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Nokia recently announced the new Nokia Lumia 800C smartphone in China. This handset will be exclusively available for the China Telecom subscribers. The Nokia Lumia 800C is basically the CDMA variant of the company's popular Lumia 800 smartphone. This handset runs on the Windows Phone 7.5 Operating System.
The Nokia Lumia 800C is the first CDMA Windows Phone in China. Apart from the Lumia 800C, Nokia also announced the Nokia Lumia 610C smartphone. It is also the CDMA variant of the Nokia Lumia 610 smartphone. The Nokia 610C is specially targeted at the youngsters for social networking and fast communications.
Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia, said,
"We're excited to introduce our first Lumia smartphone, the Nokia 800C, to this important market with our exclusive launch partner, China Telecom. Working closely together, we've created a compelling, locally relevant experience on the Nokia 800C especially tailored for people in China."
Nokia Lumia 800C features a 3.7 inch AMOLED display, sporting a resolution of 480 × 800 pixels, 1.4 GHz single core processor, 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, HD (720p) video recording and playback, 512 MB RAM, 16 GB internal memory, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, up to 335 hrs of stand-by time and a 1450mAh battery.
Nokia Lumia 610C features a 3.7 inch LCD display with 800 x 480 pixels resolution, Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS, 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash, 256 MB RAM, 8 GB internal memory, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, XBOX Live Hub, up to 720 hrs of stand-by time, up to 9.5 hrs of talk-time and a 1300 mAh battery.
Nokia also offers exclusive applications such as magazines from Trends and special offers for free downloads of popular gaming titles such as Fruit Ninja and PVZ. The Nokia Lumia 800C comes with a price tag of 3599 RMB (approx. $570). This handset will be available for purchase from next month at Tianyi FlyYoung shops, Nokia brand stores, Suning, Gome, Funtalk and other retail outlets. Nokia has not yet announced the price and availablity of the Nokia Lumia 610C.

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Welcome to Groovy in NetBeans IDE!
Groovy is supported natively in NetBeans IDE from NetBeans IDE 6.5 onwards. That means that you do NOT need to install any plugins of any kind if you want to code in Groovy in NetBeans IDE.
How To Get Started
The Groovy editor is a standard part of the "Java" distribution, i.e., the distribution aimed at Web development. Also included in that distribution is support for Grails. Click here to download the "Java" distribution, 6.5 or above:
Note: The Groovy editor is not part of the Java SE distribution of NetBeans IDE, since that distribution is meant to be as small as possible. You are therefore advised to use the "Java" distribution instead, if you want to use Groovy. You will then, optionally, also be able to use Grails.
Creating a Groovy Application
Here is described how to use Groovy in NetBeans IDE:
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Creating a Grails Application
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You can create complete Grails applications, running all the Grails commands from the IDE.
For Grails domain and controller classes, code completion in the Groovy editor from NetBeans IDE 6.7 onwards provides the names of dynamic methods:
Creating a Griffon Application
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Behold: The Pop Tart Quarter Pounder
Note: This post took place over a month ago, but since it got lost in the shuffle of other burger posts we're bringing it to you now. Better late than never, right? We thank our summer intern Lingbo for going where no intern has gone before: Pop Tart burger buns.
After the office gawked and gagged over various Pop Tarts creations from the Pop Tart Cafe in Times Square, I wondered if I could do better.
When an editor joked about a Pop Tart burger, I knew I had to rise to the challenge. Unfortunately, the sandwich-shaped items available at the cafe were more miss than hit. Even the ice cream sandwich seemed hindered by the thick, cardboard-y Pop Tarts that hugged it rapidly melting filling.
Placing chocolate cake with red, green, and yellow frosting seemed like a copout. So that left me with one choice: Pop Tarts as bona fide burger buns. How bad could it be?
I hopped by McDonald's and bought a Big Mac and a Quarter Pounder. Doing Big Mac transplant surgery turned out to be painful, since the third Pop Tart bun got crushed in transport. But the Pop Tart Quarter Pounder burger fared better.
The golden arches had just gotten frosted.
An editor and I both had a bite. It actually wasn't that bad—nothing that I'd seek out again, but actually pretty edible. Sure, the pastries were crumbly, but the brown sugar filling wasn't...that bad.
Sad to say, it was actually better than most of the Pop Tart Cafe's offerings. I'm not sure if that says more about the surprising deliciousness of my creation or the inedible nature of Pop Tarts sushi.
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) today announced what it said is the industry's highest-capacity 10,000rpm, enterprise-class hard drive: the Ultrastar C10K1200.
The 2.5-in. drive comes in capacities of up to 1.2TB and features a serial-SCSI (SAS) interface, a 64MB cache buffer and 2 million hour mean-time between failure (MTBF) rating. The Ultrastar C10K1200 uses less than 5W during idle mode.
HGST, now owned by Western Digital, said the Ultrastar C10K1200 is targeted at 24x7 enterprise applications such as data mining/analysis, business processing and delivery of data-intensive content-on-demand such as multiple channels of streaming video.
The 1.2TB Ultrastar C10K1200 drive delivers 33% more capacity in the same 2.5-in. form factor as HGST's previous 10,000rpm drives. By using the new model in a 2U (3.5-in high) rack-mountable server with 24 drive bays, users can get up to 28.8TB of capacity.
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I have raised my grandson who has Aspberger's Syndrome. I like to call it Aspberger's gifted. While it certainly has its challenges, it also brings many rewards. Let me give you a brief story of my experience.
We were given custody of two of our grandkids when they were removed from their home. We had been concerned for him for some time and wanted to intervene, but it was not welcomed. Finally, the state stepped in and he was brought to us. We went yo his school where they explained he had a form of autism, and only had an IQ of 65 and would never be able to do anything of value and would likely never be able to function in society on his own. We informed the committee of teachers and administrators they were wrong. We demanded he be taught and that he graduate high school with an earned diploma, not just passed along for him to be babysat at school till they could get rid of him.
