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A Victory Hotel - Southfield
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Property Location
Located in Southfield, A Victory Hotel - Southfield is close to Lawrence Technological University and International Auto Components Headquarters. This hotel is within the vicinity of Redford Theatre and Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Make yourself at home in one of the 62 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks and irons/ironing boards, and you can also request cribs/infant beds.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access, a fireplace in the lobby, and complimentary use of a nearby fitness facility.
A complimentary continental breakfast is included.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and ATM/banking services. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- ATM/banking
- Free self parking
- Fireplace in lobby
- Number of floors - 2
- Free breakfast
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Free WiFi
- Total number of rooms - 62
- Free newspapers in lobby
- 24-hour front desk
Room Facilities
- Desk
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Hair dryer
- Air conditioning
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Cable TV service
- Free local calls
- Iron/ironing board
- Rollaway/extra beds available


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Monday, 10 July, 2000, 18:47 GMT 19:47 UK
The Williams factor
BBC sports correspondent Rob Bonnet examines the latest idea to improve the fortunes of British tennis.Disclaimer: The BBC will put up as many of your comments as possible but we cannot guarantee that all e-mails will be published. The BBC reserves the right to edit comments that are published.
So what impact will the Williams sisters REALLY have on British tennis if they agree to the overtures of the Lawn Tennis Association?
Their athleticism on court and charm off it have got the LTA thinking.
Their image is strong and Britain's need is urgent (as always) - perhaps Venus and Serena with their LA ghetto street-credibility and three Wimbledon titles between them can be the role models to get inner-city talent into the game?
That's certainly the view of Richard Lewis, LTA director of tennis.
He says their achievements will be something ethnic youth can relate to - tennis with attitude. Maybe so - but would it have any lasting effect?
Sure, there'd be temporary interest as Venus and Serena breezed into Brixton or Moss Side.
There would be the sound-bites, (from father Richard too!), the coaching clinic and the goody-bags, but when they're off to their next big tournament, then what?
More mediocrity, snobbery and complacency in the suburbs and the shires - the attitudes of tennis? Probably. Pass the cucumber sandwiches, there's a good chap.
They know what the grass-roots are saying about how the local young loud-mouths behave on the football pitch and how they don't want it at the tennis club.
Not unreasonably, you might think!
And don't count on the carrot and stick approach from the National Lottery.
Ask the local club chairman if greater community use might not be a small price to pay for the fat cheque that would buy court-resurfacing, floodlights and new changing rooms and you might not get the answer you were expecting.
Instead, it could be a volley straight out of the Sampras guide to a no-nonsense 7th Wimbledon title.
"Now look here, this place has been ticking over perfectly well enough for years.
"It may not be perfect but I can damn-well play when I want to without having to share the courts and the showers with the riff-raff.
"And it's my club, my subscription and my chums - so you know what you can do with your Lottery grant old boy!"
The LTA's performance director Patrice Hagelauer comes from a country where the quality of the facilities matches the volume of the players that use them and where the young are positively encouraged.
He was also painfully aware of the problems in taking on The British Tennis Club when he was appointed in March last year.
Quietly, maybe, Hagelauer's Gallic charm is working its magic as he tries to spread the egalitarian gospel around the country?
More likely, the club chairman's gin-and-tonic, gentle assurances and firm handshake are followed by the same old stubborn British conservatism.
"Nice chap, that Hagelauer, but the committee won't wear it".
The next test for British tennis comes up this week of course - the Davis Cup tie against Ecuador at the All England Club.
It is a chance to re-create the popular atmosphere of those matches last year against the USA, and Henman heroics might fill the public courts for another week after Wimbledon.
But the overall effect would probably be as lasting as a photo-opportunity with the Williams family.
Until, that is, the club chairman and his committee move on.
Do you agree with what Rob Bonnet has to say?
I agree entirely with everything that Rob Bonnet states. British tennis is in an abysmal state mainly because of the attitudes of most clubs towards juniors. You really have to be middle-class to play tennis in this country. Children from working class backgrounds are not really welcome at most tennis clubs in Britain. A good example being the local club in Bournemouth where a junior player may not join unless one of his/her parents join as a full tennis member, even though that parent may not play or even want to play tennis. So it will cost over Ł700 per year for a junior to join. On top of which Ł1 must be paid to book one hour's play on court. So much for the LTA's plans to bring tennis to the general population. How many people can afford to pay over Ł700 per year on top of the extra costs of coaching, tennis equipment, tournament fees etc.? Individual coaching at this club (supposedly one of the best clubs in the country) costs between Ł16 and Ł18 per hour! Tennis in thi!
s country is basically about money.
See also:
06 Jul 00 | SOL
The failings of English football
08 Jul 00 | Wimbledon2000
Wonderful Williams
08 Jul 00 | Wimbledon2000
Venus can sleep easy
08 Jul 00 | Wimbledon2000
Championing tennis
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Single parents with cancer get help
Even if you have no helpmate, you can get sick. Then what—what about the income, the kids, the treatments, the phone trees?
Out here in Scottsdale, we have a group called Singleton Moms to help out.
This was started in 2006 by two women who watched a 32-yr-old friend succumb.
More than 100 single parents (some men) have been helped.
They bring in maids to clean, they bring meals, they negotiate with the bureaucrats.
Each year they have a fundraising ball.
Maybe you could start something like this?
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
"Customized" knee replacement
There are already "male" and "female" knee assemblages. Now, docs have invented the Signature Knee.
The Signature Knee is still a metal-on-metal replacement joint, but one crafted to the patient's individual knee structure.
Before, docs did not know what they would find inside the knee, so they had to have several sizes available.
Now, the doctor and an engineer look over the patient's MRI or CT scan and calculate the best places to drill into the femur. These plans then go to a manufacturer in Belgium where a model of the knee is built with a laser.
It takes the doc less time, and the savings offset the cost.
Some patients walk the same day.
I do think much of medicine will be more individualized—genetic tests to see which drugs will be most effective and so on. This sounds like a step in that direction.
Monday, November 28, 2011
The shampoo wars
Americans sent billions down the drain last yr. In the form of shampoo.
Did you know of the cheap stuff is just as good as the pricey? You don't have to buy at the salon.
And buying at Walmart is even cheaper.
Suave or White Rain is about a buck at W's--$1.25 in the grocery store.
To really save money, use less. For long hair—a nickel-size amount, less for short hair.
This is especially true for salon stuff—it's very concentrated.
Generally speaking, the lower cost ones work as well as the premiums. It might be worth more, though, to get a color-preserving shampoo.
We go to the Dollar Store and get that coconut stuff, which leaves my hair very shiny, along with some cheap conditioner.
I never rinse and repeat…that uses twice as much. Where did that get started anyhow? Someone had a genius marketing idea there. Where else do you do things twice?
Always give the dog seconds? Brush your teeth, then load up the brush again? Wash your clothes--OK, once more?
Monday, November 21, 2011
Honey is money
Yes, it comes from a bee's bee-hind, so to speak, but it's delish and has many good properties and uses.
First, it has antiseptic properties—you can make a bandage with honey inside for infections. They even recommended it when my kid had MRSA. Try to get Manuka UMF honey for this.
It's pure energy—yes, a carb, but one spoonful can help you run faster and endure. It's absorbed fast!
Put it on toast or in tea for a morning jumpstart.
It's full of antioxidants—put some in water with lemon and drink each day. It may also have anti-cancer properties.
Hangover? Combine honey, orange juice and yogurt to chase the yuks.
It's also good for sore throats.
Honey and vinegar are good for arthritis.
Honey and cinnamon—can stop hair loss and bad breath.
You can also make a moisturizing facial mask with it.
Sticky but good for ya.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Does a patient know best?
Laura Landro, WSJ, Nov 7, 2011, says come next fall, hospitals can lose 1% of their Medicare payment if they miss quality care goals or patients give them a bad rap.
Thus—hospitals are putting personnel through customer-service training.
Patients like cleanliness, quiet and someone who listens.
The hospitals are therefore adding massage, reflexology and concerts.
Some hospitals are also instituting a program I heard about decades ago—HEART. This stands for hear the concern, empathize, apologize, respond and thank.
Some hospitals also issue "Lavender Alerts"—for families that are stressed out.
All this is to the good. People with good English skills would also be a plus. And I am not a huge fan of the hospitalist system under which your care is turned over to a strange doctor, sometimes with limited social and language skills, for the duration of your stay.
I know this is supposed to be a plus—but it has never been one for me. I had to get a hospitalist almost physically shanghaied to my room and told him, "You have to talk to me!"
Another time, a hospitalist put our mother in restraints because she was inconvenient.
Still, many experts and some doctors say patients don't really know what is great and what isn't. I guess there are exceptions from what you think would be best—I know many big city trauma centers in the worst parts of town and oldest buildings are the best places to be taken.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Shaking hands with food
People are always wringing their hands over what to eat or not eat, what is "bad" and what isn't.
Food is body fuel. But it is also a social ritual—and one of life's great pleasures.
If you second guess it every second, feel guilty, hang your head, confess to people, you are leaving a lot of pleasure on the table, so to speak.
