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WASHINGTON - House Speaker John Boehner's latest plan to avoid a default on the national debt ran into trouble, causing him last night to delay the vote planned for today while he rewrites the legislation.
Boehner encountered strong resistance from within his own caucus all day yesterday, as many conservative Republicans insisted his bill on the government's debt ceiling did not cut deeply enough into federal programs. They vowed to oppose the legislation when it comes up for a vote, now possibly tomorrow. Also, President Obama threatened to veto Boehner's measure, further diminishing its prospects.
Adding to Boehner's problems was a report by congressional analysts saying his plan would create $850 billion in savings, not the $1.2 trillion he had projected.
At the end of another chaotic day of negotiations and fiery statements, the path forward remained as complicated - if not more so - as when Boehner broke off bipartisan talks with Obama last week.
Democrats hoped to begin debate Friday on a Senate bill that, if it picks up any GOP support in the chamber, could provide a resolution to the standoff.
Senator John Kerry, the Massachusetts Democrat, yesterday delivered an impassioned speech on the Senate floor in which he decried the state of negotiations.
"This is embarrassing for the nation!'' he said. "It's embarrassing for the United States of America to be having such a dysfunctional display for everybody in the world to see, that we who run around the world promoting democracy are unable to make our own democracy work right here at home.''
He also accused House Republicans of trying to "send a dramatic, stupid message of incompetence to the world.''
Without an increase in the debt ceiling, the federal government is projected to run out of money on Aug. 2, and would face default on some of its financial obligations.
Congress has been mired in a stalemate over how to proceed with what normally has been a routine vote to raise the borrowing limits, and now is tied up with broader plans to tackle the nation's growing deficit.
The divisions in the Republican Party broke wide open over the House bill, which called for a two-step approach that would cut spending by $1.2 trillion and allow the government to keep borrowing money for another seven or eight months.
In a significant setback, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office last night said the plan would actually generate about $850 billion in spending cuts - not the $1.2 trillion cited by Boehner. The office is charged by Congress with coming up with independent estimates on legislation involving economic and budgetary issues.
A Boehner spokesman said aides last night were looking at options to rewrite the legislation to achieve his savings target.
The Senate bill would cut spending by $2.7 trillion and allow the nation's debt to increase for about 17 months. A key difference is that the Democrats' plan would extend the debt limit through the 2012 election, while the Republican plan would require additional votes early next year.
Both plans would establish a 12-member bipartisan committee composed of House and Senate lawmakers, and charge them with finding additional ways to cut the debt, including through tax changes or cuts to entitlement programs. The House plan would require those changes to be made before the debt ceiling could be increased again; the Senate plan would not.
Several influential conservative Republicans, after poring over details of Boehner's approach following its release at about 11:30 Monday night, said they would not support it.
The problem: not enough spending cuts. Some also want the legislation to be tied to the passage of a constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget.
"We think there are real problems with this plan,'' said Representative Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who heads a fiscally conservative caucus called the Republican Study Group. Jordan said the plan did not have enough support to pass in the House.
The Club for Growth, an influential political advocacy group, also came out against Boehner's plan. The US Chamber of Commerce came out in favor of it.
House leaders were counting votes yesterday and appeared determined to proceed with a vote.
"I do think that we're going to have some work to do to get it passed,'' Boehner said at a press conference yesterday. "But I think we can do it.''
If Boehner's plan fails, it would be a striking defeat in his high-profile gamble to shift the course of debate.
The Ohio Republican, who took the speaker's gavel in January, dropped out of intense negotiations with Obama last week. He also asked for network television time on Monday night to directly rebut Obama's own nationally televised address.
The House's previous plan, known as "Cut, Cap and Balance,'' passed last week with support from 229 Republicans and 5 Democrats. The new plan does not go as far in its proposed cuts, and it does not include the constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget, but merely a requirement that a vote on a balanced-budget amendment be held.
The bill needs 217 votes to pass.
"I am totally unimpressed'' by Boehner's proposal, said Representative Todd Akin, a Missouri Republican. "It basically just kicks the can down the road,'' he said, and noted that his message was blunter during a closed-door GOP meeting: "[Expletive] no.''
Representative Paul Gosar, a Republican from Arizona, said the plan did not include enough spending cuts to avert a credit-rating downgrade.
"This is tough love,'' he said. "We've got a spending problem, a cocaine problem. You don't give cocaine back to an addict . . . and this system is an addict. You've got to have reforms.''
The defections from their own party led top House Republicans to court conservative Democrats. But top Democrats were determined to keep their rank-and-file in line.
House minority whip Steny Hoyer said yesterday "very few'' Democrats would support Boehner's plan. The 10-member, all-Democratic Massachusetts delegation is expected to vote against the bill.
Although US markets remained relatively sanguine, the impasse prompted some pundits and scholars to speculate about the power of the president to intervene and raise the debt limit unilaterally, under provisions of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. The White House has sought to tamp down such speculation, and it was not being discussed in the Capitol halls by lawmakers yesterday.
The section was created to ensure the government would pay off Civil War debt, but it has never been used to raise the debt limit.
"An argument could be advanced in good faith and with a straight face that the president does have the power to do this,'' said Louis Michael Seidman, a constitutional law professor at Georgetown University. "For reasons I don't completely understand, he seems to have taken it off the table. But if Aug. 2 comes and goes and there's not a settlement . . . I could easily see him reconsidering.''
For now, though, the argument appears to be nothing more than academic, with the White House repeatedly saying it is an option the president will not utilize.
"It's not available,'' White House press secretary Jay Carney said yesterday. "The Constitution makes clear that Congress has the authority - not the president - to borrow money. And only Congress can increase the statutory debt ceiling. That's just a reality.''
Senators, even as they dug in publicly, were working behind the scenes to find a bipartisan compromise.
"There are conversations going on,'' Reid said.
"I'm prepared to accept something less than perfect,'' said his rival, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. "Because perfect is not achievable.''
Senator Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican, declined to comment on the plans.
