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Water board supports lighting for baseball fields
By Karen Brainard
Young baseball players and their parents filled the Ramona Municipal Water District Board to show support for lighting improvements at the Pony League baseball fields at Ramona Community Park.
Mark Pack, treasurer for the Ramona Sports Association, said the lights are a safety measure, as players sometimes find it difficult to see a thrown baseball late in the day when the sun begins to set.
Although the proposed lighting was approved by the Ramona Community Planning Group in June 2010, and the county has allocated funds for it, several residents who neighbor the park said they had not been informed of the project and were concerned about its affect on their properties.
Milan Dimich, who lives across the street from the baseball fields, wrote a letter to the water district on behalf of the neighbors and spoke at the April 11 board meeting.
"We're not against the kids. We're not against the lights," Dimich told the board, but, he added, the neighbors should have been consulted.
Concerns, he said, include how the lighting would impact property values, how late the lights would be on and if additional tournaments would be held at the fields with additional use of the public address system.
Dimich's son, Milan C. Dimich, suggested the lighting could be mitigated by planting vegetation.
The project calls for 17 light poles with 84 light fixtures for the four Pony League baseball fields. Pack said the project started in 2005 but the 2007 Witch Creek fire stalled the process.
On March 16, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the allocation of $150,000 in Park Land Dedication Ordinance (PLDO) funds for the Ramona Parks and Recreation Association (RPRA) to install the lights.
As required by the county, Pony Baseball completed a photometric study in December 2010 that determined the project complies with county guidelines and code.
Pack said he has experience with lighting as he worked for General Electric and now works in industrial lighting and controls. He explained that the lights would be shielded and would use 50 percent less energy than former installations.
Board President Bryan Wadlington said that, while he was sensitive to the potential degradation of property values, he has to rely on the experts and the light spillage on the neighborhood looks to be minimal.
"I believe that the benefits for the children, not only in this generation but in future generations, that use that field is something to be supported," said Wadlington.
The board approved staff's recommendation to accept the ninth amendment to the joint powers exercise agreement between the county and RMWD that would allow the PLDO fees to be spent on the lighting improvements, and to affirm the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings. Director Kit Kesinger was absent.
After the vote was taken, Pack met with Dimich and his son to review the lighting plans.
In other business:
•The board adopted a revised 2011-2012 budget calendar that shows the next board budget workshop will be held June 28 and a Proposition 218 letter to ratepayers will be sent the week of July 4. The letter, required by state law, will notify customers of a not to exceed rate for water and sewer.
Adoption of the budget and a public hearing are scheduled for Aug. 23. These dates are tentative, district staff noted, and are dependent on the completion of a consultant's water rate study.
•RMWD General Manager Ralph McIntosh announced that Robert McLaughlin will assume the Cal Fire battalion chief position vacated by Greg Griswold. Griswold has been promoted to division chief of central operations, formerly held by Kevin O'Leary, who is retiring. Griswold and O'Leary are Ramona residents.
•McIntosh said the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has announced it is lifting its mandatory restrictions and restoring allocations, following Gov. Jerry Brown's announcement that California's drought has ended.
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Fallen officers were honored at the Indiana State Police post in Bremen Wednesday.
During the memorial police read the names of those killed in the line of duty over the years.
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Co-Summit League leader Western Illinois defeated the UNO men 89-74 Saturday afternoon at Ralston Arena.
Omaha took an 11-2 lead highlighted by five points from Alex Welhouse. The Leathernecks came back to tie it at 11-11 and again at 13-13, but the Mavericks used five free throws and a Matt Hagerbaumer basket to go up 20-16.
The Leathernecks took their first lead of the game at 25-22 on a three-pointer from Don McAvoy, then extended it to 29-24. Alex Phillips kept UNO in the hunt with a jumper, then later knocked down a three to cut it to 29-27. WIU hit one more trey in the half, but CJ Carter came back with a shot in the closing seconds to pull the Mavs to within three at 32-29 at halftime.
Western (14-3, 6-0 Summit League) stormed out to a 22-point lead in the second half, but the Mavericks slowly chipped away with buckets from Justin Simmons and Phillips and a three from Jacques Coleman.
With four minutes to go, UNO (5-15, 2-6 Summit League) started a 12-0 run spurred by three Simmons dunks that cut the deficit to 77-70 with 1:46 remaining. A dunk by Terell Parks halted the rally.
Simmons led the Mavs with 18 points while Phillips added 13 points and six rebounds. Carter chipped in 12 points, four assists and two steals and John Karhoff had 10 points, seven rebounds and a pair of assists.
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"It Is Dangerous To Be Right When The Government Is Wrong"
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Briefing Skipper: China, Iran, Pakistan, Egypt, Hamas
In which we scour the transcript of the State Department's daily presser so you don't have to. These are the highlights of Monday's briefing by spokesman Mark Toner:
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner kicked off the U.S.-China Security and Economic Dialogue in Washington Monday, but don't expect a lot of those pesky "deliverables" that everybody's talking about these days. And one member of the State Department press corps pointed out that while the Obama administration would only provide officials to talk about the dialogue anonymously, the Chinese held three briefings on the record.
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Monday predicted a resumption of the P5+1 talks over its nuclear program, but toner said there's nothing to announce yet. "And as we've said often, there's two tracks here and the door does remain open. But if we have anything to confirm, we'll get back to you" he said.
