literacy. He likes poems, history and learns quickly. HDP will include Karen in tours to history or art museums, photo exhibitions, provide supplies so he can try his hand in drawing or anything else he enjoys. Karen and the like have been "out of sight, out of mind" for a long time, they simply did not "exist" as were isolated from society. HDP through media and public relations activities, will raise awareness of the society about the needs and wants of this target population on the one hand and raise the awareness of youth with disabilities and their families on their rights for inclusion in the art and education, equal opportunities and provide practical knowledge as to how protect and exercise their rights.
HDP Founder David Lee Watt is distributing gloves to children with behavioral challenges in a special Institution in Armenia. This is how HDP came to work and interact with children with special needs, study their wants, concerns. As a result, HDP started to develop and implement programs to address their needs in the areas of better and improved education, integration, equal opportunities, labor right protection, etc.
Art for Integration of Youth with Special Needs
Integration and involvement of youth with disabilities is a challenge in Armenia: isolated in their homes or special schools, they are not heard from or seen, their talents are not fully appreciated by the larger society, they are rarely involved in art or other cultural events. There are over 8000 disabled children in Armenia: majority of them are going to special institutions where for basic education and life skills, more severe handicap are kept in their homes.
Human Dignity and Peace Foundation (HDP), an Armenian not-for-profit foundation, established in 2004, is concerned with those children and youth and wants to create more open and friendly environment where all children are viewed equally, where they have equal opportunities for art and education. Jonas Foundation too cherishes and supports children that are marginalized – this shared concern and vision for disabled children established a partnership between HDP and Jonas Foundation. As a result, through funding from Jonas Foundation, HDP is now implementing a program that will a) give hope to and promote integration of youth with special needs through a variety of artistic activities that enable them better opportunities to develop and use their talents as full members of society; and b) raise the awareness of youth with special needs to society at large so that we can begin to break down stereotypical barriers.
Disadvantaged youth with disabilities is the target audience and direct beneficiaries of this country-wide activity. HDP believes that if we help youth with disabilities, we can help Armenia to better appreciate and use all of its human potential.
Three "barriers" prevent people with disabilities to effectively participate and be full members of society:
Institutional (policies and legislation that do not provide realistic mechanisms for inclusion resulting in systematic exclusion or neglect.
Environmental (access to buildings, libraries, businesses, entertainment facilities, etc)
Attitudinal (prejudice, stigam and negative views by non-disabled people, in some cases disrespect and negligence towards the needs of the disabled).
Cooperation with partners:
World Vision is one of the main partners within this project.
A 5-day training program took place "Advocacy for Disabled Children in Art and Education Programs" to which the teachers involved in our project have been invited.
Bridge of Hope, a local organization that works with disabled children; Prkutyun, a local organization running a Day Care center for children and youth with mental problems; Kharberd Orphanage, hosting children with mental and other disabilities, located in the outskirts of Yerevan; "Armenian Camp", NGO and UMCOR. Within this project, UMCOR provides hygiene and school kits for 172 children and young people.
Geographic coverage:
Kharbed Orphanage, Prkutyun NGO, Armenian Camp, World Vision of Ijevan, Azatamut, Bridge of Hope of Ijevan, Bridge of Hope of Dilija, World Vision of Gyumri, Rehabilitation Centre of Gyumri.
A target group of 172 gifted persons from different age groups (4-25 and up) were identified as project beneficiaries and participants.
The target groups and their families participate in different events organized throughout the project lifetime: visit art and history museums, participate in photo and art exhibitions, receive monthly art supplies and materials, etc
Project resources are limited but all children that are included in the project participate."
