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Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security.
Deficit Commissioner Says Don't Cut Until Jobs Come Back
Sen. Dick Durbin, member of WH deficit commission, says no budget cuts until unemployment rate drops. Bloomberg: "Congress shouldn't make cutting the federal deficit a greater priority than creating jobs until the U.S. unemployment rate falls to 9 percent or lower for at least half a year … 'If we have two or three quarters of 9 percent or less' then Congress can 'breathe a sigh of relief' and 'move forward on what we need to do on this deficit,' Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin said…"
EARLIER 300 Economists declare: "Don't Kill Growth And Jobs In The Name Of Deficit Reduction.
Dems hit hard on Social Security. Politico: "Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) sees the Social Security gambit as a legitimate endgame strategy for Democrats because 'Republicans have had to move so far to the right … to privatize Social Security and undermine Medicare.' As the campaign heads into its closing weeks, she adds, 'we will work harder than ever and show the contrast.'"
Tax Cut Vote Maybe As Soon As Next Week
Senate may vote on Bush tax cuts next week reports W. Post's Greg Sargent.
House may adjourn before then. Politico: "Republicans say an early adjournment would surely mean that Democrats would go home without extending tax cuts for the middle and lower classes — leaving the majority party open to accusations that they won't act to stop taxes from going up on all Americans."
W. Post highlights deficit hysterics who want all Bush tax cuts expire, including for middle-class: "Although the down economy might offer good reason to keep tax rates low for another year or two, putting more money in the hands of consumers, [Concord Coalition's Robert] Bixby and other budget experts say it makes no sense to maintain that level of taxation permanently when the government is borrowing more than 40 cents of every dollar it spends."
Matthew Rothschild says conservatives only cry "class warfare," when they're winning the war: "Over the last decade, most Americans have been losing ground, with real wages stagnating and household incomes falling. 'Real median income for working-age households is now $4,925 below its peak in the year 2000,' according to the Economic Policy Institute. Right now, they are desperate for tax cuts, and those tax cuts would inject a lot of money into the economy. Whereas, the top 0.1 percent aren't desperate for tax cuts; they're just greedy. But in our economy, and in our political system, it's the richest and the greediest who win the class war, no matter what you call it."
The American Prospect's Jamelle Bouie just comes out and says it — the super-rich deserve higher taxes: "After more than a decade of extracting wealth from the economy, why shouldn't we use the language of morality to describe the obligation they have to the rest of us? I have no problem with using technocratic language to explain a policy of higher taxes on the rich, but that doesn't preclude us from using moral language to place those higher taxes in a broader context. For my part, the super rich really should see those higher taxes as the price they pay for playing games with our country's prosperity. They have earned our scorn; we should oblige them."
TPMDC lists the 50 House Dems who may break with their party to extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.
Steve Benen corrects Rep. Eric Cantor's confused case for more tax cuts for the rich: "A 39.6% top rate will not stifle 'individual opportunity and entrepreneurship.' I can say this with confidence because this and higher rates never undermined 'individual opportunity and entrepreneurship' before."
Republicans rejecting their own business tax cut proposals. Bloomberg: "In a letter to President Barack Obama seven months ago, 10 Republican senators lead by Utah's Orrin Hatch urged him to use tax relief to bolster the U.S. economy and create jobs … Obama this month offered both [of their] proposals as part of his push to spur economic growth. Now, with House and Senate elections looming on Nov. 2, Obama's proposals are getting a chilly reception from Republicans."
Radical tax cut ballot initiatives in Colorado frighten both parties. NYT: "…if the measures pass, Colorado would lose $2.1 billion in revenue … Colorado would end up spending nearly all of its general fund budget on education … For politicians and civic groups, even those who support limited government, those numbers are terrifying enough to have spurred a voter outreach effort by elected officials."
Worst. Recovery. Ever.
Technical end of recession was June 2009. NYT on why you wouldn't know it: "The United States economy has lost more jobs than it has added since the recovery began over a year ago."
President Obama seeks to addresses economic frustrations at CNBC town hall. W. Post: "He defended his administration's efforts to help the middle class, listing achievements such as better protection for mortgage loans and health insurance for those with preexisting conditions … Obama defended his history on a range of policies, pushing back against the idea that his record on health-care reform, financial regulation and intervention in the automobile business has hurt the markets and business community. He said that Wall Street is thriving, pointing out billion-dollar bonuses, and that the auto sector has been revived."
Fed meets today. Bloomberg: "Federal Reserve officials are under pressure to avoid creating confusion among investors about any new effort to spur the U.S. recovery."
