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Phil Torrone over at MAKE spotted this curious toilet paper contraption in a listing for a 3 bed house in Wausau, WI. It appears to be a pedal-powered wiper, perhaps for amputees. Try not to think of the crap sopped, fly-covered "used" roll that would be the end result of such an invention. Just marvel at its genius.
The comments are particularly illuminating: apparently, in addition to appearance in Mad Magazine, this was a device featured in a 1980s game show called "Invention" in which one" patented fake inventions and earned money on them somehow." For some reason, those rules sound familiar.


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Newcomer Alexandra Demetree to Visit WBKR Wednesday Afternoon [VIDEO]
My name's not "misery," but I love company. And this afternoon, I'll have some in the form of brand new country music artist Alexandra Demetree. Alexandra hales from Jacksonville, Florida and grew up listening to wide variety of musical styles. She's been performing most of her life and has even sung for First Lady Barbara Bush.
She has also performed "The National Anthem" at the Gator Bowl. And, today, she will perform for us. I am looking forward to it.
Live music on the radio…can't wait.
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Shahrukh Khan and Gauri Khan, who recently had a new born baby AbRam are enjoying their time with their new son and SRK's dear friend and actress Kajol tells us that this child is adorable. This baby was the talk of the town, after news was out that this baby was a born to a surrogate mother.
Kajol, who is enjoying her motherhood found this new baby very cute. She said, "I congratulated him (Shahrukh) personally and met him as well. He is a very cute baby, blessings and love always."
Meanwhile, Kajol attended a Surya Child Care hospital event, where she inaugurated the 65-bed expanded NICU. On the occasion, she expressed that the health and medical issues of children need to be addressed as of the babies born every year, 25-30 per cent are underweight.
At the moment, Kajol, who has two children is enjoying time with her family. Her duaghter's name is Nysa and she has a son called Yug. "I am very happy in my life, spending time with children. If I do a film then there has to be a good reason for me to do it as I won't leave my children behind. The script has to be good," Kajol said. Kajol also wishes friend and filmmaker Karan Johar good luck for his acing debut in Bombay Velvet.
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Kolkata, Dec 8: MS Dhoni became the first Indian wicketkeeper to take 200 catches in Tests, during the third Test against England here on Saturday.
India captain Dhoni caught England stumper Matt Prior off Zaheer Khan for his 200th catch.
Former stumper Syed Kirmani is second in the list with 160. Kirmani achieved them in 88 Tests.
Rahul Dravid holds the record for most catches by an Indian with 209 (overall 210). His is also record in history of Tests.
Most catches for India as wicketkeeper (Top Five)
MS Dhoni 200 (72 Tests)
Syed Kirmani 160 (88)
Kiran More 110 (49)
Nayan Mongia 99 (44)
Farokh Engineer 66 (46)
Most catches for India as a fielder (excluding wicketkeepers) Top Five
Rahul Dravid 209 (163 Tests) (Dravid took one catch playing for ICC World XI, total 210)
VVS Laxman 135 (134)
Sachin Tendulkar 114 (192)
Sunil Gavaskar 108 (125)
Mohammad Azharuddin 105 (99)


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This summer… back at the Greek Orthodox Church on Magazine street in Cambridge I went to the Greek festival for some good eats and fun.
"White wine please.. the whole bottle"
"Just for you?"
[mis-tif-fee] - n - 1. tall weird asian girl with a huge appetite and love for food, travel, adventure and fashion.... and she's hungry, always hungry... eating the world in 6in heels... taking her adventures around the world! ...
This summer… back at the Greek Orthodox Church on Magazine street in Cambridge I went to the Greek festival for some good eats and fun.
"White wine please.. the whole bottle"
"Just for you?"
The one and only Woo Bear, my favorite NYPD PoPo/Detective/Bodyguard/Bestie came to visit me in Boston and being so busy with work lately we FINALLY got a chance to meet up, rant, chat, laugh and just have a jolly awesome time. I picked him up from his hotel and even though we got there early they had a table for us already set for us.
Woo Bear & Peep Peep unite!!!!!
He's the Gru to my Agnes
I told him we had to go to Craigie on Main.. it's farm to table and seasonal and just one of my favorite places MUST GO TO EAT AT places in Boston… well it's in Cambridge but same difference. I adore their open kitchen. And everyone there is SO friendly and awesome. PLUS every time you get the tasting menu you get different and new things it's NEVER the same.
After careful, not so careful thinking we decided to order the everything 8 course tasting menu. We started off with a champagne for me and a "manly" scotch drink for him. I think the waitress said it was a scotch rimmed with absinthe?!… I thought it was delicious!!!!
We also ordered a bomb ass bottle of French Burgundy Pinot Noir – mad $$ but soooo worth it
I asked for them to write out the menu for us so I could have it when I went home… obviously so I could blog!!!
And then it began….. as we sipped our yummy drinks, the food started flowing….
Trio of Amuse Bouche
Citrus Cured Striped Bass, Avocado, Red Onion, Pickled Pine Nuts
This was Woo Bear's favorite… mainly cuz of the avocado he said. It was good and reminded me of tuna tartare, I think mainly cuz of the color, would've never thought it was striped bass – but I guess it was cuz of the citrus cure. You couldn't really taste the citrus but it was a good bite.
Razor Clams, Uni Vinaigrette
Texturally wise, this was my favorite of the three. It was obviously clams… and I LOOOOOVE razor clams.. I've never had it sliced before and it was amazing. Need to start taking my razor clams not whole on a shell… hehe…
Smoked Bluefish Rillettes, Hackleback Roe
Taste-wise this was y favorite. It was a beautifully soaked fish… and with the caviar and everything it was pretty divine.
The waitress loved that I had a champagne glass tattooed on me haha..
Sea Trout Pastrami
Winter Chicories, Blood Orange, Pistachio Vinaigrette
I actually expected a smokier tasting salmon, from the looks of it, but the taste was impeccable. The texture of the salmon was of smoked salmon but it definitely had that "pastrami" kick to it. With the added crunch of the chicory and pistachio it was heaven in each bite. It actually would've been an amazing salad with more chicory and pistachios but deeeeeelish!!!!!!!
Roasted Sturgeon à la Poêle
Camargue Red Rice, Red Onion Soubise, Beurre Rouge
When the last dish came out we finally finished our first drinks and got to get into the the wine, which paired PERFECTLY, as waitress said it would, with the food… It was salty was soooooo gooooood. Not sure what the greens were but the rice was just barely el dente and chewy and amazing, I almost thought it was wheat berries…the surgeon [this was the first time Woo Bear ever had it, but I have] was soooo buttery and beautifully cooked. Like I said, it was salty but it still tasted awesome….
Delicious wine with an amazing friend!!!
