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The two tournaments, each consisting of eight teams, would take place in Portland, Ore. during a four-day period in November 2017. Knight's 80th birthday is Feb. 24, 2018.
This event would have more collective star power than any of the previous tournaments played at Maui, New York, Orlando or the Bahamas. The 16 Nike-sponsored schools -- mostly elite programs -- include Michigan State, Kentucky, Duke and North Carolina.
The other schools are Florida, Ohio State, Connecticut, Georgetown, Texas, Oklahoma, Stanford, Oregon, Xavier, Butler, Gonzaga and Portland.
"You can only have one school per conference, and with the current climate you never know," Hollis said. "We have the commitments to move forward from the 16 schools. What we're doing is creating the greatest in-season basketball event of all-time."
Hollis said how to split the conference teams hasn't been determined yet. The format for the event would have each set of eight teams play games at the Rose Garden and Veterans Memorial Coliseum on a Thursday in late November. The two events would switch sites for Friday's semifinals and consolation bracket.
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Not to mention the revenue that would be generated for the City.We're talking huge. And, we wont have to go very far every few years to scout superior talent. I like it. Good stuff. Im particularly fond of anything that promotes education. And Jimmy V, forget about it. Never give up.
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The cost of traveling into Chicago will jump next year — be it by bus, rail or car.
As of Jan. 1, the privately run Chicago Skyway will raise the toll for cars nearly 15 percent: to $4 from $3.50.
Two weeks later, the Chicago Transit Authority will increase rates on passes used by more than half its bus and rail riders. Seniors, some travelers from O'Hare, and Soldier Field Express bus riders also will see fare jumps.
And on Feb. 1, Metra is increasing the price of its 10-ride ticket — for the second year in a row.
That bump comes exactly a year after the biggest fare hike in the commuter rail agency's history. Riders on average had to shelve out 25 percent more to ride trains beginning Feb. 1 this year.
Rachel Goodstein, a 60-year-old North Sider and former 43rd Ward aldermanic candidate, uses the CTA and, occasionally, the Chicago Skyway. She calls the travel increases "frustrating.''
The 30-day senior "reduced pass," on the CTA for example, will shoot up to $50 from $35, a 43 percent increase.
"A little here, a little there. Pretty soon you're talking about real money," said Goodstein, riffing on a well-known quote from the late U.S. Sen. Everett Dirksen of Illinois.
Former Chicagoan Kenneth Milton, 66, is none too pleased about the jump in tolls to drive the less than eight-mile Chicago Skyway connection to Indiana. Tolls are set by the Skyway Concessions Company, which inked a 99-year lease with the city in 2005 in exchange for paying the city $1.83 billion upfront.
Now an Indiana resident, Milton drives his wife to work in the city each weekday morning, drives home and then repeats the process every afternoon to pick her up. The increase from $4 will cost him an extra $2 a day.
"Now it's going to cost $4 dollars" one way,'' Milton said. "For what? I know they might be allowed to do it. But it's just a ridiculous rate.''
As of January 2011 — after Skyway rates jumped to $3.50 from $3 — the Chicago Skyway had the highest toll per mile of any interstate toll system tracked by the Federal Highway Administration.
The FHA listed the Skyway rate at that time as 46 cents a mile for the average passenger vehicle. The jump to $4 on Jan. 1, 2013, based on FHA data, will put the cost per mile at close to 52 cents.
"This is getting out of hand," Milton said. "Nobody is getting a 14.7 percent raise nowadays."
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Settlement offer does not quell quest for justice
By Jennifer Johnson
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Nearly two years have passed since 28-year-old Marine veteran James Whitehead was fatally shot outside an Orange auto parts store by off-duty police Captain Robert Arnold, yet the legal battles surrounding the homicide are far from over. A financial settlement was tentatively awarded to the family this month, but the survivors said they would rather have justice than money.
"I think about James every day," Whitehead's sister, Brandy Boyett, said as she and her family readied to persevere through yet another birthday without her little brother around to share in the celebration. "It really makes me sad for his daughter, too, because everyone needs a dad."
Boyett is still grieving the loss she felt when a bullet struck her brother's chest as he leaned back in the passenger seat of a pick-up truck at O'Reilly Auto Parts in Orange, killing him. Whitehead was unarmed, trying to leave the scene of a heated verbal altercation when the incident occurred. Boyett has relived the moment time and time again – hearing the gory details while sitting through arbitration and mediation hearings, interviews with investigators and attorneys, and while researching what can be done to bring her brother's killer to justice.
"This whole thing has been a nightmare," she said. Still, she can't wake up. According to Boyett, this horrible, horrible dream won't be over until her brother's killer is called to account for his actions.
Hope for justice in the courtroom was all but lost when Orange County District Attorney John Kimbrough brought the case before a grand jury but failed to secure an indictment on the shooter after not calling a single eyewitness to the stand. In the days following the grand jury's "no bill," then-Orange Police Chief Sam Kittrell released a 36-page report detailing the improper actions taken by Captain Arnold when he shot the unarmed civilian. At that time, Arnold was placed on indefinite leave. But neither the Whitehead family nor Arnold was satisfied with the rulings. Both sides have since waged civil court battles, and a group dubbed Justice for James has been actively seeking Arnold's criminal prosecution.
Robert Arnold, using the opportunities afforded to him as a civil servant, petitioned for an independent arbitrator to rule on a request to be reinstated to his position on the Orange Police force. Arnold alleged his civil servant rights had been violated by investigators failing to inform the police captain that he was under investigation for the fatal shooting.
Michael Grossi, an out-of-state police officer trainer and Arnold's expert witness for the arbitration hearing, told the arbitrator, "I was surprised to see that he wasn't terminated for excessive force," but concluded, based on reading statements, that Arnold was justified in shooting Whitehead that July day in 2010. Grossi was paid between $7,500 and $8,000 for his testimony, he said. Grossi was the only witness to say Arnold had acted correctly.
Forensic pathologist and medical examiner Tommy Brown said Arnold was no more than 8 inches, possibly even less than 6 inches, from Whitehead when the fatal shot was fired – a close proximity for an officer to be in if he felt he were in danger, Orange Police Department investigators pointed out.
According to the John Cash Smith, the attorney representing the city of Orange during the arbitration hearing, "We believe, by more than a preponderance of the evidence, that it was a killing, not what police call a 'good shooting.'"
Still, the arbitrator ruled that Arnold had not been informed there was an investigation into his actions, and ordered the officer put back to work. The city of Orange is appealing the ruling, and has refused to put Arnold on the streets of Orange with a badge and gun.
"Arnold used incredibly bad judgment, and because of that, lives were ruined," Smith said of behalf of the city. And, Smith said, Whitehead "had his life snuffed out by actions by this police officer.
