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Preserving Land Preservation Program
July 07, 2011
The Wisconsin Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program is an environmental success story which I have supported throughout my tenure in the Legislature. The program allows the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to purchase tracts of land and keep them preserved for generations to come. Some of Wisconsin's "best kept secrets" for outdoor enthusiasts may be found on Stewardship land. In the 2011-13 state budget, which will soon become law, the program is authorized through 2020 at a level of borrowing of $60 million per year, which is a reduction from the previous level of $86 million a year.
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Journal of proceedings a good read?
July 07, 2011
Everyone loves to read a good book over the summer. Fortunately for me our County Clerk, Kim Bushey, recently provided some great summer reading by releasing the 2010 Journal of Proceedings of the Walworth County Board of Supervisors. Times like these remind me that I am a bit of a geek when it comes to local government issues. While the 495-page tome would put most people to sleep, I looked forward to reading it like most folks would anticipate the release of the latest Dan Brown thriller. The journal is an indexed compilation of a year's worth of County Board meetings. It fulfills two separate statutory directives that require the County Clerk to "record at length, in a book" every resolution adopted, order passed and ordinance enacted and "to keep and record in a book" true minutes of all of the proceedings of the board. Rather than capturing a calendar year, the journal follows a County Board year, which starts in April at its organizational meeting. This year's 2010 journal, therefore, also includes the first three months of 2011. One reason why I like the journal is that it provides a historical record of County Board activities and allows comparisons to be made from year to year. Clerks have been keeping these books for a long time. The oldest edition I have in my office is a copy from 1903. I haven't asked, but I would expect that even older versions are kept in the clerk's vault. Because the format of the journals has stayed the same over the years, reading them provides insight as to how county government has changed. In 1903, for example, the County Board met just twice. The main order of business that year included levying $92,000 in property taxes to support the next year's budget. The equalized value of taxable property in the county, that year, stood at a mere $33 million. In 2010, Walworth County's equalized value was $14.4 billion and, at its meeting this past November, the board levied $60.7 million in taxes.
Lights out in Illinois
January 20, 2011
Back in the 1980s, Illinois Gov. James Thompson ordered the placement of a billboard on the Illinois-Wisconsin border, which read "Would the last business to leave Wisconsin please turn out the lights?" The action and the message sparked yet another rivalry between the two states, as Wisconsin's economy struggled and businesses considered moving to more tax-friendly states, such as Illinois. But in an ironic twist, all of that may soon change as the state of Illinois recently enacted massive tax increases, which could send business to other states, including Wisconsin. Following the November election and before newly-elected lawmakers could take office, the Illinois legislature narrowly adopted and the governor is expected to enact into law a series of tax hikes, along with new spending and borrowing increases.
Recent Legislators at Work
This is what stability looks like
June 30, 2011
The Legislature has now acted and adopted a revised version of Gov. Scott Walkers 2011-13 state budget, and after all the heartburn and headache of attempting to produce a balanced budget, the budget heading to the Governors desk is not only in balance, its in the black for the first time in more than a decade. But more than that, the new state budget does so without raising taxes, while at the same time, protects core funding for many state programs. Here are just a few highlights of the budget.Back in black. According to the Legislatures non-partisan Fiscal Bureau, the 2011-13 state budget eliminates the $3.6 billion budget deficit, nearly wipes out the entire structural deficit, and actually creates a $306 million surplus over the next two years.
Balanced budget puts Wisconsin on right track
June 23, 2011
After years of out of control spending, the State Assembly finally passed a balanced state budget, 60-38. Let me say that again this budget eliminates our states $3 billion deficit and balances the budget by leaving a surplus. This shouldnt be a shocking statement, but due to fiscal irresponsibility of previous administrations, this will be Wisconsins first balanced budget in many years.We did it by enacting true budgetary reforms, making tough decisions and cutting unnecessary fat, rather than using the accounting tricks of the past.
Obamas economic experiment has failed time to get back to what works
June 16, 2011
A flurry of recent economic news especially the May jobs report confirms what many have feared for some time: This presidents leadership deficit has caused a disastrous jobs deficit, and where he has led, his policies have made things worse.The president clearly inherited a difficult fiscal and economic situation when he took office. But his response to the crisis has been woefully inadequate. The president and his partys leaders have made it their mission to test the hypothesis that more government spending and greater government control over the economy can jump-start a recovery better than the private sector can.That experiment has failed. The stimulus spending spree failed to create jobs. Massive overhauls of the financial sector and health care sector are fueling uncertainty and hindering our recovery.
Remembering Memorial Day
June 09, 2011
The last weekend in May is traditionally regarded as the start of the summer season. Unfortunately, in our haste to make the most of the few short months of warm weather, the more serious side of the month is often overlooked. Yard work and vacations all too often take priority over Memorial Day observances. A few dedicated groups of veterans, however, still take the time to remember our war dead. I had the honor of speaking at one such ceremony in Whitewater this year. It isnt unusual for me to give speeches. My speaking circuit, however, is generally limited to service clubs around the county. The topics of those speeches usually involve some aspect of county government. As any Rotarian or Kiwanian, who has patiently sat through one of my lunchtime presentations, can attest, I can talk at great length about county issues. Preparing to speak at a ceremony as solemn as Memorial Day, however, was far more of a challenge for me.Fortunately, while researching the topic I ran across a Memorial Day speech delivered by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Before he became a Supreme Court Justice, Holmes was a Civil War veteran. Wounded several times, Holmes fought in battles including the Wilderness and Antietam. In 1884, with the Civil War fading in the nations memory, he was asked by a young man why the holiday should still be recognized. Holmes answer was the best explanation of Memorial Day that I have ever read. Since I couldnt have put it nearly as well, I borrowed heavily from his address. If you werent able to attend Memorial Day observances in your community, I would encourage you to look up Holmes speech on the Internet. It might just change the way you think about the last Monday in May.
Legislature acts on election reform measure
May 26, 2011
When Wisconsin voters go to the polls, they exercise a fundamental and protected right to shape, and reshape, their government to better reflect their values and principles for a free society. But when someone knowingly acts to misrepresent themselves and engage in fraud at the polling place, that right is taken away from someone else, and the integrity of our elections is called into question.For years, and following numerous instances of such voter fraud, Wisconsin voters have called on lawmakers to do more in order to address the concern, and now, that call has been answered. Under new legislation recently approved by the legislature, an elector will be required to provide proof of identification in order to vote by way of a photo ID. Under the legislation, acceptable photo IDs include state-issued ID cards, Wisconsin drivers licenses, temporary DMV receipts, military IDs, passports, naturalization certificates, IDs issued by Wisconsin-based tribes, and certain student IDs. Students would have to show an accredited college or university ID that includes a photo, current address, expiration date, date of birth and signature.
An update on action in the State Assembly
May 19, 2011
With the Budget Repair Bill passed and protestors leaving the State Capitol in Madison, things have returned to a more normal state. However, we are continuing to move full speed ahead with a variety of reforms in the State Assembly.Last month marked our first 100 days in office. The number one focus of the Special Session called by Governor Walker was to get Wisconsin back on the right track by improving the job creation climate, reducing the tax burden and balancing the states budget. We passed bills designed to improve the business climate by enacting much-needed tort reform, reducing health care costs and reforming the states Commerce Department. Part of this 100 day package of legislation included my first bill, Special Session Assembly Bill 5, which makes it harder for the legislature to pass tax increases. Hopefully, this bill will go a long way toward getting Wisconsin out of the top-10 highest taxed states in the nation.
