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American voters have had it with Republican obstructionism in the debt limit debate and continued stonewalling by the GOP could bring payback in the 2012 elections.
That's the indication in a new CBS News poll that finds 71 percent of Americans disapproving of Republican grandstanding in the debt limit crisis.
Even more dire for the GOP is the finding that 51 percent of GOP voters saying they disapprove of how their party is handling the situation.
Bottom line for the GOP: Stop the showboating and get on board with a deal or Republican lawmakers could join the unemployment lines come November 2012.
Yet Republicans aren't alone in facing voter anger. At least 58 percent of those polled aren't happy with Democrats either and half say both President Barack Obama and Congress are doing a worse job than their predecessors.
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So Obama and the Democrats are doing a worse job than their predecessors, but Americans are also unhappy that the Republicans are obstructing them? Gee, I'm glad we're going to have the opportunity soon to start the cycle anew…
Yum, I like my cake, and I eat it too.
Um, there's only two parties to choose from.
I surfed into a PBS program that had to do with Teddy Roosevelt and the Bull Moose Party.
So much to learn and who could ever hope to learn it all.
He ran as a 3rd party candidate, I believe it was 1912. He finished second and maybe that's the only time anyone has. He was a progressive with a platform for things like Social Security and health care.
Then there was another election where a 3rd party guy whose name I already forgot campaigned from prison where he was serving 10 years for being an anti war activist. He got some respect from his opponent that was elected and had the remainder of his sentence commuted. Debs?
Are there any new ideas or just the passage of time?
One thing is sure… the GOP has the worst PR machine in history.
The Republicans couldn't make America better because of the Democrats and now the Democrats can't make America better because of the Republicans?
Bush and Obama, where's the difference?
I don't see any.
Both are war presidents, only one reads the teleprompter better than the other.
Maybe we Americans could make America better, should we be given the opportunity.
At this point, It seems that the "american voter" cannot figure out(If they ever will?)who will cause there destruction more rapidly and definitively and which party they hate the most and why?
They should have had it figured a long time ago!
Seems like they thijks only rich people should have money. Us poor folks don't needs no money. We don't needs no food, no shelter, no clothing, no medicine, no education, no entertainment. We just needs nothin at all.
For as long as I can remember voting, the RNC has managed to keep the GOP open to accept support and help from all sides of the Republican platform. There was a place for those in poverty and those in wealth. I remember the battle to pull in the gay community with their votes and the log cabin members were lining up with the rest of us to vote for our best candidates. In 1999 the GOP had redone the agenda and abortions carried their own agenda pledge. The RNC traded their votes for pro-lifers and they managed to buy the religious right. Every 4 years the rules changed and there is now no place for pro choice folks and a new pledge is now being signed by the money end of the RNC hoping nobody would notice. The RNC is now catering to lining up their pledge signers in hopes of going for a law suit if they break their vows to the pledges themselves.
I detect no such vows being used within the Democratic Memberships. The LP has no acceptance laws and they will take anyone. Apparently the American citizens have no concept of right over wrong. What seems to be missing in this whole scenario is a complete lack of trust in anyone. It also leaves us without a trusting republic who will be asked to cover our commitment of loyalty to the government if we can count on the support of the State and Union. This trust that we offer to others is the result of our building trusting memberships in our families.
I still read a daily newspaper and have my entire life. I like people who read their daily papers. I moved from the central coast of California 12 years ago and I link to their daily paper to be certain I didn't miss anything over night. I was able to link to the Santa Monica Outlook until they closed up 20 years ago. They gave me my first job writing obituaries. I never bonded with Sun City Arizona and simply boxed up their papers to be put out for recycling.
I need to be able to trust my children and even my pets. My friends know I can be trusted to keep my word and have a home where they are always welcome.
Is there anything trustworthy about our government at this time? Why do we even bother with our discussions?
Hi Sandune,
I also bumped into a PBS program about the move of religion into politics. It started in the 50s with Eisenhower and grew with Rev. Billy Graham, then the recruiting of Jerry Falwell.
Adding the words under God to the pledge of allegiance and then all the successive presidents after that had some version of religion as a mandatory part of their image and PR.
Ike was baptized as a Presbyterian as an adult after some conversations about if he didn't mind and how about this one?
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can't pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. . Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that .the buck stops here.. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better." — Senator Barack Obama, March 20, 2006
Where did this guy go?
In some important ways, it is a failure of leadership: Congress keeps on voting for programs without any obligation to worry about funding them, or cutting out something else to cover the cost. If tax rates floated automatically to cover all of our government costs in each fiscal year, then we could put a dollar/year cost for every single bill, program, weapon system, and so forth for each of us.
Instead we have a system with no feedback from bills, etc. to what they will cost us personally and every incentive to drive up the deficit forever. Even if we get a price, we have no idea how much that thing will cost after financing and what will be our family's share. I'd like every tax payer to get an itemized bill each year, so we can each see just how much we are personally paying to have hundreds of military bases all over the world, paying farmers not to grow certain crops, paying oil companies for their reserves getting depleted, and so on for many pages.
Once we all have that, I think a lot more people would be after their Congress-critters to get rid of all sorts of things.
The debt is about $14.350T and climbing. The estimated population of the United States is 310,965,052. So each citizen's share of this debt is about$46,140.00.
Get after 'em.
This is a Republican-manufactured crisis since even their own plan requires the debt limit to rise many times. EXTORTION by the crazies is acceptable?
The crisis was created by Dems, they could have done this when they controlled everything but wanted to pick a fight leading into the 2012 campaogn cycle and try to force the Reps to break their campaign promises.
The Dems never proposed a plan with any details, the Obama budget was soundly rejected, the Reps have put forward several plans, maybe not the best plans.
The Gang of 6 plan has some possibilities, but the tax code provisions will never get done , analyzed, and approved before Aug 2. the tax issue should be seperate from the spending and debt ceiling.
I am opposed to the balanced budget amendment, but I do really like the idea of capping spending at 18% of GDP. That is where revenues gravitate toward over time no matter what rates have been since WWII. Bump cap gains to 18%, get rid of all the subsidies, incentives, kick backs, and credits for oil, green energy, agriculture, etc and set the corp tax rate to 18 or 20%.