"It's changing by the hour,'' he said of the discussions. "My position hasn't really changed.''
A key question, though, will be whether any Senate-backed plan will find favor in the House. If Boehner's plan fails, lawmakers will have few options.
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Rice, lamb, animal fat, fish meal, hydrolysed chicken protein, rice protein, beetpulp, linseed, yeast, fructooligosaccharides, salt, lecithin, sodium pyrophosphate, tagetes extract, lecithin, b-carotene.
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Crude protein 23%,
crude fat 14%,
humidity 10%,
crude ash 7%,
crude fiber 2,5%,
calcium 1,6%,
phosphorous 0,9%.
Vitamin A 12000 IE/kg,
vitamin D3 1200 IE/kg,
vitamin E 120 mg/kg,
copper (copper II sulphate) 20 mg/kg,
biotin 1gr/kg,
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Second and fourth ingredients are named meat products
Insufficient meat content, low quality ingredients, controversial filler
The first grain in this food, and its main ingredient is rice. Rice is a decent quality grain, but still a grain which is not a natural foodstuff for a canine. Instead, foods intended for dogs should be based on meat.
The second ingredient is named meat product. It is lamb, inclusive of water content (about 80%). Once that is removed, as it must be to create a dehydrated product, the ingredient will weigh around 20% of its wet weight. Ingredients are listed in order of weight, and the dehydrated ingredient would probably be more accurately placed much further down the ingredient list. It is thus unlikely that the food contains very much meat content at all. There is a further meat ingredient 5th on the ingredient list, this time in meal form. As this is, in fact, the primary meat ingredient in the food, it is too far down to make any substantial contribution to the overall meat content of the food. We note it is a fish ingredient, but we find no sign on the manufacturer website of a guarantee that they use only ethoxyquin-free protein sources in the product (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative commonly added to fish ingredients, but which is banned or heavily regulated in human food due to the belief that it is carcinogenic). Hydrolised chicken protein is added to increase the protein content of the food, but this is not a high quality ingredient and does not substitute for actual meat content. Rice protein is further low quality protein added to the food.
Animal fat is a further low quality ingredient rarely found in anything but very low quality foods. Animal fat is an ingredient of unidentified origin for which it is impossible to determine species, source or quality. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this asobtained from the tissues of mammals and/or poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative". We note this is the 3rd ingredient and that research at Purdue university has identified fat in the top four ingredients of dry food as a factor increasing the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested.
Beet pulp is controversial filler which appears to be used in large quantities in this food. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required. We appreciate the use of whole eggs in the food, but this small glimmer of a positive statement is dwarfed by the preceeding criticisms.
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With much ado about zombies in the coming week, we thought it'd be nice to revisit Graham Annable's "Last Duet on Earth"
Annable is also a contributor for Zombies In Love, opening this Saturday (Feb 6). Check back this week for a very exclusive preview of his work in the exhibit.
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Last Saturday's Avatar Panel was a great time to be had. It was really inspiring and informational to learn about the details behind the visuals of the film. Thank you to all the fans that made it out to the event and our special thanks to the panelists. We were very honored to present such talent.
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Okay all you Na'vi fans. Here it is, the final guest list of the artists who would be attending the Art of AVATAR book signing.
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But of course, if you are a Human fan, our doors will be graciously open to you as well. The event will be free but the seating will be limited, so get here fast! If you cannot find a seat, there will be plenty of room to stand.
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Most people don't realize that once Cavemen mastered the skill of "fire" and "round rocks" (later named "the wheel"), they took to the air with a new and improved hunting strategy. Artist Scott C. depicts the notable moment in history through this newly released giclee print available here
Jan 07, 2010
We are thrilled to host a free DR. SKETCHY session this Saturday during the opening of Lift Off:The Art of Airships. The session will kick off at 8pm in our upstairs Atrium gallery with a pilot-themed model so bring your favorite drawing supplies and join in the fun.
Jan 06, 2010
For the past decade, Rick O'Brien has been a one-man art department in Hollywood, designing, constructing and painting sets and props for such clients as Victoria's Secret, Luxor Las Vegas, Nikon, London IMAX, Konica, Tevo, Motorola, Honda, United States Postal Service, Proctor & Gamble, "The Contender" and "The Apprentice."
We are very honored to have the artist contributing to the Lift Off exhibition. O'Brien is presenting paintings, sculptures, video, and also signing his book Counterweight.
Counterweight compiles stunning images from experiences, environments, and emotions perceived through the artist's diverse projects, as well as from his everyday life. The artist captures the human condition expertly. Recognized by the Society of Illustrators, O'Brien's art has placed both gold and bronze and has received much acclaim and print exposure in various publications.
Through traditional mediums ranging from egg tempera and oil to gouache, wood, ink, resin, and plaster, the artist's catalogue beautifully scrutinizes Man and his journey. The images below are teasers of what is in store for this Saturday's opening.
Jan 05, 2010
Born in Tokyo, Kazu Kibuishi is an American graphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for his critically acclaimed Amulet series as well as being the creator and editor of the comic anthology Flight and the web comic Copper. The web comic artist and noted critic Scott McCloud has said that some of Kazu Kibuishi's work is so beautifully drawn that "it hurts my hands when I look at it."
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Jan 04, 2010
Join us this Saturday for the opening of Lift Off: The Art of Airships and receive a free raffle ticket for your chance to win a ride in an actual hot air balloon! Each person attending this Saturday's opening will receive a free raffle ticket and can purchase additional tickets to increase the odds of winning ($2 each). The winner will be announced at 10PM on Saturday. Ride available through Soaring Adventures.
What better way to start of the new year!
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Jan 03, 2010
The work of illustrator and painter Sterling Hundley has appeared regularly in the pages of Communication Arts Magazine, American Illustration, Print Magazine, the New York Society of Illustrators among many others. In addition to winning three gold, and two silver medals from the Society of Illustrators, New York, Sterling has been awarded gold and silver medals from the Illustrators Club in Washington, D.C.
