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[DFW] NY hound needs fabulous dinner for one in dallas - staying at the crescent! thanks
Lola is my favorite restaurant in Dallas and is right across the street from where you are staying.
Make a reservation in the tasting room if you are up for it.
Stephan Pyles for Southwestern, Local, York Street or Lola for New American and Nick and Sams or Bob's for steak. Cant go wrong with any of them. They are all very much a part of the Dallas dining scene. They are also very close the Crescent.
All good suggestions. If you want to walk to dinner you've got 3 solid chains in the Crescent - Bice for Italian, Capital Grille for Steak and Nobu for Japanese. If you really want to splurge, call Hotel St. Germain across the street from the hotel. Dinner is a challenge, meaning you have to call ahead, pre-select your dinner, and give a credit card up front but its quite an experience. You could very well be the only person dining that evening so if you want a great people place, see any of the above.
snatex knows whereof he speaks. Lola!
Walk out the front door of the hotel and turn right and go out the driveway to the street. Turn right again. Walk down to the next intersection. That is Maple. Walk one more short block. That is Fairmont. Turn left. Two doors down on the left is Lola. A short walk of no more than 300 yards, total. Easily one of the three best restaurants in Dallas and, without a doubt the best and fairest priced wine list in Dallas. Decent selections of half bottles and wines by the glass. But, if you can aford to splurge (physically that is), check out the prices of the full bottles on the wine list. Amazing. Can't beat it with a stick.
This almost seems like a trick question. Given the header of your question the obvious answer is "Lola." Call the owner, Van Roberts, and tell him of your situation and sit back and be amazed by the food, service and, as Mike says, vino. Have a great time there and report back. I would also be willing to bet that the Crescent would find you a free ride since you are only a couple of blocks away.
What do you mean by "fabulous dinner"? That could mean so many things to so many different people.
If you are looking for "fine" dining irrespective of the scene, go to Lola's, York Street, The Landmark or Aurora.
If you want a "scene", go to Trece, Hibiscus or Central 214.
If you want to get out and explore and try flavor combinations you've NEVER had before, go to Lanny's in Fort Worth.
If you want fantastic local sushi (ie, not Nobu), go to Yutaka's or Tei Tei.
If you want steak, go to Bob's. Stay away from Nick and Sam's. I for the life of me cannot understand why so many people like that place. It's terrible.
If you want an old standby that is still going strong, try Abacus.
My favorite restaurant in Dallas was Javier's. I didn't see it posted and I haven't been in many years. I did see a website.
Can any of the locals help me out with this one. Is it still great?
I certainly don't claim to be any sort of restaurant/food/wine expert and you will never meet anyone who is more of a live and let live type of person, but I don't think Javier's is anywhere near the pinnacle of the Dallas restaurant scene.
I have eaten there 3 or 4 times and every time I left wondering what the fuss was all about.
And now the inevitable flood of Javier's supporters will come rushing my way . . .
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I'm not a huge Javier's fan. I went once and saw no reason for all the fuss. Maybe its because I'm originally from Houston?? It was dark and loud and the food was only ok. I saw no reason to go back.
Ep. Es., I won't jump on you for not liking Javiers. There's no chef per se, menu hasn't changed in 20 yrs, its crowded, dark and full of dead animals, BUT, it happens to be one of my favorite restaurants in Dallas for 3 simple reasons - tomatillo sauce with chips dipped in butter, filet de cantinflas, and Victor's margaritas. Culinary creativity? Not so much. Institution that has never let me down, absolutely.
I have to agree w/ ieatdallas. Javiers isn't in the same tier as some of the other Dallas restaurants, and certainly no where near close to Lanny's, but I never leave there dissapointed or feeling ripped off. I don't think you can go wrong w/ the cabrito or the red snapper a la javier. My .02
Great, it's still there. I always had a great meal when I went. I think I'll come back for a visit soon!
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How is the difference in power? I thought about replacing my 09 10m with a 9m..
can you please say us the windrange of the new kites, because the SLE manual isn´t updated. In detail it would be nice if you could say us the windrange of the intermediate sizes (13m to 12m and 11m to 10m and 9m to 8m)
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Our winds are still cranking here in the Gorge, which is great for testing the new Rise kites. So far I've flown the 9m, 8m and 6m. I flew the (2010) 9m with the 09 OR bar at the AWIShow "it flew flawlessly" light to the feel yet powerful" yeah!
Being a shop rider I ride a few other brand of kites as well, although the Rise has been my favorite this past year. So I know how the 2008 & 2009 kites should fly. My session on the 2010 8m was interesting using a X-brand bar. I have used X-brand bars on the 09 Rises at times when the Demo kites in our shop had the (uh) bar missing, but not a big deal.
The interesting observation with the 2010 kites is that X-brand bars may be out of calibration; as in my case the front lines way too long and the throw (sheet line) minimal. With this scenario you may experience some "back flying" with the new kites. I have found that the OR bar tuned correctly is the best bar for these kites. The extra long throw will come in handy on the high end/range of the kite. A bar with less throw will leave you overpowered.
