text: New York has a plan to turn around abysmal voter registration numbers. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday, Aug. 16, that registration can now be done online. The state is one of a growing number of states to use the Internet to simplify the registration process. Fewer than 64 percent of eligible New Yorkers are registered to vote – ranking the state 47th in the nation. The state handles roughly 300,000 voter applications annually. In an effort to improve turnout, people with a valid driver's license or state-issued ID can now use the Department of Motor Vehicles website to register to vote or to update their address or party enrollment. "At the DMV, or in their homes, New Yorkers will now have a convenient and secure way to ensure they are able to register and exercise their right to vote," Cuomo said in a statement. Plans were also unveiled to place electronic voter registration terminals in all DMV offices. The new system will replace most paper forms and is billed as a huge cost savings for the state. Cuomo said on Twitter that the estimated cost savings of online voter registration for the DMV is expected to be $270,000 a year. Once software upgrades are made at county boards of elections, additional savings are estimated at $150,000 a year. Other states to use online voter registration include Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Four more states – California, Connecticut, Hawaii and South Carolina – are in the process of implementing the feature. For more 2012 election coverage from Land Line, click here.


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Each Wednesday we post links from the previous week that touch on special needs adoption. Our hope is that these small snapshots provide you with a glimpse of life after adopting through China's waiting child program… both the long-term blessings and the challenges that come with parenting a child with special needs. We also hope to raise awareness about a variety of special needs.
walking the line — adoptive momma (China) mama d at zarfing sunshine… a thoughtful post about advocacy and where to draw the line
Somewhere In Between — pharmacist turned stay at home mom Michelle, who regularly blogs at In the Life of a Child, at 5 Minutes for Special Needs… adjusting to life with a special needs child when crisis no longer looms on the horizon
A Little More About SuSu — adoptive momma (China) Wuxi Mommy at Our Wuxi Girl… one three-year-old's initial adjustment after adoption, while the family is still in China
They're Off! — adoptive momma (China) Mandi at The Journey Continues… her daughter Mylee's tenth casts finally came off (club foot)
Cleft Exchange Day One — the team at Love Without Boundaries… a volunteer team arrived in China and began performing multiple cleft surgeries
Choosing Among Children — foster momma (India) Sarah Bess at Sarah's Covenant Home… feeling pulled in so many directions because the needs are so great
There's no such thing as a bad egg — momma to a special needs child Heather at The Extraordinary Ordinary… a high school parenting experiment foreshadows her future motherhood
Speech Frustrations — adoptive momma (China) Cheri at Infinite Love… about her daughter's significant speech delays, possibly apraxia of speech or dysarthria

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The poker fad seems to have died down, but not if you count all the people that are cutting their losses and gambling virtually. Online poker — and online gaming in general — has a following far and wide, especially now that smartphones allow people to bring take the competition virtually anywhere.
Zynga's (NASDAQ:ZNGA) Texas HoldEm Poker has 67 million likes, more than 300,000 people mentioning it online and over 33 million monthly users … so Zynga isn't lying when it calls it "the world's largest poker game."
Zynga was higher in the rankings when good ol' FarmVille made the top 30, but it has since been edged out as that faux-farming gaming obsession came to an end.
ZNGA stock has had a dismal year — shedding nearly three-quarters of its value — but at least according to Facebook, the company's poker game is as popular as ever.


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thesticker 6 years ago#1
So yeah, what exactly is the Isabela glitch? I know how to avoid it, but what the hell is the glitch?
scoop out the innardz
She gets drunk and naked at the end of Act 2.
thesticker (Topic Creator)6 years ago#3
Oh well then that glitch is sweet I guess
scoop out the innardz
drointhewind 6 years ago#4
Im on the same page TC.
I have concluded that instead of receiving the 5% to attack speed, it subtracts 5% from your attack speed and it stacks everytime you switch isabella out. If someone can shed light on it that would be awesome
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That's not the glitch.
Essentially what happens, although I don't know all the details, is that you can lose 5% of your attack speed every time you load a save where Isabella is not in your party once you've been affected by the glitch.
Omegaforce725 6 years ago#6
EDIT: Above poster is right I think.
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Sirian_Hawk 6 years ago#8
As taken from another thread:
Isabela and Sebastion have a special bonus buff that you get when either of their friendship ratings are past 50% and they are in the party with you. The buffs are supposed to give Hawke +5% attack speed (Isabela) and +5% damage resistance (Sebastion). However, the glitch in question causes the buff to stay on when it is not supposed to be (loading without said character and buff is still on or character is forcefully removed and buff remains), and through unfortunate circumstance causes you to lose those bonuses off your base instead. Worse yet, saving with the worsened stats and loading will cause the loss to occur again and again, effectively destroying your character. (ie. repeatedly losing A-speed until you attack extremely slowly, or losing damage resistance to the point where you die in one hit)
So here is how it works. Let's say that with the buff on you are at 27% (base 22% + 5% bonus). Now, if you turn it off (by exiting a party select screen without them in the party) you will be at your base stats. (ie. buff OFF stats 22%). When you reload that save, the glitch will reactivate the buff but not give you any bonus. (buff ON stats still 22%) Now when you enter/exit the party select screen (changed through mission/change station/exiting home, etc.) the buffs will be "readjusted".
If you take them into the party, the buff will count as already active and no increase will occur (still at 22%). However if you don't take them with you, the buff will be turned off again and 5% subtracted (buff OFF stats now 17%). That means you have lost 5% of your base. Note that even if you take them with you (22%) the damage is done. The instant you ever take them out of the party, it will turn off the buff and you will immediately lose the 5%.
Now for the good news. This means that even if they get forced from the party (char in = buff active = 27%), the buff stays on and you stay at 27%. If you save with it on (27%) and them not in the party, you will reload with it still active and your stats still at 27%. Changing party members and not including them will only drop it to 22% which is what it should be, and since it is off in your abilities tab, adding them to the party will turn it back on, and give you 27% again. Conversely, taking them with you will not give any extra and you will stay at 27%, which is where you should be with them.
So, all you need to remember is to save only when the buff is active (easiest if you keep that character in your team) and know that if they do get forced out, it won't hurt you unless you readjust your party, turning the buff off, and you save then reload like that.
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MyNamesNotHere 6 years ago#9
Are you sure this is right?
I'm not saying your wrong it's just I've heard quite a few theories and i'm still not sure which one is correct.
All I know is it's disgusting how Bioware could leave such a game braking glitch in the game.
Sirian_Hawk 6 years ago#10
MyNamesNotHere posted...
Are you sure this is right?
I'm not saying your wrong it's just I've heard quite a few theories and i'm still not sure which one is correct.
All I know is it's disgusting how Bioware could leave such a game braking glitch in the game.
This was tested using Sebastian. Since his buff gives damage resistance %, which can be monitored under your Character resistance tab, it was possible to see exactly how and when losses occurred. This is accurate.
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Geelong faces another nervous wait for Monday's AFL match review panel rulings after star Steve Johnson appeared to kick Fremantle's Lachie Neale on Saturday night.
TV cameras caught Johnson's leg extending and striking Neale on the jaw while the Cats star was at the bottom of a pack midway through the first quarter of the Cats' clash with the Dockers at Simonds Stadium.
It was difficult to judgefrom television replays to judge Johnson's intent or what made his leg move in the direction it did.
There was no report made by umpires and Neale appeared to not be effected by the shot to his jaw but the incident comes a week after Johnson put his knees into the ribs of North Melbourne's Scott Thompson.
Johnson was sent to the tribunal by the AFL but the tribunal cleared Johnson after Thompson revealed he had gone into the match with an existing rib problem.
If Johnson is cited by the match review panel any charge will be boosted by 40 per cent due to his existing bad record of six suspended matches in the past two years and 75.71 carry over points from a previous charge.
Dockers star Nat Fyfe may also come under the eyes of the match review panel after an awkward collision with Cats defender Andrew Mackie forced the veteran Cat from the field for a concussion test.
Mackie was bent over reaching for the ball when Fyfe made front-on contact with him, Mackie was so stunned he couldn't take the resulting free kick - he returned to the field for the final term.
Fyfe has already sat out two matches this season due to suspension.
Dockers midfielder Nick Suban and Travis Varcoe will also face possible charges after a third-term clash.
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Chapter 23. Rheological Evaluation of Fine Particulate Ceramic Pastes
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Published Online: 26 MAR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470294673.ch23
Copyright © 2001 The American Ceramic Society
Book Title
Materials & Equipment/Whitewares: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 22, Issue 2
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Mazzeo, F. A. and Haber, R. A. (2001) Rheological Evaluation of Fine Particulate Ceramic Pastes, in Materials & Equipment/Whitewares: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 22, Issue 2 (ed W. M. Carty), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470294673.ch23
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- fine particulate ceramic pastes;
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The rheological behavior of extruded alumina ceramic systems is very complex, which may drastically change when different strains and strain rates are applied to a given ceramic-organic-liquid system, making predictive product control difficult The rheological behavior of these systems is highly dependent on the composition of the body, the amount of applied strain and strain rate during the forming process, and the processing parameters. This project will focus on comparing these factors and the relationship between them by analysis presented by Benbow and Bridgewater and dynamic stress rheometry.


