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Los Angeles Times
April 22, 2005
President Bush and his allies are probably going to lose his fight to privatize Social Security. But in the course of losing they have won an astonishing victory: They have established the precedent that a political party can unilaterally force the news media to change its terminology essentially. Push them hard enough, and the media will render verboten any previously agreed-upon phrase, no matter how widely accepted.
Up until very recently, the notion of allowing workers to divert their Social Security taxes into individual savings accounts was universally known as "privatization." Its most fervent advocates called it that. (The Cato Institute, one of the earliest champions of privatization, established a "Project on Social Security Privatization" in 1995.) Bush himself used the term. So did Karl Rove.
Late last year, though, Republican polls found that the public reacted far more favorably to "personal" accounts than to "private" accounts. So, overnight, they banished talk of "privatization" and "private accounts," accusing any journalist who dared use the phrase that they themselves had used mere weeks before of insidious bias. When a reporter asked about "privatization" earlier this year, Bush scolded: "You mean the personal savings accounts? We don't want to be editorializing, at least in the questions." A reporter told PR Week magazine that the White House staff informed him that if he wrote "privatization," "you have signaled you're against the White House."
Under this sustained barrage, the media have slowly retreated. In the first stage, news reports began alternating the two terms. (NBC's Tim Russert went a step further, adopting his own phrase, "private personal accounts.") This exquisite show of evenhandedness ignored the fact that one phrase was commonly used by both sides for years on end, while the other had been cooked up weeks before by a partisan pollster.
In the weeks that have passed, "personal" seems to be overtaking "private," like untreated weeds creeping over a garden. Politicians who dare use "oldspeak" risk censure, not just from Republicans but from the media themselves.
When House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi attacked what she called Bush's "misleading privatization plan," a Washington Post news story immediately noted that "Bush has never advocated privatizing the entire program." This is the formulation that newspapers use when they want to alert readers that a politician is lying.
Aside from showing the degree to which reporters have internalized the GOP's admonishments, the rebuke was remarkable for two reasons. First, Pelosi never said that Bush advocated privatizing the entire Social Security program, only that he supported "privatization." Second, as a matter of fact, Bush has advocated privatizing the entire program. In 2000, he said, "It's going to take a while to transition to a system where personal savings accounts are the predominant part of the investment vehicle . This is a step toward a completely different world, and an important step."
The problem here isn't that the phrase "personal accounts" is any less accurate than "private accounts." It's that the media have abandoned a long-standing and perfectly accurate phrase for entirely partisan reasons.
There's no reason why this would stop with Social Security. From now on, why shouldn't both parties lobby the media to replace any inconvenient words with poll-tested equivalents? For years, Democrats have used euphemisms of their own, like "revenue enhancer" instead of "tax hike," or "investment" instead of "spending program." Yet it's never occurred to them to browbeat the media into adopting their lingo. But why not? After all, those terms are accurate. Tax hikes do enhance revenues, and many spending programs are investments. Democrats have every incentive to denounce terms like "taxes" and "spending" as biased, and to demand that the media give their preferred terms equal billing.
You could see political discourse diverging into two separate paths, one conducted in Democratic English and the other in Republican English. Alternatively, the media could decide that they're not going to change their language just because one party took a poll.

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The surface of the town is uneven, but the soil is very warm, is
uncommonly fine, and there is scarcely an acre of waste land in Montpelier,
the most of it richly, and all of it fairly rewarding the labors of the
industrious farmer. The prevailing character of the rocks is slate and
lime, sometimes distinct, but more generally combined. Rare minerals
have not been found here, unless the sulphurets of iron, copper, and talc,
which are common in the slate rocks, be reckoned. Some years ago there
was a company formed and a charter obtained, for boring for salt; and,
by the aid of machinery, a hole was perforated to the depth of 800 feet,
through a solid rock, below the falls on Winooski River, but no salt water
obtained. From the sediment drawn up, it appeared that the rock, the slate
limestone, preserved its character, with an occasional layer of flint or
sand stone, through the whole of that depth; and one or two springs, impregnated
with iron, which were come across in the course of the drilling, were the
only discoveries made, till the project was relinquished.
Montpelier Village, incorporated in 1818, embracing a square mile,
and in the southwest corner of the township on the bank of Winooski River,
and on both sides of the Little North Branch. It is about ten miles
north-easterly from the: geographical centre of the State, and, besides
being the point of intersection of the roads from all parts; is the great
thoroughfare between the ocean and Canada; the travel going through not
only in this, but in all directions. The situation is low, but the
streets and building ground have been raised so much, that it is now as
dry as other places of the like soil. The whole site of this village
bears unequivocal evidence of having been the bed of a lake about forty
feet deep, the original surface of the water being indicated by the strata
of earth and rocks on all the surrounding hills, and the whole having been
drained, probably, by the deepening of the channel at Middlesex Narrows.
The place has had a rapid growth, and is now one of the most flourishing
interior villages in New England.
The public buildings are, the beautiful and durable State house,
built under the superintendence of A. B.Young, architect, in 1836-7, which
is superior, perhaps, to any State house in the Union, unless we except
the recent one in North Carolina, a court house, jail, a brick academy,
a spacious brick! Meeting house. and two handsome wooden ones. The
academy, or county grammar school, was incorporated November 7, 1800, and
is now a flourishing institution, with a library, philosophical apparatus,
Montpelier has already become a place of considerable manufacture
and trade by the laudable enterprise of its citizens; but the passage of
a railroad within its boarders, uniting a large and fertile country with
the Atlantic shores, is a new era in the history of the town, and will
be found to accomplish very important services, both to the town and its
enterprising projectors.
A manufacturing company was incorporated at Montpelier in 1847.
Boundaries. Northerly by Calais, easterly by Plainfield and
a small part of Marshfield, southerly by Berlin, from which it is separated
by Winooski River, and a part of Barre, and westerly by Middlesex.
First Settlers. The first attempt to settle in this town was
made in the Spring of 1786, when Joel Frizzle, a hunter and trapper, felled
a few trees, planted a little corn among the logs, after the Indian fashion,
and erected a very small log cabin on the Winooski River, in the southwest
corner of this township, and moved his family, himself and wife, a little
French woman into from Canada, the same season. But the first permanent
clearing and settlement was not made till the Spring after. On the
4th of May 1787, Col. Jacob Davis and Gen. Parly Davis, from Charleton,
Worchester Co., Mass., with one hired man and one horse each loaded with
pork, flour, beans, and other necessaries, came and settled.
First Ministers. The religious denominations in this town
are two societies of Congregationalist and one each of Methodists, Universalists,
and Friends.
Production of the soil. Wheat, 3,652 bushels; Indian corn,
7,630 bushels; potatoes, 66,860 bushels; hay, 7,205 tons; maple sugar,
67,070 pounds; wool, 12,941 pounds.
Distances. It is 182 miles west from Augusta, Maine; 97 north
northwest from Concord, N.H.; 160 northwest by north from Boston, Mass.;
200 north by west from Providence, R.I.; 205 north from Hartford, CT.;
148 northeast from Albany, NY; and 524 miles from Washington. The
above distances are by the old mail routes, and vary some by the new mode
of travelling by railroads. The Iron Horse paid his first visit to
this beautiful mountain town in the Autumn of 1848, and is determined to
press his course northward in the most amicable manner, to induce the Canadians
to make the Atlantic shores of New England the deposit of a large share
of their great and increasing commerce.
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New Delhi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to return tickets for the first three matches against India, worth around Rs 9,00,000, to its Indian counterpart as there is no time left for fans to secure visas for the series beginning on Tuesday in Bangalore.
A top PCB source said on Sunday that tickets for the two T20 Internationals and the first One-day International reached the Lahore headquarters of the Board on Friday, but it was too late for fans to secure visas and book hotel rooms in the few days left for the series to begin.
"We are going to return the tickets to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and a final decision to this effect will be taken by the PCB on Monday," the source told MAIL TODAY. "The Indian High Commission in Islamabad had told us that it would take seven to ten days to process visas. Now, with a couple of days left for the first T20 International in Bangalore, how can fans get visas, and book their flight tickets and hotel rooms and still reach there in this short time?" he wondered.
