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Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:41 am
Post subject: Dining Out: Cook & Taste (Barcelona, Spain)
Due to several recommendations from friends, we (spouse and I) decided to take a half-day cooking class while in Barcelona. Now I will in turn rave about it to any future visitors! Even if you do not normally enjoy cooking, as long as you enjoy eating, you will have a fabulous time. The classes are 65 euro per person - you get to learn to cook (and eat) four courses, drink what appeared to be an unlimited amount of Spanish wine, and hopefully meet some fun new people.
If you choose to do so, you can also tack on a trip to La Boqueria before the class actually begins for another 13 euro per person. I highly recommend that if you aren't planning to make a separate trip to Spain's famous food market. We didn't actually buy ingredients for the class at La Boqueria (the kitchen back at the classroom was already stocked) but we learned a lot from the instructor and we convinced him to pick up a few extra items for us to snack on while we cooked.
Our class fell on a Tuesday morning and since La Boqueria had been closed for a local holiday on Monday (it is always closed on Sundays), we learned that there would not be as many fish vendors present. Therefore, as a general rule in Spain, our instructor, Ignacio, cautioned us against ordering seafood at restaurants on Mondays and days after holidays. Tourists frequent La Boqueria (there's even a Dunkin Donuts right on the edge) and it's difficult to distinguish what are the "good" vendors versus what are tourist traps so it was great to have Ignacio there to lead the way. He took us to his favorite
purveyor (and we promptly bought some) and clam vendor (we requested to try some razor clams when we got back to the kitchen and he was amiable enough to comply).}?>
Our group definitely spent more than the allotted hour at La Boqueria but it is very easy to get distracted while there. When I got hungry staring at all the food, I bought a fresh fruit cup - mixed strawberries, pineapples, and some melons for only one euro. What a bargain! It seriously was, especially considering that during our entire time in Spain, I could not get over how a foie gras dish was about 6 euro but then a tomato salad would be almost twice the price. There was also quite a selection of chocolates and marzipan in all shapes and sizes so of course I couldn't resist picking up some for later.
Back to the class! We were in a class with eight other tourists - a family of four Australians, a couple from North Carolina, and two sisters from Canada. We merrily drank wine and chatted as we prepared our various dishes. There was not a lot of structure to the class, which I actually enjoyed. The last thing I want to do on vacation is sit and listen to someone lecture to me on the minute details of Spanish cuisine. The experience was very hands-on though. Ignacio would explain a few basics (how best to slice the onions, using the mortar and pestle for the nuts, and why he chose the particular tomatoes he did), he would demonstrate and ask for volunteers to participate in that particular task. There were plenty of opportunities to ask questions, try techniques out, and of course, taste. When we weren't drinking wine or helping prep (perhaps a dangerous combination but in Spain, there are no pesky liability issues at play), Ignacio made a few side dishes from our La Boqueria purchases that helped keep us from getting too hungry. These included razor clams (a popular dish in this part of Spain) sautéed in garlic, olive oil and parsley, pan con tomate (bread with tomato - so simple yet the dish I miss most after leaving Spain) with slices of jamon, and a little amuse bouche of cod and tomato.
Below are some of the highlights of each dish we prepared:
Chupito de sopa de tomate al aroma de Idiazabal
Tomato soup shot flavoured with Idaizabal cheese
Ignacio would probably cringe at my description but this is basically gazpacho. I am not sure that I would ever make this at home, given that it was a lot of work for two gulps of soup. Grinding the garlic, parsley, hazelnuts, and walnuts to make the topping was great for an arm workout though.
Milhojas de escalivada y brandad de bacalao
millefeuille of roasted vegetables and cod brandada
Bacalao (cod) was everywhere in Spain and I confess I grew tired of it by the time we arrived in Barcelona. I am also not sure how easy it is to find salted cod, the primary ingredient, in the states. Some of La Boqueria vendors specialized in salted cod, which is cod that is dried and preserved in salt. But when you buy salted cod, you can't just use it right away - you have to rehydrate it, which can take days of soaking the cod in water and replacing the water every several hours. Luckily, the vendors also often sell pre-rehydrated cod.
Paella Valencian Style
You may ask, isn't all paella Valencian style? It basically is since paella originated from Valencia. However, the traditional form is supposed to contain meat as opposed to seafood. Make sure to include rabbit if you can get it! Probably accounting for the squeamish Western tourist sensibilities, we did not use rabbit in class, just chicken.
Crema Catalana
Catalan cream
This was essentially a combination of flan and crème brulee. Again, Ignacio would beg to differ but when you make it and taste it, that's what it was!
Cook & Taste - Barcelona, Spain (
Carrer del Paradís, 3 - 08003 Barcelona
Tel: (+34) 93 302 13 20
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Post subject: Paella
I was in Barcelona last summer, and let me just say the paella there is incredible! On our last night, we had this incredible paella with clams, shrimp, chorizo, and mussels. By far the best paella I've ever had!
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indeed - it's not a hard dish to master - a bit detailed but that pays off.
I'm particular fond of the shellfish/crustacean variety.
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Mulch lesson: Don't pay in advance
"In early August," the email began, "I ordered two loads of mulch (one red, one black) from a landscaping company at Lake Monticello."
As conflicts go, you may be thinking, this one starts on a pretty tame note. But, in fact, it's full of suffering– and because that takes the form of serious illness on both sides, I'm going to break usual policy and withhold names: Let's call the consumer Ms. Harrison and the landscaper Mr. Sullivan.
Back to our story. The black mulch, which cost $190, was delivered the next day. According to Harrison, Sullivan said that the red mulch, which would cost $320, would arrive the next day. She also claims that Sullivan asked her to pay for both loads that day, even though she had only received one.
"I pointed out that I would be paying for something I didn't have," she wrote, "and he gave me his word I would have it the next day.
"I'm not usually that stupid," she explained, "but my partner had just had surgery for pancreatic cancer, and I just needed to get this guy out of the house." Reluctantly, she gave Sullivan a check for $510, and he left.
For the next month, she claims, she attempted to get Sullivan to either produce the mulch or refund her $320. "He has ignored several phone calls, promised more than once to deliver 'tomorrow,' declined to accept a certified letter, and sworn 'the check was in the mail.' He no longer even pretends to respond to me. That may be because I told him I would take cash, cashier's check or money order, as I figure his check is as good as his word."
I spoke with Sullivan on September 18. He claims he told Harrison that it would "take longer" to get the red mulch, because he would have to special order it. He denies that he asked her to pay for both loads at once, and alleges that she later said she didn't want the red mulch after all.
I asked why he hadn't refunded Harrison her $320, and he admitted that he didn't have the money. His 29-year-old wife, he said, has had breast cancer, and they've just adopted a child.
I expressed sympathy for what was obviously a very difficult situation and told him that Harrison is also dealing with a partner who has cancer. The fact remained, however, that he needed to repay the money he owed her. I also pointed out that if Harrison sues him in small claims court (i.e., General District Court) and wins, he'll end up paying not only the $320, but court costs as well.
