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Specialty of the House - Salty Poached Free Range Chicken - a must try during lunch or dinner. This is a perfect example of an "essence of chicken" dish. Busy during dim sum and dinner on weekends. Sharp restaurant managers and waiters keep things under control when things appear to get out of hand during extremely busy periods.
Food - A lot better than most of the other dim sum places in the city. Obviously it's greasy but at the same time, it doesn't have that "nasty" taste. All their steamed dishes are really good and of course you have to try the salty chicken on rice.
Service - There are always lots of carts and servers going around. It's not very hard to hail down someone if you need water or more tea.
Value - Definitely one of the better places when it comes to dollar to food ratio. I'm usually there with a group of 4-6 people and usually it's only $10ish per person.
Ambience - It's always clean and organized. The newer updates to the restaurants a few years back really made a difference.
I LOVE this place! Went there with brother and his gf. We stuffed our guts on $30ish dollars. And the food was good! I thought about it for the rest of the week. haha
And it's ALWAYS packed.
I almost don't want to say it's so good cause the lineups are long enough already. :)
we came from surrey for dimsum on the weekend. from the reviews it seemed like a good place to go.the lineup was very long, waited for over an hour. no big deal..expected it. the service wasn't the greatest.The food was very disappointing.everything was either lukewarm or cold. we didn't enjoy it at all.you don't mind waiting for good dimsum but never again to this place.
I just came back from a great banquet with my family at Dai Tung. I'm not sure what everyone is complaining about in regards to service. This restaurant's service is just fine. I had no trouble flagging down someone when we needed something. Everytime I asked a server to bring us something (water, napkins, extra chopsticks, take-out boxes), we received it with no problem. The place was at capacity and there were dozens of people waiting to get in. The only negative comment I can think of is that the food came out too quickly! We had to do some creative plate placement on the turntable in order to fit everything.
I say the food is not bad and pretty decent. The wait is the worst part of the whole thing. Hey! That is what happens when a restaurant is over-rated!! What really annoyed me was their service. Yes, they do as we tell them or they give as we ask them PLUS they start putting extra dimsums on your table when we did not ask for it!!! several times they tried to sneak some dimsums on our table when we ask for something like chicken feet they will put it on our table along with beef tendon and try to mark it down.. I was like wtf??? we did not ask for that.. please take it back. Thank YOU! their reply was... "I though you asked for that too." Harsh BS! Presentation on some of the dishes are pretty sloppy!!! I still recomment this place for dimsum but only if you don't mind waiting 45mins for it.
When we are in the mood for filling up on dim sum, then we come here. With pretty long line ups a lot of the time, knowing when to come will definitely make the dining better. Weekdays between 10:30am - 11am is probably best. It is right before the rush and not so early so there is enough food going around. You can try going after the rush (1:30ish) but often the dish choices are limited and a lot of it's stuff that has gone around but not taken.
We recommend the steamed dishes. At least those aren't as greasy and loaded with MSG as the deep fried stuff. The sticky rice, sui mai and steamed rice rolls are good. My wife always orders the salted chicken on rice. For about $2.50 a dish, you need to put up with cramped quarters and rushed service but we consider it part of the pushcart, dimsum experience. The food is decent compared to other dim sum places for sure.
The prices here are a steal. Perhaps that's why it's always so busy. We were here on Saturday at 9:45 (doors open at 9:00) and already there was a very busy line up that was on going (we left at noon). This restaurant still features dim sum on a push cart, which is a dying tradition in Vancouver. The carts were always in an abundance so no worrying about not getting food. The good thing with this restaurant is the push carts... because you actually see the quality before you order. And just seeing some of the items made us pass on ones we normally would order if it came off the menu. On the good side of that we also ordered things we would normally not if we've only read it on a menu as it doesn't sound as attractive on paper.
The portions sizes here are small and the quality is decent but not great. I guess the price makes up for the size as you just end up ordering more food.
For 6 adults - 19 dishes - total cost including tax and tip was $60.00 (we didn't order beverages). Not bad if you're looking for inexpensive dim sum but if you want great dim sum, and don't mind paying for it, try elsewhere.
Service - very limited, our tea was never filled up and plates never cleared. We had a stack of plates on the side of our table growing but was never cleared until we flaged down someone (twice). In one of the dishes, there was a remains of a piece of a scouring pad. We flaged down a waitress, who took the dish away and took it off our bill but did not bother to ask if we wanted another dish or even offer their apologies.
The Food was incredible! It was tasty and delicious.
It was a bit oily but what chinese restaurant isnt? eh? :D
Service was HORRIBLE.
The waiters looked bored and they were very rude.
Solid Chinese food horrible service.
But the food is worth it.
Go during dinner it's a bit more expensive but the food is better.
Thats what I like to prder when I go there. I would definately recomend it to friends and family, and have also brought family there when in town. This is one of the few great places to go for good food in Vancouver.
The services is okay, and we usually get our food in a reasonable time.
The tabels are all covered with a white table cloth. The prices I would guess are about $10 a plate.
I read the reviews on here before going, and I can see the point of some of the negative reviews, but I still think this place is worth going to for comfort food if you live in the area. I found that anything I ate was pretty tasty, especially the desserts. Sure, some of it was greasy, but that's what you get with comfort food.
Food rating: My parents and | ordered pork buns, various steamed shrimp dumplings, steamed radish, steamed pork bundles, and rice wrapped in banana leaf. Each dim sum item was not appetizing. They were all so greasy, which was the first time that I have eaten oily dim sum. The bowls had a good layer of oil at the bottom. Items did not taste freshly made and most were not hot--these are some of the qualities of going for dim sum! We did not finish most of the items.
Service: We went there at noon, which is a busy time. We had to wait for 20 mins for a table. Servers were overwhelmed, which did not make for a pleasurable dining experience.
Value: Strictly from a financial POV-it was cheap (under 20 dollars), but not worth it. I will not go back there. I felt bad because my parents were visiting Vancouver for the first time, and we had better dim sum in Toronto.
Ambiance: It was very busy and crowded. It felt like eating at a huge mess hall.
I will not go back there. Can anyone recommend some delicious dim sum places in the Vancouver and Richmond area that are not too expensive?
We've been here several times, usually theres a long lineup on the weekends if you get there after 11:30 am. Be patient. Usually the shrimp/pork dumplings are fairly big ones and steaming hot, occasionally they'll say they've ran out of the shrimp ones and their steaming another batch... but the wait seems long.. best thing is to get there early like before 11:00 am..
Dai Tung is a good place to get a large variety of cheap dim sum. They are sooo busy on the weekends and holidays. You might be able to get a table faster if you are willing to share a table other people. I think the quality of the dim sum is pretty good. They have all the regular dim sum (ha gow, siu mai) and loads of different special dishes. There salted chicken rice is very tasty and popular, so try one if you are able to get it from the waitress! The service is not too great, probably because they want to get you in and out quickly. The place is a bit small and tables are a bit squished together. But overall, I've been coming to this place for dim sum for years, and I don't mind it at all.
We got served all our vegetables dishes before any meat dishes arrived; what an incredible display of customer neglect. I was so dismayed about this, so I mentioned it to our waiter. He simply responded by saying, "We thought you were hungry so we served you in this way." What! What! If you were so concerned, why not the meat dishes first? Pure vegetables don't hit the hungry spot! The response was rediculous.
Dai Tung may serve excellent food, but their cooking priorities and waiter manners are extremely poor. I've been here three times, and these poor points still remain. Don't let the glitter of the new renovations blind you from this persistant service problem.
Lets face it, it is a Chinese restaurant on Kingsway with a pretty good price, so ain't wanna ask too much for the service. When I go to the Chinese/East Indian restaurants, I don't expect too much service anyway since their price are usually pretty low. This restaurant is there for at least 20 years, so that must be something good about it.
I love their chicken and pork dishes, their salted chicken is simply the best when dip them in the chilli sauce.
