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OK, three for four on soups. We're doing great! Even though I'll have made three trips to the grocery store three times this week. Whoops. And although I've done pretty good on soups, I haven't been doing very well with blogging. Making soup all the time is kind of exhausting. There's a lot of chopping involved.
Two nights ago I made white bean spinach stew (adapted from Smitten Kitchen's chard and white bean) and pesto parmesan bruschetta crostinis (adapted from Fat Girl trapped in a Skinny Body's recipe.)
I loved the poached egg on top of this soup, even though the poached egg pictured is a little overdone. A.J.'s turned out better, I promise. And I really liked the texture of the soup. But I sort feel like all tomato-based soups taste the same. The texture was certainly different than the lasagna soup, but it tasted basically the same to me. (A.J. said he could taste a definite different, so maybe I just don't have enough soup-eating experience.
Anyway. The pesto bruschetta crostinis were so delicious. I could seriously eat 100 of these cute little things. They were kind of labor intensive — think: nothing like the pumpkin fries, but similar in effort to frosting that pumpkin spice cake I made the other day — but they were completely worth it.
Because the bruschetta had to chill in the fridge, I started that first. In this bowl we have three roma tomatoes, seeded and diced, about half a red onion, diced finely, some minced garlic, some Parm and balsamic vinegar.
I mixed and got this:
I put that in the refrigerator to cool and prepared the bread.
So, Fat Girl suggests buying French bread. I read that as French baguette in the store, so my crostinis are about half the size of hers. No matter, smaller things are cuter, right? I made little mini crostinis. Crostminis? Crostinys? Whatever. They're small.
Also, I know the whole thing with bakery bread is that you want to buy it the same day you are going to eat it so it doesn't became stale because there's less preservatives in it. However, I bought my baguette a few days prior since I knew I was going to toast it anyway, which dries the bread out.
So I cut my French baguette into little slices.
And laid them all out on a baking sheet.
And added a dollop of (jarred) pesto to each one. (See what I mean about the effort involved? Tedious, but not difficult.)
And I set those aside to start the soup.
First, I sauteed the veggies (that's celery, carrots, shallots and garlic) in some olive oil.
OK, so the thing about making soup is that everything happens really fast. There's like this sweet spot between the sauteeing and the simmering that you have to add everything in and get the liquid in the pot so things don't burn. All that is fine, but taking pictures while all this is happening has proven to be extremely difficult.
So after I took the picture of the sauteeing vegetables, I added some white wine, two cans of drained and rinsed white beans, some veggie broth, some pureed tomatoes, a bay leaf, some thyme sprigs and salt and pepper and got this:
I let that simmer for about 20 minutes and then added baby spinach leaves and let it simmer for another 5 minutes.
While that was simmering, I began poaching eggs. This was my first two poach attempts ever, but it was pretty easy. I referred a little bit to Smitten Kitchen's poached egg tutorial, but the most important thing to remember is EGG SPA. I don't know where I heard about the egg spa, but it's basically what you want to think about when you're poaching eggs. In other words, you don't want boiling water, you want it just to be a nice cozy jacuzzi for your eggs. Also crack your egg in a bowl first, and right before adding it to the pot of spa water, give it a swirl, like a whirlpool. It's easiest to do one egg at a time and it takes longer than you'd think, so plan accordingly.
And it's OK if it looks messy at first.
This hot mess:
became this:
At T minus 8 minutes, I threw the pesto bread into the oven to toast.
When the edges were crusty, I pulled them out and scooped the bruschetta mixture on top of each one and sprinkled Parm on top.
These would make a great appetizer for a party. Or to eat anytime.
When I had the eggs poached and the crostinis made, I topped each bowl of soup with a poached egg and it was go time.
Here are the recipes for you to make this yourself:
PESTO AND BRUSCHETTA CROSTINIS (adapted from Fat Girl Trapped in a Skinny Body)
3 Roma tomatoes, diced, seeds drained1/4 c. red onion, diced4 tb. dried basil1 tb. minced garlic1 tb. balsamic vinegar2 tb. grated Parmesan cheese1 tb. olive oil1 long French baguette8 oz. pesto more Parm.
Mix the tomatoes, red onion, basil, garlic, vinegar and 2 tb. of Parm together in a bowl and let it chill for about an hour. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Slice the baguette into 1/2-inch thick slices. Dollop a little pesto on each slice and spread it around. Lay them in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for about 8 minutes, until the edges start to turn brown and crusty. Remove form the oven. Top with fresh bruschetta and sprinkle with Parmesan.
WHITE BEAN AND SPINACH STEW (adapted from Smitten Kitchen's)
Even though I made SK's version and it called for tomato puree, I'm actually going to eliminate that from this recipe because I didn't like that in there. It turned everything tomato-y and I think the white beans lost their flavor. I think it would turn out better with more veggie broth and less tomato.
handful of baby spinach3 tb. olive oil1 c. baby carrots1 c. chopped celery4 minced shallots2 garlic cloves, finely chopped1 c. dry white wine2 15-oz. cans white beans, drained and rinsed3 c. vegetable broth3 fresh thyme sprigs1 bay leaf1 poached egg for each serving of soup
Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large saucepan. Add carrots, celery, shallots and garlic and saute for 15 minutes. Add wine (scraping up any bits that have stuck to the pot) and cook it until it reduced by one-half. Add beans, broth, a few pinches of salt, freshly ground black pepper, thyme and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes, or longer if you need to. Add spinach and cook for 5 minutes more. Remove thyme and bay leaf.Serve topped with a poached egg.
