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Hormonal Therapy for Erection Problems
Testosterone can be given as a shot in the muscle, usually every 2 to 3 weeks. This is not the same as medicines you give as a shot in the penis.
Testosterone can also be given as a patch that is placed on the skin and changed every day. Or it can be used as a gel that is applied daily to the skin.
These medicines can be used to treat men who have high prolactin levels, which can reduce the amount of testosterone produced by the body and may lead to problems such as infertility or erection problems. Bromocriptine and cabergoline are taken by mouth.
How It Works
Replacing testosterone, if it is low, may increase a man's sexual desire, or libido.
Bromocriptine and cabergoline help to lower the amount of prolactin in the body. In some men, a noncancerous tumor on the pituitary gland causes the gland to produce too much prolactin.
Why It Is Used
Testosterone may be prescribed for men who have low testosterone levels. It is not recommended for men with testosterone levels in the low part of the normal range.
Bromocriptine and cabergoline may be prescribed for men with high prolactin levels.
Blood tests are needed to determine the levels of these hormones.
How Well It Works
Testosterone may improve libido and, as a result, may improve erection problems (erectile dysfunction) in men who have low testosterone levels.1
Bromocriptine and cabergoline may help restore sexual interest and potency when erection problems are caused by high prolactin levels.1
Side Effects
Side effects of testosterone may include:
Side effects of bromocriptine may include:
Side effects of cabergoline may include:
Side effects may cause some men to stop taking the medicine. Nervous system and mental side effects may linger for 2 to 6 weeks after a man stops taking the medicine.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
What To Think About
When thinking about hormonal therapy for erection problems, it is important to include your partner in your decision.
During the first year of testosterone therapy, you should receive a prostate examination, a PSA blood test, a complete blood count, and a liver function test every 3 to 6 months.
Although replacement of testosterone through injections or patches can improve a man's libido, it does not always improve a man's ability to have an erection.
Testosterone is not given as a pill.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
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Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan paid a visit to recovery workers and FEMA Restoration Center on Saturday.
Cardinal Dolan's visit was his third to the storm-ravaged borough.
He made a visit to the Mount Manresa Retreat House on 239 Fingerboard Road, which is housing 30 displaced families. Later Cardinal Dolan stopped by the Mission Church of Holy Rosary on 207 Sand Lane before visiting the FEMA's NYC Restoration Center on Hylan Boulevard.
Catholic Charities workers are currently staffing the case management service at the restoration center.
The Archdiocese of New York is distributing nearly $1 million raised through their parish collection to those hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, particularly those who suffered losses on Staten Island, as well as lower Manhattan and some portions of the upper counties of the archdiocese.

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It sucks HP's tablet flopped, I tried it at a Best Buy and it wasn't that bad, not close to as good as my iPad 2 but definitely, IMO, better than Android tablets and phones.
So slice off the iPad tablet (which even this article separates from PCs and laptops) and Apple got spanked in actual PC/laptop sales. Factoring in the iPad as a PC, which is highly debatable, is the only reason Apple has accomplished this.
How is an iPad a mobile pc - aren't you supposed to be able to work on them- i.e. run word and flash..... Tablets should not be considered mobile pcs.
Tablets are tablets.
Smart phones are smart phones.
Laptops are mobile PCs.
Even without being tethered to a computer anymore, I still don't see a tablet as a mobile computer. They're honestly just big PDAs. I can't hook a USB thumb drive or external drive up to one and copy files over. I can't use my LCD/LED televisions as a monitor. I can't run a dual monitor output on it. Can't hook it up to all my computer recording gear. Can't add/upgrade memory or hard drive space. Can't hook it up to my pc 5.1 surround gear.
They're neat, but only about as useful as a netbook (give or take in a few different areas). It's just my opinion, but my laptop can do soooo much more. That's a mobile computer.


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This month's carnival includes posts from all around Europe. Hope you enjoy!
In Photos: Gaudi's Barcelona by Laurence from Finding the Universe
I am fascinated by Gaudi and how his mind worked. Laurence has posted some brilliant photos of the artist's works in Barcelona.
Eiffel Tower in the Mist by Paul from Paris Inspired
Paul always has some great photos and interesting stories to tell. I love these photos of misty Paris.
Galileo Museum in Florence Italy by Average Traveller
Florence has so many fascinating museums. The Galileo Museum is a great place to visit for astronomy buffs or for anyone wanting to get away from the maddening crowds at the Uffizi.
A Budget Travel Guide to Bulgaria from Nerd Wallet
I imagine Bulgaria is generally quite budget friendly anyway but these tips will definitely come in handy when I visit Bulgaria this summer. I'd especially love to visit the Dancing Bears Park which thankfully has no dancing bears.
Isles of Scilly by Kenneth Lange
The mysterious sounding Isles of Scilly with their Mediterranean climate, white sandy beaches and friendly locals. All that in Northern Europe?
The Eighth Hill: EUR, Rome's Modernist District from Sharing Travel Experiences
This is definitely an off the beaten path area of Rome. I particularly love the 'Square Colosseum'.
