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During a speech Trump gave in Huntsville, Alabama, last week while campaigning for Senate candidate Luther Strange, he slammed NFL players for "taking a knee" during the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner," saying:
'Wouldn't you love to see one of the NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say "Get that son of a b—- off the field right now?"'
In a sweep of unity on Sunday, many NFL players, coaches, and owners either locked arms or knelt as Colin Kaepernick did to show opposition to Trump, and in solidarity with a movement calling for racial justice. Over 200 players chose not to stand, making a profound statement.
It isn't just players and coaches joining the movement to "take a knee." The cast and creator of the popular ABC show "Grey's Anatomy," took a knee on Tuesday to show their solidarity with NFL players. The show's creator and writer, Shonda Rimes, posted this photo to Instagram:
Cast members Jesse Williams and Ellen Pompeo are seen in the picture along with Rimes. Rimes' caption says:
'…and we took a knee in solidarity of racial justice. #takeaknee #greysanatomy #300th.'
Despite widespread protests and so many people being outspoken regarding the president's insane comments, Trump continues to criticize the NFL and the players. On Tuesday, he called for the NFL to create a rule barring players from kneeling during the national anthem. On Wednesday, Trump said:
'In my opinion, the NFL has to change. Or you know what's going to happen? Their business is going to go to hell.'
Trump urged people to stop watching the NFL as long as players continue to kneel and until the league requires the players to stand or be fired. He told people to walk out of games when players kneel. He told reporters:
'We have to respect our national anthem. We have to respect our country. And they're not respecting our country.'
According to CNBC:
'Trump claimed that the protests have cost the NFL viewers. However, a changing media landscape, shifting viewing habits and concerns about player safety caused a dip in NFL viewership well before Trump became involved in the anthem debate.'
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BOSTON (CBS) — A deadly tractor-trailer crash brought the Massachusetts Turnpike to a standstill for hours Monday afternoon.
State Police said the truck was traveling eastbound in Brighton around 1:30 p.m. when "the trailer began to sway and the truck moved from the middle lane to the left lane."
"For reason or reasons still under investigation, the truck then rolled over onto the cement median barrier and continue to travel along it for a significant distance," State Police said in a statement late Monday night.
The cab landed on the eastbound side and the trailer rolled over onto the westbound lanes. The large container being carried on the trailer also ended up across three lanes on the westbound side of the Pike.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was pronounced dead at the scene. He was later identified as 49-year-old Sterling Hullett of Fort Worth, Texas. He worked for R and D Transportation in Westport.
No other cars or trucks were involved, but the crash created a bottle neck in the afternoon commute.
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And they want driverless operation? Ha! That container was probably overloaded, they always overload those things. I can imagine the load wasn't properly secured or broke loose inside the trailer. Possibly a non-union driver with not enough experience to handle what happened. Knowing about a load that makes the trailer unsafe and start swaying on you or equipment failure of improperly maintained systems, comes with the experience. If it's not safe, don't drive it! The company gets the ticket, not the driver, unless they're owner-operators. I drove tractor-trailers for close to 30 years and I couldn't believe how much those containers were overloaded so often when I was pulling those. I'd be rowing away at the shifter on the slightest of grades, my tractor would be overheating. I've left equipment sitting at the dock and gone home if the company wouldn't fix it and make it safe to operate. It's your CDL, that you paid a lot of money, time and experience to have and keep, not the company you work for.

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But it's worth re-posting for instance how this is not some battle of overly-demanding skeptics vs. an impoverished group of proponents of complementary and alternative medication who would fund analysis but would not have the cash to do so. It has been a scientifically-confirmed therapy for centuries, and was the preeminent therapy till 2006, when the WHO advisable the use of artemisinin drugs, which are based mostly on a plant by-product from Chinese drugs. I had allergic reactions and tried a homeopathic treatment from the shop shelves with no session from a homeopath. Perhaps the way to move ahead is to permit skeptical docs to deliver homeopathic drugs to their patients whereas announcing to them that it is a placebo. Homeopathic therapy offers a mild and non-invasive method to health, producing no toxic negative effects, no dependency or habit, and no withdrawal.


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WiseGuyReports.com "Tonga – Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband – Statistics and Analyses" report has been added to its Research Database.
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Satellite communications to be improved for Tonga's rural areas
In 2019 the rural areas of Tonga are going to benefit from a 15-year agreement between Kacific Broadband Satellite and the Tongan government which will see additional bandwidth made available for around 89 remote communities and offer speeds similar to the large towns of Tonga. Satellite technology in particular is in widespread use across Tonga and plays an important part in giving the more remote areas access to communications services.
Tonga is also reaping the benefits of being connected to an undersea high-speed fibre-optic cable. The cable was installed in 2013 and links Tonga to Fiji and onto Sydney. It was financed by a combination of funding from the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, the Tongan government and Tonga Cable – as part of the wider Pacific Regional Connectivity Program.
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This high-speed Internet access is providing Tonga with the ability to provide better health care services, reliable and faster connections for education and appropriate infrastructure for emerging e-commerce initiatives.
Tonga is also heavily reliant on mobile technology. It has exhibited a strong mobile subscription growth in recent years.
Key developments:
At the end of 2018 a new 4G LTE network went live in Tonga.
Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC) reported a profit in 2017/2018.
Tonga is to benefit from the satellite connectivity project underway between Kacific Broadband Satellite and the ITU.
Companies covered in this report include:
Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC); Tonga Digicel (formerly TonFon); Tonga Cable; Kacific Broadband Satellite; Asian Development Bank; The World Bank.
