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Experimental Cocktail Club isn't the kind of place you'd expect to find in Chinatown. In fact, it's not the kind of place you can expect to find very easily at all: don't be surprised if you walk past the bar's unassuming battered door several times before realising it leads to this buzzing three-floor joint filled with trendy groups and dating couples absorbed in lively chatter. Many of them will have reserved – it's a good idea if you don't want to be left disappointed and standing on Gerrard Street.
The drinks aren't so experimental that they come in test tubes, but they're consistently outstanding, making choosing what to order an almost impossible task. Throw in a gently lit backdrop of minimalist brick walls, mirrored walls and cut-glass tumblers and you're left with an opulent and cosy bar which, once found, you won't want to leave.
|Venue name:
|Experimental Cocktail Club
13A Gerrard Street
|Opening hours:
|Open 6pm-3am Mon-Sat; 6pm-midnight Sun
|Tube: Leicester Square tube
|Admission £5 after 11pm
|Do you own this business?
Average User Rating
2.9 / 5
Rating Breakdown
- 5 star:50
- 4 star:32
- 3 star:7
- 2 star:8
- 1 star:67
I have to say I'm somewhat perplexed by the negative reviews here. I review many places in London as a mystery guest and have worked in hospitality as manager for a number of years before my current career - therefore I look at everything with a keen eye and am OCD about hospitality (particularly when its 'expensive')! If i dont like something, I say so. On that basis, I would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending ECC in Chinatown to anyone!
My partner and I visited on a Sunday evening, and so perhaps that added to the charm as it was not overcrowded - it was just right. The service was fantastic (attentive nut unintrusive), and the staff were knowledgeable when asked for drinks that suited the mood and tastes of Roxanne and I. The facilities where clean and very well kept. The drinks were served to the standard I would expect for the price and the staff made us very welcome and very comfortable. We engaged with them and likewise they engaged with us (something sometimes people forget!) Even when asked to move up a stool at the bar to accomodate others, it was done with polite dignity so as not to intrude on our evening. Yes it is pricey, but I did not feel aggrieved at paying our bill or the bill with service charge. We will certainly be returning!!! Thanks all for a lovely evening.
Very unimpressed. Was sitting with a couple of friends when the barman told us to hurry up and move so a group of higher spending banker types could have our table to spend their money on over priced, slightly above average cocktails that take 20 minutes to arrive.
Terrible customer service! The doorman is extremely arrogant and the bar staff is not better. Very pretentious place but even cocktails were just OK. I mean if you were in different cocktail bars in Europe you have something to compare with. This bar will not offer you anything very special except high prices. The behaviour of staff will put all your experience down.
Doorman is racist and arrogant. Would not recommend this place to anyone.
Awful place - very touristy vibe. Rude staff and FAR better cocktails can be found at numerous other proper Soho drinking establishments. If you like M&M world I imagine you'd also enjoy this!
If it were possible to give this venue zero stars I would. I was just voting for London's top 100 bars and couldn't believe that this place is in the top 10. Judging by the comments from the reviews here (apart from the very obvious ones from management that give this place 5 stars) many people have had a similarly terrible experience here. This place tries to be exclusive but just ends up being rude.
When I first tried this venue a few years ago I really enjoyed the unsigned speakeasy vibe. However, the next few occasions the staff were unbelievably rude, the drinks nice but not mindblowing, and the doorman arrogant.
The final time I went to ECC, I brought my friend who was visiting from overseas hoping to show her how great London was. We got there as soon as the doors opened, were given the worst seat in the corridor, despite there being only 3 other people in the venue for the entire time we were there. The waitress sneered at my friend when she asked us what flavours we liked. Later, when she came over to ask us how our drinks were and we replied that my friend didn't like hers very much, she just flounced off. I mean, why bother asking if you actually don't care? We left with my friend very disappointed and upset at having forked out for such a terrible experience.
I will NEVER visit ECC again, and also make sure to discourage others who are thinking of going. With the amount of amazing cocktail bars in London, that have better service, nicer drinks and a better attitude, ECC really doesn't deserve to even be in the top 500. Do yourself a favour and try out 69 Colebrook Row, Worship St Whistling Shop, Happiness Forgets etc etc.
I was taken here for my birthday, and I can honestly say it was one of the worst birthdays I have so far experienced. The venue inside is small and narrow, with a few different levels for people to sit down or stand up it. I suppose in keeping with it's 'speakeasy' nature it's very badly lit inside. The bar staff were ok, not particularly helpful, one even went so far as to suggest I shouldn't have ordered one of the whiskey based cocktails because it was 'quite strong', I'm assuming that's because I am female (?) and therefore warranted a warning. The cocktails are ok, they're not fabulous, they're just extremely over priced. They don't use fresh ingredients behind the bar, it all comes from bottles, there's a lot of emphasis on looks and how to hand over a glass in the most flamboyant, pontifical way possible. Needless to say, my bad experience came mostly from the fact that one of my friends was not allowed into the establishment. My friend had travelled across London to see me, was completely sober, dressed in a suit (as he had just finished work, and is a Doctor) and was aggressively refused entry into the bar. It was quite early in the evening and the bar was nowhere near it's capacity to be turning people away (as in fact they let several people in after my friend was turned away). We came to the conclusion it had more to do with the fact he was asian and that the doorman had seemed to take exception to this. We left promptly afterwards noting that the clientele were only caucasian.
I would not recommend this establishment to anyone, I was disgusted by this behaviour and will never go again.
Uninspiring, pretentious rubbish. Border line blandness across an array of insipid cocktails, zoo like speed dating seating and zero atmosphere. I hope I just happened to frequent on an off day but if the oh so secret door titivates you then rock up and tick it off your list. Try Hix Soho basement bar or The Blind Pig for a great cocktail experience.
They pulled their nose up at me when i refused to pay service charge after having to wait nearly 40 mins for my drinks. - DISCRETIONARY YES? i will pay when i believe the service is good.
I would not recommend this place to anyone! Absolutely average in terms of its interior, too noisy and extremely rude staff. Cocktails were fine but seriously, nothing incredible. There are plenty of places in London where you can try the same quality cocktails but at least you will not have to face arrogant door man and a rude barman.
I arrived at ECC and the door man asked if we were on the reservation list, which I was not, he had a think about whether letting my boyfriend and myself in, and finally opened the door for us. We told him 2 more friends are joining us in 15 minutes. We ordered our cocktails and they were fabulous! whilst we were sat down, a couple left and so there were comfortable seats available. We asked a member of staff if we could move, to which she said it was reserved and within a few minutes new arrivals turned up and sat down, and they had definitely not reserved it. Finally, I got a call from my friend and the door man did not let them in. By this point, the first floor was approx 30% occupied, so there was plenty of room. Just felt disappointed by the staff service and ECC lost our business as we left straight away. Nice cocktails but the business model is certainly not focused around customer satisfaction. I would not recommend others to go here as it's a let down.
