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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen video showcases even more enemies
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen releases next week, and Capcom has seen fit to show off more of the enemies you will encounter in it. You can re-watch part one here if you like. The DLC comes with a new underground realm, and allows owners of the original game can export their existing save data over. […]
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen combat video shows the horrors of Bitterblack Isle
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen releases later this month, and to prep you for battle on Bitterblack Isle, Capcom has released a new combat video. It introduces some of the game's new enemy types such as Pyre Saurians, the Eliminator, and Death. It also provides the viewer with a few tips on how to defeat them […]
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen screenshots are rather frightening
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen shots have landed on AGB, and the demon starring in the shots looks rather formidable. Okay, make that frightening as hell. I'm shaking as I type this. Dark Arisen will be available April 23 in North America and across Europe on April 26 for PS3 and Xbox 360.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Mystic Knight gameplay video released
Capcom has released a new trailer for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen showing off Mystic Knight gameplay. Dark Arisen is due in the west in late April, and includes new features and content in addition to the entire original game. It will be available both at retail and as a download for PS3 and Xbox 360 […]
Dragons' Dogma: Dark Arisen trailer stars the sorcerer
Dragons' Dogma has received a new trailer, which gives you a look at the Dark Arisen DLC. In it, the sorcerer goes up against the Poisoned Undead, Banshees as well as the Gold and Silver Knights. The DLC comes a new underground realm, and allows owners of the original game to export their existing save […]
Capcom Q3 financials: profits up despite Resident Evil 6 "failure"
Capcom has posted its Q3 nine-month financial report, revealing a profit surge for the company, despite its admitted "failure" of Resident Evil 6. Digital sales and social titles have also rocketed, resting on a prosperous period for the Japanese player. Its projections remain unchanged.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen expansion dated for Japan
Capcom Japan has confirmed an April 25 release date for Dark Arisen, a major expansion to Dragon's Dogma. The date was shown in a trailer seen in a Famitsu livestream, according to Siliconera, so at this point should be considered relevant to Japan only. Dragon's Dogma released worldwide in May 2012, though, so a global […]
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen allows save transfer, has Japanese VO option
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen will contain the option for Japanese voice overs and will allow users to transfer saved game data over once the game is installed, according to Famitsu.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen screenshots show next year's expansion
Shots of Dragon's Dogma have landed on Siliconera. The shots show off the Dark Arisen expansion slated for release next year. This is the first we've seen of what Capcom calls a "major expansion", since TGS in September. Have a look at the shots below, and be sure to hit up the links for more […]
Dragon's Dogma: hard mode & time attack DLC launching December
Dragon's Dogma is to receive a new DLC pack that adds hard mode and a time attack challenge into the mix. Get the details below.
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Dragon's Dogma's long-awaited PC version has yet to see the light of day, but Capcom's official Twitter feed assured fans that it's on the way. However, the publisher has been in touch with VG247 to say that the tweet was made in error.
DmC doesn't run at 60FPS, it just looks like it does - Capcom claims
DmC: Devil May Cry runs at 30FPS on consoles. It's no secret, but Capcom has teased that Ninja Theory used a number of tricks and technical wizardry to make the game appear as if it does run at 60FPS. It's all rather confusing, but check out what the publisher had to say below.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen announced
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen has just been announced by Capcom at TGS. It's a major expansion to the original that will allow players to transfer their old game save across.
Easy Mode being patched into Dragon's Dogma in Japan
A patch for Dragon's Dogma will be released in Japan on August 6, which will make the game a bit easier for beginners. Easy mode will be added to the game's options menu, which will allow players to switch between difficulties at will. Players can also partake in a new demo on August 9 which […]
Dragon's Dogma 2: Capcom reveals first details
Dragon's Dogma 2 is in development over at Capcom, and series creator Hideaki Itsuno has revealed the first snippets of information. Did someone say 'quest creation'? More after the jump.
Famitsu feature hints at Dragon's Dogma sequel, an open world Warriors title
A 10-page feature in this week's Famitsu chats with Japanese creators regarding the future games in development, such as possible sequels to Dragon's Dogma and Dynasty Warriors titles.
Capcom "continuing to prepare new play elements," for Dragon's Dogma
Dragon's Dogma director Hideaki Itsuno has said you may wish to hold on to your copy of the game for a bit longer. Speaking in an interview with 4Gamer, Itsuno said: "I'm sure many have already cleared the game, but for Dragon's Dogma, we're continuing to prepare new play elements. It would be best if […]
Dragon's Dogma to spawn sequels, hits 1 million shipped
Capcom Japan has announced that Dragon's Dogma has shipped 1 million units worldwide.
Dragon's Dogma storms Japanese charts with 331,064 units sold
Media Create has released its weekly retail chart for Japan, and Capcom's RPG Dragon's Dogma demolished the software chart with 302,040 units sold on PS3 and 29,024 units sold on Xbox 360. Mario Tennis Open, which was also a new release for the period, came in second with 102,000 units sold. On the hardware side, […]
XBL update, May 23 - Joy Ride Turbo, Alex Kidd, Ubisoft deals of the week
Joy Ride Turbo has landed on the XBL Marketplace for 800 MS Points. Today also heralds the release of the Sega Vintage Collection which includes Alex Kidd & Co and Monster World. Also available, as of yesterday, is the Forza Motorsports 4 Porsche Expansion Pack for 1600 MS Points, and the Modern Warfare 3 Collection […]
Dragons Dogma latest
DmC doesn't run at 60FPS, it just looks like it does – Capcom claims
Famitsu feature hints at Dragon's Dogma sequel, an open world Warriors title
Capcom "continuing to prepare new play elements," for Dragon's Dogma
Dragon's Dogma storms Japanese charts with 331,064 units sold
XBL update, May 23 – Joy Ride Turbo, Alex Kidd, Ubisoft deals of the week
Capcom predicting 7 million sales for Resident Evil 6, 2 million sales for DMC
"No plans" for Dragon's Dogma on PC, launch trailer released
Latest digital comic for Dragon's Dogma is filled with lizardmen
New 360 Chrome Controllers to ship with Dragon's Dogma DLC in Japan
English localization of Dragon's Dogma was inspired by works of George R.R. Martin
Dragon's Dogma gameplay video features an irritable cockatrice


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I am in - I know I have three weeks that we will be away, and a week that grands are visiting - but I can still handle 15 or even 30 blocks.....
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I am willing to put a "fast" group together if you tell me you want one but I will limit it to 16 swappers. You also have to realize if you finish in two months it will be another two months before another fast group will run. I do my best to run the swaps and mixing up dates will confuse me if I do too much of them (just being honest as I never know what my life is bringing, I didn't expect two brain surgeries this last swap). So for those who want quick let me know and I will do my best ( but I make no guaranteed as there may not be enough interested). A lot of the fun in this swap is the less pressure time line
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I really want to sign up but I am not sure it's a good idea because of student teaching and DH being deployed at the same time... I think I am going to sit this round out and join up for #11.
However, if anyone is interested in a side swap with an extended deadline (or a super early F8 swap date - like next month) then I'm interested in that...
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I'm still deciding. I'm a little disappointed that I'm still missing three blocks from Boom 9, but I know it's just barely past the deadline.. If I get my blocks in time, I'll definitely join. I understand that things come up, but a little heads up goes a long way with this impatient quilter!
