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Oyster Sampling Through Seattle
By BRYAN MILLER
Published: May 17, 1989
SEATTLE— THE crystalline bays and estuaries of Puget Sound bless this city with a stunning bounty of shellfish, and the most revered of all is the oyster. Oyster aficionados here discuss the charms of favored varieties with the fervor of wine zealots comparing chardonnays. Are Shoalwaters more intense than Penncove Selects? How do Quilcenes compare to Westcotts? Is anything on this planet more sublime than a thumb-size Olympia?
A delightful tradition here is making the rounds of the oyster bars before dinner to sample different varieties, washing them down with a crisp sauvignon blanc, semillon or dry riesling from the Pacific Northwest. If one's taste runs to beer, Washington and Oregon have a thriving microbrewery industry that produces a wide array of excellent brews, from light (Olympia, Rainier) to more assertive English styles like Hales Pale Ale, Red Hook ESB, Pyramid Wheaton, Ballard Bitter, Henry Weinhard, Thomas Kemper Bock, and Henry Weinhard's.
Pacific oysters go by the name of their harvesting areas. Puget Sound oysters go by names like Westcott Bay, Shoalwater Bay, Quilcene, Hama Hama and Penncove. Lasqueti Island oysters come from British Columbia, while Yaquina Bay oysters come from Oregon.
An excellent variety of oyster called Belon is widely sold here as well, but the term is technically inaccurate. The Belon River estuary in Brittany is the only true source of Belon oysters. Calling an American oyster Belon is like calling sparkling wine from California Champagne. So-called Belons from Washington State (and Maine, where they are also cultivated) are really a European Flat species of oyster.
In the Pacific Northwest retailers are slowly coming around to identifying them by name of the bay they come from, e.g., Westcott flat, Little Skookum flats, and so on.
It is difficult to characterize the flavors of specific oysters, for each reflects the water in which it is grown. Incredibly, oysters filter about 100 gallons of water a day. Nutrients in the water, which vary from bay to bay, determine the flavor and texture of oysters. Thus, the same variety from different waters can taste different.
If a loose generalization can be made, Pacific Oysters are brinier than East Coast varieties. Among the common Northwest oysters, Westcott Bays and Shoalwaters can be the most intense; Penncoves and Hama Hamas are among the most subtle. An oyster's size depends on its age when harvested, the exception being tiny Olympias, which are still small after four years. Olympias, which spawn in summer, are at their peak from late fall through spring. Most other Pacific oysters are available year round here.
My guide on a recent oyster-slurping tour of Seattle was Jon Rowley, the high priest of shellfish in this part of the country. As a former Alaskan fisherman turned seafood consultant, Mr. Rowley is a walking encyclopedia about anything edible from the sea. Oysters are his particular passion. ''You always want to see the oysters shucked in front of you to make sure they are fresh,'' said Mr. Rowley, a husky man with flossy gray hair that looks as if it were combed with a lobster claw.
''An oyster starts to deteriorate as soon as the muscle is cut, so it should be eaten at best no more than five minutes off the knife,'' he explained over thumb-sized Olympias at Elliott's, a waterfront tourist spot with a superior oyster bar.
Oysters shucked far in advance develop a flat, almost muddy sensation. The prized Olympias, characterized by their intense oceanic flavor, were once bountiful in the Northwest, but today they are cultivated in only a handful of bays in southern Puget Sound.
The West Coast oyster industry can be traced to the California Gold Rush of 1848. ''When the call went out for the Gold Rush, some Frenchmen were sold a line about becoming rich in no time by digging up gold,'' Mr. Rowley recounted. ''Well, these French guys learned really fast that it wasn't so easy, and sifting dirt in the river was not for them. So they quit and did what they do best - opened restaurants.
The French were enamored of West Coast oysters, and featured them in their restaurants. As supplies dwindled, harvesters worked their way north all the way to Seattle. The quality of oysters in the days before refrigeration and efficient transportation was often poor. The offensive odor and taste of bad oysters could be masked by a liberal glob of spicy ketchup, hence the tradition that continues today.