An estranged collection
May 12, 2011
I havent seen any official statistics on the subject, but based on countless conversations that I have had with middle-aged men, Im going to say that 70 percent of men over the age of 40 have had their valuable baseball card collections thrown away by their mothers. I realize that this may be a sore point to raise right after Mothers Day, and I want to make it clear that I am not blaming moms. In an era before iPods and X-Boxes, trading cards got a real workout. In addition to being occasionally run through the washing machine, they were often placed against the spokes of bicycle tires to serve as makeshift motors. In defense of mothers everywhere, most of the cards probably looked like junk. The collections of younger guys often didnt suffer this fate. They bought their cards for the sole purpose of saving them until the end of time. Hermetically sealed in hard plastic cases, moms are less apt to mistake these collections for junk as they did when they threw away most of the worlds supply of Mickey Mantle and Sandy Koufax rookie cards.
Getting ready for webcasts
May 05, 2011
Walworth County government has been gearing up over the past few months to broadcast streaming video of its board and committee meetings over the Internet. Once the system is up and running, anyone with an Internet connection will be able to watch either live or archived versions of county meetings. Im glad the board made the commitment to webcast its meetings. Even though it will probably never challenge the ratings of American Idol, the public benefits from knowing more about the government it elects.During the past 20 years I have been involved in local government, technology has dramatically improved the publics access to information. It has also added significant duties to the job of the staff person responsible for providing administrative support to the board or committee. In Walworth County, the County Clerk provides support for the County Board. Keeping committee proceedings straight is the responsibility of department heads. They, in turn, rely heavily upon an administrative assistant. These employees perform other duties within county government. Every month, however, they are pressed into service to ensure that county supervisors and the public stay informed and that the county complies with the Open Meetings Law. Supporting a committee used to involve typing up the meeting agenda and taking minutes. Both of these tasks remain important responsibilities. The job, however, has expanded to include a whole lot more.The support process begins with agenda preparation. After committee chairpersons give final approval, it is the responsibility of the administrative assistant to type up the agenda and assemble the informational material that accompanies it. The packet, as it is often called, consists of memos, draft resolutions and reports that pertain to agenda items. The entire packet, which can range from 20 to more than 200 pages, is then scanned, posted on the countys website and e-mailed to elected officials, department heads and the media. Uploading the agenda also permits its display on four public computer kiosks located in various county buildings. Paper versions of the agenda packet are assembled, for delivery by courier to supervisors who prefer the hard copy, rather than virtual version of agenda materials. State law requires only that agendas be publicly posted. A few years ago the board directed that the packets be made available to the public, as well. Supervisors reasoned the meeting would make a lot more sense to constituents if they could see and read the actual documents that were being discussed.
County volunteers a special group
April 14, 2011
The drama in Madison has dominated my columns for the past few months. With lawyers and politicians now battling over the budget repair bill, I thought it would be a good time to catch up on a few issues impacting the county.April 10 marks the start of National Volunteer Week. As the county has downsized its workforce over the past decade, I have come to appreciate the increasingly important role volunteers are playing in delivering services to the public. Walworth County government supports two volunteer initiatives. The first effort is led by our volunteer organizer, Colleen Lesniak. She is a county employee who is responsible for placing volunteers in county departments and programs. While the job may seem straightforward, theres a lot to it. Colleen promotes awareness of the importance of volunteerism, both among the public and within the county organization.
GOP path to prosperity
Budget cuts $6.2 trillion in spending puts nation on track to pay off debt
April 07, 2011
Congress is currently embroiled in a funding fight over how much to spend on less than one-fifth of the federal budget for the next six months. Whether we cut $33 billion or $61 billion that is, whether we shave 2 or 4 percent off of this years deficit is important. Its a sign that the election did in fact change the debate in Washington from how much we should spend to how much spending we should cut. But this morning the new House Republican majority will introduce a budget that moves the debate from billions in spending cuts to trillions. America is facing a defining moment. The threat posed by our monumental debt will damage our country in profound ways, unless we act. No one person or party is responsible for the looming crisis. Yet the facts are clear: Since President Obama took office, our problems have gotten worse. Major spending increases have failed to deliver promised jobs. The safety net for the poor is coming apart at the seams. Government health and retirement programs are growing at unsustainable rates. The new health-care law is a fiscal train wreck. And a complex, inefficient tax code is holding back American families and businesses.
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Some years back, in the wake of getting off my motorcycle while the thing was still doing about 90km/h, I found myself being checked into hospital.
Despite not having booked ahead they had a bed for me and were happy to provide what unfortunately appeared to be a nightie for me until my wife could bring some pyjamas and other stuff down. And they put on three meals a day for me as well as a glass of water when I felt dry. It was like being in a motel, except I couldn't exactly get up and move around too easily.
I remember one evening when the dinner was brought around and one of the long-term patients (a grisly old farmer) reckoned it looked like chow mollier. "The stuff I feed the cows."
To which the serving nurse simply said that's okay, she'd go and feed it to his cows then, and turned and walked out. He went hungry.
Hospital food has long taken the critical culinary knocks, often justified but on the whole it makes the grade. I know a guy who has recently spent extended time in Hawke's Bay Hospital and he said the food was very good. Didn't always suit what he felt like but it was fine.
He had no complaints. Any regional hospital in the country has a "guest" list double, treble or more than the biggest hotel in the biggest cities, so the logistics of providing meals is huge.
And so, like two other vital staples of Kiwi life, education and law and order, health had to come under the "what can we do to save money?" spotlight. Health Minister Tony Ryall has put the kitchens under review.
The ministry has figured that meals, styled like the foil-tray airline dishes, produced at a centralised kitchen production line and frozen for delivery, would feed patients as well as cut costs ... because hospital kitchen staff would not be required. The millions saved would go back into general health funding, the ministry has said. Which makes sense, but what doesn't make sense is that the hundreds of people who could lose their jobs are unlikely to benefit in any way and will join a daunting unemployment queue.
Job losses have become the greatest casualty of the age, second only to cost-cutting, which generally influences the former.
Some sense a sort of Novopay theme to this latest proposal, and may have a point when when they say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

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Andrea Blamble, daughter of Karri and Karl Krumlauf of Dresden, was married to Matthew Denhart, son of Nancy and Dan Denhart of Athens, on July 7, 2012, at Saint Paul Catholic Church in Athens. The ceremony was performed by Monsignor Donald Horak.
The maid of honor was Chelsea Blamble, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Killian Evans, Rachel Zieleniec, Sarah Kelly, Liz Herron, Ashley Laber, Colleen Mahorney and Kayla Gaug.
The best man was Tyler McDaniel. Groomsmen were Chris Denhart, Robert Villwock, Chris Matgouranis, Jason Denhart, Max Henderson, Jay Simmons and Jon Denhart.
