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64th Street: A Detective Story
Review by Flyersfreak85
"Law & Order might be TOUGH, but they aren't Rick & Allen tough...thank god."
Introduction: Oh Jaleco, how I simply, undeniably, and with full on ambition, loathe you. Okay so, you know the drill: a little over a month ago I reviewed a Jaleco game that, for what it was worth, was a pretty good game in Pro Sport Hockey, which was exclusive to Super Nintendo. Now I am going to review a wretched piece of trash that Jaleco made (and that this point I am sure you are thinking to yourself, Which one, exactly) and put in the arcades that should have been exorcised.
64th Street: A Detective Story is about as much a sacrilegious game as you could ever find out there when it comes to the side scroller genre. However, being that it was made by Jaleco and it attempted to be cute, all the while forgetting what timeline it was on and making some eyesore sights and ear bleeding sounds, that just made it all the more worse than it should have been. But, rather than ripping apart the game in the introduction, we'll balance the complaints and criticisms over the next few categories instead.
Gameplay: Boy I'll tell you what, if there has ever been a bigger Final Fight rip-off then this one, then I must have totally missed it. The problem is, they don't even get THAT right, they decide to make the fighting genre more flawed then a facelift gone wrong.
Let's start with the story, if you want to call it that: It's centered around two detectives named Rick and Allen (although the latter is about as much a detective as I am a brain surgeon). They are approached by a rich man who is never named, and he has a letter he presents to Rick and he begs the two of them to save his daughter from these criminals. According to the attract screen, Rick has tentatively figured out that the same goons who kidnapped this girl are the same ones running ads in the newspaper, asking criminals to join Legacy, a manufacturing company that is extremely shoddy. Now, common sense tells a detective to go to the newspaper company and ask who paid for these ads to be pressed, but apparently Rick and Allen think that is weak sauce and they just go beat everyone up they can find.
That's not even the biggest offense: one of the bigger problems with the game is the total storyline cluster that is brings on here. Let me explain: the game is supposed to take place in the Prohibition Era, sometime in the late 1920's or early 1930's. However, there are so many things pointing away from this, and judging from some of the enemies in the game, you would think Marty McFly came by with his time machine and dropped some schmucks from 1989 into the past.
It doesn't matter who good you are at OTHER beat-em-up games either, because you are going to get your butt kicked in this one. 64th Street possesses some of the absolute cheapest bosses ever in a game placed in this genre, and even if you develop a pattern against ONE (like say, the big freaky Pirate with one leg who spins everywhere) then the game throws TWO different ones at you later on. In fact, it's SO much fun that you would think eating a brick is boring compared to this or something.
Hit detection is also extremely goofy and you can whip out common enemies easily, OR, for no reason what so ever in the world, they can walk through your attack like you aren't even hitting them. This holds true especially for a big fat common enemy who likes to pick you up, hug you, and then pound his chest in a Donkey Kong kind of way.
Gameplay Grade: 2/10
Controls: For the most part, I will call them unresponsive, because they are, BUT you CAN pull off moves that would stump even the most stealth magicians. At the base, you have a punch button and jump button, and if you hit the two together, either Rick or Allen (or both) will do two different special (ED) moves, and they can even do moves together. Maybe they are a lot closer than just being detective partners
Controls Grade: 4/10
Graphics: If I changed the title here to eyesores then it would work just as well, because seemingly everything in the game is downright UGLY. First of all, the game makes Rick, who already looks like the love child of Mike Haggar and Burt Reynolds, and Allen neo-graphically color challenged, and Allen wears a beret that NEVER comes off (maybe it's surgically stapled to his head.) Second of all, they wasted the colors on them, because the backgrounds are drab and devoid of much color at all. And third of all, the enemies are so totally, pathetically stupid looking: common enemies include a Glam-Rock star, a mechanic, a boxer with short women shorts on, an MC Hammer reject, a midget hobo-come-pirate, and the earlier mentioned big fat guys with suspenders on, one looking WAY too much like a certain hated German dictator. Oh but wait there is more: the background is TOTALLY interactive too. Which means that, if you throw an enemy into the background, not only will the wall/building siding/windows/doors show the damage, but they drop some items, anything from sushi to bread, a pen, a necklace, books, and of all god damn things, a CAT. Yeah, I think that's all I need to say just yeah.
Graphics Grade: 3/10
Sound: If I changed the title to this will cause ear bleeding and/or trauma it would be just as well. To be fair, there is ONE really good stage song, which is the first level, it sounds like a detective show song. Anything after that, including the office song, the song that plays when you head out on the tracks, and the boss theme song is total GARBAGE. Listen to them with caution, because I guarantee you that you will put your foot through the cabinet if you have it, or the screen if you emulate it. The sound effects are a bloody joke: let's start with Rick, when he jumps and attacks he lets out the most God awful sound known to man. When Allen attacks, he sounds like he is mentally challenged, and pretty much all of the enemies make the same death groan when they die. Well, except for the robots you fight: when they die, they sound like your car not being able to start because the battery is dead.
Sound Grade: 3/10
Challenge: I don't think the challenge of the game comes from being able to beat it, but from not wanting to push the machine over in frustration, or wanting to throw your computer and controller out the freaking window. You can go stretches of the game where you can destroy everyone and everything that moves, then you come up against a boss that just totally flattens you like a pancake.
Challenge Grade: 7/10
Final Thoughts: I guess I shouldn't be surprised at all by the level of quality of this game. To be honest, I decided to download it and play it after Hangedman and Will Smith reviewed it, thinking that, for as good reviewers as they are, certainly it wasn't THAT bad. But, it was actually as bad as they said it was, if not a step below. I'll leave you with this: in a detective's world, it's better to be like Ice-T and Christopher Meloni, and do the SVU thing and ask the questions, not the Rick and Allen way and that's to just beat people up, but get pummeled more often then not.
Final Grade: 3/10
Reviewer's Rating: 1.5 - Bad
Originally Posted: 04/13/12
Game Release: 64th Street: A Detective Story (US, 12/31/91)
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My husband has the flu. I don't want to get the flu. So I am hoping this will help me avoid it. (I don't do flu shots… I avoid shots whenever possible)
This has a much lighter flavor and texture to it than I expected with the hibiscus in it. I think that next time I brew this, I can actually try to go longer than 5 minutes (which is my usual steep time for anything with hibiscus in it). It has a nice lemony flavor in the background, and a berry flavor up front. It doesn't taste medicinal. It tastes herbal-y, but not medicinal.
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I had Botox injected for frown lines, forehead lines, and crow's feet. The following day, I had Fraxel Laser on my face. I'm 16 days post-procedure, and unable to smile. My upper lip turns under when I try to smile, and I'm unable to raise my cheeks. My doctor is experienced with Botox and has never had this adverse reaction occur. Have you seen this happen, and if so, how long will it take before my smile will return? I'm depressed, anxious, and look like a freak.
Unable to Smile After Botox and Fraxel Laser
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Botox and swelling is not a good combination
This phenomenon has been reported several times, but usually, when the Botox and the laser procedure were done on the same day. The swelling (edema) from the laser procedure allows for the migration of the Botox, which rarely can effect your facial muscles that enables you to smile. For this reason, I try to schedule Botox at least a week prior to or after a laser procedure; usually, prior to laser procedure.
The good news is that it will correct itself and you will get your smile back. The bad news is that it may take 6-12 weeks for it to fully correct and unfortunately there is nothing that can be done to speed up the process. Daily smile exercises (attempting to smile for several minutes at a time a couple times a day) may strengthen some of the unaffected muscles that contribute to your smile that may bring about your smile back a little quicker.
I wish I had a better answer for you.
Best wishes!
Dr. R
I heard of this before
Even though botox is supposed to be absorbed after a few hours, there have been a couple people I've heard of that have had similar stories with the 2 procedures very close together. I guess that the edema from the Fraxel has caused migration of the Botox, but can't be sure. In that case, it might take a few months to resolve.
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Ways to shill your crappy yarn, Part 142
I know!! Let's make lamps!
I'm envisioning a clear base.....stuffed with tacky, brightly-colored yarn! And using the same shredded-looking yarn on the shade! How kicky!
I think these crafters sniffed their glue guns a little too closely when coming up with these beauties. And yes, this was published by a yarn company, right next to their knitting patterns.


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United moved fast to sign Powell
Manchester United had to move quickly to stave off competition from other clubs and sign Crewe's highly-rated midfielder Nick Powell, Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed.
Powell caught the eye with a series of fine performances as Crewe reached the League Two play-offs, scoring a dazzling volley in the final as they beat Cheltenham 2-0 to secure promotion.
United formally completed the deal to sign the 18-year-old on July 1, but Ferguson said the club had put the formalities in place earlier amid growing interest in him.