"The gist of this from the standpoint of the city of Orange and the City of Orange Police Department — this should never have happened."
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"You're goddamn right I shot you." According to testimony from eyewitness Randy Edwards, those are the last words Whitehead would have heard from his killer before he expired in the parking lot.
The thought of such a horrible end to a war hero's life sickens Boyett, who said she was even more sickened by the implication her brother caused his own death.
"He was disorderly, sure," she admits. "He didn't deserve to die for that, though. And, to think of his killer walking free, maybe even being allowed to shoot someone else as he works in the streets as a 'peace officer,' is just appalling."
Whitehead's family – mother Diana Franken, father Vernon Ray Whitehead Sr., daughter, and common law wife, Karlan – petitioned a federal civil court in Beaumont via a wrongful death suit against Arnold and the city of Orange. Mediation in Judge Thad Heartfield's court with all parties has recently made headway, with a tentative agreement struck. The final judgment will be declared next month, according to sources close to the case.
Whitehead's only child will receive 60 percent of the financial settlement award, each parent will be allotted 15 percent and the wife will get 10 percent. Jennifer Hughes, the minor child's mother, said the family was forced to take the mediation offer, having been strong-armed by Arnold's attorney.
"They said if we didn't take the offer, when we got our ruling they would take it to appeals court in New Orleans and get it overturned." Hughes' attorney told his client that, due to the laws governing civil servants in Louisiana offering blanket immunity, Arnold's council would prevail. "They had us bent over a barrel; we had no choice but to accept the offer."
Although Hughes couldn't comment on the settlement amount, sources suggest the dollar amount could be in excess of $600,000.
No backing down
"We don't have anything to do with their civil case; we're not interested in the money, although I think (Whitehead's) daughter deserves it to help take of her," Justice for James leader and Veteran Services officer Ken Cavaretta said. "We want to see justice done for this Marine veteran who served his country as a hero only to come home and get shot down in cold blood."
Cavaretta has been instrumental in garnering public support in an effort to have the homicide re-examined in criminal proceedings. Cavaretta and Justice for James supporters conducted a rally on the steps of the Orange County Courthouse calling for the removal of District Attorney Kimbrough, have championed the cause in neighboring communities and veteran functions, and are seeking federal assistance in furthering prosecution on allegations Arnold deprived Whitehead of his civil rights.
"We really believe in this," Cavaretta said. "We won't stop until we've exhausted all our avenues, and there are a lot of us involved in this call to action."
'60 Minutes'
Most recently, Cavaretta has reached out to the CBS news show "60 Minutes," an opportunity afforded when he was interviewed by the TV crew about a Veteran's Court project he has spearheaded in Harris and Jefferson counties.
"Seeing James' killer brought to justice is always on my mind," he said. "I try to use any avenue I can to get the word out that such an injustice as this is going on. Like I said, we really believe in this."
60 Minutes reporter Ashley Velie requested all Cavaretta's information on the case to investigate the matter further. In the meantime, the Justice for James group is planning a second rally to be held at the Orange County Courthouse in late summer.
"We have to expose what's going on here," Cavaretta said. "We have a killer walking the streets. We need a prosecutor that is willing to stick with a case and do the right thing."
If the roles were reversed......
If the police officer was white, and the victim was black, every news channel for a year would have been glued to this, Obama would be pressuring federal courts to prosecute, etc etc....... It was a white guy that died, so the media really doesn't care. When the hell is the media, and people in general going to realize people are people, and quit even going into the "race card mode"?
For the above comment..Yes
For the above comment..Yes Whiteheads daughter is "ACTUALLY" his. I lived with him and the daughters mother during the year they found out they were expecting! so spread some more ridiculous lies..thanks for that..
So, according to many of the
So, according to many of the people on here, in theory, if someone calls me names and is making a fool of him/herself, I have a right to kill him/her? that is absurd! Arnold is an oficer-he knows how "diffuse" the situation without killing an unarmed person, which makes it worse.
Let's not talk about
Let's not talk about taypayers money becsusr I find it absolutely absurd that they are still wasting taxpayers money on trying to build a BOGUS CASE AGAINST ARNOLD!!!! HE has been no billed & WON his arbitration!!! Furthermore the actual documents from O.P. D . s shooting board says he wsmas in his rights to shoot...notice the attempted to terminate him for other things...not the actual shooting!!! So innocent...Whitehead WAS NOT!! Beat his wfe,huh? Then why the hell is she still married to him. But check this out....documents show that R. Arnold filed for a divorce. AFTER...REPEAT...AFTER he filed for a divorce she made that claim.....what's the best way to ruin a Police Officer??? Make a false statement. Note: she refused to testify , she didn't show up to court or something like that.....but as you can see nothing happened because I'm willing to bet it was not true!! Actually I don't think anything the media has wrote or plastered on the T.V has been accurate....as a matter of fact I know uymts not because I sat thru the arbitration...I read the arbitration report and honestly ...this is racism at its finest!! You have several people that know mire about this than we EVER could....say that Arnold should have never even had to go thru this....Texas Rangers...who basically say Sam Kitrell is full if crap...and the arbitrator who says in his report Sam Kutrell was trying to make this personal..... Arnolds lawyer made the people testifying for O.P.D. s.Kitrell, W.Robinson,S.Robinson, & L. Martin look like fools...he tripped them up in a few lies.All thier wrong doing Has not been exposed yet,but I'm sure it will in this little law suit he has...and then maybe those Officer I mentioned above jobs may be on the line....you do understand by him filing a suit with the EEOC there was actually a process where they done some type of investigation and found that there w6as some truth to his claim or it was a least worth looking in to...this may not end well for O.P.D.!! Have you read Arnold actual petition...if they wanna win this one the better get somebody better than those Oubres or whoever it was that did the arbitration for the city.because they were PISS POOR!!!! I hope he wins his case!!!!! I hope the entire story comes out just can't figure out ....the only reason anybody is making a big deal out of it is because a BLACk MAN shot a white man....white Officers shoot black men on a daily for doing LESS than Whiteheads and you never gear about it and if you do the get off with a slap in the wrist...do you make a fuss then a then and wish for thosewhite officers to get there inmate #???
So Arnold killed one of ours
So Arnold killed one of ours and Zimmerman killed one of them. When's.it gonna stop
It's not going to stop until
It's not going to stop until whites see blacks ad equals!!! Arnold killed one of yall, Zimmerman killed one of them....really? Arnold was attempting to difuse the situation...Zimmerman went looking for a confrontation....BIG DIFFERENCE!!! Let me introduce you to a few facts...blacks have never formed a group/ Klan fore the that promoted hate against another race( kkk,Aryan circle,dirty white boys,peckerwoods,white supremacist group,Aryan brotherhood....~ all groups that promote hate~), have never hung someone from a tree, burned a cross in thir yard, drug behind a car or anything if that nature simply because of the color of thier skin...its truely sad that it is 2012 and racism still is alive and rampant here in the South!