I asked whether he'd be willing to contact Harrison and at least arrange a payment plan, beginning with as much of the total as he could manage, and he said he'd consider it.
I checked with Harrison on October 14, and she said that Sullivan has never contacted her. Harrison's partner is now undergoing radiation therapy, which makes the prospect of taking Sullivan through small claims court even more daunting.
I talked with Jeffrey Haislip, Fluvanna County Commonwealth's Attorney, and asked him what Harrison's options are. Haislip said he'd "certainly be happy to look at it" pressing a charge of fraud against Sullivan. The drawback, however, is that Harrison's is "a very strong civil case, but not so strong a criminal case."
The problem with pursuing a criminal charge, he explained, would be proving that Sullivan took Harrison's money with the intent to defraud her– and when a jury factored in Sullivan's difficult personal circumstances, they might decline to convict him.
Harrison's best bet, in other words, would be Fluvanna County General District Court. Even if she wins, however, it's no guarantee that she'll ever see the money; the court would simply enter a judgment against Sullivan, which he might or might not pay.
This is a sad situation all around. If Harrison decides to sue Sullivan, I'll report the outcome. I hope to hear that he decides to pay her instead– even if all he can manage at first is a small down payment, it'll prove that he intends to honor the debt.
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Let's talk snails, the edible variety the French call escargot after sauteing in an abundance of garlic, butter and perhaps a splash of cognac or wine.
The chef Terry Doner at Chef T's Garden Grill builds upon the base recipe with mushrooms, onions, Parmesan and prosciutto, presenting large, tender nuggets of deliciousness with which to mound atop pointed crisps of white bread.
Doner's ample appetizer could stand alone as a signature dish, melding salty bits of ham with sweet and earthy garden savories that include the oft maligned but tasty gastropod.
It's a dazzling bit of kitchen prestidigitation from a chef who likes to fiddle, toying at the edges of avant-garde cuisine without going gaga on fads.
Most of Doner's dishes are solid, using back-to-basics methods that tilt toward the Mediterranean. He is especially fond of cooking in the scaloppine style, a time-saving method using thin cuts of chicken or veal finished with a range of sauces, some of which sit heavy on the plate.
Such was the case with the sullen, brown Marsala-and-mushroom version smothering, not in a good way, an otherwise fine piece of veal.
The $19.95 dish is an anomaly, as most items flowing from Doner's kitchen are superb, including those savory pillows of ravioli filled with pumpkin, ricotta and a touch of truffle oil, served with a silky, mind-bending sauce that tastes of meaty, musky mushrooms, $16.95.
Doner opened the doors of his eponymous Chef T's Garden Grill in February 2008 following kitchen stints at several Lakeland restaurants, including The Floridian at the former Sheraton.
The brevity of his menu shows reverence not only for restraint but precision. A minimal staff keeps overhead costs in check, allowing for few shortcuts. This keeps customers coming back again and again for fresh, just-crisp crab cakes, rustic pastas and steak.
Housed within a renovated, historic home once belonging to relatives of the late Gov. Lawton Chiles, Chef T's is surprisingly enchanting at night, its sparse tables tucked into individual rooms, providing a sense of intimacy. On slow nights, the arrangement makes for an uncomfortable quiet. Why not a little music to fill the void?
And about that wine list. It's loaded with interesting reds and whites but only if purchasing an entire bottle. Options by the glass are annoyingly slim for a restaurant of this caliber.
Indeed, Chef T's is a special-occasion destination, one that won't break the bank. Doner himself sometimes doubles as host, seating customers and frequenting tables during service with a quick how-do-you-do before retreating to his kitchen in some out-of-the-way section of the restaurant, built in 1924.
On a recent chilly evening Doner's French onion soup seemed especially appealing, the dark, dark broth striking a perfect balance of salty and sweet, the mild, stringy cheese topping toasted to perfection. At $7.95, it's a light meal if paired with a salad, or an appetizer to share, if you have 15 minutes to spare while the soup is prepared.
On separate occasions the catch-of-the-day was orange roughy, a deep, cold-water species prized for its firm, white flesh and mild flavor, a factor contributing to overfishing and a scarcity on restaurant menus.
So I couldn't resist, a decision that proved most fortunate, as the kitchen proffered a brawny filet, cooked fork-tender and crowned with sweet, lump crab subdued by a tapenade with a hint of salt and vinegar. Indulgent yet healthful, and worth the $26.95.
Equally delicious is a chicken piccata, $16.95, its light, lemony notes given added depth with mushrooms, capers and sun-dried tomatoes.
A number of entrees are available as small plates, beneficial for those who wish to sample sweets. Especially good was an apple-flavored bread pudding. And while the Key lime pie was a tad dense, it was silky smooth, tart and flavorful.
During an Oct. 24 inspection, the restaurant received only two citations, both critical, including a soiled microwave and storing food without marking dates properly.
When Doner opened the restaurant, he toyed with lunch service, but quickly gave it up in favor of concentrating on evening service only. It was a good move. With less distraction, the chef is free to work his magic.
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Aliqquipa Church Camp Visits Hermitage Parish
The annual church camp held at St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Church in Aliquippa, Pennysylvania began their week-long camp on Monday, June 10, 2013. As this year's theme is Icons: Windows to Heaven the parish priest, V. Rev. Stavrophor Stevan Stepanov contacted V. Rev. Milovan Katanic at St. George Serbian Church in Hermitage, Pennsylvania to discuss a possible visit to the parish. The St. George parish began a fresco project a few years ago and Prota Stevan wanted to incorporate the visit into their church camp cirriculum.
The campers, led by Prota Stevan, arrived Monday morning in Hermitage where they were welcomed by Fr. Milovan who gave a short presentation about icons and the fresco making process to campers in the church. Afterward, a lunch was prepared for the guests.
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Indians weigh in on Interleague hitting rules
SAN FRANCISCO -- Zach McAllister now has two baseballs in his personal collection. The Indians starter already had a ball from his first win in the Major Leagues. On Saturday, McAllister added one for his first career hit in the big leagues.
In the second inning of Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Giants, McAllister pushed a pitch from Giants righty Tim Lincecum into right field for a single. In the ninth inning, fellow Indians pitcher Corey Kluber came off the bench and served a pinch-runner for veteran Jason Giambi.
Welcome to another edition of Interleague Play.
"Some guys really enjoy it," McAllister said. "Other guys really have no opinion on it. They just do it because they have to. Other guys really don't like it. To me, I enjoy it. I think it's fun. It's nice to be able to go to different parks and play different teams as well. It's part of the beauty of being able to be in the big leagues."
McAllister also enjoyed getting that first career knock after going 0-for-4 in 2013.
"It was a pretty cool moment for me," he said.
Interleague Play is a fixure in the Major League schedule these days, but that does not mean it is any less of a challenge for American League pitchers. Indians manager Terry Francona, who has managed both in the National League (Phillies) and AL (Red Sox and Indians), believes the AL teams face more of an uphill battle under NL rules.