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As a student at Menlo, going to see Ahna's interview was amazing! She was so poised and a great speaker! She was so down to earth and so humble. I was so lucky to get to talk to her afterwards, and I even got a picture with her! She's a great role model for all girls my age and I wish her continued success in her career!


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Atherton: A Government or a Business?
Original post made by please stop, Atherton: other, on Nov 25, 2012
The last ten years of Atherton's governance is not pretty. It has been marked by a toxic mixture of various Council members who are at war with each other, with multiple departures of key employees, and costly lawsuits. There is no vision to replace decrepit town buildings. The recent effort at placing a library in the Park was a total disaster in that the will and appeals of the majority of the residents was totally ignored from the beginning and then when using the ballot box was overwhelming slapped down.
While it appears that the resolution on compensation and benefits will probably be passed unless it is immediately pulled as an agenda item. The timing is just wrong in that a new council will not be allowed to consider the matter. The old Council has no business making long term decisions in the final minutes of their term that a new Council will have to live with over a long period of time. The voters have indicated they want a change in the nature of Atherton's government. The remuneration issue has not been explained in terms of fiscal need or discussed in public meetings. The resulting effect will be not being able to attract the best employees available. What this vote will produce is more employee turnover, less effective employees and in the end more expense for the taxpayers of Atherton.
This vote will have consequences in upcoming contract negations with the sworn police officers. It would not be a surprise if many are planning to leave right now as they see what the future holds in Atherton. Many communities are seeking trained police officers from adjacent communities (lateral transfers) and enhancing benefits. For instance Antioch, California is considering making benefits more attractive as they find training and experience are costly items.
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The need for a renew of the Parcel Tax is obvious but the intent of this vote is to do away with it having "saved" costly employee expense. The private funding effort of a new Town Center which residents endorsed will likely stall in absence of a long-term vision for the Atherton Police Department and other town service employees. As a new library or remodeled one is mixed into Town Center concept it likely too will stall.
While the result of the Wednesday vote can possibly be undone in the months ahead, it will be a reflection of today's dysfunctional Council for a long time. Atherton residents should demand a responsive government and are tired of the last ten years of poor governance. Atherton is not a business but an organization to serve the needs and reflect the will of the residents. The lame duck council should not vote on anything of a long term nature right now but take their victory lap, have their party and get out of the way.
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a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 25, 2012 at 9:37 am
The proposed decreases in the resolution will save the Town $92,413 over three years.
The question is how much turn over will it cause? What will be the cost to replace the employees? Will it exceed $92,413 over three years?
It took the Council a long time to replace John Danielson when he was forced out by CalPERS. How much did it cost to find his replacement? How could the Council bring on the new City Manager and immediately modify their compensation promises?
How long will it take to find another City Manager, Finance Director, Police Chief, and Police Lieutenant once they choose to leave?
This policy seems grounded in emotion, not practicality.
For 2013, this represents an average 2.9% decrease in pay with a larger amount of this impact falling on employees with dependents. Cumulatively, in 2014 the average cost impact is 6.3% and in 2015, 11%. In 2012, the work furlough results in an additional 1.5% pay reduction. Over the three years of the CalPERS liability transfer and merit program the Town will save $92,413.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 25, 2012 at 9:53 am
Well said, but the $6,000.00 Lame Duck Holiday Party should not be at the expense of the town. Just bad manners to have the staff that is being furloughed to save the money to pay for the party to have to plan the party.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 25, 2012 at 10:08 am
First, I believe that employees are generating these posts, and they should be taken with a grain of salt.
Second, this is not a policy that seems to me at least to be grounded in emotion rather than reality. As was pointed out on the other thread, many other cities in California have done the furough expense reduction.
So, it is not emotional for this council to do this. It is simply consistent with tough times, a desire to reduce expenses, and the realization that every bit helps. No one reduction will balance the budget, but a combination of many will. That's the hard part about readjusting to live within one's means. The balance of cuts in this resolution all make sense, and all (unfortunately) result in the employees having to make concessions.
The difficult part about Atherton's situation is that any plan to balance the budget will necessarily have to involve employee concessions.
Second, the refrain that if Atherton tries to cut some employee costs to balance the budget, it will result in all the employees leaving in a mass exodus, doesn't make sense either. It's a scare tactic, and a rather desperate attempt by employees to try to argue against the powerful common sense of making expense deductions in very tough times. Since all the other neighboring communities are doing the same thing (like the furlough), there's no "safe harbor" of a town or city that's spending lots of money because they have lots of money. Every city has been hit with the same set of problems, mainly due to municipal salaries and benefits having swung out of control over the past ten years. That pendulum now needs to swing in the other direction, as it always does when things get out of hand, and the people affected by it naturally don't like seeing that take place.
Regarding the $6,000 party, I agree. Don't approve it, since the budget is not in the black. That's an easy one. But so is this resolution. To the employees, sorry you have to endure some hardships here. I don't think anyone feels pleasure from reducing compensation. It simply must be done if the council members are going to be responsible stewards of Atherton's finances, just like the council members of all the other cities that have done the same thing. Atherton employees have long been exempt from economic realities, due to a sense that because of the wealth of Atherton's residents, they can just fork over more in taxes to fill the gap. That gap has gotten too large now.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 25, 2012 at 10:51 am
There are several issues which are debatable.
1. I do not think Widmer, McKeithen, and Dobbie consider themselves "Lame Ducks". They firmly believe their positions are the best for the town. In two years they could have the 3-2 majority back in their favor.
Thus forcing the new council to live with their policies by passing this agenda item is in line with their dogma.
2. What level to pay Atherton employees relative to the rest of the area. For more than a decade the position was half way between average and the best paid employees in the area. To pay them below average will likely cause turnover.
A high level press release, could simply that the council's new position is to pay at the 35% level. That is the bottom line residents want to know.
3. The point Widmer, Dobbie, and McKeithen should consider that voters rejected not only the library in the park, but also their style of government: not listening to people who for more than a year said we do not want the library in the park.
The 70th percentile was established more than a decade ago, communicated to residents who have been been happy. The current council has refused to declare how much relative to other cities they want to reduce pay.
4. Residents are aware that the council made major errors in finances during the last decade. Money was wasted on lawsuits, looking for flaws in the building department, and refunding illegal tax increases.
Surpluses in Building Deptartment revenue were used for operations.
This waste is why Atherton taxpayer voted for a change in government.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Nov 25, 2012 at 10:58 am
Why set pay at "just" the 70th percentile (of wages in the area)? Why not set it at the 99th percentile?
It is foolish to set a pay scale to ANY percentile. A business or a city should pay WHAT THEY NEED TO PAY to get qualified employees. If it is a tough job requiring higher pay, you do it. If it is an easier tour of duty and requires less, you do it.
Working for the Atherton Police Department is very different than working for law enforcement in San Jose, Menlo Park or the Sheriff's Department. I'm not saying it is without risk; I'm saying it is different.
At a time when trained police officers are being laid off in nearby cities, the idea that a local city will be unable to recruit qualified employees at a lower pay scale is folly.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 25, 2012 at 12:07 pm
"At a time when trained police officers are being laid off in nearby cities, the idea that a local city will be unable to recruit qualified employees at a lower pay scale is folly."
What I've been saying all along. The police officers aren't going anywhere. Where are they going to go? San Jose? Not hiring, laid off over 400 officers and are trying to bring them back. Some other departments? Not likely. They've all taken pay cuts and increases to their required contribution to their retirements. Many are starting two tiered retirement plans. Atherton officers that have seniority and are well entrenched there are not going anywhere. They'd be taking a bigger pay cut than Atherton is likely to give them.