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Key statistics Country overview Telecommunications market Historical overview Market overview Regulatory environment Historic overview Tonga Communications Corporation Act 2000 Introduction of sustainable competition Regulatory authority Department of Communications Privatisation of TCC Fixed network operators Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC) Telecommunications infrastructure National telecom network International infrastructure Satellite Broadband access market Introduction and statistical overview Broadband statistics Digital economy Introduction e-commerce e-Health e-Education Mobile communications Market overview Mobile statistics Mobile broadband statistics Mobile infrastructure 3G 4G LTE Major mobile operators TCC (U-Call Mobile) Digicel Tonga Mobile content and applications m-banking (payments/loans) Mobile handsets
Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – Tonga – 2019
Table 2 – Evolution of GDP in Tonga – 2011 – 2020
Table 3 – Tonga – fixed lines in service and tele-density – 2006 – 2017
Table 4 – Tonga – fixed broadband subscriptions and penetration – 2009 – 2019
Table 5 – Tonga – mobile subscriptions and penetration – 2011 – 2019
Table 6 – Tonga – Historic mobile subscribers – 1998 – 2004
Table 7 – Tonga – mobile broadband subscriptions and penetration – 2013 – 2019
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Can You Wait?
Waiting is very hard. We wait in grocery lines, in traffic, in the doctor's office. We twiddle our thumbs, stifle our yawns, and fret inwardly in frustration. On another level we wait for a letter that doesn't come, for a prodigal child to return, or for a spouse to change.
Through the discipline of waiting, we can develop the quieter virtues, submission, humility, patience, joyful endurance, persistence in well-doing, virtues that take the longest time to learn.
What do we do when God seems to withhold our heart's desire? He is able to help us to love and trust Him enough to accept the delay with joy and to see it as an opportunity to develop these virtues, and to praise Him.


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I was in that awkward point between Christmas and New Year. That part of the year where you've not really got much going on. You just sort of laze around in an unemployed haze, not sure what to do with yourself and forgetting how to be a functioning member of society. To add to the uncomfortable feelings, I was at an incredibly awkward point of my life as well. That weird point in first year, where you go home for Christmas to see you family. You've not quite settled into your new city yet, but at the same time you're drifting away from your old life. You're stuck in a sort of perpetual limbo of an identity crisis, nowhere to go, yet nowhere to be.
I was all too familiar with these sorts of crises – I'd done it all before when I was 18. I didn't move cities, I stayed in my home town the first time I went to uni. However, I regret to say that I dropped out, got dragged into a bad scene and lost touch with my parents for the good part of year. Without going into the intense details, I hit a turning point eventually (thank God) and made a mission to turn my life around and head of to Sheffield to pursue my dreams and study journalism.
My first uni experience was just a blur of parties and loud music. This time round, though, I was taking it seriously – I wanted to change my life. This is what started my little crisis. I was torn between two worlds. My old friends in Middlesbrough that I knew were dragging me down and a shot at success in a new city, with my parents growing ever more distant.
I hate to admit it, but during this time I was posting an emotional breakdown on Facebook. I'm sure you hate to admit too, but most of us have done it at one point or another. When you post a vague status like "I don't know what to do anymore," in an attempt to fish for advice and condolences from your virtual friends. I'd made no friends at uni yet and most of my "friends" at home were starting to look less and less real.
I was well connected in Middlesbrough online and off. Hundreds of Facebook likes and party invites everyday, as I drifted between subcultures and house parties. No one out of my circles went into further education. We were all unemployed or working in dreary retail and sales jobs, with no prospects in a depressing part of town. When you're in the depths and renown in such a culture, though, it's a shock to the system pulling yourself out of it. Especially when you're put into the most expensive accommodation in the city with kids who went to private school.
I grew more and more isolated and estranged from the rest of society, whilst hanging onto to the past through social media. In a last ditch effort to get away from everyone and find my own path, I took the plunge and deleted my Facebook. Now, this may seem like a simple life-change, but I don't think anyone realises how much of an impact this makes on your life. Especially if you were an obsessive newsfeed scroller like me. The sad part about it is, that you realise who you true friends are when you delete your online identity. Barely anyone spoke to me anymore and it made me feel even more alone, this launched me into a deep depression.
The Detox
The next following weeks were way more emotional then they should have been. When you first delete your Facebook, you'll find yourself constantly turning on your phone so you can scroll down the news feed. Then a strange feeling of sadness will fill you when you realise you can't. This goes on for a few days, until eventually you get used to it. I felt like I had so much more time, yet still felt alone, so I took up live music photography to channel my pain into something creative. I don't want to get too deep again, but nothing can explain the feeling of being at an event full of happy smiling people, when you're mid-way through an identity crisis. Looking back, it was as if I'd forgotten how to connect to real humans, rather than just thumbnails. It was as if subconsciously, I was now studying these strange beings from behind my camera to try and re-integrate into 'normal society.'
About two weeks into a social-media detox, you'll start getting more clarity about your situation. You realise that Facebook isn't as vital to your existence as you think it is. After all, we lived fine before Facebook. However, with the way the world is, you start realising that you need Facebook in order to function. It's quite a sad fact, I know. But I needed it back for events and keeping in contact with people. Again, I took the plunge and reactivated my Facebook. Straight away I was greeted with hundreds of smiling faces and parties I'd missed. Being alone in Sheffield away from everyone, this should have broke me. However, being away from it so long, I had more of an awakening…
The Bigger Picture
Social media has become such a huge part of our lives we tend to lose sight of the bigger picture and become too absorbed in the virtual world. Like I said earlier, think back to before we had Facebook, even before mobile phones. We weren't all seamlessly connected to one another 24/7 as we are now. Generally, a lot of the human experience is spent alone, especially as we get older. People drift apart due to jobs and families and we don't have the time to see those closest to us all the time.
This is all a sad fact of life that one eventually adjusts too. However, in my opinion Facebook has made us forget how to function alone. Every friend is just a click of a button away. A few messages during the week seems easier than a trip to the pub for some actual human interaction at the weekend. I realised this when I re-activated mine after a two week detox. Scrolling down my newsfeed, it all seemed a little fake and artificial. What we don't realise when we're peeking into our friends' Facebook feeds is that we're only seeing a very filtered version of their lives: people only post the good times and the highlights. You never see what goes on behind the scenes. We don't see every persons personal struggle, only the good parts. This I think is what warps your perception of social interaction. We start comparing our lives with our friends apparent perfect lives on social media and ours seems less exciting.
