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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (July 9, 2009) – The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team finds itself in a must-win situation this weekend when it plays Italy at the 2009 FIVB World League matches at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
The U.S. Men, No. 2 in the world, lead World League Pool A with a 6-2 record. But No. 6 Italy is hot on its trail at 5-3 having just swept visiting Netherlands twice on July 3 and 5.
"We are definitely looking forward to playing in the U.S. again," said U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe, who just returned with the team from China where the U.S. split two matches with the Chinese. "I know they had great crowds in Hoffman Estates for World League last year, so we are really looking forward to seeing a lot of fans of both the U.S. and Italy."
Team USA defeated Italy twice when the two teams played in Italy on June 19 and 21. The scores were 3-1 (25-21, 30-28, 21-25, 25-21) and 3-1 (25-19, 18-25, 25-22, 25-20). The United States is now 22-37 against Italy since 1981.
"I think Italy will be much improved from when we faced them," Knipe said. "We will need to play our best volleyball."
Outside hitter Sean Rooney of Wheaton, Ill., who played on both the FIVB World League championship team and also the 2008 Olympic gold medal team, will have plenty of family and friends in the stands for the matches in Hoffman Estates, which will be July 10-11 at 7 p.m. both days.
Rooney is leading the U.S. Men in World League scoring with 121 points on 109 kills, 11 blocks and one ace. He is 10th overall among all World League scorers. Rooney's 109 kills in 212 attempts puts him fifth among all spikers with a 51.42 success percentage.
Also making a homecoming of sorts will be middle blocker Andy Hein from Carol Stream, Ill., who has started every 2009 World League match while Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.) takes the summer off.
Hein is the second leading blocker for the U.S. Men (behind David Lee of Alpine, Calif.) with 17 block in 43 attempts and an average of 0.53 blocks per set. He is 11th among all World League blockers.
Outside hitter Cristian Savani leads Italy in scoring with 124 points on 109 kills, 11 blocks and four aces. He is tied for seventh among all World League scorers and third among all spikers with a success percentage of 52.4.
Middle blocker Andrea Sala leads Italy in blocking and is second overall with 22 blocks in 61 attempts and an average of 0.79 blocks per set.
World League Tickets: Tickets for the matches in Hoffman Estates, Ill., (July 10-11 against Italy) and Wichita, Kan., (July 17-18 against Netherlands) are on sale.
For Hoffman Estates tickets, click here.
For Wichita tickets, click here.
For more information on World League, please visit USA Volleyball's World League web site at http://usavolleyball.org/event/event/573.
To visit the FIVB World League web site, click here.
2009 U.S. World League Roster for July 10-11
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
3 Evan Patak (Opp, 6-8, Pleasanton, Calif., UC Santa Barbara)
4 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6 Paul Lotman (OH, 6-7, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
7 Donald Suxho (S, 6-5, Korce, Albania, USC)
8 Andrew Hein (MB, 6-11, Carol Stream, Ill., Pepperdine)
13 Clay Stanley (Opp, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
15 Russell Holmes (MB, 6-8, Fountain Valley, Calif., BYU)
16 Jayson Jablonsky (OH, 6-5, Yorba Linda, Calif., UC Irvine)
18 Scott Touzinsky (OH, 6-6, St. Louis, Mo., Long Beach State)
Head Coach: Alan Knipe
Team Manager: Rick McLaughlin
Assistant Coach: Gary Sato
Trainer/Therapist: John Hawks
Technical Coordinator: Chris Jackson
Team Doctor: William Briner
Medical Support: Aaron Brock
Pool A Standings (as of July 6)
1 USA 6-2 (18 points)
2 ITA 5-3 (14 points)
3 NED 3-5 (11 points)
4 CHN 2-6 (5 points)
2009 FIVB World League Schedule and Results
Date: June 13-14
Opponent: Netherlands
Location: Rotterdam
June 13: Netherlands def. USA, 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 26-24)
June 14: USA def. Netherlands, 3-2 (25-16, 30-32, 25-17, 20-25, 15-6)
Date: June 19 and 21
Opponent: Italy
Location: Florence and Catania
June 19: USA def. Italy, 3-1 (25-21, 30-28, 21-25, 25-21)
June 20: USA def. Italy, 3-1 (25-19, 18-25, 25-22, 25-20)
Date: June 26-27 (7 p.m. both days)
Opponent: China
Location: San Jose State University Event Center Arena in San Jose, Calif.
June 26: USA def. China, 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-21)
June 27: USA def. China, 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-22)
Date: July 4-5
Opponent: China
Location: Nanjing
July 4: China def. USA, 3-2 (25-19, 27-29, 18-25, 26-24, 15-12)
July 5: USA def. China, 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 25-12)
Date: July 10-11 (7 p.m. both days)
Opponent: Italy
Location: Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Date: July 17-18 (7 p.m. both days)
Opponent: Netherlands
Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan.
Date: July 22-26
Event: Final Round (teams must qualify)
Opponents: TBD
Location: Belgrade, Serbia


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Javier Bardem's award-winning performance in Alejandro Gonnzalez Inarritu's "Biutiful" will soon hit American shores, now that the film has been picked up by the folks at Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment.
The film stars Bardem as Uxbal, a down-and-out small time crook in Barcelona with two months to live. It debuted at Cannes this year, where the reception for the film overall was mixed, but generally positive. Bardem was named Best Actor for his performance.
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"Biutiful" joins the growing pantheon of tremendous, groundbreaking work by Alejandro González Iñárritu," said Howard Cohen, Co-President of Roadside Attractions, a press release that landed yesterday. "It's a deeply felt film, guaranteed to rock audiences to their core, and that's due to the amazing reciprocity between filmmaker and actor. Alejandro and Javier are two halves of the same whole."
"Biutiful pairs the decade's most exciting director with its most talented actor," added Mickey Liddell. "Simply hearing Alejandro's and Javier's names in the same sentence excited me – seeing the result of their collaboration on screen blew me away."
Bardem is currently starring opposite Julia Roberts in "Eat Pray Love." We like him anyway.

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I love me some Pinterest. I wasn't sure what we were going to do for New Year's until I started seeing all this cute stuff on there...and so...a party was planned!!! How did you ring in the New Year? We had a little New Years party thanks to all the fun finds on Pinterest - I love me some printables!!!! We toasted to a great 2011 and looking forward to the future of 2012, made resolutions, ate some yummy desserts and watched the ball drop!!!
It was just a little dessert party since we had already gone out to eat beforehand. Sparkling cider, cream puffs, chocolate covered almonds, cashews, and macadamia nuts, and vanilla cupcakes - YUM!
Countdown bags - another cute idea I got from Pinterest - these had a New Years resolution sheet inside, a pen, and a blower...and guests picked up their hats to go with!!!
Mom and John ready to party!
