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Lockup in which Fort Pierce teen died has no medical staff at night, nurse says
After Omar Paisley died of a burst appendix in a Miami-Dade juvenile lockup eight years ago, juvenile justice administrators announced sweeping reforms, including on-site medical care around the clock at the Miami facility.
When Eric Perez died July 10 at the Palm Beach County juvenile jail, there were no doctors or nurses on duty, according to the nurse that jailers say they tried in vain to reach.
"Nobody works there at night," Diana Heras said of lockup medical staff. "There is no state funding for night nurses for any night of the week. They do not have a nurse who works at that ... facility on the night shift, and they do not work weekends."
Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Wansley Walters, at the helm for just half a year when 18-year-old Eric perished at the West Palm Beach lockup, said Florida's historic budget woes — which prompted lawmakers to trim tens of millions in juvenile justice spending this year — are not to blame for his death last week.
Medical care at the lockup is overseen by a private entity under contract with the state, but neither Walters nor Heras would name the healthcare provider Tuesday.
Since the youth's death from an as-of-yet undisclosed ailment, agency administrators and spokespeople have declined to discuss the incident in any detail. Walters, who headed Miami's well-regarded juvenile assessment center before accepting DJJ's top job, spoke for the first time Tuesday, though she still declined to discuss events leading to Eric's death.
Some of Eric's final agonizing hours — which began as early as 1:30 a.m. and ended with his 8:09 a.m. death — were captured on lockup videotape, DJJ administrators have confirmed. Walters' agency won't release the video depicting Eric's final hours, but sources say it doesn't bode well for the lockup staff.
The footage, sources told The Miami Herald, depicts Eric's limp body being dragged on a cot or mat from his room to a common area of the lockup and then back again — a sign that guards knew he was terribly ill and were worried he would infect other lockup detainees.
Palm Beach County's public defender, Carey Haughwout, suggested Monday that years worth of budget cuts may have contributed to last week's scandal. One of the guards on duty said he was working a double shift the day Eric, who was being held on a robbery charge, died. And Cathy Craig-Myers, who heads the Florida Juvenile Justice Association, said DJJ's current spending plan, which took effect July 1, contains $77 million fewer dollars than last year's budget.
Walters said, however, that the trims have not affected safety or security at any of the state's 22 detention centers, as guards continue to patrol dormitories with scores of empty beds statewide.
Walters, who is generally regarded as a juvenile justice reformer, said her agency's procedures — many of which were put in place following Omar's 2003 appendicitis death — also were sufficient to protect Eric, had they been followed.
"The policies were there. The training was there. The posters were everywhere," Walters said, referring to signs that were posted in detention centers throughout the state in the wake of Omar's June 9, 2003 death. The posters reminded guards, supervisors and nurses that all facility staff was permitted to call 911 for a detainee in crisis — even without the permission of lockup chiefs.
Omar died after pleading with guards and nurses for three days for medical care. Guards later testified their bosses forbade them to call for an ambulance.
"This is certainly one thing I have prayed never would happen," Walters said of Eric's death.
Two West Palm lockup employees — a guard and a supervisor — were fired last week following Eric's death. In a heavily redacted letter to the supervisor, Terence Dayron Davis, that was released to The Herald, juvenile justice administrators said "any reasonable person would have deemed this a medical emergency" and sought an ambulance.
"You failed to call 911," the July 11 letter states.
Davis could not be reached Tuesday for comment. On Monday, the fired guard, Floyd Powell, told The Herald he wanted desperately to call 911, but was told by both a supervisor and the lockup's now-suspended superintendent, Anthony Flowers, to call the nurse, Heras, for "guidance" instead. But she could not be reached.
Though Walters did not say so directly, she implied Tuesday that poor decision-making — not agency policy — was responsible for the youth's death.
"Changing the culture of the agency," Walters said, "is something that is critically important.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Reflex Edition
Question from wumbo1
Is modern warfare 2 coming out for the wii. Or should i get this game?
I dont know whether to buy this game or not. It all depends on if modern warfare 2 will be for wii or not. Ill wait it out and get mw2 if it is coming to wii Does anyone know the answer?
6 years ago
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I really hope it does. I wouldn't be surprised if it came out at the same time as COD 7
6 years ago
If Modern Warefare 2 is coming to Wii, it won't be for a long, long time. If it does, I would put maybe 2 years on it.
6 years ago
It's very likely that it will eventually. Next year around now at the very earliest but probably the year after. You won't find any information because they definitely haven't even thought about a port yet. But, if Activision keeps their current strategy, we'll see a port in a year or two.
6 years ago
This has nothing to do with game related technical problems so please close this.
6 years ago
In answer to the first part, MW 2 probably won't be ported for a couple years. In answer to the second part, we can't influence what you do directly, but I would definitely recommend this game if you are a Call of Duty fan.
6 years ago
If you haven't played the first Modern Warfare yet, I HIGHLY recommend you purchase this game first, then buy Modern Warfare 2. If you've already experienced MW1, then there's no point of not buying Modern Warfare 2 over Modern Warfare Reflex.
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Modern Warfare 2 for the Wii has a 75% chance of happening. As you can see this one released when MW2 did so the next one should release when MW3 comes out. This game is set to happen because
MW2 leaves Makarov still alive at the end.
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'Bones' - 'The Bones on a Blue Line' Recap
(S05E15) "Go ye forth and live life to the fullest." - Sweets
Starting this week, regular reviews of the hit series 'Bones' return to TV Squad. What better week to resume our reviews of the show than by reviewing the 99th episode of the series? What's even better? The fact that this week's episode is the first of eight all new and uninterrupted episodes of the series!
After weeks of reruns, the series finally returns with a bang! Sweets' life is turned upside down by a dramatic event while a Japanese reporter follows Brennan and Booth around in order to get gossip on the people who inspired Brennan's latest book. Oh, and there's steamy page 187 of the book, too!
Where is Gordon when you need him? Poor Sweets sure would have needed Gordon this week in order to cope with post traumatic stress. The tragedy made Sweets rethink his whole life since he didn't want to die without living the life he wanted to live.
Even if I knew that Sweets was not going to be leaving the show, I found myself being a tiny bit scared for a while, thinking that Sweets may decide to quit his job and travel the world to live life to the fullest. I've grown attached to Sweets since he was first introduced, and I hoped that he wouldn't sail away just yet. I should have known better, eh?
Luckily for us and the team, Sweets is staying put. However, he made a life-changing decision: he proposed to Daisy. Daisy being, well, Daisy, it will surely be quite entertaining to see the couple plan their wedding, get married, and live happily ever after. Having Sweets and Daisy get engaged means that we may see more of Daisy down the line, which is totally fine by me as I've been enjoying Daisy's uniqueness. It will also allow us to get to know Sweets a bit more.
The Book
I would love to be able to buy Brennan's spine-tingling second book and read page 187 with my own eyes! The scenes with the Japanese reporter asking questions about the book's characters and making connections between the book and real life were fantastic, especially for those of us who watch 'Bones' for the characters, not the cases of the week.