Truthout's Rick Wolff explains capitalism's poverty problem: "The US poverty rate rose between 2008 and 2009 from 13.2 to 14.3 percent. That is, while trillions were thrown at banks and corporations in bailouts and stimulus programs, nearly 4 million more Americans fell into the ranks of the poor. …Over the same year period between 2008 and 2009 – while health insurance 'reform' was a top agenda item for the president and the Congress – the number of Americans without any health insurance rose by over 4 million people, from 46.3 million to 50.7 million. Such statistics testify to deepening social divisions and explain correspondingly building mixes of depression and rage."
Dean Baker looks examines the role of government in relation to the foreclosure crisis:"If the market is allowed to run its course, millions of homeowners will default on mortgages, leaving banks and investors with large losses. Those who believe that is the role of government to redistribute income upward and help the banks want the government to get people to keep paying on underwater mortgages as long as possible … Those who have the competing view … support measures that would directly help homeowners. For example, bankruptcy cram-down would make it easier for homeowners to declare bankruptcy and hold onto their homes."
Bipartisan Bill For Renewable Energy Standard
Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Sam Brownback to unveil today bipartisan bill to raise renewable energy production standards. The Hill: "Bingaman is usually reluctant to make predictions, so his pronouncement could provide a political shot in the arm to renewable energy advocates struggling to gain momentum in the waning weeks of the 111th Congress." "Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and 'others,'" will participate in today's presser.
Mother Jones' Kate Sheppard expects the new bill to offer a relatively low standard: "The RES included in Bingaman's previous energy bill called for utilities to draw 15 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2021. After that RES was approved in committee, the clean-energy industry complained that it was no better than the business-as-usual path. But they've since warmed to even the lower standard."
"…given the tight calendar in the Senate, it looks like it's the only thing that can pass right now," observes Washington Independent's Andrew Restuccia.
Stalled home retrofit financing program PACE could get boost in bill. CQ: "[The Federal Housing Finance Agency] is concerned that PACE loans could take precedence over mortgage debt … PACE supporters are urging lawmakers to pass a bill (HR 5766), sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., that would direct FHFA to adopt new underwriting standards that support the programs … advocates are eyeing all possible legislative vehicles for the fix, including a possible post-election debate in the Senate on energy legislation."
Major mismatch in campaign spending between dirty energy corporations and environmentalists. LAT: "Americans for Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group, boasts hundreds of candidates nationwide who have signed its 'No Climate Tax Pledge' … The organization has announced plans to spend $45 million this year on a range of issues. In contrast, the League of Conservation Voters plans to spend about $4 million. While that's less than the group spent in 2008, league officials say it will be more than 2006."
Karl Rove-backed campaign organization almost solely funded by billionaires. Salon: "In August, American Crossroads raised $2,639,052. Fully $2.4 million of that — or 91 percent — came in the form of gifts from just three billionaires."
TNR's Brad Plumer notes oil industry is split on killing California's carbon cap law: "…not all the oil companies are lined up alongside the Kochs. The big oil giants, such as ExxonMobil, BP, and Chevron, are all staying neutral. Shell actually opposes the repeal campaign. It's mainly the mid-sized refiners—Koch Industries and Valero and Tesoro—that are fighting hardest to scrap the climate law. One possibility is that the major oil companies think they'll be able to handle the new carbon restrictions better than their smaller competitors. The Koch brothers, at least, appear to agree."
NYT edit board rips Kochs for funding opposition: "Who wins if this law is repudiated? The Koch brothers, maybe, but the biggest winners will be the Chinese, who are already moving briskly ahead in the clean technology race. And the losers? The people of California, surely. But the biggest loser will be the planet."
Railroad companies fighting, and slowing, Obama's high-speed rail plans. WSJ: "Freight railroads say running faster and slower trains on the same track could slow their trains because they would have to give faster trains more leeway. Freight railroads also worry partnerships with states will bring federal regulations, an unwelcome prospect for an industry largely deregulated in 1980. The Transportation Department is requiring that railroads that benefit from stimulus funds meet performance standards in return."
Health Care Repeal Plans Lack Reality
NYT details hurdles for GOP to repeal health care reform: "Not even the most optimistic Republicans expect to gain the two-thirds majorities that would be needed to overcome a veto … The health care law saves money, by the reckoning of the Congressional Budget Office, so Republicans would need to find ways to achieve equivalent savings if they repealed the law."
HHS Sec. challenges repeal advocates to explain their alternative. Wonk Room quotes: "What is the alternative? …There was never really an alternative put forward … no strategy about what to do about the now 50 million Americans that are uninsured. No real strategies about cost control and containment. No strategies about how to go after fraud. All of the ideas that were put on the table were essentially incorporated. So I think there has got to be a realism about this debate."