I stumbled on this place last night after searching Time Out for a cool place for a cocktail ... or 3. So glad I have found it and I would highly recommend it. A cool speakeasy vibe, incredibly freindly staff and delicious cocktails - the 'Old Cuban' was superb. Will definitely return again and again
I have been treated rudely in the past, but I have never been treated so rudely as I was treated last week. It was my flatmates birthday and she called and tried to reserve for a Monday night, but they said for parties larger than 4 we couldn't make a reservation, it was walk in only on a space available basis. The birthday girl and two friends were allowed in, but when me and my friend got there 20 minutes later we were told we were not allowed in because it's strictly a place for small groups. My flatmate had to change the location to O'Neils at the last minute to be able to celebrate with her friends. London has two many awesome bars for me to waste my time with rude and disrespectful door staff and management.
I used to frequent the Parisian Experimental club when I lived there, and really enjoyed myself every time I went. Yesterday was the second time that I went to London Club since I live in England and I think I will make this my standard venue. Just like in the Paris Club, I enjoy the calm, relaxing atmosphere, the DJs are good, and the cocktails really nice. I recommend going between 23h00 and 01h00, so after dinner and a few pubs – and before going out to dance. I saw that the bouncers get a lot of criticism in previous comments but I feel like they are a bit unfair. Both times when I went I saw people trying to argue their way in, being rather impolite to the point where I personally would become rude. But I have to say that I particularly enjoy the people you meet once your inside. People so far have been friendly and open communicators, without being pretentious or appearing superficial – that really makes for some enjoyable moments and lovely encounters. So I'm not quite sure what happened to those people who are complaining this much about the security – I can not second their view, I personally had nice chats with quite a few of them. Maybe though one piece of advice: do not plan to come in large groups, since your chances of getting in are quite small. As to the cocktails, if you like ginger, get an Old Cuban.
What a shambles and how not to run a business. I emailed ECC to tell them I was entertaining 14 business clients and that their bar had been highly recommended. I received a repky that they open at 6.00pm and thank you for showing my interest, it did say they do not accept large bookings at weekends. We travelled to the club on Wednesday at 6.00pm only to be turned away in the rudest manner ever experienced. The doorman informed me that I had never sent an email and we would not be allowed in without any explanation. I can assure everyone i did send two emails and received two responses. Please do not give them your business they do not deserve to take anyones money.........
Intriguing to find the location of this secret bar with a discreet entrance manned by a small Bouncer outside. However, the fun soon stopped there. Bar staff didnt offer to take my gf's coat, despite apparently a service available. Cocktail list was uninspired and unexperimental. Cocktails were highly average, and with service charge on top. Seating was not thought out well enough, the music was terrible, and I definitely won't be returning. I honestly dont even normally consider myself a harsh critic, but the ECC was a disappointment and not worthy of the 4* Timeout rating.
You won't believe your eyes - once you've found the secret door, that is. This stylish and sophisticated bar is hidden deep inside Chinatown, secretly serving deliciously unusual cocktails in cut crystal glasses that you'll want to slip into your handbag.
For a night to remember, look no further then the Experimental Cocktail Club in the heart of London's China Town. From the entrance it may not seem very exciting yet once you get passed the doorman and walk up the shabby looking stairs you arrive in a decadent Parisian inspired little bar with a hint of Soho fun. The menu was created by a top mixologist, the idea being that the drinks are affordable and classical with a hint of something new. The St Germain is a popular one, made of a gin base combining flavors of elderflower, cucumber juice and chilies, remaining refreshing yet spicy. Although sophisticated, this bar is not pretentious. On the contrary, the idea is to socialize in a luxurious atmosphere and just relax with a carefully concocted drink and chilled out music. If you are feeling peckish, you can indulge in cheese and charcuterie boards served all through the night. There is limited space so it is advised to book a table in advance.
Brilliant! Loved the venue and the feel of the place. The cocktails were great, it's nice having something to choose from other than mojitos or sex on the beach. Waitress was great at recommending different drinks to us and when one of our party didn't like their drink, she replaced it free of charge. Definitely worth a visit but only for small groups of people max 4.
My girlfriend and I visited ECC on Saturday and after reading the reviews on this website were a little nervous about getting in as we didn't have reservations, but after no more than a cursory look from the young lady on the door and doorman, the door was opened and we were welcomed in with a smile and " have a good evening" Loved the place, music was 50's swing which was brilliant. Drinks were fantastic and the barman was professional and really looked after us. I don't normally write reviews but we didn't experience any of the attitude previous reviewers have so thought this was worth mentioning. Definitely go next time we are in London.
Love the cocktails and chilled, chatty vibe. Never a problem getting in, as long as you email to reserve a couple of days in advance. Brilliant staff, who will often take time to make you something off-menu.
I spent 2 nights last week and i just loved this venue. It is true, it can be a little bit hard to get in but you will understand why! It is not for everyone. Great cocktail menu, good vide and cool crowd. You should go and check it out! Best, R.O
Great venue, good cocktails and nice crowd! You should go...
Favorite bar ever!! Drinks, people.... just love love it!
So good!!!
Love this venue! Drinks are very good, music very different (from our mainstream places) and beautiful crowd. Sorry Xanthe if you had a bad experience but I think it s only the beggining of a long life for this bar. Marty
We had a great evening, very good music and incredible drinks. The venue is very hidden but you may see it because of the line up waiting in front. Dress smart and o for the Saint Germain cocktail, a must!
Awesome venue and very cool crowd! Drink the Old Cuban hmmmmmmmmm ;-) K.
Brilliant place. Went there on monday, an unexpected trip out and despite being Halloween with most bars overly packed, this was brilliant. The Albanian doorman was great, cocktails great, decor & ambience perfect!
!What a wonderful evening we had! You will have to try the St Germain des Pres or Kota Ternate. The Canadian waitress was very helpfull and took time to explain us everything and the different dj we had all night long where amazing too. We will come back there soon and you should do the same :-) Tania and Co.
Love it!!...best imaginative cocktails and great atmosphere...
Exceptionaly great cocktail bar. Highly recommended!
Yummy eleborated cocktails, funcky music and handsome experimented bartenders The venue is great but it s true: hard to find and difficult to get in! Ps: Open wide your eyes,dress smart and trendy that's my tip.
This is one of my favourite night time hangs. Great location in an area of town where actually there aren't a lot of other particularly exciting choices. The decor is stylish, the staff extremely friendly and the bartenders, with their Harry Potter potions, are the type of guys that appear to take genuine pleasure in their artistry. I would take half a star off if Time Out would let me because sometimes the cocktails can be so outrageous in their invention that they can miss the mark every now and then, however they still get an A for effort in my book and so deserve to get rounded up to 5 stars. Now, shhhh! Don't tell anyone about it!
