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"As the game ground to a crawl in the late innings," the LAist wrote last week, "each pitch taking on more importance on both sides, the scene throughout the stadium began to resemble the opening scene of M.I.A.'s 'Paper Planes' video. As the crowd of 50,796 got more and more restless, they decided to make their own entertainment, to give themselves something to cheer for as plane after plane get [sic] tantalyzingly close to touch [sic] the field."
Paper planes are having a moment. Two weeks earlier, while Skip Schumaker was on the mound, a well-crafted plane landed with a flourish between the mound and home plate:
And a couple months before that, at the same stadium,
Clearly, Dodger Stadium has a paper airplane problem (or not problem). You might expect it at Dodger Stadium, where fans have a tepid relationship with the action on the field. But paper airplanes are everywhere, and while this might not seem like a big deal to you, I'm going to write this as though it should be a big deal to you. Come along to be persuaded?
So here's some history. At the very, very, very beginning there were the Chinese, who (according to Internet) were throwing paper airplanes 2,000 years ago. Those might have been more like kites than planes. This Quora goes back into the 19th century and finds examples of "paper darts" for recreational use well before the invention of the word "airplane." But the first time we see them showing up at sporting events, at least in game stories, is in the 1930s. From a description of a Harvard football game in 1934:
They began to toss paper airplanes out on the gridiron. A veritable paper fleet took to the air as the Crimson led 33 to 3.
It should be immediately clear how valuable a strong paper plane would be in a public event. When built well, they can travel almost infinitely with a small finger flick; their trajectory immediately erases its memory, so that there is no hope of tracing it back to its source. Besides a small risk of eye-poking, they don't carry the force necessary to make them lethal. Messages can be written on them for political purposes. And they are constructed from one of the most banal, omnipresent materials you could ever hope to smuggle. Consider the effort and risk of throwing a tomato at a performer; now consider the ease of a paper airplane. It's the perfect weapon, the event-disrupting equivalent of murder-by-icicle.
And so, in the 1960s at a Nixon rally, "some young men ... tried to get an anti-Vietnam leaflet into his hands... Some transformed their leaflets into paper airplanes and sailed them in the President's direction."
And, in the 1970s at NFL stadiums, it became something of a fad. In 1975: ""As the game wore on and the Saints' performance became more inept, paper airplanes filled the cavernous recesses of the Louisiana Superdome. 'It's sad to me when that sort of thing happens,' Manning said. 'But they've evidently had enough.'" It was a fan worried about "eye injury and perhaps an ear injury as a result of such airplanes" who inspired The Greatest Letter Ever Printed On NFL Team Letterhead.
It doesn't seem to have been quite so much of a fad in baseball at the time, but it was there. Two airplanes landed on the warning track during the 1976 World Series. And, after Reggie Jackson spurned Baltimore as a free agent, Orioles fans reportedly weaponized the planes:
When the Yankees visited Baltimore for the first time, fans hurled nuts, bolts, and paper airplanes equipped with darts at Reggie Jackson.
And then... silence. Surely there were paper airplanes sailing about over the past three decades, but not enough to stoke the ire of columnists or the amusement of game-story writers. Perhaps there was a general societal crackdown on mischief; as we noted in a piece on World Series celebrations, the 1970s were also the golden age of crowds storming baseball fields, but in the late 1970s crackdowns ended that practice. As institutional authority asserted itself in the 1980s, as increasingly complex legal codes put us all at risk of selective prosecution, as sentences got stiffer for small-crimes offenders, as general prosperity gave us all more to lose, as Broken Windows theories transformed policing, as stranger-on-stranger violence turned every conflict into a potentially lethal escalation, maybe we all learned to just keep our heads down and our hands to ourselves. The paper airplane was something we might do in our own homes, where we felt safe. But in public, we behaved.
The sledgehammer to the established order came in September 2009. We're back in Dodger Stadium, and this time somebody has smuggled in a remote-controlled airplane. For minutes, the pilot thrills the crowd; first the umpires stop play, and then teams play on while the plane soars above. The implications of this act terrify Vin Scully.
It is a nasty thought. If it's a distraction to a hitter … a 90 mph fastball, he needs complete concentration. ... It's a good idea to destroy it. That would become a very bad habit in the ballpark, let's face it. Something like that could really be destructive.
The plane finally alights and Augie Ojeda tears it to pieces. "F*** Augie Ojeda," a YouTube commenter says. "He doesn't understand that the Parkzone Sukhoi SU-26M costs $120!! Stupid F***, I will hate him for the rest of my_ life, not to mention he lays like S***... F***** a******."
Which brings us back to the present. Last summer, just as David Hernandez was about to pitch, a plane disrupted play. He waited, and then his next pitch was hit out for a tie-breaking home run.
They're in Anaheim. They're (giant) in Milwaukee. They're especially in Toronto, where the only thing fans love more than a paper plane soaring onto the field is a vertically oriented cell phone video:
In Toronto planes have been used as part of the indictment of Blue Jays fans generally, "especially in the 500 level, [who] 'are developing a reputation,' Zaun told the Star on Monday." "What will stand out from that trip to Toronto," Will Middlebrooks wrote in a diary earlier this year, is "paper airplanes being thrown by fans and a couple of streakers." And a commenter on Canada's The Score wrote, "What the f*** is up with the paper airplanes? I understand that maybe one drunken jackass thinks it would be funny, but there were dozens of people who seemed to think it would be great fun to throw shit on the field. I kept waiting for the announcement that people would get tossed if they did that, but it never came."
And that's part of what's interesting about the airplanes. As noted, it's hard to find the original thrower unless you see him or her throwing. But fans don't seem to feel any risk of getting caught, and they don't seem to actually be at any risk of being caught. They are tweeting their actions, locations, and selfies in real time. And these kids, over the course of what must be at least 15 minutes, make, transport, and very openly throw three giant airplanes at the field, and while filming and running around in a pack—suspicious behavior on its own, at that age.
Where are the ushers? We can only conclude that they were laid off for budget cuts. Which means that, like everything else these days, what we're talking about isn't a paper airplane, or a collapsing bridge, or a failing school, or a single mother who can't afford health care. What we're talking about is the economy.
Look back at the history of paper airplanes we reviewed at the beginning: 1934: Depression. Mid-1970s: Recession. And, 2009: Recession. Paper airplanes, whenever they appear, are a sad reminder that we're poorer than we used to be. But, with each air pocket pushing them unpredictably upward, they're also a happy reminder that no trajectory is forever. Better days are ahead.
Sam Miller is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @SamMillerBB
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I remember going to Twins game in '92 against Toronto. The Metromuffin was actually just about sold out so attendance was about 50,000. It wasn't a close game. During the 7th inning stretch, they handed out these posters for the local Fox station. No collector value - but nice and flat.
Jul 22, 2013 06:59 AM
Your 'this Quora' may be the first recorded use of 'Quora' to refer to an individual answer or question. Is it ready for verb status too? I suppose I should Quora out a Quora on that and see if the world is ready for it.
Jul 22, 2013 09:27 AM
I loved the paper airplane contests at the Kingdome in the '80s. They'd put a big target in the middle of the field, and thousands of paper airplanes would erupt from the stands and try to reach it. My own designs weren't good for distance flight; I saw them as introducing extra chaos, as they'd knock one or two 'real' planes out.
Jul 22, 2013 09:58 AM
Once successfully landed a paper airplane (constructed with the discarded partial remains of a copy of the New York Times)at the feet of Yankee 2B Fernando Gonalez during a 1974 regular season game. While sitting in the upper deck behind home plate, I took aim at the second base bag. So, considering the swirling winds of Shea Stadium, I was quite impressed with myself. Can't remember if the Yanks won, which may explain my lack of attention during the late innings.
Jul 22, 2013 10:24 AM
The only time I've been to Dodger Stadium was Nomar Garciaparra poster giveaway day, which turned into dozens of paper airplanes coming out of the upper deck.
Jul 22, 2013 13:04 PM
Summer of '89 in Cincy. Rose Hulman summer camp for rising high school seniors took a bunch of aspiring math & science types to the upper deck in left. We couldn't see where our paper planes were landing, but the staff came up and lined the balcony to make sure no more we're launched.