Kevin Drum explains what would happen if the GOP really tried to shut down the government over health care: "…not only would Republicans look petulant and childish if they repeatedly passed bills that either failed in the Senate or got vetoed, but Obama would spend the entire time talking about how he'll never let the Republican Party take away your right to insurance even if you have a preexisting condition. And he'll never let them take away the small-business tax credits. And he'll never let them reinstitute the doughnut hole … Not only would Republicans lose the showdown, but they'd quite possibly end up making [health care reform] popular for the first time in its existence."
Booman writes that the Republican Party's disarray will be ours, if Tea Party candidates do well in November: "This isn't a debate about the size of government. It's a debate about whether the government, as we know it, should really exist. … We'll all feel the fallout, because Congress won't be able to do its most basic tasks, like providing funding for the government's agencies."
Health care reform is helping us whether the economic downturn, notes TNR's Jonathan Cohn: "Health care reform is an automatic anti-recession measure, because, during downturns, government ends up enrolling more people in Medicaid and providing more people with subsidies to pay for private insurance. Those are two effective forms of stimulus."
Senate Dems warn insurers not to spread "misinformation" about health reform law. WSJ: "Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller sent letters warning five insurance companies against telling consumers their rates are going up because of new mandates in the health law … the senators sent letters directly to five insurers – WellPoint, UnitedHealth, Aetna, Health Care Services Corp. and CIGNA – saying they represent the biggest chunk of the nation's health-insurance market."
Some insurers are ending children's policies to avoid health reform law. Politico: "Beginning Thursday, insurance companies will no longer be allowed to turn down any child who applies for coverage, even if he or she has a pre-existing condition … But insurers are worried that children — or, more likely, their parents — might apply for coverage literally on the way to the hospital or doctor's office and cancel it once treatment is complete … HHS is still working with insurance companies on the issue and will offer additional regulatory guidance if necessary."
Worries that drug makers will jack up prices because of health care reform's rebate checks: "'There is legitimate concern that some manufacturers will steeply increase the price of drugs in order to offset the cost of the discount to the manufacturers at the expense of both consumers and the Medicare program itself,' the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Medicare Rights Center said in a letter to the agency that oversees the federal health insurance program."
Can The DREAM Become Law?
Previous opponents to DREAM Act immigration reform bill may be persuaded by new language. The Hill: "Democrats helped block the bill three years ago when it fell eight votes short on a procedural motion. While some Republicans supported that motion, eight Democrats voted no, including the late Sen. Robert Byrd (W.Va.) and Sens. Max Baucus (Mont.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Mark Pryor (Ark.), Kent Conrad (N.D.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Jon Tester (Mont.) and Byron Dorgan (N.D.). Five of those senators — Conrad, Dorgan, McCaskill, Pryor and Landrieu — told The Hill they haven't made up their minds about this week's vote … [But] GOP senators who backed the 2007 motion are planning to vote no this time around."
Students organize to pass DREAM Act. NYT: "The urgency for change among illegal immigrant students has made them the most outspoken flank of the movement pushing for legislation to open a path to legal status for millions of immigrants here illegally"
Mother Jones' Andi McDaniel writes that it's not just people crossing the U.S. Mexico border that's the problem, but also the people who are literally dying to cross it: "As many as 700 corpses of migrants are found in the deserts and mountains of U.S. border counties each year. Roughly half are anonymous … A dead body without a name can't be buried, not in good conscience, at least, until efforts to identify it seem completely hopeless … That's the Juan Doe problem."
How I Learned To Love The Auto Bailout
"Corker Tells Whopper: 'I Saved the Auto Industry'" reports AFL-CIO's Mike Hall: "Last week at a ceremony at GM's Spring Hill, Tenn., plant to celebrate the rehiring of 483 workers to build a line of fuel-efficient EcoTec engines, [GOP Sen. Bob] Corker, who ranted and railed against the government help to save the auto industry, took credit for the government help to save the auto industry … [That] didn't go over well with the UAW members in the audience …They surely remembered Corker was one of the loudest voices in the fight against saving GM and Chrysler and used the Senate debate as a platform to push his union-busting, wage cutting schemes."
TNR's Jonathan Cohn interviews former auto bailout czar Steven Rattner on his new book: "…if you were expecting shocking revelations about inner workings of the Obama White House, you'll be disappointed … at a time when neither the bailout nor the administration is particularly popular, he has (mostly) good things to say about both … [And] he thinks the unions get more blame than they deserve for the automakers' woes…"


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Marijuana is considered the most commonly abused unlawful drug in the United States. Marijuana is a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act, classified as having a very high potential for abuse. Street names for marijuana include grass, pot, weed, Mary Jane, dope, indo, and hydro. Marijuana possession laws can certainly impose strict penalties under certain situations. If you or a loved one has been charged with a drug-related offense, it is important to get legal representation from an experienced criminal lawyer immediately. Houston Drug Crime Lawyer Charles Johnson will make prompt efforts on his clients' behalf to steer law enforcement and prosecutors away from considering serious felony charges, or even any charges, in his client's cases. Charles Johnson is available 24/7 to answer any questions you may have regarding your case.
