text: What is Evidence-Based Clinical Practice?Palmer's strategy for focused curricular change to improve patient careFall 2011 Home < article article > Florida Campus Saturday Campus Visit a success On July 9, Palmer's Florida Campus welcomed 88 guests, 41 of whom were prospective students, for the annual Saturday Campus Visit. The event gave the visitors a chance to tour the campus, try hands-on activities during the Interactive Classroom Experience, and meet with faculty, staff and students currently in the D.C. program. "It's events like these that really allow our Palmer community to shine," said Campus Enrollment Director Jessica Blumenfeld. "Once a student who has inquired to Palmer comes to visit our campus—and has the chance to see our facilities, meet our people, and get a taste of what it is that we do here—it becomes so much more clear to them that Palmer is the place to be." Because the Palmer Campus Visit program is so successful across Palmer's three campuses, alumni are encouraged to suggest the program to students they know. Each Palmer campus also offers weekly campus visits. Prospective students may schedule a visit by going to www.palmer.edu/campusvisit or calling the Admissions Department at the campus of their choice. Davenport Campus - (800) 722-3648 Florida Campus - (866) 585-9677 West Campus - (866) 303-7939 < article article >


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Photographer Art Wolfe has spent decades capturing not just the hidden world of animals, but also the world of hidden animals. In his Vanishing Act series of photos, he invites us to search his images for the camouflaged animals within. For example, do you see the mantis in that top picture? Wolfe has a huge collection of these images—along with their solutions—at his blog, or you can purchase his Vanishing Act book.
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Corona, Calif. March 20, 2013
The opening weekend of the 2013 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series provided the Arizona fans with great memories of terrific racing, fast action and left many of the participating racers aspiring. Hart and Huntington Off Road endured the season kickoff, surviving through multiple hardships and a violent crash, yet the team persevered and went on to collect a PRO-2 Fast Lap Award. In the final race of the weekend, Rob Naughton pushed the throttle wide open to a top speed over 93 MPH and a lap time of 42.465; speeds and time that is typically only seen in the PRO-4 Unlimited Division.
The race weekend began with Josh Merrell laying a solid effort in Saturday's PRO-4 Event. The #22 machine had recently undergone a major transmission conversion from Automatic to a Weismann Performance Manual. Josh spent the practice sessions getting comfortable with the new shifting process and by race day, Merrell was performing very well shaving seconds off the lap times. Starting mid pack, Josh put the #22 MAVTV Truck into a relaxed groove for several laps getting warmed up and let the competition beat on each other. By Lap 10, Josh was hoping to turn on the speed but his truck was not responding like it should. Merrell would have to settle for a 6th place finish.
Back in the pits the crew dissected the #22 PRO-4 and upon inspection, found the transmission had chewed up fourth gear leaving not even a single tooth. Master Engineer "Buzz" Busnardo declared, "This truck should have stopped moving forward a long time ago, let alone being able to drive at speed and finish the race. A true testament to the Weismann Performance Transmission and the craftsmanship behind it."
For Sunday's Event, Merrell, knowing his equipment would now be on par and in top working order was feeling eager to see himself earn some top lap times and take down a solid finish. However in the opening laps, Josh found Todd Leduc challenging #22 for his position. Merrell retained until Todd went wide in Turn 1 and then quickly ducked inside to exit the corner. With the outside line, Josh had the momentum to race door-to-door down the back stretch, but Todd aimed for the preferred line going into Turn 2 and narrowed down the margin of available track space between the trucks and the outside wall. Contact was made coming off the back stretch jumps and sent both spinning out into the Turn 2 berm. Merrell's truck went flipping into a nasty barrel roll going over several times and careened onto the cement k-rail.
The violent crash sent parts flying and did a lot of cosmetic damage to the vehicle; however the truck and safety equipment did its job preventing serious injury to Josh. With his family by his side, he was checked out at a nearby hospital and was later released with minor bumps and bruises. Josh is in good spirits and is determined to be contender for race wins and challenge for the championship.
The ProLite division saw 26 trucks start the green flag for Saturday's Race. A stacked field of young and old talent with top of the line equipment is making this class the fan favorite and is sure to deliver the best racing as the 2013 season develops. Hart and Huntington Off Road's Ryan Beat, Driver of the HostLabs ProLite, is a top contender carrying new support ties with LOORRS series sponsors Loanmart and Rockstar Energy. Ryan proved that his ProLite would be tough competition by driving through the field during both of the weekend's races.
During Round 1, Ryan began the race in 14th position and had moved up into 4th place in only 8 short laps. It was a furious effort with hard driving pushing the truck through the grid. It may have been a little too far on the edge as the transmission input shaft failed on #51 HostLabs ProLite leaving Beat stranded in the infield while the race continued on without him.
Ryan Beat is well known for being friendly and approachable in the pits, yet he is a fierce competitor who strives to race clean. For Sunday's event, the race officials saw it differently and issued the #51 ProLite two black flag penalties for two separate instances. The first penalty was issued in the very first lap. Perhaps there is some responsibility to be shared considering the officials sent 2 dozen trucks out onto a sloppy slick muddy mess and lost foresight of what would actually happen when the field races door-to-door and bumper-to-bumper into a single corner caked with 2' feet of mud.
With nowhere to go, trucks all around and everyone sideways on the brakes, contact was made and one truck was spun around. Ryan immediately served the penalty and resumed the race hoping to gain positions forward with about 17 Laps to go. From this point, Beat would work to pass through the field. By Lap 8, Ryan had moved into the top 10 and by Lap 11 moved into the top 5. Beat was in contention for a podium finish, but so were several other top drivers including 2012 Rookie of the Year, Bradley Morris. Beat and Morris would trade paint for lap after lap battling for position. On Lap 15, they caught up to a pocket of slower traffic going through the track's only right hand corner, Beat from behind, made contact with Morris, causing another spin out. It was unintentional and Ryan did not expect Bradley to slow his momentum so much. Beat was issued his second black flag and a less than ideal finish to a hard weekend.
The first LOORRS race weekend delivered its fair share of ups and downs, but the Hart and Huntington Off Road Team is known for coming from behind and finishing in spectacular fashion. Robert Naughton, the AZ local legend carries a reputation of being fast in anything he rides or drives. Robert and his crew worked hard to find speed in the #54 HostLabs PRO-2. Unfortunately, after a rookie PRO-2 driver made hard contact knocking out a trailing arm during the first lap on Round 1, Naughton would only have one final chance during Sunday's final race of the weekend to deliver a solid performance.
Starting from last place in 17th position, Naughton pushed his HostLabs PRO-2 passing as many as 5 competitors in the first lap and worked his way into the top 10 by lap 2. From there, Robert flew the #54 machine off the big air jumps with the Roush Industries 900HP V8 spitting flames out of the exhaust and the General Tires shooting a massive trail of dirt roost all around the track. For 20 Laps Naughton nailed his lines and cut down his time till on lap 15, Robert laid down the best of the weekend collecting a PRO-2 Fast Lap Award.