- Responding to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's promise that any future raids inside his country would be met with force, Toner said that there very well could be more raids inside his country. "Whenever we do have actionable intelligence against someone who's responsible for thousands of American and other deaths, other nationalities, we're going to take action, and feel it's within our right to do so," said Toner. Gilani also said the Pakistani government was innocent. Toner said the U.S. will wait for the results of the investigations.
- On Egypt, Toner said that the United States "strongly condemns the senseless sectarian violence and destruction that took place in Imbaba and other neighborhoods of Cairo, including the destructive attacks on churches, and just say that an attack on a religious institution or site is -- irrespective of religion, is abhorrent." The U.S. is considering $1 billion of debt relief for Egypt, but no final decisions have yet been made. "It's too early. We're not there yet," Toner said.
- As for the Palestinian unity government that's in the works, Toner said that it was important any deal between Fattah and Hamas include a path to peace with Israel but he also said it was hard to judge because the details of the deal still aren't clear. "I think we're waiting to see what this thing looks like," he said. "As the new Palestinian government's formed, we'll assess it based on its policies and we'll determine the implications for our assistance."


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The Chandi Homam is the avahanam of Goddess Chandi in Agni by chanting the Devi Mahatmyam slogas, also referred as the Chandi Path, is divided into three major episodes MahaKali, MahaLaksmi and MahaSaraswathi. It is referred as Devi Mahatmya in South India, Chandi in West Bengal and as Durga Sapthasathi in the northern parts of the country including Varanasi. It consists of chapters 74 to 86 (13 chapters) of the Markandeya Purana and has 700 stanzas. This Purana is also authored by Veda Vyasa and is a medium sized purana. In the twelfth chapter of this great book, the Goddess tells that for one who reads or hears these three stories of her there is nothing impossible to obtain including salvation. Goddess in the below sloga said; who ever chants or even hears the mahatmiya sloga will get all mangalas. Ashta Dasa Buja Maha Durga
"Ribava : Sum shayam yanthi kalyanainj shoba pathyathey
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The Chandi Homam can aid you in clearing off the obstacles and hurdles on your path to success. Goddess Durga, the chief deity of this Homa will gift you all mangalas. At Sri Yogambigai Adhishtanam, Shri Sadha Chandi Maha homam is performed every year at Vaikasi Visaka Pournami where in the devi mahatmia slogam is chanted 100 times along with Shri Prathyangira moola manthiram followed by Vasotharai and Abhishekam for Worlds Welfare. During the homam all auspicious articles are offered to Goddess chandi in-between each slogas. Whoever participates in this homam with bakthi is said to get the power to balance the passion and dispassion, indulgence and denial. With the goddess blessing, you will be able to manifest your true divine self that unites selfishness and selflessness. In the below sloga from "Manthra Mahathathi" book it was specified as;
Nirubari pathirava abannay dhupishey poomikapana !
Athivirushtayaam anaaivruishtov basakra bayaikshaya !
Sarvaknaa vinachyanthi sathachandi vithavukruthey !
Roganaam vairinaam naatho dhanaputhra samruthaya !
There will be no poverty, earth quake, or no threat or damages from the neighboring countries. There will not be any disturbances in between your activities and you will be able to accomplish your goals.
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Beware of anyone who proclaims themselves a "Patriot." In 2013, that's code for Teabagger. They think they love America more than everybody. But actions speak louder than words. Most are angry, uneducated, white folk. Pathetic, really. Especially considering they are being led by a Canadian elitist.
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There was a day when being Conservative meant you advocated for personal responsibility. Not any more. Freedom to the Teabaggers means being free to be a free-rider or freeloader in America.
You see, the idea of the individual mandate actually originated at the Heritage Foundation. Similar to auto insurance, the idea was that Americans need to have insurance because of the unique nature of the health market. If you are uninsured and get in a bad car wreck, and end up at the ER, unless you are fabulously wealthy, Americans like me are going to end up paying for your healthcare. That's wrong. That's welfare. But to a Teabagger, it's freedom.
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Clay Bennett is a national treasure!!
Volsam, if you are so worried about future generations, then you should be for smaller government AND tax increases, to clean up the mess our generation has made. To whine about the poor little children, and support tax cuts at the same time is the acme of foolishness & hypocrisy. My opinion.
Soakya, I don't give the Senate a pass for not doing a budget prior to 2013. I do however call BS on the House for doing nothing but obstructing the proicess so they could reach their perceived leverage point (ie: dead end / box canyon).
I also call BS on your comment about the "president" having his credit rating lowered. Anyone who was paying attention understands why that happened. The credit rating agencies and the Fed explained it all too clearly. Brinkmanship related to the budget & debt ceiling by the CONGRESS caused that. And more specifically, the GOP Congress. The Teabaggers wanted the shutdown, and many want a default. Guess what? They own it now!!
PlainTruth wouldn't know the real truth if it bit him in the posterior. He started posting in this thread saying; "Years from now, people will be asking "Where were you when Harry Reid shutdown the government?"
Lets examine that statement a bit. After the GOP led House demanded that the Senate pass a budget, the Senate did exactly that. Over 6 months ago. A conference was required to reconcile the House & Senate budgets. But guess what? The GOP repeatedly objected to a conference until ONE HOUR BEFORE THE SHUTDOWN. That's because a conference would have nullified their strategy of hostage taking & ransom.
So now they want a conference, even though the Senate budget maintains the cuts put into effect by the sequester. Why does the GOP want a conference? S0 they can 'negotiate' policy riders atop a continuing resolution budget bill. Ain't gonna happen.