Possession of marijuana (sometimes often called simple possession) is regarded as the most common drug crime within the United States. Considered a misdemeanor in a majority of states, marijuana possession penalties include fines, probation, and/or community service. Criminal possession of marijuana is the next level up in marijuana possession offenses and consists of possession of marijuana in a public place where it is either burning or in open public view in quantities in excess of two oz . but less 8 ounces. Criminal possession of marijuana is also a misdemeanor but the penalties increase along with the potential for prison time.
Technically, under federal drug law, the possession of marijuana, in any amount, is punishable by up to twelve months in jail along with a minimum fine of $1,000 for a first conviction. Further convictions and larger amounts lead to much stiffer penalties. Fairly few marijuana possession court cases give rise to a felony level crime. Marijuana distribution, however, is always a felony under federal law. The sale of under 50 kilos of marijuana (the smallest amount category) is punishable by five years in prison along with a $250,000 fine.
Marijuana is commonly consumed in its organic state, the plant itself utilized in various ways to produce a hallucinogenic effect on the user. Abuse and use of the cannabis plant as a means for getting high dates back to biblical times. The advent of laws criminalizing the use of the drug occurred sometime during the 20th century, with fights to legalize the use of marijuana argued ever since, its use among Native Americans in religious ceremonies and the utilization of the drug by cancer patients to alleviate nausea being the most frequent arguments used for its legalization, and a significant change in the marijuana possession laws.
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MILFORD — Jenna Right will never forget the day she rushed her then almost 2-year-old son, Jacob, to the hospital.
"His eyes were swollen shut," Right recalled.
Right's husband, Robert, said he remembered sitting in the emergency room feeling powerless because they had no idea what was wrong with their son.
"It was very scary," Robert Right said. "We were crying."
The Rights, who live in Stratford, learned their son has a severe peanut and tree nut allergy.
The Rights are not alone. There are approximately 32,000 children in Connecticut who have various food allergies. Food allergies can be a life-threatening medical condition currently affecting 15 million Americans, including 6 million children.
Eight foods account for 90 percent of all food allergic reactions. They are milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, wheat and soy.
And in an effort to raise awareness about food allergies, the state's Walk for Food Allergy, which is sponsored by The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network will be held in Milford.
The 2-mile walk will be held noon Sunday at the Milford Green, and registration begins 11 a.m. All of the proceeds raised will go toward food allergy research. Donations can be made at the walk or on the website www.foodallergywalk.org.
Last year, 500 people attended and $35,000 was raised for research. Continued...
Genevieve Salvatore, of Milford, is once again spearheading the statewide walk. Her son, Geno, 9, suffers from an acute peanut allergy. He had to receive an EpiPen shot after breaking out into hives and having his throat close up two years ago. Geno was first diagnosed at 18 months old.
Jenna Right said it's a daily "challenge" to keep her son safe.
"We've made a lot of changes," Right said. "We read everything."
She said even going on vacation is stressful. Right said her family takes comfort from others who go through the same issues.
Jacob, who is now 5, says when people offer him food, he knows to say "no thank you." He said he can't risk having peanuts.
"The food allergy walk is very important," Jenna Right said. "There are still a lot of people who don't realize how serious and life-threatening food allergies are."
Janice Soviero, of Milford, said her daughter, Elena, 10, is allergic to peanuts. When she was 18 months old, Elena awoke covered in hives. Like the Rights, Soviero said she is obsessed at checking labels because her daughter's safety is on the line.
She said one out of 25 persons has a food allergy.
"Everyone knows someone with a food allergy," Soviero said. "It's important for everyone to know about."
Elena said sometimes she can't eat at restaurants because they can't guarantee the food doesn't have peanuts. She said her friends are very supportive and don't bring in peanut butter at lunch. Continued...
Vincent Averaimo and his wife, Tracie have a daughter, Shaelyn, 5, who suffers from a milk/dairy allergy. If she comes into contact with any milk product, Shaelyn can go into anaphylaxis shock.
Averaimo, who is an attorney in Milford, said Shaelyn was hospitalized when she was just 6-months-old.
