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Hotels Near Oakland Chinatown
Hotels Near Oakland Chinatown - Oakland CA California
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The Chinatown neighborhood in Oakland, California is a pan-Asian neighborhood which reflects Oakland's diverse Asian American community. It is frequently referred to as "Oakland Chinatown" in order to distinguish it from nearby San Francisco's Chinatown. It lies at an elevation of 39 feet (12 m). Chinese were the first Asians to arrive in Oakland in the 1850s, followed by Japanese in the 1890s, Koreans in the 1900s, and Filipinos in the 1930s-1940s. Southeast Asians began arriving in the 1970s during the Vietnam War. Many Asian languages and dialects can be heard in Chinatown due to its diverse population. Chinatown is located in downtown Oakland, with its center at 8th Street and Webster Street.
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Courtyard Oakland Marriott Downtown in Oakland
988 Broadway Rd., Oakland, FL 94607
~0.25 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Courtyard Oakland Downtown in Oakland
988 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607 (Downtown-City Center)
Now offering complimentary valet parking Nestled between Old Oakland Historic District and Chinatown, guests of the Courtyard Oakland Downtown experience an inviting residential environment here. We are within easy walking distance of Oakland's central business district, Federal and State offices, Superior Courts, shops, restaurants and BART to San Francisco, Berkeley, Walnut Creek and the Oakland Arena / Coliseum. The Courtyard surrounds travelers with the conveniences that make business and pleasure travel easy.
: Top AttractionsOakland Asian Cultural Center Jack London Square Gondolas on Lake Merritt
~0.26 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Clarion Downtown Oakland in Oakland
371 13th St., Oakland, CA 94612 (Downtown-City Center)
The Clarion Hotel Downtown Oakland City Center in Oakland, CaliforniaCome and experience all the best this region of California offers and make the Clarion Hotel® Downtown Oakland City Center your home away from home during your visit to Oakland. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, we offer countless features, an outstanding location and we are within walking distance to the Oakland Convention Center.
: The Clarion Hotel Downtown Oakland City Center in Oakland, CaliforniaCome and experience all the best this region of California offers and make the Clarion Hotel® Downtown Oakland City Center your home away from home during your visit to Oakland. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasur
~0.28 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Oakland Marriott City Center in Oakland
1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607 (Downtown-City Center)
The Oakland Marriott City Center puts you in the heart of world-class arts, entertainment, sporting and corporate venues. Convenient to all Bay Area attractions including Napa and Sonoma wine country, the East Bay and Berkeley, the hotel offers commanding views of Lake Merritt, Berkeley Marina, and skyline of San Francisco. Relax in any one of our guestrooms, featuring spectacular views of both the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges.
: Top AttractionsOakland Asian Cultural Center Jack London Square Gondolas on Lake Merritt
~0.29 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
International Consulting Institute in Oakland
354 14th St., Oakland, CA 94612
~0.32 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
The Washington Inn Hotel in Oakland
495 Tenth St., Oakland, CA 94607
~0.32 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
The Washington Inn in Oakland
495 10th St., Oakland, CA 94607 (Downtown-City Center)
The Washington Inn Hotel is the only boutique hotel in downtown hotel and conveniently located right beside the Oakland Convention Center and 1 1/2 blocks from BART and Freeways .
: Oakland Convention Center : 0.0 miles;Jack London Square : 0.4 miles;Federal & State Building on Clay St.:0.6 miles;UCOP Building : 0.2 miles;Kaiser Permanente : 2.2 miles ;Oakland Coliseum : 7.4 miles;Fox Theatre : 1.4 miles;Paramount Theatre : 1.6 miles;UC Berkeley : 4.9 miles;Oa
~0.33 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Hawthorn Suites in Alameda
1628 Webster St. Ca X, Alameda, CA Alameda
~0.39 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
The Inn at Jack London Square in Oakland
233 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607 (Downtown-City Center)
The Inn at Jack London Square is a year-round retreat from the conventional routines of every day life. Located in downtown Oakland's historic Jack London Square, and not far from the San Francisco bay, this Oakland hotel offers 100 contemporary rooms offering privacy in a tranquil setting surrounding a beautifully landscaped courtyard. We invite you to visit and become acquainted with the quietly refined pleasures that make the Inn at Jack London Square one of the finest hotels in Oakland California.
: Jack London SquareYoshi'sChildren's Fairyland
~0.41 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Jack London Inn in Oakland
444 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607 (Downtown-City Center)
Located in the heart of Jack London Square, the Jack London Inn is center stage in an area that is home to great restaurants and entertainment. The Jack London Inn continues to please guests with its warm and charming atmosphere making it Oakland's Finest Destination.Discover the numerous things to see and do in and around Jack London Square.
: Jack London Square, USS Hornet, Downtown Oakland. Yoshi Jazz club. Fox Theather
~0.43 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Waterfront Hotel in Oakland
10 Washington St., Oakland, CA 94607 (Downtown-City Center)
The Waterfront Hotel is a luxury hotel located on the water's edge in historic Jack London Square. 145 individually appointed,, oversized guestrooms some with spectacular San Francisco and harbor views, including: many with balconies, and fireplaces, Plasma flat screen TVs, complimentary wireless internet access, iPod docking stations, in-room honor bars, coffee, makers, hair dryers, ironing esssentials and safe, waterside heated outdoor pool. 13 versatile banquet rooms, several with waterfront views and windows, accommodating 10-300 people.
: USS Potomac, Jack London Square, Old Oakland, Convention Cener, City Center, Lake Merritt, African American Museum, Paramount theater, Fairyland, Zoo
~0.56 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Extended Stay America Alameda Marina in Alameda
1350 Marina Village Pkwy., Alameda, CA 94501 (Downtown-City Center)
Extended Stay America, a member of the Extended Stay Hotels brand, is ideally suited for travelers in a group. No matter how long you will be staying with us, you are sure to enjoy our hotel suites, which feature plenty of room to relax, a fully-equipped kitchen with a full-size refrigerator, WiFi internet access, and ample workspace. Groups traveling for extended stays will appreciate personalized voicemail and an on-site laundry facility. Extended Stay America Oakland - Alameda is the ideal choice for groups traveling for business or pleasure.