Senator Reid is correct. The Banana Republicans have lost their minds. The House has ZERO leverage, and Senator Corker tried repeatedly to point that out to The Canadian, to no avail. This shutdown rests solidly on the shoulders of John Boehner and his lunatic fringe Tea Party caucus.
rick1 seems to forget that the Lincoln Memorial was recently vandalized while the government was OPEN. The Interior Dept., which manages the NPS is CLOSED because of the ongoing shenanigans in the House. What part of government shutdown don't you understand? Ted Cruz Canadian-logic is flawed. Yeah, lets open up the parts of government that we like. NOT!
By the way, my Father-in-Law is part of the Greatest Generation and was a WW2 pilot. He's on his way to DC now. He understands who is responsible for this mess, just like the majority of Americans. These Teabaggers have no shame.
Clay is spot on as usual. You can tell by the reaction from the Teabaggers that it hit home. The truth hurts.
Amazing that the Teabaggers & Birthers are threatening the full faith & credit of America, and they're being led in their assault by a Canadian. Will wonders never cease?
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The reason we have definitions is so that we can differentiate between things. If 'rural' is a catch all that includes places like Whitwell, Pikeville, & Kennesaw, then it is a useless definition. Any child who has watched Sesame Street knows that "one of these things is not like the other." Not trying to convince this Easy123 character of anything, b/c facts contrary to his/her beliefs only seem to embolden him/her.
Just looked at the definition of suburb in Wikipedia, and it specifically mentions areas around Atlanta as suburban. Imagine that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburb


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Bravo and Congratulations to all the devotees…
You brought great joice and pleasure to Srila Prabhupada.
Thank you very much…!
By Akruranatha Dasa
ISKCON's newest temple in North America recently opened on Rama Navmi, April 21, 2013, at 1965 Latham Street, Mountain View, California, in the heart of California's Silicon Valley. The strategic location is near prestigious Stanford University and the world headquarters of many hi-tech companies such as Google. ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV) purchased the property about a year ago, but remained operating at its smaller, rented location in San Jose while completing extensive renovation and remodeling at the new location.
While the Deities moved into the temple on Rama Navmi and the temple unofficially opened on that date, the official Grand Opening will be held during July 4th weekend (July 6th and 7th), to coincide with observance of the Disappearance Day of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur, which has traditionally been enthusiastically celebrated at ISV by liberal book distribution.
The new temple in Mountain View is the home of presiding Deities Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Sri Radha-Madanamohan, and Sri Sri Laksmi-Narasimhadeva. It boasts a beautiful altar and temple hall with adjoining pujari room, a state-of-the-art commercial kitchen, multi-media broadcasting and audio-visual recording equipment, a guest room for visiting senior devotees, two classrooms for children, an office, a large sankirtan book storage room, an entrance hallway/reception area with room for a small gift shop, four comfortably appointed visitor's washrooms, and parking for about 17 cars. In the parking lot area there are two mature pepper trees which give the property an exotic atmosphere and fragrance.
The attached photos from Rama Navmi show the temple in an unfinished state. Devotees continue to work on completing the remodel and decoration of the temple. Artwork on loan from the BBT will grace the walls, and many other furnishings and decorations will be added, including a new vyasasana and murti of Srila Prabhupada, and new curtains and ornate metal gates and mandala for the altar. New signage and landscaping have not yet been started. A photo of where the donor wall will include personalized tiles (still going for $2,000 apiece) shows the frame created by Ramdas. New donations of any size are welcome. Please visit www.iskconsiliconvalley.com for more details and updates.
The life and soul of ISV is sankirtan, especially the Monthly Sankirtan Festivals in which devotees from the congregation go out on mass harinama and book distribution for the pleasure of the Deities and Srila Prabhupada. The devotees also eagerly discuss Srimad Bhagavatam among themselves and observe the worship of the temple Deities. There are also University and corporate outreach activities in which books and prasadam are distributed. Such activities give the ISV devotees tangible spiritual happiness and enthusiasm which has inspired them to contribute the large amount of funds necessary to purchase and renovate the temple.
"Rupa Goswami has stated that five kinds of devotional activities – namely residing in Mathura, worshiping the Deity of the Lord, reciting Srimad Bhagavatam, serving a devotee and chanting the Hatre Krishna mantra – are so potent that a small attachment for any one of these five items can arouse devotional ecstasy even in a neophyte." (Nectar of Devotion, Chapter 13, "Five Potent Forms of devotional Service")
The devotees at ISV are determined to use the new temple facilities Their Lordships have provided in order to increase their attachment to the above five activities, and to introduce others to them as well. Specifically, we are very eager to see ISV continue to serve as a home base for increasing distribution of Srila Prabhupada's books and chanting Hare Krishna more and more, and for bringing more people from all over the Bay Area to see the beautiful worship of the Deities. The Mission Statement of ISV is "To serve all souls by profusely distributing the holy names of Lord Krishna."
Bravo and Congratulations to all the devotees…
You brought great joice and pleasure to Srila Prabhupada.
Thank you very much…!
Hare Krsna & Congratulations to all the ISKCON-Silicon Valley Temple devotees. Srila Prabhupada must have a huge smile on his face, especially for one of his dearest disciple, HG Vaisesika Prabhu, for his wonderful leadership. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; Sri Sri Radha-Madanamohan; and Sri Sri Laksmi-Narasimhadeva ki jai!