Needless to say, it was quite challenging for all of us. We established our expectations, and they were the same as with any other kid his age for education and behavior. To make a long story short, last year he was graduated from High School with an earned diploma, on time, with his class. In his senior year, he was always on the honor roll. Because his expectations were as high as anyone else's, he stepped up to reach those expectations. Certainly he had to work about three times as hard as anyone else, but to him that was normal.
He was accepted in technical college to study welding technology. His hobby was blacksmithing since junior high, so it was a natural progression. He graduated from his tech college a few weeks ago and was the first in his class. He has his own pickup truck and is a good driver. He voted in his first election this past year. He has a girlfriend and a good social life. Certainly, he has numerous challenges. Most people who eat him think he's just a bit odd. He has a sense of humor, but it can be a bit strange. He is very black and white, and cannot lie. He is now 19, six four and about 245, and loves his life. Certainly it was a lot of work and he needed to feel safe and secure to get where he is, but he is a fully functioning adult who works with gen public every day and loves it. He never missed a day of school or work in the years since we got him. We are very proud of the young man he has become and certainly are excited that he will have a pretty normal life. Everuohas their own story, but this is ours. Thank you fylistening.


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William Tong drops U.S. Senate bid
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As he ended his bid for the U.S. Senate, state Rep. William Tong got choked up talking about why he ran for the open seat: Ady and Nancy Tong, his parents.
"Thousands of people across the state now know the story of Ady Tong. How he came to Bloomfield, Connecticut with just 57 cents in his pocket. Came here to cook Chinese food," Tong said as he trailed off.
"I wasn't going to do this," he said as he choked back tears.
The three-term state representative held a press conference in East Hartford to announce he was dropping his U.S. Senate bid, and will seek re-election to his seat in the General Assembly.


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Iowans being asked to respond as soon as possible
American Red Cross units from Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Sioux City, and Waterloo are preparing to leave for Colorado to assist with flood relief.
Leadership in Colorado has asked for all five regional emergency response vehicles from Iowa to respond as soon as possible.
Units from Cedar Rapids and Waterloo are leaving Monday and a team from Des Moines expects to depart Tuesday. Departure times for the others are not yet determined.
Red Cross volunteers are staffing shelters or evacuation centers throughout Colorado. The Red Cross says about 1,250 people stayed in 26 shelters Saturday night. Of those 10 were operated by or with the support of the Red Cross.
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District Finances
The amount school districts pay for school expenses, drawing from eight different funds.
Districts pay for four general functions – instruction, general administration, support services, and "others." The pie chart shows the dollar amount of each type of expenditure during the past year in this school district.
These figures are based on the district's audited Annual Financial Report.
Click on View Details to see the amounts of expenditures from the eight funds which are established by Illinois state law. Unclick the box to go back to the chart that shows functions.
For a look at long-term spending patterns, click on 5 Year and 10 Year Trends. To see the amount of revenue on the 5 Year and 10 Year charts, mouse over each bar.
Use the Excel icon to see the full dollar amounts and to download any of these graphs to a spreadsheet.
A typical school district spends about two-thirds of its budget on compensation for employees, about one-fourth on maintaining safe and comfortable buildings, and the remainder for equipment and supplies. School budgets address the functions shown in the first chart, which cover everything from paying teachers, to heating buildings, data processing, risk management, food service, transportation, bond payments, and many other activities.
Local school boards determine their budgets in an annual process prescribed by state law. Budget-making includes public hearings, posting of proposed budgets, and discussion by the school board. Illinois state law also establishes eight school district funds for the allocation of spending and an annual schedule for reporting of school budgets and actual expenditures.
Five and ten-year trends allow you to track changes in expenditures over time. Variations from year to year may reflect local activities such as building a new school, which would be reflected in a higher amount of expenditures from the Site and Construction Fund. Other changes may result from increases or decreases in state and federal funding and program mandates, as determined by the Illinois General Assembly at the state level and the U.S. Congress at the federal level.


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Hey, everyone! I'm proud to announce that my short story: "Epicenter," has been published for the second time! Check it out @ The Rye Whiskey Review:
Hey, everyone! I'm proud to announce that my short story: "Epicenter," has been published for the second time! Check it out @ The Rye Whiskey Review:
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Hello, everyone! I'm proud to announce that Ramingo's Porch Literary Magazine Issue #3, featuring my short story: "Blurring The Edge," is now available for order through Amazon!
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October 19th, 2015.
Stark City, Oregon.
9:01 p.m.
Well, today was just like any other day. A struggle. Again. Another uphill climb with only the thought of getting it all over with to keep me going. And once the long day is finally over, I can get on home and relax the best way I know how. By playing with myself.
That's right.
Some men like to go out after work. They like to hit the bars, hoist cheap beer, watch sports, drool over trashy women, shoot pool, and shoot the shit. I guess that gives them a reason to keep on keeping on. Know what I say? I say they might as well shoot themselves right along with the pool and the shit.
Can't say just why, but none of that appeals to me. Bars and women. No, sir. What a waste of time. For me, from the moment my eyes snap open in the morning until the moment I sign out in the evening, my mind's on one thing and one thing only:
Playing with myself.
Nothing else feels quite the same as playing with myself. Not that I don't love my booze and an occasional joint, cause I most surely do. But then, I'm getting ahead of myself.
Let me tell you how each day begins and ends so you'll have a better idea of what I'm rambling about. The beginning is always shitty, of course. Goddamn alarm clock sounds like a warning buzzer at a hockey game. It sure does the job of waking my tired ass up, though. So as soon as I can muster the energy to haul the load below my shoulders, I roll out of bed and stumble to the bathroom. After I finish my business with the commode I step into the tub and take the longest, hottest shower the water heater allows. Even in the summer. And to save time, I brush my teeth under the hot spray. Afterwards, I'm able to move like a man and not a zombie, which makes getting dressed a bit more pleasant, what with all the bending and twisting involved. Then, before I leave, I make myself a cup of instant coffee with plenty of sugar and cream.