Anyway I flew the 2010 6m Rise today in nuking winds approaching 40mph, and it flew flawlessly. The difference from the 09 to the 10 was that the kite felt solid the whole time where the 09 was a bit softer. When the super gusts blew by, the kite projected forward and the canopy stayed solid. Jumping was great tho at a 155lb I was lit the whole time.
Looking forward to the new bars; I like the simple, safe approach especially when it gets crazy windy out there.
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The 2010 look even more solid…
The extra strut must make it great for kiteloops I'll bet… sure would be nice to be on some small kites like the 8-9….
Good to see how fast the bar came together too… From CAD to real life…!
Lots of interest in the Predator too..
These are 2009 Rise…. but couldn't pass up watching this Rush of a RIDE on a Rise!
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I've been out on the new Rise's and I am very impressed with how well they fly and the range they have. I was out the other day on the '09 6m with a friend on the new '10 6m and it was very windy (average 35 with gusts to 48 according to iWindsurf). Both kites handled it with ease and never did anything unexpected. The '10 seemed to go upwind a little better. I have to agree totally with John (Kitesail) about the bar and lines. You need the extra throw the OR setup has to fully take advantage of the kites range. As far as low end improvement the jury is still out. Most days here have been pretty radical so far and low end hasn't been the issue. They definitely have improved jumping characteristics with almost a second lift when you think you're at your apex of the jump. Very good "float" and nice soft landings! I am going with the new 9m and 12m to replace my 8 and 10 Rise's (2009's) and stay with my '09 6m. I was totally happy with my '09's but OR has just made them even better!! Thanks OR!!
The 2010 look even more solid…
The extra strut must make it great for kiteloops I'll bet…
yes they are!!! Just tried the 11m and that canopy is now rock solid. Totally bananas when you see it. Flew the 11m against the 2009 12m and it's a huge step forward. The 2009 deformed in the loop while the 11m didn't. Yum. They also seem to be very stable too.
Quite powerful as well, I was completely lit in 25mph on the 11m with 8-10 inches of trim pulled in. I'm 75kgs and completely lost on which kite size will suit me. 10m or 11m for the 20mph slot.
I also tried the 6m and that's pretty amazing too but felt a little too small for me. 30 - 35mph and I was no where near the top end of this baby. This thing must rock with a surfboard.
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Heh, ask Ben about the 6m and the King.
For the 20mph slot you surely want to be looking at the 8/9m. Well, that's what I'm doing anyway. The 8m Rise will replace my 9m One which I use if it's 20+mph. I use the 12m if it's getting upto but not much more over that… although sometimes I do, like Saturday afternoon.
I'm very impressed with the 2010 6m Rise and how stable yet quick it was… but first I want to see what the upper end of that 8 will be.
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I'm really not sure Vpas. The 11m was perfect in Fridays wind which probably peaked around 18mph I think. Clenched butt cheeks on Saturday in 25mph with 8 inches of trim line pulled through the cleat. I'm thinking the 10m may be the one. My 9m ONE only really comes out in 25mph plus although having played with the bridles I need to revisit that. In truth my quiver is completely out of cink at the moment.
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Fair enough - I guess I'm more like Andy's lightweight frame than you, as I would get the 9m out from 20mph+. I was suprised that you had that 11m out in the early afternoon. My only minor regret from the weekend was not trying it back to back with my '09 12m. Thankfully Richard is local, so I might yet get to do that.
I've been following the bridle mod with avid interest. I may yet repair the 9 and then have a play with it.
PS It's OK to call me Dave on the forum.
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Cool…. I was thinking of going 11m 2010… wondering how much faster it would be or maybe the 12m 2010 will be faster than my 09 12.
Man would be fun to kite the gorge on a 6m…
I was always happily surprised how the 09 12m could actually turn fast enough for some decent kiteloops… so 11m would be even better maybe? but also want the 12 power…
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Cool…. I was thinking of going 11m 2010… wondering how much faster it would be or maybe the 12m 2010 will be faster than my 09 12.
Man would be fun to kite the gorge on a 6m…
I was always happily surprised how the 09 12m could actually turn fast enough for some decent kiteloops… so 11m would be even better maybe? but also want the 12 power…
I wasn't sure on the 12m 2009. Felt OK but just not switched on if that makes sense. 11m different story and definately faster. Looks like you have a similar predicament to me now
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I can tell you all that this season I am going from carrying a 6, 8, 10, 12 quiver to a 7, 9, 11. The 11 is a juiced kite, the 9 a beauty and the 7 has a massive range, I had it out in conditions I would normally have been on a 6 and lit on but had a great session.
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Still waiting on my 9M kite. Any word on when they will ship ?
I can't wait to try it out .....
We are all super sorry for the delays on getting this season's kites out. We decided though that we were better to wait to ship the kites complete with the new bar than to ship them early in anticipation of the bar to come.
The bars are finished. They're real and they're spectacular. We anticipate having them here as of next week and to begin shipping Wednesday to all shops and customers with open orders.
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Sweeet news John!
Getting the new kite along with this sexy new bar is worth the wait IMO.
Can't wait to rub my sweaty paws all over them!


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Who paid for that political ad? An app will tell you
The Super PAC App allows users to find out more information on political ads by simply holding up their phone to the ad while it's playing.
Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:05 PM
The app uses audio-recognition technology to identify the audio from the ad and show details about the ad sponsor. It usually requires about 12 second to respond. (Photo: AFP)
In the nasty world of U.S. politics, voters want to know: who is behind some of the ads they see on TV? Now, there's an app for that.
The Super PAC App is an iPhone application that allows users to find out more information about political ads in the 2012 presidential election by simply holding up their phone to the ad while it's playing.
Super PACs are political action committees that are independent of, but may support, a candidate. Recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings allow these groups to raise and spend unlimited funds without being subject to the limits of individual candidates.
The app uses audio-recognition technology from a company called TuneSat to identify the audio from the ad and show details of the ad sponsor. It usually needs around 12 second to function.
According to the app's website, co-founders Dan Siegel and Jennifer Hollett met in a social television class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and developed the idea as a class project.
"Along the way, the small class project turned into their final class project, which turned into Super PAC App upon graduation," according to the website.
Users of the app can get information such as the source of the ad or the amount of money raised and spent by the organization, and then use their phones to rate the ads.
"We believe in transparency and easy access to trustworthy information," the website says. "Whether you lean right, left, up, or down this app's for you."
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Karachi: Jamat-i-Islami has announced to withdraw all its candidates from Karachi and Hyderabad after reports of massive rigging in different areas of Karachi. Chief of Jamat-i-Islami (JI) announced this decision addressing a crowded press conference along with his other colleagues in Karachi. Polling could not be started till 1PM in different areas of Karachi. Many other parties like JUP and Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen has also announced to boycott on similar reasons.
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Irish Christmas traditions
Home → A traditional Irish Christmas
Longevity certainly wasn't a requisite feature of tradition for my Nana Tierney. Thanks to her, all my childhood memories of Christmas which ought to be beautiful things are set to a sound track of 'Oh come all ye faithful' mingled with 'I believe' by The Bachelors.
Nana insisted that, as Irish Christmas traditions went, you couldn't get better than The Bachelors. To this day, a big nostalgic lump gets stuck in my throat when I hear that wretched song (or anything else by the scrubbed up Brothers B) and imagine her, standing in front of the fire, skirt hitched up to warm the back of her thighs, singing along to 'Every time I hear a new-born baby cry....'
Not once did anyone dare point out that listening to records of The Bachelors could not have achieved the elevated status of Traditional in the early 1960s.
So it is that 25th and 26th December are days when families the world over play out their own versions of what went before. But there is also a core of seasonal traditions that nearly all Irish families and/or communities observe to a greater or lesser extent.
This page is primarily about the pre-Christmas customs the traditions that help to set the atmosphere of this magical time of year.
But you can also follow these links to find out about traditions of specific days over the Christmas period and how to prepare some of the delicious seasonal dishes that accompany them.
Decorating the home
Irish Christmas cardsThe sending and receiving of festive greetings in paper format is hugely popular in Ireland. It isn't the oldest of Irish Christmas traditions by any means but there's an element to it — the inclusion of a long newsy letter, often with some recent photos — that I imagine is a throw back to the days of mass-emigration from the island.
Back then, a letter from a long-separated family member would have been the season's best present. A card, possibly bearing some essence of the foreign land from which it was sent, would have added an exotic touch.
The card would be placed on public display while the letter would be stored safely but readily available for regular re-readings.
Today, Irish Christmas cards are big business with cards exchanged between work colleagues, neighbours and friends, as well as family members near and far. And, in my experience, at least, the Christmas letter is still well-practised in Ireland.
The big clean-upFor many of our ancestors, Advent (the four weeks leading up to Christmas) began with a bucket of whitewash in hand. This annual painting of outhouses was one of the most popular of rural Irish Christmas traditions. It was carried out mainly by the men folk while the women scrubbed the interiors.
It dates back to pre-Christianity and is generally regarded as the ancient version of spring-cleaning, carried out prior to the Winter Solstice when daylight hours shrink to just under seven and a half hours. With the arrival of Christianity the tradition was rebranded as a homely preparation for the arrival of Mary, Joseph and the new-born baby, Jesus.
Some say that this whitewashing tradition continues in some rural areas. If it does, I don't know the family! Where it may survive in spirit is in the understandable desire to make the home clean and comfortable for family and friends who will visit during the holiday.
Candle at the window.This is one of the most well-observed of Irish Christmas traditions and has changed little over the years except in its increasing popularity. Just one candle used to be placed in a window as a sign of welcome for Mary and Joseph on Christmas Eve but it is common these days to see lit candles, usually electrically powered, in all downstairs street-facing windows throughout the festive season. In some homes they are also placed in upstairs windows.
HollyA holly wreath remains a popular front-door adornment and dates back to the days when most of our ancestors would have decorated their home with this freely available plant.
My dear cousin Mary, having lived through many austere years, was not one for over-doing the Christmas decorations. The only hint of the season came in a single holly sprig, glossy and heavy with red berries, strategically placed on the fireplace of her Bantry home.
The tree and the tinselDecorating a tree in the dead of winter was a Pagan custom that has survived with little variation except that the dressed tree (now draped in tinsel) makes its appearance earlier and earlier each year! As with the rest of the decorations, they are now put up in many homes and offices at the beginning of December and remain in place until the 6th January.