I am a big woman, always have been…I eat what I like now, don't do the scale deal, and am trying to enjoy life. I worry, too, though—that my low income and ramen lunch EVERYDAY is wasting my time on earth with crappy, boring food.
Also I don't cook. And my stove is on its last legs anyway…well, burners.
A columnist in our paper wrote that even though she is a perpetual dieter, she is going to eat some holiday goodies. So there!
This does not mean a whole ham or batch of cookies—but some tasty stuff.
Preferably free—at someone else's house.
And maybe a beverage—same terms.
Join me?
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Presents for poor old folks
We are on a, ahem, limited budget, and I needed kitchen sponges for months before springing for them—kept putting them in the dishwasher to no visible effect.
My daughter was ribbing me—"I heard you in your room saying sponges, sponges."
Banner Hospitals in this area has some ideas for us broke oldies for the hols.
First, if you know someone older who may not get to the store much or is snacking on crackers and so on for meals, look into what hot meal programs are available—just finding out for someone can be a gift!
Do they need help paying monthly bills—sit down with them and go through the mess.
What about a computer and a couple of lessons?
A booklet of coupons for rides places?
Toothpaste, floss, shampoo, that sort of thing. It may sound weird to offer that, but it might be welcomed.
Canned food? Make those shelves look loaded! (No--not cat food--unless the person has cats.)
Also a new sweater for turned-down thermostats.
And don't forget to throw out the hook—invite them to parties and holiday meals.
Sometimes just calls are nice—if you are "wealth challenged" yourself.
Once, when I was WAY younger, someone gave me a huge carton of oranges…It seemed like a weird gift, but we ate them all! It was memorable—and yes, a little weird.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Be realistic--the blues may sneak up
First, get this straight. If your family is more Jerry Springer than Rebecca at Sunnybrook Farm, you are not alone.
The holidays are tough, because family members are thrown in a room together sometimes. The big wad-up, as one woman I know calls it. Alcohol may be served. Uh-oh.
Also, you are supposed to be cheery and thrilled. You must be! What is wrong with you?
Uh, no money to buy presents, age-old gripes, perversity, who knows.
Too much sugar, food tox from rich delicious stuff, too little sleep, stomping around malls…it adds up.
Then when it's formally over, you feel let down. Drat—not even irritation and exhaustion to look forward to.
Some tips from Banner Hospitals in Phoenix:
Remember, it's about a birth, a great past moment.
Don't expect much to change from last year.
Invite people who will pitch in and help. Let the slugs go to their own party (Banner did not say that, I did).
Go look at lights other people put up if you don't feel like doing it.
Yes—it's the end of the year, a natural time to sort of sum up and if the sum isn't what you want, well, regroup.
You get another try.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Exercising for two
We get a supplement from a local hospital in our paper, and today it quoted Tiffany Weathers, MD, an OB-GYN with Banner Ironwood Physicians on exercising while preggers.
Generally, she says, if you are healthy, you can continue to exercise. It strengthens muscles for pushing and is especially helpful if you develop diabetes during gestation.
I walked a lot—I COULD walk a lot then, well, waddle… The hip ligaments open up and soften, so you sort of roll along.
If you have been exercising all along, you can continue—maybe not the marathon like that gal of a couple of weeks ago. Walking, yoga, light aerobics.
If you have any of these problems, ask the doctor:
Preterm labor in the past.
Vaginal bleeding.
Cervical problems.
Leaking of fluid.
Shortness of breath.
Dizziness or fainting.
Slowdown of baby movement.
High blood pressure.
Do not ride horses, waterski, scuba dive, ski at high altitudes, lie on your back a lot, work out hard in hot weather.
I have already heard hot tubs are not a good idea—you don't want to cook the little guy or gal.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Fat banking
Finally, some good use for fat.
Hope you didn't just eat, but Wendy Schmid, Harper's Bazaar, says the new hot happening, darlings, is banking your fat. Or more accurately, freezing it and paying someone to hang onto it.
Not fat—think of it as "cosmetic filler." You can get someone to spackle into into your wrinks at a distant time.
A place called BioLife Cell Bank in Dallas will do the honors.
While they don't exactly recommend "banking" the gunk in your 20s just for later use, they do say stem cells are less potent if you suck it later.
No, you don't get liposuction—it damages the cells.
They use other techniques—a, pardon the expression, soda can's worth can last a lifetime.
It costs $2500 for "removal." Then count on $1700 for the first year of storage and $200 a year after.
Then, some doc has to squeeze it back in at some point.
Does it hurt? Only the walletectomy.
Still, I have found that just having a fat face smooths those wrinkles amazingly well.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The wasted bucks REALLY stinks
According to Loyola, the US is winning against the evil smoking habit. Fewer people are starting, and 3 million quit a year. Still, a fifth of adults smoke. My kid is among them. She apparently started when she was 12—love those parochial schools chockful of naughty peers .
Anyhow, now that we are struggling economically (she is still at home), I took note of the fact that a pack a day runs $3,300 a year!
And it's bad for ya, you might have heard--cancer, heart disease, blah blah.
A year after quitting, the excess risk of heart disease is half that of a smoker's.
Twenty minutes after quitting, Loyola said, your heart rate and blood pressure drop. Twenty minutes? That makes no sense…
Moving on…
Eighty percent of lung cancer is thought to be from smoking. Quitting even 25 years before does not help ya.
That Chantix stuff can really cause you problems… Don't you love the commercial that says this stuff is great, you can still smoke for a week?
This is a mixed picture. It's best to try to quit, I guess…think of the money if nothing else.
But I also get irritated by the national nannies who won't let you work for them if you smoke at home and otherwise try to mind your business.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Can be many causes of knee pain
Ralph Wilson, an orthopedic surgeon in Gilbert, AZ, wrote in the Chandler Republic, Nov 9, 2011, that even a finding of "bone on bone" meaning cartilage is all worn away in the knee may not be the cause of knee pain. People with bone on bone can have no pain.
Other causes of pain could be psoriasis, sciatica, or an arthritic hip. Gout can also cause it.
A Novocaine shot in the hip can help the knee in some cases.
This may mean back x-rays in addition to knee x-rays, as well as blood tests. Maybe even an MRI. That is the one I never want to get!
So I limp on.
Psoriasis? I have that. Let me check that out.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Mother's little helpers
ABC News had a story on how moms are too freaked out these days to sleep without a pill.
How to make the mortgage, will the kids have a better life than the parents, why aren't the schools teaching them anything…you can get in a hamster wheel of thoughts at night.
Especially in this disgusting economic calamity or whatever it is.
A 2007 study by the National Sleep Foundation found that three in 10 women use some sleep aid a few nights a week. This is twice as common as men doing it.
I sometimes take a melatonin. But others are taking the Big Boys—Ambien, Lunesta, Klonopin.
One woman said she was "always plugged in"—could not turn it off. She wakes in the middle of the night—and it's all over for that night.
Some things to try instead of meds…If necessary learn to leave dishes in the sink and just go to bed.
Give yourself a half hour to unwind.
An hour before bed, make a to-do list for the next day. Then you won't do that in your head in bed.
Put away the devices.
Get out of bed if you can't sleep.
Even warm milk is worth a try.
I listen to my audiobooks…on an MP4 player—only the screen is lit. Turning on lights reboots you. Not good.
Monday, November 07, 2011
I used to think this was dumb
I used to hear older people say all their friends were dead. I thought, wow, bummer. Now, some of mine are. And others have drifted off.
It didn't help that I moved away from my home of 35 yrs to help take care of my own aging mother. It's hard to keep up. Oddly, some friends from college are more in touch than people I knew in Washington more recently.
Of course, they have done studies—if you have friends, you are more connected to life and live longer. Something like that.
Recently, the Arizona Republic did a story on friending people as you grow older. They had some suggestions for getting friends.
First, you can join a career group, such as the local chamber of commerce.
You could volunteer—get out, meet people.
Go to community events.
Take a class. In DC, we had a thing called First Class—short classes in this and that.
You could maybe find friends on a social site. A couple of people called me from Facebook, asked me to lunch, then never really did it.
The best thing of all is to smile when you are out—it's a friend magnet.
Also—don't expect to much. Just do it to do it.
Friday, November 04, 2011
Doctors--lie down till the thought passes
I can't see well (thanks to medical care I opted to succumb to), and never could drive, so even a routine doctor visit means getting a ride from my sister, who is willing, but I don't want to wear out the option.
Then comes the paperwork—I don't want to put my Social…that is discussed. Then the scale—yes, all ills, every one, stem from excessive size—so this is a big issue. I will not get weighed. Blah blah…that is not pleasant.
Then the long wait in the "little room." Cold in there.
Then the doctor comes, eager to write a script, diddle with the computer, turf me to an expensive specialist—I don't even have the $35 copay, people, but do the referral in case my ship ever comes in.
Say I get my hands on $35, then another ride…then the specialist…first the scale…nope—blah blah... Then probably an x-ray or test, meaning a ride, waits, etc.
Then try to get the results—no news does not mean you are OK, it may mean the test was done in the wrong name, it's on someone's desk, etc.
