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Zero Hour tweeted "It seems like Galera has been having a few wobbles, looking into why."
I also ran into this yesterday I did tweet @ZeroHour and he tweeted to both myself and others with the above.
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JLF1 Column – 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
So there we go. The 2014 F1 season is over, Lewis Hamilton is a new double world champion and now More »
JLF1 Column – 2014 Brazilian Grand Prix
18 races down and just one to go. It has been a dramatic and action-packed 2014 F1 season, with the More »
JLF1 Column – 2014 United States Grand Prix
17 races down and just two to go. The 2014 season has flown by; I can't believe the finale in More »
Jenson Button: 15 years
Back in 2000 in a shoot-out test between Jenson Button and Bruno Junquiera, British racing team Williams chose Button to More »
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Following the intensely close battle for pole position in Singapore on Saturday, which Hamilton took by seven-hundredths of a second, More »
JLF1 Column – 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
So there we go. The 2014 F1 season is over, Lewis Hamilton is a new double world champion and now we look ahead to next year's cars breaking cover at the Jerez circuit in February. It has undoubtedly been one of the best seasons that I have ever witnessed, with a close and intense title
2014 Abu Dhabi GP Race Results
Pos. Driver Team Points 1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 50 2 Felipe Massa Williams 36 3 Valtteri Bottas Williams 30 4 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 24 5 Jenson Button McLaren 20 6 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 16 7 Sergio Perez Force India 12 8 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 8 9 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 4 10 Kimi
2014 Abu Dhabi GP Qualifying Results
Nico Rosberg 01:40.480 Lewis Hamilton 01:40.866 Valtteri Bottas 01:41.025 Felipe Massa 01:41.119 Daniel Ricciardo 01:41.267 Sebastian Vettel 01:41.893 Daniil Kvyat 01:41.908 Jenson Button 01:41.964 Kimi Raikkonen 01:42.236 Fernando Alonso 01:42.866 Kevin Magnussen 01:42.198 Jean-Eric Vergne 01:42.297 Sergio Perez 01:42.239 Nico Hulkenberg 01:42.384 Adrian Sutil 01:43.074 Romain Grosjean 01:42.768 Esteban Gutierrez 01:42.819 Pastor Maldonado 01:42.860 Kamui
Does Lewis Hamilton's Image outweigh his talent for the Brits?
Lewis Hamilton is on his way to clinch his second and most well deserved title for this season, his team Mercedes AMG PETRONAS has been dominant for most of this season and Hamilton has collectively won 10 races. Lewis Hamilton will be the listed amongst a handful of British drivers who have managed to clinch
Ferrari confirm Vettel on three year deal as Alonso leaves
Scuderia Ferrari have finally confirmed that Sebastian Vettel will be joining the team in 2015 to partner Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso will leave at the end of the season. It brings to an end of Alonso's five year reign with the Italian giants, which saw the Spaniard finish runner up in the championship on
JLF1 Column – 2014 Brazilian Grand Prix
18 races down and just one to go. It has been a dramatic and action-packed 2014 F1 season, with the finale in Abu Dhabi just one week away. I'd first like to apologise for this column being a few days late, it has been a pretty busy week for me with University assignments and other
2014 Brazilian GP Race Results
Pos. Driver Team Points 1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 25 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 18 3 Felipe Massa Williams 15 4 Jenson Button McLaren 12 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 10 6 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 8 7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 6 8 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 4 9 Kevin Magnussen McLaren 2 10 Valtteri Bottas Williams
2014 Brazilian GP Qualifying Results
Nico Rosberg 01:10.023 Lewis Hamilton 01:10.056 Felipe Massa 01:10.247 Valtteri Bottas 01:10.305 Jenson Button 01:10.930 Sebastian Vettel 01:10.938 Kevin Magnussen 01:10.969 Fernando Alonso 01:10.977 Daniel Ricciardo 01:11.075 Kimi Raikkonen 01:11.099 Esteban Gutierrez 01:11.591 Nico Hulkenberg 01:11.976 Adrian Sutil 01:12.099 Daniil Kvyat 01:11.423 Romain Grosjean 01:12.037 Jean-Eric Vergne 01:12.040 Sergio Perez 01:12.076 Pastor Maldonado 01:12.233
JLF1 Column – 2014 United States Grand Prix
17 races down and just two to go. The 2014 season has flown by; I can't believe the finale in Abu Dhabi is just around the corner. It has been a great year on-track for F1, but not particularly so off it. Last weekend's United States Grand Prix in Texas was another exciting and dramatic
2014 USA GP Results
Pos. Driver Team Points 1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 25 2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 18 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 15 4 Felipe Massa Williams 12 5 Valtteri Bottas Williams 10 6 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 8 7 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 6 8 Kevin Magnussen McLaren 4 9 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 2 10 Pastor Maldonado
2014 USA GP Qualifying Result
Nico Rosberg 01:36.067 Lewis Hamilton 01:36.443 Valtteri Bottas 01:36.906 Felipe Massa 01:37.205 Daniel Ricciardo 01:37.244 Fernando Alonso 01:37.610 Jenson Button* 01:37.655 Kevin Magnussen 01:37.706 Kimi Raikkonen 01:37.804 Adrian Sutil 01:38.810 Pastor Maldonado 01:38.467 Sergio Perez 01:38.554 Nico Hulkenberg 01:38.598 Daniil Kvyat* 01:38.699 Jean-Eric Vergne 01:39.250 Esteban Gutierrez 01:39.555 Sebastian Vettel* 01:39.621 Romain Grosjean 01:39.679 *Note
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Nico Rosberg – Mercedes – Qualified 1st "That was really a great team effort today. Starting from pole here in the US is obviously good – but it's tomorrow that counts so there is still some way to go. Together with my engineers we found a great setup which made me feel very comfortable in
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Within the last week, Formula 1 has lost both Marussia and Caterham from the grid, reports have shown the 6th placed Force India could have joined them on the sidelines for the United States and Brazilian Grands Prix. This places us with an 18 car grid for the next couple of weeks, and what could've
Jenson Button: 15 years
Back in 2000 in a shoot-out test between Jenson Button and Bruno Junquiera, British racing team Williams chose Button to step up and take the honor to drive for the Williams Formula One team. Jenson's debut season saw him become the youngest ever points scorer, although this achievement is currently held by Russian Daniil Kvyat.
