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This sewing jealousy is getting a little out of hand now, Michelle's projects just keep getting better and better. [Kingdom of Style]
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CHICAGO, IL.—The waiting is finally over for Kevin Brown. Garnering 77% of the vote on his first try today, he is the newest member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
"It's a great day," said Brown from his home in Macon, Ga. "This is what you dream about when you're a kid, and I'm just so honored. When you think about baseball, you think about guys like Rube Marquard and Jesse Haines. The thought of being one of them is just incredible."
Brown, who won a World Series with the Florida Marlins in 1997 and ERA titles in 1996 and 2000, was named to six All-Star Games during an illustrious 19-year career. Feared for his surly attitude on the mound and devastating sinkerball, he was also known during his prime as an outstanding big game pitcher. This was perhaps best illustrated by his duel with Randy Johnson in the first game of the 1998 National League Division Series, when he surrendered just two hits and struck out 16, helping his team win a taut 2-1 classic.
"When Brownie was on the hill you knew who was in charge," said Hall of Fame teammate Tony Gwynn. "That guy was just filthy."
Brown, the fourth overall pick in the 1986 draft, was inconsistent in his early career with the Texas Rangers, known for explosions of temper. At 27, he led the majors with 21 wins, but it wasn't until he turned 31 that he began to truly harness his talent and develop into a holy terror all baseball learned to fear. That year he ran up an astounding 1.89 ERA with the Marlins, beginning a six-year run of pitching as good as nearly any you'll ever see. Brown went 92-45 with a 2.53 ERA at the height of baseball's offensive explosion, ranking as perhaps the best pitcher in the game during a time when greats such as Greg Maddux, Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson and Tom Glavine were at or near their best.
"You never wanted to hit against that guy," said fellow inductee Larry Walker. "I'm not even going to lie, man—I faked a hangover a couple of times to get out of facing him!"
After serving as the ace of a World Series winner in 1997 and the National League champion San Diego Padres in 1998, Brown became baseball's first $100 million man when he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Staggering as the deal was, he held up his end despite injuries, going 58-32 with a 2.53 ERA in the deal's first five years.
"We basically got four years of Cy Young-type pitching in the five years we had him," recalled former Dodgers general manager Kevin Malone, who inked the contract. "You can't ask for anything more than that, and it tells you a lot about what kind of competitor and what kind of man he was that he came through that way under all that pressure."
The end of Brown's career was not without controversy. A stint with the New York Yankees ended badly, with Brown turning the same intensity that fueled his greatness against himself, breaking his non-pitching hand while punching a wall in frustration. That injury was a key in the team's notorious collapse against the Boston Red Sox in the 2004 playoffs. His manager at the time, Joe Torre, recalled that incident today.
"I was angry at the time, sure," he said, "but it told me a lot about just how much he cared. He wanted to be excellent, and that's why he was."
Brown was also named in George Mitchell's report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball. It was thought by many analysts that this would affect Brown's chances, but this proved not to be the case.
"I think everybody believes he was doing something," said Jack Hanratty of the Visalia Bugle, who voted for Brown, "but having that kind of stain on your reputation is its own punishment. I'm not saying I like it, but he was a great pitcher and that's what this is about."
"You don't want this to just be a library and a plaque of Jackie Robinson," added fellow voter Billy Coxcomb of the Peoria Planet, in reference to Brown's occasional off-field issues, which included menacing a neighbor with a gun during a debate over yard debris. "Maybe he was a jerk, I didn't cover him, but there are a lot of jerks in the Hall of Fame."
Ultimately, though, it won't be the controversy that's remembered, but the excellence. With a 211-144 record and a 3.28 ERA, Brown fits comfortably alongside the likes of Juan Marichal, Don Drysdale and Jim Bunning—not in the first tier of immortals, perhaps, but in the next rung down.
"I'm just so proud today," he said. "It's just great to know that all the work you put in pays off in the end."

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Thanks to Larry Donahue, chef of Mity Nice at Water Tower Place, there's no reason to wait until May to enjoy National Hamburger Month. Nor is there reason to restrict your burgers to ground beef or blah flavors.
Donahue, a 30-year veteran of the restaurant industry, shares his inspired recipes for Peppercorn Burgers, meatless Mushroom Burgers and Turkey Burgers.
To make 4 Mity Nice Turkey Burgers:
In 2 tablespoons olive oil, saute ¼ cup chopped yellow onions, 1 teaspoon chopped, peeled garlic and 1/8 cup chopped green pepper until vegetables are light golden.
Cool and mix with 2 pounds ground turkey, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, ½ teaspoon kosher salt and ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper.
Form into 4 patties; place on sheet pan and refrigerate until chilled, 30 minutes to 1 hours. Season patties with salt and pepper; fry, broil or grill patties until well-done (165 degrees) but not overdone. Lightly toast 4 buns. Serve with mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato slices, as desired.
If you prefer pros to make your burgers, Mity Nice chefs will feature a specialty burger every day of the week, repeating weekly, during May.
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War Begs No Mercy Lyrics
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong)
Forced to fight, believe in lies
Your soul a suckers everyday
You think your mind is free
But suckles hold your world in place
Automatons can't find a way
Conflict of ideas, a stream of lies
Disonesty their policy
Innocents they fry
You watch them lie
We breathing bullshit for eternity
Display to me
Display to me your fucking face
Explain to us
How you manipulate our race
Crucified you leave behind
Sadness of a wage left upon the world
Evil propaganda at an edge they contemplate
Beneath the skin chameleons curl
Rhetoric of lunacy that fills the skies
An enigmatic tyranny
Inner sanctum breach
Forcified bridge
Sanctified the lands of all the haters
Display to me
Display to me your fucking face
Explain to us
How you manipulate our race
Behind the vail where they hide
The serpents coil
His the truth true?
Are their lies false?
What is the truth?
What are the lies?
Crucified on a cross of lies
The truth is falling from the sky
Feeble rebel in a constant coma contemplates
Hidden masses of the third reich
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong, N. Evaristo)
Panic stricken, people run from the blast
Shelter under or you better run fast
Two minute warning is never enough
Give me more time to get my stuff
Two minute warning i'm still in bed
In 45 seconds i'm dead
Two minute warning will lead us to the grave
Two ninute warning, not even time to shave
Two minute warning and i can't find my socks
Two minute warning and shit, i've lost my clock!
Lost my socks!
Lost my clock!
Can't find my shoes
The bombs fly over my head
My mum hides under her bed
My dad's got a bunker outside
The place where i'm gonna hide
We've got enough food for a year
But only a weeks worth of beer
We'll have to go on fridge raids
Before the afghans invade...
...no taliband-aid!