"We thought that, if we waited until the play-offs, the secret would be out, so to speak. All the TV cameras would be focused on him and it might alert a few other clubs," he told United's official website.
"Mind you, there were already quite a few interested. As well as Arsenal and Chelsea, we knew Manchester City were keeping tabs on him, so I phoned [Crewe director of football] Dario Gradi, told him we were keen, and we started negotiating.
"We sorted the deal with the chairman and agreed we'd leave it until after the play-off finals. It was all in place a good 10 days beforehand.
"Nick's agent told Nick after the match, and then he came up to my house the next day and we got the deal done.''
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Use this graphic organizer to help students plan out what will be in the beginning/middle/end of their story. They could also read a story and fill out this graphic organizer after.
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Miss Keenan teaches elementary students in Chicago, Illinois. She works to incorporate technology into her classroom, as well as a love of reading. Miss Keenan has an endorsement to teach English Language Learners and recently finished her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction.
When she isn't teaching, or thinking about school, Miss Keenan enjoys a good book, the lake, biking, skiing, and spending time with friends and family.
This website is designed to be helpful for parents, students and fellow teachers. Enjoy!


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Drink Blog of the Day Archive
Welcome to the Featured Drink Blog of the Day Archive! Look for new drink blogs, get inspiration and learn all about various beverages in the process. Want to nominate a great drink blog to be featured? Contact us!
July 4, 2016
Apple Pie Milkshakes are reminiscent of the favorite holiday pie and ice cream, with a twist. Use pre-made apple pie and creamy vanilla bean ice cream to create an easy and delicious frozen treat.
July 3, 2016
A few years back, one of my besties introduced me to Rosé. I was hooked instantly. What's not to love about drinking pink wine?! It's a necessity for any summer soiree. Plus it makes you feel super fab when you sip something pink like this Rosé Sangria.
July 2, 2016
We all agree that margaritas taste best when they have super fresh ingredients. These margs only have 4 ingredients, nothing fussy. Just the good stuff!
June 28, 2016
This tea has just the right mix of sweet, sour, and hot. Aside from the fresh turmeric, it's all typical healthy pantry stuff.
June 27, 2016
This Watermelon Strawberry Coconut Water Smoothie is refreshing, hydrating and a healthy way to start the day.
June 26, 2016
With the warmer weather fun cocktails start to come into play, like a delicious sangria. During the spring and summer, we are always having friends and family over and we love to enjoy a cocktail or two. It's always so much fun and relaxing.
June 25, 2016
This pineapple jalapeño shrub cocktail has the sweetness of pineapple, the heat of jalapeños and the tang of vinegar. Great with seltzer or vodka for a refreshing summer drink.
June 24, 2016
There's nothing we love more 'round here than a great summer cocktail! But when you have a small crowd to serve, making individual cocktails can be a little too taxing in the summer heat. So all the big-batch cocktails like this Pineapple Rum Sangria, get my vote every summer!
June 23, 2016
Skinny Raspberry Mojitos combine classic mojito flavors with fresh raspberries in a skinny cocktail that's perfect for summer!
June 22, 2016
This drink rekindled my love for floats. It's a simple combination of apple juice and orange juice with a huge scoop of strawberry sherbet nestled right on top! It's delicious, summery, beautiful, and a special treat the whole family will love on a hot day (or any day)!
June 21, 2016
A delicious and refreshing Summer drink for the whole family to enjoy! The perfect blend of pineapple, coconut and sweet, slushy goodness to help you cool off on those hot Summer days!
June 20, 2016
These Lemon Coconut Italian Sodas are so good, they are a real treat. Not to mention refreshing on a hot summer day.
June 19, 2016
A warm summer night and a glass of chilled sangria is a match made in heaven.
June 18, 2016
Coconut, Orange + Mango Smoothie is fruity, refreshing, tropical, and tastes like sunshine in a glass! This ultra-creamy smoothie is the perfect summer treat.
June 17, 2016
Inspired by the old fashioned cocktail, the aztec Chocolate Bitters add a delicious twist to this drink. Cheers to Friday!
June 16, 2016
What I love about this smoothie, though, is that it tastes like summer. Made with mango, banana, fresh orange juice, almond milk and maple syrup, it has just the right balance of sweet and all the flavors from the tropics.
June 15, 2016
The slightly sweet, carbonated flavor of the Corona pairs perfectly with the tangy, fruity margarita. Almost like a margarita punch.
June 14, 2016
What is sun tea? It's brewing tea by using the sun's energy. What a perfect way to enjoy the sun without being in it!
June 13, 2016
I didn't know whether to call this a smoothie, frosty, milkshake or what? It truly tastes like a frosty, which is sort of a milkshake, but it's made like a smoothie. So I called it a Paleo Chocolate Smoothie and it's heavenly.
June 12, 2016
I'm a fan of a cool refreshing beverage on a hot summer evening. A jigger of vodka and a cold refreshing splash of lemonade, seasoned with my newly purchased raspberries and basil. I'm puckering already! Cheers!
June 11, 2016
This cocktail is slightly "smoothie-like" and thick with the fresh mango. It's spicy, but not overly so. Plus, there's enough mango in this cocktail that you could pretty much convince yourself that it helps you meet your five daily servings of fruits and vegetables requirement.
June 10, 2016
This fiery bourbon craft cocktail packs a kick! Made with homemade jalapeño-infused bourbon and limeade, it's served in a glass rimmed with crushed Jalapeño Tortilla Chips.
June 9, 2016
Frozen margaritas are a perfect celebratory spring/summer cocktail. I love that they can be made the day before and kept, covered in the freezer.
June 8, 2016
We love this drink so much that we REALLY want everyone to try it. So as a personal favor to us, please stop what you're doing and go get some lemons and basil.
June 7, 2016
A genius recipe that allows one to have their special night with their favorite drink, all the while giving themselves a dose of vitamin C, B vitamins, and minerals.
June 6, 2016
With the hot temperatures upon us, it is time to break out these mixed berry mojitos! Easily made family-friendly by omitting the rum!
June 5, 2016
Kids, older ones and adults will enjoy this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle punch recipe. It is perfect for any upcoming TMNT themed party, or during those hot summer days.
June 4, 2016
A delicious non – alcoholic drink full of fresh strawberries and with a touch of lemon is just perfect for any type of party.
June 3, 2016
A watermelon mojito makes for such a colorful, refreshing drink that's perfect for summer, I'm already wondering why I haven't ever made them earlier. But now I have, and since I've finally got the option of having the odd cocktail this summer unlike last, I can see them being made a few times in the coming months.
June 2, 2016
Are you looking for a refreshing beverage that screams "I'm ready for summer"? Then I got what you need! I made a strawberry watermelon lime smoothie recipe that will cool you down in an instant.


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WHAT a difference a week makes!
Salisbury, defeated 41-0 just seven days earlier by Reading, turned the tables on lowly Bletchley to run out comprehensive 50-0 winners.
A large, vocal crowd at Castle Road included more than 100 of the club's vice presidents, their rousing support helping to inspire a much-improved performance.
Saturday's match was also a celebration of the life of former first team player Gary Lightfoot, who died recently.
The players took time out to have a photo taken with his two sons prior to the match.
Salisbury's scrum-half Tom Mans, despite stepping into the shoes of the valuable Tim Cronin, showed few nerves in the early stages and did well throughout the game.
Just like the previous week, set pieces proved Salisbury's strength and their first scrum led to a penalty for the home side.
Salisbury had good early periods of possession and looked comfortable with the ball.
Within 13 minutes, they deservedly opened the scoring with a well-taken try by Richard Roe.
The conversion was sweetly struck by returning skipper Liam Gilbert.
Salisbury had the upper hand in lineouts too, and a strong axis of Finlay Bibby, Gilbert, Mans and Terry Gilmour was proving highly effective.
On 20 minutes more strong scrummaging earned the hosts a penalty try, again converted by Gilbert to open up a substantial 14-0 lead.
Encouragingly, by this point, Salisbury were challenging for every ball and were having more success making their first time tackles, putting Bletchley on the back foot.
The rearranged back row were in dominant form, while the front five of Gareth Blackborow, Bibby, Adam Misselbrook, Gilbert and Dave Thorpe consistently had the upper hand in the scrums and lineouts.
On the half hour mark, a Bletchley scrum turnover led to a good dummy by Tom Morton, then a good pass to Christian Metson who linked swiftly with Gilmour to score.
Another successful conversion took Salisbury in leading 21-0 at the break.
A mixed start to the second half saw Thorpe receiving a yellow card on 46 minutes.
But before any jitters could set in, another Gilmour try two minutes later ensured business as usual.
Although Salisbury were temporarily reduced to 14 men, Bletchley were nevertheless constantly having to defend deep in their half throughout the early stages of the second half.