Printable recipes here.
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- Cuisine: Pan-Asian, Southeast Asian, Tapas / Small Plates
- Executive Chef: Alexander Ong
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For hundreds of years in the bustling cities and fragrant harbors of Asia a favorite and familiar place to savor distinctive local dishes has been the side street beer house, or pejiu wu. Here, large mugs of beer complement emphatically fresh and tantalizing "street food" made with fresh local ingredients and regional spices that tend to be on the hotter side.Continued
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82 reviews since May 19, 2014
- Food4.1Service4
- Ambiance3.9Noise LevelModerate
fit for foodies (42)good for groups (35)neighborhood gem (34)special occasion (20)great for outdoor dining (17)hot spot (16)vibrant bar scene (16)romantic (11)great for lunch (9)late-night find (9)kid-friendly (9)great for brunch (6)notable wine list (3)scenic view (2)Show More
- ExceptionalWestCoastNewbieDined on 9/1/2014Dumplings were fabulously good. I had the chicken masala and my friend had the shrimp noodles. The portions were very generous and I was sure I wouldn't be able to finish the entire dish. Turns out I cleared my entire plate and sampled my friend's noodles! Everything was so delicious. I especially loved the crispy okra on top of the chicken. Nice twist. I am definitely coming back to sample other items on the menu. The oysters and ribs looked to die for.Special Features:
- BetelnutsffoodieVIPDined on 8/29/2014A fun place and great outdoor eating if SF weather cooperates. The food would be much better if they cut way back on the sugar. Many of the dishes were just too sweet.
- Old favoritedebbieDined on 8/28/2014Food was great and service started great until our server completely disappeared for a long time after we had told her we were going to order more!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good Timefoodie08Dined on 8/25/2014I hadn't been back to Betelnut in years, but my favorite dishes were still delicious. I was with one other friend, so we ordered four dishes (and agreed we would have been fine with three). Loved the greens beans, pork short ribs and roti - all were AMAZING. We also had the green noodles and agreed they were a little boring... Not bad, but not a highlight compared to the other three stellar dishes. Attentive service, and when we left after 10pm on a Monday we weren't the last group there.Special Features:
- My meal was good, not greatOurAnnualWeekInNewportVIPDined on 8/21/2014My wife and daughter enjoyed their meal, I wasn't as impressed with mine. I got the braised pork belly dish. When it got to the table, it looked great. Served in a stone bowl, with all the ingredients sitting atop a bowl of rice. Once it was all mixed up, however, it was little more than a bowl of fried rice - too much rice. The main ingredients seemed to get lost in the sea of rice. For nearly $20, I would have expected something different. The firecracker shrimp appetizer was quite good, though.
- Fun Fusion FareOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/21/2014Betlenut has a great menu that incorporates aspects of many different Asian cuisines. We were particularly impressed by the Papaya salad (light and tasty with some really good shrimp on top), salmon skewers (really good mushrooms on those) and braised pork belly (because who doesn't like pork belly). Definitely a good spot in a nice location.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Past its bestmsaisleDined on 8/10/2014Used to go to Betelnut pretty regularly. Haven't been for about 18 months & the quality and service have noticeably gone downhill. Szechuan green beans used to be a highlight but old tough & woody beans were used, & they were underseasoned. Soup dumplings were another menu favorite but they've been replaced by bland chicken dumplings. Firecracker shrimp was ok but so small as to be terrible value. The Betelnut concept is that dishes arrive at the table when they are ready, which would be fine except that it took so long for some things to arrive that we never had more than one dish on the table at a time. The service was really disinterested - waitress forgot to bring one of our dishes & was incredibly slow. Won't go back.
- I'd come backOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 8/5/2014Food was delicious. Nick was very attentive and personable. Definitely enhanced our experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DisappointedDiner28Dined on 8/4/2014Betelnut used to be one of our favorite places to eat--always consistently good food with fresh ingredients and service--we've been coming here for 15 years. They changed the menu and the recipes recently--and the changes were not good. The food was just ok to bad: lot's of salt (and bloating), heavy sauces, dried-out chicken satay (couldn't even finish it), brussel sprouts were burnt and dried out too-terrible, only good dish was chicken dumpling. Could have been an off-night in the kitchen---but with so many disappointing dishes I doubt it. I should have guessed there was a problem when the dining room had plenty of room--that didn't used to be true.