It's a replacement for real-life interaction
Needless to say, I was stuck in a sticky situation. I could see the negative impact that social media was having on my life, yet I still needed for the events function and connecting with people in my industry. I did next, what I thought was a smart move and just made a new Facebook, consisting of a very select amount of friends. If you've ever tried to de-activate your Facebook, the message Facebook gives you, is quite sinister and alluring…
Wow, look at all these people that will miss you when you go! The truth is, none of it is real. I realised at this point that I was nowhere near as alone as I thought I was. Facebook was just making me feel more alone. Look at the loneliest people you know, and I guarantee that they are the ones who post statuses the most regularly. That's because when we're not getting much real-life interaction, then we resort to Facebook for the connection. Rather than meeting up with someone in real life. When coming home from work, rather than going round a friends house we'll just like a few of their statuses. This behaviour is so ingrained that we believe it's real. This is what I think the dark-side of social media is. It creates an imaginary barrier between people, when we really should be spending time with one another.
It's all about how you use it
This is when it hit me. It's all about HOW you use it. If you detach yourself from the like system and social approval of the platform then you can use it purely for what it was intended for. That's to connect one another with interesting content and ideas. This is why since I re-activated my old Facebook I now only use it primarily for sharing fun content, rather than as a social interaction tool.
If you sit there all day looking at a highlight reel of other people's lives, then of course you're going to start feeling a little lonely and depressed. However, you don't have to use it like this. Fill your feed up with things that interest you, things that you couldn't find without Facebook. After all, it's called a newsfeed, not an ego-feed. Leave out the selfies and self-absorbed statuses and you'll be set free.
All in all…
I'd recommend to anyone deleting their Facebook for a bit, just to have the experience. You'll be amazed at how much it affects you. Like anything, Facebook is a tool and should be used in moderation. When used to connect one another on an extended digital level, it enriches our lives. However, when used as a replacement for real-life interaction it becomes a much more nefarious beast.
Just for the record… I got over my identity crisis and will now be moving on to second year. Hurray!
By Thom Anderson
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Hosting a soup party has been a tradition of ours for years. We usually do it on New Year's Eve but it can be done any time of year. It's also a great and easy idea when you have unexpected company because it comes together quickly and easily especially when you use Bear Creek Dry Soup Mixes. Using Bear Creek Soup Mixes is the perfect way to "soup up" your night so you can spend your time enjoying your friends and family instead of slaving away in the kitchen.
Dinner can be ready in 20 minutes and the clean up is minimal. Doesn't get much better than that and besides being easy it's also fun. Whether you are hosting a soup party for guests or just your family everyone is going to havew fun selecting their favorite soup and toppings to go with it.
I basically cleaned out my pantry for the toppings. I like having a selection of nuts including almonds, pistachios and some pumpkin seeds. Other toppings I used were tortilla chips, corn chips and popcorn – yes popcorn! Grated cheese, sour cream and some fried onions are also a great choice. Just see what you have in your pantry.
For a soup party I chose a cream based soup and used the Creamy Potato Soup Mix and then a tomato based soup with the Tortilla Soup. All you have to do is add boiling water and simmer for 15 minutes.
Then let the fun begin! After everyone has chosen their soup and filled their bowl let them go crazy with the toppings. It is fun to see what combinations everyone comes up with.
I like lots of crunch in my soup so I go for the nuts and chips! And popcorn too!!
Have fun creating your own combinations and enjoying your guests with these easy How to Host a Soup Party tips and ideas. Let Bear Creek Soup Mixes make it even easier for you. Keep a few on hand in your pantry and you'll always be ready for a soup party!
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WCMA Announcements => General Announcements => Topic started by: Tachyon on January 23, 2017, 03:27:46 PM
Changes in the F1 World
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January 23, 2017, 03:27:46 PM
Bernie Ecclestone ousted from role as CEO of Formula 1
Bernie Ecclestone has been disposed as CEO of the F1 Group. (Photo: Charles Coates/LAT Photographic) LAT Photographic Tel: +44(0)20 8267 3000 email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Jan 23, 2017 at 2:40p ET
An era has ended with the news that Bernie Ecclestone has been disposed as CEO of the F1 Group by new owners Liberty Media. He has been replaced by former FOX executive Chase Carey.
The changes occurred at a crunch meeting in London on Monday, and are expected to be formally confirmed on Tuesday. He has been offered the title of Honorary President but will have no formal role.
Its understood that the appointment of Ross Brawn in a sporting role at the F1 organization will also be confirmed, along with former ESPN man Sean Bratches on the commercial side.
I was deposed today, Ecclestone told German publication Auto Motor und Sport. This is official. I do not run the company any more. My position has been taken over by Chase Carey.
My new position is now an American expression, a kind of honorary president. I have this title without knowing what it means.
My days in office are now somewhat calmer. Maybe Ill come to a Grand Prix. I still have a lot of friends in the Formula One. And I still have enough money to be able to afford a visit to a race.
Re: Changes in the F1 World - additional news - Ross Brawn joins the group
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Brawn and Bratches join F1 in sporting and commercial roles
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Chase Carey, Chairman and CEO of Formula 1, today announced the appointments in newly created roles of Ross Brawn as Managing Director, Motor Sports and Sean Bratches as Managing Director, Commercial Operations. These appointments are effective immediately in conjunction with the completion of Liberty Medias acquisition of Formula 1 announced earlier today.
Ross Brawn is one of the most successful and innovative Technical Directors in Formula 1 history. A Formula 1 legend with a 40 year engineering and management career in motor racing, he has won 22 World FIA Championships and the Le Mans 24 Hours. His honours include 11 world titles with Ferrari and seven as part of Williams and Benetton. He went on to win the 2009 F1 World Drivers and Constructors' Championships with his own BrawnGP team, the Honda F1 team he rescued and renamed. Ross sold the team to Mercedes-Benz in 2010 and, over three years, laid the foundation that enabled the team to win the 2014, 2015 and 2016 World Titles.