Spice-Crusted Striped Bass Kama
Wait. What? KAMA? UM, I LOVE YOU CRAIGIE. I love Fish Collar Bone [aka Kama]
Even the waitress told me to make sure to take a pic – I think she saw me taking pictures before… and probably assumed since I was asian HAHA
It's all about this:
the Tuscan Olive Oil, Citrus Vinaigrette
And cuz we were "her friends" she poured it on for us. AWWWWW I felt so loved….!!!! She even said "Of course Tiff, you're my friend" hahahaha… maybe she remembers me from my past eatings there…. LOLOLOL… I always eat SO much here
This was my piece… Woo Bear and me both picked our pieces CLEAN!!!!!… We ASIAN YO. We waste NOTHING!!!
House-Made Red Beet Conchiglie Pasta
Boudin Noir Ragoût, Fava Leaves
This was beautiful. Fucking beautiful. BEET PASTA? It's like taking a veggie I love with a pasta I love and combining the two. When I first looked at it, I was like UHHH.. meat? blah? WHAT? But it was delicious. The sauce didn't overwhelm the beet taste in the pasta and the lava leaves added a nice green freshness to it. Will definitely try to make a beet pasta in the future… altho I'll probably make pappardelle or gnocchi.
Slow-Roasted Veal Sweetbreads
Wild Mushrooms, Farm-Fresh Egg, Chorizo Sauce
This may have been my favorite dish of the night, minus the bone marrow later, but I can never not LOVEEEEEEEEEE and orgasm with bone marrow. But the poached egg was SOOOO beautiful. The sauce, the mushrooms and of course SWEETBREADS. I really need to find a place that sells sweetbreads so I can start cooking them. They're one of my favorite delicacies.. even more than bone marrow and foie gras cuz I can never find them to cook them myself… and because of that, I ALWAYS ALWAYS have to order sweetbreads when it's on the menu.. well I guess the same with the other two but still….
And then when we thought it was all over….
Axis Venison Two Ways: Spice-Crusted Leg, Crepinette
Mustard Spaetzle, Hakurei Turnips, Red Cabbage Purée
And obviously we got it with the BONE MARROW!!!!
Can you believe they asked us if we would rather have duck fat roasted carrots OR bone marrow? UMMM… we didn't even look at each other and Woo Bear and I both screamed BONE MARROW!!!
It was all so freaking delicious…. the crepinette was SOOOOOOOO delicious. It was a yummy venison meatball!!!… and the venison leg, sliced and cooked rare was just SOOO tender and delicious. I ended up eating the marrow on toast and then the rest of the marrow all over my veal dish and licking it up. The spaetzle was crunchy and divine and while it was from "mustard" it had almost a delicate "cheese" taste to it. Definitely some of the yummiest spaetzle I've had. The turnips were great.. I thought it was daikon – which I guess is basically a turnip/carrot – and just all of the items combined was ORGASMIC. We had SOOOOOO much bone marrow it could feed a family of 10.
Palate Cleanser
House-made Lime Frozen Yogurt
Basil Seeds
Delicious. Refreshing. YUM.
We got this amazing Bourbon:
Michter's 20yr Cask Strength Single Barrel 114.2°
At 67$ a glass it better be fucking amazing and it was… smelled like caramel and was soooooo tasty. Yeah disgustingly expensive but also disgustingly delicious.
Dessssert time.. so it was definitely more than just 8 courses….
Moroccan 'Upside Down' Carrot Cake
Goat Cheese Sorbet, Dates, Caramelized Almonds
I told them no goat cheese but they gave me some anyways. I ate it anyways. But the cake was super dry, even though I loved the look/concept of the cake. Next time I make carrot cake I'll have a beautiful slice of carrot on top. It didn't go with the goat cheese even tho I tried it together to make it "wetter" and neither did the sauce. It was kinda sad to see such a fantastic meal end so badly.
Chocolate-Fernet Branca Crémeux
Roasted Lemon Puree, Tarragon Ice Cream
I don't really think that was what we got… it tasted like mint ice cream on chocolate mousse and crunchy sticks hahahaha…. it was good but didn't feel like a FULL dessert, like a side to a dessert…
We had a special complimentary Hot Cocoa to warm us up… there was definitely some chilies and cardamum in it <3
Everything was talked about, we definitely spent a good few hours there… and in the end we realized:
Love you Woo Bear. Can't wait to play again soon!!!!! Miss you dearly already!!!!
I had quite the traumatic experience last nite.. on my way back from a delicious fun night at Harvard Sq with an old friend…..
But before I get into that…. back to my story. I got in a hit & run just like 10-15 minutes away from my house. Witnesses behind me said they saw a hit and run… I just heard a boom, freaked out, swerved, hit the curb and mailbox. Entire right side TOTALED.. windshield shattered… front right part of car GONE… front right tire FLEW off, back right tire flattened… and it just looks horrible.
The tire that flew off
Fucked up
Bye bye my baby…
No worries I passed all the sobriety tests [def wasn't drunk] just had to deal with insurance and police reports, ugh. A bit sore and possibly bruised from the seatbelt… neck is sore… but other than mental distress I think I'm OKAY right now.. just want to keep on sleeping.. woke up super late today to file insurance report and then made some scrambled eggs and had it with a whole avocado with chulula hot sauce.
Bye bye my baby red Matrix XS. I did love you so.
Altho I am annoyed and kinda glad my airbags DIDN'T GO OFF. And to the guys who came and helped me and was my witness.. thanks thanks so much for being amazing and sweet.
So I guess onto the good parts…
Old friend showed up late….. so I had was at Chameleon myself.
I got a touch up on my ankle… and a new addition to my collection.. actually dedicated to my mother. There's a little story behind it… my mom, when I was little, used to ask me all the time "How much d you love me?" and I'd open my arms as wide as I could and say.. "for infinity…" :]
If you ever want a tatt at Harvard Sq's Chameleon ask for Rueben.. he's my man!!! He's the shit!!! :]
Anyways finally met up with my friend for a few drinks before dinner…. got him the most awesome book "How to tell if your car is plotting to kill you"… [he has two cats] thanks to Oatmeal. A few Garden Saison beers at John Harvard's Brewery
And then a delicious dinner at Upstairs on the Square
Dinner time… with bubbles..
He got the grilled salmon on top of pearl onions and saurkraut and broccoli….
My roast duck with blood orange and other yummy flavors…. so fatty meaty and delicious. JUICY TO THE CORE!!!
Dessert was a Napoleon… with the most amazing chocolate chip vanilla bean ice cream. The Napoleon definitely wasn't what I expected, more cake than flakey. No flake at all.
And then a champagned induced addition….
And after the sammy and the pizza…
In front of me….
Raspberry Tart & The BurdickLayers of japonaise biscuit and rum ganache
I had the Americano. W had the Chai Latte. Both Amazing. AND both… were amazing, so were our desserts :] Good choices W :] TEEHEEHEE.. altho I was distracted by the FOB Girl and Parsian Guy couple next to us the whole time… His Raspberry Tart had the most AMAAAAAAAAZiNG Whipped Creme EVER!
