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First Sentence: 'Joseph Anton'
As Bonasera in "The Godfather" believed in America, I believe in first sentences. At bookstores I still pick up books that might interest and buy them based on their first sentence. I did that recently with "Joseph Anton," Salman Rushdie's memoir of his post-fatwa existence. Here's how it begins:
Afterwards, when the world was exploding around him and the lethal blackbirds were massing on the climbing frame in the school playground, he felt annoyed with himself for forgetting the name of the BBC reporter, a woman, who had told him that his old life was over and a new, darker existence was about to begin.
I liked the rhythm of it, and the roundabout way of beginnning at the major moment, but through memory and annoyance rather than momentousness. On first reading I didn't even pick up on the Hitchcock reference, but two pages later, Rushdie names and expands upon the metaphor. He writes about the scene outside the schoolhouse in "The Birds": the children chanting, Tippi Hedren smoking, and the single black bird alighting on the jungle gym. He writes about how that first bird is singular, individual. No theory is needed to explain it. The theories are necessary only when the mass of birds gather and attack.
He equates his experience with radical Islam with that first black bird alighting on the jungle gym.
Before the fatwa.
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Apple has slapped an extra 64GB - and a $100 price increase - on its fondleslab range to create the 128GB iPad. An announcement today from Cupertino confirms the device's existence after references to the hardware were found in the newly released iOS 6.1. The new iPad will be available from US Apple stores, the company's website …
Re: I thought you would be
Taking notes is not media consumption you muppet. It's creation. As is using the mind mapping software and word processor, both of which I use frequently instead of taking the heavy laptop and power supply especially when I need to be mobile within the office so can't stay plugged in.
Re: I thought you would be
@Mr_Bungle yes I go to meetings, give presentations and input data to create a report. My last report is 87 pages and cost the company I produced it for £50k. Many people will read this report as it will be used for their IT strategy over the next 5 years as well as being used for budget planning. Maybe in your world there is nobody writing things worth reading but that doesn't mean that nobody does, try thinking outside your little box and someday somebody might want to read your stuff too.
I have always thought of iPads as the Fisher Price Activity Centre of computing devices.
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The hilarious thing is that while all these armchair experts are prognosticating how an iPad couldn't possibly run a modern CAD package or render AUTOCAD files, Autodesk have gone out and written a version that runs on iPads, iPhones and Android devices that lets you share, view and edit files with desktop systems. No one is suggesting that the iPad will replace full CAD workstations, but its a perfectly viable tool for taking drawings out into the field and making minor changes.
Re: Re-ThornH
An iPad might be the modern equivalent of the back of a fag packet, but back when I worked in metal bashing, just about all my employer's products started off as rough sketches on the back of a fag packet, either in a meeting room with our customers, or on the shop floor to fix a production cock-up. Being able to easily transfer sketches from fag packet to CADDS would have been Quite Handy.
Re: Tablets are serious computing devices... @AC Vin Diesel is still a kind-of actor....
By precisely the same standard a iPad is a 'kind' of computer.
best of luck transporting your 450 passengers 5000 miles across the atlantic in cessna 152 with 2 seats and a range of 800 miles.
while you're doing that i'll be doing cad on this here iPad
the point is that we are talking about cad here - not just surfing the web and reading e-mail, which is indeed all that 98% of the worlds computers need to do. But that does not apply to CAD users.
And as for computers more than 5 years old, well i havent seen a serious CAD operator use a machine from 2007 since about 2009, so yes, pretty much any machine more than 5 years old is in the same box as an iPad - thats the one labeled 'crap not suitable for CAD.'
Wait til an array of iPads crops up on a list of the top 100 supers then i'll take it seriously (but i aint holding my breath)
While the Casna might not have transatlantic range it will certainly let you ferry passengers who arrived on such a flight to their intended destination.
Similarly you can do all the heavy work on a full desktop workstation, but such a device isn't practical to take on site or down to the factory floor where the people who are actually building your fantastic design want to see what they are supposed to be making and enter minor corrections when things don't quite fit.
Re: Tablets are serious computing devices... @AC
....as tablets can do at least 90% of what people use computers for......
Well, as around 50% of what I use computers for involves typing on a keyboard and requires a couple of full screen displays in front of me so I can both see WTF I'm doing and look at more than one thing at a time, in my case I have to call bullshit on that.
Re: I thought you would be
Using an iPad in a meeting to take notes, or whatever is a perfecty valid use for an iPad - nobody said it wasn't. But doing 'serious work' on a computer does not equate to 'serious computing'. Do you thing sending an important corporate e-mail is serious computing as well? Well it isn't - if it was then my phone is a 'serious computing' device too. I think you may be confused as to what serious computing is - anwer - something that requires a serious piece of kit - and not an electronic journal.
PS. I can also take notes on my phone.
Ironically you're right
Because what Apple really mean when they say you can do CAD on it is that some shithead salesman can come around to your house and show you mock up's of the new kitchen, extension, loft conversion etc in a SIM's kind of environment on their crappy iPad.
What they don't mean is that you can design anything of any real value that you can then send of to a fabrication plant and expect to get a working copy back ... or build a real building from etc.
Only when the Surface Pro comes out will Tablets will be serious computing devices with the required input devices to ensure accuracy and speed ... until then they are all little more than toys.
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Lol, I like the way you gave yourself away.
"data input while interviewing users about how they use their computers" come back when you have a real job.
Re: I thought you would be
@AC, no the comment about serious computing device was as opposed to it being a toy computing device so was not referring to compute power. In this case, I am not confused about what serious computing is, it's anything that is not done for fun, and therefore anything work related fits the bill.
As to the other meaning, no an iPad is not a serious compute module, but then neither is your average office desktop capable of "serious compute" and even CAD these days often offloads the complex rendering bits to proper systems in the computer room rather than keep upgrading the endpoints. Serious CAD users don't give a flying fig what their endpoint is because it's only in charge of the input and display.