"It's a disadvantage," Francona said. "Now, saying that, when they come to our place, it's a disadvantage. I think it's probably less so for them. I know back even when I was with the Phillies, even though we weren't a high-payroll team, it was an opportunity to get somebody at-bats, which is good. The guy that's going to [be the designated hitter] is used to hitting.
"Your pitchers, not only are they pitchers, but they haven't been asked to [hit regularly]. So it's a huge disadvantage. You're asking a guy to maybe once a year try to get a bunt down or get a hit; it's probably one of my least favorite things about [Interleague]."
The bunting issue came into play in the fourth inning, when McAllister squared around and tapped a pitch with runners on first and second. Giants first baseman Brandon Belt charged in, gloved the ball and quickly fired it to third base, initiating an inning-ending double play.
"That's a tough one," Kluber said. "You've got guys crashing and it's not like a National league team, where we're in [the batting cage] bunting or hitting once a week."
Kluber did say he had fun being called upon as a pinch-runner, though.
"People say pitchers aren't athletes," he said with a smirk. "We like to prove them wrong."


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R.I.P. – Mark Reale (June 7, 1955 – January 25, 2012)
From Bravewords.com:
Yesterday (Wednesday, January 25th), RIOT guitarist and founder Mark Reale passed away due to complications stemming from Crohn's disease in a San Antonio hospital. He was 56 year old. Reale had been in a coma since January 11th due to a subarachnoid hemorrhage. He had battled Crohn's for most of his life, working and performing while enduring almost constant pain and the side effects of treatment for his illness. He was in Texas bravely attempting to practice for the band's scheduled shows, but was felled by a severe onset of Crohn's symptoms, which eventually put him in the Intensive Care Unit.
A statement at his official website reads as follows:
"Our brother Mark Reale went home to be with our Lord this day January 25th, 2012 after a long battle and complications from Crohns disease. He is survived by his father Anthony Reale and was precede in death by his mother Frances Reale. Mark was born June 7th, 1955 in Brooklyn New York at a time when rock and roll was flourishing with many new sounds. Early in his life, his first interest had been the movies. ever so curiously, he had shown an interest in films. But then, songs he heard on the radio began to change that. He quickly began to love music from THE BEATLES and CREAM. Mark lists GEORGE HARRISON and ERIC CLAPTON as great influences. When he was seven years old his grandfather bought him his first basic guitar to practice on and later his father bought him a new guitar and amp, his passion had begun.
In the early to mid '70's his influences included the likes of EDGAR WINTER, RONNIE MONTROSE and RICK DERRINGER. He also loved a range of bands and artists from AL DI MEOLA to DEEP PURPLE. In 1975 Mark formed his band Riot, then at a block party Mark's father found vocalist Guy Speranza. Mark's guitar style and his passion for writing songs that told stories that were so deep and moving had made a real connection with those who would become life long fans. The fans felt so connected to Mark because the lyrics in Riot's songs were extremely close to the stories of their own lives. His song writing style could weave tales of anything from old lore to battle fields and warriors, personal loss and triumph. And heavy metal anthems that will be with us for decades to come.
The brethren of brothers that Mark spent his life long career in music with and whom he leaves behind or joins in heaven are, Guy Speranza, L.A. Kouvaris, Kip Leming, Peter Bitelli, Rhett Forrester, Rick Ventura, Jimmy Iommi, Sandy Slavin, Tony Moore, Don Van Stavern, Mike Flyntz, Pete Perez, Bobby Jarzombek, Mike Dimeo, John Macaluso, Bobby Rondinelli, Mike Tirelli, Frank Gilchriest and Damon Di Bari who was always like the "6th" member of the band being Riot's lighting director / production manager / tour manager and Mark's personal assistant. Mark's final days were spent with Damon at his hospital bedside, sharing the fans thoughts, well wishes and prayers. Even though Mark began his career in New York, San Antonio was a special place he loved and not only lived here for a while but had planned on moving back here to make San Antonio his permanent home.
With heart felt thanks to the fans around the world, the United States, Japan, Europe and all points in between. The Riot army meant everything in the world to Mark., it's what kept him going. The loyalty and love of the fans fueled his passion and desire to continue making music for as long as possible.
Please keep the Mighty Tior in your hearts and the memory of Mark alive within you.
Shine on, Mark shine on!"
It's a very sad day for me here at Heavy Metal Addiction because I am a huge Riot fan and Mark Reale is one of my favorite guitar players. I knew that Mark suffered from severe Crohn's disease for years, and I had been following Mark's recent hospitalization due to Crohn's complications because Riot was scheduled to tour the U.S. and the band had been rehearsing in Texas with Mark. When I read the news early this morning, I was shocked to find out Mark had passed…..it's always a shock when one of your heroes passes, they seem so indestructible. Mark's music, whether it be in Riot or Westworld, has been some of my favorite Heavy Metal and Hard Rock in the last 30 years, he was a criminally underrated guitarist, very influential and a great talent…..the music world has lost another great musician. Albums like Riot's FIRE DOWN UNDER and RESTLESS BREED, and Westworld's debut album, are some of my favorite all-time albums and are worth seeking out if you are a true Metal fan.
Sincere condolences go out to Mark's family, friends, bandmates and fans…..shine on and rest in peace.
— Steve


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New HeatWave™ TS chips provide precision and speed in automated targeted sequencing and validation workflows using RainDance's new ThunderStorm™ System
LEXINGTON, Mass., and SALZBURG, Austria – February 6, 2012 RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology™ Company, and Sony DADC Austria AG, today announced that the companies have further developed proprietary methods for the manufacture of microdroplet-based smart consumables for high-throughput targeted DNA sequencing applications. This collaboration enables RainDance to further leverage Sony DADC's advanced microstructure engineering and high-volume manufacturing expertise to deliver more cost-effective, higher-volume solutions to its customers.
The latest smart consumable to be developed from this collaboration is the HeatWave™ TS chip, which enables researchers to analyze two samples at the same time using RainDance's new ThunderStorm™ System. The ThunderStorm System is a fully-automated targeted sequencing solution that enables the comprehensive interrogation and accurate classification of all variations contained in any region of the genome. With "walk-away" capabilities for automatically processing up to 96 samples per run, the ThunderStorm System offers higher daily sample throughput with lower costs and hands-on time when compared to current enrichment methods.
"Thanks to the latest advances on the new HeatWave TS chip, our customers can now process samples faster, easier and more cost-effectively than ever before," said Roch Kelly, Senior Vice President, Operations at RainDance Technologies. "Sony DADC is a world-class supplier that brings decades of experience from the development of its Optical Disc technology, as well as extensive experience in regulated markets, which provides us with a valuable source for future smart consumable products."
