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I Like Downtown Palo Alto
Original post made by stephen levy, University South, on Aug 26, 2012
Mostly what I read on Town Square is complaints and mostly from people who do not live and work here.
I don't understand the complaints that downtown has changed for the worse unless people are hoping downtown returns to the anti-war bustle of my generation in the 1960s.
Downtown (and Stanford) have continued to grow and evolve as central and critical parts of one of the world's innovation centers.
Seeing all the enthsiastic young folks smiling and happy and working hard gives me hope for the future. They and I generations apart share a connection to this small area where I live and work.
Yes, downtown will grow and if the current plans for the corner of Hamilton and High don't work out, something else will becasue people want to work in downtown. Posters can complain about evil plots by developers and council people (anyone have any proof?0 but buildings get built because investors think there is demand and my work certainly supports that. The Bay Area has added mroe than 100,000 during the past 12 months, far above teh 33,000 annnual gains we projected for ABAG in the long term.
If the business owners want to provide input, i think it should be carefully considered.
And if posters want to about how a building looks (in a neighborhood far away from where they live) please send me your name and address and a picture of where you live so I can see if it offends me.
There are plenty of shopping choices in the area and i think what goes into downtown retail should be the choice of the owners and the market. I am happy with what is available to me and think further growth will expand my choices. I am happy to see empty stores being filled as the economy recovers and more people work downtown.
I would think most residents would agree with planners that growth as much as possible should be focused in existing centers.
As I walk down University each art festival weekend and whenever the street is used for a community event, it reminds me that I live in a vibrant part of our community and region.
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a resident of Crescent Park
on Aug 26, 2012 at 2:26 pm
It's the character of the city and the nature of the people that have changed over time - a lot.
If you think about it, our time here is so different from anything any previous era of human being has had to live in and process. Time would have to slow down to sync up with a roller coaster - it's a wonder people are not more ... uhm ... "dazzled"
What I do not like about downtown is simply when I am there and there are a fair amount of people they act like rutting bulls or something, even the women ... it's dash in front of people, blow smoke in their face, ask for money, sidewalk chicken, littering, loud cellphone talking, bad drivers, aloof, unfriendly and unsmiling ... not all Palo Altans, not even most, but just enough to always bring it to mind and make it seem like it is always on the uptrend - and there is rarely any public condemnation of bad behavior I think because people are scared of that one insane violent confrontation we read about in the news. I think Freakonomics talked about these unrepresentative samples that humans statistically process incorrectly.
The weird thing is that time goes by so fast I don't think people perceive it, and if there do there is not much critical mass to bring it to public consciousness other than as general negative complaints that provoke emotional reactions from people who really do not want to think about it or acknowledge it or don't notice it or don't care.
Anyway, my days or wandering around downtown to World's Indoor Records or Chimera Books or Liddicoats or the many movie theaters or Borders or World Wraps or Macheesmo Mouse or Pizza A-Go-Go, 31 Flavors or many other places long gone - are over.
There is still many nice places in downtown Palo Alto, it's not so bad, just different with different people.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Aug 26, 2012 at 2:32 pm
I enjoy downtown Palo Alto too - although I would like to see more of a mix of retail. The things I do not like:
New offices and business building should provide a REALISTIC amount of parking for their employees. A building that has room for 200 employees should provide more than at least 100 spaces. And the fact that a building just exists is not a public benefit unless you are a hospital.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 26, 2012 at 9:01 pm
University Ave and side streets now has the quality of a Strip Mall.
Lots of temporary businesses -like the proliferation of foot cosmetic salons.
It is a disaster-a result of poor planing-poor oversight and greed.
stephen levy champions this disasters
We need some new- younger - members in city planning, economics and politics
Who can make the trade-offs explicit and honest
Do we want a strip mall or do we want quality?
Menlo Park went for quality and it is profitable.
We now have a strip mall on University Avenue
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Aug 26, 2012 at 9:10 pm
You know you're in trouble when the temporary Halloween shops can freely rent space in prime downtown University Ave. locations year after year.
a resident of University South
on Aug 27, 2012 at 6:13 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
Yes University Avenue does have a number of personal care businesses and sometimes stores filled with seasonal trade.
On the other hand I don't know of any strip malls that get $6/sq ft per month for office space and have bustling restaurants and bars or the daytime walking traffic of downtown. Not to mention a brand new state of the art Apple store.
I think the negative posters must think only about retail and have some vision of Los Gatos or California Avenue or a street they like in Menlo Park.
But the downtown I live and work in and like is a bustling tech innovation center attractive to people who come from north and south, many of whom use CalTrain.
And it is much more than University Avenue with new buildings and businesses on many adjacent streets.
If you don't like it, please stay away. That is your choice.
But downtown Palo Alto is anything but a place "in trouble".
And i think it will continue to evolve and for better or worse in the future there will be fewer businesses that require a low rent environment.
My own business is caught up in the tide of rising rents. Even so downtown works for me and I love to see the variety of faces and ages of our new workers and visitors.
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 27, 2012 at 6:38 pm
When we have senior executive clients from Europe or Asia to visit we take them for dinner to Menlo Park--because
When they see University Ave in PA they are horrified by the vagrants,drunks and beggars.