- Still worth a visit 12 years laterScottScaleDined on 8/2/2014Chose Betelnut to meet up with some friends, who like us, were over on vacation from France, as I wanted them to sample the asian fusion style of food which I remembered fondly from our time here in the early millenium. The choice of food on the menu is still great, we went for a mix of skewers and starters to share. The ribs were everyone's favorite. Desserts excellent too, in particular the coconut one. Good wine list from which we chose the Viognier which compared favorably with its French cousin Condrieu. Good margaritas too. Only downside was our server who seemed a little intimidated by our group (12 people/francophone/6 kids) and hence wasn't proactive in terms of recommendations. Overall everyone loved the place. I recommend it.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- betelnutrestaurantsDined on 7/31/2014Goof food but small portions which makes it pricey. Server was not very friendly. Scotch was $14 per glass which was filled with ice. They could definitely make it better.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 7/20/2014Nothing was very tasty. What happened? I loved it years ago.
- All Around Enjoyablenot2foodieDined on 7/17/2014Betelnut was a favorite when I lived in San Francisco, and still is after this dinner. Server was outstanding in recommending plates, sake flights, and local craft beers. Glad to see a fun fusion menu for kiddos too.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Still Hit and MissRegularDinerVIPDined on 7/13/2014Food offerings for renamed Betelnut are inconsistent and not what they used to be with the original Betelnut of several years back. Menu changes have been a disappointment. While the chicken tikka masala was tasty, the mango and jicama salad with chili sauce was BAD with no flavor or substance. We immediately returned the dish and the replacement papaya salad was OK but not great. The beef and broccoli stir fry was ordinary and somewhat greasy. Our small table got so jammed with serving plates we could barely eat. The waitress did her best to accommodate our concerns but seemed a bit impatient. We are not anxious to return to Betelnut.
- Unique Gluten Free Food!OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 7/4/2014There are several items on their menu specific for gluten free foodies. If the item is not onthe GF menu they will make it GF! Very accommodatingSpecial Features:
- Service great, food good price highJh26Dined on 6/29/2014A friend recommended this place to me. It's tapas style and the servings are huge so know that. The chicken lettuce wraps were incredible, a highlight. The remaining items were plenty good but not too impressive (chicken tikka masala, fried rice, beef skewers, brussel sprouts, and calamari). Given they have a lot to choose from, perhaps other dishes might be better. Overall, service was incredibly friendly and positive. Loved the ambiance. Just thought the price was high for the food being what it was.Special Features:
- Why the changeSFEaterVIPDined on 6/15/2014I still love the classics, but I'm not sold on the new menu. Why change something that has worked well for 20 years. Hmmm.
- Laksa12xxVIPDined on 6/11/2014The Laksa and firecracker ship with additional peppers thrown in were a big hit.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- small platesOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 6/8/2014food very interesting and yummy, all staff very helpful and knowledgeable, really enjoyed our dinner, I will return again!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always good!badger90Dined on 6/8/2014Service was outstanding! The food was good, but I feel the menu needs to be expanded a little bit.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 6/4/2014I love love that the old menu is back and the wait staff are amazing,,,All men though, I was not sure what that was about,,,,but great just the same. My four friends and I had a yummy time,,,,and we go at least 4 times a year.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Unknowing...RuGGEDROnDined on 5/31/2014I was uncertain why it seemed if the serving plates and dinner plates were smaller than what I was used to from other Asian cuisines. Then I realized that sharing all the different entrees was what was recommended. An I'm glad I realized this too... After sinking my teeth into what I had placed on front of me, I was envious of what was in front of everyone else... Soon to be satisfied with everyone else's findings... I was so eager to try more. So I did. It was sooo good... I talked about my dinner continuously the rest of the week. It was that good!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Still good after all these yearsSanMateoNativeDined on 5/31/2014Had a nice birthday lunch this weekend. Haven't been here is years. Restaurant still has a happy celebratory feeling. Food was very good. Glazed pork short ribs were excellent! Great service from a perpetually smiling waiter. The only downside is that the back room is a little dark and tired. Could use a makeover. Definitely will be back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent foodFoodexplorer2014Dined on 5/30/2014First time visit ..picked based on reviews from opentable.. food was excellent, service was great and we eat like pigs without paying a fortune. Will go back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The following 1296 reviews are from the Betelnut Pejiu Wu reviews archive.
- Miss the food qualityFlogDined on 5/17/2014I was so excited to try Betelnut again only to find disappointment. The quality left with George Chen.
- Wonderful service and foodRDBDDined on 5/16/2014Needed a nice place to eat before Art Market at Marina, found a gem. Excellent updated Chinese/Vietnamese menu with good variety of choices, well spiced, beautifully presented, and generous portions. Our waiter friendly, made good recommendations, provided efficient service.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DisappointedPeteVIPDined on 5/12/2014I've been going to Betelnut since it opened and Monday night was my first disappointing meal. The service was excellent as always. I took the short ribs off my list of the ten favorite thing I love to eat and moved it to the formerly favorite list.
- Best Green Beans everPattyDined on 5/10/2014Fantastic dishes, delicious and fresh. Must have the green beans. More casual ambiance than photo depicts, VERY loud music. Had many service issues (no water or menus, wrong wine etc.) but manager comp'd appetizer. Would recommed and take in on next trip to SF.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Used to be much betteremilyDined on 5/10/2014They recently changed ownership and you can definitely tell. The menu is not nearly as impressive and consistently amazing as it used to be. Now, if you order from the "classics" (the must-have items from the old menu) you're ok, but everything else is pretty lack luster. Under the old ownership, you couldn't go wrong with anything you picked from their menu. I'd be hesitant to return given the change. It used to be so much better.