According to Dr. Christoph Mauracher, Senior Vice President at Sony DADC BioSciences, the RainDance collaboration exemplifies the way Sony DADC is becoming a key partner for leading life science companies worldwide: "We are finding that our ability to offer advanced microstructuring on polymer, combined with our flexible manufacturing and logistics, is precisely the combination of services required by both emerging and established companies in this exciting market."
Capable of performing sophisticated, high-throughput and high-precision microdroplet manipulations on-chip without moving parts or valves, the HeatWave TS chip eliminates sample carry over and cross contamination in life science research applications, such as targeted next-generation sequencing and research validation projects. The single-use chip and ThunderStorm System enable researchers to generate as many as 2,000,000 microdroplet-based PCR reactions per sample. The new HeatWave TS chip supports all of RainDance's commercial applications available for the ThunderStorm System, including targeted and ultra-deep cancer mutation detection, as well as the company's line of genetic research screening panels: ADMESeq™, ASDSeq™, ONCOSeq™, XSeq™, and HLASeq™.
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RainDance, RainStorm, ThunderStorm, Digital Biology are trademarks of RainDance Technologies, Inc. All other brands may be trademarks of their respective holders.
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Sony DADC is a leading disc and digital service provider for the entertainment, education and information industries, offering world-class digital and physical supply chain solutions and software services. Building on the company's experience in high-precision manufacturing, its mass production capability and supply chain expertise, Sony DADC's BioSciences division partners with life sciences and diagnostics companies, enabling the industrial manufacturing of smart consumables. Sony DADC's global set-up comprises production sites, distribution hubs, digital and service facilities in 19 countries worldwide, including Japan, the US and Europe. For more information please visit www.sonydadc.com.
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The Major League Soccer outfit are reportedly poised to sign the 31-year-old from Tottenham on Monday with the Toronto Sun claiming Defoe "will be unveiled as TFC's newest Designated Player".
Former Spurs defender Nelsen has coached the franchise since last February and, as a former team-mate of Defoe's, he knows exactly what the prolific striker could bring to his ambitious team.
The New Zealander is, however, concerned a leading Premier League club could swoop for the England international before any deal is ratified.
He told Sky Sports News: "I think if you ask any Premier League club then they would take Jermain right now.
"I know Tottenham are getting offers from everywhere for his services at the moment, from top-four clubs in England as well."
"There's a lot of things in the air, there's nothing been done yet, he's not our player at the moment."
Should Defoe head to Major League Soccer, he will do so following 15 and a half years in English football and nine with Tottenham, split across two spells which have yielded 142 goals.
That tally leaves him fifth among the club's all-time leading goalscorers.
"I know Jermain, I know his character and if we could get a player like Jermain then it would be absolutely incredible," Nelsen added.
"Obviously we're working really hard and all I can say is that if a player of the quality of Jermain Defoe ever graced the MLS it would be an amazing coup for the league."
Defoe has scored nine goals for Spurs this season, two in September 24's Premier League win over Aston Villa with the rest coming in the Europa League.
He has struggled to break into the starting line-up under coaches Andre Villas-Boas and his replacement Tim Sherwood, though, with Roberto Soldado and most recently Emmanuel Adebayor preferred.
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Pauls Pasta - paulspastashop.com
Family owned and operated Italian restaurant established over 22 years ago Paul and Dorothy Fidrych. With friendly service and high quality (home made) food at an affordable price we keep our customer coming back for more.
Our restaurant is cozy seating 45 inside and an additional 35 outside during the summer months. In addition we provide take out, catering and retail pasta and sauce sales.
Since our opening in 1988 we have won numerous yearly awards including CT Magazine Reader's Choice Best Value, Best Family Restaurant, Best Italian, and Best Vegetarian.
Unique to our business is all homemade pasta and sauces. We provide customers with an upfront view of pasta being made and cut to order in our large front window.
Dining with a beautiful view of the Thames River and scenic downtown New London from out outdoor covered deck in the summer months as well as from the window seats inside year round. Customers enjoy river traffic, area sailers as well as Coast Guard and an occasional submarine vessel.
Our local customer base is comprised of families, senior citizens, college students, professionals, and members of the Coast Guard and US Navy. It is not uncommon for us to know our regular customers by name and preferences. However, we also draw a large tourist crowed in the summer months from New England and around the world.
We would like a clean, easy to navigate modern site. Professional and fun without cartoons or stock family/customer photos. While we are not opposed to the use of flash as part of the home or other pages please, stay away from a flash "opening" page that must be entered or bypassed to got to the home page.
The Paul's Pasta logo is our trademark; when our customer see it they know just who we are (our logo can be viewed at http://www.paulspastashop.com - this site is a good example of the outdated style we are trying to move away from). Our logo should pay a key role in overall web design and appear on each page.
The green in our logo is our signature color along with burgundy, a light soft peachy color, and dark hardwood brown. We intend to use the site for retail sales in the near future.
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Bake the Book: Convent Cookies
Yesterday we began our week of cookie recipes from Fany Gerson's My Sweet Mexico with Anise Cookies, a recipe adapted from monjas or nuns. According to Gerson, these religious ladies do more than their fair share of baking, and in fact, most of the cookie recipes that we are going to be sharing this week were born in convents.
While the women who came up with these Convent Cookies live fairly austere lives, the recipe is far from light. The cookies begin by caramelizing almonds in a sugar syrup. Once the almonds have cooled, they are ground into a crunchy, sugary base. Butter, flour, and egg yolks are mixed into the nuts to make an almondy dough that requires a bit of patience to roll out (perhaps that's a virtue learned at the convent?). Once the little cookies have been cut out of the chilled dough they are brushed with egg white and topped with sugar and slivered almonds.
The finished cookies are crumbly, sweet, and bursting with deep almond flavor.
As always with our Cook the Book feature, we have five (5) copies of My Sweet Mexico to give away this week.
Reprinted with permission from My Sweet Mexico: Recipes for Authentic Pastries, Breads, Candies, Beverages, and Frozen Treats. Copyright © 2010 by Fany Gerson, Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, Berkeley, CA.
- Yield:3 to 4 dozen cookies
- 1 cup whole almonds, skins on
- 1 cup sugar, plus extra for topping
- 1/4 cup water
- 7 ounces (scant 1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 5 egg yolks
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 2 egg whites
- Sliced or slivered almonds, for topping
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Place the almonds on a baking sheet and toast until golden in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely. Place a nonstick mat on a baking sheet or lightly grease the pan.
Combine the 1 cup sugar and the water in a small saucepan, wiping the edges with a wet brush or your wet hands so no crystals form, and cook until it turns a golden caramel color. Add the almonds and stir quickly with a heatproof spatula or wooden spoon. Pour onto the prepared baking sheet. Let cool, and then grind in a food processor until the consistency resembles little sugar rocks but not powder.
Cream the butter in a mixer until pale and fluffy, and then add the egg yolks, one at a time. In a small bowl, combine the salt and flour and add gradually to the batter, scraping the sides as needed. Add the ground caramelized almonds until just combined.
