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I'm usually not really into reading fiction novels. I'm a movie geek -I like my facts and real life from books and get my fiction fix from film (kickass unintentional alliteration!).
However…every now and then I find a book that blows my mind that has nothing to do with music or real life. I just finished Modesty Blaise which is actually the first of a series of books based on a popular comic strip that was created in the 60s by a British writer named Peter O'Donnell.
This happens to be the book John Travolta (Vincent Vega) reads every time he goes to the can in Pulp Fiction. And that's exactly why I got the book (yes I'm a geek). Now I have to geek out even more and search for an original version on eBay. Anyway, if you dig Tarantino, you'll dig this book – Uma Thurman's Kill Bill character is based on QT's affection for the Modesty Blaise character.
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I found it strange no one in his family went on TV to plead him in turning himself in.
I haven´t heard anything about any family...
Good news. (except for the owner of the cabin) I figured once they had that sucka surrounded it was all over, just a matter of time until he got killed or captured. I guess he wanted to go out in flames of glory. Goodbye to bad trash.
I won´t believe he is dead until the body is found and DNA confirms it´s Dorner.
He probably set the cabin on fire and then killed himself, unless police gunfire killed him and set the cabin on fire. Chances of him surviving a fire like that, if he was inside, are just about 0%.
How long before the site will be designated a monument and how much will the t-shirts cost?
There is a lot of hatred in the black community that has been fomented by our President, race baiters, black liberation preachers, community organizers, rappers and liberal media. I suspect that this guy´s attitude is not that atypical.
Somehow, I knew it would come to this. Can´t have him embarrassing the left any further. /s
...ah...a Waco for the left.
Waco protocol.
I read a story today about a woman who adopted 2 children from an African country. They were, naturally, black. When they entered school in the United States they learned for the first time that all white people are racist and all white people oppress all black people.It´s in the text books.We have a problem, and it is called lies.
#12, the problem is called libtards, they started infiltrating the education system. media, politics, and religion almost a century ago and mean to take over. The other problem is too many citizens haven´t yet grasped the problem or don´t believe their freedom and liberty (and that of their descendants) are worth planting every libtard 6 feet under. They still think they can co-exist, or negotiate or let just some people be gobbled up. Those are the problems.
Many of the professors who taught the teachers are "flower children" and attended Woodstock.This garbage started back then..Look at William Ayers.
They said he had oxygen. Maybe that´s what went up first.When they find his body, I will believe this.
Knowing the ´shoot first, ask questions later´ mentality of the LAPD since this thing first broke, I would hope it´s him.
There are reports of tracks (footprints) in the snow that lead toward a stable area, indicating a possible escape route.Stay tuned...
I have read he was turned back and continued shooting from the cabin. They have recovered a body, believed to be Dorner.
If hussein had a soul, it would have looked a lot like Christopher Dorner.
I hope that fire is good and hot. It´s a little taste of the world to come for this mad dog.
Wow, just like Doakes from "Dexter."
#14 is right. Many of the senior staff were granted education deferments during the 70´s as an alternative to moving to Canada. They have risen through the ranks and perverted our education system.
When you understand the education "system" and agenda... you educate your kidletts yourself... [And yes, both Daughters received merit scholarships to private universities... after I had become a "single mom."]It´s that important.Your Children are Your Legacy, Our Legacy...
Yes, looks like the "Waco Protocol" was employed. Anytime law enforcement personnel are killed, the preferred solution seems to be burning the perps (and their kids and wives) alive.


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In Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, the four zoosters -- Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria -- are no longer fighting amongst themselves to get back home to New York. This time they have a dangerous adversary, Captain Chantel DuBois (Frances McDormand), to overcome as they go undercover in a circus that has seen better days. It's pretty expansive to watch in 3-D as well with the Swiss Alps and the Coliseum in Rome and the trippy circus routines inspired by Dumbo's "Pink Elephants on Parade."
And there are three directors to juggle so many characters and so much action: Conrad Vernon, Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. "We were able to divide and work more closely with the 600 artists on the movie," says McGrath. "We've known each other so long and so well that it was an agreed marriage."
They even used the India studio for the first time on the franchise. While the bulk of the animation was performed at PDI in Redwood City, they used around 25% of the talent in India and 15% at the Glendale campus as well.
"We were flying to Norway and we were looking at a map and trying to figure out how they get back to New York and Jeffrey [Katzenberg] threw out the circus idea, which then got the gears turning," continues McGrath. "It feels more like the third act of this series."
"Our guys are in this weird gray zone where they see themselves fitting into the human world and yet they're out of it at the same time," adds Darnell. "But to put these guys in Monte Carlo and Rome gives us the chance to explore that stuff. It's now the four musketeers with this shared goal of trying to get back home and they really embrace that. Even the sidekicks share this vision for where this movie needs to be before it's over."
"We take our animals and we throw them right back into the human world more clandestinely and that gives us more opportunity for crazy car chases, comedy and character exploration, and that puts them in more jeopardy," adds Vernon.
Having screenwriter Noah Baumbach (Fantastic Mr. Fox) also provided a fresh New York sensibility and an outsider's perspective that instilled an extra dimension to the characters.
Why is it "interesting" that they have a studio in India? I find it kind of disgusting. And even more disgusting that they're starting another outsource studio in Shanghai China.
They're taking jobs away from perfectly capable American Animators.
Yeah... Thats very "Interesting" indeed.
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Award winners were recognized at the TRPA'S Governing Board meeting on Feb. 24.
Placer County's Tahoe Estates Water Quality Improvement Project received two honors: Best Overall Project and Best Erosion Control Project.
"I believe the project is a great example of promoting and implementing the latest and best technologies, including pervious pavement, for improving the quality of stormwater flowing into Lake Tahoe," county Public Works Director Ken Grehm said.
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There are both practical and theoretical roles for high-dose gadolinium MRI of the liver. The practical role, which encompasses applications in clinical use today, involves a combination of tissue imaging and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). This combination can be achieved through two approaches, either a three-dimensional (3D) technique that enables simultaneous acquisition of both tissue imaging and MR angiographic information (VIBE, or volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination), or a combination of a two-dimensional (2D) spoiled gradient-echo technique, followed by 3D MRA.