~0.84 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Homewood Suites Waterfront Oakland in Oakland
1103 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94606 (Riverfront)
Spacious Studio Suites with full kitchens. A cozy Lodge with fireplace greets you, nestled along the Oakland Estuary near Jack London Square. Complimentary hot breakfast daily,comp. dinner Mon.-Thurs. an outdoor pool(seasonal) and patio, a gym & 24-hour "Suite Shop" store.
: Oracle Arena & Stadium, Jack London Square, Chabot Science & Space Center, University of California at Berkeley
~1.19 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Days Inn / Alameda in Alameda
1925 Webster St., Alameda, CA 94501 (Downtown-City Center)
: jack london square, marina villiage.
~1.45 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
B Loves Guest House in Oakland
1131 Center St., Oakland, CA 94607
~1.49 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Best Western Plus Bayside Hotel in Oakland
1717 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94606 (Oceanfront)
: Located on the Oakland waterfront, halfway between the Oakland airport and Jack London Square. Close to BART, the ferry to San Francisco, Amtark. Our free local shuttle gets you you all these and more. Close to Oakland's "vibrant restaurant and arts scene" (as described by the NY Times in Jan, 2013)
~1.64 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Hawthorn Suites Oakland / Alameda in Alameda
1628 Webster St., Alameda, CA 94501 (Downtown-City Center)
~1.66 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Executive Inn & Suites Embarcadero Cove in Oakland
1755 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94606 (Riverfront)
Waterfront hotel located midpoint between Oakland International and Downtown Oakland on the estuary. Easy access to convention center, Alameda, McAfee Coliseum, Downtown and UC Berkeley. Complimentary deluxe continental breakfast daily (6AM-10AM), free parking for cars and buses, Lobby Bar, 24 hr. business center, high speed internet, conference space, 81 luxury suites. Complimentary Shuttle for individuals to Jack London Square restaurants and airport. 100% non-smoking. All interior access.
: Convention Center, McAfee Coliseum, Jack London Square, UC Berkeley
~1.70 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Regency Inn in Oakland
3720 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA 94609 (Downtown-City Center)
Newly remodaled hotel centrally located within minutes from Downtown San Francisco,oakland,Berkeley and Emeryville. Clean comfortable rooms at reasonable price.
: San Franciso, Alcatraz island,Children's Fairyland,Oakland Museum of California,Jack London Squre,University of California Berkeley,oakland Children's Hospital
~1.88 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Extended Stay America Oakland Emeryville in Oakland
3650 Mandela Pkwy., Oakland, CA 94608 (Downtown-City Center)
Extended Stay America, a member of the Extended Stay Hotels brand, is ideally suited for travelers in a group. No matter how long you will be staying with us, you are sure to enjoy our hotel suites, which feature plenty of room to relax, a fully-equipped kitchen with a full-size refrigerator, WiFi internet access, and ample workspace. Groups traveling for extended stays will appreciate personalized voicemail and an on-site laundry facility. Extended Stay America Oakland - Emeryville is the ideal choice for groups traveling for business or pleasure.
~2.25 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Courtyard by Marriott / Emeryville in Emeryville
5555 Shellmound St., Emeryville, CA 94608 (Downtown-City Center)
*7 Miles from San Francisco- incredible views from our guest rooms*Complimentary High Speed Internet access in all 295 guest rooms*Wireless remote in our 8,700 sq.
: Next to Bay Street Mall, Easy Access to San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland
~2.90 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Four Points by Sheraton San Francisco Bay Bridge in Emeryville
1603 Powell St., Emeryville, CA 94608 (Downtown-City Center)
Four Points by Sheraton San Francisco Bay Bridge has newly remodeled guest rooms with the new Four Comfort Bed. Located just one block from Bay Street Emeryville, there is easy access to over 65 shops, AMC 16-screen theatre and nine restaurants. Also very close to the wine country, AT&T Park, Oracle Coliseum, ocean beaches and UC Berkeley.
: Restaurants, Shopping, Movie Theatres, UC Berkeley, Golf Courses, San Francisco
~3.02 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Hyatt House Emeryville in Emeryville
5800 Shellmound St., Emeryville, CA 94608 (Downtown-City Center)
A Warm & Inviting Atmosphere.202 spacious & luxurious suites designed for both work and relaxation make the Woodfin Suites Hotel the perfect 'home-away-from-home" and "office-away-from-office". With suites twice the size of an ordinary hotel room, separate spacious bedrooms & living rooms, plus fully equipped kitchens, we provide our guests with unparalleled comfort and convenience.
: Bay Street offers plenty of shopping, AMC Theatres, California Pizza Kitchen, Pasta Pomodoro, P.F. Chang's, Elephant Bar, Fuddruckers, & much more.Emeryville Public Market features United Artist Theatres, BORDERS, and a wide variety of foods from around
~3.09 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco / Oakland Bay Brid in Emeryville
1800 Powell St., Emeryville, CA 94608
The Hilton Garden Inn Emeryville, CA is nestled on the waterfront at the foot of the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge. Located in the heart of Emeryville, CA as San Francisco's newest neighborhood, our Hilton Garden Inn hotel boasts breathtaking views of the San Francisco Bay and Skyline and of the Oakland / Berkeley Hills. Whether you're looking for Oakland hotels, Berkeley Hotels, or Emeryville Hotels, the HGI Emeryville is an excellent choice with access to it all.
: The most convenient location in the East Bay! In the upscale Emeryville, between Berkeley and Oakland and right by the Bay Bridge leading to San Francisco! Within walking distance to many shops, restaurants and entertainment!
~3.14 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
Coral Reef Inn & Suites in Alameda
400 Park St., Alameda, CA 94501 (Beach)
Escape to your own island retreat on the fabulous San Francisco Bay. Allow the Coral Reef Inn & Suites and the island of Alameda to be your sheltered harbor while exploring San Francisco, Berkeley, Napa Valley and beyond. An island just offshore from Oakland, Alameda is a quiet suburb with several small and inviting business districts. Close and easy access to freeways and to public transportation with ferry and bus service to San Francisco, Alameda is the ideal portal for your Northern California excursions.
: Alameda South Shore BeachUS Hornet MuseumEasy access to San Francisco by Ferry, car or bus.