In the book, Angela is named Amanda, Booth is Agent Andy, and Brennan is Doctor Kathy Reichs. The latter is a nod to Temperance Brennan's creator, writer Kathy Reichs. It was fun to hear a few things about these book characters, such as the fact that Agent Andy and Doctor Reichs are more than friends ... you know what I mean, eh? This pairing is what most 'Bones' fans want: to see Booth and Brennan become a couple.
How funny was it to have Hodgins gloat over the fact that his "move" was described in the book's steamy love scene?! The best out of this page 187 ordeal is that Hodgins and Angela bonded, which may foreshadow them eventually coming back together.
The relationship between Booth and Brennan is the core of the show. But this week, we were also reminded how strong a duo Brennan and Angela are. Without Angela, Brennan wouldn't have become a tad more human when emotions are concerned. If it's weren't for Angela, Brennan's books would surely not sell as well since they would be too technical and not have enough character development.
Other tidbits of interest
- Cam actually told Hodgins that he was indeed the King of the lab!
- Daisy was never dumped?! My guess is that her previous boyfriends may have been too afraid of dumping her so they ensured she would dump them instead.
- Talk about product placement with that huge ad Angela did for the Sienna mini-van!
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Roku seems ignorant to the fact that Apple is about to take another huge chunk of the living room with the release of a (rumored) revamped TV box that puts the entire iTunes Store on users' televisions, including games.
During an interview at the Re/code Code/Media conference, Roku CEO and founder Anthony Wood said, "Apple TV is essentially an accessory for the iPad. They lose money, which is unusual for Apple. If you're losing money, why would you want to sell more?"
During an investor conference in February, Tim Cook revealed that Apple TV had generated $1 billion in revenue throughout 2013. He then piqued, "It's a little hard to call it a hobby anymore."
Cook's remark came just as the media was igniting a rumor about the company revamping its TV box with an all-new interface and even support for game controllers, essentially turning the $99 / €109 puck-sized device into a full-fledged console. The rumor is very likely to materialize even within the next few weeks, though Wood seems adamant that Apple can expand its TV business.
"Every year about this time, the Amazon box comes up that they're about to launch. And the new Apple TV is about to launch … We've been competing with Apple TV for six years now, and every year, we've grown," Wood said. "We're in the TV platform business. Our goal is to be the operating system for TV."
Amazon is also known to be announcing a TV box at an upcoming event, though its plans are not even half as ambitious as Apple's (rumored) outlook is.
Admittedly there have been a lot of times rumorists got it wrong, especially those going on and on about the Cupertino giant rolling out a full-fledged television set (i.e. with a display). However, the company seems determined to milk its cheap set-top box for all it's worth.
Cook's comments indicate that the product isn't going anywhere, and history has shown that when Apple doesn't phase out a business, it continues to expand it. As Wood himself noted, Apple isn't into charity, and "If you're losing money, why would you want to sell more?"
Wood may have well answered his own question, though it's still Apple's move. The Mac maker will upgrade its TV offerings one way or another. Timing remains crucial, but it looks like there will be an announcement no later than the end of 2014.


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The Wiggles: Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Tour
Presented by The Hanover Theatre at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
September 24, 2014
Ready, Steady Wiggle, will bring more of the toe tapping, laughter-inducing Wiggle-tastic excitement to families all over the US and Canada, stopping in nearly 40 markets across the continent. Children will be kept dancing, singing and laughing during this colorful concert with Yellow (and first-ever female) Wiggle Emma, Red Wiggle Simon, Purple Wiggle Lachy and the last remaining original (and Blue) Wiggle Anthony.
Fans will also have the opportunity to see all of their wiggly friends, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and Captain Feathersword and bop along to Hot Potato, Rock A Bye Your Bear and all their other cherished favorites as well as exciting new hits like Do the Propeller.
On August 26, the Wiggles will release their latest CD and DVD to North America: "Apples and Bananas!" Filled with timeless classics and new hits, they are sure to keep children singing along at home, in the back of mum's van, and also in the concert venues of North America!
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
2 Southbridge Street
Worcester, MA 01608
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Full price tickest are $29.50 and $39.50, depending on seating location. 10% discount available for members, groups of 10 or more, corporate partners, and WOO Card holders.
Phone: 877.571.SHOW (7469)
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If you've ever wondered how the police would handle a REAL-LIFE SUPERHERO helping them out, here's your answer. He WOULDN'T actually be any help, and would probably get arrested for interfering with their work.
33-year-old Mark Wayne Williams of Petoskey, Michigan likes to dress up as BATMAN, listen to a police scanner, and show up at crime scenes.
That became a problem last week when Mark heard reports on the scanner about a car accident, where the driver who caused the crash had fled the scene. As state troopers and the K-9 unit searched the area, Mark ALSO searched . . . as Batman.
Yes, he was wearing his Batman costume. He told the cops later, quote, "he just happened to be wearing his costume when he heard of the search."
-Anyway, the cops were furious when they saw Mark because his scent could throw off the dogs. They told him to leave, but he refused. So they arrested him for FELONY obstructing a police investigation . . . which could get him two years in prison.
This is Mark's SECOND arrest as Batman. Last year he was arrested when he was spotted on the roof of a local business, wearing his costume and carrying a baton and pepper spray. He got six months of probation.
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"Thanks to art, instead of seeing a single world, our own, we see it multiply until we have before us as many worlds as there are original artists." Marcel Proust
Monday, October 30, 2006
Popular Subject
Susanna Fourment and her Daughter, 1621 by Anthony van Dyck, The National Gallery of Art.
A popular subject - Susanna appears again in another 17th century court painting by Anthony van Dyck.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Susanna Fourment, 1622-25 by Peter Paul Rubens, National Gallery, London.
A portrait of Rubens' sister-in-law, who was widowed by the time this was painted. Her sister was Rubens' second wife. Rubens' was the most famous and popular painter of the 17th century. His paintings of full-figured females have spawned the term "rubenisque" to describe voluptuous figures.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
The scene so nice, it's painted twice.
The Trappers Return, 1851 by George Caleb Bingham, Detroit Institute of Arts.
Bingham made a living painting portraits early in his career as an artist, but eventually switched to genre paintings like this.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, 1845 by George Caleb Bingham, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Bingham studied art in the US and in Europe, he lived in Missouri where his family had moved when he was a child. Bingham eventually took up a life in politics.
Friday, October 20, 2006
Scratching the Surface
The Prison, c. 1760 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Various Collections.
Piranesi was always very interested in architecture as his etchings prove. He set about recording the many great monuments and the architecture of Rome.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Gallery at Brussels, c. 1651 by David Teniers, Gemäldegalerie, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
We are so used to seeing large expanses of wall surrounding works of art, but that is really only a 20th century method of hanging paintings, for years it was done like the gallery in this painting - floor to ceiling, stacked on top of each other.
Monday, October 16, 2006
A Painting of Painting
Paul Helleu Sketching with his Wife, 1889 by John Singer Sargent, The Brooklyn Museum, New York.
Rather than the more formal portraits for which he is better known, in this piece we see a portrait by Sargent, but in a casual setting.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
The Lamentation by Giotto di Bondone, Scrovegni Chapel, Padua.
