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Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Aged
(1983 ratings)
Now this is some good stuff
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Aged
(1983 ratings)
Now this is some good stuff
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva rum is distilled from molassis in copper pot stills and then aged in small oak casks for on average 12 years before being bottled.
Produced in Venezuela, which has a rich rum history dating to 1896, the Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva distillery is located on the northern slopes of the Andes mountains.
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Posted about 1 year ago by Jaybird from United States with 47 ratings
Aroma of warming alcohol and vanilla. Sweet on the nose. Vanilla forward, sweet but not cloying upfront. This is a medium bodied rum. The finish is a bit sweet but warmth and a slight bitterness lingers. Not as complex as I expected based on all the reviews. Easy sipping and good but a little simplistic to my palate. If you don't like sweet rums then I'd avoid but if you do then go for it! I'd give it a 7.5 but I rounded to 8. Definitely a crowd pleaser.
Posted about 6 years ago by Gerald from Austria with 21 ratings
The Diplomatico was my first Rum many years ago ,and i love him until today.
Nose: sweet , caramel,vanilla smoke,fruit,nutty
Tase: sweet,caramel ,vanilly, fruity,nutty,smoke,oak
the Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva before 2012 was a little bit better .
Posted almost 7 years ago by JIsurfer from United States with 17 ratings
So far, this is my absolute favorite rum. You don't need ice to mellow it out, it has almost no burn, but still full of flavor. I wouldn't dare put this in a cocktail or with coke, it would be a disgrace to do that. It is extremely smooth.
Posted about 5 years ago by Dustin R. Newton from United States with 33 ratings
I've tried hundreds of rums, and have I've 75 different types in my cellar at home. I have 4 cases of this. It's that fantastic. Rich and creamy, heavy caramel and toffee, without being overwhelmed with hard oak. This is the epitome of rum, the gold standard by which all others are judged. Superb!
Posted over 4 years ago by RedBlaze6 from United States with 26 ratings
Diplomatico RE was my first sipping rum. Couldn't have chosen a better one to start with. Being new to the rum review game, I won't try to use fancy lingo like flavor notes, legs or complexity. I will just say that it smells and tastes like sweet deliciousness with a subtle burn. Drinking it neat is the way to go. Ice and water takes away from that creamy goodness and mixing hides that great flavor. I have graduated to less sweet rums but this will always stay in heavy rotation at my house. At around $35 USD (01/2016), this is a must have.
Posted over 3 years ago by James Dylan from United States with 8 ratings
Wow, this is like sweet, rum-flavored pancake syrup. Based on the reviews here, I went out and bought a bottle ($40), and was hoping to discover a new favorite sipping rum. It never happened. From the first sip, I was like.."huh?" My background is, I have dietary restrictions and don't drink soda or eat a lot of candy (sugar) or sugary drinks or food, even. So maybe my tolerance for sugar is low, who knows. But this stuff is cloyingly sweet, the aftertaste is similar to that of having eaten hard candy. You can taste this sickly sweet residue in your mouth for long afterwards. Don't get me wrong, it's not "bad" rum, it's sweet and slightly pleasant, but for a rum purist, it's horrible. I can't believe I just blew $40 on this bottle of rum-flavored syrup. It also has a strong scent of vanilla, no doubt added. Like I said, it's not rum, it's a liqueur. It has a nice burn down the throat, but the sticky sweetness is horrible for me, and it makes me want to brush my teeth. Sorry guys, I'm voting against the grain on this one.
Posted over 4 years ago by Rumtastic from United Kingdom with 20 ratings
As tasty as this is, rating is down as it's not a rum - it's a liqueur:
Nose: Big caramel, toffee, butterscotch (you get the idea). Vanilla and dark fruits, maybe some orange skin. Tiny prickle of spice from the oak. The combination is not complex but it is certainly very hedonistic.
Palate: Big caramel, toffee, butterscotch. Vanilla and dark fruits......oh wait. Nose, taste and repeat. Very viscous and mouth-coating, actually quite cloying. Yep, it's a liqueur. Delicious though.
Finish: Actually surprisingly long, didn't expect that. Lashings of vanilla and a bit of oaky bitterness but I get the impression that the finish is just there because my mouth is still coated with the sticky rum and I'm still getting "palate" and not an actual "finish".
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Posted about 6 years ago by forrest loftis from United States with 13 ratings
Diplomatic RE is an excellent sipping rum. Sweet enough but not quite as much as Zaya . Buttery caramel flavor with the smoky burnt oak misting through. I can sip a good glass of rum for two hours. Add a twist of lime and try that with this rum. Let me know if after about 30 to 45 minutes you , you don't find the nose has evolved to a different rum. All in a good way. If it were not more expensive than Zaya, it would also be a 10 but I have to say 9.
Posted over 4 years ago by LarsF from Sweden with 39 ratings
Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva comes in a nice bottle and the rum is delivered in a nice tube (as in the picture).
The smell is very sweet with lots of caramel, cacao and vanilla.
In mouth this rum is very velvety with a small hint of spice at the end. The taste is full of vanilla, cacao and orange.
The finish is long, mild and sweet with a little bit of spice.
A sipper that also goes well as a blender. This one should be in every collection :)
Posted over 5 years ago by Eric from United States with 7 ratings
This rum was unbelievably great for sipping. I was fearful that it would be a bit too sweet after reading a few reviews and giving it a smell, but it ended up being extremely well balanced and smooth all the way through. There are rich sweet caramel/molasses aromas followed quickly by oak and smoky notes. The taste is very similar to the smell with sweet caramel at first, hints of vanilla, and then small oak notes. It is very smooth all the way through with no harshness whatsoever. This is like a desert, but not too sweet. One of my new absolute favorites.
Posted almost 7 years ago by redwdz from United States with 1 rating
A luxurious adventure of rich evolving tastes: molasses, chocolate, toffee, vanilla, orange, at a very reasonable price. Quite smooth and easy on the palate. I surprise devotees of high end bourbon and scotch with this sipping rum. Mmmm...
Posted over 3 years ago by James from United States with 17 ratings
I'll give a mention to this fellow that nailed the rum review:
It's just too sweet for me. Rums by their nature will tend to have a sweeter note, but this is playing to a crowd that wants liquid candy in their mouth.
I'm currently experimenting with drier and spicier rums to mix it with in order to try and bring some semblance of balance.
Posted over 7 years ago by Benito B. from Luxembourg with 68 ratings
For people who like sweet rums, this one should be a winner! The Diplomatico Réserva Exclusiva is a very sweet aged rum from Venezuela, which brings out his fruit and spiced notes without being strong at all in the throat.