Sean Bratches is credited as one of ESPNs most influential leaders, with over 27 years of experience, most recently as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. His career has been defined by innovation and vision, and his contributions helped to fuel tremendous growth in ESPN's brand and revenue. Sean oversaw ESPNs two primary revenue streams, advertising and sponsor sales and content licensing, as well as the research and analytics, marketing, consumer products and events marketing divisions.
He led a sales and marketing team that provided national advertisers access to ESPNs premier media and marketing platforms and oversaw all content licensing for the domestic cable and satellite networks of The Walt Disney Company to its linear and emerging multi-channel affiliates. These assets included: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, ESPNU, ESPN SEC Network, The Longhorn Network and ESPN3. He also was responsible for the distribution of related HDTV, broadband, video-on-demand, subscription video-on-demand, interactive television, pay-per-view, Spanish-language, and sports syndication products.
We have an almost unprecedented opportunity to work together with the teams and promoters for a better F1 for them and, most importantly, for the fans
Ross Brawn, Managing Director, Motor Sports
Chase Carey, Chairman and CEO, commented:
I am delighted to welcome Ross back to Formula 1. In his 40 years in the sport, hes brought his magic touch to every team with which he has worked, has almost unparalleled technical knowledge, experience and relationships, and I have already benefitted greatly from his advice and expertise.
I am thrilled Sean is joining Formula 1. Sean was a driving force in building ESPN into one of the world's leading sports franchises. His expertise and experience in sales, marketing, digital media, and distribution will be invaluable as we grow Formula 1.
I look forward to working with Ross and Sean, as well as key current executives including Duncan Llowarch our CFO and Sacha Woodward Hill, our General Counsel, the FIA, Bernie and Liberty as we work together to make Formula 1 the best it can be for the teams, promoters and fans for years to come.
Ross Brawn said:
Its fantastic to be returning to the world of Formula 1. Ive enjoyed consulting with Liberty Media these last few months and Im looking forward to working with Chase, Sean and the rest of the Formula 1 Team to help the evolution of the sport. We have an almost unprecedented opportunity to work together with the teams and promoters for a better F1 for them and, most importantly, for the fans.
Sean Bratches added:
Im very excited to be joining Formula 1 and contribute to the continued growth of this extraordinary global brand and sport. Formula 1 is one of few truly global tier one sports, and I am encouraged by the manifold opportunities to materially grow the business, work closely with current and future sponsors, race circuits, television rights holders as well as create next generation digital and on-site race experiences to best serve the Formula 1 fans.
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Every month we invite a member of the industry to anonymously air their grievances about whatever winds them up…
Sometimes, when I'm in a bad mood, I ask – what was the point of netbooks in the first place?
I remember when they first came out, they seemed to fill a niche. They were smaller, they were cheaper and they were designed as low-cost web access devices. If they'd have been invented maybe five years earlier, I think they'd have had a much bigger impact on things than they did.
But what are we supposed to do with them now? It seems they lost all value the second Steve Jobs got on stage and said that netbooks weren't better at anything when he introduced the first iPad.
So now I've got these devices and I show them to customers. I tell them what it does. "Oh like an iPad?" they say. Yes, but it's not an iPad. "Oh like a laptop?" Yes but it's not a laptop.
Once upon a time, you could tell your customer what the specs were, what the screen size was and that would be enough. These days your PC is a 'lifestyle product'. You carry it around with you, so it's got to make a statement – and the statement that netbooks seem to make is "Yesterday".
The problem is that I look at ultrabooks – those ever-so-thin laptops – and I can't help seeing netbooks 2.0. Only without the attractive price point.
The sort of customer who values the weight and boot time of a machine over the specs is the same customer who'll come back six months later after they've filled it with porn and complained that it's not as fast as it used to be. I would say thanks for the repeat business, but I notice that these types of machines are getting harder and harder to repair. I certainly won't be buying them in.
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A three-month investigation in China resulted in the confiscation of about $4 million worth of endangered wildlife parts.
The wildlife trafficking case, which was code-named "May 21", led to the confiscation of illegal wildlife parts, including 800 kg of raw ivory and related products, 11.3 kg of rhino horn and 35 bear paws, CNBC reported.
The total value of the haul is approximately 24 million yuan ($3.85 million).
The announcement came just days after China and the United States made a joint commitment "to take significant and timely steps to halt the domestic commercial trade of ivory" during the recent visit by President Xi Jinping to the US.
Police said the criminal gang behind the trafficking had its own processing factory, warehouses and vehicles for transportation.
The operation uncovered a trafficking ring that stretched from Japan through Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland, where the gang was said to operate a network that ranged from Guangdong to Shandong and Beijing, using antique shops as cover for their operations and using online illegal trading and couriers for distribution.
"This successful operation has helped dismantle an entire smuggling ring and the infrastructure that goes with it," Zhou Fei, head of the Trade Records Analysis of Flora and Fauna in Commerce, was quoted as saying by China Daily.
Since 2013, Beijing forest police have cracked 222 cases involving the illegal wildlife trade and arrested 108 suspects.


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Meat Matters: Head Hold
Being an omnivore and growing up in the big city of Toronto, I began to feel very disconnected with the source of the food that I ate in the last few years I was living there. Using The Sacred and the Propane as a starting point, I developed the Meat Matters series as a way to confront (and confront others about) the nature of our food –that is, living things that die for our sustenance, rather than simply being dead objects bought in a grocery store. The intent of these paintings isn't to say "don't eat meat" or "don't kill animals," but rather "if you do [directly or indirectly] kill animals for their meat, consider and respect them."
The concept of the first few paintings of this series was to depict young business men and women in the financial district of Toronto (around Bay & King) fending for themselves and slaughtering cattle to take home and consume. It evolved slightly with Butcher and Dinner, but I got sidetracked by other pressing matters before it became a larger series. However, I did get to pay tribute to the actual source of the food we eat by painting a number of local Prince Edward County farmers in my Field to Canvas series, which was a natural extension of (and sort of the flipside of) Meat Matters.
Stylistically, I approached the first few paintings in a monochromatic way, giving the backgrounds and the figures their own thematic colours, enabling the red blood to really pop.