Now, I have to admit, sometimes I wake up with a strong urge to play with myself before I hop in the shower. Especially when I was younger. Sometimes it's all I can do not to stumble into the living room, plant my bare ass on the couch, and shoot off right there. Sometimes, I have to stand in the bathroom and tell myself over and over, "Wait 'til you get home, boy. Wait 'til you get home."
So far, I've never caved in and done it before work, which is something to be proud of. I mean, after all, I've been playing with myself for a long time.
Anyway, let me tell you about work. I'd like to say I have a really interesting job, but I sure as hell don't. It's at a big old dirty factory in the Industrial District. Stark City Manufacturing. Job level two, full time with benefits. Been on that damned assembly line for thirteen years now. I put two cogs and one spring on each part that slides my way. These parts are then fitted to valves that attach to hoses in car engines. Foreign engines in slick foreign cars. The kind the kids all drive these days. The details are kind of boring, I guess, but the pay's good and the work's easy. Maybe too easy. That must be why my mind always drifts off to my one and only hobby.
Now, you might think a guy like me, who gets off on playing with himself so much, would keep it quiet. And you're right. I do. For the most part. But once, a long time ago, I let my dirty little secret slip, and I've been paying for it ever since. Being a loner type who usually keeps to himself, the guys and gals I work with were always trying to goad me out of my shell. "Whaddya do for fun?" they'd ask. "How do ya unwind after work?"
I've always been a man of few words. Don't like to talk. Don't like goddamn comedians trying to be funny. Especially when I'm the punch line. So their questions bothered me. A lot. I dealt with it by just shrugging and saying things like, "Nothing much," or, "You know, the usual." But over time, it got harder and harder to hide my aggravation, and the more aggravated I got, the more they kept up their bullshit. And one day I finally lost it with this big dumb parts polisher everyone calls "Jethro" on account of him being such a moron. "Jethro" kept asking if I had a life outside of work, and what kind of "lame hobbies" filled up my free time. The bastard wouldn't stop, and when I couldn't take it no more I just blurted out the truth:
That I like to go home and play with myself.
Well. Big mistake. There was instant laughter all around, and the news of my confession spread like wildfire. In a matter of minutes, I became known as "the guy who spends all his time jerking off at home."
And that's still how it is to this day. Everyone on the crew winks and smiles at me. Sometimes they whistle or slap me on the back. "Betcha can't wait to go home and play with yourself!" is all I hear, all day long. Sometimes they dig down deep into their vocabularies for the most vulgar expressions they can find to describe what they imagine I do with my dick every night.
According to the assholes I work with, I:
Grease it.
Polish it.
Spit-shine it.
Stroke it.
Slap it.
Spank it.
Yank it.
Tug it.
Whack it.
Beat it.
Jerk it.
Or jack it.
And, of course, to them my dick's not a dick. It's a hose, a monkey (my personal favorite), a pipe, a rod, a tallywhacker, a schlong, a dong, a wang, a pinky, a knob, a salami, a wiener, meat, and pud. I guess they're too juvenile to use grownup words like dick, cock, or penis. They also have other witty little sayings, like: choking the chicken, engaging in man-to-gland combat, and, of course, taking matters into your own hands.
Anyway. None of them know shit from Shinola. They are right about one thing, though. All day long, every miserable second of every miserable hour, I can't wait to get home and play with myself. And that's the only way to accurately describe what I do. I "play with myself." I absolutely do not grease, polish, spit-shine, stroke, slap, spank, yank, tug, whack, beat, jerk, or jack any part of myself.
I just play with myself.
Every evening when I get home.
Yeah. I first started playing with myself around the age of seventeen. I've heard that's kind of late for most guys, but I really wouldn't know what other people get up to. All I know for sure is that I discovered it right about the time I started my first job as a bagger at Stark Grocery World over in the Dibert District. At first, I was just messing around…figuring the whole thing out…then it got serious. Playing with myself started to feel really good. Insanely good. Like an addiction.
What can I say?
It didn't take very long before I was hooked.
Now I do it almost every day. And when I'm not doing it, I'm sure as hell thinking about doing it. Those idiots are right about that. But what might surprise them is that I never play with myself on my days off. Don't know why, either. Just never feel the urge.
Now, over the years I've built up some discipline about the whole thing. When I was younger, I'd rush through the door and start playing with myself as soon as I could. Like a man possessed. But now I never rush. I take my time and enjoy it. I savor it like a delicious meal I might never have the chance to taste again. Hell, at this point, it's become an honest-to-goodness ritual.
So what I do, is this:
Once I get home, I walk through the door of my shit-hole apartment as calmly as possible, and set my lunchbox on the counter in my kitchen. I know what's waiting for me in the living room but I don't dare look at it. In fact, I do my damnedest to totally ignore it as I walk past. I go into my bedroom, strip off my dirty work uniform, and slip off my boots. And I take my time with all this, psyching myself for the big event. Thinking about it all day long builds up a shit ton of anticipation, a shit ton of excitement. I know I'll be playing with myself very soon, and even though I've done it thousands of times, I still can't wait to shoot off on my couch.
Shooting off really is the greatest feeling in the world.
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Sideshow has gone mad for Prince of Persia, revealing a statue based on the movie that's not $100. Not $200. It's $300 worth of plastic Chesty Jake.
He goes on sale on Sideshow's website on June 3, and that $300 will get you a statue that stands around 18" tall and has interchangeable arms, so you can help Prince Dastan strike a suitably heroic pose.
Does he look a little off to anyone else? Like, this is what Jake Gylenhaal would look like in Prince of Persia 4, when he was 41 years old.
UPDATE - I went and called this the Hot Toys figure, which had been previewed earlier in the week, but this piece is actually a detailed statue, not a figure. We'll bring you pictures of the Hot Toys figure when it's out.
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As the global economy recovers, corporate strategies will turn from deliberate cash preservation to aggressive growth and expansion this year, according to the American Express/CFO Research Global Business & Spending Monitor.
