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Coppet Hall is situated on the northern end of Saundersfoot Beach and that corner of the village's golden sands is known locally as Coppet Hall beach.
Here the 170-mile-long Pembrokeshire National Park Coastal Footpath takes a rather unusual route through a tunnel from two former horizontal mineshafts or adits towards the coastal villages of Wiseman's Bridge and Amroth. Children love this tunnel which seems to take them from one magical world to another, leaving a long stretch of golden sand behind, with another stretch of rocky shore before they reach the next golden beach at Wiseman's Bridge. These features are legacies of the coal, iron and fireclay industries which once flourished here at the eastern extremity of the Pembrokeshire coalfield, which stretches all the way west to St Brides Bay.
The Pembrokeshire anthracite was top quality smokeless coal, shiny and clean as precious stones. You could handle it without getting your fingers black and it was prized throughout the country as far back as the Elizabethand era.
Coppet Hall was by far the busiest area before Saundersfoot harbour was built, for it was there to which beach coal was hauled by means of a track from pits near the church of St Issells a few hundred yards up the valley. At the beginning of the 19th century, the local historian and author, Roscoe Howells, wrote that the carts were pulled down to the boats beached on the sands by an unusual combination of two oxen and two horses.
For generations after this well-worn track was abandoned its cinder surface remained, giving this popular footpath its name of The Black Walk. It is still marked thus on modern maps. The track at that time ran along the side of a marsh which was drained and reclaimed to form the present-day Coppet Hall Meadow, by in-filling with waste from the colliery, and diverting the stream from the mill to a culvert which emerged on the beach.
The name Coppet Hall is believed locally to have been derived from the words 'coalpit haul' as there is no grand house nearer than Hean Castle overlooking it to the north. This theory is confirmed by the inscription on one of the tombstones in St Issell's churchyard. The original coal workings were level or slanted excavations from which the anthracite was removed near the surface; virtually an early form of opencast.The miners worked by candlelight with pick axes and shovels, labouring 12 hours a day less one hour from noon for a meal of bread and beer. It was not until the 19th century that the coal was worked by deep mines which extended perilously under the sea at both ends of the coalfield. The weight of the water above the shallower mines at high tide caused shaft collapses, such as happened in the Daucleddau Estuary at the Garden Pit near Landshipping in the mid 1840s.

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I spent yesterday at WordCamp Boulder, a fun event for WordPress designers, developers and bloggers. That was my first WordCamp and well worth the very small entry fee.
They had a genius bar where people could ask questions of WP experts. I spent about 2 minutes there and learned a trick that will probably save me 1-2 hours each time I set up a new WP installation for a new client project from now on.
Over the last year I've gotten comfortable with a set of plugins that I use for just about every project. And recently I attended a WordPress security seminar and a one-on-one security consult from WPSecurityLock – I learned much about securing a WordPress install and as a result added a few more plugins to my must-have list.
The problem is that getting those plugins installed and configured takes some time. I went to the genius bar to see if there was a way to make the process more automatic.
Here's what I plan to do as a result of that 2-minute conversation:
- Create a dummy WordPress install on my production server
- Add in my chosen framework (at this point I like WP-Framework a lot)
- Install and adjust settings for my list of must-have plugins
Then when I start each new WP project, I can just export a copy of the dummy site's database (after making sure everything is up to date) and use it for the new site.
This seems totally obvious to me now, but thanks to the genius bar I didn't have to go through a lot of headaches to get here.


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'We found the phone stable and well-behaved overall and we'd guess the firmware is reasonably close to release candidate status. '
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Scientists say large rain events are happening more often, energy is being added to the atmosphere with the trapping of greenhouse gasses and long-term effects of an extensive global warming have long been underway.
As the city is still recovering from the nearly $60 billion in economic damage from Superstorm Sandy, there are catastrophic natural disasters, like tornadoes striking down in the Midwest, and the hurricane season is now among us once again.
While recent reports show sea levels could rise 12 to 55 inches by 2080, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced a capital spending plan to set the city on a long term path to dealing with a future full of storm surges and rising tides.
"As bad as Sandy was, future storms could be even worse," Bloomberg said. "Because of rising temperatures and sea levels, even a storm that's not as large as Sandy could be, down the road, even more destructive."
The proposal calls for 12-foot high, removable steel barriers along flood-prone coastline regions like the entrance to New York Harbor, Rockaway and the East River along Newtown Creek.
Critics of global warming might still remain skeptical and lean on contradictory statistics. The National Geographic, for one, reported last week that it may be possible that tornadoes have not increased over the last year or gotten stronger, however it also might be difficult to tell as these current numbers could be related to a wider sample of smaller twisters, factoring in with the overall means of the latest reports.
Following Sandy, Governor Andrew Cuomo offered money to buy the homes of those living in the Rockaways and other flood-prone areas. The message that our elected officials are sending us is that portions of the New York coastline are now uninhabitable.
Whether you believe global warming is having a direct effect on the environment or not, your taxpayer money is going into a solution.


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First, tea is served. In a fancy teapot, with biscuits, by a butler dressed in pristine white uniform. You gaze lazily out of the window as porters labour in the crushing afternoon humidity, blissfully cool in your air-conditioned cabin. Then the train eases out of the station: the skyscrapers of Singapore soon fall away, and you're across the Straits of Johor and into the lush, torpid palm plantations of Malaysia.
This is the Eastern & Oriental Express, the luxurious train service that runs between Singapore and Bangkok, the last remnant of opulent colonial travel in Southeast Asia – evoking the days of posh British administrators, gin-sloshed planters and rich, glamorous dowagers rather like the set of a Merchant Ivory movie.
To be fair, you're more likely to meet professionals from San Francisco or Hong Kong on the train today. There are a couple of stops to break the three-day journey – a rapid but absorbing trishaw ride through old Penang, and an evocative visit to the bridge over the River Kwai – but it's the train itself that is the real highlight of the trip.
If you feel the need to stretch your legs, the observation car offers a 360-degree panorama of the jungle-covered terrain, and there's a shop selling gifts to prove you've been. Then there's the elegant dining car. Eating on the train is a real treat, superb haute cuisine and Asian meals prepared by world-class chefs. Many choose to wear evening dress to round off the fantasy and after dinner retire to the bar car, where cocktails and entertainment await, from mellow piano music to formal Thai dance. A word of warning: after all this, reality hurts. Standing on the chaotic platform of Bangkok's Hualampong station, you might long to get back on board.