"Further, hotel rooms are not available in sufficient numbers. We've found out that the hotels that the BCCI has suggested to us don't have enough rooms. We've again requested the BCCI to send us a list of five, four, and three-star hotels so that fans could have a place to stay."
The PCB source said that fans would also miss the second T20 International in Ahmedabad and the first ODI in Chennai. PCB has got 300 tickets each for first three matches. "The total cost of the tickets comes to around Rs 9,00,000. But that quantum of money is not so important; the sad part is that Pakistani fans, who were looking forward to the resumption of the bilateral series after five years, would miss the matches," he emphasised.
The tickets for the second and third ODIs, in Kolkata and Delhi respectively, have still not been dispatched to the BCCI by the respective associations, to be couriered to the PCB headquarters.
A Cricket Association Bengal official said that the tickets would be couriered to the PCB only after it sends a list of fans who are seeking tickets. The Delhi and District Cricket Association too hasn't dispatched the tickets to the BCCI for its onward journey to Lahore, thanks to its officials' preoccupation with the annual elections.
The PCB source said that fans are relentlessly calling up the Board's Lahore headquarters for the delay in delivering tickets.
"Fans here think that the PCB is not providing tickets to the three agents that the Board has appointed for this purpose. So, they've been calling the PCB offices for the tickets while the reality is that we didn't have the tickets until Friday," he pointed out.
All this means that the pressure has shifted to Delhi. All those fans who would not be able to make it to the other venues now want to watch the third and final ODI at the Ferozeshah Kotla. "We have requested the BCCI for about 3,000 tickets for the Delhi ODI, besides 500 tickets for the PCB guests. Let's see how many do we get finally," said the PCB source.
A DDCA official said that when the PCB recce visited the Kotla on December 6, the official had asked us to keep about 5,000 tickets in the various stands of the stadium.
The PCB source also disclosed that the BCCI had cancelled the New Year bash it had planned in Chennai on December 31, as reported in MAIL TODAY on October 8. "We told the BCCI that it would be more convenient if the function is organised in Delhi where our VIP guests could also attend it. So, the BCCI has cancelled the Chennai function, but they haven't told us if it will be held in Delhi," he said.


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For one show only, visitors can hear Mordal, whose grouchy comedy has landed him appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Last Comic Standing," and Comedy Central. He is also heard regularly on the KQRS FM morning show in Minneapolis.
Although Mordal is from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, he is not known for being Minnesota nice.
Another local comedian, Gabe Noah, will also be featured.
Noah draws from sources such as pop culture, the tribulations of the world of retail sales, and the dark recesses of his warped imagination.
He is known for his ability to double audiences over with laughter while simultaneously attacking their sensibilities.
The evening will be hosted by comedian Ron Lamprecht, also from the Twin Cities.
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Monday's Leftovers: Cheesy Stuffed Portobellos
Monday's Leftovers: Cheesy Stuffed Portobellos
You got to hand it to Rachael Ray, she is one clever lady. I would never have thought of stuffing portobello mushrooms with leftover deep dish pizza, but it sure is a great idea. Cubed pizza is tossed with sun dried tomatoes, spinach, and cheese. This mixture is then stuffed into the thick caps of mushrooms, making for a scrumptious meal. While it may not be the most FitSugar friendly dinner, it sure is an ingenious way to use leftover pizza! To look at the recipe,
Cheesy Stuffed Portobellos
From Everyday With Rachael Ray magazine
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
1 onion, chopped
6 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, thinly sliced
Two 6-ounce bags fresh baby spinach, coarsely chopped
2 slices leftover deep-dish cheese pizza, cut into bite-size pieces
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese (2 cups)
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, plus more for garnish
Salt and pepper
4 large portobello mushroom caps
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- In a large, heavy skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until softened, about 6 minutes.
- Add the sun-dried tomatoes and spinach and cook until the spinach wilts, about 2 minutes.
- Add the pizza, half of the cheese, the chicken broth and basil and cook until the cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Season the stuffing with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
- Using a spoon, scrape the gills from the inside of each mushroom cap and discard. Brush the top of each mushroom cap with olive oil and place upside down on a baking sheet.
- Divide the stuffing among the mushroom caps; sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake until the cheese is bubbly, 20 minutes. Top with more chopped basil.
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WSBTV.com seems somewhat surprised by a J.D. Power study that
shows the obvious reveals a new trend: sporty crossovers appeal to younger women. Roger that. Women are generally attracted to the appearance of sportiness (witness the VW Tiguan's 61.7 percent female ownership and relatively dismal performance). J.D.'s mob says they also go for utility. Also "revealed:" women like 'tried and true' safety features (newer technological safety advancements tend to come with high price tags– something more 'rational' women tend to avoid when purchasing vehicles. No doubt crossovers appeal to women who are a bit gun-shy on a gas-guzzling SUV, but still want space, a higher riding position and the eventual child-hauling ability (yes, some women do think that far in advance). Another non-stunner: 90 percent of Corvette and Porsche 911 purchasers are men. Mid-life crises? What mid-life crisis? The real surprise: automakers still aren't marketing to women. J.D. reckons women account for about half of all auto purchases, and influence 80 to 90 percent of all auto-purchasing decisions. You'd think they'd be marketing something more than Beetles and Mercuries to the ladies by now…
42 Comments on "J.D. Power Survey Shows Women Like Small Crossovers. Well, DUH!..."
toxicroachJuly 30th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
You don't want to go too far in making a mass market vehicle gender specific.
80-90% of car buying decisions are influenced by guys too, and if it involves them driving around in a car that is perceived as the new Cabriolet, sales will suffer.
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ScottieJuly 30th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
My wife will drive whatever i pick out for her.
Now i just need to find a wife……
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TEXN3July 30th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
My wife said that as long as I keep her in a Volvo, she'll let me stay in a vulva. Seems fair.
But, she does like small CUVs like the Escape and VUE and truly wants an XC70 (previous gen). Which isn't really bad living in Boise with mountains so accessible, and frequently traveled by us.
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J.onJuly 30th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Frankly I'm shocked to find that VW actually sold a Tiguan!
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crackersJuly 30th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
while women only account for about half of all auto purchases, they influence 80-90 percent of all auto-purchasing decisions.
I fully believe those statistics and agree with the article in general. By the time my wife and daughters had finished with me, we wound up with a RAV4.
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jajeJuly 30th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
The previous generation (bland looking one) was designed for "Jennifer" a mock female that the car was to assert most of its qualities. It though had many male buyers who wanted looks and performance out of the car leading to the most recent generation.
Ford did it with Mercury (failed miserably) as it seems the majority of their buyers were male even though 99% of their cars were some sort of rebadged Ford.
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toxicroachJuly 30th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Yeah crackers.
I wanted an RX-8.
Drove home in a Fit.
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jkross22July 30th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
We're driving an XC90 because my wife likes how it looks. I wanted a wagon because I'm right and she's wrong.
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seoultrainJuly 30th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
ouch. Married men sadden me.
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cleekJuly 30th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
~~whip crack~~
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TEXN3July 30th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
We'll see how well you do when the time comes. :P
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RobstarJuly 30th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
My wife has a 2000 neon because I had it already when I got married and gave it to her.
Her next car is going to be a car that would be "semi-exotic" in Brazil. Most likely a fit, civic, accord, or something else that is not chevy/vw.
Her perception is that anything not chevy/vw is exotic. Because chevy/vw are by far the most common in Brazil because they are locally produced/cheapest there.
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Dynamic88July 30th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
No doubt crossovers appeal to women who are a bit gun-shy over getting a gas-guzzling SUV, but still want space, a higher riding position, and the eventual child-hauling ability (yes, some women do think that far in advance).
I suspect women like the available AWD too, something more difficult to find in sedans. I suspect many men like them for the same reasons.
Another non-stunner is that 90 percent of Corvette and Porsche 911 purchasers are men… after all, women don't get to have mid-life crises.