When image quality is paramount, it is preferable to choose the 2D spoiled gradient-echo technique, followed by 3D MRA. This approach is often used for surgical planning, involving either a living related transplant donor scheduled for hemiliver donation, or a patient with liver metastases, in whom a complex surgical procedure necessitates the creation of a high-quality vascular road map. 2
The first step is high-quality tissue imaging using a 2D gradient-echo sequence and a single dose of gadolinium contrast. On the first-pass postgadolinium image, we look for the presence of contrast in the portal veins and a lack of contrast in the hepatic veins (Figure 1, top left). Approximately 60 to 90 seconds after the contrast injection, we image with fat suppression (Figure 1, bottom right), looking specifically look for such abnormalities as peritoneal disease, capsule-based disease of the liver, and certain neoplasms such as cholangiocarcinoma, which are well visualized on delayed imaging.
Approximately 15 to 20 minutes after the initial injection of gadolinium, we do high-definition MR angiography, using a 3D gradient-echo sequence and, typically, 20 mL of contrast (Figure 2). We routinely use power injection at a rate of 2 mL/sec. At that rate, the temporal resolution is good and it is possible to capture the hepatic arterial dominant phase, as well as specific enhancement characteristics of liver lesions.
Magnetic resonance angiography is especially useful when imaging patients with vascular anomalies. Figure 3 is an example of a replaced right hepatic artery. The source image on the top left shows the left hepatic artery arising from the celiac artery. The source image on the bottom left shows the take-off of the replaced right hepatic artery from the superior mesenteric artery, and a distal branch of the right hepatic artery. The combined multiple intensity projection (MIP) image shows both the left hepatic artery coming off the celiac artery, and a portion of the replaced right hepatic artery.
Detection and characterization
Although little has been reported or written about the theoretical roles for high-dose gadolinium MRI of the liver, its potential to improve the detection and characterization of liver lesions is very intriguing. One of the few reports on this topic came from Taupitz et al from the Charité University in Berlin. In 2000, they found that double-dose gadolinium contrast administration improved the definition of both enhancing nodules and the progression of enhancement in small hemangiomas when compared with single-dose contrast administration (M. Taupitz, personal communication). This finding may be important, as correct characterization of liver lesions is an essential part of evaluating patients with malignant disease. 3-5 Double-dose contrast may be useful in improving characterization of lesions, such as hemangiomas, in patients being evaluated for possible malignancy. 5
High-dose gadolinium contrast may also be of value in improving lesion detection, particularly in assessing malignant lesions that are amenable to resection or other local therapy. The two most important of these lesions are colon cancer liver metastases, which typically are hypovascular, and hepatocellular carcinoma, which typically is hypervascular. 4
In imaging hypovascular colon cancer metastases, high-dose gadolinium contrast may improve the conspicuity of lesions by increasing enhancement of the ring. Appreciating ring enhancement is the single most important evaluation to make in correctly characterizing metastatic colon cancer metastases 3,4 (Figure 4). Often, enhancement is best on delayed imaging, 90 seconds after contrast administration.
It is relatively easy to evaluate large lesions with a combination of T2-weighted, T1-weighted, and early and delayed postcontrast imaging. High-dose contrast, therefore, is likely to be most important in detecting small lesions, a crucial factor in selecting the type of therapy that is most appropriate for each patient.
In hepatocellular carcinoma, the tumors are usually small and hypervascular. Often, however, they must be imaged on the background of a heterogeneously enhancing cirrhotic liver. Although such lesions can be very difficult to see on precontrast T2- and T1-weighted images, they are easily appreciated on immediate post-gadolinium images. 6 The appearance of hepatocellular carcinoma as hyperintense lesions immediately following contrast administration once again raises the possibility that high-dose gadolinium studies may improve lesion detection and help guide patient management.
Figure 5 shows a typical small hepatocellular carcinoma. On T2-weighted precontrast imaging, it is difficult to appreciate the lesion at all, although it is slightly hyperintense on the T1-weighted sequences. On immediate post-gadolinium images, hepatocellular carcinoma shows very intense enhancement, surrounded by a hypoenhancing capsule around the lesion. On delayed post-contrast images, we appreciate rapid washout of the lesion and late capsular enhancement, which are very specific for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Pancreatic Imaging
In pancreatic imaging, just as in hepatic imaging, high-dose gadolinium contrast studies have the potential to improve the detection of both hypovascular and hypervascular lesions. For example, we would expect better definition of small hypovascular pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas by showing improved enhancement of the surrounding pancreas.
We would expect even more consistently positive results when high-dose gadolinium contrast is used in the imaging of islet cell tumors, insulinomas in particular. These tumors are initially very small, in the range of 1 to 2 cm, and can be difficult to detect. It is likely that the use of high-dose gadolinium contrast media will improve the detection of small insulinomas, but this needs to be demonstrated in clinical studies.
High-dose gadolinium contrast plays a small role in hepatic and pancreatic imaging today. We use it primarily in studies that combine tissue imaging with MRA, but it is also valuable for the evaluation of 2 different organ systems in the same study. For example, high-dose gadolinium is useful when examining the liver, followed by MRA of the renal arteries.
In the future, high-dose contrast-enhanced MRI may fill a much larger and more important clinical role in the evaluation of malignant disease, enabling better detection and characterization of cancerous lesions in patients who are being considered for surgical management. Controlled clinical studies comparing low- and high-dose contrast MRI, as well as high-dose contrast-enhanced MRI and other imaging modalities, such as CT, are now needed to determine whether this potential will become a reality. *
TG: Thank you very much for an excellent presentation. We have some time for discussion. Dr. Kramer?
LK: Can you distinguish between doses; that is, quantity of contrast versus injection rate, in trying to define margins, and having greater sensitivity?
RS: That's a good question. At this point in time, since most of the work that we've done has been with single-dose contrast, most people have been focusing on contrast injection rates. In the past, we used hand injection, and now we routinely use machine power injection at 2 mL/sec. At that rate, we have fairly good temporal resolution that we can get very nicely. We can capture the hepatic arterial dominant phase, and also the specific enhancement characteristics of liver lesions.
Going with a higher dose, I think we would still have to at least match that ejection rate. It's very important to maintain that very early enhancement, the hepatic arterial dominant phase. So with higher dose, it will still be very essential. We can't get away from fast injections. I think if anything, there may be more importance attached to fast injections.
HR: I had a question about your approach, which is dynamic in the sense of over several minutes, and is mostly driven by morphologic characteristics. Do you think there is any potential for parametric imaging of the earliest wash-in phases, washout of some of these lesions, region of interest, or maps as we've seen for brain or breast?