The annual survey reveals that FDs worldwide, who have been pursuing cash preservation strategies, are holding substantial cash reserves and plan to use them for acquisitions as well as other revenue drivers such as R&D.
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Green Lantern set pics include a mysterious structure. A British actor will play Captain America's girlfriend. There are clips from Doctor Who, Nightmare On Elm St., Lost and V. Awesome Iron Man Gwyneth/ScarJo posters. Plus Twilight, Kick-Ass and Star Trek.
Green Lantern:
Geoff Johns Tweeted:
The rumor is that Ryan's #GreenLantern uniform will be CGI — hell, yeah it will be! Generated from his ring in Ivan Reis-like glory!! :)
[Twitter via Comic Book Resources]
New set pics give you another look at this film's logo, plus is that an air-traffic control tower? [SpoilerTV-Movies]
Captain America: The First Avenger:
Hayley Atwell, a British actor who was in the big-screen Brideshead Revisited, will co-star in this film as Peggy Carter, a British agent helping the French resistance who becomes Steve Rogers' love interest. She joins Chris Evans as Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky and Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull. [Heat Vision Blog]
Iron Man 2:
Here are new character posters, showing Pepper, Black Widow, Whiplash and War Machine. [BSC Review and ScreenCrave]
Star Trek:
Clifton Collins, Jr., who played Nero's second in command in the most recent movie, really wants to be in the sequel, and thinks he "absolutely" has a decent chance of returning. "Now please go and tell J.J. [Abrams]," he importunes a reporter. Since his character died in the first movie, his chances of returning in the second one do seem awfully slim — but you never know. [Ace Showbiz via TrekToday]
Christopher Mintz-Plasse explains more about the differences between the comics Red Mist and the movie Red Mist:
The one in the comic is much cooler than I am. They wanted my father to be a badass, and I've never been accepted by him. They wanted that instead of the cool guy who's always smoking weed and getting the girls.
Mark Strong talks about approaching the role of Big Daddy's nemesis, Frank D'Amico:
I decided that the best way to play him would be to approach it dead straight, inasmuch as he is a gangster who has made good and his life is perfect, when suddenly he discovers that kids dressing up as superheroes are ruining his business. So on a level of reality, there's the confusion he feels of that going on, and the way he decides to go about attacking it, I think is based in reality. Then you could play with how far you took fury, anger, how you could play your emotions; you could play with that a little more because of the comic book element.
Nightmare on Elm St.:
Yet another creepy new clip. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the drugstore... [Fangoria]
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse:
Rumors are flying around that this threequel is running into trouble. It's coming out in a few months and still isn't ready yet, and a week of reshoots is needed, including the crucial Bella/Edward meadow scene and a big fight scene. Because of logistical nightmares, including Robert Pattinson's availability, seven days of reshoots may have to be compressed into a few days. Also, director David Slade is supposedly having a fallout with the studio, and Catherine Hardwicke, who directed the first film, and/or Chris Weitz, who directed the second, may come back to direct the reshoots. People are taking all of this to mean the film may not be as dark as the 30 Days Of Night director might have wanted. But bear in mind — this is all just rumor. [Lainey Gossip via Cinematical]
Doctor Who:
Very excited for "Victory Of The Daleks." Who would not be? Here are an intro and three clips. [BlogtorWho]
And here's an incredibly lovely promo pic from the BBC site. [BBC]
Digital Spy has 10 hints about the episode, including that some time has passed between episodes, the Daleks really are apparently harmless, and they're all different colors. And Amy says, "Ever fancy someone you know you shouldn't?" Winston Churchill hasn't summoned the Doctor just to discuss the weather — he really wants something from him. [Digital Spy]
Some promo pics for the deity-tastic episode 5x19, "Hammer Of The Gods." [SpoilerTV]
Here are some new images for episode nine, "Heretic's Fork." [The V Files]
And two clips from episode eight, "We Can't Win." [SpoilerTV]
Some promo pics for episode 18, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." [SpoilerTV]
Stargate Universe:
The direction of season two is "a shocker for all of us," says Brian J. Smith. In the second half of season one, we won't delve too much more into the characters' pasts, but there is one upcoming episode where Scott's backstory comes into play:
There's a very specific episode in the last half that comes to a head a little bit for him. Briefly, at least. Things that he thought he had dealt with come back and kick him in the ass.
Jorge Garcia says Hurley is just trying to protect everybody, like he always has. And you don't have to worry about Smokey hurting Jack and the others — he gave his word they would be safe, and he has to keep his word, says Garcia. (The headline says Smokey cannot lie, but it doesn't sound like Garcia actually said that.) [TV Guide]
Here's your first clip from next Tuesday's episode. And I agree with the commenter on Youtube who says the next question out of Jack's mouth had better be about all the times he's seen his father on the island.
Returning characters next week will include Sayid's love Nadia, Jack's son David, plus Cindy the flight attendant and her two "kids," Zack and Emma. New characters will include a female surgeon (yes, a surgeon who's not Jack or his dad!) and two EMTs, presumably treating Locke. [BuddyTV]
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By Tom Hughes
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New guidelines for managing high blood pressure include nine recommendations and a treatment flow chart to help doctors treat patients with hypertension.
"These new guidelines provide reliable, evidence-based recommendations that can reduce the burden of stroke and heart disease in our country," says Sidney Smith, professor of cardiology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
"The challenge now is to see that these new guidelines are implemented by physicians and patients. Doing so will reduce the burden of stroke and heart disease facing the more than 75 million patients in our country with high blood pressure."
Hypertension is the most common condition seen in primary care and leads to heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, and death if not detected early and treated appropriately.
"Patients want to be assured that blood pressure (BP) treatment will reduce their disease burden, while clinicians want guidance on hypertension management using the best scientific evidence.
"This report takes a rigorous, evidence-based approach to recommend treatment thresholds, goals, and medications in the management of hypertension in adults," according to the article published online by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Blood pressure guidelines
The guidelines address three questions related to high BP management:
- At what BP should medication be started in patients with hypertension?