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The Ukiah City Council Tuesday said it approved of Ukiah Police Chief Chris Dewey's plan to add two officers and two new positions to his department, but not before Vice-Mayor Phil Baldwin made sure he needed them.
"If you've seen a reduction in calls for service, are solving crimes at a better rate, and achieving everything in your strategic plan, why do we need more officers?" asked Baldwin, who said that he was "playing devil's advocate."
"Our officers have done a tremendous job, and our strategic plan has worked very well, but we still need more police officers," said Dewey, explaining that while his officers are focused on reducing and solving crimes against people such as assaults, rapes and homicides, other important "quality of life" issues such as traffic and code enforcement are not being addressed.
"We now have three officers per shift," Dewey said. "What I'd really like to do, especially during our most critical time between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m., is add another officer. And to do that I need two officers, one for each half of the week."
Dewey said he has 23 sworn officers, but two are now out with "significant injuries," and three are actively looking for other jobs.
"Within a month, there is a great likelihood we could lose three more officers to other departments," he said, explaining that his officers are not only overworked, but they are encountering an increasing amount of violence in their jobs, as last year "there were eight significant attacks on our officers, all from transients or mental health patients."
"We are really struggling with crisis intervention for mental health issues," he continued, describing it as a "significant impact" to his department. "Crisis intervention is done in our (hospital) emergency rooms, which were never designed to help someone in a crisis."
Another significant impact is the large population of transients that call Ukiah their temporary home, especially during the marijuana trimming season, Dewey said.
"In the winter months, 4,000 to 5,000 people a month apply for social services," he said. "During the marijuana season of July through October, 7,000 people a month apply," pointing out that much of the increase can be attributed to people who come to Ukiah seeking work in the marijuana industry.
"This is a deep concern to any business or property owner on Airport Park Boulevard," he said, referring to the violence, panhandling, outdoor defecating and urinating and other issues that tend to increase along with the population of transients.
"We are the capital of marijuana for the state of California, if not for the entire country," he said. "The only reason why someone on probation from Monterey County would come to our Safeway in the middle of the day with a loaded .45 is because of marijuana."
To help pay for two more officers, at least for the first two years, Dewey said he would receive $125,000 in funding from the Community Corrections Committee, which voted that the UPD should receive the money because it was most affected by a recent change to moved many state parolees to county probation.
"Never before have we gotten this amount of funding, so I'm excited," he said.
Council member Mari Rodin said that a lot of community members were probably wondering why, since the passage of Measure S was supposed to fund Public Safety, there were less officers since the its passage.
City Manager Jane Chambers said "sales tax (revenue) has dropped precipitously since 2008," which was affecting the amount of money collected for the city. "It is coming back, but it is coming back slowly."
Dewey said he also wanted to create a Community Service Officer (CSO) position to deal with evidence and coordinate volunteers by combining two part-time positions.
"Years ago at the UPD, you used to be greeted by a real person," Dewey said, describing the current system of greeting people with a confusing phone system as "one of the worst things we do. I'd really like to go back to having a real person (at the front desk), and that position could be completely staffed by volunteers."
Funding for that position would come from the UPD's "existing Supplemental Law Enforcement Service Fund grants."
The fourth position Dewey wants to add is a CSO position that will deal with code enforcement, which he said his department does not have the time and staffing to address.
Dewey presented his plan to the council and asked for their direction, explaining that he would ask for formal approval when it came time to prepare the 2013-14 budget.
"I support the plan as presented," said Council member Mary Anne Landis, adding that she appreciated Dewey's "creativity" at finding sources of money other than the city's General Fund.
Council member Mari Rodin and Mayor Doug Crane said they also supported the plan, as did Baldwin, who added that he wanted "more traffic enforcement," and asked if it was "possible for officers not to use their cell phones while driving?"
"I ask them not to use their cell phones (while driving), and I agree with you," Dewey said, adding that with coming technology changes, "five years from now it won't be an issue."
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Thursday morning news that China had cancelled private sales of 315,000 tonnes of soybeans scheduled to be shipped in the coming weeks depressed that market and weighed upon grain values as well. Corn futures may also have been suffering from talk of benign weather over South American growing areas, since the prospect of bumper crops in the Southern Hemisphere might undercut U.S. exports that are already proving quite slow. Still, the late-morning losses were smaller than those seen in overnight trading, thereby suggesting the short-term corn outlook is not all that bad. On the other hand, the late firmness may simply represent fund buying as those entities rebuild their portfolios to start the new year. Nearby corn prices had climbed back above unchanged levels before noon, with the March contract trading 2 3/4 cent higher, at $6.93 1/2, by late morning, whereas December had fallen 2 cents to $5.90 1/4 per bushel.
The USDA announced Thursday morning that China had cancelled delivery of 315,000 tonnes of soybeans previously scheduled for the 2012-13 crop year. As one would normally expect, the news was not conducive to strength in Chicago futures. Moreover, growing talk of a bumper South American bean crop apparently holds significantly negative implications for the intermediate-term outlook. Nevertheless, soybean futures rebounded substantially from early lows, which may indicate an influx of fresh fund buying, especially if those managers believe the market is technically oversold in the wake of recent losses. If the intra-day bounce is sustained through the end of the day, that might signal a larger technical reversal. March beans were priced only 5 1/4 cents lower at $14.00 1/4 per bushel in late-morning activity, while March soyoil was down 0.17 cents to 50.35 cents/pound and January meal had dipped $2.1 to $405.0/ton.
The wheat markets proved even more amenable to a Thursday morning rebound than did their counterparts in the corn and soybean pits. In fact, the bounce came despite talk that Egyptian officials hope to reduce their 2013 imports by about 1.0 million tonnes and the concurrent rebound posted by the U.S. dollar, since such gains typically raise the cost of American products faced by foreign buyers. Ultimately, traders may simply have concluded the recent drop was overdone and the market is now due for a significant rebound. March CBOT wheat rose 4 cents to $7.59 1/4 by mid-session; March KCBT wheat was up 3 3/4 cents to $8.14 3/4, while March MGE futures surged 5 1/2 cents to $8.47/bushel.
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Third quarter sales at Staples declined 2% to a little less than $6.4 billion and a host of previously announced charges resulted in the company reporting a loss of $569 million or 85 cents a share.
The profit picture looks a little better if charges related to the impairment of goodwill and other assets, restructuring, accelerated amortization and related tax charges are excluded. On an adjusted basis, profit fell to $310 million from $324 million while earnings per share were flat at 46 cents due to share repurchase activity. So far this year, Staples has spent $362 million to buy back 27.4 million shares.
"During the third quarter we launched a new strategic plan to become the product authority for businesses, restructured our organization, and generated solid earnings excluding charges," said Ron Sargent, Staples' chairman and CEO. "Going forward, we are in a much stronger position to pursue our best growth opportunities."
Those opportunities were disclosed in the press release which detailed third quarter results, but opportunities for improvement were evident in many areas of the business based on third quarter results.
North American Retail sales of $2.6 billion were flat with the prior year, same store sales declined 1% and operating profits increased less than 1% to $285 million. Lower sales of computers and software were somewhat offset by growth of copy and print services and core office supplies.
Sales for the North American Delivery business unit increased 1% to $2.6 billion, but operating profits declined to $227 million from $245 million. The sales increase primarily reflects growth of facilities and breakroom supplies and copy and print services, partially offset by the previously announced loss of two large contract customers during the third quarter of 2011.
International sales decreased 12%, or 8% when measured in local currencies, to $1.1 billion, resulting in an operating loss of $1.7 million compared to a prior year operating profit of $35 million. Staples said the results reflect weak sales in Europe and Australia. Economic weakness drove declines in the company's European delivery businesses, as well as a 6% decline in comparable store sales in Europe.
Staples may not be knocking the cover off of the ball when it comes to top line sales growth, but investors can take comfort in the company's ability to generate cash until such time as improved economic conditions produce higher spending by business and consumers. Staples expects to generate more than $1 billion of free cash flow this year and maintain share repurchase activity that will result in the buy back of roughly $450 million worth of stock.