We all wrote resolutions on the chalkboard and took our pics by them:)! Another pinterest idea! Here's Jae, John, Kai's hand, and baby C (in Jae's tummy). Resolutions: baby, home, clipped (John's vasectomy - ha ha), love more, etc.
Mom and Dad, resolutions: bible study, sell art, read, travel, etc.
My in-laws David and Susan and Malakai - resolutions: be positive, pray more, view challenges as things I get to do, and David wrote stop smoking as a joke!!!
Me, Curt, Kaden and Kinsley, resolutions: Read, date (as in Me and Curt need to go on more dates), Run, create, Kaden's: pass lego Harry Potter, and Kinsley: lose a tooth:)
Resolutions up close:)


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When Noel Kinsgbury suggested a colleague of his, Andrea Jones , as a possible judge for Picture This, I was ecstatic. I have been a big fan of her work for years. She has that rare ability to capture subtle, evocative moments in gardens and nature that resonate deep within the soul.
Andrea is one of the world's foremost garden photographers, having built up an international reputation for her photographs of landscape architecture, gardens and plants. The latter was the subject of Andrea's critically acclaimed solo book Plantworlds (2005). She has collaborated on numerous other book projects since; Bold Plants and Grasses and Bamboos, both by Noel Kingsbury (1999). Andrea's collection of work forms the stock library Garden Exposures and appears in the international press including Gardens Illustrated, Garden Design (USA), House and Garden and The Daily Telegraph. Based in Scotland, Andrea is a Fellow of the RSA and exhibits her work around the world having had several successful solo exhibitions in both the UK and US. In 2008/9 she was voted Photographer of the Year by her peers in the UK's Garden Media Guild. Fran Sorin
" It has been said that anyone coming across the village of Barr by accident could be forgiven for wondering if they had stumbled into Brigadoon, the fictional Scottish village said to emerge from the mists only once every 100 years. The village lies buried deep within the Carrick Hills and of the three roads leading across the moors and down into the valley in which it nestles, all are winding and one is so contorted in its twists and turns that it is known locally as 'The Screws'.*
I was compelled to take this shot across the hills from 'the Screws' when I was heading off to a garden shoot last autumn. I caught a glimpse in the wing mirror of my Landrover of the sun shining through the mist that was following behind me. I pulled over into a layby and whisked the camera out of the boot set up my camera and to my surprise also caught a couple of startled sheep in the shot into the bargain. It's wonderful when sometimes a spur of the moment impulse works. I feel with this photograph I captured the 'Genius loci' – or special atmosphere of the landscape around my home.
Before I moved to Scotland I lived in a small terraced house overlooking the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London. It took me far longer to capture the spirit of this location. I remember visiting the gardens early in the morning and waiting for the mists and light for nine consecutive days before capturing this shot on film using my panoramic Fuji 6 x 17 cm camera.
So here I am now in our farmhouse at the edge of that Brigadoon-like village, in my office that was once a cattle byre, in this remote valley in South West Scotland. I've been staring at my Mac screen scratching my head asking myself what on earth to set as a task to garden photographers across the USA. (What a privilege!) So, now you have already seen mine – I'd like to see yours!
What is YOUR special place? Please try and capture it with your camera and show me…
It can be the view of your garden out of your bedroom window – or of your favorite garden visited while on vacation. Anywhere that you feel especially drawn to. Just try and capture the 'spirit' of the place. It does not have to be and early morning shot – it could be an urban garden heaving with visitors. But just one shot that you feel captures the 'GENIUS LOCI' – the 'special atmosphere of a place'.
Every garden is completely different so there is no right or wrong way. It's just a question of feel and intuition.
This is the process I go through;
Before I even get my camera out of the case I spend as much time as possible getting to know the space. I talk to the owner and family, to the gardener (if he/she is not the same person) and the same goes for the designer. I walk around the garden and view it from every possible angle. From above if there is a good upstairs window – or from a cherry picker if there is the budget! From a worm's eye view by laying flat on the ground. I make a plan and sometimes sketch ideas and angles as to how I will capture the whole garden through my lens onto the film of my discontinued Fuji GX 617 panoramic camera or the digital sensor of my Nikon D3x. My intention is to include not just its' outlines and undulations but it's spirit and sense of place. Then I wait for the light.
When an image of the whole garden has been captured then I work my way down in scale and photograph slightly narrower areas. After capturing the vistas I look for the characteristics that create the garden's personality. From the textures of the hard landscaping to combinations of plants and the tiniest details of a flower that catches my eye.
One shot that captures the 'GENIUS LOCI' – THE 'SPECIAL ATMOSPHERE OF A PLACE'.
For me that's the most important part. I aim to capture the sense of place first and then I work my way down in scale. if I don't capture that unique spirit of the garden I consider I have not done a good job.
I recently had the honour to work with author Tim Richardson and photograph for the book Great Gardens of America . A special treat for me as I have loved visiting the USA ever since my first trip to New York in 1977. This commission gave me the perfect excuse to continue exploring the USA and Canada looking at and documenting 25 of the most fabulous gardens.
Ranging from contemporary garden festival installations like the Metis Garden Festival:
This is ' Reflexions colorees buy Hal Indberg"
Although impossible to capture the whole exhibition space spread over many acres I chose this image to represent the 'sense of place' as, to me, it perfectly combines the peaceful setting with a contemporary reflective art installation intensifying the woodland experience.
This shot was taken first thing in the morning. My husband Alasdair was wielding a large reflector so that I got some details in the surrounding trees – not just dark shadows.
We had to take care not to get our own reflection in the mirrored surfaces.
To the historic gardens such as Monticello, the experimental garden of Thomas Jefferson. This was another early morning shot. I had recce'd the view the evening before and returned before daybreak to set up my camera on a tripod. I thought the clouds were simply not going to break but then it all happened. The light streamed though and illuminated the Estate giving it a pinky orange glow. The stillness of the air and glory of the view was breathtaking and made a huge impression on me. I hope I portrayed in this picture a magnificent but tranquil place of historic importance.
I have special memories of the Donnell garden in Sonoma. The iconic kidney shaped pool set in the Thomas Church designed garden merged so thoughtfully into the wider landscape. I was positioned on the roof of the pool house to take this shot. I wanted to capture the shape of the pool but include importantly the way the trees had been included in Church's design and the way it blends into the landscape beyond.
Urban gardens like The Lurie in Chicago combining the skyscrapers with gentle meadow planting designed by Piet Oudolf. For this shot I wanted the foreground to be in focus was not too worried about the background being 100% sharp. I just wanted an impression of the buildings and urban backdrop, so I used a depth of field of f 6.7. To keep the daisies from swaying in the breeze and blurring in the image I used 125th second shutter speed.