Unless you count kitchen remodeling. Costs as much as a nice sports car.
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MaelochJuly 30th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
. . . after all, women don't get to have mid-life crises.
Women have mid-life crises, they just express them differently then men.
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July 30th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Women's mid-life crises happen about 20 to 25 years before mens'. So I guess you can call it early-mid-life crises.
Oh, and "higher riding position" also translates rationally into "higher center of gravity" which tends to knock safety points way off.
CUV's will die off even faster than SUVs. Too bad Ford killed off whatever cred Volvo had and tried to take them upmarket. An updated 240 would be selling like hotcakes right now.
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carguyJuly 30th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
They clearly didn't speak to my wife who is a RWD lovin', manual tranmission only kind of a girl who hates all manner of SUVs and thinks that throttle induced understeer is a civil right guaranteed by the constitution. Yeah, I love my wife.
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RedbarchettaJuly 30th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
I love my wife, converted her in to a car nut who loves to drive like me. Loves her Subaru, but would be happy with what ever she got as long as it doesn't blow up like the Caddy.
I may not be whipped in the car department but I am proud to be a card carrying whipped guy in other areas, no searching for sex, just roll over and act sweet.
carguy don't you mean throttle induced oversteer, plowing is usually not fun.
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RyanJuly 30th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Hmm, I am a married male that expects fuel efficiency, reliability, safety, and residual value of my daily driver. Forester and RAV4 come to mind as favorites in this class. I wonder what the percentages of male/female ownership for these rigs are?
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mefistoJuly 30th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Carguy, how do you throttle induce understeer in a RWD vehicle?
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taxman100July 30th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
My wife is driving a Grand Marquis to cart our 6 month old baby around.
You just have to know how to talk to women. That, and her other option being a deathtrap Corolla, which Daddy gets to drive because he is too cheap to buy Mommy a new car.
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cleekJuly 30th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
July 30th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
We'll see how well you do when the time comes. :P
I only talk a good game. There is a 3 Series convertible parked in the garage next to the minivan.
It isn't mine.
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SherbornSeanJuly 30th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Good to see you back!
I did read somewhere that Dodge is readying a new marketing campaign targeting women, now that they can no longer offer subsidized leasing deals. $2.99 tampons for 3 years. Think it will work?
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Brendon from CanadaJuly 30th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
My wife was also on the small SUV/CUV tangent for a while; first one was a 2nd gen Rav4, but I've managed to switch her out to a small LandRover (Freelander). Much nicer vehicle, albeit generally considerred a lemon. Fortunately she likes to drive, so I've been able to convince her to accept a Cooper "S" as a daily driver (M/T, naturally – she's actually a pretty quick driver!). The Freelander is now just our road tripping/stuff mover vehicle, and a winter vehicle for her when the Cooper goes into hibernation.
The Tiguan has her name written all over it, though I could be surprised. She did drive a C230 a few years back which was specifically marketed to a female demographic (per Mercedes Canada); she hated it – not for the look (which was fine), but for the ride/handling – my type of lady!
Luckily she's also not a fan of buying new, so I'm sure I'll be able to dodge living with a Tiguan (at least for now)…
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Michael AyoubJuly 30th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
The WRX is going to be the family car when I get a family, and the wife is going to like it. None of this cute-ute BS.
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JuniorMintJuly 30th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Scottie :
My wife will drive whatever i pick out for her.
Now i just need to find a wife……
Ahm, I'm pretty sure I've spotted your problem…
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RayHJuly 30th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
My 4 older sisters typically will only drive stickshifts, and they all have 2 kids. Accord, Focus, Protege, and Mazda 6. They all had to have minivans when the kids were younger, but a manual older Eurovan made it through a few of them, now in the hands of my older brother (it has been very reliable in 175k miles on original clutch, although the fuel pump went out once and he has to disconnect the battery when he stops because multiple fans/pumps won't stop running ever).
Most girls I've dated had manual-transmission cars (the current being a screaming yellow SC2). The last one had a Grand Cherokee… THAT one didn't end well, although I did track down a old Grand Cherokee with a manual (for real) but she didn't bite. Shoulda seen the writing on the wall then. And I should have bought it.
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carlisimoJuly 30th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
"They clearly didn't speak to my wife who is a RWD lovin', manual tranmission only kind of a girl who hates all manner of SUVs…"
Why are car forums so full of "Well here's one counterexample so that statistic is completely wrong!"? And Brendon, the Freelander is a cute ute too, so that's not a tremendous change… the C in CUV stands for cute as much as it stands for car-based.
My question is why hatchbacks and wagons are uncool until they're raised 6″.
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July 30th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Send your wife to Skip Barber.
She'll understand.
Trust me :)
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StrippoJuly 30th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
FYI, based on his e-mail address it appears the writer is a "staff writer" for ibsys.com and not wsbtv.com. He appears as a "staff writer" on other news sites, too. So much for the theory that Clough is a student of WSB's Clark Howard School of Highly Animated Journalism.
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Brendon from CanadaJuly 30th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
@Carlisimo; re the car forums & counter-examples – I would expect that the demographic of the car forums would yield a higher then normal number of people with like minded interested in vehicles, no? I would agree that the Freelander is often considered a CUV – unless your looking at the newer one, which appears to be even more "cute" then the old one (which we currently drive) – which is certainly a bit more homely! For what it's worth, I can't think of any other cute-ute that can be had with a snorkle, rocksliders, etc, etc. Other then the steeper climbs and rock-crawling (arguably the fun stuff – anything that really requies a low gear!), the Freelanders hold their own quite well… To bad about them falling apart so early in their life…
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thetopdogJuly 30th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Since CUVs make almost no sense in most cases (I really can't see the benefit of a CUV over a sedan/wagon/minivan), it does not surprise me that women flock to them…
I knew my car (Corvette) was a 'manly' choice, but it's pretty surprising that 90% of Vette drivers are men. That's even higher than I thought
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Jerome10July 30th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
I'll agree with JD Power based on the girls I know.
They all have Civics and Sentras and Corollas because they're cheaper and good on gas. But every one of them (as is oooo…i really like that): Saturn VUE, Honda CRV, Jeep Liberty, Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4, and yes the Tiguan (shoulda seen one girl when I first showed her photos…it was what she wanted that second).
So yeah, there is definitely something to this. For every girl I know that likes manual transmissions and sporty driving over a sunroof and comfy freeway ride (lets see…..I think that number as of now is exactly ZERO) every other one loves the cute utes and wants one.
And that comment about no mid-life crisis when you're 50, its 20 years earlier for women is totally totally true. God, hit late 20's early 30's and its a freakin mission to find a man and have babies. The I need to be married within 2 years and start a familiy within 3 plague. Drives me bonkers! Makes it real hard to just chill and enjoy hanging out. If you're not "the one" you get dropped in an instant.
So if you know any gals in their mid to late 20's looking just to enjoy hanging out and not on some baby poppin mission, send em my way please…..
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Sanman111July 30th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
While I'm not a huge fan, I don't think CUV's are that bad. They are basically tall wagons and are as useful as a wagon with better clearance for flashfloods, snow, etc. I think my mom's Cr-v is a fairly useful car for all weather transport that can haul tables, boxes, etc.
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thetopdogJuly 31st, 2008 at 12:21 am
Sanman111: The fact that they're 'basically tall wagons' is my point. I can't think of any good reason for any CUVs to exist. I'm sure there are areas where the ground-clearance 'advantage' a CUV has over a regular car, wagon or minivan would come in handy, but I have yet to drive in one of those areas (and I'm not from a warm climate, I grew up in Canada and live in Boston).
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RixJuly 31st, 2008 at 1:02 am
True. My wife wants a RAV4. But only with six cyl. She thinks any four cylinder is worthless. Of course, she also has such a lead foot that she averages 11mpg in my WRX.
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JuniorMintJuly 31st, 2008 at 2:51 am
mefisto :
Carguy, how do you throttle induce understeer in a RWD vehicle?
I wondered that, too. Perhaps this ability is limited to the fairer sex.