From your racist commentary,
From your racist commentary, it's plain to see that YOU haven't gotten over yourself. Grow up.
Lol....I simply stated
Lol....I simply stated Facts!!! Racist commentary???? There was NOTHING racist about it!!! And with that being said....if I'm a racist....somebody need to tell my WHITE FIANCEE that his future BLACK WIFE is a racist...and tell CPS come get my BI- RACIAL DAUGHTER because her mother is a racist....smh @ you....you may be the one who needs to grow up!!!
Birds of a feather flock
Birds of a feather flock together....so your violent too...just as he was. Say whatever you like about me...I don't care....I'm above name calling so I will refrain from doing so....but btw you sound extremely ignorant Rory piccone!!! The fact remains he revived a dishonorable discharge...which means you are not looked at as a Marine...he can't even recieve military benefits!!! I'm sure he was a stand up guy....verbally assaultive, told a man how he was gonna kick his 14 y.o. daughter teeth down her throat, racial slurs, screaming& curssing ...yeah...he sounds like a real nice guy....that's real Marine type behavior right there! The fact remains...had he exited the store when the clerk asked him the diary five times...had he not got high off beer & pills....had he just got in his truck instead if meeting the officer in the BACK of the truck...had he not head butted chest bumped or gone for the officers gun....he might still be here! The man has been cleared TWICE!! Yeah....but I understand...if I thought I could get some money out of something... I' d sue too.TWICE!!!
It's funny how people keep
It's funny how people keep referring to Whiteheads as a war hero/ veteran....when he recieved a DISHONIRABLE DISCHARGE! It's also strange how no one remembers Mr.Herbert testimony st the arbitration....where he says he felt threatened and he felt like if the officer had not stepped in when he did....he would have been seriously hurt...or how about when he said He NEVER leaves his employees..BUT... whenen Whiteheads exited the store...Mr. Herbert left behind him ( although he never leaves employees) because he feared for the OFFICERS SAFETY!!! Let's not forget Whiteheads made several attempts at the Officers weapon. And according to several eyewitnesses...Whiteheads Was NOT sitting/ leaning in the truck...he actually lunged at the Officer at the time he wad shot....which would clearly exlpain why he was so close in proximity. If the case was that strong....why settle. And wasn't thier a question about if his daughter, was actually " his" ? Was the paternity test done yet??


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By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's fire department has engaged in "intentional discrimination" against black applicants, and the problem goes back at least 40 years, a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled on Wednesday.
In 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a class action lawsuit accusing the Fire Department of New York of having intentionally racially discriminatory hiring practices.
Last year, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled the department's written exams used since 1999 to screen and rank applicants unfairly excluded hundreds of qualified black applicants.
On Wednesday Garaufis went a step further, ruling there had been a "pattern and practice of intentional discrimination against blacks."
"This pattern of underrepresentation has remained essentially unchanged since at least the 1960s," Garaufis found.
Blacks make up about one quarter of the city's population. But at the time the lawsuit was brought in 2007, black firefighters accounted for less than 4 percent of the department -- or 303 of the city's 8,998 firefighters.
Georgia Pestana, a lawyer for the city, said New York "vehemently" disagrees with the ruling but cannot appeal until a final judgment is entered.
"Contrary to the court's opinion, it is the city's view that there is simply no evidence that the city ever intended to discriminate against black applicants," Pestana said in a statement.
A court hearing on the matter will outline the remedy. No date for the hearing has been set.
Anjana Samant, a lawyer for the Center for Constitutional Rights -- which represented a fraternal order of black firefighters and three individuals -- said the ruling makes the city accountable "for decades of unchecked intentional discrimination in the FDNY."
"While people have been clamoring for firehouses to be more representative of their communities for years, this ruling demands that the city clean up its mess and fashion programs and remedies to correct the past effects of its discriminatory hiring process," she said in a statement.
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How many languages is it possible to know?
I admit that I am not a genius. I have never had an idea that I would end up speaking more than one language but it happened.. in my early 20s I found myself speaking more than 4 languages... few years later a coupe of languages came along and I learned them as well... Why? I don't know.
true to be told I didn't go to university for this, I only went for Communication Science. after learning all those languages, it made me believe;
if I can, then anyone can (but maybe not everyone)
How many languages do you speak?
If you could learn one more foreign langues, what would it be?
What stopped you from learning more than one (if you speak only one)
why is it so important to learn any foreign language when we want a global village, and what language should be spoken in that village?
an interesting article to be read about the capacity and ability of human brain in learning and knowing languages:
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Mar 8 2013: it is comparatively easier for a person whose initial language is in alphabet to learn another languages in this form. For example, It is quite easier for a British to learn Spanish , French and etc. However, it will not be necessarily that easy for him to learn a language which is not in alphabet form, e.g. Chinese. It is also reasonable to argue that it is not easy for Chinese people to learn English.
Mar 8 2013: I agree you just said it all I would like to add is that there are differences even in the same alphabet, I believe you are aware of Germano Language Group and Romano Language Group, don't you? if you do, then you know that there are less letters in Spanish and Italian than there are in English or Dutch, yet both use the same alphabet.
now would you be agree with that easiness lies in language group?
when you speak a Romano Language then it is easy to learn any language that is in that group: (Portugese, Italian, French, Spanish). and when you speak a Germano Language it is easy to learn any language that is in that group (English, Dutch, German Denis)
so now, the alphabet has little to do here... in the world no one uses Armenian expect Armenians ... (check the alphabet if u please)... it has all to do with your will.
what are you willing to lose in order to win something?
Well, honestly, I live in Spain where there are many English people, guess what!? they do not learn / want to learn local languages... why? they haven't got any reasonable excuse, but to say: It is difficult !
English is Germano language. and Spanish is Romano Language... now could I help you to agree that alphabet has got less to do with learning?
Mar 8 2013: Thanks for your input. You do give a deep insight of thinking about this issues. I am sorry I do not know Germano Language Group and Romano Language Group. But as far as I know, there are more Spanish letters than there are in English, rather than less. In fact, there are 29 letter in Spanish which are 3 letters more than In English. ch,ll,ñ, are the three letters that English does not contain.
Even if the differences in the same alphabet, can we necessarily draw conclusion that alphabet has less importance in acquiring other languages which are constituted by letters? What examples you gave Germano and Romano , they are all formed by letters, aren't they. Can we agree that it is easier to learn languages among the same form than in different forms?