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Two missiles were fired Sunday at a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Red Sea from territory occupied by Iran-allied Yemeni rebels, but they missed, the Pentagon said.
The attack began about 7 p.m. (noon ET) as the USS Mason was conducting routine operations in international waters, the Pentagon said in a brief statement shortly before midnight.
The two missiles were fired over the course of an hour and "impacted the water before reaching the ship," according to the statement. No injuries or damage were reported in the attack.
The Houthi rebels, who are Shiite, are currently fighting the government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.


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Dear Annie: I am a 68-year-old twice-divorced woman who has made some unwise decisions in my life. I'm single (which is fine) and will be retiring at year's end. I'm currently living with an egotistical, frugal, cold-as-ice 75-year-old man who claims he loves me, yet he dominates every conversation, lacks social skills, ignores etiquette and attempts to control me.
I didn't know him long enough before I moved to be with him. We met at a dance when he was in town visiting friends. I still couldn't discern infatuation from love. I wanted a fairy tale. I thought with my heart instead of my head. After a while, dancing four nights a week wears thin when that's all there is to enjoy together. I haven't been happy for several years. We've made some nice friends, but if I don't suggest getting together, they never would. My children and siblings live out of state, and I want to move back home. How can I do that and save face with my family and friends? They warned me that I was rushing into things. — Danced Enough
Dear Danced: You'd rather be unhappy than admit you made a mistake? It could be very freeing to say to your friends and family, "You were right. I should have listened." Then it's over. Just make sure you don't repeat the mistake. Take some time to figure out what is best for you, without focusing on the next man in your life.
Dear Annie: I've been married for 45 years. I love my wife, but I like to flirt with women.
Last year I did more than flirt, and my wife found out. I asked her to forgive me, and she did. But when she keeps asking for an explanation, I blow her off, leave or get upset until she quits asking annoying questions. Should I tell her to get over it, or sit down with her and tell her the entire truth, even if it is more than she can handle? — Wondering
Dear Wondering: You cheated on your wife, and you find her questions "annoying"? Your wife deserves your complete honesty. It's not up to you to decide what is too much for her to handle. She might forgive you, but she will never be able to trust you again if she doesn't believe you are totally truthful, answering any questions she has for as long as it takes. Ask your doctor to refer you to a marriage counselor so the two of you can hash this out and truly start fresh.
Dear Annie: I read the letter from Need Help in Jacksonville, Fla., the elderly couple who could use some help with the housekeeping, but felt that cleaning service personnel could not be trusted to keep their hands off of their valuables. There is another side to that story that needs to be mentioned.
My 80-year-old parents often tell me that "someone" who visited their home must have stolen various items, because they could not find these things. My friends with parents that age tell me the same thing. They are convinced someone has stolen everything from watches and money to kitchen utensils and cookie sheets. My mother even accused a family member of stealing a watch that she later found right where she had misplaced it. As you can well imagine, that did some damage to their relationship.
At the age of 50-something, I spend a good deal of time looking for my own misplaced things. Thank goodness I am not yet at the point where I am convinced these things were stolen, but I suspect that time will come soon enough. — A Weary Daughter
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Joshua Modaberi of Wrestling 101 recently interviewed Devon. Here are some highlights from the interview.
Wrestling for WWE during a peak era for tag team wrestling with The Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian: "That was another amazing time in my career; to be able to be in the ring with five other guys and to steal the show at WrestleMania two years in a row was awesome. The TLC matches were matches that had never really been seen before; the closest thing to a TLC match was just a ladder match that was performed by Razor Ramon and Shawn Michaels. We then added the tables and the chairs into the mix and made it what it is today and it was just great to go out there and entertain throughout that whole attitude era.
"Everywhere we go out of all the matches we've had, the TLC matches seem to be the one that pretty much everybody still talks about today."
Comparing Paul Heyman, Vince McMahon and Dixie Carter: "Well you've got Doctor Frankenstein, Paul Heyman who was kind of a rebel and definitely a guy that loved to play some mind games but in a good way. He would play mind games with you so you would understand the business and know what this business is about.
"Then you've got Vince McMahon and he is the grandfather of them all, being with him was really a challenge, my biggest thing was and I tell my students at our school in Orlando, Florida, if you go out and perform in front of Vince McMahon and not have any fear then you are going to make it in this business, because if anybody has an aura about them and can install fear in you by just walking in a room it is Vince.
"With TNA it kind of like out of all three bosses I've got to say Dixie Carter is the best looking one (laughs) no offense to Vince and Paul but if I'm going to put a ring on anybodies finger it's going to be Dixie."
Why Team 3D split: "The singles career was something that I needed, Bubba was always into the tag matches and he never really wanted to break up and I understood that because he is more of a tag team guy. I was as well but I wanted to separate that little bit more, we actually separated in 2002 with the Reverend Devon angle in WWE and I remember feeling like I never really got my just due and six months later we were put back together.
"It always bothered me that I could not leave this business without having another shot at being a singles competitor and I remember saying it I wanted it so bad but I knew there was more for Bubba and I to accomplish as a tag team. We had to go over to Japan and take over from where the Road Warriors left off, we conquered that, we conquered in making the tag team titles very prestigious in TNA and all of the organisations we were in.
"We did our jobs in that sense but now was the time to move on and I was very happy about that because it is something that I have always wanted. I loved teaming with Bubba and creating history but there was a little bit of a selfish side to me that wanted that singles career just a little bit more. Now that I've got it and now that it's here I'm proving those critics that said I couldn't do it, let me change that we're proving those critics that said we couldn't do it, we're proving them wrong."
If he's enjoying his run as a singles wrestler: "I'm extremely happy he's doing well on his own and I'm extremely happy I'm doing well on my own, and I'm glad I've won two titles before he has (laughs) but in all seriousness I'm happy for both of us because we've worked so hard to have been in this business as long as we have and you get the critics that say, they're old and they're washed up.
"Well I remember a time back in the day when the business was hot, back when Hogan, Andre, Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes were in there primes and you weren't anything in this business until you got to your mid-thirties going into your forties. If you were younger than that you were just considered a young boy and you got your ass kicked and handed to you, but now the business has changed and everybody thinks when your aged thirty you should be the one that's on top.