Hundley and his work have been the subject of feature articles in Communication Arts magazine (2008), Print (Young Visual Artists, 2004), and RVA magazine (2008). Sterling lives in Richmond (VA), where is a Professor in the Department of Communication Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University, and he is one of five core instructors at the Illustration Academy, held on the campus of Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota (FL).
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This tonkatsu place is more than worthy of a visit with one glaring exception.
There's an open agreement that Manila's best tonkatsu is found at Yabu. There are more than a few worthy contenders for runner-up of course, other places capable of satiating a tonkatsu fix when Yabu is geographically undesirable (too far!) and congested (too full!). Shinjuku serves a superb tonkatsu -believe it or not- as does this new place I heard about through the underground foodie grapevine.
Tonkatsuya is located in the basement of a rather dubious looking condominium building, the signage of which is hidden. It's situated in the core of San Antonio Village, one of those areas in Makati where pedicabs still exist and internet cafés do business side by side with nail designs and panaderias.
Delving into the belly of the building, past a sari-sari store and a nail spa (like I said, this is San Antonio Village), Tonkatsuya shines as the lone eating spot. Minimally decorated, it doesn't possess outwardly Japanese interiors and it can't afford to. The space is sparse and small and utilized to the hilt.
According to the grapevine, Tonkatsuya is owned by a Japanese man who ran a similar operation in his native land. He's here now, a rather stern, flinty-eyed fellow but appearances aside, he has a way with fried food and that's what matters.
The menu is rather large for a small operation consisting of Tonkatsu sets that use the pork fillet, and Hirekatsu sets where pork loin is the star. A set includes rice, miso soup, shredded cabbage, and bean sprouts. I want to do something slightly different so I order the Cheese Hirekatsu set (P245) which has strips of melted processed cheese languidly lying atop the pork. Cheap cheese this is but its characteristic saltiness and melty nature go well with the pork. Ah, this pork loin! As the inevitable comparisons go, it's immediately evident that it's not as tender as that at Yabu but it's soft enough and fried perfectly. Not oily either, its breading is just light enough so as to be seen, and its crispy exterior bumped and touched by the tongue. Kick things into overdrive by dabbing each bite of pork with the yellow mustard – some say radish – and feel your taste buds flare and fire up. Douse the flame with the cold glassfuls of complimentary rice tea.
Of course all condiments that make up a proper tonkatsu meal are in attendance. There's the tonkatsu sauce familiar to Filipinos as "Bulldog sauce," heady as it is with overtones of vinegar, soy sauce, mustard, pureed apples, and ponzu (Japanese citrus). There's also a bottle of light soy sauce which is wonderful when let flown freely over the shredded cabbage. As with both condiments, crank the volume a bit (or a lot) with the accompanying bottles of shichimi togarashi (zesty Japanese chili seasoning) and the Japanese sesame oil.
The Donburi dishes are well-represented by the Katsudon (P210), a dish that's easy to love since it combines rice and egg. Tonkatsuya's version isn't overly wet as some others tend to be and since this is a tonkatsu place, the pork fillet strips sit like the stars they are on lightly moistened rice, bellies emblazoned with cooked egg.
The staff goes beyond friendly and efficient, and because this place is so obscure, they have an exceptional sense of direction when patiently navigating hopelessly lost, would-be customers over the phone.
We keep our meal lively by taking breaks from the katsu (pork cutlet) and further indulging our fanaticism for the fried. I like the Ebi Fry (prawn; P210) very much. Like long, fat fingers, they're huge prawns whose meaty interiors are revealed only when the teeth tug gently at the crisp coating. The Kaki Fry (P250/4 pieces) oozes briny goodness with every bite, and my Bin inhales the portion of Gyoza (P170). With a pork-bacon filling, the dumplings' well-fried edges remind him of the ones we had in an izakaya in Tokyo. There are better Chashue (pork) ramens (P190) to be had elsewhere in Manila so pass on that.
Now for the BUT…
All this makes for a tonkatsu meal that's guaranteed to be one of the best in Manila. The caveat however is that there's NO PARKING to be had in the vicinity, absolutely none. The guard that the building employs wouldn't last five minutes as a traffic aide, he's so useless it's not funny. We're lucky when we come over because it's a weekend and we're ballsy enough to park our car up on the adjoining sidewalk kitty-corner to the building that Tonkatsuya is in. (Thank god for good suspension). To save you from on-the-edge aggravation, I fervently suggest that you come here with a driver, someone who can wait for you. Barring that, take a cab, a pedicab, or some other form of public transportation. The meal is more than worth it but parking problems never are.
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Canuck Countdown
I am a Canadian (hence the "Canuck" in the title) who swam age-group in the '70s and University in the early '80s.
In the years after retiring from swimming, I put on 50 pounds. When I was 40 (2002), my doctor told me I was OBESE(!) and had high cholesterol and high blood pressure. I entered a weight loss competition, took up swimming again and lost 30 pounds in 12 weeks. Changing my diet, lifting weights, and stationary cycling also helped.
After placing 3rd in the weight loss competition, I needed something else to keep me motivated, so I joined Masters Swimming for the competition. I have stayed with it for that reason, plus the new friends I have met (and the old ones I've been re-acquainted with) along the way.
I swim for Edmonton Masters Swim Club in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It's a great club with great members - many of whom are National or International calibre masters swimmers.
I am planning to attend the 14th FINA World Masters Championships in Riccione, Italy in June of 2012. It's less than a year away - hence the "Countdown".


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In this lesson, students create a name tag using information about themselves. Each student's name tag, while being similar, will visually represent personal information. These name tags will help the teacher learn students' names, but they will also help the students get to know each other and practice a visual, contemporary literacy when they interpret glyphs made by others. Students learn that communication is symbolic on a very fundamental level in this lesson.
- Directions for Name Tag Glyphs: Students use this worksheet to answer questions about themselves in creating their glyphs.
According to the NCTE definition of 21st Century Literacies, readers and writers must design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes as well as build relationships with others to pose and solve problems collaboratively and cross-culturally.