Beginning from May 2007, HDP is organizing a variety of activities with about 170 children and youth with special needs aged 4-25, so that they can develop their artistic skills and engage in art events and festivals along with their healthy peers. HDP for example, arranged a trip to an art museum where many disabled children had never been before. The museum guide was amazed at the amount of questions children were asking with their eyes wide open and happy. Another event was taking these children to an ancient Armenian monastery and church of 13th century: this visit turned into an excursion to history and a great day out in nature. Normally, disabled children in Armenia do not go out much, they are not seen, so this was a real event for them. HDP is currently putting together materials to organize a photo and art exhibition of works made by disabled children: this will be organized in several cities of Armenia.

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Friday, December 15, 2006
Gingerbreak Nazis?
This would definitely go in the "What the hell was he thinking?" files.
As an artist, he's working with an odd limited medium (and just oddly limited sense of good judgment) and an obvious desire to provoke even though he has no real message to send. Gingerbread nazis? And your point is?
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The speaker gingerbread man looks like Cartman.
on Dec 15 2006 @ 07:18 PM
A triumph of gingerbread.
on Dec 17 2006 @ 03:26 PM
You just want to eat that little Hitler up, doncha?
Robin, until you said that, I didn't notice the likeness. Now I can't get it out of my head.
on Dec 17 2006 @ 03:32 PM
That's my secret power, David.
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DOG owners are being warned to keep their four-legged friends on leads by the wildlife-friendly meadow area of Sanders Park after one pet sustained what looked like a snake bite.
That incident, along with another, prompted Bromsgrove District Council to put up signs in the area suggesting dogs should not be allowed to roam free there.
It added: "A dog is believed to have been bitten by a snake, possibly a venemous adder, which was disturbed in the Meadow area towards Worcester Road.
"After treatment by a vet, the dog is understood to have made a full recovery but such bites can be extremely painful and may be life-threatening."
Maria O'Ryan, who walks her springer spaniel Rosie in the area, got in touch with The Standard.
She said: "I couldn't believe it when I saw the sign, you just don't expect it in Bromsgrove.
"It may not be a snake bite, but it's just not worth the risk.
"I have spoken to my friends who have dogs and I thought it would be good to contact the paper to let others know as well.
"It's very worrying."
A Bromsgrove District Council spokesperson said: "All we understand at the moment is that two dogs have been bitten by something and a vet in one case thinks it might have been a snake bite.
"We're investigating but so far other causes such as a reaction to a horsefly bite or wasp sting are looking more likely."
A spokesperson for Worcestershire Wildlife Trust said it was highly unlikely there would be adders in Sanders Park as they would find it difficult to survive in that kind of habitat.
"A toxicology test needed to be carried out by the vet to verify what it was.
"If a dog was bitten by a snake there, it would be more likely to be a grass snake, but they are not venomous."
And she added snakes would only bite as a last resort and would be more inclined to take evasive action, such as playing dead or going in the opposite direction.
She said in areas, such as the Wyre Forest and on Cannock Chase, there were adders present, but none had ever been reported in Bromsgrove, although that was not to say there were definitely none.


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What are you most proud of? I made it nice and warm for a baby born it the winter. I did the basket weave stitch.
What advice would you give someone starting this project? Use what you have. Use a much bigger hook than you normally would as the basket weave stitch is very warm and thick. Make it as big as you want to make it. This is all done in back post stitches and front post stitches. Change colors only at the end of the rows.
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Ionian Sea(noun)
an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between western Greece and southern Italy
Ionian Sea(ProperNoun)
A sea in the central and east central part of the Mediterranean.
Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea, is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania to the north, and west coast of Greece. All major islands in the sea belong to Greece. They are collectively referred to as the Ionian Islands, the major ones being Corfu, Zakynthos, Kephalonia, Ithaca, and Lefkada. There are ferry routes between Patras and Igoumenitsa, Greece, and Brindisi and Ancona, Italy, that cross the east and north of the Ionian Sea, and from Piraeus westward. Calypso Deep, the deepest point in the Mediterranean at −5,267 m, is located in the Ionian Sea, at 36°34′N 21°8′E / 36.567°N 21.133°E. The sea is one of the most seismically active areas in the world.