These postings are likely coming from police officers. Officers that work for a department that does not require much from them at all. True, it requires things a professional police department doesn't do, like taking in peoples mail, but it's easy duty. Believe me, I worked law enforcement in a large city police department. When we logged on in the afternoon we had multiple calls for service backed up and waiting. Serious calls, not noise complaints or nonsense calls like in Atherton. We ran call to call to call most of the night. Somehow I don't see Atherton officers carrying that kind of work load.
The only officers Atherton will lose by cutting pay and benefits are officers that were using the department as a stepping stone. They weren't staying anyway. The rest aren't going anywhere.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 25, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Please excuse the double post. Internet hiccup.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 25, 2012 at 8:01 pm
Forbes Magazine, it so happens, has an excellent recent article on this very topic:
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Some excerpts:
"The idea that government should be run like a business is a popular one with both Republicans and, albeit to a lesser extent, Democrats. But this betrays a basic misunderstanding of the roles of the private and public sector. We should no more want the government to be run like a business than a business to be run like the government.
Those popularizing this notion feel this way because they see business as more efficient. This must be the case, so the logic goes, or the entity in question would lose market share and go bankrupt. Only the fit survive.
Bear in mind, first, that "efficiency" in the private sector means profit. Hence, to ask that the government be run like a business is tantamount to asking that the government turn a profit.
The problem in a nutshell, is that not everything that is profitable is of social value and not everything of social value is profitable. Reality TV, pornography, fashion, sports, and gambling are all of questionable social value, but each is quite profitable and exists in the private sector. Meanwhile, few would argue that the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, police department, fire department, libraries, parks, and public schools are of no social value, and yet they could not exist if they were required to be profitable.
To reiterate, the key issue is this: not everything that is profitable is of social value and not everything of social value is profitable. The proper role of government is the latter. Those arguing for a business model for government must necessarily be ready to shut down all government functions that do not earn a profit, regardless of their contribution to our well being. And, if the public sector is being run properly, that should mean every single one.
The point, however, is that saying that government is inefficient because it does not turn a profit is the equivalent of saying that Peyton Manning is a poor quarterback because he doesn't hit enough home runs. He's not supposed to."
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 25, 2012 at 8:13 pm
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.
The issue is not is government a business but rather should government be operated on a rational, cost-benefit basis.
The mission of government should be to serve the people whom it represents, not the employees of that government.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 25, 2012 at 9:03 pm
To "Ready, Fire, Aim" –
Yes, government is not a business. Do you believe this means that any concept that is part of a well-managed business, such as controlling costs, has no place in government?
How do you believe Atherton's budget should get balanced?
a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 26, 2012 at 7:39 am
There's no dispute that employee costs need to come down to market levels. This group of employees has likely made good faith attempts to bargain with the Council. Presumably, they offered to reduce their compensation. By the Council's standard, their offers weren't sufficient.
The Council, it seems, is focused on using private sector metrics to run the Town -- they measure themselves on profitability.
How do you define a budget that's in balance? Is it a snapshot of today's budget where revenues (including the parcel tax) exceed expenses? Or, is it a budget that allows for Council benefits such as iPads, new dais chairs, and catered meals? Is it a budget that permits the Council to increase its legal expenses to sue residents for moving urns? Does a balanced budget fund questionable investigations of Town departments and electronic bug sweeps of Council member homes? Is the definition of a balanced budget one that frees up some existing expense for other uses?
There are, of course, two ways to "balance" the budget: reduce expenses or increase revenues.
On the revenue side, the Council walked away from a profitable concession. This, by the way, is a business that many governments are in; they have stadiums, amphitheaters, pools, camping grounds, etc. They outsource their concessions to the private sector which operates them at a profit.
Atherton was able to rent the park for weddings and meetings and garner a profit. The Park concession brought in nearly $90,000/yr. Yet, the Council walked away from this revenue, characterizing it as trivial. Here's a glimpse from this week's Council packet of the demand for the concession. This is money the Council is refunding to depositors, not the profit they could make:
14346 10/10/2012 THE OTHER WOMEN 296 General Fund - Refund park deposit Inv# 296, 10/6/12 -- $900.00
14389 10/24/2012 CHAVEZ MARIE 304 General Fund - Refund park deposit Inv#304, 10/16/12 -- $250.00
14305 10/2/2012 ANDRADE JAVIER 280 General Fund - Refund park deposit Inv#280, 11/24/12 -- $1,000.00
14309 10/2/2012 CENGAGE LEARNING General Fund - Refund park deposit Inv# 293, 9/27/12 -- $250.00
14336 10/10/2012 KAISER 286 General Fund - Refund park deposit Inv# 286, 10/4/12 -- $250.00
How can one explain dismissing $90,000/yr in revenue while demonstrating tunnel vision toward their goal of $30,000/yr in compensation reduction? One explanation is it's based on philosophical belief and emotion.
a resident of another community
on Nov 26, 2012 at 3:02 pm
@ Ready, Aim Fire. I agree with even while I said to people that, Government should be more like a business. I only think efficient, cost management, budget skills and provide the best customer service. I dread the day when profit making cities, school, other public agencies. Gate key charge, paying for city services like cable TV, or premium city hall access pass or jump to the front of the line.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 26, 2012 at 3:14 pm
While Council Members call out for Fiscal Responsibility, they misuse taxpayer dollars. Stopping Park Rentals and missing out on $90,000.00 a year in rental income to help justify converting the Main House to a Library is one example.
Another example is the recent Mailing done by the Mayor. Now the $6,000 party at the end of McKeithen's term.
a resident of another community
on Nov 26, 2012 at 6:33 pm
One of the richest towns in America wants "the cheapest employees one can find." Good way to retain and attract personnel.
Hasn't worked so well lately. I believe that you'll get what you deserve -- because I believe in the free market.
a resident of Woodside: other
on Nov 26, 2012 at 6:38 pm
You don't have to find "the cheapest employees you can find."
You have to find QUALIFIED employees.
If you want to pay an employee more than you have to, that's quite generous... but unnecessary and a breach of the fiduciary duty to tax payers.