Disappointing. Four of us decided to pop in for a post dinner drink. No reservation, but was kindly let in and given a table on the top floor. Our waitress barely spoke English and had clearly not been given any spirit training so taking my friends' Gin and Whiskey preferences over the noisy bar was a challenge. She eventually just gave up and passed us onto her colleague who was busy so waited a further 10 minutes. Orders taken and drinks took forever to arrive.....2 cocktails arrived 10 minutes before a Whiskey on the rocks and Gin on the rocks....surely shouldn't take that long for a simple spirit and ice. I had an Amaretto sour and found it to be the most basic and underwhelming Amaretto sour I've ever had...too much egg white not enough lemon. After an underwhelming experience we paid our £70 bill for a single round of 4 drinks and left. Far from being the worst cocktail bar, but definitely does not live up to the hype, unlikely will be visiting anytime soon.
London's Experimental Cocktail Club, is set behind a shabby looking door in the heart of China Town. Trekking up the narrow staircase you'll think you've stumbled into an illicit gambling den, but fear not, when you reach the top of the stairs you are greeted by a dimly lit room, thronged with people and a prohibition style vibe.
The service is prompt, despite the overcrowded surroundings and the mixologists really know what their doing! Prices range from £12 upwards and the drinks leave little be desired from top cocktail connoisseurs.
All in all, exclusive, cool, and despite initial appearances rather friendly.
If there was an option for NO stars this place would get it! The rudest "welcome" I have ever experienced from a bar anywhere in the world....
The "doorman" who was aggressive and outrageously rude; oh and with no SIA (security) badge on display, so actually acting illegally.... Was SO incredibly rude that we ended up leaving our drinks untouched and walking out....
A real shame as the barman couldn't have been nicer....
Don't bother. Unless you are reporting these guys to Security Industry Authority.....
The rudest and most confrontational doorman in town. Arrived to meet my friends who had a table and had bought me a drink waiting for me to arrive, When I asked if I was in the right place for the experimental cocktail club I was told yes I was, and then just met with a steely glare. When I said 'well....could I come in?' I was told 'no.' when I asked 'OK, could you give me a reason? As they are waiting for me and I don't understand why not' (I am a woman and this was at 6.30pm on a Thursday evening let me just add), his response was 'we are at capacity and I don't like your attitude'! To which I was flabbergasted and replied i have not presented you with any attitude other than asking if I can come in!
I will spare you the details but my friends left without paying (or drinking) their drinks. Apparently there was hardly anyone in side.
Unlicensed, rude, and obnoxious door staff - 0 stars. Don't bother.
Went recently and thought it was fabulous and delightful. Will be going back
Emailed to query whether we could make a reservation for 2 for a Saturday night at 8.30pm was told that we did not need to at the time and would be able to walk in. We turned up and he bouncer was being rude to two girls in front of us. He informed them as they weren't on the guest list they couldn't come in. He then ignored me - I was next in line and spoke to a couple behind me and let them in. Who does that ? So unprofessional and stuck up. When I and the two girls asked to speak to the manager 'Alex' all he could say was that it was up to the bouncer who to let in. Rude, pretentious and arrogant staff. Avoid. Go to London Cocktail Club much better and staff are friendlier !
This bar is terrible. The bouncer is a bully who kicked me out of the bar because he said I was too "cocky" for his linking. First of all, he was not even at the door downstairs, so I helped myself in. While I was going up the second flight of stairs, he poked me in an offensive manner and without giving any explanation about who he is, he started asking if I have a reservation and how did I get in. When I said my friends are waiting upstairs, he was bullying me and asking me who my friends are. When I asked who he was, he called me "cocky" and he told me to get out of the bar. I asked to speak to his supervisor and he responded that he's the manager. He kicked me out and then stood at the door proud of his accomplishment and excellent manners. Stay way from this place.
I ended up in this bar by accident a few weeks ago, my friend knew it and as we were walking past decided to pop in, it was about 10.30 on a saturday night so it was very busy, no seats and a tigh squeeze in the hallways. despite that, we just stood with our drinks and grabbed a seat when othe left. the music was good and the drinks were nice. its standard london prices and feels a bit exclsive as its so hidden away. It would be a disaster for a group of more than three people as youd have to stand in a straight line given the layout of the place but for dates or small groups its perfect. And the door staff dont allow louts or drunk people- which is great for us non-louts :)
The first time i went i thought this place was a gem. The cocktails were quite nice but i liked the feel of the place. I work nearby so i took some friends on a quiet night to introduce them to what i thought was a cool new find. When we arrived there was a new bouncer who treated us like we were ISIS.
Now i'm all for keeping a place a secret and not letting people in who would ruin the atmosphere, but this was new custom from a large local business who had recommended the place to their friends. Where is the logic there?
Also, this is not the 80s, do you still need to be rude to run a bar these days?
I think not.


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A look around the high school for 2013-14
As I said to staff during the last week of August and to a gym full of eager students on Sept. 3: Welcome back!
The beginning of the school year always arrives with much anticipation. A sense of newness, a fresh start or just plain getting back in the swing of things are often ways that people describe the first few days or weeks of school.
We certainly have a lot to look forward to during the upcoming year at Pine River-Backus High School as we continue to focus on engaging young learners and working to equip them with the skills that they will need to find success in the 21st century.
All students in grades 7-12 (we have almost 400 of them) take part in a six-period day in which each class period is 55 minutes long. Students will benefit from strong curricula in the core subjects of math, science, social studies and English language arts.
Work is ongoing to ensure that courses taught in each of these areas are aligned to Minnesota's academic standards, recently adopted as the Common Core Standards.
Students also rotate through several elective areas in 7-9th grades, including health, physical education, Project Lead the Way, art, family and consumer sciences and French. Technology education, business, band and choir offerings are also popular choices for students at PR-B.
Beginning in their junior year students are able to take advantage of our strong College in the Schools (CIS) program, enabling them to earn college credit for rigorous classes taught by high school teachers who have been approved by Central Lakes College in a concurrent enrollment agreement. This year students can earn CIS credits in all of the core subjects as well as business, tech ed and French.
On Monday, Sept. 9, students received their iPads as we began year two of our iPride-Engage initiative. Teachers are continuing to work with the iPad as a tool to engage learners, encourage creativity and foster student collaboration.
Though valued mainly for their classroom project capabilities, the iPads also promote technological advantages in communication and organization. While in the hallway last week I had a student tell me that she needed to get her iPad fast because she wanted to start entering dates and deadlines in her Google calendar.
Students can also look forward to the second year of our efforts to purposefully recognize positive behaviors and achievements. We will hold quarterly celebration assemblies to honor students who have met and exceeded expectations in the classrooms, hallways, fields, courts and the arts. Many organizations and clubs ranging from student council to Teens Leading the Way and National Honor Society will continue to keep our students busy and working to better themselves and our school.