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I do have a real job, I'm a technical architect and interviewing users is a part of finding out how a company works. I don't work directly for the client and so don't necessarily know their business. Part of my job involves recommending endpoints for different user types (hint, there are more than one!) and other parts of my job involve recommending storage solutions, servers, management etc. In terms of endpoint recommendations, it's mainly fat desktop if we can get away with it, with management services to deploy them and the apps. I also sometimes recommend session visualisation or VDI where appropriate, but when I find users who spend a lot of time on trains commuting who don't need to write huge documents or source code (and there are a lot of people like this) then I often get them to try a tablet to see how it may complement what they do. You'd be amazed how many people, not just at board level, really value what these devices can offer once they realise it doesn't have to be a laptop replacement. Most geeks don't realise that it's not an either or choice and so they see tablet as a failure, but anyone who has invested some time in using one for business finds that they can and do add value and the pricetag is actually quite low for what they offer.
I like the way you gave yourself away too by the way. Anonymous Coward, come back when you get a job.
Re: Ironically you're right
Supercilious something or other: I think rather a lot of people would benefit from the mock-up of their proposed new kitchen, extension etc. and I would call that a serious use of a tablet computer for something of serious value, or do yo live in a discarded cardboard box? In fact, many modern kitchen designs, once approved via an iPad or similar, probably do go, in effect, to a "fabrication plant" (workshop in English? Or factory?) to be tailored, prepared for delivery and fitting. I know a company supplying carpets to businesses with individual designs on them. They found it rather valuable when they gave all their chaps iPads and you may be surprised on how many of their carpets you have placed your feet.
It is just amazing how many snobbish little Luddites reveal themselves on these web pages. Catch up: it's 2013. Computing is changing and you had better keep up or move to something else. If youi really think only your version is valid, please get out of this profession. You are giving the rest of us a bad name as inflexible nerds who are not really very bright or practical.
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Re: The only tablet
Re: The only tablet
You don't need to take out a loan to buy the thing - that would be very silly! If you aint got the readies for one, do the sensible thing and do not eat for a couple of years!
You will be both slimmer and have an iPad - Double the coolness!
You need to start thinking smart son, maybe even think different, if you want to be an iPad user!
Re: The only tablet
Isn't choice a good thing? if someone really wants 128GB and has the money then let them buy it.
Re: The only tablet
> Isn't choice a good thing? if someone really wants 128GB and has the money then let them buy it.
I would rather just plug a thumb drive into my phone.
...and I'm still waiting on something to top my Archos. It has 512GB.
Re: The only tablet
Perhaps Apple could patent my new invention?
You see, what if there was a small hole in the side where a small plastic card about the size of your thumbnail could be inserted. This card could internally contain some solid state memory where files could be stored and read.
The customer could simply purchase such plastic cards with their desired capacity. They could call it a micro SD card.
Ahh, don't tell those folk at Samsung who definitely have no similar offering.
Furthermore, transferring large files could be done at over 40MB/s. Actually scrap that last point. I see no issues transferring 100 GB over Wi-Fi.
Re: The only tablet.....
this here, whachercallit?? iMicro iSiD iCard...
how round are the corners?
Otherwise the specs for the 9.7-inch tablet and its Retina screen remain the same
I wouldn't be so sure. They already released iPad4 without really telling anyone which practically doubled the performance. So this might indicate another refresh, which seems to be the plan rather than announcing new versions every time.
It's a lot of cash, but are there many 128Gb tablets out there?
Re: Otherwise the specs for the 9.7-inch tablet and its Retina screen remain the same
Yep, any 64GB Samsung Tablet that has a card slot can take the 64GB micro SD card.
Re: Otherwise the specs for the 9.7-inch tablet and its Retina screen remain the same
= none
And even then it's not running iOS - I value security.
Re: the iPad 4
So wait, would this be "The New iPad" or "The New New iPad" or "The New New New iPad" then?
Re: Otherwise the specs for the 9.7-inch tablet and its Retina screen remain the same
@JDX - yes, undoubtedly some other stuff will have been updated to make room for the memory if nothing else.
It's still an eye-watering price, presumably to wave in the face of Windows Surface Pro waverers, in which case it's a good ploy: get the real thing.
Re: Otherwise the specs for the 9.7-inch tablet and its Retina screen remain the same
Quite a few now we have the x86 tablets, and some have even more than that too. (Although admittedly, they also cost more than the low end tablets.)
Re: Otherwise the specs for the 9.7-inch tablet and its Retina screen remain the same
Well the surface pro comes in a 128GB version. I expect the reason Apple released the update now was so that when the surface pro launches they can claim to be have been the first to implement such a wonderful "innovation" as 128GB of storage.
Avoiding the question? No doubt we'll suddenly see a wave of Android 128Gb models because the average buyer will NEVER buy a SD card.
Re: Otherwise the specs for the 9.7-inch tablet and its Retina screen remain the same
Thing is though that with the iPad you'll get to use most of the 128GB (and likewise with an Android tablet when fitted with that amount of storage). With the Surface a great chunk will be taken up with system stuff.
customer: This entry-level iPad looks nice. How much to add another 16GB storage?
apple: $100
customer: And what about another 32GB on top of that?
apple: $100 more
customer: Suppos'n I want 64GB more after that?
apple: $100 more
Makes sense to me
you got it wrong...
If you already own the $699 64Gb one, to upgrade to 128Gb costs you $799 or $929, not bad for 64Gb of extra storage... personally I'll just buy a few 64Gb usb drives for £30 each. Unlimited storage.... now why don't Apple think of that?
Yes, I know you can offload your ancient 64Gb iPad to some hard up wannabe fanboi for $xxx blah blah blah TCO blah blah... value for money blah blah. If you still think buying a complete new iPad is value for money compared to a £30 usb drive, you're a fool.
Re: you got it wrong...
You know that funny word, "portable"? Do you understand "lightweight"? People looking for the kind of thing that is hardly bigger than an A4 block of paper are not interested in carrying around separate disc drives or swapping in and out SD cards and, news for you, a £30 USB drive is cheap for a reason - not because it is extra durable or reliable, especially when being carried around.
Even at home or in an office, most of us get pissed off with finding shelf or desk space for a myriad extra drives, cables, power supplies ....
Those days are gone, hence for most of the world, laptops ar replacing desktops with all the space they require unless you really need a vast amount of power for some specialised or badly written application. Wireless is replacing ethernet cables, ultrabooks are even replacing laptops. Come out of your cave and look around at how the rest of the world has evolved.