This business of decorating the home with tinsel, fairy lights and festive ornament is a relatively recent phenomenon (especially when they are festooned all over the front of a house).
Before the 20th century, it was only shops, churches, and the homes of the gentry that were decorated so lavishly.
The ordinary family made do with holly and mistletoe.
The church and community
The cribI have never known my mother fail to create a Christmas crib.
As a child, it was a treat to help her set it up and to choose where to place the shepherds, the sheep and the donkey (we didn't quite run to the three wise men).
The placing of Mary, Joseph and the baby, Jesus, didn't require much creative direction, however. They got centre-stage on the straw-strewn miniature stable. Obviously.
I have a feeling that the crib in the home is one of the Irish Christmas traditions that may be on the wane. Not because the religious element of the festivities has been lost; Christmas remains essentially a religious holiday in Ireland.
Perhaps the little crib is considered clutter in homes that are often chock-a-block with people, presents, decorations and food at this time of the year.
Whether or not the crib-at-home is losing favour, there are often larger-scale cribs atmospherically lit up in town centres and there is certainly always one in every Roman Catholic church.
Midnight massAttending Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve is probably the most widely practised of all Irish Christmas traditions. Usually the church will be crammed to the rafters with the largest single congregations of the year and it is a particulary social occasion, as families that have come together for the holiday meet friends and neighbours they may not have seen for a year.
Although midnight mass is a religious occasion, it is one that non-religious folk sometimes attend because they enjoy the chance to sing some carols, often accompanied by live music, to exchange Christmas greetings and to play their part in their local community.
More about Irish Christmas traditions
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Hands up if when someone asks you how you're doing you reply with, "Busy".
I bet every single hand is raised right now.
We wear "busy" as if it is a badge of honor. We talk about "busy" as though it's something to be proud of. We let "busy" fill the void. We allow "busy" to get in the way of living.
Somewhere along the way, we start believing that if we're not busy, and I mean, VERY busy, that something is wrong. We feel guilt when we're not getting things done. We look at those around us who are doing big things and fall into a state of mind that tells us we can't possibly keep up, but that if we just stay busy, if we keep hustling, we're doing something right.
Without thinking, we let busy get in the way of some of the best things in life.
When you're busy, you miss out on amazing opportunities. Because there's no time for creative thought. No time for trying new things. No time for taking chances and coming up with brilliant ideas. Busy clutters our mind from thinking clearly and objectively about what we really want and probably should be doing.
When you're busy, you can pretty much say so long to spontaneity. There's no wiggle room. There's barely room to breathe, much less room to really capture what the moments in front of us have to offer.
When you're busy, it wains our your ability to form strong relationships. To sustain bonds. To celebrate. To build new connections. Whether it's our family, friends, or clients, when we're occupying all of our time with getting "stuff" done, we're not making room to let anyone in.
So here's to scheduling time to not be busy. To grabbing beers with friends. Going on a long run. Playing Xbox for a few hours without feeling guilty. Cooking dinner with your spouse. Writing. Playing. Learning. Loving. Living.
And here's to taking my own advice to heart. Because a life constantly filled with "busy" isn't really being lived.
Great post, Matt! It's true – busy leaves room for little else in our lives. I have a friend that once told me while other think that they thrive when their life is busy, she aspires to a FULL life instead. I'm with her – and with you too.
Well said, Alli. It's easy to get "full", "productive" and "busy" confused, but there's a big difference in the three. Thanks for reading!
There's a reason the term 'Busy Fools' was coined dude
I like Alli's suggestion around full. I used to use productive instead of busy but I'm gonna switch to full now.
Trouble is – most companies still measure their employees by hours input not by useful stuff done. So in your typical company, busy is worn as a badge of honour. Work expands to fill the time available. It's totes lame, as my nine year old daughter Keira would say.
I'm learning this myself as Proof continues to grow and I learn how to be a better manager. It's not at all about the hours you put in, but rather, you're output. The results. Making the best use of your time, not simply using it.
Good stuff Matt. I've been making time every single day just to chat with people on Skype. It's been one of the best things I've done for the growth of blogcastFM. I'm going to be in NYC in a few days and I'll be making plenty of time to just hang out with people and get to know them.,
Conversations breed ideas. Ideas breed products. Products breed sales. From a business standpoint, it's silly NOT to make time for letting people in. My best work has come from the result of engaging with other people.
And, have a blast in NYC. I *may* be coming up next week – still to be determined – but If I'm there, we'll carve out some time to grab drinks.
When people say they are busy, it makes me cringe. It's one of my pet peeves. And did you know most people aren't actually that busy? They just think they are, but really they just putz around. You have the power to decide how you spend your time.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't guilty of dropping the "busy" line far too often. I need to remove it from my vocabulary. I am busy, still what I would consider "too" busy – but I'm working on it, and I think somewhere in the 12-step program to not being a workaholic, eliminating "busy" from your vocabulary, especially as a word to define your life, has to be in there somewhere.
PS, I love the redesign of your site. Simple. Clean. Purposeful. Intentional. I dig it – especially as someone who's constantly trying to improve what I'm doing in my neck of the woods. Well done.