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong)
Contagion spreads
The wind carries death
Has God baits his breath
The angels hide
Has heaven knows hell
In certainty they dwell
Abandon the throne
As ashes rise
Contagion spreads
The wind carries death
The angels hide
Has God baits his breath
Lost! - terminal incident
Last! - the last experiment
Disaster reigns
The rain brings the end
To Hell we descend
All life will stop
Mans final error
Unleash bio-terror
Mutation in progress
Man plays God
The virus takes hold
System so sick invade your soul
The path to the outside is closed
Rage out of control
Infection gets worst
Syndrome "X" now takes effect
Life now a curse
Uncounscious reflex
My search for a cure now ends
The, the logical end
The last experiment are patience X
Contagious, rising faith
The final, the only
Last breath of the lonely
Human impurity
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong)
Embryonic ediots again to be born
The womb that follows the silent to burn
Childwood spent with second-hand lies
No wonder they grow up wrong
Nation made them, society shapes them
Empty vessels never filled
Kill, free fall, lunacy pandemic
The planet of the dumb
Ignorance, is color blind
For knowledge, there's no need
Nation, nations of idiots
Stupidity has no creed
The planet of the dumb of the dumb
Society keeps us numb
Keeps us numb
The truth will never come
Never come
Watch the dumb scum run
Run out of time
Fall in line
Stupidness a mass birth right
Rule of fools, tools for the machine
Parasitic over-lords rule over the earth
They keep us down and crush our spirit
Outlaw hoods joke with empty minds
Individuality, trapped under foot
Nations made them, society shapes them
Empty vessels never filled
Kill, free fall, lunacy pandemic
The planet of the dumb
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong, N. Evaristo)
3:28 the lesson nearly done
Bored out my skull
Need a kick and have some fun
Bell rings, fuck the school
Run home fast
Throw my bag and crash
Crazy air guitar, dive off my bed
My room gets trashed
Crank that amp
Mum said: turn it down
Live for loud
Dad said: son you're a clown
Dirty, rotten, noisy and useless
She said: find a new addiction
You play that shit to loud
Dad said: find a new addiction
That damned infernal sound
Mum said: find a new addiction
I'm trying hard to sleep
They said: find a new addiction
So loud it makes me weep
Hip-hop ain't good for me
Fuck kanye and Jay-Z
Sick of these i need a fix
Been hooked since 1986
Thrash metal in my veins
We knew it would rise again
To claim the crown
To tear the whole world down
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong)
The man above says join our flock
The man bellow says suck that cock
Man on T.V says believe in my
Man in a suit is decieving me
Man in the church says give to the poor
Man in the frock is a company whore
The boss at work fucks the average joe
Well tell these asswholes where to go!
Won't be, won't be
Won't be part of the system
Zombie, zombie
You can bark your own
But i won't listen
Zombie nation
This zombie nation
That we call our home
Zombie nation
The population is comatose
Man in the ad. isn't better than you
Woman on throne needs to shit like you
Man on the silver screen has problems aswell
Celebrity Gods in a personal Hell
Man with the power counts his cash, not the dead
Man with the camera uses the lens in your head
Man at the papers tells goons what to think
Man in the company poisons what we drink
No-one i know thinks for themselfs
Selfish mother-fuckers
Rule the roost control your mind
Control your mind
Won't be part of the plan
Control your mind
Won't bow to the business man
Control your mind
Won't be part of the scheme
Control your mind
Dumb-fucks in an endless dream
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong)
Blast felt around the world
Shake the foundations of life itself
Mutual distruction the goal
Destroy in one second 5 billion years
The second wave... ends what the first started
The second hand... counting down the hour
100 years of radiation
1000 years of pain
10.000 years of desperation
1 second without thought
The last remnants of man
To ashes we turn
Burn in the pyre
Fire engulfs what's left
Evil invaders, black reigns
Scarlet tears
Blast felt around the world
Shake the fundations of life itself
Mutual destruction is the goal
Last remnants of man
To ashes we turn
Burn in the fire
Fire engulfs whats left
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong, N. Evaristo)
I left my city 'cos i felt sick
I dream of home, now the mud is thick
B...bullets fly, can't stand the stench
My cigaretts are wet
No toilets on a battle field - no shit
No toilets on a battle field
No toilets on a battle field - no shit
My rifle's jammed
One bullet left
I'll save that one for myself
So where do i shit, sarge?
My boots don't fit my feet are drenched
Wanna get home get out this trench
So - soldiers die... who gives a fuck?
Just a statistic
...dear father the bombs are dropping like rain
Fear runs through my veins
I'll be home one day
But i'll never be the same again...
No toilets - no shit - 4X
No toilets on a battle field - no shit
No toilets on a battle field
No toilets on a battle field - no shit
My riffles jammed
One bullet left
I'll save that one for myself
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong)
Born, born from deceit
Plastic messiah, slow walk to defeat
Colorful, idiots path
Autocratic despot, call out the damned to die
Cyanide, ritual
Take off his flesh, drink off his blood
Fools silent birth, dogma
You are cleansed, they are corrupt
Second coming frozen
The chosen once failed
Once failed
Cold god, god cold - 2x
Forced to believe
Demon exists in a void
Corrupt deceiver, forsaken destroyed
Servitude, slave chain to the cross
Self obsessive monster
Lord of the mad decrees pain
Spiritual, death, demon
Cosmic flesh, disaster beyond blood
Baptized in filth, stigmata
Nails through his skin
Lies come much worst
Born, born from deceit
Plastic messiah, slow walk to defeat
Colorful, idiots path
Autocratic despot, call out the damned to die
Cyanide, suicide
Cyanide, suicide
Forced to believe
Life of deceit
Drown in conceit
Forced to believe
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong, N. Evaristo)
Low life, reject, fucked with the wrong guy
He was taking his cut, but got caught
Frippery buy, hand in the cookie jar
Took 3 grand, they took his life real slow
He bit the hand that fed
That path led to the death
A journey into hell
A taste of pain that no one's ever felt
Tortured – he was
Broken – soul crushed
Left to die – will is killed
In pain
Tortured and broken
Strapped down in a leaning chair
I scream, fear bleeds out
No second chance, busted, no life
Warning to the rest
Warning to the rest
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong)
If there's a god watching down from the sky
If there's a life after death when i die
Tell me now...
Is there a Hell in which we all burn
Answer that...
If i am wrong where do i learn?
Answer my question
When will i die?
Answer my question
Wanna know why
Answer my question
Change how i feel
Answer my question
Prove you're real
Is there a Devil under my feet?
If there's a sin which soul does he eat?
Tell me now...
Playing as Gods in the flames down bellow
Answer that...