They want you to come back for another copay to hear the results—no, just tell me on the phone.
THEN, a recommended approach. But what if that is something I have tried that failed me (warfarin, for instance). Try physical therapy before anything more drastic? Good idea, but rides…I would need many rides.
Surgery? Lose weight first? We have discussed already.
Ack. I hate this. Why do they want us to live so long anyhow—they can't afford us anyway.
Just writing this makes me feel like Jabba the Noncompliant Hut!
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Dutch psychologist fudged
Eat this—no wait, that will kill you. Take this supplement…or wait a sec, maybe…
Who knows what to do anymore.
All we have is the faint hope that some smart scientist is spending countless lonely hours and shepherding swarms of assistants to gather data and trying to find out what works, what's what, and what we should do.
Then—inevitably—we chip at it—did a corporation pay this researcher to nudge results its direction? Were there enough people in the study? Was it designed well? Does it mean squat? Was the study even done or was it pure fiction?
Benedict Carey, NYT, Nov 2, 2011, writes about some dude named Diederik Stapel, Tillburg University in Holland, who is being questioned about studies he did on hypocrisy, racial stereotyping and advertisements.
He, of course, hopped on a website immediately and beat his sorry little chest…"I have failed as a scientist and researcher… yick yack."
He published more than 150 papers with "sexy" results that got publicity. He was "lord of the data," never let any other researchers examine it (two-thirds of Dutch researchers say they don't).
Two thousand American researchers studied by the Harvard Business School found that 70% said—anonymously—that they had cut some corners.
Statistical errors were another widespread problem. Math, people, math!
Maybe saying most people are foaming racists is "softer" than saying everyone should be piling in the vitamins, but both are sloppy!
You are wasting my time, people, and dragging down big salaries while doing it. I don't like it.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Growing pains are real
Gremlyn Bradley-Waddell, AZ Republic, Nov 2, 2011, writes that 25-40% of kids experience "growing pains."
Usually these aches and cramps come in the night and are below the knee.
Often these arise after a very physical day. About all that can be done to prevent them is good quality, supportive shoes.
If these pains continue or extend into the morning or pop up during exercise—you might want to tell the doctor.
In the meantime, some attention, massaging the area, or some ibuprofen can help.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Smelly house
Remember those house-a-tosis ads? I always think of that when I walk in—is it EW or EAU?
There is such a thing as occupancy odor—I wrote about this once for WebMD. It's BO, PO (pet odor), fresheners, cooking, products, etc.
Febreze did a study—people don't clean 75% of their porous surfaces—couches, rugs, pillows—regularly. These soak up stinks and hold them.
Smell is directly linked to emotion. Smell a perfume—WHAM, you think of the guy you were with or the woman who wore it.
Now, EPA people can grab some air and analyze it. They found people could not describe a smell but could tell you how it made them FEEL.
Experts say add a pleasant smell—no smell at all is described as unpleasant.
The smell you add can affect you. Peppermint lowers the error rate on boring tasks.
Osmanthus, a new, made-up scent from Asia—fruit and floral—is hot now—most people like it.
Sooo…when you come home today, see how your house makes you feel. I often feel I need more cat boxes.
Jeez, Star--don't you ever give up on the disgusting.
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Archive for Thursday, June 21, 2007
Spruce up for 150th celebration
ou may have heard that this is the year the city of De Soto turns 150. Happy sesquicentennial De Soto. The city wants to take this time to ask for your assistance to take pride and to help make the city of De Soto a cleaner, safer, more aesthetically pleasing, and presentable place to live.
The De Soto Codes Department staff is hoping you will take time to look at the exterior condition of your property and take notice if through the winter some items may have accumulated that would distract from the aesthetics of De Soto. Below is a list of some common residential codes violated:
Environmental and Health -- Garbage or debris, old furniture, heavy equipment and construction material and old tires.
Vehicles -- Vehicles not properly licensed or in an inoperable condition must be stored inside or removed form the premises. Vehicles and boats must be parked on approved surfaces, not in the yard or the street right-a-way.
Weeds -- Dead branches, over grown weeds. Your lawn should not exceed 12 inches in height.
If everyone does their part, not only will we have a great celebration but also a great place we can feel proud to say we live in De Soto.
Thank you ahead of time for any help you provide with this celebration.
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Reforming the Filibuster
I thought I'd try an experiment. Yesterday I mentioned that I'm working on an Article about the filibuster. Below the fold is the introduction of that paper. I welcome any and all feedback.
Gerard N. Magliocca*
Filibusters are a necessary evil, which must be tolerated lest the Senate lose its special strength and become a mere appendage of the House of Representatives.[1]
Senator Robert C. Byrd
The House of Lords is not the watchdog of the constitution; it is Mr. Balfour's poodle.[2]
David Lloyd George
The most troubling countermajoritarian difficulty in modern constitutional law is Rule Twenty-Two of the United States Senate.[3] Forty-one Senators, who may represent less than forty-one percent of the population due to the malapportionment of the Senate, can veto most legislation and presidential nominations by refusing to invoke "cloture" and thereby allow debate on those matters to end.[4] Though the filibuster is woven into our political folklore and critical to the legislative process, few legal scholars have examined the practice.[5] That is surprising because the presumption that a supermajority is required for action in the Senate is a recent development that casts a shadow over democratic self-government.[6]
This Article evaluates the tradition of unlimited debate in the Senate and argues for a change in Rule Twenty-Two that would turn the cloture vote into a suspensory rather than an absolute veto.[7] Put another way, forty-one Senators should only be able to extend debate on legislation or nominations that reach the floor for a year within a given Congress. This proposal, which is patterned on the power of the British House of Lords to block most bills passed by the House of Commons from becoming law for up to a year, would strike a better balance between a majority's right to govern and a minority's right to be heard.[8] A suspensory veto would also bring the Senate back to its traditional practice, which allowed a determined majority to get its way except at the end of a Congress when claims of undue haste were more legitimate.[9]
The primary reason why cloture should be reformed is that unlimited Senate debate is now just a legal fiction.[10] Under the "two-track" legislative calendar instituted in the 1970s, a refusal to vote for cloture does not lead to extended debate–it leads to no debate.[11] The Senate Majority Leader almost always removes the disputed bill from the floor (or does not bring it forward in the first place) and moves on to other business.[12] Since it is impractical to end the two-track system because of the Senate's aversion to the unpredictable and unpleasant schedule that would be created by round-the-clock speeches, there is no deliberative basis for the current cloture rule.[13] On the other hand, solicitude for minority rights and a desire to stop statutes from being rushed through the Senate without appropriate scrutiny suggest that getting rid of cloture entirely would be wrong. Ironically, the House of Lords, which is the least studied or respected legislative body in any major democracy, offers the best procedural solution.[14]
Convincing people that the filibuster should be turned into a suspensory veto is one thing; convincing the Senate to adopt this idea is something else. Public pressure did force the adoption of the initial cloture rule in 1917, but that may not be enough this time.[15] In some cases the Senate responds only to institutional pressure. For instance, when reformers sought to end the power of one-third of the Senate to control Native American policy by rejecting tribal treaties, the House of Representatives refused to appropriate funds for those treaties and forced the Senate to back down and agree that the Tribes should be regulated by ordinary legislation.[16] When progressives failed to get the Senate to take up the Seventeenth Amendment, which changed how its members were chosen, nearly two-thirds of state legislatures petitioned for a constitutional convention and the Senate gave way.[17] And when internationalists in the 1940s wanted to make sure that a Senate minority could not repeat the mistake of rejecting the League of Nations, the House passed a constitutional amendment abolishing the traditional treaty ratification process and the Senate accepted the idea that a congressional-executive agreement passed by a majority of each House of Congress could be the legal equivalent of a treaty.[18] Getting cloture reform may require this kind of robust action again.
Part I traces the development of the filibuster and argues that the current version is inconsistent with the majoritarian tradition of the Senate and serves no legitimate purpose. Part II makes the case for a suspensory veto by examining how concerns about the lack of democracy within Parliament led to the creation of a similar rule for the House of Lords. Part III explores past episodes where the Senate was strong-armed into giving up its prerogatives and provides some suggestions on how that could be done for cloture.
* Professor of Law, Indiana University–Indianapolis.
[1] Gregory J. Wawro & Eric Schickler, Filibuster: Obstruction and Lawmaking in the U.S. Senate 7 (2006).
[2] Roy Jenkins, Mr. Balfour's Poodle: Peers v. People 10 (1954) (attacking the absolute veto held by the House of Lords prior to the Parliament Act of 1911).
[3] See Alexander M. Bickel, The Least Dangerous Branch: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Politics 16 (2d ed. 1986) (coining "countermajoritarian difficulty" to describe judicial review); see also Standing Rules of the Senate, Rule XXII, Part 2 (stating that on most questions whether a Senate debate "shall be brought to a close . . . shall be decided in the affirmative by three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn").