On the hour, a Salisbury penalty for offside extended their lead to an unassailable 31 points.
By this time, Luke Byrne had been replaced by the always dependable Arnie Vyas, who kept up the momentum, joining in with some bludgeoning runs by the forwards.
By the time Thorpe returned to the fray, Salisbury's work was all but done.
As a consequence, the forward aggression they had shown thus far was less in evidence.
However, the game was undeniably in the bag. On 70 minutes, good interpassing and straight running between the forwards and backs resulted in a score for Thorpe.
In the closing minutes there were two more tries from Barwick, one of them following a huge forward drive from fly-half Morton.
Both were converted to complete the resounding 50-0 victory.
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Mostly posting the question since I am curious when my fellow PCOS gals got their first PPAF..... DS just turned one and I haven't had my first PPAF yet.... I doubt I will for a while either seeing as I sometimes went 9-10 months between each AF before TTC with ds. He's still nursing pretty heavily and I want to give him a good two years of nursing before I wean him to start the whole Clomid and Provera routine again..... so anyone want to spam me with personal stories of how things went down with them?
It took me 19 months to get my first PPAF back (DD weaned at 2.5).
The good news - for the first time in my life, my cycles were regular! My doctors had told me that my PCOS might improve/disappear after I had a child, and that seems to have been the case. I went from having cycles that were anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months long prior to getting pregnant, to a having a normal 28-29 day cycle.
It took us 19 months & clomid to conceive DD1. DD2 was an "oops".
I'm not saying that this will definitely be the case for you too, but it can happen. Good luck!
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But what can be done about this? In California, where over 10 percent of schoolchildren have asthma, and nearly 12 percent suffer breathing problems at least once a week, the state government took action. Back in 2003, it passed a law that says schools can't be built within 500 feet of a major highway, unless there's no other place to build, or unless the school board can prove that the air students and teachers are breathing is not risky.
Passing the law was the easy part; implementing it is another story. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) was midway through a decade-long building plan to construct more than 100 schools when the new law passed.
By 2003, the LAUSD had already commissioned the design of one school in Hollywood – in an old TV studio right beside a major freeway. Helen Bernstein High School was supposed to relieve pressure on the overcrowded high schools in the middle-class neighborhood. Even before the roadway-pollution law, there were concerns about the close association of kids and traffic. The school board installed state-of-the-art filtration systems to clean the air in the $177 million school. It was a good compromise, says Scott Folsom, a retired filmmaker and former president of L.A.'s Parent Teacher Association. But in a state teetering on the financial brink, he wonders whether the government will maintain the air systems properly: "It's hard to spend no money wisely."
Since 2001, the LAUSD has built 101 schools. Two of them were relocated prior to construction because of the roadway-pollution law, and 11 were built near highways, with air-purifying systems to protect the children. Folsom argues that in a big city, you have to be realistic. "You can't build away from streets. You can't build in a perfect situation."
There are still 180 schools in California sitting close to a major highway. Many of them are located just east of Los Angeles, where over four million people live in the vast urban area of Riverside and San Bernardino.
It was once a broad valley of dairy farms and vineyards set against an idyllic backdrop of mountains. No more. The Inland Empire, as the area is now known, has turned into a transportation hub of freeways and railways. Smog blots out the mountains, and families have to put up with some of the worst particulate air pollution in the country. Asthma is commonplace.
"We've created a major health crisis," says Penny Newman, a community activist. Newman and fellow activists pressed authorities to install air filtration systems at five local schools, at a cost of $1 million. Air filters are also being installed in 40 schools between L.A. and the port. These filters cut most of the pollution out of the indoor air – but there's nothing they can do about the outdoor air.
If you travel thousands of miles north and east to Toronto, you'll find a similar problem. Over 11 percent of children in Grades 1 and 2 have asthma, according to a survey led by Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. But authorities have yet to pay any attention to the growing evidence that kids who live and go to school near transportation corridors are the most likely to have asthma symptoms.
In fact, they're planning to make it worse. Ontario is set to increase diesel traffic on an 18-mile rail corridor that will link Toronto's Pearson International Airport and the downtown railway station. There are 75 schools and numerous daycare centers along the tracks.
The trains will be powered by "clean diesel," which emits far less soot and fumes than most cars and buses, but the trains will still put more soot in the air, and that's bound to affect children living and learning along the corridor.
A couple of blocks from the tracks, on a prime spot by the waterfront, a daycare and an elementary and high school share a building. On one side, there's a fine view of Lake Ontario. But behind the school, where children play on the concrete playground, you can see and hear the rumble of vehicles speeding along the Gardiner Expressway.
"We are concerned about the pollution and it doesn't appear that the city or the province or the federal government care much about the pollution created in the neighborhood," says Peter Morgan, a high school teacher. "There is next to no monitoring of traffic violations, in particular the idling." Yet the province "could care less," he says.
The emerging results of the schools research are bound to trouble any parent who's sending an asthmatic child to school near a highway. But what are they supposed to do? What if your child's school is already established near a highway?
University of Cincinnati professor Sergey Grinshpun has faced this dilemma. Grunshpun is the author of the report showing that 30 percent of U.S. schools sit close enough to highways to be affected by soot and fumes. The school he found for his own two kids is an example of that statistic. "What choice did I have? Move the kids to a less good school?" he says. He opted for the highway. As it turned out, neither child developed asthma.
Concerns about schools proximity to highways will only become a bigger issue and get on the school boards and politicians' radar as this type of research gains media attention and as parents lobby for change. In the meantime, Grinshpun offers this practical advice as both a father and an expert: If your child's school is beside a highway, check into its ventilation system. And do at least limit your child's outdoor school activities during the rush hour.
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The Los Angeles City Council [2] passed a resolution Wednesday that calls for cutting some of its business ties to Arizona [3].
The council's move comes amid controversy over Arizona's tough immigration law — SB 1070 [4]. Thirteen of the council's members approved the resolution.
That makes LA the nation's largest city to boycott Arizona over SB 1070.
"Los Angeles the second-largest city in this country, an immigrant city, an international city. It needs to have its voice heard," said Councilman Ed Reyes. "As an American, I cannot go to Arizona today without a passport. If I come across an officer who's having a bad day and feels that the picture on my ID is not me, I can be… deported, no questions asked. That is not American."