''Freshly shucked oysters need nothing except maybe a drop of lemon,'' said Mr. Rowley, who has railed against cocktail sauce for years, with limited success. ''Old habits die hard,'' he conceded. Two Seattle restaurants that have stopped serving it at Mr. Rowley's urging are Ray's Boathouse on Shilshole Bay (''That was a two-year campaign,'' he said), and Elliott's on the city's waterfront.
Fresh oysters should sparkle in their shells and have a crisp oceanic aroma. Skillful shuckers preserve the brine in the deep half of the shell, where much of the flavor is concentrated. The best oysters bars present freshly shucked on platters of shaved ice, perhaps with slices of lemon. Where to Sample The Local Harvest Following is roundup of some of Seattle's best spots for trying local oysters, wines and beers.


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Having performed their latest show 'Lets Face The Music' Sounds Familiar are now looking forward to their next production later in the year. This will be a musical adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol', the classic story by Charles Dickens about the miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his encounters with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. The show will be presented at the Casa de Cultura in Calpe, for two nights 30th November and 1st December.
At the present time Sounds Familiar are looking for new members of all ages who would like to come and join the cast, and as well as parts for adult members they also have parts available for younger members including the Cratchit children and a young Ebenezer Scrooge. This promises to be a fun production full of music, colour and humour bringing this classic Christmas tale to life for the audience on the Costa Blanca.
If anyone is interested in joining the group, they rehearse on Monday evenings in Benissa and full details can be obtained by contacting Philip on 96 558 1483 or by clicking on "Contact Us"
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Senior Russ Smith scored 21 points as the University of Louisville basketball blew open the game late in a 70-48 win over College of Charleston.
The Cardinals have now won 17 straight games after finishing last season on a 16-game winning streak.
Smith was 7 of 17 from the field as the Cardinals finished just 26 of 68 – including one stretch of 12 straight missed field-goal attempts.
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Before the Galaxy launched, 8 key markets emerged as the primary source of Apple's advance in preference; Since the launch of the Galaxy line, the gap between Apple and Samsung has diminished slightly among these target markets.
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The golf swing, when performed correctly, is a thing of beauty. There are so many mechanics and movements that have to be performed a certain way in order to achieve that thing of beauty however.
There are some players whose swing makes them look like complete hackers, yet they find a way to put it all together and be successful.
Jim Furyk and Arnold Palmer are good examples of the ugly, but efficient golf swing.
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My flubble seems to look worse today. Oh probably my time of the month.
My flubble seems to look worse today. Oh probably my time of the month.
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To place ones head between a pair of, preferably copious, breasts, whilst exhaling heartily, and simultaneously shaking one's head laterally with vigour.
As her ample breasts enveloped my face, i smiled, and started to flubble, until near-exhaustion.
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Noun: The loose, fatty tissue that dangles and shakes from an overweight female teacher's upper arm when she writes on a blackboard
I totally lost track of the theorem because I was so mesmerized by Mrs. Pack's flubble. Christ, can't someone please send her a note telling her to stop wearing sleeveless dresses?
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Crowley –– Notre Dame Day, an opportunity for eighth grade students to learn more about Notre Dame High School of Acadia Parish, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Eighth graders will meet Notre Dame students, visit classes, and be part of a program that introduces them to Notre Dame.
All participants must be pre-registered. Students attending Our Lady Immaculate (Jennings), Our Mother of Peace (Church Point), Rayne Catholic Elementary (Rayne), Redemptorist Catholic (Crowley), St. Francis (Iota), St. Michael (Crowley), or St. Peter (Gueydan) are already pre-registered.
Students attending any other school may register by calling Louisette Broussard in the Development Office at Notre Dame at 783-7143 by October 27. We regret we are unable to accommodate "walk-ins".
Parents will have the opportunity to learn more about Notre Dame by attending a complimentary Parent Information Dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 6:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The administration will present a short program and be available to answer questions. Call the Development Office at Notre Dame by Oct. 27.


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- Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence is meeting with campaign volunteers in Wisconsin, including Gov. Scott Walker's son.
Pence stopped by a Republican campaign headquarters outside of Madison Tuesday after spending the afternoon with Walker preparing for his debate next week with Democrat Tim Kaine.