Being "busy" is definitely seen as some sort of status symbol. But, I agree that when we're busy all of the time, we're missing out on a lot of the important things. It's important to realize what is making us so busy and figure out of those are the things we really want to be spending our precious moments doing.
Great post, Matt, and to the point, as always. It's amazing how that one little word "busy" can make people feel more important than anything or anybody else and ruin a lot of things in one's life that are truly of value – friendships, families, etc. People need reminders like your post to regain focus on what really matters. Thanks!
Great post! And very true. I hate when people are too busy to take time out and do fun things. Since being laid off from the *other* Proof a couple of years ago, I've made a point of being busy. But busy doing fun stuff for me, and not just busy for work. That commitment to "funtimejoy" has changed my outlook and my attitude.
Inspiring as always!!!! Thanks for your thoughts!
Perfect timing for this post, Matt. I just had two separate people tell me to "quit working so much so we can hang out" just today. I need to make sure I'm not missing out on these valuable interactions, especially considering I live in Boulder, CO where there's so much fun to be had! On that note, time to grab a beer and watch baseball with a buddy…
Love this. I think it's one of life's lessons and am trying to learn more of them every day. I like that you are not focusing on "productivity" of time, but building relationships and space for dreams.
I like that and sounds great….but what happend when your money to get your kids educated depends directly on you busy, when your new house depends on your busy…?
Of course. That's a great point. We're all working to pay the bills and support ourselves and our families – but even then, it's important to make the best use of our time actually being "busy" so we can have time doing the things and spending time with the people that matter most.
Preach it! You know, the other day, I told someone that "busy" is the new "fine". It's what everyone says now regardless if it's true or not. I know I need to say it less too.
And, there's the other problem you mentioned….too much focus on the hours we put in, instead of looking at what we put into those hours. Cliche, I know. But, it's true. And, like you mentioned, there's WAAAY more to life than working all the time. Sometimes, taking time off and forcing yourself to work less can make you more productive in the hours you are working. I know this is something I'm really working on. It's a tough balance for sure.
Yep. And you hit the nail on the head – it's not about the number of hours, but how you're using those hours to produce your best work. I know, if I really work at it, I can get just as much done in a focused couple hours of work than I can get done while being distracted throughout the day. Safe to say the same could be said for most of us. Simply filling our time with "stuff" for the sake of being "busy" is no way to live!
Great post! I definitely came to this realization after I burnt myself out completely last year, and did some travelling to reset. I had no idea the things I was missing out on because I was working every day, evening and weekend. We are surrounded by amazing opportunities that we often don't even see because we get so caught up in the grind. Spontaneity is so good for the soul…
Agreed 100%, Marie – and sometimes it takes really getting away to understand that if you don't answer an email at midnight or take on a project before the sunrises, the word won't come crumbling down. Especially for entrepreneurs, it's so important for us to set realistic expectations – and stick to them. Just because we CAN do something right now, doesn't mean we always should. Cheers!
Love this post, Matt! I always feel the need to keep myself busy, or should I say the guilt of not being "busy enough." But you're absolutely right in what you say! I especially agree w/the part about making and maintaining strong relationships.
CONGRATS!!! I did the same exact thing with my photo business, and aluhgtoh I do not use my studio a ton for shoots (only maternity, or newborn, or weather related) it's SO great to have it, and to be able to store all my stuff there, and to have a space to show my customers my products, and not have my kids running around and the fact that you dont have to clean your house before you customers come is AMAZING Good Luck, you will do great!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
Hey Matt, new fan here.
I remember when I used to use "being busy" as an excuse to not be bothered by people (sometimes still do!) but then I actually became way too busy to find my creative self again.
Then I knew something had to change; something had to give…Being busy just for busy sake was getting me nowhere. I didn't want to be known as the "chick who's always busy" as my dad says, especially doing busy work without the time for creation which is what I LOVE to do. Love the article and sharing it so others can get in on this.


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With Nokia's handset business now part of Microsoft, the Finnish phone maker is left to focus on its networking, mapping, location, and other technologies.
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The 'Swiss-army' 5140 sports a compass, torch, thermometer and is shock/water-resistant. Squeeze in a fitness coach and Nokia has a great phone for those with active lifestyles.
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Nokia's first megapixel camera phone runs on the Symbian operating system, has a unique design and a pack of features such an Internet browser and a video player.
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Nokia 6230
This is a beautifully simple looking phone cleverly disguising a rich feature set.The claim Nokia makes for this phone is that it offers the richest features in the most compact form, a claim which cannot be disputed here -- it's small and light, one of the coolest, no-fuss, exteriors we've seen, and it has a 65k-colour display, camera and video, MP3 player and an MMC card slot.
Nokia 6820
It's a Nokia phone that spreads open and gives the users the option to use "always on" access to e-mails. But is it as practical as they say it is?
Nokia 6600
This high-end mobile can be used for TV watching, taking photos, recording video, and Internet browsing. Read our Australian review.