[4] See U.S. Const., art I, § 3, cl. 1 ("The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State . . ."). The structure of the Senate is clearly contrary to the Supreme Court's "one-person, one-vote" decisions. See Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 574 (1964) (rejecting the federal analogy to the apportionment of state legislatures because "[t]he system of representation in the two houses of the Federal Congress is one ingrained in our Constitution, as part of the law of the land. It is one conceived out of compromise and concession indispensable to the establishment of our federal republic."). It is also possible that forty-one Senators can represent more than fifty percent of the population, thus one cannot say that the filibuster is always countermajoritarian. Of course, judicial review is not always countermajoritarian either. The Court sometimes strike down state statutes that are contrary to the views of a national majority.
[5] See Sarah A. Binder & Steven S. Smith, Politics or Principle?: Filibustering in the United States Senate 1 (1997) ("Perhaps no feature of legislative procedure has received more attention–and less scrutiny–than the Senate filibuster."); Fisk & Chemerinsky, supra note 4, at 183 ("[L]egal scholars have paid only limited attention to the filibuster."); Michael J. Gerhardt, The Constitutionality of the Filibuster, 21 Const. Comment. 445, 446 (2004) ("[V]ery few legal scholars have devoted serious attention to the filibuster."); cf. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Columbia Pictures 1939) (glamorizing the filibuster).
There are exceptions to the cloture rule, most notably in the "reconciliation" process that governs bills involving the budget. See 2 U.S.C. §§ 907 b, 907 d (2004); Catherine Fisk & Erwin Chemerinsky, The Filibuster, 49 Stan. L. Rev. 181, 215 (1997) ("Under congressional legislation governing the budget, all budget reconciliation legislation is considered under procedural rules that strictly limit the time for debate and other procedural delay. Reconciliation bills cannot be filibustered because the time for debate is strictly limited by statute." (footnote omitted)).
[6] See Wawro & Schickler, supra note 1, at 157 ("In the contemporary Senate, with the exception of budget legislation and other bills where statutory requirements restrict minority obstruction, it is safe to assume that a 60% majority is generally necessary to adopt major legislation. In the pre-cloture Senate, no such assumption appears appropriate."); Fisk & Chermerinsky, supra note 4, at 199 (stating that "from the late 1920s until the late 1960s, the filibuster became almost entirely associated with the battle of civil rights" and was not used on other issues); Gerhardt, supra note 5, at 452 (pointing out that Senate liberals opposed the filibuster on principle during the civil rights era).
It should be noted that the President can circumvent filibusters of his nominees to some extent by making a recess appointment. See U.S. Const., art. II, § 2, cl. 3 ("The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.").
[7] This Article assumes that Rule 22 is constitutional, or at least that no court would dare invalidate a longstanding internal Senate rule. See U.S. Const., art. I, § 5, cl. 2 (stating that "[e]ach House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings . . ."); Fisk & Chemerinsky, supra note 4, at 243 ("History strongly suggests that allowing Congress to implement a supermajority voting rule is constitutionally acceptable."); Gerhardt, supra note 5, 449 (2004) ("This Essay concludes that the filibuster is best understood as a classic example of a nonreviewable, legislative constitutional judgment.").
[8] See Parliament Act, 1949, 12, 13, & 14 Geo. 6, c. 103 (Eng.) (providing that the House of Commons may enact legislation over the objection of the House of Lords–within a given Parliament–after a one year delay); Parliament Act, 1911, 1 & 2 Geo., c. 35 (Eng.) (providing that money bills may be enacted by the House of Commons over the objections of the Lords after just a one month delay). Part II explains how this rule emerged in Britain and why that history is pertinent for the ongoing debate about Senate cloture. See infra text accompanying notes —.
[9] See Binder & Smith, supra note 5, at 6 ("Taking advantage of the constitutionally mandated adjournment of Congress on March 4 of the odd-numbered years [prior to the Twentieth Amendment], senators perfected the art of exploiting the rules at the end of the session to block action on measures they opposed . . ."); Fisk & Chemerinsky, supra note 4, at 195, at 195 ("The early filibusters were largely unsuccessful in blocking legislation; almost every filibustered measure before 1880 was eventually passed."). As Part I explains, a majority with intense preferences almost always prevailed because it could credibly threaten to end obstruction through a ruling by the presiding officer; a predecessor to the "nuclear option" that is discussed in the modern Senate. See Wawro & Schickler, supra note 1, at 11 (arguing "that mutability of the Senate's rules was an important constraint on obstructive behavior in the 19th century."); Martin B. Gold & Dimple Gupta, The Constitutional Option to Change Senate Rules and Procedures: A Majoritarian Means to Overcome the Filibuster, 28 Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 205, 260-61 (2004) (explaining how a Senate majority could invoke cloture by tabling a ruling by the presiding officer that any further debate on a pending motion is out of order); infra text accompanying notes —.
This Article takes no position on whether the cloture rule can be amended by a majority or whether Rule Twenty-Two's statement that a two-thirds vote is required to invoke cloture on a rule change controls. Compare Gerhardt, supra note 10, at 445 n* (concluding that the nuclear option "is illegal and constitutes an unfortunate breach of the Senate's heretofore unbroken practice of amending its rules in strict accordance with its rules"), with John C. Roberts, Majority Voting in Congress: Further Notes on the Constitutionality of the Senate Cloture Rule, 20 J.L. & Pol. 505, 507 (2004) ("[T]he Cloture Rule, and therefore the filibuster rule itself, are in fact subject to the will of a simple majority of the Senate at any time. I argue that this is true both as a matter of Senate practice and of constitutional principle."). I also do not address whether, if a two-thirds vote is required, that is an unconstitutional entrenchment of cloture. Compare Fisk & Chermerinsky, supra note 4, at 185 (stating that Rule Twenty-Two "impermissibly entrenches the views of today's Senate by dictating rules for future Congresses"), with Gerhardt, supra note 5, at 448 ("Article I contains no explicit or implicit antientrenchment principle that would preclude the Senate from adopting procedural rules that carry over from one session to the next and may only be altered with supermajority approval.").
[10] See Fisk & Chemerinsky, supra note 4, at 184 ("The modern filibuster, by contrast, has little to do with deliberation and even less to do with debate. The modern filibuster is simply a minority veto, and a powerful one at that."); see also Binder & Smith, supra note 5, at 1 ("According to conventional wisdom, the right of unrestricted debate in the Senate helps moderate extreme legislation, blocks passage of measures opposed by a popular majority, and is inseparable from the origins and traditions of the Senate. Such claims are, in fact, mostly myth: there is scarce theoretical or empirical support for much of the received wisdom about the Senate filibuster.").
[11] See Fisk & Chemerinsky, supra note 4, at 201 ("In response to repeated civil rights filibusters, Majority Leader Mike Mansfield developed a system whereby the Senate would spend the morning on the filibustered legislation and the afternoon on other business."); Gold & Gupta, supra note 10, at 252-53 ("By 1975, the Senate had implemented a "two-track system" for considering legislation, which allowed the Senate to continue to work on all other legislation on one track, while a filibuster against a particular piece of legislation is theoretically in progress on the other track."(internal quotation marks omitted)).
[12] See Wawro & Schickler, supra note 1, at 259-60 ("If the supporting coalition behind a piece a major legislation is not large enough to invoke cloture, the legislation is not likely even to make it to the floor."); Fisk & Chemerinsky, supra note 4, at 203 ("A credible threat that forty-one senators will refuse to vote for cloture on a bill is enough to keep that bill off of the floor.").
[13] See Binder & Smith, supra note 5, at 216 ("Party leaders–trying to cater to their members' frequent requests for a more predictable and family-friendly (let alone fundraising friendly) schedule–are unlikely to want to enforce round-the-clock filibusters at the expense of creating a logjam of important legislative business."); see also Wawro & Schickler, supra note 1, at 262 ("[I]t is the choice of a majority not to engage obstructing senators in a war of attrition.").
[14] See, e.g., The Federalist No. 63, at 430 (James Madison) (Jacob E. Cooke ed., 1961) (calling the House of Lords a "hereditary assembly of opulent nobles"); see also Walter Bagehot, The English Constitution (Cosimo Classics 2007) 95 (1873) (stating that the House of Peers was inferior because "[t]he qualities which fit a man for marked eminence, in a deliberative assembly, are not hereditary, and are not coupled with great estates."); Jenkins, supra note 2, at 55 (quoting Winston Churchill's view that the Lords was a "one-sided, hereditary, unprized, unrepresentative, irresponsible absentee"). Most of the hereditary peers were finally removed from the House of Lords in 1999, see House of Lords Act, 1999, c. 34 (UK), and now most of its members are lifetime appointees, see Life Peerages Act, 1958, 6 & 7 Eliz. 2, c. 21 (UK).
[15] See Robert Mann, The Walls of Jericho: Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Russell, and the Struggle for Civil Rights 79 (1996) (stating that Woodrow Wilson "shamed senators into enacting a cloture rule" after a filibuster blocked a bill to arm merchant ships); Gold & Gupta, supra note 10, at 217 (describing public outrage at this end-of-session filibuster by eleven isolationist Senators).