Thought we'd give it a try more so because it was central for us and heard dimsum was decent for cheap. And we weren't dissappointed. Dimsum was decent and cheap but I couldn't believe the crazy line ups on a THURSDAY afternoon and we had to wait for over 30minutes.
Although all was fine, food was good I don't think I would wait for it on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon.
One of the best Chinese restaurants I've been to in a long time. Despite how busy the restaurant was, the food was excellent, especially the free range chicken. The service is better than most Chinese restaurants I've been to, mainly because the waiters and waitresses are attentive.
I came here with my grandma and some family, and was so pleasantly surprised. Ive been a few times since and it has been consistently great. Nice variety, great taste and quality. The spicy squid is awesome, and got to love the char siu cherng. Very good value. One of my new top 5 dimsum joints. Check it out
Went here for cheap $2 dim sum. Must say they have the tastiest Shiu Mai's in Vancouver! Don't expect decent service here. The dude who sets up the tables should do us all a favor and just have one of his friends kick the chair from underneath him cause he's the most miserable chap I've ever seen. He was literally throwing the cups and plates down...even chipped a bowl and I had to point it out and say to him in Cantonese, "Yo, buddy....what's up with that piece of sharp porcelain in my bowl? Take it easy with the china, life ain't so bad, it's just your job that sucks."
Oh, and don't order the potstickers. They are not fresh, been sitting out for awhile, hard and cold. We couldn't finish it so we had it packed up to go, visited my 4 yr.-old niece and plays 'Jacks' with it.
I like this place. The $2 dim sum is fairly good for the price and the Salty Poached Free Range Chicken is extremely good. It's decent and you can't go wrong eating here but it's not Kirin...
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Enter Black 007 into the City of Sin (Beware long post )
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Let me take a breather because I am so confused and don't know where to begin with the story of the man I never let go of, the man who puts L to shame, the man who I should be married to, the man I still yearn to marry, the man who knows me inside and out and who would leave no doubt that I was his when I was in his company. He is Black 007 the one who changed me from a naive girl to a street wise sophisticate. Sometimes I ask if he is real or imagined? Perfection can not come in this divine human form and surely can not be owned. But I digress bloggers I need to calm this erratic beating that I think is my heart but sounds like drums of mother Africa within me.
I call him Black 007 because when we met we both were looking for a bond movie at the video rentals. I was 16, he was 18 and to me he was so mature and to be honest he is still so mature. We dated for 4 years and in that time he never pushed for me sex, all he said was "its yours and you decide when". In our 3rd year my parents marriage started to crack and all the ugly stories started to come out. They never divorced but the she said, he said war took its first victims...the naivete and trust of the three children (myself, my older brother and my twin sisters)Before my parents marriage was exposed I was so sure that I would marry Black 007 because he was goal oriented, ambitious, intelligent, gorgeous, kind, loving and supportive. When I met him he was working 2 jobs and studying for his double degree in Business and Law, by the time he was twenty he had purchased an apartment with his parents help. At the time I was 19 and I think my parents thought they did not need to shield me anymore. I found out about other relationships in the family I had envied and wanted to emulate where the truth had been hidden,(you know the usual stories of abusive husbands, cheating husbands, second and in some cases third families). It shattered my belief in love, marriage and trust. By our fourth year I was drifting away from Black 007. Finally he confronted me and asked me to make a choice. I made it on my birthday. For the first time in four years we made love. The next morning I woke him up to tell him it was over. We parted as friends but he made me promise that I would only contact him when I needed help. It has been six years and in that time I have seen him twice. One time I went to him when he needed me and the other time when I needed him. I don't know where he has been for the last two years, last I hear he was working in New York (thanks to City Girl!) The only contact I have is his email address that he set up especially for me, if I need him I email.
When I was leaving the office last Friday my heart was heavy even though the mood around me was light and jovial. Ms DWP has given the job I was after to someone else and has now demoted me. (All this in another blog I promise) I was annoyed at peoples laughter and chatter. As I stepped out of the elevator. He was just standing there. It's hard not to miss him. Not that many black well dressed good looking men in Australia. I saw him and started to wail...not cry bloggers but wail. I feel so ashamed saying it now. But seeing him was like as if God had sent an Angel to say everything was going to be alright. I looked at him and took it all in and when I reached out to hug him I was so sure he was going to disappear.
I love his bald head. I would love to lightly run my perfectly french manicured nails across his shapely head and down his chocolate neck and back up again. I love the fact that his Hugo Boss suits fit him so well. Tailored to fit each athletic thigh, hug his tapered waist while his Jacket hangs effortlessly loose and comfortable off his 6 foot 3 frame. When he reaches for me I can see the bulge of his biceps straining against the soft fabric and his crisp white shirt crackles as if electrified by being so close to that steely carriage. I close my eyes to breathe in his Issey Miyake signature scent transporting the images of he and I to an island far from here. His LL Cool J style lips almost made me lose focus of what he was saying but his hazel eyes with those little specks of gold hypnotized me, willing me to stay focused. All I hear are the words "I have moved to live in Australia, Melbourne to be specific." They say God is a comedian playing to an audience afraid to laugh... On Friday I believed it. I had stopped crying but I was unsure of what that meant. For years I have been trying to replace this man with men not even worthy to take his place and now that he is here I only want him to resume his place.
Oh ladies and gentleman summer's heat is nearly here and its light breeze has blown into Melbourne the city of sin bringing with it the sweet torturous return of Black 007. Whoooooosh!! I am in so much trouble....you won't believe the week I have had with this man, I feel so tired but there is so much to share.I am so grateful that this blog idea came up now because who else would I share with so candidly? So I ask blogsville before I leave how do you deal with your past? I need to go now I can smell a beautiful dinner wafting upstairs. Can't disappoint the Chef now? Until next time bloggers...

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It all began four years ago.
I was shopping with a friend who was a few months from having her daughter
and we were in a boutique baby store.
That was when I saw the most amazing (diaper) bag I had ever laid eyes on.
It was so unique and simply stunning.
I checked the price tag and about had a heart attack.
Way too much for my budget.
But it was love at first sight.
I knew one day I would own one.
Over the past four years I have stalked these bags.
Deep down I knew I would never own a brand new one.
Like I said, they were pricey bags, and I just couldn't ever justify spending that money
on the most gorgeous bag I had ever seen.
I stalked Craigslist hoping to one day find the bag at an incredible price.
One time I found one, but by the time I emailed the seller it was gone.
Given our recent "challenges" getting pregnant
I put the hunt for the bag on hold.
I figured I had other things to focus on.
Then about 6 weeks ago a preview of the new line came out.
Love was an understatement.
There was a new style.
And a new color combination.
Grey and pink.
My love intensified.
Rewind to this past Friday.
My friend/boss hands me a gift bag for my graduation.
I almost shit my pants when I saw what was inside.
The best present I have ever received.
A brand spankin' new Petunia Picklebottom Cake Hampton Holdall diaper bag.
It's even better than I dreamed it would be!
Excuse me while I go stare at it.


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Chapter 1: The beginning of the nanite event
In July 27 2040 the nanite event occurred affecting everybody on the planet with nanites. Nanites created things called E.V.O.S. Creatures that have nannies in ther body. Some E.V.O.S have humans forms that have amazing powers. One of these people were called Nova dragonborn.
"Is he going to be okay doctor the worried mother of nova said as they were walking to the off world plaza hospital room. "I think so he's just like some other patients we have, no injuries or anything.". " so did he faint or something.""No he's breathing, scientists are trying to find out what is this cause.
The door opens and the doctor set nova up and starts healing him. " When will he wake up doctor."Well the other patients like him woke up between 8-9 hours." Jaimie let out a sigh of relief after hearing those words.
Eight hours later nova woke up. "Huh? "Where am I. "Huh mom?"Am I at the
"Yes dear,you went unconscious suddenly." Wow really what happened? "Nobody knows yet." "Mom can we go to the dojo." Oh no dear I would suggest for you to stay in bed for a while." But mom I live to fight." you are not getting out of this hospital until I know everything is fine with you."
*Nova sighs* Fine.
