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Another full page from A Visual Guide to Alien Beings. Page 32 focuses on the reptilian species (individual?) we call "Vectra" from Garnette Doonan's experience. In Garnette's encounters, the reptilians have served the role of guards. This page features a drawing of the reptilian's head by Garnette, as well as my interpretations based on the time I spent discussing the visual details of these encounters with her. I also included a profile image of the reptilian named "Ruby" for purposes of comparison, as these were two of the important early cases for which I was able to get a good bit of detail.
This is a work in progress. Something like 20 years have passed since my friend's meeting with the reptilian named Ruby. Almost 18 years since I interviewed him. I finally got around to coloring the illustration. I still want to add more gradations of color and shadow, add highlights to her eyes and scales, etc... But this is a start.
Thumbs up for this latest work
Do invest your heart and time into this one, it's worth it. This is what you'll be remembered for anyway...Ruby.
Do your best , and thank you
p.s. the background is too similar to the eyes and the cape, so I vote for a black background or white (or both, in two versions) so that colors stand out more
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Thank you skishyish. I'll think about a different color/shade for Ruby's background. No promises, though.
Page 34 includes an eyewitness drawing of Dahami by Garnette Doonan, as well as my depiction of the space colony to which Garnette was taken, the face of an elder council member from Dahami and Estartleah's group, a profile of a "Vectra" type reptilian, which serve as guards on the space colony as well as at a base Garnette has been to. All the beings depicted on this page, except for the reptilian, glow from within. The space colony closely resembles a drawing of a space colony that appears in the book Encounters by Dr. Edith Fiore and Garnette wonders if she and the experiencer "Linda" from Fiore's book might have both been taken to the same place.
Also on this page are depictions of beings who were seen by another witness, when they visited her in her bedroom and tried to dissuade her from investigating a UFO sighting in the area. At the time of the visitation, she wasn't even aware that this sighting had been reported, and didn't find out until the next morning. The interesting thing about these beings is that they bore some similarity in appearance to Dahami, even wearing the same insignia. I call them football heads, because their heads are shaped kind of like an American football standing on end.
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Page 49 had only two drawings. There is a rough pencil sketch of a "feline" alien, and a more refined ink drawing of the same being. It looks like perhaps a type of "hybrid". I always thought the drawing looked male, but checking the notes on the side it appears it is meant to represent a female. I recall that I did this one with the witness at a restaurant, probably after one of our MUFON meetings.
This is one of the most fascinating sketchbooks on this forum. Great read, and interesting work... keep on!
Thank you greymatter.
Page 28 features a depiction of an insectoid looking alien (possibly a Gray in some kind of form-fitting suit) based on a drawing by one of the four abductees from the Allagash case, Jack Weiner. It also includes drawings based on the experiences of abductee and author Kay Wilson, who maintains the Alien Jigsaw website. When I showed her these drawings Kay commented that the "Floating Grandfather" alien's legs were a bit too long as I had drawn them. I guess if you move about almost entirely by levitation, you can let your legs atrophy. Also of note on this page is the featureless head of a "light being" and a depiction of one of Travis Walton's fetus-like abductors, based on Walton's description and his friend Mike Rogers' illustrations.
Reportedly there have been several UFO crash retrievals around the world going back to the 1940s. Leonard Stringfield was one of the most dedicated researchers in this area and compiled descriptions of recovered alien bodies from witnesses. Not all of these beings were necessarily "Grays" of the same sort as seen in UFO abductions, but there are definite similarities. The line up of the three heads, representing a possible form of UFO crash victim, is my tribute to Stringfield's research.
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Page 27 shows a male and female Nordic alien or extraterrestrial. This drawing is based primarily on the description of Travis Walton and a painting by Mike Rogers. It is interesting to note that these beings actually had tan skin and golden-hazel eyes. They were not the pale skinned, blue eyed beings that some assume all Nordics to be. I do not believe that all Nordics are simply late stage (i.e., more human-looking) hybrids created by the Grays, either. Based on differences in how these beings are described, there may be a number of different types of Nordics. The term "Nordic" relates to the somewhat Scandinavian looking facial features and blond hair that is usually described. These beings could easily pass for human, although Travis Walton did mention that there was something peculiar about the eyes. I have heard other witnesses describe the eyes as "mesmerizing".
For more information on "the Nordics" see my previous posts #213 of October 4, 2011 and #225 of October 9, 2011, both of which appear on page 8 of this sketchbook. I should note that the seam down the center of the suit should be invisible or nearly so. If I color this at some point I may paint it out.
I don't think my human anatomy skills have improved much since this was drawn back in the mid-nineties. I just don't practice with humans that much. Perhaps I should draw more Nordics and late stage hybrids, to balance out the all the Grays and reptoids. I love all of these beings. They are beautiful.
Page 18 is a fairly chaotic jumble of illustrations, mainly focusing on the praying mantis type from witness F.K. that I've dealt with in prior posts, and a unique alien species (I've never come across another one quite like it) called a hornet type by the witness (B. H.). To start with I'll just present some of my attempts to get the body and head shape right. When B.H. described an insectoid, specifically a hornet or wasp-like being, I assumed it would be very thin, like a tall Gray, perhaps. In fact, it's body was somewhat broader and thicker than I expected, though it was not necessarily muscular. If I had to place it, it is more "Gray" in build than reptilian, and not as slender as descriptions of praying mantis types. The color is shiny, jet black. As I recall, B.H. had one of these exceptionally tall beings standing at the end of his bed one night. It didn't feel particularly friendly. Of course, one can always ask if this had more to do with a hypnopompic dream, or a more common type of alien that was "screening" itself in his mind, but B.H. did not have this impression. It is what it is.
Here's the original sketch of the hornet type alien by the witness, and my first interpretation, in colored pencil and ink, which was too ant-like. The eyes should be slightly tilted inward toward the bottom, rather than perfectly up-and-down vertical. Although initially described as wasp-like, the mouth may have been a simple horizontal slit. These beings were shiny black in color, but even so the eyes and mouth were fairly distinct.
The illustration of the roughly vertical, elongated "football" shaped eyes of the hornet aliens reminded me of an illustration from another, more famous case. One of the illustrations from the Judy Doraty/Cindy Tindle abduction case depicted a being with similar eyes. Incidentally, that was a case that seemed to suggest a connection between the UFO abduction and cattle mutilation phenomena, and Velocity Kendall, I will get back to you on the subject of animal mutilations.
Anyhow, I drew these for reference, probably using notes from John Carpenter's slide presentation on multiple participant abductions in which the original drawing was shown. The case is also covered extensively in Linda Moulton Howe's book Glimpses of Other Realities: Volume I, although I don't think this particular drawing is included. It is unclear to me whether this is what the eye actually looked like, however, as other drawings showed a more typical almond or tear-drop shaped eye, in which only the iris and pupil had this vertical eliptical or "football" shape. Of course, it seems that there was more than one type of small alien seen in that case.
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Still working through page 18. This is a collection of drawings I did of the hornet type alien after my initial interview with the witness, but before going back to him for corrections. I've drawn these with a slender body, like a Gray, and I experimented with both a webbed hand and an unwebbed hand with thin fingers. B.H. didn't report seeing the hands, so it's pure speculation as to what they might have looked like. I now know that the slender build was not accurate either. In any case, I had fun with these.