[16] See U.S. Const., art. II, § 2, cl. 2 (stating that "two thirds of the Senators present" must concur to ratify a treaty); Antoine v. Washington, 420 U.S. 194, 201-02 (1975) (describing this struggle in the 1860s and 1870s); Act of Mar. 3, 1871, 16 Stat. 544, 566 (codified as 25 U.S.C. § 71) ("No Indian nation or tribe within the territory of the United States shall be acknowledged or recognized as an independent nation, tribe, or power with whom the United States may contract by treaty . . . .").
[17] See Gerard N. Magliocca, State Calls for an Article Five Convention: Mobilization and Interpretation, 2009 Cardozo L. Rev. de novo 74, 79-81 (describing this showdown over the Seventeenth Amendment).
[18] See Bruce Ackerman & David Golove, Is NAFTA Constitutional? 89-96 (1995) (describing how the Senate relinquished its treaty monopoly during the mid-1940s); see also John Milton Cooper Jr., Woodrow Wilson: A Biography 506-59 (2009) (recounting the Senate debate over the Treaty of Versailles).


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The concept behind Ridley Scott's Alien was that it was a B-movie treated like an A-list contender. With an attention to detail and distinct visual style, combined with an airtight script and an unforgettable collection of characters, Alien accomplished its goal and set a new benchmark for horror. Predator, on the other hand, was a balls to the wall action flick, and the two films in that series were done with such panache and glee that they quickly became a genre favorite. When the two franchises were combined in a comic book by Dark Horse, fans rejoiced in the inspired match-up of iconic movie monsters. However, after the debut of the comic book in 1990, the Alien series suffered from a pair of subpar entries (while I don't hate either Alien 3 or Alien: Resurrection, they certainly exist on a lower rung than the astounding one/two punch of Alien and Aliens) that began a decline in quality that has only gotten worse with the release of Alien vs. Predator. The film, written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, found the director seemingly flipping the bird to fans of both franchises, as he ignored many of the established facts of the previous films and populated the picture with pathetic caricatures that were painful to watch. While the film was a critical flop, it had a huge opening weekend and a strong life on home video, prompting Fox to greenlight a sequel.
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem takes place immediately following the events of Alien vs. Predator, as the Predator ship takes off from Antarctica, carrying a stowaway xenomorph. Only this is no ordinary Alien, but a hybrid, combining the strengths of both species. The Predalien attacks the Predator crew, forcing the ship to crash land in Colorado. The Predalien and several facehuggers run amok, starting a Xenomorph infestation right in the town. A lone Predator is sent to Earth to contain and destroy the Alien presence. The townspeople are caught in the middle and for them it will be a struggle just to survive.
When initially announced, Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (referred to in shorthand as AvP:R) seemed to offer the antidote to the unbelievable disappointment of Alien vs. Predator. The Alien series was well known for taking chances on new directors (Ridley Scott, James Cameron, and David Fincher were all virtual unknowns when they were hired to direct their respective installments), so the announcement of first-time directors The Brothers Strause was a relief after the cinematic masturbation of Anderson. And the first red band trailer showed an incredible amount of gore and dismemberment, prompting many to prematurely declare AvP:R the film that Alien vs. Predator should have been in the first place. However, expectations can be a terrible burden, and it turned out that Requiem actually got worse reviews than its predecessor, and the film only did half the gross at the box office.
Truth be told, Requiem is better than Alien vs. Predator, but only in the way that after you eat shit, a moldy ten-day old sandwich doesn't look so unappetizing. To their credit, Greg and Colin Strause do their hardest to evoke the legacy of the previous films in both franchises. Unfortunately, they don't do this by bringing back the nail-biting intensity and claustrophobia of Alien, or the edge of your seat action of Aliens and Predator. Instead, they mimic and ape shots from every film in both series, including sequences from Alien: Resurrection and Alien vs. Predator. At times, the film becomes a montage of homage shots. While this slavish devotion to what came before is preferable to the slapdash handling Anderson brought to his outing, it also serves to highlight the deficiencies in the Strauses' filmmaking. The movie is shot and cut in such a pedestrian and humdrum matter that at no point do you feel even an ounce of suspense, terror, or adrenaline.
The script, by Shane Salerno, at least attempts to develop the characters before the slaughter begins. Unfortunately, the characters are either unlikeable or carbon copies of characters from previous films. Reiko Aylesworth's character, for example, is a third grade Ripley rip-off, and even worse, she has a daughter who not only looks like Newt from Aliens, but is in fact given same of the same exact lines of dialogue from James Cameron's script. Steven Pasquale's character, Dallas (an obvious name check to Tom Skerritt in Alien) is the only semi-likable character, but even he has an asshole brother who the audience can't stand. It's impossible to put yourself in the place of the people on screen when you want them to die. And having the Aliens infest homeless people doesn't exactly inspire sympathy, either. The script also fails to adequately motivate the Predator. Why is he trying to hide the existence of the Xenomorphs from humans when he's more than happy to kill and skin the townspeople and cause thousands of dollars in structural damage? Why would Predators care if humans knew about the Aliens anyway?
Another major problem with the film is the failure to adequately set up the geography of the town. Much of the film hinges around who is in what location at what time, but this information means nothing to the audience with knowing the layout of the area. It's worth noting that Requiem had the relatively lowest budget of any of the films in either series (that is, after you adjust for inflation), and by far the shortest amount of prep and shooting time. This results in the worst effects in the films to date, with some CGI work that looks like it would have been right at home in a low budget film from 1995. Aside from looking bad and distracting the audience, this turn of events is somewhat astonishing, given that the Brothers Strause own a visual effects shop. When the film was released, I heard almost unanimous complaints about how the film was shot so dark that often the action couldn't even be seen on screen. I didn't notice this problem when watching the film on Blu-ray. Either the theatrical prints were set too dark, or the film has been lightened for home video, but either way, that's at least one issue that no longer should bother anyone.
There are so many problems to cover with Requiem that I didn't even mention how poorly the Brothers Strause handled the Predalien. What should have been the ultimate heavy was turned into some sort of mini-queen, completely changing the Alien life cycle to force the story forward. Gone is the hauntingly disturbing eroticism of Giger's original designs. Gone is the grace and terror of the life cycle Dan O'Bannon dreamed up. The Predalien is simply an ugly amalgamation of two far more interesting creations, finally turning the series into the B-movie that it has resisted being for so long. There are a few scenes of good, old fashioned Alien vs. Predator action that manage, despite everything, to offer a few basic thrills, but they're so few and far between, and sit in a framework with so many insurmountable issues, that Requiem can't drag itself out of the pit of its own mediocrity. For hardcore Alien and Predator fanatics, Alien vs. Predator: Requiem will offer a marginal improvement over AvP. But it will also remind you exactly how far the series has fallen, and make you yearn for the days when the release of an Alien or Predator film was actually something to look forward to.
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Just in time for holiday shopping, a toy company in Spain called Berjuan Toys is hoping to break into the U.S. market with their new doll – the Breast Milk Baby.
Dubbed the "world's first breastfeeding doll," the breast milk baby was designed to make suckling noises like a real baby when a specially designed halter top with sensors sewn into the nipples is worn. The doll makes the noises when placed near the sensors, mimicking breastfeeding.
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" Author: Debi Gliori / Format: Paperback / Date of publication: 14 December 2002 / Genre: Picture Books / Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC / Title: No Matter What / ISBN 13: 9780747563310 / ISBN 10: 0747563310 / Alternative EAN: 9780747581345 "
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This book tells the story of a very grumpy little fox and its parent sharing an evening together. Small fox wishes to be reassured that Big Fox will always love him, no matter what. As the book progresses, we see the pair in various scenes, each time Small Fox is a different, unattractive animal (for example, at bathtime he's an alligator, but he still wants his teeth brushed).
The beauty in the book is not only in the touching message of unconitional parental love, but also in the detail. Each illustration has a lot of depth to it, lots of things to discover. There are flying ducks on the wall, there's an illustration of a chicken, showing the parts, there is a recurring toy which parent fox fixes during the course of the book.
The parent rings true - there's a distracting phone call, and a thousand things going on at the same time as small fox's fears are dealt with.
Most importantly, at the end of the book, small fox is happy and ready for bed, and so is my own small one.
If there is one message that you want to convey to your child it is that you'll love them, come what may. It gives the child security and a sense of belonging. There are many children's books on the market that touch on the subject and some that are specifically written for the purpose.
Debi Gliori's "No Matter What" falls into the latter category. Many of these books can tend to the sickly sweet (or go too far the other way in the case of books such as "I'll Love You Forever") but I think "No Matter What" hits just the right note.
Large is a fox and, we assume, mum to Small. This is purely my assumption of a traditional family, however, and Large could be dad, big sister or even carer. What's important is that Small wants to know that Large loves him (or her).
In true, child-like fashion, Small runs through a number of scenarios - will anything stop Large from loving him? Maybe if Small was a bug, a bear, a crocodile or, perish the thought, dead. No matter what, says Large, I'll love you forever.
This is a clever, clever book on many accounts. That we assume, yet do not know, the relationship between Large and Small makes the book very versatile. Indeed, as my son was quite young when I first read this book to him I substituted "Mum" for "Large" as I thought it made more sense. You could equally make any other substitution you felt appropriate. Similarly, Small could be male or female.