Your personal example of Brits's the unwillingness to learn Spanish can only work for those specific people. Well, I am living in the UK, People around me from European countries are mostly multilingual. Some even can speak 3 or 4 European languages. Guess what, those languages are in the same form . If they do have such a gift of mastering language, why not Chinese? It is simply because Chinese is in different form from European languages
It is my pleasure to share ideas with you!
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Mar 8 2013: Antonio,
Sound you have Spanish name...
yes I agree that there are letter in Spanish that they aren't in English and also some of them pronounce differently.. "CH" isn't a letter that is the combination of two latter that makes one sound. in English we also got some combinations: "sh" "ch" "ts" "kh" ... surelly we use this to make foreign names sound closer to its origin.
difference between people in main land Europe and England is big... sometimes the possibilities to travel makes you to learn languages... like in 70 or 80 more people could travel within main land Europe, but less people from England to main land Europe.
TV plays a great role us well. such as in Belgium and Netherlands you can watch a film in original version with subtitle, , but in southern Europe it is translated, you can't hear the original languages)
no young English lives in Spain, by the way, only ones who could afford to buy property in early 2000s ... but what I could understand that having an international language makes one to think that we got they most spoken language so the rest should know... regardless location. well it is same with Spanish people, they have third most spoken language and they do not speak other languages. yet in Spain there are more than one languages ( I think five languages, Catalan, Euskera, Gaego, Valenciano, Castilliano - they all are Spanish languages- that's why Spaniards say "We speak Castilian" and the Latin Americans say: "We speak Spanish")
Of course I can agree that it is easy to learn languages that has the same form... Language Group, writing stile (right to left, and left to right, up and down) ...
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Mar 11 2013: I was born in China, but when I was a young boy I was already interested in foreign languages. Fortunately I lived in Shanghai which was an international city with many foreigners. I learned English in regular school courses. But I started to learn some Russian and French before I was 18 years old. And later I also learned Japanese and Spanish as well. I agree with you that when one first try to learn a language which is drastically different in both the structure (alphabets vs characters) and grammar. In addition, the pronunciation for many Chinese in different regions seemed to be stuck with their lack of certain unique consonant sounding because they usually don't have that particular tongue in their own dialect.
The difficulty of learning a different language is of course well established. But , for the Europeans their relative ease with languages of their neighbors are due to their close vicinity to each other, some of them were even consists of citizens with differing mother tongues (Switzerland). Also, it is very easy to learn other languages if you are speaking Latin (Romano) languages of your neighbors. Furthermore, if you look at the English language, there are many words that were originated from Latin or French, and a few from Spanish, German and Russian as well. So, after learned a few of the languages, it becomes easier to learn more.
And, the "form" of the languages are blurred noways. For example, the Vietnamese are now written in French alphabets, but the sounds are still derived from the Chinese. The Japanese are even stranger, they have their own alphabets but the sounds are a mixture of Chinese and English. So the learning of even their own language for the Japanese, young or old, is more difficult than either the Chinese or the English to learn their own languages. It was well known that even one of the prime ministers in Japan had once misinterpreted a word for his own language.
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Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 9:00pm, Friday: 5:30pm - 9:30pm, Saturday: 5:00pm - 9:30pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Modern European, European, Belgian
- Executive Chef: Didier Baugniet
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Beer, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Private Room, Smoking Area, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Catering: We are a full service catering co. We will service up to 200 guests. Call our restaurant for further details or to set up a time. We personalize menus to everyone's personal needs.
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Welcome to Scutra. We are a small family run Restaurant. Our food is an influence of Belgium-Italian with an American Bistro Feel. We'd like everyone to feel like they are at home.Continued
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48 reviews since June 4, 2014
- Food4.4Service4.4
- Ambiance4.1Noise LevelModerate
neighborhood gem (38)fit for foodies (33)special occasion (24)romantic (17)notable wine list (12)late-night find (3)great for brunch (2)good for groups (2)vibrant bar scene (2)hot spot (1)kid-friendly (1)Show More
- Disappointed, something has changedquietDined on 9/27/2014I have dined here before, specifically remember great food and service in a quiet, pleasant atmosphere. Our recent experience was the opposite. Something has changed. It was very noisy, I had a hard time hearing the waitress, and a very hard time having a conversation with my companions. It was very uncomfortable. To compound problems the service was not good. We were brought the wrong appetizers not once, but twice. We wanted to order wine and were forgotten. When the waitress returned she asked if we wanted to order the wine, she then took the wine menu and left, without taking our order! The food was good, but not great. We left without dessert, didn't want to stay any longer. Something has significantly changed here, and it is not good.Special Features:
- Great Food and ServiceKopexDined on 9/22/2014The Food was amazing and the service was special. Been fortunate to have travelled all over and experienced some of the most amazing places and Cheff´s in the World. But this one was way above my expectations, and managed to find a great wine list with a special surprise from Stellenbosch in Cape Town:) Louie you have certainly made my wife´s Bday more special and we all thank you for that.Special Features:
- Consistently goodArlingtonFoodieDined on 9/22/2014I have been to Scutra several times over theist year and they never fail to disappoint. A bit pricy but worth it. Beautiful presentation as well.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Outstanding Out of the MainstreamappletonVIPDined on 8/27/2014Outstanding menu; excellent preparation; excellent service. The whole operation is very professional from Greeter to Table Clearer. Menu and Specials were almost anything I could have ordered. What more can I say.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- good as usualpickyDined on 8/22/2014we have been going to Scutra for years. We love the changing menus, the prefect food, and the friendly but discreet service.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Better than everSam2mamboDined on 8/21/2014Took myself to dinner at the last minute. The menu offers many choices it is difficult to choose what one wants. However, on T,W and Th there is a special menu for 23.00 you get choice of 2 apps and 2 or 3 main courses. I had a wonderful spinach salad and veal scaloppini coated with parmesan cheese and served with mushroom risotto. Unbelievable sauce. Really great!Special Features:
- Much better than expected.Butterfly12Dined on 8/9/2014We received a gift certificate last year. It took us this long to use it because we were concerned about them accommodating my finicky eating, but we were pleasantly surprised. They had a couple of delicious specials that we tried and they were great. My food was cooked without the glaze/gravy as requested and it was delicious. The food is a little pricey, but the meals were well worth it. We will definitely go again for a special occasion!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- High End Gem Outside BostonJvfoodDined on 8/7/2014My wife and I have been going to Scutra for several years. The quality of food and service continues to be outstanding. Scutra easily competes with the better Boston restaurants. What separates Scutra from some of the better Boston restaurants are the sauces. They are complex, but never overbearing that compliments and enhances the flavor of the dish. Something only the better chefs can do. Scutra is highly recommended.Special Features:
- Scutra 2-course midweek specialArlingtonHeightsDined on 8/7/2014The summer midweek special $24 2-course dinner offers a choice among 3 app's, 3 entrees, and I-know-not-how-many deserts. I definitely liked my fig appetizer and bluefish entree. My d.c. was less pleased with the same fish, but unlike me, she is not a bluefish fan. The bread was crusty and very good, served with spiced olive oil. Our initial service was inexplicably slow at a time before the restaurant was even 25% full.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Already a favorite!JoeythegoodDined on 7/12/2014Charming, very comfortable, romantic, quiet... A wonderful place to connect with someone special; for us, a relaxed and intimate evening. Terrific food, our waiter Louis was charming and engaging, very respectful of our privacy and very helpful without hovering. I find the menu a welcome combination of hedonistic and comforting, and very satisfying. Skillfully prepared, wonderful presentation. Every time I dine here I recommend it. I had pork osso buco and my date had seafood risotto; a fair amount of food so we split the tomato and beet salad appetizer.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A gem!PssstDined on 7/12/2014What a unique neighborhood restaurant with metropolitan ambiance, food and service. No need to go into Boston! The decor and table placement was perfect; warm colors, low noise level, nice space between tables in spite of the small space the restaurant occupies. I was surprised at at the reasonable prices for the quality and presentation of food. You would easily pay double in Boston or Cambridge. They have a really well designed bar with seating that's part of the restaurant so there's no "bar scene". Just guests having a bite to eat and fabulous drinks. Dress was casual but this is the type of place where business casual works as well. No one would feel out of place. Do not miss this!!!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great experience constantlySam2mamboDined on 6/28/2014This restaurant has become a go to restaurant for a special evening And meal. The food is always creative and good. Service is friendly and efficient. You can be comfortable going alone. I recommend this restaurant highly.Special Features:
- It's my favoriteCrabrisottoVIPDined on 6/27/2014I love this restaurant. It's food is creative, delicious and the portions are perfect. Love the waitstaff too.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Dinner delightdelightedlydiningDined on 6/20/2014Scutra has a good wine list, seasonal entrees that are thoughtfully prepared and overall excellent cuisine with knowledgeable waitstaff and a quiet yet elegant dining room area. Truly, a neighborhood gem. My favorite aspect of the menu is the recently added "small bites appetizers" -just a taste of something different.Special Features:
- Good, but not "wow"...OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 6/20/2014Good food. I had a wonderful spinach salad, and a pretty good paella, tho a bit dry. Tasty dessert. Excellent bread. For the price we paid ($40 per person), I am not sure that it beats out other restaurants in that price range. I had a good meal, but I would try out other places before returning here. I just was not "wowed", but had a good meal.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Scutra's a gemdiner99Dined on 6/19/2014Excellent place! Wonderful food and exceptional service.Special Features:
- Great serviceCitydiner57Dined on 6/19/2014The servers are knowledgeable and the food is well prepared. Only downfall is that there is a big plastic curtain in the dining area ( due to an accident in March). They should try to repair the damages ASAP. It's not fair to pay higher prices and sit next to a construction site! This makes a negative impact on the ambiance. The entree special is a good deal. The food is tasty!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Convenient DiningdineoutoftenDined on 6/17/2014Wait staff very personable, welcoming and fun. Nice cocktail menu for alternative drink options. Scutra winter salads were good start to dinner. Three of us dining had 3 different entrees. Thoughtful combinations of the sides/ sauces with entrees. Food tasty but not wow.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great placeGatunaDined on 6/13/2014We have a wonderful dinner! Every bite was perfect execute and the bar delivery consistently. At desert time we Fought for every piece: good on the sweet tooth too!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The following 948 reviews are from the Scutra reviews archive.
- Great staff, nice dinnercpaddockDined on 5/31/2014One of the friendlier places we've dined at. Food was very good, too.
- great birthday celebrationforevereatingDined on 5/31/2014We were seated promptly, served well and the food was delicious...the mussel was AMAZING!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Arlington very good restaurantperilsVIPDined on 5/31/2014Scutra is a restaurant where the food is consistently good. The service also is very good usually. The manager pays a lot of attention to the customers.Special Features:
- BrannyDined on 5/30/2014Creative cuisine artfully presented. Looking forward to a return visit.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- familyoffoodiesDined on 5/22/2014I ORDERED THE SPECIAL: STEAK & SHRIMP. The portions were small, 2 "tiny" shrimp and the steak portion very small and very grisseley. I wasn't given the option of returning my entrée for one that was more palatable as other restaurants would have offered. The vegetables, potatoes and desearts were delicious. The ambiance, wine & service perfect.Special Features:
- I like ScutraFrequentdinerDined on 5/20/2014Scutra is a dependably good restaurant for a meal with friends: great food at reasonable prices, pleasant and attractive setting, friendly and efficient service.Special Features:
- A wonderful gem in ArlingtonOpenTable Diner Since 2012VIPDined on 5/17/2014Great food, good ambience, good prices, except the drinks are a little high: $12 for a Grey Goose martini. Definitely would recommend it, though, and will be back.Special Features:
- Pretty good - Not quite thereTrueEnglandPatriotDined on 5/16/2014The menu and the plating were excellent. The wine list very good. Service knowledgeable, entertaining and enthusiastic. Great ambience for a romantic dinner or a chat with friends. The taste of the food - pretty good, but just lacking the excellence to make this a top restaurantSpecial Features:
- Saturday night before the theatreSusieDined on 5/10/2014We had dinner before seeing a show at the Regent Theatre. The staff was very attentive to our timeframe and we had plenty of time to leisurely drink and have dinner. Drinks were excellent, appetizers and main courses excellent. The swordfish special was fabulous!Special Features:
- Wonderful service, delicious foodjdm640Dined on 5/3/2014The servers and the manager were absolutely amazing. Felt at home right away, beautiful ambiance. The friendly people and warm atmosphere alone would warrant a repeat visit, but the food was outstanding as well. I highly recommend this place.Special Features:
- DJDarJarDined on 5/3/2014Scutra is a Fabulous neighborhood restaurant and we will return very soon!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great food ,mediocre serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 5/2/2014I was surprised how good the foods was. I had very well cooked Parmesan crusted salmon with extremely flavorful well seasoned greens and a fantastic risotto. The waitress was extremely friendly once we eventually got served. Our water glasses remained empty most of the meal and I had to flag a staff member for a second glass of wine. The service was very slow. I would go again for the food alone.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- LAST TIME EATING HERE!MaryCCDined on 4/30/2014I ordered the Paella (Lobster-Shrimp-Clam-Scallops-Chicken-Chorizo Saffron Rice) and requested to omit the Clams. The meal came with squid (tentacles and whole bodies, which I hate) and some sort of white fish which was overcooked with no flavor at all. The meal was served with one small lobster claw, one shrimp, one scallop (no chicken) and three half pieces of chorizo. It was the worst meal I have had in a long time. I requested a clear chocolate martini. The bartender did not know how to make one. I did get a chocolate martini which was colored chocolate. I admit it was tasty. I will, sorry to say, not be returning again.