The bride graduated from New Albany High School in 2007 and received a bachelor's degree in public relations from the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in 2011. She is a development assistant for the National Kidney Foundation in New York City.
The groom graduated as a Cutler Scholar with bachelor's degrees in political science and economics from Ohio University in 2010. He is employed with the President George W. Bush Institute in New York City.
The couple took a wedding trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
They reside in Hoboken, N.J.


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Now that the Packers re-signed B.J. Raji, how will the Packers prioritize drafting defensive linemen in the 2014 NFL Draft? The Journal Sentinel's Tyler Dunne and CineSport's Noah Coslov discuss.
With all the NFL mock drafts making picks for the Packers, the Journal Sentinel's Tyler Dunne joins CineSport's Noah Coslov to react to the selections being made by analysts around the country.
· Packers CEO Mark Murphy says fans are a priority
· What should the Packers go for first in the draft?
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The Heat showed no signs of rust from their eight day layoff in a 107-86 Game 1 win over Brooklyn. The Spurs rode the momentum of their Game 7 victory over Dallas to a 116-92 rout of the Blazers.


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Product rule yields:
2x sin2x + 2x² cos2x.
Now factoring:
2x(sin 2x + x cos 2x)
Then it's done.
I'm doing some Calculus homework on linear approximations and differentials right now, and I'm stuck trying to find the differential of this function:
f(x)= x^2 sin2x
My book says that the answer is dy= 2x(xcos2x + sin2x)dx, but I cannot reproduce that answer. I think that this derivative may have something to do with the double angle formulas for sin2x and cos2x, but I don't know where to begin. Will someone please show my how to find this derivative?


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history of Benin
...mainly by Ewe-speaking peoples, who traced their traditional origins to the town of Tado (in modern Togo). During the 16th and 17th centuries, the most powerful state in this area was the kingdom of Allada (Ardra), but in the 18th and 19th centuries its place was taken by Dahomey. In the north, the largest group was the Bariba, the most important state being the kingdom of Nikki, which formed...
relations with Dahomey
...Africa that flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries in the region that is now southern Benin. According to tradition, at the beginning of the 17th century three brothers vied for the kingdom of Allada, which, like neighbouring Whydah (now Ouidah), had grown rich on the slave trade. When one of the brothers won control of Allada, the other two fled. One went southeast and founded Porto-Novo,...


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Reps: 15 Tempo: 321 Rest: 60 Seconds
Hold one dumbbell with both hands and lie back on a bench. Press the dumbbell straight over your face [1], and then lower your arms behind your head as far as you can [2]. Pull the dumbbell back to the starting position. That's one rep.
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Helen Noel was a psychiatrist with a background in rehabilitative therapy, and a member of Doctor Leonard McCoy's medical staff aboard the USS Enterprise in 2266.
She had served aboard ship since at least the previous Christmas, at which time she had attended the science lab Christmas party – a party Captain James T. Kirk also attended.
After Simon Van Gelder's escape from the Tantalus Penal Colony, McCoy assigned her to investigate Van Gelder's injury. She and Captain Kirk visited the colony to talk with Dr. Tristan Adams and learn about the accident.
She was able to advise Kirk about the neural neutralizer. While not familiar with the specific equipment in use on Tantalus, she was familiar with the concept, and assured Kirk that Adams had not created a "chamber of horrors" in the neural neutralizer – a statement that was later revealed to be horribly wrong.
After hours, Kirk enlisted her aid in a hands-on demonstration of the neural neutralizer. Convinced she would be able to evaluate the effects and determine whether the device was injuring him, he acted as the subject, while she operated the equipment. They had discovered the device was far more effective than initially suggested when Adams and Eli overpowered her and began to employ the device to mentally condition Kirk. Included in this conditioning were powerful romantic feelings towards Noel, built on their chance encounter at the Christmas party.
When Kirk awoke from his treatment he fought off his feelings long enough to dispatch Noel through the air conditioning ducts to the power station. There, she managed to shut down the power to the colony, enabling Kirk to escape the treatment room, and Spock to beam down with a team and secure the colony. (TOS: "Dagger of the Mind")
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Whitney Port Hates the Spotlight
"I break down a couple of times a week, at least," she says.
The City's Whitney Port can't handle her reality-TV megafame. She tells Cosmopolitan, "I break down a couple of times a week, at least. It gets overwhelming. Sometimes I think that I can't take this anymore. I just want to live a normal life." Yeah, okay — because living in that penthouse apartment without the cameras would make it so much more normal. Whitney also confirmed that she and Olivia never hang out off-camera. "Olivia kind of mothers me and looks at me as a pet project ... I'm not some country bumpkin. I'm from Los Angeles," Whitney said. We hope her contract is solid enough that she can't back out of future seasons. [NYP]


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Adelphi Bounces Stonehill in NE-10 Semifinal
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SYRAUCE, N.Y. – Earlier this afternoon, the second seeded women's lacrosse team took on the third seeded Skyhawks of Stonehill College in the Northeast-10 semifinals. The Panthers got on the board first and never looked back as they notched a total of 11 goals over two halves while holding the challengers to just seven over the 60 minute contest. With the win, Adelphi moves to 17-1 and advances to their fourth straight NE-10 Championship game and will attempt to defend their title after winning it the last three years in a row.
Sara Sangiorgio and Rachel O'Brien provided most of the offensive firepower for Adelphi as they duo combined for seven goals. Felicia Mills, Danielle Jaycox and Emily Keesling all found the back of the net once while Devan Crimi dished out five assists and scored one goal of her own.
Defensively, Lauren Janelli picked up a team high four ground balls while Mills took seven draw controls. Jordann Dempsey logged all 60 minutes and registered the win after making seven saves.
For Stonehill, Kayla Green and Kelsey Shannahan each registered two goals apiece while Emily Faherty, Heather Sullivan and Kelsey Reilly rounded out the scoring contingent with one goal each. Ashley Armstrong was the losing goalkeeper despite making eight saves.
O'Brien and Sangiorgio wasted no time putting their team up 2-0 in the early stages of the game. Shannahan and Reilly bookmarked Sangiorgio's second goal, but the Panthers went on to rip off another three straight goals before Shannahan stopped the bleeding and cut the lead in half, making it a 6-3 affair by the break.
Within three minutes of each other, O'Brien and Crimi furthered the Panther lead on successful unassisted attempts to make it an 8-3 contest with just under 26 minutes left to play. Kayle Green responded with two of her own but Sangiorgio and Mills beat Stonehill keeper Armstrong on back-to-back scoring opportunities.
With 3:03 remaining, Stonehill managed to get one back to make it a four-goal game, but O'Brien put in her 51st of the season and third of the game before Sullivan registered the game's final goal with six seconds left as the scoreboard showed 11-7 in favor of the Brown and Gold.
Adelphi heads back to the Northeast-10 Championship game for the fourth consecutive time and will face top seeded Le Moyne College at Le Moyne. Tomorrow's championship is slated for a 1pm start.
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So we're about halfway through the season and everything is just as crazy as we had expected, if not crazier.
Two teams that finished last in their divisions in 2012 are leading them at the halfway mark of 2013, Columbus is only four points out of a playoff spot, and in case you haven't heard, that team from Chicago still hasn't lost a game in regulation yet.