- Nice comebackclosDined on 4/29/2014My wife and I went here on our first date over 8 years ago. We came here after we got engaged 4 years ago, and we return for our Anniverary dinner every year. When I went on line to yelp to make reservations, I was concerned to see some not so nice reviews about "our place". Seems a few folks had been saying Betelnut had jumped the shark. However the most recent reviews seemed to say there was strong efforts to bring the place back to it's orginal form. I also saw the recent reviews had someone from Betelnut responding to reviews - both positive and negative. That gave me hope. Happy to say all was better than execpted. Made me feel good that Betelunt was listening and responsding to feedback! Bottom line, we will be back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very solidDmr444VIPDined on 4/27/2014Great food and drinks. We are vegetarian and had tasty dishes. Reasonable prices and a good selection of sakes to choose fromSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always a Favorite !JamesVIPDined on 4/10/2014We cam here on our first date, 13+ years ago, and go every year for our anniversary, and then sometimes during the year. The food is always spot-on and the service is cordial, and not overbearing.Special Features:
- Awesome Place!OpenTable Diner Since 2006Dined on 3/31/2014The food was great, the service was better.The servers were all about making sure my night was great!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- We celebrate our anniversaryLeemoDined on 3/27/2014We celebrate our anniversary every year there so it was a special night for both of us. We first started our night with a rude unfriendly hostess. I think you should put someone that's friendly has a smile on her face not someone that didn't want to be there and didn't care. As far as food, it was good but took way too long to bring the food. They brought one dish then there was long gap before they brought another one. Over all I would just give it a 2 star. I don't think we're going there for a long time.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- BetelnutAnnieVIPDined on 3/25/2014fabulous in every way...food, service, ambiance... we had a lovely time and will return sooon.Special Features:
- Still Just As GoodbflopaulDined on 3/24/2014First went to Betelnut about 15 years ago when I was in town on business. Returned on this trip and was pleasantly surprised to find (taste) that the food was just as good... as was the overall experience. Great!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- still great!minmilDined on 3/21/2014all our dishes were really terrific and after all these years. Still going strong!Special Features:
- Excellent MealJohnAndEmyVIPDined on 3/21/2014We enjoyed an excellent meal at Betelnut. By far, they serve the best Roti I have ever had. It was crispy and came with two dipping sauces. While waiting on our main meal we had to order a second serving of the Roti. Also, their Hawaiian Wahloo dish was delicious served on a banana leaf and flavored with lemon, ginger, and onions.Special Features:
- Always love this place!OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 3/16/2014Everything was awesome, but the short ribs are the best!Special Features:
- S. B. Visitor who always returns!luv2eatDined on 3/7/2014We cannot say enough for the scrumptious dishes offered at Betelnut. Whatever you decide to order, you will be glad you did!! Happy eating, count on definitely being satisfied when you leave, and looking forward to your next visit!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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Deputies hoping to stem the illegal sale of "designer" drugs such as "bath salts" and "spice" found the contraband in two of four tobacco shops they checked in the Santa Clarita Valley, it was announced. The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station Juvenile Intervention Team conducted the operation July 8 and issued two citations to the shopkeepers, said Deputy Joshua Dubin of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. Selling the contraband is a misdemeanor punishable by county jail time and/or hefty fines, Dubin said.
Cannabinoids, which include synthetic marijuana or "spice," and synthetic cathinones, otherwise known as "bath salts," are increasingly available over the counter, according to authorities and referral networks that help get addicts into treatment. According to a recent report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the number of synthetic drugs being sold on the streets or over the counter rose by more than 50 percent over the past three years. The unregulated "designer" drugs are sold as tablets, capsules, or powder — often with names such Vanilla Sky and Bliss —and purchased in places such as tobacco and convenience stores, gas stations, head shops and via the Internet.
A study published in the August issue of Neuropharmacology shows that "bath salts" appear to be more addictive than methamphetamine.
July 03, 2014
By MICHELLE FAUL
Associated Press
Leaders at an African summit have voted to give themselves and their allies immunity from prosecution for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide at a new African Court of Justice and Human Rights.
The decision comes as the continent confronts human rights violations and has two sitting presidents and one ousted president facing charges at the International Criminal Court.
Amnesty International called it "a backward step in the fight against impunity and a betrayal of victims of serious violations of human rights."
"At a time when the African continent is struggling to ensure that there is accountability for serious human rights violations and abuses, it is impossible to justify this decision which undermines the integrity of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights, even before it becomes operational," said Amnesty's Netsanet Belay.
The decision came June 27 at an African Union summit vote in Equatorial Guinea from which journalists were excluded, Amnesty International said. News of the vote was imparted obliquely in a statement recently, about the summit outcomes. A paragraph listing legal instruments agreed at the meeting included the "Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights."
That amendment bars the court from prosecuting sitting African leaders and vaguely identified "senior officials."