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The name T. R. Williams does not ring many bells in photohistorical circles today. But in Victorian London he was a kind of rock star, whose instruments were marvels of scientific novelty the stereoscopic camera and viewer, developed in the 1850s, were the earliest forerunners of the View-Master and the current 3-D movie craze.
His fame as a stereo portraitist reached such heights that the Queen herself requested his services, to photograph her daughter, Princess Victoria, on her 16th birthday and on the occasion of her wedding. But by the early 20th century, after movies brought an end to the form's wild popularity, the work of stereo photographers like Williams often wound up in the dusty remainder bins of photo shops and auction houses.
Which is where an actual rock star affiliated with a different sort of Queen Brian May, the woolly-haired lead guitarist for the beloved glam-band was perpetually on the prowl for them for years, between gigs, in many of the cities where the band was packing stadiums.
"Depending on where we were, I always knew the dealers and collectors to go see," recalled Mr. May, who has been obsessed with stereo pictures for most of his life. "And it was nice because I was interacting in a world that was completely divorced from the rock world. None of these guys thought of me as anything other than an enthusiast, unless one of their kids would see me and say, 'Do you know who that is? He's in Queen!' "
Now, after more than four decades of collecting, Mr. May's passion has resulted in an ambitious door-stopper of a historical study examining Williams's life and work, "A Village Lost and Found" (Frances Lincoln). To promote the book, which Mr. May wrote with a photography historian and conservator, Elena Vidal, he has embarked on a tour considerably more sedate than the ones he used to know. Last week, one of its stops was Huron, Ohio (pop. 7,348), where he and Ms. Vidal were guest speakers at the 36th annual convention of the National Stereoscopic Association, a group of ardent hobbyists and collectors.
On Thursday the tour came to New York City, where Mr. May spoke before a modest but appreciative crowd at the Barnes & Noble branch in TriBeCa. (Only one Queen T-shirt was in evidence but an exuberant fan did bring his red electric guitar to try to get Mr. May to sign it.) On Friday Mr. May was to play undoubtedly the tour's most august venue, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, discussing "A Village Lost and Found" with Ms. Vidal as part of the museum's lecture series.
In an interview at the Waldorf Astoria, where he was staying, Mr. May said that the book had been a dream of his almost since he came across his first Williams stereo-photo card a pastel-colored rural reverie as a college student in London and wondered "What in the world can this be?" While Williams had a thriving business producing portraits and views of notable events of the day, he seemed to have spent years working on a project much more personal in nature, a series called "Scenes in Our Village," that chronicled daily life in a tiny countryside town.
The pictures in that series with titles like "Old Dancy Enjoying His Pipe," "Little Polly Gone Fast Asleep" and "Loading the Dung Cart," and with sentimental poems, probably written by Williams himself, printed on the backs of the cards were an attempt to capture a vision of English rural life that was already disappearing in the 1850s, as the Industrial Revolution gathered speed. The nostalgia for this kind of an idyllic past runs deep in English culture, and was memorably celebrated (and poked fun at) by another British rock band, the Kinks, in their song "The Village Green Preservation Society." ("We are the Office Block Persecution Affinity/God save little shops, china cups and virginity.")
Williams's photo cards, many of them hand-colored, present such an idealized view of that vanishing world that Mr. May and others familiar with the photographer's work were never sure whether the village they showed had actually existed, or was perhaps cobbled together from scenes in various places.
But one benefit of being famous is that you can get people's attention. And so in 2003, when Mr. May posted a picture on brianmay.com of the village church shown in the stereo cards and an appeal for help in tracking down its location, he was inundated with information, and within 36 hours found the village, which was no Brigadoon. Called Hinton Waldrist, it still exists in Oxfordshire, west of London.
Mr. May and Ms. Vidal have since spent a considerable amount of time there as Williams is now known to have done as a child and have tracked down many of the old buildings and views captured in his pictures. Asked whether he was drawn to it by countryside childhood memories of his own, Mr. May, who grew up in the London suburb of Feltham which he called "not a pretty place" said, smiling: "Not memories from this life, I don't think. Maybe from a previous one."
The writing life has been just one element of a highly unusual post-superstar career that Mr. May, 63, has pursued since the death of the band's lead singer, Freddie Mercury, in 1991, and the band's semiretirement of the last few years. He went back to school and took up the studies in astrophysics he had left when his music career took off in the 1970s. He earned his doctorate in 2008 and published his thesis, the title of which would not look out of place on a Pink Floyd album cover: "A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud" (Copies of the thesis are available on Amazon.com for $63.96.) He has also been a frequent guest on the popular BBC astronomy program "The Sky at Night," and serves in a ceremonial capacity as chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University.
His head is still surrounded by the cloud of poodle curls he sported during his Queen years, but they have now gone a little gray, and he carries himself with more of an English gentleman's gravitas than a rocker's swagger. Two more vintage photography books are now in the works, he said, a full-length biography of Williams and an examination of wildly inventive French stereoscopic work from around the same period.
While he is still involved in making music and has hinted that he and Queen's drummer, Roger Taylor, might reunite to play together again, he seems perfectly contented these days taking the stage behind a lectern, with a pair of reading glasses perched on his nose. Surveying the quietly admiring bookstore crowd in TriBeCa on Thursday night, he cleared his throat and deadpanned: "This isn't exactly Madison Square Garden, but I think it will do."


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Brian Gallant: Liberal Party of New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - A sketch of Premier Brian Gallant, leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick:
Age: 36, making him Canada's youngest premier.
Hometown: Shediac Bridge, N.B.
Job before politics: Gallant says he started two small companies to finance his post-secondary education, including a law degree from McGill University; he practised corporate and commercial law before becoming a partner at the Veritas Law firm in Dieppe, N.B.
Leadership history: Gallant won his party's leadership race in 2012 without a seat, and was elected to the provincial legislature in 2013 as Liberal Opposition leader.
Key issue: Gallant's government has made marijuana part of the province's economic strategy, and plans to "build a 'best-in-class' hub of infrastructure and research clusters to attract new investment'' in cannabis. It has also pushed investment to create a hub for cyber-security work.