They note that there is not one book store-just a vanity Apple store-that's it
These executives would never stay in Palo Alto-they stay in Menlo Park-because they feel safe and they do not feel safe in downtown Palo Alto.
stephen levy should declare any and all financial interests and conflicts of interests-
Why has he never done the decent thing?
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New roadside machine guesses your age
Original post made by Oxymo Ron, another community, on Jan 31, 2008
The county has placed a large display box on wheels beside Danville Blvd in Alamo that guesses your age? Really! I rode to Alamo Plaza the other day with my pal and the machine kindly said "Slow Down" as it guessed my age at 67.
Amazing technology!
One HAL of a Pal
a resident of Danville
on Feb 1, 2008 at 11:00 am
Now that's funny!!!
a resident of another community
on Feb 4, 2008 at 9:22 am
I tested the machine and it got the answer WRONG! It said 57 and I am only 34!
I'm insulted!
a resident of another community
on Feb 5, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Dear neighbors,
As we all know, the big white box on the side of Danville Blvd is reading the speed of the oncoming vehicles. But which vehicle is it reading? The technology reads the speed of mass and not necessarily the nearest car.
For example, I enjoy slowing down to less than 6 mph so that the machine cannot register my speed. But often, the display will say a speed above 30 mph because it is actually reading mass of an oncoming SUV a half a block behind me.
This is an issue with radar technologies in general. I once was given a ticket in Milpitas for >35 mph when is moving slowly behind a lady entering a school parking lot. The issue was an oncoming truck well behind me that had greater mass for radar detection.
Thus, the white box might as well guess my age because it has an equal chance to be accurate.
Your thoughts? experiences with radar guns?
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a resident of another community
on Feb 5, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Posted at the request of the author
Hal, as a commuter to Milpitas, I have had the experience you outlined with their "juiced" radar guns. In a case a few years back, my employee demanded the gun for independent calibration tests to be used in court. Milpitas refused to surrender the gun or any certification of the gun's accuracy. Her ticket was some how dismissed because the officer and the gun did not show up in court.
I later found out from the gun company that the guns can be "juiced" to provide false, higher readings.
Only in Silicon Valley,
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on Feb 6, 2008 at 12:29 pm
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Problems with radar guns:
Although radar is an effective tool to acquire an object's speed, there are problems with it. For speed to be accurately calculated, the object whose speed is desired ideally should be the only moving object in the beam of the radar. If this is not the case, as in a police officer monitoring speed on a stretch of busy road, more articulation is needed in testifying to a particular vehicle's speed. The angle in which the object is in relation to the radar source can also affect the reading. This phenomenon includes angles on a horizontal and vertical plane and is known as the Cosine Effect. It is suggested that interference in the RADAR band by cellular phones, transmitters of other kinds, power wires, signs and even stationary walls can create erroneous readings. This is not taken into account when a photo RADAR is used and numerous discrepancies can creep in.
In most cases, on very busy roads, RADAR GUNS have a better chance of guessing your AGE.
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a resident of another community
on Feb 11, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Neighbors, aren't we laughing at a death in the family?
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a resident of another community
on Feb 12, 2008 at 9:23 am
Dear Neighbors
We can conclude that TRAFFIC is a danger to Alamo and Danville Blvd invites and creates that danger. We can conclude that speed is not the issue as much it is the willingness of TRAFFIC to stop for pedestrians and local access by vehicles to our business district.
In this exchange, we illustrated that speed detection and inforcement using radar devices is selective and not the solution. In other forum discussions, we noted that the changes to Danville Blvd in the business district have only increased TRAFFIC and expanded the dangers to pedestrians and local shopping access.
Our humor illustrated the attitudes of through-traffic and the result of speeds beyond any speed limit or control. We now are presented with the requirement to remove the through-traffic and achieve access to the business district as our primary goal.
Are there any further thoughts?
Hal Bailey
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Water contamination is at the heart of the fracking debate. Gas companies and their well-funded industry support groups (still) adamantly contend that 'there are no proven instances of drinking water contamination due to fracking.' But as Chris Mooney recently wrote about in the Scientific American, and as DeSmogBlog pointed out in our featured report Fracking the Future – this argument is based more on semantics and sly avoidance tactics than scientific evidence, or personal experience for that matter. But in Alberta the oil and gas industry's ability to deny responsibility for instances of water contamination may be related to an even greater systemic flaw – one which leaves the final verdict in the hands of industry representatives.
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Not proud of that...
Really, I'm not.
They have billboards all over the cities bragging about it. But its not the cities that have the problems with contaminated water, now is it?
I've also had many professional Geologists tell me that 'these are all chemicals that occur in nature'. Implying that it should be safe. (Similar to tar sands emissions claims.)
Its not that all Engineers and Geologists would do something intentionally wrong, but some definitely would. It adds a legal barrier against law suits. If a PEng says its legit, its hard to prove otherwise. (I'll wager the Peng is the first thing that gets flashed if there is a dispute.) You're also not likely to go far in this industry if you keep telling companies that their work is a health hazard and toxic to human life.
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I think its ok. There is a consensus among Apegga 97% of there membership believe that Fracking is safe. Where have we heard another group of industry insiders make such a claim?
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coal miners?
[There is a looong list, but I'll just stop there.]
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99% of Bicycle mechanics
99% of Bicycle mechanics believe that all pants in the chain incidents are the fault of the big garment corporations.