~3.21 Miles from Oakland Chinatown
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This Day in 1912 in The Record: Oct. 1, 1912
Tuesday, October 1, 1912. Mayor Cornelius F. Burns has taken his name out of consideration for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, forcing the Rensselaer County delegation to find another local man to promote for the state ticket.
A force of more than 300 Troy delegates, alternates and hangers-on have arrived in Syracuse for the convention. Why so many? In part to make a lot of noise for whomever city and county party leaders want to promote as a statewide candidate. Last night they put on a show when Burns, then still touted as a candidate for governor, got off the train in the convention city.
"It was a demonstration that exceeded any that had taken place during the evening when representatives touched the city from other spots, and that Troy was in the atlas no one denied," our convention correspondent writes today, "Think of the three hundred and fifty men marching four abreast down the main avenue of Syracuse, Salina street, behind a band such as Doring's, and then one can picture what the enthusiasm was in a year when Democrats are more than hopeful."
Burns is regarded as a rising star after his landslide win in last year's mayoral election, but 1912 is too soon for him to move up. At midnight, he issues a statement that "he did not care to retire from the mayoralty of Troy, having pledged in his campaign last fall to give his whole time to the affairs of the city for two years. It would not be keeping faith with those who supported him, he said, and he reiterated that at no time was he a seeker for the gubernatorial nomination."
The mayor was probably never more than the sort of "favorite son" candidate local leaders put forward in order to keep their options open. The gubernatorial situation in Syracuse remains volatile, with many delegates determined to replace Governor John A. Dix at the head of the ticket but no one alternative emerging to unite the opposition.
After Burns's announcement, delegates representing the 29th congressional district, including Rensselaer County, throw their support behind Rep. William Sulzer for governor. Sulzer's local ties are tenuous. Our reporter describes him as "a sort of protégé of the late United States Senator Edward Murphy, jr., and at the beginning of his public career he depended largely upon the advice of the senator."
Murphy was the father of Joseph J. Murphy, the current leader of the Rensselaer County Democratic organization, but no relation to Charles F. Murphy, the New York City boss of the Tammany Hall organization, who favors the renomination of Dix.
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Lake County towns join 'branding' bandwagon
Mundelein is one of several suburbs branding itself to attract new businesses and residents. Its efforts are centered on the Metra station near the village's redeveloping downtown. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
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A pair of Lake County towns are following an emerging trend and "branding" themselves as part of their economic recovery strategies.
Experts say creating a brand that markets a product's — or now, a town's — positive features is a timeless business philosophy that only recently became a public sector tool. Mundelein and Lake Bluff are the newest Lake County suburbs trying this approach to attract new residents and businesses.
Mundelein committed to a 40-acre downtown redevelopment and is currently focusing on the first 10-acre subdivision, which will be anchored by a new, $10 million village hall. In addition, the village is currently seeking bids from firms that specialize in branding so Mundelein can more effectively market its available downtown land.
Similarly, Lake Bluff is seeing stalled residential developments come back to life and a renewed interest in the business sector. A branding project is already underway with hopes of putting Lake Bluff's positive qualities font-and-center. Village staff will review research data and potential projects during a staff meeting later this week.
Lake Bluff is now working with North Star Destination Strategies, based in Nashville, Tenn., which has worked with roughly 200 other government agencies across the country in the past 12 years.
North Star's CEO Don McEachern said, before 2000, his company worked primarily with tourism bureaus. But since then, governments began branding their communities in response to a competitive economic atmosphere that required originality.
"Governments were realizing more and more just how valuable their reputations were and realizing they needed to be even more competitive," McEachern said.
As part of Lake Bluff's initiative, North Star conducted weeks of internal research to learn what perceptions residents and local businesses have about the community. Afterward, the group then complied research on what villages and businesses throughout the Chicago-area think of Lake Bluff.
Once that information is made available, McEachern said the village will decide what features make them stand out from neighbors, and then develop strategies for marketing and redesigning government documents, banners and decals.
Lake Bluff Village Manager Drew Irvin said community branding could only be successful if the message is true.
"I think people have a general perception of Lake Bluff," Irvin said. "I see it as a charming, quaint, fun little community on the shores of Lake Michigan. I feel like other peoples' perceptions are variations of mine. We will find out this week."
For Mundelein, the Metra station and train tracks are among the town's distinguishing characteristics, Assistant Village Manager Mike Flynn said. For decades, Mundelein was an industrial town that depended on rail services; Now leaders say they their current plans to revitalize downtown also center on Metra tracks, in an effort to target modern commuters.
So far, Lake Bluff has spent $65,000 on North Star's research, with more spending to come when marketing begins.
"The interesting thing about community branding is how it continues to be popular despite the economy," McEachern said. "When the recession hit in 2008, we thought business would drop off but it did not. What we hear most frequently is 'We want to be ready for when the economy turns around.'"
The Village of Libertyville did a branding project a few years ago and trademarked the slogan "Spirit of independence."
Now MainStreet Libertyville, a nonprofit group with no connection to the village, is unveiling results of its own branding initiative. Executive Director Pam Hume said shopping malls were taking business from downtown.
Libertyville resident Kelley Collins does branding projects for private corporations and said she was surprised to learn about the village's previous branding efforts, as well as the emergence of Mundelein and Lake Bluff's initiatives.
"With government it's much different because we typically walk into a corporation and say 'You need to remodel your marketing plan,'" Collins said. "With government, I'm sure they're saying 'What marking plan?' Starting an identity from scratch must be a challenge."
MainStreet Libertyville conducts more than 50 public events per year. Collins decided the organization should brand itself with "Experience downtown" because the majority of businesses are service-oriented.
"It's a place where you can spend an entire day and get to know the business owners while you're at it," Collins said.
Now that banners, documents, brochures, event training and answering machines are being revised, Collins said the difficult task of measuring results begins.
"These things take time and change is usually slow going," Collins said. "What to watch for is an increase in membership, increase in revenue, attendance rates at events, monitor their 'likes' on Facebook and when they start an interactive blog they can measure responses."
Measuring results on the public side is even more tricky. McEachern said he knows branding has worked when the theme is incorporated into school curriculum, the naming of newly developed neighborhoods and how public policy gets approved.