So Mario Batali was NOT so happy about Otto in Boston…because of HIS Otto… Meh, SERIOUSLY?! It's a coinkidink, NOT a rip. This place was pretty good. W told me about it while we walked over to eat some. He got pepperoni was was…. SOOOO greeeeasyyy it was dripping all over his plate. BUT. My Cauliflower and Mushroom was DELICIOUS. NOT greasy. Great bubbles on the thin thin crust and I sprinkled it with hot red chilli flakes. OH JOY. Great snack after my…. huge sammy :]
BTW, be warned. W got their lemonade. It was watered down and with no sugar. I loved the no sugar part but the watered down part I could not deal with.
Don't worry, we ate more….
"Lets get Pho…"
"Now I want a Burger…"
"Actually let's just go to Cardullo's first…"
A Mexican Coke & Sparkling Grapefruit Juice later…
W got a Rueben
Corned beef, swiss cheese and sauerkraut with Thousand Island dressing on marble rye, toasted
He loved it.
I got the Hearty Harvard – per usual I couldn't choose so I asked behind the counter what was his fav. One guy said this, the other said 'Not making one…'
Smoked turkey [You could also choose it with roast beef or corned beef] and cole slaw with Thousand Island dressing on a baguette
The bread was crunchy AND fluffy on the outside. OMG the bread was soooo fresh and delicious….. I haven't had mayo-based cole-slaw in ages but it paired SOOOO well with the drier THICK layer of turkey, fluffy bread, crunchy flakey crust and then YES, the Thousand Island dressing :]
W was such a sweetie and gave his half of sandwich t the sweetest homeless guy sitting near us. OMG. WHAT A SWEATHEART. Afterwards we wandered into the BEST. STORE. EVER. Blank Ink.
AHH such a good start to wandering around Harvard Sq…… no worries we ate a few times more in the next two hours :]
Me and W had brunch at the Taj Cafe and seeing the menu completely threw me off. I'm a HUUUUUGE savory brunch person…. eggs are a must.. but then seeing the yummy lunch and indian lunch items along with the normal brunch menu freaked me out. UM UM UM. A bellini first please. W already knew what he wanted. DAMN I was thinking of going Indian…….. EGGS? Boring…. I almost got a boring omelette or benedict.. OKAY FINE. Get the thing I crave all the time and rarely get anymore. Waffles.
Waffles. They'll always remind me of visiting daddy for dinner at MIT. DIY waffles COVERED in super syrupy sugary blueberries…. always a good memory of 5th grade. Waffles it is.
For some weird reason I thought he was gonna get the Butter Chicken Masala but I SWEAR this is totally the
Chicken Biryani
Chicken & Saffron Rice cooked encaserole, yogurt & blend of spices
I blame the heat, the sun, the sun IN my eyes, the heat on my back, switching seats, etc… and probably a few bellinis on me NOT knowing what he got BUT that it was delicious. NOM! I stole a few bites of everything :]
And then I got the, yes, Waffles
Belgian Waffle with Berries and Honey Cream
Fluffy, light and decadent. Need I say more?
And of course more bellinis and a side of bacon. W got a delicious Mango Lassi to go with the Indian theme. MMMM…
And then we went to the Museum of Science…
They landed on HIM but not ME! WTF?!
W with the Best couple ever
BBest bag ever…
After more randomness at the Museum of Science *LOVE* Lightening Room, Body Exhibit, etc etc….. OOOO and I ALSO LOVE THE NEW FOOD ONE…
I need this book *hint hint*
We also got a lot of…. Space Ice Cream MMMMMMMM……
You guys may know by know that one of my favorite restaurants in the area is Craigie on Main. Not really in Boston, Cambridge near MIT but still :] I still say I live in Boston even tho I live in the woods hahahah….
BTW on the way I witnessed a crazy car crash RIGHT in front of us. Our taxi was getting onto Storrow Drive and there was a car in front of us who got smacked COMPLETELY in the front half and 90degree'd blocking one of the exists. HOLY CRAP. It was so loud and I screamed haha. Thankfully no one was, at least not obviously, hurt but it was CRAZY and mad damage to one of the cars. YIKES. Our cabbie kept complaining about it too hahaha… "Night driving is bad for people who don't know their way around here" lol…. YIKES.
…but yes back to the point. The topic. The main reason why I'm blogging here this afternoon and procrastinating at work [shhh!!! Hi Boss!!] What can I say about Craigie that I haven't yet before? It never fails to disappoint, and plus I love pig. They have the most amazing pig tails and pig's head :] YUM
LOVE the atmosphere…
LOVE the open kitchen
hipster bartenders with the pornstaches kinda freaked me out a bit… not gonna lie… *cough
Just LOVE LOVE LOVE everything :]
So what we get drunk?
So what we smoke weed?
We're just having fun
We don't care who sees
So what we go out?
That's how its supposed to be
Living young and wild and free
So why not go all out after a huge brunch and eat a 8+ Course Tasting meal :] And perhaps get a little drunk…. and minus the weed [altho it'd probably help with the consuming of all this food yeah? HA!]
Ready to gooooo gooogooooo?!… We started off with some drinks while they set up the table. I requested a nice big corner table and we got one :] Yay! So comfy! We did have amazingly amusing neighbors.. including a poor guy who looked like he was trying to get laid but was doing a total womp womp job. Also he inhaled the hard rolls in like 4 bites smothered in butter.. over and over again LOL, and then the long table of loud Japs. OMG. LOUD! THE TEETH! HAHAHA… OH the stories I could tell about it, but onwards to more interesting things and the reason why you're here.
Seafood Amuse Trio
I remember getting a seafood trio the first time I ever ate here so I was excited to get delicious little bites again. I LOVE restaurants that constantly change their menu and work with what they got and what's in season. YUM. Fresh and delicious.
Squid Noodles, Nuon Cham, Toasted Garlic
I LOOOVE raw squid, these were SO good! From the crunchy strong garlic on top to the fish sauce OMG.. it was like a little bite of Thai heaven. Happy dance in my mouth and into my belly.
Foie de Lotte [Monkfish Liver], Miso-Mustard Vinaigrette, American Sturgeon Roe
It was super creamy but all I tasted was the roe :[ They were running around in my mouth and I was busy catching them between my teeth to pop them. Salty roe taste but no monkfish liver :[ But like I said, super creamy aside from the eggs hehe.
Smoked Scottish Salmon, Buttermilk Vinaigrette
Very delicious. I love smoked fish!!!
Crispy Fried Nove Scotia Smelts
Preserved Lemon, Pickled Peppers, Squid Ink Anchoïade
I adore fried smelts. The last time I had them were when they were a special at Legal's.. [ugh they SO need to put it permanently on their menu! ADORE!] But this was to another level. Screw the forks and knives we dug in with our fingers. Bones and all [obviously] It was delicious. And the squid ink?! Freaking amazing! This dish was SOOO major!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE. I could've eaten a bucket full of this.. and you could dunk my shoe in that squid ink and I'd devour it.