What to look for on the campaign trail: Gallant has pushed to put more women on the ballot in New Brunswick, with his government winning praise for its plan to give parties a financial incentive to field more female candidates.
Did you know: Gallant married Karine Lavoie in October at a wedding in St. Andrews, N.B.
Social media stats: Nearly 20,000 Twitter followers; more than 15,575 Facebook followers.
Celebrity lookalike: Aaron Eckhart.
Quote: "To continue to grow the New Brunswick economy, we must consistently work at growing our population and workforce, and we must support industries that are in rural New Brunswick."


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Keeping Ourselves Safe – Southern Comfort Conference
Unfortunately, in recent years several Southern Comfort Conference attendees — both transfeminine and transmasculine — have experienced sexual assault while at the Conference. It's important to have fun, dress up, meet new people AND it is equally important to be aware of actions you can take to protect yourself (and others) from harm. There are things you can do to help yourself and the rest of our community stay safe.
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There is a dangerous trend emerging in small business cyber security…
So many SMEs like you are working in the belief that "it won't happen to me.."
But we enter into 2017 you cannot get away from the continued warnings about cyber risk and cyber threats, the amount of information is frightening.
Are you carrying on with known or unknown weaknesses in your businesses systems and processes?
If you know the weaknesses then you only have yourself to blame, but the scariest problem is the weaknesses you don't know that make you vulnerable to a cyber attack.
The Landscape of Small Business Cyber Security
The landscape for cyber threat is rapidly changing as is the nature of a cyber criminal too.
No longer is it a chancer trying to hack your system because they can.
Now it's as likely to be an organised professional criminal with multi millions as the prize; and of course the more they gain the better and bigger their cyber and hacking abilities become.
Stats released for 2016/2017 around cyber threats were astonishing and in particular the growth in the last 3 months of the year.
Why Is Small Business Cyber Security A Problem?
So why is it growing so fast?…
Probably because the criminals are benefitting, making money out of your innocence or belief that "it won't happen to me".
Whether we like it or not, whether we understand the threat or not, you need to start thinking about protection because it is going to happen to you.
Insurers in the UK too are seeing the impact with more businesses wanting cover and more and more claims being made…
Estimations are that around 75% of SMEs don't insure against cyber risk
This is not going away, in fact it's rapidly growing. What you will face in 2017 is likely to bigger and worse than in 2016.
And all this ahead of the new GDPR legislation that changes data management requirements from 2018 that will add further considerations for organisations.
This is not a scare mongering tactic but a genuine need to get you all to become more aware and protect your business assets. If you don't you could easily find yourself one of the ever increasing statistic.
What You Can Do About Your Small Business Cyber Security…
There are some excellent software and IT solutions out there to help you protect your business in cyber world but:
- How much does your business need/have to invest in cyber protection?
- What is the right solution(s) for your business?
- How do you know if your current systems and processes are keeping you secure?
- Who do you turn to to seek advice?
These questions aren't easy to answer, many small business would prefer to delay such decisions… until it's too late.
So don't fall into the "it won't happen to me' trap and seek out advice.
Advice can come from initiatives such as Get Safe Online and National Cyber Security Centre or from your IT supplier or attend cyber awareness events as all will help you become safer.
AND remember it is you, the business owner, that need to b doing this not your IT team.
As Elizabeth Denham said when applying a record fine to Talk Talk in 2016.
"Today's record fine acts as a warning to others that cyber security is not an IT issue, it is a boardroom issue. Companies must be diligent and vigilant. They must do this not only because they have a duty under law, but because they have a duty to their customers."
At your next board meet or monthly review of your business ask the question "what are we going to do about our cyber threat in 2017 and who are we going to turn to to help up us"
Still Unsure About Your Small Business Cyber Security?
At Risk Evolves we provide advice and guidance to SMEs that delivers structure and ongoing support, providing the Freedom to Innovate and Confidence to Grow.
We will work with you to implement Cyber Essentials, a government-back certification that reduces the risk to your business of Cyber attack.
Many companies are reviewing their Supply Chain providers in order to improve their resilience to the cyber threat. By taking simple steps to reduce your risk of cyber disruption, you will be demonstrating to your customers that you are serious about protecting information.
If you are unsure how 'at risk' you are they please click this link for a FREE cyber security analysis.
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011
A speach that will stay with me for a long time.
So to all my friends overseas I have reproduced it here for you to read...
This is all so close to us ..... NZ is a small country you are never more than 4 people away from someone you know or knows of you with only 4 millon people everyone knows someone. .... this makes it almost personal.
The earthquake that struck the Canterbury region at ten to one yesterday has wreaked death and destruction on a dreadful scale.
There is no reason that can make sense of this event.
No words that can spare our pain.
We are witnessing the havoc caused by a violent and ruthless act of nature.
Many people have lost their lives. Families have lost their cherished loved ones. Mates have lost their mates. These deaths are the greatest loss.
Today all New Zealanders grieve for you Christchurch.
To all those who woke up in Christchurch today feeling lucky to be alive, we know that you too are shocked, unnerved and grieving. We know that your loss is sharpened by fear.
Our minds go to the mothers and fathers comforting children struck by anxiety and disbelief.
They go to the elderly, infirm and isolated who experienced this event alone and who remain blunted by shock.
And they go to each and every Cantabrian who has stoically endured six months of aftershocks, only to be hit by the biggest shock of all.
On behalf of New Zealand let me say to all of you: We feel your pain, as only a small nation can, for none of us feel removed from this event.
I am a proud son of Christchurch. I was raised there, I got my first job there, my sister lives there, my mother died there, I know what a wonderful place it is.
But my connection to Christchurch is no rare thing.
All New Zealanders have a piece of our heart in Christchurch.
All of our lives are touched by this event.
A friend or family member who lives there. A time spent studying there or a memorable experience had there.
We feel connected to your suffering. Your tragedy is our tragedy.
Today I want Christchurch to hear this message: You will get through this.
This proud country is right behind you and we are backing you with all our might.
The world is with us.