6 of Scotland's Top Golf Courses from The Edinburgh Travel Guide
Check this out if you want to play golf in Scotland.
Infiorata di Noto 2012 by Kate from Driving Like a Maniac
A Sicilian flower festival with a difference. Chocolate, gelato and flower artwork. I should really get to Sicily!
Northern Italy Road Trip: Bressanone by Jul from This International Life
Road trips are great. Northern Italy is great. What's not to love?
Copenhagen's Vesterbro District by Nathalie from Perfect Boutique Hotel
Vesterbro looks like a really cool part of Copenhagen but then again all of Copenhagen is cool in my experience.
A Day in Colmar by Andy of Grounded Traveler
I've heard many great things about Colmar, it's particularly well known for its Christmas market but you can see from Andy's post it's worth visiting all year round.
Marmore's Falls: World's Tallest Man Made Waterfall by Laurel from Monkeys and Mountains
This waterfall in Umbria was made by the Romans in 271BC! The Romans were busy people!
The Best Fish and Chips in Scotland by Shanna from There and Back Again
Living in France means no fish and chips for me and I miss it! I might have to head up to Scotland to test out some of these places.
5 Things to Know Before Visiting Rom's Cinecittà Movie Studio by Keane Li.
What an amazing place to visit for lovers of Italian cinema, like me! La Dolce Vita and many other famous films and TV shows were shot here and this tour is something I would love to do on my next trip to Rome.
5 Things to Do in Istanbul by Ali from Ali's Adventures
Istanbul is on my dream destination list. I'm not sure when I'll finally get there but this list of things to do will definitely help me out although 'Eat' will probably be first on my list.
That's all for this month's carnival, I hope it inspired you a little and you'll get out and visit some of the places in the near future!
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For the fourth year in a row, U2 frontman Bono and some musical friends have taken to the streets of Dublin, Ireland, on Christmas Eve to sing some tunes while collecting money for charity. The AtU2.com fan site reports that Bono was joined by Frames / Swell Season singer Glen Hansard , Sinead O'Connor and Damien Rice , among others, at the busking session on the city's Grafton Street.
Fan-shot video shows the musicians performing three songs, as the crowd sings along: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," "Silent Night" and a rendition U2 song "Desire."
In other news, longtime U2 manager Paul McGuinness reports that 2013 may see the group deliver a follow-up to its 2009 album, No Line on the Horizon . In an interview with The Independent , McGuinness says, "There's always activity, so certainly expect a new record."
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The Kansas State team the Coyote men will play tonight is coming off its biggest win of the season, defeating previously unbeaten Ole Miss 61-58 at home. Freshman guard Marcus Foster, the team's leading scorer, had 15 points, as did Thomas Gipson, a 6-7 junior.
Just glancing at the Wildcats' starting lineup, it would appear USD's biggest challenge in this one will be matching up with a trio of 6-7 players across the front line. Wesley Iwundu, Shane Southwell and Gipson are all averaging more than five rebounds a game. With both starting guards 6-2, USD can expect to be challenged on the boards and in finding open shots. In six of the last seven games, the Wildcats have held opponents to season-lows in points.
"We learned a lot in November," Kansas State coach Bruce Weber told the Topeka Capital-Journal. "It's a new team with a lot of young guys playing and older guys who have switched their roles. We had to learn about ourselves, and our young guys had to learn what college basketball is about. We went through those early games in Puerto Rico and some struggles, and now you come back and go to practice and see what you need to improve and how you have to take your game to another level.
"We talked about coming into December and making it a month when we take a big step. We got the win against Central Arkansas pretty easy and a hard-fought win against Mississippi was a confidence-builder. This is a big stretch for us and a chance to make some progress as a team."
USD (3-5) is coming off a tough trip west with a loss at Air Force that included a spectacular number of second-half foul shots for the opponent followed by an overtime loss in Rapid City to Wyoming. The Coyotes got home from Rapid City early Sunday morning and left on a six-hour ride to Manhattan, Kan., Monday night.
Things to look for would be seeing how well the Coyotes can keep up on the boards against a team in which all five starters are solid rebounders. USD is a 16-point dog in this contest, so a win would be the sort of upset you'd expect when a Summit team beats a Big 12 operation. Beyond that, though, being able to find decent shots against a strong defensive team – whether the shots go in or not – would be an indication that the Coyotes making progress on the offensive end.
Historically, KSU has not had much trouble against the Summit League. Check that, the Wildcats have had no trouble with the Summit. They're 19-0 and 18-0 at home in these battles.
Some other interesting stuff:
- KSU is 8-0 against USD with an average points margin of 23.6 with USD losing on New Year's Eve of 2012 by a score of 70-50. The squads have played three times since USD went Division I.
- The Wildcats are 62-3 record at home in non-conference play dating back to 2006-07, including a 60-2 (.968) mark during the regular season. The squad has won 51 of its last 52 non-conference home games. The three losses have come to DePaul (2007), Oregon (2007) and Northern Colorado this season.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Tech will honor a campus police officer who was gunned down in December at its game on Saturday.