Posted over 4 years ago by Franklin Fraitus from United States with 21 ratings
I like rum, and I like it straight. Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva has that wonderful taste a sipping rum should have. It's smooth, tasty and has a nice little bite in exactly the right proportions. Without any overpowering flavors like so many other high end rums. Bottom line, it's absolutely wonderful. I've never found anything better, regardless of price.
Posted about 6 years ago by martin jeppesen from Denmark with 229 ratings
Excellent rum in a lot of ways with a deep toffee aroma. A very sweet and round caramel palate, with a hint of vanilla. Enjoyable as a dessert after dinner. In the long run I find it way to sweet for a regular sipping though.
Posted over 6 years ago by Rumm from United States with 4 ratings
I love the long thin slow legs that appear above the golden brown swirl in the glass. As I bring the glass to my nose there is the reward of soft vanilla and a tinge of cocoa and molasses to tempt my taste buds. I find the sweetness a delightful accompaniment to the report of spices from my olfactory senses. The burn is gentle as the golden brown goodness rolls around the sides of my tongue and down the throat. A delightful sipping experience.
Posted about 6 years ago by OmegaP from France with 12 ratings
So it was (one of) the fist of my aged rums, and it's why I love them that much.
As I don't taste it from long time I'm normally objective on this ratting (and I'm more interested on some Bourbon now ;p ).
A nice smell of mixed vanillia and caramel and a bit spicy, who remember me the Rooibos (false tea). On the mouth the same flavor is present but more stonguer, giving a round and sweat rum, with a bit of astringent and a long sweet caramel/vanillia finish.
Realy a nice and good rum for everyone. A great first choice for start aged rum.
Posted over 3 years ago by VyperGrrl from United States with 1 rating
A lot of people will complain about the sweetness of this rum, or say it's not a "good rum" because it was sweetened after distilling. I'm not one of those people. I don't think that pouring a snifter of spirits should represent an endurance event. I want to enjoy it - and I definitely enjoyed this one. On the nose, I got butter, brown sugar and a hint of pinapple. I tasted caramel, vanilla, walnut and nutmeg with a hint of orange. Very little astringent burn on the tongue, and warm going down. A very nice rum.
Posted almost 4 years ago by Ellis from United Kingdom with 19 ratings
My first foray into more premium rums and I was blown away. Beautifully sweet but not overpowering, smooth and perfect for sipping.
On a recent holiday to Keffalonia I spied a bottle behind the bar and asked for a glass (a Greek single is like a UK triple 👌) the owner was stunned I knew it and went on to tell me all the awards it's won and that UK guests don't know what it is... I drank the whole bottle that week and started the next one reminding me how easy it is to drink. What's more, at the price point it is exceptional value and easily matches or outstrips more expensive rums I've had.
Posted almost 4 years ago by BigMarcus from United States with 8 ratings
I purchased this based on many reviews I had read online a few years ago. Boy it did NOT disappoint! In fact, at the time, it was the smoothest, tastiest rum I had ever had! Beautiful bottle that is frosted green with what appears to be a currency for the label. It looks great sitting on my or any bar. The nose is pleasant with vanilla and honey. The color in the glass is a fantastic rich cognac color. In the mouth, mild spiciness, wood, nuts and vanilla. Clean finish. Definitely a sipping rum and should be in your stash without question.
Posted almost 3 years ago by Joola69 from United States with 2555 ratings
Well over 1,900 aged dark rums enjoyed and Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva is still on my Top 15 list after 15 years. It is sublime, very smooth, no burn at all and contains plenty of flavors plus it is the best price-quality ratio of any rums, period. If you haven't tried yet Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, go quickly and get a bottle since it will set a brand new benchmark for your personal rum list.
Detailed scoring analysis:
10/100 Packaging, bottle and label design 9
10/100 Color of this rum 9
15/100 Nose test 13
20/100 Palate test 19
15/100 Afterburn of this rum 14
15/100 Availability to purchase this rum 15
15/100 Ultimate value for money 15
Total score 94
Posted about 4 years ago by Staffan from Sweden with 26 ratings
Very nice avec, but I wouldn't place it near the top choices. It's fairly sweet and rich in both nose and palate. Vanilla tones, fuits, bitter orange and all around a classic rum.
Posted over 4 years ago by Marc Cardinal from Belgium with 401 ratings
It was hard to believe that a rum was so cheap for some to be one of the ten best rum in the world. The perfect demonstration that the price is not synonymous with perfection. It is perfectly balanced rum and butterscotch flavor ( sweet as candy) is pleasant . It will be perfect with dessert (crème brûlée...)
Posted over 4 years ago by Denis Mazzucato from Italy with 16 ratings
Is good but is far too simple...
Just some fruits, some little spice, too sweet (probably a lot of added sugar).
It's made to please everyone's taste...
Don't chose it if you want to find a true rum.
Posted almost 5 years ago by Falcon91Wolvrn03 (PREMIUM) from United States with 424 ratings
This rum blew me away! I can't believe it's only $34.99 (K&L Wines 2015). Toffee, cacao, vanilla, gingerbread, oak, molasses, wow! Smooth as silk too; don't even bother mixing it. A bit creamier than most rums. I prefer this over many others that cost far more.
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The Autumn internationals are over and the post-mortems have begun on the Northern Hemisphere teams.
Did Ireland reveal a fundamental character flaw when they threw away a lead against New Zealand?
Will Wales make it an historic unprecedented three titles in a row?
Can England step it up from an encouraging autumn series?
Rugby Union fans will spend many an hour debating these questions in the lead up to the 2014 Six Nations in February.
I would contend that these Autumn internationals and performances will have almost no effect on the outcome of the Six Nations Championship.
More likely than not, the outcome of the Six Nations has already been decided six months previously and thousands of miles away from the playing fields of Twickenham, Cardiff and Dublin. The outcome of the Six Nations has most likely been determined in Australia.
Throughout the months of June and July the English and Celtic players undertook a gruelling tour of the Land Down Under playing three Tests against Australia and seven other tour games.
Ultimately, the Lions won a momentous victory defeating the Wallabies 2-1. No doubt they will rightly look back in pride at their summer work.
Equally, however, there can be no doubt that the tour will have taken something out of them.
By contrast the French players will have had the summer to rest up and prepare. History suggests that this gentle preparation will give them a decisive advantage.
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Katharine Viner, who joined the newspaper in 1997, was set to lead a Guardian Australia team that would work in collaboration with Graeme Wood, the former of accommodation website Wotif.com and backer of non-profit, online media venture The Global Mail, the London Evening Standard reported.
A spokeswoman for The Guardian would not comment on the report, only saying in a statement to AAP: ''As the Guardian's reach grows it's natural that we continually explore a wide range of opportunities and partnerships.''
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The report came as a source at The Global Mail confirmed that three journalists were being made redundant following an external review of its editorial operations. Repeated attempts were made to contact the Mail's chief executive Jane Nicholls and Mr Wood.