"It's easily the scariest thing you've ever seen," Averaimo said. "We were in the hospital trying help our child, but at the same time trying to hold her down to give her medication she needed. It was the most difficult thing for a parent to do because your child's in pain."
Averaimo said everything is stressfuln including play dates and parties at school. He said young kids touch everything and are taught to share, which puts his daughter at risk.
He said when he goes to a restaurant, the first thing he does is tell the manager his daughter has a severe milk allergy and "could die."
"We are on guard at all times," said Tracie Averaimo. "There is no simple event for us."
Shaelyn was last admitted to a hospital when she was 3 because a restaurant provided the family with "misinformation," Averaimo said.
Genevieve Salvatore said since last year, there has been an increased awareness concerning food allergies. She said at her son's sporting eventsn several other kids mention they have allergies.
"People are a lot more receptive to make accommodations," Genevieve Salvatore said.
While progress has been made, Geno Salvatore recently asked his mom, "When you do you think they'll come up with a cure?" Continued...
"I'd love to say a cure is on the horizon, but the problem is there are so many things that trigger food allergies," Salvatore told her son.
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La Boulangerie is a French bakery/cafe that is tucked away in a little corner of Anna Nagar. Opened by a young Frenchman, Alexis de Ducla, it began as a noble NGO. Mr. de Ducla began La Boulangerie to help young adults from underprivileged backgrounds, get a career going by teaching them to bake and manage a bakery. Foodstuff from the bakery was sold to the cafes at Amethyst, the Park hotel, Amma Naana and Maison de Gourmet.
He then opened his own little cafe/bakery. After reading a lot of press about the cafe, we decided to give it a test run. So on Sunday afternoon, we set off there, to have some "coffee and cake".
The ambience is very nice. They have a little outdoor terrace with seating, and in-door furniture (for those not brave enough to weather the Chennai heat). There is a selection of croissants, bagels (yes, the first time I've seen bagels anywhere in Chennai), flavored breads, cakes and pastries.
The less said about the bread, the better! It all sounded very good, but tasted ... disappointing. I sampled a mushroom quiche was "ok". The only thing that was very good was the little tea cakes that came with the cappuccino we ordered.
I think they have a long way to go before their food resembles, in taste, a Parisienne cafe. I wish them good luck - god knows Chennai needs a great bakery/ cafe.
Contact information and address on their website. (the site is under construction, but the basic address and phone numbers are there).
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
La Boulangerie
23 comments:
- lakshmi said...
ah, so you wrote a review. you have been mild given the tough chewy nature of good looking breads that taste bad.
- Rachel said...
ooh and I've been wanting to go there specially for their bread after seeing all the newspaper writeups...
- mitr_bayarea said...
first time visitor here..you have a great blogspot sharing the new Chennai eat outs. Brings me memories of college days, le boulengar is a french bakery chain that is here in US. - 11:03 AM
- Arundathi said...
Lakshmi - I had to write a little about it - its a good venture, just needs to be better! :)
Rachel - hmm... i would wait - you could go try other things - a friend highly recommended the hot chocolate, and the quiches weren't bad.
Mitr - Thanks for stopping by. Yeah, I know about the US chain - this isn't it! :) Glad you liked the blog. - 9:36 PM
Dear Arundathi,
I've been reading this blog for a while and recently discovered your food blog.I love this blog of yours (I forget if I've commented here before). I'm visiting Chennai soon and am going go reread your posts/ rest. reviews in your archive - they sure will come in handy.
Mamatha - 8:10 PM
- Arundathi said...
Mamatha - thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a lovely visit to Chennai.
- K.C. said...
I am a world away from you, in the States in Mississippi. So glad that I popped in and got to see a bit of your world.
A great blog here. Thanks for the tour and the description, even though this one wasn't your favorite..Kayce - 8:52 AM
- Arundathi said...
KC - welcome! and you have a lovely blog...
- Israa said...
okay, so this really is an awesome blog. being a foodie myself, i especially love the photos of the food!
i am originally from Chennai (got family and the whole sha-bang there) but i'm in the US right now.
i fell into your blog while looking for reviews of La Boulangerie because i have an interesting connection to it.
i'm delving into some business ventures in Chennai and i'm looking at cafe/coffee shop prospects in the area. i haven't looked at all your blog archives, but perhaps you could do a little entry on the best/worst/most interesting coffee hang outs in Chennai. it would be fun for the locals as well as for me!
thanks and keep up the good work!
-Israa - 1:04 AM
- Arundathi said...
Israa - thanks for stopping by. A great idea to start a cafe - its much needed in Chennai. I'll definitely try and post about the Chennai coffee houses. Thanks and good luck!
- Chillpilgrim said...