- What BP goal should patients achieve to know they are enjoying proven health benefits from their medication?
- What are the best choices for medications to begin treatment for high blood pressure?
"There is strong evidence to support treating hypertensive persons aged 60 years or older to a BP goal of less than 150/90 mm Hg and hypertensive persons 30 through 59 years of age to a diastolic goal of less than 90 mm Hg. However, there is insufficient evidence in hypertensive persons younger than 60 years for a systolic goal, or in those younger than 30 years for a diastolic goal.
"So the panel recommends a BP of less than 140/90 mm Hg for those groups based on expert opinion. The same thresholds and goals are recommended for hypertensive adults with diabetes or nondiabetic chronic kidney disease (CKD) as for the general hypertensive population younger than 60 years.
"There is moderate evidence to support initiating drug treatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, angiotensin receptor blocker, calcium channel blocker, or thiazide-type diuretic in the nonblack hypertensive population, including those with diabetes."
Recommendations for African Americans
In the black hypertensive population, including those with diabetes, a calcium channel blocker or thiazide-type diuretic is recommended as initial therapy. There is moderate evidence to support initial or add-on antihypertensive therapy with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker in persons with CKD to improve kidney outcomes.
The new guidelines include important differences from past versions. For development of these recommendations, "evidence was drawn from randomized controlled trials (RCTs), which represent the gold standard for determining efficacy and effectiveness. Evidence quality and recommendations were graded based on their effect on important health outcomes," the authors write.
These guidelines also sought to establish "similar treatment goals for all hypertensive populations except when evidence . . . supports different goals for a particular subpopulation."
Also, rather than defining hypertension, the panel addressed threshold blood pressure for starting treatment. The report recommends beginning treatment for people aged 60 and older at a blood pressure of 150/90, and treating to below that level based on trial evidence, but the authors emphasize that "this evidence-based guideline has not redefined high BP and the panel believes that the 140/90 mm Hg definition from Joint National Committee 7 remains reasonable."
Lifestyle interventions should be used for everyone with blood pressures in this range.
Researchers add that with each strategy, clinicians should regularly assess BP, encourage evidence-based lifestyle and adherence interventions, and adjust treatment until goal BP is attained and maintained.
"For all persons with hypertension, the potential benefits of a healthy diet, weight control, and regular exercise cannot be overemphasized. These lifestyle treatments have the potential to improve BP control and even reduce medication needs.
"The recommendations from this evidence-based guideline from panel members appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee offer clinicians an analysis of what is known and not known about BP treatment thresholds, goals, and drug treatment strategies to achieve those goals based on evidence from RCTs.
"However, these recommendations are not a substitute for clinical judgment, and decisions about care must carefully consider and incorporate the clinical characteristics and circumstances of each individual patient. We hope that the algorithm will facilitate implementation and be useful to busy clinicians. The strong evidence base of this report should inform quality measures for the treatment of patients with hypertension," the authors conclude.
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NEA President calls on Rep. Cantor to put partisan politics aside
Rep. Eric Cantor closes the door on American Education Jobs Act
WASHINGTON - October 04, 2011 -
National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel today reacted to Rep. Eric Cantor's (R-Va.) cold shoulder to the American Jobs Act. Rep. Cantor said President Obama's American Jobs Act is dead on arrival.
Teachers, education support professionals, parents and others in local communities are rallying behind President Barack Obama's bold proposal to get the economy moving in the right direction again. His proposal would put up to 280,000 educators back to work and modernize 35,000 of our nation's aging public schools.
"The American Jobs Act is a win-win for the American people," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "Rep. Cantor can choose to put students ahead of political gridlock by supporting a bill that puts Americans back to work, modernizes our schools, and puts educators in schools instead of on the unemployment lines."
"Investing in public education creates American jobs and provides important opportunities for our nation's children. We cannot expect to train them for the high-skilled jobs of today, or for the opportunities of tomorrow, without investments in a world-class education system. It's time for Rep. Cantor and Congress to do what's right and get the economy moving again—pass the American Jobs Act now," concluded Van Roekel.
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Public Well-Being Must Be 'Primary Measurement' Of US-EU Trade Agreement
from the does-it-have-to-be-said? dept
Now that the US and EU have officially announced the start of talks on a new bilateral free trade agreement -- sorry, a "trade and investment partnership" -- groups in both regions are trying to work out what this will mean for them and their constituents. Arguably the most important constituency of all is the public, and yet it is also the one that until now has been systematically shut out of previous negotiations for things like ACTA or TPP. One representative of that huge group -- though not, obviously, the only one -- is the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD), which describes itself as follows:
a forum of US and EU consumer organisations which develops and agrees on joint consumer policy recommendations to the US government and European Union to promote the consumer interest in EU and US policy making.
With commendable speed, it has submitted an open letter on the proposed agreement, addressed to Ron Kirk and Karel de Gucht, who are leading their respective delegations (pdf). Early on, it states the TACD's basic position:
We believe that advancement of consumer well-being must be the primary measurement of whether such a trade pact should be adopted or not. We are very sceptical that a trade partnership built around regulatory convergence will serve consumer interests, and we will vigorously oppose a deal that dismantles existing EU and US consumer protection.
The concern here is that the trade pact will have the effect of levelling consumer protection downwards, to the lower of the two standards found in the US and EU. That might be convenient for industries looking to cut costs and boost profits, but as TACD points out, consumer interests are unlikely to be served. It then goes on to address several particular areas of concern, including copyright and patents:
Provisions on intellectual property (IP) rights should ensure governments may enact robust limitations and exceptions to rights, and limitations on remedies. IP enforcement should be proportionate and respect the right to a judicial remedy. In some areas, mandatory minimum exceptions should be addressed, such as robust cross-border exceptions for disabilities or distance education. Access to medical technologies and knowledge should not be undermined.