Watch the Video highlights from Round 1 and Round 2, right here on our Youtube Page.
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series will resume for Rounds 3 & 4 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on April 26 – 28. Fans are encouraged to come join us as Las Vegas always provides great times with friends and awesome racing action on a super fast track. Tickets are still available.
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You Won't Believe What Glenn Beck Did To An Obama Bobblehead During His Show On Tuesday – The Blaze
On Monday, TheBlaze alerted readers to a new painting that depicts Barack Obama as Jesus Christ crucified, adorned with a crown of thorns. The work, entitled "Truth," is part of a larger exhibit at the Bunker Hill Community College Art Gallery in Boston titled "Artists on the Stump – the Road to the White House 2012." This, of course, is not the first controversial rendition that has been labeled "artwork," nor is it the first time President Obama has been likened to Christ, or in general, God.
Now, the creator of "Truth," Michael D'Antuono, said that his "First Amendment rights should override someone's hurt feelings" and that "we should celebrate the fact that we live in a country where we are given the freedom to express ourselves."
After receiving roughly 4,000 angry emails over the painting, D'Antuono also said he respects "their right to express themselves" and hopes they will afford him the same.
With this in mind, Glenn Beck chose to "express himself," during his Tuesday evening broadcast by featuring a piece of artwork of his own creation.
Watch the clip, sure to make a splash, via TheBlaze TV below:
At some point, Beck decided that submerging an Obama "bobblehead" doll in urine (later revealed to be completely fake) was necessary to convey his artistic message. He of course realizes this will be controversial and that many will find his use of the Obama figurine to be disrespectful. The idea, for Beck however, is not to be untoward, but through irony, to highlight the hypocrisy of those who would shout in defiance at defacing the image of a sitting U.S. president, but not that of an image so sacred to Christianity – the world's largest religion.
Of course, Beck's "art" is similar to the infamous anti-Christian photograph titled "Piss Christ," showing a small plastic crucifix soaked in the artist's real urine.
Here's a visual representation of how it all went down:
Beck's "artwork" also highlights the hypocrisy of those who rail against disparaging Islam's Prophet Muhammad. If his image were defaced in the same way as Christ's has been so many times, the backlash could indeed be deadly and the "artist" in question pursued by U.S. law enforcement (as was the case for the creators of the YouTube video "Innocence of Muslims).
Beck did reach out to D'Antuono, inviting him on the program to discuss the First Amendment.
"Truth" is set to remain on display until Dec. 15. Beck, meanwhile, is considering putting his latest artwork up for auction (the price tag says $25,000).


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The World Health Organization estimates that 80% of the populations of Asia, Africa and Latin America use traditional medicine to meet their primary health care needs. For many people in these countries, particularly those living in rural areas, this is the only available, accessible and affordable source of health care.
The 50th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa recognized the importance and potential of traditional medicine for the achievement of health for all. Participants urged accelerating the development of local production of traditional medicines in order to improve access to health care for the African Region. In 2000, the Regional Committee adopted the Regional Strategy on Promoting the Role of Traditional Medicine in Health Systems. Thus, the year 2010 marks a Decade since the Regional Strategy was adopted. It also marks the end of the Decade on African Traditional Medicine (2001–2010) declared by the Summit of Heads of State and Government in Lusaka in July 2001. The year 2010 also marks a Decade since the institution of African Traditional Medicine Day on 31 August of every year as part of a strategy to boost the role of traditional medicine in national health systems. The decision to observe such a Traditional Medicine Day was endorsed by the Summit of Heads of State and Government in Maputo in July 2003. Therefore, the theme chosen to mark the "double anniversary" is: A Decade of African Traditional Medicine: Progress so Far.


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5 Ways to Sneak in Healthier Habits
At this point, many of us know the dangers of sedentary lifestyles. From obesity to heart disease and depression, those of us with a 9-to-5 desk job need to make a special effort to stand more and sit less. The great news is you don't need to bust out a standing or walking desk (although you should if they interest you!).
Studies show that as little as seven minutes of moderate physical activity a day can help battle the desk doldrums.
Dr. Adrienne Youdim, MD FACP, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Cedars Sinai Medical Center, offers simple tips to incorporate healthier habits into your day, courtesy of MerckManuals.com.
1. Use your job as a gym
You don't need an expensive gym membership to get moving – simply create small breaks in your day. Set a timer on your phone to get up and move around every hour. Walk up and down a few flights of stairs or take a loop around the parking lot.
Many employers have realized the benefits of a healthy workplace. Research shows active employees are more productive and have lower long-term health care costs. Some companies are now investing in standing desks and small cycles that fit under employee's desks. If your company offers this kind of equipment, taking advantage of it is a no-brainer.
2. Wake up 10 minutes earlier
If you can't find time for an hour-long workout in your daily routine, create the time by setting your alarm just ten minutes earlier. Give yourself a few minutes of physical activity before your day gets crazy.
But don't overlook the importance of sleep. Research points to a close connection between sleep deprivation and obesity and diabetes. Make sure you're getting at least six hours of sleep (many people need more than that). If you're getting up earlier to exercise, hit the pillow a few minutes earlier, too.
3. Pack a lunch
If you do one thing to improve your daily health, make it this: pack a lunch. The average restaurant meal contains two-thirds of your daily calorie requirements. Even a salad can be spoiled by high-calorie dressings. Packing a lunch is an easy way to control your calorie intake.
While you're at it, use the time you would have spent picking up takeout to go on a 15-minute walk at lunch. One short walk and five-minute breaks every hour add up to almost an hour of additional activity a day.
4. Find your best motivation
Most of us are exhausted by the end of the work day. Even if we have the best intentions to exercise when we get home, it's easy to lose motivation the second we walk through the door.
The key is to find things that motivate you. If there's a TV show you can't wait to watch, commit to only watching it while running on the treadmill or elliptical. Keep a log of how you feel after every workout, so you'll remember how rejuvenated you feel after some physical activity. If you feed off others' energy, join a group fitness class.
5. Explore an active hobby
Being active doesn't have to mean doing jumping jacks or logging hours on an exercise bike. Spending time doing something active you love, such as dancing, gardening, fishing, rock climbing or bowling, can provide tremendous health benefits – and you'll be more likely to stick with it. Once you get started, you'll start forming habits that make it easier and easier to find the time and willpower every day.


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Micro Budget films are thriving. Paul Hertzberg of CinTel Films, chaired the conference and joined with Paul Bales of Asylum, Philippe Caland of Junto Box Films, Jonathan Schwartz of Super Crispy Entertainment and Lloyd Kaufman, of Troma films, as they discussed the issues confronting producers.