Forty-two African and international civil society and rights groups had objected to the amendment, noting in an open letter before the summit that the impunity violates international and domestic laws as well as the constitution of the African Union.
Simon Allison of the South African-based Institute for Security Studies wrote in an op-ed piece before the vote that "there are enough compromised African leaders who might stand to benefit from the immunity on offer."
He noted that there is an argument to be made that guaranteed immunity for presidents and senior officials might actually encourage African states to engage more enthusiastically with the proposed new court, and to abide by its rulings.
"If Africa's leaders aren't worrying about their own fate, they won't have anything to lose by cooperating," he wrote.
And it might keep the court clear of the complicated political issues that have bogged down the International Criminal Court at The Hague.
That court has been accused of unfairly singling out African leaders. Earlier this year the African Union urged its members to "speak with one voice" to prevent criminal proceedings at ICC against sitting presidents. Only Botswana objected then, as it has now against the promised impunity at the African court.
The African Union has failed to persuade the U.N. Security Council to defer the trials of Kenya's president and his deputy on charges of crimes against humanity for allegedly orchestrating postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people in 2007. Both men deny the charges. The Africans also wanted the deferral of criminal proceedings against Sudan's president, who has been charged with genocide in Darfur.
June 26, 2014
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Plan ahead, allow extra travel time, or steer clear of airport-area traffic the weekend of July 25-28. These are the messages that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), and Caltrans are advising the public in advance of a major bridge demolition that will result in 57-hour street closure of a portion of Century Boulevard, a major artery leading into Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), that weekend.
"We're advising motorists to steer clear of the construction zone and avoid getting caught in traffic during the 57-hour closure," said Metro Board Chair Diane DuBois. "We're also encouraging the public to visit Metro's web site at metro.net/crenshaw for the latest updates including recommended detours." DuBois noted that the demolition work is necessary at this time for Metro to stay on schedule for the new light rail line that will connect the Metro Green and Expo lines in 2019.
"World class cities have world class airports, and world class cities have world class transit. And we all know Los Angeles is the greatest city on earth," said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. "So we are going to take down this bridge and we're planning ahead to make sure that disruption is minimized just like we did with the Carmageddon that never materialized."
For the effort, dubbed the "Century Crunch," Walsh Shea Corridor Constructors, a contractor working for Metro's Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project, will demolish a defunct railroad bridge at the intersection of Century and Aviation boulevards from 9 p.m. Friday, July 25 until 6 a.m. Monday, July 28. The work is necessary to clear the site for a new light rail train station. Demolition will close a portion of Century Boulevard at the Century/Aviation intersection. The street is a major artery leading into LAX during one of the busiest travel times of the year.
The "Century Crunch" will also reduce lane capacity on Aviation Boulevard by half. All southbound bound traffic lanes will be closed in the area, while Aviation's northbound lanes will remain open.
"Angelinos, we've been through this before, and we're asking for your patience as we tear down an old bridge to make way for a state-of-the-art light rail system," said Los Angeles Supervisor and Metro Board Member Mark Ridley-Thomas. "So we're asking you to reroute your drive for two days at the end of July. In return we're going to build you a system that ultimately will connect our urban center to LAX and the South Bay."
Motorists are advised to monitor real-time traffic conditions prior to beginning their trips and to follow recommended detour routes.
The detour area is approximately 1-mile between La Cienega and Airport boulevards.
Westbound: For westbound traffic on Century Boulevard heading to LAX, motorists can head northbound on La Cienega Boulevard, turn left (west) onto Manchester Boulevard, turn left (south) on Airport or Sepulveda boulevard, and then turn right (west) on Century Boulevard to enter the airport.
Eastbound: Leaving LAX on Century Boulevard, motorists should turn left (north) onto Airport Boulevard and proceed to Manchester Boulevard.
Motorists can then turn right on Manchester Boulevard to proceed eastbound to La Cienega Boulevard or turn right (west) to proceed southbound to Century Boulevard.
"While there is no way to predict with certainty how much extra time passengers will need to be on time for flights, the Century Crunch will significantly impact traffic in and around the airport," LAWA Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey said. "This year's summer travel season is expected to break records for the number of passengers using the airport, so whether flying out, picking someone up, or if you work at LAX, plan ahead and expect to take longer to get there."
Travelers to and from LAX are not the only ones impacted.
Employees of local businesses and hotel guests also will be affected. Metro and its contractor are conducting extensive community outreach in an effort to mitigate the closure's impacts.
As part of the traffic management plan, freeway message signs on the I-405 and I-105 freeways will advise motorists of street closures.
"Like the major I-405 closures before it, the closure of Century Boulevard will require cooperation among transportation agencies and with the public," said Caltrans District 7 Director Carrie Bowen. "Los Angeles has a great track record of handling these traffic impacts like champs, and we are confident we can all work together to keep freeway traffic running smoothly."
On local streets, LADOT will monitor real-time traffic conditions in efforts to help keep traffic moving as quickly as possible. LAPD traffic officers will also be stationed at key intersections during the effort.
"This intersection averages over 92,800 motorists daily, which underscores the importance of managing the traffic at this location," said Jon Kirk Mukri, general manager, City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation.