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The twin engine airplane impacted mountainous terrain at the 6,700-foot level during moonless night flight operations. The instrument rated pilot radioed the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) and requested flight following and a vector to the destination airport. The pilot indicated he was flying at 6,700 feet and was descending. The controller radar identified the airplane and issued the recommended heading. The pilot asked for additional distance and airspeed information, which was provided by the controller, and no further radio contact with the pilot was attained. The airplane impacted a mountain approximately 50 feet below its crest in the approximate direction of the radar ground track. A post accident examination of the airplane and engines revealed no anomalies that would have prevented its normal operations. Interviews with the air traffic controllers, who were providing the accident airplane's flight following information, indicated they did not think the airplane was in imminent danger of impacting terrain; therefore, they did not issue a low altitude alert. Controllers are required to immediately issue an alert to an airplane if they are aware the airplane is at an altitude, which in the controllers judgment, places it in unsafe proximity to terrain/obstructions. The controllers reported they have worked numerous airplanes in that area at similar altitudes as the accident airplane and did not think the accident airplane was any different. The controllers added that they did not have terrain information overlaid on their video map for the accident area. The responsibility to maintain terrain clearance during visual meteorological conditions rests with the pilot. The accident area sectional chart depicts a maximum elevation figure (MEF) for the accident site quadrant as 7,400 feet.
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UTC wide receiver Tommy Hudson, bottom left, gets a block on Georgia Southern cornerback Tay Hicklin that springs teammate Marquis Green for a 17-yard run during a second quarter scoring drive at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Ga., on Saturday. (Statesboro Herald photo/Scott Bryant)
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Volunteers still have time to sign up to participate in "Building On The Dream"
Charlotte – January 12, 2009 –
Building On The Dream, an annual volunteer event organized by Hands On Charlotte, is expected to involve as many as 500 volunteers this year at 20 locations around Charlotte. The event honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through community service.
Building On The Dream invites volunteers to participate in a range of service projects on Saturday, January 17 and on the MLK holiday on January 19. These projects focus on fighting poverty and helping challenged neighborhoods. See a list of projects and locations and sign-up to participate at
Building On The Dream is sponsored by Duke Energy, The Home Depot and the Corporation for National and Community Service. Projects kick off Saturday, January 17 with volunteer registration/sign-in (8am-9am) and an opening celebration (9am-9:30am) at
Building On The Dream is part of an ongoing national initiative for public service. President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden are scheduled to take part in service projects in other cities on January 19. "Our expectation is that the new administration will call all citizens to increase their service to community, and
Building On The Dream offers a perfect opportunity to make that first step," said Bob Young, HOC's associate director. "
Hands On Charlotte is a non-profit organization founded in 1991. Its mission is to strengthen our community and enrich lives by mobilizing citizens for volunteer service. Hands On Charlotte creates and manages more than 800 volunteer projects every year and touches the lives of thousands of Charlotte citizens, including seniors, people with disabilities, children from low-resource neighborhoods, adults dealing with illiteracy, and much more. Additional information regarding Hands On Charlotte can be found at
www.handsoncharlotte.org or by calling 704-333-7471.
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Mrs. Alina Frant joined Cornerstone Management in August 2000 and is currently Cornerstone's Portfolio Administrator. Her role is to assist the accounting team with verification of transactional data for client accounts, and manual entry of transactional data into the portfolio management system. She is also responsible for obtaining and filing of the monthly brokerage statements and the maintenance of this data for further data verifications.
Mrs. Frant came to the United States in 1996 from Romania. Prior to relocating to the United States she taught high school Literature and Theology.
Mrs. Frant attended Emanuel Baptist University in Romania and earned her degree in Theology graduating in 1995.
Alina lives in Lawrenceville, GA with her husband, Darius and their two children Andrea and Anthony. Alina and Darius stay busy raising their children, volunteering at church and watching Andrea and Anthony swim competitively.


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TO: All CU-Boulder Students
FROM: Office of the Chancellor
DATE: April 15, 2009
SUBJECT: A statement from the CU-Boulder leadership to CU Students on the 4-20 gathering
Dear Students:
As another April 20 approaches, we are faced with concerns from students, parents, alumni, Regents, and community members about a repeat of last year's 4/20 "event."
Let us start by saying that we share their concerns. A gathering of thousands on our campus for the sole purpose of engaging in unlawful activity is contrary to everything that CU-Boulder stands for and is in no way condoned. This event only serves to harm the reputation of this great university and is comprised in large part of individuals with no investment in the university at all.
The increasingly large crowds that have gathered in recent years present safety risks for participants, whether students or people not affiliated with the campus. This activity violates a number of campus regulations designed to provide for the well-being of our campus and neighboring community.
On April 20, 2009, we hope that you will choose not to participate in unlawful activity that debases the reputation of your University and degree, and will encourage your fellow Buffs to act with pride and remember who they really are — part of a dynamic environment of teaching, research, learning, and service, nationally recognized for its unique and stellar academic programs, outstanding faculty, and proud students and alumni.
Phil DiStefano
Interim Chancellor
Julie Wong
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
Deb Coffin
Dean of Students
Well, we certainly don't want students and those with "no investment in the university at all" to be gathered together in one large public space and taking drugs. Think of the safety risks! Think of all those young people under age 21 who are taking drugs! Who knows what this could turn in to?