Suddenly low budget has become Most know the name of Roger Corman, one of the icons of the micro budget industry, but few know that low budget is more than just horror, sexplotive, and slasher. It's now become popular and Ridley Scott just announced he was doing six low budgets. Whereas $500,000 used to be considered low budget now films, with the new technology, can be made for as low as $100,000 and in some cases, as one recently done by Troma, (Mr. Bricks: The Musical) as low as $5,000! In fact, Paranormal (one) was made for only $15,000.
Fifteen year old The Asylum is another big producer of low budget films. Their special is parody or mockbusters. They plan on making 25 movies in 2012. "Maybe none of them will win the Academy Awards, but they are financially successful. "Our investors get their money back."
Philippe Caland says that he likes the more serious movies but he likes the format and creativity available with the low budget form. They want their films to be trusted and respected, but it's easier to greenlight a movie on a lower budget. Working with Forrest Whittaker, they have funded four films and plan on making another 6-7 next year.
According to Jonathan Schwartz, low budgets can also be meaningful films. "They are art forms. It's a mistake to equate a low budget with a poor quality film. " He recently was able to snag award winning Octavia Spencer for one of his films. "We like to put together great material. Ours are not necessary micro but they are under one million. "Like Crazy" won Sundance last year. If you put actors with good projects, the agents and managers will trust you with their clients." For Like Crazy, they used a simple Cannon 7D . It's a commercial camera but fancy lenses can be obtained for it. "It's the story that has to be good at the end of the day and it has to be a fun experience for those working on the set. It's incredibly important to foster relationships with actors and the agencies."
Dealing with guilds and residuals is an important part of film making and Jonathan always goes SAG because it's important if you want to get good cast, whereas Troma doesn't use unions. "We couldn't do it on a budget that low as the unions get more of the proceeds than you do, then. Everytime we do it, we regret it. "There are ways to reduce the SAG bond and that is by paying actors through escrow, if you have it."
One advantage to making the low budget movie is that you get around the conglomerate and you can make movies from the heart; make them for the fun of making them.
Paul Hertzberg says that it's important to team up with others who have a passion for the movies.
It's risky for the new producer to film and hope you will find a home for it. Pre-sales, when you have a good trailer and good poster art, are the way to go.
Funny man, Lloyd Kaufman, told us how he raised $10,000 on kickstarter as a joke for a Troma film and put it into their new feature "Return to Nuke'm High."
Whereas most filmmakers detest the file sharing and swamping, Troma likes it. "It gets our name out there and that's one of the most valuable things people can do."
Film festivals are often the way for new filmmakers to find distribution but "You have to make sure you're film fits that niche. Don't just go for the big ones like Sundance, Toronto and Cannes, but choose the ones that specialize in your type of film.


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There are three certainties in this life: death, taxes and the long line at Patisserie 46.
The devoted crowds hark back 21/2 years ago to the bakery's opening day, when a queue of hungry curiosity seekers began to form at sunrise, a phenomenon that surprised and humbled baker/owner John Kraus. The popularity has never slackened -- it's not unusual for as many as 600 customers to walk through the door over the course of a weekend day -- and the bakery's saffron-tinted walls have become a kind of ad hoc community center.
They flock to 46th and Grand for the bonhomie, sure. But the real hook is the flour- and sugar-fueled riches displayed behind the glass cases. In this remarkably democratic collection of breads and sweets, words like financier, dacquoise and gibassier are spoken in the same breath with chocolate chip cookies and blueberry muffins, and the mousses, ganaches and pastry creams of the exquisitely intricate cakes and tarts are as celebrated as the butter and cinnamon of the far more modest coffee cakes, pound cakes and pull-aparts. That's not even mentioning the superb chocolate confections, the knobbly breads that decorate the bakery's back wall ("I love rustic breads," Kraus said. "The uglier, the better.") or the dreamy ice creams and sorbets.
It's visual overkill at its salivating best, and because the line forms in front of the cases, the splendors only reveal themselves as customers inch ahead. Fortunately, the wait is rarely a long one, thanks to a service crew that nimbly navigates a workspace so cramped it could incite an OSHA investigation.
Every so often, Kraus, 41, appears, in his chef's coat, surveying the crowd, lending a hand behind the counter, chatting up customers. He loves the neighborhood -- home is a few blocks away -- and the neighborhood has responded in kind. And how. One of his biggest fans is fellow baker Solveig Tofte, whose Sun Street Breads is just five blocks east.
"His is the first patisserie I've ever been, anywhere, where everything tastes as good as it looks," she said. "Usually, everything can be beautiful, but chances are you'll be disappointed. A pink filling will just taste pink, for example. Who knows if it's raspberry, or strawberry, or whatever. But John's work is all about clean, precise flavors."
The baker's kitchen
It's a shame that the bakery's magic is done behind closed doors, because Kraus headlines a riveting show.
It's 9 a.m., which means that half the workday has passed. Eight staffers quietly and diligently labor at stations up and down the long, rectangular space -- it's roughly the size of the dining room on the other side of the wall -- their sparse conversation overpowered by the whir of enormous mixers, the rhythmic staccato of dozens of eggs being cracked, the rattle of chocolate chips as they fall into a bowl on top of a scale, the brief chirp of a timer and the 1980s pop music floating out of an iPod-connected boom box.
As with most Tuesday mornings, Kraus takes a position at the bread station, a wood-topped counter surrounded by mixers the size of washing machines. Standing opposite baker Ashley Johnson, Kraus streaks the surface with a dusting of flour, the practiced flick of his wrist as natural as Jackson Pollock swinging his brush against canvas.
Then the ritual begins. Kraus grabs a pale rectangle of sticky dough with his flour-covered hands, pounding it, patting it, flipping it, folding it, pinching it and flattening it -- the order never changes -- before using his palms to roll it into a 2-foot-long rope. He's watching but not watching, his sense of touch -- his muscle memory -- doing most of the work.
Working without speaking, Johnson picks up each spongy baton and deftly lays them across a linen-covered board, separating each loaf by pulling up and doubling over an inch of the flour-laden fabric. Johnson, a native of Green Bay, Wis., interned at the bakery before landing a job in June. She's happy to find herself working under Kraus' tutelage.
"There's not a place like this back in Green Bay," she said.
Soon enough, Kraus, with yet another he-could-do-this-in-his-sleep move, is slipping trays of proofed dough into one of three enormous ovens. Over the course of 23 minutes, the oven's heat will transform that pliable dough into Patisserie 46's golden baguettes, 50 at a time.
Despite the flurry of focused activity, and the exhaustive focus on consistency, it's a fairly stress-free atmosphere. Or at least it feels that way, probably a reflection of Kraus' soft-spoken personality.
"Pastry chefs tend to be, well, a little rigid," Tofte said with a laugh. "But John is the most mellow pastry guy I've ever met."
Yet, despite that pressure -- and the weariness that comes from being on his feet 15 hours a day, often six days a week, frequently starting at 2 a.m., Kraus doesn't appear to be the kind of guy who ever loses his cool.