Oh well, will never happen, congess won't give up that power.
woody, I am also wondering where this guy went:
"We're not gonna be able to do anything about any of this entitlements if what we do is characterize whatever proposals are put out there as, well, you know, that's the other party's being irresponsible, the other party's trying to hurt our senior citizens, that the other party is doing X, Y, Z, that's why I say if we're gonna frame these debates in ways that allow us to solve them, then we can't start off by figuring out, A, who's to blame, B, how can we make the American people afraid of the other side?"
And therein lies the rub… that guy was reading a script and had no intention of living it.
It just seems to me that if there is a bill to pay the rich folks are going to have to pay it cause us poor folks aint got no money.
One the one hand, the 'debt crisis" is contrived for the purpose of political gain, notably with the 2012 elections in mind. I know that hypocrisy is rampant in politics, but to suddenly gasp with horror at the debt after ignoring it for over a decade is the limit. I don't believe a word the Republicans say on this matter.
On the other hand, President Obama apparently welcomes this "crisis" and will address it just as he did the "healthcare crisis." That is, throw of his mask of the campaign and reveal himself to be an aggressive compromiser, making butterknife thrusts at his opponents (which includes just about anyone who doesn't comprehend how blessed the U.S. is with having such a brilliant eunuch "leading" the nation. And I don't believe anything he, or congressional Democrats say either.
The reason we all still post here is because we care; we care about this ship of state that approaches rocky shoals while petulant brats fight over who gets to control the tiller. We care because no matter whether we agree or not on any range of subjects, we all understand the needless sadness of watching a vessel that has sailed on for over 200 years being so badly abused.
The greatest danger to this republic is when the cynicism of the masses equals that of the smug sons of bitches running the show. THAT will signal the collapse of a polictial and social compact that exists ONLY with a viable middle class.
In a free nation. the banks and the government serve the people. In our nation, the people and the government serve the banks. Go figure.
That's what the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 along with the Income Tax Amendment, the 16th of the same year has wrought; I.E., serfdom to bankers and the hypothecation of our nation upon the altar of Mammon…! : |
Carl Nemo **==
As long as the masses have their iPhones, cable TV, Internet and some form of sporting entertainment on their minds … things are fine.
All of this "financial" stuff on their television doesn't pertain to them, besides they don't understand all of those big, boring words the supermodel-look-alike newscasters say anyway. (Not that the newscaster does either).
As long as the masses are comfortable things are great.
Pertaining to the article topic, voters mostly blame the republicans because the TV told them to…not because the voters have anything more than the memory of a goldfish, or the comparable IQ of a chimp.
Has anyone seen the movie "Idiocracy?"
Not that I'm into movies (seen one seen 'em all, same plot) but this one pretty much sums it up.
We have been out-bred by morons, who continue to proudly embrace their stupidity.
"Voting the bastards out" only works when the other option isn't a bastard as well. Right?
The choice between twp (or 5) bastards is still? Yep, a bastard, so there's NO way to vote them out apparently.
Make sure you and yours have plenty of the basics and that you can defend those basics, because things just might go ugly.
God Bless.
"Has anyone seen the movie "Idiocracy?" ….extract from post
I have and although it has pushed the envelope to the ridiculous, we're not that far removed from the plot.
Within many of my posts to this site over time, I've referenced this grade 'B" or lower movie. It's so lame that it's fasinating and somehow to astute intellects as yours, et. al. we can relate, relative to our current national crisis…no?
My thoughts are that we are doomed and the outcome will be the absolute and total destruction of the world's financial paradigm. I can't say that it will occur within this current round of financial angst, but it will assuredly occur in time… : |
Carl Nemo **==
Thank God I'm an old dude. If it gets too bad I can just go ahead and die. I feel sorry for the kids. They aren't going to know anything but this crap,
The answer is simple, when we hit the debt limit do not issue any kind of check, Social Security, Military, Medicaid, business, anything to anyone in a republican represented area. If they don't want to pay our bills that THEY created 85% of, then we don't pay theirs. If they think "we the people" should pay for the debt THEY caused with their tax cuts for the rich and false war in Iraq, and refusal to fix health care and continue their spend but don't tax ways they're crazy. The richest of the rich aren't paying half of what they paid in the past in taxes and they want grandma and grandpa, the sick, handicapped, and mentally ill to give up $1,000's a year and their health care to keep it that way. Give THEM what they asked for….
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why do i say "surprisingly good?" at the end of book 2, you kind of get the idea that the story is going to take a turn - a turn away from battling with zombies to clashing with another group of survivors. as a zombie junkie, i wasn't sure if i was going to like the change in plot. after finishing the story, i can safely say that i think this is the best book in the series.
at the end of book 2, eric and gabe run into steve, the green beret eric met and didn't really get along with in book 1. steve offers them refuge in hollow rock and treatment for eric's gunshot wound, but they need to trade something in return. elizabeth, the mayor, wants them to train some of the citizens of hollow rock so they can defend themselves against the free legion, another group of survivors who've been looting all of the other towns.
as book 3 opens, 6 weeks have passed and eric and gabe are training a group of volunteers. i was worried that this would be cliche and boring, but it ended up actually being interesting and exciting. the amount of the story devoted to training is just right, and you believe the story the author's spinning.
the author does a good job of building the suspense of a new enemy- the free legion. again, i wasn't sure of the direction of the story, but this is a nice twist! eric is tasked with infiltrating the free legion, and i was really leary about how the author was going to do this, but i must say this was my favorite part of the story. it's horrifically delicious listening. lol
this leads me to pacing. the author does an excellent job of pacing the story. he continuously keeps the story moving. the author doesn't linger or waste too much time on one part of the plot. it is kind of teasing though! the overall story is broken into 3 parts, and i kind of wished the author had squeezed out a little more time with each part. must have been the editor! lol but the writing is much stronger in this book than the previous 2.
a few new characters on both sides are introduced, and they are unique enough to stand apart in your mind. they add depth and flavor to the story, especially the evil ones. i enjoyed listening to how survivors are indoctrinated into the free legion. it's heartbreaking and diabolical!
overall, a very good story! even though the zombies are less of the plot, i enjoyed the direction of the story! now if james cook would just get to writing the next chapter in the series! lol btw...he's got a good blog and an interesting story.
"Why change?"