RS: Yes, I think that at this point in time I haven't appreciated that that is important. The reason is that in the liver, there are very specific enhancement characteristics. So we don't have to resort to temporal handling of contrast, because the various benign lesions and malignant lesions have very specific morphologic features in how they enhance. It's a very interesting topic for the same reasons that it's interesting in the brain and the breasts, in that angiogenesis and the pattern of blood supply, is crucial. But I think we have the advantage that there's better morphologic characteristics of the various liver lesions, so we haven't had to rely on dynamic handling or looking at enhancement rates and so on. But, as with many things, you borrow from one area to go to the next. One of the nice things about the relationship between brain and body imaging is that, generally speaking, many of the advancements have first come in imaging the brain. Then as things have become well developed in the brain, then other applications, like body, have developed. So it's interesting to see if the various approaches that are used in the brain can also be translated into, for instance, liver imaging. I think that may be very intriguing.
DR: I'd like to comment on that. I think we probably will see that coming, because just this year there was a paper showing that the risk of recurrence of hepatoma was a function of microvessel density, which we can probe with our dynamic contrast-enhanced methods. Therefore, we may not only have the ability to provide a specific diagnosis, but also to provide an estimate of prognosis or recurrence. So, these are intriguing functional methods that I think we are going to see applied more frequently to the liver in the future.
RS: Right, and along the same lines as angiogenesis, I think what is also very important is the response to various treatment methods. In those settings, looking at the different patterns of enhancement, different rates of enhancement may prove very important. So we're now starting a number of different studies, looking at angiogenic qualities of metastases, following chemotherapy and how it alters. I think that may be where physiologic information will become important.
MP: In the double-injection scheme, where you want to do some lesion characterization followed by vascular depiction, is there any effect from the first injection on the second injection that either makes it better or worse?
RS: Well, I think there certainly is some effect of the first injection on the second. But we've generally found that, most often, those kinds of effects are also worse. But we found that by waiting approximately 15 minutes, that enough of the gadolinium has left the system that there isn't much of an impact on the MRA. In addition, since we routinely now look at the images on PACS, and we page the source images, we found that the presence of contrast hanging around another structure becomes less important than it had been in the past, when we weren't using the PACS system. In fact, in some areas, as I think Martin may have shown, it may in effect be of some interest that you can see at 15, 20 minutes contrast in the renal collecting system. So you can use that as further information on how the renal collecting system appears. So that is the one positive thing that we've observed in that approach.
RL: You certainly have the option of retracting if it were a problem.
LK: We're doing more and more CTAs at our institution. We're picking up more and more asymptomatic liver metastases. After we do that, we go back and we get a conventional imaging study. In a lot of cases, it's MR, and we do it according to our standard protocols. We're not finding those metastases. We are now using the second-generation multidetector CTs with very high doses, and very rapid administrations of contrast. I suspect that you're correct, in that we may have to look at higher doses of gadolinium at higher rates of injection. But right now we don't have a lot of data on that. If we decide today to double the dose of contrast, are we doing research or is it practical non-research to go ahead and do right now?
RS: My approach is that you really have to show that there is a value. It is probably necessary to identify initial studies involving patients who have lesions already demonstrated on single dose, and then administer a double dose and compare the images. I think a perfect patient population for that are those with hepatocellular carcinoma, because it is quite often multifocal. I think that's a great way to evaluate initially, to see if it really is doing empirically what we think it should do, which is improving the demonstration of lesions.
I think, though, that the comparison between CT and MR always enters everything. When you talk about doing CTA, of course you could also do MRA for evaluating hepatic injection on MR rather than on CT. I think one of the compelling things that Martin said is that MR is fundamentally a much safer modality, that will always be the case, and the contrast agent is much safer.
We haven't compared it with CTA. But we've compared MR to CTAP. In fact, we stopped doing CTAP mainly because of the higher specificity of MR using the kind of protocol we're using. But I think you're right, insofar as if you are going to be looking at absolute detection of every lesion, you have to do something different. So either go with the interarterial injection on MR or start with higher doses and see if that makes a difference. I always prefer being noninvasive or less invasive to start with. It may be a good starting point to compare CTA with high-dose gadolinium, and look at patients with liver metastases who are being considered for surgical resection.


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For the first time in Australia, nursing scholarly work has been ranked in an Australian based citations analysis. Using a similar method to analyses of Canadian and UK nurse scholars, the results show that Australia's leading nurse authors are widely cited through their publications.
Using data collected from the Scopus database, Hunt et al were able to analyse and calculate the h-index which attempts to measure both the productivity and impact of the published work of nursing academics between the years of 1996 and 2010.
The results show 6 of the 24 Australian nurses with the highest h-indices were leading nursing academics from UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health (Professor John Daly, Professor Patricia Davison, Professor Christine Duffield, Professor Doug Elliott, Professor Debra Jackson and Professor Sharon McKinley).
Other findings in this exercise recorded that 3 of the top 10 papers receiving the most number of citations (authored or co-authored by an Australian based nursing academic) were also written by UTS nursing academics - Professor Davidson, Professor Daly and Professor Duffield.
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"The citation results speak for themselves. A large number of Australia's leading nursing academics are part of the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health at UTS. This analysis shows that UTS is one of the leading nursing research schools in the country, with a depth and breadth of research strength that covers a number of key areas in the profession" she said.
The results of this citation analysis are very important in setting new benchmarks for nursing research in Australia. It also shows that UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health is committed to producing research that tackles national and international challenges and has real impact in the health professions, clinical practice, professional development and continued health education.
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One question that has always intrigued us humans is Where did we come from? Long ago, Hippocrates and Aristotle proposed the idea of what they called pangenes, which they thought were tiny pieces of body parts. They thought that pangenes came together to make up the homunculus, a tiny pre-formed human that people thought grew into a baby. In the 1600s, the development of the microscope brought the discovery of eggs and sperm. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, using a primitive microscope, thought he saw the homunculus curled up in a sperm cell. His followers believed that the homunculus was in the sperm, the father planted his seed, and the mother just incubated and nourished the homunculus so it grew into a baby. On the other hand, Regnier de Graaf and his followers thought that they saw the homunculus in the egg, and the presence of semen just somehow stimulated its growth. In the 1800s, a very novel, radical idea arose: both parents contribute to the new baby, but people (even Darwin, as he proposed his theory) still believed that these contributions were in the form of pangenes.