A spokesman for the Media Alliance said it was aware of the restructuring and had written to the Mail seeking an urgent meeting.
In the UK, The Guardian's publisher - Guardian News & Media - said it was set to axe 68 editorial jobs to save £7 million ($10.8 million) a year from its annual editorial budget.
The media company called for temporary redundancies but said just over 30 staff came forward, increasing the likelihood that it would have to turn to compulsory job cuts. The voluntary redundancy scheme closed on Friday.
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The rules for the nominations are as follows:
- 1) Each person may nominate up to 25 games.
2) You may nominate any game from 2017. The GotW archive would be a good place to start looking (it lists the top 3 games from each GotW vote; you can see the other games that made it to the GotW vote by clicking on the date in the 'Week' column).
3) If you nominate a game that didn't make the top 3 in GotW results, then I'll mention it on a list that will be maintained at the bottom of this post, so that others will be able to see it (one mention per game, regardless of how many nominations it receives).
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If you've already submitted your full complement of 25 nominations and then you see a game posted on here that you hadn't noticed initially but want to nominate, you will be allowed to nominate that game in place of a game that you had already nominated. Alternatively, you can nominate games in dribs and drabs - even one nomination could make a difference!
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Due to pregnancy, German soprano Diana Damrau has withdrawn from the role of Isabelle in The Royal Opera's new production of Robert le diable which opens in December 2012. Replacement casting for the role will be announced in due course.
Giacomo Meyerbeer's Romantic gothic opera Robert le diable, which had its premiere in 1831 at the Paris Opéra, is presented for the first time since 1890 at Covent Garden in a new production by Laurent Pelly. The production draws upon French medieval art and architecture for its design, and promises to be full of Pelly's usual stunning theatrical effects. Hailed by Chopin as a 'masterpiece' at its premiere, this operatic rarity is conducted by French and Italian opera specialist Daniel Oren.
The rest of the cast remains unchanged with American tenor Bryan Hymel in the title role, American bass-baritone John Relyea as Bertram, Russian soprano and former Jette Parker Young Artist Marina Poplavskaya as Alice, French bass Nicolas Courjal as Alberti and French tenor Jean-François Borras as Raimbaut.


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Eric and Mary Feichthaler of Cape Coral proudly announce the birth of their fourth child, Lachlan Wade Feichthaler, who was born on June 7 , 2011, at 6:03 p.m. at HealthPark in Fort Myers. Lachlan weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Big siblings Eric Jr., Tyler and Emily are very excited about the new arrival. Eric Sr. is the former mayor of Cape Coral and is a partner at the law firm of Burandt, Adamski, Grossman and Powell. Mary is a CPA and is president of Feichthaler Tax Services. Lachlan's maternal grandparents are John and Dorothy Roberts of Rye, N.Y., and his paternal grandparents are Nicholas and Barbara Feichthaler of Cape Coral. Lachlan also has three great-grandparents Ethel Raichle of Cape Coral and William and Dorothy Krell of Rye, N.Y.
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I love cardigans. I probably have one in every color and all sorts of lengths from long to short and everything in between. Some I've had for years…so long I'm almost embarrassed to admit how long. And even though I love them all, I sometimes think it would be fun to change up their style a bit to make them feel new again.
So that's exactly what I did.
I think these little cuties would be a perfect addition to a bride's or bridesmaid's cardigan if you're the kind who'd like to hand-make some things for your wedding. The best thing about these is that after they're made, they're just pinned on…so you can take them off and put them on other sweaters or shirts as well.
What You'll Need
All-Purpose Pins
Sewing Machine
Matching Thread
Fabric Glue (or Needle & Thread)
Safety Pin
You can use any kind of fabric you want. As you can see, the first one I did here I used a chiffon. Cut your fabric. The length and width to cut really depends on how big you want the flower. The chiffon one above was 35 inches, but the length I cut for the other two and for this tutorial was 20 inches and the width was 3 inches. I wouldn't cut any shorter than that, but if you want a bigger flower…go as long as you like.
Fold the fabric in half like so. (If you're using chiffon, you don't need to do this step. But make sure your fabric isn't going to fray.)
Fold in a pleat and pin every inch or so the full length of the fabric.
Before you sew along the bottom edge, be sure to turn each end's fabric inward so the rough edges are no longer exposed. Sew along bottom line to secure in place.
Start spreading the fabric glue in sections and fold over one edge of the fabric piece to start creating the flower shape. Repeat all the way through until flower is formed. (If you'd rather hand-stitch this part instead of using fabric glue, which is what I did for the chiffon one, by all means stitch away. It's the same process. Roll, stitch in place, then roll again, stitch in place and repeat all the way through.)
If you are gluing, be sure to let the glue dry completely before you move onto the next roll and after the flower is formed. By now your flower should resemble something like this.
After the glue has dried completely, take your safety pin and pin from the inside of your sweater through to secure the fabric flower in place.
And there you have it!
Aren't they cute? Don't worry, the back side of the flower isn't going to look pretty. If you're the type who'd like to make it look pretty, next week I'll have another tutorial to show other ways in which this flower can be accomplished as well.
For now, I hope you've enjoyed this!
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CHICAGO, Ill. (Monday, November 18, 2013) – FC Tucson and Major League Soccer announced that the Chicago Fire will take part in the 2014 FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup. The Fire will join fellow MLS sides Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, New England Revolution, Real Salt Lake and USL Premier Development League's FC Tucson in the third edition of the tournament that will run from February 19 until March 1.
The Fire will unveil the full 2014 preseason schedule at a later date.
This year's tournament will consist of four days of tripleheaders with the final day culminating with the championship game. The first three match days will be played at the brand new North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex. The finals, on March 1, will take place at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.
"We are thrilled to be in a multi-year partnership with Major League Soccer as the official Western Hub of MLS Preseason," said the FC Tucson ownership group in a joint statement. "We look forward to providing all 11 teams and their visiting fans a first-class soccer experience to launch the 2014 MLS campaign."
A full schedule, including ticket information, for all of the MLS Preseason games in Tucson can be found at www.FCTucson.com.
2014 FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup
(All times CT; schedule subject to change)
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 (North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex)
Chivas USA vs. FC Tucson, 2:00 p.m.
Colorado Rapids vs. Chicago Fire, 4:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. New England Revolution, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 22, 2014 (North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex)
FC Tucson vs. Chicago Fire, 2:00 p.m.
Colorado Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake, 4:30 p.m.
New England Revolution vs. Chivas USA, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 (North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex)
Chivas USA vs. Colorado Rapids, 2:00 p.m.
New England Revolution vs. Chicago Fire, 4:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. FC Tucson, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 1, 2014 (Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium)
5th Place vs. 6th Place, TBD
3rd Place vs. 4th Place, TBD
1st Place vs. 2nd Place, TBD.