No. Can someone please explain to me why the narrator is changed in the middle of a successful series. By the third book readers are accustomed to, and, if they are listening to the third book, satisfied with the narration of first two. You get comfortable with the narrators voices and cadence and connect the characters with the narration. As I have previously experienced with the Sigma Force series, the replacement narrator for this series cannot hold a candle to the previous narrator, Guy Williams. The voices are forced and without emotion. The lead character, Eric, is now shallow and almost unrecognizable. If another book is offered I hope that the author and publisher have the sense to go back to Guy Williams and beg him to resume narrating the series and perhaps rerecord this one. It would be an excellent addition to the series if not for the narration.
"Fire Jordan Leigh"
No because I had to listen to batman tell the story
The ones from book one and two
He sucked
Get the original story teller to redo this one so I can listen to it
'Leaving New Orleans also frightened me considerably. Outside of the city limits the heart of darkness, the true wasteland begins.'
"Ummm what happened to the zombies??"
Although I still like the series as a whole, I was not as happy with this book as the first two. This book was much more, well, "macho". Much more specific gun and arms references, loads more martial arts moves and so on. Now I'm a girl who's not bothered by men who are men and guns doing what they are designed for, but this was over the top even for me. Also missed the infected--only a few real references in the book. I still like the storyline, so I will be getting the next book too, but I hope there's less macho and more dialog.
"Sorry Folks this is not a zombie tale??"
This series is a great but as I listen away on the story line I became more and more confused. I have to confess that I am a great fan of zombie tales. This series goes way beyond the usual story and tells a fascinating possible future. I said it's finished for now, but I get the feeling this third book is nowhere near the ending I expected,
Not to say there was no action, but if you total the zombie fighting time all together in this book, I would give it about 40 minutes total. Then the book goes into a Spec ops tale with the legion and a even bigger foe and enemy countries on the horizon as the author hints at.
Now if I were to buy a Zombie tale book , wouldn't you expect a zombie story? Sorry to say I felt cheated and confused on where this tale went? If you purchase this book, don't be surprised you may just feel you read a Tom Clancy tale.
"Good but the narrator has changed."
I'm not 100% done with this yet but it's good so far. The one thing that makes it somewhat difficult is that the narrator is different than the previous two. There's nothing wrong about this narrator but all the characters voices are now different.
"Great story, complete background, middle & end"
What happened to the original narrator? Sorry Leigh way to over dramatic! Not every character can sound like Rambo! Almost didn't finish.
Tell us about yourself!
"I wish I had read the other reviews first."
Books one and two of this series were very good. I liked the character development and the plot, and I think the author did a good job of making a zombie plague seem real.
I cannot understand why you would change narrators once you are this far into a series. The narrator for the first 2 books did a great job of changing his voice, and I liked the way he performed the story. This new narrator might be ok, but I can't get past the characters sounding completely different. This is one of those books I wish I had not purchased.
Maybe I will try listening again when the previous stories are not as fresh in my mind.
My advice would be to get something else.
"Good story, terrible narration"
It ranks right in the middle, not terrible but not great
The first two in the series
His voices are cheesy and just not good
It made me cry when I realized it was a different narrator
Good book but a truly awful choice in narrator. Can't say it enough. Too bad, the first two books were terrific
"Great Book!!!"
I thoroughly enjoyed the characters or Eric and Gabriel and their struggles. I hope there are more to come.
"Great Zombie survival story"
Guys just love the military, trained, calculating non victim nature of the main characters.
The development and the character interaction.
He is not as good considering the two books that have already been voiced. He changes the tone of established characters. But I went with the story anyway.
yes but spoiler alerts would be too much for people.
Read this series in order and I would say you`ll love the story.
"hard work"
get your last narrator to do this one
anything by Mark Tufo
loved last 2 in this series but sorry this narrator changed the characters for me and really did not work for me made it just so hard to listen.
the narrator :-(
where did the dead go? the narrator was so disappointing sorry, it made the whole experience such hard work really enjoyed first 2 books but this one just seemed long winded with no real direction for me........... just struck me as a filler book with no-where to go, no real character development or walking dead just pretty aimless
"Why change the narrator?"
The story was OK - little mention of the zombies though.
Day by Day
I don't know
Nah - it's the 3rd part!
Change of narration spoiled it for me. I was looking forward to it too. Jordan Leigh does a good job but he's just...different to the previous two.
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Apollo, among his other ancient duties, was god of Music and the Arts. What more fitting place then than Apollo Bay as the stage for one of Australia's most popular music festivals.
The 17th Apollo Bay Music Festival is being held on the weekend of 27th, 28th 29th March, 2009. As always, there is something for everyone, from the popular kids' tent with its shows and workshops, through to youth performances, rock, blues, hip hop, jazz, gospel, classical and street theatre.
Diverse music and cosy undercover venues with views to die for will complete this fabulous festival weekend.


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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama vowed
Friday to fight with Planned Parenthood against what he said were
efforts across the country to turn women's health back to the 1950s.
Obama's comments were the first to be delivered by a
sitting president before the abortion-rights group. He lauded the
group's nearly 100 years of service to women, providing cancer
screenings, contraceptives and other health services.
"When politicians try to turn Planned Parenthood
into a punching bag, they're not just talking about you," he said.
"They're talking about the millions of women who you serve."
Obama asserted that "an assault on women's rights"
is underway across the country, with bills being introduced in nearly
every state legislature to limit or ban abortion or restrict access to
birth control.
"The fact is, after decades of progress, there's
still those who want to turn back the clock to policies more suited to
the 1950s than the 21st Century," Obama said. "And they've been involved
in an orchestrated and historic effort to roll back basic rights when
it comes to women's health."
Obama says he fought for his health care law to
ensure individuals have the right to make their own medical choices.
He's asking medical providers and abortion rights supporters to "get the
word out" about the law's benefits.
He encouraged those gathered to continue fighting
for abortion rights. "You've also got a president who is going to be
right there with you, fighting every step of the way," Obama said.