It also has strong views on the increasingly-problematic area of investor-state disputes:
Investors should not be empowered to sue governments to enforce the agreement in secretive private tribunals, and to skirt the well-functioning domestic court systems and robust property rights protections in the United States and European Union. Experience elsewhere shows how powerful interests from tobacco companies to corporate polluters have used investor-state dispute resolution provisions to challenge and undermine consumer and environmental protections. Investors must not be empowered to sue governments directly for compensation before foreign investor tribunals over regulatory policy (including "indirect" expropriation), contract disputes, nor guarantee a Minimum Standard of Treatment for foreign investors.
It concludes by raising the key issue mentioned at the start of this post: the fact that the public has been comprehensively excluded from previous trade negotiations, even though the latter are supposedly conducted in its name.
With talks now slated for a fully-fledged Transatlantic trade agreement, it is vital that governmental negotiators reform their engagement with consumer organisations and civil society. We must have a fully open process. Citizens in Europe and the United States will not accept a closed, secret process, with the results revealed only when negotiations are concluded for an up or down vote.
That last point is important. Once texts have been discussed during the negotiations, there is no reason not to publish them: after all, there are no "secrets" that might be revealed to the other side -- the usual excuse for not allowing the public to see texts as negotiations are being conducted. Industry insiders already have access, so the only people that would be kept in the dark by not publishing them are the 800 million citizens of the US and EU.
Nothing is more important to an open process than publication of negotiating texts as they are developed.
Just as the advancement of consumer well-being should be the "primary measurement" of whether the trade agreement should be signed or not, so the public must be recognized as the primary stakeholder that has a right to see all texts once they have been discussed. If they don't, then those negotiations simply forfeit any claim to real legitimacy in a world where basic transparency can be achieved instantly, and for almost zero cost, by publishing materials on the Web.
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Yesterday we brought you the Critics' Choice Award nominees. Tonight belongs to the Television Critics Association. Homeland tops the list with 4 nominations. While it got the extra boost over established veterans in the Outstanding New Program category, the taut thriller earned its spots in Best Drama and Program of the Year as well as the nod to Claire Danes for her stellar performance. The critics understandably still love Breaking Bad and Bryan Cranston, Mad Men and Jon Hamm, Louie and Louis C.K., Game of Thrones and Peter Dinklage, Parks and Recreation and Amy Poehler. Creator/star Lena Dunham is the freshest face in the bunch, representing in both Individual Achievement in Comedy and Outstanding New Program with Girls. But as always, there are a few head-scratchers. Jessica Lange for American Horror Story is a legacy vote, and while her scenery-chewing was very entertaining—for Individual Achievement in Drama? No. And Smash somehow sneaked into Outstanding New Program rather than, say, Veep or Awake.
Still, the TCA always gets more right than they do wrong, especially with their neat Heritage Award. (This year's eclectic contenders are Cheers, Lost, Saturday Night Live, Star Trek, and Twin Peaks.) Read the full list after the jump.
Individual Achievement in Drama
Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad," AMC)
Claire Danes ("Homeland," Showtime)
Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones," HBO)
Jon Hamm ("Mad Men," AMC)
Jessica Lange ("American Horror Story," FX)
Individual Achievement in Comedy
Louis C.K. ("Louie," FX)
Lena Dunham ("Girls," HBO)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep," HBO)
Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory," CBS)
Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation," NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
"Anderson Cooper 360" (CNN)
"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
"Frontline" (PBS)
"60 Minutes" (CBS)
"The Rachel Maddow Show" (MSNBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming
"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
"Dancing with the Stars" (ABC)
"The Glee Project" (Oxygen)
"So You Think You Can Dance" (Fox)
"The Voice" (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming
"iCarly" (Nickelodeon)
"Phineas and Ferb" (Disney)
"Sesame Street" (PBS)
"Switched at Birth" (ABC Family)
"Yo Gabba Gabba" (Nick Jr.)
Outstanding New Program
"Girls" (HBO)
"Homeland" (Showtime)
"New Girl" (Fox)
"Revenge" (ABC)
"Smash" (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials
"Downton Abbey: Masterpiece" (PBS)
"Game Change" (HBO)
"Hatfields & McCoys" (History)
"Hemingway & Gellhorn" (HBO)
"Sherlock: Masterpiece" (PBS)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
"Breaking Bad" (AMC)
"Game of Thrones" (HBO)
"Homeland" (Showtime)
"Justified" (FX)
"Mad Men" (AMC)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
"Community" (NBC)
"Louie" (FX)
"Modern Family" (ABC)
"Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
Career Achievement Award
Dick Clark
Andy Griffith
David Letterman
Regis Philbin
William Shatner
Heritage Award
"Cheers" (NBC)
"Lost" (ABC)
"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
"Star Trek" (NBC)
"Twin Peaks" (ABC)
Program of the Year
"Breaking Bad" (AMC)
"Game of Thrones" (HBO)
"Homeland" (Showtime)
"Mad Men" (AMC)
"Downton Abbey: Masterpiece" (PBS)


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Digital Currencies
Learn more about the Digital Currencies
Basically all digital currencies are in fact "online payment systems" allowing you to transfer instantaneously some value to an individual or a company located anywhere in the world. This transfer could be a simple gift or a payment for an object or a service that you want to get.Main advantages:
- They are borderless. A transfer can be sent to anyone in the world.
- Transfers are instantaneous, no waiting for checks to clear or credits to be made
- Transactions fees are lower than credit cards and banks.
- Payments are irrevocable. So no chargeback anymore. "Get paid, stay paid" unlike credit card payments.
- e-commerce
- Business-to-business payments
- Point of service sales
- Person-to-person payments
- Payroll
- Bill payments
- Charitable donations
The main difference between digital currencies is the way they are accounted. Some are simply accounted in a specific national currency and some others are accounted in weight of metal like gold or silver.