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A well received book that refuses to let characters fall into teen stereotypes, and is written by somebody who clearly understands actual teens.Described as a mix of ''Film/GroundhogDay'' and'' Film/MeanGirls''.A movie adaption was released in March 2017.(Needs more [[WikiMagic love]].)----!! The book and movie provide examples of:* ACupAngst: Sam isn't totally flat, but she isn't happy with her chest size in the book, especially compared to Ally.* {{Adorkable}}: KENT. Izzy has shades of this, especially with her lisp.** Sam herself counts after she goes through some CharacterDevelopment.* AdaptationalSexuality: Anna is turned into a lesbian in the movie. * AdultsAreUseless: The teachers never seem to call the girls (especially Lindsay) out for their cruel behaviour. * AllGirlsLikePonies: Sam used to be a passionate horseback rider before Lindsay et al. shamed it out of her.* AlphaBitch: Sam and her friends, Lindsay, Ally and Elody; although Lindsay is obviously their leader. Sam says it herself: "Lindsay gets the final say on all our decisions."* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Izzy. [[spoiler: Not really how Sam feels. She really and truly loves her little sister]]* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Sam ''does'' care about her family, she just doesn't show it very often. ** KickTheDog moments aside, Lindsay genuinely does care about her friends and it's implied her bitchiness is a cover up for how she's really feeling.* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:Sam and Kent]] on the last day.* BiTheWay: Implied with Anna Cartullo. Expanded on in the movie (see AdaptationalSexuality above.)* BittersweetEnding: Ultimately, [[spoiler:Sam manages to save Juliet... but only by sacrificing herself in the process]].* BookDumb: Rob thinks "delinquent" is a big word.** Implied with Ally, who comments "SAT-word alert!" when Lindsay says "morbid".* BrokenBird: Poor, poor Juliet.* CallingTheOldManOut* [[CantHoldHisLiquor Can't Hold Her Liquor]]: Elody.* CharacterDevelopment: Sam.* CharmPerson: Lindsay is described as being very charismatic: in Sam's words, "Being with her is like being drunk".* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Sam and Kent, but not at first.* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Sam and Kent pretended to get married when they were six, leading to her first kiss.* CoolBigSis: Sam spends one of her loops showing Izzy a favorite childhood haunt, giving her advice, and generally showing her all the time and affection she never gave her in real life. It's condensed in the movie, but she still spends one of her loops with Izzy.** It's implied Juliet is this to her sister Marian.* CoolLoser: Kent McFuller, who wears a bowler hat, draws cartoons and doesn't give a hoot what anyone thinks. Sam's little sister Izzy is implied to be growing into this as well.* CryCute: During a heated argument in one of the time loops, Sam breaks down in front of Kent, invoking this trope and leading him to tell her, "I was just going to say your hair looks beautiful down."* TheCutie: Izzy both in the book and the film.** [[spoiler: Juliet's sister]]* DeadpanSnarker: Sam and Anna Cartullo.* TheDitz: Implied with Ally and Elody.* DrivenToSuicide: Sam and her friends did this to [[spoiler:Juliet Sykes]].* DrivesLikeCrazy: Lindsay, especially when drunk.* DysfunctionalFamily: HEAVILY implied with [[spoiler: Lindsay]] and [[spoiler: There's something a bit...off about Juliet's mother, and while we don't see her father, Sam comments that he sounds like an angry, barking dog.]]* EmbarrassingFirstName: Invoked in one book loop with a rude cashier called Irma refuses to let Sam buy expensive clothes with her mom's stolen credit card. When Sam gives her fake I.D, she blurts out the S stands for [[Literature/HarryPotter Severus]]. The Pugs then add, "I'm sure you understand. It's Irma, right?" and "Did people ever call you Worma when you were little? Or Squirma?"* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Lindsay gets hers in the prologue of the book when she announces in front of the whole gym class she won't have a girl called Vicki on her team because, "She's too fat. You could hit her with your eyes closed." and everyone laughs, even though the girl [[HollywoodPudgy isn't even actuallly fat]].** The film gives a scene which at least establishes the face-value characters of Sam, Lindsay, Elody and Ally. When picking up Elody from her house, the girls lock the doors and won't open up until she flashes them her bra. Confirmed by Elody that this is far from the first time they've played that particular joke. Interpretations can run from an example of a private joke between friends to an opinion of just how ''"easy"'' Elody is.* ExtremeDoormat: Elody. Even when Sam calls Lindsay out for being so horrible to her behind her back, she still sides with Lindsay over Sam, and it's implied the main reason is fear, and she gets called a "pushover" several times. She also seems to be the recurring ButtMonkey out of the four girls (though Sam and Ally do get their share) and her friend with benefits Steve doesn't pay her much attention.** [[spoiler: Juliet also, at least before her TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to the main four, as she never tried standing up for herself when everyone made fun of her, although whether it was out of loyalty to Lindsay isn't totally clear. As Juliet herself says, "I thought it would pass."]]* ForegoneConclusion: Sam dies at least once.* FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: Sam and Kent used to be friends as children; so did [[spoiler:Lindsay and Juliet]].* {{Foreshadowing}}: Plenty, one of the most obvious examples being [[spoiler: The school is nicknamed "Suicide High" in the book.]]* FreakyIsCool: Kent is easily one of the most likable, down-to-earth characters.* FridgeHorror: In-universe, when Sam wonders how the laughing, careless people around her will react to her death.* GayBravado: "Whoa, lesboing out much?" ... "Maybe."* GetOut: In the fourth loop, Sam bursts out with a fierce TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Lindsay on the way to school. Lindsay evicts her from the car, forcing her to walk to school in a thin jacket. In February.* GoodBadGirl: Anna Cartullo in the book.* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Sam has no problem with smokers (including Lindsay), but their teacher Ms. Winters in the book is on a personal vendetta to ban smoking at their school ever since her (Ms. Winters') mother died of a nicotine-related lung disease.* GreenEyes: Both Sam and Kent have them.* GroundhogDayLoop: Of course.* HappilyMarried: Sam's parents.* HardDrinkingPartyGirl* HeroicBSOD: Although "hero" may be generous, Sam has a couple of breakdowns over the course of the story, especially when [[spoiler: One night when Sam doesn't reach Juliet in time, Juliet ''and'' Elody die.]]** During an argument with Kent, Sam goes off on a rant about how screwed up things are (of course, referring to her Groundhog Day predicament) and blurts out, "I don't think I can be fixed."* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]* HiddenDepths: Everyone - that's part of the message. Two unpleasant teachers turn out to be [[spoiler:secret lovers]]. Ally is a talented chef in spite of her weight concerns. Elody's mother is an alcoholic. The school's "bad girl", Anna Cartullo, is a fan of the surrealist artist MC Escher. Lindsay [[spoiler:used to be friends with Juliet, until she blamed Juliet for wetting the sleeping bag at summer camp when it was actually Lindsay's own doing. The reason she bullied Juliet afterwards was either to stop her from telling, or to challenge her to stand up for herself - it's never quite clear which.]] Juliet [[spoiler:has a loving family, including a younger sister just like Sam]].* HighSchool: Thomas Jefferson High School, also known in-universe as "Suicide High".* HotTeacher: Sam's overly flirtatious math teacher, Mr. Daimler.** Somewhat inverted when he [[spoiler:actually takes it further in the book when Sam flirts with him when they're alone and she realises he's not as cool as she thought. She says to him later, "If you had a real girlfriend, you wouldn't be hitting on highschool girls."]]** Still appears in the film, as the actor playing Mr. Daimler is an attractive man. He does not however, ever return the amorous affections of some of his students [[spoiler: which is a departure from his source in the book. It adds some needed class to the character.]]* InformedAttribute: Elody is described as "the nicest" of the four, but we don't see much of it except in the things she ''doesn't'' do, i. e. protest when Lindsay makes fun of her, or ignore her boyfriend's neglect.* InterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler:Juliet, since Sam pushed her out of the way.]]* IronicEcho: "I thought it would pass." Spoken first by [[spoiler:Juliet]], and later by [[spoiler:Lindsay]] when reacting to the news of [[spoiler:her former friend's suicide]].* INeedAFreakingDrink: Well, wouldn't you in that situation?* {{Jerkass}}: There are a few, but most notable Lindsay, (although she at the very least has a FreudianExcuse), Sam's boyfriend Rob and Alex Liment, who is cheating on his girlfriend Bridget with Anna Cartullo and everyone (except Bridget) knows about it.** Rob gets special mention for telling Sam when she breaks up with him, "I should have screwed Gabby Hayes when she offered." and publicly embarrassing her the first time she ever asked him out, just because [[TeensAreMonsters he was more popular then her]]. * JerkJock: Sam's boyfriend, Rob, a lacrosse player.* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Kent is somewhat of a gender-flipped version for Sam.* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: The suicidal [[TheOphelia Ophelia]] is called ''Juliet''.]]* MotorMouth: Kent when he's nervous.* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Sam's immediate reaction with she inadvertently calls Elody an alcoholic in the book. [[spoiler:The girls (barring Lindsay) have this reaction when they hear about Juliet's suicide.]]* NaiveEverygirl: Sam makes a point of how ordinary she is, though she's a bit less good-natured than most examples.* NeverMyFault: Lindsay. [[spoiler: During the time loop where Sam skips Kent's party and the girls stay at Ally's house, Juliet shoots herself. Lindsay's reaction is, "She's better off this way." Even Elody and Ally think this is [[WhatTheHellHero going too far]] and pointedly sleep in a different room. Sam herself says to Lindsay, "You were her best friend."]]* TheNicknamer: Lindsay, and most of her creations are quite vicious: Juliet "Psycho" Sykes, Ben "Fart-sky", "The Turkey Jerk", Ms. Winters "The Nicotine Nazi", etc. She even calls a trio of girls who are supposed to be friends of theirs "The Pugs" (pretty far away, ugly up-close.)** Even her friends aren't always immune - Sam says in the book when Lindsay's in a bad mood she calls her "Samuel", referencing her less-then-ample bust.** Rob makes up several nicknames for Sam, like "Slammer", "Sammo", "Slugger", etc.* NotSoDifferent: Sam and [[spoiler: Juliet. Lindsay used to bully Sam the same way she does Juliet, spreading the rhyme, "What's red and white and weird all over? Sam Kingston!" to mock her skin condition the same way she called Juliet "Mellow Yellow." Of course, Sam only discovers this during one of the loops, and before that she comments that the fact Lindsay used to bully her is one of the things they never talk about.]]