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MICR Code: NA
Contact No.: 242205
Address : NATIONAL HIGH WAY,31 JAIL CHOWK, PURNIA-854301
Website : http://www.allahabadbank.com/
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"Blast from the Past" is the theme of East Stroudsburg University's 2012 Homecoming week festivities, which begin on Sunday.
"Blast from the Past" is the theme of East Stroudsburg University's 2012 Homecoming week festivities, which begin on Sunday.
"Blast from the Past" highlights include a home football game against West Chester University on Oct. 6. All homecoming activities listed below are open to the public.
REC-EX annual 5-K Run and One-Mile Walk — Registration at 7:30 a.m., race will start at 8 a.m. Sunday. For information and to register, contact Jill Harper at 570-422-2978.
Comedian Evan Wecksell — 7 p.m. Tuesday, Common Grounds, University Center. Free. Call: 570-422-3396.
ESU's Homecoming Pageant — 8 p.m. Wednesday, Keystone Room.
Pink Light Walk — at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, beginning in the Keystone Room and concluding at the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center at Pocono Medical Center, 206 E. Brown St., East Stroudsburg. Registration at 5 p.m. and information booths followed by a brief program at 6 p.m. The walk will start at 6:15 p.m. Rain or shine. Information: PMC Hughes Cancer Center at 570-476-3488.
Remembrance Day Program — 1 p.m., Keystone Room. Members of the campus community and the general public are invited to attend this event to remember members of the ESU family who passed away in the last year. Information: ESU's Office of Student Affairs at 570-422-3643.
Alumni Reunion and Distinguished Alumni Awards Banquet — 5 p.m., Keystone Room. This annual event pays recognition to those receiving this year's Alumni Awards and the reunion classes of 1957, 1962 and 1967. Tickets for the banquet are $35. Reservations: Office of Alumni Engagement at 570-422-3530.
Warrior Spirit Night — 8:30 p.m., Eiler-Martin Stadium. The event will include performances from the university marching band and other fun school spirit activities.
Homecoming Fireworks Display — 9:30 p.m., Eiler-Martin Stadium.
Live DJ Music — 10 p.m., Dansbury Commons.
ESU Athletic Hall of Fame Brunch — 8:30 a.m., Keystone Room. Registration at 8 a.m. Hall of Fame induction ceremony for alumni and coaches in recognition of extraordinary athletic and academic achievement at ESU. Open to the public. Reservations required. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for children, and include a ticket to the Warriors' football game against West Chester at 1 p.m. Information: Greg Knowlden, sports information director, at 570-422-3312 or email@example.com.
Alumni Tailgate — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Henry A. Ahnert Jr. Alumni Center.
Rec B Open House — 9 a.m. to noon, Rear of Hawthorn Suites. Tour ESU's newest fitness facility, which features cardiovascular machines with attached televisions, free weights, an elevated track and a studio for fitness classes.
Tours of Hemlock and Hawthorn Suites — 10 a.m. to noon. Tours will leave from the lobbies every 15 minutes.
LGBTQA Program Center Open House — 10 a.m. to noon, Shawnee Hall. Visit the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Ally Program Center in its new location in Shawnee Hall. Light refreshments available.
Speech-Language Pathology Department Open House — 10 a.m. to noon, second floor of Monroe Hall.
East Stroudsburg University Homecoming Parade — 11 a.m., East Stroudsburg Borough. The parade will step off from the parking lot of ESU's Kemp Library on Smith Street and will end in front of the Mattioli Recreation Center, on Centre Street. Information: Chris Bello, student activity association assistant director, at 570-422-3055.
Football Game: ESU vs. West Chester — 1:05 p.m., Eiler-Martin Stadium. Halftime features a second recognition of the Homecoming king and queen and the Athletic Hall of Fame inductees and a marching band performance. General admission tickets are $10, tickets for reserved chair back seating area in front of the Eiler-Martin Stadium press box are $15 and tickets for seniors 65 or older and children under 12 are $5.
Soccer games: ESU vs. Slippery Rock — Eiler-Martin Stadium
Warrior Women's Soccer, 6 p.m., and Warrior Men's Soccer, 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 for non-ESU students and $3 for children under 12. The event is free for students with an ESU student I.D. Sunday, October 7
Special Olympics — 9:30 a.m. — 5 p.m., various locations on campus. Athletes will participate in such activities as soccer, bocce and volleyball. For information, contact Jazmyn Pulley, assistant director of student activities, Greek Affairs, at 570-422-3429, or Jennifer Tresp, senior competition director at 814-234-8750 or 800-235-9058, ext. 245.
ESU Women's Field Hockey vs. Limestone— noon, Whitenight Field. Tickets are $6 for non-ESU students and $3 for children under 12. The event is free for students with an ESU student ID.
For information, visit esualumni.org or contact Brooke Donovan at 570-422-3659 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. Contact the Student Activity Association office at 570-422-3055.


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It would have been useful if your correspondent had answered the question about "isn't unlikely" rather than just trying to paraphrase their answer again.I have a correspondent that I feel uncomfortable in requizzing on his/her reply. Is any one able to settle the (liguistic or semantic?) question?
I cannot decide whether his/her language is too unclear (loads of negatives and also a double negative) or is my understanding too limited to see the wood for the trees?
Both, I'd say.
(Q 1) Secondly , does the dream state have its own unconscious?
I ask that question because I had a dream where I had forgotten the address of somebody and was (in this dream) walking through the town and hey presto I bumped into someone who said "oh by the way the number of that house is 27)
To me (when I awoke) it seemed that that was a little too convenient and I wonder did my dream invent that meeting just to elicit the address?
(A 1) The dreaming state is the unconscious; therefore, it isn't unlikely to be unconsciously aware of information that is not uppermost in our conscious memory.
A1 is an answer of "No" to question 1 - if you assume that "isn't unlikely" should read "is unlikely", which A2 seems to agree with.
Your correspondent is saying that the dreaming state is the unconscious, so it can't have an unconscious.
However, it can still make sense as it's written with "isn't unlikely" = "is likely". The problem is that there is no distinction made in the second half of the sentence between the conscious state and the waking state.
It could mean that, because the dreaming state is the unconscious, the dreaming state is likely to be aware of that which is unconscious (not uppermost) in our waking (conscious) state.
(Q 2) did you slip in an extra negative into that sentence by mistake?
Was it meant to read "isn't likely " instead of "isn't unlikely" ?
Otherwise it breaks down to "is likely" doesn't it?
Yes, it does.
(A 2) It is likely that you are unconsciously aware of more information than your are consciously; therefore, to dream about information you have consciously forgotten is not unusual. I hope this helps.