For example "WiredPay e-currency" and "Payeer
USD" are accounted in USD. So if you have an "WiredPay
e-currency" account with a balance amount of 500 then your account value
is 500$USD. However if you have an C-Gold or PM gold account which is accounted in weight of metal then its balance amount
is a number of units of metal not a number of a national currency. That
is to say that if you have an C-Gold account with a balance amount of 500 it
means that you have 500 troy oz of gold. The equivalent current fiat
(national currency) values are displayed for reference only, and will fluctuate
with the current market price
Although digital metal currencies are accounted by weight, their payment system allows a value transfer to be expressed in terms of different national currencies. For example, it is possible to:
- Transfer 5 troy oz worth of c-gold
- Transfer 4.3 grams worth of c-gold
- Transfer US $300.00 worth of c-gold
- Transfer CHF 985.88 worth of c-gold
This means that an American can pay an Australian or a Japanese can pay an Spanish the correct weight of gold for a good or service as easily as if the price had been quoted in his own national currency.Advantages of Digital Gold Currencies over national currencies
By definition Money is anything that functions as a medium of exchange that is socially and legally accepted in payment for goods and services and in settlement of debts.
But, what makes a money better than another one? Simple, its capacity to keep its purchasing power. Therefore Gold is still the best money in the world. It exists for nearly three thousand years as a medium of exchange and on a long period of time it keeps its purchasing power contrarily to any other national paper currencies that see their purchasing power reduce by inflation.
So keeping your assets in Gold in the best way to protect it against inflation and thus keep your purchasing power year after year.
However carrying gold in not practical as a form of payment, but thanks to internet and digital gold currencies that brought us the possibility exchange tiny amount of gold for a tiny fee.
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But long before Super Bowl I, cheerleaders weren't known for their provocative outfits and moves. In fact, men initially led fans in cheers.
A University of Minnesota student named Johnny Campbell was the first-ever cheerleader.
In 1898, he picked up a megaphone and directed a crowd in cheering: "Rah, rah, rah! Ski-U-Mah! Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Minn-e-so-tah!"
His catchy chant led the football team to victory, and modern-day cheerleading was born.
In the 1920s, women picked up pom-poms. Cheerleading eventually became a female-dominated activity. Women wore long pleated skirts, falling well past the knee, and started adding acrobatic stunts to their routines.
The sexy outfits didn't arrive until the 1970s, according to British author Chris Wild, who captured the evolution of cheerleading in a photo series (above) on his blog Retronaut.
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At first glance, it might seem as if nothing notable has happened in the world of ferrous scrap over the past 12 months. Heading toward the 7th annual AMM Steel Scrap Conference in Chicago at the end of October, scrap prices are near where they were a year ago.
Prime grades in mid-September were slightly above where they stood a year earlierAMMs No. 1 busheling composite price was about $2 per ton higher--although cut grades havent fared quite as well, with No. 1 heavy melt and shredded down.
But that doesnt tell the whole story. Scrap prices during the past year have experienced periods of volatility punctuated by stretches of calm. Here in elemental terms is the more or less monthly pattern from October 2012 to this September: Down-up-sideways-sideways-down-up-down-down-sideways-up-sideways-down.
While 2011 was mostly calm--six months essentially were sideways and prices changed very little from January to December--and 2012 was extremely volatile (no months were sideways), 2013 has taken a bit from each of those years, making it difficult to anticipate monthly markets.
At the 6th annual AMM Steel Scrap Conference in Philadelphia last November, a North American economy that had difficulty gaining traction was a major topic of conversation. The same was still holding true five months later at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries annual convention and exposition in Orlando, Fla., where scrap iron and steel dealers, brokers and buyers werent overly optimistic about their sector through the summer, with buyers reporting weak order books through July. Its going to be a long, hot summer, one buyer said.
Not much about the economy has cleared up since those two major scrap meetings. Unemployment is creeping down, but slowly. The federal budget and debt ceiling are still political footballs. The sequestration has cut seriously into all federal spending, with a subsequent decline in demand for metals.
Some things within the ferrous scrap economy itself arent much more encouraging. The big story has been the continuing drop in export tonnage. Additionally, mill demand for ferrous scrap is on pace to total about 44.6 millions tonnes this year, which would be down more than 10 percent vs. 2012. Furthermore, the nearly universally acknowledged auto shredder overcapacity may mean either harder hits to the price of shredded scrap or, conversely, a drop in the price of prime grades.
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BERLIN (AP) — German federal prosecutors say they have charged the surviving member of small group of neo-Nazis with involvement in the murder of nine minorities and a police officer.
Prosecutors' spokesman Marcus Koehler said in a statement Thursday that Beate Zschaepe was also charged with helping found the terrorist organization and multiple other crimes. She faces a possible life in prison if convicted.
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HOUSTON -- Injuries are the last thing any Major League player wants to deal with, but in the case of Chad Jenkins, a right shoulder ailment in early July might have been a blessing in disguise.
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Everyone has a different preference when it comes to watching big sporting events like this weekend's Super Bowl. Some prefer to avoid the craziness and watch their own homes. Last week, the Chronicle food section shared a bunch of recipes for the big game, including themed cocktails for every quarter, but in case you're not one for cooking but want to stay in, plenty of local restaurants are offering take-out specials, as seen below.
For those who prefer to be in the action at a bar or restaurant, just about every bar in town will obviously be showing the game. The tried and true sports bars — Zeke's, Kezar, Ricky's, and so on — are all great options, but the list below includes a few more places with special events or special deals or the like. Share your other favorite sports bars in the comments.
Places offering takeout specials:
Wing Wings is taking pre-orders for all kinds of wing-related goodness and a lot more. Quite possibly some of the best wings in the city, here. See the special Super Bowl menu here.
Kezar Pub is one of the best sports bars in town. They'll obviously be showing the game, but you can also order their wings to go by calling (415) 386-9292.
Boccalone inside the Ferry Building is offering meat-filled party platters for pick up, with 24 hours notice. The classic platter feeds 10+ non-vegetarians and includes 5 types of salumi, marinated olives and house-made mustard for $50. Custom platters also available.