As I took in the Tiger football game on Friday night I was filled with pride by the thought of just how many people are working to make the PR-B community a great place to be. There was a really nice crowd of students, staff, parents and community members in attendance. The coaches were coaching, the kids were playing, some of the young fans were playing a football game of their own. The booster club was working and the PR-B concession trailer was in full swing.
Inside the school the custodians were hard at work readying the building for the students' Monday return. A parent volunteer worked in the elementary school. A church was ready to host 50 students for a free pizza party after the game. By Saturday morning the building was full again for the Pine and Lakes Volleyball Tournament.
It is fall, school is back and there is no better place to be than PR-B!
(Trent Langemo is principal at Pine River-Backus High School.)


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This week Target announced a new price matching policy, and there was much rejoicing. But is the joy warranted? As you'd expect, there's fine print. (There's always fine print.)
The price matching policy was originally a holiday-season-only practice, but they've extended it to a year-round service. Prices are matched against retailers specified in the policy–ones that just about anyone could have guessed were Target's biggest competitors in their respective categories: Amazon.com, Walmart.com, BestBuy.com, ToysRUs.com, and BabiesRUs.com. It also applies to the following week's Target sales, Target.com, and the more vague "a competitor's local printed ad." The policy does not clarify whether said local competitors could include other stores beyond those whose websites are listed.
Many people have commented that this is a pretty bold move for Target, especially when it comes to online-only Amazon and its associated low overhead. It was my first thought as well. It hasn't been a week since we were looking at a boxed set of books in our local Target and I said to my husband, "I already checked Amazon–it's cheaper there." Then yesterday I decided to go put price matching to the test, at least when it comes to Amazon.
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Mayor decides not to veto City Council's baseball stadium vote
El Paso, TEXAS - El Paso will get its Downtown baseball stadium and a team will start playing in it in 2014 barring a successful legal challenge.
Mayor John Cook did not exercise his power to veto City Council's decision on Tuesday to build a ballpark on the current site of City Hall.
Cook made the announcement about his decision on ABC-7 at Noon on Thursday, saying three issues weighed heavy on his mind: the lack of voter approval, the demolition of city hall, and what the impact would be on the upcoming Quality of Life bond issue.
"Realizing this has been something that has divided the community, I don't think it would be in the best interest of El Paso for me to veto this particular action," Cook said by phone from Austin where he will attend his daughter's wedding this weekend.
Mayor Cook said he'd received more than 500 emails to his personal email account and that City Hall had been bombarded with reaction from supporters and opponents of the ballpark since Tuesday's City Council meeting.
At that meeting, city representatives passed three agenda items 4-to-3 that will pave the way to demolish City Hall and allow for a ballpark to be built in Downtown El Paso.
"Either way I was going to make some people happy, and some people not happy," Cook said.
Cook said he expects city staffers to begin moving out of City Hall in March. That will allow time to demolish the building and begin construction on a $50 million stadium that is expected to be ready for a Triple-A team for the 2014 season.
"We'll probably be out, most of the departments will be out earlier than that," Cook said. "The department that will have the most work to do will be the information technology folks. They have to tap into the fiber that runs up off the street and all of our IT equipment will go over to the new building which is the building that Mr. (Paul) Foster donated to the City."
As Cook made his announcement, there were shouts of "yes!" by city staffers that could be heard throughout City Hall.
Cook's decision not to veto the vote was even the talk of City staffers crammed into a crowded City Hall elevator during lunch time. One woman planned on texting the decision to husband out of town while another person wondered if a particular request about records showed what the mayor was going to do beforehand.
City Rep. Cortney Niland, while watching the announcement live, said she was happy about the mayor's decision. Niland had voted in favor of building the ballpark.
"I'm excited for El Paso," Niland said. "I admire the mayor and I'm so happy to be a part of his administration and I know he sees the vision for our city and I'm really glad to be a part of his team."
As for what's next?
"Onwards and upwards," Niland said with a big smile.
City Rep. Carl Robinson, who voted against building the ballpark, said he respects the mayor's decision.
"I wish he had vetoed it but we just have to live with the decision he made," Robinson said. "I don't agree with his decision but I respect his decision. It's just something we're going to have to live with."
Robinson was hesitant to say if he thought the ballpark decision could affect the quality of life bond election.
"Will it impact the quality of life bond? There's a possibility," Robinson said. "It may have an impact because people are upset."
Robinson said he has received many calls from constituents and others outside his district that were still upset about the ballpark decision. He said it will take a lot for trust between El Pasoans and City Council to be rebuilt.
"What I have said publicly back on June 26 is that what we have done in effect, we have destroyed public trust," Robinson said. "And it's going to take a long time to regain that trust ... which it could have an impact on the quality of life bond."
Cook said the next item to tackle is the quality of life bond.
"Being that the people were split 50-50 on it my job is to get the people who I decided against to understand that the quality of life bond issue is extremely important for the El Paso community," Cook said. "It's important for our children, to our grandchildren, to economic development, we want to be a competitive city and we want that quality of life for our own families to enjoy. People should get behind this bond initiative. They should be asking the smart questions: can we afford to pay for it? Are we going to go broke like some other cities around the country? I'm going to do a couple of op-ed pieces in the next few days to start. I'm going to lead the charge to get support for the quality of life bond issue and hope that people will put their differences with this issue aside and do what's best for the city of El Paso in the long run."
MountainStar Sports Group has agreed to purchase the San Diego Padres Triple-A affiliate that currently plays in Tucson, Arizona.
On Tuesday Josh Hunt, a member of the ownership group, said he'd received an email from the Pacific Coast League telling him the deal would likely only occur if city council voted to stay on a previously proposed timeline for baseball to be played in Downtown El Paso in 2014.
"The members of MountainStar Sports Group join the people of El Paso in celebrating the vision and forward-thinking action taken by our Mayor and City Council members this week to commit to build a downtown ballpark for El Paso's Triple-A baseball team," according to a statement from MountainStar Sports Group. "This issue was controversial, and difficult questions were addressed on both sides. At its conclusion, we believe this is a momentous step forward for El Paso. As the ownership group, we pledge to bring a team to the City that El Pasoans will be proud of and a quality product they will enjoy."
A formal announcement of Minor League and Major League Baseball approvals and finalization of team acquisition is expected soon.


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Cornish vernacular for the small crumbs of an edible nature left after you've finished something. I.e. the little bits you get at the bottom of a packet of crisps or a serving of fish and chips.
Mostly used by the older generation.
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It's really too bad that he got involved with the steroid scandals. I remember back when bonds broke the HR record, everyone I know hated bonds. (alot of ppl didnt really like him to begin with). And I was like "Dear Mr Bonds, congrats on breaking the HR record. I cant wait for A-Rod to shatter it.