The use of humour is clever - my son never fails to laugh when Small turns into a crocodile and much "snap snap snapping" ensues. The illustrations help here too. The illustrations lead us through a bedtime routine but with Small transforming into different creatures until finally he looks out of the bedroom window with Large, back to himself, and convinced that love goes on.
The illustrations are bright, without being garish and follow the style of the cover illustration which you can see above. The characters are expressive and particularly well developed for a children's book. The font is clear on the pictures making it easy to read in the half-light and easy for children to follow when they are able.
The story is written in a rhyming style. It has a good meter and one can get quite a sing-song rhythm going without much effort. The language is appropriate and even the subject of death is dealt with in a gentle manner and requires no dwelling.
My son is 2 and adores this book, particularly at bedtime. My husband and I both read it in slightly different ways, which goes to show the versatility of this short book but both ways are equally enjoyed by our son.
I'd really recommend this book as a great bedtime book to snuggle up with. Suitable for ages 2-5.
I first came across Debi Gliori from the Woodland Friends series of books. These were a series of board books with sparkly bits in them to attract a young child's attention. For more information you can have a look at my reviews on them.
I then found a couple of her Mr Bear books and my son also loved these so of course he leapt at the chance to get yet another of her books from the library in the form of this lovely tale.
For older readers, she also writes the Pure Dead series.
***The Story***
The story starts with a little fox called Small who is not very happy at all and a picture of his mother, Large, in the background.
"Playing toss and fling and squash,
yell and scream and bang and crash.
Break and snap and bash and batter
'Good grief,' said Large.
'What is the matter?'
Small said, 'I'm a grim and grumpy little Small
And nobody loves me at all.'
'Oh Small,' said Large. 'Grumpy or not,
I'll always love you no matter what.'"
Small then goes on to ask Large would love him if he were a grizzly bear, a bug or a crocodile. Large always tells him the same answer, that she would love him no matter what.
Small then gets a little bit philosophical and asks if love wears out, breaks or bends and wonders if it can be fixed, stuck or mended. Large isn't sure but reassures him that she will love him forever.
The book ends with Small asking,
"'But what about when we're dead and gone,
would you love me then, does love go on?'
Large held Small snug as they looked out at the night,
At the moon in the dark and the stars shining bright.
'Small, look at the stars - how they shine and glow,
but some of those stars died a long time ago.
Still they shine in the evening skies
Love, like starlight, never dies.'"
When you look at the final picture you can see a picture of their house with them both cuddling up at a window, looking at the stars.
***The Illustrations***
The pictures in this book are lovely and go really well with the story. The characters are realistic looking and the expressions on their faces are amazing. The colours are bright and the writing is bold and black so it stands out well on the backgrounds.
***My Thoughts***
I'm turning into rather a big fan of Debi Gliori and my son loves the simple rhymes and funny images on the pages. Although he is 5 now, he loves nothing more than having a cuddle with me and is always telling me how much he loves me so this book seems to really hit home for him.
It's a simple story along the way with some beautifully, clear illustrations and just has an amazing 'Awwww' factor to it. I know that all children need reassurance that they are loved and this book lets a parent see how they might be wondering. We see the expression of worry and sadness on Small's face when he thinks that there might be times when Large won't love him and then the smile and happiness that appears when Large tells him what he needs to hear.
The rhymes are great for encouraging a child to read along with you and my son had this book memorized after only a few reads. It's a lovely one to read at bedtime as you can tuck you child in and give them a big cuddle as you read it to them. My son sometimes pretends to be a bug or a crocodile snapping as we go through the book. I always give him a big cuddle just like Large does with Small.
I know quite a few people are still unaware of this amazing author's work and I urge all parents to start to have a look around, either at your library or at a bookshop to see if you can get your hands on some of her work. They really are lovely books and my son is a definite fan.
***Other Debi Gliori Books***
When I'm Big
Flora's Blanket
Give Him My Heart
Penguin Post
Mr Bear's New Baby
Mr Bear's Picnic
Mr Bear To The Rescue
Mr Bear's Holiday
Mr Bear Babysits
***Price and Availability***
This large paperback sells for £5.99 but is available from Tesco for only £4.49.
ISBN No. 0747563314
'I'm a grim and grumpy little Small and nobody loves me at all,' said a small fox. But that's not true and Small's mother is determined to prove that her love is limitless - no matter what! With sparkly foil stars and a small, sturdy board format, this is the perfect story to share with the very young. A beautiful, lyrical, loving book about setting big worries to rest, by the extremely talented Debi Gliori.


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21 November, the first Digital Day is going to take place in Switzerland. More than 40 institutions from business world, public sector and academia are jointly presenting the chances of digitization. Focus centers for more than 80 events will be the main stations of Zurich, Lugano and Chur.
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The latest study by Avenir Suisse shows that there is no risk of a «robokalypse», in which intelligent robots substitute humans, in Switzerland. Digitisation is a long-term development. It doesn't destroy employment, it innovates the work environment and creates new jobs.
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A sperm whale was found dead on a Spanish beach after swallowing plastic used in agricultural polytunnels. The plastic should be disposed of in treatment plants but scientists believe much is blown into the sea and endangered whales may be mistaking it for squid. Fewer than 1,000 sperm whales are believed to be alive.


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fIXE Magazine has relaunched as the fIXE fORCE network of online magazines. To kick it off fIXE fORCE Launch Party will be held May 3rd at the NJ / NYC adjacent QXT's,
April 20, 2014 (Newswire.com) - fIXE Magazine has relaunched as the fIXE fORCE network of online magazines. To kick it off fIXE fORCE Launch Party will be held May 3rd at the NJ / NYC adjacent QXT's, (248 Mulberry St, Newark, NJ 07102) the venue being a local institution and home to many memorable fIXE Parties since 2009. fIXE fORCE Launch Party will feature appearances by models Gotica Queen, Miss Sucker Punch and Miss Elizabeth Ann.
fIXE fORCE Publisher Cary Monotreme, "I could not be happier with the launch of the fIXE fORCE network and the promise of what we can do in the future. Kicking off this launch party at QXTs is so appropriate as we got our start there and it's one of the places we consider "home". And from here out, as we've expanded our online publishing footprint, we are looking forward to an expanding our event program in terms of schedule and genre."
Updated information of fIXE fORCE Launch Party as it develops available at http://www.fixeforce.com/events
All Media and Sponsorship inquiries for fIXE fORCE Launch Party should be directed to Ethan Tate at Purr PR email@example.com
About fIXE fORCE:
http://.www.fixeforce.com is the hub site for a network online magazines that feature a mainstream take on various genres of alternative modeling.
About QXTs:
QXTs is New Jersey's longest running alternative dance club and has been in business for over 20 years You need to be at least 21 years old to enter. The club is open every Friday and Saturday night, with each night offering a variety of musical genres such as New Wave, 80's, Goth, Industrial, Dark Wave, Alternative, Deathrock, Punk and Rock just to name a few. More info: http://qxtsnightclub.com
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Danvers native John Keohane has made a success of many endeavors but the Wenham Tea House has to be the jewel in the Keohane culinary crown.
Danvers native John Keohane has made a success of many endeavors but the Wenham Tea House has to be the jewel in the Keohane culinary crown.
The Keohane family — and it is a family affair — made extensive improvements to the early 20th century building that started out as a women's exchange for goods made by local homemakers and a place for local folks to get together. It was also a way for the Wenham Village Improvement Society to raise money for community projects. The society still owns the property and continues its mission of benefiting the town of Wenham.
So it isn't surprising that John and his son, Chris Keohane, tea house operations manager, provide the traditional free lunch for voters on election day and host special dinners for WVIS and its Wenham Museum, where John serves on the board of trustees.
"The community supports us so we support the community," both father and son said.
This is a philosophy Keohane sincerely subscribes to. And for the owner of Henry's Market of Beverly, it is a very large community.
He is an associate at Northeast Health System, serves on the board of North Shore Medical Center and is very generous to both. Keohane is on the board of Hospice of the North Shore and Greater Boston and on the committee for its annual Walk for Hospice, which he co-chaired for two years. He also makes sure participants have lots of nourishment the day of the walk.
When approached for help, John Keohane usually does more than expected including providing the food for the annual Party With a Purpose, the kickoff to the Gifts of Hope campaign to benefit the Danvers Community Council.
Keohane and his wife, Janet, share their philanthropic leanings with their two sons. Jason is the food service director at Henry's Market and in charge of special order catering and corporate catering, including the lunch program at Mass. General North, Conifer Hill Café and the food service needs at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, all in Danvers.
Chris Keohane is also operations manager at the Dog Spa, which is dog-lover Janet Keohane's major interest. You can find Henry's nutritious meals for canine companions but you can take out delicious people food, pastries and desserts at "Henry's-on-the-Go" at the Wenham Tea House. You can also find unusual wines and beers at Henry's Wine Caller next door to the Beverly market.