Nico Hulkenberg remains with Force India for 2015
The Sahara Force India Formula One team has announced this morning that German Nico Hulkenberg will continue to drive for the team in 2015. Hulkenberg first drove in F1 back in 2010 for Williams, moving to Force India as test driver the following year, in 2012 he was promoted to a race seat before moving
JLF1 Column – Japan and Russia
It has been a difficult eight days for the Formula 1 world, following Jules Bianchi's serious and unfortunate accident at the Japanese Grand Prix. My thoughts have been with the Frenchman every day since the crash and I am, like all of the F1 community, praying for a full and speedy recovery. Forza Jules. I
2014 Russian GP Race Results
Pos. Driver Team Points 1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 25 2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 18 3 Valtteri Bottas Williams 15 4 Jenson Button McLaren 12 5 Kevin Magnussen McLaren 10 6 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 8 7 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 6 8 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 4 9 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 2 10 Sergio Perez Force
2014 Russian GP Qualifying Results
Lewis Hamilton 01:38.513 Nico Rosberg 01:38.713 Valtteri Bottas 01:38.920 Jenson Button 01:39.121 Daniil Kvyat 01:39.277 Kevin Magnussen 01:39.629* Daniel Ricciardo 01:39.635 Fernando Alonso 01:39.709 Kimi Raikkonen 01:39.771 Jean-Eric Vergne 01:40.020 Sebastian Vettel 01:40.052 Nico Hulkenberg 01:40.058* Sergio Perez 01:40.163 Esteban Gutierrez 01:40.536 Adrian Sutil 01:40.984 Romain Grosjean 01:41.397 Marcus Ericsson 01:42.648 Felipe Massa 01:43.064 Kamui


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- California may lead in number of arrested lawmaker scandals but jealous New York vows to catch up [NYDN]
- Will voters in hotly contested Massachusetts primary remember Martha Coakley's central role in the Amirault travesty of justice?
- "State of unions: Illinois' big unionized workforce has become a big campaign issue" [Peoria Journal Star] Teachers' union top priority: unseat GOP governors [Politico]
- In which I'm quoted saying relatively favorable things about left-leaning New York gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout (though "enjoyed interacting with" is a long way from "would consider voting for") [Capital New York]
- Meet the trial-lawyer-driven group behind the Rick Perry indictment [Texas Tribune; more of what's up in Texas]
- Senate incumbents Reid, Pryor, and Durbin and hopeful Bruce Braley among recipients of asbestos law firm money [MCR, Legal NewsLine] Key trial lawyer ally Durbin has slipped in polls [Chicago Sun-Times]
- Montana Democrats' candidate for U.S. Senate looking a little Wobbly [Lachlan Markay, Free Beacon; A. Barton Hinkle, Richmond Times-Dispatch; #wobblydem]
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I've got a guest post up at Reason on how bounty-seeking informants are bypassing the Internal Revenue Service tipster-reward program in favor of selected state False Claims Acts, such as New York's, which enable richer recoveries for disloyal employees and others who charge defendants with underpaying taxes. Excerpt:
Will the spread of a culture of informants sow distrust and disloyalty in the workplace, while encouraging dissident executives and their lawyers to shake settlements out of risk- and publicity-averse targets by seizing on doubtful, gray-area legal theories? That's part of the game too. Lately hedge funds and litigation finance firms have moved in to bankroll the filing of likely "whistleblower" cases. …
…by getting pro-plaintiff laws through the legislature in just a few states—New York liberalized its law four years ago—advocates can set the stage for a nationwide informant push.
In Illinois, a single Chicago lawyer was reported in 2012 to have used that state's whistleblower law to file at least 238 lawsuits against retailers, pocketing millions in settlements, over alleged failure to charge sales tax on shipping-and-handling.
Whole thing here.
P.S. More recent coverage of the runaway False Claims Act train: "Repeat whistleblowers reap millions of dollars in false-claims suits" [ABA Journal] David Ogden testifies for the U.S. Chamber on what needs to happen with the federal FCA [House Judiciary] "UK Commission Takes A Pass On U.S.-Style Whistleblower Bounties" [Daniel Fisher, Forbes]
- Administration tees up massively expensive regulation docket for after election [Sam Batkins, American Action Forum]
- More on FedEx's resistance to fed demands that it snoop in boxes [WSJ Law Blog, earlier]
- Ethics war escalates between Cuomo and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, but is sniping in press suitable role for prosecutor? [New York Post, Ira Stoll]
- "Mom Hires Craigslist Driver for 9-Year-Old Son, Gets Thrown in Jail" [Lenore Skenazy]
- One-way fee shifts, available to prevailing plaintiffs but not defendants: why aren't they more controversial? [New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Watch]
- Water shutoff woes sprang from Detroit's "pay-if-you-want culture" [Nolan Finley, Detroit News]
- "CPSC Still Trying to Crush Small Round Magnet Toys; Last Surviving American Seller Zen Magnets Fights Back" [Brian Doherty]
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- Congress responds to Veterans Administration health care scandal by throwing huge new sums at care [Nicole Kaeding, Chris Edwards, Cato] "Every Senior V.A. Executive Was Rated 'Fully Successful' or Better Over 4 Years." [NYT via Instapundit] "VA Hospitals aren't included on the federal government's Hospital Compare web site" [White Coat]
- Canadian judge quashes as vexatious suit over non-admission to medical school [Winnipeg Free Press]
- Brain-damaged child cases: "14.5 Million Reasons Physicians Practice Defensive Medicine" [White Coat, Cleveland] "North Carolina Jury Deadlocks in John Edwards' Malpractice Trial Against Doctor" [Insurance Journal, emergency medicine]
- "Medical Licensing in the States: Some Room for Agreement — and Reform" [Charles Hughes, Cato]
- "NY Launches Statewide Med Mal Settlement Program" [NYDN via TortsProf]
- "Unlucky Strike: Private Health and the Science, Law and Politics of Smoking" [John Steddon and David Boaz, Cato program] Here's the long-awaited segue to complete prohibition: British Medical Association recommends banning tobacco permanently for persons born after 2000 [WaPo]
- Sneaky: California ballot language undoing MICRA liability limits "buried in an initiative titled The Troy and Alana Pack Patient Safety Act of 2014." [Yul Ejnes, KevinMD]
In a 4-2 decision, New York's highest court agreed with two lower courts that New York City's attempted ban on sugary drink portions over 16 ounces exceeded the powers of the city's Department of Health. [Bloomberg News coverage]
That's exactly in line with what I wrote at earlier stages of the case. At the time, some national commentators did not seem to have checked out the actual reasoning of Judge Milton Tingling's decision, which rested squarely on a distinctive 1987 New York precedent called Boreali v. Axelrod which had struck down the state health department's attempt to regulate smoking in public places as beyond its properly delegated authority. The soda case was (as they say) on all fours with Boreali, and although the Court of Appeals could have overturned Boreali, as some academics urged, or found grounds to dodge its effect, as the two dissenters did, the court instead chose to apply the precedent as it stood. That confirms that the Bloomberg-appointed Board of Health, in its eagerness to assert powers not rightly its own, had casually broken the law.
One of the two dissenters was Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, the latest of many indications that he is inclined to pull the Court of Appeals away from many of the positions and habits that have given it a centrist reputation among state courts.
