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Two Great Sandwich Spots
Rating: 2 1/2 stars
Address: 5000 E. 2nd St., Belmont Shores; 3510 E. Broadway.
Information: 562-343-5580 (2nd St.); 562-439-7758 (Broadway); www.olivesgourmetgrocer.com
Cuisine: A lively pair of Italian groceries, with shelves and displays packed with tasty treats, and an extensive menu of sandwiches, pizzas and nightly specials, served inside and out, with limited hours in the evening, and a great view of the crowds strolling by.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the weekends.
Details: Soft drinks. Street parking. Reservations not necessary.
Prices: Sandwiches, $5.99-$7.99. Pizzas, $9-$13. Entrees, $8.99 - $12.99.
Cards: MC, V.
Rating: 2 1/2 stars
Address: 5374 E. 2nd St., Belmont Shores.
Information: 562-434-2763; www.roe-fish.com
Cuisine: At the Naples end of Belmont Shores, this diminutive seafood shop offers lots of fish to go, and lots of fish dishes to eat at the outdoor tables, where the breeze from the harbor washing over the access bridge, and bicyclers roll by at a steady pace.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Details: Soft drinks. Street parking. Reservations not necessary.
Prices: Appetizers, 99 cents-$10.95. Entrees, $6.95-$13.95.
Cards: MC, V.
When you go to New Orleans, you eat the best muffaletta sandwich in town on a park bench across from the Central Grocery, where they've mastered the art of making a sandwich that leaks oil all over your pants.
In New York, it's hard to avoid grabbing some chow at Mario Batali's massive Eataly Market, which can be eaten on the run.
You feel hungry in Santa Monica? You go to the fabled Bay Cities Italian Deli for a hero overflowing with cured meats and cheeses.
And when you're down in Belmont Shore, it's Olives Gourmet Grocer that calls to you (or at least to me) with promises of big sandwiches packed with everything in the deli case. This is a very happy place — or at least a very satisfying place.
It was the 2nd Street branch that I dropped by (there's another Olives on Broadway with a slightly different menu), but whichever you go to, these are toy stores for grownups — a wonderland of cheeses, meats, salad, pastas — and sandwiches ... so many sandwiches.
The Olives Gourmet Grocer menu is almost all sandwich, divided into many variants: Roast Beef Sandwiches, Turkey Sandwiches, Chicken Sandwiches, Pork Sandwiches, Veggie Sandwiches, Italian Sandwiches, Traditional Favorites, Grilled Panini and Breakfast Panini.
It does my heart good to find a muffaletta (which is also spelled muffuletta here and there) on the menu. It's not nearly as sloppy as the one served in New Orleans, that that's a good thing. (I mean, how many pairs of pants can I throw away because of the sandwich stains?) This one is packed with hard Genoa salami, spicy capicola, mortadella, fontina and provolone on ciabatta bread. The stains come from the olive salad mix spooned on the bread. Eat with care. It falls out with ease.
In the Italian style, they like to moisten their sandwiches at Olives. Some sandwiches are drizzled with olive oil and red wine vinegar. Others have a dressing of balsamic. In some cases, there's a pesto aioli or a chipotle aioli. Let's just say, the sandwiches are never dry. If anything, they're wet to the point of being soft. But I'm not complaining.
I really like the panini they do for breakfast, filled variously with eggs, bacon, cheese, avocado, sundried tomato, prosciutto, chiles — the list goes on. The regular paninis are fine too — try Ernesto's Sweet Marina, made with smoked turkey, Swiss cheese, mayo, arugula, tomatoes and, of all things, apricot preserves.
There are pizzas too, and weekday dinner items like chicken marsala, beef Stroganoff and eggplant parmesan. But for me, it's the sandwiches I go for. Grocery sandwiches are always the way to go.
There aren't many sandwiches down the street at the tiny Roe Restaurant & Fish Market, but they are good ones. There's a fish sandwich made using your choice of fresh fish from the market display — salmon, ahi, mahi mahi, tilapia, shrimp, wahoo, halibut, cod and sea bass — served in ciabatta with cole claw, tartar sauce, lettuce tomato and pickles made in house. There's also a Vietnamese banh mi sandwich like no banh mi sandwich found in Westminster's Little Saigon. It's a lobster banh mi on a brioche with pickled veggies. It puts most Maine lobster rolls to shame.
Most folks order their food inside, then grab a table (there aren't many) outside. If you're livin' large, go for the Mighty Seafood Platter (for two) of king crab, shrimp, clams, mussels, kielbasa sausage (why? I dunno), potatoes, lemon, and garlic butter. If you're not quite that peckish, I like the brown rice ahi poke bowl, served with a hardcooked egg marinated in soy. (There's also a salmon roe bowl — same thing, but with roe instead of poke.)
The cooking roams from the Britishiana of fish 'n chips to Southeast Asian creations like the Angry Steamers (mussels or clams in red curry coconut broth or white wine and garlic). From fish tacos and burritos, to "no joke" french fries served with spicy mayo. The house pickles come raw or fried. Why you'd want fried pickles is a mystery. But there's no mystery to the calamari fries and the salt & pepper popcorn shrimp. Crispy, tasty and served with a sauce tricked up with spiced roe. Oh, and the chowder is properly spelled "chowdah." As well, it should be.


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Here's one of my teams in the various leagues I am in...
QB - Marc Bulger, Ben Rothlisberger
RB - Ladanian Tomlinson, Brian Westbrook, Fred Taylor, Warrick Dunn, Mike Anderson
WR - Chad Johnson, Torry Holt, Roy Williams, Larry Fitzgerald
TE - Bubba Franks
K - Jason Hanson
DEF - Atlanta, New York Giants
I'm thinking of starting Week One with:
QB - Marc Bulger
RB - Ladanian Tomlinson, Brian Westbrook
WR - Chad Johnson, Torry Holt, Roy Williams
Would you have any suggestions? Or does that lineup look good? I'm tempted to start Anderson in place of Westbrook, but I'm not sure.
I really don't know the RB situation in Denver...

subset: commoncrawl


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A weekly round-up of the latest DVD releases.
By Damon Smith
New to rent on DVD/Blu-ray
Rock Of Ages (Cert 12, 118 mins, Warner Home Video, Musical/Comedy/Romance, also available to buy DVD £19.99/Blu-ray £24.99)
Starring: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul Giamatti, Malin Akerman, Bryan Cranston, Mary J Blige.
Wannabe singer Sherrie Christian (Julianne Hough) leaves Oklahoma for the bright lights of Los Angeles. Aspiring rocker Drew Boley (Diego Boneta), who works as a bartender at The Bourbon Room, persuades owner Dennis Dupree (Alec Baldwin) and right-hand man Lonny Barnett (Russell Brand) to hire Sherrie as a waitress. Lovebirds Drew and Sherrie don't stop believin' in their dreams, even when bare-chested frontman Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise) comes between them. "When my hamster died, your music really helped me through!" Sherrie coos to her idol, just before Mayor Mike Whitmore (Bryan Cranston) and his puritanical wife Patricia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) pledge to clean up the city by shutting down the dens of musical inequity, starting with The Bourbon Room. "Rock 'n' roll is a disease - but it is a disease with a cure!" rages Patricia, and the battle lines are drawn. Punctuated by breathlessly choreographed, show-stopping renditions of Pat Benatar, Europe, Foreigner, Journey and Poison among others, Rock Of Ages is 118 minutes of unabashed joy. Hough is adorable as a naive gal from the Midwest and she harmonises beautifully with Boneta. Cruise embraces the spirit of Axl Rose in his scenes, sparing us only a few blushes in a jewel-encrusted dragon-shaped codpiece and leather chaps. He rocks. So does Adam Shankman's film which captures the same vitality and boundless sense of fun as the director's 2007 adaptation of Hairspray, swapping the racial tensions of 1960s Baltimore in that film for the wild abandon of 1980s Hollywood. Bow down to the gods of rock.
Rating: ****
Prometheus (Cert 15, 118 mins, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Sci/Action/Thriller/Horror/Romance, also available to buy DVD £19.99/Blu-ray £24.99/3D Blu-ray £29.99/Prometheus To Alien Blu-ray Box Set £69.99)
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Logan Marshall-Green, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Rafe Spall, Kate Dickie, Guy Pearce.
In 2089, astrophysicist Dr Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and her partner Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) unearth an ancient cave painting that confirms the existence of an extra-terrestrial race known as the Engineers. Wealthy industrialist Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce) agrees to finance a voyage to the alien home planet. A spaceship called Prometheus - captained by Janek (Idris Elba) - provides the transport for Weyland company executive Meredith Vickers (Charlize Theron) and the crew, including geologist Fifield (Sean Harris) and medic Ford (Kate Dickie). Operations android David (Michael Fassbender) casts a dispassionate eye over proceedings, but as the explorers touch down on the Engineers' home world, they are woefully unprepared for what awaits them. Prometheus propels director Ridley Scott back into space, where everyone can hear you scream, for a prelude of sorts to Alien. There are some intriguing ideas embedded within Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof's script - Darwinism vs Creationism, the recklessness of scientific endeavour - but inevitably, Scott's vision reduces to a big budget game of cat and mouse between wily xenomorphs and human interlopers. Shocks are predictable and only one sequence - an impromptu medical procedure carried out by a patient on their own body - sears into the memory. Rapace anchors the film with an emotionally wrought performance that everyone else seems unable or unwilling to match. Fassbender's embodiment of mechanised man doesn't always ring true. Production values are impeccable and the numerous dank, foreboding corridors provide plentiful opportunities to slaughter supporting characters. A nine-disc Blu-ray box set, comprising Prometheus, Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection, plus a Weyland Corporation T-shirt, art cards, poster and an extract from the book Art Of Prometheus, is also available.