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Saving space for the ducks… right next to the mashed potatoes.
"97% of their membership believe that Fracking is safe" Not True
APEGGA did not in any way poll and query its entire membership about Fracking.
I'd know. I'm a member.
This would lead you to conclude that they must have asked a small subset of APEGGA.
Obviously there is no useful way to conclude anything about such a result without seeing the survey and how well defined survey question was and to whom it was directed.
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Britta Riley wanted to grow her own food (in her tiny apartment). So she and her friends developed a system for growing plants in discarded plastic bottles — researching, testing and tweaking the system using social media, trying many variations at once and quickly arriving at the optimal system. Call it distributed DIY. And the results? Delicious.
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I am hoping to get into beekeeping and this looks like just the forum to answer my questions.
I am hoping to get into beekeeping and this looks like just the forum to answer my questions.
Yup, and welcome.
lots of good information here...welcom
Welcome. I would suggest reading all you can on this thread and others (there's plenty to choose from!). Beekeeping For Dummies is a good entry-level book that covers the basics in an understandable way.
Caution: Beekeeping can become addictive (especially if you like homegrown honey and beeswax).
PS: I know where Pelham is. I used to drive a truck for Oil-Dri in Ochlocknee.
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Mark Roth studies suspended animation: the art of shutting down life processes and then starting them up again. It's wild stuff, but it's not science fiction. Induced by careful use of an otherwise toxic gas, suspended animation can potentially help trauma and heart attack victims survive long enough to be treated.
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Why has Canada's federal debt jumped over 30 per cent since 2008, to over $600 billion? Why did the government miss its deficit target by $1.4 billion last year, and what is pushing this year's deficit forecast higher by more than $5 billion to $26 billion? Figures released by the PBO show that, contrary to all the talk we've been hearing about cutbacks, Ottawa's payroll is getting out of control.


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|R. do Castelo Picão, 1100 Lisbon, ポルトガル
The apartment is located in a short walking distance from the other picturesque neighbourhoods of Baixa and Castle. Nearby you have all kinds of traditional commerce, bars and restaurants and access to the train to the beaches around Cascais (Cais do Sodré).
There is a parking place at 5 minutes walking from the apartment at Largo das Portas do Sol.
The apartment has 39 m2 and has been recently renovated to include the following:
- a room with double bed (140 cm wide) with Tv, DVD player and Hi-Fi;
- a kitchenette with electric oven and stove, microwave, fridge with freezer, washing and drying machine;
- a bathroom with shower.
UMTS internet connection with USB plug can be provided upon request (10,00€/day).
In wintertime it is heated with electric heaters.
We will welcome you with a bottle of cold vinho verde.
You will also find in the apartment various CDs of typical Portuguese music to complete your cultural experience in Lisbon.
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- Check-in is after 4 PM (You can always come after 11 to leave you luggage and get the keys, but if we have someone else leaving on the same day the apartment won't be ready before 4 PM).
- Check-out is until 11 AM.
In labour days, you can leave the luggage in our office before 11AM in the day of your check-in and/or after 4PM in the day of your check-out.
Please call us 30 minutes before your arrival.
Check-in Monday to Friday from 4PM to 9:30PM is free of charge, except on Portuguese public holidays.
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- additional 30 Euro for check-in from 9:30 PM to 00:00 AM everyday;
- additional 45 Euro for check-in from 00:00 AM to 8:30 AM everyday;
- additional 25 Euro for check-in on Week-ends and on Portuguese public holidays till 9:30 PM.
Please note that, for security reasons, you must bring a copy of your id card or passport when you check-in.
Kindly note that a damage deposit of 150€ OR a credit card responsability term will also be asked upon arrival.
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The apartment will be cleaned prior to the arrival of each tenant.
When leaving, the tenant is obliged to leave the apartment in a reasonable condition.
The tenant signing the check-in form will be liable for the correct and decent behavior of all the persons accompanying him/her, and specifically avoiding any activity that is against any law or health policy.
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Apartamento que cubrió mis expectativas. Pequeño pero equipado. Sólo falta un pequeño armario para guardar la ropa correctamente. Tranquilo, silencioso y en el mismo corazón de Alfama, un barrio lleno de encanto.
En un principio alquilamos este apartamento, pero hubo problemas con unos "pequeños animales" según ellos los definieron y fuimos cambiados a otro (apartamento 109) con teóricamente mejores condiciones. Hasta ahí bien, son cosas q pueden pasar.
El día de la llegada, estuvimos cerca de media hora en la puerta, después d un largo viaje, sin saber nada de si quien tenía que recibirnos venía o no, a pesar de que les habíamos llamado avisando de que ya estábamos cerca, como ellos habían pedido; y sin escribirnos ellos al menos avisando de que llegaban tarde. Como cosa positiva diré que hay un regalo de bienvenida de una botella de vino rosado.
El problema real ocurre al entrar en el piso: no había sábanas para el sofá cama. Éramos 3 personas y por lógica el sofá cama iba a ser usado, pero sólo encontramos dos edredones nórdicos (en pleno julio), uno de ellos sin funda siquiera. Y ya qué decir de la limpieza, que es quizás el aspecto más básico en un negocio como éste. La alfombra y el sofá estaban grises del polvo, con manchas que no habían sido ni lavadas. Encontré cabellos negros largos que no pertenecían a ninguno de nosotros, pero el momento apoteósico fue al encontrar 2 cucarachas en la zona de la cocina a mitad de nuestra estancia en el piso, tras escribirles un email, ni siquiera recibimos respuesta....