Police say the football team will carry a flag as they come out of the tunnel on Saturday decorated with No. 152, the badge number for Officer Deriek Crouse.
Crouse was shot to death on campus in December by a part-time Radford University student. Investigators still have not identified a motive for the attack by 22-year-old Ross Truett Ashley, who later shot himself.
Virginia Tech Police say the flag was donated by students from Virginia Western Community College
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- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.ploufsf.com/
- Phone: 4159866491x
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:30pm; Dinner: Monday -Thursday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 11:00pm and Sunday 5.30 pm-10 pm;
Happy hour Monday-Friday 2:30 pm - 6.30 pm on the patio and at the bar from 6.30 pm till close.
- Payment Options: AMEX,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Seafood, French
- Executive Chef: Mark Papedis
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Beer, Counter Seating, Fireplace, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Private Party Facilities: Buy outs are available. Please contact the restaurant for details.
- Private Party Contact: Victoria Garmash 4159866491x
- Special Events: Join Plouf Bistro for special evenings such as New Years Eve, Valentine's Day and Bastille Day (14th of July). Reservations are highly recommended!
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Plouf has terrace seating with heat lamps and a canopy. There are bistro style seating and an indoor fireplace. We have a 2-course Lunch Prix Fixe for $22 (Soup/Salad and Mussels) and a 3-course Dinner Prix Fixe $30 (Soup/Salad, Mussels and Dessert)Continued
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Plouf reviews from OpenTable diners
98 reviews since May 26, 2014
- Food3.8Service3.8
- Ambiance3.8Noise LevelModerate
great for outdoor dining (56)fit for foodies (43)neighborhood gem (34)great for lunch (25)good for groups (23)romantic (19)special occasion (17)hot spot (9)late-night find (8)scenic view (4)vibrant bar scene (4)great for brunch (4)kid-friendly (3)notable wine list (1)Show More
- WonderfulDianaVIPDined on 9/14/2014Husband had the calamari, said it was best ever and it was a huge serving. I had the baby lettuce salad, which was tasty and pretty. The warm bread was yummy. I had the Hawaiian butterfish with risotto and roasted squash. It was soooo good, I didn't want it to end. Husband had the sauteed salmon with cauliflower couscous, asparagus and lemon sauce. Both portions were good-sized. Husband had the chocolate-espresso mousse. Service was great and friendly.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- KentDined on 8/26/2014moules and frites. The best outside of Belgium! And, they have Chimay beer. Never tired of this place.Special Features:
- DisappointingOlymomVIPDined on 8/23/2014Our concierge recommended Plouf for fish and chips, though it's a French spot. The "alley" location is kind of claustrophobic and I'm not crazy about dining with pigeons so I suggest sitting inside. The staff was friendly, but maybe because they weren't busy, it felt like they hovered. The clam chowder was possibly the worst I've had; watery, few clams, with nearly uncooked bacon and potatoes. Maybe it got better when it cooked longer. The fish (cod) and chips wasn't bad, though the batter was too soggy on the inside for my taste, a common problem. The fries were pretty good. I wouldn't expect these foods at a French restaurant so I was surprised the concierge recommended them. Not a good choice for us.Special Features:
- Now THAT's a BistroOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 8/21/2014Popped into Plouf for lunch at the last minute with low expectations and was blown away by an outdoor dining experience that made me want to grab owners of places with Bistro in the name and drag them down to "International Alley" to see what that word really means.Special Features:
- Only order the butter fishJoyBellVIPDined on 8/20/2014The food here is absolutely sub par. With all of the restaurants in the city you are better off eating elsewhere. The service was good, but the food awful. The one dish in the party that was edible was the butter fish. The shrimp and grits were served cold. The grits were gunked up with horseradish and grease and were cold. Don't order that dish if you go. Lastly, steer clear of any "specials".