- Hidden GemSungoddessDined on 4/26/2014I heard about this place from someone who lived in Arlington. It is a very small place but was comfortable inside. The food was excellent! I had the chicken risotto....yummy. I also had the beet and goat cheese salad which was also delicious! My other two friends had the Beef Tenderloin, which was cooked to their desired temperature. We all finished our plates. I usually do not splurge on the bread but this was worth it... multigrain and/or white but very fresh ( I was told it was baked fresh everyday) and the pesto dipping oil was also very fresh... one of the best that I have had. The bartender made a great Cosmo. Our server was very friendly and was able to answer any questions we had about the food.Special Features:
- Nice PlaceleroyDined on 4/26/2014But skip the "Maryland" crabcakes. They might be OK for Massachusetts, but they'd never fly in Maryland.I would recommend this to a friend.
- CharmingOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 4/25/2014Scutra is an unassuming restaurant that charms and delights. Perhaps a dozen or so tables and a nice bar on the far end, this restaurant has a bistro feel to it for sure. The service was excellent as the waiter was very knowledgeable and charming in his own right. We both ordered the evening specials and the quality and presentation was very good. I will definitely go back to explore the menu more extensively. Cheers!Special Features:
- food ok, waitress a bit offOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 4/23/2014Our food was ok but not great. Some dishes were interesting but not so great. It just wasnt convincing.
- Birthday pleasureOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 4/11/2014This was a special occasion - and the meals matched the occasion. Well done, interesting combinations in just the right sized portions -- we were able to enjoy aperizer, salad, entre' and dessert without feeling overstuffed. I rather suspect we will be back!Special Features:
- Great FoodDeDeDined on 4/9/2014The food was very good and there was a variety dishes to choose from. Added bonus were the specials which included salad and an entre.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Night Once You Get InSGH1234Dined on 4/5/2014Our evening had a rocky start with the hostess ignoring us while she went off to clean and set up tables (an odd dual function in a restaurant). After an unreasonably long wait, she noted our reservation, went to clear a table and sat us. This restaurant does not have a comfortable waiting area, and to be ignored was quite infuriating. Once we were seated, the wait staff was very pleasant and helpful. The food was quite nice, and overall made up for the treatment at the door. The only downside to the service was when the hostess brought us our appetizers. She handed us the plates and left it to us to clear spots to put them down. The regular wait staff was much more professional bringing the main course and dessert.Special Features:
- fantasticgirlsout4Dined on 4/5/2014Everything was great, very clean place, great service, wow amazing food.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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By Marta Mossburg
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By Marta H. Mossburg – 1.31.14
The meaning of words still matter beyond how they sound.
It's easy to forget that listening to President Barack Obama sometimes, like during the State of the Union Tuesday.
While watching it I kept thinking of friends' language poetry class in college, where the point was to string words together in a pleasing manner purposely disconnected from meaning -- in order to create a new meaning.
Those poems baffled me then just as President Obama's speech did the other night because reality is so different from the one he talked about and the self-contradictions overflowed.
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By Marta H. Mossburg – 1.24.14
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's rant against conservatives last week is not just another MSNBC moment. Unlike the cable channel's talking heads whose incivility toward non leftists has led to multiple anguished on-air apologies in the past year alone, he is a public official, elected to serve every citizen in his state. And given the Democrat's presidential aspirations, his words should have special weight. So for him to say on the radio that "extreme conservatives who are right-to-life, pro-assault-weapon, anti-gay" …. "have no place in the state of New York" is significant.
If he becomes president, would he only be the president of progressives? Would he apply the tax code to everyone fairly or only those who voted for him -- to bring up a recent example? Would he shut down toll lanes in counties that opposed him -- to bring up an even more recent example? Would he launch a caste system in the United States to differentiate between degrees of correct thinking? Would those who disagree with him be allowed to stay in America? People can leave New York after all – and are by the thousands each year – but what about the country? Will Canada see a rush of political dissidents? In an ironic way, he's pushing for an Ayn Rand solution, where all those of like minds get to live in their own isolated communities.
His comments also suggest that those who hold non progressive views do not deserve a voice, as if he were head of writing speech codes at a university and not governor of the third largest state in the union.
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Temporary cultural rubbernecking.
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The friendship former NBA player Dennis Rodman has with North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un is not as bizarre as commentators suggest. It certainly seems odd to befriend a man whose government is known for starving its people and imprisoning generations of a family for false crimes against one. And his outburst with CNN's Chris Cuomo last week in which he essentially accused the American Kenneth Bae, who has been held captive by North Korea since 2012, of deserving an 15-year sentence to hard labor for unspecified crimes was disturbing.
In case you missed it, he said, "Do you understand what he did in this country?" Rodman asked Cuomo. "No, no, no, you tell me, you tell me. Why is he held captive here in this country, why?"
"I would love to speak on this," Rodman rambled on drunkenly (as he later admitted), before quickly switching to a new topic.
But humans love spectacle – think Americans' fascination with Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga and way back when, Madonna, when she still shocked. They are human equivalents of car wrecks that cause temporary cultural rubbernecking until a new human crash arrives. The tubby young basketball-loving dictator and Mr. Rodman are not sensations in and of themselves, although the lavishly tattooed Rodman who often sported fluorescent hair was temporarily when he played professionally, but they are novel to one another and together, they focus international attention on themselves in a way that neither could alone. Think Jesse Jackson meeting with former Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez. Apart, they are like vinegar and baking soda, but together they cause a media eruption!
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10 January 2014
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Freedom is just a means to an end.
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Boy, have progressives "evolved." The party of saloon protesters, suffragettes and crusaders against smoking, prostitution and immigration are now the champions of government-regulated vice.
They no longer want to save souls, but use them to increase tax revenue to fund an ever expanding list of new priorities in a turnaround that would likely make Frances Willard, the famous head of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the late 1800s, reach for a bottle of Jack Daniel's.
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Harry Potter star Emma Watson has that youthful look that most women - in Hollywood and the real world - would kill for. Unfortunately, what is considered a pro in beauty terms can actually cause issues in airport security!