Walker is standing in for Kaine in debate preparations. Walker's son, Alex, is a senior at the University of Wisconsin and chairman of the college Republicans in Wisconsin.
Pence made some calls with campaign volunteers and greeted about two dozen workers, including Alex Walker. Pence asked Walker, "Are you hitting it hard here?"
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"Heck, I think you could spit and make mud here," the Enterprise Forest Products owner said Tuesday morning.
Foot-deep ruts make up most of the logging road leading back to 23 acres of private land the long-time logger harvests in the western Oneida County town of Little Rice. Schoeneck started logging professionally in 1979 and says 2016 has been "exceptionally wet" compared to any other year.
"The old adage, make hay while the sun shines, that's not just for farmers," Schoeneck said. "That's for us too."
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- The DNR hopes it won't find more Northwoods deer with chronic wasting disease.
Last year, a deer on a game farm near Three Lakes tested positive for the deadly disease. Although it hopes that incident is isolated, the DNR wants more data on the health of the Northwoods deer herd.
The agency is urging hunters near Three Lakes to give their deer heads to the DNR for CWD testing.
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On Monday, local firefighters rescued Emmy, a house cat, from her home in Sugar Camp.
"We actually have a pet rescue kit, it's an oxygen mask that we can put over their snout, their nose and mouth, and we can apply oxygen to them that way," said Pine Lake firefighter Blake Jensen.
The rescue kit worked, and Emmy regained her energy and gave her rescuers hope.
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The Boulder Junction Town Board voted two to one Tuesday night to move forward with a town plaza plan. The plan will now go to a design phase.
The board estimated the cost of the design phase to be between $30,000 to $50,000, but it was dropped to about $25,000 at the meeting.
Town Chairman Dennis Reuss and Town Supervisor Dennis Duke voted in favor, with Town Supervisor Denny McGann voting against the plan.
A little more than $1 million may not seem like a lot of money to a city like Madison or Milwaukee. But for a town of fewer than one thousand people, it's a lot. The Boulder Junction Town Board could vote Tuesday whether or not to move onto the next phase of a $1.26 million town plaza project.
Dennis Duke has a vision of what Boulder Junction could look like in a few years.
"This one has a much more artistic flair, this has a more engineering flair if you will," said Duke while looking at potential design plans.
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- Vilas County could see more ATVs on the road.
Complaints about the popular sport decreased within the last year as safety precautions increased.
"It's just a good way to get together and have a good time with a lot of comradery," said President of the Landover ATV/UTV Club Roger Flaherty.
Flaherty started the Landover ATV club in 2001 with him and his grandson as the first members.
Now the club has over 300 members.
His grandson is the trail boss and is responsible for making sure riders stay safe, by putting up road and route signs. Keeping riders safe was an important part of the clubs growth.
"Well it makes me feel really good it's an accomplishment.
I was told many times it would never happen and I heard "no" so [many times] I didn't think there was any alternative word," said Flaherty.
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It's the earliest people in Wisconsin have ever been able to vote.
The absentee ballots are stacked and ready for Friday at the Rhinelander City Clerk's office.
To make the early voting process go as smoothly as possible, you will need to come prepared.
"When you come in make sure that you're registered. That is important. Make sure you're registered in the city if you're coming into us," said Clerk Valerie Foley.
Registering is easy; all you need is a photo ID and proof of residence.
The registration form takes a couple of minutes, and then you will be able to fill out an election ballot.
"I think it is going to be a very busy day. I think people are pretty interested in the issues. And I think a lot of them would like to get and make sure they can vote if they're not certain they're going to make it to the polls in November or not," said Foley.
The clerk's office has already sent out about 200 ballots to people who have requested them.
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If you are unsure whether you are registered to vote or where to go for early voting, the clerk's office suggests voters visit myvote.wi.gov for more information.
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Nicolet College announces student ambassadors for academic year
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Faculty members first nominated the students, then they interviewed for the positions.
District Student Ambassador, Samantha Zalewski, from Sayner, says this is an opportunity for her to give back to the college.