Yes, I think that we can see from the joy in the faces of the devotees in the picture a reflection of the joy and pleasure of Srila Prabhupada.
Congratulations to the ISV Devotees on the auspicious new beginning!! Srila Prabhupda would be very happy to see such epic move by ISV.. A great honor to be part of the community.. somehow by Krishna' grace with Separation mood, I missed the event… No worry. nectar remains in internet now..
The festival celebrating the Appearance Lord Narasimhadeva last night at ISV was fabulous. once again, the Sankirtan devotees smashed their goals and distributed something like 9,000 books this month, including 40 full sets.
The temple was full, but comfortable with a crowd I estimate at about 150. There are lots of kids in our congregation. I was a little worried because "dusk" didn't come until 8:55 p.m. and some neighbors were shushing the kids in the parking lot who were still playfully rambunctious at 10 p.m.
We were visited by the Consul of India's consular office in San Francisco and his family, and I gave him a little tour of the place. I think they were especially interested in the sankirtan storage room, where I gave them a Krishna book and Bhagavad-gita and showed them books in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Spanish, Farsi and Arabic, and explained how enthusiastic we are for book distribution.
I told him also about our Motel Gita project, which took orders for another 15,000 Gitas last week at a "Choice Hotels" convention in Los Angleles, with the participation of New Dwaraka book distributor Sastra Krt.
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Comedian Mario Cantone has married his partner of 20 years, musical theater director Jerry Dixon, Cantone revealed Friday on The View.
"I got married for the same reasons you did," the Sex and the City actor, 51, tells fellow newlywed Joy Behar on the show. "We're older now. We've been together 20 years. After 20 years you're like, 'Thanks for the anti-climactic honeymoon, government!' "
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Sarah Jessica Parker has always wanted a daughter, her Sex and the City costar Mario Cantone tells PEOPLE. And in a few months, she will have not one – but two twin girls – via surrogate.
"I'm thrilled for her!" the comedian, 49, said at Thursday's DKMS Americas Bone Marrow Registry's Third Annual Linked Against Leukemia benefit, which he emceed at New York City's Cipriani 42nd Street. "She has definitely wanted to have a girl."
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After making multiple attempts to trade Jabar Gaffney over the last two weeks, the Washington Redskins finally gave up on Monday and released the receiver, proceeding with their commitment to developing young players at the position.
Gaffney, 31, had 68 catches for 945 yards and five touchdowns a year ago, all of which were team-highs. But the team signed Pierre Garcon not long after free agency opened on March 13 and then also later brought in Washington native Joshua Morgan, and with Leonard Hankerson, a third-round draft pick from a year ago, expected to be fully recovered from hip surgery, the Redskins prefer to build chemistry amongst the trio and new quarterback Robert Griffin III.
Head coach Mike Shanahan explained last week that Gaffney didn't fit into the team's plans, and as a 10-year veteran who had the most productive season of his career in 2011, Shanahan felt it was best to help the receiver find another team.
"I mean, he's a veteran player," Shanahan said. "He gave me everything he had last year and had a heck of a year, but he also understands that we've got three guys that we signed, relative to Hankerson, Morgan and Pierre Garcon, that we're looking to come in here and obviously play a significant role."
Signs that the Redskins wouldn't have a trade partner for Gaffney came over the weekend when the NFL Draft came and went without the receiver being moved. Philadelphia, for example, unloaded cornerback Asante Samuel, who it signed to a six-year, nearly $60 million deal in 2008, to Atlanta merely in exchange for a seventh-round pick.
While Shanahan said Gaffney would be able to stay with the team if he so chose, the team instead released him. It was, then, a move more tied to clearing salary cap space than anything; Gaffney was scheduled to make $2.65 million in the final season of a four-year deal he signed with Denver in 2009 before being traded to Washington when the lockout ended last July.
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I hold Becca on my hip, her face buried in my neck and hold Tyler's trembling hand. The sun sinks below the horizon taking the warmth from the air. The wind is chilled as it blows off the ocean. The ambulance's lights swirl around and the sirens blare loudly through the night.
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"Where are they taking her?" Tyler asks softly
"To the hospital." I say walking over to car and putting Becca in her carseat.
"I dont like the hospital." Becca whines
"Me niether, but we need to check on your mom." I respond starting the car.
We dive along the highway towards the hospital. The car is silent as we all expect the worst.
We pull into the parkinglot and I pick Becca up. Tyler follows me through the doors and into the hospital. I talk to the leady at the front desk and a tall doctor appraoches us.
"Excuse me, are you with Ms. Stanley?"
"Yes, how is she?" I ask
"Ms. Stanley's is in emergency surgery right now," the doctor responds, "we need to stabalize her brain activity which will take the whole night. But she will be fine after surgery."
"Will she then remember us?" Tyler asks
"Well kid, when it comes to the brain we never know what could happen but chances are..." the doctor responds before walking back down the hallway.
"Mawy, I'm sleepy I wanna go home." Becca murmers from my arms
"Alright lets go." I say walking back out the door and into the car.
We arrive at the house and both of the kids are asleep. I pick up Becca and carry her inside, upstairs, and into her room. I set her on her bed as her head rolls back onto her pillow. I unbraid her hair and pull the covers over her, before walking back to the car to get Tyler.
I open his side of the door and his eyes flutter open. He climbs onto my back and I trudge inside to his room. I tuck him into his covers and hand him his moose before flicking out the lights.