Put about one-fourth of the mixture between two pieces of parchment paper (the size of your baking sheet) and roll out to about 1/4-inch thickness. Keeping the rolled-out mixture between the parchment sheets, transfer to the baking sheet then place in the freezer for 10 minutes; repeat the process with the rest of the dough. Remove the baking sheets from the freezer, one at a time, beginning with the one that has been in the freezer the longest. Carefully peel off one of the parchment pieces to expose the cookie dough, and then put it back lightly, flip over the cookie dough, and peel off the other sheet. (This step makes the cookies easier to handle.)
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut out 21/2-inch circles of dough (or whatever shape you desire) and place on the baking sheet. Repeat the process with the rest of the dough and gather the scraps to roll again. The scraps can be rerolled up to three times. If the dough starts to feel sticky, refrigerate or freeze it briefly.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Beat the egg whites lightly and brush the tops of the cookies. Decorate with sliced or slivered almonds and a bit of sugar. Bake until the edges begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes in the pan, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Bode SK, Gates GE. Correlates of success on DTR credentialing examination Accepted for publication, September, 2001.
Bode SK, Gates GE. Dietetic Technicians: Student characteristics and attitudes of program directors on selective admissions and competency levels. Submitted.
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The BeagleBone Black Proto Cape is a great way to prototype or design custom capes and provides you access to all GPIO pins available on the BeagleBone Black. The Proto Cape easily mates with your BeagleBone Black and gives you a large prototyping area, two red LEDs for user applications or debugging, and access to a blank I2C EEPROM that is great for storing pin configuration data.
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A Southern California woman woke up in her bed to find a naked burglar sleeping next to her, police said Monday.
The victim was at home in the in the 2100 block of West Civic Street in Santa Ana on July 22 when a man forced his way into the home through a window, removed his clothing and climbed into bed with her, police said.
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Albertson Brook ( Atlantic )
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Albertson Brook is a place of kind Stream belonging to the County of ( Atlantic ).
The closest populated place is that of Rockwood that is3.60 miles far from Albertson Brook.
Albertson Brook is also 4.25 miles far from the closest airport or heliport, the Hammonton Municipal Airport .
The weather forecasting are available for the town of Hammonton , that is 10.35 miles far from Albertson Brook .
The Zip Code of Albertson Brook is 08037.
Besides Albertson Brook in the County of ( Atlantic ) there are the following places of kind Stream . These are reported in what follows in alphabetical order:
Ables Run - Ables Run - Abrams Creek - Absecon Creek - Adams Branch - Babcock Creek - Babcock Creek - Big Creek - Big Greaves Creek - Blackmans Branch - Broad Creek - Brockaways Branch - Bubs Creek - Cedar Branch - Cedar Branch - Cedar Branch - Cedar Brook - Cedar Hammocks Creek - Charley Creek - Clam Creek - Clark Branch - Clarks Mill Stream - Commando Creek - Conovers Creek - Conovers Creek - Cordery Creek - Cranberry Creek - Deep Run - Doughty Creek - Drivers Branch - Dry Run - Elliots Creek - English Creek - Fence Creek - First Branch - Flat Creek - Flat Creek - Gibson Creek - Gravelly Run - Great Egg Harbor River - Great Swamp Branch - Green Branch - Griscom Creek - Gun Branch - Hawkins Creek - Hospitality Branch - Hospitality Creek - Hubbard Race Creek - Indian Branch - Indian Cabin Creek - Ingersolls Branch - Isaacs Creek - Isaacs Creek - Jack Pudding Branch - Jackson Creek - James Branch - Jerry Creek - Lakes Creek - Landing Creek - Landing Creek - Landing Creek - Little Greaves Creek - Little Meadow Run - Little Mill Creek - Long Point Creek - Lower Brothers Creek - Lucas Branch - Main Marsh Creek - Makepeace Stream - Man Killer Branch - Maple Run - Mare Run - Masons Creek - Mathews Run - Mattix Run - McNeals Branch - Middle River - Mill Branch - Mill Creek - Miry Run - Morses Mill Stream - Mott Creek - Mud Creek - Mud Creek - Nacote Creek - Negro Creek - Nell Run - Nescochague Creek - North Branch Absecon Creek - Nortons Branch - Oyster Creek - Oyster Creek - Patcong Creek - Penny Pot Stream - Perch Cove Run - Peters Creek - Petties Branch - Pine Creek - Pole Bridge Branch - Powell Creek - Rubes Creek - Rubins Run - Second Branch - Sedge Creek - Sharps Branch - Sleeper Branch - South Branch Absecon Creek - South River - Stephen Creek - Stillman Creek - Swan Pond Race - Tarkiln Branch - Teal Creek - Three Pond Branch - Tuckahoe River - Turtle Ground Creek - Union Creek - Upper Brothers Creek - Warners Mill Stream - Watering Race Branch - White Oak Branch - Wigwam Creek .
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New Jersey : Emblem of State
- Capital : Trenton
- Inhabitants : New Jerseyan (New Jerseyite, Jersier, Jerseyite, Jersey Cow,
- State's Motto : Liberty and prosperity
- English translation : Liberty and prosperity
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text: Economics follows the amoral laws of supply and demand. And seemingly ethical behavior can have unintended consequences. By Knight Kiplinger, Editor Emeritus January 3, 2011 Q: In our community -- which is prone to bad storms and flooding -- local stores always raise the price of building supplies after a disaster. They are criticized for doing so, and now our city is considering a law banning "price gouging." How do you view the ethics -- and economics -- of this?Ethics and economics are very different. Economics follows the amoral laws of supply and demand. And seemingly ethical behavior can sometimes have unintended negative consequences. Consider these questions: Do the local stores collude to raise their prices in lock step, and by the same amounts? That's price fixing, and it's against the law in most places. Sponsored Content Do the merchants quickly sell out their current inventory at jacked-up prices, shut their doors and go on vacation with their windfall profits? That's their right, but they're taking advantage of their neighbors' misfortune, which is neither compassionate behavior nor good business management. Advertisement Or do the merchants sell out their inventory and use the profits to place large, new orders with their wholesalers -- perhaps offering the higher price necessary to divert deliveries from other regions and make sure your community gets the big shipments it needs for rebuilding? What if the retailers, instead of posting new prices on all their drywall, carpeting and plywood, conducted public auctions in their stores? Would it be unethical of some customers -- who have a greater need for the merchandise and are willing to pay more -- to bid up prices on the store's existing inventory? Would such an auction violate or simply skirt an anti-gouging law? In light of all this, will an anti-gouging law help or hurt your community in a time of crisis? Sure, it will benefit the first few lucky buyers who get what they need at the pre-disaster price, but the next hundred customers may find empty shelves a week later. Send your own money-and-ethics question to editor in chief Knight Kiplinger.


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Until a few years ago, mobile gaming was confined to Minesweeper, Solitaire, Brick Breaker, and a handful of strategy-style games like the classic Warfare Incorporated. The rise of iOS, Android, BlackBerry 10, and Windows Phone has changed that, bringing immersive, innovative, and addicting gameplay to our mobile devices.