Now to be fair, Colorado University no longer sells or allows alcohol at Folsom Field football games (for the cheap seats, see below) or Coors Event Center basketball games. However, you and I both know that, especially for the football games, thousands are openly consuming alcohol in the parking lot "tailgate" parties. Most of these alcohol paraphernalia are available at the student store to anyone of any age. One day a year free-thinking Coloradoans are exhibiting civil disobedience in support of pot, but 365 days a year Colorado University is profitting from promoting alcohol use.
[2007's] decision [to end alcohol sales at Coors Events Center] means Fat Tire, Coors Light, Coors Original and locally brewed Buff Gold — which cost $5 to $6 per plastic cupful — are all off the menu. CU also banned beer sales at Folsom Field for football games 11 years ago, except for those sitting in luxury suites or club seats.
By the numbers: $5 million -What the Adolph Coors Foundation paid CU in 1990 to rename the CU Events/Conference Center to the Coors Events Center; $1.3 million -How much Coors Brewing Co. will pay CU to be an exclusive beer sponsor through 2011
"The event center at CU bears the Coors name because of generous family support, not a brand-marketing sponsorship," said Coors spokeswoman Kabira Hatland. "Coors Brewing Co. has long supported universities in their ongoing efforts to prevent the abuse of alcohol on campus."
…which we accomplish by marketing our brand through corporate naming rights of the stadium where the students go to support their basketball team and see rock concerts. If there's no marketing angle, why is it not the "Adolph Coors Center", named after the man, instead of "Coors Center", named after the beer? If it is just "generous family support", why not a $5,000,000 gift with no naming strings attached?
CU spokesman Bronson Hilliard said the decision to stop beer sales at the center will not affect a nearly $1.3 million sponsorship agreement between Coors and CU.
The agreement grants Coors the right to claim "exclusive malt beverage sponsorship of CU" through 2011, although it does not make Coors the sole provider of beer at CU events.
But it's only about "generous family support", so why the need to claim to be the exclusive sponsor of something that can't be sold at the football and basketball games? This makes me think there are other CU events where Coors and other beers are sold


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On Monday morning, 12-17-12, at 0213 hours, subjects forced there way into a home in the 300 block of south 6th avenue South of Kingsburg in Kings County. They were attempting to rob the occupant of the house when the victim pulled out a 22 Caliber rifle to defend himself. The suspects attempted to stab the victim and were able to take the rifle away from the victim and shot the victim numerous time in the leg, back, and groin. The victim was airlifted to a Fresno hospital and is expected to fully recover. The supects were described as one Hispanic female and three Hispanic male adults. The suspects fled in an unknown type car.
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An unusually strong international flavor pervades the Sundance Film Festival's Premieres slate, with new pictures from British helmer Michael Winterbottom, Irish directors Lenny Abrahamson and John Michael McDonagh, Dutch filmmaker Anton Corbijn, Welsh-born action maven Gareth Evans and Iranian-born French auteur Marjane Satrapi figuring prominently among the 17 world-premiere titles unveiled today alongside the Documentary Premieres section.
SEE ALSO: Sundance Unveils 2014 Competition, Next Lineups
"I think we've really built the dramatic competition up in a way that it's firing at the level we always hoped it would," Groth said. "In the last couple of years, we've wanted to extend beyond that and let people know Sundance can be a place to launch new films from more established filmmakers. Internationally, it's really world-class."
Cooper added that despite their international provenance, these filmmakers should expect an informed and intelligent reception from audiences in Park City, Utah. "American audiences have knowledge of their work; young audiences have knowledge of their work," he said. "It's fascinating that they're seeing what the festival can do for them."
SEE ALSO: Sundance Announces Midnight, New Frontier, Spotlight Films
As the festival's highest-profile program and an annual hotbed of distributor interest, Premieres should continue to see plenty of star wattage from a full panoply of actors including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, Elizabeth Banks, Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd, Ryan Reynolds, Shailene Woodley, Michael Shannon, John Lithgow and Alfred Molina.
Reynolds stars in Satrapi's dark, surreal-sounding "The Voices," about a young man with two talking pets, while Woodley stars in "White Bird in a Blizzard," the latest effort directed by Gregg Araki, a Sundance veteran ("The Living End," "Splendor," "Smiley Face"). Winterbottom, another Park City regular who was previously in Premieres with this year's "The Look of Love," is back with "The Trip to Italy," a sequel to 2010′s foodie-funnymen crowd-pleaser "The Trip." Speaking of sequels: "The Raid 2," Gareth Evans' ambitious follow-up to his 2012 Sundance hit "The Raid: Redemption," should be one of the festival's hottest tickets, particularly among hardcore genre fans.
Both "The Trip to Italy" (IFC) and "The Raid 2" (Sony Classics) will arrive at Sundance with distribution already in place, along with David Wain's romantic-comedy spoof "They Came Together" and Corbijn's John le Carre adaptation "A Most Wanted Man," both of which are being released in the U.S. by Lionsgate.
That leaves 13 Premieres titles still in the hunt for distribution, among them two films from screen actors making their directorial debuts: "Hits," a comedy about fame in the viral-video era from David Cross, and "Rudderless," a story of grief and rock 'n' roll helmed and co-written by William H. Macy, starring Billy Crudup and Anton Yelchin. "Rudderless" has been selected as the festival's closing-night film.