Modern genetics traces its beginnings to Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk, who grew peas in a monastery garden. Mendel was unique among biologists of his time because he sought quantifiable data, and actually counted the results of his crosses. He published his findings in 1865, but at that time, people didnt know about mitosis and meiosis, so his conclusions seemed unbelievable, and his work was ignored until it was rediscovered in 1900 by a couple of botanists who were doing research on something else. Peas are an ideal organism for this type of research because they are easy to grow and it is easy to control mating.
We will be looking at the sorts of genetic crosses Mendel did, but first, it is necessary to introduce some terminology:
A monohybrid cross is a genetic cross where only one gene/trait is being studied. P stands for the parental generation, while F1 and F2 stand for the first filial generation (the children) and second filial generation (the grandchildren). Each parent can give one chromosome of each pair, therefore one allele for each trait, to the offspring. Thus, when figuring out what kind(s) of gametes an individual can produce, it is necessary to choose one of the two alleles for each gene (which presents no problem if they are the same).
For example, a true-breeding purple-flowered plant (the dominant allele for this gene) would have the genotype PP, and be able to make gametes with either P or P alleles. A true-breeding white-flowered plant (the recessive allele for this gene) would have the genotype pp, and be able to make gametes with either p or p alleles. Note that both of these parent plants would be homozygous. If one gamete from each of these parents got together to form a new plant, that plant would receive a P allele from one parent and a p allele from the other parent, thus all of the F1 generation will be genotype Pp, they will be heterozygous, and since purple is dominant, they will look purple. What if two individuals from the F1 generation are crossed with each other (Pp × Pp)? Since gametes contain one allele for each gene under consideration, each of these individuals could contribute either a P or a p in his/her gametes. Each of these gametes from each parent could pair with each from the other, thus yielding a number of possible combinations for the offspring. We need a way, then, to predict what the possible offspring might be. Actually, there are two ways of doing this. The first is to do a Punnett square (named after Reginald Crandall Punnett). The possible eggs from the female are listed down the left side, and there is one row for each possible egg. The possible sperm from the male are listed across the top, and there is one column for each possible sperm. The boxes at the intersections of these rows and columns show the possible offspring resulting from that sperm fertilizing that egg. The square from this cross would look like this:
P | p | |||||
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p |
Note that the chance of having a gamete with a P allele is ½ and the chance of a gamete with a p allele is ½, so the chance of an egg with P and a sperm with P getting together to form an offspring that is PP is ½ × ½ = ¼, just like the probabilities involved tossing coins. Thus, the possible offspring include: ¼ PP, (¼ Pp + ¼ pP, which are the same, Pp, since P is dominant over p) = ½ Pp, and ¼ pp.
Another way to calculate this is to use a branching, tree diagram:
Choices for 1st allele | Choices for 2nd allele | Resulting Offspring | Probability | |
p (½) | = | Pp | } ½ | |
p (½) | P (½) | = | Pp | |
p (½) | = | pp | ¼ |
Note, again, that the chance of Pp is ¼ + ¼ = ½. A shorter way of telling how many PP, Pp, and pp could be expected, would be to say that there is a 1:2:1 genotype ratio. The chance of getting at least one dominant allele (either PP or Pp) necessary for purple color (this can be written as P–) is ¼ + ½ = ¾, so we could say that theres a 3:1 phenotype ratio. These two ratios are classic genotype and phenotype ratios for a monohybrid cross between two heterozygotes.
Based on his data, then, Mendel came up with a four-part theory of how genetics works:
Some special cases:
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D | d | |||||
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R | r | |||||
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r |
Choices for 1st allele | Choices for 2nd allele | Resulting Gamete | Probability | |
y (½) | = | Ry | ¼ | |
r (½) | Y (½) | = | rY | ¼ |
y (½) | = | ry | ¼ |
Thus, each parent could make four kinds of gametes, so the Punnett square would be 4 × 4 cells.
RY | Ry | rY | ry | |||||||||||||||||
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Ry | ||||||||||||||||||||
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ry |
Possible Offspring: | Genotype Ratio | Phenotypes | Phenotype Ratio | |
RRYy | 2 | R–yy | 3 | |
RRyy | 1 | rrY– | 3 | |
RrYY | 2 | rryy | 1 | |
RrYy | 4 | TOTAL | 16 | |
Rryy | 2 | |||
rrYY | 1 | |||
rrYy | 2 | |||
rryy | 1 | |||
Thus the genotype ratio is 1:2:1:2:4:2:1:2:1 and the phenotype ratio is 9:3:3:1. Notice the "shorthand" used to represent the phenotypes. Since both RR and Rr will look round, rather than writing "round pea seeds," we can use R– to say "it's got at least one R, so it'll be round."
On your own, try IAiRr × IBiRr, a cross involving both the ABO blood group and Rh factor (which we will discuss a little later on).
It is important to understand the difference between genotype and phenotype.
For example, for most of the genes we will be discussing, an organism
with the genotype of, say, BB and an organism who is
Bb both have at least one dominant allele for that gene, and thus,
would both express/show/be the dominant phenotype. If, for example,
this was a gene for human eye color, then B would represent the
dominant allele which codes for "make brown eyes," and b would represent the
recessive allele which codes for blue eyes (technically, more like, "we
don't know how to make brown," so blue is the "default"). Thus, people whose
genotypes are either BB or Bb both have instructions for "make brown," so
the phenotypes of both are brown eye color.
As another example where
many people get confused, an individual's sex is a phenotype. not a
genotype! We can talk of a person as having either two X chromosomes (XX)
or one X and one Y chromosome (XY). Those are, essentially, genotypes,
and there are also a few people who have genotypes such as X (also called XO),
XXX, or XXY. Those
X and Y chromosomes contain/consist of a number of genes, and factors such as
what alleles a person has for each of those genes, how those alleles are
expressed, and how that gene expression affects/influences various body
processes will all come together to produce that phenotype which we call a
person's sex. In humans, if all those alleles are expressed in what we like
to think of as being "normal," then, typically, X, XX, and XXX are expressed
as a "female" phenotype (with X and XXX producing some other physical
characteristics considered to be "typical" for those genotypes), while
the result of how the XY combination is expressed usually results in what
we refer to as a "male" phenotype.
However, while uncommon, it is entirely possible that due to a mutation in some gene,
somewhere, that codes for some enzyme or hormone, a person with 2 X
chromosomes (XX) can have a male phenotype; can, clearly and unambiguously,
be male. Similarly, while also not very common,
it is also possible, due to a mutation in some gene, somewhere, that
codes for some hormone or enzyme, that a person with an X and a Y chromosome
(XY) can have a female phenotype; can, clearly and unambiguously, be female.