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Effective Presentations: Overcoming 4 Common Challenges
The ability to give effective presentations to various audiences is a hallmark of success. Yet, have we found ourselves trying to overcome the same roadblocks each time we present? Do we simply lack the enthusiasm needed to connect with an audience because fear stands in the way?
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Presenting to any audience is a quick, efficient way to market ourselves, a business, or a cause. In this workshop, you'll learn how to conquer these 4 common challenges: 1) Appearing nervous in front of a crowd 2) Presenting with lack of energy 3) Providing too much information 4) Rejecting speaking opportunities due to fear of failure.
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Learning ways to overcome these 4 challenges will help elevate your success. An accomplished presentation is what will differentiate you from your competitors.
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Strong presentation skills will enable you to drive your message home. Whether your goal is to market, to influence, or to motivate. An effective presentation is a critical component for reaching your goal. You'll see measurable gains in communication skills, personal and corporate image, and ultimately, your bottom line.


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|Biographical Information
|Other names
|Cúthalion (S, "Strongbow")
"Beleg the Archer"[1]
|Chief of the marchwardens
|Hunting of the Wolf
|Doriathrin (Sindarin dialect)
|Physical Description
|Large cloak[2]
|Anglachel and Belthronding
|Images of Beleg
Beleg Cúthalion was a Sinda who served King Elu Thingol of Doriath. He was considered to be the best archer and huntsman of his time.
Together with Mablung, he was one of the great captains of the Sindar. Beleg was captain of the Marchwardens and therefore was usually on duty on Doriath's northern borders near Brethil, Dimbar and Nan Dungortheb. Beleg carried a black bow named Belthronding, to which his epessë (surname) referred, and an arrow called Dailir.
If he went outside of Doriath, he was often accompanied by Mablung, e.g. when they went to the Mereth Aderthad.[3] He and Mablung also were the only two Elves from Doriath who joined the hosts of the Noldor in Nirnaeth Arnoediad.[4]
He took part in the Hunting of the Wolf, together with King Thingol, Mablung, Beren Ercharmion and the great hound Huan.
With Túrin
Later he became a good friend and brother-in-arms of Túrin Turambar, and thus became ensnared in Túrin's accursed fate. For a long time Túrin joined Beleg in Dimbar.
When Túrin fled from Doriath, Beleg received permission from Thingol to follow him into exile. He deemed his bow unsuited for this task and from Thingol's armoury chose the sword Anglachel that Eöl had forged and given to Thingol in tribute.
Beleg was captured by the band of outlaws Túrin led near Amon Rûdh and was tortured, because Túrin was not present. He brought word from Thingol to Túrin that he was free to return to Doriath, but Túrin neglected the offer. After returning to Thingol to bring the news, Beleg returned into the north marches, when winter came, he set out again to join Túrin.[5]
The outlaws had meanwhile taken about at Bar-en-Danwedh, the halls of Mîm, the Petty-dwarf.
Together with Túrin, Beleg became for a while a captain against Morgoth, and the place where they dwelt became known as Dor-Cúarthol, the "Land of Bow and Helm". Mîm hated the Elves and Beleg especially, because he had healed his enemy, Andróg, from an arrow wound.
When Mîm was captured by Orcs, he revealed where the outlaws had their refuge. After fierce battle upon the top of Amon Rûdh all men were slain and Túrin captured. Beleg was bound and left back alive, as was demanded by Mîm who wanted to deal with the Elf personally. But Andróg was still alive, though mortally wounded, and he chased Mîm away and cut through Beleg's bonds before dying.[6]
Beleg followed the Orcs into Taur-nu-Fuin, where he met Gwindor, an Elf of Nargothrond who had been captured in the Nirnaeth Arnoediad but escaped from slavery in Morgoth's mines. With help from Gwindor, who had seen the passing by Orc-band, Beleg found the Orc-camp at night. He shot one by one the wolves who guarded the camp. He then was able to rescue Túrin, who was unconscious because of the torture he had endured, during a thunderstorm.
Beleg was buried along with his bow Belthronding by Túrin and Gwindor. Anglachel had turned black and blunt when it spilled its master's blood. But Gwindor took it with him, for he deemed it better to use the blade for vengeance agains Morgoth, than to leave it rotting in the earth.[7]
Túrin afterwards made a song for Beleg, named Laer Cú Beleg, the Song of the Great Bow.
Beleg means "mighty" in Sindarin.[8] His epessë Cúthalion means "Strongbow".
See Also
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Land of Bow and Helm", p. 141
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "Of Mîm the Dwarf", p. 139
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "Túrin among the Outlaws"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Land of Bow and Helm"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Death of Beleg"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", beleg
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Eric Jaffe is the former New York bureau chief for CityLab. He is the author of A Curious Madness and The King's Best Highway.
In the late 1950s, at the height of America's road construction craze, leaders of New Haven, Connecticut, wiped out an entire neighborhood to make way for a highway that would help save the city. The idea made sense at the time. Suburban flight had left the downtown area withering. By clearing a wide strip of land, New Haven could construct a long highway linking Interstate 95 to the state's Naugatuck Valley via the city center. Cars would follow this long welcome mat back downtown, and the city would thrive once more. The plan made New Haven a regional, if not national leader "in striking at the illnesses that plague all U.S. municipalities," wrote Time magazine in 1957. Some even took to calling it the Model City.
The great road never materialized as planned. Instead all the city could muster was a one-mile, limited-access highway known as the Route 34 Connector. For years the connector served as a continual reminder of the failed efforts of urban renewal. It had displaced some 800 families, severed the downtown district from a vital neighborhood, and, many felt, torn the fabric of the city beyond all repair. "It would appear that we love the road much more than we do places, certainly more than we love cities, so that our political powers always gather behind the highway network, and we are ready to destroy anything for it," Vincent Scully, a Yale professor and critic of the Route 34 Connector, wrote in 1967.
As the years turned into decades, plans to redevelop the neighborhood came and went. Then in late 2010 New Haven got its long-awaited second chance. It came in the form of a $16 million [PDF] federal grant under the TIGER program. Combined with other funding, the city now had some $33 million to replace the auto-centric connector with a livable "urban boulevard" called the Downtown Crossing. New Haven natives near and far rejoiced at the chance to correct the mistakes of the past. "Route 34 has divided our downtown for decades," Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro said at the time. "It's unbelievable what has happened today."
But as the city pushes forward with the Downtown Crossing plans, some members of the community are pushing back. Critics fear the current design continues to favor vehicles and wide roads over pedestrian and bicycle interests. They contend some street crossings don't adhere to the city's own complete streets manual. A resolution to reconsider the entire concept has emerged, which the city's Board of Aldermen will vote on in early November. If the resolution is approved, the board will be telling the city, more or less, that much of New Haven doesn't think the current plan is good enough.