Watson tweeted that she was stopped by a TSA agent who thought she was an unaccompanied minor - not a 22-year-old women - in need of an adult guardian.
Clearly, TSA isn't familiar with a little someone named Hermione Granger. Although, seeing as how Watson chopped off her signature long hair as soon as filming wrapped for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, maybe the mistake was an easy one to make... and according to Watson, it's a mistake that has happened before!
Passport control:'unaccompanied minor?' Me:'sorry?' Passport control:'where is ur guardian?' Me:'I'm 22!!!!!!!' #neverwearingabackpackagain
Emma Watson (@EmWatson) December 22, 2012
The really sad thing is that this is not the first time this has happened .
Emma Watson (@EmWatson) December 22, 2012
Airport security is kind of the worst. Too bad she can't make like her wizard counterpart and just apparate wherever she needs to go!
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Late summer is a great time to clean the closets. You can sort out old winter items, and make room for new things from summer clearance sales! Plus you can make space for fall clothes. Here are some essential tips for organizing a closet that has been stuffed full.
* Take everything out of the closet. Depending on the closet, this can be a very big chore, but it is essential. Remove everything from the closet and assess it carefully. Is it possible to put more shelves in, and is the space being used as well as it should? Many people realize that their closets have unforeseen storage potential that was hiding behind the old clothes.
* Get some garbage bags. If there is a full closet to deal with, it is frequently a good idea to have some garbage bags on hand. Fill these bags with clothes that need to be disposed of and clothes that need to go to a thrift store or second hand store.
* Sort the clothes. Sort the clothes that have been removed from the closet into piles by function. Shirts should go with shirts, socks with socks and so on. Sorting these clothes allows the owner to see what they have and what they might need. Plenty of people realize that while they have just enough tops to get through the week, they have dozens of of skirts. We buy our clothes one at a time, and some discrepancy is bound to creep in.
* Throw out or donate anything that does not fit. Do not save old clothes that no longer fit. It takes a long time to gain or lose weight, and in most cases, it is more efficient to simply buy new clothes rather than allowing old clothes to sit in valuable storage space. Do not hang on to a garment because it may fit again someday. Keep clothes that are still in style or which are great foundation garments.
* Check old clothes for wear. If there is a rip, a stain or a wear spot that cannot be fixed, get rid of the garment. Even donation places do not want things that are damaged in this way.
* Assess each garment for the joy it provides. There are always some clothes around that do not necessarily delight the wearer but which they will wear simply because it fits. If there are many things that do not delight lurking in the closet, now is the time to get rid of them.
* Get some friends to help. Cleaning a closet takes time and effort, and if the job is very large, it can be very daunting. Consider asking a close friend to help cull old clothes out and to check the fit on garments which are more iffy. Having some moral support during this chore can be very helpful.
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David Brooks became a New York Times Op-Ed columnist in September 2003. He has been a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly, and he is currently a commentator on "The Newshour with Jim Lehrer." He is the author of "Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There" and "On Paradise Drive : How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense," both published by Simon & Schuster. His most recent book is "The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement," published by Random House in March 2011.
Mr. Brooks joined The Weekly Standard at its inception in September 1995, having worked at The Wall Street Journal for the previous nine years. His last post at the Journal was as op-ed editor. Prior to that, he was posted in Brussels, covering Russia, the Middle East, South Africa and European affairs. His first post at the Journal was as editor of the book review section, and he filled in for five months as the Journal's movie critic.
Mr. Brooks graduated from the University of Chicago in 1983, and worked as a police reporter for the City News Bureau, a wire service owned jointly by the Chicago Tribune and Sun Times.
He is also a frequent analyst on NPR's "All Things Considered" and the "Diane Rehm Show." His articles have appeared in the The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, the Washington Post, the TLS, Commentary, The Public Interest and many other magazines. He is editor of the anthology "Backward and Upward: The New Conservative Writing" (Vintage Books).
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September 26, 2014, Friday
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Goodbye, Organization Man
The global failure to address the Ebola epidemic stems from a much broader crisis in our culture of government.
September 16, 2014, Tuesday
The Reluctant Leader
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September 9, 2014, Tuesday
Becoming a Real Person
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September 9, 2014, Tuesday
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Dir / Scr: Chun Kim
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Cast: Patrick Tse Yin, Patsy Kar Ling, Keung Chung-ping, Sheung-kwun Kwan-wai
1961 / B&W / D Beta / Cantonese / Chi & Eng Subtitle / 101min
Reminiscent of Billy Wilder's The Apartment (1960), Patrick Tse Yin plays an amicable white-collar worker who discovers that the new co-worker (Patsy Kar Ling) he has fallen for is also the taipan's mistress! Secrets continue to mount as the taipan's wife begins to snoop around for clues and feelings develop between Tse and Kar. After the success of The Quarrelsome Couple (1959), writer-director Chun Kim (1926-1969) reunites screen couple Tse and Kar in this delightful office comedy that reflects Hong Kong's rapid rise as a metropolis and the new office culture that has swept the city. Tse and Kar are immensely likable as lovers whose only mistake is falling in love in the wrong place at the wrong time. Despite the complex web of relationships in the film, there's little doubt that the two stars are the couple to root for.
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Library Prize for Undergraduate Research
The Library Prize for Undergraduate Research recognizes and honors excellence in undergraduate research at UCLA. If you are a current UCLA undergraduate student and can answer "yes" to the questions below, your paper or project may be just what the selection committee is looking for.
- Did you or your team use UCLA Library collections for a research paper or project you completed for a course in the last twelve months?
- Did your use of library collections and services help increase the scope, depth, and significance of what you learned?
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VIDEO: Christina Aguilera – Your Body
Friday, September 28th, 2012
To call Xtina's new music video suggestive would be an understatement. She describes it as 'tongue-in-cheek.' Well tougue is very accurate.
From what I gathered, Christina is a murdering nyphomaniac glitter pounder.
Your Body is the first single off of forthcoming album Lotus, which is set to hit stores on November 13.
Do you like that Christina is back to being "playful" and down right dirty?


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Osher Scholars and Fellows Program
The Osher Scholars and Fellows Program provides scholarship support for students of academic promise and financial need matriculating at colleges and universities principally in Northern California and the State of Maine.
Osher Reentry Scholarship Program
The Osher Reentry Scholarship Program provides scholarship support for students pursuing the first baccalaureate degree after a significant break in their studies. At present, there are 88 universities and colleges in 50 states participating in this program.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes Program
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes are found on the campuses of 119 colleges and universities from Maine to Hawaii and Alaska. Each provides a distinctive array of non-credit courses and activities specifically developed for seasoned adults aged 50 or older who are interested in learning for the joy of learning.