This was kind of the "concept design" stage of building an alien for which I had limited descriptive detail or witness sketches to work with, and the process required me to pull ideas from reports of other alien types that could, in principle, have been similar. It's kind of like how a paleoartist might build a picture of a dinosaur from a few fossil bones and knowledge of the anatomy of related dinosaur species. Ultimately, when one has limited information, it is important to seek more time with the witness. Very often an abductee will have had multiple encounters with any particular type of alien that they have seen and, over time, it's possible to build a reasonably accurate (or at least consistent and detailed) picture of what that species looks like.
To wrap up with these hornet type beings, B.H. told me about a vision in which he saw several of these creatures sitting around a long oval table. He also drew me a diagram of the "creative force" in the universe, and this is based on an unending conflict between positive and negative intelligent forces. The more highly developed negative forces manipulate lower level forces. For example, nonphysical beings, interdimensional beings and technologically advanced extraterrestrials will manipulate human and animal life. This manipulation can involve temptation, coercion, or simple meddling and experimentation, depending on the nature of the interaction. But wherever lower level positive forces (such as humans and animals) are present, higher level positive forces (akin to angels and benevolent extraterrestrials) will step in to protect them and attempt to free them from the manipulation of the negative forces. I think B.H. viewed his contact experiences in terms of a struggle for his soul between positively and negatively oriented beings. Of course, I think this model breaks down when one asks how rocks and dust (i.e., level 1 forces) or simple animals (i.e., level 2 forces) can be spiritually positive or negative, light or dark, good or evil in their orientation. Regardless of the limitations of the model, I appreciate the insights it provides into the possible reasons for contact with alien beings. The experiencers of this phenomenon are my teachers.
The quick sketch of the hornets sitting around the table was done by the witness. Interestingly, he mentioned seeing semi-transparent insect wings on these beings. Does this suggest "screening", or was it an actual feature of their anatomy? I have come across other people who remember seeing beings with odd wings like this, but it is typically in visions or past life recall, or other scenarios that are hard to place, rather than memories of physical experiences in this life. Perhaps we are looking at life forms that reside in some "other dimension" of reality, and don't follow the same rules as creatures in our dense, physical world? I just defer to the experiencers and describe/depict what they report. Genuine understanding of the nature of these experience may have to wait for future generations.
Here is a possible way of looking at it...
Think of a "tainted" rock, or "evil" tree, where you feel negative energy flowing through. For example a higher level (3rd level) negative human being performs some kind of black magic or human sacrifice on a piece of stone, so the stone becomes "evil" or "cursed" and thus a negative 1st level "being".
skishyish - That makes me think of the tree/cave on Dagobah in Star Wars: The Empire Stikes Back where Luke confronts Darth Vader and discovers his own face behind Vader's mask. Apparently, that site was touched by the dark side, and Luke could feel it. Maybe this ties in with the idea of residue hauntings and psychometry, whereby a psychic can divine an object's past. Perhaps...
Page 5 consisted mostly of my drawings of the fetus-like humanoids that Travis Walton saw, for which I used Mike Rogers' painting as reference. There are also speculations on neoteny (heterochrony) in the notes, and some images associated with the visitors' hybridization program. The small Gray with the device in its mouth was based on an image shown on the Joan Rivers show when she had Dr. David M. Jacobs on as a guest. I think the original version was drawn by abductee Rusty Hudson, who made a number of TV appearances in the early nineties. I've also seen an image by Jeff Westover showing a being with a similar object in its mouth, and another at Kay Wilson's website. The function of such devices is unknown.
Yes, that was the idea that I had, Dagobah
Page 3 has illustrations based on many cases, including the Doraty case, the case of Ed and Frances Walters (Gulf Breeze), which involved a small shielded being (a similar image was drawn by abductee John Velez), the Andreasson Luca case (art inspired by the book The Watchers by Raymond Fowler), an eye with a diamond-shaped pupil based on an encounter described by Ellen Crystal in her book Silent Invasion, a "phosphene image" of an alien with a heart shaped head that someone I met had seen and thought might be related to some form of contact, an image of a Gray looking up at a man that he saw for a split second during meditation, an image of a Gray stepping out of a portal in midair, which appeared as a shimmering patch of blurry heat wave type distortion (this incident was related second hand on the Laura Lee radio show). Also a couple early reptilian drawings, and a drawing of flying saucers showing their extreme maneuverability. Near the center of the page is a drawing inspired by the case of Rosemary Osnato, a graphic artist who was abducted from a rooftop in New York back in the seventies - based on the drawing that appears in Budd Hopkins' book Intruders.
A couple alien faces from page 6 and a full body from page 7. These drawings are based on the Gray alien as it was portrayed in the CBS miniseries Intruders that aired in 1992. The miniseries was loosely based on Budd Hopkins' book of the same title, and also drew from Dr. John Mack's story. If you do a search online for a photo of a Gray alien, one of the images that always seems to come up is actually the upper body and head, or often just the face, of an alien model that was made for Intruders. It was one of the most accurate fictional depictions of a Gray that has yet been seen, in terms of being close to what many UFO abductees describe. The artists who designed it resisted the temptation to exaggerate its musculature or facial features to make it seem more menacing, which is what often happens when Hollywood deals with the alien abduction subject. Instead, they went for the slim, willowy body, slit mouth, pin prick nostrils, liquidy black almond-shaped eyes, and large rounded cranium that is commonly described for many of the tall Grays.
Page 33 of A Visual Guide to Alien Beings.
What does Dahami look like? These drawings, inspired by Garnette's drawing and description, establish his approximate appearance, but I think he is a little too pot-bellied here. When Garnette first described Estartleah and Dahami to investigators, they assumed that Estartleah was a female hybrid and Dahami a small Gray, because Dahami is short, bald, and has large eyes, which appear dark when he wears his protective lenses, and not all investigators are looking for new types of aliens, or expecting to find them. I think there is a tendency among some investigators to try to minimize the importance of the diversity of reported alien types, to overlook visual details, and instead simply focus on what the aliens are doing.
Dr. David M. Jacobs has suggested that much of the diversity would disappear if hypnosis was competently applied in each case. It is true that conscious recall is not always accurate, because of both externally imposed screen memories and the way the mind can trick itself. Also, the phenomenon of alien contact/abduction might appear simpler and more understandable if there was less variability in the appearance of reported aliens. But I believe that if investigators take the time to question abductees about visual details, taking care not to lead people (i.e., by suggesting specific features), they will continue to find much diversity, and it will be harder to argue that there are only a handful of alien species interacting with us, or that all of these beings necessarily have the same agenda.
Also on this page is a member of the "Council of Seven" that Garnette saw while on the space colony. These beings were tall and gaunt, and like Estartleah and Dahami, they glowed from within. Perhaps the most striking thing about them was that their hair seemed to stream upwards continually, as if alive with electricity.
Between the written introduction and the numbered pages in A Visual Guide to Alien Beings there was a colored image of a reptilian (the only interior page that was printed in color), which appears in my post#111 of November 22, 2009 on page 4 of this sketchbook. There were also two unnumbered black and white pages. The first was a collection of alien heads, which you can see in post #209 from October 3, 2011 on page 7 of this sketchbook. The second was this cover concept, which was potentially intended for use as the cover of the 1995 MUFON Symposium Proceedings. Ultimately my friend Bob Fairfax designed the cover's layout, although he did use three alien images I contributed and we both signed the finished artwork. I think this design was too "metaphysical" given the scientific theme of the symposium.