Great apartment in a perfect location. Highly recommended!
We had a very nice stay in an amazing apartment in an amazing city. Very good contact with the host before and during the travel.
10/10 would book again.
Although it has been some time, I remember very well that it was a great experience to stay at this appartment for some days. We even stayed longer than intended and that was no problem at all. Beautiful view when sitting on the rooftop at night or day. The slanted walls throughout the whole appartment give it a funky feeling, but is a bit inconvenient for very tall people. Would recommend this place to anyone wanting a Lisboa city experience, as it is very central and close to most sights.
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Upsides - Absolutely amazing location. Beautiful apartment. Friendly staff. Bottle of wine on arrival. Couldn't ask for a better place to stay.
Downsides - hot water service would heat up once, then shutdown and had to be reset 2 hours prior to every shower. Pillows were really flat and little. Tried to charge extra 30 euros/night when I requested a 3rd bed to be made up. Left waiting for an hour after arranging the arrival time by email and had to make an extra phone call. No hand towels in bathrooms. Had to buy more toilet paper. A partial roll in each bathroom is not sufficient for a 4 days stay for 3 people!
We had a wonderful stay in Lisbon. The location is terrific if you wish to be a part of the famous Fado neighborhood. Great restaurants directly across from the Fado Museum. The climb to the apartment is around 100 steps, but once you get there the view from both sides is well worth it. The apartment is very comfortable and very clean. It would comfortably sleep 4
Amazing apartment, amazing location, amazing host.
Perfect location for Bairro Alto where there is alot of restaurants, cafés and bars. Also short distance to Chiado and all transportation to go where ever you would like to go. The apparatment is big anough for 3, maybe 4 people/family. It has one big bedrom and to sleeping couches. There is a bar on the corner so there are some noises, especially in the weekends. I will absolutely recommend this appartment.
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Are you a fan of classic hard-rock? Do you love red wine? Well, the perfect combination has just been launched in Sweden.
Slayer have joined the likes of Motorhead, AC/DC and Kiss to launch their very own red wine range, music site Lick Library said. The wine – called "Reign In Blood" – is currently only available in Sweden.
"Sweden is a good market to start with. We are a small country but we have incredibly dedicated fans, which makes it worthwhile to do the test launch in Sweden", Brands For Bands who are behind the launch told Swedish magazine Dagens Media.
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asimplelife...LOVE your ufo #2...just beautiful
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asimplelife...LOVE your ufo #2...just beautiful
okay, i am now going to crawl into a dark shaft and forget about UFOs....asimplellife 13 done!!!!! Actually that is awesome , and you are inspiring.
LOL, a big welcome stablemom. No crawling into dark places, now you are one of us and we are here to shine the light on our UFOs. While it's true that we have some spectacular members who blast their way thru those UFOs like TNT, most of us just plod along and get done what we can. So no matter what kind of UFO finisher you are, you will be in good company with many others working at your same pace. Well, unless you are a blaster like asimplelife and some others. Then you will be in sparcer company, but you will have many many admirers in the rest of us. LOL
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I believe UFOs are like scraps, ferns and dust bunnies. Once you get two, they send spores out into the air and more just happen anywhere the spores meet.
I am proud to announce that last night I finally finished the back for the king size tshirt quilt. Yayyyyyyyyyy........
Now I am planning to do my own modified quilt as I go, where I stitch the rows to the completed backing one row at a time.
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I believe UFOs are like scraps, ferns and dust bunnies. Once you get two, they send spores out into the air and more just happen anywhere the spores meet.
Yippee wildyard!!!
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Thanks, Carriem. I used quilt as you go in rows. This link may or may not work as I seem to be having dreadful problems with my website: http://www.ludlowquiltandsew.co.uk/f...-rows-pattern/
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Rose, that is so cool . ..
imagine my delight when I identified the flying geese blocks! love that pattern - it looks fantastic . . great job!!
ha! now imagine how stupid I feel? I followed the link, and those little boogers aren't flying geese at all! (which is *even* more cool imo)
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OSCP - Progress
I've been really busy lately doing my internship and the PWB V3.0 course!
I was getting worried because it took ages for me to finally hack something. But now I can say I successfully penetrated several machines. They're all windows machines, but oh well. Also I managed to reach another network with a bit of help from DRaid
The guys on IRC are very helpful and they always steer me to the right direction without giving spoilers.
I've carefully documented all exercises and most extra miles, which is a very time consuming task. I've studied all the material (labs and video's), and have about 17 lab days left to hack as much as possible.
I'm still very thankful for getting this opportunity. I've already learned so much I might even pursue a security related career instead of development. Before starting this course I knew I was going to become a software engineer..but now I'm not so sure
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Only a few minutes' walk away from Bremen's central market square, the Kunsthalle Bremen's building has stood in the Wall gardens for over 150 years. The gallery's private owner is to this day is the Kunstverein in Bremen (the Bremen Art Association) founded by the citizens of Bremen in 1823, making it one of the oldest art associations in Germany. With more than 9,000 members, it counts today one of the strongest memberships in the Federal Republic of Germany. As the city's most distinguished art and cultural institution, its impact extends far beyond the region.