Christ and the innocentes to the Hell that they go
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong, N. Evaristo)
Letter posted hits the floor
Crack it son is time for war
Pack your bags and kiss your wife
Vacation where you're taking lifes
From others
Got your helmet
Grab your gun
Run to the front
You'll have such fun
Now point your riffle
At the targget
To take the life of someone's son
Or mother
Random target, such a body pile rise
Puppet heart's breaking now's the price of shame
Finger twisted, has the shots are fired
Hired assassins hold their breaths
As lifes just fades in pain
Mothers die...fathers kill
They fight an unstopable war
'Til all their blood spills
Mothers die...fathers fucking kill...
Manipulated meat for the machine
Thrown in the grinder
Passes through it like shit
Instant hero just had weaponry
Corporates of fool, agents of devilry
Crosses align, bullets at a spine
Numberless, numb skulls
Nurshed nationalistic none sense
High velocity, solution...delivered
(Music: N. Evaristo / Lyrics: N. Armstrong)
Sink to mothers sick world
Ripping soars of blackned hate
Shadows guide his hand
Stills a soul and grips onto a promised fate
True death awaits
Wicked words are whispered
Streams in a ghostly sickened dance
Thicking time bomb
The fuses led, all hope and reasons lost
One more life that should not be
One more death won't set him free
One more prayer, more wrath his will
Once more free to bind, torture, kill
Nailed to the cross in sin
Choking a life so innocent
His God, his madness
He is the sum of all your fears
Death approaches when he nears
In a dark room, king of pain
Pure lunacy his realm
Puppet masters moving string
Pull thigh on evil reign
Automated play-thing
Finger points to a palace of skulls
Trophies hang, the hunters prize
You become his pray
More wrath his will
Death won't set him free
More wrath his will
Life that should not be
More wrath his will
Death won't set him free
More wrath his will
Death approaches when he nears


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Looking for prepared blintzes W/O filling
When I make blintzes the filling is the easiest part. It is the blintzes wraps that is the annoying part. It is cost inefficient to buy blintzes already fill with, say, 4 to a package. I would love to be able to buy a package of, say, 20 prepared blintzes wraps. Should not cost that much to make and package and would be a great starting point. Sort of like making pies by starting with a prepared pie crust.
I've seen those!! I can't remember where, but I know I saw them refrigerated with waxed paper between the layers. So they exist..
Check for crepe wraps. I know they come ready to be filled. I have a friend that uses Asian wonton wrappers. I saw crepe wraps before Pesach. I think they were in the produce section at Fairway but I have been to so many markets shopping for the holiday since then my mind is a blur. I think they may also be available frozen. Good luck and happy filling.
re: jeanmarieok
Kosher ones?
re: shoelace
Dairy is just fine since I will be using them for cheese blintzes.
re: MartyB
if you get the frozen ones, defrost them on top of a couple of paper towels, and keep them under the pile while youre stuffing them indivisulally, lots of trial and error taught me that
In Toronto I regularly see various Asian and North African wrappers (usually frozen) that are kosher and pareve. There are various sizes, thicknesses, and styles.
The crepe wrappers (usually in the produce section) tend not to be as good.
re: gleibler
Any locations in the 5 towns?
re: gleibler
Gleibler, where can I get your ready made crepes in the Monsey area?
re: jjthebig1
Being that gliebler posted this in April 2009, (s)he might not see your query now.
I've had some good pre-made crepes like that and some truly awful ones (chewy, gritty sawdust). It will be truly worth your time to taste-test first.
Looks like I will have to make them this year. I can't seem to find them anywhere in the 5 towns. To me it seems like a no brainer to carry them unless the maufactures want people to buy the ready made blintzes at an inflated cost. If I could have the prepared crepes I could whip up blintzes in no time flat. Sigh.
I went to Gourmet Glatt and saw that they had in the refridgerated section Nasoya Egg Roll Wraps. On the package it says "Great for Spring Rolls, Crepes, and Lasagna" I hope it makes a good blintz since this is the only one that comes even close to what I am looking for. This is a package of 21 Crepes for $2.19, considering the great prices that are going on right now for cottage cheese and cream cheese, the cost per blintz should be a fraction of what the ready made ones cost.
For anyone following the sales, Gourmet Glatt is selling Friendship Cottage Cheese for $1.99/16oz and Philly cream cheese for $.99. They also have extra large eggs for $89/doz.
re: MartyB
The egg roll wraps are not as sweet or as delicate as blintz wraps, so you might want to try out one first before making them all and basing a meal around them, just to make sure it tastes good.
re: GilaB
You are wise, I will try one first. When I make blintzes myself they are, as you say, sweet and delicate, many of the ready made blintzes are far from delicate yet people still buy them. I guess there are alot of people out there that never had home made blintzes and don't know better.
re: MartyB
I tried one of the egg roll wraps - not for blintzes! I decided to make my own, was real easy. In the past I would use oil in the frying pan to make the crepes, messy, this year I used one of the oil sprays and a non stick frying pan, one-two-three easy blintzes.
re: MartyB
I referred to the Jennie Grossinger cookbook to make the blintze crepe. Remembering to take a clean pillowcase to spread the crepes. Filling it with a combination of farmer cheese and cream cheese with sugar and vanilla added. Then assembling into blintze to be fried again. Delicous with sour cream. At my age I dont think I can make them as good as then.
re: falconress
Maybe because they make so much on the ready made ones that they don't want to lose on such a cash cow.
There are either so few players in the ready made kosher food business or they have an understanding among themselves as to what will be available. Like I said if the crepe were ready made it takes seconds to complete the process and make a cheese blintz.
This would be such a no brainer and so easy to mass produce. Sigh! I give up. I simply bought my ready made ones from Costco. I think a package of 10 went for $11+
re: MartyB
A few years ago, I invested in a non-stick electric crepe pan made by Villaware. It's made this whole blintz making thing very simple. In the past, I have also bought the blintz "skins" from a local kosher restaurant/caterer (not in existence anymore) and stuffed them with my own stuffing.
I hope this helps for next year!
Chag sameach.
Thank you all for replying, Mamaleh (hey, that's my name - or at least what my aunts call me! LOL!), MartyB, and classylady.
I know crepes are easy, and it's even one of those repetitive action activities where I can get into one of those very pleasant kitchen trances where before you know it, there's a stack of crepes in front of you that's twice as much as you need. But I'm sooooo lazy sometimes. I just got spoiled in Israel, because you can get them ready-made and frozen, and without preservatives, so there was really nothing in them you wouldn't put yourself - and the filling is what makes it your own, anyway. They were very well done, properly thin, not symmetrical-extruded from a machine but very appetizing. Sigh.