Lined up at the top of the image are five alien faces: a stocky blue, a female hybrid, a Gray, a praying mantis type, and a reptilian. Immediately below them is an image of a "gelatinous light-being" with tendrils used to absorb energy. This was based on a channeled drawing by a friend of mine who had apparently been abducted by these beings. After her physical experience, which involved a UFO sighting and missing time while driving on the freeway at night, she established a link with them that allowed her to do a drawing. She described that, in front of her eyes, the lines appeared on the paper and she simply traced over them. The result was what seemed to be a stylized image of a unique kind of alien being that I have not come across before or since, although I have noticed a pattern with people who "channel" drawings in this way, and the drawings do often bear a similar colorful, stylized appearance.
There is also an image representing a "ball of light" such as the ones abductees sometimes see flying through their homes, a crop circle, the Milky Way galaxy, and Earth with four different types of alien craft hovering around it. At the bottom of the image is a drawing of a space colony, based on my friend Garnette's account.
I think the overall message of the image is that we're not alone in the galaxy, and there is an interest in events on Earth by beings from other worlds -- beings whose technology and knowledge of the universe is obviously superior to our own.
wow,man,you really got the carzy idea!!impressive
From page 6, this drawing was inspired by portrayals of the abductors from the Barney and Betty Hill case. Note that these beings were not "Grays" as we've come to know them. The aliens the Hills saw were more humanoid, with a more humanish build and proportions, and the eyes apparently had sclera ("white"), iris and pupil, instead of being solid black or mostly black, like the eyes of "Grays".
It's funny how from the Barney and Betty Hill case came all the mythology of Grays and Zeta Reticulum, when in fact that case has nothing to do with "classic" Grays. And yet, all around the internet, the Grays are known as "Zetas". A lot of people claim that they themselves have claimed to come from Zeta Reticulum.
Saying that they come from Zeta Reticulum seems to be the 21st century version of "we come from heaven"... It's sort of like them using our mythology since we can't understand anyway who or what they are.
skishyish - The identification of Zeta Reticuli (the traditional name for the binary system in question) as the home system of the Hills' abductors is based on Marjorie Fish's interpretation of the star map that Betty Hill saw. Subsequent to the publication of Fish's work, other cases have come to light in which the aliens have identified Zeta Reticuli as their place of origin. In the William Herrmann case of 1978 the abductors claimed that they came from the constellation of Reticulum, but they did not look quite like the Grays that have been described since the mid-eighties. In the case of Kim Carlsberg, from the late eighties and early nineties, the aliens literally spelled out "Zeta Reticulum" for her (see p. 64 of Beyond My Wildest Dreams). I seem to remember reading about another case in Europe, involving traditional "Grays", and I'm sure there are others in the literature. Unfortunately, there is no way to establish definitively that abduction experiences or reports subsequent to the publication of the Fish interprestation of the Betty Hill star map haven't been influenced by it. Certainly, people could have picked up on it subconsciously through the media, or the aliens themselves could be the ones perpetuating the myth of a connection to Zeta Reticuli, perhaps because it is simply a convenient ruse for them. We can call it a myth, but that doesn't rule out the possibility of it being true, and who's to say that Zeta Reticuli hosts only one humanoid race? It is a binary system after all, and then when one considers the possibility of parallel timelines, other dimensions, etc... Basically, I think it's healthy to stay on the fence.
Page 16 of A Visual Guide to Alien Beings chronicles my attempts to figure out what stocky blue aliens look like, based on reading Whitley Strieber's description, watching the movie Communion, and consulting with four women who had reported seeing this type.
Also, there is another type of blue alien that has some features of the Pillsbury Doughboy and the Michelin Man. It was much smoother featured than the Strieber type stocky blues, which are said to have numerous furrows of skin, as if the skin is "doubled up". It was based on a single report though, and I haven't come across another one since that is exactly like it. It was seen dancing in a dream. To this day I'm unclear if the encounters with this being were dreams or memories of physical events. They could have been astral events for all I know.
I've also speculated on the appearance of the blue-gray "sphincter mouth" type entity that a friend of mine saw looking over him in the middle of the night (see my post #221 of October 5, 2011 on page 8 of this sketchbook, page 13 of A Visual Guide to Alien Beings). This being had dwarf-like five-fingered hands.
From page 53 we have an eyewitness sketch of a creature resembling a hairless "rubbery white monkey" with big round black eyes and a round hole for a mouth, and my interpretation alongside. It bears a slight resemblance to creatures described in Raymond Fowler's books on the Andreasson case, which were grown for their eyes, but those creatures had eyes on stalks. I don't know the function of these "white monkeys".
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You made a good analysis of the possibilities there Dahami...
another one might be as follows: Marjorie Fish might have just had a lucky "psychic guess"...maybe the dots on the drawing mean nothing, but just like one might divine future from the clouds or flocks of birds or other random patterns, perhaps she was influenced in her analysis of the starmap to find the correct star system by synchronicity.
In either case, there is some type of a feedback loop in this alien abduction phenomenon. My guess is that we as humans are not able to perceive them until we are injected with the right concept in our collective unconscious.
I do believe that what you are drawing is literal reality on some level, but I think their "literal" reality and our literal reality don't mix until we "believe" in their reality. This is like the gateway between worlds and universes: belief and expectation. It's like their machines don't work well here until a mass of humans expect them to show up
The way you explore character development is true to what it means to be a concept artist.
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@Aryeh - Thank you. There is a reason I was attracted to ConceptArt.org. If I look back into my youth, Ralph McQuarrie and Syd Mead had a lot to do with it. Science fiction concept art, where the artist goes for a somewhat realistic style, is probably my favorite genre of art. I see what I do as a cross between concept design, scientific illustration, and forensic reconstruction. Trying to nail down the look of one of these alien beings, such as the little blue guys, is a process very much like character development. The people who ultimately have to approve my work are the witnesses reporting the encounter.
"I do believe that what you are drawing is literal reality on some level, but I think their "literal" reality and our literal reality don't mix until we "believe" in their reality. This is like the gateway between worlds and universes: belief and expectation. It's like their machines don't work well here until a mass of humans expect them to show up." - skishyish
I've heard this theory before. I think it is metaphorically true, but not literally true. So here's some speculation for you... Perhaps it is not that refusal to believe in them creates some kind of dimensional barrier they can't penetrate, but rather that they are waiting until more of humankind is ready to accept them. They are waiting for a shift in consciousness, so that they can enter our world without creating too much disruption in the human mind, and without getting shot at. There is some authority, some set of rules that they are compelled to obey, which are enforced by whoever has jurisdiction over the Earth. In the Skye Ambrose case, the aliens told her they were caretakers of the Earth, so perhaps there are levels of beings with different assigned tasks and functions, and any traffic coming in from the galaxy has to abide by the regulations established by the local authorities. Predators can only hunt with a license, and only during hunting season. (That last remark was a joke, btw.)