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Skip to comments.Texas Growing Brown Turns It Blue (Ultimate goal flipping the state)
Posted on 05/17/2012 11:58:03 AM PDT by dragnet2
Ask the Texas Democratic Party and, as far as theyre concerned, there has never been a Latino party chair. This is partly due to party structure. But, its also the historical exclusion of Latinos from power in Texas.
Whatever the case, thats all about to change.
One way or another, in a few short months, a Latino will be the public face of the Democratic Party in Texas. Currently, the only three candidates are Gilberto Hinojosa of Brownsville, Fidel Acevedo of Austin, and Rachel Barrios-Van Os of San Antonio. Changes have been taking place within the party in the past few years, such as the recently launched Promesa Project meant to bring Latinos into the political fold. As a result, it seems that the Democratic Party is run increasingly by, and marketing itself to, Latinos.
In June, at the partys convention in Houston, delegates will have to choose between Latino candidates to replace current chair, Boyd Richie, who has held the position since 2005. While Latinos are pushing population growth in Texas, Latino politicians are an ever larger part of the Democratic delegation, and would-be Latino voters hold the key to power in the Lone Star State.
And last but not least, Latinos are increasingly the backbone of the Democratic party, specifically: in 2005, Ruben Hernandez became executive director; in 2009 Anthony Gutierrez became the deputy executive director; in 2006 the first Spanish speaking spokesperson was hired; and last year Rebecca Acuña was brought on to serve as the deputy political director for base outreach, as well as being the director of communications.
On the elected side, about half of the Democrats in the state house are Latinos, as are 56% of Democratic state senators in a state with 3.8 million eligible Latino voters. By 2033, Latinos will be the dominant voting age population in Texas.
In the state where Univisóns newscast gets the highest ratings, the Democratic party is modeling itself after the booming part of the population.
The ultimate goal is: this is the path you take to flipping the state, said Gutierrez, in reference to Latino voters. [But] You cant have a plan where you go to try to contact Latinos two months before election day. This has to be constant and ongoing, something we are constantly communicating to Latinos especially young Latinos. They are going to be the future of the party, we have to figure out how to bring them in.
Part of this strategy is the aforementioned Promesa Project, which is modeled after The Great Schlep, Sarah Silvermans Jewish outreach efforts in Florida during the 2008 presidential election. The party is training Latino volunteers at university campuses throughout the state to get the word out to their families and communities about voter registration, voting, and generally the political process. These campuses were selected for their significant Latino student enrollment, as well as being areas where Latino voters have the power to swing an election, Acuña explained.
You cant say, We need to get Latinos out to vote with no political strategy. That is not the way to address the situation, she argued. If you actually focus on specific districts where Latinos are a large percentage of the population and their votes alone can swing an election, you can completely change the outcome.
The way people at the Texas Democratic Party tell it, it was other Latinos who spurred the party into pursuing this type of action: in 2005 the party was publicly attacked by Latino politicians for not doing enough Latino outreach. Since then, Gutierrez claims the party has spent more money on, and emphasized, Latino voter outreach.
But thanks to the multiplier effects of social media, the party now has additional tools to conduct this sort of outreach, specifically using videos and social networks to do its Promesa Project advocacy. The party is even leveraging Facebook for the project, allowing participants to see which of their friends have voted.
But, Acuña and Gutierrez said the ultimate goal is to turn Texas into a blue state, while bringing Latinos into the fold to do so. The Promesa Project is one way they hope to bring in some of the 2.1 million Latinos eligible to vote but not registered, to expand the universe of voters available in the state and if theyre really lucky recruit more Latinos to participate beyond the ballot box and join in the partys mission.
In the state where Univisóns newscast gets the highest ratings, the Democratic party is modeling itself after the booming part of the population.
"Univisóns newscast" it because of the Hot Latinas that are on there.
Is anyone really surprised?
Ya just knew this would happen.
Once Texas goes 'rat, the country is officially done.
I predict the first year the dems fully encircle the tentacles on Texas will be 2024.
Texas will be blue in 4 years or so.
Bet the rent.
There is good news here.