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Cambridge University is planning to buck the trend by retaining a retirement age for its established, tenured academics, subject to final agreement by its governing body.
At the heart of this decision is the fear that the age-old institution – established 800 years ago – would lose its world-renowned reputation for innovation and creativity if the flow of new, younger talent were to be slowed by the resultant retention of older academics. Speaking about the university's concerns and its planned retirement policy at the annual CIPD conference, Indi Seehra, director of HR at the university, told delegates that well over two-thirds of new academic opportunities created at the institution are directly due to retirement of academics.
He referred to Harvard University in the United States, where there is no mandatory retirement age, where some senior academics remain in situ until they are 80. "Why would they want to leave?" he points out.
Indi Seehra also said that Oxford University is thinking on similar lines as Cambridge about retaining a retirement age.
Cambridge University's example will be of interest to other employers considering whether or not to keep a retirement age, not least because it has undergone a rigorous process of research, debate and internal consultation over the past year to try and ensure that it can provide a watertight case if challenged under legislation relating to age discrimination or unfair dismissal. According to XpertHR's latest retirement survey (subscription required), very few employers feel confident that they can justify retaining a retirement age using legitimate criteria. Just one of the 157 organisations participating in the research, carried out in early 2011, intended to keep an employer justified retirement age, although three in ten were undecided about what form their retirement policy would take.
Since April 2011, when legislation outlawed the default retirement age, employers have had to decide whether they remove any reference to a retirement age from their policies, or whether they retain an employer justified retirement age. It is not yet clear what criteria will be admissible as proof that a retirement age is objectively justified. Employers must be able to prove that it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
When assessing its retirement policy, Cambridge University's deliberations went as follows:
- The university's HR committee established a working group in November 2010 to look into the pros and cons of having an employer justified retirement age for all or some staff.
- The working group looked at internal information on management and employee trends, looked at what other employers are doing, studied the case law on retirement, held employee consultations and looked at the implications for academics.
- The group identified several reasons for having an employer-justified retirement age for the academic faculty:
- inter-generational fairness was considered a strong case (a retirement age would enable all employees to progress through the promotional stages in the course of their careers creating a more balanced distribution of ages);
- refreshment of the academy (a balanced mix across the generations is considered crucial for innovation and new ideas, and it allows new academics/senior administrators to join);
- preservation of academic autonomy and freedom (academics/senior administrators are given the employment security to perform their research without fear of negative action, and retirement age is considered a necessary counterbalance to the enhanced security; and
- equality and diversity (a retirement age will assist the university to meet public duty and address its race and gender imbalance at certain levels).
- More than 64% of new academic opportunities created are directly due to retirement;
- At least 65.6% of retirees among academic staff retire at the current retirement age of 67, or later; and
- the average length of service of academics is 14.2 years.
All these figures are significantly higher for academics than for other categories of staff.
- The working group has put three options forward for consideration, which will be subject to a final vote in early 2012. The preferred option would be that the employer justified retirement age of 67 is applied to established, tenured academics and some senior administrators only. It would incorporate flexibility around the employment arrangements for employees reaching the retirement age, including phased retirement and a procedure with clear criteria for requesting to work beyond that age.
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The newest virus circulating is the UPS Delivery Failure. You will receive an email from UPS Packet Service along with a packet number. NOTE: The word packet is misspelled on this line. It will say that they were unable to deliver a package sent to you on such and such a date. It then asks you to print out the invoice copy attached. DON'T TRY TO PRINT THIS. IT LAUNCHESTHE VIRUS! Pass this warning on to all your PC operators at work and home. This virus has caused millions of dollars in damage in the past few days.
With Halloween fast approaching comes a warning to parents and kidsregarding Sherwood brand Pirate's Gold milk chocolate coins imported fromChina.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to eat,distribute or sell the candy. It is sold across Canada by Costco and mayalso have been sold in bulk packages or as individual pieces at variousdollar and bulk stores.The chocolate contains melamine which is the samechemical responsible for killing several babies in China, and sickeningthousands more.
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and give to those who would not." --Thomas Jefferson
Martin Luther: b. 1483-1546: "I am very much afraid that schools will prove to be the great gates of hell unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures, engraving them in the hearts of youth. I advise no one to place his child where the Scriptures do not reign paramount. Every institution in which men are not increasingly occupied with the Word of God must become corrupt."