Dayboat Cod à la Plancha
Cumin and Daikon Salad, Savory Carrot Ju
Soft flakey cod with a nice skin – a light delicious carrot jus and I LOVED the sunflower seeds. For some weird reason, sunflower seeds always remind me of the salad bar at Sizzler when I was like 4 hahaha. Is that weird? Sunflower seeds and bacon bits. OH SIZZLER lol. Do they even exist anymore? Why am I going off in so many tangents today? Maybe I am high.. HA! Kidding… but yes this fish is SOOO GOOD. Cod is always a good go-to fish if you want a nice tender mild not too fishy fish. The salad had some nice acidity to it so I was eating it all together. MMMM and sunflower seeds. Yep, I'm back on them seeds…
Spice-Crusted Baquetta Grouper Kama
Lemon Vinegar, Tuscan Olive Oil
This was amazing!!!! You know Hamachi Kamas right? If you don't you are a BAD READER OF MY BLOG! I eat them at least once a week… hahaha.. but this is Baquetta Grouper… and was very similar to Hamachi, Yellowtail. Oily, almost fatty like texture, SOOOOO tender, so meaty, so fresh with the most amazing crust. The crust was some of the best part :] Hahaha. I was fed the most amazing juicy delicious meaty bite with crust and meat and fat and all; YAY #spoilt
Haha on a side note, I'm one of those people that if you feed me I will eat. Bites wiggling in front of my mouth and I will CHOMP at it, no matter HOW full I am… usually even if I don't REALLY want it… unless it's absolutely revolting, I will ingest. One day I'm gonna be 600lbs and rolling around, until then, I will eat til I burst!
House-Made Rye Flower Casarecce
Venison and Arugula Ragoût
They make amazing fresh pastas here.. and Venison!!! YAYYY as soon as I heard venison my heart, and tummy skipped a beat. This could've also been my downfall to getting so full. INHALED. Like, literally, I ate it so fast I barely breathed. SO good.. tender venison, a great sauce, beautifully made and cooked pasta… the slight bitterness of the wilted arugula, the fresh sprouts on top. OH ME OH MY! The textures were beyond amazing. I love with my mouth and senses feel a million things at the same time.
Crispy-Fried Pig's Tails
Pickled Peanuts, Nuoc Cham, Cilantro
Honestly?! Is this old age?! A few years ago I downed 8 courses and then some.. two bottles of wine, last year I did the same thing and had pig's head and etc… and now I'm ready to ass out head first in pillows after 2.5 glasses of champagne and wine and this course. But I looooooove their pig tails. It's like chinese takeout in delicious gourmet fatty pig tail form.
Veal Four Ways
Roasted Sirloin, Grilled Tongue, Braised Cheek & Sweetbreads
Kasha, Turnips, Bok Choy, Satsuma Tangerine, Pomegranate
I managed to down at least a bite or two of each taste before I called it quits. A bit salty and heavy on the sauce for me but they were also super tender and quite delicious. MMMM sweetbreads!!!
Duck Fat Brussel Sprouts
I love duck fat. I love brussel sprouts. And since we already had bone marrow earlier in the day and then there was my binging on delicious marrow the night before, we ordered the brussel sprouts. They had amazing flavor and a great char, but I was kinda disappointed at how mushy they were :[ I like my brussel sprouts to still have a bite and a crunch to them.
The rest of the chops after they cut our pieces :]
Dessert Amuse:
Vermouth Jelly with Herb Granite
White Chocolate Crumbs
SOOO refreshing. It totally cleansed my palette and got me ready for dessert time!!! MMMM delicious!!! All sorts of different textures – the cold granita, icy and herbal, the jiggly jelly and the chew of the white chocolate. Amazing.
Cajeta Crème Caramel
Candied Kumquats, Sweet Potato Croustillant
Creamy salty and a delicious sweet potato crisp on top that reminded me of thanksgiving. Rich and delicious but also light and almost had a fluffy texture to it. Delicious. Two bites and I was done. Plus I was nibbling on the ice cream tart next to me ;]
Bourbon Pecan Ice Cream Tart
Bacon Chocolate Crust, Mexican Chocolate
So stuffed but I couldn't resist and couldn't stop licking. This was SO good, so much flavor… and while I didn't get too much bacon this was ALL DELICIOUSNESS. I'm such a sucker for ice cream, it was creamy, delicious, full of pecans and a bourbon taste to it. Amazing and not too sweet. The crust was great as well… :] MMM CRUST! Best part of tarts and pies..hahahah
We both got teas and Craigie was going to give us a complimentary Whiskey tasting… which now that I think about it, would it have helped me digest better? Ah so worthless after all that food teehee.
Thanks W, mr Chefy Chef, for being a FAB foodie partner in crime this weekend – visit soon :]
Amazing food, good company and fun times :] #foodcoma
This Saturday I met up with D for some much needed satisfying of our Indian Cravings.. after going thru a list of different Indian places around town to hit up we finally decided on Tamarind Bay in Harvard Sq. I used to live there a few years back when I first graduated college so I drove over a little earlier than planned and shopped and explored my old neighborhood :]
Creepy doll person
Cutest Star Wars figurines :D
I ended up buying way too much stuff from my fav store there, Black Ink and got some cute stuff from Urban Outfitters.. so after putting all the heavy bags into my car I headed over to get some drinks….
Some bubbles and other drinks at OM before dinner – D arrived soon after me… the bar was SOOO hot and humid, worse than outside…. yick… so soon after a drink or two we headed over across the street to our destination….
Tamarind Bay… I haven't been here in two years and I remember it having the most delicious Tandoori Quail…
It's one of my favorite Indian places in Boston… and I've been to quite a few… altho there are some good ones near where I live… it's kind of far away from normal civilization so I rarely tell people to drive all the way out here just for Indian.. PLUS I eat them all the time SOOOO.. it's nice to change things up a bit :]
Some nice malbec we ordered…
Spicy Pickles and Sauces
The pickles were pretty…… NOT spicy but SUPER salty… it was like instant bloatation….. I felt bad saying anything bad about it to the waiter tho.. I was asking so many questions and talking so much to him I felt like I already gave him a headache hahahaha and he was SO nice especially when he offered the pickles LOL…
Shahi Naan – Coconut and other sweets in the bread :]
Soooo yummy :D
Bread Basket – Garlic Naan, Paratha, Roti
Lazaaz Tikka Masala
CHicken tikka masala garnished with capsicum, onions and tomatoes – extra spicy
Peshwari Chole
Chickpeas cooked with ginger & onions in cilantro sauce
I asked for the chicken to be extra super spicy cuz I looooooove spicy food but it wasn't at all :[ It had a small amount of heat but.. it was delicious anyways :] The chickpeas were soooooo gooood… so addicted, and mixed together made an even yummier dish!!! NOM NOM NOM.. this paired with my favorite sweet shahi naan = joy joy….