Rating: ***
Ill Manors (Cert 18, 116 mins, Revolver Entertainment, Drama/Thriller, also available to buy DVD £17.99/Blu-ray £19.99)
Starring: Riz Ahmed, Ed Skrein, Natalie Press, Lee Allen, Anouska Mond, Keith Coggins, Ryan De La Cruz, Nick Sagar, Jo Hartley.
Drug dealer Ed (Ed Skrein) is caught in a police sting and he quickly offloads incriminating evidence to associate Aaron (Riz Ahmed). Flashbacks to their formative years at St Erica's children's home for boys affirm their fraternal bond. While Aaron waits for Ed's release from custody, he crosses paths with illegal immigrant Katya (Natalie Press), who has been sold into sex trafficking and must make a stark decision about the future of her newborn child. Aaron also encounters junkie Michelle (Anouska Mond), who stumbles down a sickening and destructive path in search of her next hit. Elsewhere, schoolboy Jake (Ryan De La Cruz) attempts to blag some gear from gang leader Marcel (Nick Sagar), but acceptance comes at a price. Purportedly based on real people and real events, Ill Manors pulls no punches in its depiction of the lengths some people will go to in order to survive on the streets of the capital. It's a visually arresting descent into the darkest recesses of human suffering, cutting together different film stocks to create a nightmarish vision of a city under constant surveillance from CCTV cameras, mobile phones and nosey neighbours. Director Ben Drew, aka Plan B, introduces his central protagonists in the best way he knows how: with a potty-mouthed rap and some similarly gritty imagery. It's a cute injection of pace that keeps the first hour zipping along at a fair lick before the sinewy plot strands become entangled and the screen glisters with anguish and despair. It's a hard knock life for the characters of Drew's gritty directorial debut.
Rating: ***
We Bought A Zoo (Cert PG, 118 mins, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Drama/Romance/Comedy, also available to buy DVD £19.99/Blu-ray & DVD Combi-pack £24.99)
Starring: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Elle Fanning, Angus Macfadyen, Patrick Fugit, John Michael Higgins, Stephanie Szostak.
Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) is trying to be strong for his teenage son Dylan (Colin Ford) and precocious young daughter Rosie (Maggie Elizabeth Jones) following the death of his wife Katharine (Stephanie Szostak). So Benjamin moves his family into a ramshackle house that comes with a fully functioning zoo, complete with animals and ballsy head keeper Kelly Foster (Scarlett Johansson). Benjamin sinks all of his money into the zoo, hoping to restore the facility to its former glory in time for an inspection by the notoriously pernickety Walter Ferris (John Michael Higgins). Benjamin's accountant brother, Duncan (Thomas Haden Church), is horrified but the doting father refuses to be dissuaded. We Bought A Zoo is a shamelessly sentimental tale of a father's struggle to revitalise an ailing animal sanctuary in the aftermath of his wife's death. Based on the inspirational memoir by Benjamin Mee, the British newspaper columnist who took charge of Dartmoor Zoological Park in 2007, Cameron Crowe's film doesn't miss a single opportunity to shed crocodile tears and manipulate our emotions. Each moment of internal anguish is underscored by a typically eclectic soundtrack of soft rock and a haunting original score composed by Jonsi Birgisson from the Icelandic band Sigur Ros. The film's trump card is Damon, who delivers a moving and honest performance as the family man haunted by memories of the past. He shares pleasing screen chemistry with youngsters Ford and Jones and Church provides the comic relief, tenderly advising, "Travel the stages of grief but stop just before zebras get involved!" Sage words.
Rating: ***
Fast Girls (Cert 12, 88 mins, Studio Canal, Drama/Romance, also available to buy DVD £17.99/Blu-ray £22.99)
Starring: Lenora Crichlow, Lily James, Lorraine Burroughs, Rupert Graves, Lashana Lynch, Emma Fielding, Phil Davis, Bradley James, Noel Clarke, Tiana Benjamin, Dominique Tipper, Hannah Frankson.
Shania Andrews (Lenora Crichlow) lives on a London council estate with her sister Tara (Tiana Benjamin) and trains for the 200 metres on a weather-beaten track with non-professional coach Brian (Phil Davis). She qualifies ahead of golden girl Lisa Temple (Lily James) for the World Championships so GB team coach Tommy Southern (Noel Clarke) invites Shania to join the relay squad. The newcomer gels instantly with 100 metres veteran Trix Warren (Lorraine Burroughs), Belle Newman (Lashana Lynch) and reserve runners Sarah (Dominique Tipper) and Rachel (Hannah Frankson). However, Lisa runs the relay's anchor leg. Tension between the team-mates intensifies when Shania develops a crush on physiotherapist Carl (Bradley James), who is also the object of Lisa's affections. Fast Girls is an unabashedly feel-good drama of sporting ambition against the odds, timed perfectly to tap into the lingering glow of London 2012. We're jogging in familiar territory here, following a talented sprinter from the wrong side of the tracks whose raw talent propels her into the spotlight. Crichlow is an endearing heroine, battling insecurities on and off the racing track, and her co-stars provide solid support. Davis adds flecks of humour as the heroine's unconventional trainer, who is continually distracted by his wayward pooch, Linford. Race sequences are slickly edited to create the illusion of bodies in motion, straining at speed for the finishing line. The script, co-written by Noel Clarke (Adulthood), Jay Basu and Roy Williams, passes the baton from one cliche to the next - forbidden romance, enmity mellowing into sisterly solidarity - culminating in a championship showdown that leaves a patriotic lump in the throat.
Rating: ***
Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap (Cert 15, 111 mins, Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment, Documentary/Musical, also available to buy DVD £15.99/Blu-ray £19.99)
Starring: Ice-T, Grandmaster Caz, Snoop Dogg, Cherry James, MC Lyte.
"I felt I really had to do this film because rap music saved my life," explains Ice-T, narrator and co-director of this glossy documentary, which celebrates the men and women who propelled the lyrical art form into the musical mainstream. Almost 50 interview subjects are shoe-horned into 111 minutes, from old skool legend Grandmaster Caz, who surmises, "Hip hop didn't invent anything, hip hop re-invented everything!" to a typically chilled Snoop Dogg, claiming to get his creative juices flowing by smoking "a bit of weed" and surrounding himself with beautiful women. Electrifying scenes of rap's biggest names in full flow, reciting not only their own lyrics but also favourite phrases by peers, offer a new-found appreciation of these men's wordsmithery and verbal dexterity. And it is largely a patriarchal world, with brief nods to the rapping sisterhood, represented here by Cherry James (one half of Salt-n-Pepa) and MC Lyte. The film is clearly a labour of love for Ice-T, who criss-crosses America to interview friends within the industry. However, not everything goes smoothly, such as some filming on the streets of New York with Q-Tip, which is interrupted by a curious passer-by. "Homey, you see the camera? Keep it movin'!" begs Ice-T. Popular figures such as 50 Cent, Jay-Z and Queen Latifah don't warrant a mention but Ice-T and co-director Andy Baybutt embrace other icons including Chuck D from Public Enemy, Dr Dre and Eminem, who seems genuine when he claims that rap "is the one thing I think I have that I can do well".
Rating: ***
Also released
13 (Cert 15, 86 mins, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Thriller, also available to buy DVD £15.99/Blu-ray £19.99 - see below)
In The Dark Half (Cert 15, 81 mins, Verve Pictures, Thriller/Horror, also available to buy DVD £15.99 - see below)
New to buy on DVD/Blu-ray
The Only Way Is Essex - Series 6 (Cert 15, 320 mins, 4DVD, DVD £19.99/Series 1-6 DVD Box Set £39.99, Drama/Documentary)
Now the seventh series of the Bafta award-winning docu-soap has started on ITV2, the previous 10 episodes debut on DVD. Mark Wright makes a cameo in these instalments and Lauren Goodger makes an emotional farewell to the show which made her a star. Elsewhere, Gemma openly questions Charlie's sexuality, which drives a wedge between her and gay pal Bobby, and Sam and Lucy have to clear to air after allegations that Mario has been unfaithful. A 12-disc box set comprising all six series is also available.
Mrs Brown's Boys - Series Two (Cert 15, 203 mins, Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd, DVD £19.99/Complete DVD Box Set £39.99/Blu-ray £26.99/Complete Blu-ray Box Set £49.99, Comedy)
Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll) struggles to keep control of her brood in seven episodes of the Bafta award-winning comedy. This series, Agnes hopes that her son Dermot (Paddy Houlihan) will come home for Christmas but he is under pressure to spend the festive season with his wife Maria (Fiona O'Carroll) and the in-laws. Gay son Rory (Rory Cowan) is at odds with his Scottish boyfriend Dino (Gary Hollywood) and when Maria goes into labour, the family braces itself for a new arrival without an ambulance anywhere in sight. A five-disc box set comprising both series and the Christmas special is also available.