"Good night" I whisper closing his door.
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"Your bed is comfy!" she giggles
I smile, "I know and and think yours is to?"
"Yeah, but I was sad so I came in heawe!"
"Well today we are going to have fun!" I respond smiling as I climb out from under the warm covers. She crawls out too and jumps onto my back, "Lets goo!" she shouts
I run into Tyler's room, Becca bouncing around on my back laughing.
"Tyler!" she yells hopping off my back and jumping onto a breathing lump in Tyler's bed.
"Ah!" Tyler says sticking his head out from his blankets.
"Supwise!" Becca laughs
"What are we doing?" Tyler asks confused
I laugh, "anything you want!"
"Well I wanna play quidditch, like Harry Potter!" Tyler yells jumping out of his bed.
"And I wanna make cupcakes!" Becca squeals.
"Quiditch and cupcakes it is!" I say picking up Becca. "Lets see we need three brooms, balls and hula hoops. And I don't think we have any baking supplies here yet so it looks like we are headed to the store first!"
"Okay!" Tyler says running over to his closet, "I'll get dressed!"
"Yeah Yeah me too! All by myself!" Becca says running into her bedroom.
"Alright then, I'll go make us some breakfeast." I say walking downstairs. I opened the fridge to find, well not much. There was a half gallon of milk, three apples, four eggs and some strange can of medication. I sigh and wander around the kitchen opening random cabinets.
I scrounge up the milk, apples, cinnamin, eggs and a new box of pancake mix. I make the pancake mix before chopping up the apples in little chunks and mixing cinnamin onto them.
I pour the cinnamin apples into the pancake mix and pour the mix onto the skillet.
Tyler dashes downstairs all dressed as I put a steaming plate of apple cinnamin pancakes on the counter. He grabs a plate and picks up a pancake before gobbling it down.
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Blue Ridge Dining Room - Omni Grove Park Inn
- Address:
290 Macon Ave
Asheville, NC 28801Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
AmericanPrice: $31 to $50
Blue Ridge Dining Room - Omni Grove Park Inn
- Dining Style: Home Style
- Website: http://www.groveparkinn.com/blue-ridge-dining-room
- Phone: (800) 438-5800
- Hours of Operation:
Breakfast: Monday-Sunday: 6:30am - 10:30am
Champagne Brunch: Sunday: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Dinner: Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: American, Southern
- Executive Chef: Nick Blackshaw
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Beer, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Private Room, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Private Party Facilities: The Omni Grove Park Inn
- Private Party Contact: Colleen Sullivan 8282522711x7046
Getting there
- Cross Street: Charlotte Street
- Parking: Hotel Parking
- Parking Details: As a Dining Guest, you receive three hours of Self-Parking with our compliments. If you prefer to utilize Valet Services, you may for a charge of $15.
Parking Rates*: Self-Parking: 0-3hrs, Complimentary, 3-6hrs $10, 6-24hrs $15, Valet: $15
* Holiday Parking will be in effect from Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 to Thursday, January 1st, 2015. It is a flat $10 per vehicle charge; half of each fee collected will be given to one of six local direct care non-profits.
A word from Blue Ridge Dining Room - Omni Grove Park Inn
The Blue Ridge Dining Room offers us what we love – plenty of great food, Southern hospitality and beautiful views of the Blue Ridge Mountains! Open for breakfast, weekend dinner, and Sunday Champagne brunch, its culinary concept is best described as an elegant and local "Farm to Table American Buffet" featuring fresh and creative regional American Cuisine with Southern hospitality and beautiful views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Try the Blue Ridge Dining Room's award-winning Friday Night Seafood Buffet; Saturday Night Prime Rib Buffet and Sunday Champagne Brunch.Continued
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- Diners' Choice WinnerBest Overall
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Blue Ridge Dining Room - Omni Grove Park Inn reviews from OpenTable diners
121 reviews since August 1, 2014
- Food4.4Service4.6
- Ambiance4.6Noise LevelModerate
scenic view (96)special occasion (93)great for brunch (56)romantic (45)good for groups (44)fit for foodies (33)great for lunch (19)kid-friendly (15)notable wine list (12)hot spot (6)neighborhood gem (6)great for outdoor dining (5)vibrant bar scene (2)late-night find (1)Show More
- Blue Ridge Dining RoomOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 11/22/2014The Buffet at the Blue Ridge Dining Room was beyond all of our expectations. Service was great, but the food offerings were unbelievable and everything was so good. Go hungry because there are so many options!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 11/22/2014My family of 9 dined at Blue Ridge for an early Thanksgiving celebration. We were very pleased with everything. The service was impeccable as well as the food. This was our first year but we have already talked about making it an annual event. Thank you for the wonderful experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- BrunchSherEDined on 11/22/2014Perfect brunch buffet for those wanting a little of EVERYTHING!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- RodgerDined on 11/21/2014Not a 5 star at all. Poor service by hostess, and very little food verity. We've come here for over 10 years at Christmas, and the menu continues to get smaller while the price continues to rise. IF not for the ginger bread houses and general ambiance, we would definitely not come back. A sea food buffet? Not even close!!!