There was an announcement days later. "Hello everybody, you might be wondering how some people went unconscious lately." "Well the answer is that there was a explosion that dealt with nanites in abysus affecting a lot of people with things called nanites in your body, some people have turned into creatures and some have kept there human form but still have these powers, these things are called E.V.O.S, Creatures might be hostile or friendly, but the human E.V.O.S will make there own choice.
Everybody was in shock and just didn't believe it.
" So I'm an E.V.O." Im afraid so dear." Nova was speechless and coudnt believe this was happenning. " Well now that we know what's wrong we can go back home." Okay mom."
"Finally back home dear." * Nova stays silent not believing what has happened to him.* "Welcome home guys" Novas little sister kitgreeted.
* Novas big brother keith, big sister anne, and little brother lightningcame down stairs and greeted there mom and brother back*
"We heard about the explosion with the nanites said novas older brother said."
"Your so lucky brother you got powers said nova's little brother."
" What are your powers nova said nova's little sister."
" I hope you can have girly powers and can play with me everyday! Novas little sister said."
*Nova sighs." It's not cool im a freak....I'm not normal.
" DONT SAY THAT! Novas family said.
*Nova looks up to his family and cries.* " I'm so lucky I have you guys for a family.
A few hours later, nova's closes friend, Rex Magmastarch, asked nova play in the docks with him.
" So nova you hear about the nanite event? " Yeah, not only do I know about it I've been affected as well. " Wow really? Thats so awesome! " No it's not. I'm a living freak of nature." Hey don't say that." Your amazing, I'd wish I was the one affected, Rex replied with a chcukle.
" I don't even know what my powers are. Nova sighs." Maybe I should just live with my powers and get good with it." All of a sudden nova started glowing in a burning aura."huh? What is this? " Whoah now this is cool Rex said as he gazed at his friend."
Then all of a sudden a beam of fire went to the sky. Nova pants huff huff. " What was that?" I have no ideas but that was so awesome!" I guess you have firepowers." F fire powers... " Yeah so epic, do it again bro. " I don't know how to.
A crowd of people start Making a circle around the two boys." Whoah what is this all about." The news reporter came and asked the two boys questions. " What was that fire that was in the sky about." Well you see my friend here...*nova covers rex's mouth and whispers to him*" Don't tell em about this I'll have news reporters at my house." Oh right, nothing to see hear guys were just two ordinary kids." The news reporters then leave.
" Hey nova I have to go so cya." see ya later." When Rex left a teenager with a green jacket came to talk with nova."
" Hi there what's your name the mysterious person said." Nova was speechless because of the person he is talking too. Y.. Your the most famous Ben tenyson.
" Well yes I am are you a fan of me?"Yes of course, your my hero, and your so awesome. " I get those compliments a lot of times Ben replied with a smirk." Any who I just came here to find out what that beam was." Oh that was me Ben." Oh what happened to you? " Well I'm an E.V.O nov replied with a nerveously tone."
"Wow an E.V.O. " Yeah I guess I can't be cured from this." So I take it you have firepowers? " Um I guess so." " Well show me some moves Ben said excitedly! " Well the thing is that I don't know how to use my powers. " Oh well i know who can train you." Who? " Me, then Ben taps his watch and turns into Heatblast.
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segunda-feira, 29 de junho de 2009
Out for a walk
The margins of the forest are beautiful,
as if painted onto the green slopes.
I walk around, and sweet peace
rewards me for the thorns
in my heart, when the mind has grown
dark, for right from the start
art and thinking have cost it pain.
There are lovely pictures in the valley,
for example the gardens and trees,
and the narrow footbridge, and the brook,
hardly visible. How beautifully
the landscape shines, cheerfully distant,
like a splendid picture, where I come
to visit when the weather is mild.
A kindly divinity leads us on at first
with blue, then prepares clouds,
shaped like gray domes, with
searing lightning and rolling thunder,
then comes the loveliness of the fields,
and beauty wells forth from
the source of the primal image.
Friedrich Hölderlin
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FRISCO, TX (KFSM)–Blaine Knight struck out a career high ten batters, but Arkansas (7-2) provided the sophomore no run support in a 3-0 loss to Arizona (9-0) at the Frisco Classic opener.
Knight tossed six innings and allowed just one earned run in a pitchers duel. Wildcats starter JC Cloney went 7.2 innings, striking out seven and allowing just three hits. Dating back to last year, Cloney has not allowed an earned run in 38 straight innings dating back to last season. The only three Razorbacks to record hits in the game were Jake Arledge, Luke Bonfield and Jordan McFarland.
Arizona got to Blaine Knight in the bottom of the fifth, when Jared Olivia's RBI double broke the scoreless tie . JJ Matijevic's two out double added to the Arizona lead one inning later, and the Wildcats added an insurance run in the eighth.
Cameron Ming sealed the game with a four out save to send the Hogs to their second loss in three games. Kacey Murphy and Kevin Kopps came out of the bullpen for the Razorbacks, pitching two innings of relief and allowing one run to cross the plate.
Arkansas returns to action tomorrow night against Nebraska at 7:30 PM with Trevor Stephen making his third start of the season. The Hogs cap off their weekend against Oklahoma State on Sunday at 3:30 PM.


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This is always a hard time of year for so many Military Families. I recall for Christmas 2008, putting this video together and shedding so many tears because my love was so far away. All my kids really wanted was their daddy home and it was the one wish I could not fulfill. We have been so blessed to have Kevin home the past couple of years but we NEVER forget those amazing families who must endure another holiday apart. Our wish for our Military Brothers and Sisters who are separated this year is to know that we keep you in our hearts and our prayers always. We are grateful for the sacrifice that you all make for the gift of freedom we enjoy.
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Happy Friday! So, we all know how the melting pot of different personalities in one office can make way for interesting dynamics. If you're office is comprised of several type A's who have to work together on a daily basis, well, duck and cover. On the other hand, an overwhelming amount of type B's could be a dream or a disaster. What do you do when you and another personality just don't click? You think you're receiving negative vibes, yet you don't feel obliged to do much about it, and really, what can you do?
Take the scenario of you and Jane "Attitude" Anderson. Her emails are short; she doesn't say much to you other than hi and bye. You even think you may have caught an eye roll the other day when you dropped something on her desk. Is there anything you can do? Probably not. As long as you're doing your job to the best of your ability, take it with a grain of salt. This however, is much easier to say than do. I'm the type of person who takes most things rather personally, even if they are not directed that way in the least. Or, sometimes I'd like to give them a sign stating "I hate my life, don't take it personally." For me, I know I need to work on separating myself more from other people's issues. They have nothing to do with me!
Then, there is you and your office BFF who seem to work together and play together seamlessly. You agree on most things, you get things done and you laugh while doing it. How does this work? It's so interesting, because sometimes when personalities come together just right, it makes for such a pleasant work environment. It's too bad we can't administer personality tests for the office upon accepting positions, especially tests on your boss!
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Stamps, dies & sentiment - Simon Says Stamp 'Baby Love'
Paper - Carta Bella 'Baby Mine Girl'
Cardstock - Stampin' Up 'Pink Pirouette'
Other - Copics, corner punch, ribbon from stash & MME enamel dots
This card is so adorable. Perfect DSP for this sweet little card. The details are beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us at Freshly Made Sketches!
Gorgeous card Beth, love the pastel colours. Wishing you a very happy Easter xx
awesome project and sweet colours, love it! :)
Hi Beth - this is just adorable, a gorgeous design, pretty papers and such an adorable image!!
Thanks so much for joining Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge,
Heather xx
This is adorable! Perfect baby card! Love the soft colors!!
Thank you for joining us at FMS!!
Very pretty card
Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Wednesday challenge.
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This is such a sweet card for a baby - just perfect. The paper is great for the theme and I love the enamel dots. TFS!


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Pete Murray enjoys heading inland and says he always gets a kick out of his shows at Paddy's Beer Deluxe.