Konkani Lobster
Lobster Tail pan seared served in Kokum Sauce
The lobster was really fresh and tender, and already chopped up for us. The sauce was super creamy which I'm not a huge fan of usually… [dairy wise] but it was really good anyways … :D
We were there til quite late and the once super crowded restaurant started to wittle down… we decided on some dessert…. nice hot sticky balls.. yeah.. many jokes were made…
Julab Jamun
Not the best that I've had, the saue had a slight off-putting sour dairy taste to it… I also find Indian desserts usually to be way too sweet and overly floral tasting….
We each ate one ball.. well I ate like 3/4 of my ball and ended up playing with the leftovers.. haha
Dinner was delicious, so was the company and conversation :D Afterwards we headed over to John Harvard's Brewery for more drinks and more talkage… somehow I made it home :] Good thing I cut myself off of alcohol around midnight hahaha…
Z was back in the Bean for Thanksgiving so we decided to let loose Saturday night and go all out and grab a bite [or two, or three] at Salts… we started off at M Bar at the Mandarin Hotel… the Monsieur is DELICIOUS if you're into bubbly and vodka :] They also have great olives and almonds to snack on while you drink!! But onwards… usually I only come 'round here for Craigie… but today was all about Salts!!!!
The restaurant reminds me of a cute little home-turned restaurant in NYC or Europe. Definitely reminds me of a little farm restaurant. YUM!
Warm rolls.. still not sure why the look different… but both were good…
Creamy delicious butter…
Amuse Bouche
Parsnip Soup
It actually just reminded me of pumpkin soup, it was good and warm in my belly tho – super creamy and was a super tease. SO HUNGRY SO HUNGRY….
I put my trust in Z for picking the wines for the night, we're both big Spanish wine fans [bold & spicy] so that's what we decided to drink….
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Nantucket Bay Scallops
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One of the best dishes of the night…. perfectly cooked scallops – they were tiny but full of flavor, not overly salted [I don't like salting scallops since they're naturally already so salty]… Little bites of Foie really upped the dish. The radishes gave a great refreshing crunch to the dish… not sure what the cream was… creme fraiche?
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Salts Farm Radish, Heirloom Apple, Honey Soy Gelee, Petite Shiso Leaf
EDIBLE FLOWERS!!! Me thinks Salts like flower petals.. apples gave a nice crunch but I wasn't obsessed with this dish. It was really fresh and not fishy at all… but sashimi dishes, to me, are getting played out… they all end up tasting pretty much the same. Of course, except for Black Bean Tuna at Toro haha…
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They cut the sweetbreads in half and then fried them – this is the first time I've ever had fried sweetbreads.. they were so light. Foam Foam Foam… hahaha… don't really recall the creams and flavors, but LOVED the sweetbreads. SUPER creamy and delicious.
Bottle #2…
This stuff is SO good that I found some at a local wine shop and bought two bottles :]
Heirloom Potato Gnocchi, Pickled Beets, Black Truffle "Caviar", Dill Emulsion
Before I continue, Z picked this. Hahahaha.. it was okay. *meh face* It was a bit tough and overecooked?!.. the gnocchi was good though. I like gnocchi. Z likes gnocchi, we ate the gnocchi…
Roasted Local Cod
Petite Root Vegetables, Razor Clams, Ginger Lemon Grass Beurre Blanc
Wait… razor clams?!… I didn't see razor clams.. I loved the carrot balls tho, those were a hoot.. I don't know why I called them a hoot, but they were cute and even cuter in my belly. But wait, seriously? Razor clams?!… But the cod was great. I love things wrapped in lettuce and steamed.. don't know why.
Whole Roasted Boneless Duck for Two
Lavender Honey Glazed, Roasted Pears, Heirloom Carrots, Petite Farm Turnips
I love that they take it out and cut it up tableside :] How AMAZING does this look?!.. FABULOUS!!!
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I'm usually more of a crisp crisp duck skin girl [but sometimes the meat gets overcooked and dried out] but this perfectly glazed duck was fatty, meaty and delicious…. It was LUSCIOUS!!! I DE-VOURED it… DEEEE-VOURED… Loved the veggies and adored that they had roasted pear in it as well.
Btw, there WAS bone.. helloooo?!?!.. LEGS?!?!.. I duno I just thought that was funny…
We were super full and ready for more drinking so we opted out of dessert [told you it was a trend] But they gave us a little something something anyways :]
A little ice cream some almonds, yum yum yum… creamy, crunchy and not too sweet :] Loves.
The staff at Salts were amazing and soooo friendly – the hostess is absolutely adorable. Definitely a go-to place if you want something delicious and homey <3
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Bush is not signing for 12 million total, and it's pretty ridiculous to even suggest. He signed for almost that exactly that coming off an 8-game, 36-carry season. It would be lunacy to expect to resign him at close to that coming off back-to-back career years, as he appears poised to post.
If Bush has a season similar to last year's (1086 rush yds 6 TD, 295 Rec yds 1 TD) 6 mil per year seems appropiate. If he wants more than that he better finish off with Ray Rice numbers. If he did, I would have zero issues with the Phins paying him 8 mil per year.
You're looking at raw cumulative numbers, which only kind of matter. I honestly don't care about that. I believe you sign a player for what he can do for you, not for what he did before. Usage patterns and scheme fit matter.
But, for what it's worth, Bush is already 185 yards up on where he was this time last year. 854 of his yards and all 6 TDs came in his last 9 games last year, and he missed the last game. In his last 11 games, including the first two this year, he has rushed for 1095 yards and 8 TDs at a 6.3 YPC average. I'd say that qualifies as better than "Ray Rice numbers."
It's less about the top end dollar number and more about the years. If you're only offering 2 years to a running back at this level of production without a lot of career carries (and hence low wear and tear), still in his prime years, on what is likely to be his last big contract, you will get beaten, period. Frank Gore is 29 and has over twice as many career carries as Bush, and he got 3 years. DeAngelo Williams got 5 years @ age 28. Arian Foster got 5 years @26. Matt Forte got 4 years @26. Marshawn Lynch got 4 years @ 26. Chris Johnson got six years @ 25. Hell, Fred Jackson got 3 years @ 31. Basically, there is no precedent for a back with his level of production and fresh legs getting less than 3 years.
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He will be 28. I would offer 4 years covering up to 32 years of age. 6M per season should be great for him. Front loaded that should be about 9M the first two, up to 30 years old, and 3M the final two, up to 32 years old. Front load the deal because once he hits 30 we will be lucky to have a two down back, but his leadership role will be worth keeping. He doesn't have much wear and tear but he is still an injury risk so his guaranteed amount should be minimal. He won't be too happy about the small guarantee but he won't get anything better elsewhere with his history and age.