Trying to predict the second half is like trying to predict what will pass as music ten years from now, but this is worth taking a stab at. Here are some bold predictions for what will happen in the next month and a half.


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The world of hospice in 2013
It's a new year-changes are upon us, but it's all about how you adapt.
In the world of hospice, 2013 will look a lot like 2012 in terms of providing support to patients and families who are coping with life-limiting illness. What you may not notice are changes in processes, payments, programs-all things that make the organization more efficient over time and keep us compliant with health care guidelines. It's important to remember that change is not a negative, it's all about how you adapt to it, and typically you come out stronger in the end.
While some things may change with health care in our country, the things that make hospice a valuable resource for patients and families will remain the same. What we can promise for 2013 is to continue to inform, educate, communicate and be available so that people, like you and I, know what hospice is, when to utilize it and exactly how to access care.
Many people wonder what it takes to be eligible for hospice care. Do two people with the same diagnosis mean they are both eligible for care at the same time? According to Medicare and Medicaid guidelines, the first and most constant requirement is a six-month prognosis, as determined by a physician, if the illness runs its normal course. So the answer is no-just because two people have the same diagnosis doesn't not mean that they are eligible for hospice care concurrently. Everyone's medical situation is unique and you should feel confident that each and every referral is reviewed for consideration on an individual basis.
I don't know that the future holds or if hospice is something that even I will benefit from in my lifetime but what I can do, and encourage you to do as well, is be prepared and be educated. You can start now by learning more about the hospice benefit, preparing advance directives, talking with family, friends and health care providers about your end-life wishes and feeling assured that there is a hospice here to support you if you need it.


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TDD/BDD as Architectural Tools
James Kovacs explains how to use TDD and BDD to focus the architectural efforts on the high-value areas of the code in order to obtain just-in-time software architecture.
Convention-over-Configuration in an Agile World
James Kovacs discusses using TDD and BDD to avoid complexity and creating evolving architectures where convention is emphasized over configuration.
BDD with Puppet & Cucumber
Tom Sulston explains how to manage systems with Cucumber and Puppet based on BDD principles, including practical tricks and pitfalls. The session demoes using those tools.
Testing C# and ASP.Net Applications Using Ruby
Ben Hall shows how Ruby testing tools can help with .NET and ASP.NET development and takes a look at RSpec, Webrat, Cucumber, Selenium and others. Also: a peek at using IronRuby for testing .NET apps.
Dan North gives an overview of Domain Driven Design and Behavior Driven Development then ties them together for a powerful mix.
In this talk from FutureRuby, Joseph Wilk gives an introduction to the BDD framework Cucumber and gives valuable tips for getting it adopted and used by customers and developers.
DSLs in JavaScript
Though often dismissed as a toy, JavaScript is very powerful and includes many features. We'll take a look at a leading example of a JavaScript DSL, JSSpec and show how JavaScript can suit your needs.
Behaviour-Driven Development - a road to effective design and clean code
Dan describes a proven "outside-in" approach based on real life experience - engaging with and listening to our stakeholders. .
Testing Your Presentation Layer
Yehuda Katz shows how to test a web app's UI using technologies such as Johnson (Ruby to Javascript bridge), jspec (BDD for Javascript), Webrat and others.
Executable User Stories with RSpec and BDD
An introduction to BDD and how to make plain text User Stories executable with RSpec's Story Framework, which is written in Ruby, but runs against production code written in any programming language.
What Drives Design?
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock reviews various forms of driven development in order to understand the principles and values of several design practices used today.
Future Directions for Agile
David Anderson talks about the history of Agile, the current status of it and his vision for the future. The role of Agile consists in finding ways to implement its principles.


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Khatia Buniatishvili is an artist whose gifts need keeping under control. Even this young Georgian pianist's lustrous hair is unruly. I've never seen so many flopping locks, in need of regular tossing back from the eyes by a nifty spare hand or an extra large shake of the head.
Her playing in Wednesday's recital was equally wayward. This piano hotshot lives by extremes. If she plays slow, she inches through bars like an elderly tortoise, a phenomenon seen at its torpid peak in the middle movement of Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit. If she's fast she's supersonic, with rhythms and


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Econ 101
A Better Life Than Julia's
Another fine, and timely, econ 101 video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity.
This is a response to the daft Obama campaign's Life of Julia, that hymn to life as a government serf. The truth is that in this life you have to depend upon God, yourself and, if you are lucky, your family. Government assistance must exist for people who cannot take care of themselves, but as a way of life for those who can, it is soul destroying, trapping us, at best, in a permanent status of child-like dependence on the State, a dependence that is increasingly precarious as governments sink under the burden of unsustainable spending.
Lessons For America From the European Fiscal Meltdown
Another fine econ 101 video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. This video exlores the lessons that America can learn from the current European fiscal and debt crisis.
The lessons are very simple:
1. Higher taxes lead to higher government expenditure and not reduction of government debt.
2. A value added tax is a recipe for run-away government expenditure.
3. A welfare state breeds dependency.
4. Fiscal reform and reduction of government expenditure is impossible once more people are living off the government than are paying taxes to support the government.
5. Bailouts do not work. Continue reading
GDI v. GDP
Another fine econ 101 video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. One of the main economic problems of our time is that we Americans tend to be experts at spending money and novices at making money. I will have a post on Christ and Scrooge later this month which will be rather negative towards Scrooge. (Surprise!) However, perhaps nationally we need a bit of the Scrooge attitude towards making money and less of the spendthrift habits that have been a disaster for us publicly and privately.
Government Monopolies v. Competition
Another fine econ 101 video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. That government monopolies like the post office and public schools deliver inferior service at greatly inflated cost is as well established as any fact can be this side of Eternity. The mystery to me is why we still keep making this fundamental mistake of assuming that a government monopoly is necessary rather than looking into new measures to reach the goal sought. The faith in government, especially on the political Left, is as charming in its naivety as it is irrational.
The last century was often a long sad failure to heed the warnings of Rudyard Kipling in his poem The Gods of the Copybook Headings. I hope this century will not repeat this inability to learn some very simple lessons about the limits of both government and wishful thinking.


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Sisters hold faith in local newspapers
King Lear's three daughters had their lands and loyalties to fight over. Jane Austen's Dashwood sisters had the prospect of marriage to occupy them, and Anton Chekhov's three sisters had local military officers to brighten their days.
None of them ever contemplated a future as risky as newspapers.
For a long time, neither did the Lynn sisters, even though they are a fifth-generation newspaper family. Polly, Christy and Elsie Lynn left behind their father's dusty but cozy newsrooms for college and careers.
Now they are back. Elsie, 26, moved back to Vermont in 2010 after a stint teaching English in Taiwan and traveling through Asia. She is the managing editor of two of her father's weeklies in the Burlington suburbs of Colchester and Essex, which are co-owned by her uncle Emerson Lynn.
Polly, 29, returned in 2011 from Denver, and has thrown herself into running the weekly newspaper in Killington, the popular ski town. Christy, 28, moved back in June after her boyfriend finished graduate school in Vancouver. She helps her father, Angelo, running the business side of Middlebury's paper, The Addison County Independent.