Fresh Meat - The Complete First Series (Cert 15, 315 mins, 4DVD, DVD £24.99, Comedy/Romance)
Six university students discover life in higher education has its pitfalls in eight episodes of the acclaimed Channel 4 sitcom from the creators of Peep Show. Young men and women flock to Manchester Medlock University and five freshers - dentistry student Josie (Kimberley Nixon), geology student JP (Jack Whitehall), drama student Kingsley (Joe Thomas) and literature students Oregon (Charlotte Ritchie) and Vod (Zawe Ashton) - join second-year student Howard (Greg McHugh) in a residence off campus. Over the course of an eventful term, the housemates discover love, rejection and the perils of blow-drying a Peking duck.
In The Dark Half (Cert 15, 81 mins, Verve Pictures, DVD £15.99, Thriller/Horror)
Fifteen-year-old Marie (Jessica Barden) feels alienated from her classmates and struggles to communicate effectively with her mother Kathy (Lyndsey Marshal), who is renovating their house room by room. To escape the gloom, Marie retires to a hut on the nearby hill, where she wallows in legends of woodland sprites and hides the dead rabbits that next-door neighbour Filthy (Tony Curran) and his young son Sean hunt on the hill behind their house. One evening, Marie agrees to babysit Sean and during the course of the evening the youngster dies. Filthy is inconsolable and blames Marie but the teenager claims she wasn't responsible for the tragic accident, asserting instead that the dark forces, which lurk on the hill, have taken the boy.
Sons Of Anarchy - Season Four (Cert 15, 629 mins, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, DVD £24.99/Complete Seasons 1-4 DVD Box Set £54.99/Blu-ray £33.99/Complete Seasons 1-4 Blu-ray Box Set £72.99, Drama/Romance)
New allegiances must be forged if the eponymous motorcycle club led by Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman) is to survive in 14 episodes of the acclaimed US biker drama. This series, Jax (Charlie Hunnam), Clay and the SAMCRO members return to the small northern Californian town of Charming after a prison stretch and they are greeted by a new sheriff (Rockmond Dunbar), who intends to shut down the club's gun-running activities for good. In order to safeguard the club's future, SAMCRO must consider a pact with the Irish Kings, but all coalitions come at a price. A 13-disc box set comprising all four series is also available.
Parade's End (Cert 15, 290 mins, BBC DVD, DVD £24.99/Blu-ray £29.99, Drama/Romance/War)
An aristocrat faces a crisis of conscience in this lavish five-part drama set during the Edwardian era. Aristocrat Christopher Tietjens (Benedict Cumberbatch) is unsure whether Sylvia (Rebecca Hall) is really pregnant with his child but he marries her nonetheless, determined to do the right thing and remain faithful to her, despite Sylvia's numerous indiscretions. Christopher's resolve is tested when he meets beautiful suffragette Valentine Wannop (Adelaide Clemens), who sets his heart aflutter. As the First World War beckons, forbidden desires ignite with devastating consequences.
The Mentalist - The Complete Fourth Season (Cert 15, 996 mins, Warner Home Video, DVD £39.99/Seasons 1-4 DVD Box Set £69.99, Drama/Thriller)
Former psychic medium Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) must defend himself against a murder charge in the first of 24 episodes of the Golden Globe-nominated US drama. This series, Jane concedes that he did not kill his nemesis, Red John, and he must work alongside Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) as she crosses paths with her bounty hunter brother, Tommy (Henry Thomas). Meanwhile, Agent Susan Darcy (Catherine Dent) initiates her investigation into Red John and Supervising Agent Luther Wainwright (Michael Rady) is caught in the crossfire. A 20-disc box set comprising all four series is also available.
Death In Paradise - Series 1 (Cert 12, 464 mins, BBC DVD, DVD £19.99, Drama)
A strait-laced Metropolitan Police officer discovers a new lease of life on a Caribbean island in this eight-part BBC crime drama. DI Richard Poole (Ben Miller) is sent to the tropical idyll of Saint-Marie with colleague DS Camille Bordey (Sara Martins) to solve the murder of a fellow British officer. In the course of his enquiries, Poole rubs some of the locals up the wrong way but his unconventional methods also impress some of the local officers, including Dwayne Myers (Danny John-Jules) and Fidel Best (Gary Carr). As the body count rises, Poole's investigation widens in scope, forcing him to contemplate a permanent transfer to the island.
13 (Cert 15, 86 mins, Anchor Bay Entertainment, DVD £15.99/Blu-ray £19.99, Thriller)
Sam Riley, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham and Ray Winstone headline director Gela Babluani's English-language remake of his own gripping 2005 thriller, 13 Tzameti. Electrician Vince Ferro (Sam Riley) in desperate need of money to pay his family's exorbitant medical bills. By chance, he learns about the death of a man who was due to start a well-paid job. Vince thinks this turn of events is the answer to his prayers and he assumes the identity of the deceased and heads to New York to his new place of employment. Vince is led to a remote country house where he discovers he is number 13 in an elaborate game of Russian roulette. Organised by wealthy men such as Jasper (Jason Statham), the spectators bet vast sums on the pull of the trigger. The winner takes home a small fortune while the losers all go home in a body bag. As the game begins, Vince attempts to hold his nerve, while Jasper keeps his fingers crossed for his brother Ronald (Ray Winstone), who needs to win to keep his dreams alive.
Polisse (Cert 15, 127 mins, Artificial Eye, DVD £15.99, Drama/Thriller)
Maiwenn directs and stars in this gritty drama, documenting the day-to-day activities of a child protection unit based in northern Paris. Photographer Melissa (Maiwenn) is assigned to follow the unit and capture the harsh realities of life for the cops who have to deal with shocking acts of brutality and abuse against minors on a daily basis. Through Melissa's lens, we become acquainted with unit leader Balloo (Frederic Pierrot) and his team, including Mathieu (Nicolas Duvauchelle), who is secretly in love with his married and pregnant partner Chrys (Karole Rocher), and weight-conscious Nadine (Karin Viard), who is struggling with the fallout from her divorce. Personal and professional tensions unite and divide the squad, giving some of the cops pause for thought about the direction of their careers.
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (Cert 15, 89 mins, Artificial Eye, DVD £15.99/Blu-ray £19.99, Documentary)
In October 2011, ArtReview magazine named Ai Weiwei as the most powerful and influential artist on the planet. The Chinese dissent has garnered effusive praise for his installations, sculpture, photography, films and architectural design, but he has won even greater praise - and countless enemies - for his outspoken views of his own government's human rights record. Film-maker Alison Klayman is granted unprecedented access to the artist and over the course of three years, she follows his every move as he prepares for his high-profile sunflower seed installation at the Tate Modern and clashes with Chinese authorities over the Sichuan earthquake and its aftermath. This exclusive footage reveals a man on a mission, who is unafraid to speak out against the upper echelons of power, regardless of the consequences to his personal safety.
Two And A Half Men - The Complete Ninth Season (Cert 15, 480 mins, Warner Home Video, DVD £24.99/Complete Seasons 1-9 DVD Box Set £89.99, Comedy/Romance)
Following the death of Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen), brother Alan (Jon Cryer) prepares to sell the beach house to pay off numerous debts until he forges an unlikely friendship with suicidal billionaire Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher), who offers to buy the property. Living under the same roof gives both men a chance to get to know each other. While Walden woos back his wife Bridget (Judy Greer), Alan becomes concerned by how much Lyndsey (Courtney Thorne-Smith) drinks, and teenager Jake (Angus T Jones) prepares to graduate from high school. A 29-disc box set comprising all nine series is also available.
Eastbound & Down - The Complete Third Season (Cert 15, 220 mins, Warner Home Video/HBO, DVD £19.99/Seasons 1-3 DVD Box Set £34.99/Blu-ray £24.99/Seasons 1-3 Blu-ray Box Set £44.99, Comedy)
Former Major League baseball player Kenny Powers (Danny McBride) faces an unexpected future in another eight episodes of the sitcom produced by Will Ferrell. The season with the Myrtle Beach Mermen starts well and Kenny celebrates with April (Katy Mixon) but gets more than he bargained for. Pro scout Roy McDaniel (Matthew McConaughey) asks Kenny to mentor promising Russian pitcher Ivan Dochenko (Ike Barinholtz). While Kenny comes to terms with fatherhood, Stevie (Steve Little) grieves a lost chance. A six-disc box set comprising all three series is also available.
Beauty (Cert 18, 100 mins, Peccadillo Pictures, DVD £15.99, Drama/Romance)
A closeted married man allows self-loathing to drive him to extremes in this provocative drama from writer-director Oliver Hermanus, which dissects the thorny issues of homosexuality and racism in modern-day South Africa. Timber merchant Francois (Dean Lotz) sits at the wedding reception of his daughter Anika (Roeline Daneel). Rather than staring proudly at his offspring, Francois's eyes are fixed on Christian (Charlie Keegan), the extremely handsome son of an old friend, whose good looks are drawing admiring glances from all corners of the room. Clearly frustrated, Francois returns home to Blomfonteim with his wife Elena (Michelle Scott), where he puts up the facade of happily married life while indulging his sexual urges with other men at a remote farmhouse. Gradually, a lustful attraction to Christian festers into dangerous obsession, and Francois directs all of his rage at the young man with terrifying repercussions.