Of course, I don't think they are just passively waiting for humanity to wake up to their presence. All the sightings, visitations and other activity suggest an active interest in bringing about more awareness and acceptance of their reality, but in a way that doesn't cause shock, or threaten our sense of sovereignty. Humans are very touchy, after all. Again, I'm just speculating, looking for an explanation consistent with how the phenomenon behaves, and these are by no means original ideas.
So, I'm working on additional gradations of color for Ruby. Currently trying to add more yellow, while still keeping the overall color scheme consistent with "charcoal green-gray" and "dark alligator colors" which are the words the witness use to describe it, but there were lighter areas with more yellow mixed in, and finding the balance is tricky.
Yes, that's possible too.
Well, time will tell. I hope one day whatever is behind this phenomenon will reveal itself to us more clearly. For now all we have are stories, and drawings, and theories.
By the way. Good work on that Ruby. Don't forget the blue "make up" on the eyes she had.
It would be interesting if the eyes could have a little bit more texture of some sort.
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Vincent Huntley is among the unemployed hoping to find a silver lining in the President's upcoming State of the Union address.
He's been looking for work in Charlotte, since Thanksgiving.
His message to the President,"Bring those jobs back from the United States and we all can work."
When the President addresses both houses of congress, expect to hear his plan to assist and ailing economy, but there's another topic Mr. Obama will take on is certain to turn heads.
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A Cobb County neighborhood rocked by Thursday's tornados lost power for a second time, but it wasn't because of the weather.
As soon as the power finally came back on for residents along Bishop Lake Road in Marietta, a careless driver knocked it out again.
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In one of the most appalling abuses of power P&J have seen at Halitosis Hall, Speaker of the House Gordon "38 Studios" Fox recently cashiered Representative Patrick O'Neill from his position on the House Judiciary Committee because he had the gall to push through the committee — on a unanimous vote, mind you — a badly needed ethics reform bill.
Never mind that Fox actually championed the bill in 2010. At the moment, he is wetting his Dockers trying to please a Senate leadership that controls the fate of his gay marriage bill. And that Senate leadership feels above even the slightest gesture to ethical governance.
38 Studios Boy came up with a twisted interpretation of House rules to claim the vote in O'Neill's favor was illegal — an interpretation strongly challenged by Common Cause's John Marion. And believe us, you can trust Marion farther than you can throw Fox's hairdresser.
This tinpot thuggery was allowed to stand because most of the House doesn't have the balls to stand up to their marcelled leader. Real profiles in courage, gang.
But what P&J found most astonishing was that House Judiciary Committee chair Edie Ajello, whom P&J have admired for years, actually went along with Fox, declaring the vote "null and void." Hey, Edie, you're better than that, and that's a stain you won't soon erase.
Ajello, we understand, may have had her feelings hurt when O'Neill won passage of the bill without her blessing. Tough noogies, Edie. The ethics bill was a long time coming, and you shouldn't be proud of derailing it with Fox's hand in your back working you like a ventriloquist's dummy.
We hope House reps eventually rally to O'Neill's side, as he did the right thing. Of course that is making the bold assumption that House members even know what the right thing to do is anymore.
The sins of Providence TV news are legion: spelling errors in their graphics, clueless anchors who haven't been out in the field for decades, story after story on car crashes in North Dakota, and passing off plugs for their networks' shows as news.
But they are not alone.
Phillipe, on a fact-finding mission to Florida focused on local greens and fairways, recently came across a howler that would do any of our local stations proud.
One night, the CBS affiliate in Tampa led things off with a headline story on a serial flasher in the area, as yet apprehended. The station then showed a surveillance tape of a black gentleman fingered as the suspect.
The newshounds went on to say the person in the photo had also been accused of masturbating in a convenience store. And with that sumptuous selection available, who wouldn't get aroused? "Give me a five-hour energy drink, a pack of Kools, and a copy of Maxim, please. I'll be in the back for a few moments."
Following this enlightening news about a man polishing his rocket in public, the station briefly flashed a shot of Tiger Woods. Phillipe fell off his chair in hysterics. But hey, if you're a millionaire getting it on with waitresses from Denny's, where is the bottom?
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The O collection is inspired by studies of bubbles and bursts and the way in which a bubble rises from a velvety surface such as a lava pool.
The best way to describe these 'flooded bracelets' is to understand first that the surface is composed of lots of little silver bubbles that rise and fall over the entire bracelet.
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The release, published to mark the start of Climate Week (4 to 8 March 2013), shows:
Use of vehicle fuel remained relatively flat between 2002 and 2007 before falling 24% per head in the next five years.
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Electricity use fell 7.3% per head since 2003. Gas consumption went up 7% per head.
The analysis shows households are becoming greener in their use of vehicle fuel. Between Q3 2002 and Q3 2012 households consumption fell 18% per head. This coincides with Department of Energy and Climate Change data showing that the annual price per litre of petrol and diesel almost doubled (an 85 and 88% rise respectively) between 2002 and 2012.
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All The King's Men 11.30.12: Week 63 – Is The GSP vs. Silva Superfight Best For MMA?
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Many feel that booking George St. Pierre in a superfight against Anderson Silva is unfair to Johny Hendricks following his win at UFC 154. But fair or not, is GSP vs. Silva the best move for mixed martial arts as a whole? The 411 staff takes a look!
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The concept of the column is simple. As the "King" of the 411 Roundtable, I will pick a topic for discussion. The staff, or "Knights" of the old roundtable will then have the opportunity to state of they are FOR or AGAINST the week's topic, and then will have the chance to defend their position. Lets get to it…
SUPERFIGHT: GSP vs. SILVA
Following his decisive victory at UFC 154, most feel that Johny Hendricks has earned a UFC Welterweight Title shot.
While it may be unfair to Johny Hendricks, booking the GSP vs. Anderson Silva superfight is the best move for the sport of MMA.
Patrick Mullin
: MMA has sort of plateaued a bit in terms of rising in popularity in its main markets. The thing that would kick it into high gear would be to make a legitimate superfight between its two biggest draws and longest reigning champions. If you have the opportunity to do MMA's equivalent of a Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard fight you have to do it. Apologies to Johny Hendricks who has been nothing short of awesome but what's good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander. Anderson Silva vs. Georges St. Pierre is what the fans want. Its what the UFC wants. Its what the media wants. Don't handicap the sport as soon as it stands to gain huge ground with this fight.
Jeffrey Harris
: While I'm not a big fan of this fight or match-up the time seems to be right to do it. Both fighters would stand to make a huge amount of money and it could very well lead to UFC's largest gate and PPV buyrate ever. My only concern is making the rest of the card big enough and the litany of injuries the UFC has had as of late. I liked Mark Radulich's idea of freezing the fighters in carbonite and thawing them out the day of the PPV. My other hope is both guys decide not to retire after this fight call it a career since both are still the reigning champions of their respective divisions and there are potential contenders for them to fight. Even if GSP gets smashed by Silva, he should still be willing to defend the welterweight title.
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Anderson Silva:
- Undefeated in the UFC with a record of 16-0
- 17 fight winning streak
- Finished 14 of 16 UFC fights
- 10 consecutive middleweight title defenses and counting (should have been 11 had it not been for Travis Lutter's fat ass not making weight).
- 3 wins at light heavyweight.
- Notable wins: Rich Franklin (twice), Nate Marquardt, Dan Henderson, Forrest Griffin, Chael Sonnen (twice), Vitor Belfort, Yushin Okami.