Using glyphs allows students to design and share information without words, making it possible to communicate across cultures sometimes inaccessible because of language barriers. Comparing their glyphs allows readers and writers to collaborate with others, and synthesize and analyze data using interdisciplinary skills.
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If you're working in project management, the APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) is a great benchmark on which to build your portfolio of skills. It covers all aspects – ranging from individual assignments to large capital projects. And if you want the ease of learning at your own pace and in your own time, then our new e-learning APM PMQ course is exactly what you need.
The ever-changing and dynamic nature of today's projects highlights the need for proactive management of people, the project strategy and approach, along with the application of sound commercial and project management techniques. This is an internationally-recognised knowledge-based qualification that enables you to understand the breadth of skills required to successfully manage a project undertaking.
The e-learning provides a detailed explanation of all the required syllabus topics for the PMQ examination. It will take approximately 27-30 hours to complete, and once completed you can attempt the sample examination questions and undertake private study with the APM Body of Knowledge. We recommend that you set some time aside over a period of four to six weeks to complete the work. Please be advised the APM recommends between 70-80 hours preparation for the PMQ examination.
Candidates attending the professional programme would benefit from having a minimum of two years relevant practical experience of project management.
The syllabus is based on the APM Body of Knowledge, which encompasses all areas of project management including strategic and commercial considerations, together with the technical, organisational and people management skills required to participate effectively in project management. We have divided each of the syllabus topics into zones, and the topics covered within each zone are shown below:
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Here we have the latest trailer for the live-action Speed Racer movie. It drops some backstory and provides our first insight into what made Speed Racer a demon on wheels. We're still not that impressed by the Wachowski brothers' extravaganza, based on these early looks. However, there's definitely some kinda cool stuff going on with Speed's famous set of wheels. For example, this trailer shows the Mach 5's ability to replace its own shredded tires while flying through the air. I bet Tony Stewert is really jealous right now.
This trailer also shows Speed Racer as a kid, depicts heartfelt chats with his mom (Susan Sarandon!) and even includes a scene of Speed and Trixie parked on a hilltop, likely getting ready to get it on and make little big-eyed anime racer children. By the way, is anybody else having trouble seeing Matthew Fox of "Lost" fame as Racer X? [Gizmodo]


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We have had sunshine for the entire weekend! Instead of cleaning, I opted to garden and plant a few plants hanging out on the porch. I almost cut the end of my thumb off with a new gardening tool. ;0 I keep wanting to buy flowers, I think I am really missing summer and shooting. Some day soon I am going to invest in a new camera.
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Everybody loves you, right? I'll bet you know because your bank account is overflowing with money from all the books you sell every day. Well, maybe not.
What if I told you there were a few easy ways to find out who really loves you on the internet by using a tool that comes standard with your Facebook fan page? What if all you had to do to expand the people who love you on the internet (people who would most likely buy your book) was to check this tool out regularly and target an ad directly to those people? Well it's a fact and this is how it goes in 3 easy steps:
- In the last segment I briefly mentioned Insights (a Facebook tool which comes standard with Facebook pages that tells you how many people visited your page during any given period. This tool also tells you where your page visitors come from and their age range.
- Review my last blog to learn how to grow your on-line community using killer content and after following those tips for 30-days, you can check your Insights and review them to see who loves you baby.
- Now that you know who loves you, your goal should be to find more people in that demographic to join your community and buy your book. Referrals are the best way to do this however the second best is through Facebook ads.
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Men with disabilities 4 times more likely to be sexually abused than men without disabilities
Previous studies have documented that women with disabilities are more likely to be sexually assaulted than women without disabilities. A new study published online today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is the first population-based investigation to examine sexual violence victimization against men with disabilities. Researchers report that men with disabilities are more than four times more likely to be victimized by sexual assaults compared to men without disabilities.
"Men with disabilities are at a heightened risk for lifetime and current sexual violence victimization," according to lead investigator Monika Mitra, PhD, Research Scientist, Center for Health Policy and Research, and Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School. "The most notable finding is that the prevalence of lifetime sexual violence, completed rape, and attempted rape against men with disabilities was comparable to that against women without disabilities, and past-year rates for men with disabilities exceeded those for women without disabilities."
Dr. Mitra adds that "this study also broadened research of such victimization against men with disabilities beyond the intimate partner context to acquaintances and strangers, as well as family members, intimate partners, and dates. This is particularly relevant for people with disabilities whom earlier studies have suggested are especially likely to experience abuse from caregivers and personal care and other attendants, in addition to intimate partners."
Investigators from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health used data from close to 22,000 respondents collected as part of the 2005-2006 Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (MA-BRFSS), which is an annual health survey of noninstitutionalized adults conducted in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Approximately 13.9% of men with disabilities reported lifetime sexual violence, compared to 3.7% of men without disabilities, 26.6% of women with disabilities, and 12.4% of women without disabilities. Men with disabilities (5.3%) were more likely to report past-year sexual violence than men (1.5%) and women (2.4%) without disabilities and less likely than women with disabilities (6.3%).
Participants were asked (1) whether anyone ever had or attempted to have sex with them without their consent; and (2) whether in the past year anyone had touched them sexually without their consent/despite their objections or had exposed them to nonconsensual sexual situations that did not involve physical touching.
To determine disability status, respondents were asked whether they had limitations because of physical, mental, or emotional problems, any health problem that required use of special equipment, trouble learning, remembering or concentrating because of a health problem or impairment, or a physical, mental, emotional, or communication-related disability. Those responding yes to any of these questions and whose disability had limited their activities for at least one year were classified as having a disability.
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tomboersma necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 159 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
Aurland Skofabrikk (Aurland show factory) is looking for a new logo. Both the tradition and a fresh wind should become visible. What about some trendy retro? Both the text "Aurlandskoen - tradisjonsrikt handverk" (Aurlandshoe - traditional handcraft) and a drawing/shape of the Aurlandshoe should be part of the logo. Please read the brief for more details...