Lots of people have realised that throwing money at the problem can work out cheaper than making do and certainly make life pleasanter and, throwing enough at the right time can even be cheaper in the medium to long run.
How much?????
Come on, they're taking the piss.
Apple prices for flash memory makes Sony look reasonable.
When will people realise they're being right royally screwed?
Re: How much?????
Don't want it? Then don't buy it!
At no point do I ever remember Apple marching people into their shops and forcing people to buy their products at gunpoint.
Maybe, just maybe, people (and I mean REAL, NORMAL people, not us geeks), actually, you know, like their products and ease of use????
Re: How much?????
@AC 18:14 Three friends of mine all dropped Apple devices for Android or Windows machines. I know no one who went from Android to Apple without their workplace picking up the tab (Pun intended).
Apple is like a stadium that bars you from bringing in your own food and drink then hoses you with $7 hot dogs.
Re: How much?????
Android is like a stadium that lets you bring your own food and drink but infects it with a virus (malware).
Funny as I know people who have done the opposite - even some who took their Android tablets back after Christmas and bought an iPad Mini.
Re: How much?????
"Three friends of mine all dropped Apple devices for Android or Windows machines..."
Everybody I ever knew, plus all the people in the pub at the moment, AND their friends, all spontaneously dropped their Android devices this afternoon and went out to buy iPads. See, this is conclusive proof that Android is shit, Apple rule the orchard and 94.7% of commentard statistics are made up on the spot.
Re: How much?????
@djstardust they are taking the piss but in their defence they do use custom designed 3d chippery for the flash which will cost more than usual. It may not be a great defence but it is a defence :)
Re: How much?????
Apple users have been screwed so many times it's become a way of life.
Re: How much?????
Must be a different three people from the ones I know who went the other way. Oh well. My sample is more representative than yours.
For $899 I can get this with 750 GB, i7 CPU and full keyboard.
Edit: Oops. Just realized I can get my education discount on this as well. Looks like another $100 off.
Not as portable though eh? You'd also be forever carrying the charger about with you too whereas the iPad lasts over a day in office usage.
You want portable?
How about an ultrabook? A quick look at John Lewis (not a massively cheap outlet) will flog you a HP Envy Touchsmart i5 box with 8GB ram, 500GB HDD and a 32GB SSD for £800 all in. Go for a tailend Windows 7 ultrabook from an Amazon/eBay disposal store and you'd get an even better bargain.
Hell, a MacBook Air isn't much pricier than one of these iPads.
I like the iPad, but not at these prices.
Re: You want portable?
> Hell, a MacBook Air isn't much pricier than one of these iPads.
That was a thought that struck me when buying the iPad1.
The tricked out tablet is not that much cheaper than an actual Mac.
Re: You want portable?
Ultrabooks don't have the same great battery life. They may be better than laptops but not as good as an iPad. Also, laptops of any kind (including netbooks) are not as nice to use on the train and tube and therefore are not as portable. They also take considerably longer to start up, reducing casual usage to pretty much zero. The iPad can be turned on for a quick use then switched off again. To achieve this with a laptop it must stay in standby which uses power and warms my bag, even with Windows 8 on a decent laptop.
Re: You want portable?
And the 11" air is very attractive and seems to please those I know who got one.
And how many Android pads of reasonable spec could you get with that? And how many SD cards?
"Phil Schiller suggested iPad owners could use the extra space on their tablets to store all their work and media without needing "their old PCs"."
I thought that's what the iCloud was for
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In a final regulation issued Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assumed that under Obamacare the cheapest health insurance plan available in 2016 for a family will cost $20,000 for the year.
Under Obamacare, Americans will be required to buy health insurance or pay a penalty to the IRS.
The IRS's assumption that the cheapest plan for a family will cost $20,000 per year is found in examples the IRS gives to help people understand how to calculate the penalty they will need to pay the government if they do not buy a mandated health plan.
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I mean no one could have guessed that a bill that was full of "to be determined laters" would not live up to it's promise, right? Well, no one but every single conservative blogger under the sun (like yours truly) who actually read the bill before it passed.
So the "cheapest" tier plan (under ObamaCare) will cost a family of 4 MORE per month than the average "Cadillac Plan" ($1,700 vs $600) AND companies are not hiring because they can't afford to buy healthcare for new employees under ObamaCare AND taxes are going up across the board to PAY for ObamaCare someone needs to ask - just what is affordable about the "Affordable Care" Act?
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Gibson Unveils 20th Anniversary Nighthawk
Standard -
A modern classic comes of age as Gibson celebrate two
decades of the three-pickup electric with the release of the
20th Anniversary Nighthawk Standard.
(Press Release)
Unveiled to the guitar world in 1993, the Nighthawk has
established itself as a "modern classic" in the Gibson stable over
the course of 20 years of powerful, versatile performance, while
winning legions of fans in the process. To celebrate this highly
evolved marriage of Gibson innovation and tradition, Gibson USA
introduces the 20th Anniversary Nighthawk Standard. This guitar is
packed with the clever design features that made the instrument
such a winner originally, and dressed worthy of a true
showpiece-making it a guitar you will be proud to own and play for
a lifetime.
The 20th Anniversary Nighthawk Standard retains all the
distinctive ingredients that make this unique breed of Gibson so
special, including the 25 ½" scale length for firm lows and chiming
highs, the comfortable body contours, through-body stringing and
unique Nighthawk bridge, and the superb versatility of a trio of
different yet complementary pickups, with push-pull coil splitting
for the bridge pickup. A high-gloss nitrocellulose finish in your
choice of Antique Natural or Fireburst over a gorgeous figured
Grade-AAA maple top, deluxe split parallelogram fingerboard inlays,
gold-hardware, and a truss-rod cover hot-stamped in gold with
"Nighthawk 20th Anniversary" all make this an extra special
addition to the proud line.
Body and Neck
The 20th Anniversary Nighthawk Standard's body follows the
Nighthawk's stylized take on Gibson's legendary Les Paul, with a
scaled-down body with deeper cutaway, and ribcage contour for
enhanced playing comfort. Its top is made from figured Grade-AAA
maple, and its back is solid mahogany. A solid, quarter-sawn
mahogany neck with a 25 ½" scale length is glued into the body and
carved in a comfortably rounded profile that measures 0.818" at the
1st fret and 0.963" at the 12th. The guitar has a bound fingerboard
made from solid Grade-A rosewood, inlaid with split parallelogram
position markers. A Corian™ nut cut on Gibson's computer-controlled
PLEK helps to ensure optimum sustain and precise intonation.