Interestingly, because of differences in
how the genes/alleles are expressed, the XXY combination typically
results in a male in humans but results in a female in fruit flies.
Our culture, our way of thinking, is so locked into having/needing to choose
between male and female as the only two options, that while in the
"unambiguous" cases just mentioned where a person's expressed phenotype
obviously fits our preconception of maleness or femaleness even if their
genotype/chromosomes are different from what we might think (and of which
we would not even be aware unless we were that person's doctor), on the
other hand, people whose bodies don't exactly and neatly fit into one of those
two categories are lumped together in a group and labeled as "intersex."
Typically, at birth, their parents are advised by medical personnel to choose
whether they wish to bring this child up as a "boy" or a "girl," and may
even be pressured into having cosmetic surgery performed on the child to
make the child look more like the chosen sex assignment, yet it
frequently happens as the child grows up, due to the influence of
internal factors such as hormones, etc., that "he" or "she" does not "feel
like" the sex which the doctors assigned/labeled at birth. On the other
hand, if parents try to be more neutral and let the child make that
choice when and if the child decides to do so, that tends to expose the child
to a lot of ridicule from classmates and even other adults.
In pedigrees, a circle represents a female and a square represents a male. Filled-in vs. open symbols are used to distinguish between two phenotypes for the gene in question, and a half-filled symbol is used to designate a carrier (a heterozygous individual who has a recessive allele for some gene, but is not showing that phenotype). Here is a sample pedigree for eye color. If the people with filled-in (dark) symbols have brown eyes and those with open (light) symbols have blue eyes, can you figure out the genotypes of the people marked with *?
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Another fun koi show event coming up on November 13 & 14 at the Kino Veteran's Memorial Park, 2805 E. Ajo Way. Lots of koi (Japanese carp) to view, plus tai chi, martial arts & Samurai sword demonstrations, Japanese traditional music on koto & shakuhachi by Muso (duo of Hiroko Coates & Paul Amiel), and dance & taiko drumming by Suzuyuki-kai. There's even a koi coloring contest for the kids.
See the flyers & program schedule below. FREE admission, 9 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, 9 to 3 p.m. on Sunday. This is their 31st annual show sponsored by the Southern Arizona Koi Association (SAKA).
For more info: www.sakoia.org, 520-747-7278. I wrote about a previous koi parade of ponds tour in the Spring (click here).


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AG Child Support Division Reaches Milestone of Helping 10,000 Michigan Children
Contact: John Sellek or Joy Yearout 517-373-8060April 30, 2012
LANSING - Attorney General Bill Schuette today announced that the Attorney General's Child Support Division has secured more than $120 million in child support owed to more than 10,000 Michigan children.
"If you have the ability to pay child support and refuse to fulfill that responsibility, we will hold you accountable," said Schuette. "It's a privilege to help more than 10,000 children and their parents when they need it most."
Schuette's Child Support Division has collected more than $120,841,450.51, according to the most recent statistics available. A total of 10,150 children have received child support funds owed to them since the Attorney General's Child Support Division was launched in 2003. The largest payment received, to date, was $250,000 in a 2004 case arising from Kent County. Since its launch, the office has averaged approximately 900 warrants and 770 arrests per year.
Schuette noted the Child Support Division focuses on those parents who have an ability to pay, but refuse to do so. Michigan is the only state to make failure to pay child support a four-year felony. Schuette said his office focuses on non-custodial parents resuming regular child support payments, not jail time. As a result, Michigan kids are paid what they are owed and subsequently receive consistent support into the future. Oftentimes the recognition of potential criminal prosecution is enough to encourage a non-custodial parent to act before setting foot in a courtroom.
"The threat of criminal prosecution can be a very strong motivator," said Schuette. "Our goal is to ensure parents resume regular, on-time payments that children can rely upon."
Schuette noted that the Attorney General's Child Support Division pays for itself, collecting $17 in child support for every $1 in State general funds invested for its operation. In addition to recovering funds for Michigan families, the Child Support Division recovers taxpayer dollars spent to assist needy families when they do not receive the child support to which they are entitled. Approximately 10% of total funds collected reimburse the State's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for families who qualified for assistance during the time they failed to receive child support. To date, more than $9 million have been recovered for the taxpayer-funded program, allowing the State Department of Human Services to continue to assist more of Michigan's families in need.
The Michigan Attorney General's Child Support Division was the first statewide felony non-support enforcement effort in the United States. The Division receives case referrals from county prosecutors, Friend of the Court offices, custodial parents, and law enforcement agencies. The Division also regularly conducts investigative work to identify non-custodial parents currently behind in child support payments who have the ability to pay. Charges are initiated only when an investigative analysis of the offender's financial circumstances reveals an ability to pay.
"I would like to thank the local prosecutors across the state who send referrals and regularly make court appearances for our cases. Without their partnership, the success of this enforcement initiative on behalf of Michigan kids would not be possible."
Schuette urged custodial parents currently not receiving support to file an online request with his office at www.michigan.gov/ag.


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Jan. 21—Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has recommended that $1.8 million to be added to the state's budget for Maryland Meals For Achievement, which provides free breakfast for all students in their classrooms in schools that qualify.
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Burke with another stellar game
22 points - 9/12
11 assists
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On board the Ben McLemore train! Probably going too early. His teammatte Jeff Withey with the other pick
- Xthren talking about Darius MillerI would give my left nut to draft him at 47
Ok gotta start the train. All aboard the Tyler haws train. The dude is going to be the next hornecek. He has the same work ethic. He is a little taller at 6-5 (not ideal height for an nba 2guard) but the kid can score. What's even more impressive is he hasn't been home to long from his mission. He is still working on game shape and feel. Shooting 41.5% from 3. I don't know when he is going to come out but he has Jeff hornecek written all over him.
Jonesing for Jabari
Praying for Parker
After how disappointing Fredette has been, any BYU players stock might drop from here on.
I keep an eye on jimmer via box scores and he seems to play pretty well when he gets the oppurtunity. (which is rare)
I still think he will never be very good, but until he is in a different situation and gets some good playing time, i think it is hard to gauge whether he is a bust or not.... That kings team is just horrible, especially chemistry wise.... I cant see how jimmer could fit in with that bunch of knuckleheads.
Would anyone trade Foye for Fredette?