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'America's Child'
The Kidnap-Murder of 12-Year-Old Polly Klaas Left An Entire Nation Feeling Helpless and Outraged
In Polly's case the bogeyman was a bearded stranger with a knife who crept into her home in Petaluma, Calif., where she was having a slumber party with two girlfriends Oct. 1. As her mother and little sister slept soundly in the next room, the stranger bound and gagged the other girls, then carried Polly off into the night. Nine weeks later on Dec. 4, Richard Allen Davis, 39—an ex-con with a history of alcohol and drug abuse who was out on parole following a previous kidnapping—steered police to Polly's body in a wooded area near Cloverdale, some 50 miles north of Petaluma. "There's nothing that can prepare you for something like this," says Marc Klaas, Polly's father, his voice breaking. "The happiest day of my life was when Polly was born. And the worst was when they told me she was dead."
What makes Polly's story even more wrenching is the fact that she might have been saved. Less than two hours after Polly was snatched, Davis drove his white Ford Pinto into a ditch outside Santa Rosa, about 15 miles north of Petaluma. It is still not clear whether Polly was with him at that moment, or whether she was still alive, but two sheriff's deputies—responding to a call from a property owner nearby—searched Davis's car, found nothing and released him. It was around midnight at the time, but Davis told the deputies he had been "sightseeing."
Although a bulletin about Polly's abduction had already gone out over police radios, the two deputies were using a different frequency due to a heavy volume of radio calls that night. They said later they did not even know a kidnapping had occurred. And when they saw an early, inaccurate composite drawing of the suspect (eventually revised to look strikingly like Davis), the deputies concluded that the man they had stopped had nothing to do with the case. Sonoma County sheriff Mark Ihde defended his officers' actions. "[It] was a fairly routine type of call," he said. "My belief is they acted very appropriately."
Authorities had few leads until Nov. 28, when the Santa Rosa property owner again called the police. She said she had found some suspicious items, including a piece of fabric that turned out to match the cloth that had been used to tie up Polly's two friends. On Nov. 30 police arrested Davis on the Coyote Valley Indian Reservation near Ukiah, 70 miles from Petaluma, where he was staying with his sister and brother-in-law, Darlene and Dick Schwarm, and their four children. Investigators then matched Davis's palm print with one found in Polly's bedroom.
At his arraignment last week, Davis, his arms covered with tattoos, appeared at times defiant, at other times tearful as he stood before a packed courtroom. He was charged with murder, kidnapping and a string of related offenses; if convicted, he could receive the death penalty. Although full details of Polly's death are not yet known and her autopsy is not complete, the prosecution says that Davis admitted strangling the girl and insists he acted alone. According to Sonoma County public defender Marteen James Miller, who met with Davis the day of his arraignment, the suspect offered no explanation for his actions, but Miller says Davis was taking a "potpourri" of drugs that night. "He still doesn't know why he did it," says Miller.
Davis is the kind of repeat offender usually described as having slipped through the cracks in the criminal-justice system. He and his two brothers and two sisters were raised by an alcoholic father, Robert Davis, a retired longshoreman, in a trailer park in La Honda, a mountain community 45 miles south of San Francisco. After his parents divorced in 1965, Davis's contact with his mother, Evelyn, was limited. According to people who knew him then, Davis was clearly a troubled youth. He doused cats with gasoline and set them on fire, says neighbor Ruth Baron. And he used dogs as targets for knife-throwing practice. He also began to drink heavily as a teenager. "He thought he was a tough guy, but if you called his bluff, he was chicken," says logger Pat Fluharty, 45. "Most everybody in town kicked his ass at one time or another."