It is conventional wisdom that newspapers are a fading enterprise. Last month, the Tribune Company bought 19 local television stations even as it sought to sell its portfolio of papers, and twice in August, big-city papers changed hands: The New York Times sold The Boston Globe and other properties for $70 million, after paying $1.1 billion for The Globe 20 years ago, and the Graham family said it would sell The Washington Post after eight decades of ownership.
But instead of fleeing the newspaper business, the Lynn sisters have embraced it, and not just because it is part of their heritage.
"I've grown up in the papers," said Elsie Lynn. "But I don't think that's the reason I'm in it. The future is exciting for me. We have this chance and this opportunity to be pioneers and change our career and change this industry."
The papers the Lynn sisters help run have been surprisingly profitable. They have not faced bankruptcy like newspapers of the Tribune Company including The Los Angeles Times and haven't cut coverage like The Times-Picayune of New Orleans. In these parts of Vermont, where Internet connections are less reliable and winter snowstorms can block roads for days, readers often prefer print.
Angelo Lynn said that he had run his newspapers debt-free for more than a decade. While his papers aren't making big profits yet from their digital efforts, his newspaper, phone book, magazine and digital businesses generate about $4.5 million in gross revenue.
"We can't afford not to make money," Angelo Lynn said as he sat in his office here surrounded by photographs of his daughters, the family dogs dozing loudly nearby. "There's no future losing money in any of these papers."
It helps that he has a long history in the business. His great-grandfather, Charles Scott, bought The Iola Register in Kansas in 1882, a paper that has remained in the family and is published today by Lynn's younger sister, Susan. Angelo Lynn and his siblings were raised upstairs from the offices of another nearby Kansas paper called The Humboldt Union run by his father, Emerson Lynn Jr., who took over operations of the Register in 1965 and remained active with the paper through the spring of 2013.
In 1984, Angelo Lynn bought The Addison County Independent in Vermont and started building up his chain of papers. His older brother, Emerson, owns two papers with his wife, Suzanne (the St. Albans Messenger and Milton Independent), they co-own the Colchester Sun and Essex Reporter with Angelo, while Angelo and his daughters operate the Addison Independent, The Reporter in Brandon-Pittsford-Proctor, and the Mountain Times in Killington, as well as Vermont Ski & Ride Magazine. A new acquisition for Lynn, effective Sept. 1, is the popular magazine Vermont Sports.
Angelo Lynn speaks fondly of the newspaper life. He spends his weekends hiking and skiing with his daughters and weekdays churning out enterprising local journalism.
"Once you become part of a community, you see the good that a paper does," he said. "That's very fulfilling."
His daughters' newspaper futures were less certain. When Elsie Lynn arrived at the newsroom of The Colchester Sun and The Essex Reporter, she had never studied journalism or held a journalism job. She wasn't convinced she wanted to work with her father and uncle.
"I've said, 'Man, I don't know, Dad, if this is what I want to do,'" she said as she sat in her threadbare newspaper office in a converted stable space on the outskirts of Colchester. "He said 'No pressure.'"
She settled in, typing up wedding announcements, but before long her father asked her to review the papers' finances. Elsie discovered they were owed $120,000 from advertisers. In three months, she collected $90,000. She also saved her father labor costs by absorbing multiple job titles. Elsie said she often logged 13-hour days writing and editing stories and promoting them on social media.
Polly Lynn was living in Colorado working for an educational tour company with her partner, Jason Mikula, when her father received an offer to buy The Mountain Times in Killington. Angelo Lynn mentioned the opportunity to the couple (both graduates of Middlebury College) when they were back for a wedding at The Mountain Top Inn that summer, and after a few short weeks they moved back to Vermont to run it. The couple took over in September 2011 just as Tropical Storm Irene hit and Killington was hit with some of the storm's worst flooding. She produced the first editions with the previous owner, Royal Barnard, from his dining room table.
Since then, Polly Lynn said, she has kept a nonstop schedule of publishing deadlines and has designed a hyper-local news app for Killington. She spends evenings attending town planning meetings and winters skiing with sources and advertisers.
There has already been a payoff. Polly Lynn and Mikula increased the paper's revenue by 15 percent, or about $100,000, by improving editorial content and strengthening its advertising relationships, according to Angelo Lynn.
Mike Miller, a Killington business owner and former selectman, said local businesses appreciated the couple's forthright approach: when they made early mistakes on advertisements, they admitted they were wrong, fixed them and even offered to make more creative advertisements. They also appreciate the couple's efforts to participate in the community.
"I'm just amazed at their energy," Miller said. "If there's something that there are going to be more than 10 people there, they cover it."
In some ways, Christy Lynn had the toughest transition. While her sisters work at papers an hour's drive from their father, she works steps away from him. Her father focuses on editorial content, and she oversees the advertising sales team and comes up with new promotions. Angelo Lynn said that advertising revenue grew 6 percent in this year's first quarter under Christy's watch.
Gary Greene, a newspaper sales broker, said successful community newspapers shared specific traits. Unlike larger newspapers, local community papers have little debt and don't depend heavily on classified advertising. They hire enough employees to report on town meetings and sports events and publish material people can't find elsewhere. They are in county seats, where they receive legal notices and advertisements from local businesses.
Greene, who sits on the boards of small newspaper chains nationwide and sees their financial statements, says those qualities are critical to profitability.
For now, newspaper analysts say these papers' futures remain promising as long as they remain the sole information source. Alan D. Mutter, a newspaper consultant who writes the Reflections of a Newsosaur blog, said that there was still value in information like school lunch menus and high school sports scores.
"Weeklies in healthy communities that do a good job reporting on local news and serving local businesses are by far the healthiest of publications," he said.
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I'm somewhat of a collector of old crime articles in addition to my obituary obsession...
The Clinch County News (Homerville, Georgia)
4 January 1929
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...Over in Berrien county last week occurred a near-homicide originating from a broken romance. Randall Metts, 21, was shot from ambush by his rejected sweetheart, Miss Della M. Rayfield, age 19. She went on home and her mother twice took guns away from her as she was about to kill herself. The sheriff placed her in jail, and doctors say that Metts has even chance to recover. The two bullets lodged in his back. Miss Rayfield declared in jail that "I would be the happiest woman in the world if I could be Randall's wife," while Metts lying dangerously wounded indicated a willingness to forgive.


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Southern California casinos breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dine their guests with a fantastic variety of food and fare. From sensational casino buffets, 24/7 cafés, signature steakhouses and restaurants, trend-setting and traditional Asian sushi and noodle shops, delis, snack and coffee bars, and food courts—casino players have hit the dining jackpot at Southern California casinos. Quality, prices, value, and the amazing variety of dining experiences at Southern California casinos have won local and national awards, and continue to amaze and delight the senses and challenge waistlines.
Variety is the Spice
Want a pizza at 2 a.m.? Need a late-night/early-morning breakfast? Looking for an exquisite five-star steakhouse before or after you hit the slots or tables? Have a hankering for some comfort food? Or are you looking for the buffet of your dreams—with fresh, made-to-order dishes—and an awesome choice of global cuisines? It's all at Southern California casinos!