** [[spoiler: Anna Cartullo and Elody also qualify, as both of them are generally a lot kinder than people think but both of them are branded as "sluts".]]* NoSparks: Sam is secretly disgusted by Rob's sloppy kissing technique in the book.* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Elody's boyfriend Steve Dough is almost always called "Muffin" in the book.** Izzy is only ever called Elizabeth once.* TheOphelia: Juliet, called "The Psycho", who never speaks, hides behind her hair, and is described drifting along hallways "like a dandelion seed".* PeerPressureMakesYouEvil: Sam used to be a loser and Lindsay used to pick on her and Rob humiliated her when she confessed she liked him because she was "uncool". When Lindsay befriended her, though, Sam abandoned her "nerdy" hobbies to fit in with her, and as such becomes something of an AlphaBitch herself. (Although she really just goes along with what Lindsay wants, at least at first.)* PerkyGoth: Anna Cartullo in the book.* PerpetualSmiler: Sam mentions in the book that one of her sort-of friends Tara is "constantly smiling, like she's auditioning for a toothpaste ad."* PetTheDog* PinkIsForSissies: Lindsay hates pink; Allie lives in it.* ReallyGetsAround: Elody, the most "experienced" of the girls.** In the movie, the most experienced is shown to be Lindsy.** Anna Cartullo, although it's hinted some of it is just a rumour.* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Juliet gives one to the four at Kent's party.** Sam gives one to Lindsay when she finally snaps during one of the time loops.* ResetButton: Sam's new day starts either when she dies or when she falls asleep until her last day, where she [[spoiler:dies for good]].* RichBitch: All the girls are relatively well-off, but Ally has a pair of $500 galoshes she wears outside and has the biggest house. Lindsay also qualifies.* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The key to Sam's redemption is [[spoiler:saving Juliet]].* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: Rob's appeal to Sam, especially before she became popular herself.* ShadowArchetype: Arguably, Juliet is this to Sam. [[spoiler: Both of them were bullied by Lindsay in the past, but whereas Juliet starts out as her best friend and could even qualify as a FallenPrincess, Sam and Lindsay become friends just before high-school. Sam becomes one of Lindsay's AlphaBitch followers, ditching her old hobbies to fit in, whereas Juliet becomes an extremely unpopular loner because of Lindsay's bullying. The fact that Juliet is the key to Sam breaking out of her GroundhogDayLoop is possibly a reflection of this.]]* SheCleansUpNicely: Juliet, as an in-universe example. When she chews Sam and the other three out in the book, Sam comments, "But I can't stop looking at her. I never knew she was so pretty."** Sam counts herself, in one of the book loops she buys a really expensive dress, gets her makeup done by a professional and says, "I look at least twenty-five." and three random college boys comment she's hot.* ShrinkingViolet: Sam comments a picture of Juliet "looks like she wants to suck herself out of the frame entirely."* SlapSlapKiss: Lindsay and Patrick, though Sam barely mentions it.* SleepCute: The only times Sam feels certain about loving Rob are watching him sleep on her shoulder.* SlutShaming:** In the movie, Sam does this to Lindsay. Lindsay responds by kicking her out of the car.** Immediately after her death, Sam's thoughts directly address the reader, wondering if they feel like she deserved to die because of what she'd done. Part of this is suggesting that some readers might think she deserved to die simply because she was planning to go all the way with her boyfriend.* SomethingAboutARose:** The girls compete over who receives the most roses for Valentine's (Cupid) Day and torment Juliet by sending her one every year with the words "''Maybe next year, but probably not''". [[spoiler:Sam remedies this on the last day by sending her another one that reads "''It's never too late''".]]** Kent gives Sam a particularly beautiful cream-and-pink one.* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:Lindsay, of all people, actually has a very difficult time coping with her parent's divorce and it's implied she's bulimic.]]* SuperOCD: Ally is implied to be one. It's directly stated in the movie.* SweetTooth: Lindsay is always carrying candy with her in the book, even tucking sweets into her waistband.* TastesLikeFeet: "Butt bagels".** Starbucks tastes like "Dog pee strained through a trash bag." according to Sam.* TheirFirstTime: Planned between Sam and Rob the night of the party, mostly for Sam to "get it over with". [[spoiler:But with every loop, the prospect seems less and less appealing -- on the sixth day, she plays a nasty prank to get rid of him, and on the seventh day, she finally breaks up with him in a mature, considerate manner. The sex never does happen, and she's more relieved than anything else.]]* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: The word "bitch" is thrown around often, but Juliet uses it to great effect when she crashes Kent's party to give Sam, Lindsay, Ally and Elody a piece of her mind.* [[ThoseTwoGuys ThoseThreeGirls]]: Tara, Bethany and Courtney, whom Sam hangs out with during the loop she has a fight with Lindsay and becomes their leader, remarking, "This is how Lindsay must feel all the time." * TomboyAndGirlygirl: Anna and Bridget, in keeping with their LoveTriangle with Alex Liment.* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Izzy loves peanut-butter.* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Kent, who's been in love with Sam for years even though she shows him nothing but contempt. [[spoiler:Even when she does realize she loves him back, one kiss is all they get before the end.]]* UsedToBeASweetKid: Sam and Juliet. * WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:Lindsay and Juliet were friends until the 'Mellow Yellow' incident.]]* WeightWoe: Ally has issues with food. [[spoiler: Lindsay is downright bulimic in the book, but, when Sam catches her in the bathroom, [[DontYouDarePityMe denies it]]]].* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Sam has coveted Rob for a long time, but to the reader he seems kind of dumb and eventually turns out to be a total jerk. It's implied that beneath her praise of him, Sam might be aware of this fact herself, but since Rob is popular she ignores it.* WildTeenParty: Kent has one, and it [[spoiler:leads to the deaths of Juliet and/or Sam, depending on the night]].** [[spoiler: Elody dies in one of the later book timeloops, since she sits in the passenger seat instead of Sam.]]* WithFriendsLikeThese: Lindsay to the other three.* YesMan: Beth, one of "The Pugs", mostly just agrees with what everyone else says.* YouNeedToGetLaid: Out of the four friends, Sam and Ally are still virgins, and Sam doesn't want to be the last of her friends to lose her virginity.* YourCheatingHeart: In the book, everybody knows that Alex is cheating on his girlfriend Bridget with Anna -- everyone except Bridget. [[spoiler:Sam tips her off. Twice.]]** In the movie, Anna cheats on her girlfriend with some random girl. 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Subthreshold membrane potential oscillations
Subthreshold membrane potential oscillations are rhythmic fluctuations of the voltage difference between the interior and exterior of a neuron, in the nervous system.
Neurons produce action potentials when their membrane potential increases past a critical threshold. If the voltage is below the threshold the neuron does not fire, but the membrane potential still fluctuates due to postsynaptic potentials and intrinsic electrical properties of neurons. In some type of neurons, the membrane potential can oscillate at specific frequencies. Although subthreshold oscillations do not directly result in neuronal firing, they may facilitate synchronous activity of neighboring neurons. It may also facilitate computation, particularly processing of sensory signals
Neurons display, beyond synaptic and action potentials, rhythmic subthreshold membrane potential oscillations (a particular type of neural oscillations). These oscillations, which resembled sinusoidal wave forms were originally discovered in the mammalian inferior olive nucleus cells.[1] The functional relevance of subthreshold oscillations concerns the nature of the intrinsic electrical properties of neurons, that is, the electrical responsiveness not derived from interactions with other cells. These properties define the dynamic phenotype independently from form or connectivity. Subthreshold oscillation frequency can vary, from few Hz to over 40 Hz and their dynamic properties have been studied in detail in relation to neuronal activity coherence and timing in CNS, in particular with respect to the 10 Hz physiological tremor that controls motor execution, Theta rhythm in the entorhinal cortex[2] and gamma band activity in cortical inhibitory interneurons[3] and in thalamus neurons.[4] They have also been described and studied in layers V of the entorhinal cortex,[5][6][7] the inferior olive in vivo,[8] the olfactory bulb[9] and the dorsal cochlear nucleus.[10] The dynamic aspects of such oscillations have been defined using mathematical modeling.[11][12]
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- ^ Llinas R. and Yarom Y. (1986) "Oscillatory properties of guinea-pig inferior olivary neurones and their pharmacological modulation: an in vitro study". J. Physiol 376:163-182
- ^ Alonso, A. and Llinas, R. (1989) "Subthreshold Na+-dependent theta-like rhythmicity in entorhinal cortex layer II stellate cells". Nature, 342: 175-177. , gamma band in cortical inhibitory interneurons
- ^ Llinas R. Grace, A.A. and Yarom, Y. (1991) " In vitro neurons in mammalian cortical layer 4 exhibit intrinsic oscillatory activity in the 10 to 50 Hz frequency range". PNAS, 88, 897-901
- ^ Pedroarena, C. and Llinas, R. (1997) "Dendritic calcium conductances generate high frequency oscillation in thalamocortical neurons". PNAS, 94: 724-728
- ^ Schmitz D.1; Gloveli T.; Behr J.; Dugladze T.and Heinemann U. (1998). "Subthreshold membrane potential oscillations in neurons of deep layers of the entorhinal cortex". Neuroscience, 85:. 999-1004
- ^ Agrawal N, Hamam BN, Magistretti J, Alonso A, Ragsdale DS. (1999)."Persistent sodium channel activity mediates subthreshold membrane potential oscillations and low-threshold spikes in rat entorhinal cortex layer V neurons." J. Gen. Physiol 114:491-509
- ^ Giocomo L. M., Zilli, E A. Fransén, E, and Hasselmo M.E. (2007)."Temporal Frequency of Subthreshold Oscillations Scales with Entorhinal Grid Cell Field Spacing" Science 315: 1719 - 1722
- ^ Khosrovani, S., Van Der Giessen, R. S., De Zeeuw C. I., and De Jeu M. T. G. (2007). "In vivo mouse inferior olive neurons exhibit heterogeneous subthreshold oscillations and spiking patterns" PNAS 104 : 15911-15916
- ^ Desmaisons, D., Vincent J.D. and Lledo, P.M. (1999). "Control of action potential timing by intrinsic subthreshold oscillations in the olfactory bulb output neurons". J, Neuroscience 19: 10727-10737
- ^ Manis, P.B., Molitor, S.C. and Wu, H.(1999) "Subthreshold oscillations generated by TTX-sensitive sodium currents in dorsal cochlear nucleus pyramidal cells". Exp. Brain Research 153: 443-451
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Phoenix has taken a lot of heat for the transience of its populace, but look on the bright side: For all the wanderlust-stricken citizens who eventually ditch the 'Nix for other places, there are many more who're on their way in — maybe for the long haul.