If you're going there with Haws, you should check out Nik Stauskas - 6'6 freshman from Michigan. He is shooting .565 from the 3. Lights out shooter, looks for the 3 first, but can drive as well. Plays kind of like Mike Miller. He keeps his attempts to a minimum because the team has Burke, Robinson and Hardaway on the team. He and Robinson will get all of the focus next year unless they go early.


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Gesenius, William. Tr. Samuel Tregelles. Gesenius Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures. Grand Rapids:Baker Book House. 1979.
Harris, R. Laird, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., Bruce K Waltke. Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament. Chicago: Moody Press. 1980.
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Gifted & Talented Visual and Performing Arts Program Showcase and Gallery Exhibition, McCracken County schools; grades 4-12 from Heath, Lone Oak and Reidland; gallery exhibition at Kirchhoff's Bakery, 118 S. Second St., 5-9:45 p.m., tickets $2; performance showcase at Market House Theatre, showings at 6 and 8:15 p.m., tickets $7.
Wine tasting to benefit St. Nicholas Family Clinic, 5 p.m., Pasta House Co., 451 Jordan Drive. Guest bartender: Chip Wynn of Chip Wynn Motors.
"Exit Through the Gift Shop," 7 p.m., Maiden Alley Cinema, free screening.
John Tate, pop rock, country rock, Pasta House Co., 451 Jordan Drive.
"True Grit," 7 and 9:15 p.m., Maiden Alley Cinema.
The Cruisers, 8 p.m.-midnight, The Star, 3100 Broadway.
Paducah Writers Group. 8 p.m. Etcetera, 320 N. Sixth St. Area poets and storytellers perform in front of audience. 331-5903.
Wine tasting, 5 p.m., Wine Pro, 5408 Cairo Road.
Wine tasting. 3-5 p.m. Roof Brothers, 3145 Park Ave. 443-6601 or roofbrothers.com.
"True Grit," 4, 7 and 9:15 p.m., Maiden Alley Cinema.
Wine tasting. 4-6 p.m. Wagner Wine and Spirits, 2700 New Holt Road. 575-0109.
Wine and beer tasting, 4-6 p.m., Smoke Shop Southside, 3333 Irvin Cobb Drive. 448-5110.
Teri Moore, Active Figure, Gallery 1025, 1025 Jefferson St., 5-8 p.m.
Paducah Chamber Music Association, 7 p.m., Paducah Tilghman High School Auditorium; concert by the Van Fleet Chamber Orchestra. Tickets $10; available in advance at 443-2035 or 564-8249 and, based on available seating, at door.
Painting Workshop with Jane Angelhart, A.I.R. Studio, 621 Madison St., 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; 303-910-3739.
"Ring of Fire: The Johnny Cash Musical Show," 7 p.m., Badgett Playhouse, 1838 J.H. O'Bryan Ave., Grand Rivers. 888-362-4223.
"Kentucky Opry Talent Search" and the "Kentucky Opry Country Music Show," 7:30 p.m., Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane. 527-3869.
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The federal government requires that individuals seeking employment or food stamps must be able to authenticate their identity and citizenship. In spite of this, there are those who insist that voter I.D. laws are unfair.
The U.S. attorney general has been fighting voter I.D. laws claiming that they are discriminatory, unnecessary and making it harder for minorities to vote. This simply isn't true. In fact, Hans noted that in Georgia, African-American and Hispanic voter turnout has actually increased in federal elections held since the implementation of voter I.D. requirements.
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The Lost Steve Jobs Tapes
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Joining us now Ed Rollins leading Republican strategist Fox News political analyst Juan Williams Fox News political analyst.
Job and let's -- return to your first one this is the -- of extraordinary.
High wire act by the president today putting down tax cuts while bragging about having cut taxes.
Are proposing higher taxes on the wealthy but saying is ignoring small business and in the impact.
-- its report relate small business will be affected escorts sole proprietor ships individuals.
Well I think what you're seeing here is a political season which -- defining.
Your opposition and right now the Obama campaign is having success defining Mitt Romney as -- rich guy or speaking for the rich guys of the world.
And out of touch with working class people middle class people and that's what this is intended to do it puts running the position of having to defend.
Tax cuts for the -- Well let me ask every do we have to go back and rewrite the history books -- we have to strike -- John F.
Kennedy from the history books.
We have to do the same thing with Lyndon Baines Johnson do we have to take FDR out of the history books.
Teddy Roosevelt I mean the work with a wealthy men had stood his great historically that the -- The problem lose this president doesn't want to -- yet another bad day week last week with the with the economic figures.
He's getting down the short straws here -- at four months to go before this campaign is -- we got three weeks where you're distracted by the Olympics.
Or basically the fortified by the Olympics those of sports fans.
-- probably -- -- out of here to backtrack and that you know the conventions are late this year not not relevant the -- out raising them substantially.
And it's a dead even race I think the key thing here is he's back to the old formula of the Robin Hood politics of the Democrats take from the rich give to -- for.
And it's not -- work.
Let me ask it is it working I mean we're looking at a race that is a statistical dead heat battleground states our world not a -- What it's not true battleground states Obama -- a pretty good -- -- well actually important factor to two point lead.
According to USA if you look at Ohio you look at Pennsylvania slower rate -- -- when troops are just want to be sure that would cut backs USA today Gallup battleground states.
Dead heat Obama 47 Romney 45 that's statistically a dead heat is that -- scalpel -- -- that's the of don't try this again.
It's -- USA today Gallup poll.
The not not take brought -- the critical thing when you throw Pennsylvania Michigan for five times that -- Vibrant right elections have not voted those are not battleground states.
The battleground states are the Florida's.
The Ohio the north Carolina's the Indiana's.
The the New Hampshire is a collar dollars and Mexico right now when you measure those you don't take too big states and throw that on top of that.
Majority distort the -- at the end of the day this is a dead even race at the top it's a dead even race state by state for an incumbent president isn't it terrible place -- But the advertising this is what I'm saying these -- the advertising that he's been running right now.
Has been hitting at Bain.
Has been hitting at the idea it as -- David Axelrod the president's chief -- that last week.
He's some sort of nixonian figure that won't release his tax returns and I'm telling you what it's showing in the polls is that stuff is resonating working I think what we saw today from the president.
In saying I'm standing up for the middle class a model that Romney stand for the rich.
Echoes this very message this is the message they're banking on going and -- this frame where we're defining the opposition.
They're fighting for Democrats that should have been there -- endless.