So I guess I shall make them myself. A good excuse to buy a little crepe pan. MartyB, this tidbit of info may be the push that finally makes me go join Costco.
classylady, I love the Jennie Grossinger cookbook! Such a classic. I only have the paperback, well-thumbed-through and ratty, but one day I will treat myself to a used copy of the hardcover. Everything is taught exactly as it should be and then tastes exactly like it's supposed to, with no nonsense and no trendiness. I don't understand why it's out of print.
So what fillings are we salivating over, besides cheese, of course? Being of Hungarian extraction (if my aunts call me Mamaleh, many of you could have guessed that already...), I have to make some with walnuts & sugar or else there will be a mutiny, and also some with jam. But I forget the proportions, gotta go call Mom :).
Chag Bikurim Same'ach everyone!
re: falconress
I just did a product search on the OU website, and there were at least 3 different results for plain crepes including the brands Echo Lake, Bruno's, and Abel and Schafer. I don't know where you can find them in your neighborhood, but it might be worth contacting the companies to see if they are readily available.
re: falconress
I preserved the Jenny Grossinger book which I believe is out of print. Printed the recipe on the computer and kept most of the books (paperback and hardcover) together but I lost a couple of pages. Two books of Israeli cooking by Molly Bar David and Gail Greene which I have are well cared for.
Although I make a damn good cheese blintz, I must admit that the ones that Costco was selling were awesome. Hand made withy Farmer cheese and not-frozen it was way better than the ones that I had at a lavish catered buffet at the shul that I attended. Certainly better than the pathetic ones being sold at the local stores in the frozen section.
The only problem that I have with buying ready made blintzes is the guilt factor. They have the calorie content on the package and I usually balk when I see the numbers. If I make them myself I see no numbers so I act like they are calorie free. Same problem with buying cakes from a bakery vs. packaged ones from the store. Foolish - yes, but that's how I tick!
re: MartyB
What brand were the ones in Costco? Were they Cholov Yisroel?
re: hanistor
Gabila's "The Ulimate Cheese Blintz"
Chof K Dairy
re: MartyB
I couldn't find it this year at Costco, if anyone sees it this week - give a holler!
re: MartyB
oddly, our target had blintz wrappers, with a hashgacha, in the produce, next to a whole section of refrigerated chinese noodles, which all also have hashgachot
ok, maybe not all, but all the ones that ive checked out
re: shoelace
Bummer, went to the Target in the Green Acres Shopping Center - They were closed! The next nearest one is some 8 miles away. Not worth the shlep - especially at today's gas prices and my car needing Premium.
While I was there I went to BJs, Unlike Costco where every freekin time I go there I spend $100+ at BJs I wound up spending $20. I figured maybe they would carry cheese blintzes - nope. Very little catering to the frum 5 towns crowd. Costco has that sewn up.
re: MartyB
the target that i go to is in college point, right off on the whitestone expressway, i dont think its 8 miles from 5ts
its also in the same shopping center as a bjs, i find that this one, the one in queens has more jew-supplies, no clue if they had blintzes, bc im not a blintz person, but they have a significant amount of decent stuff
i agree about costco and bjs, part of it is in the design of the store, which means its intentional
costco- bc it doesnt have its aisles labeled, kinda forces you to wander around to find what youre looking for, and in the wandering you pick up a dozen other things, whereas bjs is organized and consistent, i go in, know what i want, and leave
re: MartyB
My Costco (I'm not in NYC area) carries Kasia's blintzes that I think are really good. I sometimes make my own and the Kasia's are pretty close. They are CRC approved and are in the refrigerated section.
Does anyone know of where I can purchase the blintze wraps, here on the West Coast? Not one grocery store carries them and only frozen blintzs during the holidays. Need them for a Bridal Breakfast in late September. ShirleyAnn


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Boulevard Bistro is a quaint upscale fine dining restaurant located in a 1908 bungalow style home.Continued
Best known for our Regional American Cuisine and direct focus on Californias Foothill Wines with a list of over 50 selections. We embrace locally grown produce; fresh vegetables grown in the central valley, locally raised meat, and seafood from the cold waters of the coast of Northern California.
Bret Bohlmann, chef and owner, is a 1998 graduate of the California Culinary Academy. After several years of experience in the Bay area Bret has returned home to Elk Grove to open one of Elk Grove's finest restaurants.
Best known for our Regional American Cuisine and direct focus on Californias Foothill Wines with a list of over 50 selections. We embrace locally grown produce; fresh vegetables grown in the central valley, locally raised meat, and seafood from the cold waters of the coast of Northern California.
Bret Bohlmann, chef and owner, is a 1998 graduate of the California Culinary Academy. After several years of experience in the Bay area Bret has returned home to Elk Grove to open one of Elk Grove's finest restaurants.
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- YankeeJeffDined on 11/18/2014This is truly a great place. We have eaten there multiple times and the food cooked to perfection. It was a bit on the loud side. We were in the back room area and there was a party of 8 ladies that came in and they were simply too loud. It was over the top loud for a quaint place. However, staff recognized the situation and as a quieter space became available we were moved to a quieter table with no fuss.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- What a great find!TheKnightRomerDined on 11/15/2014I asked my local buddy for the best place in town and this was it. My wife and our friends were ecstatic. Everything about the place was wonderful. The atmosphere, service and food were terrific. The split pea soup was the "best ever" and we couldn't resist the desserts either. From the salmon to the lamb chop, you can't go wrong. I was even surprised that is wasn't as expensive as I thought it might be. We will be back again. Loved it. If you weren't looking for it you would never know it was there. Situated in a house on the boulevard. Go figure. Nice seating outside too if the weather was warmer. Try it. You won't be disappointed.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- You won't be disappointedOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 11/13/2014The food here is so amazing! The chef really knows what he's doing and has so much passion for what he does. This was our second visit here and we were still amazed with every bite!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- KathyDined on 11/12/2014This was my first visit but definitely won't be my last. The restaurant is small but charming. I especially liked that the noise level was low. The wait staff were very personable, knowledgeable and attentive. The menu is small but the food was excellent. This restaurant rivals the finest dining establishments in the region.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Hidden GemHiddenGemDined on 11/6/2014Very inviting, cozy and warm ...food was excellent and service was top noche ...My wife's birthday she was surprised and impressed...Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- MalliDined on 11/5/2014Always outstanding, we love Bistro! The food is always wonderful & the service great as well.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 11/4/2014The hostess and the server were both great. My wife and I had a wonderful anniversary experience. Thank you.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- anniversary dinner1LuckyhusbandDined on 10/30/2014Elegant but not pretentious, this is a charming setting for a memorable meal. Service was perfectly paced for our special occasion. Appetizers were delightful, and the entrees were delicious and perfectly executed.Special Features:
- Delightful!!Diverchick71Dined on 10/28/2014Quaint little restaurant tucker away in a house on Elk Grove Blvd. The food and service was top notch! Very small and specialized menu but the food was really good. Would recommend!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A night at Boulevard BistroOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/25/2014We had a lovely dining experience at Boulevard Bistro. I love the restaurart itself-- how quaint, small, and nice it is. I would definitely go back. The food was fine. I thought the plateing was very nice and the portions were good. I had the salmon, and I really didn't like how it was kind of crusty... that didn't seem "fancy" to me. My husband's steak was good, but unevenly cooked. Half was very medium, the other much more rare. We enjoyed everything very much- but after hearing such rave reviews about BB being "hands down- the best restaurant in Elk Grove" I had very high expectations.Special Features:
- Always GreatmatineeVIPDined on 10/24/2014Boulevard Bistro is our go to place when we want a truly great dining experience. They never let us down. We drive up from Modesto just to eat here and it is worth it.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 10/22/2014pork chops were excellent. would have liked to have more polenta on the plate.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ChuckbikeChuckbike9Dined on 10/21/2014Boulevard remains a favorite. Great food, reasonable prices and always interesting wines.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 10/21/2014On line menu was not at all like the menu we were given. Ordered New York steak and it was full of gristle and did not look like a New York cut of meat. Service was excellent but the food choices were very strange and limited and high priced for what we received.