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Super Kick 2: Tagging In-Bringing Tag Team Wrestling Back to Life
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Oh, you didn't know?(like really, you didn't know that tag team wrestling sucks nowadays) Your ass better call somebody!!!!
Hey guys, HB-Dre here with another edition of Super Kick. Thanks for all the feedback on my first Super Kick about revamping WWE's PPV product, but the past is in the past so lets move on to Super Kick 2, and my thoughts on whats wrong with tag team wrestling. Now let me clear up some confusion on the topic before we even get started, tag team wrestling is not dead, as you could clearly see on every episode of Smackdown while Teddy Long was GM.
But seriously, tag team wrestling is on life support, its like the WWE puts it out there because they're expected to. While the tag team situation is dire, I do believe there are some simple solutions to making tag team wrestling and the tag team titles relevant in the WWE.
1. Name Recognition
One of the biggest problems with tag team wrestling today is the fact that outside of the Uso's(which really is creative genius marketing), there is no name recognition when it comes to tag teams. If I were to ask you to name of the great tag teams of all time, I would get answers like The Rockers, Midnight Express, Demolition, The Hart Foundation, Harlem Heat, the Steiner Brothers, the New Age Outlaws, The Outsiders, 3D/theDudley Boyz and my personal favorite, the Legion of Doom. With the exception of Edge and Christian, can you think of an exceptional tag team that didn't have a tag team name? Hell, back in the day when two singles competitors were teamed together they were given tag team names (e.g. The Mega Powers and the Brothers of Destruction.) Its ridiculous to think that the current tag team champions don't have a name they go by, rather they are just Epico and Primo; that might fly if they were main event caliber start, but they aren't. I thought that the WWE was on to something when they had Air Boom and Awesome Truth, but apparently Evan Bourne and R Truth had secret tag team partners that showed up on their drug test and killed those teams. (On not so random not, I was hoping like crazy that the WWE would give Kofi and Truth a chance at being a legit tag team known as the Brothers Darkness, but that didn't happen.) Honestly thought a real simple step in rebuilding the tag team division would be to have teams that have an identity that could be marketed to the fans and a team name would do that.
2. The NXT Great Tag Team?
So I know it sounds great on paper to have tag team names, but the problem that still is on the table is the lack of legitimate tag teams. Outside of Epico and Primo and the Usos, the WWE has no constant tag teams and is filled with flavor of the week pairings. The WWE universe has no rooting interest whatsoever in tag team matches now because they don't have any connection with the team; and that's because the teams don't stay together for more than a couple of weeks, if that long. The WWE needs to find tag team pairings and stick with them so that fans can build a familiarity with them. So how do you accomplish this? Well in my opinion, an easy way to do this would be to use NXT with the exception of making it for tag teams rather than singles competitors. I think that would be a great way for the fans to get familiar with a team and buy into them. I would however change the format for NXT and rather than have teams be eliminated I would have them compete for points that would determine seeding for a number one contenders tournament for the tag team titles that would happen at the end of the competition.
3. Mic Check
Great matches are necessary to bring back the tag team division, but to get the audiences attention you have to be good on the mic and be able to cut a great promo, whether you area face or a heel. Some wrestlers are gifted on the mic but there are many who are not. To those who are I think you have to team them with someone else who is gifted on the mic that way they can play off of each other in their promos and have the crowd buy into their cohesiveness as a team. To those who aren't gifted on the mic, the answer is simple-GET A MANAGER! Some of the greatest teams of all time had someone else do the talking for them. WWE has legends contracts with wrestlers that quite frankly I don't want to see wrestle anymore but I would love to see them manage. Do the math and bring them on as managers. Some that I would love to see wold be Ric Flair(when he leaves TNA), Mick Foley, Roddy Piper, Ted Dibiase, HBK(I could only hope of course he's one legend I wouldn't mind seeing in the ring again); heck bring back Jimmy Hart and make Teddy Long a manager again. I'm sure you have ideas of who you would like to see as a manager again.
Those are the 3 main things I would implement to improve the tag team division, but here are some other details that I think could help
- Tag Team Finishers-nothing says were a team like taking the opponent with an amazing double team move.
- Entrances-from WHAT A RUSH to OH YOU DIDN'T KNOW, nothing gets the crowd into it like a great entrance
- Team up Miz and Jericho- thats a certain way to get fans cheering for other teams competing against them
- Have John Cena and another draw, face Epico and Primo for the tag team titles on Raw and lose cleanly- that would be a way to give your tag titles some credibility.
These are just my thoughts, let me know what you think


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Patient approach paying off for Twins hitters
MINNEAPOLIS -- A patient approach at the plate is helping the Twins this season, as they entered Friday's series opener against the Tigers leading the Majors in runs scored per game -- largely thanks to also leading baseball in walks and on-base percentage.
The Twins entered Friday averaging 5.52 runs per game, while also posting a .354 on-base percentage with 111 walks in 21 games.
Manager Ron Gardenhire said that patience is a major part of his club's strategy at the plate, and is happy to see the fruit of its labors early this season. The Twins also lead the Majors with 4.15 pitches seen per plate appearance.
"I think everybody is just trying to get on base and there's always conversation about it," Gardenhire said. "A lot of our hitters have a few more at-bats in this league and understand it a bit more. It's experience and not panicking in certain situations. They're doing a lot better at that. We're striking out a little too much, but that goes along with it by going deep in counts. But it's an effort, and it's experience."
Second baseman Brian Dozier is one of those developing players using walks to his advantage, as he's hitting just .224, but he has posted a .356 on-base percentage buoyed by 17 walks in 104 plate appearances. Dozier has walked in 16.3 percent of his plate appearances, which is almost more than double his 8.2 percent last year.
Dozier said it's part of a team effort to try to see more pitches and not swing at pitches they can't handle.
"We've been drawing a lot of walks, and not just ones of four straight pitches," Dozier said. "So, we're just putting together good at-bats."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Singers from the Festival of the Voice dropped into the Bentall Centre to give shoppers an idea of what the coming weeks would have in store.
Luke George took on the mic on Sunday for day one of the festival which runs from February 16 to March 29.
Kingston Arts has organised the five-week long festival which will include an open rehearsal of Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' with Kingston Orpheus Choir, a rehearsed reading of 'Bás', and a new play by Henry Collie and Tom Russell-Jones.
A comedy night in Italian and English, art in the garden and a bands night at the Grey Horse are another highlights of the festival.
Many of the events are free.
This week's events
Actor's workshop Page to Stage - Wednesday, February 26, 12 noon to 4pm - Rose Theatre - Tickets from £6
Open rehearsal and singalong Kingston Orpheus Choir - Wednesday, February 26 - 7.30pm - St John The Evangelist Church, Springfield Road, Kingston - free
Tiffin Boys' Choir Evensong - Thursday, February 27 - 5.30pm to 6pm - St Luke's Church, Kingston - free
Speak with Confidence with Radio Jackie DJ Neil Long - Saturday, March 1 - 11am to 1pm - Hook Recording Studio, Hook - Tickets from £6
For more information about the festival call 07943 029985 or visit kingstonarts.co.uk.


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Ben wrote:The rules and discipline are actually there for the benefit of practitioners. When you are learning the technique, you don't need extraneous human contact. And its not something you can appreciate until after you have come out the other side. The way I look at it, noble silence is like a nice blanket and buffer so that I can continue to work on developing samatha and vipassana.
If you are looking for something to kick-start your practice again, I would still recommend a retreat. Maybe a Goenka retreat is not suitable for you, so look at some of the other retreats available to you.
If you have any further questions, feel free to pm or email me. I'm more than happy to help.
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings Individual,
I've only been on one proper retreat... it was a Goenka one.
Thumbs up from me
Individual wrote:To be clear, Retrofuturist, you're not affiliated with any Goenka organization anymore, right?
Ben wrote:Hi Individual
I don't think its a problem with the cds and videos. The intention behind them was that no matter where one went, or what centre, the same technique, the same instructions are given. They're still using the same discourses and instruction since 1983.