"It's not worth it," he said. "I have way too many other things to worry about. I've worked for chefs who were real hotheads. They would humiliate you, and you'd get so upset that you couldn't focus. Here, everyone knows that if they make a mistake, they're going to be more disappointed than I am. Caring about the product, and being proud of it, that's the key to success. "
Sweet stuff, with plenty of butter
Kraus embraces Christmas with gusto. His stollen will bring tears to the eyes of anyone with a German grandmother, and florists can't compete with the visual splendor that is his centerpiece-worthy bûche de Noël.
December is also the month when his Sicilian heritage really makes its presence known, with wreath-shaped, prune-packed sweet breads, a heart-stopping chocolate-hazelnut panettone, beloved cookies from his mother's and aunt's recipe files, and other festive delicacies.
The crazy-busy holidays aside, an average week finds the bakery running through nearly 2,000 pounds of flour, purchased from Great River Organic Milling in Fountain City, Wis. Butter comes from three sources, including Stony Creek Dairy, a Melrose, Minn., farmstead operation. The foundation for the bakery's croissants hails from Vermont, a super-elastic product purchased in 50-pound blocks.
Oh, those croissants. "There is no better way to start the morning," said Kraus. "The challenge is to make one that people can afford. Butter isn't cheap."
And Kraus lays on the butter. "Most croissants are 22 percent butter, but ours are 26 percent," he said. "We originally had 30 percent, and they were great, but they also felt greasy, and at 23 and 24 percent they felt dry."
These are just right. Perfect, even. Curved and scalloped like a conch shell, they sport a delicately crisp and nutty brown exterior that collapses into an absurdly tender, mouth-melting interior. Each luxurious bite is an affirmation of all that is good with the world, a transporting experience that can be had for just $2. Toss in another 75 cents, and Kraus' chocolate version just might propel a person to the moon. "Yeah, we like chocolate around here," he said with a laugh.
The rest of his day? After delivering bread to a few restaurant clients, he might help out at the tart station, or spend an hour with chocolatier Josh Werner, or devote some time in the afternoon to shaping croissants. "And then there's always the good stuff, like paperwork," he said. Not that he's complaining. "I'm not prepping kids' brains for surgery. I'm not going into a bad neighborhood to break up a dangerous domestic violence dispute," he said. "Come on, I'm making eclairs."
Chances are, he'll probably do a little teaching, too. "If you want to be a great chef -- and I'm not saying that I'm a great chef -- you have to be a good teacher," Kraus said. "Otherwise, you're going to be the only one, doing everything."
Years of preparation
Kraus is a son of rural western Kentucky, and a hint of his roots lingers in his voice. After two aimless years in college ("let's just say I wasn't focused on my future," he joked), he decided to take his nascent interest in restaurants to a more serious level. An unfamiliarity with French diverted him to London, where he was fortunate to labor under a series of top-flight chefs. It was a graduate-level education, minus the classrooms, and his dream of becoming an executive chef slowly but surely shifted toward pastry.
He returned to the United States, landing in Nashville and then Chicago, all the while continuing to watch, work with and learn from an extraordinary series of mentors. While running the pastry program at Chicago's tony Park Hyatt Hotel, friends -- and culinary idols -- at the city's French Pastry School tapped him to join their staff. He stayed 11 years. "It was like living a dream," he said.
But all good things come to an end. He and wife Dawn were parents, and his crushing schedule meant that "I would leave before Tristan would wake up, and I'd come home after he went to sleep," he said. "I didn't want to be that kind of father."
Enter the power of serendipity. He was invited to teach a four-day course in Minneapolis, and after knocking around the city, Kraus was smitten. "I mean, who wouldn't want to live here?" he said.
It took two years of real estate ups and downs, but the family -- now four, with the arrival of Rory -- left for the Twin Cities 45 minutes after Kraus participated in his last graduation ceremony at the school. They moved into an apartment they'd rented via Craigslist, sight unseen, and by the next morning they were knocking down wallboard at their fixer-upper storefront.
Five months later, Patisserie 46 opened. The original baking staff consisted of a half-dozen former students -- all but one remain, a telling statistic in an industry with a notoriously high turnover rate, and a reflection of Kraus' mentoring skills -- and an even smaller front-of-the-house crew. Business has grown at an astronomical rate; there are now 27 employees on the payroll. Perhaps Kraus' greatest gift is his ability to make his life's work look easy. It isn't.
"I was at this for 20 years before I got up the courage to even think about opening my own place," he said. "It's scary."
And yes, he's baking to please his customers, although he isn't above catering to his own tastes. Which explains the chewy pretzels, the occasional inclusion of bourbon ("It reminds me of home," he said), the frequent nods to Alsace ("it's the best food, anywhere," he said) and most specifically the presence of canelés, the fluted, cylinder-shaped pastries with a caramelized exterior ("so dark that people think they're burned, but dark is different from burned," he said) and a soft, airy, eggy and impossibly rich center. The first time he ever ate one, "it sent me on a quest to find them again," he said. Which is why they have a permanent berth in the Patisserie 46 case, despite their inexplicable low-volume track record.
"Somewhere down the line, someone will eat one and have that same experience that I had," Kraus said. "After all, I'm in the business of giving people omigod experiences."
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Actually – no! During pregnancy, your baby is counting on you for the nutrients he or she needs to grow healthy and strong. You should eat more (roughly 300 additional calories per day than you would normally eat), but your choices should be healthy ones.
Eat 4-6 smaller meals a day to help relieve heartburn and discomfort you feel as your baby grows.
Try to eat foods from each of the five food groups every day. The five food groups include grains, vegetables, fruits, milk products and proteins.
Be sure you're getting the right amount of vitamins and minerals you'll need to keep you and baby healthy, such as folic acid and calcium. Take a prenatal vitamin everyday as a part of a healthy pregnancy.
It is extremely important to avoid cigarettes (your own or other people's), which are one of the leading causes of pre-term birth and can cause serious health problems for your baby.
Avoid alcohol and street drugs.
Limit caffeine to 200mg a day. That's about one 12 oz. cup of coffee.
Limit sodas and juice, and aim for 6-8 glasses of water a day.
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2-3 cups of vegetables
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5 ½ ounce protein (1 ounce = 1 ounce meat, 1 egg, ¼ cup cooked dry beans or tofu, 1 tablespoon peanut butter)
These foods if they are raw or undercooked: eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, and sprouts
Soft cheeses such as Brie, Camembert, Roquefort, Feta, Gorgonzola and Mexican style cheeses that include queso blanco and queso fresco, unless they clearly state that they are made from pasteurized milk.
Unpasteurized milk or juice
Deli meats and hot dogs, unless reheated until meat is steaming
Shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish because they contain high levels of mercury.
Food-borne illnesses by making sure you're taking extra steps to handle food safely and keep food fresh.
It depends - you should discuss this with your doctor. If you were underweight or overweight before your pregnancy, there will be special guidelines for you. But typically, women should gain 25-35 pounds during their pregnancy.