Our Australian neighbours, our British and American friends, the great countries of this world, all are putting their shoulder to your wheel. They are sending their support, their expertise, their people to help us.
Christchurch, today is the day your great comeback begins.
Though your buildings are broken, your streets awash, and your hearts are aching, your great spirit will overcome.
While nature has taken much from you, it can not take your survivor's spirit.
This devastating event marks the beginning of a long journey for your city.
It will be a journey that leads us from ruins and despair to hope and new opportunities. From great hardship will come great strength.
It will be a difficult journey, but progress is certain, things will get better, Christchurch will rise again.
On behalf of the Government, let me be clear that no one will be left to walk this journey alone.
New Zealand will walk this journey with you. We will be there every step of the way.
Christchurch; this is not your test, this is New Zealand's test. I promise we will meet this test.
Today and tomorrow our focus must be on preserving lives, on rescuing those who are trapped and treating those who are injured.
We pay tribute to the hundreds of search and rescue workers, emergency personnel, medical professionals and each and every person who is contributing to this effort.
You are heroes amongst us. Already the bravery and resilience of Canterbury is on show.
In the weeks ahead our journey will take us to new obstacles, new challenges.
We have a city to rebuild. We have peoples' livelihoods to restore. We have a community's confidence to inspire.
We will rise to these challenges.
We will rebuild this city resolutely, and with the conviction that this is what it is to be a Cantabrian, what it is to be a New Zealander.
We are a country of pioneers. Whether we came by waka ( Maori boat) , sailboat, or aeroplane, we came with the conviction that we could build a new life in this country.
That great pioneering spirit will come to the fore in Christchurch over the coming months and years.
Though lost lives will never be replaced, and though your city will never look the same again, you will rebuild your city, you will rebuild your lives, you will overcome.
We have seen many cities in the world come back from disasters on this scale, and Christchurch will be no exception.
I know that all New Zealanders stand ready to help.
Right now, we can help by rallying around those who are grieving, supporting those whose livelihoods are in peril.
My message to all Kiwis who want to help is - act on that desire. No act of kindness is too small.
Right now, you can help by offering support to friends and family who are hurting. Offer them a bed or a roof over their head if that is what they need. Make your donations to help those who have been hit hardest.
As infrastructure recovers, your visits to Christchurch will be welcome.
Above all, throughout this journey, offer those affected your love. Know that your humanity is more powerful than any act of nature.
As we look to the future, New Zealanders should know that the Government is going to do everything we can to support the recovery and rebuilding of Christchurch.
We are a resilient nation, and we will not bow down to this challenge.
John Keys 23rd February 2011
6 comments:
- By Hoki Quilts said...
Laurie you are so right, John Key spoke so well and with so much compassion.
Just by the by, love your new photo it's a lot more youthful than the previous ; ))
- 23 February 2011 at 17:17
- sunny said...
Thank you for printing that, Laurie. My heart goes out to all of New Zealand. Such senseless destruction.
- 23 February 2011 at 17:50
- Isabella said...
Gosh Laurie that was some speach brought tears to my Scottish eyes I dont think it matters where we are from we still feel the mothers pain everybody is somebody's son or daughter
- 23 February 2011 at 23:55
- Bee Jay said...
I heard him speaking on our TV coverage - so hard for him! Thoughts and prayers with my Kiwi brothers and sisters. BTW Love the new pic Laurie. Blessings!
- 24 February 2011 at 04:14
- BubzRugz said...
Hi Laurie,
I watched the speech on thenews... over here in Aus we feel like family to NZ and I have family living there (N island) but my grandieboys other grandpa and other rellies live in Christchurch.... I am heartsore for all of you and wish you all the best....
- 25 February 2011 at 17:07
- Chocolate Cat said...
New Zealand and all the people caught up in this tragedy are in my thoughts and prayers xxx
- 27 February 2011 at 17:02


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I have now made 75 swaps, put my Mum on a plane at 6.15am this morning and am feeling slightly more human than I was a couple of days ago!
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Three students from the University of Limerick have put their spin on Drake's God's Plan giving the man himself a run for his money.
It is, of course, election week in UL and the lads are running for office under the collective name of Two and Half Men - clever considering one of them is only 5'8 (can't tell you which one!).
Kevin Whelton, Jack Gorman and Eoin Ryan have been best friends since the beginning of their college days and well, it looks like they don't want to leave just yet.
The Woodwork and Technical Drawing students collectively decided to run for the roles of ULSU President, Welfare Officer and Academic Officer last year and have been planning their campaign ever since.
The future teachers, yes these guys may be teaching your children in the very near future, hail from Cork, Tipp and Westmeath.
It's safe to say they have got their campaign off to a smashing start with this cracker of a promo video.
We can only imagine the looks they got shooting this one but those drone shots are pretty impressive.
Let's just say if they can lead as well as they can act then the students at UL are in safe hands.
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After the big Persian loss in the sea battle at Salamis Xerxes sent a messenger to the Persians to announce the "calamity"
Now there is nothing mortal which accomplishes a journey with more speed than these messengers, so skillfully has this been devised by the Persians: for they say that according to the number of the days of which the entire journey consists, so many horses and men are set at intervals, each man and horse appointed for a day's journey. These neither snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness of night prevents from accomplishing each one the task proposed to him, with the very utmost of speed.
When I read that I thought it was just a quirky translation that made it sound like the postal service motto. But then reading the appendix of things inspired by Herodotus, the US Postal Service motto is mentioned. Who knew?
I also learned that Herodotus and Sophocles were friends and Sophocles adapted passages from Herodotus for Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone. Aristophanes was also a contemporary of Herodotus and he wrote a parody of Herodotus called The Archarnians. You know I am going to have to read all three of those plays.
Byron wrote The Isles of Greece a poem mourning the Greeks who died at Thermopylae. Elizabeth Barrett Browning's first published poem was "The Battle of Marathon." Later husband Robert got into the act with "Pheidippdes" and "Echetlos." And A.E. Housman wrote The Oracles with the final line of "The Spartans on the sea-wet rock sat down and combed their hair." And of course there is The English Patient which I am now going to have to read given that Herodotus makes a big appearance in it.