Mongrels - Series 2 (Cert 15, 224 mins, BBC DVD, DVD £19.99/Series 1 & 2 DVD Box Set £29.99, Comedy)
Five animals continue to unravel the mysteries of life in eight episodes of the adult-oriented BBC Three puppet comedy. This series, the critters - sexy Afghan hound Destiny (Lucy Montgomery), cynical, people-hating pigeon Kali (Katy Brand), dim-witted street cat Marion (Daniel Tetsell), lactose-intolerant fox Nelson (Rufus Jones) and psychopathic fellow vulpine Vince (Paul Kaye) - encounter a host of special guest stars including Zoe Ball, Danny Dyer, Vanessa Feltz, Ainsley Harriott, Scott Mills, Richard O'Brien, Russell Tovey and Anthea Turner. A four-disc box set comprising both series is also available.
The Fairy (La Fee) (Cert PG, 90 mins, Verve Pictures, DVD £15.99, Comedy/Romance)
Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno Romy direct and star in this slapstick comedy which delighted audiences at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Hotel clerk Dom (Abel) is looking forward to a quiet night in front of the television without any disturbances. An English tourist (Philippe Martz) arrives and takes Dom away from his relaxation, closely followed by a young woman (Gordon) who claims that she is a fairy and has the power to grant Dom three wishes. The hotel clerk accepts the offer and begins a magical odyssey to win the fairy's love, crossing paths with two African immigrants (Wilson Goma, Vladimir Zorano) along the way.
Strawberry Fields (Cert 15, 83 mins, Soda Pictures, DVD £15.99, Drama/Romance)
Shot on location in the sun-baked Kent countryside, Strawberry Fields is a rites-of-passage drama about a young woman who finally escapes from the grip of her dysfunctional sister and experiences freedom and lust for the first time. Gillian (Anna Madeley) finds employment on a fruit farm under the fake name of Tammy, where she enjoys a simmering flirtation with fellow worker Kevin (Emun Elliott). Soon after, a peculiar young woman called Emily (Christine Bottomley) arrives on the farm and exposes Gillian's deception, then attempts to impose control over her sibling by chasing after Kevin as well. The mind games and power plays threaten to poison Gillian's new-found happiness and she must make stark choices about severing familial ties forever.
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Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein has been called many things: ambitious, creative, visionary.
Until Jan. 25, he could have been called something else: a tax delinquent.
Since 2011, his company, 1033 North Second Associates LP, owed back taxes on a building in Northern Liberties, according to city records.
The $120,274.89 debt included property taxes, a city lien, penalties, interest and other fees.
Blatstein paid the overdue bill late last month after being contacted by WHYY/NewsWorks and the Philadelphia Daily News. He said he learned about the debt during the same week reporters called him about it.
"The Blatstein companies own more than 100 properties in the city of Philadelphia," Blatstein said in a statement. "We just became aware of this tax issue."
Blatstein developed the Piazza in Northern Liberties, among several other projects.
Revenue Commissioner Keith Richardson said the city tries to contact all property tax delinquents through both phone calls and letters. He said the city was taking additional steps to deal with Blatstein's delinquent taxes.
"We were already working on something," Richardson said. "I can't tell you what we were doing, but we were aware of it."
A spokesman for Blatstein said he is contesting the delinquency, but would not explain the basis for the challenge.
Blatstein's company, in fact, should not have been charged for the entire tax bill.
After we started asking questions, city officials reviewed Blatstein's records and determined that his building should be credited with a tax abatement for part of 2011, the year he racked up the back taxes. His company applied for that abatement several years ago, but it wasn't approved then.
As long as Blatstein doesn't owe unpaid taxes on other properties, the city said he'll get a refund of roughly $24,250 — about one-fifth of his total delinquent bill.
Blatstein has dreams of building a casino and entertainment complex at the former site of the Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer. He is one of six applicants facing off for the city's second casino license, which became available when the Foxwoods project collapsed.
Will his former delinquency hurt his chances?
Richard McGarvey, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, said the state investigates each applicant extensively. But he wouldn't say whether or not it scrutinizes past delinquencies.
"I can't really say to you what may or may not come out of those investigations," McGarvey said, "and I certainly can't speculate on tax delinquency."
But Jeffrey Coy, a former Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board member, said it could be cause for concern.
"I would think it would be examined," he said. "The fact that it was paid would be the good news. The fact that it ever existed is the bad news."
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Drivers expect an easier time passing when they have a full field of 43 cars Sunday for the Daytona 500.
But that doesn't mean passing will be easy.
The Budweiser Duel qualifying races Thursday featured few passes for the lead, with the top groove typically the beneficial line.
Kevin Harvick led the final 23 laps of the first race and Kyle Busch led 19 of the final 20 laps of the second race at Daytona International Speedway.
DUELS AT DAYTONA: Recap of the races
"It's just a matter of whoever gets out front, to be honest with you," Busch said. "I hate to say that. These cars so far have shown it's a little bit harder to pass the leader, especially if you're the guy (leading) that's on the top side."
Busch won a race that ran caution-free. Jeff Gordon, the class of the field early in the race but then stymied by a pit-road speeding penalty, felt that if there were more cars instead of six in the lead draft, the outcome could have been more dicey.
"You're going to have somebody go with you, you're not going to be able to do it by yourself, but you can get a run, definitely, no doubt about it," Gordon said.
"I know Kasey (Kahne) was sitting back there behind me just waiting for the right moment and opportunity late in this race."
Gordon said that in the closing laps of a fuel run, more things will happen as more handling comes into play.
"This is a real thinking race now," Gordon said. "It comes down the way it used to. You get yourself in position.
MORE: Sunday's lineup | Danica plays it safe | Who raced their way in?
"Everybody rides and thinks about what they have. You've got to have your car handling pretty good, which is tough to do further back in traffic."
Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition, said he liked what he saw, which many drivers compared to the type of racing that took place 10 to 15 years ago at the track.
"It looked like you have to be calculated, it looks like you have to work on it, it looks like you have to learn the draft," Pemberton said. "It looks like you have to be careful and get very organized if you lose the draft. … You're still only at half the cars (in the Thursday races)."
Pemberton said he did not anticipate any rules changes, and Clint Bowyer, who couldn't make a move late in the second race, agreed that no changes were necessary.
"We still haven't had the big, big pack," Bowyer said. "I learned a little bit, but without help, I couldn't complete passes.
"I think when we get in the big pack, you're going to have that help behind you and you're going to be able to make some more moves and get bigger runs on people. That's when the excitement will go up."
Bowyer said the current nature of the racing is such that if a driver makes the move, he will need help or will get shuffled to the pack. He noted that because of a lack of cautions, some drivers who were slow on pit stops never got back up into the lead draft, creating a difficult situation for those behind Busch in the final laps.
"We didn't have enough cars," Bowyer said. "There were only six cars out there. There was two of us trying to make a run on another two and it just wasn't the right situation."
Harvick said he could see a difference between the races Thursday and the preseason Sprint Unlimited that he won last Saturday night.
"The good thing about today compared to the other night is that (on the) bottom, once you get four or five cars, it can seem to make (up) some ground on the cars on the top, even if they're lined up," Harvick said.
"As that pack gets bigger, I think that's going to get even better."
It's going to need to be if they hope to make the pass.
"They really stall easy," Biffle said about the cars. "They won't suck up to the guy in front of you."
The guy who won the Daytona 500 last year was in position to possibly make a move late in the second race. Instead, Matt Kenseth got hung out to dry as his teammate Busch went to block the rest of the field and Kenseth went to the back of the lead pack.
"It's going to be tough, a lot like it was today," Kenseth said. "It just depends on where everybody is. … Everybody is trying, everybody wants to win, it's just when the cars get in a certain situation, it makes it kind of difficult to make some moves."
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Get an overview of this hotelAll-suite Miami hotel 1 block from CocoWalk
Popular property highlights
Chic style and modern comfort
A chic, stylish, and perfectly located hotel nestled in artsy Coconut Grove, The Mutiny is a boutique hide-away destination that combines contemporary comfort with the elegant style and sophistication of old world charm.
Tropical-garden pool
Graced by orchids and soothed by a waterfall, The Mutiny Hotel's tropical garden courtyard offers a year-round pool and a 5-person spa tub.
Full-kitchen suites
The 120 suites at The Mutiny Hotel include fully equipped kitchens, a modern lavish motif, hardwood furnishings, entertainment centers, and wireless Internet access.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Proximity to shopping
- Pool
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
- Guestroom size
- Guestrooms were a little noisy
The Mutiny Hotel
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Located 7 miles (11 kilometers) from the Miami airport, The Mutiny Hotel offers a fitness center, which contains cardio machines, a universal gym, free weights, a sauna, and a steam room.
Complimentary Wireless Internet access is available in the lobby, restaurant, and pool areas. An ATM/banking machine is also available for guest use. The hotel offers complimentary grocery shopping service. Valet parking is provided for an extra charge. Guests must contact the hotel 72 hours in advance to arrange transfers. This hotel is 100% non-smoking.