Masterpieces from 600 years of history of art
Generous endowments, private donations, bequests by friends of the arts and allocations from the City of Bremen municipality form the basis for the gallery's successful pursuit of its historic activity.
Over the centuries, a rich and diverse collection has been assembled, containing outstanding paintings and sculptures as well as precious holdings of graphic art.
For more details about our collection see here »
Beyond the collection, the Kunsthalle offers a constantly changing series of small- and large-scale exhibitions to visitors as well as an extensive art educational program for all age groups.
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Hi my name is mike and I'm from nc and have a 2011 z71
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Better to be lucky than good as they say...
Lots of injuries yesterday man. Beanie is probably out for a couple weeks, Stafford, Felix, Jennings might have fractured his hand. Fitz is double covered all day. My team is just falling apart. Thank god I got a cake match up yesterday.
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Tasty Boxed Wines
I can't believe I am writing about boxed wines. Who would have thought that boxed wines could be tasty and convenient?
Well, here we are in boxed wine land. I have become a convert.
All the boxed wines below are European. Tasty wines that retail at the equivalent of about $7-10/per bottle. You can pour a glass one night if that's all you want and have the rest be in great condition the following night. Not only have I become a convert, now I am now prosthelytizing about them!
I have listed approximate prices and the importer; three of them are only available in Oregon and Washington.
And there is one I dying to try that promises to be very good; a German Riesling, with a national importer. It has not yet arrived in Portland, but I may be able to get a box next week. I will update this blog with the German Riesling when I can. JUST Added the Würtz Riesling!
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Würtz Riesling Trocken 2008
$24 for 3 litres
A lovely little QBA Riesling from the Rheinhessen, dry, with enough fruit to balance the racy acidity. Crisp and clean, it is a lovely, bright glass of wine. A joy to have a Riesling in a box. We will drink a lot of this wine for sure. Imported by Domaine Select Wine Estates.
Terra Da Malta Branco (white)
$34 for 5 litres
Apparently non vintage (although it may be and they just did not feel it necessary to list the vintage), this aromatic white shows a floral note thanks to the Moscatel and Sauvignon blanc in the blend (along with 3 indigenous varieties). A simple pleasing wine for everyday drinking, from the Estremadura region of Portugal. Imported by Casa Bruno in Portland, Oregon.
Bodegas Adria Val Montium Mencia 2008
$30 for 3 litres
My favorite of the boxed wines, this is an unoaked Mencia, full of bright black cherry fruit with enough acid and tannins to make it a fairly serious wine. It is simply delicious. Our house red this year. Imported by Scoperta Importing in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
Scatola di Vino 2008
$27 for 3 litres
Made by the great estate Vignamaggio in Greve, Chianti from young vines, this is a classic little Chianti with black cherry and leather notes. Simple and very pleasing. Vignamaggio makes a lot of boxed wine for the Scandinavian market, so it was easy for Columbia Distributing in Portland to have some of it diverted to the Pacific Northwest. Imported by Admiralty Beverage, a division of Columbia Distributing to Oregon and Washington.
La Vielle Ferme Cotes du Ventoux
$25 for 3 litres
A Cotes du Rhone look-a-like, this wine shows classic Grenache character, with a bit of Syrah's structure. It is a solid wine, also sold in 750 bottles. This is a steal! Imported by Vineyard Brands.
Domaine La Guintrandy Vin du Pays 2008
$25 for 3 litres
As classic a café or carafe wine as I've ever tasted and another Cotes du Rhone look-a-like. Very fresh and lively with Grenache notes very strong on the palate. A juicy, easy to drink wine made for everyday consumption. A good deal for a lovely little wine. Imported by Triage Wines, in Oregon and Washington.
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The thought of such a labor-intensive, hand-pieced no less!, quilt top being sold at a garage sale is kind of sad... BUT ---- Kevin's superb quilting job really did it the justice it deserved. Wow, Kevin!
I hope the maker of that lovely quilt top could somehow, some way, know that it was rescued and completed into a thing of such beauty.


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I've often thought it strange how similar products hit the shelves are the same time. The same is true of movies, with themes emerging from cinema listings with surprising frequency. How did Ant Z and Bugs Life hit screens at the same time for instance?
This Christmas is shaping up to be the yuletide of the Kart Racer. Perhaps it's the knowledge that Mario will soon be revving onto the Wii U that his competition want to get a boost start. Along with Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed comes LittleBigPlanet Karting and, the game I'm looking at today, F1 Race Stars from Codemasters.
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#1 Sun 18 Nov 07 10:12am
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Opening a Restaurant Questions
I'm a newbie who is interested in restaurant business. I thinking of opening my own restaurant, and if it is successful I'll open a few more branches all over the country. Right now I have a few questions which I hope you guys can help.
1) If I own a restaurant which I'm putting other people in charge when I'm not around, how do I make sure that there is no 'foul play'? How do I prevent some dishonest employees taking the restaurant's money and putting into their own pocket? For example instead of putting the customer's payment into the cashier machine, they may put the money into their own pocket?
2) Is there a simple way of keeping track of the money or profit earn everyday? Do we keep track of the amount of food supplies used in order to estimate the amount of profit earn at the end of the day?
Please help. Thanks.