"It has to be second nature," McEachern said. "More people pay attention and form opinions when you're not aware."


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Poll: 6 in 10 favor stricter gun laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month's deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games, movies and TV shows, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
A lopsided 84 percent of adults would like to see the establishment of a federal standard for background checks for people buying guns at gun shows, the poll showed.
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Three-quarters of Americans said they reacted to the Connecticut massacre with deep anger, while 54 percent said they felt deeply ashamed it could happen in the United States.
President Barack Obama was set Wednesday to unveil a wide-ranging package of steps for reducing gun violence, expected to include a proposed ban on assault weapons, limits on the capacity of ammunition magazines and universal background checks for gun sales.
Many of the more restrictive proposals under consideration, such as the assault-weapons ban, would face stiff congressional opposition, particularly among Republicans.
By contrast, the general public appears receptive to stronger federal action following the Dec. 16 shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., which claimed the lives of 20 children and six adults.
Some 58 percent favor strengthening gun laws in the United States. Just 5 percent felt such laws should be loosened, while 35 percent said they should be left unchanged.
In comparison, after the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll found that 47 percent wanted stricter gun laws, 38 percent thought they should remain as is and 11 percent wanted to see them loosened.
Caroline Konczey, 63, a retired Navy officer from Indio, Calif., is among those supporting a ban on military-style assault weapons. "I can't imagine why anyone would want one," she said. "What do you do with that, unless you're a collector?" Continued...
She suggested an underlying source of gun violence was the breakdown of the nuclear family and a lack of access to mental health care. "Until you strengthen the structure of the family that teaches respect for people, then this stuff goes down," she said.
Specifically, majorities in the new poll favored a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire guns (55 percent) and limits on the amount and type of gun violence that can be portrayed in video games, movies or on television (54 percent). About half (51 percent) of those surveyed back a ban on the sale of magazines holding 10 or more bullets.
At the same time 51 percent said that they believed laws limiting gun ownership infringe on the public's Second Amendment right to possess and carry firearms. Among Republicans, 75 percent cited such infringement.
Most Democrats (76 percent) and independents (60 percent) back stricter gun laws, while a majority of Republicans (53 percent) want gun laws left alone.
There is also a gender gap. Gun control is a more important issue for women, with 68 percent saying it was very or extremely important to them, than for men (57 percent). And women are more likely to back stricter gun laws: 67 percent favor them, compared with 49 percent of men.
"Military-style weapons should be military guns, not John Q. Public guns," said Ellen Huffman, 55, of Huntersville, N.C., who supports a ban on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Huffman said early detection of mental health problems would go a long way to curbing gun violence. If such problems are caught early enough "you won't have people killing people," she said.
Among gun owners, just 40 percent back a ban on the sale of military-type, rapid-fire guns, and 37 percent favor a ban on high-capacity magazines, while 66 percent of non-gun owners would ban military-style weapons and 60 percent would ban high-capacity magazines.
However, 80 percent of gun owners do support federal standards for gun-show background checks, as do 87 percent of non-gun owners.
Gun owners lean more Republican than the overall public. Fifty-five percent of them are Republicans, compared with 30 percent who are Democrats. Continued...
Overall, 3 in 10 said the shootings caused them to wonder whether you could really be safe anywhere these days, up slightly from 25 percent after Virginia Tech, with parents more apt to react with deep worries about safety issues than non-parents.
And residents of the Northeast were much more likely than those in other regions to say the events in Newtown made them feel strongly that there may be too many guns in this country — 46 percent, vs. 35 percent reacting that way in the South, 30 percent in the West and 28 percent in the Midwest.
Max Lude, 70, a retired teacher from West Frankfort, Ill., said limiting magazines to 10 rounds "is probably the smartest thing they can do" to reduce mass tragedies. Mandatory background checks also would help, as would mandatory prison sentences for those convicted of gun grimes, said Lude, a National Rifle Association member and hunter-safety instructor.
"It's a complicated problem with a complicated solution," he said. "It's not just a one-time, quick-fix deal."
The gun control debate heated up after Adam Lanza, 20, shot his way into the Newtown school on Dec. 14 and killed 26 people before committing suicide. Lanza also killed his mother at her home before the shooting spree. His mother kept guns at the home she shared with her son.
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When *I* go the limit, I'm putting *myself* at risk. Tell me how that is about money and not safety.
We have this weird combination of speed limits which are often too high in crowded residential neighborhoods and very, very low on the actual highways - most of the times where I feel at risk due to speed, the driver is actually close enough to the speed limit that a camera would make no difference.
Forcing the issue be about speed cameras makes it easy for the cynics to dismiss it as a revenue scheme; focusing on actual safety measures would remove that objection and gain allies since all but the most entitled drivers aren't fans of people who run lights or block the box, either, and those actions pose far more risk and disruption than simply speeding.
by Chris Adams on May 25, 2012 9:15 am • link • report
Given that this is a WTOP poll of area residents from "around the Beltway", I don't find this all that surprising. My guess is that anyone who listens to WTOP is a car commuter who doesn't live in DC. I wonder what a poll of WTOP listeners would show if they asked whether it's more important to provide alternative transit services like CaBi and bike lanes, or ensure that commuter traffic flow efficiently. I bet car commuters from the far exurbs of western Virginia would like to see Rt 50 expanded to 4 lanes through Middleburg.
The good thing about our (mostly) autonomous status is that it's not up to suburban commuters to determine how DC sets it's traffic policies.
I see it every night when I walk my dog. In my neighborhood, the speed limit is 25, which is appropriate given all the turns in the road. A lot of drivers, however, drive 35-40, presumably because they "feel" it's safe. However, when crossing the road, I can't see them coming, and they don't see me. I end up running for my life.
Forcing the issue be about speed cameras makes it easy for the cynics to dismiss it as a revenue scheme; focusing on actual safety measures would remove that objection
Exactly. Politicians and the police should just come out with the cold hard numbers of reduced incidents at points where cameras, be it for red lights or speeding, were installed. On places like the SE Freeway, they could point to less congestion due to better adherence to the speed limit.
If they can't figure out how to get those numbers, perhaps they can call GGW's number hero: Matt Johnson!