"Listen I'm old school and if it isn't broke don't fix it because when your 34 or 35-years-old you are still learning a lot more, by that time you should be almost polished up but when your that age that is when it all kicks in. I'm in better shape now than I was when I was 25-years-old and my knowledge for the business is better now than it has ever been and I'm very happy about that."


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This webinar will focus on the question of why there is a raging epidemic of addiction. The current opioid epidemic is a symptom of the fraying of the socio-economic fabric of rural United States. We will also look at the reasons why funding should be targeted to substance misuse, not to the drug of the moment.
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Halibut/Salmon Combo Charter
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Long considered the ultimate prize for Alaskan anglers, the Alaska king salmon (chinook) also swims the waters off Ninilchik. King salmon charters are always a favorite for anglers visiting the area early in our fishing season. King salmon charters in the salt water are done in conjunction with halibut fishing, or a "combo" charter. Combo salmon/halibut trips can take as long as 10 hours before returning to shore, pack a good lunch! As a reminder, all participants are required to have a king salmon "stamp" attached to their state issued fishing license. Our office can issue both licenses and stamps if you haven't already purchased them.
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The Natures Garden facility is buzzing with excitement as the staff is anxiously awaiting for their turn in the Natures Garden staff challenge. We are currently in week 7 and it is looking as if there is no end to the creativity. For this staff challenge, each staff member was asked to create their very own recipe using their favorite Natures Garden fragrance oil. This week the spotlight is on Josh, and his creation was a fabulous massage candle scented in his favorite fragrance oil NG Cashmere & Silk Type.
Josh has been with Natures Garden for many years. He is our "go to guy" in the warehouse. Josh is a gem to work with, and always offers a helping hand even when his own workload is full. Although Josh can be quiet, he is generally jolly and is always in a good mood. A little known fact about Josh is that he is "besties" with Zack (last week's beer candle contestant.) They have been best friends ever since the seventh grade.
Josh is a single dad of two beautiful children; one little girl and one little boy. When it comes to his spare time, Josh enjoys spending time with his kids. For Josh, family comes first! Josh's daughter is very creative, so together they enjoy coloring and making art crafts such as bouncy balls and sand art kits. When it comes to his son, active things are what they do together. They like to play sports- baseball, football, ect, basically if it involves a ball they are playing it.
When Josh is able to sneak in some personal time, he enjoys being outdoors. Josh is a big contender and is currently involved in a Corn Hole League. He also loves cruising in his jeep with the top off, wind in his hair. Josh especially loves the long days and heat of summer. Josh is most happy when riding 4 wheelers, and his dream day spent outside ends with a huge bonfire surrounded by friends and family.
When asked what inspired Josh to want to make a massage candle, he responded, "When I smell NG Cashmere & Silk Type Fragrance Oil, I think of the ladies. So, since I am single, who wants a massage first?"
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Fraser Dunford, the former executive director of the Ontario Genealogical Society, wrote a small yet delightful and very informative book a few years ago on what to do as a beginner genealogist. It is to be noted that the book, The Beginner's Guide to Genealogy, is written from the point of view of Ontario records.
In the "Introduction", he says, "This book starts with some of the basic concepts used in genealogy, shows you how to start on your family tree, then looks briefly at two huge topics, evidence and ethics."
In "How To Do the Basics", he discusses such topics as Family Tree (difference between Ancestor and Descendant trees - with examples), Family Record, BMD, and Dates.
The section, "Where to Find It", covers Maps, Census, Religious Records, Civil Registration, Municipal Records, Land Records, Newspapers, Immigration/Emigration, and Wills.
Also included is a Glossary, and a Relationship Chart, in addition to other material not mentioned here.
You may also wish to read his companion book, Beginner's Guide to Ontario Genealogy (Toronto: OGS, 2006).
Both books are available from the bookstore at www.ogs.on.ca.


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And then there were none.
Lenoir County today is without a board of elections. Board Chairwoman Sharon Kanter, Secretary Oscar Herring and board member Kim Allison each sent letters of resignation to the State Board of Elections, respective county party chairs and other interested parties Monday afternoon.
In January, board members sought to remove county elections director Dana King from her position, sending a petition to the State Board of Elections. King, in return, issued a reply to the petition. SBE Executive Director Gary Bartlett traveled to Kinston to mediate the dispute, but was unsuccessful.
In his March 6 ruling denying the petition and placing King on probation through Dec. 1, Bartlett, in essence, said the board and King had irreconcilable differences.
�I see unchecked personality conflicts, vindictive distortions, and a lack of trust and harmonization by all,� Bartlett wrote. �It was difficult to sift out the facts from the innuendo and invective contained in the materials.�
Each board member chose to let their resignation letters speak for their reasons.
�The atmosphere which has evolved here in the past three months has made it apparent to me that the administrative changes this board has attempted to make are unwelcome by either the LCBOE staff or the North Carolina State Board of Elections,� Kanter wrote.
She continued, �Having led those rejected attempts at change, and lacking support at either level for any of them, I see no point in my continued occupation of this position.�
Kanter also wrote she enjoyed working with her fellow board members and representing the residents of Lenoir County. Allison mentioned much of the same, while noting her move is a reaction to King�s activities as elections director.
�It has been made abundantly clear that my service is not welcomed at the Lenoir County Board of Elections,� Allison wrote. �I cannot serve on this board when the elections director continues to undermine this board�s authority.�
Herring said his time on the board has been �interesting,� but preferred not to reference the past conflict.
�The time has come,� he wrote. �I am 76 years old and I must focus on my remaining years. I must set the example, provide the leadership and give my adopted grandson quality time in his formative years.�
King, whose vacation began Tuesday, was unaware of the departures. She and the board members recently agreed to a budget for the agency.
�Well, I�m kind of surprised,� King said. �I didn�t know anything about it until I got a call from the two parties to let me know that they had been contacted.�
She added she hadn�t contacted the SBE or seen the resignation letters, and didn�t know what the state board�s next move would be. Lest county residents conjure images of politicos running wild in the streets without an overseeing board, the resignations may have come at a convenient time.
�I don�t have an election or anything going on until July when they start filing for this year�s elections,� King said.
Regardless of what happens in preceding months, a new board will be installed on July 1.