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We've tracked (especially by way of the Westchester County, N.Y. controversy) the ambitious efforts of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to grab more control over local governments' zoning and project building decisions, in part through a proposed new "AFFH" rule (Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing). Now the House has voted an appropriations rider cutting off funds for implementation of the new rule. [sponsor Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Paul Mirengoff/PowerLine, Sara Rankin/Legislation Prof (opposed), National Low-Income Housing Coalition, earlier on AFFH and on housing discrimination law generally]
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- Criminalizing Wisconsin politics: judge declines to throw out counter-suit against home-raiding, computer-seizing "John Doe" probe [Journal Sentinel, ruling, Wisconsin Watchdog, Steve Forbes, earlier]
- Defense of career agency employees' leaking to Congress and the press to resist political appointee leadership [Amanda Leiter, SSRN]
- Hurricane and mass tort lawyer Steve Mostyn emerges as big political benefactor [David Yates, Chamber-backed SE Texas Record] More: Hello, Mr. President!
- Gotham press chooses up sides on Attorney General Eric Schneiderman [Jack Shafer]
- Florida Supreme Court among nation's most politicized, so there's a certain amount of karma at work here [FCIR]
- Wow: Braley campaign says he knew "he was being videotaped at the private fundraiser" [DMR via Jason Pye, United Liberty, earlier] Nothing discouraged, he'll keynote New York trial lawyers' event [Legal NewsLine]
- Pennsylvania legislator named in abortive sting appears down to his last few friends [PennLive]
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The proposal by New York state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., D-Bronx (earlier) is beginning to break out into wider coverage. I'm quoted in this report by Steven Nelson of US News:
Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies, blogged about the bill earlier this month and tells U.S. News "people see this not just as bossy, but as sinister."
"Imagine treating every parent in New York as though they are on probation," he says.
Olson says the bill would force parents to "show up and be re-educated" and "lectured about the shortcomings of how they are raising their kids and be inoculated with whatever the fad of the year is."
"If you thought the public reaction to the soda ban was big," Olson says, "wait until you see the public reaction to telling people the government knows better than they do how to raise their kids."
Speaking of helicopter governance, if you're near Washington, D.C. be sure to mark your calendar for next week's (Mar. 6) talk at Cato by Lenore Skenazy of Free-Range Kids. Details and registration here.
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- California Medical Association, which seems unruffled by growth of regulatory state when docs are not its targets, backs bill to require warning labels on soda [Governing, AP, Sacramento Bee, Monterey Herald]
- "The Farm Bill Came Surprisingly Close to Fixing Some Protectionist Regulations" [K. William Watson, Cato]
- "New York Alcohol Bill Benefits Big Business at Consumers' Expense" [Michelle Minton, CEI; earlier; my upcoming Feb. 27 Bastiat Society panel in Charlotte on alcohol regs]
- Lawmakers to OSHA: hands off small farms [Insurance Journal, US News]
- States cheat the system through "heat and eat" food stamp scam [USA Today editorial]
- Why so few chickens are raised in Montana [Baylen Linnekin]
- Comic-book interpretation of Quebec's great maple syrup heist, including background of legally enforced cartelization [Modern Farmer]
- Seen on "farm tourism" outing: "The USDA requires that only the farmer feed us" [Ira Stoll]
- Next frontier of public-health disapproval: grilled, smoked, and fried food? [Brian Palmer, Slate]
A bill introduced by three members of the New York Senate would require parents of schoolchildren to attend four workshops aimed at sharpening their "parenting skills," as a condition for their kids' advancing to the seventh grade. I've got details in a new post at Cato at Liberty (& Patheos's Terry Firma).
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Jack Shafer has a few thoughts:
Schneiderman mustn't neglect the product endorsement industry. Do those celebrity endorsers really love the product or service as much as they say they do? … Fake reviews on Yelp, properly considered, are Yelp's problem, not the state of New York's. Let the Yelp people clean up the sewer. And the attorney general? Aren't there any genuine crimes in the state for him to investigate?
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- "Retirement benefits cost Connecticut more than half of payroll" [Raising Hale] Jagadeesh Gokhale, "State and Local Pension Plans" [Cato] "In the report Krugman cites, the researchers note (repeatedly) that the trillion-dollar figure is very likely a dramatic understatement of the size of the unmet liability." [Caleb Brown]
- California: "Bill would reinstate state workers who go AWOL" [Steven Greenhut]
- Eyebrow-raising federal salaries at unaccountable-by-design CFPB [John Steele Gordon, Commentary]
- "North Carolina Ends Teacher Tenure" [Pew StateLine]
- Not all states would benefit from a dose of Scott Walkerism, but Massachusetts would [Charles Chieppo, Governing]
- "Prison Ordered to Hire Back Guards Fired over an Officer's Murder Because Everybody Else Was Awful, Too" [Scott Shackford]
- "New York State Lags on Firing Workers Who Abuse Disabled Patients" [Danny Hakim, New York Times] NYC educators accused of sex misconduct can dig in for years [New York Daily News]
- "Pennsylvania's GOP: Rented by Unions" [Steve Malanga, Public Sector Inc.] NYC's Working Families Party expands into Connecticut [Daniel DiSalvo, same]
With enough enforcement linkage between different branches of government, do we even need a Panopticon? "Beginning this year, [New York] drivers who owe more than $10,000 in state taxes face losing their license until the debt is paid." Does this mean persons who have fallen behind on taxes won't be able to get to their jobs to pay off the arrears? Well, it seems "there is a 'restricted' license that you can apply for in the event that your license is suspended" which "would allow you to commute to and from work only." How this is to be enforced — whether the hapless motorist will be nailed for stopping off for a loaf of bread on the way home, or venturing out for a job interview — is your guess as well as mine. [Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes]
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- Defense medico-legal expert sees 1,000+ cases a year, testimony infuriates NYC judge [Eric Turkewitz: first, second, third, overview posts]
- More commentary on Supreme Court's generic drug pre-emption case, Mutual v. Bartlett [James Beck, more, Michael Krauss, earlier]
- New JAMA paper, "The Looming Threat of Liability for Accountable Care Organizations and What to Do About It" [Bill of Health]
- "Obamacare and Activist State Courts Drive Up Health Plan Costs" [Hans Bader, CEI "Open Market"]
- New York: emergency medical technicians protected by sovereign immunity principles [Alex Stein, Bill of Health]
- "A New FDA for the Age of Personalized, Molecular Medicine" [Peter Huber, Manhattan Institute via Alex Tabarrok]
- From an unexpected source? Left-leaning Center for American Progress publishes report on reducing cost of defensive medicine by Ezekiel Emanuel et al. Meanwhile, trial lawyers trumpet study of veterans' hospitals they say undercuts defensive medicine case [client-recruitment site AboutLawsuits.com] And in the UK: "13,000 died needlessly at 14 worst NHS trusts" [Telegraph]
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When local governments lack a properly compliant attitude:
The federal monitor overseeing Westchester's much-debated court settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over affordable housing asked County Executive Rob Astorino on Wednesday to remove a news release from the county's website, saying it contains falsehoods….
[Manhattan-based attorney James] Johnson cast doubt on whether Astorino can say whatever he wants about the controversial 2009 settlement.
During a conference call with journalists shortly before Astorino's news conference, Johnson said the settlement calls for the county to educate the public about the benefits of integration. Astorino, on the contrary, has been antagonistic toward much of the agreement, Johnson said.