Hi Arundathi,
Long time. Anyways I lost all my posts in my blog and I've had a hellish time setting it back on track. Coming to La Boulangerie, your review is spot on. It looked delicious and classy from the outside but the pastries left a lot to be desired.
I think I had cream rolls and cream had turned sour and smelly so I had to waste it down the bin after just a tiny bite... - 12:07 AM
- Arundathi said...
Hi Chillpilgrim - good to see you back. Must've been a nightmare to lose everything. I have to back mine up sometime too!
- Aaarti said...
Ouch!! and here i was all taken in by their outward appearance and all i read on the net(newsy stuff, that raved about this place).. not visited it tho.. now, am having 2nd thots....
but i did hear that this place is a training ground for many budding bakers n chefs who go on to take up jobs in other hotels, etc... - 10:38 PM
Hello. Glad I stumbled on your blog. I'm working for a year here in Chennai and am fortunate for this resource. Do you have any suggestions for Besant Nagar...somewhere to have a quick bite (not necessarily meal) in a nice, relaxed environment?
- sunshinemom said...
There weren't many bakeries when I stayed there! I know some really good ones in Bangalore and Hyd. Good review, Anu!
- Arundathi said...
Aaarti - Yes it is a training ground and that's a fantastic effort that they have undertaken.
AS - I don't frequent the Adyar-side of Chennai very much, so I'm not going to be of much help. But I hear Eden is very nice.
Sunshinemom - Yeah I know some great ones in Blr. I liked French Loaf a lot though - they have some good bread. - 11:38 PM
- Thomas Chacko Vineeth said...
Nice blog and a good write-up. As a journalist myself, I can definitely relate. Keep up the good efforts!
- Arundathi said...
Thank you, Thomas Chacko Vineeth.
- anubhavati said...
Hi arundathi,
since you are from chennai, you could probably also review/comment on good continental restaurants in Chennai. There was this chain in Eldams - pricey but yummy i forget the name. And of course there`s my favourite - Eden!!! Hm....Its nice to reconnect through your post to dear old Madras... - 10:21 PM
- Arundathi said...
Anubhavati - I love Eden too :) Thanks.
- Anuradha said...
Hey Arundathi
Just wanted to let you know that La Boulangerie was taken over by RR Hospitality in March 2009 & since then we have been slowly & steadily striving to create a niche bakery chain. We now have 7 outlets in the city. We recently opened our outlet in Anna Nagar near Heritage store, 10th main road, 2nd avenue. A visit to www.laboulangerie.in will tell you exactly what we have been upto the last year.
Anyways..great blog...Im a foodie myself so its really nice to see someone chronicling the good eating joints of Madras.
Keep it goin!
Anuradha - 7:05 PM
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Hi Arundathi.
If you could can you please give more details about La Boulangerie,brand and its products
to firstname.lastname@example.com
aneesh chandy - 12:02 AM
- prasannasneha yadhavan said...
My cousin recommended this blog and she was totally right keep up the fantastic work!
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Tasting the Moon: Adventures in the Meaning of Life
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In this video series, Meg talks with her father, Robert McDonnell, about working together on the book.
Dr. Robert McDonnell (aka "Bob" or "Dad") is a Shakespeare scholar and former professor of English Literature, as well as a family therapist. He has compiled and edited five books of literary criticism (including
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Apple has raised $17bn via a bond sale, the biggest ever by a non-banking company, to help fund its plan for extra payouts to shareholders.
Last week, it said it will buy back $60bn in shares, and raise its dividend to shareholders by 15%.
Apple has raised $17bn via a bond sale, the biggest ever by a non-banking company, to help fund its plan for extra payouts to shareholders.
Last week, it said it will buy back $60bn in shares, and raise its dividend to shareholders by 15%.
According to market data report made by IHS, China has overtaken the United States in 2012 as the world's biggest market for personal computers.
Research by the consultants IHS said PC shipments to the country rose to 69 million units in 2012.
Catalan cuisine again tops the world's best restaurant ranking.
The 'Restaurant' magazine has awarded the title of being the best restaurant in the entire world to a Catalan restaurant again: El Celler de Can Roca, located in Girona, near the Costa Brava.
Alibaba, China's biggest e-commerce group, has bought an 18% stake in Weibo, China's largest Twitter-like service, as it looks to tap into the fast-growing social media sector.
Alibaba will pay $586m for the stake, valuing Weibo at over $3.2bn.
A new Italian government has been sworn in today at the presidential Quirinale Palace in Rome.
Enrico Letta, deputy leader at the Democratic Party, becomes Prime Minister at the head of a "grand coalition" including Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party.
Spain's government has revised down its forecast for the Spanish economy this year, it argued the level of contraction is likely to be worse than previously predicted.