The Texas White Liberal is dead and more moderate and socially conservative Hispanic Texans will take over the state.
So, can the state Democrat Party explain why in 2010 there were Latino defections from the party and the Legislature saw a massive victory for the Republican Party? A party does not enjoy a surge like that without gaining a large amount of support from the Latino community.
America is being invaded from the south and nobody seems to care. The idiots in the "media" seem to think that this is just a natural occurrence. I watched a piece on FNC this morning where they seemed surprised that the "minority" is now the majority in some states. They were really surprised and couldn't seem to understand why.
What happens when the Opposition (i.e. us conservatives) no longer has a voice or an electoral way to stop the democrats.
They will have a majority in the Government and will have the ability to vote their voters money from the other sect of society that doesn't support them. That is full and unbridled tyranny!
And once it goes, it ain't goin' back. The mexicans see that as the next big prize after CA.
I agree. That's what they're doing now... only once this happens with Texas, Mexico will have a huge say in what happens in the governance of the "United" States.
The whole country is flipping. Its due border crossers from the south, and liberals fleeing the mess they've made here in the north.
Well than what the hell can we do about it (round them up and send them back across the border I know) But what if this doesn't stop, what's the old saying, "The constitution is not a suicide pact " what about Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Mississippi, etc et al. states who will be crushed by the Federal Districts of Kalifornia and Maryland.
This sounds like the same problem the Founders had, with a few states crushing and enslaving the others.
Boy, you live in fantasyland.
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Sherry Jacobson reports that 74 percent of the total 14,872 births at Parkland Hospital were to women who are believed to be in the country illegally.
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That over 1000, illegal anchor babies per month, at just one Texas hospital.
For relief, stick head deeper in sand
Us Texans have had DEM Gov's. We have grown Spanish population. Most don't and will not vote! Texas will be one of the last states to go blue. I can assure you that the Spanish majority do not vote!
Once again, it's all part of the plan.
Divide the united.
Or what was once the united.
Don't jump the gun, here. Mexican-Americans are not politically monolithic. There are many who are not just conservative, but very conservative. Though they vote Republican, they won't join the party because they think it too liberal.
As a group, they also have better than average political acumen, because in Mexico of not-too-long-ago, supporting the wrong faction could get you killed on the spot.
That being said, from their perspective, what the two parties offer that they, the Mexican-Americans, are interested in, is pragmatic to what they want and need. And they have little desire to back a phony.
So what will you get from a "brown Texas?" The liberal cities will stay liberal, and the rest of the state, white or Mexican-American, will vote the way it does right now.
A House divided against it self cannot stand, it do not stand in the 1860's and frankly isn't standing together right now. When Montana, Missouri, Michigan and South Carolina are forced to support Federally Bailed out California, by the Democratic system, i.e. they have more people in government than you, what point at all is their to this Union (that's crazy KC Lion, that would never happen) Lots have things that would and should never have happened did.
America is not immune to Greece's fate, and our entire history has been shaped around the point of Individuals succeeding or failing on their own. Not in the "collective salvation" of the country in which Oklahoma and Georgia is taxed into oblivion supporting Federal programs for Maryland.
What Point at all is THERE to this Union.
Kc Lion you Moron.
Exactly. If the GOP-and the conservatives- want to survive and be relevant they must, must, get the Hispanic vote. The die was cast in 1965. The vast majority of Hispanics are pro-family, hate gays, go to church, and want to work. They are made for the GOP.
Texas was effectively a one party RAT state from roughly 1870-1964 or so. That means Texas Democrats already had almost a century to govern and enact whatever they wanted. (see LBJ, Sam Rayburn, John Nance Gardner, Ma" Ferguson, etc. They had their shot so its not "progress" to turn control back over to them.
>> The Texas White Liberal is dead and more moderate and socially conservative Hispanic Texans will take over the state.
Boy, you live in fantasyland. <<
I agree. I've met plenty of "Hispanics" who love Obamacare and "gay pride" parades. Is there anything "socially conservative" about Congressmen Rubén Hinojosa, Silvestre Reyes, or Charlie Gonzalez -- all elected from hispanic majority districts in Texas? If the excuse is that hispanics side with the GOP on social issues but vote Democrat for economic reasons, then logically they would choose the most "socially conservative" Democrats in primaries and hispanic districts would be filled with pro-life and pro-traditional marriage Democrat officials. Instead, 70-80% of the time they choose far-left Obama loving Democrats. Hmmm.