However, I understand that for many people, the cds and videos are a bit of a turn-off. But they're just a teaching aid.
Yes, I will read the article but right now I'm a little busy.
jcsuperstar wrote:if youre in /near DC theres Wat Thai Dc and also isnt the bhavana society near you? i'd check those out.
ive never done a Goenka retreat, they dont have them up here as far as i know. but i have an open invitation to just stay at my temple when ever i want, and i do when ever i need to, so i'm not sure if id be all that interested in doing a retreat in a non monastic setting...
appicchato wrote:Hi Individual,
Tens of, or maybe hundreds of thousands of people have been to Goenka retreats, and virtually everyone (but not all, granted) has had a positive experience...and one that has helped them on their path...go for it friend, it's nearby (as you say), and it's basically for what you feel like contributing...how can you lose?...
What's with all the (negative) projecting you're doing about how it 'might' be...do a little detective work (google) and bone up on what this man (Goenka) has accomplished in helping people on the spiritual path...nothing short of miraculous...
If I were asked, I'd say after you've gone, you'll be really glad you did...
Take care friend...
Forgot to mention the Bhavana Society and Bhante G...top notch...again, not too far from you...check 'em out...http://www.bhavanasociety.org/retreats/
jcsuperstar wrote:most thai temples dont have schedualed retreats every month, but would probably likely you stay and do one by yourself.
retrofuturist wrote:...de-papancify ...
appicchato wrote:Forgot to mention the Bhavana Society and Bhante G...top notch...again, not too far from you...check 'em out...http://www.bhavanasociety.org/retreats/
Individual wrote:jcsuperstar wrote:most thai temples dont have schedualed retreats every month, but would probably likely you stay and do one by yourself.
What do you mean stay and do one by myself? You mean I bring my own food and camp in the woods nearby? I don't understand.
mikenz66 wrote:
When I stay I generally do most of the meditation by myself and meet my teacher once a day. For people new to meditation a teacher would have more contact time...
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Artist's BiographySaxophonist, composer, arranger and jazz educator Stephen Jones is Director of Jazz Studies at Texas Tech University and coordinator of the Texas Tech/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival. Prior to coming to Texas Tech, Stephen was director of Jazz Studies at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas and at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. In addition he has held teaching positions at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Texas Christian University, and The University of North Texas. Stephen earned a Bachelor of Music degree with a Performer\'s Certificate in Clarinet from the State University of New York College at Potsdam, a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas, and has just completed the coursework towards a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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We decided to dine at TGI Fridays as it is conveniently located in the centre of the shopping area in Glasgow. You can reserve a table for a small fee, but we find if we turn up generally you are able to be seated straight away anyway. The evenings are a lot busier, and there is sometimes a little wait, but we were able to sit at the bar while we waited so it wasn't too much of a problem. The restaurant is open from 10.30 am - 11.30 pm each day, and because of the location easily accessible from public transport. We did not need to park a car as we travelled by train, but there are a number of car parks nearby. Our visit was at lunch time on a Thursday, which was fairly busy.
**The food**
There are a number of choices on the menu all American inspired; the menu is clearly laid out into different sections. There were vegetarian courses, but the main menu was all meat related. There are burgers, stakes, chicken strips, pizza and salads. Although there are a number of starters we decided on mains, and desert instead. The drinks menu is also very impressive; from soft drinks to cocktails they seem to have it all. You can choose to share main courses; however we choose separate meals despite choosing the same thing from the menu.
My son chose the pizza children's meal, there was a decent amount of choice for children which we were pleased about. He also had a fruit shoot for a drink, and this was replaced automatically once he had finished his first one. My son's meal was the first to arrive at the table. We were impressed with his meal; there were four large pieces of pizza cut into large fingers. You could see it was fresh, and it was warm to touch without being too hot. In the middle of the plate was a small dish which had peppers, carrots and apple all cut into to strips. I was surprised to find the first thing my son reached for was a piece of the pepper. He happily finished the contents of this bowl, and then moved on to his pizza. The pizza was lovely, with fresh cheese covering it nicely, and the peppers cut into large slices it looked really appealing. My son only ate two of the finger pieces, as this was more than enough for him so it would be perfect for older children too.
I choose the chicken fingers. It did take a while for us to choose, as I was just not sure what to have. It was served fairly quickly, and it looked great. I received around six chicken pieces, and a large serving of fries. I also received a small pot of tangy coleslaw, and a zingy mustard sauce to compliment the chicken. My friend decided that she didn't like any of the sauces, and requested a pot of mayonnaise which was brought to the table promptly. The chicken was perfectly cooked it was not too dry, and the breadcrumbs were perfect. Each chicken piece was rather large, and I had more than enough on my plate. I liked the chips; they were perfectly cooked managing to be crispy on the outside, without losing the potato on the inside. At first I was a little put off as some chips had the skin on them, but I found them to be delicious. The portion size was also perfect for the fries, not too much so that I would struggle to finish it, but perfect to fill anyone's appetite. The sauces complemented the chicken perfectly, and the chips were not overly salty. Everything was seasoned perfectly, and the chicken really was amazing, considering they are just pieces of chicken!
After finishing our food, we decided to order desserts. My sons choose the children's mud pie which he loved. A small silver bowl was delivered to our table with a large scoop of ice cream inside, a topping of chocolate sauce, and little snake sweeties on the top. My son is two so he found there was a little too much in the bowl for him, but he did enjoy the part he ate. It is fun, and very tasty finish to my son's food. He was very impressed especially with his activity book.
Hayley and I chose a pudding to share. We were split between two different desserts, but settled on the popcorn brownie sundae. It was presented in a large glass, and looked absolutely amazing. There were a number of popcorn pieces, brownie pieces, and chocolate sauce all mixed into one. It is an extremely sweet dish, with three of my favourite things mixed together we could not resist. The brownie pieces were still warm which just perfected this dessert perfectly. The glass was very large, and even with two of us trying to finish it we were unable too. We found all of the portion sizes to be generous enough. The menu choices start from anywhere between £9 up to around £20. It was all presented perfectly, and we found it to be very filling. It is a little more expensive than similar places, but the food is really nice for what it is. Both times I have been to this restaurant I have come away completely satisfied.
**The service**
This for me was the best part of our visit; there is nothing at all I can fault them on. When we arrived we were instantly greeted by two members of staff, one went off to find us a high chair for my son, while the other showed us to our table. We were then left to get ourselves comfy, but a few minutes later our server came and introduced her to us. She was a lovely chatty lady who began making friends with my son straight away, asking if he would like an activity set, or a balloon to play with. She then took our drink orders, and gave us two adult menus with a child's menu to look at.
A few minutes later she arrived at our table with a goody bag for my son including an activity book and crayons. She also had a balloon for him which she tied at the side of the chair until he was finished eating. My son loved that she took the time to speak to him asking him his name etc, and the activity bag is great for passing the time while waiting for our meal. She also brought our drinks across instantly, and left us to decide to what to have. We found the food came out very quickly. Just 10 minutes after ordering the waitress brought my sons meal out. Then around five minutes later she brought our dishes out. We were given a chance when we ordered whether we would like my sons brought out as soon as it was ready, or for it to be held back to come out with our meals.
Anytime we needed anything all we needed to do is turn around, and we would find a member of staff. They seem to be everywhere which is great, as although we already had a server none of the other staff minded helping out. We were left to enjoy our meal, but we did find she kept passing by just to make sure we were ok. Once our main courses were eaten, she asked if we would like a dessert menu. We were provided with an adult menu each, and my son received a child's menu. Once we had ordered she was back within minutes with our dessert, and checked we still had refreshments.