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New Delhi, Sept 19 (ANI): Noted political scientist and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav on Thursday said that there is no rule under the University Grants Commission (UGC) that one cannot be a member of a political party, and alleged that the Government was searching for a reason to sack him.
"There is no rule in the UGC that one cannot be a member of a party. Government said I am a member of a party and that this is causing some issues with the UGC for which I am being sacked. I told them there is no such rule. If they can prove that I broke any rules I am ready to resign myself. The government was searching for a reason to sack me. Now they found a chance," he said.
The Human Resource Development Ministry on Wednesday sacked him from membership of the UGC with immediate effect, stating that said his association with UGC might give a scope for "future politicization".
According to reports, the order said that Yadav, an officer bearer of AAP and his association with UGC as a member, having created a conflict of interest, may not only set a dangerous precedent, 'it may even give scope for future politicization of UGC and its academic decision making;' (ANI)


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High school student Guillermo Aguirre-Zabala was wandering among rocky outcrops near the railroad station in his village of Comallo, Argentina, two years ago when he found large limb bones and a skull that suggested some nightmare creature out of the film Lord of the Rings. The skull was more than 2 feet long—the size of a horse skull—and tipped with a sharp, hooked beak like that of a monstrous eagle.
The nearly complete skull was a fossil, and paleontologists soon stepped in to give the skull a close look and to excavate more bones at the site. What they had on their hands proved to be the remains of the largest known bird species ever found, a flightless predator that had stood about 10 feet tall and that would have tipped the scales at about 400 pounds. Its foot and leg bones indicate to paleontologists that it was a fast runner, speedy enough to run down and nab prey that included reptiles, rodents and other small mammals that scurried across the plains of Patagonia some 15 million years ago.
Not yet given a technical name, the bird is one of a group of closely related species that paleontologists jawbreakingly call "phorusrhacids" or, more mercifully, "terror birds." All of these birds were flightless, and most ate only plants. Previously known species ranged in size from about 2 feet to 9 feet tall and lived in South America between 2 million and 60 million years ago, an era in which the continent was not yet joined by the Panamanian land bridge to North America. Apparently, when the land bridge appeared, the terror birds disappeared.
The new fossil is overturning some of the traditional wisdom concerning terror birds. Previously found skulls of large terror birds were fragmentary, forcing scientists to model them after the better-known skulls of smaller relatives. The new skull is 10 percent larger than the size scientists had postulated for large species, suggesting that the skulls of those birds need to be remodeled. Moreover, paleontologists had surmised that the larger species were slow runners, but the leg and foot bones of the new giant suggest otherwise. "We conclude that reconstructions of the skull of gigantic phorusrhacids on the basis of smaller relatives is unwarranted, and that the long-established correlation between their corpulence and reduced cursorial agility needs to be re-evaluated," wrote Luis Chiappe and Sara Bertelli of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in a recent Nature article about their studies of the new fossil.—Roger Di Silvestro