That is full and unbridled tyranny!
Absolutely. And the reason why politicians like Bush and the government have made American citizenship all but pointless, allowing millions to pour in illegally, while at the same time, flooding the U.S. with millions of foreigners legally. March towards total socialism and gain absolute control of everything.
Divide the united.
The once united, eventually just fad away..
The words "California emissions controls" says it all.
California drives up the costs of cars for all.
If the economy sucks as it does in CA, the Hispanics won't come over here. Still, the birth rate of Hipsanics is greater than Whites, but this too is declining as is the Islamic birth rate.
Before we write off TX, let's see what happens in CA. CA's population is not increasing because productive people are leaving at about the same rate as they are being replaced by illegals and their progeny. But eventually, this situation will become untenable and we could see a total collapse. TX may be able to learn from this and assimilate and persuade its Hispanic voters to support leaders that promote conservative values.
More prizes? Feebies? In-state tuition for illegals? More food stamps? More free healthcare?
More welfare?
__________________________________________________________ Study: 70% of Texas illegal immigrant families receive welfare
In Texas, 54 percent of legal immigrants and 70 percent of illegal immigrants receive welfare assistance
This is what the Founders Feared most, large states dependent on the Federal Government dominating the Smaller ones. Democrat controlled and voting super states, California, New York, squishy Florida, and Mexican-Coup Texas, gang up and permanently prevent the Opposition from gaining control of the government, those people would in effect, be Taxed without being Represented.
Yeah, lets see what happens!
((Is he kidding?)) ...lol
Ya better get yourself updated grumpy.
And just think, some of Mitt Romney's biggest GOP supporters are national popular vote cheerleaders.
The Slave states had a Majority or Status Quo for the first 80 years of our Nation. That is the reason behind the War between Kansas and Missouri, because the Anti-Slave forces could then take the Presidency without needing to win any of the Slave states.
If this doesn't stop, there won't be any Swing states, only the solid Democrat will have enough without any say from Non-Democrat ones.
OH! You must mean General Winfield Scott Romney back in 1852!
Or Thomas Dewey Romeny from 1944, the "Me Too!" Republican
Yeah, I don't trust him to save us.
Once Texas goes rat, the country is officially done.
I'm afraid that is true. And the only way out is to get a bigger share of the Latino population to vote GOP. Not impossible but I see very little progress in that direction.
You propose what?
No. Precisely my point. Don't give them freebies. Be the pro-work, pro-family, anti-gay party. You will get at least 51% of their vote.
I fear the only way to do that is to promise them an open border.
Who's going to do that? The GOP?
We did that. It kinda backfired.
You propose what?
I propose nothing. I have no idea how to get the Latino vote. But it doesn't take an Electoral Map genius to recognize that Texas going Dem would make it essentially impossible for the GOP to win a Presidential election.
Yep.. my point exactly.
You propose what?
I propose nothing. I have no idea how to get the Latino vote.
Lemme know when ya come up with something.
Texas will never become a liberal strong hold like California, for one thing it has a strong Evangelical population which will convert many Hispanics into Republican voting Protestants, something that California could not do.
Conservatism in Texas is strong, deep, widespread, and passionate, it is not a passive force merely observing things, it jumps in to intervene and force changes, and deal with fluid situations.
California never had the Texas core to counter what it passively allowed to wash over it's wishy washy people with their lite religion, lite republicanism, lite Americanism, lite Protestantism, Texans are red blooded people, and the conservatives, and Christians there are used to fighting.
Texas will go the way of California and there will be no excuse for Texas as they are supposed to be a conservative state unlike California. What is wrong with your "conservative" leaders who are allowing this unending invasion from the south?