**Other bits**
We were seated at a table for four, which was very roomy meaning there was enough space for us to eat our dinner in. The restaurant was lovely, we found the pictures all around the restaurant, and the general feel of the restaurant was great. The staff gave it a fantastic atmosphere with their cheery smiles, and nothing was too much to ask. It was rather busy on a Thursday afternoon, but this in no way affected our experience. I was actually really impressed, although the restaurant was bust the staff never let it show at all. The food arrived quickly to the table, drinks were delivered just before we had finished our last, and we were always able to find a member of staff if we needed help. The music was a little loud, but not overly so it bothered my son. I have been here on the weekend with my partner, and the music is even louder in the evening, which was a little too much as I found myself shouting a little while talking.
Even when we visited in the evening, and it was absolutely packed out we received great service. We did have to wait for 10 minutes for a table, but we were able to get drinks at the bar while they kept us up to date. There is a lot of seating in the restaurant, but it is not too cramped, so that you feel like you are just fitted in. The toilets are located on the bottom floor of the building, which is always good to see as it separates it from the tables. We were placed next to the pathway to the stairs that lead down, but they have left enough space so that our table was not disturbed from the numerous people making their way to use the facilities. I found the toilets to be clean enough, which I always like to see anywhere I am eating.
We loved our second visit to TGI Glasgow, and would be very happy to visit again. We paid £41 for 2 adult main courses, a child's main course, a dessert to share, and my son's ice cream desert. We also received two drinks that were refilled for free every time we had nearly finished the previous one. We were really pleased with the food; although we went for a safe choice from the menu we found it to be very tasty. The portion sizes were perfects, the food enjoyable, but overall it is the staffs that really carry it. Even though the prices are a little more expensive from similar chains, the service provided is really worth the little extra.
Brief History...
TGI Fridays is an American themed restaurant founded in 1965. There are many TGI restaurants within the UK and they are currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of their first UK restaurant.
Location and Layout...
There are two TGI restaurants in Glasgow. I will be basing my review on our visit to the City Centre restaurant on a Sunday afternoon.
TGI Fridays is conveniently located on the busy Buchannan Street within Glasgow City Centre. The entrance is at the corner of an old looking building and features a waiting area and replica motor bike display. This restaurant is a stones throw away from the main shopping area of Glasgow and is nearby Central Station, bus stops and also the Subway - it is very easy to reach.
Inside, the restaurant is set across various levels. The seating includes stools, booths and regular tables to accommodate all sized parties. We were seated at a booth designed for 4 people and found there to be sufficient space to be able to spread out. The bar area is on a raised level in the centre and you can sit here to drink. The restaurant is easy to move around and prams can be stored (high chairs are provided on request). There isn't very much natural (or artificial) lighting unless you are placed at a window table which we were.
The restaurant is decorated with some unusual objects including large, fake sharks, a terminator like statue and ten pin bowling objects. The toilets are located downstairs and the toilets were spacious, clean and easy to find once you reach the large lobby. I didn't notice disabled toilets or baby changing as they weren't required by us. A wheelchair user would have no issues in navigating the restaurant. The ambience in the restaurant is very diner like and quite loud but not deafening - they did have Sky Sports on the television and some music but nothing intrusive.
The full address for this restaurant is 113 Buchannan Street, Glasgow, G1 3HF. If you would like to contact them then you can on 0141 221 6996. The restaurant is open 11.30am - 10.30pm each day.
Service With A Smile...
When we dined here, there were plenty of staff available. We arrived at a peak time but were seated right away. The restaurant is family friendly and the staff are happy to heat up bottles etc - I noticed this as the table near by had twin babies at it. My son was welcomed with a smile and received a little pack of pencils and books and a balloon so definintly family friendly. Tables are cleaned and cutlery replaced as soon as the previous diners have left and plates are cleared quickly.
We were served my a lovely lady called Mary who was friendly and efficient. The staff wear pin badges on a strap which show their commitment and service to the restaurant - very Disney like! The staff aren't pushy and gave us enough time to allow us to decide what we wanted. Drinks were served within minutes, starters after 10 minutes (and ours sons meal), mains after 25minutes and desserts soon after requested. As soon as our glasses were looking empty, we were replenished with a fresh glass without needing to ask for one which I found excellent.
The restaurant accepts cash and card - I paid by debit card and this was done on a device at the table.
Food and Drink...
We were dining here as a treat and found the choice to be excellent. The food is of course a bit more expensive than other chains such as Wetherspoons but you are paying for service and quality. If you wish to view the full menu, you can download it from www.tgifridays.co.uk. We were provided with the main menu and a childrens menu. The main menu is split into different types of dishes and everything is clearly detailed and priced. Vegetarian options are also clearly marked.
The starters are quite varied and there are individual and sharer portions available. Starters start from around £3.99 up to £14.99. Options include chicken wings in various sauces, mozzarella dippers and loaded potato skins with various fillings. Sharing platters include nachos and various platters of chicken type bits for up to 4 people. The above dishes are suitable for vegetarians.
Despite there being so many starter options, I was too excited about having my main course! My fiance was determined to have a starter and went for Mushroom Alfreddo. He received a big bowl of full mushrooms in a cheese and herb sauce. He also received two bits of garlic bread. I don't like mushrooms but he commented on how delicious they were. I did sneak a bit of garlic bread which was cooked to perfection. The sauce in this dish was thick and creamy and had a lovely flavouring which was perfect for dipping the garlic bread in to!
There are so many main course options to choose from. The menu is split into different sections including fajitas, chicken, wraps, pasta, burgers and steaks. There is a lot of emphasis on meaty dishes but there are still a few options for vegetarians and some dishes could be altered to suit a vegetarian. Prices vary but are far from cheap. The burgers are priced from £10 and fajitas are from £12.00. The steak options include 'surf and turf' platters as well as standard steaks from £14ish up to £20. Various rack of ribs dishes were available. Sides can also be ordered including cheesy mash, chips and vegetables for £2ish.
My fiance opted for the 'Double Stack Cheeseburger' which he very much enjoyed but couldn't finish after his big starter so I got to try it. The plate was full to the brim and included two thick and juicy burgers with cheese, pickle and tomato, 2 large onion rings and a good sized portion of fries. Very flavoursome without needing to add sauce and extremely filling. Burgers and wraps appeared to me favourites with many diners.
I normally opt for whatever is cheapest on the menu but since we were treating ourselves, I ordered a steak. I believe my steak was a 8oz rib eye and I ordered it medium-well done as I hate seeing pink bits of meat! I was provided with a proper steak knife and was happy with the huge portion I was given. When ordering a steak, you are given the choice of 2 sides and 1 sauce. Sides include cheesy mash, chips, spicy rice and 2 other options. Sauces include a buttery sauce, peppercorn, Jack Daniels and another option which I can't quite remember.
My steak was absolutely delicious and cooked just the way I wanted it. It was quite big, thick and so tender in the mouth. It was full of flavour and wasn't fatty. The fries were lovely and crisp but fluffy inside and some still had their skins on. They were slightly salted which added extra flavour. I opted for some Cajun spicy rice as my 2nd side and it was about the same amount as you get in a bag of Uncle Bens rice - very flavoursome and easy to eat. For my sauce I went for Jack Daniels sauce which was presented in a small dish and had a runny consistency. It was delicious and very smokey. I only need a drop across my steak and sides to add extra flavour. I was very satisfied with my steak and for £16.99, I should have been!
The childrens menu was also quite varied.and offered smaller portions for small diners or larger portions for older children. There is the option of fish 'pirates', pasta, burgers and chicken strips. Dishes are served with fries and you can have a side of carrot, apple and cucumber sticks or beans. My son had a meal from the smaller menu which cost £2.99 and consistented of 4 big chicken strips and plenty of chips. The portion was really big and my son couldn't eat it all but excellent value for money. The chicken was lovely.
Desserts and Drinks...
The desserts section was very tempting with treats such as Apple Waffle, Mocha Mud Pie and brownies. Desserts were priced at around £4.99 (or £6.99 for a sharing sized portion). I had decided that I wanted a sundae type dessert which was presented in a tall glass. My sundae had lots of vanilla ice cream, toffee sauce, toffee popcorn and brownies. Oh my...heaven in a tall glass! This was quite an unusual dessert especially with the addition of popcorn but they didn't skimp on anything. It was delicious and the brownie pieces were still warm and deliciously chewy. My son had ice cream which was presented in a glass cup.