The owner of this private garden in the Hamptons on Long Island was a choreographer so the trees have had their branches pruned and trimmed to represent the movement of dancers. For me it was this view more than any in the garden gave it a sense of place. I walked around the garden the day before this shot to check where the light would roughly fall in the morning so I could be in position. I find it helps to do this with larger gardens particularly.
Dan Hinkleys' own garden Windcliff aptly provided the drama of the windswept cliff edge whilst his signature plants restlessly glinted in the sunlight.
I enjoy the excitement of photographing again the light. Be careful to have a clean lenses – you'll soon see specks of dust show up with this technique. When the sun is so harshly bouncing off the optics those specks give tell-tale coloured spots of flare. If you are using a manual camera you will need to open up your aperture a couple of stops to get details in the foreground and avoid getting silhouettes. If you are using auto – click your exposure compensation dial a couple of stops in the + direction.
Longwood was hard to capture and especially in frost – timing from long distance was tricky and it took a couple of trips but I loved the formality of the gardens and represented it by photographing the Love Temple & Caryopteris Allee.
This view from the terrace at Chanticleer Gardens is a very personal interpretation of the sense of place in this special quiet garden in Pennsylvania. The viewpoint may just show one angle of the garden but it portrays the peace and serenity I remember most from my many visits. Alasdair and I have sat in those rocking chairs and enjoyed the view in each season. So there was no question in my mind as to the picture I wanted to take in order to capture the sense of place that is Chanticleer for me.
Each garden I visit presents a very different challenge. It's not all about early morning mists and mysterious light. Although getting up early and being in a garden alone in a quiet garden is often for me the most precious experience. Try it if you're not normally an early bird.
Your favourite space may be an urban garden buzzing with people – then try and capture need that buzz. It might be a garden at night so thenphotograph it in the moonlight. If it's a quiet peaceful private space then I want to hear the silence.
It's your personal interpretation of one of your favourite oudoor spaces. Your special place photographed in such as way to show what you love most about it.Please keep the view wide as possible to encompass of a view as you can but capture that spirit – that's what matters. I want to see gardens with soul! I'm so looking forward to seeing the pictures you upload.
1. You must have an active blog in order to participate. To be eligible for judging, you need to leave us TWO LINKS – a direct link to the image, and a link to your blog post that includes the image (and that says you are entering the Gardening Gone Wild Picture This Photo Contest )– in a comment on this post. Your links need to be correct in order for your photo to be entered into the contest. If need be, look back at past Picture This contests t osee how others have done it.
2. You are allowed one entry per contest; your photo must be able to be copied from your site. That makes it possible for us to collect all the entries in one place for easier judging.
3. Because of the enormous amount of responses we receive, you can't change your mind once you enter a photo into the contest.
3. The deadline for entries is 11:59 PM Eastern time on Wednesday, February 23, 2011.
Entries that meet the above rules will be added to a separate gallery page. If you enter but your photo does not appear in the gallery within 24 hours, please review your entry to make sure you followed the rules.
All photos courtesy of Andrea Jones


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Lately it seems that all street rods are powered by Chevy engines within Ford bodies. Die-hard Chevy enthusiasts don't seem to think that's the way it should be. In the last few years there has been a strong trend towards turning '50s and '60s musclecars into street rod style machines. It's a refreshing trend that has seen many people pushing the envelope.
One such muscle-rod builder is Jim Ward, of Seaside, California. Jim was already a little against the grain when he built his '34 five-window Chevy street rod (many of his buddies were cruising '32 deuce coupes and other early Blue Oval rods). When Jim showed up with his awesome '62 Bel Air, people didn't know how to class it. It wasn't a restoration (though it still had the classic styling). It wasn't a brute musclecar (but it has plenty of power). And it doesn't fall into the street rod category, as that designation has been reserved for pre-'49 vehicles.
When Jim set out to find a classic Chevy project car he talked to a local farmer who was selling a '61 Impala. While they were looking over the car, the man mentioned that he also had a '62 Bel Air for sale. Jim bought both and carted them home. The '62 was a numbers matching 327, four-speed car. Jim came to like the idea of building the '62 better than the '61. After a week of driving the '62 the decision was made; Jim sold off the Impala and went to work on the Bel Air.
From the get-go Jim envisioned a rod-style cruiser with modern power and all the luxuries his '62 lacked when it came with from the factory. Work was begun on a frame-off project. While the body was worked smooth, the frame was modified to accept a stock LS1 engine and 4L60E transmission from a '98 Camaro (which was wrecked with only 2,800 miles on it). The engine and transmission were installed and removed seven times before Jim was happy with the mounts.
Working with the General's design, Greg and Robert of G&R Auto Body smoothed out the effects of nearly 40 years of use. Time had been remarkably kind to the body of the Bel Air, making the work much easier. When there was no block-sanding left to do, the shell was sprayed in PPG Calypso Red, a color borrowed from the BMW line.
On the inside, nearly four boxes of sound deadening material were used to help keep noise to a minimum. The interior was installed by Santana Interior of Diamond Springs, California, and is a beautiful mix of modern thinking and classic design. Believe it or not the front bench is actually the factory frame with custom padding and covered in German vinyl.
After a year of shows Jim decided to upgrade the wheels to 17-inch '95 Grand Sport 'Vette style rollers, wrapped in Bridgestone rubber. The proper altitude was achieved using a full air suspension system from Air Ride Technologies.
The Air Ride system isn't the only trick item found on Jim's '62. In addition to an array of dress up items (including those carbon-fiber coil covers from Performance Automotive and the custom billet grill) there are a few unique, purposeful components found on the Bel Air. Probably the most interesting is the Hydroboost power brake system (borrowed from a '98 Pontiac), which alleviates some of the space concerns associated with installing a conventional power booster on these early '60s big-bodied cars.
Building this stellar '62 has inspired Jim. His current project is a '61 wagon that, he says, will replace his pickup as his daily driver when finished. With an unmodified modern powerplant and the timeless lines of the '62 Bel Air, we'd say his classic rod is already a great car for daily driving.


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(CNN) - Rick Santorum on Monday showed little hope for winning several contests in April but predicted a big comeback next month, when voters in more conservative states head to the polls.
"May is rich with delegates and strong states for us," Santorum said on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight."
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His comments came one day before a trio of contests in the Democrat-heavy areas of Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Also in April, voters will cast their ballots in the traditionally blue states of Connecticut, Delaware, New York and Rhode Island.
Santorum, who has fared well in the South and Midwest, said he knew "April would be a very tough month," which is why his campaign has shifted its focus towards May.
Pointing to the typically red states of Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia - all of which hold primaries next month - the former Pennsylvania senator said he liked his chances in those contests and predicted a drastic change in the race come summertime.
"By the end of May, we expect this race to be very close to even," Santorum said, referring to a match-up with rival Mitt Romney.