The emotion and naturalism found in Giotto's 14th century frescos are among the reasons he is considered one of the founders of modern painting and his style paved the way for the artists of the Renaissance to follow. His understanding of space and the use of the landscape as a means to lead the viewer to the primary action in the scene, was revolutionary.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Symphony in White No.2: Little White Girl by James Abbot McNeill Whistler, Tate Gallery, London.
The Japanese theme in Whistler's art can be seen in the decorations around the figure of the woman. Around the mid 19th century Japanese influences began to appear in Europe and became quite fashionable.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Coming Up Roses
Acrobat and Young Harlequin by Pablo Picasso, The Barnes Foundation.
Painted in 1905 this work is part of Picasso's Rose Period that came after his Blue Period. His subjects during this time often included acrobats dancers and harlequins.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Dragonfly Wallpaper, c.1905 by Zulma Steele, Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony, Woodstock NY, Private Collection.
Byrdcliffe was a Arts and Crafts Colony started by Jane and Ralph Whitehead as a Utopian community based on the ideals and writings of John Ruskin and William Morris, where like-minded artists, craftspeople, writers and architects could gather, share and practice their crafts.
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Using Ultrasound Spectrum Analysis (USA) to Guide Dose Escalated Prostate Brachytherapy
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In standard treatment, the seeds are placed throughout the prostate to treat the entire prostate. This is done because it was impossible to know where the cancer was located within the prostate. A new technique has been developed using the same ultrasound imaging that you probably had when you had your biopsy. Using this technique, areas likely to contain prostate cancer can be identified.In this early study of 15 subjects, we will test if this method to plan your prostate seed implant is safe and can be done as part of regular care. Areas identified as suspicious for cancer will be treated with higher doses of radiation while those areas not demonstrating cancer will be treated to the standard minimum dose. The higher dose areas will receive two times the minimum dose the prostate usually receives. Because this technique is not perfect, those areas not identified as cancerous should be treated in case there is a cancer area that the technique did not identify. Subjects enrolled in this study will then be followed with this ultrasound technique over the next two years to monitor the changes to the cancerous areas and will undergo a biopsy two years after the procedure. Subjects will, of course, be monitored to assess the success of the technique and its side effects.
Clinical Stage T2b or Less of Prostate Cancer
Prostate Brachytherapy
Transrectal Prostate Ultrasound Treatment Planning
Other: An ultrasound-based technique to identify prostate cancer
Other: pre-implant transrectal ultrasound images and planning
Other: ultrasound-based cancer-specific images
Phase 1
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase I/II Evaluation of Cancer-Specific Imaging Using Ultrasound Spectrum Analysis (USA) to Guide Dose Escalated Prostate Brachytherapy
- modified B+K ultrasound-based tissue-type images [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|February 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2020
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: pre-implant transrectal ultrasound images and planning
Transrectal ultrasound session will be performed at a separate session prior to the implant.
Other: An ultrasound-based technique to identify prostate cancer
The technique uses current ultrasound equipment already in use for prostate brachytherapy guidance.By extracting and processing the radiofrequency signal obtained from the ultrasound transducer in ways not done to create the standard B-mode ultrasound image, areas of cancer can be identified and displayed overlying the standard B-mode ultrasound image. Comparing the results with this technique to the results of prostate biopsies demonstrates a high degree of accuracy with the area under the receiver-operator characteristic curve of 0.87, a result superior to any other imaging methods.Other: pre-implant transrectal ultrasound images and planning
an ultrasound-based technique to identify cancer-containing areas within the prostate.Other: ultrasound-based cancer-specific images
ultrasound-based cancer-specific images of the prostate prior to the brachytherapy and use them to direct the dosimetry planning
Other Name: The ultrasound unit used is the B+K Hawk 2102 with probe #8658.
Detailed Description:
Prostate brachytherapy is an increasingly popular treatment for clinically localized prostate cancer.In properly selected patients, it is highly effective with biochemical (PSA) disease free survival rates of 80-87% at 5-10 years.However, the technique is currently limited by the inability to localize the cancer within the prostate. The multifocal nature of prostate cancer is well established. Because of the inability to know where within the prostate the cancer is located, radiation must be delivered throughout the gland. Although this blind approach leads to good results, it is clear that there are regions of the prostate and surrounding tissue that are overexposed to radiation while others are underexposed relative to their true need based on their tumor burden and their proximity to the tumor areas.Feleppa et al. at Riverside Research Institute (New York, NY), a non-profit ultrasound research center, have developed an ultrasound-based technique to identify cancer-containing areas within the prostate. This technique uses current ultrasound equipment already in use for prostate brachytherapy guidance. By extracting and processing the radiofrequency signal obtained from the ultrasound transducer in ways not done to create the standard B-mode ultrasound image, areas of cancer can be identified and displayed overlying the standard B-mode ultrasound image.In this study, we propose to obtain these ultrasound-based cancer-specific images of the prostate prior to the brachytherapy and use them to direct the dosimetry planning.The primary goal of this study is to demonstrate that this imaging modality can be incorporated into the treatment planning process for brachytherapy. Furthermore, we wish to demonstrate the improved dosimetry of the cancer-identified regions while maintaining the urethral dose guidelines noted above. We also wish to compare the differences in dose to the other adjacent normal structures (anterior rectum and right and left neurovascular bundles). Additionally, we seek to demonstrate, at a minimum, no increased toxicity with this approach and similar disease control rates. Of course, ultimately the goal will be to demonstrate a superior therapeutic ratio with this technique.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical stage ≤ T2b according to the American Joint Commission on Cancer 6th Edition28
- PSA ≤ 10 ng/ml
- Gleason sum on biopsy ≤ 6
- Prostate volume ≤ 50 cc
- Willing to continue follow-up for at least two years.
Exclusion Criteria:
- No prior hormone therapy
- No prior radiotherapy
- No history of collagen vascular disease
- No history of inflammatory bowel disease
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01227642
|United States, New York
|St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10019
|Principal Investigator:
|Ronald Ennis, MD
|St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Beth Israel Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01227642 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 22, 2010
|Last Updated:
|April 10, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by Beth Israel Medical Center:
Prostate Cancer
Prostate brachytherapy
Ultrasound treatment planning
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Prostatic Neoplasms
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Neoplasms by Site
Prostatic Diseases
Urogenital Neoplasms
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Questionable Foods
Feb 26, 2008 chefs, general food, offal watch, restaurants
Unable to be a ringer on your Convivial Pursuit team, I and a few others are heading over to Mike's house Saturday to act as guinnea pigs for a test run of the questions.
Kimberly Henricks — Slow Food Member, blogger, and I think friend of Cupcake Grand Champion Stef has vowed to make The Cupcake Projects Beer Cheese Cupcakes with Bacon Cheddar Cream Cheese Frosting.
I am terrified at the prospect of eating a sugary, cheesy cupcake topped with bacon, but at the same time it will be a part of this weeks personal food challenge.
Namely, which will I enjoy more?
- Joshua Galliano's offal tasting at An American Place including common offal like tripe and not so common offal like the duck testicles (which they say has a texture like sausage).
- The Bacon Cheese Cupcakes
We will see.