The drinks on offer at TGI Fridays and there is something for everyone. I believe this is a popular place to drink in the evening and the drinks have their very own menu. TGI specialise in cocktails and they have every kind including vodka, whiskey and tequila based cocktails. They also do frozen cocktails for around £5.00. Non alcoholic cocktails and ice cream cocktails are available. They offer wine and beers including 660ml bottles of Budweiser. Prices are about average for this sort of restaurant. I plan on returning without my son for cocktails sometime soon as they all look so good!
Anyway we opted for a glass of Coca-Cola each. The good thing about the glasses of Cola is that you can have as many refills as you want for a set price of £2.39 - we ended up having 5 glasses between us so got our monies worth. Our son had a Capri Sun but they had milkshakes and smoothies available.
In total we spent £50 by dining at TGI Fridays in Glasgow - 1 starter, 2 main courses, 1 childrens meal, 1 dessert, 2 bottomless drinks and a kids drink. Not cheap but we were so stuffed we couldn't eat anything big for dinner! I was impressed with the food and service so was happy to pay that little bit more and I felt that we got our monies worth from our filling and flavoursome meals. We couldn't afford to dine he regularly but as a treat, it is perfect and ideal for a bite to eat whilst out shopping.
Overall 4/5 and we will return soon!
Thanks for reading x
TGI Fridays is one of my favourite restaurants. This is an American Chain of restaurants which appear throughout the UK. They have a wide variety of dishes on their menu. Most of their food has an American theme to it, burgers, ribs and steaks. But there are other options for you to choose.
These come in at around £4.50 each and include potato skins, bruschetta, jack daniels sesame chicken strips.
These range in price but average at around £10 and include chicken finger BLT, Jack Daniels Rack of ribs, Ceaser salad and Chicken alfredo.
Cost on average £4 and include Chocolate fudge fixation and Apple waffle crunch.
TGI's also do various offers including 2 courses for £9.99 on a selected menu, this is great for you to try out some new dishes that you haven't had before. Soft drinks cost around £2.50 but are refilled for free.
The restaurants all have the same decorations inside, to resemble a sort of rock and roll american diner. The staff are always really eager to help. I have never had an experience in TGI's that would result in me not returning.
A few months ago on a trip to a TGI restaurant I found a hair in my dinner. The manager had a fresh meal cooked for me and took the cost of this off of the bill. It is service like this that sees me coming back to TGI's again and again.
They also do a great range of Cocktails, my favourite being summer peach! You'll find one to suit your taste. The restaurant can also cater for large groups. We went here for our department christmas night out and a friend had her hen night dinner here.
Definitely worth a visit.
Did you hear about the guy who got drunk eating Jack Daniels chicken wings? Nothing to do with the delicious JD coating, he had to many Hurricane cocktails...
TGI Fridays is one of the those places that you know you will enjoy if you're looking for a little bit of atmosphere with your meal and cocktails. My local TGI's is in Glasgow but they are dotted all around the county waiting for you to sample their wares.
***How it looks***
The concept of TGI's is similar to other American influenced restaurants and is clearly along the same lines as Planet Holywood and the Hard Rock Café. The walls are bedecked with music and movie memorabilia from the Rat Pack to Rick Astley, from Godzilla to the Godfather, its all there. I personally love the rock music references and I am also fond of the large Harley Davidson Motorcycle that greets you when you walk through the front door.
The restaurant floor is filled with dark wood tables and chairs while the staff wander round in red and white striped shirts covered in badges. It s well lit without being overpowering and there is also usually some good but not too loud music on in the background.
No matter how good somewhere looks, the proof of an establishment's success is ultimately the food.
Again, TGI's very much draws on the American diner influence and the menu clearly reflects this.
There are a reasonable selection of starters including Loaded Potato Skins (£4.29), Mushroom Alfredo (£4.49) and my personal favourite the Jack Daniels Sesame Chicken Strips (£4.99). These are tender little chicken strips covered in a sweet and sticky Jack Daniels glaze which is very tasty. There are also a selection of chicken wings and appetizers to share.
The main courses are naturally heavy in meat dishes, focussing on their love of the mighty steak. A New York Strip will set you back around £13.99 however you have a fair choice of accompaniments and a choice of 5 sauces for the side which is really good. TGI's is actually one of the few places I know that can properly cook a steak. Personally I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would want a well done steak, but they do, and TGI's offer it up without cremating it. Unlike some restaurants, they know how to cook a rare steak. While some places serve up medium instead of rare, TGI's rare steak is succulent and melt in your mouth soft. Exactly how it should be.
In addition to steaks you also have a selection of ribs, grills, burgers, chicken dishes, salads and pastas. Sandwiches are also on offer however at £8.99 for a grilled chicken sandwich, I think there are better value for money dishes on the menu. If you aren't a big meat eater, the Cajun-spiced vegetable Quesadilla is very tasty and is the same price as a sandwich while the Spicy Diablo Pasta (£7.99) is also pretty good.
If you do venture into TGI's however I would stick to the steaks, grills and ribs. They really are very good at them.
Desserts, if you can stomach one, are quite chocolate based with the chocolate fudge fixation being a personal favourite (£4.99). However they also do desserts to share if you are not ready for a whole one, and the dessert minis is a great way to sample. You can choose three or five mini desserts for £5.49 and £6.99 and while they aren't huge, they are pretty good and will take the edge off if you have a bit of a sweet tooth.
All the usual drinks are available but TGI's do a pretty fine selection of cocktails. All the traditional ones can be found including the Pina Colada, the Cosmopolitan and the Sex on the Beach, but they also have a great selection of more unusual cocktails including the Gremlin (Midori, Chambord, Vodka and citrus juice), the Barnamint Baileys (Oreo Cookies, Mint Liqueur, Baileys and Vanilla Ice Cream) or the Harlem Mugger (Rum, Tia Maria, Vodka, Gin, Champagne, Grand Marnier and citrus juice). Prices vary from £5.95 to around £10.
Now I would not like to encourage drinking copious amounts of alcohol at all, but I would recommend giving some of them a try. Even if you don't want a sit down meal, you can enjoy a couple of drinks at the bar and bar snacks are available if you find yourself there longer than you expected!
TGI's always has a fun and warm atmosphere and while this review may sound as though it is geared towards the older, cocktail drinking crowd, it is also a great place for families. There is a good kids menu with dishes ranging from £2.99 to £4.99 and the kids also receive an activity pack to keep them entertained.
I have visited TGI's on various occasions and it was a good night out for us as a couple and also when we were with a group of friends. I have also visited a number of their restaurants and the staff have always been attentive and friendly, although I am a bit sick of the old "hi my name is Lauren and I'll be your waitress for the evening..." shtick... Imported from America.
I would recommend TGI's to anyone looking for a typical American style meal where you eat till you burst and enjoy a few cocktail to go with it. it is definitely not a budget restaurant and once you have a couple of courses and some drinks, it doesn't amount to a cheap night out, but I think every once and a while its worth a visit.
Go take a bite and thanks for reading!
TGI Friday's in Glasgow is located in the city Centre amongst all the shops, on the popular road of Buchanan Street. I am not familiar with Glasgow as we were only there for the weekend to do some Christmas shopping as by boyfriend was currently working there for the week. However it is very easy to find as it is on the corner of one of the crossing streets, and has the large TGI Friday logo outside the building.
We haven't been to TGI Friday's before so didn't know what it would be like, but we knew that the chain of restaurants where very popular and had an American influenced menu and also décor which can be seen in every TGI restaurant you go in with the bold red and white colours and the pictures and furnishings on the walls.
We went on a Saturday night so expected the restaurant to be busy as it was also in a popular area, and we went at around 8pm when a lot of people had finished shopping and where looking for food and when people where beginning there Saturday night out.
~~queuing time~~
When we went into the restaurant there was a little queue, when we got to the front we where greeted by two members of staff who where very friendly, they informed us that there was a wait of 30 minutes for a table for two. They said that if we wished to wait we could go through to the bar and have a drink; my partner asked if we could put our name down on a booking and come back in half and hour as he noticed that the bar in the restaurant was very busy. The staff took our name and said we were welcome to come back in half an hour; we disappeared for a drink in a local pub which was definitely cheaper than TGI Fridays bar and far less quiet.