So far, Santorum lags significantly behind Romney in delegates, according to CNN's latest estimates. The former Massachusetts governor leads the GOP field with 571 delegates, while Santorum has 264, Newt Gingrich has 137 and Ron Paul has 71.
April, however, won't be a total loss for his campaign, Santorum said. The candidate reiterated that he expects to win his home state of Pennsylvania later in the month and thinks he will "run well" in Wisconsin's primary this week.
While he has not explicitly called on Gingrich and Paul to drop out of the race, he said their "vote totals are distorting the outcome" and acknowledged their departure would help his White House aspirations.
"We have an opportunity to rally behind one conservative who can beat Mitt Romney right now, and that's me," Santorum said. "Hopefully Speaker Gingrich and others will come to that conclusion."
Also see:
Romney gets punk'd, April Fools style
Biden stands by Obama on 'hot mic' controversy
Clinton criticizes Romney's remarks on Russia
McConnell: Romney will be an 'outstanding' nominee
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Let's face it Santorum or ay of the other Republican jocker are something to behold.
If Rick Santorum doesn't rise from the dead this Easter, he hasn't got a prayer.
Pointless Sanctimonious just needs to go home and quietly froth over his failures as a human being. There is more chance of a bachmann/cain presidency than anything involving the Sweater Vest Monster.
This guy is playing the Huckabee playbook to a tee. Right down to not bowing out before he should. I look forward (not really) to his weekend show on Fox news in a couple of years.
How can anyone take seriously this clown who claims that "American history classes cannot be taken in California colleges?" He throws out blatantly false assertions and seems to think he doesn't have to back them up with facts.
Santorum's strategy of looking towards May... not April is going to work about as well as Gingrich's strategy of looking forward more than a month ahead to the southern states after losing FL.
After Santorum continues to lose in April, culminating by losing his own state of PA... it is going to be over for him, regardless of what states are coming up after that.
With all due respect, he should look for the exit door.
Go Rick!
What? Does he actually expect to win in New York and California? He may do "well" in Texas, but all the states he hopes to win in combined will still be less than the more than 300 delegates that he currently trailes Willard by.


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Atlanta Streetcar Inc. hosted a Streetcar Social Thursday night in downtown Atlanta to brief business owners in the area and the general public on the project's future.
The streetcar, initially slated to open late this year, has been pushed back multiple times and is now set to open in the spring of 2014, at least six months after its original open date. Business owners along the construction route say the project is adversely affecting their establishments and the socials, held at a new business every month, are aimed at encouraging patrons to support those businesses and updating the community.
Construction of the streetcar route began about a year ago with the goal of making travel through downtown and tourist destinations in Atlanta more convenient, especially those on MARTA. However, those running businesses in the area say that the construction is creating an obstacle that turns customers away.
"[Business has] slowed down, very much so," said Carrington McCaskill, owner of Capitol Tattoos on Edgewood Ave. "The sidewalk that we had most of our walk-in and foot traffic was kind of stopped because [the road] was so messed up."
With the majority of the construction happening in the middle of the street, many detours and reroutes have had to be implemented to make getting up and down the roads possible. A number of curbsides and sidewalks have also been barricaded, along with large sections of the street.
"Because of the driving situation, a lot of the customers can't park; a lot don't want to deal with the construction hassle," said Frank Harvey, a store clerk at A&B Variety. "It has deterred customers."
Harvey also lives in the neighborhood but has not experienced any trouble getting around, himself.
Some area residents don't seem to mind the construction, though, and say the new transportation module will be beneficial once it is completed.
"It's noisy sometimes, but I think the streetcars will help," said Charles Whims, a resident of Auburn Ave. "I'm on MARTA so it would make it easier to get around to the stations."
According to Atlanta Streetcar Inc., the route will begin in downtown Atlanta, travel up Auburn Ave. and down Edgewood Ave. back into downtown. Construction for the project has been a bit of a nuisance, but business owners are hopeful that the investment will pay off with more customer traffic once the cars get on the tracks.
"Business will most definitely improve," said McCaskill. "We are going to get noticed a lot because we are the only tattoo shop on this block. Another thing is one of the stops is about two doors down from us. You have no choice but to see us."
The social is scheduled to take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Bistro at Courtyard by Marriot in downtown Atlanta. The event is open to the public, and representatives from Atlanta Streetcar will be present to discuss general and new information about the project.
Mangoes on Auburn Ave and Harold's Chicken on Edgewood are among the many places the event has been hosted.


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The Power of Information
>> Tuesday, December 18, 2012
This is what I have learned this month: "The Power of Information". Between a husband and wife there is a certain level of loyalty; of course within safe limits. It is important for your spouse to feel protected in that way and never embarrassed. The hurt that comes from simple betrayal can be damaging. We have to be careful even amongst friends to not "shoot off at the mouth about personal things regarding your other half; even if it seems harmless." Best to be methodical and leave it unsaid. You not only save his reputation but yours as well.
With your children and teenagers you should remember it is always important to speak well of them around others. When seeking advice, make sure they are not around to hear you because they will find out. You should keep their insecurities to yourself. Don't think just because they are young they feel and understand less. It is just as big to them as if someone you loved told your deepest and even darkest secret.
At work, you may know lots of things about your coworkers that management staff has no idea. Many people may say share the negative information out of a good gossip deflecting from self or as an injustice for you getting blame or trouble as a result of another staff's doing. Even if they get promoted don't share the information. God, the Universe, reveals everything. Move on. If it is emotionally too much to carry, speak to someone you trust (not at work) to help you become resolved. There are times when one must not hold their tongue. If you or someone else were so wronged that you cannot move on, by all means speak but realize for some people money is more powerful than ethics. They will remove themselves from feeling bad for you, for in the end it will always be about themselves, their career and their livelihood.
Moving on gives a fresh start and sometimes the best mirror as you are out of the equation. Your worth and gifts will always be weighed once absence. And sometimes that's just how lessons are learned, on both parts.
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Although I am a long time C/C++ programmer and have done plenty of work with the Win32 API, I have never delved into the mysteries of the DDK. Actually, I'm hoping I still don't have to. If my understanding is correct, most of the video capture and send devices that interact with Microsoft Windows require device drivers to be written, usually by the manufactuer (if I am incorrect please let me know). I want to be able to send video frames to Skype and currently Skype only accepts video frames from a registered Windows video device. I assume it is using the usual device enumeration Win32 API call to populate the list of available video devices you can choose from when interacting with the Video Options choice box.
Is there any way to "fake" a device driver, perhaps by DLL injection and API call interception? Or any other technique so I could appear to Skype as a valid video device and then have it request video frames from me? I know this is an odd question to ask on a Device Driver forum, but if anyone would know how to do this it would be someone on this forum.