Georges St-Pierre:
- 23-2 in his MMA career.
- 10 fight winning streak
- Undefeated in almost 6 years
- 2 time welterweight champion
- 7 consecutive welterweight title defenses and counting
- At one point, won 33 consecutive rounds
- Notable wins: Karo Parisyan, Jay Hieron, Jason Miller, Frank Trigg, Sean Sherk, BJ Penn (twice), Matt Hughes (twice), Josh Koscheck (twice), Matt Serra, Jon Fitch, Thiago Alves, Jake Shields, Carlos Condit.
As you can see, these two are the greatest fighters the sport has ever seen and it's not even debatable. There is no way to feasibly argue that a fight between the two best fighters in MMA history is not great for the sport. Johny Hendricks can wait.
Scott Kuczkowski
: I'll be a little honest about UFC 154; I DVRed the event and didn't bother to watch it until Monday – that's how excited I was about GSP's return. In fact, that's how excited I was about finally seeing something happen with the Welterweight Division. The UFC allowed the Welterweight Division to become about as exciting as a Cheick Kongo fight by letting their interim champ sit out for 9 months and wait for the true Champ, who hadn't fought since before my 15 month-old daughter was born. Pretty much, I'd nearly forgotten there was even a welterweight division.
Notwithstanding, I thought the main event was quite good, so good in fact that it left me wanting to see GSP defend his belt against some of the guys who have been patiently climbing the ranks in the hopes that one of these elusive titles would be put up for grabs. I think Johny Hendricks made a perfect case for a title shot, and for the UFC to let that slip by is an injustice. "Strike while the iron is hot" is an apt phrase for this situation, because Johny Hendricks isn't going to get any hotter than he is right now. Is a super-fight really going to do more justice for the welterweight division? Having the champ sit out and prepare for a fight that won't determine a champion or affect the welterweight rankings?
Some writers on this site are going to try to sell you that this will determine the greatest fighter in the history of MMA. Their logic is that crowning this person will somehow do wonders for the sport of MMA, but I can't follow that mode of thinking. While a super-fight might be a good event and do great PPV numbers, what is ultimately does is hold up two divisions for nearly a year.
Ultimately, I think the winner will be the guy who can best adapt to fighting outside his ideal weight. Silva is dominant at 185 and GSP is dominant at 170; while those 15 pounds might not seems like much, the fact is that both guys will probably be fighting at a weight that they don't normally fight at, which means conceivably one or neither will be at his absolute best.
Do I think it will be a good fight and do great numbers? Sure, I even look forward to seeing it. But, I don't think taking two guys who are the best in their respective divisions and asking them to fight outside the parameters where they've enjoyed their most success will prove who is the absolute best. I think Silva would beat GSP at 185 and GSP would beat Silva at 170 (if he could even make the weight and still compete.) Putting them together somewhere in the middle is really just setting up a result that will have an asterisk on it.
Have GSP fight Hendricks and have Silva fight Bisping or Weidman and keep the divisions moving.
Jonathan Solomon
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Johny Hendricks fan and have watched his career unfold with great intrigue since 2008. Today, he's on the best run any welterweight has had in years with the lone exception being Georges St. Pierre. From a stylistic standpoint, he poses a unique threat to GSP that not too many of his opponents have in the past. That threat comes from a two-time NCAA Division I national champion and four-time All American wrestler who happens to posses as much power in his punches as any other fighter in the welterweight division. Look at the opponents GSP has fought since he regained the title in 2008 (Jon Fitch, B.J. Penn, Thiago Alves, Dan Hardy, Josh Koscheck, Jake Shields and Carlos Condit) and none of them can compare.
So, why in the world would I agree with the statement being asked of us? Easy. Say what you want about Anderson Silva being too big for St. Pierre and it not being a fair fight. Argue that GSP is at a great disadvantage while the better fight is between Silva and Jon Jones and you are correct.
Still, assuming Georges does not refuse the fight, it's easily the most profitable fight available in UFC history. From a pay-per-view standpoint as well as that of the live gate plus media coverage. Undebatable are the facts that Silva and St. Pierre are the best two fighters in the company's history and among the few who can be considered the best of all-time in MMA history.
The UFC can shoot for at least 70,000 people in Canada, Texas or Brazil (publicly, Dana White says they would aim for 100,000 at Cowboy Stadium in the U.S.). All of this would be amazing for the sport. It's not everyday this kind of interest is available, let alone in recent years when we've seen plenty of former top fighters fall by the wayside and an immense amount of injuries.
In a perfect world, this fight happens in the late spring or sometime in the summer. Theoretically, this means both men do not return as champions to their respective divisions until the fall or winter (about exactly one year from now). Does that suck for Johny Hendricks at 170 and Michael Bisping/Tim Boetsch/Alan Belcher/etc. at 185? Hell yeah it does, but not a single one of those fights comes close to the popularity/excitement/business of the dream fight between Silva and GSP.
Alex Rella
: The fight to determine the best fighter of all time should really happen. It wouldn't be the end of the UFC if it didn't happen as both fighters have some top contenders lined up but now is the best opening for it. GSP is finally back and there isn't a true number one contender for Silva at the moment. Also the two fighters may not be untouchable for much longer. If this fight gets put on hold and either fighter were to drop their title, the draw of the fight would drop a little. And if the fight happens in May, it should sell out wherever it is and should do huge numbers on ppv.
Dan Plunkett
: Kuch's argument that the super-fight holds up two divisions it true, but that doesn't mean the fight isn't the best move for MMA. In 2009 when BJ Penn challenged Georges St-Pierre for the welterweight title it essentially held up two divisions with legitimate title contenders waiting in the wings. Penn didn't defend the lightweight title for a span of 15 months. The top welterweight contender (Thiago Alves) was forced to take an extra fight and wait nine months for a title shot. And you know what? Both divisions and the sport were better off for it. Despite losing the fight in very one-sided fashion, Penn returned to the lightweight division a far bigger star than before the fight. Following the win against Penn, St-Pierre became one of the top two draws in the company, which he remains today. The contenders that had their title shots held up by the super-fight only further solidified their positions in the meantime, assuring fans they were seeing the best possible fighter challenge the believed unquestionable best fighter in the division.
Holding up the middleweight and welterweight divisions and having the top contenders fight in the interim virtually assures that the very best challenger emerges. It gives time for legitimate title threats Chris Weidman and Johny Hendricks to make a bigger name for themselves, and time for known guys like Vitor Belfort and Nick Diaz to emerge as top contenders by the time the champion returns.
As for the super-fight itself, it's an attempt by the UFC to boost up their pay-per-view sales closer to the levels of 2009 and 2010. Currently, there are a number of major fights on the horizon for 2013, though some will surely be canceled or delayed due to injury. However, if all goes to plan, they'll have a run of major fights from the spring through the summer that hasn't been seen in years. Creating momentum like that is important because it can create a habit of viewing the monthly UFC PPV. Of course, that momentum will be difficult to sustain with fights like little known fighters like Renan Barao and Demetrious Johnson headlining shows, but it's worth a shot.