By the way, one of tonight's local news programs featured a story about police leaving San Jose "in droves." Sounds like a hiring opportunity to me.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 26, 2012 at 7:07 pm
And just where are those San Jose oficers going to "in droves?" Sounds like news story hyperbole. What's going on, as I understand it, is many older offecers are choosing to retire. Mainly because, as one officer I know told me, "they wouldn't give me any time off." With the layoffs they're short staffed don't ya know. I'd be gob smacked if San Jose hired someone that worked for Atherton unless they were a new officer with a couple years under their belt. They know what "slugs" the rest are. They don't want them.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 26, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Ofc. J. McGill Resigned Modesto PD 108
Ofc. J. Rusteen Resigned San Francisco PD 107
Ofc. M. Opp Resigned Arizona State PD 106
Ofc. Van Dyke Resigned San Leandro PD 105
Ofc. Rossmiller Resigned Hayward PD 104
Sgt. R. Benitez Resigned FBI 103
Sgt. J. Pace Resigned Hillsborough Oregon PD 102
Ofc. Guy Resigned San Diego Sheriff's Dept. 101
Ofc. M. Williams Resigned Livermore PD 100
Ofc. Stockeland Resigned El Dorado Sheriff's Dept. 99
Ofc. Ribeiro Resigned Campbell PD 98
Ofc. Njoroge Resigned Walnut Creek PD 97
Sgt. R. Fong Resigned S.C.C.D.A. 96
Ofc. F. Torrico Resigned Fremont PD 95
Ofc. O'Neil Resigned Redwood City PD 94
Ofc. Thayer Resigned Redwood City PD 93
Ofc. Corbin Resigned Belview PD Washington 92
Ofc. J. Domenici Resigned Mountain View PD 91
Ofc. R. Brennan Resigned Palo Alto PD 90
Ofc. M. Corona Resigned Refused to state 89
Ofc. F. Abi-Chahine Resigned Refused to state 88
Ofc. C. Barnes Resigned Refused to state 87
Ofc. J. Rickert Resigned S.C.C.D.A. 86
Ofc. C. Watson Resigned San Leandro PD 85
Ofc. F. Wilkinson Resigned Daly City PD 84
Ofc. J. Brown Resigned San Mateo PD 83
Ofc. D. Gerbrandt Resigned Santa Clara PD 82
Ofc. C. Scott Resigned Berkeley PD 81
Ofc. D. Bonillas Resigned Mariposa SO 80
Ofc. K. Nishita Resigned Colma PD 79
Ofc. M. Millman Resigned Concord PD 78
Ofc. R. Sanchez Resigned Mountain View PD 77
Ofc. Bartholomew Resigned Refused to state 76
Ofc. H. Kindorf Resigned Fremont PD 75
Ofc. M. Chan Resigned Fremont PD 74
Ofc. M. Aguayo Resigned Newport Beach PD 73
Ofc. B. Allison Resigned San Diego SO 72
Ofc. D. Stromska Resigned Campbell PD 71
Ofc. G. Ezard Resigned Walnut Creek PD 70
Ofc. M. Ybarra Resigned Refused to state 69
Ofc. E. Martin Resigned Bothell PD Washington 68
Ofc. P. Soper Resigned Fremont PD 67
Ofc. S. Marello Resigned Refused to state 66
Ofc. J. Castro Resigned Redwood City PD 65
Ofc. B. Rodriguez Resigned Oxnard PD 64
Capt. S. Savage Resigned AssT. Chief D.A. Ofc. 63
Ofc. R. Burke Resigned Los Altos PD 62
Ofc. B. Jeffrey Resigned Los Altos PD 61
Ofc. F. Banuelos Resigned Los Altos PD 60
Ofc. K. Krauss Resigned Los Altos PD 59
Ofc. B. Kelsoe Resigned San Leandro PD 58
Ofc. J. Kalsbeek Resigned San Leandro PD 57
A.C. D. Urban Resigned Chief Hayward PD 56
Ofc. L. Larsen Resigned Santa Clara PD 55
Ofc. F. Hagg Resigned Santa Clara PD 54
Ofc. B. Loftus Resigned Attending Law School 53
a resident of Woodside: other
on Nov 26, 2012 at 7:20 pm
What I meant was that it was hiring opportunity FOR Atherton.
I assume those San Jose cops are pretty well qualified!
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 26, 2012 at 7:30 pm
honestly, I don't think there's a former San Jose cop worth his salt that would actually go to work for Atherton. As I've said many times before, Atherton PD is looked upon as a joke by every other real police agency in the bay area. I can't see any officers I knew taking in mail or any of the other nonsense Atherton asks its officers to do after making self initiated felony arrests every day.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 26, 2012 at 8:16 pm
If you look a little more carefully at the above list of retired officers you will note one Robert Brennen from Palo Alto who was one of many short term Atherton Police Chiefs (now working a patrol car for the county).
Or has he now retired a third time as well.................
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 27, 2012 at 6:12 am
An average month for the Atherton Police Department
Police Activity
There were 104 criminal investigations for the month of October. Seventy-two (72) offenders
were cited, arrested or referred to the District Attorney's Office for prosecution. Fifty-three (53)
of those cases were for vehicle code violations that include driving without a license, driving on
a suspended license, and driving under the influence of alcohol. The other cases were warrant
arrests, an arrest for residential burglary, parole violation, public intoxication, brandishing and
possession of a weapon (bb gun) on school grounds, juvenile probation violation, possession of
marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, creating a disturbance at school, and theft of
construction funds by false pretenses.
Of the 1,548 total police incidents for the month of October, 559 were officer-initiated incidents,
which resulted in 322 citations being issued for vehicle code violations. Officers also initiated
232 other types of incidents that included contacting suspicious people on the street or in cars, as
well as security checks at schools and Holbrook Palmer Park.
Holbrook Palmer Park had 26 incidents this reporting period, 19 of which were security checks
by officers. Other police activity at the park included suspicious vehicles, traffic enforcement,
and a citizen assist for two people stuck in the elevator.
Officers responded to 17 ordinance violation calls this month. These calls were for a lumber and
nursery delivery before 8AM, loud music, and various construction ordinance violations.
The Department performed a total of 728 home security checks during October.
School Incidents
Officers responded to 96 school incidents during this reporting period. The incidents involved
thefts, alarms, traffic issues, suspicious vehicles, security checks, traffic enforcement, and gang
activity. The following depicts the number of incidents per school:
Response Times
The average response time for Priority 1 Calls for Service (incidents are categorized from 1 to 3
with one being the highest priority) was 7 minutes during this time period, which met our goal of
having an average response time of less than 8 minutes.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 27, 2012 at 7:29 am
Out of all of the arrests five whole felony arrests. Wow.
With El Camino running through the middle of town, citing or arresting traffic violators is like shooting fish in a barrel.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 27, 2012 at 8:10 am
More Atherton Police Activity in October 2012
Case 11-315: Detective Yoakum has been working closely with the District Attorney's Office
on a fraud case, involving a construction contractor illegally obtaining funds with false
vouchers/invoices. Our victim lost approximately $400,000.00. On October 30, 2012, Detective
Yoakum obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect. On the same date, Detective Yoakum located
the suspect in Redwood City and placed him under arrest.
Case 10-363: This investigation is for Oral Copulation and Sexual Battery from 2010. Sgt. Lopez
worked with the District Attorney's Office to get the case filed after they initially rejected it. The
DA's office recently obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect. The Investigations Unit is in the
process of locating the suspect to make an arrest.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 27, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Sounds like nice police work by Detective Yoakum and Sgt.Lopez.
a resident of another community
on Nov 27, 2012 at 1:18 pm
Here is an idea, lived down under in Melbourne which was great. Was there when they merged cities together, seems about time we start doing this. Merge police, fire and the schools, you could save a ton of money.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 27, 2012 at 8:19 pm
one question about the oral cop case from 2010. Why'd the DA initially decline to prosecute?
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 28, 2012 at 8:51 am
Hmmm. 12 hours and no response from droves.
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An idea for Apple: An ultra low-cost ARM-based PC for the masses
Maybe it was due to the cold I'm currently struggling with, or a by-product of the medicine I'm taking for it, or it could just be my brain's attempt to keep me sane while I power through exhaustion until my holiday in May – but last night I had the most peculiar, vivid and financially plausible technology dream ever.
Let me explain…..
I dreamt, in surprising detail, that Apple had launched an ultra low-cost desktop PC/media player called the iSocket (yes, the name is terrible, but stick with it), which had a striking resemblance to the company's AirPort Expresspocket Wifi router.