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Leaving her room, Fen Dai rushed straight to Chen Yu's courtyard. When she arrived, Yi Lin was in the middle of lecturing a sturdy servant. Seeing that Fen Dai had come, she quickly went to receive her: "Why has fourth young miss come? This servant pays respects to fourth young miss."
Fen Dai looked at Yi Ling and displayed a malicious smile, "What are you saying. Previously, when I came to eldest sister's courtyard, I feared that people would say behind my back that I curried favor with eldest sister, who was the daughter of the first wife. Now, however, eldest sister is of the same standing as much, so should I not come over more often?"
Yi Lin's expression changed, but she did not dare refute her. There were times that Feng Fen Dai gave off the impression of a rabid dog who would bite anyone she saw. "What sort of thing is fourth young miss saying. Eldest young miss is more than happy to have you come over to chat. Fourth young miss, please come in!"
Yi Lin led Fen Dai into Chen Yu's room. Inside the room, Chen Yu was staring blankly at the black blush on the table. Only after the two entered the room did she react, as she was startled by Fen Dai's sudden shout.
"What is eldest sister thinking about so deeply?"
Chen Yu looked at Fen Dai and immediately recalled the matter regarding Xuan Tian Hua. She really wanted to ask Fen Dai some more questions, but when she saw Yi Lin shoot her a look to remind her, the question she was about to ask was swallowed back down. Instead, she put on a peaceful smile and said to Fen Dai: "It snowed today. How come fourth sister did not put on a cloak before going outside? Be careful not to catch a cold."
"Eldest sister, such a big thing happened yet you are still able to sit still in your room?" Fen Dai absolutely detested Chen Yu's Bodhisattva expression. Finding a chair for herself, she sat down and stared at Chen Yu.
Chen Yu was stunned by her careless words, "What happened?"
Fen Dai said in surprise: "Could it be that eldest sister does not know?"
Yi Lin frowned and interjected: "It snowed today, so eldest young miss was inside the entire time. She never went out."
"Even then, there should be servants out and about!" Fen Dai glanced at Yi Lin then shook her head, saying: "Such a thoughtless servant, how can you take proper care of your master?"
Yi Lin felt an anger swell in her belly, but she could not say anything. After all, Chen Yu was no longer the daughter of the first wife. This caused her servants to also be demoted in position.
Chen Yu could not understand at all. Based on what Fen Dai said, something must have happened, so she could not help but anxiously ask: "Don't pay any attention to the servants. What exactly happened?"
Fen Dai leaned close and placed her face next to Chen Yu's, with their noses nearly touching. Chen Yu was not accustomed to this and was about to move back, but she heard Fen Dai say: "Feng Yu Heng locked up his Highness the seventh prince in Tong Sheng pavilion. He's already been there for many days."
The servant that came with Fen Dai could not help but think to herself: Fourth young miss really is an expert in framing people. She had clearly said that she only saw the seventh prince enter the county princess' manor this morning. How did the fourth young miss change it to "His Highness the seventh prince has already been in Tong Sheng pavilion for many days"?
However, this lie had successfully caused Chen Yu to become furious. She immediately stood up and angrily glared. Her voice was shrill, as her voice changed "What did you say?"
Fen Dai thought to herself "Very good", but she added a little more: "Last time, I told eldest sister about the unclear situation where Feng Yu Heng and his Highness were together, and his Highness had become injured, but eldest sister did not believe. But what about now? Her county princess' manor has closed its gates to visitors for many days. Even the daughter of craftsman Bai could not enter; however, his Highness could freely enter and exit. Oh, that's not right. He entered but did not come out. The two have been locked in the manor, yet you still do not know what they are doing!"
"Are these words true?" Feng Chen Yu's face had turned green.
"Of course it's true!" Fen Dai prodded the maidservant at her side, "Was this not what you had personally seen? Quickly tell eldest sister."
There was nothing this maidservant could do. Gritting her teeth, she responded: "It was indeed this servant that personally saw his Highness the seventh prince enter Tong Sheng pavilion." She did not, however, say which day he entered. If she was told to frame that sort of pristine and deity-like man with the fourth young miss, this maidservant felt as though she would be split apart by lightning at any moment.
"How could that happen?" Chen Yu subconsciously muttered, as the fury on her face became more and more pronounced. Yet Feng Fen Dai continued to pour fuel on the fire "Second sister truly is too outrageous. Although she does not live in the Feng manor, she is still the Feng family's daughter. She still has not married, yet she dares to do such a thing. If this was spread to the ears of outsiders, how should we go out and look people in the eye? Moreover, with the manor's reputation destroyed by her, who would want to discuss marriage with us?"
Chen Yu felt as though something inside her was about to eurpt. Whether or not marriage could be discussed was not something she cared about. Reputation did not matter. Presently, her mind was completely occupied with the matter of Xuan Tian Hua being in Tong Sheng pavilion.
A person like that had actually been locked away inside Feng Yu Heng's own courtyard for many days. Feng Yu Heng, what exactly was she doing?
Fen Dai watched as Chen Yu's face became more and more distorted, and her heart was filled with more and more joy. She could not help but add even more: "Both have been daughters of the first wife, but when eldest sister was the daughter of the first wife, how well did you treat us sisters. From top to bottom, the family was happy. At that time, mother was still here…."
"Enough!" Chen Yu closed her eyes. With a great deal of self-control, she barely managed avoid exploding before Fen Dai: "Fourth sister, coming to tell me such things today, what is your intention?"
Fen Dai stood up and said: "I just do not want second sister to do dirty deeds and ruin the entire Feng manor, thus I came to eldest sister for ideas. What should we do about this?"
Fen Dai had noted that Chen Yu's current mood was unstable, so she pushed this duty to her. Chen Yu was furious, precisely as she had expected. Without even thinking, Chen Yu said: "I no longer have any ability to support you, so we will still need to tell grandmother."
Fen Dai nodded, "Then eldest sister, come with me to Shu Ya courtyard!"
Yi Lin frowned and lightly tugged at Chen Y's sleeve. Chen Yu's mind was swayed a bit. She was about to set out but stopped. Thinking a little more, she said: "It snowed today, and grandmother's back injury is worse when the weather is colder. It would be better to wait for when we go to pay respects tomorrow. Let's not disrupt her today."
"That's fine too." Fen Dai did not argue with her over the matter of a day or two, "So long as eldest sister remembers this matter, that is good. Then Fen Dai will be going back first. Ah, eldest sister, do not worry about it too much. Even Feng Yu Heng would not dare do anything excessive in broad daylight."
The mood that Chen Yu had just calmed slightly once again immediately soared. Fortunately, Fen Dai left quickly, otherwise, perhaps the things that were just said would be changed as well.