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20 U.S. Code § 1070a–14 - Student support services
(a) Program authority
The Secretary shall carry out a program to be known as student support services which shall be designed—
(3) to foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of students who are limited English proficient, students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities, students who are homeless children and youths (as such term is defined in section 11434a of title 42), students who are in foster care or are aging out of the foster care system, or other disconnected students; and
(b) Required services
A project assisted under this section shall provide—
(1) academic tutoring, directly or through other services provided by the institution, to enable students to complete postsecondary courses, which may include instruction in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, science, and other subjects;
(A) information on both the full range of Federal student financial aid programs and benefits (including Federal Pell Grant awards and loan forgiveness) and resources for locating public and private scholarships; and
(4) education or counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students, including financial planning for postsecondary education;
(5) activities designed to assist students participating in the project in applying for admission to, and obtaining financial assistance for enrollment in, graduate and professional programs; and
(c) Permissible services
A project assisted under this section may provide services such as—
(1) individualized counseling for personal, career, and academic matters provided by assigned counselors;
(2) information, activities, and instruction designed to acquaint students participating in the project with the range of career options available to the students;
(3) exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually available to disadvantaged students;
(5) securing temporary housing during breaks in the academic year for—
(A) students who are homeless children and youths (as such term is defined in section 11434a of title 42) or were formerly homeless children and youths; and
(6) programs and activities as described in subsection (b) or paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection that are specially designed for students who are limited English proficient, students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities, students who are homeless children and youths (as such term is defined in section 11434a of title 42), students who are in foster care or are aging out of the foster care system, or other disconnected students.
(d) Special rule
(1) Use for student aid
A recipient of a grant that undertakes any of the permissible services identified in subsection (c) may, in addition, use such funds to provide grant aid to students. A grant provided under this paragraph shall not exceed the Federal Pell Grant amount, determined under section 1070a (b)(2)(A) of this title, for which a student is eligible, or be less than the minimum Federal Pell Grant amount described in section 1070a (b)(4) of this title, for the current academic year. In making grants to students under this subsection, an institution shall ensure that adequate consultation takes place between the student support service program office and the institution's financial aid office.
(2) Eligible students
For purposes of receiving grant aid under this subsection, eligible students shall be current participants in the student support services program offered by the institution and be—
(A) students who are in their first 2 years of postsecondary education and who are receiving Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1 of part A of this subchapter; or
(B) students who have completed their first 2 years of postsecondary education and who are receiving Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1 of part A of this subchapter if the institution demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that—
(3) Determination of need
A grant provided to a student under paragraph (1) shall not be considered in determining that student's need for grant or work assistance under this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42, except that in no case shall the total amount of student financial assistance awarded to a student under this subchapter exceed that student's cost of attendance, as defined in section 1087ll of this title.
(4) Matching required
A recipient of a grant who uses such funds for the purpose described in paragraph (1) shall match the funds used for such purpose, in cash, from non-Federal funds, in an amount that is not less than 33 percent of the total amount of funds used for that purpose. This paragraph shall not apply to any grant recipient that is an institution of higher education eligible to receive funds under part A or B of subchapter III or subchapter V of this chapter.
(5) Reservation
In no event may a recipient use more than 20 percent of the funds received under this section for grant aid.
(e) Requirements for approval of applications
In approving applications for projects under this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall—
(1) require an assurance that not less than two-thirds of the persons participating in the project proposed to be carried out under any application—
(2) require an assurance that the remaining students participating in the project proposed to be carried out under any application be low-income individuals, first generation college students, or individuals with disabilities;
(3) require an assurance that not less than one-third of the individuals with disabilities participating in the project be low-income individuals;
(4) require that there be a determination by the institution, with respect to each participant in such project, that the participant has a need for academic support in order to pursue successfully a program of education beyond secondary school;
(5) require that such participants be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at the institution which is the recipient of the grant or contract; and
(6) consider, in addition to such other criteria as the Secretary may prescribe, the institution's effort, and where applicable past history, in—
(A) providing sufficient financial assistance to meet the full financial need of each student in the project; and
Source(Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 402D, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 402(a)(4),July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 488; amended Pub. L. 103–208, § 2(b)(11),Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2459; Pub. L. 105–244, title IV, § 402(d),Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1655; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 317(a)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–48; Pub. L. 110–315, title IV, § 403(d),Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3201; Pub. L. 111–152, title II, § 2101(b)(2),Mar. 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 1073.)
2010—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 111–152substituted "exceed the Federal Pell Grant amount, determined under section 1070a (b)(2)(A) of this title, for which a student is eligible, or be less than the minimum Federal Pell Grant amount described in section 1070a (b)(4) of this title, for" for "exceed the maximum appropriated Pell Grant or, be less than the minimum appropriated Pell Grant, for".
2008—Subsec. (a)(3), (4). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(d)(1), added pars. (3) and (4) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: "to foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-income and first generation college students and individuals with disabilities."
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(d)(3), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to permissible services.
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(d)(2), (3), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(d)(4), substituted "subsection (c)" for "subsection (b)".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 110–315, § 403(d)(2), (5), redesignatedsubsec. (d) as (e) and substituted "projects under this section" for "student support services projects under this division" in introductory provisions.
2000—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 106–554added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
1998—Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 105–244amended par. (6) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (6) read as follows: "require an assurance from the institution which is the recipient of the grant or contract that each student enrolled in the project will be offered sufficient financial assistance to meet that student's full financial need."
1993—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 103–208struck out "either" after "application".
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–152effective July 1, 2010, see section 2101(c) ofPub. L. 111–152, set out as a note under section 1070a of this title.
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 317(b)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–49, provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to student support services grants awarded on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 21, 2000]."
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 ofPub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–208effective as if included in the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102–325, except as otherwise provided, see section 5(a) ofPub. L. 103–208, set out as a note under section 1051 of this title.
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I got back from Orlando last night, where I was attending a conference for users and developers of the association management system software my company launched back in June.
Yawn, I know. But I actually found a lot of it interesting and brought quite a few notes home.
And while it was educational, informative, and even a touch enlightening, you can't go to Disney World for a conference and not see at least a little bit of the Disney magic.
My colleague Vicky and I flew down early in the day so that we could spend at least an afternoon having fun before the conference started. After following Mickey's steps through the airport, boarding a shuttle called The Magical Express, and fighting a system outage while checking in at the hotel, we at long last made it to Epcot.
The first highlight for me was stumbling onto an Oz display. Since The Wizard of Oz is secretly my favorite movie, I hadn't quite decided how I felt about the new movie coming out and traipsing all over the classic Oz that I've known since childhood. I had had the same feeling toward Wicked until I saw it and realized that rather than being a terrible adaptation of my favorite movie, it was in fact was amazing.