Now that you are pregnant, you might be eligible for WIC (for assistance with nutrition, click here to go to our WIC page) or BadgerCare Plus (for health insurance assistance, click here to go to our Community Health Access page).
While you are pregnant, it's a good time to start thinking about feeding your baby AFTER he or she is born. Consider breastfeeding - it's the safest, most natural, healthiest choice for new babies. Breast milk is nature's perfect food for babies. Breastfed babies have fewer allergies, fewer illnesses, and are less likely to have asthma, than bottle-fed babies.
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Iranian Charged in Export of U.S. Military Antennas
[An Nahar] An Iranian citizen has been charged with a plot to export military antennas from the United States in violation of the Arms Export Control Act.
An indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Washington on Tuesday charges
Amin Ravan
and his Iran-based company of conspiracy to defraud the United States, smuggling and violating the export act.
The Justice Department says that Ravan was
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by authorities in Malaysia last month, and the U.S. is seeking to extradite him to face trial in Washington. The department says that 55 military antennas were exported to Ravan's co-conspirators in Singapore and Hong Kong.
If convicted of all charges, Ravan faces up to 35 years in prison.
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X-Men Going Back to School?
Next year sees the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and we already know that X-Men Origins: Magneto is in the works too. But is Fox also looking to reboot that X-Men franchise with a new movie that will introduce the first-ever students at Professor Xavier's School For Gifted Children?
A couple of clues seem to be pointing in that direction.According to trade paper Production Weekly, 20th Century Fox is working on a movie called X-Men: First Class, and has registered the domain x-menfirstclass.com (which currently redirects back to Fox's own site).
X-Men: First Class is currently the name of a flashback series of comics based on the original X-Men team, all of whom made it into the movie series in various guises (Cyclops and Jean Grey as part of the team from the start, with the Beast, Iceman and the Angel showing up in later episodes).
Does this mean that Fox plans on rolling back the years to give us the movie version of the awkward school years of our favorite mutants? [i09]


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'People's forum' brings optimism ahead of G20
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Protesters and NGOs marching in Nice on Tuesday ahead of the G20 summit in Cannes say growing anti-capitalist protest movements are a great cause for hope.
As leaders of the G20 nations prepare to meet on Thursday in Cannes, an alternative "people's forum" is taking place over three days in nearby Nice, buoyed by the momentum of a growing global anti-capitalist movement.
According to representatives of NGOs Oxfam and ActionAid, the "Occupy" movements, as well as protests in Spain and Israel, have taken issues relating to market regulation from fringe protest movements and brought them into a broader public debate. They are optimistic about the fact that politicians may finally be forced to act.
In Nice, organisers are expecting some 8,000 people to attend the event, run by a collective of some 40 NGOs, charities, trade unions and protest movements.
Their key demands are a call for regulation of the global financial system, an end to tax havens and the imposition of a "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions.
'An exciting time'
In 1999, images of anarchists rioting in the streets of Seattle during a meeting of the World Trade Organisation were seen around the world.
At the time, few people were able to empathise with the demonstrators or even understand their motivations, explained Soren Ambrose, development finance co-ordinator for ActionAid.
ActionAid, a global anti-poverty NGO, is calling for an end to tax havens and for the allocation of resources to end food crises around the world, something Ambrose said "could be done at the wave of a hand."
Due to a strong increase in public awareness, politicians "who have all talked a good game but have made no substantive effort" now have no choice but to take notice, he believes.
"Because of the scale of the financial crisis, ordinary people are being affected. There are many more unemployed people, and people who have lost their homes," Ambrose said. "It is a different scene now, it is much more political."
This year has seen growing social discontent in the West, from the Spanish "Indignant" movement to the angry demonstrations and strikes in Greece as well as the ongoing "Occupy" protests in New York and in London. In September, half a million Israelis took part in the country's largest-ever demonstration against the soaring cost of living.
"This is an exciting time. There is an awakening in public opinion and this is precisely what we would have hoped for a decade ago," Ambrose said with optimism.
'A very different beast'
Another sea change for the anti-capitalist protest movement was the creation of the G20, which replaced the G8 in 2008 as the world's main economic council of wealthy nations. The G20 nations comprise 80% of the world's trade and two thirds of the global population.
"It's a very different beast from the G8," said Mark Freid, head of public policy at Oxfam Canada. "Because of its broader scope, the G20 has a more frank recognition of the problems affecting the world such as poverty and food shortages."
Oxfam is calling for a financial transaction tax, a move that is supported by French president Nicolas Sarkozy but is far from having received universal support. The organisation also wants the G20 to agree on a carbon levy for international shipping to collect funds to help countries suffering from the effects of climate change.
Freid said that the "Occupy movement" and other public protests had "added momentum" to the calls of NGOs like Oxfam and ActionAid.
"It is now seen as common sense that financial markets need to be regulated and that the trouble we are in now is a consequence of greed," he said. "This could be a pivotal moment."
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The New Solar Home Partnership (NSHP) is a ten-year, $350 million program to subsidize PV systems in new homes. The NSHP, which is being implemented by the California Energy Commission (CEC), offers performance-based rebates for PV systems on new homes that start at about $2.50 per watt and decline over the life of the program. A very important feature of the NSHP is that, in order to qualify for the rebate program, builders of new homes are required to exceed compliance with California's energy code, Title 24, by 15% (not including the PV system). There are additional subsidies of up to $2,000 per home for those who achieve a higher level of added conservation—35% better than
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For all those who were looking for a Galaxy Note 2 N7100 firmware with Arabic support can finally grab the latest software update XXALIH Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean. N7100XXALIH Jelly Bean is now available for download and you can install XXALIH Android 4.1.1 on Galaxy Note 2 N7100 using our detailed tutorial below. This is a stock firmware from Samsung which you can install manually on your phone using ODIN with full Arabic / Persia language support.
As you read further, we will guide you through the entire process of how to update Galaxy Note 2 N7100 to Android 4.1.1 XXALIH (September 2012, unbranded, Saudi Arabia) Jelly Bean official firmware using ODIN. Make sure you do not forget to backup all your personal data and apps before proceeding, as given below. Let's continue with the tutorial.
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All potential guests must complete a rental application where you will be asked to provide a full guest list, ages of all guests, the name address and employer of the primary applicant as well as their home insurance policy details. No reservation is confirmed until approved by the owner. The application will form the basis of your short-term lease agreement with the cottage owner and you understand and agree that you will abide by the terms therein. We will see you when you check in. If you have misrepresented yourself (your age, purpose of use) or your group, we reserve the right to cancel your stay without refund. If we find out after the fact you have automatically forfeited your damage deposit for breach of contract. We are looking for mature individuals who can be responsible for their actions, and show respect.
Rates are subject to change until your reservation is confirmed.
Linen, beach & bath towels included.
Pets are not permitted at this rental.
No smoking, electronic or otherwise, inside the cottage.
Open fires in fire pit only please & check burn restrictions for area before you arrive.