And everything that he's done from the gay marriage the basically the immigration program what had to go he's going back after his own base but I disease -- he's an erosion.
He's not bring over independents he certainly -- or any Republicans at this point -- Back to my question which is is it working because if you look at these polls this is a guy who wasn't Romney who's not even supposed to be in contention.
He obviously it's well I think Obama obviously has tremendous trouble on economic pressure and clearly it's the number one issue among voters as the economy.
Now I don't think I disagree with at about last week I think Romney had a tough time last week and part of that had to do with you know people just not feeling -- has stated what he's going to do.
To deal with the county Americans want to -- -- plan when we look at the foxman most recent -- poll.
People say Obama doesn't have much of a plan -- even fewer people say.
That Romney has any idea -- over what to do have you heard a -- I have not and I and I agree totally with one -- I think what he has to talk in terms -- can't just be against the president.
He has to basically be.
This is my economic plan this is what I wanna do to get the economy moving again.
I'm -- repeal healthcare but there are some things of that to be fixed to bring down the cost to give others -- can't get health -- some options.
He needs to be talking about those kinds of things he has today.
While he's also not talking in such way that he is considered at least to be communicating with.
The post -- -- common man in this country I would include.
If I may gentlemen the three of us so much that intervention.
And and the fact of the matter is I don't get that sense of connection W.
Now you know I think -- beat up on Romney sometimes I worry that it's unfair but I mean Romney.
Seems to mean I don't know why he went on vacation last week on the power boat just seemed like he was playing to stereotype what do you don't want.
Any -- is why product honesty do you know that -- What you don't -- -- -- -- to go back very far to find when people on vacation is John Kerry in the latest exit.
It -- congress or Y and it and is important it was a was to get that three million dollars yesterday out in the Hamptons I don't think that's the right visually could raise three million dollars in the works in years.
Right so I mean it's -- with concealed consultant I think -- would -- -- -- you know had enough gravitas that they don't.
Get the -- -- what are you don't want to I'm trying to I'm trying to evaluate if you said that.
Park avenue vs South -- Cover up after -- but I think people you know yachts and park avenue at least people want Romney not only to define himself but to get out there and fight Obama and I think right now he's just not bring -- I don't.
It's a it's a fully engaged campaign which people aren't as interested as they should be and there's no discussion of the issues it has to come.
And who's gonna make that happen.
The national media and hopes are I don't let us Obama even our -- bigger faster shows signs of a productive.
Thanks so much.
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Had a really good experience at the lo jolla location. Reservation was great, deals were great, perfect date night and birthday dinner.
We brought my boyfriends son this time. It was fun. He definitely enjoyed it. This was our second time at this location. Our server Tony was awesome. He was very attentive and brought us whatever extras we needed. The manager came to check on us also, she was very nice. She also gave us a desert to take home since ours didn't really like it had caramel in it. She didn't have to do that but it was a really nice gesture. This was by far our best experience at the Melting Pot and I've been to many of them in several states.
What a great experience. We all had a nice evening and we always enjoy coming here.
Great place for something different for a celebration. Girlfriends took me there for my birthday. Good girls nite place. None of us had been there before and all were impressed. Make sure you have a few hours to spend, it's a not a place for a quick bite.
I took my wife here for our fourth anniversary we go every year since our honeymoon and we have never been disappointed. Our server Jeremiah was very attentive and knowledgeable and made this a very great memory. I highly recommend The Melting Pot in La Jolla for any occasion.
We had a great time. Food was excellent. Overall good time and ready to go again.
I took my girlfriend to The Melting Pot for our two year anniversary. Everything was extremely nice. The food was delicious, our server was friendly, and the ambience was romantic. I recommend taking a date here, without a doubt. You would not be disappointed.
Our server Tony was exceptional. He was so fun and courteous. He had perfect timing when it came to bringing out each course. We will definitely be back.
This was our first time eating outside in the back patio...LOVED IT! Our waiter was FABULOUS, the food was EXCELLENT and the service was TOP NOTCH! No complaints from this lady who always complains about something! I will be going back again....SOON!!!
Every time we come here the food never disappoints. The service is great and the severs are always helpful with choosing choices and providing recommendations. I would return to this place many times. It's always a great time. The atmosphere is nice. The staff is nice and welcoming. Overall wonderful experiences.
This restaurant was an amazing first experience i made a reservation for my parents anniversary and in all it was a great dining experience i will be back
Love, love the melting pot. We usually go to the one in Downtown but this time came to the La Jolla location. Still a great experience. I especially love how the bartender was willing to make a drink for me that was not on the La Jolla menu.
This is something you've got to experience once in your life. For that, it was worth the exorbitant price.
I had a great time at the Melting Pot. It was fun to partake in a somewhat interactive meal, and the food itself was delicious. We had great service and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
We went there for our second anniversary and had been several times before. Best Mojito anywhere (we've looked). Food is always great - go with the Coq au Vin. Ask your delightful waitress (especially if you get the Asian girl - she said she was the only one) for what deserts might not be on the menu yet ;-)
The food was awesome and our server Crystal was outstanding.
Great experience eating at the La Jolla Melting Pot. Expensive, but worth the price for a fancy dinner.
The service was fantastic; the staff really seems to know the menu well and have great recommendations. They really made our anniversary wonderful. Thank you!
I forgot how much fun the melting pot can be. The food is tasty, filling and shakes up the usual dining experience. I especially enjoyed the smores chocolate fondue so decadent. I would go again for a special occasion or for a fun night with friends.
The Melting Pot was the ideal spot for a special date night. It was a nice, quiet atmosphere with dim lighting and a menu that made your mouth water. We started with the spinach and artichoke fondue, which our server Leah prepared right in front of us. It took a moment for the fondue to heat up, but once it did my boyfriend and I indulged. Even their house salad and caesar salad were delicious. For the main course, we ordered the seafood trio and the land and sea plates. It was so much fun being able to try a bit of everything and enjoy 6 different sauces with the meats. Our server was a gem! She made our experience amazing and I would definitely go back and ask for her again.
First, the food was really good!. The only downside is that service slowed down tremendously by the time we got to entree. Our three courses took close to 3 hours to finish. The entree came almost 30 minutes after our salad. When we were done, we probably had to flag down two server for our check because our server was no where to be seen. Eventually we stood up to pay at the front but the manager saw us and quickly brought the check to us. Then it was a matter of finding someone to take the check from us. (We had to look for the manager again.) The food was really great but as the night progresses and the restaurant gets busy there seemed to not have been enough servers.