- Good but not outstanding this timekjkjDined on 11/15/2014We had an 8:30 reservation which was apparently the last booked for that night. The hostess was stuck listening to the life story of a customer who had finished dinner so we had to wait to be seated. Once seated, we waited about 7 minutes for someone to take a drink order. The room only had about 5 tables other than ours so there was no reason for the inattentive service. We got our food from the buffet but still had no drinks. We got them shortly after asking a second time. After that, the waiter was very attentive and pleasant. The food was good but would likely have been better earlier in the night. I skipped several items because they looked to have been sitting a little too long. The prime rib was excellent and could be cut with a fork - very enjoyable. My husband also greatly enjoyed the bananas foster and some duck confit tacos. I'm sure we will return and will be sure to make an earlier reservation next time!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Nice dining room for a celebration!bobbyyDined on 11/15/2014The Blue Ridge Dining room buffet is a great place to have a nice celebration dinner for any event. The food is good and there's a hue variety of dishes. The desserts are outstanding.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Lots of foodBeaufortRunnerDined on 11/14/2014There was a lot of seafood entrees on the buffet but no beef. Maybe it was seafood night, I didn't ask. The collards were cold and some of the entrees were not hot but just barely warm. I didn't try the pasta station because I already eaten some of most of the other items on the buffet.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Brunchuniquefoodie4Dined on 11/9/2014The atmosphere and food was fantastic. The view was gorgeous and the tour was well done. Despite a reservation, we had to wait. Our server had too many tables and was not able to attend to us in the timely manner as previous times.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always a great experienceSunshineStateDined on 11/7/2014We always bring friends to Blue Ridge Dining when we're in Asheville. Blue Ridge Dining never fails to impress our guests.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Superb DiningHalleDined on 11/1/2014Magnificent choice of food - great wine list. Delightful service.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Spectacular ViewPJK4Dined on 10/26/2014The presentation allowed for an easy flow, incorporating an abundant selection that was fresh and delicious. The service was excellent.Special Features:
- Outstanding Brunch!SusanBDined on 10/26/2014The Sunday Brunch at The Grove Park Inn is outstanding! There is so much variety in the kinds of food avaiable and everything we sampled was delicious. The mimosas/champagne is included so it is not necessary to spend another $13-$14 on a Bloody Mary!Special Features:
- Enjoy the View!NYTarheelDined on 10/25/2014This is a lovely scenic venue to enjoy the mountains while you dine. The food just okay (for the price). I came here several years ago and the food was much better (return-worthy). This buffet is pretty extensive, the presentation is exquisite, but the food is just so-so. It's a step up from your average buffet, but a step down from the menu service they used to have. It is, however, diverse enough that everyone in your party could find something they like and would probably really enjoy at least one thing they sampled. I was looking for the shrimp and grits which were great off the menu last time, but it did not appear on the brunch or dinner buffet which changes in selection frequently. Caveat emptor.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- FoodDined on 10/24/2014Food is wonderful. You can eat everything. It is nice having a few people at stations.I would recommend this to a friend.
- What a spread !!BlazerBerryDined on 10/19/2014My wife and I went to Sunday brunch to celebrate both of my in-laws' birthdays, which are only a few days apart from each other. The setting was magnificent with a spectacular view and dining room setting. The food selections were numerous and were of exquisite quality. Oftentimes buffet offerings can be of substandard quality, but this certainly was not the case here. The server was also very good and the whole experience could not have been better.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- HappybirthdaysDined on 10/19/2014We were celebrating three family birthdays in one week and decided to drive to Grove Park Inn this year for your special brunch. As usual the food, the friendly wait staff, spectacular view and attention paid to detail, made our birthdays memorable. Thank you so much.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- SusanSuezqDined on 10/18/2014My husband and I had stayed many years ago when our children went to camp in Brevard.. This was the first time back in the newly renovated space The food was fabulous .. Selection and quality were amazing !Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Food with a viewOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/18/2014The best buffet you'll ever lay eyes and mouth on.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful Sunday brunchMiscynthiaDined on 10/12/2014We came for brunch on a very busy weekend at the Inn, but even so, the food was plentiful and the service was excellent. Enjoy a complimentary mimosa while you're wait to be seated. Try the fried chicken and waffles!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- night outOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/11/2014Our first time at Grove Park Inn....what an incredible facility!!! Food was great, atmosphere was elegant, and the view was magnificent!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- downtownerDined on 10/10/2014A bit disappointed in food based on previous visits. The food displays are impressive and some choices quite good, others not...such as fried oysters, shrimp. Service attentive. The entire resort renovation is a vast improvement.Special Features:
- RaddadOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/10/2014Expansive upscale seafood buffet on Friday nights. Attractively presented on a number of spacious stations. Wide variety of interesting salads and soups, including a delicious cantaloupe and cream cold soup that was a perfect starter. The crab cakes actually contained lots of succulent crabmeat!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Surpassed our expectationsOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/10/2014Wonderful dining experience. Food was great. Wait staff friendly and accommodating. We would definitely recommend the Blue Ridge Dining Room at the Omni Grove Park Inn.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- First class food and scenery.Devin78Dined on 10/5/2014Recently my wife and I had brunch at the Blue Ridge Dining Room. We were met by an extremely friendly and helpful staff upon our arrival and given a mimosa to sip while we were ushered to our seats. Our waiter was attentive without being intrusive in our experience. The food was excellent, the staff was top shelf, and the scenery was gorgeous. I would suggest visiting the Blue Ridge Dining Room to anyone looking for an experience that involves not only wonderful tastes and smells, but also spectacular views.Special Features:
- Dinner in the mountains.DOGWASHERDined on 10/4/2014My wife and I two best friends had one dinner and three breafast's at the Blue Ridge and couldn't say enough about it. We were all very pleased. Thanks for your guidance.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Botched surprise!StressedDined on 10/4/2014We were celebrating an engagement and went to a lot of trouble to try and surprise my son's fiancée. I explained all this to the hostess when I got there, as well as on the phone before we got there. We wanted his fiancée to think they were a party of two and be surprised that both sets of parents were there waiting to celebrate with them. And yet when they arrived, they said my name and asked if it was party of 6. THEN they did not bring them to our table but actually sat them at a table for 2. I don't understand why they didn't do as we asked or explained to all hostesses present so such an important surprise would not be ruined! Our wonderful waitress handled the mess-up and brought them to our table. The rest of the night was magical!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Kitty725Dined on 9/26/2014We had a 9 PM reservation and some of the food had been a bit picked over and not as fresh as I had wished -not sure why an earlier reservation could not be made -- there were only about 3 tables with guests . Not very busy so had time to speak with hosts at several stations --all seemed unhappy with thier jobs -- Sad - such a beautiful place !Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Blue Ridge Friday Night BuffettonthemarkDined on 9/26/2014Friday nights at Blue Ridge offers the seafood buffett. All you can eat and very high end. Crab legs, shrimp, crab cakes and much more. There is even one room devoted to dessert.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Seafood BuffetSeafoodLoverDined on 9/26/2014In addition to the fantastic views, the food was spectacular as always. If you love crab legs as I do, this is the place to go, as they offer them hot or cold. The oysters are also great. Good for non seafood lovers also as pork, chicken, and beef selections were offered. The service was attentive.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 9/20/2014A wonderful evening was ruined by a nearby table with two very young noisy children who cried throughout the meal.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Outstanding!scootermom22Dined on 9/20/2014The Blue Ridge was recommended by a friend, and what a friend he is. There was nothing out of place. Service, food, and view is an experience my husband and I will be back again to enjoy.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- the foodunimpressedDined on 9/20/2014I have been to the Grove Park for the Sat. night buffet to celebrate many special occasions over the years. I was very disappointed in the choice of food on the buffet and the quality of the food. We always enjoyed the prime rib and especially the ribs off of the meat. They do not serve it that way now. The prime rib was very rare and cold. They did put it in a pan to cook more and heat up but it was just not the same. They were especially proud of their pasta station. To be truthful I do not want to spend that kind of money for pasta.Special Features:
- Well done Grove ParkStanTDined on 9/13/2014This was our daughter's choice for her 16th birthday. She also invited a nice young man who wishes to court her. Thus, 16th birthday and first date so to speak. Very special We loved the big band music too - Hard to find these days. You'd be suprised how many young people like that music. So nice not to hear cheap rock or country music. Music definitely inlfuences the dining experience. Well done Gove Park. Thank you Robert for execellent service (; Grove Park has always been our Number 1 special events location. Note: Guests' evening dress attire needs to be addressed and posted. Should require at least collared shirt tucked into pants or slacks; no jeans.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Beautiful Views and Great FoodOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/13/2014The Prime Rib buffet on Saturday nights at the Blue Ridge Dining Hall at the Grove Park Inn is well worth the cost not just for the Prime Rib, but the great variety of well prepared salads and hot entrees, let alone the vast dessert selection. If you get a good table, the view just increases the overall dining experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- GreatgreerbeachDined on 9/12/2014This was our first time at this restaurant but not our last! The Friday night seafood buffet was great. Everything was perfect! The food, the service, the view, etc. We celebrated my husbands 50th birthday and had a great time. Very relaxed, not rushed, can't remember the last time we spent 2 hours eating, talking & enjoying ourselves over a meal. Great, we look forward to returning.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- LovingFoodInAshevilleDined on 8/31/2014Excellent food on the brunch buffet, a great Asheville experience.Special Features:
- Fabulous Sunday BrunchPerazzola1982Dined on 8/31/2014The food was amazing! There was such a big selection of foods to choose from and they did not disappoint. The view was breathtaking! I will visit again!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Birthday Celebrationfoodieturning40Dined on 8/30/2014We dined here with friends for a birthday celebration. We had spent an afternoon outdoors at the Biltmore Estate Outdoor Center and it was a nice relaxing evening. We think if we had eaten earlier the food would have been a little better. It was later in the evening and we know it is hard to keep food fresh on a buffet. It was a great end to a busy day. The hotel is beautiful, and we visited Elaine's Piano Bar after supper. It was FABULOUS!! Highly recommend it for a fun night with friends!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fri/Sat PM buffet is outstandingAntonEgoDined on 8/30/2014Our family has been to the Friday night or Saturday night buffet several times in the past and those experiences have been good. Now (apparently due to the Omni upgrades) the buffet is outstanding. In fact, our family agreed it was the best buffet experience we have had anywhere. The quality of the selections as well as the creativity and originality was surprising and satisfying. There were numerous selections that we have never seen on any buffet elsewhere and not a single one was disappointing or even average. And when you combine the buffet with the mountain vista views in the dining area, we could not give a higher recommendation. The buffet is certainly not inexpensive, but we plan to return on special occasions during the year.Special Features:
- shortieDined on 8/29/2014Had a wonderful time celebrating our 50th anniversary. The seafood buffet was nicely varied but if I were to do it again, I would stick to the cold seafood room. Fish was a bit dry in the hot room. Salads were wonderful and the desserts to die for.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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Experience service and luxury appropriate for kings at the Hotel Schloss Fuschl. Unwind at the Beauty Spa and enjoy the tranquility and magnificent scenery. Take a leisurely swim in the peaceful pool with its magnificent views over the lake. Rent one of the hotel's private rowing or electric boats and spend peaceful hours on the lake. Travel back in time in one of 7 vintage to contemporary Rolls-Royces and discover Austria's most beautiful landscapes. Panoramic windows overlook high mountains and the surrounding lake. Elegant fireplaces provide warmth on chilly nights.