[It is likely that] When you are awake, there is more information in your unconscious than in your conscious mind.
Therefore, when you go to sleep, it is not unusual to dream about some of this unconscious content - since the dream state is the unconscious.
It should be easy to Google this exchange if you need the rest of the context
Note: I don't necessarily agree with the answers given.
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Annie Hall
"What's your favorite movie of all time?" Anyone ever ask you that? In my world (Hollywood, movie nerds, Rocket Video, Amoeba, etc.) it's not unusual to be asked. Matter of fact, it's almost expected. Though not as fluctuating as "what's your favorite song of all time?" It is helpful to have an answer ready for the question. I have mine. Annie Hall.
"What's your second favorite movie of all time?" is a little harder. The Godfather, Once Upon A Time In The West, Rosemary's Baby, To Kill A Mockingbird, Blue Velvet, The Road Warrior, Vertigo, Apocalypse Now, Out Of The Past, I mean the list could go on and on. Maybe my number two is Woody Allen's follow up to Annie Hall, his black & white Manhattan.Continue Reading
When we think of Woody Allen's evolutionary assault on film history, we think of his amazing one-two-punch of Annie Hall in '77 and Manhattan in '79 (and some may add Stardust Memories to the streak in '80). But usually forgotten (and some would say for good reason) is the little film in between them in '78 called Interiors. After years of slapstick, the comic/director's Annie Hall surprised audiences with a more mature and almost serious direction (and won lots of awards for it). But with Interiors, Allen turned the seriousness up to an eleven.
This was his bold attempt at a Bergmanesque (a term invented because of this movie) cold, depressing family drama; there's not a joke in sight, not even a smile. It couldn't be more bleakly Scandinavian, as heartbreak, envy, divorce, adultery, rape, icy silence and of course, suicide by drowning take their turn on the screen. Allen puts together an interesting cast of actors at their most introspective. Leading the way is his then-muse, Diane Keaton, along with Geraldine Page, Mary Beth Hurt, Sam Waterson, E.G. Marshall, Maureen Stapleton as well as impressive newcomer Kristen Griffith and, in a stroke of inspired casting, the great B-Actor Richard Jordan. At the time, not only was this a new direction for Allen, it was unlike anything any major American directors were doing.Continue Reading
Love And Death
I'm not enough of an expert in Russian literature to give Woody Allen's Love And Death it's full due, intellectually. I do know there's some Crime And Punishment, some Brothers Karamazov, some War And Peace, and some Chekhov being spoofed. Visually there are references to Allen's Swedish idol, Ingmar Bergman, with The Seventh Seal and Persona, and as well as some Charlie Chaplin. Allen also borrows healthily from his wisecracking forbearers, The Marx Brothers and Bob Hope.If Woody Allen's directing career can be broken into three sections - his early slapstick comedies, his middle important films, and his later mostly forgettable busts that he's been marred in for almost the last 20 years - then Love And Death marks the end of that first period. It would be his final "straight comedy" before making his evolutionary leap with his next film, the masterpiece Annie Hall. Love And Death ended his six-year period of comic experimentation following the hit and miss joke epics Take The Money And Run, Bananas, Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex, and Sleeper. Hard to believe at one time a film critic argued who was the more important comic filmmaker: Allen or Mel Brooks (after making the classics Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein)? Allen went on to do Annie Hall and Manhattan and about a ten more relevant films while Brooks did Dracula: Dead And Loving It. Woody was always growing, while Brooks peaked early. That is not to say Love And Death is only important as a growth record. It's also a great comedy on its own merits. It's beautifully shot in Hungary by cinematographer Ghislain Cloquet (Au hasard Balthazar, Tess, etc.). Also it's been cleverly scored with the music of 20th century Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev (later The Ren & Stimpy Show would use his music as well).
Like Allen's Latin American revolution comedy, Bananas, a lot of the fun is putting Woody in an absurd situation and letting him be Bob Hope. During the Napoleonic era, Allen, sporting his trademark horn rimmed black glasses, plays Boris Grushenko, a Russian coward ("Yes, but I'm a militant coward"). As his two virile brothers enlist in the military, Boris is too busy fretting about life and trying to get laid. The object of Boris's lust is his independent cousin, Sonja (Diane Keaton), however she is engaged to the herring merchant. Eventually Boris enlists in the army, becomes a hero, and then he and Sonja set out to assassinate Napoleon (played wonderfully by James Tolkan).Continue Reading
Manhattan could be America's most moving film about the genuine love between a forty-something-year-old intellectual and a 17-year-old high school student. Well, it's about a bit more than that, but the central storyline is moving in ways few people can quite articulate, but are quick to call "brilliant." Both completely modern yet seemingly timeless, Woody Allen's 1979 film provides a picturesque tribute to one of the world's great cities, as well as a bold statement on finding romantic happiness in not so widely agreeable places.
Allen stars as Isaac Davis, a single father and writer living in Manhattan, who most would consider depressed. Involved in what he considers a meaningless relationship with the underaged Tracy (Mariel Hemingway), friends Yale (Michael Murphy) and Emily (Anne Byrne Hoffman) are concerned Isaac is wasting his life away with the girl while writing junk television shows. Isaac starts to re-evaluate his situation, however, after meeting Yale's mistress Mary (Diane Keaton). At first repelled by her "pseudo-intellectualism," he quickly develops an interest while her affair with Yale becomes more intense.Continue Reading
Play It Again, Sam
If Play It Again, Sam looks a little more like a generic 1970s romantic comedy than the usual Woody Allen flick of the period, that's because Allen didn't direct it. But it was based, seemingly line-for-line, on his own popular Broadway play with the three stars (Allen, Diane Keaton & Tony Roberts) reprising their roles. Allen was still early and raw in his directing career, so the much blander Herbert Ross (The Goodbye Girl), an ex-theater choreographer, took the helm. But it still has Allen's incredibly funny script, showing many signs of the more mature style that would explode into Annie Hall, later in the decade.