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Dynamic88July 31st, 2008 at 7:45 am
Sanman111: The fact that theyâÂÂre âÂÂbasically tall wagonsâ is my point. I canâÂÂt think of any good reason for any CUVs to exist. IâÂÂm sure there are areas where the ground-clearance âÂÂadvantageâ a CUV has over a regular car, wagon or minivan would come in handy, but I have yet to drive in one of those areas (and IâÂÂm not from a warm climate, I grew up in Canada and live in Boston).
Whenever a particular market segment has been doing well, it's always wise to look for the reasons. A good reason for a CUV to exist is that it has more room than a conventional wagon, has higher ground clearance, and AWD.
My wife got a CRV a few years ago. We looked at Subarus, but the CRV was cheaper, not to mention roomier. The city doesn't plow my street in the winter, so we need something that will get out of the driveway when the snow is bumper deep. It's not just getting out of the drive. We live on a dead end, so we have to make an immediate 90 degree turn when coming out of the driveway (we always park front end towards the street in the winter) then we have to deal with cars parked on the side of the road, some on the wrong side, kids playing, etc. -which means we can't just fly along letting momentum carry us, we actually need traction. e.g. we need, or at least very much want, AWD. Yeah, we can talk about snow tires, but isn't it easier just to have AWD?
The gas mileage on the CRV is qutie a bit less than say a Focus wagon (which was available when we bought the CRV), but my wife only drives in the city and only about 8K miles a year, so mpg isn't our prime motivation.
It's hard to think of any reason why a "short wagon" should exist -and in fact they don't, in any large numbers. Most people have realized that the CUV (or minivan) gives them more utility than an old fashioned sedan height wagon.
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AirhenJuly 31st, 2008 at 8:00 am
while women only account for about half of all auto purchases, they influence 80-90 percent of all auto-purchasing decisions.
Well of course they do influence 80-90 percent; as my wife and I discuss any large purchase (after all no husband can be happy if his wife is not).
However I make the final decision on what we both drive, since I'm the one that takes care of the maintenance, not to mention keeps them washed and the gas tanks full (which she'll tell you is my job…LOL).
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golden2huskyJuly 31st, 2008 at 9:24 am
They clearly didn't speak to my wife who is a RWD lovin', manual tranmission only kind of a girl who hates all manner of SUVs and thinks that throttle induced understeer is a civil right guaranteed by the constitution. Yeah, I love my wife.…
I'm in your camp, too!! My wife encourages me to honk around a sweeper. On my second date I took her through three consecutive on/off ramps at a considerable speed to guage her response. She laughed and said "is that all you can do?" I knew I had a keeper from that moment on!! Manual trans, check. RWD, check. No complaints about $200 tires, well mostly check. Keep looking guys, marriage is not a one way ticket into a Honda Pilot and excess weight. Just don't complain when she wants another Coach bag…
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AxelJuly 31st, 2008 at 3:59 pm
My wife prefers compacts, as they fit into tight parking spaces and are cheap to own and drive. She also likes cars that can be easily whipped around curves and handle well. She also prefers manual transmission. To her, high seating means it's easy to roll over.
Maybe I should just consider myself lucky?
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LandcrusherJuly 31st, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I think any man who wants to deride women for not wanting a wagon when they can have a CUV or SUV should be made to drive a wagon for a month. Each time they get in or out, they should have to strap in a phony child (that is made even heavier to adjust for the weight difference between a man and a woman).
At any time during the month, they can surrender the point. Massages, pain relievers, and chiropractors will not be allowed during the lesson.
At the end of the thirty days, if they can still get in and out of the wagon with their fake kid without showing signs of pain or fatigue (such as groaning and grunting) they will be allowed to continue shoveling out their criticism.
On top of that there are plenty of other good reasons to choose the other vehicles. Just because people don't choose what you think is best, does not mean that their reasons for doing so are petty, irrational, or stupid. OTOH, when you post one of these quips, we all get a chance to decide which of the three you might be.
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RobstarJuly 31st, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Landcrusher> I do even better. I have ridden a 600cc sportbike 500+ miles in a weekend, I'm in my 30's and it doesn't bother me at all.
My wife prefers car's or minivans. Those are what she likes to drive and I don't think anything would change that (although I could be wrong…we don't have kids yet).
Rix> 4 cylinders are useless? She should try an STi, a high end evo, an elise, or a sportbike (any 600+). You can even get away with 2 cylinders for fast on sportsbikes….
She should quickly change her mind ;)
And before someone says "hey what about…._____..it has 4 cylinders & is fast too!" — I just mentioned 4, 4 cylinder fast vehicles I know of off the top of my head.
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Nasu Kogen is proudly promoted as a vacation spot of the Imperial family. Judging by the numerous pamphlets at the station's welcome center, the area, about an hour and a half north of Tokyo, certainly wants to offer something for the whole family — but not necessarily the royals.
Nasu Kogen (Nasu highlands), deep in Tochigi Prefecture, boasts a proper theme park full of white-knuckle rides, a teddy-bear museum and something called American Stars Museum, which features "Gothic World" as its main attraction. Or how about a safari park, a fishing park and the particularly intriguing World Monkey Park, which, incidentally, presents a flamingo and wild-boar show?
It's all for the taking, but those looking for a slightly less hectic getaway would be advised to ignore the attraction-packed tourist map and head straight to the shuttle bus bound for Art Biotop.
Art Biotop is a recent addition to Niki Club & Spa, a quietly posh enclave located on the fringes of Nikko National Park. Niki's drawing card is its extensive relaxation facilities, designed specifically to remove those layers of stress and tension that can build up in the city.
Even without indulging the aromatherapy treatments, the full-body massages and the top-notch onsen (hot spring), the Niki's grounds themselves, encompassing 14 hectares of woods and fields, are a natural elixir. You can feel your shoulders loosen as soon as you enter the complex's gates.
Art Biotop, which opened in March of this year, is a natural extension of the Niki concept. While the accommodations here are slightly more affordable than the Niki's, the refined sense of style and attentive service is much the same.
Modern stone sculptures dot the grounds, and the guest-room buildings buttress a grassy courtyard where, in the warmer months, guests can take their lunch and dinner. The rooms are chicly minimalist with subtle designer touches: essential oils, organic toiletries and personal zori (Japanese sandals) for perambulating about.
Of course, you are free to use Art Biotop as a home base for treks to the aforementioned parks and museums, but then you'd be passing up the main attraction here: making and appreciating art.
The glass-art studio is overseen by Tetsuya Araoka, a young man of boundless patience and impressive English. First-time students can choose from several projects, be it making colorful glass beads in the old Edo style of tonbodama (named after the eyes of a dragonfly) or fashioning a swizzler stick.
After you select your colors from a rainbow of soda glass, the sensei (teacher) sits you down in front of a small but powerful Bunsen burner. The trick, I learn, is to forget about the 1,000 C flame or trying to make the rapidly melting glass to do exactly what you want it to do. Once you relax and accept the laws of thermodynamics, there is something fundamentally satisfying about playing with fire and spinning the molten glass into a whirl of accidental art.
While you could probably fit in two art activities in one day, why rush? You are here to take it easy. If you decide to roam, bicycles are provided by Art Biotop for exploring the resort's wooded domain. Behind the main complex lie a picturesque rice paddy, a burbling stream and a hidden rotenburo (an outdoor hot spring), which stays open till midnight.
Art Biotop's other studio focuses on pottery and ceramics. On the second day, I attempted a seemingly simple cup. I rolled chunks of moist clay as evenly as possible into coils, which I built up and smoothed together on a small manually operated potter's wheel — under a teacher's instructions, of course. It seemed easy enough, but predicting how much pressure to apply to the spinning clay wasn't, and my cup ended up looking more like a stout bowl, or a handleless pitcher. But I still cherish it.
Unfortunately, you aren't able to take your clay creation home the day you make it. After you complete your kneading, the workshop staff will do the glazing (with a color of your choice) and firing for you, and a few weeks later a memento of your trip will arrive in the mail.