According to state law, when a county board of elections has a vacancy, the political party that nominated the last member to hold the position must nominate two replacements. Since Allison and Kanter were Democratic appointments, and Herring the Republican member, Democrats would get four nominees and the GOP would have two.
While in a normal appointment process, the SBE would look at the entire nominee pool. But the law specifies in the event of a vacancy, the state board must select from the only two nominated for the specific vacated position. So, it�s unlikely the county board�s political composition will change in the interim.
Neither county party has anyone in mind, as of yet.
�We�re in the process of searching and looking at people right now,� Lenoir County Democratic Party Chairman Jimmy Cochran said. �So, at the moment, I don�t have a name.�
For the county GOP�s executive committee to meet and make nominations there needs to be a 10-day advance written notice. That notice went out Tuesday morning.
�At this time, no,� Michele Nix, Lenoir County Republican Party chairwoman, said of any potential nominees. �What happens is, our board � our executive committee � would need to meet, and then once the executive committee meets, we would nominate, and then the chair would choose.�
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Acter Industrial Park is an industrial district in the State of Alderney. It is located in South Alderney, bordered by Plumbbob Ave & Grommet St in the north (Tudor & Port Tudor), and the West River in the east (Castle Garden City in Algonquin, Liberty City).
Acter Industrial Park serves as Alderney's heaviest industrial area, filled with many factories, power plants, and oil refineries. Acter Industrial has little to no homes due to most of the homes being located in its continuation of Acter to the north of Tudor. Most of the factories are oil refineries, and it is well known for its flames seen while driving on the Plumber's Skyway. It also has a scrapyard to the west, south of the Acter Nuclear Power Plant. It is abbreviated as AIC and it is the same type of reactor than many American boiling water reactors, just like the Hatch Nuclear Power Plant.
Acter Industrial Park is meant to represent the Industrial district of South Kearny, New Jersey, while its continuation of Acter in the north is meant to represent the residential areas of North Kearny, New Jersey. Instead of being included with the rest of Acter, it's believed to have been placed at the south of Alderney to keep up with the scenery of riding on the Plumbers Skyway, which was revamped to circle Alderney in the game. Due to Alderney being compressed into one borough, keeping the scenery might have been taken into consideration, because in reality, the Pulaski Skyway runs through Jersey City, South Kearny, and Newark, which is all separated by the Hackensack River and the Passaic River. The area also takes heavy influence from Linden, New Jersey particularly in relation to the presence of its large oil refinery (based on the Bayway Refinery) and its proximity to the area's correctional facility (based on the real life East Jersey State Prison).
The list of streets that runs through Acter Industrial Park are:
- Red Wing Avenue
- Trinity Road
- Plumbbob Avenue
- Nougat Street
- Muskteer Avenue
- Chariot Ave
- Ranger Avenue
- Grenadier St
- Storax Road
- Sculpin Avenue
- Praetorian Avenue
- Toggle Avenue
- Grommet Street
The Skyway ramp in Acter Industrial Park can be used as an entrance and exit. Entering the skyway from here will take you in the direction of West Tudor. Exiting the skyway here bring you to Praetorian Ave, and nearby Muskteer Ave, within the middle of Acter Industrial Park.
- Unnamed Container Depot (on the left side of the A.S.C.F)
- DUDE Chemicals (abandoned)
Points Of Interest
- Acter Bridge
- Acter Industrial Park Police Station
- Acter Nuclear Power Plant
- Alderney State Correctional Facility


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As an age old battle rages amongst the stars, Kainan's ship burns brightly as it crashes into the Nordic coast. As his space craft comes to rest in the fjords of ancient Norway, it's with dismay that Kainan realizes that he wasn't the only survivor. A second passenger, a Moorwen also emerges from the wreckage. A Fierce and animal-like creature, the Moorwen is intent on causing harm to those it perceives have wronged it. As the Moorwen kills everything in its path, Kainan must work together with the Vikings to destroy the beast before it destroys them all. Starring James Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, John Hurt, and Ron Perlman.
I've been looking forward to this film since I first heard about it ages ago and the synopsis above sounds cool. Kind of like Beowulf meets Predator. Vikings and aliens are cool concepts in their own right and when they meet it should be shouted from the rooftops. Therefore, I have to ask the question why is The Weinstein Co once again hiding away one of their films by not really pushing it and releasing it in the nothing movie month of January?
Also if you knew nothing about the film and saw the new poster (above) you would still know nothing about it apart from the fact it could be the second coming of Jesus Christ or just his giant head about to crush Earth. Honestly, where are the vikings? Where is the big alien beastie? Come on poster people, play the game!
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Did you know there's an official neighborhood near Echo Park just north of Downtown Los Angeles called Historic Filipinotown? It was created in 2002 by then City Councilman and now Mayor Eric Garcetti. It honors the generations of Filipinos who settled in the area, but is one of the few ethnic neighborhoods in Los Angeles that does not abound with restaurants reflecting a particular ethnic group.
This is not to say Historic Filipinotown has no Filipino restaurants; Park's Finest is packed every night — especially after it was beatified in an episode of Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives." But Filipino cooking — one of the tastiest and most complex on the Pacific Rim — has never been as well represented as, say, the cooking of Thailand, Vietnam or Japan.
Going through several years of past reviews, I come upon restaurants that have faded into memory, from Bayanihan and the original Nipa Hut to Traveler's Cafe, Tito Rey of the Islands and The Aristocrat of the Orient. Which is why I was cheered to catch sight of Jeepney Asian Grill on ethnically joyous South Street in Cerritos. A restaurant that announces proudly: "This is the cooking of Manila."
Jeepneys are the wacky minibuses, painted a zillion different nearly psychedelic colors, that carry passengers around the capital and just about every other city as well. They're supposedly inspired by the jeeps American soldiers left behind after World War II, and like the tuk-tuks of Thailand or the yellow cabs of New York, they're more than a form of transportation. They've grown into icons and symbols, with an underlying edge of nutty.
And honestly, if you're not familiar with Filipino cooking, there may seem to be a certain nuttiness to the dishes served at Jeepney — a large, spotless, well-lit, wide open space that brings in all sorts of folks from the neighborhood hungry for one of the meatiest cuisines around.
Show up for breakfast (served from 10:30 a.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. weekends) and you can get the Big Breakfast — a choice of two meats (pork tocino, beef tapa, longanisa, adobo "flakes" and Spam), with three eggs and garlic rice. Or, you can get Spam served over pineapple with eggs and rice.