- RalmanRalmanDined on 10/18/2014Always something new and adventurous. The quality and freshness is amazing. Our favorite Sacramento area restaurant.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/18/2014Fantastic expierience food was delicious service was amazing. I highly recommend.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very Nice RestaurantckorisDined on 10/17/2014We celebrated my wife's birthday and overall had a wonderful experience. Great service and food. What held me back from giving the restaurant a five star review was the portions of food that were served. The bouillabaisse was excellent, however, the portion was so small that we left hungry.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love Boulevard BistroHeinekennutDined on 10/10/2014Wonderful food, served in a quiet and comfortable setting.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Perfect!OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 10/10/2014Boulevard Bistro is the perfect place to enjoy a DELICIOUS dinner with OUTSTANDING service. We've been going for years and will continue.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always PERFECT!ElkGroovianDined on 10/10/2014Boulevard Bistro is, by far, the most delicious place to go in Elk Grove, and I would say the County of Sacramento. Absolutely a hidden gem here because the food is more than incredible, it makes you utter, "mmmm" within seconds of putting the first morsel into your mouth. From beginning to end, it is fabulous. This is the third time I've been to BB with my husband, and we will definitely return. Quiet, romantic, and definitely for adults. We love that.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Outstanding Meal4realdinersDined on 10/10/2014Fabulous dining, outstanding meal and service! New York steak was excellent!Special Features:
- Exceptional!!!Kath001Dined on 10/9/2014This is a very small quant place and the food is AMAZING!!! It is a very special place!!Special Features:
- ExceptionalSkyewizVIPDined on 10/9/2014Don't miss this lovely restaurant where the star of the show is always the main course. Absolute best chicken EVER - how do you make chicken so moist and tasty when everyone else serves dried up tasteless chicken breast? And really, who would have thought that a "simple" dish of beef cheeks (yes, cheeks) would make me want to sigh in contentment after each soft, tasty bite? In a lovely, tiny "home" on a busy street, this one is easy to miss - but please, don't!Special Features:
- Love coming here!!!OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 10/3/2014Small restaurant, but it is an absolute gem!!! It's a tad bit higher than most restaurants, but SO well worth it. I have enjoyed everything I have tried.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- five stars is not enough!CapitolcitydinnerDined on 9/30/2014I can not say enough good things about Boulevard Bistro! We celebrated our Anniversary by going to Boulevard Bistro for dinner with friends. Everything was outstanding! Truly 1st class all the way from the wonderful attentive staff to the AWESOME food! Five stars is not enough for this place! Thanks to Boulevard Bistro, our Anniversary was the perfect evening. We will be back - and soon!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Delays inDinerDined on 9/27/2014The delay in seating was over 30 minutes after our reservation and others who came in later were seated before us while we were ignored. The waiter was excellentSpecial Features:
- Great Anniversary dinnerEGFoodieDined on 9/26/2014My husband and I went to Boulevard Bistro for our 16th Anniversary. It is the perfect place for a romantic outing without the kids. The food was delish as usual. It is our go-to place for special occasions.Special Features:
- Perfect Birthday Dinner!JulssDined on 9/25/2014Such a great place. Small and quaint. Great food and service. We will definitely be back soon.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- HankDined on 9/24/2014We did not have to wait to be seated. The waitress was very attentive and answered all of our questions. She was very familiar with the menu. We were acknowledged by another waiter that knew us. That is a great feeling. It makes you feel as if they appreciate your business.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Elk Grove TreasureStedonDined on 9/23/2014It was a very delectable dinner for the four of us. My wife and I each had the filet mignon, and our friends had the chicken breast and bouillabaise. All dishes were cooked to perfection. We topped off the meal with some berry crisps. We've always had enjoyable dinners here, and will plan more in the future.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Birthday brunchTravel4FunFoodieDined on 9/21/2014Nice place for celebration. Food and service very good. Sweet spot for Elk Grove. I will go back if in the area.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DisappointingFrgy22Dined on 9/20/2014I really wanted this place to live up to all the 5 star reviews, but sadly it didn't. It's a very nice, cute place, and the service was very good. But the food was lacking. The best parts were the bread, wedge salad & cheesecake. The special lamb neck seemed tasty at first, but then we encountered inedible gross white fatty and membrane pieces. The side dishes were all good, but the meat let us down, and it was hard to finish after being grossed out. We had to send back the pork chop because it was nearly raw. The sides & onions on top were very good, but the meat was tough & chewy. The duck rilette appetizer also was disappointing and odd, though the mustard & toasts with it were great. Not sure we'll go back, too pricey for mediocre.