For a one-time event, Silva vs. St-Pierre should be the second-biggest money UFC ever behind UFC 100. It'd likely do really big attendance numbers in stadiums in Toronto or Brazil, and if Dallas is chosen the 100,000 mark is very unlikely barring a super-stacked show, but it would still do a big gate. For the PPV, it'd be a disappointment if it was anything less than the second-biggest in company history, meaning somewhere above 1.1 million buys. The money spent between promotion, production, and fighter pay would probably be bigger than any UFC event in history, but it'd still be a big money. Plus, if Silva wins, it makes a bout with Jon Jones down the line even more meaningful and worth more money than it would be otherwise.
Booking the GSP vs. Anderson Silva superfight is the best move for the sport of MMA!
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i know some great places to go for delicious meatballs…spots for super fancy mixed drinks, coffee spots, places with fabulous local artisanal cheeses.. great record stores… i mean.. we can go gallery hopping on off days, museums.. opera at the Met… it's gonna be AWESOME…. Oh also… if we can find some extra free time from having so much fun… maybe we can go down to Basketball City or somewhere and work on defense…just a suggestion… oh, and if you get a sec, can you ask Chauncy Billups to practice passing the ball? man, that'd be great…
again….Carmelo…Welcome to New York City!
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Market Garden Brewery
- Address:
1947 W 25th ST
Cleveland, OH 44113Neighborhood:
Ohio City
- Cuisine:
BreweryPrice: $30 and under
Market Garden Brewery
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.marketgardenbrewery.com/
- Phone: 2166214000
- Hours of Operation:
Brunch: Sunday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Lunch: Friday - Saturday: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM; Dinner: Daily: 4:00 PM - 2:00 AM
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: American, Brewery
- Executive Chef: Andrew Bower
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Farm to Table, Fireplace, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Smoking Area (patio only), Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Catering: Please contact the restaurant for more details.
- Private Party Facilities: 20-350 people. Our private dining room, with views of all the action inside the brewery, can hold 50 people for a formal sit down dinner or 75 for a cocktail party. We also have our outdoor beer garden, the largest in Cleveland, which can hold up to 100 for dinner and 140 for cocktail party. Soon we will be opening our spacious party room that will have seating for 120.
- Private Party Contact: Michael Berkowitz 2166214000
- Entertainment: Although we don't offer a set entertainment schedule, Market Garden regularly books bands, dj's, and other forms of entertainment. For an up to date schedule, please check out www.marketgardenbrewery.com
Getting there
- Cross Street: W. 25th St. and Lorain Ave.
- Public Transit: Visit www.marketgarden.com for a map of the brewery location and detailed public transportation information. We are across the street from the West 25th Rapid Transit stop and are off of many of the busiest bus routes.
- Parking: Public Lot
- Parking Details: Visit www.marketgardenbrewery.com for a map and detailed parking information. Free parking is available directly behind MGB with entrances from Lorain Avenue and Bridge Avenue. There is a pay lot around the corner on West 26th and Market Avenue. Also, there is ample metered and free parking on West 25th Street and the surrounding area.
A word from Market Garden Brewery
Market Garden Brewery features a 3,000 square foot "American beer garden", three fireplaces, two indoor bars, and private dining space for up to 400. The brewpub features a modern American pub menu featuring local and organic ingredients sourced primarily from our historic neighbor, the West Side Market, and the wonderful farms that dot our community. This dynamic menu is brought to you by Executive Chef Andrew Bower. Market Garden is home to a 10 barrel brew house that has brewed up a menu of a dozen beers that span the flavor spectrum from easy drinking session lagers to big beasty ipas and porters. Noted brew master Andy Tveekrem, formerly head brewer at Dogfish Head, is at the helm. We also carry an exciting guest beer list highlighting the ever-changing American craft beer scene along with an extensive liquor & cocktail program focused primarily on American whiskies and spirits from the nation's top Micro-distilleries. Hope to see you in Ohio City soonContinued
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- Diners' Choice WinnerVibrant Bar Scene
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Market Garden Brewery reviews from OpenTable diners
47 reviews since June 4, 2014
- Food3.9Service3.9
- Ambiance4.1Noise LevelEnergetic
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- Ohio City StandardDavidDined on 9/26/2014Given the history of the area - Market Garden Brewery has quickly become a neighborhood standard and one of my favorite places. I know what I'm getting into here - great flavors, good brew, and good service. The place is great with large groups or just two people out to enjoy dinner with a drink. I always recommend this place to newbies in the Cleveland area.Special Features:
- GailGailDined on 9/19/2014Good selection of beers, can get a sampler if you want to try a bunch of them. Nice menu and reasonable prices. Food is great.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best brewery in ClevelandLudwikaVIPDined on 9/15/2014Market St. Brewery definitely gives the other breweries competition. I'm not a beer lover and much prefer wines but they have a lighter beer that is fantastic. My friend loves beer and tried two of Market St.'s and loved them. The food is well prepared & delicious. I had the same brat & pierogi dish at another brewery across the street from this one and that brewery's doesn't compare to this one. The pierogis were just like my Mom used to make. The brats cooked to perfection very tasty. My friend had the BBQ'd pork sandwich served on sturdy grain bread & not the usual soggy bun. It had delicious BBQ sauce...just the right amount...not dripping all over like some places serve. We'll definitely be back and bring family & friends.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- RamcgDined on 9/6/2014Our entire party enjoyed the menu. Beer sampler was a great way to taste all of the house brewed beers.Special Features:
- great 1st experiencethegreatwhitehunterDined on 9/5/2014had a great time for our 1st visit. Food was well prepared atmosphere was inviting and fun . menu a little short but without any concern everything was great everyone's meal hot and delicious . The other couple was pleasantly surprised when I pulled up they've been there before .I will certainly return thanks for a great memory :) a certain member really liked the pumpking beerSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- good food long waitFrankieVIPDined on 9/1/2014Five of us recently dined here for lunch. The place has a nice lunch menu and good beer list. We enjoyed our food. The shrimp tacos were very good but service was pretty slow. It took us a long time for our drink order to come out and some of us ordered appetizers. We waited almost an hour for our lunch to come out and everything came out at one time - salads, appetizers and meals which was really strange. Wait staff didn't really come over to check on our drinks until well into our meal. Would probably come back to sit at the bar.Special Features:
- Just okayOHEngVIPDined on 8/26/2014Been to Market Garden several times and have never been very impressed. Beer selection is decent and the beer is good. Salads are good, especially the beet salad. Pulled pork is decent, but not memorable. Fish tacos don't have much mahi mahi and what they had was overcooked. The brocolli rabe sandwich was mostly bread. Need to stick to the burgers and pork.
- Zero serviceThatcherTDined on 8/2/2014I made reservations for my wife and I for a night out. We don't often get to go out due to work and family obligations. I've been to Market Garden a few times and always had a great experience. This time however we were seated and never once did a waiter come to the table. People around is were seated and served, I tried to get the attention of a couple waiters but never got anyone to come over. After waiting 45 mins we just walked out. It's one thing to not notice, it's another to make blatant eye contact and just walk by as I'm trying to wave you down. Don't think I'll be returning here anytime soon.