Davis's run-ins with the law began at age 12, when he was caught stealing checks from people's mailboxes, and~ at 19, he went to jail for being drunk and disorderly. In 1973, Marlene Voris, 18, a friend of Davis's, died mysteriously of a gunshot wound. Though at the time the police ruled it a suicide, they may reopen that case to investigate Davis's possible involvement. In the two decades that followed, he accumulated a lengthy arrest record in Northern California, including numerous counts of burglary, charges of grand theft and escaping from jail, several counts of assault with a deadly weapon—and two counts of kidnapping. (Davis has never been convicted of a sex crime.) Psychiatric reports issued after his first kidnapping—of a young woman at a commuter train station near Oakland in 1976—disclose that Davis said he heard voices telling him to commit the crimes and sometimes felt a "glowing" afterward.
In 1984, Davis kidnapped another woman at gunpoint from her apartment in Redwood City and forced her to withdraw $6,000 from a bank account. Sentenced to 16 years in prison, he was paroled for good behavior after eight years and released last June. He established his legal residence in Redwood City to comply with parole requirements, but in early November he requested a pass to visit relatives near Ukiah and never returned. At the Coyote Valley Reservation, according to one resident, the area had been blanketed with posters bearing Polly's picture and a drawing of her suspected abductor. One day, she says, they all suddenly vanished.
Last week, in response to widespread outrage that Davis had been freed on parole, California Gov. Pete Wilson called for mandatory life sentences for the worst repeat offenders. Polly's family, naturally, supports this measure. "Davis should never have been free to walk the streets of Petaluma, looking for an innocent child to kill," Polly's mother, Eve Nichol, said in a statement. And though both of Polly's parents feel that, for the most part, the police and FBI did an excellent job, her father is still troubled that police let Davis slip past them at a moment when Polly might have been alive. "Am I angry at the way they handled this?" asks Marc Klaas, who runs a Hertz franchise in San Francisco and was divorced from Nichol when Polly was 2½ "This is something these people will have to live with."
Residents of Polly's hometown of Petaluma—a city of 45,000 so peaceful and idyllic that Ronald Reagan's handlers chose to film his "Morning in America" campaign commercials there—are now struggling with profound feelings of shock and loss. "Polly has become more than a neighbor in Petaluma," said her father after her body was found. "She has become America's child."
Those who were close to her are holding fast to their memories of the bright-eyed little girl. She was a good student and a talented clarinet player, her friends say. She also did a mean rendition of Elvis singing "Hunka hunka burning love" and a hilarious imitation of a chihuahua in which, according to a school friend, "she'd slick out her tongue and move her eyes around." Jason Hafer, 12, who had planned to take her to the Winter Dance, knew this Polly as well. "When I first met her, she was shy," he says. "All of a sudden she blossomed into this hyper, fun person."
Polly spent a lot of time caring for others. "She had this maternal streak in her," says her aunt Juliete. "She worried about her parents. She felt emotionally responsible for grownups." Marc Klaas, who shared custody of his daughter and saw her about once a week, spoke to Polly the night she was abducted and remembers how excited she was about having friends sleep over. "She was very happy," he says. "She was really coming into her own. There was a real person there who was ready to explode on the world and just shine."
Grieving Petalumans are comforted by the thought that they did all they could to aid in the search for Polly. By the end, volunteers—most of whom had never met the child—numbered close to 4,000, and some 8 million flyers had been sent out worldwide. An impromptu shrine outside the Polly Klaas center in downtown Petaluma—with piles of teddy bears, balloons, notes and flowers covering the sidewalk—attests to the outpouring of emotion following Polly's death. "We ache. We grieve. We're angry. We're not done," reads a banner nearby. Peggy Dunn, Polly's third-grade teacher, a close family friend, begins to cry as she remembers her favorite student. "We have really been robbed of this light, this incredible beauty. It's gone," she says. Then she reconsiders. "No, it's not. A little part of Polly will live on in me."
Since the announcement of her death, Polly's friends and their parents have been gathering at night to talk about her. And many Petaluma students have consulted therapists who have volunteered their services. Some friends, like Hafer, keep returning to the volunteer center for solace. "The more I come here, the less I grieve," he explains.