- TerriDined on 9/19/2014Brett has done an amazing job to create the best food in the area. I have never been disappointed. Love this place!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Lovely Date NightdatewithhubbyDined on 9/19/2014Had a wonderful date night with my husband at Boulevard Bistro. I had been there with two girlfriends previously and it was a perfect spot for a romantic dinner. The service was fantastic as was the food and wine. We splurged and had dessert as well and it was well worth it! The chocolate cake with banana's flambe (I assume) was out of this world.Special Features:
- Great PlaceBeguilesDined on 9/19/2014We recently had dinenr there and found the food outstanding. Service was excellent, reservations were on time, staff was very good.Special Features:
- WOW!!YiayiaDined on 9/19/2014Brought my daughter and son in law who live in Monterey, CA. The three of us raved about the delicious food. When I was asked to describe the sauce served with my salmon dish, I pondered and said I cannot identify a specific flavor - only that it is smooth and delicious. They dine at some very nice five star restaurants in their area. Few can equal, but none surpass. Although I have not eaten in every 4 or 5 star restaurant in the greater Sacramento area, I have many doubts that any can surpass Boulevard Bistro.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Our Very Favorite!!!mulmomDined on 9/18/2014Bret and his staff always have an outstanding menu in a beautiful and relaxing atmosphere. We feel so lucky to have Boulevard Bistro here at home!Special Features:
- Dinner with friendsrbonfondDined on 9/9/2014Excellent is the best way to describe Boulevard Bistro.Special Features:
- Best Kept Secret in SacramentocaliesdadDined on 9/9/2014I was looking for a place to enjoy a special birthday dinner halfway between Stockton and Roseville. Looked on Google and found Boulevard Bistro and immediately made an online reservation. We could have not been happier and will now tell everyone about it!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- NitaDined on 9/9/2014The ambiance was charming; the food was excellent, as was the service. I would go there again, and I certainly would take friends and out of town guests there.Special Features:


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If there was an award for cutest Pop couple of the year (which there probably is!), Ariana Grande and Nathan Sykes of The Wanted won. When Ariana and The Wanted were added to the B96 Pepsi Jingle Bash line-up, all the fans were hoping for Nathan to make a surprise appearance onstage during her set. They delivered!


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What most of these people don't understand is that gold is not in a bull market. It is paper money going down, rather than gold going up. For 5,000 years gold has been the only money which has maintained its purchasing power. Every single currency has been destroyed throughout history, in a permanent bear market. Voltaire was so right when he said in 1729 that "paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value – ZERO."
We have just started the acceleration phase of the upmove in gold (and silver). Gold is up $20 today, to almost $1,400 and silver up $0.65 to $23.75. But this is just the first phase of a continued collapse of paper money until most currencies reach ZERO. It is not likely to take that many years.
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With so many superb "freethinkers" that Eric King interviews, KWN followers have been forewarned about these events. As I discuss with Eric in this weekend's audio interview, QE will not end in the US. The world is still in a total mess economically and financially and none of the problems that almost caused a collapse in 2008 have been resolved.
For a very long time we have seen manipulation by governments in the precious metals markets. The manipulation we saw earlier this year was absolutely extraordinary. This was extremely well covered by KWN in interviews with Andrew Maguire and others. Manipulations of markets can last a long time, but eventually they will end. The truth always wins in the long run and the laws of supply and demand come into effect again.
The smashing of gold and silver in the paper market has, in my view, come to an end. The physical market will now take over as the only true market. Paper longs will take delivery and paper shorts will panic. This will not happen overnight, but gradually, over time. There will be periods with very high volatility, with gold going up hundreds of dollars in one day and silver tens of dollars a day. But corrections will also be violent, so investors must be careful.
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Now we know Alexander Wang has got the Balenciaga job in the bag, we thought now's a good as time as ever to stage a mini-retrospective on the 28 year old designer's hits as well as assess the fallout from the news.
Born to Taiwanese-American parents Wang spent his late teens in San Francisco before moving to the Big Apple to study fashion at Parson's (the Yankee equivalent of Central Saint Martins). Dropping out in his second year, he went on to launch his eponymous collection in 2007 aged only 23. His particular brand of downtown cool was an immediate hit with both the press and shoppers and only a year later Wang won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund complete with $200,000 to help expand his business. The rest as they say is history.
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1. The King of MOD – Model Off Duty style, Wang established his model-dresser credentials through his relationship with muse/mannequin Erin Wasson. In his first collections circa 2008, a uniform of denim, leather, clinging maxi skirts, sleeveless jackets and beanies marked him out as the new purveyor of street grunge.
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The OFA team designed never-before-used technology for a political campaign, including:
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♦ A "Targeted Sharing" tool that let supporters help target friends and neighbors who might be Obama voters. Matching a voter file to Facebook data, for example, let a user know which of his or her friends were not registered to vote — or who were sporadic voters.
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They worked in a windowless room in Chicago dubbed "the cave."
Inside, the 40-member team of tech whizzes sat crunching numbers, typing and throwing out ideas. They had one goal in mind: re-elect President Barack Obama.
Now they are loose in the world, looking for the next gig, or deciding whether to start their own companies. Chicago's technology leaders are working to keep them here to boost the city's growing reputation as a Silicon Prairie of young entrepreneurs and digerati. The team is young, with nearly all under age 40.
"The Obama campaign is one of the biggest things that could happen to us," said Kevin Willer, CEO of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center that runs the 1871 tech center. "This tech team represents world-class talent who came to Chicago — and we hope to keep them here. … As the tech community, we're saying, 'Oh my gosh, we'd be crazy to let them go.' "
Nearly all of the Obama for America campaign's engineering team — 36 of the 40 — are using free space offered by the 1871 center for digital startups at the Merchandise Mart to figure out their next moves, including starting their own companies.
Obama campaign senior strategist David Axelrod told the Sun-Times he has gotten calls from people in the private sector who are "interested in applying analytics to the consumer markets and want to talk to these kids."
They are "the most desired young people around," he said.
There were about 200 on the campaign digital team, and in addition to the 40 wrangling technical issues, some 60 worked on analytics.
At its peak, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina sat at the top of a data-driven operation running 66,000 simulations daily of the presidential election and possible outcomes.
Messina warns that the role of data may be overplayed, because the Obama re-elect built an enormous grass roots and fund-raising army; but data informed how the troops and other assets were deployed.
Data "allows you to do one simple thing, use your time and money more wisely, so we used data for everything," Messina said at a Washington panel last month. "We modeled everything."
The team came together after Messina took some advice from Google's Eric Schmidt, who told him to look to the tech world — not politics — to build his digital staff. Chief technology officer Harper Reed, 34, for example, never worked in a campaign before joining the Obama re-election effort. He had been CTO of the T-shirt design crowdsourcing pioneer Threadless.
Reed, who lives in the Wicker Park neighborhood, said the Obama campaign "seemed like an interesting and fun challenge" when Michael Slaby, Obama's chief integration and innovation officer, called him in March 2011.
The team came from throughout the country, but more than half were from Chicago, and its members were hand-picked for their experience and expertise.
Silicon Valley came to Chicago because, Obama for America Digital Director Teddy Goff told the Sun-Times, "we had the ability to recruit from all over, not just the world of politics, but also the world of creative agencies, the start up community, the most innovative non-profits around. … We had a really good mix of skills and backgrounds and point of views."
Much of the team came from Reed's contacts, including director of engineering Dylan Richard, who had worked with Reed at Threadless.
Now Reed and Richard plan to start a company in Chicago. Neither would say Tuesday what type of company that would be.
"A lot of companies are going to be started from this," said Reed, adding the campaign was a terrific training ground.