And Southern California casino resorts cater to their guests' round-the-clock appetite whims with a variety of dining experiences including pool-side lounges, game-side dining where you can snack or dine right at your favorite slot machine or gaming table, oyster bars, and casual dining. There are even familiar food service brands including Rubio's famous fish tacos at Barona Resort & Casino, Pink's legendary hot dogs at Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort, McDonald's at Spotlight 29 Casino, and Starbucks at Fantasy Springs Casino Resort. And all Southern California casinos have some version of the classic casino dining centerpiece—the ultimate food celebration—the casino buffet!
Award-Winning Buffets
Southern California casino buffets are wonders of sight, smell and taste. Sumptuous casino buffets are an art form in the gaming world, and most definitely in Southern California casinos, with their magnificent extravaganzas. Buffets are celebrations of dining excess that offer vast choices, and Southern California casinos have amazing buffets complete with the latest buffet trends. Action stations provide freshly-made-to-order dishes for guests in a wide variety of cuisines and an engaging blend of styles. It's no wonder that some Southern California casino buffets have won numerous local and national awards.
Many casinos have signature buffets, while others hold weekly or daily buffets in their main restaurants. When preparing for a casino trip, be sure to experience a casino buffet. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a hearty appetite. A few Southern California casino buffets are family-friendly. Check with the casino to see if you can bring the kids and ask about children's prices.
Most casino buffets are open seven days a week. Know that buffet waiting lines can be long (especially on weekends and holidays) so time your visit appropriately. And don't forget, casinos offer players club member discounts, or comps for buffets. Using your player's club card every time you play at a casino can deliver the benefit of a discounted or even free casino buffet.
Here are some of our favorite buffet picks. Buffet prices and dining hours are included where available. Call each casino for more details. All featured casino contact information is on page 30.
The state-of-the-art, Seasons Fresh Buffet at Barona Resort & Casino offers an incredible variety of all-you-can-eat dining options prepared right before your eyes at an incredible value. The individually-themed buffet stations translate into an around-the-world culinary journey with eight unique destinations—Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Mongolian Grill, American, Rotisserie, Soup and Salad Bar, and the International Pastry and Dessert Station—and over 200 individual menu selections. You can now enjoy the delicious dishes at the buffet for one price of $20.99 all day! And generous Club Barona member discounts may apply. Open Sunday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.
At Spotlight 29 Casino, enjoy a delicious 50-item buffet at Café Capitata offered for lunch ($9.95) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and dinner ($14.95) Sunday to Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Friday Seafood and Prime Rib Buffet from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. includes crab, mussels, oysters, shrimp, salmon, roasted prime rib of beef and more for $18.95 per person. Plus a full menu is also available at Café Capitata for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And make sure you're a Club 29 member to take advantage of the extraordinary $2.29 breakfast, weekdays, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. with a choice of one of four delicious breakfast meals. See Club 29 for details.
At Sycuan Casino the amazing value Paipa's Buffet features an incredible variety of delicious choices, including slow roasted prime rib, peel 'n' eat shrimp, specialty international stations and a decadent dessert bar, all-you-can eat for just $10! Buffet hours are Monday to Thursday, 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Friday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Holiday hours and prices may vary.
Sycuan Casino is currently undergoing its own "extreme makeover" that will result not only in a beautifully renovated casino, but in brand new dining options. Renovations will be completed for Paipa's Buffet, Poker and Off Track Betting rooms, Bingo Pavilion, Gift Shop, Deli, Snack Bar, restrooms, lobby, and much more. Just as a teaser, here are a couple of the highlights of the new dining options Sycuan will soon offer.
New NON-Smoking Paipa's Buffet—The buffet is moving to the other end of the casino inside the Non-Smoking Room. Sycuan is building an all-new kitchen, expanding the seating capacity and adding more specialty food stations. Complimented by an interior design that will feature a fresh color palette and open floor plan, the new dining experience promises to be both delicious and visually stunning. The result will be an even better buffet experience that will be pleasing to all the senses—and 100% smoke free! The expected completion date is May 2011. And look out casino players, the most fabulous sports bar in Southern California is on its way. The all-new restaurant will offer more than just great casual dining—it promises an experience. This will be the place to meet friends and catch all your favorite games on high-definition and projection tvs. Expected completion date is August 2011.
The award-winning The Buffet at Valley View Casino & Hotel offers signature dishes from around the world, and features its dinner buffet star, all-you-can-eat Maine lobster. In fact, more than 600,000 pounds of lobster a year are served at Valley View! Voted the first place Best Buffet in the 2010 Best of Southern California Gaming Reader's Choice Awards, this fantastic buffet—a seafood lover's dream—also boasts crab legs, fresh rolled sushi, oysters on the half shell, jumbo shrimp, plus prime rib, authentic Italian, Asian, Mexican, American specialties and fresh hot lava cake, crepes, cupcakes a 100-foot dessert bar and even more. When you join the Valley View Casino & Hotel Players Club, your first lobster buffet is free! Lunch is from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ($19.99). Weekend brunch is from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ($22.99). Dinner is from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ($27.99). Players Club discounts are available, so you definitely want to be sure you play with your card.
At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, relish the culinary delicacies of Italy, Mexico, Asia, Brazil and America at the new Fresh Grill Buffet. Every meal is an international feast. And you can top it off with fresh fruit dipped in the famous chocolate fountain at the dessert bar. Boasting amazing weekend buffets: Friday Seafood Buffet ($22.99), Saturday Prime Rib Buffet ($22.99), and Sunday Champagne Brunch ($21.99), Fresh Grill Buffet offers indoor and patio dining. Monday through Saturday, Lunch ($12.99) is served from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Dinner ($17.99) is served from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Sundays, Brunch is served from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and dinner is served from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
At The Buffet at Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort prepare to enjoy an oasis of culinary skill combined with a zest for the freshest ingredients. Experience the world's most exciting flavors, both traditional and new delivered via a number of action stations featuring dozens of items your taste buds won't be able to resist. The Buffet at Harrah's Rincon is the only buffet in Southern California to feature a create-your-own Pho Soup Station (Pho means noodles in Vietnamese.) and Tandoor oven, used to create delicious Indian dishes. Buffet items include Tandoori Chicken, Brazilian Churrasco Beef, and made-to-order Street Tacos. And don't miss the dessert station, where tempting baked goods (including a variety of sugar-free cakes, pies and cookies), icy gelato, and even cotton candy await you. And check out the Sunday Jazz Brunch, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday. The Buffet is open Monday to Friday for Lunch ($15.99) and Monday to Thursday for Dinner ($19.99) from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Fridays, the Seafood Buffet ($26.99) is from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Saturdays, the Brunch Buffet ($18.99) is from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the Seafood Buffet is from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. On Sundays, Brunch is 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, Dinner is from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Total Rewards™ players receive great buffet discounts.