"It's a huge opportunity to re-knit together the downtown, provide a larger footprint for the downtown, provide a template for growth for the next 20 years," says John DeStefano, the current mayor of New Haven. "I think there's evident self-interest for everyone in this effort. The discussion is more about how we do it rather than if we do it at this point."
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There's a lot to like about the Downtown Crossing project in its current form. In part that's because there's so much to dislike about Route 34 as it presently stands. Right now the connector sweeps traffic off I-95 along five lanes that become North Frontage Street. Some of these cars duck onto an underpass that heads below College Street toward an unsightly parking garage. On the other side of the pass, South Frontage Street pushes more lanes of cars toward the interstate. It's a frustrating arrangement for people trying to navigate the city by any means except driving — and it's pretty frustrating for drivers, too.
The first phase of Downtown Crossing, which is covered by the TIGER grant, will close two of the interstate exits and replace them with streetscape enhancements. It will bring College Street down to grade level in an effort to help it connect with the rest of the city. North and South Frontage streets will be converted into urban boulevards shared by cars, pedestrians, and bike riders. There are even hopes that a streetcar line will make its way into the finished corridor.
The general idea of the street reconfiguration is to reconnect the downtown with the medical district of Yale University, as well as the Hill neighborhood that was destroyed by the original Route 34 Connector. "All of Downtown Crossing speaks to blending these economic centers, so it's easier for people to walk to work, bike to work, much easier for economic relationships to grow," says Michael Piscitelli, the city's deputy economic development administrator, and one of the project's leaders. "Today it's a very difficult connectivity. You may have people on one side of Route 34 get in their car and drive their car to the other side of Route 34."
An equally important purpose is to clear space for taxable property. The plans have already attracted an anchor to the new corridor: a new building called 100 College Street, which will be situated in front of the current parking garage. The site will bring up to 400,000 square feet of office, lab, and ground‐level retail space to the medical district. It will encourage tenants to commute by modes other than cars, and the building will have bike racks, showers, and other amenities for those who ride to the office. The building's parking garage will even have charging stations for electric vehicles.
All told this phase will create more than 900 permanent jobs and perhaps 2,000 immediate construction jobs. The project as a whole will boost the city's tax revenue by millions of dollars a year. The Downtown Crossing plans are still in a preliminary form — what designers call a 30 percent phase — but they're expected to be finished by the middle of 2012, according to a presentation made at a public meeting earlier this month. Construction would then begin near the end of that year or the start of 2013, with a goal of finishing 100 College Street three years later.
"Eliminating that highway is an essential. I think it will meaningfully and dramatically affect the character of the city," DeStefano says. "I think of this as a bit of gardening. We're a growing city. This is a piece of infrastructure that doesn't make sense. We ought to pull the weed."
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While the timeline does leave a little room before the weed gets plucked, some believe it isn't too early to start deciding exactly what will be planted in its place. Last week a committee of the city's Board of Aldermen approved a resolution [DOC] that calls some specifics of the Downtown Crossing plan into question. Citing growing evidence that knowledge-based economies thrive by facilitating personal contact among city residents, the resolution cautions that the current plan repeats many of the "automobile-first" design policies that characterize the current Route 34 Connector. In the words of the resolution, the Downtown Crossing therefore falls short of its "transformative potential."
The biggest sticking point is the length of the street crossings. The plans presented to the public so far suggest that North Frontage Street will continue to exist as a four- and, in some places, five-lane road, including turning lanes (see below). Instead the resolution recommends turning North and South Frontage into a pair of two-lane roads, with a maximum of three including turning lanes. In addition, the resolution prefers to cap lane width at 10 feet; enhanced pedestrian crossing arrangements, such as refuge medians; a target speed of no more than 25 miles per hour; and general equal planning priority to pedestrian, bicycle, and mass transit movement.
"The intentions of the project are fantastic," says Justin Elicker, a member of the Board of Aldermen and the author of the resolution. "But the city's current design, which is changing as time goes on, is a road that's much larger than what a lot of community members and I feel is appropriate for the vision of New Haven as having complete streets that give equal importance to pedestrians, bicycles, cars, and public transportation. I felt like we should step in now and make a clear statement that we wanted them to look at the current design and scale it down some."
Elicker's position is backed by a good deal of recent evidence. This summer a pair of Yale doctors, Clara Filice and Gregg Furie, compiled a summary of the existing literature on health and road design. They found evidence that narrower lanes can reduce travel speed and that fewer lanes increases road safety, among other things. (To give a sense of just how long a 55-foot crossing is — the length of a five-lane, 11-foot road — Elicker brandished a tape measure all the way across a room at a recent community meeting.) Another part of Elicker's concern stems from the fact that the traffic on North and South Frontage will be coming off and going onto the interstate — and therefore, presumably, moving quite fast.
"A lot of the new design manuals recommend against any distances of more than two or three lanes," says Mark Abraham, coordinator of the New Haven Safe Streets Coalition. "I think there'll be continuing pressure to make the road safer, since that's been such a priority here, pedestrian safety. I think there'll be more changes to the design that make it improved, including the shorter crossing distances and lower speeds."
Abraham is also concerned that the decisions made now can restrict future possibilities in the corridor. (Subsequent phases of Downtown Crossing will involve reconfiguring several other cross-streets in the neighborhood.) "Long-term, people want to see a transit-oriented development, less traffic, more walkability," he says — an ideal that's been captured in some of the project renderings:
On a broader scale, Elicker believes the current Downtown Crossing design stands in contrast the New Haven's own complete streets manual [PDF], considered by some to be the strongest in the country. The mission statement of that document, completed in 2010, reads: "To develop and promote a safe, context-sensitive transportation network that serves all users and integrates the planning and design of complete streets that foster a livable, sustainable and economically vibrant community." Elicker says the current design "just does not fit in with the spirit of the complete streets vision of the city." While he recognizes he's not a traffic expert, he says he would rather see cars sit in traffic each morning and evening than design streets that are hard for the majority of city residents to navigate the remainder of the day.
"It's clearly, the traffic counts are what's driving the project right now. That's why you have this number of lanes," he says. "If we make sure there's equal prioritization, number one, yeah, maybe you have some backups like you do now, for a half-hour a day, but more importantly you have accessibility for those other groups for the rest of the day. And number two, if we create an environment where pedestrians and cyclists feel safe, then they're more likely to use their feet and their bicycles and not need to use their cars."
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Whether the roads can slim down to the level Elicker and others would like is unclear. "If the issue is to take a limited-express highway and dump it onto two travel lanes, that frankly may present some math problems that may be difficult to overcome," says Mayor DeStefano. Indeed, two or even three lanes might not be able to handle the estimated 3,000 vehicles per hour that travel along North and South Frontage to and from the interstate. Other opponents of the resolution have a different concern: they fear fewer lanes will make it harder for ambulances to reach the nearby Yale-New Haven Hospital as quickly.