Dinner at Art Biotop was an outdoor grill-it-yourself barbecue affair featuring fresh fish and garden vegetables, all laid out in straw-woven baskets. Lunch, however, truly summed up the Art Biotop aesthetic. The centerpiece is handmade zaru soba (cold buckwheat noodles on a bamboo tray). The meal's creator, Hideto Yamanaka, is a noodle purist and he stopped by each table to explain the zen of soba. His noodles, a rustic blend of two parts mugi (mugwort) and eight parts soba, naturally have that much-desired al dente firmness desired by soba fetishists.
Yamanaka is particularly proud of his naki soba, made from a pure buckwheat mix of flours from five regions of Japan. He says he must be inspired and completely focused to pull it off. "If something breaks my concentration, like a dog barking or anything," he says very solemnly, "I just throw it in the trash." Consider yourself blessed if you ever get to sample this pinnacle of slow food.
Yamanaka says he spends a good bit of time looking after the complex's kitchen garden, which supplies the ingredients for the organically inclined menus in Niki's two restaurants. And if guests have some free time he'll gladly guide them through the nearby woods for bird-watching or food foraging.
I only found out later that Yamanaka, who was wearing faded jeans and a bandanna wrapped around his head, is the director of Art Biotop. In his modest manner, he never made mention of his title.
It's this unassuming humbleness and natural calm that sets him and Art Biotop apart from the madding crowd.
Access: 75 minutes by shinkansen (Tohoku Line) to Nasu Kogen Station; 30 minutes by shuttle bus to Niki Club & Spa/Art Biotop. If you really want to take in all the museums, parks and scenery that Nasu Kogen has to offer, go by car. Rooms, some of which offer a mini-kitchen, range from ¥13,000 (per head for two people) to ¥16,000 (per head for a double). Workshops range from ¥6,300-¥8,600, which includes materials (shipping is extra). Art Biotop regularly offers special workshops led by visiting artists. For more information, see its Web site (www.artbiotop.jp) or call 0287-78-7833. Art Biotop guests are welcome to use the Niki's spa facilities for treatments, which have various fees, but be sure to book in advance.
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The fur is flying over plans by the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals to run a porn site in the group's fight against animal abuse.
Peta.xxx will have sexually explicit content and address animal rights issues.
Combining porn and images of abused animals is "repulsive," insisted Gwen Landolt with Real Women of Canada.
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"Combining pornography and animal abuse together is disturbing."
The group often attracts attention to its cause by sending out female protesters who are naked or nearly nude. Porn stars like Jenna Jameson and Ron Jeremy have already posed naked for PETA campaigns.
"We are working on a XXX site and the content will be graphic — an off-limits video that people won't expect. This will grab people's attention and start a discussion to take action," said PETA spokesman Ashley Burns.
Burns said people who bare all for the website are willing participants and not being exploited.
"They have a choice to do so. Animals don't have a choice. A cow doesn't have a choice to be made pregnant over and over again only to have their babies taken away," Burns said.
"People who want to participate in these sexy ads have made the choice to do so."
Law professor and feminist Brenda Cossman, of the University of Toronto, argued PETA has an odd way of getting their message across.
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Love the food at the Arrow and the Loon. The pesto chicken wrap is the best in the city. Awesome selection of beer, and the kegs are always fresh. Friendly staff. My favourite place for a casual meal and drink.
House made tortilla chips topped with our cheese blend & our pico de gallo salsa, sour cream & spring onions or bison chili
Tomato, onion and basil piled on top of a baguette
Onion Rings
Beer battered onion rings served with our chipotle mayo
Basket of Fries
Fresh cut or Sweet potato and Served with chipotle mayo
The Poutines
Our poutines are served with fresh cut fries and a few choice combinations: - The standard cheese curd & gravy - Jalapeno, cheese curd & gravy - The works with cheese curd, gravy, sauteed onion & bacon - Pulled pork or smoked meat
Golden breaded deep fried zucchini sticks served with our chipotle mayo
1 pound of our famously breaded chicken wings with your choice of sauce and a side of sour cream Mild, medium, hot, suicide, Cajun, honey garlic, hot & honey, mesquite, lemon pepper
Spinach & Artichoke Dip
A blend of cheese, artichoke & spinach served hot with your choice of pita or nachos
Calamari made fresh to order with our cocktail dipping sauce
Our own recipe of jalapeno & roasted red pepper cheese rolled in a tortilla and served with sour cream & salsa
House-made hummus served with your choice of pita or nachos
Daily Soup
Made fresh daily by our Chef
Soup & Salad
Our daily soup paired with house salad
House Salad
Greens, tomatoes, cucumber & red onion with a balsamic vinaigrette
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce tossed in Caesar dressing, and topped with parmesan, croutons & bacon
Greek Salad
Romaine lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, kalamata olives & feta cheese topped with an herbed vinaigrette
Smoked Duck
Smoked duck breast & almonds served over mixed greens with a raspberry vinaigrette
Spinach Salad
Tomatoes, sauteed mushrooms, goat cheese & bacon served on a bed of baby spinach with a sweet garlic vinaigrette
Arugula & Roasted Beet Salad
Finished with fresh tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers and almonds with a blue cheese dressing
Classic Club
Grilled chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayo on ciabatta bun
Reuben Sandwich
Montreal smoked meat, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut & 1000 Islands dressing on rye
Smoked Meat
Montreal smoked meat piled high on rye bread with mustard
Pulled Pork
Pork slow roasted in BBQ sauce topped with sauteed onions on a kaiser with coleslaw
Filled with mozzarella cheese, peppers & onions with your choice of chicken, beef, pulled pork or veggie served with side sour cream
Chicken Tenders
Breaded chicken with house made coleslaw, plum sauce and side
Chicken Club Wrap
Grilled chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato & shredded cheese with mayo
Veggie Wrap
Fresh grilled vegetables with goat cheese & spinach wrapped in a flour tortilla
Roasted Turkey and Brie
Fresh shaved turkey on toasted ciabatta with brie and cranberry mayo
Pesto Chicken Wrap
Pesto, chicken, sauteed onion, roasted red pepper, feta cheese & garlic mayo
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
Breaded chicken tossed in Franks red hot sauce with lettuce, tomato & ranch
Santa Fe Wrap
Grilled chicken topped with salsa, cheese, sauteed onion, sour cream and lettuce
Mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce and basil
Tomato, onion, mushrooms, peppers & mozzarella cheese
BBQ Chicken
Grilled chicken, caramelized onions, BBQ sauce and mozzarella
Ground bison, mozzarella & smoked mushrooms
Pesto Chicken
Grilled chicken, onions, kalamata olives, feta cheese & fresh basil pesto
Chicken Spinach Pizza
mozzarella, goat cheese, roasted red peppers, spinach and chicken
First Avenue
Sauteed onions, BBQ sauce, Swiss cheese & bacon
Second Avenue
Guacamole, salsa, sour cream & sauteed onions
Third Avenue
Antijito cheese and onion rings
Fourth Avenue
Seasoned Cajun style, sour cream and pico de gallo
Fifth Avenue
Roasted red peppers, sauteed onions, mushrooms, peameal bacon and goat cheese
Glebe Burger
Pulled pork, sauteed onions and cheddar cheese
Grilled Salmon
6oz salmon grilled with our daily mashed potato & vegetables
Micro Brew Battered Haddock
Haddock with fresh cut fries & house-made coleslaw & tartar sauce.