However, instead of containing a Wifi router, the casing in fact contains a very small, basic but effective ARM-based PC, not unlike the one about to go on sale from the Raspberry Pi project. Only Apple's one ran a complete version of iOS along with the Apple TV big screen media player interface, giving you all the capabilities of an Apple TV, but also the full iOS application set and the ability to buy and install additional apps like you would on an iPhone or iPod Touch does.
The iSocket featured a HDMI connector (with audio), 3.5mm audio out, two USB ports, an Ethernet port, an SD card slot and a mains plug. It also had built-in Wifi and on-board Bluetooth, should you prefer to connect a keyboard and mouse to it wirelessly. As previously mentioned the chassis was a slightly oversized version of the Airport Express, with the intention that you plug the device straight into the wall socket, keeping it neat and tidy, as well as keeping it compact and reducing the production cost by keeping everything on one very simple motherboard.
Ultimately, what we are talking about here is an Apple TV with some additional connectors, a different casing, and a full iPod Touch-style iOS build embedded, rather than the cut down media player version of iOS currently used in the Apple TV.
The most curious thing about the iSocket was the price. In the dream, Apple planned to sell this device for $1, working on the basis that the hiding it would take on the initial hardware sale would be more than clawed back through the combination of higher app and content sales. Or even content subscriptions…..
When I woke up this morning, I was so convinced of the detail and plausibility of the dream, I had to go and double-check that it wasn't a real product that had been announced overnight by Apple and that I'd heard about on the radio or TV while sleeping.
Suffice to say the iSocket had not been launched by Apple, and neither had it launched any other $1 ultra-basic PC with a less stupid name than the one my lucid sleep-deprived brain conjured up.
But, it is a plausible device, and the $1 price tag isn't completely mad either. With Apple's gargantuan cash reserves, the company could afford to take a massive up-front hit to seed these devices globally, in order to achieve longer-term recurring revenues. However, whether it would fit Apple's product strategy or be deemed too geeky for a company that is now firmly in the mainstream is unclear.
Apple's interest in desktop computing has waned in recent years, as demonstrated by the slowing in development of its iMac, Mac Pro and Mac Mini products. You can't blame the company – desktop PC sales are in decline globally. The big money and big interest right now is in portable devices like laptops, tablets and smartphones. However, desktop computing is still a cost-effective starting point for the next generation of software developers to start (it's where I started, writing software for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore Amiga and early Windows PCs). Also, desktop PC technology does make for a good media player platform – and internet-connected media players are growing in popularity thanks to ubiquitous broadband availability and the growth in online content delivery services such as iTunes, LoveFilm and Netflix.
Also, a low-cost, small and simple to deploy desktop computer wouldn't hurt Apple's market share in emerging economies where a £1,500 MacBook Pro or £600 Mac Mini just won't fly in volume just yet, but a cheap and cheerful ARM-based iOS desktop mated to a cheap monitor or flat panel TV will, seeding interest and desire for bigger, more expensive Apple products in the future. Finally, a very cheap, discreet PC connected to a TV would be appealing to those put off by the complexity and cumbersome look and feel of Windows and MacOS laptops.
The guys working on the Raspberry Pi project have already demonstrated that you can build and sell – profitably – a decent spec ARM-based micro computer for about $25 (£17). On that basis, the likes of Apple could easily sell a similar device, running iOS or an embedded ARM-port of full MacOS X, as a loss-leader for $1. Such a device, due to its minimal on-board storage, would be heavily reliant on either external storage drives or Apple's iCloud service for storage and file-sharing (another upsell opportunity), while the ability to access and purchase (or rent) content and apps from the iTunes Music and App Stores would generate suitable additional revenue to more than offset the initial loss on the hardware.
Contrary to the company's current strategy, iOS apps are extremely well-suited to a TV/Living Room environment and are a more friendly way of delivering Internet-based services into a non-computing environment than a web browser on a big-screen TV.
Apple then gets to make massive inroads into the consumer PC space and complete the integration of Apple mobile devices within the home, but moreover, gets to move even more into the home media player space than it has achieved so far with the Apple TV devices.
Yes, there is all likelihood that Apple is going to launch a TV with all of the above integrated into it. But as we have seen with Freeview boxes, until people are ready to replace their TV, bring them along for the ride with an external box that does everything the integrated unit can do, rather than just the limited Apple TV feature set we have today.
In the meantime, as I mentioned earlier in this post, the first Raspberry Pi devices are set to go on sale very soon – I think they will be extremely interesting and disruptive devices. If I'm quick enough, I plan on purchasing a couple.
Until then, I'll keep dreaming of the Apple iSocket, or at the very least, a price cut for the Mac Mini.


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University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith has announced the awarding of eight Presidential Graduate fellowships for academic year 2003-2004. Seven of the students are seeking Ph.D. degrees, four at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, two at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and one at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Another UNO student is seeking dual master's degrees in social work and public administration. The fellowships include stipends of $16,500 at UNL and 20,000 UNMC. At UNO, the fellowships provide $14,000 for the Ph.D. candidate and $11,000 for the master's degree candidate. Funding for the fellowships is provided through donations to the University of Nebraska Foundation. This year's Presidential Graduate Fellows are:
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, a Ph.D. candidate in marketing in the College of Business Administration at UNL. . Her primary research interest is in consumer behavior aspects of globalization. Ms. Bardhi is specifically interested in the experiences of high mobility and permanent transience that affect the transnational professional. She wants to paint a detailed empirical portrait of these transnational mobile professionals, show how this lifestyle tends to structure consumption practices, and provide analyses of how these professionals anchor their identities. In earlier research, she has shown that global sojourners tend to exhibit nostalgia for shopping and marketing activities back home, but that those who have premised their identities on a global vision (e.g., through global media) tend to make an easier transition into other cultures. Ms. Bardhi earned her bachelor's of arts degree in business administration from the University of Tirana in Albania in 1997, and her master of science degree in international business from the Norwegian School of Management in 1999.
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, a Ph.D. candidate in psychology at UNL. Ms. de Guzman is interested in research on moral and prosocial behaviors (those that tend to benefit others) among children. Traditional research on these behaviors has been conducted mostly among Western, middle-class children and adolescents. Ms. de Guzman has moved the work outside of the normal boundaries and has studied children's behavior in Kenya, the Philippines, Brazil, and Turkey. For her dissertation, Ms. de Guzman will examine factors of cultural socialization in prosocial behaviors among Filipino and U.S. children. Ms. de Guzman earned her bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) in 1995, and her master of arts degree, also in psychology, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2001.
Matthew T. Koetz
, a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at UNL. Mr. Koetz's area of research is in coding theory, which studies efficient ways of transmitting information over noisy channels without losing data. Interference-free transmission is essential for sending data, as well as for conversations and visual images. Mr. Koetz is specifically interested in low-density parity check codes, which are particularly useful in certain situations since they are faster than many other codes currently in use. Mr. Koetz is working on new constructions of the codes that have not been extensively studied, and on developing generalizations of existing constructions and algorithms. Mr Koetz earned his bachelor of science degree in mathematics from New Mexico Tech University in 1997, and his master of science degree, also in mathematics from Northern Arizona University in 1999.
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Heth R. Turnquist
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Max J. Kurz
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Barbara L. Dewey
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I remember last season people here were speculating on who might fall to the Giants. NOBODY thought we had a chance to get Prince, which speaks to how unpredictable the draft could be.
So without being totally unrealistic, what do you think is the best case scenario for the giants in the 1st?