A similar thing happened when I saw this overturned hot air balloon, which led me to a yellow brick road (which led into a toddler play area, but that's not the point), which was surrounded by poppies.
Disney magic, y'all.
Eventually I came out of my childhood fantasy haze and we got to the real business of Epcot: beers around the world. First stop, Canada.
And then England where I spotted Peter Pan (another
childadulthood favorite) on top of what I can only imagine is an Abbey of the Downton variety.
In France I spotted Belle but did not want to wait in a long line to get my picture taken with her. The result was the first of many creepy photos I took with characters from afar. Also please note the sunglasses I purchased in an Epcot gift shop immediately upon our arrival — they have clear frames that are splatter-painted with neon colors and there's a Mickey head in the corner where normal folks' sunglasses say something like RayBan.
In Morocco a beer vendor did not believe that I was of drinking age and then did not believe that my ID was mine. "This picture is brown," he said. To which I responded that yes, though I am currently sporting my winter whites I do get tan in the summer, which happens to be when that picture was taken.
Then I put on a hat while clutching my hard-earned Moroccan beer and not wearing make-up.
It turns out that Orlando was experiencing record low temperatures while we were there, which is why we may look sunny and warm in front of the giant golf ball but our beer-holding hands are actually frozen.
Sticking it out through the cold and the wind was worth it when, by the time it got dark, most of the families with children left and we could hop right on exciting rides like the Norwegian boat ride and the Mexican boat ride and Spaceship Earth.
Since our Epcot adventure was such a success, we decided to give Magic Kingdom a go after the conference ended Tuesday evening. I was a little tired, and perhaps not prepared for what I was getting myself into — crowds and scooters and strollers, oh my! — but as soon as I saw Cinderella's castle I was ready to take it all in.
We took Tomorrowland's people mover to get acclimated, spotted a 25-minute wait for Space Mountain, and headed directly to the line once our ride on the 'transportation of the future' was over. Even though the wait time was underestimated by about an hour and the gremlins in line were on my last nerve, Space Mountain didn't disappoint. It is such a good, classic roller coaster.
In New Fantasyland, the only thing wrong with Gaston's Tavern was that it didn't serve beer.
I reached my waiting-in-line limit pretty quickly and didn't get to see the inside of Ariel's grotto, but the addition of details from The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and the under-construction mine from Snow White will at least be exciting to see
when if we bring our kids to Disney one [far off] day.
In our free time during the week and on our surprise extra day, we soaked up as much warm sunshine as two winter-weary people could handle.
We stayed at the Contemporary Resort where the conference was being held. Having a beach nearby for lounging during lunch was pretty sweet.
Actually — by the looks of my bright red raccoon face, I may have soaked up a little more sun than I could handle.


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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Under state law, we're supposed to be updated once a year about Wisconsin's war on drugs -- and that report is overdue by 21 years.
Back in 1990, lawmakers ordered that the governor and attorney general file an annual report by November 15th, describing the state's drug enforcement efforts and recommendations for moving forward.
Senate Democrat Bob Wirch of Kenosha County noticed that the reports were absent last year, while he was researching an issue. He asked state Auditor Joe Chrisman to find out why they were not forthcoming -- and Chrisman said the last annual report was filed in 1992.
Aides to Governor Scott Walker and Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen had no idea why, but they'll work together on filing a report. Both offices said Walker and Van Hollen are committed to fighting drug-related crime.
Wirch said the information could be vital amid a national debate over easing up on marijuana laws, and curbing the rise in heroin use.
The current administration is far from being the only ones guilty of not providing updates. They were never filed under former governors Tommy Thompson, Scott McCallum, and Jim Doyle -- and former attorneys general Doyle and Peg Lautenschlager.
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I had the same issue with a South End Parlor level rental. Not really an issue during day, but at night when the lights were on, I felt like i was in a fishbowl. I never did anything about it, as it was a sublet, but if I were you i would get some blinds that go from the bottom of the window upward.
I dont know the official name, but there are nice linen/fabric blinds that are accordian style, or roman style and they start at the bottom of the window and you can pull the "up" versus lowering them for privacy. This way the bottom half of your windows are covered protecting privacy, but you still have sunlight coming in at the top. yes this will block your view a bit, but solves privacy and light issue. Hope this helps.
Cafe curtains on the bottom of the windows? If the landlord is okay with it, install shades that pull up from the bottom or even window film on the bottom part of each window.
If you don't care about preserving the view, cover the windows with a translucent film? Some kinds can be easily removed.
The shades lgs03 refers to are called bottom-up shades. That's what I would recommend, too. I'd go with a light-colored semi-sheer to keep as much light as possible. God luck!
I'm giving another vote for blinds starting from the bottom of the windows!
e.g. http://www.bottomupblinds.co.uk/ I dunno what they would be called elsewhere.
Gila makes fantastic window films. The frosted one allows tons of light in, but you can't see through it. The mirrored one lets you see through, but is a mirror for people on the other side. It does reduce the amount of light coming int. http://www.gilafilms.com/Residential/window-film-mirror.htm
I like top down/bottom up honeycomb shades. I got mine at a decent price at blinds.com. Since it looks like you have only two large windows to cover, it might be worth spending the money for these. Otherwise, I agree with comment above regarding cafe (inexpensive) curtains.
I would suggest light filtering shades or shutters.
You can now buy venetian blinds in a light transparent fabric. They had them at a hotel I stayed in recently and I thought they were great I think you can get them at www.comfortex.com
I second serialsquares' idea of a frosted window film.
Ikea has those panel curtains that are good at letting in light but blocking the view. The simple panels would prevent overdressing and should match all different styles.
Otherwise I'd go for a really sheer white curtain.
Probably not an option in a rental, but I really like half-height plantation-style wooden shutters. You can open them during the day (to the sides) or just adjust the shuttered openings as needed.
I'm thinking about installing them on my sunporch - I'll get plenty of light through the upper portion of the window, but can control the amount of light/privacy by adjusting the bottom shutters.
The other option would be to keep some houseplants in front of the windows. They could sit on the floor or a small bench and help to cover the lower portion of the window.
Wicker shades. I got mine at Saifee Hardware, but I've seen them at Ikea and at Pearl River Mart. They're cheap and good looking too.
The window film also seems like a great idea.