The Byron Bay singer-songwriter is one of Australia's most loved musicians and about to set off on a 33-stop national tour to promote his sixth studio album Comacho, which was released on June 2.
He will be on the Border on Sunday afternoon, August 20.
"Paddy's is a fun joint," he tells The Border Mail.
"The past couple of gigs I've done there have been good fun. You get to regional areas and they appreciate the effort you've made to come out and play.
"It's a great vibe for me, I've enjoyed it, it's a lot of fun."
The new album will feature prominently during the tour's set and marks a change in direction for the one-time rugby player.
Paddy's is a fun joint. The past couple of gigs I've done there have been good fun.Pete Murray
He was determined to shake things up and find a fresh sound for the album, and he took his time to get it right.
Murray explored different writing and recording techniques, such as using sound loops and beats to add depth and steered away from the traditional recording approach of getting all the band in the studio and recording the album all at once.
"I just wanted to change my sound and to do that it takes a bit of time," he says.
"For me it was trying to work with loops and beats.
"It's very hard to find something new when you're used to doing things a certain way.
"The album is a very different flavour to what I've done before and I'm happy with what I've achieved, the final result, which is a good place to be.
"I don't know if I've been that happy when I've finished an album before."
Murray collaborated with hip hop producer Trials (AB Original) to achieve the drum sounds he was after, and saddled up with an array of industry talent to get Camacho out, such as mixer and engineer Eric J Dubowsky, and fellow producers Tony Buchen, Andrew Burford and Jon Hume.
While his albums are renowned for personal songs touching on events in his life, Murray says Camacho is still packed with his own life experience but with a different tempo.
"This one has got a bit more of a party vibe to it, it's a bit more pumping," Murray says.
"We played the album the other day at a friends place, while we were playing a game of pool, and it was a really good vibe."


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Salem's tallest building, if you count just the 'building' part. This is about as 'high' as it gets in Salem. Built in 1927, the 11-story Capitol Center is surpassed in total height by the First United Methodist Church (measuring to the top of the spire). Thanks to Jon Hazen of salemoregon.com and George Wilhelm and staff of Wilhelm Engineering, Inc. of Woodburn for setting the record straight.
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Salem's tallest building is the First United Baptist Church, on the corner of Church and State.
Google 'salem tallest building' to learn how Salem's tallest building was determined.
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Combined with the worst casting seemingly ever, cheesy acting and a lost plot, Skyline simply sucks.
The only thing cool about this alien flick is the cool looking aliens (although they resemble robots more).
The tagline is "Don't Look Up."
It should be "Don't Go See."
It should be "Don't Go See."
I wish I would have seen any of the other films that opened this weekend--- yes even the documentary Cool It, on global warming, rather than the sci-fi/alien invasion super bust, Skyline.
Skyline (directed by and special effects done by, Brothers Strause, Alien vs. Predator: Requiem) looked so good in the trailer, yet the actual movie is anything but.
The best things in the film are the amazing special effects, especially of the slimy monster, yet robotic looking aliens and when the coolest scene in the movie--- the scene from the theatrical poster (posted above) is actually played out.
The bad things are aplenty.
Starting with the cast.
I didn't expect Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to star but one of the former Doublemint and Sweet Valley High twins (Brittany Daniel, Club Dread) and Donald Faison from 1995's Clueless in lead roles?
Joining them are: Eric Balfour (2003's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Scottie Thompson (Star Trek) and David Zayas (The Expendables).
Interestingly all these actors and actresses have more t.v. acting experience than film acting, in which they should stick to just that--- t.v. acting.
The acting is so cheesy most of the time you have to laugh and roll your eyes and wish you have a huge mute button.
Perhaps that's because the script (unbearably written by Joshua Cordes and Liam O'Donnell) is so weak.
Even in an alien film, some reason why the aliens are attacking should be brought up.
Skyline doesn't explain not even a hint why these robotic aliens with their blinding, blue light eyes are sucking humans into their ships, what is the blue light exactly and why does the blue light turn those who mistakenly stare into it into zombies pretty much.
The second half of the movie is like watching someone play a video game--- air fighting simultaneously with ground fighting between the humans and aliens--- there's so much going on--- most of it pointless.
The ending seems like something out of an entirely different movie and how Skyline ends, I dread to say, there may be a Skyline 2 sometime in the future to come.
Take Skyline's poster tagline mock warning "Don't Look Up" and replace it with my real warning: Don't Go See!


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8 months old today
In the following video you will see two things. The most obvious thing is that, beginning last night, Violet has started holding onto her crib and trying to pull herself up. She only gets to her knees at most, but she is beginning to realize the possibilities and that's what counts.
The second thing you might notice is something she has begun doing in the last week. At the very beginning of the video, you can see her snorting in and out as she crinkles up her nose. She does this to show displeasure. Sometimes I do it back to her and that makes her laugh! Smart girl.
Today we went to SuperTarget. Only once I started to get her out of the car did I realize that I nowhere near removed all the rice cereal and banana that was dried to her face. Of course that was better than what happened to us on Monday. More on that later.
So we went to SuperTarget and ours here in Knoxville has a lovely range of very reasonably priced scrapbooking supplies. Hoorah for SuperTarget!! Life is good! I got a 12x12 album, some earthtone-colored cardstock, some tape squares, and a pen. Though I know some people who go wonderfully all out with the scrapbooking, I'm planning for my main album to be more traditional - just photos, a little bit of writing, and maybe some pretty paper and a couple of stickers here and there. I may later do some smaller, more thematic albums that are a little wilder. I wish I had the $$ to go all out, but I don't. I think this will do me for a while anyway.
If you haven't heard, I joined a gym. I had been walking, but it's getting too hot and it just wasn't doing it for me (I have one foot that complains loudly when I walk too much), so I joined The Rush Fitness Complex. They have Kid Kare, which Violet hates. But she's getting better. Slowly.
On Monday she has her nap and then we head out. When we get there, I pull her out of the carseat and see poop on the seat. So do I stay or do I go? I waver for a moment but I decide to stay. I take her around to the other side of the car and I change her diaper. The poop got all over the pretty skirt she was wearing (I was hoping that the women who work in Kid Kare would be so enamored of cutie Violet in her cute skirt that they wouldn't mind the crying as much), but luckily not on her shirt. So same shirt, new diaper, new pants. Blue shirt, pink pants. The blue shirt has pink butterflies on it, so I decide that they match the pants.
There was also a little poop on my shirt. I decide I'll just keep my arms down because to go home would admit defeat and I will not be defeated by poop.
We go in and there's two girls working in Kid Kare that I've not seen yet. I ask them if they've heard about Violet and they say no. So I go through the whole thing - they're totally uninterested, but I don't care because this is my baby we're talking about - I tell them this is Violet's third time at Kid Kare and she's not in daycare and she is going to get upset when I leave and she is going to cry and I'll see you in one hour. One of the girls says, "We usually come get you if they cry more than 10 minutes." So I say, well, ok, then I'll see you in 10 minutes.
So I'm riding the bike and the whole time I'm stressing about Violet and that they're going to come and get me. Across the gym I can see them through the window - one of the girls is carrying Violet, bouncing her a bit as she walks and talking to her. I really hate to leave her in there but this is just something I have to do for myself. Twenty-three hours a day I am happy to devote to Violet, but this one hour I need to myself. She is with me almost all the time - she's asleep on my lap as I type this. So I'm hoping that she calms down and they don't have to come and get me.
Thirty minutes later, I switch from the bike to the treadmill. Another mother is paged to Kid Kare, but not me!! After an hour, I go to pick her up and she's not crying - until she sees me. I take her and hold her and she is all right...just needs to go home for a nap.
I took her again yesterday and when I picked her up the girl agreed with me that she's getting better - she still cries, but a little less. I know it's hard for her - it's very hard for me to leave her there - but it's just an hour, 4 times a week. And I think it'll be good for her. I've already noticed when we go out that she tolerates strangers better. I think she'll really like it once she can crawl around and play with their toys. She'll be ok, she's a good girl. Once she get used to it, I'll probably have more of a problem trying to get her to leave...