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Veruca Day One
Dec 17, 2007 chefs, coffee, restaurants, reviews
A Veruca cheat sheet:
Tropicala cupcakes; if you don't buy one, I'm done with you.
Currant scones for breakfast rock!
…but financiers and mini cupcakes do not make a balanced breakfast.
When Mathew Rice told me a couple weeks ago that Veruca would be opening last Wednesday, I was disappointed I wouldn't be able to go on opening day because, living in Florissant, I have no reason to be in Benton Park on a Wednesday. But, I'd forgotten about the Slow Food meeting at the Tap Room, and as the post-work drive downtown went much easier than expected, I did have time to check it out after all.
I bought literally one of everything he had on hand. My hope was that I'd share at the meeting, but with almost twice as many people as usual, I instead shared with Mike, his girlfriend Irene and Ellie only. (Sorry Slow Food people)
Currently cupcakes are the main focus, but Veruca wisely avoids calling themselves a cupcake bakery knowing that just like the fad, places with "cupcake" in their names will one day die. Regular sized cupcakes are $4.00 and minis are a somewhat steep $1.50.
Day one, Mathew is serving four:
Eggnog Spice, Tropicala, Peanut Butter Cup, Red Velvet (clockwise from the upper left).
The Tropicala was by far the favorite. It's a toasted coconut yellow cake stuffed with lime curd (which Mathew stresses "goes all the way down") and a passion fruit buttercream. If you're a fan of tart desserts like lemon tarts (hah!) or key lime pie, I don't see how you couldn't love this too because it's incredibly moist, incredibly tart, and incredibly delicious. It's easily the best of the kicked-up cupcakes I've had in St. Louis bakeries, and I'm not just saying that because I like Mathew (though I do).
The other unusual flavor was the eggnog spice which consisted of a crystallized ginger spice cake and eggnog buttercream. I know this because Mathew writes what's in the boxes, on the boxes, by hand…or at least he did for me.
Ellie wouldn't eat it because she doesn't like eggnog, but Mike and I really dug it. We both loved the flavor of the cake which was, well, spicy; kind of like a kicked up coffeecake.
As a side note, I'd bought two Eggnogs as it was the one I'd most wanted to try, and I can tell you it held up nicely when I ate it a second time after work the following day. The only thing that had altered slightly was the buttercream, which was a little crisp, but that's kind of unavoidable in the world of day old cupcakes.
The red velvet, Mathew tells me, is a recipe his Mom and Grandmother used to make. He really lit up when he told me this because he thinks it's the best red velvet cake he's ever had, and he seems especially proud of it. I can't fairly comment as I'm not a red velvet man, but it's Mike's favorite cake, and while I was going to let him comment on it, I'm apparently going to have to buy another one for him because he was apparently too many Schlafly's in to remember anything beyond "I enjoyed it."
For me, it was the only one that was maybe a touch dry. Mathew had snuck a couple minis into my solo eggnog box, however, and when I ate them with breakfast the next day; it was awesome because it was the perfect combination of cake to buttercream ensuring moisture.
The Peanut Butter Cup was pretty straightforward: chocolate cake, peanut butter buttercream. It was good, but my favorite of this flavor combo is still The Cupcakery's because it was so overwhelmingly peanut-buttery, and I love peanut butter.
Besides cupcakes, and a full lineup of espresso drinks courtesy of their Rancilio and Chauvin, Veruca is also rocking out breakfast pastries; delicious breakfast pastries that left me thinking I had no need for silly cupcakes.
Financier w/ Cranberry Jam, Cranberry Spice Muffin, Currant Scone (clockwise from the upper left).
The currant scone is the best I've ever had from a bakery.
What I love about a good scone is the way that mostly, it's kind of savory, but with subtle sweetness that lingers in the background just enough to make you think "is there sugar in this?" and realize that yes there is rather than something like the Bread Company version that leaves you thinking "whoa, there's a lot of sugar in this!"
Basically, if I wanted a cake, I'd buy a cake, and I find most scones to be too moist, too dry, too sweet, or too cakey. This one fell perfectly in the middle of all those grievances meaning that now, when I want a real scone, I finally know where I can get one.
Skipping my usual breakfast of Optimum Power cereal, the following morning I polished off the scone along with the financier, the mini-cupcakes and the muffin.
It was a solid financier for sure, but overall it's not one of my favorite desserts because I find it a bit sweet for my tastes (especially at 6AM). I loved the cranberry jam though because, like the scone, it wasn't overwhelmingly sweet which meant the true tartness of the cranberries came through. Also, its flavor wasn't cluttered up with the unnecessary citrus that seems to make its way into virtually anything with cranberries.
Veruca is sure to be a hit, so if you find yourself in the neighborhood, remember: Tropicala, currant scone, careful with breakfast.
Note: As always, please keep in mind that while I believe my opinion to be correct, there are some establishments that I am friendly enough with that my opinion is personally biased. This is one.
Tags: Benton-Park, cupcakes, Mathew Rice, Tropicala, Veruca
The Cupcakery
Sep 19, 2007 Illinois, restaurants, reviews
Saturday, Ellie and I found ourselves craving some of the addicting cinnamon rolls from 222 Artisan Bakery . 222 also happens to be Goshen Coffee Company, and needing coffee beans, I set out for Edwardsville to score the goods.
As I neared the river, it was not meant to be. The highway was a parking lot. I knew I'd never make it before they closed at noon, so I exited south Riverview Drive en route to an alternate fix: 4 Seasons Bakery snickerdoodles at the Tower Grove Farmer's Market . This was also a bust. I had no idea they'd moved the market temporarily last weekend.
Sometimes, not often, bad news turns good, and in the end I had a brief tour of places I'd always meant to try, but for one reason or another had not. Banh Mi So and Hartford Coffee Company were my first stops before continuing the quest for cupcake perfection at The Cupcakery.
Located in the Central West End, The Cupcakery initially eluded me. I thought I was in the right spot, but I couldn't find it. I was throwing Goog-411 for a serious loop trying to enunciate "cupcakery" and finally I folded, called my Dad, and had him tell me where I should be looking. As it turned out, I was already on the right part of the block. Fortunately, they do have a sidwalk sign sitting out on Maryland Ave, so once on foot, it was easy enough to find. A note: If you go looking for it, you'll find it tucked back behind the Chase Park Plaza, down the side street of Bar Louie, off Maryland Ave.
My initial impression: The Cupcakery is small. Just like their website, there are no frills. The space is simple and to the point. Seating is minimal with a few tables and chairs inside and out. Cupcakes are the obvious heart of the business and they have one small bakery case filled with a limited selection of five regular and one or two weekly special flavors. Apart from some beverage choices and t-shirts, you'll find no sandwiches or other savory foods to distract from the focus here.
Where Jilly's went big with layers of flavor, syrups, fillings and garnishments, The Cupcakery takes the simple approach. The cupcakes, physically smaller then Jilly's are each made of one flavored cake and one flavored buttercream with a small garnishment to set it off. As they should be, they are also less expensive.
There was no way I was going to repeat the embarrassment of Jilly's photo-ops, so once again I picked two to-go and split.