"The Department of Transportation is committed to working with Metro by monitoring the traffic flow and making the necessary real-time adjustments to the traffic signal timing and by providing traffic and intersection control as it is needed, to help manage the impeding traffic congestion along this project route."
Airport travelers are encouraged to use public transportation to access the airport, including the Metro Green Line. Passengers traveling to the airport should exit at the Aviation/LAX Station, and then catch the free 'G' Shuttle bus from Bays 6 and 7. The 'G' shuttle, operated by the airport, serves all passenger terminals. Metro Line 120 (Imperial Highway) also serves the Aviation/LAX Station. Metro Bus lines serving the airport include Lines 102, 111, 117, and 232. These lines all terminate at the LAX City Bus Center on 96th Street just east of Sepulveda Boulevard. Municipal providers with service to LAX on the weekend include Beach Cities Transit Line 109, Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Line 3, Culver City Line 6, and Torrance Transit Line 8. All four lines serve the LAX City Bus Center. Flyaway buses provide a one-seat ride to the LAX passenger terminals. Flyaway provides service on four routes connecting LAX to LA Union Station, Van Nuys, Westwood, and the Expo/La Brea Metro Rail station. To plan your trip on public transportation, visit metro.net and use the trip planner.
Traffic will not return to normal after the bridge demolition is completed. For the next 16 months, one lane in each direction on Century Boulevard will be removed as the contractor builds infrastructure for a new elevated light rail station at Aviation and Century. This will leave three traffic lanes in each direction. The public is advised to continue to allow extra time when traveling through this area.
For more information on the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project, the Century bridge demolition, related street closures and recommended detours go to metro.net/Crenshaw. Join us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CrenshawRail and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/crenshawrail.
July 03, 2014
By Stacy M. Brown
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer
Not even the Supreme Court can stop the Congressional Black Caucus from moving forward in its mission to protect African-American voters and others at the polls.
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), led a contingent of caucus members and several minority groups in a public plea to Republicans on June 18 to take up legislation that would restore the voting rights protections shot down last year by the nation's highest court.
"Voter discrimination is real in America," said Fudge, 61. "We have a voting rights bill that has been sitting in the House for months and months and it's being held up by Chairman Bob Goodlatte."
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and other Democrats have urged lawmakers to update the 1965 Voting Rights Act. In 2013, the High Court voted to strike down key components of the law, including allowing nine states to change their voting requirements without advance approval from the federal government.
Fudge and other Democratic legislators said Goodlatte, (R-Va.), who serves as the House Judiciary Chairman, has blocked efforts to get a bill passed that would restore portions of the law that the Supreme Court struck down.
Democrats are seeking greater protection for minority voters and they want to ensure that individuals aren't turned away from the polls because they don't have proper identification or for other reasons.
Goodlatte, 61, has vowed to protect voting rights.
"I fully support protecting the voting rights of all Americans," he said. "As Congress determines whether additional steps are needed to protect those rights, I will carefully consider legislative proposals addressing the issue."
However, with June quickly coming to a close and legislators preparing to return to their home states for summer break, without a resolution Congress would be hard pressed to pass a bill prior to the November midterm elections.
It's that scenario that Democrats said they fear because many minority voters could find it difficult to cast their ballots with the way the law currently stands.
"Voting is the language of the American democracy, if you don't vote, you don't count," said Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights in Northwest.
"This principle has been echoed time and again by resounding bipartisan majorities in Congress and by presidents from both parties," said Henderson, 66. "The issue of voting rights has historically been, and will forever be, bipartisan. The House Judiciary Committee cannot shrink from this historic obligation."
CBC members and leaders of several other groups said they recognize this time as being crucial in the battle to achieve a more balanced voting rights law.
Lorraine Miller, interim president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said it's imperative that Congress act now.
"This is a critical time for action. As we approach the anniversary [of last year's Supreme Court decision], we must act with renewed urgency in advancing the Voting Rights Amendment Act through the congressional process," Miller said. "The looming risk of voter disenfranchisement threatens our democracy and failure to advance this legislation gives a free pass to voting discrimination."
June 26, 2014
By George E. Curry
NNPA Columnist
The 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer is being commemorated this week in Mississippi and it provides the perfect backdrop to reflect on the transformation of not only Mississippi, then the deadliest state in the nation, but the entire region.
As I have written in the space before, there was a popular joke about Mississippi making the rounds during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Supposedly, a Chicago seminary student was awakened at 3 a.m. by a voice imploring him: "Go to Mississippi! Go to Mississippi!! Go to Mississippi!!!" The seminary student said, "Lord, you said that you will be with me always, even until the end of the earth. If I go to Mississippi, will you go with me?" The heavenly voice replied, "I'll go as far as Memphis."
Of course, if the Lord was reluctant to go to Mississippi, the chances of a Black surviving there were slim and none. I had just completed my junior year at Druid High School in Tuscaloosa, Ala. in the summer of 1964. Alabama had its own violent history when it came to race relations, but Mississippi was the one state we knew was worse. In fact, whenever a national ranking of any kind came out, we would always say, "Thank God for Mississippi."