- Outdoor pool
- Poolside bar
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Spa tub
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Fitness facilities
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- ATM/banking
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Wedding services
- Computer station
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Laundry facilities
- Concierge services
- Total number of rooms - 120
- Number of floors - 12
- Garden
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Free grocery shopping service
- Long-term parking (surcharge)
- 24-hour business center
- Smoke-free property
- Year Built 1999
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Available in all rooms:
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Long-term parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (limited hours)
- Separate sitting area
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Bidet
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Sofa bed
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Dishwasher
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Stovetop
- iPod docking station
- Separate living room
- Free newspaper
- Daily housekeeping
- Sofa bed size
- In-room safe
- Separate dining area
Where to Eat
Atchana's East/West Kitchen - Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and full-bar service. Ground-level, intimate wood-paneled indoor seating or outdoor, poolside dining. An array of fresh, authentic Asian dishes; American classics such as New York strip steaks and snapper filets.
Room service is available during limited hours.
Nearby Things to Do
The hotel provides a heated swimming pool, approximately 50 by 20 feet, and a five-person spa tub.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time ends at 2 AM
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Deposit: USD 60 per day
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 9.95 per stay (rates may vary)
- Valet parking fee: USD 28 per day (in/out privileges)
- Extended parking fee: USD 28 per night
Hotel Name
- Hotel Mutiny
- Mutiny Hotel
- Mutiny Hotel Miami
- Mutiny Miami
- Mutiny Hotel Coconut Grove
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.


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Video: Denon Music Maniac In-Ear Headphones
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Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
Denon's Music Maniac in-ear headphones are small yet robust, built to blow away expectations for listeners used to punchless stock earbuds. The Music Maniacs use dual balanced armature drivers to generate stunning clarity across the musical spectrum, from deep bass to smooth mids and shimmering highs.
Video Transcript
Hi. I'm Danielle Kohler. I'm from Denon. I'm here to talk to you today about the Music Maniac AHC400 headphones. It's an in-ear type. It's zinc die-cast housing. It comes with three different types of ear tips. You have silicon ear tips. You have double solid silicon ear tips, and well as Comply ear tips.
The other thing that we made sure we engineered on these headphones is an elongated tail. This allows you to feel comfortable wearing them in your ear without having to worry about them pulling out. The other nice thing about these headphones is that they have two balanced armature drivers, which means a driver in each ear piece. This allows you to get studio quality sound from a small form factor.
You have the ability to take phone calls with the in-line remote which controls Apple iPod, iPhone, and iPads. Many audiophiles believe that you can't get an acoustically transparent sound from an in-ear headphone, but listen to the new Denon Music Maniac AHC400s and you'll think differently.
If you have any questions about the Denon headphones please contact your Crutchfield representative.


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EaDo, in short for East Downtown, only got its name in 2008 through an online public poll. With a growing art and music scene, it is increasingly identified as an up-and-coming neighborhood. This is especially so with the presence of Warehouse Live, a go-to live music venue in the greater Houston metropolitan area.
Something worth noting is its 10-mile hike and bike trail system, Columbia Tap Trail, that runs continuously from Dynamo Stadium to Med Centre; allowing easy commute for people travelling to work. If you are a fan of Star Wars, you might want to check out Neil's Bahr - a popular spot amongst the locals for its geek-themed Star Wars memorabilia décor.
Businesses looking to lease their office space within an energetic neighborhood can consider starting your search at EaDo.


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(L-R): Aslam Farikullah, COO of Group Lotus Plc and Kathi Scott, Executive Director of NMCF UK. [Click image to expand]
Group Lotus Plc demonstrated its support of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund UK (NMCF UK) last night at a charitable event held at the Lotus Originals flagship store in London's Regent Street.
The event, attended by famous supporters of the charity saw Lotus making a financial donation from the income of purchases made on the evening to the charity.
Kathi Scott, Executive Director, NMCF UK said "A huge thank you to Lotus for the incredible support and for the funds donated this evening. The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund UK is proud of the positive changes that have been made to the lives of hundreds of thousands of children in the past 18 years through its important work. It is for this reason we are proud to be working with Lotus Cars, an inspirational British brand whose values of passion, individuality and gritty determination we share at NMCF UK. We are so grateful to everyone at Lotus Cars that has made this evening possible."
The fund which was set up in 1994 by Nelson Mandela himself is now well established in South and Southern Africa, working with communities to help them to develop not only economic strength, but the spirit of caring that enables them to take care of the most vulnerable children among them.
Their latest project is to build a dedicated children's hospital in Johannesburg. It will be called The Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital, and has been described by Mr Mandela as "a vital necessity which cannot be delayed".


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Arizona State junior quarterback Brock Osweiler was neither lost nor confused. He knows the schedule quite well, thanks. It's the front-loaded one that hadn't given him more than few days off since early August.
But it was slightly unusual that Osweiler chose to spend his bye weekend twenty miles or so from the CU-Boulder campus, home of the team the Sun Devils prepare to host this weekend.
Things to do in Denver when you're dead-tired?
"I went to Denver," Osweiler said. "I went up there for the weekend with (sophomore linebacker) Matt Tucker. He's my roommate, been my roommate since I first came to ASU, and that's where he is from. It was just good to get out of the city for the weekend, get some of that fresh air up there and it was a very good weekend."
Some had to work.
In addition to practice, coaches spent some of last week recruiting (as reported by ASUDevils.com), as D.J. Foster's Nov. 3 decision will likely create news that trumps what happens Saturday at Sun Devil Stadium. In addition to his normal scouting and game-planning duties, Dennis Erickson scrutinized some of his peers over the weekend.
"Personally for me, I had the remote," Erickson said. "Watched a lot of games, second-guessed a lot of coaches. I wanted to know what it was like to be like you guys (the media). It's kind of fun, actually, a pretty good deal."
As the Sun Devils march into homecoming weekend, they begin a second half schedule that presents a different kind of challenge than the one faced in the first half; it's almost less familiar and in some ways, greater.
With wins over three quality first-half opponents, there are no longer doubts about ASU's viability as a team capable of playing for the conference championship and beyond.
But therein lay the problem.
Much as its first half performance leads one to believe, if not assume, that it will win the South Division, if not win out, the question becomes: Can the Sun Devils handle being the presumed favorites the rest of the regular season?
Can they keep their edge?
""That's hard to tell," Osweiler said. "We'll find out as we go. However, I do know that this team has been very good about taking it one week at a time and I think that's the most important thing with these next five football games. If we do that and just stay focused on that one team I think that will help us come to the games ready -- like we should -- and handle business."
Some say ASU came out flat against Oregon State, a team of a caliber similar to those on the second half schedule. How the Sun Devils respond as four touchdown-plus favorites against an under-manned Buffs team should help reveal the likelihood of a future slip-up -- more than one and all the Sun Devils did in the first half could be for naught.
"We have some goals that we can achieve," Erickson said. "We will not achieve them if we do not win the next game and the next game and the next game. There are a lot of tough games ahead of us in our division and in our league. Obviously, in this league, a lot of things can happen as you've seen. You can play really well and then all of a sudden you can get on a bad streak or something like that. We have a lot of things in front of us that we can accomplish but we have to go out and accomplish them one game at a time."
But there's more to the second half than just avoiding complacency. ASU has a chance to treat its remaining schedule as extended preparation for the conference championship game.
There's plenty to work on.
Yeah, one is penalties.
"Coaches talk about that all the time," sophomore running back Kyle Middlebrooks said. "It's one of the things we have to instill because we know penalties decide games."
But much as its contest against Oregon showed the effect penalties have against high-octane teams, the untimely yellow flags may have had a more profound implication, one that may or may not be solvable.
The Sun Devils' unique offense -- fast-paced but methodical -- could use a jolt. Identifying ways to score without prolonged drives, which force the offense to execute with an almost unsustainable consistency, could ultimately be the key to the Rose Bowl.
It might come from a healthier junior running back Cameron Marshall. But, it might come from the fastest (healthy) skill player on the roster -- Middlebrooks.
As teams have shown a tendency to scheme against ASU's most proven perimeter game-breaker, junior Jamal Miles, the second half could be the time Middlebrooks breaks out.
"I feel like every single time I touch the ball I can make something happen," Middlebrooks said. Sometimes I wish I could get the ball more than a couple of times."
It should be noted that Middlebrooks contextualized his comments throughout his interview Wednesday, supporting the coaching staff's decisions, teammates, while trying to avoid making any controversial statements.
But he was also honest.
"I take advantage of every play where I try to get out there," Middlebrooks said. "Sometimes it gets frustrating. You come out here to practice every day, practice like you're going to be the starter. But sometimes coaches have to do what they have to do."
How and if the Sun Devils find their game-breaker, it won't mean much if they don't continue to do well what they did in the first half.
Sometimes that means finding the inner-bully.
The team may finally be ready to bury an undermanned foe.
"My mind set is that if they are down and struggling it makes it even more..." senior receiver Gerell Robinson said. "If I see blood I am going to attack even more. We know what the situation is and we know what our situation is."
Junior linebacker Vontaze Burfict appeared to twist his ankle early in practice, but re-joined his teammates in the second half. Senior center Garth Gerhart was back on the field after having his wisdom teeth removed.


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Has anyone been in the Amphitheatre / Sentinel / Eastern Buttress area since the big snow dump last week? How much snow is up there, particularly in the south-facing gullies?
Amphitheatre/Eastern Buttress/Sentinel condition
Swop tips on moves, route conditions, etc.