Yi Lin personally sent Fen Dai out of the courtyard. After seeing her walk away, she hastily trotted back. Arriving before Chen Yu, she earnestly advised her: "Eldest young miss, you absolutely can not do it! Ignoring whether or not what the fourth young miss said was true, even if what the fourth young miss says is true, you can not trouble second young miss at this time. Think about it. If the second young miss is punished, or if something else happens, wouldn't that two million taels you spent have been wasted?"
Chen Yu was shocked. Only then did she react. Two million taels was a minor matter, but she understood Yi Lin's thoughts. If something happened to Feng Yu Heng, who would treat her?
"You are correct." Chen Yu let out a long sigh then slowly sat down, "I was nearly blinded by anger by that girl. Feng Yu Heng can not be crossed, at least not until my matter is resolved. She must properly act as the Feng family's daughter of the first wife, and nothing can happen to her."
Although she said this, the furious look on her face remained. Looking at it, Yi Lin's heart was filled with fear.
The next day at noon, the snow stopped, and everyone in the Feng manor went to Shu Ya courtyard to pay their respects.
The matriarch had already been dressed neatly and was prepared to go towards the flower-viewing garden with the support of granny Zhao. Seeing that everyone had come over, she was a bit stunned.
"What is it? There is still no performance today?" She said this while looking outside, "Didn't the snow stop falling? It seems like the day will be quite nice, and it should not be too cold." She said this while looking towards Han shi. Her intention was for Han shi to say something. After all, she was the one to bring the troupe into the manor.
Han shi did not say anything. Instead, it was An shi that said "Mother-in-law, it was fourth young miss that said for us to all come over here. She said that she had something to say."
The matriarch's expression sank upon hearing this. Intuition told her that Feng Fen Dai had nothing good to say. She feared that today's play could not be seen.
She glanced at Fen Dai and helplessly had granny Zhao help to her seat. She then said: "Alright, you may all sit." Looking then to Fen Dai, she asked: "What is it?"
Fen Dai cleared her through and looked towards Chen Yu before saying: "It should be eldest sister to say it."
Chen Yu looked at her curiously, "Fourth sister called us to Shu Ya courtyard, how come you want me to speak?"
What goes around comes around, but she did not argue with Chen Yu. Instead, she said: "The past few days, I have not seen second sister. Thinking about it, ever since father left the capital, second sister has not come over once, right?"
The matriarch saw that she had brought up the matter of Feng Yu Heng once more and could not help but feel irritated: "If something is the matter, speak. What are you doing picking at trivial matters?"
Fen Dai looked grieved, "How can this be trivial? The matter granddaughter must tell grandmother about is related to second sister."
Hearing that it was related to Feng Yu Heng, everyone aside from Han shi and Chen Yu, who knew the details, furrowed their brows. An shi knew that Fen Dai might cause some trouble, but based on her standing, she truly could not say anything. Instead, it was Xiang Rong who spoke up, saying: "Second sister has been busy with her manor's work. She has been sending a maidservant every day to come pay respects to grandmother. She even brings the medicine that grandmother needs over. Fourth sister, what exactly are you wanting to say?"
Hearing Xiang Rong speak, Fen Dai became angry, but after giving it a bit of thought, she curved her lips into a smile once more. She looked at Xiang Rong and suddenly recalled a matter, saying: "During the previous banquet, didn't third sister receive clothes from his Highness the seventh prince? I still remember it. Third sister was very pretty wearing it. His Highness is truly devoted to third sister."
Xiang Rong could not help but blush and lower her head upon hearing her mention this.
Chen Yu gnashed her teeth upon seeing this.
"His Highness the seventh prince is that sort of person. Among normal people, it is impossible to avoid liking him. Third sister being tempted is something that should happen. But…" She looked at Chen Yu and saw that she still did not have any intention of speaking. Helpless, she could only continue on her own "But no matter how great a person, they can not escape being maliciously seduced!"
Xiang Rong was given a great shock: "Fourth sister, what do you mean by those words?"
Fen Dai no longer kept people guessing. Standing up, she bowed to the matriarch and lodged a complaint, saying: "Grandmother, second sister's county princess manor has had its gates closed to visitors for many days. Someone even personally saw the daughter of the first wife of the Bai family be turned away; however, another person saw his Highness the seventh prince enter and exit the county princess' manor without being stopped. Also, his Highness has not come out after entering. It has already been many days!"
"What?" The matriarch was very surprised, "You said his Highness entered the county princess' manor a few days ago and has not come out?"
Fen Dai nodded, "That's right. Granddaughter's servant saw it with her own eyes. Eldest sister also knows about this matter."
She originally thought Chen Yu would nod then also complain about Feng Yu Heng with her.
Who knew that Chen Yu would look at her, visibly confused. Blinking her eyes innocently, she asked: "The things fourth sister talked about, I have never heard any mention of!"


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I grew up eating a wide range of Mexican fare. One thing I never touched: tamales. They looked scary {and I wonder why my oldest has food issues…HA!}. I was in college when I had my first tamale…I.DIED. Why in the world did I deprive myself for SO long?!?! Trust me when I tell you that I spent the remainder of my college career making up for lost time. Oh how I ADORE tamales, but they have to be the real deal. When I found this recipe on Pinterest, I was intrigued by the combo of flavors. Usually, any recipe that requires the addition of Jiffy corn muffin mix is a winner in my book. And the fact that it's named after one of my favorite Mexican foods made me want it all the more! I've gotta tell you that the name is extremely misleading…this dish is a FAR cry from tamales. However, this little number packs in A TON of flavor and it's definitely a keeper!!!!
from Cooking Light
1 cup 4-cheese Mexican blend
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup egg beaters
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/8 tsp. ground red pepper
1 {14 oz.} can cream style corn
1 {8.5 oz.} box corn muffin mix {I used Jiffy}
1 can chopped green chiles, drained
1 {10 oz.} can red enchilada sauce
2 cups shredded, cooked chicken breast
1/2 cup sour cream
Here's the line up. Since I like to pay ZERO attention to the recipe as I'm taking pictures, I add a few extra things just to throw you off. Which one of these doesn't belong?? {hint, hint: cream cheese. NO idea what I was doing.}
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cook your chicken & shred {OR, shred your rotisserie chicken…it's A LOT faster!} Combine 1/4 cup of the cheese with the milk, egg beaters, cumin, corn, red pepper, corn muffin mix, and green chiles in a large bowl.
Grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and pour mixture inside. Bake at 400 degrees until mix is firm and cooked. {The original recipe said to let it cook for 15 minutes, but it wasn't ready. The top will look ready, so poke into it with a fork just to check. I had to put mine back in for another 10 minutes or so. } Remove from oven and pierce the entire surface {very generously} with a fork. Pour the enchilada sauce on the top. Top with the chicken and sprinkle with the remaining 3/4 cup of cheese. Pop it back in the oven {at 400} for another 15 minutes or until the cheese melts. Remove from oven, let stand for 5 minutes, and serve with sour cream :)
Oh my YUMMINESS!!!! Again, nothing like a tamale, but ohmiword…DELISH!!!