Of course, we all awaited the beginning of Freedom Summer, a national mobilization of mostly college students who would descend upon Mississippi in 1964 to help civil rights activists, led by Bob Moses of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), assist Blacks in voter education and voting.
More than 1,000 students, about 90 percent of them White, participated. With so many northern Whites descending on the state, the nation would be watching. And Blacks like me, who grew up under America's version of apartheid, knew that virulent White racists in Mississippi would not go quietly into the dark. They would go into the dark – where they did their most tawdry work – but they wouldn't be quiet about it.
And sure enough, at the outset of Freedom Summer, three civil rights workers – James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman – were arrested in Nashoba County by Sheriff Cecil Price, a member of the Ku Klux Klan. That night, they were released. Tipped off about their impending departure, Klansmen abducted the three and murdered them. Their bodies were discovered seven weeks later 15 feet below an earthen dam.
While looking for the three civil rights workers in rivers and swamps, other Black bodies were discovered. One was Herbert Oarsby, a 14-year-old boy who was wearing a Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) T-shirt. The bodies of Henry Hezekiah Dee and Eddie Moore, who had been expelled from Alcorn A&M College for civil rights activities, were also discovered. The remains of five more Black men were found, but never identified.
It wasn't until 1970 that anyone was imprisoned for the slayings of Chaney, Schwerner and Goodman, with six years being the longest time served.
In 1964, only 6.7 percent of Blacks were registered to vote, the lowest in the nation. Today, more than a third of Mississippi's voters are Black and the state has the largest number of Black elected officials in the nation.
But that progress came with a price, with people losing their jobs –and even their lives – simply because they wanted to exercise their constitutional right to vote. The casualities extended beyond the three civil rights workers.
According to the book, Freedom Summer by Doug McAdam, in the summer of 1964 alone:
• At least four Blacks from Mississippi were murdered because of their civil rights activities
• Four people were seriously wounded
• 80 summer workers were beaten
• 1,062 people were arrested
• 37 churches were burned or bombed
• The homes or businesses of 30 African Americans were bombed or burned.
Visiting college students weren't the only ones responsible for the success of that summer. When Berea College withdrew as a training site for students headed South, Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio, now part of Miami University, stepped forward.
Attorneys volunteered from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the National Lawyers Guild and the ACLU. Medical professionals, participating as individuals as well as members of the Medical Committee for Human Rights, also joined the caravans headed to Mississippi.
The level of national support emboldened Black Mississippians, such as Fannie Lou Hamer, to challenge the seating of the all-White Mississippi delegation to the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City.
As Attorney Thomas N. Todd likes to remind us, this was done before the existence of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media.
It's good that civil rights vets are celebrating Freedom Summer this week. But the challenge today is to reignite that passion and sense of commitment. Many of the problems of 1964 are still prevalent today. We need another Freedom Summer, Winter, Fall and Spring.
George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/ currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook.


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All the things I mentioned below may be considered as the supports for my favorite tv series—Heros . Firstly Immitataion Man—Peter. The younger brother of fly man,why I call him immitation man.?Some people say that the ability of Peter is to absorb super ability while I am not agree with this point.The DNA of the immitation man should belong to the dissociative state.It seems as if he can perceive the thoughts of the super ability owners for he can know what happened to her brother even if he is in his dreams! Secondly Fly man—Nathan The elder brother of the immitation man.As for the reason why he can fly ,there isn't any obvious manifestation.For my own understanding,there are two reasons:firstly,he can control the air flow to make himself achieve the state of flying.Secondly,he can ignore his own quality. Thirdly Mind-read man He is a man without confidence but can read other people's eyes.Perhaps he can contact with other people without talking. Temporarily,however,he can only read mind. Fouthly Big eye girl There is another name for her,persuative girl.I feel that her ability is not to change other people's thoughts but cover their eyes.To let them believe or follow her thoughts to act. All these above are some of my personal perspectives of Heros .I am a fan into sci-fi series.I hope more people can share their ideas with me.
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I've been joining one swap after the other on Swap-bot, and just started getting into some more creative ones. Store-bought postcards are nice and all, and definitely easy to send, but I wanted to go a bit further. Further than even handmade envelopes (those are too easy for me).
The first big one for me was a swap about hand-carved stamps; you make one, you get one. I've made my own rubber stamps before, though usually of images from Japanese rubber stamp books, but, for some reason, it was a challenge to do it this time around. It's just been so long since I've made one, so I felt a bit rusty, but I was also concerned that my partner might not like what I sent.
After reading Good Mail Day and looking through the related Flickr group, I'd found some lovely postcard collages I really liked, and wanted to make some of my own. (See Postcards from December.) Well, my partner for this swap turned out to be one of those collage artists I'd admired, so I wanted to make sure I sent something nice.
I took so much time debating on what the "right" image for her stamp would be, paging through every rubber stamp book I own (trust me, that's a lot). I knew it was all self-inflicted pressure, so at some point, I just picked one and went for it. I got it to a point I liked and sent it off, forgetting to take a picture first. Here's a scan of my test sheet though, with the final image at the bottom right:
When I sent the stamp, I also included a postcard collage I made, as well as a little note explaining that I admire her work and such. Hopefully she won't think I'm a stalker or anything.