Piscitelli emphasizes that the forecasted number of lanes has been reduced since discussions for the project first began, and that further reductions remain under consideration. In the end this attempt at compromise might be enough for some critics. Elicker says it's more important to him that the city addresses the community's concerns than that it adheres to every single recommendation stated in the resolution. DeStefano, who has been a strong promoter of the project since the very early phases, says the key is to balance what's desirable and what's doable.
"I don't think there's a broad issue here of the desirability of this," DeStefano says. "I think wherever you can engage the community and address the issues that can reasonably be done, you do them. Where they're harder, where they're impossible, you say they're impossible. Then people can decide whether they want to support project or not."
The board's early November vote on the resolution is largely symbolic — it doesn't have any authority to change the design — but its approval would serve as a strong community refutation of the project's current trajectory. City officials stress that the design remains in a preliminary phase, and point to the dozens of community meetings that have been held as a sign that they intend to incorporate public feedback into the final Downtown Crossing plans. Piscitelli says this sort of feisty dialogue is par for the course in a place where residents demonstrate a lot of pride and passion for their home. It also may reflect the gravity of a decision some 50 years in the making.
"Nationally, you may look at it as a point of anxiety, but it's part of a natural discourse in a town like ours," he says. "New Haven is very fortunate to have an engaged community that works with us at every step of the process. It may be anxiety today but that translates into momentum for the next project and to keep improving the city generally."
All images courtesy City of New Haven
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On Feb. 23, at 3 p.m., Mark and Diane exchanged wedding vows overlooking the waterways in Cape Coral. They were surrounded by family and close friends. Escorting the bride to the podium were her mom and dad, Rolly and Cindy Kilborn. Best man was Shawn Reus. Maid of honor was Doreen Kilborn.
The couple and guests traveled to Florida especially for this wedding. After a honeymoon in this area, the couple returned to Michigan where they reside. Her parents returned to their home in Canada.
Lee Flowers, ministerial notary officiant, wedding coordinator, and owner of A Amore Weddings SWFL in Cape Coral, performed the marriage ceremony and provided wedding accessories.
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Mark Stachowicz marries Diane Kilborn
Pete Fournier Freelance Photography provided the couple with wedding photos on CDs. Family, friends, and the public can view the couple's wedding photo album on www.amoreweddingsswfl.com.


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OKLAHOMA CITY - Kevin Durant scored 28 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat San Antonio 106-94 on Thursday night, ending the Spurs' winning streak at 19 games.
Russell Westbrook scored 27 points and Serge Ibaka added 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder, who won the matchup between the top two teams in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City is three games behind with eight games remaining.
Durant scored at least 25 points for the 39th consecutive game, the longest streak since Michael Jordan did it 40 consecutive times during the 1986-87 season. He reached 25 on a free throw with 3:31 remaining.
Patty Mills scored 21 points and Kawhi Leonard and Tim Duncan each added 17 for the Spurs. San Antonio had won its previous four games by an average of 23.5 points.
Spurs reserve Manu Ginobili didn't play. He was not listed on the injury report, and coach Gregg Popovich did not explain why Ginobili was out.
Oklahoma City trailed 51-43 in the second quarter before Westbrook drained a 3-pointer, then made a layup with 2.6 seconds left in the first half to cut the deficit to 51-48 at halftime.
The Thunder continued their surge in the second half. Rookie Andre Roberson hit a 3-pointer gave the Thunder a 57-56 lead. A lob from Reggie Jackson to Durant for a dunk gave Oklahoma City a 75-65 lead. Durant hit a running jumper in the closing seconds of the third quarter to put the Thunder up 80-71. He scored 12 points on 6-for-9 shooting in the period.
Oklahoma City pushed its lead to 16, but San Antonio went on an 8-0 run to pull to 91-83.
The Thunder regained control. Westbrook got into the open court, clutched and threw down a reverse dunk to bump Oklahoma City's lead back up to 95-83 with 5:25 to play.
� Notes: Jackson played after sitting the previous two games with a mid-back sprain. ... Thunder C Kendrick Perkins returned to action after missing the previous 17 games with a left groin strain he suffered against the Miami Heat. ... Duncan and Perkins got tangled up early in the third quarter, and both were issued technical fouls. Perkins had his arm around Duncan, Duncan threw it off, and Perkins shoved Duncan. ... Thunder reserve F Nick Collison left the game in the third quarter after he took an elbow to the head from San Antonio reserve F Jeff Ayres and was bleeding. He got four staples and was ready to play early in the fourth quarter. ... Westbrook was issued a technical with 1:07 remaining after arguing with the officials.


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Welcome to our next challenge here at the Christmas Card challenge blog. Wow, did we have some excellent participation and entries last week. They were all wonderful, and we're so thankful that you joined us for last weeks challenge.
Onto this weeks challenge, which is to incorporate a photo. I know, interesting, right? Please keep in mind that our challenges are optional. Any Christmas/Winter/Holiday card will do. The idea is to get your Christmas stash started so you're not rushing around at the end of the year to get them done. Also, it's not necessary to use a SCRS stamp on your project, but we sure love it when you do.
We have some lovely cards created by our talented design team this week. Check out how they incorporated their photos.
Katie - August Guest Designer
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August 17, 2012
George Soros' attack dog, ThinkProgress, has exploited a supposed clerical error on an ammo purchase by the National Weather Service that was actually ordered by NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement as an excuse to attack Rand Paul, Alex Jones and Infowars.com.
Reporting the clerical error as fact prior to the about face by the government has provided the Soros funded operation with an excuse to slam both Kentucky senator Rand Paul, who mentioned it before the clarification, and Alex Jones, who posted a story about the original bid offer posted on the FedBizOpps website.
"That a United States Senator would lend even a smidgen of credence to this conspiratorial nonsense is disgraceful," ThinkProgress writes. "But perhaps we shouldn't be a surprise: InfoWars' biggest mainstream booster is Matt Drudge, one of the most influential news sources on the American right. Naturally, InfoWars' story on the NWS ammunition order was Drudge's top link yesterday."
ThinkProgress characterizes the story by Paul Joseph Watson as "fictitious" when at the time it was truthful reporting based on a posted government bid that was later characterized as a clerical error.
Here is the government correction reported by the Washington Post:
Due to a clerical error in the federal business vendor process, a solicitation for ammunition and targets for the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement mistakenly identified NOAA's National Weather Service as the requesting office. The error is being fixed and will soon appear correctly in the electronic federal bidding system. The ammunition is standard issue for many law enforcement agencies and it will be used by 63 NOAA enforcement agents in their twice annual target qualifications and training.
In other words, the original post – again, if we can believe demonstrably pathological liars in the federal government – is an error and Watson's story is not fiction, but truthful reporting based on the government's own information.
But then George Soros' scriveners make a living – or collect grant money – twisting the truth and using mischaracterization as ammo in a sustained effort to attack legitimate alternative media not sucking off the teat of a one-world globalist frontman who is a predatory financier exploiting naïve "progressives" no different from the so-called capitalists (in fact, they are modern mercantilists and monopoly men) they self-righteously claim to oppose.
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