First was the Peanut Butter Cup which consists of dark Chocolate cake and peanut butter buttercream. The cake really did have a rich dark chocolate flavor, but it, similar to my previous cupcakes, was a bit on the dry side. The thing is, because the cupcakes at The Cupcakery are smaller, as a result, you're able to get a a bit of buttercream with every bite. This completely remedied any dryness issues because the peanut butter buttercream had a creamy smoothness that was irresistible. Not too sweet, every bite reminded me why the chocolate-peanut butter one-two is a top five favorite of most men.
Second, I had one of their specials, the Lemondrop. It was lemon cake with lemon buttercream garnished with a small lemon jaw-breaker. I'm sorry to turn on the Peanut Butter Cup, but this was the best cupcake so far. It was incredibly moist. The lemon flavor was perfect and not overpowering. Even as my second helping it had no heaviness, and the buttercream had such fluffy lightness I was instantly left craving for more.So I leave you with this: Because of their size, it seems, cupcakes are easy to dry out. You can aim high for the gourmet cake like Jilly's. But, unless they're perfect, you might be left wishing you'd had a slice of moist cake instead. Or maybe, just maybe, you'll wish you had a simpler, but more perfect cupcake from The Cupcakery.
They're Going Cup Cake Crazy
Sep 18, 2007 general food
According to a recent article from Pepperdine University's Graphic, we can all thank Sex and the City for this cupcake insanity.
It really is insanity too with cupcake-only bakeries popping up all over the country. Boston clearly takes the (cup)-cake with Kickass Cupcakes!
Commenter Kimberly points us to her friend's site cupcakeproject.blogspot.com, where she details her quest to perfect cupcake making for a friends wedding.
And in my quest to get to the bottom of all this, I ran across the apparent cupcake to the stars, Sprinkle's in LA. They claim to be the "Original Cupcake Bakery" and their website starts off with cupcake philosophy:
"Let's be clear, they're not pint sized cakes. Cupcakes are something else entirely."
What else, entirely, you'll have to keep wondering, because they never say.
Stay tuned, because I hit The Cupcakery over the weekend to sample St. Louis' "first gourmet cupcake".
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Jilly's Cupcake Bar
Sep 14, 2007 restaurants, reviews
When I commented on cupcakes the other day, I noticed Jilly's actually serves lunch. So for the five of you that actually read this, (hey Mike , Ian , Mom, Dad, Dan) I took one for the team today. I sucked it up and I took a picture in a restaurant, and I feel exactly the way I expected too. Add to that the sister of the owner coming over and asking me "are you a photographer" and the level of embarrassment I soared to was incredibly high. I found out they've been in business 7 weeks at this point, and she was nice. Really nice actually.
As expected when you name a place Jilly's, make it all pinks and purples, and put it on the edge of Clayton/Ladue in University City, it was filled mostly with women.
For lunch I had the tarragon chicken salad on challah . If you've never had challah, it's similar, but not as rich, to brioche as it traditionally uses a lot of eggs. Because of the eggs, it's usually somewhat moist. I'm not sure where this challah came from, but it was incredibly dry. This could have been made up for if the chicken salad, as a whole, had been moist, but it was not.
The chicken itself, what little was there, was moist and it tasted nicely of tarragon, an herb that in my opinion goes underutilized. But, as with most chicken salad, there wasn't enough mayonaise and it was lacking seasoning, especially pepper. All sandwiches come with sides, and I chose the slaw. Containing apples, it was tangy and actually pretty good. Overall, the sandwich was just ok, and for $7.25, I'd have physcially expected more chicken salad.
Obviously, the thing everyone's been wondering about though, are the cupcakes. When you walk in the front door, you're immediately greeted by a Dean & Deluca style display of cupcakes behind a glass barrier. They were as dressed up as cupcakes could be, and I had two.
First, I selected the Bee Sting described as vanilla cake, honey custard, honey lemon syrup, lemon cream cheese mousse frosting, toasted almonds, white chocolate bark with crushed lemon candies. I have to say, it was cute. The almonds had stripes of white chocolate on them so they looked like little bees. I love lemon cake, and from a flavor standpoint everything tasted great. I can't really elaborate on it, because it's still just a cupcake, but once again, just like the challah it was dry. The only bites that weren't dry were the ones with custard, and there were only about two of those. I assumed that the honey lemon syrup was to soak the cake to keep it from being dry, but either I assumed wrong, or they forgot it.
Now, Ellie will tell you that there are two things I love more then just about anything and consider myself a bit of an expert on. One is meatloaf. The other is carrot cake. I'd not planned on getting a second cupcake. Carrot was what I'd originally wanted, but they were out, and it was then that I selected the Bee Sting. When I was about to leave, however, they brought up a fresh tray so I had them box up my Bee Sting (which I took with me to take a picture) and the carrot cake and I headed out.
The carrot cake says it's carrot cake, vanilla syrup, vanilla whipped cream, vanilla creamcheese frosting, toasted coconut, white chocolate shaving and candied carrot. This was the one I was most excited about, but when I got back to the office, the challah plague struck again. It was almost as if they'd iced a muffin. There was definitely vanilla sryup in this one, because you could really taste it, but it didn't help make it much moister. I also didn't personally care for this much vanilla flavoring in carrot cake.
A carrot cake is supposed to highlight two things in my opinion: the spice, and the cream cheese icing. This one lacked spice, and the icing, because it had been whipped so much wasn't the dense cream cheese frosting most lovers of carrot cake enjoy. Also, in my experience, using some brown sugar instead of white sugar helps to keep the moisture content up, and also adds a depth to the cake that helps to excentuate the spiciness.
Regrettably I didn't have any buttercream in this first visit. I thought the Bee Sting was buttercream when I ordered it, but obviously I was wrong. I appologize for that, and I applogize to the owners sister. You were so nice, so I feel a bit mean.
So in the end, while I think Jilly's definitely has room for improvement, I hope they do so. It has the potential to be a neat addition to St. Louis as it's the kind of place ladies can go for a luncheon without having to stoop to the overly effected, sub par tea rooms of yore.
Let me know how your cupcakes are if you go, I'll definitely be going back for some buttercream.
Tags: cupcakes, Jilly's Cupcake Bar
What's With Cupcakes?
Sep 13, 2007 restaurants
I'm a slave to coffee, so when we went to New York last year, proving my obsession, I mapped out about 15 shops that I considered musts of a successful vacation. Any place we'd go, I'd turn to my trusty maps to see what shop was near. Ellie was not pleased with these maps by the end of the trip.
The Cupcake Café was one we'd really liked. It was a super cool shabby sheik sort of place; exactly what you'd expect to find in New York and it made the cut because they use Intelligentsia Black Cat Espresso.
It doesn't take a sleuth to know that what they also had was cupcakes; the selection of which was truly magnificent. They were the best cupcakes I'd ever had. They took cupcakes to places no cupcake had ever dreamed of going before. I had the walnut cupcake with maple buttercream, and it wasn't until that moment I'd ever understood why all those French people like buttercream so much.
Once back in St. Louis, we were greeted with a cupcake shop, The Cupcakery, which was so quickly followed by Jilly's Cupcake Bar it seemed as if cupcakes would be the next balsamic vinegar or pomegranate. One of my friends just convinced his wife to move back to St. Louis from Boston. Her final sway; she would move for Jilly's cupcakes.