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I think he gets 5 year and 40 mil. I just think it will be designed like this...
Signing bonus - 18 mil
Year 1 - 1 mil
Year 2 - 2 mil
Year 3 - 3 mil
Year 4 - 7 mil
Year 5 - 9 mil
That's 8 mil a season, which is about where his value is. Lots of up front money, which he deserves, and if we cut him after 3 years when he is 31years old, then it will have only been 8 mil a season for 3 years. If he outlives the typical running back, then he gets paid 7 mil more for the 4th year and 9 mil for the final season. Those numbers would likely be restructured after year 3 if we want to keep him unless he is still playing at a very high level.
Like I have said, at this point I would much rather pay Bush 8 mil a season that he is worth than pay Long 16 mil a season.
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In his last 11 games, including the first two this year, he has rushed for 1095 yards and 8 TDs at a 6.3 YPC average.
Fair enough.
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I am all for the Dolphins dumping players and planning for the future....especially with the lack of overall talent on this roster. With that said I would love to see them extend Bush and keep him a Dolphin....having a running back that can be productive, catch and break off some big runs will only further Tannehills development by taking some of the pressure off of him to win games.
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The answer to the question is no. Daniel Thomas is a better blocker than Lamar Miller, at this time.
Miller almost got RT killed on one pass play. Jake went lunging back to his right but couldn't pick up Shaunessy in time. The kid needs to get better at that aspect, then he will easily be able to replace Thomas.
Teams will blitz everytime Miller enters the game if they know he can't block.
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I love walking through the city and seeing how the skyline has changed, some of those buildings are now absolutely massive and very beautiful. We walked down to the river and over to the Tate Modern and the Globe – which one day I will have to go and see a play at. it's on my list of things to do, just need to remember to book it!.
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As you've probably heard by now, Brad Paisley and LL Cool J released a controversial duet called "Accidental Racist," a song that, among other things, compares do-rags to confederate flags.
EW spoke to Paisley earlier today about the song and the uproar it has caused (you can read that post here). The country singer admitted, "It's such a complicated issue." Indeed, it is! And Twitter, where complicated issues go to get made fun of, has reacted swiftly to the song.
Here's a roundup of what a selection of people (comedians, musicians, writers, and countrymen) are tweeting about Paisley and LL's "Accidental Racist":
Just heard the "Accidental Racist" man that Weird Al is amazing.
— Questo of The Roots (@questlove) April 8, 2013
I hope I don't "accidentally download" "Accidental Racist." — Todd Barry (@toddbarry) April 8, 2013
Please God let the California Raisins come back and do a spoof on Accidental Racist called Accidental Raisin. — billy eichner (@billyeichner) April 8, 2013
Finally, let it be known that I'm staunchly racist against Brad Paisley and LL Cool J, whatever they are. — rob delaney (@robdelaney) April 8, 2013
Brad Paisley & LL Cool J should do a music video, where they're edited into Gone With the Wind, making out in front of a burning plantation.
— Eugene Mirman (@EugeneMirman) April 8, 2013
.@bradpaisley I'd love to do a verse on "Accidental Anti-Semite"
— Joe Mande (@JoeMande) April 8, 2013
In the Oral History of Twitter Days, if Te'o Day gets a full page, Accidental Racist Day is pushing toward a full paragraph.
— Rembert Browne (@rembert) April 8, 2013
Let's at least save a little outrage for the Glee cover of "Accidental Racist."
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) April 8, 2013
Judging by the early response to "Accidental Racist," I'd say what they needed in the studio was an accidental erase-ist
— Dan Snierson (@dansnierson) April 8, 2013
Can we all just please stop qualifying our racism?
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) April 8, 2013
I will say that I thought William Hurt and Geena Davis had amazing chemistry in The Accidental Racist.
— Sean O'Neal (@seanoneal) April 8, 2013
Twitter feed now 90% #accidentalracist thehairpin.com/2013/04/accide…
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) April 8, 2013
Basically #AccidentalRacist is the Kwanzaa gift that keeps giving.
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisi) April 8, 2013
"Accidental Racist" worked! It has unified every race on Earth by showing us there is a song we can all hate as one. #WellPlayedBradandLL
— Rory Albanese (@RoryAlbanese) April 8, 2013
To take pressure off of Brad Paisley and LL Cool J, I'm releasing my new single "Totally on Purpose Racist."#balancerestored
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 8, 2013
The reason I'm not tweeting about "Accidental Racist" is the same reason Brad Paisley shouldn't have written it.
— Damon Lindelof (@DamonLindelof) April 8, 2013
Seen other good tweets out there? Let us know in the comments.
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The world's biggest dairy exporter, New Zealand's Fonterra, has lifted its forecast farmgate milk price to a fresh record of $NZ8.65 ($8) per kilogram of milk solids as demand for dairy commodities outstrips supply.
The farmer co-operative said in December the strength of demand for milk powders – spray-dried fresh milk that can be stored and later recombined into products like milk, chocolate and ice cream – was hurting returns on its other dairy products because the milk price it pays is based on the price of powders.
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"The increase reflects continuing strong demand for milk powders globally," he said.
Last week, Australia's biggest milk processor, Murray Goulburn, announced a 31 per cent step-up in its weighted average farmgate milk price to $6.53.
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Export revenue rose $121 million.
Mr Helou said the continuing demand in international markets was likely to underpin robust ingredients prices for the next two quarters.
Mr Irvin said near-record dairy commodity prices appeared to be here to stay because of the strength of demand in China, reporting an 18 per cent rise in half-year profit to $18.7 million.
The bullish outlook and soaring commodity and farmgate milk prices come as a wave of consolidation sweeps through Australia's dairy industry.
Canadian dairy giant Saputo has gained a foothold in Australia after outbidding Bega and Murray Goulburn for the nation's fourth-largest dairy processor,
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The Canadian told BBC Sport that he had enjoyed his time in Belfast.
"I'll have some great memories to take back to Canada when I do go home. We are going to head back on 12 April," added Fleury.
The Canadian was delighted to be informed by BBC Sport that he had been chosen as the British Ice Hockey's Writers Player of the Year.
"I didn't actually know that but I think it's a reflection of how well the team has played this year that I was able to get that award."
Fleury will not be returning for another campaign with the Giants but it's clear that he will not be hanging up his blades just yet.
"You'll see me somewhere next season although I don't know where yet.
"I haven't made any concrete plans and it's still a lovely game and I still want to play."
However before leaving Belfast, Fleury is determined to pick up another piece of silverware.
The Giants face Newcastle Vipers in the opening play-off semi-final on Saturday in Nottingham with the winners going on to face either Cardiff or Sheffield in the decider 24 hours later.
"We're really looking forward to the weekend. Our goals were to win the Elite League and then win the play-offs.
"We accomplished the first goal and we're now very close to achieving the second part. Anything but winning the play-offs will be a disappointment."