Stuffed Chicken Breast
Stuffed with spinach and goat cheese with a sundried tomato, maple bacon glaze
Mac n Cheese
Penne pasta baked with a four cheese blend served with house or Caesar salad
Bangers & Mash
2 house-made sausages with gravy, house made sauerkraut, mashed potato & vegetables
Turkey Pot Pie
Made fresh to order, served with choice of house or Caesar salad
AA 6 oz. Alberta Striploin
Chargrilled to your liking served on a garlic roll topped with onion rings, mashed potato and vegetables
Eggplant Parmesan
Roasted breaded eggplant topped with cheese & tomato sauce, served with rice and grilled vegetables
Bison Chili
Our award winning bison chilli topped with cheese served with nachos
Cobblestone Pie
Mill Street Cobblestone Stout brazed tenderloin and mushroom served in a pie with mashed potato and veggies
Piggy Mac
Pulled pork, macaroni and cheese drizzled with BBQ sauce. Served with house or caesar salad
Duck Confit
Leg of duck confit on a bed of saut�ed spinach. Topped with cranberry sauce, served with potato and vegetables
Veg Fry Platter
A combination of zucchini sticks, antijitos, garlic cheese bread, onion rings and French fries with plenty of dipping sauces
Veggie Platter
A mixture of seasonal vegetables served with olives, pita and hummus
Wing Platter
3 lbs of our famous wings served with your choice of sauce
Protein Platter
Wings, chicken fingers, calamari, onion rings and French fries with plenty of dipping sauces
Feature dessert
Made fresh and locally just for you
Cheesecake of the Day
A buttery graham crust topped with a rich and creamy cream cheese filling. Topped with your choice of sauce
Apple Crumble
Fresh sliced apples combined with spices topped with a traditional oatmeal crust baked until golden and bubbling
Warmed Chocolate Brownie
A rich, decadent chocolate brownie drizzled with chocolate sauce and served warm
Loon Special
Two eggs any style with toast, home fries, bacon, ham or sausage
Hungry Man
3 eggs any style, 2 bacon strips, 2 sausages and ham
Express Breakfast
Two eggs any style with toast and homefries
The Classic Sandwich
Bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo on Multi grain toast with home fries
Breakfast Wrap
3 scrambled eggs, chorizo sausage, tomato and cheese
Stack House
3 pancakes or French toast with fresh fruit and Canadian maple syrup
3 eggs with cheddar cheese, home fries and toast
Spinach and Feta
3 eggs with tomatoes, spinach and feta with home fries and toast
Meat Lovers
3 eggs with Italian sausage, bacon, ham and cheese
Vegetable and cheese
3 eggs with mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, red peppers, home fries and toast
The Classic
2 eggs poached on English muffins, ham or bacon. Topped with hollandaise sauce
The Florentine
2 eggs poached on English muffin with sautéed spinach, goat cheese and roast-ed red pepper hollandaise sauce
Smoked Salmon
2 eggs poached on English muffins with smoked salmon and goat cheese Topped with hollandaise sauce
1 egg any style with bacon, home fries and toast
2 pancakes or French toast with fruit
Grilled cheese with home fries / Includes small juice or milk
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Love the food at the Arrow and the Loon. The pesto chicken wrap is the best in the city. Awesome selection of beer, and the kegs are always fresh. Friendly staff. My favourite place for a casual meal and drink.
I went to to the Arrow and Loon a couple of months ago for breakfast and would not go back, if someone paid me. I had heard good things about this place in the past, but that it wasn't as good as it used to be. Well, if it was ever good it was a while ago. We started off by ordering two coffees - both of the cups were DIRTY, and one had a couple of mystery things floating in it. I asked for a new one and considered leaving, but was convinced by my friend to stay. We ordered the standard bacon and eggs breafasts, which were cold, and the eggs tasted like they had been reheated a couple of times as they were quite rubbery. The service was slow despite there hardly being anyone in the restaurant, and in general the place was just grimy looking. The Arrow and Loon is now a running joke between my friend and I when we are unable to decide where to eat. It was just terrible and I will never go back.
I've been a number of times as I like the patio and location and I keep hoping that each bad meal was just an off day. The food is getting worse, in my opinion, the pizza I ordered last time had very odd 'squishy' chicken that seemed artificial. odd. The menu seems too big for the place to handle and they no longer have interesting beers. They should have kept the original smaller menu from a few years ago. I'd rather pay more for a better meal. Wings are ok.
I visited the Arrow and Loon with a group of friends for dinner and drinks the other night and had a wonderful time. I decided to try out the special of the night, a very nice steak. Our server Adam was great! Even though he was busy with other tables he still made time to stop and make us feel welcome. Thanks Adam, we will see you soon
We just ordered take out from the this restaurant and it was the worst take out I have ever had!!! I ordered the fish and chips for $11.99 and the chips were still partially frozen. The fish was disgusting. The batter was soggy and the fish was obviously freezer burned and possibly a little off. The food was totally inedible and I had to throw it out. Totally unacceptable for the price!! My husband's sandwich was only marginally better. DO NOT order take out from this restaurant ever! Not sure what the food in is like but I don't plan to find out!
I attended your bar and grill last night with a group of friends and really appreciated the service that was given to us by a waiter named Adam...I did not appreciate the fact that he was the only server in the pub and not even the manager would give this gentleman a helping hand when it was really busy. I did appreciate the fact that Adam did wait on us; as well as a birthday party, a hockey team party, and yet still had excellent service even though he did not receive any help from any of the management. I believe that the management skills were quit inadequate due to the the fact that there were no other servers scheduled to help this poor gentleman out when the management was odviously aware that this pub would be busy on this particular evening. My overall review is that the mangement skills need much improvement and that this particular server "Adam" should receive a gold star for excellent work when management wouldn't even lift a finger to help him...GOOD JOB ADAM
Well actually I want to thank my good friend Davyd for reccomending me to this place. He told me it was a great place and he wasnt wrong. The food was amazing in taste. The Price was reasonable and the service was prompt. I am a huge fan of hockey and you can bet I will be back to this place whenever I can. Thanks Davyd
Our experience was fine. The food was adequate, and the service friendly. Drinks were slightly watered down.
The steak tasted like charred gas, it was gristly and a bit overcooked. The vegetables were huge chunks of uncooked eggplant and zucchini. My fork was dirty.
My good friend at the Ottawa 67s told me about this place to drop by before the game. Well he told me it was busy because it is great, never knew how busy it could be. Amazingly the service was awesome for how many people were there. Had to order my buddies burger (named after him) Spicy Balloch. I can tell you the best $30 I have ever spent at a restaurant in one night. Be back for sure. The waiter Tom was excellent
Sadly, I have to come here more often than I like as it is a convenient meeting place for friends. Where to start.... The "fruit" with the breakfast is a super-thin slice of melon and a piece of orange so small, I wouldn't even use it to garnish a drink. The bacon was only half cooked. The hot chocolate was lukewarm, the coffee was watered down and disgusting. The grilled potatoes were soggy and limp. The server was very friendly, but that was the only redeaming feature.
this was one of my best experience at the arrow and loon. the food was exellent, the service was great and the the atmosphere was owsome.
The lettuce was wilted, the tomatoes were mushy. One of our forks were dirty, the poached egg seemed to be missing most of its white, the 'fruit' was a wafer thin canteloupe and slice of orange. My mother got the wrong toast (she wanted dry) she waited approximately 15 minutes for her toast after the meal arrived. My daughter had pancakes - they brought no syrup or butter... after asking they finally brought syrup had to ask again for the butter - by which time the pancakes were cold and the butter was practically frozen.
Awesome food ...friendly staff...nice patio.....Thumbs up!
Great place with great service. Food was served quick and with a smile, my living room for sure
It took awhile to get served but one I had been the young women was very attentive. Being sunday a band came along to play..which was great! I loved it. I will be going back.
This place is hit-and-miss. Their specials are usually quite palatable, but where they shine is for cheap weekend breakfast. Standard fare, no complications, not too loud, plenty of space to read a paper. Interior courtyard makes it great for parents of younger children who want to play instead of eat. I tip my hat to the Arrow & Loon for trying to provide local fare and Ontario and Quebec beers. That said, I have been disappointed by a la carte fare. Good summer patio, too, which is lacking in the Glebe.
Completely ignored by the servers. Slow rude service.
Great for beer and finger foods but am always disappointed by the larger meals. But cannot beat the location as it has indoor parking and Fifth Avenue Court has a water fountain that can be seen and heard from the restaurent. Great for those miserable evenings when you really want to avoid being outdoors.
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Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase
Review by Sinspawn_X
"Simply put: use the disc for a frisbee instead."