When we see illegals sneaking across the border most of them are male, occasionally you will see a couple of females, but in order to produce such large numbers of children there must be large numbers of women who are sneaking across the border. This is puzzling, how are they doing it? There must be other ways for women to sneak into the United States. Many people have permits to come cross the border to shop, visit family etc., I wonder if women just get these permits, enter into the US and then melt into the population? Its seems like a really easy thing to do. I am pretty sure that the Border Patrol are not keeping track of the people who temporarily enter legally.
I'm moving to Greece when that happens.
Best of all possible worlds, cheap labor and they do not vote. sarc/
An this is a "conservative" state? What a joke.
My point is that the bad example of CA could wake up TX which includes Hispanics. Hispanics, seeing CA going down the tubes, may finally wake up and turn away from socialist Dems.
Lol drugnet2.
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Hello lovelies! Long time no speak. Life's been a tad hectic so I've unfortunately had to put Bonnie Blondie on hold for a while. But I'm back now (yay!) and here with a post on the Union Square Supper Safari!
A supper safari (also known as a progressive dinner or "that thing they did in one episode of Desperate Housewives"), is an event where you go to a new restaurant/house for each course of a dinner. Our location was Aberdeen's Union Square which, if you don't know Aberdeen, is our biggest shopping centre and pretty much the hub of the city. Now, I'm in Union Square practically every day, but there are still restaurants that I haven't tried yet, three of which were destinations on our "safari", so of course I jumped at the chance to finally get a chance to taste test some new places!
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For starters we headed across the floor to YO! Sushi where we got a quick rundown of the company's history and new menu from our server who was super enthusiatic about the food and was more than happy to give us advice on what to pick especially as, you guessed it, YO! Sushi was yet another of the stops that I had never tried before (and he also mentioned BABYMETAL were doing a concert at the flagship London restaurant which got me incredibly excited, I love me some BABYMETAL).
Back to the food, I ordered the hoisin duck rolls and the chicken fried rice which I had split opinions about. The hoisin duck rolls were incredible and I could easily eat nothing but those until a died. Seriously, is there anything better in this world than duck with hoisin sauce?! The chicken fried rice was OK, nowhere near as good as the duck rolls, but I'm not sure if it's because the rolls were just that good or if I just wasn't keen on the chicken. Probably a mix of both, to be honest. I also got some green tea which is always a good shout, no matter the cuisine you're eating!
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Finally, we ended up at Carluccio's which was also the final restaurant I was at for the first time that day. I was suitably stuffed after all that food but I somehow managed to make room for some vanilla gelato. You can never go wrong with some gelato and I honestly think it tastes better than ice-cream. Alas, I didn't manage all of it but I gave it a good go!
Basically, I ended up rolling home after all this but oh my God was it worth it! I've now discovered three new spots to drag my friends to for food and I can't wait to try out some of the items for the other courses we missed on this wee safari!
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Nancy Potter, 81, of Rutland died Monday, March 25, 2013, at the Rutland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born Nov. 13, 1931, in Danbury, Conn. She graduated from Danbury High School.
She was a longtime resident of Rutland, and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
She was employed as a waitress at the Midway Dinner for 28 years prior to her retirement.
She enjoyed knitting, going for rides and country music.
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The Long Beach Shakespeare Companys drama The Exonerated begs the audience to imagine being in the worst of worst-case scenarios: punished for a crime you didnt commit. A horrible, grisly, unspeakable crime. And the punishment is death. The true stories of six prisoners who persevered through the utmost social injustice, The Exonerated is a cold slap in the face of our perceived innocent until proven guilty system. These harrowing narratives, from a man convicted of killing his own parents to a married couple sentenced for the murder of two police officers, ultimately share a story of triumph as these innocent people were set free from death row. If only others could be so lucky when put in such an inconceivable situation.
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Luxury Cairo & Nile Tour
Luxury Travel to Egypt, Luxury Cairo and Nile Cruise Tour visiting Cairo main sights and sailing down the Nile River from Luxor to Aswan for 5 day Nile cruise itinerary to see Karnak temples and Valley of the Kings
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- Assistance of our guest relations during your stay
- All transfers to/from airport & hotel by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
- Accommodation for 3 nights in Cairo including daily breakfast.