#2 Sun 18 Nov 07 2:37pm
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Re: Opening a Restaurant Questions
Hi Ravedge,
It's great that you are thinking about the restaurant business, we need some more independants out here.
Me and my OH have been in the trade for about 40 years between us and have only recently opened our own venture. As a starting point when thinking about setting the place up i invested in a few books which i got from amazon. These would answer your questions below. For the most part we keep track of money buy strick reconciliation at the end of shifts, that can also tie in with the physical orders that went into the kitchen. For the most part deliberate theft is very rare, staff issues tend to surround motivation and maintaining standards.
In the restaurant trade most of work to a gross profit margin of 60- 70%. This is calculated by the kitchen when producing your menu. Breaking everything down by ingredient and as a rough guide mulitply this by 3.5. You will then have to bear in variable and fixed costs on top of this, such as rates, staff costs, etc.(the list is endless )
The next step was to produce a business plan and getting some business advice. This could be through your own resources, or if you are in the uk business link on the web is fab.
Take it one step at a time get as much advice (and sleep) before you start. Good luck and best wishes
#3 Sun 18 Nov 07 4:27pm
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Re: Opening a Restaurant Questions
I think 4x is more realistic when dealing with dry sales! And you will need a business plan! Then you need to no your market there is no point setting up a fine dining resterunt in the middle of a countcil estate. Or doing a style of food that 70% of your market dont want! And as far as trusting staff it's always tricky i mean if you hire a food and beverages manger for eg they no every trick in the book which is great to a point but there is always the chanc they know how to rip you off but in the main alot of them dont but it all depends but as you have no knoledge of working in the industry your a target when it comes to staff! Also if you want to open a resteraunt concentrate on making your first resteraunt a success before having the ambition to have a whole chain!
#4 Mon 19 Nov 07 5:41am
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Re: Opening a Restaurant Questions
Sorry to sound a bit negative, but, before you even contemplate opening your own restaurant, go snd get a few years exoerience actually working in one!
There is only one way to make a small fortune in the restaurant business - first you start with a large one.
Many restaurants open each year - and close within 12 months when the owner goes bankrupt If you want to have any chance of success, you need to to get some experience - and enough money to survive the first year without expecting any profit (It will take you at least that long to get established).
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Re: Opening a Restaurant Questions
well said Geoff - do NOT expect a profit for at least two years, the outlay to open is outrageously high, you have to open be ready and THEN get the food police to okay you, you need investors unless you are really loaded...in that case are you single . Location is so important when opening, as is design, staff training etc.
Research and try to get a job as a manager of the front of the house at first. You will not have much to do with the kitchen but you can get the idea of the business end. If you are an owner/manager you will be basically tied to the place.
Your kitchen manager ensures that all food is plated and presented properly. He is the biggest key to success.
Not to sound like a downer but it is a ruthless market to enter, especially these days when fewer and fewer people 'dine' out (yes lots grab a burger but not many go for traditional service). And be carefully about branching out too fast..it has shut many a place.
Have you thought of another angle: catering? It gets you and your food out there, over head is lower and once established and have a name then you can finding backing to open a place.
Good luck - be great to see some creative and new small places around.
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Re: Opening a Restaurant Questions
All this advice sounds really harsh, but believe me, we are just about to celebrate our first years opening, and to say we are near to closing is an understatement. I used to work in what I thought was a stressful job, but there is NOTHING to compare with the relentless stress of opening every day, worrying if you have broken even and if you have enough money to pay staff, suppliers and the government (they don,t care how hard you are).
But on the upside when you have a busy evening with great customers there is nothing better.
Frillylizard has a great idea in thinking around the idea of catering. Reputation in running a business will go down great with investors or banks. Wish I had thought about that!
Never did anything the sensible way
#7 Wed 28 Nov 07 6:33am
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Re: Opening a Restaurant Questions
If you are interesting in franchising your business then I might be best to talk to a business advisors with experience in this area.
#8 Thu 29 Nov 07 2:38am
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- From Ottawa, Canada
- Member since Tue 23 Oct 07
Re: Opening a Restaurant Questions
When you get to the hiring point of the process, dont rush it. Your staff represents you, so you dont want slackers!
#9 Fri 30 Nov 07 3:07am
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Re: Opening a Restaurant Questions
well i'd be focusing on trying to get 1 restaurant up and established before i even had the idea in my head to get a chain.
basically your gonna have to keep your eyes on them like a hawk
good luck anyways
#10 Thu 02 Oct 08 7:46pm
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Re: Opening a Restaurant Questions
I am all for entrepreneurial ambitions but I must be honest and say that it really bugs me when I hear of people who do not work in the hospitality industry and yet want to open a restaurant. I studied hospitality management at college for 2 years, have numerous professional qualifications and 7 years experience of working within the front of house area of a variety of different sectors. I am now lucky enough (through sheer hard graft and working my way around each function of the business) to be working within a management capacity within an up-market restaurant specialising in Scottish cuisine. If people have the ambition to open their own restaurant then they should try working in one first - they should work as a bar tender, waiter, busser, mixologist, supervisor, assistant manager and at least general manager before they even consider setting up their own food and beverage operation. It is not an easy lifestyle, it is a passion; a passion to provide excellent service and deliver the best product you can... it is not as easy to make money as non-hospitality professionals think!!! My only advice to any budding restaurateur can be is: if you are passionate about running your own restaurant then please go and gain the skills, knowledge and experience to do so. It is no good trying to run before you can walk! The hospitality industry is extremely competitive - there are new businesses opening all of the time and only the best, innovative and EXPERIENCED can ride the waves!