- FatigueFatiguedDined on 8/19/2014Used to be a cool, Euro-vibe place with decent food. Food was tired--even the easy dishes like a cheese plate. One main corse-inedible.Special Features:
- Disappointing foodseefoodDined on 8/18/2014I do not go out for nice dinner's often so when they disappoint, it seems like a big deal! The food did not excite, at all. The waiter gave us no direction in our wine selection, only offering for us to try what we had questions about which took a long time, interrupted conversation and ended with us choosing something we didn't love because we didn't want to keep asking after 3 tries! We split some mussels (not exciting) and duck (not cooked to our order). We finished with Creme Brulee (too big and too sweet). So besides the ambiance and the occasion of having a dinner with a dear friend and no children, Plouf was a bust.Special Features:
- Consistently GoodGrecaDined on 8/17/2014I am guessing I've been to Plouf as many as fifteen times and it is always good. In addition you can actually have a conversation. We always look forward to our dinners at this restaurant.Special Features:
- Best mussels anywhereBigbobDined on 8/16/2014Plouf consistently serves some of the best mussels anywhere in SF, which are only second to their pommes frite! Their pre fixe dinner is an excellent way for first-time visitors to enjoy a sample of the excellent menu.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Awesome place!SFCA415Dined on 8/14/2014I love this place and have been going here for years! The food is delicious as always and the staff is wonderful. I have never had bad service or food here for the many years I have ate here. I had a friend in town and he it was his first time here ans loved it. Highly recommended as long as they keep up the great work.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best Musselssunnyside1VIPDined on 8/14/2014Plouf continues to be a great neighborhood gem. My husband swears the mussels are the best ever!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DisappointedDisappointedVIPDined on 8/14/2014I was very disappointed at the quality if the food. I have not been here for over 10 years and it was really good back then.Special Features:
- Wonderful!foodgrlDined on 8/13/2014Our group of 10 family members had a wonderful time, everyone enjoyed the beautiful food and the kindness of our server. The food is as wonderful as it has always been. The prix fixe dinner is a great value; a soup or salad starter, a huge serving of mussels and sublime dessert.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- MusselsFishyVIPDined on 8/13/2014Yup. Their mussels are good. They have six or seven different dishes and preparations. At our table, they were all good. They have other food also, like hamburgers, which the table next to us had an order. They raved how good it was. So, if you want to have some good seafood, and have a person who just is not into that, you may have found your new place. Also, get an order of fries for the table with your order of mussels. Enjoy.Special Features:
- Nice service and ambianceLRinMarinVIPDined on 8/12/2014Two of us had an early dinner at Plouf and all was fine except for one of the dishes. I ordered one of the mussels entrees. The sauce was fabulous but the mussels were tiny. I expected at least some of them to be large or medium sized as I have had at other places. Each shell had a small piece of mussel in it and the bottom of the bowl didn't have much more. I don't know if that is typical or unusual. However the wait staff was very good, the salad delicious as was my friend's duck entree and we enjoyed the wine and after dinner coffee. I just wondered "where's the mussels?"Special Features:
- Once good. Now blah!NicolasVIPDined on 8/1/2014This restaurant was once known for its delicious muscle dishes, but the muscles or bland small and as unimpressive as the service. The fish and chips dish used to be a fresh lightly battered variety of fish. Now it's one solid piece of over fried cod. Gave me indigestion. Won't be back.
- Great musselsOpenTable Diner Since 2005Dined on 7/31/2014The mussels were absolutely fantastic. I wanted every last bit of broth as it was briny yet sweet and creamy. Would highly recommend it to anyoneSpecial Features:
- Very DisappointedmortDined on 7/29/2014The outdoor seating is nice as well as the interior. The staff was friendly and accommodating. The cocktails were solid. The food was terrible. We had the pre-fix, clam chowder, mussels and desert for $30. We also ordered a dozen oysters (we had to ask the server what kind they were). The server misheard our order and thought we only ordered one pre fix instead of two. The chowder was very watery, had only two clams, and was separating (there was oil floating the on top). There were barely any vegetables in the chowder. When the mussels arrived the kitchen hadn't bothered to remove the beards from 70% of the mussels. The creme brulee was warm and runny. The cheesecake was OK. To say I was disappointed is an understatement.
- A longterm fan, but not this timeSFFoodLoverVIPDined on 7/21/2014Generally, I love Plouf. I have eaten many things on the menu and have always had a great meal. This time I had the mussels/clams combo in Poulette. My stomach hurt for an entire day afterward. My daughter had the combo in the coconut milk broth and she also had stomach issues for the next day. My other daughter had the pasta, which was great. Generally, I really enjoy Plouf but something was off this time.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Salmon yes, mussels noPoldyVIPDined on 7/20/2014Two of four of us went for the mussels. While the mariniere sauce was delicious, the mussels were tiny and shriveled up. The salmon and hamburger were reported to be very good.
- Loved itMacDudeDined on 7/18/2014Dining at Plouf is a great way to take advantage of the mild summer weather. Al fresco dining with some fantastically fresh food, especially the mussels which are a must, well it's just delightful. The waiters were attentive and cheerful making for an overall great experience. If you're in San Francisco this is a place you simply must look up.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2004VIPDined on 7/17/2014Disappointed in their specialty: mussels. Small mussels, big price. Truffle french fries were yummy!