Woody plays Allan, a San Francisco film fanatic and writer. Recently dumped by his wife, he's even more of a mess than usual and in need of constant consolation from his friends, the married couple Dick and Linda (Roberts and Keaton), though Dick always seems to be preoccupied with work. Allan is hoping to score with a chick to help mend his broken heart, but he's more comfortable watching movies than talking to a woman. Like a classic film geek, his life and his relationship to the world are based on a pose he has seen in films (usually the classics). He's so lonely and extreme in his film obsession that he has developed an imaginary friend, Humphrey Bogart in his full Casablanca trench coat and hat get up. Bogart imparts two-bit noir advice, "I never saw a dame yet that didn't understand a good slap in the mouth or a slug from a .45." Allan usually ignores the advice and does the opposite or when he tries to obey, it usually goes hopelessly wrong.Continue Reading
In 1981, with newly elected rah-rah American president Ronald Reagan taking office, an anti-Communist, anti-Soviet ardor was in full swing. So it was extra amazingly audacious that pretty-boy actor Warren Beatty was able to get his giant bio of Communist journalist John Reed made. Reed, the only American buried in Russia's Kremlin, isn't exactly a household name and Reds the movie, clocking in at an epic 194 minutes, wasn't exactly a sure thing at the box-office (matter of fact, despite winning a bunch of awards, it was considered a financial disappointment in its day). Reds really is a tribute to the passion of Warren Beatty's grand vision; he produced, directed, and co-wrote the screenplay with British playwright Trevor Griffiths (with uncredited contributions from Elaine May) and managed to put together an impressive cast to back him up (Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Edward Herrmann, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, Gene Hackman, etc). Ironic: a rich movie star makes a big expensive movie (with corporate funds) about an anti-wealth guy. In the Doctor Zhivago tradition, Reds is one of those sweeping literate love stories which was shot for over a year in five different countries; but underneath that sweep it's a very personal and intimate little movie.
After covering events in Russia, journalist John Reed (Beatty) returns to his home town of Portland to raise money for his ultra-left newspaper. There, he meets and has a fling with a married socialite named Louise Bryant (Keaton) and invites her back to New York's bohemian Greenwich Village where they both hang with many of the famous radicals of their day, like the outspoken anarchist Emm...
Most films about the future seem optimistic about human intelligence levels rising, with Mike Judge's depressing comedy Idiocracy being an exception. Woody Allen's Sleeper splits the difference: the technology and science have evolved but people have gotten shallower. Since '73 his vision looks to be almost prophetic. As a follow up to Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know about Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask, Sleeper was his most polished film at that point. It was the peak of Woody's slapstick phase, just four years before his evolutionary jump into the more mature filmmaker he would become with Annie Hall and Manhattan (both films co-written with Marshall Brickman, who also worked on the Sleeper script). Kinda, sorta, slightly based on H.G. Wells's 1899 novel When the Sleeper Wakes, it's a film that, because of the science-fiction element and the high laugh count, has always been considered one of his more admired and easily digestible films from his non-fans.
In 1973, Miles Monroe (Allen), owner of the Happy Carrot Health-Food store, is put into a scientific sleep chamber, without his knowledge, and finally revived two-hundred years later in 2173. He wakes up in a futuristic American police state (similar to so many movie future societies from Logan's Run to Conquest of the Planet of the Apes to The Hunger Games). The rebels need him because he's the only citizen without an identification number. He ends up helping them by posing as a robot servant for a dingy socialite, Luna Schlosser (Diane Keaton, working ...
The Godfather
If you watch any of the terrific documentaries on films of the last fifty years (The Kid Stays In The Picture, A Decade Under the Influence, Visions Of Light, etc) you will notice there is ONE film that comes up over and over, its influence and success massive, the impact it had on the public and the industry indescribable. If you polled people, I bet it would make as many favorite ten-best lists as any other movie. If I happen upon it on TV I set sucked right in. It's the Gone With The Wind of its time.... Yes, you know what we are talking about, The Godfather. Perhaps the greatest movie ever made.
Of course this is the epic story of a post-WWII Italian American family. Vito, the Patriarch (Marlon Brando), is the head of the Corleone crime organization. The film opens at the wedding of his daughter, Connie (Talia Shire). His oldest son, Fredo (John Cazale), is a rather weakly type. His next son, Sonny (James Caan), a hothead womanizer, is the heir to take over the business. There is also an adopted Irish American son, Tom Hagan (Robert Duvall), who works as the family's lawyer. His youngest son, Michael (Al Pacino), is there with his new girlfriend, Kay (Diane Keaton). He is not part of the family business; as a collage graduate and a "war hero" there are expectations for greatness cast upon him. In a nutshell, The Godfather is a tale about how Michael evolves from clean-cut, all-American wanna-be to the head of the family when his father dies and his brother Sonny is murdered. And he ends up becoming even more ruthless than his father ever was.Continue Reading


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The recent cold weather and freeze damage to some of Kansas' wheat crop has raised a number of questions regarding the recropping options following application of various wheat herbicides. Many of the commonly used sulfonylurea herbicides, including Ally, Ally Extra, Finesse, Glean, Amber, Peak, Rave, Maverick, Olympus, and Power Flex are persistent and have fairly long crop rotation guidelines.
In general, the most tolerant summer crop, to residues of these herbicides, is STS soybeans, followed by grain sorghum. Product labels tend to specify grain sorghum, but forage sorghum and sudangrasses would likely have similar levels of tolerance. One major exception to this guideline is sorghum and Maverick herbicide. Sorghum is extremely susceptible to Maverick and should not be planted for at least 22 months after application. In addition, fields should not be planted to sorghum for at least 14 months following Amber or Rave application according to label guidelines.
Producers who want to recrop to sorghum on their wheat acres that have received one of the other residual sulfonylurea herbicides should wait as long as possible to plant. Ideally, sorghum should not be planted on these fields until mid-June.
Cotton and non-STS soybeans are generally intermediate in tolerance to these herbicides. Many of these product labels recommend not planting cotton or non-STS soybeans until the following year, while others have a 3 or 4 month waiting interval or a clause that allows shorter recrop intervals in the case of catastrophic events if a field bioassay indicates it is safe to plant the crop. However, in those situations, the grower assumes all risk of crop injury.
Corn, sunflowers, canola, and alfalfa tend to be the most susceptible crops to the sulfonylurea herbicides and generally have rotation guidelines of 12 months or longer with most of these herbicides. With the high price of corn, many farmers may be interested in planting corn, but corn is very susceptible to residues of these herbicides.
Several herbicide labels make reference to shorter recrop intervals if planting IR corn. However, IR corn is obsolete and current Clearfield corn hybrids do not have the same level of cross resistance to sulfonylurea herbicides as did the IR corns.
Wheat fields that have been treated with Beyond herbicide can be recropped in the spring with any type of soybean or Clearfield sunflowers, but not to sorghum or corn.
Most other commonly used wheat herbicides in Kansas have short crop rotation restrictions. In fields where herbicide carryover is a concern, it would be best to wait until later in the spring before planting to allow as much time as possible for herbicide dissipation. Tilling the soil to try to "dilute the herbicide residue likely will not have a great benefit and could increase the risk of soil erosion and moisture loss. Lowering residue managers on planters so that an inch or two of topsoil is thrown out of the rows could help get the seed into soil with lower herbicide levels.
Another consideration is how to kill the wheat crop if producers plan to recrop. For glyphosate to be effective, it has to be absorbed by healthy, growing plant parts. Wheat that has been injured and is not dead yet, but not growing well, may be hard to kill with glyphosate.