Pickups and Electronics
Much of the 20th Anniversary Nighthawk Standard's unparalleled
versatility is found in its trio of different yet complementary
pickups. The Nighthawk Mini-Humbucker in the neck position offers a
rich, throaty growl, but with plenty of definition; an NSX
Nighthawk Single-Coil in the middle offers both snappy funk tones
and thumping midrange; and the Nighthawk Lead Humbucker in the
bridge position yields tones from mammoth crunch to articulate,
singing lead sounds. Just pop up the tone control's push-pull
switch to tap brighter single-coil sounds, and blend myriad
combinations of these with the five-way switch. Master tone and
volume controls make on-the-fly adjustments a breeze.
Hardware and Plastics
Through-body stringing and a rock-solid Nighthawk bridge lend
superb resonance and massive sustain to this high-concept guitar.
The bridge, strap buttons, and vintage-style "Gibson Deluxe" tuners
are all gold-plated, as are the pickup's mounting rings and the
neck pickup cover. Amber "top-hat" knobs lend an air of Gibson
tradition, and the guitar wears no pickguard to obscure the beauty
of its highly figured top.
Gibson Brands look to showcase the new Les Paul Reference Monitors at the upcoming International CES in January. The Les...
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As part of the legendary guitar brand's 120th Anniversary, Gibson has introduced a redesigned RD artists model heavily influenced by...
The latest anniversary model unveiled as part of Gibson's 120th anniversary celebrations is the Les Paul Traditional Flame Top. Combining...
Gibson brings together two iconic models to create the ES-Les Paul, the Gibson Les Paul combined with a Gibson ES-335 in...
Gibson celebrates 120 years with '50s-inspired limited edition Explorer. Built using Grade-A mahogany for the body and featuring a 1-piece...
In celebration of its 120th Anniversary, Gibson USA is rolling out a series of Limited Run guitars, all of which...
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The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance has announced that Gibson Brands will be sponsoring two of eight scholarships available for...
Gibson Custom first debuted its Collector's Choice guitar #18, a stunning reproduction of the original 1960 Les Paul #0-1167 or...
Gibson Reveal the Custom Billy F. Gibbons Goldtop -
Gibson and ZZ Top veteran Billy F Gibbons join forces to...
Gibson Releases the Les Paul Recording -
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Gibson USA Goes with Cleartone Strings -
Gibson USA electric guitars now come with factory-installed Cleartone strings. This move reunites...
Gibson Releases 1961 Les Paul Tribute Model -
In 1961, Gibson took a quantum leap forward in style and design...
Gibson Introduce the Zakk Wylde Moderne of Doom -
From his own band Black Label Society, to tours and recordings...
Slash Signature Vermillion Les Paul -
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Gibson Announces Rusty Anderson Signature ES-335 -
As if working as Paul McCartney's touring lead guitarist since 2001 wasn't enough,...
Gibson Reissue 90s-Era M-III -
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As the guitarist with The Roots, the beloved house band...
Gibson Introduce Luther Dickinson ES-335 and Elliot Easton Tikibird Models -
(press release)
Gibson's recently announced Signature models...
Slash Signature Rosso Corsa Les Paul
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Scorpions Man and Gibson Unveil Rudolf Schenker Flying
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Reissue -
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Bass -
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- Address:
300 Grove St.
San Francisco, CA 94102Neighborhood:
Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness
- Cuisine:
FrenchPrice: $50 and over
- Dining Style: Fine Dining
- Website: http://www.jardiniere.com/
- Phone: (415) 861-5555
- Hours of Operation:
Dinner reservations can be made Sun-Thurs: 5:00pm-9:00pm Fri and Sat: 5:00pm-10:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,MasterCard,Pay with OpenTable,Visa
- Cuisine: Californian, French
- Executive Chef: Morgan Mueller
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Smoking Area, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Special Events: We are available for lunch or dinner receptions through our special events manager, Nicole Yasinsac. firstname.lastname@example.com
A word from Jardiniere
Jardiniere, opened in 1997, is housed in a beautiful landmark building in San Francisco's chic Hayes Valley neighborhood. Highlights of the elegant setting include a gorgeous bar and stunning staircase. The highly refined and sensual food of Chef/Owner Traci Des Jardins is a celebration of Northern California's best seasonal bounty prepared with classic French technique. The J Lounge features a full list of specialty cocktails and wines, and offers a variety of creative lounge food and small plates. Its proximity to the theaters makes it an excellent place to dine before or after a show.Continued
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
- Diners' Choice WinnerBest Ambiance
- Diners' Choice WinnerRomantic
- Diners' Choice WinnerFrench
Jardiniere reviews from OpenTable diners
282 reviews since August 1, 2014
- Food4.5Service4.4
- Ambiance4.6Noise LevelModerate
special occasion (209)fit for foodies (199)romantic (177)notable wine list (138)neighborhood gem (70)vibrant bar scene (56)hot spot (47)good for groups (32)late-night find (29)scenic view (5)great for brunch (3)great for lunch (3)great for outdoor dining (2)kid-friendly (1)Show More