As a kid i was a big A-rod fan, because outside the Yankees, I worshipped Griffey Jr., and so I followed Seattle too, Randy Johnson and A-Rod were other favorites of mine. **** went south in the 2000s lol


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I'm attending a graduate level model politics event that is VERY cut-throat. Model legislation is frequently stolen (digitally or the old fashioned way), and this is all an accepted aspect of the simulation. Anything goes. It means that keeping digital legislation protected locally is very important - and I'm fairly set in that regard (using TruCrypt, and some other tools)
Traditionally, communication within the simulation was entirely written, which added an old-school level of espionage to the event. Now we're starting to see the use of laptops in-session, and a lot of the communication is moving towards digital/wireless means.
Specifically I have two related questions:
1) On an unsecured (or rather, un-encrypted, but browser-login) wifi network, my traffic is sent clear-text, and can be sniffed by anyone in range. Does anyone know of an IM client or other direct peer-to-peer chat client that adds its own layer of encryption? Something like connecting to a VPN is not preferable, because anyone that I'd like to communicate with in the room would need to connect through it as well, or we've defeated the purpose.
2) Flip-side of my concern. Is there a specific piece of software that I can use to sniff and interpret traffic on the fly, and reassemble the multitude of different traffic it might see? I would probably encounter typical IM traffic (AOL, MSN, ICQ, Yahoo) as well as browser based communication (Facebook, Hotmail) and POP3/IMAP. Sniffing is no problem, but I've never run into a good tool that can make sense of all the different data quickly, and display it in a mannor that is digestable in such a fast-paced environment.
Again, if you feel that question 2 is inappropriate from a newcomer on this forum, I would understand completely.


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Lapped cars proved to be quite the complication for Gardner as he chased the leader around the speedway, but in the end it was a lapped car that was at the right place at the right time and thus opened the door for Gardner to make his move. As the cars came out of turn 4 on the final lap, Stanbrough could only watch as Gardner shot under him and pitched a wheel stand down the frontstretch as the checkered flags waved above from the flagstand.
Damion Gardner repeated as the USAC Amsoil National sprint Car Series opening night winner for the second year in a row while Jon Stanbrough claimed the second spot. Third place went to Bryan Clauson, as Levi Jones and Bud Kaeding rounded out the top five finishers.
As the UMP Modifieds made their way onto Ocala Speedway for their feature race, the fans were well aware that a contingent of Florida racers were well positioned in the field, and that they had ample experience with the odd layout and sticky clay that makes Ocala so tough to tame. But earlier the out of town bunch had held the locals at bay, as Mike Spatola of Manhattan Illinois, and Todd Sherman of Chuizubusco Indiana, nabbed heat race wins.
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Jeff Mathews had spent the previous week struggling at the other end of the Ocala National Forest during modified racing at Volusia Speedway Park, and the two time modified champion at Ocala had something to prove to everyone who was watching. Mathews found his way around Sherman and began to stretch his legs, and Leesburg, Florida's Garret Stewart battled his way to third place.
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The Bubba Army Sprint Car Nationals continue on Friday night as both the USAC sprints and the UMP Modifieds will again challenge Ocala Speedway to the delight of excited race fans. The grandstand gates will open at 4PM with racing slated to begin at 7:30PM, and fans will again have the option to visit the working pit area pre race by getting and presenting a special pass out card at the gate. For more information on the Bubba Army Sprint Car Nationals, or to see the complete early season schedule for America's Dirt Track, please visit www.OcalaSpeedway.com, or call the track at 352-622-9400.
Ocala Speedway Results for 2/17/11
Bubba Army Sprint Car Nationals, Night 1
1- 71 Damion Gardner
2- 53 Jon Stanbrough
3- 7 Bryan Clauson
4- 20 Levi Jones
5- 29 Bud Kaeding
6- 36 Brady Short
7- 5 Bobby East
8- 14 Coleman Gulick
9- 10T Bill Rose
10- 35 Hunter Schuerenberg
11- 5X Chris Windom
12- 81 Robert Ballou
13- 69 Jerry Coons Jr.
14- 4G Casey Shuman
15- 39 Dave Darland
16- 1G Scotty Weir
17- 37 Casey Riggs
18- 4 Tracy Hines
19- 83 Wes McIntyre
20- 10 Blake Fitzpatrick
21- 40 Justin Grant
22- 10E Shane Cottle
UMP Modifieds, Night 1
1- 33 Jeff Mathews
2- 67 Garret Stewart
3- 72 Todd Neiheiser
4- 05 David Wietholder
5- 65 Todd Sherman
6- 89 Mike Spatola
7- D4 Dave Jamison
8- 12 Jason Miller
9- 1S Keith Smith
10- 07 Jeff Thomas
11- 11 Chuck Gustafson Jr.
12- 1K Scott Kurtzner
13- 56 Dave Barber Jr.
14- 21 Gary Brooks
15- 99 Jim Passino
16- 40B Kyle Bronson
17- 18 David McWilliams
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The Fix
Three top English club players were jailed and banned for life - later reduced - for placing £50 ($94) bets at 2-1 on their Sheffield Wednesday team to lose against Ipswich Town. Ipswich won, although fair and square according to one of the crooked players. Two of them, Peter Swan and Tony Kay, were strong candidates for the England team that went on to win the 1966 World Cup. The players were unmasked by a newspaper - their crimes occurring when the English tabloid press was starting to flex its muscle - and about 30 others were netted from the three-year-old betting ring.
A judge told the ringleader he had "befouled" the sport, and he wanted to deter other "evil-minded" sports fraudsters. This story was the subject of a film, The Fix. Swan, a world class defender, ended up working in a bakery shop and was even prevented from watching his son play while banned. He has said: "We let a lot of people down and it will be with me until I die."
Dirty linen
Bruce Grobbelaar, Liverpool's clown prince of goalkeeping, was brought down by a newspaper sting in the 1990s. The accusations included that he took £40,000 to ensure Liverpool lost a match to Newcastle, which they did by 3-0. Technically, Grobbelaar - who was accused alongside two players from other clubs - eventually triumphed in the courts, but this was a Claytons victory.
The Law Lords savaged his reputation, and he was bankrupted by the legal proceedings. His ex-wife belatedly put the boot in, declaring him guilty. She detailed secretive phone calls Grobbelaar would conduct in their house and the thousands of pounds he stashed in an airing cupboard.
L'affaire du Totonero
An elegant name for a dirty business involving a syndicate tampering with Italian Serie A and B matches around 1980. Arrests were made, clubs relegated, points deducted, players banned ... kind of. One of the culprits was Paolo Rossi, whose three-year ban was reduced, enabling him to play in the 1982 World Cup finals. Rossi was the goalscoring star as Italy became world champions. One accuser has admitted to lying against Rossi, who maintains his innocence.