Oh, God, where to begin? Well, to start out, the movie was great! Too bad the game's not. It looks like this game was made in all of 2 weeks. The crappiness begins the second you pop the disc into your Playstation. So, kiddies, let us begin.
I've seen better animation on the side of my math workbook!
Darn tootin'. The graphics are INCREDIBLY crappy. There are little to no textures on the level graphics, and the animations for Scooby/Shaggy and the enemies are extremely choppy. For example, one second an alligator will be above the water. You go to jump on it, only to find it underwater now. You wonder ''When did that get down there?'' 'Nufff said, for better detail, check out this game. You'll be disgusted.
Sound? What sound?
The music is incredibly crappy, and none of it is memorable. In fact, if you dare to venture into the digitized world of this game, you'll be fumbling for the Mute button on your remote before you enter the first level. The sound effects are downright annoying. The only good thing is that the voice acting is decent, but this alone does not save this category from dismal failure.
The gameplay is downright awful. First off, Scooby and Shaggy move slower than snails, while the enemies (who act like they don't even know you're there; the vast majority simply run back and forth) move at lightning speed. The controls are shoddy, and unresponsive. You'll mash X to jump, and Scooby/Shaggy will simply run into that bottomless pit like an idiot. The Scooby Snacks you collect are pointless, and I personally don't get the multiplier thing.
The level designs are the product of what would seem to be a small troop of chimpanzees loaded with beer, high from pot and cocaine, and left alone to do what they wished. The platforms in some levels are almost microscopic, and some of the most important ones are A. already taken up by a gigantic enemy, or B. too far away for sluggish Scooby/Shaggy to reach, or possibly both.
You kill your enemies with pies that rarely hit. If you run out, you're screwed. It would have been nice to add an alternate method of attacking, but the chimps aren't that advanced, y'know.
Boss battles are fought like this: you get 5 pies, and the enemy has 3 hit points. The boss charges at you, while some randomized effects happen along with it. If you get LUCKY, you MIGHT be able to use your slug speed to outrun the enemy's lightning-fast attack, but this rarely happens. And like mentioned above, if you run out of pies, you're screwed. Boss battles are thus mainly luck-based, monotonous, and have no skill involved whatsoever.
So, to sum it all up, this game sucks. Really bad. The people who made this didn't even try.
Oh, and one more piece of advice: ignore the walkie-talkie messages. 99.99999999999% of them are pointless, and are merely big wastes of time. Example: Fred: Good job, Scooby! You dodged those ninjas good! Scooby: Ranks, Red!
I rest my case.
Buy or Rent: Neither. If you happen to get this as a gift, say to the person generous enough to try and please you ''Thanks for the frisbee!'' and play catch with your friend/brother/other person of interest. If this cannot be done for any reason, circular objects make great targets for BB gun practice, and CD's smash real good.
Decent voice acting
It's Scooby (I think)
Makes a nice frisbee of BB gun target
*pulls out triple roll of toilet paper filled with bad things about this crappy game*
Graphics suck
Anime has better animation than this
Annoying, repetitive, headache-inducing music
What sound effects?
Shoddy controls
Scooby and Shaggy would lose in a race against Gary the Snail.
I think drunk, high chimps made these levels.
Enemies move at lightning-speed.
Monotonous boss battles
Limited attack method; run out, you're screwed.
This game is mainly luck-based.
Too many pointless things (scooby snacks, walkie talkie messages... you get the picture)
No fun at all, more frustration than anything.
Will most likely result in you needing a new TV, controller, Playstation, or all of the above.
Final Word: I'd give this game a 0 if at all possible. Avoid this like the black plague (unless you want it for it's two decent uses described above). Playing this game is simply a waste of your time.
Reviewer's Rating: 0.5 - Unplayable
Originally Posted: 10/18/03
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hey I say we give him a good boo tomorrow night in introductions and then let bygones be bygones
hey I say we give him a good boo tomorrow night in introductions and then let bygones be bygones
"I think it was just a mistake" - Raptor Kyle Lowry on teammate Valanciunas' DUI charge— Justine Lewkowicz (@JustineLewkowic) April 8, 2014
I also recall going to a summer wedding in Wasaga Beach back in the early 2000's and being told by the locals that the police in the area were super strict about drinking and driving, given their reputation as a beach/party town, which makes his decision even more stupid. I get having a beer going to get fast food, but to bring the booze in the car with you as you're driving is a whole other layer of dumb that's just asking for trouble.
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JV addressed the team this AM. Lowry said JV is sick over this, embarrassed & disappointed in himself, he stressed this is out of character— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) April 8, 2014
Good to know.
Just found out about this. Very disappointing indeed. But guys c'mon, if you work at a drive thru and have ANY indication that a driver is/was drunk then you absolutely have a social responsibility to call the police. Thats it. No more to it. Christ, you can get charged for letting a friend drive home after drinking from your house party.
JV should be suspended immediately for no less than 5 games. The team should do this...now. Don't wait for the NBA to judge the situation. Don't wait for the justice system to figure it out. Be proactive, and send a message to fans and the public in general, this shit will not be tolerated by our employees.
The fact is, drinking and driving is almost socially acceptable in this country, and nobody really gives a fuck until something shitty happens. Preventative measures need to be taken, and that means punishing people more severely for breaking the law, even if they didn't hurt themselves or anyone else.
I still like JV, and I got his back, but he needs to be punished, and it needs to be now. Fucking Raptors need to step up to the plate and do something ASAP.
Suspending him won't change anything, what's done is done. If he has any brain in his head, and if the team has any sense of duty and responsibility, it should be almost guaranteed that nothing like this will ever happen again. Suspending him will be nothing more than a PR move to placate enraged media/fans, that will hurt the team on the court (how is that fair to the rest of the team?).
I'd much rather see the Raptors 'sentence' him to a significant increase in social outreach, where he can use his fame and popularity to influence others, especially high school & university kids. Turn a negative into a positive, to help prevent others from following down the same path of stupidity.
I thought the CBA prohibited team suspensions for DUI. It is a league matter. Team can bench him if they feel further punishment warranted.
Jason Kidd crashed a car into a pole and was belligerent with police and he got 2 games. Also he was 40 and had no excuse. JV is 21, young and dumb and hurt nobody, destroyed nothing and was rude to nobody. Context matters. If the team suspends him there are legal consequences to the team and the players union. This is a NBAPA drugs and alcohol matter...meaning the suspension needs to come from the league
Christ, DUI's are no big deal in Canada I guess...every day shit up here. Christ guys, this speaks to a larger issue, doesn't anyone see that?
Just because it's JV, and just becasue it's a Raptor, or just because it might affect the standings or our Atlantic division title, or it wouldn't be fair to his teammates, doesn't mean jack shit in the bigger picture of social responsibility.
If MLSE or the Raps can be proactive here (if they are allowed to as per 3inthekeon's post), then they should be. It could mean alot to changing people's perspectives on DUI's, because right now, it's almost like it's ok if you don't get caught or hurt somebody.
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Trails throughout the local regions have been around for a
very long time. When exploration became serious, after the
Trying to list the
The listing of surveys and explorations that occurred in the local and nearby areas in the early years by the military and scientific communities is contained in Survey Listings. That list refers to map sketches (created by Cleve Kimmel) plus maps published by the explorer in support of the survey. A sample of these maps / map sections / and sketches is shown below. Contact the webmaster for any sketch noted on the survey listing. There are over 20 of them. The map-code identification, if held by the webmaster can also be provided. Those codes were not originally posted on the listing.
One of the first mapping projects was published in 1795 by M
Soulard: "The Upper Mississippi and
Skipping along, after the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the
government sent many explores into that region. Virtually all were 'tagged'
with the name "Yellowstone Expedition" thus creating more confusion than was
needed. Omitted from the Survey List by
the compiler, was the latest map of the area, the 1805 map of
Following is a graphic summary of a few land searches initiated by the various governmental agencies or individuals noted in the Survey List.