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A caveat for probate is used to prevent a Grant of Probate being issued by the registry. The procedure is normally used in contentious matters as the starting point when one wishes to contest a will. The caveator must lodge a form at the probate registry. In doing so they stop anyone applying for a Grant of Representation (the legal document which allows the applicant control over the deceased person's assets).
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Tiger's ailing, but his game's just fine
Tiger Woods is sick, hacking constantly into his golf towel, but neither being under the weather nor having to endure miserable weather could dampen his spirits on Friday.
Not when he had command over his golf ball in a manner eerily similar to, dare it be said, his best.
Woods finds himself just one stroke off Rory Sabbatini's lead going into the weekend at the Memorial, a tournament he's won four times, after shooting a very impressive 3-under-par 69 in cold, rain and gusting winds.
Muirfield Village — the place Jack Nicklaus built, where, as Woods says, a golfer "can't fake it" — always has been an elixir for whatever ails Woods.
He's shot par or better in 22 of his past 23 rounds here, leads the field in greens in regulation this week and on Friday stuck 10 of his 18 approach shots inside 15 feet.
If anything, 69 was about the highest score he could've shot given three missed birdie putts from 3, 5 and inside 6 feet and a botched chip — still his nemesis — that led to the most unnecessary of double bogeys on the par-3 12th.
"It's not about magic or past experience; it's just about controlling my golf ball and staying in the present," Woods said.
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It was a test too great for Rory McIlroy, whose recent tailspin continued with a woeful 79 on Friday that led to his third straight missed cut.
It's the first time since 2008 that the Northern Irishman has missed three cuts in a row.
He was on top of the world last June when he won the US Open in record fashion, but McIlroy cut a forlorn figure as he left the media center late Friday, unsure of where he was going, literally, and perhaps figuratively, too.
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Ratcat, 1991
(L-R): Amr Zaid, Andrew Polin, Simon Day
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Ratcat are an Australian indie rock band which were formed in 1985 and are fronted by mainstay vocalist and guitarist, Simon Day. Their combination of indie pop song writing and energetic punk-style guitar won them fans from both the indie and skate-punk communities. They found mainstream success with their extended play, Tingles (October 1990), album Blind Love (June 1991) and the single, "Don't Go Now" (April), which all reached No. 1 on the ARIA Charts during 1991. The band released two subsequent albums, however they did not match the earlier chart success. Ratcat ceased regular live shows in the late 1990s, however they have continued to play sporadic shows since that time.
Ratcat were formed in 1985 in Sydney by Simon Day on lead guitar and lead vocals, Victor Levi on bass guitar and Trevor Wintle on drums.[1][2] Both Day and Levi had been members of a garage band, Danger Mouse.[1][2] Ratcat "built-up a strong live following by playing the local haunts of the Sydney skate-punk scene alongside the likes of Massappeal, The Hellmenn, The Hard-ons and Happy Hate Me Nots."
The group signed to Waterfront Records, where they released a self-titled six-track extended play in December 1987, which "contained four of the band's self-penned stage favourites plus a cover of the Tommy James and the Shondells 1960s bubblegum apotheosis 'I Think We're Alone Now'."[1] It was followed by two singles, "I Think I Love You" (August 1988) and "Baby's Got a Gun" (December).
Their debut album, This Nightmare, appeared in July 1989.[1][2] By that time the line-up was Day, John McAteer on bass guitar and Andrew Polin on drums.[1] According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, the album "contained a treasure-trove of witty, effervescent Day-penned tracks like 'Go Go', 'True Lust', 'Baby's Got a Gun' and 'The Killing Joke', plus a cover of UK band The Darling Buds' 'If I Said'."[1]
Their second EP, Killing Joke (July 1989), and another single, "Saying Goodbye" (March 1990), followed before they left Waterfront.[1][2] Amr Zaid replaced McAteer on bass guitar and backing vocals.[1][2] Alister of Tharunka felt "Saying Goodbye" was "quite refreshing, both in the areas of its mixing and melody, despite decidedly average vocals."[3] During February 1990 they supported gigs by English group, Buzzcocks, alongside fellow Australians, Falling Joys.[4]
In mid-1990 Ratcat signed a "lucrative deal" with the rooArt label, distributed by PolyGram.[1] Their first release for that label was the track, "You Get Me By", for the various artists' compilation album, Youngblood II.[1] It was followed by the group's six-track EP, Tingles, on 14 October 1990, which was produced by Nick Mainsbridge (Tall Tales and True, Martha's Vineyard).[1][2]
McFarlane noticed that "almost immediately the frisky 'That Ain't Bad' scored mainstream radio support."[1] That track, combined with their cartoon-like artwork (which featured heavily on their releases and in their videos), saw Tingles reach No. 1 on ARIA Alternative Singles Chart and, in May 1991, the EP was a number-one hit on the ARIA Singles Chart for two weeks.[1][5] "That Ain't Bad", the lead track, was Day's "simple attempt to mix noisy guitars and the words 'I love you' together in a song without one contradicting the other."[6] The Canberra Times reviewer opined that it "has had the airplay, but it is not the best track. 'Don't Go in the Water', a dire little track, and 'Getting Away (From This World)', with it hackneyed but fairly successful insertion of sound from the Challenger shuttle disaster, are both excellent tracks."[7]
According to Australian Musician Magazine staff writer, Ratcat were the first alternative band to go mainstream – they provided one of the Top 50 Most Significant Moments in Australian Pop/Rock History.[6] The band's second album, Blind Love (1 June 1991), and its lead single "Don't Go Now" (April) both reached No. 1 on their respective ARIA charts.[8] For recording, at Paradise Studios, Day, Polin and Zaid were joined by Robyn St. Clare (of the Hummingbirds) and Margaret Urlich on backing vocals;[9] they were produced by Mainsbridge, again.[1][2] Zaid told Charles Miranda of The Canberra Times that their chart success was "really weird it happened so quickly it's sort of difficult for us to understand what has happened. And it does put pressure on us to come up with the goods. We have to look at what we've done [... but not] perform to any sort of dictated standard by what we've achieved."[10]
The group supported fellow Australian group, INXS, on the latter's local tour in April and May 1991 and followed by headlining their own Invasion of the Dinosaur Killers Tour in June.[1][6] Their next single, "Baby Baby", was issued in July which reached No. 21.[8] In September they started a four-month tour across the United Kingdom, continental Europe and the United States.[1][11] They backed various head-liners including Ride, Iggy Pop, Dinosaur Jr, Teenage Fanclub, Violent Femmes and the Wonder Stuff.[1] Polin described how "We were playing to full houses a lot of the way around... Admittedly, in London about a third of the audiences were Australians but we have sold about 17,000 copies of our album over there."[11]
Upon their return to Australian, in December, they issued an eight-track live album, Ratcat Alive.[1][2][11] Marc Scully replaced Zaid on bass guitar in mid-1992.[1][2] Their third studio album, Insideout (November 1992) also produced by Mainsbridge, provided three singles, "Candyman" (May 1992), "Holiday" (October) and "The World (in a Wrapper)" (May 1993).[1][2] It had been recorded from March to May 1992 at Rhinoceros Studios, with Day providing vocals, guitar and bass guitar; and Polin on vocals, drums and percussion.[12] McFarlane opined that these releases "were unable to repeat the spectacular success of their predecessors but kept Ratcat in the public eye."[1]
In 1993 they recorded two more EPs, Rain (1994), which was produced by Tony Cohen, and The Smiler (August 1995), and an album Easy Rider.[1][2] The band sporadically played live shows over the next few years and Easy Rider was eventually released in July 1997.[1]
Ratcat reformed in 1998 to play at the Homebake Festival with a new bass guitarist, Nic Dalton (ex-The Plunderers, Sneeze, The Lemonheads, among others). They also collaborated with John Paul Young – who supplied backing vocals – on a cover version of his earlier single, "I Hate the Music" (September 1998).[1] It was included on the soundtrack for the feature film, Occasional Coarse Language (November 1998).[1] The group disbanded in 1998, during their career much of the artwork was provided by Simon Day.[1]
The group played a few shows in 2002 including a spot at the Big Day Out, and in 2006 they were a support act on the Psychedelic Furs Australian tour. They did a further gig at The Jack Daniel's music awards and played, in early June 2006, at the Come Together festival at Luna Park. In 2011 they performed a show at The Factory, Marrickville, to mark the 20th anniversary of 'Blind Love.
A 2010 TV ad for Bonds' brassieres featured a cover version of Ratcat's "That Ain't Bad", Day made a brief appearance. He has also appeared with Sydney bands including the Art, and the Glimmer (formerly the Mansons). In 2011 Ratcat were confirmed for Sydney's Homebake festival, subtitled "The Classic Edition".
The band played as part of the 'A Day on the Green' concert series in March 2016, with Hoodoo Gurus, Sunnyboys, Violent Femmes and Died Pretty.[13]
- Simon Day – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, main songwriter (1985–present)
- Trevor Wintle – drums (1986–1987)
- Andrew Polin – drums (1985–1986, 1987–2011)
- Victor Levi – bass guitar (1985–1988)
- Cathy Webb – bass guitar (1988)
- John McAteer – bass guitar (1988–1989)
- Amr Zaid – bass guitar, backing vocals (1989–1992)
- Marc Scully – bass guitar (1992–1996)
- Nic Dalton – bass guitar (1998–present)
- Reuben Alexander - drums (?2014-present)
- This Nightmare (July 1989)
- Blind Love (1 June 1991) AUS: No. 1[8]
- Ratcat Alive (live album, December 1991) (Recorded live in June 1991 at the Metro Club, Melbourne)
- Insideout (November 1992)
- Easy Rider (July 1997)
Extended plays[edit]
- Ratcat (1987)
- I Love Ratcat to Death (1989)
- Tingles (October 1990) AUS: No. 1[8]
- Rain (1994)
- The Smiler (August 1995)
- Laughing Bag and Other Funny Stories (July 1997)
- "I Think I Love You" (August 1988)
- "Baby's Got a Gun" (December 1988)
- "Saying Goodbye" (1989)
- "Don't Go Now" (1991) AUS: No. 1[8]
- "Baby Baby" (July 1991) AUS: No. 21[8]
- "Candyman" (1992) AUS: No. 38[8]
- "Holiday" (1992) AUS: No. 41[8]
- "The World (In a Wrapper)" (1993)
- "I Hate the Music" (by Ratcat and John Paul Young) (September 1998)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Ratcat'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Holmgren, Magnus. "Ratcat". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ Alister (9 April 1990). "Ratcat: 'Saying Goodbye'". Tharunka. 36 (4). p. 27. Retrieved 4 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Wong, Kean (1 February 1990). "Showtime: Back for the First Time". The Canberra Times. 64 (20,018). p. 21. Retrieved 4 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Ratcat – Tingles EP". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ a b c Australian Musician staff writers (19 June 2007). "The 50 Most Significant Moments in Australian Pop/Rock History". Australian Musician Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Hybrid Flowers are up with the best of them". The Canberra Times. 65 (20,361). 10 January 1991. p. 12. Retrieved 4 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hung, Steffen. "Discography Ratcat". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Ratcat (1991), Blind love, rooArt, retrieved 4 September 2016
- ^ Miranda, Charles (27 June 1991). "Ratcat from Alley to Rooftop". The Canberra Times. p. 13. Retrieved 4 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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- ^ http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2015/10/15/hoodoo-gurus,-sunnyboys-and-more-lead-a-day-on-the-green-announce/
External links[edit]
- Ratcat's Simon Day cameos in new Bonds ad, Pedestrian TV, August 11, 2010, retrieved August 17, 2010.
- [1], A Fan Site
- [2], Rueben Alexander's site