Look under the section headed "Vegetables," and you'll find mixed veggies with shrimp paste and fried pork; taro leaves topped with fried pork; and chicken chop suey. This is not a cuisine with a lot for vegetarians and therefore you don't see many alternatives except for the crispy fried tofu, which does not come with pork. It's one of the few dishes on the menu that doesn't. (Honestly, I'm surprised to find no pork in the desserts either.)
If you're new to Filipino cooking, you might want to begin with an order of the impressively crispy lumpiang Shanghai, eight egg rolls packed with ground pork and veggies, served with a sweet and spicy dipping sauce. Ask for extra sauce — trust me, you'll use all of it. The same sauce comes with the crispy calamari, which is a reminder of just how crunchy a dish can be. Ditto the shrimp and vegetable fritters, which come with a ginger-garlic sauce. This is a cuisine that understands both crispy and dipping sauces, two of our favorite things.
Newbies should continue on to the Inihaw Platter, which is a $23.95 medley of meats — skewers of pork and chicken, grilled pork belly, really good grilled pork ribs, grilled corn and mixed veggies. It's a lot of food, a daunting plate. But you'll finish it all, and if you don't it can be lunch the next day as it travels just fine.
I'm not quite sure why the restaurant refers to its shredded pork adobo as "adobo flakes," since it's far more shredded than flaked. Maybe it just likes the sound of the word. Whatever the reason, there's lots of adobo flakes in the fried rice, tossed with lots of garlic (slightly burned, a nice touch), tomatoes and onions. It's a whole other way of doling fried rice. There's a variation with spicy sausage as well and one mad with laing, which is taro cooked in coconut milk (one more vegetarian option).
For old Filipino hands, there are good dishes like the sizzling pork sisig, a sort of pork sloppy Joe of chopped pork, vinegar, jalapenos and more spices than I can easily identify. You can get it with a raw egg on top, so it cooks in the heat like the egg on Korean bibimbap.
I've always been a fan of a dish called crispy pata, which is a deep-fried pork hock. It's a bit of an acquired taste and acquired texture, but it's delicious. But there's no learning curve when it comes to the fried chicken; fried chicken is one of the great Filipino fast foods, with chains all over.
And who doesn't love halo-halo for desert? Literally meaning "mix-mix," the dessert is served in a wine glass filled with layers of fruits and sweet beans, flavored shave ice and gelato. One of the gelato flavors is ube, also known as purple yam. Purple is, apparently, a much-loved color for desserts in the Philippines and ube is as purple as they get.
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Putting the "Legitimate" in Legitimately Dumb
What would MLB do if it turned out that Melky Cabrera was "legitimately" using PEDs? For the same matter, what if Barry Bonds came out and told us that he had been using the "cream" and the "clear" but it was legitimate so we didn't need to worry about it? I'm pretty sure that the fans and MLB would call bullsh*t on both of them.
By now I'm pretty sure you know where I'm going with this since you couldn't swing a cat this week without hitting some news about Clay Aiken's long-lost father, Todd. (Ok, fine, they spell their names differently but how funny would that be?) And with both sides of the debate more than willing to weigh in, once again the Presidential race turned away from the economy and back towards the Republican's seeming fetish for pushing away women voters.
Getting back to the original question I posed, of course you'd laugh at Cabrera or Bonds' statements (speaking of which, what is it with the Bay Area??). Whether it was "legitimate" or not, violating the League's substance abuse policy means you have to face the consequences. Sure, some guys, like Bonds, Sosa and McGwire, benfited from Bud's willingness to look the other way as long as the money kept rolling in. But the way things stand now, a violation is going to get you fifty games, just like Manny and Melky. Except for when it doesn't. Yes, I'm looking at you Ryan Braun and your technicality.
Whether or not you get away with it, there is no such thing as "legitimate" or "illegitimate" PED use just like there's no such thing as "legitimate" or "illegitimate" rape. And it's important to keep in mind here that although PED's may tarnish someone's legacy or hurt a team in the playoff hunt, rape destroys a person's life, no matter what Mike Huckabee or Todd Akin say. It has nothing to do with "legitimate" or "illegitimate." It's plainly and simply unacceptable.


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I looked everywhere around the office for my coffee mug — the one that Sammy had painted for me for my birthday when he was three years old — but it was nowhere to be found. That wasn t unusual for me I m always losing stuff, and it usually turns up sooner or later. Sometimes in the milk crate between the seats on the rig, in a classroom or on the shelf I had checked three times before. But this time, it looked like the mug with the brightly painted primary colors was gone for good.
And then I got the ransom note. It was left on my desk. There was a picture of The Mug chained to an old tire in what looked like a filthy basement or garage somewhere. Mr. Cuppy was being held hostage, but it wasn t entirely clear what the ransom was. Perhaps his captors reward was simply my anguish.
And then I remembered where I left it. I had walked with a full cup of coffee over to a field supervisor s meeting in the little white house that for decades served as the administrative office. I must have left it there, and that s where the abduction took place. Now all the pieces fell into place, and I knew who the kidnapper was — the very Director Himself. How diabolical!
And how, you might ask, could I be so certain of the identity of Mr. Cuppy s captor? Because, even after a quarter of a century leading our service, The Director has remained as evil and sinister as he was the time he heisted for ransom a prized Elvis painting from the office of one of the local fire chiefs — a caper for which to this day he has not been forgiven. And I knew what was in store for me — months of anguished waiting and, very possibly, an ugly ending for Mr. Cuppy.
Over the next few months the communications trickled in. Pictures of Mr. Cuppy in solitary under inhuman conditions, or being dragged behind a pickup truck. And then a sudden change of tactic; Mr. Cuppy lounging on the deck of a cruise ship; Mr. Cuppy gallivanting in foreign lands. I knew the game The Director was playing. After being broken by torture and deprivation, a vulnerable Mr. Cuppy was being lavished with excess, in the hope he would eventually forget about me and turn to the dark side. But I didn t relent. Because I could not accuse The Director openly without more proof, I did all I could to persuade him of the cruelty of further incarceration through third parties and backdoor channels.