So wow, apparently, Benito's Gelato will also begin selling cupcakes according to this article about businesses rolling with the punches, and turning to plan B when things aren't going as planned.
I haven't been to any of these places, but I can only hope the buttercream in St. Louis is better now then it was in the past. As I found out in NYC, when it's good, it's wonderful, but when it's bad, it's like eating a bowl of whipped sugar and butter.
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1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat four 10-ounce ramekins (or a 2- to 2 1/2-quart soufflé dish) with cooking spray and place them on a baking sheet.
2. Place broccoli in a medium, microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave until the broccoli is tender-crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. Set aside.
3. Melt butter and oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in flour and cook, whisking, for 1 minute. Adjust heat as needed to prevent the mixture from getting too dark; it should be the color of caramel. Add milk, mustard, rosemary and salt and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and immediately whisk in goat cheese and 3 egg yolks until well combined. Transfer to a large bowl.
4. Beat the 5 egg whites in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Add cream of tartar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold half of the whipped whites into the milk mixture. Gently fold in the remaining egg whites and the reserved broccoli just until no white streaks remain. Transfer to the prepared ramekins or soufflé dish.
5. Bake until puffed, firm to the touch and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 160°F, about 20 minutes in ramekins or 30 minutes in a soufflé dish. Serve immediately.
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The Department of Ethnic Studies offers four undergraduate degrees in discrete fields and one Ph.D. in Comparative Ethnic Studies.
The Department had its origins in the demands of students and others in the Third World Liberation Front in 1969. In response to these demands, as well as a resolution from the faculty Senate, the Ethnic Studies Department was established. Undergraduate degree programs in African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies, Native American Studies, and comparative Ethnic Studies were introduced in the subsequent five years. In 1974, African American Studies became a department in the College of Letters and Science.
The Ethnic Studies Graduate Group was founded by faculty members in Ethnic Studies and African American studies in 1984, and was gradually incorporated into the Ethnic Studies Department as a fully-departmentalized PhD program.
The Ethnic Studies Library was founded in 1997 out of reading rooms established by students, faculty, and staff in Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies, and Native American Studies. Materials uniquely held by the ES Library have provided the key primary material for doctoral dissertations and scholarly books and other publications.
It is also important to recognize that the Department and the individual programs have relationships with ethnic communities, particularly in the Bay Area. Our programs and Department are rooted, historically and structurally, in the struggles of people of color for inclusion and recognition in American society, and we see this rootedness as both a strength and an obligation, in both epistemological and ethical terms. We hasten to add that this is not at all unusual in the academy, and we would point out the "rooted" nature of many academic departments in the long history of agricultural colleges in the land-grant tradition.
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The group major in Ethnic Studies provides a core curriculum designed to develop a comparative and multidisciplinary understanding of the experiences and communities of African Americans, Asian Americans, Chicano/Latinos, and Native Americans.
Students majoring in Ethnic Studies study the history, culture, politics, and sociology of Third World communities in the United States within the general context of American society and institutions. Thus, they pursue knowledge vital for a critical understanding of contemporary society and for social changes to improve the lives and communities of racial minorities. Ethnic Studies majors also prepare themselves for advanced graduate study in either academic or professional fields.
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The Asian American Studies Program is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of historical and contemporary experiences of Asian-ancestry groups in local, national, and global contexts. "Asian American" is a panethnic term designating a racialized population made up of various groups of Asian ancestry, and encompassing both the foreign-form and the U.S.-born.
As initially constituted as a component of the emergent field of ethnic studies in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the AASP centered on domestic U.S. concerns. It continues to be part of a national activist effort to increase the political, economic and cultural representation of people of color in American life, more specifically, to improve the educational relevance and ethnic diversity of institutions of higher learning. However, the AASP has also been responsive to the shifting geopolitical, economic and sociocultural forces most conveniently summed up by the term globalization, and is now increasingly attentive to issues of transnationality and diaspora while retaining its original commitment to community empowerment.
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Twins righthander Scott Baker to have season-ending elbow surgery
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Scott Baker's 2012 season is over before it began.
The Minnesota Twins righthander will need surgery to repair the flexor pronator tendon in his pitching elbow. The procedure will require a six-month rehab, general manager Terry Ryan said Wednesday at a press conference at Target Field before the Twins played the Los Angeles Angels. The flexor pronator tendon is located on the inside part of the elbow.
Baker, who was 8-6 with a 3.14 ERA last season, learned he would require the surgery after being examined by Dr. David Altchek this week in New York. Baker, 30, underwent an MRI last week on his elbow that the Twins said looked very similar to the one he underwent last July. That MRI showed a minor flexor strain.
Baker was on the disabled list for 18 days last July because of the injury. Altchek has performed Tommy John surgery on former Twins closer Joe Nathan and prospect Kyle Gibson.
"(Altchek) said this is something that's not going to repair itself," Baker said. "It's not going to cure itself. It's something that needs to be taken care of. Fortunately, he said the ligament looked great, so I guess in a way, as bad as this is, the flexor pronator tendon is what needs to be repaired. Nobody hates this more than me. So it's tough."
Baker experienced elbow issues in spring training but that was diagnosed as tendinitis. He made a minor league start last week but threw only 11 pitches before leaving because he could not get the elbow loose.
The pain Baker experienced last season and this spring was caused by the issue with the flexor pronator tendon.
"It's something that I've been battling for a while," he said. "I don't mind pitching through pain, as long as you don't have the chance to further the injury. But when it comes to a point where your velocity's not there and you don't have the ability to finish pitches like you know you're capable of doing, then something's got to be done."
Baker, who was to have been the Twins' third starter this season, signed a four-year, $15.25 million contract in March 2009 that includes a club option for 2013. He will make $6.5 million this season and the option would be for $9.25 million.
No date has been scheduled for the surgery but Baker and the Twins want it done as soon as possible. Baker also will have scar tissue in his elbow cleaned up during the procedure.
Altchek told Baker that his ulnar collateral ligament looked fine.
"He said there's no need to mess with that," Baker said. "I haven't had any discomfort there, which is a good thing. But at the same time, what's going on right now, I just know two things: It's painful and it's affecting my ability to be effective in a major league baseball game. What do you do when that's the case? You have to get it taken care of."
Considering the Twins could decline the option on Baker's contract for 2013, it's possible he's thrown his last pitch for the team.
"Honestly I can't think about that right now," said Baker, a second-round pick of the Twins in 2003. "The Twins are all I've known, and obviously I enjoy it here, so I hope that's not the case. But I just have to really focus on getting healthy. I know the work's going to be there. I'm going to work as hard as I can to get healthy. It's just like I said earlier, if I get healthy, so things will take care of themselves.


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Doctor Who gets animated
Well, more animated than he usually is. We're talking about pen-on-paper (or cursor-on-monitor) animation here for current Doctor David Tennant and his trusty sidekick Martha (played by Freema Agyeman).