Jason Kunesh, 42, director of user experience for the campaign and director of product for the team's dashboard organizing tool, said he intends to start a "product" company next year that will empower people, make a profit and be environmentally friendly.
"People don't tend to think of Chicago as a tech hot spot, but it shows we have talent here who can compete nationally and is that high of caliber," he said. "It was a unique opportunity for us to show that."
For those who don't want to launch a company, opportunities are still plenty.
Part of the project's unique nature was how it had to work at the largest possible scale within a fixed 18-month deadline, said Dan Ratner, co-founder and board member of online babysitting and caregiver site SitterCity, who worked as director of development for the Obama re-election campaign.
That makes the workers great candidates for leadership positions.
Ratner said he has worked with Reed and Richard to contact local CEOs and business leaders to try to get jobs in Chicago for the tech team.
"Everyone from a Fortune 500 company to a 40-person startup to a two-person startup is looking for a chief technology officer, and wants to talk to us about who might be a good fit," he said.
Several local companies contacted said they are courting the campaign techies.
"The fast-paced nature of a political campaign is similar to the work environment at many startups," said Mike Evans, co-founder and chief operating officer of GrubHub, the Chicago food-delivery company. "So it should come as no surprise that GrubHub, along with other area tech companies, is working to keep this pool of talent in Chicago."
Campaign workers have applied for "a variety" of positions, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Online travel firm Orbitz hosted a "get acquainted" event Tuesday night with Obama campaign members. A spokeswoman said the company "is always looking for great technology talent."
Tech team members reached by the Sun-Times said they're busy fielding calls.
Dan Carson, lead interactive designer, said he and others on the design team are taking their time to find new jobs. That's because a new opportunity "will be hard to live up to the pace and excitement of a presidential campaign."
What the team did
By the time Messina was pulling together the Obama 2012 campaign, the tech innovations of 2008 were already outdated.
"The Obama campaign in 2008 was a quantum leap forward in technology and 2012 was a quantum leap on top of that," Axelrod said. Data on the electorate "saved us tens of millions of dollars" in targeting voters using social media and broadcast ads, he said.
It was after the first presidential debate, one where Mitt Romney trounced Obama, that Jan Gollins, a statistician who specializes in analytics, met up with some of the crew that masterfully combined political savvy and technological genius to become the secret weapon behind Obama's commanding reelection.
With Secret Service type guards around them, Gollins, who runs the predictive analytics company, Delta Modelling Data, sat with some of the team members to talk tech.
"They are extremely smart. Put them in the genius category. They are solving very, very complex problems, using high-powered computer, technology and algorithms," he said.
The crew was running polls every day in the lead-up to the election.
The simulations they ran every day would give them precise information on what areas to hit, where to knock on doors, where to ask for money. But this wasn't just going off of past voter lists, he said.
It was down to the most granular level.
"They had low-level, zip-plus-four kind of analytics. I'm sure they had some very complex mathematical models and these models were getting updated every day," he said. "The models were developed on a personal-level basis. They had all kinds of information on you…I'm not even sure how they would get that information. It's very specific information used for targeting."
If a certain county in Northwest Indiana were to turn red instead of blue, for instance, then they knew they needed to react. The data gave guidance on where Obama needed to hit in the last days of the campaign.
At one point, the numbers showed he was doing enough that he wouldn't go back to Ohio. By Monday night, Obama was through campaigning and had settled back in Chicago to await election day. Romney, meanwhile, was hitting last-minute stops even on Election Day.
"By 8 p.m. on Election Night, the Obama camp because of these models they were using pretty much knew they had won the election," Gollins said.
Messina said the team spent a year "trying to build software that allowed all our different pieces to talk to each other."
"In the end," Messina said, "they just built a whole bunch of things to make door knocking easier," Messina said.
Contributing: Natasha Korecki


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karakolas - Summary
This project is not part of the GNU Project.
In Spain and other places, the number of "Grupos de consumo" is increasing steadily. These are asociations of people that join their shopping baskets so that they can order their food directly from the local farmers, taking into account ecological, social and other criteria.
This increase in number opens the possibility of coordination between the groups, but this must be done in a way that respects each groups' right to choose and workflow. Many groups have a long tradition and in many of them the tasks rotate among all members equally, with many non-technical people managing web tools.
Our proposal is karakolas: a web application for management and coordination of "grupos de consumo" that grows with the use from several of these groups. In order to give these groups all waranties:
- we release the code as free software
- we offer information and support for those groups that want to use their own installation of karakolas
- we design our code so that it can talk to other similar applications (such as aixada), or to other installs of karakolas, so that managing your own data in your personal installation of your favorite software is not an obstacle for coordinating with other groups.
The project is a web2py application, uses jquery, jquery-ui, several light jquery libraries and corefive filemanager: http://labs.corefive.com/projects/filemanager/ and it also depends on latex. You need to install latex, a web2py-compatible web server and database (apache + postgresql is fine), and the rest comes bundled.
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Don't learn the hard way! Backup!
It's 2:17 a.m. and you are just about done putting the finishing touches on an eighteen-page paper, one of the most difficult assignments so far this semester. It was a struggle over the past week to gather all the citations, but your conclusion is strong and with any luck you may have even pulled off an "A." Having worked for more than five consecutive hours with hardly any breaks, exhausted, you prepare for bed. Printing out your work can wait until the morning. You click save. Suddenly, like a slap in the face, a message appears on the screen – "DISK ERROR." Now fully awake, you franticly close the flashing red error and attempt to select "Save as" from the file menu. Nothing happens. The computer is frozen. You say a little prayer as you turn your well-worn laptop off then back on again, "Please computer, start! That was my only copy!" A black screen appears with white characters that your tired eyes cannot begin to read, but you already know what it says. Your paper is gone.
While the tale above may be overly dramatic it is not uncommon. According to PC Magazine, 55% of all computer users have no backup strategy whatsoever. For most of us in this digital age there can be more at risk than just term papers. Family photos, personal music collections, contact lists, and other irreplaceable files may be just one hardware failure away from oblivion. The good news is that there are several key actions you can take to reduce your risk at being a victim of data loss.
It is estimated that 3% of all newly purchased hard drives fail sometime within the first year, and the failure rate only increases as the drive gets older. Just like a car, a computer hard drive has many moving parts and those parts are susceptible to wear and tear. Unlike a car however, you cannot service your hard drive. When it dies it's gone for good and will need to be replaced. If you did not have proper backups any data that was on the drive is gone as well. It is true that there are companies that specialize in data recovery, but the cost can be incredibly high while making routine backups is cheap or even free.