- CarolVIPDined on 11/23/2014The atmosphere at Jardiniere is great! Service was attentive and very good. Thought the menu and the cuisine were a little off. Perhaps the chef is not there on Sunday evenings after opera.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 11/22/2014The only disappointment is that the martini I was served was one of the smallest I have ever been served in a restaurant, and it contained small olives. A good martini has one or two large olives!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- How it's done!ValeneVIPDined on 11/21/2014What should a restaurant experience be like? Go to Jardiniere. The food is fantastic, the service flawless. Expensive, yes. And worth every $. Next visit I will ask to sit away from the stairs, but that's nitpicking,Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- pretty fabulous placedivegurl7Dined on 11/21/2014At first I was going to say "overpriced" but you pay for a very special ambiance and a very large staff in addition to very creative cuisine. Intense, rich flavors. Unique cocktails.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Prix FixeJudithDined on 11/17/2014Jardiniere has an excellent prix fixe meal on Monday nights, with a different theme each week. A wine pairing is included, making this a wonderful opportunity to try this restaurant.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Monday night prix fixe - amazing lamb & pairingOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 11/17/2014We had been wanting to go to the Monday night prix fixe dinner for a while. $55 with wine pairing. What an wonderful meal. The four of us had a beautiful table on the 2nd floor. Nice and quiet. and the food... tasty radicchio and escarole salad with tons of other bits and pieces, nuts, pomegranate seeds - normally just the kind of salad I hate but it was perfect and paired with a Greek wine I've never heard of. Main was lamb neck stew that was maybe the best thing I've ever eaten. The aroma when they brought the bowl ... wow. The desert was a (very small) quenelle of maple ice cream with apple French toast - like an apple pie.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Jardiniere Is GreatGFOODVIPDined on 11/9/2014We always love going to Jardiniere, especially after the opera since it's perhaps the closest restaurant to the opera. It's fine dining all the way. And they make the best screwdriver in the city. They press an orange to make the juice, and then add excellent Russian Standard Vodka. The oysters were terrific. The scallops and short ribs were great. The Sea Urchin pasta dish was excellent. Lentil soup was unique and delicious along with the fried fennel and Persimmon salad. Now the duck fat fries were good, but nothing that unique to me. If you like French Fries, you'll love these. They were nice and crispy! But they're still French Fries. Overall, Jardiniere is one of the great restaurants of SF and continues to delight!Special Features:
- Worst service in 30 year of dining!apicVIPDined on 11/8/2014We used to eat here often before symphony/opera/ballet but never again. It has been going downhill for a year, but last night was the end. After 35 minutes with no bread, water, drinks, greeting, we got up to complain about our completely inattentive server. She then went from being inattentive to inattentive, deliberately slow & surly! No one else stepped into help despite our speaking to multiple people. Our server did not even try to offer us dessert menus because we were running so late for the opera despite a 2 hr 15 minute reservation. We literally had to beg someone for the bill to get to the opera. I've cancelled all our upcoming reservations. A complete embarrassment of a restaurant. Needs to be replaced b/c location is valuable!
- italiangemVIPDined on 11/7/2014Always sublime. Great after the Symphony or for a special occasion.Special Features:
- absolutely outstanding in every wayJmsfoVIPDined on 11/7/2014We were quite pleased with the excellent service from everyone. The Staff helped me celebrate my friend's birthday by brining him toys throughout the dinner that I had supplied: they didn't miss a beat!Special Features:
- Talked about it all the next dayDMinorDined on 11/6/2014Did the tasting menu with wine pairing. Great, well-orchestrated service. Amazing food and wine that kept coming and coming and coming. I'm a frequent business traveler to San Fran, and I rate my experience at Jardeniere among the top restaurant experiences to date.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- TommieDined on 11/6/2014All was good, except the portions were quite small.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fine dinning experienceBevSVIPDined on 11/5/2014Excellent service. Food was delicious and nicely presented. It is quiet for conversation. Servers are well informed, friendly and helpful.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- PeggyVIPDined on 11/4/2014Consistently excellent and interesting- seasonal foods served with new twists on classical theme such as the celery root risotto I had.Special Features:
- Food and serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 11/4/2014All menu items superb - there are no bad choices. Service is way above average. Staff is a well coordinated team and carefully trained.Special Features:
- Perhaps we got unluckyfoodieplussommVIPDined on 11/4/2014Very high quality restaurant in principle but something was off when we were there. All the food was extremely salty. Every single cooked dish (the salad was perfectly salted)! And this is coming from someone who really likes salt. We ordered a nice wine but except for the first pour, we poured the rest of the bottle ourselves. Most of the night, a big AC vent was blowing pretty hard over our table. Ambience is great and except for the inattention to wine pouring, service was very good. Will give it another chance but based on the great reputation I had higher expectations.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- SuperbOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 11/1/2014Wonderful Food and Wine, made available by a courteous knowledgeable staff.Special Features:
- OutstandingsteveDined on 11/1/2014What more can I say? I don't have any interest in writing a longer review.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- the best meal of my life!smk2011VIPDined on 11/1/2014We were thoroughly blown away by the delectable flavors of the tasting menu! The care and craft of every single edible showed throughout the evening! Each course exhibited balanced flavor, texture and aesthetic appearance. The amuse bouches were a pleasant surprise! The service was impeccable... the staff performed like an expertly choreographed dance!Special Features:
- LovelyOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/31/2014My sister and I had a night out without kids during my recent visit to San Francisco. Jardiniere was a wonderful choice. The food was delicious with perfect portion size. While we were tempted by the tasting menu we opted to choose our own dishes. We loved everything!Special Features:
- willpetVIPDined on 10/27/2014Very nice food with wine pairing. Monday night prix fix menu a great deal.I would recommend this to a friend.