The best approach is to wait until the wheat is actively regrowing before applying glyphosate. Paraquat is not a good alternative as it burns back the treated leaves, and is not translocated to the crowns and lower buds, thus the wheat plant often can regrow from these structures.
Always refer to the specific herbicide label regarding crop rotation guidelines and restrictions. Label guidelines for crop rotation are often complicated by soil pH and geography. Some product labels have very rigid crop rotation restrictions, while other labels allow shorter intervals in the case of catastrophic crop failure, as long as the producer is willing to accept the risk of crop injury. Another confusing issue may be the existence of supplemental herbicide labels with shorter crop rotation guidelines than the regular label. Herbicides with supplemental crop rotation labels include Finesse, Ally, and Ally Extra.


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A thief stole a white gold promise ring Tuesday from the purse of an employee at a restaurant on the 1800 block of Industrial Circle, according to reports. Police have no suspects.
A window at Spangler Elementary School was damaged Monday, police said.
Two people were hurt, one seriously, in an accident Tuesday at Fifth Avenue and Terry Street, according to reports. Police said the front end of a 1999 Toyota Corolla, driven by a 25-year-old Boulder woman, struck the rear passenger side of a 2004 Toyota Corolla driven by a 36-year-old Longmont woman. There were no reported tickets.
A thief stole diesel fuel Tuesday from a delivery van parked at a business in the 400 block of Weaver Park Road, according to reports.
Someone stole medication Monday from a home in the 1400 block of Lashley Street, police said.


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The Affordable Care Act offers the self-employed the flexibility of getting health insurance, but the cost could become a burden for those who make too much money for government subsidies, but not enough to be considered well-off.
Health Costs Likely Rising For Many Self-Employed (The Associated Press)
- Experts say the young, single and self-employed may decide not to get health insurance and pay the penalty.
- The ACA will likely provide freedom to those who want to pursue entrepreneurial ventures and had once felt tied to employer-based coverage.
Middle Class Family Braces for Higher Premiums (The Associated Press)
- Click the link above for a case study of a Texas family whose health costs would go up if they sign up for health insurance under the ACA. The Wolf family's annual income is too high, making them ineligible for government subsidies.
- According to the Kaiser Family Foundation's online calculator, the family's health care costs could double if they purchase a benchmark plan through through the federal exchange.
- Assume their annual income is $130,000, the family would pay an annual premium of $14,804 for the mid-range, Silver Plan. Their current premium is about $7,800.
Florida Bans Obamacare Navigators From Helping Uninsured at County Health Departments (The Huffington Post)
- Florida issued an order banning "navigators" or counselors hired under the ACA to help low income, uninsured people sign up for health insurance.
- A Florida health department spokeswoman said that navigators were not acting on behalf of the state's health department, citing that the ACA program raised privacy concerns due to consumer information that will be gathered in a federal database.
- Federal representatives said the claims were "unfounded," and suggested it was an attempt to thwart the ACA, despite having the second-highest uninsured population in the U.S.


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HOUSTON — It was likely a must-win match for the Houston Dynamo. It would've gone a long way toward improving their playoff chances.
But despite putting together one of their best performances of the year, the Dynamo's poor finishing undid them on Sunday night as they fell 2-1 to the San Jose Earthquakes. And it all seemed very familiar.
"If you want a definition of our season, just watch a tape of this game," said defender Eddie Robinson. "I don't know that you can play any better and come away with zero points. Over the course of a season you expect to have a game like this, but for us, we have probably had eight or ten this season."
Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear echoed the frustration of his players after the game.
"I'm shocked we didn't come out with anything from this game," he said.
Houston created 16 shots, but only six of those opportunities were put on goal. They had three point-blank headers, all of which completely missed the target.
"We had chances galore and that bit us hard in the rear tonight, not scoring goals," said Kinnear. "If you don't score goals, it all goes for nothing. And that's what we got out of the game, nothing."
Forward Cam Weaver was particularly hard on himself after the game for the team's poor finishing after filling in at forward for Brian Ching, who was only available off the bench due to the calf injury he suffered last week. Weaver had three good looks that he should've buried.
"I should have had a few and I feel as if I let the team down," said Weaver. "As a striker, when you get those chances, you have to put them away. It's really tough to swallow."
While Houston will rue their missed opportunities in front of goal, the defense gave up two goals on the only two dangerous chances on the night. On the first, Geovanni ran free with no player stopping his run . On the second, a quick counterattack found Houston out of shape and scrambling to recover as Geovanni scored the winner.
"It's been the story of the season that we are too easy to break down and we give up goals at critical moments," said 'keeper Pat Onstad, who wore the captain's armband for the first time in his career.
Despite the loss, Houston are mathematically still alive in the playoff race. But a six-point swing, especially at home, against the team currently sitting in the final playoff spot, could've put the final nail in the coffin in their playoff hopes.
Dwain Capodice is a contributor to MLSsoccer.com. Questions or Comments can be sent via email to email@example.com.


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On March 12, a man and a woman sat down for a meal at Save On Meats Diner.
This was before the childish theft of the restaurant's sandwich board made the news, and before the stolen sandwich board made its hostage-like reappearance on an anarchist website. The manifestos of poverty activists about "gentrification" in the Downtown Eastside had yet to be uttered.
The man and woman had eaten at the diner before. He looked to be in his late 40s; she was in her 20s. She was blond, slim and, in the words of Save On Meats manager Jason Corbett, appeared to be "having a tough go of things."
They ate quietly. While they were eating, the young woman asked her server for a pen and paper. When she and the man left, on the table was a letter. The server read it. Then, with tears in her eyes, she brought it to Corbett.
This is some of what the young woman wrote:
"To Save On Meets (sic)
"I would just like to express my gratitude for the way the staff at Save On Meets continually help people who are in need, without judgment or even hesitation ... I personally have been so greatful (sic) to all Save On Meets employees for being a place where I'm able to go on days when I'm almost ready to snap ... its usually on cold rainy days when I'm feeling unwell, have no way to get money, need desperately to eat and feeling very unloved and hopeless ...
"There is a very good vibe here that always cheers me up, that means the world to anyone down here who's being treated like they don't belong anywhere and feel so hopeless because there's nowhere to go where they won't be ridiculed ...
"I know there was honestly a time which my life was most likely going to have ended that day had I not walked up to the window at the front, broke and extremely hungry and feeling very hopeless and unwanted. My instinct was to keep walking as I passed the front window but when I saw the food, my empty stomach forced me to stop. I didn't really think it would be a good experience for me to ask if there was a possibility of a free bite to eat ... my self respect couldn't take being denied again ... but I wasn't denied. To my surprise they were kind to me, talked to me like I was anybody else they'd serve and they gave me something to eat free. That 15 minutes restored my hope, and my will to live came back as I also got to dry off and curb my hunger!"