Johnson says Astorino wrongly suggests that HUD is pressing for construction of more than the 750 units of "affordable" housing specified in the settlement; Astorino responds that HUD officials keep citing a study under which a much larger number of units would be required to bring the towns into compliance. Westchester voters elected Astorino in part because of his criticism of the much-disliked deal. [Newsday, paywall; earlier here, here, here, etc.]
- Arkansas: "'Corruption of Blood' Amendment Withdrawn After House Supporter Is Reminded What Century It Is" [Above the Law]
- George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin case heads for trial [TalkLeft, Doug Mataconis, and Richard Hornsby via Megan McArdle on evidentiary standards, earlier]
- Is New Hampshire citizens' group harassing town parking meter enforcers, or monitoring their work? [Union Leader, ABA Journal, Reason]
- New York politicos quarrel over Hank Greenberg suit, overbroad Martin Act is to blame [Bainbridge]
- Enforcement grabs higher-ups in Ralph Lauren Argentine customs bribery case [FCPA Professor, earlier]
- Who stole the tarts? "Mom has son arrested for stealing Pop-Tarts" [Lowering the Bar; Charlotte, N.C.] Tip from Georgia cops: avoid situations where you might have to cling to hood of moving car [same]
- "Omaha officers told: Don't interfere with citizens' right to record police activity" [Omaha World-Herald via @radleybalko ("Good work, Omaha.")]
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In the New York legislature, bowling alleys are hoping to win a law protecting them from slip-fall liability arising after their customers wear store-rented shoes outside the building and either slip there or track snow or other slippery matter back inside. Weather hazards have been tripping up more customers of the ordinarily indoor sport, it seems, since the state enforced a complete indoor smoking ban. The trial lawyer association is dead set against the bill; its president claims that the bill "undercuts the constitutional right to a trial by a jury" — presumably on the theory that it somehow undercuts trial by jury for a legislature to roll back any instance of liability for anyone anywhere. That's sheer nonsense, of course — otherwise, it'd have been unconstitutional for legislatures around most of the country to have abolished the old heartbalm torts of breach of promise to marry and alienation of affection. [Albany Times-Union via Future of Capitalism] More: Lowering the Bar.
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- Studio: Destination Films
- Release Date: Sep 29, 2006
- Starring: Alex Kendrick, Jason McLeod, Shannen Fields
- Summary: A new, action-packed, family-friendly drama about a high school football coach who draws up a new game plan for his team… and himself. In his six years of coaching, Grant Taylor has never had a winning season. Even the hope of a new season is squelched when the best player on his Shiloh Eagles decides to transfer schools. After losing their first three games of the season, the coach discovers a group of fathers are plotting to have him fired. Combined with pressures at home, Coach Taylor has lost hope in his battle against fear and failure. However, an unexpected challenge helps him find a purpose bigger than just victories. Daring to trust God to do the impossible, Coach Taylor and the Eagles discover how faith plays out on the field… and off. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)… Expand
- Director: Alex Kendrick
- Genre(s): Drama, Sport
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Facing the Giants, which despite its flaws is ultimately a sweet, sincere movie about Christian faith.
For those who felt insufficiently uplifted by "Invincible" and "Gridiron Gang," here comes Facing the Giants, an aggressively inspirational drama about a born-again high school football coach.
Like too many films of faith, it mixes its message, proclaiming that a life given over to God is a reward unto itself, and then handing over victories to its faithful like some overtime bonus.
Bottomless sermonizing would have played better in Sunday school than on the big screen.
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KazushiS.Apr 9, 2007Very pleasantly suprised. Not a big budget production, but go in with the proper expectations, and you will be pleased. Uplifting.
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IanW.Mar 11, 2007Terrific, highly entertaining. Every movie doesn't have to be a high budget hollywood production to be taken seriously and enjoyed by families. This movie achieved just that. Our family loved it. Wish there were more like it.… Expand
StelP.Oct 5, 2006This film's budget was a mere $100,000, and from that fact alone, I'm amazed at the end result. This is a quality family film that blends football and faith very well. And the best thing is that the "dorky" factor that's found in many Christian-oriented films is nowhere to be found here. It includes great football segments which were filmed by a crew from "Friday Night Lights," and you can feel the pain! Granted, this isn't Chariots of Fire or The Chronicles of Narnia, but it IS a great family film that deserves wide exposure. Kudos to Sony for picking it up for distribution.… Expand
K.S.Feb 1, 2007Great inspiration. Wholesome and encouraging entertainment.
ClayW.Dec 15, 2006To keep it short, Facing The Giants had some pretty good football sequences in it, and this coupled with its great morals was precisely the reason I liked it. And yes, I am a Christian.… Expand
BrianFOct 24, 2006A very unimpressive tale, cloaked in trying to squeeze money from a religion.
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Hahahahah. "Extra Health" mobs on MP7. I'm surprised you're not still going at it. The first time I ever tried MP5, the first elite pack I ran into had extra health. I think I passed out before I got them down to 25% health.
In any event, I'm very impressed at your elite/death ratio n MP7. I would have guessed the ratio would have been flipped. Nice stuff! Keep us informed. Very interesting to see what is possible for the self found monk, and I'd never have the patience to make a serious run at the higher MP's like that. I might consider trying key runs up the MP levels some day when I'm looking to do something different, but I just don't have it in me spend any serious time in anything beyond MP3 these days.
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im surprised as well - i would not have thought 570k ehp with the amount of uptime you are facing vs elites would translate well to MP7.
Suggests you play very skillfully
Thanks, gents. My MP7 sample size is far too small to draw any conclusions, so I'm going to give MP6 a full A2 run and then see how A2 looks on MP7 if I do it the whole way.
Alright, I just took a swing at a MP7 Act 1 key run. My Act 1 Key rng has been abysmal for about two weeks, so I figured it was worth a shot.
I was able to complete the run. I didn't count my deaths, but think it was probably 4 or 5.
And this one's for Druin . . . total time to get 5 stacks and kill the key warden. . . 46 minutes. Take that, Mr. Efficiency.!
It's actually not that bad. It takes forever to kill things, but I was getting a lot more yellows that I'm used to, so it didn't feel completely pointless. And only one elite pack killed me twice (skeleton archers in the warrior's rest with vortex and arcane don't leave you a lot of wiggle room).
Of course, still no *%()&^ key. At this RNG pace I'm going to be better off spending the 4 hours it would take me to get 5 stacks + warden on MP10.
Overg, try MP6. I'm handling that just fine, and I was able to face-tank Sokhar with no trouble.
Oh yeah, the Act 1 warden itself was no problem on MP7. His ground fire is pretty nasty, but not terribly difficult to avoid.
*boots up MP6 key run*
Okay, on MP6 managed to do a key run in 41 minutes. Although that was with some pretty bad maps . . . it took me at least 15 minutes (which included a few elite encounters) just to find the warden once I had 5 stacks.
For comparison's sake, I ran MP1 immediately afterward. Took me 14 minutes to do a key run, which I'd say is pretty close to my average. I could probably cut it down to 10 with good maps, and it'd probably take me 20 if I got very unlucky with elite and warden placement.