Aurland Skofabrikk(Aurland shoe factory) is a traditional shoe factory based in Aurland, at thefamous Sognefjord in Western Norway. As far back as the 1800's, shoes were sownfor the English lords who visited Aurland to fish salmon. The Aurland shoeobtained its present form in the 1930's and still holds its special design and goodquality. More information and pictures can be found here.
Right nowthe factory is being transformed to a so called "economuseum", a concept whichis described as follows: "This networkof businesses is composed of multitalented artisans who open their doors to thepublic so as to share their passion for their art trade and heritage. Thebusinesses are chosen mainly for the quality of their welcome and for theirproducts".
AurlandSkofabrikk is looking for a new logo. Both the tradition and a fresh windshould become visible. What about some trendy retro? Both the text "Aurlandskoen- tradisjonsrikt handverk" (Aurlandshoe traditional handcraft) and adrawing/shape of the Aurlandshoe should be part of the logo. Note: the shape ofthe shoe is rather typical and can be seen in the pictures hereand the logo here.Older logos can be found here and here.It's nice to give a modern twist to the old approach, but something completelynew is possible too.
- Brand name: Aurlandskoen- Tagline: tradisjonsrikt handverk
- Vector graphics
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Get all the major supplies needed to make this project with the Portfolio Set bundle or you can order them separately.
LeNae's Tip: The combination of glue stick and heat gun can warp the paper, so I like to do the majority of the embossing before the paper is glued to the project.
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Global Access in Action
In 2009, the number of chronically hungry people in the world passed the one billion mark – nearly one sixth of humanity. Despite life-changing advances in technology enjoyed by developed countries, significant progress toward food security, clean water, climate change preparedness, literacy, and health among the very poor continues to elude us.
Global Access in Action is an alliance of companies, research institutes, and universities aiming to assist owners of knowledge assets to demonstrate their global responsibility without compromising their global competitiveness. Global Access in Action raises awareness, advocates, and mobilizes resources to ensure that the international technology transfer community is increasingly able to strike the right balance between preserving commercial markets and creating access to technology for the poor.
Global Access in Action http://www.globalaccessinaction.org
Our target audience is a hybrid of all the organizations and people engaged in the effort to deliver technologies that make a difference to the poor in developing countries: inventors, international aid agencies, non-profit organizations, private philanthropic foundations, attorneys, governments, upper management professionals in multinational companies, university administrators and many more. We will need our logo to reach a broad audience.
Modern, simple, powerful, professional. Not gimmicky. Needs to be highly polished. This organization is partnering with the United Nations, the World Economic Forum, US Government, major multinational companies. I don't want the logo to look conservative and stodgy (it does need to be modern), but it needs to be respectable.
This should be TYPEFACE + ICON. No acronyms. Typeface should say (in full): Global Access in Action.
Icon should be non-representative – just a design. Definitely - no globes, worlds, or maps! No photographs.
Color: This has to be respectable, strong, and modern. Very few restrictions on color (no pinks). Be creative! Do not limit yourself to greens! Website will have white background.
We need print and web quality files. jpeg, pdf & psd.
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A patterned scarf is an easy way to add a bit of style to an otherwise basic outfit. For those of you whose signature piece is a scarf, then you'll be in heaven this season, as every major budget friendly fashion line from Gap to Target to New York Company feature Spring scarves. For those of you who have a personal "uniform" that pretty much consists of all black, these accessories are great for adding a bit of color to otherwise dark look.
My advice? Pick up a few in this season's hottest print, floral, and don't forget to swing by your local "Sally's Boutique" (aka Salvation Army) or consignment shop to try and score vintage scarves for less than $5.


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In 2015 I began creating illustrations that address the themes of loneliness & distance, to expand upon the work from my first solo show, The Isolation of Samuel Morse, which fixated on the role that separation and isolation played in the life of the famed inventor. This work belongs to that ongoing, untitled series. Each part of the series can be viewed or purchased here and were printed by hand in a limited run locally in Toronto.
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text: ATA Trade Show Helps Fund Archery And Bowhunting ATA Trade Show Helps Fund Archery And Bowhunting From Archery Trade AssociationCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The ATA Trade Show is the only archery and bowhunting show that dedicates net revenues to fund archery and bowhunting programs, projects and industry growth. This means every company that attended the 2010 Show made an investment in its own future."Such funding wouldn't be possible if the ATA didn't own and operate the Trade Show," said Jay McAninch, ATA's CEO/president. "Before the ATA took over the Trade Show, we were paying about $400,000 each year just for staff to run the event. Back then, the net revenues from the Show were 20 percent of what it is today. As our members have seen, we reduce costs by using our own staff and volunteers wherever possible and we focus on creating forums for business rather than coordinating social aspects of this gathering of industry professionals."The 2010 Show, Jan. 13-15, drew 12 percent more attendees than in 2009. Conservative estimates indicate the event generated $8 million to $10 million in direct spending by Show attendees in Columbus, Ohio, a substantial economic impact. The event creates a ripple effect that benefits not only the host city, but also long term efforts that extend far beyond the Show itself.Over the past five years, the ATA has invested and pledged nearly $2 million to bring introductory archery and bowhunting programs and shooting facilities to U.S. cities, while the group also works to sustain and grow bowhunting. Projects to grow archery and bowhunting include: School-based archery instruction, primarily through the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP). Other programs include the Olympic Archery in Schools; After-school archery programs such as the After School Archery Program (ASAP) and the Junior Olympic Archery Development program (JOAD); ATA's development and implementation of the new Explore Bowhunting Program; Constructing and refurbishing archery ranges; Planning and construction of community archery parks; Protection and promotion of new or existing bowhunting programs; Support for recruitment staffing for selected state agencies; Contributions to the Easton Sports Development Foundation Centers for Archery Excellence. The centerpiece of ATA's efforts to grow archery and bowhunting is its Community Archery Strategy, a concept that typically begins with the development of an archery shooting park and facilities where archers can participate in shooting year-round. This is followed by a concerted effort to establish introductory archery and bowhunting programs into schools and local recreation programs."That's why we built four archery parks from scratch the past two years, and already have the paperwork complete to build four more," said Stuart Goldsby, regional hunter education coordinator for the Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. "Archery parks tie together all our community archery programs, whether it's NASP, rec programs, bowhunting clubs or bowhunter education. The parks become the hub for all archery activities."The ATA strategy for archery success isn't just "Location, Location, Location." It's also repetition. Once kids and other beginners are introduced to archery, the ATA works to ensure those same kids have programs that allow continued participation, access to archery shops and equipment along with ranges to keep them in the sport."Our vision is to push the arrow sports onto the same plane as the ball sports - golf, tennis, baseball, hockey and soccer - and then sustain their growth far into the future," McAninch said. "ATA is working with our civic, corporate and agency partners across America to build archery shooting facilities, refurbish existing ranges and launch an array of archery and bowhunting programs." Key to the ATA's Community Archery Strategy is its effort to embed archery not only in schools, but also in city and county recreational programs, retirement communities, Boys and Girls Clubs, conservation and shooting clubs, and any other group with indoor or outdoor facilities that can accommodate archery."Basketball courts, tennis courts, golf courses, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, swimming pools, football stadiums and other facilities ensure wide participation in the mainstream activities because federal, state and local governments provide much of their funding and maintenance," McAninch said. "Our strategy is to be sure the same access to facilities exists for archery."Less than one month before the 2010 Trade Show opened its doors in Columbus, the ATA hosted its 7th Archery and Bowhunting Summit in Nashville, Tenn. There, representatives from nearly 30 state and federal wildlife agencies met with partners from community-based and youth-oriented archery programs to share and adapt strategies to convert newcomers into lifelong archers and bowhunters. Archery's diverse partners continue to expand their Community Archery Strategy as part of the ATA's work to make archery a mainstream sport. Alabama, Florida, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Nevada, Tennessee, Arizona, New Jersey, Michigan, Minnesota and Alaska are examples of states where proceeds from the ATA Trade Show were used for new archery programs and archery parks, shooting facilities and archery ranges.For more information about the ATA Trade Show or the Community Archery Strategy, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call (866) 266-2776. GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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Hair, Skin, and Nails
In this section, we'll discuss everything you need to know about the very visible parts of your body that are affected by cancer treatments — your hair, skin, and nails.
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No side effect of breast cancer treatment seems more disturbing than hair loss. For many women, it's worse than losing a breast, which can be hidden under baggy clothing. Hair loss (the medical term is alopecia) threatens your sense of self, your privacy, your sexuality, your personal image, and your vanity—because it's so visible.
Your hair is a big part of how you appear to others and the reflection you see every time you look in the mirror. It's part of the look that helps define you. When your hair goes, you have to start thinking about other ways to present yourself to the world. The cropped or bald look will take some getting used to. Fortunately, although it may seem to take an eternity, your hair WILL come back.
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text: At the location level, Whitsons adheres to each individual client's policies regarding recycling and energy conservation, recycling products such as paper/cardboard, bottles and cans. We also believe it is our responsibility to make recommendations to each client when opportunities for environmental conservation arise that fit within the client's goals and policies. Our environmental policies are unique to each account and include various collaborative efforts between Whitsons and our client. Therefore, we encourage our onsite staff to work proactively with each client to develop a comprehensive environmental plan based on the client's needs, budget and objectives. Programs currently available to our accounts include:


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Japanese pet products like to do things differently. So these Cat Jungle Gym Cubes are unlike most furniture for cats. The box-style sections can be arranged in an almost endless variety of positions to create a series of mini tunnels and rooms for your feline friend to explore. The cubes can be built as a "tunnel" allowing a cat to pass through them, or as cubbyholes with only one entrance.
The six boxes in the set (in two colors) are simply made but will fit into a range of different households and environments. Combine them with shelves or other items of furniture to give your cat a truly playful experience in the home.
Self-assemble each box in seconds, and then arrange the various cubes into a maze or obstacle course of your choosing (be sure to get your cat's approval too!). The boxes can also be washed off and cleaned easily with water.
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On Feb 25, Sears said that its same-store sales fell 7.1% in the fourth quarter and revenue dropped 9.8% to $7.3 billion. The company lost $580 million, or $5.44 per share, in the quarter compared with a loss of $159 million, or $1.50 a share, for the same period last year.
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Since 1968, organizations around the world have relied on J.D. Power as a trusted advisor for deep expertise in the industries we serve, advanced research science to drive insights, and a proven success record for driving results.
By analyzing the many aspects of the customer experience, J.D. Power can identify the multiple drivers of that experience, measure and understand the impact of those drivers, and help drive business results by monitoring and improving performance.


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Arbour Counseling Services- Fall Riveroffers a continuum of care for Children, Adolescents and Adults. Our Community Mental Health Center is a great place to grow. We have Licensed Level Positions available giving clinicians the ability to customize their own professional experience. Flexible schedule to accommodate work/life balance. New Grads come check us out!
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Larry Fullerton retired in 2014 from the Washington, D.C., office of Sidley Austin, LLP. He was formerly a partner in the firm and served as a global coordinator for Sidley's antitrust practice. He currently teaches antitrust seminars at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Fullerton received his B.A. in economics from Princeton University in 1974, and his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1978, where he was on the editorial board of the Virginia Law Review and elected to the Order of the Coif. He also received an M.A. in economics from the University of Virginia in 1978.
Fullerton served in government twice during his career, first as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (1981-85), and then as chief of staff and deputy assistant attorney general in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (1995-98). He has taught courses as an adjunct at Princeton University, Cornell Law School and Georgetown Law Center.
- J.D.University of Virginia School of Law1978
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Phoenix, AZ (Monday, June 17, 2013) – Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Arizona's voter registration citizenship proof requirement is not the end of the process, and the Court set forth a clear pathway to victory for that requirement, Attorney General Tom Horne said today.