Meanwhile, the community has been forced to educate itself about a new sort of crime. The only thing that might have saved Polly that night, says her aunt Juliete, is if she and her friends had screamed for help. "The idea that Polly was afraid her mother would get hurt [as the abductor had threatened]..." she says, her voice trailing of "Children need to learn to resist and scream no matter what." Some Petaluma parents have bought pager-size Body Alarms for their kids, and at least one little girl says she now locks her windows at night "always."
If any good can come from this tragedy, it is that more Americans are taking the time to learn some basic rules to prevent children from being kidnapped—although it is not clear how most of these rules would have saved Polly. In this way, say her friends, the spirit of Polly Klaas will live forever. "She was one of those people who looked like she was going to make a difference," says Hafer. "I guess this was her way of doing it. Everyone loves her. I really love her. I know that she's in a good place."
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The Stetson lacrosse team (0-4) welcomes Presbyterian (0-5) and Campbell (1-1) to the Athletic Training Center this week for a pair of home matches. The Hatters will take on the Blue Hose on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. and then challenge the Camels on Friday at 4:00 p.m.
The Hatters dropped their most recent contest, a 21-3 loss to William & Mary on Saturday. Freshmen Paige Levesque, Maylis Broderick, and Danielle Horgan all scored goals for Stetson in the defeat. Freshman Whitney Meyers made a season high 17 saves while playing all 60 minutes in goal.
Presbyterian comes to DeLand seeking its first win of 2013 after falling in three road games to start the year, and recently dropping a pair at home. The Blue Hose went just 3-16 last season with a 1-9 Big South mark. Catherine Ellis leads the team with seven goals and two assists for nine points.
Campbell, a former Atlantic Sun Conference foe for many Hatter teams, will play Saint Joseph's in its third straight home game to start the season on Tuesday, before traveling down to Stetson for Friday's contest. The Camels have defeated Kennesaw State and lost to Longwood so far in 2013. Cloey Henchcliffe leads Campbell with 11 goals in two games.
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I got a problem with solving a second order ODE.
The ODE is :
-V(xi)+(1/2)*xi*(diff(V(xi), xi))+(1/4)*(diff(V(xi), xi, xi))=-(1/2)*k2*(diff(H(xi), xi))-k1*n*X/E+1+k2
where k1,k2,n,X,E all are constant.
the condition is :
V(xi) tends to 2*xi^2 as xi tends to infinity.
I used 'dsolve' to solve the equation firstly, and got a solution with two constant C1 and C2, I want to use the condition to elimilate C2, so I used limit(sol,xi=infinity)=2*xi^2. But when I used the command 'limit', I can't get the answer.
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Hi every body:
i have a second order ode and will convert to two ode of first order with maple,how do this work???
eq := diff(y(x), x, x)+2*y(x)+y(x)^2 = 0
I have a system of second order differential equation to be solved numerically. I would like to set up events to halt integration to find the values of phi when r(phi)=2/3 . Here is my code
The code only works for the second event so it halts for r(phi)=1.63... etc
How do i stop this?
Thanks for any help.
Hey all new to Maplesoft my question is this;
> seconddegree:= proc(a,b,c)
if a=0 then if b=0 and c=0 then print ('infinite solutions')
elif b=0 and c<>0 then print ('impossible')
elif b<>0 and c<>0 then print (' one solution',x=-(c)/(b))fi;
delta:=b^(2)-4 *a*c;
elif if delta=0 then print('double solution',x=-b/(2 a))
elif delta >0 then print ('exist two solutions',x1=((-b+sqrt(delta...
Hi, I have the following
for i from 1 to 100 do x[i]:=cos(θ[i]); y[i]:=sin(θ[i]) end do;
Now I want to find the first and second derivatives for x[i] and y[i] which are
for i from 1 to 100 do x1dot[i]:=-sin(θ[i]); y1dot[i]:=cos(θ[i]);
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In standard Maple, is plot(x2); then 'right-click-on-graph' -> axes -> create second axis the same as plots[dualaxisplot](x2,x2) ?