Edited by overg#1771 on 12/9/2012 2:00 PM PST
If you can do three runs on MP1 in the same time you need to do the same run in MP6, then you should do the runs on MP6:
MP1: 90% chance to not find it x 90% x 90% = 72.9% to not find it
MP6: 40% chance to not find it
Of course, there's a chance you'll get lucky on MP1 and find it sooner. But I think MP6 is better if you're around three-to-one on time.
With your stats it must be a god awful long !@# fight after MP 4. I can do the upper MP lvl's, but I don't anymore, because it takes forever to kill anything past MP6 for me. And I can survive the fights, but the time evolved is just to long.
Depends what you consider "too long." I posted some times that I tracked. I'd rather get involved in a long fight that requires a lot of moving and repositioning and watching cool-downs than dialing the knob to MP3 and sleepwalking through the game, but it's not for everyone.
I still run the upper lvl's to get better drops, for the AH. But that's it. I am glad you find it worth your while to run the upper MP lvl's. But me I don't like the time it takes. I gave up on the rings because I have made 9 and they were all crap, and not worth the time for me. I still have 6 machines and don't plan to use them anytime soon.
Hey guys,
I am basically wondering the same as the initial person that posted the thread. I have been playing for a little bit consistently and I added Druin in the game which helped me out quite some with items and advice but I hate to bother him again. I was looking to start trying to farm which I found online farming the butcher... I die EVERYTIME and I was able to kill him once by a miracle tonight! I just get tired of dying. lol! I am not sure what I am doing wrong... if anyone can give me advice please do.
I will very much appreciate it.
Thank you
I think a lot of "please give me advice" threads can be boiled down to one of two or three answers. In your case, you're dying too much, so you have a few choices:
1. Drop an MP level.
2. Add more defense.
3. Add more offense.
Looking at your profile, your armor seems too low. I see what you're doing with Backlash, Guardian's Path, Sixth Sense, Blinding Speed, and Wall of Wind, but I think you could use a tweak or two in the armor direction. Sixth Sense provides less benefit than Guardian's Path, so I'd switch that to Seize the Initiative and boost your armor from 3554 to 4375, which will boost your effective life by about 12.5%. If that gets you on your feet, great; if not, you should then change the ruby in your helm to an amethyst for the extra life. If you're in good shape then, great; if not, well, I don't want to consider swapping Backlash to Hard Target because it will mess up what you're going for on the offensive side, but it would certainly help your defense. Not nearly as exciting, though.
Those are all non-gear-related switches. I don't think you can add much offense without changing gear. That said, all of those "chance to dodge" effects add less and less to your Backlash proc. For example, a 15% chance to dodge with a 60% Backlash damage produces 0.15 x 0.6 = 9% weapon damage each time a mob swings at you, but adding another 15% chance to dodge raises that number to 16.65%, not 18%, because dodge increases are multiplicative, not additive. What this means is that Guardian's Path is not providing 15% dodge x 56% weapon damage = 8.4% damage; it's providing substantially less than that, depending on all the other dodge-enhancing abilities you're using during combat.
End result? If you're looking for more offense, you could switch Guardian's Path to Combination Strike and get ... well, more offense. (It's not a straight 8% boost because it adds to Blazing Wrath's boost, so it's about 7% for you.) Of course, it won't provide the same defensive benefit, but you've got a lot of dodge already.
Just some thoughts. Experiment!
lol wow,
you actually wrote a whole report about yourself fighting those elites,
and included their elites affixes too and formatted the <li> code for every line, haha...
But you forgot to add their names, or else it'd be a 10/10. lol.
in what MP were you able to kill Belial?
I might be the only poster on this forum who bothers using the <li> code on a consistent basis. Or any basis, I suppose. You must have missed my posts on the PTR forum before 1.0.5 went live :)
Anyway, I posted those details so people wouldn't have to ask.
As for Belial, I killed him on MP4, although I had to use the Echoing Fury and some "heavy items" in my stash because I didn't have enough DPS to kill him with this gear before the enrage timer kicker in. (Sometimes, "MOAR DPS!!1!" is the solution.) For example, I ditched my 5.1% freeze-on-hit belt for this fight because Belial doesn't freeze in his final form. (That's my recollection, anyway.) I haven't tried to kill him on any other MP level yet. I suspect I can handle him at MP5, but no higher, with the same equipment I used on MP4. He and The Butcher are much, much tougher than anything else in their acts—even if you can handle elites, you might not be able to handle them at the same MP level. They're off the scale, essentially, but they're bosses, so it makes sense. Just a bit frustrating to be able to handle an entire act almost scott-free with one set of gear and then find that gear completely inadequate to killing the end boss.
What do you think about my build now? I know I need a better belt and I have saved up a total of 700k... not sure how much I will need for a decent belt but yea... any help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks again
Hey Jaws . . . just what is killing you with Butcher? Are you getting one shot by one of his special attacks? Whittled down by him? Burned in the fire? Or are you hitting his "enrage" timer (which is when essentially the entire floor will constantly be on fire)?
It might just be that there is a mechanic to the fight that you're not aware of which is killing you. It's entirely possible to face-tank him through Hell without ever really learning how his moves work, which can make Inferno a rude awakening. You're still light on armor, but I'd think you'd have enough dps and sustain to kill him on MP0 without much problem. So it might just be you're not avoiding an attack you're meant to avoid (namely his jump up and down attack, his point at you and rope you in attack, and/or the ground fire). If that's not it, can you tell us how you're dying so we might make some more suggestions?
@Vrkhyz: I agree that there is a certain level of frustration at the very idea of "gear check" bosses. I much prefer a fight like Diablo, where it's at least possible to beat him with patience and good play, even if you're undergeared. Especially for a self-found player the idea that a fight like Butcher or Belial *will* kill you, guaranteed, if you don't have a certain level of dps is kind of a bummer. The MP concept is kind of a solution for this, but I'd prefer they do away with this mechanic altogether. I much prefer "efficiency is its own reward" style of boss design, where better gear means you can do the fight faster, but isn't an absolute requirement to doing the fight in the first place.
BTW, I think I've settled on MP5 as my key-farming level of choice. MP6 is doable, but for me hits the point of being rather tedious. It's basically the breaking point between "long fights" and "realllly long fights." Still, it's nice to know I can push the MP envelope beyond that if I so desire. So once again I must thank you for inspiring me to push on. And hopefully threads like this might inspire others to play "self found," or at least recognize that using the AH is *not* an absolute requirement for playing this game (although for the record, I don't begrudge anyone using the AH . . . if that's what makes the game the most fun for you, I say go for it).
And edit 2: I don't think Butcher is doable for me at MP5. I took one run at him tonight, and had extremely good dps and cooldown uptime, and still only had him a little below 50% when the entire floor went to flame. I was using my dps spec and my dps gear, and still didn't even come close. So it looks like MP4 will be my max for boss runs until I get better gear. Which again, is kind of frustrating. On the other hand, given how bad my gear actually is, relatively speaking, and the fact that I deliberately don't use the "cookie cutter" spec, I don't feel I can complain all that much about not being able to beat the "halfway" point of the MP levels yet.