Cool! Maybe we can finally get a decent set of vendors in a local market; unlike in Eastern Market, where (aside from a few standouts) the same set of mediocre vendors sits, immovable, for the rest of time.
Green roofs are sweet but don't do that much for water drain off. They are great for lowering cooling costs for their buildings. But a green roof on a building that covers an previously permeable surface doesn't remedy the harm.
Small items like replacing sidewalks and parking spots with permeable surfaces can help little bit too.
But the scandal, the huge part of the $2.6 Billion we're on the hook for is one big elephant in the room:
Ten years ago a bill was passed in DC that granted commercial buildings FREE sewage service for pumping out below-ground structures (those hated underground garages). Almost every building of seven stories or more in DC is solid concrete core requiring underground structure which becomes a garage. (This is why the 7-story limit on many DC streets is a disaster in preference to the 6-story ecologically sound model).
Commercial buildings make a lot of money off their underground structures which are not possible without almost 24-hour pumping out of ground water into the sewers. They can afford to pay for that service- we cannot afford to pay for the ground water problem those big buildings cause.
They should not be getting free sewage for that water !
by M.V. Jantzen on May 25, 2012 9:42 am • link • report
If the public employee unions who are backing this initiative really want it to pass - they better get out there and work for it by getting voters to the polls -- not taking polls which are, in effect, lies to try and influence voters.
This is even more true when national polls show NO such bounce for gay marriage from African-American voters nationally. In fact Obama is now trailing in a few swing states as a result of his stance which was nothing more than a smokescreen...he's for gay marriage but also for state's rights. So in other words, the 31/32 states who voted against gay marriage have the President's blessing.
by Bill on Capitol Hill on May 25, 2012 10:28 am • link • report
On the otherhand, if they build a light rail to it...
If the public employee unions who are backing this initiative really want it to pass
Marriage equality is a plot by public employee unions? That's a new one!
This is even more true when national polls show NO such bounce for gay marriage from African-American voters nationally.
Meanwhile, back in reality-land:
The current vendor mix is pretty good. Need goat? Get it halal from a number of butchers! Need the basics? Mexican Fruits can get you 30 eggs for $3.50, tomatos for $1 a pound, or fresh nopales for $0.50 a pound. Need something exotic? Head down to Afrik to get Nigerian spices and, if you're feeling brave, some Nigerian-style dried fish.
Its streets are the closest thing to a woonerf I can think of in the city. I'm really concerned that bringing in upscale vendors will mean the ones there will get their rent boosted beyond what they can pay, and that will be the end of the last real DC market.
by OctaviusIII on May 25, 2012 10:34 am • link • report
Haven't you heard? If 85% of the drivers go that speed, it's considered de facto safe, and is the "correct" speed limit.
The poll specifically over-sampled African American voters since they were the most likely to be against gay marriage. Had those voters not been oversampled, the numbers would likely have been better for the pro-equality side.
If you are pro-speed cameras (as I am generally) then you will fight to remove the small minority of bad cameras to change perceptions about cameras in general and create the political will for more good cameras.
What are the "bad" cameras? Admittedly there's some controversy over that but I'd say relocate the controversial ones (like the one on Porter) to less controversial areas (like those heavily populated by peds/bikers) for the time being. Once you've got cameras in all the low hanging fruit areas, you can then turn the discussion to areas like Porter. That's the way to get public opinion on your side and speed the eventual rollout of more cameras.
You forget the freeway speed cameras. A strong argument could be made that they are SPECIFICALLY for revenue generation and not safety.
Though I think there'd be more acceptance of them if DDOT were to raise the freeway speed limits. Nobody's saying that Connecticut or 14th or M Street should be 35-40. But to keep the SE/SW Freeway at 35-40 is ludicrous.
Whether we like it or not, speed limits, and especially freeway speed limits, are just starting points for negotiation. I doubt anyone who the cops weren't after for some other reason was ever pulled over on that stretch for doing less than 60 or maybe even 65. So essentially the level of enforcement suddenly went from 61 or 66 to 41.
Let's see how many cops drive that stretch at 38 or 39. Yeah, that'll happen.
by Bill on Capitol Hill on May 25, 2012 12:18 pm • link • report
As it stands, I could walk to this market. It's kind of a long walk, but not bad for a casual Saturday morning excursion (it would be an ideal bike trip, but I ain't trying to bike on Brentwood Rd./9th St./Brentwood Parkway/6th St. as they currently exist). But I rarely do. Brentwood Rd./9th St. is about as uninviting as a road can be for pedestrians...narrow sidewalks right up on the road with nothing much to look at. The Brentwood Parkway and 6th Street aren't much better, currently. This could be vastly improved by just making the Brentwood Parkway and 6th Street section more inviting: widen the sidewalks, get some more trees in there, and slow the traffic down. Also make people stop before turning right onto Penn. People got used to that detour while the 9th St. bridge and NYA ramps were under construction, and lots of people still use that route to access NYA. There was a mock-up of the area fully built-out in the City Paper a few days ago, and these things are going to be necessary to accommodate new residents and businesses. For example, A while back WCP reported that they're re-doing the awful Comfort Inn at Penn/NYA into a much nicer tourist-class hotel, so making this area walkable would go miles to providing a better experience for travelers staying in that location, which is, ultimately, walkable to the NYA Metro. It would also push those tourists through what could be a real "local gem." If we want tourists to appreciate DC's neighborhoods, it would behoove us to start with ones they will be exposed to by default, and the improvements wouldn't be half bad for locals, either.
by Chris Adams on May 25, 2012 1:23 pm • link • report
Why do trees matter there are many streets around the world that dont have trees and the traffic is fine. The issue is rules that are not enforced and people who dont obey rules. The solution is changing the mindset of the people not the environment. If the people can not change on their own give them a reason tickets, fine, jail whatever.
Beauty as in trees and stuff to look at should have no weight in anything, the only thing that matters can a person get from point A to point B safely anything else is void.
The goal is to get people to slow down and that should be done however it can. Sidewalks have been different sizes in all locations around the globe to complain about size walk as long as it is wider than the width of a person is pointless.
Whether we like it or not, speed limits, and especially freeway speed limits, are just starting points for negotiation.