- Good experienceNat8990Dined on 8/1/2014I made OpenTable reservation 20 mintues before I showed up. When I got there, a table was reserved. Our waitress was friendly and attentive, but not overbearing. Food was good. Only drawback is parking in the area, but the restaurant does have offer valet parking. Overall good experience.Special Features:
- blah brunchPickyVIPDined on 7/27/2014We checked this place out for brunch on my daughter's recommendation (with her). She read about it and thought it sounded interesting. The food was fair, at best. Same for the service. It seems like a great place for 20 and 30-somethings to hang out and watch sports on TV. Not for me!Special Features:
- Go there only for the beer!GaffiganFanDined on 7/23/2014Pro's: The beer selection is excellent. The pours are not true "pint" glasses, more like 14 oz, but I did sample a few and they were all at the perfect temp and tasted great. Con's: Don't eat here. Maybe my expectations were WAY too high after seeing the prices on the menu. The descriptions sound incredible - a very ambitious, eclectic menu, but the execution was poor. Duck sliders were dry and had a strange flavor. Shrimp tacos were so-so and the fish tacos were bland. I had the bratwurst and pierogies, and the brat was the size of my index finger. Mac n cheese with chorizo and kale was 'meh'. All 8 of us were disappointed - esp me I b/c i picked up the tab! I don't get why the place was packed on a Wed nite - all first time diners?Special Features:
- Both great beer & great food!OpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 7/13/2014There are more & more brew-pubs to choose from in Cleveland, especially in Ohio City, but MGB remains my favorite because of its combination of excellent beers & excellent locally - sourced food!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Go to spot for out of town guestsRustBeltBarbieDined on 7/11/2014Market Garden is a favorite of mine for out of town guests. The beer is some of the best in Cleveland- thoughtful, local and not as heavy or intellectual as many of the breweries nearby. The food is a great take on classic comfort food- with fresh local ingredients and an eye for detail that makes it special. Great prices and even better service! Nothing like the smell of a campfire as hot summer days turn to cool nights. A perfect, relaxing place to take out of town guests who want a taste of real Cleveland-style food and drink.Special Features:
- Wedding After-Reception PartyCallaghanVIPDined on 7/5/2014We had a great time with about 35- 40 people - our server did an incredible job. Management should have provided us another server, given the size of the group and the fact that just about everyone ordered food and drinks. Our friends made the reservation ahead of time. My only recommendation if you reserve a room for this large a group is to request at least two servers. Otherwise, we had a blast and appreciate their hospitality and hard-work.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/5/2014They lost our order and it took over an hour to get our food after we ordered. Waitress was dodging us because she knew we were upset. Atmosphere was cool, though.Special Features:
- Great family night outFoodiesitbeDined on 6/20/2014We took our teenaged kids to Market Garden Brewery and loved it! Everyone has a tasty meal and my husband and I enjoyed good beer. Fun location, great food, great service!Special Features:
- Fun and good beerEBI2Dined on 6/15/2014This is a place to meet the gang before the game, after the game, or to watch the game. Good sports bar food and really good beerSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Beautiful OC daytoots756Dined on 6/14/2014The staff was very accomodating to our growing table size and allowed us to pull up stool after stool we could find to our table. Melody provided great service and attention to our large group with a smile! Thank you!Special Features:
- The following 283 reviews are from the Market Garden Brewery reviews archive.
- Great PlaceJoeDVIPDined on 6/1/2014This was our first time to this restaurant - in fact, even though we have been to Cleveland a number of times, we did not even know this area existed. Had brunch here - was absolutely fantastic. Good selection of brunch items. Service was good and the food was excellent. Would definitely recommend this restaurant!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- shu8910Dined on 6/1/2014Brunch was amazing! The bagel sandwich was awesome. Everyone in our party enjoyed their meal. Highly recommend.Special Features:
- Great PlaceKozyDined on 5/30/2014We we're looking for a place to eat before heading to the comedy club. A friend suggested Market Garden Brewery. So we tried it out and we are all glad we did. Made out resevations on Opentable, arrived at the Brewery and we were seated right on time. Beer was excellent and the food was excellent too! Great service ! We will be back!Special Features:
- Multi-cultural ClevelandClevelandBornNRaisedDined on 5/17/2014I took two foreign colleagues to Market Garden, so they could sample a diverse selection of American cuisine - from BBQ to fried chicken, to Polish, German, and Mexican-influenced dishes indicative of the multi-cultural heritage of the city. They loved the food and Market Garden was a great place to give a good impression of the city. The service was great, and though it was a busy Saturday night the kitchen's timing was perfect.Special Features:
- Mother's Day BustColumbusfoodiesDined on 5/11/2014We took a group of 5 on Mother's day and were hoping to show mom a great night out at a place of her request. We drove nearly 50 minutes to get here, paid $6. for parking on a Sunday, and thankfully were seated right away. The service was terrible. All of us were set to drink multiple rounds and seeing as we could barely flag our server down when needed, we just gave up after our initial order. The food was overpriced and not very good. If going at all, just sit at the bar for drinks and go elsewhere to eat. At least the beer was good.Special Features:
- Somewhat dissapointedMissBDined on 5/11/2014We had a group of 7 for Mother's Day Brunch. Waited an unusually long time for our meals to arrive - the server brought us a bag of popcorn to share and said they were backed up in the kitchen. I love their breakfast poutine - which I often order when we go for brunch. Normally it is served with breakfast potatoes - this time it was served on French fries. Might not seem like a big deal - but it was a disappointment. I don't complain or send things back - will just rethink dining there in the future.Special Features:
- Worst Mothers day BrunchasedDined on 5/11/2014We had a reservation, the restaurant still had open tables upsrairs, but we where seated in the basement area. It was cute, placed our orders and they pretty much forgot about us. Took over an hour to get our food. Then it was cold to top it off. We where told they where busy. Yet the basement dinning was only us at that point, and there where a lot of open table in the main area. They pretty much lost our order.