"The U.S. Supreme Court has given us a clear path to victory for the people of Arizona, who overwhelmingly approved the state constitutional amendment that was the subject of the legal challenge," Horne said. "Since the U.S. Supreme Court has made it clear that this pathway exists, Arizona should use it. The sanctity of the ballot box is a cherished right for all Americans and it must be protected."
In the case of Arizona v Intertribal Council, Arizona sought a reversal of a Ninth Circuit ruling that Arizona was prohibited from asking people registering to vote for evidence of citizenship. Although the Supreme Court declined to reverse the Ninth Circuit at this time, at page 15 of the Opinion, the Supreme Court laid out a path for eventual victory by the state.
At page 15, the Courts stated:
"Since the power to establish voting requirements is of little value without the power to enforce those requirements, Arizona is correct that it would raise serious constitutional doubts if a federal statute precluded a State from obtaining the information necessary to enforce its voter qualification".
In this case, Arizona has a constitutional right to obtain the information (evidence of citizenship) necessary to enforce its voter qualifications (that only citizens can vote).
To obtain this constitutional relief, the Court stated that Arizona would have to go to the Federal Elections Assistance Commission, and if it does not obtain relief there, go back to Court.
Arizona did seek this relief in 2005, which was denied, and, under a previous Attorney General, Arizona did not appeal. The Court made clear that Arizona could return to the EAC and then, if it failed to get relief, return to Court.


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Dramaturgie im zeitgenössischen Tanz ist ? positiv gemeint ? ein heißes Eisen. Idealerweise sind Dramaturginnen und Dramaturgen während der Erarbeitung eines Stücks die besten Freunde der Choreografen. more
Berliner Zeitung 16.08.2008
Diedrich Diederichsen casts his mind back to 1982 when he met a 24-year-old waitress in New York who, for all her New Wave crow's nest hairdo and extreme coolness, occasionally deigned to speak to the customers: "As she did to me when I pushed my miserable dollar over to her for my barely- affordable drink. 'I'll tell you how it works in here. You have to give me a tip. And that means double what you pay, or more. Then you only have to pay for every third drink, and we're both happy.' I though this was a very decent suggestion, it showed understanding for my provincial idiocy (and poverty) and of course she stood to gain by training this guest. Because he went back every night. The waitress was Madonna."
Neue Zürcher Zeitung 16.08.2008
Chinese author Jiang Rong talks in an interview about his novel, "Wolf Totem", which has sold over 2.5 million copies in China, and about the Chinese fear of freedom which he explains as a symptom of the country's agricultural culture: "People never need to leave their village. Everyone owns a bit of land. Perspectives are very limited. When I lived in the steppes, I often wondered why so few people could dominate a country the size of China. So I started to research the differences between Mongolian and Han culture. Then I expanded on my theories in my novel. Chinese culture is basically a slave culture, a sheep-like culture, a pet culture. The underlying problem of Confucian culture is unconditional obedience. Opposition is a foreign concept in China. This character makes striving for freedom and democracy very difficult."
Die Welt 18.08.2008
Director Volker Schlöndorff has just published his memoirs. In conversation with Peter Zander, he also voices self-criticism with respect to New German Cinema. "It is always good to start off by proclaiming Daddy's cinema dead. But having done that, we should have called a ceasefire immediately, like the Nouvelle Vague did in France. New German Cinema's real mistake was to try to do everything single-handedly, from own kitchens, so to speak. I don't mean the fact that these were auteur filmmakers, or that they were telling their own stories, no. What we lacked was the reality principle of experienced producers, people who were strictly focussed on the financial side of things, but who also provided security."
Süddeutsche Zeitung 18.08.2008
Michel Houellebecq presented his directorial debut in Locarno with the film of his novel "The Possibility of an Island". In the interview he gave Barbara Gärtner, he didn't give away much, but he did explain why the film has no explicit sex: "If you show sex, you always have a problem with the men. Male genitals are just not pretty. I have made an erotic film before, which only showed women having sex. But it would be boring to only show women in a longer film. You can't film sex; at most you can write about it."
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 18.08.2008
Oliver Jungen was at the music and pop culture festival in Cologne, "c/o pop", and arrived at the following conclusion. "The industry has changed, quite fundamentally. At last people have woken up to the reality of the situation and this has engendered pragmatism rather than resignation. The internet can only generate limited money. Most importantly, the lifeblood of music industry has run dry: copyright no longer plays a real role... And people also now see that Web 3.0 is not the solution. What we need is a return to aura and that means abandoning technical distance. The concert is the new cash cow."
Die Welt 21.08.2008
In an interview with Kai Luehrs-Kaiser, the organist and Dieterich Buxtehude specialist, Ton Koopman, casts aspersions on Bach's son, Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach: "I believe that Carl Philipp Emanuel embezzled the missing end of the 'Art of Fugue' in order to feed the Bach myth. I am convinced that the 'Art of Fugue' was completed. After all Bach only had to work on the notation. Later he began composing the High Mass. I know music experts who - even if they'd never admit it - are secretly scouring the archives to find the end of the 'Art of Fugue'. And they will find it eventually!"
Die Welt 16.08.2008
The young Georgian writer Nino Haratichvili defends himself, in conversation with Jenni Roth, against the accusation that Georgians are racist. "Until the nineties, there were never any problems, which is why this accusation is absurd. And the Russians spent the last 15 years handing out Russian passports in Abkhazia and Ossetia, so that they can now turn round and say that they are protecting their citizens. That's not fair."
Die Tageszeitung 16.08.2008
Ossetian literature academic, Shanna Chochiyeva, who teaches in Moscow, has harsh words for the politics of Georgian President Saakashvili: "How could we have known that the Georgians would suddenly take leave of their senses like this? Although the signs had been around for some time. For example, Saakashvili uses former dictator Sviad Gamsachurdia's book, titled "Georgia's Spiritual Mission", as a teaching aid for the seminars he gives to his crazy chauvinists. This contains sentences such as: "There will come a time when the whole world speaks the Georgian language." And in meetings Saakashvili ensures his followers that Georgia will save European civilisation. As far as I see it, these people are Nazis."