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Hi Hector, We shot up Beacon Buttress Gully on Sat and down the chains on Sun. The Gully was still fairly choked with snow and made for a fairly easy ascent. Icy in sections needed some solid kicking of steps and an ice axe was v welcome! other places were softer and we fell through the crust up to our bellies. Less snow on top than expected but still a good amount. See pics at
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Don't miss out on a lower price on this hotel
Get an overview of this hotel4-star Istanbul hotel in Beyazit, walk to Suleymaniye Mosque
Popular property highlights
Located in Beyazit, this spa hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Istanbul University, Suleymaniye Mosque, and Grand Bazaar. Hippodrome and Basilica Cistern are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
This hotel features a full-service spa, a restaurant, and an indoor pool. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, a health club, a bar/lounge, and a poolside bar are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 115 individually decorated rooms feature free WiFi and 24-hour room service. For a bit of entertainment, guests will find LCD TVs with cable channels, and other amenities include minibars and coffee makers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, Hotel Mosaic features an indoor pool and a health club. The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
Event facilities measuring 1722 square feet (160 square meters) include a conference center. This business-friendly hotel also offers a spa tub, a sauna, and spa services. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 115
- Number of floors - 7
- Bar/lounge
- Newspapers in lobby (surcharge)
- Free breakfast
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Full-service spa
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 2
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Conference center
- Conference space size (meters) - 160
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Conference space size (feet) - 1722
- Sauna
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Indoor pool
- Wired Internet access - surcharge
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Wired Internet access - surcharge
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub or shower
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Private bathroom
- Room service (24 hours)
- Individually decorated
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
The Mosaic Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Turkish cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.
Spa Services
Spa Center has massage/treatment rooms. Services include massages and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, a steam room, and Turkish bath/hammam.
- Massages
- Steam room in spa
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Body treatments
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 12:30 PM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- No onsite parking is available.
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: TRY 80 per vehicle (roundtrip)
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for an additional fee
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
Hotel Name
- Hotel Mosaic
- Hotel Mosaic Istanbul
- Mosaic Hotel
- Mosaic Istanbul
- Mosaic Hotel Istanbul
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This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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Muskingum e-News: Feature Stories
October 2010
The Art of Being a Muskie: HEALING THROUGH ART
"Be aware of the impact you can have all around you. There are so many paths to do good." -Angela Burkhardt Lyonsmith '99
Throughout her Muskingum career Angela Lyonsmith intended to go to medical school upon graduation. Even with that career goal, she "couldn't help but double major" – in neuroscience and art with a minor in psychology. During her senior year she realized that she wanted "to be in a place where I could work with people
applying my passion for both art and science." She found her perfect fit in the field of art therapy.
And yet an additional desire pulled at Angela's heart. She had always wanted to go to Africa. She debated between the Peace Corps and graduate school. A scholarship offer from the world-renowned Art Institute of Chicago to join its acclaimed graduate program in art therapy was the deciding factor.
Angela got a job directly after receiving her master's degree, but eventually was once again pulled to join the Peace Corps. She learned about an opportunity to work with deaf children in Ghana, and then another life-changing event intervened – she met the man who would become her husband.
In 2008, the pieces finally came together. Angela was invited to join the art therapy faculty at the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago and responded to a call by a colleague to help develop a therapeutic arts program in conjunction with Global Alliance for Africa in East Africa.
GAA works with East African communities and households to "provide sustainable care and support for orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS," according to the organization's website. Through its work, the organization had witnessed that art "was a way to reach out and engage children; a normalizing means to safely express grief and create meaning for traumatic experiences," said Angela.
Angela and her colleague, Cathy Moon, spent the summers of '08 and '09 in Kenya and Tanzania working with children and with East African artists and cultural workers. They did not want to export the western notion of art therapy; instead, they wanted to find a way to share ideas about healing that could make sense in their cultural context. Their goal is to remove themselves from the process as soon as possible.
The resulting therapeutic arts training manual, informed by an East African perspective and developed in collaboration with para-professional trainees, will eventually be used by East Africans to train others in therapeutic arts theory and practice. It is intended to be an evolving, living document that will be adapted to the unique contexts in which it is used.
Will Angela return to East Africa? "I have developed significant relationships, but will only return in this role as long as I am needed," she said, "I hope to show my daughter what is possible in collaboration with others."
Angela would be glad to talk to any Muskies who would like to know more about art therapy or about Chicago. You can contact her through Muskingum's alumni office.
When U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and his staff wanted information about rural education improvement initiatives, they turned to
Dr. Barbara Hansen, Dave Longaberger Distinguished Professor for Teaching and Learning and Distinguished Professor of Education, and other members of the Muskingum community. Ten education leaders – five of them affiliated with Muskingum – were invited to Washington to present the Rural Transformation Model developed by the Ohio Appalachian Collaborative in partnership with Battelle for Kids.
A typical meeting with Secretary Duncan lasts about ten minutes – he receives 30,000 requests each year for meetings and is able to fulfill about 10 percent – but the Ohio educators spent 45 minutes with the Secretary during their ninety-minute meeting.
Weeks later, Ohio became one of 10 winners of the federal government's Race to the Top education funding. Ohio's award includes "$7,000,000 for the Ohio Appalachian Collaborative initiative," according to Dr. Hansen. When a reporter for the New York Times asked about Race to the Top funding for rural schools, the Secretary cited Ohio's Appalachian Collaborative, calling it "fantastic."
Dr. Hansen isa founding member and co-leader of the Ohio Appalachian Collaborative. The organization began several years ago when a group of school superintendents met to find ways to collaborate in addressing the unique needs of rural schools.
Today, the collaborative represents 21 school districts, 79 schools, 2,270 teachers and 35,400 students. Battelle for Kids, a nationally-recognized leader in educational improvement, is its partner.
According to the organization, Ohio has the fourth largest rural school enrollment in the country. The collaborative's innovative Rural Transformation Model builds on the strength of Appalachian Ohio's strong sense of community and culture, while also addressing the challenges of the region's poverty and resulting low funding per pupil. The multi-year initiative will use collaboration, communication, technology and training in six key areas:
The Washington connection didn't end with one meeting. "They indicated to us that they want to stay in touch and for us to inform them of the progress we're making," Dr. Hansen stated in an interview with the Zanesville Times-Recorder.
Dr. Hansen was chair of the 28th annual world conference of the International Alliance for Invitational Education, held September 29-October 2, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio. Muskingum University was co-host for the event. Click here for conference information.
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Meeting Room Use
906 Hart Road
Round Lake, IL 60073
Phone: 847-546-7060 Fax: 847-546-7104
The Round Lake Area Library provides space for community groups to meet. The meeting room is not available for individual social functions. In order to make the meeting room available on a fair and equitable basis, the Board has adopted the following policies:
Priority for use: The meeting room may be used by groups located in the library's primary service area which may include county-wide organizations. The responsible agent for any group other than the Friends of the Library or a governmental organization must have a current Round Lake Area Library card or a Driver's License/State I.D. Priority for the use of the meeting room will be given in the following order:
a. Library sponsored meetings or programs.
b. Friends of the Library sponsored meetings or programs.
c. Non-profit organization sponsored meetings or programs.
d. Other organization sponsored meetings or programs.
e. Other meetings or programs.
The library reserves the right to pre-empt the use of the meeting room for library sponsored meetings or programs although advance notice will be given to the group originally scheduled.
Facilities Available: The library has a large meeting room which will accommodate up to 100 people seated auditorium-style. In addition, this meeting room may be divided into two smaller meeting rooms which may accommodate 25 to 30 people.
Facilities available include: 100 chairs, 10 tables, podium, TV/VCR, overhead projector, DVD/VCR, Computer, and a projector screen. A sink is available in the west meeting room and a white board is available in the east meeting room.
Hours/Fees: The meeting room is available when the library is open. The Friends of the Library may use the meeting room when the library is closed.
Non-profit groups can use the meeting room at no charge. A $100.00 fee is required from all other groups using the meeting room. Fees may be paid by check and will be collected at the time of the application.
Any cost for repair of damages resulting from use of the meeting room will be billed to the responsible agent. The library reserves the right, if necessary, to restrict borrowing privileges of the responsible agent until damages are fully paid.
In addition, for any meeting which extends beyond closing time, an hourly fee will be charged of $25 for non-profit organizations and $50 for all other organizations for any fraction of an hour. This fee may be waived for the Friends of the Library and governmental organizations if the library does not incur direct expenses due to the meeting.
Summary of Use Fees:
Organization Fees Hourly Use Fee After Library is Closed
Non-Profit None $25
All Other $100 $50
Refreshments/Smoking/Tobacco: Refreshments are allowed in the meeting room. The library is unable to provide refreshment supplies or services. Alcoholic beverages, smoking and the use of tobacco products are prohibited.
Set-Up/Clean-Up: The meeting room should be left in the condition it was found. Trash should be disposed of properly in trash containers. If a group produces a large amount of trash, the responsible agent is expected to provide their own plastic bags and dispose of trash in the library's dumpster behind the building.
Reservations/Cancellation: Reservations for use of the meeting room must be made on the form available at the circulation desk or using our online room request application. Applications are due at least 48 hours prior to the requested meeting date. Groups will be booked in order of priority and then by the date the application is filed. Reservations may be made up to one year in advance. All groups are limited use of the library's meeting room facilities to one session per week. In general, only meetings and programs sponsored by the library, the Friends of the Library, or the College of Lake County, are allowed use of the meeting room more than once a week.