- Plouf kinda went PoufluvgoodfoodVIPDined on 7/16/2014The food was not as good as I thought it should be. I had the gravlax club. The gravlax was delicious but the poor selection of bread for the sandwich and the mayo and ice berg lettuce made me take the sandwich apart and just eat the gravlax with the side salad. The sandwich was impossible to eat because it wasn't pressed and cut small enough the way club sandwiches are so all the ingredients slid apart. One of my companions had the Oysters Rockefeller which she said were delicious. The fried eggplant heirloom salad was a nice idea but I thought the breaded fried eggplant was way too heavy and a mismatch for the heirlooms. I think I would try this place again and have the mussels which seem to be the house specialty.Special Features:
- UnderhillDined on 7/15/2014Our prix fixe dinner was a good value, and the mussels were delicious. The only problem was that the service was a bit too swift. Otherwise we felt as though we dining in France.Special Features:
- Bastille Day celebrationblainebVIPDined on 7/14/2014Great fun to go to Plouf on Bastille Day. Place was hopping. We took a francophile and enjoyed speaking French to the waiters, hosts, and other customers. Everyone in party mood. Good good all around. Tomato salad a standout.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Bastille DayphainoDined on 7/14/2014I like Plouf but hadn't been in years, and thought it would be fun to have moules frites and rosé on Bastille Day. The food was good, but they seemed a little unprepared for Bastille Day; ie: stuffing menus and putting up balloons around 5:30. They had also removed all the chairs from the bar, except the 2-5 being used, which was odd. I work in a restaurant, so I understand, but when I arrived early to meet a friend for a drink, I asked a server if there was another chair, and he just said, "no, sorry!" without offering an alternative? Could we sit somewhere else? Should I stand until my reservation? Should we go somewhere nearby instead? He didn't even ask if I had a reservation. I thought the service was uneven.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Not noteworthyRegularDined on 7/14/2014My wife and I tried 2 different mussel dishes as the reviews we read recommended those most highly. They were extremely small and quite disappointing, perhaps due to the time of year. Beef carpaccio appetizer did not even rise to the level of mediocre, it was the most bland example of such I can recall ever having. Desserts were good.
- Slow service hurting potentialOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 7/12/2014We went to Plouf for my son'Birthday dinner. Food was pretty good and atmosphere is high energy but authentic. The challenge was the service model. The Server was supported by a group of helpers. They were great but he was very slow and everything took a long time -20 min to get our first drinks and 20 more for a bottle of wineSpecial Features:
- Poor serviceHoodyDined on 7/11/2014At lunch, I was meeting a potential business partner for the first time. waiters (and the Manager!) hassled us every two minutes to order, even though we were clearly intensely talking to each other due to those important first 10 minutes of getting to know each other. When we did want to order, the same staff acted as if we were invisible. Then, drinks we ordered were never delivered and we WERE charged for them. This place is a 'business lunch' destination. I appreciate that they want to be sure and help customers keep the whole process to within an hour or so, but they need to be able to sense when lunchtime diners want to enjoy lively discussion and a more leisurely dining experience.Special Features:
- Ambience galoreDoodelsVIPDined on 7/10/2014Such a dynamic and enjoyable place. Wonderful mussels as well as other delicious dishes. Terrific staff, especially Loretta. Great atmosphere in Belden Place.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Pricey but deliciousMORGANDined on 7/10/2014Can't go wrong with Belgian food! The mussels were great, the fries were perfect and the cheese plate was good but a little small. Belden place is a great spot in SF, and Plouf fits in nicely.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- 8 of us on July 4thOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 7/4/2014When we first entered this restaurant, we felt a little hesitant, but the warm welcome and the excellent food soon changed our minds. Rockefeller and corn-coated excellent. Everyone who had mussels was pleased. Two of us had the Hawaiian Butter fish which was very good. Profiteroles were enjoyed by most. One French person found the chocolate too sweet, but that was the only negative comment I heard. Everyone congratulated me on my choice of this restaurant.Special Features:
- not happyveenDined on 7/4/2014We were disappointed. the bread was rubbery, the seafood was over dosed with.garlick and the steak.was.badly seasoned. Sweet waitress though and a french street bistro.feel.
- Cheap shortcuts ruin a meallunchieDined on 7/2/2014Our lunch at Plouf was marked by problems showing no one was paying much attention to the food: The tonic water in the G&t;s was flat. The coleslaw with the fired oysters had so much Tabasco on it it was inedible. The Oysters Rockefeller were cream spinach with an oyster and too many stale pale crumbs. The fish and chips had limp chips (the fish was fresh, but tasteless) and was served with cheap ready-made tarter sauce (Best Foods from Safeway, anyone?).
- FantasticLoreDined on 6/29/2014My husband and I celebrated our one year of marriage anniversary at Plouf this past weekend and it was superb. The dinner got off to a great start when they generously comped us each a glass of champagne when we sat down and it only got better from there. We shared the calamari appetizer which was excellent. I had the poulette mussels (so good!), my husband had the duck (divine) and we finished off on the perfect sweet note with vanilla ice cream mixed with peach and raspberry compotes. Overall, it was a great meal.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- alleydiningDined on 6/28/2014Cool location in hidden alley. The food was very good, though not outstanding, e.g. I've had better gem salads, but the mussels were excellent. The service was uneven, with some of the staff friendly and others not so much. Plouf was uncharacteristically empty the night we were there.Special Features:
- Off night?SteveDined on 6/28/2014I have been coming here for 10 years, but my most recent visit was disappointing. I ordered the Angus burger and was brought out the steak. When I pointed out the error, the server took it away and then I waited for 10 minutes without anyone addressing the incident before receiving my burger. I was surprised our waiter didn't come over at least to explain a burger was being prepared. I was just left waiting. My wife said the mussels were good but not as delicious as they usually are. Another person in my party had to send her fish back to be cooked longer. And the restaurant was only 25% full at that point, so it is not like it was too busy to execute well. I'm sure I will give it another chance, but it was definitely a let-down.