If so, why wasn't a secondaxis=true/false option made available in the command line?
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FFKT drops from $32 to $25---provides a buying opportunity. Loss from Fannie and Freddie stock will be less than $1.50 per share. Trades just above book value and pays over a five percent dividend---earns over $2.00/share. Just a matter of time until FFKT is bought by WSBC at $40/share
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I'd be careful about aggressive debt repayment through loan restructuring. This sounds like the cash-strapped homeowner doing some serious financial prioritizing to pay off maxed out credit cards in the face of meeting near-term regular costs of living. Farmers is restructuring $24 mn. in loans and its stock value is floundering. At best it may see incremental cash flow improvements overall in the very long run. Right now I gather it is hard for anyone, even the expert analysts, to figure what kind of financial shape FFKT will be in in the next 6 months, or year or biennium. Some of you writers seem to have strong banking and investment backgrounds so are more privy to the in and outs of how "those in the know" can make fairly reliable predictions of how things will settle regarding this company's financial "house". I would say the "house" is for the most part in too much disarray to get super excited about investing sheerly due to the $6 to $8/share price tag it goes for right now. Investors might be better off to wait for it to go up a few more dollars/share with the knowledge that FFKT's crisis has started to pass. The stock has seen up to $35 and higher historically. I imagine it still could have this potential (long-term) if it is able to see a restored national economy and local business is able to borrow at a more brisk pace. Right now these are two crucial pre-existing conditions that are missing. Restructuring loans makes sense in and of itself; however, this does not lend itself to helping the bank have more profit margins in successive fiscal yearly periods. Restructuring just is directed to getting the regulators off its back and make appropriate legal and accounting correction in its existing asset portfolio.
doctor....pain, Good post. FFKT is indeed a risky play......However the long term rewards could be handsome....If FFKT management is able to cut costs significantly and manage the balance sheet well.....Than they have a good chance to be a sucessful turnaround IMHO....
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>Just a matter of time until FFKT is bought by WSBC at $40/share.
Wow Sara. Great call! You should quit your day job, and become a Wall Street analyst.
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Or els plainly goes out of business!!
>u would think it would be in the teens.
Sara, I recommend a little more patience before buying any more shares in this sleepy little bank. Farmers will shortly announce third quarter earnings, or the lack of them. Given managements demonstrated lack of competence, it will be interesting to see how they spin this disaster.
Some buying opportunity. This is the worst disaster in the bank's history. Their survival is at stake now. The company will be writing off at least $12.9M, reducing tangible net worth to under $100M. The company will be under heightened regulatory scrutiny, if it hasn't happened already. Oh, and by the way, management insiders have been dumping their own stock over the past month.
there are a bunch of banks with fannie exposure..
NWSB, WABC are good examples..
but they are both near highs.
please tell me why FFKT is more prone to stock deterioration than those 2.


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my buddy has been throwing these crazy parties in detroit, and my other friend made this amazing video of one... enjoy!
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Really cool video, quality is incredible. What's the music?
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The KISS album "Alive" opens with the words, "You wanted the best and you got it. The hottest band in the land - KISS!"
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Rich Kosak, who started the band in 1994, said, "I really do believe the integrity that I have, the passion that's in the four guys in the band, from a musical standpoint and from a KISS fan standpoint, is what sets us apart. We care about the music we play, and we care about playing it the way fans want to hear it.
"We give fans the classic songs they know and we play songs deep in the KISS vault that other bands can't or won't do."
Kosak is the only original member of the band, which just started as a way for he and buddy to play some of their favorite songs together and maybe capture the performance on a cassette. The first time they played out live, they wore suits like the band does on its third album, "Dressed to Kill," because they didn't have the elaborate costumes for which the band is known.
But when it comes to being KISS - or a KISS tribute band - the visual component is an integral part of the appeal.