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Our walks are a little more interesting with 5 instead of 4. We get a lot more looks and a lot more comments from people (some good, some bad). I found myself wanting to say, "They aren't all mine." to some of the people giving me strange, not nice looks. Then again, I've thought about having more and I figured who cares, if I wanted 5 children that doesn't make me a bad person.
Anyway, I'm rambling. Here are the pictures from our walk last Friday. I'm not in them (I couldn't get a shot that worked with me in them), but here is what it looks like from my point of view.
|Looking forward
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Summary: Massively parallel sequencing technologies hold incredible promise for the study of DNA sequence variation, particularly the identification of variants affecting human disease. The unprecedented throughput and relatively short read lengths of Roche/454, Illumina/Solexa, and other platforms have spurred development of a new generation of sequence alignment algorithms. Yet detection of sequence variants based on short read alignments remains challenging, and most currently available tools are limited to a single platform or aligner type. We present VarScan, an open source tool for variant detection that is compatible with several short read aligners. We demonstrate VarScan's ability to detect SNPs and indels with high sensitivity and specificity, in both Roche/454 sequencing of individuals and deep Illumina/Solexa sequencing of pooled samples.
Availability and Implementation: Source code and documentation freely available at http://genome.wustl.edu/tools/cancer-genomics implemented as a Perl package and supported on Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and Mac OSX.
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"Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, 'Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapeños." - "Red" Spicer (Ultra Runner & Texan)
Saturday, May 7, 2011
The Hard Decision!
So on that Friday, I go on to work…come home and get ready for the weekend…a Y Princess camping weekend with my 8 year old daughter Macy. We were staying at a place where a lady insisted we call her Muddy and who ran a water ski camp for 30 years. That ought to tell you that the cabin was on the lake…and lake activities were required. We fished…and Macy caught a fish…and Muddy taught Macy how to water ski. There were two boats going…one skiing…one tubing…and Macy did both…and I was told by another dad on the boat that Macy was fearless…at the got the boat up to nearly full speed with her signaling for "FASTER" while hanging on for dear life to that tube. Her dad went tubing as well…and when the 25 year old, alpha male from that lesser Texas university whose mascot looks best served on a plate as a medium rare steak for a boat driver learned that the 41 year old, slightly cocky dad with a mouth was an Aggie…did everything to shake me off that tube…at one point another Dad said I was about 4 foot airborne. When I climbed back into the boat…he grinned and said, "Not bad old man." Overall it was a great weekend…with my daughter…and bunch of great guys with their daughters.
Saturday my stomach still continue to hurt…and the pains were coming more frequent and with more intensity. I wasn't nauseous or had bowel issues…just pain. By Sunday when I woke up…ready to pack up and go home…I now had gone from mild discomfort to actual pain…and on the 2 hour drive home downed an entire bottle of Pepto Bismol. I get home…unpack…shower…and went to bed…now the pain was constant…and 2 hours later, texted my boss saying I would be going to the doctor on Monday morning. Two hours after I penned that text…I couldn't stand up straight for the pain…and told my wife to get me to the ER. Four hours, a CT Scan and two shots of narcotics later, I learned that I had severe inflammation in the small intestine…probably caused by a bacterial infection. The doc prescribed 2 antibiotics…and I left the ER thinking that after a couple of days on the antibiotics I will be good as new…in hindsight that was probably the pain killers talking.
I stayed home all day on Monday and rested. I told my wife that by Wednesday I would assess how I felt…after all on Saturday I was to go for a little run in Arizona.
Let me take a moment here and express the gratitude I have for my wife. She looked at me and said if there is anything she can do to get me ready for the trip let me know. She said that she trusted my judgment completely…and whatever decision I made, she would support me completely. That's a good woman.
Wednesday rolled around…and I was getting better…but now I needed to start thinking about running 48 miles the coming weekend…and access my body…honestly…with my mind…not my heart. I was far from 100 percent…this was evident out at Luke's baseball practice that evening. I knew what it was to be…and I despised it. You have to get into the psyche of an endurance athlete to completely understand. A person who sacrifices so much to push his body…many times past discomfort into pain. Where tenacious, bull headed determination when most others have decided, "NO MAS!" is more common than not. The hours in the weight room...literally thousands of reps…waking up at the most ungodly hour to go run…ticking off the miles…the hours…the back to back long days…the tearing down of the body…the building up of the mind…where quitting simply isn't an option.
I made a handful of calls to some of my inner circle…all endurance guys…and received confirmation. It didn't sweeten the bitter pill.
So here I sit. I just prayed for Marlee, Jenn, Char, and Fred…they are probably over half way…descending down the North Kiabob…reveling in the glory of the creation.
It was the right decision…I don't have to like it…the last thing I wanted was to have things go south…being medivac'ed out…ruining the trip for everyone else…and never living it down with my bud Clive. Clive told me, he was putting it on the calendar next year…the trip to the Grand Canyon…and Marlee told me if I run it…she will run it again too. Those are good friends. My wife, Bren, has already started looking at dates…did I tell you that she is a good woman?
Press On!
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- Julie said...
You totally made the right decision. I know how hard it must be though and totally get it! You are SO very blessed with wonderful friends and your amazing wife. Get better! I hope to see you this fall at some races. : )
- May 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM
- John Shapiro said...
I am so sorry! Doing the best thing sometimes feels that way. You will be up and doing something crazy again in no time!
- May 7, 2011 at 9:16 PM
- KK said...
As much as the decision sucked, it was the right one, Dave, both for you and for the rest of the pack doing the trip. Knowing them, you were there in spirit right along with the, cracking jokes along the way.
And Bren is an amazing woman. You just keep listening to her and making her happy. You're a lucky man.
And speaking of listening, listen to your body more. WIth such a high pain threshold, if you're in pain, a mere mortal would be reduced to rags. Next time you may be able to catch it earlier. I'm only saying this out of love, my friend. :)
SOldier on!! You rock, Dave! You really rock!
- May 9, 2011 at 2:03 PM
- Missy said...
Well shit, I came here hoping for tips and great run report. We leave in a few weeks. I'm so sorry, suckage. I hope you're feeling up to snuff. Buzz me when you get the chance!!!
- May 10, 2011 at 5:16 PM
- Big Daddy Diesel said...
As much as it sucked to make that decision, it was the right one, deep down you know it, I know it. There will always be races, be just have to make sure we are healthy enough to do them
- May 11, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- Lynn B said...
Amazing... there may be hope for you yet! Consider it mental toughness. You, sir are blessed with a great family/wife... the true inner circle.
Lynn B
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"Kansas State guard Angel Rodriguez was born in Puerto Rico. Keep that
in mind as you watch Rodriguez get ready to take a free throw during
Thursday's game against Southern Miss in the video below.
Rodriguez is walking to the free throw line, you can hear pretty
clearly, people chanting, "Where's your green card?" at Rodriguez.
Reporters at the game tweeted that Southern Miss band members were the ones chanting.
the way, band members, a quick geography lesson: Puerto Rico is a part
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I'm quite a health freak, and I usually rather faithfully adhere to my scheduled checkups & tests.
Today I was due for my annual check of the mammaries. I won't even tell you this if not for the funny conversation between doctor & me when he was delivering what I think was called the Ultrasound Scan
Doc : Do you do a lot of exercises?
Me : Ah....ya!?
Doc : Wah, very muscular hor!
Me : Huh? You mean you can see from the scan?
Doc : You see the different layers (ponting to the screen)? This layer is the muscles. Yours very thick and well-developed....I seldom see this in a woman..
I know he wanted to know what kind of exercises I do, but not the most advisable to suggest or utter the word "pole dancing" for a woman lying stark topless. So when he prompted "you lift weights huh?" I just concurred "yes. lift weights" ('my own body weight')
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The McPherson County Student Art Exhibition and Scholarship Competition is now open through April 23 at the Park School Gym in McPherson.
All McPherson County students, grades six through 12 in public schools, private schools or home schooled, were eligible to participate in the student exhibit.