Osher Integrative Medicine Programs
There are five integrative medicine programs receiving Osher support. They are found at the University of California, San Francisco; Harvard University with a clinical center at Brigham and Women's Hospital; the Karolinska Institute in Sweden; Northwestern University; and Vanderbilt University. The programs feature research, education, and clinical care in integrative medicine, also known as complementary or alternative medicine. The Foundation also supports a career development award program for complementary and alternative medicine practitioners through the National Institutes of Health.
Local Arts and Educational Programs
An array of arts and educational programs in The Greater San Francisco Bay Area (California) and in the State of Maine also receive support from the Foundation. This is the only program within the Foundation that receives unsolicited letters of interest.
Osher Initiative for California Community College Students
This initiative, launched in 2008, aimed to provide up to $100 million in endowed funds to support scholarship programs dedicated to California's Community College students.
An initial gift of $25 million, along with an additional pledge of $25 million in matching funds, became incorporated as the California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment. The match on a 2:1 basis supplied an impetus for the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC) to raise $50 million on or before June 30, 2011 to trigger the full $25 million Osher Foundation matching fund.
Further, $20 million non-binding commitment was included in the original Osher Initiative to endow scholarship support for transfer students from California Community Colleges to UC and CSU campuses that did not have other Osher scholarship programs (either "traditional" or reentry scholarships). At this time, the Osher Foundation is contemplating providing endowment funds to four UC campuses and 17 CSU campuses in 2012.


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Almost anyone can enjoy one of our jet boating, canoeing or kayaking adventures on the Whanganui River with its majestic gorges, rock formations, majestic roaring waterfalls and lush green bush. Our customers have included families, beginner paddlers, experienced paddlers, people well over retirement age and more adventurous paddlers. We also cater to large volunteer organization groups, and large family groups.
Many have never canoed, rafted or camped before but thoroughly enjoy their canoeing or kayaking trip and find it well within their capabilities.
Careful instruction and training is provided. Your safety comfort and enjoyment is our main priority and we have a range of equipment and canoes to suit every one. The emphasis is on relaxation and fun, all in a unique setting.
We will then give you a safety briefing which shows you the camp sites, we talk about how to read the river, and navigate your way through the rapids. You will then take with you a water proof map case with information in it to help you along the way as well.
Once you have had the safety briefing you will pack your barrels and dry bags ready to go into your Canoe/Kayak of choice.
We then depart for the river where the we will show you how to paddle, the different strokes to use and how to safely pack your canoe. If you have chosen the 1 or 5 day journey, you can then practice on the rapid at our boat ramp. If you have chosen the 2 or 3 day journey you can practice at both of those entry points as well and once you feel confident and we have seen you paddle, you then will depart for your intended journey secure in the knowledge that you have been given the tools to embark on your journey both safely but having the ultimate time of your life as well.
On the final day of your journey we will meet you at the boat ramp with home baking and either a hot or cold drink (depending on the weather) to make the end of your journey finish just perfectly.
We then transport you back to our base in the comfort of our air conditioned bus for larger groups or minivans for the smaller groups.
You can then choose what to do next, have a shower, another coffee, stay another night, enjoy the magnificent views while you debrief, or simply pack your vehicles ready to go home or to embark on another adventure, all the while planning your next unforgettable journey with us.
It is our mission is to serve you in whichever way we can to make your journey the most memorable one you possibly can have.
You don't have to have great levels of fitness to do this journey however there will be a maximum of 7 hours paddling per day. You can choose to take more days to do the journey if you choose, this will mean that you don't need to paddle so many hours per day.
We have a high level of safety procedures therefore we don't put a single person in the river alone. What we will do for you is find another group for you to fit in with so that you will have the safety and security that if something was to go wrong on the river, that there would be people there to help you.
We also hire out our Briefing/Conference room and mattresses for larger groups, so that you can pack and all be together on the night before you journey.
There is a BBQ on site for your cooking use and many different areas you can spread out in while enjoying the most magnificent views of Mt Hikurangi, the Whanganui River and lovely gardens.
Below our Base on the edge of the river, we have a lovely camping spot and a fire pit where you can toast marshmallows, sing songs and meet other travelers embarking on the same journey as you are. You are most welcome to tent there or bring you camper van to sleep in.
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Situated just metres from the shores of beautiful Lake Taupo, the Colonial Lodge Motel offers luxury 4+ Star Accommodation in tastefully decorated Spa Suites or 1 Bedroom Spa Apartments that can sleep up to 5....
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Lake Taupo's premier camping and RV campervan park with motel, lodge, Chalet and luxury Lake Villa accommodation in a holiday park setting. Overlooking the Lake Taupo Volcanic Zone and next door to Taupo's award winning Taupo Hot Springs....
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Minarapa Lodge - tranquil country stay near Taupo
Taupo, New Zealand Bed & Breakfasts
11-acre rural retreat along tree-lined drive, 12 minutes from Taupo, central to tourist attractions. Character home with billiard room/guest lounge tennis court, Spacious guest rooms, 2 with ensuite, balcony,TV. NZ$140 -$160 double.German spoken. ...
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Kiwi Dundee Adventures Ltd. New Zealand
Coromandel, New Zealand Eco Tours
Doug & Jan are two fun loving genuine 'Kiwi' Guides.Doug Johansen is regarded as one of NZ's foremost guides with a wealth of knowledge on the natural world. His feats earned him the 'Kiwi Dundee' title in 1988, the Queens medal for services to Natur...
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Queen Charlotte Wilderness Park
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Bush & Beyond guided conservation walks
Kahurangi Park, New Zealand Wildlife & Safari Tours
The original operator in Kahurangi National Park. New Zealand's most diverse wilderness park. Largest variety of plant species, rare birds and scenery from alpine to coastal. Trips 1 to 8 days, all ages and fitness levels....
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Queenstown, New Zealand Wine Tasting
First time tasters or wine connoisseurs join us for a full afternoon of wine tasting, just a short journey from Queenstown this relaxed personalised tour takes in a selection of our finest boutique wineries. Operating daily deparures at 12.30pm....
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Study English in New Zealand
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Study English in New Zealand at Waikato Institute of Education. A wide range of quality courses and programmes including General English at 6 levels (academic and general), IELTS Preparation, English for High School, Summer & holiday programmes...
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Rainforest, Nature Retreat, Unique accomodation
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In Native Rainforest, Mount Tutu Eco-Sanctuary is Eco-Lodge, Nature Retreat/Bird Sanctuary-has 3 cosy whare/ensuite. Guests receive Glow-Worm tour, enjoy Bush Walks, feed unique Mount Tutu Sheep, & enjoy expansive woodland/water gardens. Full B/fast...
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