After this, I'm not sure what creative swap I'll try next. I was thinking of a handmade postcard swap, but I've gotten a bit sidetracked. I had a few sad swap packages, but then I came across some lovely art forms that I'd like to try my hand at.
A few days ago, I was browsing someone's Flickr favorites, and came across elise.blaha's paper projects set. What really stood out to me were the books made from binder rings, combining all sorts of collected papers with photos, notes, and other items, in a sort of informal but beautiful variation on scrapbooking. Most of the individual pages are pretty simple, which I like, but then the books have different themes or time periods, which is nice and also very personal.
To me, the format is really great, since it's so simple and flexible; you only really need something you can find at an office supply store for cheap, and the rest of the materials can be pretty much anything. I've been wanting to reduce what I have in craft supplies (some of which may be done through a giveaway here soon), so this might be a nice way to use them up. I just need to come up with a theme and a size, and then start making things.
However, I just came across another art form that really stood out to me, though I'm not sure if I can manage it. It's called etegami and is a Japanese art form focusing on simple drawings done in ink as postcards. The intent is to draw something simple you see, like a vegetable, flower, animal, or whatever, add a message, and then send it to a friend. The subject can be something from your day or a seasonal thing, and the message can be a poem, a quote, or just a greeting. They're not meant to be perfect though, and the rougher they are, the more interesting they can be.
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Hey there,
We are using Couchbase cluster for a high-load ad-serving system.
thousands of HTTP requests are coming to our load balancer in a second.
Every HTTP request is handled by one of our application server (which is web server with couchbase C client)
We have written a C code that loaded into our HTTP web server, and every request is handled by the Web server, being filtered with the relevant parameters and headers, and then it will go with the Couchbase C client to the cluster to get a specific documnet and to increase it's counter document.
For every single HTTP request we are using "lcb_create" to create the instance and then "lcb_connect" if the instance was created with no errors.
I'm experiencing an hectic problem with executing this code thousands of times in a second.
every ~400-500 requests we are getting a connection error:
"ERROR: Connection failure (0x18), Could not connect to server within allotted time"
seems like the couchbase cluster can not handle this amount of connections per second.
This is the current code we are using for connecting the cluster:
err = lcb_create(&instance, &create_options); if (err != LCB_SUCCESS) { syslog(LOG_DEBUG,"Failed to create libcouchbase instance: %s\n", lcb_strerror(NULL, err)); return 1; } (void)lcb_set_error_callback(instance, error_callback); /* Initiate the connect sequence in libcouchbase */ if ((err = lcb_connect(instance)) != LCB_SUCCESS) { syslog(LOG_DEBUG,"Failed to initiate connect: %s\n", lcb_strerror(NULL, err)); lcb_destroy(instance); return 1; }
As per my understanding, "lcb_create" and "lcb_connect" are two methods that require large amount of resources from the cluster , and therefore the couchbase is having diffucults to respond, and thats why we are getting this connections errors.
Maybe we should somehow gather our connections into one instance and do not execute "lcb_create" and "lcb_connect" for every single request.
Is there anyway to implement it in C code ?
Is it possible to check if there is already an instance that was created, and to use it instead of creating an instance every time ?
Maybe "lcb_create_io_ops" can help here ?
* Just to clarify
the cluster is not cpu-loaded. the servers are fine in terms of IOPS\ CPU RAM and SWAP.
we are really frustrated,
we would like to hear any opinion from you.
Thank you very much.
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Depending on your application you could either use a singleton or a connection pool. One thing to bear in mind is that libcouchbase don't use _ANY_ locking internally, so you as a user have to ensure that you use it in a safe way in your application. The good news is that libcouchbase don't use any global values, so you are safe as long as you don't use the same lcb_t from multiple threads at the same time.
If your application have many threads that once in a while needs to access the Couchbase server a resource pool may be what you want. All you need to do is to create a number of instances and store them in a "pool" somewhere. Now whenever you need to perform an operation you allocate a preconfigured instance from the pool to preform your operation before you return this to the pool.
I wrote an example of a connection pool yesterday that you may use to pick some ideas from:
Obviously you shouldn't create new handle each time and connect it during the each HTTP request to your application.
* lcb_create just allocates and initialize memory for structs
* lcb_connect is doing actual connection to the cluster and fetch cluster config and topology using HTTP protocol
* next operation like lcb_increment will also establish new connection to the data node (only first call)
I've done something similar what you are describing. You probably heard about nginx webserver, and I've implemented module for that, you can use it as a distributed cache, or expose couchbase interface as HTTP.
Here is the home page of this experiment
Back to your question, usually it should be enough to create and connect single lcb_t object, and use it for the future operations. If your application is using threads and shared memory, you should implement a queue between IO thread (which will own lcb_t and all callbacks) and the rest application.
This is the very common problem of couchbase . In my company also we are tired of this issue. We seek information from the couchbase team (US) but they suggested to increase the servers node & hardware capacity . We also got the same problem with JAVA & PHP client. Still we are searching for some new things.If your company is using Couchbase then please share the idea so that I can analyze and share some new things.


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