Work is displayed in 20 categories with ribbons awarded for first, second and third place.
A reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. April 21 with refreshments.
The show, sponsored by the McPherson Arts Alliance, will be open from 1 to 8 p.m. April 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 22 and 1 to 4 p.m. April 23.
Any senior who is planning to study art and attend a university, college, technical school or art institute in fall of 2017 is eligible to enter a portfolio display to compete for scholarship prizes.
Judging will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on April 21 and critique will be offered later that afternoon.


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BBC News - Ivory Coast warns of civil war: "Foreign intervention to oust Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo could ignite a civil war, a spokesman for the president has warned.
West African leaders have warned of military action if Mr Gbagbo refuses to hand power to rival Alassane Ouattara.
But Ahoua Don Mello said such a move could spark an 'interior war' due to foreign workers living in the country, AFP reports.
Mr Gbagbo has refused to step aside following November's disputed election."
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I never got to posts the fun part of our time at the beach! So now I am finally getting to it! I will be posting more pics than you proably want to look at, but some of you asked for it! :)
We had the BEST trip to the beach this year. (Except for the end of it! READ BELOW if you don't know what I am talking about!)
The girls were amazing and had so much fun. I am amazed every day at the little independent ladies they are becoming! They make me laugh numerous times a day, and keep a smile on my face MOST of the time. :) We are sooo lucky to have two healthy children and I thank god daily. They really are soooo funny talking to each other and to pretty much anyone they meet. THey really don't stop talking..hmmmmm wonder where they get that from.
These pics are from the ferry on the way to the beach. We even saw dolphins on the way over to Fort Morgan.
This is our car.... think we brought enough stuff? We are so far out on the island I hate forgetting anything bc we have to go in 17 miles to get to a walmart! We bring all our food and everything!
Gryffin and Neville came along too! They had the space in front and in between the girls seats!
Ready for a fun trip to the beach!


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Well- almost, my camera came in the mail yesterday. Yeah, yeah I know I could have just taken a still shot of myself with the handy NEW! webcam, but I'm not completely ready to step from behind the lens just yet.
What gives? Well, for the next 14 weeks I will immerse myself in deaf culture and language-specifically ASL- as part of my anthropological studies. (Huh? Oh that...yes, that is a therapeutic cuff on my dominant hand, the Universe is funny that way.) I think- although everything is subject to change-I'm most interested in the experiences of differently-abled communities and cultures as a primary focus.
I know I haven't spoken much about my return to school- or much of anything lately as I've been busy marketing the Pretty in Peace rebranding project-but, the academic experience has been wholesome and rewarding, thus far. It all feels right, nothing is forced and the answers seem to nicely acquiesce with the questions. It's all been sort of an organic journey of understanding of the world around me. Just as every other program on every other channel or station seems to be talking, highlighting, stereotyping, dividing and boxing us by race, ethnicity, gender and ability, I'm on the sidelines armed with a book, a pen and an open determined mind. It's all pretty amazing, really.
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This is a purported photo of an alien. Authenticity cannot be verified.
Recently, the Federal Bureau Of Investigation launched a new online resource called The Vault on its official website, which contains hundreds of documants related to UFO sightings, including the 1947 Roswell crash.
Mong the files in the vault is a memo that seems to prove that aliens did land on earth prior to 1950.
The memo, written by FBI director from Guy Hottelwhose in 1950. It's subject line reads "Flying Saucers," Agent Hottel reveals that an Air Force investigator had stated that "Three so-called flying saucers had been recovered in New Mexico."
The FBI censored both the agent and the investigator's identity.
"They were described as being circular in shape with raised centers, approximately 50 feet in diameter," Agent Hottel went on to write.
The bodies were "dressed in a metallic cloth of a very fine texture. Each body was bandaged in a manner similar to the blackout suits used by speed flyers and test pilots."
He pointed out that the informant, whose identity was censored in the memo, claimed the saucers had been found in New Mexico "due to the fact that the government has a very high-powered radar set-up in that area and it is believed the radar interferes with the controlling mechanism of the saucers."
He stated that the agent did not attempt to investigate further.
The town of Roswell in New Mexico became infamous after reports that a flying saucer had crashed there in 1947.
The bodies of aliens were said to have been recovered and autopsied by the US military, but American authorities allegedly covered the incident up.
Another memo published in The Vault from 1947 claimed that an object "purporting to be a flying disc" had been recovered near Roswell.
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Logan went Christmas carolling with the Bella Vista Preschool to The Village Adult Day House. Logan didn't really sing...he was a little bit on the shy side. He decided to hide behind Madison the whole time. I couldn't get a good shot of him.
After singing to the elderly...Logan and the preschoolers walked around to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Logan wasn't happy about this part. He did managed to say "Merry Christmas" under his breathe.
After, spreading some Christmas cheer to the elderly...the volunteers gave the kids cookies, hot chocolate (it was super hot), and candy canes. The kids loved this part.
After, snack time...the kids sang "We Wish You A Merry Christmas". I have a video but I will add it later on this evening. I don't have the time to upload it. The kids finished off by screaming Merry Christmas. Logan of course, just stood there. Very typical thing for him to do.
After leaving...Logan asked if the Elderly were small like him. I told him yes, they were all little at one time in their lives. Now, they are all grown up. It's interesting...One day we will grow up and become old. Overall, a great way to kick start the Christmas season.


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What My School Really Says About Our SchoolsMonday March 28, 2016
The following article is a summary of a new report called School Daze by Chris Bonnor and Bernie Shepherd.
Australia's schools are very diverse, if only because of where they are and who they serve. Educational diversity is something to value, but we also have a social diversity, in fact a socio-educational hierarchy of schools which is serving some people more than others – and not serving the nation at all well.
The socio-educational gaps between schools are getting wider and deeper (pages 8-9), between urban and rural schools and especially between the school sectors, Independent, Catholic and government. The two private sectors and high status public schools are enrolling more of our most advantaged students – and fewer from less advantaged families. There is a noticeable enrolment shift from lower socio-educational advantage (SEA) schools to higher SEA schools.
Increasing socio-educational differences between schools have contributed to a serious school equity problem – a problem worsening over time and very apparent in our cities and in secondary schools. The Gonski review told us that family background matters more than it should. We have found that it matters more than it used to. Against this background of worsening equity, student achievement in Australia seems to be drifting. My School shows differences between states and schools, but there is an increasing divergence in student achievement between higher and lower SEA schools generally.
Achievement differences are usually attributed to variations in quality between schools, school types and especially between sectors. Quality matters; some schools are certainly better than others, but My School data tells us that achievement differences between schools don't align with sector labels such as public and private. Schools that are enrolling high SEA students get the best results regardless of sector. The reverse is also true.
When it comes to improving schools and lifting the strugglers, money matters. My School data tells us that government schools enrol more of the strugglers, yet public funding to government schools between 2009 and 2013 has increased at around half the rate (12.4%) of funding to Catholic (23.5%) and Independent (23.7%) schools. When funding from other sources is added, government schools are even further behind.
These levels of funding have challenged some beliefs, especially the belief that having private schools saves public money. The public recurrent funding of private schools is getting closer to, and in some cases exceeding, public funding of similar government schools. This raises many issues and seriously challenges the sustainability of Australia's already odd framework of public and private schools.
Many students who are already advantaged, especially those who attend high socio-educational status private schools, are generously funded from a variety of sources. But My School tells us that their measurable results are much the same as those achieved by similar students attending much lower-funded government schools. We are constantly told that providing more money doesn't improve results. It seems we now know where that happens: in the most expensive schools.
In raising such issues we know we'll be told that it's all about school choice, something which is used to justify a range of oddities in our framework of schools. My School shows that choice of a fee-charging school is available only to those already advantaged. This choice is an illusion for half the population – hardly surprising, but something which can now be reasonably measured.