Fleury has been unhappy with the officiating in the Elite League and last month after being thrown out of the game, vowed that he wouldn't return "to this league".
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"I have some business stuff that I need to attend to that's been neglected since I've been here and I've got to get back to visit my kids as well."


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How the class of 68 pulled together and set a new giving record
For Nancy Gurwitz Sambul, J68, it all started with a photo. In the summer of 2012, she noticed a picture of seven of her female classmates in this magazine and started daydreaming about seeing them at their fiftieth reunion. Then she read the accompanying article and learned that two of the women had recently died. Who else is going to die in the next five years whom Im going to regret not having stayed in touch with? she asked herself.
Sambul picked up the phone and started calling friends, asking them to meet her at their forty-fifth reunion. And when she was invited to join the reunion committee, she immediately agreed. What followed was a whirlwind of social networkingand a remarkable class achievement. A recordbreaking forty-three percent of the class of 1968 made a gift to Tufts in honor of their forty-fifth reunion. And thanks to various challenges the university offers to inspire reunion giving, two $10,000 class of 1968 scholarships were created for current students in need of financial aid.
Along the way, a lot of old friends reconnected. We just had wonderful conversations, says Sambul, who is the executive director of the Jersey City Library Literacy Program.
In her Tufts days, Sambul was very social: president of the freshman class, field hockey player, stage actor. She majored in math and, after Tufts, earned a law degree and an M.B.A. Her combination of strengthsknowing people and knowing numbershelped her see the importance of a key element in the reunion effort: the class participation rate.
That ratethe percentage of alumni who make a gift, of any size, to their alma mater in the course of a yearis widely seen as a measure of alumni satisfaction. Influential publications like U.S. News & World Report factor the alumni participation rate into their annual rankings of colleges and universities. And the rate guides foundations and corporations in decisions about which institutions deserve their support.
Participation rates vary widely from one institution to another. At Tufts, the average participation rate for all classes is twenty percent.
The class of 1968 decided to aim high. They would try to break the participation record for a Tufts forty-fifth reunion, which stood at thirty-seven percent. That would bring Tufts closer to the participation rates of schools like Dartmouth, raising the bar for other Jumbo classes and elevating Tufts stature nationally. The competition was on.
Sambul and other members of the reunion committee divided up their class list. It all boils down to personal contact, says one committee member, John Bello, A68, A13P, who sits on the Athletics Board of Advisors, is a longtime advocate for Tufts, and is the former president of NFL Properties and founder of the SoBe brand of beverages. These days its easy to do, with email, phone, postcards, Facebook.
The committee also offered incentives for classmates to make a gift in honor of their reunion. First, there was the so-called Everyone Counts challenge, in which a $10,000 scholarship in the classs name is made available to all reunion classes by an anonymous alumnusbut with a catch. For a class to qualify, fifty of its members would have to make their first gift of the year between April 1 and the reunion, in mid-May. Not only was the class of 1968 the first to meet that challenge, but it rounded up another fifty qualifying donors and earned a second $10,000 scholarship.
As they stretched to reach these goals, committee members used a combination of old-fashioned networking, social media, and online searches. They found lost alumni and updated contact information for many more, making it easier for members of the class to connect with each other and with Tufts.
Bello, who majored in history at Tufts while on a Navy ROTC scholarship and went on to earn an M.B.A., organized his fellow Delta Upsilon fraternity brothers to create a scholarship of their own. They raised $50,000, which the university matched through its current Financial Aid Initiative, to create a $100,000 endowed scholarship. My hope is this will be something for each Delta Upsilon class to work against, as a tradition, Bello says. It creates a legacy in their name.
Bellos larger goal is to inspire other alumni, whether in reunion classes or not, to support Tufts and strengthen its ability to educate tomorrows active citizens. Giving to the university has been a high priority for Bello and his wife, Nancy, J69, A13P. They funded the Nelson Gateway Garden at the Tisch Sports and Fitness Center, as well as the first artificial-turf field on campus. Tufts has everything going for it except sufficient financial resources to effectively compete for primacy among Americas most elite academic institutions, John Bello says. As graduates, Nancy and I are concentrating the bulk of our philanthropy on Tufts because we believe focus here will have the greatest impact.
Eye on Financial Aid
In its fundraising efforts, the class was determined to make a lasting impact. The best way to do that, the committee decided, was by strengthening financial aid. Its so difficult for families to cope with college costs, says Anthony Cortese, E68, EG72, a committee member who sits on the Tufts Board of Trustees and was formerly dean of environmental programs at Tufts. We really wanted to increase the scholarships available for students at Tufts.
Its a strategy that not only helps the students who receive aid, but improves the overall Tufts experience and Tufts competitive standing, Cortese says. Currently, some other institutions can provide more generous financial aid packages, so when it comes down to getting the best students, we could lose out.
Cortese knows something about financial aid. A kid from an inner-city, blue-collar family in Bostons North End, he was a beneficiary. He earned bachelors and masters degrees in civil engineering as a commuter student at Tufts and went on to earn a doctorate in environmental health sciences. Cortese says the diversity at Tufts changed his life and can help other young people become more cosmopolitan, caring, and tolerant. Besides serving as a Tufts dean, Cortese was formerly the commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and president of Second Nature, a Boston-based nonprofit advocacy organization he cofounded to promote sustainability through higher education. He is now a senior fellow at Second Nature.
Beyond gratitude for his education, Cortese has another reason for wanting to give back to Tufts: he credits Tufts Medical Center and the Tufts University School of Medicine with his current good health. Three months after becoming the Massachusetts DEP commissioner in 1979, he was diagnosed with acute leukemia. If it werent for the experimental protocols developed by medical school faculty and others, he says, I would not be alive today.
Cortese serves on boards and committees for Tufts to ensure that future generations have the opportunities he enjoyed, or even better ones, as the university continues to develop. He has helped organize nearly every reunion since his graduation. Because of the nature of the work Ive done, I dont have the ability to contribute large sums of money, but I always make a gift, he says. I also bring other things to the tableideas, connections, enthusiasm. I can help organize people, and I can be a positive spokesman for the institution. Thats what Ive tried to do.
Person to Person
Asking for money isnt always easy, but Nancy Sambul says she was very comfortable seeking support for Tufts. Her father, Jack Gurwitz, A34, M38, was a class gift officer before her, and taught her the importance of sustained giving. Ive always given, except for a few years in law school and when I was clerking and couldnt afford to, she says. My father told me, So few people give. If everybody in the class gave something, we would do better.
For those receiving the request, being asked directly by someone they knew often meant the difference between a no and a yes. Quite candidly, the only reason I supported this effort and the class gift was because of friendship with John, says Peter Marshall, E68, a retired rear admiral with the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps who connected with Bello as a fellow Tufts Navy ROTC graduate. I felt supporting him was appropriate. I was glad to see it was intended as a scholarship.