- MaggieHeartMaggieHeartDined on 10/26/2014This restaurant never disappoints me, whether, I have a planned dinner with friends, a romantic dinner with my husband, or a quick nite-cap with girlfriends after the ballet or opera. The location is perfect, the staff always helpful and accommodating, while the menu is always perfect to my taste and needs: high quality fresh ingredients, imaginative preparations, contemporary in its cuisine and varied.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent, as alwaysjazzfanDined on 10/25/2014Just had a wonderful dinner with my wife at Jardiniere. Everything about it was great. The thoughtful staff is friendly without being obsequious, attentive without hovering, and knows how to pace a meal for maximum enjoyment by the diners. One of our favorite restaurants in the world.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Spotty service, over seasoned meatTracyLDined on 10/25/2014We have been here many times. Most of the times we went on a whim and did not make rsvp and sat at the bar for dinner. Sad to say we received better service at the bar! My water cup was near empty and there was no refill and we bought the bottle water service too. I had the halibut and pasta. My husband had the risotto and chicken. Everything was cooked very well but very salty! We told the waitress that we are using open table with Apple pay and she has no idea what we meant. Need better training of the staff!Special Features:
- Another Great Meal at JardiniereccsouthbayDined on 10/25/2014Superb, beautifully prepared food (and drink) on a highly imaginative menu. ccs(Many of the ingredients are sustainably grown.) Service is attentive but not fussy. I can remember almost every meal I've eaten there. We always enjoy this restaurant.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- MackDined on 10/25/2014We had not been in quite a while and wanted to share with special friends. It was as great as we remembered!!Special Features:
- Heavy on the sodium but goodLuckyDinerDined on 10/24/2014The sea bass, short ribs (be prepared for the salt), and tomato polenta soup were very well prepared.The vegetable side billed as cauliflower was half brocollini (not mentioned in the description) and was too salty to eat. Had our service person asked about the taste of food we would have told him. When he offered dessert we gave our comments about the vegetable. He claimed to have asked about the food, but he remembered incorrectly. He did take the item off of our bill. We were basically underwhelmed.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- All about the foodNameVIPDined on 10/24/2014The chanterelles were excellent in preparation and flavor - wonderful dish. Short ribs as the entree: good taste, tender, with an excellent sauce. My companion had the salmon and thought it was perfect; not overcooked, tender, outstanding taste. Excellent duck fat fries as a side. Green apple sorbet with yogurt was packed with a strong taste of green apple - excellent. The spice cake/asian pear was another winner. Bread: average, but not fatal since it's a side show to the main food. Service was fine; friendly, knowledgeable, if a bit over practiced as we saw him go through the same routine at the next table. Loved the interior design with the brick walls and muted colors. Glad we had a booth rather than a table near the center opening.
- One of San Francisco's BestSunshineVIPDined on 10/23/2014Love the ambiance, love the food, great service. We came here for our 33rd wedding anniversary and we were not disappointed.Special Features:
- MarionDined on 10/23/2014It is always a pleasure to dine at Jardiniere. The food and service are always very well done and it is an attractive restaurant.Special Features:
- most amazing meal ever!OpenTable Diner Since 2006Dined on 10/19/2014My mother and I had dinner here as part of our vacation plans (the first time to CA). I was aware of Chef de Jardine from several cooking shoes. We decided to do the tasting menu, and had the best meal of our lives! Everything was so expertly prepared and tasted amazing. The service was the best we have experienced, and we have been to many high end places. This is a must for anyone in the SF area that enjoys amazing food on a high scale.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good choice in SFDoraesofDined on 10/19/2014Good and tasty food but a bit over-priced though. Not enough local wines for foreigners: as French people we would have liked to find more local wines (choice very limited) as we did not intend to drink French wine in SF ;-) The waiter knew that my husband and I were going to share both entrées and instead of putting both plates in the middle of the table, he brought 2 plates with half of the first entrée (I plate for each), then 2 others plates for the 2nd one. We did really appreciate such a nice attention. Overall, we had a very nice evening dinning at Jardinière.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Amazing truffle dishOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 10/18/2014Brought a friend from Italy to enjoy the seasonal truffles - and Camille exclaimed it was the best farrow pasta with white truffles she's ever had! And this is a woman who's traveled the world in style. Brava!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2003Dined on 10/18/2014Jardiniere was absolutely lovely. The atmosphere was warm and club like. The food was fabulous. We did the chef's tasting menu with wine pairing. Every morsel was better than the last. I can't even single any one thing out because everything was soooo good. The wait staff was attentive without being intrusive and everyone was extremely knowledgeable about the menu and wines. Our waiter, Michael, was very personable and not in the least stuffy as some in higher end restaurants can be. He made our evening even more enjoyable. I would go back in a heartbeat.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- galtsgulchDined on 10/16/2014Great attention to the preparation, presentation and flavour profile of the menu items chosen. Service was professional, helpful, unobtrusive.Special Features:
- mona armstrongflygirlDined on 10/15/2014the food was as always great. the service was great the noise level was a bit much as I am partially deaf and its hard to hear my dining comppanion in a noisy room. the best thing about the meal was the mushroom tea. i would love to have the recipe.Special Features:
- bet for festive opera diningBravosVIPDined on 10/15/2014Best choice to create a romantic evening before the Symphony, Ballet or Opera. It sets the evening off to a great start, great dining experience and wonderful date night atmosphere. we love it.Special Features:
- LovelymccalmoVIPDined on 10/14/2014It's been around for a long time and it remains a great place to get outstanding food with friendly informed service.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent Experience!gjdinesDined on 10/13/2014When I made he reservation I noted that is was for my wife's 40th birthday. When we checked in at the restaurant the greeter wished my wife happy birthday. Each employee that came to our table wished her happy birthday. We came on a Monday night where you have the option to get the 3-course meal for $55. Each course is paired with wine. Each course was excellent! I would highly recommend it! Our waters were always kept full. Our server was very friendly and she told us she was very happy working there. She said the chef/owner treats her employees very well. I was happy to hear that.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- padcarVIPDined on 10/12/2014We go for dinner to Jardieniere often. This time the soup and appetizers were excellent. The pasta and risotto not to the standards we expect. The pasta was too salty. The service attentive as always!


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The England Women's U20s squad for the 2013-14 season has been announced and includes 15 new starters.
England U20s Head Coach Amanda Bennett has named a young squad who will take on France home and away next season. Nine players are retained from the 2012-13 cohort including Worcester's Megan Goddard, who captained the U20s this season and who could make her England seniors debut if capped in the Nations Cup tour this summer.
"The nature of U20s rugby is that there will always be a forced level of turnover but as well as that this year there has been even greater competition for places and new players have made a very strong claim for selection," said Bennett, who will lead the England U20s team alongside Assistant Coach Steve Halsey.
"The increase in new players this season reflects the increased competition at this level and the quality of players moving up from U18s divisional rugby.
"We are really excited about the season ahead and playing France, who always provide us with a massive challenge. The management and players are going to have to ensure we are as best prepared as we can be for these matches. This means players working to a tough programme and us providing them with the best available support to raise performance standards and prepare them for the international stage."