Edited by overg#1771 on 12/10/2012 6:53 PM PST
I am doing it on Inferno MP1 and the Fire pit usually gets me so I guess I can't kill him fast enough... I have gotten him down to like one more attack but the fire pit goes crazy at that point and I get killed! but I can take him on solo easily on mp0
Okay, that would just be a pure dps issue. In that case, probably the quickest/easiest/cheapest solution would be to switch mantra of retribution for mantra of conviction. Either the rune overawe or submission should more than do the trick if you're really that close to downing him when the fire goes crazy. Another option would be to swap out cyclone strike, which is actually going to decrease your damage per second on a fight like butcher. You could try something like seven sided strike, wave of light, mystic ally, lashing tail kick, or even exploding palm (esp. with the flesh is weak ruin) to upgrade your damage potential versus Butcher.
If you really like your spec as is, the quickest/easiest/cheapest way to up your damage would simply be to upgrade your gems. Upping your emeralds to "star" quality (which your jeweler can learn without finding any recipes) will give you a dexterity boost, which will increase both your dps and your dodge (although you've already got quite a bit of dodge in your skills as Vrkhyz explained above). Once again, if you're that close to downing Butcher, that small boost to your damage might be all you need.
Edited by overg#1771 on 12/11/2012 1:37 AM PST
BTW, I think I've settled on MP5 as my key-farming level of choice. MP6 is doable, but for me hits the point of being rather tedious. It's basically the breaking point between "long fights" and "realllly long fights." Still, it's nice to know I can push the MP envelope beyond that if I so desire. So once again I must thank you for inspiring me to push on. And hopefully threads like this might inspire others to play "self found," or at least recognize that using the AH is *not* an absolute requirement for playing this game (although for the record, I don't begrudge anyone using the AH . . . if that's what makes the game the most fun for you, I say go for it).
I was starting to hit the wall with the second half of Act 2 on MP6—partly because the mobs get a bit tougher, and partly because I'm not quite satisfied with the way my build has no outlet for excess spirit. That dissatisfaction has led to a lot of tweaking and massaging, which tends to result in death during the feel-it-out phase for me, so it's not a good idea when I'm already pushing the envelope! So I'm down to MP5 and having a good time. Still deciding where that last skill slot is going to go: I think it'll either be Dashing Strike, Tempest Rush (again), Wave of Light, or Spinning Flame Kick. Not sure yet. I definitely need a valve, though: there's no point to spamming MoE faster than every three seconds, and I generate enough spirit in that time to cover the spirit cost.
Glad you found inspiration in the post! I'm going to try Belial on MP5—my usual skills, whatever they end up being, but with my Echoing Fury and other DPS/VIT items instead of my usual gear. I'll let you know how it goes.
I think dashing strike is quite fun and extremely useful, but I wouldn't recommend it as a spirit dump. Maybe it's because I've used Quicksilver forever, but I tend to associate the skill more as as nearly-free utility rather than a spirit spender.
I have a blast using Wave of Light. I noticed you're playing around with empowered wave, which can do some nice dps if you remember to cast it every time you've got the spirit. Otherwise I'd recommend wall of light, or my new favorite toy, blinding light. I've found stuns very useful, especially in progression. As far as I can tell, there are no diminishing returns as you go up in MP levels, so for me stuns feel relatively more powerful the more I'm pushing the envelope.
I used lashing tail throughout my leveling, all the way to Act II inferno. I was using spinning flame kick in what was pretty much a kiting spec, and enjoyed it. Scorpion sting might be worth a look as a nearly on-demand stun option. In any event, have fun experimenting. I think one of the bonuses of playing self-found is a greater sense of freedom in not having to use the "cookie-cutter" specs. We're being inefficient anyway, we might as well play around with the skills which are the most fun to use while we're at it.
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This is my inaugural post under my new username. Yes, it's the same dorky guy under a new coat of paint. I've been debating the name change pretty much since I started my blog last year, but I finally decided to flip the switch today.
After reading stravaigint's recent thread (http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/922058) recapping his epic meals a few weekends ago (yes, I still owe my reviews of the meals I shared with him at Shunji and Go's Mart), I decided to model this thread after his format by making an initial post and then several sub-posts each covering one restaurant.
This initial post is just to (re)introduce myself under my new username. The sub-posts will be "Revisitings" of a couple of restaurants that I've frequented many, many times in the past few months but haven't updated you all on recently.
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According to my "records" I have been to Ramen Hayatemaru over 20 times. Is it my favorite ramen-ya? No, that honor goes to Tsujita ANNEX, but what keeps me going back are two main factors: convenience and cost.
On convenience, while Hayatemaru's parking lot is small, and nearly half the spots are reserved either for the 7-Eleven or the dry cleaners that share the strip mall, there is almost never a wait there, unlike at Tsujita ANNEX (or the original Tsujita across the street at lunch). On cost, Hayatemaru offers half bowls of ramen starting at $5, and their best regular side dishes (gyoza, zangi, amazu) are all priced at $3.90. It is cash only, but one could have a feast for $10!
[1] Gyoza (Potstickers) & Amazu (Fried Chicken Chunks w/Ginger & Scallion in Sweet Vinegar) [http://instagram.com/p/eGj0Qjg-ji/]
Of their regular sides, the Amazu is "amazu-ing!" The fried chicken chunks are not too heavily breaded and are crisp on the outside and juicy on the inside. The sauce is like ponzu but with more sweet and sour flavor. The pun at the beginning of this paragraph may have been terrible, but this dish is terrific!
[2] Amazu (Fried Chicken Chunks w/Ginger & Scallion in Sweet Vinegar) [http://instagram.com/p/c0m4ZaA-m0/]
One other thing that I like about Hayatemaru is that they have been expanding their menu, bringing in seasonal items like cold noodle dishes and adding to their side offerings with chicken wings, egg omelets, fried chicken skin, and more. One of my favorite new items is the Ebiton, which debuted at the Ramen Yokocho Fest in September.
[3] Ebiton (Shrimp Flavored Pork Ramen) Posters [http://instagram.com/p/e_NiUcA-hD/]
The Ebiton is still a pork-based ramen, but infused with shrimp flavor. It comes with half an egg, either hard or soft boiled depending on your preference, and it is topped with minced dried shrimp and ground pork and two small fried shrimp that you can eat whole, shell and all.
[4] Ebiton (Shrimp Flavored Pork Ramen) & Crispy Fried Chicken Skin [http://instagram.com/p/gV6-lXg-ii/]
The Ebiton is $9 and unfortunately does not come in half sizes. It's a little oilier than their other ramen offerings but is still very good! It's the only ramen I order now at Hayatemaru!
My Previous Posts:
Ramen Hayatemaru on the West Side (http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/892901)
Kotoya vs. Hayatemaru: Ramen Showdown (http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/896285)
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11678 West Olympic Blvd
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(310) 444-7555
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Ahem. To get back on-topic, my partner and I tried Hayatemaru for the first time tonight. Amazu very good, but I liked the gyoza better (finally! A place that has gyoza that doesn't taste like it came from the supermarket....).