For Bello, Marshalls gift was particularly meaningful because the classmates had a chance to talk about Tufts current support of the ROTC program. Peter was surprised to learn that Tufts reinstituted the NROTC program that made it possible for him to go to Tufts but was removed from campus in the turbulent sixties, Bello says. My call helped him reengage, recognizing that the university was doing the right thing.
Like Marshall, Herbert (Hank) Towle, A68, hadnt considered financial support for the university a priorityuntil Bello asked him to make a gift to the Delta Upsilon scholarship. Towle, a retired captain in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps and retired professor at the University of Florida College of Dentistry, says he received a great education in spite of myself at Tufts and has for a decade interviewed prospective students for undergraduate admissions. But it took the combination of knowing his gift would go toward a scholarship in his fraternitys name, learning about the dollar-for-dollar match, and being asked by someone he knew to inspire him to give.
John and his persistence did it all, he says. He puts his heart into the mission. Eventually, I said, OK, sign me up.
For Bob Budnick, E68, the class reunion inspired a mini-reunion of a dozen fraternity brothers from Theta Delta Chi. Together with many of their spouses, they attended a few Tufts events but spent most of their weekend off campus, catching up and reminiscing. We had a blast, Budnick says. After spending just a short time together it was like wed never left Tufts and the fraternity house.
Plans for their gathering started with a few fraternity brothers emailing each other to ask if they were going to the reunion. Then Budnick asked the reunion committee for an address list and got in touch with other fraternity members who agreed to join in the fun. After visiting their former fraternity house together, some of the classmates are talking about helping to restore the building, which Budnick says has fallen on difficult times. He is grateful that the reunion served as an impetus for them to get back together. It was a shame that we had gone all these years with no concerted effort to maintain strong relationships, he says. We told the current brothers we saw at the house, Dont let it happen to you.
Budnicks reconnection with his fraternity brothers is just one example of the sort of engagement needed to boost class participation rates. Bello hopes other classes will follow the model of the class of 1968, or find their own ways to support Tufts. As alumni, we all have a responsibility to improve and enhance the Tufts experience through sustained giving, however large or small, he says. It is our legacy.
How You Can Help. Boost your classs participation rate directly by making a giftvisit giving.tufts.edu/make_a_gift for details. Or join the Tufts Fund Gift Officer Program, a volunteer-based, annual-giving fundraising initiative that helps you reconnect with classmates while supporting the continued growth of Tufts. Contact Melissa White, Director, Tufts Fund for Arts, Sciences & Engineering, 80 George Street, Medford, MA 02155, 617.627.5335, email@example.com.


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As the Stick-N-Find uses Bluetooth, range is limited to 100ft, and the app can only measure distance, not in what direction the objects lie. Still, this 'hot or cold' system would be perfect for tracking down your misplaced wallet, or hunting your friends through an abandoned factory.
Battery life is expected to last for one year on a standard watch battery. The project is being crowd funded on Indiegogo, where it has raised almost US$600,000 more than the original budget. A pack of two Stick-N-Find stickers will cost US$49.95, and should be released in March.
The one downside, of course, is that you can't lose your phone. Might we suggest wearing it around your neck, like a pair of mittens?
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Ronald Seabolt
Missing since August 12, 1985 from Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia.
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Seabolt disappeared from Richwood, West Virginia on August 12, 1985.
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If you have given up your own restaurant and are seeking to reenter the world of the employed, you face a few challenges. You probably already know this.
The ranks of recovering restaurateur chefs and entrepreneur managers thrown back into the labor pool exploded in 2009, as the economy took down even some of the best restaurants. Watching most of them find jobs but not keep them has been a revelation. Most ex entrepreneurs face both internal and external hurdles in reentering the market. Recognizing them may help.
Anyone who has owned a restaurant has a lot to offer, such as peripheral vision encompassing both front and back of the house issues.
Financial responsibility for all aspects of a restaurant has provided them with insights into expense to profit relationships, so they appreciate the value of product, energy, equipment and people.
They have developed holistic business perspectives, understanding of the necessity of pleasing the customer, marketing and advertising, sourcing.
They are, by definition, entrepreneurial. Ownership builds a profound buck stops here sense of responsibility. Entrepreneurs learn to think on their feet and make quick decisions. Most are accustomed to working hard and long.
So why do we see the average entrepreneur come employee is a series of jobs beginning with about three months, the second counting about six, then a year before they stand back in the labor market?
Employee and entrepreneurial realities are harder to reconcile than most people realize. Giving up the reins is traumatic, occasionally impossible. The habit of making unilateral decisions rarely succeeds in someone else's restaurant, where trip wires, egos, and territorial expectations obstruct the best intended actions.
Transitioning from your own arbitrary decisions or logically set policy to that of another location is full of pitfalls.The purpose of policy is not to produce the best outcome but to keep some fool from provoking the worst. The problem with policy is that it punishes good performance, since if it is required of one employee, it has to be required of all. People with a strong sense of responsibility have trouble doing what is prescribed instead of doing what's best.
Surprisingly, the entrepreneurs who seem to have the fewest problems transitioning work in hotels and executive dining rooms for large corporations, the places with the strictest policies and standards. This may be because these policies are clearly written, so the chef or manager knows precisely what is expected of him, while policy in free standing restaurants may be spoken or just a matter of culture.
Every kitchen has a culture that can become a stumbling block for someone not expecting it. Having ruled kingdoms of their own, entrepreneurs are not practiced in watching out for the trip wires, territorial issues and occasional obstructionist behavior in a less than perfect working world. The compliment your waitress accepted with a smile in your restaurant can be carried to HR as sexual harassment in someone else's. Speaking to a customer wanting a bridal shower without passing it by the Catering Director can lead to internecine wars which end in the last person hired leaving.
And then there are habits and liberties you cannot take on someone else's dime. You can't pick up the kids after school, you can't come a little later on one day a week. Perhaps you can't make last minute purchasing decisions.
Of course some chefs weren't prepared in the first place to run a restaurant and taking another chef position after trying unsuccessfully to reinvent the wheel just isn't going to work.
Knowing this, employers are rarely eager to hire someone they see themselves having to press back under the yoke by force.
"Why did his restaurant fail, if he's so good?" "If I hire an ex owner, I am just going to have to argue to get what I expect." The recently self employed have a well earned reputation for head butting and arrogance, and although you may not engage in either, you are likely to be painted with the same brush as the worst of the bunch.
Sooner or later, these issues work themselves out. Some ex owners take three or five bumps to relearn the art of being employed. Others will later open another and do better the second round. Some of the most celebrated chefs in America have at least one closing behind them. It's a no guts, no glory world, and having the spunk to get up and try again pays off. The knowledge gained in the first or second restaurant serves them well in the next.
I've no call to give advice here. My experience is vicarious, and anyone who has owned a restaurant knows way more than I ever will about this business, but perhaps a little insight about why you are being told, "Sorry, but you are overqualified," can help.