A number of directors represented in Premieres have had films in past Sundance competition slates, including McDonagh, who made a splash with 2011′s World Cinema entry "The Guard" and returns with another Brendan Gleeson vehicle, "Calvary." Mike Cahill, whose "Another Earth" was in the 2011 dramatic competition, is back with another science-fiction-flavored tale starring Brit Marling, "I Origins."
Ira Sachs, who competed two years ago with "Keep the Lights On," makes his Premieres debut with another gay New York romance, "Love Is Strange," starring Lithgow and Molina as a longtime couple. Lynn Shelton, who competed at Sundance earlier this year with "Touchy Feely," will bring her latest effort, "Laggies," starring Keira Knightley and Sam Rockwell. And Jordan Vogt-Roberts (whose "The Kings of Summer" premiered at the most recent Sundance festival as "Toy's House") heads in another direction with "Nick Offerman: American Ham," a taping of the popular comedian's one-man show.
Eleven nonfiction titles will make their debuts in Documentary Premieres, which, like Premieres, is chockablock with Park City veterans including "Paradise Lost" trilogy helmer Joe Berlinger, back with "Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger"; Steve James, returning with "Life Itself," a profile of the late Roger Ebert; Alex Gibney with "Finding Fela," about the Nigerian musician and human-rights activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti; and Amir Bar-Lev with "Happy Valley," an inquiry into the Penn State sex-abuse scandal.
In addition to "Life Itself," two personality-focused pics likely to generate particular audience and buyer interest are Greg Whiteley's "Mitt," which was filmed during Mitt Romney's failed presidential run, and Jennifer Kroot's "To Be Takei," about "Star Trek" thesp and human-rights activist George Takei. Cooper noted that Chapman and Maclain Way's "The Battered Bastards of Baseball," about the rise of the Portland Mavericks, was one of two strong baseball-themed docs in the 2014 selection, the other being the U.S. docu competition entry "No No: A Dockumentary."
The 30th annual Sundance Film Festival runs Jan. 16-26.
The 17 world premieres in this section are from the U.S. unless otherwise specified.
"Calvary" (Ireland-U.K.) -- Directed and written by John Michael McDonagh. A darkly comedic drama about a priest forced to do battle with dark forces when his life is threatened one day during confession. Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, Marie-Josee Croz.


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Roscoe Mitchell
I had the weirdest jazz fest experience ever this year. Didn't make it to a lot of stuff, missed at least one must-see event due to misreading the venue and date, a couple of nights I just didn't feel up to it so stayed home. My heart just wasn't in it this time around.
So the timing was perfect . . . having Roscoe Mitchell's concert on the last night of the festival. I left the Cultch exhilarated and feeling that even if I'd heard nothing else it was a great jazz festival for me.
Other than having a bit of a hard time hearing the piano this was a perfect and brilliant performance as far as I'm concerned. I don't know . . . I've never been good at verbalizing musical impressions so I can't do this concert justice but I can say that I rarely hear such thoughtful, coherent, and intelligent improvisations that at the same time sounds so compositional yet free. The communication amongst the players and the high level of musicianship altogether was rapturous.
I hear a lot of excellent music on a regular basis but it's been a long time since a musical experience lifted me like that, like the first jazz music I heard in my youth, a hundred years ago.
At his talk the previous day Mitchell spoke about his concept of improvisation as instant composition. I've heard him say this before and I guess I was hazy about his meaning. I thought that's what improvisation was. Now I get it. Beautifully.
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|PFK1, YGR240C, G8599 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), PFK2, YMR205C, YM8325.06C (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
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Structure of phosphofructokinase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Phosphofructokinase 1 (PFK) is a multisubunit allosteric enzyme that catalyzes the principal regulatory step in glycolysis-the phosphorylation of fructose 6-phosphate to fructose 1,6-bisphosphate by ATP. The activity of eukaryotic PFK is modulated by a number of effectors in response to the cell's needs for energy and building blocks for biosynthesis. The crystal structures of eukaryotic PFKs-from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and rabbit skeletal muscle-demonstrate how successive gene duplications and fusion are reflected in the protein structure and how they allow the evolution of new functionalities. The basic framework inherited from prokaryotes is conserved, and additional levels of structural and functional complexity have evolved around it. Analysis of protein-ligand complexes has shown how PFK is activated by fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (a powerful PFK effector found only in eukaryotes) and reveals a novel nucleotide binding site. Crystallographic results have been used as the basis for structure-based effector design.
The Crystal Structures of Eukaryotic Phosphofructokinases from Baker's Yeast and Rabbit Skeletal Muscle., Banaszak K, Mechin I, Obmolova G, Oldham M, Chang SH, Ruiz T, Radermacher M, Kopperschlager G, Rypniewski W, J Mol Biol. 2011 Jan 15. PMID:21241708
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
About this Structure
3o8o is a 8 chain structure with sequence from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
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- Banaszak K, Mechin I, Obmolova G, Oldham M, Chang SH, Ruiz T, Radermacher M, Kopperschlager G, Rypniewski W. The Crystal Structures of Eukaryotic Phosphofructokinases from Baker's Yeast and Rabbit Skeletal Muscle. J Mol Biol. 2011 Jan 15. PMID:21241708 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2011.01.019