Baker & Banker is making 49ers cupcakes. Call the bakery to pre-order or pick-up on game day. 415-351-2500.
4505 Meats has created Cheddar Jalapeno Chicharrones for the game (look!). Pick them up at 4505 Meats' new butcher shop in the Mission.
Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen is offering Super Bowl catering specials in the form of Pastrami Potato Skins ($16.49 half dozen, $27.49 dozen) and a Sub Sandwich for Five ($49.49). More info here.
La Boulange will take 10% of your bill if you are wearing San Francisco 49ers attire. For all those croissant tailgating parties.
Hopscotch in Oakland is offering a bunch of items for pick-up.: Double Down Wings ($10/12 pcs), Duck Fat Chips ($10), Mini Pork Sausages($10/12 pcs) and Apple-Chrysanthemum Leaf Slaw ($10). Orders must be in by 12pm on Super Bowl Sunday.
Maverick is doing "Super Bucket Sunday." This means you can preorder 4 pieces of fried chicken (served in a bucket) with buttermilk biscuits & "gumbo" gravy, roasted escarole and pickled green beans for $25.
Boxing Room is opening up its menu to takeout orders, since the Super Bowl is in New Orleans and Boxing Room is a New Orleans-inspired restaurant and all. Available: Fried chicken, jambalaya, gumbo, red beans & rice, po'boys, etc.. To order, call (415) 430-6590.
Town Hall is offering takeout items ranging from their fried chicken to smoked ribs and a lot more. The PDF order form with the full slate of menu items is here. Orders can be picked up Sunday afternoon.
Zero Zero, if you didn't know, offers flash-frozen pizzas that you can cook at home. They always offer them, and will be doing so on Super Bowl Sunday.
Luella is offering a to-go meal that includes pork bacon chili, cornbread, mini bone-marrow burgers, fried chicken, slaw, ribs and salad. $22 for two people. Pick up is on Friday (2/1) or Saturday (2/2).
Rosa Mexicano is making the entire menu available for pick-up or delivery, including the guacamole, salsas and chips available for 5-20 people.
Places showing the game with specials:
Betelnut is showing the game throughout the restaurant. In addition to food and drink specials all day, they're also carving a 30 lb slow-roasted whole pig. Special menu begins at 2pm and last throughout the day.
Bin38 is hosting a party with full buffet and 3 drinks (bubbly, wine or beer) for $55 per person. They'll have three televisions, with sound. Tickets required and available here.
Elixir is hosting its 10th annual Super Bowl party. Doors open at noon, drinks cost money, but you pay $10 for all-you-can-eat and there are raffle prizes.
Bottom of the Hill. It's the 5th Annual Stupor Bowl Heavy Metal Chili Cookoff. Free admission, doors at 1pm, chili at 2:30pm. More info here.
KronnerBurger opens at noon and will have three televisions, hamburgers and "Large Amounts of Large Cocktails." More info here.
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Dalva is hosting Tango & Stache , which will hold a Nacho Fiesta. Follow for more details on Facebook.
Nombe is showing the game on a projector, and offering specials like Nombe chicken wings, Karaage JFC (Japanese Fried Chicken), brussels sprouts, Nombe calamari, and edamame hummus for eat in, take out, or delivery.
Bluestem Brasserie will be showing the game and celebrating with a "Coast to Coast Crab Bowl" pitting Baltimore's Crispy Maryland Soft Shell Blue Crab Slider with Old Bay Aioli and Slaw versus San Francisco's Dungeness Crab Cocktail with Avocado Mousse, Micro Cilantro, and Red Chili Sauce.
SliderBar in the Castro has six large flat screen televisions, 16 craft beer and 17 types of sliders.
Presidio Social Club will showing the game at the bar. Specials on the menu include spicy Dungeness crab nachos ($15), and Cioppino Marys ($12), a Bloody Mary made with a spiced crab broth and a crab leg, both available all day. They're also offering "party-sized" PSC Classic Dungeness Crab Mac 'n Cheese ($24) to-go up until halftime. Serves 2 as an entrée, and 4-6 as an appetizer.
The Redwood Room is getting less fancy for the football game, offering a special cocktail (The Candlestick, $14) made with George Dickel bourbon, fernet branca, luxardo and maraschino liqueur, and orange bitters and a Baltimore Soft Shell Crab Sandwich with old bay aioli, and coleslaw on a brioche bun ($14). Insert cougars joke here.
Pete's Tavern and Pedro's Cantina are the biggest sports bars in the city, and they'll fill up fast. But the TV situation — 22 big screens — is strong. One of their specials is the Bacon Wrapped Dog ($11), 49er dog wrapped in a bacon, fully loaded with grilled peppers & onions.
Beach Chalet and Park Chalet will have half price appetizers (garlic fries, fries, sweet potato fries, onion strings), half price handcrafted beers and half price shots during halftime, among other specials.
Brasserie S&P is offering a special $15 cocktail named Niner Punch. It's a Pisco Punch made with banana milk, sweet chili syrup, Charbay blood orange vodka, blood orange, bergamot sour orange and Encanto pisco. Heavens to Betsy. They didn't say whether they'll be showing the game though.
Tacolicious in the Mission is doing all you can eat and drink for $70 in their private dining room. Tickets are required and it looks like it's sold out. Sorry.
Jasper's has four televisions in its bar, and they're doing a bunch of beer and food specials, like mesquite chili-lime popcorn and a kobe dog.
Berlinetta Lounge. the Burritt Room's little downstairs private lounge thing, is open for the game, with $5 beer and foods like Charred Corn Guacamole ($11), Burritt Tavern Burger ($16), Tempura Shrimp Skewers ($14), and Pulled Pork Wraps ($14). Open to the public, but larger groups can reserve in advance.
Royal Exchange will open its doors at 11am and they have 17 flat screens. There will be food and drinks specials as well.
Taco Shop at Underdogs is taking reservations. $20 entrance fee gets you a seat and a free drink.


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1-bunch cilantro (chopped)
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