Not sure I'd recommend the dark wood, but a good photo to show the combination of light and privacy.
Very few single window treatments can get you as much light as you want and as much privacy as you can get.
Your solution may need to be two layers... a light filtering layer during the day (possibly, as suggested, in a bottom-up configuration) and then a blackout/privacy layer, which could also involve simple and architectural drapery panels.
you can get translucent roller blinds, easy to replace and switch back again - your landlord neednever know!
Window film for sure. At least try them first as they are the cheapest option. Check this one out:
Bottom-up shades are the perfect answer, but being a rental they may be an issue for your landlord... be sure to ask first, they require hardware at the bottom.
I would suggest a simple sheer panel (on a spring rod) on the bottom half of the window... something with a bit of a metallic sheen would play nicely with your lovely furniture. One vote cast for a house tour when you are settled... love the architecture.
I had the same problem being on the first floor of my building, with floor to ceiling windows in my bedroom. In addition to the standard vertical blinds my building had, I added these geometric patterned sheers from Ikea: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70141681
I had the same problem.
Top Down- Bottom Up Blinds are cool, but not problem free and they are expensive.
So, as a temporary measure, while I made up my mind whether they were worth the cost and extra strings etc. ,I put up semi-sheer white linen curtains gathered onto a tension rod (so no holes).
I like them so much I'm leaving them. I put the rod just where the top and bottom window meet so I have light coming in the top half, but the bottom half is blocked from sight. Though I can look out easily if I want.
I am always a fan of cotton canvas or sailcloth drapes in a light color. They are inexpensive, allow light to pass through, and will add softness to the room.
Alternatively, look online for instructions for how to use the existing shades as Bottom-ups. When I was trying to figure this out, I found lots of variations online.
Basically, you install them on the bottom of the window sill and figure out a way to hold them up to cover the window. You can use dowels and cuphooks, for example. Or a pulley at the top of the window and a long guide string.
Great windows! IKEA Enje blinds solved this problem in our kitchen and family room. In the kitchen I hacked them by taking the panel off the roller, cutting the panel length (to reduce bulk) and then stitching lightweight fabric on before putting panel and roller back together. This does cut down on the light coming through, so may not be what you want. In the family room, which is really dark, we left them as is and they do the job well for cheap.
There are hacks online to reduce the width of the blinds, too. It's pretty simple. I've also seen hacks to make them bottom up.
What about shutters that you put on the lower half of the window?
Since you are in an apartment and installing anything might be a no-no, what about a shoji screen? You can place it on the floor, one nice tall one per window, blocks the view, lets in light, you can move it if you want to, no hardware and you can find them inexpensively. Alternatively, a tall mirror frame with a white sheer curtain stretched over it would do the same job.
Another vote for bottom-up shades.
Lovely room, BTW.
They're expensive, but I'd pick a sheer shadings type window shade. They're sort of like cellular shades, but inside they have slats that can be adjusted, like a venetian blind, to go from nearly sheer to room darkening. I love them and would get them for my own place, but the size I need for my big windows is like $400 each.
Does the window have enough reveal to hang half-length fabric panels with tension rods? I'd make them from a lightweight linen, perhaps with an interesting weave, and sew pockets on the top and bottom for the rods.
That way you could adjust or remove them easily, depending on what part of the view you want to block.
Solar shades are what you are looking for:
They do exactly what you're asking for as well as cut down on solar gain to keep your home cooler.
Put one of several available colors/materials of pleated shades underneath, with or without blackout lining. Put horizontal blinds in one of many available colors/materials on top, routeless/wide-slatted/laddered for more blackout. Inside-mount both treatments. Their depths will be restricted by the depth of the sills.
Hard treatments are more durable and easier to clean than are soft treatments. If that's not a concern, put inside-mounted blinds underneath outside-mounted, floor length fabric panels, possibly with blackout lining. Cafe curtains traditionally are only for kitchens, and the ones I've seen provide zero privacy at night.
I've had good luck ordering custom blinds from Smith & Noble online and mounting them DIY. Some slats warped, but their customer service was responsive. I've tried roller shades and don't recommend them. They don't provide coverage at the sides and don't look nice.
I've had better results with removable vinyl film partially/completely covering cooler windows. Use it as one of multiple layers when there's no need to look outside. Film's lack of footprint is an advantage if your sills are shallow.
Shutters, top-down Roman/cell (honeycomb)shades, and Hunter-Douglas Silhouettes seem promising. I haven't tried them because they're more expensive. Temperature and sound insulation are other factors to consider when choosing treatments.
Confirm your privacy when you think you've finished. Check edges and translucence from the outside combining different inside artificial lighting levels and times as an assistant moves about inside the room. Mirror films, sheer fabrics, and wicker shades may stop providing privacy when there's more light inside than outside, e.g., at night.
Another vote for top-down-bottom-up cellular shades.
They are actually not that expensive (try justblinds.com...they often have specials where the TDBU feature is free). Costco has good prices too. The cellular shades are great for other reasons too, (1) allows in natural light; (2) retains energy (heat and chill); (3) provides sound absorption. I think they are possibly the world's most perfect blind. Good luck.
we did those emma jeffs window films in our bathroom. They are gorgeous, and have a great look, but be forewarned - very little light comes in and you can't see ANY sort of a view.
I have custom Levolor cellular top down, bottom up shades and love them. They're worth every penny.
I too have the same issue and really like the top-down, bottom-up honeycomb shade from Bed, Bath and Beyond. They come in limited variety of sizes and did not cost me more than $70. Check it out!
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Another plus is that it's cordless.
I live in a garden apartment, and we have semi-sheer Roman shades that let in some light, but don't allow anyone to see inside. In the kitchen we have those cordless honeycomb shades and they let in so much light. They also look really clean and were very very easy to install. They were also pretty cheap on overstock.
I installed top-down/bottom-up shades in my bedroom - wanted to have the privacy but let in light and still see the treetops. I found them at JC Penney of all places for very cheap. Have had them for two years and no issues - they install only at the top of the window and work like regular shades/blinds with cords. This means you will have thin cords down the window when top-down, but it's not really visible and you can really adjust how you want the shades to be. Also, they are not opaque (I have white) so light comes in even when shades are drawn.
Gorgeous room.