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text: Last year I started 2 packages in 2- 8 frames hive bodies. It worked fine, but they tended to build comb in the top body as opposed to the lower. I moved comb to balance. This year I will do 2 more packages in 8 frame bodies. My question is should I use 1 or 2 medium 8 frame hive bodies to start? Also, should I put in some built comb frames in the bodies, or just force them to build all new comb? These are 3 pound packages. Should I put the queen cage attached to the top or bottom hive body if I go with 2 bodies?


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Awesome! What do you treat the wood with? Will it stand up ok to water?
Very thin Shellac. I use one my self and i use a lot of water more then regular Hold up just fine
I think they look really, really good.
Very nice. Look good with the lighter suita
Looks great. How are they attached? Extra points if friction fitted.
Those look too pretty to actually use! Just imagining all the swarf and such...
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text: So far.. what does everyone think of the Supercell foundation as well as this new 4.9? I was thinking about playing around with it some this year and was just wondering what everyone thought... I know it was expensive.. is it still? Also. where is the best place to buy it?


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The Staffordshire Hoard, a vast haul of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver discovered by an amateur treasure hunter in July, has been valued at £3.28 million by the British Museum.
The sum, which was set by the independent Treasure Valuation Committee (TVC) at a meeting on Wednesday night, will be divided equally between the man who unearthed it and the farmer who owns the land where it was found.Terry Herbert 55, from Burntwood in Staffordshire, made the historic discovery as he was searching a field with his 14-year-old metal detector near the M6 toll road between Lichfield and Tamworth on 5 July.
At the time Mr Herbert, an unemployed council tenant who claims disability benefits, described his find as "more fun than winning the lottery" and said he intended to buy a house with some of his reward.
Today the landowner Fred Johnson, 65, said he thought the valuation was a "fair and reasonable figure" but that he was "not coming to any quick decisions" about how he would spend his share of the money. He added: "I am confident there's nothing else there now. But then again I was sure there wasn't anything there in the first place – so who knows?"
Both men and the two museums which hope to acquire the hoard – Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent – have approved the valuation.
Professor Norman Palmer, chairman of the Government-appointed TVC, said: "The task of valuing this hoard required the Treasure Valuation Committee to analyse a very large amount of information in order to arrive at a fair market price, and I am personally indebted to my fellow members whose energy and expertise made this result possible in so short a time."
He added: "All finders of treasure can take encouragement that the most valuable treasure find ever made was dealt with so speedily and yet so scrupulously by all parties concerned, given that the hoard was discovered only in July.
"It is of course immensely important that this extraordinary hoard is acquired for public benefit, and I know that the two museums are anxious to raise the funding to keep the hoard in the West Midlands as soon as they can."
The hoard, which dates back to the 7th century, is made up of more than 1,600 items, mostly gold and silver. It is the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered, and is believed to have been buried at the site by its owners at a time of danger and never recovered.
Selected highlights from the collection – which includes sword pommels, helmet parts and processional crosses – are currently on display at the British Museum in London, but a fundraising campaign is being launched to help the two smaller museums purchase it in its entirety.
Jim Wall, secretary of the Bloxwich Research and Metal Detecting Club, of which Mr Herbert is now the most famous member, said £3.2m was a "very nice" sum. He added: "The boy has done very well, it's a once in a million lifetime chance isn't it? The right time, the right place."
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Ha we need to be more like reids eagles? We need to be more like shannahans skins? Shanny had awful offenses until a once in a lifetime qb came along. We've had numbers ever since Gilbride came here. Reid runs, RAN BEFORE HE WAS FIRED, a west coast offense which is not unique but flashier for sure and man did that work out well for the last few years WITH ALL THAT TALENT. OTHER TEAMS GET PAID TO STOP US...you dont always score - you sputter you stop you start - OUR OFFENSE IS STATISTCALLY BETTER then everything you are mentioning and yet thats what you want = oh brother.
overtrains the team? Lombardi just flipped in his grave, oh boy.


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Effective July 1, 2012, the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Student Accounts Offices have the following policy in place for Student Account Payments made with credit/debit cards:
Credit/Debit card payments are accepted through the eBilling system. The credit/debit card payments are charged a 2.75% service fee by our vendor, or a $3.00 minimum service fee. The campus does not accept credit/debit card payments directly. Card payments are processed by the outside payment vendor (TouchNet) by contract, and they charge a fee for their service. The 2.75% rate based on the payment amount for each transaction is determined by the vendor. The College of Saint Benedict or Saint John's University does not receive any part of the convenience fee. Electronic check payment (ACH) is a payment option without an additional fee.
Common questions related to this policy are the following:
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When you provide a check as payment, you authorize us either to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. For inquiries, please call 320-363-5387.
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While credit card and debit card payments offer convenience, the cost to the two colleges to accept billing account payments totaled more than $700,000 for the 2011-2012 academic year. Therefore, it was decided to require those who use this convenience to cover its cost. The College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University will not receive any part of the service fee assessed by TouchNet.
Can I pay by credit/debit card?
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Construction completion delayed in downtown Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Construction on one block of South Roan Street in Johnson City will now be done later than expected causing businesses to rethink the cost of revitalization.
When construction began on the 400 block of the major thoroughfare the city said a major part of the project would we finished a week ago, but Monday we found that's not the case and it's causing confusion for customers.
Justin Page owns Ink Revolution Studios on South Roan Street. He tells News 5 that fewer customers are coming in the store since construction started at his front door.
"Just the whole thing being fenced off and everything going on has kind of deterred people from this area," said Justin Page.
It all started in early September when the city of Johnson City announced a major utilities upgrade for the block that would be finished October 21st.
We asked the Washington County Economic Development Council Director Shannon Castillo what happened.
"All of these underground utilities had various in different entities and it took a lot longer than they thought. The water main break was huge set back," said Shannon Castillo.
The break happened in September when utility managers say a contractor dropped a steel plate used to cover a trench hitting a 12 inch water main.
But the project isn't finished yet, Monday crews were scheduled to started on another project.
"Now public works crews are commencing work with plans to sidewalks and the curbs and redo the streets, so now that work is going to take an additional four to five weeks," said Mike Arsenault of Johnson City Public Works.
That's nearly three months of construction, that has this one- year-old business on pins and needles.
"The whole revitalization of downtown the area, myself as well as other downtown business owners hope and and want [it]. The more that we can bring people down here the better it is for the community and everybody," said Pape.
Public works tells News 5 that entire project should be complete just before Thanksgiving.


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- 1-1/2 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 1-1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
- Place broccoli and 1 in. of water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in orange juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Stir in orange peel. Drain broccoli; add orange juice mixture and toss to coat. Yield: 2 servings.
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Bright Bairro Alto Apartment
Size30 m²
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- Kitchen
- Towels
- Family/child friendly
Accommodation summary
|Travessa do Caldeira, 1200-084 Lisboa, Portugal
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Take the weight off your feet following a busy day exploring Lisbon upon a comfortable double sofa bed in the living area. An equipped kitchen with a cosy breakfast bar can be used to prepare and consume tasty meals. Towels are placed in the bathroom.
Older stores mixed with international brands can be found by walking for 5 minutes to the Chiado Neighbourhood. Walk for 10 minutes to the beautiful area of Baixa which hosts Praça do Comercio Square. Lisbon Airport can be easily reached via the metro.
A wide selection of bars and restaurants typical of Lisbon can be found on the surrounding streets of Bairro Alto.
House rulesThere is a Lisbon city tax of 1 EUR per person/per night is not included in the total price and should be paid upon check in.