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When You?Go
WHAT: River Rock at the Amp -
Mr. Speed (KISS tribute) and
Thunderstruck (AC/DC tribute)
WHEN: 5:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday.
Gates open at 5 p.m.
WHERE: Warren Community Amphitheatre, 303 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren
HOW MUCH: $7 adults and free for
children ages 12 and younger.
ALSO: Saturday's concert also will include a KISS look-a-like contest at 8 p.m. and the drawing for the 2013 Harley Davidson raffle at intermission during Mr. Speed's set.
"We went from suits to costumes just cause we were trying to keep up with the few tribute bands that were out at the time," he said.
Mr. Speed - Kosak (Paul Stanley), guitar and vocals; Danny Ayala (Gene Simmons), bass and vocals; Joe Hess (Ace Frehley), guitar; and Andrew Sgambati (Peter Criss), drums - now travels with about $10,000 worth of props and equipment, and that doesn't include the money invested in costumes and instruments/gear.
"It's really important to us to put a polished product up there," Kosak said. "When we can put our whole backline on stage with quality sound and lighting, it's pretty impressive. I would love to see us."
Over the years, Kosak said he has met every past and present member of the band, living and dead, and he's played with later members Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer along with original lead guitar player Ace Frehley, who joined the band on stage for "Shock Me" in 2007. Mr. Speed also has performed for Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.
"Those are the kind of moments that kids like us live for," he said.
Still on his bucket list is playing with Simmons and/or Stanley.
"That would be an honor. That would make everything really worth it," Kosak said.
For now he's satisfied that Simmons and Stanley, who are known for maintaining tight control of the band and its trademarks, allows bands like Mr. Speed to exist.
"Every time we put that makeup on our face, that's a trademarked makeup design," he said. "They don't come after us and we don't have to pay them any royalties. They know we're trying to be a band that people can have a great time seeing, where they can relive some childhood memories or some recent memories."
Kosak, 48, said he used to say he would evaluate his musical career choice at age 50, but for now he plans to, if not rock 'n' roll all night, at least keep Mr. Speed going for the foreseeable future.
"I don't think I'm ready to stop. As long as people keep coming out to see us ..."


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One of the men responsible for leading the GOP charge is Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., who also serves as chairman of the Republican Conference.
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His approach to life, family and work, he says, is simple.
"For me it all begins with faith," he told CBN News. "It begins with what matters most and I try and put what I believe to be moral truth first, my philosophy of government second, and my politics third."
Pence has been a member of Congress for nine years and is now the No. 3 Republican in the House. He's a darling of conservatives and has also become a favorite of Tea Party activists.
However, what many people probably don't know is that Pence began his political career as a Democrat, idolizing the legendary President John F. Kennedy.
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Pence grew up attending Catholic schools, but it wasn't until college that he had a spiritual awakening.
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"Standing at a Christian music festival in Asbury, Ky., in the spring of 1978, I gave my life to Jesus Christ and that's changed everything," he recalled.
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Now that Texas Highways' July story on Austin has hit the stands, I'm reminded that one of my favorite 'restaurant rows' in town is an admittedly unattractive stretch of Lamar Boulevard north of 183, where you can find dozens of interesting restaurants serving Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Pakistani, and Indian fare.
I give a solid thumbs-up to a City Weekend in Dallas. I'd heard a lot about the new developments in downtown and the nearby Arts District, so I decided to investigate this past weekend. My husband, Randy, and I booked a room at the beautiful new Joule Hotel, a few steps away from the original Neiman Marcus, on Main Street. Downtown Dallas, with its gargoyle-festooned buildings that date to the early 1900s, is still primarily a financial district, but that's gradually changing. Restaurants, clubs, and hotels are drawing more nighttime visitors downtown, imbuing the streets with fresh energy.