Government of Spain now expects the economy to contract by 1.3% in 2013, compared with its earlier estimate of 0.5% down.
An Ethiopian Airlines 787 Dreamliner is due to take off from Addis Ababa tomorrow morning, the first commercial flight by the Boeing aircraft since all 787s were grounded in January.
The 50 planes around the world were grounded due to battery malfunctions that saw one 787 catch fire in the United States.
According to official figures, Spain's unemployment rate soared to a new record of 27.2% of the workforce in the first quarter of 2013.
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ok since completely putting your head in someones ass is impossible, there is another definition for this.
when someone at a restaraunt (or anywhere actually) sucks there straw obnoxiously loud when theyve drunk up most of all there drink. first that dude tells the loudest unfunny joke to the whole restaraunt, then he goes snorkeling, damn what a pigeon fucker.
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Putting your balls into someone's mouth and having your penis stroked at the same time..... I woke up in my ship's bunk to find that former Congressman Eric Massa was snorkeling me. He had his balls in my mouth and was stroking his cock.
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(verb) The act of placing the scrotum into your oral orafice while simultaniously stroking the shaft attached to said scrotum. I've got this thing for chicks who do good snorkeling. That last girlfriend of mine was a snorkeling queen!
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Oral sex, plain and simple. I try to go snorkeling on a first date.
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Verb- the act of placing a woman on her back and licking her asshole while you bury your nose in her vagina; so deep that you're only able to breathe through your mouth Man, I went snorkeling yesterday and still can't get the taste out of my mouth.
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Often seen on websites of ferret owners and on ferret newsgroups.
Unique way in which some pet ferrets react to water. It consist of dipping the head underwater, moving it from side to side rapidly then lifting it out and snorting the excess water from the nose. Reminicent to human snorkel divers on surfacing snorkeling is a very cute endearing behaviour. You need to change Fuzzybutts water, he has been snorkeling in it again.
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The covering up of an erection by tucking it into the waist band of your trousers, sometimes the tip of the snorkle (purple helmet) is revealed when a person raises there arms and the t-shirt rises. Snorkeling is mostly used by by secondary school children trying to hide an erection of their class crush. The new science teacher is so hot, snorkeling was the only option to walk across the classroom without my trouser bulge being spotted.
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WASHINGTON -- Back in November, Charlotte opened the season with a 7-5 record that included two wins over the Washington Wizards. The way losses have piled up for the Bobcats since then, November must feel like years ago.
Washington certainly remembered Saturday night and paid back its Southeast Division opponent.
Trevor Ariza scored 17 of his season-high 26 points in the second half and had 10 rebounds as the Wizards defeated the Bobcats 104-87, handing Charlotte its 10th straight loss.
The Wizards (20-41) never trailed, led by 17 points at halftime and by 22 in the second half as they matched their win total from last season.
Martell Webster scored 20 points and Nene 19 as Washington shot 55.6 percent (10 of 18) from beyond the 3-point arc.
One night earlier, Washington fell behind the Brooklyn Nets by 24 points in the first quarter and never recovered from an early 3-point barrage from Deron Williams. Against the Bobcats, the Wizards took control with a 22-5 run in the second quarter.
"We turned the page. It was a hard loss last night," Nene said, referring to Brooklyn, though the sentiment also applied to the previous loss to Charlotte.
"Tonight, we came hard in the beginning of the game. We knew this team always plays hard like us and they beat us two times on the season so we needed to step up."
Kemba Walker scored 18 of his 29 points in the first half and Gerald Henderson had 17 for the Bobcats (13-50), who have lost 10 straight games by an average of 21.5 points.
Charlotte won its two previous meetings against the Wizards, both in November. Since a 108-106 double-overtime win at Washington on Nov. 24, the Bobcats have lost 45 of 51 games. Their last win came Feb. 19 at Orlando, the Bobcats' first game after the All-Star break.


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2.4-7 Defendant's Testimony
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In this case, the defendant testified. An accused person, having testified, stands before you just like any other witness. (He/she) is entitled to the same considerations and must have (his/her) testimony tested and measured by you by the same factors and standards as you would judge the testimony of any other witness. You have no right to disregard the defendant's testimony or to disbelieve the defendant's testimony merely because (he/she) is accused of a crime. Consider my earlier instructions on the general subject matter of credibility and apply them to the defendant's testimony.