This Municipal Tourist Tax is subject to a maximum amount of 7 EUR per guest.
The tax is charged to guests aged 13 and older.
The total amount of this tax is charged by the city hall, the apartment owner is only responsible for collecting it for the authorities.
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Reviews of this property
Great place to spent some time in Lisbon. Situated in the center of Lisbon, in the flat you can find everything you need…very very nice and comfortable. Antonio is a very nice person :)
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We spent more than two weeks in Antonio's apartment and all we can say is: PERFECT HOST, PERFECT LOCATION! Antonio is very helpful person and on the day of our arrival he was waiting for us and gave us the most important hints about for example local shops and Lisbon's districts. The apartment is nice and tidy with well equiped kitchen. And you can enjoy very nice view on Graca, Alfama and Tejo while having in the morning a cup of coffee or in the evening glass of wine on the balcony. We were suprised that it only needs 10 minutes by foot to get to the nearest metro station (Santa Apolonia).
We liked it. Autehntic Lisbon place.
Everything went really well super quick and nice communication with Antonio. The Apartment is really cute and we felt comfortable. We would always stay with Antonio again.
Everything fine - great view and central location.
Great flat, great location and great city!
We stayed in this appartment for 4 days. Antonio was waiting when we arrived, thas wat nice en he has a lot of information about beautifull Lisboa. The appartment was nice and clean, the bed was excellent and we sleep well. The Yellow train drives through the street and was nice and easy to travel. a supermarket is two minutes to walk with everything you need including fresh bread. Because the metro strikes on the day we left, Antonio arranged a cab to the airport. Easy and it cost about 12 euro to get there on time.
It was a really nice place to stay. Kind regards from Holland to Antonio
Super keys.
Nice, helpful host.
Apartment good and quiet.
Gladly again.
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Wohnung gut und ruhig.
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[quote user="B&RWarrior"]The guys been in the league for about 8 years now. It's not hard to put together a 5 minute highight reel for almost any 8 year vet, let alone a pro bowler. It doesn't mean he's a good run defender. [/quote]
Theres a ton more video of him playing great against the run. He is absolutely a solid run defender.
absolutely false.Over his career Osi has consistently been a liabilty versus the run.
False again. Upfield rush is not a liability against the run. His "gap" is the outside of the tackle. Hes not supposed to two gap on the tackle and take both inside and outside.His favorite edge rushing move usually takes him out of any running play. The last couple of years he has sacraficed some of the edge he can get with his outside move to defend running lanes.
He was benched because a horrible D-coordinator decided he wanted the DEs two-gapping and playing head up on a tackle. That and then the stupid 50 front. Just an awful defensive system for the players the giants have.Osi has been benched because of his lack of run defense support. It's not from an inability to play the run in my opinion it is because he values sacks more than solid run defense. As he put it sacks and his edge rush move is where he "butters his bread".
Average against the run doesnt mean hes a liability against it. There are plenty of DEs far worse against the run than Osi.I don't think that I and other Giants fans that don't think Osi is a good run defender are wrong. I think the problem is I watched Strahan- arguably the best run defending DE in the history of the NFL- all those years defend the run and I hold Osi to that standard, which is unfair. Still at best he's average versus the run.


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forum: Everything else
#41 Wed 18 Sep 13 12:25am
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Re: Introduce yourself!
Welcome togarashio! So happy to have you here! My OH is a big hot pepper fan and makes his own hot sauce with bhut jolokia and habanero peppers using some techniques and recipe ideas from another Jamie forum member, Ashen. It smells so smoky and divine, but it's way too hot for me to even taste a little of it.
We both loved visiting Mexico and Japan and enjoyed their cuisines very much. Hope you share some of your cooking experiences and recipes here. We are in the D.C. area.
We grew up watching a host of cooking shows besides Jamie's programs: Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, Nathalie Dupree, Lidia Bastianich, Zarela Martinez (Velacruz cuisine) Rick Bayless and I really love the youtube series 'Cooking with Dog' about cooking some basic Japanese cuisine - the dog is a poodle who sits next to his owner while she demo's the dishes - check it out, it's really cute.
Recently, I wrote a guest blog about making gluten-free gyoza. It was a lot of fun folding the gyoza dough and it worked really well. I kept thinking of a good friend of ours in Japan who used to have gyoza making parties when she was in school. Her stories made me want to try it.
#42 Wed 18 Sep 13 1:33pm
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Re: Introduce yourself!
Hello. I'm Joodif, a newbie as of today. I write for a living and cook for pleasure. I'm an amateur nutritionist and am interested in the politics of food.
#43 Thu 19 Sep 13 9:16am
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Hi everyone. I'm Anna from Poland living in London for few yeas now. I have been big fan of Jamie for many years.
Wishing you all fantastic day
#44 Tue 24 Sep 13 4:55pm
- Member Occupation Editorial assistant/general online chap
- From London
- Member since Wed 24 Oct 12
Re: Introduce yourself!
Hello to all our lovely new members who have joined the forums in the last couple of months! How are you finding it?
If you've got any little (or bigger) questions you'd like to ask, this is a good place to do it - we'll always try our best to help wherever we can, although the esteemed forum veterans are incredibly quick on the uptake and usually beat us to it.
#45 Wed 25 Sep 13 5:44am
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- From Tasmania, Australia
- Member since Mon 01 Apr 13
Re: Introduce yourself!
Hi everyone!!!
I'm from the island state of Tasmania at the southern most part of Australia. I'm lucky enough to be a stay at home mum to two beautiful boys, 3 and 19 months, with a wonderful partner who works bloody hard to allow me to stay at home
My youngest son was diagnosed with a dairy and soy allergy when he was 6 weeks old, so once he started solids, I had to pretty much learn to cook. It used to be a whole lot of processed, packaged foods, but you never know what's lurking in those foods, so it was everything from scratch. So I've only been "really" cooking for the last 15 months or so. And it has helped me overcome Post Natal Depression and anxiety in a way I'd never thought possible, I discovered a love of cooking that I never knew I had, and Jamie's DVDs and books have helped me on my learning journey. So HUGE thankyou to Jamie
I think I've ranted enough I'm looking forward to getting to know you all
#46 Wed 25 Sep 13 11:06am
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Hello everyone
I would like to introduce myself. I live in Nottinghamshire in the Uk and I am an oldie of 76. I have watched Jamie on tv since he was a young lad cooking for his mates and loved every minute of it. I have many books of his and have just ordered the one on the Save with Jamie programme. I just want to be his gran.
I have only just found this site and I must say it is great and I plan to use it a lot. Thank you for all the work you do for us members.
#47 Wed 25 Sep 13 5:57pm
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Re: Introduce yourself!
Hello Lara and Josie! A pleasure to have you both on board, looking forward to hearing more from you.
#48 Tue 01 Oct 13 3:59pm
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Hi my name is angela and I ve just watched saving with Jamie for the 1st time. I have no!!! Confidence in cooking:(
I am joining this forum looking or inspiration:)
I would love to be able to cook for my family and friends )))
#49 Wed 02 Oct 13 6:10pm
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Re: Introduce yourself!
Hi everyone, another newbie.
I've been using Jamie's recipes for years (mainly because they actually work for me and taste edible!). Favourite at the moment is the Jerk Chicken from the 30 Mins book. My lot loved it.
#50 Wed 02 Oct 13 6:29pm
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Jeez, sorry guys, didn't realise the photo was going to post that big! Don't know how to alter it?