Ana Borrajo is the kind of creative free spirit whom you'd expect to make a pit stop here on her way to some other metropolis. Instead, she just opened her own restaurant, Sapna Café, at the beginning of March. As a nod to her jet-setting past, the word sapna, which means "dream" in Hindu, was a nickname given to her in India; the cafe's tagline is "culinary experiences of a globetrotter."
The menu is simple and jaw-droppingly cheap — nothing tops seven bucks. There are breakfast items, sandwiches and salads for lunch, freshly baked pastries, and usually one or two specials served with salad and bread. Located in the front of the renovated Bragg's Pie Building — a 1947 Streamline Moderne structure that hugs the 45-degree corner of Grand Avenue and McKinley — Sapna Café feels off the beaten path but is blocks from the heart of downtown.
Sapna Caf
Sapna Caf
1301 Grand Avenue
Calcutta egg roll: $5.50
Grilled panini: $7
Tomato salad: $7
Gypsy stew: $5
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
We're lucky to have Borrajo and her cooking talents. A native of Granada, Spain, Borrajo tells me she's been all over Asia and Europe, working in kitchens and sampling street food along the way. For years, she made regular jaunts around the world, perhaps spending six or eight months in Calcutta before returning to Spain for a while.
"I'm from southern Spain, so for us, going to north Africa is like going to Rocky Point," she says.
Before moving to Arizona five years ago, Borrajo was the chef of a big kitchen in Sweden. Feeling burnt-out and sun-deprived, she came here thinking she would never work in a restaurant again.
But she still had her passion for food. While selling fresh herbs at the downtown farmers market a few years ago, she befriended farmer Maya Dailey and started working on her organic farm at South Mountain. Borrajo became a fixture at the farmers market, eventually catering to hungry shoppers with her own homemade dishes. Although she called her weekly food stand Sapna Chill Out Café, she didn't actually have a permanent space.
"It got so popular that people started asking, 'Where is your location?'" Borrajo says. That prompted her to start looking for a place to launch a real restaurant. She spent the last year and a half working on her Bragg's Pie spot after discovering it on Craigslist.
Now, her small slice of the pie (factory) is sunny and soothing, with crisp white walls, white furniture with some black chairs thrown in for contrast, stained concrete floors, and sheer Indian saris that hang from the high ceiling. There's table service as well as takeout from a counter by the tiny open kitchen, and global electronic grooves on the stereo are occasionally punctuated by the sound of somebody chopping vegetables. Borrajo will probably greet you as she busily whips up something at the stove.
There are only four breakfast dishes, including spicy tomato baked eggs, and scrambled eggs or scrambled tofu with veggies. I ordered the "Calcutta egg roll" out of sheer curiosity. Turns out, it was a large tortilla lined with a thin layer of omelet, wrapped around crunchy chopped carrots, red onion, tomato, and cilantro, with sweet red chili sauce on the side. The morning after a night of meat-and-alcohol overload, I was happy to see it on my plate.
Later, Borrajo tells me it's one of her favorites, something she first tried in Calcutta.
"It's a major port city, so their food has lots of Chinese influence," she says. There, they make their egg rolls with chapati bread.
For something sweet to go with a cup of fair-trade coffee or Indian chai, Sapna Café usually has two or three fresh pastries, available all day. I liked the chocolate chip scones and carrot-orange muffins (lighter than carrot cake, with a similar flavor), but found the lemonade-cranberry muffins too dry. Tiramisu was another sweet option, a thick, vanilla-custardy take on what's usually a fluffy dessert.
Refreshing homemade beverages were noteworthy — lemonade with a gingery kick, orangeade with a fragrant touch of orange blossom water, and a quaffable tomato and red pepper gazpacho, served on the rocks. Moroccan mint tea, presented in an ornate silver teapot, was loaded with fresh mint leaves.
Depending on your appetite, you could eat quesadillas and gypsy stew either as appetizers or main dishes. (On a hungry day, I'd gobble up both.) My lightly toasted quesadilla was filled with creamy melted blue cheese and tangy tomato marmalade, while the stew — thick with butternut squash, onion, green beans, white beans, pears, chickpeas, and cilantro — was chunky and flavorful, so good I cleaned my bowl with a piece of bread.
Grilled panini, made with baguette slices or soft wheat bread, came with a side salad of fresh organic greens from Maya's Farm — a nice touch. My favorite sandwich combination contained moist slices of garlicky roasted chicken, gooey Brie, roasted red pepper, and arugula, although the Brie, pear, and walnut panini was also scrumptious. As for the croque monsieur, it wasn't slathered in béchamel, like some traditional versions of the French nosh, but it was still a good hot ham and cheese, with melted Provolone and a slick of Dijon.
Maya's greens were also the foundation of three entrée salads, including a lemony, irresistible tabbouleh — best tabbouleh ever, perhaps? Sapna Café's take on the Middle Eastern staple contained whole bulgur wheat, which had a satisfying texture, and a generous amount of tomato, cucumber, red onion, and cilantro. The result was succulent, not dry like typical tabbouleh. Nearly as addicting was a bed of greens topped with tomato wedges, chopped raw garlic, cilantro, olive oil, and a dash of salt. Another good one was decked out with goat cheese, Asiago, almonds, cranberries, and Modena reduction.
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Specials change every day, but I hope I'll see "veggie tofu stir-fry" written on the blackboard menu again. This jumble of thin noodles, tofu, sprouts, Swiss chard, tomato, red pepper, red onion, and beets was glazed in a delicate soy-ginger sauce that added tanginess but didn't detract from the bright, fresh flavors of the vegetables. I cleaned my plate the day they had that. On another visit, one of my dining companions hardly said a word as he quickly polished off a plate of spaghetti smothered in a sauce of tomato, zucchini, and red pepper. Instead, he sort of mumbled his delight between bites.
That got me wondering. How do you say "delicious" in Hindi, or Arabic, or even Swedish?
I bet Ana Borrajo knows.


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Vanderbilt used a 21-point explosion in the second quarter and strong special teams in the second half to maul the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 55-21 in Winston Salem on Saturday.
The win was the sixth straight for the Commodores, its first such streak since 1955 and completed a 8-4 regular season, the first 8-win season for the program since 1982.
Vanderbilt amassed 432 yards of offense against the Deacs, led by quarterback Jordan Rodgers 229 passing yards on 17-of-23 completions. Junior receiver Jordan Matthews caught 10 of those 17 completions for 144 yards, including a backbreaking 64-yard touchdown with less to five minutes to go in the first half.
Matthews became the school's single-season leader in receiving yardage with his performance.
Commodore senior running back Zac Stacy ran for 180 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries, becoming the first back in school history to rush for back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons, as well as 3,000 career yards.
Backup running back Wesley Tate added a pair of touchdowns to start the game, including a 25-yard receiving touchdown on the game's opening drive.
Wake Forest tied the game at 7-7 on a controversial fourth down goal line play in the first quarter, but Tate capped off a 5-play, 45 yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown run to put the Dores ahead for good.
Vanderbilt extended the lead to 28-7 on its next two drives as Rodgers and Matthews hooked up for the big pass play following a Wake punt. Stacy found the end zone for the first time on the night with a 4-yard run following a Wake fumble.
The Commodores opened the second half scoring with a blocked punt by safety Andrew Williamson, that was recovered in the end zone by linebacker Casey Hughes for a score.
Wake Forest closed the gap to 35-14 with a 11-play, 75-yard drive that resulted in a 1-yard touchdown run by Deandre Martin, but Vanderbilt answered with back-to-back scoring drives that ended with Carey Spear field goals of 52 and 50 yards.