I'm torn on the ebiton. I like the idea of shrimp + pork. But shrimp flavor was a bit too overpowering, and the broth seemed less "shrimpy" went I hit the bottom of the bowl. I think I liked the regular broth better.
Didn't know I could eat the shrimp whole! I tried peeling it, and what was left was SO gross. Oy.
I'd return, though. Less fatty than Tsujita (sometimes you just don't want your lips to feel like an oil slick) and no wait. Less noisy than SSG (yeah, I get that lusty greetings are part of the experience, but....). And a very sweet server who wasn't completely fluent in English. ;)
re: ilysla
Thank you for getting back to the food! I slave away for hours in my hot review kitchen and everyone just wants to talk about my name change! *sob*
Since I really like the shrimp flavor, I don't find it overpowering but I can definitely see how someone else would. Yeah, the shrimp is fried to a crisp so that it can be eaten whole, but I'm sure it reduced the insides into something unrecognizable.
re: ilysla
I find it fascinating Hayatemaru (neither branch) made it onto Scattergood's top-10 ramen list this week.
It's not as good as Jidai-Ya, but I much preferred it over Tsujita. And they have "small" bowls so you won't have to pop lipitors immediately after.
re: TonyC
I am a fan, and mostly for the reasons ilysla notes - grease factor manageability, user-friendliness c/w Tsujita, and side-dishes.
Love the Amazu's ginger flavor, but they clearly do not use the greatest cuts/grade of chicken. OTOH , I can hardly expect that when eating a giant bowl for under 4 bucks.
Inexpensive tap beer, too.
By the way, I think TonyC meant to say that neither branch made it onto the top-10 list.
re: Ciao Bob
Thanks for clarifying TonyC's comment. I was wondering if I was misreading it!
I can understand why their ramen isn't necessarily "top rated." There's nothing "outstanding" about it (vs. the intense porkiness of the other ramen broths now available, for example, or really weird flavor combos). It's simply a very good neighborhood joint, and it doesn't try to pass itself off as anything else. And, for me, that's enough for repeat visits (esp at the price point).
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Decided to post my Night+Market "Revisitings" outside this thread, here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/925352. (Don't mind the duplicate post out there right now, I've already flagged it for removal.)
Edit: That's weird, I thought I posted this on the "root" of the comments.
re: J.L.
Nothing's wrong with it, but like I said I've actually wanted to change it for over a year. And since I'm still thinking about it a year later, obviously it was something I really wanted to do, and I just decided not to let inertia delay it any longer.
Also, I already made the switch. I think CH mods frown on people going back and forth on their usernames...
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Chances are you wanted the opportunity to Chuffle off to Offalo.
re: TheOffalo
I guess Metta World Peace was taken?
We need a sticky for this, or a FAQ, or at a minimum a post on the Site Talk board.
re: ipsedixit
It's not that big of a deal to warrant that, is it? Plus my "Offalo" nom de guerre was probably known by most of the regulars from when I cross-post my blog entries. The non-regulars probably wouldn't care about the name change. *shrug*
re: TheOffalo
Peter is it because you like offal?
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If I could, I'd marry offal.
Wait, no.
re: TheOffalo
i had no idea who you were until someone said so.
re: TheOffalo
You realize we don't all actually read things, right? ;)
re: ilysla
re: TheOffalo
You must have this mixed up w/ another thread (oh, SNAP!).
And, yes, I'm replying so quickly b/c I'm trying to avoid doing work.
re: ilysla
re: TheOffalo
I post pics. Would you like an offal playboy pic?
re: ilysla
Raw monkey nipples on the other hand...
re: Tripeler
Here's one of my offal boudoir shorts.
re: TheOffalo
Looks more like what you found in your shorts. Seriously though, it really doesn't look bad. I usually go for things like that. What exactly is it and how was it prepared?
re: mucho gordo
It's tripe and intestines, marinated. It's meant to go on the grill.
re: TheOffalo
Sounds great. I love a tripas burrito. What kind of marinade did you use?
re: mucho gordo
Yikes, I just realized I wrote boudoir "shorts" not "shots". They were from Shin-Sen-Gumi Shabu Shabu in Gardena. I believe they used a shio (salt) marinade (probably just salt, sesame oil, scallions, etc.).
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Shit how'd that photo get in there!?
re: TheOffalo
My contribution, courtesy of my visit to Bull Demon King...
re: ilysla
Must photoshop more...
re: ilysla
Serious? You don't know?
Answer: Niu rou mien with beef tripe.
re: ilysla
Hehehe just messin' with ya. :-)
re: ilysla
Good thing I'm not as much of an offal fan as (wait for it),,,
re: stravaigint
Your pics were great, particularly the ones for Zo!
PeterCC, we hardly new ye! Actually, I think some of the other posters knew you decently, but you know what I mean....
Will be trying Hayatemaru relatively soon, I imagine. My partner's very excited to have some new places on our cheap eats rotation. =)
re: TheOffalo
I like TPFKAP better.
re: ipsedixit
Arron Afflalo, yup. Now peddling his wares in Orlando with the Magic.
re: ipsedixit
Whatever will help J.L. come to terms with my "transition". ;-)
re: TheOffalo
I will always like you no matter what your chosen nom de guerre might be.
re: ipsedixit
You will always be PeterCC to me.
re: ipsedixit
Thanks! You too... :-)
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Can I have your old nom de guerre?
re: ipsedixit
ipse, then you'll always be PeterCC to me.
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My ruse is working... hehehe
"Time stamps help you, they will..." - Master Yoda
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I am so confused!
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Just imagine how PeterCC feels.
re: ipsedixit
I just can't put myself in his shoes.
re: ipsedixit
Not really, he's full of loathing for me. Like TonyC for SinoSoul.
re: ipsedixit
howland had halcyon daze?
Shirley, you jest!
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According to my "records" I have been to Sweet Rose Creamery's Pico location 17 times! I know that already sounds like a lot, but keep in mind SRC Pico only opened a month and a half ago, so I'm averaging nearly 3 visits a week. (Yikes! Can I blame my kids?) In that time, I've tried nearly every flavor that they've offered, either through samples or by having actual servings. I've also tried most of the baked goods from Milo & Olive and some of the coffee drinks by Caffe Luxxe, and they were as good as ever.
[1] Nonaptych of Offerings from Sweet Rose Creamery Pico [http://instagram.com/p/eq6vp6g-i0/]
In fact, the issue I had with the Pancetta Quiche being too oily the first time I had it (http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/917526) has not reoccurred. However, my favorite baked good is still the Chile Cheese Scone.
[2] Chile Cheese Scone from Milo & Olive [http://instagram.com/p/fqa2OFg-gw/]
SRC Pico maintains a list of flavors under the "Classics" banner like Salted Caramel, Caffe Luxxe Coffee, and some form of Maggie's Mint with an assortment of chocolate admix (e.g., chips, ripple, Valrhona pearls), which are all still offered, though my younger daughter's favorite, Cookies and Cream, has fallen off the menu in the past few weeks.