- Plouf is terrificjkugelmassDined on 6/24/2014If you love high quality mussels with a range of sauce options, Plouf is the place. In the middle of a great restaurant alley, Belden Place, being there is part of the fun, but the food is the most important draw. Al fresco dining, if you wish, although the patio is more noisy.Special Features:
- Only good for mussels.UKfoodieDined on 6/24/2014Atmosphere was good as was the service, but the food was disappointing. My friends loved the mussels however the sandwiches are not great!Special Features:
- Mussels, mussels, mussels!TNFoodieDined on 6/20/2014What a great find! You feel as if you are in Europe in this quaint alley chock full of culinary finds. Plouf is a lovely restaurant with the best mussels prepared a myriad of ways (who doesn't love bacon!?) Prompt, friendly staff made us feel welcomed and pampered. Profiteroles were the birthday lagniappe for my husband!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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Jeremy Freedman wants Queen's to know more about Israel. And Israel to know more about Queen's – and Canada. That's the impulse behind his recent donation, underwriting a three-year joint endeavour between Queen's Faculty of Law and the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University.
The gift, from the Jeremy and Judith Freedman Family Foundation, will subsidize a number of initiatives. A faculty member from Queen's will be invited to teach a short, intensive course at Tel Aviv University, and a faculty member from Tel Aviv will be given a similar opportunity at Queen's.
Freedman's generous donation will also underwrite an annual Bora Laskin Lecture, to be given by the visiting Tel Aviv faculty member, or another prominent Israeli scholar, and open to the broader Kingston community.
In its third year, Freedman's donation will underwrite a conference, "Constitutional Culture – Israel and Canada," which builds on Queen's and Tel Aviv's particular strengths in the areas of public and comparative law.
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Nov19-12, 05:45 PM
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Apr21-13, 09:02 AM
The Definition of Morality, retrieved from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/morality-definition/, April 21, 2013.
The term "morality" can be used either
1) descriptively to refer to some codes of conduct put forward by a society or,
some other group, such as a religion, or
accepted by an individual for her own behavior or
2) normatively to refer to a code of conduct that, given specified conditions, would be put forward by all rational persons.
Morality is not genetic. It is conceived from the interaction of people. The common idea from above's definitions is people. Human beings are social animals. Check this link for more information: http://www.wiringthebrain.com/2011/0...come-from.html
Apr21-13, 08:52 PM
Is morality genetic?
The ant/bee moral code is simple and not learned. In the case of dogs it is a bit more abstract -- loyalty to the group and all that -- and partly learned and partly innate. With humans it is even more abstract and more is learned and less is innate, but the basics are in there. Loyalty to the group is important. The question is, what is the group? Everyone has a different concept of the group, so that complicates things. Unlike ants, two groups may develop moral codes that are quite different. But I think that the basic moral principles are more or less the same for the great majority of people.
When I was at Harvard the ideas of BF Skinner dominated the psychology department. Basically it was that everything was learned. I thought that was a crock. Later the idea fell from favor, largely due to the work in linguistics of Noam Chomsky, who convinced most that the basics of language are innate.
I don't really know, but think Chomsky won like this. Marvin Minsky and the artificial intelligence people wanted to do automated understanding of language. They went to the then-orthodox Skiinner faction and were told that there were no innate rules and everything was learned by trial and error. Minsky tried that and it didn't work. He then went to Chomsky, who was also at MIT, and they figured out what the innate laws of language were. That worked.
Apr21-13, 08:59 PM
Jun6-13, 01:53 AM
I consider that the developmental stages each has its specific morality, meaning the everybody has the spectrum within them. The one that is followed is learned by experience.
One specific level of morality that must be mentioned is that those who live by rational thought and abstract concepts are the only ones capable of altruism beyond those that they meet on a daily basis. Knowledge, objectivity and rationality are central to the concept of psychological assertiveness and considering the outcomes of their actions. Those that have learned to live by their emotions and the emotions of others have not reached this level of morality.
Well that just about explains the state of our society.
Jun6-13, 06:01 AM
I don't like when people say things are because of "genetics". Sure it may play a role in some things but a lot of people write it off as "meant to be" and "no control over it".
I think morality is learned and how you were raised such as parents, media, school, environment, etc.
Jun6-13, 12:25 PM
Genetics is used as the ultimate excuse but so to an extent is learning. What about free will, especially when it comes to a subject like morality. Once you are an adult, you are largely able to choose your environment and learning experiences.
The only problem with free will is that choices are clustered in a similar way to the Locus of Control.
Internal Locus of Control - Knowledge and rational decision making are clustered with doing good deeds for the common good and also honest self-evaluation and taking responsibility for self-improvement and self-confidence. Assertiveness, which boils down to forethought about outcomes, is dependent on objective, rational and informed decision making.
External Locus of Control - Ignorance, subjectivity, emotional decisions, self-adoration, passive aggressivity and co-dependency. If there is one objective evil in the world, it must be co-dependency, destroying a person that you allegedly love and care for for the sake of blind egoism.