Now, I will tell you that I LOVED this dish. Mr. Spouse liked it a lot, but it wasn't his favorite. He said it was "sweet". Yes…it was definitely on the sweet side, but personally, I LOVED it. Next time, I'll use a bag of frozen corn instead of creamed corn…that would cut down on the sweetness for sure. The Jiffy corn muffin mix also tends to be a lot sweeter than any of the other mixes, so using a different brand mix might help curb the sweetness, too. If you make this with either of the changes, let me know how you like it! I'm anxious to have this again!!! A little sweet, a little savory. Nothing like tamales whatsoever, but it was amazeballs nonetheless!!!!


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Greek – Thai
oh, my swarthy sweetheart, misunderstood mistress of covetous carnivores… after many childhood summers spent all over greece, where i experienced the true variety and awesomeness of greek food, i am very happy that – within the last couple of decades – germany (and, to an extent, berlin) has been blessed with plenty of tavernas, ouzerias and estiatorios whose culinary comestibles go well beyond massive mountains of meat à la gyros, souvlaki & rubbery cheese-stuffed keftedes, piled over fries (!) with the obligatory blob of tzatziki, and which represent a broader range of traditional mezedes, seafood & regional specialties.
ousies / grunewaldstr. 16 / sch'berg
far from being an insider tip, this place has been a mainstay for reliably good mezes in schöneberg for a long time.
berkis / winterfeldtstr. 45 / sch'berg
as you can tell from my very own blog post back in 2009, i was rather enthusiastic. i've since been back a number of times each summer, and i have to say that the quality has gone down. which is to say from fantastically awesome (way better than ousies, and cheaper at that) to probably as good as ousies / not as good on bad days, with still slightly cheaper prices than ousies. the gyros pita is still on the awesome side, though i order it w/out the fries. same neighborhood, but smaller & very popular. just try to get a table outside in the summer. you'll be waiting a while…
the fairly decent number of high-class foodie temples in berlin can be found on any other old blog/website. i personally can't think of a single one that couldn't be located anywhere else in the world. if you must, just go already and spend your hard-earned cashola on fancy fress-fests with exhausting concepts & 'flavor profiles' served to you over hours in minuscule portions until, after course #18 (petits fours and truffles on the house), you're finally too full to do much of anything, let alone fuck. but hey, enjoy – what do i care :-P
like every hot-blooded german or shall i say most human beings, i have a love affair with italian food. if it weren't so goddamn unhealthy, i'd eat pasta every other day. its versatility and deliciousness has no equal, at least not in my heart (or my stomach).
noi quattro / südstern 14 / xberg
it took owner and chef andreas staack a while to figure out what exactly he wanted this place to be – for a while, the place was even divided into an 'haute cuisine" and a "regular" dining room, with neither ever being quite busy enough to justify that separation. i'd been there once even before that division took place, 5 or 6 years ago, and had found that the food, while sounding interesting and innovative, was rather lacking in flavor. it took a good 5 years and one revelatory dish of an incredible osso bucco raviolo with gremolata and sautéed chanterelles at the annual kreuzberg kocht event last year to completely change my mind. this is fantastic modern italian food – their house-baked breads and their take on vitello tonnato alone makes me want to go back again and again. bonus: a fairly large terrace with a nice view of südstern.
donath / schwedter str. 13 / p'berg
a neighborhood fave, this place is run by a horde of italian punks who cook incredibly delicious, down-home pasta dishes. you won't find any fancy-shmancy 'creations', and if i hadn't lived next door to the place, i likely would have never found out about it. nor would i make the trek from another neighborhood. but if you happen to be in the area and are able to snag a table, it's reliably great & won't break the bank.
spaghetti western / torstr. 179 / mitte
despite its cheesy name & the location on berlin's hipster food mile, the pasta served here is quite lovely. the menu is a comprehensive collection of traditional and non-traditional spaghetti dishes, including some fresh pasta options as well. the adjacent wine bar is, to my knowledge, owned by the same folks, and has a good selection of italian wines. order a bottle and you get a nice plate of delectables to munch on – a slice of pizza, some olives, a little slaw. great view of the hipster crowd parading by.
i do get my cravings for some nice middle eastern food out in the boondocks. berlin has an abundance of options for those addicted to hummus, baba ghanoush, falafel, and the like in pretty much any neighborhood.
yarok / torstr. 193 / mitte
this little syrian gem near tucholskystr offers wonderful appetizer platters with all the usual suspects, but done excellently: grilled vegetables, lamb marinated in pomegranate molasses, zesty chicken & fabulous hummus. the housemade, fruity hot sauce is to die for – it delivers quite a zing with hints of orange zest, ginger, cloves and peppers. the ayran is served with fresh mint. lovely.
there was a time, not so long ago, when mexican food in berlin (and germany) meant badly executed tex-mex… heavy on the burrito, beans & rice side, but not in a good way. three amigos have saved many a north american's culinary sanity by opening up a trio of mexican joints that offer a fairly accurate taste of cal-mex and baja cuisine. the original, maria bonita, is still my numero uno, hermano.
a good pizza is hard to find, and the opinions on what makes the perfect slice are about as diverse as the range of possible toppings. i prefer a crispy & chewy, neapolitan-style crust with a good ratio of sauce, cheese and 2-3 toppings at most. quality ingredients go a long way, as these two pizza parlors will prove on any given day. because i'm also not a fascist about pizza, one of my choices is actually a focacceria. whatever. close 'nuff for this gal.
due forni / schönhauser allee 12 / p'berg
lots of haters out there who have a million & one reasons not to eat here – aloof or, depending on your tolerance level, rude service (almost exclusively native "punk" Italian) comes to mind, the fact that the nice beergarden is always packed to the rafters when the weather's nice, that the restaurant was blacklisted for hygiene issues a few years ago, etc. etc. personally, i have never had a bad experience, so it remains my go-to spot when i'm in the hood – it's great for larger groups & the pizza is the best to be had on "pregnant hill".
dolce / various locations / sch'berg & xberg
fantastic slices of outstanding foccacia. most locations have a fairly high turnover, so many focaccie come straight out of the oven. seriously good eats.
while i've yet to discover really good phô in berlin, i can satisfy my cravings for noodle soup at this tiny place in the gallery district. the guy behind the counter used to run a traveling soup kitchen out of schwarzenraben & has spent several years in hokkaido. the ramen is GOOD – just the right thing to warm you up when the berlin "summer" does its thang.