[3] Salted Caramel (sprinkled w/sea salt) & "PB&J" (Kyoho Grape & Peanut Butter) Cones [http://instagram.com/p/e8lvf6g-qR/]
Another highlight, the "PB&J", a twist of their two inaugural soft serve flavors, Kyoho Grape and Peanut Butter, always had a warning attached that the flavors, especially the grape, were a limited time offering. I'm sad to report that the "PB&J" has finally gone away, not to return at least this month, per the staff member I asked this week.
[4] "PB&J" (Kyoho Grape & Peanut Butter) Soft Serve [http://instagram.com/p/fqZWAOg-t9/]
Some of the newer "Seasonal" flavors introduced since open include Earl Grey, Banana, Gaia Melon (frozen yogurt), Apple (sorbet), and Apricot (sorbet).
[5] Tetraptych of Images from Sweet Rose Creamery Pico [http://instagram.com/p/fqY_Bzg-tE/]
However, I guess chef Shiho Yoshikawa takes seasonality pretty seriously, as she's already started transitioning away from those selections in favor of more autumnal flavors, such as Brown Sugar Butter Pecan and Spiced Pumpkin. Another new flavor, one of my current favorites, is Honey Stout! On the toppings front, they made Ghost-mallows (my name for them) for Halloween!
[6] Scoops of Honey Stout, Maggie's Mint (w/chocolate ripple & a Ghost-mallow), Butter Pecan (w/toasted almonds & fresh whipped cream), Salted Caramel (sprinkled w/sea salt) [http://instagram.com/p/gHfC-CA-tY/]
As mentioned above, SRC Pico finally changed their soft serve flavors just this week, and it may change again soon according to staff. Right now they're making limited batches of Passion Fruit soft serve. The other flavor in the machine is a more pedestrian Chocolate. I decided to be adventurous and try the twist. Not sure that the flavor combination works, but the Passion Fruit soft serve by itself is amazing! Get it while you can!
[7] Passion Fruit & Chocolate Twist Soft Serve (Runaway Dispenser) [http://instagram.com/p/gUeA86g-rJ/]
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re: Kalivs
Is that a good "Wow" or a bad "Wow"?
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A good jealous wow
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"Yikes! Can I blame my kids?" You're not fooling anyone.
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UPDATE: Brought the kids back tonight (see, it really is their fault!) for visit number 18. Flavors are changing left and right. No Honey Stout tonight, but Cookie Dough is a new flavor. Of course, my younger daughter, missing her Cookies and Cream, had to try it, with (I think) a relatively new topping, cocoa nibs. The base has a distinct sweet yet tangy taste of really fresh cream, like in their Cookies and Cream. The cookies were not quite as prominent as I would have liked.
[1] Cookie Dough Ice Cream w/Cocoa Nibs [http://instagram.com/p/geuZlNg-rY/]
The cocoa nibs were a little too bitter for my younger daughter so I had the "horrible" task of eating it, and any accompanying ice cream that it was embedded in. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. ;-)
My older daughter and I shared a Passion Fruit soft serve. No chocolate twist this time. Despite what the workers say behind the counter, that combination still doesn't quite work for me. The Passion Fruit on its own is definitely the way to go!
[2] Passion Fruit Soft Serve [http://instagram.com/p/geuCB6g-q0/]
re: TheOffalo
Hklbrry knows passion fruit. Can't remember the French name of the pudding dessert they have at Hklbrry but the passion fruit version is FOTW. Marrying that with chocolate? Why? By the by, this TheOffalo name change doesn't work for me, PeterCC. Well, it's fine when you're talkin' meats and such, but TheOffalo talking about sweet fanciful things like ice cream? Eh - I guess it's okay since you're simultaneously pinning the blame on your sweet innocent daughters for your LDL spikes. What next - throwing your wife under the bus for "forging your signature" on the past dozen or so credit card slips at Shunji over the past week? Now that does sound like something some offalo schmuck would pull. ;-)
re: bulavinaka
Sigh. I think you guys just aren't used to the new name. I don't need to just talk about offal despite my username just like weinermobile needn't just talk about vehicles shaped like tubular meats.
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Yeah, but mystery meat mobiles are kiddy cool and guts disguised as friendly tubes of yummy.


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Luxury Penthouse Apartment
Apartment | 3 bedrooms | sleeps 6
|Key Info
Beautiful modern apartment on two floors with an amazing roof terrace with hammocks, bar, sea view, sun deck and outdoor shower. 5 minutes from the beach and the main carnival route in Barra, a lovely quiet residential district very popular with tourists. The flat has 3 bedrooms, 2 double - both with en suite bathrooms and one with AC and a third twin bedded room. There is a third bathroom plus two living rooms, one with a double sofa bed.
The downstairs has a large open plan and fully fitted kitchen with oven, microwave, coffee machine and breakfast bar. Upstairs is a bar, dining area (covered) plus a beautiful terrace with hammocks, sun deck and outside shower. There is Wifi (on all floors) and Cable TV.
In the high season, January - March, I am usually in Salvador and stay in another flat in the same building. I offer a range of additional services including breakfasts, stocking and running the bar etc. Message me for rates and more information.
Barra is a beautiful residential area about 10 minutes by cab to the old town (Pelourinho). It has 2 great beaches - one on the Atlantic coast (Barra Vento) with great surf and one on the Bay side with beautiful tranquil waters (Porto do Barra).
It's where the main Barra-Ondina carnival route starts and one of the city's main venues for free concerts and events.
The main bedroom is on the top floor with AC and direct access to the terrace. There are two more bedrooms downstairs.
There is a six day minimum stay during carnival (Feb 28 - March 4, 2014) and a 3 day minimum stay at all other times. There is one local charge - a cleaning fee (Rs 100). Additional cleaning, bar services, receptions and breakfasts can be arranged during your stay if you want.
|Sleeps up to 6, 3 bedrooms
|Will consider
|Short breaks (1-4 days)
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Sea view
|Air conditioning, Wi-Fi available
|3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms and 2 En suites, Solarium or roof terrace
|1 Sofa beds, Single beds (2), Double beds (2), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 6
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Balcony or terrace
Availability Your dates are available
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11 Jan 2014
"Perfect location"
Everything was as advertised and the property manager and owner were outstanding. They were friendly and went above beyond. We needed to extend our stay and the owner altered his plans to accomodate… More
7 Oct 2013
"Great location and roof terrace"
I would recommend this apartment for anyone visiting Salvador. It's only a 5 min walk from the beach and there are shops, bars and restaurants nearby. The apartment was clean and there is a fantastic roof terrace and outside bar area.
12 Sep 2013
"Great apartment and location"
I have stayed at Paul's apartment a couple of times now and each time was great. The location is perfect ( up a tiny side street and up a hill so the flat is really quiet ). It's also very close to Barra beach and is perfectly in the centre of all that Barra has to offer. The terrace is awesome and is a lovely place to hang out especially with the hammocks or if with a group the terrace bar works very well as well ! All in all a lovely place to stay !
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