When we went back to TGI Fridays the queue was out the door, just showing what a great place it was to eat food. My boyfriend went to the front of the queue and informed the staff we had booked a table. Couple of minutes later we where being led through the doors and into the restaurant to our table, much to the disgust of the people in the queue, where the wait had now gone up to 40 - 50 minutes, lesson learnt on a Saturday night book in advance even if it is for TGI Fridays.
Once we where seated at our table, the waiter took our drink order and left us to read the menu. We then realised why the wait was so long the restaurant was incredibly busy with the staff all running around trying to take orders. The restaurant bar in particular was very busy with people waiting to be seated. The fact that the restaurant was so busy did not spoil our evening as people around us where nice and quiet and we were seated out of the way so that the only people walking past us were the waiter/waitress going to the larger table nearby. If you are after a romantic meal with your beloved this is not the place to go, TGI Fridays is a lively crowed, and often busy restaurant. By no means does mean that it is bad it just means it is very popular and they try and get as many people in for food as they can.
~~Decisions ~~
One glance at the menu had my mouth watering all the delicious well known American influenced; typical restaurant food, burgers, ribs, nachos and steaks.
Me and my boyfriend finally decided to have a shared platter of Chicken Fajita Nachos, for our starter, the menu description is Crisp tortillas topped with chunks of chargrilled chicken breast, red & green peppers, spicy jalapenos, onion and melted cheese, Served with guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream. All I can say is that they certainly didn't last long they where lovely, we have never had chicken on nachos before and it was a lovely surprise it gave the nachos more depth, and different taste sensations, my boyfriend doesn't normally eat a lot of nachos as he feels that it doesn't fill him up but he devoured these it was a race to eat some before he scoffed them all. I would recommend choosing the chicken nachos and the dips as they are nice twist and a normal nacho dish.
For my main course I had a rib eye steak with mushroom sauce and chips, where my boyfriend had a Rib eye surf and turf with Jack Daniels sauce both came with chips and two onion rings, a nice large plate full of lovely food. As usual the sauces; Wild Mushroom and jack Daniel's came in little pots along with the steaks. We both choose to have our steaks medium, I normally worry that they do it too pink but I was very happy with the steak, it had a lovely pinkish colour and was very nice and juicy with no blood in sight. This sometimes can happen with medium steaks that are just not cooked enough. Both steaks where a very good size and so was the portion on chips, for the price we paid I was happy with the portion size we roughly paid between 14.99 and 16.99 for our two main meals I am not sure but you can find a full menu specific to each restaurant on there website www.tgifridays.co.uk
What sold me the most on the menu was my boyfriends Jack Daniel's sauce it was divine. It had a lovely sweet taste that went perfect with the steak and chips. I am very fond of sweet tasting sauces so my boyfriend happily swapped his jack Daniels sauce for my wild mushroom sauce. I will definitely be purchasing the jack Daniels Sauce separately when I next go shopping as it was the perfect accompaniment to my steak. However the sauce my not suit some tastes which is why we where happy that it came in a separate pot so that you could pour it over the steak.
When we go out for a nice meal we tend to share a dessert as we are normally so full from the meal that we cannot eat all to ourselves. The menu at Glasgow has five different individual desserts and 3 desserts that you can share. As we where very full from the lovely food we decided to share an individual dessert, we had the lovely Cinnamon swirl cheesecake. It was the right size for us to share and not overpower our stomachs as we really enjoyed the unusual flavour of the cheesecake as normally they are vanilla, or fruit flavoured.
The entire meal cost us about £53 including an alcohol drink each and a refillable soft drink. This can be on the expensive side for a meal for two but the food was lovely just what you would expect from a restaurant that is middle range, not too expensive but also not pub food.
~~overall opinion~~
I would recommend the TGI Friday's restaurants to my friends and family particular the Glasgow city centre one as my experience with them was very pleasurable and I would definitely visit the restaurant again. The food was lovely and very well prepared with options available to suit many people's tastes. The Glasgow City restaurant has lovely staff; who where pleasant and polite and very attentive though out the service. As we went on a Saturday night at peak time the restaurant was loud and very busy but this did not spoil my evening as the staff appeared to be able to cope with the pressure. The meal was reasonably priced for a nice night out together, but too expensive to make it a regular outing. I will certainly be visiting other TGI Friday's in my home area to see if also offer the good standard of service that was present in the Glasgow city Centre.


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At the Camp David Christmas Retreat, Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is boxing with President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart). The two are shown as being close friends, and Mike is equally close with Asher's wife Maggie (Ashley Judd) and their son Connor (Finley Jacobsen).
The Secret Service escorts the first family to a fundraiser during a snow storm. Maggie exchanges gifts with her husband while making jokes. Suddenly, a large branch hits one of the cars upfront, causing the other cars to swerve and hit the side of a bridge. The President's car is tipping over the edge. Mike rushes over to rescue him and his wife, but he only manages to get Asher out, and Maggie goes down into the icy river with the car. Asher and his son mourn their loss.
18 months later - Mike is off the President's detail. He wakes up to the news of tensions rising in North and South Korea, ignoring his wife Leah's (Radha Mitchell) mentioning of a barbecue. He kisses her goodbye as they go off to work.
Mike meets with Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs (Angela Bassett), who knows Mike is still distressed over his failure to rescue the President's wife. She assures him that he did what was necessary, and even the President knows that.
Asher is with Connor, who are preparing to go back to Camp David for a retreat, but Connor would rather go to the beach. Asher invites him to get some ice cream, but he is called in immediately. He meets with Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan (Melissa Leo), Speaker of the House Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), and Vice President Charles Rodriguez (Phil Austin) over their impending meeting with the Korean Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Lee (Keong Sim) and his aide, Kang Yeonsak (Rick Yune) arrive at the White House. Somewhere over West Virginia, a large jet comes in and shoots down two American jets. Asher is taken out of his meeting with Lee and moved somewhere safer as he is alerted of the situation. He asks for Connor, but he is nowhere to be found. The enemy plane begins to open fire on civilians before making its way toward Washington DC and finally toward the White House.
Mike sees the chaos from his office. He rushes into the streets to protect civilians while other troops attempt to shoot down the enemy plane. The shooters even manage to blow up oncoming missiles, but it is finally shot down, crashing its wing into the Washington Monument before finally crashing and exploding. The top of the monument collapses and falls, killing several tourists.
While Asher, McMillan, Rodriguez, and others are taken down to the bunker, Mike runs toward the White House, where he finds suicide bombers blowing open the front gates. Other Korean terrorists begin coming in, firing on the Secret Service, who return fire and manage to kill some of them.
Jacobs meets with General Clegg (Robert Forster) and others at the Pentagon where they are briefed on the situation, namely that the President is hiding in the bunker. Inside the bunker, however, Kang and several other terrorists, along with ex-Secret Service agent Dave Forbes (Dylan McDermott), take Asher and the others hostage.
Outside, Agent Roma (Cole Hauser) and other men continue fighting off the incoming terrorists. Roma declares "Olympus has fallen" to signify that the White House has been invaded. He manages to kill one goon before getting killed himself.
Trumbull comes into the Pentagon, where he is made acting president. Kang patches through to the Pentagon and begins by executing Prime Minister Lee in front of them. He orders the Americans to pull back the Seventh Fleet from Korea immediately.
In the bunker, Kang tells Asher this is retaliation for all the damage that was brought upon Korea by Americans. Forbes is in on it since he is against Asher's policies. Asher headbutts him in response.
Mike discovers that the terrorists know about Connor and that they are looking for him. He manages to override Kang's security system and makes it into the Oval Office and patches through to the Pentagon. He gets in contact with Jacobs, who is surprised to hear from him, but she assures the other men that they can trust him. An assassin enters the room, but Mike takes him down and bludgeons him with a bust of Lincoln's head.