Funny, I was just saying the same thing about cyclists treating red lights as stop signs, but I was assured that the law was the law, and that one's use of the roadway was contingent of obeying it to the letter.
Actually there are many studies that show that street trees actually encourage drivers to slow down.
See pg 72 -> http://www.naturewithin.info/Roadside/Tree&Driver_ITE.pdf drivers went slower when there were street trees.
That's not a driver only thing. That's just entitlement that many in this area feel. They have an important meeting to go to and that means everybody else needs to get the F out of the way. Pedestrians jay-walk, and bikers ignore many red lights. And all justify their behavior in their head.
So what about places that have few or no trees; the argument does not stand up always. There are cities in deserts that have few trees but do they go faster than anyone in a city with lots of trees no.
That PDF only shows info on the US what about other places around the planet this does not hold true.
Sure, tickets and other enforcement might slow some people down and cut down on other risky behaviors (passing in what are technically one-lane, no passing areas; not yielding to pedestrians legally crossing; running/pushing lights; and parking wherever people feel like it), but it's far cheaper in the long run to just build the environment better. The street along 6th and the southern part of the Brentwood Parkway is too wide, and leaves ample room to widen the sidewalk, include a tree lawn, and plant some trees and other vegetation. Organized parallel parking could be easily marked with parking lines, and bump-outs of the sidewalk could be installed to keep people from driving in parking lanes when they're vacant and shorten the distance pedestrians have to cross at crosswalks (also, this makes it more clear to pedestrians where to cross...back when the funky flea market was roaring, people would just wander across the street wherever they felt like it). I'm pretty sure that in the end that would be cheaper than stationing police in the area 24/7, because even traffic cameras aren't going to solve all the illegal, dangerous behaviors I see in this area.
Besides MLD's link demonstrating that street trees slow drivers down, they also make the environment much nicer for walking. On a scorching summer day, or even a mild, sunny one, would you rather walk down a barren sidewalk a few feet from blacktop slapping you in the face with radiated heat, or enjoy a shady stroll underneath trees, with some space between you and the road? Also, would you rather walk along a sidewalk past stores and cafes and other people, or be the sole pedestrian traversing past closed or lightly used businesses that don't open onto the sidewalk? I suppose anything, even just a shoulder wide enough to walk in, is fine if you really need to get somewhere and have no other choice, but we're talking about getting people to patronize retail establishments here. They have a choice, and most people also have a choice of the mode they use to travel there (I ride with friends or use a Zipcar to get there, currently).
Making something "walkable" is more than just plopping in a 2' wide stretch of concrete. For people to walk, they need to both BE and FEEL safe, and it must be a pleasant experience. I have walked much longer distances than the 1.4 miles from my home to Union Market without straining, but those walks were along pleasant, safe, busy sidewalks. I was surprised to find that the walk is only 1.4 miles, it seems much further in the barren wasteland that is the entire stretch from my house to the southern side of Florida Ave. It would be easy to improve this experience at least along the Brentwood Parkway and 6th St.
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I welcome new development, but I think there are interesting qualities and real-life effects that shouldn't be so easily discarded in the hopes that that the market will have enough grit to be lovable.
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I dont care about form over function and that is what you're mostly saying. Some of things you have listed are valid but others are just beautification.
I have friends that use to lived along Mt Olivet Rd. I have walked from there to Burger King on Florida Ave as well as the KFC that used to be along there also. I have walked along deserted rural roads for miles before. Being on a sidewalk or patch of dirt by myself does not matter to be aslong as i can get to where I'am going. I'm not some person who is scared of being alone in an area I have done it many times in my life.
The heat does not matter to me if I need to go somewhere I will go regardless of the weather. To be concerned about having shade when not all places had trees to begin with is trivial. I have walked places in blizzards and heat to the temperature of 104 F; if you need to do something you do it regardless of obstacles. People will patronize anything if they have a will and a desire to go there extras can be nice but are not required for someone to go somewhere.
For the majority of my life I was 100% dependent on walking or taking a bus so I know how is it being a pedestrian.
Yes, there are issues with people not obeying the law but these happen on all streets. People do many things that are illegal park infront of fire hydrants, double park, block crosswalks etc. Changing the environment will not change the person. It is a personal moral issue to whether someone will or wont follow a law/rule. This can be solved by making the person want to follow the law by burdens or by jail time. This could be done by taking there ability to drive forever or giving out tickets. Personally I would give out tickets for the 10% of a persons income so that they will have a real burden if they break the law.
If a person driving or walking goes against traffic laws and gets hurt so be it they were in the wrong from the start.
We should not be giving and admitting defeat to criminals by redesigning a street so that they can not go fast is not the answer the answer is changing their mindset and making them not want to speed regardless of how the street looks.
I have never sped or jay walked in my life so there is no reason anyone else could not also. The reason they do so are selfishness and entitlement.
Ummm, I learned to look both ways, wait until it was clear, cross on the green, not to cross in the middle of the block and not to cross from between parked cars by the time I was 6.
You can lower the speed limit to 5 mph, if people don't use common sense, they will get hit.
Great for you. I'd like you to come show me how this works in my neighborhood.
I do not know how your vision works, but mine follows the general principles of physics: in a straight line, not around the corners in the road.
If I want to use a traffic light to cross the street to come home, I have to get off 3 stops and a mile and a half before the one next to my home, or sit by for 3 stops and a mile and a half further down the road.
I was talking about suburbia. I live on a superblock bisected by I-95 and served by a VRE station. Too bad that a *ride* around the block takes 25 minutes.
Please read and entire post before you blab something out.
2. We could make it NOT about money by simply adding points for tickets or notifying car insurance companies about tickets. Or we could make speeders spend time in drivers detention on Saturday mornings. But I don't believe for a second that that would make speeders any happier.
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Her father, the late Grady Sain, was a bombardier and photographer in the U.S. Army air force — the predecessor of the U.S. Air Force — and was based in Italy during the war. The pictures are historical gems Wood knew she needed to preserve for the ages — pictures of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini walking together, Mussolini and his mistress's corpses after they were killed and snapshots Sain took of Winston Churchill, Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope and Irving Berlin.