She signed it "Thank You — Melinda" and drew a heart beside her name.
Corbett read the letter and, as he wrote in an email to me, "welled up, too."
"That's when I took a picture of it and sent it to all the staff. I'm pretty sure it had the same effect on everyone."
It's important to know that I learned about the letter not from Corbett or from Mark Brand, the owner of Save-On-Meats, but from a server I know personally, and who had mentioned it to me in an earlier conversation. To get the letter, I had to phone Corbett at home, where he was sick in bed. He was surprised I would want it.
I wanted it so that I might bring another voice to the conversation. In the last couple of days, we have listened to poverty activists go on about the gentrification of the Downtown Eastside.
Save On Meats, undeservedly, has been a target in this. No business could be more community-minded. It tries to hire neighbourhood residents and the disabled, it runs a sandwich token program in which patrons can buy meals for those in need, it donates food and services to various agencies, including a food bank and a treatment centre for women.
Yet in a news story about gentrification, Sun city reporter Jeff Lee quoted Ivan Drury of the grandly-titled Carnegie Community Action Plan as seeing Save On Meats owner Brand "as doing 'Dickensian charity work' that (Drury) thinks is best left to government."
"'This Save On Meats scheme,'" Lee quoted Drury as saying, "'is socially irresponsible because it is posing an alternative to taxing corporations and the rich … to provide social programs.'"
Aside from the fact that the form of enlightened philanthropy and community engagement Save-On-Meats practises could hardly be called Dickensian — has Drury read Dickens? — one wonders what evidence he has that suggests it could supplant traditional government involvement or, for that matter, the grad-school Marxism he envisions.
Subsidized social housing of all kinds in the Downtown Eastside hasn't decreased in the last 20 years; it's increased, and continues to do so. The neighbourhood is still the ravenous maw of tax dollars it always has been, and there are no signs of its appetite waning.
Is gentrification taking place? Without doubt — though in a neighbourhood as destitute as the Downtown Eastside, it would be fairer to call it urban renewal. Yet the city and provincial governments have worked to make that change as inclusive as possible, accommodating both the longtime residents and the inevitable change all neighbourhoods undergo.
In this, Save On Meats is undeniably a part of that change, and thank goodness. The neighbourhood is lucky to have it.
For one woman, at least, it was not Dickensian charity it dispensed, but dignity.


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This weekend, stop at the super or farmer's market and buy four pint boxes of fresh blueberries. They are abundant and relatively cheap now. Once you get them home, whip up the freshest, most delicious blueberry pie possible, using a method shared by Camille Lesko, my former sister-in-law, who got it from Donna Lesko Weiss, her sister, who got it from her mother-in-law. These girls know how to bake pies, and I have been so lucky to be able to share their delicious creations over the years!
I really do think the best recipes are those handed from one good home cook to another, with each adding her own special tweak to the process. Isn't that the way great recipes are developed? I have tweaked this one just a bit, and by now have made it so many times, it is now one of my signature summer pies.
Most of the berries are used fresh and uncooked in this pie, so it retains a just-picked flavor. It also doesn't fall apart like many baked blueberry pies. What's more, it boasts a subtle perfumed flavor note that no one will likely guess.
Everyone who eats a piece wants the recipe, and proclaims it the best blueberry pie they ever ate.
Methinks they're right.
Update: This pie was featured on chef Evan Kleiman's KCRW "Good Food" blog on Aug. 10, 2010! And even more, Evan baked this pie and brought it to an interview at KNBC Channel 4 in Los Angeles, and declared it "a genius pie! So delicious…easy to make and so pretty." See the video.
Dorothy's Fresh Blueberry Pie
This is best made with fresh, not frozen, blueberries.
3/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2/3 cup water
5 cups fresh blueberries, divided use (see bold/underline in recipe)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons butter (not margarine)
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (yellow only, not white part)
10-inch pie crust, blind baked and cooled
In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and cinnamon. Blend in water and 1 1/2 cups blueberries. Bring to a boil, stirring and smashing half the berries deliberately (use a potato masher a few swipes if you like). Boil, stirring constantly, until mixture is very thick, a minute or so. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract, butter, lemon juice and lemon zest. Cool. (See note below.)
Fold in 2 1/2 cups blueberries, coating them well. Scoop into cooled baked pie shell. Arrange remaining 1 cup of fresh berries over top. Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours, or overnight if needed.
Serve plain, or with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt. To serve, remove pie from refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature. Sift powdered sugar over top for pretty.
Serves 8.
Note on cooling the filling:
A quick way to cool the filling before adding the rest of the blueberries is to fill a large salad-type bowl with ice and water. Partially submerge the pan with the cooked blueberries in this cold bath, stirring every once in awhile, and in 5 or so minutes it will be sufficiently cooled to continue with your recipe. You can also just set the pan on an unused burner while it cools off, but the cold water bath is much faster and lets you get your pie in the refrigerator more quickly if time is important.
Thanks to Camille Lesko and Donna Lesko Weiss for sharing their recipe so many years ago. They are seriously great cooks. If you get invited to their homes for a meal, the answer is always, "Yes!" And if they bring something to a potluck, head over to that dish first. Just sayin.'


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Mel B. Reveals Favorite Spice Girl + Addresses Victoria Beckham Feud Rumors [VIDEOS]by Maggie Malach | PopCrush
Former Spice Girl Mel B. had lots to talk about when she stopped by 'Watch What Happens Live' on Aug. 6. While chatting with host Andy Cohen and answering fan questions, Mel opened up about her favorite bandmate, feuding with Victoria Beckham and going to SoulCycle with Diddy!
First things first: When a viewer called in to ask Mel B. which Spice Girl she's closest to, the singer admitted she's tight with all of band members, but named Mel C. as tightest.
This led Andy to ask Scary Spice about rumors of her not being too friendly with Victoria Beckham.
"They always say that. I think because we just get in fights every now and again, but then we always make up," Mel explained.
The singer also spoke about Geri Halliwell leaving the Spice Girls in 1998, citing that the exit was not triggered by a fight.
"I don't think it was my feud," Mel said. "I think she had some stuff going on in her head .. I don't think she could take the pressure. She actually talked about it in her book, and she just bounced."
Mel added jokingly, "But she happened to have left on my birthday. What a b––––!"
While the singer declined to name the Spice Girl with the least amount of vocal talent, she did 'fess up about a feud she had with Diddy back in the day! Luckily, the two are now friends and, as she explains, "Now I see him at SoulCycle and he's fine! He's like, 'Hey, Mel, how are you?' It's all cool."
Watch Mel discuss all of this and more in the videos above and below. (Head's up, there's some mild NSFW language.)