On the wrong track
Italian soccer was rocked when wiretappings led to Serie A giants Juventus and Milan being among those exposed for influencing refereeing appointments. As you might expect in Italy, this was no simple matter and a few conspiracy theories have ensued. Heavy but erratic punishments were handed down to clubs and individuals, including referees. Juventus boss Luciano Moggi - a former railway station caretaker - was banned for life and jailed. With the match manipulation scandal swirling, the Italian team responded by winning the World Cup in 2006, just as they had done in 1982.
German soccer was hit by an extraordinary crisis on the eve of hosting the 2006 World Cup, although the scandal was confined to divisions below the prestige Bundesliga. Referee Robert Hoyzer's confession to rigging games revealed a depressingly wide world of soccer corruption linked to Croatian gamblers. A particularly bad Hoyzer performance in a game where Hamburg suffered a shock loss - after having a player sent off and conceding two odd penalties - had raised the initial suspicions. Once fingered, Hoyzer provided in-depth information that led to police raids. Of added concern, he indicated the syndicates had access to match official appointments for internationals before they were released, implicating UEFA. Among those convicted, Hoyzer was jailed for 29 months. German soccer boss Theo Zwanzier hoped prison sentences would "make one or two people think before trying to influence a football match". Maybe not, going by the latest scandal.
Reversal of fortune
Eleven Brazilian club games were replayed after referee Edilson Pereira de Carvalho was found to have favoured certain sides in return for money from an illegal online betting site in 2005. This caused Corinthians to unseat Internacional, who had won the title on the original results (only two of the replays matched the initial result). De Carvalho, who was getting up to $9000 a match for the fix, and another referee were banned for life.
Song and dance
Flamboyant businessman Bernard Tapie, the president of French club Marseille, bribed one of their opponents to throw a game and tread softly so as to not injure his players. This assured Marseille of the title and helped them prepare for the Champions League final against AC Milan, which they won. Tapie - a former Cabinet minister - was banned and jailed before continuing with his colourful life, including acting in a film and collaborating with a hip-hop artist. When confronted with the initial allegations, Tapie's defence was over the top - "I'm sickened. It's a lynching, and there's not the slightest proof of guilt." But there was. Marseille were stripped of their French title but did remain as the first ever Champions League winners. Tapie, whose long CV included owning a Tour de France-winning cycle team, had built Marseille into France's finest club side but they have mainly struggled since the 1993 scandal.


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I let my toddlers play in the yard alone or without adult supervision.
I live in a quiet neighborhood with mostly elderly neighbors and our yard is fenced in, so I let my 3 1/2 year old play outside with our two dogs who bark at everybody that comes near our house. -- anonymous
My kids have played in gated yards alone since they were 4, with the siding glass wide open so I can see and hear them. -- anonymous
Pretty much every day -- they are 3, 5, and 8. Front yard. Back yard. For the most part they are in the street either on bikes are playing with chalk. They are free to come and go from the house as they please. I prefer the 3 year old to be out there with someone, but there are occasions when he might go blow bubbles all by himself. -- anonymous.
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From websites to mailbox delivery, New Media is changing
Original post made by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Jan 12, 2009
Look at the Pleasanton Weekly. I talked about how we have evolved in just the nine years we've been publishing our Friday paper into an online leader where readers can surf 24 hours a day for updated news, advertising and a popular free-access blog under the heading Town Square. Several months ago we started Express, an abbreviated report that we send as an email to more than 6,000 subscribers who have signed up for this free service. Now we're publishing Express with an email sent at 8 a.m. Monday through Friday. It's free and you can quickly sign up for the daily online Express at www.pleasantonweekly.com where the registration box is at the top of the online screen.
We're not alone in making changes to accommodate the New Media, as Mark Curtis, former news anchor at KTVU in Oakland told the Media Day group. Suddenly laid off by the station, he used technology to launch his own video news service, traveling the country during the presidential campaigns last year and signing up media users to broadcast his material.
As advertising revenue dries up for TV stations such as KTVU, and news staffs are downsized, enterprising entrepreneurs such as Curtis are filling the information gap. Others are trying, with Curtis pointing out how the lines are increasingly blurred between professional reporters and writers and the postings such as the Huffington, Limbaugh and Drudge Report websites that offer opinion in the name of news. Even though readers and viewers want to know about breaking news now, not wait for the next morning's newspaper or even that night's 5 p.m. news broadcasts, they also need accurate, objective reports which is what the established press can do best.
Other panelists at Media Day, which is part of the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce's annual Leadership Pleasanton program, were Kori Hulac, co-editor of the Tri-Valley Herald/Valley Times news bureau on Spring Street in Pleasanton, and Dory Culver, managing editor of KCBS News Radio in San Francisco. Hulac, who started at the Herald 10 years ago, has the toughest job of those who spoke at Media Day. She finds herself surrounded by empty desks and few reporters although the missions of the two daily Bay Area newspapers are still the same. With five reporters to cover three counties, she has to carefully sort out the important meetings and newsmaker luncheons. Her staff has shrunk 40 percent since the merger of the Knight-Ridder and Bay Area News Group, but she's still very upbeat.
As a part of the papers' "New Paper" task force, Hulac is working with the technology side in "reinventing" the publications, as she put it, with increased emphasis on a website that offers videos, live interviews, special reports, even music. She doesn't expect the New Media to ever fully replace printed newspapers, but readers will have more choices and can be interactive in how they receive their news, advertisements and in their ability to influence what's covered.
Culver at KCBS seems less directly affected by the deterioration in advertising revenue, but technology at her station is giving drivers more options, including membership satellite radio. Surveys show that few listeners tune in her all-news station on AM radios in their homes or even their cars, so KCBS has added FM as a duplicate altnerative as well as a website. One of the station's newest promotions is "KCBS Radio, now in HD." That's right. Internet-available radio in a TV format, and this in a state that just banned text messaging as a detraction for safe driving.
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a resident of Livermore
on Jan 12, 2009 at 10:13 pm
> One of the station's newest promotions is "KCBS Radio, now in HD." That's right. Internet-available radio in a TV format, and this in a state that just banned text messaging as a detraction (sic) for safe driving.
What? "HD Radio" has nothing to do with the Internet OR television. It is a method by which a radio station can split an FM signal into multiple channels with alternative programming ... but it takes an HD-enabled radio to hear it (not a TV or the Internet).
And "HD Radio" doesn't stand for "high definition." It's just a marketing term.
If you heard that KCBS is "now in HD," you were hearing things. The station added its programming to 106.9 FM (formerly KFRC-FM) and is simulcasting the news from 740 AM. Not HD, not anything super high-tech -- just plain old FM radio, like we've had for about fifty years.