They will both star in a new 13-part animated adventure 'The Infinite Quest' for the second series of BBC's Totally Doctor Who. In the cartoon Martha and The Doctor will follow a trail of clues to find the location of the Infinite, a legendary lost spaceship. The series will take place during Doctor Who's upcoming third series (known as season to us across the pond).
Also starring with Tennant and Agyeman will be Anthony Head, who portrayed evil headmaster Mr. Finch in last season's episode 'School Reunion'. This time around he will be voicing the character of Baltazar - Scourge of the Galaxy. Hm, that title sounds catchy. Maybe it should be the new slogan for TV Squad.


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169. Deputy George Lee asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of the Integrated Workforce Planning Strategy for the Health Services 2009 to 2012 report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42010/09]
Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney): My Department and the Health Service Executive published the Integrated Workforce Planning Strategy for the Health Services on 6th November 2009. The strategy was designed and developed to ensure integration of workforce planning activity with the broader objectives of financial and service planning in the Irish health care and social care system. As a significant proportion of health funding is spend on staff costs, it is necessary to ensure that it is spent efficiently and delivers on key health goals. The strategy is particularly relevant in the current economic climate as it ensures a credible check that workforce demands are achievable and can be met within current financial or human resources or through dedicated funding.
The strategy supports the development of health service human resources including initiatives already underway such as improved Consultant/NCHD ratios, Nurse Prescribing and SKILL development for support staff. It also provides health service planners with the tools to assess other sources of supply through redeployment, retraining or changed skill mix.
The strategy sets out to enhance existing workforce planning analysis in the Irish health service for a wide range of health care occupations. For example, the Strategy follows the publication in June of the report by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) and FÁS —A Quantitative Tool for Workforce Planning in Healthcare. That report contained workforce planning analysis for selected health care occupations and provided a valuable evidence base for workforce planning decisions resulting from policy and demographic changes. The strategy was published on the Department's website and a copy is available to download at the following address: http://www.dohc.ie/publications/workforce_planning_strategy.html.
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Listed as national famous historical and cultural city, Chengdu deserves the reputation as the Land of Abundance. The discovery of the Jinsha site in 2001 suggests the city history of Chengdu had been brought forward to 611 B.C as the center of the Bronze Age during the state of Shu.
Western Zhou Period (1046BC-771BC)
According to the record, the history of Chengdu can be dated back to the middle fifth century BC. From that time, the ninth emperor, Kaiming of the Shu Kingdom, shifted the capital from Guangdu County to the current location and named it Chengdu. The name originated from the procedures of building city by Emperor Kaiming who believed that the new location would take two year to become a town and three years to become a capital and Chengdu, literally means a finished capital. Since then, Chengdu still has maintained its status as the Province's capital city and major economic and political center.
Qin and Han Dynasties Period (221BC-220AD)
During Qin and Han dynasties, Chengdu became prosperous for its developed economy and culture. In 316 BC, the Shu State was conquered by Qin State. At this point, a new city was built and was an early form of present-day Chengdu. In 106BC, Chengdu was one of the 13 states established by Emperor Wu of Han. Between the late Qin and early Han periods, Chengdu displaced the Central Plain, being rated as a self-sufficient and strategically located region. Until in Western Han Dynasty, Chengdu was one of the six big cities of China with a population of 400,000.
Five Dynasties Period (907-979)
During the Five Dynasties Period (907-979), the emperor Mengchang of Later Shu who favored hibiscus mutabilis ordered people plant trees on the city walls. When they blossomed, the entire Chengdu became as beautiful as brocade hence the nickname Furong City.
Song and Yuan Dynasties Period (960-1368)
Song and Yuan dynasties were boom periods for Shu Brocade that the scale of the silk industry was extended. A variety of brocade emerged, such as the flowing water with flying fish, peacock and lucky peony. During the rule of Emperor Renzong of Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), the first paper currency in China's history appeared in Chengdu which was named "jiao zi". In 1257, the army of Yuan captured Chengdu and altered it "Sichuan Province".
Ming and Qing Dynasty Period (1368-1912)
In 1378, the eleventh son of the Taizu of Ming, Zhuchun was honored as King of Shu and made Chengdu as its prince city. In 1644, a rebel leader, Zhang Xianzhong scored Chengdu and established a short-lived Daxi and renamed Chengdu Xijing. During Qing Dynasty, the government regained Chengdu. In 1863, the general Shi Dakai of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864) failed to invade Chengdu.
Republican Period (1912-1949)
In 1911, the Constitutional Party claimed Sichuan has divorced from the government of Qing Dynasty in Chengdu and set military government in Chengdu. During the World War Two, the Chinese Nationalist Party under the rule of Chiang Kai-shek fled to Sichuan to escape the invasion of Japanese forces.
After Liberation (since 1949)
On December 27, 1949, Chinese People's Liberation Army marched into Chengdu and Chengdu became the encampment of western Sichuan area. In 1952, the government made Chengdu the capital city of Sichuan.
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I know: The wealthy 1 percent should want to pay their fair share
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Separate journeys shared
When I picked up Thursday's edition of the paper, the story on Mary Jane Stillwell immediately caught my eye.
'Annie' deserves an audience
Even after leaving "Annie Get Your Gun" at the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center at John Hardin High School, the Irving Berlin music — and there was lots of it — still swirls around in your head. It's hard not to hum "There's No Business Like Show Business," "You Can't Get A Man With A Gun," and "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly," because we all know these songs so well.
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On civil rights
After reading a letter in Sept. 7's edition of The News-Enterprise, I feel compelled to write this letter. The Sept. 7 letter promulgates the preposterous notion that the Democratic Party was and is against the civil rights movement. This letter is an insult to my intelligence, my memory, my moral convictions and my life's experience.
District drops the ball
In response to Chuck Jones' column in the Sports section Thursday, Sept. 6, I want to respond to the Facebook picture of the outrageous conduct of 10 Central Hardin football players with three guns and a bat pretending to shoot an Elizabethtown football player, and the lack of appropriate response by the coach, principal and the apparent non response by Hardin County Schools Superintendent Nannette Johnston.
Republicans want to break chains
I heard the comments from Vice President Joseph Biden in which he told a group of Americans that Mitt Romney and the Republican Party "wants to put y'all back in chains." This was made in Virginia which was part of the Confederacy in which generations of black Americans lived and died in chains.
Appreciation from CASA
On behalf of the Board of Directors of CASA of the Heartland, I want to thank you for your support and generosity as a contributing sponsor for this year's Casablanca event.
Between ticket sales, sponsorships and a silent auction, CASA of the Heartland hosted the most successful Casablanca event to date. This tremendous success would not have been possible without your help.
Communities' giving nature appreciated
A few weeks ago, on Aug. 10, our family had the pleasure of witnessing an outpouring of love and support from our friends, family and community. At the Big Clifty Community Center, more than 100 people gathered to share food and fellowship at a benefit for my wife, Garnett, and myself.
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Business after-hours event planned in Long Branch
The Monmouth Ocean Development Council and Greater Long Branch Chamber of Commerce will hold a joint business after-hours event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ronald McDonald House, 131 Bath Ave., Long Branch. This is a chance to meet and greet MODC and chamber members in a casual atmosphere. Refreshments will be served. Bring business cards. The cost is $15 for members, $20 nonmembers. For information, call 721-222-0400.