Süddeutsche Zeitung 16.08.2008
Ukrainian writer Yuri Andrukhovych declares his solidarity for Georgia and is concerned for the future: "'Freedom' plays an immense role in Georgian culture, whereas the key Russian concept is 'superpower'." And the West's illusions that Russia will henceforth act as a peacekeeper, are not something Eastern Europe has ever believed. "Since 1991, there has been a growing fear that Russia will 'rise again' sometime. I suspect that we are now experiencing the first acute phase of this 'rising'." Read more articles by Yuri Andrukhovych here
Die Tageszeitung 21.08.2008
Czech playwright Pavel Kohout talks in an interview about the parallels and differences between the Caucasus conflict and the Russian invasion of Prague in 1968. "The Czechs and Slovaks never shot anyone, they also had no territorial disputes and they had never sent a tank into anywhere. The only thing which connects the invasion of Georgia with that of Czechoslovakia in 1968 was that both involved a Russian attack. This is the nature of Russian politics... What the Russians need is something like a French Revolution. Which ultimately brought democracy. If you look at the Russian Revolution and Russian history, it is clear that we have to give them time, but we should not let them out of our sight."


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Today we got to play around with views of the Jaguar F-Type, and everyone was very happy with the stylish new Brit. We also got to look at a different car that took a different approach to luxury styling.
We saw the 2014 Infiniti G37 Sedan and it was, well, squiggly. Or maybe squishy. Either way, it definitely follows the current car design trend of lots of lines, lots of styling.
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That's the shout I hear when the boys find cherries on the counter and eagerly pop them in their mouths and pull off the stems. They can't resist the deep red fruits, and neither can I. Seeing their happy smiles with cherry juice all over their hands and faces is one of my favorite moments.
When I use fresh cherries in a recipe, I grab my handy Oxo Good Grips Cherry Pitter (not sponsored), which pops the seeds right out with minimal mess. It's such a unitasker, I know, but it does the job very well and saves me loads of time when processing several bags of cherries. This makes the job so easy I would even turn it over to Builder Guy and Top Gun if I thought they'd actually leave some cherries for the rest of us.
Though we mostly eat cherries out of hand, we also add them to ice cream and make pies and cobblers and this cherry butter. Like the other fruit butters I make, the thickness comes from cooking down the fruit, not added pectin. I add a little bit of vanilla extract which gives the butter a wonderful richness of flavor.
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Most people are familiar with Nic's Gourmet Desserts but not all are aware that it's got its own little bakery-café.
If you've ever been to Seattle's Best Coffee (SBC), then you've probably eaten a sweet made by Nic's Gourmet Desserts. The Brownie Walnut Cluster (though I think it might be called otherwise in SBC) is a brownie bed laden with caramel sauce and walnuts. I've been told that it's the same company that makes the coffee shop chain's Banoffee Pie.
Nic's Gourmet Desserts (Nic's) is run by Rina Go who named her business after her daughter, Nicole. Already a fan of their Mega Cheese Bread, a staple of mine when I'd chance upon their stall at bazaars, I'm happy to chance upon their eponymous bakery-café deep in the heart of San Juan. This is the location I chose to be shot in for MEGA magazine's Global Pinoy feature on me. But so out of the way is this location that the makeup crew had difficulty finding it.
I think it's their location and stylized interiors that contribute to its charm however. Made up to look like a wrapped gift (cake!) box when viewed from the outside, Nic's operates out of a square storefront, with white and silver predominating. Shelves hold knickknacks and bottled foods but the focus is on the interactive dessert bar where enticement is encouraged and acted upon and lit up beautifully with fitted drop lights. In addition, the natural light streaming in makes the bread products (my favored Mega Cheese Bread, Parmesan Ensaymada, Cinnamon Rolls, etc) especially enticing, scintillating they already are in their cellophane sheets.
A few steps more and there stand the line of glass chillers. The cakes are fastidiously arranged, each perfectly produced and prettified for maximum "kill me with choice" appeal. Naturally, I want a slice of everything, it's my nature after all. But my restraint is with me today so I settle on three desserts.
The Peach Walnut Pie (lower right in photo) is – if you like sansrival-like desserts – probably the best you'll try in Manila. I'm not one for meringue or meringue layers stacked atop one another and lacquered with all sorts of buttercream, but my Bin is. He's rabid about them in fact and I must agree that this specimen before us is exceptional. The meringue layers have an incredulous crackle, their bellies brushed with a lightly sweetened buttercream while peach slices and wayward walnuts merrily add to the mix.
Similar in sentiment but ratcheted up for a more sultry surrender is the Dark Toblerone Sans Rival. Again, those meringue layers – the irresistibility of which I may have underestimated – are a glorious melding of chocolate and nougat (Toblerone!), cashews, and dark buttercream, a crown of all combined is its final garnish. There really is no conversation at the table now, just a combination of crunching and forks cracking into crispy exteriors.
And what of the cakes? Nic's has plenty to choose from and agonize I do over having to whittle it down to just one. Dark Caramel? Dulce de Leche? I decide on the Dark Javanilla, a composition of coffee and chocolate, tender crumb cloaked in a buttercream kissed by coffee essence. It dependably satisfies my sweet tooth and sometimes, this is the kind of chocolate cake I need.
I've only begun to touch on what's available at Nic's. This place stands up to and deserves further exploration. They serve full meals and since they're open at 7am, breakfast makes for a fine option, especially on the weekend when getting lost in San Juan doesn't make for such a frightening proposition.
My only complaint about Nic's is that it seems to be overstaffed and a gaggle of them group by the cashier prattling away. Perhaps we can suggest some of them retire to the kitchen so that these fine desserts can be savored properly?
Nic's Gourmet Desserts
172 A. Mabini St., Brgy. Addition Hills, San Juan, Mandaluyong
Open 7 days a week, 10am-10pm
02 715.5831 / 716.0321
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