There are always things which data won't tell us. Having been school principals we have lived our careers through the decades when great changes were taking place in our framework of schools. We were told about, and believed the importance of the school as a centre of the community and a source of the social and cultural capital that makes communities work. But less than a third of our schools now have an enrolment which resembles the cross-section of people in the school's local area.
Schools and communities are drifting apart. The social diversity which previous generations witnessed within schools is increasingly evident between them. Someone needs to convince us that this is a really good idea.
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I just loved this sketch! It was a lot of fun to play with and mine came together so easy today.
I do have to say that I am pretty late posting mine this week. My hubby had an MRI this morning and that is always a difficult time for us.
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I've been on Lithium for about 6 months now and for 5 of those months I've experienced horrible foot pain, mostly in my heels, while sitting and walking. Could this be a side effect from the Lithium?
Could heel pain possibly be a Lithium side effect?
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Hello icincin. Yes, very possibly. I'd mention it to your doctor. Did some reading up on your question and could not find anything, mentioning your problem. Theres, muscle weakness, as well as swelling in the ankles. I do believe however that its a form of lithium toxicity you're experiencing. (I am not a doctor and the above said is my own point of view) Regards, pledge
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I want to revisit the issue of adequate legal counsel for indigent defendants. Folks accused of crimes who can't pay for a competent defense. (See "NM Must Provide Indigents a Fair Defense" from 4 May 2014.)
As I mentioned in the earlier column, defense lawyer Gary Mitchell filed in several cases a motion asking the judge either to order New Mexico either to fund a competent defense, as mandated by U.S. and State Constitutions, or to dismiss the case. Put up or shut up.
Now District Judge Karen A. Parsons, in an "Interim Order to Provide Adequate Counsel Posthaste," has indeed ordered the State to provide funds for effective assistance of counsel for indigent defendants in the 12th Judicial District.
After hearing testimony (from, among others, local lawyer Michael Stout, who chairs the NM Public Defender Commission) and reviewing papers, Judge Parsons stated that "a crisis exists in the 12th District regarding appointment of counsel for defendants in criminal cases." (The same crisis would appear to exist here in the 3rd J.D.)
After reciting the relevant Constitutional provisions and the policy to appoint counsel within 48 hours of learning of a defendant's need, Judge Parsons ordered changes to address the "emergency situation leaving defendants unprotected from violations of their Constitution[al] right to counsel." She ordered the Public Defender's Office to provide counsel by 11 October for defendants who were without counsel on 1 October – and to provide counsel within 48 hours of learning of any other indigent defendant's need.
I commend Mitchell for taking a bold step to confront the systemic injustice. I'm glad Judge Parsons acted.
But truly solving the problem will require our representatives in Santa Fe to act. I'd urge anyone talking to candidates to seek a commitment to support reasonable and effective action to ensure that funds will be available for defense of indigents accused of crimes. It's something law and conscience require us to do, despite other high-priority matters we hope the State will fund.
Others may disagree. Others may figure that where there's smoke there's probably fire, so the folks getting accused of crimes probably did something wrong, or that people who can't fund their own defenses should have been more prudent and put away money just in case. That is, when we have our own houses to pay off and kids to feed and educate, who wants to ante up for strangers accused of crimes?
Because we are each that stranger. Each of us could be in that position. As the well-known phrase puts it, "There but for the Grace of God go I."
But more because we inherited the blessings of a country without a King, Emir, or dictator, but with a plethora of freedoms. A country that ain't perfect but has some pretty fine ideals, including freedom, fairness, equality, – and justice for all.
It feels good to live in a country where we honor (and can afford) "justice for all." It feels good to contribute my share. (I'm a lot more willing to contribute than I am to some of our government's other activities.)
I also understand, as a lawyer, why "justice for all" costs so much. Not lawyers' greed, but funds for investigators, discovery, witness interviews, legal research, motions, and possibly expert witnesses.
Maybe one solution would be to limit prosecutor and defense counsel to, say, only six pretrial attorney hours and two investigator hours on a particular case, and equalize the two sides' resources that way; but that would hardly facilitate a meaningful search for the truth.
That's why I'll be mentioning this issue to legislators and candidates this election season.
[The column above appeared in the Las Cruces Sun-News today, Sunday, 12 October.]
[I do urge everyone to include this issue among the ones you stress when talking to a candidate for election or re-election to represent us in Santa Fe. Sadly, it may turn out that the division between opinions will mirror party lines. It shouldn't. This is an issue of basic fairness -- and of following the law. Our system of government stresses the adversarial process in which champions -- like the knights of lore -- clash vigorously, using the factual, legal, and oratorical weapons at hand in a contest we suppose will reveal the truth. (Another country might use a system in which a magistrate investigates matters fully, requiring witnesses to appear before him or her as needed, and reach a fair conclusion.) For that to work, prosecutors, judges, and defense counsel all need adequate funding. We've rightly concluded (and federal and state constitutions mandate) that where someone can't afford a defense we should fund that defense. Doing so without adequate funding is as effective as having medicare supply poor retirees with a primer on healthy foods to cure cancer, while rich folks get radiation treatments or surgery.]
[Anyway: counsel such as Mitchell, who step in where there's no public defender or the public defender has a conflict of interest, should be paid fairly for the work; and the Public Defender's Office itself should be adequately funded. The former prosecutor in the governor's chair should know all this as well as anyone, and we'd hope she too would support adequate funding.]


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Leeds boss Massimo Cellino says Chris Wood is just sidelined as a precaution.
Massimo Cellino has allayed fears over Chris Wood's fitness, explaining why he was left out of the team against Middlesbrough.
Speaking to BBC Radio Leeds, Cellino said he felt Wood could have aggravated the ailment which kept him out of the 3-0 defeat at The Riverside.
He said: "Thank God I touch wood, he is not injured. Just a little bit painful, and we prefer, our rules, if someone is a risk, don't play him.
"Because if you play him you lose him for maybe two months. We give that chance for other players to play."
Leeds spent £3 million to sign Chris Wood from Leicester City in the summer, and he has been a key figure in leading their attack, with a memorable winner against Derby County the highlight.
Mirco Antenucci is a capable stand-in, and should have had a goal against 'Boro, only to see his striker controversially disallowed with Leeds just two down.
Asked about what he would do if a key player like Wood suffered a longer term injury, Cellino was clear.
He said: "If someone gets injured, we go in the market we buy another one."
Fortunately for Leeds it does not sound as though the New Zealand international has a knock to worry about, but it is re-assuring to know that should the worst happen, Cellino is ready to step up to ensure the team remain on course for their goal of a top 10 finish.


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D.M. Chandrashekhar, J.
1. In these petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution the short question that arises for detemination is whether the cost of packing dry cell batteries should be treated as a part of the assessable value of those goods for the purpose of levy of Central Excise duty.
2. The petitioner is common in these three petitions. It is a public limited company engaged in manufacture, inter alia, of dry cell batteries. While approving the wholesale price list of the petitioner, the Assistant Collector had accepted the claim of the petitioner that the cost of packing materials in which dry cell batteries are packed, should be excluded in determining the assessable value of those goods for levy of excise duty. But, later he initiated proceedings under Rule 10 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, to recover extra excise duty representing the cost of packing dry cell batteries and raised additional demands on the petitioner. His decision was affirmed by the Deputy Collector, Central Excise, Allahabad, and the Appellate Collector Central Excise, New Delhi, in the appeals preferred by the petitioner. The revision applications preferred by the petitioner against the above orders were also dismissed by the Government of India. In these petitions the petitioner has impugned the orders of the Central Excise authorities. These three petitions relate to three different periods, 4-2-1969 to 18-9-1969, 1-10-1969 to 30-4-1970 and 1-5-1970 to 17-6-1971.