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No one's ever going to confuse a meal at a 24-hour restaurant with fine dining, but most people can't even pronounce "sous vide" at 3am. Instead, these all-night spots are where the partiers, insomniacs, and people who have to catch early flights all come together to eat giant plates of greasy food and maybe make out with a stranger in the parking lot. So if you can't sleep, these are the places you should eat.
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Canter's Deli
In no world does Canter's pastrami compare to that of Langer's, Brent's, or Wexler's, but that hardly matters when you walk into this Fairfax landmark at 3:30am. Because the entire city is here. You'll see drunk club kids standing in line next to your 70-year-old landlord, and the band you just saw play at The Roxy passed out in a booth by the bathroom. It's a complete mess, and also an LA rite of passage. And if you feel like you have one more round in you, head back to the Kibitz Room, the bar that's every bit as weird as you'd think.
When you think about late-night dining, The Grove probably isn't the first place that pops into your mind. But tucked deep inside the attached Farmers Market is Du-par's, a classic diner that's open 24 hours a day - a fact even people in the surrounding neighborhood forget about. We like their omelettes, turkey club, and patty melt, but we can never pass up the opportunity to take down a stack of their excellent pancakes. They have a location in Pasadena that's also open 24 hours.
Sun Nong Dan
Sun Nong Dan is a classic strip mall spot in Koreatown with a full menu of excellent soups and Korean specialty dishes, but everyone is here for one thing - galbi jjim. It's a giant cast iron plate filled with rice cakes, vegetables, spicy sauce, and massive chunks short rib that melts in your mouth. It's a remarkable dish, and one that no one should be eating alone. Be sure to bring some friends along, no matter what time you decide to go.
25 Degrees wins the award for being the best 24-hour restaurant in LA that everybody forgets is open 24 hours. Located on the ground floor of the Roosevelt Hotel, this retro diner has plenty of solid options, but you're here for the burgers. We usually go for the Number 2 (burrata, pesto, and crispy prosciutto), but if you come during the day, you can build your own burger, too. Also, their milkshakes are pretty great.
The Original Pantry
The Original Pantry opened Downtown in 1924, making it a legend in its own right - no matter how objectively mediocre the food is. Come to this old-school diner after the bars get out on the weekend and expect a line out the door. Come at any other point during the week and expect some of the best people-watching in town. Everybody's eating giant plates of eggs and bacon and grumbling about the better days - even you. This is a great place to head after a late concert at Staples.
BCD Tofu House
BCD Tofu has locations all over Southern California, but we love this chain because their two Koreatown locations are both 24-hours, and serve the kind of food we want to eat after a long night of hopping around the neighborhood. The soon tofu pots are the specialities, but definitely make sure some galbi, bibimbap, and kimchi dumplings hit the table as well. This is an ideal spot when you're rolling with a big group in K-town and everybody wants something different.
Los Tacos
This tiny strip mall spot in West Hollywood serves the kind of giant enchilada combo platters and cheese-topped burritos that taste good any time of day. That said, they taste best at 4am after a long night out in Boystown and an ill-advised stop at Mickey's after hours. If you're really hungry, go for the cheese enchiladas, but otherwise, the taquitos and carne asada burrito are both delicious and easy to eat while you walk.
Western Bagel
Open since 1947, Western Bagel is an LA classic that serves quality bagels and sandwiches at locations throughout Southern California. But at their long-standing location in Van Nuys, they serve those babies out 24 hours a day. Given its location, it's not the best spot to hit after a long night of bar-hopping, but if you're up early in the Valley or have to catch a 6am flight out of LAX, their cheese bagel sandwiches are exactly what your body needs. Cash only.
Pacific Dining Car
Pacific Dining Car is one of the oldest continually operating restaurants in Los Angeles, and though its food isn't anything to write home about, a late-night meal here is still a uniquely-LA experience. The place started out in a real railway car, but has since grown into its fairly expansive (and oddly fancy) space in Westlake, just outside of Downtown. Inside, you'll be greeted by waiters in bowties - no matter what time it is - and led past giant pleather booths filled all the insomniacs in Los Angeles. Everybody's eating burgers, late-night breakfast, and the famous 10oz. Baseball Steak - which runs a cool $23 from 10pm-6am. They also have a location in Santa Monica.
Some of the places on this list have food that tastes good no matter where you fall on the sobriety scale. Fred 62 is not one of them. This classic Los Feliz diner is where you go when it's 3am, you just shut down Ye Rustic, and you need something in your stomach if you have any hope of being functional tomorrow. Our order is usually the Juicy Lucy, a peanut butter malt shake, and the largest basket of fries the waiter can carry.
Original Tommy's Hamburgers
Tommy's isn't going to win any Best Burger awards, but that doesn't stop the crowds from gathering at this classic outdoor burger window in Historic Filipinotown after a long night out. If it's your first time, get the double chili cheeseburger with a side of fries. If it's your 50th time, get the exact same thing, and then go eat it while sitting on the sidewalk like everyone else. Expect pretty long lines after the bars get out.
Izzy's Deli
Izzy's is a Westside staple and one of the only full-service restaurants in Santa Monica that's open 24 hours. Walking into this Wilshire spot on a late Saturday night is like stepping into a random diner on the Upper East Side. Expect elderly couples reading the newspaper and eating matzo ball soup, truck drivers filling up on big plates of eggs before hitting the road, and underage kids who are still a little too drunk to be seen at their parents' house. Get the turkey pastrami.
Crispy Pork Gang
Crispy Pork Gang gets overlooked a lot because it's in the same plaza as Ruen Pair - one of the best spots in Thai Town - and because it sounds like what we called our sixth grade bus-stop group. But they're open 24 hours, and have "daytime specials" that run from 8am - 12am, including tom yum soup, or crispy pork and rice, for under $8. If you're there late night - maybe after leaving Jumbo's down the street - get the pad see ew or the gang noodle, which has pork, crispy pork, and shrimp.


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