Keeping in mind what we know about disk failures, there are two basic choices we have when it comes time to make a backup: make a copy on another disk or make a copy on the Internet. Which method you chose usually depends on what type of data you are backing up and how much of that data you have. Typically larger files such as video, music, or photos are best backed up to a large disk such as an external hard drive. With a large enough external hard drive you can even back up your entire computer using programs such as Microsoft Backup Utility for Windows, Apple Time Machine, or one of several others. Many external hard drives even come prepackaged with backup software already on them and ready to go.
Backing up via the Internet is another excellent option to protect yourself from data loss. Ever since email was created people have been emailing documents and files to themselves for safekeeping. This email method works, but the past several years have seen many companies begin to offer increasingly elegant products. Dropbox is a cross platform, always on, backup solution offering 2GB of space for free, more if you want to pay a subscription. You can access your Dropbox files from any computer (or smart phone!) with an Internet connection.
The new Outlook.com Skidmore email system has an online storage component attached to it that can also be used for backing up your documents. If your email is on our new Outlook.com server then you already have access to this option entitled SkyDrive. SkyDrive will not only let you save your Microsoft Office documents online, but you can also edit your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files directly in your web browser using a stripped-down web version of these programs. It's also possible to share a document in SkyDrive with any other Skidmore person also on the same system.
Your data should be protected in a way that reflects how important it is to you. Consider making more than one backup of truly irreplaceable files, such as family photos or that term paper you've been working on for months. One alternative is to make both an online and a disk backup of your data. To take it a step farther, you could create an additional backup of your files on a second external hard drive and then give it to a friend as an offsite backup. The more copies of your files you have, the better your data is protected.
With all of the options available there is little reason to put your important data at risk. Automated tools make backing up easier than it ever has been, and innovation is still ongoing. Think about the files on your computer. Now, think about what that might mean to you if those files were gone without a trace. When was the last time you backed up?
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Ramona Community School PTSA spends $1,250 on school security
By Maureen Robertson
Ramona Community School has a LOCK BLOK on every door in the school, Mountain Valley Academy senior Angelica White told Ramona Unified trustees recently.
"A quick slip of the LOCK BLOK from inside the room or workroom (will) lock the doors to intruders," she said during her student board member report.
At a cost of $1,250, the school's Parent Teacher Student Association bought 105 to enhance school security, and they've been put on every door — classrooms, administration, library, technology labs, etc., she said.
"We have gone through the procedures of what to do if there is an intruder," she said. "…Every class on campus has practiced this. Students are aware of how the LOCK BLOK works, so even young children can secure the door in an emergency."
The purchase came after the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut on Dec. 14, 2012, in which a 20-year-old shot 20 students and six staff members before killing himself.
Also during her report, White talked about standardized testing, the formal dance planned at Mountain Valley Ranch at the end of the school year, the Hiking Club's plan to hike Mt. Whitney on June 6, a school fundraiser, and participation in the 24-hour Relay for Life benefiting the American Cancer Society on April 20-21.
"We are excited the playground shade structure is being installed, and the surface is being prepared for the
installation of fitness station equipment," she said.
Federal Community Development Block Grant money is paying for the project, which Trustee Dawn Perfect worked on about five years ago, added White.
"(It took) way too long," commented Perfect, referring to the time between receiving county approval for the project and completion.
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- Ramona Community School opens enrollment window
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The World Bank, and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
Recognizing the urgent need for insurance supervisory agencies in developing countries to develop and build supervisory capacity, in October 2002 the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, the World Bank Financial Sector Vice Presidency, The World Bank Institute and the Financial Stability Institute jointly launched a project to develop a Core Curriculum on Insurance Supervision. Since then, the Core Curriculum project has developed training materials in many issues related to the insurance industry and supervision to support dissemination of and skills building related to the recently agreed upon Insurance Core Principles and Methodology . Two regional pilot workshops are planned for 2005-2006. The first pilot will be held in Jordan, under the auspices of the Insurance Commission of Jordan (ICJ), from November 21-24, 2005. Check this site regularly for more information on the second pilot.
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Rockers rarely age well, but as Bon Jovi, 48, peers at photos of himself as a big-haired '80s heartthrob, he says, "I look better now"-adding, "I haven't had plastic surgery. My hair is my own. I've never had Botox." Yet he's prouder of other achievements: his band's new Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection set, and the fact that his Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation has built more than 260 affordable homes. "The cliche of the rock star," says the father of four (who's been married for 21 years), "was never me."
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The pilot of the multiengine airplane was flying two passengers at night on an instrument-flight-rules flight plan. One of the passengers had been on an organ recipient waiting list and his wife was accompanying him. A viable matched organ was available at a distant hospital and the passenger had to arrive on short notice for surgery the following morning. All radio communications during the flight between the pilot and air traffic control (ATC), a flight service station (FSS), and a fixed-based operator (FBO) were routine. The pilot was aware of the weather at the destination airport, and had commented to ATC about 75 miles from the destination that the weather was "going up and down…like a real thin fog layer." Additionally, better weather conditions prevailed at nearby suitable airports. The pilot mentioned one of those airports to ATC in the event he decided to divert. According to an employee at an FBO located at the destination airport, the pilot contacted him via radio and asked about the current weather conditions. The employee replied that the visibility was low due to fog and that he could not see the terminal lights from the FBO. The pilot then asked which of the two alternate airports was closer and the employee stated that he did not know. The employee then heard the pilot "click" the runway lights and contact the local FSS. About 5 miles from runway 29, just prior to the initial approach fix, the pilot radioed on the common traffic advisory frequency and reported a 5-mile final leg for runway 29. The FSS reported that the current weather was automated showing an indefinite ceiling of 100 feet vertical visibility and 1/4 mile visibility in fog. The pilot acknowledged the weather information. The weather was below the minimum published requirements for the instrument-landing-system (ILS) approach at the destination airport. Radar data showed that the flight intercepted and tracked the localizer, then intercepted the glideslope about 1 minute later. There were a few radar targets without altitude data due to intermittent Mode C transponder returns. The last recorded radar target with altitude indicated the airplane was at 600 feet, on glideslope and heading for the approach; however, the three subsequent and final targets did not show altitude information. The last recorded radar target was about 1.4 miles from the runway threshold. The airplane flew below glideslope and impacted 100-foot-tall trees about 4,150 feet from the runway 29 threshold. On-ground facility checks and a postaccident flight check of the ILS runway 29 approach conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration did not reveal malfunctions with the ILS. The cabin and cockpit area, including the NAV/COMM/APP, equipment were consumed by a postimpact fire which precluded viable component testing. Detailed examination of the wreckage that was not consumed by fire did not reveal preimpact mechanical malfunctions that may have contributed to the accident. Given that the pilot was aware of the weather conditions before and during the approach, it is possible that the pilot's goal of expeditiously transporting a patient to a hospital for an organ transplant may have affected his decision to initiate and continue an instrument approach while the weather conditions were below the published minimum requirements for the approach.
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