David Jackson
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a resident of Livermore
on Jan 12, 2009 at 10:19 pm
> Surveys show that few listeners tune in her all-news station on AM radios in their homes or even their cars, so KCBS has added FM as a duplicate altnerative (sic) as well as a website.
How did I miss this? "Few listeners tune in her all-news station on AM radios"? Then what would account for the high ratings of KCBS?
Surveys show? What surveys? The Arbitron ratings show KCBS is among the most listened-to stations in San Francisco, and it has been for decades.
This is one of the top all-news stations in the United States, and one of the highest-rated stations in Northern California. And few listeners are tuning in on AM radios?
How are they listening? By lining their baseball caps with tin foil?
a resident of Vintage Hills Elementary School
on Jan 13, 2009 at 10:35 am
Thanks David for your insightful remarks and also for pointing out the typo in "alternative."
I appreciate your data that shows KCBS (which is my favorite all-news station locally) is the Bay Area's leader in AM radio. But just as satellite receivers are affecting traditional cable television subscription growth numbers, satellite radio must surely be dampening growth in the AM radio field. A lot more is also affecting the boom years in AM radio just as it is for print media.
According to the most recent Tech Poll from radio research firm Jacobs Media, the audience for podcasts is up 87% year to year among rock radio listeners. Here are some of the highlights of their research:
New technology continues to rapidly move into radio listeners' lives. This year, the "big gainers" in terms of occupying their time includes streaming video, iPod ownership (and podcasting), and text messaging. Almost the entire sample now owns a cell phone and has access to a hi-speed Internet connection.
In-home radio listening is declining, as respondents continue to utilize other media in their residences.
A variety of things are cutting into people's time listening to radio, including:
Reading news online; Social networking sites (continuing to grow); iPods/mp3 players (getting bigger every year); Podcasting (up 87% year to year); Streaming radio; Music sites like Pandora, iTunes; Video games (which was trending down last year); Cell phones (which continue to be huge); DVDs; TiVo/DVRs (which lead to more television viewing); Video sites such as YouTube; Nearly six in ten respondents own a iPod/portable media player, an increase of 23% over last year's poll. And the iPod's presence in cars continues to rise.
Tech Poll also opined that HD Radio, which you fully explained, "is going nowhere fast, with awareness limited to about 1 in 100 people surveyed, which would have included me.
The survey also found that iPods and podcasts are replacing traditional radio listening at key listening times, with 40% saying they never listen to the radio while walking/working out. Even at-work listening has also shown some erosion. While nearly one-fourth (23%) say they never listen to radio on the job, an additional 16% say they're listening a little/a lot less at work. While three in ten (28%) report more listening in the workplace, that figure is down from the 2007 survey (31%).
This study was conducted from February 26-March 5, 2008. Data was collected from 27,029 respondents from a total of 69 Classic, Mainstream/Active, and Alternative stations in markets as diverse as Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Grand Rapids, and Greenville, South Carolina.
BTW: I'd be remiss if I didn't compliment David Jackson, who is Executive Director of the Bay Area Radio Museum, an online service at Web Link. It's a great website.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Jan 13, 2009 at 4:09 pm
New Media sounds like one of those lame buzzwords like New Economy. Print has been under attack for a long time. Think TV.
"The Changing Newsroom" Web Link
"Out of Print: The death and life of the American newspaper." Web Link
"What's Really Killing Newspapers: They're no longer the best providers of social currency." Web Link
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Pandora: Pacific Crest Starts at Buy, $17 Target; Closing Mobile Ad Gap
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are down 4 cents at $13.70 despite an initiation of coverage this morning at Outperform, with a $17 price target, by Andy Hargreaves of Pacific Crest, who writes that the company is "the clear, dominant leader in the transition to Internet and mobile radio."
The company's "revenue per 1,000 listener hours," or RPM, for mobile use will ultimately "close the gap" with desktop ad rates, writes Hargreaves, as rising connectivity makes the service's use ubiquitous:
Pandora's total advertising RPMs have declined for the past six quarters as mobile listener-hour growth has exceeded Pandora's ability to monetize it adequately. However, just as increasing broadband penetration and consumption of online media has driven online advertising growth, the ubiquity of connectivity and growth in connected devices are driving rapid growth in the mobile advertising pool, which, among other factors, should support improved mobile ad rates for Pandora going forward. Additionally, Pandora's ability to deliver premium advertising campaigns on mobile and increased breadth from inclusion in buy-side advertising platforms should provide a tailwind to RPMs for the foreseeable future.
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Hargreaves is modeling revenue for fiscal 2014, ending next January, of $619 million, and EPS of 3 cents. That is better than the Street consensus for $611 million and break-even for the full.


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The home of the blues and the birthplace of rock, Memphis is synonymous with music, whether it's streaming out of blues clubs on Beale Street, bellowing from speakers at Graceland, or oozing out of indie nightclubs in Midtown. But Tennessee's largest city is also a culinary mecca. Sure, there's no shortage of barbecue joints here, but with a recent influx of seasonal menus and artisanal cocktail bars, Memphis has joined the ranks of sophisticated culinary outposts like New Orleans. Together, beats and bites have made this city on the Mississippi a cultural tour de force—the perfect place to spend a night on the town.
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Spread out over 19 floors in the heart of the city, the Memphis Marriott Downtown is situated just a few blocks from the river and within walking distance of Beale Street, B.B. King's Blues Club, and a number of great restaurants. It caters to leisure travelers with an indoor pool and an outdoor balcony, a well-equipped fitness center, and the ever-popular Trolley Stop Bar. And when hunger strikes, the Magnolia Grille—serving three meals a day—dishes up a variety of Memphis-inspired contemporary cuisine. Each of 590 guest rooms at this AAA Three Diamond hotel is appointed with a plush Revive pillow-top mattress, a spacious work area, a chair with ottoman, and a 32-inch flat-screen TV.
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"Relax and listen to the grand piano that's played in the greenery-filled lobby of this sophisticated high-rise."-- Read Fodor's Review of the Marriott Memphis Downtown
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Meet Yao Yi, a 30-something year old from Guangdong, and Yu Ying, a media professional and documentary maker from Beijing. They're the lucky Chinese candidates shortlisted from over 34,000 YouTube video entries submitted from all over the globe for the 'best job in the world' – Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.
And now its in the hands of the world's biggest Web population to vote one of them to
join the Wonka tour interview in person for the job on Australia's Hamilton Island.
The worldwide marketing campaign set up by Queensland Tourism, a group set up to promote tourism in Australia's north-east state, was initiated to find a suitable caretaker and spokesperson for the world heritage marine park. Responsibilities will include; Exploring the islands of the Great Barrier Reef to discover what the area has to offer; report back via weekly blogs, photo diary, and video updates; Feed the fish; Clean the pool; Collect the mail via the aerial postal service. Sounds tough, right?
To be in the running job applicants had to create a YouTube video on why they should have 'The Best Job in the World'. The carrot set the Internet abuzz via various online social networks and even coverage on TV, radio, and print around the world.