Clustering means that unless you choose knowledge, rationality and objectivity, and the difficult process of honest self-evaluation and taking the blame for your part in life's problems, you will be co-dependent. The problem is that in the world of ratings, sales and facebook likes, what sells is the myth that you can have your cake and eat it. People are being told that they can be irrational, overemotional, ignorant and subjective and be independent and empowered. They can have self-confidence that is independent of others rather than a brittle shell of egoism. They can be moral.
So their free will is corrupted in a society filled with myths and lies. Their decision making process is corrupted.
That appears to be the major influence of learning on morality.
Jun19-13, 08:52 AM
I do not know for sure if morals are genetic, but it does not seem to me to be otherwise. Sure, there might be free will, which, by the way, might not even exist, but how would so many cultures choose basically the same set of morals? You do not see anyone killing anyone else because they believe it is "right." In fact, pretty much our whole society has adopted the same set set of values. Ask almost anyone and they will almost certainly say that killing is wrong. I find this much too coincidental to even be a learned behavior. Sure, there are cannibals, but even they do not eat everyone. And, what about the moral of self-preservation? You may not consider it a moral, but if the idea that one should not die has somehow survived the ages, then how else could it have been passed down if not for genetics? Sure, there are depressed persons in society who choose suicide over self-preservation, but they make up the minority by far. Self-preservation prevails in every culture, and I do not even see how it can even be a learned behavior. For example, if a little kid tries to ride his/her tricycle without a helmet, his/her parents might say to him/her, "Wear a helmet, it is dangerous to go without one." The kid immediately understands that it is bad for something to be "dangerous" (this does not mean that they won't still argue, though) even though the parent has never specifically stated that the kid should be worried about self-preservation. Even if you find a way that self-preservation is learned somehow through imitation or something like that, then how would the behavior be accepted? Why would the behavior be learned? Even if the parent specifically said to the child, "Remember self-preservation!" then why would the child listen to the parent? How would understanding and listening to authority be a learned behavior, as well? If the child learns self-preservation through imitation, then why would the child be imitating things? And finally, what about feelings? Have you ever seen people say that they don't like happiness, besides goths (I hope I'm not being stereotypical by saying that goths don't like happiness, but that is my understanding of them), which are, once again, an insignificantly small minority? Happiness is not a learned behavior, yet almost 100% of the population experience and like it. Even if it was a learned behavior, then there would have to be some behavior in society that is passed down from generation to generation so that the set of morals adopted by each person in our society was so similar. Otherwise everyone would have a completely random set of values, or, more likely, none at all, which obviously isn't the case for our self-preserving, imitating, happiness-loving, and curious society.
Jun19-13, 05:56 PM
This does feel like familiar ground that gets covered on a fairly regular basis, but I must confess that this is at least a different angle on it. A couple of responses to what has already been said here throughout the development of life there have been repeated examples of co-operation overcoming the basic programming of self-interest, from the first genes collecting together on chromosomes, and the first multi-cellular organisms, through to the development of animal societies and ultimately the complexities of modern human society. But the underlying reason why that has happened at every level is not because of nobility or morality, which are entirely intellectual constructs, but simply because ultimately co-operation is more effective than self interest in achieving the primary goal, which is not just self-preservation, but actually maximum self-replication.
But the drum that I beat every time, and this is where it feels like so familiar ground to me, is to recognise that human beings, utterly uniquely, have a capability to act against mere instinct, against mere genetic programming. Though our genes undoubtedly influence our behaviour to a very deep degree, it is entirely mistaken to search for genetic explanations for a great deal of modern human behaviour. And pompous as this probably sounds, the very easy examples I would have to point to are the various humanitarian organisations around the world whose actions are excellent examples of humanity using its intellect to overcome its basic genetic programming. Of course there are plenty of obvious if more mundane examples of that kind of thing in everyday life. A much darker example of the same point is to say that when a male lion kills the cubs of the rival male it has just defeated, it would clearly be ludicrous to hold that lion criminally responsible for its behaviour. When a human step father maltreats the existing children of a new partner, it is right to hold him criminally responsible because it is reasonable to expect much more of a human being. That is not because of his genes and is entirely because of his ability to recognise and to understand the harm that he does, and therefore to expect him to choose to behave differently. The lion doesnt have that choice.
Jun19-13, 07:58 PM
[QUOTE=Ken Natton;4421046] "throughout the development of life there have been repeated examples of co-operation overcoming the basic programming of self-interest, from the first genes collecting together on chromosomes, and the first multi-cellular organisms, through to the development of animal societies and ultimately the complexities of modern human society. But the underlying reason why that has happened at every level is not because of nobility or morality, which are entirely intellectual constructs, but simply because ultimately co-operation is more effective than self interest in achieving the primary goal, which is not just self-preservation, but actually maximum self-replication."
I realize that this paragraph is probably intentioned to make a point as to the fact that most organisms don't really have morals and that they are just acting in the interests of the group, but if, instead, you are referring to my post, then I was not stating that people always acted in self-interest, I was just saying that people had a basic want for self-preservation. Of course, sometimes, other wants override this one, such as the want to help others, but that doesn't mean that the want isn't still their. Also, I was just using self-preservation as an example to show that humans seem to have wants in common, which may show some genetic correlation.