- Accommodation for 4 nights onboard Nile Cruise on full board basis
- Domestic flight Cairo/Luxor – Aswan/Cairo
- All sightseeing tours in Cairo (private tours).
- All sightseeing tours on the cruise sharing cruise group
- All sightseeing tours in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan as mentioned in the itinerary
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
- English-speaking tour guide during your tours
- Meals at hotel, cruise and during tours as mentioned in the itinerary
- Bottled water during your tour.
- All service charges and taxes
- 30 minutes of local calling (5 minutes international) and a mobile phone loaned for the length of your stay or an Egyptian sim card for your unlocked mobile device
- International Airfare
- Entry visa to Egypt
- Any optional tours
- Personal spending
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Day 1: Arrive Cairo 'Welcome to Egypt'
Welcome to Cairo, Egypt (Around The Clock).
Your tour manager will meet & assist you at Cairo International Airport (Arrival procedures) and then he will escort you to the hotel by exclusive air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. At hotel the tour manager will assist with a smooth check-in and review your holiday itinerary with you to establish and confirm pick-up times for each tour. Overnight in Cairo.
Welcome Drink
Day 2: Pyramids and Cairo Sightseeing
Breakfast at your hotel in Cairo and then met by your personal guide who will accompany you to Giza Plateau to visit one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinus, famous Sphinx and Valley temple facing the great statue. Lunch at a good quality local restaurant. Then transfer to enjoy the Egyptian Museum, Treasures room for the child king Tutankhamen. Continue to Coptic Cairo to visit the Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue. Continue driving to Islamic Cairo, where you will be able to explore Khan El Khalili, Cairo's old bazaar. Back to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3: Fly Cairo to Luxor - Nile Cruise Tour
Check out from hotel in the morning then transfer to Cairo Airport for a flight to Luxor where you will be met and assisted, then taken by an air-conditioned vehicle to board your 5 star Luxury Nile cruise for check in. After lunch on board, enjoy a visit to the impressive Karnak Temples and Luxor Temple. Dinner and overnight on board Nile cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Luxor Nile Cruise Excursions
After breakfast on your Nile cruise, take an excursion to the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, Valley of the Kings, then to mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut approximately in the 15th century BC. After lunch, you will sail to Edfu enjoying a leisurely dinner on board. Overnight on board Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples
After breakfast on Nile Cruise, visit the well-preserved Ptolemaic Temple dedicated to Horus at Edfu. Sail to Kom Ombo to see the unique Temple of Sobek, dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus the falcon-headed god. Lunch on board. Continue sailing to Aswan. Dinner and overnight on board you deluxe Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Aswan Nile Cruise Tours
After breakfast on Nile cruise, enjoy a day's sightseeing in Aswan. Start with the High Dam and the largest known ancient obelisk, located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk, then on to the beautiful Temple of Philae, which is devoted to the two goddesses Isis and Hathor. Dinner and overnight on board deluxe Nile Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Fly Aswan to Cairo
Day 8: Cairo - Fly Back Home
Breakfast, transfer to Cairo International Airport for departure.
Meals: Breakfast
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Evidently the Pulitzer Prize for journalism continues to decline in merit or value. The recent screed by Leonard Pitts Jr. has set a new low in credibility and honesty. His diatribe against the real history of the Confederacy is a true classic in hateful and ignorant bile.
His thesis is that slavery was the only issue of the War Between the States; it was not truly a civil war. Of course, it was part of the tragedy, but by no means was it the only issue.
Pitts cherry-picks avowed racists to represent all Confederates. No mention is made of Robert E. Lee freeing his slaves or of Gen. Cleburne advocating freedom for slaves by military enlistment. Or Jefferson Davis adopting a slave boy as his own.
The major and lasting intent was states' rights. The original colonies were sovereign. Didn't they secede from the crown? States' rights at that time included slavery, but it also had many other admirable attributes.
Were patriots like Patrick Henry traitors to England when the colonies seceded?
If any viewpoint is deceptive, it is the only slavery quicksand that Pitts espouses. He is so smitten with the rewriting of history that his liberal professors stuffed into his head that I consider him hopeless to debate.
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