- Great Fun!OpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 5/10/2014Food and service were excellent. Not very conducive to having a conversation but loved the atmosphere for a late night bar!Special Features:
- Love to eat outLoveFoodDined on 5/5/2014Market garden was OK. Too Expensive for what the amount of food you received.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great FindSkairt2Dined on 5/3/2014We were very pleased with Market Garden Brewery! The food was amazing! The beers were very good. There is a large outside area that can be used most of the year because there are propane heaters. The atmosphere is great. It was a great addition to our "go to" list!Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 4/26/2014Too crowded to get great service. We were seated downstairs with a number of large groups, while we had only 3.Special Features:
- Fun placeOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 4/20/2014Market Garden Brewery was a fun place with a great atmosphere, but service was not the greatest. Waitress helping our waiter was rude, and we hardly saw our waiter.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love this placeshu8910Dined on 4/11/2014Always a great spot. Our go to place when we have a kid free night. Great beer and food.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- After the departure of Michaelthe109Dined on 4/6/2014After the departure of Michael Nowak I thought the food was a bit off mark. New executive chef Maggie Scwenk has turned that around and put her stamp on some new favorites - Scotch eggs being one of them! As always the beer didn't disappoint and the entire wait staff was friendly and knowledgeable!!! Kudos to Sam and his entire crewSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Shift Changethg765VIPDined on 4/4/2014We had a reservation and got there around 3 on a Friday. We were seated right away. After waiting a bit we had to go to the bar to get the first two rounds. No one wanted to serve our table which was right by the bar. Around 4 the shifts changed and we had excellent service. The beer is always excellent!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Opening Day- Fun FUn FUN!AgoodtimesDined on 4/4/2014Had a great time hanging out at MGB on Indian's 2014 Opening Day. Awesome service, food, and drinks. Always a good time.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Open air dining on a warmJSM7100Dined on 4/1/2014Open air dining on a warm (for Northeast Ohio in April) evening. Service was fast, friendly and knowledgable. Food was excellent as always. The menu is always changing, which I love, so I had chorizo tacos and a soft pretzel appetizer....both were fantastic! Wahoo Wit beer is a great spring/summer beverage!Special Features:
- Typical brewery w atypical foodWannaBfoodieVIPDined on 3/29/2014Located in Ohio City, Market Garden Brewery is a great stop for dinner, lunch, appetizers, whatever. The atmosphere is pretty "brewery-normal" but the menu is not. The food was fantastic. On a whim, we stopped in for dinner w/ our 8 yr old. Typically we do not take him to a brewery, but they had an opening & we were starving. Its not a GREAT place for kids, but not out of the question. I would take him again w/o concern. They do not have a kids menu but they obliged us by making plain mac n cheese that he said was amazing! I had the adult mac n cheese. It was out of this world. The cheese and noodles were phenomenal but then they add chorizo, shredded sweet potatoes, and kale. I can honestly say it was the BEST mac n cheese I've ever had.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Brunch!JessDined on 3/16/2014I took my parents here on their first trip to Cleveland and it was their favorite place they ate at!Special Features:
- Good vibe, beer selectionZoekeDined on 3/15/2014Excellent selection of craft beers brewed on site, and the server was very knowledgeable about items on the beer list and menu. Very good service, even on a busy St. Patrick's day weekend night. Food seemed slightly overpriced but overall enjoyed it. Noise level was high, but they were playing good blues music which seemed to set the right mood. This place is definitely worth checking out, especially if you are a beer lover.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- We continue to return to thisOldManandSonDined on 3/8/2014We continue to return to this fun, comfortable restaurant/tavern. The service is outstanding. The service is a major asset. The servers are energetic, knowledgeable and fun to be at your table. My wife and I drive nearly an hour to have the pleasure of a weekend dinner here.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great bar, food only ok.Laudee46VIPDined on 2/22/2014Since I don't drink beer or particularly like bar food and typically like to eat healthy, there weren't a lot of choices that appealed to me. I ended up getting the soup of the day which was ok, but too salty in my opinion. To be fair the burger looked delicious and someone with me enjoyed the duck sliders. The cheese board was nice, but it was also about twenty dollars, rather high for lunch. The bar itself was very nice, the employes were very friendly and the service was good. There was live entertainment which was great and I can say that I have never seen that during the day, so another plus! I saw a lot of young kids there and they seemed happy,so good for kids!Special Features:


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Eva L. Corpus, 88, passed away, Monday, July 18, 2011 surrounded by her family at Comfort House/Casa de Consuelo in McAllen after a two-month illness.
She was born in San Angelo on January 26, 1923 and moved to the Rio Grande Valley as a teenager, where she met and married Guadalupe Corpus. An accomplished couturier, she created and designed clothes for clients before entering the workforce. She began as a seamstress at Ben-Sam's and Dina's Children Store in Mission, graduating to sales in the garment business. She worked for the Freeman family at their clothing stores, Smart Shop and the Women's Shop in McAllen, before settling at Levine's Department Store while raising her family. She retired but returned to work for the Attorney General's office as a file clerk, retiring again at the age of 73. She was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
She is survived by her children Arnaldo Corpus, Diana Corpus Garza, and Velma Cruz; and nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Guadalupe; parents, Amado and Tomasa Lopez Sr.; and siblings, Francisca Flores and Daniel and Amado Lopez, Jr.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 21, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church followed by a burial at Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Norberto Andres Cruz, Carlos Javier Cruz, Ramon Mancias, Jr., and Kevin Dax Corpus, and her nephews, Urbano and Lee Corpus.
The family requested that memorial donations be made to Comfort House/Casa de Consuelo in McAllen.
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A complete blood count includes a platelet count, white blood cell (WBC) differential, platelet estimate and red blood cell (RBC) indices and morphology. Platelet estimates are visual confirmations of platelet counts from the blood smear. These are only done if a manual differential (diff) is necessary or if the analyzer has flagged the platelet count as being inaccurate. If the platelet estimate DOES NOT match the platelet count, then a manual platelet will be performed, and the manual platelet count will be reported. Peripheral blood smears are also checked for nucleated RBCs, which are erroneously counted as WBCs by the Coulter. A correction of the WBC count will be made after review if significant numbers of nucleated RBCs are present on the smear.
The analyzer performs Automated WBC differentials unless the count fails to meet certain established criteria or in special circumstances where a manual differential is required. Differentials are not routinely performed on Oncology in-patients between the hours of 4 p.m. - 6 a.m. If differential counts are necessary for Oncology patients between 4 p.m. - 6 a.m., the clinical service should contact the laboratory, and the laboratory will perform a modified differential. A modified differential reports only segmented neutrophils, band neutrophils, and "others". Modified differentials are also performed for Oncology inpatients on the weekends.
Minimum between 0.3 and 0.5 ml (above the first line and up to the second line) of unclotted blood in a lavender EDTA microtainer tube OR 1.5 ml of unclotted blood in a lavender EDTA Hemoguard tube. Volumes less than 1 ml in a Hemoguard tube will skew the blood to anticoagulant ratio, will give inaccurate results, and will be rejected by the laboratory.
Complete blood count with a platelet count and, if needed a platelet estimate. Platelet estimates will not be performed unless the count fails to meet certain established criteria.
Same as CBCD.
The test measures the distance that erythrocytes have fallen after one hour in a vertical column of anticoagulated blood under the influence of gravity. The ESR is a nonspecific test for the acute phase response and inflammatory processes. The ESR is offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The turn-around time for completing this test is a least an hour and a half.
1 ml of whole blood, lavender top tube. If ordered with a CBC at least 1.5 ml of whole blood is required.
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2-ml whole blood, gold top (serum separator tube).
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3-5 ml whole blood, dark green tube; sodium heparin. The laboratory requires two specimens: one tube from the patient and another tube drawn on a control subject not related to the patient.
If ordered alone, 0.3 - 0.5 ml of unclotted whole blood in a lavender EDTA microtainer tube. If ordered with a CBC or CBCD, 1.5 ml of unclotted whole blood in a lavender EDTA Hemoguard tube. Reticulocyte counts can be added up to eight hours after the blood has been received.
Routine Urinalysis without microscopic examination unless the patient is on a research study where it is required. Requests for microscopic examination should be directed by phone to the lab. Otherwise, microscopic urinalysis will be performed by the laboratory personnel only if the protein is greater than trace, and/or if the blood, nitrite, or leukocyte is positive.
2-5 ml of random, clean catch urine.
Differentials on counts are only done if the WBC is 6/ CMM or greater or unless Specifically requested. Oncology outpatient CSFs are done in the Wood Lab during The day shift between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., with the sample arriving no later than 4:30 p.m.
1 - 2 ml of CSF in a CSF tube.
The site of collection must be noted. Differentials on counts are only done if the WBC is 6/CMM or greater.
1 - 2 ml of fluid in EDTA lavender top tube. These fluids MUST go into some type of anticoagulant otherwise they will clot and NOTHING can save the specimen.


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