cocolo / gipsstr. 3 / mitte
before the korean wave came the vietnamese wave came the sushi wave. there isn't a single area in the city center that doesn't have at least 5 sushi joints offering 50% off deals all day on everything. surely, a true sign of confidence and quality. if you actually care about your fish & don't do cheap-ass sushi, head over to either of these fine establishments. depending on your personal preference, you've the choice of going the more traditional route in a very classic japanese ambience in the east, or enjoying the creativity of the very friendly kaiten sushi dudes (who are all vietnamese, btw) on olivaer platz in the west.
mr. hai kabuki sushi / olivaer platz 10 / w'dorf
thick slices of sashimi, creative nigiri (salmon brulée with a housemade, addictive sauce of ginger, kewpie mayo, sesame oil & soy sauce), maki, te-maki, assorted specials like seared scallops or seared tuna threaded with green asparagus, deep-fried white tuna with a sweet, sticky dipping sauce and, last but not least, a very good miso soup make this place a weekly lunch spot for me. from 12 to 4 pm, a lunch special gets you bottomless tea, miso soup & 3 plates of your choice for 9.50 euro. dinners, on the other hand, can get expensive.
sasaya / lychener str. 50 / p'berg
for the sushi purist – a japanese-run place that's far away enough from kollwitzplatz serving very good quality fish with a number of nice, traditional (warm) japanese choices beyond sushi. reservations are fairly essential, lunch can get very busy. pricier than mr. hai.
go to there.
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Most of the first Chinese immigrants arrived in the United States during the California Gold Rush (1849-50) and were then recruited as a major source of labor in the economic development of the western frontier. With the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Congress restricted the immigration of Chinese laborers and prohibited Chinese immigrants, already in this country, from becoming American citizens. Exempted were merchants, diplomats, ministers, travelers, students, and children of American citizens. Many Chinese attempted to immigrate under these exempt categories which prompted U.S. officials to scrutinize all Chinese immigration documents.
Upon arrival at Angel Island, Chinese immigrants were held in detention barracks for weeks or months until their paperwork was approved. The Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed in 1943 when China became an ally of the United States during World War II.
During the first two decades of the 20th century, Japanese immigrants were able to move to the United States without any restrictions. However, in 1923 in the case of Ozawa vs the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that Japanese were ineligible for naturalization. This ruling led to the Immigration Act of 1924 which virtually prohibited Japanese immigration, except women who were married to Japanese men already in the United States. These "picture brides" were allowed to immigrate. In 1925, Japanese immigration dropped dramatically from 8,481 to 682. The annual number hovered around 600 until World War II stopped all Japanese immigration.
Following World War II, the Island was declared surplus and turned over to the State of California and became a state park. The station was abandoned and largely forgotten until 1970 when State Park Ranger Alexander Weiss discovered the scores of poems on the barrack walls. Today, the detention barracks are a museum open to the public.
The National Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the California State Parks Department are working on a special joint project to develop a slide show on the history of the Immigration Station. The slide show will be shown in communities around the San Francisco Bay area to educate the public about Angel Island's special history.
The Immigration Station is located about 1 mile east of Ayala Cove, where ferries from San Francisco, Sausalito, and Tiburon land. Access to the Island is also possible by private boat. For more information on visiting Angel Island, visit the Angel Island State Park Web Site.
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A few days ago, I posted about my 2nd great grandfather, Joseph Zenophile Lanctot, and all the inconsistencies I was finding in my research. In an effort to try to keep all my thoughts straight, I found and downloaded an iPad app called MagicBoard. I needed something that would allow me to use photos, documents, scratch notes, draw arrows to stuff, and generally move things around until they made sense - at least in the way that my brain works. At first look, MagicBoard seemed to fit the bill, so since it was being offered for the low, low price of $1.99 I thought I'd give it a try.
First, let me say that I was pleased by its simplicity. There are no intrusive menu bars or toolbars. Five icons on the top bar are all you need: one takes you to the main page where you store all of your boards; a "layer" icon so you can arrange your layers; an "add" icon that allows you to add text, a sketch, an image, or a map; a "settings" icon; and a "send" icon.
I created a board and loaded all my images (8) for Joseph from my Dropbox (I was thankful that I had decided to use Dropbox as the home for my family tree data!) into my "camera roll" on the iPad2. From there, I was able to place the images on my board. I was able to resize, move, rotate, and even add a caption (after I figured out how to do it - double-tapping seemed to do the trick). There were options to add a text note and even maps. I thought that might come in handy later. There is an option to work in layers, but I haven't really explored that yet.
One thing I didn't like was that in order to jot my notes down (like I would if I were using a whiteboard) I had to add a sketch item, draw or write what I wanted to say, and then I had to manipulate the item to fit where I intended it to go. I didn't have the ability to sketch in context with the rest of the board, so it took a few tries before I finally got it like I wanted.
I was able to send a picture of my board to myself via email. Here it is:
What I liked:
1. I could manipulate my images however I wanted.
2. The size of the workspace.
3. The customization options available (background, etc.) - you can even choose whether to use "tape" or "pins"
4. The simplicity of it.
5. Having a lot of Irish ancestry, I thought the logo was super cute (and appropriate)!
What I didn't like:
1. Sometimes the images got a little stubborn and didn't want to play nicely (when resizing or moving, I ended up moving the entire board - that could have been user error or the app, jury's still out).
2. I can't draw arrows and circle stuff like I want.
3. I couldn't resize the actual board, so I ended up having to scroll from side to side to see all my stuff (which usually ended up with me moving all my images around unintentionally).
4. There was no way to change the default settings, so for each image I added, I had to keep changing the "fill bounds" setting so the images would only fill the size of the space I gave them.
5. I wish there was a way to change the portrait/landscape orientation of the images.
Technical issues:
1. After I got all those images added and captioned, and got my sketches in the right places, I took the picture, emailed it to myself, and that was the last time I've been able to work on my board. Now, when I open it, instead of my images, I see this:
2. Even though the app itself is fairly intuitive, I thought there should also be some sort of pop-up tips or something to tell you how to do stuff. There aren't even instructions on the website (at least none that I was able to find). I had to go to the forum to find out how to do some of the things the app boasted.
In any case, I posted a message on the forum about the image issue, and got a very prompt reply back from the developer, assuring me that they are aware of the issue and that it will be fixed with the next update (which I hope is soon). I'll wait for that update and see if it changes my mind about this app. Right now, it's completely useless to me.
*I was not compensated in any way for this review. I spent my own money, used my own time, and these opinions are completely my own.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
MagicBoard to the Rescue?
Posted by Unknown at 7:27 AM
Labels: iPad, Product review, Technology
2 comments:
- Susan Clark said...
Interesting potential, but you must have been frustrated beyond words with the technical glitches. Something like this that works would be wonderful!
- July 7, 2011 at 9:40 AM
- Unknown said...
It was very frustrating. I had big plans for this app. I'll see what the fixes do, but I'm going to check out Moodboard in the next couple of days and see if I like it any better. I'll let you know :)
- July 7, 2011 at 11:55 AM


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