Fireworks are NOT permitted.
Please leave the cottage as you found it, tidy and with all garbage disposed of per the welcome letter. Note there may be a garbage removal fee of $500 per week. The initial cleaning fee pays for professional cleaners to prepare the cottage for you. A check out clean may be arranged for an additional fee, otherwise you are expected to leave the cottage as you found it, tidy and in good repair.
WIFI is available at all of our cottages (unless specifically noted) but the service is not unlimited as this is cell based and extremely expensive. Streaming video services such as NetFlix, FaceBook, YouTube etc are not permitted, nor is online gaming. 5GB/ week is included. Overage will be billed at $10/GB.
Water activities, including motorized and non-motorized boating, are inherently dangerous. You indemnify the owners and their agents for any and all activities related to water activities.
To ensure the quiet enjoyment of the lake by our neighbours, music or loud noise of any kind not permitted after 10pm or before 8am.
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I have four people with the surname Mason in my family tree at the moment. None of them appear to be related to each other.
Esther Mason is my 3x great grandmother and she Married John Dinsdale at Kirkby Malham, Yorkshire in 1806. Henrietta Mason is another 3x great grandmother and she married Thomas Buckley at Keighley, West Yorkshire in 1820.
The surname is the 96th most common in Great Britain. According to surnamedb Mason is a status and occupational surname which originally described a skilled stone mason. The derivation is from the pre 8th century Old French word "masson", probably introduced into England by the Norman-French after the conquest of 1066. Indeed before that time few places in Britain were built in stone, so the French largely introduced both the word and the skill.
The surname is said to be one of the earliest recorded and in a surprising number of different spellings.
Early examples of the name include – John Macun in the building accounts of King Henry 1st of England in the year 1130, and Ace le Mazun, in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1193.
Some other interesting Masons include James Mason (1779–1827) who was a supporter of Charles James Fox in the campaign to abolish slavery and liberate Catholics from the penal laws, and Sir John Mason (1503–1566), who attended Oxford university and worked his way up to become a royal ambassador and Chancellor of Oxford University – which was not bad considering his father was a cowherd from Abingdon!
Spellings of the surname both in Britain and France include Macon, Mason, Massen, Masson, Machen, Machent, Machin, and Machon.
Some examples from surviving church registers are those of Elizabeth Masson christened at St. Margaret's Westminster, on July 21st 1540, and Awdry Mason who married William Elyat at that same church on June 10th 1548.
Among the many prominent figures with this surname was George Mason (1725 – 1792), the American statesman who framed the Virginia Bill of Rights. This was later was used as a model by Thomas Jefferson when he drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The first recorded spelling of the family name is possibly that of Richard Machun, dated about the year 1120, in charters of the Danelaw, for the county of Lincolnshire.
More recently other noteworthy Mason's include:-
• Roy Mason (b. 1924) – British Labour politician and former Cabinet minister
• Benedict Mason (b. 1954) – British composer
• Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (b. 1944) – English drummer for Pink Floyd
The name has also been used in my family as a first name. Two descendants of Thomas Buckley and Henrietta Mason bear the name Mason Buckley.


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The video you see above made its way around the internet in recent days, and had even been sent to us by a handful of tipsters. All we knew was what we saw: A ballgirl at Wrigley Field filling out a note and handing it to a ballpark attendant. Naturally, an expert (read: Cubs broadcaster Bob Brenly) speculated that the girl was trying to give her number to a player—perhaps even a Braves pitcher, since her seat is so close to the visitors' bullpen.
Incredibly, it turns out Brenly was wrong. ESPN's Sarah Spain got to the bottom of it:
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The Cincinnati Modern Quilt Guild is taking part in the Habitat by Jay McCarroll Challenge, sponsored by the Modern Quilt Guild and Free Spirit/Westminster. The yardage in the Earth colorway arrived a couple of weeks ago and I spent yesterday cutting it up into fat eights for our eight participants.
At our meeting last night we decided to have a "sewist's choice" challenge, which basically gives us the liberty to make anything we want out of it.
The one stipulation is that only solid fabrics or additional yardage of Habitat may be added. We're giving ourselves a month to finish and we'll share our projects at our next meeting.
The fabrics are really beautiful, and full of unexpected color combinations. I especially love this print, appropriately named Drop Cloth. It looks like something that came out of Jeff's studio!
Here's a little video from Jay about the line and the inspiration behind it.
I especially like how he talks about how he wanted the designs to look like they came from the hand of an artist, not a computer. I think he succeeded! I can't wait to see what our members come up with for the challenge. I have no idea what I'm going to do yet, but I'll keep you posted, and I'll share the other projects as well. We've got a lot of talented ladies in our group, so I'm sure they'll all come up with fabulous designs!


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How many times has your "standard" 3,000-mile oil change turned into a little something extra: a new hose, an alignment, a transmission flush?
And by the time you drive off, how many times have you thought, "What I really need is a winning lottery ticket"?
If you're like me, the answer is "a lot." It seems that during every oil change, a mechanic tells me I also need X, Y, and Z done. And the frustrating part is: I always grudgingly comply. After all, they're the experts.
Last May, for example, my routine oil change suddenly turned into: "Did you know you need new struts?" And that quickly became: "Since we just replaced those struts, you'll also have to get an alignment." I started to wonder if my local mechanics were perhaps preying on my trusting, Midwestern nature. (Noooo, couldn't be … could it?)
So this got me googling oil change scams and talking to friends who have had similar experiences. Turns out there are many other shady shops pushing oil change up-sells in order to make more money. And that's not cool.
With my own sob story out of the way, I'm here to help you identify potential shady up-sells.
Red alert #1: "You need a new air filter with every oil change."
Actually, you may not. You do need to change out your air filter every so often, but not every time you change your oil. It really depends on your car. I drive a 2005 Kia Sorento, and according to my owner's manual, it's a good idea to inspect my air filter every 7,000 miles and replace it every 30,000.
Red alert #2: "You're due for a flush."
When a quick oil change turns into a flush of some sort (power steering, coolant, transmission, etc.), you might be in Scamville. Check your mechanic's advice against your owner's manual. In some cases, you could get a good 100,000 miles in without needing one of these flushes.
You can also check under your oil-filter cap for any weird deposits. If you see a bunch of gunk and you have a ton of miles on your car, then an engine flush might not be such a bad idea — it will prevent that sludge from entering your engine.
Red alert #3: "Your fuel injector is dirty. Allow us to clean it for a mere $200."
This could also be a scam. As long as your car is running like its usual stellar self and your "Check Engine" light hasn't come on, you probably don't need your fuel injectors cleaned.
Check your oil change number
Though your mechanic may tell you that a 3,000-mile oil change is necessary, it actually may be overkill. CalRecycle.org offers this handy tool to help you determine how often your specific car needs new oil.
Your owner's manual = Your new BFF
At the end of the day, each car is different and, when it comes to routine car maintenance, your best ally is your owner's manual.