Gas utility will help poorer people with energy bills
New Jersey Natural Gas Company will hold an Energy Assistance Day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Francis Community Center, 4700 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach Township. Representatives from the company and state-designated agencies will assist income-eligible families and individuals with ways to meet home energy bills. For information, call 800-221-0051 or email email@example.com.
Credit-management seminar planned in Howell
A credit management seminar will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Financial Credit Union, 4817 Route 9, Howell. The free seminar will discuss credit management and how it affects purchasing vehicles, according to a First Financial Credit Union press release. Attendees will learn what creates a credit score, how to improve it, and ways to save on future vehicle purchases. For more information or to register, call 866-750-0100 or visit their website at www.firstffcu.com.
Brick chamber plans networking event Tuesday
The Brick Township Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking event from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ocean Medical Center, Jack Martin Boulevard, Brick. In addition to networking and member introduction, the evening will feature refreshments, prizes and free health screenings. The cost is $10 for members, $20 nonmembers. For reservations, call 732-477-4949.


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Low memory issues
Hello... My blackberry is brand new, i have had it for almost 1 month and a half. The only spplications that i do have installed are shazam,hookt,whatsapp, and windows live messenger apart from bbm and the core apps... My blackberry is displaying that i have low memory (3mb) left, and its not rit because i do not have any music or video or pictures.... Why is this happening????
When had my 8520 i had the same suff installed and more than 200+ pictures saved on my bb memory and i had plenty of memory left...
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This is a chronic problem with BlackBerry OS that has existed since OS 6 (possibly OS 5, under the right circumstances). The longer the phone has been running, the more the "Application Memory" (or "File Free", depending on where you see it displayed) will get consumed by who-knows-what. The solution is to do a battery pull to reboot your phone once in a while.
- 10-11-12, 12:18 PM Thread Author #3
Re: Low memory issues
I have tried this multiple times and it does not work.... I habe also deleted the browsers cache files and all of those consuming little memories...
Is there alternative solutions?
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connect to BBDM, and make sure you have removed all the extra languages. That was the thing that took most of the memory from mine.Device(s):
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Re: Low memory issues
Ok so i did that and i saw i did not have all the languages installed, just a couple of them... idk they did not take up a lot of memory but then when i checked my free memory and it was boosted from 3Mb to 22Mb
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Maybe try to "enable compression" in your storage.
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nope, i disabled it because it was draining my battery.
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try deleting text messages and changing the settings of how long messages stay on your BB. When i went through my entire text history and deleted old texts that i didn't need to refer to, my application memory increased (after a restart too). Also clearing the logs help a bit too (go to home screen then press ALT and LGLG)
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I've been using an app called "QuickPull".
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Join Kief-Joshua Vineyards and 15 other Arizona Wineries on April 14th and 15th, from 11 am to 5 pm, for the first-ever Southeast Arizona Wine Growers Festival. In addition to live music, great food and fabulous wine, you will be able to meet winemakers from all four wine regions . With the exception of the urban wineries, all attendees are wine grape growers in Southeastern Arizona Verde Valley Wine Region: Arizona Stronghold, Page Spring Cellars, Jerome Winery, Dribble Creek, and Pillsbury Wine Company. Urban Wine Region: Kokopelli and Su Vino Wineries Kansas Settlement/Willcox Wine Region: Keeling Schaefer Vineyards, Golden Rule Vineyards, Coronado Vineyards, Carlson Creek Vineyards, Zarpara Vineyards, Gallifant Cellars and Lawrence Dunham Vineyards Sonoita-Elgin Wine Region: Charron Vineyards and Kief-Joshua. Tickets are on sale now for $15.00 each. Stop by any of these tasting rooms to purchase tickets or email Kief at firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 520-455-5582.
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The New England Patriots agreed to a big trade Tuesday, sending guard Logan Mankins to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a draft pick and tight end Tim Wright.
The deal was first reported by Fox Sports' Jay Glazer; ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the Patriots received a fourth-round pick. The move would seem to indicate that the Bucs, who were not deep at the offensive-line positions, have moved away from the possibility of signing Richie Incognito, who visited the team on Monday.
Mankins, 32, was the third-longest tenured member of the Patriots (behind Vince Wilfork and Tom Brady). The team's 32nd overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, he has been a fixture on a line tasked with protecting Brady, but Coach Bill Belichick clearly made the move in the belief that the time to get value for him had arrived.
Pats did it w Moss, Seymour and now Mankins.
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) August 26, 2014
Big roster moves just before the beginning of the season are nothing new for the Patriots. In 2003, the team cut safety Lawyer Milloy after two Pro Bowl seasons and in 2009 it traded Richard Seymour, a key member of the defensive line, to Oakland for a first-round pick.
The move also prompted speculation that it was motivated by concerns about the health of Rob Gronkowski. The Patriots reportedly are "optimistic but not certain" that Gronk, who has had a number of injuries over the last couple of years and is recovering from anterior cruciate ligament surgery, will be ready to play in the Sept. 7 opener against the Dolphins in Miami. Michael Hoomanawanui also is recovering from injury.


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ALBANY - They are supposed to be public servants, but some state lawmakers continue to try to live like they are wealthy millionaires on the public's dime - and have been charged criminally for it.
Sen. Carl Kruger, D-Brooklyn, was charged last week for taking $1 million in bribes to fund a lavish lifestyle. Former Sen. Vincent Leibell, R-Patterson, Putnam County, lived in a sprawling home abutting a state park as he took kickbacks from attorneys.
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Pete Wentz has an edgy new 'do!
The Fall Out Boy rocker bleached his locks platinum blonde, trading in his signature brown hair for a much lighter hue.
He shared a snapshot of his new look on Instagram, writing, "Prepared for new art on the horizon."
While we aren't sure about the meaning behind his cryptic message, the musician is no stranger to showing off his artistic side.
Wentz recently shared a picture of his model girlfriend Meagan Camper, who is currently pregnant with the couple's first child together. In the pic, which appears to have been taken from a mirror above their bed, Megan is seen lying completely naked!
Wentz, who also shares a 5-year-old son with ex-wife Ashlee Simpson, revealed Megan's pregnancy back in February with a sweet Instagram photo of the pair. Check out her cute baby bump below!
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Welcome back to Someone Old, Someone New. If you don't know the drill by now, here's how it works: you'll get two perspectives on one of the bigger events in contemporary comics: DC's universe reboot in the New 52. First, you'll get a new-comer's opinion (Jon), and find out just how much DC's attempts at appealing to new readers are succeeding. Then, you'll get the opinion of someone who's familiar with the DC Universe (in this case, Third), who will assess how these changes rate among comics today. So, if there are no other questions: Third and Jon's review of Action Comics #1.


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Naya Rivera is a bikini babe!
The "Glee" star showed off her hot body at the Bongo and "mtvU Spring Break 2014" party in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The brunette beauty was spotted throwing around beach balls, taking a dip in the pool and sipping coconut cocktails.
The actress also took to Instagram on Saturday to share a series of snapshots from her Bongo Jeans photo shoot.
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