I'd go with cafe curtains (look around for simple, clean-lined ones) on a tension rod or
large plants sitting on the floor. Both would still let you open the window for fresh air if you were so inclined, whereas bottom-up blinds wouldn't allow you do to that, I don't think.
Measure any plants before you buy to make sure they're going to cover as much of the window as you'll want them to.
I don't have a suggestion, but just wanted to say that I have the same issue...and I live on the ground floor...and it's a new apartment...and it's in Boston...and my name is Katherine. :)
Definitions of "blinds" and "shades" vary by location. I emphasized privacy when choosing my own window treatments replacements because my husband was working abroad for weeks at a time. These leads on lighter-looking, more affordable and energy-efficient options are good for future upgrades.
if privacy is an issue- I'd recommend Emma Jeffs window films- I used them for my kitchen window where I needed light but had a HORRIBLE view... love, love, love them! Functional & gorgeous- without 'covering up' the window too!
A salesman said that if I were to choose white horizontal blinds then I should use plastic instead of wood since plastic costs less and is indistinguishable from white-painted wood blinds. He said that if I were to choose the look of stained wood then I should use real wood since the wood-look plastic looks fake.
I had the same issue with my Beacon St apartment. I got this window film at Ikea and covered the bottom half of the windows with the film. I then put curtain sheers up on the inside top of the window with spring loaded rods and layered over that with regular panel curtains to the floor. It came out great, was the least expensive option and most importantly blocks eyes from coming in but leaves the sunlight from the top to come through. Good luck!
Home Depot also has window film. You can also spray a frost on windows that you can remove by scrubbing.
Top down bottom up shades are usually the best option, but since this is for a rental and you may not be able to install your own shades (or want to spend money on them) perhaps you should consider applying an inexpensive frosting technique to give you the privacy you're looking for.
Inexpensive would be to cover partially with a cool window film. A bit more with tension rods with sheer linnen fabric up to desired hight. Put weight in the hem so that the fabric falls straight and looks "clean". Most expensive top down bottom up roman shades in sheer. www.shadestore.com
Hope you will post your result.
Good luck.
I think either shutters (the thick, white, wooden ones) or a hobbled roman shade would look best in here. I am going in between the two, myself. My blog may help you find ideas: Happy Renovations
Simple! "Top-Down Bottom Up Cordless Cellular Shades."
This is what my sister has on her huge windows. It looks great. She always leaves the top down to allow light into her family room, and throughout the house. She never needs to turn any lights on until it get dark outside.
This should do it!
Great question. My recommended solution would be a Solar Trends Sun Shade. They come in modern tones (greys and bronzes) all the while letting your light through and preserving your view to the outside. Its like window film but allows you the flexibility to decide when you want your heat/glare/uv protection. Check out windowshades.ca and see for yourself.


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"It is kind of aggravating because no one wants to sit in an area wear it looks a mess, you know. No one wants to be around that," she said.
MTA officials have repaired most of the damage at 14 different shelters in all, and the shelters along Murfreesboro Pike and Gallatin Pike seem to be the main targets.
The glass panels cost $700 each, and 21 of them have been broken out so far.
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"Expletive! If that stupid expletiver can't expletiving bother to pick up that expletiving order then, well, expletive him!"
So says a red-faced man to his friend as they sit across a narrow table from me — a piece of furniture on which he sometimes bangs his fist for emphasis.
Next to me, a woman receives a dish covered with melted, bubbly, robustly funky cheese — the kind of cheese that smells like a dark and dirty place. It's something I might appreciate later in the meal but, good Lord, I need a drink first.
I'm at the "bar" at Seven Lamps, except it's not really a bar in the common sense of a counter behind which shakers shake and in front of which tipplers tipple. It is, rather, this long, high table that fronts a showcase cocktail staging area where mixologist Arianne Fielder assembles her potent concoctions. It's a tight space, and so we sit cheek to jowl, the lady with the stinky cheese, the angry business guys draining the dregs of their brown drinks and me, wishing I could just disappear into my iPhone.
It lights up with a text. My friend is running late. Great.
Seven Lamps, the new restaurant in the Shops Around Lenox in Buckhead, has followed the lead set by STG Trattoria, the Spence and other edgy new restaurants around the country in banishing its bar. Without a counter obscuring it, the bartender's domain begins to look like an apothecary shop — all shiny bottles and beakers, shrubs and tinctures — and plays up to the romance of today's cocktail culture. Table seating encourages a sense of community. We drinkers are no longer the spiritual brethren of lonely businessmen at the airport Hilton bar, but hungry travelers gathering around for a shared experience.
Or so the theory goes.
Atlantans are not people who weave through crowded sidewalks or jostle each other on subways, so we're not quite sure how to act at community tables. We don't really grok the fine art of keeping our collective inside voices, respecting boundaries and yet eavesdropping just enough so that our mutual coexistence becomes a source of pleasure.
But we're learning, and Seven Lamps might be a good place to start. While the evening started out like some new circle of dining hell, it improved dramatically thanks to Fielder's inspired handiwork. She has that rare gift for cocktails that refresh through strangeness. She confounds and delights your tongue with unexpected flavors. The Snow White brings her take on the classic Bee's Knees. She starts with a mixture of gin, lemon and honey, but then adds apple schnapps and a healthy glug of white ale. It is harmonious but weird, and lethal enough to knock a princess flat on her back. The Goin Back to Cali brings a whacked-out diva of a margarita — a tequila drink in a salt-crusted champagne flute that gets its effervescence from Sweetwater IPA. This bartender has a fresh, exciting voice.
Soon the angry businessmen have left. We have better neighbors and an iced tray of Watch House oysters from Virginia. The bar is crowded with people who buzz rather than shriek. We order more food, including a novel, delicious take on the lobster roll — here served in a gooey, springy steamed brioche bun, its texture cannily matching that of the lobster.
Chef-owner Drew Van Leuvan has cooked around Atlanta for more than a decade, recently at One Midtown Kitchen and years ago at a little Midtown cafe called Toast, where many got a first taste of his fine homemade pasta.
When asked to describe his intention for Seven Lamps, he said, "It's a bar, but it's not a bar." That makes sense, as the industrial, wedge-shaped room really does feel like a modern tavern. The plain wooden tables are set in cafeteria-style rows, shelves of bottles line the walls and, well, the menu appears to be dedicated to serving the kind of food that appeals when you're drunk. Lots of cheese. Lots of rich, gooey things. Lots of dishes that read like a dare.