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Your child's school may issue a handout on rules and locker tips. It's a good idea to purchase a combination lock before school begins, and encourage your child to practice using it so he can get the hang of it. Help your tween memorize his combination, and if he has to share a locker, decorations should be agreed upon before decorating begins. It's always a good idea for your child to keep his combination private. You might also encourage your tween to figure out an easy way to memorize his combination, so he can remember it easily.

Magnets, pictures and mirrors make great locker accessories, but there are plenty of other ways to decorate a school locker and stay organized at the same time. Don't go too crazy on locker decorations, however, because space is limited. You might want to consider just a few items at first, so that your tween can figure out how he will use his locker, and if he needs to maximize the space he's given.

Lockers help keep your student organized, but they can be fun to decorate, too. Here's how to keep a locker clear of debris, and what to consider when purchasing decorations. Your child can find fun ideas on locker decorating online on websites such as Pinterest. Older siblings or friends may also offer up ideas on how to spruce up a school locker and organize school materials. See if your tween wants to decorate her locker in a theme, or just post a few pictures and a mirror. And if she gets sick of her decor, she can always change it when the semester or grading period ends.

Did your tween get into decorating her locker? What decorations did she use to spruce up her school locker, and did you find any locker accessories that helped her stay organized?

 It's a good idea for your child to keep a small container of quick wipes in his locker for easy cleaning. Baby wipes or clorox wipes are great for easy clean ups. It's also a good idea to encourage your child to sort through his locker once a week to get rid of debris, old papers, old tests, or anything else that might have pushed its way to the bottom or back of the storage unit. Also, towards the end of the school year encourage your tween to begin cleaning out her locker a few weeks before.


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Six members of an East Rand police dog unit were arrested on Tuesday, just hours before horrific footage of white dog handlers setting their animals on black illegal immigrants was shown on television.
"I was horrified and outraged by these scenes of brutality and racism," said Safety and Security Minister Tshwete, who previewed the footage shown on SABC3's Special Assignment.
Tshwete viewed scenes of six policemen setting their dogs on three suspected illegal immigrants, and assaulting their hapless, screaming victims on a mine dump near Springs on the East Rand.
Expressing his horror, Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi said steps would be taken to have those responsible suspended.
The footage captured members of the North East Rand Dog Unit - named as Inspectors Christo Koch and Eugene Truter and Sergeants Kobus Smith, Dino Guitto, Robert Henzen and Nicolaas Laubser - relentlessly encouraging the dogs to be as violent as possible with the victims.
The victims pleaded for their lives with the policemen, who hurled racial abuse at the men as they punched, kicked and slapped them.
The officers stamped on the men's necks and faces as the animals tore into their flesh.
In one section it appeared that a piece of a dog's tooth had come loose and was embedded in the flesh of one of the victims.
Two alsatians, which were joined by another large dog, which appeared to be a cross-breed, attacked the men with such ferocity and strength that they were able to lift one of the men up in their jaws from his crouching position in the veld.
The dogs were also able to drag the men along the ground.
When the animals were finally called off, the police officers lined up the three injured men and assaulted them further.
One of the officers asked a victim: "Is jy 'n kaffir? Se jy is 'n kaffir!" (Are you a kaffir? Say you're a kaffir).
The man was then hit across the side of his head, and asked if he had heard of WWF (as in the World Wrestling Federation). He was then punched to the ground and stamped on the face. Other officers were heard laughing in the background.
Before the men were kicked again and then bundled into a minibus with the dogs that had mauled them, one of the policemen threw stones at the men, and another pulled his weapon from his holster, but did not fire.
The two ringleaders in the assault were identified by Special Assignment as Sergeant Smith and Inspector Koch. The producers said Koch had since been promoted and now heads a dog squad at the unit.
The film, which was taken in January 1998, was supplied to Special Assignment about 10 days ago, presumably by another police officer or an associate who filmed it with the clear knowledge of the members of the dog unit seen on the film.
The police officers referred to the camera, even describing their actions as part of a "training video".
Special Assignment received the footage in its edited form. The programme's directors did not edit it further.
From the time-clock at the bottom of the screen, it is evident that the savagery continued for about an hour, although viewers witnessed only the sections of it as supplied to Special Assignment.