Wood recently spent about six months on a 135-page hardcover book called "World War II: The Young Photographer." The book is filled with photos — some her father took and some she believes were confiscated from German soldiers — and the stories he used to tell about them.
"So many people have a story that needs to be told," said Wood, a retired Douglas County teacher and school administrator. "I have a young friend and her dad was in Vietnam and they have lot of pictures. But you don't have time to sit down and put them together and tell the story. I finally had time, so that's why I did it."
The book is ultimately a family history that Wood wanted to preserve for her own children, grandchildren and cousins, nieces and nephews. The book begins with the story of how her mother, Eula Mae, and father met in rural Tullahoma, Tenn., during the Great Depression. Grady Sain was 15 and making hamburgers and Eula Mae was 13 when they fell in love.
Once Sain went off to war in 1941 at age 18, he had with him what Wood believes was a leather Bellows camera that folds in and out. Most of the remainder of the book is devoted to her dad's pictures, which he kept in a scrapbook after the war that Wood grew up calling simply the "Airplane Book."
On board the B-17 bomber planes he flew as part of the 97th Bombardment Group, Sain took photos of bombs descending toward their targets — a Daimler-Benz car plant that made tanks during the war and an exploding train carrying German ammunition among them.
"I just stood over the hole and took the pictures," Wood recalls her father telling her.
Some of the more interesting photos in the book are pictures of Mussolini, the Italian dictator, and Hitler. There is a picture of the two Axis leaders walking together on what appears to be a German ship. There are several graphic photos of Mussolini, his mistress and bodyguard after they were all shot. One photo captures the three hanging by their heels in a town square.
"Daddy used to tell me he was hiding behind a tree, and I'm thinking, 'No you weren't,'" Wood said.
Instead, Wood thinks her dad got hold of the pictures after a bombing raid on an Axis position in North Africa that left the Germans fleeing without many of their possessions.
Sain also took a photo Winston Churchill while the British prime minister was visiting the 97th Bombardment Group.
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Wood added a speech by Churchill and another by President Franklin Roosevelt to her book to give the photos historical perspective, especially for some of the younger children in the family who are in middle school.
There are other historical speeches, maps Wood collected and other bits of history scattered throughout the book. Sain also took pictures of several celebrities who visited American troops on United Service Organization tours, including actors Bogart and Hope and musician Berlin.
One of the things that still amazes Wood about her father's three years overseas during World War II was that he got to sightsee. He has pictures of the Capri — an island off the Italian coast her dad talked often about. There are pictures of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the pyramids in Cairo, Egypt, Casablanca, The Vatican and even a rodeo.
"In the middle of all this horrendous world stuff, we have a rodeo in 1944 in Foggia, Italy," said Wood. "I guess life goes on."
Sain didn't write much down, but while Wood was principal at Fairplay Middle in 2000, her father spoke to a class of eighth-graders who were studying the Holocaust. After Sain passed away in 2007, Wood found the notes he made for his speech and included them in her book.
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In the meantime, my father actually just had his birthday 10 days before my brother's. Like what I said before, my family doesn't really celebrate birthday. A birthday is just like any other day--we're good and satisfied as long as we're still one family together. On top of that, we value practicality haha ...! Birthday cakes aren't going to last us through the week and leave us filled ... sort of unhealthy. In other words, I didn't make any "grand" cake again for both the occasions ... just like what I did to mine a month ago. =)
Nonetheless, my dad didn't mind at all. He just ate whatever I came up with in the kitchen last weekend. (They were this, this, this and this. Have yet to blog about them though ...) My dear brother even told me that he's fine and happy with the vanilla bean cookies and some plain, simple banana chiffon I made this past weekend. (He doesn't like bread LOL!! Strange huh?) Well, dad and bro ... When you're happy, I'm just as happy as you guys are! Love you!
BUT, but ... I've decided to mark these two important days in my life with the lemony layered birthday cake I made four days before waving goodbye to the States for good. It was actually meant for the birthday of my family friend's the then-7-year-old son. Together with his family, we celebrated Jonathan's eighth year on Earth in late August with this simple and yet delicious gateau! So Jonathan, would you mind sharing your cake with us here in Malaysia LOL!!?? (I do miss you guys!! Stay warm yea in the harsh winter of northern Minnesota!
for photo shooting even before he blew his candles! =P
My original idea for the birthday gateau that time was a Swiss roll of lemon cake base with lemon curd as filling, and coated with sweetened whipped cream and desiccated coconut. A chiffon (cake) base is no doubt a great choice with its signature light, fluffy and melt-in-your-mouth texture. Too bad, my underestimation of the recipe wrecked the plan!
I baked the lemon chiffon cake batter in a huge baking tray ... But with the extra batter that I stubbornly risked pouring onto the tray, the chiffon rose WAY too high ... more than I'd desire for the rolling and assembling of a Swiss roll =_="". Because the situation couldn't be reverted, I decided to make a rectangular layered cake instead hahahaha ...! Oh, well ... Learning along the way ...
But boy, this lemon chiffon recipe was sure good! One of my good baking friends Happy Homebaker, from Singapore, was kind enough to share her recipe here. It was REALLY soft, fluffy with melt-your-mouth texture! You won't even realize how many slices you've been stuffing yourself with ... EXACTLY what you'd want in a good chiffon! Its lemony smell and flavor was strong enough for you to sniff and taste, ... but not too powering at the same time.
And the day before, I had prepared lemon curd using the recipe from none other than Joy of Baking. For the sake of convenience, work with cold lemons for grating and lemons that are at room temperature for juicing. Because I worried about it being too sweet, I reduced the sugar again by about 40 grams. Oh, dear ... It was really creamy and rich, sweet and yet tangy! Thinking about it makes me want to whip up another batch this weekend for my bread toasts next week hahaha! This recipe is definitely a keeper, too. (Of course, feel free to use the quantity of sugar indicated in the recipe if you have sweeter tooth.)
Next, it was time to assemble the gateau! I laid the sheet cake horizontally and sliced evenly in thirds. Then, I smothered generous amount of the lemon curd in between these layers except for the surface of the top most layer. Speaking of a "good and simple" whipped cream-only cake decorator, I'm the best candidate around LOL! (Because I have zero idea on fondant decorating!!?? Youfei, you've got to teach me someday man!)