Keohane learned about giving back to the community from two special mentors, both deceased: his dad, John Sr., who owned the Hyland Diner, formerly on Route 1 South, and Henry Swanson, owner of Henry's Market.
Keohane also credits his dad with inspiring his interest in food preparation from his diner days. When the Keohanes learned that a popular caterer, Holten Brandi, was teaching at Essex Aggie, John enrolled in the culinary arts program. Brandi recruited the student as his protégé and sous chef at the gourmet cooking class he taught and the many catering jobs he took on generated by the class. The young man learned a lot, but he also had no life outside of the catering business.
"We were doing 18 parties on a weekend," he said. "We also did the catering for the Patriots in Foxboro. Then I joined the Promised Land of Henry's as kitchen manager in 1984."
Many of the customers knew Keohane from his catering life with Brandi and started approaching him to cater events. History repeated itself; just as he learned from his father, Jason and Chris started learning from their dad.
Keohane brought business and fresh ideas to Henry's and, as he said, he branded himself. In 2000, Keohane was named treasurer of Henry's Market and in 2005, the owner. The other business ventures followed with equal success. The reason, both Keohanes said, is because of their emphasis on service.
The Keohanes were long familiar with the tea house but had no reason to think that one day "Henry's Fine Foods" would be part of the official name. That is, until his Henry's customers spoke about the imminent closing of the restaurant like the loss of a dear friend.
"There was such tradition here," John Keohane said. "People loved the tea house."
John and Chris Keohane decided to check it out with lunch.
"He knew the whole room," Chris said. "He realized the customer base was from Henry's."
The next day, John Keohane took his wife to lunch.
As Janet, who is very creative, looked around and started talking about potential changes, interjecting cute and clever concepts and ideas, the Keohanes were hooked. There was a family pow-wow, which Chris said included his fiancée Rachel Tarr of Danvers.
Everyone was on board. Well-known North Shore chef Peter Capalbo, who had just sold his gourmet restaurant Tryst in Beverly, enthusiastically took over the kitchen. Julie Perkins, who had more than 30 years at the tea house, where members of her own family had worked and still do, stayed on as did several other regulars. March 30 the Wenham Tea House featuring Henry's Fine Foods became a reality.
It's been busy from the start. In fact, the 55-seat restaurant can now accommodate 35 more people outside with the addition of a patio with attractive outside furniture including round tables, comfortable chairs and umbrellas.
The tea house is open for breakfast, 8 to 11 a.m., and lunch, 11:30 to 2 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and brunch Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is a formal tea daily, Tuesday through Friday, from 2:30 to 4:15 p.m. Wait staff wear white gloves and serve tea sandwiches, clotted cream and scones on special china. Polished silver accessories gleam on linen tablecloths and imported teas steep in individual teapots with their own infuser.
"We're trying to create a true experience," Chris Keohane said. "We want it to be simple, refined and elegant."
Once a month youngsters can enjoy "Tea With Belle," a special character tea woven around famous children's book characters brought to life by Carol Finn-Wiedman. Reservations are a must way in advance. They fill up quickly.
The Keohanes, who have hosted a wine tasting paired with a delicious dinner, envision other special events. The Wenham Tea House has already become a popular locale for bridal and baby showers, rehearsal dinners, special birthday parties and other celebrations.
"The big thing that separates us from other venues is that we don't operate the restaurant while we run a function," John Keohane said. "It's all about the service in everything we do."
"And, we keep things interesting," Chris Keohane said. "We listen to our guests and customers."


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It's wedding season, and if you've got a lot of save the dates on your calendar, your wallet might be wearing a little thin. Here are four gift ideas (and one special coupon) to help ease the cost of other people's special day.
Some people register for fine china, but for daily use, Fiestaware is great dinnerware to have on your registry. If the bride and groom have registered for these bright place settings, you're in luck; now through July 13 all Fiesta is up to 50% off at Macy's. For example, the Fiesta 4 Piece Dinnerware Set is $29.99 marked down from $51, plus dinnerware sets currently come with a free fruit bowl.
Crate&Barrel is another popular registry spot, and right now they're offering 20% off all bedding. To be safe, go with the bedding set the happy couple picked for themselves, but if you're looking to shop outside the registry, try something like the Belo White Sheet Sets; originally $29.95-$129.95, they're now marked down to $23.96-$103.96 and are eligible for Crate&Barrel's $4.95 flat shipping rate. Bedding sale runs through July 24.
No new home is complete without a set of pots and pans. Lucky for you, Bed Bath and Beyond is giving you something back for shopping cookware at their online store; Calphalon purchases of $300 or more will get a free $50 gift card. At $399.99, the Calphalon Tri-Ply Stainless Steel 13-Piece Cookware Set is a sure bet for any couple. Act fast, this offer ends July 12!
The KitchenAid Mixer is a pretty popular registry item, and with good reason! This versatile countertop appliance comes with a handful of attachments, but you can buy more to grind meat, make pasta, and more. Best of all, you can get it for 15% off with coupon code SAVE15 at The Home Depot, which takes the price to $297.49. Hurry, July 10 is the last day to use this coupon!
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Yesterday I talked about the worst breakfast ever. Today I'll tell you about my new favorite breakfast.
Erik knows what he's going to have for breakfast every day: Grape Nuts. He's had Grape Nuts for breakfast pretty much every day since I've met him, excepting travel, special pancake-type breakfasts, or the occasional Grape Nut outage.
I've never been a fan of the cereal myself, since I learned as a child, much to my disappointment, that it contained neither grapes, nor nuts, but instead was composed out of tiny particles of cardboard.
I'm a restless breakfasteer. I like variety. Typically I range between oatmeal, muesli, yogurt, toast or leftovers foraged from the fridge.
Lately, though, I'm very happy on this new kick of eating roasted sweet potatoes for breakfast. I chop up a bunch of yellow fleshed sweet potatoes (often called yams in the US, though yams are actually a different animal altogether), toss them in oil and salt and roast them in a hot oven until they begin to brown. (If you don't ever roast sweet potatoes, give it a try. They are wonderful.)
A sheet full of sweet potatoes lasts me three or four days, which is about as long as I want to keep them in the fridge, and then I make a new batch. I just eat them straight out of the fridge in the morning. They are surprisingly good cold.
I eat them in this minimalist way, but of course you could heat them up. You could also toss them with nuts, or yogurt or raisins, or all three. I've thought about this, but never can be bothered to put in the extra effort.
(ETA 9/27/13: I've been eating the sweet potatoes with yogurt, fruit and nuts and it is really, really good. Sort of like eating a Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole for breakfast. The fact that didn't have the wherewithal to crack open the yogurt container and the nut jar until very recently speaks to my deep lethargy on hot summer mornings. )
Why do I do this?
1) This breakfast suits my complete and utter lack of morning ambition. I scoop a cupful of these into a bowl and go and sulk in a corner, nibbling, until I wake up enough to face the world.
2) I'm trying to avoid processed carbs. And that's hard when you're married to the co-founder of the Los Angeles Bread Bakers Club. I could live on sourdough bread. I've resolved to ban toast from breakfast. Oatmeal and muesli aren't overly processed, but I'm awful tired of them.
3) Sweet potatoes are a much vaunted "super food". Primarily, they are incredibly rich in vitamin A and beta-carotene. So high, in fact, I wondered if I might OD on vitamin A from eating them daily. The answer is no. You cannot harm yourself from eating too many sweet potatoes. You can take too much A in pill form, or too much cod liver oil, and you can kill yourself outright eating Retinol packed polar bear liver (should you have that golden opportunity), but the worst the vegetable form can do is turn you vaguely orange ( a revertible condition) and eating 1 sweet potato a day is not going to do that.
Incidentally, fat makes some of sweet potato's nutrients more accessible, so you have every excuse now to eat those babies with butter, or roast them in oil.
4) I like getting this big hit of nutrition first thing in the morning. It's sort of like exercising in the morning — do it early and then you don't have to think about it the rest of the day. I mean, you should think about it the rest of the day, but if my nutritional choices for the rest of the day turn out to be less than stellar (i.e. "Does ice cream count as lunch?") at least I had my sweet potatoes.
What do you eat for breakfast? (Restless as I am, I'll probably be looking for new alternatives soon.) Do you eat the same breakfast every day, like Erik, or are you a wanderer, like me?


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Spin Master Aqua Dots can be arranged into designs and then fused together when sprayed with water... Scientists say a chemical coating on the beads, when ingested, metabolizes into gamma hydroxy butyrate, the so-called date rape drug. The compound can induce unconsciousness, seizures, drowsiness, coma and death.Before being known as the "date rape drug" it was commonly found in clubs known as Liquid X or Liquid ecstasy.
Since the 1970s club scene, club-goers have used a range of drugs to enhance their experience on the dance floor such as amyl nitrite "poppers" and cocaine; in the 1990s, newer "club drugs" became popular, such as ketamine and Ecstasy (MDMA). Like these other "club drugs," GHB is taken because users feel that it enhances the experience of being in a club or at a party; GHB is sometimes referred to as liquid ecstasy due to its tendency to produce euphoria and sociability and its use in the dance party scene.GHB is extremely dangerous because it can be easily overdosed on and as such fell out of favor.