Our appellate courts have consistently upheld an instruction that referenced the defendant's "interest in the outcome" of the case, as long as it was accompanied by an instruction to evaluate the defendant's testimony in the same fashion as the testimony of other witnesses. See generally State v. Williams, 220 Conn. 385, 396-97 (1991); State v. Rodriguez, 60 Conn. App. 398, 407-08 (2000), cert. denied, 255 Conn. 928 (2001); State v. Scarpiello, 40 Conn. App. 189, 212-15, cert. denied, 236 Conn. 921 (1996); State v. Hanks, 39 Conn. App. 333, 350, cert. denied, 235 Conn. 926 (1995); State v. Colon, 37 Conn. App. 635, 639-41, cert. denied, 234 Conn. 911 (1995). The Second Circuit found it error to instruct that the defendant's interest in the outcome of the case "creates a motive to testify falsely." United States v. Brutus, __ F.3d __ (2nd Cir. 10-2-2007).
In Portuondo v. Agard, 529
U.S. 61, 68, 73, 120 S. Ct. 1119, 146 L. Ed. 2d 47 (2000), the United States
Supreme Court held that when weighing a defendant's credibility, a jury is
"perfectly entitled" to consider that the defendant had the opportunity to
tailor his testimony to conform to that of the other witnesses. The court noted
that "inferring opportunity to tailor from presence is inevitable, and
prohibiting that inference (while simultaneously asking the jury to evaluate the
veracity of the defendant's testimony) is demanding the impossible." (Emphasis
in original.) Id., 68 n.1. In State v. Alexander, 254 Conn. 290, 295-96
(2000), our Supreme Court followed Portuondo v. Agard, and overruled
State v. Cassidy, 236 Conn. 112, cert. denied, 519 U.S. 910, 117 S. Ct. 273,
136 L. Ed. 2d 196 (1996). "It [is] proper for the prosecutor to request that
the jury generally consider the defendant's unique opportunity when determining
the credibility of his testimony." State v. Alexander, supra, 254 Conn.
299. It should be noted that the issue in Portuondo v. Agard and
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Eleanor Robertson's daughter takes stand during Zachary Weimer's murder trial (with video)
A Lake County Jail inmate took the stand Wednesday against former podmate Zachary Weimer.
Patrick Sullivan, who was convicted of trafficking heroin, testified Weimer confided in him about the Eleanor Robertson murder even though he asked him not to.
"He was all over the news. Everybody (at jail) knew him," said Sullivan. "I mostly told Zach to keep his mouth shut. It's a high-profile case and an election year. I thought the crime was a little bit despicable, but I did not know at first whether he was guilty."
But after Weimer came back from his preliminary hearing in June, Sullivan said he became convinced of his guilt.
Sullivan testified he read in the newspaper and saw on TV that the victim had been stabbed more than 90 times.
"I told him I thought that was a little extreme," the inmate said. "He said, 'It was closer to nine than 90.'"
Sullivan added that Weimer told him the van and murder weapon would never be found.
"I speculated that (the weapon) may have been a screwdriver, and Zach nodded," he said.
But Assistant County Public Defender James Mathews attempted to discredit Sullivan, who was given probation and local jail time instead of a maximum prison sentence of 18 months after he agreed to testify. Continued...
Mathews also implied that Sullivan, who once served five years in prison for manslaughter after killing someone while intoxicated in Kentucky, is again trying to get out of prison after his most recent charge — a probation violation for failure to appear.
Sullivan argued that he actually wants to go to prison, otherwise he'll never kick his heroin habit.
Eleanor Robertson's daughter also testified on the second day of Weimer's murder trial.
Clinton resident Penny Borton began to cry when she talked about going to her 77-year-old mother's Madison Township home June 13 after learning she was missing.
"They (police) would not let me in," said Borton. "So I just basically stood in the driveway for four or five hours waiting, thinking she was going to drive down the street in her van."
Borton later learned the truth — that her mother's body was actually in her own bedroom, buried under clothing and other items.
Weimer, 23, of Geneva, is accused of stabbing Robertson 94 times and then dousing her body with chemicals in a burglary gone wrong.
Dr. Erica Armstrong of the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office said the victim's wounds were consistent with a screwdriver or similar tool.
Although the victim's van was recently found, the murder weapon still has not been.
Prosecutors are arguing that Weimer was having heroin withdrawals the day of the murder and was desperate for drugs. Continued...
Geneva resident Nestor Angulo testified he saw Weimer at a convenience store June 12.
"He asked me if I had anything I can help him with, to share," Angulo said. "He was feeling sick. He wasn't feeling right. He needed something — heroin."
Weimer is charged with aggravated murder and 16 other counts.
The defendant's mother, Danna Weimer, 53, of Austinburg Township, was previously found guilty for her role in the crime. She will be sentenced Dec. 12.
Testimony in the case before Lake County Common Pleas Judge Vincent A. Culotta will continue today.
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