For a good and simple approach, I made some sweetened whipped cream and AGAIN--smothered the entire surface of the layered cake with it. Figuring that coconut and lemon make a heavenly pair, I decided to cover the cake--from top to bottom--with desiccated coconut. But, that wasn't it! As I was pretty desperate in getting rid of the remaining lemon curd, I "dumped" and spread it over the top of the cake. ... Ha ... Nice and simple way to go about, and yet an absolutely sinful way to indulge yourself in some cake! *giggling*
What more can I say!? This gateau au citron was truly refreshing! Light and so moist, sweet and yet tangy! The whipped cream and coconut made it an even more sinful indulgence!!!
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Lemon Curd (Adapted from Stephanie Jaworski's, of Joy of Baking)
Makes about 360ml
3 large eggs, at room temperature
80ml lemon juice
110g sugar (was 150g)
56g unsalted butter, cubed and at room temperature
1 Tbsp (approximately 4g) finely grated lemon zest
- In a double boiler that's placed over simmering water, whisk (A) together till blended--stirring constantly as you cook to prevent scrambling the eggs! Cook till it's thickened up with the consistency of hollandaise sauce, i.e. creamy and thick with a still-pourable consistency--may take about 10 minutes
- Remove the mixture immediately from heat and pour through a fine strainer to remove lumps. Then, whisk in the cubed butter to the lemon curd till melted and just combined; mix in the zest. Set aside to let cool completely--it will further thicken up as it cools.
- Once cooled thoroughly, store the curd in an airtight container and keep refrigerated. It keeps in the fridge for up to a week.
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For one 10.5(W) x 15.5(L) x 1(H)-inch / 27(W) x 39(L) x 2.5(H)cm sheet pan
270g cake flour
4 tsp baking powder
1-1/2 tsp salt
8 egg yolks, at room temperature
108g sugar
135ml neutral-tasting oil (e.g. canola, corn, vegetable or rice bran oil)
135ml water
25ml fresh lemon juice
finely grated zest of about 3 lemons
8 egg whites, at room temperature
108g sugar
- Grease and then line the sheet pan with parchment paper; combine (B) together and sift once, set aside for use later
- Whisk (C) together till pale and sticky, then mix in (D) to blend well along with the lemon zest
- Fold in the sifted flour mixture till incorporated by hand using a rubber spatula or balloon whisk; set aside
- Whip the egg whites together till foamy in a clean, grease-free bowl, then gradually mix in the 108g sugar as you continue whipping the egg whites till you reach the stiff-peak stage.
- Fold in 1/3 of the meringue to the egg yolk mixture till combined to "lighten up" the batter, then VERY GENTLY fold in the remaining batter in two portions until just combined--DON'T OVERMIX; or else, you'll risk deflating the air in the meringue ... ended up with hard, dry and crumbly cake!
- Pour the batter into the prepared sheet pan, then smooth out the surface of the batter evenly and make sure that each corner of the pan is filled with the batter. Gently and briefly tap the bottom of the pan on the counter to get rid of large air pockets
- Bake it at 170C/340F for 20-25 minutes or until the surface looks golden brown and toothpick comes out clean after being inserted into the center of the sheet cake
- Immediately remove the chiffon from the hot sheet pan by lifting the parchment paper along the sides gently. Peel off the parchment paper and let the cake cool over a wire rack completely before assembling
Sweetened Whipped Cream
250ml cold heavy whipping cream
1 Tbsp powdered sugar
- Whip (E) together till almost stiff-peak stage, then keep it refrigerated till use later
**Please don't prepare it way too early only until you're ready to assemble the cake.
Enough desiccated coconut, for coating
To assemble the gateau:
- Lay the sheet cake horizontally across you and slice to divide it equally in thirds
- Lay one of the thirds onto a cake tray/stand or something similar and flat to accommodate its size, then take some lemon curd and spread it evenly all over the top of this particular cake layer--of course, be wise with the amount of curd as you apply onto the cake as you may risk having it oozing out in between the cake layers later on
Top it with another third of the cake and repeat the same as the process mentioned above. Once you're done there, top it with the last third of the cake. - "Frost" the cake with the chilled whipped cream evenly all over its surfaces--from left to right and top to bottom, make sure the surface is fairly smooth though if you're concerned about presentation. =P
- Coat the whipped cream-frosted cake with enough desiccated coconut till the cake's fully and evenly coated.
- For the final touch, pour and spread the remaining lemon curd onto the top most surface of the assembled cake--do it however you like to give some aesthetic value to the gateau LOL!
- Chill it for about 6 hours before cutting to serve. Bon appetit!


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calories - 98
suagr- 7g
fat - 2.5g
fibre- 0.5g
if anyone can help me i will be very greatful and hopefully so will the scales ! xx


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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurse (RN II) for Bone Marrow Transplant Unit with hematology and oncology treatment and pediatric nursing exp at All Children's Hospital, member Johns Hopkins Medicine in Tampa Bay, Florida.
The Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurse works with children who are chronically or critically ill Hematology/Oncology patients and will train to focus on patients requiring Bone Marrow Transplant. The Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurse administers chemotherapy and other medications while providing care to pediatric patients. The Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurse builds rapport with pediatric patients and families to assess the physical and physiological needs of the patient. The Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurse seeks opportunities to learn about hematology and oncology treatment to constantly improve and update skills.
All Children's Hospital facility in St. Petersburg, FL offers an opportunity to work with cutting edge technology and an industry leader in children's healthcare. The position is full-time (36 hrs wk) nights.


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Our soft, can't-drop wrist rattles encourage exploration, helping baby to discover his hands and feet. Just slip a scrunchie toy around his wrist or ankle and watch the wonder begin. High-contrast colors and patterns stimulate baby's vision, while squeakers and crinkles grab his attention. Encourages reaching, grasping, and kicking. For ages 3 months and up. Includes Bunny and Snail wrist rattles. Imported. Designed by OneStepAhead! See Product Details
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Super cute!
By Baby Mama
from Ohio
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Comments about One Step Ahead Baby Wrist Rattle Toy Set:
Super cute! I bought 3 sets of these for babies in my life and all have really enjoyed. I did think they're a little expensive though.
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