And then, one day, it was over, just as suddenly as it began. I returned from a run and there, sitting in the middle of my desk, was a large gray safe. Sticking out between the door and the body of the safe was a red and white plastic straw. A note taped to the safe told me how long Mr. Cuppy could survive in that safe with only the straw providing air. There were elaborate instructions on locating the combination to the safe, and warnings about what would happen to me and my family if I were to notify The Authorities.The moment I had so long dreamed of finally arrived, and Mr. Cuppy was finally free of this bizarre captivity, apparently little worse for the wear. Most disturbing of all, the Director has continued to refuse to acknowledge his role in the kidnapping, and The Administration would not believe he had been responsible for this dastardly deed. But at least I had Mr. Cuppy back, and could finally rest easy. And I harbored fantasies of revenge, a dish best served cold, until, that is, the disappearance of Mr. Snake, the large rubber cobra that served as our mascot, from his customary spot on the dashboard of our squad. But that s another story…


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Indian-Americans Struggle in U.S. House Races
None of the six Indian-American candidates who stood for election won enough votes to immediately secure a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where Republicans retained control Tuesday.
Only one candidate, Ami Bera, a Democrat from California, is still in the race. He is leading with fewer than 200 votes over his Republican rival, incumbent Dan Lungren. Since the margin is too narrow to call a victory, tens of thousands of provisional and absentee ballots have to be counted – a process that could take days, maybe weeks. Only then will we know who will win this competitive House seat.
"Although we do not know our race's final results, we feel confident going into the next several days," Dr. Bera said in a statement Wednesday. "The top priority right now is to make sure that every vote is fairly counted," he added. Born and raised in California, Dr. Bera's parents emigrated from India to the U.S. in the 1950s.
If elected, Dr. Bera would become the third Indian-American congressman in the history of U.S. politics. The two Indian-Americans who have previously been elected to Congress, both to House seats, are Bobby Jindal, the current Governor of Louisiana, and Dalip Singh Saund, a native of Punjab who was elected in the late 1950s.
Despite prominent Indian-American politicians like Mr. Jindal and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, both of them Republican, the community is struggling for representation in U.S. national politics. Indian-Americans have had more success running for local and state offices.
The remaining five Indian-American candidates in the latest House elections all lost by wide margins. It was always going to be difficult for the candidates, all of whom were running to capture seats from rival parties. Three of them ran from California, a state that has the largest number of Indian-Americans in the U.S., according to census figures.
Among them was 25-year-old Republican candidate Ricky Gill, who was running for a seat in a hotly-contested California district. He was defeated by Democrat incumbent Jerry McNerney.
The other four Indian American candidates, all of them Democrats, were: Jack Uppal (California), Manan Trivedi (Pennsylvania), Upendra Chivukula (New Jersey) and Syed Taj (Michigan.)
The son of Indian immigrants, Mr. Trivedi, a doctor, joined the U.S. Navy and spent six months in Iraq, overseeing a medical team that took care of troops there.
The other three were born in India, and later became U.S. citizens. Mr. Taj, also a doctor, was raised in one of India's poorest states, Bihar, where he studied medicine. He emigrated to the U.S. in the 1980s. Mr. Uppal, an engineer, on his website wrote that he "didn't speak a word of English" when he first moved to the U.S. as a child in the late 1950s and that he "grew up living the American dream."
Mr. Chivukula, also an engineer, was born in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and raised in Chennai in Tamil Nadu. On his campaign website, he said he lived in a hut with his family and that "there was never enough money to go around." He moved to the U.S. in the 1970s.
A rising star is Indian-American Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney in New York's Southern District, who has taken on Wall Street in insider trading. His name has been mentioned as an outside shot for U.S. Attorney General or Deputy Attorney General in President Obama's reshaped administration.
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This is the historic Taos Inn on a snowy night in Taos New Mexico. Located in the heart of Taos, the Taos Inn is a staple for visitors and locals alike. Many a Margarita has been consumed by yours truly at this locale. My favorite... the Buddha Añejo.
New Mexico is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Inhabited by Native American populations for many centuries, it has also been part of the Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S. territory. Among U.S. states, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanics at 45% (2008 estimate), being descendants of Spanish colonists and recent immigrants from Latin America. It also has the third-highest percentage of Native Americans after Alaska and Oklahoma, and the fifth-highest total number of Native Americans after California, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Texas. The tribes represented in the state consist of mostly Navajo and Pueblo peoples. As a result, the demographics and culture of the state are unique for their strong Spanish, Mexican, and Native American cultural influences. At a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth most sparsely inhabited U.S. state.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_mexico]


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It's a rich azure shade. The hue of the brightest blue sky or clear, brilliant Caribbean waters. It's a color that has permeated Dean Arnold's subconscious, tinted his thoughts and stained his professional work for decades.
It's a rich azure shade. The hue of the brightest blue sky or clear, brilliant Caribbean waters. It's a color that has permeated Dean Arnold's subconscious, tinted his thoughts and stained his professional work for decades.
Arnold, an anthropologist at and alumnus of Wheaton College in Illinois, has been transfixed with an ancient pigment known as Maya Blue, a nearly indestructible dye painted on offerings to the deities, pottery and temple murals across Mesoamerica from about 300 A.D. to 1500 A.D.
"There has been a deep fascination with the legendary substance in my field," he said. "We'd discovered that Maya Blue was used for human sacrifices in highly ritualistic ceremonies where they were smeared from head to toe, and it had medicinal properties. So you've got the lure of violence, sex and drugs.
"But no one knew how the pigment was actually produced at the time of those civilizations," Arnold said.
Researchers have long recognized the composition of the remarkably durable Maya Blue — indigo and an unusual clay mineral called palygorskite. Since multiple studies attempted to recreate the substance, it's common knowledge that the chemical bond can be formed through heating the concoction.
Yet evidence of how or where the pigment was manufactured centuries ago has been sorely lacking — until now.
According to Arnold's research findings, published this month in the journal Antiquity, Mayans fused together the mixture of indigo leaves and palygorskite in ceramic bowls over burning copal incense alongside a natural well in the Yucatan. The creation of Maya Blue was part of spiritual performance customs at the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itza, a pre-Colombian archeological site built by the Mayans in present-day Mexico and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Sacrificial victims were drenched in the substance and thrust backward on a stone altar to have their beating hearts cut from their chests before being thrown into the Sacred Cenote, an enormous natural well considered a portal into the spiritual realm.