Jonathan Krause continued the brilliant special teams play with a 83-yard punt return for a touchdown. A few minutes later, Stacy broke off a school-record 90 yard run for a touchdown to close out the Commodores scoring for the night.
The win marked the fourth road win for the Commodores during the 2012 season, its best performance as a program since 1948.
Vanderbilt will now await its invitation to a second straight postseason bowl. The selection is expected to take place by December 2nd.


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Most noticeable was Asia Pacific. Companies from Asia used DRs to raise more than $4.4 billion in 2013, an almost 300% increase over 2012. A total of 14 Chinese companies accessed the U.S. markets, raising $1.4 billion in total. Six companies from Taiwan raised more than $2.1 billion, Fubon Financial being the largest, raising $850 million. Three companies from Korea raised over $660 million.
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Are you using your benefits to further your SQL Server skills? The other day, the company I work for (Scalability Experts) had a benefits meeting where open enrollment for insurance and other similar things were discussed. Since we are a small company, we outsource HR/Payroll/Benefits, and I discovered a new benefit that I was unaware of previously. Perhaps you have it too.
There is an Educational Assistance Benefit of $1500/year to help with courses that count towards a degree. I was somewhat familiar with that one. There is also an Educational Assistance Benefit that is geared for attending seminars (especially those offered by a Professional Association). The benefit offered through our plan is $500/year to spend on educational seminars. There is some criteria the seminar must meet under our benefit structure such as: helping develop skills that you use in your line of work and it can't be in-house or custom training.
That sounds like a perfect fit for a PASS Summit Pre-Con! Of course your organization may have different criteria and/or benefit amounts, but don't let that education benefit go to waste. There is a great selection of Pre-Cons to choose from (see the lineup below) that offer a full day of learning for only $395! Tap into your benefits and receive some great learning practically for free!
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Today's post is from Simon Sabin who will be presenting "Advanced Reporting Services". You can read more about his session here: http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2011/Speakers/CallForSpeakers/SessionDetail.aspx?sid=1659.
Is there an audience that would benefit especially from this session?
Are any of these familiar
If any of them are familiar then you need to attend the advanced reporting services precon at SQL PASS
After having attended your seminar, what are two or three things that an attendee will be able to take back to the office and put to use right away?
After attending you will know how to tackle the common problems that on the surface look easy but in practice are very difficult. Like how do you combine data from different sources, how do you display parent child data, how do you add interactivity to your report.
Not only will you learn how, but you will also learn why certain options are better than others. I've done the hard work figuring these things out so you don't have to.
What background should attendees ideally have to be fully prepared for your seminar?
Before attending you should have some experience of reporting services. We will assume you know your way around management studio and BIDS. Some knowledge of VB.Net would be helpful but we will be covering that at a fairly basic level.
What experience are you, as a speaker, bringing to this session?
I've got 14 years experience with SQL Server and have worked with reporting services from its first incarnation with SQL Server 2000. I've worked on large installations with 100s of reports as well as hosted services where we had to deliver reports for individual clients.
I regularly teach companies on how to use SQL Server and Reporting Services and my experience means I know the pitfalls to avoid and the ways to work around some of the limitations of reporting services.
I've been and MVP for 6 years, I'm one of the founders of SQLBits and I am a Microsoft Certified Master in SQL Server 2008.
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I attended my first PASS Summit in 2004. Why did I go? Because of two words: professional association. I wanted to grow my professional skills as a DBA, and I knew that meant more than just technical knowledge. I knew I needed to join a network of like-minded individuals where we could learn and grow together.
The first morning there I met Pat Wright (blog | @SQLAsylum). Well, more like he met me, as he lumbered over and sat down at my table during breakfast. We ended up attending Kimberly Tripp's (blog | @KimberlyLTripp) pre-conference seminar together and met Allen Kinsel (blog | @sqlinsaneo) there. The three of us hung out together all week, sharing meals and talking about our shops. We came to the Summit knowing nobody but were fortunate to have met each other. We left the Summit and stayed in touch, returning the next year, and every year since.
The unfortunate truth, however, is that many of our first-time attendees arrive at the Summit knowing nobody. They meet no one, they eat alone, they leave, and we don't see them again. How do I know this? Because every year, we have roughly 800 people at our Summit for the first time. If those 800 came back every year, we would be over 7,000 attendees by now.
Clearly, we need to improve our customer retention. That's what led me to think about putting together an Orientation Committee (OC) to help first-time attendees get connected, share experiences, and learn from each other. I believe this will translate into more repeat attendees, which will result in more knowledge, more sharing, and better growth opportunities for everyone.
We launched the orientation program for first-time Summit attendees last year at PASS Summit, and we are doing it again this year. That means we need Summit alumni to volunteer to serve as "Big Brothers/Sisters" for a group of new members – and we need new attendees to sign up to participate.
We are thinking most groups will have about 9 people (8 newbies and 1 alumni). The Big Brothers/Sisters will help the first-timers feel welcome, introduce them around, help facilitate discussions, answer questions, etc. The alumni volunteers will be in contact with their assigned group well ahead of Summit and ideally will arrange a meeting with their group before the Welcome Reception. In case that is not possible, we are going to reserve a room at the Convention Center so that all Big Brothers/Sisters can meet with their groups just prior to the Welcome Reception
If you are interested in serving as a Big Brother/Sister, drop us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com. And if you are attending the Summit for the first time and want to participate in the program, I encourage you to sign up – just email firstname.lastname@example.com. Watch for updates on Twitter as we finalize the details, and participate in the discussion by using the #sqlpass #firsttimers hashtags.
See you in Seattle!
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Today's post is from Gail Shaw and Grant Fritchey who will be presenting "All About Execution Plans". You can read more about their session here: http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2011/Speakers/CallForSpeakers/SessionDetail.aspx?sid=1245.
Is there an audience that would benefit especially from this session?
Grant Fritchey: Everybody. Seriously, anyone that has to understand what decisions the optimizer has made with the queries they write. That pretty much covers, database administrators, database developers and report writers, in short, most of the SQL Server community.
Gail Shaw: Anybody who's ever looked at an execution plan and wondered what it means. Anyone who's ever wondered how SQL was running a particular query and if they can change that. Anyone who's sat cursing SQL for picking the wrong index or wrong join. Anyone who's wondered which of some query patterns were more efficient than others and how to tell that. Basically, anyone who seriously writes queries.
After having attended your seminar, what are two or three things that an attendee will be able to take back to the office and put to use right away?
Grant Fritchey: Only two or three things? I think everyone will be able to go back to their office and immediately gain access to execution plans they were not previously able to open. Further, I think the attendees will be motivated to go back to the office and look at their execution plans. We're going to be showing how to identify many common problems that evidence themselves within execution plans and we'll be showing how to fix some of those problems. If the attendees have issues such as slow running queries, blocking, or parameter sniffing, I'm pretty sure they'll have something new to use to help with those problems immediately on their return to the office.
Gail Shaw: They'll know how to read execution plans, what some of the signs of a bad plan is, and they'll have several options for getting those plans from SQL. That should be enough for them to dig into problems that have been nagging for months and start solving them.
What background should attendees ideally have to be fully prepared for your seminar?
Grant Fritchey: They should have a reasonably good understanding of what SQL Server is and what it does. They absolutely should already understand TSQL. This is not an introductory course where we'll walk everyone through fundamental things like connecting to the database. But, it's not a doctorate level course either. This is a middle of the road type of technical course that's going to assume fundamental working knowledge of SQL Server.
Gail Shaw: Of course it's not a doctorate level course, SQL qualifications only go up to master level. ;-) Seriously though, as long as they understand how SQL works in general, don't panic at the sight of complex queries and know that execution plans and the plan cache exists, they should be fine. I won't promise that there won't be the occasional deep dive into internals, sometimes digging deep is necessary and fun.
What experience are you, as a speaker, bringing to this session?
Grant Fritchey: I wrote a book. Isn't that enough? OK.
I've been working in development and databases for more than 20 years. During that time, I really have focused on trying to make my code better. In SQL Server, one of the best ways to improve your code is to understand what it is doing. Understanding what your code is doing requires looking at execution plans and learning how to read them. It's all this time working on real world problems that made me start posting answers on various user group forums, especially SQL Server Central. That's how I began to understand what were common problems and what were rare problems. This time and knowledge was applied to writing, and currently rewriting, a book on nothing but execution plans.