England Women U20s Squad 2013/2014 (name, club, CB, division, AASE college)
Lucy Aylesbury (Worcester, Gloucestershire, South West)
Bianca Blackburn (Worcester, Gloucestershire, South West)
*Abbie Brown (Hartpury, Devon, South West, Hartpury College)
*Jo Brown (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks, Durham, North)
*Henrietta Burkinshaw (Worcester, Yorkshire, North, Hartpury College)
Lauren Chenoweth (Worcester, Cornwall, South West)
*Scarlett Cooper-Wall (Worcester, Hertfordshire, South West)
*Lark Davies (Worcester, North Midlands, Midlands)
Courtney Gill (Worcester, Gloucestershire, South West)
Megan Goddard (Worcester, Gloucestershire, South West)
*Sydney Gregson (Welwyn, Hertfordshire, London & South East, Hartpury College)
Francesca Hall (Richmond, Hampshire, London & South East)
*Emma Harbage (Lichfield, Staffordshire, Midlands, Hartpury College)
*Devon Holt (Reading, Berkshire, South West, Hartpury College)
*Sophie Lee (Durham University, Durham, South West)
*Caity Mattinson (Worcester, Gloucestershire, North, Hartpury College)
Holly Molesworth (Bristol, Gloucestershire, South West)
*Rebecca Noon (Lichfield, Staffordshire, Midlands)
*Abbie Parsons (Reading, Berkshire, South West, Hartpury College)
Catherine Pugh (Saracens, Essex, London & South East)
*Rebecca Scholes (Glossop, Cheshire, North, Moulton College)
Rochelle Smith (Saracens, Surrey, London & South East)
*Rebecca Trist (Tyldesley, Lancashire, North, Moulton College)
*Lucie Wood (Worcester, Gloucestershire, South West)
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"We all still rely on paper," West, a Republican from Plantation, told the House. "But I do not understand why we need examples of these highly expensive glossy color briefing slides and slick books that DOD sends over here."


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TranscriptQuestion: What do you think of magazine covers today?
George Lois: Look at the newsstand, you know? I mean, it's a cacophony of famous people or people who want to be famous with blurbs all around it, and it's supposed to be, you know, that's supposed to be creativity in journalism. My God, it's unbelievable. It's shocking. I mean, how can 200 magazines, you know, do the same cover, you know? That's always there. And advertising, go home and watch advertising. You watch commercials on TV and I don't, really, I'm not kidding, I don't really understand what the hell, I mean, half of them, I don't understand what they're talking about, you know. And most people don't understand, even if they see something that they kind of enjoy, they don't remember the name of the product. So, I mean, think, I don't see, I mean, these people who keep talking about we're on the advent of coming up with the creative revolution, I don't see it, you know. I don't. At the same time, I know there's got to be talent out there, I'm not sure who's telling them what to do.
You have to have an understanding that everything, go back to what I said before, everything you do, you have to have a [...]. If you come up with an idea, a big idea, if you show it to somebody, your wife, or friend, or a client, they should go, "Holy shit." Your head shouldn't go back and forth, you know? It should be such, it should be such a surprising idea, the only chance you have to do anything that's memorable, is it has to be a shock when you first see it, you know? And what people do is they, they just show the, the work is so unambitious, you know? I mean, television commercials are little films, you know, something's going on and you don't quite know what's going on and you say, "Well, what is it about?" And then you're looking for the, who the client is, and then when you see it, you say, "I don't get it," you know.
So, I find it's a wasteland of creativity, unfortunately. And I can't believe there isn't talent out there, because I, you know, people, I have fans who confess, you know, a love of my work, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, there's got to be something they got to learn from it. What they got to be learning from it is that when you do something, it should be a knockout idea, you know? And in most cases, certainly, certainly in, which I only did for 10 years for Esquire and, you know, and then in the Museum of Modern Art.
But you have to, you know, when you, every cover is, when it was on the newsstand, some people went, I mean, the culture went ape shit on some of them. They looked at it and went, "Whoa!" You know, go to a newsstand today, there's not a memorable, forget about something being culturally... being a culture buster, there's nothing there that you can possibly remember. There's an ad today about, a Hearst ad today, but with three magazines, they talk about they're getting awards, et cetera, et cetera, and you look at the covers and, I don't know, they're nothing, you know, they're all the same cover, you know.
Question: Do designers have less creative freedom today than in the 60's?
George Lois: Oh, no, that's the big problem. You know, I mean, I'm talking about people, about young designers not being ambitious enough, etc., etc. One of the problems is that, you know, certainly in magazine design there's a lot of terrific talent doing editorial. I mean, when you get the, Society of Publication Designers sends me their awards every year, a book, you know, and you look through it and there's a lot of terrific spreads in it and a lot of exciting stuff going on. You know there's talent there, and then they show the best covers of the year and they're nothing, you know?
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Nobody was more surprised to find a grizzly bear splashing around in British Columbia's upper Pitt River this summer than biologist Clayton Apps.
Although rumours of grizzly bears in B.C.'s Garibaldi-Pitt Population Unit (GBPU) have abounded for years, there has been no solid indication that they still exist in the mountains directly north of the urban riot that is the Lower Mainland. According to Apps, the DNA-based survey methods he used are well established and have proven successful in demonstrating the presence of grizzly bears, especially a resident population. After four years of sampling, he found 260 individuals across roughly 40,000 square kilometres of potential grizzly bear range in the southern Coast Mountains.
These results allowed him to estimate the number of grizzly bears in each of the four threatened GBPUs north of Vancouver. According to his research, there are approximately 52 grizzly bears in the Squamish-Lillooet GBPU west of Squamish and Pemberton, 147 in the southern end of the Southern Chilcotin Ranges GBPU north of Pemberton, and an isolated pocket of just 23 in and around Stein Valley Provincial Park, in the Stein-Nahatlatch GBPU.
At the time Apps conducted his survey, the B.C. government's population estimate suggested there were 18 grizzly bears in the Garibaldi-Pitt GBPU, so he expected to find at least a few grizzly bears wandering around in this 7,000-square-kilometre area, which includes the Pitt River drainage. You can imagine his surprise when he couldn't find evidence of a single grizzly bear. He concluded that the resident population of grizzly bears had been extirpated from this area.
So when Vancouver-based photographer and fishing guide Nick Didlick, who spends a considerable amount of time working the upper Pitt River north of Pitt Lake, captured an adult grizzly hunting salmon on a remote camera he had set up more than 20 kilometres north of Pitt Lake, Apps was interested and pleasantly surprised.