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You guys beat the Jets and knocked us out of the playoffs, like we did to you guys last year. We are blowing the Cowboys out as I type this but its impossible to enjoy it.
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Beginning January 2011, NYU Washington Square has developed a series of sessions on Responsible Conduct of Research which is open to the entire University community. This instruction incorporates many of the elements of the previously-offered Workshop for Emerging Scientists, which was designed to address NIH requirements for training grants, but also meets the mandates of the newly-required National Science Foundation Competes Act. All science departments, including associated schools such as the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, the College of Dentistry, and the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, which receive funding from NIH or NSF, have trainees who are required to participate in this program.
University wide training sessions in RCR are directed by Dr. Christine Ponder and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. The curriculum was developed in coordination with Marti L. Dunne, Associate Vice Provost for Research Compliance and Administration, Dr. Keith Micoli, NYU School of Medicine Ethics Program Coordinator and a faculty committee consisting of senior researchers from the affected schools and departments.
Participating departments include the Courant Institute, Steinhardt, Anthropology, Economics, Linguistics, Politics, Physics, The College of Nursing, and the College of Dentistry. Certification by the university-wide program RCR program includes attendance at the two "Bookend" sessions offered each semester, along with varying department specific requirements. Postdocs and Graduate Students in the departments of Biology, Psychology, and the Center for Neural Science fulfill the RCR requirement with the Emerging Scientist Workshop. Postdocs and Graduate Students in Chemistry fulfill the RCR requirement with the Departmental Professional Development Course. Any continuing trainees who have been in University programs more than 4 years are required to repeat the training, as are faculty and research career candidates receiving new awards in specifically mandated categories; this refresher can be satisfied by participating in the curriculum as a discussion group leader or teacher/facilitator.
Compliance is monitored by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs via on-line registration by participants and actual attendance records. Materials used may include such elements as case studies, on-line and print materials available from NAS and ORI, and the textbook Scientific Integrity, 3rd Ed. by F.L. Macrina (ASM press, 2005).
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at NYU organizes two sessions per semester of RCR training for the whole Washington Square Campus to discuss the topics of publication & authorship and research misconduct & conflict of interest. These sessions, which include all of the elements mandated by the Federal Government, are intended to help researchers learn survival skills & ethics to build and advance their careers. To supplement these broad RCR training sessions, each department offers its researchers more focused, department-specific RCR training sessions or online training through CITI. For Federally mandated researchers to fulfill their RCR requirement, they must attend two of the four annual sessions offered by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs as well their department's supplemental RCR sessions. Undergraduates may bypass these trainings and work directly with their mentors to fulfill their requirement.
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How-To: Set up a LAN gateway with DHCP, Dynamic DNS and iptables on Debian Etch — page 3 — DHCP server
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2. DHCP server
In order to provide an IP address to the other machines in the network, we need to use a DHCP server.
This DHCP server will provide the host with all the information needed to connect to any other accessible host. i.e, the IP, netmask, gateway, domain name server.
The DHCP server will also update bind with a nt set of hostname and IP when the client is requesting a specific hostname.
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Alamo folks gathered at Andrew H. Young Park on Sunday evening for the gala Tree Lighting Festival, which included goodies to eat and drink, music by school choirs, and a visit from Santa Claus. Dick Delfosse was also named Alamo Business Person of the year.
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Alamo holds Tree Lighting Festival
Original post made on Dec 6, 2007
Like this commentPosted by Daniel Johns
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on Dec 6, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Alamo has been getting lit for years.
It reminds me of the days of Dandelion Wine and laying drunk along the SPRR right of way so the steam engine could wake us up with his whistle. Now we hang lights in trees as an exceptional expense to our R-7A parcel taxes and drink vintages that we can increasingly afford.
But we are getting lit just the same.
Blow the whistle, engineer,
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Eye Plaque Surgery
As part of our comprehensive Cancer Center, Methodist University Hospital is proud to offer radiation plaque therapy for treatment of uveal melanoma, a cancer of the eye. This rare condition, which affects a very small percentage of people each year, requires highly specialized treatment and collaboration among ophthalmologists, radiation oncologists, physicists and medical oncologists. Methodist University Hospital, in partnership with the Hamilton Eye Institute, is one of only a few select centers nationwide offering radiation plaque therapy.
Uveal melanoma is cancer of the eye, arising from melanocytes (pigmented cells) within the vascular coat, the uvea, of the eye. The uvea has 3 parts, the iris, ciliary bidy, and choroid. Thus, melanomas within the eye may arise within the iris, ciliary body, or choroid. Choroidal melanoma is the most common of the three.
Uveal melanoma can be detected on a routine dilated eye exam or after further testing on a patient with symptoms. The symptoms could include flashes of light, floaters, decreased vision, or loss of vision; however some patients never become symptomatic. If melanoma is suspected, patient will be sent to an ocular oncology specialist (ophthalmologist) immediately. In order to diagnose the cancer, certain tests are performed. The ocular oncology specialist will examine the patient, check vision, perform an ultrasound of the eye, take photographs, and any other necessary testing. If melanoma is then diagnosed, and radiation plaque therapy is recommended, surgery will be schedule immediately.