Make sure you give enough time for dinner because this is truly a dinner experience rather than just eating a meal. So much fun to enjoy cooking your food, and oh is it delicious!!!! Everything on the menu is great, you really can't go wrong there. But do beware, the food is definitely not cheap! Great for a special occasion.
This is my go to place for good food and a good night out. The service is always awesome. It is a long meal though 2 hours min.
A unique food experience. The 3 or 4 course meal fills you up before you know it. Great service.
The melting pot is a well organized chain restaurant. The experience is always good with well trained employees
If you have never had fondue, then this place is for you. Gate at staff that are friendly and very helpful if you need recommendations or suggestions. The air smells wonderful with all of the cooking that is going on. And you get to cook your food the way you like it prepared. They have great selections for food and drinks that are delicious! This place is one of mine and my husband's favorite places to go, especially on our wedding anniversary. I say go, try it, and enjoy!
everything was perfect except for the wine being spilled down the front of me. lol
Ask for Tony! He is seriously the best. Took awesome care of us, didn't mind us taking a while to order since it was our first time there. He was quick anytime we needed anything and even though it was quite busy on a Saturday night, he always checked in to make sure we were doing okay. We will definitely be requesting him when we come back. Also really recommend the Sour Patch cocktail.
The total newbie to fondue will want to try a classic 3-course fondue dinner (cheese-bread starter, meat-veggie main, chocolate-fruit for dessert) and for the experienced, the Melting Pot's classic is great to come back to. However, what will make you want to come back again and again is the variety of twists the Melting Pot has added to the food style. There are suggested combinations on the menu, but the adventurous are able to mix and match meal components to suit taste and/or need. We celebrated our first anniversary at a Melting Pot...and decided to make it an anniversary tradition. We have visited three different locations so far, and just celebrated our sixth year at the La Jolla location, our fourth time there.
My boyfriend and I got a group on to try the La Jolla Melting Pot location. We had a reservation and were seated about 5 to 10 minutes after arriving. Our server Matt was quite delightful and full of information if we had a question. Overall the timing of the food was great, we didn't feel rushed through any of our courses.
I enjoyed the fondue experience here. Our waiter provided great recommendations for us; we had a wide variety of different meats. Several different sauces were also brought out to try a variety of combinations. Only concern was that we had to turn on a phone for the timer function to calculate how long the meats were cooking so that we didn't under/over-cook the pieces. Still a really fun experience! We were almost stuffed by the time dessert came out, but it was well worth holding out for-- we had a dark chocolate fondue with marshmallow topping for our pile of fruits etc. Delicious!
Whether its a romantic interlude, a girls night out, or birthday with many friends, the Melting Pot is a great choice. Fondue is always a great choice since its so interactive. But as fondue goes the Melting Pot never lets us down for quality and service. Will always be a staple for us!
Love this place. My wife and I have been going here for the past couple of years and has a great ambiance for a romantic night out. This last time, the second floor was an ice box. I understand they need to lower the temperature to counteract all the heat from the cook-tops and the additional bodies, but there was at least a notable ten degree difference between the upstairs and the downstairs. This temperature variance made it difficult to have a romantic night, because we could do nothing but focus on how cold it was. Hopefully that night was just a fluke and they will fix the temperature to make it more comfortable. We still plan to continue eating out here as we love the chain.
The Melting Pot is a little pricey, but it's the perfect place for date night.
First time and not the last! Service was amazing! A dining experience, 4 courses of yum! A great selection of special cocktails and wine. The chocolate fondue was omg! Cheese fondue and a chocolate fondue after the movies would be great! Don't think about going, just go! You will be so happy you did.
Thank You for a fun and memorable evening. The food and service was great!
Our server, Ava was genuine, interactive, hospitable and efficient. The whole dining experience is summed up by the server who has to assume the role of host/ess. She managed that without being pandering or contrived. The manager doted on the birthday girl by name, we felt welcomed. The room was quiet because we were the only ones in there but I imagine the noise level would be quite loud if all five tables (6 top) were filled. We felt a little isolated with no view, just ourselves to look at and no music. The cheese fondue and a salad was plenty filling--we couldn't imagine a four course meal. We were pretty full. Very pricey, so save up and save it for a special occasion.
I enjoyed my experience at the Melting Pot on October 31, 2013 very much. My server John was especially friendly and helpful. I ordered a drink that was no longer on the menu...and they made it for me anyway!
we had one of the very best experiences that I can recall in many many years. Our waiter Martin` was so personable and took his time and explained all options - the food was absolutley perfect and we took the advice from our waiter.
One of my favorite spots for special occassions. The snickers chocolate fondue was the best!!!
Had a wonderful time with our 4 course meal at The Melting Pot!
I had never been to the melting pot before. It was a lot of fun trying out all the sauces with different meats, etc., The salad and the desserts were my favorites...the meat was okay.
Always heard of the melting pot but never tried it. I am a convert for sure. Food was great server was super attentive without being annoying. Def going back there.
Came here with my boyfriend for a change of pace. We always love the food, but always want more because their portions are sooo small. The price certainly takes the atmosphere and great service into consideration. It seems best to come Thursday nights and get the $20/person special, then either split an entree or expect to be hungry later. Overall, great food and service.
We go to the Melting Pot several times a year. Though it is on the pricy side, it's always worth it. Our server was very helpful and had great recommendations. The food is always great and the dessert is fantastic. If you have never been, I would highly advise you to give it a try!
Food and service were wonderful. Fun evening out with spouse.
Good food, interactive dining experience, fun. A little on the pricy side.
We received excellent service for my friends 50th birthday. The manager personally greeted us and the waiter was exceptional. I never thought that I would get such great service at a fondue restaurant so I was pleasantly surprised. The food was fresh, the sauces are tasty and fondue is really a fun way to sit, visit and eat together. My friend had never been before and she loved it as well. We will definitely both be back!
We had not been to the Melting Pot before and its been years since we went to fondue. We took our 10 year old son for the experience and we all had a good time. The only thing I can say that was a negative was the area we sat in felt dark, closed in and a tad dingy. It would have been nice to have a cheese option with the pte fixed menu also. Overall it was fun but pricey.
Great place to relax and enjoy the food and not feel rushed. Love all the different sauces that comes with the meal. One of the most relaxing dinners I have had in a long time at a restaurant and didn't feel pressured to hurry up and leave. Everything was wonderful and our waiter even brought us as sample of his own homemade salsa. Dessert was amazing also!