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|The Music Room is now open! Collect 'em all! Then listen to 'em all again and again!"
|— Description • Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
The Sound Test is a recurring menu feature that appears in many games in the Kirby series. More often than not, it needs to be unlocked by fulfilling certain requirements.
The Sound Test allows the player to listen to both music and sound bytes from the game anytime he or she wants from it. Kirby's Epic Yarn, Kirby Mass Attack, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, and Kirby: Planet Robobot do not have sound effects in the Sound Test.
Games the Sound Test is available in
|Kirby's Dream Land
|Available in hidden Config mode. Access by simultaneously holding Down + B + Select. The player can also increase or decrease Kirby's vitality and lives.
|Kirby's Adventure
|Finish Extra Game.
|Kirby's Dream Course
|Kirby's Dream Land 2
|Clear the game 100%.
|Kirby Super Star
|Clear The Arena.
|Kirby's Dream Land 3
|Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
|Defeat Miracle Matter. Known as the Sound Check in this game.
|Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
|Kirby Air Ride
|Some sounds and music are unavailable until the player fills Checklists.
|Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
|Every song and sound is available from the start; the player does not need to find or unlock any of them.
|Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
|Find the Sound Player in Candy Constellation. Music unlocked by finding Music Notes.
|Kirby: Canvas Curse
|Some sounds are unavailable until player beats game or purchases music.
|Kirby: Squeak Squad
|Find the Sound Player. Music unlocked by finding Music Notes from Treasure Chests.
|Kirby Super Star Ultra
|Finish Milky Way Wishes. Some music is unlocked by beating sub-games containing the music.
|Kirby's Epic Yarn
|Available from the start, under Tunes in Patch Plaza at Quilty Square. Music added by finding the CD treasure hidden in every level.
|Kirby Mass Attack
|Collect 10 medals. Tracks are unlocked by beating levels or playing sub-games that contain them.
|Kirby's Return to Dream Land
|Clear the Main Game. The rest of the tracks are unlocked by clearing the Extra Game 100%.
|Kirby: Triple Deluxe
|Clear the Dededetour sub-game.
|Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
|Collect a music byte. Music added by collecting music bytes in Treasure Chests and defeating bosses. Called Music Room in this game.
|Kirby: Planet Robobot
|Clear the Meta Knightmare Returns sub-game. Called the Jukebox in this game.
Sound Player
The Sound Player is a collectible item in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad, and must be found before the player can access the Sound Test menu. In other games, the sound test is built into the menu system at the start, so the Sound Player is not present.
Some games have otherwise unused tracks that can only be heard with this feature. For example, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards has a remix of Kine's theme from Kirby's Dream Land 3 that is not used, but it can be heard as Track 2 on the Sound Check.
Related Quotes
|You can listen to music and sounds from the game here—your list of sounds will grow as you clear games. Tap ←→ or use [the +Control Pad] to select songs and sounds. Tap the panel in the middle or press A to play."
|— Instruction manual description • Kirby Super Star Ultra
|You've unlocked Sound Test, where you can listen to all your favorite game music!"
|— Description • Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- The image shown in the Sound Test in Kirby's Dream Land 2 is a parody of a scene from the Japanese video game Yūyūki.
- When listening to music in the Sound Test in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Kirby's expression will change based on the mood of the track.
- One can see pictures of a Waddle Dee, Kirby's House, and the blooming Dreamstalk in the background of the Jukebox in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
- When playing the Jukebox in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, red or blue music notes are emitted from the speakers. Tracks with red notes were composed by Jun Ishikawa. Tracks with blue notes were composed by Hirokazu Ando.[1] This also seems to be the case with Kirby: Planet Robobot.
- When playing a song on the Jukebox in Kirby: Planet Robobot, there is a rare chance that the Kirby wearing the headphones will change into an 8-bit Kirby, which will start dancing while the music is playing. He will stay until leaving the Jukebox.
- The Jukeboxes in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot contain some tracks which aren't music, but sound effects, generally from the defeats of important bosses, such as Magolor, Queen Sectonia, Susie, Dedede Clone, and President Haltmann, as well as Star Dream's cat-like screeches.
- Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is the latest game in the series (following Kirby Mass Attack) to have a soundtrack composed of completely original and remixed tracks. No track is reused directly from a previous game.


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$287 for Open-Water Diver Certification ($595 Value)
Students earn their lifetime PADI open-water diver certification and card during the express certification class, which is spread over two weekends. The thorough session includes study materials, a pre-class 90-minute fitting for provided diving equipment, all necessary scuba gear, two pool sessions, two ocean sessions, and a graduation ceremony. Catalina Island upgrades are available. The hours are as follows:
- First Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Eco Dive Center
Eco Dive Center's dedication to water conservation shines through in its educational programs. The dive team teaches its students not only about scuba diving, but how to properly care for and respect the underwater world. It's much more than just a water-safety school and aquatics emporium, although it does house dive gear from renowned brands such as Bare and Oceanic in its 5,000 square-foot store. And it does, of course, certify students in both basic open-water PADI skills and more advanced specialties, such as rescue and first-response.