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Late registration for the fall semester at PulaskiTechnicalCollege will be Tuesday through Thursday, Aug. 9-11. Classes begin Saturday, Aug. 13.
Cindy Harkey, vice president for student services, said new and returning students can register from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the student center in the college's Administration building. Registration is alphabetical, according to the first letter of the student's last name as follows: Q-Z, Aug. 9; A-H, Aug. 10; and I-P, Aug. 11.
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forum: Food & Drink
#351 Wed 17 Oct 12 10:44pm
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Re: Ask me a cooking question
mummza wrote:
Crawl Walk Cook wrote:
This is also going to sound really stupid but my question is, does shaking your behind, while your rolling lemon/lime, really get more juice out
not really but it makes it more fun
It certainly gets the fat out, i do it all the time
#352 Wed 17 Oct 12 10:52pm
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Re: Ask me a cooking question
Trannoc wrote:
Hello Jamie!
We have just been to your italian restaurant in London. Great service and wonderfull food! The ITALIAN BREAD SELECTION was fabulous! Would you share the recipe for the (what i think was) chiabatta? It was so soft, spongy and dellicous.
Thank you so much,
Post 12 on this link gives you a Ciabatta recipe..
http://www.jamieoliver.com/forum/viewto … 38&p=2
#353 Fri 19 Oct 12 9:22am
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Re: Ask me a cooking question
hie Jamie
why is it so necessary that making a marinade,we need to put enough lime or lemon ?what effect do the citrus fruit have upon marinade
#354 Fri 19 Oct 12 6:14pm
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I am study cook with a American chef ,i am a girl from china ,I am short so as a cook is diffucult for me . but i really like cook ,my last wor is a translater foe a Spainish chef is why i like cook ,my qustion is how i can do the right way to improve my cook way some time i want give up that ,because my skin was broken by the hot oil ,many place .and i am sorry about my Enghlish is not good
#355 Sat 20 Oct 12 6:52am
- Forum champ Occupation museum guide in Tallinn Seaplane Hangars
- From Tallinn, Estonia
- Member since Tue 16 Mar 10
Re: Ask me a cooking question
a desperate cry: Jamie you need to come to Tallinn Seaplane Harbour and teach some of our cooks to make a good-looking vegetarian lunch. We have a big problem with the fact others get warm lunch, vegetarians mostly get just cold green salad leaves without even a dressing! I have had to eat my own sandwitches for several months cause even if there is a warm meal, it is some kind of monstrous unidentifiable casserole pile with gith grits, potatoes, and whatnot all mixed together. It seemed to get better at one point, but now it has lost all its appeal for good. Some cooks are good, an older woman and a young guy from a small island who learned cooking from his granny and really makes the dishes look nice as well. But the girl cooks... they sometimes just dont care. Maybe they dont have time. But it could be overcome with better planning. There is no excuse that vegetarians get a less nutritious meal when it costs as much and we work as much as the others. I am just unhappy with this, cause I have very little time as it is and I have to prepare my lunch for work as well... but without a warm meal I get dizzy and my blood pressure drops drastically. I think the rest of us, non-vegetarians need more vitamins and minerals from their lunch as well though. Maybe we need a thorough meal planning, what ingredients to use to compensate very long hours and darkness (the museum has very dimmed lighting, our eyes get bad and the head starts to hurt, need blueberries or something). There must be a way to get a nutritious, tasty, good-looking done for less than 10 people in a short time from fresh ingredients and sensible budjet. (yeah, I guess I am daydreaming).
What a long story. It is ok if you don�t answer. I just needed to get this out again cause I am SO P***ED.
#356 Sat 20 Oct 12 1:40pm
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Hi Jamie,
I`m from Germany. Here my Question:
Have you a great recipe of pastinake for me please?
I want to make these but I don`t know how.
Thank you for your help.
Many Greetings from Germany,
#357 Sat 20 Oct 12 9:56pm
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Re: Ask me a cooking question
Hi Jamie:
My name is Juan Mor�n & I am from M�xico & I just love to cook, an even more the way you cook��� Simply outragous��� I would like to ask you for one of you 30 minutes meals recipe, it's the one where you make duck breasts crispy with croutons, You even put a heavy thing on the breasts so they cook flat (remember???) I use to have it but, never did it, and then lost it, so if you could share this recipe with me I will be thankfull.
Greetings from Mexico & from a cook who admires your work.
#358 Sun 21 Oct 12 11:01am
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Have recently started substituting white flour with brown wholemeal. So I am using more and more wholemeal recipes. However, I have noticed the following -
some recipes do not stipulate whether you should use plain or self raising - what should be used. b) some recipes use half wholemeal and half plain white - why can the recipe not be all wholemeal and should it be assumed that it is plain wholemeal?
Lastly when following a recipe using white flour can it be substituted like for like with wholemeal
#359 Sun 21 Oct 12 1:26pm
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- From Blandford Forum, Dorset
- Member since Sun 26 Sep 10
Re: Ask me a cooking question
For Jorge, I have forgotten a lot of my German so had to look up 'Pastinake'.
You can plain boil them and toss them in butter and finely chopped herbs, or parboil and roast them with potatoes if you do a 'Sunday Lunch'. They can even be substituted for bananas if they are boiled, mashed and sugar and banana flavouring added. Use them in soups and stews - in fact practically anywhere you would use potatoes or carrots.
Hope this helps
#360 Mon 22 Oct 12 7:52pm
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What was the picture of in today's Daily Telegraph? Something savoury sliced from a roll.... looked nice. Is there a recipe?


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PENNINGTON GAP, Va. - There is no cure for black lung. There is, however, treatment to extend and improve the quality of life of those diagnosed.
Sometimes that treatment is paid for through the Federal Black Lung Medical Card -- but getting those benefits is not simple.
At Stone Mountain Health Services a hallway is full of folders. Each folder represents one miner diagnosed with black lung and a pending case to receive help paying for the bills associated with the disease.
Doctor Bickley Craven is the Director of Stone Mountain Health Services. "They're opening up more cases every week." says Craven.
And the success rate of winning those cases is much higher than the national rate of 13%. Director of the black lung program, Ron Carson, says he usually wins about 40% of the cases. So what "winning" mean? Carson explains, "It's getting that black lung medical card and that card covers everything in that miner's chest, the heart and lungs."
It's not an easy task. Carson says he has to prove three things in court to get those benefits for a patient: The patient must have worked in and around coal being extracted from the earth. They must present x-rays showing opacities or where rock and dust have collected in the lungs. And, they must be totally and permanently disabled.
Eldon Newport drives two hours to Stone Mountain Health Services to receive treatment for his black lung disease. Carson won Newport's case to receive benefits but it wasn't easy. Newport did not meet the first requirement. He was a driver. "The truck didn't have no air conditioner. You had to roll the windows down and all of that dust came in the window." described Newport.
It takes 120 days from the time an application is filled out to get a preliminary decision, which can be costly. Carson says a week in the hospital for these patients can run up a bill of $100,000.
Legal services are free to miners that may qualify for black lung benefits. To learn more about the program at Stone Mountain Health Services you can call 276-383-4428.
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I am having difficulty with getting bubbles in the wax when I pour my candles. I get the bubbles in both the polyurethane and the traditional molds.
I assume it is from the molds cooling too quickly and the air getting trapped.
Any thoughts on how to eliminate this problem.
Please address both types of molds if you have experience.