Example: pistachio macarons filled with mortadella mousse. We're talking about sweet, creamy, bologna-filled cookies. If Oscar Meyer and Pierre Hermé were to join forces and develop a product for the citizens of Colorado or Washington state to enjoy after engaging in a perfectly legal activity, then this is what they would come up with. To me, the first bite seemed so wrong but perhaps kind of right. The second bite was just plain wrong.
I do admire Van Leuvan's estimable culinary technique. He not only made the macarons, he made the mortadella. But I don't always agree with his prodigious sweet tooth.
"I'm a pastry chef at heart, but I like to work in both sweet and savory dishes," he said. He added, though, "I have been called out on this before. I love sweet, and I love acid. What I like to make is comfort food without parameters."
His mostly small-plates menu features really terrific tortellini filled with cheese and chestnut, tossed in brown butter then festooned with apple leather and vanilla cookie crumbs. Pillowy potato gnocchi, as tender as any in the city, share a bowl with pear and gingerbread. Even the cheeseboard comes with pecan biscotti rather than bread, and the simple green salad features a notably sweet honey vinaigrette.
Van Leuvan also prepares some killer rich dishes that might strike your fancy if you're hankering for excess. At lunch he makes a crispy cheese sandwich that starts with brioche (i.e., bread that is one-third butter by weight) and saturates it with fat to fry to a perfect crisp. It gushes molten cheese, and there's even an egg along for the ride. It's a doozie.
Which is all a roundabout way of saying I personally could not warm up to Seven Lamps as a restaurant, even though I welcomed the edge and experimentation on the menu.
But once I realized it was a bar, albeit it one without a bar, everything kind of clicked into place. You go for a drink, have one too many, and then the bologna cookies proffer kink.
Meanwhile, I just got a call from Brian Lewis, the owner of STG Trattoria, the Buckhead restaurant that helped introduce Atlanta to this trendy new barless bar look. He wanted me to know he was adding seating.
"Oh, like a communal table?" I asked.
"No," he said. "It's going to be more of a bar. You know, a real bar."
Ah, wonderful, I'll be right over. Make it a double.
Seven Lamps: 3400 Around Lenox Road, Atlanta. 404-467-8950, sevenlampsatl.com
January 31st, 2013
8:40 am
The Goin' Back to Cali "fresh and exciting"? I was making those as a bartender in the early 80's. Of course, it was in Cali.
January 31st, 2013
8:41 am
The person pictured above breaking down salmon fillets is not Chef Drew.
January 31st, 2013
8:53 am
Enjoyed my evening with the girls there. The Charcuterie never fails, a strong wine list and a cocktail menu that begs me to experiment; I enjoyed and will go back. It gave me the flavor of Flour & Water in SF, but without the 2 hour wait.
January 31st, 2013
9:03 am
Also, the guy breaking down the salmon filets has no gloves on. EEWWW!!!
January 31st, 2013
10:34 am
Gloves? That's funny.
January 31st, 2013
4:22 pm
Gloves??? Really?? Gloves promote cross contamination more than hands. Chef's & cooks continuesly wash their hands without gloves. Everyone I've seen in a kitchen with gloves will wear them all day, and touch everything. Don't ever leave Georgia, you all might be in for a shock.
February 1st, 2013
12:42 pm
"Atlantans are not people who weave through crowded sidewalks or jostle each other on subways, so we're not quite sure how to act at community tables"
Obviously, you're making a very good point about the majority of people in Atlanta, but I'll kindly disagree with this as a blanket generality. There are many intowners (myself included) who do use the crowded sidewalks of central Midtown and Downtown daily and ride the crowded MARTA trains.
I think there's a market, certainly not a big one but a reasonable one, for places that put people in communal settings here.
Some of the best dining experiences I've had have been at bars and communal tables in Atlanta.
February 2nd, 2013
7:10 am
[...] Seven Lamps: A guy walks into a bar…or does he? [...]
February 3rd, 2013
9:41 am
I'm happy to see more of these kind of establishments coming to Buckhead. I enjoy Bones, Chops, Hal's, The Palm, Fogo de Chao, Prime, New York Prime, Ocean Prime (did someone say Prime?), etc. as much as anyone, but not every restaurant in Buckhead needs to come with a tuxedo clad waitstaff and $300 tab for two. I was there on Friday for cocktails and a snack or two. The vibe was nice. I sat at the "bar", and the bartender that served us was great about explaining drink ingredients and flavors without making us feel foolish. My wife and I shared three cocktails, and all were very good. They do get very creative here, but that's frankly what I want if I'm going to spend $10+ on a drink. I can make a Jack and Coke at home. We also shared an order of rabbit and pork fritters (apparently just put on the menu), and if we weren't headed elsewhere for dinner, I think we would have just ordered a half dozen more of them–they were addictive. We'll have to go back for dinner some time with a group of friends. It seems like that kind of place–plus, we can all eat and drink there for under $300.
February 3rd, 2013
9:46 am
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February 3rd, 2013
9:54 am
I am happy to see places like this one opening in Buckhead. I like Bones, Chops, Hal's, The Palm, Fogo de Chao, Prime, New York Prime, Ocean Prime, (anyone else care to use the word "Prime" in their name?) as much as the next guy, but not every meal out in Buckhead needs to come with a tuxedo clad waiter and a $300 tab for two. I like the Vibe of this place. The bartender serving us at the "bar" table was friendly, and did a good job of explaining drink ingredients and flavors without making us feel foolish for asking questions. They do get creative, but I can make a Jack and Coke at home, and for $10 a drink, I like the idea of getting something different. We only tried the rabbit and pork fritters (apparently just added to the menu), as we were headed elsewhere later that night for dinner, but they were addictive. We'll come back with a group of friends for dinner some time. Seems like that kind of place–and we can all eat and drink there for under $300.
February 5th, 2013
7:50 pm
It's actually state law in GA that food can't be touched with bare hands when being prepared to serve. You can wear gloves, use tongs, etc. but you aren't supposed to touch it.
February 5th, 2013
9:37 pm
I'm with you Johnny but unless someone ordered half a raw salmon, then that food more than likely wasn't about to be served to anyone. Just saying.


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