Gail Shaw: Why are you asking me? Grant wrote the book on this. Ok, enough joking. I've been doing SQL performance tuning for over 6 years now, databases in general for a fair bit longer (though nowhere near as long as Grant. 20 years ago I was still in high school). I've been solely responsible for the performance of a critical banking system (and if you think your users are bad, try stock market dealers 20 minutes before the market closes), both in tuning existing code and in helping the development team write well performing code. I've been helping out on the SQLServerCentral forums for over 4 years, answering many performance-related questions with just schema definitions and execution plan to work from. Execution plans are one of the things I blog frequently about.
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Today's post is from Brian Knight who, along with Devin Knight, will be presenting "Building a Microsoft Business Intelligence Platform". You can read more about his session here: http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2011/Speakers/CallForSpeakers/SessionDetail.aspx?sid=1468.
Is there an audience that would benefit especially from this session?
Someone who has a beginner to novice experience in some of the BI suite will gain a huge amount from the real-world experience we're going to bring to the table. If you're a beginner, you'll also gain quite a bit from the interactive style of the session. During the day, we're going to build an end-to-end BI solution using SSRS, SSIS and SSAS. Attendees should bring their own laptops to build the solution with us and get the most out of the session.
After having attended your seminar, what are two or three things that an attendee will be able to take back to the office and put to use right away?
An attendee will have the broad knowledge to build an end-to-end BI solution at his or her company. This includes designing and loading the data warehouse, building a cube on the warehouse and building a presentation-layer.
What background should attendees ideally have to be fully prepared for your seminar?
The session is interactive. Because of this, for the attendee to get the most out of the session, he or she should know how to navigate around the Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) environment. The attendee should also have a good understanding of T-SQL and a fundamental knowledge of the BI tools.
What experience are you, as a speaker, bringing to this session?
Devin and I have created BI solutions across the globe for more than a hundred different companies. In 2011, we trained more than 3,000 people in a fun and interactive way that will make the day fly by. You'll hear tons of information about real-world examples that we can provide from the field.
Go here to register for the 2011 PASS Summit.
PASS has great brand and name recognition in the technical community, and of course we host the largest annual SQL Server-focused technical education conference in the world. A lot of companies consider PASS as a critical part of their marketing efforts —whether it be through sqlpass.org or at a local, global, or virtual event.
PASS truly appreciates companies that sponsor our activities but PASS is not only looking for sponsors, we are looking for partners. The difference may be subtle to some or dramatic to others. We want the companies interested in reaching out to PASS members to immerse themselves in the community and establish a presence within multiple programs and events, encouraging their subject matter experts to share and learn with the community. PASS hopes that our sponsors—both large and small—transition to be partners.
This brings me to our unique relationship with Dell. Dell has been a top-tier sponsor for years, and Andrew Hargett from Dell keeps asking how they can get more involved with PASS and help the community more substantially. In addition to strong PASS Summit sponsorship, Dell has stepped up to support newer initiatives: 24 Hours of PASS, PASS SQLRally and PASS SQLSaturday. In June, Dell provided a new SAN to PASS, refreshing the Dell SAN already in use. All PASS Hyper-V servers run on Dell and the new Dell SAN makes SQLPASS.org, our Exchange email, and all our Chapter and Virtual Chapter webhosting and media hosting possible.
As one of the largest IT users of SQL Server, Dell sells more SQL Server software than anyone…period! Dell is committed to support PASS and the SQL Server community and as Andrew has conveyed to me, taking our partnership to the next level will allow Dell to better understand the challenges and needs of our users and help deliver the right solutions to meet the demands of customers from across the globe.
Thank you Dell for partnering with PASS. We look forward to many more successful years together.
Today's post is from Brent Ozar who will be presenting "Virtualization and SAN Basics for DBAs". You can read more about his session here: http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2011/Speakers/CallForSpeakers/SessionDetail.aspx?sid=1122.
Is there an audience that would benefit especially from this session?
Database administrators hate hearing, "It's a SQL problem." It's probably not - there are some basic storage and virtualization configuration issues that keep popping up again and again in my consulting work. This session helps you understand how to ask the right questions and prove that it's not the database's problem.
After having attended your seminar, what are two or three things that an attendee will be able to take back to the office and put to use right away?
I'll show you what questions to ask, what metrics to monitor, and how to improve 'em. Everything is designed around giving you the right words and the right proof to go toe-to-toe with the guys who keep saying it's SQL's fault.
What background should attendees ideally have to be fully prepared for your seminar?
Absolutely none. I take you from zero virtualization & storage knowledge to the point where you can start asking tough questions to your sysadmins.
What experience are you, as a speaker, bringing to this session?
I've been working with SQL Server for over a decade, and when my SAN admin quit, I offered to take his duties on. I wanted to know what was going on inside the black box. I was shocked at how easy it was to understand, but also horrified by just how badly the SAN was configured. When our virtualization guy quit, same deal - I kicked down the door and took over. You really can get great performance from shared storage and shared hardware, but it sure isn't set up that way by default, and I learned that the hard way.
Today's post is from Andy Leonard who, along with Tim Mitchell, will be presenting "A Day of SSIS in the Enterprise". You can read more about his session here: http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2011/Speakers/CallForSpeakers/SessionDetail.aspx?sid=1508.
Is there an audience that would benefit especially from this session?
Yep. Those getting started in SQL Server Integration Services development will get a jump start from topics presented by Matt Masson of the SSIS Developers Team at Microsoft, Tim Mitchell, SQL Server MVP, and me. Experienced SSIS developers are sure to pick up a tip or eight. And we'll be talking about features in SSIS Denali!
After having attended your seminar, what are two or three things that an attendee will be able to take back to the office and put to use right away?
Best Practices has to top that list. Tim, Matt, and I share from years of experience building solutions using SSIS. We three are also 60% of the author team of the upcoming book: SSIS Design Patterns, and we will be demonstrating patterns from the book. Finally, we'll be talking a lot about managing SSIS in the enterprise. After deploying SSIS solutions, developers often realize maintenance and support challenges. Some design decisions facilitate SSIS care and feeding, and we'll cover those!
What background should attendees ideally have to be fully prepared for your seminar?
Ideally, the attendee should have experience with SQL Server and a thirst for more data integration knowledge.
What experience are you, as a speaker, bringing to this session?
Tim , Matt, and I have decades of database integration experience. As a developer on the SIS Team at Microsoft, Matt has visibility into myriad data integration use cases. As a consultant and trainer, Tim has delivered SSIS solutions to enterprises large and small. My experience spans consulting and managing a team of SSIS developers as we built a multi-year SSIS solution. I understand the challenges unique to developer teams that are part of an enterprise.
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symptoms of auto-choke going bad
Posted 18 March 2005 - 06:58 PM
what are the symptoms if the auto-choke in the carb starts going bad?
Posted 18 March 2005 - 11:10 PM
- Black smoke
- Car jerking
- Bad Idling
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Posted 22 March 2005 - 12:22 PM
Morning start-ups are difficult. Must press pedal for a while after
starting or else engine will die.
Usually after tuning, idle rpm does not remain consistent. Sometimes behave
well, sometimes only at 500rpm (but haven't experienced engine dying off at
traffic lights) ...
Are these the signs?
How do i fix them? change carb?
my bro suggest double webber carb ...
Posted 22 March 2005 - 03:38 PM
doubt give you very good power but FC will kill you..RM10 for 50KM you
want ar ?
Posted 22 March 2005 - 06:38 PM
Corolla LE, have caburattor service kits. Proton doesn't have. So there is
nothing much you can do with your cab. I used to have an Iswara 1.5I Auto
93. I gave it a new cab in 2003 due to the same problem you are
experiencing now. The new cab was about RM1000.00. It solved all the
problems and gave good fuel consumption. Old cab, I clocked 14 -
15cents/km and new cab, 10 cents/km.
Have a nice day.
Posted 22 March 2005 - 07:23 PM
Thanks for the tips .. wasn't actually considering webber. Just that my bro
is more of a car enthusiast than me.
1 mechanic i know had some parts to service the autochoke on my car some
time ago. Helped with problem for some time, now it's back. Guess that's
not the permanent solution.
Might consider the new carb if all else fails. Can we use 1.5L carb on the
1.3L engine?? hehe ..
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I have one old carb. How can I pass it to you, g88?


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Sussex lost just one wicket before lunch as they battled to secure a draw on the final day against Yorkshire at Arundel Castle.
Chris Nash had made 53 when he was caught at slip by Adam Lyth pushing forward to a delivery from Azeem Rafiq.
The opener had earlier been dropped on 48 at short leg off the same bowler before bringing up his half century off 99 balls.
Yorkshire needed early wickets to keep alive their hopes of victory and will be rueing a missed chance just before the lunch interval.
Luke Wells was on 19 when he was put down by Jonny Bairstow behind the stumps off the bowling of Rafiq.
Wells (26no) and Rory Hamilton-Brown (16no) went on to take Sussex to 102-1 at the end of the morning session, reducing their deficit to 52.