The pool was dredged in 1904 by American archeologist Edward H. Thompson, who unearthed more than 100 skeletons, as well as gifts of decorated rubber, wood, jugs, jars and pots that were tossed into its depths to please the rain god, Chaak, who was believed to reside there.
Since Arnold conducted field studies for his dissertation on the paint in the 1960s, he has been piecing together the puzzle, returning to the Yucatan 10 times in the course of just more than a decade and collecting palygorskite from different sites.
Recently, Wheaton College received grant money to have the samples analyzed to characterize the substance's sources "with an eye to finding out where the blue came from."
The scope of the undertaking widened when Arnold asked a graduate student to go through the inventory of pieces at the Field Museum to identify potential traces of Maya Blue — and then came the breakthrough.
"We saw an item that was a blue three-footed pottery bowl that had been in the museum's possession for 75 years. It was down in a holding area for such-and-such exhibit, and we went to pull it," Arnold said. "With gloves on, we turned it upside down and hardened copal (resin) fell out of the bowl and into my hand. With a hand lens, we could see palygorskite on the bottom."
Further electron microscope scanning confirmed the presence of preserved bits of palygorskite and indigo, and the team of anthropologists traced the piece back, discovering it was dredged during Thompson's expedition. A clearer picture of the dye's history began to emerge as Arnold and company pinpointed the pigment's location, which, coupled with indigo's well-documented religious usages by priests, helped them to develop their thesis that Maya Blue was rife with holy undertones.
"The ritual combination of the specific elements of indigo, palygorskite and copal incense — each of which was therapeutic — at the edge of the Sacred Cenote was significant," Arnold said. "The result was symbolic of the healing power of water in an agricultural community, and the bright color was intended to invoke rainfall and allow the corn to grow again."
To bolster their arguments, the team compiled Mayan artwork, textual accounts and journals of Spanish colonizers that supported their conclusions about Maya Blue.
"This study documents the analytical value of museum collections for resolving long-standing research questions," said Gary Feinman, co-author and curator of anthropology at the Field Museum. "(It) required documentary, ethnographic and experimental research to establish the full context and use of the artifacts."
Until now, the 14-foot layer of blue precipitate found at the bottom of the Sacred Cenote when it was dredged seemed rather inconsequential, Arnold said. But the study offers evidence that it was remnants of the renowned Maya Blue. Hurried paint jobs in the throes of religious fervor caused the pigment to wash off of sacrificial items before the glaze dried and settle at the bottom because of the weight of the clay base.
Researchers plan to study other museum pieces to continue on in their quest to bring Mayan culture to light.
"This experience has been amazing," Arnold said. "I'm just bowled over by it all. In awe by how the discovery has created a buzz all over the world."
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Maya Blue has puzzled archaeologists, chemists and materials scientists since it was first identified in 1931 because of its unusual chemical stability, composition and persistent color in one of the world's harshest climates.
It has proven to be resistant to age, acid, weathering, biodegradation and even modern chemical solvents.
Experts have dubbed Maya Blue one of the greatest technological and artistic achievements on Mesoamerica.


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Guests at the British Royal Wedding 2011, one confirmation
Today we got the first official confirmation, as the Public Relations Office of HRH Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia (Yugoslavia) announced in a press release that Crown Prince Alexander and his wife Crown Princess Katherine have received an invitation from HM Queen Elizabeth to the wedding on 29 April 2011. Their Royal Highnesses say they are delighted to attend the marriage and are very happy for the young couple. Queen Elizabeth is, by the way, Crown Prince Alexander's godmother.
I am sure we will get far more details about the guest lists when we get closer to the wedding. Many courts will mention the royals' attendance in their lists of official engagements. There are some courts, however, which believe that attending a royal wedding is not an official engagement, so for some of the royals we just have to wait until they appear at Westminster Abbey. I am confident, though, that Buckingham Palace (or Clarence House) will publish the lists in due time.
Many have suggested that because it is not the heir to the British throne that is getting married, "only" the heir to the heir, the number of royal guests will be lower than we witnessed in 1981 when the Prince of Wales got married to Lady Diana Spencer. I think we can expect a great royal turn-up, though, and that most, if not all, of the European royal and princely families will be represented.
Concerning the speculations that have been going on, The Daily Mail claims to know that Sarah, Duchess of York, former wife of the Duke of York (Prince Andrew), is to receive an invitation. If the article is correct, I would not be that surprised, despite all the headlines the former duchess created last year (and in earlier years). But The Daily Mail has also claimed that President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have been "left off the guest list" as it is not a state occasion. I cannot understand why anyone would believe that they would be considered for an inviation in the first place. Then again we all know that The Daily Mail and other British tabloids should be read with a critical eye.
I will surely return with more comments on the guest lists as we get closer to the wedding.
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I heard a report on television (that did not cite any credible source beyond the ubiquitous "Palace Insider") that Prince William had insisted that Sarah, Duchess of York be invited. It this is true (and it is hard to imagine anyone else in the inner circle planning the wedding who would have done so), it would be a beautiful gesture of reconciliation on the Prince's part, and - to his credit - not uncharacteristic.ReplyDelete
I think it will prove difficult to get the story verified...ReplyDelete
Habsburg, Hohenzollern, Romanov, Wittelsbach, Savoy?ReplyDelete
How much contact does the British Royal Family have with the said former Imperial and Royal houses? I would love to see them all in London, but I have my sincere doubts. Well, time will show.ReplyDelete
I think if any German houses are represented, it would probably be limited to the Duke of Edinburgh's nieces and nephews (and perhaps their progeny).ReplyDelete


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The U.S. National Team previously played one World Cup Qualifier in Seattle, beating Canada 2-0 on October 20, 1976, in front of a crowd of 17,675 at the Kingdome. CenturyLink Field previously hosted the U.S. National Team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2005 and 2009.
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A month or two ago, I remember saying something very much like, "Ugh! I just want to be writing again! I'm so sick of all this querying!" This was back when I was still outlining Bob (new work-in-progress)--and still trying to adapt to a new schedule with a new baby in the house. I hadn't written even a sentence of a novel for months, and the withdrawals were starting to eat me alive.
My husband laughed at this and said, "Wasn't it just a few months ago that you were complaining about the writing? I believe you said something very much like, 'Ugh! I just want to be querying again! I just want to have another manuscript ready to send out to agents!'"