Kang interrogates Admiral Hoenig (James Ingersoll) for a code. He nearly slits his throat, but Asher tells Hoenig to give it up. The Pentagon learns that a Cerberus code has been activated. When Mike sends them a tattoo on the neck of the assassin he killed, he is informed of the Cerberus code, which would allow the terrorists to deactivate all of the country's nuclear weapons.
Mike continues moving forward to look for Connor. He finds the boy hiding in a room and safely gets him out just as more goons come in firing at them. Mike assures Connor that his father is going to be okay, and he gets him up a ventilation shaft to get out safely. Connor is rescued by some troops as Mike takes down other goons. He interrogates them, and they laugh in his face. He responds by stabbing one of them in the throat until he gets an answer. He lets Jacobs know Kang's name and to learn something about him.
Kang learns about Mike's presence from Forbes, and so he is sent to get rid of him. Forbes comes across Mike, who is still unaware of his deception. When he accidentally slips Kang's name, Mike realizes the truth and the two get into a fight. Forbes tries to stab him, but Mike gets the knife from him and stabs him. As he lies dying, Mike asks him why he did this. Forbes reveals it was because he lost his son. Mike has him tell Kang that he got Mike, which he does before Mike fatally stabs him in the throat.
Kang attempts to get another code from McMillan, who is utterly defiant. Kang starts to brutally assault her, but she still won't give up the code. When she is an inch from being beaten to death, Asher orders her to give up her code, which she does. The second Cerberus code is activated, and the Pentagon becomes aware of this. They also learn that Kang is a well-known terrorist who lost his mother to an American landmine and is very much infamous.
Mike manages to get through to Kang's security and taunts him. He lets Kang know that Connor is safe and that he is going to put his knife through his brain. Asher listens to all of this.
Several troops start flying into Washington to retaliate. Mike informs General Clegg that the terrorists possess Hydra Six, more powerful weapons than what the Americans have. Regardless, Clegg has the troops come in, but the terrorists shoot down one helicopter that crashes into the White House and causes a big explosion that severely damages the building.
Kang gets through to the Pentagon, and executes Vice President Rodriguez. He orders them to finally recall the Seventh Fleet and to have a helicopter filled up and ready to get them out of there by dawn. He pulls McMillan out and takes her outside.
As the news is getting coverage of the situation, they inform viewers of South Korea's response to the situation, as well as getting footage of McMillan slowly stepping out into plain sight. With her back turned, Kang nearly shoots her, but Mike gets there first and opens fire, distracting Kang and allowing McMillan to run out and be rescued by troops.
Kang makes it back to the bunker and has several hostages, including Asher, with a bag over their heads, along with the terrorists, just as their requested helicopter is coming down. The Seventh Fleet is called out from Korea, as well.
The hostages and terrorists get into the helicopter just as troops are locked on them. They are unable to fire, fearing they will hit the President. Just as the helicopter takes off, it explodes in mid-air and crashes to the ground. The Pentagon panics and they fear the worst - that Asher was killed in the explosion with everybody else. Mike is informed, but he knows that it doesn't add up since Kang would not try and go out that way.
Sure enough, it was a diversion. Kang and the other remaining terrorists are holding Asher in the bunker and get the final Cerberus code out of him. Kang's true plan is revealed - he plans to detonate ALL of the nuclear weapons to completely obliterate the United States.
Mike is heading back down, but Clegg orders him to stand down. However, Clegg is put in his place by Trumbull, and Mike proceeds down to the bunker. Just as the terrorists are getting out, Mike shoots some of them. Asher knocks two of them down and struggles in a fight with Kang. He gets shot in the side as Mike attacks Kang. The two engage in hand-to-hand combat, with Kang nearly overpowering him. Kang taunts Mike and tells him he's failed again, but Mike gets the upper hand and takes Kang down. True to his word, he grabs his knife and sticks it in Kang's head, killing him.
Mike rushes into the bunker and informs the Pentagon that Asher is alive, but he needs to stop the detonation sequence as there is barely a minute left. Jacobs, Trumbull, and Clegg rush to give Mike the deactivation code, and, with seconds to spare, Mike successfully shuts down the detonation sequence, much to the relief of everybody else. Mike takes Asher outside, where he is reunited with Connor, and Mike is reunited with Leah.
Asher delivers a speech to the nation, commemorating those who were killed in the terrorist attack, but assures them that the attack gave them the hope and confidence to stand up and rise from fear to defend themselves. As he concludes, he walks off the stage and shakes Mike's hand. Mike stands proudly, knowing he has finally redeemed himself.
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Record Year Ahead for South American Vehicle Sales, Analyst Says
Motor vehicle sales in South American fell in February, but the region can still deliver a record-breaking year in 2013, according to Sterne Agee & Leach.
Analyst Michael Ward reported today that sales across the continent fell 3.3% in February, but have risen 3.6% since the start of the year. And by the end of 2013, he sees sales in South America totaling 5.525 million units -- marking a fourth consecutive annual record – and sees a slight rise in 2014 to 5.7 million units.
Brazil is the big factor. Accounting for two-thirds of sales on South America, Brazil has been volatile with comparable sales figures falling during three out of the last six months on the heels of inflationary cost pressures and trade disputes.
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In 2008 I planted French Tarragon for the first time in my herb garden, and it was the beginning of a huge love affair with the flavor of tarragon. I tried lots of different recipes using fresh tarragon, and these Sauteed Chicken Breasts with Tarragon-Mustard Pan Sauce were definitely a keeper. Now it's herb-planting time again at a new house, and this year I'll be planting some French Tarragon among my flowers and praying that the deer don't like Tarragon! And I'm looking forward to trying even more recipes with tarragon.
Sauteed Chicken Breasts with Tarragon-Mustard Pan Sauce
4 boneless-skinless chicken breasts
1 T olive oil (use more or less, depending on your pan)
salt and pepper, plus other seasonings of your choice to season chicken (I used Szeged Chicken Rub and pepper, but no salt)
1/2 cup chicken stock (I used homemade chicken stock, but you could use canned chicken broth, preferably low sodium)
1/3 cup half and half or milk
1 T Dijon mustard
2-3 tsp. finely chopped fresh tarragon (preferably French tarragon)
Trim all visible fat and tendons from chicken breasts. (I save these scraps in the freezer until I get enough to make chicken stock.) If chicken breasts are quite thick, pound them with a meat mallet or other heavy object until they are about 3/4 inch thick.
Wash tarragon leaves and finely chop with chef's knife.
Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a heavy frying pan just big enough to hold all the chicken without crowding. While oil heats, season chicken with seasonings of your choice. Add the chicken and saute until chicken is cooked through and well-browned, about 10 minutes. (Actual cooking time will depend on your pan and how high you have the heat.)
Remove chicken to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm. Add chicken stock to pan, scraping off any browned bits, and cook until reduced by half, about 2-3 minutes. Whisk in mustard, tarragon, half and half and any juices from the chicken which have accumulated on the plate and cook until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes more. Serve immediately, with some of the sauce drizzled over each piece of chicken.
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Nutritional Information? I chose the South Beach Diet to manage my weight partly so I wouldn't have to count calories, carbs, points, or fat grams, but if you want nutritional information for a recipe, I recommend entering the recipe into Calorie Count, which will calculate it for you.
More Recipes with Tarragon to Wake Up Your Mouth:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly, check ingredients.)
Chicken Salad with Fresh Tarragon and Peas
Roasted Mushrooms with Tarragon Vinaigrette
Grilled Chicken with Tarragon-Mustard Marinade
Sauteed Chicken Breasts with Warm Tomato-Tarragon Salsa
Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad with Lemon, Dijon, and Tarragon Vinaigrette
Tarragon Tuna Melt from Simply Recipes
Eggplant and Goat Cheese Sandwiches with Tomato Tarragon Sauce from What Did You Eat
Cream of Celery Soup with Fresh Tarragon from Christine Cooks
Angel Hair Pasta with Tarragon-Parsley Pesto and Seared Scallops from Cook (almost) Anything At Least Once
Pork Medallions with Tarragon-Mustard Sauce from Blue Kitchen
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