A few months ago, I joined a group of my girlfriends at the Blanton Museum of Art for one of the museum's monthly "Third Thursday" programs. We enjoyed the opening of a new exhibit, a stroll through the museum's permanent collection, and live music in the foyer, but the main draw for us was the opportunity to take a yoga class in one of the galleries, surrounded by beautiful paintings. The refined ambiance lent a whole new energy to our poses, and we were able to view the works from a new perspective. I mean this quite literally, as we were standing on our heads at least once during the class.
We're starting to put together the April issue, and one story about sustainable travel especially holds my interest. The author makes the point that people in general are growing more aware of lessening their impact on the environment when they travel, and she provides suggestions on restaurants that source their food locally, hotels that make an effort to be energy-efficient, and destinations that focus on conservation. It's a topic I suspect we'll revisit from time to time, especially since most places don't expect us to relinquish any of our creature comforts. In most cases, after all, conservation is about efficiency.
I just received word that the Texas Department of Agriculture's wine-marketing folks are celebrating the 1st anniversary of its popular "Winery Passport" promotion with additional incentives for wine travelers.
A few years ago, when economy woes hit the headlines and everybody reined in their vacation spending, travel-biz folks started talking up the concept of the "Staycation" (whooping it up close to home) and its related concept, the "Daycation." But I just now received the strangest email, from a company promoting what it calls a "Haycation" aimed at city dwellers who want to explore the country, assuming, I guess, that all country adventures include a hayride.
I just received word that Texas A&M University recently dedicated its first two architect-designed buildings, physics buildings named for university benefactors George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell. Both structures were designed by architect Michael Graves and boast numerous "green" features, including heating & AC systems that use natural convection currents and a rainfall collection cistern.
I just returned from an out-of-state vacation, and while I had a fantastic time, I was glad to get back to Texas. A sign of a good trip, I think, and perhaps a certain level of satisfaction with my day-to-day routine. In general, I like hotel rooms, the mini-soaps and cute little packets of cotton balls, the comically out-of-proportion flat-screen TVs, the color-coordinated pillow shams, the wake-up calls, the luxury of room service.... But please, WHO thought it was a good idea to invent a single-cup coffeemaker? You've seen them, probably, they're ubiquitous. I'll concede that the concept SEEMS reasonable, pop a little coffee "pod" into the machine, along with six ounces of water (no more or the machine will shut off!), and several minutes later, you have a single cup of coffee. But I'd argue that these devices are not practical AT ALL for two people traveling together. What's with the pouring and the podding and the parceling, we wasted a colossal amount of time getting out the door in the morning. Oh, good grief I sound like Andy Rooney. Write me to share YOUR hotel pet peeves and maybe I won't feel so ridiculous.
Long ago, I blogged about watching a troop of paper wasps attack a nasty web of webworms in one of my pecan trees, and now those same trees are providing the setting for yet another insect drama.
I just returned from an action-packed, three-day trip to South Padre Island, and wow--the beginning of fall is a fantastic time to be at the beach.
What's up with offal? Seems as though every menu I see these days has some form of offal on it, whether it's sweetbreads or lamb's hearts or some delicacy long treasured in Europe or Mexico, but only now (at least that I'm aware) earning praise in America. At Austin's East Side Showroom (a new, noisy restaurant in the freshly hip section of East 6th Street), I enjoyed a truly delicious salad of local field greens with cornmeal-crusted sweetbreads (that's pancreas and thymus glands, y'all), then another night at Vino Vino, a wine bar on Guadalupe, I tried its version of sweetbreads on the appetizer menu. (Love Vino Vino for the topnotch wine selection and cozy, clubby ambiance.) At then at Olivia, the South Lamar restaurant, recently lauded by Bon Appetit as one of American's top ten new restaurants, the chef served an intriguing appetizer of bacon-wrapped jalapeno stuffed with lamb's heart. The owner told me he takes pride in serving the whole animal, "from the rooter to the pooter." Anthony Bourdain, eat your heart out. Ahem.