1807-1810 – Manuel Lisa's Fort & Bad Pass Trail
Manual Lisa initiated
a fur trade/trapping business in
Extending from the fort, running along the west side of the
This trail is still visible in the river junction vicinity foothills. It is believed that this trail connected directly with the Lisa fort. The fort was reportedly located in 1953 by Owens, and was noted as being Ľ-mile west of the Big Horn River west bank, and in the marshy area near the Yellowstone River, where NPR transferred dirt to build up their track bed in the 1920's. Manuel Lisa & John Colter name inscriptions are still visible there, along side of the trail. The trail has two very old directional arrows carved into a large sandstone rock, marking the way north. This is a small segment of a much longer trail leading north.
The dotted trail
shown at the SW corner joins with the route from
1805 – Larocque Yellowstone Expedition
After arriving in the local area, he essentially followed an
Indian Trail leading up to the
Bear in mind that this expedition took place before Clark
descended the
1831 –
During the winter of 1830-1831 Smith's fur trapping party
stayed the
1859 – Snowden Yellowstone
Expedition– Search for Headwaters of the
Boyer was guide, while Snowden was attempting to locate the source of the "
The first part of the trail follows the Raynolds/Bridger (Old Indian Trail) route (Bozeman Trail segment) surveyed earlier in 1859 by Raynolds with Bridger as guide, and the return follows through the center of the mountain valley (John Bozeman Trail segment).
Trails Specific to Local Areas – c1850 to 1900's
Beginning with the emigrant routes leading to the gold
fields (Fisk Train-NPR Military Support and other eager persons) and the three
significant routes from the
Historical Map of
This map shows an overview of trails, major site locations, post offices, railroad sidings, etc, with an index, and an overlay of 13 trails in the northwest. This inset shows where some landmarks are located.
1909 Coulson Location
Relative to
In 1909 the Billings City Engineering Department integrated Billings & Coulson locations into one map. Shown in the center of Coulson (inset at the left) is the inlet (raceway) for the water-power plant being constructed by the Yegen Bros. These street accesses no longer exist, and the interstate runs through the town center. In the 1930's the abandoned area left by the raceway was used in part for refuse burial. The west-bank used to be lined with old cars to prevent erosion. My father worked for the city, and was a guard at the site for several years until about 1938. It was a wonderful place to visit; but I wasn't permitted to take anything from the 'dump'. In 1937 numerous grocery stores brought truckloads of canned goods and other items destroyed or damaged by the flood. My father dug a large pit (about 20-feet in diameter) and burned each load to ashes so as to prevent any potential disease from spreading. The Pierce Packing Company was located just north of this view. In the 1930's my father, working alone, built the very large adjoining stockyards that spread over into the former Coulson. The land was very sandy and he could dig and set large post supports very fast. I tried, and it took me an extremely long time.
South Hills Trails
Three scaled maps, prepared c2003-6 identify the main travel
routes in detail used by travelers in the c1865-1902 time frames. They were
constructed from the GLO/BLM microfiche records of each township within the
area between the
The Master Title Patentee Map (3ft x 5ft), defining Townships 1-9S, Ranges 25-28E during the original homestead application era in the South Hills depicts the roads, land ownerships, and referenced landmarks. It is part of the Trails and Tales Book. Monica Weldon created the map. It is a vital piece of history to anyone desiring to learn about family history from within this area.
Various wagon trails used to connect with Indian Villages, ranchers, stage coaches and supply deliveries are depicted as "=======" lines, and represented in part by a wagon symbol #2. These routes do not identify any specific usage.
Trail #1 is John Bozeman's wagon
train trips to
Trail #3 is Sawyer's Expedition's
first attempt to reach
Trail #4 is Sawyer's Wagon Train 2nd
route and is basically on the Bozeman Trail (
Trail #5 is the Bozeman Trail
location as defined on the original GLO survey map sections. It runs along the
edge of South Hills; and is usable year-around. It has the same distance as
Trail #4. It crosses Clark's Fork at
Trail #6 is the Jim Bridger Trail originating off North Platte River, and passes on the west side of the Big Horn Mountains, and cuts through Pryor Gap.
Trail #(not Noted) is the Jim
Bridger Cutoff Trail leading north from
Trail #7 is the
Trail #8 is the Monument Trail.
Monuments (rock
This map was created to show a perspective of the local area and the trails used for emigrants and various forms of transportation through the area. It was on display at the Parmly Billings Library in 2008, along with note cards depicting early important events. The insert below shows the location of Twin monuments.
This map shows the locations of early homesteaded land, the
NPR 1882 track, Road to
B – B W Osten's Ferry in operation
from c1892 to 1894. Later renamed Cummings Ferry. (Was replaced by
D – The East Bridge was built c1905, and crossed just north of the 1882 NPR track location. McAdow's ferry (operated by John Shock) was at this location, until NPR moved their bridge north, and a new road bridge had to be installed. (Dates not researched)
Not coded: A ferry operated just
north of Bitter Creek, and there is a steel ring imbedded into the sandstone
face of Sacrifice Cliff, that probably was used to hold the ferry. On the west
side of the river were large
During construction of NPR and the
1877 Nez Perce Attack on Local Area Settlers, September 13th (Kimmel)
This map was created from extensive congressional documentation regarding Indian Depredation Claim 2891 administered by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. The claim, about five-inches thick, was filed by Joseph MV Cochran for losses sustained when the Advance Guard members of Chief Joseph's small band ransacked his belongings (some $550.50 worth of goods). Multitude, a member of the Advance Guard, admitted their involvement and validated the depredation. The documentation disclosed where each of the four main bodies of the Indian Band was located during the pre & post battle conditions with the military. This claim was investigated for several years, and at each step in the review process the various government agencies verified the accounts as being true. Not wanting to pay the fully approved claim, the Speaker of the House held the claim folder contents in his clerk's office until after 1905, when it seemed to have disappeared. The file folder held by the Department of the Interior, was empty of all claim documents!
Briefly, the Advance Guard was sent out in advance of the
main body movement, which started after 10am when they broke camp. They
followed Canyon Creek towards the river and turned northeast on the
Chief Joseph and five personal guards, shortly before noon,
arrived at the mouth of Canyon Creek, discovered a group of white men (Cochran
and others) cutting trees across the river. After being surprised by seeing
white men in the area, Chief Joseph quickly decided to change his route from
the northeast and decided to move up river along Canyon Creek and head for
Leaving the Cochran camp, Chief Joseph found that his camp
leader, followed by the main body of the band, close behind, told them to turn
around and get into the canyon foothills quickly. This was probably a wise
action to take, but his escape route was noted by the military as they crossed
Land Ownership in
1912 along the
is the only map held by the City Engineers of Billings, depicting non-NPR
ownerships in the northern area of
Brazwell Summit –
This small sketch identifies the routes and land ownerships available prior to 1909 in the southern end of South Hills. It was used in the reconstruction of the Twin Monuments.
These and many other maps & sketches were created to establish specific events that occurred in the short period between 1877 and 1911, and recorded on this and the MTYGF sites.
Cleve Kimmel – (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Original Release
Date: January 31, 2010
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[1] The location is as noted on this and other early maps. Some later researchers put the fort on the east side of the river by mistake in understanding the meaning of upstream in documents (west).


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Expired Travel Deal
This travel deal at The Historic Taos Inn is no longer available. Please take a look at other deals in North Central New Mexico.
If you've been considering a vacation to mystical Taos, this deal is just for you! Now, for a limited time, book any available room at The Historic Taos Inn for two nights - and get the third night free!
Historic Downtown location that is close to shopping, museums and restaurants.
Free Live Music in the Lobby and Adobe Bar every night with over 15 hand squeezed Margaritas to choose from. Happy Hour, Monday through Friday from 4-6 p.m.
Award wining Doc Martin's Restaurant on site. Fresh local foods and signature wines.
Deal Expires
December 31, 2013
Travel Dates
- January 17, 2013 to December 31, 2013
Terms and Conditions
Must mention "3 for 2 Special" at time of booking. Valid for any consecutive three-night stay with a Saturday through Wednesday arrival. Not valid Thursday or Friday arrivals. Excludes holidays and is subject to availability. Booking in advance is strongly recommended.
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