The petitioner's case is briefly as follows :
The finished dry cell batteries are packed in card-board boxes or cartons, each box or carton containing about two dozen cells. About a dozen boxes or cartons are then packed in a wooden case, lined inside with water proof paper to protect dry cells from damage by water, moisture, rain etc., in the course of transport or storage. The wooden cases are nailed, strapped and sealed for convenient handling to provide adequate safeguard against pilferage or breakage in transit. Although dry cell batteries are thus sent to dealers in cartons or boxes, ultimately they are sold by dealers to consumers after testing the potency of the cells in the presence of consumers. The petitioner's wholesale price of batteries includes, inter alia, the cost of packing materials which on an average worked out to 4.5 per cent of such wholesale selling price. In determining the assessable value of these goods for levy of excise duty, such cost of packing should be deducted from the petitioner's wholesale price.
3. In the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the Central Excise authorities, the case of the authorities is briefly as follows: Excise duty is not levied on the cost of manufacturing only. On completion of manufacturing processes, the goods do not become marketable until they are in a packed form. Hence the cost of packing should be included in the price at which the goods are sold in the wholesale market. The packing preserves the dry cell batteries and make them marketable. They are sold in the wholesale market only in a properly packed form and not in a loose form. The assessable value of goods for the purpose of levy of central excise duty is the price charged by the manufacturers for the sale of goods in wholesale market. We shall now set out the relevant provisions of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) and the rules thereunder.
Clause (f) of Section 2 of the Act defines 'manufacture' as including 'any process incidental or ancillary to the completion of a manufactured product'.
Separate definitions of 'manufacture' in sub-clauses (i) to (iv) of that clause with reference to certain goods like tobacco, salt and patent or proprietary medicines, have no application to the article with which we are concerned.
4. Sub-Section (1) of Section 3 of the Act provides, inter alia, that duties of Excise shall be levied and collected on all excisable goods produced or manufactured in India in such manner as may be prescribed and at the rates set forth in the First Schedule to the Act. Sub-section (2) of Section 3 provides that such duties of excise may be specific or ad valorem.
5. Item No. 3(1) of the First Schedule to the Act, is Dry Battery and the duty is ad valorem.
6. Section 4 of the Act provides for determination of value of articles for the purpose of duty. During the period of the disputed assessments the relevant portions of Section 4 read as follows :
'4, Determination of value for the purpose of duty - Whereunder this Act, any article is chargeable with duty at a rate dependent on the value of the article, such value be deemed to be -
(a) the wholesale cash price for which an article of the like kind and quality is sold or is capable of being sold at the time of the removal of the article chargeable with duty from the factory or any other premises of manufacture or production, for delivery at the place of manufacture or production, or if a wholesale market does not exist for such article at such place, at the nearest place where such market exists, or the price at which an article of the like kind and quality is sold or is capable of being sold by the manufacturer or producer or his agent, at the time of the removal of the article chargeable with duty from such factory or other premises for delivery at the place of manufacture or production or such article is not sold or is not capable of being sold at such place, at any other place nearest thereto.
'Explanation - In determining the price of any article under this Section no abatement or deduction shall be allowed, except in respect of trade discount and amount of duty payable at the time of the removal of the article chargeable with duty from the factory or other premises aforesaid.'
7. For Section 4 of the Act, a new section was substituted by the Central Excises and Salt (Amendment) Act, 1973. The relevant portions of Sub-section (4) of new Section 4 read :
'4(4). For the purpose of this section, - (a) ...
(d) 'value', in relation to any excisable goods, -
(i) where the goods are delivered at the time of removal in a packed condition, includes the cost of such packing except the cost of the packing which is of a durable nature and is returnable by the buyer to the assessee.
Explanation - In this sub-clause 'packing' means the wrapper, container, bobbin, porn, spool, reel or warp, beam or any other thing in which or on which the excisable goods are wrapped, contained or wound;
The assessments in dispute were long prior to substitution of Section 4 by a new Section. Hence neither Sub-clause (i) of Clause (d) nor the Explanation to that sub-clause of new Section 4 has any application to these petitions. We have to construe old Section 4 to determine whether the value of excisable goods would or would not include the cost of packing.
8. In Atic Industries v. Assistant Collector of Central Excise - AIR 1975 S.C. 960, Bhagwati J. who spoke for the Court, after referring to elucidation of the value of excisable goods in A. K. Roy v. Voltas Ltd., AIR 1973 S.C. 225, said thus :
'The value of goods for the purpose of excise must take into account only the manufacturing cost and the manufacturing profit and it must not be loaded with post-manufacturing cost or profit arising from post-manufacturing operations.'
Shri M.A. Ansari, learned counsel for the petitioner, contended that the manufacturer of dry cell batteries cannot be said to be incomplete until they are packed in card board boxes or cartons and such boxes or cartons are again packed in wooden cases and that manufacture of this article is complete before it is so packed in card board boxes or cartons and wooden cases.
9. In support of his contention Shri Ansari relied on two unreported decisions of the High Courts of Maharashtra and Karnataka. In Writ Petitions Nos. 548 and 3436 of 1970 (Alembic Glass Industries Ltd., v. Union of India,) the question that arose for determination was whether the cost of packing empty glass bottles in card-board cartons should or should not be included in the assessable value of glassware for levy of excise duty. Upholding the claim of the assessed company for excluding such packing cost, a Division Bench of Karnataka High Court observed that glass bottles are capable of being sold at the time of removal from the factory without card-board box or carton packing and that in fact the assessee company had sold bottles in such condition to many purchasers.
'In Special Civil Application No. 1295 of 1973 (Ogale Glass Works Ltd., v. Union of India) the articles in question were also glasswares like tumblers, jars, bottles and glass, bricks. Upholding the claim of the assessee for excluding the cost of packing of glassware in determining the assessable value of glassware for levy of excise duty, a Division Bench of the High Court of Maharashtra observed thus :
'There can be no doubt that packing a glass tumbler or a glass globe can never change its nature as a glass tumbler or a glass globe. This packing is clearly done as a matter of convenience and to facilitate the delivery and removal of a product from the factory gate....The glass and glassware manufactured by the petitioners in this petition could just as well be taken delivery of in the buyer's own packing materials like baskets or boxes or even vehicles....
10. In my view, the method or manner of marketing or delivery or transporting excisable goods which have been fully manufactured can never itself determine the assessable value of such excisable goods under Section 4 of the Act. Once it can be said that the manufacture of the excisable goods is complete, before they are packed, then that would be the end of the matter.'
The above observation of their Lordships of Maharashtra High Court are, in our opinion, equally applicable to the facts of the present petitions. A prospective buyer of dry cell batteries can take delivery thereof in his own containers like cardboard boxes, cartons or wooden cases and the manufacture of that article is complete before it is packed in cardboard cartons or wooden cases.
However, the learned Chief Standing Counsel for the Central Government who appeared for the respondents, contended that mere physical possibility of dry cell batteries being sold in wholesale market before they are packed in cardboard boxes and cartons is not decisive and that the real test should be whether that article is ordinarily sold in the wholesale market with or without such packing. He maintained that normally that article is not sold in the wholesale market in a loose condition but will be sold only in a packed condition and that hence the process of manufacture of that article cannot be said to be complete until it is put in a condition in which it is generally sold in the wholesale market at the gate of the factory.
11. There is considerable force in the above contention of the learned Chief Standing Counsel. But, in a taxing statute if two interpretations of its charging provision are reasonably possible, it is well settled that the construction favourable to the subject should be preferred. Moreover, the Central Excise Act is an All India statute and is desirable that the interpretation of its provisions is uniform throughout the country. As stated earlier, two High Courts have interpreted the charging provisions of this Act in a manner favourable to the subject and there is no contrary interpretation by any other High Court. As that interpretation cannot be said to be unreasonable, we think we should follow it especially when this question is no longer of continuing importance on account of substitution of Section 4 by a new Section which expressly provides what category of packing charges should be included in determining the assessable value of articles for purposes of levy of excise duty. In the result, we allow these petitions and quash the additional demand for excise duty made on the petitioner company towards the value of packing charges of dry cell batteries during the period 4-2-1960 to 18-9-1969 to 18-9-1971. The respondents are directed to refund to the petitioner company any amounts recovered from it towards such additional demand.
12. In the circumstances of the case, we direct the parties to bear their own costs.