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|President's Budget Request
The President s Budget Request proposes a substantial increase of $13 million for the Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (SIG) of the National Center for Research Resources. The budget for the SIG Program has increased over the past several years to its current level in FY 1998 of $22 million. The new Program Announcement (PAR-98-018) for FY 1999 was recently published in the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts (December 19, 1997, Volume 26, No. 40, also available on the NIH web site. The receipt deadline is March 20, 1998. These applications will be funded with the FY 1999 appropriation.
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) announces a new, ongoing program to support quantitative approaches to the study of complex biological processes by encouraging non-traditional collaborations across disciplinary lines. The collaborations will be funded through supplements to existing NIGMS grants to support the salary and expenses of investigators who have expertise in physics, engineering, mathematics, and other fields involving quantitative skills relevant to the analysis of complex systems. It is expected that the collaborations will result in new directions for the existing projects or in new research projects that will compete for independent funding.
Examples of research that could be supported by this program include modeling and simulation approaches for the analysis of genetic regulatory circuitry, the development of techniques to obtain complex kinetic data from living cells, methods to study the dynamics of cellular substructure assembly, and approaches to analyzing complex physiological interactions of clinical significance.
Application receipt dates are March 1, July 1, and November 1.
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|Letter to the President of the United States
To the President of the United States and Members of the United States Congress:
There is a broad consensus supporting the President's National Bioethics Advisory Commission's proposal to ban the creation of a human being by somatic nuclear transplants. The Commission urged that such a ban should not deliberately or inadvertently interfere with biomedical research that is critical to the understanding and eventual prevention of human disease. To that end, we the undersigned endorse the statement on cloning from the American Society for Cell Biology. If legislation is deemed to be necessary, we respectfully urge you to ensure that it be limited to the cloning of human beings, and does not include language that impedes critical ongoing and potential new research.
Statement on Cloning
January, 1998
The ASCB continues to support such a moratorium as a constructive interim response to the concerns raised by the cloning of an adult sheep. However, recent events in the U.S. have escalated and infused new urgency into this debate, resulting in increased demands for regulatory legislation.
The ASCB urges that if legislation is needed, it should specifically be concerned with the reproduction of a human being by nuclear transfer. At the same time, any legislation should not impede or interfere with existing and potential critical research fundamental to the prevention or cure of human disease. This research often includes the cloning of human and animal cell lines and DNA, but not whole human beings.
The National Bioethics Advisory Commission did recommend a three to five year moratorium on human nuclear transfer for the purpose of creating a new human being in order to allow time to evaluate the safety of and public views about such procedures. The ASCB urges that the Commission s recommendation be the basis for any federal legislation.
|1998 ASCB Member Directory Update
The 1998 ASCB Directory of Members will be printed this spring. If you have moved since the printing of the 1997 Directory or note a mistake or omission in your Directory listing and have not already notified the ASCB, please fill out and submit the form below, or send an e-mail note with the requested information. A separate reminder will not be mailed. This will ensure that the correct information is listed in the 1997 ASCB Directory and the 1998–1999 FASEB Directory.
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|Society Welcomes New Staff
The ASCB National Office has welcomed four new staffers since January:
Heather Dalterio Joseph, ASCB Director of Publications and Managing Editor of Molecular Biology of the Cell, joins the ASCB from the Society for Neuroscience where she served as Managing Editor of the Journal of Neuroscience. Joseph succeeds Ro Kampman, who left the ASCB to become Executive Director of the Biophysical Society (see ASCB Newsletter, Jan/Feb 1998).
Katherine Hempel succeeds Georgia Monitor as Membership Coordinator (see below). Hempel has extensive association, membership and meeting registration experience through her work at American Association of Family and Consumer Services in Alexandria, Virginia.
Trina Armstrong comes to the ASCB from Montgomery College, succeeding Carol Papalazarus as Executive Assistant. The nerve center of the Society, Trina s is the voice which members are most likely to hear when they call; she will also work closely with the Women in Cell Biology, International Affairs, and Local Arrangements committees.
Melissa Green Gilliam succeeds Jan Packard as Membership and Accounting Assistant. She comes to the Society from the Law Offices of Peter T. Straub, having moved to the Washington area last year from her native Savannah, Georgia.
Monitor leaves the ASCB
Georgia was the face and the soul of the ASCB to many of our members, remarked Executive Director Elizabeth Marincola at a farewell dinner honoring Monitor, who had worked under every full-time Society executive, starting with Emma Shelton, and including Robert Young and Dorothea Wilson before Marincola.
|WWW.Cell Biology Education
The ASCB Education Committee calls attention each month to several websites of educational interest to the cell biology community. The Committee does not endorse nor guarantee the accuracy of the information at any of the listed sites. If you wish to comment on the selections or suggest future inclusions please send a message to Robert Blystone
These sites were checked February 11, 1998. Previous ASCB columns reviewing Educational Web sites with links to the sites may be found online
Robert Blystone for the ASCB Education Committee