Prior to surgery, the patient will meet with the radiation oncology team at Methodist University Hospital for consultation. During this appointment, usually the day before surgery, the radiation oncologist will review the patient's history, present illness, and discuss the treatment of plaque therapy. They will also review radiation safety rules to be followed for the week.
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Performed by highly skilled ophthalmologists, radiation plaque therapy involves the use of a disc-shaped, gold custom casing that houses radioactive seeds. This custom casing, referred to as the plaque, delivers the high dose radiation to the ocular tumor in a targeted approach, allowing very little radiation exposure to the rest of the eye and body. The plaque is placed in surgery, while the patient is under general anesthesia. The surgeon will use special lights and instruments to see the tumor, then place the plaque directly over the tumor. The plaque will be sutured in place and stay typically for 7 days. After the recommended dose of radiation is delivered, the plaque is removed from the patient's eye, and the patient is allowed to go home. The patient will follow-up with the physician as directed.
During the 7 days that the radiation plaque is in place, the patient must remain in Shelby County due to radiation rules. Both the implant and explant of the plaque are outpatient surgeries; therefore, overnight hospitalization is not required. Since the patient must remain in county, there are available resources for housing during treatment, some at no cost to the patient. Our team will provide further information regarding reserving these rooms, or you can learn more here.
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
2 doods is better than 1 .....lolol sorry i couldnt resist
All the Grandbabies are so adorable !!! I am so jealous- none for me yet either But that is ok when the time is right I am sure I will get at least one
Glad to see everyone joining in on the fun
To keep your mind fresh- learn one new thing a day !
Hey Dreamer? Is LindyLine going to join us this year. I don't think I've seen her around?
My little shinning stars. Brantley, Kaylynn, and Emmalee
Since ya'll are talking about visiting sewing room, I thought I'd give you a preview, just a little on of my sewing room.
See this 3 car garage? See the top windows? Well, up there, the ENTIRE top will be my sewing room, once I get all my things here.
He keeps tellling me that my sewing room would be better in the family room instead of over the garage. he says that I really won't want to trudge out in the cold to go out there. Well, gee....there's a heater out there that will be set at 60 degrees during the cold months to make sure nothing freezes. What he's actually saying nicely is...honey, that would be a great man-cave. lol


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvzMcPOk_8I (non-mobile version)
Saw this reaction the other day and couldn't stop grinning haha.
Not too different from my reaction except my shirt had come off already. LOL
^ This was how I reacted.
I screamed my head off. High fives all around and hugs....nice....
"Measure Twice......Cut Once"
You couldn't be more full of **** if you were break dancing in a Port-a-Potty.......Kruunch
Honestly, we all screamed...and just chilled. It happens so often now lol
A little over the top but acceptable!


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In 1983, I was a punk ass little kid. A Hellion.
I was 13. I loved playing games with my Jr High GPA… seeing how close to the deck I could fly without crashing the plane. Spent a lot of time in detention and at the Vice Principal's office. Drinking and drugs were less than 6 months away. I had already begun my career as a little womanizer. Vandalism was one of my favorite pastimes. It was soon to be joined by petty theft.
I was about to embark on a decade plus reign of terror that would put the kids from "The Omen" and "The Exorcist" to shame.
Why do I tell you this? To set the stage. See, kids like that (me), don't want to spend time with their families. I would have rather been doing something else. Anything else. I was all about getting AWAY from my family at that age. But when you're 13, you don't have a lot of freedom, so you wind up doing what they do on Holidays like New Years.
What I didn't expect… what none of us expected… was that that day, New Years Day, 1983, would be a day that would go down in Fogarty family folklore forever.
It was the day we all saw "A Christmas Story".


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Forum: Boston Bombing, Assata Shakur and the War on Terror
The fraudulent "War on Terror" is linked to heightened domestic police repression and surveillance of millions of US citizens. All this is part of the US Government's attempt to criminalize social justice activism. The Boston Bombing, and the locking down of an entire city under martial law, will be analyzed in depth as we figure out what's coming our way in the near future. The methods used by Obama's administration was a trial balloon to test the American people's resolve to resist such a massive unwarranted response.
Recently the FBI ratcheted up their war against the American people by cynically designating Assata Shakur as a terrorist, and as part of the rationalization for increasing the bounty on her head to $2,000,000.
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Star Scientific compromise reached
RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia attorney general's office and a Democratic state senator have agreed to a compromise on a request for the office's correspondence with a businessman whose gift-giving has stirred a political scandal.
Both sides in the dispute claimed victory in the ruling Friday by a Richmond judge after Sen. Donald McEachin filed a lawsuit earlier this week.
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's office had balked at releasing the records under the Freedom of Information Act.
McEachin said the attorney general's office had put up unreasonable demands to obtain the records, including a fee of more than $14,000 ahead of the search. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's office said McEachin had made an overly broad request.
Cuccinelli spokesman Brian Gottstein said Friday that McEachin's attorneys agreed to limit the search for the correspondence.
Cuccinelli is the Republican nominee for governor, and his ties to Star Scientific CEO Jonnie R. Williams have become a campaign issue.
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