Cancellation of a meeting must be made at least 24 hours in advance of the requested meeting date or forfeiture of fees and meeting room privileges could result and the reservation counted as part of the one session allowed per week.
Any Organization (except non-profit): Application for use of the library's meeting room facilities by all organizations must be made for each requested use of space and will not be processed until the completed application and fee are received.
Storage/Mail: No organization may use the library's mailing address. Only the Friends of the Library and the College of Lake County may use the library for storage during the months they are meeting. All materials/supplies need to be removed from the library during periods of nonconsecutive (i.e., summer months), scheduled meetings.
Child Care: Child care is not available at the library. Individuals should make arrangements for taking care of their children while they are attending a meeting. Parents/Guardians and children are expected to follow the "Policy Regarding Unsupervised Minors" as well as all other library and patron behavior policies while in the library.
Youth Groups: Groups composed of members under the age of 18 must have an adequate number of adult sponsors in attendance at their meetings.
Film/Video Use: Any group showing films or videotapes will secure all necessary performance licenses and indemnify the library for any failure on the group's part to do so.
Solicitation: Groups other than the library and Friends of the Library may only collect money to cover program costs or membership dues. Solicitation for any other purpose is not permitted.
Americans with Disabilities Act: All groups using the meeting room must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act when using library facilities and are responsible for providing qualified sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids upon requests.
Room Restrictions:
· Meetings that are not permitted include social events and those that interfere with normal library activities and/or work.
· Substantial change to library facilities is not permitted, including (but not limited to) modification of electrical units.
· Signs and other decorations may not be taped to the walls or doors.
· Library furniture may not be rearranged or borrowed from other parts of the library without permission.
· The library is not responsible for items owned by an organization and left in any of the meeting rooms.
· The library does not provide storage for the property of organizations or accept their deliveries or shipments.
· Library personnel are not available to move equipment or operate equipment, make photocopies, or other such services.
· Organizations may not reassign meeting rooms to others
· Use of hazardous or dangerous materials is not allowed.
· Attendance may not exceed the maximum capacity of the room.
· No admission fees may be charged or collection taken, except for program materials or consumable supplies that participants may take with them. This information must be noted on the application.
· Literature, pamphlets or merchandise may not be sold on the premises, except for items sold during library sponsored or co-sponsored activities.
· The library will set up equipment and arrange meeting rooms as indicated on the application.
· Available equipment is listed on the library's Application for Reservations and Use of the Meeting Room.
· Organization must provide their own knowledgeable operator for the equipment used in the meeting room.
· The library is not responsible for any damage resulting from use of such equipment.
· Organizations must reimburse the library for any damages that occur to library equipment.
Publicity and Promotional Materials:
· Organizations are responsible for their own publicity.
· All advertisements, announcements, press releases, flyers, etc. relating to non-library sponsored events must clearly state that the meeting is not sponsored by the Round Lake Area Library. Consequently, no group or individual is allowed to initiate, state, or otherwise give the impression that the library is co-sponsoring their event, either in a written or verbal capacity.
· The location of the library should be published, but the library's telephone number may not be used for any purpose.
· The library is not to be included as a source for further information about the program.
· The library reserves the right to review all communications and advertising concerning all events held at its facility.
Indemnification: Any group or organization using the meeting room shall indemnify and hold harmless the Round Lake Area Library for any and all damages, costs, or injuries which may arise out of its use of the premises. The library is not responsible for equipment, supplies, materials, or any other personal possessions owned by those using the meeting room.
General Information: The Board of Library Trustees reserves the right to restrict or deny the use of the meeting room for just cause; such cause may include, without any limitation, infraction of any policy, meetings which disrupt regular library usage or interrupt staff workflow, or activities which jeopardize the safety of persons in the library.
Use of the meeting room will not be restricted due to the race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, physical limitation or affiliation of groups requesting its use; since the meeting room facilities are open to all types of groups, the library does not necessarily endorse the philosophies or practices of those groups.
Please fill out the Meeting Room Application and return the completed form with a check for $100.00 (required from all organizations except non-profit) to the ROUND LAKE AREA LIBRARY, Attention: Margarita Rodriguez, 906 Hart Road, Round Lake, IL 60073.


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By Matt Pillar, Business Solutions magazine
Adding an integrated video surveillance solution to its line card helped fuel 30% growth for a small South Florida POS VAR.
Like trees that sprout faster and grow healthier in the aftermath of a forest fire, seedlings planted by Datatek founder Jim Brown while he battled through the Great Recession are beginning to bear fruit. In 2008, Datatek suffered the steepest drop in sales since Brown founded the business in 1994. Instead of contracting like most VARs did, Brown took a big, albeit calculated risk, by investing in the expansion of his company's offerings.
The calculated part was key. Brown knew POS system sales would come back around. They simply had to. Pre-recession systems wouldn't last forever, and many of the small and regional grocers Datatek serves were already limping along with systems that had been pushed well past their anticipated lifecycle. But that waiting game can prove difficult for a fiveman outfit like Datatek to bear. Brown had to offer something his customers would buy even as those customers contracted at the hands of the recession. After much deliberation, he came to three conclusions: two recession-proof and one recession-fueled.
First, Datatek became a ServRight channel partner, which enabled it to offer field-level technical service, network solutions, and repair of grocery equipment outside its traditional POS wheelhouse. Then, the VAR focused on consumables, adding label and signage supplies to its line card. These were the recessionproof initiatives. "These decisions steadied the ship," says Brown. "The sales we generated by expanding our service offering through ServRight and adding consumables — both of which grocers need in good times and bad — underpinned us while we were running slow in our core areas," he explains.
The third decision would prove to do more than sustain the company through hard times; it would become a core component of the Datatek solution set as the company powered through the recession, ultimately soaring to 30% growth.
Market Need Serves Up Healthy Margins
Independent grocers are far from immune to economic woes. "As the economy faltered, grocers experienced a well-documented increase in theft and other retail crimes," explains Brown. "We began fielding more requests for security cameras, so we decided to add an integrated surveillance system to our core POS solution for grocers," he says. The demand is not unexpected, and it poses a rich opportunity for retail technology integrators. IMS Research projects that 20% growth in the networked video surveillance market will create a $14.4 billion industry by 2014, and the cloud-based video surveillance, or VSaaS (video surveillance as a service) market is expected to double this year.
In response to the demand, Brown chose a camera/ DVR package from i3DVR, knowing well that he'd lose a fair amount of business to competitors with cheaper products. "We tell our customers up front that our surveillance offering isn't the cheapest, but it's the best," says Brown. He advises VARs that seek to sell surveillance solutions to steer clear of inferior technology, regardless of price point. In the long run, he says, the quality of the product will pay dividends in the form of repeat business and customer satisfaction. "We chose i3DVR because they offer a wide range of cameras and lenses to accommodate a variety of indoor and outdoor applications and lighting conditions, and their resolution and integration capabilities are among the best," he says. Brown says most surveillance systems on the market for independent grocers are so low in quality they prove useless in aiding the identification of thieves, suspect vehicles, or operational issues. Not so, he says, with megapixel cameras and DVRs from i3DVR. The company became an i3DVR-certified reseller in 2010 after completing the vendor's camera certification program.
While Brown says his company had the internal know-how to install and maintain networked IP video systems (Brown holds degrees in computer science and electrical engineering), Datatek technicians were required by state code to acquire low voltage wiring certification at a cost of $4,500.00 per person.
"The IP cameras we're installing now allow our customers to get crystal-clear images of whatever they're monitoring, from people to license plates to POS transactions," he says. "You can even zoom in and pan recorded video, which is a powerful enabler for our retail customers." And while they might come with a price tag that scares off some, Datatek makes a healthy margin on the i3DVR sales it makes. While hardware sales margins are suffering across the board, Datatek typically enjoys a 20% profit margin on DVR and camera sales and another 5% on installation and integration.
To date, Datatek has implemented more than 30 i3DVR-based surveillance systems in grocery and other retail verticals, ranging in scope from 8 to 32 cameras per facility.
Integration With POS Drives Sales
Initially, Brown looked no further than his existing customer base in his effort to sell surveillance solutions. "We were immediately able to demonstrate the functionality of the surveillance system through an existing integration with ScanMaster POS from StoreNext," he says. This integration allows managers to instantly call up and view video of specific transactions to analyze exceptional or flagged transactions for cashier performance, systems issues, or criminal activity. The video can be viewed within the POS software, which displays the actual transaction including items scanned, item price, payment tendered, etc. Megapixel camera technology reveals the slightest details, including the production and issuance of paper receipts from the VAR's standard CognitiveTPG A776 and A799 receipt printers. Datatek is a CognitiveTPG Preferred Partner, which garners the VAR discounts, relaxed minimum order requirements, and demo equipment, among other benefits. See the sidebar on page 32 for more on Datatek's partnership with CognitiveTPG.
"Our core POS customers bought into i3DVR because of the pre-canned integration and our retail expertise, giving us an advantage over the pure-play security solution providers with whom we found ourselves competing." Brown says Datatek's grocery pedigree helps too. "With our history in grocery POS systems and our expanded IT service offering through ServRight, we can present as a one-phone-call solution for all electronic parts of the store," he says.