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|297 m²
|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|3 nights
Waterscape on the river is on the Kennebunk beach side of the Kennebunk Port bridge.. You're just feet from the water in this unique, old world, architect-created vacation property in a turn of century boatyard building. You can rent 3 or 5 bedrooms, rates are adjusted for the number of bedrooms per night.You're greeted by beautiful waterscape views on this tranquil riverfront location, yet you are a 2 minute walk to restaurants, shops, or a short stroll to the beach. Wake up in your suite and enjoy your own accommodations, or just a minute away, have breakfast at the best bakery within miles. Later take a stroll to the beach, use our dock to launch your kayak, or take a walk across the river bridge to Dock Square. Then, after some shopping, a look at the historic village, and an ice cream cone or fried clams at the bridge, take home some lobsters and cook them up. You might also consider a romantic dinner at any of the world-class restaurant just a short walk away.
It feels like an inn and a cottage in the sky. With 600 feet of water front, every room has a water view, the gardens are perfect and in such a peaceful area just a short walk to the historic village.
We request a 50% deposit and the balance 30 days before arrivals.
Owner Description:: I am a financial advisor and my wife is an office manager. We have been summer residents in Kennebunkport for over thirty years. Her family has been in Kennebunkport for over 100 yrs.
I am a portfolio manager working with high net worth families and my wife is an a office manager. We are avid sailors and skiers and live most of the year in Hingham, MA.
Steve Esielonis purchased this condo in 1991
My wife has vacationed on the coast of Maine since she was 4 years old. We love the rocky coast as well as the beautiful beaches.The water is so clear, the air so pure and the villages so charming.
We had a need to book quickly and some special circumstances. Steven the owner was quick to reply and accommodating. Arrival was seamless and easy to follow. We have two kids 10 & 7 and a pet. We arrived to a clean well organized condo that was stocked with all the essentials. The view from the living area was outstanding of Kennebunkport. We were able to walk to all the shops and restaurants. The area is charming and picturesque. We enjoyed our stay and would recommend this unit for any family.
We rented a two room apartment and it was just amazing! The location is unbeatable within walking distance of just about everything but still undisturbed. Very clean and well kept property with all amenities needed. The owner contacted us several times before and during the stay to make sure everything was alright. Would gladly stay here again, highly recommended!
Our family of five along with our little dog had a wonderful week in the "Penthouse" at Waterscape. Our time spent in this beautiful rental proved to be one of our best vacations. My husband grew up around the Portland area, so we have traveled to southern Maine many times before. We wanted a beautiful rental with water views to be able to entertain our family guests who live in the area that would come to visit us, which was exactly what we were able to do in the spacious living area with the lovely sunroom and deck, and well equipped kitchen. There was only a short walk to the village for fun shopping or eating at the many restaurants. The bedrooms also comfortably accommodated us. My husband was recovering from a foot injury, and it was also convenient to have an elevator available. The beach was a twenty minute walk, so it was so helpful to have a beach parking pass provided. We enjoyed all the things to do in Kennebunkport, but especially enjoyed the family time spent together at this great location.
I have traveled to Maine for 21 years and am so happy to have found this gem. The Penthouse was fabulous. A peaceful place to sit and watch the events of Kennebunkport. Each morning, even in the rain, the Quintessential town is alive. From having breakfast at "Mornings in Paris" to sitting on the sunporch in front of the gas fireplace enjoying the views of the ever changing tide made the perfect vacation. The views from the open living room, dining room area are spectacular. The master bedroom is very comfortable with it's own sun porch. As we drove away my only thought was - how soon could I return!
Brought four other couples along with my wife and I to this gem for a four day weekend. Wanted to be together and found this property to be even BETTER than described. The proximity to shops (7 minute walk) and dining meant we never moved our cars - thereby avoiding the issue of parking in Kennebunkport on busy weekends. The beach was an easy 20 minute walk. We occupied the Penthouse - 5 bedrooms (2 of which had private decks), 3 baths, lots of common space with an additional deck overlooking the village and river. The well stocked kitchen had everything we'd need, despite dining out every night.
I had read a previous review with a caution on a bedroom with queen air mattress. I have to say the couple in our group who slept in this room had no issue and said it was as comfortable as their bed at home.
Spoke with other guests staying a floor beneath - they had been coming for several years, always request the same unit and wouldn't think about any other location.
Finding this property made me a hero among my group. No one could believe the comfort, cleanliness, proximity, views, quiet neighborhood surrounding and overall value this property had to offer. I found Roger easy to contact as I made reservations and the deal was quickly transacted.
Location, Location, Location. 'Waterscape' offers a premier location that affords great views and easy walking to wonderful shops and restaurants. Three of us couples made a mutual decision to make this our vacation destination and it proved to be a good choice. We booked our stay in the 'penthouse' which offered three bedrooms and two full baths. The condo was beautifully decorated, the common space offered more than enough space for all of us and the kitchen was well stocked. Our favorite spot, however, had to be the amazing sun porch and attached outdoor deck. We spent many hours there enjoying the view! However, we were confused over how bedrooms were described in the VRBO listing. The facility is described as 5 bedrooms but we did not realize that these are in different 'condo' spaces so we did not know which of the described beds were in the 'penthouse.' What we found was a beautiful master suite with a king bed and attached bath; one large bedroom with two twin beds (which is not listed in the descriptions at all); and one very small room listed as a queen (these two rooms shared one bath). This "queen" turned out to be a futon base with a queen air mattress that hung over the edges. One of our couples used it and kept sliding off the mattress into the crack between the back of the futon and air mattress. This did not meet our expectations and so we requested a change. We were lucky that one of the other condo bedrooms was available but were disappointed in the manner in which the owner handled this problem, culminating in his charging us more. While we enjoyed the space and would recommend it, our advice is 'ask before you go' so you know for certain what you are or are not getting.
On the water surrounded by waterscapes, on our own peninsula with 600 feet of water front, across from the port.
Other Activities: Shopping, Kayaking, Boating, Shelling, Wildlife Viewing, Health/Beauty Spa, Miniature Golf
|Cleaning Fee
Rates are bassed on smallest accommodation, the number of days and the season affects the price, please call for the exact pricing adjusted to your needs.