"I think the most likely explanation is that any grizzly bear in the Pitt at present is a recent immigrant, having dispersed from somewhere else," Apps told me in an email. "However, that in itself is quite significant, because the southern part of the Garibaldi-Pitt unit is rather isolated from other occupied grizzly bear range both by distance and by human and natural conditions -. I doubt that this bear is an ephemeral migrant to the Pitt, because it is just too far from other occupied range. So it probably dispersed from either the west or the northeast, and is able to persist largely due to access to spawning salmon in the Pitt River."
The return of the Pitt River grizzly is both good news and something of a warning. Apps's research in the southern Coast Mountains indicates that many grizzly bear populations in the area are small, isolated and threatened - with a clear history of genetic isolation and inbreeding. In fact, subpopulations in the Stein and Southern Chilcotin Ranges GBPUs are the most genetically isolated in mainland North America. And history has shown that small grizzly bear populations isolated by human activity don't last long.


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First year Chief Peyton Hillis is looking like the 2010 breakout fantasy star that scored 13 total touchdowns as a member of the Cleveland Browns.
According to a report by Bucky Brooks of NFL.com: "After suffering through a miserable 2011 campaign, Hillis looks ready to be a key contributor for the Chiefs. He reported to camp in outstanding shape and is running the rock with the urgency and physicality that made him a feared runner in Cleveland. With Hillis also displaying soft hands and superb receiving skills in practice, it wouldn't surprise me to see the Chiefs use him as a feature back in a variety of sub packages to take advantage of his versatility."
It is too early to tell how the Chiefs will utilize Hillis, and it is safe to say that Jamaal Charles will be very active as the team's primary ball carries. However, Hillis is a deadly Red Zone weapon that could be a an excellent goal line back for Romeo Crennel. For this reason, we believe he is a nice value at his current ADP of 100.
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State Department: We did not ask PayPal to cut off WikiLeaks
The State Department denied a report today that it contacted the online money transfer service PayPal and asked them to cut ties with WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, who remains behind bars in the United Kingdom.
"It is not true," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told The Cable. "We have not been in touch with PayPal."
Osama Bedier, vice president at PayPal, told an audience Wednesday at Paris' tech conference Le Web'10 that PayPal had shut down its business with WikiLeaks, which used the electronic money transfer service to collect donations, at the request of the State Department.
"The State Department told us these were illegal activities. It was straightforward. We first comply with regulations around the world making sure that we protect our brand," Bedier reportedly said..
Crowley said that PayPal made the decision based on a publicly available letter sent last week to Assange and his lawyer from State Department counselor Harold Koh, which called the disclosure of 250,000 diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks an "illegal dissemination" of classified documents and said the leaks "place at risk the lives of countless innocent individuals -- from journalists to human rights activists and bloggers to soldiers to individuals providing information to further peace and security."
A reporter from the TechCrunch blog confirmed with Bedier after his speech that he was in fact working from the Koh letter that State had sent to WikiLeaks.
Crowley also responded to the remarks of Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, who seemed to alter his country's position on Assange, who is an Australian citizen, "Mr. Assange is not himself responsible for the unauthorized release of 250,000 documents from the US diplomatic communications network," said Rudd Tuesday. "The Americans are responsible for that."
"He's correct in that the primary responsibility for the leak existed within the United States government," Crowley said, being careful not to criticize Rudd and create yet one more diplomatic problem.
As for whether the United States will seek to prosecute Assange under the Espionage Act of 1917 or some other U.S. laws, Crowley said that decision would be made by the Justice Department and the Defense Department. But he was clear about the State Department's position on the matter.
"Certainly, we believe that what Mr. Assange has done in the aftermath of that leak has put the interests of our country and others at risk, and put the lives of people who are reflected in these documents at risk," Crowley said. We haven't changed our view."
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Thursday is a big day for the Occupy movements around the United States and around the world. But it's not just the corruption of mortgages and healthcare that has people taking to the peaceful sit-ins in droves.
October 5th and 6th will also be Occupy Colleges Day, an event for college students around the country to publicly rebuke the college creditor system. With the exorbitant cost of a four-year degree, college students will protest the financially-crippling situation find themselves in due to 4 or more years of student loans coupled with the high interest rates. Add to that the scarcity of jobs once they are out of college, one begins to wonder what is the point of getting a college degree... except that it seems you have to be a college graduate to flip burgers nowadays.
Really? Go $150,000 in debt to make minimum wage of $7.85 per hour? If you're lucky enough to find a job???
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Announced late last Friday, kid focused virtual world Secret Builders has recently secured $2.3M in new funding.
Initially launched in December of 2008, Secret Builders is doing seemingly well in a 'what what as the time' highly competitive market. They've organically grown the online destination to over 1 million users, and currently see 350k – 400k unique monthly visitors from around the world. One of the keys to Secret Builder's success has been the interaction and cooperation from educators around the world. Since Secret Builders focus is placed primarily on education through fun, approximately 800 schools participate in the virtual world.
"We've weathered a tough time in the market," Khan said via VentureBeat. "Spending money to get users was a good way to go out of business. Now the investors are looking for traction and your long-term success in attracting users."
Based on the free-to-play/microtransactions business model, Secret World players can play as much as they want without charge. However, if players would like to do so, they can purchase a virtual currency in exchange for real-world money in order to purchase virtual goods and decorations for their home.
What's more – the company is now also offering a white-label version of their own software, thereby making it easy for advertisers to simply adopt a world from Secret Builders, rather than sink million of dollars into developing their own virtual world.
The average Secret Builders play is between 8 – 12 years of age, logs in approximately 3 times per week, and spends roughly 30 minutes playing.
To date, Secret World has raised over $4M and staffs 24 employees. Investors include The Entrepreneurs Fund; Michael Tanne, CEO of Adforce; David Jeseke, former director of applications at Google; Sheila Marcelo, CEO of Care.com; Carl Page, co-founder of eGroups; John Welch, CEO of Making Fun; Sohaib Abbasi, CEO of Informatica; Scott Hassan, co-founder of eGroups and founding team member at Google; Carlos Cashman, founder and CEO of CourseAdvisors, and Ken Morse, a professor at the MIT Sloan School and co-founder of 3Com.


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