He was right, of course. I did say something very much like that while I was editing my last book. That's because I was starting to feel that same feeling I'd get whenever my parents would make me stop to eat food in Disneyland. There I'd be, stuffing my ten-dollar slice of pizza into my face as fast as I could stuff, scowling at all of the other kids skipping past, and knowing, just knowing, that their favorite ride was Big Thunder Mountain, too. That they were on their way there, and that they were going to get in line in head of me. As if Big Thunder Mountain were going to up and disappear sometime in between when they arrived and when I finally choked down that last fifty-cent pepperoni.
It's irrational, I know, but sometimes we humans are just irrational beings (case in point: whoever decided mullets were attractive). And the truth is, while my life's ambition has been to publish a book for as long as I've known what the word ambition meant (which is why I put up with all that querying), it's not the reason I write. I write because I have to; because some days it's the only thing that stands between me, my two kids, and the nut house; because it gives me a socially acceptable reason to talk to the voices in my head. I write because whenever I see something funny or beautiful or tragic, I imagine how I would describe it if I were writing about it in a book. I'm sure you understand.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, I write for myself. As magnificent a dream as publication is--and it is magnificent and, for now, just a dream--it is not what keeps me going, what forces me to put at least a few words down on paper (or up on the screen) every day. I probably would have given up a long time ago if that were my motivation. And I'm not giving up. Because I can't.


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Obamacare: "anger and division are inevitable consequences of the Law"
His current comments are in regard to the latest decree from the HHS Secretary regarding the mandate for the details of the health insurance that Obamacare mandates with the threat of a fine for non compliance. This time the Catholic Church is the focus of attention with the insistence that that organization will, in fact, have to provide insurance that covers among other things,certain reproductive services including birth control pills.
When the government, this time a single high ranking government presidential appointee, decides what you shall have and shall not have in your health insurance, there is bound to be anger and division as Cannon said.
Some folks with a more progressive mind set may be pleased that the enlightened HHS secretary will force a program so that women can afford contraception,but the government control knife cuts more ways. I quote Cannon again
The same apparatus that can force Americans to subsidize elective abortions can also be used to ban private abortion coverage once the other team wins. The rancor will only grow.
Thomas J. Sargent said the following in his address to graduates at UC Berkeley in May 2007.
"Other people have more information about their abilities,their efforts and their preferences that you do."
I suppose even progressive planners would admit that but with a "Yes,but". Yes but we know better what is best for other people.
Of course, with the power of HHS mandates and the reach of IPAB,the apparatus of government health care control system can force certain things and ban others regardless of the wishes and the particular circumstances of the "other people".
The social justice bestowed on us rolls on. It just gets better and better.
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The Obama Administration has ruled that there will be no conscientious exceptions to mandated birth control and abortion coverage under the ACA regulations for preventative services. While I am deeply concerned about this infringement on religious freedom, I can't help but conclude that this mandate also reveals how little I (we) actually know about just what is and is not covered under ACA.
It is my understanding that HHS has still not released a definitive statement on what is to be covered by a minimal health insurance policy. We now know that Birth Control, and abortion services will be included, under preventative services. But what else is included? Mammograms, but only if you are over 50 and under 70? PSA testing, are there age restrictions? Unlimited "sick" visits, how many physical exams (and what are the age restrictions, what should be done)?
What are the restrictions/benefits for hospitalization? Is the "client" to pay 20%, 10%, 5%, or 0% for hospitalization. Medicare A has a co-pay requirement, as do most employer and private insurance plans, so will government authorized plans require co-pays, and will there be a maximum "out of pocket" limit? How are the individual state mandates to be dealt with? Most states have multiple mandates, Massachusetts requires payment for wigs (for cancer "clients"), although it adds less than 1% to the cost of a premium, there are 80 other special mandates, each of which adds between < 1% up to 10% to the cost of a premium. At 60 should I have to buy a policy that includes IVF(+10%), BC, and abortion? When my Mother lost her hair to Chemo, her family bought her several wigs, and they were a lot more expensive 40 years ago.
What about the "other" services, will acupuncture, massage therapy, and fitness training be covered, what about aromatherapy? Due to flaws in wording, all are or can be covered under Massachusett mandates. What is "medical" treatment verses behavioral treatment for "autism", why is marriage conseling included under mental health, and why are ministers and priests considered to be "medical" personell. What are the costs of "unlimited" treatment for alchol, sex, gambling, drug, and shopping "addictions"? It goes on and on. The point is, after 2 years there is still no definitive list of what is to be included or covered under a "minimum" approved federal plan. Nor is there any cost information associated with what the total will be in an individual state, after the State mandates are added.
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I hope this doesn't change the subject too much, but I remain extremely concerned about the advancement of ObamaCare and RomneyCare in the MSM without factual information being given. Two side-by-side comparisons might be of interest and help.
Citizens Council on Health Care did a nice side-by-side comparison of Romney Care versus Hilary Care here:
And Families USA did a comparison of Romney and Obama Care here:


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As international leaders fear what Pyongyang may do beyond its borders, perhaps the biggest issue is what happens within.
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Information about the camps is limited to reports from the few successful escapees, notably Shin Dong-hyuk, who told 60 Minutes about spending 23 years behind the wire.
Although there are no pictures from inside the camps, satellite images plus a set of illustrations supposedly done by a defector (the source of these images is unconfirmed) give a hint of the terror inside.
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Apple's virtual assistant who talks in a computer-generated voice now has an opinion about rival Google Glass. Mistakenly call Siri by Google's moniker "Glass" and she will tell you that you have gotten it wrong.
"I'm not Glass. And I'm just fine with that," the app says, according to the Wall Street Journal. Among other responses are "Stop trying to strap me to your forehead . . . It won't work," and "I think that Glass is half empty," the Verge wrote.
Siri is known for a quirky personality that can tell a joke as well as play straight man (or woman) -- and that's aside from her misunderstanding commands. It seems that Siri doesn't care much for her competitor, a wearable computer accessory worn on the head like a pair of glasses.
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This wonderful main dish salad is as pretty as it is delicious. If you are short on time, garnish with packaged tortilla chips instead of frying your own. If you have the time to fry your own tortillas though, it's worth it!
Fill a medium saucepan with 1-inch of oil; place over medium heat. When the oil reaches 375°F, fry the tortilla strips in batches until crisp and light golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with salt and the remaining chile powder while the tortilla strips are still warm; set aside until needed.
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