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1019 N. Old World Third St.
A saloon with 1890s charm with a bar said to be the longest east of the Mississippi. The dining room serves burgers, sandwiches, pizza, salads and a few dinner entrees. The Sicilian tenderloin is a treat. (J.B.) $$. CC. OD, DS, FF, FB. 224-8500
Comet Café
1947 N. Farwell Ave.
An all-in-one bar, restaurant and coffee shop, Comet Café cooks its comfort food from scratch using mostly local ingredients. Entrées are hearty and satisfying, with options including meatloaf with beer gravy, a turkey dinner and a vegan Salisbury steak (one of many vegetarian or vegan options). Among the more inspired sandwiches are the Leghorn (pulled chicken with vegetables topped with cream cheese and peach jelly) and a vegan gyro made with grilled seitan. Breakfast options, including pancakes made with bacon (one of the menu's favorite ingredients), are served until 3 p.m. daily. (E.R.) $-$$. CC. OD. SB. FF. FB. Handicap access 273-7677
Crabby's Bar & Grill
2113 E. Oklahoma Ave.
Crabby's Bar & Grill has been a Bay View fixture since 1964. A windowless dining room diminishes distractions allowing diners to focus on specialties ranging from Cajun, seafood, steaks, and pasta dishes. Homemade dressings are a nice touch on the salads. Tuesdays through Thursdays and Saturdays sample Francisco's classic thin crust pizzas featuring favorite traditional toppings. For those with a more adventurous side, try a cheese and kraut pizza topped with sauerkraut, caraway and sausage. (S.H.G) $$-$$$. CC. FF, FB. Handicap access. 769-9999
Eddie Martini's
8612 Watertown Plank Road
Just before the renaissance in Milwaukee dining began in the late '90s, Eddie's opened a swanky retro steak and chop place with great food, four-star service and a snazzy, well-stocked bar. Many restaurants have come and gone since it was established in 1995, but Eddie Martini's remains as busy as the day it opened. (D.L.) $$$-$$$$. CC. FB, RS. OD. Handicap access. 771-6680
Frankie's Sammiches
5300 W. Blue Mound Road
As the whimsical name suggests, Frankie's specializes in sandwiches, including such staples as hamburgers and BLTs, meatball and turkey wrap, plus more unusual contenders like the pepper and egg on French bread. Frankie's began as a food cart known for Italian beef and the sandwich offered at the restaurant is piled high and juicy, accented by choice of sweet or spicy peppers and a dollop of mozzarella. It's a mouthful. Along with the egg sandwich, vegetarians can try the portabella mushroom, profuse and arranged like a hamburger on a bun with sliced cucumbers and tomatoes. (D.L.) $. CC. 301-2141
Griddlers Café
41600 W. Loomis Road, (414) 545-6565
2012 W. Layton Ave., (414) 282-2460
211 N. Chicago Ave., South Milwaukee, (414) 762-8801
7510 W. Layton Ave., (414) 281-9696
10706 W. Greenfield Ave., (414) 727-7722
N88 W16747 Appleton Ave., (262) 255-2170
When several locations in the venerable George Webb franchise decided to break away under a new name, the owners gave the venues a gently modern facelift and updated the menu, offering more sides (including BBQ bacon beans and a side salad), expanded their breakfast offerings and changed their coffee blend and chili. Among the most popular new additions to the menu is the Jalapeno Hangover Burger: a double cheeseburger with bacon, jalapenos and a fried egg. (E.R.) $
Honeypie Bakery and Café
2643 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
Honeypie's menu is mainly sandwiches plus a few appetizers, entrees and salads. The theme is home-style Midwest cooking. Expect plenty of pork, chicken, turkey and bacon. The pork fries features Honeypie's fine French fries smothered with pulled pork, bacon and cheese sauce. The davenport is the ultimate open-faced roast turkey sandwich, a mountain of food with horseradish-mashed potatoes. This is true slow cooking, no shortcuts at all. (J.B.) $-$$. CC.OD. SB. Handicap access. 489-7437
Hubbard Park Lodge
3565 N. Morris Blvd.
Tucked away on the banks of the Milwaukee River, the Hubbard Park Lodge enjoys a scenic woodsy locale. Offering its rustic cathedral ceiling space for weddings and other events most days of the week, the Lodge now also serves Friday Fish Fry and Sunday brunch. The former is a laid-back but organized affair with attentive servers, high quality surf and turf selections and a family-friendly atmosphere (you probably will see small children dancing to the accordion music). The beer battered cod is a particularly tasty Wisconsin favorite, and the drink menu continues the local pride with selections from the Lakefront Brewery. (S.M.) $$. CC: All major. RS, SB, FF, FB. 332-4207
708 N. Milwaukee St.
The choices here are charcuterie, wine or chocolate. Indulge in a wine of over 300 vintages and a charcuterie menu that ranges from duck prosciutto to speck and Serrano ham. The chocolate is merely the icing on the cake. Indulge! (J.B.) $$$$. Handicap access. 390-9463.
Mason Street Grill
425 E. Mason St.
The latest venue at the Pfister Hotel features a casual setting, a bar room with fireplace, a dining room and a marble counter where patrons are able to watch the chefs at work. The menu includes excellent steaks, solid seafood and a fine onion soup, along with a less expensive bar menu. The Mason Street Grill sets standards far above typical hotel fare. (J.B.) $$-$$$$. CC. RS. OD. Handicap access. 298-3131
401 W. Canal St.
The Harley-Davidson Museum restaurant is as architecturally impressive as the galleries. The dining room and the outdoor terrace boast serene views of the Menomonee River. The menu focuses on Wisconsin and the Midwest, including booyah, a soup thick as a stew and said to originate in Green Bay. Entrées include homey fare like mac'n'cheese, fish fry, steak and BBQ ribs. Portions tend to be large. While the museum is recommended, Motor has a setting and food that are worthy of a visit too. (J.B.) $$-$$$. CC. RS parties of 8 or more. FB. OD. Handicap access. 287-2778
North Star American Bistro
4515 N. Oakland Ave.
The new location ramps up the amenities with a larger bar, more spacious seating, tall ceilings and abundant windows. There is not a bad table in the house. The menu includes crab cakes served over a bed of leaf lettuce with tarragon aioli and spinach-and-fontina pizza with an abundance of roasted garlic. New menu additions include pork roulade, seafood risotto and coriander-crusted mahi mahi. (J.B.) $$-$$$. CC. SB. FF. FB. Handicap access. 964-4663
Open Flame
5081 S. 108th St.
Although there is a martini menu, don't expect anything trendy from the kitchen. Go for all-American fare like plump roast chickens or sliced roast pork with real mashed potatoes and gravy. The renovated interior of the former Omega has a clubby feel with dark woodwork and a spacious lounge. The priciest items are chargrilled steaks and chops, but even here there are bargains. It's a family-friendly place that just happens to serve cocktails. (J.B.) $-$$. CC. FF. SB. RS. Handicap access. 425-5177
Open Hearth
2930 N. 117th St.
The popular Tosa supper club has seen some updates in the last few years. The menu is now focused on steak and seafood, and a happy hour from 4:30-6:30 p.m. tempts the after work crowd with free appetizers, two for one rails and Miller on tap. A terrace has been added for outdoor dining with cigar nights on the patio Tuesday through Thursday. Live music is heard Thursday and Saturday nights. (D.L.) $$$. CC. FB, FF. OD. Handicap access. 475-0839
2491 S. Superior St.
All of the comforts of a South Side corner bar are here, complete with pool tables. The fare tends to be Southern, though vegetarians will find the menu welcoming, too. The best items are chicken-fried steak, BBQ baby back ribs and a definitive Southern-fried chicken. (J.B.) $-$$. CC. FB, OD, FF. SB. 747-1007
Range Line Inn
2635 W. Mequon Road
Though surrounded by subdivisions, this vintage 19th-century inn offers quiet, countrified charm. The traditional American menu offers thick steaks, chops and big racks of ribs. Don't miss the homemade dinner rolls, onion rings and potato chips. Saturday features prime rib and roast duck. (J.B.) $$-$$$. CC. RS, FF, FB. (262) 242-0530
Sammy's Taste of Chicago
10534 W. Greenfield Ave.
If you're looking for a great place to bring the family out for an affordable meal, look no further than Sammy's Taste of Chicago. They offer many different food options, but they are known for their Chicago-style hot dogs topped with relish, pickles, onions, peppers and tomatoes. On Sundays, the restaurant offers 99-cent hot dogs, which are normally $2.25. The inside environment is retro, featuring paneled walls, and they even have a few yellow and green chairs shaped like hands. 774-0466. $. CC. OD. (H.Y.)
Swinging Door Exchange
219 E. Michigan St.
The Swingin' Door Exchange is a classic post-Prohibition tavern in the landmark Grain Exchange building. The bar still retains its original table and there is a back dining room for those who arrive just for food. The menu has casual fare, mostly sandwiches and appetizers. But entrees include a few steaks, ahi tuna and BBQ ribs. Also there are daily specials at moderate prices and a Friday fish fry that often includes bluegills. A fun place to drink, eat and socialize. (J.B.) $$. CC. FB, FF. SB. Handicap access. 276-8150
1230 N. Van Buren St.
Though Victor's is better known as a singles spot, dinners are served before 9:30 p.m. The menu is typical supper-club fare with steaks, lobster, chops and crab legs. Portions are generous, including the Friday fish fry; prime rib smothered with mushrooms is served everyday. The lights are bright and the volume a bit high, but the food quality more than compensates. (J.B.) $$-$$$. CC. FF, FB. 272-2522
Zak's Café
231 S. Second St.
Open early for breakfast, the menu includes such hearty options as buttermilk pancakes or a gonzo breakfast burrito filled with scrambled eggs and served with hashbrowns and choice of bacon, sausage or ham. The warm fragrance of cinnamon rises from the brioche French toast, a stick-to-the-ribs serving dusted with powder sugar, brightened with blueberries and sliced strawberries and served with Wisconsin maple syrup. The lunch menu (served until 9 p.m. weekdays and 11 p.m. Saturdays) is heavy on sandwiches, including a Kobe burger and a turkey sandwich. (D.L.) $. CC. FB. OD. Handicap. 271-5555


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