[QUOTE=Ken Natton;4421046] "The lion doesnt have that choice."
Assuming that lions don't have the ability to make choices and humans do places the human above the lion. There is no proof that a human is superior, even in thinking skills, over the lion. It is not scientifically correct to say that the lion cannot make decisions for himself/herself. This is something that is unprovable, or at least yet to be proven. It would, on the other hand, be okay to say that the lion has less choice than the human.
[QUOTE=Ken Natton;4421046] "But the drum that I beat every time, and this is where it feels like so familiar ground to me, is to recognise that human beings, utterly uniquely, have a capability to act against mere instinct, against mere genetic programming."
The point I was trying to get to was why someone would act against instinct. If our goals are not just to follow what feeling has us do, then what would our goals be? If each of us humans were to devise a unique set of morals to stick to, even when instinct tells us not to follow those morals, then our set of morals would all be completely different. For example, in my post, I wrote that, if you were to ask someone if killing was wrong, they would almost certainly say yes. Why would this happen amongst almost every member of the human race?
I like to draw an analogy to a calculator, which the human brain obviously is not, but it is still a good comparison. If you were a graphing calculator with a specific function, and you were provided inputs, then you would input these numbers into the function you were designed to carry out and come up with outputs. There will always be a specific pattern in which these outputs follow based on the inputs, but you would be the one "choosing" the outputs, so there is no reason for you to think that you have no free will. In fact, even if you were to try and do something unexpected to prove that you have free will, that still wouldn't prove your free will, because you have done that simply because you don't like the idea that you don't have free will, so you tried to disprove it. I don't mean to say that we are all just observers; this is what the calculator analogy was for: the calculator doesn't just observe the inputs as they come and go, it does something with them. This isn't just sitting around, but it is still without free will. Also, I don't mean to say that we definitely don't have free will, I was just showing that it is possible for free will to not exist. We live in a world without an apparent set of morals of its own, after all.
The main point I want to make is that there is no reason for us to stray from our feelings. When you feel like you have strayed from instinct, you may actually be following it. For example, if you donate to charity, this is probably because you not only get a good feeling from doing it, but you also feel that it is right. But where would this feeling of what is right and wrong come from? There is no way to prove through logical thought that something is right or wrong, so these morals must come from feelings. And why do we feel things? Feelings cannot be a cause of the mind, because you do not place them upon yourself. You are not the one who chooses to feel sad or angry. You are not the one who chooses to be happy. You can influence your feelings, but you can't control them, and even if you could, then why would you, for no reason at all, choose to feel certain feelings and not others? What logic would you follow to decide to have the feelings you feel? (Remember, you can't follow feelings to determine the feelings you feel, because that would involve a choice of the feelings you feel that hasn't been made yet). Also, for what reason would you choose to feel guilty about doing something like killing someone else? Guilt is a feeling that almost everyone dislikes, meaning that you probably dislike it, too, so there is no reason why you should place it upon yourself.
This means that feelings must come from somewhere outside of you, because there is no way for you to determine your feelings from the 'inside', which means that your morals must come from somewhere outside of you as well, because there is no way for your morals to be determined from anything but feelings that come from outside of you, which means that because you can't choose your morals from the 'inside', though you may or may not have a choice over your actions, you have no choice over your morals.
Jun20-13, 02:45 AM
exfret - My previous comment was not aimed at you in particular but was just a general contribution to the discussion as I perceived it. And there is the rub, clearly you and I perceive it very differently. There has been a previous, very lengthy thread discussing the issue of free will at a level that was generally way above anything that I could contribute to, but the general basis was to doubt, if not to utterly reject the notion of free will. My personal, entirely unscientific response to that is to powerfully dislike, nay to despise the notion that we are merely chemical machines governed ultimately and entirely by the quantum interactions of the fundamental particles of which we are made. You will have to go some to convince me that a human being is not far, far more than merely the sum of its parts.
A better picture of my viewpoint on this is the idea most definitely not my original idea that humanitys basic, genetically programmed behaviour is essentially barbaric, that civilised behaviour is entirely something that is learned, but is a very thin veneer that is very easily stripped away, exposing the unedifying reality that lies beneath. Guilt is a very interesting case in point. It is well established that guilt has nothing to do with the actual act, and only everything to do with our sense of how others perceive us because of it. Conscience is a sense of how others judge us, not directly a sense of right and wrong about our actions, although such a sense does inform our understanding of the judgements of others.
And to me, the point about this being something uniquely human is so glaringly obvious as to make me doubt the prospect of common ground. If we dont agree on that point then I think we can safely assume that any consensus between us is impossible.
Jun20-13, 02:01 PM
What I really wanted to emphasize is that there is no right or wrong, and if you have found out what is right and/or wrong through logical thinking, then I would be happy to hear it. (I say this quite literally, actually. It is a gloomy stance to take). Morals have to come from genetics, because we wouldn't produce them ourselves, and even if they did (I feel like I have repeated this multiple times before), everyone's morals would be completely different. Everyone's morals aren't different, though. Almost everyone has the same set morals. This is a fact only explainable by genetics.
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