Later, as the company entertained sales calls that gave it the opportunity to lead with surveillance and move those customers into its core POS systems, Brown says an improvised lab in his Sunrise, FL, offices began to serve as customer demonstration grounds. "We have different iterations of cameras mounted every six inches around the office, it seems," quips Brown. But, a camera-cluttered office environment is a small price to pay for a fast-growth solution set. More than 20% of Datatek's 2011 sales were driven by surveillance solutions, and Brown says his company is selling video surveillance in more than a quarter of sales engagements this year, a figure he expects will climb. "We're the primary technology provider for a 15-store grocery chain that was recently victimized by copper thieves who stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of copper tubing from refrigeration units in the dark of night," says Brown. In addition to the inconvenience and expense associated with equipment repairs, those stores suffered thousands of dollars of loss in the form of spoilage. "The grocer called us the next day and we were installing i3DVR the following week. As the poor economy drives desperation and an increase in criminal activity, it's also driving a sense of urgency for business owners to protect their premises," concludes Brown.
Today, Datatek's core business offering — the sale of POS systems — is creeping its way back to life, not so much fueled as it is prodded by an inability for grocers to keep holding off on store systems upgrades. About 18 months ago, Datatek began selling Market Master POS software, a full-scale (inventory, PO, receiving, label printing, reporting, etc.), low-cost option that runs on virtually any POS hardware. Most Datatek customers can therefore migrate to Market Master without upgrading hardware, significantly minimizing the cost burden associated with a POS upgrade.
As his company gradually returns to its normal course of business, Brown says he intends to maintain the relatively new focuses on service, consumables, and certainly security. Those moves he made to sustain Datatek through the downturn, he says, are paying better-than-anticipated dividends in its wake.


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Catalan coach Laurent Frayssinous was delighted as his team finally got up and running in Super League 2014 with a 30-14 victory over Huddersfield.
Things had got so bad in the first five games of the campaign that the squad were hauled back from England for crisis talks and, with that in mind, this win was all the more special for Frayssinous.
"I'm very pleased with that performance," he said.
"Huddersfield didn't score points against one of the worst defences in the comp for 65 minutes - I'm really happy with that. Defence is an attitude and tonight the boys showed some attitude, so I'm really happy with that."
Olivier Elima returned from a ban to beef up the Catalan pack and the workrate of his side pleased Frayssinous.
"Eloi Pelissier has played 80 minutes in the last two games and he's growing as a player, you can see that," he said. "He has a good motor and created a couple of tries for us tonight and played well in defence.
"Louis Anderson gave us strength on our edge and Olivier Elima returned in the middle to help firm us up and Elliott Whitehead did a lot of work for us on his side of the field.
"I'm really happy and really pleased by the way the boys worked for each other and their team-mates tonight. I always believed that this squad and group of players could turn our results around and it's particularly pleasing for us to do it against the team who were league leaders last season."
Despite a big win over Bradford, Huddersfield have yet to reach the heights of last season and coach Paul Anderson was not a happy man.
"I thought we were out-enthused in a lot of areas tonight, we came up against a very hot and very committed Catalan team," he said.
"It's always a tough ask coming over here but we didn't do ourselves any favours."
"I thought Catalan as a whole were very dominant in all areas and we were out-enthused in many areas which is more of a worry for us. We've picked up a few bumps and bruises and a few 'feel sorry for me' injuries.
"We showed what we can do and what we are capable of when we decide to play and that has to be the key for us, making the decision to play rather than waiting for teams to do what Catalan did to us tonight."


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Dr. Kelty Researches Rural Fishers in Bristol Bay, Alaska
The photos in this gallery were taken during data collection in Nushagak, AK that focused on competing resource use, technology, social identities, and place attachment. Nushagak is one of many small communities in Bristol Bay, Alaska which is the sole remaining sustainable salmon fishery in the world. For nearly a decade now, Northern Dyansty Mining Corporation has been developing a prospect at the headwaters of the five major salmon rivers in Bristol Bay, known as Pebble Mine. They have not yet officially applied for a permit to extract the valuable metals and minerals located within miles of the headwaters of the five major rivers in this area, but will likely do so in the near future. While tens of millions have been spent on environmental impact studies by Northern Dynasty as well as public stakeholders, little exists on the effects such a massive project would have on humans. Our research is designed to provide information on the human dimesion of the communities that would be affected by Pebble Mine. This research is done in collaboration with Dr. Ruth Kelty of the National Ocean Service and Fellow with the Center for Environment & Society at Washington College.


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Last week, I told you about my conversation (if you want to call it that) with the folks at the ASPCA booth during the 2014 BlogHer Food Conference in Florida. While ASPCA's very presence was somewhat upsetting to me, what was more curious was an entire breakout session the following day about "Food Activism," titled: How to Turn Food Ethics into Action.
The panelists included Blog Designer, Internet Consultant, and October #Unprocessed founder Andrew Wilder; Food blogger and Sustainable Seafood Blog Project founder Jessie Johnson; Food allergy blogger and Food Allergy Bloggers Conference Founder Jenny Sprague; and last but certainly not least, food activist and blogger Vani Hari AKA Food Babe.
While three of the four panelists seemed open to hearing different perspectives and even had meaningful conversations with the other "ag folks" in the room following the panel session—the Food Babe was not nearly as open-minded.
Vani is a beautiful woman—thin, with a perfect caramel-colored skin indicative of her Indian heritage—something you can tell she's very proud of.
After monopolizing the conversation for nearly the entire session, I gained some valuable insight into Food Babe's alleged "food journey," which I thought I'd share with you.
Vani grew up first generation Indian in America. According to her, her parents wanted her, and her siblings, to eat "American" food, which usually included fast-food, "processed" food and quintessential items like TV dinners. Instead of eating her mother's "fresh," traditional Indian cooking, Vani ate cheeseburgers and fries, milkshakes and Poptarts.
The Food Babe had her "aha" moment after being rushed into surgery for an emergency appendectomy. Despite the doctor telling her that appendicitis can happen to anyone, the Food Babe—at home on her Christmas break from college—put her high school debate skills to the test and began researching food production.
Through her research, she became convinced that everything that we eat has a direct effect on our health—and that her "unhealthy" diet (her words, not mine) directly resulted in her surgery.
I'm a firm believer in everyone having their own truth to tell—and if that's Vani's then I say "Amen sister." But in this case, I'm using the word "truth" loosely.
Having built a brand—and yes, she is a brand now—around combating "big food" and "big ag" I was disturbed by the vitriol and callousness with which Vani addressed the BlogHer Food audience.
At several points in the panel she not only interrupted and corrected other panelists (who, by the way, most likely had their own "truths" to share), but she also called out the representative attending the conference for Monsanto about GMO corn, among other topics.
Just observing the Food Babe in action left me conflicted about the very title of the panel—"Turning Food Ethics into Action."
If you are a blogger and you have a point-of-view, I think that's great. You want to share vegan recipes, or promote Paleo or gluten-free (GF) or the Atkins diet—more power to you. I support that—in fact my best friend has celiac disease and so I myself read GF blogs searching for recipes to cook when she comes over.
But I also think that people should, in some regards, either do their research or stick to what they know. There's a reason that I don't write about feed conversions or PEDv—because that's not my area of expertise. I stick to communications and advocacy (and some days I even wonder if I know and understand that!!).
With power comes responsibility, and if you build up a loyal, dedicated and engaged following, then in my mind you have the ethical obligation to wield that power for good, instead of evil.
Well, and to check your facts.
Next week, I'll share an example this woman gave regarding her campaign against Subway. You'll be shocked at how her interest began and how it has evolved.


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Obama nominates Kent-based REI's Jewell to be Secretary of the Interior
President Obama has nominated Sally Jewell, CEO and president of Kent-based REI, to be the nation's Secretary of the Interior.
Jewell has led REI as CEO since 2005 and during that time has provided steady leadership for the co-op and its growth, according to a REI media release. During her tenure REI has increased sales from $1 billion to nearly $2 billion, added 71 stores, and greatly expanded its online business. Under Jewell's leadership, the company has been named annually to Fortune Magazine's list of the Best Companies to Work For.
"Sally is a remarkable leader, an excellent business person and a thoughtful steward of our public lands and resources," REI said in a company statement. "We believe that she will do a superb job in this very important role."
During her tenure, Jewell championed the co-op's engagement in supporting volunteer stewardship of public lands, as well as the efforts to manage REI's environmental footprint. And, because of her commitment to leadership development, REI will be in good hands as the co-op's Board, upon her confirmation, considers a successor, the company said.
"Sally's broad business background, community leadership, and her depth of knowledge of the range of issues managed by the Department of the Interior will be of significant value to the department and great service to the nation," according to the company's statement.
Jewell is a 1973 graduate of Renton High School and a University of Washington graduate. She grew up in the Renton School District, attending Bryn Mawr Elementary and Dimmitt Middle School.
If confirmed by the Senate, Jewell would replace Secretary Ken Salazar, who is returning to Colorado.
In a press release U.S. Sen Patty Murray, D-Wash., called Jewell an "accomplished leader."
"I have enjoyed a strong working relationship with Sally Jewell, who has proven to be an effective CEO in the business community, and will bring that skill set to the Cabinet," Murray said. "She understands the tremendous asset that our public lands are, particularly to the multi-billion dollar outdoor recreation based economy."


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