The effects of GHB, however, are quite different from those of MDMA. At low doses, GHB can cause a state of euphoria, increased libido, increased sociability, and intoxication.
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NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2009B-0371
PI: Steven Finkelstein, Texas A&M University, firstname.lastname@example.com
Address: Department of Physics, 4242 TAMU, College Station, TX 77845
CoI: James Rhoads, Arizona State University
CoI: Sangeeta Malhotra, Arizona State University
CoI: Casey Papovich, Texas A&M University
CoI: Evan Scannapieco, Arizona State University
Title: Spectroscopy of Population III Hosting Galaxies at z ~ 3.1 and Lyman Alpha Galaxies at z ~ 4.5
Abstract: While Population III, or metal-free, stars have yet to be detected, theory shows that their existence should be widespread at very high redshifts, with their number density peaking around z ~ 10. Although the mean metallicity of the Universe is much higher than the critical value for Pop III star formation by the time we reach observable epochs, the inhomogenaity of metal transfer allows for Pop III stars to form as low as z ~ 2. We have used narrowband data to probe He \sc ii (lambda)1640 emission in a sample of z ~ 3.1 \lya emitting galaxies, which tend to be young and thus are good candidates for primitive systems. We request spectroscopy with Magellan/IMACS for a sub-sample of 9 objects which show a clear narrowband excess at the wavelength of He \sc ii, making them candidates for Population III-star hosting galaxies. Spectroscopic confirmation of this emission will provide the first ever detection of Pop III stars. In addition, we propose to observe ~ 130 \lya galaxies at z ~ 4.5, discovered with these same narrowband data. Previous work has shown that many of these galaxies are dusty, and that this dust emission could be detectable with current or future submm/mm instrumentation. In order to confirm the stellar population modeling results, as well as to correctly interpret the submm emission, we require spectroscopic redshift confirmations.
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After leading USC Aiken to a third consecutive Peach Belt Conference regular season title, Pacers coach Vince Alexander was named the league's Coach of the Year today.
USC Aiken, No. 8 in Division II, finished the regular season at 26-3. Also, the Pacers are ranked No. 1 in the Southeast Region rankings.
USC Aiken point guard DeVontae Wright was named to the all-Peach Belt first team, along with Georgia Regents center K.J. Sherrill. Pacers Paul Larsen and Ronald Zimmerman were named to the second team, while Georgia Regents guard Ryan Weems was named to the third team.
Jaguars guard Keshun Sherrill was tabbed the Peach Belt Freshman of the Year, while USC Aiken center Alvin Brown was named Defensive Player of the Year. Montevallo's Troran Brown earned the league's Player of the Year award.
No one from Georgia Regents or USC Aiken earned all-conference honors on the women's side. North Georgia's Mimi Hill was named Player of the Year, while Armstrong's Brigitta Barta was named Freshman of the Year. Fala Bullock of Armstrong and North Georgia's Buffie Burson were named Peach Belt Co-Coach of the Year.


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We stopped at the Brisamar for a week from 30th Aug 13 1st impressions were great the staff on reception were very informative and the complex had nice well kept gardens and all the blocks of apartments weren't on top of each other. We had a 1 bedroom apartment which had large rooms and a decent size kitchen and bathroom. It was all very clean but basic in its decor which was fine with us as has been said before you get what you pay for. Over all we were happy to start with we had a kettle and toaster (free) but we did have the lumpy pillows but you get used to them. The problem started on a night our apartment was on the ground floor and sure enough a family moved in upstairs and the banging and scrapeing started not only that we were near the complex enterence not far from the road and traffic noise and dogs barking was an issue early morning. After a couple of broken nights sleep we asked reception if they had a upper floor apartment available else where.We arn't the sort to complain but it was spoiling our holiday so we went to The lady on reception who asked for 1/2 hour to see what they could do and sure enough they sorted us out a top floor room further in the complex which was spot on and a full nights sleep was had for te rest of the week.
We were self catering so can't comment on the bar or food but the pool area was nice and big with nice large pool. Sunbeds were never a problem to get although there was a lack of cusions to lay on the beds to have a nice sleep on. I recommend a massage with the big guy I had a torn hamstring and he gave it a good seeing to and he knew his stuff for only 10 euro a session. Its a nice 10 min walk into the town and a further 15 min to the beach but its not too bad and was ever a problem. If you enjoy walking I can recommend a walk to the far end of the beach where there are some lovely coves and the boardwalk at te other end goes to the harbour enterence for some great views.
All in all its an ok Hotel you get what you pay for, if you want luxury don't come here but a value family holiday or couples on a budget its great if you can secure a top floor room away from the road. or if you are deaf. The staff are fantastic so if you have a problem ask and they will do there best to help.
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Julliard faculty member holds master class on Delsarte System in the Gallagher Student Center
Class open to the public | April 14, 2008
Francois Delsarte studied at the Paris Conservatory and became unsatisfied with the posed style of acting taught. He began to study how humans actually moved, behaved and responded to various emotional and real-life situations. He observed people in real life in public places of all kinds and discovered certain patterns of expression. His work inspired dancers such as Isadora Duncan, who taught Delsarte's methods until later developing her own method. Delsarte never wrote a book explaining his method and neither did his only protégé. However, student Genevieve Stebbins wrote a successful book in 1885, The Delsarte System of Expression. Ironically, the success of the Delsarte System was its undoing. By the 1890s, it was being taught everywhere, not always as Delsarte had intended. No certification was required to teach a course with the name Delsarte attached, and it fell into empty posing with little emotion.
Joe Williams has a BA in organizational and interpersonal communication, and a minor in theater from Wright State University. Considered the world's leading authority in Delsarte, he is known internationally for rediscovering the validity of Delsarte for the modern theater. He is on the movement faculty for the Dalcroze Institute at Juilliard, where students from around the world learn his Three Pillars approach to Delsarte.
Xavier students pay $5, for all others the fee is $10 per person. To register call Tracy at 513-745-3576.


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Hopes tree cull will save Menindee biodiversity
The Western Catchment Management Authority (CMA) is hoping the removal of Athel pine trees around the Menindee Lakes will help protect native plants and wildlife.
The CMA is planning to remove at least 150 trees from the area.
Program manager, Rob Gregory, says Athel pines threaten biodiversity around the lakes.
"They're very dense, that's why they make a really good shade tree but that's at the expense of any native vegetation which obviously provides great benefits for the biodiversity of animals and fish species that exist along the river," he said.
Mr Gregory says the pine trees were introduced in the 1950s, and have spread quickly.
"In the right conditions they are quite aggressive," he said.
"Adult trees can produce over half a million seeds in any one year, and they can do that for any number of years because they're quite long-lived.
"They also spread vegetatively which means any branches roots so forth broken off move that move downstream and then lodge in the bank can grow from that."
Landowners with infestations of Athel pine on their property are being urged to contact the Western CMA so they can map and possibly remove the trees.
Mr Gregory says the CMA aims to replace the shade that will be lost when the trees are removed.
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Justin Bieber just can't seem to get a "brake."
The young pop star is already under investigation for an incident Monday night, in which he allegedly drove his Ferrari at highway speeds in a gated community zone, police say. Not two days later, his car was pulled over for speeding again.
In the first incident, police are investigating Bieber for reckless driving after witnesses — including former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson — complained about the pop star's alleged freeway speeds in their gated community in north Los Angeles County.
Related: Bieber's Dubai tour hits some Lamborghini-sized potholes
Johnson was getting into his Prius electric car with his 3-year-old daughter when Bieber drove by at highway speed. Johnson was upset and got into his car, following him to his nearby home. As the garage door was closing, Johnson says he put out his arm and stopped it, telling Bieber he wanted to talk about his reckless driving.
But Bieber entered his home without speaking and later declined to speak with police.
Then late Wednesday evening, TMZ reported that Bieber's Ferrari had once again been pulled over for speeding.
Although earlier reports suggested otherwise, it soon came out that Bieber wasn't behind the wheel.
Instead, his buddy Lil Twist was, which means it might be time to take the keys away from him because this is the same Lil Twist who crashed Bieber's Ferrari five months ago in an accident that left a photographer dead and then crashed Bieber's ultra-blinged Fisker Karma two months ago in a hit-and-run.
TMZ reports that Lil Twist was pulled over soon after roaring out of Bieber's driveway in the Ferrari Wednesday evening, but police let him off with a warning.
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Working my way through mild and mild-medium bodied cigars and the Demaso is by far the best I ve come across to date. The taste is excellent and the construction makes for a perfectly even burn. Unfortunately, for me it can t be an everyday smoke at the price.
This cigar is too mild for most of my friends and too mild for me sometimes, to be honest. Not at all spicy, gets deliciously sweet through the middle, smokes too fast. One of the few cigars I smoke to the nub. Love it mid-day and in hot weather. Would be a go-to for a few dollars less per stick, but not a special occasion smoke, either. Love it with sparkling water. Doesn t linger, which I also like. A great cigar for clients who are smoking only because everyone else is.