And it's worth clarifying that there are thousands and thousands of reliable, trustworthy mechanics who really do have your best interests in mind (in fact, we can help you find them).


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Bacteria belonging to the genus Prochlorococcus are some of the wimpiest in the world. Left to their own devices, these microorganisms have an exceedingly difficult time just staying alive — which seems counterintuitive, given that they're also the most abundant photosynthesizing organisms on Earth.
Over the course of evolution, these wildly successful bacteria have lost their ability to break down toxic substances like hydrogen peroxide, relying on other organisms to do this work on their behalf. Biological relationships such as these are common in nature, but how they form in the first place is not always clear. Now, researchers have devised a new evolutionary explanation to help explain how these dependencies form. They call it "The Black Queen Hypothesis," and it's every bit as crafty as it sounds.
Many people misinterpret evolution as something that is synonymous with an increase in complexity, but there are many examples in nature of organisms evolving to become less biologically complicated. Scientists call this "reductive evolution."
Reductive evolution is often observed in parasites. A tapeworm that wriggles around your insides and absorbs all its nutrients through its skin, for example, has no need for a digestive tract. After all, maintaining an unnecessary biological function is energetically costly; the tapeworm has nothing to lose (and resources to gain) by ditching its digestive tract altogether.
A similar process can be observed in various parasitic species of bacteria, which will shed metabolic functions (and their associated genes) left and right, provided there's a host nearby to pick up the biological slack. This type of reductive evolution is most typically caused by what biologists call genetic drift — random genetic mutations that arise within a species when an organism is isolated from the outside world and its population levels are low, two prominent features of the parasitic lifestyle. But organisms belonging to the genus Prochlorococcus are what biologists call "free-living" bacteria, meaning they aren't parasitic. So how, exactly, did these microorganisms become so dependent upon their fellow microbes for survival?
The answer may lie in what biologist Jeff Morris calls the Black Queen Hypothesis. He and his colleagues describe the reasoning behind this novel evolutionary theory in the latest issue of mBio:
[The Black Queen Hypothesis] refers to a playing card, in this case the queen of spades in the game Hearts. In Hearts the goal is to score as few points as possible. The queen of spades, however, is worth as many points as all other cards combined, and therefore a central goal of the game is to not be the player that ends up with that card.
In the context of evolution, the BQH posits that certain genes, or more broadly, biological functions, are analogous to the queen of spades. Such functions are costly and therefore undesirable, leading to a selective advantage for organisms that stop performing them. At the same time, the function must provide an indispensable public good, necessitating its retention by at least a subset of the individuals in the community — after all, one cannot play Hearts without a queen of spades.
In the context of Prochlorococcus, the "public good" that is being provided by the supporting microbes is the breakdown of toxic hydrogen peroxide. This is what biologists call a "leaky" genetic function, because it serves to benefit any life form in the vicinity of the organism doing the work.
If the consequences of the Black Queen Hypothesis sound similar to those of the parasitic relationships mentioned earlier, that's because they are, save for two very important points:
1) In the Black Queen Hypothesis, reductive evolution is driven not by genetic drift (i.e. chance), but by natural selection; so long as the benefit gained by losing a gene outweighs the cost of no longer having it (a benefit ensured by the presence of other, leaky organisms), the loss of that gene will continue to spread throughout the population.
2) There's nothing about the Black Queen Hypothesis that says the organism contributing the "leaky" genetic function is sacrificing its fitness, as is the case in parasite/host relationships.
These are subtle differences, but they're significant ones. Most people are familiar with the concept of parasitism, whereby one organism benefits at the other's expense. Many people are also familiar with the idea of symbiosis, which is used to describe a mutually beneficial relationship between two different organisms. Parasitism and symbiosis are both examples of what are called biological interactions. (People tend to be less familiar with biological interactions like commensalism, wherein one organism benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm. Read more about biological interactions here). The issue here, explains Morris, is how different forms of biological interaction arise; the Black Queen Hypothesis, he says, doesn't describe a type of interaction, but rather how these interactions can evolve:
Black Queen, like the Red Queen Hypothesis (which describes "arms races" between predators/prey, hosts/parasites, and so forth), can lead to all three of the primary kinds of relationships: parasitism, commensalism, mutualism. It all depends on the specific conditions under which the organisms are growing and interacting. The big difference is that Red Queen focuses on a sort of "active" evolution, where one might imagine that species are racing to gain abilities that will give them an edge over their competitors or predators.
The Black Queen Hypothesis, in contrast, is a much more passive affair. "Species are in a 'race to the bottom' to get rid of as many costly functions as they can get away with," says Morris.
"It's all about what you don't do — about a loss of complexity, which is sort of backward from the way people typically think about evolution."
Morris and his colleagues' description of the Black Queen Hypothesis is published in the latest issue of mBio (no subscription required).
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Previously, early records of births, marriages and deaths, together with baptism and burial records, were kept in church registers dating from 1829, the year the State was settled by Europeans. Transcripts of early colonial records deposited with the State archives can be viewed at the J S Battye Library, Alexander Library Building, Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge.
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This is pretty worrying… when specific paid and known legal promotional sites are targeted. 😦
Phoenix Sullivan is well-known in the indie community – I've known her myself since 2009 or 2010 and consider her a close friend.
Aside from being exceptionally generous with her time and knowledge, tirelessly sharing her insights on marketing and algorithms, Phoenix is also well known as a vocal campaigner against scammers and cheaters – particularly on the current big issues of book stuffing and clickfarming.
And now she is being targeted.
Phoenix made a box set free for a few days back in September, advertising on Freebooksy, KND/BookGorilla, and Digital Book World – all legitimate sites – and there was no other promotion involved with this title. No BookBub CPM ads, no Facebook campaign, no tweets, no newsletter swaps, no mailing lists.
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The trees at Auburn's Toomer's Corner: not doing so hot. "Aesthetically dead if not actually dead," the university said last week. (Still, they might be doing better than Harvey Updyke, who is living in his car in the woods as he awaits trial.) The oaks received a massive pruning earlier this month, in yet another desperate effort to minimize the poison's damage. When Jeremy Henderson from the War Eagle Reader strolled by to check them out this morning, he found this get-well card from a young girl named Sarah.
Harvey Updyke, the mean Alabama fan, has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. He faces multiple charges, but I'm pretty sure the best ones are "unlawful damage of a crop facility" and "desecration of a venerated object."


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There ARE a million doggeries in the City of Angels (and Dodgers). Here are some of the places where you'll find new-wave hot dogs.
Boa Steakhouse, with its stylish decor of gnarled tree trunks and colorful cylindrical lamps, has a Kobe beef steak and a Kobe hamburger on its entree menu. Just for fun, it also has 4-inch Kobe corn dogs as an appetizer, though an extra-rich sausage fried in corn batter is a little heavy for appetizing purposes. 101 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 899-4466; 8462 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, (323) 650-8383; www.boasteak.com.