At Casino Pauma, the Pauma Bay Cafe offers both traditional cafe dining and "All You Can Eat" at a price that can't be beat! Seating is available indoors or out, with stunning patio views of beautiful citrus groves and the surrounding foothills. The lunch buffet is one of the best values at Southern California casinos. Hearty, fresh and delicious fare is the hallmark of the buffet with a remarkable discounted Senior Special (with Palm Club card—excluding holidays & special events). And the Prime Rib Dinner is an exceptional 2-for-1 value ($20), available Sunday to Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. And the dining values don't stop there. Be sure you are a Palm Club member to get the very popular Breakfast Special which offers a different breakfast every day from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. for an amazing $3.95!
Casino Fine Dining
Eating at a casino doesn't have to mean overindulging at the buffet. Some Southern California casinos have fine dining and steakhouse restaurants comparable to the excellent restaurants of major cities…like Las Vegas! Reinventing the page from the Las Vegas food and beverage book, Southern California resort casinos have created upscale signature restaurants with unique specialties. These restaurants usually require reservations, so check dining times, and they are usually open only for dinner. And don't miss the casino café. These are the usually 24/7 eateries that feed guests most excellently and often offer unique local specialties round the clock.
Barona Oaks Steakhouse is Barona's award-winning restaurant experience offering diners innovative, adventurous fare and delightfully creative variations on the standards. Barona Oaks offers a fabulous menu in an intimate and sophisticated atmosphere with an emphasis on service and quality. Set in a distinguished, stately décor, this elegant dinner-only venue showcases the artistic flair and skill of Executive Chef Jim Phillips, who is never satisfied until you are. Barona Oaks also has an exceptional wine list. When you visit Barona, this restaurant is a must. Entrée price range is $30–$60. Open Tuesday to Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Best to call for a reservation at 1-888-722-7662 and ask for the Steakhouse.
One of Barona's newest restaurants, Italian Cucina, features traditional dishes made from scatch in an open kitchen. Menu items include stone hearth pizzas and calzone, fresh pasta dishes, and Chianti-Braised Short Ribs. Italian Cucina is open Thursday through Monday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. (11 p.m. Friday and Saturday). Call 619-328-3125 for reservations.
Four-time winner of the Wine Spectator magazine Award of Excellence, Fiore Steak and Seafood at Harrah's Rincon has a wonderful selection of appetizers, salads, soups, steaks and seafood. The chef prepares his selection with special pride and care to give guests the flavors and experience that will have them coming back for more. Fiore's menu features the best Certified Angus Beef® and proudly serves only the finest in aged beef along with the Pacific's freshest seafood and the finest California wines. Average entrée cost is $25–$40. Open Sunday to Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Reservations are recommended, call (760) 751-7780.
Black&Blue is the casually elegant American steakhouse at Valley View Casino & Hotel. Starring the culinary flair of Chef Chip McCarty and his talented team, Black&Blue offers only the finest steaks, freshest seafood and most decadent desserts. Unwind with conversation and creative cocktails in the Black&Blue Lounge, then move into the main room for a dining experience you will never forget. At Black&Blue you will receive the ultimate in guest service in an environment that's friendly and fun. And Black&Blue is the only place that you can gamble for the price of your Surf & Turf by playing Dining for Dollars! Dinner is served Wednesday to Sunday starting at 5 p.m. Call (760) 291-2130 for reservations.
At Sycuan Casino's Wachena Restaurant, enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner. Wachena offers a contemporary setting and an eclectic menu that includes choice beef, creative pasta dishes, favorites from south of the border, Asian specialties, sandwiches and burgers. The Wachena Lounge features bar top video poker, cocktails and tv sports viewing. Featured items include the $19.95 Steak & Lobster Special, offered every Wednesday evening, and the monthly dining specials. In March, check out the "You Call It" Steak Special, featuring your choice of New York, Rib Eye or Top Sirloin Steak for just $10! Each steak special is served with a baked potato, vegetables, freshly baked bread and your choice of soup or salad. And cocktails are now available at Wachena. Open for breakfast Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Dinner from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Wachena's delicious and authentic Asian menu is also served daily from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Late Night Dining on Sunday to Thursday is from 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10:30 p.m. to 4 a.m.
A world of flavor, textures and ambience awaits at The Bistro at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. Start your Bistro experience with a hand-crafted, specialty cocktail at the stunning mahogany bar. The Bistro specializes in exciting, contemporary fine cuisine including succulent seafood and tantalizing sushi selections. You'll also enjoy carefully dry-aged on site, hand-carved, premium usda beef. The Bistro offers an enticing array of salads, appetizers, entrees and desserts, sure to impress the most discriminating of palates. Guests have the option to dine inside with a view of the exhibition kitchen, or outside overlooking palm trees and a beautiful courtyard. Reservations are recommended, call 760-342-5000. Open Wednesday through Sunday for dinner at 5 p.m.
At the JEM Steakhouse at Spotlight 29 Casino, guests experience a most rewarding dining experience in an intimate setting with choice options to please any palate. Featuring a sumptuous three-course dinner menu at an unbelievable $29 per person, the menu offers a choice of signature dishes, such as the Loch Duart Salmon and Short Ribs served with a cremini risotto, all of which were selected by Chef Dario Canizales. This special menu is not available with any other promotions, discounts, holidays and show nights. Reservations are recommended for JEM Steakhouse, call 760-775-2880. JEM Steakhouse is open Wednesday to Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Authentic Asian Fare
Asian cuisine, a major aspect of Southern California dining culture, is known for its unique flavors. Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Filipino, Japanese and Korean specialties have become mainstays at Southern California casinos, and some casinos have authentic Asian cafés and restaurants serving a variety of delicious Asian dishes.
At Barona Resort & Casino, the Ho Wan Noodle Shop has a tantalizing array of tastes from Asia. Executive Chef Wai Wa Lau offers authentic Asian cuisine, featuring a variety of exotic flavors including Thai Red Curry Chicken, Philippine Pancit, and Korean Beef Ribs. In Chinese, Ho Wan means "good luck." And if it's exotic flavors you crave, this incredible noodle shop is just that. Open Sunday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. And at the Sage Café, don't miss the truly delicious Asian menu items.
At Valley View Casino & Hotel, STIX, the Asian-inspired noodle bar, features pho, dim sum, fresh-rolled sushi and more. Open Sunday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Fortunes at Harrah's Rincon offers authentic Asian dishes using the aromatic herbs and spices that make Asian cuisine vibrant, colorful and distinctive. Delicious appetizers, pan-fried noodles, soup noodles and barbecued and roasted main courses are available. Choose from great dishes including Honey Glazed Walnut Shrimp, Roasted Duck or Orange Beef, and traditional favorites like Seafood Chow Mein. Average entrée cost is $15–$25. Open Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
At JOY Asian Cuisine at Fantasy Springs, the textures and bold flavors of Asia meld together in perfect synergy. Time-honored traditional recipes of old-world China strike just the right balance on the menu alongside modern Chinese fare favorites. Dim Sum, Congee, Wok Fried Noodles, Sidewalk Specialties, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai dishes also excite the senses. World-class chefs designed the extensive menu with all Asian food lovers in mind. The entire essence of Asian cuisine envelops you at JOY. Open seven days a week from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Southern California casinos feature numerous dining venues with varying themes and menus. Check casino web sites or call casinos directly for dining information. Most casinos have special menu items for holidays, so look for lucky dining this month with St. Patrick's Day specials (also see page 16). Eat well and enjoy all the amazing dining at Southern California casinos!