Within the last week the top 50 shortlisted applicants representing over 22 countries, including Ying and Yi from China, have been announced. Queensland Tourism will choose the top 10 applicants based on their own judgement but the final wildcard position will be decided by Internet voters around the world. The successful top 11 will be flown to the Great Barrier Reef for the last round of face-to-face interviews to determine who gets the final job. Oh, and for their trouble, the winner will get a salary of $150,000 Australian dollars – a lot of $USD money until a few months ago.
At the time of writing, Yi and Ying were a long way from the lead and sitting in 13th and 14 respectively. Clare from Taiwan is out in front with a country mile lead of votes. The question is, can China's netizens – the biggest Web population in the world – rally behind Yi and Ying and get one of them to the top?
To vote visit the Web site http://www.islandreefjob.com. Voting closes March 24. The site is in a variety of languages, including simplified Chinese. Two thumbs up to Tourism Queensland for an interesting – and so far successful – online campaign to promote Australian tourism.
Here are the video applications:
Yao Yi – http://chinadiver.blogspot.com/
Yu Ying


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If the other news post hadn't locked, I would've updated that one... but, here it goes. Edisoncarter's forever updating CheatDevice for Liberty City Stories has made it to version 0.3. In this version, the following features have been added: activate spawn cheats with one button, edit car colors, never fall off your motorcycle, and, probably the best of all, capture screenshots! This version of CheatDevice allows you to capture screenshots of LCS without the fancy PSP to TV converters (sure the quality isn't as good, but it's free!).
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This pork and pepper stir-fry uses strips of tangelo zest and bright tangelo juice, which offers a little sunshine on a midwinter night. Tangelos, hybrids of tangerines and pummelos (or grapefruit), are often labeled as Minneolas or Honeybells.
Nutrition Profile:
Diabetes Appropriate
Gluten Free Diet
Healthy Weight
Heart Healthy
High Potassium
Low Calorie
Low Carb
Low Sat Fat
Low Sodium
Serves 4
Prep Time 45 min
Total Time 45 min.
Step 1
Using a vegetable peeler, remove zest from tangelos in long strips. Cut the strips lengthwise into very thin pieces. Cut the tangelos in half and squeeze enough juice from them to get 1/2 cup.
Step 2
Heat a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Swirl in 2 teaspoons oil, then add pork and cook, stirring, until just cooked, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
Step 3
Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil to the pan along with shallots, garlic, ginger, crushed red pepper and the zest. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add bell peppers and celery and cook, stirring constantly, until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in the tangelo juice and soy sauce; bring to a simmer. Cook for 1 minute.
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Whisk vinegar and cornstarch in a small bowl, then pour it into the pan along with the pork and its juices. Cook, stirring often, until thickened and bubbling and the pork is heated through, about 1 minute.
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Beekeeping is as much an art as it is a science. And in some cases it is more of an art than a science, me thinks. So show me a succesful beekeeper and let me learn from him or her. That, imo, would be worth more than I can pay.
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Beekeeping is as much an art as it is a science. And in some cases it is more of an art than a science, me thinks. So show me a succesful beekeeper and let me learn from him or her. That, imo, would be worth more than I can pay.
One must consider all sources of information when trying to find answers to management problems. I like to see field research studies. But if it is based on data from 5 or 10 hives, well you cannot accept that as too reliable. And I do not accept results of studies that contradict my real life experience working bees for a living.
a few notes to be clear (as things have been moved around a bit):
i'm not saying that no one should use feed...i understand the economic reasons for doing so...and certainly there are positive results for early pollination, honey production, nuc/package production...but are these diets we use perfect?
with that said, i can't think of a food that an animal produces for its young that we can replicate or have improved upon.
artifical milk for humans, cows, or any other mammal is not equivilant to the real thing.
i really doubt that critters in a blender with a bit of acid is as good for young birds as the regurgitated stuff their parents feed them (that will undoubtedly contain enzymes and microbes from the parents gut). (i have cut up frogs and fed them to young hawks who were left motherless when their nest was cut down by loggers...certainly it was better than letting them starve).
if we want to make the best pollen substitue, i think it's important to recognize and study both the composition of what the bees have evolved collecting/fermenting and understand the processes involved. this was my only reason for entering into this thread.
there are lots of published (and i'm sure unpublished) recipies for "beebread" that include adding acids and inocculating with various bacterial strains. these methods are a simplification of what the bees (and the microbes) would do if left to their own devices, and it seems (to me at least) important to understand this, and to look deeper.
but this is all (i think) missing the point.
pollen begins to ferment as the bees gather it, both from microbes that are present in the pollen, and from microbes added by the bees.
do people use irradiated pollen to make their substitutes? i think so in many cases. does this affect the fermentation? probably.
but the real issue (in my mind) is that each stage of fermentation gradually makes the beebread more acidic. each stage produces nutrients for the bees, and each stage eventually creates an environment that inhibits the microbes that make up that stage (like wine yeasts increasing the alcohol level until the wine yeasts cannot survive because there is too much alcohol in their environment).
as i said before, there appear to be 4 major stages of fermentation starting with molds, yeasts, fungi, and bacteria. what metabolites do these microbes produce besides acid? are they importatnt for bee nutrition? if we shortcut past some of these stages by adding acid (as formic acid is added to hay before it's wrapped in plastic to prevent "rotting" and promote "silage"), are we preventing some of these nutrients from being formed?
this "progressive fermentation" appears (at least from here) to be important. we cannot just eliminate the first few stages, add acid, innoculate with lactobacillus or LAB, and assume that it has all the nutrition, enzymes, or other factors that the bees need for long term health.
one does not make real pickles or saurkraut by adding acid to cucumbers or cabbage...the ones that come from the refrigerated section are far better than those "vinegar pickles" that are vaccuum packed on the shelf....the live cultures are essential to the texture, "tang", and overall feel of real pickles...there is no substitute if you've ever had them.
again, this is an area of bee biology that is grossly understudied, and generally oversimplified.
i beleive there was something posted on one of the bee lists recently where a pollen substitute (which was developed in arizona) was only sustaining 2 generations of brood rearing in greenhouse pollination. the addition of a small amount of beebread brought things right back on track. i'm certainly not equating what anyone who has posted here uses for pollen sub/supliment to the tucson bee diet (for which much of the research apparantly went towards making it water soluable), but clearly we don't know everything that is necessary for pollen sub that is equivelant to the real thing.
i often use this example. if you want to grow a tomato hydroponically (in water, with all necessary nutrients added to the water), you could spend years determining what should go in the water...and the tomato would still likely not taste fantastic (if good at all). you don't need to know what is in some rich soil and a handful of compost, but you can grow a great tomato in it without knowing all the details.
i hope this was helpful/clear.


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