Cafe Surfas, in foodie-favorite Surfas Restaurant Supply, offers an "haute dog" in its cafeteria-plain room. Its original haute dog was made from Kobe beef, but Surfas has moved on to smoked venison. Talk about distinctive -- it tastes like a cross between a kosher hot dog and a salami. 8777 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, (310) 558-0458; www.cafesurfas.com.
The City Bakery is basically a large space with antiseptic white walls, but it does serve hot food. Its dense-textured Niman Ranch organic beef dog has a wonderful beef flavor with notes of garlic, paprika and coriander opening up at the end. The dog is aggressively grilled and served on a brioche roll about 1 1/2 inches too long for it (brioche may be a tad too rich for hot dog bun purposes, by the way) with very sweet pickle relish, Dijon mustard and a couple of half-sour pickle spears. In Brentwood Country Mart, 225 26th St., Santa Monica, (310) 656-3040; www.thecitybakery.com.
Jerry's Wood-Fired Dogs has a classic color scheme for a hot dog place -- mustard yellow and ketchup red -- though it does offer burgers and other kinds of sausage as well. Its specialty is a grilled beef dog in natural casings with decent snap, rather rich juices -- and as many toppings as you want, no extra charge. If you ask them to boil the dog instead of grilling it and request the right toppings, you can have a virtual Chicago-style hot dog (except for not being on a poppy seed bun). 2276 E. 17th St., Santa Ana, (714) 245-0200; 1360 S. Beach Blvd., Suite C, La Habra, (562) 697-4644; and 1701 Corporate Drive, Suite C8, Ladera Ranch, (949) 364-7080; www.jerrysdogs.com.
Let's Be Frank is a Culver City street cart, which you can find by following the mesmerizing aroma of frying onions. The grilled sausage is made from grass-fed beef, which gives it a slightly funky flavor some people prefer. The best thing about this dog is the outstanding "snap" of its natural lamb gut casing -- the sausage literally pops between your teeth, bathing your mouth with hot dog flavor. Helms Avenue between Washington and Venice boulevards, Culver City; www.letsbefrankdogs.com.
Marty D's, based on the Brooklyn dinette where director Martin Davidson worked in his youth,uses a very meaty East Coast kosher beef dog, slashed before grilling and served on a toasted poppy seed bun with little pots of sauerkraut and lightly fried onions on the side. Extra kick is provided by snazzy Streamline Moderne decor and a genuine 1950s soda fountain. 230 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, (310) 273-7771; www.martyds.com.
Mustard's walls are cluttered with Chicago Bears memorabilia, photos of Al Capone and such; this is a Chicago-based chain of sports bars with a hot dog specialty. The basic dog is a Vienna Beef frank garnished Chicago-style: pickled "sport peppers," celery salt, neon-green relish and all. 3630 Katella Ave., Los Alamitos, (562) 598-1662.
Skooby's, a 6-year-old operation right across Hollywood Boulevard from Musso & Frank, serves a grilled hot dog with an impressive snap and a distinctive, appealing note of cloves (the puffy bun is also grilled but can taste faintly underdone). At $2, it's the cheapest primo dog around, though you do have to factor in the cost of parking in Hollywood. Strictly hot dog stand decor: red awning, red stools. 6654 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) HOT-DOGS; 502 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach, (310) 376-1292; www.skoobys.com.
The Stand serves a sausage with an ultra-thin casing that doesn't really pop very much. It's a tasty dog anyway, meatier and more garlicky than an Oscar Mayer beef frank but with the same sort of mellow tang. Alongside the usual mustard, relish and sauerkraut range of condiments, it offers wilder toppings such as mushrooms, blue cheese and baked beans. 17000 Ventura Blvd., Encino, (818) 788-2700; 2000 Avenue of the Stars (in the park at Century Towers), Los Angeles, (310) 785-0400; 1116 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, (310) 443-0400; www.thestandlink.com.
Taste Chicago, owned by Arlene Mantegna, wife of actor Joe Mantegna (and located not a million miles from the Valley's film studios), is another little place cluttered with Chicago memorabilia. The huge menu includes ribs, pasta, Italian beef sandwiches and deep-dish pizza as well as Vienna Beef hot dogs with all the Chicago toppings, including genuine "sport peppers" and neon-green relish (on request). Excellent balance of elements makes this the most satisfying Chicago dog around. 603 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, (818) 563-2800; www.tastechicago.biz.
25 Degrees, with its flocked wallpaper, red pressed-tin ceiling and sleek black reflecting tiles, looks like an 1890s sporting house morphing into a hip Westside restaurant bar (it's the work of restaurant designer Dodd Mitchell). Though it moves mostly hamburgers, it does have a mildly smoky, ultra-delicate hot dog that tastes like some kind of elegant German veal sausage. The $9 price is a bit of a shock, but you're right across the street from Grauman's Chinese Theatre, so deal with it, pilgrim. In the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 785-7244; www.25degreesrestaurant.com.
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Hungarian architect Gabor Rakonczay reportedly became the first person to canoe across the Atlantic Ocean this past weekend after he paddled his "Vitez" canoe nearly 3,500 miles in 76 days.
Rakonczay began the voyage in Portugal late last year and stopped only in the Canary Islands to rest and resupply.
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The rest of the voyage was lonely and filled with scares, according to reports. Already working without a satellite navigation system, Rakonczay's communication equipment stopped working a month and a half ago, which meant he couldn't communicate with his wife, Viktoria, back in Hungary.
"It was a great relief to reach port because it meant completing the journey and because my family could finally know for sure that I was OK, " he told the UK Telegraph.
He also couldn't communicate with incoming ships. During his voyage, the canoe capsized twice and three times Rakonczay was forced to fire smoke flares to let nearby ships know his 24.6 foot-long canoe was nearby.
"Some slowed and even changed direction as they likely picked me up on their radars," he said. "But I was often surrounded by waves 4 meters (12 feet) high and the canoe is less than one meter high, so it's most likely that they simply weren't able to see me."
During his seven weeks without contact with his family, Viktoria posted on the family's blog every day, wondering where he was and how the conditions might be affecting him. She never gave up hope. Once her husband reached port, 20 days earlier than expected, she told Hungarian media she trusted her husband's abilities.
Even as rough weather headed through an area she thought her husband was going through, she never lost faith.
"This is not a storm, under these circumstances Gabor has routinely known what to do," she said on the family blog on March 5 (according to Google translate).
And she would know. In 2008, the couple rowed across the Atlantic together. Rowboats and kayaks have traversed the Atlantic before, but Rakonczay's journey was the first ever by a canoe.
The record was confirmed by the London-based Ocean Rowing Society International, which works alongside the Guinness Book of World Records, the Telegraph reported.
And although he was happy to be back with his family, he did enjoy the time alone.
"I was very interested in discovering what it's like to be all alone on a ship in the ocean," he told the Telegraph. "It was my childhood dream."