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Nintendo's new Miiverse social network likely aims to build excitement for the upcoming console Wii U
Nintendo has announced the upcoming launch of its own social network called Miiverse ahead of the Japanese company's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) presentation in Los Angeles this week.
The Miiverse network is Nintendo's own social network that allows users to interact with their friends and other players. Users can see what others are playing, share game content, use the Wii camera for video conferencing, and use the controller to update picture/text messages on the network.
The move is likely in response to
Nintendo posting its first annual loss this year
. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, Nintendo reported a net loss of 43.2 billion yen ($532.5 million USD). This is huge, considering the game maker generated a profit of 77.6 billion yen ($958.9 million USD) one year earlier. Nintendo also took a 36.2 percent hit to its revenue and had an operating loss of 37.3 billion yen ($460.9 million USD).
Nintendo's loss was blamed mostly on poor Wii sales and a slow start with the 3DS portable system that the company released last year. In fact, Nintendo was forced to
slash the price of the 3DS
from $249.99 to $169.99 only months after its release.
Nintendo is expected to release its Wii successor
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Nintendo's new Miiverse social network likely aims to build excitement for the upcoming console, but some are skeptical about how successful Miiverse will be. While Nintendo says that the social network will eventually be capable of access through the 3DS, smartphones and PCs, its lack of connection with Facebook or Twitter will leave it behind in the social networking race.
The announcement of Miiverse didn't exactly impress investors either. Nintendo shares only increased 0.2 percent on the Tokyo Stock Exchange today when the announcement was made.
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Mette Williams wanted to test herself on TV, and now she's the executive chef at Culina.
Williams' prize for winning Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell? A job at Culina, with its stunning indoor-outdoor design and this lush garden terrace.
Mette Williams certainly didn't need to go on TV to find a new job. She already had a good one, as executive chef at Areal in Santa Monica, CA. Even better, she had a resumé that included eight years of experience working for Wolfgang Puck and Lee Hefter. Still, the 33-year-old couldn't pass up a chance to test herself on Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell.
Williams aced it, and her reward was the executive chef job at Culina, Modern Italian, an award-winning restaurant at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. She started in January, two months before the show first aired on the Food Network, and recently chatted about the new job and why she went on TV to get it.
RH: How's the new gig?
Williams: The transition has been good and I've gotten to know the current menu. There are some staples that won't change. We've only been open three years, but there are some favorites already. I've gotten to know my staff and the whole hotel, and just really played around with the food, honing my Italian-inspired creations. This is the first Italian restaurant I've worked at.
RH: Does that make it hard?
Williams: Not really, I've got a heavy Mediterranean influence after working with Wolfgang Puck for so long. And I've been making my own pastas and sauces since I've been cooking.
RH: What are some of those favorites you're keeping?
Williams: We've got a classic spaghetti dish with a really great, basic tomato sauce you don't want to mess with. And a grilled rib eye—I don't know why anyone would want to change that. Those are two items that aren't going anywhere, as well as the corn ravioli.
RH: Do you feel any pressure taking over such a popular and acclaimed restaurant?
Williams: At times. Culina has a dedicated clientele with high standards, so there's pressure to maintain the integrity of the food, while incorporating new dishes.
RH: What are some of your new creations?
Williams: I've tried to bring in a little more spice that comes from the surrounding countries, like a mussel dish—Zuppetta di Cozze—with a Moroccan sauce, fennel and garlic. We also added pasta with ricotta and egg yolk—Tortellone di Ricotta e Polpa di Granchio—and an Alaskan halibut over a zucchini puree—Ippoglosso.
RH: How did you end up on Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell?
Williams: I was recruited by the Food Network and it was kind of a last-minute decision. Taping was going to start within four to five days. I thought, "Oh my gosh, do I want to do the show?" I had a solid job, but I'd never been in a cooking challenge. I had been thinking about doing Top Chef, but being gone six to eight weeks wasn't in the cards with a young son. So I thought just to get my feet wet, why not do this challenge. It was in L.A., and filming was just two days long.
RH: What was the show like?
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CIUDAD NEZAHUALCOYOTL, Mexico — Fernando Garcia fondly recalls the late 1990s, when all three floors of his factory in a green row house here held employees sewing and tagging the women's slacks that his family has been selling for decades.
But those days are gone, killed off by extortion and a 70 percent drop in sales.
"We were all hoping for real change with Fox," he said, referring to former President Vicente Fox, whose historic victory in 2000 ended seven decades under the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI. "It didn't happen."
The results in Mexico's election today, in which voters are widely expected to give the PRI another shot at the presidency, could represent a significant rehabilitation of a party dismissed as so corrupt and authoritarian that it amounted to a dictatorship in democratic clothing. It was a party regularly accused of rigging elections, striking secret deals with criminals and collecting bribes so proficiently that piles of pesos were said to fill the pockets and the briefcases of its standard-bearers.
The possible return of the PRI shows the disenchantment many Mexicans feel toward the post-PRI leadership. The explosion of drug-related violence over the past few years is high on the list of concerns, of course. But voters are equally or more focused on the economy.
It has performed unevenly. Although the currency and debt crises of the 1980s and '90s have given way to fiscal stability and steady growth, which reached almost 4 percent last year, many areas of Mexico have yet to experience reliable prosperity.
"There has been a deterioration in the quality of employment," said Gerardo Esquivel, an economist at the Colegio de Mexico. "We have a dynamic where we have a modern sector that is experiencing a bonanza and other sectors that are much less dynamic."
Garcia said he missed the years when politics held more hope, when he had a dozen full-time employees buzzing around him. Now, he said, he lives on the second floor of his three-story business and rents out the third.
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Blazing Angels 2
Just completed Blazing Angels 2 for the 360. It's an arcade flight WW2 game, kinda like Crimson Skies but not quite as polished.
-Large plane selection
-Lots of interesting mission objectives (flying through tunnels, blowing up air balloons to clear a path, detonating sea mines in order to damage an underwater submarine...)
-Interesting defensive weapons to take out enemies behind you (flash blinders, tesla coils, anti-engine smoke...)
-primary machine guns are nearly useless. 99% of the game is fought with special attacks like rockets or missiles
-distracting "air particle" graphic effect that is supposed to give you a sense of speed but mostly just dirties up the graphics
-can't move the camera around manually
-the windows in the cockpit views are all dirtied up for a "grungy" look, but it just takes away from the look of the game. Not being able to change from third-person to first-person view on the fly sucks too (gotta go into options to do it)
-planes will automatically level themselves out, making Simulation control scheme crappy
Rating: 6/10
Bought it for $12 total so I'm pretty satisfied with it. Online multiplayer sucks, but at least there's split-screen co-op.
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For college football fans, National Signing Day is akin to Christmas morning, except with a great deal more drama. Although a vast majority of athletes have issued verbal commitments to their respective universities, today is the last opportunity for the remaining few recruits who haven't signed, to make a switch to a different university.
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Laptop computers donated to schoolsJanuary 09,2013SUNDERLAND Google donated 36 laptop computers to the Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union recently, according to Superintendent Dan French.
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